May i8, 1901,! 
FOREST AND STREAM, 
899 
Nebraska Towrnament. 
Lincoln, Neb. — Tuesday morning early the shooters from this 
and adjoining States began unpacking their guns at the Lincoln 
Ciun Club grounds to participate in Nebraska's twenty-fifth annual 
tournament. Many were the anxious inquiries for screwdrivers 
with which to open their several cases of shells, of which nearly 
all had two, and one was found with twelve cases. All were 
mighty keen to get a whack at some of the targets. 
The heavy wind blew in the shooters' faces, and the cloudy sky 
was much in favor of the targets, and many a "tale of woe" was 
due to be told before the programme was shot through. The wind 
never let up, but kept blinding the shooters all day long; neither 
did the sun shine a little "wee bit." 
There was a fair crowd present, yet far from the attendance e.x- 
pected when there was $500 cash in added -money hung up and 
money divided on the percentage plan. 
The following gunners were present: Chris Gottlieb, from Kansas 
City, who has lately takcji to associate with Frank Parmelee since 
they were so congenial at Olathe, Kan.; Fred Gilbert,- who came 
smilingly from Spirit Lake, la., and brought along his understudy, 
Tvhne. Then Omaha .sent down a fair representation in H. S. 
McDonald. W. D. Townsend. D. Morrill. Geo. Loomis and Buffalo 
Hump. Beatrice was well represented, as Sheriff Waddington 
brought alone G. O. Raines, E. Bigler and F. E. Kimball. The 
home crowd were Forrie Moore, Dick Linderman, G. B Simpkins 
Mr. Williams and Freddie Mockett. Traveling men were not 
very numerou.s, as, besides Gilbert and Parmelee, heretofore men- 
tioned, there were only J. E. Mcllreevy, of the Dicky Bird and 
1 ramp Irwin. ' 
The single delegates were: 
Lee Bailey, of Norfolk; (^eo. Rogers, of Peru Neb.: Lou Erhardt 
of Atchison, Kan.; Dan Bray, of Syracuse. Neb,; C. C. Spaulding 
of Ord, Neb.; Chauncey Powers, of Decatur. 111.; C. R. BulTum' 
of Tecumseh, Neb.; S. L. Saunders, of Elgin, Neb.- C C' 
Beverage, of Fremont, Neb.; J. H. Burk, of Elgin, Neb • f' 
Miller, of Berwyn, N^eb.; G. A. Schrocder. of Columbus, Neb • 
Howard Edwards, of Oakdale, Neb.; W. H. Heer, of Concordia 
Kan.; F. S. Johnson, of Milford, Neb.: A. J. Shirley, of Ord, Neb.:' 
Otty Murschel, of Ord, Neb. 
The events to-day were six 1.5-target events, open only to 
^'J'^'^S-V®' -° ^""^ target event that were open to 
SJ-'- divided on the percentage plan— fifteen events, 
35. 30, 20, 15 ; 20 and 23 target events, 30, 25, 20, li", 10 per cent 
The 25-target event was named the LindcU Hotel event as a 
complimentary notice for the valuable aid this hotel had extended 
to the gun club in their tireless efforts to raise money to add to 
(he events. I am sure the visitors all approved of it, as (hev 
made their headquarters at this hotel. 
The office was in charge of Mr. Mockett. Hie- cluk's president 
and by paying off at the hotel on the evening he got through his 
labors very satisfactorily to all. 
First Day, May 7. 
Events: . 1 2 
"Targets: 15 15 
Gilbert 14 14 
Powers 14 12 
Heer 15 15 
Burk 13 13 
Saunders 14 13 
Linderman 14 15 
Moore 12 11 
Simpkins 14 15 
Jiray 14 14 
Townsend ,♦..10 7 
Miller ' 11 10 
Parmelee 14 15 
(Gottlieb IT 13 
McDonald 9 10 
Waddington U 15 
Raines , 12 11 
Erhardt 11 13 
Bigler 8 13 
Dominie 12 13 
Kline 14 13 
Edwards 14 13 
Morrill 13 13 
Tramp 13 14 
Clyde 15 11 
Buffum 13 11 
Carter 12 14 
Bailey HI 14 
Williams 14 12 
Mcllreevy 14 12 
Rogers 7 
Shirlej' 
Hicks V 
Johnson 
.Schroeder •■ 
,Spaulding 
Olson . .. .. 
