ApstL 31, 1894.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Dominion Off-Hand Rifle Association. 



Parry Sookd, April 13.— Editor Forest and Stream: I herewith 

 incloBe the scores, for publication, made by the Dominion Off-Hand 

 Rifle Association over their club ranges on the 7th inst. 



King City Team. Barrie Team 



100 200 100 200 



yds. yds. Total. yds. yds. Total. 



A Carley 45 48 93 T Dodds, Jr 47 49 96 



JWCrossley 47 42 89 W H Johnson.... 47 44 91 



Dr Nor maA 48 40 88 W H Myers 48 46 89 



E Braund 49 37 86 W J Johnson 40 43 83 



WJGrossley..... 47 34 81 J Coffey 43 85' t8 . 



280 201 437 

 Scarboro Team. 



W A Kennedy .... 42 41 83 



J 15 Elliott 44 81 75 



SRuunie 44 43 87 



A MePherson 83 33 66 



J C Clark., 36 20 56 



220 217 437 

 Bradford Team. 



H E McKee 48 45 



A Nielly 48 



D Kielly 43 



JDoolittle 40 



GTinimons 31 



48 91 



41 



43 



25 



199 168 

 Midland Team. 



ft O Stokes 47 38 



W Stafford 45 89 



G Strathern 40 4' 



ISoden 38 36 



OH Stokes 42 



31 



. g. Sis ,185 397 

 Bradford, Second Team. 



J C Niellv 47 41 88 



J A Nielly 48 41 89 



H Parker 46 9 85 



WProbert 39 30 69 



A McWilliams. ... 35 12 47 





216 



163 



378 



Parry Sound, 



.Second Team. 





40 



21 



61 



G White 



46 



36 



82 



T Newburn 



40 



20 



60 



J McClelland.... 



.. 43 



20 



63 







28 



66 





207 



125 



332 



Clarksburg Team. 





WL Goldsmith. 



. 44 



40 



84 



R ALougbead.. 



. 38 



39 



77 





36 



40 



76 





41 



28 



69 



CWHartman... 



. 37 



23 



60 





196 



170 



366 



220 197 417 

 Orillia Team. 



W W Wood 42 48 85 



H Rogs 46 46 93 



W Paine. 36 38 71 



W Hammond.. S"8 44 82 



A Jamiesoh ...... 86 35 71 



199 202 407 

 Parry Sound. First Team. 



TWHuff 44 35 79 



jMorrish 38 39 77 



W F Thompson. . , 44 28 72 



J R Leggatt 46 23 69 



G Richardson .... 32 36 68 



204 161 365 

 Wausaukasene Team. 



DFMacdonald... 46 88 84 



RW George 35 80 65 



F Laurie 37 21 58 



E Taylor 29 27 56 



S B Purvis 23 21 44 



170 137 307 

 Bradford, Third Team. 

 (Three-men Team.) 



R Nielly 40 28 68 



S Nielly 43 21 64 



A Goldsmith 28 24 52 



111 73 184 

 D. F. Macdonald. 



Zettler Rifle Club. 



There were only eight members of the Zettler Club present on Tues- 

 day night of last week to participate in the competition for the 

 champion medal and the club prizes. Ross lead the group for the best 

 Score for the medal, making 248, R. Busse was second with 244, In 

 shooting for the best 10 shot score, 5 entries, Henry Holges came first 

 with 249; Ross second with 248, and Engel third with 247. Scores: 

 Championship target: F. C. Ross 248, R. Busse 244, M. B. Engel 243, 



C. G. Zettler 243, B. Walther 243, H. D. Muller 238, B. Zettler 239, H. 

 Holges 238. Best 10 shot score. 5 entries: H. Holges 249, F. C. Ross 

 248; M. B. Engel 247, C. G. Zettler 245, R. Busse 244, B. Walther 243, H. 



D. MUllef 242, B. Zettler 241. ^^^^ 



Mi*. Montgomery Scores. 



