'AnxL 20, 1901.1 
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canitot be convicted simply because they shot the pigeons in this 
way for this purpose, but alleges that they were guilty of cruelty 
m tliis case because certain birds, or a bird shot by each of these 
defendants separately, did not tell before it got beyond the limits 
of their bounds of 50 or 60vdSi avyav, and that it was cruelty not 
ia have it brought ih kt oiicfe .Shd KilibU; fht dsfetidatits allegei 
m the other hand, that viAs donfe, .fiiid thjlt. e^efv ^fcaSbii^^Ife Ai- 
tarigeinefat was made for gettiiig the .wouhdcd. tJittiS Snd kilHti^ 
them, and they even killed some birds that they tould riot tell 
whether they were wounded or not, to a certainty. The birds 
wfete brought in and were intended to be used for food. But 
assuming for the purposes of this case that Mr. O'Brien's in- 
ferences were all correct,, that there was no such provision as the 
aefendants testiiietii to, 1 am disposed to think, and so instruct 
yoUi that it is not the cfUhliy thfit h intended iii the get of As- 
SteiHuly, fof them to neglect to kill these birds that liail cscatfefl- 
J know that a ^rcat many humanitarians, and especially profes- 
sional humanitarians, regard it as their duty to kill a woimded 
animal at once. If a horse gets a leg broken, it is to have no 
chance of being cured, but must be shot; and if a bird is 
wounded it must be killed immediately! I have never yet heard 
any weil-authetiticated case of a man or association having com- 
Jhutticatioil wLlh bo^ses. of pigcotis or chickfetis to know whether 
til' nut they desire io oe shot at once; and I find myself ciftcU 
■vlbndcrihg wheh 1 see afccohnts of these summary proceedings, 
anil the maftrlcr in which, as a matter of humanity, animals are 
riut out of the uaj when injured, whether the horse could not sit 
in jtidgment oyei- a wounded or crippled man, or an old man thdt 
lias become ihlirm and mcapacitated from doing anything and 
taking care of hirtiseif, and decide that he should be killed! I arri 
rather inclined to think that, when a bird has gotten awfty a 
reasonable distance, it is not necessary to assume that it will, as 
a matter of course, die^ and it is a great relief to it and a great 
advantage to it and a piece of humanity to at once put it out of its 
pain. \Ve do not know whether a wounded bird wants to be put 
out of its pain and existence or not, I do not think it does, but 
I do not Know; neither do these gentlemen know. The niattcr 
depends a great deal on sentimentality, on whim, on education, and 
ofl wh&t wfe helve been accustomed to. 
' '1 iiistriict ^oh, gentlelheti, that yoUr verdict in each of these 
eases should be for the defendanls. It is a iUisdemedrtofj and you 
have the right to sH:^ whb shall pay the costs. It 16 yohr duty to 
say who shall {jay the costs, and you will ueterhiine Whether the 
cOuiity, the iiVoaecutor oi- the defendants shall pay therh, or the 
prosecutor and defendants, and in what pfroplortioii. I rilight sttg- 
gest this to you iii this case, which has beeii brdtlght as a test 
case, I have no doubt the prosecutor and those around hiiri, arid 
those whom he represents, honestly think that this is crtielty; 1 
do not. I do not think you would if I were to submit the niattet 
to vou; but it was brought as a test case, and upon good motives, 
and I suggest to you that the costs should not be put on the 
prosecutor; and I do not think they ought to be put on the de- 
fendants, because they have not been guilty of anything that was 
unusual or anything that has been declared a crime, and I suggest 
that in this case you put the cost; upon the county. It is able 
to bear them.' 
"The following is a reprint front FoheSST and Stream of Feb. 
26, 1891, and as the matter will show, it deals with a case of special 
impuriance and significanccj as follows: 
" 'In 18S7, at which tinie A. Nelson Lewis,. a member of the Phila- 
delphia Gun Club, was indicted before the Bufefes County Court 
under the act of March 29, 1869, which ihakes it a Inisdeflieanor to 
V antonly or cruelly kill or ill-treat, overload, beat or otherwise 
abtisfg any anitnal. 
•• On ijfcc. it, 1887, the Philadelphia Gun Club held a pigeofl 
shooting match at Iheir grounds on the "Old Brinkley Ilolrie- 
stead," Andalusia, the- other contestahts being the Tuxedo Guil 
Club, the Westminster Kennel Club, and the Kivcrton Gun Clrib. 
