B26 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June 16, 18M. 



Association, 10 live birds, entrance price of birds only. First prize, 

 value $80, second 508, third $64, fourth $39: 



Audubon. Garfield. 



C Wilcox 2200221010-0 R M Mott 0022222222-8 



C B Dicks 2002102110-6 W Farmer 0212220222-8 



W LSliop»rd.... 1-J:in2i--; T :.- "k- ; 



CE Felton 2202222221-0-29 J O'Brien 2212101201-8—29 



Evanston. Blue Island. 



Geo B?ck 1120101110-7 N KiDgson 2012211021-8 



G Franklin 1202101110—7 R Krueger 0012312112-8 



J J Smith 2021111220-8 G Roll 2101222100-7 



FDilg 1111101111—9-31 AWeinhart 0001011000-3-26 



Soft Marsh. South Chicago. 



D R Bissell 2022001200—5 J.J Larkin 2101210111—8 



W E Coit 0002210208-5 LCWillard 1208022011-; 



HoUnir 2201112212-9 F E Willard 2101021022—7 



AKurz :io6l21 niO-7-26 A W Reeves 0122012212-8- 30 



Douelass. Highland Park. 



B Barto .2222220222-9 J A Wood worth . .0010021080-4 



C Lansdon 2101222021—8 C H Kilpatriok... .0311233103-8 



LEssig 2 02120201-7 W F Edwards 1102022U92— 6 



N Johnson 0100211100-5-29 CJ Spencer 3201112010-.-25 



Chicago Shooting Club. _ Ocescetat G^. 



G Kleinman 0222222122- 9 Wi; i - ■' " ■ 



E Bingham. .... .2222222222-10 F W Merrick. . ..0202002100- 4 



M .1 Eich 2010022022- 6 Withdrawn. 



RB Wadsworth. 0122122202— 8—33 h 



Eureka Gun Club. ^ „ , D«od Gun Club, 



0 Von Lengerke.1010122101- 7 Dr Psrkhurst. . . .1011121220- 8 



A C Patterson. . .1010220121- 7 & Steel MS" " 



C E Willard 2022200200- 5 C Throop 2120210220— J 



Dr Frothingbam.1221221212-10-29 A T Hillis. ....... ..1101222120- 8-29 



Genesseo. Prairie Gun Club. 



1 Magoon 0111210022 - 7 A Kleinman 1101132202- 8 



W Harbaugh. . . .1001211201— 7 B V Jackson 1221001112- 8 



R-C White . 0210212201- 7 A Stafford. 1001012010- 5 



F Barr 1 101111010- 7-28 W H Skinner. . . .1211022220- 8-29 



Lake County. Pekin. 

 J J Hastings . . . .1200202100- 5 W A Heilman. . ..2022221222- 9 



J WEdbrooke... 0001818100- 5 L Preston., 2022000002- 4 



N Lewis ... 0030080000- * HRuhaak ..0000002100-2 



ALSmith 2001020001- 4 -16 HLemin 0021110212 - 7- 22 



Rockford Gun Club. White City Gun Club. 



JTBucher ...1120222011— 8 G C Man- 0020200200- 3 



' ' ■■ n, .:' .'r? riv ,r.y. i-jj j i ,.„;.:._ ij 



A Hutchins 1101122100- 7 A F Liddy 0110102220- 5-14 



J Montieth 2212200202- 7 - 29 Withdrew. 



Decatur Gun Club. Diana Gun Club. 



R Solomon 1121200010 - 6 D K Burmister. .2120111122— 9 



C M Powers 2111223221—10 L Kurz 0000011011— 3 



G Rexroat 0022202022- 6 P Williams 00122<>1112- 7 



H Omsby 2203 1 'iinO— 7-29 H Enters 0202222212- 8-27 



Calumet Heights Guq Club. 



G CLamphire 0002812200— 5" N C Chapman 0000100220— 3 



L L Davis. . 2010000000— 2 Withdrawn. 



Chicago Shooting Club won first; Evanston second: South Chicago 

 third; Garfield fourth. Ciub ties were shot full teams, at 5 birds. 

