Aug. 26, 1809.1 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
179 
Plan 
or 
— Proposed. Improvements 
Queens 
30RO0SH •- QUEENS , MEW YORK-ClTV 
N.Y. 
GROUNt) PDAiSr OF INTERSTATE PARK. Scale 100 yards to an inch. 
The Interstate Park Association. / 
We have received the following interesting communication from 
the management of the interstate Park: 
The buimess features of the Interstate Park Association's enter- 
prise, in respect to the establishing of a model and modern shoot- 
mg park, arc set forth at length in the business columns of this 
journal. There are, however, many news features of special inter- 
jBst to shooters which may very properly be published m the news 
columns. 
For a clearer understanding of many of the details, a plan of the 
park, showi.ig the surveyor's outlines, is presented herewith. It 
will greatly add to a ready perception of the general scope of the 
enterprise and of the completeness of the particulars which go to 
make a perfect whole. This will be referred to more in detail here- 
inafter. 
In the selection of a suitable tract of land for such a mam- 
moth undertaking, there were certain prime considerations which 
were necessarily always to be kept in mind, viz., first-class trans- 
portation facilities and good hotel accommodations, as well as a 
healthful and desirable neighborhood. The grounds meeting the 
general requirements, then the particular requirements came next 
m consider-ation, such as their adequate size, satisfactory topo- 
graphical character, general surrounjlmgs, etc., while the market- 
able and increasing value of the land were also particulars not to 
be ignored. 
It was a comparatively easy matter to find tracts of land that 
had one or two of the.se requirements, but it was the diligent 
work of weeks to find one possessing all of them. No one who 
has not sought to purchase land in and about the city of New 
York has any idea of the labor involved. It is a city whose popu- 
lation numbers millions, and the outlying country for manj' miles 
in every direction is filled with smaller cities, towns, hamlets, cross 
roads, etc., so that a piece of land might be perfectly acceptable 
in itself, and yet be unavailable on account of its surroundings. 
However, the result of the search in this instance was an entire 
success. The ground now owned by the Interstate Park Associa- 
tion is all that could be desired for the purposes intended; and also 
for home purposes in the future, when shooting interests must 
give way to the public need. 
As to the roquisites concerning transportation facilities, on 
referring to the plan it will be observed that the Long Island 
Railroad runs through the northern end of the tract, while an 
electric street car line bounds it on the e.xtreme north. Both 
roads afford an easy means of transportation to New York or 
Brooklyn, the trains on the Long Island Railroad running to the 
Bridge or Long Island City in less that 40 minutes, and at half- 
hour intervals all through the day. The electric cars run on a 
headway of only a few minutes' interval. Thus one of the most 
essential consiclerations — that is to say, accessibility — is satisfac- 
torily met. 
As" regards transportation facilities over the Long Island Rail- 
road, the management of the Interstate Park Association has re- 
' ceived assurances from the chief executive department of the road 
that a depot and a switch will be located at Interstate Park, where 
marked on the plan, and this at the earliest moment they are 
needed. They have also been assured that all regular trains, as 
well as fast express trains when necessary, will stop at the In- 
I terstate Park depot. This of itself signifies the important estimate 
( which this great railroad corporation attaches to the enterprise. 
I The land itself is situated in one of the most healthful upland 
sections of Long Island, a section fertile and flourishing, pleas- 
ingly picturesque, and with evidences of material prosperity on 
every hand. It is still an agricultural section, and yet it is practi- 
cally not out of the shadow of the great city. Thereabouts city 
and" country blend at present, but as years pass it will be less 
of country till it is country no more. It is foreordinated for 
future homes. 
The Interstate Park grounds are level, free from trees or other 
obstructions to shooting. They need no grading to serve the 
purpose required. If it were a section of smooth, level Iowa 
prairie transferred to Long Island it would not have any better 
natural qualities for a perfect shooting park than it now possesses. 
The railroad advantages already mentioned solved largely the 
matter of hotel accommodations, as visitors can stay in New Y'ork 
if, they wish to do so, and yet be within easy reach of Interstate 
Park. 
But the management contemplates providing the park with 
every requisite,' and to that end a large hotel will be built, which 
as to its appointments of cuisine, rooms, etc., will be first class 
in every respect. From the main building two long wings will 
extend "in a U-shape, as shown in the plan, and there will be 
accommodations for 200 guests. A large billiard room, bowling 
alleys, shuffle boards, etc., will afford means of wholesome exer- 
cise' and recreation, also serving to make the hours pleasant in- 
stead of irksome wlren the shooters await their turns at the score 
in great events, such as the Grand American Handicap and other 
tournaments. The hotel will be open the year around, thus when 
any event takes place at Interstate Park accommodations will 
alwavs be ready. 
