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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[June 29, 1895. 
Abe Kleinman, of Chicago, surprised everybody and himself by 
breaking loose from his work at Chicago and coming out to the first 
■outside tournament he has attended in fifteen years. want a vaca- 
tion," said Abe. "I haven't set foot in a boat for six years, nor been 
at a shoot for over a dozen years. I made up my mind in about* five 
minutes that I'd come over and see one of the tig shoots of to-day." 
And he was in it in the scores. 
Charlie Young, of Springfield, O., as may not be generally known, 
is the inventor of four patented ejector contrivances, the best of 
which is now being put In use at the gun works of Liege, Belgium, 
Charlie had with him a gun built entirely by himself, and he shot it 
through the shoot. It was unbro wned and showed the file and brazing 
marks, and had a chunk of pine screwed on the grip, and was tough- 
looking all around, yet its maker pounded out 98 out of 100 with it. 
Charlie says he is going to whittle out another gun pretty soon. I am 
told that two other home-made guns were used at this tournament by 
Watts and Prechtel. 
The shooters' badges this year were of yellow silk, bearing a full- 
length view of Harvey McMurchy in the act of shooting a bluerock. 
This was a sweet thing. All the girls at the lunch room wore one. 
Gambell, of Aurora, Ind., was in good form. He tied Redwing, of 
Cleveland, for high place the first day, losing only 6 birds during the 
day (the last two events not being shot till the following morning). 
Upson, of Cleveland, shot a hot gait. On the second day he ran 98 
out of 100. 
Dropping for place, one regrets to conclude, was common and no- 
torious at this shoot. 
Probably the most disgusted man in America was honest John Ruble, 
of Chicago. On the second day he was, as usual, figuring around and 
entering among the very last on the list, so as to see "where to go." 
In No. 6 event he waited too long, and while he was out watching a 
blackboard the event was closed and he was left out. When he heard 
of this he roared and wanted to go in, but it was no use. Of course, 
this shut him out of the average money, as that went only to those 
who shot through the programme! They say Honest Jobn is threat- 
ened with heart disease over this, and it nearly proved fatal to some 
of the boys, they laughed so hard over it. 
There was a "pump squad." all six using the Winchester or Bur- 
gess. 
The name of the "farmer Equad" was claimed by the Texas and New 
York men making it up. 
The Browning boys, of Ogden, Utah (inventors of many of the Win- 
chester patents), were on hand en route East with another trunkful. 
They say that silver i6 no good in Utah just now, but that the peaches 
continue to be the best on earth and to retail two for five. 
Capt. A. C. Anson, of the Chicago Base Ball Club, with his associates, 
Wilmot, Decker and Parrott, came out on Thursday, it being a rainy 
■day, so they didn't have to work. Anse took a hand in the shooting 
game, and shot very well. 
This is about the season of the year when Shorty Bacon Btops 
digging his cucumbers, tightens up the straps around his waist, and 
treadB for Cleveland to lay in his winter's provisions. 
The cranks and quips of gun tinkering are well shown at a big shoot. 
One man had black wax painted along the top of his gun, to prevent 
reflection of the light. Another shot barrels bright and white. An- 
other had a Monte Carlo stock surmounted with rubber and leather. 
Another had his stock padded with bunches of leather four inches 
through. Local leather pads were common. Some, had the inside of 
the stock planed off, some built up. Recoil pads were of all sorts, 
one man having no less than five alternate layers of pads on his stock. 
One man had a high front sight, as on a revolver; another two ivory 
sights well forward on the barrel, to "line up" with. Just a plain un- 
monkeyed gun was something rare in the rolling stock of the big 
shoot. 
Paul North was happy when the sun came out on Friday morning. 
Jack Parker says he will give a Detroit shoot (not on Des-Chree 
Sbos-Kee island) about September 12 or 15, dates not yet claimed. 
There will be added money and guaranteed purses. 
The far Western contingent certainly shot hard. Utah and Texas 
both got into the averages The representatives of both these States 
were very popular at the shoot. 
The "banner squad." or "South and North squad," made plenty of 
amusement in one event with their antics, breaking out into a regular 
lark on the firing line and calling "pull" in all colors of the rainbow. 
Yet they kept on splitting wood This squad was named the "banner 
squad" early in the shoot, and late on the last day it proved title by 
breaking the equad record, scoring 110 out of 120. This score was as 
follows: H. McMurchy 20, Jack Parker 20, Holzapfel 20, Neaf Aogar 
19, Moore 19, Miller 18. "Holz," Moore and Miller are all from Texas. 
