March 13, 1897.] 
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Leading dealers in sportsmen's si(.pplies have advertised in our 
columns continuously for almost a quarter century. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send In notice like the following: 
FIXTURES. 
March 16-17.— Sandusky, O.— Tournament of the Sandusky Gun 
Club. Tareet*, pisPon« and sparrows. 
March 16-19.— BAycHESTER, N. Y.— Second annual tournament of 
the Cobweb Gun "Club; live birds and targets. Cobweb handicap at 
live birds, $500 guaranteed. Open to all. Nobody barred. 
March 53-35.— Nfw York.— Inter.state Association's fifth annual 
Grand American Handicap (live birds), at Elkwood Park. gl.OOO 
guarunteed in the main event. a.ll surolus added. Entries close 
Slarcb 20 to John L. Leqtiinn, Secretary-Treasurer Interstate Associ- 
ation, 44-48 Cedar street. New York city. 
April 14-16.— Atchison, Kan. — Airy Lou Hart's third manufacturers' 
amateur and fourteenth open- to-all tournament. 
April 7-— Haokensack. N- J -Third contest for the Recreation cup, 
under the auspices nf the Bereen County Qxm Club, Cup contest at 
12 noon sharp. C. O Gardner, Sec'y. 
April 14-16.— Baltkiore, Md -Tournament of the Interstate Asso- 
ciation, under the auspices of the Baltimore Shooting Association, 
April 15.— YouNaSTOWN, O. — First tournament of the Pennsylvania 
and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo H. Jones, Sec'y. 
April 15-17.— San Antonio, Tex. — Tournament of the San Antonio 
Gun Club. Open to amateurs only. Willard T. !3impson. Chairman 
Ex. Com. 
April 10— Windsor Locks, Conn.— All-day tournament of the 
' Windsor Locks Gun Club. Targets. G. F. Cleaveland. Sec'y. 
April 20-28.— Lincoln, Neb.— Twenty-flrst annual tournament of the 
Nebraska State Sportstnen 's Association. Added money later. 
April 21-23. — San Antonio, Tex.— Second annual meeting and tour- 
nament of the Texas State Sportsmen's Association. 0, C. Guessaz, 
Sec'y. 
April 27-30. — Fonda, la.— Tournament under the management of 
Geo. E. Hughes and C. E. McCord. Live birds. $800 added money. 
April 28-^9.— EiCHMOND, Va.— Tournament of the Interstate Associ- 
tion, under the auspices of the West End Gun Club. 
April 28-29.— PsBir, Ind.- Tournament under the management of J. 
L, Head. 
May 5-7.— Newbubgh, N. Y.— Annual spring tournament of the West 
Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association. Eirst two days, targets; third 
day, live birds. $50 average money to three high guns in all pro- 
gramme target events. Open to all. 
May 11-13.- Peekskili-, N. Y - Annual tournament of the PeekskUl 
Gun Club. First t^^o days, targets; last day, live birds. 
May 12-13.— CoNNBRSViLLB, Ind.— Tournament of the Connersville 
Gun Club. Live birds. T. F. Thomas, Sec'y. 
May 12-14. — Waterloo. la.— Tournament of the Waterloo Kenne 
Clnb E. B. Walker, Sec'y. 
May 17-22.— Kansas City, Mo. — Annual tournament of the Missotiri 
State Game and Fish Protective Association. Fred T. Durrant. Sec'y. 
May 18. — Albany, N.Y. — Annual spring tournament of the West 
End Gun Club. Horace B Derby, Sec'y. 
May 19-20.— Savannah. Ga,— Tournament of the Interstate Associa- 
tion tinder the auspices of the Forest City Gun Club. 
May 19-21.— Canton, S D.— South Dakota Sportsmen's Association 
annual. C. S- Seely, Sec'y. 
May 20 — Greenville. Pa.— Second tournament of the Pennsylvania 
and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo H. Jones, Sec'y. 
May 26-89.— East St. Louis, HI.— Annual tournament of the King's 
Smokeless Gun Clnb. 
May 3t,— Canajoharib, N. Y,— Eastern New York Trap-Shooters 
Lfaeue tournament, under tlie auspices of the Cana.ioharie Gtm 
Club. Charles Weeks, Sec'y. 
