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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 26, 1895. 
can contigent was a Lot one. A live bird team composed of 
Brewer, Elliot, Fulford, Morfey, Heikes, Capt. Money, Mc- 
Murchy, Van Dyke, Parker, Clover, Mayhew,', Sweny, Pope, 
Kelsey, Upson, and George Mosher, would make it hot for any 
equal number of shooters. It is very seldom that so many really 
good men get together before the traps; thus the Hamilton 
management has another cause for mutual congratulation. 
During the afternoon the boys had a good laugh at Brewer's 
expense. The "Union and Advertiser," an evening daily of 
Rochester, N. Y., of Monday evening, Jan. 14, bad come out 
with a cut of Brewer in honor of his shoot that afternoon with 
Glover. The cut was a dandy and caused lots of fun. The 
following paragraph also from the same paper caused 
many a favorable comment to be passed upon the fertile imag- 
ination of the reporter who was answerable for the article: 
"The members of the Rochester Rod and Gun Club, under 
whose auspices the shoot is being held, were early on the 
ground, and some little time before 11 o'clock a sweepstake 
shooting began. Among the out of town men to indulge in the 
sport were Fred Quimbly, "Jim" Elliott, Fred Yan Dyke, 
"Tom" JVIorphy, Capt. Money, "Tom" Kellar, Charles Smith 
and Miller Lindsay. Beside these Daniel Lefevre and Harvey 
McMurchey, of Syracuse, and E. D. Fulford, of Utica, tried 
their skill. Each man had ten birds and the scores were very 
good, considering the conditions." There's no doubt about it; 
"the scores were very good, considering the conditions," seeing 
that not a single one of the above shooters was in or near 
Rochester on that day ! 
SECOND DAT, JAN. 16. 
The second day's programme, like that of the first, con- 
tained both live bird and target events. At the target traps six 
events were shot off, five at 20 targets, unknown angles, and 
one, a 15 target race, at traps in reversed order. Heikes was 
very much to the front in these events, breaking his first 60 
straight, but missing five out of the last 55, bis average was 96 
per cent, lor the day. The scores as a whole were extremely 
good, the backround not being as good as it might be, owing to 
some trees that shut out the sky line. All events being at un- 
known angles, there were fewer straights than on Tuesday; 
Heikes and Kelsey had three each, McMurchy two," Andrews, 
Brewer and Hobart one each. 
H At the live bird traps the $700 guaranteed purse event, com- 
menced on Tuesday, was finished just before dark. Four 
squads, containing 26 men in all, shot their strings of 20. In 
the first squad, John Stroud, a Hamilton man, killed 19, while 
M. M. Mayhew and Dr. Blackall killed 18. By this time it was 
pretty well certain that nothing but eighteens would be in it, 
there being now one straight, two nineteens and 10 eighteens 
for the 14 prizes. The next squad brought out two more 
straights, Jim Elliott and a young man from Ridgetown, Ont., 
H. Bates by name, being the two fortunate individuals. The 
third squad produced another 19, in the person of Sydney Fair- 
bairn, the Mayor of Minnedosa, Man. At one time it looked 
as if the Mayor was going to make a straight, but he slipped 
up on a fast driver from No. 4 trap that would have beaten 
many a good shot. Mr. Fairbairn shoots in the old style, gun 
below the elbow, bringing his gun to his shoulder in a very easy 
manner. Quite a groan went up from the crowd when he let 
his bird go, spoiling his chances of a stiaight. The last squad 
had two eighteens, Chas., Forsyth of Aldershot, and G. Mar- 
getts, of Niagara Falls. The prize winners therefore were E. 
D. Fulford, J. A. R. Elliott, and H. Bates, 20; S. Fairbairn, J. 
L. Brewer, and J. Stroud, 19; while the twelve eighteens di- 
vided the remainder of the purse; i, e. : the last eight moneys, 
a sum of $175. 
