Jttlt 31, 1897.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
99 
Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association. 
Pine Bluff, Ark., July 23.— Tbe seventh annual tournament o£ the 
Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association was the most successful one 
In the history of this organization, and the members of the Pine Bluff 
Gun Club, Under whose auspices the tournament was held, covered 
themselves with glory, and are enll'led to all the credit for the suc- 
cess of the shoot. While all the members contributed more or less to 
the success of the tournament, yet tbe lion's share is due entirely to 
the efforts of Messrs. J. T. Lloyd. George Clements, John Speers and 
Ed. Howell. These four worked early and late to bring about the re- 
sults that were so satisfactory to all the visiting shooters, and which 
must be.no less gratifying to them. They can speak with pardonable 
pride of the success of this shoot. 
In gauging the success of a tournament, the number of targets 
thrown is not the only criterion to base one's opinion on. but the 
after-results are also to be considered, and it is just this which makes 
us state that this tournament was the most successful ever given by 
the Association. The added money had been distributed in such a 
manner, and the purses divided by the Rose system, so as to enable 
all those who shot in for a place to receive at least as much as they 
put in, even though they only came in for fourth money, and yet 
those who shot well received fair return for their skill. Thus, there 
were no big losers at the shoot and of course no big winners. Yet, 
"Thibault, who made the high average of ihe shoot, is about $30 
ahead of the game, an ample remuneration for three days' work— or 
sport, as you like it. 
The principal object the club had in view was to distribute the $S00 
added money among as many as possible, and in this respect it also 
accomplished its object. An illustration of how satisfactory the sys- 
tem was is borne out in Kirk's case. This shooter intended to partici- 
pate in only a few events, but after he started shot through the entire 
programme, and though he made only 76 per cent, was only out 
about $5 on his entrance money. While under the old system he 
would have lasted about six events, as he failed to strike that lucky 
hole, they harp so much on. No matter what other people think, 
here in Arkansas the Rose system is voted a success, and will doubt- 
less be used at all tournaments given in tbe future. In berating the 
system the conclusions are invariably drawn from tournaments 
where there is no added money, and the critic also appears to forget 
that someone has to pay for the targets. There was not one dis- 
gruntled shooter at this tournament aud not a single objection raised 
against the system. 
Nor was there a shooter present who is not willing and anxious to 
attend another tournament in the near future conducted on the sartie 
plan as this one. Associations and clubs who are really sincere in 
accomplishing the principal objects for which they are organized 
would do well to follow the example of this Association. One thing 
must, however, be borne in mind, that the added money at this tour- 
nament, with one or two exceptions, always exceeded the price of 
the targets. 
JUDICIOUS ARRANGEMENTS, 
The club had carefully planned to have all the arrangements for the 
shoot as complete as possible, and in this, too, it succeeded admir- 
ably. The customary shelter had been erected at the score, and 
there was also ample provision made for the shooter when not at the 
score, as well as for the specta' ors. There were plenty of chairs, and 
the only difHculty was to keep tb° omnipresent small boy from 
monopolizing them. This was a difflculty hard to overcome, from 
the fact that the shooting grounds are not fenced in. Aside from this 
everything was satisfactory. The shooting grounds are located right 
on the bank of the Arkansas River, and about ten blocks from the 
center of the city. The club made arrangecnents with one of the liv- 
ery companies to take shooters to and from the ground for 25 cents. 
There was only one set of traps in position, and these were ar- 
ranged on the Sergeant system; they were found to be equal to all 
requirements, and something over 1.5,000 targets were thrown from 
them in the three days. The traps faced northeast, and the back- 
ground was what most people would pronounce good, although some 
of the shooters complained of the trees that lined the river bank on 
the opposite side nearly a mile away. Mr. Lloyd was virtually the 
manager of the shoot, and decided all questions that came up, and 
saw that all the assistants attended to their duty properly. Mr. 
