186 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
fAm 15, 1896. 
Trap at Richmond, Ind. 
Richmond, Ind., July 31.— The members ol the Richmond Gun Club 
spent a very pleasaat day on their grounda at Athletic Park to-day. 
Abundance of shade, plenty uf green grass and a good supply of pure 
water make the park an ideal spot for spending a summer day. This 
fact, added to the shooting, attracted a goodly number of spectators. 
The shooters were few in number, but were thoroughly interested in 
the sport and kept the trappers husy. When the Richmond boys 
have another shoot I want to be there. Scores: 
Weaver. 
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Hampton 5 
Martin.. JO 
Orawford 9 
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O. H. Hampton. 
THE DU PONT TOURNAMENT. 
A Grand Success. 
Chicago, III,, Aug. 4.— The year 1896 has been one of great tonroa- 
mentg. So great have some of these been that it seemed the high- 
water mark of tournament records had been reached, and that it 
wou'd be presumption to confidently set a higher mark for an ambi- 
tion In tournament giving. Certainly had it been left to the unbiased 
opinion of experts it would hardly have been decided that the records 
of 80 great a year, as well as the record of all the years, and probably 
of all the countries, would be broken by a man who had never held a 
tournament, who was not familiar as a personality in the trap circuit, 
and who set for the meeting place of his tournament the city of Chi- 
cago, a great city to be sure, but one which had been deflcient for 
sometime in great shooting gatherings. The result has shown that 
Chicago is really the best place in the country for a creat undertak- 
ing demanding public spirit and unlimited expenditure of means. 
That city certainly is the home of hustling, and time andagain has 
shown iis' parentage of sons able to hacdle large mat^erial affairs. It 
would be something very much less than fair which would detract 
from Mr. B. S. Rice, the general agent of the Du Pont Powder Co., an 
iota of the full credit he deserves for conceiving and carrying out to 
perfection the greatest shoot of the day— the Grand Smokeless Pow- 
der Championship Handicap Live Bird tournament of E. I. du Pont de 
Nemcurs & Co Mr. Rice had the idea of the shoot in his head for 
more ihan a year, and has quietly and with perfect system been elab- 
orating his plana during that time. He has had at his disposal the 
powerful machinery of a number of agencies throughout the country, 
and he has behind him the resources of a great firm. The shoot rep- 
resents an expendiltire in all of abou' $10,000. Even with such back- 
ing no ordini»ry executive ability would nave produced a result like the 
one visible to-day, a result which is simply an astonishment alike to 
the participators and the promoters of the enterprise. There seems 
to have been an entire independence in plan and in method, and an en- 
tire carelessness of method of other managements in the past. For 
instance, it was a very wise idea not to attempt a mixed tournament 
of live birds and targets, although it was freely predicted that a live- 
bird tournament alone would not bring out a crowd Mr. Rice banked 
on ihe unapproached reputation of Chicago as a live-bird town, and 
built upon rhe information coming in to him from his agents over the 
cnuntry. He felt that he could go ahead upon the lines laid out, and 
the result has far more than justified his widest expectations. He 
deserves credit not short of enthusiastic praise. 
SPKOTAOLB OF THE GKOUNDS. 
