Aug. 6, 189S.J 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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The Meriden Interstate Tournament. 
The sixth on the list of Interstate tournaments for this year 
was given for the Parker Gun Cluh, at Meriden, Conn., July 27 
and 28. The event was a success far beyond the highest antici- 
pations of those present, and ranked well as a large tournament, 
as a list of the competitors, given herewith, will show. They 
also were persistent contestants, many shooting through the pro- 
gramme. No one made any very large winning, as is Commonly 
the case when so many shooters are nearly alike as to class. 
The club grounds are close by Hanover Park, in a beautiful 
setting of hills and vales and woods, a few minutes' ride from the 
hotels where the shooters were quartered. Through a most 
pleasing landscape to look upon, the varying colors, and depth and 
absence of shadows, made the shooting somewhat difficult on 
that account, which was somewhat added to by the dull light. 
The traps too were irregular in their good working. 
As to the management, it was as near perfection as is necessary. 
Squad followed squad with such promptness and regularity that 
as one squad finished shooting and dropped out man by man, the 
next squad swung into place, anil the call of pull and lost or 
broke went on uninterruptedly. As the last squad of an event 
finished, No. 1 squad of the next was all ready to begin, and so 
it iwent on smoothly to the end. Before the shoot, Mr. Shaner 
made a brief but pointed speech, informing the shooters that 
the blackboard had the official score; that any objection in respecl 
to alleged errors must be made promptly, and that the referee's 
decision was final. It is specially worthy of note that: the shoot 
was concluded without a claim of an error being raised by any 
shooter. The tournament was admirably organized as a whole, 
and each man in his special department conducted it skillfully! 
Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, manager of the Interstate Association, 
had control of affairs. Mr. C. S. Howard, secretary of the Parker 
Gun Club, was cashier, assisted by Mr. F. Stevenson, Jr., while 
Mr. L. C. Parker attended to the clerical work. Mr. Marshall 
Butler attended to the manifolding; Mr. D. F. Power officiated at 
the ^blackboard. Mr. J. M. Taylor rcfereed, assisted by Mr. J.. 
J. Gaines. The trap pulling was admirably done by Mr. Samuel 
Tyler. Mr. Gaines was also chairman of the executive com- 
mittee. 
There were ten events on the programme for each of the two 
days, though the tenth event of the first day was carried over till 
the second day, and was shot off on Thursday morning. 
The programme for each day was alike, namely, six 15-target 
events and four 20-targct events, entrance $1.50 and $2 respectively. 
There was $100 added by the Parker Gun Club, and a. prize cup, 
value $50, for competition by the paid representatives, making the 
highest score, shooting the entire programme both days. At the 
end of the first day Messrs. Tucker and Fanning were 3 targets 
apart, the former having missed 9, the latter (5, with no one 
dangerously near, so that their competition on the second day was 
watched with the greatest interest. It was very close indeed, both 
shooting well in a manner, yet always very close together, so that the 
final result was in doubt almost to the end, Fanning winning the 
cup on the very narrow margin of 1 target. 
The price of the targets was 3 cents — too high, it seems to us, on 
any basis of equity. Each manufacturers' agent who shot through 
the programme of 340 targets thus was charged $10.20, quite a 
sum in the aggregate paid by all the agents, and with no possible 
return other that the competition for the cup. As the 340 targets 
could be easily thrown at 1 cent without loss, this left a profit 
of $6.80 contributed by each agent, too much of an exaction. At 
the Interstate tournament at Macon the barred experts were 
charged 2 cents per target; at Brunswick, 2 cents the first day, 
1 cent the second day; at Meadville, 1 cent throughout. It 
might be assumed that the large number of representatives present 
was proof that they liked 3-cent targets, but they did not. The 
popularity of the event and its promoters was the cause, not the 
3-cent targets. 
The averages of those who shot through the programme of both 
days is as follows: Fanning .953, Tucker .950, Tallman .910, 
Banks .900, Wheeler .897, Fulford .891, Jordan .891, Dickey .890, 
Parker .888, Keller .868, Money .851, Courtney .804, Norton .656. 
