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FOREST AND STREAM. 
rAuQ. 28, 1897. 
Sept. 11-12. , La — Touraament of the Many and Kobeline 
Gun rtiub"!. 
Sept 14-16— Kansas City, Mo— Tournament of the Schmelzer 
Arms Co. Merchandisfi arO amateurs 
Sept. 14-16 — Dbs TVroi>'5iS, la.— Toui'nament oE the Capital Gun 
Club. P. 0. Quimby. Sec'y. 
Sept, 15-16,— Portsmouth, N. H.— Tournament of the Interstate 
Association, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Gun Club. 
Sept. 15-16 — Parkeksburg, W. Va.—Touruampnt of the Mountain 
State Gun Club. State and open events. Chas. E Mornlon, Sec'y- 
Sept. 21-23 —MiTCHELi., S. D.— Tournament of the W. J, Healey 
Hardware Co, 
Sept. 22-24.— Watson's Park, Chieasro, III.— Tournament at live 
birds and targets. Programmes ready about Sept. 1. Write to John 
Watpon, Station R, Cbicaeo. 
Sept. 28-99.— Indianapolis, Ind.— Tournament of *heTrap-Shooters' 
League of Indiana, under the auspices of the Limited Gun Clab. 
Boyal Robinson, Sec'y. 
Sept. 2S-0ct. 1.— Passaic, K J.— Annual t-onrnament of the New 
Jersey State Sportsmen's Association at Clifton racetrack. First two 
days, targets; last two days, live birds. Main event on la.«t day is at 
S.5 live birds, $25 birds extra, handicap; $600 guaranteed to three 
high guns. W. H H-iclr, Sec'y. Rutherford, N. J. 
Oct. 4-5.— Warwick, N. Y. — ^First annual tournament of the War- 
wick Gun Club Open to all. Targets. 850 average money to four 
high guns in all programme events. John M Ser^'ia, Sec'y. 
Oct. 6-8.— Newbuhgh, N. Y. — Annual fall tournament of the West 
Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association. First two days, targets; third 
day, live birds. $50 average money to three high guns in all pro- 
gramme target events. Open to all. 
Oct. 1.3-14.- Grebnsdurs, Ind.— Shooting tournamentof theGreens- 
burtr Gun Club. Web. Woodflll, Sec'y. 
Oct. 22-2''.- Huntington, Ind.— Tournament of the Trap Shooters' 
League of rndiana. UTider the ausoices of the Brie Gun Club. 
Oct. S9-30 —Grand Rapids. Mich.— Tournament of the Itasca Grun 
Club. Dr. W. P. Brown, Sec'y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 
these columns, also any news notes they viay care to have printed^ 
Ties in all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. 
Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 3U6 
Broadway, New York. 
The programme of the tournament of the Ontario Rod and Gun 
Club League at Waterloo, Ont., Aug. 26-27, was received too late for 
us to make any mention of it that would reach shooters in Canada 
before the close of the shoot. The programme is quite an interesting 
one, and we read it through carefully. We noted that A. S. A rules 
were to govern all point", with the exception that the rise for all guns 
would be 18yds. The list of championship and guaranteed purse 
events is a long one. The part of the programme that interested us 
most was the "explanatory" article, which contained the following; 
"Before plaeing the following programme in your hands for perusal, 
we have devoted a good deal of time and considerable exj)' nse lo 
cous'dt as many as possible of our local sportsmen, and especially 
members of the" League, in regard to the division of prizes in the dif- 
ferent events to be competed for. You will no doubt, remember that 
Gait introduced the Rose system last yea.r as an equitable arrange- 
ment for the division of prizes, but for some reason it did not 
materialize in popularity among the sporting fraternity as was 
expected. Before arranging the following programme we have con- 
sultesi the majority of the local snorts, and the result is, they all 
favor class and straight shooting. Our special aim is to give perfect 
sati8fac*ion at the coming tournament, and we trust our eilorte in 
that direction will be appreciated by all true lovers of the sport." It 
may be that we are a little thick-headed, but we must confess that we 
cannot quite understand the meaning of the phrase, ''they all favor 
class and straight shooting," The Rose system is a system of divid- 
ing purses when it is "class shooling." In class shooting there are 
several ways of dividing purses: Rose system; the old and inequit- 
able system; the Equitable system; Jack Rabbit system; Pumphrey 
system, and a lot of others. What "straight shooting" is we can't, 
s'av, unless it means "high gurs." That it can hardly do, however, 
for almost all purses each day are divided under the old system, the 
solitary exceptions being No. 2 on the first day, and Nos. 1 and 2 on 
the second day. No. 2 on the first day is described as "Jack Rabbit 
system, straight shooting, .50, 30, 20 "" No. 1 on the second day is 
described as "straight shooting; divided 50, 30, 20." No. 2 as "Jack 
Rabbit system ; divided 50, 30, 20." No high gims there, unless in No. 
