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FOREST AND STREAM. 
IJan. is, 1898. 
Tfap Afotifld Pittsburg, 
PiTtsfiURG, Pa.j Jan. 2.— Below are some of the scores on live 
birds and targets made recently in the vicinity of this city. 
The DennyCrossland match on Dec. 29 was at 100 birds per 
man for a substantial consideration. By mutual consent, how- 
ever, the match was concluded at the end of the 90th round, Cross- 
land being then 8 birds ahead. The latter shot very well, scoring 
-71 out of his first 75 birds. The scores in this match were: 
Trap aeore type— Copyright, isss, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
2 5 3 S 8 4 8 1 4 3 5 3 5 2 4 1 3 3 2 2 5 .3 2 5 2 
J O'H Denny r^W-*/^\^\/^ /^:T^ t* — ^WfV 
(2s>^) 0 221122 0 222222 2 202222022 2—21 
4 3 5 8 3 1 i 3 5 4 3 2 1 3 4 1 8 5 4 3 2 5 4 3 4 
222222222202022022022222 2—21 
■5354814821332823252420253 
^ ■K,<-^<- ^ li' 1 ^1 \ 1^ iV/^ \ H 
0222220222220 212 03 2 22 2 2 0 2 2-20 
2 5 132 4 13 2 82 5424 
2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 
-12—74 
412 3 5 212 5 214352414 5 34148 5 
T W Crossland ^-^^f^Xi — ><-\ i-e*-*-/?" \/^<-\'v<-T ^T T^^ 
(30) 12222 2222322022 2, 2 22222 2 2' 3—24 
2414 5 2182514 324 8 12 5 514213 
3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 2 0 2 2 2 2—28 
5 2 3 14 2 4 5 3 2 15 4 3 5 4 2 5 13 4 2 3 14 
\*-<^J, /"^-NN/ i H-»-^<-<l^/"<-^^- 
2232332222223223'2a3 S-2 2 •! 0 2—24 
5 242182 5 4128 5 82 
^r>r>^ / 1. ^ \ \ t -S^*- 
.1 0 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 0 0 2 1 2 
-11— S'2 
After the above match was concluded a four-men team race, 10 
birds per man, was decided -witli the following result: 
Ewing's Team. Crossland's Team. 
Pills 0221022022— 7 Crossland 1221222222—10 
Garland 2001212120— 7 Watters 2011002002— 5 
Ewing 0110110001— 5 Parker 1111110111— 9 
Smith 2222000010— 5-24 Heatly 2222222110- 9-33 
A io-hird race was also shot, Ewing taking first money on 23, 
Watters and Parker dividing second on 19. Score.';: 
Ewing 2111120121121111120111212-23 
Watters 1020122220111001112011221—19 
Parlcer .' ' .' 1201100210111121100112211—19 
Smith 0012111119101101020012112-17 
Price 021101120002002 — S 
Shooting at Rochester, Pa. 
On iNCw Year's Dav there was an interesting live-bird shoot 
held at Rochester, Fa,', under the auspices of the local gun club. 
The birds trapped were excellent flyers. Scores were: 
No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 
Fonts 1221220222— 9 
No. 7 ...12112211] 2— 10 '2221121211- 
Tohnson 1111212122—10 1112111100- 
iParker 1010212112— 8 1102112111- 
Bovle 2220211212— 9 0222210001- 
J M 2120122221— 9 1121021212- 
Crable 1111110112— 9 2222212222- 
C T W 2021102222— 8 0210021011- 
Brunt 1122221220- 9 2011122221- 
TefE 1220222200— 7 
BLxby 2102220002- 
No. 12 1122002021- 
Monaco ■ 
Daddv 
-10 2101111011— S 
- S 0n0021111— 7 
- 9 1111101111— 9 
- 9 ii2622iiii— 9 
-10 1110111211— 9 
- 6 1112011111— 9 
- 9 1121122111—10 
6 0100020 
7 
1221011101— 8 
1020000101— 4 
South End Gua Club's Shoot. 
