Feb. 10, 1900.I 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 
these columns, also any news notes they mny care to have printed. Ties 
en all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. Mai 
allsuch matter to Forest and Stream Publishing^ Company^ 346 Broad- 
way, New York, 
The New Haven Gun Club, of New Haven, Conn., has an- 
nounced a grand holiday shoot, to be held on Washington's 
Birthday, Feb. 22. Shooting begins at 9:30. There are twelve 
target events, of which five are at 10 targets, 50 cents entrance; 
two at 10, 75 cents entrance; two at 15, ?1, and one at 15, $1.50 
entrance; one at 20, $2 entrance, and a merchandise race at 30 
targets, 60 cents entrance. In this there are twenty merchandise 
prizes, which go to the highest scores, high guns, and a prize will 
be given to the shooter making the lowest score. Optional sweep, 
$1. Interstate rules govern. Four moneys, 40, 30, 20. and 10 per 
cent. Price of targets included in entrance. Any one who so 
wishes may shoot for targets only. Take Schuetzen Park car on 
Chapel street. Cars run every twelve minutes. Refreshments 
sei'ved in club house. The officers of the club are: President, B. 
W. Claridge; Directors, E. J. Potter, C. B. Bristol and C. H. 
Stevenson; Secretary and Treasurer, John E. Bassett. 
A copy of the programme of the Illinois Gun Club has been re- 
ceived by us, but indorsed thereon is the following: "Subject to 
amendment as to terms before printing," The first and fourth days 
— that is, May 1 and 4 — are devoted to targets, and have a pro- 
gramme as follows: Ten events each day, eight of which are at 
20 targets, with entrance as follows: $3, $10, $5, $10, $2 (amateurs 
onlv). $3 (amateurs only), $20 and $5; also one at 50 targets, 
$15, and one at 10 singles and 5 doubles, $5. This makes a total 
of $68 for the day. The second and third days will be devoted to 
live birds only. The events are 10 birds, $10: 7 birds, $7; 15 birds, 
Slo; 7 birds, S7. If time permits sweepstakes will be shot. The 
third day's programme is the Grand Handicap sweepstake, 25 
birds, $25. And $100 in gold is added to the high griin in this 
event. 
In the first of the three matches between the_ Penn Gun Club, of 
Norristown, Pa., and the Plillsidp ^ — , «^ ^l-cstnut Hill, Pa., 
held on the grounds of the latter, Feb. 3, was won by Penn on a 
margin of one tfirget. The Penn team was short a man and the 
Hillsides very g'^nerously loaned them Mr. Hamill. Each shot at 
25 targets. The scores were: Penn — J. R. Yost 19, Scheetz 13, 
Newton 16, Gross 19, Hamill 18, Nyce 15, Penn 17, Dotterer 19, 
Castle 14, Smith IS, P. Yost 18, Jenkins 20; total 206. Hillside- 
Burton 17, Carlisle 16, M. Bisbing 16, Everett 17, Laurent 15. Aimen 
21, Cale 19, W. Hayward 19, Snyder 19, J. B. Hayward 17, Conway 
15, R. Bisbing 21; total 205. 
The Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association, of which Mr. 
J. M. Riink, of Chambersburgj Pa., is the corresponding secretary, 
has resolved to limit competition for all added monej^s to its own 
State shooters; therefore the paid expert and professional shooter 
will have a very limited field in the competition. The manage- 
ment will endeavor to make the forthcoming tournament, to be held 
at Chambersburg, May 15 to 18, inclusive, the best of all. It is 
reported that a number of new clubs will join the Association 
this year, and a large and active attendance and support is ex- 
pected. 
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On the grounds of the Brooklyn Gun Club, Jan. 31, in a field 
of twenty-nine competitors, four of whom were probably in- 
eligible from being without the fifty-mile radius from the New 
York Court House, Mr. C. W. Feigenspan, of Newark, N. T., 
won the Greater New York and vicinity championship, easily de- 
feating all competitors. He broke 119 out of a possible 150 — -100 
singles and 25 pairs — his nearest competitor being Mr. J. S. S. 
