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FOREST AND STREAM. 
April 6, 1895. 
Five men teams, 25 empires per man, unknown angles: 
Southside. 
Hoffmann 1111111011111110111111111-23 
Whitehead 1001101111111111101111111-21 
Thomas 1111111111111110100111101—21 
Geoffrey 010101110111101-ilOllllllO— 18 
Ma Jor .0111111111110111111111111—23-106 
Union. 
Sjgler 1111111111111011111111111-24 
Miller 1111010110111111111101111—21 
Jackson 0111110111010111100111111—19 
Quimby 0111101111111 11 110 1 111111—22 
B, Sickley 1111001001111111110111 110—19—105 
Maplewood 
Drake 0111111111111111110100111—21 
Fan Iderstein 1111 101 111111010110111100—19 
A. Sickley 1111011111111111111101111—23 
Williamson 1111110110100101111001100—16 
Van Dyke .1111111111111111110111111—24—103 
Riverside. 
E. M. Cooper 0111101111110111011111011—20 
P. Daly, Jr 1111111111111010110101111—21 
J. Cooper, Jr ...0100111110111111000111110—17 
E. M. Throckmorton .1101111111111111100111110—21 
A. L. Ivins 1110110111111111101111111—22-101 
Endeavor. 
Collins 011110101110111 1111100111— 19 
McPeek 1111110110111101011111111—21 
Crieff . 1111111110111101011101101—20 
Creveling 1111101101011011111011101—19 
Piercy 1110001111111100001111101—17— 96 
Climax. 
Edwards 0101101111110111110100111—18 
D. Terry 1111011011111100111111111—21 
Dutchy 1011011011 301101010101011— 15 
Apgar 1111011101111111011111111—22 
Brantingham 1111101011101101111011110—19— 95 
Elizabeth 
Hebbard 110011111001 1111111111101— 20 
Roberts 1110111111111111111111011—23 
Woodruff 1111110111101111000111101—19 
Davey 00111001 10111100011001101—14 
Batch 1001111010100101111001001— 14— 190 
Uniou Hill. 
C. Woolmington 1001011000000000000000101— 6 
J. Mahl 1101000111101101010111111—17 
P. Sullivan 1000000111111000001100100—10 
H. Undermer 0010110111110110011000101—14 
B. Henry 1011101111110111101111011—20— 67 
Besides the team race 13 other events were decide!, all at 
unknown angles. In these sweeps, as in the team race, "Uncle 
Billy" Sigler, who was 63 years of age on March 25 last, car- 
ried off the honors with a percentage of 94 1-2. Van Dyke was 
a good second, Hoffman and A. Sickley making a good race for 
third place. E. Sickley and Gas Grieff both averaged 90 per 
cent., while Charlie Hebbard only missed a similiar average by 
a scant two-thirds of one per cent. The table below gives the 
percentages and relative standing of the shooters, outside of the 
scores on the team race: 
Shot Per 
15 10 15 15 10 10 at. Broke, c't. 
14 8 14 15 ... , 90 85 94 1-2 
15 9 12 14 . . . . 105 98 93 1-3 
13 8 13 14 10 9 125 116 92 4-5 
.. 10 13 14 .. .. 40 37 92 1-2 
. . 8 12 14 10 10 60 54 90 
15 .. 13 40 
.. 10 13 15 ... . 75 
80 
13 .... 14 8 
14 .... 13 8 
No. targets :10 10 10 15 10 15 10 
Sigler 10 14 10 
VanDyke 15 9 14 10 
Hoffman 14 10 15 10 
A Sickley 
E Sickley 
Greiff 8 .. .. 
Hebbard 8 12 9 . . . . 
Cooper ... 7 8 8 Li 91410 
Drake.... 9 10 7 14 9 13 . . 
Creveling 
Ivins 9 10 9 13 8 . . 8 
Woodruff . . 
Apgar 15 9 10 8 
Thomas 10 13 ... . 8 
Daly, Jr.. 7 9 10 13 . . 15 . . 
Simpson 9 14 7 
Henry, 8 . . . . 
Hobart 14 9 12 8 
Miller.... 9 8 7 .. 10 12 .. 
Geoffroy 
Major 7 12 . . 11 9 
Brant' h'm 8 
Smith 
Whitehe'd 
Quimby 7 
Jackson. . 7 7 6........ 
Cooper, Jr 7 8 9 .. 6 .. 7 
David , 
Heritage.. . . 13 . . 
