804 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



[April 1, 1894. 



New York Independent Schuetzen Corps. 



The opening of the shooting season for 1894 by the New York 

 Independent Schuetzen Corps, Capt. Wm. V. Weber, at Washington 

 Park, on Wednesday of last week, was quite successful. The weather 

 was pleasant, but rather cold: a good hot fire in the shooting house 

 stove, however, raised the temperature to a point of comfort. The 

 best shooting talent of the corps was out in force. The best of them, 

 however, showed the want of outdoor practice. Scores: 



Ring target, 5 shots, possible 125: Zimmerman 120, E. Fisher 111, 

 Stein 109, Martin 109, B. Walther 112, Krasiss 107, Hayes 106, Bittschier 

 97, Hoist 80, A. Frank 77, Koerber 76, Zubiler 73, Snell 59, Holz 57, 

 Zuschlag 41, A. Schmidt 79. 



Man target, 3 shots, possible 60: Marten 59, Walther 58, Stein 58, 

 Zimmerman 57, Hayes 56, Fisher 55, Krauss 55, Bittschier 49, 

 Schneider 49. 



Point ticket, 5 shots, possible 20: Zimmerman 19, B. Walther 19, B. 

 Fisher 18, A. Stein 17, G. Krauss 17. Bittschier 14, Baob 13, L. H. Hoff- 

 man 13, Zubelleria. Loell 12, Kutzerll, A. Frank 10, Dr. Herold 8, 

 Sf.ernkopf 11, Schneider 12, Aug. Schmidt 13. 



Beideman Rifle Club. 



Philadelphia, March 26.— The following shows the weekly shoot of 

 the Beideman Rifle Club at their range, Beideman Station, N. J., for 

 week ending March 24. Conditions 25yds, possible 250, J^-ring targets, 

 lWn. bull outside range, strictly off-hand; 



Dr E L Gardener 25 25 25 25 24 .34 24 24 24 23-243 



J L Wood .25 25 25 25 24 24 24 23 23 23—240 



W Wurfflein 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 23 22 22—240 



W Gilbert 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 28—239 



A C MeOowan 25 25 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 22-238 



Pistol score, standard American targets. 50yds.: 



JSLGardeoer 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8-90 



Walt. Gilbert, Sec'y. 



Greenville Rifle Club. 



The Greenville Rifle Club's cosy club house was well filled with 

 members and friends on Friday night of last week, it being the regu- 

 lar weekly shooting night. Among the visitors were Messrs. Gensch 

 and Young, of the New York Rifle Club. Eighteen members partici- 

 pated in the shoot for class prizes. The non-shooting members de- 

 voted the time to whist, and the layout of the chef. Score: H. Lutz 

 240, Collins 240, C. Boag 240, Purkess 239. F. Wuestner 220, Agneau 230, 

 Hill 231, Dorrler 214, Spahn 237, J. Boag 229, Chavant 329, Graef 318, 

 E. Wuestner 213, Robidoux 235, Borr 222, Hnelsen 200, Scheeline 236, 

 Becker 231. 



Miller Rifle Club. 



At the weekly shoot of the Miller Club on Wednesday night of last 

 week there were some good scores made. E. Fisher was high with 

 247, L. Schmidt 242, F. Sohl 240. Aue. Meyns 237. D. Miller 233, Fred. 

 Brandt 231, R. W. Dewey 230, F. Vanderheyden 229, Zoch 226, Wash. H. 

 Rogers 220, J. Meyer 215, Kamniel 201, Wills 232. 



Lady Miller Rifle Club. 



The weekly shoot of the Lady Miller Club on Tuesday night of last 

 week had its usual attendance. Mrs. Meyns won the first medal. Mrs. 

 Bordman the second and Mrs. Yolk the third. Scores: Mrs. Meyns 

 221, Mrs. Yolk 213, Mrs. Bordman 210, Mrs. Stein 212, Mrs Fisher 205, 

 Mrs. D. Miller 206, Miss Kloepping 305, Mrs. Ahrent 204, Miss Mannheim 

 202. 



Our Own Rifle Club. 



At the weekly shoot of the Our Own Club of Hoboken the following 

 scores were made: H. Malz 241, J. H. Kruse 240, Capt. Hencken 234. 

 W. Bohmcke 234. Otto Schmidt 228, F. A. Cuneo 211, C. Schmidt 210, F. 

 Dierker 206, W. Dammorer 202, O. W. Keller 201. 