Remsen, with lOS. 
Under date of Feb. 3 Mr. Paul R. Litzke writes us as follows: 
"What I wanted to convey in the mention 1 made of future 
matches between Messrs. Parmelee and Elliott is that they have 
agreed to shoot three 100-bird matches, not a 300-bird match. This 
at Carteret grounds, if the use of them can be obtained. These 
races are to occur the week after the Grand American Handicap, 
and are to be for $100 a side, and an additional §100 will also be 
averaged on the series. Thus, if either man wins all the matches 
he will win $400. The matches are to be shot on a 30yd. boundary." 
Dr. A. A. Webber, of Brooklyn, famous in the annals of shoot- 
ing, has declared his willingness to accept a challenge the events 
of which will require a week of time, one or two events each day. 
The competition to be one day at the traps, targets and live birds; 
one day with pistol and rifle target shoot; one day to have a 
sculling race; one day sprinting and long-distance racing, swim- 
ming, etc. 
We learn that Mr. H. P. Collins, general agent of the Dupont 
Powder Co., Baltimore, Md., accompanied by his wife, left for a 
sojourn in the South on Feb. 1. They will proceed as far as 
Florida before returning. After the energetic and good work of the 
past months, a few weeks of deserved recreation is due Mr. Collins. 
We wish them a pleasant and safe journey. 
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The Riverside Gun Club, of Davenport, la., held its annual 
election recently and elected officers as follows: President, Albert 
Henry; Vice-President, Fred Larabach; Secretary and Treasurer, 
Christ. Ehlard. Board of Directors: L. B. Westphall H. H. 
Buergel, Wm. Kay, William Fischer, Al Henry, Fred llambach, 
Christ. Ehlard. 
The circular club letter, appended to the account of the shoot 
of the National Gun Club, of Milwaukee, is worthy the con- 
sideration of other clubs, for it provides shooting at a reasonable 
expenditure. The greatest obstacle to regular shooting of club 
members is that in many instances the shooting costs too much. 
High-priced sweepstakes in club shoots are particularly harmful. 
A contemporary, in reply to a query, imparts the information 
that pigeons fly from 60 to 75ft. per second when about 15yds. from 
the trap. In England selected 'bluerocks" were used to test the 
matter of speed in the open, with the result that their speed was 
a trifle under 37ft. per second. This information is presented in 
Lancaster's Art of Shooting, page 176. 
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The Mt. Kisco Gun Club, Mt. Kisco, N. Y., will hold a two-day 
shoot on March 21 and 22. The first day will be devoted to 
targets, the programme of which will be announced later. The 
second day will be live birds, with a programme probably as fol- 
lows: Five birds, ?3, birds included; 7 birds, ?5, birds extra, and 
15 birds, $10, birds extra. 
In the report of the Omaha-Kansas City team contest last week 
some of the powder given as being used by the contestants was 
called Schultze Rifleite. This was an error. E C, bchultze and 
Rifleite are three distinct kinds of powder, though handled by the 
same firm of manufacturers, the E C & Schultze Gunpowder Co. 
Our reporter probably meant that the two kinds were used in 
one barrel. 
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On Wednesday of next week, on the grounds of the Brooklyn 
Gun Club. Brooklyn, L. I., the first contest for the Greater New 
York challenge trophy will talie iilace. If the students increase 
much more in numbers John Wright will need to build, an' ex- 
tension to his temple of shooting. 
Mr. Justus Von Lengerke, of Vori Lengerke & Detmold, returned 
early last w£ek from a shooting trip in North Carolina, where he 
.had some excellent quail shooting. His clear eye and healthy 
Jock indicate that he had benefited from the wholesome recreation. 
