FbRfeSf AND STREAM. 
Ijan. 29, iipi. 
lOO-shot contest that decides the Sportsmen's Association cham- 
ipionship for 1898. In this contest R. J. Young early gave the 
boys a taste of what they had to beat to take the post of honor 
from him. On Friday evening he commenced his string of 100 
shots, shooting three scores of 10 shots each. He started with 
244, then he made a 235 and a 238. At this point he quit for the 
No. 1. 247. 
day, feeling that he was not in trim to finish his string.^ He 
came back on Saturday night and quickly showed the wisdom 
of his move on tlie previous night. His seven last scores averaged 
No. 2. 240. 
243 3-7 as against 239 for three scores on Friday night. His total 
when figured up showed 2,421, the same total that Dorrler won with 
in 1897. 
The total of 2,421 at this style of shooting was a big one to 
go up against, and its being made so early in the ganie had 
something to do with keeping the total number of entries m this 
first tar-ret was 247. Then he had a 241, 240, 240 and another 241 
for his first five strings; this gave him an average of 241 4-5; not 
enough to win with unless he could improve in his last five 
strings. Then came 243, 244, 243 and 241 in quick succession. 
This left him with a 241 to make to tie and 242 to beat Young's 
total. Not feeling in the best of form, Spencer did not shoot his 
last score until the following day, when he totaled another 244 
and landed 3 points ahead of Young. Here were two scores of 
2,424 and 2,421 for the others to go un , against, and the task 
proved too severe, Spencer and Ybtifag being respectively first 
and second at the end of the tournament. 
M. Dorrler was third with 2,413, his second string and fifth target 
putting him behind the leaders. Much interest centered in the 
work of L. P. Ittel, the crack from the Pittsburg, Pa., Rifle Club. 
IVIr. Ittel has come to the front very rapidly, and has made his 
mark indeed, landing a tie for fourth place with Fred C. Koss, one 
of the best shots around here, or, for the matter of that, any- 
where else. Mr. Ittel arrived in the city on Monday morning, 
and, rather unwisely, did not give himself a night's rest before 
commencing his string of 100 shots. The result is shown m his 
third and fourth targets, after which he quit for the day. The 
next day he shot a grea gait, out failed to raise anything but a 
236 in his last target. Curiouslv enoue-h. Fred Ross made tlif 
same finish in his string of 100 shots, 236 being the best he could 
do in his last 10 shots. 
Louis Flach, of Brooklyn, was the sixth in order of merit, and 
he was also the only other contestant out of the 43 entries to 
total 2,400 or better. Next to him came Dr. A. A. Stillman, an- 
other rising shot, from Syracuse, N. Y., his total of 2,39(1 this 
year comparing very favorably with his 2,337 last year. Flis last 10 
No. 4. 241. 
match down to 43, or 3 less than in 1897, when Dorrler s total 
was not made until the last ni^ght of the match, up to which 
time i 383 was the highest recorded. Harry Spencer showed that 
he was going to put up a big score when he got to work. His 
shots netted him 247, a total that was never beaten in this con- 
test for any string of 10 consecutive shots. 
E. S. Pillard, of New Britain, Conn., is another rifleman who 
will be found near the top in future contests of this kind. He 
rolled up a total of 2,390, finishing his 100 shots with a string of 
10 that netted him 244, his highest score in the 10 targets. L. 
Name. Club. 
xr o \ Penna. State. . 
H M Spencer. -j j^iflg Ass'n... 
( New York 1 
■ 1 Rifle Club ' 
R J Young. 
No. 6. 243. 
Eufs of New York, was ninth on the list; his last five targets 
avtia'ged 242 but his first five had put him out of the race for 
first place, and his full total was only 2,387, 4 points more than 
Ross's score last year that won him second place. Dr. VV. C Hud- 
son of New York city, came within 1 of tiemg Buss's total, 
while W. Rosenbaum and L. P. Hansen scored respectively 2,385 
and 2 384. Thus in this year's contest twelve men beat the second 
highest total made last year, while two, Spencer and Young, beat 
the highest score. 