Clements assisted him in this capacity. Mr Ed Howell acted in tbe 
arduous position of cashier. In fact, all the club members interested 
themselves in the shoot, and saw that the visitors were well taken 
care of. 
TH08K WHO WERE PRESENT. 
Among those present were Drs. A. A. Forsythe, T. Y. Aby and 
Frank Dabney, Monroe, La.; A. H. Frank. Memphis, Tenn.; E. H. 
Lindse.y, RobeHne, La.; P. M. Perkins and M. F. Buvens, Many, La.; 
E L. Sharkey and W. Arnold, Greenville, Miss. ; J. A. Maxwell, Col- 
umbus, Miss.; A. L. Passett. Giro. III.; John J. Sumpter. Jr., Hot 
Springs; W A. Leach and Joe P. Matthews, Ft. Smith; G. H.Wells 
and A. H. Vaughan, Jr., Clarendon; J. M. Birdsong, W. D. Cobb, T. J. 
Ellis, C. B, Gregg aud J. H. Lane, Jonesboro; John M. Peraberton, 
Dave Alexander, J. K. Tbibault, John T. Fletcher, Col J. A. Woodson, 
H. Conner, A. Wade, H L. Kirk, John N. Dickinson, Jr , W. R. Duley, 
Little Kock; Swartz, of Swartz, La. ; Herbert Taylor, of St. Louis, Mo., 
representing the Du Pont and Hazard Powder Go's., was the only 
trade representative present. 
THE ANNUAL MEETINO. 
The annual meeting was held in the parlor of the Trulock Hotel- 
There was more real busines.s transacted at it than at any two pre- 
vious meetings, and the Association will now doubtless become a real 
factor in the game question of the State. One of the principal trans- 
actions was the passage of a resolution authorizing any member of 
the Association to offer a reward of $5 for the arrest and conviction 
of any one for the violation of our game and fish laws. Said reward 
to be paid from the treasury of the Association. 
A committee was also appointed to draft a new game law. This 
committee consists of J. A. Woodson, John M. Rose, W. R. Duley and 
Paul R. Litzke, Little Rock; W. J. Little. Hot Springs, and W, H. 
Langford, Pine Bluff. The present game law was discussed at some 
length, and the good of the Association in general was also dwelt 
upon. 
The following oflficers were then elected: W. H. Langford, Pine 
Bluff, President; W. R. Duley, Little Rook, Senior Vice-President; E. 
A. HoweU, Pine Bluff, Treasurer; Paul R. Litzke, Little Rock, Secre- 
tary. Little Rock was selected for holding the next annual meeting 
and tournament. 
GENERAL AVERAGES. 
In arranging the programme for this shoot the club had very wisely 
set aside 150 for average money, to go to the seven high puns of the 
tournament. This money was divided as follows: SIO, $9, S% $7, $3 
and two $,0 ; but in order to compete for these prizes one had to shoot 
in all the open events for the three days. These average prizes kept 
up the interest and were conducive of much good-naiured rivalry. 
It will be seen that fourteen shooters shot in all the events, and of that 
number eight got part of the money. The total of fourteen shooters 
recorded above would have been increased to seventeen, had not the 
Monroe shooters missed the train and thus arrived after the pro- 
gramme had been commenced. 
The high average was made by J. K. Tbibault, of Little Rock, with 
a fair margin over Sharkey, who won the 89. Clements, a member 
of the local club, won third, $3, with one less to his total than 
Sharkey: then comes Sumpter, 4 breaks less than Clements. Of the 
fourteen who shot through, six are local men, a very creditable 
showing for a club with a membership of not over twenty. This 
shows that the club evidently did not intend to depend entirely on 
the visiting shooters to maiie the shoot a success, as is too frequently 
the case. 
Tbibault, the winner of high average, shot a Parker gun, Repeater 
shells and Gold Dusc i^owder; Sharkey shot a Winchester. Leader 
shells, and E. C; Clements a Smith, Smokeless shells and Schultze; 
Sumpter a Smith, Smokeless and Du Pont. 
