March 14, 1896. 
FOREST AND STREAM, 
22S 
Walnut Hill Scores. 
Walnut Hill, Mass., March 7.— The weather at the range to-day 
was stormy, and aB a result the attendance was small. Mr. Keough 
won the silver membership badge with 10 scores of 70 or better. Mr . 
J. B. Paine did some good work with the military revolver. The scores 
of to-day were: 
Two hundred yards, standard American target: 
Silver membership badge, won on 10 scores of 70 or better with a mil- 
J H^KeouUi 81 70 83 81 78 72 74 70 74 77 
All comers' off-hand match: C A. Coombs 85, S. T. Parks 78, S. D. 
Martin 76, M. S. Day 74, A W. HiU 68. „ 
Off -band medal match: C. A. Coombs 79, 78; A. W. Hill 74; G. S. 
Browne 73. ^, „ v 
Military medal match: J. H. Keough 77, 77; M. T.Day 74; G. S. 
Browne 72, S. D. Martin 67. 
Military revolver medal match, 50yds., 6 shots per minute: 
J B Paine .: 555555 555455 545555 555554 545555 
Pistol, all comers' match, 50yd9.: J. H. Keough 90 and 87, A. W. Hill 
84. , 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send In notice like the following: 
FIXTURES. 
March 17.— Elizabeth, N. J — 100- target handicap race, $5 entrance, 
birds extra; handicap commences at 11 A. M sharp. 
March 17-18.— Morristown, N. J.— Tournament of the Morristown 
Gun and Athletic Club, at the driving park; live birds. 
March 18-21.— Bayohestbr, N. Y.— Tournament of the Cobweb Gun 
Club of New York city; first two days, targets; last two days, live 
birds. F. A. Kerker, Sec'y. 
March 24-36.— New York.— Interstate Association's Fourth Annual 
Grand American Handicap, at live birds at Elkwood Park; $1,000 
guaranteed in the main event, all surplus added. 
March 31-April 2.— Elizabeth, N. J.— Target tournament under the 
management of Neaf Apgar and C. C. Hebbard. 
April 6.— Philadelphia, Pa.— All-day shoot of the Forest Gun Club; 
grounds at Twenty-seventh street and Lehigh avenue. Wm, Morison, 
Sec'y. 
April 14-16.— Charleston, S. C— Tournament of the Interstate Asso- 
ciation, under the auspices of the Palmetto Gun Club. 
April 14-17.— Atchison, Kansas.— Thirteenth annual ODen to all, and 
second annual manufacturer's amateur tournament; $1400 added 
money and manufacturers' prizes. Lou Erhardt, Sec'y. 
April 15-17.- Peekskjll, N. Y.— Annual spring tournament of the 
Peekskill Gun Club; first two days, targets; third day, live birds. O. 
J. Loder, Sec'y. 
April 20-24.— Houston, Texas.— Twentieth annual tournament of the 
Texas State Sportsmen's and Game Protective Association. J. Em- 
mett Haney, Manager. 
April 21-24.— Omaha, Neb.— Nebraska State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion's annual tournament; $1,000 added to the purses. Frank S. 
April 22^-24.— Wellington, Mass.— Tournament of the Boston Shoot- 
ing Association; targets. O. R. Dickey, Manager. 
April 28-30.— Joplin, Mo.— Annual Owl Shoot of Kansas and tourna- 
ment of the Missouri Trap-Shooters' Association; also opsn-to-all 
programme; $1,275 added to the purses. W. G. Sergeant, Sec'y. 
April 29-30— Birmingham, Ala— Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Birmingham Rod and Gun Club. 
April 30-May 2.— Newburgh, N. Y. — Annual spring tournament of 
the West Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association; targets and live birds; 
added money announced later. ' _ 
May 5-6.— Bedford, Ind.— Annual tournament of the Bedford Bod 
and Gun Club. R. R. Braxton, Sec'y. 
May 5-6.— Algona, la.— Annual tournament of the Algona Gun Club. 
May 5-8.— New York.— Tournament of the American E. C. Powder 
Company; $2,000 added money. 
May 12-15 — Memphis, Tenn. — Tournament of the Memphis 
Gun Club. $2,000 added money 
May 19-22.— Cincinnati, O.— Tournament of the Hazard Powder Co- 
R. S. Waddell, Agent. 
May 19-28.— Kansas City, Mo.— Nineteenth annual convention and 
tournament of the Missouri State Fish and Game Protective Associa- 
tion. J H. Durkee, 8ec'y. „ ^ 
May 22-24.— Missoula, Mont.— Annual tournament of the Montana 
State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of the Missoula Rod 
and Gun Club. Will Cave, Sec'y. 
