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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. 19, 1896. 
veering to W.N.W., blew straight on to the tents every day, while the 
warm sun, shining on the wide expeinse of water in front, the distant 
wooded slopes of the Fal, Trelissicli, St. Just in Roseland, and Tre- 
fusis, made a coMp d'ceiJ of beauty, so that those who did not come 
will never know what pleasure they miasert. Indeed, there was to be 
found every requisite for a canoe meet, except canoeists, and these 
numbered only tventy-seven, who brought flftepn boats, viz.: Lily, 
Vestal, Sunbeam. Undine (late Tavie), Jub Jub. Roulette, Turtle, La 
Babet, Pepita, Dabohick, Winnie, Thalia, Marjorie, Prucas III and 
Waltangi. The B. C. A probably never during its existence bad so 
perfect an opportunity for the formation of a large camp, and all 
bands were puzzled to account for the abaentfes; however, those on 
hand were the right sort, and everything moved throughout with the 
spirit that rolls the world along merrily, 
Capt, Coke, B. N., H. M. S Ganges, his ofHcers and men, were most 
kind and cou'-'-eous. The Eoyal Cornwall Y. C. and the Falmouth 
Sailing Club cffered hospitality, honorary membership and races. The 
neighboring local regattas gave prizes for B O A. boats. The Green 
Bank Hotel, Falmouth, opened its pleasant doors as our headquarters, 
and bar one or two half days of rain and dense cloud there was noth- 
ing to mar perfect enjoyment. Hardy's success as chef de cuisine 
fwith tv battery obtained from Constantine, rightly 3 clept Treasure 
Range) was marked, and his stews, curious camp sa'ices, dumplings, 
etc., were items to dream of. The piano was requisitioned for sing- 
songs after mess, and unexpected talent was discovered. A well- 
known member found the Boy at the Nore after many years of search, 
and the honorary treasurer was vociferously desired to "let her go" 
whenever he ventured on a sweet melody about the Isle of Man and 
Harrogate. 
A cricket match on the Ganges Recreation ground resulted in a vic- 
tory for the camp, T. S Comber knocking up 100 out of 156 for the 
B. C A , whilst the bowling of Messrs. Nickerson and Ferris proved 
deadly for the Ganges, who scored 36 in first innings, and spcond in- 
nings followed on five wickets down for 34— time called. In 1890, when 
the B. C. A. were first at Mylor, the Ganges beat the B. C. A. 
The regatta on Saturday, Aug. 8, was the most important day of the 
meet, and all were aatir early. There was a fine fresh wind from 
N.N.W., and at 10:20 A. M., the time fixed for the start, increased con- 
siderably in strength; ao much indeed that the sailing committee post- 
poned the start one hour. At 11:30 the wind against a flowing tide 
caused a nasty jump of sea for small boats, so reefed sails and "oUies" 
were needed in all except La Babet. 
The course planned was all in sight from the camp, and was nearly 
an fquilateral triangle, from an imaginary line between the camp flag- 
staff and theTurtleasa markboat, thence E.S.E. around St. Just Buoy, 
thence to the flagboat above Mesac Point and back to the Turtle, 
leaving all marks to port, four times round, making about ten miles. 
Owing to an unfortunate misunderstanding, the flagboat above Mesac 
Point was not moored in position before the start, and after the limit 
boat bad started a semaphore signal to the Ganges caused a mark- 
boat from that ship to be moored in St. Just Creek, neai-!y half a mile 
to leeward of the spot intended to be marked. While this was being 
dene, Com. Bartley, in the Lily, with a mark flag around his shoulders, 
paddled to the proper spot above Mesac Point, and La Babet, observ- 
ing this, ignored the Ganges-laid flagboat (of which she knew nothing) 
and worked to windward until she could round the Commodore and 
his shoulder flag. Dabchick alone followed La Babet; the other four 
boats chose to round the Ganges-laid flagboat, and thus to shorten 
their leg to windward by at least one-)iolf the distance, and so the race 
continued to the end. La Babet and Dabchick scrupulously working 
Into the valley, in the moutb of which the Commodore had been sta- 
tioned for one round, and thereby sailing 1 be full course of ten miles, 
and Vestal, Thalia, Marjorie and Prucas III. sailing around the Ganges 
mark, making a course of about eight miles only. Theeommiitee 
gave Dabchick a gun, but subsequently considered the position and 
ordered a resail on the 10th inst. 
