IIJoi.Y 17. 1897.] 
FOREST AND . STRKAM„ 
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Jack Parker, who represents the Kwg Powder Co, and the Peters 
Cartridge Co., writes us as follows regarding the records madf by the 
E-oods of the above lj»-ms at. the recent tournament of the Michigan 
Trap-Shooters' League: "Atthe shoot ot the Michigan Trap-Shooters' 
League, held here (Detroit) June 29-30, Graham and Parker won first 
and second average for the two days. Graham. Marks and Brady 
won the 3 men team race, and the same three won the expert, Femi- 
expert and amateur State medals. J Klein won the King's Smokeless 
Powder Co 's trophy. All the above used King's Smokeless and 
Peters's cartridges." 
At the Arkansas State shoot, to be held at Pltie Bluff, Ark. July 
20-22, ihe Arkansas State Soortsmen's .Association will add S500 to the 
purses. Programmes of ihis tournament are ready for distribution, 
and parties de.sirins: copies of the same should write at ones to Paul 
K. Tjitzke. Secretary of the Associaiinn, Little Rock, Ark., or to Ed. 
Howell, secretary gun club. Pine Blutf, Ark. 
Mr. J. L. Head, prf sident of the Indiana Trnp Shooters' Ij°ague, 
writes us tlaat Mr. L. H. Cumberland of <ho Kakomo Oun Club, has 
been appointed secretary-treasurer of the League. All commnmca- 
tions relating to Le'gue'mat'era clsimingdatesfortournaments.etc, 
should be addressed to Mr. Cumberland at Kokomo, Ind 
The third team race of the series between the Endeavor Gun Club, 
of Jersey City, and the Bergen County Gwn Club, of Hackensack. K, 
.7., will take place on Saturday next, July 17, on the grounds of the 
Kndeavor Gun Club. The teanti race will be started as bood after 2 P. 
M. as practicable. 
There will be great times at Cl^ar Lnke, la , July 20 53, (he dates for 
the Indian WoH shoot. A11 partieuhrs are arranged, and we can 
safelv say that anvone who goes to Clear Lake for a shooting match, 
will find that b« has gone to the right place for such an article. 
Given fine weather, the shoot will be a success, 
Ferd Van Dyke has recovered his form at the trans and is now 
poundine out strai?hts and f4s out of 95s with nionotouous regularity. 
Atthe Boilinff Sprines Gun Club's shoot on Wednesday. July 7, he 
scored 101 out of IO.t at unknown angles, andgot more than "iis b&W 
back in the events shot under expert rules. 
On July 94 the TJxbridge (Mass.) Gun Club will hold.an all-day tour, 
nament at targets on its grounds. For further information regarding 
the shoot write to G. F. Day, Secretary. 
July 13. ■ Epwabd Basks. 
< The Trade in Champions. 
VIE'Wa OF AN ODTFIDEE. 
ClNCiKSATi. O . June 30.- Editor Forest andStream: A champion, 
in most sports, is one man who has shown decided superiority over 
hi« class; that is. one who hss defeated the be^t men in his profes- 
sion. He is the best oE the esoerts, by practical demonstration. The 
hest is superlative. There cm be but one true best; therefore, there 
can be but one true champion. 
But. in trap shooiing now, the test of superiority no more rests on 
a founda'ion of manly contest— man against man. or against all other 
ixien- wi'h the manlv i^sue alone as to which is the best. 
The ambition to excel, the glory of victory, the just pride in per- 
sonal excellejice, have been spized upon by coramercial interests as a 
medium of adverti«ing-a bill-board, as it were, on which to paste a 
uotice of their merchandise. 
The .sei'ure of trap-shooting contests by different commercial inter- 
ests, for the purpose of gaining good advertising, has increased from 
jear to year, and most so within the past few years. Various small 
attempts -Tears ago -had been made to associate contests with 
commercial interests, but the true commercial wave was 
not inaugurated till about ten years ago, when a Western 
sporting journal gave a cup for Irap shooting competition, 
and this cup bore the journal's name. That constituted the adver- 
tisement. This was the real purcio=e of the cup. as likewise adver- 
tising is the purpose of all other trophies given by commercial houses 
for advpfti'iiDg purposes. These trophies are invariably dressed with 
earnest conditions purporting to determine a true championship con- 
test, and yet eflch is so cunningly devised as to these conditions that 
it serves as a ccstant advertisement of the business of the donors. 
