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birds at No. 1, 6 at No. 2, and finished with 6 at No. 1, in 
front of the club house and stand. One by one the favorites 
fell. Heikes lasted to the 16th bird and went out with 23. Eddie 
Bingham killed every bird he shot at and some screechers, but 
he lost his 19th over the wire. Elliott lost 3. Sturdevant, the 
last winner of the Montgomery Ward badge here, shot a great 
race and killed 24. Fanning lost his 5th bird, then killed on out 
in great shape, stopping some rattling birds along in the even- 
ing when he came to finish. I then saw him sitting on the rail 
with some friends, watching the birds that the rest were getting. 
"Look at 'em go," he said. "Look at 'eml" And along about 
4 o'clock they were going, too. Tom Laflin, the one-barrel man, 
lost his first bird, but went out with 22. Gilbert hung on till his 
15th, but had to see his score broken there, and retired with only 23, 
which was a good many to-day. McKay also hung on well, but had 
to sit down with 21. Charlie Budd lost his 2d bird, and then later 
dropped three others, getting 21, though killing some that had 
full license to escape. Tom Marshall could only go him one 
better. McMurchy and Dick Dwyer lasted it out and got 23, and 
so did Wright, of Dayton, and Cropper, of Rock Island. Lee, 
the Alaska big-game hunter, scored 22 hard ones, though both- 
ered with his gun. and he was lied with such good ones as 
Harry Bunnell, Abe Kleinman, Porter, of Rock Island; Ruble 
and George Deiter, the flincher from Milwaukee, who had been 
putting tip a stiff gait all week. La/ie, of Marshalltown, got 
out with 24 in elegant, style, much to the pleasure of many who 
had seen him shooting in hard luck and falling back of place 
in earlier events. Yet Lane was seen to be but of first before 
the last frame came on. 
At the end of the first rounds at No. 1 and No. 2 sets of traps 
there were still several men left who could possibly go straight. 
There was some talk of one Dr. Kibbey, from Marshalltown, who 
was still straight and shooting in great form, As matters pro- 
gressed, the good ones and bad ones and middle class ones be- 
gan to weed out; but still, if you asked anybody, he would say. 
"Uh, yes, Dr. Kibbey is still straight. He's from Marshalltown." 
After a while the earlier entries began to fall back as they 
finished their scores. Dr. Kibbey was tne fifth man to enter, and 
was therefore among the earliest to finish. It was observed that 
when he' went in to the stove, he had a large, glittering 25 op- 
posite his name. "Dr. Kibbey— yes; he's from Marshalltown," 
they said. "So there's one straight, anyhow." That was what 
they said early in the afternoon. 
Meantime the race went on steadily, and it was noticed that there 
were no more large, glittering 25s hung up over the desk. In- 
deed, it began to grow rapidly apparent that not very many 
more large, glittering 25s could possibly be hung up this year. 
There was Dr. Kibbey, of Marshalltown, he was straight. Crop, 
per, a large, strong man from Rock Island, was yet a possibility. 
Tramp Irwin was still straight at the 19 hole. Charlie Grimm was 
still straight at the same place, and he was shooting a strong, 
confident gait, which made him look mightily like a 25 man. But 
there was no one who had really trotted all the way round and 
come out with 25 except Dr. Kibbey, of Marshalltown. 
The matter stood as above when the 8th squad of six men was 
called to finish at No. 1 set of traps. The birds were now going 
like ghosts, for the wind was keen and the air apparently just 
right. There may be such a thing as that John Watson tapped a 
special brew of birds this afternooni for he was noticed to be 
smiling in his whiskers, and at least it is certain that there was 
no complaint about the birds starting. The main trouble was 
over their stopping. A great many sprung sharply up, caught 
the wind under their right wings, turned over and slanted out to 
safety over the left-quartering boundary. 
