FOREST ANt) STREAM. 
[March 25, 1899. 
Rivefton Con Cl«b» 
Rirerton's St. Patrick's day shoot was opened early under 
particularly auspicious circumstances, a clear, bright day and a 
supply of snappy, quick birds that gave the cracks all ihey de- 
sired in the way of diflicult targets. There was a fair attendance- 
of experts, and those who came brought news of more to follow 
to-morrow; so the 100-bird liandicap, the biggest fixture of the 
year, should bring together the best shots of several cities. 
The first day's events, a 10-bird handicap sweepstake and a 30- 
bird handicap, brought out good lists of entries, and the work 
done was uniformly good. Edgar Murphj' headed the New 
York contingent, and, though he said he felt as well as usual, 
he fell down badiy in the first event, a 10-bird sweep. He was 
among the very lowest,- with 7 kills. He did not contest in _ the 
30-bird contest, but will be on deck for the main event. Since 
long shoots are Murphy's long suit, he can be depended on to^ 
be somewhere in the money. 
The shooters lost little time in needless practice, after arriving 
at the grounds, and a 10-bird, $10, event was quickly under way 
with fifteen entries. This brought out, among the other cracks, 
Godschalk, J.ake Al-burger, Junius Davis, Harry Gemrig, Bob 
Welch and "Edgar Murphy. " The match was shot on grounds 
1 and ,3, the shooters drawing for choice, and in the face of a 
brisk northwester the first bird was liberated for Hunter, and 
promptlv killed. 
Alburger and Gemrig alone came to grief in the first round, the 
first on a right-quarterer and the latter on a Icft-circler, that 
twisted right out of both loads. The second round saw Finletter, 
Tohns and Watson go down in a row, while Murphy drew a right 
driver that faded like a shadow and escaped entirely unhurt. 
Bob Welch was shooting in great form, and his kills were all 
clean and with the first barrel, the second being a safety shot 
each time. Dando shot well after- the second bird, a turner, that 
bid defiance to the "southpaw" marksman and perched on the 
barn to think things over. 
Barker made a great kill of his sixth, a right driver, and Junius 
Davis staved in second money by a magnificent kill of his eighth, 
a twisting driver that sped like a Krag-Jorgensen bullet from the 
end trap. 
After lunch, the main event of the day was started, a 30-bird 
handicap, $25 entrance, and eighth contestants stepped up to the 
captain's desk to enter. 
The shoot furnished a surprise, in the shape of J. B. Ellison, who 
kept up the good form he has lately been exhibiting, and carried 
av-av hrst monev. He shot from the 28yds. mark, and it must be 
admitted got considerably the best of the birds; but two, at least, 
of his kiiiS were of the sensational order, his sixth and twenty- 
fifth birds, both lett-quarlerers of the dashing kind that can usually 
carry away ail the shot thjt hits them. 
Finletter made a great run from his sixth to his twenty-sixth 
inclusive, a stretch in which he drew any number of ugly_ birds 
and grassed them all clearly. Welch made four great kills of 
drivers, his tenth, eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth birds, all of 
which were of a type .licensed to fool any one. He fouled on 
three left-quarterers, flying ahead of the wind and twisting awk- 
wardly as they left the traps. 
In the 10-bird match. Barker, Murphy, Davis, Gemrig, Bucknell, 
Dando and Hexter started on No. 3 set of traps, the others shoot- 
ing on No. 1, each squad shooting 5 birds and then chan.ging. 
The little wind there was came from the northwest, but was too 
light to make the .shooiing very hard. No. 1 traps face the north 
and No. 3 the south. 
In the 30-bird race, Barker, Upson, Godschalk and Davis shot 
15 birds, on No. 3 grounds, and then changed with the other 
squad, who shot their portion on No. 1 grounds.. 
