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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 3, 1900. 
Mississippi Valley Notes. 
The quarterly competition for the Peoria Herald trophy at 25 
live birds was shot on the Peoria Gun Club grounds Oct. S4. 
There were nine competitors, 24 being the high score. The birds 
were of Tom Scott's famous vintage, and none of them_ waited 
to.be shot, l3ut got away in a hurry as soon as released. The race 
was shot as a $15 sweep, class shooting; moneys divided 50. 30 
and 20 per cent. Of the three high guns, J. C. England,, of Mt. 
Pulaski, lost his fourth, a strong outgoer. Tom Hall, of Spring- 
field, failed to negotiate his 13th, a right-quartering driver. Barston 
came to grief on a straight incomer. In the shoot-ofJ Hall lost 
his 3d and Barston his 10th, leaving England winner of the 
trophy. After the big race a miss-and-out was shot. Scores are 
appended; 
B'Srr ■ .112121002122*201110211001—18 
Hall - . 2222222222220222222222222—24 
Portman 222222*U22*22201022212220— 19 
"VValoert .22*2212022121221221212220— 22 
Meidroth 2222*22**11220*122202022*— 17 
■Baker 2222012002111212222122212—22 
1% eland 212''222212215 122112222122—24 
rston 2^2211211212122^2222221—24 
Leisy .*00202222222022n2122**21— 18 
Shoot-ofJ, miss-and-out: 
Hall 22* Barston 2212221220 
England 1212222112 
Miss-and-out sweep: Hall 5, Barr 2, Baker 3, Walpert 5, 
England 2, Meidroth 5, Barston 4, Portman 3. 
At St. Louis. 
The initial match for a handsome trophy donated by Alec Mer- 
mod was shot at the Dupont Park grounds, St. Louis, Oct. 27. 
This trophy is subject to challenge and open to competition to 
any resident of St. Louis or town in the immediate vlcin!t3^ 
Challenge races to be for price of birds, loser to pay for both, and 
all matches to be shot at 25 birds; handicaps 26 to 32yds.; Inter- 
state Association rules to govern. 
In the Oct, 26 competition for Piasa Gun Club medals, A. J. 
Howell won president s and H. Cole handicap trophy. 
The big Galesburg tournament has been decided on as a cer- 
tainty. Dates will be named this week. 
The Danville Gun Club has issued programme invitations for a 
two days' target shoot Nov. 8 and 9; open to all; 200 targets per 
day; magautrap rules. 
The Limited Gun Club, Indianapolis, is entertaining with a 
target and sparrow shoot, Thursday and Friday of this week. 
la Emulation of Nessmufc. 
It is something over two years since the Forest and Stream 
printed the formal notice of the organization, and constitution 
and by-laws of the Nessmuk Club, of Alton, 111. That the club 
has been silent since that time, not vaunting its doings in print, 
does not signify that it was in any sense a failure, or did not make 
substantial and satisfactory progress in the work for which jt was 
designed. Quite to the contrary, indeed, it has grown in impor- 
tance and interest, with an increasing roll of members, who are 
enthusiastic in its behalf. 
The first rule of membership is congeniality. The code knows 
no distinction of station or difference of years; but let the man 
who makes a trip or two on probation show a trait which marks 
him as an alien to this society — and he is quickly found oait--it is 
a safe bet at long odds that he will not go again. 
The third annual field day was celebrated on Oct. 21. Iwelve 
of the twenty members met at the dock of the trim little launch 
Nina at 8:30 A. M. in full habiliments for the fray. Provender 
was provided by a committee of one, backed by the treasurer. 
For this particular occasion, however, it had been agreed to 
.have a genuine old-fashioned trapshooting contest. A thou,sanil 
targets were brought along, and these hurled at the greatest pos- 
sible speed on the broadest variation of angles from one expert 
trap afforded ample pastime for the crowd for hours. 
The shooting is done in sets of five shots at a turn, one man 
up. It is intended as a preliminary to the opening of the game 
season two weeks later, and it does not matter that scores are 
not up to the average published records of public tournaments. 
There is no money up or. this contest, and no man's salary de- 
pends upon the appearance of his string in print after it is over. 