May 26-28.— Frankfort, Kan.— Annual tournament of the Kansas 
State Sportsmen's Association. . ■ . 
May 26-28.— Indianapolis, Ind.— Tournament of the Limited Gun 
Club; nobody barred; targets. Royal Robinson, Sec'y. 
May 26-28.— Binghamton, N. Y. — Annual spring tournament of the 
Binghamton Gun Club; first two days, targets; third day, live birds. 
May 30— Canajoharie, N. Y.— Tournament of the Canajoharie Rod 
and Gun Club; targets. Chas. Weeks. Sec'y. 
May 30-June 1.— Milwaukee, Wis.— Eleventh annual tournament of 
the South Side Gun Club. 
June 2-6.— Chicago, ni.— Twenty-second annual tournament of the 
Illinois State Sportsmen's Association. H. B. MeyerB. Sec'y. 
June 3-4.— Natchez, Miss.— Interstate Association's tournament, 
under the auspices of the Gaillard Sporting Club. 
June 8-13.— Buffalo, N. Y.— Thirty-eighth annual tournament of 
the New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game, 
under the auspices of the Audubon Gun Club. E. W. Smith, Sec'y. 
June 9-11.— Davenport, la.— Annual tournament of the Iowa State 
Sportsmen's Association. R, B. Cook, Sec'y. 
June 9-11,— Dayton, O — Annual tournament of the Ohio Trap 
Shooters' League. Ed. Taylor, Sec'y. 
June 10-11.— Fahgo, N. D.— Second annual tournament of the North 
Dakota State Sportsmen's Association; targets; $500 added money. 
W. W. Smith, Fec'y. 
June 16-18.— Urb ana, 111.— Third aunual tournament of the Crystal 
Lake Gun Club. Frank L. Bills. Sec'y. 
June 17-19.— Cleveland, O.— Third annual tournament of the Cham- 
berlin Cartridge and Target Company. Targets thrown free; $770 in 
cash also added to the purses. 
June 23-26.— Pittsburg, Pa— Tournament of the Pittsburg Gun 
Club; targets; $500 added money. 
June 30-July 2 Wopsononock, Pa.— Fourth annual tournament of 
the Altoona Rod and Gun Club; targets. W. S. Bookwalter, Sec'y. 
July 22-23.— Portland, Me.— Interstate Association's tournament, 
under the auspices of the Portland Gun Club. 
July 30, 31.— Goshen, Ind.— Midsummer tournament of the Goshen 
Gun Club. . 
Auk. 4-6.— Chicago, 111.— Tournament of the Du Pont Smokeless 
Powder Company. E. S. Rice, Mgr. 
Aug. 26-27.— Burlington, Vt.— Tournament of the Interstate Asso- 
ciation, under the auspices of the Lake Side Rod and Gun Club. 
Oct. 7-9.— Newburgh, N. Y.— Annual fall tournament of the West 
Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association; targets and live birds; added 
money announced later. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Olub 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, S18 
Broadway, New York. 
The Huntingdon, Pa., Gun Club has started on another year of its 
existence. We have received the following report of its proceedings 
at its annual meeting, held on March 6: "The annual meeting of the 
Huntingdon Gun Club was held at the Leister House on Friday even- 
ing last, at which the election of officers for the ensuing year was 
held, resulting in the election of the following: President, J. A. Flem- 
ing; Vice-President, John McCahan; Secretary, Dr. G. G. Harmon; 
Treasurer. W. K. Orltes; Field Captain, Elmer VV. Stewart; Corre- 
sponding Secretary, F. E. Mobus; Board of Managers, W. A. Deforrest, 
(Gilbert Ureenberg and L. R. Leister. Among the honorary members 
present were Sheriff Thomas M. Oaks, a bundle of humor on occasions 
of this kind; Martin Grube. an exponent of rifle shooting and a disbe- 
liever in splash guns, and Henry Leister, once an active member, but 
now retired. The affair on tbe whole was quite a success. The 
schedule of events for the coming season, among which will be several 
live-bird events, will be announced at the next regular meeting. 
