FORE ST * AND STREAM. 
[JuXT 17, 1897. 
Western Traps. 
IN ILIjINOIS. 
Chicago, III., July 3.— Peoria Gim Club shot for the new club medal 
for the flrst time last week, and J. M. Brown won the medal. Under 
the conditions the holder is subject to cbaUenge, and when challenged 
must shoot within fifteen days. The scores of the first contest were 
as follows: 
Class A, at 30 unknown angles at 20 expert rule from three traps : 
Georgre W. Pool 37, C J. Fannius 41, W. Bordeau 40, E. Giles 45, J. M. 
Brown 46, G. ¥. Simmons 43, P. K. Whitine- 42, A. E. Leisy 30, C. G. 
Pfeiffer 40, G. N. Portman 41, F. D. Waugh 35, D. P. Thorne 40. 
Class C, at SO unknown angles and 20 straightaway: A. B. Giles 31, 
W. E. Weber 39, W. F. Meidroth 28. M. E. Wilson 84. 
At J. J. Smith's shooting park. West Emerson street, Evanston, 
to-day, live-bird and target sweeps are in progress. At Eureka 
grounds, Vincennes avenue, to-day, the new magautrap is in process 
of tr.ying out, and the Shooting and Fishing trophy will be shot for. 
On July 5 several clubs will open their grounds for sweeps . 
IN WISCONSIN. 
At Oconomowoc Lake, June 26. Dr. Carver and Dr. Williamson 
shot a race at 25 Uve birds, each killing 25 straight. At Eau Claire 
there will this week be a team race between Eau Claire and Neills- 
ville at 12 live birds and 60 bluerocks. The teams will be; Eau Claire: 
Cousins. Churchill, James Smith, John S. Owen, R. R. Chase, James 
Joyce; Neillsville: Graves, Huntzicker, Enkhauser, Eilert, Pratt and 
one other. 
A 2-men team race was shot June 26 at Eau Claire, between Messrs. 
Fish and Winslow on one team and Messrs. James Smith and C. W. 
Churchill on the other, at 20 birds. The score was: Fish 14, Winslow 
15; Smith 16, Churchill 19. 
IN MINNESOTA. 
Minneapolis has five lady shots who are perhaps the best five to be 
boasted by any one city of the West. These are Mrs. Shattuck, Mrs. 
S S Johnson, Mrs. Chamberlain, Mrs. Tarbell and Miss Bader. At 
the last club shoot of the Minneapolis Gun Club Mrs. Shattuck scored 
92}^ per cent, of her targets and won the Schlitz badge with ease 
from twenty five members. Mrs. Chamberlain broke over 60 per 
cent, of her birds. Miss Bader broke 8 out of her first 12 birds at the 
practice tiaps. Minneapolis Gun Club holds two shoots each week, 
on Thursday and Saturday, Just one more weekly than most clubs 
can keep up. 
Aitkin Gun Club, of Minnesota, is in good condition, and sent a 
large contingent to Brainerd tournament last week. The officers of 
Aitkin Club for the ensuing yeax are: PSresident, J. L. Spalding; 
Treasurer, H Haugen ; Secretary, J. A. Danewick. Following are 
the scores of the last club shoot for the Gwath7ney medal: 
Frank Ebner 0111011111101111111111101—21 
J FKnowles ....„,,.,..... .„„.... ...1101111111111010011111011-20 
John L Spalding .........i. . .1001101111110111111101111— .20 
EP Wakefield...... ..........................0101110110010111111101100-16 
Hans Haugen. ..J...-.,.,..;.,.;.,..,, 1101100111110100011010110-15 
Jas N Marr ,. 0010110] lOOlOlllllOOllllO— 15 
Albert Zeese 1000101 101110101110111100—15 
George A Rice. . . , 0010000000101101011111111—13 
Max Steinhauer .0000110110001010000000111—10 
IN MICHIGAN. 
The Celery City Gun Club, of Kalamazoo, met Thursday evening 
this week at H. Waruf's store to take up plans for promoting interest 
in the regular club sboots. The club is in good condition, but wants 
a larger membership. 
Coldwater Gan Club has moved its shooting traps to the fair 
grounds. About a dozen members were at the last club shoot, June 
29. In the handicap at 25 singles and 5 pairs Wilcox and Larrabee 
tied and shot off at 10 singles, Larrabee winning. 
