800 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. 7, \ 
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Shooting Tournament. 
Hastings, Neb., Sept. 27.— Herewith are scores of the shoot held 
here Sept. 19, 20 and 21, Mr. Chas. A. Young, of Springfield, O., 
■won first average, with 451 breaks out of 4S0 shot at, using a re- 
peating gv.n of his own manufacture and U. M. C. factory loads. 
His shooting on the magaulrap was of a very high degree. Out 
of 275 targets shot at over this trap he scored 273. This certainly 
proves beyond doubt that the liltie Sparrow can build, a gun as 
well as shoot one. 
Mr. A. 15. Daniels, of Denver, Colo., won secorid average, los- 
ing only 38 targets. He used U. M. C. loads. Mr. Daniels is a 
very clever shot and a perfect gentleman in every respect. 
Mr. Dan Bray, of Syracuse, Neb., and -Mr- F. S. Parmelee, of 
Omaha, Neb., were tied for third place" with 40 misses each. 
The entries' averaged nearly fifty all the way through. 
The targets on the Sergeant system were puzzlers, and straights 
were sure to pay well, IB out of 20 winning first without a tie. 
First Day. 
Events : 
Targets i 
Bray 
Andrews . . 
Townsend . 
Curtis 
Brewer 
Linderman 
Sedam 
Nicolai . . . . . 
Lamis ..... 
B 27 I 
Hairgrove . 
Bailey 
Thele 
Bense 
Bauron 
DiefendiiTer 
Donthet — 
Painter 
Evans 
Daniels 
Rogers 
Duer 
Young .... 
Parmelee . . 
Nielson 
Herman ... 
Sievers 
Sandy 
Walzworth 
Crabill 
Simpkins ... 
Plumber 
White , 
Hallister . . . 
Bernhard . . . 
.Slosser .• — 
Heer 
Shortgrass 
Ruggles . . . 
Roberts . . . 
Ouinby .... 
McAuley . . 
Bee 
Carter 
A Miller ,. 
Olmstead . . 
Kimball . . . 
Reynard — 
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14 17 
15 19 
15 14 
12 16 
12 IS 
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14 14 
13 19 
II 10 
15 16 
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14 19 
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14 18 
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13 19 
14 17 
11 17 
15 15 
14 IS 
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S^cocd Day. 
Events: 1 2 3 
Targets: 15 20 1 5 
Bray 15 18 15 
Andrews .15 19 14 
Townsend 15 16 14 
Curtis 14 20 14 
Brewer 15 18 10 
Linderman , , 15 18 12 
Sedam 14 19 13 
Nicolai 15 20 14 
Lamis n 14 9 
B 27 13 17 14 
Hairgrove 10 14 IS 
Bailev 14 14 10 
Thele 13 17 15 
Bense 15 14 14 
Bauron 14 15 12 
Diefendififer >,.: 11 18 15 
Donthet H 16 14 
Painter 11 17 14 
Evans 13 11 15 
Daniels 16 18 15 
Rogers .14 18 15 
Duer 14 17 15 
Young 14 20 13 
Parmelee 14 18 15 
Sievers 14 17 14 
Sandy 13 15 15 
Walzworth 13 16 15 
Crabill 15 20 15 
Simpkins 14 18 13 
Plumber V 15 13 
White 11 13 13 
HalHster ....13 19 13 
Bernhard 12 18 14 
Slosser 14 16 11 
Heer 14 15 15 
Shortgrass 15 16 14 
Ruggles 14 17 11 
Roberts ...15 14 14 
Ouinby 8 .. 12 
ficAuley 12 16 12 
Bee 13 16 13 
Olmstead ...10 .. 15 
Kimball 14 19 15 
Eaton 11 18 13 
Reynard ....13 .. 11 
Tno Derr 
Morrill 13 
4- -5 
20 15 
18 14 
16 15 
19 14 
14 12 
17 14 
18 13 
16 13 
17 15 
16 11 
17 13 
16 .. 
