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FOREST AND STREAM. 
t^EB. S, 1898. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
*■ Itiverside Gun Club. 
Jan. 21. — The Riverside Gun Club; o{ Ked Bankj held a live- 
bird shoot to-day. A fine lot of birds had been secured from 
Gilberti of Philadelphia, and with a htiavy northwest wrind behind 
them they were scorchers. The first event shot was a 5-bird 
race; $5. .The scores in this event were: J, Cooper^ Jr., \\ . Wattt 
and C. Zwirlein 4; A;. L. Ivins and E. M". Cooper Z. M, F. Corn- 
well 2.:;,,; 
four other events were also- shotj with the results given m 
fletail below .;" No. 1 was a 25-blrd race, entrance $64 birds extra. 
N OS. 2;, and 3 were at 5 birds, $3; No. 4 was a- $3 iiiiss?and-out. 
Scores: , .. 
No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. 
H C Whitej 29.. 121211121101111110U11112— 23 0102:^-3 22021—4 111111 
E M Cooper, 29. 112220222121]_222222122201— 23 00101—2 20 
C Henry; 30 .... 12220*1122120211122222122—22 12200—3 
A L Ivins, 30.... 2220012111111102222122011—21 11101—4 IHSl— 5 211121 
J Ganglien. 2S. . 1122212201021222110012222—21 
G'C Low, 27.... 1011211101002*11121211222—20 11121—5 20120—3 
J 'B Bergen. 25.. 0220122111022200212212222—20 11111—5 ....... 
J Cooper, Jr, 28. 2121122100210122210112100—19 10122—4 12110—4 20 
fi Marryott, 2S.. 8020020181211121012100221— lo 
Al Cornwell, 26.. 2220020202220122222202202—18 00222—3 01222—1 0 
C Zwirlein> 29. 0201*21201112120120200002—15 22210—4 222211 
G VanHeise, -26. 11120102201012000 
U Hes.se, 30.. ..... 22*1*110010020 
UroVer. 
C Grosenger ... 
W Watts 
G Willett 
E L Cowart , 
E Throckmorton 
Parker 
Fiance 
22022— t 22110—4 . . 
ii()22— 1 21021-4 
11112—5 
02011—3 222211 
20100—2 
10101—3 
10101—3 111222 
22212—5 
10001—2 
; ; J- COOPKR, Jr. 
Union County Wins Again. 
Jan. 24.— The return 'match between five-men teams representing 
respectively the counties ef Union and Hunterdon, N. T., was 
held . to-day at Campbell's Road House, near Plainfield,' N. J. 
Huflterdon County's fifth man did not show up, so the tea™ shot 
the race with four men on a side. The birds were an extraordi- 
narily strong lot, and were aided by a strong wind that blew 
dir^tly across the traps. As will be seen from the scores given 
beloW, Union County won easily, thus making it two straight for 
them. Scores: 
Union County. Hunterdon County. 
Scbtt Terry ... 1022200222—7 Henzler 0111*12020—6 
C Smith 0*12100221—6 Stout 2000002202—4 
T;. H Keller .... 2100220202-6 "Case 1222220002—7 
A Woodruff ... 1211220111— 9— 28 Milburn 0020220121— 6— 23 
The following two sweeps were also shot. No. 1 being 5 birds, 
|5 entrance, three moneys; No. 2 being a $2 miss-and-out. Brewer 
shot from the 32yds. mark; all the rest from 2Syds. : 
. No. 1. . No. 2. No. 1. No. 2. 
J Brewer 1U22— 5 222121 Coddington 00101—2 20 
W Lair ..- . 20120—3 111110 Henrv 00010—1 
S Terry ....02202—3 12122« C Sm'ith 221111 
P Sandford . . 20020—2 20 Campbell 2110 
Hildebrandt .... OllOO— 2 Henzler 112220 
W Terry 20222—4 Stout 120 
Ziglio 12022—4 Case 10 
Woodruff 11222—5 221221 
Geo. W. Squier. 
Targets at Paterson. 
