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Gen. E, P. Meany match: Open to all; any military rifle, 10 shots ab 
500 and at 600yd8. Winner o£ gold badge and first prize, 0. J. 
Smith, with a score of 91; second prize, 0. S. Richmond, Georgia, 
score of 90. 
Department of Rifle Practice match: Open to all inapecfcors of rifle 
practice, either by commission or detail, and to all members of the 
New Jersey State Rifle Association; distances EOO and eCOyds.; 25 shots 
at each distance; both ranges to be shot over the same day; rifle, any 
military. First prize, the Department of Rifle Practice .50-8hot badge, 
to be held by the winner during the year, and $20. Won by Inspector 
of Rifle Practice ScheffeUn. His score was a23. 
New Jersey Rifle Association trophy match: 7 shots at 500 and at 
eOOyds. First prize and trophy. Pvt. W. G. Austin, Georgia, with 
score of 64; second prize, Lieut, G. ts. Young, Washington, D. 0,, with 
score of 62; third prize, George P. Cooley, with score of 57. 
Trenton Interstate Pair match: 7 shots at 200 and at SOOyds. First 
frize, Lieut. F. C. Wilson, Georgia, with score of 68; second prize, G. 
. Young, Washington, D. C, score of 59 ; third prize, Corp. McLaugh- 
lin, Washington, D. 0., score of 59. 
The Sumner match: Open to all; 10 shots at 800 and at SOOyds. ; rifles, 
regular three-grooved Springfield or regular Remington, chambered 
for and using standard ammunition. First prize, Capt. Boardman, of 
Massachusetts, and Lieut. F. C. Wilson, of Georgia, tied for first place, 
Boardman winning on best score at long distance. Their scores were 
181. 
Military revolver match: Scores 6 shots each, each score to be 
fired within the time limit of one minute. Revolver, the Colt 38-cal- 
iber, army or navy; factory ammunition with full service charge; 
trigger pull 41bs., Creedmoor target; total of three scores to count. 
First prize won by Theodore J. Beck, 38; second, Sergeant Corrie, 
New York. 
Revolver match: Distance SOyds. ; five shots on American standard 
target, reduced to 100yds.; position, standing; off-hand use of one 
arm only allowed ; aggregate of three scores to count for all prizes. 
Prizes: Revolver presented by Theodore E. Beck, Esq., and $15. Won 
by Private C. S. Richmond, of Georgia; second prize, Capt. Eiohberg, 
Qeorg.ia. \ 
Revolver Shooting in England. 
London, England, Aug. 21.— The latest reports from revolver circles 
are as below; 
At the North London Rifle Club, on Aug. 19, the revolver series was 
for alternate hands at 20yds., stationary target; right and left hand 
shot alternately: 
Walter Winans 77467'?'-38 Major Munday .576565 
T K;napp 755767 - 3^ ~ ~ 
Holmes 777755-38 
Capt T W Heath. 
Andrews 
Denyer. 
34 
Capt Evans. .". 457754-33 
Llewellen 547644—30 
757665 -36 Lieut Ourley 
.663777-36 
...775547-85 
6 G Howse. . 
Franzmann. 
763763-32 
732265 -25 
.43'!573-37 
3 
3 
Total. 
38 
39 
37 36 
394 
33 
35 
34 81 
868 
28 
33 
31 31 
337 
32 
39 
33 31 
328 
36 
38 
35 24 
285 
Brltton .758675 -33 Tilbury 735534-87 
Capt Baxter 367755-33 H Young 282047—17 
The scores for the revolver cbarapioaship of the ciub now stand: 
Series: . 1 
Walter Winans 42 41 41 40 40 40 
AW Carter 40 38 38 36 36 36 
W Luflr... 37 37 36 35 85 34 
Capt W Evans 38 36 85 84 33 32 
T Andrews 33 33 31 30 87 31 
The rest have not shot their full number of scores yet. 
