400 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[May 14, 1898. 
said he, "and already the loading companies have orders filled 
or filling for over two hundred million shells loaded with 
black powder. You know how much black powder is shot at 
the trap. It looks as though the field shooters were not all dead 
yet." 
To-day Murphy, of Minneapolis, changed his gun and began 
to grow dangerous, his average stiffening up materially. So great 
was his improvement that Paul North, after tossing several 
quarters to him "on the side," refused to speculate against him 
any more. 
As was the case yesterday, ?10 was added to each event, with .$20 
to the team shoot. The entry held together all day, and i-arely 
have shooters been better paid to shoot, or low percentages won 
better money. Of course, the vagaries of class shooting "cropped 
out now and then. Yesterday Murray, of Stillwater, shot very 
indifferently, but by good luck won out nicely during the day, 
dropping into lucky holes. To-day he took a brace in one event 
and broke 14, and much to bis surprise found he was in it alone, 
lie declares himself the champion lucky man. 
Following are the scores of to-day, with the grand totals and 
averages for the two days' target programme: 
Event No. 3, team shoot, two men to each team, 25 bluerocks 
each man, entrance $5 per team; $20 first money, $15 second 
money, $10 third money, $7.50 fourth money, $5 fifth money: 
Mortensen 22 Tewell ll 
Taylor 20—42 McAndrews 16—27 
Von Lengerke 23 
Graham 23—46 
ChurchUl 22 
Fish 21—43 
Murray 21 
Torinus 20—41 
J A Smith 16 
Moon ,,..11—27 
Owen 14 
Marsh 17—31 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets : 15 15 25 15 15 15 15 
Taylor 14 13 20 13 12 12 14 
Fish , ... 13 13 21 14 14 11 13 
Churchill 8 9 22 11 11 13 10 
McNeal 13 14 .. 14 10 13 7 
Murray 12 10 21 10 11 13 12 
Pettitt 11 11 18 12 12 12 4 
Ramaley 6 7.. 12 5 4 S 
Jewell 10 9 11 10 8 9 10 
Colby ^ 10 12 15 9 9 12 12 
Torinus 14 12 20 12 12 9 12 
Graham 14 13 23 11 10 13 11 
Kaufman 11 10 16 8 5 11 12 
Artz 7 13 14 8 12 10 13 
Posz 9 9 13 8 10 8 12 
Mortensen 14 14 22 12 14 15 11 
Smith 9 7 16 10 11 13 6 
Sawyer 11 7 13 5 9 8 8 
Chase 4 6 18 11 6 8 11 
Murphy 12 12 22 14 15 13 14 
Von Lengerke 10 11 23 12 12 10 10 
McAndrews 7 9 16 6 11 10 12 
Marsh 11 10 17 7 8 10 6 
North 8 10 22 13 12 11 11 
Fanning 14 14 20 14 12 13 12 
C Moore 4 11 10 9 9 . . 
Owen 7 14 10 6 10 . . 
Morgan 7 10 11 
" S ~ 
Sawver 13 
Chase 18—31 
Artz 14 
Posz 13—27 
Kaufman 16 
Murphy .•22—38 
Pettitt 18 
Colby .15-33 
North 22 
Fanning 20—42 
Shot 
at. 
220 
220 
220 
195 
220 
220 
195 
220 
220 
220 
220 
115 
220 
220 
220 
220 
220 
220 
220 
220 
220 
220 
220 
220 
85 
85 
45 
30 
Broke. 
178 
193 
163 
147 
154 
164 
110 
139 
146 
166 
182 
73 
139 
130 
193 
151 
120 
117 
169 
176 
145 
145 
156 
187 
43 
47 
28 
17 
Av. 
80 1-11 
87 7-10 
74 1-11 
75 
70 
74 6-11 
56 
60 
66 
75 
83 
63 
60 
58 
87 7-11 
68 
54 
53 
76 9-11 
80 
66 
66 
71 
85 
50 
53 
61 
J S Owen 7 10 
Live birds all day to-morrow, on a very liberal basis, will keep 
most of the boys here to the end of the programme. 