 Sweeps at targets were shot all day. Scores: 



No. 1, 15 targets, walk around, entrance $3: Grimm 13. Lemm 9, 

 Heilman 13, Plumber 11, Preston 11, Stanley 10, Ruhback 13, Hobart 11, 

 Rex 13, Merrill 11. Buker 13. Larnphere 11, Bingham 10, G. Kleinman 



13 Skinner 11, Monteith 10, Van Dyke 11, A. Kleinman 13, Budd 15, L. 

 0 Willard 12, Roll 9, R. C. White 11, Armstrong 12. Lusson 11, Power 



14 Mott 12 O'Brien 12, S. Palmer 11, Mosher 13, Elliott 6, B, White 13, 

 Burke 14, Linnell 13, F. Wade 8, O. E. Willard 12, Hindert 10. Parting- 

 ton 12, Madden 18, Henry 10, W. Palmer 13, Burmyster 11, Eich 12. 



No. 2, 15 targets, unknown angles, entrance $3 Mott 9. Merrill 15, 

 Stanley 9. Budd 13, Skinner 12, Grim 13, Van Dyke 11, Burmyster 12, 

 Plumber 11, Mosher 14, L. C. Willard 8, O'Brien 8, C. E. Willard 13, 

 Buker 13 Lemm 14, G. Kleinman 15, Hobart 15, Partington 10, Har- 

 baughl2, A. Kleinman 13, Bingham 11, Crosby 13, Burke 14, B. White 

 15, Madden 8, Helm 12, Reeves 11, Henry 13, Monteith 11, Rex 13. 



No. 3, 15 targets, unknown angles, entranc S3: Skinner 13, L. C. 

 Willard 14, Van Dyke 14. Bingham 13, Plumber 8, Lemm 9, Eieh 10, C. 

 E. Willard 11, Hobart 13, Budd 13, Merrill 14, Grim 14, Rex 14, Helm 13, 

 Hutchins 14, Monteith 9, Buker 15, Frothingham 12, Burmyster 8 

 Vance 11, Burke 9, Ladings 8, Crosby 13, B. White 15, G Kleinman 18, 

 Roll 11, Lusson 12, Henry 10, Mosher 11, Liddy 9, 



No. 4, 15 targets, unknown angles, entrance S3' Van Dyke 13, 

 Plumber 10, Merrill 12, Grim 13, Budd 10, Rex 13, Frothingham 12, 

 Baker 13, G. Kleinman 14, Helm 14, McMurchy 15, Mofher 13, Arm- 

 strong 11, Powers 11, Bingham 12, Hutchins 13, Montieth 9, Hobart 1], 

 W Palmer 13. 



No. 5, 15 targets, walk around, entrance $2: McMurchy 18. Budd 15, 

 Rex 14, Plumber 7. G. Kleinman 13. Grim 13, Van Dyke 14, Skinner 10, 

 A. W. Adams 15, Heilman 13, Lemm 9, Crosby 13, L. C. Willard 12, A. 

 W. Reeves 11. Henry 12, Merrill 14, Hutchins 14. Frothingham 13, Helm 

 14, Baker 13, B. White 13, Vance 12. 



No. 0, 15 targets, walk aronnd, entrance $2: L. C. Willard 10, G. 

 Kleinman 14, A W Reeves 14, Grim 14, A. W. Adams 9, A. Kurz 10, 

 McMurchy 15, Budd 13. Van Dyke 13. Merrill 13, Hilrn 13, Plumber 13, 

 Albert 4, Hutchins 12, S. A. Tucker 11, Crosby 14, Buker 12, Frothing- 

 ham 11, Armstrong 14, Spencer 9, Powers 15, Rex 13, B. White 13. 

 Bingham 13. 



No. 7, 15 targets, 5 unknown traps, stand in center, entrance $2: 

 Frothingham 11, G Kleinman 8, Budd 12, Grim 10, McMurchy 14, L. 

 O. Willard 9, Reeves 13, Crosby 13, Elliott 9, Van Dyke 13, W. Palmer 



10, Binebam 12, Powers 8, Plumber 6. Lemm 10, Burke 13, Ruhaak 10, 

 Bust 8, Mott 11, S. Pulmer 7. C. E. Willard 11. 



No. 8, 20 targets, walk around, entrance S3: Van Dyke 16, Buker 17, 

 G. Kleinmann 15, Frothingham 10, W. Palmer 16, Steek 17, Merrill 14, 

 A. Kleinman 18, G. Airey 13, Budd 18, Mott 16, Bingham 16, Patterson 



11. Sandburg 7, Hobart 14, Partington 11. Misher 17, A. W. Adams 19, 

 C. C. Willard 19, Crosby 18, Elliott 18, Linell 11. Grim 19, Vance 17, 

 McMurchy 18, Plumber 15, Hilui 17, Lusson 15, Thussby 19, Burke 18, 

 Armstrong 15, Bush 16. 



