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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Dec. i6, 1899. 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
GardcQ City. 
Dec, 9.— Garden City Gun Club shot this afternoon at Watson's, 
as see scores elsewhere. This club is beginning to take a greater 
interest in its regular meets as the live-bird season advances. 
Garfield. 
Garfield's fifth regular live-bird shoot comes oft to-day at the club 
grounds, as reported elsewhere. This is one of our best patronized 
shoots. 
Glcaview Golf va. Wasfiington Park. 
An interesting event is in contemplation which will give a niild 
fillip to trapshooting interest here. Glenview Goli Club, of 
Evanston, will shoot a five-men team race with the Washington Park 
Club, 25 birds per man, on the Glenview grounds, some time be- 
fore Christmas, the arrangements not being yet completed. The 
contest will be for a handsome trophy, and the event will be a warm 
one, as it will bring together some of the best shots of two of our 
more exclusive clubs. 
Watsoa's Shoot. 
Nearly all of next week will be given over to Watson's annual 
live-bird tournament. It will be warm. Come and see it. 
Eureka. 
Eureka Gi*»i Club will shoot next Saturday at Watson's grounds 
the day following the live-bird tournament. 
Sportsmen's Troptiy. 
On account of the conflict with Watson's tournament, the next 
regular contest for the Chicago sportsmen's trophy will be shot 
Friday, Dec. 22, instead of Friday, Dec. 15. 
Sycamore. 
The Maple Park Gun Club, of Sycamore, 111., held its annual 
tournament Dec. 7. The attendance was fair, but the shooting is 
reported to have been unsatisfactory to the members, low scores 
ruling. 
E. Hough. 
480 Caxton Building, Chicago, IlL 
Garfield Gun Club. 
' Chicago, III., De.". 9. — This was a very mean day at the Garfield 
Giln Club's grounds. A cold, drizzly rain swept directly into the 
faces of the men at the scores. 
Most of the bitds were right-quartering outgoers. They were 
as a majority a good, lively lot, there being but about half a dozen 
sitters during the whole day. 
Mr. Kuss had his dogs on the field to-day, and .they did their 
work in a manner pleasing to all. 
Dr. Meek made excellent scores, losing hat ■one bird during tiie 
whole shoot. He was the only one Avho made a straight score in 
the trophy event. Tne scores : 
Trophv Shoot. No. 1. No. 2. 
Dr Meek 1212111211—10 
T P Hicks. 2112222011— 9 111*11—5 221112—6 
J Fannin g 2212122101— 9 2120**— 3 22*202—4 
Dr Shaw ' 0111112212— 9 21*112—5 112*21—5 
T Wolft" 2212111022— 9 *12100— 3 
E Eaton 101211221*— 8 1**110— 3 
R Kuss *012112222— 8 222122—6 222222—6 
T Eaton 012*121221— 8 112102—5 
Workman 22012*2110— 7 
S E Young 20*2111120— 7 1101*2—4 
M H Shaw 00222221**— 6 
L Thomas 1110*02120— 6 1*1202—4 
Kehl 0210*21*11— 6 00*122— 3 
C Wolflf 0102201001- 5 220000—2 
L Wolfif •. 11*100002*— 4 
T Graham 111100—4 22122*— 5 
Dorman 011**2—3 110*11—4 
Stephens 110122—5 220112—5 
Mrs Shaw 120222—5 
Practice, 5 birds: Workman 3, J. Wolff 3, Meek 5, Kehl 2. 
Ten birds: F. Wolff 8. 
Nos. 1 and 2 were sweeps. 
Frank J. Baum. 
Garden City Gun Club. 
Chicago, 111., Dec. 9.— The Garden Citv Gun Club's shoot was 
held at Watson's Park to-day. The conditions of the club event 
were 15 live birds, distance and bird handicaps. Antoine won this 
event with a clean score. A lO-bird sweep, $3 entrance, and some 
practice shooting was also indulged in. The scores: 
AntoLne, 30, 0 221221212212211—15 
lien H., 30, 0 111111112111202—15 022*212112— 8 
Parker, 30, 0 212011120112122—13 
Leffingwell, 30, 0 201212220122101—12 2212**1020— 6 
Wilson, 30, 0 22022220200222*— 10 
Live. .30, 1 002*22220101012-10 
"•■Kupel 2022222202 — S 
*Willard 1102221112 — 9 2111212111—10 
Barto_ 2122212212—10 
* Visitors. 
