July 9, 1898.] 
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Fixtures* 
Sept. 7.— Manitoba Field Trials 'Club trials. 
Sec'y, Winnipeg, Man. 
William C. Lee, 
Salmon Disease. 
Baird, Cal., June 4.— Editor Forest and Stream: Will 
yo\& kindly advise me through the colums of your paper 
as to: First — What causes the disease of dogs known 
iere on the coast as salmon disease? We know it comes 
'rom their eating salmon, hut do not know if it is due to 
:he fish being decomposed, piercing the intestines by the 
bones, or some matter contained in the fish that is 
peculiarly fatal to dogs. Second — Ts there any cure; if 
o. what? 
It appears that the better bred the dogs the more 
fatal the disease, though the Indian dogs frequently die 
from it. It is not due to the quantity the dog eats, as 
frequently a very small particle will produce, fatal re- 
sults. I "have heard it stated by old hunters in this sec- 
tion that the disease is due to the bones in the head of the 
fish; others say that it is due to the blood that settles 
along the back bone of the fish when dead. There are 
very few wolves or coyotes in this section, though all 
other game is plentiful, and hunters say that they are 
killed by the salmon disease. Do you think this is true? 
G. H. Lambson. 
[So far as we know, there is nothing set forth in 
medical works concerning this disease. We publish the 
above letter in hope that it may bring Forth the desired 
information from some of our readers.] 
Grand Rapids Field Trials, 
Grand Rapids, Mich., the rattling city where the fly- 
casting tournament was held, is gratified at the success 
of that project, and is still hustling on the lines laid 
down, which bid fair to make it the first all-around 
sporting town of its size in the country. The next thing 
on the programme is the field trials, which will be held 
the week of Nov. 10 next fall. If the members of the 
Game, Fish and Dog Protective Association, of Grand 
iRapids, are able to handle the difficult task ol r:innin.e; 
a harmonious and successful field trial meet, they should 
receive the palm of latter day amateur sportsmanship. 
This is a hard job they have tackled this time, but their 
part of the job will be done all right, it may be said in 
advance. The country about Grand Rapids is good for 
quail and grouse. The me,et will be an amateur one, 
I take it, and one worth seeing. E. Hough. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association, 
Cincinnati, O., June 26.— The following scores were made in 
competition by members of the Cincinnati Rifle Association at their 
last shoot. Conditions: 200yds., off-hand, at the German ring 
target. Randall was declared king with a score of 217. He was 
also high on the honor target with a score of 69, which entitles him 
to the Dietrich medal for the month of June. Payne holds the 
Uckotter trophy for June with a score of 223. Gindele and Payne 
shot a 50 shot match, Payne leading by 13 points. Gindele's total 
was 1,033; Payne's 1,046. Owing to the members intending to at- 
tend the festival at Glendale there will be no shoot on July 10: 
King target. 
Gindele 23 18 23 IS 25 16 22 22 23 19—209 
Payne 16 18 21 21 23 22 25 23 25 21—215 
Uckotter 8 20 19 9 15 15 3 14 11 20—134 
Weinheimer 19 10 14 24 13 22 17 18 12 20—178 
Houck 15 11 15 17 15 12 13 21 15 17—151 
Toof 19 21 11 15 19 14 17 16 15 16—163 
Drube 22 21 16 17 18 15 22 13 24 19—187 
Randall 22 22 25 19 24 23 19 19 22 23—217 
Lux 24 17 4 16 24 13 23 21 17 20—179 
Hasenzahl 22 21 21 21 18 20 22 18 23 20—206 
Trounstine 11 21 15 23 22 22 12 20 IS 25—189 
Strickmier , 23 19 23 23 12 20 16 21 23 18—198. 
Plonor target. Special scores. 
Gindele 23 18 23—64 212 207 206 
Payne 16 18 21—55 212 211 210 
Uckotter 8 20 9-37 196 178 175 
Weinheimer 19 19 15-52 210 204 202 
Houck 15 11 15—41 170 165 162 
Topf 19 21 11—51 177 168 165 
Drube 22 21 16—59 212 204 200 
Randall 22 22 25—69 211 205 198 
Lux 24 17 4—45 204 179 149 
Hasenzahl 22 21 21—64 201 197 190 
Trounstine 11 21 15-47 189 188 185 
Strickmier 23 19 23—65 204 197 195 
Rifle at Shell Mound. 