Owensville, Ind., April 18 —James Montgomery made the followin; 

 scores to-day, 200yds., off-hand, German ring target, with Ballar 

 Schuetzen .32-40-185, grooved bullet: 



James Montgomery 98 21 23 25 19 19 22 25 23 20-219 



22 23 20 % 24 20 23 25 21 22—220 

 24 19 23 17 22 20 18 20 18 24—205 

 20 20 22 22 33 19 24 23 22 24—219 



23 20 24 23 20 20 23 38 22 20—218—1181 



Schlicht Rifle Club. 



At the weekly shoot of the Schlicht Club, April 9, twenty-one mem- 

 bers were present to compete for the class medals. Geo. Dorr won the 

 champion medal, Jacob Diehl the first class, Aug. Meyer the second 

 class, and Chas. Meyer the third class. The scores are appended: 

 Geo. Schlicht 241, Geo. Lauterberger 221, Geo. J. Geohrig 224, Peter 

 Man 221, Geo. Richert 228, Gus Scholp 225, M. Dans 229, M. Sifibel 222. 

 F. Lambrix 227, W. Schlicht 215, Aug. Meyer 331, Gus Tribant 220, Chas. 

 Meyer 230, L. Dorr 224. Geo. Dorr 241, C. Schlicht 220, Capt. Bellenthine 

 223, Jas. Schlicht 226, Jas. Diehl 226, A. Deubline218, J. Diedrick218. 



Greenville Rifle Club. 



At the weekly shoot of the Greenville Club on Friday night 18 mem- 

 bets were preBeht to participate In the competition for the class 

 prizes. The scores ate appended: Agneau 284, Collins 233, E. Wuestner 

 307, Huelsen 225, F. Wuestner 205, Spahn 228, C. Boag 219, Dodds 226, 

 Scheeline 237, Lutz 232, Dorrler 240, Daniels 209. Robidoux 234, Purkess 

 233, Graef 220, Becker 228, Charlock 219. 



Heidenreich Rifle Club. 



New York, April 15.— Scores shot at our 100ft. range: Horn 241, 

 Steckel 238, Goodman 236, Kaufman 227, Heidenreich 225, Koch 234, 

 Bogner 212, May 201, Busch 226. Wm. May, Sec'y. 



&r*$-&haatmg. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send In notice like the following! 



FIXTURES. 



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



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

 ment, at Rochester. 



April 36 26.— Opening tournament Michigan State Trap-Shooters' 

 League, at Mason, Mich., under management, of George Searl. S. A. 

 Howes, Sec'y. 



April 25.— Southport (Ind.) Gun Club tournament. 



April 25-26.— South Side Gun Club tournament, at empire targets; 

 second day, team race of New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League. Grounds 

 near Emmett street station of Pennsylvania R. R , Newark. N. J. 



April 30-May 1.— Independent Gun Club tournament, at Cincinnati, 

 0. ; first day at targets, second day at live birds. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 

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



After the team match at Dexter Park, April 9, a hotly contested 

 match at 15 birds each for $25 a side, took place betweeu Rollo Heikes 

 and Arthur Schleman. of Tampa Bay, Fla. Each stood at the 28yd. 

 mark, Heikes using a Winchester and Schleman a Greener. The birds 

 were a good lot, some of them being particularly fast and tricky. 

 Schleman's fourth was an awfully fast left-quartering driver which 

 was scratched by the first and hit hard with the second but managed 

 to get over the fence, His seventh, ninth and thirteenth were of the 

 zig-zagging order, the first two being killed with finely judged seconds. 

 The thirteenth was stopped on a turn with a quick first. Heikes, in- 

 stead of shooting a quick first and depending upon his second as he 

 had in the team race, used his first in a deliberate manner, the result 

 being a clean score and some excellent stops. His second, eighth and 

 eleventh were rattlers but went to grass though at long range. His 

 prettiest shot was on his fourteenth bird, a low flying twister which 

 had plenty of speed but was stopped by a good second at long range. 

