FOREST AND STREAM. 
[April i6, 1898, 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
CHICAGO CHALLENGE TROPHY. 
Chicago, 111., April 6.— To-day A. C. Patcrson (Pal.ti), the able- 
bodied hustler, whose name appears regnlarlv in the Iran columns 
Qi JJOSEST AND .Stream, defeated a field of twenty-five Chicago 
cracks and earned off the beautiful ctnblem denoting the cham- 
pionship of this city at the live-bird traps. This was the initial 
event in the contests for this trophy, and was attended with in- 
terest by many lovers of the gun. The weather was gooil and the 
birds were good and strong, a keen wind aiding them nearly all 
the time. But two birds were flushed, and the sfiort was of so' stiff 
a nature that one by one the best of the talent fell out. In the 
20 hole E. S. Graham, Shepard and Airey still stood to win had 
they been able lo finish straight, but one bv one these lost even 
the shelter of their handicap, Shepard staving in last, but letting 
a fatal zero creep in too near the end. The husky man with 
Whiskers kept on pushing his new Remington (a gun which he won 
as a second prize in the Cook County League handicap, and which 
he had never shot before this event) against the vanishing figures 
.of Watson's ghostliest, and he went out with 25 killed out of 
.his allowance of 26, remaining straight after missing his third 
,Dird. lom Hicks was thought to be dangerous, and Pilly Mussey 
■.for some time held the pace, but finally used up his chances 
A number of good ones ceased to trouble after they had shot at 
the first block of 12, and some needed but a half dozen birds 
or so to convince them that thev did not want the trophy this 
time. Thus Patti cai)tured it in the first grand open shoot, and 
now wears it on his bosom, which is about 4ft. across. I can 
only describe Mr. Paterson's victory as a triumph of good regular 
habits and the best of associations, which he has had in the course 
of his newspaper e.xperience. 
The weather to-day was bright but chillv, and a bit raw. The 
wind was puffy at times, and indeed came near to bo.xing the 
compass during the shoot. At first it blew in the direction of a 
left-quartering outgoer, then at about 3 P. M. it switched and 
blew nearly straight from the score, finishing bv taking a course 
nearly straight across the score from left to right. A good little 
crowd watched the shoot. No fault was found with the handi- 
cap, which being double-barreled as it is, probably confused most 
of the shooters until they could not figure out whether they 
ought to holler or not. Anyhow no one did. and everybody was 
happy, the popular competition being very pleasantly inaugurated. 
Who will be the first man to challenge for the trophv remains to 
be seen. The formal challenge must be sent to the office of a 
local paper, and if the latter wiK consult the files of Forest and 
Stream it may see a copy of the rules governing the contest. 
Mr. bhepard issued a verbal challenge, but first come first served, 
under the rules, and it is not vet known who will be first to com- 
ply with the conditions. I should think Patti ought to easily skin 
everybody that comes for about six times, and'^in such case we 
will hang the badge over the trap desk in this shop, where of 
course it belongs, since it was here that Mr. Patersori has re- 
ceived his training in shooting and literary matters. The badge 
looks very well hanging beneath his smile, but it would also look 
well hanging over a desk, and I would like to issue an informal 
ultimatum to the eft'ect that the newspaper profession expects 
Mr. Paterson to do his duly. Following are the scores of to-day: 
Trap score type— Copyright, fS9S, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
184 8 1214 14114 8 3 2531254143 3 
T P Hiclts, .30 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 -22 
5 2 3441431 2 4844 8 1,')11S254545E 
E S Rice, 27. ...2 2 2 2 22220 2 2 2 222022, 2 **22 222 2-22 
523 3 4 4512 41524 3 43 3 41324 8 8 815 
W Johnson, 2S.1 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 I 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0— IT 
