Oct 9, 1897.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
29S 
Piasa Gun Club's Tournament. 
Alton, HI,, Oct. 1.— I send you herewith the offlcial scores made at 
the first aDOual tournament of the Plapa Gun Club, held in this city 
Sept. 80 and Oct. 1. There were, as you -will perceive, over sixty 
shooters present during the two days, and more than 12,C0O targets 
■were thrown. Moneys were divided 40. 30. SO and 10 per cent., with 
first, second and third moneys for bigrh average for the two days. In 
addition, there were more than 100 prizes of merchandise donated by 
local business men. nonking eight prizes to each event, with several 
specials. The event altogether is pronounced by the professionals lo 
have been the best given this year in Illinois, and the Alton club is 
ju«tly proud of this record. 
Tbecon'est amone the old shots was very close, i he high average 
going fo Frank Black, an amateur of Kirkwood. 111., on 319 kills out 
of 360 shot at. S. A. Tucker, of the Parker Gun Company, got second 
high money on 317 birds, and Chas. Grimm, of Clear Lake. la., won 
third on 316. Besides the shooting of the leaders, however, there was 
much interest in the development of new material by the home club, 
some of the men who made good scores— namely." Schiess. Adams, 
Eauffmann and Riebl— having never before shot over the traps. 
SCORES OF SEPT. 30, 
Events: 123456 789 10 
Targets: 10 IS SO 15 IS 25 IB SO IS SS 
Howell., 5 
Grimm 
Lane ,., .......... 7 
Kelly 9 
Parker 8 
Jilson 7 
St Claire 8 
Thompson.,..., 9 
Seelv 6 
Schiess 8 
Tucker 9 
Dotterway 6 
Ponnor , 6 
Herschy,,,.. 9 
Forend....'...,,.'^.. 10 
Nold 8 
KeBSIer , 5 
Gilbert ,, 
Macquald ,.,i><^>>-> 8 
Taylor ., 
Fink 
Todd 
Landes , , 
Scott 
Barre .^.t«i<>fi>M> 9 
Butledg6...,,.,,i.i„^(,,.. 7 
MagiU.,....„i.iw.i,ii...... 
Jones , , , , ..i.i; aytinri. • . . . 
Beall 5 
Adams 
Carroll,,....., 7 
0r8.i£^. ■ 111* •«d-fti«-B-i ■•■■-■>■« ■ • • ■ ■ • 
Riebl. ....i.,k.,„,ivi..w« 8 
Buck iiAtiti.ii.ii 5 
Kockridge.,.i4,,iiii.,... 7 
Gaskins.. 5 
Kauffmann 9 
Lewis 7 
Pidnev. 6 
Pfpifl'er.i,.ii,...i,.. 
Colt 5 
Harding 
.Squires..., ,. 1 
Edwards 9 
Grigsby 13 
SCORES OF OCT. 1. 
Events: 1S34S678910 
10 lY 14 
12 14 12 
It 14 11 
14 19 14 
13 17 10 
10 20 13 
11 IS 13 
14 18 14 
11 14 9 
14 18 9 
13 18 19 
12 18 5 
14 19 13 
12 16 12 
11 20 13 
14 18 14 
8 10 13 
11 14 7 
12 19 15 
7 16 12 
13 15 ii 
fi .. 11 
12 12 ,, 
6 7.. 
10 15 13 
11 12 9 
12 18 n 
.... 10 
12 . . . . 
12 .. 11 
13 16 10 
5 18 11 
9 .. 8 
13 13 8 
10 9 7 
io !! "g 
12 17 12 
13 .. 8 
12 .. 10 
6 . ., 
1016 .. 
12 19 
18 21. 
11 18 
13 PO 
13 2^ 
11 21 
12 14 
11 25 
10 24 
10 24 
14 20 
8 22 
14 24 
12 22 
12 32 
15 30 
9 .. 
11 21 
1.1 24 
12 .. 