An entrance to the old-time grounds of Watson's Park at Burnside, 
on Monday, the preparatory day of the big shoot, offered a stroke of 
the eye not less than astonishing, and such as has never been possible 
here before. The ample resources of the park had been amplified 
and extended. Beyond the exiremity of the long row of club build- 
ings reached a vista of canvas, not less than a dozen great house tents 
in line, giving the idea of a military encampment, and one governed 
with military neatness and precision. Additional buildings, booths, 
screens, scoring stands, settees, awnings, etc., etc., lay to the back of 
the double set of traps which occupied the center of the field. Near 
the club house stood the big headquarters tent of the Du Pont Co , 
occi'pied by the Du Pont Co. as headquarters. Here were the desks, 
tables, secretaries' appliances, etc., etc., with ample room left for 
tuests. Many ladies were here at all times. Messrs. Francis and 
.lexis du Pont, of Wilmington; Mr. E. 8. Rice, Mr. Wm. S. Colvin, 
president of the Hazard Powder Co. ; Messrs. R. 8. and Fred. Waddell, 
Mr. Wm. McBlair and others of the associates or agents of the Du 
Pont Co. were to be found at this headquarters in the field. The 
handsome Du Pont championship trophy naturally held a prominent 
place at the headquarters, and a series of glass cases displayed in a 
fetching manner the products of the great powder house whose 
munificence and enterprise were so unmistakably in evidence. Back of 
this was situated the general oflice of the cashier and chief of scorers, 
an ofiace so admirably and systematically managed as to be beyond 
all criticism The executive staff of the office ana grounds manage- 
ment was as follows: E. 8 Rice, Manager; H. P. Collins, Secretary, 
Baltimore, Md.; Jos D. Wood, Treasurer, Chicago, III.; Executive 
Committee: W. L. Shepard, 155 La Salle street; Col. O. E. Felton, 
Hartford Building; B. 6, Rice, 60-B2 Wabash avenue, Chicago: George 
W. Andrew-', official scorer, Chicago: Referees: Cup event, John 
Watson, Chicago, III ; team contest, W. L. Shepard, Chicago, 111.; 
event No. 1, Aug. 4, Dr. O. F. Brltton, Indianapolis, Ind.; event No. 2, 
Aug. 4, Col. C E, Felton, Chicago. III.; preparation day, John G. 
Smith, Algona, la. Beyond the headquarters tent was the Audubon 
Club tent, and n>xt stood the tent of Montgomery Ward & Co., well 
occupied, of course, and near by the big pavilion set aside for the use 
of the press. The latter body has never had such royal treatment as it 
has received from the management of this shoot. Beyond the press 
tent there stretched to the south a series of fine canvas houses de- 
voted to the general public of shooterdom, and arranged after a 
unique fashion. One lent bore the wide placard of "Dixie" ("Ten- 
nessee, Kentucky, Virginia and the South"), and was devoted to the 
use of gentlemen from below the Ohio River, although it is not of 
record that the Ohio River constituted any line of demarcation either 
banners of "New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio," "Indiana, lUlinoiS 
and Iowa," "Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota," "Missouri, Kansas 
and Nebraska " etc , etc. So imposing an array of edifices lor the 
crinvenience of shooters has never been seen in the history of tour- 
naments in this country. In the sunshine of a perfect day, countless 
streamers and banners floated cheerily and added life to the scene 
already animated. It was not a shoot, but an exposition; it was not a 
tournament, but a spectacular assemblage of the clans, a rallying of 
the regiments of the gun, a great fair wherein was to be seen the best 
of the phenomena of the sport of shooting at the trap. It was a 
privilege and an education to be present. 
THffi TttlBDTB OF THE COUNTKY. 
By noon of the first day there were present or in town, as nearly as 
f ould be determined, representatives from twenty-five States of the 
Union, The entry as announced by wire to Fokkst and Stream 
leachfd the figure of 134, a number fairly unprecedented in view of 
the character and significance attaching thereto. Nearly 200 shooters 
were upon the ground or in the city of Chicago on this first day. 
These were men representing the flower of the trap shooting country, 
North, South, East and West, men who came here seriously with 
plenty of money in their pockets, and each one seriously expecting to 
go away with more money than he brought. The programme cer- 
tainly gave lavish promise of this. It said to the shooters for the big 
t«am event: "No matter how many of you there are, nor ho v great a 
purse your sweepstakes may constitute, the management will add to 
that purse an equal amount, not guaranteeing the purse merely, but 
doubling it." Other added money was also of princely amount. 
With such a basis, productive of such a gathering of typical shooters, 
and amid a setting so magnificent, it is no wonder that Mr. Rice, 
wh"se darlnc and executive ability has brought this to its climax, felt 
his heart filled with a pardonable pride. He has worked day and night 
over this lor months. When be saw success so well in hand he was in 
danger of a reaction, and privately admitted that he was fairly on the 
point of collapse, and hardly knew whether or not he could run 
through the week without breaking down. It is not tJie hurried and 
imperfect words of a newspaper report which will give the best idea 
of this tournament, no matter how enthusiastic such may be It-s 
record will best be scattered by the lips of those who saw it and re- 
turned to their homes over the country. In these reports, and not in 
even the most well-meaning of those of the sporting press, will Mr. 
