482 
FOREST AND STREAM, 
lt)EO. 1, 1894. 
The Effect of the Wadding Material Upon the 
Performance of Shotguns. 
BY ARMIN TENNER, 
Superintendent American Testing Institution. 
[Continued from, page Ii59.] 
The test was commenced with what may justly be termed purely 
experimental wadding. 
Series 1. 
Load 1—3 drms. DP. Eagle Ducking blk. powd.=85 gr., in Black Club 
shell, 1 U.M.C. cb. w., 12 ga.; weight 7 gr., diam. 0.748045 in., 0.118112 
in. thick, lj^oz, No. 7 shot=344 pellets; av. v. 910 ft. sec, great, diff. 
70 ft, sec; av. gpr. 3450 lbs., great, diff. 600 lbs. 
Pattern 1, Parker gun av.(7) 108, great, diff. 42 pellets. 
" 2, Remington gun ay, (4) 140 " " 60 " 
3, Francotte gun av.C7)201 " " 43 " 
" 4, Greener gun av.(8) 109 " 47 " 
" 5, Tenner gun av.(5) 185 " " 50 " 
Load 2—3 drms. Sob. =44 gr., Smokl. shell, 1 cb. w.; av. v. 926 ft. 
sec, greatest diff. 54 ft. sec; av. gpr. 4950 lbs., great, diff. 540 lbs. 
Pat. Pellets. Pat. Pellets. 
1 03) 241— great, diff 41 4 (9) 191— great, diff 49 
2 (6) 230 " " 60 5 (8) 240 " " 38 
3 (9) 235 " " 43 
Load 3—3 drms. DP. blk. pwd., cotton padding wadding, iy s oz. shot; 
av. v. 725 ft. sec, great, diff. 150 ft. sec; av. gpr. 3600 lbs., great, diff. 
700 lbs. 
1 (0) 45-great. diff 60 4 CD 60-great. diff 48 
2 CO) 47 " " 57 5 C2) 47 " " 50 
3 CO) 57 " " 62 
Load 4—3 drms. Seh. smokl. shell, cotton padding wadding, \% oz. 
shot; v. 700 ft. sec, great, diff. 140 ft. sec; gpr. 3600 lbs., great, diff. 
175 lbs. 
Load 5—2% drms. DP. smokl. pwd.=34 gr. smkl. shell, 1 cb. wd., 
\% oz. shot; v. 920 ft. sec , great, diff. 141 ft. sec; gpr. 3650 lbs., great, 
diff. 1201bs. 
1 C5) 192-great. diff 49 4 (3) 120-great. diff 48 
2 CO) 66 " " 41 5 (7) 180 " " 32 
.37 
CO) 
3 CD 80 
Load 6—2% drms. DP. smkl. pwd., smkl. shell, cotton padding wad- 
ding, \y & oz. shot; v. 900 ft. sec , great, diff. 110 ft. sec; gpr. 3000 lbs., 
ureat. diff. 180 lbs. 
1 C9) 237 -great, diff 42 4 (3) 125 -great, diff ........ ..54 
2 (2) 67 " " 80 5 C8) 169 " " 43 
3 C10) 226 " " 39 
Load 7—3 drms., DP. blk. powd., 1 U M.C. reg. blk. edge wad, weight 
12 gr., thickness 0.196854 in., 1J£ oz. shot; av. v. 715 ft. sec, great, diff. 
125ft. sec; gpr. 33001bs., great, diff. 380 lbs. 
1 C3) 157— great, diff 50 4 (?) 160— great, diff 39 
2 (2) 122 " " 43 5 C3) 138 " " 50 
3 C5) 182 " " 57 
Load 8—2% DP smokl. powd., same shell, wadding and shot as 1. 7; 
v. 895 ft. Bee, great, diff. 80ft. sec; gpr. 3375 lbs., great, diff. 712 lbs. 
1 C2) 88-great. diff 60 4 C5) 108-great. diff 47 
2 C5) 204 " " 33 5 (5) 126 " " 38 
3 (A) 118 . " " 53 
Load 9— 3 drms. Sch., same shell, wad. and shot as Load 7; v. 885 
ft, sec, great, diff. 70 ft. sec; gpr. 3380 lbs., great, diff. 670 lbs. 
