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On Long Island. 
EUREKA HOD AND GUN OLUB. 
April 8.— The Eureka Rod and Gun Club, of New York city, held itB 
monthly live-bird contest at the North Beach, L. I., grounds to-day. 
The club contest is at 7 live birds, handicap rise. In to-day's contest 
three men tied for first place with straight scores of 7. On the shoot- 
off, miss-and-out, James G. Worthley (27) won by killing 4 birds, Wun- 
derlioh and Beaumont, both 37yds. men also, scoring 3 and 2 respect- 
ively. The full scores were: 
J. G. Worthley (27) 7, H. J. Wunderlich (27) 7, J. J. Beaumont (27) 7, 
0. P. Herbert (28) 6, P. J. Ulrich (27) 6, 0. T. Morrissey (28) 5, Dr. J. E. 
Jelliffe (26) 5, W. H. Rydesburg (25) 4, H. A. Nolan (26) 3, A. J. Rein- 
ecker (26) 3, J. A. Anderson (26) 2, 
PARKWAY ROD AND GUN CLUB. 
April 8.— The monthly live-bird shoot of the Parkway Rod and Gun 
Club, of Brooklyn, N. Y., was held to-day at Dexter Park. The club 
contest is at 7 live birds, the members of the club being divided into 
three classes, a trophy going with each class. J.Bennett and F. A. 
Thompson were the only shooters to make clean scores, and both 
being Class A men, they had to shoot off the tie miss-and-out. Ben- 
nett won in the third round of the ties. The scores made were: 
Class A, 28yds.: J. Bennett 7, F. A. Thompson 7, A. Botty 6. 
Class B, 25yds.: John Wye 6, E. Frost 5, H. J. Selover 4, H. Bram- 
well 3. 
Class C, 23yds.: A. Andrews 4. 
UNKNOWN GUN OLUB. 
April 9. —The Unknown £Gun Club turned out in force to-day at 
Dexter Park, the occasion]; being the regular ^monthly shoot of the 
club at live birds. The club contest is at 7 birds for three cash prizes. 
So good were the birds that not a single straight score was made. 
John Akhurst, J. Bohling, R. Potter and E. A. Vroome divided first 
money with 6 each; 5 split up second money, third going to four 
others. The scores were: ( 
J. Akhurst (25) 6, J. Bohling (26) 6, R. Potter (26) 6, E. A. Vroome 
(28) 6, M. Brown (28) 5, L. Kolb (25) 5. Wm. Sands (28) 5, Robert Smith 
(25) 5, J. B. Voorbees (27) 5, H. Boemmermann (25) 4, H. Kuebel (28) 4, 
H. Van Staden (25) 4, D. Timker (31) 4, A. Ranken (23) 3, J. Knebel 
(25) 3. 
ENTERPRISE ROD AND GUN CLUB, 
April 10. — The Enterprise Rod and Gun Club, of New York city, 
hela its regular monthly live-bird shoot on the North Beach, L. I., 
f rounds this afternoon, The club competition is at 7 live birds, 
andicap rises. In this contest three men tied for first prize and club 
badge: 8. G. Hennessey (26), R. V. Bolton (26) and H. L. McTammany 
(28). On the shoot-off for the club badge, miss-and-out, Hennessey 
won by scoring 3 straight, Bolton losing his third bird and McTam- 
many his first pigeon in the ties. The scores in the club shoot were: 
S. G. Hennessey (26) 7, R. V. Bolton (26) 7, H. L. McTammany (28) 
7, T. T. Dillon (27) 5, G. E. Samuels (26) 5, L. G. Schwartz (28) 4, J. V. 
Briodey (27) 4, P. G. Henderson (38) 4, D. G. Longman (26) 3, G. L. 
Neil8on (26) 3, L. G. Harper (26) 2. 