At the last club shoot of Grand Rapids Club at Grand Rapids, Mich., 
June 24 the following scores were made at 25 targets, unknown 
angles: 
W. G. Scott 17, J. R. Chapman 16, W. D. Harvie 12, A. J. Hasbrouck 
11, I E. Philleo 10, D B. Philleo 10, S. P. Durga 9. A. Crawford 9, 
Glenn Williams 8, C Scott 7, C. Olson 4, John Arpin 2, C. G. Mon-i- 
son 2. 
Centralia Club made the following scores: 
■ Gus Yonki 20. W. H, Carey 18, W. W. Meade 17, Will Nash 16, 
Theron Lyons 14, Hugh Boles 14, L. M. Nash 12, Clark Lvons 12, Er- 
nest Oberbeck 7, G. W. Mason 6, L. Oberbeck 5, Albert Ray 5, C. F. 
Kellogg 4, Arthur Love 4. 
IN MISSOURI. 
The Du Pont live bird medal of St. Louis was won at the latter city 
June 38, by Edward W. Prendergast. Following is part of the record 
of Mr Prendergast in earlier years: He won the championship shoot 
of Missouri in 1893, in a field of fifty seven of the best shots. He also 
defeated Jim Hagerty in a 100-bird match for $500, killing 88 against 
Hagerty's 81. After that he defeated John Cabanue in a 100-bird race 
for $200, with a score of 93. Last October he was third with a score 
of 83 out of 100, in a match of 100 birds, $50 entrance, with Conrades, 
Griesedieck, Kling, Starkloffi an(J John Cabanne In the shoot for 
the Du Pont medal, June 26, the scores were as follows: Ed Pren- 
dergast 24 J. Selzer 24, Peter Kling 23, Dr. Cummings 23, John Ca- 
banne 22, Dr. J. W. Smith 22. Blakely Collins 22, J H. Conrades 21, 
Dr. Brown 21, C- F. Kroel 21, A. E Stoll 21, C. F. Clark 18, W. B. Noid 
18. H. C. Lingenbrink 17, and E. A. Mallinckrodt 17. 
Prendergast and Selzer shot five tie birds Selzer lost his fifth. 
Prenderaast was challenged by Dr. J. W. Smith, J. H. Conrades and 
Dr. Brown He accepted the challenge of Dr. Smith and named Du 
Pont Park as the place of holding the shoot and 100 birds as the num- 
ber to be shot. 
IN OHIO. 
Members of Pindlay Gun Club held a club shoot Thursday of last 
week, H. N. Askam wmning in Class A, John Bitter in Class B. 
IN IOWA. 
Slarshalltowh Gtih Gltfti met last Thursday, June 25. in its first bi- 
monthly club contest, Geo. L. Marsh winning first prize and J. C" 
Dunn second. Tbe season will close Dec. 1, shoots to be held mean- 
time each tvro weeks. Valuable merchandise prizes will be given for 
high averages at the close of tbe season. Following were the scores 
at the initial shoot: Densel 39,Dunn 42, Wasson 40, Rogers 34, Abbott 
42, Swift 37, Devine 31, Marsh 43, Seely 34, Nason 39, Little 40. 
IN DAKOTA. 
On June 28 the Sioux Falls (S. D.) Gun Club met in weekly contest, 
shooting till 4 P. M., when the shooting was stopped by rain." Follow- 
ing were among the scores, at 21 targets: Burgess 12, Sidwell 11, 
Rounds 14, Hills 4, De Good 13, Dr. Brown 15, Miles 14, Howell 12, Hack- 
maiu 4, F. Hyde 21, Hutchinson 18, De Good 13. 
IN NEBRASKA. 
In Fremont Gun Club, at the last club shoot, June 29, Richards and 
Lucraft tied on 22, Nicodemus, Stoner and Hinman on 21, Tbe club 
is prosperous. 
At Hastings, on July 5, the Hastings Gua Club will give a good 
tournament, eight events being scheduled, four moneys each sweep, 
rapid fire, known traps and unknown angles. W, S. McKinneyis 
president of Hastings Gun Club, and Jay Lawson secretary. 
IN INDIANA. 