13 21 
11 .. 
9 .. 
9 .. 
8 .. 
?3 12 
10 23 
8 18 
io 
io v. 
8 22 
is 
14 16 
9 .. 
10 .. 
12 21 
io 
13 IS 
Ifi 20 
10 15 
13 15 
14 17 
11 18 
8 .. 
11 18 
11 14 
11 17 
12 19 
9 .. 
12 18 
11 IS 
11 16 
13 15 
13 .. 
13 11 
15 16 
11 16 
8 .. 
n 13 
12 .. 
10 .. 
11 ,, 
9 .. 
11 14 
13 14 
10 .. 
10 17 
14 .. 
12 .. 
9 15 
11 ,. 
10 .. 
11 16 
15 23 
13 16 
10 16 
13 22 
11 19 
11 2.3 
9 17 
12 16 
14 21 
13 22 
13 19 
11 21 
14 93 
io 
11 25 
14 .. 
8 .. 
10 23 
9 !! 
12 .. 
is 20 
ii 
Broke, 
13-? 
151 
127 
143 
149 
ISO 
81 
157 
125 
1.39 
l.';2 
64 
l.-iS 
144 
137 
153 
58 
97 
159 
81 
42 
74 
40 
43 
32 
95 
lOS 
120 
SO 
63 
49 
68 
124 
36 
73 
68 
14 
.38 
81 
27 
41 
11 
25 
7 
9 
13 
Targets: 
Grimm 
Howell... 
Kelley... 
Seely 
Herschy 
Black 
Connor. 
Forend 
Nold 
Lane 
Carroll 
Dotterway , . , . 
Todd 
Butledge.,..,.ti«i,< 
IVIagill 
Landes....,, 
Craig 
Riphl 
Gilbert 
Jones 
St Claire 
Ruckridge.., 
Lewis ...iiiti 
Fink ,. 
Barre , 
Adams 
Spencer...,, 
SchiesB.,,.j,.,,,,.i,, 
Sidney. ., J. 
Grigsby,.,,,,,,,.,,, 
Tucker. . 
Parker., 
Butler , . . . 
Thompson. 
Buck 
Stocker 
Lenbarth......,..t. 
Mack 
Beall 
McMurchy 
RawUngs ......„...,..., 
Graham...,., 
Jilson ..j.s.i. 
Kaulfmann..., 
Case 
Green 
Edwards....... 
Harper 
Taylor 
Clarke 
10 15 SO 15 15 S6 16 SO IS S6 
9 
10 
8 
8 
9 
9 
5 
8 
7 
8 
8 
8 
7 
7 
3 
10 
6 
6 
5 
9 
7 
8 
7 
9 
6 
4 
9 
10 
3 
5 
9 
6 
6 
7 
14 19 
15 19 
13 19 
11 17 
15 17 
14 19 
12 20 
18 18 
14 .. 
13 15 
13 14 
14 17 
10 .. 
13 7 
12 15 
12 .. 
15 16 
9 IS 
IS .. 
15 18 
11 .. 
13 .. 
14 16 
12 .. 
14 17 
11 14 
14 18 
13 17 
7 .. 
11 .. 
16 19 
12 15 
is 19 
8 .. 
11 18 
13 18 
10 17 
10 17 
14 19 
3 ,. 
8 .. 
.. 16 
14 15 24 
13 13 20 
14 14 94 
11 14 20 
14 15 98 
13 15 22 
12 14 25 
12 12 24 
12 14 21 
11 11 23 
18 12 17 
9 9,, 
9 .. ,. 
12 10 21 
11 12 19 
10 .. .. 
11 14 19 
11 ,, ,. 
11 .. ,. 
14 14 20 
13 13 .. 
n .. .. 
10 11 ., 
12 14 ., 
14 8 .. 
.. 12 .. 
10 .. 19 
10 13 17 
7 10 .. 
10 .. .. 
