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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Feb. 15, 1896. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 
these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. 
Ties in all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. 
Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, $18 
Broadway, New York. 
We have received the following communication in regard to the 
Wollaston (Mass.) Gun Club: "They have a live lot of shooters out 
at Wallaston, Mass., one of Boston's interesting suburbs, and most of 
them are banded together in an organization known as the Wollaston 
Gun Club. At the club's last meeting it voted to put up as prizes 
three badges for club members to shoot for during the present year. 
The first badge, to be made of silver, is to be won by members shoot- 
ing a score of 15 out of 25 bluerocks; second badge, to be made of sil- 
ver of a more elaborate design, to be won on a score of 20 out of 25; 
third badge, to be made of solid gold, to be won by those making a 
clean score of 25 straight. It also decided to join the State Shooting 
Association and to enlarge the club house. The Wollaston Club shoots 
regularly every Saturday afternoon, and has a membership at the 
present time of thirty shooters." 
Neaf Apgar and Charlie Hebbard will hold a three days' tourna- 
ment on the grounds of the Elizabeth (N. J.) Gun Club on Tuesday, 
Wednesday and Thursday, March 31-April 3. All the events will be at 
empire targets. The above gentlemen will be assisted by W. R. 
Hobart, secretary of the N. J. Trap-Shooters' League, and Wm. M. 
Parker, of the Elizabeth Gun Club. A quartette like the above ought 
to make any tournament a succeBB. The Elizabeth Gun Club grounds 
are among those most convenient of access to this city, and the ar- 
rangements are of the best. As this tournament is set for the week 
after the Grand American Handicap, it is thought a good number of 
the participants of the latter will take part m the Elizabeth affair. 
New York is quite a good place to see the sights between the dates of 
the two tournaments, and New York is less than an hour's ride from 
Elizabeth. 
The Pittsburg, Pa., Gun Club's tournament on June 23-26 is a cer- 
tainty and the $500 added money is also a so. In Pittsburg a tourna 
nient is always a success, and this one should be better than any of 
its predecessors for various reasons, some of which are: The added 
money, a larger amount than has ever been added at a tournament in 
the Smoky City, and the fact that this shoot will follow right on the 
heels of Paul North's Chamberlain tournament, thus making it a nice 
steppingstone on the way home for many of the boys who have been 
on the circuit. Another, and a good fat reason, is that the Pittsburg 
Gun Club can boast of such members as Old Hoss and Jim Crow. A 
visit to Pittsburg, a few days' target shooting and a few days in com- 
pany with the aoove two gentlemen, are inducements that will prob- 
ably draw even Dutchy Smith from his roost in Plaihfleld, N. J. 
W. E. Hobart^ secretary of the New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League, 
writes as follows: 
"The prize committee of the New Jersey Trap-Shooters' League 
reports that they have received the following donations: A 825 gold 
badge from W. Fred Quimby, and through the same gentleman one 
$15 gold badge from the E. 0. Powder Company, and one Smith ham- 
merless gun from Hunter Arms Company. Besides the above Louis 
H. Schortemfier, secretary of numerous gun clubs, donates cigars, 
and Charles Smith, known the country through by his nomme de fusil 
of Dutchy, contributes a handsome prize. Future donations will be 
duly reported." 
The Boston Shooting Association, of Boston, Mass., held its annual 
election of officers on Feb. 6. The day had been selected as the one 
on which the annual shoot and dinner, as well as election of officers, 
should take place; but owing to the severity of the weather, the day 
being the worst of the season, the shoot was postponed until Friday, 
Feb. 14. The officers elected on Feb. 6 were: President, Oapt. E. B. 
Wadsworth; Vice-President, Wm. Pray; Secretary, W. A. Sanborn; 
Treasurer, Chas. A. Ellsworth; Captain, Orrin B. Dickey; Executive 
Committee: D. R. Melcher, A. W. Gore and the above list of officers. 
Dr. Wm. H. Steele, of Forest City, la., writes us under date of Feb. 
