Feb. 24, 1894.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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All ties divided unless otherwise reported. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send In notice like the following:: 



FIXTURES. 



Feb. 22-25.— Cumberland Gun Club jubilee, live birds and targets, at 

 Lowell, Ind. 



Feb. 27— Washington sweepstake, at 25 live birds, $25 entry, at 

 Marion, N. J. 



Feb. 28— Endeavor Gun Club all-day tournament in conjunction 

 with first contest of New Jersey Trap-Shooters'' League, Marion, N. J. 



March 21.— Union Gun Club. 35 live bird shoot, $20~ entry, at Spring- 

 field, N. J. 



March 26.— Acme Gun Club, open shoot at Dexter Park, targets and 

 birds. 



April 4-6.— Interstate Manufacturers 1 and Dealers' Association's 

 grand American handicap at Dexter Park, Long Island. 



April 4 -7. — Texas State Sportsmen's Association eighteenth annual 

 meeting, at Austin, Texas. Wallace Miller, Sec'y. 



April 4-8. — California State Sportsmen's Association tournament, at 

 San Francisco. 



April 18-19.— Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association 

 tournament, at Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh Gun Club will add $200. 



April 21-27 —Central City Gun Club's tournament, Central City, Neb. 



May 1-3.— Peekskill (N. Y.) Gun Club, spring tournament: two days 

 targets, last day live birds. 



May 1-6.— Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association's tournament, at 

 Fort Smith, Arkansas. 



May 2-3.— Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association tourn- 

 ament, at Springfield, O. Springfield Gun Club will add $200. 



May 7-10.— Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association's fourth annual 

 tournament and meeting, at Ft. Smith, Ark.; $1,000 added money ; 

 professionals and experts will be handicapped. Address Joseph P. 

 Matthews, Ft. Smith, or John j. Sumpter, Jr., Sec'y, Hot Springs, Ark. 



May 8-10.— Ohio Trap-Shooter's League annual meeting and tourna- 

 ment, at Columbus, O. Ed. Taylor, Sec'v, Cincinnati, O. 

 ■ May 17-18.— West Newburg (N. Y.) Gun and Kifle Association's 

 spring tournament. 



May 17-19.— The Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association's 

 fourth tournament, under the auspices of the Prairie Gun Club, at 

 Garfield Park race track, Chicago, 111. The Prairie Gun Club adds 

 $500 to the purses. 



May 22-25.— Knoxville (Tenn.) Gun Club's thirteenth annual tourna- 

 ment; first days, targets, $1,000 added money, known traps, unknown 

 angles: last day. live pigeons. Open to the world. No handicap. R. 

 Van Gilder, Sec'y. 



May 30.— Eastern New York League tournament, at Canajoharie, 

 N. Y., under the direction of the Canajoharie Gun Club. Charles 

 Weeks, Sec'y. 



May 30-June 1.— Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association 

 fifth tournament, and second annual tournament of the Michigan 

 Trap-Shooter's League, under the auspices of the Valley City Gun 

 Club. $200 added money. 



J une 4-9.— Illinois State Sportsmen's Association tournament, at 

 Chicago. W. L. Shepard, Sec'y. 



June 5-7.— Kansas State Sportsmen's Association's fifth annual 

 tournament, Topeka, Kansas. J. 0. Clark, Sec'y. 



June 11-16.— New York State Sportsmen's Association for the Pro 

 tection of Fish and Game, thirty-sixth annual tournament, at Utica, 

 N. Y., under auspices of Oneida County Sportsmen's Association. 



June 12-14.— Atlantic City Rod and Gun Club, three days' tourna- 

 ment. Address K. C. Griscom, Sec'y, Atlantic City, N. J. 



June 14-16.— Sportsmen's Association of the Northwest, annual 

 tournament, at Tacoma, Wash. 



June 19-21.— Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company's first 

 annual tournament, at Cleveland. Ohio. $1,000 added money. 



