Jan. 6, igoo.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
19 
The Progress of Trapshootxng:. 
A REVIEW of the past year's trapsbooting situation in the United 
States and Canada would on the whole show a year of progress 
and success. It is true that some tournaments have been held 
which have been more or less of failures, but as to them it is diffi- 
cult to assign the true cause. Mismanagement, in whole or in part, 
was an important factor in some of the unsuccessful events, while 
others were too hastily arranged, thus losing the advantages of 
:ce through the press to the shooters at large, the neces- 
Icarn proper preparation, and for the deliberation which all 
Mo ' I *° exercise in arranging their shooting campaign. 
^yf^yc' of dates, too, is quite an important factor in the suc- 
. arnaments. Thus, if two clubs, whose support is from 
thi^sai. e territory, iiave conflicting dates, one or both are sure to 
su^T from insufficient patronage. Again, if a club fixes upon a 
dr'te which follows closely after a big tournament held by a much 
stronger club, there again is a likelihood of scant patronage; for all 
rhe spare shooting money of the time being has been used, or the 
shooters have had all the shooting amusement which they desire 
for a while. 
Apart from considerations of trapsbooting, in its features as a 
sport, great prosperity has come to the business interests which 
depend upon it in whole or in part. During the past year there 
has been a general revival in all the branches of manufacture which 
cater to the needs of sportsmen, whether we consider tlie interests 
of those who fish or yAw follow the dog afield, or who seek the 
wildfowl in their marshy hainits, or who pursue the big game of 
the wilderneiss. The steady and constant rush of business of the 
past year is of itself an unfailing datum from which to deterrrfine 
general progress and prosperity. 
While the matter of mammoth tournaments seems to b?>ld a toWer 
place in the esteem and attention of trapshooters, the infinity of 
clubs in the towns and villages throughout the land, and the 
greater attention paid to the interests of the local competition, 
would indicate that there is a radical change in the ideas of what 
constitutes the sport proper and the best manner of conducting it 
in respect to its basic interests. 
There has been a distinct revival of interest and participation in 
field shooting, which, beside the incidental greater activity in the 
6a!c of field guns, has brought almost a boom in the sale of shoot- 
ing dogs, and also has found further expression in the rental of 
large tracts of land in the game sections for use as private shoot- 
ing preserves. 
The question as to professional and amateur seems l;o remain 
much the same of late. The restrictions as to manufacturers* 
agents, which have been so generally enforced at tournaments 
during thfe past year, by which they were limited to shooting for 
targets only, will undoubtedly quite as rigidly obtain during the 
coming- season, the Interstate Association at its last meeting 
having declared itself on this point and made a precedent which 
will be followed largely by other associations. 
The event of the year, however, in the trapsbooting world, if 
we consider it directly in the magnitude it possesses as a com- 
mercial investment, and in the permanent influence it will have 
on trapshoiiting throughout America, is the establishing of the 
gigantic Interstate Park near Jamaica,' L. I. 
Starting as it did a few years ago, with a very humble begin- 
ning (for at that time only a humble beginning was possible, 
there being too inadequate support for anything great), the In- 
terstate Association has built up an interest in shooting which 
made the Interstate Park Association possible. Where pigeon 
shooters at the beginning of the Interstate Association's career 
were in numbers a mere handful, they have increased in numbers 
into. the hundreds, and there is no section now East or West, 
North or South, but what possesses some of famous skill. Con- 
sidering the outlay of money expended by this Association, the 
great work accomplished has indeed been stupendous. In its 
shooting importance it is next to the general revival of prosperity, 
for it educated the public up to an understanding of the sport 
and created a desire to further participate in it. When national 
prosperity came and with it there was money to spare, the craving 
for wholesome sport was gratified, and the necessary money was 
devoted to the purchase of a shooter's outfit. 