In events Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 each day $10 was added to the 
purse. Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 of the first day were known angles; 
Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 of the second day were known angles; 
others, unknown. 
MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS AND OTHERS. 
The bartfcd class was strongly represented, no less than eighteen 
being on the ground, while seventeen of the eighteen competed 
in the events, paying 3 cents apiece for each of their targets like 
little men. Among the number were: Capt. A. W. Monev and 
Edward Banks, of The American E. C. & Schultze Powder Co.; 
Tom Keller, King Powder Co.; Ed Taylor, Laflin & Rand Powder 
Co.; PI. P. Collins, Du Pont Smokeless; B. H. Norton, Hazard 
Powder Co. ;' Capt, T. A. H. Dressel and U. M. C. Thomas, of 
the U. M. C. Co.; W. R. Clark and J. B. Savage, of the Winchester 
Repeating Arms Co.; Admiral A. G. Courtney and B, Leroy Wood- 
ard, of the Remington Arms Co., both of whom were "assisted 
in showing off the guns of their firm by E. D. Fulford, who 
used a Remington gun and Schultze powder; J. S. Fanning, of 
the U. S,_ (Gold Dust) Smokeless Powder Co., who came to the 
front as winner of the silver cup; Parker Bros, were well shown up 
by S. A. Tucker, runner up for the silver cup; W. F, Parker, one 
of the members of the firm; J. R. Hull, and O. R. Dickey, who 
always shoots a Parker and 15. C. powder. 
LAMBLIKE PARTICIPANTS. 
The list of those who took part in the sweepstakes is a long one. 
A partial list runs as follows: H. M. Levengston, Saratoga, N. Y. ; 
H. G. Wheeler, Marlboro, Mass.; Capt. E. B. Wadsworth, Boston, 
Mass.; C. M. Clark (Chase), St. Louis, Mo.; Merritt, Jordan and 
Coates. Springfield, Mass. ; Lambert, Miller and Leighton, Haver- 
hill, Mass.; C. B. Bristol, M. H. Clark, Robertson and Sherman, 
New Haven, Conn.; Dr. Hammond, N. F. Reiner, Stannels and 
Griffith, Providence, R. I.; Mills, Bristol, Conn.; Snell, Buck. 
Nick Parker and A. B. F. Kinney, Worcester, Mass.; Allison, 
South Weymouth, Mass.; H, L. Edgarton, Willimantic, Conn. ;- 
French, Roberts and Hummerston, Thomaston, Conn.; Dr. P. 
H. Mason, H. P. Dain and E. F. Hill, Peekskill, N. Y.; I. Tall- 
man, A. Tallman and E. J. Foster, Millbrook, i\: Y. ; C. M. 
Stevens, Guilford, Conn.; C. W. Tuttle, Auburn, N. V. ; E. L. 
Post, New York city; J. R. Blarney and Bolt, Holvoke, Mass.; 
Holmes, Pawling, N. Y. ; H. C. Bridgers (Tar Heel),' Tarboro, 
C. ; Patten, Thompsonville, Conn.; Norwood, Gibson, Knight and 
Ray, Bellows Falls, V t. ; Avery, Davis and Merriman, Meriden, 
Conn.; Hazard, Southington, Conn., etc. 
WEDNESDAY, FIRST DAY. 
The sky was overcast with clouds, and there was a dull light, 
further dulled by an atmosphere laden with humidity, very 
•'muggy" in fact, conditions very unfavorable for those who shot 
with glasses. About the most noticeable shooting on this day 
was that of the squad composed of Fulford, Levengston, Clark. 
Wheeler and Puck, which in the fifth, a 20-target event, scored 
97 out of 100. 