 The scores were as follows: 



Schleman 2 11.1221211211 1-14 



Heikes 1 1111111211112 1-15 



Mr. Schleman who shoots under the nom de guerre ot "Tampa," is 

 the chief guide of the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Hotel, and while he has been 

 at field shooting since his boyhood days, he claims never to have shot 



over a trap previous to coming to Dexter Park. To see him shoot, 

 however, one would judge him to be a veteran at the sport. He holds 

 his gun in the old Hurlingham style with the butt below the armpit, 

 but gets it to his shoulder with wonderful celerity after calling "pull." 

 He states that an aggregate of over 4,500 quail were killed last season 

 by the various parties for whom he acted as guide. 



Everything points to a successful carrying out of the tournament 

 to be held at Newark, N. J., on April 25 and 36, under the auspices of 

 the South Side Gun Club. The events will be open to all and there will 

 be no postponement on account of weather. Targets two cents each. 

 In 10-target events, three moneys; 15-target events, four moneys and 

 in 20-target events, five moneys. All ties will be divided. There will 

 be plenty of wholesome lunch on the ground. The team contest of 

 New Jersey Trap Shooters' League will be shot at 2 P. M. on the 

 second day. The governing committee, W. R, Hobart and I. H. Terrill, 

 have published the following unique programme which will obtain on 

 both days. Ten singles, known angles (to warm your gun), entrance 

 50 cents; 10 singles, unknown angles (to see how you can shoot), 

 81; 15 singles, known angles (for the boys), SI 50; 15 singles, 

 unknown angles (for the men), $1.50; 10 singles, expert rules (for the 

 cracks), SI. 50; 20 singles, known angles (for the boodle), 82; 10 

 singles, unknown angles (for your nerves), 81; 10 singles, known 

 angles (for all to come in)gl; 20 singles, unknown angles (for hard 

 knocks), 83; 10 singles, known angles (for the same old thing), $1; 10 

 singles, unknown traps and angles (Parker system), $1; 15 singles, 

 known angles (all hands around), $1.50; 10 singles, expert rules 

 (to suit some), $1; 15 singles, known angles (to suit all), 81-50; 10 

 singles, unknown angles (to keep it up). $1; 10 singles, known angles 

 (for a wind up), 81. Note.— Two of above events will be omitted if 

 necessary on second day, to make room for team contest of New 

 Jersey Trap Shooters' League. 



The last shoot of the season of the Coney Island Rod and Gun Club 

 was held at Woodlawn Park, Gravesend, on April 11, In a blinding 

 snowstorm. Five members shot at 7 birds each, club handicap. C. 

 Detlefsen was the winner of the Plate diamond badge for the present 

 month and the first cash prize; C. Plate took the second prize, Dr. 

 Van Ord third and H. McLaughlin fourth. The scores: C. Detlefsen 

 (27yds.) 7, C. Plate (27) 6, F. McLaughlin (25) 6, Dr. Van Ord (29) 5, 

 Hugh McLaughlin (25) 4, After the shoot a meeting was held to 

 make arrangements for next season's shooting, as the grounds at 

 Woodlawn will be used exclusively by the New Utrecht Rod and Gun 

 Club. A committee consisting of F. Pfaender, 0. Plate and J. C. De 

 Fraine were appointed to select new grounds, which will probably be 

 at Dexter Park. At the club dinner and the annual meeting for elect- 

 ing officers, to he held next month, the Plate diamond badge, the 

 Courtney 8100 trophy, and the rod and reel prizes will be awarded to 

 the several winners. F Pfaender is a sure winner of the diamond 

 badge, having captured it four times during the season. 



The executive committee of the Kansas State Sportsmen's Associa- 

 tion has changed the dates for the fifth annual tournament of the 

 Association, from June 5, 6 and 7 to June 12, 13 and 14. The change 

 is made for the reason that the Republican State Convention which 

 meets in Topeka, will be held on the same dates originally chosen for 

 the State tournament. Conservative estimates place the number of 

 persons who will attend the convention from out of the city at 3,000, 

 and while Topeka has excellent hotel facilities, the number given is 

 largely in excess of their capacity, and a large percentage of the 

 crowd will have to put up with very uncomfortable sleeping accom- 

 modations. The committee is anxious that every sportsman who 

 attends the annual tournament be made as comfortable as possible, 

 and while loth to make any change in the dates, it considers the reason 

 given sufficient to warrant it. J. C. Clark, Sec'y. 



