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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Feb. s, 1898. 
John S. Wright's invitation shoot at Dexter Park »on Thursday 
of this week, Feb. 3, is one of the main events on the programme 
just now. All John wants is a fine day; should he be favored in 
that respect, he says he'll "show them a shoot that is a shoott" 
The Burnside, La., Gun Club issued a very neat little invi- 
tation card for its target shoot on Saturday afternoon last, Jan. 
29. At the top of the card is a target in colors, while underneath 
are the letters B. G. C. in gold characters. 
Arthur Bunn, of Singac, N. J., has postponed his 25-bird shoot 
set for Feb. 3 until luesday of next week, Feb. 8. As stated 
last week, the race will be at 25 birds per man, 110 entrance, 
birds extra, class shooting. The shoot commences at 12 sharp. 
The Platte City, Mo., Gun Club will hold its annual spring tour- 
nament April 7-8. All communications in regard to same should 
be addressed to S. Redman, secretary of the club. 
Peb. 1. Edward Banks. 
At Monte Carlo. 
The Concours Internationaux Opened. 
The international pigeon shooting season opened at Monte Carlo 
on Jan. 10 with the Prix Grangers, for which there were thirty- 
three entries. Among the entries were Count L. Gayoli, M. 
Journu, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Harding Cox and Mr. Kennedy. 
The conditions of the event were: Prix des Grangers, of £40, 
added to a sweepstake of £2 each ; second received 30 per cent, of 
the entries; thud received 20 per cent.; 26 meters all. At the 
end of the fifth ronnd there were only four straights — Mr. Harding 
Cox, Mr. Curling, Mr. V. Black and Signor Quierolo. After 
killing four more straight the above quartet divided the purse of 
£102. Scores : 
Mr. Harding Cox, divided £102, 9; Mr. Curling, ditto, 9: 
Mr. V. Black, ditto, 9; Signor Quierolo, ditto, 9: Mr. Roberts, 
4; M. Journu, 4; M. Taczanowski, 4; Count de Robiano, 3; 
Count s^. Gayoli, 3; Mr. Cholniondeley Pennell, 3; Mr. iven- 
nedv, 3. 
Missed third bird: Count de Lambertye, M, Duperron, Mr. 
Watson and Signor Carrara. 
Missed second bird: Hon. F. Erskine, Signor Bellusci, Mr. 
St. James, Signor Mainette Ghido, Signor Bianco, Mr. Sam and 
Signor Mazancini. 
Missed first bird: Vicomte de Paris, Mr. Ker, M. Henri, Mr. 
Rogers, M. Begule, M. Carl Jeppe, M. R. Gourgaud, Signor 
Randi, Signor Capellini, M. A. Poizat and Mr. Seaton. 
Prix des Citronniers. 
Jan. 12.— Mr. H. Roberts beat out 31 competitors to-day in the 
Prix des Citronniers Handicap, winning the first prize of £69 
with 13 out of 14. At the end of the lOth round only Mr. Roberts 
and Signor Bianco were left in. Gn shooting of? both missed their 
12th birds; continuing, Mr. Roberts killed 2 more, the Italian 
losing his 14th bird, hignor Quierolo, who divided the Prix des 
Grangers on Jan. 10, took third^money with 9 out of 10. Scores: 
Prix des Citronniers Handicap of £40, added to a sweepstakes 
of £- each; second received -30 per cent, of the entries, third 
20 per cent.; 32 subs.: 28, Mr. H. Roberts, first of £69, 13 : 25, Sig. 
Bianco, second of £19, 12; 251^, Signor Quierolo, third' of £13, 
9; 2514, Signor Marconcini, 8; 24, Baron de Montpelier, 7; 
25V2, Signor Carrara. 6; 23, M. Brasseur,- 6; 24i/i, Count de 
Lambertye, 4; 21, M. Begule, 4; 27, Signor Mainetto Ghido, 3; 
25%, Mr. V. Black, 3; 25, M. Duperron, 3; 24, M. Mieville, 3. 
