March 31, 1894.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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The Foolish Young Man and His Wise Critics. 



A PARABLE OF THE A. C. A. 



And it came to pass in the year A. D., 1886, the year of the A. 0. A. 

 the sixth, that there lived in the land of Jersey a young man. And 

 the young man looked with favor upon all manner of outdoor exer- 

 cise, but most of all did the pleasures of water sports seem good unto 

 him. 



And it came to pass that the canoeing fever settled down and took 

 strong hold upon him, even so that he hath not recovered therefrom 

 unto this day. 



And it was in the time of the Jabbenvock, and of Bishop and Neide, 

 and Palmer, and of the Shanghai Boatswaiu, he who was mighty with 

 the varnish brush and the jack-knife, and of many others of whom t he. 

 scribe hath not space whereof to write. 



And as the young man lived word came unto him of their mighty 

 deeds and of the A. C. A. which had been founded, and he said unto his 

 friends: "Go to, have not these gotten for themselves canoes even as 

 we have done, and joiDed themselves together for mutual benefit and 

 the good of the sport f Come then, let us go and do likewise, for in so 

 doing we shall both give and receive rich reward." 



But they laughed him to scorn, saying: "Whereiu shall it profit us?" 



And he, being young and foolish and fearing to mislead them, spake 

 no more, but quietly sent in his mite to the coffers of the A. C. A. And 

 this hath he done from tnat day until now. 



And wherever possible he hath sailed, sometimes in canoe, some- 

 times In other craft, on the raging Passaic, the stormy Shrewsbury, 

 or the mighty waters of the bays that are nigh unto New York, and 

 also hathTie,' so far as lay in his power, kept advised as to the advances 

 and improvements in canoeing matters. 



Now it so happened as the years wore on that the young man would 

 commune with his friends and would say unto them, "Why stand ye 

 without the gates of the A. C. A.? Come ye in and be of us and we 

 will do thee good." 



And they spake unto him, saying, "Verily, gladly would we be of 

 thee, but canst thou offer unto Us anything therefor which we have 

 not?" 



Then he, replying, saith unto them: "Come thou unto the different 

 meets, and there wilt thou find those assembled of like spirit unto 

 thee, with many new and valuable ideas in rig and boats and a joyous 

 time also." Then they answering said unto him: "Nay, but is this all 

 that thou hast to offer unto us in exchange for our shekel'!"'' And he 

 answered in sorrow, "Yea, it is." Then said they unto him: "Look 

 well upon us. Save we the semblance of fools, that thou asketh us 

 to give unto thee of our substance for naught?" And they went away 

 jeering. 



And he in sadness of heart said unto himself: "Why are these 

 things so? Why do those who are high in the councils of the A. C. A. 

 expect others to pay for membership when nothing is offered therefor 

 except a meet, which they cannot attend?" Then thought he further 

 andsaid: "Lolmay not this;beone of the reasons why our noble 

 sport flourisheth not as in days of yore? I will write unto the 

 Forest and Stream, that mighty organ for good, and ask if we can- 

 not do somewhat to remedy this evil." And he wrote. 



Now, in the land there dwelt a certain class of men who had been 

 to the meets. And, having been there themselves, it occurred not to 

 them that there might be those to whom by reason of distance or 

 time or business cares or other cause it might be well-nigh impossible 

 to attend thereon. And, assuming that the young man was attacking 

 the meet (when in reality he said little against it, but rather asked if 

 by united effort something else could not be added to the A. C. A. use- 

 fulness), some of these, in their wrath at any hint that improvement 

 was possible, wrote divers letters, wherein they took him to task for 

 his supposed sin. And to his suggestions for good they paid little 

 heed. And others, seeing this, said one to another: "Go to. Shall 

 we, for the sake of benefitting canoeing, run the risk of also being 

 abused?" And they held their peace. 



And there the matter standeth. Earnestly desiring the good of the 

 majority, the young man hath asked that those with ideas advance 

 them. So far there hath been little response. 



Moral: Those in high position, who really wish to advance the 

 A. C. A. should be careful how they discourage honest, effort, lest with 

 it that interest which sustains canoeing be also diminished. 