483 2 221446 5 4 
O vonLengerlce,29.2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 * 2 w. — 9 
432145243553 3 11412424 5 418 2 
W P Mussey, 29.. .1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 * 2 2 * 2—23 
5 43 312251452 
F R Bwsell, 27 2 2 0 2 2 * 2 0 0 2 2 2 w. — 8 
2 6 2 5 4 12 5 4 5 5 3 3 4 3 5 4 3 18 5 5 3 
Ed Rice, 25 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 I 0 0 11 w. —16 
5234544444414215 215 3 341 
+>, \ i -V ■MH ^ \ ? t i ^ .s» \ N ^ \ 
B Barto, 29 .2 0 U 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 i 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 w. —18 
2444 5 434453 8115421 
J H Amburg, 2S. . .2 1 1 1 0 * 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 * vv. -12 
42225 4 524532244211113 3 43 1 
B Lefiingvyell, 26. .1 2 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 Ow.— 18 
412444513 5 514331114 524 
Ben Dicks, 29 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 w. —17 
8 245154845 2 425111113331143 
A C Paterson, 28. .2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1—25 
4 14 2 3 5 
L C Willard, .30. . ..1 ♦ * 2 1 * w. — 8 
4 4 2 1114 5 18 4 4 
C Morns, 26 0 2 0 2 0 * 1 0 2 (t 2 0 w. — C 
34444535 5532 8 54 
^ 1^-^ ^' \ N \ 
M Goldsmith, 27. . .1 2 2 1 1 I 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 —11 
2311548 3 1111181 
<- 1 \ <-\ t ^ T N/' ^ 4- 
H Levi, 25 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 w. — 9 
5 458212 52 3 182S813 5 1544 
G Airey, 28 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 w. —IS 
2 4 4 3 1 8 4 2 3 334 8 1 1242134 3 42 
J Gillispie, 29 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 w.— 21 
5 53 44 21511144311154 
C Antoine, 28 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 w. —15 
8864 41 4 445S4521 4211112515 2 
-pJ-<_1-<_4,>^<_<_<_-^:^-S,;?,^-4^^^ ^^^^^^^ 
W Shepard, ST-'-i 1 2 1 * 1 3 S 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 w.— 22 
415542135154 
H -T \ w^/^ \ ^-Z" /" 
H B Fobs, 28 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 w. —10 
41454431451154 2 83 5 212 
^ <- 1 "^/^ i ->-> \ ^ \ \ ^ \ V Si \ ^ \ r 
E SGraham, 2S. .. .2 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 w. —19 
414154244125 
Dr S Shaw, 29 2 2 2 0 2 2 * 2 2 0 1 2 w. — 9 
1432 3 2 345 2 15 3 5412 
S Palmer, 27 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 2 (I w. —18 
1252884515345 
WH Palmer, 28.... 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2. 1 2 2 O o w. -10 
. ERB— NEAL. 
Fred Erb, of Lafayette, Ind., was luckier with Elmer Neal 
than Eddie Bingham was, and succeeded in shooting him to a tie 
in the contest at Lafayette, April 4, for the Grand Hotel champion- 
ship cup, emblematic of the target championship of Indiana. That 
is to say, the men were tied at the end of the 100 birds, each man 
breaking 88. In the shoot-off at 20, Neal scored 21 to the Hoosier's 
24, leaving the cup with the latter. Mr. Neal now is classed as 
an Indiana man, but he learned how to shoot on the west side of 
Chicago, with the old Garfields, where he found plenty of good 
competition. 
HON. TOM. 
The Hon. Tom Marshall, of Keithsburg, has had a new honor 
adrled unto him. The shooters of his city have organized a gun 
club and called it "Tom A. Marshall Gun Club." The following 
ofhcers have been elected: H. B. Hewitt, President; George F. 
Porter, Vice-President; Dave Adelsdorf, Treasurer; H. P. Humbert 
becretary. The executive committee consists of Hi Mikesell, Bart 
Humbert, B. C. Green and George Fleming. 
I presume Tom will qualify as instructor-in-chief, and the club 
could have no better model. 
FARGO OPENS SEASON. 
Fargo Gun Club held the first shoot this year for its 
gold badge on Friday, April 1. The weather was chilly and pre- 
vented a good attendance. 
"The event was 25 bluerocks from a magautrap. The scores 
are: Smith 15, Mack 23, Roberts 17, Guptill 17. Mack vv ill wear 
tbe badge until the next shoot. The club shoots on Friday of 
each week for the badge. We use a dead bird allowance handi- 
•^^P- Mack, Sec'y." 
