fOHESt AMD STREAM. 
f April 4, 189* 
12 12 3 12 
Money (28) ....2 2 0 3 • 2 0 —4 
3 2 8 2 13 
G 8 Mc&lpin (30) . . .2 3 0 • 2 0 — 8 
4 2 4 4 5 1 
W H Green (28). . ..2.2200 — 3 
5 3 4 3 0 1 
James Loonie (27;. 0 2 1 2 0 0 — 8 
5 3 3 2 4 3 
Wm Wagner (28).. ^^Vo 2 0 — 3 
4 5 3 2 8 5 
8 D Burke (27) 0 2 1 0 1 0 — 3 
4 2 2 2 3 2 
Wanda (85) , 2 2 . 0 1 0 — 3 
13 3 3 4 1 
P F McKeon (27).. .0 2 2 0 ss 0 — 3 
4 3 2 2 2 1 
Dr Weller (27) 0 0 3 0 2 . — 2 
4 2 4 2 2 
Annie Oakley (27). .2 0 1 • 0 — 2 
1 5 3 2 8 
G EGreiff (29) 1 3 0 0 . — 2 
1 4 4 5 1 
8 J Held (26) 0 . 1 2 0 • - 2 
3 4 3 1 2 
Frank Hyde (28). . .0 2 2 0 • — 2 
5 4 4 2 t 
W G Clark (30) 0.10 — 1 
2 5 2 2 
\<-< — ► 
Lloyd Taylor (26). .2 0 0 0 — 1 
3 2 3 3 
C B Lewis (27) 0 0 2 . — 1 
1 1 3 
A Schmidt (26) 0 0 0 —0 
Ties for cup on 24: 
3 15 5 3 4 
O R Dickey (29). . . .2 2 2 2 2 2 
143225352342481 
8 Glover (30). 2 22220222222222 
325514221233141 
/»<-H N \ N H 4. V \ \ N 
G W Coulston (28). 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 
5 5 3 3 3 
RO HeikeB (80).. ..2 2 2 2 0. 
8 2 2 1 
F W Cooper (28).... 2 2 2 . 
1 2 
EF Thomas (28).... 2 0 
2453244242 
F Cubberly (28) 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 
55284821 31 
C von Lengerke (28)0 22222112. 
Ties on 23 for 9th to 14th moneys: 
52523322243515 
T J Eley (29) 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 
344524351513 14 
«-r+T\/<-T H \-»T-> t 
B Leroy (28) 2 1222112121110 
2125255131 
J G Messner (29). ..121111211. 
352352445 
< — M-r- N /<W\T 
Neaf Apgar (30). ...1 1 2 2 2 2 1 .2 
145525452 
James Hood (28). . .2 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 
4 14 8 8 4 
t \^ 
Fred Gilbert (81)... 2 12 2 1. 
1 1 1 
B A Bartlett (28). ..2 2 0 
4 4 
W C Price (28) 0 
T 
B WClaridge(29)..0 
3 
\ 
E Hill (80) 0 
5 
OZwirlein (28) 0 
1 
JFPaddelford(27).0 
3 
T 
EM Cooper (28)..... 
MANY ENTRIES IN OTHER EVENTS. 
The Nitro Powder Handicap and the Elkwood Park Introductory 
Sweepstake were both started on Tuesday morning, March 24 the 
first day of the tournament. As stated previously, the Nitro Powder 
Handicap, 15 live birds, 815, had 66 entries; the Elkwood Park Intro- 
ductory, a 10-hird event, glO, had 73 entries. There were very few 15s 
in the Nitro Powder Handicap, but plenty of 14s, 13s and 12s The 
scores in both these events are given below: 
No. 1. No 2 
J A R Elliott(32) 222222223122222-15 2212222232-10 
D A Upson (29). 122122311222222-15 2122221032- 9 
Capt A W Money (29) 1222222221.2022-13 2222222222—10 
G AMosher(26) 222102222202220—12 0000w 
Dr Weller (27) 222-321002022200-11 2102220022- 7 
O RDlckey (29) ..211.22022120222-12 2222102222- 9 
Setb Clover (28) 222220.22221022—12 2022221222— 9 
£ ope ^ V 221212201100302-11 2211121222-10 
i 5 S*!? 11 ^ 5 } 1 iS 7 -* 111.21212202220-12 0020222212- 7 
££?£ d £,? ltford n $ 73 211112112102222-14 2102223201- 8 
TW Latham (28) 223111122221222-15 .. . 
