^ARCH 3T, tgoo.l 
FOHeST AND STRfiAM. 
Spjrismia's Asso^aHon's Rifle Totifoament. 
HE new record made at the Madison Square Garden tourna- 
nt by Mr. P. C. Ross, winner of the Individual Championship 
tch, the conditions of which were 100 shots, off-hand, 25-ring 
get, distance 100ft., any .22cal. rim-fire allowed, only one 
ry allowed each competitor, to be shot in strings ot 10 shots, is 
admiration of riflemen. The cuts, published herewith, show 
t marvelous accuracy of his shooting. It is a total of 2,429 out 
a possible 2,500. 
io less ri'iOarkable are the two perfect scores made by Mr. Gus 
nrnermun, at .Madison Square Garden, in the Continuous match, 
C. Ross' perfect score, 75 otit of a possible 75— Contmuous 
Match. 
hand, on 25-ring target, 100ft. distance, any .22cal. rim-fire 
• ued; entries unlimited, which also are published in our 
.imns. 
Ir. VV, A. Ilicks and Mr. L. Buss equaled Mr. Zimmerman's 
formance, as is shown by their targets. 
score m.ade by Mr. L. P. Ittel, in the Championship match, 
dison Square Garden, is excellent, it being 248 out of a possible 
All these scores were made with Peters cartridges. This 
nunition made a gi-eat showing in the rifle, pistol and re- 
/er matches. In the rifle contests the winners ot every prize 
d them, as did the winners of the Pistol Championship and 
tol re-entry n.atche^, and two of the three first places in the 
olvpr matches, 
Qaciaaati Rifle Assooiation. 
II li above Association held its regular shoot March 18, at 200yds., 
hand, at the standard American target. Gindele was high on 
king tai-get with the score of 83, and was high on the honor 
'et with 43, The following is the result: 
King Target. 
dele 9 8 8 8 7 
tier 10 8 10 8 9 
f 6 9 9 6 3 
inheimer 4 5 10 9 6 
chcr 8 7 7 9 8 
ns 7 8 7 
iie 4 7 6 
be 7 10 6 5 5 
tiert= 8 9 8 7 6 
Special Score. 
dele 8 10 10 9 10 10 S 7 9 10—91 
tier 7 7 7 10 10 9 10 8 9 7—87 
f 9 5 10 6 4 6 7 7 6 7—67 
9 10 7 8—83 
5 8 9 7—80 
7 7 8 10—70 
9 10 5-72 
6 9 8-76 
9 10 7—79 
nheimcr 8 6 8 6 
schc! 9 10 9 4 
ns , 10 7 8 7 
ne 8 10 10 9 
be 6 9 9 6 
erts 10 9 10 10 
8 7 7 6 10 8—74 
9 7 8 8 4 10—78 
7 10 8 10 10 8—85 
7 9 10 8 9 9—89 
7 5 10 6 6 8—72 
S 7 » 8 8 8—88 
8 6 8 9 
7 8 6 10 10 7 6—71 
9 8 8 8 8—74 
5 9 6 8 8—74 
Honor Target. 
9 8 9 8 9—43 
7 8 7 9—38 
5 4 4 7—26 
6 4 10 6—36 
8 6 7 7—37 
9 10 9 8-41 
6 10 10 9 8—43 
9 9 5 7 10-40 
6 8 6 8 9—37 
7 
6 
10 
9 
5 
you waat your shoot to fae aonoanced here uad to 
ce like the lotLowiagi 
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Fixtures* 
irch 28.— Wellington, Mass.— Boston Shooting Association 
aament, O. R. Dickev, Mgr. 
irch 29.— Dexter Park,' Brooklyn.— Contest for Dupont trophy 
een J. A. R. Elliott, holder, and Fred Gilbert challenger, 
irch 27-29.— AUentown. Pa.— Three days' shoot— first day at 
its, second and third at live birds. A. Griesemer, Mgr. 
rch 31.— Holmesburg Junction, Pa.— Keystone Shooting 
uc s live-bird handicap, 25 birds, ?1S0 guaranteed, 
irch 31.— Interstate Park, Oueens, Borough of Queens, L. I.— 
est for the Sportsmen's Review cup between W. R. Crosby, 
er, and J. A. R. Elliott, challenger. 
