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FOREST AND STREAM. 
t April 23, 1898. 
CoEasset Y. C. 
Coming rapidly to the front as a racing organization is the 
Cohasset Y. C, and it promises to make its mark alongside many 
of the racing clubs of the Yacht Racing Association. At its annual 
meeting on April 14 the club voted to arrange for a date in the 
"V. R. A. circuit upon which to give an open race, and also to 
provide suitable prizes therefor. Last year's open races for knock- 
abouts over the triangular course to the lightship and the bell 
buoy on Harding's Ledge was a very successful one, and an open 
race this year for all classes would undoubtedly take the same 
rank. 
The club has money and many enthusiastic yachtsmen, a com- 
bination which is hard to beat. Add a fine racing course, and suc- 
cess ought to be in sight. It will be cordially welcomed to the 
racing ranks. 
The following were the ofhcers elected: Com., Frederick H. 
Pratt; Vice-Com., Charles W. Gammons; Treas., Charles H. 
Cousens; Sec'y, Irving L. Blossom; Meas., Arthur O. Higgins. 
Executive Committee: Commodore, vice-commodore, treasurer, 
secretary, William H. Crane, Benjamin C. Clark, Amos A. Lawr- 
ence, Caleb Nichols, Lyman D. Willcutt. House Committee: 
commodore, vice-commodore, Lyman D. Willcutt, Samuel C. 
Bates, Caleb Lothrop. Membership Committee: Commodore, 
vice-commodore, Edward F. Willcutt, Wentworth J. Earle, 
Edward F. Ripley, B. Preston Clark, Frank R. Pegram, 
Frederick Higginson, Harry E. Mapes. Regatta Committee: Com- 
modore, vice-commodore, Daniel N. Tower, Ralph B. AVilliams, 
Alanson Bigelow, Jr., Hugh D. Montgomery, Arthur O. Higgins. 
The reports of the secretary and treasurer showed a club mem- 
bership of 120, and a balance in the treasury after retiring 19 of 
the bonds issued for building the club house. 
The club voted to recognize the Knockabout Association of 
its members, the membership in which is held by the owners of 
the 21ft. one-design knockabouts built by W. B. Stearns at 
Marblehead, and agreed to provide races for the boats of the class 
under Association rules. 
The Association has at present nine members and nine boats, 
as follows: Francis T. Moors, Albert S. Bigelow, Alanson Bigelow, 
Jr., Henry W. Knowles, R. B. Williams, Albert C. Burrage, Wm. 
R. Sears, Henry De Ford, and Charles H. Cousens, secretary. 
Races are to be held Saturdays and holidays, beginning on Me- 
morial Day. 
Charles H. Cousens was elected delegate to the Y. R. A. 
of M. The club has received from Mr. Stearns a very handsome 
model of the new knockabouts. 
Hote Sound Y. C. 
HoBE Sound, Fla., April 11.— The H. S. Y. C. continues to 
flourish, notwithstanding the freeze of last. January. We have 
sailed five races of our second series and the points are pretty 
even. The corrected times in the first four races are as follows, 
for first class: 
12 3 4 
Gull 1 05 18 1 39 46 1 39 28 0 57 15 
Wenonah 1 13 38 1 43 36 1 21 16 1 07 25 
Wanda 1 09 23 withdrew. 1 28 03 1 08 05 
Sprogie 1 27 27 
The points won are: 
Total. 
Gull 4 3 2 3 12 
Wenonah 2 2 4 2 10 
Wanda 3 0 8 1 7 
Sprogie 1 •• •• -■ 1 
In the second class only two boats have been racing, with the 
following result in points: 
Lorraine 0 2 1 3 
Juanita 0 1 2 3 
The fifth race was sailed to-day in a strong southeaster. The 
yachts got away well together and for a wonder stayed together. 
The Gull rounded the first buoy about 15s. ahead of Wanda; 
Wenonah, Penguin and Sprogie, in the order named, not over 
Im. behind. Wanda. Gull set her gafftopsail, which immediately 
split, and a few seconds were lost while the crew cleared away the 
wreck. She held her own, however, and crossed the line on the 
first round still in the lead. On the second round Gull, Wanda 
and Penguin seesawed for the first mile, but Penguin finally drew 
away, rounding the mark 22s. ahead of Gull, Wanda 10s. be- 
hind, and Wenonah close up. On the run home. Penguin 
steadily increased her lead. Gull and Wanda stiU scrapping, with 
Wenonah slowly crawling up on them. . 