R O Heikes (30) 222222.2221 2222— 14 0222222222— 9 
Annie Oakley (27) 2.2022222223202-12 
W T Vincent (27) .32122221202022—12 6llM2g6ii— 8 
f W Cooper (28) , 021121821212112—14 8208820282- 8 
No. 1. 
Q 8 McAJpin (80) 121 122.2.1 12222— 13 
R R Merrill (29) 111212.11111222-14 
8 Cunningham (27) 1221121222.0210—12 
T W Morfey (30) 228232229202222—14 
W 8 King (28) 122102411122122—14 
H McPherson (27) 121122220212122-14 
E C Burkhardt (27) 022021001102310— 9 
F Emorid (30). 22111022ill212.— 13 
B F Smith (27) 2222222, ;2232232— 15 
W G Clark (30) 221223011122222—14 
G Wellington (29) 222121222210302—13 
James Timmohs (28) 111211122111.23—14 
F Class (32) 221220220322002—11 
W Wagner (28) 11021223.111212—13 
GW Coulston (28) 012222221222112—14 
M M Mayhew (28) 021222222203012—12 
W W Bennett (29) 2232.3332122201—13 
G Cubberly (28). 12.321.22111112-13 
A W du Bray (28) ..210222212200102—11 
E Morgan (27) 2220.010w. 
James Hood (28) 102111.1 11.1112— 12 
T J Eley (28) -. 112211202111212—14 
RPhister (28) 112921222020222-13 
A S White (26) 112.01222012200—10 
F Gilbert (31) 011.22200122113—11 
J G Messner (29) 123121222222210—14 
H T Brown (26) 221222122222222—15 
J A Flick (26). , .121222112102010-12 
B Leroy (28) ..222222233222202—14 
B A Bartlett (29) 220322112223221-14 
W W Watson (28) 221112032321222—14 
W W Lent (27) . .232222330223302—13 
F Lucre (31) 232233033223222—14 
E B Harris (26) .122222230322220-13 
G H Piercy (28) 202221020232.21—11 
W H Green (28) 1122002122.0120-10 
D M Porterfleld (29) .223321112012312-14 
B W Claridge (29). 2232212232.3322—14 
F G Moore (28) 22302323.022233—12 
E D Fulford (31): 121202121222202—13 
L Taylor (26) 123111021112221—14 
W J 8impson (28) 222232223323.33—14 
E Hill (30) 230202032323323—12 
8 Glover (30) 120112221233132-14 
A Willey (30) 222222222222232-15 
H C White (28) 221112011211012-13 
E S Singleton (28) 222022300020321—10 
P Daly, Jr (28) 220202221232023—12 
C Zwirlein (28) 223321203122233—11 
Old Hoss (27; 212022130112212-13 
U A Wipn (27) , 2212233.2223222—14 
H 8 Welles (27) 2.222.222022222—12 
THKe Uer 
(Japt Jones , , , . , , . 
WFQuimby 
G Corning. Jr , , 
Wanda , 
WH Conklin 
Neaf Apgar , . , \ 
UMC... , 
C von Lengerke , 
L D Thomas 
G Davis 
J GKnowlton 
H L Gates , 
M F Lindsley 
E W Price 
E M Cooper 
J von Lengerke 
L Fchortemeier 
E S Rice 
No. 2. 
2222022222— 9 
2232222222—10 
2222222222—10 
2201212220— 8 
0100022222— 6 
1222222210— 9 
2222202022— 8 
2221022211— 9 
2222222222—10 
2122222212-10 
2223032220— 8 
0102221111— 8 
2020120222— 7 
1212012122— 9 
2202022222— 8 
2221212101— 9 
0123020122— 8 
2222222002— 8 
2202223212— 9 
2122002223— 8 
2220230112— 8 
2122321112—10 
2211222232-10 
021221 1022— 8 
2202222312— 9 
2232122212—10 
0222222211— 9 
0222222322— 9 
2233233022— 9 
0122220202— 7 
22220000W 
2322222221—10 
2223032222— 9 
2211211100— 8 
2222022221— 9 
2222220221— 9 
2222322222—10 
2232222320— 9 
1210312222— 9 
2222031222 - 9 
0022022322— 7 
0222122612— 8 
2122123322—10 
2012320222— 8 
2222200022— 7 
0002021200— 4 
2200102220— 6 
1210221121— 9 
0011020102— 5 
0103222022— 7 
0102122220— 7 
0221222221— 9 
2220222222— 9 
2011222022— 8 
2202222022- 8 
2222102222— 9 
2222222010— 8 
2111022221— 9 
1222102022 - 8 
2020200802— 5 
OTHER EVENTS ON THE THIRD DAY. 