Practice " 
Stockdale' 0200121012 — 6 Willard 211202221122222—14 
Barto 11022 — 4 Leffingwell ...11111*1012 —8 
Ravelrigg. 
MicaeapoUs Goa Clab. 
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 7.— The attendance at to-day's shoot 
of the Minneapolis Gun Club was not up to expectations, only 
fifteen shooters turning out on an almost perfect winter's day. 
The management has decided to try it one or two more weeks; 
then if there is not a decided improvement in numbers the winter's 
shooting will be discontinued. The feature of the afternoon was 
the introduction of the new magautrap, which was given a thor- 
ough test and worked most satisfactorily. The club has arranged 
ns trap m a manner diflferent to all others in this section of the 
country, placing it 18in. lower, with slanting roof on trap pit, 
thereby making the target visible to shooter immediately on leav- 
ing the trap, avoiding the perceptible w^ait noticeable on all other 
smiilar traps ever seen by the management, making it as a whole 
the most successful affair yet introduced, and the shooters unani- 
mously declare it a grand success, and would advise other clubs if 
possible to adopt the same plan. It will be perceived by the fol- 
lowmg scores that everybody's shooting improved with practice on 
the new trap, with one exception, which was President Tohnston, 
who seemed to take kmdly to the new whirligig from "the start, 
and who shot really better than he knew how, but declares that 
all merry-go-rounds look alike to him, and expresses his opinion 
that a man with a good load ought to get them all. The club will 
hold a special shoot, weather permitting, on Christmas forenoon 
shooting to begin at 8:30 sharp. AH desiring to shoot are re- 
quested to be punctual, in order to finish the events in time for 
dinner. The following are the summaries in the different events: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 10 15 15 15 15 15 Targets: 10 15 15 15 15 15 
J^&rhen 5 1114 111113 Mrs Melick.... 6 9 7 8 8 11 
Harrison 8 10 . . 8 . . . . Cooper 8 7 
Gi'*^"?'^ 8 13 11 11 10 10 Parker S 11 9 12 14 13 
Mrs Johnston.. 7 12 1] .. 11 13 Tohnston 10 13 12 15 13 15 
4 9 8 7 S 9 JTays 11 8 8 7 10 
Mehck 7 13 8 8 12 13 Stone 6 2 5 6 7 
L. E. Parker, Sec'y. 
Keystone Sbootiog League. 
Philadelphia, Pa.. Dec. 9.— The weeklv shoot of the Keystone 
Shooting League was held here to-day. The principal events were 
the resrular club shoot and the Keystone challenge cup shoot, both 
at lU live bn-ds. The birds were a very fa.st lot, and a strong wind 
was blowmg, hence the shooting was hard. Only one man scored 
straight m each of the principal events. The .scores: 
f^eystpjie cli«leng-e cup slip.o.t, 10. lisg ^v^^ ^Qy^s; ^ise.: J. l^oth- 
acker 10, Vandegrift 9, W N. Stevenson 8, F. M. Eames 8, E. 
Johnson 7, Henry 6, Fitzgerald 6, Van Loon 5, A. FeHx 4. 
Club shoot, 10 live birds, handicap risie: W. N. Stevenson 10, 
Henry 9, Vandegrift 9, Johnson 8, Brewer 7, Fitzgerald 7, Geikler 
(, Van Loon 7, F. M. Eames 6. Felix 4. 
Sw-eep.stake, 7 live birds, 30yds. rise, $2 entrance: Henry 6, 
Vandegrift 6. Johnson 5, Van Loon 5, Brewer 4. F. M. Eames 4, 
Geikler 4. 
Sweeijatake, 5 live birds, 30yds. rise, $2 entrance: Vandegrift 5, 
i--.,- •'^'''"^es 5, Van Loon 5, Johnson 4, Henry 3. Rothacker 3, 
Geikler 4. 
Donley's International Tournament. 
