hOmBT AND STREAM. 
[Amt 7, 1900. 
nfter Crosby's interests, inA Mr. B, H, NTorton perfofflled ^ like 
duty lor Elliott. 
The Review cup has hml ih. existence about eighteen moiltlis, 
h:;ving been put Into open cofflttetition at Cincinnati in Novembei-. 
1898. Het-e (filbert won it, but the tollpwing month Elliott wrested 
It from him in a match shot in ChieagOj Elliott scoring 95 to 
Gilbert's 92. 
Elliott retained it until the following October, when Crosby 
defeated him in Kansas City by killing 98 to Elliott's 97. The 
match of to-day was the result of Elliott's efforts to regain posses- 
sion of it. 
During the past year Crosby and Elliott have shot three matches, 
Crosby winning two, as per the above-mentioned scores, and 
Elliott one. The other matcii they engaged in was for the Republic- 
cup. This was shot in Kansas City the day after the match for the 
Review cup, and Elliott, who held the cup, defended his right to 
the same bv killing 100 straight to Crosby's 97. Elliott still retains 
po.ssession "of the Republic cup. Fred Gilbert has challenged h'm 
•for this, and while Elliott has accepted, no date h?s been set for the 
■contest.' The scores of to-day's match and the flight of the birds 
tfollow: 
Trap score type— Copyright, 1900, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
51454444414458S.'>ft9444'>B5 1 
W K Crosby. . . .2 3 2 2 2 2 2 a 2 2 2 2 2 2 ii i« 2 2 2 2 2 2 ;i 2 2—25 
41B148 242ft»i4624188444251 
2 2 i! 2 2 2 U 2 iJ 2 2 2 si u 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 24 
6145124 5 251 1 4581244214 14 
2 2 222 2 22 2 2 2 22*21222220 2-23 
1d^4^ctnJ^MO^^/lK.-1AA^^KK^ .i4.i 
2 
2114»»5I244S1451442561444 
2 2 2 2 / 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3—25 - 97 
24i?t. 3 S3881881415 2 45333124 
JAR Elliott. -.2 0022222 2 22 2 2222222222 2 2 2-23 
1434883532414125414 338814 
222 202 2 2 2 2222222222 2 2 222 2—94 
S14511S813222 5 12281881 535 
222221022022222222 2 2 2 022 2—22 
8 453S314 8 3312514588124583 
T>''"^i\TN\/'^/"\Ti/'^N -"n;"N\^>» 
221 2 2 2 2 2 222 2 222022222 2 22 2-24-93 
Paul R. Litzke. 
Crescent Atliletic Club. 
Brookb'n, N. Y., March 31.— The final shoot for the March cup 
was held at the Crescent Athletic Club's grounds at Bay Ridge 
to-dav. Chas. A. Sykes and Dr. H. L. O'Brien tied for first with 
■21 breaks each. Sykes wins the cup with totals of 25, 25 and 21. 
Following this event were a number of sweepstakes, and the shoot 
ifor the Marshall cup, at 25 birds, handicap. The scores: 
March cup: 
C A Sykes 4 . ....11101110110001111100111011111 —21 
Dr O'Brien 5 010011011110111011110111111001—21 
C G Rasmus 0 1100111111011110001100111 —17 
C C BriKham 0. 0111111010101111100101001 —16 
T S S Remsen 0 0011111111011000111101001 —16 
W W Marshall, 5 100001111110100011011100001110—16 
Marshall cup, 25 birds, handicap: Sykes, 5, 25; Fowler, 12, 23; 
Remsen, 1, 24; Brigham, 3, 20, withdrew; Boucher, 4. 18, withdrew; 
Marshall, 5, 8, withdrew; Rasmus, 8, 8, withdrew; C. F. Bridden, 
15, 5, withdrew. r. ■ 1 
Consolation prize, 25 birds, handicap: Werleman, 15, 24; Bngham, 
3, 22; Remsen, 1, 18. 
Sweep, 15 birds, expert: Boucher S, Marshall 8, Brigham 11, 
Werleman 6, Rasmus 5. 
Same: Dr. O'Brien 13, Brudden 4, Fowler 3. 
f^weep, 25 birds: Townsend 17, Brigham 17, Remsen 13. 