Harry Norton, traveling agent of the Winchester Repeating Arms 
Co., was at Greensburg, Ind.. June S9. and the Greensburg Gun Club 
gave a little special shoot iu his honor. Following were scores made, 
59 targets, known traps, unknown angles: 
Harry Norton 38, A. M. Willoughby 5-3. C. D. Tillson 40, D. A. Myers 
36, Will Winchester 33, J. H. Parker 35, Ralph Buckley 33, J. T. Alex- 
ander 24, S P. Minear 31, Web WoodfiU 32, Cbas. Zoller, Jr., 28, Thos. 
E. Davidson 19. 
IN BBITISH COLUMBIA, 
In the tournament at Victoria, last week, E. A. Kimball, R. L. 
Pierce and Mr. White, representing Tacoma in the team shoot, took 
first prize, with a score of 47; Vancouver second, with 46; Victoria 
third. 45. Kimball, White and Pierce are members of the Tacoma 
Rod and Gun Club; Kimball and Pierce being in the team which car- 
ried otf nearly every prize at Anaconda, Mont. 
THE PODKTH AT THE TRAPS 
CmcAeo, 111 , July 8 — The glorious Fourth was celebrated with fire 
and smoke by others than the small boy. Blany clubs had special 
events, these falling on the 3d, 4th or 5tn. according to the taste or 
fancy of tbe different clubs. Cicero Club, of Chicago, had a big 
shoot, with five different live-bird events and a good crowd. The 
Douglas Gun Club took away from the Eureka Club the Shooting 
and Fishing trophy it has held since 1891, the scores being 170 to 165. 
Garfield Club challenges for the trophy; and, moreover, will chal- 
lenge any ten men in the State to a team race. Calumet Heights 
Club, of course, held high revelry. Garden City Club tested its ap- 
pointments for the next Cook County League shoot, July 17 Out at 
Ottumwa, la , a 1 day shoot was held, which Eddie Steck, of Eureka 
Club, who attended, says was a warm one in more ways than one. 
He shot into third average. At Louisville, Ky., Ralph Trimble took 
away from Mr. Gay, the former holder, the State championship 
trophy. The San Antonio Gun Club, of Texas, had a big shoot. 
At Lincoln, Neb., C. E. Latshaw won everything iu sight 
at the well-attended tournament of the Lincoln Gun Club. 
The Omaha Gun Club, of Nebraska, had a big shoot and a 
big crowd to see Frank Parmelee win the setter pup which was 
ffered as first prize in the live-bird handicap. The Bast Side Gun 
Club, of Saginaw, Mich,, had a big shoot at Stolz Grove, where every- 
thing went meiTier than four assorted marriage beUs. At Superior, 
Wis., there was a rally of the gun club which must have terrified any 
foreign foe who might have contemplated invading American inde- 
pendence at that part of the border. Besides these events, there were 
dozens and dozens of club shoots all over the West. The weather was 
hot— not warm, but hot— ^et the lovers of the traps do not report any 
inconvenience. It is all in the enthusiasm. Thus one young man of 
this city, who runs to bicycycling rather than to trap-shooting, under- 
took to ride a century last Sunday when the thermometer here was 
about 100°. He said be had to stop at eighty-seven miles because he 
got bind of warm. There is no record of any trap-shooter having 
stopped at all. Following are some of the scores in events shot at the 
different points above mentioned: 
At Louisville.— Among the cities which had representatives pres- 
ent were Cincinnati, Lexington, Indianapolis. Frankfort, Aurora, 
Ind., Hender-son, Owensboro, BowUng Green, Hardinsburg. Russell- 
ville and a number of other cities. 
At Omaha.- The chief event of the day was the live-bird handicap, 
15 birds, entrance, price of the birds. The handicap committee made 
the following allotments: Brucker 30, Kyofce 31, Smead 31, Fogg 29, 
Dennis 29, Tremens 29, Parmelee 33, Squirrel 30, Searles 27. Dickey 29, 
Johannes 29. The prize was a Llewellin setter ofiEered by W. D. 
Harding, of Council Bluflis, and was won b.y Frank Parmelee, who 
killed 14 birds out of a possible 15. 
At Saginaw —The following is the score of the medal shoot: W.' M. 
