408 
FOREST AND STREAM, 
[Mat 16, 1896. 
as below: 
Grand 
. Expert rule. 
Pairs. 
total. 
24 22 23 22-91 
25 27 15 17- 
-84 
266 
20 21 21 18- 
-80 
25 24 18 18- 
-85 
261 
21 22 25 20- 
-88 
28 25 16 13- 
-S2 
261 
23 21 24 21- 
-89 
23 23 17 13- 
-77 
258 
23 23 24 20- 
-90 
23 23 17 16- 
-79 
256 
19 20 22 24- 
-85 
24 21 16 17- 
78 
255 
20 20 23 20- 
-83 
26 26 19 17- 
-SS 
255 
19 21 22 21- 
-81 
24 25 13 18- 
-80 
254 
21 20 21 21- 
-83 
28 23 14 15- 
80 
253 
18 22 22 23- 
-85 
24 22 18 14- 
-78 
252 
24 22 24 24- 
-94 
19 29 16 17- 
-67 
250 
19 20 23 23- 
-85 
25 22 16 14- 
-77 
249 
22 19 23 20- 
84 
19 20 15 19- 
-73 
249 
23 20 23 24- 
-90 
23 22 14 6-65 
249 
16 22 20 21- 
-79 
23 26 15 18-82 
248 
2U 23 20 19- 
-82 
22 26 9 15- 
-72 
247 
22 22 20 23- 
-87 
21 20 13 17 
71 
247 
22 23 22 21- 
88 
22 21 11 13- 
67 
247 
18 25 23 21- 
-87 
23 20 15 14- 
72 
246 
21 19 20 20- 
-80 
26 18 12 15- 
-71 
243 
21 18 21 20- 
80 
24 21 18 16- 
-79 
242 
19 19 21 21- 
80 
19 23 15 17- 
-74 
240 
19 21 18 22- 
-80 
22 22 10 14- 
69 
233 
20 22 16 17- 
-75 
22 17 14 14- 
-67 
229 
21 13 21 15- 
-70 
20 22 12 15- 
69 
220 
17 20 17 15- 
09 
17 22 16 12- 
67 
220 
11 20 20 13- 
64 
25 22 11 10- 
68 
216 
stanch believers ourselves in the target-smashing capabilities of a 
rabbit's foot, but in this instance we fancy Gilbert's skill as an all- 
round shot stood him in more stead. 
The championship events were shot as follows: The 100 targets, 
unknown angles, were divided into 4 events of 25 each, one 25-target 
event being decided each day on No. 1 sec of traps. The 100 targets, 
expert rule, and the 50 pairs were shot on No. 4 set of traps. The 100 
expert rule were divided like the 100 unknown angles, but the 50 pairs 
were split up into two events of 15 pairs and two of 10 pairs. The 
table below gives the results of each event that were included under 
the head of "championship events." The table also shows the grand 
aggregate and the position of each man at the finish. It will be noted 
that 26 men shot in all the championship events. 
Tbe table referred to above is 
Unknown angles 
Fred GDbert. ...21 23 23 24-91 
JAR Elliott. . . .23 24 25 24—96 
E D Fulford 23 23 21 24—91 
R O Heikes 21 23 25 23-92 
R R Merrill 21 21 22 23- 87 
C O Barrett 24 23 24 21—92 
ED Miller 19 20 20^25-84 
B Leroy 23 24 24 22-93 
L V Byer 24 22 23 21— »0 
H G Wheeler. .. .24 22 25 18—89 
O W Budd 25 21 23 20-89 
O R Dickey 22 23 21 21—87 
F S Parmalee. . .25 22 22 23—92 
Ralph Trimble. .23 24 24 24-94 
B A Bartlett....23 23 20 21-87 
Sim Glover 22 23 24 24—93 
Redwing 23 21 24 21-89 
C Wagner 22 20 25 25-92 
Hood Waters.... 20 22 23 22-87 
D A Upson. .... .24 93 23 22—92 
J Parker 20 20 23 20—83 
C M Grimm S3 21 22 20—86 
N Apgar 20 23 22 19—84 
C Lane 21 23 22 21-87 
Col J T Anthony. 2<i 19 19 21-81 
Capt AWMoney.19 21 21 23-84 
Geo W Loomis..22 24 20 18—84 
The conditions of the championship events called for $3.50 entrance 
in each of the twelve events, $65 added to each purse. From the 
purses in these events 10 per cent, was to be deducted to form a 
championship fund, and this fund was to be divided thus: Cup, 
value $300, donated by the E. C. Powder Company, and 25 per cent, of 
the fund to the winner; 50 per cent, of balance to go equally among the 
next four high guns; the remaining 50 per cent, among the next six 
high guns. Under these conditions Gilbert drew out $48 and the cup; 
Elliott, Fulford, Heikes and Merrill $18 each; and Barrett, Miller, 
Leroy, Byer, Wheeler and Budd $12 each. 
