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i^Onesf AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 2^, 
the West Virginia State Sportsmen's Association, under auspices 
of Beechwood Rod and Gun Club. Added money and merchandise 
prizes. J. A. Jones, Sec'y, Charleston, W. Va. 
* _ " Park, ' " ' 
tournament. 
Aug. 28-30.— Arnold's 
Okoboji Lake, la.— Budd-Gilbert 
Brooklyn Gun Club. — Third Saturday of each month, Francotte 
gun contest. Fourth Saturday of each month, Grand American 
Handicap free-entry contest. 
Watson's Park. — Bumside Crossing, 111. — Medal contest the iSrst 
and third Fridays of each month. 
Chicago. 111.— Garfield Gun Club's semi-monthly live-bird shoot 
second and third Saturdays of each month at Watson's Park. 
Chicago, 111. — Eureka Gun Club's semi-monthly club shoats first 
and third Saturdays of each month at Watson's Park, 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
CM secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 
these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. Ties 
on all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. Mai 
allsuck matter to Forest and Stream Publishing: Company, ■346 Broad- 
may, Neiu York. 
The programme of the Grand Central Handicap tournament of 
the Limited Gun Club can be obtained of the secretary, Mr. Bert 
B. Adams, 15 North Illinois street^ Indianapolis, Ind., to whom 
guns and shells may be sent and will be delivered on the grounds 
free On Feb. 6, the first dav, there are twelve events on the 
programme: Two at 10 targets, four at 15. five at 20, and one event 
at 10 pairs. The division of purses arc: 10-target events, 40, 35' and 
25 per cent; IS targets, 35, 30, 20 and 15 per cent.; 20 targets, 30, 
25 20, 15 and 10 per cent. The entrance is based on 10 cents per 
target. On the second day, Feb. 7, there are six sparrow events: 
Fovir at 15 sparrows and two at 20; entrance based on 20 cents per 
sparrow. The rise will be 25yds., S5yds. boundary; no retrievmg; 
a bird once down will be scored dead. Division of purses 35, 30, 
20 and 10 per cent. On the third day, the third Grand Central 
Handicap at pigeons will take place. Twenty entries are guaran- 
teed' surplus added. The conditions are 25 pigeons, $25, birds 
included. Twenty entries, four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent.; 
twenty-five or over, five moneys, 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 per cent. 
A A rules govern. Rise 26 to 31yds. Entries close with the 
firing of the first gun on the second round. Shooting begins each 
day at 9 o'clock. Pigeons 25 cents. Sparrows 10 cents. Targets 
2 cents Take Fair Grounds car. Tournament committee: Messrs. 
E. H. Tripp, E. E. Neal, Geo. C. Beck, G. Moller and Dr. O. F. 
Brilton. The tournament is open to all. 
Mr. Geo. S. McAlpin. the famous trap shot, at a gathering of 
his friends on Monday of this week, formally announced that he 
retired forever from all match shooting. He stated that his posi- 
tion in the trapshooting world was misunderstood by many of his 
friends, and almost cntirelv so by the world at large. He explained 
to me that he did not seek matches, did not want matches, and 
never issued a challenge to shoot a match. Some one else always 
had taken ihe initiative in challenging him; that, when chal- 
lenged, he felt he should have the privilege of making his own 
terms. His business interests are such that he cannot leave them to 
shoot every match that is offered; if he did so, he would be shoot- 
ing matches constantly, to the exclusion of all else. That a match, 
to be acceptable, under the circumstances, must have been for a 
large competition in order to compensate him for expense of train- 
ing, if he won, and that being the challenged party, and eminent in 
the successful strata of the trapshooting world, he believed it was 
his privilege to make such conditions as he felt were his right. 
As shooting was but an incident with him. and the match features 
■were the cause of so much that was distasteful to him, he has 
decided to withdraw from all matches permanently. 
