[March 21, 1896. 
lifle $mtgt and ^xtterg. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association.! 
Cincinnati, O., March 8.— A match was shot to-day between Messrs- 
Trounstein and Hake, Trounstein winning by a score of 347 to 344. A 
team race was made up to-day from the members present, five best 
scores to count. Team No. 1 won by 70 points, scoring 2,289 to 2,219. 
The scores below were mad« by members of the Cincinnati Rifle Asso- 
ciation at their range, the conditions being as usual: 200yds., strictly 
off-hand, standard American target, 7-ring black: 
Gindele .4.*. 
Wellinger . 
Weinheimer, 
Payne. 
Trounstein . 
Hake. 
Nagel 
Randall , 
See. 
Strickmeier. 
Drube. 
,10 10 10 7 
9 
9 
9 
7 
9 10-90 
10 
0 
8 9 
8 
9 10 
8 
8 
9-88 
9 
8 10 8 
6 
8 
7 
9 
8 
10-83 
9 
9 
S 10 
6 
7 
9 
7 
9 
10-81 
7 
8 
10 10 
9 10 10 
7 10 
6-87 
9 
!) 
10 10 
8 
5 
7 
7 
7 
8-80 
10 
8 
5 7 
7 
8 
9 
8 10 
7-79 
8 
7 
6 9 
8 
5 
9 
8 
9 
9-78 
10 
6 
8 10 
8 
9 
8 
9 
5 
7—80 
8 
6 
9 10 
6 
9 
8 
5 
8 
9—78 
7 
9 7 
8 
8 
10 
7 
9 
6-77 
6 
8 
7 6 
8 
7 
10 
9 
7 
8-76 
jit 
i 
8 8 
5 
7 
8 
6 10 
8-74 
G 
9 
10 10 
5 
4 
5 
9 
7 
7—72 
10 
9 
8 4 
7 
5 
5 
6 10 
9-73 
7 
8 
7 5 
7 
9 
5 
8 
7 
10—73 
10 
8 10 10 
8 
7 
7 10 
9 
6-85 
5 
9 
8 8 
8 
9 
7 
9 10 
9-82 
7 
10 
7 7 
9 
a 
8 
6 
9 
6—75 
9 
7 
9 10 
9 
8 
7 
8 
8 
5-80 
5 
5 
6 7 
7 
7 
9 
19 10 
8—74 
5 
6 10 8 
8 
8 
8 
6 
7 
8-74 
7 
8 
5 4 
6 
8 
7 
9 
8 
9-71 
6 
8 
5 9 
10 
6 
8 
6 
5 
7—70 
6 
9 
8 9 
10 
8 
7 
6 
8 
9-80 
6 
6 10 10 
9 
10 10 
7 
7 
5-80 
10 
4 
8 6 
8 
8 
7 
9 
8 10-78 
7 
6 
5 10 
9 
6 
9 
9 
7 
6-74 
8 
8 
8 8 
7 
8 
9 
fi 
9 
4—74 
8 
7 
6 10 
5 
6 
7 
6 
8 
7—70 
8 
7 
8 7 
6 
5 
7 
7 
7 
6-68 
9 
7 
7 9 
4 
3 
5 
6 
9 
9-66 
4 10 
9 5 
5 
3 
7 
6 
6 
5-60 
5 
7 
5 7 
4 
5 
5 
7 
5 10-60 
6 
n 
I 
2 2 
6 
4 
6 
8 
6 
8-56 
2 
6 
4 7 
3 
3 
6 
6 
3 
5—45 
7 
5 
10 9 
7 
7 
10 
5 
9 
6-75 
7 10 
6 10 
6 
7 
7 
6 
6 
9-74 
5 
8 
5 6 
6 
6 
9 
10 
8 
6-69 
8 
6 
5 6 
5 
6 
7 
5 
9 
7-64 
4 
8 
7 8 
7 
8 10 
9 
8 
8-77 
8 
9 
5 9 
6 
8 
9 
9 
6 
8-75 
8 10 
0 6 
8 
7 
7 
7 
4 10-73 
7 
4 
9 7 
8 
4 
9 
9 
9 
6-73 
8 
9 
6 8 
4 10 
7 
7 
7 
10—76 
8 
7 
4 8 
8 
8 
7 
7 
7 10-74 
4 
6 
8 6 
6 
6 
9 
3 
9 
10-67 
6 
7 
6 7 
7 
7 
8 
6 
5 
7-66 
9 
10 
7 9 
7 
9 
8 
8 10 10 87 
5 
7 10 7 
8 
6 
9 
9 
9 10-80 
8 
7 10 10 10 
7 
7 
8 
6 
7-80 
10 
6 
6 10 
9 
6 
S 
7 
6 
7—75 
San Francisco Riflemen. 