The jibe around the north buoy and the shQrt beat to the line 
were very, pretty. Gull was only 2s. ahead of Wanda, and she 
4s. ahead of Wenonah. It was a matter of time allowance to de- 
cide the winner. 
First Class. 
1st round. 2d round. Elapsed. Corrected. Points. 
Penguin 43 39 46 09 1 29 48 1 29 48 5 
Gull 45 4a 49 10 1 34 55 1 31 40 4 
Wanda 45 30 48 58 1 34 28 1 31 48 3 
Wenonah 45 51 46 30 1 32 21 1 32 21 2 
Sprogie Withdrew. 
Second Class. 
Juanita .1 05 14 1 05 14 2 
Ariel 06 55 1 06 55 1 
H. D. McVean, Purser. 
Gilberts Bar Y. C. 
Waveland, Fla., April 11.— The Gilberts Bar Y. C. held their 
usual monthly regatta Saturday, April 2. There was a strong 
northeast wind. Results as follows: 
First Class. 
Winner, Albatross. 
Second Class. 
Actual. 
Corrected. 
0 38 14 
0 38 14 
0 40 02 
0 38 41 
0 41 57 
0 41 11 
0 41 27 
0 40 20 
,0 46 49 
Paul M. Aston, Sec'y. 
Corinthian Y. C. of Philadelphia, 
The third general meeting of the Corinthian Y. C. was held 
in Philadelphia on April 13. It was announced that Com. Griscom 
had resigned on April 4, and that the trustees had elected Alexan- 
der Van Renssalaer, steam yacht May, to fill the vacancy. The 
trustees reported that extensive improvements had_ been com- 
pleted at the club station at Essington, also the election of Merle 
Middleton as a resident member and Mrs. Kate Felton Elkins as 
a flag member. 
A. G A. Membei'ship. 
Applications for membership may be made to the purser of the 
division in which the applicant resides on blanks furnished by 
purser, the applicant becoming a member provided no objection 
be made within fourteen days after his name has been officially 
published in the Foeest and Stream. 
Atlantic Division. 
Wm. A. Mairs, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Associate Membership. — Edith DeG. Swining, Morristown, N. J. 
Revolver Records at LQ,uisviIIe. 
Louisville, Ky. — ^The regular weekly shoot of the Louisville 
Revolver Club was held at the Armory, Wednesday evening, the 
13th inst., Messrs. I. S. Barnett, president of the Hall & Hayward 
Co.; Dennis Long Miller, connected with one of our largest foun- 
dries, and Mr. G. F. Norton, a prominent business man joined 
this meeting. Mr. G. F. Norton will present the member making 
the highest average score in the Brooklyn-Louisville telegraph 
match with a silver cup. The most prominent society people of 
our city will be invited by Mr. Norton to witness this contest. 
Mr. H. S. Gilbert in the 15yd. distance made a score of 96 out 
of a possible 100, shooting ten times in 33 seconds, and in the 
30yd. distance made a score of 97 out of a possible 100, thereby 
lowering the former club records. Mr. Gilbert used Peters car- 
tridges, loaded with King's semi-smokeless powder, full service 
Ehells, 
E. E. Dye, rising the above make of cartridges and powder, niade 
a score of 99 out of 100 at the Armory oji March 29, and in token 
of this remarkable shooting the Peters Cartridge Co. presented him 
with a solid gold watch charm, highly engraved, which Mr. Dye 
prizes very much. 
The secretary of the club, Mr. Sim Watkins, has a new idea in 
the way of a score book for keeping scores of the shoots, and will 
be glad to send sheet to any one interested in such work. It will 
be good for rifle or shotgun scores as well. 
Below we give scores in full for lairt contest: 
Ten yards, 2in. buUseye counts 10: 
W J James 8 9 10 8 10 10 10 9 9 10—93 
H S Gilbert 9 10 9 9 9 8 10 10 9 8—91 
E B Dye ,_.-.„.,„.... 10 10 10 8 6 9 9 10 4 7—83 
S Watkins , 8768S7628 3—63 
Fifteen yards, 4in. bullseye eounts 10, 20 seconds allowed for 
each 5 shots: 
„ ^ Total. Seconds. 
