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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. 29, 1894. 
Shooting at Saratoga. 
A live bird match between a couple of two-men teams, one belong- 
ing to the Saratoga Gun Club, and the other representing the West 
End Gun Club of Albany, took place at the Saratoga Shooting 
Grounds on Saturday, Sept. 22. It proved to be an interesting race. 
The principals in the affair were J. Nelson Ramsdill and W. L. Pike, 
for Saratoga, and H. R. Sweny aud A. C. Stone, for Albany. The 
shooting was rocky in spots and the average below flrst-class work; 
but, the tenacity with which the teams hung to each other, and the 
desperate efforts of the Albanians, made to overcome the lead gained 
by their opponents in the first round of iO birds, kept the excitement 
up to a feverish pitch, and afforded a very considerable amount of 
oleasure to the onlookers, particularly the natives, who were present 
in goodly numbers. 
The pigeons 'vvere tip-top for early flyers, most of them starting 
promptly at the opening of the trap; the few that lingered at the trap 
were immediately put to death under the "no bird" penalty, with the 
exception of a few loggy ones, were "shooed" to flight by the antics 
of "Washy" Coster late in the day to save time in trapping. The 
weather was clear and hot, though at no time did the heat reach a 
degree of discomfort. With the exception of a few of the visitors, 
who had to catch homeward-bound trains, not daring to stay over 
night in that beautiful but wicked village, the audience did not desert 
oerf ormance until the curtain was rung down at the fall of the last 
bird. 
Among the prominent sportsmen present were A. Nelson Cheney, 
president of the Mohican Rod and Gun Club of Glens Falls, and Myron 
F. Roberts, president of the Granville (N. Y.) Gun Club, though the 
latter gentleman is a resident of Rupert, Vt. Mr. Cheney's presence 
was explained by the fact that a team of Mohicans had an inanimate 
target match with the Saratogians, prior to the live bird event, in 
which the braves were the losers by a very narrow margin. This tar- 
get match was under way when the Albany contingent, accompanied 
by the Forest and Stream's correspondent, arrived on the ground, 
about 1:30 P. M., and the saucer smashing ate well into the afternoon, 
so that the live bird match, pushed on one side for the time, was not 
concluded until "The shades of night were falling fast." The windup 
of the shooting at the pigeons, fluttering about with the uncertain 
flight of bats in the dusk, was largely guess-work in aligning the gun, 
and luck in hitting the object. 
The conditions of the live bird team match were 50 birds per man, 
100 per team, $50 a side and the loser to pay for the birds, American 
Shooting Association rules to govern, except that the boundary shall 
be a 30yds. circle in the first half of the match and a 50yds. circle in 
the latter half, the circle in each case being struck from the center 
trap and bisecting the dead line at the firing point. Mr. Thomas H. 
Greer, a weil known pigeon shooter on the eastern New York circuit, 
was chosen referee, Forest and Stream's correspondent official 
scorer. The retrieving of the birds was performed by Harry M. Lev- 
engston's liver-colored pointer Dick, who is quite a wonder for this 
part of the country, a "fly catch" of Ramsdill's first bird, which, 
though fatally wounded, would have fluttered over the deadline, 
hrought forth the plaudits of the crowd. The Saratoga team won the 
match, but the individual honors for the best shooting were carried 
off by Young Sweny, of Albany, as the following scores show: 
W I, Pike .1110122110211122111121211— 23 
0021111111.1 11101101221 ••— 18— 41 
J N Ramsdill 2211311111.2100211210002.— 18 
12222121221212211.10111.9—21—39—80 
H R Sweny 1111121110111211111221101—23 
2221 012111.211101111.1201— 20-43 
A C Stone 21001012101.111101.012..0— 14 
2102110121011121011111101—20—34-77 
Previous to the above highly-colored event, a return match was 
loudly talked of, the same to take place on the private estate of John 
T. Betts, at Brunswick (a suburb of Troy); but Albany fell down with 
such a dull, sickening thud, that another team race is not likely to 
arise from the ruins of this one, though to the credit of our boys it 
can be said that they were good losers, and accepted their defeat and 
the consequent inroad on their purses with that good-natured imper- 
turbability that characterizes your thoroughly game man. 
