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FOREST AND STREAM, 
The Situation in the Trap-Shootln|^ World. 
A VEAB OJ^ SMALL TOURNAMENTS. 
The year pf 18QT will go down on the pages of trap-shooting his- 
tory, when such a work ia written, as a year of small tournaments. 
WUb the exception of a few shoots, and fStaie shoots at that, we can 
recall no tournament where more than $500 added money was hung 
up. In past years, for iDstance. in 189H, there were several $1,000- 
added shoots; but in 1897 "the circuit" must be marked as non-ex- 
istent 
There Is some reason for this sudden change in the plans of tourna- 
ment giving. A few years ago large added money tournaments were 
unknown. Then came the venture of the Knoxville Gun Club in this 
line. That started the ball, and other clubs and some manufacturers 
followed it* example Such tournaments were mammoth affairs, 
viewed in the light of the tournaments of 18S7. It was not uncom- 
mon for i he first event on the first day of these large added money 
tournaments to have 100 or more entries, even if some of the en- 
tries had to be drummed up from among the help and the lookers on. 
This year the maximum amount of added money at any tourna- 
ment that we have attended has been $500; and we don't believe the 
club that added that amount of ready cash came out anything like 
even with the game. As a matter of fact, we don't believe tbat any 
club can afford to add more than |150 a day and hope to come out 
even. As we look at it, ihe time wnen a club could and did make 
money is gone by. There are too many experts, amateur as well as 
professional; and under the old system of dividing purses this class 
lakes all the money, or at least 90 or 95 per cent, of the total purse. 
The semi expert, mat is, the 85 per cent, man, has no chance in 
reality, although in th<?ory he has about a 100 to 1 chance of getting 
third money alone once in a while. But he is a sure loser on a tour- 
nament, and it is expensive for any one who is not paid for attend- 
ing shoots to go to work and shoot 200 shots or so a day, 
IT COSTS MOKEY TO SHOOT THROUGH A TOTJRNAMBJHT. 
It costs money to shoot through a tournament, and even the expert 
amateur has to shoot a hot gait to come oi*>|M'*n, and have his "fun" 
for nothing. Suppose the tournament is a«if fEair of two days. The 
programme calls for 175 targets at $17.50 entrance each day; total 
cost of entrance for the two days is $3£. Then there are 350 shells, or 
with extras, 500; put them at the low figure of $35 per l,0u0; there's 
another 812.50 for shells. Hotel bill for two nays, includmg lunch at 
grounds, etc. (the latter a large item !); $10 will about cover that bill. 
iSay his railroad fare costs another $iO, a low figure very often, 
and the total foots up to $ii 50. Of course, everything drawn outiby 
the semi-expert as his share of the purses reduces the above figures 
by just so much. Bui what is that share? When we have subtracted 
it from the $12.50, the remainder won't be so so very much less than 
the original sum. 
There is no question to our mind (and we have often produced fig- 
ures to prove oiu- contention) that the losses of the semi-expert 
under the Rose system will average less than under the old system. 
He may strike a portion of a pot alone once in a great while under 
the old system, but that chance is so slight that he is no longer 
fooled into hanging on in the hopes of striking that lucky place. 
There was a time when experts were less numerous than they are 
now, and when a semi-expert had some show to get a good slice of a 
pot now and t&en; bur that's all in the sweet by-and-by now, and the 
experts know it. 
For the semi-expert it's a losing game; as a rule every event he 
shoots in he is just so much money out of pocket. Trap-shooting is 
for him a luxury, and an expensive one. When it is all over, and the 
semi-expert has gotten home, and has gone over his cash account, he 
is an enthusiast, indeed, who can look the matter squarely in the face 
and say to himself honestly that he's had his money's worth of fun 
out of what he has spent. 
If it's expensive for the semi-expert, what must it be for the novice? 
We had better draw a veil over that feature in the case. The novice 
is out his railroad fare, his hotel bill and the "et ceteras," the price 
of his shells, and about the whole of his entrance money. That's the 
size of it. He can take up a programme and figure out very quickly 
what it will cost him to attend such and such a tournament. That's 
what he pays for his fun. 
