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Hell Gate Gun Club. 
linHilHvn. L. 1.. Feb. 2S.— The Hell Gate Gun G-lub held their 
serond shoot of the season at Dexter Park, Brooklyn, to-day. 
Fcrty-oue members and four guests were present. It was an 
idenl' day for good birds. It was clear and cold. A little breeze 
'helped the birds, the scores therefore proving to be very poor, 
vspeciallv toward dark: ^ . 
Points 
T H Voss. 30 1222002103- 7 7 
R lle-an ' 28 ..0021122212— 8 5% 
P Garms, 28 1122222212-10 6Va 
6^ 
7 
Douglas, guest 1100202211- 7 
J A Beidin, 28 1**2202122- 7 
J Ouinn, 28....- 20*0102122^ 6 
E Doeinck, .30 2221222222-10 7 
C H Schmidt, 28 1102*12120- 7 fr^ 
J Himmelsbach. 28 *2*2010012- 5 7 
F VVehler 28 2000002002— 3 6 
C Weber 'sO 0120011121— 7 7 
C Raben'stein, 28. ;11202121ll- 9 6% 
J Newman, 28 : 2021122202- 8 6 
E Steffens, 28 2101111122- 9 6 
C Lang, 28 021*21*210-6 7 
F MetS 98 1222200012- 7 7 
V Woel'fel, 28 '. • ■ • 2122022002- 7 7 
Nina .2200000002-3 
A DletkeV '28 . 1012101001- 6 6 
C Schaeff'er, 28 OOfOJOJ??- I 
L T Muench 28.-. 0011210211— 7 5 
F Trostel 30' .f ! ! . ! 1000020200- 3 7 
Kembic, guest 21001 w 
Dr Kremer, guest ■ ■ „ 
T VVcIlbrock 28 1122011*02— 7 6V2 
\ \inode\ 2S 1000000202- 3 4% 
I Schlicht 28 1101202121- 8 6V2 
G K 1 reit 28 ! ! 01*1 102212- 7 BV^ 
P Brennan 28 0100200021- 4 • AVi 
H Forster 30 2202212212- 9 7. 
E MarnuaVd '28:..: 2210200201- 6 4^ 
H CaA^oH 28 •^ 0021001012- 5 5 
w A sa ds scK 2220*22*02- 6 7 
W T Noe, 28 0021202022- 6 5 
D T Deadv 28 0020010000- 2 4 
T P Damiefel'^er' 28 0220*02202- 5 6 
{ Kreeb 28' . [ 1010120112- 7 5% 
T H SelK 28""; 2020200000- 3 41/2 
E Petersen, 28.: 2001001001- 4 7 , 
H Hafften 28 0000201010- 3 5 
F Gufv IS" oooooooou- 2 4 
T McPartlaad;"28 Snm? n~ ? 
H Koch 28 0000000010— 1 5 
P Geioei is' ■ . 2000000100- 2 5 
E Karr^S-- 0000020011- 3 5% 
New Utrecht Gun Club. 
Woodlawn, L. 1., March 4.— With wind, rain and smoke in the 
!slioot<ers' faces good scores were impossible at the New Utrecht 
Gun Club's shoot to-day. J. Gaughen and F. A., Thompson 
contested for the challenge plate, and Gaughen again won. it 
seems as if he has a mortgage on the plates. George- won tne 
club shoot; his handicap of 3 targets were not needed. He also 
>Aon the Brush gun shoot, tieing with Rasch on 20 targets, and 
winning the shoot-oflE by 1 target. Live-bird shoot on Saturday, 
March 10. The scores: 
T Gau-hef ^'""^ ' 110111101010111110110010011110-20 
F A Thompson;;: 101100011110111011001010001101-17 
Georse ^^3°° V. 0111110101110111110111101111 -22 
W H Thompson 3 1110111010011001111110001010 -17 
F A Thompson' 4 00111100011110001011011010101 -16 
Henrv . 0011000111011000001101001 -11 
Frost 0110100000101000000010100 —7 
Rasch " .' OllOOlOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOl — 4 
Ra=ch'' 0-"'' 1100100100101110110111011111011 -20 
Georee 2 ' .011010111011111111110010111 -20 
F A Thompson, 4 11110101101011111100111001000 -18 
W H Thompson, 2. OllOllOOOlOllOlOlUllOlllw 
Gauehen 2 1000110110101000001100110 w 
H enry , 8 .' llOOlOOOOOOUOlOOOOOlOlOlw 
Shoot-ofi at 25 targets: George 20, Rasch 19. 