Four other 10-bird events took place during the day, about 30 entries 

 on the average. 



Wednesday, June 6. 

 The weather was pleasant and warm, but there was a good flying 

 wind until late evening, when the birds were duller. The great event 

 was the Montgomery Ward & Co. diamond trophy, the last gun of 

 which was not really fired until Thursday morning." This had 51 en- 

 tries and called out all the good ones. Yet out of all the shooters on 

 hand, some of the best in the country, only one, and he comparatively 

 unknown, got his 15 straight. The cracks were all bowled out easily 

 Mr. J. J. Smith, of the Evanston Gun Club, was the fortunate man, 

 winning the trophy and $106.75 net cash. Score: 



Montgomery Ward & Co. Diamond Trophy Shoot 

 At 15 live birds, entrance $10, birds included, four moneys. 40, 30, 20 

 and 10 per cent. In this contest members of the Association only 'are 

 eligible to shoot for the trophy. Sweepstake open to the world. Any 

 one desiring to enter for medal only can do so by paying for birds 



A C Patterson. .22000210W M Burke 881211001001812-10 



H McMurchy, , ,212121112)11120-14 J P O'Brien . . . .1212211218] >:-,', -i j 



C Grimm 002218231122813-13 G Wilburu 111022201111020-11 



G Kleinman 230003801131111 — 11 A E Henry. . t)1202123w 



R B Wadswortta320n22032232323— 12 Ruhart 111002011112000— 9 



Geo S'eel 210301 1 10101022—10 L Solomon 211101121222100-12 



M J Etch 012121112101110-13 R Merrill 02222S2H101111— 13 



R S Mott 211182122212803-14 H Dunnell 21)100118112282-13 



L M Hamline, ,.22228020120.1)303— 10 H Mel B rs 111222100202021—11 



H Ehlers. ...... .000012102280203— 8 W Ackerman 21182010 w 



H Frothinghain208101111011128-12 W Crosby 12l2ll32211'~'2l0— 1 1 



W Heilruan 211011000320111—10 C Kern . 20008000 w 



Geo Burns 11 [18021 1811218-14 W L Shepard . .003112212221102-12 



JAR Elliott. ...820118811322211—14 FWilterd . 211122112111021—14 



0 W Budd 121228012318032-13 L Willard 821331011802111—13 



B V Jackson. ...101011132282112—13 A W Reeves. . . .111101101018121—12 



E Binghana 238022322223222-14 G W Franklin. ..219001101011020- 9 



W H Fleming.. .110011208111011— 11 J J Smith 221221212121121—15 



Dr Pankhurst. ,212020312102001-10 Ike Watson 233282822220022— I s * 



W Dunnell 101132321012131-13 Geo Beck. ....'.'.811101110121112-13 



W Palmer 020302381000222- 9 A Kleinman 111310111312111—14 



B Barto 21g01gll0031323-l2 Bob White. .,012321101111201—12 



TP Hicks 018111111112121-14 FDilg 2011110lll000w 



0 Bosnian 12880lu810v0001- 9 W H Skinner .1031 18310010 w 



S Palmer 112112011113111—14 WFHUliS 3331221 w 



C M Powers. . . .280188118020211—13 

 J. J. Smith won first alone; ties div. 



Sweeps at targets were continued during the day. The more im- 

 portant follow: 



No. 1, 15 targets, $1.50, walk around: Helm 11, Grim 14, G Klein- 

 man 13, Hutchins 13, Merrill 13, Rex 15, Ruhaak 13, Powers 14 McMnr 

 I!' To*"*? 8 13, Fr ,?, St ^? $ Baker 1& " Hobart 14, Dunnell 13. Budd 14 

 Elliott 13, Lemm 13, Walter 8, Burke 13, Henrv 11, Skinner 11 Van 

 Dyke 14, Montieth 18 ' ' a * 1 mKl JJ - ' aQ 



No. 3, 15 targets. 81.50, walk around: Grim 14, Merrill 15 Vance 11 

 • McMurchy 15, Hobart 12, Helm 14, Ruhaak 10, Van Dyke 14,' Lemm r> 

 Baker 12, Tucker 14, U, Kleinman 15, Budd 15, Rex 15 B Whi a M 

 Heilman 13, Preston 10, Fleming S, Walter S), Burke 18 ' 



No. 3, 15 targets, $2, known traps, unknown angles- Grim 13 Hnrirt 

 13, McMurchy 13, G. Klei"— " • • g,e ?: u Xf I ?. 1 4i Budd 



No. 4, 15 targets, §2, known traps, unknown angles: Tucker 10, Mc- 

 Murchy 14, Grim 11, Budd 14, G. Kleinman 12, Skinner 13, Frothingham 

 13, Bingham 12, Walter 8, Van Dyke 13, Merrill 13. Vance 6, Harbaugh 

 6, Crosby 14, Lee 10, Hobart 11, Reeves 9, B. White 12, A. Kleinman 12, 

 Eich 10. "Hicks 9, Parkhurst 5, Patterson 8, W. Palmer 10, Tredway 10. 



