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The N» P. L. System, 
Sheldon, Vt. — Editor Forest and Stream. Among the many 
systems in general use for dividing the money in trap-shooting 
contests there are none that completely fill the bill. They are 
either too complicated for general use or are in many instances 
decidedly unfair — as in class shooting, wherein the 90 per cent, 
men,' through dividing ties, often do not receive as much as ati 
50 per cent, man who stands alone. There is at such times a great 
temptation for one of the high men to drop for place. 
The new N. P. L. equitable system remedies these evils, as it 
is easy to understand and work, and rewards the winners accord- 
ing to their merits. This system is founded on the basis that if' 
a shooter does not come up to a certain standard he is not worthy 
ot reward, and those who go above that standard to be rewarded 
as they deserve. 
In the inclose?'d score we have fixed the standard at 65 per cent.— 
13 out of 20; that is, in an event of 20 birds a shooter must break 
13 to become a winner. If he breaks 13 he is credited with one 
point called a "count." Those breaking 14 are credited with two 
"counts," etc. A full score would give eight counts. The amount 
of entrance money, with the added money, is divided by the total 
number of "counts" made in that event. This- gives the value of 
each count, and the winners receive according to the number to 
their credit. . . . • i ^ 
I» the inclosed score the pot is $22 and there are twenty.-eight 
counts, making the value of each 78 cents and a frac- 
tion over, so those who scored 13 received 78 cents; those 
who scored 14, 2 counts, 56 cents, and the 15 men, 3 counts, 
$2.34, etc. The highest m this event are the two IS men, who re- 
ceive $4.68. The fractional part of each count makes a total ot 
16 cents, and is given as a booby prize to the one who made the 
lowest score. 
Of course the standard should be' varied to suit circumstances., 
, In some club shoots 50 per cent, would be high enough, while at 
some tournaments 75 or 80 per cent, would be none too high. 
Had this system been used at Buffalo, with a standard ot So 
per cent., many a sorrowing shooter would have been made happy. 
In printing the score cards for this system the number of the 
event, the percentage, the amount of entrance and added monevy 
together with the number and price of the targets, should be lelt 
blank, to be filled in as required bj' the management. 
First event, 65 per cent, to win, $10 added: 
20 targets, ^ ,r , * t. i 
2c. each, entrance Broke. Counts. Value. Ipp';, 
A 40 1.00 IS 8 .78 $'1.68 
^ 18 K ... 4.68 
^ ■ i7 5 ... 3.90 
J6 4 ... 3.12 
g . 15 3 ... 2.34 
p ;: .... 14 2 ... i.se 
^ :: , 13 1 ... .78 
I ■ .... 12 0 
V :::::::::::::: : 11 
K 11 
M •••• 
N 
o ■ ■ ;;; ; ;; 
s ■ • ■• •■ ;;; ;;;; 
■■" . ..[ $20.00 
Entrance . • . • 10 00 
Added money ' 
$30.00 
8.00 
Less targets 
„ , 28^22.00 
Counts 
.78 
and 16 cents over for booty prize. A and B each brbke 18 counts 
6, and 6 X .78 = $4. 68. Sianstead. 
St. Paul Rod and Gun Club 
St Paul Minn , July 29.— The St. Paul Rod and Gun Club had 
the largtst 'shoot of {Se^season this afternoon. We called a special 
meeting and accepted six new members. • 
Mrs Lee won the ladies' special prize with a score of 8 ovit of 10. 
Wilkinson won first in the merchandise event ; Mark second Mor- 
rison third Danz, Morrison and Perry had a tie on the mer 
cha^dise shoot-ofl; ast week, to settle which resuhed m Morrison 
51 g Is was expected, banz dropped out early in the game 
bit Per'ry gave him a run for his money by shooting straight 
to 15 then they both missed 16th birds. Perry lost his 18th and 
Morrison scored and - won. Wilkinson won senior badge, and 
Trix the junior. 
