160 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[AxjG. ig^ 1899. 
Arkansas and the Sowth* 
Kaw Town Callings. 
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 11.— Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 5.— A two- 
men team race of no little interest was shot at Washington Park 
to-day. The principals in this were J. D. Sweet and Chris. 
Gottlieb on one side and W. S. Allen and Newt. Beach on the 
other. This quartette are members of the O. K. and Washington 
Park clubs respectively, and the keenest rivalry exists between 
Ihem. these organizations being composed of the younger genera- 
tion of shooters. So that naturally whenever they clash in 
friendly competition the greatest interest is manifested in the 
result, . , 
As the outcome will show, this proved to be a highly ihterestmg 
contest, owing to the closeness of the score. Ultimately it had to 
be declared a draw, as each team put up a total of 48 out of 50. 
Allen made the high score of the day and saved his team from 
defeat by scoring straight, while the O. K. pair each had a total 
of 24, though Sweet was unfortunate in losing his last bird, which 
also prevented his team from w-inning. Beacli made the- low 
score, 23, but lost one bird dead out of bounds. 
The conditions of the sace were 25 pigeons per man, loser to pay 
for. the birds and the supper for the party. The birds for the 
occasion were stipulated to be selected, and the supply of these 
having been exhausted it was agreed to leave the decision until 
some future date. 
Sweet-Gottlieb vs. Allen-Beach. 
Sweet 2122112111122211112221220—24 
Gottlieb . 2222022122222222212222222—24—48 
W S Allen 2212112121111111212122111—25 
Beach 112111120212222*221212221-23—48 
Stock Yard Gun Club. 
On the same day, Auji. 5, the members of this club also met to 
contest for club hb'norsr bnt owing to the warm weather only six 
members took part. Of these, K. K. Campbell showed the best 
form, and finished with a clean score. G. M-. Walden'a per- 
formance was also good, as he accounted for 23 out ot 25. ihe 
conditions wei'e 25 live birds per man: 
R K Campbell 1111112111212111121122112-25 
G M Walden 2121121102201212212212121—23 
pietcher ' 101121222l22l-2lOl01212201— 21 
C I Mills 0212220202122232012222222—21 
R P Barse 2011201211211221022220220—20 
R G Hewdley.'!^' 2220122002221202021120100—17 
Veteran Gun Club, 
But three members of this club showed up, so that it was 
conceded at the very start that Geo. Stockwell would prove the 
winner, which he did, though not without a contest, as Thompson 
all but tied him. losing his last bird. Stockwell rau 23 straight 
and then slipped' one, thus finishing with 24. This, club's, contest 
also consists of 25 birds. 
G W Stocknvell ...2211111111111221111211102—24 
F A Thompson 2212121111021112211111220-23 
D A Williams ..0200201220211112101120021—17 
St. Louis Doings— Busch Medal. 
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 5. — Dr. Smith is the second one who tried 
to wrest the Busch challenge medal from H. C. Griesedick, .the 
holder, but, though he put up a great race, was not quite equal 
to the occasion, as Griesedick too was in winning form and ac- 
counted for all of his birds but one. The race was a capital one 
throughout, for it was not until the 15th round that either of the 
principals lost a bird. It was, however, at this juncture that Dr. 
Smith failed to negotiate his bird. He failed again on the 20lh 
bird, and this gave Griesedick a lead of 2, but he finally missed his 
24th, while the Doctor killed out; so that the former's rriargin 
was but 1 at the finish. In disposing of the Doctor, Griesedick 
defeated one of St. Louis' very best pigeon shots, and must hence- 
forth be classed among the good ones himself. Of late he has 
been shooting a great clip, and his recent performances must 
always rank as first-rate. He won the medal in open contest two 
weeks ago, and has since then defended it against Louis Dennig 
and Dr. Smith. He also has a tie with Collins and Chase for an- 
other trophy with a straight score of 25, which lias never been 
decided. In order to gain permanent possession of the Busch 
medal he must win it three more times. 
The following are the scores of to-day's race: 
Griesedick 1112112222221^22221202222—24 
Dr Smith 2222222112222102212021112—23 
New Organization. 
