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FOREST AND STREAM, 
The Laflin & Rand Powder Co. Tiave had an ninltitvule of orders 
for tlicir new ptnvder and sainplch of it, since they aunouiiced thai 
it was on the market. A nitio powder, Jt is designed for use in 
rifles and revolvers built for the use of black powders. The 
company has received many gratifying testimonials of its ex- 
':e11ence from men eminent as riile and revolver shots. Some 
remarkable scores were made with it in the Smith & Wesson 
range, at the Sportsmen's Exposition. Ur. xVshley A. Webber, 
of Brooklyn, who used this powder at the Sportsmen's Exposition 
revolver competition, writes Messrs. Laflin & Rand as follows: 
"1 used the new S. & W. military revolver, and had no trouble 
in making the scores T did. There was not a bad cartridge in the 
lot, and T am positive I could improve my score many points." 
If you want your shoot to be announced here send In 
notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
April 4-5.— Chambersburg, Pa.— Chambersburg, Gun Club's spring 
live-bird and target tournament; open to all. J. M. Runk, Captam. 
April 5-7. — Richmond. Va.— Tournament under management 
ol W. C. Lynham. Targets and live birds. 
April 11-1.3.- E'.k wood I'ark, Long Branch, N. J— The Inter- 
state Association's seventh annual Grand American Handicap 
tournament. Entries close April 4. Edward Banks, Sec'y, 318 
Broadway. • , ., , , • 
April lS-21.— Lincoln, Neb.— The Lincoln Gun Clubs second 
annual interstate tournament; targets and live birds; 1500 added. 
Geo. L. Carter, Sec'y. ^. . . < 
April 17-22.— Baltimore, Md.— Prospect Park Shooting Associa- 
tion's tournament; $500 added. Stanley Baker, Sec'y. 
April 19.- South Ilingham. Mass.— Annual tournament ol the 
TTingham Gun Club. . r 
April 25-27.— Kansas City, Mo.— Ninth annua! tournament of the 
Missouri State Amateur Shooting .^ssociation. under auspices ot 
Washington Park Gun Club; $400 added mone>; target and live 
birds. Walter F. Bruns. Sec'y. , , . , 
April 25-26.— Gretna, Neb.— Target and live-bird tournament; 
$200 added; open to all. H. M. Hardin and C. B. Randlett, 
Managers. _ , „ , . 
April 2f-28.— Baltimore, Md.— Tournan.eni of Baltimore Shooting 
Association; targets and live birds; money added. Geo. L. Har- 
"^'Iviay 2-5.— Lincoln, Neb.— Nebraska State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion's twenty-third annual tournament, under the auspices of 
the Capital City Gun Club; six amateur and four open events 
ea.-h day: targets and live b.irds. R. M. Welch, Secy. 
May P.— While Plains, N. Y.— Live-bird handicap. E. G. Horton, 
Manager. „ , « - > 
May 9-1.3.— Peoria, Til.— Illinois State Sportsmen s Association s 
tournament. C. F. Simmons, Sec'y. 
May 16-19— Erie, Pa.— Ninth annual tournament of the 1 enn- 
sylvania State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of the 
Reed Uurst Gun Club. F. W. Bacon, Sec'j'. • c ^ 
May 16-20.— St. Louis, Mo.— Tournament of the Missouri ^ State 
Fish and Game Protective Association. H. B. Collins, Secy. 
Alay 17-18— Oil City, Pa.— Interstate Associations tournament, 
under auspices of Oil City Gun Club. F. S. Bates, Sec'y. 
May 23-25.— Algona, la.— Tournament of the Iowa State Asso- 
ciation for the Protection of Fish and Game. John G. Smith, 
'^May 24-25.- Greenwood, S. C— Annual live-bird tqurmiment of 
the Greenwood Gun Club; 25-bird Southern Handicap. K. U. 
McCants, Sec'y. _ _ ' • , rt\ 
May 26-27.— Tyrone. Pa.— Target tournament of tlie Tyrone Gun 
Club. D. D. Stine, Sec'y. 
