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FOREST AND STREAM. 



|May 26, 1894, 



Dominion Off-Hand. 



The Dominion Off -Hand Rifle Association held their fifth match of 

 the season on the 4th and 5th inst.. and the following are the scores 

 made by the teams of the several affiliated clubs: 

 King City Team. 



100yds. 200yds. 



JWCrossby 10 8 10 10 9-47 7 8 10 10 10—45—92 



E Braund 9 7 9 10 10-45 9 8 9 10 10-46-91 



ACarley 10 8 8 8 9-43 8 10 10 19 7—45-88 



Dr Norman 10 10 8 8 8-44 10 10 5 10 8—43—87 



WJRoss 9 9 9 10 10-47 8 7 7 8 5-35-82 



226 214 440 



Midland Team. 



R O Stokes 10 6 9 9 10-44 9 10 9 10 8-46-90 



Wm Stafford 8 10 R 10 5—41 10 6 10 10 4-40-81 



J TIndall 7 8 8 9 10-42 9 6 10 4 6—35-77 



G Strathern 8 10 9 8 6-41 10 5 8 6 6-35-76 



G H Stokes 7 8 10 4 9—38 5 10 10 3 3—31—69 



206 187 393 



Barrie Team. 



Tbos Dodds R 9 9 7 10-43 10 10 10 10 9—49—92 



T Price 10 10 5 9 9-43 8 8 10 8 8-42-85 



J Coffey 4 6 10 10 9-39 10 10 3 6 6-35-74 



WHMohnson 10 7 10 8 10-45 7 8 8 9 10-42-87 



ThosJH Myers 10 9 9 9 9—46 9 10 10 10 10-49—95 



216 217 433 

 Bradford First Team. 



A Nielly 9 9 10 9 9—46 10 7 10 8 10-45—91 



Jas Nielly 8 7 9 9 10-43 10 10 6 10 9-45-88 



HEMcKee 9 9 10 10 5-43 10 10 10 10 4-44-87 



K Parker 9 9 10 6 10—44 10 3 10 6 6—35-79 



JIG Nielly 10 8 9 8 10-45 10 10 10 0 4-34—79 



221 203 424 

 Bradford, Second Team. 



GTimmons 10 10 9 9 8—46 10 10 10 10 6-46—92 



J Doolittle 8 8 10 10 9-45 9 6 3 9 10-37—82 



J Milly 8 8 10 8 8-42 3 10 10 8 6-38—80 



R Milly 4 10 10 9 9—42 5 10 10 2 9—36—78 



J O'Connell. . '5 6 7 10 10-38 4 10 10 9 6—39—77 



213 196 409 

 Parry Sound, First Team. 



T W Huff 7 9 9 8 6-39 6 10 5 10 5- 36—75 



JMorrlsh 8 8 10 10 6-42 10 10 2 9 4-35—77 



WF Johnson.. 10 7 10 7 10—44 4 7 8 7 4—29—73 



.TRLeggatt 8 7 10 10 9-44 5 3 8 10 10—36—80 



F Laurie 10 4 10 7 10-41 6 6 6 1 5 -24—65 



210 160 370 

 Parry Sound, Second Team. 



RJOIarkson 6 6 9 9 10-40 10 6 9 7 9-41-81 



Geo White 9 8 9 0 8-34 4 7 4 6 8-35-69 



I Newburn 7 8 10 5 6-36 8 9 5 5 8-35-71 



J McClelland 6 9 8 8 7—38 6 10 10 8 6-40-78 



T Yates 8 10 8 8 10—44 4 8 5 3 9-28—72 



192 - 179 371 

 Wausakasene Team. 



Thos White 4 8 6 8 8-34 10 4 7 5 8-34-6R 



E Tavlor 7 5 8 9 5-34 9 10 7 4 3-33-67 



DFMacdonald 10 9 10 9 6-44 0 5 6 6 0—17—61 



Gil White 6 9 7 5 8 -35 0 3 5 2 9—19—54 



S B Purvis 4 7 6 3 9—29 6 1 0 0 8—15—44 



176 118 294 



Scarboro Team ("only four men shot). 



I C Clark 10 7 8 6 10 -41 7 7 7 2 2-25-C6 



W A Kennedy 10 6 10 6 10-42 9 7 4 3 9-32—74 



IE Elliott 6 10 9 9 10 -44 6 5 9 7 7- 34 -78 



Simpson Rennie 7 7 7 10 10—41 6 6 10 10 9—41—82 



168 132 300 

 Clarksburg Team. 