Aug. 21-24.— Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association annual 

 tournament, under auspices of Altoona Rod and Gun Club, at Wop- 

 sononock Park, Altoona. 



Oct. 4-5.— West Newburg (N. Y.) Gun and Rifle Association's fall 

 tournament. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 14. — The Luzerne County Sportsmen's Asso- 

 ciation held a meeting at the office of E. F. Roth last night. Henry L. 

 Moore was chosen president and E F. Roth secretary. The other 

 members present were: Eugene A. Rhoads, Thomas Podmore, Aaron 

 «V. Rhoads, J. Morgan, C. N. Williams. William D. Loomis. W. L 

 Biddle of Wilkesbarre, and A. P. Childs and William Ohl of Alden. 

 The object was to arrange to procure funds for purchasing game birds 

 for the forests of Luzerne county. The chair after considerable dis 

 cussion appointed Aaron W. Rhoads chairman, E. F. Roth and Wil 

 Ham D. Loomis. The following appeal will be sent out by the associa- 

 tion to-day and it is hoped that the response will be large: The 

 Luzerne County Sportsmen's Association has appointed a committee 

 to solicit funds for the purchase from a reliable pheasantry hybrid 

 birds (English-Chinese cross) for the purpose of stocking the forest of 

 this county. These birds are succulent game and average from two 

 and a half to three pounds each; a little slower in rising than our 

 ruffed grouse, but very swift flyers when once fairly on the wing; lie 

 close to the dog; are or brilliant, variagated plumage, and in every way 

 desirable acquisition to the game birds of the State. All true sports- 

 men and lovers of the dog and gun are expected, and all admirers of 

 manly sport an J epicures are requested to contribute to the fund. It 

 is desired to procure at least 100 birds at $30 per dozen and as many 

 more as is possible for distribution throughout the county. The order 

 must be placed at once, accompanied by the cash. It is therefore 

 hoped that subscribers will respond promptly. Subscribers may club 

 together and receive their pro-rata share of the birds procured for 

 distribution in such locality as may to them seem most desirable. In 

 this city money may be sent to any member of the committee ap- 

 pointed. The collectors appointed are as follows: Gen. Paul P. Oliver, 

 Laurel Run; Albert W. Lewis, Bear Creek; George Nesbitt, Kingston: 

 Walter Leiseuring, Sandy Run: Elliot Oberrender, Driftou; M. S. Kern- 

 merer, Mauch Chunk; Hugh Maloy, Freeland; Philip Raub, Dallas; 

 William Lauder bach, Hazleton; Enos Williams, Plymouth; A. A. Lape, 

 Nanticoke, Chester Rhodes, Parsons; Dr. Long, Pittston; Frank 

 Distlehurst, Berwick; T. B Harris, Wilkesbarre; Harry B. Price, Un- 

 per Lehigh. As soon as these birds are obtained and let fly in the 

 woods the club will give every attention to have them protected under 

 the law. 



An elaborately gotten up and handsomely printed programme is that 

 issued by the Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association for 

 their tournament to be held at Louis Miller's Dexter Park, on April 4, 

 5 and 6. All shooting will be at live birds. The events are as follows: 

 First Day— First event, Dexter Park introductory, 7 birds, $7 entrance, 

 class shooting, 28,vds. rise, 3 moneys. Second event, Jamaica sweep- 

 stakes, 5 birds, $5 entrance, not class shooting, 28yds. rise. 3 moneys. 