■Sweep, 10 targets: George 9, Gaughen 9, W. H. Thompson 5, 
Henry 5, F. A. Thompson 3. ^ , ^, „ ,-,r tt 
Sweep, 15 targets: Gaughen 14, F. A. Thompson 11, W. H. 
Thompson 9, George 5, Henry 5. ^ t- o . 
E. G. Frost, Sec'y. 
Oceanic Rod and Gun Club. 
New York, March 6.— The scores of the Oceanic Rod and Gun 
Club herewith were made on their grounds at Rockaway Park 
on the first day of this week. It rained very hard at intervals, 
and the fierce gale from the south made the shooting very dit- 
ficult : 
Events : 
Birds : 
O Kiem . - 
E F Bourke » 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
25 
10 
15 
25 
10 
25 
15 
25 
5 
11 
20 
7 
17 
22 
19 
6 
7 
15 
6 
'5 
4 
7 
10 
4 
8 
15 
4 
16 
14 
10 
8 
10 
13 
7 
'4 
6 
10 
14 
3 
7 
ii 
i2 
2 
4 
8 
11 
22 
8 
20 
21 
21 
18 
13 
3 
8 
13 
4 11 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
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Trap at Lyndhurst. 
Lvndhurst N T Feb. 28.— In the match between Morfey and 
Baker against Sanders and Packard, the latter won by a score of 
36 to 28^ They .stood at 26yds.; Morfey and Baker at 3ayds. 
Morfey and Baker drew an exceptionally hard lot of birds Iwo 
sweeps were shot. No. 1 at 10 birds, $5; No. 2 at 5 birds, 3.3. 
M^rfrf Pv°''qV .202222*2222*22010*21*1212-18 
Ro Jlr '-^^ 1002*001*2021000120000101—10-28 
^.i^Hp^s 9fi ; , .0122202210111201012200202—17 
picked, 26 i • 210122120212222102*220110-19-36 
Sweep' No. 1; Morfey. 31, 9; Platt, 26, 7; Baker, 29, 7; Sanders. 
07 7 • Pnnkarrl 27 7 
Sw4ei No. 2' Morfey, 33, 4; Baker, 33, 4; Platt. 26, 4; Sanders, 
26, 3; Packard, 26, 3. 
A.nent Missouri State Tournament Programme. 
St Louis March i.— Editor Forest and Stream: I am going 
to impose upon your time and good nature for the good of the 
cause. , r 
Will you kindly comment upon the proposed programme of the 
Missouri State Game and Fish Protective Association, which 1 
outline below. Suggestions from sportsmen throughout the 
-rountry will be gratefully received. • ■ , 
In commenting upon this programme, it should be borne m mind 
that this tournament is -first of all a Missouri State tournament, 
held for the express purpose of bringing together the sport.s- 
men of our State, for the interchange of ideas, the discussion of 
subiects which concern the protection and propagation of our 
«ame and fish; also to try their skill with the gun in contests 
•which are conducted in a perfectly fair manner, and of such nature 
■as to bring to the front the nerve, pluck and 'Skill which they 
may possess in an- art which calls in a high degree for just these 
<iualities. . ^ ,, » , 
Secondly.— This tournament is open to all. Missouri has no 
■boundaries, except the land that adjoins it. , ^ , , 
In the world of trap-shooting, she extends the hand of welcome 
to sportsmen of other States, guaranteeing to them fair treat- 
-ment and a good tournament. „. ^. , 
Now, here is what we have to ofter. Five days of targets and 
live birds The eouitable or Rose system of division of moneys 
In target events. Price of targets, 2 cents each. Live birds, 25 
cents each, - . 
One hundred and sixty targets per day, for four days, divided 
ihlo 15 and 20-bird events; five moneys in lf)-bird races and six 
friprievs in 20-bird events; entrance, 15 birds, $1.50; 20 birds, $2. _ 
To ?ach of these events the St. Louis Shooting Association will 
tidd $30 to the 15-bird events and $35 to the 20-target events. 
In addition to this inoney, there will be a number of medals and 
other objects of value added to different events throughout the 
programme. The medals will be donated by individuals and 
firms in St. Louis. 