Match, 25 birds: Remsen 25, Brigham 20. 
Sweep. 10 birds: Remsen 10, Boucher 9, Fowler 8, Werleman 6. 
Sweep, 25 birds: Remsen 20, Brigham 19. 
Sweep, 25 hirds, expert: Remsen 21, Brigham 17. 
In the evening the annual dinner of the shooting squad took 
place at the Crescent Athletic Club's city house, 27 Clinton street. 
The guests were Mr. Chas. A. Sykes and Mr. Wilmot Townsend, 
who com.pose the shooting committee of the club. About forty 
men partook of the good things and enjoyed themselves generally. 
Mr. Chas. J. McDermott presided as toastmaster. Speeches were 
made by Capt, A. W. Money and Mr. Edward Banks. Mr. Sykes 
was presented with a corkscrew with a silver-mounted ivory handle, 
and Mr. Townsend received a handsome silver flask. The room 
and table were appropriately and uniquely decorated with guns, 
targets, miniature representations of pigeons, etc. The dinner 
lirought the Crescent Athletic Club's prosperous shooting season 
to a fitting close. 
Oceanic Rod and Gan Clab 
Rockaway Park, L. I., April 2.— The Oceanic Rod and Gun 
/Club held its shoot here to-day. Eighteen shooters took part in 
•the sport, and the scores were as follows: 
•Events : 123456789 10 11 12 
•Tar<'ets : 15 10 10 10 15 15 25 25 15 10 10 15 
IDr Bill 13 9 10 9 12 14 22 21 13 12 10 
J Bohling 10 
t Stoney 10 
K Wolf 5 
0 Keim 9 
<• Wolf 5 
lohnnie Tones .10 ^„ „„ 
C F Dudley 13 13 22 20 . . . . 
A Schoverling 10 11 19 21 11 12 
.S Charles ^m^^Vl'- 
T Short 7 8 15 13 12 .. 
I' Constable .. .. 3 .. •• •• ■■ •• 
Schoverling 9 15 7 1112 
A Moore 7 
8 8 6 7 7 19 20 13 10 9 
7 7 
5 9 
6 .. .. 
12 
7 ., 
10 
3 .. 
10 ., 
, 3 5 
.. 6 
.. 12 
7 19 19 
12 
Muench 7 
He'z 
1. Il .u ke 6 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
East Side Gan Clab. 
"Tf ITU' 
•Xev. ark, N. J._, March 29.— There was a fair attendance of shoot- 
< rS\ at the meeting of the East Side Gun C^ub. Smith Brf^thers' 
r- V-ds, Newark, to-day. In the Eaft Side handicao. 25 live 
I " d's,'i>,no straight scores were made. 23 being the highest, on 
A I'-'ch there were three ties. The sctcf: 
)''fi^t Sidf handicap. 25 birds: H. K. Larke-. 2Svds.. 23; George 
' "^tord, 2'^vd'-., 28- Dr. n'Connr-'l, 2«"d=. 23: Dr. H. A. Casey, 
•<"' ds.. 22: a. P. Pip'cv. 2S--ds.. 22: H Strndd^r, 28vds.. 21; Dr. 
r'^^nT-on, 27vds., 21: George Pearsa"!, 27vds., 20; Gus Greiff, 28yds., 
Dr. Mub-'-'-'v 27vd-.. 92: T)r Woc^s, 28yds., 18, withdrew; 
V Geoffries, 28vds,VT9- R- I-. Packard, 27yds., 17; U. F. Bender, 
f'-^.. 10, w'thd'-ew; K Stpffens. 28yds., 15, withdrew, 
nen swcr-ostakrs, 5 birds: Geoffries 5, Stoddard 5, Casey 5, 
-■ -rkr - 4, Piercy 5, Wood 3, Langland 3, Packard 3, Dr. Mul- 
1', : !icy 3. 
Mfw letsey State Sp:»rtsaien's Association. 
