Aug. 17, 190 1.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Catchpole Gan Club's Tournament* 
At Wolcott, N. Y., Aug. 2, there occurred one of those neat 
and satisfactory tournaments that leave more than a pleasant 
memory. There were a lot of good fellows there that made good 
company, with just long enough waits between events to rest from 
the gun and visit. 
Earth, air and sky combined to make a perfect weather day, and 
it is a noticeable fact that Mr. Wadsworth, almost without ex- 
ception, is favored with sunny skies, when he projects and manages 
a shoot. 
Among those present who make life agreeable were the affable 
Mr. Knapp, of Wolcott, and the amiable Charlie Tuttle and the 
persistent Mr. Knox, both of Auburn. Mr. Knox is persistent 
in the know how to shoot, being a beginner this year, and there 
are Mr. George Wride, of Sodus, and tall Mr. Denny, of Water- 
town — and capital shooting companions they are. And right in 
line comes the unknown Sen-Sen, with that prince of good fellows, 
Dr. Weller, and Messrs, McCord, Byer and John Norton, of 
Rochester. John is looking younger and better every day and 
shooting in good form, as of old. We must not forget to mention 
George Borst, who makes it a point to be present wherever there 
is a pleasant reunion. 
Mr. Dallv, who is well known to the readers of this paper as an 
nld-time trapshooter, was cheered as he came on the grounds, and 
to make the meeting perfect Uncle Ben Catchpole reported on 
time, and received the congratulations of all present. There arc 
a lot of other good fellows present to make up the entirety of 
seven squads. 
Of the talent on duty were Mr. Courtney, of Remington Arms 
Company, and Mr. Colville, of Dupont Powder Company. 
Wolcott is a pretty village of some 1,500 to 2,000 inhabitants, and 
is situated near three large cities; namely, Rochester, Auburn and 
Syracuse. And while the three large cities, for reasons best known 
to themselves, are unable to give a tournament, little Wolcott 
piit a set of five expert traps in a first-class trench and trap house, 
allowing plenty of room for the storing of targets, so as to avoid 
any delay when once shooting has commenced. An electric pull is 
used, and, unlike similar outfits in the possession of clubs I ken 
of, this pull works to perfection, some care being bestowed upon 
it and upon the traps when not in use. All in all, I don't know of 
any club that is better fixed for doing business on tlie shortest 
notice than this one, the premier club of Rhode Island. 
The set of five expert traps is of course directly in front of the 
club house, a wide and solid platform allowing of handicap events 
with" limits of 14 to 20yds. The Sei-geant system of traps was away 
down to the right, down hill and on a slope from left to right of 
about 30 degrees. Sharp left-quarterers, with the wind behind them, 
were apt to dig into the rock-strewn turf, while right-quarterers 
seemed to be climbing skyward, as they went skating off down- 
hill and over the stone wall that bounds the field in which the club 
house has its habitation. Almost directly in front of this set of 
traps was a pair of bars, over which targets frequently went when 
missed by the man beliind the gun. Discussing the distance- of 
this pair of bars from the traps with John Hallowell, the latter 
said he guessed they were about 50yds. from No. 3 trap. We went 
out to measure the 'distance, John doirrg the stepping off with his 
healthy stride, He made it "exactly 50yds. ; wasn't mine a pretty 
good guess?" But he had to make a few 39in. yards toward the 
end to prove the correctness of that guess. And some targets 
were 10yds. beyond the pair of bars, showin.g that Bob Root's 
claim of 55yd. targets was under, rather than over, the mark. 
Owing to the slope of the field the background was "not as good 
on this set of traps .is on the five traps in front of the club house, 
where it is "about all skj'." All the 15-target events were decided 
on the Sergeant system set of traps; tlie 20s on the five expert traps. 
The trapping of the targets, as well as the scoring, was just 
about as near jierfection as it could be. Balks from -broken targets 
were extremely few in number, while "ball-ups" on the scoreboards 
didn't occur once when No. 1 squad was disposing of the entire 
tliree days' programme of thirty events. Twice to my knowledge 
brother. C. H. Tucker, along, just to show that there are other 
Tuckers who can shoot at and break targets. , . , ,, 
Eugene C. Grififiths. of Pascoag, R. I. (I like to give him his full 
title, since he has allocated to himself the two Grand American 
Handicaps of 1901) was of course in evidence, although he found 
the Sergeant system rather a Jonah on the first day. H. E. 