June 2-4.— Springfield, O. — Annual tournament of the Ohio Trap- 
Shonters' League, under the auspices of the Springfield Gun Club. 
June 8-9. ,— Tournament of the Trap-t hooters' League 
of Indiana. 
June 8-11.— Auburn, N. Y.— New York State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion tournament. C. W. Tuttle, Sec'y. 
June 9-10.— MojTROE, La —Tournament of the Interstate Associa- 
tion, under the auspices of the Monroe Gun Club. 
June 10.— NBWOAsfLB, Pa.— Third tournament of the Pennsylvania 
and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones. Sec'y. 
.June 15-18.— CLEVELiJfD. 0.— Fourth annual tournament of the 
Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company. 
June 16-17.— Fargo, N. D.— Third annual tournament of the North 
Dakota Sportsmen's Association. Targets. W. W. Smith, Sec'y. 
June 22-25.— Oil City, Pa.— Seventh annual tournament of the 
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of 
the Oil City Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Black powder 
barred. Special event: 25 live birds per man, $25, $1,000 guaranteed. 
Send entries toH 0. Eeeser. Sec'y. Oil City, Pa. 
Jul.y 14-15.— New Havbn, Conn.— Tournament of the Interstate As- 
ociation. under the auspices of the New Haven Gun Club. Wm. H. 
Hazel, Sec',y. 
July 22,— MEADvrLLE, Pa.— Fourth tournament of the Pennsylvania 
and Ohio Border Gun League. Geo. H. Jones. Sec'y. 
Aug. 4-5,— Lbwiston. Me.— Tournament of the Interstate Associa- 
tion, under the auspices of the Androscoggin Gun Club. 
Aug. 19.— Warren, 0.- Fifth tournament of the Pennsylvania and 
Ohio Border Gnn League. Geo. H Jones, Sec'y 
Aug. 25-26.— MoNTPELiER, Vt.— Tournament of the Interstate Asso- 
ciation, under the auspices of the Montpelier Gun Club. 
Sept. 15-16.— Portsmouth, N. H.— Tournament of the Interstate 
Association, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Gun Club. 
Oct. '6-8.— Newbubgh. N. Y — Annual fall tournament of the West 
Newburgh Gunard Rifle Association. First two days, targets; third 
day, live birds. $50 average money to three high guns in all pro- 
gramme target events. Open to all. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
club t^ecretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 
these columns, also any news notes they viay care to have printed. 
Ties in all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. 
Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, SA6 
Broadway, New York. 
The annual meeting of the Florists' Gun Club, of Philadelphia. Pa , 
was held on March 2. The Public Ledfjer. of that city, of March 3 
gives the following programme for 1897: "The annual meetingof the 
Florists' Gun Club was held yesterday afternoon at Horticultural 
Hall. The members present were: Charles D.Bali. A. B Cartledge, 
John Burton, George Craig, Thomas C. Brown. John G. Carlisle, 
George Geoble. William K. Harris. George Anderson, J, William Col- 
flesh, John Westcott and J. K, Starr. The officers elected for the 
ensuing year were: President, J. W. Colflesh; Vice-President, W. K. 
Harris; Secretary and Treasurer, A. B. Cartledge; Field Captain, 
George Anderson Committee on Grounds: C. D. Ball, A. B Cart- 
ledge and 6. Anderson. Entertainment Committee: G. Geoble, 
Lemuel Ball and John Westcott. Handicap Committee: John D. 
Carlisle, T. C. Brown and J. K. Starr. The club bas purchased two 
silver Clips, which wiU he contested for at the twelve regular monthly 
shoots, under a handicap system, ,50 targets, 55 known and 25 un- 
known angles. To qualify for the prizes each marksman must com- 
pete in at least ten of the twelve matches. A friend of the organiza- 
tion offered a silver cup, to be competed for once a month, but not on 
the regular club day. The conditions are the same as for the club 
cups, with the exception that a marksman winning it three times 
will become the final owner." 
The organization of the gun clubs of Philadelphia, Pa , into a 
league, under the title of Traji-Shootei's' League of Philadelphia, has 
become an accomplished fact. This is mainly due to the elforts of filr. 