So many shooters having dropped out of the Grand American 
Handicap, Manager Shaner decided to shoot off as many of the pro- 
gramme events as possible on the third day of the shoot (Thursday, 
March 26), utilizing the No. 3 set of traps for that purpose. 
He commenced with the Branchport Sweepstakes, 7 birds, $5, birds 
extra, three high guns, 80yds. rise everybody. This event had forty- 
four entries, ten of whom scored their 7 birds and divided the purse. 
The Sportsmen's Handicap, 7 birds, $5, birds extra, was, as its name 
implies, a handicap affair, the figures that follow the names in the 
score referring only to this event. There were forty-seven shooters 
in all, ten of whom, as in the Branchport Sweepstakes, scored all their 
birds and divided the pot. 
Three miss-and-outs were also shot on this day, No. 2 set of traps 
being pressed into service after the completion of the "4th round of 
the big event. The entries were few in number, the chief interest 
centering in the ultimate possession of the cup that went to the win- 
ner of the Grand American Handicap. 
No. 1, $5 entrance: Bones and Capt. Money 3, Bonday and Lucre 2, 
Morfey 1. 
No. 2, same: Bones and W. S. Edey 10, Bonday 9, Lucre 7, Porter- 
field 5, Money and Morfey 4. Fulford 1. 
No. 3, same, 26 entries: Upson, Wellington, Lucre, Edey, Greiff, 
Woodruff, Merrill and Shaffer 7 ("divided), Fulford 7, H. T. Brown 6, 
Gates and Hill 5, Capt. Money 4, Morgan, N. E. Money, Burkhardt and 
Bonday 3, Clark and King 2, Coe, Old Hoss and Corning 1, Daly, Mc- 
Pherson, Smith and Morfey 0 
The scores made in the Branchport Sweepstakes and the Sportsmen's 
Handicap follow: 
Branchport Sportsmen's 
Sweepstakes. Handicap. 
B F Smith (27) 2222222—7 20 
G E Greiff 
LD Thomas (27). 
E D Fulford 
J H Shaffer ( 
P I Clark (27 
W H Green.. 
O E Bonday (27 
Smith Hill (28). 
MM Mayhew (28). 
H L Gates. 
G A Winn (27). 
F Emond (80J .... 
Old Hoss (27).... 
Annie Oakley (27) 
EBCoe(28) 
NE Money (28).. 
MA Beers (27)... 
DA Upson (29)... 
H T Brown (26) . . 
Jas Timmons (28) . 
G Corning, Jr (27; 
G L Nichols (28) . . . 
H L King (26) 
M Herrington (27) 
B W Claridge (29) , 
221212. 
2220 
2210 
.10 
233330 ' 
. • 
132120 
22230 
20 
2222232—7 
220 
220 
0 
2232220 
2220 
2222230 
0 
,1121211 7 
0 
10 
220 
1233322-7 
2212222- 
-7 
220 
,1110 
iateiii- 
-7 
2212210 
2332220 
2120 
20 
1823222—7 
2220 
.,0 
2220 
2230 
2222222- 
-7 
120 
1 
0 
220 
1222220 
0 
2223221- 
-7 
2111211 7 
220 
2222220 
220 
0 
21220 
22iii83 
-7 
0 
20 
80 
20 
1212222- 
-7 
221120 
2111221- 
-7 
212220 
• i-iiiiii- 
-7 
210 
2210 
2220 
20 
1222112—7 
20 
22220 
2120 
232. 
2120 
, 2222220 
20 
2211222-7 
^ji. 2222220 
0 
2211222-7 
22220 
22120 
0 
220 
A DAY OF EXTRA EVENTS. 
Friday, March 27, was just such a day as one would have asked for 
If fast birds were a desideratum. The change in the temperature 
from the spring-like weather of Thursday to the midwinter chilliness 
of to-day was only another proof of the fickleness of this northern 
climate during the month of March. A gale from the northwest swept 
across Elkwood Park, finding its way under the tails of the birds and 
lifting them off the traps as fast as the quickest shot could have 
wanted- The birds were corkers and the shooters who put in an ap- 
pearance enjoyed themselves to the utmost as long as the birds held 
out. 
