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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[MARCH U, 1896, 
On Long Island. 
THE MURPHY-WORK MATCH. 
March 3. — Had the principals in to-day's great match, or their 
'friends, chosen the weather that prevailed, the only thing they would 
probably have altered was the temperature. The flfty-miles-an-hour 
gale was just what everybody was asking for; the wind— west with a 
slight touch of the north in it— was exactly behind the shooter's back 
ana was, therefore, coming from the direction both Work and Murphy 
would have wanted it. But it was a trifle too cold to be pleasant for 
either shooters, officials, trappers or spectators. Inside the club 
house it was comfortable enough, while the whirling snow, that was 
forming huge drifts all over the island, had no effect on those who 
were not obliged to be outside. No snow was falling, but the 8in. that 
fell yesterday was so light and feathery that the wind lifted it up in 
clouds and deposited it in sheltered spots, sweeping bare the more ex- 
posed portions of the country. 
Under the circumstances it was very hard shooting; in fact, the 
conditions were as hard as any we have witnessed, not even barring 
the New Tear's Day shoot at Babylon this year. Of course, to-day's 
match took place at the Westminster Kennel Club's grounds. It 
begins to look as if the amateurs of this vicinity won't go anywhere 
else to shoot an important match when they can get the use of these 
grounds. Good birds and fast grounds are the claims of the West- 
minster Kennel Club. The birds are good there under any circum- 
stances; it is true that the men who shoot there have to pay a big 
price for them, but still they get their money's worth when they want 
to shoot at fast birds. To-day's birds were a specially selected lot, 
"all blue" and small in body; they were as pretty a lot as one would 
wish to see flying around one's farm buildings. They were, indeed, a 
fast-looking lot. With the wind right under their tails when once the 
trap was sprung, they leaped into the air and twisted about in such a 
manner that it was often almost impossible to tell which part of the 
body was going ahead of tbe other. 
The scores show what the conditions of the match must have been. 
When Edgar Murphy and George Work, two of the best shots in this 
part of the country (and New York can muster quite a crowd of good 
shots), shoot at 200 birds apiece and score respectively only 152 and 
150, the Bhooting must be hard. Before the match was started there 
was quite a lot of figuring on the scores. The general opinion seemed 
to be that 80 per cent, would be about the mark, although all were 
satisfied that to kill 80 out of 100 under such conditions would be very 
good work. The nearest to the mark, so far as we could ascertain, 
was Justus von Lengerke, one of the interested spectators, who stated 
openly that in his opinion 156 would win the match. 
Owing to the fact that invitations to witness the match were hard to 
get, the crowd was not as large as it;would certainly have been could 
all who wanted to see it have gotten the necessary piece of paper. 
The special train that left Long Island City for Babylon at 10 A. M. 
had about forty passengers aboard. Among them were Edgar G. 
Murphy, of the Larchmont Yacht Club; George Work, president of 
the Carteret Gun Club; Charles Macalester, late of Philadelphia, but 
now of Baltimore; Capt. A. W. Money; W. W. Watrous, of Tuxedo; 
L. S. Finletter, of the Kiverton Gun Club; L. P. Vallois, a member of 
the Circle des Patineurs, Paris, France; Peter H. Morris, Lou S. 
Thompson, Walter G. Murphy (brother of Edgar Murphy), Arthur E. 
Moore, Charles Thompson, W. B. Knapp, Hal. Knapp, Elliott Smith, 
Charles Parker (member of the gun firm of Parker Bros.), J. von Len- 
gerke (V. L. & D.), James Thompson, Alexander Morton, W. D 
Wright, P. Matthews, Edward Bulkeley, Balph Preston, F. B. Cary, 
George Crocker, Jacob Parley, etc. 
By 11:45 all the preliminaries had been arranged. Work had won 
the toss, and had, of course, elected to go to the score first. He was 
looked after by Charles Macalester, himself a shooter with the envi- 
able record of never having lost an individual match. Capt. Money 
handled Murphy, and it must be said that his part was well per- 
formed, since time and again, when it looked as if Murphy had gone 
all to pieces, he brought his man up to the score with a smiling coun- 
tenance, making him quicken his time and ultimately win a race that 
was an up-hill one from the start. The duties of a handler are not 
well understood by the majority of shooters; under any circum- 
stances the position is no sinecure, while to-day, with the weather 
conditions as stated above, it must have been most extremely trying 
to stand out in the cold for a trifle over four hours, and during that 
time load and hand the gun to the shooter 200 times. It was 11:50 
A. M. when the 1st bird was shot at, and it was 3:55 before the 400th 
bird was liberated. 
