June 30, 1894.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



B69 



Kansas State Sportsmen's Association. 



Topeka, Kan.— I hand you herewith the scores made in regular 

 events during the three days of the fifth annual tournament of the 

 Kansas State Sportsmen's Association, held June 13, 13 and 14. The 

 attendance was fully up to our expectations, and held up well until 

 noon of the last day, when quite a number of shooters left in order to 

 catch afternoon trains for their homes. Good weather prevailed dur- 

 ing the entire shoot, and at no time did the wind blow hard enough to 

 seriously interfere with the flight of the targets. The North handicap 

 was voted a success, and the number of experts in each event during 

 the second and third days shows that the boys steadily improved in 

 their shooting to the last. Not much live bird shooting was done, and 

 on the third day the live bird event was omitted. The birds were a 

 fairly good lot, not especially hard flyers, but surprising lead carriers; 

 most of the number marked lost on the scores being dead out of 

 bounds. 



The management did everything possible for the comfort of the vis- 

 itors, and very little kicking was heard. 



The annual business meeting was held on the evening of the second 

 day, at the National Hotel, and was attended by over forty members 

 of the Association. A committee was appointed to draft a new game 

 and fish law and have a large number of copies printed for distribu- 

 tion over the State, and at the next session of the Legislature endeavor 

 to have the present law repealed and the new one enacted. The mem- 

 bers present showed great interest in the game protection question, 

 and it is to be hoped that, much benefit will result from the proposed 

 action. It was voted that the State Association become a membar of 

 the National Game Bird and Pish Protective Association. 



Kansas City, Kansas, was chosen as the next place of meeting, and 

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

 Newton Smock, of Kansas City. Kansas; Vice-President, A. H. Piety, of 

 Topeka; Secretary. A. W. Peck, of Kansas City, Kansas; Treasurer, 

 Geo. W. Jenkins, Wamego. 



In the medal shoot A. H. Piety, W. F. Keller and C. F. Reust tied on 

 28 out of 30, and in the shoot off Reust won, and took the medal, a 

 very handsome badge of solid gold, of appropriate design, and richly 

 engraved. 



A large number of extra sweeps were shot, which are not reported. 

 It was agreed by every one present that the tournament was the 

 largest and most successful ever held in the State. 



First Day, 



No. 1, 15 targets, $2: Lone Jack 15, Erhart 13, Edwards 14, Running 



11, Bowron 11, Fulton 12, Clark 14, Martin 10, Jenkins 12, Whitehair 10, 

 Dinsmore 12, Reust 11. Stockbridge 12, Ruggles 11, Gage 12, Cave 7 

 Genu IS, Logus 12, Weis 14, Scoville 13, Eldred 10. Kogers _ 12, Audas 12 

 Gray 13, Allen 8, Elwell 12, Theile 8, Stevens 7. 



No. 2, 15 targets, $2. Experts— Lone Jack 9, Weis 12, Edwards 14, 

 Clark 8. Amateurs— Running 10, Erhart 12, Gage 11, Theile 4, Jenkins 



12, Bowron 9, Fulton 10, Stevens 9, Rogers 13, Eldred 11, Ruggles 13 

 Scoville 14, Logue 9, Hayden 10, Cave 12, Dinsmore 14, Reust 14, Elweli 

 15, Genn 8, Allen 10, Gray 13, Audas 13, Martin 12, Running 12. 



No. 3, 15 targets, $2: Experts— Ruest 12, Scoville 14, Elwell 10, Dins- 

 more 12, Edwards 12. Amateurs -Gage 9, Erhart 13, Weis 12, Blared 

 11, Audaa 13, Bowron 8, Whitehair 12, Grav 13, Rogers 13, Genn 12 

 Running 14, Fulton 13, Cave 10, Logue 12, Ruggles 12, Clark 15, Martin 



9, Jenkins 13, Lone Jack 10. 