WL Goldsmith 8 10 8 8 8-42 6 7 10 10 10-43-85 



R A Longhead 7 9 4 10 9-39 6 7 4 10 10—37—76 



R Hewgill R 8 9 7 8—40 5 9 8 6 5-33—73 



T) Henman , 1 0 5 10 7—23 6 3 2 10 5—26-49 



F Henman 4 7 10 4 5—30 6 3 6 0 10-25-55 



174 164 338 



Orillia Team. 



WW Wood.... 9 10 8 9 7—43 10 10 4 8 10-42—85 



H Rosr 10 9 10 10 7—46 8 10 10 10 8-46—92 



Wm Paine 9 6 8 6 7—36 9 6 10 7 3-35—71 



W H Hammond 10 8 7 6 7—38 8 7 10 10 9—44—82 



A Jamieson 6 10 3 8 8—36 6 6 6 8 9- 35—71 



199 202 401 



Toronto Team. 



THAUe 97 J L Scholes 53 



W G Graham 85 W C Latimer 52-351 



TS Bayles 64 



A Smokeless Rifle Powder. 



The American "E. C." Powder Company have perfected a rifle nitro 

 tbat seems to fill all the requirements of such a powder. A represen- 

 tative of Forest and Stream had the pleasure of testing it recently at 

 the company's works at Oakland, N. J., and found it to possess great, 

 evenness of velocity, without any evidence of excessive pressure. The 

 recoil, though characteristically sharp, did not seem to be so great as 

 from an equivalent of black powder, and its entire freedom from 

 smoke and fouling was very noticeable. 



The cartridges experimented with were .32-20 Winchester and the 

 .44-40 Winchester. The former was loaded with fftggrs, weight of the 

 nitro, and the latter with 18grs.. these charges being equal in bulk to 

 the corresponding weights of 20 and 40grs of black powder. The 

 loading was accomplished exactly as would have been done with black 

 powder, except that the charges were weighed, instead of measured 

 No special primer was used. The bullets were seated firmly in the 

 shells and crimped, and the ammunition was in every respect similar 

 to the fixed ammunition put upon the market by the 'leading cartridge 

 companies.' b 



The shooting was at 100yds. from a rest on an inclosed range. The 

 rifles used were Winchester single shot, sighted purposely off the bull 

 in order that the grouping might readily be observed. The .32-20 was 

 first fired and grouped all its shots satisfactorily above the bull at 

 11 o'clock. Then the .44-<<0 was tried, and factory ammunition was 

 alternated with the smokeless. In the case of the .32-20 the result as 

 regards accuracy was in favor of tbe nitro, but with the .44-40 little 

 difference could be detected. 



It was a curious fact that though the nitro gave a velocity of 60ft 

 per second greater than the black powder, the elevation did not have 

 to be changed in sighting. This was probably due to the fact that the 

 nitro for even velocity gave less recoil than the black powder. 



About forty (nitro) shots in all were fired, among which were no 

 unaccountables. Probably none of the shots were more than 3in 

 from a center, and the best groups of 5 shots could be contained in a 

 circle httle if any larger. That they were not better was not the fault 

 of the powder. 



After shooting the shells were carefully examined and found to be 

 intact. In no case was evidence of undue pressure found The shells 

 were as clean as new, and a nitro shot after one fired with black 

 powder had the effect of cleaning the barrel. The explosion of 

 the nitro was instantaneous, and compared with it the black powder 

 report sounded like a shotgun. The difference was as marked as 

 between shotgun and rifle under ordinary circumstances. 



The powder as at present manufactured is light colored, the grain 

 being about equal in size to that of standard rifle powders. It could 

 easily be colored so as to be scarcely distinguishable from the latter 

 ThiB powder has been tested in the .45 Government with good results. 

 It is very accurate in the various .25cal. cartridges, and would no 

 doubt prove a reliable revolver nitro. 



Hartford Rifle Club. 



