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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. 1, 1894. 
Messrs. Worden Bros., of Harrisburg, furnished tbe live birds and 
looked after the handling of tbe same. The birds were a good lot for 
the time of year, the quality being necessarily somewhat mixed Some 
were screamers, while others flew like owls A remarkable feature 
was the comparatively small proportion of lingerers, the birds leaving 
the trap in the large majority of cases as quick as the trap was sprung 
The trappers were tired out with their previous three hard days 1 work 
and moved listlessly; the sun was extremely warm, too, which no 
doubt added to their lassitude. One little fellow, clad scantily to say 
the least, was an honorable exception, keeping all day on a jog trot 
that would have been no discredit to Edward Payson Weston or Char- 
ley Rowell "Uncle Jake" suggested a small subscription for the boy 
as a reward for h's energy; "Billy" Fieles took up tbe idea and the 
collection; result, $2 .85, and an increase of speed by all the trapper 
boys. 
The honors of the day again belonged to Philadelphia. Welch won 
the championship and the diamond badge presented for annual com- 
petition by the citizens of Williamsport, the Keystone Shooting League, 
of Philadelphia, carrying off the L C. Hmith gun trophy for the three- 
men team championship of tbe State at live birds. Welch's work was 
something out of the ordinary rim and stamps him as a dangerous 
man for anybody to tackle. During the day he shot at 83 birds, killing 
S2; missing bis 22d bird, be finished the day with a straight score 
of 61. 
The Williamsport badge contest-, referred to by Mr. Jacob Pentz, 
produced 24 entries, of whom five killed their 15 birds. Ties were shot 
off in series of 5. At the end of the first series, Brewster, having 
dropped his second bird, was out of it. Clark, who up to this time bad 
killed 42 straight in the various events, missed his first bird in the next 
series, J O'H. Denny following his example. Sullivan and Welch 
killed their 5, thus leaving the contest narrowed down to two. They 
agreed to divide the winner's proportion of next year's entrance 
m»ney, but shot off for the badge. This Welch won, as stated above, 
Sullivan missing his 17th bird in the ties. The latter is a fine shot, and 
can break targets just as well as he can kill live birds; that he can do 
the latter was well proven by the way in which he mowed down bird 
after bird, centering them every time, using his second barrel very 
seldom, and then mainly for safety. Sullivan, by the way, is an 
assumed name; if you called hiin Brensinger he'd answer more read- 
ily. Mr. Breusinger's head is level; he says that he has been taking 
Forest and Stream almost from its inception and cannot do without 
it. His feelings are shared by a large number of the male population 
of the States. 
The L. C Smith gun trophy brought out four teams— Altoona, Har- 
risburg. Pittsburg and the Keystone Shooting League. The two last 
named teams went to the score first and the Keystone fairly took the 
wind out of their antagonists who shot in the last squad. The race 
between the two first teams was extremely pretty, the Pittsburgs 
fighting an uphill race with great pluck. Frank Denny missed his 
first bird and it was not until tbe ninth round, when White missed his 
bird, tbat the score was tied. In the fourteenth round Frank Denny 
again fell down, losing his bird. This gave the Keystones the advan- 
tage of one bird, an advantage they kept, running out with a total of 
44 out of 45 to their opponent's 48. Neither Harris burg nor Altoona 
proved dangerous; it is only fair to those teams to state that the 
light was not of the best while they were shooting their string. 
