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FOREST ANr> iSTREAM. 
Mr. Herbert Taylor, of St, Louis, has a letter in another column 
which is specially instructive concerning the forthcoming tourna- 
ment of the St. Louis Shooting Association. The liberality in 
respect to added moneys is set forth for the consideration of the 
shooter, and he must be apathetic indeed who, after reading, does 
not feel the impulse to grasp his gun and fly thitherward. 
Mr. John S. Fanning has followed in the footsteps of other 
marvelous shooters nnd taken to himself a wife. He has taken 
up a residence in Jersey City, and henceforth will be a Jerseyman. 
If Mr. Fanning has only the luck his hosts of friends wish him 
he will never know other than happiness, prosperity and good 
health. 
The fourteen trophy shoots at live birds held by the Garfield Gun 
Club were concluded last Saturday, the winners being Dr. J. W- 
Meek, S. Palmer, Dr. S. Shaw and T. P. Hicks, first, second, third 
and fourth in the order named. The regular target shooting season 
of this club begins' on May 5. Shoots are held thereafter weekly 
until the first Saturday in October. 
The team race, international in purpose, as set forth in Forest 
AND Stream of April 21, has been given up from the English end 
of the interest. It seems that on investigation the records of the 
American shooters, particularly at Madison Square Garden, were 
of such a character as to superinduce cold feet. 
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The second annual tournament of the Norwich Gun Club, 
Norwich, N. Y., will be held on June 20 and 21. A magautrap 
and bluerocks will be used. There will be cash and merchandise 
prizes. For further particulars, addtess Mr. S. E. Smith, secre- 
tary and treasurer, Norwich, N. Y. 
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At Interstate Park the Medicus Gun Club will hold a live- 
bird shoot on May 10, the programme of which has three events, 
namely, one at 5 birds, ?3 entrance; one at 7 birds, $5 entrance, 
and the Medicus handicap for the Greener gun, a 20-bird event, 
entrance ?10. 
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The programme of the Tyrone (Pa.) Gun Club's two-day tourna- 
ment is set forth bv Mr. G. G. Zeth in another column. It will 
afford an opportunity for good competition in itself, and a general 
conditioning trial for the State shoot, which follows it. . 
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The Hudson, Oceanic and Fulton gun clubs hold a team con- 
test on the grounds of the Fultons on May 14. Ihe Oceanics 
have closed their winter target season, and save for some team 
shoots will not resume till next October. 
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Anent the West Virginia tournament, June 19 to 21, Mr. Ed O. 
Bower gives some interesting information in another column, which 
all shooters will do well to read. All the signs indicate a success- 
ful tournament. 
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Mr. L. C. Abbott, secretary of the Iowa State Sportsmen's Asso- 
ciation writes us that the programme of the annual tournament, to 
be held at Marshalltown, la., on May 22, 23 and 24, will be out this 
week. 
The match between Dr. T. L. Williamson and Geo. Roll resulted 
in a victory for the latter" by 100 .straight kills. This is about as 
well as he could do. The accoimt of it is in "Western Traps this 
week. 
The Sherburne Gun Club, of Sherburne, N. Y., has changed its 
dates from June 21 to July 12. Mr. J. F. Padilford, the secretary,: 
will be pleased to give all pertinent information On application. 
Mr Fred Gilbert, well known to fame, is now up and about, 
he being in evidence at the shoot of the East Side Gun Club, 
Newark, last week. Holders of trophies, take notice! 
Messrs. E. Blaisdell ("Dr. Woods") and R. L. Packard hava 
arranged to shoot a match at 50 live birds each, for a purse of 
$100, at Interstate Park, Queens, in the near future. 
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The many friends of Mr. Colin R. Wise, of Passaic, N. J., will 
rejoice to learri that he is convalescing from his recent attack 
of typhoid-pneumonia. May he live a thousand years. 
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Mr. C. C. Chase, of Oshkosh, Wis. informs us that the Winne- 
bago Gun Club, of that city, will hold its annual tournament on 
June 10,and 11. 
