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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. 26, 1896. 
The Scbmelzer Tournament at Kansas City. 
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 18.— This time of the year being the fag end 
of the target tournament season, one would naturally suppose that 
the attendance at the tournament given by the Schmelzer Arms Co. In 
this city would fall off considerably. This being also merely an ama- 
teur tournament, with no big added money inducement, the success 
of It was much doubted by those who thought they knew. 
Preparation day too seemed to indicate that no large number of- 
entries was to be looked for, but Tuesday, the first day of the tourna- 
ment proper, shooters began to flock in, and during the day 80 
shooters took part in the programme events. This was considered an 
excellent showing for the season of the year, yet on the next day the 
list of entries exceeded this, 90 shooters being present. This speaks 
well for the success of the tournament, as it rarely occurs that the 
second day's entries exceed those of the first. On the last day the 
wretched weather cut down the attendance considerably, but those 
who were present stayed and saw the conclusion of the tournament. 
The end did not come until it was too dark to see a target. While 
the last event was being shot some of the trapper boys were clamor- 
ing loudly for lanterns so as to be able to see lo load the traps. This 
was the Schmelzer Arms Co. event, and there were five cash prizes, the 
first being $20 in gold. Despite the darkness Bartlett managed to 
crack out a straight. 
The tournament was held at Fairmont Park, a beautiful place to 
hold a shoot, situated on the Air Line Bailroad, about ten miles from 
the city and about thirty minutes' ride. Here there were many things 
to interest the visitor, and the sportsman who so desired could angle 
in the lake in the park, the privilege of which cost gl— silver or gold. 
Part of the lake extended so as to be just in the rear of the score and 
frequently the squad hustler would have to repair to the lake, where 
some of the shooters were busily engaged trying to catch some bass. 
Ajiother thing that proved interesting to the sportsmen were the 
Mongolian pheasants the park keeper is raising. In addition to quite 
a number of adult birds, there was a brood of six little ones about 
the size of a quail. 
There were three sets of traps in position— all empires, empire tar- 
gets being used exclusively. The background was a trying one. To 
the right was a high bluff bank and some buildings, while to the left 
stood a large grand stand and in front were a number of trees that 
worried the phooter not a little, and to these many a miss was 
attributed. On No. 1 and No. 2 seta of traps the amateur events were 
shot off. These were set at known angles and threw rather a slow, 
easy bird and quite high. This game seemed to be especially suited to 
some of the shooters, and a number of big averages were rolled up 
here. As a whole the averages ran high, and few shooters were for- 
tunate enough to win any of the prizes without a tie. 
The open events were shot on No. 3 set of traps. Here the targets 
were thrown low and much more swiftly, and all events were shot at 
unknown angles, with the exception of several extras, which were 
reversed traps, to give the boys a little practice for the trophy 
shoot. 
The ground arrangements were such as are seen at all large up-to- 
date tournaments, and ample provision had been made to handle a 
large crowd. The heavy rain on the last day flooded the grounds and 
everything was a sea of mud, though this had been guarded against, 
at the shooters' score a board platform extending along the entire 
length of it. Otherwise everything was pleasant enough, as several 
large tents provided shelter for all, and the above-mentioned difficulty 
could scarcely be overcome. 
As stated before, the attendance was large. The trade was repre- 
sented by the following: Harvey McMurchy, representing the L. C. 
Smith gun, Fulton, N. Y.; Col. A. G. Courtney, of the Lefever Arms 
Co., Syracuse, N. Y.; Capt. B. A. Bartlett, representing the Winches- 
ter Arms Co., Buffalo, N. Y.; Jack Parker, representing the E. C. Pow- 
der Co., Detroit, Mich.; J, S. Panning, representing the United States 
Smokeless Powder Co., San Francisco, Cal.; Herman C. Hirschy, rep- 
resenting the Kobin Hood Smokeless Powder Co., St. Paul, Minn. ; 
Herbert Taylor, representing the Du Pont Powder Co., St. Louis, Mo. 
Then there was Charley Budd, of Des Moines, la., and the other 
Charley, C. M. Grimm, of Clear Lake, la., and the only "Airy Lou" 
Hart, Atchison, Kem.; J. W. Sexton, Leavenworth, Kan., two times 
winner of the Schmelzer trophy; that Simon pure amateur, G. W. 