The results of the day's events are as follows: 
No. 1, 7 live birds, $5 entrance, birds extra, 31 entries: 
FH Denny 2123222—7 J L Brewer 1221202-6 
White 1111111—7 Jones 2^22202 - 6 
Wellington 2212112—7 Hamilton 2221102-6 
Frtter 1222212-7 Wellott 2021211—6 
Roy 2122111—7 Shafer 0222011—5 
Hagenbush 1121121—7 J O'H Denny 0022222—5 
Shaaber 12121 11— 7 Smith ; 1210120—5 
J Thurman 2221212—7 H Tbnrman 1210210-5 
Clark 1221121—7 Brad 0011121-5 
Fulford 2112121—7 Hall 1001121-5 
Bessemer 2112022-6 King 2012220-5 
Laughrev 1110221— 6 Fieles 0120212-5 
Van Dyke 2,02221-6 Skilman 0100222—4 
Brewster 2122012-6 Nelson ...2002022—4 
Sullivan 011 1 121— 6 Doc 1021200—4 
Welch 2212120-6 
No. 2. 15 live birds, $10 entrance, birds extra, IB entries: 
Welch £3222222222 221—15 Fieles 1MU 11 1 11 111111— 14 
White 121221111121112-15 Wellington 111121H11121oO— 13 
J O'H Danny ...222222122211222-15 Jones 220212222222022-13 
Bessemer 222222222212222—15 Smith 211001112121112—13 
Clark 121212112122 21—15 Shafer 0201 12221021121— 12 
King 111210111112111-14 Meilot 221210201 2201 12— 12 
Ertter 111111222212101—14 Laughi ey 026022011111111—11 
Fulford, 11112:021211121—14 F H Denny 212002221022011— 11 
No. 3, 7 live birds, $5 entrnncp, birds extra, G entries: 
Laughrey 1111121—7 Errtter .1121120—6 
Shafer. , 1 22 till— 7 Smith .11111 01—6 
Wellington 1111111—7 J Thurman 1101001—5 
Miss and out, entrance $2, birds extra, 7 entries: 
Welch 21221111112 Uzzle 1220 
Wolstencroft 21222211112 Naugle 110 
White 1121221210 Haynes 0 
Shafer 1211212120 
Williamsport citizens' trophy, representing individual championship 
of Pennsylvania at live tirds, 15 1 ve b : rds per man: 
Trap Score Type -Copyright is'M by forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
3 2423 3 122352523 
Smeck 1 12 1 221 1 1 21 1 02 1—14 
5 41322452181353 
AH King 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 1.2 1—14 
215422 3 5422 5 2 23" 
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.: 12222221 22*2 2 2 2-15 
J O'H Denny. 
Clark. 
24 3 54453 3 222222 
..1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2—15 
Wellington 
22341524355 3 3 34 
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W M C Jones 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 * 1 2 2 2 2—13 
432 2 5484154225 1. 
R A Welcb 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 221^222 1-15 
112 4 4 115 3 3 2 5 4 14 
/\/^/\\-^H\->H-i;' 
2 12201 1 11221 12 «-13 
4 2 4 13 2 2 2 2 4 3 5 5 5 4 
• 1 2 l 1 • 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1—18 
3 12251415524 3 21 
;,.-r, 11112 1110 12 1 1-11 
15 5 112 15 4 3 3 3 4 1 
1 1 12 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1-15 
5 3 5543555124524 
.. , l^TlHalsM^^VlYl-15 
White. 
Ertter. 
Brewster. 
Sullivau 
422 5 1225411 15 3 3 
HMF 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2-14 
3 3 2 2 12 5 3 5 3 14 2 11 
*VH-M — >\H-><-\/ t<-<- 
1 21 1 2111 1 2 0123 2-14 
Roy 
4 3 115554554 3 512 
F H Denny 2 1 1 1 1 20 1 22223 1 2—14 
2 15 5 4 3 2 2 2 112 3 13 
Hy Thurman « 1 2 , j 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 l 2-14 
5532 453 541424 15 
Shafer .'. ...0 1 100 211000111 2— 9 
3 131314133 3 5233 
Fieles 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 0 2 0-12 
4535341113 33244 
Hal' 1 212220221 2220 2-13 
3512 355135 23223 
J Thurman 1 22102 01 10211 1 2-12 
515521444331153 
„ ... ^H->TT<-\^T/ , \*'^-> 
Smith , 1111111110 1112 1-14 
543518422433133 
Meilot 1 1120211101121 0-12 
244521525122528 
Wolstencrof t 2 0222222222222 2—14 
Ties at 5 birds: 
J O'H Denny 22222- 5 Brewster 10112—4 
Clark 22212- 5 
Welch 22222—5 22222 - 5 22122—5 
Sullivan 11122-5 11211-5 21211-5 
Welch. .... 21221—5 Sullivau 20212-4 
M C. Smith gun trophy, representing three-men team championship 
of Pennsylvania at live birds, 15 live birds per man, 45 birds to the 
team: 
Trap score type— Copyright, /sflK, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
Keystone Shooting League. 