At the South London Rifle Club, on Aug. 18, owing to the wet weather 
there were few competitors, The following scores were made in re- 
volver shooting: 
Twenty yards, stationary target: 
Capt T W Heath 777767-41 C Knapp 747466-34 
Walter Winans 777676-40 CMalschinger 555225-34 
E Howe 676575-38 
Fifty yards, stationary target; 
Walter Winans 657766 -37 C Kaapp 737456—32 
Capt T W Heath 766647-36 C Malschinger 550854-25 
EHowe 675466-34 
The scores for the revolver championship of the club now stand: 
20yd8. SOyds. Total. 
Walter Winans 40 40 40 40 40 87 87 37—811 
E Howe 41 41 40 40 39 37 87 85-310 
Capt TW Heath...... 48 41 40 89 89 37 36 36 - 310 
C Kaapp ....................40 89 89 38 38 36 35 34-399 
Clemen ti-Smith 38 38 .37 87 36 38 .35 .34-293 
Malschinger 26 26 25 24 83 25 33 18-189 
The rest have not shot out their full scores yet. 
Calumet Heights Riflemen. 
Chicago, IU., Aug. 30.— In the A class, 10 shots per man, 200yds. 
range, standard U. S. target, any caliber rifle, Paterson won the medal, 
his score of 30 being better thaa similar scores made by Harlan and 
Spaulding. Scores: 
Efouston 5000020320 -12 Hodson 3480028303-1 9 
Norcum 2242402330 -22 Harlan 3444233403-30 
Holmbol. 2832230344—96 Paterson 0314222454—30 
Spaulding 4345303333-30 
Miss Harlan won the Class B medal. The conditions for Class B 
were: 100yds. range, Creedmoor target, .32-caliber rifles: 
Mrs Dr. Silva 0030300033-10 Mrs Marks 3343431353—34 
Miss Ervin 43444:^4353-37 Mrs Whitman 334333 '842—80 
Miss Harlan 43i5344345-39 C W Spaulding 4332314433 -Hi 
Mrs Chamberlain. . ..2443433333-32 L J Marks 4435344543-39 
Patty. 
Snap Shots on a Tin Can. 
Portland, Indiana, Sept. 8.— Mr. C. A. Bogardus, who claims to be 
the champion quick shot of the world, gave an exhibition on the 
grounds of the local gun club here yesterday. He did some very 
clever work, both with the shotgun and rifle, at a distance of about 
25ft.; he put 25 out of 26 balls from a .33 Marlin into a quart fruit can 
In eight seconds. He tossed a can in the air, and hit it four times be- 
fore it reached the earth; also tossed a small marble and broke it with 
a rifle ball. G. W. C, 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
•end In notice like the foUowlners 
FIXTURES. 
Sept. IS-t6.— Kansas City, Mo.— Third annual tournament of the 
Schmelzer Arms Company; $750 added money. 
Sept. 26.— Hackensack, N. J.— Fourth tournament of the New Jersey 
Trap Shooters' League, under the auspices of the Bergen County Gun 
Club. .Sweepstakes at 10 A. M.; League team race in the afternoon. 
C. O. Gardiner, Sec'y. 
Sept. 29.-Oet. 2.— HAREisBUBa, Pa.— Tournament of the Pennsyl- 
vania State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of the Harris- 
burg Shooting Association. First three days, targets; fourth day, 
live birds. 
Oct.6-8.— Indianapolis, Ind.— Autumn tournament of the Limited 
Gun Club. Open to amateurs only. Two days, targets; one day, 
pigeons and sparrows. Royal Robinson, Sec'y. 
Oct. 7-9.— Nkwbubgh, N. Y.— Annual fall tournament of the West 
Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association; targets and live birds added 
money announced later. 
1897. 
January.— San Antonio, Tex.— Second midwinter tournament, under 
the management of Oscar Guessaz, etc. 
March 2-3-35.—NBW York City.— The Interstate Association's fifth 
annual Grand American Handicap at live birds. 
April 15-17.— San Antonio, Tex.— Tournament of the San Antonio 
Qun Club. Open to amateurs only. Willard T. Simpson, Chairman 
Ex. Com. 
June (third week).— Cleveland, O.— Fourth annual tournament of 
the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company. 
Merrill— Williamson. 
