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Montgomery 'Ward Badge Final Contest. 
CfiiCAGO, in., Feb. 4.— Mr. E. M. Steck, of Evireka Gun Cl\>b, 
ye.sterday won tlic twelfth contest foi" the Montgomery Ward 
diamond, badge live-bird handicap, tliis making his second win- 
ning in the open. He continued this during the same afternoon 
by shooting out. all elig-ihle contestants among the earlier win- 
ners,, anil winning the badge permanently. He did this under the 
most trying circumstances, and showed a rare exhibition of pluck 
.•tnd -Steadiness. Tlic entire .shooting in the ties was of the hair- 
raising order, and 1 have never seen so great an interest attend 
a fmish even of a big live-bird contest between cracks. 
The weather wa.s overcast and squally looking, very raw and 
chillj'. Snow covered the ground. The liirds were mi.Ked, some 
very fa.st, though perhaps not so fast as they might have been 
had the weather been brighter. 'I'here was a good crowd of 
spectators, and it was many a merry group that gathered at the long 
tables in the I'ark Cottage, where Mrs. Ike Watson, one of the 
best housekeepers in the world, and one of the pleasantest 
hostesses, had provided an elaborate dinner for alT. This dinner 
and all the refreshments which were olTered throughout the day 
were the hospitality of Messrs. Montgomery Ward & Co. to 
the shooters of Chicago. The day very pleasantly concluded 
what has been the best series of trophy contests ever held in this 
city. It was predicted that this series would wane in interest, 
but, on the contrary, it has increased in interest, and concluded 
in a most satisfactory and gratifying fashion. The firm and its 
representative, Mr. Leffingwell, not forgetting Mr. Thorne, are 
entitled to the hearty applause that was rendered at the chib 
house to-day. 
Shooting began at an early hour during the morning, and was 
concluded just before dusk in the evening. There were twenty-- 
three entries, certainly a most gratifying showing. Of this entry 
eleven landed in the straight place. These were Leifingwell, 
Shaw. Hyde, Boa, Roll. Dwyer, Amberg E. C. Rice, Steck, 
Palmer and Goodrich. Tliis is a large field, and it promised a 
very warm contest for the finish of the twelfth shoot of the 
series. Already it began to be seen that the handicapping done 
by Toiin Watson in this scries has shown itself to have been almost 
an exact science, far and away the best that has ever been seen 
here. There is no one in Chicago who knows how to weigh the 
shooters of Chicago so well as John Watson, and he handles them 
as well as he weighs them. 
Ties, Twelfth Contest. 
'\\"hen the eleven straight men stepped to the score to shoot 
at their 10 tie birds in the twelfth contest there were three men 
who had 2 birds each allowed, one who had 3 birds and six 
who had 1 bird each. There were three 30yd. men, five 29yd. men, 
two who stood at 28yds., and one who stood at 26. Previous^ win- 
ners in earlier events had been: Itarto twice, Hyde twice, Comly 
twice; Roll, Steck, Shaw, Amberg, and Sturtevant one time 
each. Of these there was only one man, Mr. Hyde, who had 
Won the medal previously twice, and who remained in the ties 
in the twelfth contest. Had Mr. Hyde won in the twelfth contest 
he would have been absolute winner of the medal. He was shoot- 
ing a slashing gait, and perhaps he and George Roll were tied 
for favorite's place in the average popular judgment. Mr. Hyde, 
however, missed his first bird in the tie, and as he had no handi- 
cap bird he sat d.jwn. The ravc ran along a while, a number re- 
maining as possibilities. At the Sth bird it was proposed that in 
order to save time all shooters should withdi-aw who had never 
won the medal before. This left in Shaw. Roll, Amberg and 
Steck. Of these four, Roll and Steck were the only two to kill 
10 straight. Neither of these shooters needed his handicap bird, 
and now the excellence of the handicapping began to be ap- 
parent, for there was only one yard and no bird between them 
and they both eahie -straight, ahead of all the short men, yet 
well crowded. 
They weni to the score again for the shoot-ofE in the ties at 
10 birds. Roll was the favorite, and was shooting like a winner, 
big, good-natured and confident. Steck was quiet and apparently 
thougJitful, but he kept on killing birds. He missed his 2d 
bird, but did not need more than one handicap bird to land 
him straight. Upon the other hand. Roll lost two birds dead 
out of bounds, and all he could hang up was 9. Mr. Steck was 
now hailed as a twp-fime winner of the badge. 