No. 4, 20 targets, $3: Experts— Running 12, Clark 16, Scoville 16 

 Amateurs— Elwell 17, Weis 12, Jenkins 16, Dinsmore 18, Bogers 15 

 Seward 17, Logue 11, Reust 17, Martin 15, Gray 16, Erhart 18 Genn 14 - 

 Fulton 18, Stockbridge 15, Ruggles 14, Lone Jack 14, Edwards 15, 

 Eldred 12. Audas 12, Thiele 15. ' 



No. 5, 15 targets, $2: Experts— Erhart 11, Reust 13, Elwell 12, Ful- 

 ton 7, Dinsmore 14, Soward 13. Amateurs— Martin 10. Hayden 9 

 Rogers 9, Cave 9, Theile 12, Bowron 11, Mcllhaney 15, Eicholtz 9, Audas 



7, Edwards 13, Running 14, Scoville 12, W. E. Stevens 8, Best 9, Genn 9 

 Timberlake 10, Stevens 10, Logue 7, Lone Jack 14, Jenkins 13, Gray 14* 

 Eldred 9, Clark 13, Weiss 13, Ruggles 12, Piety 12. 



No. 3, 12 live birds, $8: 



Lone Jack 111112211212—12 Dinsmore 112222222021—11 



Edwards 111111212101—11 ElweU 001111222112-10 



Eldred 111012110210- 9 Running 101110012202- S 



Kicholtz 001100011201— 6 Cave 010001221111— 8 



Reust 110112101021— 9 Jenkins 111120121212—11 



Hershey 110122111011-10 Ruggles...." 111110021010- 8 



Theile 110111111212—11 Fulton 101220221101— 9 



Gray 011010111111— 9 Stevenson 011011111001— 8 



No. 7, 15 targets, $3! Experts— McDhaney 11, Lone Jack 11, Gray 13 

 Dinsmore 10, Running 10. Amateurs— Skinner 10, Erhart 13, Bowron 

 11, Timberlake 11, Edwards 12, Reust 13, Bennett 14, Gage 9, Soward 9 

 Genn 7, Clark 12, Weis 8, Jenkins 14, Elwell 10, Eldred 13, Fulton 14 

 Rogers 11, Martin 11, Best 12, Scoville 13, Ruggles 11, W. E. SteveuB 



10, Hershey 9, Theile 10. 



No. 8, 15 targets, $2: Experts— Bennett 15, Reust 12 Fulton 10 

 Jenkins 12, Eldred 12, Erhart 13, Scoville 10, Gray 18. Amateurs- 

 Skinner 14, Running 10, Brewer 11, Rogers 13, Edwards 10, Clark 13 

 Soward 12, Dinsmore 14, Gage 15, Martin 11, Reufro 9, Mcllhaney 13' 

 W. E. Stevens 10, Best 10, Lone Jack 13, Bowron 11. 



No. 9, changed to 15 targets, $2. Experts— Skinner 11, Erhnrt 13, 

 Gage 13, Dinsmore 13, Bennett 15. Amateurs— Mcllhaney 12, Edwards 

 14, Jenkins 12, Brewer 5. Clark 12, G-iay 11, Best 14, Eldred 11 Reust 



14, Ruggles 11, Martin 13, Cave 9, Rogers 14, Timberlake 11. Scoville 10, 

 Soward 13, W. E. Stevens 14, Lone Jack 13 Fulton 11, Running 9 



No. 2, 15 targets, $2. Experts— Bennett 14, Reust 13, Rogers 14 W 

 E. Stevens 10, Edwards 14, Best 11. Amateurs— Jenkins 1 1 . Scoville 13 

 Gage 8, Ruggles 13, Soward 14, Clark 11, Eldred 13, Martin' 13, Brewer 



8, Gray 13, Erhart 12, Fulton 12, Mcllhaney 14, Dinsmore 13, Skinner 15 

 Lone Jack 13, Stevenson 11, Running 12. 



Second Day. 



No. 1, 15 targets, $2: Jenkins 13, Clark 14, Clary 15, Weis 10, Rest 13 

 Rogers 12. Fulton 7, Timberlake 12, Reust 13, Soward 13, Edwards 12' 

 Ferguson 11, Mcllhaney 13, Stevenson 11, Batchellor 11, Dinsmore 8* 

 Whitehair 12, Martin 9, Gray 13, Scoville 11, Lone Jack 10, Ruggles lo' 

 Gage 10, Bowron 12. 