Missed third bird; Signor Bellusci, 28; Mr. Kennedy, 26^4; 
Mr. W. Blake, 26; Mr. W. Rogers, 25%; Mr. Harding Cox, 25y2; 
Signor Randi, 251/2, and Mr. Watson, 23y2. 
Missed second bird: M. A. Poizat and Comte de Robiano, 25%; 
Mr. Seaton, 25; M. Sibick and M. R. Gourgaud, 24. 
Missed first bird: M. Journu, 28; Signor Briasco, 26; Hon. 
F. Erskine and Mr. Sam, 25V2; Mr. Cholraondeley Pennell, 25; 
Mr. Curling and M. Taczanowski, 24. 
Prix des Oliviers. 
Jan. 15. — Mr. Roberts, who is shooting in very fine form, again , 
won the first prize to-day by killing 12 straight in the Prix des 
Oliviers Handicap, beating 43 competitors, and being the limit 
man of tlic 44 entries. There was no wind, everything being in 
favor of the guns. Scores: 
Prix des Oliviers Handicap of £40, added to a sweepstakes of 
£2 each; second received 30 per cent, of the entries, third 20 
per cent.; 44 subs.: 2S%, Mr. Roberts, first prize £80, 12; 24, 
Baron de Montpelier, second prize, £26, 11; 25%, Signor Carrara, 
divided third prize, £18, 10: 231/2, Mr. Watson, ditto, 10; 25. 
Sir J. Willoughby, 9; 24, M. Mieville, 8; 24, M. R. Gourgaud, 7; 
28, M. Journu, 6; 24, Mr. Curlinp. 6. 
Missed fifth bird: Mr. Sam, 25%, and Mr. Ker, 24. 
Missed fourth bird: Count Salma, 26; Mr. Black, 25%; Mr. 
Bullets, 25; Capt. Vernon, 2.5, and Mr. St. James, 24. 
Missed third bird: Signor Mainetto Ghido, 27; Signor Bianco, 
26; Mr. Harding Cox, Hon. F. Erskine, M. Moncorge and Mr. 
Rogers, 25%; Signor Asti, 25. 
Missed second bird: M. Drevon and Signor Bellusci, 28; Mr. 
Kennedy, 26%; Signor Quierolo and Mr. Blake, 26; M. A. 
Poizat and Count de Robiano, 25.%; Mr. SutclifTe, M. Taczanow- 
ski, Mr. Skirving and Signor Piatti, 24. 
Missed first bird: Signor Briasco, 26; Signors Rande and 
Marconcini, 25%; Mr. Seaton, Mr. Rossiter and M. Henry, 25; 
Mr. Newton, 2P-/2; M. de Sarogne, 24; M. Brasseur and M. 
Poutz, 23. 
Prix des Mandariniers. 
Jan. 18. — To-day was more like April than January. The sun has 
been powerful, the air soft and the .sky a deep blue. In fact, the 
weather has been exceptionally fine, and it is no wonder that the 
ranks of the pigeon shooters are being swelled daily. 
To-day there were 53 entries for the Prix des Mandariniefs, 
more than 20 of them being Englishmen. The birds were a 
mixed lot; at times there were many really excellent birds, while 
at others thej' would scarcely rise from the traps. Eleven of 
the 53 entries killed 6 straight, but 3 out of the 11 missed in the 
next round. Mr. Fitroy Erskine dropped 1 in the 8th round and 
Mr. Poutz and Prince Victor Dhuleep Singh in the 9th; Mr. 
Foxhill fell in the 10th. Thus four men were left in at the com- 
mencement of the 11th round, but onlj' three survived that round, 
Mr. Henry, a left-handed shooter from Ireland, losing a bird that 
dropped dead in the sea. 
Prix des Mandariniers of £40, added to a sweepstakes of £2 
each; second received SO per cent, of the entries, third 20 per 
cent.; distance, 27 meters; 51 subs.: M. Drevon, divided first 
and second of £99, 16; M. R. Gourgaud, ditto, 16; Mr. H. 
Roberts, third of £38, 15; Mr. Henry. 12; Mr. Foxhill, 10; Mr. 
Bullets, 9; Mr. Poutz, 8; Hon. F. Erskine, 7. 