Two miss-and-outs, $2 entrance, were decided, theflrst.having sevenr 
teen entries and the second twenty-one. just a nice number, making 
the pot large enough and giving everybody a chance to shoot. The 
results in these events were as follows: 
No 1: E W. Price, G. A. Winn, Eddie Hill, Fred Gilbert and G. Wel- 
lington 4 (divided); E. D. Fulford, G. Cubberly and A. P. Pope 3; J. 
G. Messner 2; B. F. Smith, C. Zwirlein and H. T. Brown 1; E C. Burk- 
hardt, B. W. Claridge, J. H. Shaffer, W. O. Price and W, S. King 0. 
No. 2: B. F. Smith, P. Daly, Jr., H. T. Brown and G. Cubberly 6 
(divided); B. W. Claridge, Fred. Gilbert and G. Zwirlein 5; W. G. Price 
4; E. D. Fulford 3; H. S. McPherson, Old Hoss, W. 8. King, E. W. 
Price and T. W. Morfey 2; J. Shaffer. E. C. Burkhardt and G. A. Winn 
1; J. G. Messner, E Hill, G. Wellington and A. P. PopeO. 
This last event brought to a close the Interstate Association's Grand 
American Handicap tournament of 1896, the birds having given out. 
From all that we have written on the subject, the success of this meet- 
ing can easily be grasped. It was the greatest event in live-bird cir- 
cles ever held in this country and, given fine weather instead of 5 or 
6in. of snow, there would have been no hitch in the carrying out of 
the programme. Of course the extremely large number of entries, a 
number totally unexpected up to the last day for receiving entries, 
haJ a great deal to do with the elimination of several events from the 
programme. The snowfall, however, coming as it did on Monday 
morning and causing a complete change in the plans for shooting off 
the Grand American Handicap, must be taken into consideration by 
everybody who feels at all inclined to criticise the management of the 
Grand American Handicap at Elkwood Park. 
"PIGEONWINGS." 
Old Hoss is a happy man, although he did not get just what he went 
to Elkwood Park tor. He was the first to enter for the Grand Ameri- 
can Handicap, and he wanted to be the first to the score and the first 
to drop out. "I always want to be first in everything," said he, 
adding, "I left Pittsburg with a bunch of stogies, a box of matches, a 
quart and two shells; they've finished the quart, taken my matches, 
smoked nearly all my stogies and now some one has stolen one of 
those shells! How can I win the Grand American?" Still he stayed 
till the 19th round, having two of his three lost birds drop dead out of 
bounds, and making a run of 15 straight after losing his 2d and 3d 
birds. 
Art. the Pittsburg setter, the property of Harry Vandergrift, and 
Milo, Vone Emmons's Irish setter from Long Branch, divided the 
honors in the retrieving line. Art and Bill McOrickart can come pretty 
near to running a shoot themselves. 
One of the surprises of the shoot was the dropping out of Bill Clark 
at the end of the 4th round. At the tournament of the Cobweb Gun 
Club on the previous Friday and Saturday he scored 48 out of 51, mak- 
ing a clean scor« of 29 on the Friday. 
Of the two scratch men, Class and Elliott, Class lasted the longest, 
not dropping out until the 21st round. Elliott fell by the wayside at 
an early hour, losing his 6 th, 9th and 10th birds, the latter falling dead 
out of bounds. 
Annie Oakley was not in her true form. She has shown time and 
again in the past that she could handle a gun with some of our best 
shots. She is now much in need of practice, and unquestionably feels 
the effects of the exhibition work she did while with the Wild West 
show. In all other respects Annie Oakley is the same as ever and just 
as popular as she always was. 
b. W. Claridge, of Baltimore, Md., was looked upon by many as 
very liable to cause trouble for anyone who was after the cup. Up to 
che2l8t round he killed all his birds, not scoring a loss until that round. 
In the 8th round he knocked down a bird and the dog was sent for It; 
the dog did not see the bird and hunted everywhere except in the 
vicinity of the pigeon. A man with a switch in his hand went out 
and called the dog to him, drawing its attention to the bird by pointing 
a stick at it; this was too much for the pigeon, which rose and fluttered 
over the boundary. Referee Wallack, a brother-in-law of the late 
John S. Hoey, and a thoroughly impartial judge, decided that Claridge 
should have another bird on the ground that the man's actions scared 
the bird out, adding that in his opinion the bird could have been 
gathered. This we take it was a perfectly correct decision, and out- 
side of the fact that a referee's decision is final left no ground for 
any protest such as we understand was made. 