The E. C. target championship cup will be contested for on one 
day of the tournament. On lliat day no regular target events 
will take place, and no important event in live birds. The E. C. 
& SchuUze Powder Co. have very generously offered the cup 
to the St. Louis Shooting Association, for contest at this tourna- 
ment. 
This championship at targets calls for endurance as well as skill. 
Three hundred targets, divided into 100 targets at unknown angles; 
luO targets. cSpert rule; and 50 pairs. The winner of this E. C. 
cup, under the conditions, will be entitled to call himself the 
champion of America, at inanimate targets. 
In live birds, tlic great Dii Pont Smokeless Powder champion- 
ship trophy will attract the attention of every sportsman. The 
next to the last day of the tournament will be the day of this 
contest. No regular programme events of importance will take 
place on this day. This live-bird championship- will be a handi- 
cap shoot, from 26 to 33yds. It will be at 25 birds for $25, birds 
extra. The St. Louis Shooting Association guarantees a ,$1,000 
purse. 
The liandicap committee will be announced in our programme, 
and will contain the names of gentlemen from the East as well 
as the West who are well known as competent judge.s. 
The St. Louis Shooting Association feels very grateful to Messrs. 
E. T. du Pont de Nemours iSr Co., for redeeming this trophy 
and placing it in the hands of our organization for contest. 
This is the lirst time that any State tournament has bad the 
honor of the championship at live birds. 
The regular programme for live birds will be: 10-bird events, 
entrance $7; $35 added. 20-bird events, entrance $15; $60 added. 
Enough of these races will be shot to occupy the attention of those 
who prefer to shoot live birds every day. 
On the day of the Du Pont trophy only one 10-bird event 
will take place, just as a "warm-up." 
Divisioji of moneys in live-bird events will be class shooting. 
Three moneys in 10-bird events, four in 15, and five in 20-bird 
events. 
The regular events for members of the Missouri State Game and 
p-ish Protective Association, such as the team shoot, for four men; 
the individual championship' of Missouri and the interstate 
championship, will be the same as last year. 
I'rofes.sionals and paid men will be charged an additional entrance 
fee in target events over amateurs. This money will be divided 
among the amateurs in some manner. The Association will reward 
the high averages, so that there will be an incentive to shoot 
in every event. 
In conclusion, allow me to state that the St. Louis Shooting 
Association, in giving this tournament for the Missouri Slate 
Game and Fish Protective Association, is olTering to the sports- 
men a grand week of shooting — two championship events, and 
may be three; liberal average money; cheap targets, and a fair 
division of the money. No man who attends this tournament will 
go away with a large amount of winnings. But, on the other 
hand, few can lose very much. 
As Mr. Bernard Waters says, tournaments make losers as well 
as winners, but they ought not to make quitters as well as losers. 
We would be glad to have a large attendance. We have accom- 
modations for 200 shooters, and if any one of the sportsmen who 
have read the above have an idea that they can improve this 
programme we will be glad to have their views. The programme 
will be issued about April 20. 
Boys, talk up, now; let us hear what you have to say. and 
then "get your gun" and be in St. Louis on a one and one-third 
ticket May 15. Herbert Taylor. 
Audubon Gtin Club. 
E C Burkhardt. 
Buffalo, N. Y., March 6.— Following is score of the shoot 
for Clinton Bidwell challenge trophy, which was shot at Audubon 
Park Saturday last between E. C. Burkhardt, the present holder 
of the trophy and C. S. Burkhardt, challenger. The race wa.s a 
very pretty one, and both shooters showed good form in grassing 
23 out of 25. C. S, Burkhardt went straight up to his 19th round, 
when he drew a towering outgoer from No. 4 trap. Although 
he hit him hard with the first barrel, he never stopped. His 
next miss was the 21st round, drawing an easy left-quartering 
incomer from No. 1 trap. This left the score a tie. , Mr. E. C. 