Badge shoot. 25 targets, unknown ^'^sl^l'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^nOO^ll 
J?^Pf lOIOilOlOllOllOlOUOlOllO-15 
^'^f ^ 0110111010101101001111011-16 
Gotzian .lUOllOlOllllllOlllOlOllll-lS 
Thompson ■ • :i^iuiiiomiilllllll0111-22 
fl^Tf ■ ... .0000111011101101000111100-13 
LeibrooK 1111100011111110001111111-19 
^j."y ■ ; • • ; ; : : . .1011111111111111101111111-23 
Wilkinson ! .0011011110111101100100111-16 
^^\tV,;;;;' ■ ' " ' .loiooiouoiioiiiiioiiiiu-is 
P ^ Plausei .1101010110110101011101111-17 
Tri-^ • • . . . .ooouiioioiiiioioiuoiioi— le 
• 1110001101101110101001111—16 
Schiffraann 1011011100110101100101110-15 
Spear ••••• .0111011010110100011100111-15 
Elton 1000110010110101010101111-14 
Fopt'lf-' ' .0000010111010001111010111—13 
Leisch .1111011110111111111111100-21 
Morrison ..0101111101101111110101111—19 
Novotny .1011101011011101111101111-19 
Kennedy • .1111101111101110101011111-20 
McKay • ■ ■ 0110101101101010010010111-14 
Dwyer ■ iiil011001000100011010111-14 
Emerson • .0101010101111000101101101-14 
Kel sey .1111110110110010110010011—16 
Kelly ■ ; ; : . . .1001011011011011011010111— le 
Fulton 1100100011011101010101100-13 
Corcoran 0101011110100101001011000—12 
Kodgers Skcretary. 
Soo GuQ Club. 
Stoux City la Aug. 4.— The members of the Soo Gun Club 
made the foUowing scofes at the ninth of the series of shoots for 
tl.p Schmelzer trophy on the afternoon o> Aug. A. 
ta'i^Fe?^ won the honors with the handsome score oX 29., Ihis 
is Mr Langers- second season at the traps, and his work is very 
gratifying to his friends. 
Scores 30 targets. T^-d-^P-^ofM^ 
Bold : lllOlOllllllOimilUllllOllll -26 
I^Xan UlU 1111110111011111111111111 -28 
Knnter" 1 UlllllU 111111111111010110101 -26-1-27 
I anews 1011111111111111111 11111111111 -29 
icortil^ht 011111111111111101011101111111 -26 
ChaDman 8 " 11010100011011111110101001111—20-8-28 
Har?i^ 110101111010010111011111111111 -23 
a,r^v 2 ' ■ 111010111111111101000111111011-23-2-25 
Xpp^; o 111111110111101100111111111010-24—2—26 
EastSide Gun Club 
Saginaw. Mich., July 30,— Scores were made to-day :is foUow.s at 
the shoot of the East Side Gun Club: 
Practice race, 25 targets: J, B. Baum .19, John Popp IS, Wra. 
M. Nouggle 13, John M. Messner 22, T. L. Thompson 9, G. 
Club medal: J. B. Baum 21, F. Baumgartner 16, Wm. M. Noug- 
gle IS, F. Schuetzler 14, W. Tremper 13, Frank Lord 14, H, Krog- 
mann 26, Ed Carpenter 23, John Popp 18, John M. Messner 23. 
Finley Brewing Co. medal, 25 targets: J. B. Baum 21, J. Popp 
19, Wm. M - Nouggle IS, H. Krogmann 21, John M. Messner 24, 
F Lord 15,' Ed Carpenter 23, G. R. Endert 19, Ed Skotel 15, J. 
Ditz 22. 
Everet House walking match, 15 targets: G. R. Endert 6, J. 
B. Baum 7, Wm. M. Nouggle 8, 'W. Tremper 6, H. Krogm.ann 12, 
Ed Skotel 8, L. Thompson 4, J. .Popp 11, J. M. Messner S, J. Ditz 5. 
Fort Smith Gun Club 
Fort Smith, Ark., Aug. 4.— Only six members of the club faced 
the, traps on the occasion of the last weekly shoot of the Fort 
Smith Gun Club on Thursday evening. The traps worked miser- 
ably, and the shooting under the' (jircumstances was far from 
pleasant. 
Mesdames Coffee and Hunt favored the club with their presence 
and incidentally fired a few rounds just to see if they could not 
do as well as their husbands. The ladies were also quite useful, 
one acting as score-keeper and the other as trap-puller, which 
duties they performed in a manner quite satisfactorjf to all. 