In the evening a very pleasant entertainment was given the 
shooters at the home of Messrs. W. F. and L. C Parker, which 
was most thoroughly enjoyed and enjoyable. 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets: 15 15 20 15 20 15 15 20 15 20 
Courtney 12 12 18 14 17 13 11 16 10 18 
Money 13 14 16 12 14 13 11 16 12 19 
Dickey 11 12 19 13 17 14 15 19 14 17 
Le Roy 12 14 17 13 17 12 14 16 11 19 
Banks . 14 14 18 15 16 14 15 18 15 18 
Tucker 14 14 19 13 19 15 14 18 15 20 
Parker 14 12 18 12 17 14 lo 17 12 17 
Keller 15 12 19 14 19 13 12 18 13 19 
Fanning 15 14 18 15 19 15 13 20 15 20 
Hull 13 13 19 14 18 14 13 19 15 17 
Fulford S 14 19 12 20 13 14 18 13 20 
Levingstone 15 15 17 12 19 12 13 14 15 16 
Puck 11 12 18 12 20- 10 13 17 12 IS 
Wheeler 14 18 19 14 19 12 14 11 15 19 
Chase 14 12 16 12 19 13 14 19 12 17 
Collins 11 10 14 10 14 11 5 12 13 16 
Norton 8 8 15 10 13 10 11 14 10 11 
Merritt 13 11 17 12 16 13 15 16 13 16 
Savage 15 14 17 14 17 11 12 16 14 19 
Brvan 11 14 20 14 20 14 13 16 13 19 
Mills 13 14 16 15 17 14 13 18 14 20 
Snell 10 14 19 14 16 12 14 19 12 17 
•Alison 15 14 19 12 19 14 12 17 12 16 
Buck 14 9 12 11 16 10 12 17 12 12 
Nick 14 11 17 11 19 S 15 13 13 16 
Griffith 14 13 17 15 18 12 13 17 13 17 
Hammond 13 11 18 12 20 12 15 IS 14 18 
Jordon 12 15 19 15 18 12 10 19 13 19 
Conn , 11 13 18 14 17 8 13 16 13 16 
T Tallman 13 13 18 13 19 14 15 18 12 19 
Blainey 11 13 15 15 14 11 14 17 13 10 
Stannels -. 11 12 12 6 16 9 15 11 9.. 
Broke. Ay, 
141 
.830 
150 . 
.883 
151 
.888 
145 
.853 
157 
.923 
161 
.947 
148 
.870 
154 
.905 
164 
.964 
154 
.905 
151 
.888 
153 
.900 
143 
.840 
155 
.912 
148 
.870 
116 
.682 
110 
.647 
142 
.835 
149 
.876 
154 
.905 
154 
.905 
147 
.865 
151 
.888 
143 
.841 
137 
.800 
149 
.S76 
151 
.888 
152 
.895 
142 
.835 
154 
.905 
139 
.818 
Reiner 12 11 15 12 
Bristol 14 13 18 19 
Miller 11 10 17 11 
Clark 14 13 17 11 
Leighton 10 8 12 12 
Avery : 9 12 20 11 
Stevens 15 12 17 13 
A Tallman 5 3 15 . . 
Foster 9 14 17 13 
Bolt 14 13 . . 
Post 13 13 17 13 
12 
14 
15 
14 
15 
Hummerston , 12 
Roberts 9 .. 
French 9 . . 
. Coats 11 
Holmes 9 
Tuttle 13 .. U 
Sherman .. ., S 
W R Clark 6 
Norwood 
Knight 
Ray 
Gibson , 
Merriman 
Robertson .., 
Patten 
Hazard 
Davis 
Smith 
Dain 
Mason 
Hill 
16 6 11 
IS 11 13 . . ..16 
11 13 10 
17 12 11 18 7 . . 
IS 9 13 
20 13 12 18 15 . . 
15 12 15 
10 . . 7 
14 . . 12 16 . . 
..15 
17 13 12 13 . . 
13 
15 . . 12 16 . . 
16 . . 13 14 , . 
14 11 12 
..10 
15 13 .. 16 .. .. 
high base shell to the front 
.. 5 .. .. 
12 7 7 .. 
9 11 12 .. 
15 12 7 14 
6 13 1 1.. 
16 13 12 . . 
.. Jl .. .. 
.. 11 .. 7 
.. ..11 .. 
. . . . 11 14 
16 
14 
18 
5 
THURSDAY. SECOND DAY. 