1 C7) 256— great, diff 49 4 C10) 245-great. diff 39 
2 C8) 236 " " 48 5 (14) 271 " " 31 
3 (7) 210 " " 61 
Load 10-3 drms. DP. blk. pwd., 1 U.M.C. trap wad, weight 9 grs., 
thickness 0.196854 in. ; trap and field wads are identical— 1 % oz. shot; v. 
825 ft. sec, great, diff. 300 ft. sec; gpr. 2900 lbs., great, diff., 1501bs. 
1 (4) 135-great. diff 80 4 (4) 160-great. diff 45 
2 C2) 78 " " 71 5 C3) 120 " " 49 
3 C5) 108 " " 63 
Load 11—2% DP. smokl. pwd., same wadding, etc., as last load; v. 
812 ft. sec, great, diff. 124 ft. sec ; gpr. 2890 lbs., great, diff. 300 lbs. 
1 C6) 228— great, diff 37 4 C9) 190-great, diff 52 
2 f3) 239 " " 41 5 C5) 195 " " 48 
3 C8) 227 " " 39 
Load 12—3 drms. Sch., same wadding, etc., as 1. 10; v. 880 ft. sec, 
great, diff. 110 ft. sec. ; gpr. 5556 lbs., great, diff. 340 lbs. 
1 C9) 242— great, diff 47 4 C3) 175-great. diff 43 
2 C5) 210 " " 63 5 C6) 225 " " 48 
3 (5) 191 " " 61 
Load 13—3 drms. DP. blk. pwd , 1 V. L. & D. Hurlingham paper filler 
wad made of soft paper, weight 18 gr., diam. 0.748045 in., thickness 
0.314966 in., V/% oz. shot; v. 909 ft. sec, great, diff. 60 ft. sec; gpr. 
3350 lbs., great diff. 360 lbs 
(8) 
(5) 
216- 
182 
-great, diff. 
50 
60 
1 (4) 168— great, diff 61 
2 C3) 145 " " 57 
3 C9) 232 " " 41 
Load 14—3 drms. Sch., same wadding, etc, as last; v. 799 ft. sec, 
great, diff. 310 ft. sec; gpr. 4410 lbs., great, diff. 2000 lbs. 
1 C6) 264-great. diff 31 4 C5) 176— great, diff 64 
2 (5) 183 " " 51 5 C12) 215 " " 47 
3 (7) 226 " " 41 
Load 15—2% drms. DP. smokl. pwd., same wadding, etc., as 1. 13; v. 
840 ft. sec . great, diff. 130 ft. sec; gpr. 4675 lbs , great, diff. 900 lbs. 
1 (9) 225-great. diff 46 4 C2) 194— great, diff 52 
2 C4) 180 " " 53 5 C4) 179 " " 40 
3 C4) 195 " " 51 
Load 16—3 drms. Am. W. pwd., 12 G.=44 3 gr., same wadding, etc, 
as 1. 13; v. 930 ft. sec, great, diff, 124 ft. sec, gpr. 5745 lbs., great, diff. 
370 lbs. 
great, diff 57 
" 60 
1 C8) 233— great, diff 49 4 C8) 180- 
2 (4) 182 ' •' " 53 5 CO 181 
3 C9) 236 " " 41 
Load 17—3 drms. E. C. pwd., same wadding, etc., as 1. 13; v. 906 ft. 
sec, great, diff. 90 ft. sec. ; gpr. 5133 lbs., great, diff. 410 lbs. 
1 C4) 159— great, diff 70 4 C5) 201— great, diff 50 
2 C7) -186 " " ;...fil 5 C6) 207 " « 46 
3 C5) 203 " " 57 
Load 18—3 drms. DP. blk. pwd., 1 12 ga. cb., 1 16 ga. white felt, 1 12 
ga. cb. wads, 1% oz. of shot; v. 856, great, diff. 145 ft. sec; gpr. 2890 
lbs., great, diff. 800 lbs. 