16 10 
17 13 
16 12 
17 12 
18 15 
14 13 
16 15 
19 15 
17 13 
18 14 
16 14 
19 15 
18 15 
19 12 
18 13 
20 15 
20 14 
14 12 
15 14 
14 14 
17 15 
17 15 
15 12 
17 15 
17 15 
16 11 
16 12 
.. 6 
17 13 
15 13 
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17 12 
17 12 
is 
Third Day. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 15 20 15 20 15 20 
Bray - ....15 19 14' 19 15 19 
Andrews ..14 13 15 17 13 16 
Townsend 13 16 14 10 12 17 
Curtis 15 18 15 19 14 18 
Brewer 11 16 12 18 12 14 
Linderman 14 15 14 gO 15 18 
Sedam 14 16 13 17 15 1,8 
Nicoiai 14 18 15 18 13 l2 
Lamis ..12 6 6 13 10 
B 27 10 14 14 16 14 
Thele 13 14 12 16 15 
Bense 15 17 12 15 14 
Bauron 13 l4 13 15 11 
Diefendiffer .........15 19 l4 20 14 16 
Donthet 13 18 '9 16 12 15 
Painter 15 16 14 19 14 17 
Daniels 14 18 14 18 15 17 
Rogers • 15 IS 15 18 15 16 
Duer 12 17 15 18 15 20 
Young 15 17 15 17 35 19 
Parmelee 14 18 15 IS 14 17 
Nielson 13 18 14 13 11 12 
Sandy .....14 17 13 16 10 19 
Walzworth 12 19 15 38 13 16 
Crabill 14 15 15 15 11 15 
Simpkins 13 19 15 15 13 14 
Plumber 13 IS 13 13 15 15 
Hallister ....................... 11 14 14 17 12 16 
Bernhard ...11 18 13 18 14 12 
Slosser 12 14 11 .. 
Heer 13 18 14 15 
Shortgrass ...15 15 11 12 
Roberts 10 .. 18 
MeAme.y 15 13 15 15 
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Bee .14 12 13 16 13 11 15 16 11 17 
Kimball 15 15 15 14 
Jno Derr , .... 14 19 13 20 13 18 14 17 14 20 
Morrill ..: 14 11 
Hageman 16 14 18 15 8 14 .. 
W. S. Duer. 
CtQcinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 25. — Herewith are the scores for the ninth 
contest for the diamond trophy. VVilley, of Mianiilown, won it 
for the month. 
The Cincinnati shooters will be quite numerous at our tour- 
nament, from present indications. Quite a number having entered, 
all the way through the prospects are favorable for a large at- 
tendance. 
The trophies are nearing the finals, the most interesting being 
the Fleischmann-Peabody live-bird cup. Two more contests will 
wind it up, the next taking place Oct. 4. See, Gambell, Schuler 
and Dick are all in a bunch, any one of them being liable to land 
the coveted prize, a handsome, large, solid silver loving cup. 
G. W. Schuler, our captain, commonly called Billy, is having 
another trophy made, to commence when this is shot for. That it 
will be worth winning is assured, as Billy does well everything 
that he attempts. He will even shoot targets well some day. 
Scores of ninth contest for the diamond medal, handicap, 50 
targets: 
Waddell 0111100113111111101111111—21 
oiiiiiiuioiioiioiinino— 20— 8— 49 
Robertson .OlOlllllllllOlOOUOUlllOOl— 15 
111011101] 0011 01 0 1 1 1 1 1 01 1—18—10—43 
Gambell 1111111101111011 1 1 1 111111— 23 
1101101111001111 1 10011110—18— 4—45 
Small 0131010111111111101 linil—21 
. 1311101113310101111111101—21— 8—50 
Willey 11113 111101103010101 1 1 113— 20 
1011111130111001111111110—20-10—50 
Scipel 0111101111111111111111110—22 
111111001111100111111111—20— 4—46 
Jay Bee 11O311331101O001OO1OO1133— 16 
0110111003111111110001111—18-12—46 
Acklev 0000100100000100130101113-30 
0101111010101010011010001— 33— 14r-37 
Ahlers .1111311110111101311111011— 22 
1110111010011101011111111—19— 7—48 
Tie: 
*Ganibell, 2 1111011113030333333303011—22 
Small, 4 0101100111010011313300110—19 
-Willey, 5 ..<. 1111111111010110111110101—25 
*Gambell broke 50 straight at the first contest of the month, en- 
titling him to a shoot-off in the ties. « 
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 27. — Below are scores shot here to-day. 