In tlie medal race, 25 birds per man, Durden missed his first 
bird, and then ran 22 straight, giving Matthews palpitation of the 
heart, if such a thing was possible. However, he missed his last 2 
.'uid Matthews won the Class A medal on a score of 24 out of 25. 
In the last two medal contests Matthews has won it twice with 
a score of 49 out of 50. But as Frank Parmelee, of Omaha, says, 
"How .can you beat a man if he don't miss none?" 
Mulraney had no competitor for Class B. and won it without a 
struggle. Everyone in the club was glad to see him get it, as he 
is a brand-new shooter. 
Tliere will be only one more practice .shoot iDelore the State 
tournament, at Little Rock, on Aug. 15-17, at wltich, it is to be 
hoped, n team representing Fort Smith will be present. It is a 
good advertisement for the town and we have the material 4f they 
will only get together and shoot. The fact that there is no man in 
the Stale that can shoot over 85 per cent, would give the Fort 
Sniilli team a .great .idvantage, as Matthews has shown himself 
eciual to 92 or 95 on badly working trapk 
A team composed of Matthews, Leach, Havtwell and E.tptisje, 
or Uurden, with Hunt, Coffee and Oglesby substitutes, would 
have a fighting show in any company thnt could be gotten to- 
gether in the State. 
Following arc the scores — Medal race: 
Matthews .llllllimoinillllllllll— 24 
Durden - 0111111111111111111111100—22 
Leach 1111110011111001111110111—20 
Hunt 1111 101010101011101111111—19 
Coffee 0111000111111110101010111—17 
Mulraney nOOOlOOOOOlOOOlOlOOllOlOl— S 
.Sweeps wcr<' shot as follows: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 15 15 16 10 Targets: 15 15 15 10 
Matthews 13 14 14 10 Hunt 8 8 7 
Leach 13 11 12 5 Coffee 9 6 6 
Durden 7 14 11 7 Mulraney 6 3 7 n 
Sechetary. 
Nof wich GuQ Club. 
Minneapolis Gun Club. 
.MiNNEAiJOLis, Minn., Aug. 3. — The attendance at the shoot of the 
Minneapolis Gun Club aggregated twenty-eight shooters to-day, 
and' this was somewhat of a disappointment, as a large attendance 
is expected the balance of the season. 
Special prizes will be offered in the different events from now 
on to regain the proper enthusiasm and attendance of the old 
members, as a club with the membership that the Minneapolis 
Club has should turn out from sixty to eighty shooters every 
week. 
.Velson carried olT the honors, winning tliree medals and beat- 
ing Johnston for high average by 1 bird. McQueen finished 
third! Parker fourth, McKay, Biffton and Mrs. Johnston tieing 
for fifth position. 
A feature of the afternoon's sport was the shooting of ISIaster 
Willis Monroe, eleven years of age, who shot in the Schlitz 
badge event, and killed 8 targets out of the last 10 shot at, a 
wonderful performance for one so young. The following are the 
scores of the different events: 
Val Blatz diamond badge, 15 singles, unknown angles: Biffton 
10, Parker 12, McICay 12, Tohnston 13, McQueen 13, Sully 4. 
Matlies 12, Kennedv 11, Mrs. Johnston 13, Woolf 9, North 12, 
Trapton 4, Chapin 3^ Nelson 12, Dr. Bill 11, Stone 7, Cat 11. 
Mrs. Johnston won badge. 
Schlitz diamond badge, 25 singles, unknown angles: Biffton 21, 
Parker 19, McKav 20, Johnston IS, McQueen 20. Sully 12, Mathes 
13, L. F. Kennedy 16, Mrs. Johnston 19. Woolf 16, C. North 18, 
Trapton 12, Chapin 4. Nelson 21, Dr. Bill 15, Stone 17, Kat 20, 
Hays 18. Arbuckle 16,' Chamberlain IS, Edsall 16. Willis 10. 
Shoot-off, 10 targets: Biffton 8, Nelson 10. 
Nelson won badge. 