IT WAS FOREST AND STREAM'S IDEA. 
Now that the championship contest at Guttenburg is over, and now 
that the trap-shooters of this country have a bona fide, all-round 
champion at targets, it is our privilege to blow a little, as the idea of 
this championship contest originated in Forest and Stream's editorial 
rooms last fall Capt A. W. Money, who read our ideas on the sub- 
ject: in an issue of Forest and Stream, at once recognized the merits 
of the scheme, and asked us, while at the Du Pont tournament last 
fall, to claim for the E. C. tournament of 1896 the privilege of run- 
ning off the suggested championship events. To him and to his com- 
pany, the American E. C. Powder Company, Forest and Stream ren- 
ders thanks for vindicating its principles ot "open to all," and for so 
successfully bringing to an end the vexed question of who is the cham- 
pion target shot of America. We may all have our ideas on that sub- 
ject, but whoever holds this cup is ipso facto the inanimate target 
champion of the United States. 
parmalee in form. 
The averages in to-day's events do not show up very weil, only two 
men topping 90 per cent, for 180 shot at. Those two men were Par- 
malee and Gilbert, the former cracking out 18 out of his 10 pairs. 
Below are the 
SCORES OF MAY 8. 
Events: 133 45678 
Targets: SO SO 20 So SB SO SO 20 
Linderman 19 15 18 23 w .. 18 11 
Anthony 14 16 16 21 15 15 17 16 
Hood 18 17 18 22 21 14 16 18 
H P Collins 12 11 15 13 15 .. 16 13 
Jayne 14 16 16 21 16 .. 16 19 
Hoffman 16 13 15 20 15 10 16 15 
Parmalee 20 17 19 21 20 19 19 20 
Loomis 11 17 15 18 13 10 14 16 
Elliott 18 17 14 24 18 18 18 19 
Budd 16 20 19 20 24 12 19 20 
Grimm 17 15 18 20 21 17 15 19 
Gilbert 19 19 19 24 22 17 19 19 
Byer 17 13 14 21 21 15 15 19 
Lane 15 15 15 21 17 14 16 18 
Barrett 18 16 17 21 24 17 14 15 
C Wagner 15 16 20 25 21 13 16 16 
Miller 15 16 19 25 20 17 16 18 
Whitney 11 15 17 17 21 
Heikes 18 20 19 23 21 13 18 19 
Trimble 17 16 19 23 24 6 19 19 
Tippy 17 11 17 19 IS 13 18 17 
Redwing 14 18 19 21 23 17 19 17 
Easton 16 18 18 20 .. .. 18 18 
Upson 19 20 16 22 20 15 18 19 
Dickey 16 19 19 21 23 14 14 17 
Bartlett 18 18 ) 7 21 21 18 19 19 
Merrill 18 20 18 23 20 16 18 17 
Apgar 15 17 19 19 22 14 15 19 
Wheeler 18 15 15 18 23 14 18 19 
Leroy 17 18 17 22 21 18 17 17 
Fulford 18 17 18 24 20 13 18 20 
Glover -17 16 17 24 19 15 18 17 
Cept Money 13 15 20 23 15 12 10 17 
J Taylor 12 17 16 23 . . 9 16 19 
Claridge 17 19 16 22 .. .. 18 19 
Puck 19 13 17 20 
Geoffroy 17 17 15 19 19 15 17 16 
Allison 13 13 16 18 
Jackson 14 
CMC 12 
Morfey 11 18 11 . . 12 
Davis 16 13 11 
Greiff 16 13 17 21 .. .. 17 -.. 
