[Nov. 1, 18fl«. 
Programmes and Tournaments. 
PiTTSBTTRQ, Pa., Oct. Editor Foiest and Stream: I have read, 
re-read and read again tbe anicle "Programmes and Tournaments" in 
current issue of Fohkst and Stream, and I am now cogitating as to 
why ttie salient features so clearly stated in same, which are neces- 
sary to the success and welfare of trap-shooting tournaments, have 
hot been presented to. the shooting public a long time ago. The arti- 
cle in question so thoroughly covers the ground that it would not be 
amiss for every gun club that contemplates giving a tournament to , 
have a copy of your issue of Oct, 24 before their members, so that 
they may carefully digest the "meat" contained therein. 
The concluding paragraph, "No tournament should be given by any 
club with the idea of flUipg the club's cofl'ers with the proceeds of that 
ihoot. If you add paoney, raise itat home; don't go abroad for it. If 
. ou don't add any money, don't charge 2 cents a target, or you will 
_ay yoiirselves open to tbe charge of being after the boodle," meets 
with my earnest and hearty approval. It is conceded that trap-shoot- 
ing is among the very tew clean sports, and that gun clubs are not 
primarily organiised for the purpose of making money; therefore the 
annual dues, membership fees, and residue derived from practice con 
tests should serve to meet the running expenses of the club and keep 
the treasury intact. This being the case, when a tournament is given, 
the meeting of friends, the social features connected therewith, the 
friendly strife for supremacy at the traps, and the knowledge that the 
club'sguests have been fairly dealt with and honestly treated, sbould 
& sufficient reward, especially if the club's treasury is not called upon 
matte up a deficiency. 
. The business people of the cily ih which a tournament is given are 
the people who derive pecuniary gain f rolu gabie, ahd if added ttione^ 
Is to be raised by Siibscription it is well to solicit at; home donations 
br money or merchandise frop] those who will directly profit by the 
holding of the tournament. It is a recognized fact that for advertis- 
iog to bring in any return it .must be the result of wisely directed 
effort, and a patronage of such mediums as will place the advertisers' 
wares directly before the eons iimer at a cost which is recognized as 
fair and oust in the business world. In this connection the method 
employed by some gun clubs in raising addod money might be touched 
on lightly. With some organizations their first thought when a toiif- 
pament is spoken of is that the sporting goods manufacturers should 
contribute and cover almost the entire expense of the shoot. They 
do not ask for the money direct, but for its equivalent in the way of 
guns, shells, powder, or, as is generally the ca'<e, from flO to gEO per 
page for an ad. in tbe programme, which in many cases does not cir- 
culate outside of their own particular locality, and as an advertising 
inedium is money thrown away. The manufacturer, no doubt, feels 
like refusing many of these appeals, but recognizes that his position 
is.a delicate one, and that his refusal might b<^ construed as a personal 
affront to the members of the club, so he, for business reasons, pays 
the exacted tribute. This method or system of raising money should 
be discountenanced by all gun clubs. They ought not to ask or levy 
tribute on the manufacturer as a club or organization when they 
would not have the "nerve" to do it as an individual. The refusal of 
a manufacturer to contribute should be accepted in a businesslike 
way. I have received dozens and dozens of letters from clubs asking 
how they shall proceed in order to secure a donation, advertisement, 
etb., frorh the manufacturers, and I atb thus in a position to know to 
what an extent this is carried on. 
It must be admitted that the adding of large sums of rrioney at- 
tracts the shooters from far and near, and that it is impossible for 
the great majority of clubs to offer these large purses without resort- 
ing to the means just outlined. How are we g"ing to. have large tourna- 
ments then, and not raise money in this manner? Personally I am 
of the opinion that tournaments where large sums of money are add- 
ed should be left entirely to the sporting goods manufacturers, who 
*plll, no doubt, derive great beneflD from tbe advertisement gained 
through giving same. It is well known to those who attend tourna- 
tbents that it is the smaller shoots, where from $200 to $500 is added, 
that the greatest amount of pleasure, social courtesies and good fel- 
lowship is to be derived; so I am in favor of gun clubs holding tour- 
naments of this kind. 
