MaV 12, 1900.3 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
877 
WESTEBtN TRAPS. 
In Town. 
Chicago, 111., May 5.— The delegation of shooters from Spring- 
field is in town to-day, among these Budd, Courtney, Gilbert, 
Klein, Petrmelee, Riehl, and others. These confidently predict a 
big shoot for the Illinois State Association next week. It is 
a long time since we have had so promising an outlook for our 
State tournament here. Times are good, and the shooting game 
is strong all over the country. 
There will be a little shooting at Watson's to-day among some 
of the boys who want to get on edge for the live-bird game next 
week. The outside shooters have been gently roasting Chicago 
for some time for not turning out a delegation for outside tourna- 
ments, and it is common news that Chicago has not got a match 
shooter in all her ranks. That is to say, it was common until this 
week. Since George Roll went up to Milwaukee and killed 100 
straight there are a good many people in Chicago and elsewhere 
who think Chicago has got a pigeon shooter after all. 
Elwood Shoot. 
The programmes are out for the first annual trophy tournament 
of the Zoo Rod and Gun Club, of Elwood, Ind., May 23-25. Men- 
tion of this shoot has already been made, and it is very much worth 
while to bear this in mind. Notable among its attractions is the 
live-bird championship race for the State trophy, 25 pigeons, $20. 
The target programme is excellent. Live-bird events are open to 
all, but agents are barred from purses in targets. 
Iowa State. 
Programmes are due for Iowa State shoot at Marshalltown, May 
20-24 This will be an attractive programme, with one day at 
live birds. The Smith cup race will be shot at 20 targets. There 
will be no added money hung up at Iowa State shoot, but there is 
a good stiff dailv average purse put up for each day. One notes 
also the sum of $9 given for low average. This premium on poor 
shooting is perhaps mistaken generosity, and of questionable 
wisdom. Shooters nowadays do not need much jollying to get 
them to shoot, and there are so many of them near the top that 
the best place for the money is near the top. 
Grand Indian Shoot. 
There will be a big Indian shoot this summer at Okoboji, la., 
in the last week of August. This will take the place of the Budd- 
Gilbert shoot, and will be a continuation of the original Indian 
shoot idea. It will be held at Arnold's Park, at Okoboji, and 
there will be four days of sport, probably almost altogether at 
targets, though there may be some live-bird shooting. This_ shoot, 
among all those which are prominent in the Western circuit, will 
bp well worth watching, by reason of certain very desirable 
features which it oflfers. There will be $750 added money, the 
heaviest amount hung up, so far as is known at this date, m the 
plans for the Western circuit. The shoot will be given by private 
parties, and they will take this money out of their private pockets. 
No manufacturer or dealer will be asked to contribute a cent. This 
alone ought to be sufficient comment on the character of the 
tournament. This is getting trapshooting on to a legitimate and 
self-respecting plane, and separathig it from the old system of 
semi-respectable beggary which has done so much to bring dis- 
repute on the sport. •„ v • ^ 
This Indian shoot will not be a "wolf shoot," but will be just 
the pleasantest and nicest little gathering in the world. It is 
intended as an outing for the friends and families of the Indians 
themselves, and there will be fishing, boating ^ind a general good 
time. Any Indian who leaves his wife and family at home will be 
obliged to pay a fine of $50. As to the character of the programme, 
nothing more need be said when one notices the names of the 
Indians themselves, which are as follows: C. W. Budd (Dago 
Chief), Fred Gilbert (Goose Voice), Rolla Heikes (Bald Eagle), 
Chan Powers (Chief Wipe-Stick), Frank Parmelee (Buffalo Hump), 
Loomis (No-Talk). Harvey McMurchy (Chief High-Ball), Elmer 
Neal (Black Diamond), Billy Crosby (Chief Kmnekmnick), Tripp. 
(Chief Ride-in-the-Wagon), Tom Marshall (Long-Talk). 
The above are all well-known men in the shooting world, who 
know a good shoot when they see it, and expect to offer a good 
one for everybody to see. It is a safe prediction to say this will 
be one of the best shoots of the season. There will be a rate of 
11/2 fares to Okoboji and return. Remember the last week of 
August and get your gun and likewise your fishing rod, and a few 
worms for bait. 
Garfield Averages. 
Dr J W. Meek, the faithful secretary of the Garfield Gun Club, 
of Chicago, sends out the following table of percentages covering 
the season shoots, whose series recently closed. The table is as 
below: -d . 
Per Cent. 
Eight Best 
Shot at. Killed. P'r C't. 
