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FOREST AND STREAM. 
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After issuing the Interstate Association's Review of Tournaments 
of 1899, Mr. timer Shaner took a svell-earned vacation and went 
into tlie woods of Pennsylvania for a quail and ruffed grouse 
hunt. Mr. Shaner is a member of a Pittsburg camping organiza- 
tion known as the Rainmakers, that always has a good time wlien 
it goes into camp, and that is not out so much for meat as for 
sport pure and simple. Each member of the club is limited to a 
certain number of birds per day. The Rainmakers believe in leav- 
ing some game for posterity and — next year. 
Messrs. Will K. Park, trap editor of Sporting Life, and John ]. 
Hallowell, of the U. M. C. Company, will accept our warm con- 
gratulations on their decision, recently arrived at, to enter the 
order of Benedicts. While Mr. Hallowell's fiancee is not person- 
ally known to us, the same cannot be^ said of the lady wlio has 
honored Mt. Park by her choice. Miss Maggie Kirkwood, the 
Miskay of the Boston, Mass., Gun Club, has always been a welcome 
visitor at the office of Forest and Stream, and as Mrs. Park she 
will receive no less hearty a greeting. 
If the present mild weather continues, Sec'y Dressel of the 
Interstate Park Association expects to harvest a crop of hay before 
the Christmas holidays. The grass on the new ground of Interstate 
Park is several inches high and the forty-odd acres of level green- 
sward presents a remarkably pretty picture. The building of the 
fence, which is now well under way, and the excavations for 
the foundations of the casino, which have also been commenced, 
do not mar the prospect much. 
The Fulton Rod and Gun Club will hold an all-day shoot on 
Dec. 10, on the club grounds. Crescent street, near Old Miil, 
Brooklyn, N. Y. There are eighteen sweepstake events on the 
programme. In addition to these a match of 100 birds will be shot 
between Mes.srs. Richard Phister and S. M. Van Allen. Shooting- 
will begin at 10 A. M. 
R. A. Welch, for several years about the best shot in the city 
of Philadelphia, has changed his residence recently, and now hails 
from Greater New York. Mr. Welch will probably find New York 
quite as much to his liking as Philadelphia, and will certauily 
get plenty of chances of indulging 'ni his favorite sport of shooting 
at good, fast birds. 
John Wright, of the Brooklyn Gun Club, contemplates holding 
one of his usual popular invitation live-bird shoots very shortly. 
Great pressure has been brought to bear upon him to hold the 
shoot early in December, but Mr. Wright is a very busy man, and 
cannot promise anything for a date earlier than the third week 
of that month. 
The tournament to be held at St. Thomas, Can., Dec. 5-8, com- 
monly known among trapshooters as Tom Donley's tournament, 
has every promise of being a thorough success. Mr. Donley 
travels around tournaments quite a bit, and makes many friends 
who don't forget him when it comes to supporting his efforts 
in the trapshooting line. 
Mr. Graham secretary of the Hamilton Gun Club, informs us 
that his club will hold its annual tournament at Hamilton, Ont., 
Can., on Jan. 16, 17, IS and 19, 1900. This tournament is open to 
the world, and $1,500 in prizes is offered. Programmes will be 
issued later. 
Tlie Walsrode Gun Club will hold a Thanksgiving Day shoot 
at. Hutchinson's Mills, near White Horse, N. Y., on Nov. 30. 
There will be sweepstakes for cash prizes and turkeys. Targets 
will be thrown ftom a magautrap, and shooting will commence 
at 1 P. M. 
If present intentions and arrangements go for anything, Mr. 
Edward Banks, secretary of the American E. C. & Schultze 
Gunpowder Co., will spend the Vthole of next week on Long 
Island, with the idea of annexing a few ducks and quail. 
"Gone to the dogs." Forest and Stream's trap editor is at- 
tending the field trials now in progress at Newton, N. C. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
At Gutteaburg;. 
