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May 3i-June l.— Iowa. Falls, la.— Fourth annual amateur tourna- 
ment of the Iowa Falls Gun Club; bluerocks. L. Hezzelwood, 
Sec'y. 
Tune (first week).— Utica, N. Y.— Forty-second annual tournament 
of the Nevv York State Association for the Protection of Fish and 
Game. Henry L. Gates, Sec'y- 
June 5-6.— iMonroe, Wis.— Monroe Qua Club's tournament J. C. 
Hood, Sec'y. 
June 5-7.— Columbus, O.— Ohio Trapshooters' League tournament. 
J. C. Porterfield, Sec'y. 
June 5-7.— Flint, Mich.— Michigan Trapshooters' League touma- 
Tiient. Jack Parker, Mgr. 
June 6-7.— Memphis, Tcnn,— Target tournament of the Memphis 
Gun Club. 
June 10-11.— Oshkosh, Wis.— Annual tournament of the Winne- 
bago Gun Club. 
June 11-15.— Interstate Park, Queens, Borough of Queens, L. I.— 
Interstate Association's Grand American Handicap Target Tourna- 
ment; $1,000 added. Edward Banks, Sec'y. 
June 12-14.— Marion, Ind.— Marion Gun Club's bluerocfc and live- 
bird tournament; two days bluerocks; one day live birds. E. E. 
J'ones, Sec'y. 
June 12-14. — Sioux City, la. — Sixth annual amateur target tourna- 
ment of the Soo Gun Club. W. F. Duncan, Sec'v. 
Tune 18.— Jersey City, N. J.— All-day shoot of the Hudson Gun 
Club. J. A. Hughes, Sec'y. 
June 18.— Brooklyn, L. I.— All-day shoot of the Hudson Gun 
Club. Team race between, the Hudson, Fulton and Oceanic clubs; 
all welcome. 
June 19-21. — Charleston, W. Va. — ^Fourth annual tournament of 
the West Virginia State Sportsmen's Association, under auspices 
of Beech wood Rod and Gun Club; $500 added to open events, and 
valuable merchandise prizes in State events. J. A. Jones, Sec'y, 
Charleston. W. Va. 
June 20-21. — Norwich, N. Y. — Bluerock tournament of the 
Norwich Gun Club. S. E. Smith, Sec'y-Treas. 
f June 23-24. — Glenwood Sorings, Colo.— First annual bluerock 
tournament of the Western Slope Gun Club. U. S. l!>evor, Sec'y. 
July 4.— Fitchburg, Mass. — All-day shoot of the Fitchburg Rifle 
and Gun Club. I. O. Converse, Sec'y. 
July 12.— Sherburne, N. Y. — Target tournament of the Sherburne 
Gun Club. I. F. Padilford. Sec'y. 
July 17-19. — Fort Smith, Ark. — Tenth annual tournament Arkansas 
State Sportsmen's Association; $300 added, W. A. Leach. Pres. 
July 25-27, — Winnipeg, Man.— Manitoba Industrial Exhibition 
Association's trapshooting tournament. F. W. Heubach, Sec'y, 
Aug. 28-30.— Arnold's Park, Okoboji Lake, la.— Budd-Gilbert 
tournament. 
Sept. — . — First week in September. Tournament of the Sher- 
brooke Gun Club. 
Sept. 18-21. -;-St. Thomas, Ont.— Tom Donley's fourth annual 
tournament; live birds and targets. 
Newark, N. J. — South Side Gun Club, target shoot every Satur- 
'iav afternoon 
Interstate Park, Queens. — Weekly shoot of the New Utrecht 
Gun CIuli — Satitrdavs 
CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK. 
Monthly contest for the Dewar trophy till June, 1902; handicap; 
25 live birds; So entrance. First contest, June 20, 1900. 
May 23.— Interstate Park, Queens. — New Utrecht midweekly 
shoot at targets and live birds. 
May 26. — Interstate Park, Queens. — ^Regular weekly shoot of the 
New Utrecht Gun Club; targets and live birds. 
May 30. — Interstate Park, Oupens. — New Utrecht Gun Club. 