THE KANSAS CITY TOURNAMENT. 
Chicago, 111., April 9.— The Missouri Fish and Onme Protective 
Association, and the Federation of Gun Clubs, of Kansas City 
held a loint business meeting this week and w^ent into plans for 
the big tournament in May. Particul.irs in regard to this tourna- 
ment are given briefly in the following letter prom President 
vValden: 
"Please be kind enough to sav to vour patrons in the trap- 
shooting world that our programme for our annual tournament in 
iVlay will be distributed about the 20th inst., and it will certainly be 
^Jr^A^?^'': , '^''^ added money in targets and live birds will be 
$1,500, besides the $1,000 guaranteed Star cup shoot, which bids 
fair to be one of the features of our tournament. Our live-bird 
programme will be very attractive to the lovers of this game; $2.50 
will be added to every pigeon shot at in all events. Our grounds 
have been enlarged and generally improved. Tw^o sets of live-bird 
traps and two sets of magantraps will be provided and you can 
rest assured that the management will spare no pains or expense 
to make this the most attractive of, any tournament ever held in 
the W est. ,. _ 
This surely should be enticiii]^ to all -who love "a warm game at 
the traps. One of the features of the tournament will be the final 
shoot off for the Kansas City Star cup. Those now eligible to 
the final shoot are J. E. Riley and J. A. R. Elliott, of Kansas 
City ; bun Glover, of Rochester, N. Y. ; and Fred Gilbert, of 
Spirit Lake, la. These four, with the winner of the open con- 
test at the May shoot, will meet in a 25-bird race for the cup 
THE CHICAGO RACES. 
Gilbert and Elliott are scheduled to meet at Watson's on Tuesday 
at 1 P. M., April 12, in their race for the Kansas City Star cup. 
Elliott has, however, written that this date will not be satisfactory 
to him, and at this writing it is still an open question whether 
the men will get together on Tuesday. 
Gilbert and I'armelee are to meet in their contest for the Du 
Pont trophy at Watson's, 1 V. M. of Thursday. It is likely 
that the Umaha man will be on hand, and lil& is expected to put 
up a stiff race. With the Chicago challenge trophy shoot this 
week and two good races next week we are not altogether spoil- 
ing for excitement at the Chicago pigeon park. 
I mentioned earlier the probable organization of a trap-shooting 
club m the membership of the Chicago Athletic Association. It 
IS now stated that this project will in all probability now fall 
through for lack of interest. , 
SEATTLE WINS. 
As is generally known, there is great public rivalry between 
the cities of Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., which rivalry extends 
even into trap-shooting matters. On March 27 these two cities 
held a team contest at the traps, five-men teams, 50 birds per man. 
Seattle won by a- score of 206 to 200, as below. Tacoma has chal- 
lenged back for the trophy representative of the championship, 
and the race will be shot April 24. Following are scores of race: 
Tacoma— Denham 34, Young 43, Kimball 37, Sheard 40, Peirce 
45 — 200. 
Seattle— Chellis 36, Norton 39, Ellis 43, Stevens 44. Hood 44—206. 
The new gun club of Keokuk, la., opened its season ceremonies 
last week. 
ELGIN NATIONAL. 
Elgin National Gun Club, of Elgin, III., issues a good little pro- 
gramme of its season contests for the Gold Dust cup, a silver lov- 
ing cup presentcu by the Gold Dust Powder Co. The following 
are the rules and dates; 
At 20 targets, five known traps, unknown, angles. Best average 
of the si.K shoots to win the cup. Every contestant must shoot 
Cold Dust powder. A man absent at one shoot to be allowed 
to shoot his back score at the next monthly shoot. American 
Association rules to govern in any case not mentioned above. 
Dates of the shoot will be April 23, May 28, June 25, July 23, 
Aug. 27, Sept. 24. E. Hough. 