Reading, Pa., Dec. 2-5.- The South End Gun Glub held another 
of their successful target shoots at their shooting grounds all day 
Christmas. The attendance of spectators and marksmen was un- 
usually large, but the scores were not even ordinary. This was no 
doubt due to tlie swiftness with which the magautrap threw the 
clay pigeons. Nevertheless it was a most enjoyable event. The 
raw weather made the cozy club house a mist desirable place. The 
prograiTune consisted of sixteen events. The scores were as fol- 
lows: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 
Birds: 10 10 10 10 10 15 10 15 10 10 15 10 10 15 15 15 
Francis Yost 8.. 4 7.. .. 
Ball i 5 4.. 3 ...... 10 S 5 
Hill 2 .. 6 8 5 .. .. 4 
Shultz 4 .. 4 ri 1, S ,. S 3 4 
Miles 4 4 .. .. .. 11 4 6 II .... : 
Gerhard 5 5 .. 8 .. .. 
Lawrence 3 3 1 3 2.. 3 3.... 
Williams 4.... 3 5 4 
Eshelman 3.. 3.. .. 3 612 
Downs 2.. 3.... 1 2 
Duiikle 2 6 .. .. .. 4 3 
Schmeck 5 
Goodhart 3 . . 
Morris S 
Hawk 2 .. .. 2 2 
Boone 3 4 
Miller 5 4 5 8 9 
Heber Yost 6 3 9 S 4 
Gros.sman 4 6 6 8 
Scheele ' 4 5 . . . . 
Larkins ■ • • ■ 9 . . 6 . . 3 5 
Farr 3 2 5.. 2 5 G.. 
Capt. Essick 3 5 8 6 
Rhoads 5 ^ 
Renninger 3 3 
Shooting Match at Pottsville, Pa. 
A live-pigeon shooting match took place at Pottsville, Dec. 25, 
between Lamar Pritchard and John McHugh, crack local wing 
shots. The match was for $50 a side, and each man was to have 
shot at 13 birds, but the number was reduced to 11. Pritchard won, 
killing 6 to his opponent's 3. The match was witnessed by sports- 
men from all parts of the county. Between $800 and $1,000 changed 
hands on the result of the match. 
Team Shooting at Norristown. 
Never did a shooting match attract so^ much attention here as 
that between Edward and William Weidman on one side and 
George Ritter and Frank Gross on the other. It was for a purse 
of $50, each team to shoot at 50 live birds. The Weidmans won, 
43 to 40. 
W Weidman 22 Ritter ; 20 
E Weidman 21—43 Gross :. 20—40 
Coldren and Harrison Matched. 
Articles of agreement have been drawn up and signed by Harry 
Coldren and Brooke Harrison, two of Reading's most prominent 
wing shots, to shoot in January, 189S, for $100 a side. Coldren to 
shoot at 100 live birds and Harrison to shoot at 107 birds. American 
Association rules to govern. Forest and Stream correspondent 
will be at the contest as scorer. 
Sistefsvillc Rod atid Gtta Club, 
Si5IEKSVii.t.E, W. Va., Jan. 2.— The following are the records 
made recently on the grounds of the Sistersville Rod and Gun 
Club: 
Dec. 27.— D. M. Wallace and Scout shot a friendly race at 25 
targets for price of targets, resulting in a victory for Wallace. 