There being yet a little time before dark, four men, Fulford, 
"Cox," Sweny and Briggs, shot their strings in the "Grand 
Stake Race," 15 live birds. $15, birds extra. Entrance in this 
event had to be made by Nov. 10, a forfeit of $5 accompany- 
ing the entry; a second payment of $5 was made Dec. 10, and 
the final $5 being paid on Jau. 10. There were thirty entries in 
this event, making the respectable purse of $450 to divide into 
five moneys, 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 per cent., high guns to take 
the money. 
Fulford scored 14 out of 15, "Cox" and Sweny 13 each, 
Briggs losing three out of his 15. This closed the second days' 
shooting, 580 birds being trapped on this day, as against 540 on 
Tuesday. 
No. 1, 20 targets, $2, unknown angles : 
Kirkwood 11111111110101111110—17 
Hobart 01101111111111111111—17 
Money 11111101011010111111—16 
Van Dyke 01111111011111111111—18 
Dr Moshor 11111101111111111110-18 
Wheeler 01111011111010110111—15 
Kelsey Olllllllllllllllllll— 19 
Heikes 11111111111111111111—20 
Brewer lOlllllllllllOllllil— 18 
Hammon d 111111001010111 11111— 16 
Morfey 11010111110111101111—16 
D Smith 01111111111101111111—18 
McMurchy t 11111111001111111111—18 
Upson 11111101111111111111—19 
Mosher 1O111011111111111111— 18 
Roberta 11111111111111111111—20 
Dodds OllllOllOlllOlOi "1111— 14 
Clifford 11110110100111111111—16 
Clover • 11110111111111111111—19 
Parker 11111111111001101011—16 
Sweney , 11111111111111011011—18 
Wayper 11111111101111011111—18 
No. 2, same : 
Money 00111111111111011111—17 
Morfey 11111111111101111111—19 
Hobart .11110110111111111111—18 
Yan Dyke 11101111111111110111—18 
McMurohy 11111111111111011111—19 
Dr Mosher 111111111011 11111111—19 
Heikes 11111111111111111111—20 
Upson - 10111111111111111111—19 
Hammond 11111111110111111101—18 
Brewer. 11111111101111111111-19 
Sweney 1101110111 1111110011-16 
Mosher 10101111110111111111-17 
Boberts 11101111111111111111—19 
Eelsey .11111111111111111111—20 
D C Smith 10111111111111111111—19 
Lyons 00100110011111100111—12 
Bounds 00101011011111101011—13 
Clover. • .11111111011111111111—19 
No. 3, same 
Money . 11111111010111111111-18 
Morfey 11011111111011111110—17 
Yan Dyke 11111111101111111111—19 
Hobart 11011111111111101111—18 
Gr eigg 110111111111110111 11—18 
Upson. 11111111011111111111—19 
Sweney 00001110001100110110— 9 
Cantelon 11011110111111011110—16 
Mosber 00100101 111011 111111—14 
Clover 01011111110101011111—15 
Heikes 11111111111111111111-20 
Wheeler 11001111110111111111-17 
Graham 11111111011111111111—19 
Clifford 01011111110111111111—17 
Brewer - 11110111110101111101—16 
McMurchy • 11111111111111111111—20 
Pick . 11111011111011110111—17 
Hammond , ..110111111111111111 tl— 19 
Wayper 01111111111111111111—19 
Parker : 11111111111110111001-17 
Kirkwood ,,<.•<■) >• ,11101111101111011111—17 
No. 4, same :. 
Morfey 11111011111111110111—18 
Money. 111.11110101111111110—17 
Kelsey , 11111111111111111111— 20 
Yan Dyke 11110101111111111111—18 
Upson 11101101111111111111—18 
Hobart 01111010111111111110—16 
Heikes "... .11111111011101111111-18 
Sweney 11011111111111111111—19 
G A Mosber 11111101011111010111—16 
Bounds 10001000101101111100—10 
Greigg 11111111101111111111—19 
Wheeler 11100101111110111110—12 
Hunt 11 101110011101100001-11 
Clifford 11111110100111111110-16 
Cantelon 0111 110101101101 1 111—15 
Dick .11111101101111110111—17 
Parker 11111011111101111111—18 
McMurchy 11111111111111111111—20 
James 10100101111010111110—13 
Lyons lO'UOllOOOOlOOOlOOlO— 7 
Dodds 10111110100111111111—16 
Pope 11111110011001100101—13 
Andrews 11111111111111111111—20 
Graham 11111001010110101111—14 
No. 5, same. 