No 5, 15 targets, 8150, walk around: Van Dyke 13, Grim 15, Skinner 



12, Helm 14 Vance 13, Tucker 13. Crosby 12, Bucker 14, Henry 14, Mc- 

 Murchy 12, McGrnder 13, n. Kleinman 8, Budd 13, Stanard 14, W. 

 Palmer 14. S. Palmp.r 14, Hobart 12, Walt 8, Frothingham 14, Montieth 



13. Rex 15, Hicks 12, Tredway 12, A. Kleinman 11, Eich 12, Merrill 11, 

 B. Wh'te 15, Powers 14, Steek 11, Heilman 14, Solomon 9, Lemm 9. 



No. 6. 15 targets, entrance $1.50. walk-around: Grim 15, Van Dyke 



14, Helm 14, Henry 14, Bucker 12, Crosby 14, Hobart 13, Tucker 14, 

 Steek 14, Merrill 14. Powers 12, Lemm 13. Heilman 11, Solomon 14, 

 Magruder 13, G. Kleinman 15, Montieth 13, Tredway 11, Rex 14, Vance 



13, B. Jack 10, Bingham 13, Budd 15, Eich 13, Stanard 15, McMurchy 14, 

 Walt 14, B. White 15. 



No. 7, 15 targets, entrance $1 50, 4 moneys, known angles, unknown 

 traps: Helm 13, Frothingham 14. Tucker 13, Hobart 14, Budd 12, 

 Grim 13, G. Kleinman 11, Steek 13, Merrill 14, Buker 14, Bingham 

 12, Crosby 15, Tredway 12, Van Dyke 14, Stanard 14, Walt 11, Italian 

 Joe 8, Rex 13. Hicks 10, Lemm 10, W. Palmer 8, B. Jack 7, McMurchy 



15. B. White 12. Powers 13, Magruder 13, Eich 11, Burke 14. 



No. 8. 20 targets, entrance $2. novelty system, walk-around, unknown 

 traps: Orim 17, Budd 16, Helm 16, Frothingham 15, Powers 14, 

 Stanard 16, Van Dyke 16, Hobart 14, McMurchy 16, Welbourne. 13, 

 G. Kleinman 16, Tucker 17, Hicks 13, Aekerman 5, W. Palmer 15, B. 

 Jack 12, Magruder 15, Merrill 17, Bingham 15, Barto 11, Steek 16, Burke 



14, Brown 10, Harbaugh 11, Rex 14, Crosby 18, S. Palmer 8, Buker 15, 

 Henry 15. 



No. 9, same conditions as No. 8: Powers 15, Merrill 12, Grim 18, Budd 



15, G. Kleinman 14, Crosby 17. Frothingham 17, Van Dyke 19, L. C. 

 Willard 11, Reeves 9, Stanard 18, Harbaugh 11, Magruder 15. 



Thursday, June 7. 



The weather was cooler and overcast, with light wind. The birds 

 flew well, and the shooting progressed rapidly The use of good re- 

 trieving dogs and of good birds and traps which obviate the neces- 

 sity of score ropes brings live bird shooting to a system fairly above 

 reproach. I timed the gathering of a number of birds to day. It 

 was rarely over 30 seconds from the report of the gun till the bird 

 was in the hand of the referee. If the bird fell inside the traps, 

 sometimes it was only 10 seconds, oftener 15 to 20 seconds. In 5 sec- 

 onds more, if not already killed outright, the bird would be dead and 

 in the hands of the "chopper," and in 10 seconds after that it would 

 have its wings cutoff, its tail feathers removed and be in an ice box. 