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Messrs. Yale Dolan and R. A. Welch have arranged to shoot 
a 100-bird match at Interstate Park, Queens, L. I., on Friday of 
this week. 
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The Tyrone Gun Club, of Tyrone, Pa., has claimed May 10 and 
11 for its target tournament. Mr. D. D. Stine, Tyrone, Pa., is the 
secretary. 
Bernard Waters. ' 
Worcester Sportsmen's CIofa» 
Worcester, Mass., April 27.— The shoot of the Worcester 
Sportsmen's Club, this day, was attended mostly by beginners, 
only four of the "old guard" being present. Frank Hoyle, one of 
the old experts — and a 90 per cent, one— came out full of confidence 
that he could break them all. As he had not shot a gun at the 
trap a year, he succeeded in breaking 3 out of the 'first 10 he 
shot at, but he improved with each event he shot, and at the 
finish was pretty nearly in his old shooting form. 
Coffin and Sawin were on edge, and it was nip and tuck for 
supremacy, but Sawin landed one target to the good at the finish 
of the programme. . , , . . 
McLellan and Coffin shot a short race on the mixed plan of 4 
singles and 3 pairs, and each broke 9, and as Coffin had to leave 
to catch a train they will settle the matter at the next shoot of 
the club. . , , , 
The scores were not as high as usual, as a high, cross wind both- 
ered the shooters somewhat and made tbe shooting somewhat diffi- 
cult. Following are the scores: 
Events ; 
Targets: 
Sawin 9.9 
Coffin .......... 9 9 
Hovle 3 7 
McLelland ..... 6 7 
Winchester .... 4 5 
Harrison 8 7 
1 2 3 4 5 6 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
10 10 10 25 15 10 Targets : 10 10 10 25 15 10 
9 20 14 8 Doten 6 5 3 14 8 6 
7 20 14 9 Dr Church 13 8 5 
8 20 13 7 Dr Clapp 16 8 5 
6 19 11 9 Kelley 613 7 6 
8 18 8 7 Whidden 2 
8 19 7 6 Hiram 16 .. .. 
The third and fifth events were at unknown angles; sixth event 
4 singles and 3 pairs. 
A. W. Walls, Sec'y- 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
Zoo, of EIwood» First Annual. 
Chicago, 111., April 28.— Following particulars are at hand re- 
gardmg the first annual tournament of the Zoo Rod and Gun Club 
ol Jilwood, Ind., to which reference was made last week. Jack 
^*,';^^''J"3"S,g". That shoot should be on vour list, as see below: 
ihe Zoo Rod and Gun Club, of Elwood, Ind., will hold its first 
annual tournament over its grounds at Elwood, Ind., on May 
do, and 25. Both targets and live birds will be used. The im"- 
portant event of the tournament will be the live-bird shoot for 
Mate championship and Lieber cup, to be open onlv to Indiana 
shooters. A number of good shots have alreadv been booked fot 
the three days. The tournament will be managed bv John Parjfer 
of Detroit, Mich., which is sufficient guarantee that' the event wili 
be a success. 
Description of cup offered for State championship: This cup 
presented to the Zoo Rod and Gun Club by Albert Lieber, presi- 
dent of the Indianapolis Brewing Company, shall be known as 
the Lieber cup, or the Zoo Rod and Gun Club challenge trophy 
the same to be competed for the live-bird championship of the 
State of Indiana. The winner shall be subject to challenge after 
a stated time and must defend his title or surrender tlie trophv to 
the club. The holder of the trophy reserves the right to name' the 
grounds over which second contest shall be held. 
The contest for the State championship will take place the last 
day of the tournament, May 25. The target and live bird events 
of the two preceding days will give the contestants opportunity to 
get "warmed up" for the main event. 
Rules. 
The following are the rules governing the State live-bird cham- 
pionship trophy: 
All contests for the trophy shall be shot over the grounds selected 
by holder of the trophy, and said grounds must be within the 
State of Indiana, The American Association rules to govern. 