FRIDAY, THIRD DAY. 
Nineteen shooters qualified for the sweep in the main live-bird 
event, not enough to save the money of the management, but 
enough to make a very nice little shoot. The day was bright 
and warm, and the birds did fairly well, though not fast enough 
to stop a press of 15s and 14s. Graham, Mortensen and Harrison 
set a slashing gait and ran straight, dividing first, second and 
third moneys, or $125 in all. Graham shot live birds remarkably 
well, not missing a bird during the whole tournament. 
There were eight in the 14 hole, which paid only $12.50 each. 
When 14 will not enable a man to play even, but leave him loser 
50 cents, as it did in this 15 bird event, it goes without saying 
that the company has been generally good. These amateur 
shots showed great cleverness at the live-bird traps, some of them 
doing better there than at targets, for instance, Graves, of Marsh- 
field, who killed 14 in spite of a bruised cheek that had left him 
out of it part of the time in the target programme. Fanning killed 
all his birds, but was not in for the sweep. Fish fell back of 
the money, which was covered by the heavy flight of 14s. Owen, 
Jas. Smith, Churchill and McNeal all cut out a warm pace, hut 
could not get into the 15 berth. .Score: 
Event No. 1, 15 live birds, entrance $10, birds extra, handicap 
shoot, handicaps from 25 to 30yds., high guns win, not class 
shooting; first $50, second $40, third $35, fourth $30, fifth $25, sixth 
$20, seventh $15, eighth $10. 
frap score type— Copyright, isas, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
Graham, 30 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 22 2—15 
/ N ^ <- i/T' / 'v/^ 
Mortensen, 80 22122222222322 2-15 
MpNcal, 26 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 J 0 2 2 1 2 2-14 
Charles, 25 20211 201012 w. 
PIgnTtmton, 28 212123 2 2202222 2—14 
Owcp, 2i5 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 -1.3 
JJarrtson, 29 1 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2-15 
Taylor,3l) (V.i*:i 0 121103321 1 121 1-13 
Marsh, 25 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 -12 
Graves, 26 11110 112 12 12 11 1-14 
Churchill, 28 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 2 1 2 -14 
1/ 1/ 4 i \ N v^-^T" ^' i T ^ 
Fitzhugh,26 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 - 14 
Cha.se, 35 1 3330101011211 2-12 
Kaufman, 28 12222223803122 3-14 
Fish, 80 2300222232 2 2 2 2 2—18 
Sawyer, 2.5 01001 1012 L 1210 1—10 
1202 2 20101 2 111 1—12 
Dudgeon, 2T. . 
* Fanning, 80, 
22122122222222 2—15 
« Moon 010212021011000-8 
111112210111 111 U 
*Winslow, 28 
* Birds only. 
Event No. 2, 10 live birds, entrance $5, $15 added money: Har- 
rison 10, Sawyer 7, Chase 8, Fish 9, Fitzhugh 10, Plankinton 8, 
Marsh 8, Graves 6, Graham 10, Mortenson 10, Churchill 6, Owen. 
10, Smith 7, Kaufman 9, Taylor 8, James 7, *Fanning 9, Dr. 
Chase — . 
* Birds only. 
There was no accident, no kicking and no unpleasantness of 
any kind at the shoot, and the affair ran like clock-work. The 
magautrap proved itself a distinguished success, and ejected, 
apparently without human agency, a continuous stream of targets 
from the pit where a single long-legged youth, called very appro- 
priately Cyqjone, furnished the storm motif. 
"This reminds me of the story they tell about a negro boy 
who was trapping down at Joplin, Mo., at the shoot not long 
ago," said Paul North. "The screen was not very perfect, and the 
boy got hit several times by careless shooters. Once he got it 
in the back of the head, and once on the cheek, and at last as 
he put his hand out he caught a charge on the wrist. This ir- 
ritated the boy and he stuck his head around the screen and called 
out, "Look yere, now den! Ef ennj' mo' o' j'ou white mens done 
shoots me enny mo', I gwine to quit. I doan like dis job much, 
nohow !" 