The weather was most unpromising and unfavorable, being 
rainy more or less throughout the day. Jrhe light consequently 
was very variable, seldom good, and the. intermittent changes 
made varying conditions. Shooting was suspended some of the 
time on account of Heavy rain, yet the programme was finished 
in spite of unfavorable circumstances of weather. One of the 
matters of chief interest was the close competition between 
Messrs. Tucker and Fanning for the cup. 
Events: 123 456789 10 
Targets: 15 15 20 15 20 15 15 20 15 20 Broke. Av. 
Courtney 12 12 20 11 17 12 14 18 13 17 146 .859 
Money 15 15 20 12 15 11 13 11 13 IS 143 .840 
Dickev 12 14 17 15 20 15 13 17 12 18 153 .900 
Banks 14 13 17 11 17 14 12 19 14 18 149 .876 
Parker 13 14 17 14 19 13 14 19 13 18 154 .905 
Keller 14 12 16 13 17 11 11 18" 11 18 141 .830 
Fanning 14 14 17 14 20 15 14 20 14 18 160 .945 
Hull 15 12 IS 15 18 13 14 16 15 18 154 .905 
Fulford 14 13 19 13 20 13 12 18 11 18 152 .895 
Chase 12 14 17 14 17 11 15 IS 14 18 150 .883 
Norton 9 11 13 12 14 1 2 12 .13 5 12 113 . 665 
Merritt 12 15 17 10 19 12 12 16 15 18 146 .859 
U M C 13 13 13 11 12 13 11 18 11 14 129 .759 
J Tallman 15 14 17 13 19 14 14 17 13 20 156 .918 
Mills 15 11 17 1^ 19 15 14 17 12 15 150 . 883 
Jordan 10 13 17 14 20 12 14 19 14 IS 151 .888 
Tucker 14 15 17 15 19 15 13 19 15 20 162 .953 
Le Roy 15 15 19 14 19 14 14 15 
Levingston 13 13 18 14 17 . . 
Puck 13 12 19 14 17 11 14 14 
Wheeler 15 14 19 13 20 14 13 
Collins 14 13 17 12 16 S 11 12 
Savage 13 11 17 12 18 12 10 
Bryan 12 15 16 13 19 
Taylor 13 10 16 14 15 9 
Fruit 9 14 17 12 16 10 
Ray 10 12 . . 10 17 
Griffith 13 13 20 15 16 14 .. 
11 17 
8 .. 
14 17 
13 15 
14 
10 
14 17 13 12 
10 17 9 S 
11 19 15 17 11 
16 14 15 
Hammond 15 
Stannels 9 
Conn 15 
Coats 12 
Snell 14 
Allison 10 14 18 11 
Buck 13 11 14 .. .. «B—M ■ 
Nick 12 12 16 
Tuttle 13 15 16 15 20 15 14 
Hill 6 S 11 9 
Kinney 11 15 10 10 .. 6 
Mason 10 11 18 11 
Blarney 10 13 15 H 17 H 
Dain 15 ,14 16 14 
Bristol 8 12 
A Tallman 5 
Foster 11 14 . . 15 . . 14 13 12 10 . . 
Norwood 12 12 . . 10 12 9 
Knight 8 12 ..12 13 10 ." 
Gibson 9 13 .. 11 
Tar-Heel 14 12 15 14 16 14 14 18 
Wilcox 9 .... i 
Billard 3 ' 
S Hart 13 6 
Patten 14 . . . . 10 
H Hart 17 9 11 
Cutler 18 12 18 14 12 
Videon ' 13 16 13 11 14 
Avery 10 , 
Henry 10 . . .. .. 11 
Davis 6 11 
HOWLS -AND BAAS. 
Capt. Money says that Dickey's targets may be all right to 
look at, and may he good breakers into the bargain, but that 
there's no fun in inspecting them when stored with wasps, which 
disagree as to the propriety of such inspection. On Wednesday 
morning Dickey took Capt. Money into the upper story of the 
club house to look at some cases of the Boston target stored there- 
in. Some boys had torn down a wasps' nest, also located therein. 