Tuesday, March 17, is the date set by the Elizabeth, N. J., Gun Club 
for another of the 100-target handicap races that have become so 
popular lately. The entrance fee is $5, targets extra, and the event 
commences at 11 A. M. sharp, no entries being accepted after the 25th 
round has been completed. All who enter the race will be entitled to 
a free ticket entitling the holder to view the Sportsmen's Exposition 
on the evening of the same day, March 17. Nate Astf alk wishes it to 
be stated that he will personally superintend the catering department 
as usual, while Robert E..Chetwood, William Parker and Billy Hobart 
will see to it that everybody gets all the shooting they want, 
The April tournament circuit in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska is 
decidedly on the boom. It's not now a plain "$1,000 added" to the 
purses at each shoot. At Joplin $1,275 in cash will be added to the 
purses, while the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf R. R. will make a 
rate of a single fare from all points on its line to Joplin on account of 
this tournament. This tournament takes place on April 28-30. At 
Atchison, Kan., Lou Erhardt's shoot. April 14-17, the amount dis- 
tributed in cash and prizes amounts to $1,400, the cash aloDe footing 
up to $980, while four guns, aggregating in value the sum of $420, will 
be given as merchandise prizes. Frank Parmalee writes from Omaha 
that the Nebraska State shoot, that fits in between the two above 
mentioned shoots, is going to be a corker. It's a great year for trap- 
shooting anyhow. 
Ed Rike was in the city the other day; in fact he's located here for 
some little time. Mr, Rike looks as healthy as ever, and says that the 
Ohio "Big Four"— Heikes, Rike, Raymond and Macdonald— will be on 
hand and do something toward making records at the E. C. tourna- 
ment next May. In speaking about the Grand American Handicap, 
Mr. Rike thought he would "like to enter if he could get about the 
24yds. mark; he suggested that, considering how few pigeons he had 
shot at, that would be a nice mark for him. We agreed with him, 
wondering whether there was a single self-respecting pigeon that 
would dare to fly, with Ed Rike looking at it from the 24yds. mark. It 
would be Davy Crockett and the coon over again. 
m. journu. 
Winner of the Grand Prix, 1896. 
A new gun club has been organized at Newcastle, Pa., under the 
title of the Newcast le Gun Club. This club, together with the clubs of 
Meadville and Greenville, Pa., and Warren and Youngstown, O., form 
a Trap-Shooters' League much on the same principles as the New Jer- 
sey organization of that name that has done so much to benefit trap- 
shooting in New Jersey. Efforts will be made to induce the Butler 
CPa.) Gun Club to join the league. The officers of the league are: 
President, Jared Reis; Vice-President, D. A. Moore; Secretary, D. F. 
Harlan; Treasurer. G. L. Pearson. The Board of Directors are com- 
posed of W. L. Johnston, R. W. Cunningham and G. H. Mathews; 
Team Captain. Wm. Alexander. 
GRAND PRIX TROPHY— SILYER SET. 
Won by M. Journu. 
Phil. Daly, Jr., of Elkwood Park and of Long Branch, N. J., has 
been doing some good shooting down South according to the tele- 
graphic dispatches from Hot Springs, Ark. A message dated March 
5 says that he shot a match that day with John Sumpter, Jr., of Hot 
Springs, the conditions being 150 live birds per man, $500 a side. The 
match was shot in rain, Daly winning by the great score of 142 to 138. 
Daly's average was 94.6 per cent. He killed his last 78 straight. 
The many friends of John S. Hoey will be verj; sorry to learn that 
his recovery from his late serious attack of the grip has been retarded 
by another setback, and that there is no immediate prospect of Mr. 
Hoey being able to either witness or take part in a shoot. Mr. Hoey is 
improving, but very slowly, according to latest accounts from Long 
Branch; still, it is cause for satisfaction to learn that he is once more 
on the way to good health. 
J. L, Brewer has gotten into trouble and is now in the clutches of 
the law owing to bis transgressing the laws of the State of New Jer- 
sey. The laws of that State don't allow any monkeying with goods 
upon which a chattel mortgage has been placed, but the McPherson 
Furniture Company, of Bridgeton, N. J., claim that Brewer bought 
several hundred dollars' worth of furniture upon which they had a 
chattel mortgage, and then sold the furniture without satisfying that 
mortgage. 
The Binghamton, N. Y., boys are going to run their programme to 
suit the shooters, and will divide the purse on the Rose system. The 
Binghamton Gun Club is about as live an organization as there is in 
the State, while they can muster a pretty hot squad when it comes to 
shooting. Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Rome, Buffalo, etc., will be 
surely represented at Binghamton, May 26-28. 
ShooterB must not forget that they can have a lot of fun In this 
vicinity during the Sportsmen's Exposition week. On March 17 there 
is the 100-target handicap race at Elizabeth; March 18-21 are the dates 
for the Cobweb Gun Club's target and live-bird tournament at Bay- 
chester, N. Y., about 20 minutes' run from 129th street station on the 
Third Avenue Elevated Railroad. The Cobweb Gun Club will make 
things very pleasant tor their guests. 
