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PoniS.S't AND STTREiAM. 
Major-General Baden-Powell. 
In view of the failure and disgrace which have attended 
so many of the leading British officers in the South 
African war, the achievement of Col. Baden-Powell in 
successfully defending the little town of Mafcking against 
a siege of 214 days shines forth with unwonted bril- 
liancy. As a reward, Col. Baden-Powell has already been 
promoted to the rank of Major-General. As we have 
previously stated, he is a younger brother of Mr. War- 
rington Baden- PoAvell, so well known in canoeing. The 
following sketch of him and his family is from 
exchange : 
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Endless are the stories that have gathered round the 
name of Col. Baden-Powell. From his school days to the 
present climax of his military career he has been the 
.subject of all sorts of strange experiences. Some of 
them he did not seek, but had they not befallen him hi.s 
adventurous spirit would hardlj^ have rested without striv- 
ing to encounter them. 
At Charterhouse, where his school fellows dubbed him 
"Bathing-Towel," a parody on his name, his high spirits, 
versatility and cleverness gave him a standing of his own. 
Even then a talent for entertainment distinguished him, 
for when at a school festivity a hitch occurred at the last 
moment, young Baden-Powell stepped into the breach and 
kept the audience in the highest good humor with his 
diverting mimicry of the French master's lesson. It was 
the same gift which enabled him years afterward to cele- 
brate the entry of Lord Roberts into Kandahar with a 
camp performance of "Patience," in which he himself 
took a leading part, and throughout the long irksome 
months of the Mafeking siege to organize with never fail- 
ing ingenuitj' concerts, sports and dramatic performances, 
with which the spirits of the garrison were kept buoyant. 
Robert Stephenson Smj^th Baden-Powell comes of a 
clever familJ^ His father was Savilian professor of 
geometry at Oxford, and as the famous engineer, Robert 
Stephenson, was his godfather, it is not difficult to trace a 
bent for mathematics and engineering which have stood 
him in good stead ni designing fortifications, reading by 
stars his way, converting old guns into new, and equipping 
an armored train. On his mother's side he was drawn to- 
ward the army by the career of his uncle, Sir Henry 
Smyth, whose military secretary he afterward became 
when that officer was Governor of Malta. 
One of his brothers was the late Sir George Baden- 
Powell, M. P., who held several appointinents in the 
colonies; another was in the Bengal Civil Service and one 
of the judges of the Chief Court of the Punjab. A third is 
in the Scots Guards and has utilized his special knowledge 
and experience of military ballooning with the column 
which relieved Kimberley. An only sister is no less 
talented in her special way, and having bee-keeping as a 
hobby, is on friendly terms with thousands of bees hived in 
her house. 
Col. Baden-Powell hardly looks his age, as he passed his 
forty-third birthday last Februarj'. He has the spare, 
sinewy frame of a cavalry officer, and is barely above 
middle height. He once took as his motto some words 
which give an insight into his character: "Don't fiurr>^; 
patience gains the day." He tested its value in the 
Ashanti campaign against King Prempeh, when he led the 
local levies. "Softly, softly; catchee monkey," was the 
native saying he laughingly adopted then, and he soon 
acquired a wonderful influence over his followers by acting 
on the maxim that "a smile and a stick will carry you 
through any difficulty in the world." 
On passing out of Sandhurst, the West Point of the 
British army cadets, B.-P. received a commission in the 
Thirteenth Hussars and proceeded to India. Here, be- 
sides acquiring his reputation as a dashing cavalry officer, 
he became an adept at pig sticking, winning many prizes 
in a sport of which he is the historian and chief advocate. 
With his pen and pencil — he is a clever sketcher with 
either — Baden-Powell has described the sports he loves 
and the campaigns in which he has been engaged. 
