FOREST AND STREAM. 
)CT, 8, I 
Michigan Trap-Shooters' League. 
The first grand annual tournament of the Michigan State 
Trap-Shooters* League, held at the Rusch House grounds, De- 
troit, Sept. 20-23, proved to be a success in every way, under the 
management of "the only Tack Parker,*' not only in attendance, 
but good score's as well. Holding the shoot so late in the sea- 
son made it impossible for many to attend. 
The evening of the first day, Tuesday, was devoted to the 
regular league meeting, which was held in the parlors of the Wayne 
Hotel. After ' disposing of routine business it was moved, sup- 
ported and carried that the secretary be authorized to draw _up a 
set of resolutions to be handed to the Michigan Fish and Game 
Protective Association at their annual meeting at Lansing, to 
this effect: First— That the open season for woodcock be changed 
to begin Aug. 1 instead of Oct. 1, and second, open season of 
snipe and plover begin Sept. 1 instead of Oct. 1; and also that 
a set of resolutions be drawn up and forwarded to the State 
Legislature that it be made legal to shoot live birds from the trap, 
after which the meeting adjourned, harmony and good feeling pre- 
vailing on all sides. 
FIRST DAY, TUESDAY, SEPT. 20. 
The principal event the opening day was the race for the expert, 
semi-expert and amateur State championship medals. Mr. Wood 
won the expert medal by breaking 21 out of 25. Blue Rock, 
the well-known local shooter, won the semi-expert with the score 
of 22; and the old reliable Bartle, the veteran of many tourna- 
ments, landed the amateur medal. The King Smokeless trophy 
was won by Mr. Thompson, of Jackson, for the third time, thereby 
making it his property. The high average for the day was made 
by Mr. Thompson, who broke 96 out of 115— .830 per cent. 
The scores: 
Events : 
Targets : 
Handicaps. 
78 123456 789 10 
10 15 15 15 25 10 25 25 15 10 
7 10 10 15 21 9 21 22 13 10 
Av. 
.820 
2 
3 
9 12 13 12 13 
7 17 19 8 
7 
.700 
10 10 11 14 19 
9 15 16 13 10 
.820 
Marks 
'2 
6 14 13 12 17 
9 11 10 9 18 
8 8 
9 21 20 10 
7 17 22 12 
7 
.7 
.760 
.720 
R C Yerkes 
, 2 
3 
"2 
6 10 10 9 16 
7 18 20 10 
4 
!620 
7 15 14 14 
8 24 .. 13 10 
.900 
2 
7 
7 15 ... 
8 12 12 13 20 
8 20 23 13 10 
!830 
.... 1 
1 
6 12 12 13 20 
9 20 22 12 
9 
.800 
7 9 10 12 14 
6 21 20 15 
7 
.770 
, 1 
7 8 11 12 20 
8 16 . . 12 
5 
.720 
6 13 10 . . . . 
5 17 . . 
. . 9 8 12 . . 
7 21 . . 11 
8 
, 5 
.. .. .. ..11 
. . 15 . . . . 
22 
. . 21 19 
14 
. . 14 . . 
17 
5 16 , . . 
'2 
20 
8 21 23 9 
4 
3 
5 11 12 
.. 18 .. .. 
3 
'3 
... 4 
3 
"4 
, 7 .. .. 
.... 4 
.. 20 .. .. 
'5 
18 19 
5 
.. 21 .. .. 
4 
17 .. 6 
7 
SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21. 
The principal event the second day was the three-men team race 
for the State championship diamond medals, which were won 
by the River Rouge Gun Club team with a total score of 63 
out of 75. 
In the handicap merchandise prize event, 25 to 30 targets, Marks, 
a scratch man, made the only 25 straight of the tournament. The 
generosity of the local merchants made it possible to increase 
to twelve the number of prizes in this event, which were taken 
by the twelve high guns. 
High average for the day was made by Wood, 94 out of 105 — 
.890 per cent. Northrnore was second, 71 out of 80— .880 per cent. 