Scores follow: 
Wallace .1111111011111111111111101 23 
Scout , .1110111110111111101010111— 20 
Dec 29.— The following scores were made to-day. 47 out of 50, 
by Scout, was exceptionally good, as the shooting was done in a 
steady rain: 
Dade 01111 1 1 1 1 11101111111101111 1(11111011111111110110101—43 
Scout 11111111111111111110111101111111110111111111111111—47 
Dec. 30.— Some more very good scores were made to-day, Wallace 
and Dade this time dividing the honors ; 
Wallace 11111111111111111111111111110111111101111110111111-47 
Dade , ...lOUlllinillU 1 11111111111111111 Kll II 1 111111(11111—47 
Scout Dimilllll 1 11 11 11 11(1(1111111111101011011111110111-44 
Parker KJillOlllOdi 101(11 1 10000100011110101 1110110(tlll0100-20 
Scout (third 35) lolllll 1 lOllllUllOllllll— 32 
Dec. 3L— The following scores were made to-day in a snow- 
storm : 
Parker 1111111011111111111111001—22 
Dad- • • llKJllininiOlOlllOlllll— 21 
Wallace 1 1 0 1 1 till 11 11 1011 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 - 23 
Scout mil ) 1 111011 1 1 1 KHil 11 1 1 1-32 
The New Year's Day Tournament. 
Jan. 1.— Owing to the verv heavy snowstorm and the extreme 
cold weather (alter standing" at the score through a 20-bird race, 
one would think it was 4,000 degrees below zero) it can hardly be 
said that the New Year's Day tournament ot the Sistersville Rod 
and Gun Club was a success— not the success that was anticipated, 
anyway. The management, however, anticipating what might visit 
us in the shape of disagreeable weather during this time of year, 
had natural gas connected up to the stove in the club house (more 
gas in this comitry than anything else), and one thing may be said, 
and that is that we succeeded in keeping our visitors warm when 
they were not shooting. From advices received, we had prepared 
to entertain at least twenty-five shooters, but the blizzard which 
was pleased to come to us on the 31st ult. kept them at home 
around their own gas fires. The Parkersburg boys, however, turned 
out nobly, and had it not been for them our tournament should 
have been postpoiied until some other old time. If there is any- 
thing on the calendar that will keep these fellows from doing then- 
part towarci the success of our tournament, we have failed to dis- 
cover it. We may depend on them always, and appreciate then- 
presence. Prominent among the visitors were F. C. Pcrcival, Esq., 
president of the West Virginia State Sportsmen's Association; 1-. 
E. Mallory, vice-president of same, and president of the Mountain 
State Gun Club; Robert Clarke, Jr., Oston Brown, C. L. Slai^ion 
and Frank M. Keiser. all of Parkersburg; Mr. ^\ oodward, from 
Irail Run, Ohio. Froni the load club Scout, Dade, Parker 
and A. D. McVey (the latter did not shoot because of sickness, 
but he came oiit to wish us well). F. E. Mallory, the president. 
West Virgina State champion, made the highest average, and re- 
ceived the $5; D. M. Wallace was second and Dade third. The 
scores follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 10 11 13 
Targets-. ' 10 15 15 10 15 15 20' 15 10 15 15 25 
Cole T 5 18 S 12 6 18 0 G 9 11 Ifi 
Wallace !l 12 18 & 14 13 IS. 12 10 12 14 19 
Keiser 0 10 S 9 U 11 14 12 0 11 7 17 
wood^;.;rd:.:: ,! 5 f „ ^ 
Brown S 11 14 7 S 11 10 9 
fcout » 12 S 14 18 10 14 < 9 .7 .. 
Mallorv ■ 1" « 12 S 14 14 IS 14 lO 12 18 19 
Dade 7 10 18 5 18 14 10 18 7 12 ;I8 18 
F^r:::::.:.::.::. 8 511 o 7 s 9 7 o 9 5 .. 
Clarke, Jr o5S7 
After the conclusion of the above programme, Wallace, Mallory 
and Dade shot at 25 bluerocks, $5 a corner, resulting as follows: 
WolHre 1111111111111011111111011-28 
n^^^ ' ' 1101111110110010111111111-20 
MMor'y. 1011001010101111110110111-17 
The D S. Pelton, the club championship trophy, now held by 
Scout, will be again contested for on Jan. 29, it having been agreed 
tn hold the monthly club shoots on the fourth Saturday of each 
month. Ed O. Bower. 
New Year's Day at Schenectady. 