On March 26, as per call of the president,^ Capt. A. W. Money, a 
f-tpT-n' meetirtg of the New Jersey State Sportsmen's Association 
- f\s ^e'd at 121 Clinton avenue, Newark, N, .T. The vice-president, 
J.'''. M. llerringten, .presided. Mr. C. W. Feigenspan acted as 
f'rrclarv pro tem. There were present: Messrs. W. R. Hobart, 
"npIc^vor>d Gun Club; I. TI. Terrill, South Side Gun Club; H. C. 
f'^ip«...t. Newark Gun Club: M. Hcrrington. Bergen County Gun 
''hi' • C- W. Feigenspan, East Side Ciuii Club. The minutes of 
11'!-' 'ast meeting, held Oct. 11. were approved. 
Th" Hudson Gun Club, of Jersey City, represented bv Mr. Geo. 
II; P'^rcy, and the Walsrode |Gun Club, of Trenton, N. J., were 
c^ecird to membership. The secretary pro tem. reported a bright 
iutv-t for the Association, as all the report? submitted showed it to 
)if a prosperous condition.;, 
Ci". .nccount of dates it was decided to. postpone the regular 
toturoftinent, but that a two days' , target tournament would be held 
8 9 10 11 12 13 
5 10 10 10 10 10 
on iMay '23 .'ifid 24, on which days the State event for target shoot- 
ing would take piacc, a/id it was carried that four badges would be 
purchased, and thilt each mehiber of tlie winning team in the three- 
men team chamtnoliship would receive one, as would also the 
winner of the individual target chahipionshlp. 
The chair appointed Messrs. Ci W. Feigenspan, I. H. Terrill 
and H. C. Koegel to act as a tournament committee to select 
grounds, take charge of the tournament, and have general powers 
to arrange mrtters for its needs and its success, 'This committee 
is to report its doings to the Association at a meeting fixed to be 
held on. May 7. This tournament is to be known as the New 
Jersey State Sportsmen's target tournament. 
Ciantry Club of Lafcewood. 
Lakcwood, N. J., March 24.— The B-bird events were at live birds; 
Nos, 9 to 13 were at targets. The scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 5 5 5 5 5 5 
D M Harris,. 1 .. 3 4 3 3 3 _ 
J Converse 3 2 2 4 2 1 1.. 
F A Potts 5 3 3 2 3 4 4 3 
H Brokaw 25542444 
P K Thomas f, 4 3 2 2 5 
A O Choate 5 
J Prentiss , j 
March SO.— Several member.s of the Country Club shot a 50-bird 
sweep to-day. The entrance fee was $50. Daniel Bacon won the 
event after a close race, both the other contestants being but one 
bird jn tiie rear. The scores; 
D Bacon 2022121021122112020010202 
„ ^ 2220101211222210222111222—40 
P K Thomas 1202202120220112012021210 
^ „ 2012222112111111121211000—39 
F Potta 211a21221220012ii002222212 
0222211200120221202101220—39 
March 31. — A 25-bird sweep was shot to-day. 'the entrance 
fee was $5, and three men shot in the sweep. Bacon won with 18 
kills. Scores: 
D Bacon, 27 1201220120010121210022222—18 
F A Potts, 27 1111022121110200000222200—16 
P K ihomas. 27 , 001101101*211222100120210—16 
Sweeps: 
P K Thomas.. 01111-^ 010 —1 22200—3 11012—4 
F A Potts 10221-^ OUO —2 2221 -4 21111—5 
D Bacon 10120—3 01212—4 0010 —1 
J Prentiss 010 —1 
7 
..767 
.. 4 .. 9 
6 10 8 . . 
■3 "4 
9 9 
0 —0 
0202 —2 122—3 20120—3 
12220-4 000-0 02000—1 
4 H f *-( •» •* 
15 
12 
14 
11 
11 
10 
11 
14 
5 
11 
11 
12 
24 
24 
19 
15 
18 
15 
14 
12 
7 
IS 
30 
10 
8 
15 
11 
12 
9 
25 
24 
20 
D Bacon 210—2 J Prentiss 00 —0 
Hudson Gun Club. 
Jersey City, March 25.— Followitig are tlie scores made at the 
last regular shoot of the Hud son Gun Club. The day was fine 
and there was a large attendance. The article published in your 
paper of recent date in regard to a match between four members 
of this club and any other four men in the East was misleading; 
in fact it is not true, but the Hudson Gun Club would like to 
make a match of three races with either the Boiling Springs or 
Brooklyn Gun Club. The teams to consist of five or ten men 
and each team to shoot one match on its own grounds, and the 
third to be contested on neutral grounds. Summaries: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: ID 15 15 *25 
Poney 9 12 13 22 
Dudley 10 
Black 4 
Kelly 
Van Dyne , . . 