The following were the times of the abortive race on the 8th, the 
asterisk showing the boats which rounded the Ganges mark: 
Starting Ist Sd 3d 4th 
gun. Started. round. round, round. round, 
La Babet... n 30 00 11 30 45 12 1147 13 51 35 1 30 09 2 06 43 
*Prueasm il 38 00 11 38 20 12 04 10 l!i 31 18 12 54 13 1 S3 30 
* Vestal,... 11 41 00 11 41 25 13 08 30 13 35 10 1 00 25 1 26 05 
*Mariorie,.ll 44 30 11 44 37 12 12 01 12 37 47 1 Oi 27 1 27 45 
Dabchick. . 11 48 00 11 48 20 12 21 37 12 54 50 1 27 51 2 02 12. 
*Thalia 11 48 00 11 48 31 Gave up. 
The next race for canoes was won by Roulette. Prucas, in diffi- 
culty with her main sheet, made a bad start, and finished 3m. 348. 
astern. 
The third race for canoe yawls was well won by Dabchick. 
The fourth race was for boats Pot exceeding l-rating, belonging to 
the Cornwall Y C. or Falmouth Sailing Club, over four rounds of the 
Ganges mark B. C. A course, for prizes presented b.v the B. C. A. 
Five entered— Fal, Pixie, Centipede, Lassie and Firefly. Lassie did 
not start, the halves could not save their time over the ones, the win- 
ner being Fal at 5:04:43; Prixie second at 5:05:58. 
A capsize race between Marjorie and Prucas was smartly accom- 
plished, Marjorie winning. Then races in "oilies" and sea boots and 
various tugs of war finished the proceedings, when afternoon tea in 
the marquee was served, where Mrs. and Miss F. C. Lane did the 
honors. 
Monday, Aug. 10, the day of resailing the cup race, turned out light 
and fine, with not nearly enough wind for such boats as La Babet or 
Vestal, but quite enough for the rest. Mr. Laws, in Prucas III., scored 
a good win although Dabchick, Mr. Pedlar, was overhauling her fast 
in the windward work, and another few hundred yard^ of weather 
going would have done Prucas. However, she was well sailed, and 
won the Lough Erne cup by Im. 18s.; Dabchick second, Thalia third. 
After the race the winner's kit was examined and weighed, and 
although his boat tent and lamp were of an ephemeral and will-o'-the- 
wisp character, and not at all practical, he was allowed to pass muster 
vpith a caution, and was awarded the prize. The proposal next year 
to have a real practical cruise, everything being carried in the boats, 
with shifting camps, seems to meet with favor, and many believe It 
would do the B. C. A. good to leave luxury in tents and fittings at 
home one year, and go for a trip down the Shannon and into Lough 
Derg in Ught. cruising order. At all events it would be more in accord 
with the spirit and principle of the Association rules, and might per- 
haps induce a larger number to .'issemble under the flag of ''Bon- 
Uomie, Camaraderie and AmiabilihV" 
Presque Isle Rifle Club. 
Erik, Pa., Sept. 5.— The Presque Isle Rifle Club held a handicap prize 
shoot at its range to-day. The prize was a silver water set, donated 
by Mr. Disque Notwithstanding the rain and a fishtail wind, some 
exceptionnily good work was done Germann won the prize with a 
total of 24G out of a possible 300 The conditions-of the shoot were: 
200yds., off-hand, standard target, 7-ring black: 
Handicap. 
J G Qermann 0 
6 10 10 10 10 10 6 9 8 5—83 
'<V J Leyer. 
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letter re .30cal. military and sporting rifles from H. B. 8., Norwich, 
Conn., he seems to doubt the gentleman in New Brunswick, who in- 
formed him ihat "in England last year a battalion team of eight men 
shooting at (Jueen'- ranges (200, 500 and eOOyds.) averaged 96 points 
per man with the Lee-Metfnrd rifle." Allow me to inform H. B. S. 
that this is quite true. It was not a 70 round match, but 81 rounds, 
7 rounds at each range, bullseye counting 5. I sent and got the names 
of the shooters, etc., otherwise I should have answered H. B. S.'s 
letter sooner. Here are the records: 
Fired at the Ourragh camp on July 87, 1895, with the Lee-Metford 
rifle and Cordite ammunition: 
SOOyds, 
Highest possible scores, i , . . „ 35 
Lance Corp T Lynch. , 33 
2d Lieut R B Magee. . . . i . i i. ; j , 83 
Sergt J McGinnell 81 
Color Sergt H Trill, . , , , . ^ 38 
Sergt A McCann 32 
Musketry lost P Kelly 29 
Sergt T Ryan 31 
Sergt J C Duthie 27 
248 
Averages 31,00 
Average of team, 96.50. 