In the Zulu war of 1888 he gained his first knowledge 
of South African campaigning. It was then he learned 
the lessons of tracking an enemy by his trail, which he 
has developed into a fine art. Scouting with him has be- 
come one of the most necessary duties of the soldier in the 
field. Again and again he has surprised the keenest native 
warriors in Ashanti, where he was first to lead his irregu- 
lar corps into Kumassi, and in Matabeleland. By his 
practice of creeping out of the Mafeking lines under cover 
of darkness and surveying the works of the besiegers, he 
has astonished the Boers by his accuracy of intelligence. 
The proofs of his book on scouting were sent by him out 
of Mafeking to his publisher's just before the investment 
began, last October. 
During the siege the Boers have t>een compelled no 
fewer than five times to remove their gnins from the 
emplacements from which they were pouring shell into the 
town. The besieged were able to compel these retreats 
simply by concentrating the fire of their antiquated can- 
non and rifles upon the spot of annoyance, which had been 
detected by the clever reconnoitering of the gallant com- 
mander and his aides. 
During the cavalr}' maneuvers of 1894 he acted as bri- 
gade major to General French. Soon after that time he 
was saved from compulsorj' retirement, as his promotion 
had been slow, by being sent out to Ashanti to raise native 
levies. As brevet colonel he was next chief of the staff 
to Sir Frederick Carrington, who was intrusted with the 
task of putting down the rising of the Matabeles in the 
Matoppo Hills of Rhodesia. He went out to India again 
as colonel of the Fifth dragoon guards, but when the 
present war broke out was dispatched to Mafeking to put 
it into a posture of defense and hold oitt as long as pos- 
sible. "I hope they will give me a warm corner," he 
remarked to his old head master on a visit before he 
sailed. That wish has been more than gratified. 
Colombia Pistol and Rifle Clob. 
San Prancisco, June 3. — ^The Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club's 
shoot to-day had the largest attendance of the season, but the 
heavy and irregular wind prevented many shooting for high .scores, 
and they gave their attention to instructing the numerous new 
members in the art. Humnhrey's great score of 11 at 50yds. has 
set the .22 and .25 rifle cranks on pins and needles. Though this 
club was the first, so far as we know, to open to all sights, none 
seemed to feel that there was any advantage in using the scope, 
l\ut^ Humphrey's work at Walnut Hill with it has set them 
a-thmking. The members have ordered a Columbia button for 
Humphrey and will send it to him as a souvenir of their apprecia- 
tion of his fine record. 
Scores, Columbia target, off-hand .shooting: 
KiHe, 200yds., class medals, one entry only, members: experts: 
A. If. Pape, 4 12 84433+6 8—56; F. O. Young, 84. 
.Sharpshooters: C. M. Daiss 7fi, G. Manuel 88. P. Becker 100. 
-Marksmen: Mrs. Waltham 106, G. Hoadlev 11?.. R. A. Allen 115, 
Mrs. Mannel 117, Dr. H. W. Plunsaker 156. Dr. Twist 160. 
Pistol class medals, 50yds., one entry onlv, members. E.Kperts: 
C .M Daiss 32 4' 931 5 46 6—43 
F C) Young 2 465129 10 1 7—47 
G Barley 8 4 3 4 3 5 8 6 4 3-^8 
A B Dorrtll 9 6 5 5 2 8 7 3 6 6—57 
A H Pape (38 Colts revolver) 512 2 4 8 8 8 7 3 1—58 
Sharpshooters: Dr. J. F. Twist 75, G. Hoadlev 8. 
Marksmen: N. Robinson 77, Mrs. Mannel 84,'Mrs. AValtham 94, 
F.. A. Allen 98, (i. Mannel 100, F. Lake 120. 