The club members and their friends went to the grounds by way 
of lire Pennsylvania Railroad. Upon the same train from Broad 
Street .Station were two uniformed offcers of the VVoman's Branch 
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, who openly 
avowed their intention of making arrests if the match should take 
place. 
" 'The grounds were filled with iSeol^le, the cioritest became very 
exciting, and a large amount wis staked oh thfe fesdlt; Shortly 
after the shooting began the officers of the woman's society ap- 
proached the gate and were met by members of the clutj, who 
stated that they had intended to meet the issue, and would allbw 
an arrest to be made. They did not raise any question as to the 
right of the officers to enter the grounds, because it would not be 
agreeable had any of the visitors or members of the club been ar- 
rested. In that case, as far as all present were concerned, the day 
would have ended in disappointment. 
" 'Then came the question of who would allow himself to be ar- 
rested. None cared to cotMe Up to the scratch, although several 
were approached. Finally General Grubb, the president of the 
club, expressed his determination to throw himself into the 
breach if no one else could be found courageous enough to do so. 
This, for several reasons, was undesirable, and A. Nelson Lewis 
was appealed to. Without a moment's hesitation he gave his 
consent, resolving to be sacrificed in friendship to his club mem- 
bers, and that the purpose and pleasure of the guests might not 
be marred. 
" |Mr. Lewis was then technically arrested and taken before & 
justice of the peace. He was defended by General Dechert. Sub- 
sequently the club presented him with a resolution of thanks, 
1 '-r-h'- ext--lIi"EC him for the way in which he had stood up for the 
Interetts of the club. 
ii.c laLc l^ewis C. Cassidy was to have defended Mr. Lewis, 
but died before the case came to trial. On the trial the jury re- 
turned a special verdict, in which they found that it was the cus- 
tom of the Association to hold matches for skill in marksmanship, 
that Mr. Lewis participated in the match in December, 1887, and 
"for the purpose aforesaid fired with a gun upon certain pigeons, 
liberated from a trap, killing one and wounding another. The bird 
so wounded alighted upon a tree, and as soon as its wounded 
9ondition was discovered it was killed by a member of said club, 
fr- Tifi nn behalf nf said defendant, according to the custom of 
aaid club in regard to wounded birds. The bird so killed was 
immediately sold for food, accoirding to the rule and custom of 
said cjub." 
■' 'Judgment was entered in favor of the Commonwealth and a 
fine of fo imposed on Mr, Lewis. From this came the present ap- 
peal. * 
" 'Judge Paxton, as Chief Justice, delivered the opinion of the 
Supreme Court, which is as follows: "The specific charge in the 
indictment was that the defendant did unlawfully, wantonly and 
cruelly shoot, wound, torture, abuse and ill-treat a certain pigeon,' 
etc. The jury found a special verdict, upon which the court below 
entered judgment for the Commonwealth. We are, therefore, 
limited to the facts as found. From the verdict we learn "that 
the defendant was a member of the association called the Phila- 
delphia Gun Club; that on Dec. 14, 1887, he attended a pigeon 
shooting match and fired with a gun upon certain pigeons 
liberated from a trap, killing one and wounding another. The 
bird so woundfed alighted upon a tree, and as soon as its wounded 
condition was discovered it was killed by a member of said club 
for and on behalf of said defendant, according to the custom of 
said club in regard to wounded birds. The birds so killed were 
immediately sold for food, according to the rule and custom of 
said club,' 
" ' "We have thus the finding of the jury that the object of this 
Association was to test the skill of its members in marksmanship. 
In other words, it was a training school for sportsmen, in which 
they could acquire skill in shooting on the wing. This being the 
object of the association, the jury further found that the de- 
fendant attended for the purposes aforesaid. It was conceded 
that had he killed his bird he would not have been liable under 
the act of 1869. But having merely wounded it, he was guilty of 
cruelty under said act. So that the crime consisted, not in the 
fact of the shooting, but in wounding instead of instantly killing it. 
from the facts found by the jury, the defendant has merely been 
punished for \\anl of skill. 
