!March 30, 1901.X 
FOREST AND STREATVl 
Boston Gttn Qob. 
Boston, March 20.— Wednesday, March 20, the occasion of the 
second annual team shoot, was not what could be called a good 
day for a trap shoot, but nearly fifty shooters congregated on the 
well-known platform to help make it one of the most enjoyable 
and successful tournaments held in this vicinity for a long time. 
The tournament was in charge of the usual Boston Gun Club 
managers, with tlie addition of Mrs. Park, of Philadelphia, and 
C. A. North, of Cleveland, and with their help it is needless to 
say that nothing was wanting from that direction. The accom- 
modation for trapping was most complete, two magautraps throw- 
ing all the targets, one at the usual place and used for all handi- 
cap events, and the other at a separate stand 40yds. to the left 
with extra platform for all 16yd. events. The programme called 
for 150 targets, 85 at 16yds. and 65 handicap distance. The shoot- 
ing was exceedingly difficult, especially in the afternoon, when a 
light rain was falling and was blown by the variable wind directly 
into the faces of the shooters. 
The club offered for a special prize a best leather cover to the 
amateur shooter who had the highest average in the programme 
events. This was evidently what Cutler was waiting for, as he 
started in in the lead and held it to the end, coming under the 
wire 8 birds in the lead over his nearest competitor. Leroy's 
shooting was the feature of the day, and was^ easily high gun, 
but could not enter into the amateur race. Shooting from the 
21yd. mark one time, mixing in with the 16yd. mark, shooting 
singles, doubles or anything that was called for, he averaged over 
81 per cent., and thougli not the percentage that would carry 
honors at roof gardens, taking in consideration everything, it 
would more than compare with them. 
The team match was the center of attraction this week, and was 
entered into by six teams, representing the following clubs: Ports- 
mouth, Haverhill, Birch Brook, Fitchburg, Brockton, and Boston. 
After a spirited contest, in which there was amusement for every 
one, it was found that the Shore City experts had done the same 
trick as in last year's contest, and won by 8 targets. At the end 
the winning team was presented with a sterling silver-mounted cut- 
glass loving cup by the Boston Gun Club, which it hopes will 
be the means of adding interest in their trapshooting on their 
own grounds. 
In the prize match of the Boston Gun Club's serial prize shoot 
the winners of the honor position were Worthing and Cutler, who 
tied on 25 out of the 30. Next in line were Michaels and Howe, 
the latter from the 19yd. mark, with 23 each. Leroy from the 21yd. 
mark, and North were third with 22. 
Dinner was served up stairs in the club house, with the comph- 
meuts of the club, and those who were unfortunate enough to 
have missed a few targets in the morning's sport made straight 
scores in that direction, .?,nd felt repaid for their hard work. 
Extra events Nos. 2, 13, 14, 15 and IG. 10 unknown, 16yds.; extra 
events Nos. 8, 9 and 10, 15 unknown, 16yds. ; extra event No. 12, 
20 unknown, 16yds.; extra event No. 4, 5 pairs, unknown, 16yds.; 
extra events Nos. 1, 5, 6 and 7, 10 unknown, distance handicap; 
extra event No. 3, 15 unknown, distance handicap; extra events 
No. 11, 5 pairs, unknown, distance handicap: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 G " 6 a 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 
Baker 17.... 9 9 S 10 5 9 Hi 10 10 .. 16 
Mrs Park, 18 10 9 " ' ". ' ' S 11 11 
Lerov, 21.... 9 
Worthing, 16.. 7 
Leonard, 16. 6 
Michaels, 16. 7 
Cutler, 16.... 7 
Converse, 16.. 9 
Wilder, 16... 5 
Taylor, 16... 7 
North, 16.... 7 
Grant, 16.... 9 
Bowen, 16... 6 
Horace, 18... 6 
H T K. 14... 1 
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Tozier, 16 6 5 3 9 '( 5 i) 10 1 12 4 
George, 16 8 2 4 6 7 7 5 10 3 12 7 6 .. 
