Jtoy S4, 1897.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
79 
The New Haven tnterstatei 
FiioM data furriislied us, we learn that the Tntef state Association's 
toui nameut, at New Hayen, Conn , July 1 "1-15, held under the aus- 
pices of Ihe New Haven Gun Club, was the best sbooi held by that 
association tbia year, in poini of eniries at least A general average 
fentry list of about ihlrtj-flve for the twenty programme events shot 
on the two days, is a record hafd to beat nowadays, unless there is 
tomething very subslantial in the way of added money. We had 
been looking forward to this shoot, feeling sure that it would be a 
good one, as trap-shootine is haVing quite a boom in the New Eng- 
land States, and the New Haven club a poptilar one with the shooters, 
it was, therefore, something more than annoying to have the heat of 
the July sun knock one out and put a veto on our presence at the 
grounds of the New Haven Gun Club, July 14=15. Under the circtim 
stances, we will bave to do the best we can with the dal a furnished 
hs by sotne of those who were there, and give a report of the shoot 
based on tvbh information. We also had a long talk withManagei- 
Shaner on Friday afternoon, July 16, and to him we are indebted for 
many details of the tournament. 
BAD WEATBTSH TO START WITH." 
For thirty-six hours prior to the commencement of the shoot at 10 
A. M. on July 14, rain had fallen in ■torrents at New Haven. Every- 
thing was wet through, and at 7 A M. on the above date it looked de- 
cidedly unpromising for the success of the tournament. In fact at 
that hour Mr, Shaner was preparing little notes to put in the box.es of 
every shooter who was stopping at the Tontine Hotel, informing 
them that the shoot would be postponed for a day on account, of the 
■weather. But just then it suddenly cleared up, and the little notes 
were not handed in. 
Of course, with so much bad weather to contend with; an early 
start was not to he thotlght of, the first gtm being fired at 10 o'clock; 
^et with such a late start. 6,340 targets ■rt'ei e thrown during the day. 
The traptsers wprfced under great dimculties, beihg literally flooded 
f ut in the trap ho.use which, by the way, is one of the best houses we 
have ever seen. In order to get arotiod among the traps to put them 
in working order, and to keep them going right. Manager Shaner had 
to wear hipbi^ots (waders), the water being some i.4t3*"f- deep in the 
pit; when he traps were taken up on Friday morning there was still 
some 6 or Bin. of water covering the floor of the pit The 'rappei-s 
during the tournament took off their shoes ana socks, rolled their 
trousers up, and sat on inverted empty barrels while they did their 
work. The furroundings of the club house and grounds are so low 
and swampy that all attempts to drain the water from the pit were 
useless. 
The club, however, looked well after the comfort of its guests, an 
awning fully covering the score and the approach thereto from the 
club house. The large tent of the Interstate Association was also 
pitched alongside the heuse, and afforded ample j^roteetion frotn the 
rajs of the sun, that made up on the two days of the shoot for its 
absence on the previous two days. 
With the Conditions as they were, it was no eas.v matter to get 
things ready f .jr a start even at 10 A. M.; but a good hiisilfj worked 
wonders, and, once started, the shoot moved smoothly and rapidly, 
the stiuads showing remarkable promptness in getting to the score. 
A large quantity of benches and chairs afforded seats for those who 
were wateting the shooting or waiting their turns to go to the 
score. 
THE CORPS OF OFPICIALS. 
In the cashier's office were the following: Cashier, W. H. Hazel; 
assistant cashier, John Gould : clerk, W. C: Baldwin. Having had <he 
pleasure of taking part in two tournaments on these grounds during 
the past six months, we can safely say that Mr. Hazel and his assisi- 
,ants did their work most satisfactorily The referees were M. H. 
Clark, president of the club, and Frank Hotter, who alternated in per- 
forming one of the most thankless tasks man ever undertoak. The 
puller was T. Cook, while the trappers w ere in charge of Eugene 
-Cook, the head trapper of the club From the personal experience 
referred to above, we can echo the sentiments of those whom we 
have conversed with on the subject, and say that the refereeing, pull- 
ing and trapping was as good as it could be. 
