SB 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 9, 1897. 
Trap Around Pittsburg-. 
HERRON HILI/ GftIN CLTJB. 
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 26.— An interesting slioot took place to-day on 
the grounds of the Herron Hill Gun Club, at Davis Island. The 
match at 50 birds per man between Strong and Pargo resulted in a tie; 
this match will be re-shot at some future date. Both men to-day shot 
very well. Strong shot at 66, scoring 63; Fargo scored 61 out of the 
same number. Scores of the match were: 
Strong 11211212121111121211023220022231321212203321925212—46 
Fargo 03212201222113222212212211202220132221222132232233 - 46 
Two sweepstakes were also shot off. The first was at 10 live birds; 
the second was a miss-and-out. Scores: 
No. 1. No. 2. 
DufEey 1013122233— 9 120 —2 
McPherson , . 2222S23322— 10 223322 - 6 
Farmer 2110321311— 9 222223-6 
Anson 1222332022— 9 2222 —4 
Strong .......4............. 2213222133-10 111212-6 
Fargo , 1221212031-9 121132-6 
Shaffer 121111ill2— 10 
BAST PITTSBUIIG GUN CLUB. 
Dec 26.— Below are the scores made to-day in the E. 0. cup shoot 
of the East Pittsburg Gun Club. Mr. Gurbates, the winner, is only a 
beginner at trap-shooting, and has until recently been shooting only 
a poor gait; he has now, however, improved very much and made 
the higbest possible at this shoot. Hamilton shot well and very rez- 
ularly, despite the cold weather and raw wind. Eanibo has only 
been Shooting bluerocks live mouths, but he is able to run 25 straight, 
as shown by this score. Full scores below: 
Gurbates (33) 11111010111011111111101111101111110110111101111110 41 
iiiioiiioiiiioiiouiiioiiiioninio.oioiiiiiuiui 4i 
0111111110111110.011110 -18 
100 
Rambo (4) 10111011110101111011001111111010101101111101111101- 37 
11111111111111111111111111111110110111111110110101-45 
0110 _ 3 
84 
Swenson (25) 10101011101110000101011101111101111001100101010011-30 
11101000100111111110101010001011111110011111010100- 31 
1011111101010101000011011 —15 
76 
Skillman (0) 10011111010001111111 lOlOOlOlIlllll 1 1 101 111010101 1 1- 86 
11111111111011111011011110111100101111111011111111-42 
18 
Ony CO). 11111011101010110111111111110011111101011110011111— :i9 
11111011011101111011111010111101111101111111100111—40 
79 
Gallup (4) 11010111111 1010111 110111 111011 010111011010111 11111-39 
lllllllOOlllllIlllOllllllllllOllOllOllUlCllOlllll- 42 
1110 — 3 
84 
Williams (16) lllOlllllOlOlllllOlllllIOlllllOlOllOlIlOlOlllOlOli 3S 
lllOllllOlOllOlOlOlllOllOlllllHlCOlCOllOlllOllOlO-31 
lllOOlOOOOlOIOlO — 7 
70 
Hamilton (0) 11101101111111011110111111110111110111011111111111-4;^ 
11111111110011111111111011111111111101111101111111-45 
Koeche (11).... 
to-day. Bill MoCrickart iad some excellent birds on hand. Eleven 
shooters took part in the sweeps, three of which (Nos. 3, 4 and 5) 
were divided under the Rose sy.stem. Will King did the best work 
with two straights and three 9s out of 5 events. Six events, all at 10 
birds, were shot during the day. Scores were: 
Events: 1 ft 
..OlllOOOllllOllOOllOlOCOOOnOlOOOOlllOOlllllllOllOl- 28 
10110111001111111111010111111111110011101101111110—^9 
lllllllllOl —10 
77 
KING DEFEATS CLARK. 
Deo. Si.— The postponed match between W. S. King nnd W. G. 
Clark was brought ofl yesterday, King winning easily by the great 
score of 94 to 86. A Pittsburg, Pa,, daily newspaper 'describes the 
match in the following terms: 
"Will King yesterday made a remarkable record against W. Q. 
Clark in their match at 100 live birds. He won by making a strong 
finish, killing 94 to Clark's 86. King's record is one of the best in this 
section ; the only man to beat it was Clark, bis opponent yesterday. 
