March Tt, iBgrj] 
FOREST aND STREAM^ 
Manager John S. Wriglit, of the Brooklyn, N \.. Gun Uub 
will hold one of his typical tournaments on Thursday, March 
23. The shoot has been arranged in response to the direct re- 
quest of several of the patrons of the Brooklyn (..nil Club._ Ihe 
scene will be the grounds of the Lyndhurst Shooting Association, 
Lyndhurst, N. T., a place easily reached from New York by rail 
to Rutlierford. N^. J. (Erie R. R.) tbence by trolley, ten minutes 
ride, to Lvndhurst. Tom Morfey. proprietor of the grounds, 
promises to' have his new live-bird traps and automatic pulling .ap- 
paratus properly installed for the occasion and also , says that he 
will have plenty of fast country birds on hand to suit all comers. 
The main feature on the programme will be a 15-bird handicap, 
$15 entrance birds included, class shooting, four moneys, handi- 
caps from 26 to .'32yds. 
The Hackensack River Gun Club has decided to hold a handi- 
cap shoot on its grounds on March 17. It will be an open to 
all sweepstakes at 10 live birds, entrance ifa. Tliere will be a few 
hundred extra birds provided for pnv,-ite matches, and other- 
events. Afterward, supper and refreshirfents will be served at 
Heflich's Boat House Pavilion, at the cltib s expense. Shooting 
will begin at 1 o'clock P. M.; if the entries are large it will 
commence at 10 o'clock A. M. The club desires all shooters to 
send in their entries by March 15 or sooner to the secretary, Mr. 
John Chartrand, Hoboken Skating Rink ^^°''°t'^^V' •'•„ ?-n'V,f 
close on the day of the shoot. Mr. W. R. ITobart will fill the 
office of scorer and referee. - ' 
Under date of March 2, Mr. W. T. Mitchell, of Lynch, Va 
writes us as follows: "Arraaigements have been perfected for a 
shooting tournament at Richmond, Va., on Mardi 28, 29 and 30 , 
two days at targets, and one day at live birds. The touf iament 
win be under the Management of W. C. Lyilham. It will have 
ten events each day of 15 and 20 tai-gets, and the '^f ^ay at 5 
live-bird events. Special attractions wdl be a race at 50 taigets 
on the first day for the State championship at targets, and a 
similar race on the last dav at live birds for the State l^e; 
bird championship. Purses divided under tlie equitable system. 
The tournament on the Garden roof has brought t:Ogether a 
group of famous shooters, among whom are Mr Kolla O. Heikes, 
Le Roy, O. R. Dickey, Edward Bank,s, Capt A. W. Money, 
Harokl Money. T. W. Morfey. B. H Norton M.ss Kay Wanda 
\nnie Oakley T. A. R. Elliott, J. J. Hallowelh W. M. (U. M_. C.) 
Snas,^Tsaac Tallman. O. Hesse, Dr. J. G. Knowlton, J. R. 
HuU ; S. S. Remsen, Fairmount. Will K- P^i-'k, L von Leiigerke, 
rrostv Duoont, E. D. Lentilhon, Phil Daly, Jr., Paul North, 
R Swiveller! H. Welles. A. Doty, G. ,-S. McAlpin," Toh) Keller, 
G. S. Mott, and many others. 
The East Side Gun Club, of Newark, N... J., will hold a regiilar 
club shoot at live-birds on Friday of this week. The Monte 
Carlo event will be at 12 birds, six at 29yds. and 6 at 31yds ; 
entrance a birds, extra at 25 cents. This f^"^ J.^f | 
guns, 'one nionev to each four guns. Included in this l-b' 
face there will "be a class shoot, $3 entrance, three . monej's, 
divided in the ratios 6, 3, and 1. Total entrance m both, includin.y 
birds, $10. Entrance to either optional Shooting commences al 
10 o'clock A. M. L. H. Schortemeier, Captain. 
The Martin Fire Arms Co.. New Haven, Conn., call attention 
to- the perfection of the Marlin Take-Down Repeating S^iotgun, 
model 1898, both in respect to shooting qualities and tbe co^; 
nieteness of its mechanism. Their standard gun is l^-gaiigc, 
about 71bs. in weight, full choke, and bored to shoot iiitro powdeis 
The barre is mide of high-grade steel. The action .handles a 
2%in. shell or less. The company will send a circular, gmng com- 
plete information as to its mechanism, material, price, etc., on ap- 
plication. 