J. K. Starr, the secretary of the league, who has worked hard for the 
end he had in view, viz.: the organization of such a league for the 
purpose of booming trap-shooting in the City of Brotherly Love. 
There are 11 clubs in the league, a numbfr that strikes one at once as 
being head and shoulders over any similar organization. This large 
membership goes to show that Mr. Starr bas the confidence of the 
members of the different shooting clubs of Philadelpt ia, and also 
augiu-s well for the future success of the league itself The following 
dubs are charter members of the new organization: Florifts', Inde- 
pendent, WajTie, Frankford, Silver Lake, Forest, Glen Willow, U. of 
P., Norristown and Southwark. The first shoot of the league Tvas 
held on Saturday last. March 6. on the grounds of the Florists' Gun 
Club, WissiDoming Station, P. R. R. The team shoot consists of 
teams of six men from each club. 
Pittsburg, Pa , will have seven representatives in the Grand Ameri- 
can Handicap this year. Old Boss says so, and we never doubt his 
word. He'll be there, of course. We learn also from the Pittsburg 
Commercial Gazette of the 6th insl. that the Herron Hill Gun Glub, 
of that city, has chartered a special car for it? shooters and their 
guests. Bill McCrickart's coming too. 
The Waterloo da.) Gun Club has decided to hold a tournament 
May 12-14. The following item from the Waterloo Courier of Feb. 
27, mailed to us by Mr. J. C. Ha.rtraan. tells the story: "The meeting 
of the gun club, held at H. G. Bloeser's tonsorial parlors last even- 
ing, was well attended. The club bas lost its genial president, Bob 
Smith, by reason of removal to Mason City, and the me°ting was 
called to" order bv Vice-Pres. J. 0. Hartman. with B. B. Walker as 
secretary. A vacancy in the office of secretary and treasurer of th* 
club being declared, E. W. Coburn was elected treasurer and E. B. 
Walker secretary- It wa'' decided to hold a three-days' tournament, 
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, May 12, 13 and 14. and ^he Follow- 
ing committees were appointed: On Grounds— Dr. E. R. Shannon, E. 
W Coburn, L. Van Vleek; on Live Birds— G. Place. G. Hackett, H. 
G. Bloespr. C. 8. Choate; on Programme and Advertising— E. W. 
Coburn, .1. 0. Hartman. The club is a.nxious to secure permanent 
grounds, that a substantial club house may be erected and grounds 
laid out in proper style. This is a matter that has been deferred un- 
til the route of the electric railway to Cedar Falls is decided upon, 
when a site will be selected that will be easy of access from b^th 
cities. The grounds most in favor are on the big cut-ofT, and should 
the electric line cross the river at the park an effort wilt h« made to 
buy or lease a few acres of land on this island for the club's use. The 
coming tournament will be held on the common east of tbe amphi- 
theater at the Cedar River Park, if these grounds can be secured. As 
the shoot will be held nearly six weeks in advance of the Chautauqua 
season, it is thought that the permission of the park authorities can 
be readily obtained. Three thousand birds will be purchased, and 
tbe club hopes to make this tbe largest and most successful ovpnt of 
the kind ever held in Waterloo. Secretary Walker closed a deal this 
af terronn with a poultry dealer from Jessup by the name of Bennett 
for 3,000 live birds, all to be good flyers, to he delivered in Waterloo 
May 12. 
AptopoB of Upson's victory at Riverton on Friday last, we mav as 
well tell the following story about him; it's good enough anvway : 
Upson is a keen shooter, and no one takes luore nains than be does to 
shoot well. As a man at Knoxville in 1895 said of him: "He carries 
a whole fly-book full of sights with him t" One day last year be 
missed a target just when be wanted it, and the thought of that lost 
target haunted him. He woke up one fine morning and lay abed 
thinking over it. Suddenly he had an inspiration, and. getting our.of 
bed in his night apparel, seized his gun and began pointing it at dif- 
ferent objects in the room and out oF tbe window. Now, ae it^ han- 
pened, Upson was having the outside of his house painted, and right 
here's where the trouble began. The painter was climlriing up the 
ladder to goto work, paintpot and brush in hand; he reached the 
level of Upson's bedroom window just as Upson was throwing the 
gun to his shoulder, pointing it out of the window at the gho=t of 
that lost target. The sight of a man in his night shirt, pointing a 
shotgun slap at him, was too much for the painter. He didn't climb 
down the ladder, he simply fell off. paintpot and all; it was the sim- 
plest way after all, and two stories don't amount to much when 
there's a gun in question, even if It isn't loaded, so long as vou don't 
know that fact. The rest of the story shall be told— by Upson him- 
self. 