At Columbia, Mo., the sportsmen of that town have .recently 
organized a gun club, and its members expect to engage actively 
in the crockery shattering business and have already begun opera- 
tions. At a meeting held last week a permanent organization 
was eflected and the following officers were elected: R. L. Lock- 
ridge, President; E. R. Tillery, Treasurer, and W. A. Vivion, Sec- 
retary. The club will hold weekly shoots each Thursday, and later 
on will endeavor to arrange team -c,Qnt,ests with clubs of nearby 
towns. 
Memphis Gun Club. 
The weekly contest of this club takes place every Saturday and 
is conducted on a handicap basis. At the last shoot A. H. Frank 
won the medal, but only after a prolonged shoot-off with Fred 
Schmidt, who, with his handicap, tied him in the original contest 
and again in the shoot-off, but was finally beaten in the third trial. 
Frank shot from the scratch, and is conceded to be one of the 
best shots of the club. At present he is the possessor of three 
medals which the club has put up for competition. It will be re- 
membered that he won the club live-bird medal in the final contest 
last May. 
Jack Parker's Shoot. 
Jack Parker writes me that he is just off for the Soutli in the 
interest of the Peters Cartridge and Kings Powder Co., which 
company he represents, but that everything was progressing nicely 
with his approaching shoot. The programme will be out a,bout 
Sept, 1, and this will consist of both targets and pigeons. Of late 
years Jack's tournaments have been target shoots exclusively, but 
now that pigeons can be legally shot at the trap in Michigan he 
v.ill have a number of these events. When Jack held his shoots 
at Des Chree Shos Ka his pigeons were always a feature of the 
shoot, and did much to increase the attendance; so now that when 
he will again be able to offer this kind of attraction he looks for 
a large entry. There are a host of good fellows connected with 
the shooting, interest in Detroit, but the prince of them all is 
Com.- Scoten, and it is safe to say that he will again be chairman 
of the entertainment committee, which will assure a ro'j'al reeep- 
ticn for all who attend. 
Leave Q worth Tournament. 
Messrs. W. H. Koohler and J. W. Sexton announce .a tourna- ' 
ment under their management, to take place at Leavenworth, 
Kan., Aug. 23 to 24. The programme for this reached me this 
week. It will consist "Of ten 20-target events each day, with an 
entrance of $2, while there will also be $10 added in each event, 
making a total of ?200 added during the tournament. Rose 
system of division will prevail at this shoot, there being five 
rnoneys, the rati,o being 7, 5, 4, 3, 2. Magautrap and bluerock 
targets will be used, 'wlme the National Hotel will be headquarters. 
The promoters of this shoot are well and favorably known to 
the shooters of the Central West, and have often hijured as 
principals at other tournaments; both have contributed sometliing 
toward making shooting history. Jim Sexton is well known as the 
two-time winner of the Schmelzer cup, or reverse-angle champion, 
while Koohler lias acted as pacemaker at several tournaments, 
though he is probably better known under the nom de plume 
of Jap. One thing is certain, that under their fostering care the 
shooters will be well taken care of, and will be given a rattling 
good shoot. For the jjast two years Jim Sexton has shot but 
little, and it will seem like old times to find him facing the traps 
ornfje TOQJfc. 
Capital Gun Club. 
Little Rock, .Ark., Aug. 10. — The attendance to-day wa.s the 
best that has gruced a local club shoot in many a year, for there 
w'ere no less than twenty shooters present. The surprise of the 
da ' was the great shooting of Weigel, who won the medal on a 
score of iG out of 50. Heretofore he had displayed no marked 
ability, and to some extent is practically a novice, but his per- 
{f.rmance ol to-day w^s the subject of nmeh comment, ajid it is 
pos.sible that hereafter he may cut some figure in the shooting 
game. He had a handicap of 10, but it was conceded by Duley, 
the only one who had a chance to exceed his score with his handi- 
cap, that he would readily break 4 of these, and thereby give him 
a total of 50, 1 greater than the latter could possibly reach; so 
that no one shot his allowance. The win was a popular one, 
as it will do much to encourage others of this class to try. Ihe 
conditions were not favorable to high scores, as there was a very 
high V ind ■ blowing diagonally across the traps, which played 
havoc with, the chances of many. It was particularly trying o;i 
ttie slow shot. 