Neither Diokey nor Capt. Money was aware of the fact until one- 
wasp stung Capt. Money in his left eyebrow, and also hit him in 
the cheek just below the left eye. Result: A patch of wet mud 
on the wound for a few minutes, followed by applications of ice 
lasting two whole days. And by the way, wasp stings may act 
as a tonic. Note Capt. Money's run of 69" out of the first 70 that 
he shot at on the second day, and therefore what he might have- 
done had a wasp stung his right eye. 
_ Jack Fanning thoroughly deserved his popular win of the 
silver cup offered for competition among the manufacturers' agents. 
Jack shot well and steadily all through the two days, but Tucker 
seared him somewhat right at the finish. 
All the boys expressed their satisfaction at the good showing 
made by Tucker in his fight for the cup.' "Now," say they, "Tuck 
can never talk about being a 'has been,' nor deny that he can 
shoot targets." Results talk, and Mr. Tucker's reports as to his 
target shooting ability can go no longer. 
Admiral Courtney, who had been advanced ten numbers for 
gallant performances at the trap during the tournament, was re- 
duced twenty-two numbers for losing his target in the tourna- 
ment. Seriously speaking, the Admiral did more than any one 
man, outside of Tom Keller, to make the shoot the pleasant social 
gathering that it undoubtedly was. 
Tee Kay of course acted shamefully all the time, keeping every- 
body on the alert as to what he would do next. In addition to 
furnishing lots of amusement for everybody, Tom shot a war-house 
gait, and did not slacken in his speed until the end of the second 
day, finishing with more than a decent average. 
W. F. and L. C. Parker, of the firm of Parker Bros., enter- 
tained a large crowd of the shooters at their home, which is situ- 
ated on top of a hill that struck terror into the hearts of those 
thick of wind or short of limb. The reception at the end of the 
climb was payment in full for every puff" of breath demanded by 
the steep ascent, the three-handled mug being a special feature 
of that same welcome. 
The lunch man made a mistake in thinking that shooters only 
wanted "any old thing" at any old price. He found out his mis- 
take on the second day, and lost sundry half-dollars. Trap-shooters 
are willing to pay for a good article, but they are reluctant to pay 
for an article that is inferior, v 
Elmer Shaner has a speech that he always makes at the com- 
mencement of every tournament. When he first made that speech 
some five or six years ago, it was so well worded and so much to 
the point_ that he has never changed it, but lets it rip from his 
tongue with an eloquence that Bob Ingersoll might envy. And 
Shaner means every word that he says. 
U. M. C. Thomas has only missed two Interstate AssocWtion 
tournaments since they were first started. He got mixed ht his 
dates this time, however, and only put in an appearance on the 
second day, and then wanted the tournament prolonged so that 
he might have two days' shooting. He was willing to quit thoi jgh 
when Fanning landed the U. M, C. 
in the race for the cup. 
H. P. Collins and B. H. Norton had a hot race for a long time, 
but Collins' staying powers proved too|much for Norton, and the 
former finished an easy winner by virtue of a 14 out of 15 and a. 13 
<n two .to his credit. 
Banks was not in his "usual good form" on the second day, 
but the rain and extreme humidity made it hard work for men 
wearing spectacles to locate low targets against the thickly wooded 
background. He blames Tom Keller for several targets lost on 
the first day, basing his claim on the heavy cross-buttock that 
Tom threw him with just after lunch oh Wednesday. The fall 
was funny to look at, but when a 1891b. man alights on his head 
there's a tar to the earth as well as to the man who fell. T. K. 
was narrating the incident to Fanning, and added that otherwise 
he (Fanning) might not have been leading in the average, where- 
upon Fanning asked Tom to throw him (Banks) again on the 
second day, adding: Arid throw him hard, Tom I" 
Leroy was out of trim on the first day, his shells not having 
arrived on the scene of fiction. When he got them on the second 
day he showed "what might have been." 
Dickey, who has been out of form for some few months, has 
now found his grip again. Notice his scores on the second day, 
particularly during the last half of the programme for that day. 
He is now in it, and will remain there. 