Tuck; 16.,,,. ...... 9 6 6 6 9 8 12 11 3 17 9 
Howe, 19 9 
Philbrick, 16 10 
Cake, 16 2 
Bailey, 16... 4 
Frizzell, 16 6 
Storer, 16 .. ., 3 
Winn, 16 , .. ., 3 
Goodwin, 16.... .. .. 8 
Wild, 16 3 2 
Lvman, 16... 5 
Prouty, 16 6 
Lambert. 17 8 
Webster, 16. .. 5 6 
Alton, 17 7 7 
Hawkins, 16 3 4 .. .. 
Mason, 16 5 ,, 5 6 
Gonzales, 16 7 11 8 4 .. 5 6 .. .. 
Graffam, 16 4 .. 11 .. 6 .. 2 6 ., .. 
Merwin, 16 3 1 4 ., 3 0 .. ,. 
nestings, 16 7 .. 10 8 5 ,. 4 4 .. 
Zelmah, 16 5 ., 7 6 0 
Straw, 16 7 ., 2 8 .. .. 4 
Wood, 16 9 .. 9 10 
Hodsdon, 16^ 3 
Fairbanks, 16 1 
Fredericks, 14 4 
Svlvcster, 16... -. .. 2 
Wallace, 16 
Henry, 16... , 4 
Team match, 30 unknown singles per man, 5 men per team; all 
shooting 16yds.: 
Brockton Gun CInb. 
Leroy : 110101111111101111111011100101—23 
Grant 111111110110011000111110111111—23 
Baker 101101100111101010010111111110—20 
Leonard 110111111011111110000010111010—20 
Wood OlllOOOUOlllOlOllOlllOOlllOU— 19— 105 
Fitchburg Rifle and Gun Club. 
100111011101111100111111111111—24 
, .010100111111101110010110111111—21 
. . . .100110111111101101111010011110—21 
. . . .100110111010100110111101101110—19 
Wilder 001000110100100100001001101110—12— 97 
Portsmouth Gun Club. 
Philbrick 110101101101010111011111111111—23 
Goodwin llOlOlllOOlOimOlOOlOllllim— 21 
Winn 101101111111111101011001101001—21 
Frizzell 0000(X)011010101011111111101100— 16 
Bailey 001000001011110110011111010110—16— 97 
Boston Gun Club. 
G W lllllllOllllllOlOllllllllOOUl— 25 
Mrs Park ...... i . 010110111110111101111110001111—22 
Horace OOllOlllOUOlUllllOlOlOllllOl— 21 
North 101101001000011111111011011111—20 
Wild lOUOOOOlOOUOOOOOOOOOOlOOOUO— 9— 97 
Haverhill Gxm Club. 
Tuck 111011101011111110110111111100-23 
Tozier 101111111000100111111000111010^19 
Gonzales lOOlOllllllllOniOOOlOlOMllll— 19 
Webster 000011111011111011110100101110—19 
George 011000000100011011100101111011—15— 95 
Birch Brook Gun Club. 
Ha-stings 110001111110101010110010100111-1 8 
Lambert 110011101111000011110010100010—16 
Zelmah 000010111101010000001010111100-13 
Mason OlOOOOlllOOlOOOUOOOlllOOOOOlO— 11 
Straw 010010000000000100001111000111—10— 68 
Merchandise prize matchj 30 singles, unknown; distance handi- 
cap: 
Worthing, 16 001101011111111110111111111111—25 
Cutler. 16 . .111011101111111011111111100111—25 
Howe' 19 111101111101101110001111110111—23 
Michaels. 16 001111100111110101111111111101-23 
Leroy 21 101111100110111101100111110111—22 
North 16 110101101101111101110110110111—22 
Tuck 16 1001111 10011100100111111101111—21 
Philbrick 16 011101110110100011100111111111—21 
Bowen, 16 - • ■ - . ..llllOOllllOHMOllOlOllOlllllO— 20 
Baker, 17 .OlUOOlOlOluBOllOlOllllllllllO— 19 
Tozier 16 000100110011111110111001111101—19 
Mrs Park, IS. . . . .... ... OOOllOOOllllOllOlllOOllOlllllO— IS 
G W 17 • 001110000011001111011011111011—18 
Prouty, 16 10101011011111010001000] 100111—17 
George, 16 101110000011011001100111101101—17 
Cake, 16 ■ > ■ • OlOOllllllHOOOOllOllllOOlOOOl— 17 
Cutler . . . 
Converse 
Taylor .. 