 Third event, nitro powder handicap, 15 birds, $15 entrance, class shoot- 

 ing, handicaps 25 to 33yds., 4 moneys. Fourth event, $5 miss and out, 

 birds extra. Fifth event, sportsmen's handicap, 7 birds, $7 entrance, 

 not class shooting, handicaps 25 to 33yds, 3 moneys. Sixth event. $5 

 miss and out, birds extra. Second Day— Grand American handicap at 

 25 live birds, $25 entrance, high guns to win, 3 moneys; $1,000 guaran- 

 teed by the Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association; not 

 less than $500 first money, not less than $300 second money, not less 

 than $200 third money; Jacob Pentz, referee. First event, $5 miss and 

 out, birds extra. Second event, champion sweepstakes, 7 birds, $7 en- 

 trance, class shooting, 28yds. rise, 3 moneys. Third event. Keystone 

 handicap, 10 birds, $10 entrance, class shooting, handieaps25 to 33yds., 

 4 moneys. Fourth event, $5 miss and out, birds extra. Fifth event, 

 consolation handicap, 7 birds', $7 entrance, not class shooting, handi- 

 caps 25 to 33yds., 3 moneys. Sixth event, farewell sweepstakes, 5 

 birds, $5 entrance, 28yds. rise, not class shooting, one money. 



Lake Geneva, Wis., Feb. 14.— The Lake Geneva Gun Club held 

 their third annual meeting on Feb, 10, and elected the following 

 officers: President, Charles Quigley; secretary and treasurer, T.J. 

 McDonald; captain, Albert Napper. The club has now a membership 

 •of thirty and expect to have an active season. They have fine grounds 

 u aud a handsome and well equipped club house. The grounds are situ- 

 i ated on the bank of Lake Como, one of the best lakes in southern Wis- 

 I consin for fishing or duck shooting in the spring or fall. There are 

 ■ also a few woodcock, and plenty of jacksnipe, piover, rail and other 

 trice birds. The fish comprise pickerel, small-mouth bass, Oswego 

 I bass, perch, rock bass, sunfish, and a few brook trout, une day in 

 I August of last year G. W. Pratt of Elgin, 111., caught 1201bs. of pickerel 

 J and twelve black bass. The secretary of the gun club has boats to let 

 | for both shooting and fishing and will put forth an extra effort to 

 'I cater to the comfort and pleasure of visiting clubs or individuals. — 



It. j. mcd. 



I The semi-monthly shoot of the Union Hill (N. J.) Gun Club was held 

 j on Feb. 7 with halt a dozen members on hand. In the club shoot at 

 ) 10 birds the scores were: J. Woolmington 10, J. Hughes 10, T. Sullivan 

 I 8, F. Hall 7, J. Mannken 7, A. Johnson 5. In a 15 bird match between 



J. Woolmington and F. Hall, the former killed 14 to Hall's 13. 

 The Chatham Fish and Game Protective Association held a live bird 



and bluerock target shoot on Washington's Birthday. 



Red Bank, Feb. 16.— An exciting live-bird tournament was held by 

 the Riverside Gun Club this afternoon. The wind blew a gale from 

 the northwest, and the birds were swift flyers. The scores: First 

 Event: Match between W. T. Conover and William Green, at fifteen 

 birds each. — Conover won; score, 11 to 5. Second Event: Miss and 

 out.— W. Green. E W. Throckmorton and E. Cooper tied on 6 each: 

 J. Cooper 4, J. B. Bergen 0 The tie was divided. Third Event: Club 

 shoot at seven birds.— W. T, Conover and J. Cooper, Jr., tied on 0 

 each: J. Woodward and Daly tied on 4 each; E, Throckmorton and W. 

 N. Little, 3 each. The ties were divided. Final Event: Miss and out.— 

 Green won, 4; Daly, John Cooper and J. Woodward, 2 each. The ties 

 were divided. 



Baltimorb, Feb. 14.— The fifth shoot of the midwinter pool of the 

 Standard Gun Club was held yesterday at Acton's Park. The scores 

 were as follows: Fiften Expert race: Clements 13, Lupus 13, Hawkins 

 13, Johns 11, Franklin 11, Rider 10, Latz 10, Wilson 9. Second Event: 

 Fifteen expert rules. Clements 12, Lupus 11, Hawkins 10, Latz 10, 

 Franklin 10, Johns 7, Rider 6, Wilson 5. Third Event: Five pair 

 doubles. Lupus 9, Clements 7, Hawkins 7. Franklin <', Rider 6, Latz 5. 