McMurchy and Apgar claim New York, and Jack Parker Michigan. 
They were squad No. 9 and their record came in event No. 7 on 
Friday. 
Redwing and Upson, the two hi?h average prize men, both live in 
Cleveland, and shoot regularly on these grounds As the background 
is a bit trying at times, they probably had a trifle the advantage of 
the visiting shooters through their acquaintance with the grounds. 
Mr. J. H. Webster, president of the Ohambe lin Cartridge and Tar- 
get Co , has been mentioned as cashier of the shoot, though one could 
wish he had not been confined so closely behind the railing all the 
time. Mr. Webster is one of the old inhabitants of Cleveland, and his 
prosperity has advanced with that of the beautiful city of which be is 
so proud. He showed the visitors spots near the shooting grounds 
where deer were killed in his boyhood, and pointed out gieat build- 
ings now standing on what he once knew as opan commons. A man 
of great business interests, Mr. Webster says he enjoyed coming out 
to run cash for the shooi as a sort of vacation from office work. Most 
tournament cashiers do not think it a vacation exac ly. 
Assistants in the office were Messrs. J. E. Brocklesby and D. S. 
Mitchell. The scorers at No. 1 board were Messrs. Wherry and 
Jones; Mr. Barton, superintendent of the target factory, doing the 
refereeing. At No. 2 board Messrs. Willis and Wigntman scored, and 
the referee was Mr. Blssett, engineer at the cartridge factory. Mr. 
North had general charge of the shoot. Certainly an able corps was 
in line, and it is small wonder that everything passed off so well and 
pleasantly. 
The kicker was there in a small quantity, but he is mostly on hand 
in one form or another at any shot. 
A few of the better shots speak favorably of the Pumphrey equitable 
handicap, which pays every shooter a pro rata for the targets he 
breaks, and which prevents all dropping for place. A few others of 
the experts do not like it, because they can not win so much under it. 
Naturally the droppers and poolers do not like it. 
Cleveland is a wealthy and beautiful city. 
Get ready now for the Blue Rock third annual. 
After all, have not managements been partly responsible for the 
growth of dropping in the past? Have they not really set the standard 
by weak avoidance of the issue ? 
At last let us hear less of the cry, "How are you going to prove it ?" 
The proof is easy. 
If future Blue Rock tournaments have a shadow frown no less than 
that of 1895, the fixture will continue always one of the great standard 
events of the shooting year. 
It was Cleveland that dropped on the dropper. Now does the drop- 
per drop on to the fact that dropping is very liable to take a drop in 
popularity and safety ? 
To drop or not to drop was never a question in a square shooter's 
mind at this year's Blue Rock tournament. At the next one it may be 
a. very serious question in the minds of a few shooters who are square. 
Such men are no aid to a tournament and no help to the sport. 
Cleveland made some history and there was some news. 
The newspaper men were very nicely handled. E. Hough. 
New York German Gun Club. 
New York. June 20.— Herewith please find score sheet of our fifth 
shoot of this season, which explains itself. The shoot was held yester- 
day, which was also the day of our annual pienic. Members arrived 
early with family and friends (about 120 in number), and the interest 
in the shoot was an unusual one. After one sweep dinner was served. 
The president welcomed all members, ladies and guests, and concluded 
with a toast to the ladies. Prize bowling and wheelbarrow contest for 
l £ A l? s f S^°^ ed - • Dai ? cln g. etc., kept the party together until about 10 
P. M. The day is to be recorded as one of great success to the club in 
every respect. 
Club shoot, 8 live birds: 
Sauter (30) 31210011- 
Schmitt (30) imm&. 
Dreste (21) 10020000- 
Lenone (28) .02000102- 
Elfers (21) 11002130- 
K6nig(21) 01001201- 
Baudan (21) 11101110- 
Frazer (25) 11112211- 
Miller (25) .10111011- 
Huff (25)...., 110U.01- 
P Garms, Sr (21) 0.0200011- 
Dr Hudson (30) 12000212- 
G J Schlicht (25) 122221 11—8 
7 A Busch (25) ..... 10012212—6 
•2 Noble (21) 10001211-5 
■3 Wellbrock (SO) 22220121—7 
5 Torofo'd(30) 02021120-5 
-4 Greitner (21) •0000105-1 
•6 Dannefelser (25) 01101010-4 
-8 Edwards (30) . .", 0210(1222-4 
-6 Kromberg (25) .0022001—3 
-5 Steueruagel 11002210-5 
-3 Lucas 21201002-5 
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Inanimate Target Shooting in England. 