1 on the second day. 
A 4 handed match at live birds, 103 live birds per man, $ J00 a side 
was said to have been arranged to take place at Hollywood. N J., on 
Monday last, Aug 16, the contestants named being Edgar Murphy, 
Phil Daly. .Tr., Dr. Gagnon and Fred Hoey. The following clipping, 
from the New York Journal of Aug. 17, is well worth ruuning, in view 
of the fact that none of the four mentioned was on hand to take part 
in this match: "Phil Daly, Jr . had barely grassed his last bird in the 
grand national handicap at Hollywood when the four contestants ar- 
ranged to shoot another match under the same conditions, with the 
exception that each marksman was to wager $300 Edgar Gibbs 
Murphy, the tallest trap shooter of them all, Fred floey. Dr. Gignon, 
the portly Chicagoan, and Pbll Daly, the winner, entered into the 
agreement and selected yesterday afierooon as the time for the con- 
test The grand national handicap furnished some of the most ex- 
citing trap-shooting ever seen at Hollywood, and there was much in- 
terest in the match sec for yesterday. By noon time the than who 
furnishes the birds was on hand with 400 vigorous flyers, and the 
traps were put in shape for hard work. The usual army of small 
boys, who run after dead birds and supply the traps with fresh ones, 
was present, and Dandy, the retriever, was also m readiness for 
business. Referee Von Lengerke lent his judicial presence, and a 
number of those who speculate on trap-shooting events made their 
appearance. All that was necessary to make the irap-shoo'ing con- 
test a success was the presence of the shooters. But they failed to 
come, and frequent bicycle messengers were unable to get any trace 
of them. After waiting till well on to 4 o'clock, the pigeon furnisher 
gathered up his birds and departed, the small boys dispersed, and the 
speoiators wandered away. And all are struggling to unravel the 
deep, dark mystf ry of the sudden disappearance of Edgar Gibbs 
Mnrpby, tall, broad-shouldered, hght complexioned. Phil Daly, Jr , 
»neaium height, fair complexion, close-fitting shooting cap. Dr. 
George C. Gagnon, of Chicago, short, stout, dark complexion, light 
Fedora hat. Frederick Hoey, tall, light complexion, court plaster on 
right cheek. Reasonable reward for information as to their where- 
abouts." 
When the programme for the coming State shoot of New Jersey, 
Sept S8-Oct 1, is issued, it will be found to be lacking a certain por- 
tion that is always of interest to resident shooters, viz., a full list of 
merchandise prizes. It has been found impossible to make up a full 
list of these jjrizes without unduly delaying the publication of the 
programme. Lists of the prizes will, however, be printed in the 
sportsmen's papers as far as possible, and leaflets containing these 
lists may be had, on or about Sept. 15, from Secretary w. H. Huck, 
Rutherford, N. J The tournament will be managed by Elmer Shaner, 
who will be assisted by an able corps of assistants. The accommoda- 
tions at Clifton race track, where the shoot willbe held, are really very 
good indeed; and the spot itself, which is close to Passaic, N. J , is 
easy oE access, being less than an hour from New York city. Iq addi- 
tion to the merchandise prizes, there will be two trophies for resi- 
dents of the State to compete for. At targets there will be an indi- 
vidual championship trophy, and a trophy for the 3-men team 
championship. At live birds there will be the same championships 
to be contested for, the trophies being those handed over to the new 
associai ion— the New Jersey State Sportsmen's Association— by the 
old association, which was known as the New Jersey State Associa- 
tion for the Protection of Fish and Game. The individual champion- 
ship medal for live birds is held by W Fred Quimby; the team trophy 
by the Jersey City Heights Gun Club, an organization that used to 
hold its sboots at "iHarion, N. J. New Jersey is full of shooters, par- 
ticularly of live bird Shooters, so that we can safely say that this 
tournament willbe well attended. The added money in the open tar- 
get even's ought to attract lots of shooters from the adjacent States, 
New York, Pennsylvania, and from New England. 
