S98 
FOREST AND" STREAM, 
[Not. 14, 1896. 
Tournament at Ironton. 
Ironton, O., Oct, 28.— Yesterday, the first day of the Iron City Gun 
Club's tournanient, opened in anything but an auspicious manner as 
far as the weather was concerned. A coJd, steady rain fell during the 
morning and made shooting decidedly unpleasant. After dinner it 
cleared up nicely and enabled the club to throw about 2,500 targets. 
Sbootinp was very difficult on account of the dark background and 
the rapid flight of the bluerocks. The excitement of the approaching 
election bad the effect of keeping away dozens of sportsmen who had 
signified their intention of attendine, but taking all things into con- 
sideration the shoot was a most decided success. All appointments 
were of the best, ample protection having been provided in the shape 
of a commodious club house and two large tents, one being used by 
the caterer and the other by that most efficient, handsome and obliging 
treasurer, George H. Gray. Everything passed off without a hitch of 
any kind, and too much credit cannot be given to those whose services 
and close attention in managing the shoot elicited so many profuse 
and complimentary remarks. Ezra Dean and Joe Rogers were con- 
stantly on hand working hard, but to Howard E. Norton belongs the 
greatest credit, he having visited numerous tournaments and individu- 
ally invited hia hosts of friends to attend this shoot. During the en- 
tire time he did yeoman work, always alert to the comfort and enjoy- 
ment of the visitors, among whom were: R. L. Trimble, of Coving- 
ton, Ky., representing the Du Pont and Hazard powder companies; 
Milt. F. Lindsley and John H. Mackle, representing tie King Powder 
and Peters Cartridee companies, of Cincinnati; Frank Alkire, of 
Woodlyn, O.; Dr. William Shattuck, of Cool Grove, O.; Capt. A. W. 
West. A. M Qlockner and P. Conlev, of Portsmouth, O.; P. Schlicher 
and C. E. Verges, of Marietta, O. ; L. P. Stevens and Robert Clark, of 
Parkersburg, W. Va. ; E. E. Douthit, Dr. Vlckers, Dr. Sample and L. 
A. Wolcott. of Huntington, W. Va.; F. Bibbee, of Elba, O., and others 
from this city. 
The live-bird match between Capt. A. "W. West and 0. E. Verges on 
one side and L. P. Stevens and Root, Clark on the other (for S300 per 
team) proved the drawing card of the second day, hundreds of spec- 
tators being present. Special attention must he called to the perfect 
work done by Verges: he made some dllHcult shots and succeeded in 
scoring 25 straight, landing his side easy winners. During this match 
all four eentlemen used Du Pont powder loaded In Winchester Leader 
cases. Mr. Verges also used a Winchester repeating shotgun, which 
he handled with judgment. 
Of those present 7 used Winchester guns and did the most vigorous 
and effective work, viz.: Trimble (who won high average both days 
and killed all the pigeons he shot at), Norton, Wolcott, Qlockner, Bib- 
bee, Conley and Verges. All excepting 3 used Du Pont and Hazard 
Smokeless loaded in Leader cases. Following are the scores for each 
day: 
First Day, Oct. 28. 
Events: 183456 789 10 
Targets: 10 15 20 10 15 25 10 15 10 SO Shot at. Broke, 
Trimble 8 15 18 10 13 28 6 14 10 20 150 136 
Alkire 9 14 18 8 13 21 8 13 9 18 150 131 
Norton 10 14 15 9 13 24 7 13 8 18 160 131 
Wang , 6 13 17 6 IS 22 8 11 9 17 150 131 
West. ....v...... 7 15 17 6 11 17 5 12 8 15 150 113 
Shattuck 9 11 18 6 10 18 6 12 7 10 160 105 
Mackie 10 10 17 6 55 43 
Pierce 6 10 6 
Lindsley 6 11 .. 7 11 .. 6 12 8 15 105 76 
KSTEA EVENTS. 
Targets: IB IB 10 10 10 15 15 15 16 
Trimble 11 12 9 8 10 14 13 12 13 
Alkire 11 14 10 9 8 14 15 13 14 
Norton 13 12 .. 8 13 . . 
Shattuck 11 77958799 
West 18 13 8 10 5 12 12 11 18 
Wane 8 12 8 7 7 13 6 9 10 
Truby iii.jiii 7 8 5 10 8 8 .. 