The scores: 
Handicaps. 
Events : 8 
Targets : 
Fleischer 
Bartle 1 
Wood 
Parker 
Thompson 
Foster , 2 
Scott 
Cox 
Brady 2 
Northrnore 1 
Huston > 
Osmun .' 1 
Van Buskirk 
Scotten 4 
Blue Rock 
Klein 3 
Marks 
Mercier .. 
Ban- 4 
Clark 
Chamberlin 3 
McMurchy 
Dick 4 
Shaw 4 
Allbauch 5 
Sterling 
Tolmson 
Van Buskirk , 6 
Hall 2 
Welb 4 
Huston 2 
•Donaldson 4 
Sherwood . . 5 
Thomas 4 
Lane 4 
Stott 4 
Lyman 4 
Bowers 5 
Pisko Pink 5 
Cabinaw 
Elliott 5 
Rennick 6 11 
THIRD DAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 22. 
On the third day the Marvin Preston cup, emblematic of the 
individual handicap championship of the United States and 
Canada, was hotly contested for. Marks, a scratch man, and 
Gay, Baj-tle, Kline and Chamberlin, with handicaps, all tied 
with 23. - In the shoot-off Gay, with a handicap of 2, won out with 
25 out of 27. There were s.ix merchandise prizes awarded to next 
six highest scores. 
The _T»m Swan cup, emblematic of the two-men team cham- 
pionship of the United States and Canada, was won by Marks 
and Bartle . with 46 out of 50, each breaking 23, which, as Mc- 
Murchy sard, is "good shooting." 
High averages for the day were: First, Marks, 82 out of 95— 
.860 per cent. Second, Gay, 61 out of 80— .760 per cent. 
1 2 3 4 5 
6 
7 8 
9 10 
10 15 15 15 25 10 15 25 10 15 
Av. 
7 12 9 9 18 
8 
12 22 
9 14 
.750 
7 9 14 12 19 
7 13 19 
4 13 
.750 
9 14 15 11 21 10 14 21 10 11 
.890 
10 12 10 10 20 
9 12 19 
8 13 
.800 
10 14 11 14 23 
9 12 22 10 12 
.870 
9 12 9 13 18 
8 
8 18 
7 14 
.760 
8 13 12 15 15 
7 12 N 
7 10 
.800 
8 10 12 9 18 
.710 
..12 7 .. 15 
9 18 
5 .. 
.600 
. . .. 14 14 23 10 13 21 
8 12 
.880 
21 
21 
20 
'9 ii 
11 
14 
.. 19 
19 
.. 15 
.. 9 
.. 25 
7 18 
21 
.. 19 
9 14 
15 18 
.. 21 
17 
15 
.. 20 
8 7 
17 
. . 23 10 15 
16 
8 10 19 
.. .. .. 14 
.. 17 
3 
9 17 
4 
10 
24 
14 
.. 22 
17 
9 
14 
.. 17 
23 
.. 16 
11 
14 
9 
,. IS 
Handicaps. 
Events : 
Targets : 
Wood 
Gay 2 
Bartle 1 
Al srlcs ■.**.•>■>■■■■•■■*««*«*■■,,. ,« 
Scott 1 
Clark 3 
Chamberlin 3 
Parker .. 
Milliman 
Blue Rock .. 
Mercier 2 
Lindeman 4 
Guthard 5 
Randolph 4 
Klein 3 
Scotten 5 
Fleischer , 
Rennick 1 
Johnson 0 
Jenicke » 6 
1 2 3 4 5 
10 15 15 25 20 
9 14 9 19 14 
8 12 14 23 15 
10 11 12 23 12 
9 13 11 23 16 
8 9 15 21 15 
6' 8 12 14 12 
6 11 11 23 10 
8 . . 12 17 . . 
2 .. 5 .. .. 
8 11 
. . 13 12 21 17 
.. 7 .. 12 .. 