San Francisco, Cat, Feb. S3.— The weather to day was by no means 
unfavorable for work win ihe small bores. Tne consequence was 
that the range at bhell Mound was well patronized by rifleman. 
COIUMBIA RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUB. 
( The rifle scores made to-day were: 
TJnfred diamond medal— A. btreeker 9, D. W. McLaughlin 9 and 9, 
Dr. Rodgers 12, F. O. Young 11, W. Glindermann 12. 
All-eomers 1 10-shot rifle record medal— Dr. Rodgers C7. 
On the pistol range the markers were kept busy. To-day's scores 
were: 
Pistol, Blanding medal, open to allcomers: C. M. Daiss 8, J. E. Gor- 
man 9, F. O. Young 11. Dr. L. O. Rodgers 12, M. J. White 25, B. Trudo 
88. 
. Diamond pistol medal, ten shots: Dr. L. O. Rodgers 46. 
* Rifle, .22 cal., all comers, 50yds : A. B. Darrell 18, M. J. White 19, F. 
O. Young 11. 
Tne following are the winners of cash prizes on flags for the past, 
month on the 50yds range: 
Pistol: C. M. Daies 5 flags, F. O.Young 2, J. E. Gorman 1. A. H. 
PaDe 1. 
Rfle,;.22 cal.: E. Hovey6 flags, Mrs. Crane 1, P. Bohrl, F. O. Young 1 
SAN PRANCISOO SCHUETZEN VEREIN. 
The San Francisco Schuetzen Verein held its monthly bull's eye 
contest for 20 cash prizes to-day. The winners and their records are 
as below. 
First prize: H. Huber 209: second: F. Atzeroth 227; third: H. Stilling 
276;,fourtb: Geo. H. Babra 436; fifth: H. Prien 455; sixth: H. Hellberg 
469; seventh: J. de Witt 505; eighth: Otto Lem eke 506; ninth: Charles 
Ttisrbach 530; tenth: A. Brauning 535; eleventh: H, Wicker 555; twelfth: 
C. F. Rust 577; thirteenth: F. P. Schuster 632; fourteenth: A. H. Pape 
658; fifteenth: H. H. Burfiend 677; sixteenth: J. C. Waller 730; seven- 
teenth: D. B. Faktor 822; eighteehth: R. Finking 834; nineteenth: Wil- 
liam G'indermann 876; twentieth: George Helm 876. 
QERMANIA SCHUETZEN CLUB. 
The monthly bull's eye shoot of the Germania Schuetzen Club for 
ten cash prizes was held to-day with the following results: 
First: Dr. L. O. Rodgers 210; second: R. Finking 236; third: H. J. 
Wicker 384; fourth: W. Gaives 480; fifth: A. Browning 525; sixth: C. 
Thierbach 687; seventh: M. Ahrens 687; eighth: F. P. Schuster 760; 
ninth: J. de Witt 760; tenth: D. B. Faktor 809. Roeel. 
Nitro vs. Black Powder. 
Providence, R. I., March 4.— I have been much interested in the dis- 
cussion on this question, but note that the tests were mostly with, 
nitro in shotguns. Now where great accuracy is not required, as in 
the case of the user &t the shotgun, nitro may possibly be better than 
black under some circumstances. I have had but very little experience 
in its use in. this way, am afraid of it in large quantities, and reckon 
for what little shooting I do the old reliable hlaok will answer. 
However, in the case of rifle shooting I am of the opinion that nitro 
will not do. From my own experience and what I have seen others 
do, using small bore shells loaded with nitro, I firmly believe that 
black powder will give more accurate results, is much safer, and with 
the exception of noise, smoke and possibly more dirt is better and 
more reliable in every way. Take for instance the .22 short smokeless. 
Several of us have been thoroughly testing this shell for several weeks, 
and have come to the conclusion that the regular black powder short 
is as good as it can be. 
When first using the smokeless we noted that the guns would spit 
from the breech, and upon examining the shells found them bulged 
and burst, in several instances the head being completely cut off. Of 
course this would not occur in every case. Then again when holding 
steadily the shots would buhch well together for half a dozen shots, 
and then to our dismay one would strike from an inch to 2 and 3in. 
off the bullseye. This occurred frequently, using several different 
rifles, the shooting being done by several different persons, and using 
rest as well as doing the work off-hand. 