Rutherford, N. J., March 25. J. T. Holden. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



Boating men and canoeists who are in doubt over the momentous 

 question of a new craft cannot do better than to send for the 1891 cat- 

 alogue of the St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe and Steam Launch Co., 

 Clayton, N. Y., or to call at the New York agency, Spalding & Bros., 

 116 Nassau street. For several years the company has paid special 

 attention to procuring the latest and best designs for all types of 

 boats, such as the 18-footer and the canoe Avis, specially designed for 



hem by Mr. Gardner, and their list now covers the best of everything 

 propelled by oar, paddle, sail or steam. Among the specialties are 

 the two Gardner models noted above, a serviceable model of yacht 

 dinghy, the St. Lawrence skiffs, on which the reputation of the firm 

 was originally made, the little cruiser La Gloria, originally built by 

 them, and the Scarecrow. At present the shops at Clayton are work- 

 ing to their fullest capacity, among the orders being a large one for 

 all the pleasure boats, barges, etc., for the Detroit Boat Club, an 18ft. 

 Scarecrow for Mr. O. J. Field, of New York, to be completely equipped 

 for cruising; another 18ft. Scarecrow, two 15ft. La Glorias for Chicago, 

 and two 18ft. catboats for Pleasure Bay, designed by Mr. W. P. 

 Stephens. Messrs. Spalding & Bros, have recently concentrated 

 their business in the building formerly occupied by Peck & Snyder, 

 and their larsre show room has space for a display of canoes and boats, 

 this department being in the charge of Mr. W. J. Averill, a practical 

 yachtsman and canoeist. 



In a letter to the Yachtsman, Mr. Dickson C. J. Laker announces 

 that he has abandoned his intention of patenting the rudder fitting 

 which he claims to have invented. He does this, however, not from 

 any sense of justice to others, but, as he is careful to state, because 

 the publication of the device in the Yachtsman of itself prevents a 

 patent. 



On Thursday evening, March 39, Miss E.Pauline Johnson will give an 

 entertainment in Newark, N. J., for the benefit of the Women's Indian 

 Association, 



The arrangements for local transportation between Croton Point 

 and Sing Sing for the A. C. A. meet have been completed, and three 

 trips per day will be made, at 9 A. M., 18 M. and 4 P. M. Negotiations 

 are now under way with a firm of caterers who have had a great deal 

 of experience in this line, and if successful the result is likely to be 

 most satisfactory. 



We have received from Messrs. Chas. D. Durkee & Co. a very com- 

 plete oatalogue of supplies and fittings of all kinds for yachts, boats 

 and canoes. The firm is located at 26 South street, New York. 



A. C. A. Membership. 



Atlantic Division— F. O. Gross, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Imge mid $*Utt%. 



Chicago Challenges New York. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The Pastime Rifle Club, of Chicago, 111., will shoot a match for a $50 

 gold medal, with any organized club in the city of New York. Each 

 club to furnish a team of five men, who are to be members of their 

 respective clubs. Conditions: Distance 25yds., off-hand, any trigger 

 pull, any sights except telescope, 22-eal. rides, 30 shots to each man, 

 in 10-shot scores, German ring target, knob rest barred, the referee to 

 indorse his name and the name of the shooter on eaah target, before 

 it is used, and the targets to be exchanged and the secretaries to mail 

 them on the day following the shoot at the latest; the scores of the 

 teams to be telegraphed to each other under the referee's name as 

 soon as the shoot is over. The match to take place within thirty days 

 of the acceptance of this challenge, and to be shot on the same day 

 and hour, sun time. Either club winning the medal three times, to 

 become the owner. Each club to deposit $50 in the hands of its 

 referee, the money to be turned over to the winning club for the pur- 

 pose of purchasing the medal. The competition for the medal to be 

 confined to the two clubs first contesting for it. Modifications of these 

 conditions will not be accepted. The decisions of the referees are to 

 be final. Ten dollars to be added for a medal for the best individual 

 total score. L. F. Ingersoll. Sec'y. 