Occasionally Cyclone and his aides de camp at the live-bird 
coops grew weary in well doing, and Secretary Fish freshened 
them up with language full of bodeful threats. Which in turn 
called up a story of a shoot over at Detroit, where Jack Parker 
was manager. A Frenchman stole an overcoat belonging to one 
of the shooters, and Jack went down to the house of the abstractor 
and called for the coat, threatening to lick the Freiichman if he 
didn't bring out the coat. This produced the garment, and then 
Jack concluded to lick the Frenchman anyhow, which he did very 
thoroughlJ^ Ever after that the victim of this justice was a warm 
friend and admirer of Jack, who is a sort of demigod on tlie 
P'tit Cote. A long time afterward Jean had occasion to re- 
commend his brother Jule to Jack Parker as an assistant at a tour- 
nament. 
"An' you lissen me, Zhule, eef Mistare Zhack Parkare Hf hees 
han' to you, you ron like h — 1!" This sage advice is said to have 
been .sedulously observed at Detroit, and it is suspected some one 
must have given a similar tip to Cyclone, who proved very 
susceptible to Mr. Fish's admonitions. To-day the boys did most 
of the retrieving, as Coxey, the big Irish spaniel, was not well. 
Mr. Rust's setter and a smaller spaniel assisted also in the work. 
The day concluded with a live-bird sweep. Score: At 10 live 
birds, $5: Fish 9, Plankinton 9, Graham 10, Chase 10, Mortensen 9, 
Fitzhugh 10, Marsh 7, Graves 5, Kaufman 7, Churchill 8, Sawyer 8. 
In conclusion the members of the Eau Claire Gun Club should 
again be complimented upon the manner in which they con- 
ducted their tournament. Their attitude was sportsmanlike 
throughout. "We did the best we could to get the boys to 
come, and they didn't come. We will trj' it again next year, 
and hang up $1,000"; such was the expression of one member. It 
may be safely promised to any man wandering from his own fire- 
side that a better town than Eau Claire he will not find, nor 
any offering a pleasanter and more smoothly run tournament. 
The arrangements are as good as could be asked and the Eau 
Claire sportsmen are the salt of the earth. If they hold another 
shoot it is to be hoped it will draw the attendance it deserves. 
E. Hough. 
Waterloo Gun CI«b» 
The eighth annual tournament of the Waterloo Gun Club, Water- 
loo, la., began on April 27. 
WEDNESDAY, FIRST DAY. 
A high wind prevailed and cvit down the scores materially. The 
scores: 
Events': 
Targets : 
Taylor . . . . 
Hageman 
Steege 
Blitz 
Gish 
L C Abbott 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
10 
15 
20 
15 
15 
20 
15 
* 
15 
20 
8 
9 
14 
9 
8 
9 
7 
8 
12 
17 
13 
13 
i8 
11 
i5 
12 
i7 
8 
10 
12 
12 
13 
15 
13 
15 
13 
15 
5 
4 
6 
9 
6 
S 
6 
2 
is 
10 
9 
13 
9 
11 
ii 
'5 
5 
6 
10 
8 
8 
10 
9 
5 
» 
11 
17 
12 
10 
13 
11 
n 
12 
is 
5 
12 
15 
10 
6 
14 
9 
13 
9 
12 
9 
13 
17 
10 
10 
13 
14 
18 
13 
16 
8 
13 
10 
11 
15 
12 
12 
14 
7 
6 
11 
U 
6 
12 
is 
ii 
8 
i2 
10 
14 
10 
18 
5 
7 
9 
7 
3 
11 
6 
8 
5 
14 
6 
8 
17 
11 
9 
15 
11 
13 
11 
14 
9 
11 
16 
3 
10 
14 
10 
10 
6 
11 
6 
8 
15 
11 
8 
14 
8 
8 
8 
12 
8 
11 
13 
8 
8 
9 
5 
9 
13 
10 
11 
ii 
9 
15 
6 
7 
6 
6 
7 
5 
"7 
8 
11 
17 
9 
9 
i2 
8 
'4 
13 
is 
9 
12 
16 
11 
7 
13 
10 
5 
9 
10 
7 
10 
is 
8 
is 
8 
12 
15 
6 
12 
13 
11 
14 
is 
17 
10 
11 
5 
13 
8 
7 
13 
8 
6 
12 
15 
10 
is 
0 
10 
F Walker 
E B Walker 7 
George Miller 2 
Mosher S 
Filkins ..>. 8 
Cass ■. .... 6 
Ryer . . . . 