May 30. — John S. Wright's" Decoration Day shoot; live birds. 
May 30. — First shoot for the Long Island Championship at live 
birds, under the management of the Medicus Gun Club. Open 
to all residents of Long Island; 25 birds each; all at 29vds. rise. 
Mav 30. — Interstate Park, Queens, L. I. — Championship of Long 
Island. First contest of a series of three under auspices of the 
Medicus Rod and Gun Club; also live-bird sweepstakes. 
June 14. — Interstate Park, Queens, L. I. — Championship of Long 
Island. Second contest of tne series of three, under auspices of 
the Medicus Rod and Gun Club. 
June 21. — Interstate Park, Queens, L. I. — Championship of Long 
Island. Third contest of the series of three, under auspices of the 
Medicus Rod and Gun Club. Dr, C. E. Kemble, Sec'y. 90.5 Myrtle 
avenue, Brooklyn. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
secretaries are invited to send their scores for publieation in 
these columns, also any news nOieS they may care to have printed. Ties 
on all events are considered as divided unless othej-wise reported. Mai 
atisuck matter to Forest and Stream Publishing ContpanVy 346 Broad- 
way^ New York. 
The programme of the New York Association lor the Protection 
of Fish and Game is now ready for distribution and can be ob- 
tained of the secretarj^, Mr. Charles R. Mizner, Utica, N. Y. The 
programme of sweepstake events, expert traps, for June 5, 6 and 7 
■are twelve events, alternately 15 and 20 targets, with an even en- 
trance of ?2 in each event; ^10 are added to each 20-target event, 
$60 total for each day. Targets included in entrance. Amateur 
traps, ten events, same programme. The programme sets forth 
as follows: "There is no doubt but that this convention will prove 
(good weather permitting) one of the best in the history of the 
Association. Several things will contribute to this result. In the 
first place the programme for the State events is of a character 
to attract the shooters of this State; in the second place the sweep- 
stake events arc wide open under the handicap, conditions here- 
after stated, and will attract many shooters from without the State 
of New York; in the third place Utica is centrally located, easy 
of access from all points, and the liberal reduction in fare enables 
all who desire to attend. We want everybody who ever thought 
of going anywhere to shoot to come to Utica. We will do our 
level best to entertain you and give you all the shooting you may 
desire. We trust there will be the usual jolly crowd of sportsmen, 
to whom will be extended the fraternal greeting that the old Oneida 
Countj' Sportsmen's Association knows so v.ell how to e.xteud. 
Come and see us, one and all. The forty-second annual convention 
of the New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and 
Game will be held at Utica, N. Y., commencing June 4, Under 
the auspices of the Oneida County Sportsmen's Association. The 
shooting tournament will be held at our grounds, 10 minutes' ride 
by Genesee street car from Bagg's and the St. James Hotel. The 
annual meeting will be held Monday, June 4, at 8 o'clock in the 
everting in the parlors of Bagg's Hotel. Delegates are respectfully 
requested to wear their club badges during the convention. The 
Association headauarters will be at Bagg's Hotel. Arrangements 
Jiave been made for reduced railroad fare. When purchasing 
tickets visitors should be careful to ask the ticket ag^nt for a cer- 
'tificate, which must be presented Wednesday evening, June 6, at 
the Association headquarters, Bagg's Hotelj where Liit iccrtiaiv 
-and a special agent of the Trunk Lines will be in attendance lo sign 
tbem. The agent will also be on the grounds all day Wednesday. 
The best quality of hand and machine-loaded shells, with every 
kind of powder, 'for sale on the grounds. The State events will be 
confined strictly to residents of the State only. Known State 
experts who will be designated by the management must break 
24 targets in a State event. Every State expert will receive notice 
.on the grounds prior to making his entry of his being so classi^&ed. 
State experts may compete on teams in event No. 6. AH State 
events except as otherwise designated will be divided into eight 
moneys. The sweepstake events will be open to the world, and 
every'shooter will classify himself. Three magautraps will be used. 