Shot at. Broke. Av. 
Tbibault 450 893 87.3 
Sharkey 450 385 85.5 
Clements 450 884 85.3 
Sumpter 460 380 84.4 
Mattnews 450 378 84 
Sorrells 450 375 83.8 
Speers 450 370 83.2 
Coles 450 
Marsh. 450 
Lindsey .,...450 
Lloyd 450 
Frank.,, .450 
Wade. ..450 
Kirk... 450 
Shot at. Brote. 
370 
356 
356 
353 
316 
346 
312 
Av. 
83.2 
79.1 
79.1 
78.4 
76.8 
76.8 
76 
First Dav, July 20. 
The entries in to-day's events were not as large as the home boys 
had expected, though the awfully mean weather more than anything 
else is responsible for this. That old threadbare adage that it never 
rains but it pours, was never more forcibly illustrated than to-day— 
for it did rain and it did pour to such an extent that in every low 
place on the ground the water stood inches deep. Notwithstanding 
this handicap, the events were started promptly at 9 o'clock, as per 
schedule. 
The programme consisted of ten 15-target events, SI. 50 entrance, 
and $15 added to each. There was also a State event for the club 
team championship. The averages for the day are not high. Clem- 
ents, a looal man, is first with an average of 8S. Singularly enough, 
he was also the first man to the score, so this was not a case of the 
first shall be last, etc. Speers, Tbibault and Sharkey are all grouped 
together in second position, having an average of 66 percent. Sor- 
rells and Wade follow with 85.3. The others, as usual, are placed in 
order of merit in the table. Wade started oil at a great clip, scoring 
34 in each of the firet four events, but alter that he let down per- 
ceptibly, though he managed to make a straight in the last event. 
Conner and Forsythe both shot well; the latter wound up with 38 
straight Neither of them, however, shot in all events The best 
run of the day was Sumpter's 45 straigho. Thirty of these are not 
shown in the table, as they were made in two extras that were shot 
after the regular programme. The average entry for the day was 
about thirty, entries ranging from 27 to 85. 
SCORES OF JULY 20. 
133456789 10 
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Shot at. Broke. Ave- 
Events: 
Targets: 
Clements 
Soeers 
Tbibault 
Sharkey 
Sorrell 
Wade 
Sumpter,, 
Marsh 
Coles 
Matthews,..,.,..... 
Frank,,....,,.. 
Lloyd , 
Maxwell . , 
Perkins 
Kirk 
Alexander 
Lindsey. 
Duley 
Burens 
Fa sett.,.. 
Arnold, i 
Conner 
Forsythe..,.,..*,.,, 
Voss , 
Fergus. . . , , 
Leach...,,..,.,,,... 
Lane , 
Pemberton, 
Dryburg 
Martin 
Gregg 
Cobb 
Ellis 
Black. ...i.irt, 
Howell.. 
Birdsong... 
Langford. ............ 
Simpson 
Arnold E...... 
14 13 
13 14 
11 12 
13 9 
13 13 
14 14 
12 14 
11 8 
11 13 
12 11 
12 12 
13 13 
8 13 
10 12 
10 18 
11 12 
6 11 
13 11 
6 10 
12 13 
9 12 
15 Jl 14 
14 13 II 
15 12 13 
12 13 15 
14 IS 14 
14 14 12 
11 12 10 
12 14 13 
11 10 11 
15 9 12 
10 14 13 
10 11 13 
9 14 10 
10 11 14 
14 9 13 
18 10 14 
9 13 12 
8 10 10 
13 JO 11 
8 10 8 
10 8 10 
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13 11 10 
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10 ■■ ii 
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9 8 5 7 13 
7 5 7 11 14 
6 ., 10 7, 
5 .. 
