Maroh 27, last.] 
2B9 
Grand American Handicap. 
All preUruioai ifs fur ihe Orauri American Handicap have been con- 
■indnl. So far as cau be seoatiotiime has been left undone to make 
tic running oflE of Ibis shoot Hs smooth as possible. Messrs. Daly & 
'iiaafrau, managers ot the Ellrwood Park grounds, and Elmer K. 
'.Iiauer, manager of the Interstate Association, have apparenily cov- 
Tcd every point. In the matter of help, Mr. Sbaner has the tollow- 
ug list of assistants: Referees— Harold Wallacb. Long Branch, N. 
: Ed Taylor, of the Laflin & Rand Powder Co., New York city; and 
ill North, of the Clevel ind Target Co. The official scorers are: J. 
Starr, Philadelphia, Pa ; .1. Vone Emmons, of Long Branch; Joim 
J. Regan and Howard W. Gray, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The posi'ion of 
"ompiier of Scores is filled by Edward Banks, of Forbst and Bthkam. 
iV. J. McCrickart is squad hustler and general intelligence depart- 
nent. B H, Norton, of the Hazird Powder Co., and J. Meyerlaoff, of 
iartley & Graham, will take care of the cashier's department. 
in order that all contestants may understand ho x things are being 
■im, and what to do, the management has issued the following 
INSTRUCTIONS TO SHOOTERS. 
The right wing of the club house will be reserved exclusively for 
liooters. 
Winners of money in any event must apply to the compiler of 
cores for orders on the cashier for the money due them. No money 
vili be paid out by the cashier excepD on receipt of such an order. 
Shooters who have rebates coming to them, for birds not shot at, 
liust apply to tiie compiler of scores for rebate tickets, which will be 
t'leemed for cath at tne cashier's ofQce. 
In order to facilitate the shooting, and to prevent delay through 
calling up a contestant who has dropped out in any event with two 
ir three mi-*ses to his credit,, ofHcials will be placed at the entrances 
0 Nos. 1 and 2 sets of traps, whose duty it is to ask a shooter who 
jas missed a bird in the current round whether it ia his second or 
hird miss. All contestants will oblige the management by lurnish- 
!ig the information asked for by these officials. 
Shooters musD supply thems. -Ives witti "no bird" tickets, which 
an be obtained at the cashier's olifice. These tickets are also good 
oi- "byes" or tie birds. Unused "no bird" tickets are redeemable 
1 r cash at the cashier's office. 
Kule 13 of the Interstate Association rules, relating to the time 
irait for gathering a bird, and rule 19, which permits a man to gather 
lis own bird, or to send a man for it. have been abolished. All birds 
vill be retrieved by dogs, the dog being released the moment the bird 
ouches the ground. 
The entry list is an extremely heavy one. It breaks all records and 
eads last year's Grand American Handicap by 30, and also leads the 
Uu Pont Handicap shoot by 34 entries. At Monte Carlo this year the 
rutries for the Grand Prix were 118, so the Grand American Handi- 
cap of 18a7 may be said with truth, and without any risk of being 
:aiiisaid, to oreak all previous records. Below ia a list giving i he 
jrder of shooting, each man's handicap, name and address: 
THE BNTBISS. 
Name. Aiidress. 
, A W du Bray Dayton. Ky. 
,Wm Dunnell Fox Lake, Wis. 
.Charles M Grimm Clear Lake, la. 
.J A K Elliott.... Kansas City, Mo. 
.Bessemer. fiitsburg. 
. W D Stannard, Chicago. 
.Irby Bennett New Haven. 
.J G Messner Pittsburg. 
, J S Fanning San Francisco. 
Landis Philadelphia. 
..SB EC Meyer Rochester. 
..27 OD McElroy Pitisburg. 
,,27 Chas Jones Baltimore. 
..S9. Noel EMoney Oakland, N .J. 
. .SS F W Cooper Mahanoy City, Pa 
,.S;9}^ NeafApgar Plainfleld, N J. 
. .t? .Tames M Green. Washington 
, . 32 Dr W F Carver , , . . . Chicago. 
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.27 C T Bodie Cleveland . 
QusEGreiff New York. 