" ' "It is doubtless true that much pain and suffering is often 
caused to diit'erent kinds of game by this unskillfulness of sports- 
men. A squirrel badly wounded may yet crawl to its hole and 
suffer for many hours and days, and die. It was not pretended that 
the act applied to such cases. The sportsman in the woods is not 
responsible for the accuracy of his aim under the act of 1869. At 
the same time, it is manifest that much suiiering would be spared 
wild game if sportsmen were better trained. Skill in shooting 
upon the wing can only be gained by practice. It is not so with 
inanimate objects. There accuracy of aim can be acquired by 
shooting at a mark. It is conceded that the sportsman in the 
woods may test his skill by shooting at wild birds. Why, then, 
may he not do the same mth. a bird confined in a cage, and let out 
for that purpose? Is the bird in the cage any better or has it any 
higher rights than the bird in the woods? Both were placed here 
by the Almighty for the use of man. They wpre not given to him 
fo be needlessly an^ cniglly tortured, and were there snytbiag ii^ 
the ilndifig of tJife jUtf id show tiat the ofcject of this AssotiSafioii 
was to torture pigeons 'i't'fe w£?f<ld not hesitate to sustain the judg- 
ment of the court below. But fit* stteh purpose appears, nor is 
there any finding that the defendant was gs^lty of needless and 
wanton cruelty. The bird was immediately killed sis eoeji ass its 
condition was discovered. 
" ' "A distinction was pressed upon the argument between tne 
casfe of a eaptiVfe bii-d and one at large in the woods. In the latter 
iriStaticfe thetfe is a rtecessity to shoot it in order to capture it for 
food ot pthei^ lawful purpose; and if woHnding results, it is an 
unavoidable ihcideht, while in the case of a captive bird, no 
necessitj' exists for putting it to death in this way- Some foree 
rinay be cohceded to this as an abstract proposition, but we do isot 
.see its applitation to the facfs in this case. The right to kill the 
pigeon was and inusi be concederi; and there is no finding of the 
jury that its ^5<lf^e^ing was greater because of the manner of its 
death thah if i.t had been killed in some other way. This is A 
scientific questioh \Vhich A do not feel myself competent to pass 
upon. Nor do I think the average Jttryman is any better qualified 
to do so. It may be that science in the fnture will discover the 
method of killing a pigeon with the least possible pain; So far as 
other animals are concerned, it is, perhaps, an open quesWpftV and 
the attempt of well-meaning humanitarians in a sister State to 
teAhtk the sufferings of condemned criminals by putting them to 
death by felectticitjf instead of by hanging has produced a long 
conttoVei'sSr whidi can be hardly "regarded as settled. An attempt 
has been trialle, so far nnsUccessfnlly, to show it is unconstitu- 
tionjtl bfccalisfe of its Grtielty. 
, " ' "We do riot sjly th.ere might not be a violation of the act of 
1869 dt a shHotiri^ ihatch, but in our view the facts found by the 
jtify do riot brlrig this case within it. The judgment is re- 
versed."'.' " 
In ;187S the' ctritUy of pigeon shooting wis ffesbe between the 
sportsmen and the huinanitarians, the latter represented by Mr, 
Bergh, On very good authority it is stated that if lie succeeded 
in making pigeon shooting illegal, his next step would be to 
make field shooting illegal also. They are so Closely allied that 
one is a complement of the other on the issue as tsised. The 
bill, now before the Legislature of New York, was introduced at 
the request of a resident of Boston. It is hardly to 
be assumed that the people of New York need to import advice 
on questions of humanity. The bill offered for Nev\- York's 
hulnanity is as follows; 
"An act lo prevent the shooting of live pigeons, fowl or other 
birds, for amusement or as a test of skill in marksmanship, 
"The people of the ."state of New York, represented in Senate 
and Asseiiibly, do eliact tis fflllowsi 
"Section 1, Any person who keeps or uses a live pigeon, fowl 
or other bird for the purpose of a target, oi* to be shot at either 
for ah'uiseiiient or as a test of skill in frfartsinariship, or shoots at 
a bird kept or used as- aforesaid, or is a jparty to such shooting, or 
leases any building, room, field or premises, or knowingly perrtJits 
the use thereof, for the purpose of such shooting, shall be guilty 
of a misdcmeaiTor, and shall be liable to a penalty of ?60 for eacla 
violation of this act, and to an additional penalty of $25 for each 
pigeon, fowl or other bird shot at or killed in violation thereof. 
Nothing in this act shall apply to the shooting of wild game. 
"Sec _ 3. Chapter 107 of the laws of 1875, entitled .'An act 
in r^elation to the treatment of animals,' is hereby repealed. 
"Sec. 3. This act shall take effect immediately." 
To sum up. the training at the trans and in the field qualifies 
a man to defend the home when it is in danger, the community 
in time of riot and turbulence, the nation in time of war. It gives 
him discipline in skill and nerve, and recuperation of mind and 
body. It is in accord with his nature, which has been the nature 
of all meri from the dawn of creation, when he was tpld that be 
had dominion over all the earth's creatures. 