7 10 
19 .. 
23 .. 
16 13 
17 20 
20 .. 
15 .. 
10 .. 
6 7 8 
15 25 20 
11 20 15 
12 20 
9 23 17 
15 23 18 
11 .. 16 
19 v. 
.. 21 .. 
13 21 14 
io 
..' is 
i§ i9 if; 
.. 21 .. 
Av. 
.750 
.760 
.740 
.860 
.770 
.630 
.630 
.810 
16 13 19 12 
20 18 13 . . 14 
18 15 10 22 17 
22 . . 10 19 11 
21 .. 12 .. .. 
21 15 . . 21 . . 
.. 14 .. 19 .. 
SlUe Rock ................. i ... . 1 
Stott i...;.;*. 4 
Osmun ......... 1 
Brady 2 
Weiss 5 
Hall 2 
Alvord 
FOURTH DAY, FRIDAY, SEPT. 23. 
On the fourth and last day the historic Gillman and Barnes 
trophy, which has for so many years represented the only inter- 
national expert championship, was hotly contested for. During 
the years that this medal or trophy has been in existence it 
has been contested for and held by most of the experts, including 
Duryea, Dick Merrill, W. S. King and others as well known. 
It was originally a live-bird race, but the action of the State Legis- 
lature caused it to be changed to a target event, 21yds. rise, one 
..nan up, unknown traps and angles, expert rules. On this day 
the wind blew a gale directly toward the score, making the 
flight of the targets extremely erratic, and the winner, Mr. Klein, 
the popular proprietor of the Rusch House, deserves great credit 
for his good score of 21. May he long successfully defend it 
against all comers. 
The international three-men team championship race was won by 
Marks, Mercier and Bartle, with 56 out of 75; Scott, Schroeder 
and Osmun second, with 54 out of 75. 
High averages for the day were. First, Marks, 144 out of 175— 
.820 per cent. Second, Mercier, 140 out of 175— .800 per cent. 
The scores: • 
Events: 1 2 & 4 5_ 6_ 7_ Special 
Targets: 10 15 15 20 25 15 25 
Miller 4 8 11 12 11 7 14 
Schroeder 4 10 7 12 9.. 12 
osoback .::.::: 7 sis ism sis 
Bryan 6 7 11 19 
Scott . 7 12 14 .. 14 11 21 
Marks 9 12 14 18 19 14 18 
Fleischer 9 10 14 17 16 14 13 
Bartle 9 10 10 18 12 12 21 
Mercier 9 14 12 15 20 11 17 
Wood 8 11 13 18 19 12 18 
Elbert . . 6 13 11 15 .. 11 17 
Foster , S 12 13 14 11 10 17 
Lamerand 16 5 .. 
Scotten Mil it 
Parker 18 14 17 
Osmun 
Klein -. 'I 
Dick 
Boyd 
Brady 
Cabinaw ■ • • ' • ' • " £| 
'.■ M 
; is 
18 .. 21 
12 
15 
19 
Hall 
McTntosh 
Wier 
50 
44 
34 
42 
32 
39 
33 
34 
38 
28 
29 
Av. 
.530 
.500 
.620 
.700 
.800 
.820 
.740 
.700 
.800 
.740 
.750 
.680 
.470 
[750 
.750 
State tournament 
High averages for the first two days or 
dates were: First, Wood, 189 out of 230-.859 per cent. Second, 
Thomnson 188 out of 230 — .854 per cent. 
As Marks did not qualify with a sufficient number of entries qp 
the third day, he would not be entitled to prize for high average 
for entire shoot, which was won by Mr. Wood. 
High averages for" entire four days were: First, Marks, 314 out 
of 385- 815 pfr cent. Second, Wood, 392 out of 490-.800 
Third, Scott, 374 out of 470-.795 per cent. Fourth, Parker, 238 
out of 305— .780 per cent. 
Jeannette Gun Club. 