St. Thomas, Ont., Can , Dec. S.— Thomas Donley's third in- 
ternational tournament came to a close to-day. There were four 
days of shooting: the first and third davs "at targets, and the 
second and fourth days at live birds. The" tournament opened on 
luesday, Dec. 5, with cold, blustery weather. The entries were 
not as numeroxis as had been expected, but good sport was 
turnished. The shoot was under the management of John Parker. 
° G- I'eiguson was secretary and Jas. Haight 
and R. Loftee were the referees. 
The handicap committee consisted of James Crooks, Hamilton, 
Can.; C. S. Burkhardl, Buffalo, N. Y.; E. S. Rice. Chicago, 111.; 
John Parker, Detroit, Mich.; E. H. Tripp, Indianapolis, Ind. ; 
Wm. Shiiyler, Cincinnati, O.; Robt. Emslie, St. Thomas, Can. 
lom Donley deserves the best patronage of the shooters, and 
he spares II either time nor expense to give the boys a good time. The 
American shooters were enthusiastic over the tournament, and 
all entered for next year. 
First and Third Days, Dec. 5 and 7. 
The two days of target shooting consisted of sixteen events, with 
a total of 23U targets and ^29.90 entrance. Fred Gilbert came out 
on top in the -two days' shooting, with 216 targets and a per- 
centage of .939. This was good work, considering the un- 
favorable weather, which mads shooting hard. Rollo Heikes -v^as 
second, with a percentage of .900, 9 breaks behind Gilbert. The 
largest winners, however, were Tripp, Kirkover, Sconce and 
young, as the professional experts shot for targets only, but 
counted in on the average. 
One cent each was deducted from all targets thrown, which 
went to make up a general average fund, to be divided among 
those making the five highest averages in the target events. On 
Dec. 7 several exti-a events wpre shot as follows: 10 live birds $10 
entrance, fifteen entries.— Winners : Fanning, Kirkover, 10 each: 
Gilbert, Budd, Heikes, Marks, Parker, Hallowell, 9 each; Tripp, 
\\ ood, Donley, 8 each. 
Same conditions, thirteen entries.— Winners : Gilbert, 10; Heikes, 
Budd Hallowell, Wood, Brady, Kirkover, 9 each; Marks, 8; Don- 
ley. S; Young, 8; Fanning, 8. 
Same conditions, fourteen entries: Heikes, Gilbert, 10 each- 
Fanning, Hallowell, Kirkover, Tripp, 9 each; Budd, Donley, 
Brady, McCarthy. S each. 
The scores of the target events shot on Dec. 5 and 7 follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 
^Targets: 10 13 20 10 15 20 10 15 10 15 20 10 15 20 10 15 Av 
V,ilbei't 9 14 19 10 14 19 9 14 9 14 18 10 15 17 10 15 .939 
H.eikes 10 12 15 9 15 20 9 13 9 13 18 9 14 19 9 13 .900 
Kirkover 7 12 16 8 15 18 10 15 6 14 16 10 13 19 10 10 .869 
Y oung S 11 20 9 12 17 8 14 10 14 17 S 14 16 9 12 869 
^conce 7 14 17 8 12 18 10 11 9 13 19 8 12 IS 9 13 860 
T,"PP 8 10 18 7 11 18 10 13 8 13 17 9 15 17 9 14 .856 
Fanning 10 14 16 8 13 15 7 10 8 11 16 9 10 18 fi 14 804 
g'ake ,5 11 16 8 9 17 10 11 10 14 16 8 13 17 7 12 MO 
Budd 8 13 16 10 11 20 8 14 7 9 17 4 7 17 9 13 791 
Hallowell 8 11 14 7 14 17 9 13 5 12 14 5 11 IS 7 14 '778 
Dart 4 13 16 8 10 14 9 12 6 10 1 7 7 14 16 5 8 734 
Emshe .5-10 8 7 10 16 6 15 6 4 11 9 12 14 6 5 . 656 
Pi-'ce 9 8 12 6 4 10 7 8 6 11 14 6 6 10 5 9 .569 
Second Day, Wednesday, Dec 6. 