Rice and the company he represents find their best recompense of 
praise and the reward for an undertaking so perilously begun, so 
safely ended. 
THOROTJOHNKSS OF DETAIL. 
If it be impossible to speak too highly of the scope and daring of 
the business enterprise in holding this shoot, it is alike impossible to 
avoid praise for the thoroughness of detail in carrying it out. It was 
in every way a show affair. There has never been a tournament so 
spectacular, so attractive and so essentially high grade in every re- 
spect. The free and easy side in the methods of shooterdom were not 
visible. It was the best dressed crowd of shooters and spectators one 
has ever seen at a tournament. There was not the first suspicion of 
indecorum or carelessness in any regard. In this one does not mean 
to reflect in any way upon the usual customs at tournaments, but 
simply to commend especially the excellence of this tournament. It 
was neat and orderly— as quiet and elegant as- an evening entertain- 
ment. There was no undue jollification at any time, and not a boister- 
ous word or remark heard upon the grounds In short, it was shoot- 
ing as it can be and as it ought to be among the gentlemen of the gun. 
tiffin 
E.S.fiice .y(.UolviV. 'K\imf^ 
All this smoothness of detail evinced careful preparation and intelli- 
gent execution. From the tournament stationery up to the cashier's 
printed blanks, from the legendary banners to the uniform of the 
executive staff, everything was thoughtful, thorough, neat and pre- 
cise The uniform of the field staff attracted favorable comment. It 
consisted of a white cap of yachting model, and white sweater with 
the magic word Du Pont on the breast. These insignia were car- 
ried into the equad arrangements to some extent. The Southern 
men wore the white cap, white sweater and white duck trousers, the 
sweaters bearing the inscription, "Dixie for Du Pont." The Southern 
men made what was called che "White Squadron," and presented a 
very fetching appearance. The tireless hustler, Mr. Fred Waddell, 
had done all that he could In his section of the country for the success 
of the shoot, and of course was here and there and everywhere over 
the grounds. Mr. R 8. Waddell, of Cincinnati, filled a similar rdle. 
St. Louis sent Mr McBlair, the company's agent, and Baltimore con- 
tributed Mr. Collins. The Messrs. Du Pont, who were present at the 
shoot, could certahily look about with pride upon their large and able 
business family. 
VISITING SHOOTBBS. 
It would be Impossible in the space allowable to mention even the 
names of the entire multitude of shooters who were present. Chicago 
and Illinois of course turned out in force, and in a measure the local 
men felt themselves joint hosts in receiving the distinguished visitors 
from all over the Union. All the way from San Francisco came Mr. 
John 8. Fanning, the only, but the able, representative of the coast. 
From the other side of the continent, the Empire State of New York 
sent the following able delegation: Buffalo, Audubon Club team— C. 
8 Burkhardt, captain; E. C. Burkhardt, F. D. Kelsey, B. F. Smith, H. 
D Kirkover, Clinton Bldwell, manager; Mrs. 11. D. Kirkover, mascot. 
Also Messrs. Harvey McMurchy, dim Glover, E. D. Fultord, L. T. 
Davenport, Justus von Lengerke. 
Pennsylvania sent most of her men from Pittsburg. Besides Mr. 
Seth Clover, of Erie, there were Messrs. J G. Measner, A. H. King, 
W. 8. King, W. G. Clark, J. O'H. Denny, W. J. McCrickart, Elmer B. 
Shaner, all of Pittsburg. 
Ohio, the State of corn and champions, sent out the following 
highly respectable body of men: Messrs. R. O. Heikes, E. D Rike, 
Cbas. Tippy, Dayton; Ohas. Young, Springfield; D. A. Upson, Ralph 
Worthington, Cleveland; F. D. Alkire, Woodlyn; Geo. Sprose, Toledo; 
C. Bodifleld, Cleveland; R. 8. Waddell, Wm. Schuler, Cincinnati; 
Capt. W. A. West, Portsmouth. 
Indiana was repreaented by the following well-known gentlemen 
from different parts of the State: Messrs. Hyatt L. Frost, J. L. Win- 
ston, Geo. A. Beck, Willwd Thomas, H. B. Hill, J. G. Small, Fred 
Erb, Jr. 
