April 30, 1898.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
359 
262 
87.1 
232 
77.1 
255 
85.0 
Beck 
300 
22s 
76.0 
249 
83.0 
, 300 
227 
75.2 
248 
82.2 
Pendergast 
....300 
324 
74.2 
239 
79.2 
Gerst 
SOO 
22t 
73.2 
238 
79.1 
Lenliardt: . 
300 
2iS 
72.2 
236 
78,2 
Nold 
300 
189 
esf.o 
235 
78.1 
e Junction 
City, Kan., 
01* Peru, 
Ind., 
just 
St. Louis Totifnament. 
St. Loifis, Mo., April 21. — Tlia closing of the three days' shoot 
here yesterday added some more history to the sport, thougli noth- 
ing unusual. There were no new records nor any old ones broken, 
neither in regard to the skill displayed nor in the way of attend-" 
ance. There were plenty of -visitors here, but tor some reason 
that is inexplicable the locals failed to turn out; that is, if you 
except the old guard who are always on hand. Why no more of 
the Itome shooters turned out.,^is a . my.stery, as the programme 
Whs cettaihly a most, liberal one, from which all trade repre- 
sentatives were barred and none but those whom we designate 
a,mateurs could participate. With $300 added ,and 2-cent targets, 
this should have been well represenled. St. Louis can boast of 
ai least a dozen gun clubs, and yet, all told, scaixely that nuniber 
of local shooters participated. There is more than enough m.a- 
terial here to make a good, big tournament without assistance 
for the outside shooters; hut this will never be. unless all pull 
together, and only by such an eflfort can St. Loui.s regain its 
former prestige as a shooting center. Let tts hope that this may 
occur ere long, fuid that the next time a tournament is held here 
all the locals will turn out and thereby assist in myking such 
ventures the success they deserve to be. 
VISITORS. 
Here are the names of those who were present: ' H. E. Bone- 
bralte, El Reno, Okla. : Wm. Gerst, Frank Legler and Wm. Ellis- 
ton, Nashville, Tenn.; F. C. Riehl, Alton, 111; G. E. Crosby, 
O'Fallon, 111.; Wm. Montgomery, Moro, III.; F. N. Cockrell, Plait 
City, Mo.; W. M. Bates, F. O. Diemer and T. E. I'ratt, Palmyra, 
Mo.; G. C. Beck and E. H. Tripp, Indianapolis, Tnd. ; TI. J. 
Sconce, Sidell, 111.; Tom Graham, Rosedale, Mich.; G. W. Clay, 
Austerlitz, Ky. ; Fred Schiess and J. \V. Beall, Alton, III.; Elmer 
Aptierson, .Kokomo, Ind. Lou Erhardt, Atchison. Kan.; John J. 
Sumpter, Hot Springs, Ark.; John Parker, Detroit, Mich-; A. 
M. Bernhard, Hastings, Neb.; J. W. Den and Fred Boehner, 
Arapahoe, Neb.; E. E. Baker, Kewana, 111.; W. T. Peorfles, 
Shawnee, Olda.; J., L. WTinston, Washington, Ind.; Dr, Knowl- 
toii, New York; W. G. Sergeant, Joplin, Mo.; W. F. De Wolf, 
Chicago, 111. 
GENERAL AVEllAGES. 
Here there was $45 set aside for average niones', to be divided 
among the five high guns on the old percentage .system of 
30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 per cent. This was won by Sergeant, Tripp, 
AppersQn, Connor and. Graham in the order named. Fifteen shot 
in all the target events scheduled for the two days, and finished 
as shown: 
Sergeant 300 
Tripp .- 300 
Apperson 300 
Connor , 300 
Graham 300 
Elliston 300 
Bernhardt 300 
Clay 300 
This week it will 
as you choose. 
FIRST DAY, APRIL 18. 