San Francisco, Cal., June 13.— Yesterday was medal day at 
Shell Mound. The weather conditions were good, but only fair 
scores were made in the main. J. E. Gorman, however, and D. 
W. McLaughlin each made 45, Columbia target, 200yds., with target 
rifle — a fine score. 
Scores of Schuetzen Verein: ' 
Champion class, A. 11. Papc 430; first class, John Peters 411; 
second class, J. D. Heise 376; third class, August Jungblut 410; 
fourth class, H. F. Lilkendey 376; best first shot, L. Haake; best 
last shot, R. Stettin. 
Germania Schuetzen Club: . 
First champion class, F. Schuster 439; second champion class, 
L. Bendel 414; first class, J. Peters 394; second class, J. D. Heise 
395; third class, William Goetze 374; first best shot, L. Bendel, 23; 
last best shot, F. Schuster, 25. 
Columbia Club: . tt „ „ ^ 
Columbia target— Champion class: A. H. Pape 60, D. W. Mc- 
Laughlin 63, F. O. Young 69, F. E. Mason 71, E. Jacobson 79. 
First class: O. A. Bremer 63, A. B. Dorrell 71, J. E. Gorman 86. 
Second class: M. J. White 103, G. M. Barley 119. 
Third class: G. Monnell 89, E. Woenne 97, B. Jones 107, Mrs. 
White 184. 
Members' rifle medal: J. E. Gorman 45, A. B. Dorrell 62, O. A. 
All comers' rifle medal: D. W McLaughlin 45, F. E. Mason 
51-57, F. O. Young 81. 
Bushnell military medal: E. Jacobson, 47, 47, 45. 
Pistol target, 50yds., 10 shots— Champion class: C. M. Daiss 49, 
F O. Young 56, J. E. Gorman 59, M. J. White 75. 
First class: F. E. Mason 60, G. M. Barley 75, D. W. Mc- 
Laughlin 76,. 
Second class: Mrs. M. J. White 73. 
Third class^ J. P. Cosgrave 66, B. P. Jones 84, Mrs. G. Man- 
' Pistol, Siebe medal, open to all comers, 10 shots: J. E. Gorman, 
41 51, 43; F. O. Young, 48, 50, 51, 54, 56; J. P. Cosgrave, 57, 66. 
Revolver, Colts', Bisley trophy, 10 shots: F, O. Young, 58, 
68, 75, 82; A. B. Dorrell, 85; C. Roberts, 91. 
Twentv-two and .25 caliber rifle, medal and Roos trophy, for 
ladies: E. P- Jacobson 29, Mrs. G, Mannell 45. 
Roeel. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here send to 
notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
July 6-7.— Meadville, Pa.— Tournament of the Interstate Associa- 
tion, under the auspices of the Meadville Gun Club. Chas. Stein, 
Sec'y. 
July 7-9.— Denver, Colo.— First annual tournament of the Over- 
land Association. Open to all. Inanimate targets. Added money. 
John W. Kane, Manager. 
July 13.— Albany, N. Y.— Forester Gun Club's annual tourna- 
ment; targets. H. H. Valentine, Manager. 
July 15.— Poughkeepsie, N. Y. — Trophy shoot, Hudson. River 
Trap-Shooters' League, on the grounds of the Poughkeepsie Gun 
Club. J. B. Rogers, Manager. 
July 19-20.— Atlanta, Ga.— Two days' shoot of the Fulton Gun 
Club; targets. J. E. Avery, Sec'y. 
July 19-21.— Palmyra, Mo.— Eight annual tournament of the 
Missouri Amateur Shooting Association, under the management 
of the Palmyra Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Added 
money announced later. W. N. Bates. Sec'y. 
July 23. — Ogden, 111. — Ogden Gun Club's third annual tourna- 
ment for amateurs. Wm. McKinley, Sec'y. 
July 26. — Brooklyn, N. Y. — Tournament and clam bake of the 
Hell Gate Gun Club. 