Heidenreich Rifle Club. 



New York, April 1.— Scores shot at our 100ft. range, April 1, 1894: 

 Horn 291, Koch 226, Roberts 225, Dempsey 225, Goodman 222, Heiden- 

 reich 214, Kellner 196. Wm. Mat, Sec'y 



RIFLE NOTES. 



The all-absorbing topic in the minds of our local riflemen at the 

 present time is the coming match between Messrs. Ross aud Dorrler, 

 which takes place on April 16 at Wissel's Cypress Hills Park. Both 

 men are keeping in form by regular practice at least once per week, 

 and which will no doubt be continued up to the date of the contest. In 

 comparing the results of the work of the two men in their practice 

 for the past three weeks it will be found that the average is very close 

 between the two. In a series of 370 shots Dorrler's average per 10-shot 

 score is 223.5. In a series of 300 shots we find that Ross has an average 

 of 223.4 per 10 shots. In Dorrler's practice he has had Hansen and 

 others to shoot along with him and stimulate him to a little extra 

 exertion in holding. On the other hand Ross has been alone in his 

 practice except a few friends to witness his shooting. This, we think, 

 will account for the slight difference which is found in the average in 

 Dorrler's favor. From a. betting point of view as to the results of the 

 coming match there is little choice between the two. The friends of 

 the two contestants no doubt figured out and anticipated the result 

 weeks ago, and they now await the coming of the day simply to estab- 

 lish the fact that — well, we told you so ! 



An incident occurred in the shooting house of one of our local parks 

 a few days since that illustrates the fact that the path of the gun- 

 smith is at times rocky. One of our local riflemen, who jumped into 

 prominence as a shooter much like the infant who begins to walk be- 

 fore it has strengthened its limbs in trying to creep, was doing a little 

 practice shooting with ammunition loaded by his gunsmith. In load- 

 ing his rifle one of the cartridges, through the fouliDg of the chamber, 

 would not seat so as to close the action, and the consequence was that 

 the rifleman was in a quandary, the cartridge would neither go in nor 

 come out. The services of a brother shooter were called into play, 

 and with the aid of brass rod the cartridge was finally forced back 

 and out of the chamber. The worthy rifleman in picking up his cart- 

 ridge and noting the unusual breadth of the point of the bullet, owing 

 to the pressure that had been brought to bear upon it in order to 

 force the cartridge out of the chamber, jumped to the conclusion that 

 his gunsmith had seated his bullets in the shells wrong end to, and the 

 consequence was that for a short space of time the atmosphere in that 

 particular shooting house was decidedly sulphurous. It required an 

 exhaustive argument on the part of some of the shooters present to 

 convince the unfortuate shooter that he was not the victim of a care- 

 less gunsmith. 



The challenge of the Pastime Rifle Club, of Chicago, to the New York 

 riflemen to shoot a gallery team match, comes a little late in the sea- 

 son to meet with prompt acceptance on the part of our local riflemen. 

 As a general thing, the coming of April finds our gallery shooters pre- 

 paring to la5' aside the gallery rifle in order to take up the outdoor or 

 target rifle. We hope, however, that our Chicago friends will not 

 bave to wait for another season to get a chance at the New York ex- 

 perts. 



The Zettler Club is out with its programme for its season shoot at 

 Wissel's Park for 1894. The shoot opens on April 8 and will be con- 

 tinued every two weeks up to and including Oct. 21, One hundred and 

 fifty dollars has been appropriated and will be divided into fifteen 

 prizes, raDging from $25 down to $5. Wissel donates a fine trophy, to 

 go the member making the best bullseye (center shot), during" the 

 season. In order to accommodate visiting riflemen a mail target will 

 be open to all comers under the following rule: Man target, open to 

 all comers, entry 25 cents for 3 shots, tickets unlimited. After deduct- 

 ing 20 per cent., the balance of the money will be divided into five 

 prizes on each shooting day. The dates for' shooting are as follows: 



Oct. 7, 21. ' ' ' j f , . 



Messrs. Young and Gensch of the New York Rifle Club, paid a visit 

 to Armbruster's Park, Greenville, N. J., on Friday of last week in or 

 der to examine the range and the accommodations for rifle snooting. 

 There is no doubt but what they were favorably impressed with both 

 the park and mine host Armbruster. 



So it has fallen to the lot of one of our California riflemen to make 

 the possible 75 in a three-shot score on the German ring target. Geo. 