All comers, rifle medals and prizes: 
A H Pape 9 1 5 3 8 4 2 5 8 4—49—68 
F O Young 3 6 3 2 8 8 4 7 11 5—57—65 
A B Dorrell 6 7 5 12 7 2 4 3 8 3—58—88 
C: M Daiss 4 6 3 5 14 15 4 4 8 4—67—91 
G Mannel 95 111 114 
All comers, pistol medals :md prizes : F. O. Young, 47, 48, i>5: 
C. M. Daiss. 48; P. Becker, 59, 62, 73; V,. Hoadlev, 62, 66. 
Twist revolver medal: F. O. Young, .59, 75; ,\. H. Pape, 7,^, 82; 
1". Becker, 76, 84; C. M. Daiss, 76. 
.22 and .25 rifles, 50vds. : 
G Mannel '. 1 3 1 1 1 .1 3 3' 4 1—21 
12 41 25222 1^22 
24 2S 30 .30 
Dr J F Twist 2123322 4 2 1—22 
38 38 38 
F O Young 22 31 
iMrs. Waltham 27 31 33 33 
Mrs Mannel , 36 
Record scores, 50vds., pistol: G. Barley, 59, 56, 52. 56, 51; Dr. 
Twist, 76, 88, 81, 89; Mrs. WalthanT 98, 73. 85; C. M. Daiss. 53; 
Mrs. Manuel. 85, 78; N. Robinson, 72, 89; C. M. Wiggin. 82. 
.30-30 Carbines: R. W. Edgren, 24, .32; P. Becker, 35, 34, 39; 
Mr. Trego. 35; E, A. Allen. 48. 42, 46. 
.22cal. rifles: C. M. Wiggin 61, 61, 90, 82. 
Revolver: A. H. Pape 65. 
Repeating .30-30 carbines, Crcedmoor count, 200yds.: P. Becker, 
Mr. Washburn took a trip to Sonora recently, and was received 
with great hospitality by the Tuolumne Rifle 'Club. Thev pitted 
their best pistol shot against him, Washburn making 56, 51 and 42 
to the other's 65, 50 and 56, in three 10-shot scores, 50yds., on 
Columbia target. 
Capt Fred Kuhnle sends me a perfect score on the 2in. ring 
at 50yds., off-hand in practice, made with the .22-45-7^.^, inside 
lubricant cartridge, Stevens rifle. Fred is sixty-five years old. This 
is the second time this has been done here, and each time at 
practice. 
F. O. YorxG, Sec'y. 
Elite Schwettcn Corps. 
New Yohk, Tune 7.— At the shoot of the. Elite Sehuctzen Corps 
on June 2, 1900, at Cypress Hills Schuetzen Park, the following 
scores were made: 
Louis Zoellner 23 25 22 21 22 22 22 23 22 22—224 
21 21 20 22 24 22 21 22 21 23-217 
23 22 22 23 20 24 20 18 24 21—217 
F C Ross 23 20 20 19 24 24 23 19 22 22—216 
2U 21 23 21 20 24 21 22 21 21—214 
17 22 20 22 24 20 20 22 22 24—213 
Jgnatz Martin 23 17 24 25 25 25 22 16 22 19—218 
23 21 23 21 22 16 22 22 22 21—213 
22 23 19 19 23 21 19 22 21 23—212 
(lu.s F.ngert 22 23 21 14 23 24 24.14 19 18—202 
12 19 24 19 18 21 21 21 16 22—193 
23 21 18 17 21 15 9 14 21 16—185 
Gfeb TTrSlvSs 21 19 14 21 22 23 15 18 21 18-194 
18 20 23 15 17 21 IS 20 21 19—192 
15 24 22 16 19 16 IS 14 20 23—187 
Haul Andrassy 18 IS 22 21 14 24 21 17 22 18—195 
19 21.22 21 22 23 24 IS XI 20—195 
24 24 22 11 21 17 17 10 18 19—183 
Chas Kaufman 13 23 25 12 9 24 14 15 25 18—178 
16 17 24 16 17 23 4 11 15 16—159 
12 11 21 22 21 12 10 11 11 19—150 
lohn Kaufman 18 24 15 17 17 13 4 20 17 14—159 
■ 16 21 14 15 17 ti 24 19 14 18—166 
T 14 H 18 20 10 6 34 23 22—155 
Crr.As. R. Hoeming, .S. M. 
if you want your shoot to be ioaoaaeed facte teod lo 
Mttce like the foQowingt 
INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENTS. 