Schlicher 8 9 10 7 
Bibbee 11 9 12 7 
Skinner 9 12 10 7 
Verges 12 12 12 12 
Clarke 13 7 7 7 
Mackie.....,, 14 11 
Second Day, Oct. 29. 
Events: 1 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 910111313 
Targets: 10 15 20 15 20 25 10 10 15 10 10 15 10 
Trimble 10 15 19 14 19 23 7 10 1 3 10 10 1 3 9 
Alkire 9 14 16 12 17 24 9 
Shattuck..... 10 14 19 14 17 17 9 
Norton 10 13 18 13 17 34 10 
9 13 8 10 13 10 
8 11 9 5 15 4 
9 14 10 9 12 . . 
, . 13 9 8 12 10 
7 
10 12 9 10 9 10 
4 13 10 7 . . . . 
9 11 
8 10 
6 
120 
120 
55 
120 
120 
120 
75 
60 
60 
60 
60 
60 
SO 
Shot at. 
185 
185 
185 
175 
175 
125 
185 
135 
90 
140 
80 
45 
125 
35 
20 
20 
45 
35 
25 
102 
108 
46 
72 
96 
80 
46 
34 
39 
38 
48 
34 
25 
Broke. 
172 
164 
162 
159 
150 
96 
149 
103 
52 
95 
58 
27 
97 
21 
13 
16 
32 
22 
14 
West 10 13 17 13 17 23 6 
Lindsley 9 11 11 13 16 21 8 
Verges 8 11 17 11 14 21 7 
Maokie 7 9 16 13 18 .. 6 
Bibbee 7 6 14 9 10 . . 6 
Schlicher 8 ^0 12 12 10 17 6 
Wang 9 9 13 ..... . 9 
Skinner 7 9 6 
Clarke 7 14 16 12 13 19 7 
Wolcott 8 
Vlckers 6 .. 
Douthit..... 8 .. 
Glockner 9 12 
Conley 8 
Thompson 7 
The live-bird scores shot to-day were as follows: 
Match: Verges and West vs. Clark and Stevens, 
man, 8100 a corner: 
Trap score type— Copyright, isoe, by Forest mid Stream Publishing Co. 
O E Verges 3 21322122222221228222121 3-25 
West 2 320322222012»2210221123 1-31^6 
Clark 1 2222231002338.32112 2 113 3-38 
Stevens 2 13112201«121»1»110 2 2 2 3 3 2-20-42 
Two sweeps were shot, as follows: No. 1, 7 birds, $7, three moneys. 
Rose system. No. 2 was same, except that there were only two 
moneys 
25 live hirds per 
No. 1. 
West 2120223-6 
Skinner 2212122—7 
Verges 2212032—6 
Alkire 1122210-6 
No. 2. No. 1. No. 2. 
2202121-6 Trimble 2112111-7 2231113-7 
2121211—7 Norton 1111221—7 1120201—5 
1222212-7 Lindsley 2322222—7 2022223—6 
3331222-7 Shattuck. .. .2003113-5 
CLA.Y Bird. 
knows another, so just say dog or gun in Mr. Sperry's hearing and 
forthwith you are most welcome. 
Mr. Ruble did splendid work all along, winning the Butts medal 
given to the man making the highest score in handicap event for mem- 
bers of the Macon Gun Club; his gun and load did great work all 
along. 
Should these lines meet the eye of anyone undecided as to whether 
he will go to the Vicksburg tournament, let him rest assured he can 
make no mistake in going to it. Vicksburg is peopled by a lot of hos- 
pitable, good-hearted souls who will gladly welcome any stranger that 
enters their gates, and no one, if of the right stripe, can ever regret 
having been there. Like dear old beloved Natchez, it is a Mississippi 
River town, and a word to the wise is sufficient. Some of the best and 
most important tournaments ever given in the South were held at 
Vicksburg, and that is saying a good deal when we remeinber how 
well the South stands in that particular. 
Macon Handicap. 
T Callender (28). 1122222111220122122211202— 28 
A Wdu Bray(30)1111232«1021ia3ai23-22aa21— 23 
Ruble (30) 11 1 12.21 113231 21 1 03120231—22 
Butts (27) 21012120<il002121121131110-20 
WardeU (27) 2120131211010012011211110-19 
Harris (28) 222232122201 1 02021 1 2?»1 .0—19 
Holt (30) 2011229.2210122122300213O-19 
Hamilton (27)....2101202«2a02222110i2'.'0023— 18 
Bennett (29) 2202022232202222023003220—18 
Burr (28) 0102331022110«01022100iai— 16 
Deen (26) 0012000000010»20]«2221220— 11 
Etheridge (30). . .2a222103-202103002221«30 
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Omaha Gun Club. 