It must be left for the score as given below, aided by Forest and 
Stream's trap score type, showing the flight of each bird, to tell moBt 
of the story. To enumerate all the good shots would be wearisome, 
and would, moreover, take up too much space altogether, each man 
making some really wonderful kills. On the first 25 birds they broke 
even with 19 each. Then Murphy missed an easy hoverer from No 4 
trap in the 28th round, putting Work 1 bird ahead. This lead he 
quickly lost, as in the next round his bird fell dead out of bounds; his 
33d bird, an extremely hard one, also fell dead out of bounds. Murphy 
going to the front for a short time only, as he lost 7 birds out of his 
next 15, Work losing 3 out of the same number. Work thus led by 3 
birds at the quarter mark, the scores showing Work 89, Murphy 36. 
Work's 51st bird got away, reducing his lead to 2 birds, but Murphy 
helped him along by losing his 52d, 53d and 54th birds; this put Work 5 
ahead and caused his friends to feel very jubilant. Out of the next 10 
birds Work lost 2, his 57th and 60th, but Murphy more than made up 
for these losses by letting 4 get away, his 60th, 61st, 63d and 64th; 
thus at the end of the 64th round Work had a clear lead of 7 birdB. 
He had reached the limit, for out of the remaining 11 birds to com- 
plete the 75 rounds he lost 3 birds to Murphy's 1. The close of the 3d 
series of 25 birds found the scores: Work 58, Murphy 53, 5 to the good 
for Work. a 
About this time the spectators, with the exception of the news- 
paper men, were attacking the luncheon spread for them in the club's 
dining room. The satisfying of their appetites cost tbem something, 
as they missed one of the most sensational features of the match. 
Murphy had settled down, and when the 76th round opened he had a 
run of 9 straight kills to his credit. A sudden change came over the 
aspect of the score when the first 4 rounds of this series, the 4th 25 
were being shot; Murphy killed straight, while Work lost all 4 birds' 
the 79th falling dead out of bounds; Word's lead was thus only 1 bird 
This startling r-hange can best be understood by stating that out of 
the last 15 birds shot at Work had lost 7, while Murphy's single loss 
was one dead out of bounds in the 66th round. Murphy's loss of 83d 
?i rd D P ^ fc Work 2 10 tne good a S ain > that being his lead at the end of 
the 85th round. Then came another senpational piece of work: From 
the 86th to the 90th rounds inclusive, only 3 birds were scored Work 
getting 2 of them and Murphy 1; thus Work was once more 3 birds to 
the good when the 91st round started. Both lost their 95th birds but 
Work losing his 97th and 98th, while Murphy killed straight, started 
on bus last 100 birds with only 1 bird to the good. The scores for the 
first 100 were: Work 78, Murphy 72. 
There was considerable interest taken in the match now. Every- 
body was back from lunch, and the shooters being practically on even 
terms once more, some speculation was indulged in, Murphy's sup- 
porters being more than willing to invest their spare cash at even 
money. For the first 8 rounds of the second 100 no change was made 
both men killing all their birds, Work's 101st being an awfully fast 
one that took very quick and accurate timing to stop it. The 105th 
round dealt out to each man birds that were exactly alike in flight and 
quickness, and both were stopped in a manner that brought forth the 
first real rounds of applause from both sides alike. In the 109th. 
round Work drew a fast bird that fell dead out of bounds, the score 
being a tie once more. Work killed 13 out of the last 1G birds in the 5th 
series of 25, finishing the series with 21 out of the 25. Murphy lost 5 
birds out of his last 16, his total for the 25 being 20; thus Work had a 
lead of two again when he commenced the sixth series of 25 
Then Work lost his 126th and his 127th, the last dead out of bounds, 
and Murphy had only to kill his 127th to tie the score again. This he 
failed to do, the bird, like Work's, falling dead outside the boundary. 
Work s 127th had fallen against the wire, and when Dan, the setter 
that was retrieving the birds, went for it, it fluttered into the air, the 
wind carrying it over the fence, where it was gathered by Dan. Out 
of the remaining 23 birds in this series both lost 6, Murphy thus hav- 
5 n &? icked »P <»ie bird on Work in the 25, the scores at the end of the 
150th round showing Work 111, Murphy 110. 