Upson 11011111111111111111—19 
Mounv 11100111111111111011—17 
Van Dyke 01111101111111111111—18 
Hobart 11101111111001101011—15 
Sweny 01011111111101111111—17 
Morfey 11110111111111111110—18 
Bounds 1111010110011111(411—15 
Kirkwood 11010101010111111111—15 
Heikes 11101111111111111111—19 
Kelsey 11110111111111101110—17 
McMurchy 11111111111011111111—19 
Andrews. llOOllOllloolUOUll— 14 
Dodds 10110111100111101111—15 
D Smith 11101111111111011101—17 
Cox 11100101 111 111111111—17 
Brewer .11111111 111111111111—20 
Campbell 11111100111111111111—18 
Fairbairn 1111101011 1111111111—18 
Way per. 11111111101111111111—19 
Greigg 11100111111111111011—17 
No. 6, 15 targets, $2: 
Heikes 101111111111110-13 McMurchy.. .110111001111111-12 
Money llllOllluOOlllO— 10 Wilson Ill 1 11110111011— 13 
Swney 100100111111011—10 Dick. 111000111101101—10 
Van Dyke... 110111101111101— 12 Wayper 111111110111111—14 
Upson 000111111101011—10 Kirkwocfd. ..101111110011100— 10 
Parker 111111111101101—13 Wheeler 110110101111001—10 
Hobart llllillllllOlll— 13 Greigg 100111010110101— 9 
Morfey 011101101010101— 9 Dodds 011110011111111—12 
Kelsey ..... .111111111111111—15 Fulford 111110110111111-13 
THIRD DAY, JAN. 17. 
The target traps were pretty nearly deserted on this day, but 
very few events, with only a small entry list in each event, 
being shot off. What shooting was done was varied in charac- 
ter, one event being shot at expert rules, one man up in the 
centre, and another being at five pairs; in the latter event 
Heikes was the only straight. 
No. 1, 10 targets, $1: Wilson 8, Kirkwood 9, Van Dyke 9, Camp- 
bell 10, Dick 8, Morfey 10, H. Bates 8, Lewis 8. 