MiL\vAUKKJs, Wis., Sept. 2.— On Tuesday, Aug. 85, a very interesting 
race was shot at live birds by Mr. Richard Merrill and Dr. J. L. Wil- 
liamson; 100 birds, A S. A. rules. The result was a tie, each man 
scoring 93, with 3 dead out of bounds. The tie was shoe off at 
100 birds the following Saturday, Aug 89, with the surprising result 
of another tie aud precisely tbp same score: 93 each and 8 dead out of 
bounds. Both men were in flae form. The birds were extraordi 
narily hard. Mr. Merrill used a Greener, U. M. C. green trap shell- 
and aogra. E. C, l^oz 7 chilled. Dr. Williamson shot a Oaahmors 
cun, ILM C. green trap shells, 3a4drs, E C, P4az 7 chilled sl'ote 
The double tie may be shot off again some Cimo this fall, and the re-, 
^Vllt Is awaited with inter^g^ 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The Interstate Association's tournament at Marion, N. J., given this 
week under the auspices of the Endeavor Gun Club, of Jersey City, 
closes the season for the Interstate Association. The next important 
meeting held under the auspices of the Interstate Association will be 
the Grand American Handicap As yet no placa has b»en chosen for 
holding that great live-bird event. Manager Shaner will do some look- 
ing around with a view to choosing the scene of the Grand American 
Handicap of 1897 as soon as he has carried to a successful issue the 
above-mentioned shoot at Marion, 
The West Lebanon, N. H., Gun Club will hold its second annual all- 
day shoot on Sept. 11. The club's grounds are located on Franklin 
farm, ten minutes' walk from the depot. The programme is one of 
popular prices, and a special invitation is issued by the club to mem- 
bers of neighboring organizations and to all trap-shooters in general. 
The purses will be divided under the Rose system. 
The list of fixtures for 1896 is growing very small; it will not be long 
before the dull Feason will be upon us, that Is, so far as target shoot- 
ing is concerned. The Schmelzer Arms Ofimpany's tournament, Sept. 
15-16, at Kansas Ciiy, Mo., and the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's 
Association's tournament at Harrisburg. Pa , Sept. 29-Oct. 2, being 
two of the more important tournaments left on our list. 
Jim Elliott has been spending some weeks at Block Island, where he 
has been performing some prodigious feats in the way of landing 
striped bass and blueflsh He has also succeeded in gett'ing a good 
summer-girl color, and now looks fit to shoob anybady and everybody 
all the matches they want. 
Louis Schortemeler is fast devoloping into a shooter of the cracker- 
jack class. Sifice he has taken up the fiugle-barrpled Francotte he has 
been smashing the targets with a monotonous regularity— to his op- 
ponents—and is just now about the king pin ia these parts. 
Ed Taylor, known to the boys as the "Old Reliable," has cora'e to 
town; and what is better still, he has come to stay. His headquarters 
will be, of course, the offices of Laflia & Rand Powder Co., 99 Cedar 
street. 
The Arlington Shooting Association Ii one of the recent organiza- 
tions in New Jersey. Its president is Marshall Herrington, the well- 
known representative of the W-A powder; its secretary- treasurer is 
Herbert Prapwell. 
Sept. 8. Edwakd Banks. 
The County Iieague at Pottsville, Pa, 
PoTTSViLLK, Pa., Sept. 2.— The annual meeting of the County League 
of Fish and Game Protective Associations took place he^e yesterday. 
There was a good a' endance of members and s^ime good shooting was 
done on the grounds of the Pottsville Gun Club at Woltj=fn'8 farm. 
Tumbling Run. In a 55-target event there were forty-four entries; of 
that number three tied for first place on 21 each— Fen Cooper, of 
Mahanoy City; Schuyler Adams, of Newton; and Prank Palmer, of 
Pottsville. Fen Cooper retired from the contest, and left Adams and 
Palmer to shoot off the tie; Adams won by scoring 4 out of his first 5, 
Palmer dropping his first 3 targets and withdraw!' g as he was shot 
out. The scores were: Leinioger 18, Tanner 16, Seltzer 14, Bechtel 7, 
Green 19. Miller 13, Weir 16, S. Adam' 21. J. Bobbs 11, Dougherty 13 
G. Schoffstall 18, Cockill 15, Driscoil 18, Barn hart 16, Malkey 12, Zim- 
17, Head 18, E. Hoover 18, Horning 13, Gorman 9, Walker 13, Boeder 12. 