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 28.— You will find below the records made by 
the members of the Omaha Gun Club at the regular shoots held this 
season: 
Shot at. 
Blake 525 
Bingham... 50 
Bruck6r...600 
Bryant 50 
Bates 300 
Oarmicha'l 525 
Cavanaugh 25 
Coleman.. .200 
Cole 50 
Dickey ....850 
Gwinn 25 
Hughes.... 375 
Hawks .... 25 
Johannes.. 550 
K6nyon....200 
Loomi8....425 
Learned... 300 
Marsh 350 
Broke. Per cent. 
431 
33 
405 
25 
168 
421 
14 
71 
43 
255 
15 
318 
13 
434 
146 
345 
188 
259 
.820 
.640 
.810 
.500 
.560 
.801 
.560 
.355 
.840 
.72S 
.600 
.8.34 
.520 
.789 
.730 
.811 
.626 
.740 
Shot at. 
Montmor- 
ency 450 
MoFarlane 450 
Parmelee..350 
Peters 225 
Reynolds.. 50 
Read 325 
Randlett,..250 
Stubbs .... 25 
Salisbury.. 200 
Smead 250 
Towle 25 
Smiley 25 
Whitener..475 
Young,... 75 
Nason..... 50 
Townsend. 25 
Broke. Per cent. 
343 
325 
322 
143 
36 
239 
185 
13 
147 
208 
15 
9 
899 
3 
38 
14 
.760 
.732 
.920 
.631 
.520 
.736 
.740 
.620 
.735 
.812 
.600 
,360 
.840 
.106 
.760 
.560 
With indifferent duck sheeting in this locality, many of our local 
shooters are still at the traps, and frl&adly live-bird matches are shot 
almost daily. Below find some of the more Important of recent 
date: 
Oct. 9.— Fifty live birds, $20 entrance, one money: 
Montmorency 202221 2221 22202223222222^-23 
223»1221233122l23322inil-24-46 
Gardner 1100300121211212211121011—20 
1221202123121121121121201—33-43 
Read 131101022^22221 •221300110-18 
12221202.31 1 1 01 12.21 1 12^1-20— 88 
Burgess 3112001112a8112.112ia2^01— 20 
230013301211 1«^1201210201— 17— 37 
Oct. 17.— Twenty- five live birds per man: 
Trap score typ6.~Copyright, isno, by Forest and Stream. Piiblishing Co. 
521443S3452B4145152131534 
,.11111111311310110212 2 111 2—23 
4231333453831353343443415 
. .1 013033121 3 3(131022131323 3-33 
Burgess. 
Gardner. 
Burgess shot a Smith gun with 334drs. Du Pont in a Smokeless 
shell; Gardner, a Smith gun, SJ^drs. Scnultze in a Smokeless shell. 
Oct. 34.— 100 live birds, $100 a side: 
Trap score type— Copyright isae by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
1258385134414213153343445 
Samaha 1 133311313113311313 3 3201 1- 
-84 
Macon Gun Club. 
Maoon, Ga., Oct. 29.— To-day the Macon Gun Club gave Si shoot at 
pigeons that was greatly enjoyed by the participants and proved be- 
yond question that such events can be brought about wherever there 
IS a leading spirit to steer. In this case Messrs. Baker and Etheridge 
were the pilots, and very creditably did they acquit themselves. 
The weather was splendid, with a good breeze to help along a lot of 
birds that needed no great assistance. The arrangements were good 
in every particular, and no complaint was heard at or of anything 
during the day, excepting perhaps chagrin may have been expressed 
at the short duration of all good things mundane; but for that Mr. 
Baker can't very well be held responsible. 
Well, some one must put his shoulder to the wheel and do some 
grinding to successfully give a tournament, so in this case Messrs. 
Etheridge and Baker locked horns, as it were, and in double yoke went 
at it in earnest, and so well and faithfully did they pull together that 
not a single hitch occurred during the whole day. 