Hartford, Conn., May 19.— Scores made by the Hartford Rifle Club, 

 on Saturday afternoon, Standard American target., SOOy ds., offhand 

 Medal match (one entry): 



SMPope 9 10 8 7 10 9 10 8 8 8-87 



FKRand 5 10 8 7 9 8 9 8 5 5-74 



iT M T?^ O0t ?• Jr 9 8 8 8 10 0 7 7 7 10-74 



W J Dunbar 4 7 5 9 7 8 9 9 7 4-69 



JC Wiseman. 7 7 6 6 5 5 8 6 8 6-65 



Re-entry match: 



Pope. 80 79 86 82 87 Band 76 74 74 74 74 



fo^:::::.:::::::^ It :: :: :: Wiseman 65 59 * 8 • : 



A prize shoot will be held Decoration Day, rain or shine, commenc- 

 ^.L kA^^Y p erman ; ring target, 200yds., open to all, any rifle, 

 three best tickets to count. Bullseye target. H. M, Pope Sec'y 



Zettler Rifle Club. 



Ten members of the Zettler Club met in Wissel's Cypress'Hills'Park 

 on the morning of May 20 for competition in the regular bi-monthly 

 shoot. A heavy easterly gale was raging, the air at times being so 

 thick with mist and rain that the bullseye was hard to locate. All of 

 the riflemen who participated found much difficulty in locating their 

 shots for between wind and rain many of the shots found lodgment 

 In the targets in unexpected localities. Considering these unfavor- 

 able conditions, the shooting was good. Hansen found opportunity 

 during a lull in the gale to slip in one good score of 229. Ross was 

 second with the best single score "f 225. On the man target Holges 

 was first and Plaisted second. Scores: 



L P Hansen 23 22 22 20 21 24 22 25 23 24— 229 



25 24 21 19 21 21 22 21 21 24-218 

 21 24 24 21 17 23 23 20 22 22-217 



F CIRosS 24 21 21 25 21 23 24 2i 24 21-225 



24 25 19 24 23 18 22 22 23 24-224 



23 25 18 20 24 21 2.3 23 21 22-220 

 H Holges 24 25 18 21 22 20 22 24 2t> 23-219 



24 22 19 25 24 21 23 23 17 22—220 

 21 22 19 19 25 25 22 24 21 17-215 



George Plaisted 25 24 21 25 19 21 15 23 25 21—219 



21 21 24 22 22 20 19 23 22 23-217 

 21 24 23 24 22 22 21 21 20 18—216 



M B Engel 23 23 23 22 20 20 20 21 23 22—217 



21 19 22 23 19 23 19 17 19 25—208 

 23 18 23 23 21 22 21 23 16 24—214 



O G Zettler 18 18 19 19 23 24 22 20 24 22-209 



20 20 21 19 23 24 24 21 16 20—208 



21 21 23 22 18 20 23 19 20 20-207 

 P F Schmidt 16 19 23 19 17 25 25 19 20 24—207 



22 19 31 24 23 24 22 17 24 9-205 



23 22 21 15 22 19 23 17 22 20-204 

 B Zettler 19 22 22 21 22 18 20 21 22 22-209 



23 24 23 18 18 14 20 21 24 20—205 

 17 23 19 23 19 17 25 15 22 22—201 



B Walther, 20 23 25 24 22 21 10 20 20 22-207 



23 23 28 16 24 20 16 21 16 24—206 

 20 21 19 20 14 23 18 22 22 21-200 

 Man target, 3 shots, possible 60: H. Holges 57, G. W. Plaisted 56, F. 

 C. Ross 54, B. Walther 53, M. B. Engel 52. 



Bullseyes, 3 shots, 4in. center: Holges 2, Walther 2, Plaisted 1, Han- 

 sen 1, B. Zettler 1. 



Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. 



San Francisco, May 14.— Editor Forest and Stream: The Columbia 

 Pistol and Rifle Club held its semi-monthly shoot yesterday. The 

 scores were: 



Rifle— Members' medal match, champion class: D. W. McLaughlin 



86. Dr Rodgers 85, Young 84. Hovey 83; first class— F. Gehret 82, F. 

 Fay 79, P. Bebr 76. A. Gehret 72; second class— A. Fetz 55, Ludington 

 50, Kennedy 46. 



All corners' match. Roos medal and cash prizes: D. W. McLaughlin 



87, E. Hovey 86, Dr. Rodgers 81, P. Gehret 79, A. Gehret 80. 



All comers, musket, Ghndeman medal and cash prizes: A Johnson 

 78, H. R. Brown 76, A. Gehret 68, A. L. Ott 63. 



Pistol— Members' match, champion class: Smith Carr 90; first 

 class— A H Pape 89; second class — D. W. McLaughlin 87. 