Donohue 
3 4 5 6 7 
20 15 20 25 15 
IS 14 18 21 12 
17 11 18 24 14 
18 13 18 22 13 
18 14 19 20 14 
19 13 18 IS 11 
19 13 19 23 12 
15 14 18 20 12 
19 14 20 22 11 
19 12 16 19 12 
16 H 16 16 9 
19 U 17 23 13 
19 13 IS 22 11 
15 6 15 19 11 
15 U 17 IS 12 
15 14 19 20 12 
16 11 18 19 12 
17 U 20 16 13 
13 13 13 21 14 
17 14 19 23 11 
18 12 19 22 15 
. . 11 17 . . . . 
20 13 18 23 14 
19 14 18 23 15 
15 . . . . . . U 
13 15 21 22 14 
17 n 15 18 11 
16 9 17 14 14 
17 12 12 20 15 
17 12 16 IS 13 
15 H 20 22 13 
.. 7 .. .. 7 
.. 9 
.. 6 15 .. 13 
.. 11 16 19 12 
..10 
. . 14 
.. ,. .. 19 12 
S 9 10 11 
15 20 20 15 
11 17 19 15 
14 17 19 14 
15 17 15 15 
13 18 15 14 
12 20 IS 14 
13 19 16 13 
10 18 18 13 
14 17 15 13 
12 15 17 15 
10 11 10 11 
10 IS 14 12 
14 20 19 13 
12 17 15 12 
11 16 13 12 
13 16 16 15 
8 16 12 U 
12 16 14 14 
U 16 15 13 
14 IS 17 10 
13 IS 19 13 
12 17 17 15 
14 19 IS 15 
Shot 
at. 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
11 19 15 12 195 
9 18 15 13 
10 18 16 9 
14 15 18 14 
13 17 19 13 
11 .. .. 10 
.. 13 .. .. 
U 
13 15 18 14 
.. 13 .. .. 
195 
195 
195 
180 
Broke. 
173 
174 
176 
161 
171 
176 
164 
174 
165 
127 
15S 
178 
148 
149 
166 
147 
159 
149 
168 
177 
i75 
182 
ieo 
m 
154 
168 
150 
145 118 
8 17 IS 
Sccoad Day, May 8. 
The- overcast sky left but little conclusion to-day, other than that 
we would have a repetition of yesterday. Wind was not so strong 
yet It came in same direction; but toward noon the clouds grew 
thinner, and before the day was over the sun shone forth and the 
\yincl became mild, and how the target smashers did go after the 
little saucers m some events!— not more than one shooter was left 
entirely out of the money. As a sample of amateur shooting we 
had in one event twenty-nine entries, w^'th eleven men scoring 20 
eight getting 19, six with 18, three with 16, and one 15. There 
being ftve moneys none was shot out, and as there was $15 added 
money no one was much the loser. 
No 6 event was known as the Nebraska State Sportsmen's event; 
open only to members. Linderman and Moore made a straight 
25. Both men are from Lincoln, and their many friends con- 
gratulated them and much wished that there had been a cup or 
trophy of some kind for them to shoot for. 
Following this was the King's Smokeless event; 20 targets $2 
entrance, $15 added. Here the boys all made good scores. There 
were eight straights, eight with 19, five with 18, three with 17 and 
one with 16. 
It has come to the writer's notice that the absence of any prizes 
tor a team shoot has had much to do with the small attendance. 
Most of the towns having only one delegate present could have 
sent a team if there had been a trophy for a team shoot. It is -the 
best means of getting shooters together to stimulate team shoots 
there are several towns having clubs which are not represented 
here by even one delegate. Some of this may be due to the very 
late hour at which the programmes were sent out. 