Pope 14 14 . . 18 
Schorty 19 18 16 21 21 . . 15 18 
Parker 17 18 19 20 20 16 19 18 
Sherman 14 15 
NE Money 19 13 14 .. . . 
Dutchy 16 ,6 16 z2 if. 15 18 18 
Thurman 16 13 17 s/5 20 15 17 19 
Hobbie 17 19 14 Si 
C von Lengerke 15 12 17 24 .. .. 18 17 
Clover 15 15 19 
Levengston 16 16 .3 2i .. 16 18 
P Daly, Jr 16 w 17 17 10 w 12 
Karl , 21 19 10 11 17 
Halsted 11 .... 12 .. 
J von Lengerke.. 14 16 20 
Edwards 17 16 
Nos 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8 were at unknown angles; No. 5 at txpirt ruietj; 
No. 6 at pairs. 
MORE TO SAY NEXT WEEK. 
Owing to our having to leave for Memphis on Saturday • fternoon. 
May 9, it is impossible properly to do justice to such an itnmtnse and 
and so successful a shoot. In our next, issue we will auetnpt 10 toucu 
upon many points of interest that should be menti jned, It is, how- 
ever, not out of place to mention here that Gilbert, the winner, sn >ots 
an L.C. Smith gun, 88 grs. of Du Pont's Smokeless in a U. M. C. Smoke 
less shell, loaded by Montgomery Ward & Co , or Cuicago. Elliott 
and Hicks both shot Wincnesters, E. C. powder, and used Leader 
shells. Fulford shot a Greener gun, Schultze powder, loaded by the 
U. M. C. company, in a Trap shell. 
GUNS. 
A summary of the guns, powders and shells used by the shooters 
present on the first day shows: Smith 40, Parker 32, Winchester 15, 
Greener 7, Francotte 6, Lefever 5, Daly and Scott 3 each, Colt and 
Oreedmore 2 each, and 1 each of Forehand, Spencer, Bingers and 
Baker. 
POWDERS. 
E. C. 62, Schultze 18, King's Smokeless 12, Du Pont 9, Du Pont and 
E. C. 3, W-A. 3, WalBrode 2, Hazard 2, Hazard and Du Pont 2,Waisrode 
and Du Pont 1. 
SHELLS. 
U. M. C. Company (comprising Trap, Smokeless, Nitro and V. L. & D. 
special; 61; U. S. C. Company, Rapid 25; Winchester, Leader and Blue 
Rival 28; Peters 5, Winchester and U. M. C. 2, U. M. C. and U. S 0. 1. 
Edward Banes. 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
Av 
126 
104 
83 
170 
130 
76.4 
170 
144 
84.7 
150 
95 
63.3 
150 
118 
78.6 
170 
120 
70.5 
170 
157 
92.3 
170 
114 
67 
170 
146 
85.8 
170 
150 
88.2 
170 
142 
83.5 
170 
158 
92.9 
170 
135 
78.8 
170 
131 
77 
170 
142 
83.5 
170 
142 
83.5 
170 
146' 
85.8 
110 
81 
73.6 
170 
151 
88.8 
170 
143 
84.1 
170 
130 
76.4 
170 
148 
87 
125 
108 
86.4 
170 
149 
87.6 
170 
143 
84.1 
170 
151 
83.8 
170 
150 
88.2 
170 
140 
82.3 
170 
140 
82.3 
170 
147 
86,4 
170 
148 
87 
170 
143 
84.1 
170 
125 
73.5 
145 
112 
77,2 
125 
111 
88.8 
85 
69 
81.1 
170 
135 
78.8 
85 
60 
70.5 
20 
14 
70 
20 
12 
60 
g 
52 
77.6 
40 
66.6 
105 
84 
80 
65 
46 
61.3 
150 
128 
85.3 
170 
147 
86.4 
40 
29 
71.5 
60 
46 
76.6 
170 
136 
80 
170 
142 
83.5 
85 
72 
84.7 
ljitfj 
103 
82.4 
60 
49 
81.6 
130 
ill 
85.3 
110 
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65.4 
no 
78 
70.9 
45 
23 
51.1 
60 
50 
£3.3 
40 
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8i. 5 
Texas State Shoot* 
San Antomio, Tex., May 1.— There were only about twenty of the 
devotees of the gun at the recent Houston shoot, the occasion being 
the twentieth annual tournament and meeting of the Texas State 
Sportsmen's Association, but what was lacking in numbers was more 
than made up in bonhommie, as Du Bray would say it. 