310 State St., Chicago, Marcb 24. 



Following is a list of the officers of the Pastime Rifle Club, of Chi- 

 cago- President. E. H. Lahee; Vice-President, H. R. Wills; Sec-Treas.. 

 L. F. Ingersoll: Executive Committee, C. A- Hankie, L. F. Ingersoll 

 and Frea Ingersoll. B. Waters. 



Heidenreich Rifle Club. 



New York, March 25 —Scores shot at a distance of 100ft. : Horn 241, 

 Roberts 236, Goodman 233. Steckel 233, Kaufman 233, Koch 226, Heiden- 

 reich 80S, May 218. . Wm. MAY.gj 



Masters Bisson and Long. 



The shooting parlors of Messrs. L. H. Ingersoll & Sons, 310 State 

 street, Chicago, were the scene of a remarkable rifle contest on Mon- 

 day evening, March 19, the contestants being Master Alfred Bisson, of 

 Chicago, and Master Clarence E Long, of Lafayette, lud. The match 

 was uncommonly interesting, from the novelty of the conditions gov- 

 erning it, and the youth and skill of the competitors. It was for a 

 medal emblematic of the championship of the United States, under 

 the conditions governing the contest. The medal, to be in value not 

 less than $60, is the property of the boy who wins it three times. The 

 range was 50ft., though the conditions allowed the acceptor of the 

 challenge to choose any distance from 50 to 150ft, The conditions re- 

 quired that each contestant fire 100 shots, off-hand, open sights, gun 

 below the elbow, each contestant shooting alternately 10 Bhots, any 

 shots fired outside of the time limit of 15 seconds allowed for 10 shots, 

 not to count. Every second less than 15 in which the 10 shots are 

 fired to count 5 points in the score. Fractions of seconds were counted 

 in the same ratio. Contestants to bo under 12 years of age. 



Mr, C. H. Hen We, of Chicago, was timekeeper, assisted by Mr. F. W. 

 Morgan, of the firm of Morgan & Wright, Chicago. Mr. Henkle also 

 judged the contest. Stop-watches were used. Mr. Henkie stated 

 that in timing, the two timers uever varied more than ODe-quarter of 

 a second. The time was taken from the order to shoot to the firing 

 of the tenth shot. 



Mr. J. E. Long coached his son carefully throughout the match, 

 while Mr. C. H. Bisson permitted his son to exercise his own judgment 

 almost entirely. 



The two contestants, though well-formed lads, are distinctly differ- 

 ent in physique. Master Bisson is slender, but he handles his rifle 

 with ease and freedom. He has a large, clear, intelligent eye, and is 

 noticeably cool and self-reliant. He handled his rifle quickly and ac- 

 curately, making some groups of shots with wonderful precision con- 

 sidering the quickness of the shooting. He had excellent judgment in 

 timing his shots, the reports coming in even time without flurry. 



Master Long -was coached by his father. He made a good showing, 

 though his shots were delivered in what seemed an over-hurried man- 

 ner. Sometimes two reports would be almost together, and then 

 there would be an interval of about a second. He is a strong, trimly- 

 built lad, and shot, gamely to. a finish. 



Neither contestant, it was explained, had bad much practice before 

 the match. Photographs of the boys were published iu Forest and 

 Stream of Feb. 10. 



The target used is the German ring target, which was to be reduced 

 according to the distance shot. The one used was, by agreement, the 

 target for 75ft. It is Sin. in diameter, bullseye 2in., center J^in , 16 

 concentric circles }4m. apart. The center counts 25, the next ring 24, 

 and so on. one less to the outer circle, which counts 10. 



Following is the score and the time in seconds to each 10 shots: 



Score. 

 195... 

 173. . . 

 205... 

 195. . . 

 193, . . 

 203... 

 206... 

 189... 

 179... 



ALFRED BISSON". 



Score. 

 153,, 

 151.. 

 178., 

 151.. 

 162.. 

 125.. 

 158., 

 195.. 

 175., 

 181., 



clarence e. long. 



Time 



1,936 

 Total, 2,236. 