May 30.— Canajoharie, N. Y.— All-day target shoot at Canajo- 
harie, N. Y. Charles Weeks, Sec'y. r ^ -a 
May 30-Tune 2.— Erie, Pa.— Ninth annual tournament of the Penn- 
sylvania State Sportsmen's As.sociation, under the auspices of the 
Reed Hurst Gun Club. Frank W. Bacon. Sec y. j , 
June 5-10.-Buffalo, N. Y.— New York State shoot, under the 
auspices of the Buffalo Audubon Gun Club; $1,000 guaranteed; 
over $2,000 in merchandise, and $1,000 added money in open events. 
Chas. Bamberg, Sec'y. 51 Edna Place. 
Tune 6-9— Sioux City, Pa.— Fifth annual amateur tournament 
of the Soo Gun Club. E. R. Chapman, Sec'y 
June 7-9.— Columbus, O.— Tournament of the Ohio Trap-Shoot- 
ers' League, under the auspices of the Sherman Rod and Gun 
Club. J. C. Porterfield, Sec'y, O. T. S. L. . , , 
June 14-15.— Bellows Falls, Vt.— Interstate Association a tourna- 
ment, under auspices of Bellows Falls Gun Club. C. H. Gibson, 
^Tune 14-16.— Cleveland, O.— Cleveland Target Co.'s tournament. 
Tune 20-22.— Wheeling, W. Va.— Third annual tournament of 
the West Virginia State Sportsmen's Assocjation. under the 
auspices of the Wheeling Gun Clubj Wheeling, W. Va. John h. 
^ Time ' 27-29.— Altoona, Pa.— Target tournament of the Altoona 
Rod and Gun Club, Wopsononock Heights. G. G. Zeth Sec y. 
Tulv 1-2— Milwaukee Wis.— Grand tournament of Milwaukee 
Gun "Club, in Carnival Week. S. M. Du Val, Sec'y., 
July 19-20.- Providence, R. I.— Interstate Association s tourna- 
ment, under auspices of the Providence Gun Club. R. C. Koot, 
^Tufv 18-20.— Little Rock, Ark.— Arkansas State tournament. 
Aug 9-10 —Portland, Me.— Interstate Assocaition s tournam^ent, 
under" auspices of the Portland Gun Club. S B. Adams, Sec y. 
Sept 6-7.— Portsmouth, Va.— Tournament o the Interstate As- 
sociation, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Gun Club. W. JN. 
White, Sec'y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Chi'i secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 
these columns, also any news notes they may care to kavi j>riiiied. Ties 
on all events are conside}-ed as divided unless otherwise reported. Mail 
all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing^ ComJ>any, 346 Broad- 
way. New y'ork. 
0nd^ date of March 30, Mr. J. J. Hollowe I, the popular repre- 
sentative of the TJ. M. C. Co., wrlte.s from Cincmnati, as follows. 
'■A* you are well aware, the Clay Brothers, of the Hilltop Gun 
Club, are indefatigable shooters They have shot spa^ows 
brows, pigeons, bats and bluerocks on their grounds, but their 
latest diversion is in shooting bumble bees. They have the 
niggers busy all summer catching the bees, keep them at a suitable 
temperature'^ and next winter, shoot their, off. With that object 
in view Mr. G. W. Clay visited Mr. Hill, of Inchanapohs, he 
of sparrow trap fame, and ordered a special set of bee l^raps, ar- 
ran°-ed to have hot air connections from the club house they are 
considering at the present time a programme f^.^^ /^.t ^nnua 
"bee shoot." One of the notes says: 'Mr. Alfied Clay will 
have his coop of well-trained game cocks to do the retneying 
No shooter will be allowed to retrieve. Shades of our ancestors! 
but here is a chance for U. M. C. Thomas to formulaU^ a "bee 
load" that will go down in history as a world beater, [he boys 
say that have shot everything that flies until it became too easy 
and they looked around__for something smaller. AVell, I think 
they have it, don't you?" 
Mr A. Kleinman, of Chicago, seems to be something of a 
shooter for a man who was considered one whose best was of 
the past At Chicago, in a two-men team contest, he killed 23 
out of 25 birds, which is a reasonably good gait, and one which 
many find it difficult to follow. His team mate was Mr. J. H. 