Maryland contributed the S WoTing thoroughbreds, all reared on 
wild celery and terrapin: Messi ^.''bis MicAlester, J. R. Malone. H. 
T. Ducker, B. W. Olaridge, C. E. 3)iJay, J. M,. Hawkins, H. P. 
OolUns. 
Old Kentucky contributed a handsome quota m the following: 
Messrs. Samuel Hutchings, J. S. Phelpa, J ■., W. W. Watson, Ralph 
Trimble, Joa Coyle, Tony Qastright, Lieut. A. W. du Bray. 
Tennessee was represented by these popultir gentlemen: Messrs, T. 
A. Divine, F. P. Poston, P. J. W addell, Frank Legler and Thos. Gallen- 
dar. 
Minnesota sent a strong delegation, which included Mrs W. P. Shat- 
tuck, the accomplished lady shot of Minneapolis. When Mr. Rice 
laeae the ftcqu&}otaap,§ ol i/b^t ia<i,7 aatj learue^ tbat Wje gt^tg oC 
Minnesota had other skillful lady shots, he declared that next year he 
would have a special event arranged for lady shooters. The Minne- 
sota delegation was as follows: Dr. L. W. Lyon, Messrs. B. F. Schur- 
meier, H. C. Hirschy, J. 0. Highhous, John P. Burkhard and Roger 
McGinnis, of St. Paul; W. P. Shattuck, o« Minneapolis; Mr. Muir, of 
Jackson 
From Georgia came Mr. T. G. Etheridge, of Macon ; and to offset the 
Minnesota delegation from the north end of the country, Texas sent 
from the antipodes the popular circuit rider Mr. Wallace Miller. The 
State of Michigan sent Mr. Jack Parker, of Detroit; Mr. 8. J. Corbett, 
of Detroit, and Mr. Ben O. Bush, of Kalamazoo; J. H. Shrigley and 
McQueen. The Kansas delegation lined up as follows: Messrs. B. O. 
RuuQing, Atchison; Jas. W. Sexton, Leavenworth; D. W. Edwards, 
Severence; Lou. Erhardt, Atchison. 
Mississippi was voted by Mr. L. D. Herrick, of Scranton. 
Ilr.FRAHCb.QDuPoiif 
Iowa sent the strong aggregation whose names follow: Messrs C. 
W. Budd, C M Grimm, F. Gilbert, G. Peterson, E. D. Trotter, H. J. 
Wilson, J. Georgeson, J. G. Smith, G. E. Agard, G Lyons, G. P. Chris, 
tianson, L. T. Crisman, J. Avery, J. Little, F. J. Scott, J. Wilson, H- 
Weat. 
Wisconsin was well represented by Messrs. ,G. L, Dieter, R. Merrill, 
Dr. Williamson, Theo. Thomas, L J. Petit, H. Vose, Dr. Morrison, Hon. 
George vV. Peck, H. Carter, G. Wise, G. A. Lougee, C. Looley, Mr. 
Ford, Col. Farrpll, H W. Bosworth, Paul Browne. 
The State of Nebraska sent a lot of stalwarts, as shown below: 
Messrs. J. P. Smead, F. Montmorency, G. F. Buckee, J. C. Read, P. 8. 
Parmelee, W. P. McFarland, J. J. Dickey, Omaha; A. A. Glade, Grand 
Island; 0. E. Latshaw, Lincoln; J. W. Den, Arapahoe; W. T. Den, 
Brownville. 
Arkansas had but one representative, but a good one, Mr. John J. 
Sumpter, Jr., of Hot Springs. 
Missouri had on hand five well-known men: Messrs. J. E. Riley, J. 
Porter, C. Gottlieb, Chas. Schmelzer and Mr. Wllmot. 
The Slate of Illinois and the city of Chicago had a great many men 
in attendance. It would be impossible to attempt to give a complete 
list of these, but among those present on the second day were ihe 
following: 
Dr. H. H. Frothingham, Chauncey Powers, T. A. Marshall, Mr. 
Samuplgon, A. M. Bacon, Harry Dunnell, Burt Dunnell, Capt. A. H. 