154455532422452 
Welch 1 1122221112222 1—15 
433423414344333 
White 1121 12 11011211 2—14 
4 234 2 1554153182 
Wolstcncrol 1 2 22222221 2 2 22 2-15-44 
He ion Hid Gun Club 
5 3 5 3 4 1 5 3 5 5 2 4 1 5 5 
t \ ^ \ 9 <- H \ T -> H T <- W 
King 2 2222222222221 1-15 
444 5 513223 455 52 
J O'H Denny 2 2 222121212122 2-15 
35213343215 2 3 45 
F H Denny 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2—13—43 
Han isburg Shooting Association, 
3522 3 5225122144 
<-t T<-^\\-m-m-\->; , <S< 
Wellington 11010121121111 2-13 
14 X 1 125252322511 
<-»//\«-T->TKlMi 
Brewster..; 1 1111221012 121 2-14 
325241121445242 
Sullivan 11112111011111 1_14_41 
Altoona Rod and Gun Club 
14 3 55532432 3 3 31 
Adams.. 2 0121»1 1222201 2—13 
132353351111114 
Doc 2 1 02201 2222022 1—12 
851454413551422 
Clark 0 1012111111122 0—12—36 
NOTES OF THE SHOOT. 
While Manager Shaner was fixing the traps on the Saturday previous 
to the tournament, a bald eagle sailed lazily by within gunshot. No- 
hody had a gun; perhaps the eagle knew it. 
"Billy" Fieles has taken to his home in Christiana a memento of his 
visit to Wopsy in the shape of a rattlesnake killed on Friday after- 
noon not far from the scene of the shoot. Originally it had thirteen 
rattles and a button; its captor took the rattles, but Fieles took the 
snake. 
Shaaber can roll tenpins as well as shoot. He tied for first prize in 
the bowling tournament which was in progress at the time of the 
shoot. 
That German band evidently rattled Smeck. He missed tw o targets 
in quick succession, and of course blamed the band. 
Manager Shaner's work at the shoot showed that he is the kingpin 
in his class. Given an average of 40 entries, he'd have made a record 
f or target throwing. 
Fieles exhibited one of the new Keystone traps with the electric 
pull attached. It worked like a charm and threw targets "out of 
sight." 
There was no kicker at this shoot. Edwahd Basks. 
5 125T3215I 1 3 442 
^ \ \ -> S ^ ?■ S H y£ ? -»<- 
Bessemer 2 22222 2 0222202 2-13 
2 2 3 3 4 3 5 2 5-4 1 5 3 5 2 
Adams 2 222210221 2 221 2 11 
Pennsylvania Association. 
The fourth annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's 
Association was held Aug. 21, in the parlor of the Hotel Wopsononock. 
The officers present were: President, N. A. Hughes; Treasurer, James 
Wolstencroft; Secretary, Edward Backs; Corresponding Secretary, 
G. G. Zeth; Directors, Harry Thurmm and Elmer E. Shaner. 
Ten clubs were represented by delegates: Altoona Rod and Gun 
Club, Ed Kottman; Bloomsburg Gun Club, J. C. Hagenbush; Birds- 
boro Shooting Association, J. Shaaber (by proxy) ; Eagle Gun Club, 
Elmer E. Shaner; Harrisburg Shooting Association, H. M. F. Worden; 
Independent Gun Club, of Reading, John Shaaber; Keystone Shooting 
League, James Wolstencroft; Pittsburgh Gun Club, W. R. Fieles; 
Reading t»booting Association, James Smeck; Williamsport Rifle and 
Gun Club. N. A. Hughes; Wingohocking Gun Club, Harry Thurman. 