Jan. 25. — ^A large crowd went to Willard Park to-day to witness 
a team race, 10 men to a side, between the shooters of the Second 
and the Eighth wards of Paterson, N. J. Each man shot at 25 
bluerocks from three expert traps, Sergeant system. The shoot 
was for suppers and expenses. Among the spectators were Alder- 
man Wright^ who acted as referee; Garry Hopper and his father, 
and Sergt. Summers, of the police force. There was also present 
a rooter from the Eighth ward, who rooted hard for the Second 
ward; the Eighth ward boys say they will get even with him. 
The outcome of this ipatch will probably be another at live 
birds, as most of our shooters are better on pigeons than on 
targets. 
There was considerable practice before the match, as many as 
20 guns being at the score, and all wanting to shoot at the same 
time. During the last five birds of the team race it began to snow 
hard, making the shooting very difficult. The scores in an extra, 
15 target's per man, were as below: Wright 15, Gallagher and A^ 
Doty 14, J. Doty 13, Ray 11, Hopper 10, Wolf 8, Grundy 6 and 
Schuyler and Butterworth 5. 
The team race scores w?re: 
Second W^ard: ' • 
Wm Stalter 1 OlOlllOlllllOlOllllllOOll— 18 
James Post 0000111011100101111110001—14 
Wm Tiers .0100101100000010110101010—10 
James Grundy 1001111110110111011101111—19 
James Gallagher ...1011111101111011111110010—19 
John Doty 1111111011101111111111011—22 
Aaron Doty 0100111101011011111111111— 19 
James Butterworth .1110110111101111001101101—18 
Henry Wolf .1001000110101101101001111—14 
Ed Morgan 1111001111011001111100010—16—169 
Eighth Ward: 
Herman Mertel 1011110101110101011011011—17 
J Rea ..1110110111011011111111011—20 
Schuyler- .1101111101111110111010011—19 
W Predmore 0111101011011111111111001—19 
Peck-art 0011111101111111100010010—16 
Rhinhardt , .1010011001000110101011010—12 
Tom Smith 1111111010110000001011100—14 
Jim Rvrnes 1010000111100001011000011—11 
Wm Stewart 1101011111111111101101111—21 
Lattus .1010000111110110101000111—14—163 
- " ■ DUTCHER. 
Hudson Gun Club. 
Jan. 29.— The Hudson Gun Club, of Jersey City, held its last 
shoot for January to-day. The day was bright and cold, and 
snow Oft the ground was responsible for a good many ciphers in 
the scores. ' The main event of the day was at 25 targets, un- 
known angles, for a silver cup. This brought out a large number 
of the mem'bers of the club. The handicapping was done by a 
committee appointed by President De Long, and everyb(3dv 
seemed to think, the committee did good work, considering all 
things. Mr.^ McElroy takes the cup for one month. There were 
six other events decided, all at unknown angles. Following arc 
the summaries: 
Pete (A, 0) llllOOOlOlllJOlOlOllOlOlO-l.540-15 
Banta (A, 5) .OOlllllllOOJ 1111111000111— 18-|-4 22 
De Long (A, 4) OOOOllOlUlllOllllllllOlO— 17-4-2— 19 
O'Brien (A, 6) ,. 1010101111100001100000110 -12 
Hughes (A, .6) .-ir.-i^iy f. i .110011110010011111 imoil—lS-f6— 24 
Radigan (B,-3); ...0101011101000011001001001 —11 
Wright (B, 5) 1101110011101101111010000—15+4—19 
Bock (B.bl 1000101110001110101000110- liJ-4-4-16 
Nagle (B, 5). 1111110100001001011001001 — IH 
Alt? (B, 6>. 1001111011100100011001000— 12-fe— 17 
Wilde (B, 10). 0000010011011111111110011—1,5-1-8—23 
Boothroyd (B, 10) OOOlOOOOOllOlOllOOOlOOOll — 9 
Goetz (B, 101. 1011100011001000000000001 — 8 
•yoramy (B, 10) 1101100001011101111111000— 15-|-8— 18 
Mc Elroy (C, 10) 0101010011110111111101110-17+0—23 
Whiltey (C;9) .00000000011 110010001 ] 111 1—11+4— 15 
Doran (C, 10) 0000010011000000001101011— S+:3— 11 
Johns (C, 10) .001001111110011110101 1011— lfi-J-4— 20 
Van Dyne (C, 10) 01111 10111100101001 000101 —14 
*Brew6r. . . . , . 0111101 lOOlOOlOllOOlOOlll —14 
"? Guest. 