 Helm is the lucky man who makes the record which has been the am- 

 bition of our expert riflemen for years to reach. The nearest ap- 

 proach to the possible on the part of our Eastern experts has been 74, 

 and this has been made only in a very few instances. 



Rifle matters in Hoboken, N. J., are at the present time in an ani- 

 mated condition. Lambert Schmidt of the Miller Club is dangling the 

 scalps taken from two members of the Our Own Club of late and he is 

 said to be now looking for the third victim. 



The Excelsior Club of Jersey City will soon be housed in its new 

 club house, No. 54 Gregory street. The new quarters will be fitted up 

 with all possible conveniences for gallery shooting. 



AH ties divided unless otherwise reported. 

 FIXTURES 



April —.—New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League, third team contest, 

 combined with all-day tournament of South Side Gun Club, at 

 Newark, N. J. 



April 4.— Morfey vs. Outwater, 50 birds, $50 a side. Morfey vs. 

 Ryan, 25 birds, $25 a side, at Willard's Park, Paterson. 



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

 grand American handicap at Dexter Park Long Island. 



April 4-7. — Texas State Sportsman'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 7.— Union Gun Club, 50 targets, $5 entry, open to all. Also 

 club and sweepstake shooting, at Springfield, N. J. 



April 10.— West Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association, open to all. 

 Address David Brown, Newburgh, N. Y. 



April 11-13,— Baltimore (Md.) Gun Club, tenth annual tournament, 

 at Grason's Park; two days targets, third day live birds. H. A. Pen- 

 rose and E. D. MiUer. Managers. 



April 12.— Morfey vs. Smith, 50 live birds, $ 50 a side, at Willard's 

 Park, Paterson. 



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

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



April 24-27.— Central City Gun Club's tournament, Central City, Neb. 



April 25.— Central New York Trap-Shooters 1 League, second tourna- 

 ment, at Rochester. 



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

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



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

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



May 15.— Second annual tournament of the Atlantic Trap-Shooting 

 Association, at Lynn, Mass. W. F. Brown, Sec'y. 



May 17-18.— West Newburg (N. Y.) Gun and Rifle 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, Bl. The Prairie Gun Club adds 

 $500 to the purses. 



May 22-35.— 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.— Central New York Trap-Shooters' League, third tourna- 

 ment, at Utica. 



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 nioney. 



June 4-9.— Ulinois 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. C. Clark, Sec'y. 



June 8-9.— Binghamton (N. Y.) Gun Club, first annual tournament. 



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 R. 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. 



June 27-28.— Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association's 

 sixth tournament, under the auspices of the Elwood Gun Club, at 

 Elwood, Ind. Elwood Gun Club will add $200. 



July 4-6.— Central Gun Club tournament, at Duluth. 



July 18-19.— Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Associations's 

 seventh tournament, under the auspices of the Kentucky Gun Club, at 

 Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Gun Club will add from S200 to $400. 



July 25.— Central New York Trap-Shooters' League, fourth tourna- 

 ment, at Syracuse. 



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

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

 sononoek Park, Altoona. 



Aug. 29.— Central New York Trap-Shooters' League, fifth tourna- 

 ment, at Auburn. 



Sept. 26.— Central New York Trap-Shooters' League, sixth tourna- 

 ment, at Rochester. 



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

 tournament. 



Oct. 24.— Central New York Trap-Shooters' League, seventh tourna- 

 ment, at L T tica. 



Nov. 28.— Central New York Trap-Shooters' League, eighth tourna- 

 ment, at Syracuse. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 

 these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. 



During the amateur circus performance given in Nutley, N. J., on 

 March 27, Miss Annie Oakley introduced an entirely new act original 

 with herself, which comprised bareback riding aud glass ball shooting. 