Vil 2.— Interstate Park, Queens, Borough of Queens, L. L— 
■state Association's Grand American Handicap. Edward 
:s, Sec y, 318 Broadway, New York. 
ril 10-13.— Baltimore, Md.— Regular spring tournament of the 
more Shooting Association; two days at targets, two days at 
IJirds; added money. H. P. Collins, Sec'y. 
-il 12-13.— Palmyra, Wis.— Two days' tournament of the Pal- 
Club; targets and live birds, 
ril 13-14.— Newark", N. J.— Two days' target tournament of the 
ster Gun Club. John J. FlemiHg, Sec'y. 
ril 18-21.— Lincoln, Neb.— Third annual amateWr tournament oi 
Lincoln Gun Club. Live birds and targets. W. S. Stein, 
ril 19.— "Hin^ham, Mass.— Tournament of the Hingham Gun 
Principal event, 100-target handicap. Gus O. Henderson, 
oi — 1^*™' Tnd,— Fourth annual tournamBut of the Peru 
Club; two days targets; one day pigeons. Jack Parker Mgr. 
Bruck. Tottmament Sec'y. 
•il 24-27.— Omaha, Neb.— Twenty-fourth annual tournament of 
lebrasJca State Spo/tsmen's Association. Targets and pigeons. 
. Loomis, Sec'y-Treas. 
—;— Springfield, 111.— Contest for Republic Cup between 
R. Elliott, holder, and Fred Gilbert, challenger, 
y . 1-4.— Springfield, 111.— Grand Tournament of the Illinois 
Club. 
f —-—Memphis, Tenn.— Memphis Gun Club's annual tourna- 
/ 2-3.— Luverne, Minn.-jLuverne Gun Club's tournament. 
f 2-4.— Brooklyn, L. I.— Lebohner's Dexter Park spring toxtm- 
t; targets and live birds. L. H. Schortemeier, Mgr. 
t S.— Walcott, N. Y.— Spring tournament of the Catchpple 
Club; added money. E. A. Wadswortb, Sec'y. 
f 5-6.— Gfand Crossing, HI.— Grand Crossing Gun Club's 
ament. 
r 7.— Chicago, T.U.— Twenty-sixth annual convention and tour- 
at of- the ■Illinois State Sportsmen's Association. W. B. 
gwell, Sec'y, 
r 14 — St. . Louis, Mo.— Missouri State Game and Fish Pro- 
e Association's twenty-third annual tournament, week com- 
,Dg May 14, Herbert Taylor, Sec'y-Treas., Chemical Bldg. 
May 15-18.— Chambersburg, Pa.— Tenth annual tournament of the 
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association. J. M. Runk, Cor. 
Sec'y. 
May 16-17. — Chicago, Ohio.— Live-bird and target tournament of 
the Deer Lick Gun Club. J. M. Elder, Pres. 
May 22-24.— Marshalltown, la.— Iowa State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion's annual tournament. 
May 23-24.— Alcester, S. D.— South Dakota State Sportsmen's As- 
sociation's annual tournament. 
May 24-25.— Upper Sandusky, O.— Upper Sandusky Gun Club's 
tournament. 
May 30.— Canajohaj-4<;, N. Y.— Annual target tournament of the 
Canajoharie Gun Club. Charles Weeks, Sec'y. 
May 30-31.— Elwood, Ind.— Zoo Rod and Gtin Club's tournament. 
J. M. Livingston, Sec'y, 
May 30-June 1.— London, O.— London Gun Club's tournament. 
May 31-June 1. — Huntington, Ind. — Erie Gun C'ub's tournament. 
George Rej'nolds', Sec'y. 
June 3-8. — Utica, N. Y.— Forty-second annual tournament of the 
New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game. 