Weigel, 10 llllOllllllllllOllllllllllllllllllllOllllilOllUll— 46 
JJuley. 0 0101111011 1111111101011111011111111111111111111111—44 
Thibault, 2 11110011100111111111101111111111111101111111100111—42 
Pemberton ...... .11110011111111011110011111110111111111111111001111—42 
Fletcher, 4.." 10111111101111110111010111111111101111111011101011—41 
Woodson, 4 11111110011110111111011111110001001111001101111110—^7 
Mat thews, 9 01111010000101100110001110111101001111111101111111—35 
Schinner, 13. ... . .lOllOlllOlllOlOlOf llllllOlOlllllOOllllOlOlOOOllOll— 34 
Field, 15 .lOOOllOUlfnilOllllOlOOOlllOlOllOOOllllOOlOlOllOl- .31 
Plennegan, 20. . . .01110010011110001111010100111101100011011100001001—27 
Wing, 20 .00100100011100110001110100101101001100110111001110—25 
Cockrill. 13 00010110111000100100010101011100011000101110110110—24 
Morrison, 20 10010000000110010100111100000001000101110100110110—20 
Seymer, 15 00001010000010101001000000001000100000010110010100—13 
Starkey, 10 0111111101010111110101100111100111001110 —27 
Litzke 1111010000111111101110110 • —17 
Parker OOlOJ 00110011011111000111 —14 
Kerr .1110100111000001000100100 —10 
Vestal , 110000000101111 — fi 
Wright 100000001010101 — 5 
Paul R. Litzke. 
Interstate at Portland. 
PoRTLANn, Me., Aug. 10.— The Interstate Association tourna- 
ment, given for the Portland Gun Club, Aug. 9 and 10, at Port- 
land, Me., was a gratifying success, whether we consider it from 
the standpoint of the number of contestants, the good fellowship 
which prevailed, the smooth working of the management, or all 
combined. It was a record breaker of the State, and has never 
but once been excelled in the whole country. The accommoda- 
tions were amj^le. Shooting commenced at 9:30 A. M. and was 
continuous until 7 o'clock P. M. The entries numbered fifty-five 
and over 8,000 targets .were thrown. Mr. Elmer E. Shaner was 
manager and the programme was run out without a hitch of any 
kind to mar the enjoyment, as was a foregone conclusion. The 
following clubs were represented: Auburn, Waterville, Gardiner. 
Bath and Lewiston. Visiting sportsmen without the. State were 
Schortemeier, of New York eitj^; Griffith, of Pascoag, R. I.; Eager 
and Howe, of Marlboro; Wheeler, of Worcester; Lilly, of Indianap- 
olis, and Puck, of Boston. The local talent made a good compe- 
tition, creditable alike in itself and relatively with the hi,gh class 
talent against which it was competing, as the following scores 
will show: 
Wednesday, First Day, Aug. 9. 