I am not in favor of adding merchandise prines, and in my opinion 
they should be entirely eliminated from a programme. By this I 
do not mean that medals and cups should be done away with, for 1 
beliete they add to a programme and attract shooters, but it is the 
"plunder" priies Cas the bo^s call them) that should be lelt out. la 
fthndst every case merchandise prizes prove a bone of contention as 
tB the iilethod of disposal of the ties for same after the event is shot. 
Ties are very rarely shot off, and of the many tournaments I have 
attended where merchandise prizes have bef n offered I can recall 
blit few instances where the prizes have been disposed of according to 
the programme. The ties have been eventually settled by some one 
of the contestants purchasing the interests of the others, or by decid- 
ing them by chance or lottery, such as placing the names in a hat 
and drawing for same. This is radically wrong and seldom gives sat- 
isfaction to the shooters; although they do not say much about it at 
the time, they afterward give vent to their dissatisfaction in no un- 
certain manner. 
The stand you have taken in regard to charging 3 cents for targets 
when there is added m >ney, and leas than 2 cents when there is no 
added money, should meet with the approval of all gun clubs that 
give tournaments for sport and good fellowship, and not for the ulti- 
mate end ff making money. Where there is no added money 1}-b 
cents per target will put more money in a club's treasury than where 
8 cents per target is charged and $100 per day, the usual sum, is 
addf'd. This may seem strange, but it can be easily demonstrated by 
a few minutes' flguring on the part of interested parties. For ex- 
ample: suppose a club adds $100 and traps 5,000 targets at H cents 
each, or $30 per 1,000, thus receiving $150 for targets, this will leave a 
balance of $50 after added money is deducted Now suppose tnis 
same club without adding any money had trapped 5,000 targets at 
cents each, or $15 per 1 000, ihey would reca've $75 tor targets, an 
amount $25 in excess of what they would have received had they 
added $100 and charged 3 cents for targets. 
In regard to the practical work connected with the giving of a 
tournament: When a tournament committee is appointed, vested 
with full power to act, and a date seleiJted that does not conflict with 
ahy other proposed event in that vicinity, then the real wortt of the 
committee commences, viz.: the arrangement of a proper programme 
which will serve to attract shooters. The preparation of a pro- 
gramme is generally looked upon as a matter of minor importance, 
and one that should not occupy much of its time. While this poiot, 
apparently, may seem an ea^y task, it is one of its hardest duties, and 
upon a correct arrangement of the details df'pends, to a certain ex- 
tent, the successful issue of a shoot. It is quite easy to prepare a 
programme of a certain kind, but can it be carried to a Buccessful 
issue? "Aye, there's the rub." Can it bef Events should be so 
scheduled and consist of such number of targets as will permit the 
running of two or more events at one time, if necessary, without in- 
terfering one with another. The proper way to do this is when 
your programme is arranged go over it carefully, shooting it out, 
Imaginarily, with the greatest number of entries anticipated 
(entries are seldom tmderestimated, they are nearly always 
overestimated), in order to l^arn if each day's programme can 
be finished in due season. You will thus be enabled to amend or 
eliminate any events that may interfere or conflict with the smooth 
working of the programme. I call to mind at the present writing 
that the parties who were intrusted with the arrangement of the 
programme for the late E. 0 tournament spent a great deal of time 
In a preliminary review of the work. The ashes had fallen from 
many a Perfecto, much seltzer-and-lemon, as well as other brain 
food, had been devoured for mental inspiration, and the gray dawn 
of the morning was peeping througlf tbe window blinds when the 
copy for that programme was finished and, with a sigh of tbankful- 
ness and relief, marked o k That programme, with over 100 entries, 
four sets of traps, and a schedule of varied events was, with but a 
single excpption on the first day, owing to inclement weather, carried 
out as arranged. The programme arrange'i for the Pennsylvania 
State sh'rot at Altoona was another instance similar to the foregoing. 
At the late State shoot held at Harrisburg, Pa., the programme, 
although given the most careful and conscieotious preparation, was 
80 arranged that it was with considerable difficulty that the many 
different kinds of events were kept moving 
When the programmes are ready for mailing, advance copies should 
be sent to the sportsmen's journals, giving them ample time to place 
same before their readers. The notice received is read by many 
thousands, and in return for this courtesy the scores should be 
promptly mailed at the close of the tournament. 