Henry L. Gates, Sec'y. 
June 5-6.— Monroe, Wis. — Monroe Giin Club's .tournament. J. C. 
Hood, Sec'y. 
June 5-7.— Columbus, O.— Ohio Trapshooters' League tournament, 
J. C. Porterfield, Sec'y. 
June 11. — Interstate Park, Queens, Borough of Queens, L, I. — 
Interstate Association's first annual handicap target tournament. 
Edward Banks Sec'y, 318 Broadway, New York. 
June 12-14. — Sioux City, la. — Sixth annual' amateur target tourna- 
ment of the Soo Gun Club. W. F, Duncan, Sec'y. 
June 19-21. — Charleston, W. Va. — Fourth annual tournament of 
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. 
Aug. 28-30.— Arnold's Park, Okoboji Lake, la.— Budd-Gilbert 
tournament. 
Brooklyn Gun Club.— Third Saturday of each month, Francotte 
gun contest. Fourth Sattirday of each month. Grand American 
Handicap free-entry contest. 
Watson's Park.— I?urnside Crossing,' lit.— Contest for Sportsmen's 
trophy, the first and third Fridays of each rnonth. ■ 
Chicago, 111.— Garfield Gun Club's live-bird shoot seeond and 
third Saturdays of each month at Watson's Park. 
Chicago, HI.— Eureka Gun Club's club shoots first and third 
Saturdays of each month at Watson's Pa.'V- .1 
Chicago, II!.— First Saturday of each month at Watson's Park, 
Garden City Gun Club's monthly live-bird shoot. 
Newark, N. J,— South Side Gun Club, target shoot every Satur- 
day afternoon. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Clui secretaries are invited to send their scores /or publication in 
these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. Ties 
on all events are considered as divided u?iless otherwise reported^ Mai 
allsuch matter to Forest and Stream Puhlishing Company, 346 Broad- 
way, New York, 
The programme of the Baltimore Shooting Association's tourna- 
ment, two days targets, two days live birds, April 10 to 13, can be 
obtained on application to the secretary, Mr. H. P. Collins, 22 
S. Calvert street, Baltimore, Md. This tournament is open to the 
world. Shooters are handicapped by distance — amateurs 14, semi- 
experts 16, experts 18yds. Handicaps are subject to change at 
any time during the tournament. Two sets of traps. Sergeant 
system, will be used. The division of moneys will be 40, 30, 20 
and 10 per cent. The tournament will be under the management 
of the skillful committee, Messrs. J. R. Malone, J. C. Hicks 
and H. P. Collins. Ship shells care of Alford Sporting Goods 
Co., 212 E. Baltimore street, and they will be delivered on the 
grounds. The programme for each of the two target days is 
the same; ten events, of which three are at 15 targets, $1.50 en- 
trance, and seven at 20 targets, %% entrance, $10 added to each 
event," a total of $100 added each day. The third day is devoted 
to three live-bird events. The first is the Baltimore Intro- 
ductory, 7 birds, $5 entrance, and the Suburban sweepstakes, 10 
birds, $7 entrance. Each of these events has three moneys, 50, 
30 and 20 per cent., high guns. The third event is the Pimlico 
handicap, 15 live. birds, $10 entrance, handicaps 25 to 32yds., three 
moneys, class shooting. In each event birds are included in the 
entrance. The fourth day is devoted to the Maryland Handicap, 
handicaps 25 to 32vds., class shooting, three moneys, $50 added. 
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On application, the programme of the tournament and trap- 
shooters' convention, to be held at Palmyra, Wis., April 12 and 
13, can be obtained of Mr. H. Browall, secretary. Palmyra, Wis. 
Prizes will be given for high averages in each day's target events. 