The president of the Crescent Athletic Club, Mr. J. H.. Oliphant, 
in his annual report, which touched incidentally on the reports^ of 
the different committee on bowling, gymnasium and SNvimming 
pool, lacrosse, lawn tennis, ice hockey, golf, baseball, bicycling, 
Dowls, rowing and swimming, and shooting, had this to present 
concerning the latter sport: "The interest of the members in this 
sport is increasing at a very gratifying rate. A great many new 
faces have been added to the list of regular shooters. Since last 
season there have been great changes made by separating the 
niagautrap from the expert traps, thereby being able to shoot 
two squads at the same time, which has proven a great advantage, 
especially on holidays. The shooting committee wish to thank the 
members for the interest taken in the sport, which has now become 
the leading fall and winter pastime at Bay Ridge. 
The programme of Schorty's first annual live-bird handicap, to 
be held at Dexter Park, Jamaica avenue and Enfield street, Brook- 
lyn Feb. 6 and 7, is as follows. Events the first day: Ho. 1, 5 
live" birds, entrance, including birds, $3; No. 2, 7 live birds, en- 
trance, including birds, %%, three moneys. Rose system; No. 3, 15 
live birds, Billy Mills Handicap, entrance $5, birds extra, four 
moneys, Rose system. Events the second day: No. 1, miss-and- 
out, entrance $2, birds extra; No. 2, 30 live birds. Dexter Park 
Handicap, entrance $20, birds included, four moneys, class shoot- 
ing, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Shooting commences at 10 o'clock. 
Birds 25 cents. J. IL W. Fleming, cashier; L. H. Schortemeier, 
manager. Added to the programme is this reminder: "Don't 
forget Billv Mills' benefit. Live birds, at Dexter Park, Washing- 
ton's Birthday, Feb. 22, beginning at 10 A. M." 
Mr. William S. Stein, secretary-treasurer of the Eincoln Gun 
Club, writes us as follows: "The Lincoln Gun Club will hold its 
fourth annual tournament at Lincoln, Neb., April 18, 19, 20 and 21. 
Since the last tournament held by the club, a year ago, it has 
consolidated with the Capital City Gun Club, which dated back for 
fifteen years, and there is now but one gun club in Lincoln, and 
We take pride in claiming it the largest in the West. Every effort 
will be puth fortli to make our coming tournament the largest and 
most successful tournament ever held in this part of the country. 
We will add about ?1,500, besides championship badges. You can 
readily see what an attendance this will insure." 
Mr. Harvey McMurchy, of the Hunter Arms Co., arrived in 
New York 011 Thursday of last week and remained two or three 
days. He received several hundred hearty handshakes within a 
short time after his arrival. The bloom of good health was on 
his cheek, as was to be expected after a long sojourn in the balmy 
climate of the Pacific coast. Mr. McMurchy journeys thitherward 
soon again, but hopes to so adjust business matters that he may 
return and join in the competition at the Grand American Handi- 
cap. 'Shoidd he be present at that great event, the winner will 
have to shoot as he never shot before, if he defeats that valiant 
master of the shotgun. 
There will be a practice shoot on the grounds of the Brooklyn 
G-un Club on Wednesday of this week, with a view to testing and 
preparing capabilities for the challenge trophies which are soon 
to be launched. These grounds are deservedly popular. While a 
good sum of money goes into the club's treasury, it quite as readily 
goes out again in special prizes, so that the gain is mostly with 
the shooters themselves. JNo club about New York gives so many 
valuable special prizes as the Brooklyn Gun Club, and the entrance 
never exceeds the price of targets. This is the policy of John 
S. Wright, the manager. 
On Saturday of last week, the New York German Gun Club 
held its annual meeting, and elected officers as follows: Presi- 
dent, John H. Wellbrock; Vice-President, Henry Meyer; Secre- 
tary, Henry Mesloh ; Treasurer, John P. Dannefelser; Captain, 
Peter Garms; Handicappers, Dr. George V. Hudson, Frederick 
Sauter, John P. Danefelser, Peter Garms, and John Schlicht; 
Auditing Committee, W. G. Maisenholder, and Henry Meyer. The 
chair appointed John P. Dannefelser, Dr. Hudson, Peter Garms 
and John Schlicht a committee to revise, the by-laws of the club. 