Several weeks since my chum and 1 were down at the shanty on the 
bay shore looking over the boats and preparing for the spring fishing. 
A crow lit in a tree probably 200ft. off, and S. went into the house and 
brought out the little Winchester, slipped in a smokeless .22 short, 
and drawing a bead on the dusky victim let drive. The ball struck 
about 4in. high and Mr. Crow flapped slowly away, while S. looked 
blank. "Thought I had that fellow sure," said he. He then -fired sev- 
eral more shots, using the same elevation, and every shot would have 
hit that crow, had he remained. This, with our experience in the gal- 
lery and on our home ranges, shows that the smokeless are not 
always to be relied upon as far as accuracy and uniform shooting are 
concerned. Their only redeeming feature in my opinion is the ab- 
sence of smoke when used indoors, and the small amount of noise. 
They also appear to have greater penetration and range than the 
black powder Bhorts, but for the legitimate range of this size car- 
tridge we are satisfied with the latter. 
What has been the experience of others in this direction? Art. 
Pittsburg Rifle Club. 
Pittsburg, Pa , March 10.— The following scores were made by mem- 
bers of the Pittsburg Rifle Club at its indoor range thiB evening: 
Av. Av. 
Lincoln 70 73 80 82 80 77 Ittel 79 88 75 79 .. 80 
Henry 71 74 59 53 75 66 Lawrence 81 71 , 76 
Lewis 73 60 69 .. .. 67 Hodgdon 69 69 
Hofmeiater 64 69 60 59 77 66 Bradshaw 59 56 71 . 62 
Schmidt 63 71 61 .... 65 Rankin 58 73 76 .... 69 
Burt 60 59 60 Huh 59 77 74 65.. 69 
Ewing 80 64 79 79 78 74 Hal 
FIXTURES. 
March 18-21.— Baychester, 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 24-26.— 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 28.— Lynnhurst, Mass.— Tournament of the Massachnsetts 
State Shooting Association, under the auspices of the Atlantic Trap- 
Shooting Association. 
March 31-April 2.— Elizabeth, N. J. — Target tournament under the 
management of Neaf Apgar and C. O. 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 open to all, and 
second annual manufacturer's amateur tournament; SI 400 added 
money and manufacturers' prizes. Lou Erhardt, Sec'y. 
April 15-17.- Peekskill, N. Y.— Annual spring tournament of the 
Peekskili 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 21-22,— Zeeland, Mich — First tournament of the Michigan 
State Trap-Shooters' League, under the auspices of the Zeeland Gun 
Club. 
April 21-24.— Omaha, Neb.— Nebraska State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion's annual tournament; $1,000 added to the purses. Frank 8. 
Parmalee, Sec'y. 
April 22-24.— Wellington, Mass.— Tournament of the Boston Shoot- 
ing Association; targets. 0. R. Dickey, Manager. 
April 28-29.— Elizabeth, N. J.— Seventh bi-monthly tournament of 
the Elizabeth Gun Club; first day, targets; Becond day, live birds. 
Open to all. 
JOHN S. HOEY. 
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 Rod 
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; $3,000 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 19-23.— Kansas City, Mo.— Nineteenth annual convention and 
tournament of the Missouri State Fish and Game Protective Associa- 
tion. J. H. Durkee, Sec'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. Ohas. Weeks. Sec'y. 
May 30-June 1,— Milwaukee, Wis.— Eleventh annual tournament of 
the South Side Gun Club. 
June 2-6.— Chicago, HI.— Twenty-second annual tournament of the 
Illinois State Snorrsmen's Association. H. B. Meyers. Sec'y. 
June 3-4.— Natchez, Miss.— Interstate Association's tournament, 
under the auspices of the Gaillard Sporting Cluh. 
June 8-13.— Buffalo, N, Y.— Thirty-eighth annual tournament of 
the New York State Association for the Protection of FiBh 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.— Fargo, N. D.— Second annual tournament of the North 
Dakota State Sportsmen's Association; targets; $500 added money. 
W. W. Smith, Sec'y. 
June 16-18.— Urbana, 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, 81. — Goshen, Ind— Midsummer tournament of the Goshen 
Gun Club. 
Aus\ 4-6.— Chicago, HI.— 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. 
Death of John S. Hoey. 