The programme is large and well filled with advertisements and 
deserves to be retained as a souvenir. ' 
Events : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 U 
Targets: 15 15 20 15 20 25 15 15 20 20 15 
fidhert 14 15 20 15 IS 24 14 13 20 19 14 
Powers 15 15 19 15 17 21 14 14 19 20 15 
Heer 15 14 19 14 17 22 15 14 20 17 15 
Burk 14 n 20 12 17 23 13 14 18 16 13 
Saunders 13 14 20 14 20 24 13 14 17 16 14 
Linderman 14 14 20 14 18 25 13 15 19 18 15 
Moore 15 14 20 13 19 25 14 14 18 16 14 
Rogers .-, 14 13 19 12 17 23 14 15 20 15 12 
Simpkins 12 11 15 14 IS 16 14 11 20 17 14 
Bray 11 13 20 14 19 23 11 11 19 15 14 
Schroeder 13 14 18 H 19 20 15 13 20 16 15 
Mcllreevy 14 11 IS 10 IS 20 11 10 14 14 13 
.Carter 14 12 19 12 IS 15 13 9 18 17 8 
Williams ;.. 12 12 IS 14 17 .. 12 12 
Buffum 14 8 19 13 19 17 11 12 20 18 14 
Waddington 14 14 20 12 19 23 15 13 19 IS 15 
Raines 9 14 19 13 IS 2110 12 IS 15 13 
Bominie 13 11 16 12 19 22 14 15 19 16 15 
Erhardt 13 11 18 13 19 21 14 11 17 16 15 
Shot 
at. 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
Broke. 
186 
184 
182 
171 
179 
185 
182 
174 
162 
170 
174 
169 
155 
Kline 
Loomis . . . 
McDonald 
Parmelee . 
Gottlieb ... 
Townsend 
Miller 
Morrill 
Tramp . 
Bailev . 
Schuftz - , 
Murchel . . 
Hicks 
Spauldins 
Clyde 
Edwards , 
15 12 18 14 19 23 12 12 20 19 15 
, 12 12 IS 13 19 20 12 14 IS 15 14 
. 9 15 16 14 17 23 13 13 16 19 14 
15 14 20 15 18 34 14 13 19 17 15 
14 15 20 12 19 23 15 12 17 19 14 
15 12 19 14 20 24 13 15 19 15 11 
14 11 16 12 17 19 13 11 19 15 12 
14 13 20 12 16 .. 15 13 .. 16 14 
13 14 20 14 19 24 14 15 20 18 15 
14 12 19 13 16 20 13 13 . . ^ .. 
13 13 11 10 ... . 9 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
195 
169 
182 
167 
171 
16S 
179 
172 
169 
184 
180 
172 
159 
ise 
10 
9 
11 
11 
15 
9 .. 14 
20 
10 . 
U . 
12 .. 
11 12 
13 . 
Donahue , 15 15 14 17 15 11 
Alexander >.',',»' »• .. 14 .. 19 .. 15 ... ... 
M T Miller...:......, .'. 13 17 14 
Grant • .... IS 15 9 
Third Day, May 9. 
This proved a great day for getting on to the targets. The num- 
ber of shooters was larger than on previous days. Those who were 
here yesterday remained over, and there were some new shooters 
present, viz. : 'N. G, Powell, of Lincoln, Neb.; W. A. Shadduck and 
Harry Frates of iiildreth, Neb.; Phil Everson, of W'"ilcox, Neb.; 
J. Ferryberrv. of Lawrence, Neb. ; W. G. Carpenter, of Wilcox, 
Neb.; F. D'. Copsey, of York, Neb,, and A. M, Bernhardt, of 
Hastings, Neb. 
The shooters were in fettle to-day, shooting tit 220 targets. 
Dude Gilbert made one run of over 100 straight, and a grand total 
of 216. Following him came Chan Powers, of Illinois, and \V, H. 
Heer, of Kansas, with 215. Right on their heels came the old 
Tramp, who twenty years ago shot a match here with old Tuek. 
using wild pigeons and ground traps, and to-day when he had 
shot at 65 targets he had missed only 1, and going on thfoilgh 
the programme came out with a total of 6 goose eggs. 
The two cracks, Linderman, of Lincoln, and Dan Bray, of 
Syracuse, came down the line with such regularity that only eight 
went to the grovmd whole, or at least called lost. Saunders, of 
Elgin, and Moore, of Lincoln, and Waddington, of Beatrice, were 
15 to the bad, while -there Were Parmelee and Towrtsend trailing 
them closely. There were such a lot of good shooters that I 
missed Kline, who was only one dozen to the bad. The totals of 
the other misses will all appear in the scores sent herewith. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 Shot 
Targets: 15 15 20 15 20 25 25 16 15 20 20 15 at. Broke. 