Mr. R. C. Root, secretary of the Providence, R. I., Gun Club, 
under date of Jan. 22, writes us as follows: "The Providence Gun 
Club will hold a shoot on Feb. . 22, weather permitting, for which 
the programmes will be issued later. It is the intention of the 
club to have the new heating apparatus installed and in perfect 
working order by Washington's Birthday, so that the club house 
shall be thoroughly heated in all parts. The club is in a healthy 
condition, due in irreat part to the added interest created by the 
Interstate Association tournament, held last season." 
Mr. E. Hough, in "Western Trap" this week, mentions that the 
Chicago Sportsmen's Park is making progress, ?10,000 being sub- 
scribed, .^nd that the veteran Mr. John Watson, will have charge 
of it. We are glad to learn that the Chicago Park will be a 
success, for there is room for it, and a need of it in the shooting 
world. 
The Hazard Powder Co., 44 Cedar street, New York, has issued 
a small folder, treating of the doings of Mr. J. A. R. Elliott with 
"Blue Ribbon" in his great matches, and they will send it to 
those who make known tlieir wishes for it. 
Mr. S. A. Tucker, whose fame extends through the world with the 
Parker gun, was a visitor in the East during some days past. He 
left Ifew York for Philadelphia on Tuesday of this week; thence 
lie goes Westward, 
In the contest for the E C cup, emblematic of the championship 
of New Jersey, Mr. George Piercy, the holder, defeated Mr. C." W, 
Feigenspan, of Newark, by a score of 45 to 44, at Smith Brothers' 
grounds, Newark, N. J., on Jan. 17. After the race was over Mr. 
J. J. Fleming, a member of the Forester Gun Club, challenged the 
winner and deposited the necessary sum in the hands of Mr. 
Edward Banks, to make the challenge good. The contest was fTxed 
to take place on Feb. 8, at 2 o'clock, on Smith Brothers' grounds, 
Foundry and Ferry streets, Newark, 
Under the head of "St. Louis Doings" Mr. Paul R. Litzke in- 
forms our readers that Dupont Park is now under the management 
of Mr. Dave Elliott, who has secured a five years' lease of it. 
Those who wish to shoot at targets or live birds will be accom- 
modated at any time. Under the capable management of Mr. 
Elliott, the shooting interests of St. Louis should have a most 
valuable impetus henceforth. Mr. Litzke also gives the pro- 
gramme of the Hot Springs, Ark., midwinter tournament, Feb. 
13 to 1.7. 
The rules governing the contests for the Greater New York 
championship, appear elsewhere in our tiap columns. They were 
prepared by Mr. W. R. Hobart, and are very skillfully devised. 
They ^ve quick action and accurate determination of the cham- 
pionship, as they permit the holder to shoot against all comers 
who are duly qualified, as is proper in a championship contest. 
A Sioux City daily, under date of Jan. 15, states: "Paul North, 
of Cleveland, inventor of Uie magautrap, was in the city yester- 
day. He made arrangements to equip the traps at Ihe Soo Gun 
Club's grounds with several improvements. He said that Sioux 
City not only had one of the best gun clubs in the West, but the 
finest shooting park this side of the Mississippi." 
Jan. 18, the Forester Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., held their 
annual meeting and elected officers for the year as follows: Presi- 
dent, J. H. Cummings; Vice-President, Dr. Ripley; Secretary, J. 
J. Fleming; Treasurer, W. G. Kugler; Manager, H. E. Winans. 
After the meeting the members enjoyed an appetizing repast, and 
ate to the health of the new officers. 