.2y F D Alkire Woodlyn, Ohio. 
-i'i 2C Paul I Clark New -Sork 
1'8 27 Tom Farmer Pittsburg. 
U 27^ J S Paddelford Sherburne, N Y 
i-T. 27 Old Hoss Piit&burg. 
30 OA ATay ....Pittsburg. 
B7 30 DA Upson Cleveland 
303.^ RoUa v Heikes Dayton. 
27 Henry See Newark, N J. 
•u B Le Roy Campello, Mass. 
27 Fred Clayton.. 4,,..'.......Nsw York. 
a!... 30J^.... C W Budd Des Moines, la. 
;3 27 M Moccasin New York. 
yt. 29 ....C Furgueson, Jr Brooklyn. 
Si8, Clem Marsh..,.,,,, bfranton. Pa. 
i j ....... 27 Jr^ John Glover. Chicago. 
..STii^ M Herrington New York. 
28 J S S Remsen Flatbush, N Y 
20 E B Puck Boston. 
3J Dr J L Williamson....... Milwaukee. 
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...J Hamilton 
...Fred Gilbtrr...,, 
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Si9 Carl von Lengerke New York. 
......27 Strieker Johnson Baltimore 
.S;8i^.......... Charles Steffens New York 
Chicago. 
. .Pittsburg. 
..Spirit Lake. Ia. 
..Dayton, N J. 
Omaha. 
49 27 ............ .T D Hooper New York. 
W 26. U M C Thomas Bridgeport. 
: 27 H W Johns , . . .Phitadt Iphia. 
3'J 147 New York. 
4 Sbii. K A Welch Pniladelphia. 
i4 , .3 ) Chauncey Powers. ..... . .Decatur, III 
55 87. , Dallas Cleveland. 
28 W R Patten Long Branch, N J. 
f 27.... Geo L Pieroy Jersey city 
5S........28 Chas WooUey..... Long Branch. 
54 29 AH King Pittsburg 
2% Jos M Baker Riage field, N J 
5 i8 W Fred Quimby New York. 
■ i... 27V^..........Geo A Mosher Syracuse. 
ti3 29 ........A L Irvine Red Bank, N J. 
t)4 a8~...... Hon Thos Marshall Keuhsburg, Wis 
65 Zlhs.. H 0 Whlre Little Silver. Nj' 
, BB 28 Sandy McPherson Pittsburg. 
67 18}^ B A Bartlett , Lakewood.N Y 
68 29 ST James , Newburgh, NY 
69 •41% DrG V Hudson New;York. 
70 5:7^. William Wagner Washington. 
71 27 J H Covington Easton, Md. 
.71 30}^. ....... ..Sim Glover Rochester, NY. 
•73... 27 Tnomas Howe..... Hingham, Mass. 
•-74 28 Brucker Omaha. 
.7^ 27 J R Wert Long Branch. 
.76 ........ 2S Richard Phister Brooklyn 
\17... i6 L'ojd Taylor New York. 
28^ Allen Willey Hadlyme, Conn. 
27 Conny Furgueson Brooklyn. 
27 J H Sbafer Pittsburg. 
!48 The Scribe Detroit. 
.....28 .Jas R Malone Baltimore. 
.....*7 R S Waddell Cincinnati. 
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28 Harry W Thurman Germantown. Pa. 
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26 W H Sanders New York 
88. 27 ACL Hofmeister , .Pittsburg. 
87 ....26 Chicago Chicago 
27 ECBumhardt Buffalo. 
89 3J R Merrill MUwaukee. 
VO 28 WSEddy New York. 
9i 28 FG Moore New York. 
9S --m.. Chas Zwir.etn Yardville N J. 
£9 Ed Voris , Crawrordsville, Ind. 
S:7 BH Williams Detroit 
29. .Ajkansas Traveller Hoc Springs 
23 CaptAW .Money Oakland. N J. 
S.9 ....Geo Cubberly Yardville, N J. 
27...,..,,,,...Theo Leuthauser .....Newark, N J. 
28- ......M MMcMUIan Mahanoy Ciiy, Pa 
30U W R Crcsby Batavia, N Y. 
.28Jg J von Lengerke., New York 
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.Ralph Trimble...... 
