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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Dec 2, 1899. 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Fottatain Gun Clafa. 
Nov. 23.— The Fountain Gun Club, about the oldest organization 
of the kind that has any life in it, held a most enjoyable shoot this 
afternoon at Dexter Park, L. I. It was a purely social affair, the 
almighty dollar cutting no figure in the events shot off. 
Invitations were issued to some lucky individuals askmg^ them 
to join the members of the club at the corner of Flatbush avenue 
and Fulton street, Brooklyn, at 12:30 prompt. At that point the 
club had the parlor car Columbia, of the Brooklyn Kapid Transit 
Company, in waiting, ready to convey the passengers— club mem- 
bers and their guests— to the grounds over the rails of the sur- 
face car company. While in transit, lunch was served on the car 
in true dining car style; nothmg was lacking; it was just great. 
The shoot was not playing second fiddle to the lunch by any 
means. There were twenty-one entries in the club event, 10 birds 
per man, each man to pay for his own birds, and to make his 
own handicap. In the 5-bird event which followed the club shoot 
a few put up $2 as a sweep, and a dark horse or two anne.Ked 
the pot. 
At 4:15 P. M. the special car called for the crowd, the Brook- 
lynites escorting the Wew York city contingent over the Brooklyn 
Bridge to the New York terminus, where, it being the height of 
the rush hour for home, the car and its contents attracted con- 
siderable interest from the crowd that was struggling for a foot- 
hold on the outgoing cars. 
One feature of the trip home was the holding of a club meeting 
at which Col. Sloane, Capt. Money, Jacob Pentz, W. L. Gardiner, 
Edward Banks, etc., were elected members of the organization. 
The credit of all the enjoyable features of the day must be 
given to Mr. Abel Crook, for a long time president of the club, 
and to Dr. W. Wyun, one of the oldest and best live-bird shots 
in and around New York city. 
Scores were as follows: 
Capt Money, 31. .. .1122212221— 10 Adams, 29 2111022201— S 
Banks 30 2222220121— 9 Gardiner, 29.. 1110220211—8 
Wynn.'SO 1101111111—9 Van Wicklen, 2S. . .0211102011— 7 
Allen, 28 2212012222- 9 Hunter, 28 2001102110— 6 
Eddy, 28 ...^...,..2112111011—9 Brixev, 29 1000210111—6 
Bennett, 28 1122220212— 9 Connolly. 29 2200100011— 5 
Dr Webber, 28. . ...2122022111— 9 Sloane, 27 00010*1012—4 
Spratlev, 29 2200212121— S Briggs. 30 0111200000— 4 
Wingert, 30 1002211211— 8 Murphv, 29 0210020100— 4 
Blankley 27 2110201211— 8 Williams, 25 0001100102— 4 
Crook, 2'8 2102111021— S 
Sweep, 5 birds: Brixey 5, Wingert 5, Van Wicklen 5, Wynn 4, 
W^ebber 4, iloncy 4, Banks 4, Gardiner 4, Spratley 4, Crook 4. 
Oceanic Rod and Gun Club. 
Nov. 27. — Following are scores of the Oceanic Rod and Gun 
Club's shoot, held to-day at Rockaway Park. In the team race 
between the Fulton Gun Club and the Oceanics, seven-men teatns, 
25 targets per man, the home team won by a good margin. The 
return match will be shot on Dec. 11, on the grounds of the Fulton 
Gim Club. Scores: 
Oceanic— Schorty 22, Dudley 22, Schubel 21, Jones IS, Diifley 13, 
Coleman 11, Owen 10 — 117. 
Fulton— Schneider 18, Blake 17, W. Woods 16. Schoverling 13, 
■Martens 6, A. Woods 6, Belts 5—81. 
The foUow'ijig; .events were also shot: 
Events: 123456789 10 U12 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 20 15 15 15 25 
Schneider 4 6 S 4 6 2 6 12 7 10 
Schoverling 8 7 5 5.. 8 9 15 812 9.. 
Blake 7 5 5 7.. 9 11.. 