The Bellefonte Gun Club, Braddock Gun Club, Forest Gun Club, of 
Philadelphia; Lancaster Gun Club, Springfied Gun Club, of Flour- 
town, Pa., S. B. Cummings, B. H. Warren, and Leonard Finletter 
were admitted as members of the Association. 
Mr. Shaner, as a member of the legislative committee, stated that 
the committee had done nothing whatever this past year, no meeting 
having been called. Mr. Harry Thurman added that the reason why- 
no mei ting had been held was because the Legislature was not in ses- 
sion, and therefore nothing in the committee's line could be accom- 
plished. The committee was continued. 
The secretary read the following communications in regard to the 
carriage of dogs by rail: 
Altoona, Pa., June 18. —J. R. Wood, Esq., General Passenger Agent 
P. H. R, Philadelphia, Pa.— Dear Sir: At the annual meeting of 
th" Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association held in Harrisburg 
on Sept. 16, 1893, it was decided that this Association should use its 
best endeavors to obtain an improvement in Lhe present system of 
carriage of dogs by rail in this State. With this end in view, the fol- 
lowing is offered for your earnest consideration: 
1 . That the price for each dog so carried shall be at the rate of 25 cents 
for each division or part of division, over which the said dog or dogs are 
carried: provided, however, that the said dog or dogs are accompanied 
on the train by its or their owner or attendant. 
2. That the owner or attendant of such dog or dogs shall, when 
purchasing his ticket prior to entering the train, be enabled to 
purchase tickets or checks at the above rate of 25 cents per division; 
m the case of tickets such tickets to be handed to the baggage master 
of each division at the rate stated above; where checks are used, the 
same might be stamped with tbe names of the ditisional points and 
attached to the collars of each dog, each baggage master removing 
the check denoting his terminal point. Thus in the case of a person 
taking a dog from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia: He would at Pittsburgh 
ask for dog checks to Philadelphia, and would on payment of the sum 
of 75 cents, be handed three checks stamped Altoona, Harrisburg 
and Philadelphia respectively. Those checks he would attach to his 
dog's collar and the haggage master of each division would detach 
the check denotiug the terminal point of his run. Tbe idea of the 
Association is that such tickets or checks 'shall be considered to be 
equivalent to the payment of 25 cents per division for each dog, and 
as such to be cashed for the baggage masters at such stations as you 
may sea fit to designate. By this means the Association believes 
all the unnecessary trouble of seeing and feeing the bagg-ige masters 
would be done away with. This trouble in the case of a parson travel- 
ing at night is very great. 
3. That any person going on a hunting trip shall be entitled to carry 
one dog free of charge. In' connection with the latter sugaestton the 
Association desires to call your attention to the fact that the Phila- 
delphia & Reading Railroad Company, on certain sections of their 
road, permit any person going on a hunting trip to carry one dog with 
him free of charge, as suggested above. The Seaboard Air LimVextends 
the same courtesy to hunters over the whole of their line from Ports- 
mouth, Va.,to Atlanta, Ga., during the hunting season. 
■ In making the above suggestions the Association does not believe 
that it is asking too much. Shooters of all kinds are among your best 
patrons, and the Association trusts that you will take this fact into 
consideration w r hen acting upon this letter. As it understands the 
matter there is no charge made by the company for the carriage of 
dogs accompanied by their owner or attendant, but that the baggage 
master is authorized to demand a fee for each dog so carried. The 
figure of that fee varies, but the price asked in the vast majority of 
cases is fifty cents per division or part of division. In many instances 
where a hunter is only going a few miles by rail, his dog under this 
system costs more than he does. 
Trusting that you will give this matter your early consideration, I 
remam, sir, yours truly, Edward Banks, 
Sec'y, Pa. State Sportsmen's Association. 