NOT THE yiBW OF A PESSIMIST, 
We don't expect that our view of the case will suit everbody. There 
may probably be some that will say it is the view of a pessimist. But 
it's not so. We think that the sport of trap-shooting was never in a 
more thoroughly healthy condition than it is now. New clubs are 
springing up everywhere, and more targets are thrown, more shells 
used, and more guns and powder manufactured and sold than ever 
before in the history of the world. Some old fossils may stay at home 
and never venture out anywhere; they may take the columns of the 
sporting papers and look at the records of the tournaments of 1897, 
and figure from them that, on account of the poor attendance that 
have marked the shoots of 1897, the sport is on the decline. 
But is it so? Ask the U. M. C. Co., the W. R. A. Co., the E. C. & 
ScnuUze, the Hazard, Du Pont, King, Lafliu & Rand, Austin, Gold 
Dust and other powder companies, the Cleveland- Target Co., and all 
the standard gun manufactiu-ers, what their opinion is. We will 
hazard a guess that one and all will say that, compared with other 
lines of business, they have nothing much to complain of. 
Then ask them whether they think that large tournaments are a 
benefit or otherwise to their business. We must be very dull of com- 
prehension, or cannot have heard aright, if we should say that we 
nonestly believed that one of the above firms would say that large 
toui-naments were a benefit to them or to trap shooting. As we have 
gathered it from what we have heard and seen, it is ac small tourna- 
ments that the greatest good results both to trap-shooting and to the 
business of the manufacturers. 
We have of ten heard it said by some of the manufacturers: "How 
many men were there at such and such a tournament that didn't get 
their shells, powder, gun or expenses given them? Not 6 percent, 
of the shooters present on all the days of the tournament I" And 
. that's about right. The sport is really too expensive for the vast 
;an8jority to indulge in, unless they get something free to help them 
iialong. 
THE OLD GUARD. 
On more than one occasion this year, "the old guard" has saved 
the day. We say this advisedly, because had it not been for the at- 
tendance of the regulars, there would practically have been no shoot. 
This may sound heresy, and we can imagine we hear some people 
grunt a dissentient note. But we believe it to be a fact. 
Suppose "the old guard" of professional experts and manufactur- 
ers' agents had not been present, would the amateurs have turned 
out in force? Yes, they would perhaps once or twice. But how 
quickly they 'd run wisely hack to cover again 1 The expert amateur 
would be found to be just as deadly as that bugbear the expert pro- 
fessional; he'd have ail the money, or the bulk of it, under the old 
system; the semi-expert would get his usual moiety; and the novice 
would get left,. as he always does, and always will until he can shoot 
as well as the expert; or until some satisfactory system of handicap, 
ing is devitsed that will be of benefit to his lesser skill. As at present 
pursued, there is no system. Rose, old. Jack Rabbit, Pumphrey, or 
any other, that will enable the novice to pay his way at the trap. He 
Is paying for his experience just as the expert of to-day has paid for 
his in the past. 
There is one feature, however, in which trap shooting to-day dif- 
fers from that of the past. To- ay the novice Knows that he has no 
chance, and therefore he stays at home ; in the past the novice wasn't 
so well educated; he came out to learn, and he learned. 
THB BOSB SYSTEM. 
The Rose system has been abused very roundly this season. On 
Its shoulder, and also on the shoulders of its father. Forest and 
Stream, have been heaped abuse of a more or less unfriendly type. 
The shoulders, however, of both the parties named are pretty broad, 
and no damage to speak of has been done. It may be that the out- 
cry has something of a boomerang in it. The very personnel of its 
assailants is such that the abuse is in reality praise. 
The system was devised to make an equitable division of the purse 
according to the merits of the scores of the shooters. It was also de- 
vised to spoil all money-making schemes, such as pooling of interests 
and dropping for place. It spoiled those schemes, and it reduced 
winnings and losings. Therefore it has been maUgned and called bad 
names. Nevertheless, until a better plan for dividing purses is de- 
vised, we shall hold to our opinion that the Rose system is the best of 
all to date. If sweepstake shooting at the trap is to continue, and if 
such sweepstake shooting is not to become an out and one gamble 
simply to win money, the Rose system is the one to adopt, 
VIEWS OF A COUPLE OF EXPEBT.'S. 