One trap will be used exclusively for State events, and the other 
two for sweeps. One trap will be known as the amateur and the 
other as the expert. All known experts will be required on the first 
day to shoot at the expert trap only. After the first day the 
shooters will be classilied by the records. All shooters averaguig 
S5 per cent, or more will be allowed to shoot at the expert trap 
only. This protects the amateur alike from the professional, and 
the expert amateur who is often able to beat out the professional- 
All sweepstake events will be divided into five moneys. Five per 
cent, of all cash prizes will be deducted for daily average prizes 
and will be divided equally each day between the. ten shgoters 
making the highest average on each set of traps— 1. e., to the ten 
experts making the ten best averages on the expert trap, the ten 
amateurs making the ten best averages on the amateur trap, and 
the ten shooters making the best averages in the State events, ex- 
cluding No. 6. The Oneida County Sportsmen's Association will 
donate $100 for grand average prizes as follows: To the five ama- 
teurs shooting either the amateur or expert programme through 
each dav and making the five best averages m the sweeps for the 
three days, $10 each. To the five experts shooting either the ama- 
teur or expert programme through each day and making the five 
best averages in the sweeps, $10 each. The management will de- 
termine wjio are experts fof the purposes of the grsno RVfrajse an«\ 
announce the fact prior to the lasj: target day. It will be under- 
stood that an expert may by shooting less than 85 per cent, be al- 
lowed to shoot on the amateur traps, while an amateur may-always 
shoot on tlie expert traps if he so desires, but for the purposes of 
the grand averages a shooter must shoot a full programme each 
day on the set of traps where he is classified for that day, and his 
score there will be taken for the average. In other words, if a 
shooter is named as an expert then he can compete for the expert 
grand average only, altliough he may not shoot well enough to even 
get away from the amateur traps. Tuesday, June 5, State event: 
Nos. 1 and 2, 25 targets, entrance $4, $25 added, eight moneys. 
Wednesday, June 6, State event: No. 3, grand merchandise shoot, 
open to the world, no handicap. Twenty-five targets, entrance $5. 
Birds included. Eight classes of ties, and in all probability a 
prize for every contestant. Ties in this event to be shot miss-and- 
out. No. 4, 25 targets, entrance $4, $25 added, eight moneys, 
Thursday, June 7, Slate event: No. 5, 25 targets, entrance $4, 
§25 added, eight moneys. No. 6, Oneida County Sportsmen's Asso- 
ciation handicap, open to the world. SO targets, entrance $5. After- 
noon: No. 7, team charhpionship, State of New York, four mem- 
bers to each team. Any club may enter one or more teams. Resi- 
dents of team must all reside in same countv. Entrance $10 per 
team, 20 targets per man." Targets included in entrance in the 
foregoing State events, and shooting commences at 9 o'clock. 
Friday, June S. live-bird day: All events open to the world, except 
the Dean Richmond trophy contest. No. 1, opening event, 7 birds, 
$5 entrance, birds included. High guns. No. 2, miss-and-out, $2 
entrance, birds extra. No. 3, 10 birds, $7..50 entrance, birds in- 
cluded. Class shooting for moneys. No. 4, Dean Richmond 
trophy, value $1,150. To be held by the winning club each year 
in trust, to be accounted for to the State Association, to be shot 
for by three members of a club belonging to the .Association, such 
members to be resideots of the county in which the club is 
located. Anj' club may enter one or more teams. Twenty single 
live birds to each contestant. Entrance fee $20 iier team. The 
team making the highest score shall win the trophy and 60 per 
cent, of the entrance money, and the team making the next highest 
score will receive the remaining 40 per cent. Birds extra. There 
is a long list of merchandise prizes, eighty-nine in all, from the 
first to the eighth classes of ties. Among them are an L. C. 
Smith hainmerless gun, a Lefever hammerless gun, 3 Syracuse 
hammerless gun. a Savage rifle, and other useful arguments with- 
out number. The officers are as follows: President, Henry L. 
Gates; Vice-President, Dr. William H. Brownell; Secretary, Chas. 