The plans for the casino and traps need very little explanation. 
The casino will be large enough to meet ail demands on its 
space, and will be fitted with hundreds of lockers. Several new- 
features, all in a line with making things pleasanter for the 
shooters, are to be introduced. The plans for the buildings are 
now being prepared by the architect, and when completed, which 
will be in the near future, they will be published for the informa- 
tion of the public. 
That they will be handsome buildings goes without saying, and 
that they will be planned with care is also certain, for the project 
is in the hands of men who know well what shooters require and 
what thev should have. 
A reference to the plan will show four sets of live-bird traps 
Tjlaced not in the clover-leaf form, but on a common base line. 
This insures an equality in the matter of wind and light on all 
four set? of trans. In addition to that advantage, a spectator or 
-contestant standing on the steps of the casino or on its roof 
irarden can see the wholp length of the four sets of traps, thus, ip 
the case of a shooter in whom one is interested, his doings can be 
watched from one place without the necessity of any game of 
tag, such as has to be played where the "clover-leaf" system is 
installed. 
In each of the live-bird grounds a set of target traps will be 
placed, tile same being located between the live-bird traps and 
the shooter's score. They will be placed in such a position that 
the covering of the trap pit will be level with the ground when 
the live-bird traps are in use. It will of course be readily seen 
that four sets of traps are not the limit of the capacity of In- 
terstate Park, but for the present at any rate no change from the 
plan now made public will be adopted. 
The half-mile track is a concession to popular demand. Such 
a track is needed in that portion of Long Island in which In- 
terstate Park is located. The soil being a light sandy loam, it 
is assured that the track will be as fast as any half-mile track in 
the country. 
The horse sheds and stables, as shown in the plan, will be large 
and ample, and all other requisites have been carefully thought 
out and provided for. The shooting interest, however, will be 
first considered and completed. Driveways and roads will be 
laid out in the park wherever they are necessary. The buildings 
themselves will all be graceful in design and substantially built; 
in short, there will be no detail omitted which will in any way 
contribute to make Interstate Park the best equipped sportsmen's 
park in the world. 
The scale of the plan is 100yds. to lin. 
The Dalttth Tournament. 
The Central Gun Club, of Duluth, Minn., brought off its seventh 
annual tournament on Aug. 9 and 10, and while the attendance 
was not quite as large as was expected the shoot was an unqualified 
success in every way. Everything, including the magautrap, ran 
smoothly and without the least hitch or jar. Every man knew his 
average within five minutes from the time the last gun was fired 
and had his winnings and average money paid to him within 
twenty minutes from the time the last squad stepped back from the 
score. 
The Duluth boys had cooked up a great mess of weather and 
served up everything from a Scotch fog to a cloudburst, with a 
30-mile northeaster, during which the last event was shot in dark- 
ness so great that the targets could hardly be seen. But the West 
Superior squad set the example by going out in the downpour, and 
the rest followed suit. 
Many of the old standbys who have not missed a Duluth shoot 
for six years failed to show up. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, of 
Minneapolis, were missing, as were Robbins, of Fargo; Lawrence, 
Holt and Novotny, of St. Paul, and Murry and his genial crowd 
from Stillwater. But there were quite a number of new faces — 
jolly good faces and good shots, too, all of them. 
The tournament was open to all, liut the only professionals who 
came were Hirschy, who never fails us, and old Trarnp Irwin, 
whom we were glad to have come and contribute their money 
to help the poor amateurs, like Morrison and Trent, along; our 
only regret is that there were not more of them. As it was, there 
were so many in the money in every event that nobody carried 
away very much. The first day, when the equitable system was in 
use, the best shots quit only three or four dollars ahead of the 
game. The second day, with the division of money 35, 25, 20 and 
20 per cent, and a strong gale of wind blowing, it was possible by 
shooting a 90 per cent, clip to win enough to pay for shells and 
a few cigars on the side — but not very good cigars or many of 'em. 
In looking over the scores following it should be borne in mind 
that on the second day the wind was blowing a gale most of the 
time, and the magautrap was tossing the birds from 60 to 75yds. 