O.'Brieri, Radigan, Nagle, Boothroyd, Goetz and Van Dyn,e did 
npt shoot off tjieir handicaps. A, L. Hughes, Sec'y. 
j J^ergerj County Gun Club. 
Jan. 29.— The regular monthly shoot for tjie E. C. cup was held 
to-day on the grotinds of the Bergen Covtnty Gun Club at Haek- 
ensack, N. J. W. Everett won a heat for the cup, breaking 48 
pill;' of pO. Ha/old Money was rigjit after }nm with 47 p^t of 59. 
^he |tten)Jancp was small, owing tp the extremely cold weather. 
Stores:' ■ ' . ■ 
E. C. cup shoot, SO targets, unknown angles', handicap allow- 
anced: VV.^ Everett (10) 48, H. Money (9) 47. Ed Taylof (6) 45, 
Df. De Wolf {^j 31, H. D. Warner (14) 21, Edmann 8, Raymonci 
lj.4. ' J. Baijta, Captain. 
The Meadyille, JPa.; Gun Clti]j helfl its annual meeting re- 
cenily Snd electeij the following list of officers for 1898: Presi- 
deiit, Pr.' E. T. ' Lashells ; Vice-President, Edgar Huidekbper; 
Secretary, Charles Stein; 'Treasurer, William M. Yates; Caotain, 
Fred ■ G. Pr^^natt ; Fifst Lieutenant, L. H. Stem'; Second "Lieu- 
tenant, Frank Ehrgott; Directors, S. B. Clark, F. L. Hotchkiss 
WESTERN TRAPS, 
Reduced Fare to Hot Springs. 
Chicago, Jan. 29. — Mr. H. T. Hearsev, secretary 'of the Limited 
Gun Club, 01 Indianapolis, fnd., announces that the club has been 
able to secure a gooa rate for all tnembcrs ot the shooting party 
who leave for Hot Springs at the close of the Indianapolis two 
days' tournament, luis arrangement will be of benefit both to 
the Limited Gun Club tournament and to Mr, Sumpter's shoot 
at Hot Springs; and the shooter who can i-e.sist the double at- 
tractions offered by these enterprising managements must be one 
who does not want to travel or to shoot. Mr. He^rsey writes 
definitely as follows: 
"in the programmes mailed sotHe days ago We stated that onr 
rate otlerea to Hot Spring:s and return might be improved. We 
are now much pleased to inform you that we can oiler a rate of 
$22.95 for the round trip, good for ten days, sold only on Feb, 12. 
'"Our special parlor car will leave Indianapolis a"t 11:45 A. M., 
Feb. 12, arriving at Hot Springs at 12:15, Feb. 13." 
Henry Live-Bird Tournament. 
The Live-J^ird Club, of Henry, 111., will give a good two days' 
tournament, Feb. 22-23, at live birds and targets. The officers 
of this club are Mr. Albert Bacon and Dr. b. F. F'orrest^ and 
they are doing all they can to make the shoot a success. It will 
be a wide-open shoot, all the strings off, no one barred and rig 
handicap, 'rhcrc ought to be fun for the cracks here, but a look 
at Mr. Bacon's record at the Illinois State skoot leads one to be- 
lieve that some of tlie money will remain at Henry. The officers 
write as follows: "Please announce that we claim dates of Feb. 
22 and 23, 1S9S, for a shoot to be held at the Big Four Drivjng 
Park, Henry, 111., under the auspices of the Henry Live-Bird 
Club. We will use five expert bluerock traps, electric pull; have 
plenty of live birds. The club will spare no pains to make this 
tfie largest shoot ever held in central Illinois. Arrangements 
will be made for the comiort of the shooters regardless of in- 
clement , weather. No one barred, nd one ■ handicapped. Pro- 
grammes will be out not later than Feb. 10 and will be sent to 
all the principal shooting clubs in the country. For further 
information regarding shoot address the secretary, and yoi«r in- 
quiries will be cheerlully answered." 
Not so Warm. 