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,...Lynn, Mass. 
. ...1-ittsburg, Pa. 
....Cnarlotce, N C. 
....Richmond, Va. 
Tarry town, N Y. 
... .Lexington, Ky, 
Covington, Ky. 
....Day ton, Ohio, 
tlj 391^ J M Browning Ogden, Utah. 
112 29 Phil Daly. Jr Long Branch, K J. 
113 28 B F Thomas Denver, Colo. 
114 „, 27 ........... O AY Reed Passaic, N .1. 
F B Hyer Colt's Neck, N J. 
116 S8.. J GKnowlton New York. 
117 29 Harry Dunnell Fox Lake, Wis. 
118 26 J R Blarney Holyoke, Mass. 
119 2^}^ Fargo PI ttsV urg. 
180 T W Morfey Paterson, N J. 
121 29 Harry's Coldren.......,., Reading, Pa. 
122 30 OR Dick^v Boston. 
123 28 Charles Matzen New York. 
124 28}^. Seth Clover Erie, Pa. 
135 28 Ed Bingham .Chicago. 
126 27 B V Jackson Staunton. Va. 
127..'.. ...27 W M Thocop3on.....,.....New York. 
128 .271^ E A Geolfrey. Newark, N .T. 
129 28 K Fran k Kleinz Ph iladelphia. 
13) 21^2 Tee Kay Nev,r York 
331 2;3| C F Anio Syracuse, N Y. 
132 2'S J A Applegate.,.. .South Amboy, N J. 
133 ^814 A Dukes Pemberton, N J. 
131 27.... A Marshall New York. 
1.35 S7M AS Hunter Utica. N Y. 
1-6 30 WSKing Pittsburg. 
137 t7 J SDuston. .....Newark, N J. 
138 80 E D Fulford Utica, N Y. 
189 27 ..J Arlington. . , . Brooklyn. 
Elkwood Park, N. J., March 2,3.— [Special to Forest and. Stream.]: 
The opening day of the Grand American Handicap tournament at 
Elkwood Pa' k promises to be one of the most perfect spring days 
imaginable. It is an ideal day for target shooting, but the live-bird 
shooters are whistling for a good breeze from the northwest It is un- 
necessary to mention the names of those on the grounds; all one has 
to do is to glance down the list of entries for the Grand American 
Handicap, and that tel'swho is here. Elkwood Inn and its new annex 
building with twenty bedrooms in it, commenced ten days ago and 
finished on Saturday, are both filled with guests, two in a room. E. S. 
Rice and the Western contingent are here in a body, and will stay st 
the inn until the tournamentdoses The quality of the talent now 
on the grounds is of a higher caliber tLan ai any previous garnering. 
Two more names have been added to the li>t of entries in the main 
event, viz., A. W. Sherman, Freehold. N. J, <:7yds., and Theodore 
Hostetter, of Pittsburg, Pa. Others will be added to the list as the 
post entries come in, and all indications point to 140 shooters going to 
the score in the Grand American, no forfeits having been declared to 
date. 
Some shooting was done yesterday, but the birds were not very 
good. In a 10- bird race with 17 entries, four hign guns. ICnowlton, 
Tryon, Fulford and Jackson, divided on 10 straight. A misg-and out, 
$5 entrance, resulted in a long fight, eight men dividing after killing 
25 straight. The scores in this eventwere: Sumpter, May, W. 8. King, 
Grill, Gilbert, Marshall, Trybn, Dallas, '<5 each; Hostetter 31 ; Merrill 
20; Fargo, Money, 19; A. H. King, Bowsrs, 18; Williams 18; iiodie 13; 
Winston, Fulford, 12; Bingham, Seriebe, Walters, 10; Voris, Budd, 7; 
Bartlett 6; Burkhardt, Leroy, 3; Crosby 2: Snell 1; Jackson 0. To-day 
the first event was started very promptly, the large number of 
shooters on the ground permit;ing a start as soon as the 8:80 train 
arrives 
The Elkwood Park introductory, the first event on the programme, 
closed with seventy entries, 'i'he conditions were: 7 birds, $5, 
birds extra, three high guns; a shooter losing two birds has to 
retire, with the privilege ef re entering in case he has a show for the 
money. So slight was the chance of 6 out of 7 getting any money 
that several shooters withdrew after losing one bird. Twenty-six 
men killed 7 straight, tieing for the mon^-y They shot off "miss- 
and-oiit for three rounds. The names of the straight men were: 
Powers, Merrill, Carver, Bingham, H. Dunnell, W. Dunnell, Vooris, 
Gilbert, Hamilton, Messner, Dallas, Heikes, May, McPherson. Green. 