Shooting is becoming quite lively again, but there are_ several of 
the active members away yet. Nine of the Cincinnati members 
attended Jack Parker's shoot and gave a good account of them- 
selves. All the cracks expressed thernselves as intending to come 
to our tournament, so a good crowd is assured. 
Event No. 1, miss and out, $2, birds extra: Robertson 9, Ahlers 
9, Schuler 7, Romwell 2. Robertson and Ahlers divided. 
Event No. 2, 15 birds, ,$5, 60 and 40 per cent.: 
Sobertson .....1212222*2222210—13 Ackley 112102121011120—12 
Gambell 212220*22222222—13 J B 2*22*2220222202—11 
Ahlers 10111212101*121—12 Romwell 110001222002012— 9 
Schuler 111*12101120023—12 
Event No. 3, same conditions as event No. 1: 
Robertson ....221222222112212-15 Gambell 220222222222222—34 
Ahlers 232121212212211—15 T B 222222101211121—14 
Schuler 112111121011111—14 'Ackley 2120111210*1222—12 
Event No. 4, 10 birds, $5, 60, 30 and 20 per cent. : 
Robertson 2211222222—10 Zimmerman 1122221202—9 
Schuler 2121232332-30 Gambell 2222*22222—9 
J B 1111112221— 1(> Ahlers *l*12mi2— 8 
AcKiey 1101211212— 9 . 
Florists' Gun Club Shoot. 
The regular monthly club shoot of the Florists' Gun Club v/as 
held yesterday on the club grounds, at Wissinoming, and despite 
the unfavorable weather a fair-sized crowd attended. The day was 
against the shooters, a brisk wind driving the targets in all direc- 
tions, and the making of high scores was an impossibility. 
The condition.? of yesterday's shoot were 25 targets, from five 
traps, expert rules, 15 singles and 5 pairs doubles from magautrap. 
W, H. Wolstencroft, the Frankford crack, made a splendid score 
and carried off high honors for the day, but was beaten out on 
high score by B, Cartledge, who had a handicap of 14. , 
Points won to date: Wolstencroft 7, Park 5, Smith 5, Anderson 
4, Jones 3, Dorp 3, Cartledge 3, Harries 2, Bell 1, Westcott 1 
Twenty-five expert rules, rapid fire, five traps; 
The scores: 
Hdp, 
Total. 
Pts. 
OIIIOOOIII 011100011 010000- 
-12 
H 
16 
39 
101111133 1 01001 1011100110- 
-17 
18 
8 
43 
1 
0100111300010000100110000- 
- 9 
11 
18 
38 
.1111111110110111101111330- 
-21 
19 
14 
54 
3 
0101101011 000011011 11 on o- 
-14 
15 
19 
48 
2 
0100100101001100113101101- 
-13 
13 
16 
42 
1111111111111113111111101- 
-24 
23 
5 
52 
3 
1001 1 1ll 11111 1111 noil 101- 
-21 
17 
14 
52 
3 
1111111001111110111001011- 
-19 
19 
14 
52 
3 
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Fifteen singles and 5 pairs, magautraps: 
Westcott ■, . . . .01001 1001001011 
Anderson 101111011010111 
Dorp 010111000001010 
Cartledge 110030110111111 
Harris 110110101110111 
Bel! 001100111110111 
W H W..... 111111111111101 
Park ..011101111100111 
Smith 111101111111101 
00 01 10 10 10—11 
11 10 11 10 10—18 
11 00 01 00 11— n 
11 11 01 01 11—19 
00 10 10 00 11—15 
10 10 00 00 10—33 
01 11 11 11 11—23 
00 11 10 11 01—17 
11 10 00 01 11-19 
Piasa Gun Club's Totifnament. 
Alton, 111., Sept. 29. — Herewith are scores made at the tourna- 
ment of the Piasa Gun Club this week. A bad storm and extreme 
cold weather cut down our attendance severely, but the shoot was 
a success in all other respects. The scores: 
First Day, Thursday, Sept. 28, 
Events: 
_ 1234567 
Youne"'.' 13 20 15 20 14 17 19 
Gilbert 13 19 15 19 35 20 18 
Herschv 13 20 15 20 15 20 19 
Budd 33 IS 15 19 15 17 16 
Crosby 14 20 15 18 15 20 20 
Lane 10 17 12 20 14 19 19 
Howell 12 19 12 19 13 19 14 
Seelv 11 19 11 17 13 15 14 
Riehi ; 10 15 13 IS 9 13 16 
Kessler 14 19 14 17 12 15 15 
Heiligenstien 12 19 11 18 14 12 17 
Schieis 13 13 15 37 32 37 17 
Tavlor ••••• 13 18 15 18 14 19 19 
Craiff " 14 18 14 19 12ni8 17 
Todd 13 15 13 .. .. .. .. 
learners • 14 19 14 17 11 19 19 
Beall ■• ■ 
*Miss and out. 