 The New York Sun has this to say about a rehearsal which one of its 

 correspondents witnessed: "There is only one professional at work in 

 the bareback rehearsals, Miss Annie Oakley, the rifle shot, and she 

 is an amateur, too, so far as this work goes. She is a Mrs. Butler in 

 private life, and lives in a pretty Nutley cottage during the winters, 

 when she is not 'showing.' But the cause of charity easily brought 

 her from her comfortable winter's rest, and, after a'few visits to the 

 circus ring, where at first she intended only to do some rifle shooting, 

 She was affected by the prevailing craze for bareback riding, and soon 

 had invented a new act, wnich she wiil do in public for the first time on 

 the afternoon and evening of the 27th This act will combine bareback 

 riding and glass ball shooting, and is about as brilliant a piece of dar- 

 ing and nerve as can be imagined. Miss Oakley has long been an ex- 

 pert horsewomar., and as she has coolness and nerve, it took but a 

 short time for her to feel as much at home standing erect on the back 

 of a galloping horse as she has loog been in the saddle. When the Sun 

 man saw her she was tiptoeing on iier horse's back with perfect ease, 

 and soon afterwards accepted a bautering challenge to pick up a hat 

 from the ring. She came down on her horse astride, urged the animal 

 into a lively gallop, and just before she came to the hat swung over, 

 holding on, heaven and her muscles only know how, made a sweeping 

 reach with her arm, and regained h°r seat, waving the hat triumph- 

 antly aloft. A broad shield of boards has been built against the slop- 

 ing rafters of the building over the double entrance, and as Miss 

 Oakley passes this, standing on the bareback horse, glass balls are 

 thrown in the air by attendants between her aud the shield, and these 

 she breaks with bullets from her rifle as calmly as another breaks 

 hard-boiled eggs with a knife." 



We are in receipt of a handsomely piinted pamphlet giving the pro- 

 gramme for the first target shoot of the season of the Interstate Man- 

 ufacturers' and Dealers' Association, to be held at Exposition Park, 

 Pittsburgh, Pa., on April 18 and 19, under the auspices of the Pitts- 

 burgh Gun Club and Iroquois Rifle Club, who add $200 to the purses. 

 On the day preceding the opening of the tournament eveQts, there 

 will be a handicap event, 100 to 125 targets per man, $5 entry, under 

 the novelty rule, open to all comers. The tournament programme in 

 full is here given: April 18, Keystone target day: Event No. 1, 15 

 targets, Novelty rule, entrance $1.50; No. 2, 15 targets, known traps, 

 unknown angles, 551.50; No. 3, 20 targets. Novelty rule, $2. $15 added; 

 No. 4, 15 tagets, Novelty rule. $1.50, 10 added; No. 5, 20 targets, known 

 traps, unknown angles, $.2, $15 added; No. 6, 20 targets, Novelty rule, 

 $2, $15 added; No. 7, 15 targets, Novelty rule, $1,50, $10 added f No. 8, 

 15 targets, known traps, unknown angles. ©1.50, $15 added; No. 9, 20 

 target". Novelty rule, $2, $15 added; No. 10, 15 targets, Novelty ruK 

 $1.50, $10 added. April 19, bluerock target day: Event No. 1, 15 tar- 

 gets, Novelty rule, entrance $1.50; No. 2, 15 targets, known traps, un- 

 known angles, $1.50; No. 3, 20 targets, Novelty rule, $2, $15 added: No. 

 4, 15 targets, Novelty rule, $1.50, $10 added; No. 5, 20 targets, known 

 traps, unknown angles, §2, $15 added; No. 6, 20 targets, Novelty rule, 

 $2, 15 added; No. 7, 15 targets, Novelty rule, $1.50. $10 added; No. 8, 15 

 targets, known traps, unknown angles, $1.50, $10 added; No. 9, 20 tar- 

 gets, Novelty rule, $'i, $15 added; No. 10, 15 targets, Novelty rule, 

 $1 50, $10 added. The|shooters will make their headquarters at the 

 Hotel Anderson. Exposition Park may be reached by the Rebecca 

 street and Beaver avenue electric cars (red sign) at corner Sixth and 

 Liberty streets, Pittsburgh, or at hotel entrance and ride to Grant 

 avenue, Allegheny City, which is close to park gate. 



Sot Springs, Ark., March 30.— Will you kindly announce in your 

 columns that arrangements have been made whereby Mr. John Parker 

 Will manage the fourth annual tournament of the Arkansas State 

 Sportsmen's Association which will be held in Fort Smith, Ark., May 

 7, 8, 9 and 10. Mr. Parker is so well known all over the country as a 

 successful tournament manager and trap shot that it is wholly un- 

 necessary for me to say anything about him. The programmes will 

 be ready for mailing about April 10, and any one desiring a copy can 

 secure it by addressing Mr. Joe P. Matthews at Fort Smith. We bave 

 everything In readiness and expect to give one of the best tournaments 

 of the season, and already have been assured that such well known 

 trap-shots as Elliott, Collenberger. Rexroat, Bennet, Conner, Prender- 

 gast and Haggerty (the last two from St. Louis), together with many 

 others well known to the shooting world, will be in attendance, which 

 means much.— Jno. J. Sumpter, Jr., Sec'y. 



