July 7, 1900,] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Mississippi Valley Tf ap Notes. 
Manager Dave Elliott is arranging to give a local open sweep- 
stake and merchandise target shoot at Dupont Park, St. Louis, 
about July 8. . i. 
Some of the leading spirits among southern Illmois trap shots 
are planning for the organization at an early date of a league 
representing all active clubs in the State south of Sprmgheld. 
Such an association would do much to increase interest xn the 
game, and the plan is feasible if pi-operly gone about. 
Hon. Tom A. Marshall, facetiously called "the shootmg mayor 
of Keithsburg," is just now "very busy" arranging the programme 
for the big Indian shoot, which is scheuled for the fourth week m 
August, at Lake Okoboji, la. The tribal scribe has furnished a 
poetical history of this noble aggregation of mdomitable braves, 
and Tom declares that the programme will be the finest thing of 
the kind that ever happened in the West. 
The programme for the tenth annual meeting and tournament 
of the Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association, at Fort Smith, 
July 10 to 13, shows a liberal and attractive list. Three days are 
to be devoted entirely to target shooting, in eight 15- and tvvo 
20-bird events, there being $10 cash added in each. Amateurs only 
will be permitted to compete for purses, and targets will be thrown 
at 2 cents each. On the fourth day an optional sweep at live birds 
will be shot, 25 birds, entrance ?15, including birds. All moneys 
will be divided on the Rose system. Two State events are 
scheduled, the team championship trophy contest, three men to 
a team and 25 targets each, will be shot on Wednesday. On 
Thursday the individual target championship will be decided, each 
contestant shooting at 50 targets, at unknown angles. 
The Arkansas boys have the knack of giving good shoots and 
entertaining guests, and a large attendance on this occasion seems 
SSSUf 
The Freeburg, 111., Gun Club ^ave its annual target tournament 
on June 24. Freeburg is a thriving little city fifteen miles out o£ 
St. Louis on the Illinois Central road, and supports a good, ac- 
tive shooting club. The management was unfortunate in the 
weather on this date, as intermittent showers most of the day 
made shooting unpleasant and prevented finishing the programme. 
It proved, nevertheless, a pleasurable occasion, targets being 
thrown at 1% cents from three expert traps. Chas. Spencer took 
first honors, Dave Elliott second, while Thompson and Riehl tied 
for third. The scores are appended. 
In the afternoon a return match was shot b^ teams of five men 
representing the city of St. Louis and St. Clair county, 111. The 
stake was the price of birds and a banquet for the crowd. The 
birds were a good lot of old fellows just gathered from a neighbor- 
ing barn, and they were so anxious to get home for the evening 
feed that the St. Clair boys let 8 of their 125 get over the boundary, 
while the visitors lost but 4. Dave Elliott refereed the match, as 
well as sustained his reputation as a famous retriever of difficult 
birds. The scores: 
St. Louis Team. 
Soencer , 2222222*22222122212222212—24 
Griesedick 1211222121222211222112221--25 
Collins *121222121201122112111121— 23 
Dr Burnett 1122222122222221122022211—24 
Mermod 2221111222U121U22211112— 25— 121 
St. Clair Team. 
Heiligenstein 11*0211212021211221221120—21 
Richert 1112212111111112201122111—24 
Thompson 12122222121211*1122221122—24 
Krebs 2101222121210211111211211—23 
Willis 2222222222222222222222222—25-1 17 
Sweepstakes : 
Events: 12345678 
Targets : 10 10 15 15 10 20 15 15 Broke. 