 Often the gut was two and sometimes nearly three birds a minute, 

 which is very fast shooting indeed, and of course not to be maintained 

 throughout. Often I saw Mr. Watson refuse to trap young or weak 

 birds taken from the coops. On the whole, one must concede that 

 John Watson's live bird system is beyond doubt the most perfect 

 known in this country. Much of it depends on knowledge in keeping 

 the birds, "lean keep a bird six weeks," sa.id Mr. Watson, "and on 

 three days' notice can have it a good bird or a poor bird as I like on 

 the day of shooting." It would seem that he usually prefers to have 

 it good. Scores: 



Programme contest No, 5. 10 live birds. $7.50: 



E Bingham 2222023332- 9 L Solomon 1201102022— 7 



JAR Elliott 2222312122-10 M J Eich 2012011022 - 7 



H McMurchy 2201111220 - 8 The Plumber 1101011202— 7 



C M Powers 1080310281— 7 Grimm 2102222122— 9 



J P O'Brien 2112211110— 9 Smith 111)101122- 9 



Pankhurst 0101112011— 7 W Bunnell . 1221221112-10 



F Willard 8222212280 - 9 H Dunnell 0002t!00w 



Sperbeck 0022122022— 7 R B Wadsworth 2202230200- 6 



C W Budd 2001010122— 6 Bob White 2021212220 - 8 



G Kleinman 2222010222— 8 J C Price 0020211102 - 6 



Morris 2212102211— 9 G Franklin 1121102001— 7 



E Merrill 1122110821— 9 G Beck 201000w 



W Crosby 0102201021— 7 FDilg 1110231111— 9 



L Willard 2102211110— 8 TP Hicks 120201 0000— 4 



I Watson 2822220232- 9 WL Shepard 1102021211— 8 



Van Dyke 8112012112— 9 Enfield 0220120121— 7 



R S Mott 2022300230— 6 



First, second and third div. : ties on 7 shot off at 5 birds and Crosby 

 won. 



Programme contest No. 8, 13 live, birds, $10: 



Frothmgham 112822222012—11 Stabford 121010220200— 7 



JAR Elliott 122211281112-12 Merrill 221201220322—10 



E Bingham 020220232332-1 9 Budd 122222222222-12 



H Ehlers 323200322223—10 Watson 23300302 22 J— 9 



L Willard 121012111221-11 W Dunnell 212202322312—11 



F Willard 812811888011 - 11 Kleinman 021102311111-10 



H McMurchy 211111113121—12 Grimm 122212321212—12 



Plumber 100010210201— 6 Darlington 222002012810— 8 



S Palmer 101208210102— 8 Po wers 111110121010— 9 



All divided. 



This concluded the live bird programme. Sweeps at birds will be 

 continued Friday and Saturday, and Mr. Watson also announces three 

 days of live bird and target shooting for next week— Monday, Tuesday 

 and Wednesday. 



Sweeps at targets were occasionally shot during the day, but the 

 entry was light and interest flagged, so that nothing worth mention 

 transpired. It is hard to prolong the life of a tournament over four 

 days. 



The tournament was remarkable for smoothness and pleasantness, 

 and was much like other tournaments in good nature. Dropping for 

 place was openly practiced and commented on, but tile management 

 of course did nothing, in spite of the threatening warning published. 

 On one thing all present, agreed, and that was that everything possible 

 had been done for the comfort and convenience of the shooters A 

 bevy of good-natured young ladies helped Mrs. Ike Watson at' the 

 Park Cottage in her arduous work of feeding the hungry crowd of 

 shooting folk, and the result was happiness and content all around. 

 I heard a great many very complimentary things said about the 

 famous old park, and the way it is conducted, and in all these I must 

 cheerfully and heartily join, wishing it a thousand years of its just 

 reputation as a good place for a square meal and a square deal. In- 

 deed, in hunting around for things to jump on, as is the duty of any 

 intelligent and dyspeptic man to do, I could find nothing but that 

 manifold score book which wasn't there. Maybe it will be there next 

 year. Who knows? 



In and Around the Facts. 



Henry Ehlers— You may laugh at the Illinois antedeluvian 10-gauge 

 rules, but I can not join in your laughture. Didn't I shoot a 10-gauge, 

 and didn't all these new young fellows fall down against me? I'm 

 going to win the badge again next year, too. 



W. H. Skinner (of the Forehand Arms Co.)— I may have auburn 

 hair and a $40 gun, but I also have 20 straight and" that takes the 

 Smith cup. Our flu gun is a James bird. 



W. L. Shepard, Sec y— This office is closed while my new cap and I 

 go shoot targets. J ust you watch my style when I mash 'em— er, the 

 targets, yes, of course, the targets. 