At the bottom, there is no intention whatever to determine a cham- 
pion. The deed of gift governing the trophies always fits the busi- 
ness interests of the donors, however badly it may fit with the pur- 
poses of a championship. The trade cup is so blended then with tour- 
nament money, and therefore with the business interests of shooters, 
that to oppose or expose the fictions of the champion cups would in- 
volve contingent business interes's which have been cunningly at- 
tached to the cups, so that immediately one who opposed would be 
confronted wi h powerful business jnterests in opposition, and also 
confronted with the disapproval of those who are satisfied to have 
two championship*, or two thousand, when they are associated with 
a means of revenue. 
There is presented onl.y a gauzy pretense of concealing the purpose 
of the trude cup'. The donors know it is all a sham, and there is not 
a man who shoots for the sham but appreciates it for what it is; 
.yet if the sham be properly sugar-coated, there are but few who will 
not swallow it. 
TO DRIVE THB ADVERTISINa WEDGK. 
All the trade cups are for the single purpose of driving the adver- 
tising wedge, and drive it again and again. A trade cup gives an ad- 
vantage over some competitors While seeming to do but one thing, 
a big hearted thing in the way ot promoting sport, the real purpose is 
to promote trade. 
The venture of the Western j^urn9l seemed to be a good thing as 
an advertising dodge, and would have done no particular harm had 
it had no imitators. But other trophies, each with its own peculiar 
advertising tail tacked to it. and each given under the same hypo- 
critical plea of a desire to find out who was the champion, sprung up, 
till at the present time, by the multiplicity of these trophies, the trap 
shooting world has degenerated from a contest among men to a 
squ^b'ile about trt)phies Each donor wranghs about his own par- 
ticular trophy, as if the championship was inseparably wrapped in it, 
gabbling about championships while each one's heart is sec on mak- 
ing the world dance to his business interests. Trade methods have 
greatly aided in furthering the interest of trade championships. Let 
me say that trade enterprise is all right when it is honest, but it is not 
all right when it decpives. 
If there is anything which militates against a trade trophy, it is to 
have some; manly shooter come forth and denounce all conditions ex- 
cept those which apply fairly to man and man in a manly contest. 
Instead of being a contest then to advertise someone's merchandise, 
it is a hfina fide contest, and as such, it being free from trade control, 
it has no .special interest to manufacturers or merchants. If it is not 
a contest for the championship of which the Hunsry Arms Co. or the 
Everything In -^^ight Powder Co. is the only true, good and pure em- 
blem, it is" tame sport. In fact, it is irregular, i£ we are to beheve 
some of the trade interpretations. 
A MANLY CHAIjI/KSGB FitOM ELLIOTT, 
Mr. J. A K Elliott has recently come forth with a manlv challenge 
to shoot matches with the whole aggregation of motley, much- 
branded commercial trophy holders, to determine which is the real 
champion. He puts up a forfeit as material evidence of his sincerity. 
Few of ihem do that. He proposes iive matches. He proposes a 
change of ground at each match. He gives his opponent an equal 
chance with himself in selecting the ground, as he does in all matters. 
He clearly desires to shoot Tha- is unprofessional from a trade 
standpoint, since if there is an.vihing the average trade champion 
detests, that ihirg ia a contest Do ih^ trade champions approve of 
a contest to determine a real eharaaiun, one not a champion with a 
firm's name painted i-)n his back? Not a bit of it. They ' have no 
sympathy whatever with ttie twaddle of self-styled champlors." Mo, 
they hav^en't. There is no advertising in it for the firms which back 
the. trade trophies Whyshould theysupport such a manly challenge? 
Why shouldn't they aitemptto discreoit it and make it obj'^cttonable? 
Yes', why not? It interferes with their trade property trophies. 