6 as follows: "Last Tuesday evening a large number of our most 
prominent business and professional men gathered in one of the 
down town offices and entered into a great conspiracy to smash 
Eastern made crockery during the close season on game. The organ- 
ization is to be known as the Hill City Gun Club, and starts out with 
twenty-two live, paid up, would-be shooters. Manufacturers of 
targets, traps, ammunition, etc., will confer a favor by mailing me 
catalogues and price lists." 
Owing to the press of shooting fixtures that occur during the week 
of Feb. 23-29, the South Side Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., has decided 
to hold its 100-target handicap race on Feb. 19 instead of Feb. 28, as 
previously announced. This race will be at unknown angles, $5 en- 
trance, the event being shot off in four 25 target events, with an option- 
al sweep on each 25; targets are 2 cents each, and will be charged for 
extra, as in all such events. Entries close after the 25th round has 
h»en completed, and the event is announced for 10 A. M. sharp. Billy 
Hobart will run the shoot and see that everybody gets what's coming 
to him. 
The return match between the Boiling Springs Gun Club, of Ruther- 
ford, N. J., and the Netv Utrecht Gun Club, of Long Island, takes 
place this afternoon, February 15, on the grounds of the Boiling 
Springs Club. Sweepstake shooting commences at 10 A. M.; this 
means that the boys will have a chance to get all the shooting they 
want before and after the team race, and also enjoy one of those ex 
cellent lunches provided by the lady who looks after that part of the 
Boiling Springs entertainments. Given fine weather there will be 
over 40 shooters facing the traps in the team race. 
The most favoraole opinions have been expressed in our hearing in 
regard to the division of the moneys in the Grand American Handi- 
cap. The idea of splitting up the purse into more moneys seems to 
have caught the shooting public. It begins to look as if there'll be 
over 70 entries, in which case there'll be a good surplus to divide. 
The miss and-out set of traps will catch a good many also. The 
Grand American week of 1896 ought to be a hummer; all it needs is 
good weather. 
The E. O. tournament will be held after all on the Guttenburg race 
track, a place easily reached from the center of New York City by 
ferry and trolley car. Elmer Shaner was enraptured when he first 
saw the race track, saying it was one of the best places for holding a 
target tournament that he had ever seen. We have not seen it, but 
take Elmer's word for it that it is as he represented; he knows what 
is required for the holding of such an affair as the E. C. tournament 
will be, and hi3 judgment on such matters is pretty good I 
The Altoona, Pa., Rod and Gun Club announces that it will holdlta 
tournament on June 30-July 2. Those daces place it in the week fol- 
lowing the Pittsburg shoot above alluded to, and as the Altoona boys 
tell us that they are going to make some special attractions to keep 
the shooters in western Pennsylvania for a day or two, the Wopsy 
tournament of 1896 should not be missed when it comes to scanning 
over the list of fixtures. 
At the Elliott-Morfey match at Willard Park, on Saturday, Feb. 8, 
Frank Class offered to back Jim Elliott against Brewer for any sum 
from $250 to 81,000 a sid6; Brewer accepted the offer, naming $1,000 a 
Bide as the sum he wanted to shoot for, and offered to put up $50 as 
forfeit. Elliott refused to shoot Brewer under any conditions, so 
nothing resulted but the usual sighing of the wind that seems the 
inevitable accompaniment of such offers and challenges. 
"Airy Lou Hart"— that is, Lou Erhardt, of Atchison, Kansas—has 
sent us by a late mail an advance notice of his great shoot, which 
takes place April 14-17. Erhardt's circular deserves a more extended 
notice than we can give it in this week's issue; it is therefore held over 
until our issue of Feb. 22. His programmes will be ready for distri- 
bution on March 1. 