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of John Shaw 
Hoey, which occurred on March 11 last at his home in Long Branch, 
\t' v^S 6 ? bad been iu since the beginning of February, and 
aitnougb he bad experienced two serious relapses, one of them occur- 
ring early this month, it was hoped and believed up to within half an 
522m, -s) a .T^u tha L be had everT Prospect of a return to good 
r>? ? i. H,s dea .tn was the result of a severe attack of neuralgia of 
tto Ky 8 dayTf d Fe C b d 6 by * ^ ° f th6 g " P wWch he contra « ted °» 
™?" J ™' 3 ° Mr. Hoey took part in a 100-target handicap race at 
hi ^ h * J " and ab l b ° u S b onl y a comparative beginner at targets 
5?2J arst money with 84 out of 110, the day being very cold and 
blustery The last time we met Mr. Hoey was on Feb. 5, at the Car- 
tPJk k W £ en he l ^ereed during a long day's shoot. The next 
7j ?u' 6 ', be went t0 Philadelphia and contracted a very severe 
cold through exposure to the storm of wind and rain that swept over 
the Eastern States on that date. Mr. Hoey's condition became so 
serious that a trained nurse had to be secured to assist in nursing 
him. Toward the end of the month he was so far recovered that he 
was able to write us with pencil on Feb. 26 that letter regarding his 
views on the question of balks in repeating shotguns which we gave 
in our issue of March 7. 6 
It was as a referee of live-bird events, rather than as a shooter, that 
the readers of Forest and Stream best knew Mr. Hoey. His charac- 
teristics as a referee were: strict impartiality, unflagging attention 
during the longest and most tedious contest, an intimate acquaint- 
ance with all live-bird rules, a keen eye that never lost a point, and a 
quickness of apprehension that made it possible for him to decide a 
Knotty question as soon as it was propounded to him. It is no exag- 
geration to say that he was the ablest and most popular referee in 
matches at live birds in this part of the country. When he was 
retereeing a match there was never any difficulty in keeping the run 
?L ii J.u' a ^ b l as L on a sbrm d °S whistle telling more plainly than 
the call of ! "lost .bird" the fate of that particular shot to the specta- 
5° rs - As the introducer of the use of the whistle in live-bird matches 
™ ?? y wlU often be remembered by men who never knew him. 
Mr. Hoey was only 46 years old when he died. He left a wife and 
two children, the youngest 14 months old. Fred. Hoey, the celebrated 
pigeon shot was his half-brother. The funeral service was held on 
Saturday afternoon, March 14, in the Presbyterian Church at Long 
.Branch, the body being interred in Laurel Cemetery, Philadelphia, 
i"a., on bunday. Among those present were: L. S. and W. P. Thomas, 
« a !^ r a W ^ Watr ^ us ',y 5ralter Gibbs Murphy and Edgar Gibbs Murphy, 
™ U d Hoyt ^9 o1 - M - J - O'Brien, Thomas G. Murphy, Percy Doboins, 
Mat. Burns, William Eastman, Jefferson McWilliams, E. Babccck, 
^rnl n ^ Ha T' kln , s •. w - Beisley, Japbia Van Dyke, E. W. Price, Charlie 
Hill, Frazier Price, Walter Hildreth, etc. 
Repeating Shotguns and Balks. 
After the issue of Forest and Stream for March 7 had been in the 
hands of the general public a few days, we were told occasional y 
that we were wrong in the stand we took upon thp point argued under 
the above headlines. We were also told that '-there are any amount 
of others who think just as I do." 
We argued the question then and there with our objectors, hut we 
regret to sav that we met with no new arguments againstour deci.-ion 
that a shell tursting in the chamber of a repeating shotgun, thereby 
causing a non ejectment of the empty shell and a cmsequ<uit inability 
to reload the chamber from the magazine, wa3 "of the same nature as 
a missflre in that it was a balk." 
On the other hand, we have met with many shooters— men who 
never shot a repeating shotgun in their lives, t ut w ho handle a double 
gun very effectively at the traps— who are entirely in sympathy with 
our ruling on that point. Where are those "others," and win are 
they ? ' 
The objectors seem now to have retired into their last stronghold. 
The only real argument (sic) they advance is that "the rules were 
never made for repeating shotguns." Granting this for the sake of 
argument, why have tournament, promoters been doing an ioj lstice 
for bo many years to men who shoot repeating shotguns, by .abing 
their money and letting them shoot when they actually have no locus 
standi? Our claim is, that the rules as they exist to day are for all 
guns— single, dcuole or repeating— and that they satisfactorily cover 
the question at issue. 