H S Gilbert ,10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10—96 33 
W J James 10 10 10 9 5 10 10 10 9 9—92 30 
E B Dye 10 10 9 8 3 9 9 7 6 5—76 32 
S Watkins 8 7 6 5 1 8 7 7 6 5—60 39 
Twenty yards, standard American target, lin. bullseye counts 10: 
H S Gilbert 8 7 10 10 8 10 9 6 7 10—85 
W J James 7 O'O 8 5 8 8 8 2 3—49 
Sim Watkins 0 3 3 7 0 7 1 5 10 3—39 
Thirty yards, 4in, bullseye counts 10. 
H S Gilbert 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 9-97 
W J James 8 8 7 4 8 8 10 10 5 10—78 
E B Dye 7 10 8 6 4 6 7 8 6 9—71 
Sim Watkins 6 5 4 9 5 7 2 1 1-^D 
Shell Mound Rifle Range, 
San Francisco, Cal., April 11, — ^The customary open shoots of 
the rifle clubs, the "spring festivals," began April 3, the Turners' 
Schuetzen opening the ball. A good attendance was present. 
On the same day the California Schuetzen Club held its regular 
medal shoot, and a notable score was made -by the famous shot 
A. Strecker. The scores of this club are 20 shots, 25-ring target, 
200yds., only one entry. Strecker made 461 rings, thus breaking 
the Coast record. 
The Forest and Stream deserves credit for the exhaustive 
report of the Boston tournament, given in the issue of April 2. 
Several of our local cracks are loudly lamenting their inability 
to be present, especially the experts with pistol and revolver. 
Yesterday was medal day at Shell Mound, and good scoring was 
done : 
Germania Schuetzen Club. — First championship medal, J. Utschig, 
443; second, H. Hueber, 413; first class, J. Peters, 380; second class, 
J. D. Ileise, 396; third class, Wm. Goetz, 341; first and last best 
shots, J. D. Heise, 24 and 25. 
San Francisco Schuetzen Verein. — First championship medal, A. 
H. Pape, 441; first class, John Peters, 414; second class, F. Koch, 
400; third class, R. Stettin, 394; fourth class, John Langcnar, 361; 
best first shot, Wm. Lindemau, 24; best last shot, J. D. Heiser, 25. 
Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. — Pistol, 50yds., champion class: 
C. M. Daiss 39, A. B. Dorrell 47, J. E. Gorman 47, M. J. White 62, 
H. C. Young 68. First class: S. M. Bailev 61, F. E. Mason 6-5. 
Third class: J. P. Cosgrove 76, B. P. Jonas 78, Mrs. S. Mannell 94. 
All comers, Siebe medal: Dais, 40, 41, 41, 46, 47; Gorman, 32, 
44; F. O. Young, 40, 40, 45, 46, 47, 48. 
Medal and Ross trophy for ladies, 50yds.: A. B. Dorrell, 18, 20, 
21, 22, 24, 28; F. E. Mason, 22, 24; Mrs. W. J. White, 52. 
Rifle, 200yds., all comers' medal: A. II. Pape, 44, 52, 54; F. E. 
Mason, 49; F. O. Young, 51, 51, 53. 
Members' rifle medal: A. B. Dorrell 49, J. E. Gorman CO, 66. 
Champion class : D. McLaughlin 54, F. O. Young 61, F. E. Mason 
68. First class: A. B. Dorrell 71, C. M. Daiss 72, J. E. Gorman 73, 
C. A. Bruner 96. Second class: M. J. White 120, S. Barley 128. 
Third class: B. Jones 114, S. Mannell 114, Mrs. White 115, M. 
Carillo 177. 
On next Sunday the California Schuetzen Club will hold its 
spring shoot at Schuetzen Park. Over $1,000 will be distributed 
on this occasion in prizes. Philo Jacoby, the veteran marksman, 
has charge of the aft'air, and he is doing everything in his power 
to make it a success. Roeel. 
Iroquois Rifle Club, 
Pittsburg, Pa., April 14. — A challenge issued some time ago 
by the Iroquois Rifle Club, of Pittsburg, to the Pittsburg Rifle 
Club, of the same cit)^ for a gallery team shoot foimd its culmina- 
tion in a team match, which took place at the indoor range of the 
Iroquois Club, on the evening of the 13th inst. Five members 
from each club constituted the respective teams, each shooter 
firing 30 shots in six targets of 5 shots each, the reduced standard 
American target being used. The contest was a most exciting 
one, and as the scores will show was nobody's match rmtil the 
last shot was fired. The team of the Iroqtiois Club was victorious, 
defeating the Pittsburg Club team by 7 points. The scores made 
were as follows: 
Iroquois Ri-fle Club. 