London. England, June 9.— Inanimate target shooting has not been 
a recognized sport in Great Britain until within the last few years, but 
so rapidly has it grown in favor that it now ranks among the most 
popular pastimes of this land, where outdoor sports are loved, re- 
spected, and encouraged. Clubs have been organized everywhere to 
advance this form of shooting, and once a year a great championship 
meeting takes place, where lovers of the gun gather to determine 
their superiority in this art. It has been my good fortune to have at- 
tended this their third annual championship meeting, which took 
place on June 6, 7 and 8, at Wembley Park, Middlesex, a station some 
twenty minutes by rail from London. It seemed to me that I owed it 
to my brother sportsmen in the United States to tell them what I saw 
and to acquaint them with the methods employed. I know of no bet- 
ter channel than through your columns. 
First of all, Wembley Park is a beautiful spot laid out by some 
famous landscape gardener. It is in fact a shooter's paradise. Then 
the arrangements are excellent, everything is quiet and orderly. The 
most perfect system prevails in the conduct of the shoot, from the 
time of entry until the close. A military band of twelve pieces dis- 
courses an attractive programme of music. Refreshments are served 
in many places on the grounds in the best of style and many a bottle 
of Irroy loses its neck during 1 hp meeting. No betting Is allowed aside 
from ihe entrance stake. Ladies and gentlemen watching the con- 
tests cover the spacious steps of the grand stand and fill the seats 
under the spreading branches of the great oaks. 
It is the object of the governing body to give everyone a chance to 
win by a system of handicapping the most improved that I have yet 
seen, but one which I will not take up your space to explain. These 
handicap events are interspersed with scratch events, where everyone 
stands on an equal plane. So perfectly does this work that it is an ex- 
ception for an individual to win more than one of the coveted prizes 
during a meeting. The prizes are silver cups, diamond jewels, etc. 
A person eligible to shoot and desiring to enter pays a nominal sum to 
defray the expenses of the birds and trapping. This entitles him to 
shoot for the prizes, of which there are generally two, high guns win- 
ning. There is no class (-hooting. The prizes are of the intrinsic 
value advertised and range from $25 to several hundred dollars in 
value. 
During this meeting about eighty competitors took part, and out of 
this number perhaps a dozen were awarded prizes. Last year seven 
Americans took part, but none were successful in obtaining a prize. 
This year one American contested and won for his country its first 
prize at this national meeting. Of the gentlemen from the United 
StateB who shot here last year several of them enjoy national reputa- 
was over the Marquis was introduced and made a very happy speech, 
in which he referred most pleasantly to the United States and its 
people. He recommended outdoor sports to all, referred to shooting 
as a noble and manly sport, and said that he enjoyed nothing better 
than to see Americans competing for and carrying off prises. So 
closed the most perfect shoot in many ways that lever attended. 
When I left the grounds it was with the hope that I might some day 
return and see an American team win. A . S. W. 
The Altoona Programme. 
The Altoona (Pa ) Rod and Gun Club, an organization that live 8 and 
thrives in the heart of the Alleghanies, has issued the. programme for 
its third annual tournament, which will beheld on July 10 -IS. The 
programme is similar in form to that issued last year, when the Penn- 
sylvania State Shoot was held on the summit of Mount Wopsononoek 
under the auspices of the above-mentioned club. It is as much a work 
of art as was its predecessor; but there the similarity ends. 
This year's programme caters distinctly to that, class of shooter 
which is the bone and sinew of all trap-shooting tournaments— the 75 
to 85 per cent. man. In that respect the club deserves every encour- 
agement. 
The tournament committee has arranged a programme for three 
days— July 10-12. On July 10 a 100-target race will be shot: entrance 
$5, targets extra— a total of $7, targets being changed for at 2 cents 
each, the club having wisely decided to knock off one cent from the 
rate usually changed, 3 cents, in preference to adding money to the 
purses. This is practically the same as adding over $200, 20,000 tar- 
gets in three days being a low estimate for two sets of traps. The 
conditions of this race are: "One hundred to 120 targets, 16yda. rise, 
known traps, unknown angles. Four moneys, 4C;Tto first, 30% to 
second, 20% to third and 10% to fourth. Entrance $5, targets extra. 
