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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 24, 1000. 
Mississippi VaUey Notes. 
TiTE ariinal fall tournament of the Illinois Gun Club was held 
on >(lic c trli grounds, just southeast of the Springfield city limits, 
on . Nov. 14 and 15. What should have been a very important 
tourney proved disappointing in many respects, owing to a com- 
bination of adverse circumstances that could hardly have been 
foreseen or avoided. In the first place the weather was very un- 
favorable. While nice days may generally be expected at this 
season. \\'cdnesday and Thursday of last week were about as raw 
and disagreeable as any days ever get in this portion of Illinois, 
'flien, too, the professional trap shots were all away up in 
Canada attending Tom Donley's shoot or lying in wait for the 
festive duck on the Detroit flats, and lastly, some of the home 
shooters were detained by urgent business, and a few perhaps could 
not persuade themselves to give over following the quail to shoot 
at, artificial birds. On the first day the wind swept up from the 
southeast in such manner as to make shooting difficult and un- 
pleasant. But the management went blithely ahead with the pro- 
gramme, and the hardy ones who shot through the day got plenty 
of . enjoyment out of the game. On the second day conditions 
were even worse, nearly every one nursing a severe cold. The 
programme was cut to 10-bird races, and divisions from four to 
three moneys. That many events had not a single straight is 
evidence of the adverse conditions that prevailed. The scores are 
here given; 
First Day, Wednesday, Nov. 14. 
Events: 123456789 
Riehl 8 15 16 14 19 12 10 14 14 
TMll 10 17 20 12 19 13 10 14 14 
A H Bogardus 8 13 15 .. .. 12 10 10 13 
Gilbert 7 10 .. 10 14 10 9 .. 10 
E Bogardus 12 .. 11 8 .. 15 
Keller ...... 61714 810.. 81213 
Van Gundy 10 15 18 11 18 13 10 13 11 
Butler 7 14 . . 14 . . 11 4 . . . . 
Allen 9 . . 15 10 
Fulton 12 
Irwin 6 . . 16 5 . . 11 
Spear 13 17 10 .. .. 
Hewitt 14 11 10 .. .. 
Mrs Butler 14 
Richardson 
Loper '. 
9 12 
9 14 
10 11 
8 .. 
10 11 12 
12 13 14 
15 14 12 
13 12 14 
14 14 
12 11 14 
15 n 14 
.. .. 15 
.. .. 14 
15 13 14 
.. ..12 
12 11 12 
7 11 6 
12 .. .. 
12 11 12 
.. ..10 
Second Day» Thursday, 15. 
Events : 1 2 
Riehl 7 8 
Hall 9 9 
A .H Bogardus 10 9 
Irwin 9 10 
Van Cleave... 7 9 
Smith 5 8 
E H Bogardus 9 10 
6 7 8 
7 9 10 
8 10 10 
9 8 9 
8 7 9 
9 10 11 12 14 
7 8 9.77 
8 10 10 
8 9 9 
6 
9 
10 
9 9 7 
8 
9 
10 
7 
15 16 
8 9 
8 9 
7 9 
.. 8 
9 9 
17 18 19 20 
9 9 
9 9 
7 10 
14 10 
13 9 
11 7 
14 9 
6 8 
9 
7 
Fulton : 9 8 7 9 8 6 10 6 .. .. 
Garvey '.. 7 .. 9 
Klingensmith 7 6 
Calvin 2 
Kerr 10 
Mrs Butler 
Butler .. 
Zimmerman • 
Call .. 
,. 4 
8 10 
4 .. 
13 6 
8 7.. 
6 4 
8 8 
8 4 
Irwin— Hall Match. 
W. T. Irwin, of Chicago, and G, T. Hall, of Springfield, shot a 
challenge match at 50 live birds each on the Illinois Gun Club 
.grounds, Nov. 15. Conditions were 30yds. rise, American Asso- 
ciation rules, loser paying for birds. The match was called at 
9 A. M., the writer acting as referee. There was a raw, cold 
wind blowing across the field, which made the birds as a rule 
fast and uncertain. Both men shot in good time and form, and it 
was a very even, pretty race, although Hall seemed to have a 
little the best of it from the start, and Irwin was never in the lead. 