Everything considered, Sergeant's 92 per cent, is quite a credit- 
able piece of shooting, this being easily first, as no one else could 
approach the 90 mark. Graham is second with .873, Tripp third 
witii .860, Elliston fourth with .846, while Apperson and Sunipter 
come next with .84Q. With the exception of Sergearit's score, 
notie of this is verv high-class work, but the weather is somewhat 
responsible for it.' Most of the day a mean, nasty rain fell, 
which made it verv disagreeable, and the light being poor it was 
very hard to locstte'a target promptly and properly, There were few 
straight scores made during the day, and as a rule those that 
were paid well. In No. 1 Sergeant and Tripp made one. In 
No. 2 there were none, but Apperson won. first alone on 19, 
Fonrteen was high in No. 3. Haweater made the only straight 
20 of the day in No. 4, while again in. No. 5 Sconce was the 
oiily one to make 15, and got first undivided. The only other 
straight of. the day was Dr. Knowlton's 25 in the seventh event. 
This was first with a bird to spare, being the best pot won so far. 
Thirty-seven participated, and of this number twenty-five shot 
all the events. Owing to the bad weather the shoot dragged aloirg, 
bnt the programme events were shot out by 5 o'clock. 
Events Nos. 1, .3, 5 and 7 were at known angles, while the others 
were shot at unknown. 
THE SCORES. 
t^mtsi 12345678 Shot. . 
Targets : 15 20 IS 20 15 20 25 20 at. Broke. Av. 
Sergeant 15 18 14 19 14 19 20 19 150 138 .920 
Graham , 14 1'7 14 19 14 17 21 15 150 l3l .873 
Tripp 15 16 14 19 12 15 20 18 150 129 .860 
Elliston IS 17 14 18 14 15 20 16 150 127 . 846 
Appersori ; ... l3 19 13 16 11 17 20 17 150 126 .840 
Sumrtter 13 16 13 16 14 16 21 17 150 126 ,840 
Connor 14 17 14 15 12 13 23 17 150 125 .833 
Lenharth l2 17 12 16 13 17 22 16 150 12-5 .833 
Beck 11 17 12 17 13 17 22-16 150 l25 .833 
Haweater Ig 16 14 20 11 18 20 12 150 124 .826 
Pendergast.... 10 16 14 19 13 13 22 15 150 122 .813 
Palmer 13 17 11 15 13 16 22 14 150 121 .806 
Sconce 13 12 14 16 15 15 23 13 150 121 .806 
Clay 14 14 10 19 14 14 22 13 150 120 .800 
Legler 10 14 14 17 14 17 17 16 150 119 .793 
Cockrell 10 13 12 17 11 19 21 14 150 117 .780 
Diemer 12 16 14 14 13 14 18 16 1-50 117 .780 
Ray 13 18 13 13 11 15 19 15 150 117 .780 
Bernhard 13 17 14 16 8 16 16 14 150 114 .760 
Piasa 13 15 11 16 12 12 17 14 150 110 .733 
Schiess 10 14 13 16 9 13 20 15 150 110 .733 
Gerst 12 15 11 16 7 IS 16 10 150 105 .700 
Nold 11 15 12 11 7 11 21 16 150 104 .693 
G T 13 16 9 13 10 14 14 11 150 100 .666 
Campbell 12 16 11 11 9 14 15 12 150 100 .666 
Knowlton 16 13 19 26 16 100 89 .890 
Kling 12 16 21 17 80 66 .850 
King 11 17 13 .. 11 15 .. ,. 85 67 .788 
Erhardt 11 16 17 18 80 62 .775 
Taylor 16 11 17 19 14 100 77 .770 
Montgomery 9 15 12 13 21 IS 115 87 .756 
Parker j 1116 18 14 SO 59 .725 
Rockridge 9 14 13 . . 9 65 45 .692 
Howard 12 13 9 16 14 14. 115 78 .678 
■ - 85 57 .670 
90 45 .500 
a scoop, if they 
and it need not 
is evidenced by 
St Clair 10 11 12 .. 11 13 ... . 
Skinney 5 .. 8 .. 7 10 15 . . 