No. 2, 15 targets, 32. Experte— Mcllhaney IS, Clark 11, Clary 11 

 Amateurs— Weis 10, Running 12, Ferguson 7, Best 10, Dinsmore 11 

 Audas 12, Eicholz 9, Senkins 13, Logue 9, Cave 13, Edwards 13, Reust 



15, Ruggles 11, Stevenson 10, Timberlake 11, Scoville 12, Bowron 12 

 Tayloa 11, Soward 14, Batchellor 11. Gray 14, Gage 13, Rogers 12, Lone 

 Jack 6, Fulton 11, Wobb 10. 



No. 3, 15 targets, $2. Experts— Reust 12, Gray 13, Soward 10. Ama- 

 teurs— Weis 10, Ferguson 13, Gage 14, Running 9, Mcllhaney 13 Sco- 

 ville 14, Bennett 13, Eldred 14, Jenkins 15, Clark 12, Ruggles 11 E D 

 Rehfroe 12, Batchellor 14, Erhart 13, Edwards 15, Rogers 12 Clary 12* 

 Best 12, J. R. Stevenson 11, Cave 11, Timberlake 13. ' ' 



Jo. 4, 20 targets, , $3j^ Experts— Jenkins 13, Gage 11, Scoville 12. 



No. 5, 15 targets, §2: Experts— Soward 8, Clary 14, Bennett 13 Grav 



13. Reust 14, Mcllhaney 13, Batchellor 13, Elliott 12, Best 11 Clark ia 

 Amateurs— Ferguson 7, Stevenson 8, Crane 9, Martin 12, Ruggles 10" 

 Timberlake 15, Lone Jack 12, Running 13. Eldred 12, Scoville 11 Hind- 

 marsh 10, Edwards 12, Whitehair 9, Weis 8, Rogers 12, Jenkins 13 Gae-n 

 12. Dinsmore 12, Taylor 9. ge 



No. 6, 12 live birds, $8: 



Gage 112121101110-10 Bennett 022111111122—11 



Dinsmore 122111111122—12 Hindmarsh.,, .1212211llon_ii 



Edwards 211011100211- 9 Hershey 120221121121-11 



Ferguson 111222100020— 8 Running 2l010111ll"2— 10 



Den 101112211101-10 Clary. .?.... .222111112110-11 



Jenkins 122121100002— 8 Batchellor..,, ' 2112222201'»-11 



No. 7, 15 targets, $2: Experts— Reust 13, Timberlake 10, Clarv 13 

 Amateurs— Scoville 12, Running 11, Jenkins 13, Mcllhaney 14 Rii/p4as 

 10, Marks 10, Elliott 13, Soward 11, Clark 13. Bennett 13 Edwards 12 

 Batchellor 15, Rogers 14, Horton 15, Cave 13, Gage 12, Gray 13 Best lo' 



No. 8, 15 targets, 15 targets, 83; Experts— Horton 11, Batchellor 12 

 Rogers 14, McBhaney 12. Amateurs— Martin 13, Ferguson 11 Elliott 

 15, Lone Jack 15, Bennett 15, Gray 14, Best 14, Soward 13, Running 13 

 Gage 12, Edwards 15, Taylor 11, Clary 14, Timberlake 10, Scoville l'l' 

 Dinsmore 13, Jenkins 13, Clark 13, Stevenson 10, Reust 14. ' 



No. 9, team Bhoot, 20 targets per man, $4: 



Jenkins 19 Bennett... 18 



Clark 20-39 Eldred. iR_an 



Gray 20 McHhany 19 



Edwards 18—38 Best I7_qn 



Reust 17 Horton J 7 



Rogers 17—34 Seward 18— 35 



Scoville 14 di) 