The Swedesboro and Mullica Hill gun clubs had a five-men team 
race on Jan. 19, at Swedesboro, N. J. It was the third of a series. 
Each man shot at 10 birds. The scores were: Swedesboro— Han- 
cock 3, Shivers 5, Busby 3, Gaskill 3, Headly 4; total 18. Mullica 
Hill— Ridgway 4, Hazleton 6, Cattell 5, Scott 6, Shea 8; total 29. 
As will be rioted on reference to the communication of Mr. 
Edward Banks, published in our trap columns this week, the Hand- 
icap Committee of the Grand American Handicap is the same as 
last year, except the valuable addition of the famous trap shot 
Col. James T. Anthony, of Charlotte, N. C. 
The Northside Gun Club, of Pittsburg, held a live-bird shoot 
on Jan. 17, and a six-men team race, 15 birds per man, was shot 
with the following results: Capt. Smith 11, North 14, Lowe 13, 
Henderson 13, Earl 8, Amos 10—69. Capt. Gerlock 9, Ewing 14, 
Yellow ly 12, Faulk 11, Deitz 9, Cullen 4—59. 
The next regular live-bird shoot of the Hackensack River Gun 
Club will be held at Heflich's grounds, on Friday of this week, 
commencing at 1 o'clock. Hoboken, Jersey City and Rutherford 
cars^pass the grounds. John Chartrand is the secretary, Hoboken, 
On Thursday of this week, at Hot Springs, Ark., Messrs. J. T. 
Loyd, of Pine Blufi', and C. E. De Long, of Hot Springs, con- 
tested for the Arkansas championship at 50 targets, unknown 
angles. 
Messrs. U. F. Bender and R. L. Packard have arranged to shoot 
a live-bird match on Tom Morfey's grounds, at Lyndhurst, N. J., 
on Friday of this week. The conditions are 50 birds, for ?100 a side. 
At Matawan, N. J., Jan. 19, in a match at 35 live birds, 30yds. 
rise, J. H. Brouse, of Perth Amboy, shot out Wm. Perrine, of 
Keansburg, in the 32d round. Score, 29 to 24. 
Mr. H. H. Valentine, Albany, N. Y., informs us that the Forester 
Gun Club, of that place, will give a target tournament, magautrap 
to throw targets, on Feb. 22. 
The Canajoharie Gun Club, of Canajoharie, N. Y., has fixed on 
May 30 for its annual target tournament. Mr. Charles Weeks is 
the secretary. 
On Feb. 12 and 22 the Forester Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., 
will give all-day target shoots. J. J. Fleming, Sec'y. 
Bernard Waters. 
Rochester Gun Club. 
Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 17.— At the weekly shoot of the Roches- 
ter Gun Club, the attendance was below what was anticipated. 
The club will hold a tournament on Washington's Birthday: 
Targets: 10 10 15 15 10 10 25 25 
Gardiner 7 .. 9 10 9 
Gibson 8 .. 9 12 8 7 .. .. 
Fredericks 6 7 9 .. 6 7 .. .. 
Kershner , 8 8 12 14 9 10 19 23 
Parsons 4 .. 12 .. 6 7 .. .. 
Judson 8 .. 13 12 7 8 .. .. 
Borst 7 .. 12 .. 9 .. 23 21 
Case 7 8 .. 
Williams 5 5 
Brotsch 8 6 10 11 7 8 .. ., 
McDufT 7 .. .. 11 .. .. 19 21 
McCord ., .. 21 24 
Terry 1 7 8 10 15 8 6 18 .. 
Watkins 4 .. 7 
Frants 9 8 13 
Meyer 13 .. .. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
£ C Cup Cha^mpioaship of New Jersey. 
Newark, N. J., Jan. 17.— There was a good attendance of shoot- 
ers to witness the contest between Messrs. George Pierc.v and C. 