The monthly medal shoot of the O. K. Gun Club, of Kansas City, 

 took place on April 3, with a good lot of birds and pleasant weather. 

 Each man shot at 10 live birds for the class medal. Keene won the 

 class A medal on a clean score, Bennett withdrawing while Gordon 

 got the medal in B class, Everingham forfeiting. The scores were as 

 here shown: 



Everingham 2121121310- 9 Stewart 2222022011— 8 



Hickman 0121212221— 9 Cogswell 0220111110- 7 



Hall 2110111111- 9 Smith 1011011222- 8 



Keene 2222222222—10 Gordon 2202121112 — 9 



George Carter 1200121101— 7 Dan Quinn 1222211100—8 



Jones 0202211220- 7 Hubbard 0101022120- 6 



Preston ..0101122012— 7 Bennett 2211211211—10 



Thomson 1102000121— 6 Charles Ross 0222110122— 8 



Burrell 2211022222— 9 Earhardt 2122021010— 7 



Weir City, Kansas, has a gun club which holds the record of being 

 one of the liveliest in the State, or in fact in that section. It has about 

 35 members, all business men, and every one an active shooter; some 

 of them being remarkably strong at either targets or live birds. The 

 club now holds the "Owl" trophy, the emblem for the best fpam of 

 three men in the Owl Association of Southwestern Missouri and South- 

 eastern Kansas, having won the trophy in 1892 and 1893. The next 

 Owl tournament, the eighth annual, will be held at Springfield, Mo., on 

 May 15, 16 and 17, and the Weir City team inteuds to make another 

 effort to win the trophy. The Owl tournaments are usually better at- 

 tended than either the Missouri or Kansas State shoots. The officers 

 of the Weir City Gun Club are: E. R Franks, President; J. I. Morris- 

 son, Vice-President; J. N. Kirk, Treasurer, and W. W. Mcllhany, Sec- 

 retary. 



An intercity match at live pigeons, one that is likely to attract a big 

 crowd of interested spectators from two cities, will take place at tbe 

 Morristown Driving Park on Tuesday, April 24, beginning at 1 P.M. 

 The contest will be between teams from the l'aterson Gun Club and 

 the Morristown Gun Club. Each club will put in a team of five or 

 seven men, and each man will shoot at 10 live birds, the consideration 

 being $50 a team, the losing team to pay for the birds. Each club has 

 named five men, the others to be named on the day of the match if 

 seven men to a team is decided upon. The men who will uphold the 

 honor of Morristown are Frank P. Class, John Riggott, John Tim- 

 mins, John Leonard and S. R. Young. Paterson's prestige will be 

 ably upheld bv T. W. Morfey, Eddy Morgan, T. C. Wright, J. R, Boyd 

 and Henry Wolf. There is little, if any, choice between the merits of 

 the above teams, and the contest should be a close one throughout. 



Winslow, A, T., April 2.— Yesterday was a big day in Winslow. The 

 town was crowded to its utmost capacity. The following is exact 

 data of the shooting contest: No 1. 20 clay pigeons: Frank Moore 19, 

 R. J. Kruse 16, C. Henry, Doc Bledsoe and Frank Gibson 15 each. No. 

 2, 10 live birds: Frank Moore 10, R. J. Kruse, Mr. Henry and Frank 

 Gibson 8 each, Bledsoe 7. No. 3, 10 clay pigeons: Moore and Gibson 9, 

 McCarthy, Kruse and Bledsoe 8. Henry 7. No. 4, 15 clay pigeons: 

 Bledsoe and Gibson 13, Moore 12, Kruse 11. No. 6, 8 live birds: Moore, 

 Bauerbach and Kruse 6, Henry and Bledsoe 5, Howe 4. No. 7, 10 clay 

 pigeons: Bauerbach 10, Bledsoe 6, Moore 2. No. 8, 10 clay pigeons: 

 Howe 10, Bledsoe, Bauerbach and Moore 9, Kruse 8. No. 9, 10 clay 

 pigeons: Moore and Bauerbach 9, Howe, Kruse and Bledsoe 8, Gibson 

 and Henry 6. The fifth event was a novice shoot. Red Cloud won 

 the horse race and $5,000 changed hands. 