Nearly a year ago Clark defeated W. M. C. Jones by a score of 95 to 
81 on the Country Club grounds. The match yesterday was for $100 
a side, the loser to pay for the birds. All the prominent shooters of 
this end of the State were there, including Dr. Cundal, of Washing- 
ton, Pa., who not long ago was mentioned in connection with a match 
with Will King. Clark was the favorite in the betting and his money 
went begging. Elmer Shaner was referee, and this fact gave the 
affair a business like appearance. Elmer is at home in every branch 
of the sport, from popping pigeons to setting a trap, and the whole 
country is aware of bis sterhng qualities. Louis Lautenslager, secre- 
tary of the Herron Hill Gun Club, had charge of the birds. Tbe birds 
were a poor lot, and the damp weather made them rather sluggish, 
and this was in favor of the shooters. 
"Clark justified the confidence placed in him by bringing down 15 
birds in succession in the go-off. King missed two of his first 15, and 
this gave tbe ex-Altoona man a good lead. Of the nest 10 bird.s 
Clark missed 8 and King 1, making the score 23 to 23 in favor of 
Clark on the first round of 25 birds. 
"Now King began a glorious march, and dampened the ardent ad- 
mirers of Clark. He missed his Si6tb bird, and then killed 46 in suc- 
cession. It was a great performance, and at once placed Will at the 
head of the local trap shooters. He passed Clark, went to the front, 
and stayed there to the end. While King was bringing down bis 46 
birds without a miss Clark failed to kill 7. When both men had shot 
at 75 birds King led by 5, having kiUed 70 to Clark's 65. 
"On the home stretch King showed up particularly strong, vehich 
shows him to be a nervy, plucky shooter. He killed 24 out of his last 
25, while Clark missed 4. Tbe friends of Clark maintained that he 
had not recovered from his late illness, and this caused his poar 
shooting at the end. King misled 4 out of his first 50, and only 3 out 
of the last 50; whereas Clark missed 5 out of his first 50, and 9 out of 
bis last 50, King was in tip-top condition, and he chatted and joked 
as is his wont. The Pittsburg shooters were highly elated over the 
victory, and are ready to place Will at the head of any sbooter in the 
htate. Clark took his defeat manfully, but had no kick coming. 
Contrary to expectations, there was no talk of another match. 
The full score fiu-nished by our Pittsburg correspondent shows 
trap, flight of bird and result of each shoot: 
Trap aeore type— Copyright, /sy?, bylbrest and Stream Pu-bUsHiing Co. 
3414133243215431324313541 
W S King (30) .2 111218 3 123331032221231U a— 23 
3524443115113133142432351 
0322822yji223a233332322 2 3 2-24 
4512431513444 8 543311 3 231 1 
222222323232233333322202 2- 24 
43444 3 3231141115 43354 6 414 
N.i/< >t-«-^\\->l/'V<-< >->->-><-^\« 
2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 33 1 2 3 3 3113 3 3—24- 94 
3 1 1 4 3 224. 3 1455345153325333 
<-f-<-^4./<-<-/H<-^li+-^-4-"^^->^«-^tH.^ 
W G Clark (a0),2 122 22121222231022231222 0-23 
4 213542153353 3 45434533444 
N<-«-<-^i — >i/T.,^\<-\i/ it-z^^i '^-»-»\<- 
32^323030l223333l3033222 2-^-2 
42481225 113424433313234 3 1 
23331302303103381301 3 30 2 3 -10 
414245184332453425344245 2 
2 3 t 3'2 W 0* 1*1^7 o'3"l'^2'3*3*l"W 2*7 s"— 21-86 
MAY AND STRONG VS. KING AND ANSON. 
Jan. J.— A close race was shot to-day at Davis Island, on the 
grounds of the Herron Hill Gun Club. O. A. May and Strong shot as 
a team against W. S. Kmg and Anson, and defeated them by 1 bird, 
the totals showing: May 47, Strong 45—92; King 48. Anson 43—91. 