Shaw 7 7 .. .. 7 .. 7 
Brumley 7 . . . . 
Piercy 
Collins 
Williams. 
Edwards 8 10 5 . . 7 
Throck- 
morton . . . 
Van 
Iderstiue.. 
Flower. . . 
Bergen. . . 
Jersey 
English. . . 
Untermier 
36 90 
67 89 1-3 
71 88 3-4 
9 120 106 88 1-3 
9 
14 
15 
9 
12 
13 
13 
13 
14 
14 
12 
15 
13 
12 
11 
13 
13 
12 
13 
13 
11 
11 
12 
10 
12 
13 
12 
11 
13 
13 
14 
10 
12 
9 6 
11 
12 
11 
11 
8 
10 11 6 4 
10 
8 
4 8 
10 5 8 
50 
44 88 
65 
57 87 2 3 
15 
13 86 2-3 
105 
90 85 3-4 
90 
77 85 1-2 
75 
63 84 
63 84 
25 
21 84 
115 
95 82 1-2 
115 
95 82 1-2 
40 
33 82 1-2 
105 
86 82 
50 
41 82 
55 
44 80 
55 
43 78 
55 
41 74 3-5 
70 
52 74 1-3 
50 
37 74 
15 
11 73 1-3 
55 
40 72 3-4 
55 
39 71 
10 
7 70 
75 
51 68 
25 
17 68 
15 
10 66 2-3 
70 
45 64 
40 
25 62 1-2 
15 
9 60 
40 
23 57 1-2 
20 
11 55 
15 
8 53 1-3 
15 
8 53 1-3 
10 
5 50 
Missoula Rod and Gun Club. 
Missoula, Mont., March 24. — Well, here we are again, right 
side up with care. After a suspension of business of over eight 
months, the Missoula Rod and Guu Club "bobs up serenely," 
and is now in shooting trim for the season of '95. Coxeyism, 
washouts, strikes and other trifling impedimenta served as 
factors in the shortening of t^e struggles of the little club for 
the '94 seasou; and it is somewhat behind hand in appearing 
on the field of action this spring. It enters upon its new year 
with bright prospects for a much more successful season than 
any iu its History. Last evening the club held its first meeting 
of the year. Last season's officers, excepting the field captain, 
were re-elected for the ensuing one. They are: J. M. Evans, 
President: \V. P. Brnyton, Vice-President ; F. P. Kern, Treas- 
urer; J. P. Merrard, Field Captain, and Will Cave, Secretary. 
A recapitulation of the scores of 1894, developed the follow- 
ing percentages made by the members at the regular weekly 
medal contests of 15 singles at known angles: 
W. H. Mace. 70 2-3; A. Harrity, 82; Frank Woody, 59 1-9- T 
S. Jones 68 1-5: J. P. Meward, 76 1-5: F. P. Kern, 44 1-3; 'h. 
A. Stephens, 83; C. A. Searles. 80; J. K. Wood, 50; Robert 
Rogers. 891-11; W. P. Brayton, 62 2-3; F. Cowee. 50 2-5; J. T. 
Sawhill, 64 1-10; Lieutenant Devol, 70 2-3; J. M. Evans, 66 2-3: 
C Russell, 60. 
The percentage of 89 1-11, made by Bob Rogers, entitles him 
tp the season championship medal for 1894." It was decided 
that the medal contests of 1895 should be 20 singles at unknown 
angles, and that the initial shoot should be held to-day for a 
classification of the shooters; those breaking 12 targets or ud, 
wards out of the possible 20, to be in "A" class, and those 
breaking less than 12 to be in "B" class. A fair representation 
of the shooters appeared on the grounds at the hour appointed. 
After a little preliminary practice, the 20 singles, unknown 
angles, classification shoot, took place, resulting in the scores 
and classification (under which the shooters will remain during 
the four succeeding weekly contests), as follows: 
A Class. 
C. A. Searles 11110100011101001101—12 
R. Rogers 0111111011111 1111111—18 
W. H. M ac» 11 011 110010110101101— 13 
J. K. Wood 11010111101001001110—12 
J, P. Menard 11111111011011111111—18 
W. P. Brayton 01100111111011011111—15 
Lieut. Devol 011111001111011101 01—14 
B. Class. 
J. M. Evans 01001000010111010110— 9 
T. E. Evans 11000111000000000101— 7 
Frank Woody 01000011010101010101— 9 
Capt. Andrews 01010110111000001010— 9 
F. P. Kern 00101000010000100111— 7 
F. Allinson 11010100111000010010— 9 
WILL CAVE, Secretary. 