Nouggle 17, E. E. Bli.ss 19, Joseph Wolf 8, Frank Jones 19, Kirt 
Mathewson 10, A. Henry 16, John M. Messner 10, John F. Miller 3, F. 
A. Bastain 17, J. B. Baum 15, Charles Scudder 14, John Popp 14, L. R. 
Cooper 14, Joseph Smith 10, William Browne 11, John Lafayette 15, 
H. G. Krogman 18, J. Wilhite 15, F. Hunt 13, J. Brechtelsbauer 15, Ed 
Skolil 13. Charles Schmidt 15, J. H. Loundra 10, Fred Baumgartner 11. 
E. E Bliss and F. 0. Jones chose sides for a 10-bird shoot, Jones's 
side winning. The shoot was exciting, being a tie after the first 10 
birds had been shot, the score then standing 63 and 63. 
scattered club matters. 
The annual meeting of the Sc Paul Gun Club was held July 2 at the 
Commercial Club The following oflSeers were elected: M. F. Ken- 
nedy, President; Dr. L, W Lyon, Vice-President; H. 0. Lawrence, 
Secretary; W. L. Perkins, Jr., Treasurer; P. H. Gotzian, T. L. Wann 
and B, F. Schurmeier, directors. It was decided to hold the annual 
tournament this fall at the State fair grounds, and to have the regu- 
lar weekly shoots Thursdays at 4 P. M , beginning July 15. P. H. 
Gotzian entertained the members at luncheon. 
The Oakfleld Gun Club met the East Side Club, of Fond du Lac-, 
Wis. , la a friendly shoot Jul.y 5. 
A gun club has been organized at Montezuma, la,, long without 
such a body. 
At Sioux Falls, S. D., the following were the last week's scores of 
the gun club: First shoot: DeGood 12, Marson 12, Burgess 14. Hutch- 
inson 12, Sidwell 12. Second shoot: DeGood 11, Marson 11, Burgess 
11, Hutchinson 10, Sidwell 4. Hutchioson, DeGood and Burgess shot 
off a tie, walking match of 10 birds: Hutchinson 10, Burgess 5. 
At Lawi-ence, Kans , July 2, the gun club had a pleasant shoot, 
George Leonard carrying off high score, 22 out of 25, Walter Headen 
a good second with 21. 
In upper Minnesota, the Kennedy, Stephen and Hallock gun clubs 
held a shooting match at Kennedy, Wednesday. Stephen won with a 
score of 54, Kennedy 52 and Hallock 51. 
The City Park Gun Club, of New Orleans, has been organized with 
a membership of twenty-two. Mr. L. A. Richards was elected Presi- 
dent; Gus R. Neiso, Vice-President; Louis Gerteis, Captain; Percy 
Benedict, Secretary-Treasurer, and Messrs. L, C. Thornhill, Albert 
Schwartz and H. W. Benedict, Trustees. The grounds are situated at 
tbe upper end of the city park, within a stone's throw of the terminus 
of the Esplanade and Bayou Bridge. 
The Watertown, S. D., Gun Club shot July 1, Ed Jones proving the 
be'st on hand with 16 out of 25. Mr. Cory ran 13 to his string, and Mr. 
Ransom 9. Practice will make the scores higher. 
The Rod and Gun Club, of New LHm, Minn., made the following 
scores at tbe club shoot last week: Theo. Mueller 8, J. Buschers 10, J. 
Toberer 6, Herman Amme 10, Wm. Cordes 7, Norman Lind 9, W. E. 
Koch 9, Wm. Meyer 0, Albert iP. Koch 7, Robert Fritsche 7, H. Man- 
derfleldlO 
Tbe Pinconning Gun Club, of Bay City, Mich., shot for valuable 
prizes July 5, and will keep up club shoots. 
At Peoria, III., July 5, the Lower Free Bridge Shooting Club held a 
little meet. E. G. Kempf and T. J. Walters shot a match at 15 birds, 
scoring respectively 17 and 12. 
At Pontiac, 111., the Pontiac Gun Club made the following scores at 
the last club shoot: C. Lommatsch 2.3, M. Lommatseh 22, Blue Bock 
21, H Lommatsch 19, Dr. Daly 18, Knight 18, Brinkman 17, Talbott 17, 
Holmes 17, Morris 16, Opperman 16, Richardson 10. 