Belts 2 6 7 4 .. 4 .. 3 
Martens 4- *4 1 6 3 .. 5 .. 9 .. 7 .. .. 
W Woods 8 6 7 
A Woods 3 2 
Schorty 10 8 8 8 11 9 10 15 15 13 ... . 
Dudley 5 5 2 8.. 8 4 12 
Difftey 5 5 2 8.. 8 4 12 
Schubel 7 8 9 7 5 8 8 16 .. 10 13 .. 
Falco 4 .. 5 
Kenna 9 . . S 5 U 
Owen 7 7 
Jones 15 12 
Tiernan 12 12 
Montoux 10 
Johnnie Jones. 
Brooklyn Gun Club. 
Brooklyn, Nov. 25. — Regardless of high winds, a dozen or more 
of our members put in an appearance at our club grounds this 
afternoon to participate in the afternoon's sport, it being the fifth 
monthly shoot for the free entry to the G. A. H. of 1900. 
In event No. 5 a special prize, a handsome leather gun case, 
was offered, and after a liveljf struggle the prize was won by Wm. 
Hopkins, of Aqueduct, L. I., the champion bluerock smasher of 
the club. The scores follow: 
Fifth shoot for free.- entry in G. A. H., 1900: 
Dr Webber, 5 ., 1111110111101111110111011 
llllllOlllllllllllllinil-45— 5—50 
Lane. 14 0101101011011111101111111 
0011111111111110111001001—37—14—50 
Hapkins, 6 1001101100111110111111111 
1111111111111111111111001-42— 6—48 
Gardiner, 4 UllllOf 11111111011101111 
1111111111111100110110111—43— 4—47 
Heirtsen, 4. 0111111110100001111111111 
1011101111101011111110111—39— 4—43 
Woods, 3 1111110111111011101101000 
1111011110111101111101111—39— 3—42 
Tiffany, 10 lOOllOOlOOlOlOOlOOOlOOllO 
1010001101001101011101100—23—10—33 
Craft, guest 0 .. .1110010001111000110111101 
1010110100110111100111111 —32 
Special prize shoot for gun case: 
Hopkins, 3 1101011111111111111111011—22— 3—25 
Gardiner, 2 1111111111111111111101011—23— 2—25 
Webber, 3 1111111111111111111111111—25— 3—25 
Hatfield, 4 1111111101111111111111111—24— 4—25 
Woods, 2. miiimooioiiiioiiiiiu— 21— 2—23 
Ties: 
Hopkins, 3 1111111111111111101111111—24— 3-25 
Gardiner, 2 1101110111111110111111111—22— 2—24 
Webber, 3 1111101111111101110101011—20— 3—23 
Hatfield, 4 111001101001110011111111]— 18— 4—22 
Sweep.stakes : 
E-vents: 12 3 
Targets: 25 15 25 
Remsen 21 11 .. 
Tiffany 14 
Woods 22 .. .. 
Hatfield 17 12 . . 
Webber 20 14 . . 
Allen 7 17 
Events: 12 3 
Targets: 25 15 25 
Hopkins 13 17 
Craft 11 .. 
Gardiner 12 21 
Babcock 24 
Wright 13 
G. B. Paterson, Sec'y. 
Emerald Gun Club. 
Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 21.— At the monthly live-bird shoot of the 
Emerald Gun Club, held at Dexter Park, to-day, twenty-six shooters 
faced the traps and three made clean scores. The birds were a 
good lot and flew fast. The scores follow:, 
Class A, 29yds., 7 points: 
Dr Hudson 1222122211—10 Sands 0222222222—9 
Dr O'Connell 2222222222—10 Clark 201222212*— 8 
Twenty-eight yards, 6-/2 points: 
Moore ....1202011212— 8 Short 0201221122—8 
Twenty-eight yards, 6 points: 
Hillers 1122122211—10 Rathjen 0211211220— S 
Weiss 1122211220— 9 Pillion 1200011221— 7 
Billings 1022222222— 9 Dr Creamer 1101*11120— 7 
Dressel 0212212111— 9 Dr Stillman **1**21111— 6 
Dr Kemble 0211111111— 9 Brown 0202022210— G 
.Toerger 21*1111110— S Woelfel ..*100202022— 5 
Amend 222222**12— S Dr Groehl 2*01200022— 5 
Class B, 25 ■jfards., G points: 
Regan 1212121002— 8 Dr O'Donoghue ,,.21«12102*»— 6 
Doncourt 0222112020— 7 Stuetzle ,.1010001022— 5 
Twcutv-fivc yards, .'1 points: 
pfjllin ... 2010020220- 5 Linpqln ..„.. 