Gov. John R. Tanner, of Illinois, spent this week at Hot 
Springs, Ark., and on Jan. 25 engaged in a little sport at the 
live-bird traps. 1 regret to state that the records ol the Gover- 
nor's attempts at Hot Springs ao not indicate that he is what 
is technically known on the circuit as a "warm baby." The 
scores show that he killed only 13 out of 25 birds,- and snll worse 
is the information of the dispatch which says 'vaguely that he 
"tied a St. Louis man." On Jan. 28 Gov. Tanner acquitted himself 
much: better, killing 14 out of 15 birds. Of his shooting com- 
panions, Messrs. Gates, Drake and Elwood, Gates killed 8, Drake 
8 and Liwood 4. Mr. Gates shot at 31yds., the d.tjie£s at 21yds., 
use of both barrels. 
New W'estern Organizations. 
Under the articles of incorporation of the Soo Gun Club, of 
Sioux City, la., the capital stock is made $2,000. The following 
officers are elected: President, C. C. Hamilton; Vice-President, 
J. W. Boyd; Treasurer, VV. P. Duncan; Secretary, E. R. Chap- 
man; Captain, H. H. Hawman; Executive Board, H. 11. Hawman, 
J. W. Gray, VV. W. Harris and John Otten. The Soo Gun Club is 
one of the strongest and most active organizations of the middle 
West. 
Many would be disposed to think of Idaho as a land of mouit- 
tains and big game, where the scatter gun would be despised. 
Yet at Aloscow, Idaho, a gun club of thirty members was lately 
organized with the following officers: I. G, Rees, President; J. 
,\1. Hibbs, Vice-President; W. E. Wallace, Secretary; £. E, 
Wright, Treasurer; W. G. Emery, Captain. Traps have been or- 
dered and regular shoots will be arranged fdr soon. 
A strong organization of trap-shooters, to be known as the 
Winnebago Club, was last week formed at Oshkosh, Wis. Weekly 
shoots will be field, beginning May 1. The membership is forty- 
three already, and the club promises very well. The following 
will be the officers for the ensuing year: President, C. C. Chase; 
Vice-President, W. W. Kimball: "Secretary, John H. Thomas; 
Treasurer, Charles J. Maulick; Captain, John Steier. 
The Warren Gun Club, of VVarren, "O., elects the following 
officers for the coming season: Z. F. Craver, President; E. A. 
Biery, Vice-President; T. G, Dunham, Secretary and Treasurer. 
The Redlands Gun Club, of Redlands, Cal., is one of the good 
organizations of the big golden State which has kno^m a boom 
in trap-shooting for the past year. Last week the following 
officers were elected by this body: Gus Knight, President; W. H. 
Stewart, Vice-President; J. H. Stewart, Secretary. These officers, 
with W. T. Gillis, Silas Williams and E. B, Mailers, constitute 
the Board of Directors. 
Coming Events. 
The two rival cities of Peoria and Pekin, 111., both hot shooting 
towns, have signed articles for a finish contest at live birds. 'The 
first of these intercity shoots is scheduled for Thursday of this 
week, the following being the teams: Pekin Gvm Club: Jacob 
Hoft'; Herman Becker, John Hoff, Mr. Reuling. Peoria Gun 
Club: Kit Sammis, J. M. Brown, "Dr. Nelson," W. F. Meidroth. 
A number of clubs have been formed this season in central and 
lower Illinois, and I presume that the June tournament of the 
Illinois State Sportsmen's Association, which will be held at 
Peoria, will show the largest number of clubs entered that we have 
known for some time. Great preparations are making for a big 
attendance of shooters from towns in the neighborhood of Peoria. 
The McLean County Gun Club is the latest to join the State 
Association as a new member, and will send a delegation to 
Peoria. 
The Stillwater Gun Club, of Minnesota, is already in the field 
with dates of June 14-15, and claims for a tournament which it 
promises shall be one of the best ever held in the Northwest. 
The Waterloo Gun Club, of Iowa, claims dates of May 18, 19 
and 20 for its annual tournament. Messrs. Place, Cobtirn and 
Jones have' been chosen as the handicap committee, and wil' 
have the nice job of trying to make amateurs and experts equal. 
This gun club has some good shots, and some of the visitors 
who go there looking for easy money may indeed find their 
Waterloo. 