Fanning, Trimble, Du Bray, S. Glover. H White, James, Dickey, Kel- 
ler, Sironp, U7 and Mersh. In the 1st round of the ties 14. and Mersh 
missed and retired. Dr. Carver, Heikes and Trimble dropped out in 
the 2d round. In the ad round the twenty-one men still in all killed 
and divided the purse of $350. All three sets of traps were used and 
everything worked very smoothly. 
At la o'clock the second event, the Kitro Powder Handicap, 15 
birds, S15, high guns, was started with over 100 entries. 
Edward Banks. 
IN NEW JERSET. 
AT ELKWOOD PARK. 
March JS.— There was some good shooting to day at Elkwood Park. 
Phil Daly, Jr., won ihe Hoey cup with i4 after losing his first bird. 
During the day D. A v\ ilson scored 58 out of 63 shot at; T. W. Mor- 
fey had the next best record with 57 out of 6 J, a record close enough 
to be called a lie with Wilson's 
The Hoey cup was at 25 birds, $ 5; Nos. 3, 5. 6 and 7 were ?5 miss- 
and outs; No. 4 was 10 birds, $7, two high guns. 
No. 1 was a $j miss-ann-out, and resulted as follows: Morfey (-29) 
and Wilson (-JU) 2, Capt. Money (.8) 1, Walters (2b), Daly (28), N. E. 
Money (,8) and Loening (27) 0. Other scores were; 
Hoey Clip. . No. 3. 
P Daly, Jr (28). 022233212a-<;2i2!«sS2222a222- 24 (28) . . .22a<!110 
TWMorfpy( 8) 200i222<;l<i22i!222202222282 - 22 {29U) .Zi-J-mm 
N E Money (28)'. 22202112^22222-0321202322— 22 (..8). . . .2222222i0 
D A Wilson (29) 2220i?2223203i222203«20i2 - 21 (i!9). . . .22322^232 
P Walters (18) 222U222223220202220322i(Oi— aO (i8j . 23323212J 
Capt Money (18) 110002100iJ30-.^12012322al 10— 17 (28)..;. 1211110 
A Loening ,. (i7)....22a2sr20 
H White ('8).... 21231130 
ALIvms....: " (28). ...10 
. No. 4. No. 5. No. 6. No. 7 
Morfey (80)., 2J15213222-10 (S9}^). 11231130 (3(i4).12]2a (30... 220 
Walters (38;.0223a33123- 9 (vB)... 23220 ... 
Daly (i8). .. 2201*32103 ( 8)... 2212122111210 (28). ..20 (28). 120 
N Money (28)0C0 3120 (3H). . .1221312131111 (2814)23120 
Wilson (80).. 3323232222— 10 (29). . .23232 ;l3iJ2211 (3014) 2 0 (3 ). 
Loening (•i7).23i2U0i03^ 8 C*7)...120 (.7)...«2232 (-7Uj.O 
Capt Money 
( 8) 1110223021- 8 (28). . .2111S21 (28).. .11210 028).. 281 
Ivins (.8).... 1101211132— 9 (28). . .2213123323:0 ...... 
FORESTER GUN CLTTB, OW NEWARK. 
March IS. The following scores were made to-day at the regular 
club shoot of the Forester Gun Club, of Newark. P. Sinuock had the 
best record for tbe day, losing -6 oui of J3) shot at; Warren Smiih 
beiug a close second with s.8 lost out of the same number. Scores 
were: 
Events: 1 S 3 4 5 6 7 8 9101113 13 
FSinnock 896 7 87 10 788998 
W Smith 7 8 9 8 10 8 8 9 5 8 6 8 
J Fleming 7577 10 86.. 68 5 7 9 
Dr Cummitgs 5 8 7 8 7 8 6 6 6 7 b 
HEWinans , 35456333.. *'" 
D Fleming... 5 5 h 5 .. .. .'. [' 
Wamhold , , . , ; . 8 . . . . , . 