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Mr. Paul North, of the Cleveland Target Co., objects to being 
designated as the inventor of the magautrap, as appeared in a clip- 
ping from a Sioux Citv daily, which we published last week- He 
states that he had nothing to do with its invention. He refuses 
ypry properly to accept any )TO|iors wj^jplj pre not jH§tJv J^jg, " 
In the contest for the special cup, presented by Mr. Dan Bradley, 
at the Carteret Gun Club's shoot Jan. 30, Mr. L. T. Duryea won. 
He and Mr, Bradley tied on 2.3, but in the shoot-off, miss-and-out, 
tlie former won on the fourth round. 
Feb, 28, at Newark, N. J., has been fixed upon as time and place 
for the next contest for the Greater New York and vicinity cham- 
pionship between Messrs. C. W. Feigenspan, holder and Mr. 
J. S. S. Remsen, challenger. 
The Crescent Athletic Club will hold an all-day shoot on Lin- 
coln's Birthday, Feb. 12, at Bay Ridge, L. I. Shooting will corn- 
m'ence at 10 o'clock. There will be a trophy event at 25 targets. 
On Feb. 24 there will be a team contest between the Passaic 
Rod and Gun Club and the Boiling Springs Gun Club on the 
grounds of the latter, for the Shooting and Fishing trophy. 
It is possible that the match between Messrs. J. A. R. Elliott 
and W. R. Crosby for the Republic cup may "be shot in the 
vicinity of New Y'ork withiti the next few weeks. 
On Feb. 3 the Aqueduct Gun Club defeated the Minneola Gun 
Club at Aqueduct, L. I., in a return match at 25 targets, nine-men 
teams, by the score of 162 to 141. 
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Mr. W. R. Crosby, of O'Fallon, 111., has accepted Mr. J. A. R. 
h-lliott s challenge for the Review cup. Time and place are to 
be arranged later. 
The Catchpole Gun Club, Walcott. N. Y., will hold a tournament 
on Feb. 14 and 15. E. A. Wad^worth, Sec'y, 
Bernard Waters. 
and abundance of targets. While one does not like to be disloyal 
to Chicago, there is apt to be in the Springfield shoot a close 
rival to our State shoot, since it thus emphasizes the live-bird 
feature so strongly, and that at a time of year when the birds will 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
Chicago Sportsmen's Tropty. 
ChicaCo, 111., Feb. 3.— Chicago has this week been treated to a 
spell of genuine cold weather, a sharp contrast to the mild 
weather which has hitherto prevailed this winter. F^or several 
days the thermometer has been below zero, and there has been 
a strong wind, which made life somewhat of a burden to the 
isedestnan on the streets. The cold and the wind prevailed yester- 
"ay at Watson's Park, though the sky was clear. The wind was 
stilt, blowing from right to left across the score. All in all, the 
conditions were excellent for the composition of a stiff pigeon 
game, and really the afternoon showed better sport than has been 
seen here for some time. The birds were for the most part 
strong starters, and the wind gave them much help. 
there were fifteen contestants, and out of the first two squads 
only two men landed straight, Leffingwell and Odell, both needing 
handicap birds. The finish of the last squad was made on Mo. 2 
set of traps, and great was the surprise when it was discovered that 
five out of those 6 men had gone straight. Of these but one, 
Jo Baito, had killed straight without calling on his handicap, this 
giving Barto the high average medal for the day. It seemed a toss- 
up for tke trophy, since Barto, O'Brien, White, Steck, Wells, Lef- 
fingwell and Odell all had followers, and all were shooting in good 
form. In the ties on 15, Odell was the only man allowed a handi- 
cap bird, and as he was shooting a slashing gait, it was predicted 
that he would win the trophy. The first string of 5 left in only 
three men, Odell, Steck and White, and thev were drawing hard 
birds, and all shooting in splendid form. They all killed their 
next 10 birds straight, excepting White, whj missed his 9th. In 
the last string of 5 Steck missed his 2d bird and Odell killed out 
f?r enough to assure him of a victory. Odell's longest run was 15 
-"nU. White made the longest run of the day, 23 straight, but he 
l.'.rds in his first 5 in the contest, which put him out of 
yie 1. K-o. Barto for a time stood to win both medals, but 
dropped ul.. • his 5th bird in the first frame. So also did' Wells 
and Leffingwell, the latter killing his bird dead out. Lelfingwell 
was doing some great second-barrel work in the wind on long 
stops, using 7s in his new Smith gun. Once as he turned from the 
score after killing a bird, he saw a straggler flying far off to the 
side of the field, and raising the gun, fired at it, the bird falling 
directly down wind, but at a very great distance. All thought it 
to be about 100yds. The bird was picked up at a distance of 245ft., 
and was very likely struck at a distance of over 70yds. 