July 26-28.— Little Rock, Ark.— Eighth annual tournament of the 
Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association. Paul R. Litzke, Sec'y. 
July 27-28. — Meriden, Conn. — Tournament of the Interstate As- 
sociation, under the auspices of the Parker Gun Club. C. S. 
Howard, Sec'y. 
July 29-31.— Milwaukee, Wis.— Milwaukee Gun Club's tournament. 
S. M. Dn Val, Sec'y. 
Aug. 3-4. — Worcester, Mass. — Tournament of the Worcester 
Sportsmen's Club. Targets. 
Aug. 4-6. — Baltimore, Md. — Ocean City midsummer tournament; 
two days at targets; last day at live birds. James R. Malone, 
Manager. 
Aug. 10-11.— Duhtth, Minn.— Central Gun Club's sixth annual 
tournament; targets. E. C. Maxfield, Sec'y. 
Aug. 11.— Marlborough, N. Y. — Trophy shoot, Hudson River 
Trap-Shooters' League, on grounds of Marlborough Gun Club. 
J. B. Rogers, Manager. 
Aug. 17-18.— Waterville, Me.— Tournament of the Interstate As- 
sociation, under the auspices of the Waterville Gun Club. E. 
T. Wyman, Sec'y. 
Aug. 17-18 —Warsaw, Ind. — Lake City Gun Club's tournament. 
J. S. Campfield, Sec'y. 
Aug. 24.— Warwick, N. Y.— Special shoot, Hudson Biver Trap- 
Shooters' League, on grounds of Warwick Gun Club. J. 6. 
Rogers, Manager. 
Aug. 24-25. — Minneapolis, Minn. — Tournament of the Minneapolis 
Gun Club. G. J. McGraw. Sec'y. 
Aug. 24-27. — Omaha, Neb. — Indian tournament, on grounds of 
Omaha Gun Club: three days targets; one targets and live birds. 
Sept. 6-8.— St. Paul, Minn.— St. Paul Gun Club's twenty-first an- 
nual tournament at Minnesota State Fair grounds during lair week. 
H. C. Lawrence, Sec'y. 
Sept. 7-8. — Kingston, N. Y. — Tournament of Hudson River 
League, on grounds of Kingston Gun Club. 
Sept. 7-8. — Haverhill, Mass. — Tournament of the Interstate As- 
sociation, under the auspices of the Haverhill Gun Club. Geo. 
F. Stevens, Sec'y. 
Oct. 4-6.— Newburgh, N. Y. — West Ncwburgh Gun and Rifle 
Association's fall tournament. 
Oct. 12-13.— Greensburgh, Ind.— Greensburgh Gun Club's tour- 
nament. W. Woodfill, Sec'y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Forest and Stream's new Trap Score Book will admirably 
fill the needs of clubs and contestants in affording a means of 
keeping a faithful record of contests. Each book contains a gener- 
ous number of sheets, so ruled as to make all the chief divisions 
of the shoot palpable at a glance. For instance, the horizontal 
spaces are numbered from 1 to 27, every sixth line being distinct- 
ly heavier than its fellows; hence the squads are distinguishable 
at a glance. The perpendicular spaces are numbered from 1 to 30, 
ample space first being left for the contestants' names and their 
handicap allowance. Heavy dark lines are between each five spaces, 
and the numerals 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 are in heavy- 
faced type, so that the number of targets or birds to be shot 
at are apparent at a glance. The heavy ruling also is an advantage 
in bad lights. However dark a nook the scorer may be in, no 
straining of the eyes or incorrect entering of scores is possible on 
account of inability to distinguish the lines of the score sheet. At 
the head are the usual spaces for current data. Each sheet is 
perforated, so that it can be readily torn out when manifold copies 
are made, and yet each sheet is strong enough to hold firmly in 
place if the book is desired for permanent club records. In addi- 
tion, it 'contains the form of a club constitution and by-laws, an 
illustration of Forest and Stream's trap score type and the 
American Shooting Association rules for live-bird shooting, for 
double live-bird shooting, for inanimate target shooting, and also 
the revised Hurlingham rules for single and double rises. A neat 
pocket on the inside of the back cover holds carbon sheets for 
manifolding. The book is neatly and substantially bound in cloth, 
and contains a generous supply of score sheets. The price is $1. 