Sergeant, of Joplin, Mo., who shoots like a "perfesh;" Chris. S. Gott- 
lieb, another amateur of considerable fame and an able representative 
of Kansas City. 
There were a host of others present, and a glance at the scores will 
tell who they were and what they accomplished. 
The table of each day's scores given below shows all the names of 
those who shot in more than one event and averaged above 60.90. The 
money was divided accordmg to the number of entries: when 15 to 
25 entries, 3 moneys; 25 to 35 entries, 4 moneys, and over 35 entries, 5 
moneys: 
GENEKAL AVERAOES. 
Shot at. Broke. Av. 
McMurchy 50O 471 84.2 
Bartlett ; 500 469 93.8 
Budd 500 407 93.4 
Grimm., 500 460 92 
Fanning...... 600 453 90.6 
WINNERS OF PRIZES. 
Trautner won the Colt's rifle in event No. 1. Sergeant won the Fore- 
hand gun, and Carmichael the Spencer repeater. Rickmers took the 
Ithaca gun without a tie on 80 straight. Sexton won the Davenport 
gun, Norton being successful in the Parker gun contest. Gottlieb won 
the Smith gun without a tie on 20 straight. Hale won the Winchester 
repeater, and Scott the hunting suit. 
^ FIRST DAT, SEPT. 15. 
This was virlually "preparation day," although there was a regular 
programme arranged, consisting of 5 open events with §42.50 added to 
the purses. The weather in the early morning was threatening, but 
the clouds soon cleared away and the sun shone with a fierceness that 
made it rather unpleaisant for the shooters at the score. Bartlett car- 
ried off the honors of the day with the excellent score of 95. 6 per cent. 
Budd, Buker and Miles were next with 93. One of the features of the 
day was Sergeant's run of 69 straight. 
Scores of Sept. 15. ■ 
Events: 1^34567 
Targets: 10 15 20 25 15 15 15 Shot at. Broke. Av. 
Bartlett 10 14 19 28 15 14 15 115 110 95.6 
Budd 10 15 19 22 13 14 14 115 ■ 107 93 
Buker.. 10 15 17 25 14 11 15 115 107 93 
Miles......... 9 14 19 24 14 .. 13 100 93 93 
McMurchy..... 9 15 18 25 14 12 13 115 106 98.1 
Parker 9 13 18 21 15 15 14 115 105 91.3 
Sergeant .....■>. 8 13 18 25 15 12 13 .IIB' 104 90.4 
Sexton 8 14 18 23 13 13 15 115 104 90.4 
Grimm 9 14 19 23 13 12 13 115 103 89.5 
Fourtier 10 15 17 23 15 10 12 115 102 88.6 
Courtney 10 14 18 19 12 . . . . 85 78 85.8 
Fanning 9 11 19 21 12 12 14 115 98 85.1 
Scott 10 11 20 23 13 9 13 115 98 85.1 
Cox 9 15 17 24 12 9 11 115 97 84.3 
Erhardt 9 13 17 20 14 12 13 115 97 84.3 
Horton 7 10 18 25 11 12 13 112 96 83.4 
Bennett.,,....,,,.,-,., 15 .. 10 30 25 82.5 
Gottlieb 84 13 8 12 70 57 81.4 
Snow , 20 13 10 14 70 57 81.4 
Dave Elliott............ 9 13 16 22 14 7.. 100 81 81 
Bullock 9 13 16 21 12 11 11 115 93 80.8 
Leemaq 7 11 15 21 15 11 12 115 92 80 
Norton 9 15 18 18 10 12 10 115 92 80 
Oornett „.... 15 9 .. 30 84 80 
Allen... 13 21 13.... 60 47 78.3 
KichardB 9 10 12 18 13 11 10 115 88 7C.5 
Curtice 9 7 15 21 13.... 85 65 76.4 
Kickmers 20 IS 8 .. 55 41 74.5 
Laidlow 6 8 12 17 8 7 .. 100 58 58 
SECOND DAT, SEPT. 16. 
The second day of the shoot was bright and clear, but still quite 
warm. Eighty shooters took part in the programme events. In the 
open events Charlie Budd led with an average of 96.5, closely followed 
by McMurchy with 95.6. Taylor Cox, a one-armed shooter, was third 
with 95.2. 