Prior to the commencement of tbe shooting on the opening day it is 
the bounden duty of the tournament committee to have all the neces- 
sary paraphernalia on the grounds in proper position, as well as to 
have, by all means, a paid and efficient force of assistants on hand 
ready to commence the programme at the appointed time. The 
cashier's office is the mainspring of a tournament, and the best force 
obtainable is none too good. Appoint competent referees, who are 
iustand firm, and the tournament coinmittee should uphold them in 
their decisions. The duty of keeping ttie traps in perfect runniog 
order should be assigned to an individual member of the tournamei t 
committee, who should also see to it that the trapper boys do not tak p 
the targets out of the barrels and place them in piles around them; 
hundreds of targets are broken at tournaments by the trapper bnys 
through carelessness in piling targets around 1 hem. The proper way 
to do is to open a barrel and place it on its side, having the trapper 
boy take out one package at a time and just as be needs it. Where at 
all possible, have a squad to lead off with who come to tbe score 
promptly when ^lled and shoot rapidly, as they will set a gOQd ej^r 
ample to those who are dilatory and bard to get to the score,, 'fhe 
suggestion presented as to the squad hustler is a good one, and he capi 
often be excused if he retires t(? the rear of the club house and com- 
munes with himself profanely for a few minutes. Daily average 
money brings the shooters t-o the ground early and induces them to 
enter all events. High guns .should always win this average money. 
In presenting this article I am guided solely by a desire for the ad- 
vancepient and betterment of trap-shooting, and bringing it to the 
high plane where It, as a sport, deservedly belongs. 
Elubr E. Shakeb. 
Cleveland, O., Oct. 26.— JTdifc?* JToresf and Stream;- Your article 
in the Forest and Stream of Oct. 24 has interested me very much, as 
you know tournainents, tournament programmes and handicaps have 
been a hobby with me for some years, and any discussion in that line 
appeals to me with a great deal of forcOj , 
In the majority of the pnints made by you I agree entirely, biit in 
some I must differ, and f 01; the following reasons- ; 
The mala points you make is that a club shotlld not give a tourna- 
ment with the expectation or for the purpose of making money out 
of it. That I do not think is a defensible position, as in giving a tour- 
nament a club takes a large risk, if it adds any amount of money to 
draw a crowd, in having bad weather or a small attendance, and not 
being able to throw enough targets to make up a portion of the 
money they have added to the purses, and in consequence they will 
sustain a loss, I do not think there should be a chance of a loss 
without the compensating chance for a gain, and that no alub should 
be asked to take these chances of loss for the benefit of the manufac- 
threra of the goods consumed, or for the atnusement of th^ shooters 
ill sttenqahce: it j ' j 
There is a great deal or hard work in <jonnectidn with i-unnmg a 
tournament, and a club should have a chance of making a small 
amount of money out of a shoot to pay for the trouble and extra ex- 
pense they have been put to, in order to encourage them to give other 
tournaments. , 
THE 3- CENT TARGET CilTTICISHD. 
At the present price of targets there is no question but that a charge 
of 2 cents for targets where money is added is too much, and that 
1 and Its cents should be tbe outside charge in such cases. To my 
mind it la much better for a club giving a large tournament to make a 
small charge or no charge at all for targets rather than add $1,000 to 
the purses and then charge 3 cents each for targets. 
At the Chamberlain tournament last year we threw the targets free 
of charge. 35.000 of them, which at a charee of 3 cents each was equal 
to adding $1,050 tx) the purses. I will admit that few shooters had 
figured out what throwing targets free of charge meant, but after 
their experience last year I know they realize it is equal to large added 
money. 
Now a club can give a tournament of this sort, dependintr upon ad- 
vertisements in programme and guarantees from club members to pay 
for the targets and running expenses, and not run any such chances 
of losing a large amount of money as they will where they add $1,000 
or more and charge 3 cents each. We threw all targets, programme 
events, preliminary day events and extras, and made no charge; 
but a club could not be expected to do more than throw programme 
events free and make a charge of 2 cents for all other targets. In 
that way they could derive quite a revenue, as a great many targets 
would be shot outside of programme events. 
THE LlNhSAY HANDICAP FAVORED. 
As to handicaps: To my mind the Lindsay handicap is the beat and 
fairest ever used, and, if at all tournaments it will give the satisfac- 
tion that it gave the majority at oiir tournament, it will be very pop- 
ular as it becomes better knowa. As you say, it makes extra work In 
the office, but a system can be devised that will lighten and quicken 
the work and not be much rilore troublesome than the ordinary 
methods. 
