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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. is, 1898. 
-rum's Canoe* 
We are indebted to Mr. R. Easton Burns for the following, 
written by Dr. William Henry Drtimmoud for tlie annual dinner 
of the Province of Quebec Fish and Game Clilb. The moral is one 
that all canoeists shotild lay to heart. 
PHIL-O-RUM S CANOE. 
"O ma olc canoe; w'at's matter wit' you, an' w'y was you be so 
slow? " ' 
Don't I work hard enough on do paddle, an' still you don't seem 
to go— 
No win at all on de fronte side, an' current she don't be strong. 
Den w'y are you lak lazy feller, too sleepy for move along? 
"I 'member de tarn w'cii Jrcfll Jonjip de sam' as deer wit' dc wolf 
behin' 
TVli' broehet on de top de water, yon scare lieetn man' tiflT bees 
min' ; 
But fish don't care for you now at all, only jus' jnebbe wink de 
eye. 
For he know it's easy git out de way w'en yoii Was a-pa.ssin* by" — 
I'm spikin' dis way jus' de oder day we'n Tin ofit wit' de ole 
canoe _ ' _ 
Crossin' de point w'ere 1 see las' fall wan very, beeg caribou. 
W'en somebody Say, "Phil'O-rum, liioli viifeux, w'at's matter wit' you 
you'sc'f ?" 
An' who do yoti s'pose was talkin'? w'y de poor ole canoe 
shcse'f! , 
O yass, I'm scare w'en I'm sittin' dere, an' she's callin' ma nam' 
dat way, 
PJiil-o-rum Juneau, w'y you spib so moche, yotj're off on de head 
fo-day; 
Can't be you forget ole feller, you an' me we're liot too young, 
An' if I'lh looking so ole lak y0u, I t'ink T Will !5loS:e ma tongue 1 
You should feel ashame! for you're alwfty blame, w'en it isn't ma 
fault at all, 
For I'm trying to do bes' I can for you on summer-tam-spring 
and fall. 
How ofFen you drown on de reever if I'm not lookin' out for ypti 
When you're takin' too moche on de w'islcy some night .comin' 
down de Soo! 
De firse tarn we go on de Wessoneau, no feller can beat us den, 
For you're purty strong man wit' de paddle, but dat's long ago, ma 
frien' 
An' win' she can blow off de mountain, an' tonder an' rain may 
come. 
But camp see us bote on dfe' evening. You know dat M'as true, 
Phii-o-rum! 
An' who's your horse too, but your ole canoe, an' w'en you feel 
cole an' wet. 
Who. was your house w'en I'm upside down an' ondcr de roof y(ni 
get. 
Wit' fain ritnni'li' down nia back, Baplcmc, till I ni gellin' de 
rheumateez. 
An' I never say nofe'ing at.allj nibiTiiaenife, but let you do jus' you 
please ! 
Vou t'ink it was right, kip mc out all night on reever side 
down below. 
An' even "Bon Soir" you was never say, but off on de camp 
you go, 
Lcffin' your poor ole canoe bchin' lyin' dere on de groun' 
VVatchin' de moon on de water, an' de bat flyin all aroun'! 
0 dat's lonesGtnfe t'ing hear de gray owl sihg up on dc beeg pine 
tree. 
An' many long night she kip me awake till suri on de eas' I see, 
An' den you come down on de morning for start on some more 
voyage. 
An' only t'ing decen' you do all day is carry me on portage. 
Dat's way_Phil-o-rum rlietitnateez she cotnei wif? fiiifl Tonnin' troo 
ma side, 
Wan little hole liete, iloder beeg wan dere, dat not'ing can never 
hide. 
Don't do any good fee me up agen, no matter how moche you try, 
For w'en we come ole an' our work she's done, bote man an' 
canoe mus' die! 
Wall! she talk dat way mebbe mos' de day till we'cr passin' some 
beaver dam. 
An' wan de young beaver he's male' hecs tail come down on de 
water flam! 
T never see de canoe so scare* she jomp nc;irly two, free feet. 
1 t'ink she was goin' for ronnc away, an' she shut up dc niont' 
toute suite. 
It mak* mc feel queer, dc strange t'ing I hear, an' I'm glad she 
don't spik no more. 
Hut soon as we fin' oursc'f arrive over dere on de noder .shore 
1 tak' dat canoe lak' dc lady an' carry her off wit' mc, 
For I'm sorry de way I treat her, an' she know more dan nie. 
sapree 
Yass! dat's smart cauoe, an' I know it's true, w'at she's s|iikiii' 
wit' me dat day. 