He who scores 3, 2 or 1 out of his 5 is as heartily cheered as he 
who goes straight, and he knows that the ovations are not 
tempered in either jealousy or derision. So, amid jest and 
raillery that comes from the heart, the day files on, and comes to 
the close all too soon. F. C. Riehi,, 
and their representatives will long be appreciated by the shooters 
of North Carolina, and we hope another year to show by a largely 
increased attendance our appreciation. 
The scores of each day are hereto attached: 
Second] Day, Octt 24. 
First Day, Oct. 24. 
Events ; 1 2 
Targets: 15 15 
Worthen 10 IB 
Grant • 10 7 
McKissick 9 13 
Walters ■ 9 5 
Lemcke 9 U 
Crawford • • 5 . . 
Green 11 12 
Parker , 12 13 
Keller, Jr. . . . .-.^i^^.i,... U 11 
T H Keller 6 .. 
Grav ■ S 
Byrd 13 
Johnson f 
Jordan , , . , 12 
Welch 
Belvin ■ 8 -■ 
Eand S .. .. 
Tomlinson 5 6 . . 
Diftee - 11 9 
Fleming • 
Ball 
Hay - 
Mitchell 
Brenig ^ 
Johnson, Jr 7 
Broughton 5 
Upchurch 4 
Hervey , 4 
Second Day, Oct. 25. 
3 4 
20 15 
19 13 
15 6 
16 12 
i4 12 
10 3 
is 12 
14 9 
19 13 
14 8 
15 12 
17 10 
15 15 
12 8 
6 
20 
16 
14 
IB 
5 .. 
Events : 1 
Targets : 15 
Worthen 15 
Walters 8 
Turner 6 
Lemcke 10 
Welch 12 
Bvrd 13 
Keller, Jr 10 
Parker 12 
Fleming 11 
Pennington 4: 
Ed Crawford 6 
Yeargan 4 
Hunter 4 
i\dcock 11 
Walsh 12 
M Hay 6 
W R Cr.-iwford.-. 11 
T H Keller 11 
Park 7 
Jordan - Tl 
A Lyon - , 
Guiele . .^..i-.4.*.,.i ... , 
Okey 
Haws 
Hill 
Rothroclc 
Lambert 
McKissick 
Cradsher 
Qiirner 
Hunt 
Barbel 
Ford 
Johnson , 
Ijen Glenn 
Daniels -. 
F M Parker 
Diffee 
Williamson , , 
Critchcr 
Hazlett 
Green 
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
15 20 15 15 20 15 15 
14 19 14 14 18 13 14 
. . 10 8 12 
..10 
10 12 
5 , ,. .. 
10 14 13 13 16 Ji 9 
10 14 . . 11 
13 20 12 15 17 14 14 
10 12 .. 
7 
11 17 
8 12 5 . . . . 
12 15 12 .. 
4 12 12 
4 3 10 
11 .. .. 
a 15 . . . . 
.. .. 6 .. 
8 9 8 
\?, 20 14 12 19 15 ll! 
.. 15 7 .. .. 7 .. 
..15 
.. .. 6 
9 
9 
6 
10 10 
. . 10 8 6 . . 
.. 5 
.... 13 8 .. 
.. .. 6 
.. -.15 
Broke. 
85 
60 
78 
17 
56 
24 
23 
86 
56 
62 
30 
64 
42 
68 
25 
12 
20 
11 
32 
24 
6 
2 
7. 
S 
12 
5 
4 
4 
Broke. 
121 
38 
16 
32 
17 
102 
45 
117 
33 
11 
34 
4 
4 
1!) 
12. 
6 
36 
.50 
7 
11 
49 
23 
11 
7 
5 
30 
4 
106 
29 
15 
6 
8 
9 
9 
6 
20 
24 
5 
21 
, « 
15 
Tak Heel 
Peters Cartridgs Co.'s Tournament at Raleigh. ^^^^'^ Cartridge Co.'s Tournament at Atlanta. 
Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 26. — The two days' shooting tournament at 
the Fair Grounds, given by the Peters Cartridge Co.. under the 
auspices of the Raleigh Gun Club, was brought to a successful 
close yesterday. Both parties were more than pleased with the 
results and contemplate giving a similar affair on a larger scale 
next year. 