A new gun club has been organized at Boonton, N. J., under the 
title of the Boonton Gun Giub. The officers are: President, Lewis 
Van Duyne; Vice-President Wilbert Garrison; Secretary, C. E. Banta; 
Treasurer, D. R. Oonklin; Captain, A. J, Neafle. The club he" " 
initial shoot at live birds on Feb. 22. 
holds its 
Anybody who thinks that target-shooting is on the down grade ia 
very much mistaken. The bast indications of the growth of this 
sport in popularity are the organization of new gun clubs every week, 
and the statements of officials of both the great target companies 
bluerock and empire, that it is taking them all their time to keep up' 
with their orders. * * 
Dispatches from Monte Carlo show that the Grand Prix was won 
by a shooter whose name is given as Galfon. There were 102 com- 
petitors and only four rounds were decided on the first day, Feb 5 
Mr. Dolan was unfortunate enough to lose 3 out of his 4 birds H* j" 
Roberts losing 8 out of the same number. 
Elliott defeated Morfey on Saturday last, Feb. 8, by killing 91 to 87 
killed by Morfey. We had looked for a different termination to the 
match, but Elliott's final run of 42 straight was the thing that upset 
our calculations. 
The Maplewood Gun Club, of Mapleword, N. J., has elected the fol- 
lowing list of officers for 1896: President, J. Warren Smith: Treas- 
urer, T. W. Smith; Recording Secretary, Walter G. Laidlaw; Corre- 
sponding Secretary, O. L. Yeomans; Manager, D. W. Van Jderstjne ; 
Captain, W. N. Drake, j 
As an outcome of the Elllott-Morfey match, Smith Hill, of Paterson, 
N. J., will shoot Morfey a match on Feb. 23, at Willard Park. The 
conditions are 50 birds, $150 a side; both men are said to have posted 
a forfeit. 
Paul North says he Is expecting to have a very big shoot at Cleve- 
land next June and adds that they are well fixed In that city to look 
after everybody who attends the Chamberlin tournament of 1896. 
The first monthly contest of the New Jersey Trap-ShooterB' League 
for 1896 will beheld at Dunellen, N. J,, on the grounds of the Dunellen 
Gun Club, on Thursday, Feb. 27. The league team race is set for 2 P. M 
It is now stated that Class and Brewer are to shoot a race, Class, 
standing at 30yds. and Brewer at 88yds. We are told that a forfeit is 
up and that the match is booked for Dexter Park, Friday, Feb. 21. Next 1 
J. H. Mackie, secretary of the King's Smokeless Gun Club, Madison- 
ville, O., writes us that his club wiil give a tournament some time 
during the coming spring. 
The Forrester Gun Club, of Davenport, la., announces that its tour- 
nament on Feb. 37-28 (a change in dates by the way) will be "open to 
amateurs only." 
The Bedford, Ind., Rod and Gun Club announces a tournament, 
"open to all comers," on May 5-6. Edward Basks. 
Feb. 11. 
Boston Gun Club. 
Boston, Mass., Feb. 5.— It speaks well for the fascination of trap- 
shooting that 17 shooters gathered for practice at the - Boston Gun 
Club's grounds at Wellington this afternoon. Not but what the 
weather conditions might have been worse, as indeed the following 
day showed, yet the conditions were such as to prevent the attend- 
ance of all but sloppy weather enthusiasts. When it did not rain it 
snowed, and new practice in sighting the gun was afforded by the 
multiplying by raindrops the original bead. The prize totals con- 
tained some surprises and show well the ups and downs of life. The 
top-notchers of last week graced the foot of the list to-day, and one 
must agree with the feminine remark that "it saves purchasing new 
bats; evidences of swelled heads are not so liable." The high score, 
18, was a most creditable one to make, and Mr. Sheffield was accorded 
full honors; 1,400 targets were thrown, and three straights of 10 were 
equally shared by Leverett, Howard and Horace. Summary below: 
Events: 1 2 $ k 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 lh IS 16 17 18 19 SO 
Targets: 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 6 5 10 6 10 5 6 10 10 10 10 5 i0 
Leverett (17) 56396983371931 10 644 
Howard (17). 862988922 10.. 7348779"" 
Blake (16),.. 38.. 6.. 6821936.. 