1 Co) 205-great. diff 63 4 C6) 189— great, diff 49 
2 C6) 190 " " 64 5 C5) 194 " " 46 
3 (4) 221 " " 45 
Load 19—3 drms. Sch., same wadding, etc., as 1. 18; v. 825 ft. sec. 
great, diff. 130 ft. sec; gpr. 5586 lbs., great, diff. 2200 lbs. 
1 C9) 247— great, diff... 41 4 -(9) 216-great. diff 40 
2 C7) 202 " " 57 5 C5) 205 " " 55 
8 C6) 234 " " 44 
Load 20— 2% drms. DP. smokl. pwd., same wadding, etc., aal. 18; v. 
759 ft. sec, great, diff. 275 ft. sec; gpr. 2950 lbs., great, diff. 1013 lbs. 
1 C8) 236 -great, diff 43 4 C6) 192— great, diff, 46 
2 C7) 188 " " 57 5 C5) 176 " 53 
3 (4) 195 " " 56 
Load 21—3 drms. DP. blk. pwd., 1 V. L. & D, dry elastic Hurlingham 
brown felt wad, both sides paper covered, weight 17 grs., diam. 
0.748045 in,, thickness 0.354537 in.; v. 810 ft. sec, great, diff. 175 ft. sec; 
gpr. 3010 lbs., great, diff. 680 lbs. 
1 C4) 216— great, diff 61 4 (4) 201— great, diff 44 
2 (3) 161 " "' 66 5 C5) 181 " " 46 
3 C5) 198 " " 45 
Load 22— 3 drms. Sch., same wadding, etc, as 1. 21; v. 905 ft. sec, 
great, diff. 160 ft. sec; gpr. 6350 lbs., great, diff. 640 lbs. 
1 C5) 186 -great, diff 64 4 C6) 219-great. diff 41 
2 C4) 178 " " 59 5 (0 221 " " 49 
3 C6) 218 " '• 44 
Load 23— 3 drms. DP. smkl. pwd=38gr., same wadding, etc., as 1. 
21; v. 960 ft. sec, great, diff. 108 ft. sec; gpr. 6274 lbs., great, diff. 
900 lbs. 
-great, diff 37 
" " 42 
1 C3) 196-great. diff 59 4 C6) 260- 
2 C6) 192 " " 58 5 (7) 207 
3 C6) 194 " " 47 
Load 24-3 drs. Am. W. pwd., same wadding, etc., as 1. 21; v, 864 ft. 
sec. great, diff. 100 ft. sec; gpr. 3240 lbs., great, diff. 140 lbs. 
1 C8) 228— great, diff 43 4 C4) 182 -great, diff 60 
.41 
.58 
5 C6) 181 
61 
C7) 255 
3 C8) 210 
Load 25— 8 drms. E.C. pwd., same wadding, etc., as 1. 21; v. 970 ft. 
sac, great, diff. 27 ft. sec, gpr. 5365 lbs., great, diff. 176 lbs. 
1 C3) 147— great, diff 82 4 C9) 245— great, diff 39 
2 f6) 190 " " 64 5 C5) 178 " " 69 
8 C14) 229 " " 43 
Load 26—3 drms. Sch. pwd. 1 trap, 1 felt, 1 cb., all placed into the 
Shell purposely slanting, l^oz. shot; v. 850 ft. sec, great, diff. 380 ft. 
sec, gpr. 5512 lbs., great, diff. 780 lbs. 
1 C8) 195— great, diff 60 4 C6) 160-great. diff .....71 
2 C7) 165 " " 45 5 (5) 120 » " 73 
3 (4) 115 " " 120 
Load 27— 3 drms. DP. blk. pwd,, same wadding, etc., as 1. 26; v. 900 
ft. sec, great, diff. S3fb. sec, gpr. 4042 lb3., great, diff. 140 lbs, 
1 (8) 216-great. diff 40 4 C5) 191— great, diff 54 
2 CD 180 " " 61 5 C8) 191 " " 55 
3 C6) 207 " " 49 
Load 28—3 drms. Sch. smokl. shell, same wadding as 1. 26 put in 
shell. normal— horizontally; v. 990 ft. sec, great, diff. 9 ft. sec, gpr. 