Collins 9 6 13 14 6 18 8 14 88 
Burnett 8 9 14 12 9 18 10 15 95 
Spencer 10 10 14 13 9 18 14 14 102 
Griesedick 9 10 15 12 10 15 12 12 95 
Mermod , 9 9 14 13 10 15 10 12 92 
Taylor i.^i...> r,r. 9 8 13 13 7 17 12 12 91 
Elliott ;..;;.„.....,.. 10101313 sieuis 99 
Cabanne 8 9 14 13 9 18 14 9 94 
Le Page 7 10 14 13 9 17 11 13 94 
W J Richert 7 8 13 12 7 11 11 12 86 
Thompson 10 9 14 14 7 19 14 10 96 
Riehl 10 7 n 14 7 19 14 14 96 
Willis 8 8 12 14 8 16 13 
Krebs 7 8 15 13 9 17 10 
Geo Richert 5 9 13 7 6 
Serth 7 11 11 9 17 
Rhein 6 
Dr. E. R. Hickerson, secretary of the Mobedy, Mo,, Gun Club, 
has issued the programme for the tenth annual tournament of the 
Missouri State Amateur Shooting Association, which is to be held 
in that city July IS, 19 and 20. There are to be two days target 
shooting, embracing 170 rounds for each day. Targets will be 
trapped at 1 cent each, and money di-i'ided under the Rose system. 
On the second day the L. C. Smith gun cup will be shot for. 
This is an Association event, for teams of two men each, 25 
targets per team. The third day will be devoted to live birds, 
the events embracing the live-bird championship trophy at 15 
birds, an open sweepstake at 10 bir<^«, and a 25-bird handicap. 
Moberly is a thriving city in the shooting district of Missouri, and 
an excellent attendance is promised. 
The Piasa Gun Club, Alton, made the following scores in the 
regular shoot of Jxine 29: 
Events : 
Howell 
Lane 
Sehiess , 
Beall 
Schweppe 
Cole 
Shot 
1 
2 3 
4 5 G 7 8 9 10 
at. 
Broke. 
8 
10 10 
9 10 9 10 10 9 S 
100 
93 
8 
8 9 
9 8 10 9 8 8 9 
100 ■ 
86 
9 
7 8 
7 5 8 10 9 10 10 
100 
83 
8 
6 7 
7 7 6 8 7.... 
80 
56 
3 
7 6 
8 10 
50 
.14 
,57 9 8 8 7 
60 
44 
6 
9 5 
6 9 
50 
5 
4 5 
7 4^ 6 7 4 9 
100 
57 
7 6 5 9 10 7 
70 
53 
2 
3 2; 
7 
40 
14 
F. C. Riehl. 
Fitchburg Rifle and Gtm dub. 
FiTCHBUKG, Mass. — ^The regular shoot of the Fitchburg Rifle and 
Gun Club was held on Wednesday afternoo n, June 27, eleven shoot- 
ers being present. 
Two thunder showers came up during the afternoon, which added 
greatly to the uncertainty of trapshooting; but one had lots of 
sport in trying to catch them when they were jumping in the 
wind. 
The event of the afternoon was a team race between the No. 1 
and No. 2 teams, five men each. 25 targets per man. No. 1 team 
beat by only 1 bird. The following are the scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 25 10 10 5p 5p 25 25 5p 
Rice 7 10 4 7 6 21 7 
Cutler 
Bell 
Esty 
Farrar 
7 5 6 7 21 9 8 7 6 20 16 . . 
Converse 
Hawkins 
5 
8 
7 
4 7 
2 16 
5 
7 4 
6 16 
5 6 
7 
6 
6 10 
9 11 
8 9 
5 
5 17 21 
5 
8 
8 
6 8 
8 19 
8 10 
4 
. . 17 13 
9 
5 6 
3 14 
7 
8 8 
6 18 
5 7 
6 
7 23 .. 
, , 6 
7 14 
7 .. 
e 
6 18 ;. 
"7 
6 6 
.. 12 16 
I. O. Converse, Sec'y. 
Baltfanore Shooting Association Championship. 
BAt.Ti.«ou£, Md., June 29.— On Thursday, June 28, at the Balti- 
more Shooting .Association grounds, Mr. AnsJey H. Fox, shooting 
under the name of Leader, won the Baltimore Shooting Associa- 
tion championship cup by breaking 18 out of 50 targets, 18yds. rise, 
unknown angles. This makes the second consecutive time Leader 
has won the cup. his win Is.si week being rnade on 49 out of 50. 
In the preliminary events Leader was also high, making two runs 
of over .lO straight from the 18yd. mark. He was in bad form at the 
G. A. H. at targets and was confined to his bed for several days 
after the shoot, the above being practically the first shooting he 
has done since the G. A. H. at targets. As the scores show, he is 
rapidly getting back in his usual good form. The scores in cup 
shoot follow: 
Hdcp. Broke. Hdcp. Broke. 