I don't know who the experts were that tested the rifles H. B. S. 
speaks of, but if he wants to see some good rifle shooting he can do so 
any Saturday afternoon at Clover Point range, Victoria, by men who 
do not profess to be experts. We have scores of 101, 100, 98, 99 and 
97 made with the Martini rifle out of 105 at Queen's ranges. Every 
one who uses the Lee-Metford makes steadier shooting than with the 
Martini-Henry; the recoil of the Lee-Metford is almost nil and wind 
does not affect the bullet nearly as much as the Martini. 
The exports that H B. S. speaks of must be very poor shots, indeed 
our third-class shots can make better shooting than he speaks of 
VicTOBiA Rifleman. 
500yds. 
600yds. 
Total. 
35 
35 
105 
34 
85 
102 
32 
35 
100 
34 
34 
99 
32 
34 
98 
32 
34 
98 
34 
32 
95 
30 
30 
91 
30 
32 
89 
258 
266 
778 
83.25 
33.25 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
CiNOiNNAT,', 0., Sept. 6.— The following scores were made to-day by 
members of the Cincinnati Rifle Association. Conditions: 200yd8., 
off-hand, standard target and Columbia target. Scores on the standard 
target were: 
Gindele. 
6 7 10 10 10 6 7 10 9 10— 85 8 7 10 8 10 5 6 10 9 8— 81 
8 7 10 6 9 8 10 5 9 9— 81 6 4 7 9 9 10 8 9 10 7— 79 
Payne. 
998988878 10- 84 9 7 8 8 7 7 10 9 5 9— 79 
8 7 7 7 9 6 9 8 10 5— 76 10 9 10 7 6 6 7 4 8 6— 73 
Hake.* 
10 68557666 5— 64 445696797 6— 63 
799964556 3- 63 864587357 8— 61 
Lux. 
10 ■ 9 10 5 9 4 6 3 4 5- 65 7 8 4 5 5 10 6 3 5 8— 61 
346878954 6— 60 436957937 3— 56 
Topf. 
10 67866645 5- 63 6 10 5686446 7— 62 
5 5 6 6 6 3 5 7 3 6— 62 4 5 7 5 4 4 7 6 5 4:— 51 
Wt^inheimer. 
996876988 6- 76 38 10 77598 10 7— 74 
74 10 9866788— 73 9676385 10 8 8- 70 
Trounstein. 
5 6 9 10 6 7 7 1 5 9— 65 8 3 6 6 10 5 4 6 8 6— 62 
856597683 4— 60 653663655 10— 54 
Hasenzahl. 
10 6 8 9 7 7 9 8 8 7— 79 ■ 10 3 4 10 8 9 8 8 8 7— 77 
8 6 10 6 10 4 8 8 8 9— 77 8 10 5 5 5 9 8 10 6 7— 73 
Randall. 
6 9 9 8 6 7 8 8 7 9— 75 6 7 7 6 8 6 7 6 9 8— f8 
556865986 10— 67 10 8 4 6 9 3 8 6 6 5— 65 
Drube.* 
745355864 3— 50 323846685 2— 46 
Columbia target: 
Gindele. 
6645677 10 34— 58 50 10 17 13 3882— 62 
4 4 3 9 8 7 7 6 11 8— 67 10 6 7 17 6 6 3 7 11 6- 78 
Payne. 
8 5 6 5 3 3 9 7 '6' IS— 58 6 23 17" 7' 8 10 18 17 3 11—110 
11 11 13 21 4 5 10 18 8 10-110 7 13 4 30 11 l4 23 7 14 3-114 
Hake 
13 1 2 9 13 16 8 8 12 21—103 10 9 15 10 13 8 19 4 18 13-130 
10 9 7 18 9 15 J6 8 20 27-139 
Lux. 
11 15 5 14 14 20 19 17 14 27—160 34 87 16 9 14 13 87 12 9 14—165 
9 14 7 33 19 27 27 24 18 19-186 
Topf. 
16 15 4 19 8 6 13 14 1 20—116 7 11 20 7 17 17 10 21 5 21—136 
9 10 17 24 18 11 19 18 21 21-163 9 25 28 27 28 27 7 21 22 27—211 
Weinheimer. 