Bates (16)... 8 8 4 . 
Sewall(16).. 4 4 4 3 3 1 1 - 2 *6 '3 8 'i 'i '6 'i ~5 *6 
Miskay(17) 886.. 4 3 82532688827 
Sawyer (16) 6 4 1 5 3 6 3 1 6 8 9 8. 
Horace (14) 8 4 .. 7 .. 10 3 4 5 .. . 3 ' 
Gordon (17) 2959528 
Brown (15) 6.. 46244273 
Sheffield (15) 3 7 4 9 5 4 9 5 7 6 '3 - 8 
William8(15) 8 844 l 
Block (23) 6 4. 
Darke (16) ', .. .. "5 "1 'jj '(5 "2 '4 
Wildman(16) 7 3 2 5 8 5 5 2 
Gleason(17) g 3 1 7 6 7 
Parker (17) 9 S 3 'a *8 
No. 16 was known angles "-eversed; Nos. 9, 13 and 19 at unknown 
traps; Nos. 8,11 and 14 at pairs; balance of events at known angles. 
Nos. 12, 13 and 14 composed prize contest and scores were as follows: 
Sheffield 18, Horace 17, Gordon 16, Williams 16, Parker 15, Howard 14, 
Leverett 13, Gleason 13, Sewall 12, Wildman 12, Sawyer 10, Brown 10. 
MiskaylO, Darke 8. 
Trap at Watson's Park. 
Chicago, Dl., Jan. 31.— Oswald von Lengerke shot a couple of 
rac98 at live birds to-day, each shoot being at 25 birds per man, loser 
paying for his birds. The first was with W. N- Morgan, who beat 
Von Lengerke by 1 bird, scoring 22 to 21. In the second match Von 
Lengerke did some good work, scoring 34 to his opponent's, J. T. 
Glover's, 31 . The full scores were: 
No.l: 
W N Morgan 1222022011122121121122022-22 
O von Lengerke 22223222220210121 11001 113— 21 
No. 3: 
O von Lengerke 2101212222112211111221211—24 
J T Glover 0012012222021112222221122—21 
Feb. 1.— To-day several gentlemen shot at targets and live birds for 
practice. The target scores were: Powers 24 out of 30, and 18 out of 
20; Goodwin 20 out of 30. Shooting at 20 targets the following scores 
were made: Hicks 20, Shaw 17, Kuss 16 and Palmer 13; the same par- 
ties shooting at 15 pairs broke as follows:, Shaw 24, Hicks 24, Kuss 33. 
Palmer 20. ' ' 
The live-bird scores were as below: No. 5 was a 10-bird race between 
Kuss and S. Palmer, both tied on 8 out of 10. They agreed to shoot it 
off at 5 birds; they tied again, both men killing straight. To settle it 
they next shot off miss-and-out, Kuss winning on the second round. 
Scores: 
Dr Shaw... 21021121011111020211-16 S Palmer. .21122212001111001100-14 
Dr Shaw.. .11010112111211222120-17 T Hicks. . .20121111111101111221—18 
R Kuss. . . .11101121021101011221— 16 Lindberg. .21100101210101201010 
RKubs.... 12101002111110110012-14 11232 —17 
Sweeps: 
No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. No. 5. Tie. Tie 
RKuss 11121—5 02111—4 ,10111-4 2101101111—8 12211—5 21—2 
S Palmer.... 10012— 3 01102-8 ' 21021-4 1210111101—8 21122-5 10-1 
Dr Shaw.... 11112— 5 11122—5 11212—5 
H Wesley... 11102— 4 
T Hicks 12223-5 \\ 
Ravjblbigg. 
Pennsylvania Spring Cbickens. 