The tt-ade trophies are held up with ths trade jargon of "good 
faith," "honesty of purpose, ' and "to bring together the gentlemanly 
wing shots of the world in an honorable contest, the re-ult of which 
must necessarily be creditable to the winner," and also— what is 
studiously concealed-a proflcable advertisement to the manufac- 
turers. 
All honor to Mr. Elliott for the manlmess displayed in cutlmg away 
from the debased championships, the spurious trophies of trade, the 
-fictions which haee baen forced into a noble sport. All honor to Uim 
for a challenge which brings contestants together man to man, and 
which will determine the best man apart from trade infresls 
It is natural that a par: of the trade should rally to preserve their 
advertising cups, for if there should at last be a true champion, some 
dozen or so of cups and badge.s would have no significance. It is, 
therefore, natural that there should be an ttiEort to preserve the fic- 
tion of champion as long as it will serve a dozen dealers and manu- 
faoturers to bear their advertisements. 
In conclusion, I will be much pleased to discuss this matter further 
with any trade champion or his backers, if he or they desire to do so, 
if you, Mr. Editor, will give us the space. Both Eyes. 
TWO cjficnLAa letiebs. 
In addition to the above coraniuniealoii we have also received two 
circular letters, both of which are more or loss connected with the 
coampionship question. One kHter is frocu J. A. R. Elliott, and is 
OBted Ivans.vs City, Mo.. July 3; the o^her is frpm E. S. Rice, and is 
dated from Chicago, July 3. 
' Mr. Elliott's letter Is a poor sequel to the one we puhlished in our 
issue of June 19, in which he issues a broadcast challenge to anybody 
and everybody. Th^re is nothing definite in the letter, save tha*^^ ho 
does not agree with Mr )iice -as to the statues of the Kansas CUv Star 
cup and of the Du Pont trophy. In regard to the latter trophy Mr. 
Elliott says: ^ , , 
'Let Mr. Rice give the holder of his trophy $100, the price of the 
side slake, which shouM go with it. and have the trophy represent 
championship honors only, anri I may conclude to give it prestige by 
a challenge in the near future." 
A CHALLEK&E TO ELLIOTT. 
The pith of Mr, Rice's letter is contained in .the following para- 
graph: 
"I offer, authorized by Mr. Charles M. Grimm, to Mr. Elliott., three 
matche'j. all to besbot durine the month of October; one in Chicago, 
one in St Louis, and one at Omaha; 100 birds to the man. $100 per 
side, with as a- side bet, to go to the man who scores the greatest 
number of birds in the three races; American Shooting Association 
rules to govern, and filOO now deposited by me in the bands of the 
.<47n('r)-ca)i Fifirf. of Chicago, to be covered: parly failing to shoot 
forfpitins- the deposit. In this connection 1 would state that Mr. 
Charles M. Grimm is not an employe of my office, or an employe of 
my company." 
ELLIOTT'S ORIGINAL CHALLENGE 
The challenge issued by Elliott, which was published incur number 
of June 19, was couched in the following terms: 
"Little Bock. Ark., June 10, -I have to-day posted a forfeit with 
the First Ilational Bank of Kansas City, Mo , of $100, and herewith 
annex certificate of Mr. E F Swinney, casbipr, showing receipt of the 
same I challenge any shooter in the world for a serips of throe or 
five matches for the Championship of all Champion'--, $500 a '■ide. to 
be decided or divided in three or five matches, as follows: If three 
matches. 100 pigeons each mfl<-ch, 100 birds to each man, $100 a side 
on each individual racp. with $100 side bet on the highest aggregate 
number killed in thf> three races. If five races, each race to be for 
$100 a .=ide. under either of the above conditions, the winner to take 
the entire gate receipts, if any are collected, and the loser to pay for 
the pigeons shot at by both men and all necessary ground expenses 
which mav be incurred In no instance are there to be two matches 
shot on the same ground or in the same city; Hurlingham and Ameri- 
can Association rules, SOvda, rise, to govern the contest. 
"I will to's up for the first choice of shooting grounds, which are to 
he chosen by each man alternately Th^ first series of matches to 
commence Sent, 1 to 10. with the man who first accepts this ohallpnge 
by porting a forfeit, and!following in rapid succession with the next 
in turn, who likewise complies with the conditions. 