June 11-15.— Interstate Park, Queens, Borough of Queens, L. I.— 
Interstate Association's Grand American Handicap tournament; 
Jl.OOO added. Edward Banks, Sec'y, 318 Broadway, New York. 
July H-i2. — Narragansett Pier, ii. 1.— Interstate Association's 
tournament, under the auspices of the Canonchet Gun Club. Fred 
C« Serenson, Sec'y. 
Aug. 7-8.— Newport, Vt.— Interstate Association's tournament, 
under the auspices of the Newport Gun Club. JT. R. Akin, Sec'y. 
Sept. 12-13.— Salemn, N. \'.— Interstate Association's tournament, 
under the auspices of the Osoma Valley Gun Club. 
June 12-14. — Marion, Ind.— Marion Gun Club's bluerock and live- 
bird tournament; two days bluerocks; one day live birds. E. E. 
Jones, Sec'y. 
June 12-14. — Sioux City, la. — Sixth annual amateur target tourna- 
ment of the Soo Gun Club. W. F. Duncan, Sec'y. 
June IS.— Jersey Citj', N. J.— All-day shoot of the Hudson Gun 
Club. Team race between the Hudson, Fulton and Oceanic clubs; 
all welcome. 
June 19. — South Norwalk, Conn. — First of series of all-day 
monthly shoots given by the Naromake Gim Club. 
June ' 19-20.— Des Moines, la.— Amateur target tournament; $160 
added. Johnson & Milner, Box 572. 
June 19-20. — Belief ontaine, O. — Third annual tournament of the 
Silver Lake Gun Club. B. G. Cushman, 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; $500 added to open events, and 
valuable merchandise prizes in State events. J. A. Jones, Sec'y, 
Charleston, W. Va. 
June 20. — Pottstown, Pa.— Fifth anntial tournament of (he Shuler 
Gun Cluij, and team contest for silver t^ophJ^ ^^^ S. Royer, Sec'y. 
June 20-21. — Norwich, N. V.— Bluerock tournament ot the 
Norwich Gun Club. S. E. Smith, Sec'y-Treas. 
June 21-22. — Fairmont, Minn.— First annual amateur target tourna- 
ment of the Fairmont Gun Club. 
June 23-24.— Glenwood Springs, Colo.— First annual bluerock 
tournament of the Western Slope Gun Club. U. S. Devor, Sec'y. 
Tune 26. — Pawling, N. Y.— Target tournament of - the Pawling 
Gun Club. Geo. S. Williams, Sec'y. ■ / ^ 
June 26-28. — Toledo, O. — Midsummer tournament of the East End 
Gun Club. F. A. Gillespie, Sec'y. _ . 
July 4.— Fitchburg, Mass.— All-day shoot of the Fitchburg Rifle 
and Gun Club. I. O. Converse, Sec'y. 
July 4-5. — Swanton, Vt.— Robin Hood Powder Co.'s tournament. 
N. P. Leach, Mgr. 
July 10-11.— Fremont, O.— First annual tournament of th* 'Frf;- 
mont Gun Club. B. M. Inman. Sec'y. 
July 10-12. — Fort Smith, Ark. — ^Tenth annual tournament Arkansas 
State Sportsmen's Association; $300 added. W. A. Leach, Pres. 
July 12. — Sherburne, N. Y. — Target tournament of the Sherburne 
Giin Club. I. F. Padilford, Sec'y, 
July 11-12. — Delaware, O. — Delaware Gun Club's tournament. 
H. D. Leas, Sec'y, 
July_ 25-27.— Winajpeg:. Mati.— Manitoba Industrial Exhibition- 
Association's trapshootmg tournament. F. W. Heubacli, 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. 4.— Meriden, Conn.— Fifth annual Labor Day tournament 
of the Parker Gun Ciub; $25 added. C. S. Howard, SecV. 