At Alameda, Cal,, the Empire Guu Club held its medal shoot 
recently with the following results: King first, Daniels second, 
Kerrison third, Huie fourth. There are four medals in competition. 
The club grounds are at Alameda Point. 
TWO "good ones. 
The dates of the big Indian shoot and the Arkansas State shont con- 
flict, falling on July 20-24, the Indian shoot claiming the 24th for the 
close of its four days' programme. The programmes for both these 
stifl' events are at hand, and promise all sorts of good things— if vou 
can get them. There will be hot company on foot at both events- 
Much interest centers on the first annual of the ladians, as this tourn- 
ament is expected to become a fixture in the Western circuit. Man- 
ager Charlie Grimm has arranged an attractive list of trophies for 
the belts of the visitors who can get there, and the man who goes 
there and does not enjoy himself will be a strange one. 
Down in Arkansaw, Mr. J. T. Lloyd, president, and Mr. Paul R. 
Litzke, secretary, have fixed up a scorching hot layout for their visi- 
tors to tackle, and all who know the Arkansas standard know the 
entertainment at Pine Biuff will be all that could be asked by the 
most captious. The added money is $500 in the Arkansas State 
shoot, and, as it also happens, is also $500 in the Indian Wolf shoot at 
Clear Lake, la. E. Hodgh. 
1206 BoYOB Building, Chicago. 
berxT 69}4, Taylor 68}^, Williams 67= , 
66, Miles m\, Sanborn 65, Gording 64%, 
Collins 66, H. 
Johnson 64, An- 
GilmorePSSa Sawyer 63, Fickett 63, Rowa 63',o. Hatch 62, 
Danville Gun and Rifle Club. 
South Danville, Me., July 7 —At our second annual tournament; 
held at Danville Junction, Me., by the Danville Gun and Rifle Club on 
June 29, will say we bad one of the most successful shoots ever held 
in this State. There were sixt.f two shooters here who came from all 
over the State, and about forty of them Maine's best. 'The forenoon 
was fine and many high scores were made, but at noon a strong south- 
erly vrind set in and caused the birds to go along some, and made 
high scores hard to get in the merchandise match, which opened at 1 
P. M.; there were forty-two entries in this event. 
Portland sent a delegation of sixteen shooters, all of whom can 
shoot from the word go; next came Lewiston and Auburn with fifteen 
men, mostly of the Androscoggin Gun Club. Waterville also sent her 
crack shots, who now hold the State championship for both 5-man 
teams and individuals, men who know how to handle a gun. There 
were also delegates from Oakland, Wilton, Georgetown, Bath, Rich- 
mond, Brunswick, Welcnville, Norway, Paris, New Gloucester, and 
other places. 
The club threw 8,746 targets during the day from two sets of expert 
traps, and was highly complimented by the shooters from all over 
Maine for the promptness and ease with which the events were pulled 
off. In the $40 guaranteed purse there were forty-eight entries, and 
it was a good race. Mr. Prebble, of Waterville, one of Maine's cracks, 
broke a clean score of 25, and took first money: next was Wheeler, of 
Portland, with 23; then comes Jones, of Georgetown, and Wyman, of 
Waterville, wilh 22 each; Arthur and Harry, of Portland ; Honesty, of 
Waterville; Dr. Bates, of Bath, and Dolin, Of Lewiston, winningfourth 
money with a score of 21 each. 
The merchandise match opened with forty-two entries. Arthur, of 
Portland, was successful in winning first prize, also the beautiful chal- 
lenge cup donated hy the E. C. and Schultze Powder Co., with a score 
of 46 out of 50, in a high wind. Next comes Hunnewell, of Danville, 
with 45, and Wilton, of Wilton, with 44 for third prize; Doten, of Lew- 
iston ; Tom Jones, of Georgetown ; Preble, of Waterville ; Foss, of Dan- 
ville, with 43; Dr. Bates, of Bath; Joslyn, of Lewiston, 42; Henry, of 
Portland, 41; Randall and Wilkes, of Portland; Bean, of DanvUle, 40; 
Herbert and Fisher, of Portland ; Ray, of Sabattis ; Godfrey, of Lew- 
iston ; Berry and Bobb, of Danville, 39; Edwards, of Portland ; Hon- 
esty and Wyman, of tWatervfile; Capt. Trundy, of Portland; Collins 
and H. Williams, of Lewiston, 38: Lord, of Portland: Miles, of Win- 
tbrop, 36; Maybery, of Westbrook; W. Cobb, of Boston, 35; Thompson, 
of Baih: Blake, of Oakland; Wheeler and Hayden, of Portland. 34; 
Tookey, of Danville, 33: Williams, of Portland, 31; L. Keys, of Lewis- 
ton, 30; Dr. Strickland and L. Brown, of Danville; Eastman and O. P. 