Three live-bird programme events were shot to-day. one at 5 birds 
!|!5 entrance; one at 7 birds, $7 entrance, and one at 10 birds $10 
entrance. In addition to these a miss-and-out $3 entry, was shot 
Ihe event had fifteen entries, and the winners were: Kirkover" 
Heikes, Fanning, Parker and Wheeler, 9 birds each. Then fol- 
lowed a 5-bird sweep. $3 entrance, high guns, twelve entries. 
V^mners: (npp, GiJbert, Sconce, Hallowell, Fanning, Kirkover 
Heikes and Parker. The scores of the second day's shooting 
Event No. 1: 
Gilbert, 31 2*221—4 
Tripp. 29 11112—5 „ 
Sconce, 28 2*212—4 Tyro, 28 
Donley. 29 12111—5 " 
Werk, 28 22012 
Budd, 31 
Kirkover, 30 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Dart, 28 020 w 
Bates, 29 2''111 — n 
Tyro, 28 12121-5 
George, 28 21221—5 
Marlatt, 26 12129—5 
...22221—5 Norton 28 , . 2222''— 5 
22222—5 Emslie. 29 02222—4 
Graham, 28 12111—5 
Price. 28 *2211— 4 
McCarthy, 27 22012-4 
Wheeler, 29 2010*— 2 
Heikes, 31 22021-4 
Hallowell, 3(1 22222—5 
Y'oung, 31 ..22222—5 
Fanning, 31 21101—4 
Event No. 2: 
Tripp, 29 2221221—7 Fanning, 31 0111111—6 
Gilbert, -31 2222212—7 
Sconce, 28 0222212—6 
Donley, 29 2120212—6 
Werk, 28 2211221—7 Emslie,' 29 
Budd, 31 2212212—7 - - ' - 
Kirkover. 30 2222222—7 
Bates, 29 1201222—6 
George, 28 210220 w 
Norton, 28 0222222— R 
Emslie, 29 0221222—6 
Graham, 28 2002w 
Price, 28 2211020—5 
Heikes, 31 . . 2221121-7 Dart. 28 2121111-7 
Hallowell, 30 2202222-6 Wheeler, 29 1U2221-7 
Young, 31 2222222—7 McCarthy. 27 1201220—5 
Event No. 3: 
Tripp 2211111111—10 Emslie 2222222202— 9 
Gilbert 1120222122— 9 George 1211112101- 9 
Sconce 1222220222— 9 Bates 221222122*— 9 
Donley 2221222121—10 Tyro 1111221121—10 
Werk 1222222222-10 Dart 210002w 
Budd 0121021222- 
Kirkover 2*2222222*— 8 
Heikes 0022222221— 8 
Hallowell 0200222202— 6 
McCarthy 0222212222— 9 
Norton ..2221202221— 9 
Price *122111210— 8 
McPherson ..0002w 
Y'oung 2222222222—10 Fulton .'l211.m*ll 
Fanning 1202212222 
Parker 1121012221 
9 
Wheeler 1221211222—10 
Foartb Day, Dec, 8. 
To-day was devoted to shooting the grand international handicap. 
This event was to be at 25 live birds, $20 entrance, birds extra, 
$700 guaranteed. By consent it was changed to $20, birds included, 
owing to the small attendance. The handicap was won by Bates 
with a clean score, and his win was a popular one, and well de- 
-served. He is comparatively a young shooter, and a popular one. 
SfA-'eral extra events were shot to-day, as follows: 
Ten birds, $5 entrance, high gun.s, nine en tries.^Winners: Emslie 
and Marks. 9 each. 
Alatch, 10 birds: Sconce 10, Tripp 9. 
J^ame: .Sconce 9, Tripp 7. 
Scores of grand international handicap: 
Bates, 28 2222222222222222222222222-^5 
Wheeler, 28 1112212222021221221121222—24 
Sconce, 28 1122022222222221222122222—24 
Tripp, 29 2121121222211011222112112—24 
^ udd , 31 2212222122*12222011 212221—23 
Y oung, 31 2222222202222222212111012—23 
Hallowell, 30 : : 2022221122122122222112109—23 
Graham, 28 2112111102221122112110212—23 
iMarks, 29 2221 1222*1222221 222220222— 
W ood, 28 .4 2021221222222222222222022—23 
Tyro, 28 2001121 222221222212222122—93 
^\^}'^< 27. 2221122211202111101021111—22 
< Tilbert, 31 202111122li0*2922'2929999_99 
Parker, 30 22120221 2002201 2211221221—21 
Kirkover, 30 022220299P,9029''222292099'' *>! 