Paegel challenge badge, '25 singles, unknown angles: Biffton 21, 
Parker 23, McKay 21, Johnston 22, McQueen 21, Sully 13, Mathes 
13, L. F. Kennedy 18, Mrs. Tohnston 21, Woolf IS. Tramp 12, 
Chapin 5, Nelson 23. Dr. Bill 19, Stone 18, Kat 22. Havs 20. 
Arbuckle 13, Chamberlain 13, North 19. 
Nelson won badge. 
Club badges, 10 singles, unknown angles; 5 pairs: 
Biffton 1101111111 10 11 10 10 00—14 
Parker 0011111101 11 11 11 10 10—15 
McKay 1011111111 00 11 10 00 11—14 
Johnston 1111111111 11 11 11 11 10—19 
McOueen 1111111111 10 10 10 10 11—16 
Nelson .....1111111110 11 11 10 11 11— IS 
Kennedy 0111000111 10 10 10 00 11—11 
Mrs Tohnston 1111110110 10 1110 10.10—14 
Dr Bill 1101101011 10 10 10 11 00—12 
Trapton 111111100 1 00 00 10 10 00— 7 
Cat .1111111001 10 10 00 10 11—13 
Parker 1011111110 10 10 11 10 11—15 
Biffton 0111111001 11 10 10 11 10—14 
O'Brien 1101011100 10 lO 10 10 01—11 
Cooper ! 0001111110 10 01 10 11 10—12 
Cbamberlin 0101011111 10 10 00 10 10—11 
Schebonegagvn 1011011101 10 11 10 10 11—14 
O'Brien , . . .' 0110110101 10 01 10 10 11—12 
Catamaran IHOlllOH 0111111110—16 
Tarb ,1010111111 10 10 10 10 11—14 
Johnston won senior badge. Nelson won junior badge, Cbamber- 
lin won amateur badge. 
Arkansas State Championship. 
Fort Smith, Ark., Aug. 5. — Editor Forest and Stream. Replying 
to Secretary's communication, of Pine Bluff, in your issue of the 
5th inst., beg to say that so far as we knew, never having seen a 
copy of the rules governing the same, the conditions were com- 
plied with in the Sumpter-Matthews match. A formal challenge 
was written and sent to E. T. Reaves, Little Rock, Ark., with an 
inclosed check for $10 (which, by^the way, we have never been 
able to get back), as follows: 
"Fort Smith, Ark., Aug. 10. 189S.— E. T. Reaves, Esq., Treas.. 
Little Rock, Ark : Dear Sir: I inclose check for $10 and hereby 
challenge Jno. J. Sumpter, .Jr., . of Hot .Springs, for the medal 
representing the individual championship of the .State, subject t(. 
the rules governing the same.. (Si.gned.) J. P. Matthews." 
I don't remember whether or not the challenge was advertised 
in the papers, but believe it was mentioned in the Fort Smilii 
papers. Anyhow, the match came off on schedule time and Mat- 
thews won the medal by 1 bird in a match thnt was anybody's 
until the last bird was broken, so that at best there is nothing but 
a technicality between Matthews and the medal. 
On this occasion I also notified Mr. Duley and jMr. Lloyd, the 
lormer of Little Rock, president of the Slate Sportsmen's Asso- 
ciation, and the latter of the T^in Bluff Gun Club, that the match 
was to take place and inviting them to be present, copies of 
which letters I have in my possession. 
As to Mr. Cole's challenge, I never heard of it. Mr. Sumpter 
could not possibly accept, as he was not in possession of the 
medal, and if the State Sportsmen's Association stood between 
Mr. Cole and Matthews I am not to blame. 
■ I take it that Secretary is either Mr. Howell or Mr. Lloyd, and 
as he makes the assertion that he expects to have three, possibly 
six, shooters at the State shoot, Little Rock, Aug. 15-17, that will 
litcak more targets than the hard proposition from Fort Smith in 
llie championship race, I, will make a wager that he cannot name 
;a man that will break more targets thfui Mr. Matthews, either in 
the championship race or in the regulai' programme event.s, such a 
man to be a resident of the State of .Arkansas, making the wager 
from $25 to $100. I would send forfeit to. bind .such a wager, but 
it will not reach you in time to permit of Pine BlutTs answer. 