Horace B. Derby. 
Hawk eye Gun Club. 
Dubuque, la., Sept. 13.— The Hawkeye Gun Club held a shoot on 
their grounds to-day, the shoot proving a success in every way. Some 
good shooting was done and all enjoyed a fine day's sport. A num- 
ber of shooters from out of town were present, besides representa- 
tives of the E. C. and Standard gun clubs. The 600 pigeons which 
were sprung from three King traps, kept everybody guessing, some 
sensational kills being made. The day was dark and so were most of 
the birds. Chas. Bros was referee and W. E. Jones scorer. Following 
are the scores: 
No 1, 5 live birds, entrance $2.50, 3 moneys: F. Mindorfer 5, W.Glab 
2, F. Drasda 3. E. C. Baumhover 4, A. Heeb 4, O. Dietrich 4. 
No. 2, 5 live birds, entrance $2.50: F. Mindorfer 4, J. Chaloupka 3, O. 
Dietrich 3, N. Glab 2, A. Heeb 3, F. Drasda 5, E. C. Baumhover 4, A. J. 
Wfl Iters 1» 
No. 3, 7 live birds, entrance $3.50: 
F Drasda 0210203-4 F Mindorfer 2120222—6 
J Chaloupka 2102002—4 A Heeb 0.22211—5 
J O'Brien 2222201-6 O Dietrich 1012212-6 
N Glab 2211110-6 E C Baumhover 2222122—7 
A J Walters 0*00200-1 
No. 4, 5 live birds, entrance $2.50: N. J. Thiel 4, A. Heeb 3, J.O'Brien 
4. O. Dietrich 3, N. Glab 4, F. Mindorfer 3. J. Chaloupka 5, S. R. 
Showers 3, A. J. Walters 3, F. Drasda 2, E. C. Baumhover 5, W. Cox 3. 
No. 5, 5 live birds, entrance $3.50: E. W. foburn 3, N. J. Thill 3, 8. 
R Showers 2. J. O'Brien 4, J. Chaloupka 2, A. Heeb 3, W. Cox 4, F. 
Drasda 3, N. Glab 4, L. Van Vleck 3. 
No. 6, 7 live birds, entrance $3.50: 
J Chaloupka 111.112—6 J G Brown .10.210—3 
F Jaeteer 2110011-5 E W Coburn 2202102-5 
N J Thill 0122112-6 W Cox 0102121—5 
G Wunderlich •122121—0 A J Walters 1000000—1 
A Heeb 1C00221-4 S R Showers 1000202—3 
J O'Brien 022201.— 4 N Glab 0020221—4 
L Van Vleck 2022012-5 
No. 7, 5 live birds, entrance $2.50: F. Jaeger 3, J. Chaloupka 4, Dr. 
Biglow 4, H. Williams 4, E. W. Coburn 8, F. Denert 3, S. R. Showers 3, 
J. O'Brien 4, W. E. Bean 3, N. Glab 4, A. Heeb 4, W. Cox 5, H. Thill 4, 
J. G. Brown 5, G Wunderlich 4, L. Van Vleck 1. Ties for second 
money were shot off miss and out, N. Glab and Williams dividing. 
No. 8, 7 live" birds, entrance $3.50: 
J O'Brien 122.111—6 G Wunderlich 1201221—6 
W Cox. 0111111-6 R P Evison 20112.0-4 
5 R Showers 1S1121* — 6 H Williams 0121212-6 
N Glab .12..02— 3 F Drasda 1000022—3 
The day's sport was brought to a close with a couple of $1 miss-and- 
outs. In the first one, with 6 entries, J. Miller and H. Williams killed 
6 and divided; in the second, with only four entries, F. H. Mindorfer 
and E. C. Baumhover killed 3 and divided. O. F. Schill. 