Fannin g, 31 111120*22222*222222122021—21 
McCarthy, 28 _ .2120202010222222220122222—20 
McCarney. 28 2022222022202122022012122—20 
Donley, ol 012222222121*202010221212-20 
Heikes. ol 1021020121222222222022029—20 
fVT'slie. 29 22222022*020022221*212112—19 
Werk, 2S 220212011211122020220011 1—19 
Brady. ^7 2212001220100221111102020—17 
Is orton . as , , , , 20*010212222*202012220222—17 
Pboenix Gun Club. 
^Brooklyn. N. Y., Dec. 7.— At the monthly shoot of the Phcenix 
Lrun Club, at Dexter Park, ten members faced the traps. All 
stood at the 25yds. mark. The feathered targets were fast and 
strong, and the afternoon was quite cold, there being a biting 
irost in the air. Nevertheless some exceedingly good scores were 
made. John Ackhurst, or "Uncle John," as he is called by the 
rest of the members, grassed 11 hard birds, and vet he is eighty- 
seven years of age. Ed Madison also has passed the three-score 
mark ; yet he killed 14, and would have had a clean §<;OEe> but ior 
one fast incomer. Scores: 
E Madison.... 120111111111121— 14 F Gardner 101111121020201—11 
A Botty 122121111011221-14 J Ackhurst. .. .211102022110110-11 
D Freely 111211211112120-14 Dr Curtis 10021002222*222-10 
M Chichester.. 011101110112111-12 J Henry 201201101021100- 9 
T Botty 1210*1 210mill-12 J Smith 101201021010*11- 9 
Uncle Dudley. 
Parkway Gun Ohib. 
Dec. 5.— At the regular shoot of the Parkway Gun Club, held at 
Dexter Park to-day, VV. Vorbach was the only member to make a 
straight score, thereby winning a pair of Swiss mantel-clocks, 
b. M. Van Allen, who shot as a guest from the 30yds. mark, also 
made a clean score. He shot a Diamond hammerless Daly gun, 
Ihis young man is a member of the Aqueduct Gun Club, and is 
a promising young shot, bound to be in the front rank of wing 
snots of this country soon. The scores: 
* A . No. L 
A Andrews. 28 01*1111001— 6 
1 Short, 28-. ...1222020122—8 
H J Bookman, 26 112**02120— 6 
W Vorbach. 26 2112122222—10 
J Lauber, 26 02*01*00*0— 2 
S M Van Allen, 30. .1121222222— 10 
W MuUer 
No. 2. 
00012—2 
1*22*— 3 
12011—4 
10010—2 
No. 3. 
11011—4 
1*102—3 
10011-3 
01.002—2 
22200—3 
00111—3 
No. 4. 
*12*1— 3 
10120—3 
00211—3 
21211—5 
21010—3 
12222—5 
OOOlO— 1 
Uncle Dudley. 
Brooklyn Gun Club. 
Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 9.— A new series of pfiae shoots was io- 
ot 
points to win the prize; no handicaps; re-emry'°ailoweTonce i"n 
each 10 targets. Hopkins finished ahead in to-day's event. The 
scores : 
Prize shoot: 
•!l°Pl^.'ns llllllllllimilllOllllllllOll-28 
Gardiner llllOlllOOmilllllUllllllOll-26 
W ebber 110111111110111101111100111110-21 
\ an Allen . . . ■. . .111111101111111111111001100110-24 
VV"*^"f 111110111111110110011111011100-23 
Kemble 111111111011100101110011110010-91 
^^eeker 011011111100001011110010111111—20 
V'"eamer 11101100001011110010001 1 111111-1(.| 
0011111000110011101111 10010001-17 
Sweeps: 12 3 Sweeps: 
Targets: 15 25 25 
A\ ebber 12 22 23 
Hopkins 12 19 15 
Gardiner 13 21 19 
Meeker 3 18 .. 