Elliott 20—34 



No. 10, 15 targets, S3: Experts— Bennett 15, Clary 12, J A. R Elliott 

 15, Edwards 13, Reust 13, Rogers 10, Gray 11. Amateurs— Runnin- vi 

 Jan kins 9, Mellhany 12, Timberlake 9, Ferguson 12 Hindmarsh ll"Fl' 

 dred 12, Soward 14, Hayden 13, Clark 12, Scoville 12, Piety 14. 1 

 Third Day, 



No. 1, 15 targets, 32: Reust 15, Keller 14, Jenkins 14, Mack 5 Roonev 



10, Gray 12, Thomas 12, Koolher 13. Erhart 15, Eldred 14 W E Stevens 



11, Horton 14, Running 15, Estep 12, Soward 11, Rogers 11, Edwards 14 

 Clark 15, Bennett 13, Ferguson 12, J, A. R. Elliott 15 ' 



No. 2, 15 targets, $2: Experts— Erharc 11, Edwards 11 Jen'rina n 

 Clark 15, Eldred 13, Keller 14, Horton 14, Reust 14, Elliott laf Running 



14. Amateurs— Soward 11, Koolber 14, Mack 13, Beck 4 Bennett 13 

 Rogers 12, Gray 14, Ferguson 12, Estep 8, Thomas 14 ' 



3. 15 targets, $2: Experts -Reust 15. Elliott 14, Koolher 7 Clark 



12, Keller 14, Horton i t, Gray 13, Thomas 12, Running 13, Bennett 12 



Mack 12. Amateurs— Rogers 12, Erhart 14, Close 11, Eldred 12, Ed- 

 wards 14, Jen kins 14, Mills 10, Ferguson 12. 



No. 4, 20 targets, 33: Experts-Elliott 19. Keller 17, Jenkins 13, Er- 

 hart 20, Horton 20, Reust 18, Edwards 18. Amateurs— Running 19, 

 Bennett. 18, Gray 17, Eldred 13, Koolher 1G, Clark 17, Rogers 17, Mack 

 17, Ferguson 16. 



No. 5, 15 targets, 32: Experts— Erhart 12, Elliott 12, Running 12, 

 Horton 13. Amateurs— Reust 15, Rooney 10, Arms 11, Rogers 14, Clark 



12, Eldred 13, Stevens 10, Bennett 14, Mack 14, Edwards 11, Jenkins 14, 

 Estep 11, Koolher 15, Keller 14, Gray 13, Ferguson 11. 



No. 7, 15 targets, 32: Experts— Reust 14, Jenkins 13, Bennett 18, 

 Mack 12, Rogers 13, Keller 10. Amateurs— Piety 15, Horton 14, Eldred 

 15, Ruuning 9, Estep G, Rooney 14, Edwards 12, Elliott 13, Erhart 15, 

 Gray 15, Brewer 14, Clark 14. 



No. 8, medal shoot, 30 targets: Piety 28, Jenkins 27, Gray 24, Hub- 

 bard 14, Bennett 29, Close 22, George Flagg 22, Mack 26, Pugh 20, Audas 

 w., Brewer 23, Dibert 86, Erhart 26, Reust 28, Edwards 22, Horton 87, 

 Elliott 28, Koohler 23, W. E. Stevens 23, Mills 19, J, C. Clark 20, Soward 

 28, Beightle 26, Thomas 25, Eldred 21, Running 26, Rogers 27, Clark 27, 

 Estep 19, Sohmelzer 17, Rooney 19, Keller 28, Arms 2G/Hovey 22, Allen 

 22, Stevenson 20. 



No. 9, 15 targets, $2: Experts— Eldred 9, Horton 10, Erhart 15, Reust 



13, Gray 12, Clark 15. Amateurs— Running 8, Bennett 15, Running 11, 

 Jenkins 12, Estep 9, Hubbard 8, Arms 14, Ferguson 10, Beightle 11, 

 Koohler 12, Mack 11. 



No. 10, 15 targets, $2: Experts— Erhart 10, Clark 11, Bennett 10. 

 Amateurs— Eldred 9, Reust 15, Horton 14, Jenkins 11. 



Ex-Secretary. 



Exhibition Shoot by Brewer and Class. 