M Herrington 7 6 7 6 ^8 8 '7 
0 Smith b 7 10 7 
AT TAHDVIXI,^. 
March W.—A good programme of live-bird events was disposed of 
to-oay at Zwirlein's grounds, at Yardville, N. J. Nos 1-1 were Jersey 
sweeps, 4 tirds, $3; No. 5 \a as a shoot oS. miss and-our, of the ties on 
4 in No 4 event. No. 6 was at 10 birds, §3, nirds extra; No. 7 was a 
mi s-and-out. The birds were as usual a good lot of flyers. Scores 
were: 
No.l. No. 2. N0.3 No 4. No 5. No. 6. No 7 
J L Brewer 1031 01^0 a222 s,2i0 23 21023iU322 ISS a'iSisi^ 
Wilson 0233 2322 2320 2023 22 2322222320 131232U2 
G Cubberly... 2021 1100 1223 1102 20 1111101211 alio 
E Class ...........2^22 0332 2U2i 3100 .. 2022220203 
rZwirlein. ...22i3 3311 02^3 1201 20 2020213 U2 10 
Harris 2012 2200 2220 2C02 .. 3.0l2002i2 2122320 
Duble ., 123120232a 232122222 
Catchpole 
WoLCOTT, N.'Y., March 17.— No. 
unknown angles: 
Valty lllOOllOiniOlOlOOlll— 12 
Olmsiea.. OllOOOulllOlOlOlOOOl— 8 
Foster OlO.lOjlllOlllOlOlU— la 
No. S, same conditions as No. 1: 
Valty OlOllOOOOllO OlOJlll— 10 
Olmsted.. .OlllOiCOOOOinoOOOll - 9 
Eoster. . . . OlOlllMOUll ilOUl 11— ]3 
Wadsw'rlhiniOlOOllOlilOUO.O— 13 
Gun Club. 
], match at 3 J bluer ocks per man , 
Wads w 'rthl 11 1 1 01 1 1 11 1 1 1011010— 1 6 
Gillett lOIlOOUiullOOlOOll -11 
Youngs. ...OJIOOOUIIOOIUOOII —10 
Gillett illOl 1 11 COOll 1010001— 12 
Youngs... .0011101101 _ 6 
O.is OlOmul 101000111100— 11 
E. A. Wadsworth, Sec'y 
ON 1-ONG ISLAND. 
EMERALD OUN CLVB. 
Afctrr/i. W.—f he number of members present at Dexter Park thl^ 
afternofjn at the regular monthly shoot of the Emerald Gun Cluti m ■ 
just t« enty six, a number that shows that this popular New Yjik 
club is not losing interest in the sport oC trap-shooting. E. J. Cla-'K 
was the only one of the twenty -six to score 10 straight, Dr. Hudso.i 
being second to him with 9, his lost bird falling dead out of bounJs. 
Seven killed 8 out of 10. From the above figures it will be seen that 
the strong northwest wind and good birds virere both in evidence at 
Dexter Park this afternoon: 
Class A, 39yds., 7 points: 
Ed J Clark 3232333a23- 
Class A, 29yds., points: 
Dr Hudson 13223311«1- 
Geo B Loeble 2111202203- 
E AVroome 1023111021- 
J H Moore 0«21122203- 
F W Place 0222«?2033- 
Class A, 28yds., 6 points: 
Owen Mulcahv 22.2222033- 
Bernard Amend.... 2101101311- 
Wm Joerger 0121111310- 
G BHilliers llS0rJ22»l- 
Class B, i5yds , 6 points : 
Chas Stuetzie ...... ..22» .'211011- 
Richard Regan 223<!»33«32- 
Emil Weiss 1101C032I2- 
Class B, 25yds., 5 points: 
H P Burns 2110010012- 
TFCodey 0131010013- 
•10 R C Clayton 2«1202200«- 5 
Thos Short 1202021U3— 7 
William Sands 3303222003— 7 
H PPessenden •301210030— 5 
William Amend . . . .0030201101- 5 
Otto Hillmer 0031010110- .5 
Jas Banzer 03300110«3 - 4 
JohnWoelfel 3001100301— 5 
8 OW Billings 0110122011- 
8 Dr Richter 0031100310- 
GeoK Breit... 010010«ir«- 3 
NEW YORK GERMAN GUN CLUB. 