The H uston papers all Baid it was a jolly crowd, and if it had not 
been for Wallace Miller's frequent conversations with the referee, 
this meeting might have glided into history as a commonplace affair. 
But then, upon reflection, it would be impossible for a Texas State 
shoot to be even ordinary, as Critzer's jabbering about his new guns 
alone would be sufficient to place these annual meetings under the 
head of sensational, to say nothing of Miles Miller's Chinese songs, 
Jim Stewart's reminiscences, Wheeler's anecdotes of how near he 
came to winning the medal, and Brown's rectangular essays on how 
he eould kill pigeons with one consecutive barrel. 
There was lots of fun on board— and it was sure enough Texas fun. 
The targets were fairly thrown and the management was all that 
could be desired, just, partial and extremely obliging, but there 
seemed to be something about the entire business that prevented high 
scores. Some attributed their failure to smash the diving empires to 
the bad background, others claimed that the sun made the targets 
tough, but the writer, owing to a vast and varied experience in things 
liquid, knows better. In fact he knows exactly where the fault lays, 
and if it were not out of respect for some of Forest and Stream's 
good friends he would press the button immediately. But let that 
pass. 
Messrs. Donny, Haney and Dupree, of the local club, were inde- 
fatigable in their efforts to please their guests, and the Houston 
meeting of the State Association will always be a green spot in the 
memory of those attending. 
The diamond medal donated for grand aggregate in the programme 
events was won by A. B. Critzer, of San Antonio. The scores for the 
five days follow: 
first day, APRIL 21. 
Events: 1 8 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 20 20 20 50 20 20 10* Shot at. Scored 1 
Dupree 
McGinty 
W Miller 
Lockett 
24-Gauge 
Jack 
Haney 
R J Swearingen. 
Hope 
M Miller 
Piety 
Ohabot 
Whitworth 
Texas Field 
Stewa't , 
Worrall , 
Downey 
DuBray... 
Mayrone , 
Price 
* Live biids. 
11 15 
14 16 
10 15 
12 15 
17 16 
16 11 
15 16 
10 7 
16 16 
16 18 
17 16 
10 13 
13 13 
14 14 
11 .. 
8 9 
12 40 
17 43 
14 85 
16 27 
16 37 
11 33 
17 40 
13 35 
15 32 
18 .. 
13 ., 
16 .. 
17 
10 
12 
84 
19 19 
14 14 
17 18 
7 .. 
13 16 
15 16 
15 16 
10 7 
17 13 
12 17 
16 17 
14 14 
15 15 
17 14 
14 18 
12 16 
9 9 
11 11 
12 15 
Events: 
SECOND DAY, APRIL 22. 
1334567 8* 
Piety 15 20 16 . . 17 20 44 
McGinty 18 15 12 21 16 12 
W Miller 18 18 16 23 15 17 44 
Dupree 17 17 11 23 17 17 38 
Hope 13 18 15 26 15 17 37 
Haney 14 13 14 17 13 15 39 
Jack 15 15 17 18 16 14 80 
John Hutchings 14 13 15 .. 14 13 34 
Lockett 17 10 11 19 14 14 31 
M Miller 14 12 15 24 16 17 37 
Critzer 16 14 14 22 17 16 47 
Whitworth •. 14 13 14 .. 15 16 40 
Chabot 11 12 14 32 
Price 11 11 11 .... 10 29 
Swearingen 8 10 10 
Texas Field 15 14 18 17 15 10 44 
H Taylor 11 .. .. 9 9 .. 
S Hutchings 10 13 . . 9 11 36 
Blackburn 3 
Du Bray 15 . . 12 11 
Cleary 6 .. 
Smith 6 .. 
Black Jack 10 .. 
* Live birds. 