All comers' match for the Blanding medal, cash prizes: A. H. Pape 

 97. F. 0 Young 94, C. M. Daiss 91, S Carr 90 E. Hovey 89, S. I. Kellogg 

 89, S. E Beaver 87, Dr. Rodgers 84 



Pape bids fair to distinguish himself. His pistol record yesterday 

 was the best yet made iri the club. 



F. O Young has offered a gold medal for ladies, to be shot for on 

 the Saturday preceding the second Sunday of every month. 



While some of our local marksmen profess to do good rifle work, 

 still we read with astonishment the scores made by Messrs. Dorrler 

 and Ross in their interesting contests. It is marvelous that a man can 

 shoot at so high a pitch for 100 shots in a match to which he has been 

 looking forward for many davs Roeeju. 



Smith Defeats Zimmerman. 



Port Chester, May 19.— T here was a 100-shot match 'shot here 

 yesterday between John E Smith of the Port Chester Rifle Club and 

 Gus Zimmerman of New York, 100 shots, 200yds.. off-hand, German 25- 

 ring target. Zimmerman was supposed to win by a good margin but 

 shot in decidedly poor form, while Smith excelled all his previous 

 records. Zimmerman's bullets seemed to-be wrong also, and though 

 holding perfect could not call his shots. Some time in the future this 

 match may be repeated, when a different result mav be expected. 



Smith 214 217 209 218 211 218 213 217 211 217-2145 



Zimmerman 187 214 200 212 215 213 206 210 194 220—2071 



Schlicht Rifle Club. 



At the weekly shoot of the Schlicht Rifle Club, held May 15, 16 mem- 

 bers were present and participated in the competition for the class 

 medals. Geo. Dorr won the champion medal; Capt. Brellenthine the 

 third class; Mr. Dans th<5 second class; Chas. Meyer the third class 

 Scores: Geo. Schlicht 240, Geo. Dorr 236, Capt. Brellenthine 229, Wm. 

 Schlicht 228, Chas. Meyer 226, Jacob Schlicht 225, Geo. Lautenberger 

 225, C. Schlicht 225, M. Dans 224, Geo. Ricbert 223, C Seibel 220, August 

 Meyer 215, Eugene Mehr 214, August Tribout 214, L. Dorr 213, Mr. 

 Wagner 210. 



Heidenreich Scores. 



Scores shot at our 100ft. range May 20, by following: Horn 240 

 Roberts230, Kock S29. Kaufman 227, Goodman 223, Busch 223, Steckei 



223, Heidenreich 210, May 208, Napier 205. 



Wm. May, Sec'y. 



RIFLE NOTES. 



The third annual festival and prize shoot of the Heidenreich Rifle 

 Club will take place in Lion Park on Sunday and Monday of next 

 week. May 27 and 28. The programme is liberal and should bring 

 together all of the local riflemen in competition for the money prizes 

 offered by the club. The list of prizes on the ring and bullseye target 

 are appended: Ring target— Open to all comers, any .22cal. rifle. 

 First ticket $1, additional ticket 50 cents. Tickets unlimed, two best 

 tickets to count. If ties occur the prizes will be divided. Only one 

 prize for any contestant. Fourteen prizes, from $35 to $2. Bullseye 

 target— Open to all comers, any 22cal. rifle. Ten shots for $1. Best 

 bullseye (by measurement) to count. Tickets unlimited, only one 

 prize for any contestant. Twelve prizes, from $20 to $2 Eight pre- 

 miums for most bullseyes, from 810 to $2. Shooting to commence at 

 10 A. M. each day. 



On Wednesday morning. May 16, Jones's Woods and Washington 

 Park were totally destroyed by fire. These two parks combined were 

 the most popular picnic resorts on Manhattan Island. In Washington 

 Park was located tbe 200yds. ranges consisting of twelve shooting 

 stands or targets, each one of which was fitted with electric bells The 

 Ne ^ J J I k Cent, ,' al Cor P s was t0 ha * e held its spring festival in the park 

 on the day of the Are. and unfortunately for many of the members of 

 the corps they lost their rifles, having left them iff the park at the last 

 practice shoot a few days previous. Some of the members sent their 

 rifles down to the park the night before the fire. It is said that thirty- 

 four rifles were destroyed, all of them being fine Schuetzen rifles 

 Bollards or Sharps The Zettler Bros, have been congratulating 

 themselves that the fire did not come one day later, otherwise their 

 stock of rifles would have been included in the cremation. 