The Chicago boys had a visitor yesterday, who shot along in the 
trophy contest, Mr. I. W. Budd, of Pemberton, N. J. In the morn- 
ing Mr. Budd shot a little race with Mr. Maxon, the score being 
Budd 14 to his opponent's 11. The following are the scores of the 
contest. 
Clempson, 31, 0 12222**21222202 —12 
Dr Shaw, 80, 1 ..12121*1210122022 —13 
H Levi, 29, 3 210112212020002212—13 
Eaton, 28, 3 122121200002102210—12 
(JdelL 29, 3 12012222111*21112 —15 
C S Wilcox, 80. 2 0220022001222*112 —11 
W B Lehmgwell, 30, 2 ....02222222220212212 —15 
J M GiUis, 30, 2 00112011112021211 —13 
I W Budd, 30, 0 21011211111211i2 —14 
H E Lee, 28, 3 22**201200021] 0000— 8 
Wells, 30, 2 2201*21222111111 —15 
E M Steck, 30, 2 i..^ 12122210111012222 —15 
J L White, 30, 2 ....220*2212222222222 —1.9 
J B Barto, 30, 1 221111221222222 —15 
S E Young, 29, 3 ......212000112201201211—13 
O'Brien, 30, 2 221221122222221 —15 
Ties on 15: 
Odell, 1 111012 12122 12212 11222 
Leffingwell, 0 2221* 
Wells, 0 .....11210 
Steck, 0 21222 21222 22212 1*1 
White, 0 22222 22222 2220 
Barto, 0 22120 
O'Brien, 0... 21002 
Ties on 13: 
Dr Shaw 021 211 121 121 
H Levi Oil 111 110 
J M Gillis 210 221 111 112 
SE Young...-. 022 111 121 200 
Ties on 12: 
Clempson 212 222 022 
Eaton 211 111 122 
Odell won trophy. Shaw and Gillis divided second. Eaton won 
third. Barto won high average medal. 
Illinois Gun Club, of Springfield, 
There is no gun club in tlie State of Illinois, which for its age 
has made so much history as tlie Ilhnois Gun Club, of Spring- 
field, the capital of this State. The Illinois Gun Club holds in 
its membership some of the most prominent political men of the 
State, including Gov. Tanner, Hon. Jas. R. B. Van Cleave, State 
Game Commissioner Harry W. Loveday, etc. Its officers are as 
follows: Hal. M. Smith, President; Chas. T. Stickle, Secretary; 
Geo. E. Day, Treasurer; Executive Committee. Jas. R. B. Van 
Cleave, Chairman, John M. Striifler, Jr., A. W. Butler, J. Klingen- 
sniith, Joseph Reisch. 
Illinois Gun Club claims dates of May 1, 2. 3 and 4 for its 
tournament, which will be one of the very best of the Western 
circuit. Regarding this, Mr. Van Cleave writes under date of 
Jan. 29: 
"I have sent you under another cover in this mail a copy of the 
proposed programme for the tournament of the Illinois Gun Club, 
which will be held here in Springfield, May 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1900, 
being the week previous to the Illinois State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion meeting, and t^vo weeks in advance of the St, Louis meeting. 