Gilbert 14 15 20 14 20 25 25 15 15 19 19 15 220 216 
Powers 14 14 19 15 20 24 25 15 15 20 20 14 220 215 
Heer 14 15 19 15 20 24 24 15 14 20 20 15 220 215 
Burk 15 14 18 14 20 23 21 10 14 17 19 13 220 19S 
Saunders 13 14 20 15 17 25 22 14 15 19 19 12 320 205 
Linderman 14 14 19 14 20 24 24 14 15 20 19 15 220 212 
Moore 15 15 20 13 20 22 22 15 13 20 17 HI 220 2()5 
Rogers H 13 18 15 18 21 22 13 14 17 19 13 220 197 
Simpkins 12 11 17 13 IS 23 22 12 13 17 18 13 220 189 
Bray 13 14 19 14 20 23 25 15 14 20 20 15 220 212 
Loomis 10 14 16 12 16 .. 19 12 14 14 15 11 195 153 
McDonald 12 12 17 12 18 20 24 15 14 15 19 15 220 193 
Parmelee 14 14 20 14 17 .. 21 15 13 16 18 15 195 177 
Gottlieb 15 13 19 14 13 . . 22 12 14 IS 19 15 195 174 
Townsend .13 14 IS 15 20 24 23 13 14 19 15 15 220 203 
Waddington 13 13 20 14 IS 21 22 14 15 20 20 14 220 204 
Raines 15 11 34 13 20 20 17 13 14 20 18 14 220 189 
Dominie 13 13 18 14 20 . . 23 15 14 18 19 13 195 180 
Terry..,,...., 10 11 13 10 13 .. 18 11 10 13 17 U 195 137 
Kline 14 13 19 13 20 25 23 14 15 19 19 14 220 208 
Buffum 13 14 19 11 17 .. 22 H 13 19 18 15 195 172 
Morrill 14 12 18 13 19 .. 22 12 14 19 16 15 220 174 
Miller 14 14 18 8 19 . . 20 13 13 17 16 13 220 165 
McUreew 14 12 IS 11 18 18 22 13 13 20 17 14 220 190 
Schroedef 12 13 IS 11 17 20 21 15 14 19 IS 14 230 192 
M T Miller 12 12 17 U 18 .. .. 12 11 17 19 13 170 142 
Wackett 13 12 . . 13 
Grant 14 13 19 14 .... 19 12 14 15 17 14 175 151 
Merchell 8 : 13 11 .. .. , 
Carpenter 13 . . 17 12 14 
Shadduck 15 9 20 11 18 21 22 12 14 17 13 12 220 184 
Schukz 12 10 19 13 . . 15 
Donahue 12 14 15 12 17 .. .. 13 14 1.2 18 11 170 138 
Hicks ...11 5 , 
Clyde 13 13 
Tramp 15 14 20 15 19 .. 2-1 15 14 19 30 14 195 1S9 
Harris 11 10 .. 10 12 
Alexander 14 14 .. 13 15 12 19 , 
Smith 13 15 .. 13 
Carter 15 18 .. 14 .... 13 11 ' 
Johnson 17 17 11 
S A Frank 21 12 14 19 15 13 
Bernhard 19 14 15 18 19 14 
Bahde 13 12 .: 
Fourth Day, May JO. 
At a meeting of the State sportsmen last evening, held in the 
parlors of the Lindell Hotel, there arose quite a discussion as to 
what best could be done to bring out the average country shooter 
to the State tournaments. Several methods were proposed and 
discussed, and perhaps good will result from some of it. One 
thing was accomplished — that of purchasing a cup for the next 
State shoot, to be an emblem of the State target championship. 
What to do with the trade representatives is a question, and 
yet when it comes to winning the money there is another class that 
comes up and ■wins the first place. It would seem a good thing 
to have most of the events open only to members of the State. 
Then a team target race will do more than anything else to bring 
out a large number of shooters. Illinois is going to try a teani race 
this year, and the success of the same will be watched with interest, 
I hope, by all who are interested in the State conventions. 
To Omaha was conceded the next annual meet, and as all know 
the Omaha boys and the Omaha grounds, there will no doubt be 
a large gathering, owing to an attractive programme which these 
boys know how to get out. Omaha does not have as good grounds 
as Lincoln, as the wind blows and the sand flies, but otherwise 
the are better situated to draw a crowd, especially of outsiders, 
while there are many local shooters. 