A very good scheme was ilsed by the Cleveland Gtin Club at a small 
shoot given by it a short time ago that consisted of giving every 
shooter in attendance from out of the city a rebate of his railroad 
fare tip to $3. provided he shot the two days' programme through. 
There were 300 targets on the programme and a charge of 2 cen's 
each was made, so that in cases where they paid $'i rebate they only 
received 1 cent each net for targets. Under this system almost every 
man from out of town shot the programme through in spite of the 
fact that it rained in torrents for both days. 
AVERAGE MONEY SSOULO BK PRO-bATED. 
As to averages: I believe in maldng a large number of small aver- 
aees, to be divided pro rata among all that have shot the programme 
through, as a better plan for holding thte attendance than in giving it 
to a tew who have been winning all the money anyhow and would 
stay if 'here were not any averages at all. In fact, I think it the Idea 
of adding money to the purses is 10 draw a crowd that will stay and 
shoot the programme through it will prove far the bef-er plan to di- 
vide all the added money pro rata among those that have stayed the 
programme through rather than add it in small amounts to the 
purses Take the large totlrnaments of the last few years and in 
every Instance almost you will find that mostof the added money has 
been carried off by not to exceed t«n rhen, and that nine oUt of the 
ten were paid to be at the tournament and should not have had a 
cent of the money at all. 
PAlD MEN AT TOlJBNAMENTS. 
In your article you have said nothing at all in regard to the paid 
tournament shot, and I think the time has come when that matter 
must be taken up by the trap-shooting fraternity, the same as it has 
been by the bicycle riders, and settled in some more satisfactory way 
than at present. My idea would be to let all thene paid shooters 
attend as many tournaments as they chose, shoot at all the targets 
they wished, paying for them at actual cost of trapping, which would 
amount to about 75 cents per 100, but not to allow them to contest tor 
any of the purses or average moneys. If they wished to get up 
sweepstakes among themselves and let ag many of the amateurs in as 
chose to go in, that is all right; but bar them from the regular pro- 
gramme events. These sweepstakes of course would be figured from 
the scores made in the regular events and would be run by themselves 
entirely; that Is, the money part of it, the office having nothing to do 
with It, 
This would give them an opportunity of showing the goods they 
represent to the shooters present, but would not drive away many 
ordinary shots who are fast fladiog out that where there are so many 
good shots in attendancB at all the large tournaments, who are paid 
to be there and who follow 'he circuit week after week as it were, 
there is no chance for one that has to pay his own way to break even 
with the game. 
Take any of the large tournaments of last year, and fully 40, if not 
50 per cent, of the shooters in attendance were paid In one way or 
another to be there. 
DOES NOT FAVOB THE BOSK SYSTEM. 
You know i am not in favor of the Rose system, so there is no use 
in saying asything on that score. I think if at least one-half of the 
events were arranged so that contestants would have to shoot out the 
ties until at least entrance money could be realized, it would put more 
life in the game and make better shooters out of us than the present 
way of dividing, no matter what you get out of an event. 
There is no question but what your article will be of a great deal of 
interest and value to your readers, and 1 hasten to criticise same in 
hopes that some one will criticise me also, and in that way stir up a 
healthful agitation that will result in the good of one of the best of 
outdoor sports. Paul North. 
Calumet Heijs^hts Gun Club. 
Chicago, III , Oct. 24.— Seven members of the Calumet-Heights Gun 
Olui) took part in the regular weekly shoot of that club held this after- 
noon. In class A Paterson was the only contestant. In class B there 
were two competitors, Metcalfe winning with .30 breaks. Messrs. 
Black, Harlaa, D ivis and Grey fought for first place in class C, Black 
wiuuing easily tvith 17 breaks, losing 4 out of his last 5 targets. The 
shoot is at 35 targets per man, unknown angles: 
A C Paterson 1111111101101011100100001—16 
Metcalfe (B).... 1101011111111101111110110-20 
Noroom (B) , 00011101111101101011 11111-18 
Black C^) 1010111110111101111100100-17 
Harlan fO} 0100001110101100011101010-12 
Grey (C; OOOllOIOllOllOOl 1 10001010—13 
Davis CG) 11000111010001 1 1000101001—12 
Five sweepstake events were also shit during tae afcernooa. No. 2 
was at 5 pairs. No. 3 "snipe" shooting; all theoiihers wereatuuknown 
angles. Scores: 
No. 1. No.g. IfoS, No. 4. No. 5. 