With three-quarters of the match gone, and the difference only a 
single bird, it was anybody's race and every shot was watched with 
intense interest. It is a long time since so much interest has been 
shown m a match of this kind. 
Work lost his 153d bird, tieing the scores again. They then shot 
vSZ&T 6 nT te ^ ms , unti !. ^ V PJF lost his 159tD > wbich fe » dead out of 
b £ u ? d8 i , Tne ^ Work l08t his 160bn and 161st birds, putting Murphy in 
the lead for the second time. Murphy, however, could not hold his 
lead, as he promptly lost his 162d and 163d birds, falling 1 behind 
again. Each man dropped 1 bird out of the remaining 12 in this 
series, the score at the end of the 175th round standing: Work 132. 
Murphy 131, and only 25 more birds to shoot at I Work lost his 179th 
but Murphy followed suit. Again Work gave Murphy a chance to 
even things up by losing his 181st bird dead out of bounds: Murphy 
not to be outdone m politeness, refused to take advantage of his 
opponent's bad luck and also lost his 181st bird, his backers and 
friends groaning on both occasions. Then Murphy lost his 185th 
which fell, but out of bounds; he was thus once more 2 behind, with 
only 15 more birds to shoot at. * 
,. In 1 t S? 188th . round he again had a chance to pick up a bird on Work 
the latter losing a fast one from No. 5 trap; but Murphy could do no 
better, as he let a precisely similar bird get away from him in the 
same round. In the next round, the 189th, Work let an easy bird beat 
him, whole m the 191st round he drew a very hard bird that would 
have beaten anybody. Murphy had to kili to tie; this he did, scoring 
a twisting driver from the same trap that Work's bird escaped from— 
°\_ Tne excitement among the spectators may now be imagined 
with the score a tie and only 9 more birds to shoot at. 
A groan went up from Work's friends when he allowed a fast one 
from No. 5 to get over the boundary with the loss of only a few 
feathers. Murphy killed his bird and went ahead for the third time 
m the match. The next 6 rounds were marked by some excellent 
shooting on the part of both men, Murphy in particular doing good 
work and shooting with a confidence he had scarcely displayed at any 
previous point of the match. Work's 199th bird was a driver from No 
5 trap; when it went over the boundary, the match was Murphy's if 
he killed his bird, which he did with apparent ease and nonchalance. 
Both scored their 200th birds and the race was over, Murphy having 
won as hard a race as ever was shot by the narrow margin of 2 birds 
to the good. 
As to the luck of the birds, it certainly looked during the first half 
of the match as if Murphy had the best of the luck; Work drew a very 
large proportion of hard ones at the start and made some wonderful 
kills. Toward the end of the match birds ran about even. Taking it 
altogether it looked to us as if Work drew more really extra hard 
birds than his opponent. He lost 9 birds that fell dead out of bounds, 
to 8 lost by Murphy in that way. Work also had only 19 birds that 
of bird lncoming ten dencies, while Murphy had 27 of that class 
One thing is especially noticeable in the score which follows: that is, 
the fact that George Work could do no better than 10 Btraight at any 
time ra the match, and only did that twice-from the 99th to the 108th 
birds inclusive, and from the 187th to the 196th also inclusive. Mur- 
phy on the other hand, had two runs of 10 straight and one of 15, also 
finishing up the match with 12 straight kills; Murphy's runs were 
from the 67th to > the S2d, the 96th to the 111th, the 144th to the 158th! 
and from the 189th to the 200th, all inclusive. The traps fell to each 
man very equally, although Nos. 1, 3 and 4 were pulled above the 
average, No. 1 being especially noticeable. 
w „„. No. 1. No. 2. No 3. No. 4. No. 5. Total. 
Work - 45 34 43 45 33 200 
Murphy 51 30 42 44 33 200 
n . „ ^ 96 64 85 89 66 400 
Outside of the principals and their handlers, the most important 
people were: Referee, Jordan L. Mott, Jr., of the Westchester Coun- 
try Club; puller, George Mott, superintendent of the Westminster ' 
fennel Club; John Mott and Abe, the trappers, and Dan, Fred Hoey's 
setter that did the retrieving. Mr. Mott's work as referee was entirely 
satisfactory to everybody, and that means a great deal when a match 
is as close as the one shot to-day. 
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Edward Banks. 
bushwick rod and gun club. 