THIRD DAY, APRIL 
Events: 13 3 4 
Targets: 
1/4 
160 
127 
160 
125 
130 
77 
160 
125 
160 
112 
150 
119 
80 
34 
160 
118 
160 
117 
150 
84 
100 
64 
100 
72 
160 
119 
90 
61 
110 
64 
50 
26 
50 
31 
40 
27 
10 
8 
ot at. 
Scorec 
150 
132 
128 
102 
170 
151 
178 
146 
178 
140 
170 
125 
178 
133 
178 
109 
170 
119 
170 
135 
170 
146 
150 
112 
118 
75 
138 
77 
60 
28 
178 
139 
60 
29 
135 
84 
20 
3 
68 
44 
28 
11 
20 
G 
20 
10 
23. 
5 6 7 
20 20 20 SO 20 50 8* 
Shot at. Scored. 
Hope. 
* Live birds. 
Events: 
Targets: 
Piety 
Jack , 
McGinty 
Texas Field. , . , 
Dupree 
Critzer 
Haney 
Brown 
Whitworth 
W Miller 
M Miller 
Du Bray 
Hope 
J H Hutchings. 
Stewart 
16 19 18 16 19 48 
150 
133 
14 17 15 20 17 40 
7 
158 
130 
17 17 16 19 18 42 
8 
158 
137 
13 18 16 16 17 38 
7 
158 
120 
17 17 16 18 2 38 
8 
158 
116 
18 18 15 17 16 43 
8 
158 
135 
17 11 15 15 15 36 
150 
109 
17 12 18 13 12 . . 
100 
72 
17 19 17 19 16 47 
100 
135 
15 14 17 14 17 43 
100 
120 
14 
7 
28 
21 
19 14 17 15 12 40 
150 
117 
'8 
28 
20 
6 
78 
46 
FOURTH DAY, APRIL 24. 
1 3 3 4 5 6 
SO SO 20 20 20 20 , 
Shot at. Scored. 
>•■...*• 
18 18 20 14 18 17 19 
140 
124 
16 19 14 16 16 17 15 
140 
112 
15 14 16 .. 
60 
45 
15 16 10 .... 14 .. 
80 
55 
16 14 15 15 14 14 12 
140 
100 
17 17 18 16 18 17 17 
140 
120 
13 
20 
13 
15 .. 
20 
15 
19 18 17 17 13 15 15 
140 
114 
17 20 14 16 15 15 18 
140 
110 
19 16 15 17 13 17 .. 
120 
13 
20 
'l3 
18 16 .. 14 17 .. 
80 
65 
60 
39 
30 
38 
FIFTH DAY, APRIL 25. 
Events: 13 3 
Jack 9 18 
McGinty 7 7 18 
Texas Field 9 17 
Dupree 7 15 
Critzer , 18 
Brown 7 9 18 
Whitworth 17 
Miller lu 17 
Events: 
12 3 
Fritz 10 .. 
Hope 17 
DuBray 10 18 
Downey 10 
Stewart 6 14 
J Hutchings 9 16 
Price 12 
Event No. 3 was the cuntest for individual championship diamond 
medal at 20 live pigeons. In the tie shoot Jack McGinty and Critzer 
went out on their first birds, leaving DuBray and Brown in the con- 
test. They both killed their first 5 birds, but in the second 5 Brown 
ios 1 his third bird, which went wobbling out over the left boundary. 
Du Bray killed out and was hailed the champion, and the coveted 
badge was pinned on his breast. It may not be amiss to state here 
that Arthur Du Bray's victory in this contest is not regretted by the 
i exas shooters, notwithstanding the fact that he is a resident of 
Kentucky. Mr. Du Bray was voted an honorary member of the Texas 
Association, which gave him the right to compete for the medal. He 
is al-vays welcome in Texas, and during his visits to the Lone Star 
State he has earned the best opinion of all with whom he came in con- 
tact. He started badly in the medal shoot, getting two hard drivers 
that he missed. He killed out, however, and then killed 10 birds more 
on the tie— 28 straight kills. It was a beautiful exhibition of shooting 
which spoke well for gunner, gun and ammunition. He used 52grs. 
of E. C. powder, while his opponent in the tie— Brown— used nard 
grain Schultze. Of course Du Bray shot a Parker gun! 
NOTES. 