Mr. Tom Callender, of Nashville, who occasionally converses in 
whispers on the merits and excellence of W-A powder, was there to 
show how nicely he and it work to a charm in stopping pigeons. Mr. 
Porterfleld made some original and playful remarks about Du Pont 
Smokeless, and from the way in which he smashed his first ten birds 
there really wasn't much to be said in corroboration. Then Mr. Irby 
Bennett riddled a lot of pigeons very deftly, even to plugging them 
with his second shot, and accurately too at that. 
But Mr. Baker worked and sawed wood, and Mr. Etheridge labored 
and hoed corn, and when one conscientiously saws wood and honestly 
hoes corn it is hard to shoot pigeons all at the same time, especially 
good pigeons, chocolate-colored chaps (not coffee-coaters), but good, 
swift, lively birds; so please remember these little incidents while 
looking over the scores. 
Macon does not give very many tournaments, nor does It attract 
men from great distances, as no purses are hung up, but if anyone 
happens to be in the vicinity of that place when a shoot is given, it la 
just as well to go because then you will be well received by the 
sportsmen of the town. By the way, the Hotel Lanier is kept by Mr. 
Sperry, a thorough sportsman, who will cheerfully and mo'stagree- 
S,Wy entertain anyone who happens to drop in. One sportsman soon 
Mcllhany still Champion of Kansas. 
Weir City, Kan., Oct. 26.— C. H. Calhoun, of this place, to-day en- 
deavored to wrest the trophy emblematic of the live-bird champion- 
ship of Kansas from W. W. Mcllhany, also of this city. It will be re- 
membered that Mcllhany won the trophy from Calhoun on May 5, and 
has since defeated Ben Best, of Columbus, who challenged for it. 
The weather to-day was absolutely perfect for an event of this 
kind, and a large number of spectators were on hand to witness the 
match. The race itself was scarcely an interesting one. Calhoun 
began to lose birds early in the race, and after the fifteenth round the 
result was hardly in doubt. The first roimd of 25 found Mcllhany four 
birds in the lead, as he was fhooting in great form, while on the other 
hand Calhoun was badly off, his work being very ragged. In the next 
string of 25 he improved somewhat and made a run of 16 straight, but 
this piece of good shooting was spoiled by some hard luck, for when 
it looked almost certain that he would run out straight he lost two of 
his last three birds dead out of bounds. This, however, could not 
have had any bearing on the ultimate result of the match. While 
Calhoun was making a fast pace Mcllhany was even exceeding it: he 
ran 17 straight and went out with 32, exceeding his opponent by one 
bird on the string, defeating him by five birds, the total score stand- 
ing, McDhany 46, Calhoun 41. Only one of Mcllhany's birds escaped, 
as three of his lost birds fell dead out of bounds; Calhoun lost the 
same number under these conditions. The birds themselves were an 
ordinary lot, some few were exceptionally fast, whUe others again 
must be classed as duffers. 
The conditions of the match were: 50 live pigeons, A. S. A. rules, 
challenger to put up $25 against the trophy, winner to take trophy 
and money, loser to pay for the birds. W. G. Sergeant, of Joplin. 
Mo., acted as referee. Mcllhany shot a Parker gun. Smokeless shell 
and Schultze powder; Calhoun shot a Greener gun, Smokeless shell 
and Du Pont powder. 
2Vai> soore type— Copyright, ism, by Fore^ and Stream Publishing Co. 
333825143325141445142312 5 
Mcllhany ,1 12133111133031321331111 1—84 
3341213355131413835541555 
3«11333221112212232»3«23 3- 
Calhoun., 
4333333314414423453424 131 
12 2 1l3313313^323220212a3 3—33 
4 5 4 13 4 15 2 4 3 8 5 113 2 5 3 2 16 13 8 
^i^'^-n^'r>^/-M-^lt.^4.-^-^' /4.*-^t4--r\k;'<-i^^' 
311312121 0 2 02312 3 03^3131 1—31 
4284124843143413335435354 
2 3 3113 3 2 2 311311112 1 03 1 0 0 3-33—90 
436313513533531 14423513 
H P Ekalb 1 10311313 1 10123111821010 1—31 
3453112343352341113135534 
3«113103111133303000131« 0—17 
1823825151455232534343341 
011311121120112210111111 1-22 
5311861313433333331234133 
310330021333211101112010 1—19—79 
Samaha shot a Greener gun, SJ^drs. E. C. in Trap shells; Ekalb shot 
the same make of gun with precisely the same load. 