RIDGEWOOD GUN CLUB, 
April 10. — The Ridgewood Gun Club, of Brooklyn, held its monthly 
live-bird shoot at Wissell's Ridgewood Park this afternoon. The 
attendance of members was very good, 20 shooters facing the traps in 
the club competition, which was at 7 live birds per man. So good 
were the birds that not a single straight score was made, while only 3 
succeeded in stopping 6 out of their 7 birds. The 3 mentioned above 
were G. A. Diem (25), Charles WIssell (28) and Peter Eppig (30). Peter 
Eppig having previously won the badge, he was not entitled to shoot 
off for it again thiB month; the shoot-off, miss-and-out, was therefore 
confined to Wissell and Diem, the former winning in the 3d round. 
The scores were: 
C. Wissell (28) 6, P. Eppig (30) 6, G. A. Diem (25) 6, J. Gardes (30) 4, 
J. Welz (30) 4, J. Bruemer (25) 1, R. A. Homeyer (28) 3, P. Kunzwetler 
(25) 3, M. Schlotter (28) 5, H. Neiderstein (25) 3, Ignatz Martin (30) 4, J. 
Bermel (25) 5, J. J. Jung (25) 4, C. Kadel (25) 5, Eppig, Jr. (28) 5, H. J. 
"Wiemann (30) 5, F. Ibert (30) 2, L. C. Gehring (30) 5, G. F. Widmann 
(25) 2, G. Silber (25) 4. 
BUSHWICK ROD AND GUN CLUB, 
April 11— There was quite a large attendance at the grounds of the 
Bushwick Rod and Gun Club, of Brooklyn, near Flushing, L. I., this 
afternoon. The main attraction was a match between Frank G. Bar- 
ton, of the Hudson Rod and Gun Club of New York city, and Peter J. 
Ulrich, a member of the Bushwick Rod and Gun Club. The condi- 
tions of the shoot were: 50 live birds per man, 28yds. rise, A. S. A. 
rules to govern. Barton won the match easily by 3 birds, scoring 41 
to 38. Other events were also shot as follows: 
No. 1, 5 birds, handicap rise: T. J. Williamson (26) 3, D. W. Long- 
man (26) 2, C. R. Claverley (28) 3, B. G. Uilmann (27) 4, A. W. Philips 
(26) 4, G. W. Schmidt (26) 3, L. G. Hennessey (26) 2, T. H. Cameron 
(26) 2, H. P. Loomis (28) 4, S. G. Porter (26) 4. 
No. 3, same: F. S. Andrews (26) 8, R. V. Koehler (26) 5, T. J. Wil- 
liamson (26) 3, D. W. Longman (26) 2, C. R. Claverley (26) 2, B. Ullniann 
(27) 2, A. W. Philips (26) 4, G. W. Schmidt ,(26) 1, L. G- Hennessey (26) 
2, T. H. Cameron (26) 3, H. P. Loomis (26) 4, S. G. Porter (26) 1. 
No. 3, miss-and-out, 26yds. all: F. S. Andrews 3, Koehler 1, Willam- 
son 0, Longman 2, Claverley 3, Uilmann 1, Philips 2, Schmidt 1, Hen- 
nessey 2, Cameron 2, Loomis 2, Porter 1. 
No. 4, same: Philips 0, Porter 1, Koebler 2, Williamson 2, Longman 
I, Claverley 2, Uilmann 0, Schmidt 3, Hennessey 2, Cameron 1, 
Loomis 3. 
VERNON ROD AND GUN CLUB, 
April 11.— The regular Saturday shoot of the Vernon Rod and Gun 
Club, of Brooklyn, held this afternoon, was well attended, several 
guests of the club being among those who took part In the several 
events shot off, The team race was the feiture of the afternoon's 
pport, each man shooting at 25 targets, known traps and angles, the 
losing team paying for the targets. The scores in all the events were 
as follows, Neaf Apgar, of Plainfleld, N. J., making the high average 
for the afternoon: 
Events: 133 4, 5678 9 1011 IK 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 25 10 1.5 15 SO 
N. Apgar 8 9 8 9 9 6 10 23 9 15 15 17 
F. S. Edward3 9 7 9 10 9 5 9 24 10 10 12 18 
A. Hegeman 6 9 7 5 4 4 6 18 
P.Adams 8 6 8 9 9 6 10 21 8 13 13.. 