Dr. U, H. frothingham— When I need diamonds in my family I just 

 go out and shoot 25 straight somewhere. It is safer than stealing 

 them and easier than finding them. 



S. A. Tucker (of the Parker gun)— I am just back from my long 

 •Coast trip, and of course have been at a good many shoots. Jam 

 more than ever disposed to think that any grief over one of our guns 

 usually arises in the griever and not in the gun. Therefore I never 

 mourn with those that mourn, I take it easier than when I was a boy 

 I have got on to human nature. Now, I II tell you ahout our gun - 



Eddie Bingham— When Fni cotnin' down on the train I see a cross- 

 eyed nigger, and when I get off the train what do I see but two crows 

 fiyin' from right to left across the road. Wouldn't that kill you? Of 

 course, it trun me down. 



Jimmie O'Brien— 1 have a mastiff that weighs 2201 bs., a black and 

 tan that weighs 20oz., and a lot of good fair lending dogs in between 

 if Roll Organ and you want to borrow another shepherd dog to kill or 

 lose. Also, I am the only man that ever successfully held up a 

 burglar. When I am burgled, I burgle the burglar. 



Roll Organ— We won't borrow any more dogs of Jimmie O'Brien 

 till he gets some good stock, will we? 



C GVim-Ihave discovered that it is better to paste a recoil pad on 

 your face than on your gun. If you have it on your face you can 

 always put your hands on it when you want it 



O. W, Budd-1 am a alien. They won't let me 'n Charlie Grim shoot 

 in the Iowa state shoot any more That's tough, ain't it? 



Eerd Van Dyke (of the Winchester Co.)— I missed one bird out of 

 forty, and drew out $5.25 where I put in $9. There are a few cobs in 

 among this bed of roses. 



PI u in her Read -Yes, I see some folks spell my name "Plummer ■ 

 They don t know my history. Frank l'armalee discovered me. This 

 year I took the Nebraska State medal away from him. Sort of looks 

 like I had discovered Parmalee, don't it? 



Eimfr Shaner-Mzy be I don't like to he around and watch these 

 otuei follows work while I play some! 



•^Herman Meier— Ain 1 . I a sweet thing in these new clothes of mine? 

 we have to have a new suit every spring, in our circle 



Al. iJo/>,?u/m-Don't you believe all fimmie O'Brien says about 

 he'^got' A^^tab?rdv aSkhiinwh0 he held U P for that neV waich 

 t iJ' Sutherland- Smith, of Kokomo-The rumor that I am about to 

 travel with my whiskers is a fake. There are some men who have 



«taW rU ff Up ii D the ™' who T6t sesk t0 lead a 1 ui6t and exemplary 

 life, far from the idle curiosity of the gaping multitude, Diolu i JKU ^ 



Jas. Porter— Sometimes I would rather push a plane than pull a 

 trigger, and sometimes the other way. This is one of them times 

 when I feel the other way. 



Eddy Steek— 1 am just back from Europe, and I saw the great shoot 

 at Monte Carlo. I can't say I was so awfully impressed by it. The 

 bank at Monte Carlo is still doing business. 



Billy Crosby I could go to TJtica, but I think I'll go to Topeka. It 

 ain't so pent-up in Kansas, see, and the shooting's easier. I go where 

 duty calls me. 



<?. W. Bexroat— Who is this Ohio man that's shooting under my 

 name? I can do him for a hundred. I wasn't at Knoxvi'le, but this 

 "Rex" was. I'm copyrighted, I am, and I'm dead liable to prosecute 

 all infringements. 



^.6e Kleinman— All I want is to get a target race out of Tucker, 

 here. I understand he has been practicing for me out in California, 

 but since be's seen my scores he's weakened. 



Arthur Drake -1 am C class no more. I'm first chop. When I get 

 less than 25 straight now it's a mere oversight. 



Percy Stone— You ought to see the big trout I caught this week. It 

 was this long. 



A. W. Adams— I broke a plunger, or I should have won everything in 

 sight. Some folks are held back by adversity. 



Charlie Willard (of the Colt gun)— I know my neck is short. I am 

 thinking of having it stretched. It's so much trouble to get a stock 

 straight enough. 



lkey Hamline (of the Board of Directors)— Yes, I designed these 

 badges myself. Don't you see how mine matches my complexion? 



Jimmie (J. A. R.) Elliott— I always carry one of my patent 25-shell 

 loading blocks with me. It goes in the vest pocket, but" it loads 1,500 

 shells a day. Each one will kill a turkey forty rods. 