13 15 25 
15 9 23 
6 9.. 
12 13 22 
13 20 
13 15 
15 16 
11 16 
15 19 
15 16 
13 18 
13 16 
9 18 
13 19 
12 17 
13 24 
12 21 
15 23 
15 20 
14 23 
14 23 
14 18 
14 .. 
10 22 
14 24 
14 .. 
9 14 
12 16 
10 .. 10 24 
12 14 .. 
13 15 .. 
11 .. .. 
13 18 13 21 
12 19 10 .. 
15 ., 11 ., 
io 14 ii 19 
14 18 14 23 
18 15 12 20 
2 .. 7 16 
12 17 11 22 
9 8 23 11 17 13 21 
12 12 19 14 17 13 23 
14 13 ., 11 15 14 .. 
12 
14 15 21 13 19 15 84 
7 .. .. 8 
8 4 .. 
13 17 ,. 17 
8 S t ft .^^ „ , 4 , 
.. 6 „ ., 
.. .. 13 9 .. 8 .. 
8 
7 6 .. 
^ 13 19 12 21 
33 
F. C. 
Broke. 
165 
139 
161 
141 
1P4 
160 
155 
l.'O 
1''6 
143 
117 
57 
96 
96 
105 
.30 
82 
84 
37 
117 
71 
41 
56 
112 
101 
n 
68 
1S3 
?0 
25 
165 
144 
43 
146 
17 
137 
147 
100 
89 
154 
18 
20 
63 
16 
6 
80 
8 
13 
65 
23 
RlBHL, 
Indiana Trap-Shooters* League. 
PLANS FOR THANKSOIVING DAY. 
Perxj, Ind., Oct. 2.— Editor Forest and Stream: While the trap- 
shooting season in Indiana is not by any means drawing to an abrupt 
close, there being yet two tournaments to be given by league clubs: 
the Green sburg, of Greensburg. and Erie, of Huntington, both of 
which promise to be as good as have been given in the State (outside, 
of course, the first annual, which had unusual attraetions). and there 
yet being plenty of time for one or two clubs to claim dates before 
cold weather, yet I cannot refrain from saving that the season has 
indeed been a successful one and very gra,tifying to the promoters of 
the Indiana Trap-Shooters' League. It has proved entirely satisfac- 
tory to those clubs which have become members of the League, and 
which have given tournaments under its sanction. True, some of the 
tournaments have not been extremely large affairs, but the attend- 
ance has in all cases been suMcient to warrant the shooting out of the 
programme Where the attendance has not been large, I think it was 
due to a combination of circumstances, such as too frequent tourna- 
ments in the same vicinity; extremely warm weather, or open tour- 
naments where the professionals were allowed to compete upon an 
equal footing, which has been clearly demonstrated is not conducive 
to a large attendance in this State. 
However, not the least gratifying condition of affairs which now 
prevails in Indiana is the extrerciely harmonious feeling which seems 
to pervade the League clubs and trap-shooters of the Stat« in general. 
Every shooter one meets has nothing but praise for his own State 
and the shooters. Chancing lo meet several weeks since one of the 
most prominent shooters of Indiana. Mr. Joseph Blistain, of the 
Lafayette Club, he offered a suggestion which the more thought I 
give it the more I feel it should be given to our friends of 
the League. Mr. Blistain's suggestion was as follows: ''Kow that 
everyone feels good over the splendid season now drawing to a close 
let's do something on Thanksgiving Day to properly close such a 
season, and let that something be a tournament at some League 
club's grounds, that will live through the winter in the memory of 
every man that attends, and keep alive the harmonious feeling now 
prevailing and make everyone anxious for the opening of the season 
in the spring of 1898. As this will be diu-ing the game season, let 
every shooter send to the club giving this tournament isonie kind of 
game of his own killing, and have a grand dinner at the club house 
during the progress of the day's shooting. This would not partake 
in the slighte.st of those game- destroying affairs like side hunts for 
points, and the dinner could be served at a nominal cost to each 
shooter who attends" 
Of course, there are not many clubs in the League who are pre- 
pared to entertain a crowd at dinner, but the L-mited Club, of In- 
dianapolis, is, and so is tie Indiana Mineral Springs Club, though not 
so easy of access as the Limited. Fred Erb, of the Lafayette Club, 
when spoken to about it says: "You bet I'm in, and let's give a re- 
ward to the man sending in the most hawks." 