March S.—Jas. G. Ennis and Charles'A. Lawrence, both residents of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., shot a25-bird race to-day on the grounds of the Bush- 
wick Rod and Gun Club. The wind blew a gale from the northwest, 
making the birds very fast, and carrying those that were not killed 
very quickly over the dead line, Ennis allowed his opponent 3yds., 
and beat him by 15 to 11, as below: 
J G Ennis (28) .20.2li02il..0.2202120222.— 15 
C A Lawrence (26) 1020...3.022020..1.20.131— 11 
SEA GATE ROD AND GUN CLUB. 
March 3.— The Sea Gate Rod and Gun Club, with grounds at Coney 
Island Point, held its club shoot to-day in a gale of wind. The birds 
were made quite fast by the strong wind. The club event is at 7 live 
birds. T. W. Richardson won it, after shooting off a tie with P. H. 
Cameron, both having scored 6 out of 7. On the shoot-off, miss-and- 
out, Richardson scored 3 straight, Cameron losing his 3d bird. 
Scores: 
T. W. Richardson (26) 6, P. H. Cameron (28) 6, A. H. Gregory (27) 5, 
S. H. Kennedy (26) 5, J. G. Jenkins (26) 4, A. W. Vincent (28) 5, B. V. 
Wallace (27) 3, C. G. Hennessy (26) 4, D. H. Long (28) 3, R. V. Wagner 
WOODSIDE ROD AND GUN CLUB. 
March h. -The Woodside Rod and Gun Club held its regular shoot 
this afternoon at its grounds at Woodside, L. I. There was a good 
attendance of members, 11 taking part in the club ahoot at 7 live birds. 
Henry P. Cummings killed his 7 straight from the 26yds, mark and 
took first place. Scores: 
H. P. Cummings (26) 7, J. G. Colgan (28) 6, E. V. Kent (27) 5, H. P. 
Smith (26) 5, J. J. O'Brien (26) 3, TI V. O'Connor (27) 3, A. J. Henson 
(28) 5, J. R. Semon (27) 3, 8. P. Schleucter (36) 5, E. S. Morris (26) 4, W. 
H. Hunt (28) 1. 
EUREKA GUN CLUB. 
March A.— The Eureka Gun Glub held its monthly shoot to-day on 
the grounds at North Beach. P. H. Myles was the only man of those 
present who could score 6 out of the 7 live birds in the club shoot. 
The strong wind that swept across the traps made the birds extremely 
hard to stop in bounds. Scores: 
P. H. Myles (28)6, T. L. Orton (27) 5. H. H. Gregory (26) 2, J, G. 
Schaeffer (26) 3, T. L. Jordan (28) 1, A V. Williamson (27) 5, D. G. Phil- 
Hps (26) 2, F. G, Porter (37) 3, A. G. Hennessy (26) 3. 
ARVERNE ROD AND GUN CLUB. 
March 5.— The members of the Arverne Rod and Gun Club held 
their regular shoot at targets at Arverne, L. I. The club event is at 
15 targets, handicap by distance. T. G. O'Brien from the lSyds. mark 
broke 14 out of his 15, easily distancing his competitors. The scores 
in the club event were: 
, T ™ G J?'P rien (18) 14, R. D, Morgan (16) 11, Louis G. Miller (16) 10, 
A. W Nielaon (17) 5. C H. Hennessey (16) 9, D. G. Kingsland (16) 4 
P. H. Jenkins (16) ll, T. W. Whiteside (15) 8, H. J. Kenworthy (16) 2. 
WAVERLEY ROD AND GUN CLUB. 
March 6.— The Waverley Rod and Gun Club's first shoot for the 
spring season was held to-day at the North Beach grounds. There 
was some good shooting, three men tieing on 6 out of 7 live birds 
m the Club shoot. The high wind made> the birds good. 
,, W ;, K - *£ we11 ( 28) 6 > T - T - Elliott (26) 6, C. G. Hudson (26) 6. D. G. 
^"f 1 ^^ , 4 ; R - w Bennett(26) 5, C. W. Grant (28) 4, L. K. Phillips 
(20 5, S G Morris (28) 2, P. H. Kelly (36) 3, T. S. Mason (26) 3, L. G. 
Qumn (26) 5, J. H. King (28) 3. 
CHESCENT GUN CLUB. 
March6.— The Crescent Gun Club, of Brooklyn, held its monthly live- 
bird shoot this afternoon at Dexter Park. The main event is at 7 
live birds, and in this event G. W. Coulslon carried off the club badge 
by scoring all his 7 birds. W. D. Oilman was second with 6, third place 
being tied for by L. C, Hopkins and E. H. Morey, both of whom scored 
5 birds. Scores: 
t* G ^ W " £^s 8t ,. on J 38 .? 7 ' W ' D - Oilman (28) 6, L. C. Hopkins (28) 5, E. 