Paterson U ,. .. 12 10 
Metcalfe , 10 4 7 13 8 
Noroom 10 2 4 11 
Harlan 7 4 7 10 5 
Black 10 14 5 
G ey 4 3 12 ., 
Davis, , ...1...^. 17,. 
Patty. 
Winston had an easy thing of it last Tuesday, Oct. 27, in his match 
with Langen, of New York. The "Count" stopped shuotiu« in iLe 
69th round, Winston leading him then by 9 birds, and shoo ing in tec 
good form for there to be any chance oj defeating hica ^itli only 
fnore birds to shoot at, ' " 
ift~S'ew Jersey* 
■ihiiAmrd arm club's Bi-HoNTHLt. 
TB(KEhzabeth(]^, j.) Gun Glub held its eighth bi-monthly totlrflS^ 
menfc on , Oct, 27-3S. The club ^a^.fav'ored by exceptionally flneS 
weather, but it, recjuires more than fine w^atHer nowadays to dra\? 
out the shooters of New Jersey v^'heS ofice tha .Kflfne SeaSolll hai 
opened. The attendance was eitremely Small, while tn^^ pwrses. (W 
the target (first) day were even smaller, only a .few . Of ,tho8e taking 
part in the sweeps putting up for anything besides "the MrdB. 
ident R, E, Chefcwood acted as entry clerk throughout the shoot; w.. 
M. Parker, the old cashier of the club, occupied his accustomed por- 
tion in the cashier's box. Mr. Parker is now in the employ of the W- 
A shell-loading department, but still makes his home at Elizabeth. 
Mr3t Day, Oct. S7. 
About 1.500 targets were thrown during the day, the programme ot 
13 events being shot out before 4:30, although the first event was not 
started iintil just about midday. The weather was simply perfect, 
not a breath of air stirring at times. Had the background been as per- 
fect as.the day some tall scoring would have resulted, as H- G. Wheel- 
er, of Marlboro, Mass., and Ferd. Van Dyke, of the Winchester Repeat- 
ing Arms Co., were in excellent trim. Wheeler made on6 run of 70 
straight, all at unknown angles. The background at the Elizabeth 
grounds is a hard one. while the high board fence that surrounds the 
property of the club makes low-thrown quartering targets extremely 
difficult to get on to, unless the shooter catches sight of them the in- 
stant they top the screen. 
Among those present were W. P. Parker, son of the inventor of the 
Parker gun, and late president of the firm of Parker Bros., of Meriden, 
Ooan. ; Mrs. M. F. Lindsley, who was much pleased with the showing 
mad=« by Wheeler, Who shot both King's Smokeless in Peters's shells, 
and tr. M. C. factory-loaded smokeless shells loaded with E. 0. powder, 
and landed with high a't'ei^agei. M. fierrington, of the I!. S. Smokeless 
Powder Company, was also present and canie dfl the ground late; he 
usually shoots well on these groilndS, but dn this oecasion he was 
clearly out of form- j ■ i , 
The programme consisted of 175 targets divided iilto twelve etents. 
All these events, with the exception of Nos. 4 and 0, were at tlnknowo 
angles. No. 4 was at traps pulled In reverse, order; No, 6 was sflot 
expert rules, rapid fire, use of both barrels. Scores: 
Events: 13 345 6 7 S9 10 Ills! 
Targets; 10 10 15 10 SO IS SO 15 35 10 15 10 Shot at. Broke. Af. 
H G Wheeler.. 9 10 14 8 18 13 19 15 25 10 15 9 175 164 93.7 
F Van Dykke.. 10 9 13 10 19 15 20 12 24 9 12 10 175 163 dS.l 
Edwards. 9 9 13 10 17 14 18 13 24 10 15 9 175 163 £l3.5 
NHAstfalk... 9 9 ,. .. 18 .. 17 15 23 100 91 91 
J L Brewer.... 6 10 9 10 15 15 19 14 23 140 121 86.2 
RS Williams 17 .. 16 12 .. 9 .. 10 75 64 85.3 
A Woodruff 14 .. 15 13 18 10 ,, 10 11 9 120 100 83.3 
WP Parker... 8 6 13 ,. 17 .. 16 .. . 7 .. .. 85 67 78.8 
Dr Jackson... 8 7 .. 8 .. 12 14 13 .. 9 .. ,. 90 70 77.8 
Wanda 5 6 .. 6 10 .. 7 .. .. 55 34 61.8 
M Herrington 13 11 14 7 7 7 95 58 61 
Waterbury 8 .. 5 9 ., 40 22 55 
Dackerman shot in No 10 and scored 7. 