The prospects for the futiu-e in the trapsbooting world are that 
th ere will be more trapsbooting during the coming year than 
there ever was in any year before in the United States. The 
theory of competition and the manner of managing shooting may 
change more or Ibssj but; the growth of the sport itself will be 
steadily larger. 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Crescent Athletic Club. 
h 25.— The members of the Crescent 
Atliietic Ciub s shootmg contingent turned out in force to com- 
pete m the numerous events. In thi contest for the cup presented 
b>' Henry Kryn, Garrett Cropsey and George Hagedorn each got 
20 and were to shoot off the tie on Dec. 30. Hagedorn scored a 
victory for the J. H. Hallock cup, while special prizes were won 
by I', b Stephenson Jere I.ott and Henry Kryn. The final event 
was well named the Twilight handicap, as the sun bad gone down 
When the contest was finished. Over 4,000 birds were trapped 
during the day. The scores: 
Shoot for Kryn cup, .15 singles, expert; 10 pairs, magautrap; 
handicap: G. vV. Cropsey, 3 20; G. W. Hagedorn, 6, 20; D. G 
4- 18; C. G. Rasman, 10. 18; J. H. Hallock, 6, 17; A B. Tihett 7 
17;Henry^Kryn, 3, 16; F. B. Stenhenson, 17, iS; J. S. S. Remsen; 
i' Id.' o*"."?/ ""' ^a'-'J' 15: G, 5tephenson. 8, 14; Grant Notman 
C w R -9?"^"^ L. C. Hopkins, 13, 11 
id- F. D Mead 8 ? ' Vandeveer, 8, 10; H. L. KenyoA, S, 
P^'l^' ™?gautrapr F. B. Stephenson, 3, 
a ' P'-rr- Hagedorn, 3, IS; Jere Lott, 4, 18; E. H. Lott l u' 
A. A. Hegeman, 4. 14; J. H. Hallock, 4, 14; C. Kenyon Tr 3' 12^ 
Lowndes Ehett 4, G. W Crops'ey r'l2; L. d Ho^pkins. 1; 
'rtkn^'i^^'^^t'^d^J'.f^^^^^ GrLt Not! 
t^rt^s^^'f ^giic^^vrrkJ^ 
Hegeman. 5, 21; F. Stephenson, 5, 21; L. C. Plonk ns 1?" 20 ^ 
a: k Rh^etr5,V;'V^ncfe':\^52.'' Stephenson, 5. 14; 
^anfee"^^e: ^' ^- W.^SuLe^rr-^-s"! 
.Shoot-off, miss-and-out: Notman 1, Hagedorn 0, Stephenson 2 
Prize shoot. It, singles, expert rules; 10 singles, mTffautran- 
handicap: Jere Lott. 4. 25; G. W. Hagedorn 2?" TT Iv, 
31; G. Cropsey, 5 20; L Rhett 5. igf^G. N^tm^an'^ ^;Ys' S' 
^'il^^F^-s^ph^J;. : ^-^-.E&i 4 ^'4 
Twilight handicap, 15 singles and 5 pairs: Tere Lott 4 94- Ti 
JCrvn. 2, 24; L. Rhett. 6, 21; G. W. Cropsw 3 17 ' ' 
Bay Ridge, L I.. Jan. l.-To-day was one of greaf acHvitv on 
the grounds of the Crescent Athletic Club. There was a t^aTbei" 
mg of mighty shooters, and there was a mighty gathwing^of the 
club members and their fnends to see them%hooK The capaeitv 
of the shootmg box was filled to its full limits. The rapid growth 
of the shoobng mtercsts of ihis great club is something pheufmenal 
in the affairs of the trapsbooting world. Under the skiiltul and 
diligent management of the trapsbooting committee the sport 
flourishes in a wholesome and attractive manner, and no doubt 
in time will have equal consideration with the other sports which 
the club fosters, polo, golf, base ball, tennis, etc. 
The weather was distinctly wintry. Snow fell in the morning, 
but early in the forenoon the sun came forth gloriously in a 
wintry way, there being light without warmth. A stiff fluky wind 
made ideal conditions to test the shooting talent to the utmost, as 
indeed it was tested. 
Mr. Wilniol H. Townsend managed the shoot, and keirt matters 
moving very smoothly. He was most of the time where the cold 
wind eddied and circled around the traps, but at the close of the 
day he appeared the most pleased of all because every one else 
had a good time. 
There was a thin coating of snow over the grounft, "and in the 
midday hours there was a glare of reflected light which did much 
to strain the eyes of the shooters. The stii'f, variable wind made 
the targets scale, jump, duck and wave, which will explain the 
pmaller^ scores than is the wont of some of the experts to make. 
Practice events were indulged in till noon, when an intermission 
for lunch at the club house gave an opportunity for a display of 
abilit3% where each showed himself equal in ability to his fellow. 
The out-of-town shooters were the guests of Messrs. Edward 
Banks and A. W. Iliggins. Of the famous professionals there were 
present Messrs. Ileikes. Elliott, P'ulford, Crosby, Fanning, Taylor. 