Feisner 
Choate 6 . . 
Griffin ., .. 6 .. 
* Ten singles and 5 pairs. 
The targets in all the day's programme numbered 165. The 
highest averages and prizes were as follows: Taylor, 135, $8; 
Steege, 127, $7; Hageman, 126, $6; Glazer, 123, $5; Hartman, 119, 
$4; Densel, 115, $3. 
)ND DAY^ 
still continued 
THURSDAY, SECO 
The high wind of the previous day 
shooting extremely difficult. 
Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 15 15 20 15 
Taylor 13 15 19 12 
Blitz 13 14 17 10 
Densel 10 11 IS 8 
Gish 10 12 17 10 
Hageman 14 10 14 11 
Dr Kibbey 11 13 16 11 
Steege 11 8 13 8 
Ward 9 9 19 9 
Cook 11 10 17 11 
Mortenson 11 13 16 12 
Remington 8 9 13 10 
Abbott ...11 11 12 11 
Hartman 12 13 15 11 
Birdsall 10 12 15 10 
16 10 
making the 
5 6 
15 20 
13 17 
11 13 
5 13 
11 15 
14 16 
8 14 
6 10 
13 15 
11 13 
8 13 
10 8 
12 12 
10 13 
12 15 7 
7 8 
15 25 
15 17 
i2 i9 
11 14 
9 17 
11 20 
10 15 
6 13 
11 14 
9 21 
io 2i 
14 18 
.. 15 
18 
9 10 
15 15 
14 12 
13 9 
13 10 
9 13 
11 12 
13 11 
10 12 
12 10 
11 13 
13 11 
12 13 
10 14 
11 10 
14 9 
12 11 
11 .. 8 .. 
18 12 10 16 
11 .. 9 10 
is i4 i2 ie 
15 12 9 16 
11 15 
9 17 
13 
11 14 .. .. 
12 16 12 11 
11 20 10 8 
9 17 12 12 
14 17 12 10 
11 21 14 11 
11 14 9 .. 
8 .. 11 12 
10 12 13 
11 10 
J Kibbey 7 11 
Lynbarger 9 9 
Seeley 9 7 
Petti t 12 15 
Smith 6 
Nichols - .. 5 
Heeb ....iiii...*, ... .. 
Jarvis .. 
O'Brien 11 7 
Wallace 13 11 
Healey .• 12 12 
Van Vleck 9 
Moulton . . . . 9 
Place '.. .- 
Burke 5 . . 
Total number of targets, 170. Eight highest averages and win- 
nings for same were as follows: Taylor, 147, $8; Pettit, 134, $7; 
Hageman. 128, $S; Dr. Kibbey, 128, $3; Hartman, 127, $2.50; Mor- 
tenson, 127, $2.50; Abbott, 124, $4; Gish, 117, $8. 
In the afternoon there was a five-men team shoot between 
Marshalltown Gun Club and Waterloo Gun Club, the trophy being 
the Shooting and Fishing cup. The scores were: 
Waterloo. 
J C Hartman 100111111101111100111110101101—22 
11 11 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 11—16—38 
Fred Ward 001111111111101101111010101101—22 
11 10 10 11 10 11 11 11 00 10—14—36 
Gus Place 110001101110100111011110101111—20 
10 11 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 11—15—35 
H Steege 010110100111011110110111100110—19 
01 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 01 10—14—33 
L Van Vleck 011010110110101000111110011010—17 
11 11 10 10 11 10 10 00 11 10—1.3—30—172 
Marshalltown. 