Elliott Defeats Carver. 
Kansas City, Sept. 19, James A. R. Elliott, the crack western wing 
shot, who was defeated in July by Dr. W. F. Carver in two out of a 
series of three 100 bird races under Hurlingham rules, recovered his 
lost prestige in a series of three matches shot here on Saturday, Mon- 
day and Tuesday under the same rules, with the exception that the 
Hurlingham rules were modified in the matter of boundary, the Amer- 
ican Shooting Association 50yd. limit being placed on them. The 
matches were for $100 a side each and $100 additional on the odd race, 
making the side stakes $400 a side. 
Elliot shot a good match against Carver in July and although 
beaten in two out the three races the general score on the series 
showed him to be only 2 birds behind the victor. Elliot claimed after 
the July match that Carver was favored by the enlarged English 
boundary and as soon as he could raise another stake challenged Car- 
ver to a return match but insisted that the American boundary gov- 
ern. Carver accepted and three matches shot during the past week 
were the result, and Elliott's victory over the ''Evil Spirit of the 
Plains" as Carver is theatrically known was decisive. He showed 
himself unmistakably Carver's master as a wingshot winning all three 
races by the great scores of 99, 95 and 96, killing an aggregate of 290 
birds out of the 300 shot at, and making a world's record at the 50yd. 
boundary, his score of 99 out of 100 on Saturday never having been 
equalled in a match under lifee conditiens. 
Andy Thomas refereed the matches, E. F. Swinney judged for 
Carver and George Stockwell for Elliott. There was not a single de- 
cision that was questioned, there being little for referee or judges to 
quibble over. James Whitfield was stakeholder and scorer. The guns 
and loads used were practically the same used in the July shoot, El- 
liott using a 71bs. Greener, and Winchester shells loaded with 3J^drs. 
E. C. powder and No. 7 shot. Carver shot a 7J£lbs. Cashmore and 
Winchester shells loaded with SJ^drs. wood powder and No. 7 shot. 
The general work of the two men led experts to the opinion that El- 
liott's loads were far more effective than Carver's, being more uni- 
formly deadly in their action. Elliott's work was clean throughout, 
and out of the birds that got away there were few but carried out 
some pellets of shot, and many of them were hard hit and fell dead 
just beyond the boundary line or over the fence. 
Elliott set a championship pace in the opening race, leading off with 
58 straight kills, lost his sixtieth, a right-quartering driver of a cinna- 
mon color, which circled out of the two loads; he then ran out with 
40 straight, a record that will be hard to beat. Carver lost 9 birds in 
that race, four of which fell dead out of bounds. The birds were a 
selected lot of old campaigners and needed but little flagging. 
The second race, on Monday, was more exciting. Elliott was the 
first to miss, but he shot a great uphill race, and won out by two birds 
on a score of 95 to 93. They were also good birds. 
The third and last race was still closer and more interesting, Elliott 
losing three before Carver missed, after a 40 run. When Carver 
missed his 41st it appeared to anger him, and reckless shooting cost 
him the two next birds, and the score was a tie. From that on it was 
a hard race. A yell of triumph went up from Elliott's friends and 
supporters when he grassed his last bird and won the third consecu- 
tive race by the narrow margin of one bird. The birds on Tuesday 
were slower to wing than in the two preceding matches. The scores 
in the three matches are as follows: 
Trap score type— Copyright, ism, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
FIRST DAY. 
JAR Elliott, 
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SECOND DAY. 
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132121212212111111022211 1—24 
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2221 12212231122321221121 2-25—95 
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THIRD DAY. 
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221222212333231221222211 2—25 
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James Whitfield. 
The Indianapolis Amateur Tournament. 