While speaking highly of the CRpabilities of his help, Mr. Sbaner 
was loud in praise of the scoring; these are his own words: '-The 
scoring was of the very best, and fewer mistakes were made than at 
any other ournament I ever attended. The manifold scorer deserves 
especial mention, as I had to change but one target on his sheets in 
the two days." The oEBeials referred to were: Blackboard, Wm 
Blerritt; Mt/nifold, W. C. Foote. 
For throwing the targets, the Interstate Association's set of Ave 
expert bluerock traps were tised, the magau: rap being only put in 
commission for exhibilion purposes; it aclracted lots of attention, 
being quite a novelty in that section of the country. Bluerock tar- 
gets, of course, were used, these being the only targets ever thrown 
at Interstate tcurnaments 
TKADK STRONGLY RBPSBBNTWD. 
The I rode was strongly represeu ted at this shoot. Here is a list 
furnished us: Parker Bros., of Meriden. Conn., represented by L. 0. 
tarker, W. P. Varker, J. R Hull, L J. Gaines, S. A. Tucker and O. R 
Dickey (all members of the Parker Gun Club); the Winchester Re- 
peating Arms Co. was represented bv Irby Beuoett, Perd Van Dybe, 
Frank Pot er acd B. Wj Claridge; J. L (l47) Winston, Austin Pow- 
def Co.. Cleveland, O. ; Capt A. W. Money and N. E Money. Ameri- 
can E. C & Schulize Powder Co , Ltd ; E. D. Fulford. Remington 
gnn. Schulize powder and Cf. M. C shelli Capt. J. A. H. Dressier and 
tJ. M. C. Thomas, of the TJ M. C. Co J W ' 
and J. S Fanning, Gold Uust Powder Co. , „ 
ton, Laflin k Rand's W-A powder j H. G. Whe'»Jer, King's Smokeless 
AMONG THE SPECTATORS 
were also Mr. Lyon, of Parker Bros., and Mr. Clark, the advertising 
Hgent of the W. R A. Co. Although mentioned in the ranks of trade 
representatives, neither Capt. Dressel, president of the Interstate 
Assotiiation, nor Irby Bennett, vice-president of the Association, took 
any active part In the shooting; both, however, as usual, did their 
share tov^'ard entertaining the shooters. Talking about spectators, 
we understand that there was quite a large number of onlookers 
every day, showing the interest tvinced in the shoot by the citizens 
of New Ba*en. 
First Day, July 14. 
tjp to 7 A. M. on this day the prospects for a shoot were by means 
flattering. For thirty-sis hottrs previously raiti had been comtng 
down in torrents to the tune of about 4in and everything was awash 
Manager Shauer bad about made up his mind to postpone the shoot 
for a day when, at tbe hour stated above, the rain ceased, and every- 
thing came out bright and lovely. After that there was uo further 
trouble, save while the last squad in the last event on this day were 
sbootiog their scores. 
As a whole, ecores were hot up to the average on this day, although 
Van Dyke, Dickey, Leroy and Wheeler did good work, especially the 
first named. A W. Sherman, of Freehold, N. J., also shot well, 
breaking 90 per cent, of the 120 targets he shot at. 
The atttndance was very good indeed, considering the weather that 
had been dished out in advance. A total of forty three shooters took 
part in the ten events on Ihe programme, and of this number iwenty- 
eight shot through everything. The average number of entries was 
36.2. a capital average indeed. The highest number of entries in any 
event was forty one in No. 5, and the lowest was thirty-three in both 
No. 1 and No. a. A total of 6,.340 targets was trapped during the day, 
yet shooting did not commence until about lOo'clock; this total shows 
plainly enough that either the squad hustling was done in an efficient 
manner, or that the shooters themselves were extra prompt at the 
score, or both. Below are the details of the day's shooting: 
L CoIvillB) Dick Swiveller) 
TSjd Taylor and M, Herring 
Events; 
Targets : 
Angles: 
F Van Dyke 
O K Dickey 
B Leroy 
HG Wueeler........ 
E D Fulford 
F Sinnock 
J S Fanning 
iSavage ..i...... 