No. 8 squad was composed of Grimm, E. S. Rice, Cropper, Barto, 
Porter and Deiter, but Rice withdrew at the 13 hole auer missing 
6 birds, so only five men appeared to shoot. Barto, Porter and 
Deiter were already back of first, but Grimm and Cropper could 
make 25 if they could kill 6 straight. They both looked as though 
they could turn the trick. Cropper was shooting in good time and 
centering his birds, while the Clear Lake man was cool and 
quick, and it looked like a cinch for him to go straight, Cropper 
killed his first 3, and so did Griinm, but then Cropper met a bit 
' of bad luck that broke big heart. He caught a little white bird 
about as big as a chew of tobacco, and it swung about and in, ap- 
parently unhit, and lit within a do?en feet of the trap. John 
vVatson, referee, said, "That bird isn't hit at all." Yet just as 
they called for the "white dog" the bird was seen to topple 
and sink down as though about to die. The dog ran up cautiously, 
but as it got near the bird rose and went out. Cropper killed the 
following bird, but missed his last. Grimm killed clean, stopping 
some hard ones, till he came to his 24th bird. This one jumped 
high and fast, a strong blue bird, and it swung over to the left 
on a sharp curve. Charlie hit it well the first time and touched 
it up again with the second, but it went on out. This was hard 
luck, when the finish was so near and the company so select. 
No. 9 squad had no possibles left in it, but just about dark the 
last squad to shoot, No. 10 squad, was called to No. 1 set to 
finish. Here was Tramp Irwin, who had killed 19 straight, and 
might run the other 6 if all went well. This squad was made up 
of- Johpnig Lane, Harry Dunnell: Abe Kleinman, Levi, Tramp 
Irwin and Ruble, Levi having withdrawn earlier. Dunnell and 
Kleinman killed their first bird each, and it was up^to Irwin, 
the only remaining possibility for a tig. Irwin leaned forward 
and called "pull," caught a twisting bird that went out a right- 
quarterer, and missed it with both barrels, or perhaps hit it lightly 
only with the first. The light was now poor and the birds 
still fast at times, though it was growing dark. With Irwin's 
lost bird, there went the only thing to hang a doubt on. The 
crowd went in search of Dr. W. B. Kibbey, of Marshalltown. They 
found him, a rather short, energetic looking man, wearing 
a brown hat, with his hands in his fur coat pockets and a cigar 
in his mouth. He modestly bore his honors, but expressed great 
pleasure when he saw the beautiful badge which Mr. Watson had 
designed for this year's annual trophy. The badge carried with it 
$147.50, and if Dr. Kibbey does not go back to Marshalltown, in 
the middle of the shooting State of Iowa, a very much contented 
man, then indeed is all in vain. Second purse and third purse 
netted $11.8 each; fourth $88.50; fifth and sixth, $59. Eollowing are 
the scores: 
Watson's Park live-bird trophy, 25 live birds, entrance $15, 
number of moneys dependent upon • number of entries. Ckiss 
shooting, handicaps 25 to 32yds.: 
James, 26 0022122022022122211122022—20 
Hyde, 27 , 0222220222022121212220222—21 
Crisman. 28 0222222222022022222002022—19 
Long, 29 2102212020212012212121210—20 
Dr Kibbey, 28 ............ 2212122222111222112211— 25 
Dr Shaw, 29s.............; 222222222222222*2222222*2—23 
Heikes, 32 .2222122222222220202222212— 13 
Woodford, 27 2201222222222202202222222—22 
Dr Morris, 27 ., 0112222202212222022222212—22 
Ceach, 28 2222222202222222222202222—23 
Bingham, 30 .1212i22222122ll212*112222— 24 
Mosher, 29 2212220222102022022020200—17 
Elliott, 32 2202222022222222222202222—22 
Werk, 25 , 12111 101020101 0100 w " 