The Jeannette Gun Club, of New York, held their monthly shoot 
on Friday Sept. 23, at the Guttenberg race track at Guttenberg, N. J. 
The day was an ideal one for sport at the traps The weather was 
partly cloTidy, and a strong wind blew across the traps from right 
to left. Our old friend, the veteran Capt Disch, arranged the 
50vd boundary and pulled the traps with his accustomed im- 
pai4lity C other club shoots on these grounds and ^the cap- 
tain must be up betimes to stretch the boundary string that he 
has around his patent-applied-for windlass, and to put up the cute 
little flags that surmount each and every boundary stake, in 
he team races Schorty, Steffens, Vagts Bohling and Heilshorn 
got it twice in the "oesophagus" and had the unrequited pleasure 
of oavinsr for the "other fellers' " fun. . 
Mr. Hainhorst, who has just returned from a trip across 
the crick," shot a yard of some new-fangled mtrq. fhough doing 
poo.lv in the club shoot, he killed 8 out of his 10 m the two 
team contests. It is lucky nitro anyway, as he was on the win- 
n Foerenbadi C snot in excellent form .from the 25yd mark, killing 
19 out of 20. Claus Bohling, the winner of the Class B trophy, 
a so killed 19 out of 20. Schorty landed the Class A trophy from 
the 32yd. mark. This being the third win it becomes his personal 
property. He has won three of these ft succession the past fifteen 
months one at 28, one at 30 and to-day at 32yds He will shoot 
hereafter from the '33yd. mark. He shot his usual load of Schultze 
in U M. C. trap shells, special machine-loaded by the U. M. C. 
Company. Alderman Rinckoff did some excellent shooting in the 
team races, scoring all of his birds. The next shoot takes place 
0n Fhst d team°shoot'for price of birds and a nominal stake: 
Brunie's team. 
Brume, 28 12010-3 
Otten, 28 ??ffiH? 
Hainhorst, 28 J^f-g 
Pape, 28 J2211— 5 
Rottmann, 25 
Bigelow, 25 .12011-4 
Schorty's team. 
Schorty, 32 11102-4 
Steffens, 32 
Vagts, 28 01001-2 
Bohling, 25 10111-t 
Foerenbach, 25 11221—5 
Rohlfs, 28 21020-3 
Rmckoff, "28 ■::::::::22iu-5-28 HeUshorn, 25 21001-3-25 
Second' team race, same consideration as the former: 
Otten's team. 
Otten, 28 12101—4 
Brunie, 28 20101-3 
Hainhorst, 28 22200-3 
Rinckoff, 28 l?2 2 l-5 
Foerenbach, 25 2ml — 5 
Bigelow, 25 21021—4 
Steffens' team. 
Steffens, 32 02112—4 
Schorty, 32 12112—5 
Pape. 28 12011-4 
Bohling, 25 11222-5 
Vagts 28 02022—3 
Rottman, 25 01121—4 
R S7'28 ::::::::: :K=&-29 : • : - ■ .00210-2-27 
Class B 
F Ehlen, 25 ..2001211210- 7 J F Rottman, 25. .0010011022- 5 
A Foerenbach, 25. .1121111021- 9 Pop Bigelow, 25. .1^1011000- 6 
J HeUshorn, 25. .. .1100200011— 5 C Bohling, 25 2212122112—10 
Claus Bohling wins the Class B trophy. 
Class A. 
N Brunie, 28 1201222122-9 
H Otten, 28 02111211U-? 
N Crusius, 28 1120100002—5 
H Pape, 28 2201101011— ' 
J Vagts, 28 .0120022222—7 
T Hainhorst, 28 1100101200-5 
T Rohlfs, 28 1202221220—8 
W Rinckoff, 28 1222101100-7 
C Steffens, 32 1212101112-9 
L Schortemeier, 32. .2120111122-9 
Shoot-off for Class A trophy, miss-and-out : 
N Brunie, 28 111111212020 C Steffens, 32.. . ..0 
H Otten 28 2121220 L Schortemeier, 32. . .212222122012 
The last named wins Class A trophy. Johnnie Jones. 