It will thus be seen that the Northwest can boast of a pretty hot 
crowd of amateur shooters. 
Nearly all the boys seem to be very modest, and shoot under 
assumed names, but I believe they ought to be unmasked; so here 
goes: Kabo is E. M. Fish, of Eau Claire; Yank is Dan R. Scam- 
mon, of the same place; Hart is Judge S. H. Moer, of Duluth, just 
getting fairly acquainted with a new Smith gun; Dixie is Finn, 
of West Superior; Ban is Bancroft, of Stillwater; Wads is Louis 
Larsen, of Crookston; Noisy is A. W. Loud, of Duluth; Bennett 
is A. B. Thomas, of Duluth ; Doc is Dr. H. W. Spratley, of 
Virginia, and Wojeck is Dr. D. H. Day, of Duluth, and Duchess 
is his wife. There are a few others, whose real names I do not 
know, but they have used their shooting names so much that I 
doubt if they can remember the names their parents gave them. 
Next year we hope to give a shoot that will eclipse anything we 
have ever given, and we feel sure that we will have every man 
who attended this year .ind all his friends. 
Wednesday. 
Events: 123456789 10 
Morrison 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 15 14 
Trent 14 14 12 13 15 12 15 13 14 14 
Wojeck 14 13 14 14 15 14 13 9 13 14 
Kabo 13 14 14 12 14 14 14 15 14 15 
Ramaley 15 14 14 14 12 13 14 15 15 15 
Hart 13 13 14 14 13 12 14 13 15 14 
Thompson 12 14 13 11 14 12 13 15 15 12 
Allen 14 13 15 14 15 13 15 12 11 12 
Parker 13 15 13 15 12 15 13 12 14 12 
Dixie 15 10 15 15 14 12 14 11 12 12 
Yank 13 14 1,1 14 13 14 12 13 14 13 
McKay 14 13 15 13 13 13 13 15 13 11 
Hirschy 13 14 14 11 12 12 12 14 13 13 
Fulton 15 14 15 15 12 12 14 12 12 11 
French 13 15 13 14 11 13 14 12 14 15 
Nelson 14 14 14 13 14 14 9 14 12 14 
Ban , 14 12 13 12 13 13 13 11 12 14 
Indian , 13 14 12 14 12 12 13 13 11 12 
McQueen 15 11 11 14 13 10 13 14 11 14 
Bergen 13 13 12 14 12 11 10 11 14 12 
Wads ,,....,,.„„ 1^ 13 13 13 ;3 12 1? 1? IQ 
Powers 14 13 12 10 13 11 14 
Bennett 12 13 10 10 13 11 10 
Tabor 12 14 12 13 14 13 12 
AVabasha 11 9 10 12 11 13 14 
Pedro 13 12 10 13 14 11 9 
Kribs 9 13 12 9 13 9 12 
Noisy 14 12 13 15 14 14 14 
Berry 12 11 14 11 12 13 9 
Tramp 10 l,-! 12 12 7 13 13 
Doc . . ■ 
Hodgeman 12 . . 
Marks 
Rohrer 9 5 .. .. 
Crank 12 10 12 10 11 11 12 
Delaware .12 15 11 13 12 10 12 
Duchess 13 10 11 
10 12 13 
11 14 13 
11 10 12 
9 11 10 
12 14 9 
12 10 12 
13 11 13 
11 12 13 
11 8 13 
. . 14 12 
.. .. 10 
. . 10 12 
11 14 12 
12 14 13 
12 11 12 
Tharsday. 
Events: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 
Morrison 13 15 12 13 15 14 13 14 14 14 
Trent 15 13 14 15 14 13 13 14 15 15 
Wojeck •. 15 14 14 12 14 14 15 14 14 15 
Kabo 13 14 13 15 14 12 13 13 12 15 
Ramaley 12 13 11 15 12 13 13 13 13 12 
Hart 13 14 13 13 15 10 15 14 13 12 
Thompson 11 12 12 15 15 15 13 13 14 13 
Allen 11 14 1.4 14 14 11 11 11 15 14 
Parker 12 12 12 14 14 12 14 14 13 11 
Dixie 12 14 13 14 14 13 14 14 14 8 
Yank 15 14 13 11 12 12 13 14 14 10 
McKav 12 13 12 14 15 14 12 11 14 9 
Hirschy 14 14 13 12 13 11 12 12 14 13 
Fulton 10 13 15 13 14 14 12 13 9 11 
French 13 14 14 14 13 9 11 11 9 13 
Nelson 14 13 13 12 11 12 10 9 13 12 
Ban 11 11 15 13 13 13 12 12 10 12 
Indian 13 12 14 14 10 11 14 12 14 10 
McQueen 14 13 10 14 14 14 14 9 12 8 
Bergen 14 14 13 13 12 11 13 11 12 12 
Wads 14 14 14 14 S 10 12 15 11 11 
Powers 14 12 13 14 19 13 12 14 9 10 
Bennett 12 14 11 11 13 13 13 8 11 9 
Tabor 13 9 11 14 11 9 10 11 10 . . 