The big live-bird event on the last day of the Jersey State shoot will 
have plenty of entries. The conditions are similar to those of the 
Grand American Handicap, save that only |i500 is guaranteed to the 
three high guns. Tbe Interstate Association, we believe, began by 
guaranteeing only $500, so we can confidently look for $1,000 guaran- 
teed at the Jersey State shoot in '98. All surplus over and above $300 
will be added, but such surplus will go to certain high guns other 
than ihe "three high guns," the proportions being regulated as is tbe 
case with the surplus in the Grand American Handicap. There is 
another ch mge, nowever; m case of more than fifty entries— that is, 
over a total purse of $1, 550— will go to swell the purse for the "three 
high guns." For instance, suppose there should be sixty entries, $i50 
woiiH be added to the $500 guaranteed, making flr^t money $S75; sep- 
nnd $!25, and third $150, Tne next nine high guns would divide ia 
itting proponions the sum of $750. The stake should be worth 
shooting for, as an entry list of at least fifty ought to be a cer- 
tainty. 
The scene for holding the Grand American Handicap of 1893 has not 
yet been decided upon, Tue dates, however, will probably be the 
Sftme as lastyear,^tnac is, the last week in March, 
The trap columns of the American Field last week afforded a good 
example of the policy pursued by some publications, weekly and 
daily: "If you haven't any news, make some." Under the head of 
"Shooting Around New York," or some such title, occurs the follow- 
ing: "Edward Banks, who has been spending his vacation with Neaf 
Apgar at Frenchtown, N. J . returned home in time to take part in 
the Brooklyn Gun Club's weekly shoot at Union Course on last Satur- 
day afternoon During the afternoon he shot several target races 
with Dr. Littlefleld and won them all." The item is true in every par- 
ticular save one or two. viz : We hare rot had a vacation so far, but 
hope to take one in a few days. Also, Neaf Apgar is loca' ed at the 
Pine Point Club Hotel, Orange Lake, near Newburgh, N. Y.. not at 
Frenchtown, N. J. Likewise, Dr. Littlefleld did not lose every match 
he shot with the said party. The whole secret of the matter is that 
the item wag clipped bodily from the Brooklyn, N. Y , Suaday Fugle 
of Aug. 15. a paper that does much to boom trap-shooting in this 
section, but which is unfortunately hardly particular enough about 
the matter it prints. For instance, in one of its issues 'ast week, it 
reproduced io full one of the recent club shoots of the Garden City 
Gun Club, of Chicago, locating it in Garden City, L. I., a suburb of 
Greater New York. 
W. H. Sanders, of New York ci y, was one of tbe contestants for 
the gold watch, donated by 'hp Brooklyn Gun Club for competition 
on Tuesday last, Aug. 17 Mr. Sanders is a good live-bird shot, but 
the bluerocks and the magautrap were an entgma to him until late in 
the day, when he caught on in good shape, and went home satisfied 
that the next time he tried he would come pretty near breaking them 
all. It is really curious to see how hard it seems for a good live-bird 
shot to get on ' to targets properly. Of course practice is the main 
thing needed, but in many instances a gun that is too straight for the 
vrork is chiefly to blame.' 
Some of the party that took part in the team races at Orange Lake, 
N. Y., on Aug. 19, stopped the night at the Pine Point Club Hotel, 
Among the number was Capt. A W. IVIoney, who had a peculiar and 
painful experience the following morning. Just as he was getting 
up, some small bug began to investigate the drum of his right ear. 
Its' curiosity caused the captain great pain, and Neaf Apgar had to 
come to the rescue with some sweet oil to drive the critter out It 
refused to be ousted, so perished where it was, being removed later 
in the day by a speciahst, but at the expense of far more pain than it 
had originally caused. 