The shoot was a grand success in every way; not so much in 
the way of experts in attendance, but through the appreciative on- 
lookers and pjarticipants. As a matter of fact the gun contest drew 
a much larger attendance than any of the other attractions on the 
grounds. Nearly every Tar Heel is a shooter, inasmuch as 
North Carolina is the sportsman's paradise. 
The shoots at Baltimore and at Atlanta drew many of the experts 
away who would otherwise have attended. The fact of their non- 
attendance was the cause of these old bird shooters taking a hand 
in the shooting, as when they saw their friends missing the illusive 
asphalts they had a desire to shoot, and there was a constant 
demand for guns and shells. In fact the guns of the regular con- 
testants were kept so hot that they could hardly be handled, and 
one ejector was broken, but the owner said, smilingly. "It is all 
right; I am satisfied if the other contestants enjoved themselves." 
The local shooters took part in the majority of the events, the 
Crawford brothers and Walters showing up to good advantage. 
One of the features of yesterday's shoot was the remarkable shoot- 
ing of Maj. McKissick, of Asheville, who tied Barney Worthen, 
of Charleston, both making 92 per cent, of the number of targets 
shot at. The Major should feel proud of this, as Mr. Worthen 
is considered one of the best trap shots in the South, and Maj. 
McKissick is comparativelj' a new shooter at targets. If the 
Major keeps up his present gait he will be heard froin in the near 
future. 
Mr. Worthen won the handsome gold locket presented by the 
Peters Cartridge Co. to the. man making the highest average 
throughout the two days. Mr. T. H. Keller, the Eastern agent of 
the Peters Cartridge Co., presented Mr. Worthen with the trophy 
with a few appropriate remarks, and also thanked the shooters for 
their attendance. 
Maj. McKissick would have given Mr. Worthen a close iiicl- 
if he had shot entirely through the programme. Both of these 
gentlemen used Peters Ideal shells loaded with King Smokele.^s 
powder, as did all the contestants, with one or two exceptions, 
and the manner in which they broke their targets was evidence 
that the ammunition they used had killing qualities. About 4,000 
targets were thrown, and at least seventy-five to eighty different 
shooters took part. A large audience of interested spectators 
viewed the shooting continually, and were greatlj' pleased with 
the skillful exhibitions of several of the marksmen. 
The Peters Cartridge Co.'s representatives, Messrs. Keller, Sr. 
and Keller Jr., Lamcke and Parker, worked hard to make ii 
pleasant for all. Instructions and guns were furnished grati.s. as 
the majority of the shooters taking part, though all of them natural 
field shots, were not posted on trapshooting. Thej' all found 
time to shoot occasionally, Mr. Parker shooting clean through 
and was close to the leaders at the end. 
This shoot wilt give a new impetus to trapshooting in North 
Carolina. Greensboro and Durham will organize gun clubs, and 
undoubtedly the Raleigh shooters will take more interest in the 
sport, and when the next shoot is held here will be able to hold 
their own w-ith any one. 
The Fair .\ssociation managers have requested tlie Peters 
Cartridge Co. to again favor them next year with a tournament, 
and promise to assist them materially in a financial way if they 
will come ne.xt year. ^ A few of the old-time trap shots were pres- 
ent and participated in a few of the events, most notable among 
whom was Mr. Jordan, of Greensboro. This gentleman in former 
years shot at the traps, hnt he is most favorably known through- 
out the entire United States as one of the grandest quail shots 
that ever bandied a gun. 
Messrs. Daniels and Glenn, also of Greensboro, shot in a few 
events, and Mr. Grant, of Portsmouth, Va., shot through the 
entire programme the first day, but was called away the second. 
The souvenir buttons and scarf pins, made to represent .22cal. 
cartridges, were in great demand, and were a clever advertisement 
for the Peters rompanv. The efforts of the Pffers Cartridge Co. 
Atlanta, Ga. — The totrrnament given by the Peters Cartridge 
Co., of Cincinnati, O,, under the auspices of the Atlanta Gun 
Club, <lct. 23, 24 and 25, $150 added money, was a very successful 
shoot, even though there was a small attendance, and those who 
were not present do not know what a good time they missed, as the 
Peters Cartridge Co., with such men as they have to manage the 
shoots they give, know how to take care of the boys. No doubt 
had it not been for the rainy weather Monday and Tuesday, along 
with the shoots at Raleigh and Jacksonville, there would have been 
a good many more present. 