The Independent New York Corps, which also held its shooting in 

 Washington Park will shoot on Wednesday of this week in Union 

 am. kext month the corps has its annual outing; this year it will he 

 a week in the North Woods, Adirondacks, with the t/ouTand mos- 



CJUltOGS. 



Since his visit to Port Chester, Gus Zimmerman has had an oppor- 

 tunity to meditate upon the responsibilities connected with a reputa- 

 tion, Smith of Portchester i 3 said to be coming down to New York 

 looking tor more wool. He should not mistake a billy goat for a lamb. 



The Excelsior and the Greenville clubs will have a team contest on 

 the new ranges of the Excelsior Club in the near future when the Ex 

 celsiors hope to dedicate their new house with a victory over the 



At the weekly gallery shoot of the Excelsior Rifle Club on May 15 

 only four members entered for the club prizes; the scores are at fol 

 lows: L. A. Ryer 249, R. H. Duff 241.W. J. Hennessey 247 J Bin" 237 



There was a meeting of the deleeates of the Bund on Friday nisrht 

 ofjtas week. It has been decided to hold tbe festival ??om fflS f to 



th?Tj n ^HUl C pIrk WiUtl ' anSfer tbelr piCDiC aDd P r ^«ce shoots to 



i~*jHhaating. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send In notice like the following: 



FIXATURES. 



May 22-25.— Knoxvilie (Tehn.) Gun Club's thirteenth annual tourna- 

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

 angles; last day, live pigeofas. Open to the world. No handicap. R. 

 Van Gilder, Sec'y. 



May 23-25.— Minneapolis (Minn.) Gun Club's fifteenth annual tourna- 

 ment. 



May 23-26.— Winner Cartridge Co's tournament, at St. Louis. 



May 29.— Massachusetts State Shooting Association's tournament, 

 under auspices of Hingham Gun Club, at Hingham. 



May 29-30. — Big Four Gun Club tournament, at Sheldon, Iowa. 



May 29-30. — Janesville (Wis.) Shooting Club, third annual tourna- 

 ment; targets and live birds. 



May 29-30.— Muncie (Ind ) Gun Club tournament. 



May 30. — Harrisburg (Pa.) Shooting Association tournament. 



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

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



May 30.— Central New York Trap-Shooters' League, third tourna- 

 ment, at Utlca. 



May 30. —Nitro Gun Club's second annual tournament, at West 

 Pittston, Pa. 



May 30-31.— Central New York Trap-Shooters' League tournafiient, 

 at Rochester. 



May 30-31.— Mountain Gun Club tournament, at Mahanoy City, Pa. 



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, Mason. $200 added money. 



June 4-9— Illinois State Sportsmen's Association tournament, at 

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



June 5-7.— Iowa State Sportsmen's Association's tournament, at 

 Independence. Iowa. 



June 5-7.— Wilmington (Del.) Rod and Gun Club tournament. 



June 7-9.— Oregon State Sportsmen's Association's tournament, 

 under auspices of Willimette Gun Club, at Portland, Oregon. 



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. — Kansas State Sportsmen's A^EOsiation's fifth annual 

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



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's tenth 

 annual tournament, under auspices of Tacoma Rifle, Rod and Gun 

 Club, at Tacoma, Wash.; $1,500 added money; open to the world. E, 

 E. Ellis, Sec'y. 



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

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



June 20 21 —Belfast (Me.) tournament, under the management of 

 Belfast Gun Club. Chas. R. Coombs. Sec'y. 



June 26.— Union Gun Club tournament in conjunction with monthly 

 team shoot of New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League, at Springfield, N, J. 



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

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

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



June 28.— New England Shooting Association championship tourna- 

 ment, under the auspices of the Colt Hammerless Gun Club, at Hart- 

 ford, Conn. 



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

 July 16-18.— Standard Gun Club tournament, at Baltimore, Md. ; $150 

 added. 



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 $200 to $400. 



July 1819— Dr. Wallade's bluerock target and live bird tourna- 

 ment, at Newport, Mich. 



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

 ment, at Syracuse 



July 26 —New England Shooting Association championship tourna- 

 ment, under the auspices of the Willimantic Rod and Gun Club, at 

 Willimantic, Conn. 



Aug. 13-18.— John Parker's fourth international tournament, blue 

 rock targets and live birds, at Des-chree-shos-ka Island, near Detroit, 

 Mich. 



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

 tournament, Under auspices of Altoona Rod and Gun Club, at Wop* 

 sononock Park, Altoona. 