147 i..... 
M A Beers...., 
W F Parker..... 
Ed Taylor..... 
HMiUs..i..i.t.i, ...,,<., 
F Potter 
V D Kenerson....... 
JR Hull 
Merritt.... 
P Cowee.t^.. 
Puck 
Swiveller, 
Capt Money...^,.,... 
C Brisiol.. ,, 
C AlUson 
M H Clark 
T Howe 
UMC 
^ Jordap,., 
SCORES OP JULT 14. 
1S34&07S910 
15 go 16 SO 15 SO 15 go 15 SO 
KK UKUK UK UK 
15 £9 14 19 15 18 13 SO 13 19 
14 17 14 20 14 19 U 18 14 20 
14 19 15 19 15 19 11 16 14 19 
11 18 15 19 II 18 14 18 15 19 
14 IH 11 17 15 18 U ao 11 17 
14 19 13 ao la 16 15 18 15 14 
la 18 13 19 14 18 la It) 14 19 
10 16 i;i 19 U 20 14 19 13 18 
12 19 13 10 14 16 14 17 la 19 
13 19 13 17 10 30 la 19 10 18 
13 18 13 16 la 19 10 18 12 19 
15 17 1-2 18 la 16 13 18 11 ao 
14 18 H 17 14 19 10 14 13 17 
15 15 14 15 14 18 1» 16 la 16 
11 16 10 111 in 16 13 19 13 19 
13 19 13 16 14 13 11 16 lH 17 
10 19 1-2 15 14 15 13 18 13 iB 
14 15 11 18 12 16 la 14 13 17 
13 18 11 17 U 16 10 18 8 17 
13 14 12 14 12 15 13 19 12 16 
12 18 10 18 10 ao 10 16 8 17 
13 16 9 ir 9 20 13 16 10 15 
10 16 la 13 12 16 12 18 11 16 
la 17 10 17 18 11 11 15 la 16 
13 18 14 14 10 15 13 13 10 14 
9 13 13 14 13 14 15 16 12 11 
10 13 6 13 11 16 S 1^ 13 14 
Shot at. Broke. Av 
175 
165 
94.2 
175 
16i 
9;!.& 
175 
161 
92 
175 
158 
90.2 
175 
156 
89.1 
175 
156 
89.1 
175 
155 
88.5 
175 
155 
68 5 
1'.5 
161 
86. a 
175 
151 
86.2 
175 
151 
>5.'r 
lv5 
ItO 
Sj.7 
175 
149 
85.1 
175 
14 ( 
84.5 
175 
148 
84.5 
175 
144 
83.3 
1,5 
144 
82.2 
155 
141 
80.5 
175 
141 
80.5 
175 
140 
80 
175 
139 
79.4 
175 
138 
78.8 
175 
135 
77.1 
175 
lc4 
76.6 
173 
133 
76 
175 
180 
74.2 
175 
115 
65,7 
■thorpe.. 5 10 5 & 7 
8 A Tucker 13 15 13 19 14 
h.1 Gaines H 15 9 11 14 
M Herrington I.? 16 12 15 12 
H J Videon 15 12 
,«berman 1!? £0 13 
L C Parker 9 11 7 16 .5 
B W Claridge... .. .. .. 12 
Si'lgarton 10 
Urtz 13 18 8 1.^ 9 
H L Cutler 14 10 
Whitney 18 
N E Money 12 
Ourrie 
Smith : 131 
WH Hazel..,.; 
7 5 11 
15 13 19 
18 .. l!r 
10 13 12 
14 l."? 16 
19 13 17 
16 8 .. 
18 11 17 
17 11 17 
11 "9 18 
19 13 16 
15 13 .. 
. . 12 13 
9 11 
13 .. 
.. u 
12 16 
13 .. 
14 12 
15 11 
V/ 
7 .. 