Sturtevant, 27 , 2222122221222202122222222—24 
333, 27 ..... :f!2222260020 -17 
Fanning, 31 2222022222222122222222222—24 
Reichert, 28 2221212222212212021222*12—23 
Crandell, 28 20202022212100002122211*2—17 
Simpson, 28 , 222222020222222222i622*22— 21 
Shatter, 26 , , 2021122221122122221201210—22 
Sconce. 29 , , 2022222222222020222221022—21 
Milnet-; 27 0212020212002022222220221—18 
Paddock, 29 2220220222102020222020112—18 
Laflin, 30 0112121211002211122111122—22 
" Gilbert, 32 2222222222222202212210222—23 
McKav, 30 2202222222202222202202222—21 
Bur},-]," 31 2022121022212220211101222—21 
Hallow!!, 29 22222*22*2222222222*22220-21 
Marshall, SO ....2222222222222202222022220—22 
McMurchy, 31 1112222221222212011022122—23 
Dwyer, 2fi 2211022222212222210112211—23 
Lee, 26 ........ , ,„ , 0122212202211121212211021—22 
Comlev, 28 0111021210120211211111111—21 
T S Houston, 27 ........ . p ,,.... 2220222122222012002002202— IS 
Goodrich. 28 .2202222220222220202211102— 20 
Wright, 28 222222S222222002222221222— 23 
Ehrhorn. 27 , 2102120022010811220 w 
Ruble, 30 il20211211121illl22n2200— 22 
Lane, 26 .2222222222222221012212222— 24 
Dunnell, 29 2202220122221222221111022—22 
Kleinman. 29 2212120302121lig2B2211210— 22 
H Levi. 25 1201201 022000 w 
Irwin, 28 .2112211112222122222011222—24 
Deiter, 28 2212202222222222121022220—22 
Grimm. 31 2222222222222222122228202— 24 
E S Rice. 27 ..2020220202020 w 
Cropper. 28 11221112221212112222220.20—23 
r.arto. 29 • 2222110222212221222201020-21 
Porter, 27 0111212221020121112212222-22 
Moy, 26 IQ1QU2022111010120W 
J L White, 27 .....1111200112121001111222111—21 
Willard, 29 ...2122022211222222221212212—24 
Agard, 26 2121222221202121001221012—21 
Nance, 28 2202220022211222102012122—20 
Hollister, 28 2202122022222222122002222—21 
Dicks, 27 t ....2212122102202222222201112—22 
Palmer, 28 2122122112020222112212222—23 
Von Lengerke, 30 222220022020220222220 w 
Levi, 25 12012010220202002120220 w 
Ends. 
The men who finished on Saturday morning were Moy, White, 
L. Willard. Agard, Nance, Hollister, Dicks, Palaver, Von Len- 
gerke and Levi. Out of these, Lem Willard sustained his repu- 
tation by scoring 24, and Palmer went out with 23. 
The beauties of class shooting arc well shown in this live-bird 
shooting at Watson's this week. First money alone, naturally, was 
good, and netted $147.50. The 24 hole paid each man onlv $16.85, 
a long way back of $147. The 23 hole pai'd $11.80, and 22 only 
netted each man unfortunate enough to be there $6.80. The 21 
men were glad to get off with $5.35 and keep their guns. On the 
other hand, the last place. 20 hole, had but four men in and 
paid $14.75. A great many of the old-timers thought this was poor 
distribution of fortune's favors, and declared that high guns is 
the only way to shoot live birds when a large number bf good 
ones are on hand. 
The top man of the week was McMurchy, the "steady" of the 
Smith gun, to whose good scores attention has been called above. 
Mac shot in some extra sweeps, though he missed one or two pro- 
gramme events. He shot at 144 birds in all during the week, and 
missed only 6, truly a phenomenal performance, for no such lot 
of birds has been shot at any tournament in this part of the 
country. The birds got better all the way through, and not worse. 
Next to McMurchy was Gilbert, who missed 8 birds out of 
121 shot at, the latter being the full programme number. 
Charlie Budd played in rather hard luck in his shooting, for 
he missed only 11 birds. Yet he took down only about $93. The 
entrance for the week was $106. You can figure the profit after 
adding expenses — and isn't it cheap to travel in a Chicago shoot. 
