Dec. 9, 1899,] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
479 
Arkansas and the South. 
St. Louis Doingib — Sumptef-Dr. Smith. 
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 29.— John J. Sumpter and Dr. J. W. Smith 
shot a match to-day on the St. Louis Gun Club grovmds at 100 
pigeons per man for $100 a side, loser to pay for the birds. The 
match was scheduled to begin at 2 o'clock, but it was nearly 3 
before Dr. Smith put in his appearance, and it was 3:03 before the 
race was actually begun by Sumpter, who had won the toss. The 
race itself was not characterized by any classic performance on the 
part of the principals, and the score of 91 should have been much 
greater on the q^uality of the birds trapped. Had either man shot 
in the form he is capable of, it would have landed him a winner 
by 4 or 5 birds, for either is able to kill 95 of such birds under such 
favorable conditions. Both shot very raggedly at first, and as 
early as the 6th round Dr. Smith had a lead of 2 birds, though he 
•was unable to maintain this long, as he speedily got in a bunch 
of misses, so that at 10 birds they were once more tied, and the 
end of the first string of 25 found Sumpter 1 in the lead, with 22 
to 21, Toward the inish of this string the Doctor was badly up in 
tile air, and that his losses were not greater was due entirely to 
sheer luck, for the gathering of his 19th and 21st can only be at- 
tributed to such. The 19th, a loggy incomer, was badly slobbered 
far back, and headed for the dead line, which it would certainly 
have crossed but for the crowd that was congregated there, and 
which caused it to turn and fly along it about 10yds. further and 
then drop just inside. The 2l8t was a wicked bird, that was 
knocked down with the second a long way oil, but it was strong 
of wing. 
Here again the element of luck was very much in evidence, for 
^vhen an effort was made to gather it the bird got up good and 
strong, and though it flew more than twice the distance necessary 
to take it out of bounds it very obligingly took the longest route 
and stopped just inside, where by great caution on the part of 
Charley Spencer it was gathered. While three of the four misses 
charged to the Doctor were outgoers, only one of them was 
really a hard bird, his 22d. Sumpter, too, did little better. His 
first miss ^yas really due to bad shooting. IJoth men braced up con- 
siderably in the next string and gave a good account of them- 
selves, scoring 23, and the four birds lost were good ones. It 
looked like a cinch for the M.D. when Sumpter missed 3 out ot 
his next 10, which gave the former a lead of 2 once more and but 
40 more birds to shoot at. However, Sumpter managed to pull 
himself together at last, and proceeded to do some very excellent 
shooting, so tliat little by little he reduced his opponent's lead, 
.-md when the latter lost his head on an incomer on the SSth 
round he again assumed the lead. Dr. Smith should have 
smothered this bird, as he had done many similar ones, but when 
he missed it with his first he withheld his second until the bii-d 
was within 15ft. of the mtizzle of his gun before he fired, so that 
though he hit it slightly it toppled over the dead line. Stupid 
as this piece of shooting was, .Sumpter came very near duplicating 
it, for his 97th bird was similar in flight, and he lost it in much 
the same manner, only that it ducked his second, though this is 
no excuse, for the shot should have been made long before it was. 
Excepting for tb« bit of luck mentioned, the result is a proper one, 
and the race should have resulted in a tie, as neither could out- 
shoot the other, though there were ample opportunities. Sump- 
ter's best run was 36, and Dr. .Smith's 27. 
The weather was bright and clear, without any wind, while the 
birds, taken collectively, were an ordinarv lot. Each of the 
principals scored some very brilliant kills. Dr. Smith's first 
barrel was very effective, and he is credited with many one-barrel 
kills, but his second was not nearly so reliable. Sumpter used botli 
of his loads with about the same precision. 
It was 4:45 when the match was completed, and as the sun was 
then nearly down and the birds were flying very poorly Sumpter 
did not want to shoot off the tie until the next dav. while the 
Doctor was for deciding it at once. Finally it was agreed to de- 
cide matters the next day at 3 o'clock. However, later on the 
Doctor met with an accident to his eye and the decision will have 
to be postponed indefinite!}'. 