.. 17 
10 
17S 
76 
43.4 
155 
135 
87.9 
l45 
104 
71.7 
140 
104 
74.2 
125 
98 
ISO 
108 
90 
lau 
'9-1 
Rn 
oW 
105 
84 
80 
105 
SI 
77.1 
105 
78 
74.2 
105 
W 
66.6 
90 
77 
85.5 
EO 
40 
80 
35 
23 
71.4 
15 
13 
86 6 
15- 
10 
66.6 
Second Day, July 1 5. 
The weather to-dav, though warm, was all that could be asked for 
target-shooting The boys too, had gotten on to whatever peculiar- 
ities there might be in the background, and knocked out some srood 
averages. As told under the head of "General A verasres," Van Dyke 
and Dickey had a struggle for first average, Van Dyke just managing 
to land on top by a single break. 
There were forty two shooters on hand— only one less than on the 
previofis day. Of course, the average number of entries fell ofli a 
little; they always do on the last da.y of a shoot, unless the weather 
on the first day has been very bad. To-day the average for the ten 
events was 33.1, the lowest number of entries in any event being 24 in 
No. 1, and the highest 36 in both Nos. 2 and 3. A total of 6,180 targets 
(including the SsOshot at in the special 50 target event shot after the 
programme had been finished) was thrown during the day, bringing 
the gi-and total for the two days Up to 1l',520 targets This is really 
good work, for on neither day did the shooticg start before 10 A. M. 
Seven averages of 90 per cent, or better were made to day. Dickey 
and Mills tied for first place with lfi4 each, an average of 9 !.7. Then 
came 147, who began w ith 49 out of 50 and finished with 68 out of his 
last 70, ending in third place with 93.1 per cent. Van Dyke was fourth 
with Oa 5, and Fulford fifth with 92. Fanning and Leroy landed in 
sixth and seyenth places respectively with 90,8 and 90,2 each. Tucker 
came next with 89 7, Sinnock, Parker and Beers being bunched for 
the next three places with 80.1 each. Thus there were eleven men 
who made better than. 89 p^r cent, on this day; hot shooting for 
sure. 
There were others, too, who thade good averages, but who did not 
shoot through the programme. Noel Money shot in something Tike 
his old form, breaking 120 out of 140 shot at, an average of just 90 per 
cent, Sherman and Whitney also shot well, breaking 142 and 141 re- 
sppccively out of 160 shot at, averaeres pf 83.7 and 88 1. 
Below are the totals of the day's events: 
S60RES OP JDLY 15. 
1^3456789 10 
15 SO IB SO 16 go 15 SO 15 SO 
KKUKUKUKLT K Shot at. Broke. Ave. 
Events : 
Targets: 
Angles: 
O R Dickey 
H Mills 
147 
F Van Dyke 
E D Fulford 
J S Fanning. 
BLerot 
S A Tucker....... 
F Sinnock 
W F Parker 
M A. Beers 
H G Wheeler 
C Allison... 
Capt Money...... 
T Howe 
Puck 
JR Hull....,,.,. 
Ederarton ,,,, 
C Bristol...,...,., 
U MC 
Sherman..,.-, ... 
Whitney 
Savage 
V D Kenerson ... 
MH Clark 
Stevens 
Thorpe 
F Harris 
N E Money..,,,,. 
F Cowee. 
Ed Taylor 
M Herrington , , . , 
Jordan , 
Nichols...,, 
Staniels. .,. 
Basseit. 
Oskamp. 
Hazel i.ii.i. 
F Potter.. 
Reggori 
L Gaines.,,.,;.,, 
Currie , ... , 
13 19 
14 18 
15 10 
15 17 
13 17 
15 19 
13 18 
13 19 
14 18 
13 16 
13 17 
13 17 
13 18 
13 18 
12 18 
14 17 
11 14 
14 18 
13 18 
11 16 
., 19 
.. 15 
.. 18 
.. 17 
.. 17 
18 
2 
18 
5 
11 
13 16 
.. 17 
11 15 
.. 15 
14 17 15 
14 18 m 
15 17 14 
14 20 14 
13 18 14 
15 18 12 
13 18 14 
13 17 13 
13 17 14 
15 18 14 
14 19 14 
11 18 13 
14 19 12 
11 18 13 
13 17 13 
12 16 11 
1.5 16 10 
13 16 15 
11 15 10 
12 IS 11 
14 19 12 
14 16 13 
14 19 9 
12 15 14 
12 16 11 
12 17 14 
.. 4 10 
8 17 .. 