W. Feigenspan, for the E C cup, emblematic of the championship 
of New Jersey. The match commenced about 2:30. The targets 
were thrown at angles varied and swift, so that the shooting might 
be classed as hard. Piercy lost his 18th_ target through his gun 
failing to cock, which, with the three misses out of the first 25, 
left him a hard up-hill struggle through the last half of the contest, 
Feigenspan missing but one out of his first 25. The latter, how- 
ever, seemed to be overcareful in the last half, and slowed up a 
bit in his time. The race was closely contested throughout, and 
was no doubt up to the moment that the last gun was fired. 
Mr C, Von Lengerke acted as judge for Mr. Piercy. Mr. C. C. 
Beveridge for Mr. Feigenspan. Mr. Edward Banks was referee. 
The contest was at 50 targets, unknown angles. The scores: 
G Piercy 1111111011101111001111111—21 
lllllllllimilllllllllOl— 24^5 
C W Feigenspan-.. llOlllllllllllUlllUllll— 24 
0111111110011111011101111—20—44 
Sweepstakes: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 20 20 20 ♦ Targets: 20 20 20 * 
Piercv : 16 18 19 11 Fanning 16 18 18 16 
P O "N 15 19 18 14 Sinnock 16 18 .. 
Dominie 13 15 18 15 Ferment 14 .. .. 
Morfey 17 18 18 14 Fleming 15 14 
Banks 15 16 15 12 Fischer 15 16 . . 
*Ten pairs. 
Team race, three men, 25 targets: 
Morfey 19 Dominie .19 
Banks 19 Piercy 20 
PON 21—61 Fanning 22-61 
Team race, same conditions: 
Banks 19 Dominie 24 
Morfey 20 Piercy , . , ......i*.;, 21 
P O N 22—61 Fanning 22—67 
Match, at 25 targets, between Messrs. Piercy and Beveridge: 
Piercy 110111111111101110011111 —21 
Dominie i OllllOlOllOlllOUlOlUllO— 18 
Soutli Side Gun Club. 
Newark, Jan. 20.— The attendance at our weekly shoot v?as rather 
small, owing to the bad weather. The fog was so thick that it 
required very quick shooting to reach the targets before they were 
lost to sight. 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 5p 10 10 10 10 
Sinnock 7 10 8 6 5 9 8 10 10 
Dawson 5755478 . 6 3 
Smith 157325697 
Terrill S 6 8 6 .. 7 ..... .. 
C. W. Feigenspan. 
Country Club of Lakewood. 
Lakewood, N. J., Jan. 20.— The shooting of the Country Club 
took place in the afternoon. The weather was fine, the birds fast 
and the sport good. There were eight sweepstakes. Thi first 
six were at . 5 birds each. JB entrance, birds extra. The remaining 
two were at 5 birds, $lO entrance, birds extra: 
1:, „ „^ No. L No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. 
E Gould, 25..... ........01120 11101 25.. 01211 25.. 1200 
p M Hai-ris, 29 ..11100 12101 29.. 100 29.. 11123 
■l- V^°^^.Y*'■*^' ........11200 0100 26.. 21010 26.. 00 
X P Thomas, 27. 11200 22111 29.. 12121 30.. 200 
T tP'^"^ 26; 21131 27. .12111 -28. .0 
J T Richards ..... 26..11211 
^ ^ ,^ „^ No. 5. No. 6. No. 7. No. 8. 
E Gould, 25.. 12021 25. .010 25.. 0120 
D M Harris, 30 ....1200 30.. 0220 30.. 2202 
JConyerse, 26 0200 26.. 0222 . 26.. 12221 26..iilil 
KP Thomas, 30 .1020 .30.. 12201 31.. 210 29.. 110 
f „?o"s 28 •. 10212 29.. 00 28.. 220 27.. 012 
J T Richards, 27 ...OHIO 
Wm, a, Hamilton, Sec'y. 
Jeanaett Gun Club. 