14 13 13 
13 14 14 
14 13 14 
12 13 15 
13 14 12 
11 10 11 
11 13 14 
11 12 13 
13 11 13 
10 14 13 
n 12 12 
13 9 12 
10 12 13 
14 11 11 
10 II 9 
10 10.10 
12 12 10 
13 14 10 
12 11 13 
11 11 10 
10 9 11 
14 14 33 
14 13 12 
.. .. 14 
13 12 10 
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10 11 11 
8 .. 12 
12 13 
11 12 
13 13 
14 13 
14 11 
13 15 
14 15 
13 12 
13 14 
13 10 
11 11 
13 10 
13 15 
13 9 
12 13 
10 13 
12 13 
10 9 
10 13 
11 11 
13 10 
12 18 
15 15 
12 10 
11 11 
10 11 
12 13 
10 13 
6 12 
7 10 11 
9 8 9 
8 11 5 
6 9 8 
5 7 7 
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10 
6 
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150 
133 
88 
150 
129 
00 
150 
139 
86 
150 
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86 
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85.3 
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85.3 
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126 
84 
150 
119 
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118 
78.6 
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118. 
78.6 
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117 
78 
150 
116 
77,8 
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75.3 
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107 
71.8 
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150 
105 
70 
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102 
68 
105 
93 
87,6 
120 
103 
85 
45 
36 
80 
135 
104 
77 
60 
46 
76,6 
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78 
74.3 
60 
43 
71.6 
30 
31 
70 
105 
68 
64.7 
106 
61 
58.1 
60 
84 
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75 
41 
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120 
64 
58.3 
120 
63 
53.5 
90 
47 
53.2 
30 
15 
50 
15 
9 
60 
15 
6 
40 
THE FOUR-MEN TKAM RACE. 
Only two rlubs were represented in this contest. Little Rock and 
Pine Bluff, but the contest was nevertheless interesting. It was shot 
in squids of four, two from each team. The first two men on the 
Pine Bluff team were Sorrells and Clements; Little Rock's two were 
Tbibault and Wade. The.se pairs tied with 41 to their credit This 
virtually left the match with the last two men on each team, and it is 
here that Pine Bluflf won, as Alexander, usually so reliable, went 
wrong, only scoring 17; Conner scored 22, while the Pine Bluflf pair 
got 43, which made their total 84, and landed them winners by 4 birds. 
This is the second time that Pine Bluff has won the trophy, having 
won it in '91, at the first meeting of the Association. The conditions 
of the race are four men to a team, all members of the same club; 
no club allowed to enter more than one team, 25 singles per man, 
unknown angles: 
Pine Bluff Gun Club. 
Speers 1110111111111011111011111—23 
Lloyd , 1111011111101110111111110—21 
Sorrells, .0101011111111111111011111— 31 
Clements..,,. ki.„i 1111001111101111001111111—20-84 
Little Rock Gun Club. 
Tbibault 1111011111111111111100111—93 
Conner 1111111111011011111110111-32 
Wade 1001010111111111111001111-19 
Alexander ......i^^. 0111101110110011111011010— 17-80 
Second Day, July 21> 
That gentlemanly and unpretentious shooter, Frank Dabney, of 
Monroe, La., put in an appearanceat the shoot to-day, and proceeded 
at once to set the pace for the rest of the contestants, finishing with 
the fine percentage of 91. Tbibault, however, was right after him 
with 90.6, a break less than Dabney. The latter in tbe first event 
scored one break more than Tbibault; this lead he could never over- 
come, although he broke 125 out of bis last 135, as Dabney did like- 
wise. There is quite a gap between Tbibault and Coles, who is third, 
but Forsythe, in fourth position, is only 1 bird behind Coles, as is 
Sumpter, who follows Forsyth. In all, thirty-eight shoo 'ers partici- 
pated in the shoot to-day, and of this number twenty-one shot 
through the ten programme events, just the same number that shot 
through on the first day The weather was threatening, and during 
the early morning a heavy rain fell that made it very disagreeable 
under foot. Tbe event of interest for the State shooter was the con- 
test for the individual championship. 