There was a good deal of partisan feeling shown by the friends 
of the principals in the match, and in this respect it was any- 
thing but a gentleman's race. 
Mr. H. C. Greisedeick acted as referee, and Mr. J. A, Corray was 
scorer. 
The match was shot under A. S. A. rules, modified to 30yds. 
rise. Each of the principals shot Smith guqs and Trap shells, 
while Dr. Smith used Hazard, and Sumpter Du Pont powder. 
Scores : 
Trap score type— Copyright, i8pg, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. ■, 
41 584254112328 42321325445 
N N,T->^ S,/^ ^ wr'H t N.T' 4- t ^i^H j» ;^ / T 
J. J. Sumpter. ...2 2*220 2 222202222223 2 2222 2—22 
315323421512324 5 35354 3 535 
22222222i220222222a202 2 2 2—23 
15264243421 2 25222231422.") 4 
202222022022222222222222 2—22 
1252143154352481545451212 
i^Si^r^ wT-S. T <— ^/^ t 4^ N t i H^M.,?^ -+ N 
2222 2 222 2 22222222222 2 022 2—24—91 
2812 5 3254541215 15454112 14 
Dr. Smith 1 1211201022 2 21 2 22 0 212011 2—21 
24254 1543 4 5 4513221184G213 
2 11212111111*11110121212 1—28 
4 8 5 2 3 5 2 13 5 3 5 14 3 4 15 2 3 2 3 5 5 3 
211 2 222211121121 2 22 •i!0 21U 1—23 
41343258152432522 8 2141424 
1 2 2 2 2 1111112*11112111111 1—24—91 
^ Arkansas Championship. 
Hot Springs, Ark., Nov. 30.— John T. Fletcher, of Little Rock, 
was the latest aspirant to championship honors, and with a bee 
of this nature buzzing under his Fedora he proceeded to issue his 
defy to C. E. DeLong, of Hot Springs, the present possessor of 
the jewelry which goes with the honor. Mr. DeLong notified Mr. 
Fletcher that if he really meant business he would have to come 
over to the Springs and play in his yard. So the latter, in com- 
pany with the writer, join-neyed hence on Thanksgiving Day — 
Fletcher with the avowed intention of setting the pace right from 
the jump for Mr. DeLong. Notwithstanding that this resolution 
oli the part of Mr. Fletcher was a most commendable one, he 
failed to make good, and. though DeLong shot a very rank score 
for a champion, the only thing he got was turkey and good ti'eat- 
ment, and a parting mvitation to return and try it again. This, 
however, is highly improbable, as Mr. Fletcher has quietly told 
me that he believes he does not possess any championship ability, 
and therefore will hardly shy his castor into the ring against any 
one individually 
The race itself is worthy of little comment, except for the very 
poor score made by the principals, which is largely due to a case 
of rattle, for in the general scramble that followed the individual 
contest DeLong broke 46 out of 50 and Fletcher 43, so that it is 
plainly evident that each was over-anxious, and as a consequence 
too slow and too cautious. 
Dr. S. P. Collings was referee; L. K. Epperly, of Wallace, Id., 
was judge for DeLong, arid the writer acted in a like capacity for 
Fletcher. Mr. Moyston, of Hot Springs, was scorer. 
Match between "C. E. DeLong, of Hot Springs, holder, and 
.Tohn T. Fletcher, of Little Rock, for the individual championship 
of Arkansas. 50 single targets, unknown angles, challenger to put 
up ?10 against the medal, winner to take money and medal, loser 
to pa}^ for the birds, Interstate rules: 
D eLong 0101101111111011111100011—18 
OlOllOlimoillOOllllOlU— IS— 36 
F! etcher 0101001001110111100110001—13 
oioiiiiioiimioiioiiiioo-is-31 , 
Resurrected. 
The most important step taken by the sportsmen of Hot Springs 
in preparing for their big midwinter tournament next February is 
the reorganization of the local gun club. At a meeting recently 
held for this purpose twenty-four sportsmen responded to tlie call, 
so that the club, which has been practically dead for the past 
four years, has once more become active. The officers chosen to 
serve for the ensuing year are: Dr. A. L^. Williams. President; 
C N. Rix, Treasurer, and C. E. DeLong Secretary. All the mem- 
bers arf: very enthusiastic over the proposed tournament, and X 
am assured that the added money will be raised to $1,500, which, oE 
course, will insure a large attendance. 