No. 2, 10 targets, $1 : Farwell 7, Blackall 10, Greigg 10, Kuth 7, 
A. Bates 4, Dick 9, Parker 9, Van Dyke 7, Heikes 7, McMurohy 7. 
No. 3, 5 pairs, $2 : 
Clover ...... .00 10 01 
Morfey 11 11 01 
Van Dyke.... 11 00 11 
Hobart 10 11 01 
McMurchy. ...11 
Heikes 11 
10 11— 5 Pope 11 10 11 10 11— 8 
11 11— 9 Parker 10 10 11 11 11— 8 
11 11— 8 Fulford 10 11 11 10 11— 8 
10 11— 7 Upson 11 11 10 10 11— 8 
01 11 11 10- 8 Campbell 11 00 11 10 10— 6 
11 11 11 11—10 
No. 4, 15 targets, 5 unknown traps, one man up: 
Morley 101111111100010—10 Van Dyke. . .111110111101101— 12 
Hobart 111111011010111—12 Heikes 111110111110011-12 
Upson 111111101111111—14 Kolsey 011111111101111—13 
McMurchy... 111111111111111— 15 Fulford 111101001101111-11 
Money 111111111111111—15 Wayper 111111011111111—14 
At the live bird traps things moved pretty briskly, the num- 
ber of birds trapped in the two events decided being, strangely 
enough, precisely the same as that trapped on Wednesday, 
viz. : 580. The remaining 26 entries in the Grand Stake Race 
shot their strings of 15 birds, Heikes and J. Stroud alone kill- 
ing all the birds; these two divided the two first moneys, 30 and 
25 per cent, of the purse. This left 45 per cent, to divide be- 
tween six shooters with 14 a piece: Bates, Blackall, Elliot, Ful- 
ford, Kelsey and Morey, 
There being no chance of au international team race, the 
Canadians being unable to get together a team that would be 
able to make any sort of a showing against the men from the 
Unted States, it was decided to put up a sweep at 10 birds, $7 
entrance, including birds. This event had nineteen entries, 
out of which number only four made straight scores; these 
were: Heikes, Fulford, Upson and J. Streud. The purse was 
divided similarly to the purse in the last event, the four shoot- 
ers above named thus dividing 90 per cent, of the pot, leaving 
record 
being the 
same, and the best made during the tournament. Each man 
killed 44 out of 45 shot at. Heikes killed 43 out of his 45, while « 
Bates answered for 84 out of the 35 he shot at. 
The scores in all the live bird events decided during the 
three days of the tournament were as follows: 
No. 1, 20 live birds, $10 entrance, birds extra, Hamilton Gun 
Club rules, 53 entries, $700 in gold guaranteed; shot Jan. 15 
and 16 : 
H Bates . 22222211222222122222- 20 
JAR Elliott 22222212211222122112—20 
E D Fulford 22222222222212222222—20 
J . Brewer 12222121112212221022—19 
Sydney Fairbairn 12111111122112112021—19 
John Stroud 11111222211201211112—19 
E Andrews 22022212211022112211—18 
Dr Blackall ...21121212221221120101—18 
M D Campbell 11212121211112212200—18 
Chas Forsyth 11121121101111021112-18 
B O Heikes 12211211120120111112-18 
T G Margetts 10212111121112111011— IS 
M Mayhew. 21222110222220222112—18 
H McMurchy 11112101111112110112—18 
D Miller 22211211120 1 21122220—18 
T W Morfey •. . . .2222102222222222U222— IS 
H R Sweeney 22222222222222220220—18 
F Van Dyke 02222222212222011222—18 
Wm Fitch 01211211021212120112—17 
W Gregg 02110210111211111212-17 
F D Kelsey 11122221022021211011—17 
A P Pope. 10121222C02121121211— 17 
J Wayper 11211111121011121002—17 
J Crooks 00002112012111221221—16 
Hai ry Graham 11120210102120221111—16 
D James 11000122112101222111— 16 
J S Kirkwood 12102211221112200101—16 
J Parker 11U21022212201110211— 16 
M Keardon 21021210212011201112—16 
A Smyth 20012222122022221012—16 
W Stroud 21111210201212021210-16 
D A Upson , 22220012222022022121—16 
C Charles 01202220221210212202-15 
0 "Cox" ,21120102112102001111—15 
J Fitch 10220220111121102201—15 
M Fletcher, , t , , . 01222120023111210012-15 
Chas Wilmot 02101221110011121022—15 