E S Graham 
W B Leifingwell 
Dr A A Mathews 
Dr J W Meek 
S Palmer 
Dr S Shaw 
T P Hicks... 
R Kuss 
S E Young 
Geo G Cornelson 
W A Jones 
Mrs Dr Shaw 
E Eaton •- 
M H Shaw 
Dr W S Royce 
J T Fanning 
F G Barnard 
A D Dorman 
Dr C C O'Bvrtie 
T Wolff 
D Russell 
T Eaton 
N M Nusly 
Tas-Gardner j.j . ••. 
Dr C H Graves 
W A Stuchlik 
Dr T A Davis 
W A Bi-adbrook 
J D Pollard 
Geo De Clercq 
A Hellman 
C G Stevens 
T H Workman 
L Thomas 
R H Trail 
Dr T F Liddy 
C H Kehl 
C J Wolff 
L' Wolff 
C P Richards...-, 
Season championship won by Dr. J. W. Meek ; second by S. 
Palmer; third by Dr. S. Shaw; fourth by T. P. Hicks. Target 
season opens Saturday, May 5. 
St. Louis. 
The tip is out among the boys that St. Louis is going to be a 
big shoot, and it is generally believed that tHe outside delegations 
wiU be very large. 
Grand Rapids Consolidated Sportsmen. 
Mention has been made earlier in the Forest and Stream of 
the'usefill and desirable union of the sportsmen ot Grand Rapids, 
Mich., for the purposes of all-round sport, Mr. C. B. Jielsey 
writes as follows, regarding the plans for a suitable inauguration 
of the Association: j . 4 c 
"I desire to inform you," he says, "that the Consolidated Sports- 
men of this city,, are to have a grand opening May 17 and lb. As 
Dart' of the programme we will hold a two days tournament, both 
live birds and bluerocks, the latter thrown from a magautrap. 
Messrs. Rolla Heikes and Jack Parker made us a visit last week 
and showed some of our boys what can be done with h, C and 
U M. C, and v.'ith King Smokeless in Peters shells. They have 
both promised to be vrith us on the above dates with many ot 
their friends. We shall be pleased to have you mention the dates 
It goes without saying that any one who goes to Grand Rapids 
will be glad that he went. I do not believe that die equal exists, 
anywhere hi the country, of Grand Rapids in respect to percentage 
of sportsmen of all classes. And there .is not a poor on^ m the^ot. 
300 BoYCE Building, Chicago, lU. 
Shot at. 
Killed. 
P'r C't. 
Scores 
20 
20 
1.000 
. 20 
19 
.950 
10 
9 
.900 
114 
.876 
1950 
110 
94 
.854 
.925 
110 
94 
.854 
.913 
90 
80 
76 
.844 
.862 
67 
.837 
.837 
90 
74 
.822 
.850 
30 
24 
.800 
10 
8 
.800 
. 20 
16 
.800 
70 
56 
.800 
70 
55 
.785 
. 60 
47 
.783 
50 
38 
.760 
90 
68 
.755 
".8i2 
40 
30 
.750 
40 
30 
.750 
90 
66 
.733 
!787 
40 
29 
.725 
130 
94 
.723 
. 30 
21 
.700 
21 
.700 
40 
28 
.700 
40 
28 
.700 
10 
7 
.700 
10 
7 
.700 
10 
7 
.700 
20 
14 
.700 
100 
69 
.690 
!762 
40 
26 
.650 
70 
44 
.628 
120 
72 
.600 
;675 
. 10 
6 
.600 
10 
6 
.600 
110 
65 
.590 
."760 
70 
38 
.542 
80 
42 
.525 
!525 
10 
4 
.400 
Eureka Gtm Club. 
Chicago, 111., May 5.— The trophy event, shot to-day, resulted 
as follows: 
Dr Turck 0111011111110111111001111—20 
Mrs Carson -■. 1111111011011011111110110-20 
R B Mack 1000110101111110001011111—16 
W F De Wolf 0001101001011001141010111—13 
C Stecker .1101001111100101101110110-16 
Dr C W Carson 1111111111011111010111111—22 
H B Morgan 1010110111111111101101101—19 
Dr R B Miller 1110001110111101101111001—17 
L H Goodrich .1111111101111101101111111-22 
G R Milliken ......0110111101010000100100010—11 
A C Borroff 1111111111001101101111111—21 
A F Whitman 1111001000001000010000111—10 
Dr E C Morton ..0101001111101110001010111—15 
V L Cunnyngham 0101111111111110111111111-22 
Dunbar 1101011100111100100101110—16 
Parker 1100101111001110111110111—19 
H D Tames 1011100010110001000011101—12 
Lovell 1111100111111110011110111—20 
W Sorague 1100000001100110101111110—13 
Atherton 001001101100111 
Handicap cup event: Dr. R. C. Turck 20, C. Stecker 19, Dr. 