Recent Scores. 
The newly organized gun club of Eipestone, Minn., held Its 
first shoot last Friday, and the following are the scores of the 
beginners. It will be interesting to watch the improvement of 
the members from time to time over their first record: Ed Grun 
18, C. Ridgway 17, W. B. Denhart 15, H. R. Harrison 15. Oswald 
Cass 12, P. McGorty 9, J. H. N.ichols 9, W. Sommerville 8, W. 
Frost 7, W. C. Briggs 4. * 
Wichita, Kan., has been giving a warm shoot at Riverside Park, 
management of Mr. L. S. Peacock. Scores of the first day,- 25 
targets, four events, was as follows: 
Events: 1 '2 3 4 Total, Events: 1 2 8 4 Total. 
Bate 19 17 17 IS 71 Dixon 15 18 19 20 72 
Kord 21 21 20 28 ,S5 Parkham 16 20 16 16 68 
Wilson 22 19 2:3 24 83 Melfinger 23 21 19 IS 81 
Jackson 22 24 21 28 90 Nudd Ui 17 17 11 61 
Peas 16 18 20 20 74 Williams 22 20 19 19 SO 
Bennett 19 19 19 17 74 Clark It 20 16 16 69 
On the second day the following scores were made, strings^of 
25 targets: 
Events: 1 2 Total. Events: 1 2 Total: 
Wilson IS 23 41 Ford 23 44 
Williams 24 24 48 Dodd? 17 21 88 
Chain 14 U 27 Sickner 1,5 17 82 
Galusha IS 16 34 Pfirkham IS 21 89 
Eaton u 7 10 17 McClees , 15 Ifj 31 
' A number of shoots on live birds followed the target ewentSj 
the most important being at 15 live birds:: Chain 3, Carey 8, 
Hull 7, McCiees 11, Sickner 12,. Galusha 9, Oliver 13, Eaton 9. 
'The Sterling Amateur Gun Club, of sterling, Ills., last week 
held a little shopt with the following results: 
No. 1, 12 targets: Forbes 9, Coe 0, Gerdes 5. 
No. 2, 10 targets: Forder 9, Gerdes 6, McNeil 6, Allen 5, Miller 
3, Hunt 2. " 
No. 3, 10 targets: Forder 8. McNeil 7, Allen 5, Gerdes 4, 
Miller 1. 
No. 4, 7 live birds: TroQp 6, Oppold 6, Hunt 4, Allen 4, Forder 
3, McNeil 3. Miller 3. • 
No. 5, 7 live birds: Oppold B, border 5, Williams Gerdes S, 
Coe 5, Troop 1. 
No. 6, same: Allen 6, Oppold 6, Forder 5, Williams 5, Buell 4, 
Hunt 4, Daly 3, Tfoop 3, Gerdes 3, Coe 2. • 
No. 7. same: Forder 6, Oppold 5, Allen 5, Hunt 3, Troop 1. 
A little team shoot was held last week on the grounds of the 
Mt. Vernon Gun Club, of Illinois, between Roy Stiatt^n and 
Otto Patton on one side and ALWolf and Neil Pavey on the 
other, the latter team winping by 5 birds in two strings of 25 
targets. Scorp: 
Strattan.16. Patton 20, Pavey 16, Wolf 21, total "13. In the second 
round the result was: Strattan 18, Patton 20, Pavey 22, Wolf IS; 
. total 78. . 
At Douglass^. Wyp!» last -week F. Rimington defeated Dr^ Je- . 
surun in a match race at 41 birds at ?50 a side, with a score of 
34 to 24. A match between Dr. Jesurun and A. Rice. vs. Fred 
Remington and Fred Foxton for $100 a side, 30 live birds, was 
won by Reniington-Foxton by 1 bird, the score being: Jesurun 
23, Rice 22, varsus Rimington 24, Foxton 22. A large crowd was 
in attendance, sportsmen from ThereS3« (Jlenrock, Casper and 
La Boiitc being present. " " ; - '- 
Elevating the Trap. 
1 appreciate the solemnity of Mr. John J. Sunipter, Jr.'s, an- 
nouncement in hia midwinter tournament progranime: 
■'This is going- to be a dead square shoot, and I mean it," 
"No pooling or dropping for place will be tolerated. Re- 
member, this is NO bluff!" 