Weir City, Kan., April 7.— Below find score in live bird match 

 between Joseph Wilkinson, Jr., of the Weir City Gun Club, and 

 Joseph Conway, of the Cherokee Gun Club. The match was at 10 

 single live birds, use of one barrel, 28yds. rise, 50yds. boundary, for 

 $50 a side. The birds were a good lot and flew well. Conway scored 

 3 dead out of bounds, so his shooting was not quite as bad as tbe 

 score would indicate. Weir City boys won considerable money on the 

 result. Wilkinson shot a fine score and many of his kills were 

 remarkable. Score: 



Wilkinson 1111111111—10 Conway ll»l«0»100-4 



Mamaluke. 



There will be an all-day tournament on the grounds of the Union 

 Gun Club, of Springfield, N. J., on May 30, and beside the programme 

 of open to all events there will be two team matches between the 

 Union and Maplewood Gun Club. The first will be for teams of five 

 men each at 10 lives birds per man, under association rules; the second 

 for ten men teams at 25 Keystone targets per man. These will be the 

 third of a series of five contests of each kind to be shot between these 

 clubs. Each club has previously won one of each of the team races 

 and this fact will lend additional zest to the Decoration Day affairs. 



Kansas City, Mo., April 10.— The Metropolis Gun Club, of Kansas 

 City, Kansas, held its annual election of officers last evening, when 

 Newton Smock was elected President; W. J. Wright, Vice-President; 

 A. W. Peck, Secretary; W T ill Arends, Treasurer; and J. W. Mount, 

 Manager; George A. Fowler, Jr,, and U. S. Epperson were elected 

 honorary members of the club. The club has secured grounds on the 

 river front north of the Fowler packing plant, and improvements are 

 being made preparatory to the opening club shoot on Tuesday, April 



A. W. Peok, Sec'y. 



A series of five 10-target events wer6 shot on the grounds of the 

 Walsrode Gun Club in Newark last week, the results being: 



Cook 4 6 5 7 5 Schaefer 6 6 8 6 7 



Reinhardt 66S76 Sieber 0 0 0 1 0 



Baar 7 8 8 7 8 Cooper 6 5 6 



Farley 5 4 5 3 6 Alexander 566 



Chas. Woolmington and A, Johnson shot a 50 bird match at Sulli- 

 van's Park, Guttenburg, on April 11, the stake being S200 a side. The 

 birds were a good lot and Woolmington pulled out a winner by a 

 score of 41 to 40. In a 20 bird sweep which followed, $10 entry, there 

 were five contestants, Collins winning with a score of 17. 



At the shoot for the Fay diamond medal at San Francisco, on April 

 7, Chick and Fay tied, each making a clean score of 20 kills. On the 

 shoot-off at 10 birds they again tied on straight scores. At 5 birds 

 each Fay lost 3, while Chick killed 4 and won the medal 



One of the most attractive features of the Interstate shoot to be' 

 held in Chicago, May 17, 18 and 19, will be a contest between teams of 

 10 men each captained by Justus von Lengerke, of New York, and A. 

 M. Hoffman, of Chicago, 10 men per team, 50 live birds per man, for 

 81,000 a side, 



The new Thames Gun Club grounds in New London, Conn., are 

 about completed. Several one-day tournaments will be given during 

 the season in addition to the four days' annual affair of the Standard 

 Keystone Company which is expected to eclipse any of their previous 

 efforts. 