The first contest shall be for 25 live birds, entrance fee ?20, 
money divided. 
All contests for the Lieber trophy after May 25 shall be for 50 
live birds. 
The winner of the trophy shall be required to give bond in the 
sum of $200, conditioned that he will take care of the cup, said 
bond to be approved by the secretai-y of the Zoo Rod and Gun 
Club. 
The first winner of the trophy shall be subject to challenge at any 
time after thirty days from the date of the first contest, and shall 
be allowed an additional' twenty days to prepare for the contest. 
In event the first holder of the trophy be defeated by the chal- 
lenger the latter shall be required to give bond as provided in 
Rule 3, in which case the bond of the previous holder shall be- 
come void. 
After the second contest the holder of the trophy shall be sub- 
ject to challenge at any time, but must be allowed an additional 
period of thirty days in which to prepare for the contest. 
All challenges must be accompanied by the sum of $25, the same 
to be placed in the hands of the publishers of the American field 
against an equal sum from the holder of the cup, the total amount 
to go to the winner. Expense of shoot agreed upon by the con- 
testants. 
The title of the trophy to remain with the Zoo Rod and Gun 
Club at all times. 
If at any time the holder of the trophy refuses to or fails to 
accept a challenge after the expiration of the allotted time the 
trophy shall be immediately returned to secretary of Zoo Rod 
and Gun Club, and shall be again contested for as in the first 
place. 
lilinois Gun Club. 
The Illinois Gun Club's tournament at Springfield, III., next 
week bids fair to be a corker, and it will take a goodish delega- 
tion from Chicago, as well as a strong contingent from lower down 
in the State and from outside parts. Too bad this comes so 
close to our State shoot, but unfortunately there are only fifty-two 
weeks in the year, and this is one of them. 
Illinois State Shoot. 
Secretary Leffingwell says that twenty-five clubs have joined the 
Illinois State Sportsmen's Association and qualified fpr the big 
State shoot week after next. He says the programme will be a 
clean and strong one, and even with twenty teams in for the 
club team race there should be a hot argument there, to say noth- 
ing of the Board of Trade badge and Smith cup races at targets. 
Come up from Springfield and take in the old reliable Illinois 
State, which never disappointed any shooter in the world. 
Crown Pdint Shoot. 
The tournament at Crown Point, Ind., April 20, was_ a nice little 
event, sonie of our Chicago boys — Eddie Steck, J, S. Boa, Geo. 
Roll, C. D. Emery, etc.— going down to help keep things warm. 
Shooting was from a magautrap, and everything was very pleas- 
ant. Scores follow: 
Events: 
Targets; 
J S Boa 
E Steck 
F Myrick 
S Lightner ... 
H D Swartz... 
Geo Roll 
A W Keeney.. 
C Allman 
J H Youche 
G Sherman ... 
C Emery 
W Hayward . . 
A Hildebrandt 
♦Miss-and-out. 
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10 15 6 10 15 10 6 10 10 
8 13 6 10 15 9 5 9 7 
8 14 4 611 10 5 8 6 
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 
6 10 15 10 * 25 15 5p 
8 9.. 7 .. 3 
9 15 5 8 13 8 4 10 
6 .. 9 2 7 
, 6 
8 14 5 8 12 0 
5 .. 5 5.... 
9 .. 5 8.. 
. . . . 5 9 14 
5 .. 10 8 
3 6 
5 .. 
6 10 13 
6 10 12 
8 12 
8 9 
6 7 
9 14 
7 12 
. 10 
7 22 12 
5 .. .. 
9 19 11 
9 6 22 13 8 
9 
8 9 .. 13 
6 6 10 7 5 8 
5 7 
S Boa. 
Steck.. 
Shot 
at. 
.,210 
..153 
Broke. 
189 
125 
Av. 
.900 J Youche. 
.817 G Roll.... 
Shot 
at. Broke. Av. 
..129 111 .852 
..183 156 .848 
E. Hough. 
Charlottesville Gun Club. 