Dr. Hammond, of Providence, R. L, shot up well, and more than 
held his own. He promises to be on deck again at next year's 
Grand American Handicap. Another certainty for the Grand 
American Handicap of 1899 is J. R. Blarney, of Holyoke, Mass., 
who also shot in about every event that was scheduled for this 
tournament. 
This is not the first Interstate Association tournament that Harry 
Bridgers, of Tarboro, N. C, has attended; not by a long shot. 
On this occasion he just dropped in by chance, being up north on 
business and without a gun. He shot W. R. Clark's Winchester, 
and shot it well too. If Tar Heel handles his law books as skill 
fully as he handles a pump-gun he will win all his cases, and his 
success in life is assured. 
Chase, of St, Louis, Mo., is a comer for a fact. He handles 
his beautiful gun, built for him recently bv Gaslin Kcncttc, of 
Paris, with more certainty than he did when at the New York 
State shoot in Rochester about six weeks ago. lie is fond of 
shooting; in fact, he would almost sooner shoot than eat — yet 
he has a fair appetite too. With a few more months of practice 
Gastin Renette will cause trouble to wolves and lambs alike. 
Just eleven shooters sat down at one table in ihe Winfhrop 
Hotel dining room on the night of the second day of the shoot. 
They were the guests of J. S. Fanning, who wanted them to share 
in the moistening of the cup that he had just won. The party 
was composed of Capt. Money, Elmer E. Shaner, O. R. Dickey, 
Edward Banks, Admiral Courtney, E. D. Fulford, Torn Keller, 
C. M. Clark, W. F. Tuttle (of Chicago), and U. M.. C. Thomas 
(toastmaster). The cup was well moistened, and the speeches were 
on a par with the fare provided — strictly Al. 
Such accurate scoring, such exemplary promptness and courtesy 
in the cashier's office, and such excellent refcreeing as that which 
characterized this tournament cannot be beaten anywhere. 
Seven States were represented at this tournament: Connecticut, 
Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Missouri and 
North Carolina. The above list does not include the States repre- 
sented by manufacturers' agents, otherwise we would have to in- 
clude New Jersey, California and Maryland, making a grand total 
of ten in all. 
The promptitude with which squad after squad stepped to the 
score without the slightest delay was a special feature of this tour- 
nament. There was no break between events neither, No. 1 squad 
stepping into the places of the last squad of the previous event, 
thus preserving a rotation that enabled Elmer Shaner to throw 
about 7,000 targets per day from traps that worked none too well. 
(N. B. — They were not Mr. Shaner's traps, his old reliables.) 
Lambert, of Haverhill, who shot under the name of Bryan, made 
many a good score, and did considerable booming for the'Haverhill 
Interstate tournament, Sept. 7-8. Mr. Lambert was assisted in this 
direction by Messrs. Miller and Leighton, both good shots from 
the Haverhill Gun Club. 
Neither the rain nor the extreme humidity could keep Mr. C. B. 
Bristol, the daddy of the New Haven Gun Club, from taking part 
in the shoot on both days of the tournament. On the first day 
he was accompanied by M. H. Clark, the president of the club. 
Allison, of South Weymouth, Mass., is shooting better than ever, 
and is a truly dangerous lamb for any of his fellow lambs to 
tackle. The way he ground his targets to pieces on the first day 
was a caution and a warning that no would-be match-maker should 
disregard. 
In the 20-bird event, the fifth of the first day, Messrs. Fulford. 
Levengston, Clark, Wheeler and Puck made a very superior sc»uad 
showing, scoring 97 out of the 100 targets shot at. 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
BROOKLYN GUN CLUB. 
Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 1.— Enclosed please find scores of 
Saturday, July 30. shoot. We had a small attendance, but had 
a bang-up time. Messrs. J. P. Adams and W. E. Skidmore tied for 
the Troisdorf cup. The former withdrew in favor of Skidmore, 
who now has two wins. Mr. Piatt Adams won the prize, a hand- 
some shell case. The shower put an end to the shooting. 