Van Alien 21 21 
' 12 3 
Targets: 15 25 25 
Kemble 16 17 
Creamer li 
David 19 
Amend j\ 
G. B. Paterson, Sec'y. 
Spring Hill Gun Club. 
Ozone Park L I Dec 9.— Following are scores of the Spring 
Hill Gun Club, of Sea Chft: 
A o , Club Shoot. No. 2. 
W A Sands. 28 0222122222—9 22201—4 
F Beiiham, 28 0220122022—7 22022—4 
H Haften, 25 0220121010—6 10221—4 
M Karatsongi, 25 0000100000—1 .... 
No. 3, 
01121-^ 
0*012—2 
20010—2 
. r No. 4. 
VV A Sands, 28 0*200—1 
F Benham, 28 12020—3 
H Haften, 25 00122—3 
M Karatsongi, 25 
No'. 7. 
W A Sands 11211—5 
M Karatsongi 00222—3 
F Benham 102*2 3 
H Haften '.'.00112—3 
LlnderhiU 
No. 5. 
20221—4 
00021—2 
10**0—1 
02202—3 
No. 8. 
11121—5 
02012—3 
20*12—3 
22012—4 
01020-2 
No. 6. 
21222—5 
02201—3 
21222—5 
00102—2 
No. 9. 
11112-5 
*0210— 2 
22*12—4 
21212—5 
20211—4 
Uncle Dxjdley. 
Crescent Athletic Club. 
Brooklyn, N. Y'., Dec, 9.— The .second shoot of the series lor the 
Deceniber cup was held to-day on the Crescent Athletic Club's 
grounds at Bad Ridge. Four men tied for first place. In the 
shoot-oft of ties for the Rhett cup, shot for on Thanksgiving Day, 
Hagedorn and Haliock again tied. Scores: 
G AV Hagedorn, 4 111110111 UllllOllimOllllOl —25 
G Cropsey, 4 -. .11111011111111111100111011111 —25 
Dr O'Brien, 8 11101 111 0011 1 101111101011 01 1 01 1 11 —25 
L C Hopkins. 15 1101100150110011101100010001101111110111—25 
D Geddes, 1 1111.1111111110111111110111 
T Marshall, 4 1111101 101 TOlllllllllOllll Oil 
J Lott, 3 llllOlllimillOOUlllllOlOl 
H L Kenyon, 6..., llOlllllllOOlUOllllllOOllOOlll 
H A Kryn, 2 • 111101111111001111111111001 
G Notman, 4 01101111101111111110101110101 
F B .Stephenson, 5 110111111110001111110110010111 
J H Haliock, 3 ..1111101111011110011111110011 
E -Banks, 0 1110111.011110111110110011 
<; B Britton. 15 0100011001101100101000100000001001001000—13 
G Stephenson, 5,-. 011100100010001011000100110100 —12 
—24 
—24 
—23 
—23 
—22 
—22 
—22 
—22 
—19 
Sweeps: 12 3 4 
Targets: 25 15 25 15 
Banks 22 
Marshall 20 .. 11 
Notman 20 .. 5 .. 
Kryn 19 
Geddes 19 6 19 . . 
Hagedorn 15 . . . , , , 
Sweeps: 12 3 4 
Targets: 25 15 25 15 
F B Stephenson 13 . . 7 
G Stephenson 11 .. 5 
Lott 10 14 .. 
Hopkins , 9 
O'Brien 6 
Shoot-off of ties for JRhett tup, shot for on Thanksgiving Day: 
Hagedorn 12, Haliock 12, Cropsey 11. " 
Blasius-South Gloucester. 
GLOticjBSTER. Pa., Dec. 9.— The Blasius Gun Club, of Woodburv, 
defeated the South Gloucester Gun Club on the latter's grounds 
to-day. The teams were composed of seven men each, and each 
man shot at 25 targets. The scores: 
Blasius Gun Club. 
T Hasse... 23 
P F Rice 18 
G Stewart 18 
AV Conover 12 
T Kichner 13 
F Hugg 12 
South Gloucester Gun Club. 
W Brick 17 
J Farrelly 16 
1 Work 16 
P Farrellv 14 
H Thomas 10 
F Sniffin. 
A Parker 10—106 C Schim.as S— 89 
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