ACL Hofmeister 46 45 45 42 46 48-272 
H Spurling 36 30 31 42 39 35-213 
A O Goldstrora 36 46 44 40 42 39-247 
H B Pierce 42 40 43 44 48 45—262 
R F Phillips .' 45 47 44 48 41 47—272—1266 
Pittsburg Rifle Club. 
C F Sorg 37 45 40 43 43 41—249 
L P Ittel 49 43 42 49 43 48—274 
R Hoffman 38 41 36 37 31 42-225 
D Black 40 45 44 46 40 39—254 
F Ingersoll 41 41 44 42 45 44—257—1259 
A, C. L. Hofmeister, Sec'y. 
Pittsburg Rifle Club. 
Several members of the Pittsburg Rifle Club engaged in a prac- 
tice shoot at the indoor range on the evening of April 5. They 
shot at 20yds., off-hand, on standard targets, 5 shots per target, 
the center counting 10. Ittel was at his best. The following 
scores were^niade^^ 48—196 Engersoll 46 46 46 45—183 
Bradshaw 48 47 47 46—188 Hoffman 46 45 44 43—178 
Black 48 47 46 46-187 Schmidt 45 40 40 83—158 
Ewing 48 47 47 45—187 Shaw 41 39 36 36—152 
Fixtures* 
April 18-20.— St. Louis, Mo.— Tournament for amateurs only at 
the Du Pont shooting Park, under the management of J. A. 
April 19.— Brockton, Mass.— All-day shoot for merchandise 
prizes, first of weekly series. B. Leroy Woodard, Manager. 
April 19-21.— Lincoln, Neb.— First annual amateur tournament 
of the Lincoln Gun Club. Each day $50 added to the purses. 
Geo. L. Carter, Sec'y. 
April 27-28.— Peru, Ind.— Second annual amateur tournament. 
Tack Parker, Manager. Address all communications to J. L. 
Head, Peru, Ind. . „ „ , , ^ 
May 4-5. — Brunswick. Ga. — Tournament of the Interstate Asso- 
ciation, under the auspices of the Atlantic Gun Club. J. H. Pol- 
hill, Sec'y. 
May 4-6. — Newburgh, N. Y. — Trophy shoot, Hudson River Trap- 
Shooters' League, on grounds of Newburgh Gun and Rifle Club. 
J. B. Rogers, Manager. 
May 4-6. — Eau Claire, Wis. — Tournament of the Eau Claire Gun 
Club. E. M. Fish, Sec'y. 
May 10-11.— St.- Cloud, Minn.— St. Cloud Gun Club's amateur 
tournament. E. S. Hill, Sec'y. 
May 10-13.— Des Moines, la.— Charley Budd's shoot. First three 
days, targets; $350 added. Fourth day, live birds; 25 birds, $25, 
handicap, $50 added. 
May 16-21. — ^Kansas City, Mo. — Annual tournament Missouri 
.State Fish and Game Protective Association. G. M. Walden, 
Pres., Kansas City. 
Mav 17-19. — Macon, Miss, — Tenth annual shooting tournament of 
the Noxubee Gun Club. C. M. Scales, Manager. 
May 18-19. — Crawfordsville, Ind.— Tournament of the Crawfords- 
ville Gun Club. C. E. Lacy, Sec'y. 
April 27-29.— Waterloo, la.— Annual tournament of the Waterloo 
Gun Club. 
May 24-27. — Omaha, Neb. — ^Twenty-second anntial tournament of 
the Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association. F. S. Parmelee, 
Secy. 
May_ 25-26.— Wilmington, N: (S— Tournament of t^e Interstate 
Association, under the auspices of the Eastern Dog and Game 
Protective Association. H. McL. Green, Pres. 
May 25-27.— Owego, N. Y.— Owego Gun Club's tournament. Two 
day£ at targets, third day at live birds. Frank B. Tracy, Sec'y. 
J\lay 30.— Canajoharie, N. Y.— Decoration Day shoot of the Cana- 
joharie Gun Club. Targets. Charles Weeks, Sec'y. 