W. D. Kbnvon, Sec'y. 
Trap at Watson's Park. 
Chicago, 111., Nov. 7.— Below are some of the scores made recently 
at Watson's Park: 
Oct. Sd. 
Geo Roll 2»20223310210112^11121222-20 
021011»231121012»321223«2— 19— 39 
Dr Carver , 02220223303in3«2333322^3— 20 
322»0220123332230»33322ii0— 19— 39 
mv. S! 
Geo Roll ..12^022aI0211200802I202^11— 17 
1121101121322013111321111—23-40 
Dr Carver 1211100221110322131011111—21 
1203112222211122122^12222—24—45 
Practice shoot, same day; 
Behm . .... . . .110312211010021032122201102111— 23 
Oarver r.i . ...j. ri . . . .32221220312232331321 —19 
Bourman.. 1222021011111213120211133 —83 
Boll 0221113231 — 9 
Nov. 7: 
Dr Carver 23312222222121212232.0220-22 
2122322333122202322132220—93—45 
Geo Roll 222023822022.222123223022— 22 
2312023123212212121131122-24—46 
RAVHUiRiaa. 
At the I^archmont Traps. 
Nkw Yokk, Nov. 3.— The opening' of the season at the Larohmont 
Yacht Club's shooting grounds to-day was marked by some excellent 
work on the part of Dr. Wynn, of Brooklyn, who scored 50 live birds 
straight. Only three shooters were present, the scores In the two 25- 
bird races, SOyds. rise, being as follows: 
No. 1: 
Dr Wynn 2222111121222281121 122212—25 
A C Marshall 0211220111112811121118201—22 
E M Lockwood 1111102111102111181101111—23 
No. 3: 
Dr Wynn 3222228222222223822228322—85 
A C Marshall 2211123221131121211113211—25 
E M Lockwood. , .1111011832111081112111022—28 
2 2 2 4 2 2 4 3 4 4 1 8 4 4 1 1 3 1 4 1 ^ 3 4 5 
.2 20121022^02212221101188 3- 
1845331233253454245135255 
222a20331 3 3321123333 2 2a8«- 
Paul R, 
-28—46 
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31-41 
LiTZKB. 
Heikes Makes a New Record. 
Clkveland, O., Oct. 30.— Rolla Heikes has been here on his round of 
exhibitions with Bartlett that tht-setwo have been giving in this State, 
and we gave bim a chance to see what he could do in the way of fast 
shooting over a magautrap. Bartlett was, unfortunately, called home 
from here on account of sickness at home, so we failed to see him in 
his specialties. 
The Cleveland Gun Club had its regular shoot yesterday and in ad- 
dition a handicap merchandise shoot. I inclose the scores of the club 
contest, but have not the scores of the merchandise race. There were 
twenty-four entries in each race, and in the two races and ties 
between 1,500 and 1,600 bluerocks were thrown from a magautrap in 
two and one-half hours, which is very fast work. 
It was quite late and very dark when the shooting was over, and 
Heikes did his shooting, but in spite of the darkness he shot at 75 blue- 
rocks and broke 65 in 2 minutes and 40 seconds. On account of the 
darkness he could not make as good time as usual, and at the request 
of several of the members he stayed over another day to make 
another trial. 
This morning at 10:30, everything being ready and having four " 
Winchester repeaters all loaded, with Mr. Jenkins, inventor of the 
magautrap, and Mr. Baker to help to load the guns, Mr. Morris to 
score and myself to time and pull the trap, which was run by Wm. 
Cottshotc, the club's trapper, Heikes called "Pull" and the race com- 
menced. For some reason he missed three of the first four shot at 
and stopped and made another start. 
Everything being ready, again Heikes called "Pull" for the first 
shot. I counted 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. pulling the trap at the same time, and 
repeating the count each time he took up a new gun, so as to keep 
him posted as to the number of shots fired and not cause delay by his 
getting confused by not emptying the magazine or trying to shoot 
after it was empty. 
The trap was pulled regularly and at the rate of about six targets 
in four seconds, and the machine-like way in which Heikes picked up 
and emptied the magazines of the four guns was a marvel. The blue- 
rocks were thrown 45yds , sUghtly left-quartering on account of that 
being the best direction to throw, considering the very high wind that 
was blowing. The first 63 were simply smothered before a miss oc- 
curred, all within what seemed to be about a foot of the same place, 
and the 100 were broken out of 105 shot at in exactly three minutes 
and seven seconds. The magautrap, the guns and the man worked 
without a balk of any kind, and all seemed to be a piece of the same 
machine. 