Schields 
A L H 
Fee 
Whitley 
Banta 9 
G Hughes 6 
A Schoverling 10 
F Schoverling ........ ..i.... 4 
Schorty 9 
Kail 6 
Scheubel 12 
Hansman 12 
Diffley 13 
Brewer , . . . 5 
Fry 
*Club shoot. 
13 
3 
13 
9 
S 
4 
14 
6 
19 
16 
23 
17 
19 
17 
25 
11 
21 
22 
15 
18 
14 
12 
11 
11 
4 
10 
10 
13 
8 
12 
11 
11 
13 
4 
14 
12 li 10 12 
10 13 6 7 
8 10 .. 7 
3 
ii 
10 
u 
16 
20 
8 S 
A. L. H. 
Povldence Gun Club. 
Providence, R. I., March 31.— The shoot held on the grounds 
of the Providence Gun Club to-day was a great success. Twenty- 
two shooters were present, and a jolly gathering it was, too. 
The programme was a varied one made up of 150 targets, divided 
into nine events of 10 and 15 targets, both known and unknown 
angles. Then we had a 50-target race between Dominie Beveridge, 
of Brooklyn Gun Club, and E. C. Griffith, of the Providence Gun 
Club. Griff was just a little too fast for the Dominie in this race, 
but realized that the Dominie was in it with a large D. The 
scores were 45 to 43. After this little diversion, we had a pleas- 
ant handicap scrabble for a Winchester rifle. This shoot was so 
arranged that some shooters received as many as 15 targets in 
25, and 5 in 10 in shoot-off. All handicaps to count as broken tar- 
gets. Thus each man of the twenty-odd shooters received enough 
to put him on an equal footing with the best shooter present. 
After the first shoot-off at 10 targets, those who still qualified had 
1 target deducted, and so on through successive ties. Griffith and 
Greener broke 25 straight and thus qualified with the other men 
to shoot in ties, but this availed them naught, for each got 9 of 
the next 10, and as several other men qualified with 10 straight 
they were placed on the back shelf out of harm's way. 
After several successive ties were shot, W. H. Sheldon capttu-ed 
the rifle with 10 straight. 
Next week the club will offer a trout rod, and the handicaps will 
be so changed that the poorer shot who stays after the first tie will 
not have his handicap so reduced as to lose his chance. 
We must make a beginning somewhere, and all cannot win' at 
every shoot, but each man will have an equal show before the 
season ends. 
We regret that the handicap scores for the rifle cannot be given, 
for in the hurry of closing the club house these cards were left 
on the cashier's desk. 
A match has also been arranged for next week between Bain, 
Reiner and Root. Conditions, 100 targets, unknown, $5 entrance, 
one money. Scores: 
Events: 
Targets: 
Griffith 25 
Greener 25 
Greene 
18 
A Arnold 19 
F Arnold 21 
Bain 20 
Reiner 23 
Repeater 20 
Campbell 18 
Sheldon 20 
Cook 15 
McNicol 20 
Phstteplace 10 
Palmer 17 
Mills 12 
Smith 19 
Dominie 12 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
15 
10 
15 
10 
15 
10 
15 
10 
11 
9 
13 
9 
13 
6 
13 
7 
13 
9 
15 
9 
15 
9 
15 
10 
13 
7 
14 
8 
13 
6 
14 
7 
10 
13 
12 
9 
11 
8 
14 
7 
13 
6 
12 
8 
14 
8 
11 
10 
12 
7 
7 
7 
7 
10 
ii 
7 
11 
7 
11 
1 
io 
io 
11 
8 
12 
10 
12 
5 
10 
8 
12 
9 
12 
10 
12 
a. 
5 
4 
10 
7 
7 
5 
6 
ii 
813 
3 
8 
5 
7 
4 
9 
9 
8 
7 
'e 
6 
'9 
12 
6 
9 
7 
13 
9 
12 
'e 
10 
7 
11 
5 
10 
6 
10 
8 
11 
7 
10 
7 
12 
9 
12 
9 
15 
7 
13 
R. C. Root 
, Sec'y 
Guelpfa Trap and Game Qufa. 