Nov. 18. — Following are scores of a trapshooting event held at 
Guttenburg Race Track to-day. The birds were a fast lot, and 
were materially aided by the wind. Messrs. Ehlen, Peters and 
Oiten scored some remarkable kills. Loeble won the Class A 
medal and C. F. Peters Class _B medal. Afterward a team race 
was arranged, Capt. Loeble picking a lot of crackerjacks and 
Capt. Peters pickmg most Class B shooters, who were called 
Lobsterettes, and were supposed to be inferior shots, but the 
totals show that the latter team won. The club members enjoyed 
a good day, with plenty of sport : 
Loeble, 28 1222011222—9 Otten, 28 0212212120—8 
Intermann, 28 1121111102—9 Rottmann, 28 0112212100—7 
Peters, 25 2022211221—9 Rohlfs, 28 2120222002—7 
Meyer, 25 ....1110212111—9 Hainhorst, 28 0110212001—6 
Ehlen, 25 111201*211—8 Foehrenbach, 25 0022102110— 6 
Mohrmann, 25 111211*021—8 Kroeger, 28 01002*2111-6 
Lott 33 1212010222—8 Bohling, 25 0010200212—5 
Ties for Class B medal: - Peters 1, Meyer 0. 
Team race : 
Loeble's Team. 
Otten 11122—5 
Intermann 21222—5 
Loeble, captain 12011 — i 
Lott ..02222—4 
Rottmann 02112—4 
Kroeger 00212—3 
Peters' Team. 
Peters, captain 12222—5 
Hainhorst 11211—5 
Meyer .....21222—6 
Ehlen .22U*— 4 
Mohrmann 22*22-4 
Rohlfs 10022—3 
Foerhenbach 01020—2—72 Bohling 22001—3—29 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Slieepsliead Bay Rod and Gun Clab. 
Nov. IC. — ^The monthly shoot of the Sheepshead Bay Rod and 
Gun Club was held to-day at the Cedars. Koch -won i/fifih a clean 
H Koch. 29 
G McKane, 25 
J Voorhies, 28 
J Pillion, 27 
G Morris, 26 
Dr Wood, 25 
A Busch, 24....... 
H Montanus, 28... 
Sweep, 5 birds: 
Byrnes 4, Koch 4, 
Boyle 2, Smith 2, 
Match, 5 birds: 
...1211111—7 I McKane, 28 12022*0-^ 
...2222021—6 W Boyle, 25 2101020—4 
...2112010—5 Von Fricken, 25, ..„., .0102021— 4 
...2102202—5 J Byrnes, 25. .0012022— 4 
...2222U2*-5 A Soeller, 21 ! .1010201— 4 
....222*201—5 Beard, 23 2002100—3 
...1202022—5 Smith, 25.... .....0001200—2 
....22***11—4 
I. . McKane 5, Voorhies 5, Pillion 5, Wood 4, 
Beard 4, Montanus 3, Morris 3, Von Fricken 2, 
Busch 2. 
Montanus 5, 1. McKane 5. Pillion 4. 
Brooklyn Gan Club. 
Brooklyn, N. If,,. Nov. 18. — The attendance at the regular weekly 
club shoot of the Brooklyn Gun Club held here to-day was not as 
large as usual, owing to the fact that field shooting is now in full 
blast. However, sixteen members took part, which is not a bad 
attendance. The seventh monthly shoot for the Francotte gun, 
offered by the club, was shot to-day, as was also the shoot for 
the Stevens .22 rifle. In the latter event Hopkins finally won 
from Lincoln after a hot race, which lasted till darkness set in. 
The scores: 
Webber 1111101101111111111110111 
1111111111111111111111111—47— 5—50 
Hopkins • OllllUllllOllllllllOllOl 
^ ■ lllUllllllOHllLllllllll— 45— 6—50 
David , .1101111111111010110011111 
OllOOllOllOllOOlOUllOin— 36— 15— 50 
Blauvelt 1001111001111111101111111 
1011111111101111101111111-42—18—50 
Lane llOlllllOHOlllllOllOllOl 
lllOOOOlOllllOlOOOlimil- 35--14— 49 
Woods lllOOmillllllllllllllOl 
0111111111110111111111111—45- 3—48 
G Remsen .moilOlOlllllllOmnill ' 
0110111111111111011111111—43— 5-48 
Creamer 1111111111000110111110111 
101111'101010011010001,0lll— 35— 13-48 
J^aimi ■ 11111110,11111111111111110 
. „ ■■ IlllliailOOHlllOllIlllll— 44— 3-47 
J^ie-mMe .llllOOQllllOlllOllllllllO' 
1011011031011100111101111—37— 9—46 
Paterson OllOOlllOOlOlOOllllllllOl 
.^^ ■■ ■■ - 1110111110111011110011101—35—10—45 
*Haffield i OlllllHllOlllUlOllOllO 
lllOmillllllllllllllUl —44 
/^TiKht nool 001111101111100110111 
' • • I . . , i.lOOQ00101XOQ101000000011— 25-15-40 
Lincoln 0111111000101101010110111 
OlOlOllllOlOimOOlllllll —34 
<Guest. 