Dee 12 w 11 . . 9 . . 
SECOND DAY, APRIL 19. 
This was a great day for some one to make 
could have developed any old sort of a streak, 
have been anything extraordinary either. This 
the fact that .83 was the top percentage of the day, and that not a 
single straight was made in the entire events. Sergeant won first 
money on 14 in No. 1. Tripp on 18 got all of first money in No, 4; 
and in the fifth Tripp and Sergeant got all of first and second on 
24 and 23. There were several instances where third, fourth and 
fifth money was won without a tie. But while the reader is_ con- 
templating how he would have got some easy money here if only 
present, there is something that remains to be told. For several 
days previous the weather had been very warm; so much so that 
overcoats and woollen imderwear had been dispensed with. Now 
to-day the weather is bleak and cold, the wind blowing a gale that 
penetrates and cuts to the marrow. Overcoats none too com- 
fortable, and the stove in the club house is kept hot, and is being 
well patronized. Not only did the wind play havoc with the 
tai-gets, but the cold soon chilled one through at the score, so as 
to make the shooter slow and lose his time. This will explain 
away some of the mysteries of the poor shooting. 
While more shooters participated than yesterday, not near so 
many shot through. Only eighteen did not miss an event. After 
the target programme had been finished a $2 miss-and-out was 
started. This had nineteen entries, and Dr. Starklofl^, Tripp and 
Elliston cut up the money after scoring 7 birds, Sumpter losing 
out in this round by having a good bird fall dead just out of 
bounds. . 1 , , 
The programme to-day was the same as yesterday, and the same 
conditions prevailed. 
Events : 
Targets : 
Tripp .... 
Sergeant . 
Bernhard 
Gerst .... 
Clay 
THE SCORES. 
1 2 3 4 ,5- 6 7 8 
Shot 
15 20 15 20 15 20 25 20 
at. 
Broke. 
Av. 
11 16 14 18 9 17 24 17 
150 
126 
.8:30 
14 19 10 16 13 12 23 17 
150 
124 
.826 
13 19 13 16 13 13 20 16 
1.50 
123 
.820 
13 15 14 17 14 15 19 16 
150 
123 
.820 
11 16 11 17 13 17 21 16 
150 
122 
.813 
11 18 14 12 12 18 19 12 
150 
116 
.773 
10 15 12 17 13 16 15 17 
150 
115 
.766 
12 16 14 16 S 13 20 16 
150 
115. 
.766 
9 16 10 16 n 13 21 14 
150 
Ill 
.740 
Graham 10 16 12 
Howard 13 14 S 
Sumpter ... 13 15 11 
Sconce 10 17 8 
Beck 11 14 10 
Pendergast , 11 13 11 
Lenharth 8 9 9 
Nold 8 12 6 
Miss King 6 7 7 
Kling 
Knowlton 12 
Erhardt 
Davis , 
Montgomery 11 16 ll 
Piasa 11 13 10 
Gartinej- lO 11 
Cockrell iO 15 13 
McFadden ^ . . j i . , . 
Collins , .. 
Burrows 13 .. 
Rav 13 12 8 
Taylor 
Ferguson . . 
Dodge 
Selzer 
Jona 10 10 
"Legler 11 10 7 
147 . 
I ones , ; , 8 6 
Schmidt S S 6 
Skinney 
Palmer 11 15 13 
14 12 .14 
15 10 14 
12 10 15 
13 11 15 
16 11 14 
11 11 14 
9 12 13 
11 7 15, 
6 9 13 
13 16 
8 14 
11 10 14 
.. 11 14 .. .. 
12 10 .. .. 
17 9 16 15 . . 
13 13 13 18 15 
16 7 ^8 
16 
., 6 
13 lO 14 
9 14 12 
.. 7 14 
14 
15 15 
17 16 
9 11 
18 14 
15 12 
16 15 
19 14 
18 5 
17 5 
20 17 
19 16 
20 17 
10 7 12 
8 13 . . 