J Geddings 22200201020111201112—14 
T H Robinson 10202111222102200210—14 
D C Smith 22220ull001111i21010— 14 
R Stroud 12212100012220212100—14 
E Cantelon 02101011120110111001—13 
G Mosher 2111 00000100122 1 1221—13 
C "Wilson" 20220212020200121220—13 
F Baxter 02021200102222020102—12 
Geo Briggs 22210010101212001002—12 
H Eddy 11022020220200200122—12 
Capt Money (.0200201111010210012—11 
E H Rounds 02100001100010110101— 9 
John Smyth 2221111 10010 w — 9 
J Wheeler I02212010201w — 8 
A J Bright 2u()(l20110120w — 6 
Dr Harrison 2t0U220l0w —6 
No. 2, Grand Stake race, 15 live birds, $15 entrance, birds ex- 
tra, Hamilton Gun Club rules, 30 entries, 5 moneys, high guns, 
30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 per cent, of purse, shot Jan, 17 : 
R O Heikes. .121211121212121-15 D A Upson. .220120211222222— 13 
J Stroud 122221211222122—15 J L B re wor. .212220222011220— 12 
H Bates 12-20222212222 12— 14 G Briggs. . . .111112202110022—12 
DrBlackall...l01221112111122— 14 McMurohy ..110122011101121— 12 
J A 11 Elliott.221211111211202— 14 D Miller . . . .112211012021202-12 
E D Fulford. 222220222212222— 14 T W Morfey.. 202222022220022 -11 
FKelsey 111201111222112—14 H Eddy 2111111022220w— 11 
Capt Money. 112202222212221— 14 J Wayper.. . .21 1112012110 w —10 
W Campbell. 112102111121101— 13 E Anurews. . 10211112UOw — 9 
C "Cox" 020111221121211—13 D CSmith. . .22l0212102w — 8 
J Crooks.... 201121201112112— 13 B W Gregg. .122212020w — 7 
W Fitoh 121102101111111—18 M Beardon. . 212022210 w — 7 
S Fairbairn.. 121121011212101— 13 Bellamy 11012110w — 6 
M May hew.. 222021121011112-13 C Forsyth ..21011201w — 6 
HKSweny. ..222222220220222— 13 J SKiruwood20021100w — 4 
No, 3, extra event, 10 live birds, $5, birds extra, Hamilton Gun 
Club rules, prizes divided same as Mo. 2, shot on Jan. 17 : 
ED Fulford 2122222222—10 W Stroud 1211022112— 9 
ROHeikes 1111212122-10 F Van Dyke 2110122222— 9 
J Stroud 1111211112-10 L Wheeler 1211201121— 9 
D A Upson 2211222222-10 W U Campbell. . .0212210111— 8 
Bellamy 0222122122— 9 J A ft Elliott 2210112202— 8 
C Cox 2211021122— 9 M Mayhew 1222021202— 8 
J 6 Kirkwood 1112101111— 9 Capt Money .... 0211120112— 8 
H McMurchy 2211221202- 9 A P Pope 2122211000— 7 
D Miller 1110122212— 9 Fairbairn 2100w — 2 
T W Moifey 2222222022— 9 
A DAT OF MATCHES. 
Friday, Jan. 18, was a day of matches, as will be seen from tk« 
scores given below. The club had about 1,000 good birds on band 
and it wanted to get rid of them as far as possible. As a matter 
of fact the birds liberated on this day, up to the time when I 
left the grounds, 2 P.M., to catch my train for New York, were 
the best that had been trapped during the entire tournament. 
Among the matches were the following: J. S. Kirkwood versus 
D. C. Smith, two local men, 25 birds, $25 a side; 11, O. Heikes 
versus T. W. Morfey, 50 birds, $50 a side; both these matches 
were shot under Hamilton Gun Ulub rules. Then came a maicb 
between Moi fey and J. Stroud of Hamilton, 25 birds, 30yds. rise, 
15yds. boundary, $25 a side. The last was John L. Brewer versus 
C. Cockburn ("Cox") ot Toronto, 50 birds, $50 a side. Dominion 
rules, gun below the elbow until bird is on the wing, 26yds. rise. 
In the first match Kirkwood easily defeated his opponent, 
scoring 23 to 21. The second match, Heikes versus Morfey, ex- 
cited a vast amount of interest, Morfey selling in the pools as 
favorite, although the Heikes end was very readily taken. The 
race was a capital one, the soore being a tie at the end of the 41at 
round. Then Heikes lost three birds while Morfey killed 
straight, winning ultimately by the good score of 47 to 44 on an 
excellent lot of birds. 