82 4 1 8 14 10 8 11 8 15-ini 12 2 2 25 3 18 80 4 7 10-103 
14 7 13 4 35 3 16 9 8 34-133 3 11 37 37 7 .7 25 8 7 15-136 
Trounstein. 
15 6 14 8 38 4 9 13 13 18-122 18 13 1 20 27 18 15 9 11 12—144 
19 27 9 8 83 17 19 27 23 27—197 
Basenzahl. 
11 9 13 7 13 2 3 7 24 3- 92 14 10 6 13 7 7 15 7 5 15— 99 
13 27 15 10 9 3 7 9 9 7—109 19 14 6 8 2 22 14 7 4 17—113 
Randall. 
7 13 27 10 2 10 3 12 27 17-128 27 8 5 5 6 6 13 5 8 7— 90 
11 13 12 17 9 13 12 4 12 18-120 
* Military rifle. 
Calumet Heights Rifle Club. 
Chicago, III., Sept. 6 —In to-day's shoot Paterson won the class A 
medal and Miss 8. L. Ervin the class B medal. The scores were: 
Class A, 200yds., standard target, any caliber: 
Paterson 3344434443-36 Span Idlng 3483230233—26 
Class B, lOOyds , Creedmoor target, .2ical , rest: 
8 L Ervin 344.5434335-38 H B Skinner 2348354434-36 
C W Spaulding 4444433344-37 L R Ervin 3000354434-26 
A team ma'ch was also shot under the following conditions: 100yds., 
.22eal rifles, laJies all >wed rest: 
Mrs R B CarsonOOOOOOflOOO- 0 GO Lam phere. 3440332334— 28 
A C Paterson. . .5'i44433 !33-35 Mrs H Carson. ,0400423033—19 
Mrs Lamphere. 54444443 <3- 38 H Carson 3000434044 -22 
Mrs Chamb'rrn3443345344-37— 110 Miss Ervin 3:344438333—33 - 102 
A. C. Patkkson. 
The .30 Military as a Target Rifle. 
ViCrmiA, B. C— Editor Foreat and Stream; I read PtiR-sT VD 
BtrbaV every wee^ and g^in quite a lot ot Information fiom it. In a 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send in notice like the following: 
FIXTURES. 
Sect. 83-24 —Atlanta Ga.— Tournament of the Pulton Gun Club. 
Targ'ets and live birds; $300 added money. 
bept. 25.— Windsor Locks, Conn.— All-day shoot of the Windsor 
Locks Gun Club. 
Sept. 26 — HACK.KNSAOK. 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. -Oct. 2.— Harrisburq, 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.— Nkwburgh, N. Y.— Annual fall tournament of the West 
Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association; targets and live bU-ds added 
money BnmuiK^eri lat/^r 
Oct. 14-15.— GRBKNSBaEG, Ind.— Second annual tournament of the 
Greensburg Gun Club. Targets only, Web. Woodfill, Sec'y. 
1897. 
Jan. 4-5.— Prbsoott, Arizona.— Fourth annual tournament of the 
Arizona State Sportsmen's AsBociation, under the auspices of the 
Prescott Gun Club. Roy Hill, Sec'y. 
January.- San Antonio, Tex.— Second midwinter tournament, tinder 
the management of Oscar Guesaaz, etc. 
March 23-35.— Naw Yore CiT¥.-^The Interstate Association's fifth 
annual Grand American Handicap at live birds. 
April 15-17.— San Antonio, Tex. —Tournament of the San Antonio 
Gun Club. Open to amateurs only. Wiliard T. Simpson, Chairman 
Ex Com. 
June (third week).- Cleveland, O.— Fourth annual tourntmient of 
the CharoberUn Cartridge and Target Company. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The New Utrecht Gun Club, of Brooklyn, seems to have been singled 
out by the fire demon from all the other elubs In this vicinity for 
special marks of his approval or disapproval — whichever way you look 
at It. One Saturday early in the seaflon, while a club shoot was in prog- 
ress, the trap house, four or five traps, and several barrels of targets 
went up in smoke In spite of the efforts of those present to save them. 
All that happened on their target grounds at Dyker Meadow, away 
down in South Brooklyn. On Thursday, Sept. 10, this city and the 
vicinity were visited by a terrific thunderstorm, the display of lightning 
being such as is very seldom witnessed outside the limits of the tropica. 