 Johns 5, Wilson 3. Fourth Event: Ten experts. Lupus 9, Hawkins 7, 

 Clements 7, Rider 6, Franklin 5, Latz 5, Wilson 3, Johns 3. 



The popular and genial Philadelphia shooter Al. Rust, a machinist 

 by trade and occupation, who carries on a machine shop in the Quaker 

 City, and shoots at the trap When time permits, went down near Bal- 

 timore a short time ago to take part in a shoot for a live hog and was 

 protested on the ground of being a professional. The shoot was de- 

 clared off and in a sweepstake which followed, Maul of Wilmington 

 and Jackson of Havre de Grace took first money, $60. 



Next Wednesday will witness the opening of the 1894 series of shoots 

 of the New Jersey Trapshooters' League and a jolly time will be had 

 on the Endeavor G un Club's grounds at Marion. Sweepstake shooting 

 will begin at 9 A. M. and continue until dark. At 2 P. M. the league 

 shoot will be called, this being for five-men teams at 25 targets per 

 man. There will be plenty of good substantial lunch and lots of hot 

 coffee for all hands. 



At the February medal shoot of the Wawasset Gun Club, of Wil- 

 mington, Del., C. M. Buckmaster was the winner, breaking 24 out of 

 25 bluerock targets. Other scores were: J, Huber 23, W. E. Buckmas- 

 ter 22, E. Melchoir 21, T. Wright 20, J. Elliott 19, R. Miller 17, J. White 

 19, P. Martin 16, H. Donaldson 12, E. Camp 11. 



Programs of the grand American handicap and Dexter Park tour- 

 nament, April I, 5, and 6, are now ready and will be mailed upon 

 application to Justus Von Lengerke, Secretary, 8 Murray st., Netc 

 York, or to the manager's home address, 122 Diamond Market, Pitts- 

 burg, Pa., Elmer E. Shaner, manager. 



That woolly horse Topsy of Frank Butler's receives shabby treat- 

 ment at the hands of the intelligent compositor, who in our last issue 

 made us say, "Unlike the original Topsy, this one was 'horned,' " 

 whereas it should have been "horned. Again, "Yautacaw" should 

 have read "Yantacaw." 



At a recent 25-target shoot of the Juniata Gun Club of Reading, Pa., 

 James Firing made the top score of 20 breaks, Wm. Hetrich scoring 

 16, W. Killian 17 and R. Forman 1 1. Wm. Killian was elected president, 

 Curt Gumper secretary and George Steel treasurer. 



Cochranton, Pa., a small town near Meadville, has a fully-fledged 

 gun club and at the opening shot at 25 targets, the following scores 

 were made: E. Harvey 14, C. Whittling 14, "E. A. Marsteller 14, S. P. 

 Harvey 12, E. A. Byham 12, C. Fleming 10. 



The Rome (N. Y.) Gun Club will hereafter shoot on Friday of each 

 week. There" will be a rousing fire in the club stove so that the 

 weather need be no excuse for non-appearance. 



Enoch D. Miller has Anally decided to hold the Union Gun Club's 25- 

 bird sweep on March 21. The. shooting will take place at Springfield, 

 N. J., and the entrance fee is $20. 



The Marion grounds of Al Heritage will be the scene of a finely con- 

 tested event at 25 live birds, $25 entry, on Feb. 27. Over a score of 

 entries have already been made. 



There was an all-day shoot on Washington's Birthday on the grounds 

 of the Bath (Me.) Gun Club, with twelve events on the programme. 

 The club furnished the lunch. 



E. H. Kniskern, formerly of the Wilkesbarre Gun Company, has re- 

 signed his position as silesman and embarked in the sporting goods 

 business. 



J. Frank Kleinz of Philadelphia, and H. E. Buckwalter of Royers- 

 ford will shoot at Elk Park, Royersford, do-day; 100 birds, $100 a side. 