Alton 
Leonard, 16 - . . ,.0010111010001001 1 1000101 110110-15 
Converse, 16 111010001001010011101101000101-15 
Taylor, 16 100001011 10 1 ,10000001 100111 1 ) 01—15 
Winn, 16 .01 10111100100001 OOOOOIIIIOU] 11-15 
Lyman, 16 110001(X)1101001(X)1(X)0001101111-14 
Wilder, 16. ...... .■..».,*,-.;;, O0OOO011001UO10O10110010O11U11— 12 
Frizzell. 16..i...i,...M.-.» = ,., 0010001001110000101 100000011 11 -12 
Bailey, ' 16..;...i^..,»;i..i.».......;<*.<....O100OO101l11001011O10O100Ol)0()O-11 
Wild, 15. , .000000101010100110000111100001—11 
Storer, .16 OOOOOOOOOOOOIIOOOOOIOOOOIIOOOO— 5 
Peters Cartridgfe Co. Tournament at Asheville. 
AsnEVJXLE, C, March 21.— To-day saw the closing of the 
three days' shoot given by the Peters Cartridge Company, of 
Cincinnati, under the auspices of the Battery Park Hotel. 
The morning of the 19th saw quite a number of shooters gath- 
ered upon the club grounds, which are situated in the bounds of 
the driving park, which faces the far-famed French Broad River. 
Owing to tlie programme getting out late many telegrams of 
regret were received hy the management from shooters who 
would have attended. 
The conditions for the first and second days were anything but 
agreeable. The first day a .stiff, strong breeze blevv off the river 
directly in the faces of the shooters, accompanied by clouds of 
dust. The second day the wind held from the same ciuarter, and 
with a steady downpoiu" of rain. Many shooters quit and went 
up to the city. This in itself was a great drawback, hut the 
shooters one and all were unanimous in their praise of the smooth 
management of the shoot by that genial and popular manager 
Tack Parker, of the Peters Cartridge Company, assisted by Harry 
Lemckc. 
The third day saw a much larger attendance' than on the second 
day, as the sun came out bright and warm, ar.c the wind shifted 
to the backs of the shooters. The day was most delightful, and 
scores increa.sed accordingly. 
The veteran. Col. J. T. Anthony, of Charlotte. N ( , won the 
hand.some .'flOO silver loving cup, which was prestui' hy Maj. 
McKissick, of the Battery Park Hotel, for the amalf • laking the 
highest average for the three days. 
The Colonel used Peters Ideals, and at once b' l>. t to forge 
ahead, and he landed a winner. The Colonel sayi 'le load is 
what the name implies— an ideal. 
Maj. McKissick was' a close second; and if his g.' 1 had not 
broken down he would have given the Colonel a cliij^e race. 
Mr. John Avery, of the Peters Cartridge Company, M'as also 
in attendance, and shot a good race. Mr. John Parker was high 
gun, but as he was not eligible for added money or prizes, he was 
out of it. 
Harry Lemcke shot in good form, and he is fast coming baclf 
to his old form, as before his late illness, but a severe bruise on 
his face caused by his gun put hint out of the game. He shot 
some after the first day, but left-handed. 
Jim Carrier, of Asheville, has got a new gun, as has also French 
Coxe, and these boys M-ill make it hot for the amateurs of this 
section before long, as both are promising young shooters. 
The las-t .day saw many ladies present to witness the shooting, as 
the beautiful weather brought them down from the hotels. This 
must have had something to do with the boys being on their 
metal. Every one of the participants shot Peters Ideals, and they 
are all enthusiastic over the same. The very quiak action of the 
shells was noted in a miss-and-out by Anthonv, McKissick, Avery 
and Parker, on the last day, from the 32yd. rriai-k. 
In August Maj. McKissick and Col. Anthony will give a shoot 
here, open to the world, dates to be selected later on, and the 
writer will say right here to all shooters: "Don't miss it, or fail 
to come to the 'City in the Sky.' " 
First Day, March J9, 
Events: 12 3 
Targets: 15 15 20 
Anthony 10 6 8 
McKissick 10 7 
Avery 6 .12 
Carrier 11 12 
Coxe 10 7 
Parker 12 
Lusk 8 
Maltbv 6 
Lemcke 11 12 15 
O Rutledge .. 
Leife! ... .. 
McCloskey I........ .. ;. 