H, A. Penrrse is laying out grounds for the newly organized Thames 

 Gun Club, between Ocean avenue and the Boulevard. These grounds 

 will be in condition for the big tournaments this sunjmer, and will be 

 among the finest in the country, both as regards natural advan- 

 tages and scenery. The grounds comprise twenty acres in that part 

 of New London especially devoted to fashionable summer residences, 

 are well graded and have nothing to interfere with a perfect view of 

 the targets, Electric cars run along the Boulevard at one side of the 

 grounds, and Ocean avenue on the other side is a favorite drive. A 

 commodious club house will be erected near the latter street. From 

 the grounds a fine view is had of the Thames Kiver and Long Island 

 Sound, Fisher's Island and the ocean beyond. 



The following scores were made at the March medal shoot of the 

 Kansas City Gun Club: 



G B Carter 2112211212-10 J B Burrill 1121121112— 9 



Dr Longfellow .2112110132— 9 M Juengling 2101010010— 4 



J H Hubbard 2020102022— 6 D S Gordon 1112010211— 8 



E Fowler 0211101212— 8 MGHeim 1010211110- 7 



F J Smith 1101022122— 8 JUnderwood 0020111012— 6 



Lee Ross , 122111001]— 8 E F Fletcher 2102110101— 7 



WS Hallowed 0100121110- 6 J Callahan 1010111000— 5 



Geo Youinans, 1111222100— 8 



Albany, N. Y., March 24.— At the annual meeting of the Forester 

 Gun Club of this city the following officers were elected to serve for 

 the ensuing year: Hon. Lansing Hotaling, President; Gen. Nathaniel 

 Wales, Vice-President; Horace B. Derby /Secretary ; Elwood W.Vine, 

 Treasurer; Frank C. Herrick, Harry A'. Vanderpo'el and George Lan- 

 sing, Directors. This club was organized May 6, 1879, and has a lim- 

 ited membership of twenty-five. The shooting grounds and lodge are 

 at Garbranee's Station, on the line of the Albany & Troy electric rail- 

 way. — Horace B. Derby. 



The sportsmen of Colorado will hold a convention at Salida, on May 

 7, 8 and 9, for the purpose of organizing a State Association for the 

 protection of fish and game and in order to afford them entertainment 

 and make their visit pleasant, there will be a tournament on the above 

 dates under the sole management of the Salida Gun Club, which will 

 add money to each event. A reduced rate of one and one-fifth fare 

 for the round trip to Salida and return, has been granted by the D & 

 R. railroad. Full programmes will be published at an early date. 



Those who care to post themselves on the rules regulating the live 

 bird and target shooting under the direction of the Interstate Manu- 

 facturers' and Dealers' Association should send for a copy of a clev- 

 erly arranged and very neatly printed book, published gratis. The 

 book is of a convenient size for the vest pocket. Besides the rules, it 

 contains a very valuable artice in re the organization of a new gun 

 club and a blank form of constitution and by-laws. Copies may be 

 had by addressing Justus von Lergerke, 8 Murray street, New York, 

 or Elmer E. Shaner, 122 Diamond Market, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



A well-attended shoot at 15 live birds, $15 entry, handicap rises, 

 took place at Marion on March 29. the result being as follows: C. 

 Smith (29) 15, F. Van Dyke (30) 14, F. P. Class (31) 14, J. A, R. Elliott 

 (33) 13. E. M. Cooper (30) 13, M. F. Lindsley (30) 13, R. Heikes (31) 13, 

 R. Roche (28) 13 C. Zwiriein (27) 13, E. D. Miller (30)13. Howes (28) 

 13, Vvhite (28) 12, Hall (27) 13, Woods (23) 13, Cyrus (29) 12, W. F. 

 Quimby (30) 12, W. G. Hollis (28) 12, Ward (29), Rothaker (27) and 

 Kearns (26) withdrew. 



The Tuxedo annual sweepstakes will be shot on Friday and Satur- 

 day, April 13 and 14, at Tuxedo. The conditions are 100 birds, $100, 

 70 per cent, to the winner, 30 per cent, to second, 50 birds each day, 

 $25 forfeit, entries to close April 5, 30yds. rise and 50yds. boundary. 

 This is open to Westminster Kennel Club, Country Club, Philadelphia 

 Gun Club, Riverton Gun Club, Valley Gun Club, Carteret Gun Club 

 and Washington Park Club, Chicago. Shooting will begin on the ar- 

 rival of the 9:10 train from the foot of Twenty-third street. 