I'm not de young feller I use' to be w'en work .she was only jilay. 
An' I know T was comin' closer on place w'ere T mus' tak' care. 
W'ere de nios' worse currents de las' wan too, de current of Dead 
Riviere! 
You can only steer, an' if rock he near, wit' was'c dashin' all 
aroun'. 
Better mak' lectlc prayer, for on Dead Riviere stmie very Slparl; 
man get drown; 
But if you be locky an' watch yoU'se'f, mebbes reever won't -seciji so 
wide, ... 
An' firse t'ing you know you'll rOnne aSliore, safe on de rtoder 
side! 
A. C. A. Membefship. 
Kasteni Division. 
Abbott S. Mitchell, Boston C. C, Boston. 
Atlantic Division. 
James F. Varick, Yonkers, N. Y. 
^i/le ^mqe mcl 0Hlhrg* 
San Francisco Riflemen. 
Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. 
San Francisco, Dec. 27. — Yesterday wound up the shooting year 
of the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Ch\b. .Some of the con- 
tests produced hot competition. This club has developed fine 
work in several lines of marksman.ship, and is_ probably the only 
one in existence which fosters all-roimd shooting. The club has 
several challenges out, but mo one seems willing to accept its 
"defi." 
At the close of the official shooting the members present were 
divided into two squads, and shot with pistol — 5 shots — and rifle — 
5 shots — for a supper. Capt. Bushnell's team won, with a good 
margin to spare. Capt. Siebe, proprietor of the Park, had a fine 
spread laid in an adjoining room, to which the hungry shooters 
retired at 5 o'clock. At the close of the feast President Rodgers 
distributed the medals and other prizes to the winners, and, after 
much speech-making, the festivities closed at 9 o'clock. 
Resume of 3S97: Columbia target, pistol, revolver and 22-cal. 
rifle at 50yds., in open air; target and military rifles at 200yds.: 
Pistol, ten-shot scores, only one allowed each month; best five 
scores to count; champion class: J. E. Gorman — 38, 42, 45, 48, 48 — 
221. First class— M. J. White— 37, 43, 49, 50, 52—231. Second class— 
G. M. Barley— 50, 59; 63, 72, 72—316. Third class— A. Hintermann— 
64, 70, 74, 85, 107—400. 
Rifle, ten-shot scores; only one allowed each month; best five 
scores to count; champion class: A. H. Pape — 56, 56, 48, 49, 53 — 
262. First class— E. Jacobson— 62, 49, 71, 78, 59—319. Second class 
—J. E. Gorman— 66, 71, 74, 81, 61—353. Third class- A. Minter- 
mann— 111, 70, 80, 111, 86—458. 
F. H. Bnshnell rifle medal and $25, $20, $15, $10, $6; ten best 
three-shot scores: F. O. Yormg— d, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9^72 
(medal); A. H. Pape— 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9—73 ($25); Dr. L. O. 
Rodgers-10, 10, 10, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12, 12—114 ($20); O. Bretner— 
10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 13, 15, 15, 18, 19-134 ($15),; A. B, Dorrell-U, 15, 
15, 16, 16, 17, 18, 18, 19, 16-161 C$10) ; F. Kuhnle-10, 16, 17, 20, 21, 
21, 21, 21. 18, 22- 187 ($5.) 
William Glinderaann military medal and $20, $16, $11) at1il $5, best 
ten scores of ten shots, military count on the Columbia target; 
E. Jacobson— .50, 49, 49, 49, 48. 48, 48, 47, 47, 47-^181 (medal) ; F. O. 
Young-49, 49, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 47, 47, 47— 479 (.$20); Ed Hovey— 
49, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48,- 48, 47, 47, 47-478 ($1,5); F. It. Buslniell— 48, 48, 
48, 48, 48, 47, 47, 47, 47, 47-475 ($10); A. ll. Pape— 49, 48, 47, 47, 
47. 46, 46, 46,^ 46, 46-468 ($5.) 
Gordon Blanding pistol medal and $25, $20, $15, $10 atld $5, three 
shots, best ten scores: J. E. Gorman— 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8— 
65 (medal); C. M. Daiss— 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 8, 7. 7—69 ($25); F. 