The Jeannette Gun Club held their club live-bird contest of 1900 
at the Guttenberg race track on Friday, Jan. 19. The weather was 
sirnply abominable. The fog was so thick that it was most diff- 
cult to see a bird, particularly a dark pigeon, after the first barrel 
was . nred. 
The club members turned out in good numbers, however, and 
the popular _ president, Mr. Fred Ehlen, still retains the high 
favor of the individual members, as shown by their attendance. 
_Mr. Often had hard luck, as the right barrel of his Greener 
ejector refused to allow his gun to be closed when he was at the 
score for his tenth bird. He borrowed Mr. C. Mever's Dalv and 
was sornewhat handicapped on account of this ' gun being of 
greater drop than his own. He lost the fourth bird of the shoot-off; 
a dead out, and the trophy went to Schortemeier, who shot U M. 
C. rnachine-loaded shotgun Rifleite in the first barrel, using E C 
in the second. Mr. Kid Peters, one of the club's junior class, 
won the Class' B trophy from President Ehlen and Mr J Mohr- 
mann on the second bird of their shoot-off. Mr. John Bohling 
jr.. won the president's trophy. Class B, for which he had tied 
the past six months with Mr. Molrrmann, by killing 5 out of 7 the 
latter kdlmg but 3. Following are the officers elected for' the 
year 1900: President,, Frexl Ehlen; Vice-President, F. Karstens; 
Ircasiirer, N. Brunnie; Secretar.v, W. .P. Rottmcmn; Shooting 
Committee, H Often, chairman; C. StelTeiis, L. H. Schortemeier. 
The scores follow. Mr. H. P, Fessenden was referee : 
?^u'''^?' ^^••Ao-4?^P?2}- 8 J H Vaghts, 28 0121110112—8 
J H Hamhorst, 28. .1112201''21— 8 Capt Meyer. 25 1000212122—7 
L Schortemeier, 30.2212222222-10 J Krocger, 28 1102111112— 9 
C Peters, 25 221212*220- S F Karstens, 28 2211022111- 9 
S ^1 02*2221222- 8 J Henkle, 25 0201200202- 5 
H Otten, 30 1112211211-10 Wm Rolphs. 28 011020012oII 5 
28.2220020020- 5 T Schmitt, 25 2002001010- 4 
J Mohrmann, 25. .. .222*111220— 8 H Meyerdeck, 25. . .2*01120122— 7 
T Bohlmg, Jr 28. .2021202202— 7 Chas Mever. 28 0112102102-7 
N Brunnie, 28 1102121111— 9 W H Riigkopff, 30.2102101221— S 
Shoot-off: 
F Ehlen, 25 20 C Peters, 25., 22 
L Schortemeier, 30 2222 H Otten, 30 Ill* 
Match, 7 birds: 
J Bohlin, Jr.. 25. 2020222 J Mohrmann, 25 110100 
Team race, club championship: 
Peters' Team. Ehlen's Team. 
Peters 122-3 Ehlen 222—3 
Schortemeier 222—3 Otten 111—3 
Hamhorst .......211—3 Brunnie 121—3 
Capt Meyer 120—2 Karsters ...122—3 
Kroeger ....121—3 Ringkopflf 211—3 
C Meyer 122—3 Pape 000—0 
Bohlmg 222—3 Vaghts 121—3 
Mohrmann 111—3 Rottmann 002—1 
Kolphs ,.,..,....,>, 012-2 Meyerdeck „ 010—1 
Henkle 000—0—26 Schmitt ......011-2—22 
Johnnie Jones. 
Arkansas and the South. 
St. Louis Doings. 
