Sept. i6, 1899.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
2S9 
The Omaha Tournament. 
Omaha, Neb., Sept. S. — The fourth annual tournament of the 
Du Pont Gun Club, which was held here the past three days, did 
not draw as large an attendance as one would expect from the 
very liberal programme thai the club offered. Four hundred 
dollars added money, a very handsome cup, several nice mer- 
chandise prizes and 2-cent targets should have drawn sixty to 
sevtnty shooters; but on this occasion there was only a few more 
than half that number present, so that in this respect the shoot 
tan hardly be classed a success. 
The lack of attendance is principally due to the fact that many 
of the trapshooters were off prairie chicken shooting, and from 
■very reliable reports I learn that these birds are quite plentiful 
this season; in ,fact, much better than for'three or four seasons 
past. Mr. .]. E. Brook, of Atkinson, Neb., told me that on the 
Monday previous to the shoot he and Mr. V. W. McDonald, also 
of his place, had bagged scvcnty-six birds, and that good 
chicken sliooting was to be had in any part of his county, not- 
withstanding that the sooner had been killing chicken for a month 
or more past. In the face of such reports, it is quite probable 
that this in some measure is responsible for the light attendance 
;Bt. this shoot. 
T-Iowever, it must not be inferred that because the club lost 
some money on this tournament it will be embarrassed to 
any extent, or that it will go out of existence, for such would 
indeed be a mifstaken idea. The club is one of the most flourish- 
ing of the entire West, having now somewhere in the neighbor- 
hood of ?500 in the treasury, so that it will continue to do 
business at the old stand as heretofore, despite the loss of a few 
dollars on this tournament. Even at the present, they are con- 
templating holding a live-bird tournament in November, in con- 
nection with the nrtercity team race between Omaha and Kansas 
City. 
This tournament was held on the Omaha Gun Club ground, 
which is a public shooting park and one well equipped for an 
event of this kind. This park is located just across the river from 
Omaha, on the Towa side, and about seveii minutes' ride on the 
electric line from the business portion of Omaha. The targets 
were thrown from expert tr,ips, and these were arranged on the 
Sergeant system, two sets being used. In this manner the pro- 
gramme was rapidly disposed of, so that the shooting was vir- 
'ually over by 4 o'clock each day. The management of the shoot 
was under the supervision of H. S. McDonald, president W. T. 
Brewer and W. D. Townsetid. The cashier's ofifice was presided 
over by W. D. Burgess. Mr. C. M. Lincoln, of the U. M. C. Co., 
who, in connection with Frank Parmelee, has charge of this 
company's exhibit at the exposition, was present during the 
entire shoot and did yeoman service in many capacities, thereby 
.contributing not a little toward the success of the shoot. 
Non-Resident Principals. 
Notwith start ding that the entries did not run very higli, there 
were quite a number of out-of-town shooters present at some 
time during the shoot, this being attested by the following list: 
AH Hodgson, Hawthorn, la.; M. Diefenderfer, Wood River, 
Neb.; Gus Sievers and Wm. Herman, Grand Island, Neb.; R. 
R. Kimball, Fremont, Neb.; C. R. Andrews. Hillsdale, la.; 
E. E. Hairgrove, Sittton, Neb.; C. A. Thurston and E. M. Calef. 
Onawa, la.; Lee Bailey, Norfolk, Neb.; Wm. Mitchell, Perry, 
la.; D. B. Carlyle Jefferson, la.; T. E. Brook, Atkinson, Neb.; 
W. E. Smith, Cook," Neb.; J. M. Higgins, Kingsley, la.; W. A. 
Leach, Fort Smith. Ark.; J. Terryberry, llouisville. Neb.; E. E. 
Aney. Springfield, la.; A. S. Edwards, Ed Wallace and P. Storey, 
Glcnwood, la.; A. M. Bernhard, Hastings, Neb.; Fred Eckten- 
kamp, Arlington, Neb.; M. Matson, Persia, la.; Dr. J. B. Hun- 
gate, Weeping Water. Neb.; Dan Bray, Syracuse, Neb.; Frank 
Crabill, Missouri Valley, la.; J. F. Beard, Herman, Neb.; Chris. F. 
Drier, Portsmouth, la.; P. Simpson, St. Edwards, Neb.; J. P. 