Carson 13, H. B. Morgan 18, Dr. R. B. Miller 16, Cunnyngham 23, 
J. G. Parker, Jr.. 14; Lovell 10. Sprague 17, Atherton 16. 
Monthly trophy event: Dr. Turck 9. Mrs. Carson 9, Ed bteck 
11, Dr. C. W. Carson 15, Dr. R. B. Miller 13, Milliken 7, C. Boroff 
10, Cunnyngham 11, G. Parker 12, D. James 7, G. Lovell 12, W. 
Sprague iO, Atherton 9. 
Garfield Gun Clufa. 
Chicago, HI., May 5.— The appended scores were made on our 
grounds to-day on the occasion of the first target shoot of the sea- 
son. Our magautrap is not in service yet, and the shooting was 
over a set of five expert traps, and the targets thrown very fast 
and at very acute angles. The day was fine, only for a chilly north- 
east wind off the lake, which made it rather uncomfortable. We 
promise to show some better scores in the near future. Class A 
medal was won by Richards, Class B medal was won by Hellman 
and (Zlass C medal was won by Barnard. The scores: 
First trophy, 25 targets: 
Dr Meek T 0110010001110011111110001-14 
• V S'-aw " 1011101110101111111110110—19 
Mrs Shaw' 101011001000011101011100(^-12 
Hoiiard 0101010000011101001001010—10 
Kehl '. 1001000100000101001100000— 7 
T Wolf 0110000101111111000101111—15 
"C T Woif 1100110000000000000000010— 5 
T)orman ' - 0000100001000000000000000— 2 
A W FehVman 1110111111111001010101111—19 
No/thcott 1000010101101100111111101—15 
Barnard "' ' 1101111101111111000000001—15 
Brovm 1111010010100111000010111—14 
S E Young' ' OOOOl Oil WWOIOU 000000101— 8 
Sticer 0011000000000000110000000—4 
R Kuss' " ' 1000110101011011111111111—18 
Richards' ' 1111101111011111111101110—21 
Smedes" " • 0010101100010011000101100—10 
C Kuss ." 0101110000100001111100010—11 
Hellman "" 1111110111111111110011111—22 
I Wolf ' ' 1011000001011011010011001—12 
Dr Royce ..... 
Sweepstakes : 
Events: 
Targets : 
Dr Shaw- 
Mrs Sha^\ 
Kehl .. 
T Wolf 
1 
2 
Events : 
10 
15 
Targets : 
4 
11 
S E Youn 
7 
10 
7 
10 
6 
5 
Richards 
2 
5 
8 
6 
C Kuss 
4 
6 
Hellman . 
0 
1 
L Wolf . 
7 
13 
L Bowers 
8 
10 
5 
7 
Dr Shaw 
4 
6 
W Brown 
. 1101110110101001000000101—12 
1 2 
10 15 
2 3 
Db. J. W. Meek, Sec'y. 
New England Cliampionship, 
Worcester, Mass., April 21.— I should like a little space in your 
valuable paper to give the readers who may be interested in the 
sport of trapshooting a fair report of the tournament held at 
Worcester. Mass., Sept. 12, 1899, at the Worcester Sportsmen's 
Club grounds. . 
Mr. A. B. F. Kinnev offered a purse of $50 as a prize for a 100- 
bird race to determine" who was the champion 100-bird-race shooter 
of New England. The system was known traps and unknown 
angles, one monev. The best shooters of all the New England ' 
States were present and took part in the shoot. Twenty-four shot 
the 100-bird race. Among them were the well-known ones Dickey, 
Eager, Lerov, Tucker, Wheeler, Lambert, Griffith, Jourdan, Davis, 
Sawin, Hovle. Smith. Whitin, Swell and Parker. Ten of the 
shooters got 90 per cent, or better, namely, Federhen 98, Wheeler 
96, Griffith 94, Tucker 94, Leroy 93, Swell 93, Hoylc 91, Dickey 90, 
Jourdan 90, Eager 90. 
HERBERT M FEDERHEN, JR. 
I will give the score of the winner in detail." 
Federhen .... llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHmillllllllll-50 
iimiiuiiiiiioioiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiii— 18-98 
This remarkable score was made by an amateur, Mr. H. M. 
Federhen, Tr., attorney at law, 23 Court street, Boston. 