While I have not interviewed any of the shooters in regard to this 
tournament, and do not know that either of the clubs mentioned 
would undertake its management. I would be pleased to receive sug- 
gestions from any League member through the columns cf this 
journal. J. L. Head, Pres. Ind. Trap-Shcoters' League. 
WesternI ITraps."'' 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
, NEW UTRECHT GUN CLUB. - 
Oct. 9 — Below are the scores made to-dav by members of the New 
Utrecht Gun Club in the regular semi-monthly club shoot, and in the 
prize gun shoot In the club shoot P. E George was the winner in Class 
A, Dr. O'Brien winning in Class B. For the prize gun congest. Don- 
ley Deacon put on his shooting clothes and broke 25 out of *6, win- 
ning easily. Scores in detail: 
Club shoot. 25 targets, handicap allowance: 
P E George (A) 011010111011001111111011111—20 
C Dudley (A) .., 0101111111011111101111010 —19 
D Deacon (A) 1110011110111101011111011 -19 
W H Thompson (A) 0101110110001111101110011 —16 
F A Thompson (A) 0111110101000101110011111 —16 
D C BennettfA) l1lOiniOl1POOl01i1000llll —15 
Dr O'Brien (B) 0111110011111011111110101 —19 
C C Fleet (B) i i ...;>-..,.; u ..... . .00000001 1 0001 00001 10000001 1 — 7 
Tonlitz"... 1110101100101101011111011 —17 
Prize gun shoot, 25 targets, unknown angles, allowance handicap: 
Deacon (2) 11111110111111111111111111-35 
Dudley (0) 1111101111111111011011111 -22 
DC Bennett (3) 1011111111111111011011110 -31 
W H Thompson (3) .0111111110011111110110111 -20 
•■Toplifz.... 1100100111111011111100111 -18 
J Gaughen (2) 111101101in]10110111100iO -17 
C Fle«t Cl) lOllllonoiniiiOOlOlOllOl -16 
Dr O'Brien (6) 0011101110101000111110101 —15 
FA Thompson (?) OlIlOlllOlOtTOOlOOOlllirOl —13 
P E George (5) , llOlOOOOOlOllOllOlOOlOCOl 11 
* Guest. 
As Deacon had a straight sere after using one bird of his handi- 
cap, and there was no ceance of a tie, no other handicaps wei-e shot 
off. 
Four lO-target sweeps, all at vmknowm angles, were shot with the 
following results: 
Events: 18 3 4 Events: 13 3 4 
Dudley 7 10 7 9 
Gaughen,., 6 6 6 9 
Bennett 8 S . . . . 
Toplitz 4 8 9 6 
Fleet 6 4 
FA Thompson 7 8 4 9 
O'Brien 7 6 
Deacon 8 .. 
WH Thompson .... 6 8 
George 7 .. 
Twenty-five target match for price of targets: 
J Gaughen 1110111111111111011111111-23 
F A Thompson. ...... .v.. V, v. . >■, .v..".. 0101111011110110011111100-17 
Same: 
G aughen 01 1 0111 101101 1011 01 101 1 01 - 1 7 
Thompson IIOOIIOH 00111 1 1 10001 1100— 16 
G. E Pool, Sec'y. 
HELL 6ATB GUN CLUB. 
New York, Sept. 80.— Inclosed please find score of Hell Gate Gun 
Club. The shoot was very well represented , and never since the day 
of their existence have the members made such good scores. Most 
of them never shot over the traps till thev joined this club. The 
birds were a fair lot of flyers; only two or three had to be put up by 
the rope: 
Points. 