M. Herrington 8 9 8 8 9 4 9 21 9 14 11 .. 
T. Baron 8 8 5 7 .. 5 . . 21 12 
H. S Welles 567635 15 8 13 9.. 
F. A Thompson 8 9 7 6 2 8 21 8 12 12 . . 
Dr. Allen 4 7 6 5.. 5 17 
H. L, JohnBon 5 6 4 4 1..14 1 
S. Lyons 6 21 
J. S. Remien 8 10 7 . . 8 23 9 12 . . 
Frank Lawrence..,,.. 5 6 ,. ., 4 18 6 14 . . . . 
Thornton 6 2 6 18 6 10 ... . 
Bishop 4 3 .. 11 6 
Dr. Adams 5 . . 8 
In the above events No. 6 was at 5 pairs. No. 8 was a team race 
between teams chosen and captained respectively by Edwards aod 
Thompson. As tbe f ull score below shows, Edwards's team won by 
11 breaks: 
Edwards's Team. 
F 8 Edward3 1111111110111111111111111—24 
Neaf Apgar 1111111111011110111111111-21 
Piatt Adams 0111111101110111101111111—21 
S Lyons OllllllKllOll 1 1011 111011— 21 
Frank Lawrence 1110011111111111011100100—18 
Thornton 0111000111111101111101011—18 
H S Welles 10000011010111100111111C1— 15— 140 
F. A. Thompson's Team, 
J S Remsen 1110111111111111111111101—23 
X Baron 1111101111111110011101111-21 
M Herrington 0011111111111101111111031-21 
F A Thompson 1111111111001111110011111—21 
A A Hegeman Omil001100ll0111l0mil-is 
H L Johnson 0101010111000111101100110—14 
Bishop ; , lllOOOOOllOlllOOOlOlOlOUO— 11— 129 
NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB. 
April 11.— George McAlpin, of the Carteret Club, and G. W. Coul- 
ston, of the New Utrecht Gun Club, shot a match to-day on the New 
Utrecht's live-bird grounds at Woodlawn, L I The conditions were: 
100 live birds per man, $100 a side, Coulston at 30yds., McAlpin at 28yds. 
At the end or the 25th round Coulston led by one bird, but the score 
was a tie at the half-way mark. Both scored 20 out of the third series 
of 25 so the score was still a tie when they started to work on the last 
series of 25. In this series McAlpin did his best work, scoring 24 out of 
the 25, running out with 20 straight kills and a total of 88 to 85 for 
In the club shoot at 10 live birds, W. G. Clark was the only one to 
score 10 straight. Clark, Gilman and Frost were the winners in their 
respective classes. Scores: 
G W Coulston (30), New Utrecht G C. .01222202:2;!22222022222122 -22 
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2.222220202022122.2222221—20 
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G 8 McAlpio (28), Carteret Club 02222.12122102222Z12221.2-21 
y - 2322202221202222222222222-33 
22.20.221 1122212.31210222-30 
3832022212322222222222322—24-88 
Club shoot: 
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In New Jersey. 
ENDEAVOR GUN CLUB. 
April U. — The regular shoot of the Endeavor Gun Club of Jersey 
City was held to-day on its grounds at Marion. The wind was very 
high, making the shooting very difficult and having its effect upon the 
attendance. All events were at 10 targets, unknown angles: 
Events: 13 34567 89 10 
E. Ingam 8675687987 
J. S. Dustin 7 8 6 8 7 6 7 6 6 6 
Seeley 4 4 5 
G. H. Piercy 5 8 8 7 8 7 6 7 7 7 
L Piercy 4.. 6 6.. 7 6 
A.R.Strader 889886988 
J. A. Creveling, Secretary. 
HAMILTON GUN CLUB. 