Missed seventh bird: Baron de Montpelier, Count Salina and 
Mr. St. James. v 
Missed sixth bird: M. Journu, Signor Carrara and M. Mon- 
corge. 
Missed fifth bird: M. A. Poizat. ' 
Missed fourth bird: Signor Randi, Signor Marconcini, Mr. W. 
Blake, Mr. C. Pennell, Mr. Ker, Mr. W. Rogers and Signor 
Briasco. 
Missed third bird: Sir J. Willoughby, M. Desflangues, Baron 
de St. Trivier, Vicomte de Paris. Mr._ V. Black, M. Mieville, Mr. 
Robinson, Mr. Izzard, M. L^on, Signor Gliva, Signor Crespi, 
M. Cantagruel. 
Missed second bird: Signor Quierolo. 
Missed first bird: Mr. Kennedy, Signor A. Cesari, Signor 
Bianco, M. Lindes, Signor Piatti, M. Taczanowski, Count Trautt- 
mansdorflE, M, Duperron, Signor Mainetto Ghido, Mr. Seaton, 
Capt. Vernon, Count de Robiano, Mr. Watson, Mr. Harding Cox, 
Mr. Newton and Mr. Curling. 
Prix des Palmiers. 
Jan. 19. — The weather to-day was as summerlike as that which 
prevailed yesterday, and the birds, which were a moderate .lot, 
had no wind to help them. Consequently, with 49 entries, the 
Prix des Palmiers Handicap was prolonged until sunset. At the 
end of the 7th round no fewer than 13 had killed all their birds, 
and although their ranks were gradually thinned, 5 — M. Duperron, 
Signor Oliva, Mr. Draflf, Signor Briasco and Mr. Henry — were 
still left in at the commencement of the 13th. In this round Mr, 
Draffe was put out, but the four others killed 4 more, and it was 
only in the 17th round that M. Duperron had the bad luck 
to drop his bird just beyond the boundary. The 3 others killed 
in this and the two following rounds, and it was not till the 
20th that the contest was brought to a close by the failure oj 
Mr. Henry to stop a very fast bird, whereupon the two Italians, 
Signors Oliva and Briasco, agreed to divide first and second 
moneys. Scores: 
Prix des Palmiers Handicap of £40, added to a sweepstakes of 
£2 each; second received 30 per cent, of the entries, third 20 
per cent. ; 49 subs. : 26%, Signor Oliva, divided first and second 
prizes of £113, 20; 26, Signor Briasco, ditto, 20; 24%, Mr. Henry, 
third prize, £20, 19; 25, M. Duperron, 16; 26%, Mr. Draffe, 12; 
24, Signor Piatti, 11; 25%, Mr. Harding Cox, 10. 
Missed tenth bird; Hon. F. Erskine, 25%, and Mr. Curling, 24. 
Missed ninth bird: Mr. Watson, 23%. 
Missed eighth bird: Mr. Robinson, 26%; Signor Quierolo, 26, 
and Mr. Poutz, 24. 
Missed seventh bird: M. Moncorge, 25%; Count de Robiano, 
25%, and Mr. Cholmondeley Pennell, 24%. 
Missed sixth bird: Mr. W. M. Clarke, 27; Sir John Wil- 
loughby, 25%, and M. Mieville, 24. 
Missed fifth bird: Mr. W. Blake, 26; Baron de St. Trivier, 
25%, and Signor Casapiccole, 25%. 
Missed fourth bird: Count Trauttmansdorflf, 27; Signor Carrara, 
25%; Capt. Vernon, 25; Signor Crespi, 25, and M. K. Gourgaud, 
25. 
Missed third bird: M. Journu, 28; Signor Mainetto Ghido, 27; 
Mr. Kennedy, 26%; Mr. C. Seaton, 25, and M. Lindes, 22%. 
Missed second bird: M. Drevon, 27%; Signor Bianco, 26; 
Mr. Rogers, 25%; Mr, Hudley, 25; M. Taczanowski, 24; Mr. 
Bullets, 24. and M. Desplasques, 22. 