Will King is keeping up his strong gait and seems likely to remain on 
top for some time to come. Scores: 
C A May 3222022232^220222232333232223238302333232222322322— 47 
Strong 232211123313212112322111210232302231320232^2302022-45—92 
W S King 22031111211312112333211 121121111222222292'23222223-4S 
Anson 32201211121222-20l3133220023130212i;13312U1210122233-43— 91 
GOOD SPORT ON NEW YBAR\S DAY. 
Jan. I.— Som.e good sport was had on the Negley avenue grounds 
3 4 
9 10 
7 9 
6 
5 
9 9 
8 10 
Events: 
Humphrey. 
Anson 
AH King.., 
Strong. . . , . , 
Scott 
3 4 3 6 
8 » 
7 10 
9 8 
W 8 King 10 
McPherson 9 
J B Duffy ; 9 
J .i; Duffy 8 7 Strong.. 7 9 8 9 
Farmer 7 6 '0 7 , 
BuTgoon 4 
Two miss-and outs were also shot, Ales King dividing both of 
them. 
THE WlLKINSBUEG SHOOT. 
Jaw. i.— To-day's shoot of the Wilkinsburg Gun Club was quite a 
success, 19 shooters entering for the lOO-targetraee. John Eyler won 
the .silver medal emblematic of the club cbampionsbip with the score 
of 76. The scores were all low. as will be seen from the following 
flgm-es: 
,)ohn Eyler 76, Nimrod 74. R, Anderson 68, Oliver 64, C. D.Turner 64, 
J. K. Jack 63, H, T, Brown 62, R. Lovett 61. R. J, Steele 56, H. Rambo 
.54, O. Johnston 53, W. H. Morrison 44, C. Repp 34, G. W. Prather 33, 
Davis 33, A. Loveti 83, 8. B. Hughes 30, W. Smith 28. Capt, Reed shot 
at 25 targets and broke 5. 
liockport Gun Clubs 
LoOKFORT, N. Y., Dec. 24.— A rifle shoot was held at Watson's 
Quarry to-day under the auspices of the Lockport Gun Club, re- 
sulting as follows, with turkeys as prizes: 
No. 1, oOyds,, 5 shots: 0. Freeman first, J. .Jackson second. 
No 3, 35yds., 3 shots: Freeman first. Ward second. 
No. 3, 75yds., 3 shots: Covert first, Ward second. 
No. 4, 75yds., at bluerosks, 5 shots (club event): Ward first, Covert 
second. 
Ward first, Jackson second. 
Rogers first, Jackson second. 
C. Ward first, Covert second. 
Mann first, Covert second. 
Ward first, Barnes second. 
No. 5, EOyds., S shots: 
No. 6, 25yds., 1 shot: 
No. 7, 50yds., 3 shots: 
No. 8, 50yds., 3 shots: 
No. 9, 50yds., 3 shots: 
CHRISTMAS DAT SHOOT. 
Dec. 25.— A gOod-sized crowd attended the Christmas shoot of the 
Lockport Gun Club at its shooting box at the Fair Grounds. The 
chief interest in the shoot centered in the contest for the prize 
donated by the Laflin & Raud Powder Company. Following are the 
scores: 
No. 1, 10 targets: 
^Vard 1111101111— 9 
GMann lOllOOllOO- 5 
Freeman OlOOOOOOOl— 3 
Angevine , . . , lOOOOllOOl— 4 
Moon OOOOLOOOll- 2 
Nash 0000100100- 3 
No. 2, lO targets: 
Nash 0:01000110- 3 
Mann..... lllUlOlOl— 8 
Ward......... lllOlllllO- 8 
StockweH.. .......... 1111010011— 7 
Woods ........1101111101- 8 
Freeman OllOlOOlOl- 5 
Stockwell 011C011011- 
Jackson.,.., lOOCOOOlOl- 
Atwater 000.101111- 
Woods 1111111010 
Covert OUOllllH- 
Ringueberg 01 U 00 1 1 0 1- 
Covert 0011111111— 8 
Benedict lOOOllOOO)— 3 
Ed Moody 1111111111- 10 
Angevine llllllOUl— 9 
Atwater IIIOIOIIOD- 6 
Moon IIOIOICIIO— 5 
No. 3, handicap, 25 targets, for trophy: 
Ward (scratch) 22 Er Moody (33) 13 
Ed Moody (36) ...16 Mann (33) .>.,..,i,ur....2.3 
Covert (2'!l) ......'....,...,..'26 Freeman (34) 26 
Atwater 1,28) 20 Ringueberg (34) 16 
Stockwell (29) 21 Moon {U)-. 16 
Woods (29) 33 Rogers (35) 21 
Harmony (,37) , 3 
Huber (3 ) 1 
Wilson (.38) 19 
Angevine (31) 19 
Benedict (32) 18 
,) aekson (38) , . ; . t , j , , ^ ^ ^ i , i,, 1 5 
Moyer (■«) 12 
Covert, Freeman and Mann tied on 35 each (the limit). 