Schenectady, N. Y., Jan. 1.— A good day's sport was furnished 
by the Schenectady vjun Club for its members and their friends^ 
Both sparrows and pigeons were trapped. Events Nos. 1, 2 and tj 
were at 5 sparrows, $L50 entrance, two moneys. No. o was at 10 
pigeons, $7.50 entrance, three moneys. No. 4 was a $2 miss-and-out 
^ Among^'those from a distance were T. H. Keller of the King 
Powder Co. and Peters Cartridge Company; O. R. Dickey, of 
Boston. Mass., representing Parker Bros.; Arnold, from Albany, 
etc. 
Belojy are the scores in detail: 
No. 1. No. 2. No. 5. No. 3. No. 4. 
Wallburg 11111-5 1121*— 4 20112-4 1210110110- 7 221* 
Sanders 10201-3 11212-5 21210-4 1111111221-10 .... 
Valentine .......... 11111-5 11121-5 21111-5 1202111111- 9 .... 
Dickev .. 21121-5 22222-5 11111-5 1222112222-10 20.. 
Greer 12010-3 11101-4 11111-5 1211101121- 9 1221 
Stnith 12011-4 Omi-4 02211-4 1222022**1— 7 1220 
Kilgour".:: 0U21-4 12110-4 00102-2 2120 
Andrews 22122-5 11211-5 12211-5 2222 
Keller .... 100U-3 12111-5 11112-5 1220211121- 9 20 
Perkins' 00010-1 11012-4 1211210221- 9 12* 
^niler 00000-0 11211-5 1010121221— 8 * 
Arnold 11101-4 01110-3 12*1102112- 8 20 
Cargill 11011-4 11111-5 
Newman 12122-5 ..... 0210120210- 6 .... 
Vermont 12122-5 12221*2112- 9 .... 
Jackson 12001-3 
r vnch 10111 — 4 
A^ omi-^ 
IViunday 02111-4 .... 
Cerrigan 01*21—3 0 
Team Shoot at Greenville. 
New Jersey State Sportsmen's Association. 
A MEETING of the Executive Committee of the New Jersey .State 
Sportsmen's Association was held at 377 Broadway, New York 
city, in the rooms of the Sportsmen's Association, on Tuesday 
afternoon, Tan. 4. The secretary, W. H. Huck, of the Boiling 
Springs Giin Club, tendered his resignation, and the same was 
Hccepted with regrets. The president, Capt. A. W. Money, ap- 
pointed T. H. Keller as secretary in the place of Mr. Pluck, to fill 
the unexpired term. 
The committee also decided to claim May 17-20 as the dates for 
its annual tournament, leaving the place where the tournament is to 
be held to be decided upon later. 
An important addition was made to the by-laws. In team races 
for trophies, each member of a team must be a member of the 
same club, and must be a resident of the county where the club 
holds its shooting meetings, or must be a resident of a county 
adjoining that county. „ ^ , -r ■ 
The committee adjourned to meet at 2 P. M. Tuesday, Jan. 11, in 
the same rooms, the Sportsmen's Association having tendered the 
use of its rooms for that purpose. _ 
Gr-eenville, Pa., Jan. 1.— The Greenville Gun Club held a very 
.successful team shoot to-day. Dr. C. A. Miller and J. A. McNary 
captained teams of sixteen men each. The lorfeit for the losing 
team was a banquet. The weather was not at all conducive to 
good shooting, with the temperature near zero and a cutting north 
wind bearing flurries of snow. The result of the match was a 
score of 114 for Dr. C. A. Miller and 101 for J. A. McNary. The 
banquet set up by the losing team at the Commercial Hotel was 
one of the best ever served in this city. Rev. H. H. Emmett, 
known as the Indian Orator, was a guest of the club, and added 
much enjoyment to the evening's entertainment. Rev. Emmett is 
an ardent lover of the rod and gun, and has entertained many of 
the sportsmen ot western Pennsylvania at his home In Springbow. 