The ofiicers selected for next year were: Geo. W. Loomis, of 
Omaha. President; G. A. Schroeder, of Columbus, Vice-President: 
H. S. McDonald, of Omaha, Secretary and treasurer. 
The Lincoln boys have done splendidly, and carried everything 
out as advertised, and I know that if they are always as tired as 
they are to-night thej; will never have another State shoot. But 
this is the State capital, and most centrally located place, and 
easily reached from all parts of the State. 
The target " events really closed last night, and had it not been 
for the verj' high wind and dark, cloudy atmosphere, the scores 
would have been remarkable. As it was, out of 610 targets we 
have the following high scores, viz.: Gilbert .943, Linderman .939 
Powers .939. Heer .934, Parmelee, .920, Bray .920, Kline .920 
Saunders .915, Moore .911, Gottlieb .903. 
There are but two professionals in the above list, so I say, 
"What's the matter with the Amateurs?" 
Live-Bird Day. 
This was the day for the great handicap live-bird race— and a 
handicap it was, as the birds and the wind had the best of it. 
There was a regular blizzard— cold and ' disagreeable, and many 
of the birds killed were blown over the fence. The best bird's 
were right and left incomers, and towering and very fast, as the 
wind was straight in the faces of the shooters, and the pigeon house 
where the birds had been kept was behind the shooters' score. 
All the birds that went with the wind were bad as any one ever 
saw, and the wonder is how Powers, Gilbert and Burk ever 
got down in bounds all but 2. Parmelee after killing 13 straight 
came out a tie with Townsend on 21 for second, while Buckner 
and Gottlieb were third, with Linderman, Raines Bray and Kline 
fourth on 19. Here is a 25-bird race with 19 paying money! The 
traps used here were so slow opening that the shooters got con- 
fused, and then the birds sat a while, and then sprang suddenly 
down the wind and off like a bullet. A majority of the lost birds 
were "dead out." 
Little interest was taken jn the target races, and nothing was 
domg save now and then a little practice. 
It was a mistake to start the pigeon rac« in the- morning, as 
the same was finished and the shooters had gone to town bv the 
time the spectators began to arrive on the ground. There 'were 
plenty of birds for sweeps, but the weather conditions were not 
enticing, though the afternbon was much more pleasant than 
the morning. 
Twenty-five live birds, $15 entrance, four moneys, Rose system: 
B rucker, 28 02232212221122022010102^'2— '0 
Terryberry, 38 222*202122*22200200102222—18 
Bray, 30 02**1222102222021222*2212—19 
Kline, 30 2*2202*222220222022'^''2092— 19 
Loomis, 30 220*22*200222022202222222—18 
Parmelee, 31 22222222222220225''202!'00'— 21 
Gottlieb, 31 *21*2212fl0222122*222''2222— ^0 
Townsend, 28 *2222*1212112220202222222— 21 
Schroeder, 28 , . . . 02010122*2022*22202222220—17 
Moore, 30... .022*2*2202009''20w 
F Miller, 28 , . .*002010220w " 
i-inderman 30.- .22210220*22020122222*2222— 19 
Gilbert, 32. ....... , 202222222222222222222222*— 23 
Burk, 29 .2222222202222022222222222— ^'S 
Powers, 31. , , , .*222222220222222221222212— ^3 
Raines, 29 .•2002202211220U2*2*22159— 19 
Hindmarson, 29 , , . , , ,,tT-'.».i,...*20ni22110*20O*w 
J1.INC0I.NITE. 
Beatrice Towrnament* 
Bkatrice, Neb-— The gun club here 13 not very large, but it ia 
the "get-up-and-get" kind. There are really three active members, 
and while two of thehl shoot in all the events the other one 
handles the office. 'Ilic .shooter.s are Waddington and Raines, 
while the office man is Biglfif— and a good one he is, too. but saya 
he doesn't care for the job any more. This shoot took place May 
2 an4 3. 
This shoot was planned to keep the boys busy, and to give some 
of those coming from a distance a chance to practice previous to 
the State shoot, to be held at Lincoln next week. But it turned 
put that the attendance was small, there being but three squads 
in most of the events. Some qf the Colorado shooters expected 
did rtot show up. The manufacturers' agents present were limited 
to three, viz.: Frank Parmelee, J. E. Mcllreevy and Tramp Irwin— 
and this was a shoot where no one was barred from the money. 