Vanderberg, Denver, Col.; Geo. Peterson. Coon Rapids, la.; 
Dr. C. B, Clapp, Moberly, Mo.; T. J. Elliott, Onawa, la.; C. M. 
Otis, Tabor, la.; Geo. Rogers, Lincoln, Neb. 
General Average. 
As an inducement to have the contestant shoot through the 
-•entire three days' programme the club had hung up some very 
nice average prizes, nine lor high and nine tor low average. 
The high-average prizes consisted of cash, arranged on tne 
following basis: $10, $10, $9, lf8, .f?, $6, $.5, $5, and $5. First high 
average was won by Dan Bray, of Syracuse, Neb., who was the 
Only shooter to make 90 per cent, for the three days. This 
entitled him to .$10. Diefenderfer, of Wood River, Neb., and 
Grant, a local, tied for second, and as the class system prevailed 
they each got only $5, being compelled to divide second. This 
was obviously unjust, but only goes to demonstrate the _in- 
eriuity of the system. McDonald, another local man, got third, 
.0. R. R. Kimball, of Fremont, is fourth and got 'iH. Frank 
Crabill, of Missouri Valley, la., is fifth, and received $7. C. R. 
Andrews, of Hillsdale, la., got sixth, 56, while Brewer, of Omaha; 
Gus Sievers, of Grand Island, and Townsend, also a home man, 
Vvho finished in the oi-der, got $5 apiece. 
In allotting the low-average prizes one begins at the bottom 
and works up. E. E. Aney, of Springfield, la., made the lowest 
average of the shoot. This entitied him to a Stevens rifle. J. 
Terryberry. of Louisville, la., is next lowest, and this won 
a Ilorton steel lisliing rod. The other low-average winners — 
Leach, Brook, Smith, Loomis and Herman — each receive $5. 
Thus it will be seen that every one who shot through received a 
prize to the value of $5 or more. In fact, there are two averages 
for which there arc no claimants, as but seventeen shot through 
the programme, and two of these tied for one prize. It will be 
observerl that P>rook is credited with shooting at but 450 in place 
of 465. This came about by his losing the first target in the 
cup race, after which he withdrew, so that he virtually took part 
in every event. He claimed not to be aware that this was in- 
cluded in the aver;ige. 
Bray 
Diefenderfer 
Sievers . , 
Townsend 
Herman. . 
Brook 
Aney 
day. 
2d day. 
3d day. Shot at. Broke. 
Av. 
.137 
154 
128 
465 
419 
.901 
137 
143 
134 
465 
414 
.890 
141 
143 
134 
465 
414 
.890 
131 
141) 
136 
465 
413 
.888 
136 
146 
130 
465 
412 
.886 
137 
144 
130 
465 
411 
..884 
139 
137 
121 
465 
410 
.880 
14S 
119 
465 
406 
.875 
137 
144 
^ 122 
465 
404 
.870 
128 
136 
135 
465 
399 
.858 
120 
137 
121 
465 
387 
.832 
136 
118 
465 
386 
.830 
133 
1.39 
106 
465 
368 
.791 
120 
120 
450 
364 
.808 
lis 
120 
465 
356 
.765 
116 
120 
111 
465 
347 
.746 
114 
133 
96 
465 
343 
.737 
First Day> Tuesday, Sept. 5. 
Mr. Alf Hodgson, of Hawthorn, la,, was the chief factor in the 
tournament to-day, and engrossed the attention of every one pres- 
ent by his consistent and clever shooting, which will be seen 
by the appended table averaged an even 960 per cent, for the 
day, and in consequence he is easily in the van, while his five 
straight scores for the day are also the best in this respect. Grant, 
one of the local club members, was also in evidence, and ranks 
second with .940. This shooter has for a long time previous to 
the tournament been shooting very strong, and his showing to-day 
is only what was expected of him. Brewer, another home guard, 
showed good form, and is third in the bunch; his shooting too 
is high class. Fourth place is much disputed, for here we find 
Bray, Crabill, Diefenderfer and Sievers bunched together with the 
same total. Individually and collectively the shooting was very 
good, and tlie opportunity for great winnings was by no means 
good, while tisually the money was pretty much cut up. 
The conditions "were favorable to good scores, as there was 
scarcely any wind, but again the shooters were somewhat handi- 
capped' by a torrid temperature, as the mercury was hobnobbing 
with the century mark. As a result the ice cream and mineral 
■water man did a large and flourishing business. 