"I will accept and put up an additional forfeit of $100 with as many 
men as desire to compete with me. 
. "My forfeit will remain deposited for your consideration thirty 
days from the date hereof." 
HOW MATTBHS STAND. 
From a perusal of the above letter, and of the extract from Mr. 
Rice's letter of July 3. it will be seen that matters .stand thus' 
Mr. Elliott makes one proposal and posts $(00 forfeit on .June 10, 
the challenge remaining open for thirty day.s from that date, that is, 
until July 10 Mr. Rice makes an entirely difterent proposition as 
regards dates and places for holding the series of three matches, and 
also deposits $100 forfeit to make good his proposition. 
Heikes Accepts Gilbert's Challenge. 
Dayton O , July ^— Editor Forest and Stream: Will you please 
give notice tbrouah your valuable paper of my acceptance to Mr. 
Gilbert'.^ challenge for American E. C championship cup The con- 
test will take place at Fairview Park, Dayton, O., July 31, 3 P. M 
ROLLA O. Heikes. 
P S.— Rike and I will give an all-day shoot commencing at P:30 A. 
M same day. Eight 20-bird races, $-',50 entrance, five moneys. All 
invited. 
Elliott Challenges Them All. 
Kansas City, BIo.. July 8 —Editor Forest and Stream: The forfeit 
limit of thirty days' lime given the afpirants for championship hon- 
ors has about expired, and I have concluded to extend the time of my 
deposit and challenge to the world for the championship of all cham- 
pions another thirty days, as there maybe a few eligiole aspirants 
which the thirty days' notice has not reached, owing to their being out 
of town, perhaps spending their summer vacation, or possibl,y in Eu- 
rope practicing on A No. 1 first class pigeons, etc. I am growing quite 
weary waiting for the world-beaters to put up their cash, and it seems 
all the old fossils who were anxious to have a chance at me because 
some one told them a>man was handicapped using a repeating shot- 
gun, have disappeared Gone oS to the hard-times meeting to grasp a 
thvf consoUng thoughts from the representatives of double-barreled 
gun buildersr» ho have come to the eoncluhion that the expert pro- 
fessionals are killing the shooting business. 1 don't wonder they 
complain, as the wideawake expert or professional of the present date 
shows new and advanced art in gunmaking to which they must finally 
succumb. 
I started out with the intention of paying my personal attention to 
a few of the numerous American champions, but was surprised by 
my son Fred, who just called m.y attention to an ar icle in a sporting 
journal, in which Mr Willard, of Colt's Fire Arms Company, and Mr. 
McMurchy of Hunter's Arms Company, have asserted that profes- 
sional shooters are killing the bu-iness. I can scarcely credit this 
statement. And before embracing it as the unvarnished truth, I 
should like to have these gentlemen, and kickers in general answer 
thrcugh the columns of the various papers, a few plain questions 
hori^ering OD the professional. Commencing with my earliest 
recollections, when Capt. A, H. Bogardus, Gwynne Price and 
many olher experts were in their prime, Capt. Bogardus s'ood 
the recognized champion of the world. He was shooting and ad- 
vancing the inleresis of W. C. Scott & Son's guns, the importa- 
tion ot which, at that date, amounted to an enormous number. 
Then coDie a period cf our own American inventors, Messrs. Par- 
ker Brothers, Lefever Arms Company and others; and well do 
I remember the advancement into popularity of Parker Brothers' 
breech-loader, represented and fhot liy that well-known old 
expert, S. A. Tucker, and I have noted personally the sale of hun- 
dreds and hundreds of guns, disposed of through the skillful shooiing 
which they witnessed Mr, Tucker do with that particular make of guns. 
Following the above manufacturers came the L C. Smith gus, with 
new and improved ideas in gun making, etc. Who is there to day to 
dispute the fact that the early efforts of Mr. C. W. Budd and the same 
Harvey McMurchy, who are well-known experts and professionals, 
did in a great measure advance and develop the popularity of that gun, 
which, like thepopularily of Mr S A Tucker, greatly assisted in mak- 
ing their employers indfptndeutly rich in a few years. Remember, 
gentlemen, there are o' her new inventions now onitemartet, in the 
form of a repeating shotgun, which have f qual claims to merit, and 
the popular favor with which it is now being greeted bids fair to excel 
all other prehistoric inventions I have the honor of being one of the 
professionals employed in the interests of this gun, to demonstrate the 
superior and skillful shooting which it is possible to do with it, and 
as a professional, tl do not propo.se to remain quiet while bting, pub- 
licly misrepreseu fed in conjunction with the various manufacturers 
who employ skill to advance their business interests. 