Charlottesville, "Va., April 26. — The following scores were made 
at our regular weekly shoot to-day. The event was at 25 targets, 
Interstate rules: ' 
Braff ey .1111111111111111111111111—25 
W O Watson ...0001011111001011101111011—15 
Lovd 1011111111101110101101010—18 
Pomdexter ■ • • ■ • .0100111101001011000011100—12 
George ■ . .0111111111101101111100111—20 
Dupont 1100100111101111111111110—19 
Robertson ■ ■ • .0000101101110011000111100—12 
Pevton . .0001001110000100110101001—10 
Link .'. . .0110011110010100111010001—13 
Sn ow 1111111111100111111111011—22 
WaddelV . ..... .V.'. V. . . . J .1111000011100010010100011—12 
Nelson • • • . .0101010001010001101111010—12 
K, D, Snow, Sec'y. 
300 BoYCE BoiLBiNG, Chicago, III. 
Garfield Gun Club. 
Chicago, 111., April 28. — The appended scores were made on 
our grounds to-day, this being the fourteenth and last of the 
vnnter series of trophy shoots at live pigeons. 
TThe winners of trophies are as follows: Dr. J. W. Meek wins 
first, percentage 95; S. Palmer, second, 9IV2 per cent.; Dr. S. 
Shaw, third, 91^4 per cent.; T. P. Hicks, fourth, S6% per cent. 
This ends a very closely contested and interesting series of 
contests, S. E. Young landing only one bird behind fourth 
money. R.. Kuss and several others were very close on his heels. 
The regular target shooting season begins on next Saturday, 
May 5, and continues regularly every Saturday until first Satur- 
day in October. 
Fourteenth trophy event, 10 birds: 
S Palmer, 31 2221222222—10 J" D Pollard, 27 2*2122*201— 7 
Dr Meek 31 7*111121211— 9 IDr Shaw, 31 2221222222—10 
L Thomas 27 22*01*0112— 6 L Wolff, 27 12100222*1— 7 
S H Kehl,' 26....... 2011112*10— 7 S Young, 28 1111121112—10 
T Wolff, 28 2*22111*02— 7 Dr Royce, 28 0120222222— 8 
T Eaton 28 2101020101— 6 T P Hicks, 31 0112112121— 9 
E Eaton, 27 1*10*11221— 7 G Stevens, 26 20010*21*2— 5 
C T WoliT 26 020102102*— 5 A D Dorman. 26. ,. .2012121111— 9 
Barnard, 30 *111112112- 9 
S Palmer " 1221222101022121222221222—23 
Dr Meek 21112*1101 — 8 
Thomas' 1222112*00 _ 7 
Canfield 010*lw —2 
Kehl 2011110202 - 7 
T Wolff ......^ 1021112121 -9 
tceck ' 10022w ■- 3 
T Eatok 11212W -5 
E Eaton ^^^i?^^ — * 
C J Wolft..... 00121W -3 
Barnard 0112Uw -3 
Dr Shaw 11502w —4 
Sweep, 5 birds, ?2: _ 
Palmer 20022—3 Dorman. ..12121—5 
Dr Shaw 22222—5 Jones 02112— 4 
Hicks 21111-5 Ellis 2U02-4 
KeW 21022-4 :^ 
Dr. J.. W. MkzK, Sec'y. 
At Milwaukee, Wis., April 28, George Roll, of Chicago, defeated 
Dr. J. L. Williamson, of Milwaukee, in a hot race at National 
Park. The match was at 100 birds, 30yds. Roll succeeded in kill- 
ing every oird. Wilhamson's score was 95, 4 dead out of bounds 
and one— the only one out of 200 birds shot at— escaping alive- 
This IS great shooting, and the Blue Island ice-man has more thajj 
equaled the highest expectations of his friends, who thought be 
might win, and did not ask him to kill them all. 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Brooklyn Gun Qub. 
Brooklyn, L. I., April 28.— Mr. John S. Wright's art class was 
not up to Its usual good form to-day, or rather it was in good 
form, as usual, but the expert traps were used and gave a series 
of flights which would have cracked the mind of the great 
geometer, Euclid, had he ever had occasion to demonstrate them. 