Irwin missed his Sth bird, an ugly twisting outgoer; he also lost 
his 33d, which was much the same kind of a bird, and his 39th 
and 46th were scored dead out of bounds. Hall scored straight 
to his 20th bird, a difficult tailer, which fell dead just out. He 
missed his 41st clean, and lost the' 48th b}' a few feet outside the 
in.-iide fence, Hall shot his new Smith gun and Dupont powder in 
U. M. C. shells, while Irwin used his Parker, L. & li. powder 
ill Winchester cases. The scores: 
Trap scon type— Copyright, 1900, by Forest and Streom Pub. Co. 
31S241 131 281 5 125415455841 
Irwin 1 a 22121 20 1! 111121222222221 
521218 2 44235444884 2 554432 
1121 a 220112221* 2 1112*122 1—46 
1522531222244314151552812 
Hall 2 SS2222 2 2222 2 22 2 2 222*2222 2 
845244815442 5 248543242141 
22 2 2 2 22:i212 2 2 2i!0Z2 2 2 2 22* 2—47 
The Peoria Gun Club held its monthly practice shoot at Peoria, 
111-, on Nov. 11. The following scores were made: 
Mills OlOOllllllOlllimOOlllllOllOlOllllllOmOOllUlOO— '36 
G Portman 01111101111011111111110111110001110110000101010001—33 
Brown 10010000011000000000011000001001001101110101001101—18 
C Portman 10011111011100001100011110011111111100000101001111—30 
S hultz lOOllOlinmiOllOOlOllllllllllllOOOOOllIlllllOlOO— 35 
Weber llOlOmOllOOOlOlOUOOOlOOllOlOlOOOllOOOyOOlOllllO— 24 
Scott 11010111101110001000111101000010000110110110111011—28 
Trunk 000110111110110001O011O110101010070111101011010011-2S 
Weiberg ;. .01000000100100010100110100001100010011110101110010—20 
The many friends of Hon. Tom A. Marshall, Big Chief of the 
Indians, will grieve to learn that he has been temi)orarily retired 
from the game by a dislocated shoulder, the result of a fall, fie 
is taking treatment in Chicago, and says he hopes to he back with 
the boys in the course of a week or two. 
It is practically determined, and may be annoimccd as a cer- 
tainty, that the next annual tournament of the Illinois .State 
,Si)ortsmen's Association will be held in the city of .Siiringtield 
(luring the second week in May, 1900. Col. J. R. B. Van Cleave, 
tlie genial and competent president of the Association, will call a 
meeting of officers to appoint directors the first week in De- 
cember, and announces that work must begin by the first of the 
year, his object being to make this the greatest meet in the history 
of the sport in this .State. 
F. C. RiEnr.. 
"Welcti-Morfey Match for Dwpont Troptiy 
. 1j? the matters of remarkable scores, exceptionally fast time and 
fair, clean competition, unmarred by any display of feeling on the 
part of either shooter, the match between Messrs. Robert .\. 
V\'elch and Thomas Morfey at interstate Park on Nov. 19, in 
which Mr. Welch won by a score of 99 to 98, was notable. The 
conditions governing the match were 100 live birds per man, 30yds. 
rise, for $100 a side and the possession of the Dupont champion- 
ship trophy, which Mr. \^'elch won in open competition at Balti- 
more on Oct. 24. 
The weather was such as might be expected in September or 
early October — warm, and with no wind to help the birds along. 
I'his was a disappointment to those who wanted to see a fast, 
dashing lot of birds. Under the conditions, however, the birds 
were a good lot, and some really fast ones were trapped, notably 
Mr. Morfey's last 3 birds, which were very fast. Of the 200 birds 
trapped, 1S9 were actually killed, but each man had 1 dead out of 
bounds, making the final score, as noted above. This was excellent 
V ork, and work of which both men may well be proud. 