In the height of the storm a bolt struck the club house at Woodlawn, 
L. I., the live-bird grounds of the club. The house was hit fairly in 
the center and took Are, the yellow pine with which it was finished 
affording good material for the fiames to feed on. There is now noth- 
ing left of the bouse, platform or puller's house, all having been con- 
sumed. The club was fully insured, we understand; but just now it is 
without any shelter at the Woodlawn grounds, hence its live-bird con- 
tests are at a standstill. There will be no live-bird shooting for the 
club members until October. 
W. J. Price, of Spruce Cabin House, Canadensis, Monroe county, 
Pa., was in the city on Friday, Sept. 11. Mr. Price was in W. Pied 
Quimby's store looking at several Smith guns with an eye to purchas- 
ing same, when we ran across him. He is very sanguine as to the out- 
look for game the coming season. Speaking with him about the State 
shoot at fiarrlsburg, he said that business would prevent him being 
present, but added that he hoped the next Legislature of the State 
would make the open season on trout from May 1 to Aug. 1. instead of 
from April 15 to July 15; he argued that trout at the early date set for 
the opening of the season were not in condition, and stated that the 
pot-hunters In his district cleaned up the streams before April 15, so 
that when the season did open there were no sizeable trout to catch. 
Mr. Price, and all Pennsylvanians who have the preservation of game 
and fish in the State at heart, should become members of the State 
Sportsmen's Association, and strengthen the hands of the executive 
body in the fight that will come in the spring. 
The annual meeting of the Cobweb Gun Club was set for Friday 
evening, Sept. 11, at the club's new rooms, 2277 Third avenue. Owing 
to the extremely short notice given, due, we believe, to an error on 
the part of the printer who had charge of the notices, and also prob- 
ably owing to the fact that several members of the club are yet out of 
the city, the secretary, F. A Kerker; E. P. Miller, one of the propri- 
etors of the grounds at Baychester, N. T., and the trap editor of 
Forest and Stream were the sole representatives of the seventy- 
seven members In good standing that go to form the popular club 
named above. The election of officers for the ensuing twelve months 
was part of the business put down for the evening's work. President 
George A. Barker will doubtless instruct the secretary to call another 
meeting at an early date. 
Harry Thurman had a good d^al to say about the coming State 
shoot at Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 29-Oct. 2. The prospects are good for 
a capital tournament, Harrisburg being centrally located and boasting 
of several good shots who are members of the Harrisburg Shooting 
Association. Gun clubs that are members of the State organization, 
and others who are contemplating becoming members, should see to 
it that they are represented at the annual meeting. The State Legis- 
lature sits next year and special concerted efforts will bo made to 
obtain much-needed legislation in behalf of the game and fiah of the 
State. 
The Bergen County Gun Club, of Hackensack, N. J., one of the new 
clubs organized this season, has been spending a good deal of money 
putting its grounds In shape. It has built a capital club house and has 
all the conveniences of a well appointed gun club. The grounds are 
only a couple of minutes' walk from the depot of the New York, Sus- 
quehanna & Western R. R. at Hackensack. The secretary of the 
club, Mr. C. O. Gardiner, writes us that the club will hold its first 
handicap target shoot for the silver cup presented by the American 
E. G. Powder Company on Saturday next. Sept, 19. 
J. 8. Hildreth, one of the Southern representatives of the Winches- 
ter Repeating Arms Co., was a new face at the traps in New Jersey 
during the three days' shoot at Marion last week. Hildreth shot right 
along and showed considerable improvement toward the end, when 
one takes into consideration the strong wind that blew almost all day 
on Tuesday and Wednesday. He was in warm company too, and, as 
he put it, "They didn't do a thing to me, did they?" 
In remembrance of a long and pleasant friendship of twenty years' 
standing and of his year on earth, Lieut. Gibson on Sept. 13 pre- 
sented to Mr. Ed. Taylor, the well-known W-A powder man, a hand- 
some cane of Congo wood, with a handle of a genuine Japanese War 
Turk. The occasion was made a very happy one among those who 
were present, J. A. R. Elliott, J. Hildreth, Jr., Lieut. Gibson and 
others joining in wishing him as many more years as be has already 
so happily spent, and wishing him prosperity and success in his new 
fleld of labor. 