Our claim that a shell bursting in any manner in a repeating shot- 
gun, thus preventing an ejectment of the Shell and spoiling all 
chance of a second shot at a live bird or at a target, is a balk, has met 
with a very general indorsement, and by men too. who never shoot the 
guns. The question is simply one of equity, and we think that Blue 
Rock's letter, which we give this week, is another facer for those who 
argue contra. 
The near approach of the Grand American Handicap of 1896 is 
evidenced by the arrival of Manager Shaner in New York. During 
the next two weeks Mr. Shaner will become well acquainted with all 
the points of interest along the line of the New York and Long 
Branch R. R , the preparations for the handicap at Elkwood Park 
necessitating his constant attention, and consequently frequent trips 
to Branchport. 
At the annual meeting of the Calumet Heights Gun Club, Chicago , 
111., the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: A. W. 
Harlan, President; G. C. Lanphere, Vice-President; A. P. Harper, Sec- 
retary; Committee on Shoots— G. E. Marshall, A. C. Paterson and W. 
Metcalf . The opening shoot of the season will be held Decoration Day. 
The Delavan Gun Club, of Delavan, Wis., is another new organiza- 
tion that has been brought to our notice. The following is a list of its 
officers for 1896: President, A. R. Barker; Vice-President, H. S. Bow- 
ers; Secretary-Treasurer, M. D. McGill; Captain, F. S. Burrows. 
Rolla Heikes is in the city and expects to stay North until after the 
Grand American Handicap week. "The Bald Eagle of the Ohio Val- 
ley" says he is well, and he looks it. His next visit to New York will 
be the first week in May, when he will be here to try and capture the 
target championship at the E. C. tournament. 
Clarence Dolan, the Philadelphia shooter, has been doing his part 
to uphold the honor of the United States at the Monte Carlo traps. In 
addition to other victories, he celebrated Washington's Birthday by 
finishing second in a field of 49 for the Prix des Clematite's Handicap, 
killing 11 out of a possible 13 birds, standing at 27 meters. 
We have received a copy of the programme for the Interstate Asso- 
ciation's tournament at Charleston, S. C, April 14-16. The Palmetto 
Gun Club, under whose auspices the tournament will be held, will add 
$400 to the purse. 
In the Murphy-Work match at the Westminster Kennel Club's 
grounds, Babylon, L. I , March 3, the contestants used the following 
guns and powder: Murphy, Francotte gun, 45grs. E. C powder and 
No. shot; Work, Purdey hammer gun, 50grs. E. C. powder and 
No. 7 shot. 
The Cobweb Gun Club's tournament, March 18-21; Cobweb Handi- 
cap, March 21. 15 live birds, $15, birds extra, $250 guaranteed, all sur- 
plus added. Entries, accompanied by a $5 forfeit, should be made to 
F. A. Kerker, secretary of the club, 2312 Third avenue, New York 
ciiy. 
Mr. W. K. Everingham, secretary of the Missouri State Game and 
Fish Protective Assoriation, informs us that the annual State shoot 
announced for May 20-24 will be held on May 19-23, the 24th of May 
being a Sunday. 
Airy Lou Hardt's programme for his shoot on April 14-17 will be 
ready for distribution on March 15. Erhardt says of his shoot that "it 
will break all records of an amateur shoot, and probably bust that of 
an open shoot." 
B. A. Bartlett has accepted an engagement with the Winchester Re- 
peating Arms Company, and will be one of the company's representa- 
tives at the tournaments of 1896. 
March 10, Edward Banks. 
Binghamton Gun Club. 
Binghamton, N. Y., Feb. 29.— The weather has been so cold that the 
boys have not done much shooting as yet. A few of them got together 
to-day and did a little practice work, the scores below being the result 
of the afternoon's shooting: 
No. 1. 
Waldron. . . .1110111011111111001110101— 19 
Hobbie 1010111010111111011101110-18 
Kendall. . . . -.1010111110011101011110010—16 
Brown 1101100100101010111000100—13 
Winans 0000011100101001101110111—13 
Hall 0000010110101010111001110-12 
Vance 
Chaffee 
No. 3. 
Waldron. . . .1101101001101011101111101—17 
Hobbie 0011011110111110111111011—18 0111111110111110111111000—18 
Kendall 0101111011111101111011100—18 
Brown 1011110011111111010111101-19 
Vance 1011111110111101111100111—20 
Chaffee 1101110011110111001101110—17 
No. 5 was a 100-target race i between Kendall and Brown; it was a 
close affair, Brown winning by only 3 breaks with a score of 92 to 89. 