San Antonio Opens the Ball. 
San Antonio, Texas, March 28. — The San Antonio Express of 
March 25, announces the opening of the trap season with the 
heading: "Gun Cranks in Clover," and then inaugurates an 
article which sits heavy on an aesthetic stomach, as follows: 
"To those lovers of the gun whose delight is to stop the erratic 
flight of a whistling blue rock," etc. Now the bare idea of a 
blue rock whistling is enough to impart a pucker to one's lips 
much akin to that which is usually produced by indulgence m 
a persimmon that is pulled in its youth. Just'imagine a well 
regulated, ultramarine stone whistling Yankee Doodle or Dixie 
to intercept a load of shot. I guess some one must have tam- 
pered with the reporter who wrote the lines with a considerable 
tamp or he would have done better. At any rate, we'll let it 
go at that and give the facts of the grand opening in truly pro- 
fessional style, as Forest and Stream always doas: 
The San "Antonio Gun Club inaugurated the seasou with 36 
shooters, all anxious to win something and they shot at key- 
stone targets. The opening shoot was at 15 singles as follows: 
Merrill, 14; Adams, 11; J. Schmidt, 9; Chabot, 9; Eppstein, 12; 
Rothwell, 12; W. S. Smith, 12; Veith, 5; Prescott, 7; Shields 
12; Samuels, 9; Tendick, 11; Fritz Miller, 12: W. Miller, 12; 
Black, 12; Piety, 12; Stevens, 5; Ellis, 6; G. C. Smith, 5; 
George, 13. 
The next was the annual prize shoot for members only, but 
some one had offered a large Teutonic beer mug, and a half 
dozen muggies as a prize to be competed for by the visiting 
sportsmen. The bait was very alluring, and the keynote was 
struck when a beer mug was offered. You should have seen 
Dickie Merrill, the celebrated dog man from Milwaukee, cut- 
ting up all kinds of fluid steel didoes in anticipation of 
glueing his fevered lips to the aforesaid objet d'art. A. W. 
Adams, he of rotund appearance and jolly disposition, was also 
one of the visiting contestants, and so were Messrs. Piety, of 
Kansas City; Miles and Wallace Miller, of Austin; Johnnie 
Schmidt, of Milwaukee, and John Ellis, of Galveston. The 
visitors rather did up the home folks in shooting, and Dick 
Merrill didn't do a thing but kill out straight, something which 
probably would not have taken place had not the prize been so 
much in his line. He snuffed the targets in a splendid style, 
and you Northerners had better take a good look at Dick when 
you see him. He'll make it hot for all of you this summer. 
Score: 
Members. 
Shields, 18; France, 18; Rothwell, 22; Black, 19; Veith, 12; 
Eppsteio, 17; Bennett, 15; Learn, 20; Chabot, 20: Epp, 24; 
Phillips, 15; Prescott, 18; Tedick, 20; Smith, 14; George, 20; G. 
C. Smith, 9; Samuels, 21; Cann, 16; W. S. Smith, 25; Rhams- 
dorBf, 8; Jordt^ 16; Simpson, 12; Thiele, 23; Pancoast, 20; H. 
W. Adams, 21; Vernor, 26; Volbrecht, 23: Mc Vicar, 23; New- 
ton, 15. 
Visitors. 
Merrill, 30; Ellis, 19; Piety, 22; Miles Miller, 25; W. Miller, 
27; A. W. Adams, 24 
Mr. Vernor. carried off the club's first prize; W. S. Smith, 
second; Jno. Epp, third; Volbrecht, fourth; Rothwell, fifth: 
Samuels, sixth; Pancoast, seventh; Black, eighth; Shields,' 
ninth; Eppstein, tenth. 
invent No. 3 was at fifteen singles, unknown angles, with 
eighteen en tides. The following is th° score: 
Shields, 9; A. W. Adams, 12; Fritz IMiller, 14; Chabot, 7; 
Ellis, 12; Merrill, 12; Rothwell, 12; Newton, 7; Samuel's 10; 
Piety. 14; Vernor, 9; W. Miller, 9; Black, 11: H. W. Adams, 
13; Schmidt, 9; Rhamsdorf, 1; Kearney, 6; Smith, 4. 