The attendance was rather light, so that the programme was 
scon disposed of. The largest entry in any event was thirty-five, 
VJhile the aggregate n-omber engaged reached bvit one higher. 
Two extras were shot after the conclusion of the programme; 
the first was at 20 targets, and in this Calef won first alone on 
the only .straight score. The last was at 5 pairs; Townsend 
.•scooped first money in this on 9. 
The programme consisted of ten 15-target events, with foui* 
moneys divided on the percentage sy.stem, 33, 30, 20 and 15 per 
cent. ■. 
Event-;: 12345G789 ]() 
Taree^^s: 15 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 
Hodgson . 14 14 15 15 14 14 15 13 15 15 
(Jram 13 IB 14 13 14 15 J5 l4 :3 J6 
Brewer 13 
Bray 14 
Crabill 12 
Diefenderfer 15 
Sievers 15 
-Kimball 14 
Andrews 14 
Hairgrove 12 
Loomis 11 
Calef 15 
Bailey 14 
Courtney 14 
Thurston 14 
13 
13 
10 
13 
9 
13 
11 
Mitchell 
McDonald 
Herman 
Townsend 
Carlyle 
Brook 
Higgins 
Smith 13 
Beard 13 
Le,ach 12 
Terryberry 12 
Aney 13 
Edwards 7 
Matson 13 
Wallace 7 
Bernhard 14 
Eck 
Hun gate l4 
Drier 11 
Berline 
Simpson 
15 13 
14 14 
14 15 
13 12 
13 1,5 
14 13 
12 14 
15 15 
15 14 
14 14 
13 14 
14 14 
13 11 
14 13 
12 15 
13 13 
10 14 
12 13 
11 13 
11 14 
12 14 
12 12 
10 14 
12 13 
11 11 
11 11 
12 8 
9 9 
12 14 
10 9 
10 .. 
10 .. 
12 .. 
15 15 
14 15 
15 14 
14 15 
13 14 
13 14 
15 15 
13 13 
13 14 
13 10 
11 12 
14 15 
12 9 
12 12 
14 13 
10 12 
14 13 
15 14 
13 14 
13 1,3 
IS 11 
12 11 
13 11 
11 12 
11 10 
11 11 
11 13 
4 9 
13 15 
Ull 
10 .. 
13 .14 14 
10 15 12. 
15 12 12 
14 15 13 
15 13 14 
13 13 1.3 
11 15 12 
13 13 14 
12 14 12 
13 13 15 
12 15 1.4 
12 11 12 
13 11 12 
11 15 13 
12 12 14 
12 15 15 
14 15 11 
13 14 11 
10 14 12 
12 13 10 
12 13 14 
10 14 13 
14 9 12 
13 9 13 
9 13 12 
12 13 15 
10 8 9 
12 12 10 
13 11 14 
11 12 9 
12 15 
15 14 
14 14 
11 15 
12 13 
14 15 
13 14 
12 14 
15 12 
13 12 
12 15 
13 13 
13 13 
15 13 
14 12 
14 15 
14 10 
13 13 
11 13 
12 13 
10 12 
12 12 
13 1.0 
9 12 
12 12 
10 13 
7 7 
10 11 
14 .. 
8 15 
150 
150 
150 
150 
1,50 
150 
1,50 
150 
150 
150 
150 
150 
150 
150 
150 
150 
1.50 
150 
1.50 
150 
150 
150 
1.50 
150 
1.50 
1,50 
150 
150 
135 
105 
RO 
45 
15 
15 
139 
137 
137 
137 
137 
136 
139 
134 
132 
132 
132 
132 
131 
131 
131 
129 
128 
127 
1,24 
122 
123 
150 
ns 
116 
114 
114 
98 
93 
120 
77 
43 
29 
10 
12 
.926 
.913 
.913 
.913 
.913 
.906 
.900 
.893 
.880 
.880 
.880 
.880 
.873 
.873 
.873 
.860 
.853 
.846 
.826 
.813 
.821 
.800 
.786 
,773 
.760 
.760 
,653 
.620 
.888 
.734 
.716 
.644 
.666 
.800 
45 
29 
.644 
45 
28 
.m 
15 
10 
.666 
15 
7 
.466 
Second Day, Wednesday, Sept. 6. 