The score for each 25 was as follows: 
Brown 23 23 24 22-92 Kendall 20 23 23 23 - 89 
H. W. B. 
Paducah Gun Club. 
Paducah, Ky., Feb. 28. — The Paducah Gun Club met in its club room 
on Tuesday night, Feb. 11, and elected officers for the ensuing year. 
The officers were elected as follows: Fred Hoyer (reelected), Presi- 
dent; J. C. Piper, Vice-President; J. M. Lang, Secretary; A. E. Ans- 
pacher. Treasurer; G. H. Robertson, Captain; T. J. Moore, Vice-Cap- 
tain ; Haskel Hughes, Referee. 
The first matter they brought up was the change of our grounds. 
At a meeting held a week later it was decided to move from Le Belle 
Park to the Riverside Park, a beautiful site on the Ohio River, near 
the Union Depot. The change was accepted and the move made. The 
club held a practice shoot to-day to test the traps and grounds. We 
are much pleased, and are satisfied that much larger scores can be 
made on account of having the beautiful Ohio River, about one mile 
wide at this point, for our background. Below are the results 
of the shoot mentioned. We shoot every Monday and Friday. All 
brother sportsmen are welcome. 
Ties 
Erhardt 1111011111111111111111111—24 111111110111111—14 
Craft 1111111001111110111111111—22 110011111111011—12 
Steger 1110011111111100111101111—20 1111011111C0111— 12 
Lang 1111111111001110111111111—22 
Piper 1111111111111111111100111-23—111 111111001111100—11-49 
Hinkle 1111111111111111111111111—25 111111111111110—14 
Ingram 1110101110111111111101111-21 110001111111110—11 
Taylor 1111111111011110011100111—20 110111110011111—12 
Raleigh 1111111111111111111111111-25 111111111110110—13 
Holly 1111101111111001111011110-20—111 —50 
T. J. Mo ORE. 
Potato Shoots. 
Watkins, N. Y., March 2 — We have no gun clubs in our vicinity, but 
there are a good many firearms owned here and lots of powder 
burned, both in shotguns and rifles. With a desire to let what little 
small game there is still left with us have some sort of a chance to in- 
crease, we have turned our attention mostly to target work. 
In lieu of something better we have organized what we call "potato 
shoots." Our method is very simple: On the day appointed each man 
makes his appearance on the grounds with a goodly supply of 
medium-sized potatoes and plenty of ammunition. The usual officers 
are then appointed and also a man to act as trap, that is, to throw the 
target; with a good strong arm they are thrown quite a distance, I 
assure you. Very few have to be brought in for tbe referee to in- 
spect, as when struck small pieces of skin and bits of potato are 
jsually seen to fly off the target. 
Our last shoot was a great success, and we intend to have another 
this week. Would like to say in conclusion that perhaps this might be 
a good way out of our vexed potato question, besides preserving no 
ittle small game. S. S. Norris. 
The Winner of the Grand Prix. 
Through the courtesy of Lieut. Peter Gibson, of Cincinnati, O., we 
are able this week to give a cut of M. Journu, winner of the Grand 
Prix at Monte Carlo, Feb. 5-6 of this year. M. Journu, who is a 
Frenchman, probably ranks as high as any pigeon-shooter in Europe, 
if not in the world. His form is consistent and he is a dangerous man 
at any time, no matter what his handicap may be. On Feb. 22 he won 
the Prix des Clematites with 7 straight, being the only scratch man — 
31 meters— and beating out forty -eight other shooters. The silver set, 
which was presented to the winner of the Grand Prix this year in lieu 
of the usual cup, is shown in the accompanying cut. 
The photographs, from which the cuts were made, were presented 
to Lieut. Gibson by M. A. Blondin, secretary, Tir aux Pigeons, Monte 
Carlo; they are the work of Numa Blanc Fils, of Monte Carlo and 
Cannes. • 
Lynchburg Gun Club. 
Lynchburg, Va , March 3.— The regular weekly shoot of the gun 
club, held this afternoon, was poorly attended, only 3 shooters put- 
ting in an appearance. The following scores were made: 
Events: 13 3 4 5 6 Events: 1 3 3 4 5 
Dornin 22 21 21 23 21 20 Moorman 21 21 18 20 " 
Scott...,. 17 18 19 19 14 lfj F. M. 0 
No. 2. 
0111110011111110110111101-19 
11101111101111011C0111100— 18 
0101111011111001111001111—17 
1111011110111011100110111—19 
1111101111101100111101110—19 
0010101111101110111100110—16 
No. 4. 
1011110111110101111111001—19 