Mr. Ed Rike, of Dayton, displayed what a solid shooter could do 
by taking second to Heikcs in the special event for the visitors, 
for which the club presented him an elegant plaque as a testi- 
monial of appreciation. There were also present Messrs. C. E. 
Willard, Ben Norton, E. Hough, the Western representative of 
Forest anb Stream. The practice events on the expert traps 
follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 B 7 8 
Targets: 10 1.5 15 25 15 25 15 25 
PI L Kenyon , 8 10 10 11 .. 
F B Mead 7 
F B Rhett.... 5 .. .. 13 !. !; ii 
Dr Webber 12 10 .. .. 16 .. .. 
Hagedorn 12 . . . . 10 12 
C Kenyon 5 io " .. 
TAR Elliott 21 .. 23 
1/ Rhett i ]4 ]' " jg 
Rems6n ,. . i2 ' 22 
A A Hegeman ^ 12 " 
'. 13 11 ;: 
JN'otman ig 
Stevenson , in 
Rolla O Pleikes " ,] ]] 22 " " 
Ed Fulford. " " -ji^ " " 
W R Crosby ], ][ ][ [[ '] '] 2^ " " 
J S Fanning , . ] '\ '\ 2;? '" "' 
E Rike ' ] " ' \ " 23 " " 
PTarrison ir " " 
AVaters .'. " " 14 " 
Ed Banks " '] " 22 " " 
Ed Tavlor ^jg " 
:' •• •• ■• ■■ ^ 
E H Lott ;; ;; g •• 
Geddes in 
Tracy \\ " " ]; 14 
In a cVub contest al- the magautrap for a plaque, at 10 targets the 
The shoot-off for the Christmas cup" resulted' hi "a win for Croo- 
sey. Ihe scores: vyiw>jj 
fe'L'I'l''" 101111101111011-12 
P-^^y 111111101011111-13 
in a practice event at the magautrap, 10 pairs, the scores were- 
^^''o*,' 11 01 10 11 11 11 11 TO 10 11-16 
^■■o^V • 00 11 10 11 10 11 11 n 11 11-16 
10 n 11 11 10 11 11 u 00 11-16 
5f,fe ....11 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 00 00-12 
avIk:-. 11 10 00 w 10 10 10 10 11 01-11 
Dr Webber 10 10 10 00 II 00 10 10 11 11—11 
J^'^"^?^" •"• 11 10 10 10 01 00 10 11 00 11-11 
10 00 00 10 10 10 11 10 10 11-10 
5?"'^^ 01 10 (10 01 10 01 01 10 01 01- 9 
l"^'"^*^ 00 01 01 00 10 01 00 01 10 01- 7 
ind 
lose 
the 
were 
there were stiff currents Ind'-ero^s eSs";^' wind 'The ^^Ic^ 
ing was of the very hardest. At the end of the ll, ird frame of 25 
bein'^' next with'fi?'' T>'" '^""^ ^"'^?^^.' ''^'^ 68 Heikes 
oe^ng next with 67. There were gusts of w nd and swirls of snow 
while the last 2o were shot oft'. Heikes quickened h s time and 
eaugh the targets marvelously close to the traps! thus adjusting 
himself m the best manner to the new and d fficult condrtic "- 
^ ° ^"'^^^ 1111111111110111111100111-22 
1111111111111110110111111—23 
imOlllOUllOlllllllllll— 22 
Ed Rike 1111111111111111111111101-24-91 
^'''^ 111101im011011111111111_22 
1111101111111111110110111—22 
UUOOlllllllllHllllllll-23 
Ed FuIforH 1011111110111111111111110-22-89 
-lid i-ulford limoillllllllllllliUio_23 
oimiimiuiioiiioiooii— 20 
llllUllllllllllllliliiii_25 
TAR Elliott 1001101111111011101111011-19-87 
J A K ii.lliott 1111100111111110111111111—22 
OimilOllOllllllllllllOl-21 
1111110111111111111110111-23 
W R Crosbv imillllOOimi011011011-20-S6 
VV Jx urosDy 1111101111101010111111111—21 
1110111111111100011110101—19 
0010111011101111111111111-20 
T S Fnnnincr 1011011010100111111101111-18-78 
J S lanning 11111011()1111011110inil0-20 
1101101110011101111101101—19 
1111101011110101111111111—21 
... „ , , lllOOlOmoilllOlOlllOlll-18-78 
J^Kl Pi^if^r^^^^'a'^^-^^ ^'^^^dS^^^^^ 
15 targets at he magautrap, 14 at the expert trans It was 'vo^ 
r^pfc with'^Hegeman. The score" 
4 r 23; Meade, 7, 7 19; Bridden, 10 10, 10; O'Brien 
liaiedorn ^T9i'l'-A^^' ^' ^^"^1?"' ^' 1' Nottman, 2 2ri9; 