The opening event was at 10 birds, $10 entrance, 40, ,25, 15 and 
10 per cent.: 
Barker. 28 112*212112—9 D A Upson, 30 ...2010222120—7 
E Murphv, SO 2*22202201— 7 E H Godshalk, 26. .22222a2j22— S 
T H Davis, 27 21121)21122— 9 R A Welch, 3J 2222222222—10 
'H E Gemrig, 26. . . .01022i2122— 8 J T Alburger, 26. . .0102211112— S 
H Bucknell, 28. .. .1010212222— 8 Clement, 29 2020210222-7 
Douglass, 29 1021222222— 9 Tohns, 27 1'j2112 110— 7 
Hexter, 27 220222222w Johnson, 27 2222220021— 8 
Hunter, 27 .-. 22. -2222220- 8 
No. 2 event was at 30 birds, $25 entrance, 30yds. rise, cup and 40 
per cent, to first; 25 per cent, to second, 15 per cent, to third, 10 
per cent, to fourth: 
Trap score type— Copyright, 189Q, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
13248 32254154 21 
i t 1 / N i ^ t 
J H Duvis, 2T 1 a 1 si si i ii t 1 t -l * 1 * ^ 
8 1 1 2 5 1 2 5 4 5 3 4 5 2 2 
11222*01212222 2-26 
328415134151285 
T ^ /' N ^ 1 1 / 
2 0 1 2 2 1 2 ^ 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
"Clement" Finletter, 29. 
R A Welch. 
J B Ellison, 28. 
4334 3 511 1 2 13113 
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 * 0 2 2—2.7 
25123324 5 314 3 IS 
..2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 * 2 * 2 1 3 
115 4422485123 83 
\ vj'/'* 7» \ ^ T 
0 « * 1 2 2 0 a 2 2 2 a 2 2 2 - 25 
1 55222831551132 
..2 2 :i 0 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 
-28 
D A Upson, 80. 
-25 
EH Godshalk, 27. 
''Douglass," Dando, 29. 
2114251 15132426 
7> t .s" 7" -> 4- N ^1 1 
112112*12122 2 2 2- 
332844485382341 
\ \ i \/"\ -^-^ ^ 
. .0 2 2 2 2 U 2 1 * 1 2 2 2 2 0 
43 8 115814411152 
->->w-->->\/i \ t T 
0 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 ^111- 
11544351141133 3 
.0 2 22 2 121 * 222221 
3 18454553125115 
21022 2 2 ** 21112 0-25 
5134415 5 4181411 
..2 22 2 201**0 2 1121 
5 4 5 5 13 4 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 2 
222012212* 2 2222- 
■24 
"Hexter," I Eckert, 27. 
254584143531411 
..2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 * 1 1 1 2 0 0- 
■10 
The Handicap. 
The sixth annual 100-bird spring handicap of the Riverton Gun 
Club, at Taylor's Station, N. J., was a disappointment from two 
points of view. Scarcity of entries and miserable weather. 
Among those expected to enter were at least ten of New York's 
best wing-shots, but on Friday E. G. Templeton and W. W. • 
Johnson were the only ones to put in an appearance. However, 
it was expected that more would show up for the big event, but the 
two above-named remained away, and no others came, which 
lessened the interest. r , . , 
The feature of the day's sport was the making of high scores 
by those who did enter. Seldom if ever have so many high 
scores been made in one event on these grounds. The winner s 
score equaled the best score made in any one of the six handi- 
caps D. A. Upson, of Cleveland, O., capturing first money with 
97 out of 100, and two fell dead out of bounds. The only time 
this has been equaled was by Fred Haley, three years ago. Last 
year Upson won first with 93 out of 100. 
W H. Bucknell, who lately joined the Riverton Club, gave 
Upson the hardest kind of a tussle, and was tied with him at 
75 birds, each having missed two. Bucknell lost two of his 
last 25 which put him one behind, and he was forced-to be content 
with dividing second money with Clements, each killing 96. Barker, 
who won Friday's shoot, got but 92, and was beaten one bird by 
IT Park. 
Robert Welch's showing was a surprise after his work on Friday, 
He lost four out of his first 75 and then went to pieces, losing 5 
of his last 25. 
There were only nine entries for the big event. These were 
divided into three squads, each squad shooting at 33 birds on No. 
2 and No. 3 grounds, and 34 birds on No. 1 ground. 
Upson shot in remarkable form, killing 99 of his 100 birds, but 
two dropped dead just outside of the boundary. He also made 
the best straight score. After missing his 25th bird, which was a 
hard left-qviarter incomer, the Clevelander grassed 63 straight. 
Bucknell killed 51 straight, and Welch had a clean score until 
his 47th bird, a hard driver, dropped dead just over the wire. 
Bucknell's shooting was remarkable from the fact that he only 
used his second barrel 29 times during the match. 
While the men deserve great credit for making the scores 
they did, they were aided by the conditions, wTiich favored the 
shooters. The rain and darkness bothered the birds considerably, 
and made the mark easier than they would have been had the 
weather been fine. The birds were equally as good as^ on Friday, 
and had they been favored with clear weather and a slight breeze, 
the scores would have been smaller. 