An instance of the effects of a few experts among a few semi ex- 
perts and rovices can be noted in the scores made at the tournament 
of the Hazelwood Gun Club, of Anderson, Ind , which appear in 
another column. The scores were mailed us in detail, a.nd from them 
we learned that after the flflh event on the programme, several of 
the weaker shots dropped out and shot "for birds only" in the suc- 
ceeding sweeps. Previous to dropping out, .however, they had 
contributed their share toward the expenses of the more expert 
shooters. 
Harry Dain. of Peekskill, N. Y., made a mark in the team races shot 
at Orange Lake, N. Y., on Aug 19. In the first he broke 24 out of 25; 
in the second he ran 25 straight. J Wood, of the Newburgh Gun Club 
broke 34 both times. On the previous day, Aug. 18, Schorty, who had 
made amistake and gothis dates mixed, showed up at the lake pre- 
pared to break targets and eat clams (the clambake was set for Aug. 
19). Not to be beaten out of his fun, Schorty went for the tar- 
gets and ran 50 straight in practice, breaking 22 out of the next 25. 
The prospects for a good attendance at the annual Labor Day (Sept. 
6) shoot of the Endeavor Gun Club, at Jiarion, N. J., are quite flatter- 
ing. Two sets of traps will be in position, one being tatcen up with 
fhe'expert rule handicap contest for a cup donated by the Austin 
Powder Co., of Cleveland, O. This cup is to be shot for undei- expert 
rules, one man up, 100 targets per man, with the John L. 147 Winston 
handicap to govern. The winner of the cup is subject lo challenge 
every month, so that we ought to have plenty of fun around here this 
winter. 
The party leaving New York city for the Montpelier, Vt., Interstate 
tournament by this evening's boat to Albany, N. Y., is made up as 
follows- Capt. A. W. Money, Ed Taylor, H. P. Collins, U. M. C. 
Thomas, M. A. Beets, .1. J Hallo well. Ferd Van Dyke, J. H. Cameron 
and the trap editor of Forest and Stream. The party goes by way 
of Lake George and Lake Champlain to Burlington, Vt, thence by 
rail to Montpelier. Guy R. Clark, of Sandy Hill, N. Y,, will join the 
party just before it arrives at Lake George. 
We have heard but little of late from Portsmouth, N. H., but we 
understand that the club is making great preparations to give its 
guests on Sept. 15-16 a pleasant shoot and a good time generally. 
The programme will be about a reproduction of that which was so 
successfully carried out at Lewiston, Me., Aug. 1-6, under the auspi- 
ces of the Androscoggin Gun Club. The programme on those dales 
was made up of 15- target events, all at known angles, $1.50 entrance. 
Q. W. Sergeant, of Joplin, Mo., the man who has made a name for 
himself by devising a system of arranging traps in such a way that 
a broken target causes little doKy, has been doing some good shoot- 
ing lately. On Aug 11, at Springfield, Mo., he won high average with 
91 per cent., Dave Elliott being second with 88 per cent. 
A list of the winners -at the tournament of the Massachusetts State 
Trap-Shooting Association, held at Saugus. Mass., Aug. 19, on the 
grounds of the Lynn Fish and Game Association, shows that Dickey 
broke 1-0 targets out of 125 shot at! 
In the report of the shoot at Inwood, W. Va , which appears else- 
where, the special event on Thursday, Aug. 19, was for a silver cup 
representing the championship of the ' four counties." Mr. Spickler 
won this cup, as will be seen by the scores. 
The Cleveland, O , Gun Club is stirring up interest in trap-shooting 
circles in Ohio by holding a flve-men team championship contest on 
Thursdaj' of this week, A silver medal wilt be given to each member 
of the winning team. 
Programmes and all other in'ormation of the shoot to be held Oct. 
2E-30, by the Itasca Gun Club, of Grand Rapids, Mich , can be 
obtained in a tew days by addressing Dr. W. P. Brown, secretar.y of 
the club. 
On Wednesday last, Aug. 18, Chris Wright, of Paterson, N. J., won 
a heat fcr the silver tea service donated for open competition by the 
Boiling Springs Gun Club, of Rutherford, N. J. The wins now stand: 
Van Dyke two, Hyde and Wright one each. The next shoot will be 
held Sept. 1. 
The Labor Day shoot of the Parker Gun Club, of Mertden Conn , 
will draw out shooters from the New England States. The club has 
issued a nice programme, and guarantees plenty of shooting and a 
pleasant time for those who attend the tournament. 