The live-bird event had 21 enlriss, each man shooting at 10 birds 
The rules were "Schuylkill county rules," Slyds. rise, gun below 
the elbow until the bird is on the wiag, use of one barrel only a 
missflre to count as a lost bird. Of the 31 shooters there were only 
two that made clean scores; these were Pen Cooper and P. Palmer, 
who divided first money. Second money went to John Head, of 
WadesviUe, and P. Naventy with scores of 9 each. E. Walker P • 
McQuaid, Frank Stitzer, Weir and Green each killed 8 and split up 
third money. The scores were: 
Frank Setzer lOOlOllOOl— 5 Gorman .1101110100— 6 
H Deibert 0111001111- 7 Driscoil i,;.v.i... 1011011100- 6 
E E Hoover 0011101011— 6 Pritchard...;.,, 0111101011— 7 
F Palmer llUllllll -10 F Cooch . .0100001 100— 8 
E Walker 1111001111- 8 F Hooper. 1111111111-10 
J Head 1111101111— 9 Slitzer 0111101111— 8 
LKIausman OOOOOiv —0 Phiefler (Weir).; ... ,0011111111— 8 
A Sehappel 1010111110- 7 Green 1111111100— 8 
P McQuaid 1011101111— 8 Parkins OOOlllOIll— 6 
T Tanner 0101110111— 7 .Zechman 0100010110- 4 
PHaverty 1111101111—9 
The following account of the proceedings at tbe annual meeting is 
taken from tbe Pottsville Miner's Journal of this date: 
"At the business Session held in the morning the Llewellyn Fish and 
Game Protective Association was admitted into the League, and in 
honor of this admission the next meet was fixed for Llewellyn. Ed- 
ward S. Sillman, President of the First National Bank at Mahanoy 
City, resigned his position as President of th» League. Mr. Sillman's 
resignation was induced by failing health. His leaving was much de- 
plored by the members. In his stead William A Bensinger, of Maha- 
noy City, was elected. This is considered a well-deserved honor, since 
no man in the county has worked harder in advocating the interests 
of the Association and to protect our fish and game than Mr. Ben- 
singer. 
"The following delegates answered roll call: 
"Tremont— John A. Beohtel, L. H Miller, David Laininger, Samuel 
Brown. 
"Newtown— John Irving, Thomas Dougherty, Schuyler Adams 
Robert Weir, Harry Adams, Frank Clouser, John Gasman, Edward 
Clouser, Henry Zerbs. 
"Cressona— H. Deibert. 
"Mahanoy City— W. A. Bensinger, Christ. Lugan, Thomas F Gor- 
man, Penlmore Cooper, O. W. Stitzer, John F. Becker. 
"Schuylkill Haven— H. D. Roeder. 
' Llewellyn— Grant Barnhart, Elwood Schoffiatail, Wm. Mackey 
Grant Sehoffrtall, Joseph Starr, W. A. Cockill, Frank Semmitt. 
"Pottsville-Frank Leonard, Jacob L, Bobbs, Jamas P. C-istello, W 
J. Beck, Frederick Portz, Al Zechman, F. 0. Palmer, Cyrus Sheetz " 
On Lonsr Island. 
WOOPSIDE GUN CLX!B, OF BROOKLYN. 
Sept S.— The Woodside Qun Olub, of Brooklyn, held its club shoot 
this afternoon. Several sweepstakes at targets were indulged in but 
the club shoot at 15 targets per man. handicap rise, was the main event 
on the programme. The score in this event was as follows: 
A. J. Henderson (16) 13, T. W. Richardson (18) 12, J. W. Heany (161 
10, T. W. Murphy (16) 11. U. V. O'Connor (16) 9, J. W. Colgan (18) 12 
E. V. Kent (16) 7,. J. R. Bernstein (18JI 5, F F. Williamson (17) 8, H p' 
Smith (16) 4, E. S. Morris (16) 8, 0. L. Thurston (16) 5, T. W Heany 
(18) 9, S. P Schleucter (16) 5, Dr. J. F. Behrens (16) 11, W. H, Hunt 
(16) 6, J. J. O'Brien (16) 5. num 
mutual rod and gu.-^ olub, op Brooklyn. 