Scheduled. 
Mr. Harvey Sconce, of Sidell, 111., informs me that it is liis in- 
tention to hold a three days' tournament at Danville, 111., Jan. 17 
to 19. The first day targets and the remaining two days live birds. 
Evidently he desires to conduct this on approved lines, for he 
writes me that Rose system and high gun divisions will prevail 
there. 
Interfered. ^ « 
Lieut. Phillips writes me from Porto Rico that the organization 
of the gun club among the army officers stationed at San Juan 
was materially interfered with by the devastating tornado that 
swept over the island some time ago, as the troops were scat- 
tered all over the island on relief duty, feeding the destitute, but 
are now beginning to return, so that ere long the Boriquen Gum 
Club, as he has seen fit to term it, will soon take life by holding 
regular shoots, of which he promises that the scores will be forth- 
coming, 
Omaha-Kansas City Banquet. 
As a finale to the intercity team contest, the Kansas City sports- 
men entertained the Omaha team, their friends arid the visiting 
sportsmen at a banquet Saturday night at Herman's restaurant. 
This affair, like everything else that the Kansas City sportsmen 
undertake, was a most lavish one. The menu consisted of thirteen 
courses, and comprised nearly everything that would tickle the 
palate of the epicure, a good portion of liquid refreshment being a 
part of this. There was the wine that is red and the wine that 
fizzes, and several other varieties so conducive to what the Ger- 
man terms "katzenjammer." Game was also a conspicuous feature 
of this bill of fare, such as black bass, teal duck, quail on toast 
and buffalo hump salad. 
The hall was draped in the national colors, and the Stars and 
Stripes were very much in evidence, while interspersed along the 
tables were flowers, such as roses, pinks and chrysanthemums in 
lavish profusion, all of which added caste to the occasion. 
In the absence of Mr. Walden, M.r. Sweeny acted as toastmaster, 
and during trie evening Messrs. Brucker, Binder, Hallowell, 
Parmelee and Reid were called upon, and all of them responded! 
in a very interesting and entertaining manner. 
Mr. Herman, who is equal to all such occasions, had a trio of 
musicians present, who discoursed both vocal and instrumental 
music. Much credit is due Mr. Herman for the manner in which 
the banquet was conducted. 
Mr. Brucker, on behalf of the Omaha team, thanked the Kansas 
City sportsmen for the generous hospitality accorded them, and 
assured them that when they came to Omaha in January every* 
thing within their power would be done to reciprocate in kind. 
It was agreed that the Kansas City team would return the visit 
between Jan. 15 and 20, after which the gathering dispersed. 
Busch Medal. 
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 28.— W. S. Thompson and John J. 
Sumpter shot a race for the Busch trophy at Dupont Park to-day 
on the best lot of pigeons that were ever trapped on the grounds. 
All of these birds had been trapped one or more times, and their 
past experience evidently lent vigor to their motive power. It 
was generally conceded prior to the race that Thompson stood 
but little chance of defeating Sumpter, and on such birds he was 
.<iimply outclassed. Early in the match he did fairly well, but 
near the close he lost all control, and actually lost his last six 
birds, which put him out with the meager score of 14. In the 
meantime Sumpter was negotiating his birds with his customary 
regularity, and naturally ran away fi-om his opponent, scoring 23. 
Both of his misses occurred on extremely hard drivers, and are 
therefore in a large measure excusable. 
Sam Thompson was referee and the writer acted as scorer. This 
race was shot in the remarkably fast time of 21 minutes, which 
of itself goes to attest the activity of the birds. 
These matches are shot on a handicap basis, the shooter starting 
in at a given mark and going back after each string of 5 birds, 
providing he kills straight. Thus Thompson shot all his birds 
from the 26yd. mark, and Sumpter started in at 29yds., so that 
his la.st 15 were shot at 31yds. When a contestant has once gone 
back he can never come forward again. The weather conditions 
were perfect. The scores: 
Trap score type— Copyright, iSgp, by Forest and Stream Pub. Q>. 