The following are the scores of these two events : 
Match, 25 live birds, $25 a side, 30yds. rise, Hamilton G. C. 
rules : 
1 S Kirkwood 2110221212120121211111221—28 
D C Smith 1*21122122020121*22222222—21 
Match, 50 live birds, $50 a side, 30yds. rise, Hamilton G. O. 
rules : 
R G Heikes 1122222122222112121222022—21 
21221222012*211100221*212—20-44 
T W Morfey 2221111210111212222112222-24 
22*1222222222" 22122222221-23-47 
For the balance of this report I must rely on the statements of 
several acquaintances on whose good faith 1 can s:ifely rely. 
The Moriey-Stroud match passed off pleasantly, Morfey win- 
ning by two birds, killing 21 to his opponent's 19. Besides the 
21 scored as above, Morfey also killed three birds just outside of 
the 15yds. boundary, thus making his total for the day 71 out of 
75. The excellence of ihis score will be better appreciated by 
those who saw the quality of the birds. 
The Brewer-Ooekburn match broke up the shoot, and made a 
groat big blot on the escutcheon of the Hamilton Gun Club. 
Brewer of course sold as favorite in the pools, although the 
Cockburn end of it was taken very freely. Brewer was using a 
10-gauge Greener in this match and smashed his birds down 
With wonderful regularity. He was shooting in great form and 
when the match was two-thirds over, or thereabouts, he was 
two birds in -the lead. Although it was then a moral cinch that 
Brewer would win, yet the Cockburn men were just as ready to 
buy their man in the pools. From the facts that developed later 
it began to look as though they must have known som thing. 
A lew birds from the finish Brewer's load was challenged by 
his opponent; trie referee (whoso name I am unable to ascertain) 
took one of Brewer's shells and the match was shot out, the 
score standing at the close 44-45 in Brewer's favor. 
The shell was then opened and it was discovered that it con- 
tained l%ozs. of shot ! The referee reserved his decision on the 
match, Brewer claiming that ho was told that the shells con- 
tained only l%ozs, of shot, which amount he said he understood 
he was entitled to shoot. The shells were some which had been 
loaded by the loader for the club and in the club's own room, 
and I understand that the boy afterward made a clean breast of 
the whole affair, implicating the pool seLlers. I also understand 
that certain parties who baoked Brewer in the pool boxes have 
instituted legal proceedings against the pool sellers to secure 
the money they deposited in them, charging fraud. 
The whole affair is a most unfortunate one for the future tour- 
naments to be held In Hamilton. It is therefore to be devoutly 
hoped that the authorities of tha club will not let the matter 
drop but probe it to the bottom, meting out punishment to all 
who deserve it. That is the only way it can ever hope to hold 
another tournament as successful as the one which closed so 
disastrously. Edwabd Banks. 
AN EXPLANATION FltOM HAMILTON. 
In regard to the Brewer-Cockburn ("Cox") matter above re- 
ferred to, Mr. J. W. Bowman, secretary of the live bird depart- 
ment of the Hamilton tournament, writes as follows : 
"I regret to say that there is a contest on the Brewer vs. Cox 
match ; this race was a very hot one.and on the 45th bird Mr.Cox 
challenged Mr, Brewer's shells; the remainder of the match was 
shot under protest, and as the score shows, Brewer won. Brewer 
claims that he was told that the only thing he had to do in these 
old Dominion rules was to hold his gun below the elbow, and 
Brewer put in 1% oz, ol shot. He shot Stroud's 10-gauge «un. 
I am sending you papers with accounts of match as well, i am 
very sorry that there has bean any trouble, as it is most unpleas- 
ant. It is the old story, however. They shot under rules that 
apparently neither of them were up In." 
Harrisburg on Top. 
H,\rtEiSBUHG, Pa., Jan. 12-— For some time quite a rivalry has 
existed between some of the cracks of Harrisburg, Altoona and 
Mifflin, a number ol events having been pulled ofC the past year 
by different shootera from these places with various results. 
The maiB ©Ysnt, foQwever, wag gfeot tfaia afteraooe, oa tee 