Getchell, of Woonsocket, R. I., who went along with the American 
team as a rooter, and who shot as a substitute in the match at 
Glasgow, was a competitor each day, wearing a bright green tie in. 
memorv of a pleasant trip he took through the Emerald Isle a 
little m"ore than six weeks ago. All the way from Baltimore, Md., 
came Hood Waters, Dr. Lupus and E. B. Coe, chaperoned from 
New York to Providence by C. W. Floyd Dudley, who, with hi3 
side partner, L. H. Schortemeicr, rather smashed things in the 
way of targets on the last day. Schorty's position in the list of 
general averages for the three days was the result of sterling good 
shooting on both of the last two days. 
Messrs. Miller and Spoiiord came over from Haverhill, Mass., 
while Messrs. Whiting and Coffin, from Whitinsville, Mass., were 
also among those who came at the start and stayed to the finish. 
Sawin, of Worcester, a yoUng New England shooter of great 
promise, had bad half hours, but otherwise added to the good 
reputation he made for himself at Interstate Park early in July, 
during the G. A. H. tournament at targets. Herbert Federhen, 
of Boston, one of the best shots in his section, was also on hand, 
but scarcely shot up to form. Simon Glover, late of Rochester, 
N. Y., but now of New York, lost 7 targets out of 20 in the second 
event on the fir.st day, and never seemed able to pick up the ground 
so lost, although previous to commencing the programme on each 
of the last two days, predictions were freely made that "Sim will 
just about break 'em all to-day." Langley, of Exeter, N. H., in a 
loose, white duck-shooting jacket and a broad, brown sombrero, 
attracted lots of attention, particularly from the lady spectators. 
The home club was well represented by H. W. Bain, president of 
the cHib at its inception, and by Messrs. Budlong, Cook and Dr. 
Hammond, the latter shooting under the nom de fusil of Cran- 
CATCHPOLE GUN CLUB'S TOURNAMENT, WOLCOTT, N. Y., AUG. 2. 
looms up every once in a while with a rosebud of an affair. Un- 
doubtedly Mr. Wadsworth knows how to project and carry through 
a tournament. , 
Appended are the scores: 
Events: 12345678 Shot 
Targets: 10 15 20 15 20 15 20 10 at. Broke. 
Dally 9 14 20 13 20 11 18 9 125 114 
Marvin 7 11 16 9 12 12 16 6 125 89 
M A Merriman 7 12 16 9 17 15 17 9 125 102 
F Steves 10 13 14 12 10 13 15 6 125 93 
Palmer 8 10 18 10 13 12 15 7 125 93 
Burnett •- 5 13 11 . . 15 . . . . 55 39 
Killick ■. 3 9 .. 11 .. 12 .. .. 55 .15 
Burke 5 12 . . 15 IS 15 . . 10 85 75 
Colville 9 15 19 14 16 14 19 10 125 116 
Uncle Ben 9 11 . . 9 40 29 
Courtney S 14 19 12 20 12 16 8 125 109 
Mosher 9 14 19 12 15 12 . . 7 105 88 
G Steve 8 14 18 10 13 12 15 6 125 96 
Merriman, Jr 4 3.. 8 6 50 21 
Hopkins 11 15 8 12 8, 80 54 
McCarthy 11 .. .. 15 11 
Knapp 10 13 16 10 13 14 20 7 125 103 
Tuttle 7 14 20 12 18 15 IS 8 125 112 
' Knox S 14 15 10 17 14 13 6 125 S7 
Whyte 10 14 20 12 19 12 19 10 m 116 
Brigden 8 15 15 14 19 11 20 8 125 110 
J Hunter, Jr. 9 12 18 14 15 14 18 8 125 108 
Chapman 10 12 15 13 15 15 17 S 125 105 
Wadsworth • 8 12 18 13 14 13 17 9 125 104 
Wride 10 12 18 13 16 14 12 7 125 . 102 
Dennv 10 11 20 14 19 15 17 9 125 115 
Sen-Sen • 10 15 19 14 18 15 19 8 125 118 
Weller 7 8 18 10 19 15 19 9 125 105 
McCord 10 14 18 13 15 14 18 7 125 109 
Beyer 9 13 20 13 17 14 18 10 125 114 
Norton 9 13 18 13 20 14 19 10 125 116 
Fowler 7 12 US 19 
Borst ..; , 10 11 13 10 16 12 14 .. 115 86 
Conner 7 11 17 13 17 11.... 95 76 
T C Hunter,. 9 9 . . 13 . . 12 . . 8 65 51 
Ditton 10 14 17 12 19 13 17 . . 115 102 
Dick Swivelleh. 