JHV0SS(28) .....„.,.^..tr...... 12012-1121- 9 7 
J Himmelsbach (38). . i-i.s...... . . . .•232110011— 7 SJ^ 
JosephNewman f26).......-..v».w...... 2131032100— 7 4 
Edward Payntar (38)...*..-,. ,.4,. .i........... .2031122112— 9 7 
John Link (36) 9211312021— 9 4}^ 
EDoeinck(80) 2111121123-10 7 
C Weber (28) , , 2210192021— 8 6 
LT Muench (28)...... 0221011012- 7 6^ 
C Wigger (guest) 00«1120010— 4 
CMetz (28) insiaiin*- 8 m 
William Sands (28) 0232209222— 8 7 
rh Lang (28) 2112310012- 8 5 
CSteffens(28) ; 1111112112-10 6 
Ph Wallach (3') , , , . 3121031222 - 9 7 
H Foerster (28) 2122101121- 9 6 
CEabenstein (28) ......1111230120— 8 5 
FrGun (26) Oil 21 •1300— 6 4 
John Kreeb (28) 2112101111- 9 5^ 
F Trostel (28) ... r 1 3-20-201022— 7 7 
AKnodPl (28) 1100002100— 4 iy^ 
George K Breit (26) 3112101133— 9 4 
RRegan (28).,... 0112301202— 7 5 
LStelzle (28). ...... ...,;•,,„>.... 1121201221— 9 K 
EMarquart (26) .t,..^. 2001100311— 6 4U 
E Petersen (28) 1121103113— 9 5i| 
JobnSchlicht(?8) 1012111122—9 6 
MH Smith (38) , IIIOIOIOO^- 5 fi 
F W Richter (28) C011001010— 4 4}4 
OSchaefer(28) 2201111101— 8 
J Kessler (38) j , , -. , , 0220021003- 5 
CARTERET CLUB. 
E. DoEiNOK, Sec'y. 
Oct. 8.— The Carteret Club celebrated the opening of its new 
grounds at Garden City, L. I., to-day, by holding a big shoot at live 
birds. There was a good attendance of shooters, and some excellent 
birds were supplied for the occasion The main event was the con - 
test for the silver trophy donated for competition by Stewart M. 
Brice, the son of Senator Brice. This contest brought out twenty-two 
shooters, most of them well-known to the public. The cup was fin 
ally won by George Work, president of the club, with 23 kills out of 
25 He was tied for first and second money by D. A. Upson, of Cleve- 
land, O., a guest of the club. Mr. Upson not being a member of Car- 
teret, was not entitled to shoot for the trophy, hence the valuable 
souvenir of the opening day fell to Mr. Work. J. S S. Remsen, of 
Brooklyn (28), George McAlpin (31) and J Seaver Page (28) were tied 
for third money, with 22 kills each. The conditions were: 
George Work (30) 1 2022^2^20222232232393223—23 
DA Upson (31) , 0222223222222222529220222-23 
J S Remsen (38) , 0220222222222392222232220—22 
G S McAlpin (81) 20232302a2223':23222323:03— 23 
W S Brokaw (39) 2223222222900039222922222-22 
J Seaver Page (38). . . , >.„ 22012210122222222222?30]3-e2 
L T Duryea (30) 3012132?22232222220203a30-31 
PPMagoun (25) 032232222221103322221110 —31 
Capt A W Money (39) 232220202022232333320 —17 
Col Butler (38) 231 2 232201 21C333323D —17 
C M Ohapin (28) 03332123011320 -,11 
J P Knapp (30) 2022 232223223 - 12 
G B Magoun (27). 00 i32922<i9310 —10 
HB Scott (59) 022200222220 — 8 
E F Toland (29) 0202393120222220 —13 