9J£ 



12^8 



103^ 



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103*4 



The above are the official scores and also the correct order in which 

 the scores were fired. The official score of Master Bisson contains an 

 error. Instead of 90 seconds, it should be 91 seconds, which would 

 make his score 2,214%. The error, however, only affects the accuracy 

 and not the result. 



Before and after the shooting, Master Long gave an exhibition of 

 fancy and difficult shots. B. Waters. 



Columbian Pistol and Rifle Club. 



The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle of March 25, reports: 

 "That flourishing organization, the Columbian Pistol and Rifle Club, 

 celebrated its prosperity last evening by dedicating enlarged quarters 

 in the basement of Reynolds Arcade. 



"The growth of this club has been something phenomenal. It was 

 organized late in the fall in the office of C. H. McChesnev, with about 

 a score of members. A long and narrow room in the basement of the 

 Arcade, was fitted up with targets and the members of the club began 

 to gather there in the afternoons and evenings for practice. Tbe 

 members told their friends about the club and took them in to see the 

 range. Soon the applications for membership began to pour in on 

 the secretary and now the number of members has reached 125. 



"The membership is made up of business and professional men, who 

 are partial to sports of the field. To them the smell of powder smoke 

 is alw T ays inspiring. The club range is centrally located so that a 

 member who finds an hour or two to spare from his business during 

 the day may drop in and shoot. 



"There was a short business meeting at which the admission fee 

 was changed from $5 to $10, the change to go into effect May 1, next. 



"After the business meeting a supper was served and there was 

 music by an orchestra. During the evening speeches were made by 

 President McChesney, Vice-President K. P. Shedd, Dr. Mallory, Beebe, 

 Bamber and Ottoway, of Charlotte, George F. Loder, W. H. Lewis, 

 of the Sunday Herald, and City Treasurer S. B. Williams. Mr. 

 Williams asked for an explanation of the fact that there are 57 physi- 

 cians in the club. He is the treasurer of the club and says his figures 

 on the physicians is correct. Among the other physicians are Dr. T. 

 Oliver Tait and Dr. Ira T. Johnston. The club's new room is decor- 

 ated with flags, pictures of hunting and fishing scenes and trophies of 

 the chase. The hide of the big buck which President McChesney shot 

 in the north woods last season hangs at one end of the room beside 

 that of a smaller deer which Fred Shedd killed last fall. 



"On the president's desk two stuffed gray squirrels are mounted in 

 duelling attitude. One of the squirrels wears the flag of the Wesox 

 team of the club, and the other that of the Blue Grass. The Blue 

 Grass team was recently defeated in a match with the Wescox, and 

 the sword of the Wesox squirrel is plunged into the heart of the rep- 

 resentative of the Blue Grass. 



"The Blue Grass team presented to the club last evening a. handsome 

 rocking chair. The club expects to increase the membership to 200 

 before May 1." 



Paterson Rifle Association. 



The weekly haudicap shoot of the Paterson Rifle Association, at 

 East Side range, on March 18, was quite successful, fourteen members 

 participating. Each member was handicapped according to his shoot- 

 ing ability based upon passed records. That the handicap committee 

 made a close guess as to ttie shootingability of the members is proven 

 from the fact that Win. Dutcher scratch; Win. Newby 8 points; and 

 T Kelley 10 points handicap, were tied with a total of 177 points out of 

 a possible 200, shooting 10 shots per man. In the shoot-off, Newby 

 won on a total of 182, Dutcher and Kelley tieing again with 164 each. 