H. Morey (28) 5, W. J. Passmore (28) 4, G. Horton (28) 3, C. Mohrmanh 
(28) o. 
Prior to the above event, Cottlston and Passmore shot a match at 
Jive birds under peculiar conditions— Coulston allowing his opponent 
the large number of 7 extra birds to shoot at, the numberB being re- 
spectively 25 to 32. Coulston started off well, scoring 19 straight he- 
fore dropping a bird, Passmore losing 7 out of his first 20. From that 
point however, Coulston fell back while Passmore shot in good form; 
Coulston dropped his 21st, 23d and 35th, scoring 31 out of 25. Passmore 
after losing 7 out of 20, scored 10 out of his last 13 birds, winning the 
match by two birds, the scores showing 23 to 31 in his favor, 
EMERALD GUN CLUfi'S ANNUAL MEETING. 
March 5.— The annual meeting of the Emerald Gun Club waB held 
this evening, the attendance of members being particularly good. 
The chief business was the election of officers for 1896 and the distri- 
bution of prizes won in 1895. The records of the shooters for the 
past year were furnished by the secretary, H. P. Fessenden. Charles 
btuetzle, who scored 38 points, making an average percentage of kills 
°i lh won flrsfc P^ ize - Gus. Nowak, with 33 points and a percentage 
of 80, came second. Dr. Hudson scored 87 7 9 per cent., but only made 
31 points, so had to be content with third prize. Fourth prize went to 
Tom Short, who beat out Dick Phisfer by ^ point for that prize. 
Short s percentage was 85 6 „, while Phister's was almost 89— the high- 
est percentage made by any member of the club. The club had nine 
snoots during the year; at these shoots 8,810 birds were shot at, 
of which 3,110 were scored, making a general club average of 75 per 
cent. The average attendance at the shoots was 81, a very high aver- 
age indeed, and one that very few, if any, clubs can excel. In the 
table below only the records of those who have shot in four or more 
club shoots are given: 
Yards 
Rise. 
CStuetzle 25 
Gus Nowak 28 
Dr G V Hudson. 28 
Tom Short 28 
RPhister 30 
H P Fessenden . . 28 
J Woelfel 28 
E Bell 88 
T Codey 28 
J H Moore 28 
E A Vroome 28 
W Amend 25 
C W Floyd 28 
R Regan 35 
Dr Klein 25 
G E Loeble 28 
J Maesel 28 
C Maesel 25 
N Maesel. 25 
F W Place 28 
FC Hamilton.... 85 
PButz 88 
Gus Grieff 30 
L Schortemeier.. 30 
O Bo wen 38 
B Amend 25 
M Herrington. .. 30 
TPMoKenna.,.. 25 
L C Gehring 30 
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28 
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14 
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13 
13 
13 
13 
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13 
11 
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9 
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Birds 
Shot at. 
90 
90 
90 
90 
90 
80 
90 
90 
80 
90 
90 
90 
90 
90 
60 
80 
80 
90 
90 
90 
60 
80 
50 
90 
50 
60 
80 
70 
40 
Birds 
Killed. 
73 
73 
79 
77 
80 
68 
60 
68 
58 
63 
70 
56 
78 
70 
46 
66 
65 
51. 
63 
70 
36 
58 
43 
69 
40 
39 
59 
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The election of officers for 1896 resulted as follows: President, L 
H. Schortemeier (Schorty): First Vice-President, Frank Lawrence; 
Second Vice-President, C. Maesel; Recording Secretary.T. P. McKenna; 
Financial Secretary, J. Woelfel; Treasurer, J. H. Moore. The retiring 
secretary, H. P. Fessenden, was unanimously re-elected to fill the 
same position for the ensuing twelve months, but refusing to accept 
the position except upon terms that his fellow members would not 
listen to, the present officer, T. P. MoKenna, waB then chosen to take 
charge of the books for the next year. The meeting was a most en- 
thusiastic one, and the outlook for 1896 is decidedly encouraging for 
those members who want to win a prize. This year nine prizes have 
been donated by different members of the club. 
CONEY ISLAND ROD AND GUN CLUB. 