THE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP. 
It is but natural that the interest of tbe day should center in this 
event, as there were a number of those who were eligible to contest 
for this trophy that were in fine form. Sumpter was full of erit; that 
45 straight on the previous evening had inflated him considerably, 
and he expressed himself as willing to wager 1 to 2 that he would 
land the trophy even against so strong a field as the one be was up 
against. It did not take the boys long to bet him to a standstill, so 
that when he went to the score he stood to land quite a nice sum If 
he could win. Little Joe Matthews was equally confident, and felt sure 
that he, if no one else, would beat Sumpter out. Sumpter had them 
all guessing for a while, at If ast, as he scored 33 out of his first 
25, missing his last one. Matthews, who shot alongside him, also 
scored 23. Conner, however, broke 34 his first time up, and it was 
evident that the race was between these three. When Sumpter went 
to the score for his last 35, he ran eight more straight before he 
dropped one, but then he bunched three misses together, and lost two 
more before he finished, going out with 43. Matthews made good bis 
threat of beating Sumpter out, as be scored 44. It remained for Con- 
ner to win the badge, which he did, as he had added 21 to his first 
score of 24, and won the trophy by one bird, 45 being his total. Dab- 
ney, who scored 47, was not eligible to contest for the trophy, as he 
is not a resident of the State; neither were Forsythe, Aby and Frank. 
The conditions of the race were SO singles, unkaown angles; winner 
is subject to challenge and must defend the trophy every sixty days 
if challenged ; challenger to post glO against tne trophy, winner to 
take money and trophy, loser to pay for the targets. Trophy can 
never become the property of any one, but the Association will re- 
deem it once a year at $10. Scfores in this race were: 
Conner 45, Matthews 44, Sorrels 43, Sumpter 43, Dickinson 43, Tbi- 
bault 41, Fletcher 41, Clements 40, Fergus 39, Coles 39, Floyd 38, Duley 
38, Marsh 3h, Wade 23, Vaughn 36. • J' 
The following were not eligible for the trophy: Dabney 47, Forsyth 
41,Aby S7, Frank 32. J- ^ J 
Scores in the programme events were:- 
SCORES OF JULY 31. 
Events: 123456789 10 
Dabney 13 
Tbibault. 11 
Coles 10 
Forsythe 18 
Sumpter.....,.,.,,,. 12 
Matthews.,,,..;,,,, 11 
Sorrells.....,..'.,.;.. 13 
Sharkey , 11 
Lindsey 12 
Speers 12 
Clemen t8...,,>n, 18 
Frank ,,»*44, 13 
Taylor.^,,,, 13 
Aby 14 
Lloyd , 13 
Kirk 11 
Marsh 12 
Wells 11 
Maxwell ..i. 13 
Wade ...if,., 10 
Vaughan.. ....j..,,, 10 
Conner 11 
Fletcher , , . . . 
Dickinson 
Voss.. , , , , 
Arnold. ,. 
Pemberton..,.,,,,,. 9 12 13 
Lane 10 ,, ., 
Gregg.... 9 .. ... 
Howell,,.. 11 
Fassett 11 8 .. 
Alexander 9 10 7 
Fergus.,,.,, ,. 8 6 .. 
14 15 
13 14 
13 11 
13 14 
11 9 
13 13 
13 11 
13 10 
12 13 
11 14 
13 11 
13 11 
7 13 
9 9 
11 12 
10 13 
10 10 
9 12 
14 10 
7 11 
8 14 
14 15 
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.. 13 
13 10 
14 13 14 13 
13 14 15 14 
14 13 14 13 
13 11 13 11 
15 13 11 13 
lii 13 13 12 
10 11 13 13 
13 10 15 13 
13 11 13 13 
11 13 11 13 
11 13 10 14 
14 7 10 18 
11 12 13 18 
13 12 13 10 
10 9 13 11 
13 13 lOilS 
10 13 12 10 
10 11 11 11 
18 10 6 13 
12 10 11 9 
12 8 8 10 
13 14 12 11 
9 13 13 10 
10 10 15 12 
10 
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11 9 10 12 
12 10 . . . . 