There are ten events at bluerocks, on the first day, a total of 160 
targets, with a total entrance of $16. The live-bird event on this- 
day is at 15 birds, $7.50 entrance. There are thirteen 15-bluerock 
events on the second, day, a total of 200 bluerocks, with a total - 
of $20 entrance. Trade representatives and professionals can shoot 
for targets only. All purses are divided 40, 30, 20 and 10. Targets . 
will be thrown by "a magautrap. Shooters and their belongings 
will be taken to the grounds free of charge. The meeting to 
organize the Stale League will be held on the evening of April 12. 
I? 
Messrs. Henry C. Squires & Son, of 20 Cortlandt street, New 
\ork, mform us that they have made the following liberal offer, 
which without doubt will prove of great interest to trapshooters; 
"In order to stimulate the use of Greener guns in the Grand 
American Handicap we are prepared to offer as a special prize to 
the winner a Crown quality ejector, valued at $425. To the second ' 
high man also using a Greener gun we offer another Crown gun of 
the same value, and if the third high man uses a Greener we will 
furnish still another Crown gun to him also, making in all prizes 
to the value of $1,275 to the thre highest scores, provided -they 
have entered their names for this special competition." 
In the contest for the Greater New York and Vicinity trophy, 
shot on the grounds of the South Side Gun Club, Newark, N J., 
on Wednesday of last week between Mr. C. W. Feigenspan, 
holder, and Mr. F, E. Sinnock, challenger, the former won by 
tlie score of 109 to 102. The conditions were 100 singles, unknown 
angles, and 25 pairs, three expert traps. Sergeant system. The 
trophy now, under the conditions governing, goes into open com- 
petition, Mr. Feigenspan having scored three successive wins, 
and it he \vins it in the next contest it becomes his personal 
property. If he does not win, ali his previous, wins are wiped out 
and the competition starts again, as if from the beginning. 
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The contest for the Cast Iron medal at Yardville, N. J., on 
Saturday of last week, between Mr. R. O. Heikes and Mr. J. A. R. 
Elliott, was a dingrdong race from start to finish, resulting in a 
victory for the hero of many battles from the other hero of many 
battles. It has been surmised now and then that Mr. Heikes was 
better at targets than live birds, but in his serious moods he has 
shown that he is m the first flight with the live-bird shooters. The 
score at the end of the first 100 was a tie on 91. The shoot-off wa= 
22 to 21 m Mr. Heikes' favor. The story is told elsewhere in our 
columns. Mr. Elliott informs us that the contest will probably take 
place the third week in .^pril, at Peru, Ind. 
The Grand American Handicap, which takes place next week, 
maintains its mammoth importance as the greatest shooting event 
of America, and in mjmy essential particulars the greatest in the 
world. While the entries are not so great as last vear, it is still 
easily in the lead as, the greatest of shoots. -The point has bec-n 
reached where a fluctuation of numbers, is to be expected. The in- 
crease of entries could not reasonably.be expected to continue in- 
definitely year by year, nor is it to be supposed that such increase 
is to be desired. The list is published elsewhere in our trap col- 
umns, and a perusal o.f-it.will Jjring many new names to the 
reader's attention, ■ . 
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In the monthly ^bpijtf of the Emerald Gun CIiib on Tuesday of 
last week there: weref-'^e who tied on 9 in the main event at 10 
birds, n.imely, L; jr. Schortemeier. Dr. Hudson, J. J PilV^on ~ 
Thomas Short, Jjjhn H. Moore, "Dr. Woods," Hugh Oumn p' 
H. Larkey and John Woeiful. The oiBcers elected were- Presi- 
dent, Chas. H. Billings; First Vice-President, Dr. G. V Hudson- 
Second Vice-President, W. A. Sands; Recording Secretary, Ber- 
nard F. Amend; Financial Secretary, L. H. Schortemeier- Treas- 
urer, John H. Moore. Schortemeier received the trophy for scor- 
ing the largest number of kills during the year. 
A number of shooters, with a purpose to engage in the Grand 
Artiencan Handicap, arrived in New York early this week. Among 
the number were the Hon. T. A. Marshall, Mayor of Keithsburg, 
I I.; Mr. Fred Gilbertj of Spirit Lake, la.; Mr. Rolla O Heikes, 
of Dayton, O. ; Mr. J. A. R. Elliott, of Kansas City; W. R. Crosby, 
ol O Fallon, 111.; J. S.. Fanning, of New York; Mr. Charles W. 