In the amatfur events Sergeant and Buker tied for first place with 
95 per cent. Events Nos. 3 and 5 wfere open to all; the scores made in 
these events are given in the "open events" table as Nos. 6 and 7. The 
names of all shooters who took part in only one event, or who failed 
to make an average of 60 per cent, or better, have been omitted from 
the tables. 
Scores of^Sept. 16. 
OPEN EVENTS. 
Events: 1 8 3 4 6 6 7 
Targets: 10 15 20 25 15 15 15 Shot at. Broke. Av. 
Budd fl 15 20 23 14 15 15 115 111 96.5 
McMurchy.,,.... 10 18 19 25 15 14 14 115 110 95.6 
Cox.................... 9 13 19 25 15 .... 85 81 95.2 
LC Smith 20 28 14 .. .. 60 57 95 
Bartlett..... , 8 14 19 24 14 14 18 115 106 92.1 
Huston 9 14 25 23 92 
Sexbon 9 14 18 23 14.... 85 78 91.7 
Carmichael,.,,...,,....* 10 12 20 28 18 ., .. 85 78 91.7 
Williams 
Grimm 9 
W ,S Allen 
Fanning , 10 
Parker 9 
Stevenson 
Sergeant 9 
Scott 7 
Horton 10 
Whitener 9 
Courtney 7 
Miles 
Snow 8 
Buker lo 
Gottlieb 10 
Erhardt 8 
Taylor 9 
Hood , 9 
Norton r.,,,,.. 10 
Gillespie 9 
Hodges 
W H Allen..,. 
Leeman , 5 
Bennett 
Dickey 
Koohler 10 
15 
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12 20 22 14 14 14 
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12 19 24 14 
15 18 20 14 
14 .. ..13 
14 19 21 18 
14 17 24 14 
14 16 20 15 .. .. 
18 17 24 12 . . . . 
11 17 24 13 18 15 
.. 19 .. 11 .. .. 
14 17 .. 12 .. .. 
12 15 21 14 . . . . 
12 18 18 18 . . . . 
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13 16 21 13 ., .. 
12 19 20 12 10 18 
14 14 19 
11 15 
11 .. .. 12 .. .. 
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10 18 17 10 . . . . 
11 .. .. 19 .. ,. 
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AMATEUR EVENTS. 
Events: 1 S 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 15 20 15 15 15 20 
Sergeant 13 20 1 5 13 15 19 
'14 14 14 19 
Buker 14 20 
Williams 18 
Whitener 18 19 
Seacton 11 17 
Trautner 15 19 
Gottlieb 12 18 
Menefee 12 16 
Bennett 18 
Hickman 13 18 
Thomas 18 19 
Snow 13 19 
Hayden . . , , 17 
Koohler 12 17 
Linn 12 19 
Erhardt..' 13 19 
Carmichael , 15 14 
WH Allen 12 16 
Bills 14 18 
Norton 11 19 
Horton 18 18 
Hodges 11 18 
Cox 13 17 
Rickmers 13 14 
C CSmith 
Leeman 12 18 
L CSmith 16 
Reynold 15 16 
Bruns 11 19 
Miles 13 19 
Taylor 13 17 
Gillespie 6 14 
Huston 13 17 
W S Allen 15 
De Tar...i 8 15 
Cottlngham 8 16 
N Jarrett 17 
McClure 12 14 
RJarrett 18 
Cochran , 11 ., 
Carter 13 14 
Kelley 13 13 
Sweet,,......,', 11 9 
Curtice .. 13 
Dickey......,.....,.,,.:.... 14 15 
Goooh 8 17 
Gregory 13 14 
Ratekin....... 
Stevenson 12 18 
15 .. .. 
13 15 19 
15 15 19 
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14 14 19 
13 15 19 
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11 12 19 
18 12 19 
12 15 19 
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8 14 20 
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The third day of the shoot dawned dark and threatening, and the 
sky remained dark anfl overcast all day. Though this made the shoot- 
ing somewhat harder, it also made the other conditions for shooting 
far pleasanter. The entries ran higher than the day before, over 90 
shooters taking part in the various events on the programme. Harvey 
McMurchy led the band to-day with an average of 96.8, Jack Fanning 
being close behind him with 94.5. L. C. Smith and W. G. Sergeant 
were respectively first and second in the amateur class. 