The Race among the 'Winnefs. 
Mr. Steck's winning in this last open contest left four men who 
had won the medal twice. 'J'hcse were C. E. C:omly, of (.arfield 
Club; T. J!, liarto, of Ali)ine Club; C. C. Hyde and Ii.. M. 
Steck, of Eureka t'lub. All of these men were placed at yOyds. 
for the final contest, at 20 birds. Comly and Hyde were given 
One bird each. Comlv was the first to get into trouble. He lost 
his 4th bird, lost also hi.s lOlh, JUh and ]9th, and so withdrew. 
Hyde was still a hot favorite for final winner, for he was center- 
ing his birds still in great shape. He lasted until the 9th bird, 
but mis.sed his 9th, fSth, JNth and 20th. .|oe J3arto and Eddie 
Steck kept on pounding along. They were both at scratch, and 
they both killed 20 straight in elegant shape, stepping from the 
score tied amid great excitement. 
'I he referee sent t'.arto and Steck to the «cd-re again, putting^ them 
both at 30yds., and giving no bird allowance to either one. Earlier 
in these races I had thought thai Mr. Watson had handicapped 
Mr. Barlo a little heavily, yet here he was in the run-up and 
on an even footing with his only competitor. This makes me 
conclude that i do not know as much about handicapping as 
John Watson does. - ... 
liarto and SteCiC had killed 20 straight m the first tie, and 
they verv smoothly proceeded to add 10 straight more apiece 
to their respective records. The excitement grew very great in- 
deed as they once again turned from the score with no decision 
reached. r, ■ • 1 1 
The referee asked them once more to shot at 10 birds each. 
It was now growing dimmer, but the men could still see to 
shoot. Barto was the first to miss, losing his 2d bird. He lost 
also his 4th bird, but then shot along gamely without a miss 
to the close. The silent man from Eureka kept on pounding 
along and killed another string of 10 straight. He thus com- 
pleted a run of 49 straight kills, having only missed 3 birds out 
of 83 shot at during the day. Barlo was 2 birds back of him on 
average, ftoth men were evidently in fine fettle, and they gave 
a magnificent shooting entertainment. Mr. Steck was - over- 
whelm'ed with the congratulations of his friends, and Mr. Barto 
came in for not less hearty applause. Manager I-effingwell 
complimented both men equally, as he presented the medal to 
the winner. 
A Weird Finish. 
The above bald story of the shoot does not give any just idea 
of the exciting nature of the contest, nor of the many singular 
happenings which came up. Thus in the second tie, George Roll's 
Sth bird was knocked down and apparently was safe. It re- 
covered as the dog approached, flew over the wire and fell stone 
dead just out of bounds. In his final appearance in the ties, Mr. 
Hyde killed clean to his Sth bird. This bird fiew as if it had 
not been touched, not a feather dropping from it. All at once 
it dropped, close to the wire, and was retrieved at once. In 
the same tie Barto caught a low white bird which could hardly 
be seen against the snow. He waited for so long that it seemed 
sure that the bird must escape, yet it was cut down with the 
second barrel against the wire. In this same tie Barto's 15th 
bird was not harmed by the first barrel, but lit on the ground. 
He fired the second barrel at it, whereupon the bird rose and 
flew away, apparently untouched. Close to the wire it threw up 
its wings and fell stone dead and was retrieved!- Now also began 
one of the most singular things that happened at the shoot. 
Mr. Steck's gun began to go back on him, his right barrel missing 
fire many times. On his 15th bird in the 20-bird tie his gun 
missed fire and he got another bird. This bird hopped up and 
lit. Again the gun missed fire, and the bird sat still while Mr. 
Steck was examining his gun. Yet another bird was put in, and 
this time the gun went off, and Mr. Steck killed the bird. From 
that time on Mr. Steck was troubled continually with his right 
barrel missing fire, and the only wonder was that he held himself 
together so magnficently as he did. 
Just to keep up interest in matters, Mr. Cofnly showed what 
he could do. He knocked down his 19th bird with the first barrel, 
and thinking the bird dead, opened his gun and turned from 
the score. The bird rose and flew out! A little while later than 
this, Mr. Steck's gun snapped again. This was on an incoming 
bird, and Mr. Steck was so angry that he followed the bird along 
and killed it with the left barrel almost at the score, a very 
risky thing to do. This was on his 10th bird in the tie with 
Barto, and it landed them both tied on 10. 