The first two days w-ere devoted to targets, and the last day 
to live birds. The magautrap w'as used entirely, and 3id not work 
as fine as it usually does, but, like the shooters, it is bound to get 
out of order once in a while. The Interstate Pair, going on the 
same days as the shoot, was also a drawback, keeping a good many 
Atlanta shooters away. 
The birds were a good lot, and were livelier at the close of the 
last race, which was partly shot in the dusk of evening, which 
accounts for the poor scores made in that event. The shoot was 
managed by Jolui H. Mackie, the genial representative of the 
Peters Cartridge Co.. assisted by J. E. Avery, the company's 
representative at Atlanta. Mr. Avery's shooting would have been 
much improved on had he not had to w-ork around the 
trap and assist in running the shoot. The local boys did all in 
their power to assist the management, and Mr. Mackie at the close 
of the shoot, on behalf of the company, thanked them all, especially 
Mr. Ryan, for the help and assistance given them. 
Mr. Fox made high average for the two days at targets, but 
being a representative was not eligible to compete for money 
or prizes. The handsome gold medal given by the Peters 
Cartridge Co. for the highest average was won b)^ Mr. Geo. 
Peternian, of Charleston, S. C. The picture "Steady," given by 
Mr. Yarbrough to member of Atlanta Gun Club (not a manu- 
facturers' agent) for best average, w-as won by Mr. Ryan. The 
barbecue refreshments were served by the ladies. 
The shoot closed at dark, and speeches were made by several 
of the .shooters, complimenting the Peters Cartridge Co. on the 
able way the shoot was conducted, and to the satisfaction of all. 
Mr. Mackie was requested to manage several slibots ne.Kt year in 
the South, from shooters who were here, and no doubt his company 
will accept the offer and have him get them up. 
The trade was represented by John S. Sanders, of U. M> C. Co. ; 
J; T_ Skelly, of Laflin & Rand Powder Co.; A. H. Fox, of the 
Winchester Repeating Arms Co. 
All went away from the shoot satisfied, and said they hoped to 
be able to attend another shoot soon given by the same company. 
The scores follow: 
First Day, Oct. 23. 
Events: 
Targets : 
Fox 
1 2 
15 15 
15 14 
15 
12 
11 
12 
9 
11 
13 
Alston 10 
Skellv 14 
Baker 13 
Petennan 12 
Ryan 10 
Swan . a 
Avery 11 
Anthony 13 13 
Tigner 11 11 
.^^gier 11 10 
Holland 9 13 
Bizzell 9 14 
Thompson 9 
Dunning 
Hunter 
Etheridge .. 
Arnold - . 
Miles -. 
A L Dunn 
A Dunn 
Healey 
Yarbrough 
3 4 
20 15 
19 14 
19 13 
17 12 
19 9 
19 13 
17 12 
15 13 
17 12 
15 13 
15 13 
12 10 
13 10 
IS 10 
17 10 
.. 14 
.. 14 
.. 13 
11 
5 6 
15 20 
13 IS 
13 15 
13 18 
11 17 
12 20 
12- 16 
14 17 
9 18 
12 16 
11 IS 
12 15 
12 13 
7 8 
15 15 
13 15 
10 12 
11 15 
14 13 
13 12 
9 14 
10 14 
10 13 
11 12 
13 14 
6 S 
12 9 
9 10 
20 25 
19 23 
17 22 
20 23 
20 23 
19 23 
19 23 
17 22 
19 21 
18 21 
16 20 
16 15 
16 23 
Broke. 
163 
146 
15.5 
148 
155 
141 
138 
146 
143 
112 
115 
130 
11 15 12 14 . . . . 
. . 17 11 . . 15 19 
12 16 10 13 . . . . 
12 14 13 11 19 22 
S 
. .. 14 12. .. 2i 
. - 12 13 17 19 
Events : 1 
Targets: 15 
Fox .; ,. 13 
Alston 15 
Skelly 14 
Baker 15 
Petennan 13 
Ryan 13 
Avery 10 
Etheridge 14 
.\nthony , 14 
Thompson .-r.,,,^, 13 
Millns 11 
Holland . . 