There were no dclavs, and no vexatious slowness in the methods 
of either principal. Each man was at the score as soon as the other 
had finished' his shot, and both shot in last time. The underground 
." Stem of trapping worked without a hitch, and the retrievers fi,id 
their work swiftly and thoroughlv, so that 1 hour and minutes 
r f'er Morfev killed his first bird Welch brought his last bu-d tQ- 
grass, and thus won the money and retained possession of the cup 
and the honors that go with it. The best of feeling prevailed 
throughout the match, and when Welch killed his last ' bird 
Morfey smilingly and sincerely congratulated him on his splendid 
victory. |t was a great race, 3114 gpotJ to look at 
Morfey elected to go to the score first, and killed his 1st bird, 
a right-quartering driver, which died near the fence. SVelch killed 
his; 1st bird without much effort. His 4th bird died close to the 
boundary, though hard hit as soon as it left the trap. Both men 
then killed straight to the 42d round, when Welch's bird, a left- 
circling driver, carried both charges over the fence and died a few 
feet beyond. On the next round Morfey drew the same kind of a 
bird, hit it just as hard as Welch had hit his, and lost it in the 
same manner. Welch's 55th and 59th birds were good second- 
l)arrel kills, the latter being a chocolate-colored bird that died hard. 
His 60th, 62d, and 6Kth birds were killed close to the trap, the last 
2 almost on the ground. Welch's kill of his 69th bird was peculiar, 
and perhaps lucky. The bird, a left-circling quarterer, was ap- 
parently unhit, but it died just before the dog reached it. His 
71st bird was unhit by the first barrel, but a good second brought 
it down. His 77th was killed in a similar manner. His 81st and 
83d birds also required good shooting. 
Morfey's 34th and 72d birds were sitters. His 79th bird was a 
hardy one, taking both charges some distance before dying. His 
S4th "bird, the only clean miss of the match, was a good, fast bird, 
black in color, that left No. 2 trap. His 95th, 98th, 99th and 100th 
birds were all excellent kills, the last being probably the best bird 
of the match. 
In the drawing of the birds Welch had slightly the better luck, 
but his advantage in this respect was inconsequential and did not 
affect the result of the match, since the bird which Morfey missed 
and which lost him the race, although a good one, was not so 
difficult as many others which both he and Welch scored. His 
last 3 birds were infinitely more difficult, yet he killed them easily. 
The match was begun at 1:19; the first quarter was completed at 
1:36; the 50th round was reached at 1:51; the three-quarters at 2:08, 
and the last shot was fired at 2:25%. 
Mr. Welch shot a Purdv gun, 3%drs. Schultze powder and l%oz. 
7 and 71/2 shot in U. M. C. Trap shells. Mr. Morfey shot a 
Fraucotte gun, S^drs. E. C. powder, l%oz. 7 and 7y2 shot in 
U. M. C. Trap shells. The winner w-as handled by Mr. D. J. 
Bradley, of the Carteret Gun Club, while Mr. Geo. H. Piercy. of 
Newark, looked after Mr. Morfey's interests. Mr. H. P, Collns. 
of E. I. Dupont dc Nemours & Co., and Mr. W. R. Hobart filled 
their respective positions of referee and scorer in an able and 
highly satisfactory manner. 
The score of the match, with the fliglit of the birds and the tall 
of the traps, follows : 
Trap score type— Copyright, 1900, by Forest and Stream Pub. Ci 
154215 1541455 5 14512412441 
^ -> 4. \ i 1/ 1 i ^ \ \ N ^ H \ ■(-^ H \ 7- ? 
T W Morfey, 80.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 i— 25 
12425122311122222218 5 4516 
1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 *222221 2—24 
1224545312524112222831211 
22 2 212221112 2 212121 '^2 2 11 1—25 
1 852118522225231158811552 
H 4. H H<-<-N \ \ t N->^ Kt->/ ■^4^;'^ 
H 2 221222022122222 2 12 2 2 2 vi 2— 24— 98 
21112 13125112141251451145 
R A Welch, 80. .2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2—25 
45 5 12512245588882 4 2 211 1 1 2 
^ / l^i^h^^T 
121i22 2 2 221 2 2122*12222!2 2—24 
581 12129 5 1212238681245854 
^.^ 1^./ \lr<-ll^H\H\\-^H'^>^\^ 1 H\^ 
2 2 212221 2 221122 2 122 2 2 2 2 1 2—25 
2126424128852 2 58521555214 
2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2—25—99 
Trap Around Reading. 