Altoona, Pa., July 26.— Mr. Edward Banks, Secretary State Sports- 
men's Association.— Dear Sir: Your favor of June 18 to our General 
Passenger Agent has been carefully considered by that department 
and referred to me with all papers for reply. After looking over the 
ground it has not been deemed expedient at this time to make any 
change from our present, methods in regard to the carrying ofdogs in 
baggage cars. There are so many objections developed in the details 
of any plan for checking dogs, and inasmuch as all our through trains 
are supplied with one through baggage master from Pittsburg to 
Philadelphia, we think the adoption of a system of checking dogs 
might be reasonably postponed for the present. Yours very truly, 
F. L Sheppard, General Superintendent. 
Mr. James Wolstencroft suggested the Keystone Shooting League 
as the club under whose auspices the fifth annual tournament should 
be held. The league has erounds at Holmesburg Junction, and was 
chosen for the shoot in 1895. 
Mr. W. H. Wol-itencrof t said that he was always told that it was 
useless to go to State shoots in neighboring States, owing to so few 
events being open to all. The Association, he said, could have much 
better attendance if all the sweeps were not open. Mr. H. M. F. 
Worden handed in the following motion for the consideration of the 
meeting: "That a committee of five be appninted by the chair to 
consider the propriety of amending the constitution and by-laws of 
the Association. The said committee to meet at the call of the presi- 
dent." 
Mr. Thurman and the president both spoke strongly in regard to the 
need of some alteration iu the constitution and by-laws. Mr. Hughes 
called attention to the remarkably large entry list achieved each year 
hy the New York State Association. Mr. Shaaber also approved of 
the motion and of its object. Mr. Shaner said that in his opinion 10 
bird races were too small when one came to consider the caliber of 
the shooters attending the State shoots. 
The motion having been seconded by Mr. Fieles, the question was 
put in due form, and the motion was declared by the chair to have been 
carried. The chairman announced that he would appoint the commit- 
tee after careful consideration. 
Mr. Worden offered the following: "That a committee of three be 
appointed by the chair, with the president of this Association as chair- 
man of such committee, for the purpose of obtaining an appropri- 
ation from the State in behalf of game preservation and protection, 
and to secure the appointment of a State game commission." 
In support of his motion, Mr. Worden said that he would suggest 
that the Forestry and Game Commissions be merged under one head, 
adding that be not only believed such a thing possible, but that the 
Forestry Commission was really willing to take care of the matter of 
game protection. Mr. J. O'H. Denny spoke in favor of such a motion, 
and said that a State game warden was what was really needed. 
After further discussion on the subject, the secretary read the fol- 
lowing communication: 
Greene County, Pa., June 25.— Edward Banks, Esq., Secretary 
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association.— Dear Sir: Before 
applying to your association for membership I would like to ask the 
following question: Would you kindly inform me what your associa- 
tion would do for me under these circumstances? 
I have a farm of 450 acres; if left alone under ordinary circum- 
stances there would be plenty of game. A great deal of hunting and 
trapping, however, is done in this section out of season. Now this 
hunting and trapping is largely done by neigh bors-with whom, of 
course, I would prefer to be friendly, therefore I do not care to prose- 
cute directly. Now, should I berome a member of your association 
could I reach these through the association by reporting offenses to 
you and without my being directly known in the matter? Just this 
one thing mor e than any other is destroying our game, but neighbor 
does not like to prosecute neighbor. A remedy, however, I think, 
would be for the sportsmen of the State to have certain officers 
whose duty it would be to prosecute. 
I am at all times for the preservation of our game, and am very 
fond of hunting and fishing, but never sold a piece of game in my 
life and never wantonly killed more than I could use, nor killed game 
out of season. I am anxious to join an earnest association and nope 
to hear from you with full particulars in answer to the above 
question. Very truly yours, * * * 
The secretary before reading the above stated that he would not 
reveal the name or address of the writer for reasons that would be 
well understood by the members present. Tbe letter, he said, was 
only one more proof of the necessity of some central power which 
could take action in similar cases, with power and money to prose- 
cute the guilty parties. He had written the writer of the above to 
the effect that the association had neither money Dor authority where 
with to prosecute in such cases as the one he mentioned. 