The entrain;e in the event was $100, and the money was di- 
vided into four. Upson got the Cup and 40 per cent. Bucknell 
and Clements took second and third money, and Park fourth. 
Tills left Barker and Welch, who each killed over 90, out of the 
money. An idea of how the men killed the birds can be seen 
by the high straight scores. Upson killed straight from his 20th 
bird to the end, but lost hi* 25th and 89th birds dead out. Bucknell 
killed 6S birds wdth one barrel, and killed straight from the Uth 
to the 8Jth bird, losing his 62 bird dead out. Park got his second 
25 straight. Barker got all of his third 25, and Welch, after getting 
his first 25 straight, lost 4 in the next 50 and 5 out of the last 25. 
The men were in unusually good form, and the way they 
started in was evident that some good scores would be made, arid 
there was no disappointment, for seldom has there been such big 
scores made in a handicap shoot. Out of the twenty entries expected, 
but nine faced the traps, and out of this number six got better 
than 90, and three better than 95. Three sets of traps were used, 
and the good and poor birds were about equally divided among 
the three, although those on No. 2 were said to be the easiest 
and those on No. 3 the hardest. 
Welch and Upson drew numbers together and started on the 
river grounds. Welch and Clements were the only ones to kill 
their first 25 straight, Bucknell getting 24. In the second 25 Welch 
and Clements each lost two, Bucknell and Upson killing straight, 
and at the end of 50 birds, Bucknell led by one bird. Upson 
then gave a great display of fine shooting by killing 25 more with- 
out a miss. Welch lost two dead out of bounds, and Bucknell 
one in the same way 'in this round, and on the 75th bird Upson 
and Bucknell were tied with but two misses. 
The closeness of the score betw^een Upson and Bucknell held the 
crowd in subjiense. The latter had many supporters, and every 
shot of both men was watched with great interest. Upson kept 
up his great work, and added 13 more straight to his string, 
miaking it 63 straight. PTe then drew a screaming right-quarterer, 
which he hit with both barrels, and the bird dropped dead over 
the fence. Bucknell was then one to the good, and his followers 
were jubilant. He drew a hard right-quarterer on his 84th shot 
and the bird twisetd out. This left the score at a tie. The young- 
ster added 5 more to his score, and then missed a fast left- 
quarterer. This lost him the match, Upson killing his last 11 
straight. , . ^. 
While these two were fighting out the tie, Clements was shoot- 
ing in great shape, and got 24 out of his last 25, his only miss 
being a hard left-quarterer, and tied Bucknell for second money. 
I'ark, who finished third, had hard luck with his birds, killing 
98, and losing 5 of these dead out . of bounds, finishing with 93 
kills. The scores: ■ . ' 
One hundred live birds, handicap rise, entrance $100, money 
divided. 40 per cent, to first, 25 per cent, to second, 15 per 
cent, to third and 10 per cent, to fourth. A cup goes with first 
money : 
Trap score type—Copyriglit, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
5 26144-415 2845J53145S12554 
Barker, 28 2 1 1 :i 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 U « 2 1 2 2 :4 2^ 2 2 2 1 2 
11434224 3 212 
12 2*22212221 
(512 111414224414526582831 
2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 
4255532 2382512 831444 5 1122 
1/ 1/ \ ■KN \ \ 4- -> T ^ >^ \ z'' ^ N N. 
122 2 2 10ai5i212J10U12101211 
112 3 8855442484153 8 5 34255 5 
H H S-/" HT' / HH i t H-J-V 
Clement, 29 ii 1 2 2 z 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 '2 2 2 2 
14245242244«45142242122 5 3 
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 a 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 '2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 
55 2 1124342484148332321514 
22 10!i2 2 22 2 2 2 2222 22 2112122 
145312424112155822418 2223 
2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 1 2-^ 2 2 2 2 5 
52435328155353 15 252 44 1513 
.1 1021222*22011 2 212 2 221122 
2 2248 8 8 5 14214 
1 1 * 2 2 2 / 1 ii 2 2 I 2 
Hexter, 27. 
Hunter, 27 . 