Prize shoot for Stevens .22 rifle: 
Hopkins 0101101110111111111110111—20—4—24 
Lincoln 0011010101111111111111110—19—5—24 
Hatfield 0000111111010111111110111—18—5—23 
B lauvelt 0111010111001000111111111—17— 6— 23 
Creamer 1011011101101110010010001—14—9—23 
Kemble 1101101011001101111010110—16—7—23 
Webber 1101111111111011101101110—20—3—23 
Amend 0101111011111111111111100—20—3—23 
G Remsen ...1011111111011011111001110—19—3—22 
David , . , .1111011110010000101000111—14—7—21 
Shoot-off: 
Hopkins 111110111111001—12—2—14 
Lincoln 010110101011110-^ 9—4—13 
, Sweeps— No. 1, 15 targets: R. Woods 10, G. Hatfield 13, H. 
Blauvelt 13, J. S. Wright 4, W. Lincoln 10- Siddell 5, Clarke 0, 
Webber 13, David 14. 
No. 2, 10 targets: Lane 7, David 7, Lincoln 9, Hatfield 9, 
Blauvelt 7 Webber 7. 
No. 3, 15 targets: G. Remsen Kemble 10, Creamer 8, 
Blauvelt 12, Amend 10. 
G. B. Paterson, Sec'y. 
Parkway Gun Club. 
Nov. 1.5.— The monthly shoot of the Parkway Gun Club was held 
at Dexter Park to-day. The conditions, were: 10 live birds, 28yds. 
rise, 50yds. boundary, A. S. A. rules. . The scores: 
Ch\h shoot : 
A Andrews 1112122112—10 H Bookman. ...... ..12110112*1— 8 
T Short 21*2222111— 9 W Forebach 11011*2111— 8 
G Reuget... 1212210212—9 G Seitz 1100211100—6 
Sweep, .T live birds: Foreback 5, Short 5, Seitz 5, Andrews 4, 
Bookman 4, Lauber 3, Reuger 2. 
Sweep, 5 live birds: Bookman 5, Andrews 5, Short 5, Forebach 5. 
Sweep. 10 targets: Bookman 10, Forebach 8, Andrews 7, Short 6, 
Seitz 4, Reuger 2, Lauber 1. 
Crescent Athletic Club. 
Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 18.— The third shoot for the November 
cup was held on the grounds of the Crescent Athletic Club to- 
day. Three men. Banks, from scratch, Marshall and Kryn tied 
for the lead with 22 breaks each. The scores: 
Banks, 0 1111011111011111111110111 —22 
Marshall, 6 1011001111101111011100111101011 —22 
Kryn, 3 1101111001111011111101111110 —22 
Hallock, 5 101101011111011111001101101110 —21 
Rhett, 5 101011111101100101101101011011 —20 
Kenyon, 10 01100011011001010011101101001101101—19 
Remsen, 0 ..1011100110110110011101110 —16 
Mead, 10 01010001101100010101000100001010010—13 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
Eureka Season Results. 
Dr. C. W. Carson, the able secretary of Eureka Gun Club, has 
completed the season summaries for that representative shooting 
body. It seems that Mr. F. P. Stannard won in Class A on the 
season averages, Dr. R. B. Miller in Class B, R. B. Carson in 
Class C, Mr. J. G. Lovell in Class D. Mrs. Carson, being an 
honorary member, is not eligible for a trophy. In the contest for 
the Mussey trophy Mr. E. M. Stack won on the shoot-off with Dr. 