Scores of Stpt. 17. 
Events: 
OPEN EVENTS. 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
19 
19 
19 
17 
Targets: 10 15 20 25 20 20 
McMurchy 9 14 19 24 20 30 
Fanning 9 15 18 23 19 20 
Grimm 8 15 19 23 19 19 
Sexton 10 13 20 22 .. .. 
Bartlett 10 14 16 23 18 
Miles.... .„ 9 13 20 22 .. 
Budd 9 14 18 21 18 
Parker 9 14 16 21 20 
Thomas 10 13 17 .. .. 
Sergeant 9 15 16 82 . . 
Courtney 7 13 18 20 17 
Buker 8 12 19 22 .. .. 
Gottlieb 10 14 15 .. .., .. 
Erhardt.... 7 12 20 21 .. .. 
Leeman 8 13 18 21 ... . 
W A Smith 7 11 18 19 .. .. 
Snow 9 14 16 21 .. .. 
Menefee 10 13 15 
L CSmith 15 23 ,. ,, 
Hayden 9 13 16 
Lindsay 9 14 14 22 .. .. 
Scott 9 11 18 21 ... . 
Robin Hood 8 14 16 22 17 15 
Trautner 18 18 20 ... . 
Cox 9 18 18 19 ... . 
W S Allen 10 14 14 20 .. .. 
Horton ...,>.... 7 13 15 21 .. .. 
Whitner 8 12 15 21 .. .. 
Williams 8 12 16 
Carmichael 9 15 14 17 ... . 
Curtice 7 12 .. 19 .. .. 
AMATEUR EVENTS. 
12 3 4 3 
15 20 20 20 20 
Shot at. Broke. 
Av. 
Events: 
Targets: 
LCSmith..., 20 19 18 20 
Sergeant 14 20 19 19 19 
Gottlieb 12 19 19 20 20 
Hayden 14 19 20 19 18 
Praaie 15 20 18 19 18 
Sexton 15 18 19 19 .. 
Lindsay 14 19 18 19 19 
Miles 13 19 20 18 17 
Hale.;... 15 19 .. 17 .. 
Linn 14 18 19 17 19 
Carmichael 15 18 18 17 19 
Buker 15 17 18 17 20 
Erhardt 14 20 18 13 16 
Leeman,...,,...'....,,.... 14 19 20 16 17 
Menefee ...,..,„ 14 19 20 14 19 
Horton 14 20 19 15 18 
Reynolds 13 16 20 18 18 
W A.Smith 15 17 18 17 .. 
Robinson 13 18 17 18 
Snow 18 18 18 18 17 
Sweet 11 17 17 17 17 
Gillespie 18 17 19 19 16 
Huston 18 18 18 17 18 
Rlckmera 12 17 19 17 18 
Taylor 18 18 17 17 . . 
Curtice,... 15 16 17 19 15 
Gibson ,. 15 19 18 17 
Bennett .4. .- 17 18 17 ,. 
Morton 14 18 15 .. .. 
WS AUen ....^ 13 15 19 .. .. 
110 
108 
96.3 
110 
104 
94.5 
110 
103 
93.6 
70 
65 
92.8 
110 
102 
98.7 
70 
64 
91.4 
110 
99 
90 
110 
99 
90 
45 
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88.8 
70 
62 
88.5 
110 
97 
88.1 
70 
61 
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86.6 
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60 
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85.7 
70 
60 
85.7 
70 
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84.4 
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84.4 
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84.4 
70 
69 
84.2 
70 
59 
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82.8 
70 
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56 
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88.4 
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88.4 
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88.4 
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88.4 
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86.8 
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69 
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Thomas 
Bullock .. 18 16 
Trautner 1.5 19 
Whitener , 10 17 15 
Wing..... 
Brewer........,,,.....,...;.... 12 16 .. 
Hogan........ 12.15 18 
Kelley,... 11 13 17 
Redman..... 12 19 18 
Frost .„.. 
Goff ...t... 15 16 
McClure 11 17 14 
Rooney ^ 10 12 17 
Herron 15 15 
Cookrell 13 16 14 
Swartz 8 17 17 
Essig 14 7 15 
Bruns 12 17 15 
Abby 16 15 
Williams 15 
Gregory 18 10 18 
Wood 
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Templeton 10 16 
Ellis 9 10 13 
N Jarritt 12 15 
Tatum 11 13 
Norton 12 20 18 
Peterson 11 12 .. 