The Lincoln Gun Club, of Lincoln, Neb., will. give some nice 
merchandise prizes for averages at its forthcoming, tournament 
We are in receipt of one of the club badges which bears the 
leVend "Lincoln Gu.-i Club's Second Annual Interstate Tourna- 
mint Lincoln; Neb., April 18-21, 1899," and pendant to the bar is 
rrabbiVfoot, that most potent charm n swaying the trap-shoote 
luck for good or ill, accordingly as it is used by one skilled m the 
proper formula. 
A team match at 10 live birds, between Messrs. J. P. .Milliken 
and John Wright, secretary of the Brooklyn Gun Club, against D .. 
Kimble and Creamer, is to take place m the near futme. M 
Mihiken is so certain that he will defeat his opponent that ho 
has bet one pair of muscovy ducks with Kimble and Creamer 
that his score is the highest. If the match is not .shot in 
sedu^o«. there is sure to be a large attendance of Iriends to 
witness it. 
Mr T. H. W. Fleming (Johnnie Jones) writes us as follows: 
"The Oceanic Rod and Gun Club, of Rockaway Park L, L, 
will shoot the return match with the Hudson (.un Club, of 
Tersev City on the first day of next week on their Rroundy. lake 
i'ellow TurnpFke trolley car from any of .the P. R. R. femes from 
Jersey City, to the First Turnpike bridge. 
" As UP to the present time, there is nothing definite in . the 
competk^ion in the target tournament on . the .roof of Madison 
Squfre Garden, the two main events runnmg till near the close 
of the Exposit on before they will be decided we have thought 
best not to publish the scores till they would be complete as a 
whole. 
Mr Paul North arrived at the (garden last week, newly ar- 
rived from England, and looking hale and well groomed, though 
minus his model moustache, which graced. his hp before his de- 
parture He expressed himself as being highly pleased with his 
S and also that the magautrap gave great satisfaction on the 
other side of the herring pond. 
The programme and trap-shooting rules of the Interstate A.s- 
sociadon a°e now ready for distribution, and can b'^ °btamed on 
application to the secretary, .Mr. EdNvard B'^_nks ..18 BroadvNaj 
New York. The programme is an artistic woik, as well, as an in 
structive one. 
The Laflin & Rand' Powder Co,,. 99 Cedar street. New York 
call attention to the fact that they are now. prepared to furnish 
Tsmokeless powder for rifles and revolvers built for black powders. 
Thi^ wfll be a welcome bit of news, to a multitude of sportsmen. 
In their match at 100 li've birds each, at Charter Oak Park, 
Gloucester Pa., Mr. Edward Johnson, of . Atlantic City, de- 
feated Mr R A. Welch, of Philadelphia, by the score of , 94 to 
86 There was a large attendance, which witnessed the contest. 
Mr. Harry Coldron, of Reading, Pa., and .Mr. F W. Cooper 
of Mahanoy City, Pa., have arranged a series of three lOO-bi d 
matches, for SlOO a side, the first to take place on March 17, at 
Mahanoy City. 
The Interstate Association will give a tournament at Portsmouth, 
Va, Sept. 6 and 7, under the auspices .of the Portsmouth Gun 
Club. This shoot will complete the Association s circuit for 1S9.J. 
" The E C. cup will be redeemed and again put in open com- 
petition, this time at the tournament of the Missouri State i-ish 
and /Jame Protective Association, St. Louis, Mo., May ,16-20. 
In a brief note, Mr. C. C. Beveridge (Dominie) informs us that 
he will be in New York April 9, stopping over about ten days 
in St. Louis, while en route East from Fremont, Neb. 
' Bernard Waters. 
Trap at Saginaw, 
Saginaw, E. S., Mich., Feb. 27.-The supper shoot between 
Saginaw, ±. S. and W. S.. Club vs. Bay City Club was lost to 
Salinaw E. S. and W. S., b.y one single bird. Return match 
will be lield at East Side Gun Club grounds some time m Maicb. 
Score, nineteen men a side: Saginaw, L. b. and VV. b., -ilo; 
The'us't of' names of the East Side Gun Club and average per 
cent of those who participated in the medal shoot only tor isys 
""""e.^^E.^^BiTs^s .78, A. H, Delonjay .76 Ed Carpenter 72, James 
Willeite 71 J. Brechetelsbauer .74, John B. Baum .70, John M. 