7350 lbs., great, diff. 100 lbs. 
1 (7) 216-great. diff 43 4 C5) 208 -great, diff ....57 
2 C6) 186 " " 50 5 C4) 193 " " 57 
3 C8) 222 " " 41 
Load 29—3 drms. DP. blk. pwd., same wadding as 1. 26, put into shell 
horizontally; v. 903 ft. sec, great, diff. 45 ft. sec, gpr. 4189 lbs., great, 
diff. 204 lbs. 
1 C5) 230— great, diff 36 4 C4) 231— great, diff 40 
2 C4) 182 " " 49 5 C9) 230 " " 38 
3 (8) 216 M « 41 
Load 30—29 grs. Wals. pwd., U.M.C. Wals. shell, 3 trap wads, 1% oz. 
shot; v. 840 ft. sec, great, diff. 80 ft. sec, gpr. 5586 lbs., great, diff. 850 
lbs. 
1 (13) 232-great. diff 40 4 (5) 198-great. diff 59 
2 C4) 165 « " „„ 63 5 C8) 244 " " 30 
3 (1) 201 " " 55 
Load 31—3 drms. D P. blk. pwd., 1 Eley white, 1 cb. felt, 11% ga. 
wad, weight 19 gr., diam. 0.748045in., thickness 0.316968in-, cut slanting 
to one side, reducing thickness on cut side to 0.1574S3in., 1 cb.; v. 840ft, 
sec. great diff. 240ft. sec; gpr., 34121bs., great diff.; 11201bs. 
1 C9) 254— great, diff 36 4 C6) 191— great, diff 52 
2 C3) 169 " " 78 5 C4) 173 " " 61 
3 C5) 196 " " 50 
In glanqing over the results achieved with these purely experi- 
mental waddings we are confronted by several surprising facts. In the 
first place the values obtained with 3drs. Schultzeh. g. powder, wadded 
with one common cardboard wad only, are certainly contrary to all 
iheories on interior ballistics. The figures show that if one gets pushed 
nard for wadding, he can try his luck with a simple cardboard wad. 
It is evident that Schultze powder is not bo very susceptible to inferior 
wadding material as might be supposed. The black powder, too, did 
fairly well with the cardboard wad only. Cotton padding appears to 
lack density and rigidness. It cannot be employed in breechloading 
guns. Neither the single regular black-edge nor the trap or field wad 
alone appear to answer for any of the propelling agents employed. 
Some powder seems to do better with the former, some with the 
latter; but for general use they do not answer much better than the 
cardboard wad. No balling of shot was experienced with any of the 
wads so far employed, a fact which will be recalled later on. Fairly 
good results were obtained with the paper filler wad ; but this wad has 
one fault in common with all other wads so far mentioned— it fails to 
produce regularity. 
Schultze powder performed quite well with the 16 ga. felt and 2 12 
ga. cardboard wads. Neither of the powders did well with the brown 
elastic dry felt wad. This is probably due to the fact that this wad 
is rather spongy and the cohesive quality of the felt is not what it 
might'be. The result with this wad seems to show that a wad must 
have a certain degree of density; i e., be of sufficient hardness. 
The results obtained with the loads 26, 27, 28, and 29 go to show that 
wads should be seated horizontally in the shell, and the figures 
secured with load 31 teach us to employ wads of even thickness. It 
did not appear necessary to subject all the powders to this test, inas- 
much as those used furnish a pretty good basis for applying the 
results obtained generally. Schultze's behavior with the cardboard 
wad may be regarded as an exception— perhaps as an accident. It 
would be entirely out of place to draw any conclusion at this early 
stage of the test and before we have seen what can be accomplished 
with suitable wadding, which henceforth will be employed in various 
combinations. 
Series 2. 
Load 32—3 drms. Sch,, 1 Anderson's cork comp. w., 10 ga., weight 
21.4 gr., diam. 0.787416 in., thickness 0.334966 in., nearly circular, even 
in thickness, and quite uniform in weight; 1% oz. shot; v. 1009 ft. sec, 
great, diff. 12 ft. sec; gpr. 3860 lbs., great, chff. 140 lbs. 