*8 9 
18 14 
1 15 
7 14 
17 14 
17 15 
2 11 
10 33 
4 33 
2 13 
0 11 
8 15 
3 14 
2 15 
2 14 
2 12 
11 14. 
5 15 
10 11 
18 15 
19 15 
20 14 
19 14 
20 14 
17 8 
19 35 
13 9 
18 8 
17 13 
20 32 
37 31 
17 13 
20 35 
16 7 
17 14 
17 13 
Second Day* Friday, Sept. 29. 
Events: 123456789 10 
Young 12 20 13 18 15 19 14 14 18 13 
Gilbert 14 20 14 20 13 19 15 14 39 U 
Herschy I.... • 13 18 11 38 13 19 18 14 19 11 
Btidd 15 20 13 14 9 15 15 13 18 7 
Crosbv , 15 18 12 19 15 20 19 14 20 If) 
Lane ' •••• 14 15 12 15 10 16 13 7 15 13 
Howell 10 14 13 10 9 16 13 10 17 10 
Heiligenstien 14 18 13 18 12 15 13 15 15 12 
Riehl 13 13 14 14 12 16 10 5 19 10 
Powers 13 18 10 20 13 14 18 14 17 14 
Tavlor 13 IS 11 . . 13 15 . . 
Craig 10 18 14 15 13 15 .. 11 15 .. 
Schie^s 15 16 11 IS 12 12 .. 14 16 .. 
Beall .- ■■ 14 11 14 13 
F. C. RiEHL. Sec'y. 
Rttmmcl-Gaston Gun Club Tournament, j 
NtLES, O. — Owing to miserable, cold, rainy weather in tlii.s 
of the country, our tournament was not as successful :is we htn 
To our own cost, we have learned by experience never to 
bluerock and live-bird events; but next tune we will know bet j 
and bring events of such on separate days. We apprccKUe the \m 
and patronage of the Cleveland, New Castle and Tillsliurg bo;!| 
also h'anning, of "Gold Dust" fame; Eggleslon, of WaiTt'jl 
Mackie, of the Peters Co.; I'hillips, of North iJeiuon. and IV 
North, "Our Own" was represented by llamiilon iNaylor, ki 
mel, Gaston, Farmer Naylor and Seaborn. We believe we li.i 
some good timber, when it is shaped. 
A large number of live birds will be used during the winter '{t 
local shots. The scores : , 
First Day, Tuesday, Sept, 26. 
Events : 
Targets : 
Mackie 
Nutt . . 
Shaner 
Atkinson 
Eggleston 
Gaston 
Tames 
A H King , 
A M Rand 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
7 
8 
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15 
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35 
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13 
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9 
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9 
12 
13 
6 
11 
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8 
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Andrews 
W A Clark 
Moore 
G Naylor 
Morris • 
J Naylor 
Hamilton 
W G Clark 
* Live birds: No. 4, 7 birds, $4. Nos. 8 and 9, miss and out, 1^ 
No. 10, 10 birds, ?4, four moneys. 
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Second Day, Wednesday, Sept. 27. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 10 15 15 20 15 35 
James ; 10 14 14 20 . . . . 
Elliott S 13 15 17 .. .. 
Hopkins 6 11 13 15 . . , . 
Fanning 9 14 14 18 . , , . 
Elliott 9 
Phillips 6 9 
Rummel 8 12 10 
7 8 
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Hamilton , 
W H Lewis 
Murray 
Cartwright 
Wilson 6 12 
Eggleston 10 14 17 14 12 
Gaston 8.. 11 7 
Rand 10 ., 12 ,. 
Tulley 9 
Wires 32 .. .. 
Farmer 16 32 7 
Nicholas 8 . . 
Casey 4 . . 
Nonny , 13 . . 