 E. N. McCarthy, another handicapped member, won the second prize 

 on a total of 172. Scores: 



Wm Dutcher 16 19 15 18 18 19 19 16 18 19 —177 



Wm Newby 18 18 18 19 15 17 18 19 18 8 —177 



J W Foster 16 18 15 11 13 20 15 16 17 17 —158 



A Newby 15 18 15 14 11 13 15 15 18 19+ 8-159 



WS Brooks 17 12 14 16 20 13 19 16 15 16 — lf>8 



Jas Welcher 20 19 18 14 18 20 2 is 18 IS —165 



J W Johnson 15 18 18 16 18 15 17 18 17 17 — 16V> 



B Maskel 19 11 12 15 16 18 16 13 18 14+ 8—160 



Thos Kelley 16 17 13 20 16 17 17 19 16 17+10—177 



J M Gallagher 19 15 15 19 16 12 16 19 10 19+ 8—168 



A P Ritchie 16 16 17 12 19 5 18 15 16 15+13-162 



H Smith 15 7 0 11 15 18 10 19 18 11+28—152 



A Dietrich 15 18 20 16 18 16 18 17 15 18 —171 



EN McCarthy - 12 13 13 18 18 16 18 15 13 18+18— 172 



Shoot-off tie. 



Wm Dutcher 19 14 16 18 15 17 19 16 13 17 —164 



Wm Newby 16 19 17 18 17 18 18 18 17 16+ 8-182 



T Kelley 12 18 15 15 16 16 18 17 12 15+10-164 



Captain, Jas. Welcher, Scorer, F. R. Stokes. 



Here is a Score. 



Cypress Hills, L. I., March 19.— Inclosed find 100-shot score shot 

 in practice by F. C Ross at Cypress Hills Park range yesterday: 



F C ROSS 25 20 23 22 22 22 24 20 24 23-226 



23 23 25 25 22 21 22 24 23 23—231 



23 23 21 22 24 2a 23 22 24 24 2211 



24 22 19 13 22 lti 22 21 22 22—213 



25 25 24 23 24 24 23 24 20 24-236 



20 20 24 20 21 25 21 23 21 23 -218 



21 21 23 24 2a 25 24 24 .25 24-233 

 25 23 22 22 23 19 22 20 20 25-222 



22 20 22 20 21 24 22 25 24 23-223 



22 22 20 21 24 24 22 21 20 21—217—2248 

 By this complete score you can see that the shooter only missed 

 the black once, on his thirty-sixth shot, maWng a 16; and at the same 

 time he made the highest 100-shot score, topping the high score of M. 

 Dorrler by two points. Charles C. Wissel. 



Midwinter Fair Shooters. 



San Francisco. Cal., March 11.— Editor Forest and Stream: Last 

 Sunday, at the Midwinter Fair shoot, Geo. Helm made one of those 

 lucky strings that seldom fall to any marksman, viz., on his first 

 ticket of three shots for merchandise prizes on Midwinter Fair target, 

 he made the possible 25 25 25—75. He received the hearty congratu- 

 lations of all the competing marksmen. 



To-day some good scores were made, D. W. McLaughlin 94 and J. 

 ITtschig 93 on the ring target; G. Helm 93 on the man and Dr. Rodgers 

 71 on the Midwinter Fair target. The festival closes two weeks from 

 to-day. 



The much talked of contest of military teams in connection with the 

 Midwinter Fair festival was held to-day. The crack California teams; 

 were compelled to lower their colors to a "Sage Brush" team— the- 

 renowned Carson Guards of Carsoii City, Nev. Ten teams of ten men 

 each entered, 10 shots per man, 200yds.. Blount target, usual rules. 

 The favorite, Co. C, 1st regiment, of San Francisco, led until the last, 

 two Nevada men stepped to the stall. These two soon pulled the 

 Guards up even, and when the last shot was disked it was seen that 

 the latter had beaten "C," heretofore unconquered, by four points. 

 Everybody on the range, and there were hundreds present, united ta 

 hearty cheers for the winners. The end is not yet between these ex- 

 pert shooters. 



Some of the higher scores were: Carson Guards, 443; Company C',. 

 First Regiment, 439; Company B, 425; Company G, 424, etc. Five 

 prizes for best individual score's were: O. Norte 48, J. G. Holt 47, G. C. 

 Thaxter 47, F. C. Muller 47, C. Meyer 46, all San Francisco men except. 

 Tbaxter, who saved tbe day for his team, the Carson Guards. 