Florists Gun Club, of Philadelphia. 
Wissinoming, Sept. 27.— The contest for the president's cup in 
the monthly club shoot took place here to-day. The shooters 
making the greatest improvement over their previous scores take 
the medal and highest points. Points were allowed as follows: 
Cartledge, 5V», Westcott 5y 2 , Smith 4, Park 2%, Bell 2%. There 
was a clear sky and a strong northwest wind. The contest was 
at 50 targets, 25 magautrap, 25 from five expert traps. The letters 
U and K after the names of the contestants stand for unknown and 
known angles: 
Harris ..- U. .. .1110111100001110101100111— 16 
^ K.... 0111100111101111011111110-19-35 
Wescott U . . . . 1001010111101011000110011—14 
v K.... 1011110000111000100001000— 10— 24 
■pwie U. . . .0001111111111011110101011—18 
e K.... 1101111011011111011101111— 20— 38 
q mitn .U. . . .1111111111111111011111011—23 
S K. . . .1111111111111111011111111-24—47 
■Bpii , , U. . . .1111011111010101101001110—17 
- K.... 1001111110011111111011111— 20— 37 
Carrlede-e U. . . .1111110011111111110111111—22 
g K.... 1111111111111111111111011— 24-46 
Par v U....OU011011100111110111U11— 19 
" K....llUlllllllimilU111011— 24— 43 
Anderson U. . . .1101101110111111101111110— 20 
K. . . .0111010111111111011011110—19—39 
St. Louis Doings. 
Little Rock, Ark,, Sept. 30.— A 25-bird handicap was the at* 
traction that drew the_ shooters of St. Louis to Dupont Park on 
Sept. 25. The entries in this event were not near so large as that 
which showed up a week ago on the occasion of the Clover Leaf 
handicap. This to a certain extent must be attributed to the fact 
that the entrance in to-day's event was twice that of the week 
previous. The conditions here were 25 live birds, handicap rise, 
entrance $10, four moneys, class shooting. 
There were eleven entries and but four of these shot out of the 
money. Sumpter and P. Kling scored 24 and divided first money; 
Hirchey and W. S. Thompson with 23 did likewise with second 
money; Nold and Dennig cut up third on 22. Ed Pendergast 
took fourth on 21. The weather was ideal and the birds fair. 
After the conclusion of the main event there was a 15-bird 
sweep. Ed Pendergast won first money on 14, which proved to 
be the only good place, as the other moneys were pretty well 
cut up. 
Sumpter did the best shooting of the day, as he scored 37 out 
of 40. 
The prospects for the approaching tournament, which is to 
be held on these grounds Oct. 25 to 27, are very gratifying to Man- 
ager Corray. He expects quit'e an attendance on this occasion, 
that is, if a good liberal programme will be any factor in drawing 
the shooters to this point. 1 understand that a number of those 
who will take m the Belle Meade shoot will stop over at this 
tournament on their return North. 
Sumpter, 31 222222222222222222222*222—24 
F 'Kling, 30 2222222222222222220222212—24 
S'rschey, 30 . 22222222222220222222*2222—23 
^ , j Thompson, 28 [ 2222222222220222222222220—23 
Nold, 28 22212222222222*2202220222—22 
Denning, 28 .. 1122112002111222222210112—22 
Ed Pendergast, 30 2022222022222222222*22202—21 
Collins 28. . 0101122212200002222220221—18 
Kling, Jr., 26 2110202112201001121210101—18 
™' , 28 : ■ • ■ • • 2102121220020012102011222—18 
Mallmckrodt, 26 02*11222110101002100211*0—15 
Sweepstakes, 15 birds: 
Pendergast ...222222220212222—14 Selzer 12*22220*122222—12 
Sumpter , 222222202222012—13 Nold 122220202122*22—12 
Hirschey 21222222222*220-13 Wintrich 201201201102212—11 
M err y •• 110101111111121—13 S Thompson. . .222201102201122— 11 
£ enr " ng 212120101122122—13 Kling 02220222*12*222—11 
W Thompson. 222201102201122— 12 •« 
BELLE MEADE SHOOT. 