Messner 69 F. A. Bastian .67, George Wirth .67, L. R. Cooper 
S John- Lafayette .65, W. C 66, Fd Skoiil .64, John 
Hermann 60, J. Baum.gartner .58, R. Temper .58, Chas. Scudder 
57 Tohn Popp .56 A. Koch .56, F. H. Allen .56, Chas. Henckel 
"55' VVm M' Nouggle .54, H. S. Krogmann .52, Jacob Iischer 
'51' V itindler .50, L. Dambacher .51, F. Betts .49, G. R. Endert 
'W' f' Wolf 47 Fred Leitow .46, Chas. Schmidt .45, Chas. Andre 
"43 =f' Hunt 43 Henry Kenney .41, John Rosenberg .41, Jacob 
Henny 49 Fred Janhke .40, M. Shaitberger .38, Kirt Mathewson 
3fi Wallace Brown .36, Edward King .36, F. Brucker ..32, Joseph 
Smith .31 Thomas -Lynch .28, Fred Mohr .24, H. Ewald 20 John 
F Miller' .20, Chas. E. Lown .18, C. Shorts .20, Geo. W. Brown 
20 Geo Carter .20, Wm. Wolgast .20, John Winkler .20. . 
" ' - John M. Messner, Sec'y Easi S^de G. C. 
A Tribute to W. H. Noonc. 
Portsmouth, N. H,, March 2— Editor Forest and Stfcam: ..WiU 
you kindly allow space in your columns for a brief iTibute to one 
of the truest of sportsmen and most sincere of friends. A noble 
upright man, William H. Noone, who at the early age of twenty- 
four years, has written "finis" on the last page of his .earthly IWe 
and joined the great majority. 
He was a faithful reader of your colutrais, .iud ui the list of 
trap-shooters his name often appeared. He was an expert at 
bluerock shooting, and an ardent sportsman in the field, and at 
the sea coa,st, and indeed Ms entlxMsiasm, over the latter was the 
cause of his death. 
From its inception he was an energetic member of the Ports- 
mouth Gun Club, being admitted when under the usual age, on 
account of his skill and devotion to the sport. For several years 
he held the position of field captain in the club, and no work 
was too arduous; no efVort too great for him, if the welfare of tlie 
club required it. 
Of genial disposition, kind-hearted, generous and cordial, he 
made friends wherever he went, and among the clubs at Exeter, 
Haverhill, Dover, York and Kittery, he was a frequent guest, 
beloved and welcomed by all. On Thanksgiving Day he took 
part in the last open-air shoot of the season held by the club, 
shooting in fine form all day and winning the first prize. It 
was his last dp.y with the bluerockS) for very shortly aftei" cafne tlie 
terrible trancdy which cost the young life, so full of hope and 
promise 
Ev.couraged by the success of a fellow sportsman in securing 
a pair of fine black ducks, the day previous, Will Noonc, in 
company with another enthusiastic gunner, Paul Marden, on 
Tuesday, Dec. 13, started for a small rocky island at the mouth 
of Portsmouth Harbor, hoping to secure a bag of ducks. 
It was a bitter cold day, the thermometer ranging from 6 to 
10 degrees below zero after noon, while the wind from the north- 
west blew fearfully sharp and cold. While outside the river 
the water was covered with a heavy vapor, and the tide, running 
against the wind, made the water rough and choppy. 
From the time, early in the afternoon, when the two spoi-tsmen 
bid their friends on the wharf farewell, to this day no one has 
known their fate. 
.■Vs the hours passed and they did not retilfn, it was thought 
tliey had Inndcd and sought shelter' over night, but when morning 
came and il-.ty did not appear, the worst was feared. Searching 
parties went all along the coast on either side the harbor, the 
life-saving crews were notified, and a steamer chaitered to aid 
in' the search oceanward,, while the island was visited for some 
sign of therii, but none could be found. 
It was licip'-d they had landed at the Isle of Shoak 'if blown sea- 
W"ard, gnd there the steamer went, but in vain, even Boone Island 
was incliulwl in the search. The frail hope that they had been 
picked t;i( by a pas^sin^ vessel Vir&s also dispelled as time went 
by. Sc\eral days passed, and then a dory, bottom-np, was re- 
ported as seen off the Maine coast; an oar and a mitten found at 
the Isle of Shoak, cast up by the waves, were identified as belong- 
ing to the missing men. But the deep has guarded its secret 
well, when, how or where this noble life and that of his companion 
ended yet remains a mystery. Rut in the hearts of his friends 
Billy's place will liever be filled, and on the books of the Ports- 
mouth (lun Club his name Will remain as long as the club .exists. 