•The Columbia Pistol and "Rifle Club held its regular monthly shoot . 

 to-day for members' medals, also its semi-monthly all comers' con- 

 tests. Scores: Members' club medals, champion class, pistol, no re- 

 entry: Top score, F. O. Young, 63; first class, A. Baumgartner, 91 j 

 second class, L. Zimmerman, 80. 



Rifle, members' champion class, no re-entry: F. O. Young, 89; first 

 class, H. Hellberg. 79; second class, H. R. Crane. 70. 



All comers' pistol medal, re-entry, 50yds.: H. L. Pendleton 94, E 

 Hovey 93, S. Carr 91, C. M. Daiss 91, F. O. Young 89, G. Ungerman 88. 

 F. Gehret 87, A. Gehret 87, Col. Kellogg 87, A. Baumgartner 84, A. 

 Heeth 84, H. Heeth S4, A. H. Pape 80. 



All comers' target rifle medal, 200yds.: E. Hovey 82, A. Gehret 81, 

 C. Mangels 80. 



AU comers' military rifle, standard American target: H. R Brown 

 82, Capt. Thaxter 80, F. Gehret 79, A. Heeth 77, A. Gehret 77, H. J. 

 Mangels 74, Lieut. Middleton 73. 



March IS. — The feature of the Midwiter Fair shoot on Wednesday 

 was the remarkable shooting of Mr. Fred Gehret, one of the rising 

 young marksmen of the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. He began his 

 Golden Gate ticket of 100 shots (no re-entry) at about 2 o'clock P. M. 

 (This is a point target, only the 24 and 25 rings bringing a red flag, and 

 only red flags counting.) He shot continuously until he had finished 

 85 shots, which placed him ahead of all competitors up to date. His 

 85th shot brought, him his 24th 3in. center; 23 reds had previously been 

 high. 



No other fine work was done on that day. To-day developed another 

 surprise on the Golden Gate target. Andrew Mocker, who is consid- 

 ered only a fair rifleman, finished his 100 shots with 25 reds to his 

 credit. Gehret, with 15 shots yet to fire, ought, to still stand first. The 

 only other good score completed on this target was that of Dr. L. O 

 Rodgers, president of the Columbia Club. His ticket foots up: Red 

 flags 19, blue 28, white 41. 



Max Rosenthal, a visitor from Wisconsin, made the very fine score of 

 95 on the man target. He received the hearty congratulations of every 

 one on the range. 



Scores on the ring target were only fair, C. Thierback making 92 and 

 Dr. Rodgers 91. D. Taktor made 69 on the Midwinter Fair target. The 

 "kingship" is in great doubt and will not be decided until the last shot 

 is fired next Sunday. Only three are seriously competing for this 

 honor, and it is apt to prove somewhat costly to the winner. .Roeel. 



Hudson vs. Our Own. 



The last match of a series between the Hudson Rifle Club and the 

 Our Own Club of Newark, N. J., was shot at the ranges of the former 

 on Thursday evening, March 22, and resulted in a victory for the 

 home team. The Hudsons have been quietly plugging the bulls- 

 eyes during the past few months and keeping their team in excel- 

 lent condition as will be seen by the scores which were made. After 

 the match refreshments were served in abundance, during which time 

 the Our Own Quartette rendered several exquisite vocal selections. Mr. 

 Goerk of the Our Owns next made an eloquent speech for his club's 

 defeat and hoped that they would do much better next time. 



Another series of matches between these clubs has been arranged 

 to take place at an early date, and it is hoped will result with higher 

 scores than was made in this match. The following score of the Hud- 

 son Rifle Club is the highest score ever made by a ten-men team in 

 Hudson county: 



Hudson Rifle- Club. 



Hutch 25 24 25 23 25 25 25 25 24 25-246 



Hansen 24 24 21 23 25 24 23 24 24 22-234 



Graf 24 21 24 20 24 24 21 23 23 20-234 



Malz 23 25 25 23 25 24 23 24 25 23—240 



Steuber 24 23 .25 22 25 25 25 25 25 25-244 



Smith ..23 20 19 25 25 25 28 24 25 24-233 



Mahlenbrock 23 25 24 24 23 21 22 25 21 25—236 



Braun 22 21 25 25 23 24 25 25 21 24-235 



Rebhan 25 25 24 24 23 23 23 25 25 25 -244 



J Autenreith 25 23 25 13 24 24 23 24 21 22—234—2370 



Captain Mahlenbrock. Scorer. C. E. Bird. 