..9 9 
9 9 8 
20 7, 
21 16 
IG .. 
15 .. 
18 .. 
15 11 
14 13 
16 14 
15 10 
16 7 
w 10 14 
IS .. 
19 13 
150 
150 
150 
150 
150 
150 
150 
150 
150 
80 
115 
100 
35 
85 
• 130 
135 
105 
65 
65 
100 
130 
60 
i 
100 
115 
50 
35 
135 
50 
lOS 
107 
106 
106 
io;5- 
102 
93' 
85 
lit 
66 
S3 
73 
25 
60 
31 
<»3 
to, 
43 
43 
66 
83 
39 
29 
27 
59 
66 
28 
18 
62 
22 
.■720 
.713 
.7O6 
.706 
.086 
.680 
.620 
.566 
.466 
.802 
.721 
.720 
.714 
.705 
.•700' 
.688 
.666 
.6'61 
.661 
.660 
.653 
.650 
.644 
.600 
.590 
.573 
.660 
.514 
.459 
.440 
tfiTRt) £)Ay, April 20. 
This was live-bird day, and the only event was a ES-bird handi- 
cap. With 34 entries and but one set of traps it will readily be 
seen that it \youlld require all the time to finish this event. The 
weather was bright, and clear, but there was a high wind blowing 
diagonally across the grounds, and it made vvhat would have been 
onlv an ordinary lot of birds extremely hard ones. At times 
sonie were as swift as ever left the trap.. Among these Boehner 
got one that was beyond comparison. These, as is tlsually the 
case, invariably escaped. i r 
The conditions of this eveh'f wc^re $.15, birds included, five jnon- 
evs, class shooting, with a very handsome .charm for the wrnner. 
The race was close enough to be exciting all (he way throug'h, and 
was finally -won by Dr. Sfarkloff, a local .shooter, who scored 
the (mly straight. The win proved to be a popular one, as the 
Doctor is one of the iriost enthusiastic of loc.il sliootcrs, always 
contributing liberally to anything that Avill advance the shooting 
interest of his city. As is frequently the case, it is asserted by 
some that the Doctor was fortunate in drawing easy birds; but 
this can probably be attributed to the excellent time he was shoot:- 
ing in, and. at all times using the best of judgment. To one 
familiar with the sport it is well known that the best of birds 
appear easy when the shooter is in good form and shooting in 
good time. This fits the Doctor's case exactly, and for this his 
win is all the more creditable. Then too he is no novice at the 
sport, and is liable to duplicate his T>erformance of to-day at 
any time. Shooting from the scratch mark as he did, it was 
nothing but pluck and .skill that won the race for him. That he 
possesses these most essential qualities he lias over and again 
demonstrated. 
Five— Dr. Knowlton, "147," Tnpp, Howard and Sconce— scored 
24. so it will be seen that the winner was chased clear up to the 
finish. Of those who finished with this total, Knowlton and "147" 
did the best shooting; the bird that each lost was a very diffi- 
cult one, and both were shooting fi'om the scratch. Tripp shot 
at 29yds., and the only bird he let escape was not a hard one. 
The other two, Howard and Sconce, both shot at 27yds., though 
being new beginners at the trap they put up a good race. 
The order m which the others finished is shown in the ap- 
pended score, along with the flight and the number of the trap. 
Herbert Taylor made a most acceptable referee. 
Trap score type—Copyrtglit, 'S»ff, hy Forest and Stream Fublishmo Co. 
3222813121881252. 3 1124282S 
H/ H H t i H \H i^-/ H T H T/' \T//^Xt. 