Resahitions of sympathy were passed by the Portsmouth and 
Exeter gun clubs, and in the club room of the former has been 
placed a fine large picture of the deceased fellow sportsman and 
club mate. 
Two homes have been made desolate, and the sporting fraternity 
has lost a member it-cotild ill afford to spare. Will Noone will 
live in the hearts of his friends, who feel that to have known him 
was a privilege, and to have been his friend an honor. Many 
who were present in this city at the Interstate tournament of 1897 
will learn with regret that the bright-faced, alert young gunner 
is no more, and will give a thought to him as they saw him those 
fair September days, when life for him seemed just begun and 
full of promise. A Ci-tjB Member. 
Tfap around Reading. 
Reading, Pa., Feb. 23.— The live-bird tournament of the Read- 
ing Shooting Association was a success, although the promoters 
of the shoot were very much disappointed in not having^ more 
of a crowd of shooters present. The shoot was held at the Three- 
Mile Ilous'e^ the shooting grounds of the Reading Shooting As- 
sociation. The affair was under the management of (,eorge G. 
Ritter, secretary of the Association, who deserves credit for his 
work in arranging the shoot. A better lot of birds could not 
have been bought, as they all left the traps like a streak, and 
assisted by a strong wind, each day, made shooting hard. Among 
the shooters present were J. A. R. Elliott, of the Winchester 
Arms Co., of New York; Fred Coleman, of Hegins, Pa.; Harry 
Trumbauer, of Royersford; Lee Wertz, of Temple; Harvey 
Clouser, of Gibraltar, Pa.; Messrs. Frank Gross and J. Tyson 
Sheetz, of Morristown; Harry Coldren and James Dando, of 
Reading; James Schmeck, of Cacoosing, and Fen Wick Cooper, 
of Mahanoy City, Pa. The scores of the first day were as fol- 
lows : 
Thursday, Feb. 23. 
Event No. 1, 7 birds, $5 entrance: 
Coleman 2122212—7 Schmeck 1211220—6 
Trumbauer 2222222—7 Elliott *222222-6 
Event No. 2, 10 birds, ?5 entrance: 
Elliott 2222122221—10 Schmeck 22221*n21w 
Trumbauer 2222222*22— 9 Wertz 202211201w 
Coleman 222221122*— 9 
Event No. 3, 5 birds, .flS entrance: 
Elliott 12222—5 Coleman 22221—5 
Trumbauer 20222—4 Schmeck 20*22—3 
Friday, Felj. 24. 
Shillington handicap, 25 live birds, $5 entrance, handicaps 26 
to 32yds., $200 guaranteed, cla,ss shooting: 
Elliott, 31 \ . . . . . . . . = , . . .2222122**2*2212222221*222—21 
(rt-oss, 28 , .22*12021221*1020222211100—18 
Coleman, 29 2220212022222022221222212-22 
Dando, 28 2012221222012212222222112- 2':; 
Tyson, 28 012012021222012002*000100—14 
Coldren, 29 0202222212022222222222012—21 
Wick, : 201122*2120*1022222221122—20 
Fob. 22.— The South End Gun Club, of Reading, held a target 
match to-day, at which the three class medals were contested 
for. There was considerable rivalry among the shooters, es- 
pecially .111" Classes A and B. The scores follow: 
]-,vmts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
Tfu-gets : 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10- 15 
Miles 7788889879.. 7. ...11 
Gicker : S 5.... 8.. 7 6 6.. .. .. 7.. .. 
Ca'.t Y^ost 9 7 8 9 4 6 9 5.. 
Fomifl: 4 8 4 2.. 2 3 
Sliaaber 4 9 9 9 7 7 9 ,. .. 
Haas 6 6 
Ksbelman 8.. 9.... 7 8 7 6 12 
Uill 7 .. 3 4 .. .. 8 
Tones 7 .. 6 10 .. 8 .. 8 .. 7 7 .... 14 
"Shultz 4 4 S 6 3 5 5 -5 5 13 
G Miller 4 9 .. 9 6 6 ... 
Rhoads 1 • • -x 
Kelley ■ 7 .. 7 6; .. .. 6 7 .5 . . 
Yeager 8.. .. 7 7 5 
R868G787 10 
. .3 5 4 3,. 
. 5 9 
.. 6 .. 12 
Ball '■^ 
Heath 
Grossman 
Winchester 
Texter . - ' " 
Medal shoot; Class A— Ycarger 17, G. Miller 19, Jones 19, 
Rhoads 21, Shaaber 21. Capt. Yost 21, Ball 14, Eshelman 16, 
"^Qass^B-tiecker 19, Shultz 13, Kelley 17, Miles 19, Texter 15, 
Hill 16, 
Class e— Fomiff 3, Grossman 14. t. v . o. 