April i.— Only three of the members of the Hamilton Gun Club, of 
Hamilton Square, N. J., faced the traps this afternoon. A bitter and 
exceedingly strong northwest wind made the flight of the blueroeks 
very erratic at times. Scores in the club shoot, 25 targets, known 
angles, were as follows: 
W A Mellan 1111101111011111011011111-21 
J V Hutchinson 0011110110111000010011111—16 
Wm Cubberly 1111001001010000100101000-10 
FORESTER GUN CLUB, OF NEWARK. 
April 11.— The Forester Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., held its monthly 
target shoot this afternoon. The attendance of members was not 
very large, but some good scores were the result of the efforts of 
those present. The programme was a varied one; Nos. 1 and 3 (medal 
shoot) arid 7 were at known angles; Nos. 3, 5 and 7 at reversed order; 
No. 4, expert rule. Scores were: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Events: 12 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 15 25 SO 15 10 10 Targets: 10 15 25 20 15 10 10 
Wambold 9 14 34 15 12 7 8 Winans 8 10 17 7 
Sinnock 9 13 23 18 14 9 8 Dr Cummins 19 15 13 8.. 
DFleming.... 9 10 18 14 .. .. 7 C Smith 13 15 
T Smith 7 10 20 16 .. .. 5 J Fleming 14 11 .. .. 
Jewell 5 11 17 9 9 7 8 H. E. Winans, Sec'y. 
Programmes for Forthcoming Tournaments. 
NEBRASKA'S STATE SHOOT. 
The programme for the Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association 
tournament, to be held at Omaba, Neb., on April 21-24, has reached us, 
and is indeed a formidable looking booklet, being composed of 56 
pages without counting the cover. The large amount of advertising 
matter in those pages is a high tribute to the popularity of the State 
Association, of the local organization under whose auspices the shoot 
will be held, and of the management of the tournament— Messrs. Frank 
Parmalee, George Loomis and J. C. Read, men who are deservedly 
popular with all the shooters in the Southwest and with those who 
attend the tournaments of the circuit. 
Divested of the advertising matter the programme is not a lengthy 
one. For the first three days the management has provided exactly 
similar programmes: Eight 30- target events, $3 entrance, $30 added 
to each purse, and a 50-target event, $3 entrance, handicap allowance 
of targets. Tbe first prize in this event on the first day is a 8100 dress 
suit, on the second day an $80 Remington hammerless gun, and on 
the third day a silver cup presented by the E. C. Powder Company. 
In each of these events there are also four other prizes, the purse 
being divided into four moneys. 
The programme for the morning of the fourth day, April 34, con- 
tains four 30-target events precisely similar to those on th^first three 
days of the shoot. The afternoon programme is about the most im- 
portant of the whole shoot; three special events are set down for 
decision on that afternoon. These are: (i) Diamond badge champion- 
ship of the State of Nebraska, 10 live birds p9r man, $10 entrance; (ii) 
gold medal for champion club team, 10 targets per man, two men to a 
team, $5 psr team; (iii) Plattsmouth cup for champion club team, 
four men to a team, 10 targets per man, $10 per team. The above 
events are open only to residents of the State of Nebraska. 
Cash prizes for grand averages are given for all events up to and 
including the programme for the morning of April 34. There will ba 
twelve average moneys graduating from $30 down to $9, the whole 
making a sum total of average money of $160. The programme does 
not state whether this is for high guns, hence we presume that it 
means class shooting as far as grand averages are concerned. 
The ,- notes" contain, as usual, information of value to intending 
visitors, chief among the items mentioned being the instructions as to 
the shipment of shells and guns. These should be shipped either to 
the Paxton Hotel or in care of the F. S. Parmalee Gun Co. This infor- 
mation is something that should never be omitted from a programme 
of any similar event. The grounds will be open for practice on Mon- 
day, April 30. AU purses, except when etberwise stated, are divided 
into five moneys. All ties in the target races are divided, except those 
for the first prizes in the 50-target events; such tie3 must be shot off . 