Kews, of Lewiston, 28; Lawrence, of Danville; Hurst, of North 
Gloucester, 27. 
The Maine shooters are all much interested in the Interstate shoot 
to be held in Lewiston, Me , Aug. 4-5, and with good weather there is 
sure to be a large gathering at that event. I inclose you the percent- 
age made at this shoot; 
Preble 90, Waymouth 90, Bounds 90, Arthur 89^^, Hunnewell 8S5,j, 
Wilton 871^, Dolen 87, Wilkes tss^, Randal 84*8, Dr. Bates 83',o, Hon- 
esty 823,, Wheeler Sii^, Herbert 81", „, Harry HUii, Berry 813,, Capt. 
Trundy t^QSj. Fisher 792^, G, Cobb 7915, Tom Jones 79, Foss 79. Godfrey 
79, Edwards 78\. Lord 77is. Thompson 7t)%, W. Jones 75%, Bean 74's, 
Blake 74, Tictomb 733b, W. Cobb 739:0. Eay71"i„ Joselyu70>8. May- 
Williams 
drews 64, 
L. Keys 61M, Record 58, Strickland 57'i„, L. Brown 54?^," A. A. Mown 
51 F. C. MownSSig Brett 51, Earlman 495ji, Lawrence 49, O. P. Keys 
48}^, Stanley 44, Hariman 42, Gile 41}^. A Shooter. 
Ratio Points in tbe Rose System. 
Chaelbston, S. C.„ June S.— Editor Forest and Stremn: For some 
time past the question of how to encourage the average shooter to go 
into the regular sweepstake events has been agitating the minds of 
trap-shooters here, as elsewhere, and with a view to placing the 
poorer shots on a better footing the secretary of the Pahnetto Gun 
Club presented a proposed change of ratio in the Rose system for the 
consideration of the members of this club and those of the Forest 
City Gun Club, with the result that it was adopted by both clubs and 
will be used during their series of shoots this summer. It was tried 
in the first shoot with satisfactory results. As it may prove of 
interest to other clubs the scheme id given in full, and is respectfully 
submitted to the consideration of the Interstate Association, 
Take the example that appears in every programme issued by the 
Interstate Association, which runs as follows; 
Handicap, 25 to 33 targets, $3.50 entrance, four moneys, twenty 
entries, $25 added to the purse, targets 3 cents each. 
NAMES. 
Edwards 
Money 
Von L 
Dickey 
Fanning. . , . . 
Tucker 
Barrett. , , . , . 
Town 
U. M. C 
Standish .... 
Colvin 
Morris 
Morgan 
Barrows. . . . , 
Phelps 
French 
Blue Ribbon. 
Liddiard 
Worthen . . . . 
Ward 
28 
f> oPli 
S2 14 
2 14 
2 14 
^14 
13 14 
8 14> 
2 14 
3 14 
. a 
Add amount over. 
$4 28 
6 42 
10 70 
10 70 
10 70 
4 28 
10 70 
2 14 
08 
60 00 
20 entries at 83.50. $50 00 
Added money....,,,.,-...,. S5 00 
$75 00 
Deduct for targets at 3 
cents each , , 16 00 
Net purse , , . , , $60 00 
28) 60.00 (3.14 value of each point. 
56 - 
40 
120 
113 
8 cents over 
In the above example the ratio points are 5, 2 and 3 to 1, 
Now take the same event under the same system of division, but 
change tbe ratio points to 5, 4, and 3 to 2: 
® 
m 
WINNERS. 
0 
u 
m 
?0i 
35 
5 
25 
5 
Morris , . 
25 
5 
25 
5 
24 
4 
Fanning ..... 
23 
3 
Barrows 
23 
3 
Worthen .... 