Mr, Waddiilgton had plenty_ of business elsewhere, as he is high 
sheriff, and court wis ill session, yet he was on the ground when 
the last gun was fired, and comes up smiling with the announce- 
ment that during the fall, some time in September, there will be 
another tournament here. All the boys Will then come to meet 
their friends Waddington, Bigler and Raines. 
I wish to call the attention of shell loaders and target makers tc? 
the fact that the State of Nebraska is now a fine held for them 
to operate in. The last Legislature pjassed a law prohibiting 
quail shooting for two years. The duck shooting and chicken 
shooting is now very limited, being confined to northern and west- 
ern portions of the State, Such shooting will soon be a thing of the 
past; and unless gun clubs are organized and tai-get shooting kept 
up the many guns now owned by shooters will be useless and be 
destroyed by rust for want of use. Of course there are some good 
clubs now in the larger cities, but there are opportunities to 
organize a hundred where now there are ten. Who will be tlie 
lucky man to take advantage of this opportunity? 
The weather was considerably "off color." While the shn 
shone out brightly, yet a very strong wind blew from the south, 
causing the targets to fly in very unexpected directions, as the 
wind was quartering, and coming around a big tent it was gusty 
and changeable. 
The targets jumped up and jumped down, and started in straight 
lines, only to twist away in some circular motion, and when the 
report of the smokeless powder was heard, as the scores hereto 
attached will show, many of the targets did not connect. 
'Tis true some good scores were made. There's Dick Linder- 
man— no heading him off by a little thing like wind. The barrels 
of his gun are so short, the pressure on his powder so great, hia 
wishbone so flexible, and his blue eye just matching the sky, that 
somehow or other those little saucers go to pieces before they 
reach that point where the referee gives that miwelcome decision, 
"Lost." 
Now Dick has a nartner. It is Heer, Sometimes Heer goes 
straight, and again he is just about 1 shy. Parmelee says they 
get along together very well, as they sit up all night and take 
turns playing the fiddle, meantime each deciding that the other 
dees not play the tune correctly. This may make Heer a bit 
nervous at the traps, as he is generally found shooting next to 
Dick, and trj'ing to beat Dick shooting is a very hard proposition. 
Hump Parmelee was shooting well, but he had a good many 
of Tom Marshall's bad half hours, and failed to make a straight 
score during the day. Parmelee could shoot a little better possibly 
if he did not lose so much sleep by keeping awake nights trying 
to think of how to put up a job on some Of the shooters. 
PIc had the lookers on all in high glee to-day by telling them 
that Tramp Irwin was going to have a birthday to-morrow, and 
that he would be eighty-one years old. They got interested as the 
shoot went on, for the old Tramji came through the day with just 
the same score as said Hump, viz., 93% per cent. 
It is too bad that most of the shooters present do not live in 
the voting precinct where they can vote for Waddington for re- 
election, for he and liis lieutenant did the handsome thing by 
all present. Wad had plenty of help from those not shooting — 
and such a lovely time as we had in the evening. A boat ride 
on the smooth waters of the Big Blue. We sailed up the river 
about three miles. 
We had songs and story telling on the way, and more of it 
when we went ashore. Then some of the boys went fishing, and 
Chris Gottlieb was champion, as he caught three channel cats. 
Frank Parmelee had agreed to eat all he would catch, but backed 
out because he could not have tomato catsup as a relish. We 
ate and we drank, and Mcllree\'y never stopped singing from the 
time we started tmtil the landing was made at the dock from 
which we started. 
My friends and fellow shooters, what a difference there is iti 
clubs where shoots are held! Some of them see how much money 
they can make; others see how^ well they can treat the visitors, and 
spend what they make off the targets in some form of entertain- 
ment. Such, then, I am pleased to chronicle, is the big-hearted 
gun club and their friends whom we found at Beatrice. 
There will be no game shooting this fall in the southern part of 
Nebraska, so we advise all shooters to watch for the dates of the 
Beatrice fall tournament, and do not fail to be present and enjoy 
a good time, such as we had at this meeting. 
Those present were H. A. Knight, Blue Springs, Neb.; T. A. 
Lrust, Nebraska City, Neb.; G. O. Raines, Beatrice, Neb.; J. E. 
Mcllreevy, Kansas City, Mo.; D. Morrill, Omaha, Neb.; Geo. 