All shooting will be at known traps, unknown angles, from two sets of 
empire traps. The Paxton Hotel will be headquarters for shooters; 
the cashier will be at the hotel at 8 P. M. each evening from Monday, 
April 20, until the close of the tournament, for the purpose of taking 
entries and paying off moneys. 
TEXAS STATE SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 
The twentieth annual tournament of the Texas State Sportsmen's 
Association will be held at Houston, Tex., on April 20-24, utider the 
personal management of J. Etnmett Haney, of that city. It is by no 
means an easy matter to give a synopsis of the programme gotten out 
for the occasion by Mr. Haney, who has devoted much time and labor 
to drawing up a programme that will attract the shooters of the Lone 
Star State. • 
In addition to a long list of merchandise prizes, the association adds 
$230 to the purses as follows: On the first day, April 20, it adds $20 
to the purses in three 20-target events, $2.50 entrance; on tbe second 
day it does the same thing over again ; on tbe third day it adds $10 to 
each of the purses in four 20-target events, $2.50 entrance, and on the 
fourth day it adds $10 to the purse in seven similar events. The fifth 
day is devoted to live birds. The main event on this day is the contest 
for the Individual Championship Diamond Medal, for which event the 
association guarantees a purse of $200 in case there are twenty five 
entries; the contest is at 20 live birds, and the medal is now held by 
M. F. Hope, of Farmersville, Texas. 
There are several other championship events in the programme. 
On the first day, event No. 4 is the contest for the championship 
challenge medal, 50 targets, $3.50, targets extra; this medal was won 
last year by the late August Holzapfel (Holz), of Cuero, who took it 
with a score of 49 out of 50. Event No. 4, on the second day, is the 
contest for the team championship, each team to consist of two men, 
both members of a regularly organized gun club that is itself a mem- 
ber of the State association ; the contest is at 25 targets per man, $5 a 
team, targets extra; Messrs. McCormack and Joe George, of San An- 
tonio, won this eventin 1895. Event No. 7, on the second day, and event 
No. 6, on the third day, are contests for an Ithaea I6 gauge hammer- 
less and a Remington 12-gauge hammerless respectively. 
Other special prizes are: Diamond badge, valued at $50, presented 
by J. L. Mitchell to the member of the T. S. S. A. who makes the 
highest average in all the programme events: diamond watch charm, 
valued at $75, donated by W. D. 1 usten & Oo. to the resident of Ha - 
ris county who makes the highest average in all the programme 
events. The RemiDgton gun contest will be a handicap affair, the 
handicap being as follows: All contestants who have averaged 90 per 
cent, or better during the first cwo days will shoot at 20yds. rise; 85 
par cent, men will shoot at 18yds., and 80 per cent, men at 16yds. for 
12-gauge guns; 10-gauge guns, 2yds. further back. 
THE NEWBURGH PROGRAMME. 
The programme for the tournament of the West Newburgh Gun 
and Rifle Association, of Newburgh, N. Y., is decidedly easy to de- 
scribe. The dates for the tournament are April 30-May 3. The first 
two days are devoted to targets, and on each of these days a pro- 
gramme of ten 20-target events, $2 entrance, is scheduled; three of 
the ten events each day are at known angles. The live-bird programme 
for the third day is as follows: No. 1, 5 birds, $5; No. 2, 7 birds, $7; 
No. 3, 10 birds, $10. 
The club donates $50 for average money, divided as follows: $15, 
$13, $10, $8 and $5 to the shooters making the best general averages 
on targets; ties divided unless otherwise agreed upon. In all events 
there will be three moneys under twelve entries; over twelvp, four 
moneys. All guns shoot from the same mark. These grounds have a 
good sky background, and the programme will be shot out, rain or 
shine. Gidney's Hotel, 300yds. from the traps, makes a rate of $1.50 
per day. Stages run from 44 Water street, Newburgh, direct to the 
grounds. 