Shot 
at. Broke. Av. 
150 144 . 960 
150 141 .940 
A few new shooters put in an appearance to-day, so that the 
aggregate attendance is a trifle larger than yesterday, but the 
increase is not very material. Dan Bray, of Syracuse, is high 
man with .9,3.3, and Peterson, of Coon Rapids, la., is second 
with .909. These are the only two who reached 90, but the con- 
ditions are in marked contrast from those of yesterday. The wind 
blew a fierce gale all day, and as the tai'gets went out with this 
most of them went 90yds., and frequently they exceeded this, 
while during their flight they also cut up all scorts of queer 
antics, so that the scoring of them was irequently a matter of 
guesswork. Under such conditions consecutive scoring was 
almost impossible, but nevertheless Bray managed to bunch 40 
straight in one group. 
The programme to-day called for eleven events, each at 15 
targets. One of these was a cup. On the programme this was 
No. 6, but in the table it is No. 11. Although the, programme 
stated that all events were included in the general average, yet 
some were under the impression that this event was not in- 
cluded, and as there was nothing but the cup to be won in this 
event some withdrew after lo.sing their first target, for this _ was 
virtually a miss-and-out race. Only two — McDonald and Smith — 
finished with straight scores, and in the shoot-off McDonald was 
only required to break his first target, as Smith started off with a 
miss. 
Peterson was the most fortunate shooter, as he landed one 
first without a tie. This was in the third event and netted him 
$16.10. Top scores paid much better to-day, as it was quite a task 
to get them straight. 
The weather was bright and clear, and the high wind tempered 
the heat somewhat. 
An extra at 5 pairs was the concluding event of the day. This 
was well patronized, but all the money went to three men. Grant 
got first on 10» Kimball second on 9, and Beard third on 8, 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Shot 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 at. Broke. Av. 
Bray 13 14 15 15 13 15 13 15 15 13 13 165 154 .933 
Peterson ........ 14 12 14 10 14 8 15 13 14 14 1.2 165 150 . 909 
Brewer 15 13 14 15 13 12 12 12 13 15 14 165 148 . 896 
Andrews ...... ^ 14 15 15 14 13 12 11 13 14 13 13 165 147 .890 
McDonald ......14 15 11 13 14 12 12 15 12 13 15 165 . 146 . 884 
Kimball 13 15 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 10 165 146 .884 
Sievers 13 13 1,4 15 15 11 12 12 15 11 13 165 144 ,872 
Crabill 12 12 14 13 11 11 13 15 15 14 14 165 144 .872 
Grant 15 13 12 14 12 13 13 13 13 14 13 165 144 .872 
Diefenderfer ... 13 12 13 13 13 14 12 12 14 14 13 165 144 .872 
Mitchell 13 15 12 12 13 14 11 14 13 12 1.4 '165 143 .866 
Calef 14 11 12 15 14 11 10 13 15 12 14 165 141 .854 
Smith 11 12 14 10 14 8 15 13 14 14 15 165 139 .842 
Hodgson ..13 15 14 13 14 13 9 11 12 14 11 1.65 139 ..842 
Herman 13 13 13 13 14 13 10 14 11 11 12 105 137 .830 
Loomis 11 13 12 12 10 12 12 13 14 14 14 165 136 .,821 
Townsend 14 13 14 15 13 10 10 13 13 8 13 165 136 .,824 
Ecktenkamp .... 12 12 12 13 13 10 10 15 12 14 11 165 134 ..812 
Aney 12 13 13 12 13 12 13 12 11 9 13 165 133 .806 
Courtney 1,3 13 12 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 11 165 132 .800 
Terryberry 10 7 12 13 11 14 9 12 9 11 12 165 120 .727 
Leach ..: 12 13 10 13 12 9 7 11 12 11 9 165 118 .715 
Bailey 9 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 9 11 8 165 112 .678 
Brook 13 12 10 13 12 14 10 11 14 11 .. 150 120 .800 
Clapp 14 12 15 13 15 14 13 13 10 13 .. 150 132 .880 
Edwards 12 13 12 12 10 14 10 11 9.... 1.35 103 .742 
Elliott 12 12 12 14 11 13 11 .. 105 So .809 
Hairgrove 14 14 10 13 13 7 90 71 .788 
Higgins 13 12 10 13 10 12 90 70 .777 
Beard 14 12 13 10 15.. 75 64 .8.53 
Ouimby 12 8 10 10 12 75 52 .693 
Bishop 7 .. 11 n 8 .. 60 37 .616 
Simpson 10 0 6 6 .. 60 28 . 456 
Otis 1-2 12 13 45 37 . 822 
Vanderberg 11 10.. ..10 45 31 .688 
Curtice 10 10 30 20 .666 
Fogg 12 7 .. 30 19 .633 
Third Day, Thursday, Sept. 7, 
The home contingent was in evidence to-day, as both first and 
second averages went to home men — Henry McDonald first with 
.906 and VV. D. Townsend second with .900. These arc the only 
two principals who made 90 per cent. Diefenderfer is just 1 break 
behind Townsend, and the same margin separaters Peterson from 
the former. Thesetwo occupy third and fourth positions respectively. 