Miller. 
This has been a most successful year with the Eureka Gun Club, 
and the season closed has been a Very busy one. The club mem- 
bership is now full, and so are the coffers of the treasurv, so that 
next season may be opened in a blaze of glory, as the ' secretary 
puts it. During the season Eureka Gun Club has thrown 47,379 
targets. The live-bird season will soon begin, and the memberslilp 
of the club will still continue to shoot actively and industriously 
throughout the winter. Following table shows the seasons averages 
ia-the different qlasses: 
Class A. 
Shot 
at. Broke. 
V Cunnynghain.250 225 
C Antoine 250 209 
F P Stannard... 250 234 
W D Stannard.. 250 232 
E M Steck 250 220 
A W Adams... 250 218 
A C Borroff....250 163 
C W Carson.... 250 177 
L H Goodrich. 75 57 
J C Houston. ... 25 18 
O J Buck 250 182 
R B Carson 250 195 
C C Hess 100 57 
W H Corn well.. 150 90 
W J Arnold.... 50 21 
E C Morton.... 250 172 
S C Matthews.. 100 49 
Geo Prichett.... 25 18 
C S Smith 25 11 
G V Weart 50 35 
J W Embree.... 75 27 
A C Paterson. , 
Geo Roll 
A G Courtney. 
Fred Gilbert... 
R ITeikes 
25 
25 
50 
25 
50 
Av. 
.900 
.836 
.938 
.928 
.880 
.S7S 
Class B. 
.01). F H Lord 25 
.708 H B Morgan... 250 
.760 R B Miller.... 250 
.720 C P Richards... 25 
Class C. 
.72it J L Jones. ...... 2.50 
.780 F F Sprevne.... 75 
.570 A A Walters.... 100 
.600 H b James.. "...200 
.420 Mrs C Carson. .250 
F M Smith 75 
J G Lovell 250 
F, H Ford 50 
A Sundermeier.150 
Shot 
at. Broke. 
.688 
.490 
.720 
.440 
700 W W Sprague..225 
.360 Dr Turck 
75 
21 
17 
40 
25 
48 
21 
158 
221 
20 
172 
54 
59 
86 
200 
34 
180 
31 
95 
108 
51 
Av. 
.840 
.680 
.800 
1.000 
.960 
.840 
.fi32 
.R84 
.800 
.720 
.590 
.430 
.800 
.453 
.720 
.620 
.627 
.480 
.680 
All shoots except the first two at 15 singles, 5 pairs, with added 
birds: 
D, a S' S> S 
<; <; fc-i g 
M S — 
'-' _ <^ « 
^ o< a "d. *^ *^ 
< W W (72 O O 
o 
19 16 19 .. .. 
.. .. 23 19 23 
22 17 .. ..18 
23 24 21 . . 18 
23 17 20 23 23 22 23 23 23 
10 13 
18 18 
18 9 
23 25 
19 ., 
20 22 
24 .. 
24 23 
22 .. 
20 21 
.. 14 
.. 20 
24 .. 
.. 20 
.. .. 13 
.. 21 .. 
17 16 21 
.. 24 19 .. 24 14 .. 
.. 17 24 18 20 21 21 
24 18 .. 19 21 .. .. 
.. 21 .. .. 
.. .. .. 23 21 21 .. 
.. 17 .. 
23 .. 20 .. 19 .. .. 
17 .. 
17 
Mrs C W Carson 33 20 .. .. 
W D Stannard 34 39 16 15 22 21 21 
R B Carson 19 32 .... 18 23 . . 
H B Morgan 29 . . . . 18 16 . . . . 
E M Steck.. 31 .. 15 .. 25 23 23 
L H Goodrich. 39 37 
H D Tames 8 , .. .. 
A C Borroff..... ., 30 . . 12 .. 14 . . . . 
E C Morton 37 .. 17 .. .. 18 14 
Chas Antoine 26 
F P Stannard 22 15 23 21 
A W Adams 21 18 18 . . . . 
R B Miller 14 19 15 19 . . 
V L Cunnyngham 17 14 .. 23 21 
O J Buck 17 21 16 
J G Lovell 
G V Weart 
J L Jones 
C C Iless. 