Leader, 18 0 48 Dupont, 16 3 42 
Malone, 16 1 37 Bonday, 16 5 45 
Hazard, 16 6 42 Franklin, 16 10 42 
King, 16 7 37 Rabb, 16 6 37 
West, 16 10 39 
Fox used his n^.w Wincl^ester pump gun and factory Ipaded 
Leader i .... .. . AKStEv jj. pojc. 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
Garfield Gun Club 
Chicago, June 30.— The inclosed scores were made on our 
grounds to-day on the occasion of our ninth trophy event. The 
day was an ideal one for shooting. A rather sharp breeze across 
the traps made the targets dip and climb considerably, but taking 
all conditions into consideration, a nicer day for shooting would 
be hard to find. C. P. Richards won A medal on 24. A. Hellman 
won B medal on 24. J. D. Pollard won C medal on 21. Twenty- 
one members engaged in the trophy event, which is not up to 
our average attendance, but the boys are evidently saving them- 
selves for our annual club tournament on next Wednesday, July 4. 
The score.«: 
Ninth trophy shoot 25 targets: 
W P Northcott OlimiOlllllUmiUllll— 23 
Dr W 1 Meek 1011111110110110111101001—18 
N N Dorman -'. 0111110011101110111110110—18 
A AIcGowan OOllUOlOllOlllOOOOOOlOOOl— 10 
P McGowan 0011000111010100110110111-14 
C H Kehl 1100010001000000001001001—7 
1 D Pollard lllUOnilllllOllllllOllll— 21 
C P Richards 1111111111011111111111111—24 
E W' Eaton 0101101010111111010110001—15 
T i^aton 1001101100111101101111111—18. 
\ 1-: Midgley ....1011011101111101111111111—21 
T Wol.flf . moiimoooii 01011010110—16- 
br C C O'Bvrne OOllOOllOOOllOlllOUmiO— 15- 
Dr W S'Ro'yee • 0110101100111110000111010—14 
L Woii¥... loioiiioomooiioiuioooi— 15. 
N H Ford 1011001111101110111110111—19 
Dr C H Graves... lii. ........0110111100011111010101010-15 
F G Barnard 1001 11110011] 000100110000—12. 
A Hellman 1111111111111111111111101—24 
S E Young nOlOlOmilllllllUlllll- 22: 
W' H Baker 1011111011011111111101110-20 
Sweepstakes : 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 15 10 15 10 10 15 Targets : 15 10 15 10 10 15 
Dorman 13 9 12 9 9 14 Northcott 15 8 8 11 
AMcGowan.... 12 .. 12 5 4 9 J W Meek.,,.... ...... 7 913; 
P McGowan.... 7 .. 12 8 6 5 Pollard 11 8 9 14 
Kehl 8 4 E W Eaton.... .... 13 8 9 .. 
Richards 14 9 14 10 9 14 T Eaton 13 7 8 11 
Midgley 11 7 Midgley 8 8 IS 
Graves 9 9 J Wolff 9 7 .. 
Barnard 5 4 . . . . 9 10 F Wolff 6 . . 7 
Hellman 13 6.. ,. -712 Royce ........i 5 6 11 
Young 11 .. .. .. .: 13 O'Byrne 5 .. 
Kehl 7 5 6 7 Ford 13 
Dr. J. W. Meek, Sec'y. 
Eureka Gun Club. 