(). Young— 8, 5, 8, 7, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8— 78 ($20); F. 11. Bushnell--ll, 
15, 14, 13, 15, 15, 13, 11, 14, 14—135 ($15) ; A. B. Dorrell-10, 7, 8, 
9, 10, 10. 10, 10, 9, 11-94 ($10); F. E. Mason— 17, 18, 15, 15,' 12, 14, 
7, 8, 11 17—135 ($5.) 
Howard Carr revolver medal and $15, .$10 and $5, six shots, best 
ten scores: 1. E. Gorman— 26, 20, 29, 25, 20, 28, 28, 30, 28, 23—263 
(medal); A. B. Dorrell— 27, 30, .31. 29, 24. 28, 31, 28, 30, 30—288 
($15); F, O. Young- 32, 35, 29, 23, 31, 26, 31, 34, 34, 35—310 (.$10); 
C. Roberts-40, 36, 35, 27, 36, ,30. 33, 32, 40, 38—347 ($5.) 
F. O. Youn.er rifle record medal and $6 and $4, best single ten- 
shot scores: Dr. L. O. Rodgers- 7, 3, 4, 2, 4, 11, 1, 5, 4. 3—44 
(medal); A. H. Pape— 6, 2, 4, 3, 2, 6, 4, 6, 7, 4—44 ($6); D. W. 
McLaughlin— 7, 5, 4, 4, 7, 1, 2, 7, 7, 4—48 (.$4.) 
Diamond pi.stol record medal, ten shots, best single score for 
the year, and two cash prizes, $fi and $4: C. M. Daiss— 1, 2, 2, 2, 
7, 6, 2, 1, 3, 3—29 (medal); J. E. Gorman— 3, 3, 5, 4, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1— 
30 ($6); F. 0_. Young— 1, 9, 5, 3, 2, 5, 4. 2, 5. 2—38 ($4.) 
Capt. L. Siebe's all-comers, all-round medal, licst three scores 
on musket and best ten three-shot scores on line rifle and pistol: 
F. G. _ Young— Scores: Rifle, 72; pistol. 78; musket, 170. 
Achille Rods .22-caliber rifle, medal and two ladies' medals 
and three cash prizes, ten best ten-shot scores; E. Taeob- 
son— 9, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9—83 (medal); A. B. Dorrell— 7, 8, 8, 
9, 9. 9, 9, 10, 10, 10—89 ($15); Ed ITovev-7, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 
12, 12, 12—109 ($10); Mrs. C, F. Waltham— 9, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 
12, 12, 12, 12—113 (.$5 and medal); Mrs. L. J. Crane— 9, 11, 11, 11, 
12, 13, 14, 14, 14, 1.5—124 (second ladies' medal). Roeel. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 26.— The regidar weekly practice shoot of 
the Cincinnati Rifle Association was held to-day on the Associa- 
tion's range, Four-Mile House, Reading road. Mr. C. Welliiiger 
was declared king for the day. Conditions: Strictly ofEdiand, 
200yds. i-ange, German ring target. Scores below: 
Gindele 24 21 25 19 21 23 21 24 25 25—228 
22 25 23 23 20 23 25 23 23 20—227 
Dridic 17 18 20 19 24 19 23 25 20 2.3—208 
23 25 20 22 13 19 13 19 20 23—212 
Topf 24 15 14 20 20 19 20 17 24 23—192 
16 20 18 20 18 15 18 £1 13 11—173 
Uckotter 21 14 17 17 16 23 17 16 IS 17—189 
17 22 20 24 19 14 17 15 16 19—183 
Wellinger 22 21 24 22 25 16 20 24 23 20—217 
23 23 20 23 24 21 20 20 16 22—212 
Trounstine ... 21 16 19 12 24 11 17 20 24 22—186 
16 14 24 21 22 20 11 15 23 17—183 
Strickmeier 21 22 25 21 22 23 18 20 19 20—211 
22 23 24 23 22 25 21 16 24 20—220 
King target: 
Crindele 16 18 24 21 24 21 22 23 24 23—216 
Drube 19 23 17 21 24 24 18 22 24 11—203 
Topf 14 14 20 11 23 16 16 22 14 5—155 
Uckotter 8 17 21 17 22 21 18 23 20 23—190 
Wellinger .21 23 25 23 24 24 19 22 21 22—23! 