Mr. Worden spoke strongly in favor of prompt aDd thorough action 
in this matter, which he looked upon as of vital importance to the 
sportsmen of this State. The motion carried. The president an- 
nounced that he would make his appointments known at a later date. 
Election of officers: President. N. A Hughes, of Williamsport, and 
Vice-President, James H. Worden, of Harrisburg, were re-elected to 
fill their old positions. The following is a list of other officers chosen 
for the ensuing year, Secretary, Harry Thurman; Corresponding 
Secretary. John C- Shallcross; Treasurer, Jas. H. Wolstencroft. Di- 
rectors: John Shaaber, of Reading, Pa.; J. O'H, Denny, of Pittsburgh, 
Pa. ; D. P. Faust, of Tremont; W. J. Vauee, of Braddock, Pa.; J.'H. 
JVlillspaugh, of Williamsport, and W. H. Wolstencroft, of Frankford, 
Pa. 
Prior to the adjournment the report of the treasurer was read, re- 
ceived and filed. 
On motion meeting adjourned. 
It is evidently the intention of the members of the Association to 
make strenuous efforts to obtain better protection for game in Penn- 
sylvania. To that end it is almost certain that the Association will re- 
organize shortly on lines similar to that of the New York State Asso- 
ciation. Edward Banks. 
No notice taken of anonyraoas communication* 
J. D. B., New York.— You will find shore bird shooting and quail, 
with good salt water fishing, at Virginia Beach, at the time named. 
H. L. W.. Ad rian, Mich. — Will you be kind enough to tell me in your 
next issue if there is a tool or a funnel made that will load a 12-gauge 
paper shell with 11-gauge wads after they have been shot, which of 
course leaves the edge of the shell more or less ruffled up, so in press- 
ing the wad through the metal funnels that come with the ordinary 
loading sets they will not go into the shell, and it jams and breaks the 
shell down. Ans. You need a loader of the Barclay pattern. 
R. S., Stege Station, Cal.— Could you kindly give me some informa- 
tion on frog culture or refer me to some one in tbe business. I have 
three ponds well adapted for frog-raising and have made thus far a 
good success; but they tell me tbat they immigrate in the winter. I 
stocked the ponds with a thousand little frogs last fall and they have 
done wonderfully well, but I find that I have lost a great many. I 
would like to know if they have to be fed or how to keep them in the 
inclosure, or if I can buy a book on frogs? Ans. We know of no 
book on the subject of frog culture, nor any iustances where it has 
been successfully accomplished. Frogs prey upon the young of their 
own species, and this habit makes it very d fflcult, if not impossible, 
to raise them successfully for the market. 
J. B , West Park, N Y,— 1. Please inform me through your Answers 
to Correspondents the best 12 gauge load for foxes which requires a 
close even pattern with the highest penetration at long range; would 
the G. M. C. canvasback load (No. 153) an-wer the requirements? 2. 
Can I reload a brass shell and get as good shooting as from a machine- 
loaded paper shell? 3 In trying to reload a paper shell, when I push 
in the wad the inside of the shell is pushed down ahead of it, thus 
spoiling both shell aDd load; is t):ere any way to prevent this? 4. 
The sportsman here c aim the supervises' law for Ulster county on 
woodcock and partridge is Sept 1. The Bnief does not give it so. 
Ans. 1. The U. M. C. No. 153 load would do very well, but heavier 
shot as large as BB is frequently used. 3. We doubt if your results 
would average as well. 3. See answer to "H. S. W." 4. The last 
edition of the Brief gives the Ulster county law as you state it. The 
law was not filed at Albany when the previous issue of the Brief was 
published. 