Rayner 
F Rutledge 
Atkinson 
Dr Cheesboro 
P Clayton 
F Cox 
11 
8 
11 
14 
12 13 
7 15 
7 
4 5 
15 25 
11 20 
5 19 
9 22 
8 17 
12 15 
13 17 
9 16 
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9 16 
6 15 
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9 
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6 7 8 
15 20 15 
12 17 13 
10 13 13 
14 15 11 
10 15 10 
8 15 S 
10 15 13 
8 15 9 
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11 16 U 
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9 10 
20 25 
17 21 
12 15 
15 21 
14 17 
11 15 
15 21 
14 17 
.. 9 
15 19 
Second Day, March 20. 
5 
3 
2 
4 
12 
Events: 
Targets: 
123456789 10 
15 15 20 15 25 15 20 15 20 25 
McKissick 8 10 12 11 19 12 13 9 13 16 
Coxe ... 10 9 10 9 17 12 13 10 13 15 
Avery 11 10 13 6 21 9 18 13 17 16 
Anthony 13 13 16 13 21 13 15 10 14 21 
Parker 10 13 18 10 20 12 16 12 16 23 
Carrier 10 10 16 12 16 9 15 11 11 16 
Lusk 8 11 15 13 16 6 12 10 12 15 
Lemcke , , 9 13 , 
Third Day, March 21. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 15 15 20 15 25 15 
McKissick 6 12 17 13 20 13 
Avery ..^ 10 10 17 13 19 10 
Anthony 10 11 15 11 23 14 
Carrier 12 9 10 11 20 12 
Lusk 14 10 13 11 17 13 
Parker U 8 17 13 IS 13 
Coxe 9 .. 10 11 16 6 
Lemcke 12 
Reynolds 9 
CS-FS •••■<*» 4 •■■■«■<<• a a-ft'il Mviin*!* •« « « ga •« •« 8 
Hungerford ....i. 45 
Atkinson , 
Jordan 
"Maltbv 
7- 8 
20 15 
17 14 
15 9 
14 12 
17 11 
17 12 
12 11 
9 10 
20 25 
15 20 
17 17 
17 16 
19 21 
17 16 
17 21 
12 18 
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Broke. 
135 
105 
133 
125 
115 
144 
118 
61 
135 
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118 
134 
149 
150 
126 
118 
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147 
137 
143 
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Trap at Dupont Park, 
St. Louis, Mo,— Match between Tramp Irwin, of Chicago and 
Dr. Gaines, of St. Louis, at Dupont Park, March 17. Birds good 
dav fair and warm, with no wind: ' 
Tramp Irwin .21211211112112122112*1201—23 
1122120122212201121211111—2.3^6 
Dr Gaines 2211211212112122121202222—23 
22222211*2222211222122212—24—47 
Match between Joe Walker, of Carlyle, 111., challenger, against 
Chas. Bugh, for Mermod championship medal, on March 17 
Both stood at 31yds. : 
Walker , 2222211 211111122112111111—25 
Bugh .i i^r^^^ 2222212021101212001*11301—19 
Practice event at Dupont Park, March 17. 
Jesse Lee 0122100111— 7 Dr Gaines 11012'>1222— 
White Rock 1222010122- 8 Dr O Smith 2121201122^ 9 
A E Koch... .0211211112-9 C C Carson 0111100111-7 
C Turner 1012111111— 9 W E Nold 222W20— S 
F E Arvis 2201110112— S A A Schwarz 2''.22212il"-10 
J Walker 2222210111- 9 Johnson 121211919]_To 
Campbell 2200121112— 8 Dr Sims 2fi020'0li0- fi 
Williams 202221111*- 8 T M Selzer 11021]%11_ 9 
Meier 2011121211— 9 W E Barker "llUll-'lll-io 
F Whiter. 210m0111-7 H S Tavlor. 0210111212- 8 
P Davis 0212211111- 9 W B Scott 121110111^- 9 
Concord Gon Club. 
Concord, N. H., March 15.— The scores made by the Concord 
Gun Club to-day at 50 targets were: Tuttle 42, Nardi'ni 40, King 44 
Martin 44, Morris 46, Sanbon 45. ' 
Shootmgf Notes in the Sowth. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
As another year comes and goes, thfe sportsman of an observing 
turn of mind is given opportunities of adding to his store of gun, 
dog and game lore and thereby to his fund of general information 
on kindred subjects. 