14 19 13 
12 15 
12 SO la 
12 le 9 
12 U 8 
12 9 .. 7 
11 9 .. .. 
.. 7 13 .. 
13 
. . . . 17 10 
15 19 .. 
19 15 
19 15 
15 14 
19 12 
SO 14 
17 12 
17 15 
18 13 
16 15 
17 14 
20 12 
17 1.3 
17 10 
17 12 
19 IS 
14 12 
14 12 
15 11 
15 10 
16 13 
18 11 
19 14 
17 13 
17 12 
12 12 
17 8 
10 5 
15 .. 
19 13 
17 13 
16 12 
;i "9 
s a 
19 15 
19 13 
19 15 
19 13 
19 14 
19 13 
18 13 
18 13 
10 14 
19 18 
19 10 
19 15 
19 14 
18 15 
15 12 
20 13 
18 11 
18 11 
16 10 
12 12 
19 13 
16 15 
18 13 
17 13 
18 15 
17 11 
12 10 
14 11 
16 14 
14 ., 
14 
18 
20 
20 
19 
19 
20 
19 
20 
19 
17 
18 
19 
16 
16 
17 
17 
19 
14 
17 
13 
18 
17 
16 
19 
17 
15 
7 
16 
18 
16 
11 
15 
12 16 
5 '9 
"7 ie 
12 
12 
6 
175 
164 
93.7 
]'5 
164 
93.7 
175 
169 
93.1 
175 
162 
93.5 
175 
161 
93 
175 
159 
90.8 
175 
158 
90.2 
175 
157 
89.7 
175 
156 
89.1 
175 
156 
89.1 
175 
1.56 
89.1 
175 
155 
68.5 
175 
1.52 
86.8 
178 
151 
86.2 
17B 
149 
85.1 
175 
146 
83.4 
1'5 
140 
fO 
175 
18«! 
7-!. 8 
175 
135 
;7.i 
175 
1>'4 
76.5 
IfiO 
14a 
88 7 
160 
141 
88.1 
160 
137 
t-5.6 
160 
1.56 
85 
160 
130 
81.2 
160 
129 
80.6 
160 
65 
40.6 
145 
110 
7S.8 
140 
126 
90 
140 
112 
80 
125 
103 
82.4 
i-.o 
91 
75.8 
105 
74 
70.4 
91 
82 
85.5 
70 
43 
61.4 
70 
4^ 
61.4 
55 
27 
49 
40 
25 
6J.5 
35 
27 
77.1 
35 
25 
71.4 
20 
12 
60 
20 
6 
,30 
The tournament was brought to a clo.se with a 50 target race, ex- 
pert rules, one man up, ?5 entrance, seven entries, two high guns, 60 
and 40 per cent. Dicke.y won first money with 44; second money was 
divided between Van Dyke, Fanning and Fulford with 43 each. 
Wheeler scored 41, Howe 35 and Leroy i3. No. 147 did not shoot, as 
the race was at 50 targets only, instead ot 100 targets. 
GENERAL AVBRAOKS. 
Eighteen shooters took part in the entire 20 events on the pro- 
gramme This number is quite large, and shoAVs conclusively that the 
claim of a successful shoot made by the Interstate Association was 
not an iale one. 
The fight for first place was very exciting. Van Dyke and Dickey 
singling themselves out from the rest for a fight to a finish. Van 
Dyke led by 8 targets at the end of the first day ; and at theend'oE the 
8rb event on the second day he was still 2 targets to the good In the 
9th event, however. Dickey broke 15 to Van's 13, and their totals 
were a tie with only 2d more targets to shoot at. Van finally won out 
with a break to spare, Dickey losing 2 to Van's 1 in the last event. 