No tournament programme is complete without these announce- 
ments of the earnest determination on the part of the managements 
to elevate the trap. Yet I am very often told that all this about 
dropping and pooling is mere fiction, for that no SMch thing 
ever happened among trap-shooters. I am pained to note Mr, 
Sumpter's apparent uneasiness as to the purity of that whieh 
is pure. 
Only Man. ^ 
W e continue to have bright, clear, live-bird weather in Chicago- 
this week, and John Watson has still a dozen or so good birds 
left for the boys to shoot at, but outside of the club shoots of the 
Audubon, Garfield and Eureka clubs all these advantages seem 
to be wasted, and nothing is happening to jar the serenity of 
Chicago's trai)-shooting slumber. Every prospect- pleases, and 
only man is tired. K. HouGH. 
1206 Bovc£ BuFLDiNG, Chicago. 
Watson's Park. 
Jan. 27. — The following scores were made to-day in a practice 
shoot on live birds at Watson's Park, Burnside Crossing, Ills. 
The ground was covered with snow, and the light was fairly 
bright, with mild wind: 
■W lewis I221-ill2*2002121121011010122211 -24 
Fox .- 0ir21''iillll212012020111220l02101— 24 
W Moore 01.102012002011212:31111111201002 —28 
Claret 0021211211122110111121122211111 — 2S 
Winchester 12120211*22U*1H20211200121220 ^24 
Garfield, Gun Club. 
Jan. 29. — The Garfield Gun Club., of Chicago, held its regular 
monthly contest at live birds at VVatson's Park, Burnside Cross- 
ing, III. It was attended by a good number of shooters, among 
whom were quite a few visitors. ... 
There was a strong sunlight during the entire day, which shone 
on the snow-covered ground, making a very trying light to sfioot 
in. Considerable difficulty was experienced in finding white 
birds as they were liberated from the traps. There was a fresh 
wind from the right quarter, and the birds were quite regular in 
their flight. Some few soft birds were trapped, as well as many 
good hard ones. 
Mr. E. S. Rice, who is one of the new members of the club, 
did himself proud when he shot his back score, making some good 
hard kills and going out with a score of 19 out of 20, with 1 
dead out of bounds. Good shooting was done by other members 
during the day. Hicks, Kuss, Shaw and Von Lengerke dividing 
honors at first place with straight scores. The shooting of Work- 
man, who is a new face at the live-bird traps this winter, was 
quite noticeable; he made many good, clean kills of swift flyers 
with the ease of an old shooter, but he can't hold his gun tQ. his 
shoulder after shooting the first barrel. 
The following are practice scoi^s preparatory to the club contest: 
S. Palmer .5, .O. von Lengerke 4, Dr. Shaw 5, De Maris 3, Patti 3, ' 
Hollester 4, Workman 4, R. B. , Carson 3, Nusley 5, O'Brien' 2,' 
Wilson 3, Dr. Carson 5, S. Palmer 5, Kuss 3, Comley 2, Hick's 2. 
The following are scores of the club contest, and are at 20 live 
birds pel- man, from five automatic eround traps, 30vds. rise: 
Dr. Shaw 20. T. P. Hicks 20, H. Wiley 18. A. C. Paterson 13, 
C. P. Richards 17, R. Kuss 20, O. von Lengerke 20, C. E. Comley 
1.5, S. E. Young 16. N. M. Nusley 13, H. Wiley 19, De Maris 4, 
S. Palmer 14, Workman 17y -E. S. Rice 16, D. Russell 17. *E. "S. 
Rice 19. ■ 
■"Indicates back score shot. , 
The following are scores of friendly contents i(Ji4- practice, shoots 
of visitors on the grounds to-day: " •''■ -' ', 
R B Carson 202101 11 1 121 1 1-202121 12220 —21 
DrCWCariOu 12100 1 210'iO-i201 12 12 122120 —19 
J M Wilson 00011 121122121 11222111122221222222211210221112m'2— 46 
O'Brien ()2(I22222222-212222222122222222222222202221212202211-^ 
Stickle 121221101211211 — 14 ' 
Hollester I21121111211110112:i0llll2l 1202 —27 
Shepard 2200212021212111211 121121 122202221112101 —35 
Russell., 221101211120011110 —14 
The Surplus of the Intertity Shoot. 