The closing shoot at 15 singles was participated in by 10 
shooters, with the following results: 
A. W. Adams. 12; Vernor, 14; Black. 11; Rothwell, 12; W. 
Miller, 13; Fritz Miller, 14; Smith, 7; Shields, 13; Merrill, 13; 
Piety, 8. TEXAS FIELD. 
New York State Association Shooting Rules. 
Utica, N. Y., March 25.— At a'recent meeting of the Com- 
mittee on Rules, of the New York State Association for the 
Protection of Fish and Game, held at Albany, some important 
changes in the shooting rules were agreed upon to govern the 
1895 tournament at Saratoga. To avoid uncertainty and save 
disputes, it was agreed to adopt the American Shooting Asso- 
ciation Rules to govern both targets and live bird contests. 
Cut the following special rules out and paste them in your copy 
.of American Shooting Association Rules, and you will thu s 
have a copy of the New York Rules for 1895. It was found 
necessary to adopt some special rules to meet conditions exist- 
ing here and the following was agreed upon: 
TARGET SHOOTING. 
American Association Rules shall govern where they do not 
conflict with the following special rules: 
Rule 1. The rapid firing system shall be used, targets being 
thrown from known traps at unknown angles, and the angles 
to be changed after each target is thrown. 
Rule 2. In ordinary sweepstake events, the management may 
permit 10 guage guns to stand at 16 yards, but in all State 
events 10 guage guns must stand at 18 yards, and shoot in 
separate squads. 
Rule 3. No person shall be eligible to shoot on any team 
contesting for the team championship at inanimate targets 
unless he shall be. First. An actual bona fide citizen of the State 
of New York. Second. He shall have been at least flirty days 
a member of the club which he shall represent. Third. He 
shall be an actual bona fide resident of the county in which 
said club has its principal headquarters. If any ciub shall 
allow any person to shoot on a team not able to comDly with all 
of the aoove requisites, such team shall forfeit its entrance 
money and all rights in the match, and be subject to such 
penalties as the Association may prescribe. No moneys shall 
be paid over, or any trophy be awarded, if a protest shall be 
made by any team contesting, until the same shall be decided 
and the tournament president shall determine how the protest 
shall be considered and decided, 
LIVE BIRD SHOOTING. 
American Shooting Association Rules shall govern when they 
do not conflict with the following special rules: 
Rule 1. If any member of a team contesting for the Dean 
Richmond trophy shall be disqualified from shooting for auy 
cause under the rules, after he shall have fired at one or more 
birds in the contest, the team of wnich he is a member shall 
forfeit all rights and also their entrance money. 
Rule 2. Conduct. No person who acts in an unsportsmanime 
manner, or who is intoxicated, or who persists in making himself 
disagreeable to contestants and management, or whD willfully 
persists in using profane or vulgar language, or wdfully insists 
upon violating the rules of this association, shall be permitted 
on the grounds of this association, or participate in any con- 
tests on its grounds. 
Rule 3. Birds Alighting. Any bird shot at (with either one 
or both barrels), with sufficient life to light on a fence, tree or 
out-building, and closing its wings, shall be declared a lost 
bird. 
Rule 4. No person shall be eligible to shoot on any team con- 
testing for the Dean Richmond trophy unless he shall be, first, 
an actual bona fide citizen of the State of New York. Second. 
He shall have been at least thirty days a member of the club, 
which he shall represent. Third. He shall be an actual bona 
fide resident of the town or city in which said club has its prin- 
cipal headquarters, or of a town or city in the same county im- 
mediately adjoining thereto. If any club shall allow any per- 
son to shoot on a team not able to comply with all of the above 
requisites, such team shall forfeit its entrance money and all 
rights in the match, and be subject to such other penalties as 
the association may prescribe. 
No moneys shall be paid over or any trophy be awarded if a 
protest shall be made by any team contesting until the same 
shall be decided and the tournament president shall determine 
how the protest shall be considered and decided. 
Rule 5. Dean Richmond trophy, value §1,150. Shall be held 
by the winning>lub each year in trust, to be accounted for to 
the State Association, to be shot for by three members of a 
club belonging to the association, such members to be residents 
of the town or city in which the club is located, or of a town or 
city immediately adjoining thereto, as provided in rule 4. 
Fifteen single live birds to each contestant. Entrance fee $20 
per team. The team making the highest score shall win the 
"trophy" and 60 per cent, of the entrance money, and the 
team making the next highest score will receive the' remaining 
40 per cent. HENRY L. GATES. 
The Memphis Tournament. 