Starkloff, 80 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2-25 
124S331214S134 8 5454551338 
^Tt/" t-^ 1^'^ H/' w't H H V i/t 1^ 
UT, .30 2 22 2 02222222222 2 2222 2 222 2-34 
2533554223234 3 52241555854 
t<-^ HT;' H i H HT/^->H t O.-v-^'v 
Knowlton, 80 2 22222222222222222 0 222 2 2 2—24 
144515 3 15411534 5 5 2315 4883 
t 4- \H ^<-\^HT/'/'.^ \^ ^.Z' T/" i/^ 
Tripp, 29 .1 2220121112 2 212212122222 2—24 
32314 3 2252422313234145121 
E Howard, 2T 1 22212222 2 222 0 122211 1 122 2—24 
4444452515544411542143532 
Sconce, 2T 22 211222122221122*222222 2—24 
4558 5 5 1554445182284382421 
Sumpter, 30 2 2 2222222222222220222 2 22 0—23 
85412353 4335441584358 45 11 
E Prendergast, 80,,. 2 22010 2 2222222 2 222222222 2—23 
4155144552323553141244254 
\ ^ N /" / \<-^+>7 7* H ^ ^ \ H vr' / T / ^-/^ 
Bernhard, 27 2 21202222 2 22211*21222212 2—28 
2512313121313435 321145511 
W R Elliston, 2T.... 2 22 2 22122*20222222222222 2-23 
112584454241213243k241143 
P Beck, 80 2 220**121212222122222222 3-22 
8114181158421314351145441 
Nold, 2T 2 01221222120120221222111 2—22 
543252354385842352418422 4 
i \ i \N/ t-^HTN/''^ t HT'-^ \\ i/N t 'St 
Graham, 30 2 2222*222222*2*2222222222 -22 
1441224 3 14484515554112415 
Clay, 30 2 2 2 2*2220220 2 2222 2 222222 2-22 
522 2 285584112442328443253 
H^t TT" t-^/" t H/ t 4-f^T\<- 
Bugh, 2T 1 0 2 222022121102231212222 2—32 
1844322425152144353513 422 
7" t 1 ^ ^' H ^1 i^T i//' <- 
Crosby, 30 * 23200211222222121311310 1-21 
51248183413 5 4125245164141 
>/\t i iH<-i^^'l.-i^7/'T->-7^S/<-''N'^/\ i/\ 
Schwarz, 2T 2 01121310212032201 2 11131 2-21 
3551142543211854825814423 
^777 '\7'T\7 4-77 \77\\H\H i77 wr-t 
J W Den, ;30 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 0112 1 2 3 3 3 01 1-21 
5423143514145144415 1582 5 4 
Hi"\7 i^777T->S^NT\7777t'\iH\t 
l!oehn?r, 29 2 0 1 22 OK- 1130111321021211 2 2— 21 
41241231514543525 2 1334341 
<-H .■^ -i» \ .r<-7 H \7 J. T7 7 T 4 7 H i7 
Kling, 80... 1 1222020221233 * 12221 1 011 1—21 
5443 843555313542222443833 
4\74Ht7^7 i<r'T\i/tH\ 1^77 ^'7^^^^7 T 
Cockrill, 27 2 1222222 0 2001 21222022232 2-21 
4315812 51442 5215451124334 
7<-^H^|H7^^'1:i'l^7 4.7'n7H\\H\7\7\ 
Selzer, 30 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 0 - 20 
8 3 3884514 331321612212814 
-^iTt77 iT7's,<-\7\t7'e 7\\tK^r+ 
Sargent, -30 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 —19 
1353442114 5-1 63381 1 41 8 4 8 
Peoples. 27.. 2 2 ** 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 -18 
t 1 481 5- 83131511481 3 4 5' 5 1 
Coftay, 28,. ... , ,■ 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 20010- 
1 4 1 8' 1 1 4 4 4 4 .'5 2 5 2 3 1 2'5 1 
i T7 \ Hl^ ♦->rft.^' H/ >^T^7„ 
E Backer, 30 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 * 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 
1 2 4 .S & 2 2 1 2 5 1 1 4 5 5 3 2 5 
Frank, 80. ^2 2 2 2 2 0 2 3 * 3 tJ 2 0 2 2 2 0 B 
5 4 2 3 3 5 4 1 4 3 4 -4 < 4 4 1 4 
7777 \7 tr+<-\7'HH7'/ N7 
L D Cabbanna, 29. . .0 * 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 (T 
3 4 4 42ilB*3!158;S28 