In Fw^therancg of Handicappingf* 
Boston, Mass., April Vi^Editor Forest and Stream: Having re- 
cently attended an inanimate target tournament on the grotinds 
of one of Boston's best-known gun clubs, if was my great pleasure 
to see congregated there shooters of all degrees of skill, varying 
from the amateur of 50 per cent, to the expert of 9S per cent., all 
shooting side by side, and evidently being put on an equality, and 
each and every shooter seemingly enjoying himself, as all trap- 
shooters should do, to the top notch. 
The tournament in qtiestion was one of the most enjoyable that 
has graced the grounds of any dub in this vicinity for a long 
time, and in no small WHf was it due to the matter of handicap- 
ping. The handicap used was by distance, whieh has been in use 
on their grounds for over twelve yeafs, and which, now that the 
Interstate Association has seen fit to give it a well deserved trial, 
is sure to work its way up to its proper place in handicaps. 
Whils it was plainly evident that the club was doing its level 
best to place each shooter on his proper mark, it seemed that it 
should have been afforded a little help and support from the vari- 
ous trapshooting clubs near by. It was the regret of . the club 
officials that they had no standard to go by, and simply had to 
judge the best they could, aided not a little by the outside help of 
one or two of the secretaries of some of the dubs attending. 
After noting how nicely the events were run off where the 16yd. 
ahooter was holding his own with the 21yd. man, though not 
making the latter get a possible each time, it occurred to me why 
was it that all the trapshooting clubs of near by should not com- 
bine to try this handicap at their own shoots and see if it did not 
do just what the originators claim for it? 
At first it looked as though it would be necessary to form an 
association with headquarters where all scores should be tabu- 
lated and kept track of, and periodical handicap sheets be given 
out to each club, but as this would necessitate quite a little outlay 
and expense for the clubs who Were members, it did not seem 
quite feasible. 
A better plan to my thinking would be for each club to con- 
tribute toward a fund to cover the expenses of some individual, to 
be known as official handicapper; he to tabulate all scores 'for- 
warded to him by the secretaries of the clubs and keep each club 
posted on all shooters, so that when an out of town shooter at- 
tended a tournament other than on his own grounds he could be 
placed on a proper mark with the s.urety of it being done on a 
proper basis. The amount necessary for such a project would be 
very slight, as all the outlay would be for stationery and postage 
expenses, and a small ^compensation for his time spent on such 
work. 
It seems to the writer that there are a lot of shooters who are 
only too willing to help a good cause along, and by their efforts 
it would be possible to still further advance the art of trapshooting 
as a leading pastime. 
I hope that this may be the means of hearing other shooters' 
opinions on this subject, and trust that each one interested will 
be only too pleased to give his views. 
. Secretary. 
Trap Shooting and War, 
SwANTON, Vt., April 12.— £(fttor Forest and Stream: It is an un- 
deniable fact that the marksmanship of those capable to bear arms 
has much to do with the military strength of a country, though it 
is not by any means the truth that the winner on the rifle range is 
the most deadly soldier on the battlefield, as shooting in a cool, de- 
liberate manner at a stationary inanimate target is totally differ- 
ent frsm shooting amid the roar and tumult of a battle at a moving 
target that can and is shooting back with deadly effect. With the 
exception of work on the skirmish time, shooting during a battle is 
what may be rightly called snap shooting, without deliberate aim. 
The correct training for this kind of work is not taught on the 
rifle range, but is learned at trapshooting, where the gunner is 
taught to become an accurate off-hand snap shot at a quick-flying 
target. His eye, trigger finger and extended arm that supports the 
gun are trained to act in sympathy with each other. Wherever he 
looks he has a sure aim. The thought flashes through his mind 
to the right, to the left, over or under, as the occasion may re- 
quire, and his shot seldom fails to strike its target. 
Combine this training with enough work on the rifle range to 
enable him to become familiar with his rifle, also to judge dis- 
tances, so as to allow for the trajectory and the drift of the bullet 
by the wind, and you have a soldier that, even in the intense e.xcite- 
ment of a battle, will place his buUets among the enemy with 
the accuracy of a machine gun. 
There are trap shots who, with a magazine rifle, can fire ten shots 
inside of the same number of seconds on a 300yds. range, and 
place the greater percentage of the bullets near enough the center 
of the target to knock a man out of action. A good snap shot re- 
quires no changing of sights for elevation. A quick glance give's 
him an estimate of the distance, and the elevation to aim to 
allow for the trajectory'; then he will proceed to drop in his shots 
with a rapidity and accuracy that will have a demoralizing effect 
upon his opponents. 