Beaver Falls, Pa., Feb. 4.— At the annual meeting of the Spring 
Chicken Gun Club, held on Jan. 8, the following officers were elected 
for 1896: President, D. R. Wilkinson; Vice-President, B. E. Surls - Sec- 
retary-Treasurer, H. W. Nair; Captain, H. W. Nair. The Board of 
Directors is: Wilkinson, Surls and Nair. The Chickens are still able 
to scratch, aud are just as eager to catch the festive bluerock with a 
charge of No. 8 shot as ever. Some of the boys are doing a little 
shooting at live birds and make some good scores. 
D. C. Braden, the one-armed champion of western Pennsylvania 
has arranged a match with W. S. Canon, the one-armed crack of 
Newark, N. J , for Feb. 32, 50 live birds at $250 a side; shoot to take 
place in the Beaver Fair grounds. It ia a magnificent place to shoot 
at live birds. We anticipate a good shoot, as both men are good 
ones, and it will be hard to name the winner until the match is 
shot out. Braden and Canon shot a match at Hummelstown last 
September, Braden winning by 8 birds, if I remember rightly 
Braden's right arm is off at the shoulder and he shoots left-handed of 
course. It is wonderful how he can handle a gun, and is generally 
among the winners at targets or live birds. Bad Shot 
The Dexter Park Handicap. 
Feb. 10 — TheJ handicap live-bird shoot at Dexter Park, postponed 
from Feb. 6, was brought off to-day with an entry list of 20. The 
birds were a good lot and were helped by the strong northwest wind 
that hlew during the day. W. G. Clark won first money with 23 
Aaron Woodruff, Eddie Hill and James Timmons dividing second 
money with 22 each. Brewer, Class and W. H. Lair divided third on 
21 ; Dutchy Smith, Dick Phiater, F. Van Dyke and G. H. Thompson 
splitting up the fourth money. 
The conditions of the shoot were: 25 Jive birds per man, handicap 
rise, $10 entry, birds extra, $40 added to the purse, four moneys. The 
scores were: 
WG Clark (30) 23 RPhister(29) 20 G H Mod jies (28) .18 
E Hill (30). 22 Dutchy Smith (29).. 20 Dr Little (37) ' 18 
J Timmons (27) 22 G H Thompson (37).20 JAR Elliott (3i) ' " 16 
A Woodruff (30). . . .22 F Van Dyke (29) .... 20 EF Ward (29) "'l6 
J L Brewer (31) ....21 Scott Terry (28). ...19 Dr Hudson (27).'""l5 
F Class (31) 31 F W Pfaender (27). .19 E Halpin (27) 'l5 
WH Lair (87) 21 C Zwirlein (30) 18 
Meadville Gun Club. 
Meadville, Pa., Feb. 5.— The following scores were made by mem- 
bers of the Meadville Gun Club: 
No. 1. No. 3. 
Krider 1111111111110111111111110-23 
Prenatt 1011011111101111111111110-31 O111001111101111011l6iii6-18 
H A. Johnsonl011111111111101011011111-31 1111111111011111101111111-23 
Reisinger . . .1101100110101110001110010-14 1111111111011111101010100—19 
Hayes 1111011111111111101111111—23 11111111O111011O111111101— i'l 
Aff'ntrangerOlOlllOlllllllllllOllllll— 21 110011011011011101101H11— 18 
Baker 1010000100111101001000011—11 
Stein 0111111001111101011111111—20 
No. 3 was at 5 pairs, the following being the scores':' ' Prenatt and 
Krider 8, H. A. Johnson and Stein 7, E. h. Affantranger 4. 
Choke Bore. 
Trap Around Pittsburg. 
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 6.— A large number of Pittsburgers left their 
dollars in Washington, Pa. to-day, the cause being their faith in Alex. 
King's ability to defeat Dr. E. M. Cundall, of Washington, in a 100- 
bird race. After a close and most exciting race from start to finish, 
Cundall won by just two birds. Elmer Shaner officiated as referee. 
The weather was very bad, but the birds were excellent, the wind 
sending them away from the traps very fast. 