1206 BoYCE Building, Chicago. 
Chicago, April &.— The Elgin National Gun Club, of Elgin, 111., 
announces a summer contest at targets, under the head of Gold 
Dust cup shoot. The contest is to be held monthly on the 
fourth Saturday of each month, commencing April 23, and ending 
Sept. 24, 1898. Each contest will be at 25 targets, known traps, 
unknown angles, thrown from five traps, and will be open to all 
amateurs residing in Kane, Cotjk, De Kalb, Du Page, Lake or 
McHenry counties. 
The cup will be awarded at the end of the series to the con- 
testant having the highest average in the six contests. Any con- 
testant will be allowed to shoot up one back score at any regular 
shoot in event of his absence from a prevous shoot. The contest- 
ants for the cup arc obliged to shoot Gold Dust powder in the 
cup event. American Shooting Association rules to govern. Sweep- 
stakes will be shot before and after the cup shoot. 
Moneys divided in events under twelve entries, 50, 30 and 20 
per cent., and when over twelve entries 40, 30, 20 and 10 per 
cent. 
Sweepstake shooting commences at 9 o'clock A. M.; cup shoot 
at 2 o'clock P. M. Shells and refreshments on the grounds. 
EUREKA GUN CLUB. 
The Eureka Gun Club, of Chicago, held its regular contest at 
targets on their grounds, corner Vincennes avenue and Seventy- 
ninth street, this afternoon. The early part of the dav was very 
cloudy and accompanied with rain, which finally cleared up about 
noon. The light during the afternoon was anything but good for 
target shooting. 
On account of the elements and the opening of the jack-snipe 
season the number present on the grounds was small. 
Following are detailed scores in the trophy contest, classified, 
at 25 targets, known traps, unknown angles: 
H y de 0110101111110111001101011—17 
Hollister 1111111111111100111111101—22 
Steck 1111011011010010111111111—19 
Goodrich ,. , 1110111110101011111111011—20 
Paterson 1011111111101111111110011—21 
■^Richards 0111111011011001001101110—16 
Class B 
R B Carson .1111100011111111101111111— 21 
Kit 1111111011011011100101011—18 
Class C. 
A C Borroff !.. .1110111101110101110011101— 18 
Hollister won Class A, R. B. Carson won Class B, A. C. Borroff 
won Class C without opposition. 
* Visitor. 
A. C. Paterson. 
Lincoln Gon Club, 
The programme of the first annual amateur tournament of the 
Lincoln Gun Club, Lincoln, Neb., can be had on application 
to the secretary, Mr, George L. Carter, Box 338. April 19 to 21 
inclusive are the dates. Two hundred and twenty-five dollars in 
cash will be added, and $25 for high average. The club will also 
guarantee $100 in a live-bird race. No bang, no bird, otherwise 
American Association rules govern. Professional shooters and 
manufacturers' agents are positively barred from - shooting for 
purses, but they may shoot for the price of targets only. In target 
events there are five moneys, 30, 25, 20. 15 and 10. Targets will be 
thrown from two sets of traps. Sergeant svstem. Shooting com- 
mences at 8:30 each day. Shells sent care of Lincoln Hotel will 
be delivered on the grounds free of charge. There are ten target 
events on each day, the entrance, with two exceptions, being 
$1.50 to each, with sums varying from $5, $7.50 to $10 added. Open 
sweepstakes will be shot at the live-bird traps each day. On the 
second day event No. 10, the King's Smokeless event, is at 20 
targets, $2, in which event shooters must use King's Smokeless 
shells. Of the ten similar target events on the third day No. 5, 
the Gold Dust powder event, is at 20 targets, $2, and therein 
shooters must use Gold Dust powder. The secretary will be 
pleased to answer all pertinent inquiries. He writes us that every- 
thing points now to one o£ the most successful meets of the 
West this season. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
SOUTH RIVER GUN CLUJB. 