1 2 3 4 5 
10 10 10 10 35 
9 10 7 4 29 
.. 6 a 
3 31 
. 34 
No. 6 W as -at doubles. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events: 
Targets: 10 10 10 1(1 35 Targets: 
Mllliken 7 8.. 5.. 4 Skidmore, 
P Adams, 7 6 8 8 7 35 6 Lane, 12 
Wright 5 .. 6 .. .. 3 Billy, 7 
J P Adams, 8 . 9 - 4 6 7 27 6 
No. 5 was the shell case event. 
Troisdorf cup event, 25 targets r 
J P Adams, 6 111111101111 UllloiOlOOOl— 19 
Skidmore, 5 1111111011011111011111111—22 
P Adams. 5 1111101111111011101100011—19 
Milhken, 7 1101011111000011011110101—16 
LiWie\ 7 0101100110011000011001010—11 
W. 
HELL GATE GUN CLUB 
Brooklyn, L. L, July 26.— The shoot of the Hell Gate Gun Club 
held to-day, was well attended. Nos. 3 and 4 were handicaps. 
The scores were as follows: 
Events: 1 
Targets : 15 
Steffens S 
Short S 
, H W Voss S 
H Forster 7 
Breit 3 
Trostel 7 
Weber 7 
Bade 5 
J H Voss 9 
Schlicht 7 
Deedy 3 
Van der Bosch.... 12 
Dannefelser 
Major 
Sands 
Young 
Schorty 
Wizzer 
Meeker 
Wheeler 
Summit 
Karl ft 
Maesel . , . ,• 
Dacinch 
Balm 
Watfel 
15 15 15 15 
9 13 . . 
7 13 9 
10 13 14 
10 
9 
9 
4 14 14 
6 7.. 
5 9 11 
10 9 .. 
4 8.. 
15 12 
9 10 10 
9 9 12 
6 12 9 
4 „ .. 
14 
6 
S 
6 
13 15 
..13 8 
11 11 8 
7 12 5 
12 15 13 10 
.. 12 11 .. 
. .. 10 3 . . 
. . 10 10 
. . 11 11 . . 
.. 7 .: .. 
Events: 12 3 
Targets : 15 15 15 
Lang 10 
Hexamer 15 
Stetsle . , 7 
Foster 13 
Himmelsbach 13 
Stutzle ' 13 
Muench 12 
Metz io 
Laney 
Doeinck . . . ( V 
Madison ' 
Blauvelt 
Van ;; ;; 
Young 
Van Allen .... 
woiff ;; 
Knodel *, *,. 
Kreeb , , , 
Gerlinger ] 
B reman 
seig ;.; ; 
Schaeffer 
Narquart 
Richter , 
Amend , ° 
Newman 
4 5 
15 IE 
10 
14 12 
11 " 
12 ,. 
12 .. 
10 IX 
13 .. 
1.4 .. 
14 .. 
10 .. 
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13 ... 
9 .. 
15 .. 
10 10 
8 3 
14 .. 
5 1 
10 .. 
11 .. 
11 
4 
10 
14 
5 
■tary-treasurer. One clause of the rules adop^ed^y^il'd'ub 
follows: •Outsiders shall pav 2t> cents for each ten t4 P Jfs$ 
:st rU Jfc^f,^ ge LSi ,pat ! 0 e ° n th , e P^t of outsiders? and 
A new trap-shooting club, the Adrian Gun Cluh f ■ 
recently at Adrian, Minn., of which Mr. F. E Pc ed 
secretary-treasurer, 
is as 
Such , . 
thereby discourages possible club members. While outside™ 
should not enjoy all the privileges of club member a dub on 
the other hand _should not become ultra commercial hi dealinp 
with them. Acrain m ordinary club shoots it is a m&brlK £, + £ 
new club to have this rule: "If the shoote. fails to adjust the 
safety, to load or cock his gun or pulls the wrong trigger the 
target shall be scored lost. " "No bans- no l„v,r? • uK:' 
ordinary shoots, where there is no % ns hiera h e 1 of S ™ 
stake, and particularly so if che cluh sets orth tbTitf nmpose 
sport and good fellowship. purpose ia 