R. Mizner; Treasurer. Oscar A. Wheeler. Committee on Cre- 
dentials: Charles R. Mizner, Utica, Chairman; William P. Rayland, 
Rome; E. C. Meyer, Rochester. Officers of the Oneida (bounty 
Sportsmen's Association: Henry L. Gates, PresideiU: Dr. William 
H. Brownell, Vice-President; Charles R. Mizner. Secretary; Oscar 
A. \yheeler, Treasurer; Gustavus Dexter, Thomas L. Davidson, 
William A. Ainsworth, Directors. Committees in charge of State 
shoot: Reception: J. F. Maynard, Chairman; George E. Dunham, 
Dr. W. H. Brownell, G, A. Bierdemann, L. D. Brainard, P. C. J, 
De Angeiis, Henry F. Coupe, John Deck, George Ehrsara, Will- 
iam C. Harris, H. J. Horrocks. 
The Michigan Trapshooters' League has issued tlic programme 
of it.s tournament, to be held under the auspices of the Flint Gun 
Club, June 5, 6 and 7, at Flint, Mich. There are eight events on 
the first day, of which No. 5 is the individual State championship 
event, for expert, semi-expert and amateur trophies, at 25 targets, 
entrance 75 cents. The other events are at 10, 15 and 20 targets. 
There are nine events on the second day's programme. No. 5 is 
the three-men team contest for the championship of the State and 
diamond trophies. No. 8 is the handicap for the Iron City Gun 
Club trophy. 25 targets, entrance 75 cents. No. 9 is the" State 
live-bird championship trophy, 15 live birds, entrance .$3,75, sweep 
extra. Shooting commences on each of these days at 9:,30. The 
third day is devoted to live birds. No. 1 is at 5 birds, $3; 60 and 
40 per cent. No. 2, 7 birds, $5; .50, 30 and 20 per cent. No. 3, 
$6 entrance; moneys, divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent. No. 4, miss- 
and-out, $3. Extra events to suit shooters. Over $90 added money. 
Bus will leave the hotels for the grounds each morning. Ship 
ammunition to A. D. Caldwell, and it will be delivered free on the 
grounds. The shoot will take place rain or shine. Targets 3 
cents in all State and trophy events. A rebate of 1 cent each is 
allowed on all targets thrown during State days, which goes into a 
rebate fund and is divided among visiting teams pro rata, provided, 
however, that each team is a member of the State League and 
shoots in 66 2-3 per cent, of the State programme. Teams not be- 
longing to the State League can join on the grounds before the 
team shoot by paying annual dues, and then be entitled to rebate, 
and also be entitled to shoot for all State trophies. The expert, 
semi-expert and amateur trophies must be won three times to be- 
come the property of winner. Each class is classified according 
to shooting ability)' and shoots by itself. Iron City C5un Club 
trophy, to become the property of the winner, must be won three 
times. Members of team for State team trophy must be residents 
of the same town, city or village, and bona fide members of same 
gun club. Manufacturers' agents, non-residents of State, can shoot 
through the entire programme for targets only, but can compete 
for averages. Magautrap will be used. $10 added, $5 of which will 
go to highest average for first day, providing the shooter shoots 
in all events; $5 for highest average second day, shooter to shoot 
in all events. Good meals and lunches will be served on the 
grounds. All ties in live-bird shoot to be shot off miss-and-out. 
Chas. B. Flanders is secretary and treasurer, John Parker man- 
ager. 
The programme of the Ohio Trapshooters' League's fourteenth 
annual tournament, to be held at Columbus, O., June 5, 6 and 7, 
can be obtained of the secretary-treasurer, Mr. J. C. PorterHeld. 
The grounds are situated on West Broad street. Take Camp 
Chase cars or transfer to them. The Association is prepared to 
shoot, rain or shine. Interstate rules will govern. At the con- 
clusion of each day's programme, extra events will be shot at 
the pleasure of the shooters. Targets, 2 cents. Shooting com- 
mences at 9 o'clock. The equitable system will govern the divi- 
sion of moneys. Manufacturers' agents will pay $4 extra each 
day, excepting those representing firms which advertised in the 
programme, who wnW pay $2 extra each day. All shooters who 
average 90 per cent, or better will pay $2 extra each following 
day; this money to be divided equally among all amateurs who 
shoot through regular league events and do not draw their 
entrance. Lady shooters may shoot for targets free, their amount 
being deducted from entrance. In the handicap for cup races 
all who shoot 90 per cent, or over will shoot from scratch; all 
under 90 per cent, will be allowed to shoot at extra targets, the 
number to be determined by a handicap committee, which will be 
chosen on the grounds. This handicap applies to all cups except 
the L. C. Smith championship of Ohio trophj'. Freight, express, 
mail and telegrams sent in care of J. C. Porterfield & Co., No. 