Weiler Gun Club, of Allentown. 
Allentown, April 7.— The John F. Weiler Gun Club held its regular 
monthly medal shoot on their new grounds at the Duck Farm Hotel, 
Griesemersville, this afternoon. It proved to be one of the most suc- 
cessful meetings since the club's organization. Among the partici- 
pants were shooters from Carbon, Berks, Bucks, Northampton and 
Lehigh counties. 
Before the regular match John Behrig, of Lehighton, who, it is said, 
will shortly arrange a match with Frank Clas3, gave an exhibition of 
his skill with the gunand rifle. With the latter he hit quarters which 
were hurled into the air. 
The gold medal was won by Brey, but he waived his claim to it and 
allowed it to go to the next highest man. The individual scores were 
as follows: 
Club shoot, 85 targets per man: 
M Brey 1111101111101111011111111—82 
H Porter 1111101001110111111111111-21 
IHahn 0111101111111011110111101-30 
HSchantz 1101011111111111011110110-30 
F Saeger , 0110011111111101111111110-30 
JRehrig ,...1101111111011111100111100—19 
.C Hohe 1101101111010011101111110-18 
H Mohr 11101 11 1 101 10100101191111—18 
A Greasemer 1110110011011001101100101—15 
S Weiler 1111100000000101111111101—15 
O Acker 0100011011111010101010100—13 
E F Miller. 0010000011001110111110010-12 
A Miller 000100100000101 1001 011110— 9 
H Acker 0101010010000000101000000 - 6 
A Weiler , 0000010000011000000010000— 4 
H Erdman 0000000000000001010000110- 4 
In a sweep at 6 live birds, $2, 2 moneys, the following scores were 
made: 
John Rehrig, Harry Gassner, S. Weiler and H. Parker 6, Frank 
Saeger, M. Brey and A. Weiler 5, A. Greasemer, O. H. Acker and H. 
Mohr 4, Isaac Hahn and Ed Ulmer 3, 
Western Traps. 
ILLINOIS STATE. 
Chicago, ApHl 11.— Ameeting of the board of directors of the Illi- 
nois State Sportsmen's Association was held at the Sherman House 
yesterday afternoon to make preliminary arrangements for the annual 
Shoot to be held at Burnside, June 2, 
DAKOTA STATE. 
The business-like programme is at hand of the North Dakota State 
Sportsmen's Association's second annual shoot, June 10 and 11, at 
Fargo, targets only. The Rose system of division of purses will be 
used, no handicap, except that professionals and agents will shoot at 
unknown trap3 and unknown angles in all events. Under the above 
system there can be no dropping for place, and all shooters may come, 
under the assurance they will have a square deal and a rattling good 
time at a pleasant place and among pleasant people. Several special 
attractions and a loDg list of merchandise prizes are offered. The 
officers of the association are: C. E. Robbins, Fargo. President; J. J. 
Gokey, Dawson. First Vice-President; D. R. Duck, L&rabee, Second 
Vice-President; W. W. Smith, Fargo, Secretary; H. E. Magill, Fargo, 
Treasurer. 
GARFIELD SERIES. 
The series of six live-bird shoots for club individual championship 
held by the Garfield Gun Club, of Chicago, will close to-day. Mr. T. 
P. Hicks is held safe for first, and either O. von Lengerke or Dr. Shaw 
for second. 
EUREKA OLUB. 
Eureka Gun Club, of Chicago, is now doing business regularly at the 
old stand, and promises to show plenty of sport alike to members, 
visitors and competitors this summer. 
WILL GO EAST. 