Budd, of Des Moines, la., all mighty men with ■ the shotgun- 
Many other famous exparts are due, and by Saturday of this week 
most of them will be here prepared to engage in the great contest. 
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The programme of the twenty-third annual tournament ot the. 
-Missouri Association, given und&r the auspices of the St. Louis 
bhooting Association, is now ready for distribution, and can be 
obtained on application lo Mr. Herbert Taylor, 904 Chemical Build 
ing, ht. Louis, Mo. The programme this year will be very much 
shorter and therefore correspondingly easy to handle. The number 
ot moneys are cut down in the 15 and 20 target events, so that 
there will be a greater possibility of larger winnings. We will re- 
view the programme more at length in a later issue. 
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The Greener gua made quite a successful showing at Monte 
Carlo, the following wins being recorded to its credit: Grand Prix 
du Casino, divided first and second money, value £555- Prix 
d Ouverture, divided third and fourth, £67; Prix de Monte Carlo, 
divided second, third and fourth, £89; Grand Poule d'Essai 
divided second and third, £167; Supplementary prize, divided first 
^'^i""'' °^ 1^*' ^52; Prix Supplementaire, divided third, 
£18; Prix de Mysotis, divided first, £82; total, £1,030. 
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T''^''<f-,cr'^'''= twenty competitors for the J. Grow Dutcher cup, 
value $150, at the Carteret Gun Club's shoot on Saturday of last 
week. It was a handicap event, .$15 entrance, 15 birds. Three tied 
'*T-°" namely, Messrs. H. G. Scott, Frank Hall and 
•(', -c- J^merson, In the shoot-oflF, miss-and-out, in the second ro^nd 
Mr Scott won The cup event handicap, 5 birds, was won by G.- 
,,''r B-,'";,-^, ^ '^'^ allowance handicap, at 10 birds, $10, was won by 
Mr. W. 1. Ihompson. 
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Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, the famous manager of the Interstate As- 
sociation, had^a narrow escape from death on the morning of 
Wednesday of last week, while en route to his home in PittsburK 
His tram was wrecked, the engineer was killed and the sleeper 
ahead of the one which he occupied was smashed. Mr. Shaner 
arrived m Aew York and was on deck Monday of this week to 
begin the arduous task of managing the Grand American flandi- 
C3p. 
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To refresh the memories of our readers, in respect to the 
schedule of trains which will stop at Interstate Parjc, Oueens, 
Lorough of Queens L I we again publish it, as follows :~ From 
Long Island City-8:00, 9:06, 9:,32, 11:10 A. M.; 12:30 2-05 3 -SO 
1=40, 8:10 10:10 P. M. From Flatbush avenue4:56, 8:54 ' 9 25' 
M.; 12:24, 1:54, 3:22, 4:27,, 8:07,. 10:07 P. M, Running 
11:04 A. 
time, 36 
10 minutes earlier. 
time. 36 minutes, ioa't time from"i'hirty-iourth' street^ New^York^ 
Mr. J. Hildreth, the popular representative of the Winchester 
Repeating Arms Co., \yhose territory is a vast region of the 
Southwest, has been a visitor in New York several days past and 
is the life of every party with which he comes in contact. He has 
a great fund of folk lore and general traditions, which never fails 
Ifii ^f,t? r ""a"*' w*"^-- will probably remain in Manhattan 
tut atter the G. A. H. is completed. 