The i^onditions were if anything a little harder than yesterday, 
as the shooters had all kinds of weather to contend with. Part of 
the time it was cloudy; then a few drenching showers fell, and 
finally this was succeeded by sunshine. _ There was also^ a marked 
change in the temperature. Coats, which had been divested oit 
the previous day, were closely buttoned up, and even at thiis tliere 
was a decided chill in the air, for the wind, which now blew 
from the north, seemed to search out all the thin places in one's 
garments. , , 
Strai!;ht scores paid well as a rule, it occurring on four different 
occasions that such a score netted the maker first without a divide. 
The fortunate ones were Brook in No. 2, Diefenderfer in No. 
3, Townsend in No. 4 and Crabill in No. 6, The opportunity was 
also presented in the last event, but no one was equal to it, so 
that the 14s cut up the first money in this event. The entries 
ran about twenty-five, so that the programme was ^ soon disposed 
of and the tournament was practically over by 3 o'clock: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 
McDonald 15 11 14 14 15 14 14 14 13 12 
Townsend 15 13 15 12 1114 14 15 12 14 
Diefenderfer 12 14 12 15 13 14 14 12 14 14 
Peterson 14 14 14 13 12 13 11 14 15 13 
Crabill 13 11 14 10 14 15 14 13 13 13 
Kimball 13 11 13 13 14 12 12 13 15 14 
Grant 12 13 14 13 13 12 13 14 13 12 
Bray 13 12 14 11 15 13 13 14 12 11 
Clapp 15 14 11 11 13 13 11 13 14 12 
Curtice 14 12 13 12 13 14 14 9 14 12 
Higgins 12 13 10 12 14 10 14 15 13 14 
Andrews 13 13 13 12 10 10 14 10 15 14 
Sievers 12 13 11 10 14 10 13 14 14 12 
Herman 15 11 12 12 14 13 14 10 10 10 
Brook 11 15 14 12 10 12 9 12 14 11 
Leach 11 13 14 12 11 13 14 13 9 10 
Brewer 11 14 10 10 14 13 13 10 13 11 
Loomis 13 12 11 8 12 12 12 11 14 13 
Terrvberrv 11 14 10 10 13 10 12 11 13 7 
Smith . . .'. 11 10 10 7 9 11 11 12 12 13 
Anev 12 10 7 11 12 5 10 11 12 6 
Beard ■ •■ 14 11 10 14 12 10 .. 
Storey 14 12 18 12 7 9 
Mitchell 13 10 13 13 9 •• 
Rogers . . • • - • • ■ . • 13 15 lo 15 
Matson , , . , , 13 Hi IS 8 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
Av. 
150 
136 
.906 
150 
135 
.900 
150 
134 
.893 
150 
133 
.886 
150 
130 
.866 
150 
130 
.,866 
150 
129 
.860 
150 
128 
.853 
150 
127 
.846 
150 
127 
.846 
150 
125 
.833 
150 
124 
.823 
150 
123 
.820 
150 
121 
.806 
150 
120 
.800 
150 
120 
..800 
150 
119 
.793 
150 
lis 
.7Sfi 
150 
111 
.730 
13(t 
106 
.706 
150 
96 
.640 
71 
.788 
90 
fiC 
.733 
75 
58 
.773 
60 
5& 
.916 
60 
47 
,783 
Otis 10 10 9 •; .. .. 
Dering 7 12 9 . . , . 