GuELFH, Can., March 27. — At the annual meeting of the Guelph 
Trap and Game Club the following officers were elected for the 
year: Hon. President, His Honor Judge Chadvvick; President, 
Robert Cunningham; First Vice-President. C. Ouinn; Second 
Vice-President, H. L. Walker; Treasurer, R. S. Cull; Secretary, 
E. C. O'Brien; Field Captain, L. Singular; Auditors, J. Tohnsori 
and H. Cull, Jr.: Executive Committee, W. E. Mitchell^ A. R. 
Woodyat and J. Thatcher. 
The prospects for the coming season are very promising, with 
a goodlv balance on the right side of the books, 'and in the neigh- 
borhood of fifty shooters to assist in the burning of gun powder, 
we are anticipating a lively season. 
Ed C. O'Brieu, Sec'y. 
Liquid Air as an Explosive. 
Washington, D. C— Consul-General Frank H. Mason fepoits Io 
the State Department from Berlin: 
Ever since it was demonstrated that liquid air could be readily 
produced on a commercial scale, it has been hoped and expected 
that one of the principal uses to which it would be applied would 
be that of an explosive material for blasting purposes, particularly 
in mines, where the new explosive would have the important 
advantages of safety in handling and of not vitiating the air like 
gunpowder or dynamite, by the gases of ignition. 
.Some months ago a newspaper report announced that liquid air 
had been formally adopted for bla.sting purposes in the Government 
coal mines of Germany, but injuiry proved that this announcement 
was at least premature. The fact appears to be that experiments, 
more or less successful, have been made, especially by Professor 
Linde, of the Polytechnic High School at Munich, but no for- 
mal adoption of the new explosive by the Government bureau of 
mining industries has yet taken place. 
Among the most systematic and interesting practical experiments 
thus far made in thJs direction has been the series of tests lately 
undertaken by the Vienna Crystal Ice Co. in the presence of ex- 
perts from the Austrian technical committee for the War Depart- 
ment. The liquid ,iir used in these tests was obtained from the 
Einde Co., at Munich, and shipped to Vienna in open flasks, pro- 
vided with the Dewar vacuum jacket and packed with felt and cot- 
ton wrappings in wooden cases, with a loose cap of felt over the 
open mouth of each flask. When put up at the laboratory for 
shipment the liquid contained 75 per cent, oxygen to 25 per cent- 
nitrogen; but before it had reached Vienna and was used in the 
experiments it had lost about half its bulk by evaporation, and 
what remained contained 85 per cent, oxygen and IB per cent 
nitrogen. The absorbents used in preparing the cartridges were 
.■iilicious marl (Kieselguhr) and "solar oil," and, according to the 
report, two methods of preparation were employed. By one proc- 
ess the marl and oil were mixed in a wooden vessel, and the 
liquid air gradually added, until a stiff" paste was formed, which was 
packed in paper cartridge shells covered with asbestos, 
By the other plan the mixture of marl and oil was put into the 
cartridge, which was inclosed in a lead case with a layer of fell 
between, and the liquid air then poured in until the paste was 
completely saturated. The cartridges prepared by both methods 
were safe and readily transportable, and their explosive power 
was tested by firing at the .bottom of deep holes bored in rock. 
The results showed that while liquid air is an efficient explosive, 
it IS less effective than dynamite, guncotton, explosive gelatine, or 
giant powder. 
The conclusions of the military experts were concisely as fol- 
lows: Both methods of preparing the cartridges were pronounced 
wasteful, and in consequence of the rapid evaporation of the liquid 
air they must be used immediately after being prepared; beyond 
fifteen minutes the evaporation will so affect the cartridge that it 
is likely to miss fire and its strength can not be even roughly guar- 
anteed. On the other hand, the cartridges when freshly prepared 
are powerful and well adapted to coal and other mining, and, while 
the large amount of oxygen set free bv the firing of successive 
charges might increase the danger of explosion in the air and 
gases of the mine itself, the quality of the air for breathing pur- 
poses would be definitely improved. 