J J Sumpter. 
4 5 3 2 12 18 4 5 2 3 4 5 5 12 2 8 2 4 5 4 5 5 
\ 4- <-\ \ 1^ ? H-^ ^ 1/ u?'/" \ N/^T/' 
-.2 2 1212222222222202222022 2 
!— 28 
2154 5 45124513425455222134 
W S Thompson 2 120 2 21011002 1 2*212*0000 0—14 
Dr. Smith— Arnold. 
On the same day at the St. Louis Gun Club grounds Dr. Smith 
and Arnold shot a 50-bird race for a hat and the price of the 
birds. This race was shot principally to try Dr. Smith out for 
his contest with Sumpter on the following day. In many re- 
spects this was similar to the Sumpter-Thompson match, for the 
Doctor was in superb form, while Arnold shot in very ragged 
fashion, and his numerous dead out of bounds is chieflv attrib- 
utable to slovenly work, he being unable to lead his birds prop- 
erly, and of course was not centering them. However, he was 
shooting a new load, with which he had not become familiar. 
The birds were not so good as those shot on the neighboring 
grounds, as there were many sitters, and few that flew promptly, 
which was largely due to their having been fed recently. There 
were some really fast ones, and the Doctor scored some brilliant 
kills. He was using' his first with great precision, so that his 
second was rarely required. Scores: 
Trap score type— Copyright, 1899, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
24824 5 413 2 1118124882 3 2252 
. t^'^^T"^/^^T^H<-^-+^\->/->^,tl^^.^t? 
Arnold 0 21 *1*110111*112**122112 2- 1S 
482354354322815 3 512145 118 
N/'\<-T/'H\/'^\NHs;"HTH4.\i"/'' ^^1/ 
01 *0012102111111011121*2 0—17-35 
45113 16454421234214463481 
Smith 2 11211211021211211112111 2—24 
15 3 1251214454312343252535 
111111111011111211112 111 1-24— 4S 
Paul R. Lit3ke. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
East Side's Thanksgiving, 
Newark, N. J., Nov. 30.— The East Side Gun Club held its 
Thanksgiving Day shoot on Smith Brothers' grounds, Foundry 
street, to-day. The weather was fair, and there "was a light wind. 
The birds were an excellent lot, quite the best trapped here for 
some time. The programme consisted of a 10-bird event, $5 
entrance, 29yds. rise, three moneys; a 15-bird sweep, $8 entrance, 
29yds., four moneys, and several miss-and-outs at 28, 29 and 30yds! 
The scores: 
Often 0221212120— S 
P O N 2120222121— 9 
Steffens 2121221122—10 
Schortemeier 62212112221—10 
Matzen 2212120220— 8 
Martin 1222021113— 9 
Geoffroy 1111211111—10 
Hassinger 2220121121— 9 
Koegel 2021021120— 7 
Fischer 
VV^right i....-.,- 
Leuthauser 
Canon 
Tracy 
Miss-and-outs: 
Matzen tl— 2 10 —1 110 —3 
P O N 10—1 212— S 2222—4 
Schortemeier 10—1 222—3 10 —1 
Steifens 0 —0 10 —1 1220—3 
INTartin 0 —0 212—3 0 —0 
Otten 10—1 10 —2 • —0 
Geoffro3' ... .... 
Canon . ... 
Tracy 
Wright 
120<3112*1111221— 12 
21222222222222*— 14 
020221122211121—13 
120222212212122—14 
*2211*202010021— 9 
220220212111222—13 
002202022222221—11 
*12111021*22112— 12 
11*122011121223—13 
222222201220002—11 
2*222222*220222 12 
121221121021222—14 
110*12121121112—13 
202201222111202—12 
2112122—7 
2222220—6 
0 —0 
2212221—7 
15220 —4 
0 -0 
1223—4 
0 — 0 
20 —1 
2iii— 4 
1120— ,^ 
12* —2 
110 -2 
0 -0 
2 J .. 
10-1 
io— 1 
0 —0 
Walsrodc Gun Club. 