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15 14 13 
14 15 13 
15 14 14 
13 14 18 
14 14 14 
13 10 14 
18 14 15 
13 13 14 
13 12 13 
13 13 11 
14 11 13 
13 13 12 
18. 18 13 
10 13 13 
11 13 11 
11 II 8 
10 13 11 
11 13 10 
7 9 13 
13 13 11 
11 11 13 
14 13 13 
12 .. .. 
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lot at. Broke, 
AT. 
150 
137 
91 .'3 
150 
186 
90.6 
160 
128 
85.3 
150 
127 
84.6 
150 
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84 
150 
124 
82.6 
150 
134 
8i.8 
150 
124 
83.6 
150 
123 
83 
150 
120 
80 
150 
120 
80 
150 
118 
78.6 
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117 
78 
120 
114 
76 
150 
111 
74 
150 
111 
74 
150 
109 
73.6 
150 
108 
73 
150 
107 
71.3 
150 
105 
70 
150 
105 
70 
105 
89 
64.7 
180 
97 
80.8 
90 
72 
80 
60 
44 
73.3 
16 
11 
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90 
64 
71.1 
120 
85 
70,8 
45 
31 
67.7 
60 
39 
65 
30 
19 
63.3 
105 
64 
60.9 
60 
36 
60 
Duley 11 7 $ 10 ,§ 6 9 7 . . 
Langford.... -.. ». .. ,. 7 
Dryburg .. ., .. ; 6 8 
Martin 9 .. .. 
Black..., 7 4 
120 
15 
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86.6 
Third Day. July 22. 
The interest in the shoot now flagged until the last gun was fired, 
and the entries ran very uniformly, rangiiig from 39 to 25, and the 
total participants up to 31, of which number 83 shot through the 
entire programme, two more than on either of the previous days. Dab- 
ney kept np his fine form of the previous day and was again at th^ 
top of the list, but Forsythe tied him, each having an average of 90.fi. 
Matthews was second, with just 90 per cent. Then comes Clements, 
and Sharkey. Forsy the's run of 48 straight was one of the features 
of the day, it also being the best made during the shoot. Aby, tooi. 
made one run of 36 straight. The loeal club gave all the visitors, 
a pleasant surprise by having them dine as guests of the club. Thlrf 
was greatly appreciated by all. The weather to-day was fine, though 
very warm. 
SCOKHS OF JULY 22. 
Events: 13 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 
Dabney 15 12 18 15 14 14 13 14 13 14 
Forsythe 14 11 14 15 18 13 15 15 14 13 
Matthews 14 14 14 15 11 13 1,3 13 14 14 
Clements 14 13 13 12 13 13 14 13 14 13 
Sharkey 13 14 14 11 15 13 13 13 13 14 
Sumpter.. 14 12 13 13 14 14 13 12 13 12 
Tbibault....,,....,, 12 13 14 13 15 12 13 11 11 14 
Marsh.... 15 11 13 13 14 12 15 11 11 13. 
Lloyd 11 11 11 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 
Coles 6 10 13 14 14 14 14 15 12 10 ., 
Sorrells 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 10 12 
Aby 10 10 11 13 13 15 15 J3 13 11 
Lindsey , 11 14 13 13 10 15 11 13 12 12 
Speers 13 13 13 12 12 13 11 11 11, 13,>, 
Fletcher 11 9 13 12 10 15 14 13 13 13 
Kirk 10 14 12 13 11 11 13 12 12 11 
Wade... 8 9 1110 13 1113 13 14 13 
Taylor... 14 10 13 10 10 13 13 11 12 8 
Leach 11 13 11 10 13 11 9 11 13 12 
Alexander 18 10 10 9 10 13 14 12 10 10 
Frank 8 11 11 11 13 9 12 18 11 12 
Arnold.... ,-11 13 13 10 7 15 11 9 8 10 
Martin 18 8 13 9 9 10 7 11 10 13 
Woodson 9 1113 12 13 13 13 
MaxweU 13 13 12 11 13 
Pemberton........... 13 9 9 9 12 
Fassett 10 13 9 8 .. 