Shoot-off of ties: Class A— Rhoads 8, Shaaber 24, P. Yost 21. 
Class B— Gicker 17, Miles 18. , , . . . „ 
Reading, Pa., March 2.— Harry Coldren, of this city, and Fen 
W. Cooper, of Mahanoy City, Pa., were matched to-day to 
shoot a series of 3 live-bird matches, for $100 a side each tnatch. 
The first match to be decided at Malianoy City, March 17, the 
second at Reading, the place and date of the third match to be 
decided later. Mr. John Esterly, of this city, was selected as 
stakeholder. Each match wjlll be at 100 live birds per man, 
28yds rise, 50vds. boundary. Coldren is the well-known local 
. pigeon shot, and Cooper at the Pennsylvania State shoot, held 
here last vear, won the live-bird championship with a straight 
score of 25'. Both shooters are fine shots, and evenly matched. 
West Chester, Pa., March 2.— The West Chester Gun Club held 
a live-bird shoot for a fine hammerless gun at this place to-day. 
A large crowd of sportsmen was present. The event of the day 
was a miss-and-out, $1 entry. After shooting at 12 birds without 
a miss, Messrs. Jebb, of Cochranville, and Burroughs, of Wil- 
mington, Del., were declared the winners. Mr. Jebb then pur- 
chased Mr. Burroughs' share, after which several sweepstake events 
at live birds were shot, which were won by Fieles and Lumis. . 
Reading, Pa., March 4.— Harry Coldren, of this city, has ac- 
cepted the challenge of Harvey Clouser to shoot 100 live birds, 
$100 a side, and has deposited a check of $100 as a guarantee of 
good faith with stakeholder Larry Ressler, and desires to shoot 
the match as soon as convenient to Mr. Clouser. Clouser hails 
from Gibraltar, Pa., and it is expected the match wiU be held 
inside of four weeks. . t,. , , . 
Reading, Pa.. March 3.— Manager Arthur A. Fink has been en- 
gaged to manage the one-day target match to be held either 
the latter part of May or beginning of June, the day to be de- 
cided later on. This shoot will be held under the auspices of the 
Schuylkill Gun Club, of this city, just recently organized. The 
grounds for the shoot to be held on have not yet been definitely 
decided upon, but will be; held near the city, along some electric 
road, so as they can be easily reached from the city. 
DtJSTER. 
Coming to tfae G. A. H. 
Chicago, March i— Editor Forest and Stream: As you have 
many readers who would possibly be interested in the attendance 
upon the Grand American Handicap of 1899, a few words upon 
the subject of party now organizing in Chicago for the trip East 
may prove interesting. , ^ r. tnr. . 
This party will be drawn from twenty different States, 106 towns, 
"and is made up from a list of about 300 business and professional 
men of the West, Northwest and Southwest, few of which com- 
sider themselves expert with the gun, but profess a strong liking 
for sportsmanship, for dog and gun. * c _ , 
This party will start' from Chicago on the afternoon of baturday 
April 8, travel by special train composed of four largest sized 
Pullman sleepers, one apartment car, large size dining car and 
a buffet or combination smoker and baggage, with bath and 
barber shop attachment, . , xi.- 
Arrangements have been made for the side-tracking of this 
train as near Elkwood Park as may be practicable, the complete 
outfitting of the train with sanitary appliances and its occupancy 
as an hotel during the time of our stay in New Jersey. 
It is proposed by our party to practice on Monday, April 10, 
and be ready for the work in hand upon firing of the first gun 
Tuesday morning, remaining with our Eastern brethren until the 
last gun shall have been fired on Friday evening, when, like the 
Arabs, we shall "fold our tents and silently steal away." 
It has not been definitely decided, I believe, and will not be until 
a meeting of all parties in interest, as to what we shall do with 
the time intervening between Saturday morning and Monday 
noon following. More than likely, however, the majority will be 
in favor of spending the time in and about Washington, D. C, _ 
While 1 am, to use a common expression, but "'a kid ' in 
shooting matters, my interest for three years past has been an 
active one, and with the experience thus obtained, I am pleased 
to state as embodying my opinion, that never before have shooting 
matters presented a brighter aspect than to-day. 
The old-timer is bringing out the hammer gun, brushing it up, 
telling of its past, and fitting ammunition of to-day to its use. 