The first question I desue answered is: do not a few gun, ammuni- 
tion ard other itjterested manufacturers in the Uoited States donate 
and give to gun clubs, associations ana membersof such other organ- 
izations, directly and indin ctly, one hundred times the amount won 
ty tne entire corps of professional shooters which they employ? 
Second, with this statement of facts before you for pity's sake, who 
has the professional robbed? Third, did not the professional rn-rnu- 
facturer, as Mr. Willard suggests, subscribe liberally to the erection 
of a handsome gun club house and ground in California? And has 
not dissatisfaction arose in the general management, by different 
clubs, which has caused club after club to vacate and build inde- 
pendent ones within gunshot? Does it not stand to day a silent wit- 
ness of the manufacturers txperiment, to Mr Willard's certain 
knowledge? Fourth, Mr. Haivey McMurchy at the present time is 
about the only expert professional representative who visits the 
Pacific slope and attends their convention. Is he, then, alone 
jesponsible for the depressed condition of shooting events in that 
sec ion? Fifth, there is in the world to day a large number of pri- 
vate clubs (of which I could name a number that your readers are 
familiar with) which are composed .of Simon-pure amateurs, where 
a professional cannot even gain admission except us a special invit d 
guest (a -privilege seldom accorded them) These clubs to day, 
although having a large membership, can scarcely raise a quorum, 
while a few months since they were well attended and in prosperous 
condition. The professional nas had no opportunity to destroy their 
interests by winning their purses--, neither have they been a source of 
expense to the manufacturer, as they era usually composed ot gen- 
tlemen who are amply able to provide tneir own cocnfurts. Sixth 
and last— Is shooting dead? when the annual business of the target, 
powder and shell macufac.urers shows an immense increase from 
year to year, to 1897. 
While the calamity howlers, for the general public's instruction, 
are propounding answers to the above few matter-of-fact questions, 
I will pay my respects to a number of the shooting ptince-> of Amer- 
ica, by first sending a forfeit of $i5;to the Sporting Review PuDllshing 
Company, Chicago, 111., and 1 challenge Mr. C.W. Budd, of Des Moines, 
la.,fi.r the Du Pont trophy, under the rules governing the same. 
Secondly, I inclose to Mr, E, Hough, of Chicago, III., Western rep'e- 
SRDt.ative of Forest and Stream, a forfeit of $50. and challenge Mr. C. 
M. Grimm, of Clear Lake la., to a match for $100 a side including 
the cast iron medal, accoi-ding to the rules governing that. Having 
noted in a recent issue of the journals that Mr. Peter Mur- 
phy, of Philadelphia, Pa., was anxious to meet any man 
west of Germantown in a one-bari-el gun below the elbow, for 
a hundred or two. I have to-dny forwarded a deposit of $25 
to Sporting Life, of Philadelp>>ja, Pa , and challenge Mr. Murphy to 
p. series of three matches, for $50 a match. 50 birds each man, with 
$50 a s'de on the highest aggregate killed in the three matches, under 
the following conditions: 2fivds rise, five ground traps. .50yds. boun- 
dary, gun to be held clear below the elbow until the bird is on the 
wing; otherwise American Association roles to govern. The three 
matches to take place the fir.'fc week of September. 189''. Last, but 
notleast, I have to dav deposited with the Kansas City Star $50, and 
challenge Mr Sim Glover, of Rochester. N. Y., for the Kansas City 
Star cup, emblematic of the champion live-bird wing shot of America 
according to the rules governing that trophy. Provided the pay- 
ments of these forfeits are not admissible unless dates are so named 
that it is possible for me to appear against the various parties In sup- 
port of my challenge. J- -A.. R. Elliott. 
Haverhill Gun Club. 