Aug. S3. Edward Banks. 
New Jersey State Sportsmen's Associatioa. 
Rutherford N J.. Aus.. il.—Fditor Forest and Stream: This As- 
sociation has been formed for the purpose of preserving game and 
fish in the State of New Jersey as well as to encourage emulation 
among sportsmen at the trap. 
Either clubs, as such, can join the Association, or an individual can 
become a member if elected by the executive committee on payment 
of a fee of $1 
The annual tournament will be held this year at the Clifton Race 
Track, Passaic, N. J., on Sept. 28 and three following days 
To be eligible to compete for Stare events at this tournament a 
shooter must be a member of the Association, either as a member of 
a club which belongs to the Association or as an individual member. 
It is believed that there is a very wide field for work in this State in 
gettmg the laws for the preservation of fish and game more ener- 
getically enforced, and the Association intends to use every efl'ort to 
have this done. 
New Jersey sportsmen are asked to help by becoming members of 
the Association and inducing any of their friends to do tbe same. 
W. H. HucK, Sec'y. 
Ohio Border League. 
Warren, O., Aug. 15.— Inclosed find full account and scores of our 
tournament, held on Thursday, Aug. 12. In addition, I would say that 
the shooting was as hard as it could possibly be. The traps were 
screwed up to the last notch, and the wind blew very hard directly 
across the traps from left to right. When such men as D A, Upson 
(Who shot under the name of Williams) and F. H. Snow, both from 
Cleveland, O., can only score 88 and 86 per cent., respectively, the 
conditions are certainly hard. 
Under the management of the Warren Gun Club, Thursday, was 
given one of the best Pennsylvania and Ohio Border League tourna- 
ments oE the 1897 season. Local members were untiring in their ef- 
forts to make the meeting a success, and it was one io every particu- 
lar, Though the attendance was hardly up to the customary num- 
ber for Warren, yet it compared well with what the other League 
cities have drawn during the season. 
In the League event, in which 5-men < earns from Greenville, New 
Castle, Youngsto WD and Warren shot, New Castle was victorious by 
one point. However, Warren bad already won at three of the five 
tournamen's, giving them tbe first prize of a f 100 Parker gun The 
home team also captured tbe high average trophy, a Winchester 
repeating shotgun. The second prize, a Remington hammerless gun, 
went to Newcastle, and the third prize, a set of bluerock traps, to 
Greenville. The Meadville team, which has performed indifferently 
at the previous shoots, did not put In an appearance at Warren. In 
the team shoot the scores were: 
New Castle: Alexander 18, Morgan 18, Hill 15, Pillow 23, Hart 19; 
total, 93. 
Warren: Ghryst 15, Schoonover 17, Jones 23, Nonneman 20, Ewalc 
18; total, 93. 
Youngstown: Andrews 14, Nutt 16, Hand 17, Osborn 17, Chapman 
20; total, 84. . 
Greenville: Spier 8, Henry 18 Buck 19, C. A. M. l6,, J. Alexander 19; 
total, 80. 
Records for the entire series of five tournaments, out of a tot^l of 
625 targets shot at per team, are as follows: Warren 499, New Castle 
472, Greenville 458, Youngstown 438, Meadville 320. 
Following is the tabulated score for the entire tournament of 
Friday: 
Events: 1 » 3 4 S 6 7 Events: 1 8 3 * 5 6 V 
Targets: 
10 15 IS S5 15 SO 
Ewalt 7 14 9 21 
Cam 10 11 11 17 
J Alexander., 9 8 10 18 
Henry 8 9 .. 18 
Nutt r 11 6 14 
McNary — ,. 8 .. .. 8 
Remington.., 8 .. 7 16 
Buck 10 10 11 15 
Worthen 8 9 11 13 
Nonneman ... 8 12 13 23 
Schoonover . . 9 9 12 si 
Biery 9 . . 13 14 
Spsir 7 9 5 7 
Grant 6 14 6 18 
George 9 12 9 14 
Elliott 6 10 12 17 
11 14 16 
11 18 14 
13 19 17 
"7 16 
14 15 14 
.. 17 .. 
10 19 15 
8 11 15 
12 15 14 
10 14 15 
12 15 13 
Targets: 
WUliams 
Chick 
Snow 
BB 
Hart,. 