Shoot oft: Freeman (34) 26, Covert (28) 33, Mann (shot at 25 only) 13. 
No. 4, 10 targets: ' overt 7, Ward 8, Nash 6, Angevine 5, Wilson 3, 
Benedict 4, Woods 8, Atwater 9, Covert •, Burt 9, AVard 9, Anerevine 5. 
■ I. J. Atwater. 
Around PhiladelpMa. 
KEYSTONE SHOOTING LEAGUE. 
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 25.— Tbe Keystone Shooting League, of 
Pbiladelphitt, held a shoot to day on its grounds at Holmesburg 
Junction. Several sweeps were shot at targ^-ts, as well as three 
miss and-outs at live birds. The latter were $1 entrance, re-entties 
allowed in the first round. Scores were: 
No. 1. No. a. No. 8. 
Landis....2132— 4 3133-4 120 —2 
Stevenson21S2— 4 2i'» —3 1321—4 
JThurm'nll20-3 .... 
W Wilson* —0 3122-4 3133—4 
Henry., . .2221-4 21i0— 3 .... 
Re-entries: In No. I Wilson and 
No, 1. 
Pack 210 -i 
EJohnsonO -0 
W H Wol- 
stencroft. . . . 
McDaniel. ... 
Joianson missed 
Nqv2. No. 3. 
0 
-0 3i0 
1832—4 12C«— 3 
20 —1 .... 
their first birds 
and re-entered, both losing their birds again. Stevenson, who also 
riiissea his first bird, re entered and divided the pUrss. In No. 3 
Landis Itst his first bu'd dead out of bounds, and re- entered, with the 
lesult shown above. 
Target sweeps were shot as below. No. 1 was a 25-target raCe for 
tbe silver set won by the club at Stone Harbor, N J., last summer. 
No. 2 was the shoot off of the tie in that event, Landis winning the 
set. All target events were at unknown angles. Scores: 
Events: I 3 3 4 5 Events: 13 3 4 6 
Targets: U S5 
11 Landis 22 23 
11 Ibuiman ...... 
W H Wolsien croft 
J Thurman 
K, David 
W H Pack 
W E Wilson 
H Kidge 
22 21 
22 =f 
m ., 
30 .. 
. 19 ., 
18 ., 
W 10 10 
9 9 8 
9 10 
18, 
Targets: 
C Pack 
Hem-y 
Krouse 
Buck waiter , 
Johnson , .. .. 
Sievensiin. 
Whitcorab 
Dubb 
* Wolstencroftrelii-ed atthe end of the 18ih round with 
J 
10 
6 
7 
10 
10 10 10 
4 8 .. 
y 7 6 
5 7.. 
8 .. .. 
11 out of 
. K. S. 
Omaha Gun Club. 
Omaha, N'^b., Dec. 25,— The shoot to day for the trophy pre.sented 
by tne Laflin & Rand Powder Company called out a large number of 
the members of the Omaha Gun Club. With beautiful weather and 
with plenty of live birds on hand, the meeting was a success. The 
birds were an unusually speedy lot, and many, with a breeze off tbe 
traps to aid them, went over the boundary too fast for most of the 
shooters. The trophy contest was at 15 five birds, lies shot off on 5 
birds, then miss-and out. .Johannes won, as shown by the following 
scores: 
Trophy Shoot. Ties. 