It seems almost incredible that any one could shoot so rapidly and 
accurately under the strain necessary to perform such a feat, and It is 
certain there is not another man in the country or the world that can 
equal it. 
Mr. Heikes shot Winchester factory -loaded ammunition in Leader 
shells, with 43grs. E. O. powder and iMoz. 7J^ chilled shot. 
Paul North. 
A Good Programme at Hot Springes. 
JoHK J, SuMprEE, Jr., known to the boys as " The Arkansa;(v Trav- 
eler," has been doing some thinking at his home in Hot Springs, 
Ark , with the following result, which he has put on paper in a letter 
to FoRBST AND Stream : "In your trap columns wiU you kindly an- 
nounce: 'February and March, 1897. The Arkaisaw Traveler's 
First Grand Annual Live-Bird Tournament at Hot Springs, Ark.; 
glO,000 in purses and added money, Souvenir programmes ready 
January 1, 1897. Address all communications to John J. Sumpter, 
Jr., Box 111, Hot Springs, Ark.' " 
In explanation of his scheme, Mr. Sumpter further writes: " I ex- 
pect to have two weeks or more of strictly live-bird shooting. With 
four events of twenty-five birds each, $25 entrance, and $500 guaran- 
teed. These events will be handicaps, and will be known respectively 
as the Arlington Hotel handicap. Southern Club handicap, Eastman 
Hotel handicap, and the Arkansaw Club handicap. As an induce- 
ment for shooters to remain until the finish, I propose to wind up 
with a '{Jrand Hot Springs Handicap,' twenty-five birds, $35 en- 
trance. For every two entries who shoot the entire twenty-five 
pigeons in this event I will add $25 in cash (silver or gold). 
"I will write you further, giving full particulars and exact dates. 
At this time I think it best to commence the last week in February, 
continuing until the first week in March, or as long as the boys want 
to shoot. This is going to be a strictly dead square shoot (like the Du 
Pont-Chicago one, for instance); a gentleman's shoot, where a 
shooter can use any kind of a gun or powder he chooses (except 
black). Black powder will have to be barred, as deer and turkey are 
plentiful near by, and we do not like to have 'soft coal fiends' scare 
them all out of the country. The programmes will be the finest ever 
gotten out by any club or association, and we expect to have 15,000 
run off. They will be sure enough souvenirs and don't you forget it." 
The above outlines Mr. Sumpter's ideas on the subject ot & big 
shoot for Hot Springs. The schedule of events seems to us likely to 
prove a very drawing one. The time of year suggested by the 
"Arkansaw Traveler" is a very good one. Southern shooters in par- 
ticular can go to Hot Springs and make enough money to come up to 
New York, see the Sportsmen's Exposition in Madison Square Gar- 
den, and then make expenses the following week by winning the 
Grand American Handicap. The same applies to Western shooters, 
especially the shooters of the famous "Indian squad," whose prowess 
with the gun at the ''circuit tournaments" of 1896 is not forgotten by 
any of those who attended the said tournaments. The North and 
East will unquestionably be represented at Hot Springs. They will 
come back to shoot in the Grand American even if they have to "hoof 
it." In short, we have seldom seen a programme that seems on its 
face to be as sure of ultimate success as this production of Mr. Sump- 
ter's thought. 
0. J. De Roc, secretary of the Holland, Mich., Gun Club, writes us 
as follows under date of Oct. 30: "The match which was to have come 
off to-day as the result of a challenge issued by the Valley City Gun 
Club, of Grand Rapids, to the Holland Gun Club, of this city, for the 
State team championship and Shooting and Fishing cup representing 
same, did not take place, as only two members of the Grand Rapids 
team appeared on the grounds. The cup therefore remains with our 
local club. Those present shot six 10-bird sweepstake races, but ow- 
ing to the high wind and cold weather scores were very low, and only 
one straight 10 was made during the day; this was made by Mr, A. 
E. Ferguson, of the local club, Messrs. Bush and Vosburgh, of 
Kalamazoo, and M. K. Walton, of Gr^nd Rapids, were among our 
visitors. 