At the end of the first 25 the score was a tie with 22 everybody; the 
close of the 50th round saw Cundall one ahead, the scores standing 
46-45 in his favor. By some excellent work King gained one bird on 
his opponent in the third 25, scoring 24 to his 23, the totals at the end 
of the 75th round showing each man with 69 to his credit. Both men 
missed their 76th birds, King also losing his 81st putting Cundall one 
ahead again. Then they both lost their 83d hirds, the positions being 
unchanged. King lost his 89th and Cundall's 90th fell dead out of 
bounds; so with only 10 more to shoot at, the Washington man had 
still a lead of one. King made this two by letting his 92d get away 
from him, but Cundall put it back to one again by losing his 94th. 
King's friends felt the cold very severely when his 95th and 98th birds 
fell dead out of bounds, placing Cundall three in (he lead; the loss of 
Cundall's 100th bird did not affect the result of the match, only 
reducing his lead to two. Out of the series of 25 birds, King scored 
18 to Cundall's 20, quite a falling off In form on the part of both men. 
Some good runs were made by both men. King leading with 37 and 
12. Cundall's high runs were: 31, 18, 15 and 11. Scores: 
Trap Score Type -Copyright, /me, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
A H King 22 3 282222222023030222223 3-22 
I <- T M-4. S 1 1 <-<- T t \ / 1 1 1 T I 
022222.22222S22233SJ22222 K— 23 
22222232 2 222222222 2 02222 2-24 
022220202 3 222022022.22. 8 2- 
18- 87 
DrE M CundaU.2 11122211210021021 121221 2-33 
k,T t 1 t m-<-/\;«-n, t 
2233222112«1323312222122 2-24 
1«2021222233381221122222 2-28 
02221120312222.221021113 0-30-89 
West End Gun Club, of Ottumwa. 
We have received a circular from the West End Gun Club, of Ot- 
tumwa, Ia., signed by L. T. Crisman, J. D. Van Eman and J. W. Hed- 
rick, three members of that club, and containing a description of a 
tournament proposed to be given by the club on Feb. 34 and 25 to- 
gether with the suggested programme, to be shot on those two days 
As we think it is matter that will afford food for thought on the part 
of all trap-shooters— particularly those directly interested in the run- 
ning of tournaments— we give the following extracts from the circu- 
lar: 
"The undersigned, members of the Ottumwa West End Gun Club 
have been amateur trap-shooters for a few years. We have attended 
tournaments at several places in this and adjoining States, and always 
with more or less satisfaction as far as good fellowship and sociability 
were concerned, but in every case with a lessened opinion of the cheap, 
low money, 10-bird, $1 entrance, and 15-bird, $1.50 contests, of which 
90 per cent, of the tournaments of the country have been made up. 
This being the case, we have decided to make an effort to 
hold a shoot on Feb. 34 and 35 on a somewhat larger scale. 
On the back of this sheet will be found a programme as we 
have decided to make it, and hope it will meet with your approval. 
We are aware that these higher entrance fees will bar a good many 
amateurs, but we certainly hope to make this back by securing the 
attendance of more good shooters. Good shooting and a good time is 
what we are after. We urgently invite you to come and shoot with 
us; also to send «ne of the inclosed programmes to each of your shoot- 
ing friends, whose name and address we may not have. We want not 
less than twenty men. Five traps, electric pulls, 20-bird shoots, divided 
3 moneys. The 50 and 100-bird shoots, 4 moneys." 
The programme contains seven events each day. Four of the seven 
events are 20-target events at unknown angles, $2.50 entrance; two are 
20-target events at traps pulled in reversed order, $2.50 entrance. On 
Feb. 24 there is also a 50-target race, unknown angles, $5 entrance, and 
on Feb. 35 a 100-target race, also unknown angles, $10 entrance. As a 
warming-up event, each day starts with a 10-target affair, free to all, 
the low score in this event taking a leather medal that has to be worn 
by the winner for the balance of the day. The programme is a novel 
one, and it will be of interest to see how it turns out. 
Bayside Gun Club. 