At the weekly shoot of the Orange (N. J.) Rod and Gun Club, on 

 April 14. each man shot at 25 targets, the scores being 0. C. Young Iff, 

 T. Llppe 13, L Young 13, W. W. Adams 11, C. HanwoodlO, G, Mcintosh? 

 9, J. Jacobus 8, and C. Speer 8. 



At the annual meeting of the Red Hook (N. Y.) Gun Club, held ApriS 

 4 the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, 

 George H. Cramer; Secretary, Robert J. Carroll: Treasurer, John W,. 

 Bain. 



The Endeavor Gun Club, of Jersey City Heights, will hold their an- 

 nual shoot at Marion on Sept, 3. The secretary is Mr. E. Holhster, No. 

 496 Pavonia avenue, Jersey City Heights. 



The Peekskill Gun Club tournament will take place week after next 

 and a big attendance is anticipated. The first two days will be devoted 

 to targets and the third day to live birds. 



Harvey McMurchy. of Fulton, N. Y., took part in the California 

 State shoot, and on the first day got first money in an event at 15 live 

 birds, killing straight. 



The usual "Third Saturday shoot," open to all of the South Side 

 Gun Club, of Newark, will be held to-day and everybody will be ac- 

 corded a welcome. 



The Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association will hold! 

 tournaments at Charleston and Greensboro, N. C, this fall, on dates 

 not yet fixed. 



The Standard Gun Club, of Baltimore. Md., claims July 16. 17 and? 

 18 as the dates for its annual tournament. The club will add $150 to 

 the purses. 



On April 10 Chas. Gottert and G. H. Fueschel shot a 15 bird match 

 at Farmingdale, L. I., for $25 a side. Fueschel won, killing 5 to Got- 

 tert's 4. 



W. R. Hobart, Ferd. Van Dyke and Justus von Lengerke left New 

 York on Monday evening to attend the Interstate shoot at Pitts- 

 burgh. 



April 25 and 26 are the dates for the South Side Gun Club tourna- 

 ment, and Newark is the place. 



There will be no big tournament with fat money additions at Wash- 

 ington, D. C . this season. 



C. H. Townsend. 



Massachusetts Shooting 1 Association. 



The Massachusetts State Shooting Association held its seventh 

 shoot of the season on the grounds of the Lynn Fish and Game Pro- 

 tective Association on April 10. The results of the various contests 

 were as follows: 



No. 1, 6 targets, 3 traps: 



Snow 4 Gale 



Davis 6 LeRoy .... 



Mascroft 6 Wheeler 



No. 2, 10 targets, unknown angles: 

 Davis 7 Forehand 



Wheeler 8 Mai 



No. 3, 3 pairs of targets: 

 Snow .8 For 



No. 4, 10 targets, known angles: 

 Snow 9 Forehand.. 







6 



5 





1 



5 







.5 







8 





9 



4 





7 



9 





7 



3 













3 





0 



5 

 1 



6 





5 



,9 



7 





4 



.9 

 8 



Bowker 



8 





LeRoy 



. 4 



1 





6 



3 







3 







Mascroft 8 Gale 



Thurber 10 Martin 



No. 5, 7 targets, unknown angles: 



Snow 5 Forehand... 



Davis ...7 Dailey 



Mascroft 3 Gale 



Wheeler 5 Martin 



No. 6, grand championship contest for the team gold badge of the 

 association. 10 targets, open to any number of teams of three men 

 each belonging to the association, *> ntrance free, optional sweepstakes: 

 Massachusetts Rifle Association. Worcester Sporting Club. 



Snow 1101111100—7 Mascroft 1011101011—7 



Bowker 1011111101-8 Forehand 1010100101 -5 



Wheeler. . . 1011011111-8-23 Davis 1111111010-8-20 



Lynn Fish and Game Club. 