In the next heat the weird happenings continued. Barto killed 
a bird which fell directly against the wire. This was his first 
bird, i^ot to be outdone, Steck dropped his first bird, wabbling, 
close up 10 the wire. As the dog Iran for this bird it took wing 
and seemed bound to fly out. The dog jumped clean over the 
bird, and this seeWed to turn it down. It struck the wire and 
fell back in bounds, the dog again jumi)ing over the fence. As 
the dog once more made for this bird it arose and fllew slowly 
ahead for perhaps 40yds., curving along inside the boundary. At 
last it dropjied and the dog caught it! At the very next bird 
after Ihis, iV^r. Steck again has a misfire, but he killed the bird 
with a smglc shot from the left barrel! 
VN'hen liarto and Steck appeared for their last string of 10, it 
seemed sure that Mr. Steck must fall by the wayside on account 
of the annoyance he was receiving from his gun. The right 
barrel snapiied at: the very first bird. He was given another 
bird, and again the right barrel snapped. Angered, he fol.owc<l 
on with the left barrel and crippled the bird, then tried the right 
barrel again, and it went off this time, and he killed the bird! 
Barto now missed a fast blue incoming bird, and Steck was 
thought due to miss also. At the next bird after Barto's miss 
Steck got another misfire. He tried again, and once more his 
gun snapped! He now changed his shells in the right barrel of 
his gun, and had no more trouble with misfires during the re- 
mainder of the tie. The trouble with the gun appeared to be 
that there was a little dirt gathered at the plunger hole, and per- 
haps the spring was worn a trifle weak. Mr. Steck shot a Greener 
gun and used Leader and Smokeless shells, SVsdrs. Dw Pont 
powder, IViOz. chilled No. 7. His last few shots were with the 
last-named shells. Below are the scores as they were shot during 
the day. 
Twelfth contest: 
W B Lefifingwell, 30, 4 22210221221122222*1202 —20 
Dr Shaw, 29, 2 202222221220*22222222 —20 
C Peterson, 29, 1 11010101211201222211 —16 
C Flyde, 29, 1 22222222222222222222 —20 
J C Boa, 2S, 4 2222220222222222222022 —20 
E Sturtevant, 30, 3 222201202220200 w 
J B Barto, 30, 1 212211222202220221012 —18 
Geo Roll, 30, 2 22222122222222222222 —20 
A C Paterson, 30, 3 20'*2H*212*12*222222112 —IS 
R Dwyer, .30, 3 : mi0112111imi211011 —20 
J l-I Amberg, 29, 4 11101*llimi2101112112 —20 
R Simonetti, 29, 4 101101222012111012202022 —18 
J L White, 29, 4 12222221211212*011210120 —19 
E C Rice,, 26, 6 20002122121212012*2111222—20 
E M Steck, 29, 2 1102212221211211112201 —20 
H Levi, 26, 6 021*01*112020201011220 w —IB 
G Thorne, 29, 4 01210*102*2212001012201 —14 
S Palmer, 29, 3 11111121112*1101112121 —20 
L H Goodrich, 28, 3 22222**222222222*222^22 —20 
G Maraviglia, 28, 5 2022001012210002112222*22—17 
P Checola, 2S, 5..,., 2212002000000100101221201—13 
G Chiesa, 28, 5 021202221*010*0210*201221—15 
Dr Carson, 30, 5 1212110201212022111010010—18 
Tie, twelfth contest: 
Dr S Shaw, 29, 1 22122220220 
W B Leffingwell, 30, 2 2112122w 
C Hyde, 29, 0 Ow 
J S Boa, 28, 2 2222222w 
Geo Roll, 30, 1 2222222222 —10 
R Dwyer, 30, 1 121020w 
J H Amberg, 29, 2 121220100w 
E C Rice, 26, 3 2220220w 
S Palmer, 29, 1 222*120w 
L H Goodrich, 28, 1 2222222w 
E M Steck, 29, 1 2112121122 —10 
Second tie, twelth contest: 
Geo E Roll, 30, 1 2222*22*222— 9 
E M Steck, 29, 1 20212112222—10 
Winners' contest: 
C E Comly, 30, 1 201022122002112211* w 
J B Barto, 30, 0 22212212222222221212—20 
C C Hj'de, 30, 1 22122222022122022020 w 
E M Steck, 30, 0 1211111212121221122^20 
First tie, winners' contest: 
J B Barto, 30, 0 2212212222—10 
£ M Steck, 30, 0 2111221211—10 
Final tie: 
J B Barto, 30, 0 2*2*122121— 8 
£ M Steck, 30, 0 2112222222—10 
A New Mon^omery Ward Series. 