Western tr^^ps 
America Against England. 
CHlCAGOj III., Nov. 17. — It is an odd thing, and one to which at- 
tention has earlier been called in these columns, that the West has 
furnished so large a proportion of the best trapshooters before the 
public. There comes up this old-time topic of an American team 
which is to visit England some time late next winter or early in 
the spring, and there is evei-y likelihood that this time it is a go 
for sure. The slate makes Tom Marshall captain of the team, and 
the other members Jim Elliott. Fred Gilbert, Charlie Budd, Jack 
Fanning, Rolla Heikes. Billy Crosby, Dick Merrill. Chan Powers 
and Frank Parmelee. Of these, every man mentioned is a West- 
erner pure and simple, not one living east of Ohio. It would be 
a typical American team, and it would be a team at the same time 
from western America. That these husky exponents of the shoot- 
ing art would trim up their English cousins at the target game 
goes almost without saying. The Americans can give the Eng- 
lishmen the use of both barrels, or the use of four barrels if they 
want them. It seems almost like robbery to ask the English talent 
to put up .$5,000 against the best of our .American talent, who have 
been studying this business for years, and many of whom have been 
doing little less but shoot during that time. Dick Merrill found 
that he could hold his own pretty well at the English bluerock 
pigeons, and so perhaps could the other boys, thoug:h this would 
hardly be so air-tight as the target proposition. It is very likely 
that Dick's report on the shooting situation has been quite in- 
fluential in bringing this long mooted enterprise to a focus. At any 
rate, such is the pleasant status that the affair seems certain to 
be pulled off. There is time to talk it over, but we shall hardly 
between now and sprin.g be able to find a better team than that abov'e 
mentioned. There will be a lot of money go behind these boys 
if tlie3' succeed in making the match which they want with the 
Britishers. 
Flying. 
This cold weather has sent the live birds to flj'ing, and from 
now on we may expect better sport in our club events. As to a 
real, red hot live-bird match between two good shots, I do reckon 
we will never see ,s,tieh a thiag, as "fch^t in Chica|:o again. 
K. Hough. 
Hartford Building, Chicago. Ml. 
At "Watson's Park. 
Nov, 16. — Practice shooting: 
H Odell 2210221122211102222111111—23 
222112121111211 1021121212— 24— 47 
Nov. 17.— Practice : 
Wm tiOVeir .00020UO*1222200U2222*10— 15 
2102111002 — 7—22 
Garfield Gun Club. 
Xuv. IT.- The following scores Wel'd nijUie bit our ground.s- to-day 
on the occasion of the third trophy shoot of the season. Honors 
were divided between Dr. Mathews, T. .P. Hicks and Dr. Meek, 
all killing straight, the latter two from scratch. 31yds. Thirteen 
sht olers "participated in the main event in spite of the weather, 
wiiich was very threatening, and clondy and gloomy all afternoon. 
The birds were a good lot, taken as a whole, very few being 
sitters. Scores; 
. Event No. 1: 
S Palmer 200222-4 
T Eaton 2*10*2-3 
L Thomas 112002—4 
E Eaton 0*1210-3 
Event No, 2. trophy shoot,:. 