Angier . . 
Winters 14 
Hightower 12 
Dunning 12 
Swan .i. 13 
Tigner 5 
Bizzell . . 
.\ L Dunn .. 
McRae 
2 3 
15 20 
12 31 
14 17 
15 15 
32 14 
15 12 
14 15 
10 17 
10 17 
13 18 
12 38 
11 10 
15 
4 5 
15 15 
15 15 
11 10 
12 11 
11 12 
13 13 
9 12 
10 7 
13 15 
12 9 
15 15 
10 .. 
.. 15 
13 15 
.. 16 
11 
8 9 
9 13 
8 6 
12 
15 8 
11 8 
10 12 
10 8 
9 12 
6 7 
20 16 
16 13 
20 13 
18 11 
16 14 
17 14 
13 12 
14 .. 
17 12 
17 15 
14 13 
12 10 
8 8 
9 10 
11 
8 9 10 
16 20 25 
12 20 24 
10 14 23 
13 14 22 
11 20 23 
11 15 24 
6 17 19 
13 .. 
16 11 
.. 7 
17 16 22 
13 15 20 
14 15 21 
11 11 11 
11 19 14 
14 14 20 
10 14 .. 
.. 20 
13 14 
9 14 20 
14 16 17 
.. 21 
.. -.15 
.. ..10 
Broke. 
160 
147 
143 
143 
138 
132 
i45 
146 
131 
103 
133 
Totals for the tw^o days: 
Peterman 155 154—309 Anthony 143 146—289 
Baker 148 148—296 Swan 138 133—271 
•Alston 146 147—293 Ryan , 141 132—273 
The gold medal of the Peters Cartridge Cp. "Was won by Geo. 
Peterman, Cli^rleston, S. C. 
Third Day, Oct. 25. 
Live birds, handicap; class shooting; moneys divided 50, 30 and 
20 per cent.; A. S. A. rules; 
Events: 12 4 5 
Birds: 10 15 15 10 
Ryan. .30 9 15 14 . . 
.Swan, 20 9 14 13 9 
Peterman. 30 10 15 13 S 
Anthonv. 30 8 14 14 10 
.Vvcry. '30 8 
Angicr. 30 S 13 14 8 
IJakcr, 30.,.., 9 12 13 10 
Holland, 30 8 13 10 9 
Kulcher, 28 8 14 13 9 
Fox, 30 10 15 14 10 
Events: 1 2 4 .^5 
Birds : . 10 15 15 10 
Tigner, 30 10 15 12 10 
Etheridge 10 12 14 8 
McRae 11 14 6 
Thompson 14 15 8 
Riley ..13 8 
A L Dunn 1110 
Rawson 8 
W Dunn 6 
Dr Thomas 7 
Dr Jones 9 
No. 3, Atlanta Guu Club race, was postponed, there n_c*t being 
enough Club members present. , 
.No. 1 had an entrance 57.5O5 2, $10; No. 4. $10; No. 5, 
iJ7.50. 
Notes. 
Swan says to nialce a black man retrieve, keep his shoes off 
and don't feed him, atid he will then beat a dog. 
Dunning doesn't like the right-quarterers. "I couldn't break one 
of them if I had a cannon filled with No. 8 shot," was his je- 
mark when he came in after having 19 right-quarterers out of a 
20-bird race. 
The Peters Cartridge Co. gave away badges, .22 short pins and 
a .30-30 rubber eraser, which pleased the boys very much. 
Col. Anthony remarked that the Sergeant trap house was his 
only salvation. If it had not been for the house some of his birds 
would never have been retrieved. The boys remarked that the 
Colonel must have put com in the trap house. 
Bizzell had to go to court. Pie said that the judge said lie 
didn't care how many shoots there were. 
J. W. Hightower, of Americus, was missed i)n the third day. 
W'onder where he was? 
.\ngier made some beautiful second^barrel kills, which drew 
rounds of applause. 
Capt. Morrison can't be beat as a referee. 
Jolly, genial Fo.x (Hazel) made friends with everybody, besides 
>vinning the first average. 