A.mberg who killed 19, defeating Messrs. S. Graham and E. 
E. Neal, whose scores were respectively 21 and 20. 
On Thursday of this week. Smith Brothers' grounds, Foundry 
and Ferry streets, Newark, there will be an open shoot, 20 to 25 
live birds. Shooting commences _at 11 o'clock. There will be a 
wagon at the trolley car to meet visitors. 
The two famous Pensylvania trap shots, Messrs. Harry Coldren, 
of Reading and Fen Cooper, of Mahanoy City, shot the second of 
their series of three live-bird matches, at Reading, on March 31 
Coldren scored 42 out of 50; Cooper 39. 
Owing to pressure of business matters, Hon. T. A. Marshall, 
of Keithsburg, III. we are informed, will be unable to act as one 
of the G. A. H. handicap committee. The veteran Mr. C. W. Budd, 
of Des Moines, la., has been invited to fill the vacancy. 
The hing-postponed match between Messrs. Quimby and Banks 
vs. Keller and Waters, came oil on April 1, and those who at- 
tended on that day were not fooled. One of the teams won handily. 
The conditions were: 25 targets and 25 live birds per man. There 
were quite a number of excuses why one team lost, but the 
excuses did hot count in the scores. Another match may be made 
and t<lu)t some time— perhaps. 
In a match at 50 live birds each, for a purse of $100, Mr. J. A. 
Lane defeated Mr. H. Steege, at Waterloo, la., on March 29. 
Dr. Kibbey, the well-known shooter, acted as referee. The scores 
were: Lane 42, Ayitti one dead out; Steege, 38, with four dead 
out. 
Mr. George W, Mains, secretary of the Enterprise Gun Club, 
Reynoldton. Pa,, writes us that at a meeting of the club, officers 
R. A. WELCH, 1893. 
were elected as follows: President, Fred Stephan; Vice-Presi- 
dent, Jolm Owens; Secretary, Geo. W. Mains; Treasurer, J. F. 
Calhoun; Captain, Wm. H. Crouch. 
The programme of the St. Louis Shooting Association is 
touched upon by Mr. Herbert Taylor, in Mr. Banks' communi- 
cation, published in another column. The programme is on 
perfectly correct lines, guarding the interests of all concerned in 
a perfectly equitable competition. The amateur who loves com- 
petitive sport will find in this programme opportunities seldom 
offered. H. B. Collins, Sec'y. ; . _ 
The handicap committee of the G. A. H., 'on Aprire of this 
week will engage in a task which in the way of handicapping, far 
exceeds in difficulty anything of the kind which has occurred 
before in this country. The handicapping of such a great number 
of shooters, many of them known, many unknown, wiU probably 
lake two days of diligent work. 
The New Brunswick Gun Club, of New Brunswick, N, J., is 
making an effort to revive interest and activity among its mem- 
bers in trap-shooting mailers. It will endeavor to secure new 
THOMAS W. MORFEY, 1S94. 
grounds in a more convenient location. The list of officers elected 
is as follows: President, William E. Sperling; VjM-President, 
T. A. Blish; Treasurer, Joseph Fisher; Secretary, Reuben Mc- 
Dowell; Captain, Clarence Oakley. 
Mr Elmer E. Shaner, manager of the Interstate Association, 
arrived in New York on Monday of this week preparatory to 
assuming the duties as a member of the handicap committee, and 
manager of the Grand American Handicap. He is not in the 
best of health, and further is suffering in spirit from bereavement, 
having suffered the loss of near relatives. 
The entries to the Grand American Handicap, up to 3 o'clocTc 
on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, numbered 247. With those which 
will be received later, and with post entries this number may be 
quite materially increased. 
It is a peculiar feature of trap-shooting that, though a man may 
drift into the has-bens, he may revive and become a very lively 
factor of the present. 