.Tohannes (28) 102303iU3221-.3 -13 121032 
Marsh (48) 1210^3111^2)202 18 033120 
Randlett {iS) 1333 ■3112080313— 13 2«300 
Kenyon ( 8)., 80;311101301111-12 
Parmelee (35) 220ia33<:0]30 — 9 
Brucker (m) 101I0101303i310— 9 
Read(iO) 2J03;010J3l —7 
Townsend (38) 8110010103020 
Loom is (8-') 2j80Ci32101 
Smead (33) 12OK2203 
Montmorency (3:) 101211000 
Hughes (28) 011001101 
Carmichael (37) 31100^00 
Brewer (iS) 013011000 
McFarlane (20) 00300003 J 
Bates (37> 0t'3e0200 
Gardner , . 
Den ..... V r. . , i . i • i i . *i ^ 
Oale....... 
Sweep. 
13i]2i3J2l— 9 
031.210312— 8 
1112133.'01— 9 
02011:2:03- 
181-3110311- 
00111.2330— 7 
W. D. 
1313Ji2l22— 9 
21001 0013 -0 
3121331111—10 
Kenton, Sec'y. 
South End Gun Club, of Troy. 
Troy, N. Y., Dec. 35.— The South End Gun Club, of this ciiy, held a 
shoot to day on Carroll's hiil. The conditions of the main event 
were: 10 live birds per man, $1 25 entrance, the prize being a gold 
medal for the nigh man. Unfortunately there were not enough 
birds to go around, owing to the practice work before the match, so 
the race had to be reduced to one at 8 birds per man. Jeremiah 
Costello was the winner of the medal with a score of 7 out of 8. 
Scores were 
J C Costel o (39)......, 
W B Christopher (37) 
John Flynn (37): 
Tbos Brown (96)...,. 
D J Morey (36) 
J L Sherry (37j..,.,. 
,..•'811121—7 
...11221003 6 
...121 0.220— 5 
...0202«338-5 
...1S20»230— 5 
,..813»0033— 5 
W H Jackson (28). 
J P Coiighlin (35;. 
HB Tucker (27;.. 
D C Fisher (37) . 
,..,2*0.23 10— 4 
,...]20.0220-4 
. ..1320.0.1—4 
.12000.20 3 
Jos Potts (.28;. , . ,21002030-4 
W, B. Christopher, Sec'y. 
Trap in the South. 
TEXAS midwinter TOtJRNAMENT. 
Little Rock, Ark., Dec. a5,-In a letter received to-day Oscar 
Guessaz writes me that all the details for the second annual tourn a- 
meni have been completed, and that nothing now remained to be 
^£,H J? P;;?^''^™™''' adding that the same would be 
ready by the day after ChrMmas. While the added money will be 
thfs'.hnn^^'onA^I^Jl'^-'f^*^^^'' "'"1 ^''-^^'-al °ew features at 
this shooi- Odb of these features will be a trophy contest each day. 
The principal contest will be for the Mldwiutei- trophy. These con- 
tests will be decided at 100 targets each, and will be shot under v^ry- 
ng conaitions. ■* 
Everyone who was fortunate enough to attend the first annual 
}n^?r.Tt^?^ ^'^^ vividly recall the great reception accorded the visit- 
15 P.^uP'^'j'Jjr the local .shooters, but by tbe citizens in 
„1o!^k Hospitable and generous as was this reception, efforts will 
nnt?ft '* i.*"^. ^"^^^ Guessaz enthnsiastically 
puts It, Our former efforts will pale mto insignificance." Thus, 
welcome, and the Northern 
feporismen will get a taste of genuine Southern hospitality 
these are not the only attractions to induce sportsmen to visit San 
Antonio; an extremp y low railroad rate has been secured. On or 
about Jan. 19theradroadsof the country will have on sale what 
will be known as the "Landseeker's Excursion'" ticket. This will 
additionaf ^° *° Antonio and return for one fare aiid $3 
rrlJil I?;?' ''^fj,?'^ of game has rarely been more abundant in 
t\.<ft1w^" at the present season (and this is especially applicable to 
the wildfowl shooting on the coast) should prove of great interest to 
MiStTr""^ '° ^^"^ Antonio, and tSke part in the 
THE HdT SP&I.SBS TOrRNAMENt. 