Dr. Holland says: "I am going to spend my money if I can't 
shoot," but the writer saw where he got 19 out of 20, and thinks 
he will make some of the others shoot to keep up with him. 
S. A. Ryan shot in good form the first day, but was a little 
oft on the second, owing lo so many balks. 
Col. Anthony remarked: "I never was ktcky. I got money to- 
day for breaking 9 out of 15." 
Maj. Winters is still the same man he was long, long ago^jolly, 
accommodating, and a joke on everybody. 
Some one remarked that if the big-footed colored boys down 
here were to fall on their heads their feet would be .so heavy they 
would break their necks. 
It was comical to see the boys in the last 10-bird race get on 
their knees to sec to shoot. Baker was the last man to shoot in 
the race, and he says he just heard the trap open, pointed his gun 
in the direction of the trap, closed his eyes, pulled his trigger and 
killed the bird. 
Conway and Dunning are the' finest fellows in the world to 
be at a shoot, and attend to the Avants of the shooters. 
Peterman was so pleased with the medal he won, and being 
a bashful fellow, was unable to say anything, although called upon 
to do so, 
W. H. Fogg, an old Kansas City shooter, was on the ground, 
rtnd said it started his blood again to see the shooting going on. 
He is now- located in Atlanta. 
Swan wants them all to stop in the- air for a couple of minutes 
so that he can kill straight 
Rawson was on the jury and unable to get out until the last 
event of the last day. He said, "The judge was never a shooter." 
When speeches were in order, and after they had been made, 
Col. Anthony was called on, and he ripped the boys up the back 
for not remembering the ladies who served , the dinner. The 
Colonel never forgets the ladies. 
That genial sportsman Mr. Etheridge, of Macon, was present, 
and lots of clay birds went broke qn his account. 
Mr. .John Sanders, of the TJ. M. C. people, was mixing with his 
many friends. 
The management desire to thank Mr. J. T. Skelly for the 
assistance given them, and the only suggestion the ladies have to 
offer is that he won't drink as much milk at the next shoot. He 
can drink milk very nearly as well as he talks powder. 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
14 12 
.. 13 
Garfield Postpones. 
Chicago, 111., Oct. 27.— On account of the big industrial parade 
in the city to-day, Garfield Club did not hold its trophy shoot 
to day, but has set the date forward until the following Saturday, 
Nov.' 3. 
Benton Harbor. 
Benton Harbor Gun Club, of Michigan, held a nice little club 
shoot Oct. 18, with good weather and good scores. The club is 
new, only organized in Tune. The officers are: Garrett Lawrence, 
President; Rov Wallace, Treasurer; William Haydon, Secretary; 
O. L. Shaff, Captain. The club uses the magautrap, which worked 
nicely at the third regular shoot, on above date, the following- 
being the scores of the seven prize winners, 25 targets, magautrap 
rules : R. Wallace 19. I. R. Pearl 17, W, Cantrell 16, G. Lawrence 
14, G. Hager 13, W. Robbins 12, L. Burridge 11. 
E. Hough. 
Hartford Bdii-ding, Chicago, 111. 
John Watson's Toamament Programme. 
Station R, Chicago ("Grand Crossing), 111., Oct. 26.— The pro- 
gramme of the live-bird tournament to be held at this park Dec. 
11 to 14 inclusive will be substantially as follows: 
First Day, Tuesdav, Dec. 11.— Seven birds, entrance $5; high guns; 
30yds.: 10 birds, entrance $7.50; class shooting; 30yds., two moneys, 
55 and 45 per cent.; 15 birds, entrance $10, class shooting; three 
moneys, 40, 35- and 25 per cent.; $25 added money; handicaps 
28 to 31yds.; ladies 25yds. 
The alDove will be repeated Wednesday and Thursday. 
Friday Dec. 14. — Twentv-five birds, entrance $15, class shoot- 
ing; four moneys, 35, 30, 20 and 15 per cent.; $100 added money; 
handicaps same as above; $25 will be paid to the high gun in 
combined score of this and the three 15-Dird events. 
Entrance includes the price of birds at 25 cents each in all 
programme events: outside such events, 20 cents each. 
JOHH WA*aoH. 