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FOURTH DAT, SEPT. 18. 
Friday, the last day of the tournament, was one of the worst ex- 
perienced this season at any of the large tournaments. Early in the 
morning the rain came down in torrents and it looked at one time as 
if the shoot would have to be declared off. About 9, however, the 
rain stopped long enough to let the shooters reach the grounds. 
Then it began again and continued at intervals all day. The light 
was again very trying, but Bartlett managed to roll up the capital 
average of 94.3, while (Srimm and McMurchy tied oh 98.1 for second 
place. Sexton and L. C. Smith led the amateur class with 93.9 each, 
scoring 108 out of 115 shot at. 
Score* of Sept. 18. 
Events: 
OPEN EVENTS. 
12 3 456789 
Targets: 10 
Bartlett 10 
Grimm 10 
McMurchy 9 
Buker 
Sexton 7 
Fanning 10 
Budd 10 
Gottlieb 9 
Sergeant /. 9 
L CSmith 
Elliott 8 
i<eeman 9 
Scott 9 
Linn 10 
Parker 9 
Rickmers 9 
Erhardt 8 
Cox 8 
W 8 Allen 7 
McClure.... ,. 
Horton 9 
Hale .. 
Snow 8 
Taylor 3 
Clyde 
15 20 25 15 15 20 20 20 Shot at. 
18 19 21 
15 19 22 
15 20 22 
14 18 23 
13 20 22 
12 18 23 
18 17 23 
14 19 23 
18 18 23 
13 16 23 
14 18 .. 
10 19 21 
15 14 23 
14 19 19 
9 18 28 
18 15 . . 
13 14 . . 
14 14 20 
14 15 22 
13 15 ., 
13 15 17 
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9 16 .. 
.. 16 18 
13 11 .. 
14 15 20 20 20 
14 15 18 17 19 
15 13 18 18 19 
13 15 
15 15 
12 15 20 19 18 
15 15 20 18 15 
12 12 
11 15 
15 13 
12 
14 18 
18 12 
11 
13 14 18 18 16 
12 
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11 12 
11 9 
10 12 
10 
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160 
90 
100 
160 
160 
100 
100 
90 
60 
100 
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160 
60 
75 
100 
100 
65 
85 
85 
45 
70 
65 
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151 
149 
149 
83 
92 
147 
146 
89 
89 
80 
58 
86 
86 
73 
137 
49 
60 
79 
78 
50 
64 
26 
83 
49 
44 
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94.8 
93.1 
93.1 
92.8 
92 
91.8 
91.3 
89 
89 
88.8 
86.6 
86 
86 
85.8 
85.6 
81.6 
80 
79 
78 
76.9 
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74.2 
78.3 
70 
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Events: 
Targets: 
Snow 
Buker...... 
Sweet 
KeUey 
Miles 
Esslg 
Sexton 
Sergeant... 
Taylor 
Cox 
Leeman..,. 
Gottlieb,... 
Rickmers.., 
Schmelzer., 
Durrant. . , . 
Clyde 
L CSmith.. 
Cockrell..., 
Peterson..,, 
LE Parker. 
McClure.... 
Elliott 
Horton 
Scott 
Roth 
Hale 
W 8 Allen.. 
Tatum. 
Harron 
Frost 
Gillespie.... 
Thomas . . . . 
Bennett 
Erhardt 
Reynolds... 
AMATEUR EVENTS. 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
20 20 20 20 15 20 
. 16 14 20 17 14 17 
. 16 19 18 20 14 19 
. 14 . . 17 18 13 . . 
. 10 17 14 
. 15 17 
. 14 17 16 
. 20 19 20 
. 17 16 19 
. 15 14 19 
. 17 18 19 
. 15 16 18 
. 18 19 19 
.. 17 16 16 
19 14 16 
20 13 16 
18 12 . . 
19 10 17 
20 14 11 
18 11 15 
17 12 16 
16 7 14 
.. 14 .. 
16 8 .. 
19 14 18 
15 .. .. 
18 5 .. 
13 .. .. 
.. 14 .. 
. 13 .. 15 
. 15 19 17 
. 17 20 20 
. 11 14 14 
. 15 18 J8 
. 8 14 16 
. 16 .. .. 