W B Kibbey 111110111111101110011101110111—24 
11 11 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 11—18—42 
C P Cook 101111011101101101111101101101—22 
10 10 11 H 10 00 10 11 00 11—12—34 
G L Taylor 001001111110011010011011001111—18 
01 11 11 10 11 11 11 01 10 11—15—33 
P Densel OOOOOllllOllUlOOlOlOlllOlOOll- 17 
11 11 00 10 10 11 11 10 11 11—15-32 
L C Abbott 110111010010010101111110101111—20 
11 00 00 00 11 10 11 10 11 10—11—31—172 
Owing to the day's programme being unfinished it was concluded 
not to shoot off the tie. The match will be shot over at Mar- 
shalltown some time in the near future. The best of feeling pre- 
vailed throughout the contest, which was witnessed by a large 
audience, many ladies being present. It was a contest between 
gentlemen throughout, and a good run was heartily applauded, 
regardless of whether the shooter making it belonged to the vis- 
iting or home team. 
FRIDAY, THIRD DAY. 
The disagreeable weather undoubtedly deterred many from con- 
tinuing, and the attendance of shooters on the third and last day 
was light: 
Events : 
Targets: 
Blitz 
Hageman 
Heeb .... 
Gish 
Densil 
Ward 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
15 
15 
20 
15 
15 
20 
15 
25 
15 
15 
9 
13 
17 
10 
11 
13 
11 
15 
14 
19 
13 
14 
17 
13 
22 
11 
13 
14 
14 
10 
13 
12 
11 
12 
18 
11 
11 
15 
11 
20 
10 
14 
12 
11 
17 
12 
10 
17 
11 
16 
9 
12 
12 
12 
13 
8 
10 
13 
10 
21 
11 
12 
12 
10 
18 
IS 
10 
15 
9 
2S 
12 
14 
10 
12 
8 
13 
12 
20 
11 
19 
14 
13 
12 
14 
13 
10 
13 
14 
10 
18 
8 
9 
11 
12 
14 
10 
12 
13 
11 
19 
10 
7 
11 
13 
13 
12 
IS 
16 
IS 
14 
13 
11 
6 
14 
8 
10 
16 
's 
io 
14- 
9 
19 
12 
10 
11 
12 
16 
14 
11 
11 
9 
19 
11 
9 
8 
n 
18 
12 
11 
10 
ii 
17 
11 
Crumrine 7 . . 
Smith .. 6 
Six high guns for the day, 170 shots: Taylor, 149, $8; Hageman, 
142, $7; Steege, 138, $6; Mortenson, 136, $5; Dr. Kibbey, 135, $4; 
Densil, 123, .$3. 
Six high guns, entire programme, 505 shots: Taylor, 431; 
Hageman, .396; Mortenson, .378; Steege, 368; Abbott, 360; Densil, 
352. 
Fitchburg Rifle and Gtin Club. 
FiTCHBURG, Mass., May 6. — The second regular shoot of the 
Fitchburg Rifle and Gun Club had unfavorable weather conditions, 
the day being dark and rainy, jpaking it bad for high scores. The 
scores : 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets : 10 10 10 10 10 
Wood 3 5 6 5 8 
Stickney .... 3 10 5 4 5 
Field 6 2 5 7 5 
Atwood 4 5 5 .. 2 
Hooks 2 5 8 7 4 
Cutler 7 5 6 7 6 
Converse .... 8 7 8 6 6 
Dix 4 5 6 4 6 
6 7 
10 10 
6 3 
5 5 
0 1 
6 4 
6 2 
5 4 
Events : 
Targets 
Curlev 4 2 4 
Elliott 3 2 2 
Rice 2 0 1 
Bingham 2 
Austin 4 3 
Kimball 4 3 
Damon 1 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 
1 2:. .. 
3 
Events 1 and 6. known angles; 
angles; 4 and 7. pairs. 
2, 3 and 5, unknown traps ancl 
J. O. Connors, Sec'y. 
^nswet^ to ^orreH^ond^nk. 
No notice taken of anonymous communications. 
C. H. C, Danville, 111. — Please give me the address of some 
reliable breeder of the English bull dog either in America or 
England, or advise me of some journal devoted to the pit dog. 