Burkhardt lost his 2d, a left-quartering incomer, dropping the bird 
2yds. back of dead line stone dead. His next miss was in the 
9th round, again dropping a right-quartering outgoer dead out 
of bounds. The tie was shot off miss-and-out, and was won by 
E. C. Burkhardt, by following score. C. J. Moyer was referee: 
Trap score type— Copyright, iSgg, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co, 
4 5 3 2 4 4 5 3 2 5 1 1 5 4 5 5 S .'J 4 4 1 2 3 5 4 
C S lJurkhardt 2 22222-2 2222 2 12122 2 020 2 2 2 2-23 
4 3 1 
2 2 0 — 2 
5 2 4 8 5 1 3 1 .5 4 8 1 1 4 2 2 0 2 S 5 2 1 t 1 4 
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.2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 * 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 24 
4 5 2 
2 2 2 - " 
A C. Heinold won the Hebard trophy with a score of 30 
straight. In the badge shoot. No. 3, on the programme, Heinold 
had the highest score, but owing to his handicap of 2 birds, was 
beaten by F, D. Kelsey. 
Events Nos. 6 and 7 were at live birds. 
After the programme events there were two contests at live birds 
between William McCarthy and E. N. McCarney, and the result 
was left undecided, each of the contestants scoring 9 out of a pos- 
sible 10; 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 15 15 *** 2071b Targets; 15 15 *** 2071b 
C Burkhardt.... 12 11 18 21 11 7 Schuler 7 7 IS .. 
A Heinold 12 14 23 30 16 5 B Talsma 15 .. 17 
T Reid 11 13 19 20 14 7 E McCarney ... 13 9 18 20 - , 7 
Warren 8 14 19 25 12 6 Jacobs 12 9 18 ..... . 
Norris 11 13 20 24 . . . . Crooks 13 9 16 20 . . 4 
Werlin 12 12 22 . . 17 . . McCarthy 10 6 
R Hebard 13 7 19 18 . . 6 Oehm,ig 13 -20 22 ,. 
E Burkhardt.... 8 12 20 28 15 . . Storey 20 
McArthur 8 14 20 21 . . . . Leuschner 23 .. 1-1 .. 
F Kelsey 14 13 22 23 - . . . Dr Carroll 13 5 
Walker '. ,. 8 6 15 24 . . 3 Dr Caulkins _ 10 5 
Otis 6 3 1116 ,, .. Dr J Rannie 11 
E Reinicke .... 7 9 . . 17 . . , . C Hebard . , - , 10 4 
* Badsre, ** Trophy. C. J- i\i 
As the yachting journal of America, the Forest and Stream is 
the recognized medium of communication between the maker of 
yachtsmen's supplies and the yachting public. Its value for ad- 
vertising has been oemonstrated by patrons who have employed 
its columns continuously for years. 
Another Match for Dominion. 
Com. H. T. Drake, of the White Bear Y. C, recently 
sent a challenge to tlie Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. for a 
match between the 20-footer Dominion and one of the 
existing yachts of the White Bear fleet, under the same 
conditions as the Seawanhaka cup matches, which has 
been accepted. Dominion will be sailed in exactly the 
same condition as last season, the races to take place 
at Dorval about June 12. 
The Quincy Cup* 
The Quincy Y. C. is not to have sijch an easy time 
ill defending its $500 challenge cup for 21-footers as it did 
last season. Three well-known racing yachtsmen are 
after the trophy with fuJi-fledged and up-to-date racing 
21-footers, and a smart boat and clever handling, will be 
needed to keep them from carrying off the trophy. 
The latest challenge is that of Walter Abbott, which 
will come through the Hull- Massachusetts Y. C, and the 
cup contest will gain additional interest from the fact that 
the challenge is from a club in practically the same 
waters as the defending club. 
Mr. Abbott is well remembered by yachtsmen as last 
racing the 21 -footer Catspaw, in the season of '92, when 
the class was at its best. Previous to that he had Coyote 
and others. He has been in New York for the past few 
years, but is now in business in Boston again, and will 
renew the racing in which he used to find so much sport. 
He was formerly a member of the Hull Y, C, and will 
now take membership in the new organization. The club 
has not yet formally acted on his proposition to challenge, 
but there can be no doubt but what it will sanction it. 
Purdon will design and Stearns will build Mr, Abbott's 
new boat, and an improved Recruit may confidently be 
looked for. With an improved Purdon boat to meet last 
year's Recruit, it looks as if the Quincy Y. C. would have 
to get something faster or else suffer defeat. The pros- 
pect should stimulate the club's racing spirit, and will un- 
doubtedly have that effect. 
Mr. Mower and Mr. Eustis, from the Lynn and Beverly 
clubs respectively, are also not to be overlooked in the 
game. The former, in Vitesse, turned out a boat which 
won her class championship two years in suc.ces.sion, while 
in Duchess he had undoubtedly the fastest i8-footer in the 
racing fleet. His new Heiress promises to be as fast 
as her predecessors, and is clean cut and racer-like in 
model. 