The programme of this important shooting event is now being 
mailed to the sportsmen of the country, and must be classed 
among the liberal ones of the season. There are to be two 
?r target and two days' live-bird shooting. 
Under date of Sept. 27 Mr. W. R. Elliston, the secretary, and 
promoter of the tournament, writes me that he has succeeded in 
bavmg all the railroads running into Nashville grant a rate of 
one and one-third fare for the round trip. Thus it will be seen 
that everything possible has been done to make the tournament 
a success, and I look for something like the old-time gathering 
of shooters— say seventy-five or thereabout. Nothine will be barred 
except 10-gauge guns and black powder. 
Paul R. Litzke. 
West Chester Gtm Club, 
West Chester, Pa., Oct. 1.— The sixth annual all-day target 
shoot of the West Chester Gun Cluh proved to be one of the 
most successful shoots the club ever had. The magautrap worked 
without a hitch, throwing about 4,000 targets. The day was all 
that could be asked for. There were visitors from Phoenixville, 
Pottstown Radnor, Springfield, Rising Sun, Philadelphia, Read- 
ing, and the surrounding country. 
The main interest centered on event No. 11, in which the club 
gave as first prize a Winchester take-down gun. W. J Torcv 
took first with 23, while Henry, Devoe and Schaaber divided 
second. The other two purses were considerably cut up. Ad- 
pended are the scores: v v 
Events: 
Targets : 
Gill 
Jack 
Dotterer 3 
Grubb 8 7 13 
Ferguson 3 .. 13 
Jackson 2 .. 6 
Lumis 9 10 
Hoar 59 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
10 10 15 10 10 15 10 10 15 10 25 10 15 
8 9 9 3 8 11 5.. 8 9 18... 
5 8 11 4 10 12 6 8 13 8 22 8 12 
8 11 G 8 9 5 4 11 8 15 6 14 
6 S 12 8 10 12 7 20 8 10 
7 .. 11 9 18 4 .. 
15 
. .. ... 17 4 .. 
. . . .. 18 10 11 
19 5 
7 13 8 19 8 14 
11 
. .. 7 
. .. 8 
Wade .'. 10 6 ., 10 '7 
£°, rd , & 8 6 14 6 
Sellers 11 8 212 5 7 6 6 20 7 
••• 13 8 10 7 9 .. .. .. 20 8 8 
E n g l£ md 10 5 6 11 9 8 14 9 17 8 7 
Loomis jo 6 n . j9 
Krauser 2 
Brinton 
.. 7 .. 
C Brinton 6 
Garrett 7 '9 
Torpy I ;> 11 
Davis 9 
Hannams 5 
forest , \. 3 Z "q 
Allen .-. 6 
Harvey , , 7 " 
Mayer \\ [\ 5 " 
Henry , " \ 
Harrison , , , \\ 
Devoe , 
Williamson 
George " " \\ \\ '7 j 0 
Beebe , jg 7 
C Harple .. " ;. 2 0 .. 
R Green , t 12 6 .. 
F. H. Eachus, Sec'y. 
. .4 .. .. 18 .. 
19 .. .. 
6 14 .. 7 
7 9 13 9 23 10 13 
9 7 15 .. 20 7 11 
8 12 5 
. 15 .. .. 
4 11 .. .. 
10 5 22 6 9 
. 6 .. 
.22 9 13 
. 15 
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J. W., Syracuse, N. Y.— The elk sheds its horns annually. 
Jno. R. Randall, Providence, R. I., and E. L. Snow, Detroit, 
Mich., whom letters of information are awaiting, will oblige by 
sending more definite addresses to this office. 
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