Sept. 12-13.— Homer, 111.— Annual tournament of the Triangular 
Bun Club; one day targets; one day live birds. C. B. Wiggins, 
Sec y. 
Sept. 18-21.— St. Thomas, Ont.— Tom Donley's fourth annual 
toumaraent: live birds and targets. 
Newark, N. J.— South Side Gun Club, target shoot every Satur- 
day afternoon. 
Interstate Park, Queens.— Weekly shoot of the New Utrecht 
Gun Club — Saturdays. 
CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK. 
Monthly contest for the Dewar trophy till June, 1902; handicap; 
2o live birds; $5 entrance. First contest. June 20, 1900. 
June 14.— Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.— Championship of Long 
Island. Second contest of the 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 
Med-.us Rod and Gun Club. Dr. C. E. Kemble, Sec'v. 905 Myrtle 
avenue, Brooklyn. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Concerning the American shooters abroad the 'Sun of June 11 
recounts: "W. S. Edey and C. S. Guthrie, of the Carteret Gun 
Club, won shoots at the London Gun Club traps on May 29. Edey 
captiu-ed the club fund cup. worth .?250, and divided the stakes, 
?27,i, with Mr. Elcho. It was a $15 handicap. Edev shot from the 
29yd. njark and Elcho from the 2.5yd. mark. In the sixth round 
all of the twenty-three starters except these two had missed. Each 
killed imtil the 13th round, and then both missed. In the next 
round Edey killed and Elcho missed. W. P. Thompson, L. 
Finletter, C. S. Guthrie and D. I. Bradley were the other Ameri- 
cans who took part in the contest. The next shoot was a $15 
sweepstake, with .$100 added, 29yds. rise. There were twenty-two 
shooters. C. S. Guthrie and William Haviland were tied with 9 
straight kills, .md they divided the stakes, $430. L. Finletter 
missed his ninth bird, W. P. Thompson his third, D. I. Bradley 
his third and W. S. Edey his first. W. P. Thompson finished 
second in a $10 handicap sweepstakes with 4 kills, and third in a 
.$15 sweepstakes, with a cup added, with 9 kills. L. Finletter was 
fourth, D. I. Bradley fifth. C. S. Guthrie won third prize on 
May 26. The shoot was the Derby, $25 handicap sweepstakes, with 
a $200 cup added. Guthrie killed 8 and won $60. D. I. Bradley 
shot at Hurlingham on May 28. In the Derby, 125 handicap 
sweepstakes, with a $150 cup added, he won third prize S,50, with 
9 kills." . 
^ Mr. F. W. Heubach, general manager of the Winnipeg In- 
dustrial Exhibition, has issued a circular announcing the pro- 
gramme of the Western Canada championship and fourth annual 
target tournament. Manufacturers' agents mav shoot for targets 
only. July 25, first day, is called Parker gun day. There are five 
events on this day, one at 10 targets, $10 entrance; two at 15 tar- 
gets, $1.50, and one at 75 targets, $2, for the Parker gun. On the 
second day there are nine events, entrance $1, $1.50 and $2. No 3 
IS the club four-men team shoot, at 20 targets, $1 entrance. No.' 6 
is the Western Canada championship at .50 targets, $2 entrance the 
trophy of which was presented by the Robin Hood Powder' Co. 
On the third day there are eight events. No. 3 is the International 
championship at 50 targets, $4 entrance. No. 6 is the International 
team race at 20 targets, entrance free; teams to be of not less tiiaii 
four nor more than fifteen men. First high average, $35; second 
$15; third, $10. Targets, 2 cents. 