The programme of the Missouri State Amateur Shooting Asso- 
ciation's eighth annual tournament, to be held at Palmyra, Moi, 
on July 19 to 21, can be obtained of the secretary, Mr. W. N. Bates, 
Palmyra, Mo. Shooting commences at 9 o'clock. Target events 
five moneys, 25, 25, 20, 15 and 15 per cent. Live-bird events four 
moneys, divided 35, 30, 20 and 15 per cent. This shoot is open 
to all amateurs. Professionals and experts are barred. Traps 
will be open for practice and sweepstakes July 18. There are nine 
events on the first day's programme, six at 20 targets, $2, to each 
of which is added $15; two at 15 targets, $1.50 entrance; one at 10 
live birds, $7.50 entrance, $15 added. No. 3 is the Gold Dust 
event; No. 5 the Cleveland Target Co. event; No. 6 the Lefever 
Arms'Co. event; No. 7 the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. event. 
The programme of the second day has six 20-target events, same as 
above. In addition, No. 5 is the L. C. Smith cup, a two-men team 
race, 25 targets, $5 entrance, $25 added. No. 6 is the Peters Car- 
tridge Co. event; No. 7 the Parker Bros, event; No. 9 is the 
State medal event, at 15 live birds, $10 entrance, $15 added. 
There also are six 20-target events on the third day, of which No. 
3 is the Du Pont Powder Co. event, and No. 5 is the Hazard 
Powder Co. event. The annual meeting of the Association will be 
held in the city Hall, Palmyra, on the evening of July 20, at 
8:30 o'clock. 
In respect to the midsummer tournament to be held at Ocean 
City, Md., Mr. James R. Malone writes us as follows: "We are 
sparing no time or expense to make this a grand success; tourna- 
ment will be held on Aug. 4, 5 and 6; first two days targets, last 
day live birds. This is one of the pleasantest summer resorts 
in the United States, and the hotels have all promised to do 
everything in their power to make the stay of each and every one 
attending pleasant. This will be as fine a point as one would 
wish to have for an outing, and where the different ones would care 
to, should be pleased to have them bring their wives, as everything 
will be done for their comfort. This is a noted place for shore 
bird shooting, and those that would like' to remain over or go 
down earlier in the week can probably get magnificent shooting of 
this description. We have arranged with the steamboat and rail- 
way companies to get reduced rates from Baltimore of $2.50 round 
trip. We have also arranged with the hotels for reduced rates, 
and as stated above, all who attend this tournament will have 
everything done for their comfort as far as possible. There is 
the best of surf bathing, best of fishing and sailing, and in fact 
everything to amuse one that you can find at any summer 
resort." Programmes can be secured by addressing Mr. James 
R. Malone, 2671 Pennsylvania avenue, Baltimore, Md. 
Lou Erhardt made a longer stay in New York than was ex- 
pected. A friend who owed him $20 met him on Broadway on 
Wednesday, June 29, and handed over two 10 spots. This enabled 
Lou to last a little over sixteen hours more in the metropolis than 
lie had calculated upon. 
In the eighth trophy contest of the Garfield Gun Club, Chicago, 
_r. Shaw won in Class A with a score of 24 out of 25; Stiger won 
in Class B with a score of 19, Mid in Clas* C Workman was the 
winner with a score of 18. 
The scores of the 15-bird event, which took place on the last day 
of the Milwaukee tournament reached us too late for publication 
this week. They will appear in our next issue. 
D 
The fallacy of a handicap wherein amateurs shoot at known traps 
and angles, and experts shoot at known traps and unknown 
angles, was well exemplified at the Milwaukee tournament last 
week. The experts found quite as much difficulty in breaking 
targets at known angles as at unknown. The fact is a handicap 
consisting only of a knowledge of the angles is a fiction. It is 
quite as easy to catch the flight of targets at unknown angles 
as it is at known angles. The shooter can quite as readily see the 
flight of a target from one side of the trap as from another. It is 
the speed of the targets which is the downfall of the amateur. Tar- 
gets at present are thrown too fast and far for the average shooter. 