South River, N. J., March 26.— At the R. R. R. R. Hotel a 
match for $10 a side, 50 targets, American Association rules to 
govern, resulted as follows: 
Booream, New Brimswick, N J lOllllllOllllllllUOlOllO 
T 1, 11 « AT -n 0110111111111110101110010-37 
J Belloff, New Brunswick, N J 1111111101010111110101111 
iiimiimiiiouioiiiioi— 40 
Event No. 2: Match 25 targets $5 a side: 
D Hatter, South River 0101101011110111101010110—16 
G Algair, South Amboy 0100011000111111100000110—12 
Event No. 3: Sweep, 10 targets; $1 entrance; two moneys: 
Bissett 1111101111—9 Downing 0110111011—7 
Booream 1011001010—6 Hatter 0010110001-4 
Beloff 1001011001—5 Algair 0001000100—2 
Event No. 4: Sweep, 15 targets; $1.50 entrance; two moneys; 
ties divided: 
Bissett 111011101111011—12 Belloff 110111111101111—13 
Booream 111111111111111—15 Downing .....111011110111111—13 
Event No. 6: 25 targets; $5 a side: 
Booream 101001101111111 0001111110—17 
Bissett 1111111110111001111111100—20 
Event No. 6: Sweep; 5 targets, 50 cents each; two moneys; ties 
divided: - 
Bissett 01111—4 Downing 01101—3 
go'J'eam L Belloff ..^ItLl^B 
Belloff 01111—4 _ ' ^ 
..The, day was vfery rainy and windy, making the shooting very 
difficult, and kept the shooters away. There will be shooting at this 
place every two weeks— always on Saturdays, at targets— hereafter. 
March 31.— No. 1 was at 15 live birds, one barrel, gun at the hip: 
?15 a side, each to pay for his birds: 
No. 1: 
Bissett, South River 111011111101110—12 
Minzer, South Amboy 111010101001110— 9 
No. 2: $1 miss-and-out: 
Stoddard 220 
Woodruff , 0 
Bissett 0 
No. 3: .$1 miss-and-out: 
Woodruff 1221 
Stoddard 2220 
No. 4: .$3 entrance; 5 birds; 
Belloff, 29 21002—3 
Capt Bunk, 30 22222—5 
Stoddard, 29 22122—5 
W^oodruff, 29 21112—5 
W'oodruff, re-entered 
Bissett, re-entered . . 
.22 
.12 
Bissett 
.10 
handicap; all ties divided: 
Bissett, 28 20221—4 
W H Perrine, 30 01011—3 
Booream, 28 22120 — 4 
H Eulner, 26 20010—2 
No. 7. 
20 
in ^'<?r? ^\ 5 handicap, all ties divided. No. 6 was at 
10 birds, $7, three moneys, all ties divided. No. 7 was a $2 miss- 
and-out. No. 8 was a 10-bird match, $10 a side: 
No. 5. 
Q/^5!l''^^^n 12112-5 
btoddard, 29 00202—2 
Belloff, 29 0021^:3 
W'oodrufl, 29 ' 21212—5 
Perrine, 30 20001—2 
Tingley, 28 01122-4 
Booream, 28 01210-3 
Capt Bunk 30 01212—3 
L Belloff, 26 12012^ 
J Algair, 28 02201—3 
Openshaw, 26 11021 4 
Kelley, 27 
Blodgett, 29 ;., 
Downing 
Desbro 
No. 6. 
2220112122— 9 
2002220222— 7 
0222210000— 5 20 
2010222100— 6 . . 
2121211121—10 . . 
0222220222— 8 
0212221222— 9 
120 
0 
2222222222—10 222 
0220021121— 7 20 
*10*100002— 3 
01001—2 01i'2011022— 6 
21201—4 12222210*1— 8 
2222211112—10 
No. 8 
Belloff . 
Bissett 
20 
i2i 
2211212020— 8 
1221221111—10 
The birds were a very good lot. This is the first shoot at live 
birds on these grounds. The grounds are nicely arranged, in a 
very even field. There will be shoots held everv other Wednesday 
at live birds. Qeo. W. Squier. 
TRAP AT ELLINGVILLE. 