Fanning went off his stride a bit in one event, but gathered and 
lost only 15 birds, I believe, during the week. He didn't get 
rich. Indeed, I don't know of anybody who got rich. 
By the way, while speaking of shooting men, what appears to 
be particularly wrong about the good old prairie State of Iowa 
these days? Gilbert, Budd and Grimm are all Iowa men. Dr. 
Kibbey is an Iowa man. Besides these four were Crisman, of 
Ottumwa; Johnnie Lane, of Marshalltown; Long, of Davenport; 
Agard, of Goldfield; Milner, of Des Moines; and one or two others 
who also hail from the corn belt. 
The handicapping in the trophy event was done by John Watson 
and R. B. Organ, and it gave satisfaction so far as known. It 
goes without saying that John Watson refereed" at No. 1 set. Ike 
did the work part of the time at No. 2. The whole machinery was 
very smooth-running. 
One of the contestants in the trophy event was J. N. Shafter, 
of Sycamore, 111. He is a brother ot Gen. Shafter, of Santiago 
fame, and in person somewhat resembles the latter. Mr. Shafter 
is county treasurer of his county. 
Loads and Guns. 
Following were the loads and guns used by participants, for 
which thanks are due the park management: 
Denny ( James), Boss gun, Du Pont powder, Trap shell. 
Hess (Hyde), Parker gun, Schultze powder, Smokeless shell. 
Crisman, Parker gun. Hazard powder, Trap shell. 
Long, Lefever gun, Du Pont powder, Trap shell. 
Kibbey, Parker gun, Du Pont powder, Trap shell. 
Heikes, Winchester repeater, Schultze powder, Leader shell. 
Shaw, Greener gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
Woodford, Winchester repeater gun. Schultze powder. Leader 
shell. . 
Dr. Morris, Smith gun, Schultze powder, Trap shell. 
Leach, Cashmore gun, Du Pont powder. Leader shell. 
Bingham, Cashmore gun, Du Ponf powder. Trap shell. 
Mosher, Syracuse gun, Du Pont powder. Trap shell. 
Elliott. Winchester repeater gun, Hazard powder, Leader shell. 
Werk, Richards gun, Du Pont powder, Trap shell. 
Sturtevant, Ithaca gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
O'Lea'ry, Smith gun, Gold Dust powder, U. M. C. shell. 
Fanning, Smith gun, Gold Dust powder, U. M. C. shell. 
Reichert, Smith gun, Troisdorf powder, Trap shell, 
Crandall, Hollenbeck gun, Troisdorf powder, Trap shell. 
Simpson, Lefever gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
Shafter, Smith gun, Schultze powder, Smokeless shell. 
Scopce, Remington gun, Laflin & Rand powder, Leader shell. 
Milner, Parker gun, Schultze powder, Smokeless shell. 
Paddock, Scott gun, Schultze powder, Trap shell. 
Laflin,. Parker gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
Gilbert, Smith gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell, 
McKn>v Smith gun. Hazard powder, Trap shell. 
Budd, Parker gun, Hazard powder, Trap shell. 
Hallowell, Remington gun, Trap shell. 
Marshall, Cashmore gun, Marshall load, 
Dwyer, Greener gun, Schultze powder, Trap shell. 
McMurchy, Smith gun, E. C. & Schultze powder. Trap and 
Leader shells. 
Lee, Greener gun, Hazard powder, Leader shell. 
Comley, Smith gun, Du Pont powder. Smokeless shell, 
Houston, Smith gun. Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
Grimm, Smith gun, Du Pont powder, Trap shell. 
Rice, Stannard gun, Du Pont and Hazard powder, Trap shell. 
Cropper, Lefever gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
Barto, Colt gun, Du Pont powder, Smokeless shell. 
Porter, Parker gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
Goodrich, Colt gun, Du Pont powder, Smokeless shell. 
Wright, Francotte gun, Schultze powder, Leader shell. 