Our Own Club. 



Coppersmith 23 24 24 24 25 24 22 25 '25 24—240 



Gensch 23 25 20 22 24 S3 22 22 28 23—227 



Bander 23 23 23 24 24 22 24 23 25 .24—235 



Sandvald 23 25 24 18 22 16 22 24 19 25—218 



Goerk 24 22 21 25 23 24 25 22 24 23—233 



Criqui 22 16 20 21 18 23 0 23 23 18—184 



Graef 25 22 25 22 25 24 22 24 25 21—236 



Fetting 24 24 20 24 22 25 25 21 24 22—231 



VPigman 25 23 24 22 25 25 24 23 23 25-239 



Watts ..23 25 25 23 25 25 24 22 23 22-237—2280 



Captain. J. Bander. Scorer, H. Boddey. 



Schottler Rifle Club Prize Shoot. 



The newly organized rifle club known as the Martin Schottler Club, 

 with headquarters at No. 61 Morrell street, Brooklyn, N. Y., held its 

 first shoot at March 18 and 19. Ten prizes ranging from $10 down to 

 $2 were put up for the jiflemen to compete for. Representatives from 

 New York and Brooklyn societies were present on both days and put 

 up some good scores. The range is the usual gallery distance, 70ft. 

 The programme called for three shots per ticket, two best to count, 

 possible 150 points. The scores are appended:. 



Wm Rosenhaum 74 73—147 A Eppig 72 72—144 



L Buss 74 73—147 A Albrecht 72 69—141 



C Horney ,.73 73—146 Menninger 68 68—136 



F C Ross .73 73—146 Lindstedt 67 66—133 



Muth 73 73—146 



Beideman Rifle Club. 



Weekly shoot of the Beideman Rifle Club at their range, Beideman 

 Station, N. J., for week ending March 17: Conditions, 25yds., possible 

 250, 25*4in. targets, l%m. bull outside range, strictly off-hand: 



J L. Wood, .25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24—247 



Dr E L Gardiner 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 23 23—245 



W Wurfflein 25 24 24 24 24 .24 24 23 23 23-238 



A C McGowan 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 23 22 22— 238 



W Gilbert, 25 25 25 25 24 23 23 23 22 22-237 



Pistol score, standard American targets. 50yds.: 



EL Gardiner 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 7—90 



J L Wood. 10 10 9 8 8 3 8 8 7 7-83 



Walt. Gilbert, Sec'y. 



Zettler Rifle Club. 



Only nine members of the Zettler Club were present at headquar- 

 ters on Tuesday night to participate in the gallery season shoot. 

 Louis Flach carried away the honors on the champion target, making 

 249 on the first entry. He also tied Ross with the same score for the 

 best 10-shot score for the night: Scores: 



Champion target: Louis Flach 249, B. Walther 245, H. Holges 245, 

 F. C. Ross 245, C. G. Zettler .244, R. Busse 243, B. Zettler 212, M. B. 

 Euge! 239, H. D. Muller 238. 



Best 10-shot score, 5 entries: Louis Flach 249, F. C. Ross 249, H. 

 Holges 246, B. Zettler 245, R. Busse 246, C. G. Zettler 244, B. Walther 

 246, J. H. Brown 245, H. D. Muller 239. 



New York Rifle Club. 



The New York Rifle Club held its regular weekly shoot at No. 12 St. 

 Mark's place, on the 24th inst. The following members were present 

 and made the scores below. Rifles, .22 short; range, 100ft.: 



Young 243 342 Herrington 230 327 



Gensch 240 233 Case 228 228 



Chadbourne 238 236 Barker 235 



H Duane 237 333 Daly 218 



Crocker ...,338 230 E. R, Chadbotjkne, Sec'r , 