The man who can concoct a scheme for "dropping into a hole" under 

 Harvey McMurchy's system will have to do considerab e deep thinking. 



You can not get a better run for your money than to invest $25 in 

 the 25 bird sweepstake to take place at Marion on Feb. 27. 



The Crescent Rod and Gun Club, of Paterson, N. J. , have leased 

 Olympic Park, Lakeview, as a shooting ground. 



Harry Matz has disposed of his i-iterest in the Taree-Mile House at 

 Shillington, Pa., and will vacate on April 1. 



Jersey men should not forget the League shoot on the Eudeavor 

 grounds on Wednesday, Feb. 28. 



The Pavonia Gunning Club, of Stockton, N. J., had a shoot on Wash- 

 ington's Birthday. 



C. H. Townsend, 



The Trap at San Antonio. 



[From Our Special Texas Correspondent] 

 San Antonio, Feb. 13 — A small but very enthusiastic aggregation 

 of sportsmen braved the blizzard of Feb. 12, in order to witness the 

 pigeon match between August Thiele and Abe Samuels. While the 

 scores made are not of the best, tue shooters treated the overcoated 

 audience to some very pretty sh io:ing. A strong gale from the north 

 blew straight into the teeth of toe shooters, and a great many birds 

 killed high in the air were carried oeyoad the dead line. Thiele a-tu- 

 ally killed 20 out of 25; 6 birds which under ordinary circumstances, 

 would have been called dead bird i, were carried out of the boundary 

 by the strong norther. Samuels, a young trap shot of scarcely 15 

 months experience, acquitted himself very well under the circum- 

 stances, making some remarkably good kills. 



The match was for $50 a side at 25 pigeons each Mr. A. W, Adams 

 of Chicago, acted as referee, and H. M. Dyer, of Durango, Mexico'; 

 scored. 



Thiele used a W. and C Scott & Son hammerless gun, 3drs. Schultze 

 powder aud V/^oz. No. 7Yz Tathan's chilled shot in the right barrel, 

 3J4drs. Schultze. powder, and \%y&. No. 7 Latham's chilled shot in the 

 left barrel. 



Mr. Samuels used an L. C. Smith gun, with 38 and 40grs. smokeless 

 powder in his right and left respec:ively and No. 7 chilled shot. Score- 

 Samuels 122«10»20« 1 1 1 0»22»"«0U12— 14 



Thiele 21..20211011.1.0101120222— 16 



Following the match came a few sweepstakes which were indulged 

 in by the frozen shooters who came to the trap with blue noses. 



No. 1, 10 live blackbirds: Thiele 7. Learn 7, McCormack 7, Adams 7, 

 Paris 6,' Dyer 7, France 3, Samuel 7, Veith 3, Phillips 3. 



No. 2, 15 Keystone targets: Rothwell 10, Shields 5, Thiele 4, Samuels 

 7, McCormack 6, Veith 8, Adams 7, France 11, Scheidemantel 6. Paris 9 

 Witchell 9, Dyer 13, Learn 10, Grossman 7. 



No. 3, same: Rothwell 12, Shields 9, Samuels 8, McCormack 9, Veith 

 3, Adams 12, France 6. Paris 10, Grossman 4. 



The closing shoot was a $1 sweep at 6 live blackbirds. Score as fol- 

 lows: Thiele 5, Samuels 4, Dyer 4, Paris 4, Learn 4, McCormack 2 

 Rothwell 0. 



Thiele captured the plum in the last shoot, and a crowd of shivering 

 sportsmen made their way into town vowing that no more trap-shoot- 

 ing would catch them until balmy spring. 



The duck shooting on the Corpus Christi coast is at its height 

 Nearly every party visiting the fresh-water lagoons report the web- 

 foot plentiful and the shooting excellent. The pot-hunters have glutted 

 the market to the extent that they receive but a nominal price for 

 their illgotten game. Good. Guessaz. 



Live Bird Shoot at Frankford. 