There also was a strong wind blowing and a variable light, and the 
traps, after a long rest, seemed to be in high spirts, for they 
dashed targets high in air, or scurried them parallel with the 
ground, near and far, up and down, and across, with kangaroo 
flights betimes in the merry wind; and the shooters industriously 
shot goose eggs. It was good practice, however, for the cham- 
pionship of Greater New "York and vicinity, which took place on 
Monday of this week. Amend was using a strange gun, and his 
usual good shooting was marred thereby. Dr. Webber had a new 
Winchester, and considering that he was unused to it, and that the 
conditions were so difficult, his performance was creditable. Mrs. 
Webber honored the grounds with her presence. The scores: 
Events; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 25 15 15 15 ' " " 
T B Hopkins 16 9 .. 
W Brigham 19 11 10 
J S S Remsen 19 10 
W L Gardiner 19 7 
W Goldstein 11 6 
J S Wright 11 .. 
Dr Smith 11 .. 
B Waters .13 
H David . 14 
B F Amend , 14 
Dr Casey 
G B Paterson 13 6 20 
*Fifteen singles and five pairs. Sec'y. 
.. 13 
10 10 
8 
* 25 26 * 
13 15 20, 19 .. 
9 16 
12 19 24 21 .. 
11 10 13 17 14 .. 
4 .. 6 13 4 
6 9 19 .. 
15 14 17 11 
13 12 .. .. 
15 11 14 12 
14 
12 12 18 21 16 .. 
New Utrecht Gun Oub. 
New York. — The weekly shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club, at 
Interstate Park, L. I., April 28, took place to-day. The weather 
was fine, and a light breeze prevailed. The best lot of birds the' 
writer has seen trapped for many years were furnished. 
Banks, 30 1201111*22— 8 Shepard, 28 1012010122— 7 
Morfey, 30.... 1*22220222— 8 George, 28 2200201122—7 
Krvn, 28 002222020*— 5 Fessenden 28 2222122222—10 
Ha'llock, 28........ .-022021222— 8 Hawes, 28 1200021011—6 
Hamilton, 28 2*02111122— 8 Van Allen, 30 2222222*22— 9 
F Thompson, 28. . .2202012222— 8 
Fessenden not being in the sweep in Event No. 4, 'Van Allen 
took first, and 8-bird men divided second money. 
No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 
Kryn, 28 122*— 3 
Hallock, 28 2*10—2 
Banks, 29 2122—4 
Billings, 28 2210—3 
F Thomp.son, 29 *20 —1 
Morfev, .30 0220—2 
Hawes, 27 .020 —1 
W F, 28 Olw 
Van Allen, 30 
Fessenden . .. 
Hamilton ... 
21221—5 
22112—6 
12220^ 
20121—4 
22122—5 
*220w 
211*w 
02222—4 
21222—5 
12222—5 
11*1*— 3 
22222—5 
22222—5 
10102—3 
No. 5. 
1*12202—6 
1*2*100—3 
♦222102—5 
21**w 
2212222—7 
2022222—6 
1120201—5 
2222*— 4 
21*2*22—6 
1110120—5 
No. 1 wa.s at 3 birds, then miss-and-out, two moneys, $5 entrance. 
Banks took first, Billings and Kryn second. Nos. 2 and 3 were 
$5 entrance, two moneys, and the straights divided first and second. 
In No, 4, $5 entrance, F. A. Thompson took first, Morfey second. 
Miss-and-outs, |5 entrance. Ties in No. 1 were shot oiT in No. 2: 
No. L No. 2, No. 3. No. 4. 
Banks 22221 
Morfey 22222 
Kryn 21222 
Hallock 22222 
F Thompson — ......0 
In No. 3 straights divided, 
seconds divided. 