The weather was fine. The average entry for this day was forty- 
six. On this day the excellent record of 8,045 targets were thrown 
from one set of traps. The proceeds of Event No. 3 of this day, 
amounting to $15, were donated by the club to the Van Dyke 
Memorial Fund. A large percentage of the shooters shot through 
the entire programme. The scores: 
Events : 1234 5 6789 10 
Targets : 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 
Adams 15 18 13 17 12 18 13 17 15 16 
Coleman . - - 12 17 13 15 13 14 10 17 15 18 
Thompson 9 19 14 16 14 IS 14 16 14 16 
Rich 9 15 9 IS 14 19 12 17 14 20 
C Ranhall 12 18 14 17 13 15 13 19 15 19 
J M 
12 19 13 16 13 18 12 20 13 17 
9 13 12 15 10 
9 16 13 17 11 18 
12 
19 
14 
IS 
11 lo 11 16 13 16 
10 
14 
12 16 13 15 9 20 
12 
18 
i2 
ie 
9 15 13 17 13 19 
14 
19 
10 
18 
7 17 9 15 S 12 
9 
15 
11 
11 
12 17 15 15 12 19 
11 
16 
14 
20 
11 15 11 11 11 15 
13 
11 
9 
16 
13 17 14 19 14 19 
13 
15 
14 
IS 
14 19 12 16 11 18 
13 
16 
13 
18 
n 16 11 16 13 16 
12 
16 
15 
17 
9 14 -13 15 14 16 
14 
15 
13 
14 
11 12 12 14 13 14 
11 
18 
14 
16 
13 15 12 13 7 15 
11 
17 
12 
13 
12 18 13 19 13 20 
11 
19 
13 
19 
10 17 13 18 13 18 
14 
20 
9 
15 
10 15 14 16 12 15 
8 
14 
10 
18 
13 18 14 19 12 19 
14 
20 
15 
19 
,15 18 13 18 13 18 
14 
20 
12 
18 
13 20 13 18 15 17 
15 
19 
15 
IS 
13 17 13 16 15 17 
14 
IS 
15 
18 
11 16 9 19 9 17 
13 
19 
13 
13 
12 16 15 16 14 20 
14 
20 
13 
19 
15 20 13 13 11 18 
14 
18 
13 
18 
13 10 14 17 14 16 
11 
11 9 12 12 10 16 
9 
13 
Libby 9 15 12 19 .. 12 n 
Burgess 8 15 13 17 .. ..10 
Barker 7 12 11 13 ... , 
Puck 11 15 12 17 12 14 12 17 10 16 
Gray 11 .. .. 14 .. 16 11 18 11 14 
Taylor 13 13 13 15 9 14 10 16 . . . . 
Greenwood 10 12 11 14 12 13 11 15 . . . . 
Tate 13 17 12 17 15 19 12 20 11 14 
Hallowell ; . . . ^. 11 16 14 15 13 17 12 19 14 18 
Collins 12 14 10 14 10 16 11 18 11 19 
Norton .....i..... 12 10 8 12 8 14 12 11 6 12 
Capt Money I......... 10 17 14 16 13 17 11 17 11 20 
H Money 14 18 14 18 15 17 14 19 13 18 
George 10 17 10 16 13 13 13 10 13 15 
Jordan 10 16 12 11 .. 12 
Edwards 11 17 13 17 . . 17 14 16 12 . . 
JToster 10 . . 7 7 16 10 15 6 12 
Whitmon 11 10 12 9 14 10 
Smith 13 
Parker 10 , 
Thorndike 16 U • • 
M'crrill 10 . . ■ -- -• 
Robinson - - ^1- • • 
Jones - • - 13 
Thursday, Second Day, Aug. JO. 
It was an all-day of rain, a condition highly ttftfavorable fpr 
bringing shooters to the score, notwithstanding which the average 
entry was 36 3-10, and there were 6,325 targets trapped, so that 
while the competition fell short of what it would have been with 
good weather prevailing it was far from being a bad day. The 
programme was shot to a complete finish, though the last event 
- was completed only just before 6 o'clock, amid the darkness and 
rain, and it had twenty-two entries. ' Fanning and Leroy were the 
two leaders in the contest for the possession of the handsome 
erigraved gold watch charm presented by the club for the high 
a\erage for botli days. Leroy won, .breaking 169 out of 175 shot at. 
Of the Maine amateurs, Arthur, of Portland, was first, closely 
followed by Hunnewell, of Auburn, and Rich, of Portland, who 
ran 72 straight. Portland Club's first team in event 9 the first 
day broke 73 out of the 75 targets shot at. 
A delicious clambake at noon was an appreciative feature. 
The club was a beneficiary under the will of the late Capt, 
B. J. Willard, who was one of tlie founders and for many years 
a prominent and honored member. He directed that the sum 
bequeathed should be expended for clams, and a portion of this 
money was used on this occasion. 