At unknown angles a luckjr shooter will have more opportunities 
to break straight from having the luck to draw many targets at 
easy angles. In known angles the right, left and straightaway tar 
gets are delivered after a set form, so that the shooter's weak- 
places are tested a number of times to a certainty. In unknown 
angles the weak places of a shooter may not be tested at all, since 
the targets may not once be thrown in a direction to test them. 
Slower targets would be a greater concession to the capacities of the 
amateur. Everyone likes to make good scores, ana most every- 
one loses interest when he finds that he cannot make a creditable 
showing. 
The announcement made in the columns of the daily press, to the 
effect that the Interstate Association had decided to hold the 
Grand American Handicap of 1899 at Elkwood Park, is so palpably 
premature that it is hardly necessary to contradict it. No such 
selection as above can be made until the annual meeting of the 
Interstate Association, which takes place in December of each 
year. It is more than likely, however, that the great shooting event 
of the year will not be held during the month of March, as in 
the past, but that the second or third week in April will be 
chosen. This change is deemed advisable by many* on account 
of the unsettled condition of the weather that usually prevails 
during the last week or two of the month of March. 
The death of Mr. Armin Tenner is announced, relief having 
come to him after a long and painful illness. Some little time 
ago he was subjected to a critical operation, but was understood 
to have come out of the ordeal satisfactorily, The announcement 
of his death therefore came somewhat in the nature of a surprise 
to his friends in this country. Four years ago Mr. Tenner's 
experiments with smokeless powders at his testing house in 
Dexter Park, L. L, were watched with great interest by the 
shooters of this country, the results of those tests being published 
regularly in the columns of Forest and Stream. It is safe to 
say that most American shooters owe to Mr. Tenner the greater 
part of what they know about nitro powders. 
Mr. C. W. Scott, of Lynchburg, Va., is now walking about with 
a chip on his shoulder, the reason whereof is not far to seek. On 
Wednesday of last week Mr. Edward Banks shipped to Mr. Scott 
the pump gun Old Betsey that has stood by him so long. Betsey's 
place has been taken by a take-down. Mr. Scott' always had an 
affection for Old Betsey; and wrote to Mr. Banks some time ago 
saying that if he was going to throw away the old gun he (Mr. 
.Scott) would like to have it hurled as far as possible in the dt- 
i eetion of Lynchburg. The hurling has been done; hence the chip! 
Messrs. Terry, Dornin, Moorman, Nelson, etc., and all other 
members of the Lynchburg Gun Club, see to it that the new 
amalgamation of Scott and Betsey earn their laurels acceptably. 
The Memphis Gun Club announces a tournament for Saturday 
-of this week, ten events, 15 and 20 targets, $1.50 and $2 entrance, 
$5 added to each event. No. 6, however, the main event of the 
tournament, is the E. C. & Schultze powder event, 50 targets, 
$2.50 entrance. This tournament .initiates the competition in the 
inanimate target championship of Tennessee, of which the beau- 
tiful trophy recently presented to the Memphis Gun Club by the 
E. C. & Schultze Powder Co. is emblematic. No doubt there 
will be a keen competition for its possession, and a greater 
interest evoked in trap-shooting throughout that section. Mr. A. 
II. Frank is acting secretary. 
The Central Gun Club, of Duluth, Minn., will hold a tournament 
on targets Aug. 10 and 11. 
Pawling Rod and Gun Club, 
July 4.— The all-day shoot of the Pawling Gun Club, held to- 
day, was not so well attended in respect to numbers as was an- 
ticipated, but for a day of good, pleasant sport, it was difficult 
to excel it. 
To equalize the conditions between the amateurs and experts 
it was at first contemplated to have the men whose skill rated 
at 80 per cent, or less to shoot at one set of traps, where the 
targets were thrown slower, and the experts at another set, where 
the targets were thrown harder. 
It was at last determined on the suggestion of Mr. Banks to 
give the amateurs 11 and 16 targets to shoot at in the 10 and 15 
target events respectively, and 22 and 27 in the 20 and 25-target 
events. This was a very liberal handicap allowance, and let the 
amateurs into the money very generously. Banks and Van Dyke 
were the scratch men, and after a few events had been shot off 
Tallman also was added to the men on the scratch list. 