1 1 7 \ 1x7 K 'Si Si '^-)• t r> v^'<-> ^ 
J P Cab'bajina* 29, . i.'3. 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 l> 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 
4i545441312143125 
H77+-^t t /'t\S<\7/"h-^77 
Coniiof, 28 .2 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 * 2 * 1 2 1 0 0 
2812 3 2 242;4;g211 
i» 7 Si 7 1 1/<-7 ^-y' 7V/ ^ 
Dodge* 2T ,2 0 1 * 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 tv 
2 4 5 2 5 2 113 15 8 1 i 
■SX^T^\7f-ir4.7ii' 
CortradeS, 29, .0 0 2 2 0 2 0' 1 1 2 2 2 
235224 3 44 6 
t4-tf-TtT<— >-Hf 
Miss King, 27 1 (M) 2 II 2 2 0 1 * 
3 3 2115331 
/■ ^-<r-T 7" IT'^ 
Baggerman, 2.8 2 0*1210100 
-IT 
— 1* 
-IB 
—12 
-13 
- 9 
- s 
- § 
- .1 
Fort Smith Gua Club. 
Fort Sstith, Affe.* April 16.— The weekly sfiofit of IRe Forfi 
Smith Gun Club took place at the Fair grounds *o-day, Quite 
a large crowd was in attendance, and everything passed c>i¥ smooth- 
ly and pleasantly. Mr. Bryan Snyder, of FVisco; \V, J. Staf- 
ford, of Texas, and W. T. Peoples, of Shawnee, were guest.s of 
the dub together with Dr. Waterbury, of New York, wfio is, 
visiting Dr. Dailey. The visitors were very much pleased wiJh 
the gtin club and Fort Smith in general, and expressed their 
intention to stop over on their return trip and try it again. 
Matthews is strolling along at about a 92 per cent, .gait, and 
threatens to make it warm for any one who has champioiishiin 
aspirations. 
Fort Smith .should be able to send a warm delegation to the 
State shoot, which takes place at Little Rock Tuly 26, 27 and 28. 
Mr. Hartwell is a new shooter in the club; but the way he 
handles a gun and says "pull" makes one think of E. D. Fui- 
ford— he of Grand American Handicap fame— or Rolla Heikcs. 
the "daddy of them all." 
The absence of Mr. Will Echols was noted, he being out of 
town on a fishing trip. Wat Webber says he is going to challenge 
him for the championship of the world as soon as he returns, SQ 
Will would better get his shooting clothes on. 
Doc Payne says he is getting tired of being "chooscd" last, 
and that he is going to make some of the stu-e-thing shooters hard 
to catch. A glance at his score will show that he means what 
he says. 
Baptiste and Boyd and several others are chunking along with 
all kinds of gtms and all kinds of shells. No one can do good 
shooting that way. Get you one gun and one kind of shell, bovs, 
and stick to them, and you will soon see the difference. 
Regular shoot at the same place next Saturday afternoon. Let'.s 
try to get out a little earlier. It spoils your scores to shoot after 
dark. Brmg your gun and shells with yon. 
Following are the scores. 
Shot 
Per 
at. 
Broke. 
cent. 
Matthews . , 
,,,, 50 
46 
.92 
30 
25 
.83 
50 
40 
.80 
50 
40 
.80 
50 
40 
.80 
. , 50 
35 
.70 
Miles 
.... 30 
21 
.70 
Wirsing , , 
.... 30 
21 
.70 
Rosamond 
Boyd 
Dailey 
Creitz 
Waterbury 
Webber . . 
Shot 
Per 
at. 
Broke. 
cent, 
., 50 
33 
.68 
. . 50 
32 
.64 
. 50 
28 
.56 
. 30 
14 
.46 
.50 
21 
.42 
, 50 
20 
.40 
IS 
.36 
Tournament Systems. 