342488518421244 258 2221532 
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22222222l210*211*2al20221 
424122445212 4411 523414325 
1 2 1 0 1 2 •">' 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 
132115 3 3241 43855313322855 
\->'s-.Hl\->\T\\Hi/T\\i\ 
2 2 112 12 0 2 3 2*2122211121223 
3 4 8 2 15 2 113 14 8 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 15 2 
. '2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 I 2 0 2 2 
2—22 
Upson, 80. 
Welch, 30. 
44511452 385 45211481521114 
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2 2 2 2 2 2 * 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2—23 
4534 2 5342212 4512 254853215 
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1 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 2-22 
3113131314 8 88 2 1 5 5 1.2 835188 
2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 ♦ 2 :j a 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 1-22 
45152241415 8 13115348 13241 
. .2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 a 2 a 1 2 2 ' 2 2 2 2 *-23 
6315444314224542351382428 
t 2 -2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2-25 
1482 5 1528^41 2 441 2 446242412 
2 2 2 2 2 ^ 1 2 2 1 12 2 2 :i 2 2 2 2 2 a 1 2 1 2-25 
2 2 35514 3 8553133 3 86 2 432111 
2 2 2 2 2 2.3 122221022 2 2312 132 2-24 
2 1 145822531512841 
..2121222222^22122211 
Robert? 2S. 
432124342 2 2 1411845142 2 243 
21/2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 * 2 0 2-28 
828314fi255 2 24411141415125 
2 2 2 2 2 0 :i 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 vi 2 1 :i 2 a 2 2 2 2—23 
6112 2 8144425123 32 2884 2555 
K TV / 1" t \ ^ ^ ^ H/' \ / H;« 
212 * 2 20 2 0221 2 02 2 22202 2 11 2—20 
2 5 4 4 4 2 5 4 3 4 8 13 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 8 15 
.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1-24 
Davis, 27 . 
Parke, 29. 
8511532114252512 241152152 
1 2 11111122211 2 2111121121 2—25 
22542422252145 4 2422521411 
1 2 2 I 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 » 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1-24 
615841815144253512 5351182 
211121 2 10 2 llll 01211111121- 28 
64335 2 15 5 113114 5 1815 11424 
..2 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 •<! 1 2—28 
5 1 5 8 44841 2 5453 2 31248 2 2 2 24 
211111121122121 2 01121 2 * 2 1—23 
4152112443412 158235118424 
t i-^T" \H/^ 4.f-\-»t-N'\->/''*-<-\N i ^^^/''-> 
122212 2 12111 2 0200111 2 122 2—22 
418521 5 43 5 2328133441 
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42125843825551825 5 12182 5 5 
,. 1 1 2 » 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 * 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 2. 2 2—22 
23 15 252551323212 2 12114214 
111111 2 11 2 212 2 2 1211232 2 1 1—25 
8 5 41284 2 13325442314248525 
1111112 2 21**222 2 *1112 2 21 1—22 
4 5 424228344248 2 8 2582118 51 
;'H/^ HH.<^ 4- '\//"H\/</"7' / 4-t. 
1 2 22a2 2 2222122 2 1222*221 2 1—98 
Trap at Litlle Rock. 
Little Rock, Ark., March 17. — ^In a drenching rain the follow- 
ing scores were shot. Considering the adverse weather conditions 
Brangg's score of 21 out of 25 was a nice performance, this, too, 
for liis second effort at the birds. Brizzolara and Peay are both 
novices, but Peay has had considerable experience as a field shot: 
Trap score type — Copyright, iSpg, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
418512451212 8143515511221 
Litzke 1 llllOoul 2 20011011001110 1—1 
8312 213431414311148421434 
/r''^/"-><-^<-r^^r^T-»<-^/<-\r<--/'/T T<- 
Brizzolar.^ 0 2 120ill210:ill2 0 11010121 1—19 
5245201824 5 585 2 1212345444 
\r'.^r^T r*r"^/T<-T/'«-T-><-<-\/«->N\<- 
Bragg 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 1- 21 
421152444525 5 I 5 2441115152 
«-T ? r*r>Tr> T-»/ T T<— ■>^ \;^r>-^-*T 
Peay 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 2 2-19 
1 2 2 1 3 2 3 5 1 3 
^T<-<-T'>->N<-r> 
Litzke 0 lU 2 20220 1— 6 
5 5 45542125 
Brizzolara ...1 10220211 1—9 
2 3 2 118 3 5 5 1 
Bragg... 1 01000211 2—7 
2231522214 
->^TT->«-T\T-> 
Peay... 2 111212 110-9 
Paui, R. Litzke. 