Tbe Cobweb Gun Club's tournament at Baychester, N. Y., March 
16-19, is the next large event on the card for 1897. The first two davs 
will be given up to targets; the last two days to live birds. Shooters 
should not overlook the fact that tbi«! tournament takes place at the 
same time that the Sportsmen's Exposition is in session, and that 
while they can spend tbe dayspleasantlv at Baychester, the evenings 
cannot be long, as the Garden will be full of attractions of all kinds 
for those who like guns, etc. Of course the main event of the tour- 
nament will be the Cobweb Handicap. $15, birds extra, .$500 guaran- 
teed. This event will be shot on March 19. The average mon^v on 
tbe target days should get the boys out early. Two cen+s for targets 
and $50 average money shows that the Cobweb Gun Club is not after 
the shooters' money. All the club asks for is fine weather and plenty 
of shooters. It will make everything else pleasant. Neaf Apgar 
will see to the ninning of the tournament and will keep the squads 
busy breaking targets. 
It is misleading and of no possible use for any newspaper to state 
that ".J. L, Lequin, secretary of tbe Interstate Association, 1= receiv- 
ing numerous entries for tbe Grand American Handicap." As a 
matter of fact,,the entries to date are few in number, but are at least 
800 per cent, greater than they were at the same date last year. Al- 
most all intending competitors always hold off until the last week, 
>• and then entries come in with a rush. We believe that whei the 
Sportsmen's Exposition opened last year there were just five entries 
for the big handicap. In the next six days the list went nn to about 
105! And we look for more than that number this year, ReroRmbf»r 
that entries for the Grand American Handicap close on ]March 20; 
after that date entries may be made no to the last shot of tbe second 
round by paying a penalty entry of $35 instead of $25. Send your en- 
tries, accornpanied by $10 forfeit, to .Tobn L. Lequin, secretary- 
treasurer, 44 Cedar street. New York, N. Y. Don't forget to send 
your shooting name as well as the one you sign to your checks. 
The Standard Gun Club, of Baltimore, has entered uoon the tenth 
year of its existence. On March 1 last it held its ninth annual meet- 
ing in the ofiflce of Allen C. Chase, 2 Light street. The following of- 
ficers have been elected for 1897; President. G. Gent; Vice-President, 
W. E. Buckbee; Secretary, E. H. Storr; Field Cantain. John Devall. 
Messrs, W. T. Harvey, W, T. Clements and J. W. Eddell. together 
with the four above-named gentlemen, were chosen to form the 
board of directors for the club. Tbe question of arranging a series 
of team races between the Standard Gun Club and other clubs was 
discussed. Messrs. Harry Ducker, John Devall and E. H. Storr being 
appointed a committee to arrange such matches. The regular shoot- 
ing day of the club will be Saturday. Some improvements have 
Ijeen made at the club's grounds at Point Breeze, and the Standard 
Gun Clnb starts this year without a debt charged against it, and with 
its shooting grounds, club house, etc., in good working order. 
Will Park wrote the following in last week's issue of Sportinrj Life: 
"The holder of tbe target championship of Ohio, the sparrow cham- 
pionship of United States and maker of best record for consecutive 
breaks on inanimate targets for the year of 1896 was in Philadelphia 
one day this week. He was not looking for trouble, but said that he 
would not run out of the way of it if it stood in his path." The 
partv referred to is understood to be Dennis A. Upson, of Cleveland, 
O. Judging from the work of A. D. Williams (none other than D. A. 
Upson himself) at Riverton on Friday lost, March 5, he was aerially 
hunting trouble, as he didn't do a thing but beat them all out with a 
score of 94. That he found trouble is also shown by the fact that he 
retired on the following day at the end of the 86th round of his match 
with Louis Duryea when 6 birds to the bad. He acknowledged then 
that his name was Dennis. 