The corps of assistants contributed much to the success of 
the shoot. They at all times promptly and cheerfully performed 
their exacting duties. The blackboard scorer was Frank P. Pat- 
terson; Harry White kept the score tabs, and Bob Fisher was 
trapper. 
Treasurer Neal, assisted by Lou Waldron, ran the eashjer's de- 
partment most satisfactorily, They were highly praised for their 
work. The scores ; 
Events; • 123456789 10 
Targets: 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20' 
Courtney 14 18 12 19 11 19 13 20 12 11 
Eager 9 13 11 12 11 
Swivellcr 10 16 12 15 9 15 
Lerov 15 20 15 19 15 19 12 20 15 19 
Dickey ■■■ 12 19 13 19 15 18 13 18 15 19 
Fanning 13 19 14 19 13 18 14 19 15 1? 
Griffith 13 19 15 20 10 14 12 18 13 IS 
Howe 13 19 12 20 12 15 19 18 12 17 
Schorty , 14 20 12 20 14 18 14 19 13 19 
Wheeler 15 17 13 15 11 14 15 20 13 19 
Hunnewell , .15 20 11 18 13 19 15 18 13 18 
Jones 10 19 11 16 12 18 14 14 .. .. 
Ashley 15 18 14 17 10 16 11 17 . . . . 
Foster 9 13 9 15 9 18 10 12 12 16 
Egbert .■...v*-.-.-..*i....i<..-..ii*««....>«.»-. 10 12 13 11 12 18 10 17 13 9 
Taylor 8 14 10 14 9 14 9 11.. .. 
Coleman 13 16 13 18 13 14 IB 17 13 19 
Thompson 12 10 15 15 9 12 11 15 8 . . 
Rich 12 18 14 17 12 20 15 20 13 19 
Randall 15 17 14 19 13 18 15 17 11 19 
Johnson 13 18 11 17 10 17 11 16 15 . . 
Dwinel ..V .■ .,. 12 15 10 12 7 .. .. .. .. 
Preble 11 16 14 18 14 19 10 20 14 .. 
Davison 11 19 14 19 9 18 9 16 10 . . 
Green 10 19 11 17 12 17 12 IS 12 . . 
Hallowell 13 18 14 20 11 20 11 20 12 19 
Collins 15 18 12 17 14 18 10 10 11 17 
Norton 8 15 10 14 4 .. 
Capt Money 12 18 13 17 13 15 15 18 14 18 
H Money 12 18 11 19 13 17 13 20 14 18 
GreeuAvood 13 13 9 17 12 . . . . 
Cushman ' 10 13 9 15 8 
Whelden 13 10 18 13 19 10 
Gray . . 16 10 13 10 15 10 15 10 15 
Stanstead 13 12 16 
Allison 14 19 15 18 11 16 15 IS . . . . 
Arthur . 13 20 12 18 14 19 14 20 14 19 
Phnir 12 15 14 15 8 
Puck - 12 15 12 17 
Whiting 12 17 11 17. 12 15 12 10 10 14 
Lilly 12 .. .. 13 11 17 11 .. 8 .. 
Steavens li . . .. 12 13 13 9 
Beard 12 .... 15 13 11 11 
Edwards 17 .. .. 
Fletcher 14 S .. 
Adams 17 14 18 12 19 
.Merrill , 13 
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Rifle at Hartford, Conn. 
At Hartford, COnn., the Schuetzenverein ended Aug. 7. It was 
held in Schuetzen Park. Hartford won the team shoot. Scores: 
Hartfiird 995, Springfield 981. Oscar Bucliholz won the honor 
shoot, the prizes of which the King medal and a silver loving 
cup. His score was 66. T. R. Geisel was second with 61, and won 
a silver set. PI. M. Pope, of Hartford, won fir.st prize of $20 at 
the ring target with a score of 212, and (Jscar Buchholz was second 
with 209 and won $15. George Joiner, of New York, won $1.50 for 
the first bullseye shot Monday, and T. R. Geisel the same sum 
for the last bullseye that day. Mr. Geisel won the same for the 
first Vjullseye ye.sterday, and H. M, Pope, of Hartford, for the last. 