The fine weather combined with a large crowd of shooters from far 
and near, went to make the Indianapolis Amateur Tournament the 
largest and most successful gathering ever held in Indiana, of its 
kind. Sept. 11, 13 and 13 were the dates, and seventy different 
shooterB were present at some time during the shoot. The weather 
was perfect, neither too hot nor too cold. Everybody was happy, 
things ran smoothly, with no kicking, was it not good reason to be 
happy? The traps and grounds under the eyes of Dr. J. A. Martin 
and M. W. Burford, gave first class results and H. S. Humphrey 
handled the cash in a prompt manner with the money ready for the 
shooter as the event was finished. From one set of 5 traps, 3,875 blue- 
rocks were trapped the first day and 3,475 bluerocks the second day, 
while 2,190 sparrows was the grand finale for the third day. The 
sparrows under the immediate direction of W. J. Hill, the original 
sparrow man, were as good a lot as ever flew from a trap, hardly a 
one refusing to fly on opening the trap. The shooting continued till 
moonlight and birds were shot after the moon had risen. 
Those who came just to be coming were C. W. Raymond (Ray), 
President Ohio Trap Shooters' League; Ed. Rike, A. M. Mumma, of 
Dayton, O.; Alvin Grube, Chas. Lockwood, D. M. Smith and T. A. 
Gentle, Southport, Ind. ; M. Whitney Thompson, Capt. N. Long, Al. 
Livenguth, of Lafayette, Ind.; J. T. Park, Brook, Ind,; L. B. Fleming 
(Short), T. J. Goodwin (Brown), both of West Lebanon, Ind.; Chas. 
Proctor, Union City, Ind.; Frank Murphey, Brazil, Ind.; Jno. T. 
Buker, Rockford, 111.; Chas. E. Strawn, Jackson villa, 111.; Frank L. 
Bills, Ed. Overly, C. C. Geers, A J, Miller, Weddle and Rogers the 
Urbana, III., shooters. J. W. King was from Rennsalaer, Ind., and J. 
B. Reeder and C. Thomas, from Logansport, Ind.; J. Ed. Isgrigg, 
Chicago, 111. ; J. M. Hershey, Matsville, Ind. ; Ed. Vories (Howard) and 
Davis, from Crawfordsville, Ind.; M. T. Hampton and iW. P. Cook, 
Richmond, Ind.; W. W. Washburn (McCaffrey), New Richmond, 
Ind. ; Hyatt L. Frost, Connersville, Ind. ; Mr. Bower and several whose 
name and residence are not at hand. 
Among the local shooters were Dr. O. F. Button ("Partington"), Dr. 
5. H. Moore ("Jacksnipe"), Dr. C. 0. Evarts, J. H. Kerr, Prof. H. D. 
Vories, M. A. Morris, J. W. Cooper, L. A. Wessling, W. J. Fugate, H. 
A. ComstocK. G. J. Marott, L. C. Scott, C. Wright, Col. G. W. Spahn, 
A. T. Quick, Geo. Beck, Jr., J. Hymer, R. D. Townsend, F. J. Hinsdale, 
Chas. Polster, H. C. Roney, J. B. McGuffln, E. N. Fuliweder, Dr. R. T. 
Oliver, W. Wildhack. 
First Day. 
No. 1, 10 singles: Lockwood 8, Grube 10, Murphy 9, Mumma 7, Ray 
9 Rike 9, Becker 8, Jacksnipe 9, Strawn 9, Partington 9, Bartlett 10, 
King 7, Reeder 8, Thomas 0, Martin 6, Burford 5, Girton 9. 
No. 2, 15 singles: Lockwood 13, Grube 11, Mumma 12. Ray 11, Becker 
15, Jacksnipe 14, Partington 12, Bartlett 14, Martin 13, Burford 11, Rike 
12, Murphy 10, Kink 10, Park 13, Strawn 14, Thomas 12, Girton 10, 
Reeder 11. 
No. 3, 15 singles: Lockwood 15, Grube 12, Mumma 14, Ray 12, Becker 
11, Jacksnipe 9, Partington 15, Bartlett 10. Martin 10, Burford 9, Rike 
13, Girton 14, Strawn 14, Hymer 10, Murphy 10, Erwin 13, Jones 10, King 
11, Thomas 11, Park 9, Herschey 11. 