Trenton, N. J,, Nov. 30.— The Walsrode Gun Club's Thanks- 
giving Day shoot was a most sticcessful aft'air. A large crowd of 
shooters attended, and shooting was continued until darkness set 
in. The last event was shot almost in darkness, and the rest of the 
events scheduled could not be shot for this reason. The scores: 
Events: 123456789 10 11 12 13 
Targets: 20 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 10 10 * i- 20 
Widmann 18 . . 8 10 13 10 8 7 9 . . 5 4 15 
Taylor 10 4 
Blindy 5 . . 
Woolverton 13 5 9 6 7 0 .. 
Jackson 13 , . 6 .. 4 ., ., 6 9 5 0 0 .. 
Hall 13 6 5 
A Hall 9 5 ., 
jVlcDermott 10 4 .. 2 4 3 
Warren 12 3 4 .. 2 
Miller 8 3 
Thomas 12 . . .. T. 9 & 9 6 7 
Jaques 12 7 7 .. 8 0 .. .. 
Jlenry ...1...,^. -9 
Leggitt , 1 . . . , 
Walton 8 7 0 .. 
Lutes 14 6 . . 8 10 8 6 fi . - 7 0 . . . . 
Mack 9 .. r, .. .. Vj .. .. 7 .. .. ., ,.. 
F Smith 13 .. 8 .. 6 6 7 4 '7 S 4 $11 
Bundy 2 : S . ^ 
Mountford 7 
Cole 12 S 6 9 .. 6 2 1 7 
Page 3 ,■ 4 . , 5 
Lawton 3 
Kent ,,.10 
King 12 
Taylor 6 7 .. .. 7 2 .. 
Arend .. 6 5 0 1 , . 
Maguire 5 0 0.. 
Ginnely ., 5 2 .. 6 
Gould 3 
Dancoe 5 
Williams 0 
L C Smith 2 ., 
lieadiiig 1 4 
Jenten 2 (i .'. 
Matlock 3 5 4 5 5 . . 3 .' . 
Hughes 3 , 
•Gropp 5 .. .. 4 .. 4 i i !! 
Ijlack 1 ., .. s 
'Coleman .. .. 1 ''_ 
Worthington 2 i ' 
55'''^y I'h '.'. 
Kraft 0 ] 
I.acy ; ,\ 0 i .. 
*Miss-and-outs. 
Forester Gun Club. 
Newark, N. J,, Nov. 30.— The Forester Gun Club's holiday shoot 
was held to-day. Events Nos. 2, 8, 4, 5, 6 were turkey shoots, 
binnock won the turkeys -n Nos. 3, 5 and 6 on the shoot-off gn'I 
Meyer m Wo. 2 on the shoot-oft' and in No. 4 with 9 All event!) 
-v/ere at 10 targets, five traps, unknown angles: Scores: 
■ - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
D Fleming 9 5 g 4 5 4 6 
JL Young g 
W Young ] g [ \ ' ' ' ' ] ' 
S B Tarlton 3 "7 '7 " '' 
J C Dawson .5 '2 4 '4 'g 
H C Meyer 2 6 7 9 5 . . 
McC Smith 9 g g 5 5 g 
J Flemrng g 7 g 7 
P E binnock fi s 8 7 8 10 
R Peets 1 3 2 1 
E G Koenig : g s 3 2 "3 'h 
J Henry • 7 
J H Brandt 
G Seymour ' 
W M Hayes .. .'. \\ \\ '7 
EIliott-Doty lot the Republic Cup. 
T Tl^omas Morfey's grounds at Lyndhurst, N. J.. 