Sweep, 5 birds: Sands 5, O'Donoghue 4, Wallace 4, Stillman 4, 
Creamer 4, Kemble 4, Lincoln 4, Pillion 4, O'Connell 3, Short 3; 
Amend 3, Dressel 1, Mohrmann 1. 
Crescent Athletic Club. 
Brooklyn, N. Y,, Nov. 25.— The final shoot for the November cup 
was held to-day on the club's grounds, at Bay Ridge. Kenyon 
won to-day's race, making a 25 score with the aid of his liberal 
handicap. W. W. Marshall with a handicap of 6 wins the cup 
with a score of 68. Banks, the scratch man, is second with 67; 
H. L. Kenyon, 10, and Henry Kryn, 3, are tied for third place 
with 66; L. Rhctl, 5, is next with 63, and John Hallock, 3, fol- 
lows with 62. The conditions of the event are that a member must 
take part in at least three weekly shoots in order to become eligible 
for the cup, and by taking part in more than three shoots in a 
nionth he has the privilege of counting his three best scores. Ties 
in the prize shoot, at 15 singles and 5 pairs, will be shot off next 
Saturday. The scores: 
Kenyon, 10 10111111011011111000111100111010111—25 
Rhett, 5 110101101001111111001111111101 —22 
Marshall, 6 0011101111011111001111011011110 —22 
Notman. 4... 01111111110001110111101101101 —21 
Banks, 0 1011100111011111110111111 —20 
Kryn, 3 1011101111010110011111011000 —18 
Hallock, 3.,...., 1110011100101111001100.111101 —18 
liasmus, 8 lOOllOOOllOUOOllOOOlllOlOOlOlOOl —16 
Prize shoot, 10 pairs: Harrison, 1, 15; Banks, 0, 14; Kryn, 2, 14; 
Kenyon, 4, 14; Hallock. 3. 13; Rhett, 3, 13; Marshall, 5, 12; Not- 
mari, 2, 12; Adams, 1, 10; Chapman, 5, 7; Hagedorn, 2, 6; Wyckoif, 
Prize shoot, 15 singles. 5 pairs: Banks 19, Hagedorn 19, Rhett 
19, Wyckoff 19, Notman 18, Kryn 17, Hallock 17, Harrison 16, 
.Kenyon 15, Chapman 9, Bretton 9. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
East Side o^a Club 
Newark, N. J., Nov. 23.— The East Side Gun Club held its regu- 
lar club shoot on Smith Brothers' grounds to-day. The birds were 
a mixed lot. some fairly good, but none very fast. Five men made 
clean scores, of whom three were in Class A. The club shoot 
was at 10 live birds, optional sweep, three moneys, Rose system. 
Following the club shoot were three sweeps, each at 5 live birds. 
The scores: 
Club shoot: 
ITerrington,. A, 29. .1211221212— 10 P O N, A, 29 *2] 01 22122— S 
-Hassinger. A. 29. . .2112122211— 10 Ferguson. B, 27. . . .021022U212— 7 
Sinnock, A, 29 2112112111—10 Koegel, A, 29 0100212221— 7 
Canon, B, 27 1111112112—10 Fischer. B, 27 2101022022— 7 
Dr Davis, C, 25. .. .1221111212— 10 B Clinchard, B, 27.1002211101—7 
Schorty, A, 29 2012122122— 9 J Clinchard, guest. 0111211020— 7 
Ferment, A, 29 2222111022— 9 
Sweep No. 1, 5 birds: Schorty 5, Fischer 5, Canon 4. 