I think we should have a medal or trophy emblematic of the 
championship of the State at live birds, and shall take the matter 
up at the next meeting of the Association. 
I am also of the opinion that a representative from Sacb gun 
club in the State should be sent each year to the Grand American 
Handicap, expenses of sxich representative being borne by his 
respective town or club. 
W. A. Leach, Sec'y Fort Smith Gtin Chib. 
Norwich, N, Y., Aug. 1.— The 
day tournament on July 28, forty- 
L. C. Palmiter, of Sherburne, N, 
championship event with a score 
is the complete score; 
Events : 1 
Targets : 10 
Case ■ , ., 5 
Paddleford 8 
Lewis 9 
Welch 8 
A W Adams 10 
Andrews 7 
Brown , 9 
P Adams , 8 
Decker 10 
Harvey 8 
Palmiter 9 
Rathbun 7 
Crabb 8 
Brewster 
.Sothern , 5 
Hall 6 
Bromley - - . - 7 
Bradley 7 
Brooks S 
Launt 4 
Crutty 5 
Rindge 
Rice 7 
Stanton 7 
Watson 2 
Armstrong 
Dykes 
("oville ... 3 
Cook ■ . 6 
Norwich Gun Club held a one- 
two shooters participating, Mr. 
, Y., won the Chenango county 
of 25 out of 28. The following 
2 3 
15 15 
11 10 
12 11 
13 11 
9 10 
13 14 
10 12 
15 13 
14 10 
14 14 
11 14 
12 14 
10 11 
12 13 
9 .. 
7 .. 
9 12 
13 11 
8 11 
8 .. 
7 8 
10 7 
7 .. 
io v. 
10 8 
4 5 6 7 
10 15 25 15 
8 10 15 12 
9 9 21 13 
8 11 22 10 
9 14 19 12 
9 15 . . 14 
9 10 . . 13 
9 12 . . 13 
7 4 .. 10 
7 14 21 12 
8 10 21 . . 
10 14 22 . . 
. . . . 22 10 
8 12 . . . . 
7 9 17 11 
8 . . 18 10 
11 20 11 
13 
8 9 
10 15 
8 13 
9 12 
9 12 
9 14 
8 12 
8 11 
6 13 
8 5 
9 13 
5 .. 
8 9 
6 9 
8-14 
8 .. 
10 11 12 13 
10 15 10 15 
8 7 4 8 
8 14 
9 12 
8 11 
9 14 
9 14 
.. 11 
9 10 
7 12 
8 7 
9 13 
7 12 
8 10 
5 5 
9 
12 
15 
12 
11 
4 .. 
8 19 
8 15 
8 7 
10 .. 
11 
Slater 
8 
14 
Bonney 6 12 . . . . 8 12 
.■\rnold 2 11 . . 7 
McNitt 2 .. 7 .. 1 .. 
Tames 6 8 3 
McCoy 6 .. .. 4 
Hynes 4 10 
Whitney 10 . . . . 5 
Smith ■ 3 .. .. 11 
8 9 
Lake 
Babcock 2 4 
Kelsev 5 
Sheff' 9 .. 
The Norwich Club now has a membership of about twenty-five. 
From fifteen to twenty turn out to the regular weekly shoots on 
Saturdav afternoons. S. E. Smith, Sec'y. 
Chisholm vs. Whitehouse. 
AvG. 5.— A 50-target race was shot in Somersworth, N. H., on 
Saturday, Aug. 5, the principals being H. A. Chisholm, of Port- 
land, l\Ie., and C. F. Whitehouse, of Somersworth, N. H. White- 
house has shot, a good many matches, and has, never been beaten 
until he met Chisholm, so naturally felt very confident of winning, 
while Chisholm has a reputation of always going into a race thor- 
oughly confident of coming out on top. 
Whitehouse was backed very heavily by the Somersworth con- 
tingent, while the members of the Rochester Club placed every dol- 
lar on Chisholm. Both m.en shot a cool, nervy race, and it was 
not over until the last bird had been shot at. 
The race took place at Seavey's Bicycle Park, and was -wpn by 
Chisholm, with a score of 45 to his opponent's 42. 