During the afternoon Mr. Leffingwell called together the shooters 
in the club house and made them a little speech, thanking them 
for their patronage during the medal shoots just decided, which 
had lasted over the term of six months and been so pleasant and 
successful. He slated that he wished to announce that his firm 
was so well pleased that it had decided to offer not one, but two 
more diamond badges for a series of handicap shoots, to be 
held on alternate Fridays for the ensuing six months, the con- 
test to be at 15 birds and open to all shooters in Illinois. He 
.showed the new medal, which will be oifered as the capita! prize 
in this new series, and it is equally beautiful with that presented 
' to Mr. Steck. The average badge is also a fine affair, and 
a view of the two trophies made the eyes of the shooters glisten. 
Thus the enterprising firm will complete the year and offer three 
important prizes. It need not be said that the interest will be 
sustained throughout. These contests have been clean and honor- 
able, and will continue to be such, and Ihcy will continue to 
boom trap-shooting in this vicinity, as has been done so thor- 
oughly and satisfactorily by the contests of the last six months. 
Un Friday, Feb. 24, Messrs. Oswald von Lengerke and Silas 
Palmer will shoot a 100-bird race at Watson's, $100. 
Mr. A. C. Paterson and Mr. T. P. Hicks have finally succeeded 
in getting the trustees of the moribund Chicago trophy to allow 
them to be considered as eligible to shoot. They will shoot 
2 P. M. Wednesday next. 
The Eureka Gun Club live-bnrd sjieot was shot to-day, Feb. 4, 
at Watson's, Scores elsewhere. 
The Garfield Gun Club live-bird shoot will be on Saturday next, 
Feb, 11. 
Illinois Anti-Pigeon Bill. 
The customary effort is making by the Flumane Society during 
the present session of the Illinois Legislature to pass a bill to 
make it illegal to shoot live birds in this .State. There has been 
a little talk about sending .a representation of sportsmen to 
Springfield. It is not necessary. The attempt is an old one, and 
has often failed, and will fail again. Mr. John G. Shortall, presi- 
dent of the S. P. C. A., is a noble man in many ways, hut he 
is hardly well posted on the methods of pigeon shooting to-day. 
The next thing we know he- will be regulating the stock yards 
and abattoirs. All this makes nice newspaper talk, but it will 
no doubt end so. ' ., E. HOUCH. 
1200 BoycE .BtJiLDiNG, Chicago, III. 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Trap around Readmgf. 
The Reading Shooting Association, Mr. Geo. G. Ritter, secre- 
tary, claims Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 15-16. as the dates 
for its live-bird shoot, to be held at Reading. The shoot will, 
be held on the Three-Mile House shootuig grounds, easily 
reached by trolle}' cars from Reading every twenty minutes. The 
programme of Wednesday, Feb. 15, calls for: Event No. 1, 7 
live birds, $5 entrance, class shooting; event No. 2, 10 live birds, 
$7.50 entrance, four high guns; event No. 3, 15 live birds, $lO 
entrance, four high guns. Programme for Thursday, Feb. 16, calls 
for: Grand, handicap, 25 live birds, $15 entrance, $200 guaranteed, 
handicaps from 26 to 31yds, All entries must, be in by Monday, 
Feb. 13, and must be accompanied by $5- forfeit, and sent to Geo. 
G. Ritter, Reading, Pa. All birds are extra in all events. E.xtra 
events to suit shooters. Dinner can be- had at the hotel on the 
grounds. W. D. Gross, proprietor. ' ' 
The Keystone Gun Club, of Lebanon, Pa., has selected 
Arthur A. Fink, of Reading, Pa., to' iiianage its coming live- 
bird and target tournament, Feb. 22-23, at Lebanon, Pa, The 
programme for Feb. 22 is as follows: Intercity team shoot, fore- 
noon, Pottstown vs. Lebanon, teams of twelve men each, each 
man shoots at 10 live birds and 25 targets. In the afternoon: 
. Event 1, 7 live birds, $2.50 entrance; No. 2, 10 live birds, $5 en- 
trance; No. 3, 8 live birds, $3; No. 4, miss-and-out, $2; No. 5, 
miss-and-out, $1. All above live-bird events except event 3 are 
Hurlingham rules, 28yds. rise, 50yds. boundary. Event 3 is Rhode 
Island rules, 21yds. rise, 80yds. boundary. All class shooting. 