Chic^igo, Til.. June 30. — ^The scores made to-day follow: 
Monthly trophy shoot, lo targets: 
F P Stannard.lilOlUllllOllO— 12 Bowers 111111010110101—11 
L Willard ....111110111111111—14 Cornwell 111101110111001—11 
Dr Morton ...110110111111001-11 R B Clark. .. .111101100111111— 12 
Sprague 111011011101101—11 Dr Turck 010001111011001— 8 
Goodrich 111111111111011—14 Mvers 100101101111100— 9 
Sundermeier ■..101100110111010—9 WD Stannard. 101111111111110— 13 
A W Adams.. 111111111011111—14 Irwin 111110111000101—10 
Dominie 111111111110111—14 Borroff 111101011011011—11 
T L Tones 010111000000110— 6 F E Adams. . .011011111111011— 12 
ICuss" 111101001111111—12 F P Stannard.imOlOlllOllOl- 11 
Ties' 
Lem Willard.. UlllllllllllOl— 14 Adams 111011011101110—11 
Goodrich 111111101001110—11 
Event No. 2, medal shoot, 25 targets; 
F P Stannard.... 1101111111111110011111111—22- 
L Willard 1011111111111111111111111—24 
Dr Morton 0111011110111101010101010—16 
W Sprague lOlOOUlHlOllOlOllOllOlO— Iti 
Goodrich 1100111111010111111111111—21 
Milliken 1001111111101001101118000—15. 
Sundermeier 1111011110101001001110010—15, 
A W Adams lllllOllimilllimillll— 24 
Dominie 1101110111010111111110111—201 
T L Tones OlUlOlOllOllllOUOOOlOOO— 14 
'Kuss" lllllOllUlllllllllllllll— 24 
Bowers h. . . .nOlllllOllllllllllllOll— 22: 
Cornwell 1011101111111000010111010—16 
R B Clark ' 0101111100010001001010101—12: 
Dr Turck 1111010110110010110111111—18 
Dr Wright lOOOUOlOOOlOlOOOOOOlOOOO— 7 
AValters' 1011111111110101011111011—20 
W D Stannard 1111111111111111111111111—25 
Irwin limiOOllOllOllllOmiOl— 19 
Borroff 0110100101101110110111001—15 
Sweepstakes: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 Events: 12 3 4 
Targets : 15 25 25 25 Targets : 15 25 25 25 
F P Stannard 13 . . 21 18 Bowers 11 .. 12 .. 
L Willard 13 .. 23 23 
Dr Morton K .. 19 .. 
\V Sprague' 7 . . 15 18 
L Goodrich 15 
Milliken 10 
.Sundermeier 10 .. 11 .. 
A W Adams 12 . . 20 22 
Dominie 12 .. 20 22 
1 L Tones 6 . . II . . 
kuss' 12 19 18 22 
Events: 1 2 
Targets : 15 25 
Bowers 11 . . 
Cornwell 9 . . 
R Clark 8 .. 
Dr Turck 6 .. 
Irwin 20 
F E Adams 24 
Bowers 20 
Dr Wright U 
A C Paterson 
■W p Stannard 
C)uinn 
18 .. 
.. 18 
18 .. 
13 " 
17 .. 
23 2?> 
17 .. 
The Shooters at Paris. 
The j'ollowing are excerpts taken from the Paris edtiou of the 
New York Herald: ' 
If the number of entering competitors may be taken as affording 
a criterion, unqualified success awaits the international pigeon 
shooting contests arranged in connection with the Exhibition, 
which are to be shot oft' on Tuesday, 19th, Monday, the 2,5th, Tues- 
dayl the 26th, and Wednesday, 27th, of June at the Cercle du Bois 
de Boulogne. 
One hundred and thirty names have already been inscribed for 
participation in the two events comprised in these contests — ^the 
Grand Prix du Centenaire and the Grand Prix de I'Exposition 
Universelle de 1900. 
Nor IS quality inferior to quantity. Most of the famous shots 
of the world will be seen before the graceful pavilion of the Cercle 
du Bois de Boulogne during the coming ten days. Among the 
competitors may be cited: 
Comte Clary, Baron N. Gourgaud, Comte G. De Montesquiou, 
the two Verestchagines, Comte H. De La Rochefoucauld, Prince 
Lucien Mnrat, Comte L. De Montesguiou, Prince De Chimay, 
Marquis De floudetot, Baron De Steinheil, Prince Poniatowski, 
Baron .-V. De Tavernost, Vicomte De Paris, Comte De Clermont, 
Vicomte D'Hauteriye, Comte Du Taillis, Comte De Poncins, 
Baron De Montpellier, Baron De Larnage, Baron De Heeckeren, 
Comte De Robiano, 'Vicomte M. De Clarmont, Comte Charles De 
Caraman, Comte D'Aubiguy D'.A.ssy, Comte R. De Quelen. 