The .season of 1900-1901 has in most places been a good one, added 
to which the weather, favorable in most Southern States, ha8 
afforded those so inclined many bright and cheerful days afield — 
days ,so short as hours go, yet so replete of nerve-stirring events 
that many of them dwell in our memory for all time. 
The writer enjoyed, while at Greensboro, N. C, a few afternoons' 
c(uail shooting with that incomparable sportsman, Mr. J. F, 
Jordan, than whom no greater niinrod or more amiable companion 
can be found. To tell the truth, we did not have much sport, owing 
to a combination of causes which seemed to thwart us on every 
occasion. When the -dogs were at their best the wind was so high 
that they could not show off to advantage, and when we had what 
might have been a good day, it rained up to noon, and our best 
dog turned out lame and quite unfit for service. So, all in all, we 
may be said to have had many of the fates against us, which, as 
every true sportsman knows, will happen in best regulated kennels 
and in best timed afl'airs generallv. Fact is, the jniddle of Janu- 
ary in North Carolina is a bit late for great bags, but splendid for 
gmod hard shooting. 
In this connection I wish to relate what in my humble opinion 
IS the very finest and most brilliant shooting done afield by any 
man that has ever come under my observation. Mr. Jordan has 
always been a great advocate of and believer in small-bore guns, 
and as soon as he knew he could obtain one of reputable American 
make of 28 gauge he immediately ordered it. So now he is using 
exclusively a 2Gin. barrel, 28 gauge, Parker gun, right barrel im- 
proved cylinder, left modified choke; and to see him perform with 
this little toy of a weapon is nothing short of a marvelous fpat. 
He^ gets his ammunition loaded by that most skillful sportsman 
aiid ^careful of gunsmiths, Mr. William Wagner, of Washington, 
D. t., using fi/zdrs. of powder and V2OZ. No. 8 Tatham's chilled 
shot. Mr. Wagner, himself a staunch and firm believer in small 
bores, has probably had more experience in hand loading small 
gauge ammunition than any one else in America, so that to say 
his loads are perfect is merely to paint the lily. At any rate, one 
must see Mr. Jordan chop birds down in doubles and singles, far 
and near, and hardly ever miss, to fully appreciate what such ap' 
parently insignificant loads can do in a well bored gun with such 
an artist behind it. 
I will say this, and make as simple a statement ef the absolute 
facts as I can knowing fully well dozens of other men have been 
afield with Mr. Jordan this past season, and feeling absolutely 
certain any one of them would frankly and freely indorse all t 
will say and go far beyond what I would dare tell. 
In^ the first place, we shot together part of three days, and in 
one instance only did Mr. Jordan fail to get his pair out of a covey 
rise, and then the bird that escaped went off badly wounded, and 
had we taken more time I have no doubt the dogs would have 
found It in the dense thicket into which it flew. 1 saw him kill 
and gather birds in such close and tangled places that nothing but 
a glimpse of fast fading brown could be seen for a single instant, 
some being killed at less than a dozen paces. On the other 
hand, wc saw him kill some at distances which I cannot bring 
myself to give, knowing full well that such would certainly in- 
validate my whole statement, for after all there is a limit to the 
credulity of even one's own personal friends and admirers, and in 
all modesty, I trust I may claim to have some of both. 
Mr. Jordan candidly admits that he never in his whole shooting 
experience of twenty-seven years has had so handy, serviceable and 
deadly a little gun, and to realize the truth and correctness of 
this statement one has but to see him handle it. It was such a 
revelation to me that all great scores at the traps fade into in- 
significance by comparison— really there can be no comparison, 
lo say that a man seldom misses simply conveys no informa- 
tion whatever, because a man may pick his shots and poke about 
and yet not do anything worthy of mention. But when a man 
takes every offer, fair or foul, and then seldom misses— why that is 
quite another thing, and stamps him a past master in the art of 
shooting, raising him to a plane seldom reached by any one and 
never topped by living mortal— and all this with IVadrs. of powder 
ana %oz. ot shot. Think of it, gentlemen who use a handful of 
ammunition to bag a bird not as big as your fist, and then 
ponder which of the two is really the more sport. 