The shooting was very difficult. The shooting grounds are 
charmingly situated on the brow of a hill, from which a delight- 
ful view of hill and valley, with a wealth of field and forest, is 
unfolded to the view. Slightly to the left of the shooter as he 
stands at the score, and down in the valley some quarter of a 
mile away, was Pawling, with its wealth of trees and cozy homes. 
The left hand quartering targets went out into the atmosphere 
and dropped far away down the hill, They were very deceptive as 
to flight, dropping faster than they seemed to, and many a miss 
was scored to the Dutcher House bird, as this target was called 
from its flight down the steep incline toward that most com- 
fortable hostelry. 
The tournament committee consisted of Messrs. J. Gerow 
Dutcher, Geo. S. Holmes, Geo. A. Daniels, T. E. Roberts, Otis 
Arnold and H. Nelson. Everyone strove to make the meeting a 
pleasure for all. 
The weather was hot, sweltering hot, and yet everyone shot and 
enjoyed it. In the cool refreshment tent excellent ice cream, 
lemonade, sandwiches, etc., were served at very reasonable prices, 
so that the time was largely occupied in shooting a while and 
eating ice cream a while. 
The shooting was exceedingly difficult. The targets took erratic 
flights. A 5 o'clock breeze sprung up in the afternoon, adding to 
the comfort of the shooters, but also adding to the difficulties of 
the shooting. The scores therefore show a very good performance 
on the whole. Banks had the highest average, .905 per cent.. 
194 broke out of 215 shot at; Van Dyke next with .8S2, 128 out of 
145 shot at, while Tallman and Foster, of Millbrook, N. Y., were 
86and 85 per cent, respectively. The longest run of breaks was 
made by Banks, he scoring 66. There were fifteen events on 
the programme, of which the total entrance was $21. The scores: 
Ev eats- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
Targets- 10 10 20 10 20 10 15 10 15 25 10 15 20 10 15 
Banks ..: 7 7 18 9 19 
G Piercy 8 7 17' 8 18 
L Piercy 9 9 . . 9 17 
Blanford 5 7 13 
7 19 
7 16 
Hall 4 
Dutcher 8 
Waters ■? 10 16 
Van Dyke 
Nelson 
Tallman 
Foster . 
Holmes 
Taber . . 
Frv 
10 
10 
8 15 
9 10 
8 19 
8 20 
8 .. 
8 13 9 15 25 10 14 IS 9 13 
S 14 10 13 23 10 11 18 9 12 
9 12 10 .... 10 .... 10 14 
8 .. 10 ..'23 
. 13 . . 14 . . 10 14 
S 11 8 10 17 10 14 17 8 14 
9 . . 10 15 . . 8 12 .... 32 
8 18 10 14 10 12 23 10 . . 
9 18 9 11 8 13 20 10 12 16 5 1 1 
6 20 9 15 8 14 25 10 12 16 9 12 
9 18 10 14 7 14 22 10 15 19 10 . 
.. 9 .. .. 7 12 .. 5 6 .. 10 Vt 
8 .. a't, 7 5 .. .. 7 .. 
2 ;i h .. 5 .. .. 4 .. .. 5 
.. 19 
9 19 
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Dupont Park. 
St Louis, June 26.— The following score is that of the challenge 
championship, $2.50 entrance, for the trophy. Dr. J. W. Smith 
won medal, and holds the pigeon championship medal of the St. 
Louis Association. 
Dr T Smith 01110111111011101111110111110111110111111111111111-43 
Winston 10111011111111111111110111111111111111111101111111-46 
c v elzer 11111010111110111131000111111101111111111111111111—43 
£ e la h-e . .0011001001 000111 11 10011110301011110101010110001111 
Barre . .01001111111110111111011101111111111111111111111111—44 
Dr'^miTh^ ""I 8 :. - Hlllll 01111110111111111 
Winston 4 mi 0111110 
Se jserr 7 1111111 010111111111100 
Bellaire. 23 . 
Barre, 6 1TL011 ... 
Second tie ; 
ScVer ...,10101-3 Smith ^,.WXX-4 