Other .shots — Comte L. D'Espinay Saint-Luc, Comte De Mont- 
gon, Baron De Dorolodot, Baron Andre De Schonen, Comte 
D'Ursel, Paron De Balorre, Comte Dankelmann, Comte De La 
Chapelle, Vicomte Jacques De Perthuis, Comte L. De L'Aigle, 
Comte Le Gonidec De Fraissan, Prince De Croy-Solre, MM. 
Maurice Faure, Buequet, De Barbarin, Wioland, Wadsworth, 
Rogers. C. Robinson, Scribot De Bons, De Amezaga, H. Lipp- 
man, A. De Gille.s, Marcel Avril, Roger Niviere, R. Moncorge, 
Keyser, Lonhienne. Leon Thomee, Braun, Denfert-Rochereau, G. 
Plagino, Georges Heine. De Bioncourt, J. Demonts, Leon De 
Lunden, Hans Marsch, Fortamps, R. Penart, Charles E. Geynet, 
Le Bertre, Merrill, Maurice Godillot, T. Descamps, H. Dequen, 
R. De Lingen, Mouton, A. De La Chevreliere, Achille Darnis, 
Soucaret, Jacques Niviere, G. De Navenne, L. Puccinelli-Sannini, 
Verdavainne, H. T. Roberts, Leon Avril, Oreste Galletti, Bras- 
seur, S. Marlin, E. Gampert, Gayant, H. Wotherspoon, Yo, Paul 
Gervais, Gaston Faure, Maurice Leger, L. Blanc, A. Poiaat, Pascal 
Darnis, De Clermont, Robert Gourgaud, Labbe, Doinsignon, A. 
Meslay, Bettex, Begule, F. Blondel, Edmond Bejot, C. Bethune, 
Paul Lunden, LTlbson, Viard, E. De Montjou, De Saint-Andre, L. 
Drevon, H. Gaillard De La Dionnerie, Koller, Tournu, 'Van Hoo- 
brouck, L. Surmont, De Schickfuss, Storms, Quersin, Beharelle, 
Hall, F. Mallet, Paul Verdavainne, A. Passerat, Robert Hennessy, 
Merillon, Ruddock, F. Morris, J. DederzoH and Carroll. 
For the greater comfort of the spectators, a vast awning will 
protect them from the sun, or from the rain, in case of need. 
General admission will be 5 francs, with a certain number of 
reserved seats for pnlpokcrs at 2Q fraiig& fgr gentlemen gnfi JO 
francs for ladies, and season tickets, reserved for the four days 
over which the shooting will extend, at 50 francs for gentlemen 
and 25 for ladies. , , . 1. . . t 
There is good reason for the wide interest that is being taken 
in these events by well-known shots. The prizes in the first 
amount to 10,000 francs, divided into first, second, third and fourth 
of 5,000, 2,.500, 1,500 and 1,000 francs respectively, while the Grand 
Prix amounts to 20,000 francs for the winner, adde_d to a sweep- 
stakes of 10 louis. The second, third and fourth in the contest 
for the Grand Prix will take .50, 30 and 20 per cent, of the sweep- 
.stakes respectively. In addition there are silver and bronze medals. 
Never in ttie antlafs of pigeon shooting has there been such a 
gathering of international shots as was seen at the Cercle de Bois 
de Boulogne yesterday, the occasion being the Grand Prix du 
Centenaire, the first of the important contests in connection with 
the Exposition prizes. 
With but 1 louis entrance fee, and a distance of but 25 meters, 
moderate shots thought they had a chance, while the prizes, ag- 
gregating 10,000 francs, attracted even the "cracks." _This was 
what was intended by the committee, and it may be said without 
fear of contradiction that the initial meeting was a complete suc- 
cess. 
First of all, the weather was glorious, and then the picturesque 
surroundings, the excellent management, the comfortable quarters 
for competitors and visitors alike, and above all the politeness 
shown by the employees, proved that "filthy lucre" was not a 
point in question. For the nonte the club opened its gates to 
strangers at a moderate entrance fee and extended to them every 
couilesy. To Baron Napoleon Gourgaud, as president, and to his 
colleagues, many thanks are due. 