Troun.stine 15 17 9 23 19 19 21 16 10 13—162 
.Strickmeier .23 21 19 25 21 24 20 22 18 18—210 
Union target: 
Gindele 24 21 22— R7 
Drube 19 18 19— .56 
Topf 18 10 19—47 
Uckotter 17 19 18—54 
Rapid-fi re: 
Gindele ..23 21 2-1 25 25-118 
Drube 24 18 20 24 14—100 
Topf 20 21 17 22 23—105 
Wellinger 16 20 24—60 
Trounstine 20 11 15—46 
Slriek]ncier 24 19 21—64 
Uckotter 13 6 16 20 .ui— 74 
Wellinger ,..,21 20 20 16 22— 99 
Strickmeier ...22 23 24 23 22—114 
Revolver Shooting in England. 
Mr. Walter M'inans has been elected a vice-president of the 
North Eondon Rifle Club, in tlie jilace of the late Sir Henry 
Plalford. Mr. Winans is already a vice-president of tlie South 
London Rifle Club. 
Lcadhiii rlcalcrfi in ft2Wlsr,ien's su'pplics have ailvertii<ed 
in. our columns (■ontlnuomly for almost a qnartrr century. 
If yoa want your shoot to be announced here send in 
notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
Jan. 18-20.- Hamilton, Ont.— Grand Canadian Handicap. Live 
birds; $1,000 guaranteed. For full information write secretary, H. 
Graham, American Hotel, Hamilton, Ont., Can. 
Jan. 26-27.— Orange Lake, Newburgh, N. Y.— Tournament at Pine 
Point. Open to all. First day, targets; second day, live birds. 
Feb. 15-19. — Hot Springs, Ark.— Second annual midwinter tour- 
nament. First four days, targets; last day, live birds. $tl00 added 
raonev. Programmes ready Jan. 15. Send your address for one to 
Jno. J. Sumpter, Jr., Box 111, Hot Springs, Ark. 
Feb. 23.— Atchison, Kan. -Tournantent of the Atchison Gun Club. 
Live birds and targets. 
March 15-18.— Utica, N. Y.— TotimaiTlent oi the Oneida County 
Sportsmen's Association. Liwe bicds an4 targets. Opisn to all. 
Henry L. Gates, Pres. 
SOCI: 
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all surplus added. 
March 29-April 1.— Reading, Pa.— Annual tournament "of the 
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of 
the Independent Gun Club, of Reading. A. Knauer, Sec'y. 
April 13-15.— Atchison, Kan.— Manufacturers' fourth annual tour- 
nament. Added money later. Jack Parker, Manager; Lou Er- 
hardt, .Sec'y. 
May 17-20. , . — Tournament of the New Jersey State 
Sportsmen's Association. T. H. Keller, Sec'y. 
April 5-8.— Baltimore, Md.— Annual spring tournament of the Bal- 
timore Shooting Association. Geo. L. Harrison. Sec'y-Treas. 
June 15-17.— Cleveland, O.— Fifth annual tournament of the 
Cleveland Target Co. Bluerocks thrown free of charge. Profes- 
sionals and manufacturers' agents barred from programme events 
June 20-24.— Rochester, N. Y.— Annual tournament of the New 
York State Association, under the auspices of the Rochester Rod 
and Gun Club. Live birds and targets. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for Jiiiblication in 
these colitmns, aho any ?iews notes they may care to have printed. Ties 
in all events are considered as divided unless o'liei-^vise reported Mail 
all suck viatter to Forest and Stream PtMishing Company^ 346 Broad- 
■way, Neiv York. 
1 hose subsoriber.s to ,F[„5,3s.f. .(Sj^u .Sjt^r.^m „,1io read Drivers and 
Twisters will learn with regret that Noel E. Money is not going 
to return to this country in his capacity as secretary to the Ameri- 
can E. C. & Schultze Powder Co., Limited. In fact, he s not going 
to return to this country at all; he has resigned the secretaryship 
referred to, and has become connected with a business enterprise 
that will occupy his time fully, that will fill his pocket, and that 
will keep him on the other side of the North Atlantic Ocean. Noel 
E. Money has been engaged in business for the American E. C. 
Powder Co. at Oakland, N. J., for about six years, and during that 
time he has traveled ail over the continent and made many iriends 
for himself and the business he represented. At one time, partioa- 
larly at Knoxville in '35, Noel Money was one of the best and 
most successful target shots in the country ; latterly he has been 
devoting himself more to the business of powder making than 
that of powder burning, with the natural result that his work at the 
traps was more ragged and irregular than it would otherwise 
have been. As a live-bird shot, he was at times very good, but he 
never approached the skill of his father, Capt. A. W. Moi^ey (Blue 
Rock), at this style of shooting, either in precision or regularity. 