11 .South High street, will receive prompt and careful attention, 
and guns and shells will be forwarded bj' them to grounds each 
morning not later than 8:30. The annual meeting of tlie Ohio 
Trapshooters' League will be held at Smith's European Hotel, 
corner Broad and High streets, at 8 o'clock P. M., on Tuesday, 
June 5. The cup events are for members of O. T. S. L. only. A 
warm dinner will be served on the grounds each day. Loaded 
shells can be purchased on the grounds. General averages will 
be computed only on regular events. On June 5 there are ten 
events, eight of which are at 15 targets, $1.50 entrance, $10 added. 
No. 5, at 25 targets, is a special prize race, $2 entrance, and No. 
10 is a special race at 30 targets, S2 entrance. On June 6 there- 
are eight 15-target events, entrance $1.50, $10 added; also the 
Press-Post trophy race, 25 targets, $2, and the L. C. Smith trophy 
and championship of Ohio, at 50 targets, $3. In tTie afternoon 
the Sportsmen's Review and two-men team trophy and the handi- 
cap amateur prize race will be contested. On the third day there 
are eight 15-target events, and the special five-men team contest 
for the Shooting and Fishing State championship team trophy, 
valued at .$300; each man to shoot at 30 singles and 5 pairs. In the 
afternoon the handicap amateur prize race, 50 targets, entrance $3. 
The programme contains in full a list of the valuable merchandise 
prizes and the rules governing the cup events. 
The New LTtrecht Gun Club announces midweek shoots at In- 
terstate Park. Queens. L. I,, as follows: "Agreeably with request 
of several of oiir members who cannot attend our Saturday shoots, 
arraneemeiits have been made for occasional mid-week shoots, 
and the first of these will be held on Wednesdaj-, May 2.3. Traps 
will be ready for use at 12 o'clock. At 3 o'clock the club will pro- 
vide three silver-mounted cut-glass loving cups for competition 
by members onlv. Conditions are 15 pigeons, club handicap, no 
entrance fee. Gue?ts may 'shoot along' and participate in the 
sweep, if one is arranged. Inanimate traps will also be in use, and 
sweeps may be arranged at the pleasure of those present. Further 
dates will be arranged. events prm'if^ed, if the attendance 
iust^fies thehi/' 
The^Balfimare Sfin of May 16 recounts the perfonHance 6f"the 
noted <_Baltimore shooter as follows: "Mr. Ansley H. Fox, the 
young- Baltimore shooter, yesterday performed a feat with the 
shotgun at Monumental Park, Westport, that eclipses anything 
ever before accomplished anywhere iu the world, within the recol- 
lection or the reading of any trapshooting men who coujd be 
found in Baltimore, where trapshooters are numerous. Fox made 
a score. of 50 straight breaks in doubles at artificial birds, com- 
monly called clay targets, thereby breaking the world's record 
of 44 out of 50. Then he kept on at 50 more, and made his total 
score 98 out of 100, the wond's record being 86 out of 100. He 
stood 14yds. from the traps. An idea of the extraordinary skill re- 
quired for yesterday's feat can best be judged from the shooter's 
point of view, for 98 out of 100 is talked about among them a? 
great shooting when the targets are thrown singly, and 75 out of 
100 in doubles is spoken of as 'spiendid' marksmanship. So Fox's 
98 breaks out of 50 pairs of doubles is little short of wonderful. 