Aug. 23.— New England Shooting Association championship tourna- 

 ment, under the auspices of the Atlantic Trap-Shooting Association, 

 at Lynn, Mass. 



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

 ment, at Auburn. 



Sept. 3.— Endeavor Gun Club's annual shoot, Marion, N. J. E Hol- 

 lister, Sec'y, Jersey City Heights, N. J. 



Sept. 19-20. — Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers' Association 

 tournament, under auspices of Greensboro Gun Club, at Greensboro, 

 N. C. The Greensboro Gun Club adds $200. 



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

 ment, at Rochester. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 

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



The Columbian Gun Club, of Marietta, O., has elected: John A. 

 Davis, President; C.L.Flanders, Vice-President; Walter Kirby, Sec- 

 retary; E. P. Eddy, Treasurer; F. S Bibbee, Field Captain; P. 

 Schlicher, Jr., Assistant Field Captain. The third annual tournament 

 will be given June 7 and 8 The secretary writes: "With our com- 

 plete new outfit including an electric pull, we feel assured of a suc- 

 cessful shoot and we will make every effort to mako it an enjoyable 

 one also. We trust all our friends will make every effort to be with 

 us. Programmes will be out in a few days. 



Enoch Miller, the well-known pigeon shooter of Branch Mills, N. J., 

 has had his right hand amputated. The physicians said that this must 

 be done to save life, as blood poisoning had set in Miller was clean- 

 ing his gun a'week ago, and accidentally cut his hand with a knife. 

 The wound was small and was at first neglected. The arm soon began 

 to swell. 



The Eastern N. Y. Trap-Shooters' League tournament, under the 

 auspices of the Canajoharie Gun Club, will be shot at Canajoharie, 

 next, Wednesday, commencing at 9:30 A. M. sharp. For further par- 

 ticulars, address, Charles Weeks, Secretary. 



Mr. C. W. Dimick is preparing for a new revision of the trap-shoot- 

 ing rules of the American shooting Association, which will cover the 

 cage of known traps and unknown angles. 



Kansas State Tournament. 



The fifth annual tournament of the KansaB State Sportsmen's Asso- 

 ciation will be held at Topeka, June 12-14, under the auspices of the 

 West Side Gun Club, J. C. Clark, secretary. American Association 

 rules will govern all contests. All purses will be divided 40, 30, 20 and 

 10 per cent., and will be paid in full. No deductions from purses will 

 be made for any purpose. The graduating haudicap will be used in 

 all programmed events. Winners of first and second moneys shoot in 

 the next event in which they enter at known traps but unknown 

 angles. Forty dollars will be donated by the management each day 

 for average prizes, to be divided into five prizes, $12, $10, $8. $6 and $4. 

 Shooters tieing for a place may withdraw their pro rata. All contests 

 open to all, excepting medal shoot. The National Hotel will be head- 

 quarters for shooters. The annual business meeting of the Associ- 

 ation will be held in the parlors of the National Hotel, Wednesday I 

 evening, June 13. Two sets of five traps will be run, and all shooting 

 will be rapid firing. Bluerock and Empire targets will be used. Good 

 live birds are guaranteed A speeial rate of a fare and one-third has 

 been secured during the tournament on all railroads running into 

 Topeka from all points of Kansas, and from Kansas City and St .* 

 Joseph, Mo. Write the secretary if any further information is de- 

 sired. 



Early Spring in the Pennsylvania Mountains 



Is best enjoyed from the trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad Th« 

 famous Pennsylvania Limited leaves New York every mwnSt 10 00 

 o'clock. A trip on it is a revelation of scenjc beauty ~Adv 90 



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Meadville Gun \ Club. 



Mkadviixe, Pa , May 16.— To-day's unpromising and at times damp 

 weather had no terrors for the club, and a goodly number of members 

 turned out for the regular weekly shoot, a notable feature of which 

 was that some of the usually cy»ck ishots came in on the tail end of the 

 score. The following were The results of the regular, 25 singles, 

 known: Hines 22, Kelso 22, F. W. S^th 22, Ehrgott 21. Clark 21, 

 Johnson 20, Dr. Johnson 20, Yates 19, WTTittling 19, Bolton 18, Lashells 

 18, Adams 18, Worst 17, See 17, Neal 17, Baker 17. --Stein 16, Kellam 14, 

 Hodge 12, Reisinger 12. Hayes 12, Carskadden 10. F. B. Smith 10, 

 McFarland 9, Carman 6, Stern 5, Kebort 3. 