The highest individual score for any string of 10 shots was 247, 
five men sharing the honors in this respect— Spencer, Young, Ross, 
Stillman and Rosenbaum; Ittel scored a 246. . r c . 
Below is a list of the rifles and ammunition of 12 out of the first 
13 shooters Dr. Hudson's gun and ammunition being unknown 
to us, as we were unable to see him personally and find out what 
he was using: 
Rifle. A mmunition, 
■ .Winchester barrel, ) ^ ^j^^ 
.Ballard action j ^ 
.Ballard U. M, C. long rifle. 
„ _ „ ( Peters short, ' 
M Dorrler Zettler R. C. .. .Stevens 
L P Ittel Pittsburg R. C.Stevens. 
„,-„„„„, ) Peters short, i 
F C Ross Zettler R. C... .Ballard -j ,,emi-smokeless. (" 
L Flach Zettler R. C... Ballard W. R. A. short rifle. 
Dr A Stillman.. Syracuse R. CZischang U. M. C. long rifle. 
E S Pillard. . . ■} r'^c j- .Stevens W. H Peters long rifle. 
I, Bu-is Empire R. C... Ballard Peters long rifle. 
L P Hansen. . . .Zettler R. C .. .Stevens vV' 5?' 1°"^ "S*"" 
H M Pope Hartford R. C. Stevens „..U. M. C. long rifle. 
W Rosenbaum.. Empire R. C. . .Ballard Peters long rifle. 
Individual Championship Match. 
The detailed scores in the individual championship match follow, 
the list of shooters being arranged in order of merit according 
to the ofiicial score kept by Messrs. Plaisted and Von Wussow: 
Individual championship match; 100 shots, strictly off-hand, 
innft 25-rine target; any .22cal. rifle allowed: 
H M' Ipencer, D^nmorc^Pa 247 240 241 241 240^^^^^ 
R J Young, Montclair.NJ ^^^^^^^ 
M Dorrler, Jersey City, N J 240 237 242 243 |8_^^^^ 
' '( semi-smokeless, f 
...U. M. C. long rifle. 
L P Ittel, Pittsburg, 
F C Ross, Brooklyn, 
L Buss, New York city 237 229 237 233 241 
242 241 244 24,0 243----23S7 
Dr W G Hudson, New York city 244 234 240 233 244 
235 235 24Q 241 240—2386 
W Rosenbaum, Jersey City, N J .....241 237 240 247 236 
239 241 233 236 235—2385 
Pa 241 240 238 239 243 
246 241 244 240 236—2408 
NY 238 241 247 240 245 
236 243 238 244 236—2408 
L Flach, Brooklyn, NY 244 242 241 237 245 
' 237 238 243 236 240—2403 
Dr A A Stillman, Syracuse, N Y 240 235 238 238 240 
241 240 240 237 247—2396 
E S Pillard, New Britain, Conn 239 238 240 241 236 
237 237 237 241 244—2390 
L P Hansen, Jersey, N J... 
H M Pope, Hartford, Conn. 
.238 241 239 232 240 . 
237 ^89 a4S zsy— 2384 
.239 235 239 232 241 
240 238 238 241 239—2382 
J A Dietz, New York city 
G Schlicht, Guttenberg, N J. 
.231 235 243 242 241 
233 235 241 241 236—2378' 
.234 238 243 238 245 
239 240 232 233 235—2377 
P J O'Hare, Jersey City, N J.. 
G D Wiegmann, Newark, N J. 
.237 234 233 240 237 
243 232 238 234 240—2368 
.237 230 236 237 231 
239 239 241 238 235—2363 
S Kohn, New York city.. 
W A Tewes, Jersey City, 
N J. 
.232 242 242 232 236- 
239 227 237 235 235— 235T 
.240 230 241 236 233 
235 234 232 242 234^235? 