A Vague Rumor— One violates no confidence in saying that since 

 Dickie Merrill passed straight by the West Side, his name has been 

 favorably mentioned for mayor of Milwaukee. It is aber insisted that 

 he shall wear his trousers wider in the waist and with the creases on 

 the sides instead of fore and aft. 



Charlie Wilcox— Lemme tell you, privately and not for publication, 

 I could have won that badge if I had wanted to, but I don't like its 

 design. 



Mike Eich— I could have won the badge easy, but what do I want 

 of it a third year. I've got tired seeing the blame thing knocking about 

 the house. 



Geo. Hoffmann -I could win the badge all right, but I didn't want 

 to Jose my reputation as an amateur, see? I got to be mighty careful 



Ike Watson— The Forest and Stream's "Trap Shooter's Ready 

 Reckoner" is a grea j thing, but it don't give a tabulated statement of 

 the number of kicks per day. 



Geo. Watson, -I am credibly informed that Noah used the same sort 

 of score books we have here and only had one. What was good 

 enough for Noah is good enough for you. Noah had more reputation 

 than you will ever have. Noah was a great man. 



The Merchandise Prize— I was used by Noah. I am a good thing. 

 Only a few associations know that now. Don't shake my tag off, for 

 that's the only show my donor has. 



Willie Palmer— A good many thought it was my Pa who was In that 

 tie with Henry Ehlers for the Board of Trade badge, but it wasn't Pa, 

 it was Willie. Pa isn't in it with me. 



Chan Powers— The Association ought to make one more rule and 

 have the gun below the knee before calling pull. It would make less 

 quibbling than the armpit rule. 



'Die Antediluvian Rules— Get on to us again! 



The Shooting Public— We are on to you again.. 



The Bass Drum — Why don't some one hit me a whack? 



The Calcium Light— Turn me on to somebody, can't you? Ain't I 

 in de bizness? E. Hough. 



909 Security Building, Chicago. 



Muncie Gun Club Tournament. 



Muncik, Ind , June 31.— The sixth annual tournament of the Muncie 

 Gun Club ended yesterday afternoon at the park near the upper dam, 

 east of town. Tfie shoot lasted for two days and it proved to be one 

 of the grandest successes in the. history of the gun clubs in the State. 

 The report opened Tuesday morning with the following visitors 

 present: O. F. Britton, Indianapolis; A. Grube, Southport; Charles 

 Proctor, Union City; T. F. Thomas and Fred. Snyder, Connersville; 

 M. T. Hampton, B. Halthouse and W. P. Cook, Richmond; N. Long. 

 M. A. Thompson, A. Livenguth, Lafeyette; Fred. Seelev, A. L Griffith 

 and George Snyder, E Rhenberger, Ridgeville. The Muucie club was 

 well represented and the shoot resulted in the following scores: 



No. 1, 10 birds: Snell 8, Tie 6, Proctor 8. Britton 10, Kettner 7, 

 Hampton 7, Barney 7, Davis 6, Richmond 8, Bender 6, Thomas 7, 

 Williamson 6. 



No. 2, 15 birds: Tie 11, Kettner 9, Hampton 9, Barney 10. Thomas 

 13, Bender 7, Williamson 11, Davis 10. 



No. 3, 20 singles: Proctor 15, Britton 15, Thomas 14, Richmond 18, 

 Williamson 15, Hampton 13, Schaub 14, Tie 18, Kettner 11, Bender 13, 

 Davis 19, Barney 10, Snell 16, Elwood 17, Thompson 19, Livenguth 18, 

 Griffith 18, Long 15. ' 



No 4, 35 singles: Thompson 20, Richmond 20, Tie 24, Livenguth .21, 

 Griffith 21, Elwood 22, Long 83. Bender IS, Britton 18, Kettner 17, Snell 

 18, Barney 13, Proctor 23, Schaub 20, Thomas 10, 



No. 5, team shoot, 30 birds: Elwood 12. Griffith 15, Britton 13, Tie 

 11, Davis 11, Snell 22, Bender 12, Kettner 11, Long 15, Thompson 13, 

 Proctor 12, Richman 12. 



No. 6, 15 birds: Davis 12, Tie 13, Griffith 11, Long 12, Elwood 12, 

 Livenguth 14, Thompson 15, Kettner 9, Thomas 13, Richmond 11, 



8, Rbeuberger 11. 