\r TT T n'R ■^' ^-11 ^'^^^' V J" ^'^s ^v°n 'ast Saturday by' 
Mr. H. L. O Brien, with a score of 24. Mr. Edward Banks scratch 
man. won the prize shoot, scoring 24 out of 25 targets Thl pr^zc 
competkTon.'^"' " was gooK 
In a match at 100 birds between Messrs. R. A. Welch and Louis 
T. Duryea, shot on the grounds of the Carteret Gun Qub Garden 
2n^\^-J- °" ^""rh^^'- Welch won; score, S6 to 82 There 
was a strong vvind blowing at the time, and a large nlreenta^e 
TU^^Wrr' ^''"^^ '^'^^d They stood at the^ 30yd mark 
the birds were a fa.st, strong lot. 
tv,^f;»^" ^oP^'^i^' t'le giant trapshooter of Jamaica, L. L, won 
entrance to the Grand American Handicap in the twelfth 
and last contest for it, on the Brooklyn Gun Club's groundriast 
Saturday. He and Mr N T. Lane were tied for it eZh hlv^g 
09 points. Although Mr. Hopkins had a very light' handicao ^f 
won out with 6 points to the good. nanoicap, , he 
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Messrs. J A. R. Elliott and Fred Gilbert shoot a match at ino 
hve birds, $100 a side, at Springfield, 111., thrday before the 111^ 
nois Gun Club's tournament begins. This is suLt^tS for the 
Republic cup contest, fixed for that date and place to take oS 
t'hiTate S?er'=rnter^- 
Dr. G. V. Hudson, a member of the Emerald Gun Club and 
other gun clubs, a famous live-bird shooter of New York; suffered 
fjfl% '"'?^°rtune in the loss of his collection of trophies' ^he 
material evidence of a long course of active competition ai the 
w?';.f ^1," "^"^^ "^If burglarized on Thursday of last weekend the 
loss of these valuables was one result. 
A R -piH^f "nif^'*'''" ^''^^ P'^^.^ ^^'^ in which Mr. J. 
tr ?>;,?^'°" ^% « contestant. The first will take place at Bex- 
ter Park, on Thursday, his opponent then being Mr. Fred Gilbert 
and the_ prize bemg the Dupont trophy. Mr. W. R. Crosby on 
fhf^L^'T ^e^turday at Interstate Park, Oueens, Boiough of^ 
Queens, for the Sportsmen's Review cup. "K'io' 
The powder referred to as Laflin & Rand W A 
onnection with Mr. J. S. Fanning's great run of 
garden tournament, was incorrectly designated by 
have been referred to as Laflin & Rand Smokele 
name of it. 
Under date of March 21 Mr. E. A. Wadsworth, of VVolcott, 
N, >., writes us as follows; "The spring tournament of the 
4. Added 
■ 1 r-1 1- -.r , ' -^ spring tournament of the 
Catchpole Gun Club wiU be held on May 3 and 
money. Programmes later." 
Last week we stated that Mr. Lou Erhardt, of Atchison, Kin.. 
vvas contemplating resuming his annual tournaments. But fie now 
advises ns that he has abandoned the idea, as it would require too 
much extra personal energy on his part, which he is unable to 
bestow at present. 
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Mr Frank Hodges of Olathe, Kan., concerning a matter of high 
records, writes as follows: "In a 100-bird race between Kollher and 
^^'nl f conclusion of the Leavenworth tournament last fall, 
Kollher broke 98 and myself 95. - . .. 
for amateurs are there than this?" 
What better accepted record' 
The target season of the Garheld Gun Club; of Chicago, begins 
on the first Saturday m May. The twelfth contest of the tronhv 
series took place on last Saturday. Two more shoots will deter- 
mine the winner and end the series. 
Smith Brothers, Newark, N. J., will -hold a 25-bird handicap at 
their grounds. Foundry and Ferry streets, on Friday of this week 
This event was fixed for the 29th iiist., but on' account of the 
Gilbert-Elhoft match, was postponed. 
It - » 
9'-u^'''%^^'? 'l^\T°''\,!?'^T,'''HV-i'°"*^ ^"'l shooting grounds 
at YardviUe, N. J., to Mr. W. B. Widman, of Trenton, N. J., and 
the latter intends to conduct the grounds in manner of the" highest 
standard. ■ : <s • 