Two extras were also shot, the first being at 5 pairs. Iq this event 
the scores wei-e: Edwards, Van Dyke and Woodruff 8; Wheeler and 
Williams, 7; Herrington 6, , , 
Extra No. 3 was at 25 targets, unknown angles. Scores: Edwards 
23, Herrington 20, Astfalk 19, 
INDEPENDENT GUN CLUB, OP PLAINFIBLD. 
Oct ?0.— The Independent Gun Club, of Plainfleld, held a shoot this 
afternoon, both live birds and targets being trapped. The scores in 
the live-bird event (8 live birds per man, 23yds. rise, $5 entrance, ^hree 
moneys) were: 
Codington. . . ; 2222210121-9 Plerson. 01101»001l— 5 
Wheeler......... 012n«mi-8 Smalley.......i......l010011«0»-4 
Haurand. ..... . ; 11U10U22-8 Smith .010«100010-8 
Three events, all at 10 tart'Ots each, unknown angles, were also shot 
during the afternoon. The scores in these events were: 
Events: 13 3 Events: 18 3 
Dr Cooley...... 3 3.. T.ister 4 6.. 
Whepler..., ............. 9 7 9 Codlnetton 4 6 10 
Smalley ........ 8 6 4 McCullough 5 8 
Hui 7 5,, Pierson,. 6 10 
Smith 6 4 4 Reed ....f .*- 5 
Haurand 8 9 7 
AT BLEWOOb PARK. 
Oct. 27.— The return match between J, L Winston and Langen, of 
New York, took place at Eikwood Park, The day was not a good one 
for the birds, as not a breath of air was stirring Winston scored the 
easiest kind of a victory, Langen withdrawing after losing IS birds 
out of 69 shot at. Winston found the birds to his liking, and scored 
63 out of 08 from the 32vda mark. The conditions of the match were 
100 live birds per man, $147 a side, Hurlingham rules, Eikwood Park 
boundary, Winston at 33yds., Langnn at 38. The traps fell as follows: 
No. 1, No. 3. No. 3. No. 4. No 5. Total. 
Langen 10 14 13 14 18 69 
Winston U 13 11 20 10 68 
Langen'si longest run was 15, although he scored 22outot his 35. 
Winston made runs ot 19 and 18 The match started at 1:37 and was 
finished at 3:20. The first 50 were trapped in 33 minutes, second SO in 
43 minutes, the other 37 were trapped in 83 minutes. Full scores fol- 
low: 
Trap score type— Copyright /ssff by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
Langen C88)., 
Winston (33). 
3124452464131335454125113 
<-^>^ — >,r \ \ N/^ <- 
.. 3212211120130 2 22232322»2 1—83 
4554233533524511355251325 
021222002 1 20100210012121 2-17 
3334542252858454124 
211121121»122022200 w —15-64 
455544244121441552413 4 444 
...2 222212 0 21 2 22222.8122222 2-23 
3432414533241421242514331 
22 2 2222222202223202 3 2222 2—83 
321324151212553321 
1222 2 2322220222222 . —17—63 
After the conclusion of the main event as above, L. Finletter, of 
Philadelphia, shot a couple of 25-bird races with Langen, both men 
using one hand, Finletter stood at 30 and Langen at 28yds. rise. 
They broke even on the two matches. Finletter winning the first by 
23 to 21, Langen winning the second by 31 to 20. 
Three miss-and-outs, $10 entrance, were also shot, as follows: 
No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4.* No. 6, 10 birds, $10. 
Langen .........2 1» 10 1131220 OOOw 
Ivins 0 12 12 1312323 221 I 
Finletter 2 11 22 20 222 f 
* In No. 4 Langen missed his first bird and re-entered; he then- 
missed two mora in succession, his third re-entry resulting as above. 
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