Entrance may be male up to the commencement of shooting of last 
squad in first round. Each squad to shoot at 25 targets before retir- 
ing. The expert shots will shoot at 100 targets, while the less skillful 
will be allowed to shoot at from 1 to 20 targets more than 100. No 
shooter will be scored more than 100 breaks. The handicapping will be 
done by C. M. Hostetter, 'Old Hoss,' Pitttburgh, Pa : Edward Banks, 
of Forest and Stream, New York; W. R. Fieles, Christiana, Pa. ; 
Harry Thurman, Germantown, Phila , and W. C. MacDonald, 'Buck- 
shot,' Altoona, Pa. The handicaps will be announced on the mornine 
of the shoot." s 
This event should be a popular one. Entries can be mads to W. G , 
Clark, secretary to the club. In regard to this race, Forest and Stream 
offers to the tournament committee the following suggestion for what 
THE INANIMATE BIRD SHOOTING ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT WEMBLEY PARK. 
{From the London Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic Neivs.) 
On the shoot- off Frazer won the club medal by killing 3 straight to 
Schlicht 's 2, the latter taking the Garms medal. Wellbrock beat Aug 
Scbmitt out for the Lenone medal by killing 3 to his 2. 
In a 3-bird sweep the following scores were made: Lucas 2, Lenone 
1, Busch 3, Schmitt 1, Hudson 3, Huff S, Krausbe 1, Sauter 2 Steuer- 
uagel 2, Frazer 2, Miller 2, Wellbrock 3, Noble 3 Elfers S, ftadle 0 Leit- 
lault 1, Messmann 1, G. H. Leuthkusser, Sec'y. 
tions at home, and it may be of interest to trap-shooters in America 
to know why t hey failed. The conditions are very different from ours. 
Here they uee both barrels. This, I am sure, will strike the American 
target-shooter unfavorably, as it did me; but after becoming used to 
it, I eame to the conclusion that it was the best arrangement, as it 
tra'ns one to U8e his gun more as he would when live pigeon or game 
shooting. One learns to use the first barrel quicker and to use both 
more rapidly, and in more perfect harmony. 7 he traps, which are 
ranged in ten pairs, each pair 5yds. apart, are hard throwers, remark- 
ably so, and the target is tough and not easily broken. The traps are 
pulled by ropes, one puller pulling five sets of traps. The Taunton 
trap is the most perfect one 1 have yet seen, seldom breaks a bird, but 
throws them with wonderful strength and accuracy, generally at 
known angles. It is this combination of strong trap and tough bird 
which makes the shooting so difficult. Iu appearance both traps and 
targets are similar to ours. The rapid-fire system i3 also in voeue. 
The traps are hidden bv small screens, numbered from 1 to 10. After 
the traps have been pulled from first to last, ten boys, neatly dressed 
in white and red duck coats, run out and load the traps; then when 
each trap has been filled, upon a given signal they all run back, main- 
taining as perfect a line as a military company. The shooting is ref- 
ereed and scored excellently as pquad after squad is called out. I can- 
not recall a single instance of mistake during the three days 1 shoot- 
ine. 
In 1893 the championship of the United Kingdom was won by a score 
of 15 out of 20, in 1894 by 17 out of 20, and this year by 18 out of 20, 
80 men contesting. This appears to be inferior shooting to that done 
in Americ". but whether or not it really is can only be decided by 
Americans coming here and shooting under similar conditions. The 
American gentlemen who shot here last year entered the contests 
with such complete confidence that their ultimate railure to win any- 
thing rather amused the Britishers. The next event in importance to 
the championship contest is the team match between clubs from Eng- 
land, Scoi land and Ireland, 11 men in a team, 30 birds to a man, and 
when I tell you that this year England won with a score of 223 out of 
330 you may want to know whether I think an American team would 
have a cinch or not, as it would appear from this evidently small 
score. My answer is: If a team composed as follows could come over 
here they would win: Dr. Carver and J A. R. Elliott, of Missouri; 
Rolla Heikes. of Ohio; Budd, of Iowa; J. Wolstencroft, of Pennsyl- 
vania; Van Dyke, of New Jersey, and Capt. Money, Fulford, Kelsey, 
Glover and McMurchy, of New York, or a team composed of men of 
equal ability ; but I don't think the feat would be as easy as it looks. 
The Englishmen would welcome us, treat us generously and give ub 
fair play. Now, why could we not send a representative team here? It 
could be easily done by forming a national target shocters 1 association 
comprised of clubs from every State; then assess each club annually" 
a small amount toward the expenses of a team which would be 
selected after a series of competitions. The expenses iocurred in 
seDding such a team would not exceed $2,500. It, seems to me as if I 
would give the coat off my back to see the above-named team face, the 
traps at Wembley Park, representing the PUrs and Stripes in an effort 
to wrest victory from England. Sco> land and Poland. Now is the time 
to commence; we have been longer 1 1 it than they. 