No. 4, 20 singles: Lockwood 17, Grube 10, Mumma 14, Ray 19, Buker 
20 Jacksnipe 19, Partington 10, Bartlett 18, Martin 16, Burford 16, 
Strawn 18, Murphy 14, King 17, Rike 19, Reeder 12, Girton 18, Thomas 
16, Jones 9, Herschey 11, Park 17, 
No. 5, 10 singles: Lockwood 8, Grube 9, Mumma 7, Ray 10, Buker 10, 
Jacksnipe 6, Partington 10, Bartlett 9, Martin 10, Burford 5, Girton 7, 
Erwin 5, King 9, Murphy 8, Thomas 7, Jones 6, Strawn 8, Rike 5, Reeder 
6, Herschey 8. 
No. 6, 15 singles, $50 guaranteed by H. S. Humphrey and M. W. Bur- 
ford: Strawn 13, Herschey 12, Reeder 8, Ray 13, Berker 13, Martin 10, 
Wealing 11, Partington 13, Grube 11, Bartlett 14, King 11, Girton 12, 
Proctor 13, Murphy 10, Smith 10, Thomas 9, Erwin 11, Lockwood 12, 
Mumma 12, Jacksnipe 10, Jones 10, Kike 10, Hymer 6, Burfor 11, Mor- 
ris 6, Fugate 11, Evarts 12, Kerr 11, Parks 9, Humphrey 11, Long 13. 
No. 7, 10 singles: Lockwood 8, Grube 9, Mumma 9, Ray 8, Buker 10, 
Jacksnipe 8, Partington 10, Bartlett 9, Martin 8, Burford 10, Townsend 
5, Gerton 10, Hinsdale 3, Fugate 10, Morris 3, Smith 6, Kerr 8, Polster 8, 
McGuffln 1, Roney 7, Rike 10, Irwin 4, Strawn 10, Everts 6, Hymes 6, 
Tutewilder 8, Oliver 6. 
No. 8, 15 singles: Lockwood 13, Grube 13, Mumma 12, Ray 13, Buker 
15, Jacksnipe 13, Partington 14, Martin 14, Burford 10, Everts 10, Gir- 
ton 12, Townsend 9, King 13, Long 9, Hinsdale 2, Polster 10, Rike 11, 
Fugate 11, Morris 8, Roney 10, Strawn 13, Tutewilder 12, Wildhack 12, 
Smith 11, Humphrey 6, Kerr 11, Irwin 11, Wesling 10, Oliver 9. 
No. 9, 15 Bingles, $11 added money: Bartlett 13, Buker 13, Strawn 11, 
Martin .13, Lockwoud 11, Grube 13, Mumma'14, Ray 13, Jacksnipe 13, 
Partington 13, Burford 13, Thomas 11, King 14, Rike 12, Fugate 14, 
LoDg 12, Comstock 14, Reeder 12, Park 9, Polster 12. Everts 11, Wild- 
hack 12, Girton 10, Townsend 10. Wesling 8, Tutewilder 9, Marrott 7, 
Long 10, Kerr 10, Jones 7, Smith 9, Herschey 14, Humphrey 7, Oliver 
10, Irwin 10. 
Second Day. 
No. 1, 15 singles: Thomas 11, Buker 12, Thompson 12, Mumma 13, 
Bartlett 14, Rike 14, Lockwood 13, Livenguth 13, Grube 13, Short 11, 
Reeder 9, King 11, Ray 14, Irwin 9, Strawn 13, Partington 12, Girton 8, 
Martin 12, Fugate 12, Tag 4, Park 13. 
No. 2, 20 singles: Buker 16, Thompson 17, Mumma 15, Livenguth 15, 
Partington 18, Rike 18, Lockwood 19, Grube 16, Bartlett 19, Short 13, 
King 18, Strawn 18, Ray 15, Fugate 18, Girton 14, Martin 16, Hurford 16, 
Bills 11 , Davis 14, H Vories 15, Howard 11. 