Wabasha 11 12 11 14 10 12 13 10 11 . ,: 
Pedro 10 10 13 12 13 11 12 10 8 . 
Kribs 7 10 11 10 11 10 8 9 9 8 
Noisy 14 13 
13 13 14 14 12 14 12 15 13 12 
8 9 11 9 
11 8 12 10 
.. .. 9 
8 13 
H 12 11 
12 10 13 11 12 11 14 13 9 11 
10 .. .. 
14 12 9 8 10 13 9 11 11 . . 
First Grand Per 
Doc 
Beck 
Kremer 
Hodgeman 
Marks 
Crank 
Delaware 
Duke 
Duchess 
First 
Day. 
Viorrison 143 
Trent 138 
Wojeck 133 
Kabo 139 
Ramaley 141 
Hart 135 
Thompson ....131 
Allen 134 
Parker 134 
Dixie 130 
Yank 131 
McKav 133 
Hirschy 128 
Fulton 132 
French 134 
Nelson 132 
Ban 127 
Indian 126 
McQueen 126 
Bergen 122 
Grand 
Total. 
280 
277 
274 
271 
268 
267 
264 
263 
262 
260 
259 
259 
258 
256 
255 
251 
249 
250 
248 
247 
Per 
Cent. 
.9833 
.9233 
.9133 
.9033 
.8933 
.8900 
.8800 
.8766 
.8733 
.8666 
.8633 
.86?' 
.860() 
.8533 
.8500 
.8366 
.8300 
.8333 
.8266 
.8233 
Wads . 
Powers 
Noisy . 
Berry . 
Tramp 
Doc .. 
Beck .. 
Kremer 
Marks 
Duke ... 
Duchess 
Day. 
Total. 
Cent. 
..122 
245 
.8166 
122 
242 
.8066 
..117 
232 
.77.33 
..124 
222 
.7400 
.110 
214 
.7133 
,117 
216 
.7200 
.111 
204 
.6800 
.133 
160 
.8888 
.118 
118 
.7866 
112 
112 
.7466 
. 26 
158 
.8777 
37 
.6166 
41 
.6833 
. 22 
31 
.5166 
. 22 
43 
.7166 
. 14 
14 
.4666 
149 
.7388 
.124 
230 
.7666 
10 
.6666 
166 
.7333 
I. Kanthittem. 
Soo Gun Club, 
Sioux City la., Aug. 18.— In the eleventh of the summer series 
of shoots of the Soo Gun Club yesterday afternoon. Hunter carried 
off the honors with 28 to his credit. The wind blew almost a o-ale 
straight in from the magautrap, and the way the bluerocks jum°ped 
and climbed up m the air would make a jacksnipe hide his head for 
shame. Scores: 
Thirty targets, handicap added: 
Meyer, 1 011111001101111101110111110001—21—1—22 
f ""ter O1111110111111111111111111liu_28-0-2S 
Bover, o. 110101100100011101101000110011—16—3—19 
Milchrist, 7 010111001000010010010010001010—11—7—18 
• 111101111111111111111101111110—27— 0—27 
Kortright 110011111111111011101111110101-24— 0-24 
Duncan 111111111111110101111101111111—27-0—27 
Gray, 1 . . . . 111011111100111111111101101111—25-1—26 
Chapman, 1 110110101110110111101110110111—22—1—23 
Langers 110001101111000001110111111001—18—0—18 
A number of the boys shot up back scores, with the following ■ 
results, each member shooting at 30 targets- 
Event No. 1.— Back scores— Milchrist (14) 30, Bover (9) 29 Dun 
can 28, Leach 27, Langers m 29, Gray 2.3. ^ ' ' 
Event No. 2.-Milchrist f3) 20, Boyer (5) IS. Leach 26. 
Event No. 3.— Milchrist (8) 23, Leach 28. 