Old man Piety made many friends at this meeting. He is a nervy 
shot, and was made an honorary member of the State Association 
A. B. Critzer wa« elected President, Albert Stenes Vice-President 
and O.C. Guessaz Secretary of the Texas Association, and San Antonio 
was chosen as the next place of meeting. 
At the Hempstead meeting in 1894 the 20-gauges were made to shoot 
at the 16 score, which rule is now in vogue. An effort was made at 
this meeting to restore the little guns to tne old place, but the 10 auu 
12-gauge men voted the proposition down. 
Wallace Miller, of Austin, wanted some legislation for hi3 Win- 
chester pump, and he looked very fatigued when his proposition was 
laid on the table. Speaking of the Miller boys, it is well to state that 
they (Wallace and Miles) stand in the front rank of shooters in the 
State, aDd that their presence is always pleasantly feit at the annual 
meetings. Mr. Jackson, another old-timer, who never says anything, 
but agrees always, is atao one of the prime favorites. 
W. H. Wheeler, the winner of the handsome challenge diamond 
medal, is another of the old-timers whose presence is like a ray of 
sunshine. 
M. F. Hope, last year's champion, Bhot a 16 gauge Lefever at this 
meeting. He has not yet "got on" the new arm, but he managed to 
point it mighty straight in some matches. 
Mr. Dupree, one of the Houston shots and a new one, acquitted him- 
self very well. He will make a hard nut to crack before long. 
Jim Stewart, who has not been, seen at a State shoot in two years, 
paid a visit with his Lefever. 
Capt. Lockett, of Brenham, was on hand with his 10-gauge; and 
Brown, he of Bruton, dropped in in time to tie (as usual) for the 
championship medal. Texas Field. 
Boston Gun Club. 
Boston, May 6. — Notwithstanding the execrable weather conditions 
of to-day, the Boston Gun Club held a successful afternoon shoot. A 
dead east wind, laden with a dampness that chilled one through and 
through regardless of sweaters, made the shooting more unpleasant 
than many of the coldest winter days with the thermometer hovering 
in the vicinity of zero. The wind blew a gale, particularly in the 
team match, and passable scores were very difficult to accomplish, 
The interest centered in the merchandise match and a three men 
team match with the Harvard Gun Club, who are practicing for their 
college event this month at Princeton. The two scores of 17, one on 
each side, were really equal to a much higher percentage under more 
mild weather auspices. The scores were as follows : 
Practice match, Boston Gun Club vs. Harvard Gun Club, 25 targets 
per man, 10 known angles and 15 unknown: 
Boston Gun Ciub. 
Gordon 0111111110-8 Olll'OlllOlOOlO- 9 
Sawyer 1100010001—4 011111101000111—10 
Miskay 0100100001-3-15 111001011001011— 9 -28 -43 
Harvard Gun Club 
Hardy 1101000100-4 llllllinilllOll-13 
Harris 0010101111—6 110101100111000— 8 
Shaw 1000100000—2-12 100011001000011— 6 -27 - 89 
Events: 1 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 B 10 IB 10 10 IB 10 10 
Gordon 7 6 8 4 3 6 9 5 8 9 6 7 
Bailey 5657859 3 2.. 24 
Pond 4 3 5 4 1 6 14 3 6., 2., 
Sawyer 5 8 8 4 7 10 3 4 10 5 9 
Spencer 8.. 8 8 2 6 9 1 7.. 8 7 
Adams 8 6 9 5 1 6 11 
Kirkwood 5 3.. 5 4 3 12 3.. .. 5 7 
Williams 5.. 2 4 6 4 5.... 5 
Miskay 1 7 12 7 3 9 9 7 
Sears 1 3 11 7 8.. 7 3 
Hardy 8 5 4 13 6 4 
Shaw 5 6 2 6 4 5 
Harris » v 8 6 8 5 ,. 
Events Nos 2, 8 and 10 were unknown angles. Ho, 5 unknown traps, 
No. 4 reversed angles, balance known. 