Leroy, wno has recovered his form at the traps, shot consistently 
well on both days, and finished in third place with an average of 91 1 
Fulford being fourth with SO 5 Fanning and 147 tied for fifth and 
sixth places with 89.7 each, while Mills and Gil Wheeler were tied 
for the next two positions with 89.4 apiece. Sinnock, of Newark 
N.J, broke 156 out of 175 each day, thus making his general 
average precisely the same as each daily average 89.1 M. A. Beers 
and W. P. Parker both shot well, a few unforiunate slips knocking 
their averages down a peg or two Below are the scores: 
Av. 
93.4 
13.1 
91.1 
90.5 
89.7 
!;9.7 
89.4 
89.4 
89.1 
87.7 
87.4 
82.8 
t2 
82 
81.1 
SO. 5 
78 
75.4 
1st Day. 2d Day. Total. Shot at. 
F Van Dyk^,i.i.,^.,.. 165 iSi 327 :j50 
OR Dickey 162 164 326 aSO 
B Leroy ...,4-,.s 161 168 319 360 
EDFulford l£6 161 317 3 0 
J spanning 155 1,59 314 350 
147 151 163 314 350 
H Mills 149 16t 313 mo 
HG Wheeler.. ^. 158 155 313 350 
F Sinnock 156 156 aia ;i50 
M. A Beers.. .151 156 307 850 
W F Parker 1 150 156 306 3u0 
Capt Money. 139 151 290 350 
C Allison 135 152 287 350 
Puck 141 146 287 350 
J R Hull 144 140 i-84 350 
T Howe 133 149 282 ,850 
CBristel ...f^,.;... 13d 135 273 350 
UMC 130 1 4 264 350 
A PEW RSUARES. 
S. A. Tucker's name does not appear in the list of general averages 
as he tailed to compete in the lOcn event on the first day. Outside of 
that event, he shot through everything and cama out with a good 
average for the 330 shot at. On the fir..t day he broke an average of 
87.9 out of 165 shot at, but improved on the second day viith 89 7 
per cent, out of 175 shot at, givmg him just 88.4 per cent, tor the two 
days. 
iNoel Money has been shooting in and out for several months and 
he kept it up at this shoot. On the first day he only snot at 50 
targets, b.eakiug 40 of them, an average ot 80 per cent. On the 
second day he went to work in the third event and kept on until the 
last programme event had been decided, finishing for the day with 
126 out of 140, an average of just 4)0 per cent. 
Sherman, whom we take to be A, W. Sherman, of Freehold, N J 
did not shoot through the programme on either day. On the first 
day he broke 90 per cent, of the 120 targets he shot at; on the second 
day he shot at UO, breaking 142. This gaye him an stverage o£ 89 2 
per cent, for the ?80 shot at. 
r, Bristol, the daddy of the New Haven Gun Club, is an enthusiast 
at trap-shooting. Despite his years of three- score and ten, he stilt 
points his gun truly, and on the first day broke 20 straight in event 
No. 6, his skill being generously applauded, for he is a. genuine favor- 
ite with all the boys. Of course his scores do not show up as well as 
they would have done had he sat around and watted for his turn to 
shoot, but Mr Bristol cannot and will not do any such thing; he is 
always busy squad husthng, or doing something to help the shoot 
along ; hence his scores are boimd to suffer. 
The president of the club, M. H. Clark, is another member of the 
New Haven Club that won't let his own wishes interfere with the 
pleasure of others and the success of a shoot. He referees arid does 
any old thing to beep things moving, and loses many a target by rea-" 
son thereof. His 15 straight in the ninth event on the second da.y 
brought him many and hearty congratulations. 
Elmer Shaner says: "Don't forget that Messrs. Bristol, Clark. HbesI 
and bassett are due a vote of thanks from me for the very able as- 
sistance they rendered during the shoot." 
We learn with pleasure that neither Captain Money nor Puck kept 
their respective squads waiting more than once during the entire 
shoot This was mentioned to ns as one of the memorable features 
of the shoot. 
Ferd Van Dyke landed first average for the two days with his Win- 
chester repeating shotgun, W-A powder and L'^ader shell, W, R A, 
00*^8 factory- loaded ammunition. Ferd's vic^ryon this occasion 
was a very popular one. as he has been under the weather pretty 
nearly all the season, ilis return to health is marked by his return to 
the top notch. 