Re Providence Tournament. 
New York, Aug. 10. — ^Not having the scores of the Interstate As- 
sociation's shoot at Providence, R. I., in mj^ hands so as to be able 
10 refresh my memory, no figures or statistics can be given. This 
is perhaps just as well, for in this hot weather it is mighty poor 
fun wrestling with columns of results in 15 and 20 target events. 
The tournament was held on the grounds of the Providence Gun 
Club, Aug. 7, 8 and 9, under the direct management (of course) of 
Elmer E. Shaner, the Interstate Association's manager. Bob 
Root (it seems impossible to even think of him as Mr. R. C. Root, 
of the Pope Mfg. Co.) and his fellow club members, beaiing in 
mind the struggle it was to finish the programme a couple of years 
ago, installed an extra set of traps and made all preparations neces- 
sary to handle a big crowd of shooters. The extra set was made up 
of three expert traps, aranged according to the Sergeant svstem 
(not ".Sargent," as it is often written), the traps being three of 
Elmer Shaner's pets, which he has had for several years, and from 
which he has thrown, as I remember his figures, some 600.000 
targets. 
When the Providence Gun Club first started in its present shape, 
in the year 1899, a few members of the club put their hands in their 
pockets and drew forth bills of various dimensions, together with 
a check or two, and built in about a week the club house, which is 
to-day as good as it was one day after it was completed. They also 
other squads were stopped to rectify errors on the board, but in 
each instance it was the fault of the men at the score, who had 
shot out of turn. There may have been other instances, but I 
noticed none. On the first two days over 9,000 targets were trapped 
each day, and enough were trapped on the third day, when the 
attendance fell off a bit, to bring up the total to about 25,000 targets 
all told — a capital showing anywhere. 
In the cashier's office was the cashier, Bob Root; the assistant 
cashier. Bob Root, and the compiler of scores, Bob Root. In 
other words, Mr. Root was the whole thing in the cashier's office, 
taking entries, sending out the names of the squads for each of the 
two sets of traps, figuring up the moneys and compiling the scores. 
When it is understood that there were fifty entries on an average 
on each of the first two days, it will be hard for some people to 
conjecture how Mr. Root found time for any kind of side show; 
but he did, and enjoyed himself, apparently, as much as any one. 
The purses were divided Rose system, four moneys, 8, 5, 3 and 2, 
and just as soon as any one everit was ended contestants could 
draw down their money if they wished to. do so, or could ascertain 
how much 19 out of 20 was worth. The whole secret lay in Mr. 
Root's carefully prepared office literature, the vast amount of pre- 
liminary work he had done, and in the rapid movements of the 
contents of his think tank. Two years ago I dubbed him "the New 
England Wonder,^' and to-day I can see no addition or correction 
to be made in that title. 
The Interstate Association's new and large tent was pitched half- 
way between the two sets of traps, one end of the tent being re- 
served for luncheon tables, presi ded over by an able caterer, whose 
piece de resistance was chowder. New England style. His terms 
were "50 cents, and eat all you want." Sim Glover was not aware 
of this, and for his first day's lunch had coffee, chowder and a 
cracker. He got even the next day, it is said. As we stopped an 
hour for lunch each day, everybody — trapper boys and all — ^had 
ample time to refresh the inner man, 
Wednesday, the first day, was a wild one, so far as weathei* was 
concerned. The wind blew a gale from the west, and rain came 
down at frequent intervals, stopping all shooting, sometimes for 
nearly an hour; yet we finished the programme, with an average 
of over fifty entries in each event, by a little after 5:30. As for the 
rain, at times it came down in sheets, blotting out every bit of 
landscape; but toward 4 o'clock the cleuds broke away in the west, 
and we finished that day's programme in comparative calm, and 
with a bright sunshine at our backs. It was a day of very sportv 
shooting, the conditions being good and hard, owing to the gale 
behind the targets. The second day the wind was not so strong 
and came from the northeast early "in the day, getting around to 
the southeast as the sun went around. Instead of low targets, thev 
went high when the wind got under them. On the last day 'there 
was really no breeze to speak of, and good scores should have been 
and were made by several of those present. 