Haverhill. Mass , July 3.— The past week has been a busy one for 
a few members of the Haverhill Gun Club, for we have been obliged 
to change our ground' all over.owing to the locating of anew bicycle 
track near us. and in such a position as to make shooting at right- 
quarterers a dangerous amusement. The invitation had been sent 
out for our shoot on July 5, and some one had to hustle to get things 
in readiness for that date. Everything is now completed, and we 
find thejchange to be quite a decided 'improvement over the old 
grounds, and, barring bad weather, we should have quite a lively 
shoot on Monday, 
Below are some scores made by half a dozen or mjore of our club 
members at the regular weekly practice shoot held this afternoon; 
Nos. 1, 8 and 6 were at known traps and angles; Mos. 3 and 4 at un- 
known angles; No. 5 at reversed order, and No. 7 at 5 pairs: 
Events: 13 3 4 5 6 7 Events: 18 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 16 10 Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 
Webster 7 3 6 7 4.. 7 Miller 8 8 .. ,, 3 9 .. 
Leightoa 7 10 fi 9 8.. .. Stevens 8 9 8 » 214.. 
Blake 2 6 5 4 .. .. 7 Short 7 4 6 10 .. 
George 7 9 7 8 9..., Ingham 10 .. 
.5.— The Haverhill Gun Club held its first annual tournament 
on the club grounds at Hoy. 's Grove, in this city. The day was one 
of the hottest known for years, but the shooters turned out in full 
.force. A large delegation from the Portsmouth Gun Club, accom- 
panied by several latlies, were present, together with representatives 
from the Exeter Sportsmen's Club, the Boston Gun Club, and the 
Hingham Club. 
One lady shooter took part in several of the events, and the work- 
manlike manner in which she smashed uo the targets excited uni- 
versal admiration from the numerous sp°ctators. Only a little more 
than one-half the programme was shot, for owing to the almost un- 
bearable heat it was impossible to hurry the events along. 
Below are the scores made: 
Events: 
Targets: 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
10 10 10 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 
Horace ;i.i...i.i.k.i.>^.. 8 6 8 
Mi.*kay ....i 7 9 8 
Short 7 9 7 
8 6 10 6 5 
5 7 8 11 9 
6 6 
Henderson. 
10 9 8 8 8 14 14 
5 5 7 5 I* 6 
Hilliard 3 4 6 
Miller.... 6 9 4 
George. .... 14........... 8 10 
6 4 5 
2 
9 6 9 11 4 .. 
4 9 11 11 7 
2 5 7 8 
6 . 
7 
6 10 
6 5.. 
7 6 
4 
9 1 
Sprague ' 1 
Orne 9 9 4 4 5 10 6 
Tenney. 5 
Crepeau 6 
Wright 8 
Koone 
Man.°on .. .. 
Lswis .... .1 ... 
H E Philbrick ....... .....1 .) .. 
Eaton 1 
Carlisle,.,.. 4 
6 6 2 4 4 
6 
5 
fi .... 12 
7 5 4 13 14 8 10 
4 4 3 9 10 10 6 
a e 7 6 8 4 ,. 
7 r fi 10 ., 8 5 
6 
4 4 
Ingham 4 3 
Leighton 8 10 6 8 9 5 7 
Blake ,. 
Cooper.. 
Frizzell... 7 
Merwin...., .... ,. .. 5 
Tilton,.... 6 
3 4 4 5 5,... 
7 10 9 11 13 9 8 
8 8 6 5.. 
5 5 6 8 6 
8 
5 
6 6 
6 5 
7 7 8 f> 
3 2 5 9 
4 4 
Bickford 5 3 7 8 12 
W J Philbrick.- 8 § 
Holden .. .. 4 
Webster..,. .. 7 
Gardella, 
Hoyt 
4 10 9 10 
4 5 8 2 
5 
6 
3 
5 
4 
3 
8 8 10 9 
5 
7 
9 
3 6 6 8 
2 
4 
7 
2 
4 
5 8 10 
fi . 