This is what some of them say: Capt. Money; "You missed one of 
the best and pleasantest shoots I was ever at." Ed. Taylor: "Say, 
old man, it was a rattling good shoot and everybody enjoyed it; I 
broke 30 straight twice, but that wasn't my fault." il. Herrington: 
"I never enjoyed myself more at any shoot, even if I couldn't hits 
them; I don't know what was wrong with me; it wasn't the powder, 
for look what Van Dyke did with itl" Ferd Van Dvke: "It was a 
corking good shoot, and I've no kick coming. You missed it, that's a 
fact." F. Sinnock: "It was a good shoot and a hot one. I lost 
19 targets each day out of 175 shot at What powder did I use? W-A." 
Dickey gave Van Dykfl a hot chase for fir^t average, but Van's lead 
of 3 targets at the end of the first day was too much for him. although 
he finally caught Van at the end of the 9th event on the last day 
Van s 19 against his 18 in the 10th event gave him second tilace by 1 
target. Dickey shot his Parker gun and B. C. powder in a TJ. S. Rapid 
shell. 
Leroy redeemed himself for his poor work at Oil Cit.y. His position 
as third on the list was well earned by consistently good shooting on 
both days. 
H. Mills tied Dickey for first average on the second day, losing only 
11 targets out of 175 shot at. His position of thirteen on the list for 
the first day was due to the loss of 11 targets in the 35 shot at in 
events 7 and 8. Out of the other 135 he lost only 15. 
Prior to going to the score for the last event on the first day, Ed 
Taylor declared himself to make 20 straight. He did it but we un- 
derstand that the score was due in no small degree to the massage 
treatment he received at the hands of Capt. Money and U. M. C 
Thomas just before his squad was called. 
Owing 10 the heavy and continuous rain on the afternoon of Tues- 
day. July 13, no preliminary practice could be had ti break in the 
help. From what Mr. Shaner says, however, it appears that the help 
didn't need any breakiu? in. 
Commencing at 10 each morning, and with an interval for lunch, 
the total of 12,520 targets thrown on the two days shows that the 
shoot must have been run vei-y systematically. With only one set of 
traps, such trapping is decidedly above the average for the time con- 
sumed. 
Jack Fanning shot in good form on the second day ot the shoot. 
He lost 20 targets on the first day, but only 16 on the second; a total 
ot :^6 out of 351 shot at, an average of nearly 90 per cent. He also 
came very close to dividing first and second money in the extra event 
at oO targets, expert rules, on the evening ot the last day. He lost 
one target out of his last five, or he would have landed with 44, tying 
Dickey, who won first with that total. Briefly, "Sharkey, the Gald 
Dust man," was right in it. 
Fnlford lost only 33 targets out of 350 shot at, his best average 
being made on the last day-9i per cent. On that day he lost only 
14 targets, 7 of them in the first three events! On the first day he 
lost 19 targets, dropping 7 of them in the last two events. 
J. 147 L. Winston shot a great gait on the second day. breaking 163 
out of 175, and coming within 1 of landing high average for the day 
with Dickey and Mill«!. Curiously enough, out of the 12 targets he 
lost on this day, 5 were dropped m event No. 6, a 90-target event at 
known traps and angles! Edward Banks 
Boston Gun CIuIr 
Wellington, Mass., July 14.— The second last Boston Gun Club 
shoot at Wellington, Wednesday, July 14, while hardly so well at- 
tended for various reasons, was no exception to the general run of 
the.'Je gatherings as regards pleasurable practice augmented by good- 
natured rivalry. Tne successful shoots held on these grounds for 
three years past, with no other basis than practice, pure and simple 
furnish ample proof that monetary c msideration is not an actual" 
necessity in conjunction with trap-shooting, and the shooter who is of 
the opinion that trap events minus the alluring sweep lack interest 
and excitement, would be speedily convinced to the contrary upon 
attending one of these shoots, where many are found deriving pleas- 
ure and anticipation from the mere handling and suncessful aiming 
of guns In the hundreds of practice days now gone before, no place 
or desire has ever been found for the ubiquitous quarter, dime or 
nickel. 