Keyport, N. Y., Feb. 5.— The Bayside Gun Club, of this place, held 
its regular club shoot to-day. Wm. Watts scored his second win in 
the badge shoot with a score of 22. It was a very dark day, with a 
lowering sky, making a very poor light for target shooting, the result 
being that many of the shooters fell way below their'averages. From 
to-day the club will hold its badge shoots on the first Wednesday and 
third Tuesday of every month. Below is the score in to-day's shoot 
the conditions being known traps and angles: 
Wm Watts 1101011011111111111111111—22 
D W Walling 1111111011011111111001101—20 
J Vigne 1111111101110101100011111-19 
W H Perrine 1101111110111110111001011—19 
A Carhart 1001110110111100111111100—17 
G G Hoagland 1101111110101010011011101—17 
J Crammer lOOOllOOlllllllllOlOOlOll— 16 
C Ackerson 1 100011001 11011 1001 1 10011—15 
D A Heyer 0100011101001110010111011—14 
H E Ackerson, Jr 1001110011011010000111011—14 
J Aumack 1010111 101 01 1 0101 10100100—14 
E Seabrook, Jr , OllOOllllllllOlllOOOOOlOO— 14 
Mark Brower 1001111011000010011001101—13 
Wm Maurer 1000011100110101101011001—13 
Arthur Thorne.. 1000000100111110001001111—12 
JasT Walling 1110001101101000000110100-11 
Thos Compton OOllllOlOOlOOOOlOOOOOllll— 11 
Chas Covert 1010000010011001100001101—10 
H Bauer 01110100100000001 10100101—10 
L B Walling , 1100001100110101010000100—10 
Chas Grossinger 01001 00000010101101000110 - 9 
W B Walling 0101010000010100001100010— 8 
WmBrower 1110000000101010000000100— 7 
J H Fitzgerald OOlOlOOOlOOOOlOlOlOOw 
WinGEON. 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
the gun trade. 
Chicago, 111,, Feb. 8.— Mr. C. E. Willard, of the Colt Company, Hart- 
ford, and Mr. S. A. Tucker, of the Parker Gun, are both in town this 
week. Mr. Tucker starts on his Coast trip soon, Mr. Willard goes to 
St. Louis and thence returns East. 
NORTH DAKOTA. 
Reports from Fargo state there is great local enthusiasm in the 
arrangements for the State shoot next June. The Dakota men expect 
"the largest tournament ever held west of St. Paul." 
MEMPHIS. 
Report from a prominent member of the Memphis, Tenn., Gun Club 
states that the Memphis Gun Club has begun preparing for the host 
of shooters who will take part in the May tournament. At a recent 
meeting of the club a new tournament committee was elected, con- 
sisting of Irby Bennett, Chairman: T. A. Divine, J. C. Neeley, F. P. 
Poston and A. B. Duncan. Divine refused to serve again as chairman 
of the committee. The club has secured new grounds and will erect 
club house and make other improvements that will render the whole 
nearly perfect for the purpose. The ground secured ia 600 x 800ft., 
and a set of five live-bird traps have been put up. Although the ap- 
pointments will not be complete, the grounds will be thrown open the 
21st inst., and a grand live- bird handicap, for amateurs only, will be 
contested. The following day— 22d— will be devoted to targets. The 
Memphis men expect thirty or forty shooters from adjoining States 
CHICAGO. 
John Watson says that shooting matters were never so quiet at his 
park as they are this winter. It does not pay to run a pigeon park 
when there are no pigeon shooters. Nothing promised but the Gilbert- 
Avery match Feb. 22. We would almost welcome Jimmy Elliott, or 
even Jack Brewer or Dr. Carver, if they would come and make a few 
hluffs at $10,000 matches. We wouldn't call any bluffs, probably, but 
we would like to hear them for the sake of auld lang syne. The safe 
door of the Chicago shooters 8'wingB idly in the wind. Will no kind 
enemy come here and jog thingB up a bit ? The monotony is aw- 
tuL E. Hough. 
909 Security Building, Chicago, 