Chattanooga, Tenn., April 15.— Editor Forest and Slream: In 
the past three weeks I have attended three tournaments con- 
ducted on three different plans, and of the three the last' one was 
certainly the most successful in many respects. 
The touniament at Reading was a State tournament, at which 
open events were held open to all, with added money itt each 
event. 
In these events fifteen or sixteen of the best professional shots of 
the country took part, together with a few, but not many, of the 
best of the amateurs in attendance at the tournament. 
Not being compelled to compete against the talent in order to 
shoot at all, this style of tournament did not harm the amateur 
or benefit the expert, as the amateur staved out of the open 
events, and the experts shot against each other. 
The Baltimore tournament, the week following, was an open 
tournament, with added money, and the talent were present ia 
full force, but where were the amateurs? The first day, of a total 
of twenty-seven shooters that took part seventeen were paid to 
be there. Of the other ten some only shot in one or two events 
and for targets only, to a great extent. ' 
At the third tournament held at Macon, Ga., under the auspices 
of the Interstate Association, there were no open events with 
added rnone3^ and strange to say there were no paid experts. In- 
stead, there were six trade representatives, who are salesmen for 
the companies they represent, and who shot the programme 
through, paying for their targets, but not competing for the 
purses. While the attendance was not large, for the reason that 
the number of gun <:lubs in Georgia are very few. still the shoot 
was a most enjoyable one, and those .that were there shot the 
programme through, and were not driven away by paid experts 
winning all the money, as they would have done had they been 
there. There can be no doubt in the mind of any manufacturer 
that a salesman can do more good at a tournament of this kind 
where the majority of those present are consumers of sporting 
goods, than one where the majority are the agents or rival factories 
From every indication the Chamberlin tournament in, June wili 
be the largest ever held by that company, and the trade salesmen 
and paid experts will have every opportunity to show their goods 
wm their own money, and that of the amateurs who desire to 
compete with them, but cannot enter the regular events. 
Paul Nort.h. 
Androscoggin Gun Clufa. 
Lewiston Me., April 22.— The Androscoggin Gun Club held 
their annual meeting April 14, and the following otilieers were 
elected for the ensuing year: H. E. Doten, President- O P 
Keyes, Vice-President; Lew Keyes, Secretary; B. G. W c'ushman' 
Treasurei-; W. F. Conevery and Frank Cain members of the Ex- 
ecutive Committee. The club will hold weekly shoots every Thurs- 
day during the summer; they will also hold an all-day shoot Fast 
Day, the 28th mst. 
Inclosed find scores of the weekly shoot, April 21: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets: 10 25 10 10 TO Targets: 10 25 10 10 10 
O P Keyes 6 15 7 8 8 Lew Keyes. 5 17 8 8 8 
T Noble 7 20 9 10 9 
G Judkins 3 9 4 5 4 
H E Doten 7 18 9 10 9 
Merrimac Gun Club, 
Cushman 4 11 g 7 
Coey 7 14 § 9 
Taylor ._. 4 11 0 g 
Lew Keyes, Sec'y, 
Lawrence, Mass,, April 19,— The scores of the Merrimac Gun- 
Club, made to-day, the opening day of the season, were good con- 
sidering the wind which was blowing. The shoot was a success 
In the forenoon a total of 1,119 targets were thrown. 
Events: 12 3 4 
Targets : 10 15 10 15 
Littlefield, Jr. 8 8 . . ,9 
Bancroft ... 7 7 5 9 
G Lord 6 8 8 6 
6 7 
* 10 
7 5 
Events. 
Targets : 
W Wickens. 
W Pladley.. 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
10 15 10 15 * *'10 
.. 7 7 .. .. .. S 
7 4 5 7 
F Joy.... , 3 
In event No. 2 Lord won the shoot-off. In No. 4 Littlefield 
won m the shoot-off. No. 5 was at 5 double targets. Nos. 3 and '4 
were at unknown angles. , ' 
* Five doubles. 