S Palmer, 31 2210222211- 9 
T ^\' Eaton, 30 22012111*0— 7 
L Thomas, 28 1222101022- S 
Ed Eaton, 28 .1202000012-5 
Dr Shaw. 31 121*211120- 8 
Mrs Shaw, 25 0012111121— 8 
Dr Mathews. 30 .... 2112211112— 10 
Event No. 3: 
S Palmer 122022- 
Dr Shmw 112221— fi 
Mrs Shaw 002200—2 
Dr Mathews *11100— 3 
Dr ISIeek 121121—6 
Dr Meek, 31 1111221222—10 
L Wolflf, 27 01*2*22022-^- 6 
F Barnard, 30 2111102011— 8 
T P Hicks. 31 2111111111—10 
T Gardner, 28 1010102211— 7 
C J Wolff, 28..,,., 10002020*1— 4 
-5 Barnard 
.101211—5 
E J Ellis. 222222—6 Hicks 121221- 
Shaw 122112—8 I. J Wolff ..101121—5 
Event No. 4; 
Palmer 
Ellis 
Reading, Pa., Nov. 17.— Harry German, a member of the Wang 
Social Club, and James Keppinger, a member of the Active Club, 
both of this citj% shot a live-bird match to-day on the yellow clay 
near Milmont. A number of the shooters' friends were present 
to cheer and back their favorite. Each man shot at 15 live birds, 
Hurlingham rules, 50yds. boundary, Keppinger to stand at 28yds. 
and German to shoot from the 29yd. mark. The birds were a fine 
lot, strong and very fast. The match was for $25 a side and price 
of the birds. The score follows: 
Trap score type— Copyright, 1900, by ForttS mi Stream Pub. Co. 
Keppinger, 28. 
48S215288142151 
.2 0 1 2 2 2 * 2 * 1 2 1 1 2 2-12 
16248412 5188251 
.2 8122*22*221*2 2—11 
German, 29 
Referee, James Olds; scorer, Harry Z. Clarke; Judges, Chas. 
Pomperenki for German; Harry L. Brown for Keppinger. 
^Vnother match was arranged between the same shooters at 25 
birds for $50 a side, loser to pay for the birds, at the same distance 
as to-day's match. Match to be shot at Milmont, and a |10 forfeit 
placed in hands of Referee Olds. Arrangements were also made 
for a 15-bird match for $10 a side, to be shot at the same time 
as the German-Keppinger match, between Gilarn, of Gibraltar, and 
Dtngler, of Reading. The date will be announced later. It will 
probably be Thanksgiving Day. 
Proprietor Wicklein, of the Five-Mile House, situated on the 
l^ancaster pike, five miles from this city, announces a large live- 
bird shoot for Nov. 29, Thanksgiving Day, at the Five-Mile House 
shooting grounds. A fine lot of birds have been secured and 
many shooters have promised to attend. All shooters are in- 
vited. By taking the Mohrsville electric car at Third and Penn 
streets, this city, and upon arriving at Hendelton taking the bus 
the shooter can reach the grounds in about ten minutes. 
Sweepstake events will be shot at 28yds. rise, 50yds. boundary. 
Hurlingham rules. Arthur A. Fink, of Reading, has been asked 
t.i referee. 
' Duster. 
Florists' Gun Cltib 
tloLMtiSBURG Junction, Pa., Nov. 13. — The regular monthly 
shoot of the Florists' Gun Club was held on the Keystone Shoot- 
ing League's grounds here to-day. Event No. 3 was the club 
championship event at 50 targets, and was won by John Burton. 
The scores: 
Events: 12 3 
Targets: 25 25 50 
liurton 22 20 42 
Smith 19 13 32 
Hamil .,„.e... 19 17 36 
McKaraher 18 10 28 
Anderson 18 23 41 
Redifer 18 19 37 
Bell 17 21 38 
Havwood 17 18 35 
Cartledge 17 20 37 Harris 
Events: 12 3 
Targets: 25 25 50 
Dorp ." 16 14 30 
Sheeler 16 15 31 
Ball 15 16 31 
Sanford 15 18 33 
George 14 16 30 
Massey 12 17 29 
Webster 10 15 25 
Clarke 10 15 25 
9 17 26 
\ifle ^mqe mid ^Merg. 
Columbia Pistol and Rifle Qub. , 
Sax Fkancisco, Nov. 6. — Several members of the Columbia Pistol 
and Rifle Club cast their votes for the next President and then 
repaired to the range to celebrate their expected victory. Becker 
took his Krag and got a miniature charge down fine at 50yds., 
and Ed Hovey made two consecutive scores that were better than 
anything he ever shot— so he said. Best scores, Columbia target, 
50yds., off-hand: 
Pistol, practice: _ 
E Hovev; 246548161 1—38 
34426283 2 1—35 
F O Young 553146264 3—39 
221752485 4—40 
p Becker S3 13 541433 5—49 
Prichard 65, Dr. Twist 66, Cheminant 70. 