The unknowing ones on the local press took their cue from the big 

 show bdls and announced that with a great flourish "John D. Brewer, 

 the only champion, and Frank Class, of New Jersey, would shoot a 

 bird match for ©500 a side, and as a result the general public at once 

 sized the shoot up as a hippodrome, and when the two men came to- 

 gether on Wednesday, June 21, on Frank Class's Morristown Driving 

 Park, the receipts from the attendance did not cover the cost of the 

 birds. Had the shoot been honestly advertised as an exhibition con- 

 test, the attendance would undoubtedly have been four times as large 

 as it was. 



Those who did attend certainly got more than their money's worth, 

 for they saw an exhibition of shooting that was worth traveling many 

 miles to see, and they saw as well 200 of the finest birds ever trapped 

 in this country during the summer, and as good a lot as could be 

 trapped at any season. "Hummers" they were, every one of them, 

 once they got on the wing, and there were only eight birds that refused 

 flight when the trap was sprung. The day was extremely warm, but 

 a stiff breeze blowing diagonally across the line of Are from left to 

 right, caused the birds to forget the heat and assisted them in their 

 flight. The rise was 30yds., boundary 50yds., otherwise Hurlingham 

 rules. Thomas W. Morfey was referee, E. Lewis and C. H, Towusend 

 scorers. The race started at 2:45 P. M. with a kill by Brewer, Class 

 following with another. 



Brewer killed straight on the first round, but Class struck a hornet's 

 nest so far as four of his bi ds were concerned, and they got away. 

 After running up 40 straight, Brewer put two full charges into a nasiy 

 twister, whicn fell dead just beyond the boundary. His next was 

 cleanly missed. On the tnird round his 12th fell dead .just over the 

 fence. On the fourth round his 2d bird fell just beyond the line. On 

 the second round Class lost his 2d bird by underholding. On the third 

 round he lost four, and two of these were undershot. He then settled 

 down and killed 27 straight, finishing with a total of 91 to Brewers'sSO. 



On the third round Class's 4th bird was hit hard and fell in the 

 grass, apparently dead, but just as the dog was about to seize it, up and 

 off it went and is probably still aiving. The time of the race by quar- 

 ters was 28m., 3lm., 31m. and 32m., a total of 2h. 2m. Brewer used an 

 L. C. Smitn 71bs. 14oz., 12-bore gun, 56grs. hard grain Schultze powder 

 and 134oz. Tatham's No. 7 chilled shot in Winchester shells. Class 

 used a Francotte V/ 3 Vob., 12-bore, 3>£drs. Schultze powder and U,oz 

 No. 7 chilled shot in U. M. C. shells. 



The scores of the race are fully shown below: 



Trap score type— Copyright /m, by Itorest and Stream' Publishing Co. 

 Brewer 1 22222222221222221221121 2-25 



4 H t-><-<^H-^^^ H->*i 

 111222221222122.02212 12 2 2-23 



\\J, \->'V<-<-< — >^-M- ->H<-<-V><V< 

 22222222112.221113113322 2-24 



1. 1222221212a. iaaiaj.a3221 2-24—96 



% \ \ \i-<r.^^ * 



Class 1 22200222222012222112101 2—21 



-^'se'-><-i«-H->H r \T< Jv f — >4<-iA' l --V/»'TVX 

 12 201111111122211122211 2 1-24 



^<-<-j"<-^/'^?<-i H T ^<-^<-? IS N. V— > 

 112000111221122211 21 1201 1—21 



N 1 4- ^ H % *"f-<-*-\ H-> \T*-\ ^t\/^<-\<- 

 22112 3 2 2 2 2 1 21112 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1-25-91 



C. H. TOWNSEND. 



Charlotte Gun Club Silver Pitcher Shoot. 



Charlotte, N. C, June 19.— We inclose copies of scores for silver 

 pitcher that have been shot since last reports sent you: 

 May 29: 



J S Anthony -...1011111111111111111111111—24 



TtTm JO 1111111111011111111001111—22 

 John W Todd lllllllllllOlillliiiiini—24 



1011110111011111111111110-21 

 E R Dodge 1010110010101101111111111— 18 



1010110110111101111111011—19 



W H Justice ,1101111111100011110001101—17 



, . . 1101111111111011111111001-21 

 A R Stokes 110101011110milllllllll_21 



1111101111111111011111111-23 

 Chas Cresswell lOllOlOlllllliiiiiiiinoO— 20 



1111101100111111111111111—32 



John Carson 111001110111immilllH_22 



, , , . 1110111111111111111101111-23 



W H Justice (on ola score) 1111100111111110100111111—20 



Chas Cresswell 000111111111liimiioiili_2i 



June 5: 