iiagedorn, ^, 1. 24; Geddes, scratch, 27; F. B. Steohenson ^ 2 99 
G. G. Stephenson ?! 3 n • t a^? 'c^'i.- -, \ ^ .t""??^"". j.'' ^. --. 
Rasmus, S,l,"l5. ^- Hegeman, 3, S, 27; 
Shoot-off for tie, 15 birds, experts: Geddes 12, Hegeman 10. 
Westminster Kennel Clufa. 
Carteret Gun Qub. 
^^t^tord^n/rif^e^^o^/ iCt^?^of Sl^ ^^^'£7 .^"^^ - 
at 29yds.. won both ..c^'Xl^', u.i.fj^tnASr^ 
these events. They were a fast lot of birds, and the stiff wind 
carried them at high speed toward the boundary, most of the 
birds being left-quarterers. Besides the ma.iii evnetSf a mmiber 
of miss-and-outs were shot. 
There were eleven competitors in the New Year's Day cup 
event. It was a handicap, entrance $15, birds extra; miss-and-out, 
27yds., and forward, one miss as no bird; 50, 30 and 20 per cent: 
D Bradley, 29 22222222222—11 R S Williams, .28. .22 —2 
R Welch, 30 2222222222*— 10 A E Wilson, 2(3 2 — 1 
W W Smith, 29... 2222122 — 7 H Browne, 29 0 — 0 
H Money, 31 2222 - 4 W A Stafford, 28... 0 ' — 0 
E E Tones, 25 222 — 3. L F ThoTOas,.29....0 — 0 
Capt. Money, 30.... 22 — 2 
The January cup also was a handicap, entrance $10, birds extra; 
miss-and-out, 27 and 2Syds., one miss aa no bird; 25 and 26yds., two 
misses as no birds; ties on 3 birds; 50, 30 and 20 per cent.; no 
allowance on ties: 
P T?'',?;^^''^^'- 29 22222222222222222222—21 
h ^ Phomas 29 i.-,.,..,.^ 2222221 212222222222*— 20 
.-^Emerson, 27... 222211112222212122* '—18 
W J Hopkms, 28 .....2222222222222222220 —IS 
R S Williams, 28 222222122222222220 —17 
PI Monev 31. . 222222222222220 -14 
W A PI Stafford, 28 222222222221210 —14 
E E Jones, 25.... 232212220 —8 
Robert Welch, 30 .122222* — fi 
W W Smith, 29 . 292210 t 
A E Wilson, 26 , ....^^..:...2 _l 
H Browne, 29 ,...0 o 
Capt. Money, 30 .!."..,.'!o — 0 
Hell Gate Gun Club. 
Brooklyn, L. L, Dec. 26.— There was a fairly good attendance 
first and last at the shoot of the Hell Gale (Inn Club to%a>^ 
Mr. S. M. Van Alien and Drs. Webber, Creamer and Kemble 
were among the visitors. The scores in the club shoot, 10 birds, 
were as follows: ^ ' " 
Thirty yards rise, 7 points, handicap: 
J. Ifr Y,° -^^ 2101112122- 9 H Forster 2212112*10- S 
C Webber .1221102111- 9 E Docinck 120210202^- 7 
F Trostel 2210011222- 8 W A Sands 2202211020^7 
Twenty-eight yards, 7 noints: 
^Woelfel 1122112120- 9 J Wellbrock.. .... ..2221000121- 7 
C Lang 2121012201— 8 i 
"Twenty-eight yards, fii/a points: 
I G^,^?!::::::::::'2oi2olSi=l ^ nintmdsbach.... 1211211100-8 
Twenty-eight yards. 6 noints: 
L^ Belden 111111 1101- 9 J P Dannefelscr. . .02222*0022^ 6 
E Steftcns 0122122220- 8 F Wehler 011102()10oII 5 
Twenty-eight yards, 5% points: 
L^ Muench 1222222212—10 G K Breit 21222000U- 7 
E Marquardt. 