Missed first bird: Mr. Roberts, 29%; Signor Asti Cesare, 27%; 
Baron de Tavernost and M. L6on, 26; M, A. Poizat, 25%; M. 
Lonhienne and Baron de Montpelier, 25; Count Salina, 24%; Mr. 
Ker and Mr. St. Jame s, 24. 
The Riley Handicap. 
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 24.— Editor Forest and Stream: It was 
with great pleasure that I perused your comnients on the Kansas 
City handicap, which appeared in your issue of Forest and 
Stream dated Jan. 22, and I hope to hear from others on the 
same subject in your next issue. 1 note fully what you say in re- 
gard to the various weak points in the system; and I will take up 
(he weak points_ as you mention them, and endeavor to smooth 
over some of their rough points. 
First: You state that the system does not take ittto account 
the 27 or 28yds. man. My reason for not doing that was that 
in making up my illustration of the handicap I went upon ray 
own judgment that a distance handicap is no handicap until 
the shooter goes beyond 29yds. Most of our shooting at live 
birds is done at a distance of 28 or 30yds.; and in my opinion 
no shooter should be placed on a handicap roll under the 28yds. 
mark. My reason for arriving at the above conclusion is that in 
placing a shooter under the 28yds. mark you give him the doubje 
advantage of distance and the use of a gi.in bored for close range 
shooting. The last-named advantage is no small one to a man 
who can use a modified-choke right barrel, with l%,oz. No. 8 shot, 
at 27 or 26yds. 
However, if we must let the 27 or 28yds. men in on a handicap, 
we will open our 25-bird race at 27yds., and handicap for every 
three birds shot at. In this manner tJbe score would be as fol- 
lows : 
27.. 222 28.. 222 29. .222 30. .222 31. .222 32. .222 33. .222 34.. 2222— 25 
It will be seen that the man killing 25 straight would finish 
with the last four birds from the 34yds. mark. This is handicap- 
ping the experts pretty fast, and I doubt if a straight score 
would be made in such a contest. 
Now. in taking up your second weak point, wherein Mr. 31yds. 
has a large advantage over Mr. 29yds. Taking your own analysis 
of this, that each contestant has killed his 10 straight, we don't 
wonder at Mr. 31yds. doing so, as that was to be expected. But 
isn't there just the slightest suspicion that Mr. 29yds. has been 
misplaced _ by the handicapping committee, or else that he is 
shooting in exceptional form that day, and therefore deserves 
more of a handicap tlian he would ordinarily be able to carry? 
As I look at it, the matter stands this way: Mr. 29yds. has no 
right to a handicap over Mr. 31yds. as long as he stands at the 
same score and kills the same number of birds as Mr. 31yds. As 
soon as Mr. 29yds. shows his weakness by dropping a bird, Mr. 
31yds. is handicapped in his next division to give Mr. 29yds. a 
chance to pull up even. 
In summing up this matter: This handicap will equalize a 
majority, or the great mass of shooters; and these 31, 32 or 33yds; 
boys are well known; they can be counted on the ten fingers of 
your hands, and, if necessary, can be placed 2 or 3yds. behind the 
masses. But the 29yds. fellow who belongs at 3lyds. is the chap 
that this handicap will watch with unfailing vigilance. 
Thanking you for allowing me the use of your valuable space, 
and trusting that something may come out of my suggestions, 
I am, «tc., R. S. Elliott. 
[As we said in our note referred to, and which Mr. Elliott 
replies to as above, there are men who are easily 3yds. worse 
than some shooters and 5 or 6yds. worse than some others. That 
is to say, we believe that there are men who rightly belong 
at 26 or 27yds., while others should be placed at 29, and others 
again at 31 or 32yds. Mr. Elliott dismisses the latter by saying 
that they are well known, few in number, and can be jilaced a 
couple of yards or so behind the weaker shots. Let us, then, 
give him an example of what would be the probable and logical 
outcome of a race between a 27yds. man and a 29yds. man at 25 
birds under his latest system of division: 
Mark: 27 28 29 29 29 29 30 30 Total. 