Frankford, Philadelphia, Feb. 10,— The members of the Keystone 

 Shooting League of this pHMKmd thiffr friends took part in the 

 league's annual live bird shoigflyMEerday and to-day. The day in its 

 weather (Friday) was a horrid one, a coid northeast rain storm mal - 

 ing it very unpleasant for the shooters, and keeping a great many 

 more away. The birds were an excellent lot, only one out of 300 hav- 

 ing to be driven from the traps. On Friday the shooters were divided 

 into two teams captained by Messrs. W. H. Wolstencroft and A. J. 

 Rust, with the understanding that the losers should pay for a supper 

 for all. The losing side finished their part of the agreement very 

 promptly by having friend Kiggins serve a sumptuous turkey supper 

 on the same evening at his Cedar Hill Hotel. After the main event 

 there were several miss and out sweeps shot, the same being continued 

 to-day at crows. Following are scores of the main event: 

 A J Rust. .21211111011113323] 11—19 W Wolst'f t21221222222222112222— 20 

 VvMPackerl;: 131221111133111221— 20 J Wolst ft, 12222101101200122102—15 

 SHot'ersollll0ll211Q03n0111121— 16 WHPack. . 11 020301112311222210— 16 



J Hack. . . . 201 ] 1202112122210201—16 J Mills 23102001220202102121—14 



A H Fox., .11022121121101110110— 16 E David.. . .22312031002122122221— 17 

 W Wilson. , 221222220(11101212002—15 J H Wols'f tll002011222220120212-15 



102 97 

 W. M. Bancrobt, Scorer. 



A Vermonter on Handicaps. 



Putney, Vt., Feb. 8.— I have read with a great deal of interest the 

 different methods of handicap practiced by several clubs, whoso scores 

 have been reported in Forest and Stream. My experience has led me 

 to think, that in order to awaken interest among all members of a 

 club, suitable inducements should be offered, such as medals or prizes 

 of some description, to be contested for in some manner that will give 

 all a fair show. We have, tried several metbods such as dividing into 

 classes, shooting at different distances, part of the shooters shooting 

 from unknown traps and angles, and the others at known traps and 

 angles; but the most satisfactory method has been a sliding handicap , 

 which we tried last season and resulted as follows: 



We shot weekly, commencing about April 15 and ending the last 

 week in August. All members shot at 10 targets, the first shoot, 

 which was the lowest number. All who broke 70 per cent, or more 

 shot at 10 the subsequent week; but all who dropped below that were 

 entitled to 2 additional targets the subsequent week, that is, a man 

 breaking 6 out of 10 would shoot at 12 targets; 5 out of 10, 14, 4 out of 

 10 at 16 and so on; allowing each shooter the number of birds his 

 weekly score entitles him to. Three prizes were offered, and after 15 

 weekly shoots the results were as follows: C. B. Willard 1st prize, 

 shoots attended 15, targets shot at 208, broken 113, average 54%%, W. 

 E. Ayer 2d prize, shoots attended 13, targets shot' at 140, broken 104, 

 average 72>4«. A. J Ayer, 3d prize, shoots attended 12, targets shot 

 at 134, broken 100, average 74%,%, 



Thus you will see that the best shots will stand a good chance of 

 winning if they are constaut in attendance, while they will also have 

 to do their best soooting if they wish to win. On the other hand the 

 poorer shot has a chance to win as proved the case in our club. This 

 system of handicap stimulates the shooter to be constant in attend- 

 ance and to shoot as well as possible. The scratch should be fixed at 

 about the average of the best shots in a club. W. E. A. 



New York vs. Philadelphia. 