March 17.— The regular monthly shoot of the New York Ger man 
Gun Club was held to day at Dexter Park. The attendance was go <A 
and the members present had their work aur. out to stop Landlord 
Lippaek's good birds Not a single man of the twenty-t.vo shooier.s 
scored a straight JO, four Ss being tbe best records made. Fied 
Kronsberg won the club badge on the shoot-off. Scores were: 
Seven points handicap: 
Dr G V Hud.son 23x3302211-9 J Wellbrock 1213120211—8 
Six and a half points handicap: 
JSchhcht 1S2 1221301— 9 
Six points handicap: 
BKoenig si3133S1110-9 H Nobel •12«210221— 7 
H Leopold 11330l!il«l-8 F Sauter 1021120110—7 
P Garms, Jr 2031«2l:^ll-8 J P Dannefelser......00«1203332— 6 
HThomforde 220200,213-7 A Schmitt 0022000002— 3 
Five and a half points handicap: 
F Kronsberg 1110332131—9 B Kadel 1010210010-5 
A Lucas 31«0101120— 6 
Five points handicap: 
M Bonden 11O20O3OI1-5 A Le Moult 120310000)— 4 
Four and a half points handicap : 
H Oehl 021200C«10— 4 H Mayer 120100»200 - 4 
J Moersch .......2111O10lflO-6 J Bissinger.... , 0)01002301- 4 
G Heissenhold 0112010033—6 E Hotz ...00320J00«0-3 
FOUNTAIN ROD AND OUN CLUB. 
March IS.— W. Lair won the club shoot to day at Dexter Park, the 
occa ion being the regular monthly shoot of the Fountain Rod and 
Gun Club. Only four members of the club were present, among 
them the winner of the Brixey cup, W Lair, who showed his form 
to day by scoring 9 out of his 10, and winning the club shoot. The 
scores in this event were as below : 
W H Lair 133.232111-9 Dr A Eddy 221»201122 8 
W R Allen 2^231»3012— 8 J E Lake 0230U201 1—7 
A 10-bird match. Long Island rules, between Lair and Dr, Jones 
resulted in an easy win for Lair, who scored his last 9 birds. Scores 
were: 
W H Lair 0111111111—9 Dr J L Jones 1101»01011-6 
The same pair also shot a lOhird race under A. S. A. rules, tieing 
with 7 each. On the shoo'-off at 6 birds Jones won with 5 to 3, 
Lair retiring at the end of the fourth round. Scores in this match 
were: 
vV H Lair 2102110301—7 Dr J L Jones 2111022100 -7 
In another match between these two sbooters at 5 birds per man 
Lair killed his 6 straight, while Jones dropped 1 out of his first 4 and 
withdrew. A sweeps ake at 5 birds per man resulted as follows: Dr 
A. Eddy 5, W. Lair 4, Allen 4, Lake 3, Jones 2. 
CRESCENT ATHLETIC CLUB, OP BROOKLTN. 
March SO. — The attendance to day at the grounds of the Crescent 
Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, ac Bay Ridge, was decidedly small, the 
gloomy weather having a good deal to do with it. The following 
scores were shot, every event being at 35 targets. Scores were: 
Events: 1334:5678 Events: 1334:5678 
AHegeman.l9 17 19 .. 14 18 19 13 WPickett..l2 .. 14 12 .. is 13 17 
DGGeddes.18 .. 18 14 16 18 14 .. L Hopkins.. 9 8 7 13 .... 7 12 
C A Sykes..]5 17 
NEW OTRECHT GUN CLUB. 
March SO.— 3 A. Bennett won the live-bird shoot to-day at the 
Woodlawn grounds of the New U recht Gun Club. He scored 10 
straight. F. A. Thompson scored 9, while J. Gaughen lost two birds, 
bath dead out of bounds. The scores were: 
Class A. Class B. 