Mr. LedridPe. of the Switch and State Journal, of O^den, Utah 
was kind enough to send us aii account of the Utah-Montana team 
race referred to elsewhere. As our other account was in type, and, 
as the scores were identical, we merely clip the following from Mr. 
Ledridge's account: "The Montana team was composed of four of 
the very best shots in that State; John F. Cowan, holder of the live- 
bird championship for 1894-5: James Conley, who has held both the 
live-bird and blue rock champion.ship medals; Mat Wright, present 
holder of the live-bird championship medal ; and D. D. Twohy, pres- 
ent holder of the blue i-ock championship medal of his State. The 
Ogden t.eam was made up as follows: G L. Becker, present holder 
of tbe Utah blue rock championship medal: A. P. Bigelow; John M, 
Browning, of national repute as the inventor of the new rapid-firing 
gun adopted by the United States navy, called the Peacemaker; and 
his brother. Matt. Browning." 
"Where's Skinner?" said some one to us the other day. "Out West, " 
said we promptly; but that was all we could say. It may have been 
a case of thought transference, or simply a coincidence, but an.vway 
here's a letter we received Monday afternoon. March 8. from W H. 
Skinner himself, tbe letter being dated from Phoenix, Ariz.. March 2: 
"I am very happy to inform yon that I have been connected with the 
abovecompany fthe CaiifomiaPowder Co.) since Jan 1. and have done 
very nicely foi* them. The company is one of the best on the Coast, 
or anywhere else. After working the Coast thoroughly I am coming 
East, "and will see you and all the bojs this summer. Our speeialties 
are the 'C. P. A ' smokeless, for shotguns, and the 'Peyton Military 
Smokeless,' for all high power rifles." Now we know where Skinner 
The following is from the Galveston, Tex.. JVeics of Feb 24: "After 
a prolonged lull in trap-shooting at Hanley's Park it will be revived 
and pushed with renewed vigor for the balance of the year. Some 
of the most active sportsmen have been out of the city for several 
weeks, which bas made the attendance at the last shoots quite small ; 
but the sportsmen have returned now, and a shoot has been arranged 
for to-day, which no doubt will be well attended. There is a move- 
ment on foot DOW toward the successful organization of a gun club. 
There is little doubt of the scheme being pushed to a successful ter- 
mination, in which event the club will give a tournament at their 
grounds, which have been conceded by all who have seen them to be 
the best and finest e(jnipped in the State, and excelled by few clubs 
in any State. Shooting will be commenced at 2 P. M. sharp." 
The Utah team, composed of the "Pour Bs," A. P. Bigelow, G. L. 
Becker, J. M. and M. S. Browning, can congratulate itself upon its 
great team total in its recent match with the Montana team. Scores 
of 95. 94. 93 and SO, maldrg ahogether a total of 372 out of 400, an 
average for the team of 9'1 per cent., makes what we believe to be a 
new record for team shooHng at 100 birds per man, four-men teams. 
Forest and Stream has to thank Mr. E. J. Ives, of Ogden, Utah, for 
the interesting account of this shoot which appears in this issue, 
One of the New York dailies on Sunday morning last gave a de- 
scription of the Duryea-Upson match on March 6 that reflected 
seriously upon Mr. Duryea's character. The account stated that he 
purprsely missed birds for reasons which, if true, would class him 
with the skin-game nigeon-shooter, a cl-iss, fortunately for the sport, 
that is becoming rarer every day. To defend Mr. Duryea's reputa- 
tion from the refl''etions cast upon it would be a work of superero- 
gation, so far as Mr. Duryea's friends and those who know him are 
concerned. For the information of those who do not know him. how- 
ever, we have not the slightest hesitation in classing the statements 
referred to as falsehoods of the rottenest description. 
Among the twenty-three entries for the Grand American Handi- 
cap received by Secretary. Treasurer Lequin to date are the names 
of twelve Western .shooters, who are coming East in a body under 
the guardianship of Mr, E, S. Rice, the popular representative of the 
Du Pont and Hazard powd«r companies in th'' West. One-half of 
this contingent will repre.sent the Du Pont Co., the other half the 
Hazard Co. This friendly invasion should be a cause for warm con- 
gratulation on tie part of the Eastern shooters; it is safe to prophecy 
that when Mr. Rice and h?s friends leave us they will feel that they 
have been at least the guests of men who know bow to appreciate 
pluck, energy and skill (for they'll be skillful). 