^^f^in^- ^^'^^ assumed such proportions as to 
f Ah^/P*"^^^^ ''^'^ tournamen t also The advancing of dates, 
i ^ tournament will be held two weeks earlier than Is first anl 
^rlTrf^fjZ'3j^,^%^ approval of all who go to San Antonio. 
selected are Feb. 8 to 20. This will enlble those who de- 
nn f nr f "^'^f^ °'' "^^^ ^? ^exas huutiug, and then come 
^"""'V ^A^P** ^''^o be taken to have the railroads 
1^1^"°"®!'^ ^° returning from yan Antonio, thereby en- 
who wish to attend this shoot as well as to visit the 
m^Kff ?hi'^°-'^°r ^^"""^ as the Springs are only 33 
^r,Ji fr^S I'"''' t'.y ^'hich all shooters from the North, South 
and Bast will have to go to San Antonio-the Iron Mountain Route. 
Just how miich added money there will be at this shoot I am un- 
able to say definitely at p'resent. but $60J are now assured, and ef- 
howpvpf. t^'"?'' f ''"T ^° *1''^00- This much I can say, 
i^ZT^f' *; -^5 ^'^^ feature of the shoot will be a 25-bird handicap, $35 
event Fr^.'^^'if^'''''" 1'^} TWs should be a popular 
hlfipt'p tha??i,i^I*"-n tl^a' Joiin Siimpter has shown me I am led to 
«^ T^l^^'*^®'^^''^''^"'^"^,"^'^ ^•^ss than 100 entries, probably more. 
«^mnl ^'^"fury mark be reached this would make a purse of 
!||)3,00q in this one event, an amount that has never been equaled in 
any similar event Tbere are to be five moneys in this event, and on 
fomftT50^liJliF^U^0a'^ ^^-^-d ^^^O. ^^-^$600. 
There will be added money in several other events, and everything 
will be conducted on a thoroughly modern principle 
T„„ itf'^"^*'"'^ programme of this event will be out not later than 
PAUL K. LiTZEE. 
A Shooter's Right to Gather his Bird. 
At the Fulford-Elliott match, shot at Dexter Park, L, I, on Dec, 31 
th° following httle incident occurred: --^cv., 01 
1 i^-l"^ K'^}^^'^ Fulford drew an Incomer froiii No. 1 trap. He 
slobbered It with both barrels, the bird coming in toward him, ftviug 
T?,u„*jr'' ^""n'l vl'ultord laid down hi.s gun and ran to catch it! 
Elliott called out: "You can't do that, Ed." Whether the remark 
stopped Fulford or not, we were unable to judge, our position in the 
scoring bos being such that we could not see him, although we could 
hear what was said. The bird fell just over the dead UA6-oufc of 
bounds. 
A short discussion on the merits of the case took place, It came 
to light that the shooters had agreed to have tbe trappers do the 
retrieving, but reserved the right to retrieve their own birds if they 
so wished. 
Tbe match was shot under A. S. A. rules, which state (Rule 9): "A 
bird to be scored dead must be gathered within hounds * * * by a dog 
or shooter, or person appointed by the .shooter for that purpose. No 
extraneous mean^ shall be used, and no other person sball be al- 
lowed to assist m gathering." 
We did not hear the referee say anything as to what would have 
been bis decision bad Fulford retrieved tbe bird, in bounds: we do 
not know whether sucn a quesiion was put to him. It was put to iw, 
not ouce, but several times, showing that there is considerable doubt 
upon ibat point, even among .shooters. It may not be amiss there- 
tore to state what our interpretation of the rule would be under 
similar circumstances, promising also not to get mad if we are 
jumped upon for such a decision: 
It would be a dead bird. 
We argue this way: Fulford by his action in laying-down his gun 
and ruiiniDg to catch the bird, which was flying almost toward Mm, 
was sufficient proof that he had elected to gather his own bird, as he 
had a ri^ht to do under the rules. The rule says- "* * * or 
sbooter * * ^" He laid dou'n his gun out of deference to that 
phrase, ^o extraneous means shall be used." Billy Mills did not go 
to his assistance and "no other person" tried to assist him in gather- 
ing tne bu-d. ^ 
In connection with this little discussion, the followiag amusiuf 
incident will not be out of place: A match was being shot, and Loui"? 