Mr. Eustis is not given to racing slow boats. He has 
been experimenting for several years, and has Avorked 
out several successful designs, his latest being the 17- 
footer Capelin, which tnade a fine showing in last sea- 
.son's racing of the Beverly Y. C. in Buzzard's Bay. His 
new boat may confidently be expected to be fa.st and 
able. 
The races for the cup promises to be very interesting, 
and will attract more than local attention. 
There was for a while during the last fortnight, the 
prospect of some friction between the Lynn and Quincy 
clubs over the latter's revision of the declaration of 
trust, but the cloud which promised a squall has fortunate- 
ly blown over and everything is smooth sailing again. 
The cloud gathered because of the following commimi- 
cation: 
Lynn, Feb. 22. — Quincy Y. C. : I have been authorized 
by the Lynn Y. C. to notify you that the Lynn Y. C. con- 
siders that its challenge for the Quincy cup was pending 
after the Quincy Y. C. received notification of said chal- 
lenge, and that the Lynn Y. C, considers the action of 
the Quincy Y. C. in changing the conditions of the races 
as contrary to its declaration of trust. 
F. E. Newhall, Sec'y- 
To this the Quincy Y. C. cup representative sent the 
following reply: 
Quincy, Feb. 25. — Lynn Y. C: We have the honor 
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22d inst. 
We received from you a letter dated Dec-. 8, 1898, in 
which you informed us that your club had voted to chal- 
lenge for the cup, and also stating that "the challenge 
will be sent later." On Jan. 24, i8gg, we received from 
you the formal challenge for the cup, dated Jan. 23. On 
Feb. 23 we forwarded to you our acceptance of this chal- 
lenge. From Jan. 24 to Feb. 23 the challenge was pend-- 
ing" On Jan. 19, 1899, the revision of the declaration of 
tru,st was completed and the instrument was signed by 
our commodore and secretary. This, you will note, was 
four days before the date of your challenge. Therefore, 
we hold that we have not violated the declaration of 
trust. Quincy, Y. C, 
By J, S. Whithig, Representative. 
This reply from the Quincy Y. C. has, it is believed, 
made everything satisfactory to the Lynn Y. C. It has 
also been made clear to the latter organization that the 
Quincy Y. C. had no special boat in mind in making the 
revision barring boats of Dominion type, but simply de- 
sired to confine the racing to boats of the usual form. 
The provision to this end in the declaration of trust says 
that no point in any section of a boat shall be lower 
than its midship point. This effectually bars the double- 
hulled type or any approach to it. 
It now appears that R. M. Benner, of the Lynn Y. C, 
is building an i8-footer with bilges which drop a little 
below the keel, and which would be barred by the Quincy 
restriction. He has expectations that his boat will be 
fast, and hopes that she will be able to beat out Mr. 
Mower's Heiress in the preliminary racing. In that 
case she and not Heiress cotfld be named to support the 
challenge. This was the reason of the Lynn Y. C.'s pro- 
test, but assurance has been given that the Quincv Y. C. 
had no knowledge of Mr. Benner's boat, and had had 
the restriction in mind for some time before formulating 
and adopting it. 
It is understood that a slight change in Mr. Benner's 
boat to bring her within the restriction Avill not be ob- 
jected to by the Quincy Y. C.-, and that if he chooses to 
make it he will have a chance. This amicable settlement 
of the threatened misunderstanding is a good thing all 
around, 
Mr. Benner's boat is an i8-footer, with an over-all 
length of 38ft. and a beam of 9ft. 6in. She is a canvas- 
covered boat, after the style of Duchess and Heiress, 
and will be very lightly built, and carry a big sail plan. 
She is being built by her owner at Lynn. — Boston Globe. 
Chicago Y. G 
The annual meeting of Chicago Y. C. was held Feb. 
27, and the following officers elected: Com., F. W. Mor- 
gan; Vice-Coni., George R. Peare; Rear-Com., George 
Warrington; Sec'y and Treas., Charles H. Thorne ; 
Official Timekeeper, C. D. Peacock; Official Measurer, 
J. L. Myers ; Board of Trustees, William R. Crawford, 
William Herrick, C. E. Kremer, John D. Berriman and 