^very milit^rjr ri^e range sboul^ h^vc either f set of traps or a 
iriagaitiit: trap for throwing targets, and every encouragement pos- 
sible shouW be given to have gun clubs formed m every town 
thfottgfhowt otif country, Government patronage should be given 
through prices ana trophies to be competed for under conditions 
favorable to the develfTp.ment of this work. 
Trapshooting as a pasttn.ig is a very fascinating sport, and is 
jia*tlf fcecofriing popular aftJOHM tbe ladies, as well as gentlemen, 
and we expect to soon, see iti every town one ^or^rnore well 
equipped gtllj cltib groiimds. 
N, P. Leach. 
Hamanitarianisai a!» a **Gfaft, 
T^m York, April IZ— Editor Forest and Stream: ."the cause 0/ 
htifflanity is worthy of the most profound consideration of all' 
matikmd. But do all who assume the cloak of Iiijttatfity set 
for humatiity'.s sake? I believe not. 
At rnters^ate Park, in the week of the Grand American SJattdi'' 
cap, there were three officers of the S. P. C. A. present each astf' 
It IS riotorioris that, although the society receives large subscrip- 
•tions and permanent revenue from the city in the form of licenses 
of dogs, etc.. it performs the duties it assumes to fill most in- 
cfficieiitly and inadequately. Large areas of the great city of New 
^otk afe l(;ft tmcovered, so far as humanity is concerned, and 
overloaded h'orSes, crippled and galled horses are so common on 
broadway, uridei- the society's nose, as it were, that, from the 
society s standpoint of ^iiihumariity, inhumanity is the rule rather 
than the exception. With so mari'jl^ important duties to engage the 
attention of its officers, why wefe three of them at Interstate Park? 
If any were needed at all, one was quite sufficient, for three cotrld 
do no more than one. They admitted that the shoot was perfectly 
legal. As for stopping it on account of wotmded birds, they 
GOtild not do so, for the management arranged for the gathering oi 
the wounded and dead birds as soon as they were shot As to sj 
display of fofce, (hree officers as a force were no more thari a 
haiidful of chaflf in a gale of wiml. There was a squad of regnkf 
police officer's, who were there to enforce the laws of the State and 
city, not the ftiftherance of a graft. 
About the graft. One would think that there was the most 
strained relations between the humane officers and the manage- 
riieiit and the shooters. There was not. The officers accepted free 
refreshriient in the barroom, free dinners, free entrance, free 
privileges everywhere with the most benign expression of coun- 
tenance and accurate crook of elbow. They were assiduous in 
swallowing things. The graft was so good that the wonder is that 
not more than three were present. There was so much that was 
good in the way of free graft that it was too bad to see the pigeoji 
shooters pay for what they took themselves, when it could be oh- 
tamed for nothing in the sacred cause of humanity. 
Next the professional humanitarian from Boston appeared on the 
scene. His graft was of the mind more than of the body, for he 
held an office which professed to be in the cause of humanity, and 
he wrote books from which the. public could learn many good 
things, if it had the price of the books, for, strange to say, the 
humanitarian with a graft can sec cruelty with one eye and the 
almighty dollar with the other. No doubt the gentleman from , 
Boston had entirely eliminated all cruelty from his bailiwick. No 
doubt the New York S. P, C. Aj was incompetent in the manage- 
ment of its affairs in its own territory, and that the gentleman 
with the Bostonian graft would set them right in a trice. But if 
it were not so, books nevertheless need advertising, and the 
Bostonese graft secured it in large quantities. 
The New York S. P. C. A. has never been tolerant of competition 
in the cause of humanity, if there was danger of encroachment uponi 
its revenues. Notwithstanding the widespread cruelty to animals; 
in the way of overloaded cart horses, crippled draught animals, 
docked horses, cropped dogs, etc., a sum total of aggregate cruelty 
which exceeds every day the sum total of the pain at the' traps in 
ten years, the mere attendance to routine and necessary duty does 
not afford the sensational advertising which accrues from an at- 
tack sn a national institution. 
The S. P. C. A. is ensconced in a costly marble building, which 
may be termed a palace. One would think that the funds would 
be devoted to the active purposes of the society in the cause of 
humanity rather than as an investmett.t in real estate. 
. " Fair Play, 
Modern Traps. 