Morgan ..i... 
Brothers 
W Alexander. 
Pillow 
Jones 
Mackie ....... 
Andrews 
Chapman . . , , 
Ban a 
Dennis 
JE B 
10 IB 15 S5 IB ; 
9 13 
8 11 
8 15 
5 7 
8 10 
8 12 
5 8 
7 8 
7 11 
10 11 
9 14 
.. 10 
14 2S 
9 21 
13 21 
5 .. 
10 .. 
7 11 
10 17 
11 .. 
12 22 
11 2.3 
14 13 
7 15 
11 18 
13 15 
.. 20 
13 18 17 
10 13 11 
12 18 16 
.. 11 .. 
ii 
11 13 14 
11 .. .. 
T 18 .. 
14 14 19 
11 ., .. 
8 12 .. 
.. 18 
12 !! 
7 8.. 
Event No 4 in the above was a handicap, in addition to the sweep- 
stakes, for a Winchester shotgun. This was won by Jones, of War- 
ren, who had an allowance of 2 targets, which be broke, and thereby 
made a straight score of 20. Events Nos 6 and 7 were handicaps fpr 
the SlOO Smith gun, which was won by Worthen, of Akron He had 
a handicap allowance of U targets, and was tied by Nonneman, 
handicap of 6, and J. Alexander, handicap of 7. In the shoot-off at 
20 targets, Worthen was a winner by breaking the entire number. 
It had been intended to have the annual meetine of the Border 
League here in the evening after the shoot, to elect offtcers and close 
up business for the year. However, as Meadville was unrepresented, 
and for some other reasons no se.ssion was held. The League, as at 
present constitutpd, will not be in "Existence next year, chiefly on ac- 
count of the attitude of the Meadville shooters. It is probable that 
Warren, New Castle and Greenville will be the nucleus of a new 
League. The presence of Youngstown is desired, but tha club there 
say it is difficult to muster a shooting team of late. Just what new 
clubs will be taken in to form the League of 1898 is not known. Cuy- 
ahoga Falls, Akron and Cleveland are under consideration. 
The Warren team stand as winners for two jvars, and can easily 
furnish five men to shoot at the front in the fastest company. 
R. W. E-wALT, Sec'y, 
Around Pittsburg^. 
THE BUTLER SHOOT. 
PiTTSBURa, Pa., Aug. 18.— The Pittsburg shooifirs •vt^'ere -well repre- 
sented to day at the tournament held by the Butler Gun Club, thir- 
teen in all being present as a delegation from the Smoky City Green- 
ville and other teams were also represented by a^le shooters. There 
were twelve events oa the programme, all the purses being divided 
40, 30, 20 and 10. Bessemer and W. S. King did some good shooting. 
HAZELWODD GUN CLDB. 
Aug. 19.— Alex. King and John G. Messner did some excellent 
shooting to-day at the grounds of the Hazeltvood Gun Club. King 
won the gold medal,, emblematic of the western Pennsylvania 
sparrow championship, while Messner carried off the Hazelwood 
Club's sparrow championship gold medal with 25 straight Bill Mts- 
Crickart, the presiding genius at this club, bad plenty of good and 
strnng-flying sparrows on hand, and a full afernoon's sport was in- 
dulged in. Scores were as belovv, No. 2, being the western Pennsyl- 
vania championship contest, and No. 3 for the Hazelwood Club's 
medal 
Events: 1 » 3 4 5 
Sparrows: 15 25 S5 15 15 
W S King 14 23 .. 14 13 
A H King 14 24 . . 15 15 
Messner, 14 25 12 14 
Crossland 13 23 33 13 14 
Burchfleld 13 .. w .. .. 
Events: 12 3 4 5 
Sparrows: 15 25 S5 15 16 
Stilley 12 
Smith ....i.-.i 12 .. 17 .. 12 
Be.ssemer...,. , 18 .. 
J BDufEy 13 13 
McCutcheon, .. .. 7 
Smoke. 
In a Colorado Wind. 