0 
2222 
2222221 
222 
2222 
2222220 
121 
120 
1220 
122 
120 
2111220 
222 
. 2222 
2220 
In No. 4 Banks was first, and 
W. F, Sykes, Pres. 
Oceanic Rod and Gun Qub. 
Rockaway Park, L. I., April 30.— To-day this club held its last 
shoot until October, but during its vacation it will indulge in a 
few team races, first of which' will come off on the grounds of 
the Fulton Gun Club on May 14. Oji this occasion the Fulton, 
Hudson and Oceanic clubs will halve another battle for su- 
premacy. 1 
Events : 
Targets: 
Dr Bill 15 12 13 12 13 21 15 
B Amend 12 14 13 11 14 1 812 6 16 
Dr Weiss 7 9 16 6 5 13 13 4 
H Otton 10 8 12 8 11 16 . . 
Johnnie Jones 11 11 12 13 11 24 . . 
T Diflley 11 10 .... 11 19 7 
P O N G 12 15 13 24 . . 
T Fischer 8 9 13 .. 
L T Muench - 11 9 17 10 
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15 15 15 15 15 25 15 10 20 20 
9 16 20 
8 
8 .. 
4 .. .. 
5 .. 10 
A Schoverling 14 13 21 10 6 14 13 
K Black 9 5 14 7 . . 13 9 
T McKenna 8 4 10 7 5 .. .. 
J Falco 6 11 
The last two events were 21yds. rise, two barrels. 
Johnnie Jones. 
Greater New York and Vicinity Trophy. 
Brooklyn, L. L, April 30.- — There were nineteen contestants in 
what proved to be the final shoot for the trophy emblematic of 
the championship of Greater New York and vicinity. It was won 
by Mr. C. W. Feigenspan, of Newark, . with a score of 124 out of a 
pcissible 150, the conditions being 100 targets. Sergeant system, and 
25 pairs. Mr. T, W. Morfey v/as second with 119. The scores: 
C W Feigenspan, Newark. 
T W Morfey, Queens, L. I 
J S S Remsen, Brooklyn 
*John L Brewer, Manhattan 
Dr A A Webber, Brooklyn 
*William Hopkins, Aqueduct, L I 
John W Hoffman, New Germantown, N J. 
"Edward Banks. Brooklyn 
F E Gildersleeve, Hempstead L.I. 
s. 
D. 
Total. 
86 
38 
124 
83 
36 
119 
.83 
33 
116 
,84 
29 
113 
,77 
33 
m 
27 
108 
.82 
26 
108 
.79 
20 
99 
.78 
20 
98 
.77 
20 
97 
.77 
18 
95 
.77 
16 
93 
77 
14 
91 
*J O James, Warwick, N Y^ 
*Ir ■ ' 
61 
53 
78 
*"rra McKane, Sheepshead Bay ; 69 
*L C Cornell, Far Rockaway. »jj«j»»js»»t-.. 68 
*Dr E K Wood, Brooklyn 63 
*T B Hopkins, Aqueduct, L I 
M Lincoln, Queens, L I 
♦Withdrew. _ ^ 
Bellows Falls Gun Club. 
Bellows Falls, Vt.— The Bellow? Falls Gun Club held ite 
second shoot of the season on the clyb grounds, Drislain's Field, 
Friday afternoon, Aprir27. It was very cold, and the wind blew 
very hard. The scores: 
Events: 1 ? 3 4 5 6 
Targets : 25 25 25 5p 25 12p Shot at. Broke. 
C H Shepardson 20 22 50 42 
C H Gibson , I 21 19 50 40 
H H Russell 21 18 9 .. .. 50 39 
E A Norwood 19 ., 19 8 17 19 75 56 
M H Ray 17 11 .. 8 .. 50 28 
C E Isham 15 17 .. .. ;. 50 32 
Geo Lawton 16 25 16 
Dr E W Knight .., 9 11 14 .. 13 18 100 47 
Dr M L Morrison 14 10 13.. 9 14 lOO 46 
W H Griiwold J. .. .. M .. 25 10 
• ■ i. C. H, Gmson, Swt'y. 