It is quite probable that he will become a resident of this city 
within the next month. 
P. and O, Border <3tin' Club League. 
A meeting of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Border Gun Club 
League will be held here about Feb. 1. The league is in a very 
flourishing condition, and the clubs composing it are looking for- 
ward to the opening of the tournament season. The Erie Gun 
Club, Rochester Gun Club and the Greenfield Gun Club, of Pitts- 
burg, have sent in their applications to join the league. These 
applications will be acted upon at the February meeting. 
Robert E. Beatty. 
Harrisburg Shooting Assodation. 
HarrissurG, Pa., Jan. 1. — The annual New Year's shoot of the 
Harrisburg Shooting Association came off to-day. It was a decided 
success, although the extreme cold and stortny weather kept down 
the attendance. Those who did attend made up for it by enthu- 
siasm. The club seiit out invitations for an all-day open shoot 
viith sweeps, b^it the out-of-town shooters were conspicuous by 
their absence. The team scores show quite a number of new mem- 
bers who have lately joined the association, and who are taking 
a lively interest in shooting matters, which we hope will bring 
good results. A miss-and-out race and a number of target sweeps 
were shot before the team race. The birds were a lively lot, and, 
helped by the strong wind, kept the boys guessing. The score 
shows that Capt. Van Zandt's team won handsomely. 
Doehme's Team. Van Zandt's Team. 
Geo Doehme 1000012220— "6 - Van Zandt ... .1001200220— 5 
Shoop 0222222202— 8 Brensinger ....1221211212—10 
Hepler- 0220222202— 7 Carlisle 0210110200—5 
.McKee 0022201122— 7 Todd 0221212211— 9 
Conway 0020220220— 5 Sellers 1002101121— 7 
Whiteman 0012102221— 7 Dill 2222222222—10 
McCann 2112210122— 9 H M Word en. .1202222222— 9 
Etter 2022122110— S Seabold ..0200212210—6 
Ayers 2222021200— 7—63 C Doehme 2102220120— 7— 6.S 
SULL. 
Warwick Guh Club. 
Warwick, N. Y., Jan. 1, — Below are the detailed scores made 
to-day in the match for the president's cup, J. M. Servin having 
challenged the holder, J. B. Rogers, for the trophy. As will be 
seen from the scores, Servin won easily by 14 breaks. 
J M Servin lOlUllOllOOOOlOOOllllOU 
0111110011111111001111110—34 
0011010110101111100111111 
1010111010110101011101111— 34— 6S 
J B Rogers 1001011001001001011010001 
0000110111111010010101101—25 
0110011110111111100110001 
on 1001100011110010110010—29—54 
Warwick. 
Shooting Near Detroit. 
Detroit. Mich., Dec. 29.— Below are the detailed scores of a 
25-bird race shot near here to-day: 
Parker 1223322222222*2212ini222— 24 
Bradv " '. 1233211112201120212111122 28 
opott'en' ' 1II001100110211-21112123122— 19 
Marks. (I31203-231 *13*303*12122311— 19 
Wolverine. 
Ifo notice talieii of anonjmous communications. 
H. Martin, Chicago.— EUiott and Gilbert have never shot for the 
Cast-Iron badge. 
Mayhugh, Lincoln, Neb.— Address your letter to J. S. Fanning, 
Batavia, N. Y., care of W. L. ColvOle. 
H. F. Thomas, New York. — It the bird was in the air when the 
first barrel was fired, the shooter was entitled to kill it on the 
ground with_ the second barrel, and to have it scored a deaii bird. 
The referee Is the sole judge of such questions, and his decision is 
final. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
New York Life Insurance Company. 