Ans. We infer that there are no breeders who have bull dogs for 
sale, since advertise. We know of no journal devoted to 
the pit do^. 
F. P. K., New York. — Will you oblige me with information 
as to where a covered wagon on the order of the "prairie 
schooner" or the gipsy wagon, suitable for a moving camp, can 
be obtained in the neighborhood of New York? Ans. Any lumber 
wagon, with side boards, bows and a sheet will answer for a 
prairie schooner, so called. This can be obtained of any dealer 
in farming implements in or near New York. Of course the 
term prairie schooner was originally applied to a wagon With a 
trail, the two hauled by a team of bulls or four or six horses. 
Something about wagons for a moving camp is told in Lowndes' 
"Gipsy Tents and How to Use Them," p. 65. 
W. L. S., Boston, Mass.— I am going to Salmon City, Idaho, 
about the middle of next month, and will make a stay of proba- 
bly ten weeks. Can yoit give me any hints as to my outfit? What 
I particularly wish to know is, what kind of clothing, arms and 
fishing tackle I should take, supposing I am going to shoot and 
fish. Ans. Take with you your old woollen winter clothing, a good 
light rod and fishing tackle, with flies which your dealer will 
recommend for the Rocky Mountains. At the time 3'ou will be 
there you will hardly require any arms, for there will be no 
shooting until the very end of yom- stay. If you were to be there 
till the last of August a light shotgun and any good modern rifle 
would be all you would need. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
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The hot waters, the mountain air, the equable climate and the 
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modations for all classes. The Arlington and Park hotels and 60 
others and 200 boarding houses are open all summer. 
Having an altitude of 1,000ft., it is a cool, safe and nearby refuge 
during the heated term in the South. 
For information concerning Hot Springs, address C. F.. Cooley, 
Manager Business Men's League, Hot Springs, Ark. 
For reduced excursion tickets and particulars of the trip see 
New York agent, 271 Broadway, or address W. A. Turk, Gen'l 
Pass. Agt., Southern Ry., Washington, D. C. — Adv. 
The Marlin Fire Arms Co., long sufficiently well known as 
manufacturing repeating rifleS and revolvers, has taken a new 
departure. It has produced a light-weight, take-down shotgun, 
containing many special features, which are fully described in a 
circular just issued by the company. It is a six-shot gun, carry- 
ing five cartridges Ln the magazine and one in the chamber. 
The magazine is loaded bj' passing the cartridges directly into 
it under the carrier. The company announce that they will be 
prepared to furnish about June 1 their standard 12-gauge gun, 
chambered for a 2%in. shell, and using any 12-gauge shell not 
more than 2% in. in length. A full description of the arm and 
the way it is taken down, taken apart and assembled, is described 
in the circular referred to. This, with a 194-page catalogue, will 
be sent free, on receipt of three stamps to pay the postage, by 
the Marlin Fire Arms Co., New Haven, Conn— Adv. 
Day by day the importance of cleanliness is more and more 
widely acknowledged, and with cleanliness the importance of 
healthful sanitary surroundings, for men and animals. To-day 
great efforts are made to protect the domestic animals from ex- 
posure to the germs of disease which have their origin in dirt. 
In order to do this, disinfectants are needed, and these should be 
actual germ-destroying agents. The Sanitas preparations are true 
germicides and deodorizers, useful for all purposes where these 
are needed. Those interested in the subject should write to 
the Sanitas Co., 636 W. 55th St., New York,, for a copy of their 
little work, "How to Disinfect." — Adv. 
The Baxter Camping Outfit is a useful and compact combina- 
tion, consisting of a stove, grate, cooking utensils, and table 
furniture, the whole, when made up for transportation, occupying 
a space of 10xl2xl8in. Those who have been accustomed, as we 
were in old times, to carry their kitchen loose, will understand 
the advantages of having the whole outfit in small compass. The 
Baxter outfit is much more complete than would be imagined, the 
size described containing not less than sixty pieces. The matter 
is well worth looking up by persons contemplating frequent out« 