In the final sheol ttf thfc Cresceftt Athletic Club's tfap-shbotitig 
season, April 1, one of the events was the consolation handicap, 
open to members who had contested, but who had not won a 
prize during the season. There were five contestants, namely, 
Messrs. J. S. S. Remsen, Wilmot Townsend, C. G. , Rasmus, L. 
Rhett and Henry Werleman. The prize was won by Mr. Remsen, 
who broke 23 out of 26. Mr. Charles Sykes wcin the Marljn re- 
peating rifle. 
Messrs. Rolla O. Heikes and W. Fred Quimby, have been dis- 
cussing their relative merits as pigeon shots, with the result 
that they arranged to shoot at 25 live birds at Elkwood Park, 
Long Branch, on Wednesday, of this week for a brand new hat. 
Whichever wins, the same size of hat will fit after the match 
that fit before. 
Mr. E. G. Horton, of White Plains, N. Y., will give a live- 
bird shoot on May 6. The programme will be arranged with a 
view to good amateur competition. He will engage the Fair 
grounds for the purpose, which are said to be nipst excellently 
adapted to a tournament. 
Concerning Tom Morfey's birds and the scores recently there- 
unto appertaining, it might not be amiss for each shooter , to 
suspend judgment till he tries them himself. There are a few 
here and there which are unkillable, and a few which are un- 
shootable. 
The records indicate that Mr. Fred Gilbert has been doing 
some A'ery excellent shooting with his Winchester gun in his prac- 
tice .shoots at ^Vatson's Park, Chicago, during some days past. 
On March 27 he killed 31 out of 32, which is a gait to be con- 
sidered with respect. 
The match for $500 a side between Messrs. ,W. Cashau and R. L. 
Packard was shot on Morfev's grounds. Lyndhurst, N. J., on 
j\Iarch .30. The former stood at 30yds., ' thie latter at 27. Each 
shot at 50 birds. Score: Cashau 28, Packard 39. 
The Tyrone, Pa., Gun Club will hold a target tournament on May 
26 and^ 27. The club is a new one. In reference to it, Mr. 
G. <j.^ Zeth gives full information under the head "Altoona Rod 
and Gun Club," elsewhere in our columns. 
The number of reasonably sure winners one hears of in reference' 
to the G. A. H., and the G. A. PI. cup, before it is Shot may be 
decreased appreciably toward the latter part of next week. 
Mr. L. S. Garnier, of the firm of A. B. Garnier & Son, Easton, 
Pa., was in New York early this week on a business trip. He 
is famous in his State in matters pertaining to the gun. 
Mr. Irby Bennett, representing the Winchester Repeating Arms 
Co., in the Southwest, arrived in Nesv York last week and will 
remain till after the Grand American Handicap is decided. 
T.veroy is in fine form at present. At Centredale, R. I., re- 
cently, he broke 49 targets straight, and finished with 97 out pf 
100, a score of the highest excellence. 
The Boston Gun Club begins a new series of shbots nn its 
grounds at Wellington, Mass., commencing April 4, 
Bernard Waters, 
Trap arottnd Reading:. 
Reading, Pa., March 31.— With the score of 42 kills out of 50 
live birds to-day at the Spring Valley Shooting Park, Harry 
Coldren. of this city, defeated Fen Cooper, of Mahanoy City, 
who succeeded in killing only 39. The match was the second of 
a series of three shoots, and was at 50 live birds, 30yds. rise, 
Hiirlingham rules, for $100 a side. A large crowd of people wit- 
nessed the match, among them being a delegation of Mahanoy 
City rooters, who came to Reading to back Cooper. Belling 
was quite lively before the match began, and thus a considerable 
amount of money changed hands. The birds were a fair lot of 
flyers, and some caused trouble to the shooters toward the end, 
as a strong wind began to blow toward the end of the match. 
James Schnieck, of Cacoosing, Pa., was referee, and Arthur A. 