John W Todd 1111111101111111111000110-20 



1111110101111001111010110—18 



John Carson 1001000010111111001111111—16 



„, „ „ 1100111101111111101011111—20 



Chas Cresswell llOlOliniOllOllOOlllllOl— 18 



1100011100111011101001010-14 



E R Dodge 1100111111010010011111111—18 



1101111111110111001111111-21 



J T Anthony v HHOlllOlllllOllllOllOll— 20 



, „ , 1010111111111111111111111—33 



A R Stokes OlOllimoOllOlllllllliOl— 19 



_ „ ... 1111111010111111111011010-20 



Chas Cresswell (on old score) OlOOlllOllOlllOHOOlOlOOO-13 



June 1%: 



J T Anthony 1101011111111101111111101—21 



T ^ mm 1111111111111111111111111—25 



John W Todd lOlllllilliiiiiimiiini— 24 



,. t „ 1011011111111011111111111— 38 



John Carson 1111111011011111101111111—22 



^ n ■ 0111101110111111110111101—20 



Chas Cresswell 01110111 HilOOllOllOllllO— 18 



1111111010111110001111011—19 



E R Dodge 1111111111111111111110011—23 



0111111111110111111111110—22 



A R Stokes 1 1 1 11 11 101011 01 1 110111111 ai 



1011101101000111111101010—16 



June 19: 



John W Todd 0111111111111101111011111—22 



, . 1111111111101111111110010—21 



John Carson OllOOlllOOllOOimilOlllO— 16 



„ • „ „ 1111110101101111111111101—21 



E R Dodge 1111111010111100111011111—20 



AT> „ t , 0111101111111111111111100-21 



A R Stokes 1111111111111101111111111—24 



1101111101101011110111111—20 

 A. R. Stokes, Sec'y. 



Jeannette Gun Club. 



Guttekb £c r q , N. J. — Medal shoot: 



Ch Meyer 1112102201—8 H Kunast 1210122111— 9 



H Otten 1210201110-7 C M Meyer 1101111210- 8 



r F Offermann 1102102110-7 C Steffens 1101211120— 8 



H Winter 1010111101-7 H Rottmann 1112111211—10 



Wm Rinkhoff 1021220101—7 F Reichard 2202100100— 5 



H Helmke 0110101002-5 L Lehiug 0102110010— 5 



A C Chester 1121011201-8 Ch Disch 0012101101— 6 



CNBrunie 1111110211-9 



Rottmanu wins A class medal and Kunast wins B class medai. 



Belfast Gun Club Tournament. 



Belfast, Me., June 22.— Please find inclosed a few scores made at 

 Belfast during our first tournament, June 20 and 21: 



First Day. 



No. 1, 5 men teams, 50 targets each. State of Maine clubs: 



Picked Team. Bath Team. Rockland Team. Belfast Team. 



Br Rowe 39 Jones 37 Perry 29 Waterman... 35 



Huntington.. 44 Thompson. .. 29 Bnkes 31 Howes 42- 



Greene 47 Pierce 3G Pendleton... 27 Cook 43 



Dr Bates 41 Hi^gins 31 Ingraham . . . 31 Coombs 35 



Merrill 40 Hamm 38 Dr Weld 46 Healey 38 



211 171 164 193 



No. 2, individual shoot open to all, 50 targets, 13 prizes, value $100: 



Francis 36 Jones 41 Wadsworth 43 



Greene 46 Pierce 41 Healey 42 



Huntingtou 42 Dickey 45 Howes 41 



Eager 44 Pickles 39 Bates 33 



Thompson 46 Dr Weld 47 Coombs 35 



Higgins 41 Snow 44 Chenery "..32 



Rowe 46 Waterman 33 



Merrill 42 Vague 38 



Second Day. 