bchortemeier was refereeiug. He was standing well within bounds 
at tbe time. A man at the score firtd at a bird and hit it; the pigeon 
was an incomer, and kept straight on, finally alighting on Schorty's 
hat(bchorty stands about 6ft. lin. or sin in his siockingsl). The 
shooter asked him to retrieve the bird, thus "appointing him for that 
purpose. ochorty retrieved it in good style, and gave it as a dead 
bird. And why shouldn't he do sof A S. A rules don't say anything 
about a referee not being allowt d to retrieve birds w hen so appointed : 
they also say nothing about a bird perehuig, whether on the fence 
or on sometbing higtier iban the fence (like Schorty), but within the 
boundary. The case was a peculiar one, but the bird's actions were 
rather irregular. 
[Since writing the above we have had a talk with tbe referee, Mr. 
Ed Taylor, on the subject. We asked him what would have been his 
decision bad Fulford retrieved the bird within bounds. Mr. Taylor 
said promptly: '-A dead bird, of course." We then asked whether 
Fulford had stopped when Elliott caUed out to him, as related above; 
he replied that Fulford was undoubtedly stopped by tbe i-emark. In 
reply to our next question Mr. Taylor staiea that had Fulford ap- 
plied for a balk under Rule 33 ("If a contestant be balked or inter-. 
fered with, * * * the referee sball allow him another burd") ha 
\rould most certainly have aUowed the claim.] 
Boston Team Won the Trophy. 
Boston, Mass., Dec. 30.— The team repre.senting the Boston Shoot- 
ing Association has again won the shoot for tbe 5-men team cham- 
pionship of the State of Massachusetts, and the trophy representing 
that championship. The match took place to day on the Boston 
Shooting Association's groimds at Wellington, the challenging team 
being 5 members of the Worcester Sportsmen's Club. The trophy 
was won by the Boston team in 1892, the first contest for tbe same, 
and has ever since been sucoessfidly defended by the club. 
The conditions of the race are 30 singles, expert rules, and 10 pail's: 
BOSTON SHOOTIN& ASSOCIATION. 
Singles. Pairs. Total. 
43 
39 
38 
36 
34 
0 R Dickey . . 
.. 26 
17 
kS 
10 
S3 
15 
21 
15 
22 
12 
115 
75 
Other events were shot a 
tbese events; 
Events: 
1 2 
3 
4 5 
Targets: 
10 10 
10 
10 15 
5 7 
6 
5 14 
9 8 
9 
8 13 
Kenerson 
7 10 
7 
6 11 
Jones. 
6 8 
8 
6 11 
Puck 
7 5 
7 
6 13 
Le Roy ...... 
8 7 
7 
5 13 
9 6 
9 
6 14 
Howe 
7 e 
4 
4 11 
WORCESTER .SPORTSMEN'S CLUB. 
Sintiles. Pairs. Total. 
A W Walls 36 13 38 
VD Kenerson.. 23 14 37 
McClellan 81 10 31 
WL Davis 19 11 30 
Roach.. 17 13 30 
190 
106 
60 
166 
6 7 8 9 10 11 131314 15 16 17 18 19 80 3132 
10 15 10 10 10 10 10 
7 6 
7 9 
7 8 
5 II' 
6 5 
810 
McLellan , . . . . 
Curtis . . . 
Climax 
Walls 
Roach 
Martin . . .. .. . 
No. 4 was at 5 pairs. 
9 10 
9 13 
1 8 11 
9 14 
; 8 12 
10 13 
i 10 12 
7 10 
, .. 11 
. .. 8 
.. 11 
6 8 7 
7 9 9 
9 8 7 
9 8 9 
9 6 8 
8 10 10 
9 10 9 
4 9 7 
6 9 8 
5 3 4 
9 8 8 
8 6 6 
. . 9 . . 
8 8 
,. 8 
1510 
11 9 
13 ,, 
.4 0 
13 9 
9 
10 10 10 
6 6 10 
1010 
8 9 
12 9 
15 .. 
12 8 
810 .. 
9 7 9 
6 810 
8 8 10 
9 .. .. 
7 $io 
.. 8 
6 7 
7 '7 
.. 8 
10 10 
8.. 
8 8 415 
9 .. 8 .. 
.. .. 6 
10 9 6, 