The net conclusion to be derived from these and preceding ex- 
periments in Europe is that, notwithstanding the obvious advan- 
tages of liquid air as an explosive for miiwng purposes, the rapid 
deterioration of the cartridges and their varying and uncertain 
strength are obstacles so serious that, until they can be overcome, 
its value and application to that use will remain experimental and 
comparatively limited. 
Sherman Gun Club, 
COLTJMBUS, O., March 23.— "The Sherman Gun Qub held its an- 
nual meeting to-day. There was a good attendance of members. 
Ihe report of the executive committee showed a gratifying pros- 
perity. There was no indebtedness and there was a good baknce 
in the treasury. 
The old constitution and by-laws were repealed and new ones, 
more up-to-date, adopted. By them the number of officers is re- 
duced and the club's general business simphfied. 
The election of officers resulted as follows: President, R. S. 
Khoads; Vice-President, Dr. G. M. Clouse; Secretary and Treas- 
V^rJ^' l\ ^- Captain, C. B. Wolfe; Executive Committee, 
I. T. Coe, Chas. Smith and J. Ezra Hicks. 
At the conclusion of the business meeting the members and 
friends sat down to a "Dutch" lunch. 
Taken altogether, business session, Dutch lunch and all, the 
aniiual meeting of 1900 will go down to posterity as marking a new 
and prosperous epoch in the club's history. 
The afternoon shoot was fairly well attended, though business 
cares prevented many of the "old guard" from attending. The 
day was a perfect one for the sport, and the traps worked to per- 
fection. 
tt'^'J? feature of the afternoon's work was the shooting of Mr. 
H. M. Shaul, whose average for the day showed 90 per cent. In 
tlie badge race he broke 2t out of a possible 25, and lost to Dell 
Gross, who made a straight record. 
The following are the scores; 
Events : 
Targets : 
Shaul 21 
Teal 
Gross 
Deek 
Jack 
J C 
Auld 
Pansy 7 
Deek 9 
Cowen 9 5 e 9 ........ .. 
^Wm 18 10 12 7 
Hayden 9 14 20 10 8 33.. 
JtPP"^ . . 10 10 8 12 . . . . 
Wolfe .. .. 21 11 24 42 .. 
♦Badge event. 
Five pairs: Sh.^ul 5, Teal 5, Gross 4, Deek 8. 
1 2 3 *4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
25 10 10 25 15 15 25 15 25 50 15 10 10 
24 .... 21 12 .... 15 10 . . 
21 8 .. 21 14 .. 22 14 16 37 15 .. 8 
14 .. 8 25 .. .. 13 8 7 .. 
!^ 17 i.3 i7 !'. 's 6 e 
8 8 16 6 6 
3 6 9 
.13 
5 
14 
12 
vSpeinofield, O, 
race, shot March 
new Robin Hood 
C A Young..,,,, 
R Trimble 
J Strong. 
Dr Burnett 
John Foley 
J J Miller., 
Lawless 
Trap at Springfield, 
, March 26.— Herewith are scores of a 100-target 
23, at Springfield, O. C. A. Young used the 
powder: 
1111111111101111111111111—24 
1111111111111111111111111-25 
1111111111111111110111101—23 
1111111011111011111111111—23—95 
1111011111110111111111111-23 
llllOlOllllllllllimilU— 23 
111 1110011111111011111111—22 
111 1111111101111011111111—23—91 
. • OllllllOllllllUlUOlllll— 22 
1111111111111111111101111—24 
1101111101011110111101110—20 
1101011100111111111111111—21-87 
1111011101100111001111101—18 
0111101111110111100110111—19 
ouoiioioiiiiiiiioiiimi— 20 
1011101110111110101000110—16—73 
0111011111011111101111111—21 
1100111011111011101100110—17 
111111111010111110111011 1—21 
1110100111000101011010000—12—71 
1011110100011010101111100—15 
0010011111001011111111111—18 
0010100100000111110101110—12 
1100010011111101010001011—14—59 
0000011000000110000100001— 6 
0000000110100100001100011— 8 
1100010101 00001010111 0100—11 
0001100101000101 nooooloo— 9—34 
Secretary. 
The Forest Asd Stream is put to press each week on Tuesday. 
Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the 
latest by Monday and as much earlier »s practicable. 