Mi*. 27yds 222 222 220 220 202 222 220 2022—20 
Mark: 27 28 29 30 30 31 31 32 
Mr. 29yds 222 222 222 202 222 220 222 2022—22 
Unfortunately, like Mr. Elliott, we can only give a suppositi- 
tious case for an example, but we believe that the above 'explains 
what we wish to demonstrate. 
Taking Mr. Elliott's criticism on our "second weak point": To 
quote his own words, "As soon as Mr. 29yds. shows his weakness 
by dropping a bird, Mr. 31yds. is handicapped in his next division 
to give Mr. 29yds. a chance to pull up even." Yes; Mr. 29yds. 
has dropped a bird, as might be expected, and Mr. 31yds. has a 
lead of 1 on him. Now let them go on and shoot it out. As sooji 
as Mr. 31yds. drops a bird Mr. 29yds. must kill all his "to pull up 
even." In other words, Mr. 29yds. must be in exceptionally good 
form to even tie Mr. 31yds., who is only shooting in his usual 
good form. In other words, the handicap seems to us to fix 
matters so that the poorer shot can possibly tie his superior, but 
can only beat him in exceptional cases.] 
Mr. Shaner's Opinion. 
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 26. — Editor Forest and Stream: In your 
issue of Jan. 22, under the head of "A Novelty in Handicapping 
from Kansas City," I note that Mr. R. S. Elliott asks for my 
views on the suggestions offered. After careful consideration, 
it is my opinion that while tiie handicap proposed might prove 
satisfactory where all the shooters taking part were known to be 
better than 29yds. men it would be clearly out of the question 
to use it where the great majority of_ shooters are known to be 
29ydB. men and under. I so fully coincide with all that is said 
in the editorial note at the end of Mr. Elliott's article that any- 
thing I should say on the subject would seem superfluous. 
In my opinion the Kansas City Handicap could not be used with 
satisfactory results in the Grand American Handicap, as the great 
majority of the entries are known to be 29yds. men or under. We 
will take last year's Grand American Handicap for the sake of 
illustration: Of the 146 men who made entry, 120 were placed at 
29yds. or under, while but twenty-six, who were known and classed 
as the best men in this country, were placed at marks over 29yds. 
It would indeed have been a great injustice to those 120 at 29yds. 
or under to have allowed the twenty-six, who are rated the world 
over better than 29yds. men, to start in at 29yds. And it would 
have been a greater injustice to have compelled the 120, known 
as 29yds. men or under, to start in at 29yds., and keep them there 
or put them back further. It would have been a decided advan- 
tage in favor of the twenty-six. 
Personally, I can't say that I am very much in favor of a sliding 
scale handicap at any time. Elmer E. Shaner. 
Trap Afouiid Pittsburg. 
Crossland versus Denny. 
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 20. — One of the best and most exciting 
races that has ever been shot here was decided to-day on the 
grounds of the Hazelwood Gun Club. The contestants were Jehn 
Crossland and J. O'H. Denny. A strong wind prevailed and made 
good scores rather doubtful. Denny made a very poor start, 
scoring only 41 out _ of his first 50, the match looking at this 
stage as if it was going to be as runaway an affair as the recent 
match between these two shooters, when Denny retired at the 
90th round, being shot out, Crossland shot a steady gait and 
scored 46 out of his first 50, having a lead of 5 at the half-way 
mark. Then Denny settled down and did some great work in- 
deed. Out of his last 50 birds he scored 49, Crossland losing 5, 
the match ending in Denny's defeat by one bird. The detailed 
scores were: 
T O'H Denny 1120222222200210222222221—21 
2221022222002202222022212—20 
2220221222212221221112212—24 
2122222221122222222121222—25—90 
T N Crossland 2222222200222021111112221—22 
2112122120222112222222111—24 
2201122021212211222221112—23 
1122112221220221222220202—22—91 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Rockaway Park Gun Club. 
Jan. 24.— The Rockaway Park Gun Club (Cuckoos) held a b!g 
shoot to-day on . its grounds at Rockaway Point. The occasion 
was a team shoot between members of the Hudson Gun Club, 
of Jersey City, and a team of the Cuckoos. The visitors were de 
feated by a good majority, the scores standing 143 to 118 in favor 
of the home team. Scores were; 
Rockaway. Hudson. 