Revolver: F. O. Young 50, P. Becker 57. 
.22 rifle: A. B. Dorrell 22, 24; Prichard 33, Cheminant 34. 
P Becker, Krag 213112221 2-17 
Nov. 11.— Several members •met to-day to experiment. Becker 
beat his best score with pistol. Scores, 50yds., practice: 
Pistol: 
F O Young 1 2 3 4 4 6 1 3 5 6—35 
P Becker 6 8 4 5 4 2 4 1 2 ^38 
G M Barley 157 4 47836 6-51 
Revolver : 
F O Young 7 5 8 4 3 6 5 3 4 11—47 
27 10 527247 2-48 
C M Daiss 13817639 3 10-51 
A J Brannigan 74 11 44868 6 10—68 
.22 and .25 rifles: G. M. Barley 22, 30; A. J. Brannigan 25, 28, 30, 
35; W. W.- Wuerschmidt, U. S. A., 49. 
P. Becker with Krag and miniature charge made the following: 
22 1 3 4113 1 2—20. His experience with the .30-30 car- 
bine helped him in finding the right charge for the Krag. He 
expects good results at 200yds. 
Again Dr. H. A. Baker, of Walnut Hill, Mass., sends us a 
surprise, eclipsing his great run of 11 in 10 shots on the Columbia 
target, rest, shooting at 200yds., by making the phenomenal run 
of 13 consecutive shots in the 1-inch ring. Our boys sent him 
congratulations on his former feat, and had a Columbia button 
ordered for him as a souvenir. W'e shall simply change the 
number to 13, and send it with our heartiest congratulations. His 
mighty shooting has demonstrated what we have all along argued — 
that \ve needed a higher standard of measurement for modern shoot- 
ing. We need an American target on which we can shoot three-shot 
luatches. It encourages the small shooter and stimulates the 
liig one. The American rifleman has clung too tenaciously to the 
ten-shot score, which was actually necessary on the large spaces 
between the rings on the old targets. There is no reason why 
the off-hand .shot cannot compare with the rest shot on the same 
target. Go ahead. Brother Spencer, but don't change your stand- 
ard for oft'-hand shooting. Just show the rest shots what we 
have long known — that, as Kelly, Baker and yourself argue, we 
can call a shot as close off-hand as our brothers at rest, and have 
ju.st as much right to the center as they have. 
F. O. Young, Hec. Sec'v. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
.120222—0 Barnard 112022—5 
.111220—5 Hicks 101212—5 
3>K. J. W. Memc. Sec'y. 
Up in Maine. 
There is strength, independence and philosophy if not grace in 
the poems of Plolman F. Day, published by Small, Maynard & 
Co., under the title "Up in Maine." They are in the dialect of 
the far "Down East," and' are pleasant reading, while to those 
familiar with Maine life and Maine men of the woods the3' bring 
up happy memories. 
Mr. C, E. Littlefield, who writes an introduction to the volume, 
well says: ''Rugged independence, singleness of purpose, un- 
swerving integrity, philosophy adequate for all occasions, the great 
realities of life, and a cheerful disregard of conventionalities, are 
here found in all their native strength and vigor. These peculiar- 
ities as delineated may be rough, perhaps uncouth, but they are 
characteristic, picturesque, engaging and lifelike. His subjects 
are rough diamonds. They have the inherent qualities from which 
great characters are developed, and out of which heroes are made." 
The poems deal with farm and village matters, with life along 
the shore, with lumbering;, and with childhood days, and are worth 
reading. 
The Airedale -terrier has a well established ^laCe among dogs 
useful to the sportsman, and we look to see its popularity grow- 
as its merits become better known. Mr, Jos. A. Laurin, of 
Montreal, has an advertisement elsewhere which will interest 
Airedale terrier breeders and users, 