On Friday, Feb. 17, under the most unfavorable of weather con- 

 ditions four representative amateurs of New York, journeyed to 

 Riverton to shoot a match against four likewise representative 

 amateurs from Philadelphia. The conditions of the match called for 

 50 live birds per man, 30yds. rise, 20yds. boundary, for a stake of $3,000 

 per team. The conditions did uot call for a day when the mercury 

 hung below the 16° mark, nor did they stipulate that the wind must 

 blow forty miles an hour, still this was the state of the weather. The 

 match r egan at 11:30, John S. Hoey acting as referee. The Riverside 

 Club grounds where the shoot took place are situated on the banks of 

 the Delaware River, where the full benefit of a cold wave can always 

 be had. The scores follow: 



Philadelphia. 



CMacAlester 22202l.0202feijiJ0i-i:!ii2'Siiiijj.vi(o;i)i0(«j:?2O020012222O200-24 



HYDoIan 2222021000 2U o.'onhiMi.o '« !H<< ■ n moj ;o -38 



R A Welch 200001 ' »W** >li ill 11)02021222101 n 1 1 ' 2< Ji 0120—26 



TSDando 1021022010200:1102210001202000202202101021202200102— 28 



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New York. 



Fred Hoey 20222022=>022< " H)X oariJSj 1222222222202201120222022020-35 



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G Work, . . 'i ii li 'i i "I I I I Kmu i» I, 



E Murphy 002202220 221 01 1 220 1 1 101022202222222202022220022< »£:-:'.; 



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The Flourtown Shoot. 



Philadelphia, Feb. 15.— The weather and the Reading Shooting As- 

 sociation tournament made a wreck of the Flourtown one-day tourna- 

 ment, billed for to-day. This is the result, as the management of this 

 club had been informed would be the case, of not consulting the fix- 

 tures in the Forest and Stream and getting dates that do not conflict. 

 The weather this morning was beastly, first rain, then snow, then rain 

 again; but about 12 o'clock it cleared enough to venture out to the 

 grounds, where D. Yeakel, C. H, Rooker, J. S. Peterman and several 

 other members of the club had everything in readiness for shooting, 

 also a good supply of sandwiches and coffee. As so few were on hand 

 the programme was abandoned, and 10-target events were shot all the 

 afternoon. 



No. 1: J. L. Peterman 9, H. Thurman 9, D. D. Yeakel, W. Lysin- 

 ger 9. 



No. 2: Peterman 10, Lysinger 5, Yeakel 6, Thurman 10. 

 No. 3: Peterman 8, Yeakel 9, Lysinger 4, Thurman 7, Bisbing 7, 

 Watson 7. 



No. 4: Peterman 9, Yeakel 8, Thurman 9, Watson 3, Bisbing 7, Ly- 

 singer 7. 



No. 5: Peterman 8, Yeakel 7, Thurman 9, Lysinger 8, Watson 7, Bis- 

 bing 6. 



No. 6: Peterman 9, Yeakel 5, Thurman 8, Watson 7, Landis 8, Lysin- 

 ger 6, Bisbing 7. 



No. 7: Peterman 8, Landis 10, Lysinger 6, Yeakel 8, Thurman 10, 

 Bisbing 7. 



No. 8: Peterman 9, Landis 8, Thurman 10 Yeakel 8, Bisbing 9. 

 No. 9: Peterman 8, Landis 10, Yeakel 8, Thurman 10, Bisbing 6. 

 No. 10: Landis 7, Thurman 7, Peterman 7, Bisbing 6, Yeakel 5, Ly- 

 singer 5. H. T. 



Springfield Gun Club. 



Springfield, O , Feb. 10.— The Gun Club held their regular shoot 

 Friday. Weather warm, but windy. Scores: 



No. 1, 10 singles: Roy 8, Hughes 8, Hutchins 10, Young 9, Biddle 3, 

 Shell 4. 



No. 2, 15 singles: Roy 9, Hughes 9, Hutchins 9, Young 13, Fisher 7, 

 Biddle 6, Shell 4. 



No. 3, 15 singles: Hughes 13, Young 13, Fisher 8, Clark 8, Biddle 7, 

 Roy 6 . 