1 C7) 232-great. diff 44 4 C6) 225— great, diff 50 
2 C4) 188 " " 48 5 C4) 234 " ■" 39 
3 C6) 237 " " 41 
Load 33—3 drms. DP. smokl. pwd. C3 drms. DP. pwd. equal to 3J4 
drms. of Schultze), 1 cb., 1 10 ga. Anderson's comp. cork w., 1 cb. wad, 
IJ^oz. No. 7 shot, smokl. shell; v. 1015 ft. sec, great, diff. 80 ft. sec; 
gpr. 6650 lb3„ great, diff. 870 lbs. 
1 C7) 236-great. diff 38 4 C7) 236-great. diff 40 
2 C6) 233 " " 41 5 C5) 227 " " 42 
3 C8) 233 " " 39 
Load 34— 3 drms. Sch., same shell, wadding, etc., as 1. 33; v. 905 ft. 
sec, great, diff. 90 ft. sec; gpr. 4557 lbs., great, diff. 120 lbs. 
1 CIS) 266-great. diff 29 4 C10) 240— great. *ff 42 
2 (5) 206 " " 39 5 C7) 231 " " 46 
3 C9) 248 " " 40 
Load 35— 3 drms. Am. W. pwd., same shell, wadding, etc, as 1. 33; 
v. 940 ft. sec, great, diff. 36 ft. sec; gpr. 5733 lbs., great, diff. 600 lbs. 
1 C4) 182-great. diff 57 4 (4) 191— great, diff 45 
2 C4) 168 11 " 46 5 C3) 189 " " 47 
3 C») 199 " " 44 
Load 36—3 drms E.C. pwd., same shell, wadding, etc., as 1. 33; v. 939 
ft. sec, great, diff. 21 ft. sec; gpr. 4468 lb3., great, diff. 280 lbs. 
1 C10) 210-great. diff 47 4 C5) 231— great, diff 46 
2 (8) 198 " 45 5 C5) 247 " " 38 
3 C5) 214 " " 57 
Load 37—29 gr. Wals., U.M.C. Wals. shell, wadding, etc.. same as 1. 
33; v. 1024 ft. sec, great, diff. 120 ft. sec; gpr. 6027 lbs., great, diff. 
814 lbs. 
1 C7) 230-great. diff 49 4 (3) 222-great. diff 44 
2 (6) 195 '■ " 41 5 (10) 216 " " 38 
3 (5) 226 " " 40 
Load 38—3 drms. DP. blk. pwd., 1 V. L. & D. field, 1 brown elastic 
felt wad, \y A oz. shot; v. 890 ft. sec, great, diff. 6 ft. sec; gpr. 2940 
lbs., great, diff. 840 lbs. 
1 (10) 140-great. diff 80 4 (9) 201-great. diff 43 
2 (8) 220 " " 26 5 C5) 161 " 58 
3 C5) 198 " " ... 53 
Load 39—3 drms. Sch., 1 U.M.C. blk edge regular weight 7.7 gr., 
0.157883 in. thick, 1J4 in. pink edge, weight 15.8 gr., 0.344966 in. thick, 
VA oz. shot; v. 1015 ft. sec, great, diff. 24 ft. sec. ; gpr. 5615 lbs., great, 
diff. 708 lbs. 
1 C14) 215-great. diff 37 4 CO 203-great. diff 48 
2 C7) 205 " " 36 5 C9) 243 " " 39 
3 CD 212 " " 47 
Load 40-29 gr. Wals. pwd. U.M.C. Wals. shell, 3 U.M.C. regular blk- 
edge wads, V/g oz. shot; v. 792 ft. sec, great, diff. 100 ft. sec; gpr- 
58S0 lbs , great, diff. 60 lbs, 
1 C8) 210-great. diff 61 4 C10) 108-great. diff 49 
2 (33 148 " " 57 5 (7) 189 " " 50 
3 (4) 182 " " 65 
Load 41—2% drms. DP. smokl. pwd., same shell, wadding, etc, as 1. 