June 1-2.— Peekskill, N. Y.— Trophy shoot, Hudson River Trap- 
Shooters' League, on the grounds of Peekskill Gun Club. J. B. 
Rogers, Manager. 
June 2-3.— Alton, 111.— Second annual bluerock tournament of 
Piasa Gun Club. F. C. Riehl, Sec'y. 
June 7-8.— Ottawa, Kans.— Annual tournament of the Kansas 
State Sportsmen's Association. W. L. Beardsley, Sec'y-Treas. 
June 7-8.-— Indianapolis, Ind.— Annual tournament of the In- 
diana Trap-Shooters' League, of Indiana, on the grounds of the 
Limited Gun Club. 
June 8-9.— Findlay, O.— Annual tournament of the Magautrap 
Gun Club. O. B. Marvin, Sec'y. 
June 8-10.— Parkersburg, W. Va.— Second annual tournament of 
the West Virginia State Sportsmen's Association. Address all 
communications to La O. Bower, Sec'y, Sistersville, W. Va. 
^J"'^?., 14-15.— Stillwater, Minn.— Tournament of the Stillwater 
Oun Club. 
June 15-16.— Portsmouth, Va.— Tournament of the Interstate As- 
sociation, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Gun Club. W. 
N. White, Secy. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Ch(6 secretaries are invited to send their scores for fiulUcation in 
these columns, also any nezus notes they may care to have printed. Ties 
ill all e-iienis are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. Mail 
all such matter to Forest g,ntl Sire^tit Publishing Company, -itfi Broad- 
way, New York. 
The second annual amateur tournament of the Peru Gun Club 
of Peru, Ind., fixed for April 27 and 28, has ten target events in the 
programme of the first day, and twelve in that of the second, 
the entrance is $1, $1.50, .$2 and $2.50, accordingly as the number 
of targets in the event is 10, 15, 20 or 25. Shooting commences at 
9 o clock, but shooters arriving on any of the trains arriving before 
10:15 A. M. will be permitted to shoot in the first event, so that 
they may contest for the average prizes. Targets 2 cents each, 
with the qualification that $2.50 for each 1,000 targets thrown in 
the programme events will be set aside for equal apportionment 
among the four guns making the best general average for all 
programme events of both days. This reduces the price of targets 
to 1% cents. It is conservatively estimated that 15,000 will be 
thrown m the two days. All purses divided 35, 30, 20 and 15. 
Guns and shells shipped to F. A. Haimbaugh will be delivered 
to the grounds free of charge. Manufacturers' experts will be 
barred from the purses of the regular events, but will be allowed 
to shoot for targets, and will be afforded every opportunity to 
display their goods and show their quality as agents. The club 
mentions that special railroad rates have been secured for those 
who will attend. Mr. John Parker, of the Peters Cartridge and 
.King's Smokeless Powder companies, will he the manager, and 
his well-known skill and efficiency insures expert management. 
For further information address J. L. Head, Peru, Ind. 
The programme of the tournament of the Chambersburg Shoot- 
ing, Fish and Game Protective Association, Chambersburg, Pa., 
May 3 and 4, provides eight events, six at targets, two at live 
birds on the first day, six on the second, of which two are at 
live birds. Of the target events of the first day three are at 10 
bluerocks, $1; tliree at 15, $1.50. Of the two events at live birds 
the first is at 7, entrance $5. The second at 10, entrance $7.50, 
birds included in each event. Extra events will be shot to 
suit the shooters. On the second day two events arc at 10 tar- 
gets, one at 15, and one at 25, the entrance to the latter being 
$1.50, optional sweepstakes .$2.50. This is a merchandise event. 
Two of the live-bird events have the same conditions as the two 
of the first day, besides which a miss-and-out, $1, birds extra, will 
be shot. Dropping for place will not be tolerated. The tourna- 
ment will be held on the grounds of the Association, on Fifth 
avenue. Targets will be thrown from nine traps. Purses will be 
divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Manufacturers' agents are 
barred from sweepstakes and purses, but are welcome to shoot 
for targets only, and to display their goods. Shells shipped in 
care of A. L. Solenberger, Chambersburg, will be delivered at 
the grounds free of charge. Mr. M. R. Rhodes, assisted by 
P. O 'Lear J', will manage the tournament. 
The Noxubee Gun Club, of Macon, Miss., has issued the pro- 
gramme for its tenth armual tournament. May 17 to 19, inclusive. 