No. 3, 10 singles: Buker 9, Thompson 9, Mumma 10. LiveDguth 7, 
Partington 10, Rike 6, Lockwood 10, Grube 8, Thomas 4, Ray 9, Bart- 
lett 9, Short 7, Bills 7, King 8, Strawn 8, Howard 7, Davis 4, Martin 8, 
Burford 7, Fugate 6, Overly 3, H. Vories 6, Girton 6, Everts 9, Irwin 4, 
Scott 4. Park 8. 
No. 4, 20 singles: Buker 19, Thompson 15, Mumma 10, Livenguth 17, 
Partington 18, :Rikel9, Lockwood 15, Grube 13, Short 19, King 19, 
Everts 15, Bartlett 19, Strawn 17, Thomas 17, Ray 18, Howard 17, 
Brown 8, Martin 16, Burford 17, Scott 15, Fugate 15, Davis 12, Girton 
14, Bills 14. H. Vories 16, Park 18. 
No. 5, 15 singles: Buker 13, Bartlett 14, Bartlett 14, Mumma 13, 
Rike 12, Short 9, King 13, Partington 12, Grube 10, Ray 13, Thompson 
13, Livinguth 10, Everts 11, Brown 13, Strawn 12, Davis 10, Wright 10, 
Roxey 10, Townsend 8, Scott 8, Tutewiler 12, Cooper 9, H. Vories 10, 
Martin 13, Howard 11, Kerr 10, Bills 12, Jacksnipe 14, Girton 12. Erwin 
11, Overly 13, Morris 5, Lockwood 11, Humphrey 11, Fugate 15, Burford 
12, Bowen 8. 
No. 6, 15 Bingles: Buker 12, Thompson 12, Mumma 13, Ray 12, Part- 
ington 13, Rike 11, Lockwood 14, Grube 10, Thomas 9, King 14, Bartlett 
13, Howard 13, Short 8, Brown 12. Everts 11, Jacksnipe 10, Martin U, 
Strawn 11, Kerr 12, Comstock 12, Overly 12, Gerton 11, Davis 10, Bo wen 
9, Fugate 12, Livenguth 13, Marott 6, Park 13. 
No. 7, 10 singles: Buker 10, Thompson 7, Mumma 10, Everts 8, Part- 
ington 8, H. Vories 5, Wright 4, Roney 6, Tutewiler 7, Townsend 3, 
Cooper 4, Marott 5, Oliver 7, Short 5, Brown 6, Spahr 4, 4, Morris 8, 
Martin 8, Burford 7, Bartlett 4, King 8, Lockwood 8, Livenguth 7, Rike 
9. Ray 8, Howard 5, Bills 8, Strawn 9, Girton 8, Jacksnipe 7, Fugate 9, 
Erwin 7, Humphrey 8, Thomas 6. 
No. 8, 10 singles: Buker 10, Thompson 8, Mumma 10, Strawn 10, 
Partington 10, Fugate 10, Bartlett 9, Everts 7, King 10, Short 5. Town- 
send 8, Tutewiler 9, Ray 8, Cooper 3, Lockwood 7, Brown 6, Rike 10, 
Martin 10. Burford 7,. Morris 6, Oliver 9, Jacksnipe 6, Livenguth 8, 
Girton 8, Humphrey 8. 
No. 9, 15 singles: Buker 14, Thompson 13, Mumma 14, Strawn 14, 
Partington .14, Rike 15, Lockwood 11, Grube 14, Everts 14, Howard 12, 
King 15, Bartlett 12, Fugate 11, Ray 13, Davis 10, Jacksnipe 9, Oliver 12, 
Martin 13, Livenguth 11, Girton 11, 
Silver cup for best average was won by A. M. Mumma, Dayton, O , 
90%; second average was J. W. King, Rensselaer, Ind., and Dr. O. F. 