On Saturday last at this style of marksmanship Mr. Fox exceeded 
the record by one bird, his score being 45 out of 50, and yester- 
day's successful trial arose out of wagers freely made with him 
that he could never again perform such a feat or beat 43 breaks 
in 25 pairs. Mr. Fox being in good form took a few bets, and is 
some $50 richer to-day. "Vesterday was favorable, as far as wind 
conditions went, but the heat was a serious handicap. At the close 
of the first 10 targets thrown he had not missed a bird, and after 
a few minutes' rest he faced the traps again for liis second 10. 
When these were completed without a miss the shooters on the 
ground felt that something 'was doing,' and all eyes were turned 
on the Baltimore boy, who was perhaps the coolest man in the 
crowd. While the third and fourth 10s were broken the crowd 
held its breath, and then came the finish. Everybody was now 
norvous but Fox. With a sharp call of "Pull' the traps were 
again sprung. He shattered his first pair, and then without a 
miss ran off the remainder of his 50, and there was a new record. 
Mr. Fox's applaudmg friends crowded around him, and after 
numerous hand-shakes he was asked to continue to see how high 
he could run up h s s.ore. He shot 50 more bird.-i, 25 pairs, and made 
tlie remarkable score of 48 out ot the last 50, failing on nis 52d 
and 86th birds." Mr. Fox used Winchester factory loaded ammu- 
nition, Le.-ider shells, 3 l-8drs. E C powder, l'4=oz. No. l^z shot 
and a Parker gun. 
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The fourth annual tournament of the West Virgiina State 
Sportsmen's Association, Char estown. W. Va,, June 19. 90 and 'I, 
is open to the world. It' will be held on tlie grounds of the 
Beechwood Rod and Gun Ciiib, beecnwooa lark, vm>..-ii can ue 
reached conveniently by car from, the corner of Capitol and Vir- 
ginia streets. Shooting commences at 9:30 o'clock. All shooters 
stand at Ifiyds. Ten-gauge gims and black powder barred. Two 
magautraps will he used. Lunch will be served on the grounds. 
The moneys will be divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent., class shoot 
ing. Concerning the moneys, the Association further rulet; 
"Any one whose earnings are in excess of $10 a day over his en 
trance money for the entire day will be required to divide tht" 
excess equally as follows, retaining ha'f ^"d the '^♦'ler f 
to a general i^urae, to be equally divided at the end of the 
tournament among all the shooters who emereu aua shul iiuou&h 
the tournament, excepting the merchandise events. In other 
words, if the entrance money for all events in one day is $18.50 and 
Mr. A should earn $38.50 he will be entitled to receive $.33.50, and 
the balance, .$5, to go to the general purse, to be divided as 
stated above, or if Mr. A should earn , $48.50 he will receive 
$38.50, and the balance, $10, goes to the purse." Those who wish 
may shoot for targets at 2 cents each. Ihe grounds will be open 
for practice on June S, and targets on that day will be 1 cent 
each. On June 19 the club will give a supper, at which the shoot- 
ers will be their guests. The programme of the first and second 
days is alike, namely, three events at 15 bluerocks, $1.50 entrance; 
seven events at 20 b.uerocks, .$2 entrance, $20 added to each event. 
On the third day the first five events arc: Two at 15, two at 20 
and one at 25 bluerocks, entrance based on 10 cents per target. 
The other six events are open to members of the State Associa- 
tion only. The first five are merciiaiidise events. The sixth is the 
individual State championship, 50 bluerocks, $1.50 entrance. The 
list of merchandise prizes is a long one, and is set forth in the 
programme, which can he obtained on application to the secre- 
tary. The officers of the Beechwood Rod and Gun Ckib are: 
President, J. A. De Gruyter; Secretary and Treasurer, J. A. Tones; 
Field Captain, Dr. J. N. Mahan; Assistant Field Captain, W. T. 
Levi. 