It is open to the world, though manufacturers' agents and experts. 
\vill be handicapped. Gentlemen who come under that classifica- 
tion can learn as to their handicaps by writing to the manager. 
The club announces that it will add $500 in cash and merchan- 
dise prizes, and there are seventy-five of the latter, with proba- 
bilities of more. Dropping for place is prohibited. Ten-gauge 
guns and black powder barred. All ties divided, except ties 
for merchandise, which may be divided or shot oft" in the next 
event. Targets at three cents deducted from purses. Class- 
shooting, 50, 30 and 20 per cent., except when otherwise stated. 
Ihe twelve events of the first day are at 10, 15 and 20 targets, 
?"*''^'^a'^ "^'^rj'ing ft'O"! ■t-l to ?3> the total entrance for the day be- 
ing $20.60. The second day's events also number twelve, six of 
winch are at 10 targets, three at 15, one at 20, one at 25, one at 5 
doubles, and the total entrance for the day is $17.85. There 
are ten events on the third day, from 10 to 25 targets, total en- 
trance $13.75._ Ammunition shipped in care of the manager, C. 
M. Scales, ^411 be delivered free on the grounds. 
At times when the trap-shooting world has well nigh forgotten 
Dr. Carver, he toots a mighty blast of his horn and asks to be 
gazed upon and his toots heeded by the world. His last toot 
IS somewhat overdue, but in composition it is of the same classical! 
excellence as its predecessors, and also it is the same in theme 
It is on quite a broad principle, $10,000 to bet, but not a cent for 
deposit. However, the gentle Doctor's latest is couched in the 
pure and elegant diction for which his -wTitings are so justly 
famous, and he also is lavish in generous praise of his contempo- 
rary shooters, as is becoming a man who never made a bluff', nor 
never evaded a chance to compete, nor never was defeated, nor 
never worked a paper for free and easy advertising of himself 
and insolent belittling of his fellows. About a dozen words with 
a deposit would do much toward insuring a match if it were really 
desired, but a million words with no deposit generally are meas- 
urable as so much rant. Space is too valuable in Forest and- 
Stream to bestow on such vaporings. 
At a shoot on the grounds of the Country Club, Winchester, 
not long ago, a ludicrous incident was witnessed by those present. 
On the fence are several wooden decoy pigeons, placed thereont 
for the purpose of inducing_ the birds to start quickly for the 
boundary when they take wing. The dog which was doing the 
retrieving cast an unholy eye on the decoys, and in an evil 
moment ran swiftly to the fence and sprang at one of them,, 
striking hard against it with his teeth, knocking it off. Aston- 
ished, hut undismayed, he charged at another, with a similar- 
result. The second attempt was sufficient, and he desisted fromi 
further attempts. If he_ could_ think over the matter calmly, he- 
was thereafter more charitable in his thoughts of the shooters who' 
missed such hard birds. 
While at the Boiling Springs Gun Club's shoot last week on 
Wednesday, Mr. Edward Banks and_ Mr. T. W. Morfey arranged, 
a series of matches, the first of which takes place this week on 
Thursday. Mr. Banks shoots at 100 targets, Mr. Morfey 'at 105,. 
the latter thus being conceded a handicap. The first will take- 
place at the Lyndhurst grounds; the second at the Boiling Springs. 
Gun Club's grounds. This should be a very closely contested, 
match. Both parties to it have been shooting in very high class', 
form of late, so that high scores may be expected. 
Mr. A. C. Paterson, of Chicago, has a busy season ahead of" 
him, if he preserves possession of the recently emancipated Chi- 
cago challenge trophy. He is the recipient of several challenges,, 
inviting him to try it all over again — a state of affairs which is 
most commendable, and which is the true vitalizing conditiom 
appertaining to any trophy. A challenge trophy which is not 
challenged has about as much significance as a challenge without 
a deposit — a bob-tailed Carver challenge, for instance. 
The scores made in the match between Gilbert and Parmelee;. 
86 to 82 respectively, under the conditions mentioned by Mr. 
Hough in Western Traps, were excellent, and amply prove that 
both men are great shooters. However, if John Watson would', 
divide up the -wind so as to give a fair division to each big event 
on his grounds, instead of exhausting a -month's supply in one- 
day, it would be more equitable to all. 