Sept. 2.— The Mutual Rod and Gun Club, of Brooklyn, a new organi- 
zation, held its first shoot on the North Beach grounds to day. The 
yearly prizes are awarded for scores made at the monthly shoots the 
club event being at 7 live birds per man, all at SSyds., 10 gatige guns 
penalized 2yds. The scores made in tbat event to-day were as be- 
low: 
J. B. Knowles and Frank Dexter 6, H. C. Staton, W. S. Massey, C C 
Treadwell and J. P. Smith 5, C. Schneider and P. Wambold 4, Aaron" 
Whitney and Q. A. Tracy 8, Thomas Hudson 2. 
■WAVKRLY GtIN CLUB, OF NEW YORK, 
Sept. 3.— The members of the Waverly Gun Club, of New York 
spent this afternoon cracking targets on the grounds at Bayside' 
L. I, The club shoot, which is 15 targets per man, handican rise, rf '- 
suited in a victory for .Tames E. Selover, Jr , who broke 15 straight 
frpm the 16yds. mark. The scores in this event were as follows- 
J. R. Selover (16) 15, 0. L Thompson (16) 14, J. M. Gomperr. (18) 12 
H, M, Meyemberg (16) 10, Dr. Emil Schroeder (16) 13, J. L. Waterman 
(16) 7, H. J, Gorman (10) 5, W. W. Graham (16) 7, P. F. Ulrich (16) 6 
G. J. Guernsey (16) 5, T. J. Ryan (16) 4. ^ ^ ' 
The li. J. Dorp Gun Club, of Philadelphia. 
Philadelphia, Pa.. Aug. 29.— The third weekly shoot of the L. J. 
Dorp Gun Olub too place to-day on the grounds at Morris, Delaware 
county, Pa. It was an ideal afternoon for target shooting, with the 
exception of a strong wind blowing, that made the flight of the tar- 
gets erratic. As the rail season is now on us,.we do not expect to 
shoot again at targets until October, as the hoyswill be busy with the 
little birds. Scores in the club shoot were as below; 
L J Doro 1 111011 1 01 11 1 1 1011 I'll' 01—21 
Frank Gill 11110110)1111111111110111—21 
V V Dorp.,., , llllOllOlIUOni! 10101111— SO 
Walt Durfor 1111110110110011001101011—17 
Robt Lloyd.,,., , . , , .UUOIOOQOlOOOnoOIOOOllOOO- 7 
V. V, Dorp, Sec'y, 
In New Jersey. 
FINLBTTER WON THE MAX BLEIMAN CUP, 
Aug. 29.— The main event at Hollywood this afternoon was the con- 
test for the Max Bleiman cup, 20 live birds per man, handicap rise, 
Hollywood boundary. The cup was won by Leonard Flnletter, of 
Philadelphia, who killed his 20 birds A, L Ivins was again unfortu- 
nate in losing a single bird, finishing with 19 out of 20; Phil Daly, .Tr. , 
J. B. Ellison and Thomas tied tor third place on 18 each. Edgar Mur- 
phy was the scratch man, being placed on the Slyds. mark; he was 
clear off his form and retired at the end of the 8th round, at which 
time he had lost 3 birds. Bland Ballard and Fred Hoey both retired at 
the end of the 12th round, each having lost 2 birds and there being only 
two moneys. The scores follow: 
L Flnletter (29) 22222222223222322232—30 
A L Ivins (29) 23333022332222222283—19 
Phil Daly, Jr (39)..,.... , 20223323322223323023—18 
J B Ellison (28) 23022223223033233333—18 
Thomas (37), 22232200222322333322-18 
G S McAlpin (30).,....,., 22222233323203202030—16 
Loen iog (26 ) 02033338333220223220—16 
B Ballard (30) 022220223222 —10 
Fred Hoey (29) 203033233333 —10 
Toland (27) 2130282223300 -.10 
Dr Gagnon (36) , 1120091330033 — 9 
Edgar Murphy (81) .02022022 — 5 
THE DALV-MONKV MATCH AT HOLLYWOOD, 
Sept. i.— Captain Money and Phil Daly shot a race to-day on the 
grounds of the Hollywood Gun Club, Daly winning the match by 5 
birds, the scores standing at tbe close of the match; Daly 83, Money 
78. The conditions of the match were: 100 live birds per man, $100 a 
side, SOyds. rise and the Hollywood boundary (31yd8. in front, but 
only about 17i^yd8. from the end traps). The birds were a good lot 
and were materially aided in their efforts to get away by a strong 
wind that blew from the score to the traps. 