Second Day.— No. 1, 10 singles: Thomas 9, Root 7, Thompson 10, 

 Elwood 9, Williamson 8, Livenguth 8, Tie 9, Kettner 8, Snell 8, Frost 

 6, Bender 5, Rheuberger 5. 



No. 2, 15 singles: Thomppon 15, Elwood 12, Thomas 10, Tie 13, Root 

 12, Frost 10, Williamson 12, Bender 10, Kettner 13, Livenguth 12, 

 Rheuberger 13, Snell 9, Carr 10, Baughn 9. 



No. 3. 20 singles: Thompson 15, Tie 16, Kettner 13, Rheuberger 11, 

 Elwood 16. Williamson 15, Root 14, Baughn 17, Carr 14, Thomas 16, 

 Frost 14, Livenguth 18, Snell 19, Bender 18. 



No. 4, 25 singles: Snell 18, Bender 22. Livenguth 16. Baughn 21, 

 Thompson 22, Tie 21, Williamson 21, Kettner 17, Root 18, Carr 17, 

 Thomas 21. 



No. 5, 15 singles, team shoot: Livenguth and Thompson 27, Root 

 and Thomas 20, Williamson and Bender 26, Tie and Baughn 23. 



No. 6, 15 singles: Bender 14, Thompson 13, Baughn 9, Tie 12, 

 Williamson 8, Thomas 11, Livenguth 11, Truitt 11, Snell 10, Davis 13 

 Frost 10, Root 11, 



No. 7, 20 singles: Bender 17, Thompson 18, Davis 13, Baughn 14, 

 Williamson 18, Kettner 17, Tie 17, Frost 18, Truitt 15, Snell 17, Thomas 

 14, Root 15, Livenguth 19. 



No. 8, 15 singles: Livenguth 11, Thompson 11, Williamson 11, Frost 

 11, Tie 15, Rheuberger 11, Bender 10, Root 12, Carr 8, Snell 11, Davis 12, 

 Kettner 13, Baughn 11. 



No. 9, 15 singles: Tie 11, Kettner 10, Williamson 12, Thompson 14, 

 Root 12, Frost 6, Livenguth — , Baughn 7, Snell 11, Davis 12, Bender 13. 



Dezter Park. 



Waverley Club, June 4, 10 clay birds: 



let. * 2d. 



P Van Staden 010.1001101—5 100001—2 101100-3 



GHelemstead 1000001000—2 010111 — 4 000011—2 



CRuben 0010000100—2 111010—4 001000—1 



J Hartshorn 1111011011—8 101011-4 011111—5 



C Fehleisen 0000100001—2 100000—1 010000—1 



Acme Club, 7 live birds: 



Blotz 1111222—7 Short 1221020-5 



Pfaender 1200210—4 Horney 1022020—4 



Botty 1202012-5 Fesseden 0112111—6 



Vorbach 1111223—7 Munk 1120102—5 



Dethloff 1210200—4 



Twenty bluerocks: 

 T Shorty. .11111111x10111111111— 19 W VorbackOOlOOlllOOllllOlOllO— 11 

 F PfaenderOOllllOllllOlOOlOlll— 13 C Munk. . . .O000U i^.Vtim'M aOo;.'- 4 

 Q Stitiate. . .fllpOmOllOaOODOOlull— 7 HFesseden 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 01 1001 1 01 010 — 11 

 T Short.... 01011111110101111101—15 C Dethloff .10000000000001101010— 5 

 A Betty. . ..00101010011111000011—10 C Horney,. .10000010001000010010— 5 



Coney Island, June 6, 7 five birds: 



F Pfaender 1101121-6 C Murphy 2111221—7 



J Hayde 1111111—7 A RockfeUer 0211201—5 



J Schleiman 011)111—6 J W Kennedy 0211120—5 



Dr Van Ord 1212200 -5 O Meyer 1121122—7 



W Hurfies 1112111—7 CMohrman 1211111—7 



H McLaughlin 1212011—6 Dr Little 1112011—6 



On shoot off Hughes won medal, McLaughlin first, others divided. 



Orescent Club, June 7, 7 live birds: 



C Coulston 2121011-9 J Ratjen 1012100-4 



C Mohrman 1210211—6 G Hillmer 1111123—7 



Vernon Club, June 8, 7 live birds: 



G Osterhaut 1210011—5 Dr Lamadrid 2002122 -5 



W H Thompson 1210112—6 T A Thompson 0022022—4 



Dr Spadone 1201000-3 Dr Little .2001310-4 



J Weschers 1022122—5 