6 ,. 5 
5 
4 
5 
5 
8 
8 
8 .. 7 
7 
9 
8 
7 
5 
7 
4 .. 1 
?■ 
3 
11 .. 5 
5 
5 
4 
7 .. 3 
7 
9 7 2 
5 
8 
5 
6 
7 
7 
6 
4 
7 
b 
6 
7 
6 
4 
7 
6 
3 
6 
3 
Events 1, 2, 6, 10, 11 and 13 were at known traps and angles; Nos 3, 
4, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 14 were at known traps, unknown angles, and No. 5 
was at regular angles, with traps pulled in reversed order. 
Between events 7 and 8 a two men team race was shot between 
teams from the Fortsinouth Gun Club, the Exeter Sportsman's Club, 
the Boston Gun Club and the Haverhill Gun Club. The race was at 
15 targets per man, unknown angles, and resulted in a victory for the 
Portsmouth Gun Club. Below are the scores: 
Portsmouth Gun Club 
Noone 011111111111101—13 
Boston Gun Club. 
Miskay 101111110011011—11 
Frizzall 111011110111101—12-25 Horace 001111010111111- 11— 22 
Haverhill Gun Club. 
George lllllllllOUOll— 13 
Exeter Sportsman's Club, 
Cooper 010111111111111—12 
Leighton.,. 000111111111101— 11-24 Langlev....OOI1211101111ll -iO-22 
Geo. F. Stevens, Sec'y-Treas. 
Capital City Gun Club. 
Lincoln, Neb., July 5.— The holiday tournament of the Capital City 
Gun Club, advertised for to-day, was a success in every respect. 
Among the out-of-town boys preseni-. were Dewer and White, both 
well-known shots from Hastings; E, E. Hairgrove, of Sutton; F. Mil- 
ler, of Berwyn; M. Cable, of Murray; McGill. Hungate and Adams, 
from VVeeping Water; 0. C. Holzworth, of Juniata.; Alexander John- 
son and Lamson, from Milford. 
Ra.y Welch, ot this city, with a handicap of 6, succeeded in carry- 
ing off the championship cup which was put up. In this event he was 
obliged to shoot off four times in order to « in. there being six tied for 
the cup, all but Mr. Welch gradually dropping out in the three suc- 
ceeding shoot offs. 
The scores were as below : 
Events: 183456 789 10 11 
15 25 10 15 25 15 10 
14 18 8 1-3 £3 12 g 
Targets: 10 15 SO 10 
Duer 4 13 16 9 
Hairgrove 7 10 13 4 
White 8 11 15 10 
Miller 6 11 13 
Adams 9 11 15 
('lyde .j...^.,,,.,....! 8 18 13 
Hungate. 6 10 16 
McGdl. ....... ............... 7 8 £0 
Cable 10 10 16 
Harley.... 4 9 17 
Txoyer , fi 
Rogers 9 12 18 10 
Welch 10 6 
Randall 10 8 
Moore , 5 
Ray 10 
Johnson 
Alexander.,,, ■ 
Hailett 
8 14 
13 S3 
12 24 
VI 19 
9 17 
13 .. 
10 .. 
11 20 
10 'M 
9 10 
9 14 24 14 8 
8 11 20 13 9 
6 .. .. 14 10 
6 12 
lb 10 
8 .. 
11 21 
9 16 
9 15 
7 19 
11 i4 
.. 21 
18 
13 
9 
9 18 £3 14 
7 8 SO . . 
5 8 16 8 .. 
8 9 
9 12 19 13 9 
9 14 19 12 7 
7 12 23 12 7 
Holzworth 17 8 .. 20 13 7 
A sweep at 7 five birds was decided as follows: Rogers and Duer 7, 
Ray 6, Holy worth 5, Clyde 4, Moore and MiHer 3. 
Another event on the proaramme was a 25 target race, handicap 
allowances. The results were: Rogers (0) 24, Duer (0) 23, Miller {<•) aa, 
Ray (3) 22, Cable (4) 2<;, Holzworth (4) 22, .tonnson (5) 22, Moore (6) 20. 
Adams (5) 19, Welch (6) 19, Harley (4) 18, Clyde (6) 18, Randall (&j 12. 
The sliooi-off of the tie was taken part in by all those wno. with 
their handicaps, made 26 or better, SEcaeTABY. 