Only a short time ago we learned of the views of a couple of ex- 
perts that were to our mmd telling ai-guments in favor of the Rose 
system, although those who made the remarks were loud in their 
talk against the system. The first one said ; 
"If I was shooting with Rolla Heikes, Gilbert and all that class of 
shooters, I'd want the Rose system all the time." 
The other said (and this was at a very recent shoot) : 
"Last year I put in the bank over $2,000 that I made by following 
the shoots, little and big. This year your Rose system has 
knocked things out so that I can't make more than my bare ex- 
penses." 
Looking at it in another light, we would deduce the following from 
that last quoted remark on the subject: That the $2,000 that went 
Jnto the bank account of 1896 drove more shooters away from the 
Shoots of 1897 than the Rose system, or any equitable syateili, could 
drive away in 100 years. 
What are we coiiim to ? 
The situation briefly reviewed is, therefore, this; The attendance 
at tournaments has dwindled this ^ ear into comparative insignifi- 
cance. The number of experts, paid and unpaid, is increasing quite 
rapidly. What is the prospect for 1898'? 
Frankly speaking, in the tournament line, we can see small pros- 
pects of anything big. No club can afford to give a larga amount of 
added money, unless it is helped considerably by the manufacturers 
themselves. But the manufacturers have called a halt, and refuse to 
pay more than a stipulated sum for a page advertisement in a pro- 
gramme now and then. How long they will keep up this form of help 
to clubs, we cannot venture to predict. We do believe, however, 
that it will not be so very long before there is a further cut in the 
prices paid by manufacturers for notices in programmes. We have 
lately seen enough straws in the air to show ub which way the wind 
18 blowing. , 
A review of the trap columns of Forest and Stream for the past 
season will show that the amount of scores printed is larger than 
ever before. Our reports naturally increase witb the increase in 
numbers of trap-shooting clubs. Clubs are springing up everywhere, 
and local trap-shootmg was never more popular than now. It takes 
the form, though, more of inter-club shoots and team races of a 
friendly nature, than of the get-down-to-buainess atid-shoot-for the- 
stuff style that prevails at most of the tournaments of the present 
day. The $5 that it costs to shoot for an afternoon at one of these 
clubs' grounds is more in keeping with the average pocket-book of 
to-day, than the $15 and $20 that it costs even tne semi- expert to 
frolic at a tournament with "the old guard." 
Western Traps. 
EUREKA meetings. 
Chioago, 111., Nov. 13.— A meeting of the Eureka Gun Club was 
held on the evening of Nov. Jl, at the Great Northern Hotel, for the 
purpose of arranging for live-bird shooting during the winter 
months, also to attend to general business. 
A motion was passed instructing the secretary to advise with man- 
ufacturers of target traps, requesting that they number each trap 
made, to enable clubs losing traps by theft to identify the same 
when found by the number thereon. Several of theclubswho.se 
grounds are located in this city have lost by theft traps stored in the 
club houses. 
The Eureka Club voted to engage in three live-bird matches with 
Garfield Gun Club during the winter. This is a part of the challenge 
accepted July 1 —the three races at targets having already been shot, 
Eureka winning two out of the three. An auxiliary committee, con- 
sisting of F. P. Stannard, E. M. Steck and Charles Anloine. was ap- 
pointed to arrange handicap for the live- bird contests. The first club 
contest will possibly be held at Watson's Park, Burnside Crossing, 
Nov. 20, at which time it is thought the 'Gfarfield Club will shoot the 
first match with Eureka. 
A committee was appointed to arrange for the annual club meeting 
and banquet. Ladies will be invited to the banquet. 
stone— VON lengbrke. 
In the absence of Mr Mussey, who was expected to shoot a race 
with Percy Stone at Watson's, Nov. 11, a match was made up be- 
tween Percy Stone and Oswald von Lengerke at 25 live birds. A 
strong wind blew, and most of the birds were fast hustlers to the left. 
The score was: Von Lengerke 22, Stone 16. 
GARFIELD CLUB. 
At a meeting of the Garfield Gun Club, held at the office of the 
secretary, on the evening of Nov. 11, for the purpose of arranging 
for live bird contests during the winter months, a committee was ap- 
pointed to decide handicap and arrange contests, providing medals, 
etc. The handicap will be in added birds, ranging from I to 4 birds. 
The committee consists of Thos. P. Hicks, SUas Palmer and Dr, Meek. 