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 14.— Four members of the St. Louis Gun 
Club engaged in a 100-bird race to-day, with the result that Ed 
Prendergast carried off the honors by scoring 91 out of 100. This, 
Mr. Charles Clark writes me, was quite a performance, for the burds 
were all prompt, vigorous flyers, and principally outgoers, so that 
It required very quick work to negotiate them successfully. Pren- 
dergast seemed to be the only one of the principals possessed of 
this knack, and his excellent time should be mainly responsible 
for his fine score. The start he made was not very impressing, but 
after the first string of 25 he finished very strong,' making one run 
of 40 and scoring 71 out of the remaining 75, while three of his 
lost birds were dead out of bounds. This score on so superior a 
lot of birds is one of the best exhibitions of shooting skill dis- 
played in St. Louis for some time. 
Further evidence of the quality of the birds is shown by the 
score made by the other principals, for Chase, who finished second, 
only scored 85, and Collins, tlurd, only 84. That each of these are 
capable performers they have over and again demonstrated. It 
will be remembered that Chase won the Lemp medal at the last 
Missouri State shoot in a long-drawn shoot-off, and on that oc- 
casion Prendergast was the runner-up. Chase's shooting on the 
first 50 was splendid, but he was unable to maintain this stride. 
The weather conditions were perfect, though there was little 
wind: 
E Prendergast 22100202012112211211*1221—20 
2111212222222112211222111—25 
11221222122*112*112122112—23 
11221121121121212101*1121—23—91 
Chase 2222202022212122222122222—23 
2122222222232221022120122—23 
22220122211002222*1222201—20 
0120102222022212120022112-19—85 
H B Collins 2221222201121221210221212—23 
012220*102202211202212101—18 
1102110212210211100212111—20 
0211222112201112121121122—23—84 
Dr Clark *2*0221211ll21»22222*2012— 19 
1222*222211202022122322*2—21 
220111111012222200*122222—20 
020*0122*1*121222*0211112—17—77 
Under New Management* 
Dupont Park, the public shooting grounds of St. Louis, has 
changed hands, and will henceforth be conducted by the well- 
known and popular shooting park managers Elliott Brothers, who 
have so long been engaged in a like enterprise in Kansas City. 
Mr. Dave Elliott will have charge of Dupont Park, while Mr. R. 
S. Elliott will continue to run Washington Park, in Kansas City. 
Elliott Brothers have secured a five years' lease on the St. Louis 
park, and will remodel and refit it at once so as to make it both 
comfortable and attractive. Henceforth Mr, Dave Elliott will al» 
ways be on hand, and targets and pigeons can be shot any day in 
the year. This will doubtless give shooting matters quite a boom 
in the Mound City, as it has long been evident that a capable and 
competent man was sorely needed if the interest in the sport was 
to be maintained. 
Hot Springs Programme. 
While over in the Springs the other day a copy of the proposed 
programme of this shoot was shown the writer. A synopsis of it 
is as follows: Five days of shooting are provided, three of which 
are devoted to targets and two to pigeons. Targets occupy the first 
three days, or, rather, the first four, as Monday will be preliminary' 
day, and targets only will be trapped during this time. The pro- " 
gramme for the three target days proper is alike each day. There 
are ten events, eight at 15, and two at 20 singles. The entrance 
for the former will be $1.50 and in the latter ?2. Twenty-five doU 
lars will be added to each event, of $25 each day, making $75 
for the entire programme. In addition to this, $50 has been re- 
served for general average, to go to the seven high guns, on th© 
following ratio: $10, $9, $8, $7, $6, $5, and $5. The tournament will, 
be open to all, but trade representatives cannot win average money. 
All trade representatives and all known 90 per cent, shooters will 
be taxed "25 cents extra in every event, also any amateur who 
averages 90 per cent, on one day will be compelled to pay this 
tax on the following day, but should he fail to maintain this, he will 
be exempt from it after the close of that day. The fund thus 
created will be divided equally among all the amateurs who shoot 
through the entire target programme. A shooter winning any 
part of the high-gun^ money cannot share in this division. Rose 
system of division will prevail in the targ-et events, and the ratio 
will be 7, 5, 3. 2, there being four moneys m all such events. 
The moderate charge o£ 2 cents, will be made for targets in all 
events. 