W Smith (38)... ' 10212022210 — 8 
D Bacon (37) 122200932030 — 8 
AT Sullivan (36)......,. 1110322010 — 7 
W A H Stafford (28) . . .- 1020113200 — 7 
F W Duryea (3T) 10130200 — 4 
TD Hooper (28) 830022222 'ZiOJO - —11 
N E Money (39)'. 2003 :00 —3 
A 5-bird sweep was also shot, Knapp, Remsen, Scott and Upson 
dividing with 5 straight. Scores in this event were: 
Handicap sweepstakes, 5 birds, $5 
J P Knapp (80) 12232—5 
W G Brokaw (29) 28220—4 
H B Scott (29) 23232-5 
J S Remsen (28),. . ...... 23122—5 
DA Upson (31) 82233—5 
S B liagoun (37) 13330—4 
W W Smith (28) 22130- 4 
D Bacon (37) 1120 -3 
W A H Stafford (38) 0233 —3 
C M Chapin (38; 02210-3 
Col Butler (38) 1120—3 
J Seaver Pag6'(29) OSO —1 
Capt A W Money (29) 2011 —3 
GSMAlpin(31) 120 -2 
L T Duryea (.^0) SIO —3 
E F Toland (39).. , , 102 - 3 
F P Masoun (36) 1010 —3 
F W Duryea (27) lOCO —1 
A T Sullivan (26J 2010 —3 
NE Money (39) 03 -1 
Van Dyke Challenges Von Lengerke. 
Clifton Raoethagk, Passaic, N. J., Sept 28.— fi'di'tor Sorest and 
Stream: I herewith hand you 510 (ten dollars) as required by the 
conditions governing challenges for the cup emblematic of the indi- 
vidual championship of the State of New Jersey at targets; and do 
hereby challenge Justus von Lengerke for that cup now held by him. 
F. V. Van Dyke. 
[Ten doUars forfeit received as above.] 
COOK COUNTY LEAGUE PRIZES. 
Chicago. III., Oct. 2.— Careful s'udy of the season totals in the 
scores of the Cook County League shows that the award of individual 
season prizes will be as follows: 
Winniiics A Class in majority four contests in Cook County Trap- 
Shooters' League, 1897: J. A. Ruble. Garden City, 100^, Monon R R. 
ticket; B. Ku.ss, Garfield. 98sf, lOlbs. E. C. powder: F P. Stannard, 
Eureka, 9.S;^. lOlbs. Scbultze powder; E. M. Steck, Eureka, 99<^, sub- 
scription Forest and Stream; G. C. Lamphere, Calumet Heights. 8H, 
100 Peters shells: T. P. Hicks. Garfield. 85!<. subscription Sportsmati's 
Review; 8. M. Booth, Culumet Heights, 81^, subscription Western 
Field and Stream. 
B Class percentages in majority four contests: E. E. Neal. Garfield, 
9!!5i. Colt's revolver; A. C. Paterson. Garfield, 90^, 101b. drum E. O. 
powder; Dr. S. Shaw. Garfield, f 9^; H. A. Ferguson. Calumet Heights, 
89!<, and A. W. Fehrman. Garfield, 89jf, tie for 101b drum Schnltze 
powder; J. S Houston. Caluroet Heights. 88^. snbscrintion American 
Field; C. P. Richards. Gnrfleld, f&i. and T. Graham, Garfield, 85^, tie 
for 100 Peters shells: L. H. Goodrich. Eureka. iH, and A. W. Adams, 
Eureka. 84^. tie for subscription Sportsman'' x Review' S. E. Young, 
Calumet Heigbt=. 82!S. subscription Western Field ayid Stream. 
Class O: E, S. Graham. Garfield, one 2,51b. can coffee; O. von Len- 
gerke. Garfield. lOlbs. E. C. powder: P. M. Fish. Garfield, lOlbs. 