It is no exaggeration, neither is it any flattery, to say that Noel 
Money's departure from the United States is a distinct loss to the 
trap-shooting fraternity, who knew and liked him so well. 
A certain Milwaukee, Wis., newspaper has been gloating over the 
fact that none of Chicago's shooters have taken up the challenge 
issued on behalf of Dr. J. L. Williamson, of Milwaukee. The tone 
of the article printed in its issue of Dec. 24 does not, we feel sure, 
reflect the sentiments of Dr. Williamson, who is too good a sports- 
man to countenance any such "blowing." It should be remem- 
bered, too, that tjie challenge emanating from Milwaukee was by 
no means wide o^en, as all good challenges should be; its terms 
demanded that the Chicago man accepting the challenge should 
come to Milwaukee and tackle the doctor on his own grounds and 
among his own friends. The part of the article of Dec. 24 that 
touches upon challenges to Elliott and Gilbert reads very funnily, 
and shows how very little the writer of the item really knew. It 
runs as follows: "The challenge will remain open until Jan. 2, and 
then it no acceptances are received. Dr. Williamson may challenge 
J^ A. R. Elliott, of Kansas City, for the Du Pont trophy, and 
Fred Gilbert, of .Spirit Lake, la., for the Cast-Iron medal he won 
from Elliott last fall." In the first place, Gilbert had at that time a 
challenge in for the Dii Pont trophy; and in the next place, Gil- 
bert has never shot for the Cast-Iron medal, neither has Elliott ever 
held it. (Since writing the above, we learn that Dr. Williamson 
has offered to go to (l^hicago and shoot arty Chicagoan. Bravo I 
Doctor.) 
The South Side Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., tried a i^ew soft 
of handicap at its artrlual New Y.ear's Day stpot. The system was 
as follows; Each tnan shot at 50 targets; the nuiliber of breaks 
was subtracted frotti the total shot at, g-iviiig the number of rhisses; 
allowances wet-e then apportioned thus.: Each man shot at as iiiany 
targets as he had missed out of the 50, plus otie _foi- , every five of 
those misses. Thhs, if a tnan missed 10 out of 50, he shot at 10 
plus 2 .for his allowance. The trouble with this system is that it 
is hardly equitable where the calibers of the shooters difi'er ma- 
terially. For iiistahce, according to the allowance (and each one 
receives extra targets in the same proportion; a man has to break 
over Si) per cent, of such allowance to enable him to reach a high- « 
est possible; that is, a man with 10 losses, or 15 or 20, must break 
10 out of 12. 15 out of 18.^ or 20 out of 24, or 83.3 per cent., to reach 
the highest possible. Thus a man who averages anything over 
83.3 per cent, has a distinct advantage over the man that doesn't. 
_The_ secretaryship of the New Jersey State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion is now in the hands of T. H. Keller, the late^ secretary, 
W. H. Huck, having resigned owing to pressure of business. Mr. 
ITuck took hold of the association's affairs when it was first at- 
tempted last year to resuscitate trap-shooting interests in the 
State of New Jersey. Lie leaves the post of secretary with the 
knowledge tliat the association is now in a satisfactory condition 
as regards its financial status, and also with tlie knowledge that 
he has left a worthy .successor in his stead. 
As will be noticed elsewhere, the New Jersey State Sportsmen's 
Association claims the dates of May 17-20 for its annual tourna- 
ment. The location where the shoot will be held is not decided 
upon as yet; in fact, the Executive Committee of the association 
has_ a bard nut to crack in deciding that point. It will also be 
noticed that a change has been made in the by-laws regarding the 
make-tip of teams for trophy contests, viz.: Each member of a 
team must be_ a resident of the countv where the club holds its 
shooting meetings, or of the counties adjoining that county. 
Irbv Bennett, of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., has been 
spending the holidays in his old home at Memphis. Of course, he 
has been having a good time, what with trap-shooting and some 
hunts after ducks. _In_ a recent letter he states that "returns from 
different clubs in Mississippi and Arkansas are encouraging. T had 
three friends at Wapanoca yesterday, all of whom killed their limit 
— 50 ducks. I am going to take a try at the ducks again this wecfe, 
and expect to have fine sport, as the fli.ght is now fine." 
The annual meeting of the Cobweb Gun Club, of New York, was 
held on Thursday night, Jan. 6. The following officers were 
elected for 1898: President, A. C, Rage; Vice-President, W. 