39; v. 799 ft. sec, great, diff. 184 ft. sec; gpr. 2940 lbs., great, diff. 
184 lbs. 
1 (10) 120-great. diff 90 4 (9) 201-great. diff 
2 (8) 220 " " .....31 5 C5) 161 " 
3 C5) 198 " " 63 
Load 42—3 drms. E.C. pwd., smokl. shell, 3J,g in. blk. edge U.M.C. 
wads, 1% oz. shot; v. 950 ft. sec, great, diff, 30 ft. sec; gpr. 4630 lbs., 
great, diff. 150 lbs. 
1 C3) 146-great. diff 84 4 (5) 169-great. diff 68 
2 (2) 129 " " 71 5 (5) 168 M " 70 
3 (5) 199 " " 63 
Load 43—3 drms. DP. blk. pwd. Black Club shell, 1 V. L. & D. Hurl- 
ingham express wad, weight 24.4 grs., thickness 0,374337 in., nearly 
circular, lubr. quite uniform in weight and thickness, \% oz. of shot; 
v. 936ft. sec, great, diff. 40ft. sec; gpr. 3675 lbs., great, diff. 680 lbs. 
1 (6) 213-great. diff 53 4 (5) 202-great. diff 47 
2 C5) 183 " " 50 5 C4) 198 " " 57 
3 C6) 201 " " 48 
Load 44-29 grs. Wals pwd., U.M.C. Wals. shell, same wadding, etc , 
as 1. 43; v. 942 ft. sec, great, diff. 80 ft. sec; gpr. 6615 lbs., great, diff. 
185 lbs. 
1 C5) 182-great. diff .....52 4 C9) 195-great. diff 44 
2 C4) 171 " " 60 5 C4) 187 " " 45 
3 (6) 186 " " ... 46 % 
Load 45-3 drms. DP. smokl. pwd , 1 V. L. & D. Hurlingham field, 1 
express wad, 1% oz. shot; v. 1020 ft. sec, great, diff. 48ft. sec: gpr. 
6320 lbs., great, diff. 708 lbs. 
1 (4) 170-great. diff 80 4 (8) 218— great, diff 50 
2 (8) 200 " " 46 5 (6) 183 " " 62 
8 (6) 220 " " .....44 
Load 46—3 drms. Sch., same wadding, etc, as 1. 45, smokl. shell as 
before; v. 1025 ft. sec, great, diff. GO ft. sec ; gpr. 7203 lbs., great, diff. 
800 lbs. 
1 (8) 257-great. diff 39 4 (10) 192— great, diff :.57 
2 (4) 202 " " ....35 5 (4) 192 M 60 
8 (4) 210 " " 40 
Load 47—3 drms. Am, W. pwd., same shell, wadding, etc., as 1. 45; 
v. 1005 ft. sec, great, diff. 44 ft. sec; gpr. 5880 lbs., great, diff. 756 lbs. 
1 (7) 267 -great, diff 37 4 (4) 203-great. diff 45 
2 (5) 188 " " 46 5 (3) 181 " " 57 
3 (4) 195 " " 57 
Load 48—3 drms. E. C. pwd., same shell, etc., as 1. 45; v. 970 ft. sec, 
great, diff. 36 ft. sec; gpr. 5586 lbs., great, diff. 764 lbs. 
1 (6) 248-great. diff.,.., 39 4 (133 228— great, diff 41 
2 CS) 236 » " 32 5 C5) 205 " " 44 
3 (10) 280 " " ,,.16 
Load 49— 3 drms. DP. srrokl. pwd., 1 express, 1 paper filler wad in 
smokl. shell, 1% oz. shot; v. 1015 ft. sec, great, diff. 30 ft. sec; gpr. 
6615 lbs., great, diff. 910 lbs. 
1 (8) 225-great. diff 48 4 (8) 282— great, diff 30 
2 (5) 223 " " 44 5 (T) 271 " *' 32 
3 (7) 226 " " 41 
Load 50—3 drms. Sch., same shell, etc., as 1. 49; v. 1005 ft. sec, great, 
diff. 36 ft. sec; gpr. 7160 lbs., great, diff. 680 lbs. 