BINGHAM AND AMBERG VS. CLARET AND PATTI. 
E. Bingham and John Amberg shot a race with John Claret and 
Patti, at Watson's Park, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 25 live birds per man. The 
race was shot under conditions hardly satisfactory even to the win- 
ners. It was started about sundown and finished after dark. At 
times it was impossible to see the bird unless it was light colored and 
flew so that it could be seen against the sky. Many birds were killed 
which fell out of bounds. In all probability these men will again get 
together and shoot when the conditions are more favorable. 
Following were the scores: 
Ed Bingham 220222222222222^2 22220323—23 
J H Amberg. 1211012222222122202022121—22-45 
Claret , 10221011001032201202021 12—17 
Patti 2020112002102121111002011—17—34 
CALUMET HEIGHTS CLOB. 
Nov. 7.— There was a fair attendance to-day at the grounds of the 
Calumet Heights Club. The regular medal shoot was decided, as 
also the one postponed from Oct. 31. 
In the medal shoot of Oct. 31 Booth won in class A, Norcom in class 
B, and Harlan in class C. Scores: 
Lamphere (A) .1111111110110110111011111— 21 
Booth (A) ., .1111111110101101111111101— 21 
Norcom (B),. ...... .....1111111011111111111111111-24 
Harlan (C) ,.1101110010110111111111111—20 
Schmidt (C) 1111110010111011111110111—20 
McMiohael (C) 01110110010011 1 1011001010- -14 
In to-day's medal contest the winners in their respective classes 
were: Class A, Paierson; Class B, Norcom; Glass C, Harlan. Scores: 
Paterson (A) , , , .1111110011101111111111111-22 
Lamphere (A)..,....'.. ........1111101111111111111101011— 22 
Turtle (A) ,0101111011101100101011011—16 
Booth (A) 1111111101011111110111010—20 
Boedker (B) 1100101111111111101101101—19 
Norcom (B) ................1111101111001101101110111—19 
Harlan (0) 1111011110111111111010110-20 
Schmidt (C) ..........,,.„.......,.*.... 1001011101110110111111101^18 
Davis (C) .11000001 10111111110001100—14 
McMichael (C). 1011111001101101000010100—13 
Sweeps: 
Events: 1 » 3 4 5 Events: 12 3 4 5 
Targets: SB SB 10 IS IS Targets: S5 SB 10 16 16 
Paterson..,. 24 22 Norcom 22 18 3 9 .. 
Boedker 20 14 5 7 12 Booth ..2s! 8 .. .. 
Harlan 15 18 Davis , 8 .. 
Schmidt...., 22 
No. 3 was at 5 pairs; Nos. 4 and 5 at 15 targets, "snipe shooting." 
COOK county's b. c. cup. 
The challenge race for the E. C. challenge cup of the Cook County 
League wa« contested for Nov. 13 on the grounds of the Douglas Gun 
Club, Lavigne, III , between Ed Bingham and W. R. Morgan. The 
race was one of interest from the start and was at 100 targets, known 
traps and angles. The wind was from a left quar erand the birds 
were thrown swift and low, though erratic in their flight. Both 
shooters were in excellent form, and it was expected that better 
scores would have been made. Wm. L-H. Goodrich acted in the 
capacity of referee and old John Glover as scorer. 
The attendance at the club on this day was fair, many of the club 
members being at Watson's Park, shooting! ive birds in practice for 
coming event between Chicago and Kansas City. Mr. Morgan has 
now accepted the challenge of A. C. Paterson for the same trophy, 
which will be shot for at an early date, though not yet published. 
Bingham was 1 bird ahead when starting in on the final 25, but 
missed 4 out of his first in this frame, Morgan going him 3 better, and 
winning by 1 target only. Following are the scores in detail: 
Ed Bingham.. 11 011001111111110111111011111111101011111111111001—41 
11011111001111110111111100011001111101101111111111-39— 80> 
W R Morgan, .00111111110111100110111101011011111101111111111100—38 
01111101111111111011111111111001011111101111111111-43—81 
A. 0. Paterson. 
St. liouis Trap-Shooters' Xieague. 
Little Rock, Ark , Nov. 12.— Several weeks ago the shooters of 
St. Louis met and organized what will hereafter be known as the St. 