The Patten cup, shot for on Saturday last, Sept. 12, on the Holly- 
wood grounds, was won by Edgar Murphy. The conditions were 50 
live birds, $50 entrance, handicap rise. Murphy on the 30yds. mark, 
and Albert Loening on the 26yds. mark, tied with 46 out of 50. On the 
shoot-ott, miss-and-out. Murphy won in the 4th round, Loening's bird 
in that round falling out of bounds. L. B- Hooper (86) scored 45, and 
G. S. McAlpin (30j 44; Fred Hoey (29) 40 out of 49, and Al Ivins (30j 25 
out of 30, were the other contestants. 
Lieut, Peter Gibson, who has been East for a couple of weeks or so, 
found time to put in a fear days In this city. While in New York he 
met Ed Tayloi- and at once tried to bring off their long-talked of rifle 
match. Mr. Taylor was willing to shoot on Friday (his beat day), but 
the Lieutenant held out for Saturday (his lucky day). Neither party 
being willing to give in, the match will hardly come off in the near 
future. 
The State Association of New Jersey, that has been slumbering for 
several years, will very shortly be aroused from that long slumber 
and become a factor in the shooting world once more. Al. Heritage, 
the president, will call a meeting at which such action will be taken as 
will put the State organization on an equal footing with other associa- 
tions of a similar nature. 
A. W. Adams, a brother of Piatt Adams, of the New Utrecht Gun 
Club, has been East on a visit. WhUe here he has found time to do a 
little target-snooting, a sport to which he is no stranger, being a 
prominent member of the Eureka Gun Club, of Chicago. At Marion, 
on Monday, Sept. 7, he had to take a back seat, Mr. Piatt Adams lead- 
ing him by 80 targets out of 200 shot at. 
- The date for the next team race of the New Jersey Trap-Shooters' 
League has been changed, Sept. 26 being the date now set, in order 
that the shoot may not clash with the 100 target handicap event at 
the grounds of the Boiling Springs Gun Club on Saturday, Sept. 19. 
The Arizona State Sportsmen's Association will hold its fourth 
annual tournament at Prescott Jan. 4-5, the shoot being given under 
the auspices of the Prescott Gun Club. The secretary of the State 
organization is Ray Hill, of Prescott. 
Elmer E. Shaner, who will manage the Pennsylvania State shoot at 
Harrisburg, says that the city of Pittsburg will be well represented at 
that shoot or else there are a good many shooters in the Smoky City 
that are not given to speaking the truth. 
Five members of the Joplin (Bio.) Gun Club shot a 100 target race 
one day last week. The targets were thrown at unknown angU s. The 
scores made were: W. G. Sergeant 92, Huffman 91, Kinmouth 90, Cox 
86 Leeman 84. 
On Monday of this week, Sept. 14, Jack Winston shot a race at Elk- 
wood Park, N. J., with Dr. Gagnon. Tne conditions were 25 live 
birds per man, $100 a side. Wlnaton won the match by scoring 22 to 
20. 
The experts will find the handicap imposed on them at the Pennsyl- 
vania State shoot rather f evere. It is similar in every respect to that 
in force at the New York State shoot at Buffalo. 
The local gun club at Windsor Locks, Conn., wUl hold an all-day 
shoot on Sept. 25. The club will make every effort to give its guests a 
good shoot and an enjoyable time. 
The Qaanah, Tex., Gun Club's second annual shoot will take place 
at the Quanah fair grounds. Sept, 24 and 25. First day's shoot will be 
at live birds, second day at bluerocta, B. F. Williams. 
It is not at all unlikely that T. W. Morfey, of Paterson, N.* J., may 
try another bout with Edaar Murphy on the Hollywood grounds and 
at the same number of birds, 800 per man. 
The Boiling Springs Gun Club, of Rutherford, N. J., will hold an in- 
vitation 100-target handicap on Its grounds on Saturday, Sept. 19. The 
race will be started at 1 P. M, sharp. 
The programme for the traps at the Hollywood, N. J , traps for 
Saturday, Sept. 19, is the Epilogue handicap, 100 birds per man, $100 
entrance. 
The Fulton Gun Club, of Atlanta, Ga , will hold a tournament Sept. 
83-24. The club will add $200 to the purses. Both targets and live 
birds will be used, 
A synopsis of the programme tor the Pennsylvania State shoot ap- 
pears in another column of this issue. 
The programme for the Newburgh (N; Y.) shoot, Oct. 7-9, will be 
ready for distribution very shortly. 
The Greensburg (Ind.) Gun Clup will bold a toynament Oct. 14-15, 
All event'? will bt> at targets. 
Sept. 15, BJdwabd Ban^s. 