Britton (Partington), city, 893, 3 ^: third average, John J. Buker, Rock- 
ford, 111., 88Vj£; fourth average, Ed. Rike, Dayton, O., 87» a3 #. 
Third Day. 
No. 1, 5 sparrows: Mumma 3, DuBray 5, Weddle 5, Rogers 5, Girton 
2, Rike 4, Martin 5, Bills 4, Howard 5, Hampton 2, Cook 4, Emery 4, 
Ray 4, Burford 5, Strawn 2, McCaffery 5, Irwin 5, Partington 5, Short 
0, Brown 3, Fugate 1, 
No. 2, 10 sparrows: Mumma 8, McGaffery 9, Martin 8, Rike 8] How- 
ard 9, Roy 5, Rogers 7, Weddle 9. DuBray 7, Short 8. Brown 3, Lock- 
wood 7, Partington 5, Emery 5, Cook 8, Hampton 7. Thompson 8, Davis 
7. Girton 7, Livenguth 8, Fugate 5, Overly 6, Irwin 9, Burford 4, Baker 
7, Bills 8. Strawn 8. 
No. 3, 5 sparrows: Mumma 5, McCaffery 5, Martin 5, Rike 5, Howard 
5, Short 4, Brown 2, Ray 5, Rogers 4, DuBray 5, Buker 4, Thompson 4, 
Bills 5, Jacksnipe 4, Weddle 3, Burford 5, Cook 5, Overlv 4, Livenguth 
4, Tramp 5, Emery 5, Partington 4, Geers 0, Miller 4, H. Vories '4, Ham- 
ton 2, Frost 4, Girton 3. Fugate 4. 
No. 4, 16 sparrows: Mumma 11, McCaffery 12, Martin 14, Short s, 
Brown 7, DuBray 12, Partington 12, Lockwood 12, Miller 12, Pike 14. 
Jacksnipe 12, Rogers 7, Howard 11, Strawn 10, Buker 11, Tramp 12, 
BillslO, Geers 10, Thompson 12, Emery 12, Girton 11, Overly 13, Bur- 
ford 13, Cook 12, Weddle 14, Ray 12, Davis 8, Livenguth 7, Frost 11, 
Humphrey 11, Fugate 4. 
No. 5, 7 sparrows: Mumma 6, Martin 6, McCaffery 6, Shott 4, Brown 
6. Howard 4, H. Vories 5, Hampton 6, DuBray 5, Bills 2, Partington 5, 
Lockwood 7, Rike 6, Weddle 6. Irwin 7, Polster 7, Bartlett 3. Thompson 
4, Cook 4, Strawn 6, Geers 5, Ray 6, Livenguth 5, Burford 5, FugateS, 
Frost 4, Girton 3, Miller 5, Buker 6, Jacksnipe 5, 
No. 6, 20 sparrows: Mumma 7, Martin 16, McCaffrey 15, Short 15, 
Everts 15, Buker 18, Polster 14, Rike 16, DuBray 17, Partington 16, Ray 
16, Thompson 13, H. Vories 12, Brown 9, Cook 18, Hampden 13, Kerr 12, 
Howard 13. Burford 15, Herschey 15, Waddle 15, Tramp 17, Bartlett 
18, Strawn 15, Lockwood 18, Livenguth 15, Morris 15, Comstock 16, 
Overly 17, Grube 18. 
No. 7. 8 sparrows: Mumma 4. Marten 8, McCaffrey 7, Polster 5, 
Jacksnipe 5, Everts 7, Thompson 4, Irwin 6, Frost 6. DuBrav 3, Beck 6, 
Rike 8, Marott 7, Burford 5, Buker 7, Herschey 8, Cook 8, Wessling 8, 
Quick 2. 
No. 8, 15 sparrows: Burford 11, Marten 14, McCaffrey 14, Polster 11, 
Irwin 12, DuBray 14, Mumma 11, Ray 11, Marott 13, Grube 15, Cook 15, 
Buker 11, Rike 14, Lockwood 9. 