To-day, few being present on account of showery weather, odd 
events received much attention, and after the usual known un- 
known, reverse and pair events, a suggestion was made for oae'man 
up, unknown traps. Two rounds were thus shot off, affordins excel 
lent practice for the quickening of eye and hand. The principal 
interest centered in the match, however, as next Wednesday brings 
the final contest and decides who is who. But 3 targets separate first 
and second position, Miskay having 85 and Spencer, who won the last 
seiies, 62 out of possible 100. Scores as follows: 
Events: 1 S 3 k 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 
Brown 7 8 8 8 
Benton., , 6 ti 7 5 4 
Nickols , 4 6 5 3 1 
Williams.,.,,...,,......,, 6 8 5 3 3 
Miskay. „,,,.. 2 
Spencer.,,,..,.,,,,.. 6 
Blair. 
Blaney 
6 6 7 8 9 10 11 IS IS 
6 10 15 10 10 10 10 10 10 
496688464 
4 8 10 4 7 5 , , 
15 8 
"886768 '4 5 
7 13 8 S 6 6 9 8 
912 9 7 9 5 10 5 
lU IB 16 
6 10 10 
4 .. .. 
4 10 ,. 
4 8.. 
2 6 6 
3 4 2 
Events 1, 3, 7. 6, 10, 15 and 16 were known angles 
known; 4 and 9, reverse pull; 5 and 11, pairs; 13 and 
traps. 
Seventh contest, prize series, 25 targets, 15 known and 10 unknown 
angles, distance handicap: 
Spencer (18) 111111011011011—12 
Miskay (17) .110111110111111-1.3 
Benton (14) 101011111100110-10 
Wil liams (15) 0111001001 1 1010— 8 
Brown (15> 1. ,110010010001100— 6 
Nickols (15) 101001010111100— 8 
5; 2, 8 and 12, un- 
14, unknown, five 
1111111110-9-21 
lOllllOlH-8-21 
1100000011—4-14 
1100110101 -6 -14 
0110001111-6-12 
Missoula Bod and Gun Club. 
Missoula, Mont., July 11.— Medal: known traps, unknown angles- 
EC Mix lOlOlOjOOlCOllOiOOOOlllll— la 
I>r Mills OOOOOIOUOOOOOOOOOIOOIOOOO - 3 
T T McLeod 01 1 lOOOlOIIOlOOlOlOOlOOll— 12 
J P Menard, Ilol011110111ii0101111111-£0 
R A Eddy 1100011001011111111110010-16 
J Forbes i;...,i.,.,....c.., OOlOOlHOOOlOllllOlOOllOO-ia 
R E Rodgers wins gold medal; J. P. Menard wins silver medal 
PoLowing are a few practice events: 
Doubles: 
R A Eddy 00 11 11 11 10-7 J P Menard. ......11 10 10 11 11—8 
RE Rodgers 11 11 01 11 11—9 
bingles: 
E C Mix 1101001111—7 R a Eddy 1011111011-8 
TT McLeod lllOnOOOl-6 K E Rodgers 1110101111-8 
14 E Rodgers llOUlllll-9 E C Mix lllllllf'00-7 
J P Menard UlOOlOlll-7 T T McLeod 011001100 -4 
W. E. Graham, Sec'y. 
Hingham Gun Club. 
HiNGHAM, Mass , July 10 —The scores given below were made to 
day by some members of the Hingham Gun Club. The event was a 
handicap of 50 targets, allowance of misses as breaks: 
Howe ....lllllllOlliaiOllOOUlllllOOOllllllOlOlIlOlOtOllll— 384- 3—41 
Hend'rsonlUllllllllllOllllllllllllUlllUlliliniinilUll -lo 
Allison... .lllllllllOllllOlllinilllllHlllllllllOllllllllOll-46-t- 3-49 
Farrar,...1111100110101111111011101H01111011Hllllilll]iin-4aI 3-45 
Maynafd,.01000100000()001100000J1111100010001110110100011010-?Crpi5-|5 