Fink, of this city, scorer. The score follows: 
Trap score type— Copyright, iSgg, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
548451415555314148841542 3 
Coldren, 80 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 a 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 1 1- 20 
5 2 I 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 :3 2 1 8 1 5 4 4 4 1 5 1 1 5 1 
\ w;'/^ 4, 4. i i> T NH ? ^i>/i H ? //< 
2112222122 1 0 2 2 1 0211 12112 *— 22- 42 
4 2 8 J 3 3 1 8 5 1 1 i 2 3 4 1 4 4 6 1 1 4 2 2 a 
Cooper, SO. 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 21 
521331284, 5 ,')4454t25411341 5 
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2*2110111121001 *10102112 1-18-39 
Pottstown, Pa., March 31. — The target tournament of the Shuler 
Gun Club, of this city, held to-day, on the East End grounds, 
was a grand success. Shooters were present from Reading, Boyer- 
town. Limerick, and shooting kept up until dark. A new feature 
was the introduction of shooting incomers by placing a trap out in 
the field to throw toward the score. The special event of the 
day was event S, 20 targets. First prize, automatic loading outfit, 
which was won by Grubb, with the score of 17. The scores of 
the different events follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 3112 13 14 15 
Targets^ 10 7 10 5 10 10 10 20 10 5 10 5 5 5p 25 
Saylor 7 .... 4 6 5 5 14 6 4 7 4 3 6 20 
Grubb 8 0 9 3 8 5 9 17 S.. .. 3.. 8 22 
Kerr 6 6 7 12 7.. 8 
Wertz 5 8 5 9 8 10 12 9 5 
Jack 5 7 4 9.. S 14 10 5 6 
.Smith 9 5 8 9 10 13 7 5 9 5 5.. 21 
Geist 5.. .. 5.. .. 5.. 5 5 7.. 
Sheeler 10 6 16 8 5 10 
Wein 10 9 12 - 7 5 8 5 .. .. .. 
Livingood 5 .. .. 4 5 .. 5 .. .. 
Trnhart G12 5 5 
De Witt 12 1 
Mills 12 .. 4 .. 4 4 2 .. 
Trcpo 12 5 4 4 .. 
Sliaffer 5 4 5 
Duster. 
Charter Oak Handicap. 
CiOjciiSTER, Pa., March 31. — A large crowd witnessed the com- 
petiiii^n in the Cliarter ( ak handicap, which was contesled here 
to-day. There were twenty-eight entries. The conditions, were 
25 live birds, entrance .|10, birds at 35 cents per pair. Rose system, 
Interstate rules to goverr. 
Two men killed straight, namely, IT. B. Fisher and H. E. 
Buckwalter. Howard Rid^e lost but one bird and took second 
money alone, Schwartz, Greener, Trtimljauer and Henry tied on 
23. The scores: 
T Edwards, 26 2210111201212221021120212—21 
E R Martin. 26 0010122111001110210000112—15' 
T F Ivleinz 28 0220222010122211021211221—20 
T Kennedy, 26 ..2009112210020210111111211—18 
F Schwartz 28 1112121202211121221220221—23 
I W Budd 28 2212120222221222120222022—22 
J Shinn, 28 1121221122022021122202212—22 
W Cummin gs, 27 20221002121121222120122022—20 
N McGregor, 25 2112111211202020111010221—20 
H B Fisher, 27 2222222222222222222222222—25 
H Greener, 27 0221210121222211121212122—23 
T Everett, 30 0222111212122211122201002—21 
C E Geikler, 28.. 2222002222220202222222202—20 
H Traumbauer, 28 2222222222022222222022222—23 
H E Buckwalter, 29 2222222222222222222222222—25 
H Ridge, 27 2222121221222221222210221—24 
P C O'Brien, 27 1122220022222222222222202—22 
H Sanders, 25 11001120101120w 
F Stevens, 25 2022011022222020002222020—16- 
C H Fowler, 25 0221200220122201222222222—20 
E Emmers, 27 • 1201111202121211022100012—19 
T Price 27 1101001111221002221201211—19 
F A Peterson, 30 1222020202210002212200122—17 
T Clappe 30 2222001002102002021120211—16 
D Landis, 30 2122212011112001212222002-20 
T Henry 30 1221121012122121222222202—23 
H Johnson, 30 2222222222220022222200222—21 
G Sterling, 30 2222210122222220210122012—21 
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