Louis Trap-Shooters' League. Tne principal object of this organiza- 
tion will be to centralize tne shooting interests, and to place St. Louis 
in its former position as a shooting center. With this object in view, 
the league has decided to hold a three days' tournament, Nov. 23-25. 
The first two days will be devoted to target shooting, and the last day 
to live birds. At this, its maiden effort, the league will add $ jOO in 
cash to the purses. This amount of added money, and the geographi- 
cal location of St. Louis, should assure the success of the tournament 
as its excellent railroad facilities make it only a night's ride from 
most of the important inland cities. It is quite Ukely that this will 
be a great factor in swelling the attendance. The programme, too, 
will be a varied one. as there will be feathers and saucers— just as 
you like ir. On each of the target days live birds will also be shot, 
though no targets will be shot on live bird day. 
The target programme will be exactly alike each day. Nos. 
1, 8 and 5 will be 15-targei events, f 1,50 entrance; Noa. 3, 4, 6 and 8 wUl 
be at SO targets, $2 entrance; No, 7 will be at 25 targets, $3. The added 
money ou each of theae days will be 877.60. There being ^7.50 added 
In each 15-target event and glO in each of the SO-target races, to the 
25-target event there will be J15 added. The purses will be divided 
under the old system, four moneys in the 15s and five moneys in the 
others. On live-bird day there are two events scheduled, one 15 and 
one 28. In the former there will be $25 added, and in the latter $75, 
The main event will be high guns, not class shooting, the money going 
to the eight high guns. Then there will be $15 average money'each 
day, which makes up the total of 8300 added. 
The tournament will be herd at Du Pont's Park, one of the best 
equipped shooting grounds in the West, 40 minutes' ride from the 
center of the city, and reached by the Suburban electjic line. The 
arrangements for throwing targets consists of a magautrap and a set 
of expert traps arranged on the Sergeant system. It is on this set of 
traps that the programme will be shot, while extras will be run off 
on the magauirap. The background for target shooting is a fairly 
good one. The live bird grounds are separate from those where the 
target shooting is done, though the tract of ground is all in one. The 
pigeons will be shot from King's automatic traps. There are no trees 
or buildings to interfere, and the birds are sure to get the benefit of 
any prevailing winds. The pigeon game here should be "plenty 
hard," as at this season of the year the birds are strong and well 
feathered. There are ample buildings on the premises lo protect the 
shooter in case of inclement weather, and of the right kind, too. One 
of them, the largest, is a brick structure, and will readily accommo- 
date 100 people. This is used as a club hou,<.e proper. Mr. Gardner, 
the manager of the park, has established a reputation of knowing 
how to take care of his guest. On Nov 25, Thanksgiving Day, a tur- 
key dinner will be served free to the shooters. This day there will 
also be contests for turkeys. 
- Only 2 cents will be charged for targets. This is also a new de- 
parture in the tournament bu';iness, as it has always been customary 
to charge 3 cents at added money shoots. This will be virtually 
equal to $50 a day to the shooters, as it is safe to a?serC that .5,000 tar- 
gets will be thrown in the programme events each day. 
The offlcers of the League are: Dr. M, C. Starkloff.'Chairman, and 
W, R. Nold, Secretary. The doctor bas long been ai^sociated with 
the trap-shooting interest of St. Louis, and is always keenly alive to 
its progress and elevation. Mr. Nold is one of the young shooters of 
St. Louis, and is well qualified for the position of secretary, being 
both energetic and efflcient, Should this tournament he the success 
and arouse the interest which the promoters have reasons to expect, 
it is their intentions to hold a large tournament m 1£9S, to which they 
expect to add $3,000. It is my opinion that in the future St;. Louis 
tournaments will appear in the flxcu'-e column more frequently. 
Paul R. Litzkb. 
The Intercity Team Race at Chica|g;o.f 
In view of the interest taken in the Chicago-Kansas City team race, 
Dec. lO-U, at Watson's Park, Chicago, a fetv figures on the two con- 
tests which have already been decided will be good reading. The first 
shoot between representatives of these two cities took place at Chi- 
cago, the visitors winning by 4 birds, with a total of 420 to 416., The 
second was held at Kansas City, and, strangely enough, the visitors 
carried off the honors, Chicaeo winning by 2 birds, the scores stand- 
ing: Chicago 442, Kansas City 440. Below we give the names of those 
who shot on the teams, together with their scores: 
Shoot No. 1, at Chicago; 
Chicago. Kansas City. 