No. 2, same: Schorty 5, Fischfei" 4, Koegel 4, P. O. N. 4, Fer- 
guson 3, Canon 3. 
No. 3, same: Hassinger 5, Leuthauser 5, Sinnock fi, Schorty 4, 
Davis 4, P. O. N. 5. 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
The Holiday Season. 
Nov. 25. — Nothing much is doing in trap matters in thi.s city 
the present fall outside of the regular club shoots and the open 
trophy contests, whose scores are regularly reported in these 
columns. The Eureka Gun Club comes into the live-bird field 
next Saturday, shooting every other week on Saturdays, and 
hence following each contest of the Chicago sportsmen's trophy 
series. Garfield Gun Club shoots to-day, as see scores in another 
column, and they are having pretty good live- bird weather this 
afternoon. 
The two main holiday events of the season will be the Thanks- 
giving shoot of the Illinois Gun Club, at Springfield, next week, 
and the regular winter tournament of John Watson, which will 
come just before Christmas, beginning Dec. 23 and lasting till 
the boj's are broke. John Watson will of course get together a 
warm shooting crowd, and this will stir things up a little bit here. 
The Illinois Gun Club shoot next week will be a pretty swell affair, 
with Governors, Archdukes, etc., mixed up in it. "There will be 
a good Chicago attendance, and this will be the leading Western 
affair of the week. 
Chicago has not been a storm center for some time in the trap- 
shooting world. We have settled down into a sort of jog-trot 
which has no great interest for any one so far as trap news is 
concerned. So far as I know, we have no match shooters left 
anywhere in the Wdst — that is to say, men who will come out and 
shoot for their own money. You may be able to get a pigeon 
match with the employee of some gun or powder house, but now- 
adays the Simon-pure is hard to pick up for pigeon purposes. 
I was talking to Dr. Carver this morning, and the latter tells 
me that as his business season is now over he is going to load up 
some shells and see if he can shoot a few pigeons down at Wat- 
son's. He would like to entertain any one ambitious enough to 
shoot a .series of live-bird races, each day for a week or so if 
necessary. I wish somebody would come along and stir things 
up, for Chicago is a dead one this fall in pigeon matters. We 
want to see a nice 100-bird race, shot in a good wind storm, be- 
tween two good ones. If something of that kind does not happen 
before long we are apt to go utterly to sleep. 
E. Hough. 
480 Gaxton Building, Chicago, 111. 
Garfield Gun Club. 
Chicago, 111., Nov, 25. — There was a large attendance at the 
Garfield Gun Club's shoot to-day, twenty-five members and two 
visitors shooting in the trophj- event. The visitors were Mr. D. 
L. Cramer, a member of the Arkansas State Gun Club, of Step- 
guard, Ark., who is now a resident of Chicago, and Mr. S. M. 
Savage, of this city, who just came out for a little excitement. 
Several ladies were also present. There was a mean wind blowing, 
which carried the birds toward the score. The birds were as a rule 
very lively and very good flyers. The sweepst£^ke could not be 
shot out, for lack of birds. "The scores: 
Trophy Shoot. Sweep. 
Kuss 2222121222—10 2122—4 
Workman 1100221111— 8 
Dr Meek *212im02— 8 
Kehl 1221210000— 6 1200—2 
Shaw 1220220022— 7 
Palmer .1222*22121— 9 1222^ 
Nusley 1000012122— 6 1110—3 
T Eaton 1221012021— 8 2120—3 
E Eaton 0111101221— 8 0122—3 
Barnard 2*11211122— 9 1202—3 
Darman 21210*02*0—5 
Trail , 1201*0121*— 6 20*1—2 
L Wolff - 0222022*01— 6 
Thomas 1002001210— 5 
Hellman 0121*12222— 8 
*Savage 2111012021— 8 2001—3 
-Cramer 1220112112— 9 0200—1 
J Wolff 11211122*2— 9 
Dr Graves 11*1101102— 8 2001—2 
Stuchlik .2020022210— 6 1010—2 
Stevens 20*2121*20— 6 
C Wolff 1100021202— 6 
Dr Davis 02111122*0— 7 0000—0 
Cornellson 2222022012— 8 0102-^3 
Dr O'Byrne 21112101*0— 7 
Gardner 1021101101—7 
Fanning , 0121011211—8 OUw 
"Guest. Frank J. Baitjt, 
Elliott— Doty for Republic Cup. 