. Captain Money was not shooting in bis old-time style; strangely 
enough he lost 5 birds that had an incoming tendency, ordinarily he 
is sure to rcore on such a bird. That his shooting was ragged is 
shown by the score, a single run of 10 straight being his only double- 
figure run in the match. Daly made one run of 16, two runs of 11 and 
two of 10. Lester Wallack was referee, while Louis 8hort«meier 
pulled the traps. The individual scores were: 
Capt A W Money , . ,S32«2«1112«0«112231320222— 19 
13320.120331238122.230132— 20 
20123^2313210110223103331—21 
2220.281 101 30021 52313201 • -1 8-7H 
Phil Daly, Jr 20S,3322«33123?33a320»3223— 21 
233233»3221222d21«30-'2233-33 
2328233322.02022232323233—22 
031S333332022«003S382220«-18— 83 
ARLINGTON SHOOTING ASSOCIATION. 
SeiA. 2.— The memi^ers of the Arlington, N. J., Shooting Association 
held their regular monthly shoot this afternoon. The club event is at 
25 targets per man. Mr. Tony Schuler would have made a better score 
in the club shoot had not his predilection for a pump induced him to 
shoot that kind of a gun, which did not suit him at all. He did some 
good work later on with a double gun, for Tony is all right and we 
look forward to his becoming one of the cracks of the Arlington Gun 
Club. Scores: 
F Walters 1010011111111111111101111—21 
J Sickles 0101011111111110111110110-19 
M Herrington 1111101001111011001010110—16 
J E Simpson 101 0010001110110101111111-16 
A Schuler OOOOlOOOOOOlOlOOOlUOOlll— 9 
M. Hkbrinqton, Pres't. 
IVINS IN GOOD FORM AT HOLLYWOOD, 
Sept. 5.— A. L. Ivins shot in good form this afternoon on the Holly- 
wofd grounds, and after a long streak of bad luck landed first money 
and the cup in the contest for the Phil Daly, Jr., cup, with a straight 
score of 25. He did not win the cup easily, Flnletter, the winner of 
the Max Bleiman cup, chasing him with 21 straight before dropping a 
bird. Edgar Murphy and Fred Hoey took third place with 23 each. 
The wind was against the birds, rather a strong southeast wind blow- 
ing all the afteruoon. The scores were: 
Phil Daly, Jr., silver cup, 25 birds. $25 entrance, handicap 25 to 
Slyds., 50 per cent, and cup to winner, 30 to second and 10 to third. 
Ivins (29) 111211312283S2S331 3323222— 25 
Flnletter (30) .>,*.> llI1112ia]3333332233S0833— 24 
Murphy (81) .. .1111101233330232312333333— 33 
Hoey (30) 1101121223323333332032222—23 
(3ount (35) .1200113332012222133321220—21 
Daly (80) .1010 1330223333133222 —17 
Ballard (30) 11011 22023303331 • —14 
McAlpin (30) , 111101322233833.330 —17 
Hooper (28) » 01011133002222222122 —16 
Moore (35) 003003 — 3 
THE ENDEAVOR'S ANNUAL SHOOT. 
Sept. 7.— The annual Labor Day shoot of the Endeavor Qun Club 
was held to-day. The weather was all that could be desired for targets 
shooting, and the attendance in consequence was gond also. To-day's 
shoot was a double-barreled affair. It was, as stated above, the annual 
Labor Day shoot of the club, but it also was the "preparation day^* 
for the Interstate Association's tournament, which wUl be held' to- 
morrow and the next day, Sept. 8-9. 