Mr. Federhen has only been shooting at the traps about six 
j-ears. and as he is a young man but thirty-one years of age, he is 
liable to retain the honor of being the champion lOO-bird-race 
shooter of New England for a long time. A. W. Walls. 
Game Laws in Brief. 
The new number of the Game Laws in Brief and Woodcraft 
Magazine will be ready for delivery this week. 
Westminster Gun Club, 
Westminster, Md., May 2.— There was a good attendaiipe'at the 
shoot of the Westminster Gun Club, held to-day, representatives 
of the Parkton, Baltimore Shooting Association, Standard 1 Gun 
Club, Monumental, of Baltimore, Chambersburg, Mt. Airy.,M 
Altoona, Pa., clubs, being present. There were nio're , 'Ex- 
pert trapshooters present than at any previous event uiiifeftiSfie 
supervision of the Westminster Club. There were six events- 'in 
target shooting and three events in live pigeon shooting. D'u£;!<er 
led with a score of 91 in the target shooting; Storr second," 90. atld 
Smith, of Westminister, third, 89. The scores were as follows: ct.' 
Events: 
Targets : 
King 
Oursler 
Clay 
J M Reifsnider. 
Ducker 
Elder ., 
Leland . 
Malone 
Storr .. 
Roop 
Hicks 
Hill .. 
Coe . . 
10 
15 
20 
20 
15 
20 BroTte. 
7 
6 
16 
Il- 
9 
12 
Mr 
10 
11 
17 
ls 
12 
20 
.Mi 
J 4 
6 
6 
13 
16 
14 
7 
6 
10 
". 
10 
8 
16 
17 
13 
if 
7 
13 
13 
19 
xa 
xo 
1R 
6 
11 
17 
16 
6 
9 
9 
14 
ii 
i9 
14 
m 
5 
11 
17 
15 
9 
12 
16 
IS 
i2 
is 
7 
13 
19 
19 
13 
17 
10 
12 
16 
18 
12 
20 
9 
12 
16 
19 
14 
17' 
w 
9 
13 
19 
16 
13 
20 
9o;. 
7 
11 
15 
15 
14 
17 
' 791- 
7 
11 
9 
10 
12 
6 
9 
6 
11 
9 
14. 
19 
17 
12 
18 
- 89 
8 
12 
17 
18 
14 
18 
8 
11 
15 
18 
11 
17 
;,:-|8 
9 
11 
13 
13 
12 
9 
7 
7 
12 
14 
8 
11 
9 
13 
14 
19 
In the live-bird shooting No. 1 was at 5 birds, $3, three monpifs, 
50, 30 and 20 per cent. •■r. c-S 
No. 2 was at 10 birds, $5 entrance, birds included, 30yds. pse; 
four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent., class shooting. '''-l 
No. 3 was a miss-and-out: 
Hicks 5 
Collins 4 
Schultz 5 
Leader 3 
Coe 5 
Malone 5 
King 4 
Willis 4 
Minnick 5 
Rhodes 5 
Runk 5 
No. 1. No. 2. No 3. 
8 
9 
10 
10 
10 
9 
9 
9 
8 
9 
9 
Eider 4 
Baughman ... 4 
Oursler 5 
Hazard 5 
Smith 5 
J Reif 4 
T Reifsnider... 5 
Leland 3 
Ducker 5 
Hill 0 
No. 1. No. 2. No 3. 
0 
9 
6 
9 
7 
8 
8 
10 
10 
7 
Sodus Gun Club. 
Sonus, N._ Y.— Of 1,200 population, five miles south by east from 
Lake Ontario, an old village, but modern in its makeup, even to 
a band stand in the public square. There is cheerfulness in the 
well-kept streets and attractive homes, the whole town is neatness 
and cleanliness; the very dogs and cats look well-grpomed. If 
we laud the town where Will we find language in any tongue to 
express the innermost feelings of the entertainment at Snyder's 
Hotel? Once a guest at Synder's, and the soul yearns to return. 
Each room is a gem in its snug, cosy appointments; and the table! 
How can we convey the real idea — bring home to the heart the 
solid, concrete fact of the delights of this board? There is not 
space to enumerate all the good things there. Perhaps if we 
mention the broiled steaks, the ham and eggs, the salads, bread 
and biscuits, the cakes and maple syrup, the fragrant tea and a 
couple of dozen other creations from the hand of that dear old- 
fashioned cook, we simply refer to integral parts that go to make 
up the beautiful entirety; and all completely rounded out at table 
by the attentions to wants of guests by the landlord's daughter 
and her assistant, the stately young woman in glasses. Is there 
a mystery why shooters go to Sodus and perform gastronomic 
feats seldom paralleled? Surely Landlord Snyder can say, "Man 
should live not only for himself, biit those around him; he is 
happiest who makes the most happy." 