Of course, we had no such dog as our dear old lamented dog 
Dash, nor will we again, have. The man who owns one such dog is 
more than fortunate; to ever have two would make the rest of 
mankind_ envious. To shoot with a man like Mr. Jordan has an 
exhilarating and yet depressing effect. It just makes one warm 
all over to see a man cut down bird after bird anywhere, anyhow, 
at any rate of speed, angle or from any position, and one feels a 
glow 01 pride in knowing such a man, especially when you knoxv 
him well^ enough to quite thoroughly appreciate his modesty. But 
then again comes the reaction when you yourself bungle along and 
miss shamefully, and suddenly hear a pistol-like report and see 
a browm ball of feathers and stuflP come tumbling down away off 
through tree tops— ever so far and in never so tangled a place - 
f'}., so. it^, goes from morning to night— the little gun cracks, the 
Jittle birdie collapses, nothing is said, but a great deal is done. 
Jiravo, Jordan! We all think we can shoot, but when with vou. 
why, we get another think. 
^ Leaving Greensboro with regret, I ' wended mv way on my 
Southern trip, and soon reached Macon, Ga., where with my 
friend, Mr, F. C. Etheridge, I had a morning's dove shooting 
t^nfortunately birds were very scarce, so we had verv little sport 
AU the same, I hugely enjoyed the company of the men with 
whom we spent the evening and following morning. A day or 
two spent with so thorough a sportsman as Mr. Etheridge is 
always delightful, game or no game. The companionship of such 
a man is always a treat, so I look forward to another jaunt toward 
Macon. 
At Jacksonville, Fla., I lodged with mine host B. W. Sperry 
proprietor of the Hotel Duval. Mr. Sperry has the knack without 
showing It ot making his guests feel comfortable and instantly at 
home. Cat) one say more of any hotel man? 
Here we had a little trapshooting, and also one day afield during 
which we bagged a few quail and doves, and had a splendid walk 
and good long chat, if not very much game in our bags But 
game is cheap, any one knows that; a good chummy fellow is 
scarce, so give me Sperry. 
,„,''V,V New Orleans I ran up to my old chum, Mr. John W. 
L hillips, and together we went on our annual snipe shooting trip 
to Beaumont, Tex. There we found Mr. Geo. Oliver, ready as of 
yore to pilot us and this year to show us his young pointer dog 
George work on snipe. 
Regarding this dog as a game finder I can safely say I have 
never seen his superior, and perhaps might add, his equal. At 
any rate, he is a most promising yooung dog of tremendous 
courage and endurance, and possessing a really wonderful nose. 
Some two or three' years ago I wrote a full account of our shooting 
at Beaumont over Dr. Oliver's dog Bill. Well, George is a half 
brother to Bill, and lor me, give me George all the time. He is 
more tractable and has quite as good or even better nose, and most 
certainly will make a better dog. 
This yeai-, owing to high winds and finding -the snipe princi- 
pally on burns bare of corn, which of course made them wild as 
hawks, we could not make as big a bag as usual. Still we -got 
plenty— i. e., seventy, eighty and seventy in three days' shootini? 
two guns— barring a few birds bagged by Mr. Oliver, say a dozen 
or so. 
The snipe shooting was nearly all at extreme ranges, and never 
could one have a better opportunity for trying out to fullest extent 
the quality of ammunition or range of gun. Gaucho 
The FoRiST AHD Stkkam is put to press each week on Tuesday. 
Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at 
Ifffft by Mondfjr and u mucb etrlier p^cfb{^ 
Statinton Gon Club. 
Staumon Va., March 22.--In the two 25-target events to-day in 
made- *" SvaunEon Gun Club the following scores ware 
Event No. 1: 
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•Sillings . . . - 1111111110011011111111111—22 
Kiracof e 10111011011111 WlllllHlO— 20 
""t." 0000111111110111011111111-19 
""^'f, 1110101101111110111010101—18 
Mernken 1011.111.111111110101111111—22 
Event No. 2: 
Garter .0101011111110111111111111—21 
■ • • • • ■ - . ■ llllHllllllimOlUlllll— 24 
|-"".acofe 1111111111111101101101111-22 
• • 0110011111011011111111111-20 
Pav'?, ■ • .0100111101011101101011110—16 
MerDk^n , , , , UllllllllllllUUiiinoi-34 