Second merchandise match, 25 targets, 15 known, 10 unknown angles, 
distance handicap: 
Miskay (18) 111111111100011—12 1111001101-7—19 
Sears (16 > 101011111110011—11 0110011111-7—18 
Pond (15) 111111111111110-14 0001011000-3-17 
Harris (16) 011110001100101— 8 1111010111—8 16 
Kirkwood (17) 111100111111011—12 0001100100 - 8-15 
Gordon (18) 011001110001111— 9 1100101001 5 14 
Sawyer fl5) 011101101110011—10 1000001010- 3-13 
Bailey (15) 110111000111100— 9 0001 110000— 3-12 
Adams (16) 010011111111011—11 1000000W — 12 
ShaW (16) 000000111000110 - 5 1000011111—6—11 
Williams (15) 0011010010001 10- 6 0100100011—4—10 
Spencer (17) 001010110111101— 9 0010000000 - 1 -1 0 
In New Jersey. 
ENDEAVOR GUN CLUB, OF JERSEY CITY. 
May 1.— The series of monthly prize shoots of the Endeavor Gun 
Club closed with the club shoot for the month of April. Each contest 
is at 25 targets, unknown angles, scores counting by points made in 
these shoots. The figures in brackets after a man's name represent 
the number of targets he must break before scoring a point. No man 
can score more than 5 points in a"y one shoot. The table below gives 
the records for the season of 1895-96: 
3 3 3 s 5T a 
S i-s i-s <! tn O 
A R Strader (16) 4 5 8 5 5 5 0 2 
GHPiercy(17) 0 5 5 4 2 5 5 5 
E Ingram (16) 0 5 2 5 2 1 4 2 
Dr Fletcher (16) 2 4 2 1.. 5 5 
HL Corson (16) 55555200 
Eddie Collins (20).... 4 1 2 4 2 3 1 
LPlercy(13) 2 4 5 
Chambers (13) 4 
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Fry (14) 1 
Cannitz (13) 
Polhemus (17) 0 
J A Creveling (17). ... 0 
C W McPeek (19) 1 
J S Duston (20) 0 
Post (10) 0 
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Missoula Rod and Gun Club. 
Missoula, Mont , Mav 3— To-day's MiRsoula Rod and Gun talent 
shoot was the m^st interesting of ttm ysar. After the usual pr«c ice 
work, the following scores w*re m<>d9 in the medal *>hoot, J. M Evans 
winning the gold and Waller Gritham the silver medal : 
A Class 
J Menard. .11011111111111111100-17 H Thom'sullOOlllOOOnilllllOl-H 
U Searles.. 111110111 11 101110101 -16 WBrayto".10100lH001010100l0i — 10 
-12 
13 
Jo* Wood .01001010101101111101- 
8 E Evans. 1 1111 1000101 11100011- 
9 
wni Cave..llllllH011l010lllll -1 
JM Evans. 11111011111111011111—18 
FEsmay... OOillOUllllllllllll—17 
B Class. 
Ed Mix. . . .11000010001001011000 - 7 L L Hunt. .01111000100111100000 
W Graham 11110011111100000001—11 
While the medal shooters were still at the traps a half dozen shoot- 
ers drove in, coming from Stevensviile, thirty miles distant. After 
the visitors were given the benefit of what practice they desired, a 
friendly contest between tr em and a squad of the home team took 
place, at twenty unknown-angled singles. The visitors did up the 
home team to the tune of 86 to 84, not a very remarkable showing for 
either squad. After this contest, sweepstakes were shot the balance 
of the day, in which honors were evenly divided, J. P. Menard, of the 
home club, securing probably a shade the most of the boodle. W C. 
jjlnmvcr$ to (^omspondfptt^ 
No notice taken of anonymous commnoic atlons 
C R B , Brownsville, Tenn.— Do you kpow of any party wishing to 
buy a collection of guns aud revolvers of almost every description? 
Ans. We know of no one. 
Veteran Keader, Brooklyn, N. Y.— The specimens which you send 
are, as you believe, short-billed or jack curlew, also called Hudsonian 
curlew (Numenius hudsotiicus). They are not very uncommon 
through the autumn, winter and spring within the United States, but 
breed far to the north. The only other species with which they could 
be confounded is the Eskimo curlew. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
A New Reel. 
Edward vom Hofe, the New York fishing tackle manufacturer, has' 
received letters patent on a new reel that while novel in principle is 
practical in its application. 