C F Dudley .22 G E Loeble 19 
L S Waldeck 18 Chas Banta 17 
J J Tiernan IS Henry Bock 14 
H P Scott 16 W W Wright 12 
Johnnie Jones 13 Wm O'Brien .■.^j..,...,.^ 12 
Jac Stoney 12 Geo Brewer 12 
Franlc Coleman ...12 Fr Thommy 9 
Richard Woods 12 Jos Whitley 8 
Wm Wagner 12 Jos Doran 8 
E F Bourke 8 Fr Boothroyd 7 
Paterson Accepts Morgan's ChaUenge. 
Chicago, HI., Jan. 31. — Special to Forest and Stream: I hereby 
accept Morgan's challenge for the E. C. cup, naming Calumet 
Heights as the groimds on which the match will be shot. I will 
name date as soon as convenient and will give you style of race 
later. A. C. Patebson. 
143 
118 
Both before and after the team race sweepstakes were shot, 
over 2,000 targets being trapped before darkness called a halt. 
The averages for the day were as below, Dudley being in the 
lead with 71.9 per cent, a total that looks small, but which is 
easily accounted for by the extremely high wind that swept 
Dudley 114 
Loeble 97 
Waldeck . . , 
Tiernan . . . , 
AV oods 
Scott 130 
Often ...... 
Place 
Short 65 
Banta 
Wright 84 
Jones 
Bock 122 
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171 
119 
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626 Christopher 
527 Wiggens 
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J. Jones. 
Hell Gate Gun Club. 
Jan, 25.— The Hell Gate Gun Club's regular monthly live-bird 
shoot, held this afternoon at Dexter Park, was well attended, 
thirty-five shooters being on hand. The snow squall which 
started during the last half of the race bothered the shooters a 
good deal. Col. John H. Voss was the only one to score 10 
straight. Scores : 
Class A, 30yds., 7 points: Voss 10, Trostel 9, Doeinck 9, 
Weber 7, Nowak 7, Forster 7. 
Twenty-eight yards, 7 points: Belden 9, Sands 9, Woelfel 5. 
Twenty-eight yards, 6% points: Metz 9, Schlicht 9, Rabenstein 
8, Peterson 7. Steffens 6. 
Twenty-eight yards, 6 points: Garms, Jr., 8, Muench 8, Dan- 
nefelser 8, Lang 7, Stuetzle 6. 
Twenty-eight yards, 5% points: Valenti 9, Regan 6, Him- 
melsbach 5, Schaefer 5. 
Twenty-eight yards, 5 points: Newman 8, Kessler 7, Richter 6, 
Linck 5, Geipel 4. 
Twenty-eight yards, 4% pojtnts; Wigger 8, Brief 7, Koch 5, 
Brennan 5. 
Class B, 26yds., 4% points: Marquardt 4. 
Twenty-six yards, 4 points: Guy 8, Wehler 7. 
Phoenix Gun Club. 
Jan. 26. — Nine members of the Phoenix Gun Club were present 
this afternoon at the club's shoot in Dexter Park. A heavy wind 
blew across the traps from left to right. A. Botty was high with 
14 out o'f 15. Scores: 
D. Freleigh 11, A. Botty 14, Dr.Burnett 8, E. Madison 12, John 
Henry 10, M. Brown 9, J, Akhurst 10, J. Smith 12, D. Gardner 8. 
New Utrecht Gun Club. 
Jan. 29.— the New Utrecht Gun Club inaugurated a new feature 
at its live-bird shoot at Woodlawn, L. L, this afternoon. This 
was a prize miss-and-out, all at 29yds.; Class B allowed one miss 
as a no bird; Class C allowed two misses as no birds. W. F. 
Sykes won to-day's event. Both Greiff and Sykes missed in the 
8th round, and all were let in again, but did not stay long. The 
birds gave out at the end of the 9t]i round, and all agreed to 
make it a 9-bird event, instead of 10, as usual. Gus Greiff won in 
Class A; F. A. Thompson in Class B, Adams and Frost tieing in 
Glass C. 