L. S. Thompson is the first entry for the Hollywood Futurity, which 

 is to be held at Hollywood on June 30. It is a 25 bird handicap rise, 

 ties at 5 birds, entrance $50, play or pay, or only $25 if declared out by 

 June 15; 60 per cent and cup to the winner, 30 per cent, to the second 

 and 10 per cent to third, shooting to commence 11:30 A. M., entries 

 close May 15. 



Some great sport at the traps will be seen at Woodlawn Park on 

 April 13, the weather permitting. Walter F. Sykes, the New Utrecht 

 Club's energetic and hustling captain, is arranging for two events at 

 25 live birds each, to be shot on that day, and open only to members 

 of the New Utrecht, Riverton. Larchmont and Carteret gun clubs. 

 The grounds are now in perfect condition, and everything points to a 

 great day of sport. 



The first of the series of 50-bird races between Charles Smith of 

 Plainfield and T. W. Morfey of Paterson will be shot at Willard's Park 

 on April 12, and a hotly contested race is looked for. The chances, 

 however, should be slightly in favor of Morfey. The conditions will 

 be 50 live birds each, $50 a side, Hurhngham rules except 50yds. bound- 

 ary. There will be plenty of birds for sweepstake events before and 

 after the main event. 



At the annual meeting of the Winchester (Va.) Gun Association, held 

 March 14, 1894, the following officers were elected for the coming year: 

 Wm. A. Alexander, President; Edward E. Stone, Vice-President; P. 

 W, Miller, Secretary; George W. Haddox, Treasurer; J. P. Ha'dox, 

 F\ B. R. Anderson and Albert Worthington, Board of Directors; Team 

 Captains, P. W. MiUer and A. M. Zirkle. P. W. Miller, Sec'y. 



The Nutley Rod aud Gun Club and the Yanticaw Gun Club shot a 

 team match on March 31 on the grounds of the former club. Each 

 man shot at 25 targets aud the results were: Yanticaw— Ward 11, 

 DeWolfe 11, Tilton 9, Cooke 7, Conduit 12; total 50. Nutley— Richard- 

 son 9, Stager 2, S. Cockefair 14, Davis 11, T. H. Cockefair 4; total 40. 



A two-man team race at 25 bluerock targets per man, for $20 a side, 

 took place at Class's Morristown grounds on March 29, the result being 



On March 24 1 he Oxford (Pa ) Gun Club and the Bartville Gun Club 

 shot a team match at the former place, each team shooting at 200 

 targets. Bartville won with 124 breaks to Oxford's 103. The visitors 

 were entertained with a dinner in the evening. 



On April 10 three members of the West Newburgh (N. Y.) Rifle and 

 Gun Association will shoot a match on the club grounds, and there 

 will also be a live bird and target match between a club member and a 

 well-known shot of Hartford, Conn. 



The Tnames Gun Club of New London, Conn., elected the following 

 officers on March 20: President, John G. Crump; Vice-President, 

 Walter Cady; Secretary, Jas. W. Clinton; Treasurer, W. S. Chappell; 

 H. A. Penrose, Captain. 



Some months ago we were informed by "Billy" Summerson, of 

 Staunton, Va , that his club was thinking of holding a big tournament 

 this spring, but up to date no further information has been received. 



A ten-bird match for $100 a side took place at Mountain Top, near 

 Hazleton, Pa., on March 24 between Geo. Lafferty of Silver Brook and 

 P. F. Herron of Hazleton. Herron kdled 8 to Lafferty's 4. 



The South Side Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., will hold a tournament 

 on its grounds on April 25 and 28. On the second day will be held the 

 team contest of the New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League. 



The Standard Keystone Target Company, whose factory is located 

 near picturesque Fort Trumbull, overlooking New London Harbor, is 

 running night and day to keep up with orders. 



The monthly shoot of the Newark Gun Club will be held at Erb's 

 Bloomfield avenue grounds, on April 12. There will be a number of 

 open sweepstakes in addition to the club shoot. 



The April shoot of the Connecticut State League will be held on the 

 grounds of the Colt Hammerless Gun Club, of Hartford, on a date to 

 be named. 



Baltimore will attract all the cracks next week. 



C. H. Townsend. 



Fremont Gun Club. 



Matches shot March 7 and 16, American Shooting Association rules- 



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