W Sprague .. .. 
A Sundermeier .. .. 
II E Wiley , 21 . . 
*30 singles and 10 pairs. 
Chicago Sportsmen's Trophy. 
Nov. 18. — Yesterday did not seem favorable for a large attendance 
at Watson's for the Chicago sportsmen's live-bird trophy, li was 
decidedly raw and . rkiny in the morning, and though it cleared 
during ,tfae_ afternoon, with a fresher air, the conditions %eemed 
so unpropitioufe that only about a dozen shooters came to the 
store. Mr. R. Clempson won the diamond medal and also the 
high average medal for consecutive kills, having to his credit 
ihd, remarkable -score of 43 straight kills, missing only his next 
t& the last bird in the sixth frame of five tie birds. This is cer- 
tainly a pretty hot gait, and Mr. Sturdevant, who stayed with the 
vyiriner neck and neck to the finish, may feel that he lost not 
without honor. Clempson ran straight without any handicap 
though tied by White, Leffingwell, Parker, Hollister, Eaton and 
Sturdevant, each of whom needed something from his handi- 
cap. George Roll and Silas Palmer divided in the tie on 13,' thefe 
being no 14, and H. Levy and Dr. Shaw divided in the tie on 
12_. The occasion was one worthy of a bigger crowd, and as the 
■vvinfer progresses and the live bird season becomes still rnore 
.......22222— 9 
02222— .1 
21222—5 
E. Hough, 
interesting it is likely that the attendance will be greater .than it 
was j'esterday. The following are the scores: 
Clempson, 30, 1 ....222221121222121 —15 
Dr Shaw^ 30, 0 222012022222202 —12 
T L mite, 30. 2 2122021222222222 —15 
W B Leffingwell, 30, 1 ..1212222122202222 —15 
Parker, 30, 1 21122211221222*22 —15 
Hollister, 30, 1 112211112111*212 —15 
G Roll, 30, 0 202211211122012 —1,3 
H Levi, 30, 2 12222201*12022002 —12 
T Eaton. 28, 3 0122*1121202211112—15 
E Sturdevant, 28, 2 22202222022221222 —15 
S Palmer, 30, 1 122221222202*2*2 —13 
Ties on 15: 
Clempson 22211 21222 22121 21122 22212 12202—29 
Sturdevant 22222 22222 22222 22222 22222 2200w 
White 210w 
Leffingwell ..22220w 
Parker 22221 Ow 
Hollister * 11121 llOw 
Eaton 01212 *w 
Sweepstake, 5 birds : 
Palmer 2202*— 3 Clempson .... 
Parker U212— 5 White 
Levi , ........22002— 3 Leffingwell .. 
480 Caxton Building, Chicago, 111. 
At Watson's Park, 
CmcAfio, 111., Nov. 14. — Practice shooting: 
Odell 20122222211021222221 —18 
McGinnis 2200120212 
Sturdevant .2221222122222021222221222—24 
Sturdevant 0222* 
Hollister 121222011*211110201111112—21 
Audubon Gun Club. 
Nov. 15.— The regular monthly shoot of the Audubon Gun Club 
was held to-day at Watson's Park. The scores: 
Mack, 30, 1 11111101121221112121—19—1-20 
Wilcox, 29. 2 11111101121221112121—19—1—20 
E S Rice, 30. 2 11201111221201*20212—16—2—18 
Dicks, 29, 2 21*022*12*1211020101—13—2—15 
«Parker *2*21*21*12211*22221 —15 
*Visitor. 
Raveleigo. 
Keystone Shooting League. 
HoLMESBURG JUNCTION, Pa., Nov. 11. — The fourth shoot for the 
Keystone challenge cup, emblematic of the championship of 
Philadelphia county, was held here to-day. Eames won the 
event with a clean score. Vandergrift has won the cup twice, and 
Henry and Eames have each won it once. The conditions are: 
10 live birds, 30yds. rise, open to residents of Philadelphia; sub- 
ject to challenge every two w'eeks; ?2.50 entrance. Followinij 
the cup shoot was the regular weekly club shoot at 10 live birds, 
handicap, $2.50 entrance. Scores: 
Club Shoot. Cup Shoot, 30yds. 