John Sumpter's Programme. 
The programme for John Sumpter's shoot, Feb. 15-19, at Hot 
Springs, Ark., shows that the boys are going to be giveh a 
good shoot down there. For each of the four target days, Feb. 
15-18, there is a programme of 7-target events, $2, $25 added to each 
purse, and a 25-target event, .$40 added to the purse. The five 
high guns on each day will be given $4 each for average money: 
$60 will also be given to the 10 highest general averages tor 
the four days. This money will be divided |10, ?9, $8, $7, |6, $5, 
$4.50, $4, $3.50, $3. 
From the programme itself we extract the following, which 
is based on the lines of the Cleveland Target Co.'s tournament: 
"Experts. — All known professional shooters, and all who are 
known to receive their ammunition free, will be required to pay 50 
cents extra in each of the eight events each day, and all those 
who shoot 90 per cent, or better on one day will be required 
to shoot in this class until they fail to reach that average, when 
they can again enter in the amateur class. 
"Amateurs. — All the extra money contributed by the profes- 
sional shooters will constitute a fund to be divided among all 
the amateurs who shoot through the entire target programme 
for the four days. This will be divided equally among all, re- 
gardless of what average they make. No amateur who gets a 
part of the general average money can /share in this division. I 
estimate that at least 25 men will have to pay $4 extra each 
day, and for the four days this would amount to the snug sum 
of $400, all of which will be divided among the amateurs who 
shoot through." 
In all 20-target events there will be five moneys; six moneys 
in the 25-target event. The six moneys will be 27, 21, 16, 14, 12 
and 10 per cent. Universal targets, manufactured by the Markle 
Lead Works, of St. Louis, will be trapped at this tournament. 
For the fifth day there is the Arkansaw Traveler's live-bird 
Tiandicap, 25 birds, $25, $100 in cash added to the purse; high 
guns, not class shooting. There will be two-fifths as many 
moneys as there are entries. Handicaps will range from 26 to 
32yds., with a dead line at the 32yds. mark. The handicapping 
will be done by a committee of shooters chosen from those 
present to act in conjunction with the management. Each 
shooter's handicap will be announced as he steps to the score. 
"King's automatic traps will be used for the live-bird events. 
Among the "Notes of Interest'' are the following: The shoot 
■will be held at Whittington Park; black powder and 10-gauge guns 
barred. Grounds open for practice Monday, Feb. 14. Two sets 
of expert traps. Sergeant system, will be used. Shooting com- 
mences promptly at 9 A. M. ; this does not mean 10 A. M. 
Shells and guns should be shipped in care of John Sumpter, Jr. 
The Arlington, Eastman, Park, Avenue, Great Northern and 
Pullman hotels are recommended, but no hotel is specially made 
lieadquarters. As for transportation, there is nothing definite on 
this point, but Mr. Sumpter promises to say something shortly 
■on this subject through the columns of the sporting press. 
A One-Fare Rate to Sampter's Shoot. 
Hot Springs, Ark., Jan. 29. — Editor Forest and Stream: Will 
j'ou please announce in your trap-shooting columns for the ben- 
efit of the sportsmen of the country that I have_ been very suc- 
cessful in securing a reduced rate for those who wish to attend the 
Grand Midwinter here next month. The St. Louis, Iron Moun- 
tain & Southern Railroad has granted a one-fare rate for the- 
Tound trip, good for ten days and returning. Tickets on sale at 
St. Louis, Memphis and Texarkana on Feb. 12 only, and by all 
connecting lines one day earlier. This ought to insure a very- 
large attendance, and I have made every ijreparation to handle 
-the largest crowd of shooters ever gathered in the South. 
Monday, Feb. 14, will be preliminary day, and the traps will be 
ready for practice at 9 A. M. Only 2 cents will be charged for 
•targets in all events other than programme events. 
John J. Sumpter, Jr., Manager. 
Noel E. Money is spending a month on the Riviera, and will 
take in the shoots at Monte Carlo, and -will make one of the 
entries in the Grand Prix. His scores will be closely watched 
by his many friends in this country. 