Schnltze powder; M- E. Bowers. Garfield, one year's subscription to 
Forest and Stream; P D. Norcom. Talumet Heights. 100 Peters 
shells; C. Stieklin, Garfield, one subscription to Sportsman''s Review; 
S. A. Gruby, Calumet Heights, one subscription to Western Field 
and Stream. 
Class D: R. A. Turtle, Calumet Heights, f 5 cash ; A. Hellenan. Gar- 
den Cit.v, lOlbs. F. C. powder: S. P. Goethe. Cicero, lOlbs. Schnltze 
powder; A. Matthews and TP. Chusman. Cicero, each one year's sub- 
scription to Outivg; A. W. Harlan and A. C. Blacg, Calumet Heights, 
each 100 Pf>'er8 shells; H. Levi. Garden City, one subscription to 
Snortsman''s Review; A. Chusman, Cicero, one subscription to Recre- 
ation. 
Unclassified: Wiley, Garfield, 84 per cent.; W. Schmidt, Calumet 
Heights, 68 per cent.; W. H. Cornwall, Eureka, 73 per cent.; E. 
Prickett. Eureka. 74 per cent. 
The Calumet Heights Club, of Chicago, held their regular weekly 
contest at the traps on its pronnds Sent. 55. The attendance, 
though large, was represented very modestly at the score, as many 
of the members present contpnted themselves by remaining on the 
marsh and river hunting ducks, of ■which some few were bagged. 
The air was clear and the sim bright. A heavy wind blew in the 
face of the traps from the north, which made the targets run high 
pnd hard. The sand from the b«ach blowing in the eyes of the 
shooters made it doubly difficult. Following are the scores; 
Medal contest, 25 targets: 
Metcalfe '....1011111011011100110111011—18 
Booth. 1010011011111001111000011—15 
Cl&ss B 
Norcom ". . . .1010100100100011111010101-13 
Class C. 
Ohaniberlain...: 1011101011001101001111011-16 
Schmidt 1110111111111101111111101—28 
THE CAST-IRON BADGE. 
In a nersonai letter to me. written lasf week and before he had seen 
Forest and Stream of Oct. 2, Mr. J. A. R. Elliott had the following to 
say in regard to the cast-iron badse: 
"It is about time now to unmask that cast iron badge trophy, and 
if von desire to do so I will make vou acquainted with one fact which 
Mr. Grimm is well aware of: I did not help to bnv that badge or take 
any Dart in makinsr the rules concerning it. In fact. I would have 
nothing to do with it at the time, and protested that a handful of 
shooters had no right to plan a championship of -America one day and 
go out and shoot it the next day," 
Mr. Elliott adds that he means to "let them sweat" over this now. 
In this he will be upheld by amajori'y of the shooters of the country, 
as the belief seems general that he wanted to shoot and meant to 
shoot. The sympathy of American sportsmen is usually with the 
man who is willing to e-et right to work, and is not anxious over his 
conditions or his explanations. A litttle shooting is better than a lot 
of talk. A shooting match is a contest in which there is a winner, 
and in which i^ is no disgrace to be beaten. A talking match is one 
which never joins an issue nor declares a winner, and in which it is 
no credit to be upon either side. 
LIMITFD aXJN CLUB. 
Whitney Thompson, of Lafayette, Ind.. won first with 91 out of the 
total 100 targets in events counting on the cbamDionship cud aver- 
age at the tournament of the Limited Gun Club, of Indianapolis, this 
week. 
The L'mited Gun Club will give a three days' tournament at live 
hirds Dec. 7. 8 and 9. The first day's sbootin? will be at sparrows. 
The second day will be pigeons, hieh guns. The third day will wit- 
ness a handicap at 25 pigeons. The entrance fee will be 825, birds 
extra. There are already forty entries. This shoot, if successful, 
will be made an annual event. 
GALESBUKG WIKS. 
In the fourth tournament of the Western Illinois Trap-Shoolers? 