We have received from Mr. J. A. R. Elliott a check for $50, to 
cover forfeit of Mr. Aaron Doty in his challenge of Mr. Elliott to 
contest for the RepubHc cup. As reported in these columns last 
week. Mr. Elliott has named Thomas Morfey's grounds at 
Lyndhurst, N. J., and tg-day, Lfec. 2, at 1 P. M„ as the place and 
tinie of the match. . ' ' -, . T IT ' i . 
Blauvelt*s Invitation Shoot. 
Ridgewood, N. J., Nov. 22. — The invitation shoot given by Mr. 
H. H. Blauvelt, of the Brooklyn Gun Club, was held on the 
baseball grounds, near the Rouclere House, to-day. The day was 
not propitious for a shoot, the weather being dull and cloudy, 
with no wind and occasionally some rain. There was a good at- 
tendance 'if spectators, but shooters were not as numerous as 
had been hoped for. The birds were a mixed lot, occasionally 
bringing forth a good one, while several were very good. There 
v/ere three events on the programme. No. 1, at 5 birds, $3 entry, 
birds extra, 28yds. rise; No. 2, at 7 birds, ?5 entry, birds included, 
handicap rise; No. 3, 10 birds, $10 entry, bird included, handi- 
cap rise. All purses divided ; -three moneys in Nos. 1 and 2, four 
moneys in No, 3. In addition to the programme events an extra 
sweep at 4 birds was shot. Following the sweep was a match 
at 25 birds between T. O. Wright and P. O. N. This was shot 
late in the afternoon, and it was quite dark when the race was 
finished. Wright grassed all his birds, while his opponent missed 
two fast ones, which lost him the match. Scores: 
Extra. No. 1. Extra. No. 1. 
Morfey, 29 1222—4 22212—5 David 26........ 0101— 3 
Tracy, 27 1011—3 02122—4 Elliott, 31 2222—4 12222—5 
Wright, 28 2221-4 122*2-^ Ferguson, 28 0120—2 12111—5 
Hopkins, 28 2111—4 21120—4 Demarest, 26 1213-^ 02020—2 
No. 2. No. 3. 
Morfey, 29 2122222—7 0202222222— 9 
Tracy, 27 0202120—4 2101122221— 9 
Hopkins, 28 2222122—7 1210011222— 8 
Elliott, 31 .i. 2222222—7 2222222222—10 
Ferguson, 28....' '. 2222012—6 0101212120—7 
Demarest, 26 0112220—5 *221122202— 8 
Wright, .28 2222222—7 2211222222—10 
Doty, 30 2222222—7 2200212222— 8 
P O N, 28 2202222—6 2220222222— 9 
Lee, 27 2210221—6 12*2122110— 8 
David, 26 2122102—6 
Match, 25 birds: 
T C Wright, 28 ..2222122222222222222222222—25 
PON, 28 2222222222202222222222220—23 
Audubon Gun Club. 
BiJFFA-LO, N. Y., Nov. 25. — The attraction at to-day's shoot of 
the Audubon Gun Club was the Clinton Bidwell challenge trophy 
event, at 25 live birds per man. There were eighteen entries, but 
not a straight score was made. George Cooper won with 24 kills. 
H. D. Kirkover and C. S. Bnrkhardt were second with 23 each. 
The final shoot for the cup will be held on May 30, 1900, at 50 
birds iJer man. All those who have one or more wins to their 
credit may compete. 