Milt and Wanda won't forget their reception by the shooters of the 
North. If they have left New Jersey for Ohio, they are well aware by 
this time that New Yorkers and New Jerseymen do not possess short 
memories. 
It is hard to say which was the most pleased man at the outcome of 
the big event— Dickey or Du Bray. Dickey won the cup, it is true, 
but Du Brav rejoiced because a Parker gun was once more to the fore 
in this event. Last year it was a Parker gun and Du Pont; this year it 
was a Parker gun and E. C. 
Rolla Heikes kept pumping the birds out of the air with a 
regularity that made many bank on a 25 straight from him. Then 
came that bird in the 20th round which '"flew de coop." 
Sim Glover, the second man in the race, shot a 12-gauge Parker, 
having long since discarded his 10-gauge that caused the boyB so 
much trouble at the tournaments in years past. Sim says now that 
the man who shoots a 10-gauge instead of a 12 is hardly right in his 
head. 
Carl von Lengei ke seemed to have a cinch on the cup when Claridge 
lost his 2l8t bird; it was hard luck for Carl to see his bird go out of 
bjunds before dropping to the ground. H« shot-welt in this race; 
scoring 32 out of 35, two of his lost birds falling dead out of bounds. 
B. A. Bartlett made his first appearance in a tournament of any size 
since he joined the ranks of Winchester experts; 23 out of 25, one dead 
out, is a pretty fair record for anybody on the class of birds furnished 
for the Grand American Handicap. 
The Pittsburg contingent was a strong one, comprising as it d ; d 
such shots as Messner, W. S. KiDg, Old Hose, Harry Vandergrift (Mc- 
Pherson), John Shaffer and H T. Brown; Alex King's absence was a 
causeof much regret to the Smoky City team. Brown was an un- 
known quantity until this shoot, having done very little live-bird 
shooting in his career. His work toward the close of the week showed 
that be can point his gun just about right. 
U. M. C. Thomas made his debut as a live-bird shooter at this meet- 
ing. U. M. C. doesn't think live birds are quite as easy as targets, but 
says that he could make quite a score with a little more practice. 
Thomas is about our size now: if he needs practice we can tell him 
where he can get it. He attributed his lost birdt: to his trying to 
count, while at the score, his company's shells, which were scattered 
all over the place. 
Ernest F. Thomas, known as Denver Thomas to distinguish Dim 
from U. M. C. of that name, was right in it again this year, scoring 
24 out of 25. Last year he did the same thing, going straight until the 
twenty-second round ; his mark then was 27yds. ; this year it was 28yds. 
A complete list of the shells used by those who took part in the 
Grand American Handicap shows that out of 104 shooters about 90 
used shells manufactured by the U. M. C. Company, of Bridgeport, 
Conn. Is there any wonder that U. M. 0. lost his three birds so early 
in the race? 
Just before leaving Pittsburg, Pa,, to attend the Grand American 
Handicap, John G. Messner, last year's winner, was greatly surprised 
by a visit from a number of his friends and business acquaintances. 
These gentlemen called on him for the purpose of presenting him with 
a token of their esteem of him as a man and as a good shot. The token 
was in the shape of a remarkably handsome diamond badge that cost 
$250, and a round trip ticket from Pittsburg to New York. It is unnec- 
essary to state that Messner is very proud of it. 
Edward Banes. 
B. F. 0., Jr.— Send your address to the editor of the trap depart- 
ment. 
C. N. K., Hartford, Conn.— The canoe-yawl could be built for about 
$400, with sails and all rigging. You can return paper. 
J. S. D.. Bethlehem, Pa.— Working drawings of several sizes of 
house-boats will be found in the Forest and Stream. April 13-20, 
1893. 
H. J. B., St. Johnsbury, Vt.— We have published lines of many cat- 
boats and flat-bottomed boats, and can furnish back numbers of most 
of them. 
H. H., St. Augustine, Fla.— Defender is not an extreme fin-keel, but 
approaches the type very closely, and her lead is similar to the bulb 
of a fin-keel boat 
O. B. J., Orion, 111.— My English setter is very thin and his hair i * red 
or rusty under his belly and thighs, but the latter has mostly di ap- 
peared now, though he is still very poor after having fed him well for 
over a month. He scratches himself a good deal and urinates often. 
I think be has worms. Ans — Treat for worms. Give him two tea- 
spoonfuls of syrup of hypophosphites with three drops of Fowler's 
solution of arsenic three times a day. Feed well. Wash him once a 
week in a 8 per cent, solution of creoline, 