Seaborn -. •. .- ■■ 7 .. 
Naylor '. S 10 
Morris 10 10 • . . • . ^ 
Saffold 10 
Wirick , 2 2 
*Live birds: TSTo. T"was at 10 birds, $4. Nos. 8, 9 and 10 wj 
at 10 birds. $5. Nos. 11, 12, 13 and 14 were mis.s-and-outs. In 
10 the handicaps were as follows: Fanning, 33yds,; Hamilton, 
Naylor, 31; James, Clark and Eliott, 32; Gaston and Hopkins, 
in 'No 14 Seaborn was at 26yds,; all the rest at 30, One yd. 
added after each kill. Seaborn's last kiil was at 31yds.. Naylor' 
38, Farmer's at 37, Gaston's at 36 and Eggleston's .at 30. 
7 7 G 5 
Lost or Dead. 
Sheldon, Vt, — Editor Forest and Sircani: Whtn a person is 
perfectly sure of the ground upon which he stands, he often ti 
to strengthen and fortify his position by argument. Wliile 
writer is perfectly sure that his new equitable system for d 
ing moneys is unlike and much superior lo any other system 
use, he feels sure of his position and does not care to <liscuss 
matter; but in the question whether "lost or dead bird," as 1, 
sented in Forest and SteeaMj I am not so sure about my \ii 
tion. Admitting that competition begins when the shooter ci 
"Pull," there is no law but what admits that the bird is just, 
dead if killed within bounds by the use of the second barrel a! 
being clean missed by the first barrel as it would have beeil 
killed by a shot from the first barrel. Such being the case, hit! 
the shooter the right to use the first barrel as he chooses— firt 
into the air, fire it into the ground, either before or after the tl 
is sprung, and trust to his skill to kill the bird properly with , 
second barrel? . r. i ' 
But here comes in another question: Supposing he so fires 
his first barrel and the puller through some defect is unable 
pull off the trap, or if he springs the trap and the bird, ihrol 
disease or physical causes, is found to be dead, and of coii 
unable to fly, how is it then declared against the shooteit 
"no bird" or a "lost bird"? H a "no bird," does the shooter li 
the use of both barrels at tlie next bird? Is a bird in the I 
before it is sprung considered as a bird on the ground after 
trap IS sprung,' 
N, P. tl 
[As to the first part of our correspondent's letter, a sliooter 
fire off his gun as he pleases, but in a competitive w.ny lie ■ 
abide by the results of his own acts, as our correspondent 
soundly intimates. In the last paragrai)h he introduces an 
question — one fully covered by the rules. If the t'liller (ail 
spring the trap properly, the shooter has still the privilege oil 
fusing the bird, whether his gun is not cocked, or not loaded ' 
what not. The rules enjoin that the bird must lie delivered |>i 
erly when the shooter calls pull. He has the Use of both bar 
at the next bird, because the first trial was no trial, and the C 
petition begins anew. A bird sitting in tlie trap after the ti 
IS sprung is considered as being on the ground.] ' 
The last wonderful tale being told among the Burmese 
Rangoon is concerning a monster egg. A few months ago ti 
Shwebo the villagers heard a strange and mysterious voice iii 
jungle uttering in Burmese the words "1 am going lo lay," w 
were repeated frequently several times a day for niany dt 
Flventnally the egg was laid, and its size is said to exceed I 
of ten large paddy baskets. Nobody will go near this egg. f( 
which now come the words "I am going lo hatch," also repei 
many times every day. 
No notice taken of anonymons comTnnnlcatlons. 
T L B., New Orlean*. — Cnn you give me the ad<lress of tt 
reliable breeders of deerliotinds? Ans.— We know of no decrhov'^ 
advertised for sale. 
Clarion, Vandergrift, Pa.— In a shooting contest there is a 
and second prize. A, B and C shoot as follows; A breaks 7S 
78 and C 72. A and B tie and shoot off for first' prize. 1! being 
wintief. Who is entitled to second prize, A or C? Ans.— C. 
S B. B., Rutherford, N. J.: 1. Will rice grow in water lbs 
sliVhtly salt, like the headwaters of the Ilnckcnsnck nicndn 
2 What is the period of gestation in a hitcli? Ans; .1. \ 
2. From fifty-eight to sixty-five days; generally about si.-cly-U 
days. 