And the meeting was a record one. Namur, in Belgium, claims 
having had 149 shooters in a single afternoon, while the Monte 
Carlo maximum is exactly ten less. But yesterday,- out of 198 
entrants, 166 faced the traps! 
Naturally, with such a plethora of marksmen, good, indifferent 
and bad, the opening rounds were of little interest, except to 
backers of the gun or the bird— and the betting, by the way, was 
at times brisk. The pigeons — Belgian "bizets"— were excellent, but 
they had no breeze to help them, and the fewer sitters were, as a 
rule, those which had become half stifled in the traps, that "mys- 
terious marble" having failed for a time to drop into their slot 
and let them loose. 
In the initial essay there were fifty-seven misses, among them 
being the Prince De Croy, Prince A. De Lucinge, Messrs. Rene 
De KnyfT, Paul Lunden, A. Foizat, Robert Gourgaud, and that 
well-known English shot H. J. Roberts, who was treated to a 
"beast of a bird" — a little, dark "snipy" specimen, who was no 
sooner off than he swept the ground and was over the rails, not, 
however, without losing most of his tail feathers. It took just two 
hourt one minute to complete this first "run" through the card. 
Competitors continued falling out one by one until, at the begin- 
ning of the 7th round, twenty-six were left in, and it looked at a 
given moment as if there would be a chance of completing tlie 
contest before nightfall. The light, however, began to fail, for it 
■was long past 6 o'clock, and it was at this moment that the shoot- 
ing became interesting. 
The first victim was Mr. C. Robinson, of California, whose hard 
hit bird from No. 5 just fell out of boundary. M. R. De Mon- 
corge, M. Lostatot and the British shot, Mr. Slow, the last-named 
missing a sharp rising pigeon, also had zeros posted against their 
names. 
Twenty was the total of "probable chances" when the 8th round 
was called. A high flyer from No. 5, however, extinguished Mr, 
Wadsworth Rogers' (American) chance; M. Van Hoobrouck was 
teaten by a sitter, which rose like a rocket when the ball was 
thrown; and M, F. Mallet missed a good pigeon from the center 
trap. 
The ninth round was the last, and the following will resume 
shooting at midday precisely to-day: Messrs. Buequet, A. De 
Tavernost, Guyant, Paul Gervais, Poinsi.enon, Tournu, A. Ginot 
and Pascal Darnis — all French; Messrs. Edgar Murphy and Fin- 
litter, Americans; Mr. D. Mackintosh, Australian; Comte P. De 
Liedekerke, Belgian; Marquis De Villaviciosa, Spanish; and Signor 
Oreste Galetti, Italian. 
Fourteen in all, and all excellent shots. The betting is in favor 
of the .'\nglo-Saxons, for Messrs. Mackintosh, Murphy and Fin- 
litter grassed all their birds in splendid style. 
"Bravo, Mackintosh!" was the cry, as the crack Australian shot 
grassed his 22d pigeon at the Cercle du Bois de Boulogne yester- 
day afternoon, thus winning the Grand Prix du Centenaire, the 
■first of the international contests in connection with the Exposi- 
tion prizes. 
Fourteen with 9 straight kills to their credit had been left in 
over night. 
When shooting commenced a nice breeze was blowing in toward 
the stands, and the sun was hidden behind a bank of clouds; 
in fact, these climatic surroundings remained the same throughout 
the contest. Thus the light was perfect and the birds had some- 
thing in the favor — and thev wanted it! 
The attendance when shooting began was small, some thirty 
members only being present — a pleasant change from the over- 
crowded state of the stands on the previous afternoon. 
M. Buequet was the first to face the traps, and he, as well as 
Baron A. De Tavernost and Signor Oreste Galetti, killed. M. 
Guyant was, however, less fortunate, as his hard hit bird rose from 
the dog and succeeded in getting out of bounds. At the next shot 
but one M. Pascal Darnis missed a high flyer and Comte P. De 
Liedekerke soon afterward came to grief over an extremely fast 
bird from the left-hand corner, the "biset" getting clear away. 