Frank Pa-malee and half a dozen others from Omaha state that 
they are going East to the E. C. Powder Company's tournament, May 
5-8, and they will be but a few among the Western men that will be 
there, including of course Budd, Grim and the rest of the Iowa con- 
tingent, a few from Illinois and more from Ohio. For all these we be- 
speak consideration at the hands of the Eastern shooterB, who we are 
to understand will be there from all corners from Maine to New Jersey. 
The inducements offered will take a lot of Western capital to the sea- 
board, but as the circuit progresses we will get it all back again before 
the snow flies in the fall, E. Hough. 
809 Security Building, Chicago. 
The Grand American Handicap Record. 
Paul R. Litzke, of Little Rock, Ark., writes us as follows: " I see 
a report going the rounds of the press to the effect that the number 
of entries in the Grand American Handicap (104) was the largest that 
ever took part in any live-bird sweepstake shoot in this country, and, 
with the possible exception of the Grand Prix du Casino at Monte 
Carlo, won by Mr, Lorillard in 1872, was the best on record for the 
world. Taking everything into consideration, such as the number of 
birds each contestant is required to shoot at, the amount of entrance 
money, and the fact that whenever a shooter is unfortunate enough 
to lose three birds he must retire from the contest; and furthermore 
that it was high guns to win, the large number of entries is nothing 
short of remarkable. 
" Yet it still remains a matter of record, that the number of entries 
in the Grand American Handicap oE 1896 has been exceeded in the 
United State". During the tournament of the Illinois State Sports- 
men's Association, in June, 1891, at Watson's Park, Chicago, there were 
122 entries in the Board of Trade diamond badge contest. The con- 
ditions of this event are 10 live birds per man, $10 entrance, 4 moneys, 
class shooting. Only eighteen of the contestants succeeded in killing 
all of their birds, and it was necessary for Mr. M. J. Eich to kill 15 
more birds straight before he disposed of those in the tie with him; 
he had therefore to kill 25 birds straight to win the trophy. Rolla 
Heikes will doubtless remember this event, as he was one of the 34 
who scored 9, and Roll, as usual, didn't do a thing but shoot them all 
out, though he had to kill nineteen straight in the shoot-off. 
"What is more remarkable about the above large entry list is, that 
it is one of the conditions of the contest that anybody to be eligible to 
compete must be a resident of the State of Illinois. Rolla Heikes was 
then residing in Chicago, representing the Standard Keystone Target 
Co." 
Mr. Litzke, who is representing Forest and Stream at Airy Lou 
Hardt's shoot this week, and who will in turn visit Omaba, Neb , and 
Joplin, Mo., in our behalf, is a walking encyclopedia of events in the 
history of trap-shooting. We thank him for reminding us of the 
above event, although we hardly think it is fair to either event to 
draw comparisons between them. One was an " open to all, 25 birds, 
$25, birds extra," affair; the other was a "State event at 10 birds." 
Each is a record in its way, although the list of entries in the Chicago 
eirent stands as the record for the largest number of entries in a live- 
bird sweepstake in the United States. The Grand American dandloap 
of 1896 had 109 entries, 104 shooters, not 104 entries, as stated above by 
our correspondent. 
Binghamton Gun Club. 
Binghamton, N. Y., April 8.— The fo'lowing scores were made to-day 
by members of the Binghamton Gun Club: 
Events: 13 3 4 Events: 1 2 4 
Kendall 18 23 20 21 Hall 7 18 1 i 
Boss 17 18 20 18 Vance Vi li " 
Brown 22 31 22 19 Hobbi. vi 22 
H. W. B. 
Memphis Tournament.— A special Puliu.an car wjj) leave for the 
Memphii tournament via the Royal Blue and Shenandoah Valley 
rouie from fooc of Liberty 8treef, New York city, on Saturday May 
9, at 3:30 P. M. Reduced rates have been secured. For information 
apply to J. E. Prindle, New York Passenger Agent, 317a Broadway 
New York; or L. J. Ellis, Eastern Passenger Agent, 317a Broadway' 
New York. " 