Match, 50 targets, for a purse of $100; H. A. Chisholm, Portland; 
C. F. Whitehouse, Somersworth. The score: 
Chisholm ..- ..millllllllOlllllllllllOlllllllllOOlllOllllllllll— 45 
Whitehouse . . .11111111111011111011111111111111111011110001011101—42 
The race passed off very pleasantly, and Air. Chisholm left town 
thoroughly satisfied with the usage he had received at the hands 
of the Somersworth Gun Club. 
The winner shot a Parker pigeon gun. Smokeless shells and 
Hazard Blue Ribbon. 
Masonville vs. Cannonsvillc. 
July 29. — The team contest, Masonville against Cannonsville, 
resulted as follows: 
Masonville. 
Geo. Palmerton llOlOOllOlUJlOlOdUllllO- 16 
S Finch ...,0110000011001000100011010—9 
D L Shears 0101010001000010010010101— 9 
C Wade 0011100101010110011001001—12 
W A Priest 0000000100100101000000001— 5 
L L Somberger..., 1101010010011101110110011—15 
F Cornell 1000000010000010001101000— 6 
C Smith 0101100001110011010111111—15 
K Gardner 0100011010110001010110010—11 
O A Priest 0001111000000001010010110— 9—107 
Cannonsville. 
R K Palmerton 1101000110000011100111011—13 
J S Gilbert 0001111011000011110000100—11 
A E Pope 0000011110100111000011101—12 
F Depnott 0000001000100001110000000— 5 
A B Palmerton 0100100000000000000000000— 2 
r N Nalley ...0001000011000001010000100—6 
W Diivall 0000000101111000010010101— 9 
G Kelsev 0010000111001000100010100— 8 
F Demott OOOIOOOGOOIOOOIOOOOOOOOOO— 3 
K shears 0110011110111111100101000—15— 84 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
Thji twin-screw steamer "Fidton Market," which is so well 
known in New York Harbor, has_ Roberts boilers of about 700 
horse power. She was built about five years ago, and during that 
whole period she has never experienced an hour's delay which 
could be traced to the boilers; and no repairs to same have ever 
Iieen necessary. — Adv. 
"What Will We Do When Dewey Comes Home? 
We'i.!, have the grandest two-day celebration the country has 
ever known. We'll go delirious with enthusiasm! We'll "paint the 
town red"; and above all we'll consume vast quantities of 
fleublein's Club Cocktails. Why? Be6ause they are always "just 
right"; because they satisfy the critical p^a,te, aiid because the 
jRiblic will have the best. 
Some concern has been expressed lest there be a shortage of 
Heublein Club Cocktails, owing to those two stirring events in 
the near future — the Columbia-Shamrock yacht races and the 
Dewey celebration; but we beg to assure our readers that the alarm 
is unfounded, as the makers, G. F, Heublein & Bro., have an- 
ticipated the demand, and will have a full supply of Club Cocktails 
in *all of the various brands — Manhattan, Martini, Vermo'uth, 
iloUand gin, York, Tom gin and whisky — in every club, restaurant 
;md cafe, and for sale by the bottle or case by every first-class 
iiealer in the country.- • 
G, A. R. Encampment, Philadelphia. 
REDUCED RATES VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. 
On account of the thirty-third annual encamipment of the Grand 
Army of the Republic, to be held at Philadelphia, Sept. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 
nnd 9, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion 
1,'cket.s' from point.s nn its line to Philadelphia, at rate of single 
fpre for the round trip, except that the fare from New York and 
lialtimore will be $3; from Newark, N. J., $2.85; from Elizabeth, 
N. T., $2.75, and pronortionate rates from intermediate points. 
Tickets will be sold on Sept. 2, 3, 4 and 5, good to return until 
Sept. 12, inclusive; but by depositing ticket with joint agent at 
Philadelphia on Sept. 5, 6, 7, S, or 9, and the payment of 50 cents, 
return limit may be extended to Sept. 30, inclusive. 
Side Trips. 
Tickets for side trips to Washington, Old Point Comfort, Gettys- 
burg, Antietam and Virginia battlefields will also be sold at greatly 
reduced rates. — Adv. 
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