In round 2, or properly speaking, round 11 of the contest, this 
same left-hand corner trap proved fatal to M. Bucquet's chance, 
and a fast bird from No. 5, just the other extreme, placed M. Paul 
Gervais "hors de combat." 
In the 12th round all killed, but at the commencement of the 
13th Signor Oreste Galetti, on whom the Italian hopes were pinned, 
shot under a fair pigeon from No. 5, and in this round the Ameri- 
can contingent also experienced some disappointment, as Mr. 
Leonard Finlitter, of Philadelphia, who had been shooting very 
consistently, had hard luck, his bird carrying a load of shot just 
over the boundary. 
M. Poinsignon failed in round 14, but the others scored, but 
round 15 saw two veteran French shots retire — Baron De Tavernost 
being beaten by a rattling fast riser from No. 1, while that good 
sportsman, M. Henri Journu, of Monte Carlo fame, unfortunately 
accepted a sitter at the same trap, who, when the b'all was thrown 
went up like a rocket. M. Ginot also had to cry "content," clean 
missing a fairish bird from No. 4. 
Three only were now left in, each having grassed 15 consecu- 
tive birds— the .Marquis De Villaviciosa, representing Spain; Mr. 
D. Mackintosh, the Australian, and Mr. Edgar Murphy, of New 
York. These all accounted for their 16th. 17th and 18th "bisets " 
In this latter round the American gave his supporters a fright, as 
his hard hit bird fell dying on the rails and remained quivering 
there. Struggling, however, it feebly raised a wing, which the 
breeze caught, and amid a tremendous shout {he bird fell inside 
At his next essay Mr. Murphy was again fortunate, his "bisef' 
striking the fence and dropping on the right side. He, with the 
others, killed his 20th pigeon, but it was evident that he was either 
nervous or beginning to tire, and this was proved by the fact that 
at his next essay he missed a nice bird from the center trap 
, It S^\P°y. ^ match between the Marquis De Villaviciosa and 
Mr. D. Mackintosh. Odds of 9 to 1 were laid on the latter's in- 
dividual shots, while about half that price was obtainable when the 
former shot. There was little suspense, as the Marquis was im- 
mediately beaten by a beautiful bird from the fatal No 1 and Mr 
Mackintosh had but to kill to win. This he did with his first barrel 
m grand style. 
The victory was extremely popular, and champagne flowed 
freely. _ The Marquis De Villaviciosa and Mr. Murphy, as second 
and third, were also warm.ly congratulated. 
The prizes were 5,000 francs to the winner, 2,500 francs to the 
second, ],500 francs to the third, and 1,000 francs to the fourth 
This last-named award was divided between Baron De Tavernost 
Messrs. Henri Journu and A. Ginot, these having tied with 14 kills 
apiece. 
After a short interval a handicap sweepstakes of 5 louis each 
with an ob]et of art, given by the committee, was commenced 
This attracted thirty-four entries, includin.sr Tod Sloan, the Ameri- 
can jockey, who, by the way. missed his first bird. It resulted as 
follows: First. Baron De Heeckeren, 23 meters, 18 out of 18- 
second, Baron De Tavernost, 261/^ meters, 17 out of 18. ' 
...... ^ 
A daily press dispatch states that "the finals in the pigeon shoot- 
mg contests at the Cercle du Bois de Boulogne, for the Exposition 
Grand Prix, which began at Paris Monday. June 25. were finished 
June 27, the competition having narrowed down to tkirty-six The 
results were as follows: Leon De Lunden, 21 out of 21' first- 
Maurice Faure, 20 out of 21, second; D. Mcintosh and C Robin' 
son, each 18 out of 19, tied for third. M. De Lunden is' a well 
known Belgian shot. In the first round A G. Spalding was among 
those who missed. Tod Sloane and Messrs. Wadsworth and 
Rogers dropped out in the next two rounds, when only four com 
petitors were left. >fr. Robinson, a Californian, proposed dividincy 
the whole stake of 30,400 francs, to which the other^T agreed Thf 
mstcli has been concH'i^ecJ," ' "^' -^e^^M, in? 