The following is from a New York daily of March 1 : "By the way, 
the chappies who fought it out over the traps of the Larchmont Y. 0. 
Saturday did not all abandon the foolish notion of not shooting in 
their own names, as had been promised for them, Joseph Palmer 
Knapp's gun name is still .Joseph K. Palmer, and some of the others 
retain their soubriq^iiets. The old Idea that a gentleman must have a 
nam de guerre for every move be makes in sport was exploded long 
ago. In these davs of enlightenment the theory is that a gentleman 
shouldn't do anything he would be ashamed of. If he can't do it in 
his own name he oughtn't to do it at all." We have yet to learn that 
a nam de guerre, nom deplume or "nom de fusil," adopted by any 
one, necessarily means that that party is ashamed of what he Isdoing. 
Simply saying that it does is no proof of the fact. 
Tom Keller is back again in the cit,y, and will be round about 
Broadway for the next month. He has his own tale to tell about the 
horrors of cold weather at San Antonio, but is not carrying about 
with him any kicks on other accounts, particularly in a business way. 
Milt Lindsley. he says, is so busy that he can't get into mischief, being 
at the factorv about twelve hours per day. (Note— The 4:30 train 
from King's Mills has been taken off, so Mi'thas to stay at the office 
or freeze to death until about 8 o'clock.) Keller also reports that he 
will make one in the list of entries for the Grand American Handi- 
cap, and trusts that this early declaration will not keep out many 
entries. 
The management of the Carteret Gun Club has long contemplated 
moving house to other and more desirable quarters than its present 
location on the eastern shore of Newark Bay at Bergen Point (now 
Bayonne). N. J. Owing to the houses to the eastward of the grounds, 
the traps had to face about northwest, thus bringing the prevailing 
winter wind right in the faces of shooters at the score, and also caus- 
ing trouble when a shooter drew a left quartering driver late in the 
day, on account of the sun shining right in his eyes. It is now given 
out that the club will move to a convenient location on Long Island 
within a comparatively short space of time. 
We learn that during the 100-bird race at the Riverton Gun Club's 
grounds on March 3 Mr.Dando, of the home club, had the misfortune 
to have his gun burst in bis hands when firing at his 48th bird . The 
gun, we are told, was a Smith, but in the absence of any positive in- 
formation as to how the gun burst, why it burst, what powder and 
how much was being used, it is manifestly unfair to lay the blame on 
the gun. A slight obstruction in the barrel often causes a gun to 
burst; but it is generally the gun that is to blame, if you listen to 
what people say about it. 
There was a curious feature in the 10-bird sweep for a cup at 
Riverton on Saturday last. March 6. Morris, who received an allow- 
ance in the 10 birds of 2 misses as kills, was tbe only one to score a 
highest possible; be missed his 6th bird, but his allowance gave him 
a straight 10. Capt Money, Lou's Duryea, D. A. Upson, R. A Welch, 
T. 8. Dando and J. H. Davis all tied on 9 each. Pinletter lost 2 
birds out of his first 5 and withdrew. George McAlpin missed 3 
out of his first 5 and dropped out in the 8th round. Phil Daly, 
,Ir,, lost 2 out of 8 and retired. Hot company, and not a 10 straight 
among them I 
The Worcester, Ma=s., Sportsmen's Club held its annual meeting, 
banquet and election of officers on Wednesday evening, March 3. 
During the evening President BI. P. Roach presented W. L, Davis 
with a diamond scarfpin as a souvenir of his havinsr held the L. C. 
Smith trophy during the season. The election of officers resulted In 
the unanimous choice of the old board, as follows: President, May- 
nard P. Roach; First Vice-President, John T. Mascroft; Second Vice- 
President, R. W Walls; Treasurer, Frank M. Harris; Secretary, V. 