No. 4, 10 singles: Roy 9, Young 8, Shell 7, Elder 7, Hutchins 6, 

 Hughes 5. 



No. 5, 10 singles: Fisher 9, Roy 8, Young 8, Clark 6, Shell 4, Biddle 4. 

 No. 6, 15 singles: Doc 13, Roy 11, Young 11, Fisher 9, Hughes 8, 

 Wilson 6. 



No. 7, 10 singles: Hutchins 10, Strong 7, Young 7, Hughes 7, Doc 6, 

 Shell 5. 



No. 8, 15 singles: Doc 10, Hughes 13, Hutchins 13, Strong 13, Shell 8, 

 Clark 8. 



No. 9, 10 singles: Strong 8, Elder 7, Doc 6, Sage 6, Shell 5, Roy 4. 

 No. 10, 15 singles: Lessner 13, Dec 12, Strong 12. Sage 10, Shell 9, 

 Elder 8. J. A. Reid, Secretary. 



Waverly Gun Club. 



Five members of the Waverly Gun Club were present at Dexter 

 Park, on Feb. 10, to participate in the club shoot. The club event 

 called for 10 targets. Helmstedt, Graue, Mohrman and Fehleisen tied 

 with 2 each. On the shoot-off, Helmhtedt won the medal. Following 

 the club event came a series of sweeps. Scores: 



Geo Helmstedt 0010001000—2 M Schultz 0000100000—1 



L Graue 0100001000—2 C Fehleisen 0010100000-2 



John Mohrman 1000100000—2 



First sweep, 6 targets, 2 moneys, ties divided: Geo. Helmstedt 3, 

 L. Graue 2. John Mohrnian 2, C. Fehleisen 4, M. Schultz 8. 



Second sweep: Geo. Helmstedt 2, L. Graue 2, John Mohrman 1, C. 

 Fehleisen 3. M Schultz 3. 



Third sweep: Geo. Helmstedt 4, L. Graue 4, John Mohrman 1, C. 

 Fehleisen 2, M. Schultz 2. 



Fourth Bweep: L. Graue 1, 0. Fehleisen 3, J. Mohrman 1. 



New Utrecht Bod and Gun Club. 



Scores made by New Utrecht Rod and Cun Club on Feb. 10, at 

 Woodlawn Park, Monthly badge shoot: 



DC Bennett 1112221111—10 G Nostrand. 2121011012— 8 



J B Voorhees 2111122212—10 Bobbie Burns, 1222012210 - 8 



C Furgueson 2222022222— 9 C A Sykes 11102202222— 8 



W F Sykes 2.121»21121 - 9 JKoster 1120201211— 8 



A A Hegenun 1021211122— 9 C Furgueson (3) 0021000223-- 5 



C M Meyer 1221102122— 9 J N Meyer 0200102201— 5 



G W Coulston 2112021021— 8 



Quick Work at the Trap. 



Syracuse, N. Y., Feb. 11.— For the benefit of several inquirers as to 

 rapidity at the traps, will send you copy of an instance which occurred 

 at Detroit, Mich., May 24, 1S90, at the Peoria Gun Club's tournament. 



Messrs. Courtney, Heikes, McDonald, Wm. Wolstencroft, Whitney 



and Richardson— known on the grounds as the "Big Six" squad 



broke 144 biras, oat of 150 shot at, in 10 minutes and 30 seconds. 



Fallstaff. 



Syracuse Gun Club. 



Syrycdse, N. Y., Feb. 17.— An extremely cold day with the wind 

 blowing with cyclonic force were the conditions under which our clu 

 tried to break targets to-day, the deplorable results being shown be 

 low: A. G. Courtney (100 birds) 73, Hunter (100) 51, Wilds (100) 50 

 Willards (65) 20, A. Morris (60) 28, C. H. Mo wry (75; 50, B. White (70 

 48, Geo. Lamed (50) 33. Chas. "Wagner (50) 38, M. Eddy f50) 14, D Pag 

 (50) 22. Falstaff 