Two target events were also shot to-day. E, C, Burkhardt and 
H. D. Kirkover tied for first place in each. In the clufj badge 
shoot they scored 20 out of 25 for the Class A badge, Jacobs win- 
ning Class B badge with 19. 
There will be an opeit shoot here on Thanksgiving Day, at live 
birds and targets, and a live-bird match will also be shot. 
Scores in the Clinton Bidwell Trophy event : 
Cooper, 28. 1021122211121121211211222—24 
C S Burkhardt, 30 0202222212221222222222222—23 
Kirkover, 30 2201222222222022222222222—23 
Kel se V, 30 21 2222*202222112222212022—22 
Lodge. 26 * 2221111102211*11211122102—22 
Hamburg, 25 120111111*221220212212202—21 
E C Burkhardt. SO 0200222202222122222222222—21 
McCarthv, 28..'. 021102222121021121*210212—20 
Norris, 29 0221201222021112211010222—20 
Ashton . 28 0222*22220220112222202222—20 
Reynolds, 26 ; 0212111222202200220112110—19 
Reid, 27 2*110110111111122101110.10—19 
Leuschner, 38 0222002*20120120121120122—17 
Henry, 29 0202022211102211212200w 
Warren, 30 01222022002100000w 
Eaton, 26 2021100*10210210 w 
*Fanning, 32 20122211221 w 
Norton, 30 10020202w 
*Birds only. 
Sconce-Cadwallader Invitation Shoot, 
SiDELL, 111., Nov. 21.— Editor Forest and Stream: On Jan. W-IS, 
1900. at Danville, 111., an invitation shoot will be given by Mr. 
H. W. Cadwallader and myself. The first day will be given to 
target shooting. Targets at 2 -cents. There will be twelve events, 
si.x at 15 targets and six at 20 targets. On tire ISth will be shot 
the Sconce-Cadwallader live-bird handicap at 25 live pigeons, |25 
entrance, handicap distance 26 to 31yds. Handicapping to be done 
by Uncle John Watson, of Chicago. 
We are going to give this shoot as near cost as possible. 
Our object is to get our sj)ortsman friends to come to Danville 
and get better acquainted. Therefore the pigeons will cost but 
15 cents each. This puts 10 cents of the price of each pigeon in 
the purse, according to all other shoots, where the price is 25 
cents per bird, and in the handicap will make about ?100 more 
money in the purse than if 25 cents were charged. As you can 
see, this is no money-making affair, with targets at 2 cents and 
pigeons at 15 cents, but a nice, social shoot, with a chance to break 
even. 
There will be about 100 invitations issued, and an answer must 
ccme from every one invited, "yes" or "no," as we want to know 
whether we will have an attendance large enough to insure suc- 
cess. When we have received all the replies we will notify those 
invited how many entries we have received or promises, and if 
we have enough to make a good shoot will then require a 510 
forfeit and the other ?15 on Jan. IS. By this plan every shooter 
who comes will know that he will have plenty of company and a 
grand time. Jack Parker, of Detroit, Mich., the veteran tourna- 
ment manager, will manage this shoot, and everybody knows that 
it will be run up to date. All mail to be addressed to SideU, III. 
H, J. Sconce. 
lnmer§ to ^atreH^ond^nh 
No notice taken of auonymons comnmnlcatlonR. 
W. L. H., Fayetteville, N. C— Will you be so kind as to give 
me some idea of the crappie? I made application to U. S. Fish 
Commission for bass and could not get them this season, but was 
oifered the crappie in place of bass. I am anxious to know 
something of this fish, and to^now if they are game and good 
for food — size, etc. How about buying small-mouth black bass? 
Can you tell me where to get them? Ans. The croppies, or 
crappies, are esteemed as game fish. There are two varieties, the 
small-mouth and the big-mouth. While not so game as the black 
bass, they give good sport, and are excellent for the table. See 
notes on them and illustrations in our issue of Junes 25 and 
July 2, 1898. We do not know where black bass fry can be had. 
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