Turner.... 11 11 10 8 10 
Willieras 10 9 ., ,, ,, 
St Clair...., V. .'. 9 
Conner... „,..,,..., 6 , 
KEELBY CUP FOR TWO MEN TEAMS. 
The special event for to-day was the two-men team race for the 
Keeley cup, 20 targets per man. This, like the four-men team race, 
was won by a team from the local club composed of Sorrels and 
Speers, with a score of 36. Fletcher and Woodson, of the Little Rock 
club, gave them quite a scare, as they finished only one bird behind 
and then each of them lost th^ir last bird. The cup becomes the' 
property of the winners Ten teams competed, but two of these—' 
Dabney and Forsythe, and Frank and Abv-were not eligible to win 
the cup, but only shot along for the birds. The scores were: 
. Sorrels 19, Speers 17-36; Fletcher 18, Woodson 17—35; Clements 17, 
Coles 17—34; Thibault 18, Pemberton 16—34; Dabney 17, Forsythe 17-- 
34; Matthews 18, Leach 15-33; Lloyd 18, Marsh 14— 82 ; Kirk'17, Wade 18 
—29; Aby 16, Frank 13-28; Meyer 15, Turner 9—24. Paul R. Litzke. 
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40 
Fawtuxet Gun Club. ' 
Pawtuxet, R. I , July 17.— The Pawtuxet Gun Club finished its prize 
series of weekly shoots known as the Fisherman's Handicap, this 
afternoon. The system of handicapping, which has been libera), Mas 
had the effect of increasing the attendance at the 'club's weekfly 
shoots. Several new men have also been brought to the front 
Prominent among these is H. W. Bain, who has jumped from a 60 per 
cent, shot to an 80 per cent gait, winning the last four shoots in suc- 
cession. Another new man in the front ranks is Mr. R. C. Root, who 
had scarcely handled a gun prior to this spring; he won fifth place, 
only shooting in four of the eight shoots. J. Armstrong. Jr., has 
worked up from a 50 per cent, gait to one of 75 per cent, this season: 
he won fourth prize. Tbe winners and their respective four beist' 
scores, together with their handicaps are as below 
H, W. Bain (5), 24, 24, 33, 23-98; first prize, steel rod. W. H. Shell 
don, 25, 23, 21. 81-90; second prize, split-bamboo rod. F. Arnold (3), 
23, 22. 33, 22—89; third priKe, basket J. .\rmstrong, Jr. (7) 25 21 21 
20— P7; fourth prize, split-bamboo rod R. C. Root (8), 25, 21, 21 19— 
86; fifth prize, bass line. S. D Greene, 22, 22, 30, 19—83; F. Corey, 22 
21, 20. 20-83; tie for sixth prize, one dozen squiteague hooks. ' 
W. Thoene, who was not among the winners, has shown great im^- 
provement in form, and in to-day's race broke 25 straight, with the 
aid of 3 out of his allowance of 7 extra targets to shoot at; his score 
was actually 26 out of 98. The two extra prizes offered for the high- 
est scores in the eight shoots were won by W. H. Sheldon with 169 
and L D Greene, Jr., with 155. To-day's scores were as below: 
W H Sheldon (0) 1111011110111111011111110 —21 
SD Greene, .Jr. (0).., llllllllOllllltimiOOlll —22 
FCory(O) 1101111001111111111110111 —31 
C Smith (0) 10100010:011101101011000 —13 
P Arnold (4) ,,...,.1110011111010101111011111111 —33 
H W Bain (5) llOUllOlinOlOilOllllOllOllU —23 
Dr Hammond (0) OllllllllliOOlllUlOlllll — 3i 
J Armstrong (7) 11101110011110110101101100100110—20 
Repeater (7) 10011 101111000111100001010100010—16 
Wm Thoene (.7) ...lOlllllllllllOOlllllllllllll — sb' 
R D Currier , 001111110001100110111010 —15 
. Pawtuxet., 
Haverhill Gun Club. 