HKleinman 47 Anderson......,.....,,,... 46 
WP Mussey..,...,.,. 45 Ed Chouteau.............. 45 
Macfarland.....,,,.,, 43 J A R Elliott. .............. '45 
M JEich....,4,.,„,:., .."43 Ed Bingham,. .......44 
C E Felton .42 J E Riley, ., 44 
A Kleinman ......48 J B Porter....... ^.,i'A% 
RB Organ... ,., 48 AE Thomas,....,., ........42 
Pi'ice 39 L H Vories .40 
Payson...... ............. ,39 W B Twitchell 36 
Reeves 35—41 6 J K Guinotte .36—420 
Shoot No. S, at Kansas city: 
Chicago. Kansas City. 
M J Eich 48 JAR Elliott 48 
G Kleinman 46 Ed Bingham,.,.. ...47 
AKleinman 46 JERiley 46 
C E Feiton 46 A E Thomas. . . . , M 
!^ Choteau...i ........44 
W P Mussey 44 W S Halliwell..,...,., .43 
H Kleinman .43 J B Porter i,43 
Abner Price ............4^ J K Guinotte ...>'4a 
P F Stone 41 W B Twitchell. ........... ..41 
J E Price 39-442 LH Vories . 39-440 
On the occasion of the visit of the Chicago team to Kansas City the 
Ohicagoans took a second team along with the first team, and the 
Kansas City shooters made up another team to compete with it. In 
this race the Kansas City men were easily winners, the scores being, 
Kansas City 427, to Chicago 408. The scores of these teams were: ' 
Chicago No. 2. Kansas City No, i. 
H Ehlers...,..^.y..„..J...,..J M F C Maegley ....*47 
G Hoffman.., , , ,., . ,17, ... ,44 F J Smith. , .»45 
WE Philips. ..48 J L Porter 45 
GW Reeves 41 W G Bads 44 
E M Steck 40 Q Youmans .'43 
CD Gammon.,,, .....40 CFHolmes.,.. 48 
.lohn Watson 40 D S Gordon ^ .At 
GeoAirey 39 GSehroeder t,. *.,41 
J M Hutchinson 38 G Siockwell .„.......,41 
Geo Farmer 37- 408 J H Magee .., ^,3d-427 
No notice taken of anonymona commnnioationa 
Eleotrick, New York.— Write to Wilson House, Mastic, L. I., or 
to H. J. Rogers, Eaatport, L. I. 
H. F. H,, Portland, Ore.— Dorrler used a 28in. barrel, but most ex- 
perts here use 30in. barrels. We would recommend a 301n. barrel 
where a .82 long rifle-cartridge is used. 
F. P. HisH.— We have never found sweet oil of much benefit as a 
rust preventative. 
O. M. G., North Andover Depot, Mass. The symptoms are those of 
worms. Give him no food for twelve hours ; six or eight hours before 
giving the worm medicine give a dose of casior oil. Give one dram 
of freshly grated areca nut. It can be mixed with lard and given in 
the form of a large pill. 
S. B. T., Mount Vernon, N. Y.— In treating canker of long standing 
in the internal passages of the ear, cleanliness is essential Inject 
tepid water gently and remove all discharge from within. This should 
be done several times daily, then warm to hloodheat aud drop in ^the 
ear a little of the following mixture: 
Acid carbolici , 3 ss 
Glycerin , 1 ^ .\. ■ ^ • 5 ss 
Aqu» 5 ijss 
C. D. R.— My Irish setter puppy had his left hindleg fractured by 
the kick of a horse when the dog was about five weeks old. The 
fracture united rapidly, and now, at the age of ten months, the leg 
is straight, strong, of equal length with the other hindleg, and the 
only visible result of the fracture is a bony lump at the pomt of frac- 
ture, much of which wUl, 1 am informed, ultimately disappear by 
absorption. Will thin lump, other things being equal or better, mili- 
tate against the dog in a dog show? Ans. Yes, so long as it remains 
evident to eye or touch the lump will be regarded as a blemish. 
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