1 C5) 196— great, diff 56 4 C6) 233— great, diff 39 
2 C6) 226 » " 41 5 (4) 221 " " 49 
3 (5) 218 " " 44 
Load 51—3 drms. Am. W. pwd., same shell, etc., as 1. 49; v. 998 ft. 
sec, great, diff. 60 ft. sec; gpr. 5880 lbs., great, diff. 910 lbs. 
1 (6) 160-great. diff 82 4 (9) 191— great, diff 55 
2 (4) 1F3 " " 48 5 (5) 185 " " 61 
8 (5) 188 11 " .58 
Load 52—3 drams. E. C. pwd., same shell, wadding, etc., as 1. 49; v. 
950 ft. sec, great, diff. 54 ft. sec; gpr. 5571 lbs , great, diff. 632 lbs. 
1 (6) 252— great, diff 38 4 (4) 226-great. diff . . . . , 48 
2 (5) 258 " " 41 5 (8) 225 " " ....,,....48 
3 (6) 231 « " 40 
Courtney Beats McMurchy. 
Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 24.— The scores made in yesterday's bi-weekly 
medal shoot of the Onondaga County Sportsmen's Association show 
that Courtney's physique is not a bar to his handling of a gun at the 
traps. The Colonel's work in these medal contests has been very reg- 
ular and his smashing of the kingbirds very sure. Yesterday he had, 
among others in his class, to meet Harvey McMurchy, one of the best 
shots in the country. It was common report that "Mac" would walk 
off with the medal, but common report told a flattering tale. It is 
true he tied Courtney on his first string of 50 with a score of 43. In 
the shoot-off, however, Courtney won by two targets, breaking 18 to 
his opponent's 16. This gave Courtney the medal once more. 
In Class B, Hunter led his men, breaking 38, W. Morris being close 
up with 37. James Boyd was king of Class C with 30, his solitary oppo- 
nent, W. Jennings, scoring 27. In this squad B. A. Bartlett, of the 
Burgess Gun Company, of Buffalo, N. Y., shot a string of 50 targets, 
breaking 45, the highest score made during the day. J. Glennon, who 
was not in for any medal, shot in the same squad also, and broke 33. 
After the race Bartlett paralyzed the shooters by his exhibition of 
trick and fancy shooting, an exhibition in which it must be said he is 
facile princeps. 
The scores are somewhat lower than)usual, but this may be accounted 
for by the fact that the traps were screwed up very tight and threw a 
hard, swift target. Scores in detail: 
Medal shoot, 50 kinghirds per man, unkown angles: 
AG Courtney 11111111011111011011101110101111111111111111111111—43 
H McMurchy 01111011101111111111111001101111111111111111111101—43 
Geo Holloway . . . .llllOOlOOOlllllOllOllllllllOllOOllllllllllllllllll— 42 
J Montgomery. . ..10011110111011011111001111111011111110111111100111— 40 
GeoMosher llOOlllllllOllllOllOOlOlllOllllllOlllllllOllllllll— 40 
A C Ginty 11111111001101111011111111100101101111111111000111—30 
Geo Mann 01111111011111111101101010111110111111101110001100-37 
W E Hookway. . . .01011100110011101100110011010111110111101111101100-32 
Class B. 
B Hunter 01111101001011110101111011011111110111010111111111—38 
W Morris 11110011010101011111010111111111110111111101111001—37 
D Pettit 00001111111111111111000101011100110011100101111110-33 
D Walters 00111101111101110111101110100110101101101100111101—34 
J Cool OlOOllOOOllOllllllOllllllllOOllllllOOlUOlllOOOOOl— 32 
Class B. 
James Boyd 01010100000100110011001111001111101111101101110111—30 
AV Jennings 01100110001100010111101110110000011111100100111010—27 
B A Bartlett 11111111111011101111111111111101111101111101111111—45 
J Glennon 11000100111111111110100011001011110111110111111001— 33 
Ties in Class A. 
Courtney.. 11110111011111111111— 18 McMurchy 11111010111111010111— 16 
The Townsend Testimonial. 