Deiter, Cashmore gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
Ehrhorn, Lefever gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell 
Lane, Smith gun, Du Pont powder, Smokeless shell. 
Dunnell, Parker gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
Kleinman, Scott gun, Du Pont powder, Smokeless shell. 
Levi, Smith gun, Du Pont powder, Smokeless shell. 
Irwin, Baker gun, L. & F. powder, Leader shell. 
Ruble, Lefever gun, Dead Shot powder, Trap shell. 
Moy, Cashmore gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
White, Greener gun, Schultze powder, Smokeless shell. 
Willard, Greener gun, Du Pont powder. Leader shell, 
Agard, Parker gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
Nance, Greener gup, E- C powder, Smokeless and Trap shells 
Hollester, Parker gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shells. 
Dick, Colt gtin, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
Palmer, Greener gun, Du Pont powder, Leader shell. 
Von Lengerke, Francotte gun, Schultze powder, Trap shell. 
All used No. 7 shot. E. Hough 
ON LONG ISLAND. . 
In the Matter of Flinching. 
New York, Dec. 17.— Editor Forest and Stream: From time to 
time I havef noticed in Forest and Stream articles on "fudging"; 
and having had a most distressing experience that way I herein 
relate it, hoping that some of your readers may derive benefit 
from it. 
My trouble was that, being ready to fire, I pulled the trigger 
as I supposed, but in reality I did not do so — consequently I 
pitched forward the same as one would who had forgotten to put 
up the safety. For over a year, until the month past, I kept this 
up. After trying persistently the various methods advised as a 
n*re remedy by my associates without avail, I was about to give 
up shooting entirely. • , 
Finally it occurred to me that, while swinging my gun for my 
bird, having my gun firm against my shoulder, and gripped tightly 
with both hands, perhaps I might have unconsciously relaxed my 
grip, so that my finger was not in the close contact with the 
trigger when ready to fire that it was when I called pull; so as 
an experiment I put my %un lightly against my shoulder, letting 
it rest like a dead weight, gripping my gun just enough to steady 
it. As the target was released from the trap and far enough 
above me to see it, then and not until then did I grip my gun 
tightly with both hands, setting it firmly back against my 
shoulder, swinging back, pulling the trigger. To my delight, I 
found that then 1 did not fudge. 
I have fired some 500 times since, and only fudged three times, 
and then I neglected doing what I should. 
i realize that the causes of fudging are various, but I believe 
this worthy of a trial. If any one finds relief from these sug- 
gestions I shall feel that my disagreeable experience has not 
been without its benefit, to some one. Ex. C. F. 
New Utrecht Gun Club. 
Woodlawn, L. L, Dec. 10,— Poor birds. The shooting of 
Thompson and Hegeman characterized the bi-mpnthly live-bird 
shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club at Woodlawn this afternoon. 
The wind blew half a gale,, and once the birds were on the wing 
they went, and the shot had to travel fast to catch them. 