Hastings 0110011110—6 Forbes 0111011011-7-20 



Martin 1111111000-7 . _ ' , . . M 



No. 7, grand championship contest for the individual challenge gold 

 badge of the association, 20 targets, entrance free, optional sweep- 



Dafify 01000011111011111011—13 Martin 01110U 111101111 1111— 17 



Gale" 01111101110101110110-14 Wadsw'th. 01011111001100101010-11 



Davis' 10000111011111100101—12 Hastings. ..11100100010100101000 - 8 



Mascroft 01111110111111111011—17 LeRoy 11100111001110101101—13 



Wheeler 11111001101111110111—16 Ulman ... .11111011101110111111— 17 



bowker . 01111111111011111000-15 FairehUd. .01011101000111010101— 11 

 Forehand. .111010110001010111111—13 

 No. 8, individual subscription match, 7 targets, straight away, 25yds. 



Davis 6 Wheeler 6 Mascroft 6 



Dailey 5 LeRoy 7 Bowker 6 



Snow 5 Gate 4 Wadsworth 4 



Forehand " 



Montana State Sportsmen's Association. 



Helena, Mont., April 10.— The initial and organization convention of 

 the Montana State Sportsmen's Association was held at Butte last Sat r 

 urday. The Association bids fair to be strong. The officers chosen 

 were: J. F. Cowan, of Butte, President; A. J. Fisk, Helena, Vice- 

 President; C. A. Tuttle. Anaconda. Secretary-Treasurer. Board of 

 Directors are Dr. T. H. Pleasant, Helena; J. M. Stewart, Butte; J. 

 Tuohy, Anaconda. These officers hold till the convention in June. A 

 verv full representation of the desirable clubs of the State is assured. 

 J E. Hocgh. 



Further details are given by the Helena Independent: "The Mon- 

 tana State Sportsmen's Association, which met at Butte on Saturday, 

 April 17, decided to hold an annual State tournament which will be 

 passed around among the different cities each year. The tournament 

 will run for three days, and the three principal events for which State 

 trophies will be put up are the individual championship at bluerocks 

 and individual championship at live birds and team championship at 

 bluerocks. All three of these championship trophies will belong per- 

 manently to the Association and cannot become the property of any 

 one man no matter how often he may win them. The individual 

 championship shoot at inanimate targets will be at 100 bluerocks at 

 known traps and angles. The entrance of $10 and 60 per cent, of the 

 entrance monev goes to winner of the trophy of the previous year. 



The medal now held by Robert Rogers, of Missoula, will become the 

 State trophy for this shoot. This medal, which was put up four years 

 ago was first won by A. J. Fisk, of Helena, with 89 out of a possible 

 100;' next by John F. Cowan, of Butte, with 92; next by J. D. Finn, of 

 Livingston, with S3; next by W. F. Sheard, of Livingston with 92, and 

 the last time by Mr. Rogers, 92. The hardest shooting was done in the 

 second contest. Out of 12 entries there were 4 men who made scores 

 of 91, and Mr. Cowan had to hit the last bird, which the others had 

 missed, to win the medal. 



The shoot for the live bird individual championship will be at 15 

 birds. The entrance fee will be $10 and the cost of birds extra. Ties 

 will be Bhot off at. 5 birds. Sixty per cent, of the entrance money for 

 the first year will be devoted for the purchase of a suitable champion- 

 ship medal. Each succeeding year the entrance money will be divided 

 as follows: Sixty per cent, to the winner, 25 to the second and 15 to 

 the third. The championship team shoot will be at 50 bluerocks to 

 each man. Three men from one club shall constitute a team and any 

 one club may enter more thau one team. The entrance fee will be $10 

 a team, which will include tbe cost of the birds The first prize will 

 be the State championship cup, which is to be provided, and the second 

 prize the balance of the entrance money after deducting the cost of 

 the birds, which will go to the man making the highest individual 

 score. It is possible that the elegant and costly champiohship cup 

 which is now owned by the Butte Rod and Gun Club may be put up as 

 the State trophy if the club will agree to it. If not, the Helena Club's 

 cup will be used. The tournament will be held June 14, 15 and 16. 



The annual meeting will be held on the first day of the tournament, 

 and steps will then be taken toward securing legislation which will in- 

 sure a more rigid and general enforcement of existing game laws and 

 the better protection of game. 