Memphis, Tenn., March 25. — Now that the regular season for 
shooting game is past, of course a great deal more interest is 
being taken in the coming tournament, which is to be given 
here under the auspices of the Memphis Gun Club in June 
next. This, I think, will be one of the most pleasant tourna- 
ments of the kind ever given in the country, because the club is 
making a strong effort to bring together the best element of 
gentlemen sportsmen, who meet for the great pleasure they get 
out of it. The fact that this club is composed of the loading- 
lawyers, merchauts and business men of the city will go a very 
long way toward making it more a social gathering than the 
old stereotyped tournaments. Those of us not iu the secrets of 
the management of this organization, are, or course, at a loss 
to understand how this managing committee can afford to 
make the offer in cash money, which they do. The only solu- 
tion that we find is in this fact, that the club is composed ot 
that progressive element which dares to do things, vv hich other 
clubs would uot undertake. The shooter who misses this tour- 
nament will always regret it, for these boys are full of fun, 
and are planning many pleasant surprises for their guests, not 
in the programme. ADAM. 
Weir City, Kansas. 
Weir City, Kansas, March 23. — The live bird contest between 
C. H. Calhoun and Joseph Wilkinson, both of Weir City r , took 
place upon the grounds of the Business Mens' Club to-day be- 
fore a large audience. The day was all that could be desired, 
as the weather was clear and bracing, while a slight breeze 
across the traps helped the birds along. The birds were fur- 
nished by Wilkinson, and were all trap trimmed and trained. 
They were conceded to be the most even lot of strong flyers 
ever shot on these grounds. The match was for a purse of 
1300, and all the gate receipts, and was under American Asso- 
ciation rules, modified to the use of one barrel. Mcllhany, 
who last fall gained a decisive victory over Wilkinson in a 50 
bird race, acted as second and bottle holder for Calhoun, while 
Wilkmsou's brother performed the same office for the van- 
quished hero of the single barrel. Several hundred dollars 
changed hands on the result. The appended score shows Cal- 
houn's remarkable race, and how he won it: 
1115253 1533 5 5124215315141 
....0 111111*11121*1111101111 0-21 
54444844545224441242 5 4213 
..110111001 * 010110111*1100 1-15 
Calhoun. 
Wilkinson . 
MAMALUKE. 
Revolver Shooting in England. 
The opening shoot for the season of "i895 took place at the North 
London Rifld Club on March 6. The conditions for the revolver 
champ onship of the club (won last year by the American, Walter 
Winans), is shot for under rather different conditions this year. 
Last year it was the stationary targets at 20 and 50 yds., six scores 
at 20 yds., and two at 50 yds. This year it is as follows: Six scores 
at 20 yds. stationary; one score at a disappearing target at 20 yds.; 
one score at 20 yds., fired with each hand alternately; and two 
scores at 50 yds; only one score made on any one day to count 
during the season. The first prize will be a larger gold jewel than 
last year's. 
On the opening day, March 6, the scores were at the 20 yds. sta- 
tionary target. The results were as follows: 
Luff 577677—39 Gould 781635 - 31 
Major Mundy 7H377G — 3tJ McCormack 5D3&74— 27 
76 
Comber 775706 
Major Palmer 776764 
Carter 561477 
On March 13, same target: 
Major Palmer 666775 
C F Lowe 557S77- 
Carter 57.5775 
Comber 7SriH6tJ 
Frost 577663 
Skilton 367754- 
-38 Bicketts 445346—26 
-37 Asbby 346635-27 
-33 Treadwell 433514- 2J 
-36 Lieut Richardson 664644- 30 
-SO J McCormack 770456— ,2s 
-36 W E vans 754353 - 27 
-34 Howe 776::04— 27 
-34 Treadwell • • • .243706-22 
-32 
None of the above scores are good enough for the championship, 
but the better shots have not begun to shoot yet. The interest 
when the scores begin to run high does not usually begin till June. 
San Antonio Riflemen. 
San Antonio, Texas., March 28.— The season of 1895 was fired in 
by the crack of twenty rifles at the San Antonio range. The 
scores below will bear witness to the fact that the members of 
the San Antonio Rifle Club still retain their old-time cunning, and 
there is no doubt that the shooting this year will eclipse that of 
former times, both as to quantity and quality. 
One performance in particular is worthy of mention. It is that 
of Mr. Emanuel Seffel, a young man of f wentv-five, who broke all 
previous record* by making the magnificent score of 96 offhand 
at^loO yds. He made six 10s and four 9s: two of theJOs were 12s on 