In the latter part of the past week members of the Jeannette 
Oun Club met on the grounds of the Columbia Fishing Club El- 
lingville, btaten Island, in contests at live birds. The first event 
was a match at 25 birds: 
H Pape, 28 . , 00111111112202*11*1212211—20 
J Hamhorst, 28 20022i'210221110*020*10210— 14 
Team race: 25 birds each man: 
C Meyer, 28 12212222021222022*0220210—19 
H Nobel, 28 21*1102101002*0212201*122-16 
^ Bru"ie 28 02122002220*02*1221121222—18 
R Debachn, 28 2021202210*2212212*120201—18 
Match at 25 birds: 
Job Lott, 30 0022*220*222220222*22*121—17 
Bender, 30 222001112112*21*0222110*2—18 
Match at 10 birds: 
C Bohlin, 25 1222121201-9 
Bigelow, 27 0020210011-5 
Carstens, 28 2221102221-9 
Rottraan, 25 1022222101—8 
There also was a 6-bird sweep, 21 entries, first money being di- 
vided between Job Lott, 30yds.; Brunie, 28; Carstens, 28; Rott- 
inan, 25; with straight scores. 
BOILING SPRINGS GUN CLUB. 
.,Al?"' ^■'"'^^e sold watch handicap, shot for on the' firsthand third 
Wednesdays of March and April, 50 targets, handicap. Sergeant 
system, resulted as follows: 
Greiff, 5 OOlllllllllllllllOimilllllllOlllllllllllUHllOl-45 
11000 — 2 — 47 
Palmer OlOOOlOUOllOlOllllllllllOllOllOOllllllinilinoiO -36 
Dutcher, 10. . .11101101111111011011111101011110011100111011011111-38 
101111100 _ e_44 
Spiegle, 9..... 11101110110111010001100111101110111111111110100110 —35 
Matzen, IS. . . . IIIIOIIUOIIOIIIIIOIIIIOIIOIOIIOIIIOIOIIOIOIIOIOOII— 34 
llllOlllOOniOOOll —12-^6 
Sweepstake events; 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 25 25 25 
Spiegle 6 8 
Palmer 8 7 
Greiff 10 8 
Matzen 4 
Dutcher 8 
Morfey 
6 
7 
10 
5 
5 
4 
7 21 14 15 
9 18 18 18 
6 7 15 17 14 
KENESBERG GUN CLUB. 
9 7 21 23 23 
W. H. HucK. 
_ Kcnesberg, N. J., April 4.— A large crowd witnessed the shoot- 
ing at the Kenesberg Gun Club's grounds to-dav. The birds were 
a choice and fast lot. Events Nos. 1, 2 and 3 were at 5 birds 
*^ .entry. t"'° moneys; No. 4 was miss-and-out, $1 entry. Ties 
divided. Ihe scores: 
^ . No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. 
Perrine 11220-4 21121—5 01101—3 12—2 
Compton 21122—5 100 11100—3 
Bissett 11212-5 01011-3 20111-4. 12^2. 
Stoddard 20222—1 21220—4 22022-4 
Creighton 00222—3 22222—5 10120—3 o'— 0 
Oaks 100 000 . . 
Conover 12022—4 21012—4 10020—2 '.. 
Barker 21022-^ 10—1 
Match, 10 birds, $15 a side, loser paid for birds: Perrine 9 Bis- 
sett 7. 
Match, 6 birds, $5 a side: Bissett 4, Perrine 3. 
Geo. W. Squieu. 
Mr. Edward Banks, at the shoot of the Brooklyn Gun Clut last 
Saturday, struck a genuine war-horse gait, breaking 84 targets 
straight, missing his 85th. Continuing, he broke 126 out of 130 
At one time it seemed as if breaking targets was an easy con- 
tinuous performance. The true secret of it all is in pointing the 
breech in the correct line against the shoulder, whereupon the 
muzzle will take care of itself. Mr. Banks refused to go in the 
sweepstakes after the first one, thereby meriting the censure of 
all his fellow crackerjacks in that, first, he \\»'as in a way establish- 
ing a bad precedent to the disfavor of professionalism, and, sec- 
ond, he permitted the semi-experts and ordinary performers to be 
in first moneys on scores of 8s and 9s. Alas! we fear that the 
good old days are going, for it bodes ill for them when the 
epidermis of the amateur is stripable and is not stripped. 