Rogers, Peru, Neb.; Wm. Tanner, Beatrice, Neb.; J. B. Morris, 
Homesville, Neb.; P. C. Schultz, Dewitt, Neb.; C. D. Linderman 
Lincoln, Neb.; W. H. Heer, Concordia, Kan.; G. B. Simpkins,' 
Lincoln, Neb.; F. C. Nicholson, Nebraska City, Neb.; F. M. 
Moore, Lincoln, Neb.; A. D. McCandless, Wymore, Neb.; F E 
Kimball, Beatrice, Neb.; Frank Parmelee, Omaha, Neb,; Tramp 
Irwin, Chicago, 111.; Chris Gottlieb, Kansas Citv, Mo.; E. Bigler 
Beatrice, Neb.; E. Leet, Fairbury, Neb.; R. T). Fuller, W A ' 
Waddington and Paul Walter, Beatrice, Neb. 
Th e scores : ' 
First Day. 
Events: 1 
Targets : 10 
Parmelee 9 
Townsend 8 
Bray 9 
Gottlieb 8 
Mcllreevy 9 
Waddington 8 
Raines S 
Morrill .; 7 
Knight 9 
1 anner 7 
Linderman 10 
Heer 9 
Moore 9 
.Simpkins 6 
Rogers 6 
McCanless 6 
Tramp 9 
Harper , , . . ; 5 
Kimball 7 
W^alters ■^ 
Nicholson 
Brust 
Schultz 
Willis 
2 3 
15 15 
13 14 
11 14 
12 13 
13 14 
12 14 
14 12 
12 14 
14 14 
13 14 
13 11 
15 15 
15 14 
15 11 
11 12 
11 14 
9 ,. 
14 14 
.. 12 
.. 13 
14 12 
4 5 6 7 
20 15 15 15 
19 14 14 14 
15 15 14 13 
19 12 15 14 
19 14 14 11 
17 12 13 14 
16 14 13 15 
18 12 9 12 
18 9 14 13 
13 11 12 13 
IS 12 . . . . 
19 13 15 14 
18 15 11 13 
20 11 11 14 
11 12 7 9 
IS 14 14 13 
19 14 is i4 
8 9 10 
25 15 15 
24 14 15 
24 15 13 
22 13 14 
22 14 7 
22 14 13 
22 13 11 
17 14 13 
22 12 14 
19 12 11 
.. 13 12 
25 14 15 
23 15 13 
20 . . . . 
20 .. .. 
20 13 14 
17 .. .. 
23 14 15 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
160 
150 
160 
145 
160 
144 
160 
136 
160 
140 
160 
137 
160 
134 
160 
136 
160 
126 
105 
86 
160 
145 
160 
146 
130 
111 
130 
41 
160 
137 . 
160 
Hi 
16 9 
22 13 12 
12 13 15 
14 .. 9 
..10 9 
Ten live birds, $10 entrance: 
Parmelee 2222222222—10 
Townsend 1222112222—10 
Bray 1122112211—10 
Gottlieb 2122211122—10 
Linderman .2222222202— 9 
Moore .......^ 22222222*2— 9 
Raines 0120213112— 8 
Kimball OOllOOlOO*— 3 
Knight 22202*2*11— 7 
Waddington 122212**10— 7 
Brust 1022022210—7 
Heer 2*2122**22— 7 
Second Day, 
The morning opened up windy, as on yesterday, and the skv 
overcast with clouds. The dicky birds weie used to-dav, and owing 
to riie yellow color could not be seen .so easilv as the' white ones 
and scores were not so good as yesterday. 
'llie hve-bird match was shot first, as the birds, would be better 
than alter noon There were only eight entries. Money was 
divided by the Rose system. The scores will show the result. 
Dick Linderman is the butt of the Joshing, .^11 the boys going 
for him; but what does Dick care so long as lie has their money 
m his pocket.'' But a cruel joke was peruetrated this time bv 
the management, as the percentage system was abandoned, and the 
tvose system was used, so that, while Dick was a -fvinner, he was 
not so ,much ahead. ' 
The division was 5, 3, 2, 1, which I do not consider justice as a 
better plan is 5, 4. 3, 2 or 4, S„ 2. 1. There is no good reason for 
jumping so far from first to second place if you are going to 
make an equitable division of the money. 
The Omaha and Lincolu crowd quit at noon to catch the train 
for hom?, ma a few sweeps were shot by those left on the ground. 