No. 1 was the club shoot: 
F Thompson, A, 28.2112222121— 10 E Frost, B, 28:. . , .120002221*— 6 
A Hegeman, B, 29.211*122122—10 
No. 2, 500-shell shoot, 3 birds, then miss-and-out : 
T Gaughen, 28 12112—5 A A Hegeman, 30. ....... 102 —2 
E G Frost, 29 12220-4 S B Toplitz, 28 ...200 —1 
F A Thompson, 29 *22 —2 
No. 3, sweep, 5 birds: 
F A Thompson 12120—4 J Gaughen ....2*122—4 
S B Toplitz 12221—5 A A Hegeman Olw 
E G Frost 22220—4 
No. 4, sweep, 5 birds: 
F A Thompson 12221—5 J Gaughen .11*22-4 
S B Toplitz *0222— 3 W H Thompson ........ OOw 
E G Frost 10002—2 E. G. Frost, Sec'y. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 14. — The first match of the series of ten 
■ for the Silver Trophy, 15 live birds, took place to-day, with results 
as follows: 
A Dick, 28 2011221112120*2-12 Ackley, 28 111221*12122011—13 
W Settle, 29... 011 212112112221— 14 Stone, 30 212112*20112112-13 
Wirt. 31 222222222021202—13 L Fry, 30 011120100112212—11 
Lefever, 28 ...212222012120222—13 Goodman. 28. .121021102102202— 11 
R Trimble, 31.222222*22222222—14 Hutrhev. 29 ...201122202222012—12 
Pandall, 28. .. .222212**0110221— 11 L Ahlers, 27. .110121121222110— 13 
llarrv. 27 002222012220202—10 W Stephens,27.2222*22212*2222— 13 
Lindslev. 30. . .*22222222222?2*— 13 Modork, 30 ...120122112121102—13 
Wanda, '25 2220*22**202022— 9 See, 30 222222222122022—14 
Gamble, 28. .. .222222222212022-14 King, 28 022222*21*22220-^11 
Schuler, 30 ...211112022111221—14 L Smith, 30. .211222022000222— 11 
Burton, 29 ....221211201222012—13 
Messrs. John A.i Penn, M. F. Lindsley and Fred Dreihs, ap- 
pointed to draft rules and conditions to govern the contest for the 
handsome silver trophy, donated to the Cincinnati Gun Club by 
Messrs. Col. Julius and Max Fleischmann and' W. W. Peabody, 
Jr., under date of Dec. 5, report the terms and conditions under 
which the same shall be contested for as follows, to wit: 
"There shall be ten contests for this trophy, each contest to be at 
15 live birds, open only to members of the Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Birds to be trapoed at 15 cents each. The first contest shall take 
place Dec. 14, 1898, commencing at 1 P. M., subsequent contests 
to be held at the same hour on the second Wednesday in each 
month thereafter during the year 1899, except July and August; 
the last contest to be held on the second Wednesday in November, 
1899. Contestants must shoot in at least seven out of the ten 
racei to qualify for this trophy. The contestant having the 
highest average in seven of his best scores out of the ten con- 
tests shall be declared the absolute winner of the trophy. Ties 
shall be shot off at 25 birds. The committee will impose a handi- 
cap on all contestants, ranging from 25 to 32yds., and at the end 
Of the first five contests will, if deemed advisable in their judg- 
ment, to equalize shooters, change any or *11 handicaps. The 
latest American Shooting Association rules as revised by C. W. 
Dimmic.k in 1898, shall govern. The committee will appoint a 
referee on the ground at the time of each shoot. Individual handi- 
caps will be announced when shooters step to the score in the 
first contest." Arthur Gambeli,, Supt. C. G. C. 
Fulford Challenges Heikes. 
New York, Dec, 17. — Editor Forest and Stream: I have to-day 
received froni Mr. E. D. Fulford, of IJtica, N. Y., a challenge 
addressed to Mr, R. O. Heikes for the E. C, cup and the world's 
championship at inanimate targets. Mr. Fulford's challenge was 
accompanied by a check for $50, being the amount in full to be 
posted against the cup. 
The challenge has been forwarded to Mr. Heikes, at Indianapolis, 
Ind., and it is hoped that he will see his way to shoot the match 
during his visit to the East next month, selecting some ground 
either in New York or Philadelphia as Hie scene of the contest. 
It will be remembered that at the Heikes shoot last October, 
when the championship was contested for in open competition, 
Fulford and McMurchy tied for second place, Heikes being first, 
7 targets to the good out of 300 shot at. Fulford was, I believe, 
second for the trophy and championship at the open' contest for the 
same honors at the E. C. tournament at Guttenburg, N. J. ( 
in 1896, when Gilbert won first place. 
The conditions of the race are 50 targets, unknown angles; 50 
targe'ts, expert rules, and 25 pairs. 
Edward Banks, 
Sec'y American E. C. & Schultze Gunpowder Company 
Three hundred pigeons are in stock for Christmas, Dec. 26, 
p-orti^e at Donnelly's College Point, L. I,, commencing at 1 
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