During the recent G. A. H. shooting and accompanying events 
1 was gradually mmpressed with the perfect workings of the Ful- 
ford traps and the system involved that saves time, labor and ex- 
pense. From the old shooter's standpoint, the celerity with which 
these traps were served, causing no waits at the score was 
marvelous. ' ' 
I figured the time taken to prepare these traps for the "next 
man at score" as against the old system, a saving of fully 33 1-3 
per cent. The retrieving is quickly accomplished, being done 
by the boys, who are in the pit, and therefore nearer the dead 
birds than by the old system. In watching the fine operation of 
these traps I wondered how many of the younger generation of 
shooters appreciated them,, 
As compared with the old methods of handling, trapping and 
retrieving, there is no argument. 
The Fulford traps and system are simply an advance with the 
times, m line with the modern hammerless and its smokeless 
powder load. Mr. Fulford deserves the thanks and patronage of 
sportsmen. Dick Swivelles, 
Guelpfa Trap and Game Club, 
GuELPH, Ont April 9.— Herewith is an account of our Good 
f riday shoot, also list of officers elected at the annual meeting of 
the. Guelph Trap and Gun Club, hdd last Monday evening, as 
follows: Hon. President, Judge Chad wick; President. Mr. R. 
Cunningham; First Vice-President, Mr. R. S. Cull; Second Vice- 
President, E C. O'Brien; Executive Committee, L, H. Cooling- 
ndge, Jas Johnson, A. L. Harnilton; Auditors. Harry Cull, Tal 
Johnson; G. Frank, Secretary; W. G, Mitchell, Treasurer. 
three valuable trophies were put up. Class A was won by H. 
Cull, Class B by R. S Cull, and Class C by H,, Hanwdl. In 
■ w *?-"\r- • Pi",'"" f"^ Cull tied. In Class B, A. L. Hamilton. 
• *^'tchdl and R. b. Cull tied, and in Class C, H. Hanwdl 
was high man alene. This was one of the most successful shoots 
the club has ever held. The interest was kept up from 10 o'clock 
> .^'i'^ .niorning until 6 in the afternoon, and onlv one event was 
? , '^^^^ ^ dectric magautrap worke'd well, and over 
i,500 bluerocks were trapped, which could not have been accom- 
pbshed under the old system of spring traps. 
_ President Cunningham and staff Were out in full force, and made 
it pleasant for visitors and shooters. After the shooting was fin- 
ished the president presented the trophies in the club house to the 
successful competitors, 
^•t?-,?"'^ acted as referee; H. Johns, scorer; G, Frank, puller, 
and R. Grant, cashier, G. Fkank. Sec'y, 
Aqoidnecfc Gun Club, 
Newport, R. I., April 10.— The Aquidneck Gun Club held its 
weekly shoot to-day in typical April weather. Rain squalls inter'- 
spersed with attempts at sunshine, made shooting condilioris anv- 
thing but the best. This shoot was the first in the first series for 
the Hughes medal, presented by Mr. Wm. M. Hughes, a member of 
the club. Eight shoots will be hdd for it, partidpation in six to 
qualify. The highest average for the series to win and three wins 
to determine possession. Three events were shot, 20 and lli 
known, and 15 unknown. 
Event 1 30 targets: Dring 14, Coggeshall 5, Griffin 13, Plumer- 8. 
Gosling II, Mason 4. • • 
Event 2, 15 targets: Dring 8, Coggeshall 6, Griffin 9, Plumer 9 
Gosling 9, Mason 5. , 
cSif^ i: iLlonT'- """"^ e. I'lumer S. 
J. S. CoGGESHALi., 2d, Sec'y 
Frankford Gun Club. 
fli^Fr^nVw/r' K^?;l^^^^"?"''="''^^l^ Station, on its grounds, 
the Frankford Gun Club held its shoot to-day for a hammerless gun 
A large number of contestants participated. Nine men were tied 
for first honons namely, Fischer, King, Tliles. Meckle7 Twines 
Smith. George Re, d and Wostercroft. In shooting off the tie the 
men were divided into two squads, shooting at 10 targets. Ridge 
was the only one to break- clean in the first squad, while King did ' 
i^uJ^T ■'l^^^'.^^l*- , '^^ shoot-oft- between the two bo b. 
nn ?f straight until the last target was thrown. King was the first 
up for the last round, and took a quick aim and pulled the trigger 
The shot, however, was too high. Ridge soon settled all doubt 
as to w-ho was the winner by cracking the target into smithereens 
incidentally capturmg the gun after one of the best shoots that hag 
been 4?cidetl on the Fvankforders' groun4s ' ■ 