Birds extra in all events. Extra events to suit shooters. 
T?hursday, Nov. 23, commencing at 9 A. M., will be devoted to 
targets. There will he eight events, 7, 10, 15, 20 and 25 targets, with 
a total entrance of $8.25. Extra events to suit shooters. Address 
all communications to A. E. Smith, captain, 108 N. Fourth street, 
Lebanon, Pa, Duster. 
Brooklyn Gun Club. 
Brooklyn, L. I., Feb. 4.— The scores of the Brooklyn Gun Club's 
shoot are given below. One of the events was a match at 25 
targets between Messrs. Wright and Amend, the former scoring 
15, the latter 17. The prize shoot was a handicap event, Which 
was won by Douglas in the shoot:-oft'. It resulted as follows: 
Greiff, 3 011110011110101—10 0001101010—4 
Douglas, 3 001101011101111—10 1001011111—7 
O'Leary, 0 000011111100100— 7 0011001100-4 
Lane, 4 011110111101101— U 0100010011—4 
Wright, 5 01110101001100]— 8 1010000101—4 
.Sweepstake events: 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets : 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 15 15 15 
Greiff 9 3 10 9 8 7 5 
Dr Douglas , 7 6 6 9 7 5 4 8 .. .. 
Milliken 6 7 5 9 6 5.... 8.. 
O'Leary 6 5 5 9 5 6 5 7 .. .. 
Lane 6 5 . . 10 8 7 7 6 10 . . 
Wright 5 6 10 9 
Davis ^ii:, 6 7 9 
Amend 11 13 
Peterson .- 9 
Oceanic Rod and Gun Club. 
Rockaway Park, L. I.— The first team match of the series took 
place between the Oceanic Gun Club and the Hudson Gun Club, 
of Jersey City, on the grounds of the former, on the first day of 
this week. The weather was very unfavorable. 
The Oceanic team and scores were: Tiernan 19, A. G. Jen- 
nings 16, Laney 20, Colman 13, Loeble 14, Stoney 18, J.' H. 
Jennings 15, Gray 9, Woods 16, Diffley 14, Tones 13, Dudley 18, 
Bill 16; total, 217. 
Hudsons — Banta 20, Long 19, Tommy 17, Dovan 14, Van Dyne 
15, Nagle 15, Whitley 16, Dock 18, Schields 21, O'Brien 16, Wright 
15, Brewer 9, Jones 9, Kelly 14, McNulty 6;. total, 215. 
The sweepstakes: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events; 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 15 10 15 10 15 10 Targets: 15 10 15 10 15 10 
Bill 10 8 10 6 12 .. Tommy 6 5 
Nulty 9 7.. 5 8 5 Van Dyne 5 10 S 9 .. 
Banta 14 S 13 5 9 .. O'Brien 13 8 7 .. 
De Long ...... 11 9 12 8 10 .. Brewer 14 3 .. .. 
Dudley 8 9 10 6 12 . . Gray 12 .. 6 .. 
Whitley 12 . . 9 7 11 . . Woods 11 6 11 8 
Laney 10 .. 11 6 .. .. Leoble 7 5 .. .. 
Kelly 12 6 9 9 10 . . Murphy 12 4 . . 5 
Hansman 3.. 3 2 5.. John Jennings 9 7 .. .. 
Bock 10 8 10 4 8 5 Burt Jennings 8 10 .. .. 
Nagel 3 7 8 7 4 .. Stoney 8 6 5 .. 
Shields 10 9 10 6 13 . . Tiernan 5 
DifHey jv,„. 0 8 10 7 .. .. Bourke 6 6 
Jones 8 7 Walsh 8 8 
Doran 5 8 Andy 3 .. 
Frazer 4 H . Wright 7 .. 
Montgomery "Ward & Co.'s Trophies. 
The rules governing contests for the Montgomery Ward & Co. 
handicap diamond Ijadge and highest average medal at live 
pigeons are as follows: 
1. There will be twelve contests, the first q£ -which will be 
held on Friday, Feb. 17, 1899, at 1 P. M. 
2. All contests thereafter will be held on the first and third 
Fridays of each month, at 1 P. M. 