Bogardus, J E. Price, Capt A. Arisen, J, J Kleinman, AbeKleinman, 
Geo. Kleinman, M. J. Eich, H. McFarland, Col. C. E. Felton, T.L Par- 
ker, Geo. Roll, J. A. Ruble, Ed. Bingham, Fred Taylor, Dr. McKey, 
Dr. Liddy, T. P. Hicks, Dr. Shaw, R. Kuss, 8. Palmer, W. L. Shepard, 
A. W. Adams, Ed. Steck, W. R. Morgan. R. B. Organ, W. P. Mussey, 
B. Barto. T. B. Leiter, VPm. Crosby. C. E. Morris, I. P. Watson, L. C. 
Willard, Geo. Sibley, C. 8 Wilcox, Frank Bissell, Frank Place, 0. B. 
Dicks, M. J. Pltzen, J. J. Smith, Geo. Franklm, Fred. Dilg, Geo. Beck, 
R. 8. Mott, F. P. Stannard. O. von Lengerke, Ab. Price, H. Levy. W. 
8. Cutler, J. Hoyt, Ernest Bice, F. E. Coppernoll, Al. Miller, E. E. 
Pai'kman. 
THE BECOBD ENTRY. 
Aug. A —It often happens that in crack tournaments the first event 
is the largest of the shoot, the entry being boomed up aa much as pos- 
sible. One must confess that on seeing the record of 134 shooters in 
one event of the preparatory day it seemed possible that this would 
be the highest entry of the occasion. It seemed unlikely that at so 
late a date of the circuit a greater number of shooters could be as- 
sembled who would actually go into a live-bird event with a stiff en- 
trance fee. It was almost amusing to see the look of surprise upon 
the faces of all when the entries began to come in on the first event 
of Tuesday, the flist day proper of the shoot. The tide rolled up and 
swelled past the mark of 134, and did not pause until it included thirty- 
five Equade of five men eaci, a total of 175 men who put up $10 each 
to shoot at 10 live birds. This purse, although of course it was all 
division, carried with the S150 added money the total cash of $1,900, 
birds included. It occupied the entire day for its shooting. Event 
No. 2, at 15 birds, was never begun, nor did it seem that it was to be 
reached at all. The enormous entry blocked the wheels of the pro- 
gramme. It was decided to drop the 15-bird shoot and go on with 
the team contest Wednesday moi ning. 
This was the largest live-bird sweep the writer has ever seen. It 
was surpassed at one time in Chicago in 1881, the wild pigeon days, in 
the Board of Trade Badge shoot of the lllmois Association, to which 
such frequent reference is made as the record shoot. In that event 
there were 185 entries, and the shoot was at 15 birds per man. There 
were eight plunge traps in line, and the then famous Louisville ball 
team were imported to do the trapping. Fred Pfeffer, of later base 
ball celebrity, was one of the trappers in that shoot. The shooting 
went on with such rapidity that, although it began at 11 A. M , the 
entire event of 185 entries was concluded before dusk. Still, one 
would not wish a return to the brutal plunge trap, single barrel days. 
It is impossible to evade the belief that this sweepstake of the Du 
Pont tournament has a higher significance and represents a more con- 
siderable following of tbe sport. 
The weather for Monday, the first day, was clear and warm. On 
Tuesday the thermometer ran up to 94, and Chicago was treated to 
one of her unusual hot spells. The heat was oppressive and fatigu- 
ing. In spite of it the shooting went on, and strange to say the birds 
needed little flagging The birds are doing very well indeed for 
August. On the average they start well and fly strong, though their 
lack of plumage is shown in a weakness which succumbs readily to a 
few pellets of shot, which in the winter would not stop them at all 
within bounds. It would be impossible at this season to hold a live- 
bird shoot successfully in the South, and it is pleasant to be able to 
add that the experiment of holding one m tlie North is the opposite of 
a fiasco from a shooter's standpoint. 
B^low are the scores made in the two events shot on "Preparation 
Day," and in the one event decided on the first day of the tourna- 
ment, Tuesday, Aug 4. On Preparation Day No. 1 was 5 birds, $5, 
birds included, $75 added, three moneys; No. 2 was 7 birds, $7, birds 
included $100 aaded, four moneys. The event on the first day of the 
shoot was at 10 birds, $10, birds included, $150 added, 5 moneys: 
E Bingham. . , 
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Preparation Day. 
Aug. 4, 
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