The scene at the presentation of prizes, which took place after the 
last shot had been fired in the last contest, was most impressive. A 
platform 1 ad been erected in front of the grand stand which was 
covered with rugs and handsomely decorated, the prizes being con- 
spicuously placed at one side. When all was ready the chairman, J. 
B. Dougail, Esq., appeared with the Marquis of Lorne K T. After 
music and much hand clapping and hat waving, the chairman made a 
brief speech and then called the prize winners one at a time upon 
the platform, where they shook hands with the Marquis, were con- 
gratulated by him and received their prizes from him. When tlii 
it is worth : " That no breaks over 94 or 95 be counted, unless it should 
happen that a scratch man should break more than that number— in 
which case his score should he the highest possible that could he 
made." If 94 were the figure chosen, thil would mean that 91 would 
get a portion of fourth money, providing all the intermediate places 
were filled. The object of the suggestion is to prevent the effect of a 
misapprehension of the capabilities of a contestant giving him such a 
handicap that he could break straight or even better. It seems to us 
that it would be a good idea to settle on a " hiehest possible." 
Thursday's and Friday's programmes (July 11, 12) are precisely 
similar. Each contains 10 events of 15 targets, $1.50 entrance. These 
events will be governed by the Pennsylvania State Sportsmens Associa- 
tion's rules, the important feature of which is the handicap as follows: 
"All contestants start on an equal basis; shooting at known trapsand 
angles. Winners of first or second money must shoot in the next 
event which they enter at known traps and unknown angles. If in 
this event they fail to secure either first or second prize, they fall back 
to known traps and known angles in the nest event t bey shootat, and 
so continue to graduate, etc '' 
All shells or baggage shipped in care of W. G. Clark, the secretary, 
will be carried to the grounds and taken care of free of all charge 
The traps will be in position for shooting at the Lookout grounds on the 
9th, so that preliminary practice may be indulged in. Shooting will 
comrr ence at 9 80am. each day dm ing the tournament. To those who 
attended the tournaments at '• Wopsy " in '93 and 04 it is not necessary 
to explain anything. For others the programme gives the following 
instructions: "To reach the grounds take electric cars to Juniata 
depot, then take cars on the Altoona. Clearfield & Northern Railroad 
to Hotel Wopsononoek. Point Lookout is a short distance from the 
hotfl and shooters will be carried free between these points by hacks 
furnished by the club. There will be ample room at the hotel at the 
grounds for all who desire to remain there over uight ; others can 
return to the city, there being convenient trains both morning sod even- 
ing. Every possible effort will he made to render the occasion a 
pleasant one to visiting sportsmen." 
The shooting grounds at Point Lookout are located on the brow of a 
hill that overlooks the valley of the Juniata from a height of 1100 feet 
It is a perfect skyline— targets thrown from the traps fall on the rocks 
700 or 800 feet below. The view is a magnificent one and the location 
an ideal one. 
Trap at Wilmington, Del. 
Wilmington. Del., June 15.— The Wawasets defeated the Nonesuch 
Gun Club, of Newport, in a team race which took place on the latter's 
grounds to-day. The t^ams were 12 men a side, 25 targets per man 
beiDg the number shot at. J. Huber, of the visitors, by breaking gg 
won a gold medal offered for the highest score. The scores made 
were as follows: 
Wawaset Gun Club-George Huber 20. C. Buckmaster 20. 0 Springer 
21, F. Martin 15, W. Buckmaster 22, Q. Miller 17, R Miller 21 E Ma«on 
20. H. Donaldson 18, L. Manila 19, T. Weldin 14, J. Huber 23; total 230 
Nonesuch Gun Club— Allen 15, T. Lynam 23, Myers 13, Wright 17 
Duff 16, Groomi 10, Young 20, Gallo-.vay 14, Slane 18, Q Lynaui 17,' 
J.R. Lynam 21, King 20; total, 204. ' 
New York State Shoot. 
Saratoga, June 25. —At the meeting last night the attendance was 
only fair. Buffalo was chosen as the place for the tournament in 1896- 
the only other application was from Rome. Tournament will be held 
under the auspices of ibe Audubon Gun Club. Weather is fine and 
ttere is every prospect of a good shoot. Edward Basks, 