Limited Gun Club, of Indianapolis. 
Indianapolis, Ind., March 4.— Teams of 8 men from the Limited and 
Wabash gun clubs, of this city, met to-day on the grounds of the 
Limited Gun Club, the home team suffering defeat by 7 targets. The 
losing club was much chagrined at the result, as the teem showed 
up much better in practice, aDd in the sweeps that followed the team 
race the members made scores that would have enabled them to win 
by a good majority. As a matter of fact, we are suffering from poor 
and irregular ammunition, which will be discarded; we then t ope to 
do better work. Scores: 
Wabash Gun Cluh 
W Jones 1111111110110011111101111-21 
Bruner 11111111010101 1110101011—18 
Wright ...1111100010111111111111111-21 
O Wright 0100111011111111111111100-19 
Rose 10111101111110001 10011111-18 
Ward Jones 1111111011111111111111000—21 
Linell lllllllllOimiimilOlll-23 
King 1111111110111111011101011-21—162 
Limited Gun Club. 
Britton 1111111111111111111111111-' 5 
Comstock 1100110111111110101110011-18 
Cooper 1111111110111110110110111-21 
Parry 1110111100111111101111111—21 
Tutewiler lOlllOOOOOlllllllOllllOlO- 16 
Polster llOlllOlllOllllllOlHOlll-20 
Moore 1001011110111011100001011—15 
Robinson 1011111111011110011111010-19-155 
' Royal Robinson. 
At Watson's Park. 
Chicago, HL, March 7.— The scores given below were all made at 
Watson's Park, Burnside, to-day: 
Match at 25 live birds per man: 
RKuss 2211«»l«2«limil»22121 22-20 
J Bemis . .•110»1»121»210«021 1212122— 17 
J M Wilson 0020020200020202020210110—11 
DeWolf 101101012211001102w —12 
Goodrich vs. Wright, 25 live birds per man: 
R W Wright 22202011222112222.2110122— 21 
L H Goodrich 22«0»12222»102«12l2222111— 19 
Twenty-five live birds per man: 
R Kuss , 121011»112112112011011122-21 
J Bemis , 1»220C»2120021 12121020202—16 
J M Wilson 21 ••22.121220220012022000 -15 
DrLiddy 211l20211212102w —18 
J. Bemis and R. L. Snider shot a race at 100 empire targets, loser to 
pay for the targets, the race resulting in a tie as below: 
J Bemis 10010011100000000011100110110111111111110111111111—32 
10111011111111111110110110111110111011111110101111—41—73 
RL Snider.... 11000011101110101110111100111111110111011111111000 -35 
11111111010011011111101011110111011101101111010111-38—73 
Other scores were shot as follows: R. Kuss 26 out of 30, Goodrich 
25 out of 30, Goodwin 26 out of 40, Liddy 15 out of 35, and J. A. Snider 
10 out of 35. Bayelrigg. 
Fargo Gun Club. 
Fargo, N. D„ March 4 — The Fargo Gun Club, at its annual meeting, 
elected the following gentlemen officers for the ensuing year: S. S. 
Lyon, President; A, Roberts, Vice-President; O. E. Robbins, Secretary- 
Treasurer. 
The club will shoot on Friday of each week at 5:30 P. M. In addition 
to practice shooting the full programme will be shot each week, viz : 
10 singles, known angles; 15 singles, unknown angles; and 25 singles, 
unknown angles. The last event is termed the gold badge contest, 
and the club will present to the member winning the badge the most 
times during the season closing Oct. 1, 1896, a prize badge or other 
suitable trophy. The members will be handicapped by aUowing extra 
targets to the poorer shots; the handicap will be revised by a commit- 
tee on the first of each month from the average scores made in the 
badge contest the previous month Any member winning the badge 
will in the next contest shoot at 25 targets without extra target allow- 
ance. In case of ties, they shoot off at once at the original number of 
targets. 
The club is flourishing, and much interest is being taken in trap- 
shooting matters. The programme for the State tournament, to be 
held in June, is ready for the printer and will be circulated early in 
April. 
No effort has been spared to offer an attractive number of events 
with plenty of cash and prizes, and the prospects for a large attend- 
ance of trap-shooters are very bright. C. E. Robbins. 
Forest and Stream has been a very good friend to me and has 
cheered many a sad, lonely hour on our ranch. J. D. B. 
California. 