 No. 3, 50 birds, free for all, $35 cash: 



Rowe 41 Hamm 30 Pickles .....28 



Perry 34 Eager 42 Dickey 42 



Merrill 32 Vague 29 Higgins 28 



DrObeld 45 Thompson 23 Snow 41 



Greene 40 Jones 29 Wadsworth 32 



No. 4, State of Maine teams of 3 men each, 25 targets, 330,' divided 

 315, 310 and 35: 



Picked Team, Bath Team. Belfast No. L Belfast No. 1. 



Merrill 32 Bates 10 Healey 18 Chenery...... 16 



Green 19 Thompson . . . .15 Coombs 20 Waterman ... .18 



...33. Jones 16 Weshe 15 Howes 16 



41 



53 



50 



C. R. O. 



The Antediluvian Rules. 



The editor of the American Field was the fond parent of the 

 famous antediluvian rules of the Illinois State Association, by which 

 all guns, tens, sixteens and all, stand at score the same distance from 

 the traps. There would seem, therefore, a sad lack of coherence in 

 the present editorial management of that journal, or the following 

 taken from its current report, of the Illinois State tournament would 

 hardly have appeared. It is delightfully frank and naive, and, more- 

 over, delightfully true, but I thick the highest editor overlooked it, so 

 I call it to his attention, if he has one. It describes the winning of 

 the Board of Trade badge (by a 10-gauge gun) as follows: 



"Mr. Ehlers, being a much older man than Palmer, shot with appar- 

 ently more confidence in his ability to win. He also shot a 10-gauge 

 gun against a 12-gauge used by Palmer— both shooting at the same 

 rise — and this gave him a slight advantage." 



Yes, any shooter knows that the advantage was with the 10-gauge. 



The Montgomery Ward live bird medal, the second event in import- 

 ance at this tournament, was won by another 10-gauge gun under 

 these same antediluvian rules. Mr. J. J. Smith, the winner, shot in his 

 duck gun 4drs. of Schultze powder, and was able to beat the cracks of 

 the entire country. It is doubtful if he could do it with the 12-gauge 

 or with the 10-gauge properly handicapped. In saying this I do not 

 wish to discriminate against his excellent shooting, but I believe, with 

 the naive American Fidd, that he had "a slight advantage." Really 

 that paper ought to be more careful, or it will accidentally get the 

 facts some day. 



Mr. Herman Meyer, the new secretary of the Illinois Association, 

 says that he has been talking with Elmer Shaner and a good many 

 other skillful tournament managers, and that next year the Illinois 

 State shoot is ?oing to be modern in every particular. "You news- 

 paper men don't need trouble about getting the scores, either of live 

 birds or targets," said Mr. Meyer, "for I am going to have them in 

 manifold, the way they are kept everywhere else over the country 

 now, and I am going to see that the press boys, daily and sporting, 

 get a fair show for the news. The papers might as well help this As- 

 sociation as hurt it." I shall be delighted to see this Forest and 

 Stream suggestion carried out, and if he will galvanize the Association 

 into an awakening, he shall have my hearty support, little worth as 

 that may be. Mr. Shepard, in his new office as president, has an equal 

 or greater galvanic opportunity awaiting him. He can Derham <-bnr. e o 

 the via AaauuinUou ausimr 10 uae modern question of sportsmanship, 

 "Does protection protect?" It never has, neretofore, though it has 

 been the basis of many long and "ringing" speeches. E. Hough. 



The San Antonio Gun Club. 



San Antonio, Texas.— Editor Forest and Stream: As president Of 

 the San Antonio Gun Club, I have been instructed by its directors to 

 refute certain statements reflecting on the honor and integrity of that 

 club, made by O. C. Guessaz of this place, in an article published over 

 his signature in your excellent journal of April 28 last, headed "That 

 Texas Ducking Score." No reply would be necessary here where the 

 facts are known, but we do not wish sportsmen abroad to he de- 

 ceived. 