The fifty-third annual statement of tlie New York Life In- 
surance Co., which appears on another page, gives an idea to what 
proportions a business can grow in time, and with careful man- 
agement. Life insurance is a form of socialism, the best form of 
which we know anything, a system which provides for the needs 
of all through the love of each man for his own, and the business 
of a life insurance company is to insure against loss to a limited 
extent. When a man pays a life insurance policy premium, he 
suiters then and there a small loss which he can afford in order 
to insure the payment at his death, or when he reaches a certain 
age, to his wife or children, or some one else. The chief profit 
of the insurance companies is by lending the money which they 
receive as premiums, which in the case of companies doing a large 
business amounts to a great sum in the course of a year. 
In the New York Life Insurance Co. - more than 300,000 peo- 
ple have come together to pay in such premiums under contracts 
calling for $87.5,000,000 at maturity, and of this $875,000,000 more 
than $200,000,000 is aheady in hand. During the year 1897 nearly 
.i;20,000,000 was paid out to policy-holders. The business done dur- 
ing the year was about $14,000,000 more than in the year 1896, 
and the expensi? of doing this business was lower. During the 
year over 63,000 new insurers took out policies, their contracts 
covering over $135,000,000. The total income from all sources for 
the year 1S97 was nearly $42,000,000. 
The statement which we print shows how the funds of the com- 
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details given in this statement are very unusual. 
When Mr. McCall became president of the New York Life in 
1892, he announced that he believed in a frequent and full ac- 
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well he keeps his word. Pi-obably the most important event of 
Mr. McCall's administration — since the issue of an unrestricted 
policy in 1892— is the announcement now made that henceforth the 
company will base its reserved funds on an assumed rate of 3 per 
cent, interest. This means increased security to policy-holders; 
and the fact that it is to be done without increasing premium' 
rates shows a determination to conduct the business economically. 
—Adv. 
Patd North's Paper Target. 
The Cleveland Target Co. has gotten out a paper target for the 
benefit of those who want to pattern their guns. This target is not 
to be confused in any way with the bluerock. The paper target is 
on a sheet of manilla paper, on which a 30in. circle is described 
with a central bull's-eye for aiming purposes, thus enabling a 
shooter to hold accurately and place the center of his charge 
where it should be. These paper targets are sold in different sized 
lots, and application for price lists should be made to the Cleve- 
land Target Company.— .4 rfv. 
W. N. Ayer & Son's Calendar. 
W. N. Ayer & Son, of Chestnut and Eighth streets, Philadel- 
phia, have issued a calendar somewhat different from the style now 
in vogue. The main feature of the calendar is the fact that the 
days of the month occupy nearly the whole space, being of large 
size and legible quite a long way off. They are thus extremely 
well fitted for office use. It is forwarded free to any address for 
25 cents. 
John Wisden's ^'Cricketers' Almanack." 
John Wisden & Co., of 21 Cranbourn street, London, Eng., have 
just published the thirty-fifth edition of their Cricketers' Almanack, 
a publication that contains a complete record of what has been 
done in the cricketing world during the season of 1S97. Practice 
makes perfect, and after thirty-five consecutive years of experience 
in preparing such a work it is only natural tuat John Wisden & 
Co. have apparently left no point uncovered that would prove of 
interest. 
The New Remington, Model '97. 
The Remington Arms Company has gotten out a small booklet 
on its new small caliber rifle, model 1S97. The booklet is written 
in two languages, English and Spanish, and will find its way to 
the various foreign governments, especially to those of South 
America. The "IVew Remington, model '97," is suitable for sport- 
ing and target purposes, as well as military, and embodies all the 
latest results of the firm's mechanical knowledge and experience. 
The rifle can be supplied in any of the small calibers, but the firm 
recommends the 7mm., which weighs 8i/^lbs., and is sighted up to 
2,300yds. Length of barrel, 30in. 
'Among the Ozarks." 
The Land of Big Red Apples, is an attractive and interesting 
book, with views of South Missom'i scenery. It pertains to fruit- 
raising in tliat great fruit belt of America, the southern slope of 
the Ozarks, and is of interest to fruit-growers and to every farmer 
and home-seeker looking for a farm and a home. Mailed free. 
Address J. E. Lockwood, Kansas City, Mo.— .^cfi". 