J. A. K. Elliott, holder, to-day defeated Aaron Doty, challenger 
in a match at 100 live birds for $100 a side and the possession of 
A u'^Pu'^'^S ^ °^ S-"- to 81. The weather was clear 
and bright, but ihere was little or no wind to help the birds along 
consequently they were not the fast, nerve-testmg kind usuallv 
dished up by Morfey, although they were not dufters by anv 
means. Neither man's work was up to the form displayed m his 
'pii?"!! matches this season previous io to-day's 
Elliott has scored 964 out of 1,000 birds, a percentage of 964 To- 
day s score brings his percentage down to .9-59, a fine one at that, 
but appreciably below that of his previous matches. Doty's shoot- 
ing to-day was quite in contrast to that in his last match on these 
grounds on July 14, when in a race with Harold Money he scored 
95 out of 100 on some of the best birds ever trapped on Morfev's 
grounds. He has shown some fine work lately, and to-day's score 
does not do him justice. Doubtless the fact that he was uo 
against one of the country's best and steadiest pigeon shots may 
have had some eftect. The styles ol the men were entirely differ-" 
ent. Elliott was quick, snappy, confident; Doty slow, deliberate 
nervous. Elliott was at the score almost before his opponent was 
seated. He glanced hastily down the barrel of his gun, swung it 
to his shoulder and called, 'Are you ready?" and immediatelv 
upon the^ puller's "Ready," he called "Pull.'' Doty was slow to 
advance to the score carefully poised himself at the mark, raised 
his gun to his shoulder several times and called "Ready?" Unon 
the puller s reply, he swung his gun from left to right and from 
right to left a number of times before calling "Pull " His ti^ 
became slower as the match progressed, and as Doty's grew slower 
Elliott s became proportionately faster. Doty had a little the worse 
luck m drawing his birds, but Elliott's advantage in this resoect 
r|a^in'^°o*n^hT43d°bfrr^^''=^ ^'^'^'^ - 2°'"-" 
ssfb^r'^/s" iiiioTt^sS'St^iir/'^i^on^^gifsitT Fe^rytrgf^" 
72d and 74th birds His kills of his 36th, slthf aAd 72^ bird^ we« 
especially good, the first two bein^ long kills with the seroni 
shell on right-quarterers from No. 5 trap that died near the fence 
and his 72^, a fast, low outgoer, also from No. 5 trap ' 
,Z f ""^^ °° his 11th, 16th, 19th 26th 49th i^th 
and 73d birds. He made several' good' long second bJkilfs 
The quality of the b-.rds improved as the race progressed -The 
second 50 were considerably better than the first 50, and toward th- 
Sfi^r.l??.^ 1%^ ' "^"^ trapped. Doty's 76th, 84th, 85th and 
86tii all lost feathers before getting away, and Elliott's S8th carried 
both charges away with it. carriea 
The time of the match was 1 hour 58 minutes. Dotv was handle,! 
iDy his brothe^ John Doty Elliott shot his match without coach 
ing. Lewis Harrison, of Minneapolis, was referee , Ja?ob Pentz 
scorer and Mark May pulled the traps. Tom Morfey's setter dud 
King did the retrieving, ^ sciicr pup 
Elliott shot a Winchester repeater and 45grs, of Blue Ribbon in 
Leader factor^'-loaded shel s. Doty used a WpstlJir t?;.,!, j 
SV^drs. of E C in the first and 3?4drs. in the selond barrel an',i 
XMoz. No. 7 shot in U. M. C. Trap factory-loaded shells ' 
Trap score type-Copyright, 1899, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
«n 2 5 5 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 4 1 3 1 2 4 5 5 1 6 2 5 2 
^^a?eZ,'i;i:jt11^ro^2^t3r,'|t^i-,r2y2l^2t1V28 
5 62 21112 5 25 25251535254120 
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 2-21 
4 3 3 14 8 8 15 5 3 15 14 2 2 3 4 12 5 2 4 5 
0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 222! 2^33 
425625555513385553 2 23925, ^ 
T i t J. ^'•/^ ./-»->;» j» ^ 1- \ i» T^ 
02003202000222 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 g_l5_g.t 
3 3 2388518. =1451 3 222214 <i 9 1=;^ 
T A R Elliott , S(»,*- 1 TT" 7" <--> e'T/' /4 i 1 4.^ t «-4 i^^i ^ i 
Kansas City,Mo.3 22222322 * 2 2 2 3 3 S 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2-28 
54550. 212555:i255253 3 554245 
22 2 232223233222222222 2 0 2 2-24 
116 5 3155258122321182 5 51 'i'-, 
3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2^2^-144 
43123 121262534415 5 45 2 4532 
2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 '2 0 2 AY^'^O 'iYA-'m. m 