Buffalo Audubon Gun Club. 
Buffalo, N. Y., March 18.— H. D. Kirkover killed 25 straight 
in the Audubon Gun Club's badge shoot to-day. Geo. P. Mc- 
Arthur won Class B badge, and also the liebard trophy event 
for the third time, and from all indications he will be very near 
the top at the finish of the last-named contest. U. E. Storey 
won Class C badge. 
Among the visitors yesterday was William A. Crosby, of Batavia, 
and the club's former field captain; Alex. Forrester, who made 
application for a squad position for the club's State shoot of this 
season, represented by Messrs. Upson, Redwing, Steele, Forrester, 
Hogan, Elliott and Fred Wehl, of the Cleveland Gun Club. The 
West Virginia Gun Club, of Sisterville, W. Va., has also asked 
for privilege of being the first squad in State tournament, and 
has sent in the nam.es of the following representatives: J. F. 
Mallory, Bowers, F. W. Mallory, Dode and T. Mallory. 
Following is to-day's score: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets: 15 15 * ** 15 
A Heinold 11 12 17 25 11 
E Burkhardt 13 13 24 26 13 
Crosby 13 15 25 28 14 
E Burkhardt....... 13 10 20 26 9 
E Hammond 10 13 23 22 13 
Norris 12 12 20 27 5 
Talsma ; 11 .. £3 .. .. 
Reinecke 14 9 16 22 11 
J Reid 13 13 21 25 . . 
R Hebard 15 9 17 25 . . 
■^Badge. ■**Hebard trophy. 
3 4 5 
Events: 1 2 
Targets: 15 15 
G McArthur 12 14 22 28 
L Bennett 12 9 22 28 
J Baynes 7 6 11 .. .. 
T Walker 11 .. 19 17 
li McCarney 10 .. 19 25 .. 
H Kirkover ....... 15 13 25 29 14 
Leuschner 9 19 18 11 
U Storey 9 17 26 . . 
Fo.xie 21 9 
University of Pennsylvania Gun Clufa. 
Philadelphia, Pa., March 18.— The University of Pennsyl- 
vania Gun Club shot off three events at their grounds, at 
Fernwood, to-day in a driving rainstorm. The scores, while 
fair, were not up to the usual average. 
Event No. 1, for the Wurts-Dundas cup, was won by W. M. 
Swain, with a score of 21 out of 25. Event No. 2, for the Wm. 
J. Swain cup, was won by W. D. Neilson, 24 out of 30. 
Event No. 3 for a Parker gun, was also won by Neilson, after 
a tie with Parish and Singer, This is the gun won by the 
Universitv's first team, at Madison Square Garden last week in 
the intercollegiate match. It must be won by a member of- the 
team three consecutive times to become his property. W. Moseley 
Swain, scorer. 
Wurts-Dundas cup: 
Swain :. 1111110111111011110011111—21 
Singer .0101111011110110111010100—16 
Neilson 1101000111100111011010000—13 
Parish 1001110101001011111000111—15 
Cooper 1111000011011111010111101—17 
Baldwin 1001001101110101110110101—15 
Ryan 1011110000010111001100000—11 
Swain cup : 
Swain .. 10101010in01ini1inniii<^-'1il— 
Steel .. '. 100111111100011101100001111101—19 
Singer ........... i • • • .00101lliuuiiiiUiUiiJiuj:ui.uixj.ii— iu 
Cooper ■ .•- 001110010110011011111111100101—19 
Neilson • 101111111111110010111101011111^24 
Parish 101001101100110010010111111111—19 
Baldwin 111111101110010010110101010110—19 
Rvan ..^.L..».*..,. llOuUOlOOllOlOOOllOOlOlOOlllOO— 13 
VVeyborn ' 111011010110100101001011100000—15 
Parker gun contest: 
Singer 1111101011101111101100111—19 
Neilson 1100011111101010111111111—19 
Pari sh 1111010010111001111111111—19 
Cooper • ■ • .0110100111111111110111010—18 
Shoot-o£F : 
Singer 1101111110—8 Parish ....^ 1111000111—7 
Neilson 1011111111-9 
Mr. Edward Banks, secretary-treasurer of the Interstate Asso- 
ciation, in another column, calls attention to the closing of the 
entries on Tuesday, April 4, and that admission badges will not be 
mailed before March 2b. 