Mr. Pope also won $3 for the most buUseyes , shot, T. R, Geisel 
for the second most shot, and George Joiner, of New York, for 
the third. The scores: 
Ring targ-et. 17 prizes, $1 to $20: 
H M Pope. Hartford 71 
O Buchholz 72 
C S Axtell Ii9 
F R Rand, Hartford . ,,60 
S T Lyon, Collinsville, Conn.. .66 
T R Geisel... 67 
E S Pillard, New Britain, Conn 67 
George Joiner, New York 65 
A F Bardwell, .\mherst 68 
Z C Talbot 65 
E Winkler 66 
II K Clark. Barre 60 
Dr W A Smith 64 
W G Dunbar, Hartford.... 57 
Henry Adams 60 
Dr Calkuis 61 
W LadbUL-y 55 
Team shoot: 
Hartford. 
H M Pope .229 
E S Pillard 184 
W G Dunbar 175 
S G Lyon 209 
F K Rand 198-995 
Honor shoot: 
O Buchhok 22 22 22-6(5 
T R Geisel 24 19 18—61 
E AA'inkler IS 20 22—60 
A II PIooker.,.,...21 15 23—59 
Geo Crouss 22 21 15—58 
C S Axtell 23 22 12— .57 
G Remkus 21 16 16—53 
R Neidel 19 18 16— .52 
Tohn Ouimett 17 12 22—51 
Henry Adams 16 24 10—50 
70 
68 
69 
67 
67 
65 
66 
67. 
65 
67 
62 
60 
61 
57 
00 
55 
56 
Springfield. 
E Winkler 
O Buchholz 
Dr Smith f.,....-... 
C Axtell . 
T R Geisel 
Dr Calkins 17 ' 
H Buchholz 10 
Dr Smith 20 
A E Stuckert 14 
E Hemssath 13 
H K Cooley 19 
Z C Talbot 15 
W G Smith .10 
John Ohde 12 
71—212 
69—209 
68— 206 
69- 202 
68—201 
67— 199 
66—199 
65—197 
64—197 
62— 194 
63— 191 
64— 184 
58—183 
68— 182 
60— 180 
61— 177 
58—169 
..202 
..196 
.. .ISi 
..198 
..201—981 
21 10-48 
18 20—48 
17 10—47 
17 15-46 
21 10—44 
10 15—44 
15 11^41 
15 10—35 
10 10—32 
to ^arresffvndtinfs. 
Vo notice Laben of anuiiyoiitUH citnuniinlcallonit. 
.J. A., Saratoga Springs.— Would you kindly let me faiow if I 
will be able to obtain a general hunting license for Quebec by 
forwarding a clieck of $25 to one of the game commissioners, or 
will I have to purchase it in person? _ Ans. As the applicant to 
whom license is issued must indorse it we assume that it must 
be applied for in person. Hon. S. N. Parent, Quebec, is the 
Commissioner. 
A., Prince's Bay, Staten Island, N. Y.— This morning a boy 
that works for me came and asked me if I ever saw any white 
cranes. I said no, and then he said he saw three around the 
pond Ijack of his house. Then I went into particulars with him. 
This is what he said: "They stand about 2ft. high, perfectly 
white body, shape of crane, and when they fl.y are a little quicker 
in their movements than bitterns, herons, cranes, etc." Can 
you tell me what they are? Aris. They were probably the little 
white egret or snowy heron, which occurs rarely as far north 
Connecticut. 
H. C, South Bethlehem, Pa. — Please can you inform ine where 
the frog farms are situated? I understand there is one in New 
Jersey somewhere, another in Ohio and one in Montgomery 
county, but I cannot find out about their respective, locations. Ai-e 
there are any, books published on frog and terrapin raising? Ans. 
We have no information of any frog farm, though we have re- 
peatedly endeavored to discover such institutions. The U. S. 
Fish Corn-mission publishes a "Manual of Fish Culture," in which 
frog farming is discussed. It may be had on application to the 
Fish Commission. We know of no book on terrapin farming. 
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