2i 
3 
32 
i>.HQ. 
a 
$1 87 
87 
87 
87 
87 
87 
87 
87 
$9 35 
9 35 
9 35 
9 35 
7 48 
5 61 
5 61 
3 74 
16 
$60 00 
32)60.00(1.87 
33 
280 
256 
340 
224 
16 cents ovefT, 
Notice the equable graduation of moneys to targets broken. 
Under the Rose system (four moneys, ratio 5, 3, 2 and 1) we get the 
following proportions: 
22 targets broken pays % as much as 23. 
23 targets broken pays "A as much as 24. 
24 targets broken pays'.^f, as much as 25. 
Under the change of ratio to 5, 4, 3 and 2, note the difference: 
22 targets broken pays % as much as 23. 
23 targets broken pays % as much as 24. 
24 targets broken pays "5 as much as 25. 
The proportion of money is manifestly more in keeping wilh the 
comparative merits of the scores under a system which pays two- 
fifths as much for 22 as for 25, than it is when five times as much is 
paid for a straight as for 32. 
Would respectfully suggest the following changes to the Interstate 
'Association : 
2 moneys— ratio 3 to 2. 
3 moneys— ratio 4, 3 to 3. 
4 moneys — ratio 5, 4, 3 to 3. 
5 moneys— ratio 6, 5, 4, 3 to 2. 
6 moneys— ratio 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 to 2. 
Take the same sample event used above, and make a comparison 
between the scheduled ratio of 8, 5, 3, 2 to 1 (five moneys. Rose sys- 
tem) and the suggested change Then I think no further argument 
will be necessary to convince the average shooter that the Rose sys- 
tem can be improved upon: 
Points, Poims, 
Rose Proposed Proposed 
System. Change. Rose System. Changes. 
8 61 
Score. 
Winners. 
Barretts 
Coloiin I 
Morris f 
French J 
Tucker 24 
Fanning I 
Barrows f 
Worthen . 
Von L. 1 
Dickey I 
u M c r 
standish J 
25 
..23 
.22 
.21 
V ....$9.76 each. 
8 6 
8 6 
8 6J 
5 5 
3 41 
3 4) 
2 3 
1 31 
\ I j- 1.82 each 
_1 _2J 
49 48 
.50 each. 
6.10 6.35 
3.66 each 5.00 each. 
a.ii 3.75 
.3.50 each. 
W. E. P. 
A New Kind of a Handicap. 
The general purpose of a handicap is to equalize as far as possible 
the chances of both novices and exi)eris. The idea is to give the 
novice a chance to beat the expert once in a while. But a new system 
of handicapping has been brought out that casts aU others into the 
shade. This system enables the novice occasionally to tie the expert, 
but never allows him a chance to beat out his superior, save under 
the most exceptional circumstances, which might occur once in a 
decade. 
Tbe system is this (it was used at the Boiling Springs shoot on July 
7): The highest possible in any match is the greatest number of tar- 
gets broken by any contestant in that match; in other words, "the 
high man sets the pace." AU who break less than the "high man" 
are allowed as many extra targets to shoot at as constitute the differ- 
ence between their scores and that of the high man. For instance: 
3?he "high man" breaks 48 out of 50. then 48 is the highest possible. 
Those who broke 47, 46, 44, 43 and 39, would shoot at 1, 2, 4, 6 and 9 
extra targets, respectively. 
Now figure how it works, The 48 man is, according to the above 
figures, a 96 per cent, shot; the 39 man is only a 78 per cent. man. 
The latter is allowed 9 extra targets to shoot at, out of which his aver- 
age score would be about 7; but he has to break them all to even tie 
the high man— the cracker jack. Suppose he does tie him, and the tie 
is shot off at 26 targets.eacn, same system of handicapping. What 
then? The 96 per cent, man wilj break 24 or 23. while the poor novice 
breaks in the neighborhood of 20, and has to break his 3 or 4 extra tar- 
gets to tie the expert. Multiply the above examples as often as you 
will; it all comes down to one thing: The winner will be foimd in the 
ranks of the expert, while the novice simply walks up and pays for 
his targets, but has absolutely only one chance in a million of win- 
ning; the expert mtist either drop dead, burst his gun, or be otherwise 
incapaciated from proceeding with the game, if the novice is to have 
a show under this system. 