The programme of the Memphis Gun Club for each day, except- 
ing No. 9 on the second day, is at seven 15-target events, $5 each 
day for high average. A beautiful silver loving cup will be given 
to the winner of the aforementioned ninth event, at 25 targets, 
entrance $3. Other entrance based on 10 rer*^" tarn•«■^. P-'-e 
system to govern in division of money. In 15-target events, four 
moneys; in 20-targeL events, five moneys. in,b su>...^i iw,. .^^ 
to all amateurs. Experts and manufacturers' agents to shoot for 
price of targets only. Two cents per target will be deducted from 
each event. Lunch v/ill be served at club grounds. Take Raleigh 
car promptly at 8, as shooting begins at 9. Shells, guns, etc., will 
be cared for if forwarded to J. G. Schmidt & Son. The members 
of the Memphis Gun Club extend a heartv we'come to all visit-'ng 
shooters, and will make every effort to make the affair enjoyable. 
Hiey anticipate an attendance ot forty or futy shooters, for 
further particulars address the tournament committee — Irby Ben- 
nett, T. A. Divine, t\. H. Frank. The latter is secretary and 
treasurer. ' 
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The Westmount Gun Club, Canada, announces its annual tourna- 
ment on the Queen's birthday, May 24, and it extends a cordial 
invitation to snooters to attend. The ladies of Westmount have 
kindly consented to provide a lunch, which will be free to con- 
testants. The shoot is for amateurs only, but manufacturers' 
agents may shoot for targets. The Rose system of division of the 
moneys will prevail. Extra money will be added to nearly all 
events. The merchandise match will be at 12 targets, 18yds. rise, 
from one trap, unknown angles, entries unlimited. F'rst entry 
50 cents; subsequent entries 25 cents, targets included. There 
are nine other events: Two at 10 targets, $1 entrance; two at 15, 
$1.50; two at 20, $2 entrance; 5 pairs, $1; the individual cham- 
pionship, 50 targets, $5; the team race, open to teams of five 
men from any organized club, $5 entrance, $l0 added. Guns and 
ammunition addressed to the secretary, F. J. Elliott, 385 Lands- 
. down avenue, will be delivered on the grounds. 
Dr. C. E. Kenible, secretary of the Medicus Rod and Gun Club, 
905 Myrtle avenue, Brooklyn, sends us the following communica- 
tion: "On May 30, the championship of Long Island will be held 
at Interstate Park, Queens, L. I. This will be' the first contest of 
a series of three, under the auspices of the Medicus Rod and 
Gun Club, for a trophy valued at $100. Conditions: 25 live birds, 
29yds. rise, each day. The man scoring the most birds in the 
three shoots wins the championship and trophy. Entries received 
up to the end of first round. Entrance $5. birds e.xtra. Interstate 
Association rules gevern a'l contests. Preliminary events, May 30. 
First event, 5 birds, $3.50, birds, cup and sweep included. Second 
event, .7 birds, $5, birds, cup and sweep included. Extra events 
for other contests to be announced later. The next events for this 
championship will be on June 14 and 21. T. W. Morfey is shoot- 
ing master," 
The management of the New Utrecht Gun Club advises its 
members that target tr.aps are now installed at Interstate Park, 
Queens, L. I., on which grounds the cli'h h"'ds ir= chn>^*- -"-d 
can be used by the club members every Saturday. If a sufficient 
number of members attend the club will offer special prizes lur two 
events and a prize for highest average in the club events. In 
computing averages "allowed birds" will be con"=ide'''"d. but nn'y 
where 100 or more birds have been shot at The first midweek 
shoot of the club takes place on Wednesday of this week. Sweeps 
open to friends of members, and they may "shoot along" in club 
events, making a side sweep if they so desire. 
The programme of the tenth annual tournament of the Preble 
County Gun Club's tournament, Eaton, O., May 23 and 24. provides 
like events, with an equal entrance in them, each day. There are 
ten at 10 targets, three at 15 and two at 20, entrances 50 cents, $1, 
S1.50. $2. and $2.50. Bluerocks will be thrown from a magautrap. 
Shooting commences at 9:30. Class shooting. Manufacturers' 
agents mav shoot for targets only. Prizes will be given for the 
three high averages, the first of which is $10 in gold. S. C. 
Hunt is the secretary. 
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The Canajoharie Gun Club's target ^jrogramme for its Decoration 
Day shoot is fifteen events, 15 bluerocks each, $1.30 entrance 
^g^ts ^\cli^(i^4- Charle,"! Weeks is secretary. 