This date has not yet been taken bv any club or association in the 
West, and we felt that by taking it we could secure some of the 
high class shooters that will attend the more important shoots the 
two weeks following ours. Our club has just rented forty-eight 
acres of accessible land, and will at once put up new club" house 
and grounds. I send you a cut showing the plan of our grounds. 
I would greatly appreciate it if you would aid our new organiza- 
tion (now nine months old) in any way you can w'th the shooters 
of the country. My last copy of Forest and Stream gives the 
dates of all the other shoots, leaving a date in May blank for 
Memphis Association, This, I hope, will not interfere with our 
announcement." 
The programme is a pood one in respect o; it? money attractions, 
as ^tM a? jts patur^ mterest, iyitj? fWQ days of live-bird shooting 
i aDd S— Shoolert' Benchw. 
H — Maugatrap Score. 
fi— Pull HOUEW. 
,; 6— Walk t(» Score. 
T— SlwctaUtn). 
liflpArvt-J. Slwjf lot Lstdiee. 
«, 10 mi 11— Ponies. 
12— Ollico. 
13 — Main Koom. 
li — Wkors aii.il ttmi Kot.m 
15— SU>rtt({o, 
li vA U— Lwi) jBiW Olftlw 
ILLINOIS GUN CLUB. 
Plan of Club House and Grounds. 
be pretty good. It is an easy guess that this shoot will call out 
the best of our Western talent, and it is a certainty that all who go 
to Springfield will feel for the time that they are at least senators or 
better, for the iocal men are entertainers from away yonder, 
Eureka, of Chicago, 
Eureka Gun Club, of Chicago, shoots to-day at Watson's. The 
weather has moderated very much, but there will be good flying 
to-day. and the scores will not all be straight by a good majority. 
Weatfaer. 
Chicago weather this week is keen, cold and clear. We ought to 
be having some shooting here, but it seems monopolized by our 
friends along the Missouri River. 
Lost — One Town. 
Does any reader of Forest and Stream know a town which 
holds the following gentlemen: Messrs. A. J. HuflP, A, Cumbler. 
Al Marrow, Ed Mu;nm.a, Milt Mumma? Under date of Jan. 23 
Mr. A. .7. Huff writes as below: "Please send me some copies of 
F'osEST AND Stream. We have a gun club here and want a good 
sporting paper. Send copies to above names, and rules, etc." 
It would be the easiest thing in the world to send Mr. Huff 
seme copies of the best sporting paper on earth, if it were not 
for the fact that he forgets to mention the name of his town or 
State, and the post mark is illegible on his communication. Let 
us do a little detective work, and get this gentleman his papers, 
should he even fail to see this notice in the Forest and Stream. 
The name of Mumma is, I think, rather an unusual one. There 
used to be an Andy Mumma who shot with the Dayton Gun Club, 
of Dayton, O., and he was the only Mumma, I "ever heard of. 
It is likely he may know of other Mummas, such as Ed and Milt. 
If so, and if he will tcU what town they live in, he will do a favor 
to them. E. Hough. 
300 BoYCE Building, Chicago, 111. 
Eureka Gttn Club, 
Watson's Park, Chicago, Feb. 3.— There was a good attendance. 
Mr. 1. W. Budd was a visitor, and killed straight in both events-. 
The scores: 
Felton, 29 1210101121— S 
J L Jones, 28 1112220211— 9 
C W Adams, 29. .. .0121221221— 9 
L E Willard, 29. . .1212002021— 7 
L C Willard, 31. .. .2212012212— 9 
Mack, 28 1221202100— 7 
Antoine, 30 2021112222— 9 
Mitchell, 28 2221210120— S 
Sundermeier, 28 .... 201 0120202— 6 
Houston, 31 2222222222—10 
W D Stannard, 29.2212202222— 9 
I W Budd, .30 1111122112—10 
Ten-bird sweep : 
Mattox 1121111021— 9 
L C Willard 1111111111—10 
I W Budd.. 2122222222—10 
C W Budd 2012122122— 9 
Gilbert 2221112202— 9 
C W Budd, 30... 