R Regan 1111210222— 9 
Twenty-eight yards. 5 points: 
H Kohia 11120211*2— S 
W A Noe 1221020201— 7 
Twenty-eight yards, 41/. points 
A Knodel .2010011000—4 
Twenty-eight yards, 4 points: 
D J Deady 2100002012— 5 
The guests who shot were- 
S M Van Allen. . .2222122222— 10 
Dr Kemble 2211*21211- 9 1 J Gaiun 
Dr Ashley. 111*122222- 9 ' 
A Dietzel 2121022001— 7 
.0200010000— 2 
Dr C 
reamer. . 
...1201111101- S 
...0100000022— 3 
Brooklyn Gun Club. 
IfeVInle! b^ir tT ^v\^ '^''^ ^'-ot for'the' mlS 
^hoot";,' Mr.' Wm. Hopkins:'''"''' ^'"^ ^'^^'^-'^ 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 Events: 
Targets: 10 10 10 30 20 Targets: 
Brigham 1 2 5 18"" " 
(5 5 7 15 
'""^ 4 5 7 19 8 Keenan 
1 2 3 4 5 
iP"^"am 1 2 5 18 12 Hopkins ^fl ^4 ^8 IS ?fl 
^l^eker (5 5 7 15 7 Amend .. 7 o 1? 
Duteher 4 R 7 to o ir„„„!,„ ' " ^1' " 
Webber 
8 4 8 19 8 
4 p :^SJri^^,^n^^ ' - ^ -^h; no. 
Ian. 1— Tlie first of the new year showe, 
,'>P g^ve us a good afternoon- "in" which 
2d itself with a fine snow 
to shoot.- The 
G Hatfield 
G Paterson 
N J Lane 
Milliken . , 
cy taking second. $2: 
TWm? 1 ™ 
G Meek-er I 17—5-22 6 34-10-44 .... 
L Brigham .. I 7 S^s'^lfi o i~-,M^ ^ 8 6 
Lincoln ... | | 8-8-16 9 26—15-41 G 0 4 
Geo. B. Paterson, Sec'y." 
Buffalo Audubon Gun Club. 
another tie, and finally decided in No. 5 even! ' f T Re?rl'"J'''^ 
Class B trophy. Event No. 6 was at 7 live bird. Lf'^^ T'^-^'t "'S 
Tu^kL^df.^-^"'^-""'' - ^-^l both '^^Ag-ir?; 
{oJ'^^e^'EfA^l^t^^tn^^^^^^^ of tJ^e year 
1., at Audubon Park. The e' ent w?ll be Itarted at'lo^-^O^A -^t?" 
fcondltir'^o^f ^1^1 a^rVi^p^n'If-'T*'^" ^^^^ 
' Trdrr'" "'"^ " ^^•'is extS 
Ta'rget" 15 if 2^ 25 20 ^ ' ?"^"*«= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
E Bufkha-rdt. 13 1! II i I'o" 6 6 T J R^eid ^ t ^5 20 ' ^ 
Remecke .... 12 12 23 20 17 T tj r 13 .. 14 7 2 
C Burkhardt. 11 8 22 20 14 'k "\ I A^"""*" - " " •• ?7 .. 14 7 .. 
Noi^is 10 12 21 18 is }. Ash on"" " ? I 
16 .. 7 .. McCarthy':::.:; :: :: ::::!! 
Havcrfaill Gun Club. 
Ch'Jfsr,?!!!' Vt?,^oW°n^- f .•>PPcnd scores of our 
of ^4tSS!1nnr'tl- s ^fek^P/-^^ 
were with u.. Mr!' PaVk put up '^a v rfPfiTeTcore'''pE'^"|'t'P^^?' 
?{S= 1^ 1! ll 1^0 1^0 1^0 /o /o /o fo fo fo fo f, \l fo fo A 
P?rk 10 7 10 8 7 9 9 8 9 9 ^ ^ J28 
Tozier 8 6 5 7 6 9 9 8 6 5 7 7 r "o "7 
Lambert... 8 9 10 6 S 9 10 8 S 9 iA n o in 1 706 
Miller..... S 4 6 g G 10 8 8 9 9''" 9 ? ^ .86.3 
^eorge ^ ^ 9 8 7 8 8 8 10 8 9 M 8 ?o I 5 -Jfg 
i?ig1s"!.::: •; - ^ 7 VI Ts 1 1 Z 
Orne :. :. :: :: :: :; ■■ *■ ■ <i 2 .... 
16. 18, unknown angfes; Nos. 4 and 8,^rev^se; Ko.V s Sirs.' ' 
Secretasy. 