League, held at Kewanee. Sept. 28. Galesburg team won first, 
Kewanee second, Neponset third. Galesburg thus wins the League- 
trophy for the season, having taken first three times. 
DAYTON-UBBANA OFF. 
The team contest between the Buckeye Club, of Dayton, O , and the 
Urbana Gun Club, same State, shot the first race of three team races, 
eight-men teams. 25 birds, with the result of a tie score, 164 out of the 
200. The Buckeyes wanted to go to Springfield for the second match 
of the series, but the Urbanaites wish the race shot at their city. The 
difference of opinion about this may break up the series. Two cups, 
one for the team and one for the individual winner, were in competi- 
tion. 
EAST END. 
East End Gun Club, of Toledo, O., at its regular club shoot on Sept. 
27 made the following scores: 
1st 25. 2d 35. 2d 25. 
I W Gardner 
F W Birdsall 
Herring 
22 
19 
20 
22 
20 
21 
22 
21 
22 
21 
18 
14 
17 
15 
17 
17 
18 
20 
1st 35. 2d 25. 3d 25. 
Specht , . 20 23 20 
He-ss 22 18 20 
Volk 17 31 23 
Ritchey 18 16 
N Gardner a. •• 1*" 
W Gardner,..,,.. .. 16 
SEDALIA SHOOT. 
At the monthly medal shoot of the Sedalia, Mo , Gun Club the fol- 
lowing scores were made, Sept. 25: 
C. Y. Lawrence 23, G A. Sturges 22, Joe Roe 32, Jasper Tyndall 19, 
W. J Letts 19, G. C. iMcClure 19. F. Raymond 19, L, Ilgenfrltz 18, W. 
W. Kerr 17, J. A . Stacy 10, J. C. Palmer 9. 
Ties shot, and Lawrence won in 23 hole, Tyndall in 19. E Hough. 
1206 BoYCK Building, Chicago 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
BLKWOOD park's blackbibds. 
Oct. 2.— Messrs. Daly and Chanfrau, managers of the Elkwood 
Park shooting grounds, announced a blackbird shoot for to day, with 
sweeps at popular prices. The early morning was so threatening 
that only a small attendance was registered. A strong northeasterly 
gale drove the blackbirds from the traps in a fashion calculated to 
make scores run low. The No. 3 set of traps was used, the wind be- 
ing thus In favor of left- quartering drivers. Only one incomer was 
recorded during the whole shoot The birds fiew like black streaks, 
and lucky was the man who did not draw "a httle she one," as Dad 
Applegate, Elmer's father, termed them.' Beveridge and Hank 
White did the best shooting of the day, as wiU be seen from the fol- 
lowing scores. 
Nos. 1, 3, 3 and 5 were at 10 blackbirds, S3.50, birds included; No. 4, 
at 5 pairs, $3, birds included. Nos. 6, 7 and 8 were $1 miss-and outs, 
re-entry in the first round. In No. 6, Daly re-entered ; in No. 7, Hallo- 
well, Banks, Daly and Applegate re entered; in No 8, Beveridge and 
Hallowell re entered. The scores in the table of these three events 
naturally show the results of these re-entries: 
Events: 13345678. 
Blackbirds: 10 10 10 10 10 
Beveridge (27) ^i., 857587 3 t) 
Hallowell (37) 9842821. 1 
Banks (37) ,,,.....,.,..<«>>,.,.,,.,,,., 56533615 
Daly (33) + 956470 . 1 1 
Applegate (37)... „..;,....;.►.,... ....... 986286 71 
Patten (35)... ............. ,, 5 9 4 7 1.3 2 
Marryott (26)........, ,. C 4 ,. 5 6 3 
White (27) 5 7 6 7 6 
John Wrieht. the moving spirit of the Brooklyn, N Y., Gun Club, 
announces that his club will hold a shoot on Thursday, Oct. £8. In 
addition to sweepstakes, John will provide merchandise prizes and a 
free limch. 