. 18 17 18 
. 19 17 16 
. 15 .. .. 
. 15 .. 15 
. 19 .. 20 
. 14 19 16 
, ,. 14 17 
. .. 18 15 
. .. 14 11 
. . . 12 18 
17 
. .. 19 19 
. . . 18 19 
. .. 19 19 
THE OOP CONTEST. 
15 14 15 
19 14 .. 
'7 19 
17 14 15 
15 18 . . 
18 .. 15 
19 .. 16 
ot at. 
Broke. 
Av. 
115 
98 
85.2 
115 
106 
98.1 
75 
57 
76 
60 
41 
68.5 
40 
32 
80 
60 
47 
78.3 
115 
108 
98.9 
115 
101 
■ 87.8 
95 
78 
88.1 
115 
100 
86.9 
115 
94 
81.7 
115 
101 
87.8 
115 
94 
81.7 
75 
45 
60 
60 
42 
70 
95 
75 
78.9 
115 
108 
93.9 
80 
54 
67.5 
95 
74 
77.8 
80 
51 
63.7 
85 
30 
85.7 
60 
53 
88.3 
115 
96 
83.4 
55 
48 
87.8 
40 
80 
75 
75 
66 
86.6 
116 
95 
82.6 
40 
31 
77.5 
40 
33 
88.5 
40 
25 
68.5 
40 
30 
75 
55 
45 
81.8 
80 
71 
88.7 
80 
72 
90 
40 
88 
95 
The contest for the Schmelzer Arms Co. trophy was the main 
feature of the last day of the shoot. Although much interest was 
manffested in the contest, the entry list did not run high, only four- 
teen shooters entering the event Jack Parker, who held the trophy 
last year, tieing Bartlett for it at Detroit, and winning it on the shoot- 
off at Rochester, was generally looked upon as the probable win- 
ner, as he had shown excellent form in the sweeps shot at this style of 
shooting— traps pulled in reverse order. Oa the day of the race he 
was decidedly off color, and after the first 85 he was never in it. 
Sexton won on his merits, and had to shoot his last string when it was 
so dark that it was hard to see a target. He had to break his last 8 
targets to win, but he was equal to the occasion. He won the cup 
just one year ago at the shoot given by the Schmelzer Arms Co. in 
this city. He uses Du Pont Smokeless in a Smokeless shell and a 
Lefever gun. 
Budd was only 1 bird behind him, and but for his gun breaking 
down on his last string of 25 might have tied him. This and the poor 
start he got probably lost him the cup. Fanning also did good 
work after his first string of 25; it was then that he lost the race, as 
he dropped 9 targets in that string. 
The conditions of the race were: 100 targets, reversed traps, en- 
trance $10, half of the entrance money to go to the previous holder ot 
the cup. Scores: 
1st string. 8d string. 3d string. 4th string. Total. 
J W Sexton 82 22 20 20 84 
OWBudd 19 28 30 
J S Fanning 16 23 81 
C M Grimm. 82 21 19 
Chris Gottlieb 18 81 22 
H McMurchy 20 81 19 
B A Bartlett 21 20 18 
J Parker 19 19 19 
WGBergernt 17 19 22 
Norton 18 20 14 
Scott 14 19 18 
Riokmerii 14 18 18 
Miles 17 15 w 
Hubbard ....10 w 
83 
88 
19 
80 
20 
19 
20 
18 
19 
17 
17 
88 
81 
81 
80 
78 
77 
76 
71 
68 
67 
Paul R. Litzke. 
Cook County Trap-Shooters* League. 
Ceioaqo, 111., Sept. 21.— Special to Forest and Stream: The last 
shoot but one of the series arranged this season for the Cook County 
Trap-Shooters' League took place on Saturday, Sept. 19. 
In class A the Eureka Gun Club's team scored 117 to the Garfield 
Gun Club's team's 100. The Eureka !• far in the lead on the aeriei for 
the season in this class. 
The Garfield Gun Club's class B team will probably finish first in that 
class for the season. In class 0 the team of the Calumet Heights Gnn 
Club will probably land first. 
For the Individual average F. P. Stannard, of the Eurekas, has a 
lead of 2 targets. The final shoot will be held on the Garfieldgrounds 
Oct. 8. K Houav,' 