3. AU contests will take place at the grounds of John Watson, 
Burnside, Cook county, Ilk, and the said John Watson will act 
in the capacity of referee and handicapper. 
4. All contests will be at live pigeons at handicapped distances 
of from 26 to 31yds., the scratch men shooting at 15 birds, and 
the others to shoot at from 15 to 19, and at the distance the 
handicapper determines. 
5. The successful contestant is to repeive the. diaroond badge 
and retain the same in his possession ii^ntil It is V/on -frojri him at 
a regular shoot. „ r . . 
6. The one winning the badge the greatest number of times in 
twelve contests shall retain the same permanently. 
7. All ties for the badge will be shot off the same day, and 
immediately following the badge contest, and each contestant 
shall shoot at 5 birds, subject to an equitable allowance of birds 
and distance, as given the participants in the main event. 
8. The contestant having the second highest score in each con- 
test will receive 100 of our Yellow Label Fland-loaded Shells, with 
any kind of powder he may elect. 
9. The contestant h;iving the third highest score in each con- 
test will receive 100 of our Blue Label Hand-loaded Shells with 
any kind of powder he may elect. 
10. Those tieing for second prize shall shoot off the ties at 3 
birds, otherwise subject to the conditions named in paragraph 7. 
11. Those tieing for third prize shall shoot off the ties at 3 
birds, otherwise subject to the conditions named in paragraph 7. 
12. A solid gold badge, to be known as the Highest Average 
badge, will be given the shooter scoring 15 the greatest number 
of times during the twelve contests. To be eligible for this, the 
contestant must participate in' at least eight contests for the dia- 
mond medal. 
13. At the first and every .subsequent shoot the shooter making 
the greatest number of consecutive kills in a contest for the 
diamond badge, beginning with his first bird, shall be privileged 
to keep and wear the Higest Average badge until the ne.xt regular 
shoot. 
14. No contest will take place unless there are at least eight 
participants. Should there be less than eight participants, then 
and in that case the contest must be postponed until the next 
regular time for shooting. 
15. These contests for prizes are open to residents of Illinois, 
only, but every sportsman is welcome to come as a guest and 
participate in any or all of the events. 
16. j\o entrance fee will be charged in any contest other than 
the amount necessary to i)ay for the birds shot at. 
17. yVmerican Association rules will govern all contests except 
as herein otherwise specified. 
Hazelwood Gun Club. 
PiTTSbURC, I'a., I''eb. 2. — '1 he birds were a lively lot at the 
fourth monthly shoot for the Hazel wood Gun Club's handicap for 
the chamj)ionsliip diamond medal to-day.' Five ot the six con- 
testants tied on 21. Kelsey made the excellent score of 23. The 
next shoot for the medal will be on March 2. The conditions were 
$10 entrance, three high guns. The scores: 
Trap score type — Copyright, iS^ig, by Forest and Stream Pub.. Co. 
Kelsey 11 lOlOlll It 1 J 1 1111111111 1—28 
->-*^|->^l*-^l/«<-Kk/^'V^-t/' i/->V*^\hi4.< — »t 
W S King .....1 llOlllOllllJUUl'llllllll 1—21 
A H King 0 1 1 1 0 i 1 I 1 i J 1 i 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1—21 
Smith llOllllOllliJOlllOllllll 1—21 
England • 1 101111010 llllllllllIOll 1—21 
Jacque llllllOllllllllOlpllOlll 1— 2l 
The New Haven Gun Club, New Haven, Confr,, will hold a 
grand holiday shoot on Washington's Birthday, Feb. 22, com- 
mencing at 9:.30 sharp There are ten events on the pro- 
gramme, with a total of 135 targets, and a total entrance fee of 
$9.75 for the ten events. There is $20 in added money. There 
will be four moneys. Other events will be arranged to suit the 
inclination of the shooters. Those who wish may shoot for targets 
only. It is intended at this shoot to arrange a series of tour- 
nahients, to be held by the clubs within the State. To reach 
the grounds, take Dixwell or Shelton avenue car at the depot, and 
transfer to Schuetzen Park to the grounds. The club holds an 
afternoon shoot on the second Wednesday of each month, rain 
or shine, to which it invites all shooters. J. B. Savage, Sec'y. 
Thursday of this week is the date fixed upon for the contest 
between Dr. E. S. Carroll and Mr. E. C. Burkhardt, at Audubon 
Park, Buffalo, N. Y., for the Clinton Bidwell challenge trophy. 