Bruckcr 10 
Crittenson • • • ' 
Notes, 
Mr. H. S. McDonald's win of the cup was a very popular one, as 
much of the energy and enterprise of this club is due lo hia ex^ 
ccutive ability. He s.UoolJs ai ^mth ,gun, Smokeless shells anca 
Schultze powder. . . ^ i 
Col. A. G. Courtney, of the Remington Arms Company, hustlin|j 
representative and champion heavy-weight expert shot ot the uni- 
verse, set the boys quite a pace on the first day, a.s he scored n 
out of his first 75, getting four 14s and a 15 the first five times up. 
Much praise is due Mr. Wm. Mitchell, of Perry, la., who un- 
solicited acted in the capacity of squad hustler— this too m an 
irreproachable and satisfactory manner, notwithstanding that lie 
shot in nearly every event. . .-it 
Mr. Dan Bray, winner of high average, is also hve-bird champion 
of Nebraska, as he won the championship ^at Lincoln last May 
after a prolonged shoot-off. Bray shoots a Smith gun, Smokeless 
shells and Du Pont .'ind Schultze powder. 
The intercity team race betwen Omaha and Kansas City^ looKS 
like an assured thing for the fall; at least so far as Omaha is con- 
cerned. Here they claim to be able, to muster twelve men lor a 
race of this nature. ^ „ r. , , t, i _ 
Fred Ouimby, of the American E. C. & Schultze Powder Com- 
pany, shot in a few events just to show the boys that he was 
capable of breaking some targets himself. He would have done 
much better had he not permitted the targets to get nearly to the 
fence before shooting at them. Fred was evidently after showing 
off the killing power of Schultze— and he did it successtully. _ _ 
The two 'Kimball brothers arc tough shooting propositions. 
Grant finished third and R. R. fifth in the general averages. Ihe 
latter, it will be remembered, won the intcTst,ate champi..Tnship 
at St. Louis last May. On this occasion he shot out Gilbert, Budd, 
Porter and several other .good ones. -i t j ... u 
Frank Parmelee did not take part in the .shoot, as he had to be 
at the Exposition, looking after the U. M. C. Company exhibit. 
Tn conversation Fr,ank said that he might put on a little war 
paint himself this fall and sally forth in quest of a few shooters 
"'^'^Everything goes to indicate that the Hastings shoot will be one 
of the best held in this Western country for some time. (.,eo. 
Rogers who is just back from Colorado, tells me that this btate 
and Utah also will be represented at the shoot, Omaha expects 
to send two squads. , . ■ i . 
Geo Rogers, of Lincoln, came over to take part in the shoot, 
but unfortunately he was taken sick and was unab e to coine 
to the grounds until the last day. When in good health George Is 
somewhat of a factor himself in this shooting game. _ 
The showing of Geo. Loomis at this shoot is something ot a sur- 
nrisc Tt has been a long time since his average has been so low. 
Somehow he could not ctach his stride, and apnarentlv was shoot- 
ing in spasmodic time. •> Paul R. Litzke. 
Fitchfaufg Rifle and Gun Club. 
FiTCHBURG, Mass.. Sept. 8.— Labor Day (Sept. 4) has come and 
Rone. and again marks the closing of the trapshooting season for 
the Fitchbui-g Rifle and Gun Club, llie day was fine and clear, 
with just enough wind to make the targets somewhat erratic and 
make high scores very uncertain, though some very good ones 
were made during the day. There was much interest among tlie 
shooters as to who would get the best average for the day s work, 
and thus get the gun which was presented to the club by J-eroy, 
the Du Pont powder representative and crack target breaker, lo 
make the averages for the day's shooting close and give all as even 
a chance as possible, targets were given according to the average 
of the season's shooting. The number of birds given is indicated 
by the number against the names, the first three men starting 
scratch, and others without numbers are visitors. 
At noon it looked as though J. Taylor would be the owner of 
the gun as he was .shootinsj much above his average, and had ne 
stopped after shooting at 100 birds he woidd have had it solid, as 
his average at that time, with his 22 birds handicap, was 87; but 
in shooting at 120 he lowered his average to 82J^, which proved to 
be just a grain too low, as the writer puled irt-vMtn Si i-S tor iii) 
shot at and captured the deadly weapon. . , ■ 
It has been a very successful season, with an increased interest 
over last year and a marked improvement in scores. 