The man who quit shooting ten years since because his gun jarred 
him and gave him a headache, is to-day trying the modern smoke- 
less powder, the new ammunition, and finds in it a. revelation, 
a pleasure and a satisfaction. ... 
In proof of the proposition that Uie old-timers are again joining 
the ranks, I have pleasure in reporting to readers of Forest 
AND Stream the receipt of recent letters from such well-known 
sportsmai of the past as James Stice, Col. C. E. Felton, Capt. 
A. H. Bogardus, Charles Strong. Charles Morris, John Watson, 
Judge Thos. A. Logan, Wm. Taylor, and many others, the com- 
bined ages of which would reach well up into the century marks 
and give to each a number of years greater than that first allotted 
to man. ... 
That there Is renewed and lively interest m shooting matters 
positively apparent at this time is clearly evidenced in the recent 
declarations of President Shortholl, of the Illinois State Humane 
Societv, whose arguments against pigeon shooting seem to have 
convinced but few, and among the arguments one is noteworthy, 
i. e., that pigeon shooting has grown wonderfully in Chicago 
during the past year. When the man whose interest has not led 
him to witness a trap-shooting- contest for over seven years, accord- 
ing to his own admission, suddenly awakens to the fact that as a 
sport, trap-shooting is on the increase, the sportsman who pro- 
fesses an interest sees and knows that beyond all question, the 
increase exists, and is pleased accordingly. 
As a further evidence, who would have dared to claim for 
this W'estern country 100 advocates, who, laying aside business 
cares would undertake the pilgrimage of 1,000 miles to be in 
attendance upon an annual pigeon shooting event? Not many, 
I think. E. S. Rice. 
The Limited Gtin Clob. 
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 27.— Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 22, 
the Limited Gun Club had a very interesting shoot. In addition 
to a number of the club members being on hand, we were hon- 
ored by a visit from Mr. Rolla O, Heikes and Mr. Ed Rike, 
of Dayton, O., and Mr. Jos. Blistine and Whitney Thompson, 
of Lafayette. A number of sweepstakes were on the programme, 
and some 2,000 targets were disposed of during the afternoon. 
The main event of the afternoon was a match race between 
Mr. Geo. C. Beck and Dr. O. F. Britton, of our club, 50 targets, 
unknown angles, per man, for the Grand Hotel cup, which was 
held by Dr. Britton. Our old-time champion, Geo. C. . Beck, 
succeeded in defeating Dr. .Britton by a score of 47 to 45. Both 
scores were very good considering the hard birds that were 
thro.wn . ' . , . , , 
After this race the club championship badge was contested 
for by the club members. It was won the first time by Dr. Britton. 
and the members coaxed hira to put it up again, and he succeeded 
in winning it the second time by a score of 47 out of 50. 
The boys are now talking of getting up a team race between 
Cincinnati, Dayton and the Limited Gun Club, and we are in 
hopes that it will materialize before long. 
H. Hearsey, Sec'y. 
Jeannette Gtin Club. 
Eltincville, S. L, Feb. 24.— The regular monthly shoot of the 
Jeannette Gun Club was held Feb. 24, on the grounds of the 
Columbia Fishing Club, at Eltingville, S. I. The day was clear, 
but later the wind from the southeast began to get stronger. In 
the shoot-off for Class A medal, Brunnie, Otten and Schortemeier 
each missed their first birds, while Chas. Meyer killed his first 
bird and won; in Class B. Fred Baar took the honors. H. P. 
Fessenden referee and Johnnie Jones, scorer. 
N- Brunie 28. ...2120222112-9 F Ehlin, 25 .1110010220-6 
I Hainho'rst, 28 2202201022—7 C Meyer, 28. 2220222222—9 
T Helmke, 25. ..... .1010220200— 5 F Baar, 25 2212202111—9 
T Bohlins?, Jr, 25 .... 0020212100— 5 H Lohden, 25 1002*22210—5 
t Bohling 25 22*2021112—8 J D Wilkins, 25. .. .001011101*— 5 
H Otten 28 1212210222—9 H Pape, 28 0120222221—8 
A G Furguson, -25... 200*022001— 4 W B Rinckoff, 30. . .2000101101— 5 
W P Rottman, 28 ... 0020111101— 6 O F Karstens, 28. .. .1220102220— 7 
L Schortemeier, 33 .. 212222022— 9 H Noble. 25.... 0020222*01—5 
Ties, miss-and-out: Brunie 0, Otteii 0, C. Meyer 1, 