My esteemed friend Dr. Weller invited me to Sodus — ^the Doc- 
tor's advice is usually sound. 
The eminent gentlemen who participated in the shooting were 
Daniel Lefever. of Syracuse; Uncle Ben Catchpole and E. A. 
AVadsworth, Wolcott; Dr Weller, L. V. Byer, R. C. Kershaw,' 
F. E. McCord, W. Morris and Mr. Case. Rochester; Mr. Jack 
Hull, from near the south limit of baked beans and perpetual 
pie. _ _ 
The participants extend thanks to Mr. Geo: Wride and his as- 
si.stants in the management. 
April 19: 
Events: 12 3 45678 9 10 Broke. 
Morris 9 13 8 15 9 14 9 13 10 15 115 
Hull 8 12 10 14 10 13 8 14 10 13 . 112 ' 
Wride 10 13 10 12 7 14 6 13 9 12 108 ' 
Fowler 8 12 9 13 9 12 9 13 9 12 106 
Lane 8 15 8 14 8 13 7 15 5 12 105 
Weller 6 13 10 13 9 13 7 13 8 13 105 
McCord 9 15 9 15 9 14 9 14 9 12 115 
Colville 8 13 8 12 7 14 9 15 9 14 109 
Byers 7 12 9 10 8 14 8 12 9 13 102 
Eschrick 9 12 9 14 8 11 8 13 9 14 107 
Hopkins 8 14 8 11 9 14 10 12 8 14 108 
April 20: , 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
Morris 9 14 9 12 9 18 12 14 9 12 J.5 7 12 15 18 
Hull 10 15 10 14 8 17 13 13 8 15 18 8 13 13 17 
Wride 8 14 9 13 8 15 12 14 0 14 17 10 14 12 8 
Lane S 15 10 15 10 19 13 13 9 13 17 9 15 13 19 
-McCord 8 12 10 13 8 16 15 14 9 13 19 7 15 14 17 
Averages: McCord, first, ?5; Hull, second, $3; Lane, third, $2. 
Dick Swiveller. 
Missouri State Sfioot. 
St. Louis, Mo. — Editor Forest and Stream: Apropos of the com- 
ing tournament of the Missouri State Game and Fish Protective 
Association, which begins in St. Louis on May 14 and continues 
for six days, I would state that the .secretary has received a great 
many letters inquiring for information concerning that big event 
of the j\{ississippi Valley. 
Here is one from Grass Lake, Mich.,' which voices the senti- 
ment of many others: 
"Will you please mail me catalogue of your tournament? Do you 
think it advisable for me to attend your shoot? I can shoot from 
SO to 85 per cent, and must depend upon my winnings to keep 
me on my feet. Asking >jour friendly advice, I am yours truly," 
Now, if I was the Cadi I would know how to reply to this man. 
He asks for friendly advice, and 1 do not know of any other kind. 
If I tell him to come on and he falls down he will certainly rely 
on my good offices as a meal ticket, and 1 am not in the res- 
taurant business. If I tell him to stay away, that this is no place 
for him, which is not the truth, he will think that we do not want 
him because he comes from Michigan. 
As a matter of fact there will be a great many shots on the 
ground who cannot shoot an 85 per cent gait throughout the meet. 
But they will have the satisfaction of having had a better show to 
Avin good money than ever before, not counting the good time, 
experience gained and the feeling of satisfaction which comes after 
riibbing shoulders with the greatest marksmen in the world, who 
themselves did once upon a time attend a tournament with no 
better prospects than is offered to present-day beginners. 
Those of you — I mean the amateurs— who have not met RoUa 
Heikes, Fred Gilbert, Jack Fanning, Harvey McMurchy, Jim 
Elliott and the other members of the "Old Guard" do not know 
and appreciate Ihe treat which the coming tournament has in store 
for you. These men, trade representatives though they may be, 
are budgets of information. They do not come to the meet to 
win your" m.oney. Their information is their stock in trade, and 
the possession of which is your gain. You will find theip just 
the sort of a pocket manual on trapshooting that you have for 
many years searched for in vain, ana, moreover, they are cheery 
companions, ready to sit on the bench, point out your defects in a 
kindly way and talk "guns, powder and shells" by the hour. 
So come along is my advice to the timid shooter up in Grass 
Lake, and even if you do not become as wealthy as Tom Mar- 
shall, you will depart from St. Louis at the close of the tournfi- 
ment rich in experience. 
Herbert Taylok, 