March A.— The Coney Island Rod and Gun Club held its monthly live- 
bird shoot this afternoon at Dexter Park. The club event Is at 7 live 
birds. To-day J. Schliemann came out ahead by scoring his 7 birds 
without a miss. The scores were: 
No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 
J Schliemann 1311311—7 10212—4 
FPfaender 1121110-6 02111—4 
EHelgans 2330208—5 22220—4 
FKnebel 1210103—5 0101 —3 
Dr Little 3200002—3 22111—5 22120—4 
MuUer 0200003—3 01110—3 
Engelbrecht 6i666-l 
DEXTER PARK HANDICAP. 
March 3.— In cold, blustery weather, with a 40-miles-an-hour gale 
blowing from the northwest, and with 8in. of snow on the ground! 10 
shooters showed up at Dexter Park and did their best to make good 
scores under the existing circumstances. The birds were not a first- 
class lot, but the wind made them above the average. They would 
undoubtedly have been far faster had proper judgment been exercised 
in clearing away the deep snow around the traps. As it was the birds 
were bewildered, and very often refused to fly until scared by the use 
of scare ropes. Dick Phister and E. J. Clark did good work, scoring 
24 out of 35. Schortemeier did not shoot in the main event for any 
money, but shot along, paying for his own birds and standing on the 
28yds. mark. Later in the day he did some good work from the 30yds 
mark in the sweeps. Scores: 
No. 1. No. 3. No. 3. 
RPhister (30) 2221222113113312222.22222—24 .. . 
E J Clark (28) 2121122102229122122212211—24 1.1.6—2 
L Schortemeier (28). . .2.i32112.1211ll2111111102— 22 11221—5 iisii 5 
G E Loeble (38) 222001022212222.212223222-21 20.00-1 2220O— 3 
S J Held (28) 2122.22222022122.12212021—21 22001—3 22122—5 
W J Simpson (30) 2012111220.12211211022012—20 000.1—1 
WH Lair (29) 0111.022022022.1220221122—18 21.02-3 12i3S-5 
ASchmitt(26) 11.121002212021221022.11.-18 02002—2 10232-4 
J Dobbs (37) .01202221010121021302002.2 -16 ... 
F A Thompson (28) .... 0.2220100112201002202251. -15 .1010—2 13218—5 
No. 4 was also a 5-bird race between three men, who finished thus- 
Held 5, Schmitt 4, Schorty 3. 
The John F. Weiler Gun Club. 
Allentown, Pa., March 3.— The members of the John F. Weiler Gun 
Club, who have removed their shooting grounds and club house from 
Rittersville to the Duck Farm Hotel, Griesemersville, held their 
monthly shoot to-day. A strong wind prevailed throughout, and high 
scores were out of question. During the afternoon, however Brey 
succeeded in breaking 43 out of 50 targets and killing 10 straight live 
birds. Ia the contest for the club medals the gold trophv was 
awarded to Brey and the silver to Mohr. The scores were as follows- 
Zellner 1010010111011010100001010—13 
Mohr 1100111110000011011111001—15 
Hohe.. OOlOlOlOllOlOinilOlOlOOOl— 13 
Brey llllllllllOOllllliiOillll— S3 
Saeger lOlOOOllOlOHOOlllinoilll— 15 
Heil 0001100001010100101011110—11 
Acker 0100100000100100100101101— 9 
Moser 0100111100110010000001001—10 
Miller 1001001 001 0000000010101 01— 8 
S Weiler 1011010100100101 010101000—1 1 
A S Weiler 1100000000110000110011001— 9 
Griesemer 1000010110101000111001100—11 
Mertz OOOlOOOOOlOOOOOOOOOlllOOl— 6 
Noll 0001001000000011101000010— 7 
Iu a friendly contest between John F. Weiler and Al. Griesemer the 
result was as follows: Weiler 6, Griesemer 7. 
A match for a purse of S30 at 5 live birds, Long Island rules, be- 
tween Prest. Mertz, of Catasauqua, and Harvey Mohr, of Allentown 
resulted as follows: Mertz 3, Mohr 4. 
The shooters then took part in a sweepstake match at 10 live birds 
each, with the following result: 
Weiler...., 0010101010— 4 A Weiler 0311111101— 8 
Griesemer ..1121200100— 6 Saeger 2011202112— 8 
Heil 2121100111- 8 Mohr 1020120112- 7 
Acker 0212010101— 6 S Weiler 1202001101— 6 
Mercz 0010010220— 4 Brey. 2211111112—10 
NoU , 1002010320— 5 