Gold medal for sparrow championship. 1894, for best averaee, was 
won by Dr. J. A. MartiD of this city on 89 7 i,;S; second average. E. Rike, 
Dayton, O., 88 4 n !C; third average, W. P. Cook, Richmond, Ind., 87 Y 
fourth average, McCaffrey and Irwin, 85 16 17 s£. 
Best average for all sorts in tournament was made by E. Rike, Day- 
ton O., 85^; second by J. A. Marten, city, 84}$i; third by A.M. 
Mumma, Dayton, O., 82>g& 
%mwer§ to (jtamspon 
No notice taken of anonymous communications. 
W. S. M., Spencer, Ind.— The national colors are displayed from the 
peak of the after sail. 
A. B. R., Brooklyn.— Inquire of the Steamboat Inspectors, in the 
Post Office Building, New York. 
G. S. I., Chicago.— The rating rule of the Yacht Racing Association 
is length on waterline, multiplied by sail area, the product divided by 
6,000; thus 20ft. l.w.l., 300sq. ft. of sail, would give 1-rating, 
J. T. D.— We have published the line of variou8 ; canoe-yawls in the 
Forest and Stream and in "Canoe and Boat Building for Amateurs," 
The builders' catalogues will give you information as to price. 
N. E. M., West Alexander, Washington county, Pa.— Please send 
me the American rules for rifle target shooting. Ans. There are no 
regular rules published. Write to Gus Nowak, secretary Zettler Rifle 
Club, No. 219 Bowery, New York, or to A. F. Adams, secretary of 
Massachusetts Rifle Association, Walnut Hill, Mass. 
B. W., Milton, W. Va.— What can I do to prevent the bugs from 
eating all my wads up? And also please tell me if you think that the 
corrosion in brass shells used in a shot gun will injure the powder iC 
left loaded for any length of time. Ans. 1. Throw the wads out the 
window and get some hew ones. 2. Not to any great extent, pro- 
vided you don't keep them too long. 
W. B. C, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.— Am contemplating spending the 
next six months in the South. Will you kindly inform me as to the 
hunting, (duck etc.) and fishing at Beaufort N. C. Ans. We can do no 
better than refer you to Charles Hallock's articles on "North Carolina 
Winter Sports" published in Forest and Stream, December '91 and 
Jan. '92, which will give you all the information you desire. 
S.. Harrisburg, Pa.— Would like to know through columns of your 
paper whether our speckled trout (S. fontmaiis) exists in Alaska 
streams. A gentleman who visited Alaska in 1893 told several of his 
friends of the many speckled trout he saw caught there. The gentle- 
man is a native of this State. I remarked that our speckled trout 
were unknown in Alaska. Do our speckled trout exist in Alaska? 
Ans. No. The trout there-are speckled, but they are not S. fontinalis, 
not the Eastern brook trout. 
W. L„ Lachine, Canada.— Can you let me know through your paper 
a good way of preparing musk-rat skin for use? I cannot get rid of 
the fat which seems to come out of the skin after it is cured, Ans. 
Cleanse the skins in warm water and scrape off all the fat and super- 
fluous flesh that can be removed. Then immerse in a solution made 
accordingly to the following proportion: Five gallons cold, soft 
water; 5 quarts wheat bran; 1 gill salt and loz. of sulphuric acid; 
allow the skins to soak 4 or 5 hours and then put them in the taDning 
solution which is made as f ollows: Into 5 gallons of warm, soft water 
stir 1 peck of wheat bran, and allow the mixture to stand in a warm 
room until fermentation takes place. Then add 3 pints of salt aud 
stir until it is thoroughly dissolved. A pint of sulphuric acid should 
then be poured in gradually, after which the liquor is ready. Let tbe 
skins soak in this solution 3 or 4 hours. To finish, "flesh" the skin 
with some blunt tool, such as a dull butcher knife, and keep working 
till the skin is dry so as to insure pUabuity. The skin of a musk-rat is 
very tender, and requires careful manipulation. 