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Mr. W. P. Brown., Jr., .manager of the Intercity Shooting Park, 
Minneapohs, Minn., writes us as follows: ''As yet the grounds 
are new and incomplete, but in a month or so I am in hopes of 
having the best park in the West. There will be two magautraps, 
two sets Sergeant system and one set of live-bird traps. Later 
in the year I expect to put in the Fulford trap, and when I do 
I am in hopes of reporting large shoots both at targets and birds. 
At present tliey keep the mud pies in the air most of each after- 
noon, and everything points to a grand success." 
The fifth annual tournament of the Shuler Gun Club, Pottstown, 
Pa., will take phacc on June 20, at Sanatoga Park. The grand 
contsst for the silver trophy by teams of five from Berks, Chester 
and Montgomery countie.S, Pa., is the main event, and it com- 
mences at 2 o'clock. There are ten events on the programme of 
which six are at 10 bluerocks, one at 5, one each at 7, 15 tini 20 
bluerocks. All targets will be thrown from the magautrap. All 
moneys divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Mr. W. S. Rover is the 
secretary. 
This week the Pan-American Exposition Co. Carnival of Sports 
will decide the programme and the moneys to be offered at the 
tournament which it will arrange for shooters later in the season. 
1 he programme will be issued in ample time. The plan is to make 
no distinction between experts, while the 75 per cent, or less men 
will have ten events, five on a magautrap and five on expert traps, 
know angles. The 80 to 90 per cent, men will have five on a 
magautrap and five Sergeant system. The monevs will be divided 
so that those who have the skill mav win. 
The secretary of the club, Mr. B. M. Inman, writes us a 
lows: "Tlie Fremont Gun Club, of Fremont, O., will giv 
as fol- 
^ _ ^ j^'ive its 
first annual tournament on Jxily iO and 11. Ten events each day, 
with special events. American Association rules to govern. One 
cent for each target thrown will be reserved for average money, 
divided in ,35, 30, 20 and 15 per cent., to those shooting in all 
event.s both days. Alt shooters invited." 
The annual shoot oi the Longport Gun Ckib, .Atlantic City, N. 
J., will take place on Junt 16, .<it Pleasure i!;iv Hotel shooting 
grounds. Shooting commences at n:30. There are seven events on 
the programme, tliree lOrtarget, two I5-target and two 20-targel 
events. Targets 1% cents each. IMoney divided by the percentage 
.system. The club announces also a match between Messrs. E, S. 
Johnson, of Atlantic City, and Wm. Torpey, of Radnor, Pa., a't 100 
targets. $50 a side. 
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The programme of the Naromake Gun Club's summer shoot, to 
be lield on the club grounds at Dorian's Point, Norwalk, Conn., 
on June 19, commencing at 9:30 o'clock, provides thirteen event.s, 
a total of 150 targets, with a total entrance of $10. Targets 2 
cents, included in entrance. Four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per 
cent. Take White Line trolley, car to east side and transfer to 
Dorian's Point. Refreshments served on the grounds. Bluerocks 
will be thrown from a magautrap. 
Mr. S. Glover, of Rochester, won the New York citv trrinhv., 
emblematic of the target championship of the .State of New York' 
with the excellent score of 1(4 out of 175. iVlr. 1. W. Money 
scored 170 out of 175, and therefore was a good second. 
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The Brooklyn Gun Club, of Brooklyn, L. I., announces a series 
of four shoots, to take place on June 9, 16, 23 and 30. The first 
prize is a half dozen sterling silver spoons; second prize, a berry 
spoon. The contests will be handicaps at 50 targets. 
On ^Monday of this week a number of the experts with the gum 
were in New York city, preparatory to visiting Interstate Park,, 
ljueens, where there will be a continuous comjietition diiring the 
remainder of the week. . i' 
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The daily press of Vtica devoted generous space to the Slate 
tournament, most ami.ab!y speaking kind words for every one, and 
puessnting the tournament new.s with commendable accuracy. 
Mr. J. A. R. Elliott, of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., left 
Utica before the State shoot closed last week to attend the gradu« 
ating exercises of the Polytechnic school in New York, 