The following notice has been received in regard to the second day's 
programme of the Townsend testimonial tournament, which had to be 
postponed, owing to stormy weather, to Thursday, Dec 6. Shooting 
to begin at 9:30 A. M.: 
Programme: Event No. 1, 10 empires, entry $1 ; No. 2, 15 empires, 
$1.50; No. 3, 10 empires. $1; No. 4, 20 empires, $2; No. 5, 15 empires, 
$1.50; No. 6, 10 empires, $1; No. 7, 15 empires, $1.50; No. 8, 15 empires, 
$1.50; No. 9, 10 empires, 81; No. 10, 10 empires, $1. For Event No. 4 
W. F. Quimby donates 1,000 empire targets, to be charged for at the 
uniform price of 5 cents each. If not all usedin this event they will be 
used in the following events at the same price until all are thrown. 
Special events on side traps: No. 1, 25 empires, $1, for $20 in cash, 
donated by Mr. Al. Heritage; first prize $8, second prise $6, third prize 
$4, fourth prize 32. No. 2, 25 empires, $3, 21yds. rise, both barrels, 
unknown angles, one man up; a .38cal. repeating rifle, donated by W. 
H Wolstencrof t, to be added to first money. 
The following prizes will also be shot for on conditions to be ar- 
ranged: 12}£lbs. American wood powder, 201bs. E. C. powder, copy 
"Bench Show and Field Trial Records," magazine shooting vest, grass 
ducking suit, box of cigars. 
Come to this shoot and bring all your friends. 
Al. Heritage, 1 
W. F. Quimby, I p™™^,,., 
M. F. Lindsley, f <- ommlttee - 
T. H. Keller, J 
Trap at Watson's Park. 
Chicago, 111., Nov. 24.— The following additional scores were made 
during the past week: 
Nov. SO.— Audubon Gun Club race, 15 live birds per man: 
W P Mussey. . . .20020202200W —5 R B Wadsworth.22022212020w —8 
F R Bissell 121222200111221—13 J W Amberg. ...202121211202122—13 
C S Wilcox 110210020101102- 9 *M JEich 011111111111112—14 
L M Hamilton . .001012001112120— 9 *Ed Bingham. . .022212122012201—12 
J W McCauly, ..211000020202122— 9 
*Not members. Bissell and Amberg will shoot off their tie at next 
club shoot. 
Nov. 22.-25 live birds per man: 
O Von Lengerke 2000001010012002002102001—10 
Lister 7 0201102222200210011202011—16 
Same day, 25 live birds per man: 
Von Lengerke 0222222222212122222101212-23 
Parker 1011001111212212222022212-21 
The following match was shot on Nov. 17 at 25 live birdsjper man: 
Chas Antoine 1201111112022212222122001—21 
Parker 22022J2022222222222200212— 20 
Ravelrigg. 
No notice taken of anonymous communications. 
Dr. Jes, Douglas, Wyo.— Will you kindly decide the following to set- 
tle a dispute? Two men agree to Bhoot off a tie miss and out. A 
shoots and misses. B claims the stakes without shooting. A claims 
that B must shoot, and that if B misses both must begin again and 
shoot until one has scored one more target than his opponent, both 
having fired the same number of shots. Ans. A is right. 
H., Edgar, Neb.— 1. A large swan was captured near here by a 
farmer. I secured it and will have it mounted. It was of a very light 
drab on the neck and to some extent the same on some of the feathers 
on the back. Its bill was pink color, with black markings around the 
nostrils, feet black, the under feathers very thick and heavy and of a 
beautiful silky white. The bird was brought in alive, as its captor had 
only wounded it. What kind of a swan would you call it? 2. Some 
years ago a flock of large birds passed over the town from the south- 
west. They were about the color of the brown pelican, perhaps a lit- 
tle darker; but I do not think they were pelicans, as I could not see 
any pocket under their bills. They sailed along at a good height and 
quite slowly, and seldom moved their wings. What do you think they 
were? It is the only time in a residence of twenty years that I have 
seen such birds. Ans. 1. Probably young trumpeter swan, 2. 'We 
cannot surmise. 