J A Bennett (;7) 1213122233—10 F A Thompson (39).. .1112120193- 9 
J Gaughen (v8) •:2i23 ,3.'»- 8 Plate A-dams (38) 00012»H21— 6 
W H Thompson (37). 1330023031— 7 Dr Littleflell (30;. . . .2001«0w 
Trap-Shooters' League for Indiana. 
Peru, Ind., March li.— Editor Forest and Stream: Noticing the 
communication in your issue of March 18 from Mr. H, T. Hearsey, sec- 
retary of the Si ate Trap-Shooters' League, in which he states tnac 
that organization has been perfected. 1 wish to Sfa.y to the gun c ubs 
of the northern part of Indiana, througn the columns of your v lu- 
able sportsman'.s journal, Forest and Stream, that when I issued the 
call for the gun cluos of this portion of tlie acate to meet at the tour- 
nament to be given here on April 28-39, 1397, as per my communica- 
tion published in Forest and Stricam of ."Vlarch 6, for the purpose of 
organizmg a northtrn Indiana trap-snooters' Idague, I was wholly 
ignorant of th§ fact that th« State League had baen formed. I now 
wish to announce that I will withdraw from my position assumed at 
that time i e., to organizg a northern Indiani league— and at this 
toiu-namenc, which is novv an as-iured success in every particular, I 
will use my every effort to assist in the furtherperfection of the State 
organization beUeving as 1 do that one strong State league will fur 
ther bant- fit the general in(ere.sts of cue trap .shooters of the State, as 
well as arouse a more fraternal feeling among the various gun clubs, 
than two or more sec ional leagues. I would further suggest to the 
gun clubs of the State that if tbty wi^u to not only promote the gen- 
eral interestj of the trap shotting fraternity, but to also strengthen 
iheir local organizi'ion, tuey immeaiately put their club secretaries 
in communicftiion with Mr. Hearsey with a view of gaining admission 
to the League. 
Immeaiately upon receipt of the sportsman's journals in this city 
publishing Mr. Ueirsey'd let er I secured a meeiiug of our club, ana 
they by a unanimous voce decided to enter the League, and our sec- 
retary was instructed to at oncd communicate with the State secre- 
tary. I also immediately applied for the approval of the State organ- 
ization of the holding of the lournamenc at this place on April 28 and 
29, which dates were cluimed while I was ignorantof the existence of 
tne League, and trust thax such approval will be given. 
Trap-shooting is on the increase in this State, and I do not think 
there is a 8 ate in the Union better prepared to maintain a State 
league than Indiana, j. l. Head. 
Audubon Gun Club, of Buffalo. 
Buffalo, N. Y., March 13.— The regular weetly shoot of the Audu- 
bon Cuu Club at Audubon Park, this atternoon, was well attended. 
NlitIs won the Olas-. A badge in event No. 3, E. F Reynolds was the 
winner in Class B, and D. U. Swce in Class C. After the club evems 
E. C. Burkhardt and L. W. Bennett shot a race at 35 targets per man 
to decide the ownership of the Brooks & Kiipfel trophy. Bennett won 
with a score of 31 to iO. The scores made iu the ciub events were as 
follows ; 
Events: 1 S 3 4 5 6 Events: 13 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 10 16 i 5 15 15 SO Targets: 10 15 25 15 IS zo 
E C Burkhardt. . 8 12 23 12 12 17 A Coombs n 
ML-Arlhur 7 13 31 15 11 17 F Sanuy 18 10 il 9 
AUfl..., 8 10 18 lii 13 18 HSRuier Vi 7.. 
Norris.... 8 14 !i2 13 .14 j3 Jacoo^ 15 11" 
Mc^iichael 7 9 21 11 12.. AH........ 111?" 
F D Kelsey h la 2.3 10 .. .. kc B 19 
E F Reynolds... 9 10 19 LW'B..,. 20' 
L VV Bennett.... It) 15 Kl )4 15 19 C W \\ '9 15 ia 
Wm Hines, Jr. . . 7 9 20 Norwell " " g 8 
DC Sweet 14 19 13 10 14 Dauser *' " 6 8 '7 
McOarney la 19 9 10 18 Wilson 10 g .. 