In your publication of Jan. 29 our old friend and fellow-citizen. 
Col, Felton, comments on the distribution of the surplus, as it . 
appears, believing that no good could or would come from the 
use of it in the purchase of a suitable trophy, or emblem, to be 
held subject to challenge. His expressions are, it seems, that 
the portion remaining be returned on percentage of amount do- 
nated. . . ■ . 
It is rny opinion that his sentiments do not express those of 
the majority, and I further believe, for the furthering of the 
cause, in the purchase of an emblem to be subject to challenge, 
open to all members in gooa standing of a club in Cook county, 
to be shot for at least three years, after Which it shall become 
personal property of the one winning the same in a handicap 
contest. Those eligible to be persons challenging and shooting 
for the emblem during the three years mentioned, and in event 
of two or more challenging at one time, those not having pi-e- 
viously contested shall be given the preference. Or rules could 
be agreed upon if a meeting were held for the purpose. 
It is my belief that a contest of the character as has been sug- 
gested by our shooters of Chicago Would stimulate the younger 
members of the fraternity, and tend to improve their skill in the 
use of the shotgun more than several times the amount of money 
which would otherwise be returned to those Who put up. 
A. C. PATERSOff. 
The North LIudson Rod and Gun Club, an organization that 
holds its shoots at the Secaucus, N. J., polo grounds, announces 
that it will hold a live-bird shoot on its grounds Saturday, Feb. 
12, commencing at 1 P. M. On the same day George H. Piercy, 
of the Jersey City Gun Club, and Henry M. Heflich, of the North 
Hudson Gun Club, will shoot a match at 25 live birds per man, 
.$25 a side, loser to pay for the birds, 30yds. rise, 50yds. boundary. 
This live-bird shoot oi the club is held in honor of its anniversary. 
During the evening the club members and their friends will ad- 
journ to Mr. Heflich's hotel, a "hog guessing" contest being 
one of the attractions scheduled for tue . occasion. To reach the 
Secaucus polo grounds, electric cars pass the gates, running 
direct frotn Christopher or Barclay, street ferries; cars from 
Rutherford, N. J., also pass the gates of the grounds. 
PUBLISHERS* DEPARTMENT. 
Florida, 
PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED TOUR VIA PJjtlNSY'l.VANI A EAII.R©AD. 
The next Pennsylvania Railroad tour to Jacksonville, allowing 
two weeks in Florida, will leave New York and Philadelphia by 
special train of Pullman Palace Cars, Tuesday, Feb. 8. Excursion tick- 
ets, including railway transportation, Pullman accommodations (one 
berth), and meals en route in' both directions while traveling on 
the special train, will be sold at the following rates: New York; 
$50; Philadelphia, $48; Canandaigua, $52.85; Erie, $54.85; Wilkes- 
barre, $50.35; Pittsburg, $53; and at proportionate, rates from other 
points. _ . _ . ..i 
For tickets, itineraries, and full information apply to ticket 
agents; Tourist Agent, 1190 Broadway, New York; or address 
Geo. W, Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street 
Station, Philadelphia.— ^.trfz-'- 
Mafdi Gras^ New Orleans 
As usual, 4reat preparations are being made ior the Mardi 
Gras festivities in the Crescent City. The occasion attracts 
people from all parts of the L''nited States. The Southern Railway, 
as usual for the occasion, sells tickets at one fare for the round 
tiip. Tickets on sale Feb. 16 to 81, inclusive, good to return 
until March 5. The time between New York and New Oleans 'is 
thirty-nine hours. Double daily service. ' Vestibuled limited 
leaves New Y'ork daily at 4:20 P. M. Operated solid New York 
to New Orleans, with Dining and Pullman Drawing Room Sleep- 
ing Car and first-class coach. The United States Fast Mail leaves 
New Y^ork 12:05 o'clock night, with through Pullman Drawing 
Room Sleeping Cars, New York to New Orleans. For full pai-- 
ticulars call on or address Alex. S. Thweatt, Eastern Passenger 
Agent, 271 Broadway, New York.— Adv. 