Now we are looking forward to the time when we can go afield 
with dog and gun and hear the flutter of the partridge or the twit- 
ter of the woodcock when they rise. The time is near and we will 
soon hear of large bags being brought in. Be careful and not 
count toes instead of bills. The scores: 
Events- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 
Cutler 9 13 10 13 13 12 11 14 14 14 12 14 H 13 13 .. 
VVilbur 12 12 12 10 12 8 9 9 10 
- 8 12 8 7 10 7 12 9 10 10 10 
8 10 S 9 1,2 9 7 8 7 8 13 8 6 .. 
6 9.. 
■7 6 '9 
'7 '6 
Breen 8 13 10 7 6 
Converse, 9 , . 11 11 8 9 11 
Estv, 21 6 8 5 7 6 
Russell, 11 . . . 7 8 9 11 10 8 
T Taylor, 22... 8 12 10 9 11 12 
Levitt, 36 4 4 7 7 8 3 
Gibson, 16 ... . 8 8 7 11 6 8 
Philbrook, 39 . 5 6 1 6 10 7 
F Tavlor, 23. . 7 7 4 11 8 8 
Dix, "7 • 
Piper 8 10 9 8 12 8 6 . . 
Rurbank 5 2 
Donovan 5 2 
J-adeau 9 U 
McDon,-ild 9 8 
Sullivan 10 4 7 
Upton 4 4 3 
Stickney ..12 13 
Protcor '5 ' • 7 
fi'3 
6 3 
9 .. 
5 6 
10 
'2 
8 9 8 6 9 5 
3 3 
6 11 
6 11 
7 
4 .. 7 5 .. .. 
4 10 IS 12 12 10 
M. A, Cutler, Treas. 
Arkansas and the South. 
St. Louis Doings. 
St. r.ouis, Mo.. Sept. 2. — ^The incentive for competition _ at 
Duponf Park to day was the contest for the .Taccard cup, which 
brought out eight of the local contingent to strive for its pos- 
session. The winner proved to be H. C. Griesedick, who has cut 
.such a wide swath among the local shooting element by capturing 
nearly everyllring that he ha.>^ contested for. His win of to-day 
proved to be a double victory, as that tie between himself, Col- 
lins and Chase was also decided in this race, though unfortu- 
nately Chase, owing to illness, was unable to be present. 
-At present Griesedick holds both local live bird trophies, and 
henceforth they can only be wrested from him in individual con- 
test, while should he successfully defend either of them once 
more he will become permanent possessor of them. At present he 
has two matches on, one with Jno. J. Sumpter for the Busch 
medal and one with Dr. J. W. Smith for the Jaceard cup. That 
with Sumpter was to have taken place to-day, but the principals 
finally agreed to a postponement of a week. This, as the condi- 
tions prescribe, Avill be a 25-bird affair, while the one with Dr. 
Smith will be a 100-bird race, though this will not be shot until 
the weather gets cooler. By defeating Conrades a week ago 
Griesedick scored his fifth win for the Busch medal, so it is only 
necessary for him to dispose of , Sumpter to retire this medal. One 
singular thing about these contests is that no one has ever been 
able to win this medal but the present holder. 
The birds in to-day's contest were a mi.xed, ordinary lot, while 
in addition to this the weather conditions were also against them. 
It was excessively hot and the breeze that was in evidence availed 
them but little, and the torrid heat, robbed them of their snap 
and vigor. The score: . . 
Griesedick, 31 12111121121122112121212*1—24 
Collins 29 2221202121112112120111111—23 
Dr Sniith, 30 11111101*221122212112*222—22 
Dr' Clark, 27 021211110*121221121122222—22 
Tavlor. 29 222121222*101121201121122—22 
Denning. 28 11111211122122**212020211—21 
H erold 26 212022110122*2101112*1220—19 
J Cabanne, 28 221222022202022Q220w 
St. Louis Tournament, 
Mr. J. A. Corray, manager of Dupont Park, St. Louis, claim.s 
Oct. 16 to 19 as the dates for holding his fall tournament. Three 
davs' targets and one day live birds. There will be from $300 to 
$•300 added money at this shoot. This will give the Western shoot- 
ers who are going to Belle Meade an opportunity to stop off and 
take in this shoot en route, Pauj. R. Litxkk, 