F Gilbert, 30 
Dr. Miller, 30.... 
Mrs. Carson. 26.. 
Dr Carson. 30 
Milliken, 28 
Ed Steck. .31 
Morton, 30 
Goodrich, 30 
C E Morton, 28.. 
A A Walters, 28. 
Dr Miller. 
Houston . 
Dr Carson 
Steck 
Morton ... 
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Ravelrigg. 
Boston Gan Club. 
Wellington, Mass Feb 2.-Eight shooters remained un- 
daunted by the weather outlook Wednesday last, and were re- 
warded with a perfect afternoon for their hobby, this referring to 
Januir/ " Club's fourth shoot at WeUmgton, the last of 
A leaden sky and a light snow, but no wmd, evidently formed 
a good combination, for there were some very good scores made 
under these conditions. 
It was actually warm (for January), and the 10 or 15 target 
events were none too long for comfort. ^ 
The representatives from Brockton did themselves proud Lerov 
for continuous good work and Baker for a starring finish-i e 
48 out of 50, counting a final 5 at practice not mentioned in events' 
Just to prove that the weather alone was not accountable for this 
excellent work, some of the other shooters missed their targets as 
n^^n"!"^ ^^f"""^ scratchy six out of ten, one of the unfortunates 
opined that anyway, there is little more sense in our trying to 
find out why we miss these targets than in the case of a lady 
friend of mine who is always trying to find out where she caught 
her last cold.". After the laughter had subsided, he explained that 
this fnend insisted on solving the mystery of where she had an- 
nexed the sore throat or the nasal affliction, whichever it happened 
to be, and_ positively the cold bothered her none if she onlv 
1°"?*? "u origin. As the case of the lady friend was brought imme'- 
diately home to a shooter present of the opposite sex the ioke was 
on him, but It was voted that success in the end was more liable 
to benefit the shooter hunting for a target than the individual 
hunting for the cold. vi,^uai 
The scores follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 
Targets: 10 10 5p 10 10 5p 10 10 10 5p 15 10 10 10 
Gordon, 17 7 10 6 9 9 4 9 fi 6. 7 12 8 S 
Miskay, IS 10 9 6 6 8 4 5 7 7 7 10 .? 9 
21- 9 10 8 9 9 10 8 9 10 6 14 io , 
Hfe'ie::::;::;;:::;;;;;;: I] ill VI I ' ^^^loio 9 
Wilhams 15 8 .. 3 7 9 6 5 5 's '4 "2 " " 
Woodruff, 17 9 9 g 7 -^g fi 6 8 
All events from magautrap, unknown angles. 
Fourth contest in 1900 Prize series, 30 targets-20 singles and 
5 pairs — distance handicap: 
Leroy. 21 11110111111110111111—18 11 11 U n ll_io_2S 
Spencer 18 11111111111111111111-20 10 11 10 00 00- 4-24 
Woodruff, 17 OlllimilimilllOl— 18 00 10 01 11 11— ZZm 
Gordon, 17 11101131111111101111-18 10 10 U 00 00— 4—9* 
Williams. 15 lllOlOOllllinilOlll— Ifi 10 If) U 10 Ifi— 
Baker, 16 lllllliillOllOllOini— 16 10 00 10 10 11— 
Miskay, IS 10010110111110111011—14 11 00 00 10 10— 4— IS 
Harlow, 16 01001100101010011110—10 11 11 10 00 10— 6^16 
The latest fish story: A North Pomona man went up the 
canon on Sunday and fell into a big eddy, the water sweenine 
him down over the falls. He was fished out by his friends not 
hurt a bit. and when he felt in his pockets he found three trout 
each 7in. long. — San Francisco Bulletin. 
"Why is it that women live longer than men?" "Men break 
leoord constitutions trying to manage womeij.'VPliic?^ 