Pueblo, Col , Aug. 13,— Below ,you will find scores of the last weekly 
shoot of the Pueble G-nn Club. The weather vvas very warm and we 
had a stiff wind blowing, but nevertheless a f«w of the bovs turned 
out to entertain a visitor, our genial friend, J. Hildreth, .Ir., of tbe 
Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Below are the practice scores shot 
to-day, S:5 targets per man, thrown from the magautrap: 
First practice event: 
C L Funk H .Mi . . I . ^i.. 1 1 1111111111111111111110101— 23 ' 
J MKilliu.. ,.i,...ini;ii.w»if. .",„.11111111011]ini00110l011-20 i 
J Hildreth, Jr 1101111111011011111101101-20 t 
AE Hein 1111110110011111110011111-20 
OJOgg 0111011111110111111101101-30 « 
Second practice event: 
C L Funk .1111111111111111111111111-25 
JMKilUn .lllOlinilllllOHllllllll- Sa | 
J Hildreth, Jr. ......1111010110111011111111111-21 
A E Hein : .OOllOai 1 111 1 1 1 lOllUlOl 11— 19 
O JOgg .1111111011111111001101111—31 ■ 
Third event, medal shoot: 
CL Funk 1111111111111110111110111-23 ! 
JMKillin 1111111101011000101110111-18: 
J Hildreth, Jr 1111101111011111100111111-21 
A E Hein 1110110011100101111111111—19 
O JOgg 1111101100011111111111010—19 
C. L, Funk won the medal. He also shot at 35 more, breaking 24 of 
them, maKing his total 95 breaks out of 100 shot ai. Siicretaey. 
Missoula Rod and Gun Club. 
Missoula, Mont., Aug, 12.— Inclosed please find a few scores made 
at a practice shoot during the week. There will be few scores front 
now on for six weeks or so, as the shooting season opens the 15th 
inst., and birds are said to be plenty in the surrounding country, so 
our members will all be out hunting from now on, I presume. 
Aug. 10.— No. 1, practice shoot, known traps, unknown angles; I 
T T McLeod.... lOlllllOOOOOmOUlOlllOl- 16 
B E Rodgers. .............. ....4,. llOllOlllOUIOlOnOllllll- 19 _ 
No 2: 
T T McLeod 1110110011110111011011010-17 
MR Rutherford OOOlOlOOOllOOOOOlOOllOOOl— 8 
No. 3: 
T T McLeod. . . .010001110111100— 8 B Greenough. . .OUICOOOOOIOIOO— 5 
HWThompson 011011110111010-10 
Aug, U,— No. 1, practice shoot, known traps, unknown angles: 
B E Rodgers OOOlOlOllllllOOlOlllllllO— 16 , 
T T McLeod .1110111111110101011111001—19 
C A Barnes .,.., 01 niOOllOKKWlllOOOOOOOOl— 9 
H Hammod OOOllOOOlOOOOlllOlOOOOllO— 9 
No. 3: 
RE Rodgers.,........,.,.. 0111011001001010111011010—14 
T T McLeod . ..... . . ...... i, i^^*. . . .001111000101000011100111 1 —13 
No. 3: , . 
RE Rodgers. 1011101110111110110111010—18 
T T McLeotl. , 0111101100100110110100111—15 
W . E. Gbaham, Sec'y. 
Montpelier Gun Club. 
BJontpblibb, Vt.. Aug. 20.— The scores given below were made to- 
day by members of the Montpelier Gun Club; 
Events; 12 3 4 6 6 7 8-91011 
Targets: 15 15 W IB 20 IB $0 15 15 10 IS 
CH Perrin 10 13 ., , . 16 10 . . ..10 7 .. 
Fiske 11 13 19 13 .. .. 20 .. 13"10 14 
Brown 11 6 18 8 16 8 .. 11 13 .. 10 
Barrett 14 13 17 11 19 18 18 
Walton 10 11 .. .. 15 .. .. 11 12 .. 12 
Ebele .■ 6 7.. 7. .12,. 5.. 5 7 
W G Ferrin 17 11 
Cummins , 10 11 .. 9 .. 11 .. 3 .. 
Gleason 8 2 .. 
W H Kastman 18 14 15 12 6 14 
Houghton 12 91.8,.ll .. .. 
StraCton .»»..., 10 
Barker , 6 
Nos. 1, 8, 5, 7 and 11, fenowO CMiglea; rest unknown. 
Geo. B, W^'i'oh, geo'y. 