D. Kennerson; Executive Committee: the officers and Fred. Bucklin, 
A. W. Walls, E. W. Ide, George M. McLellan. 
We had not met W. N. Drake, of the Maplewood, N. J., Gun Club, 
for many months until last week. BHly says that he has been too 
busy to do any trap-shooting, but adds that the South Orange Field 
Club has started trap shooting again, and has some capital grounds 
for the purpose. Drake is just now booming an excellent style of 
bat for trap-shool^ing in warm, sunny weather, the hat being made 
by the firm of E. V. Connett & Co., of Orange Valley, N. J., with which 
firm he has been connected for some time. 
J, Hildreth, one of the Southern Spates representatives of the Win- 
chester Repeating Arms Company, informs us that Mr, Faurote, the 
well-known Texas trap shot, has entered into partnership in the gun 
business, and will open up a gun store at Greenville, Texas. 
The Sandusky (O.) Gun Club will hold a tournament at targets, 
sparrows and pigeons on March 16-17. In the target events blue- 
rocks will be thrown fi'om a magautrap. Some of the target events 
are open to amateurs only, but the majority are "free to all." 
A party of New York shooters will visit Peekskill. N, Y., early in 
April to spend the day at Peekskill as the guests of the home club. 
The "Up-the- Hudson" boys are never backward at "go'ng visiting," 
so it is only fit and proper that the compliment should be returned 
occasionally. 
Ferd Van Dyke has been shooting a rifle so much of late that he 
has scarcely gotten back into his old-time form at targets. He made 
a mistake, "too. and acknowledged it, when he tried to break targets 
on Wednesday, March 3, with a live-bird load. 
The Elkwood Park traps are growing in nopularity daily (no pun). 
The facilities for rapid work in running off events, with a choice of 
three groimds to insure a "straightaway" wind, naturally attract 
shooters. 
Wm. Renick, of Detroit, Mich., who won the Washington trophy at 
the annual shoot of the Pastime Gun Club, of Detroit, the other day, 
used a Smith gun, King's Smokeless and Petera's cartridges. 
Don't forget that it costs just $10 more to shoot in the Grand Amer- 
ican Handicap if you fail to enter on or before March 20. 
March 9. Edward Banks. 
Sherburne Gun Club. 
Sh'rburne, N. Y., Feb. 23. — I have been taking your paper for two 
years, and as 1 am a member of the Sherburne Gun Club. I thought I 
would send you the scores made at Lake Earlulle to day by our club. 
No. 3, the. handicap event, was at 15 targets, the number of breaks 
being added to each man's handicap points. M'ller. of EarluUe, won 
th« cup by 1 point. Scores: 
No. 1, 10 targets' Burlison 8, Dalrymple and Partridge 6, Hartwell 
5 Mdler 4, Bemis 0. 
No. 2, samf : George 9, Reynolds 8, Wilcox and Burlison 7, Shep- 
ardson 6, Miller and Stanton 4, Jackson 1. 
No. 3, Handicap: 
Miller (14) llUllOIlCOOlli— 114-14-25 
Partridge (14) OlOrOlinOimi- 10— 14— "4 
HartweU (Ig) .110001100101101— 8—12-20 
Burlison (8),..... 101100110101111—10— 8—18 
wiicox(ui) rootomoioooii— 7-1-10—17 
George (81 .1111000000)1101— 8-|- 8-16 
Dalrymple (10) , COllCOinOlIlOCO- O-f-lO-lfi 
Jai k on (15). ....iM..... OOCOOOUOOCCO 100— H-15-16 
George. 
Acme 6un Clul>", of Washln^on, Pa. 
Washington, Pa.. March .5.— Below you will find scores made to- 
day by members of the Acme Gun Club, of this city. All events 
were at bluerock targets, and were shot at the Prigg range It rained 
hard nearly all day, the events being shot between showers. Scores 
were: 
Events: 1 8 3 4 S 6 V Events: 1 8 3 4= 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 10 JO 10 10 S S Targets: 10 10 10 IC 10 S 5 
C Baker 4 6 7 4 10 5 4 J Canan 5 5 6 7 4-33 
JPrigg 4 6 7 3 1.... SWeirick 6 6 5 ^ 6;,. .. 
J Jorden 3 3 WWeirick.,., 4 7 4 
M Prigg 6 8 7 7 4 1.. D Baker ti 4 5 6 0 .. .. 
HMackey,... 4 5 8 8 6 4 4 HWard... a 8 3 0 1 0 
H. T. MaokbV. 