Manufacturers' representatives were quite numerous, for Provi- 
dence is a pleasant place for a few days' stay, while the attendance 
at the club's tournaments is always large. Tom Keller, of the 
Peters Cartridge Company, was there on the first dav, his place 
being taken later by C. M. Peters, a young representative of the 
same firm. John J. Hallowell, of the U. M. C. Company, left New 
York by Monday night's boat, the Plymouth, in my charge, so that 
both he and I got on the ground good and early. T. S. Fanning 
wes tliere before us, as he had been rusticating down ISast for a dav 
or two. W. L. Colville and B. Leroy Woodard, both present in 
the interests of the Dupont Powder Company, were on hand all 
three days. So were Col. A. Grover Courtney, of Remington Arms 
Company; O. R. Dickey, of the Parker Gun Company; B. H. 
Norton, of the Hazard Powder Company; T. Howard Marlin, of 
the Marlin Fire Arms Company, and S. M. Van Allen, who on this 
occasion took the trip from Jarnaica, N. Y., to Providence, R. I., 
in the joint interests of the Walsrode and U. M. C. companies! 
J. H. Cameron, of the W. IL A. Company, was present on the 
tliird day. S. A. Tucker, of the Parker Gun Company, cnme over 
from his home, Narragansett Pier, each day, and brought his 
ston. Other members of the club were also present, and took part' 
in the shoot, but with a thermometer rapidly getting up into the 
90s, it is not an easy matter to recall all their names. 
\Vhile the attendance at this shoot was not quite a:ll that had been 
anticipated — where, for instance, was the Waterville squad? — the 
Providence Interstate tournament of 1901 was a decided success, and 
cannot fail to attract even more attention to the sport of trap- 
shooting, even in a State like Little Rhody, where trapshooters are 
only excelled in point of numbers by the rocks which strew the 
fi!ce of the State in every direction. 
On the afternoon of the second day, the programme being shot 
out early, an event at 25 targets, expert rules, one man up, was 
started with seventeen entries. Hallowell, Leroy, Glover, Banks 
and (I think) Griifiths scored 24 each, Leroy losing Ms 22d or 23d 
target, Hallowell losing his 25th. On the third day there was a 
similar event, only it was at 50 targets. Leroy shot exceedingly 
well in this event, losing his 3d target, and finishing out with 49 
as his total. Edward Banks. 
Sharon Springs Gon Club. 
Sharon Springs, N. Y., Aug. 6.— Herewith find scores of the 
Sharon Springs Gun Club's shoot, held on Saturday, Aug. 3. 
Ramy weather interfered with the attendance. Valentine did some 
great shooting, breaking 100 out of 105. All events at 15 targets: 
Events : — 
1.2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Shot 
Valentine at Brokp Av 
13 13 10 14 12 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 13 13 . . . . 210 188 .895 
vVallburg — 
11 14 12 13 13 11 9 15 13 11 10 13 ISO 145 . 806 
Greene — 
13 14 15 14 13 12 12 11 11 14 11 12 15 13 . . . . 210 180 .857 
Hotaling — 
12 13 14 14 12 12 15 10 13 10 13 11 11 195 160 .820 
\V agner — 
, ^ 14 13 13 14 14 13 15 14 14 14 12 14 13 14 . . . . 210 191 909 
A I Smith — 
n 12 14 H 14 11 11 14 13 14 14 11 14 12 13 12 240 201 .837 
A Smith — 
13 15 13 12 14 14 13 15 12 15 12 11 13 14 . . . . 210 185 881 
Arnold— 
333^3 12 12 14 13 14 12 12 13 IS 150 128 .853 
. . 7 10 13 13 12 13 11 7 12 7 14 14 8 . . I.3 210 
Dr Wessells— 
^ ..12 13 15 12 12 8 11 12 9 10 9 13 13 10 9 225 
C' Eigen — 
^ -.13 14 14 9 12 13 90 
Lvke — 
W T Smith— 
^ - 9 11 S 13 12 10 ... . 90 
Lipe — 
9 9 9 
T Mulching— 
9 S S 10 .. ., 
X Y Z— 
La Rue- ' ' ' ' ■ ' -^20 
, , y 9 . . . 
Klinkhart— 
5 6 9 .. 
P Mutching— 
^,96 7 '/ 60 
Lehman— 
13 15 13 
. 13 
4 .. 
7 '/ 
45 
60 
75 
15 
60 
154 
169 
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.751 
75 .833 
69 .767 
es .700 
27 .600 
35 .583 
M 
24 
29 
667 
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483 
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