In the first place it is difficult to see the relevancy of an old dispute 

 between this club and Mr. Guessaz to the subject of his communica- 

 tion. The charges made by Mr. Guessaz are that this club dishonestly 

 appropriated to its own use some $500 obtained bv a committee com- 

 posed of him and Mr. Critzer, from the citizens here, to be given to the 

 shooters as prizes and added moneys during the State tournament 

 held here in May, 1891, and refused to add to a certain event on the 

 programme $100, after announcement by an agent of the club that it 

 would be added. 



In reply I say that I appointed the committee alluded to with S. G. 

 Newton,. Esq., as chairman, for the purpose of soliciting funds by 

 subscription to aid in defraying the expenses of that very expensive 

 affair, and for that purpose only was it used, and a full itemized state- 

 ment of receipts and expenditures was published in the San Antonio 

 Daily Express, of July 12, 1891, showing a balance in favor of the club 

 of $82.20, represented by property left over, not cash. It is not neces- 

 sary to copy from the programme that certain event alluded to, in 

 order to show that it did not mean added money, for that is admitted 

 when the claim is based on the announcement of an agent of the club. 

 That announcement was immediately contradicted by proper author- 

 ity. No one but the directors of the club had authority to change 

 that programme after it was issued, and one placed on the grounds 

 simply to get up the shoots had no such authority. 



That programme was strictly carried out to the letter, and the As- 

 sociation was given one of the finest entertainments in its history, and 

 I dare say the least appreciated, owing to the conduct of Mr Guessaz 

 As the result of that dispute, this club withdrew from the Association" 

 and has since grown to be one of the strongest and best equipped 

 organizations of the kind in the country. Peter Shields 



A Challenge for North Dakota. 



Faiigo, N. D., June 15.— The Fargo Gun Club has received the 

 trophy emblematic of the State championship for target shooting 

 and sportsmen throughout North Dakota are invited to form gun 

 clubs and challenge our club to shoot for the cup. Some have already 

 stated their intention to do so, and a challenge in due form will 

 receive prompt attention from our club. Our members all own 12- 

 gauge hammerless guns Scores of to-day: 



Ten known singles: Kimmel 3, Lyon 6, Mill 6, Robbins 10. 



Ten unknown singles: Kimmel 7, Lyon 6, Mill 5, Robbins 8, Smith 

 8, Schofield 2. 



Five pairs; Kimmel 6, Lyon 3, Mill 2, Robbins 6, Smith3, Schofield 3 

 Ten unknown singles: Kimmel 5, Lyon 6, Robbing 8, Smith 6, Mill S 



Schofield 5. ' 

 Gold badge shoot, 15 singles, unknown, and 5 pairs: Kimmel 19 



Lyon 14, Mill 9, Robbins 20, Schofield 8. ' 

 Team shoot, 10 singles, unknown: Robbins 8, Lyon 7, Schofield 5— 



20. Kimmel 5, Mill 5, Smith 5—15. 

 Miss and out, unknown: Robbins 5, Lyon 4, Mill L Schofield 0 

 Ten known singles: Robbins 7, Lyon 6, Mill 5, Schofield 4 c' E R 



Shooting at Weir City. 



Weir City, Kansas, June 21.— Inclosed find scores made at the last 

 shoot of the Business Men's Gun Club, at this place. The weather was 

 fine, except for a rather strong wind. Empire targets were used- 

 Ten single targets: Calhoun 9, Mcllhany 10, Holmes 8, McKim 8 

 Morrison 7, Doan S, Sowers 7, Abbott 7, Kirk 6. ' 



Medal shoot, 25 single targets: Calhoun 19, Mcllhany 24 Holmes 

 fallowed 5) 33, McKim (2) 20, Morrison (7) 23, Doan (5) 24 Sowers m 

 20, Abbott (5) 18, Kirk (8) 21. Mcllhany and Doan tied for second- 

 Doan was allowed 1 bird in Son the shoot off and Mcllhanv won-' 

 Doan 4, Mcllhany 5. J ' 



Team shoot, 10 targets: McBhany 9. Abbott 6, Doan 9, Sowers 7=3-> 

 Holmes 9, McKim 5, Morrison 5, Kirk 3=22. 



Individual match, 20 unknown augles: 

 Mcllhany. .11111111111111101111-19 Holmes. . ..11111111111111011010-17 



Mamaluke. 