Casliau; .Secretary-Treasurer, George W. Thompson, Jr.: Capt-nin, 
Grant Nichols; Lieutenant, Fred Kerker; Dirertor.s, D. M. Van 
Cott, P. F. Ferrigan, P. F. McKeon and .L Elliott. The club 
will bold its monthly live-bird shoots as usual at Baychester on 
the first Thursday of every month. 
Rolla Heikes is not allowed to remain long in undisputed posses- 
sion of the Cast-Iron badge. Charlie Budd, of Des Moines, Ta., 
will now try (on Feb. 22, it is said) to carry back that emblem 
of a championshin to Iowa, a State that recently held all three 
of (he live-bird championships, but which at this'date holds only 
one, viz., the Kansas City Star's cup. Well, the race on Feb. 22 
will be quite a warm one, and it is to be hoped that the day will 
be more propitious than was Jan. 1. 
We understand that a proposition will be made to Gilbert bv 
some Philadelphians to shoot a race, or a series of races, with 
J. L. Brewer. We know that there is an intense desire on the 
part of many people in that city and in the vicinity of this city 
to see these two men matched. There is no intention of running 
a bluff on Gilbert, but if he or his friends evince the slightest 
desire for such a match or series of matches, ttiey can most surely . 
get one. 
Lou Erhardt announces that the "Manufacturers' Fourth Annua! 
Tournament" wijl be held at Atchison, Kan., April 13-15, under 
the management of Jack Parker. All communications regarding 
same should be addressed to Lou Erhardt, Atchison, Kan. Mr. 
Erhardt also states that the Atchison Gun Club will hold a tour- 
nament at live birds and targets on Washington's Birtbday, 
Feb. 22. 6 -sy, 
Owing to the late hour at which it was started, and also owing 
to the large number of entries in the event, the 20-bird handicap 
at pigeons, held on the Keystone Shooting League's grounds, 
Holmesburg Junction, Pa.. Jan. 1, was continued on Mondav, Jan. 
3. The shoot finally ended in a victory for J. H. Vandergrift, who 
scored all his twenty pigeons from the 30yds. mark. Lie won - 
first money, $75; second money, $50, went to I. W. Budd, with 19. 
John Wright, of the Brooklyn Gun Club, has been persuaded by 
his friends to take under his wing the running of an invitation 
live-bird shoot, professionals barred, at Dexter Park, L. I., on 
Feb. 3. Admission to the grounds for shooting purposes on that 
date will be by invitation only; if you want to be in it, you had 
better see Mr. Wright and secure an invitation. The programmes 
will be out in less than a week from this date. 
The shooting season of the Pastime Gun Club, of Detroit, Mich., 
has just closed, and the class prizes were distributed as follows: 
Class A medal, Renick; Class B, Hartz; Class C, Weiber. The 
medals are awarded to the man in each class who makes the best 
15 scores in the club shoots during the year. All three of the 
above shooters used Peters' cartridges loaded with King's Smoke- 
less. 
A correspondent from "way out West" asks us tor the address 
of Jack Fanning. AVe thought that Jack had gone home to the 
Pacific Slope for a short vacation, but here he has been winning 
second average at the annual New Year's Day shoot of the Audu- 
bon Gun Club in Buffalo, Letters for Jack should be addressed 
to him at Batavia, N. Y, 
C. W. Tuttle, of Auburn, l<r. Y., was in the city the latter part 
of last week. He found time on Saturday afternoon to run over 
to Brooklyn and break a few targets over the Brooklyn Gun 
Club's magautrap. Notwithstanding the puzzling backgroundi a- 
particularly hard one for a newcomer, he smashed enough to shpw 
that hand and eye were working well together. 
The New Year's shoot of the Schenectady, N. Y., Gun Club was 
a very pleasant affair from what we can learn. In addition to the 
scores on sparrows and pigeons given elsewhere, a 25-t.arget event 
was shot. The scores show that pigeon and sparrow loads arc not 
the best for targets. Keller and Sanders were high with 20, while 
O. R. Dickey couldn't get above 19. 
Elliott defeated "One-Barrel" Murphy at Gloucester, N. J., oft 
Saturday last, Jan. 8, by the score of 88 to 82. Ferd Van Dyke, 
who witnessed the match, says that the first 50 birds trapped, i. 
the first 25 for each man, were as fast as any lie ever saw. After 
that the birds were nothing more than mod^r^t?. The Store o{ 
this match appears elseMdiere, 