Haverhill, Mass., July 23 —Below find scores made to day at the 
weekly practice shoot of the Haverhill Gun Glub. AH 10-talrd events: 
Events; 1 2 
Bryan .,„.,,..,,,. 7 7 
Wright 6 6 
Leighton,, , 6 7 
Miller 5 4 
Stevens,.,.,,,.,.. 7 7 
Webster , ,,.,,', , „ . . . 3 
Ingham.,.,; 9 „. 
Sprague 2 
Osborne , ., 3 
Gardella.,,„.„. 3 
10 11 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 
8 8 8 6 7 
5 6 7 4 4 6; is 
5 -4 4 o .. 7 ' 6 ,. ,. . . 
9 6 5 5 3 4 5 9 7 4 .... 3 "' 
. 3 5 7 4 3 7 2 5 5 6 6 4 8 6 
Tozier..-.. .. 6 4 .. 5 .. 5 .'. 4 
Griggs 5 6 2 8 4 7 6 "6 '5 'e 4 
Bickel , 3 4 6 6 7 .. -.. 
Events 1, 2, 7 and 18 were at regular angles; events 3, 4," 5,' 6, 8 9*10 
11 and 13 were at unknown angles; event 14 was at regul^t" ang'les' 
expert rules; 15 and 16 were at 5 pairs, doubles, each; and 17 and ih 
were "snipe" shoots, unknown traps and angles. ' 
G. F. Stevens, Sec'y-Treas., 
Capital City Gun Club. 
Lincoln, Neb., July 16.— Below are the scores made at the regular 
weekly shoot of the Capital City Gtm Club. George Rogers broke 
the record for the State by scoring 99 out of the last 100 shot at The 
practice event at; 10 targets was just a preliminary. Gilbert, of Spirit 
Lake, la., formerly held the State record with 98 out of 100 made here 
in April at the last State shoot. Rogers used a Greener gun, 3Udrs 
E C. powder, with IMoz. No, 7}^ chilled shot m a U. S. Rapid shell' 
Scores: 
1 S 3 4 5 6 
10 SO 20 SO SO SO 
8 17 16 .. 13 
Events: 1^ 3 4 5 6 Events: 
Targets: 10 SO SO SO SO SO Targets; 
Smith 6 .. 15 Randall 
Troyer H J • • ■ • 9 19 30 20 20 20 
Moore 8 14 14 14..,. Mann 71313 
Olyde 7 11 16 13 .. ,, Raymond .. 18 .. W " " 
Louis 3 Jones..,..,,,,.,, .. 14 16 ' " ** 
Ray. 8 19 19 16 15 18 Harley .. , 15 " "■ ig 
Welch 6 16 .. ., 16 18 Parker...,,,,.., ii 17 13 
Seoretabt. 
Bedford Bod and Gun Clubi 
Bedford, Ind., J uly 30.— The scores given below were made to-da v 
on the grounds of the Bedford Rod and Ghn Club. Conditions- M 
targets per man, Known traps, unknown angles: ' 
S ipp . . ; llOllllllllllUllOlOllllllllliOIOOOllllOllli 11111—43 
Sherwood llllOlilllOlllllOllllOllllllllOllOUlllOlinoOOll— 4J 
J M Eblesisor (25)..llHlll011111110111inill iiij.uuuii_ij 
Shehwood, Seo'y, 