F M Eames 30 1121222221—10 
W McCov, 30 , 1221212122—10 
D Longnecker, 30 .1211121222— 10 
J Vandergrift, 30 .1222222112— 10 
H PI en 1-35, 30 2222222122—10 
C Fitzgerald, 30 2221111021— 9 
AV J Davis, 29 2221211101— 9 
Dr Darbv, 28 1111112110— 9 
W F Leedom, 29.... 2212222102—9 
W N Stevenson, 30 0122222111— 9 
F Van Loon. 29 0112212212— 9 
A Geilder, 30 1210211112— 9 
W W Wagner, 30 011211122*& S 
J Whitaker. 29 ' 2210220122— 8 
.H B Dart, "29 020*212222—7 
2212122222—10 
211*001121— 7 
i22*i2i662— 7 
0222222122— 9 
222*200221- 7 
2222*U211— 9 
1122022*21— 8 
2220*2*201— 6 
Intercollegiate Championship. 
Wellington, Mass.^ Nov. 18. — The annual shoot for the inter- 
collegiate championship was held on the grounds of the Boston 
Gun Club to-day. Harvard won, leading her nearest competitor 
by 4 targets. The conditions were fiye-rnqn teams, 30 targets per 
man. The scores; 
Harvard. Yale. 
Mallinckroat 25 Eastman i 24 
Dana .. ..25 Knowlton 23 
Williams ,.^24 Loomis 22 
Sanford 21 Schley 21 
Phelps 17—112 Manierre 18—108 
University of Pennsylvania. 
Baldwin 22 
Singer 22 
Cariisle 21 
Cooper 20 
^ Princeton, 
Elbert ,...i.,,.i.....,...27 
Carmon , 20 
Spalding 20 
Laughlin 19 
Parish 19—104 McMillan 16—102 
lmwer§ to ^orrenffand^nis 
No notice taken of anonymons conuunnlcatlons. 
E. T., Nyack. — We have had an argument in regard to the flights 
of birds. 1 claim that they fly in the night time going south, my 
opponent claiming that they do not. Do robins migrate in the 
night time? Ans. You are right. Many birds migrate by nigM. 
Robins migrate both by day and by night, 
C. L. L., New York. — In an argument the other day you were 
chosen to decide the following, upon which a wager was made; 
A is in the habit every spring and fall of visiting the Rangeley region 
and claims that genuine brook trout exist there, and that he has 
caught them ranging in weight from 6- ounces to 8 pounds; and 
further claims that the said trout are genuine brook trout and not 
lake trout. B claims there never was a brook trout known to reach 
the weight of 5 or 5% pounds, either wild or cultivated, and says 
the. trout A refers to must be lake trout. Ans. Genuine brook 
trout have been taken from the Rangeleys weighing up to 10 
pounds and over: so that genuine brook trout of 8 pounds may 
have been caught by B if he were fairlj' lucky. 
Pintail, Montreal. — I notice that Mr. Rowland E. Robinson 
iised the term "Bostonnais" as applied to Americans in his inter- 
esting article on "Pioneer Days." I have heard this word used 
by lumbermen on the St. Maurice River, but the explanation given 
of its origin was unsatisfactory. Would Mr. Robinson be kind 
enough to tell us how the word originated? I say "us" since there 
may be others as ignorant as myself on this subject, though there 
are apparentl-/ none so inquisitive. Ans. Mr. Robinson explains that 
"Bostonnais" is Canuck, for a New England man, meaning a 
Boston man, the same as Canucks call each other "Canadien," 'or 
"Canadienne"- — Canada man or woman. 
F. M., Brooklyn, N. Y.— Do vultures ever cry -when. hovering in 
the air, and do they ever hover in considerable numlDers? The 
other night I was reading a poem in which I came across thfese 
lines: 
"While vultures hover in the fatal air 
And fill his fearful ears with rancorous cries." 
I immediately asked myself "Is that scientifically correct?" for 
I had always thought vultures silerit birds. Ans. The flight referred 
to is the poetic flight. Vultures do not hover in the sense in 
which the word is commonly used, but soar or sail. The American 
, vultures are silent birds which sometimes hiss, or may titter a 
dull croak. 
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