For the latter tournament Elmer E. Shaner, the Association's man- 
ager, has put m two sets of bluerock traps, and has also placed in 
position all the paraphernalia of the Association, giving to the gun 
club's grounds at Marion quite a gala appearance. 
Shooting commenced early and was kept up until sundown, 5,000 
targets being thrown, although only one set of traps was used at a 
time and no hustling was indulged in to any extent. Among those 
present were: J. Hildreth and J, A R. ElUott, of the Winchester Re- 
pp ating Arms Company ; Justus and Carl von Lengerke, of the firm of 
Von L«Dgerke & Detmold. the United States agents for Schultze pow- 
der; Nopl E. Money, secretary of the American E. C. Powder Com - 
rany; U. M. O. Thomas, of theU. M. C. Company, Bridgeport, Conn.; 
Ed Taylor, of Lafiin & Rand and W-A powder; Mrs. M. F. Lindsley 
(Wanda), ably filling the place of her husband. Milt Lindsley, etc. 
Prominent among those shooting were: Louis Schortemeier, E. D. 
Fulford, "Uncle Billy" Sigler, who made his appearance at the traps 
for the first time for about a year; C. F. Lenone, of Passaic, and his 
fellow citizen, Beonie Abbott; James Smith, of :Hackettstown; Dr^ 
Jackson, of Springfield. N. J.; F. A. Thompson, of the Vernon Gun 
Club of Brooklyn; John L. Brewer, Jas. S. Duston, E. A. Geoffroy, 
etc. 
The outlook for a good shoot the next two days is decidedly prom- 
ising. The weather appears to be settled again, so that nothing need 
be epprehended on tbat score. The members of the home team are 
working well for the success of the shoot, the last one in the 1896 
series of the Interstate Association. Edward Banes. 
The Cazenovia Gun Club. 
Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 39.— The Cazenovia Gun Club held its weekly 
shoot this afternoon. Event No. 1 was the club prize shoot at 
25 targets per man. Messrs. F. L. Swope and Stevens tied for the 
badee '.n class A, with scores of 30; W. Heinhold won the class B badge 
with 19, C. L. Swope taking the class C badge with 17 breaks. Several 
other sweeps were also shot during the afternoon, the scores appear- 
ing; in the table given below: 
Events: 183456'r8 Events: 1!S345678 
Targets: 25 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Targets: 2$ 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 
FLSwope. 20 6 9 7 9 6 7 8 G Kiirkover .. 8 4 6.. 3 3 
Stevens,,.. 20 8 9 HKiikover ..4 9 7 4 
CL Swope. 17 3 .. .. 7 .. .. .. Burkhardt 7 ,. 8 "* 
Beck 18 8. 8 10 Pmmsteel 7 8 
W Heinold. 19 .. .. 3 Whaley .. .. 4 
F Heinold.. 13 4 .. 5 Wheeler 4 0 6.. 
Waltz 14 2 7 7 7 9 10 4 
No- 9. live birds: Stevens 4, F. L. Swope 2, Beck 3, 0. L. Swope 3, 
Werlin 4. 
Trap-Shooting' Systems. 
Baltimore, Md., Sept. B.—JBditor Forest and Stream: I have just 
read a letter on "trap-shooting systems" which appeared in your 
last paper. Without altogether taking Novice's side of the question 
(and I think I know who Novice is), I must own to being very muob 
of his way of thinking. While I am willing to admit that the system 
itself has been more to blame than the shooters for the "dropping for 
place" which was so common at tournaments untU Forest and 
Stream went to work at the droppers, lam however far from willing 
to admit that the old system, which he reviles, is without merit. 
Class shooting was introduced, I take it, to keep those shooting who 
would have had no share of tbe purse If everything was "high guns." 
Id performs its part well, and the original system of dividing purses 
would still be in general use if "our paper," Forest and Stream, had 
not come out and given us the Rose system. I don't believe in jump- 
ing on a man when he is down, and the old system has certainly been 
downed by the newer and entirely equitable system you have so 
earnestly advocated. The old system was good enough when wo 
knew none better, but nov/—reQuieacut in pace, Chillep Shot. 
