FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept, 14, igot 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
Hodson Gua Club. 
Jersey City, Sept. S, — These scores w 
of the Hudson Gun Club. A high win 
kept scores down; day fine: 
Events: 12^4 
.Targets: 25 25 25 15 
Rchony 21 22 21 13 
Dudley 24 23 21 13 
L>e L6ng 21 15 
Altz 18 IS 
Scliields 18 .. .. 6 .. 
Van Dvne 13 18 
Jones '. 19 IS 17 11 .. 15 
Hughes 17 21 .. 10 7 . . 
Fleming 14 14 14 9 21 
Hansman 16 11 6 15 
Seeley 6 . . 
O'Brien 6 .. 
Duke 
ere made at the last shout 
d blew from the north and 
5 6 7 S 9 10 11 12 13 14 
10 25 25 25 25 25 25 15 20 15 
. . 24 25 22 21 19 18 13 18 14 
.. 21 .. 22 21 23 22 13 ... . 
16 16 17 10 19 12 . . . . 
. . 15 15 
20 
17 18 13 13 10 
20 16 21 23 12 17 
Hughes, Sec'y. 
"Weidmann vs. Kuser. 
Yardville, N. J., Sept. 6. — The scores of a match at 25 live birds 
between Messrs. Weidmann and Kuser are .appended: 
'I'he first match was made between Kviser and Page to shoot at 
.50 birds, ,$50 a side. Page being called out of town on very im- 
portant business was unable to l)e present at shoot. He promptly 
telephoned to Weidmann to take his place in the match, which was 
agreeable to Kuser, only the number of birds and stake were cut 
in half. 
Tlie attendance of spectators was good, but not many sliooters 
were present. 
ICuser and Pag-e will meet this eoming week at 50 birds, .f50 a 
side. _ 
The rise was 28yds. 
Trap score type— Copyright, rgoi, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
1862418524185221452413524 
Weidmann 2 22222022222220222222222 2-23 
2418524185241458 5 14525185 
Kuser 2 110121211012212112112 11 1-28 
Shoot-off. Weidmann won: 
1352418524 
Weidmann , 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0- 9 
Kuser, 
2 4 13 5 2 4 14 5 
.1111111010— 
Forester Gan Clob 
Newark, N. J., Sept. 6. — This club has made quite a jump 
arnong the shooting people. During the year the members have 
put their shoulders to the wheel and have fixed the grounds so 
that the shooting is mucli easier. They are now getting ready to 
run a live-bird handicap on Thanksgiving morning wliich will 
be a 15-bird event for an optional sweepstake. During the after- 
noon there will be several liandicap events for prizes at targets, 
handicaps to be .shot on handicap I'ise. 
Ten events, all 10 birds. Events 5, 6 and 7, handicap for 
prizes; other events optional sweeps. 
It was a capital day for target shooting, although the weather 
was threatening rain. Every one was shot out of ftm, and de-. 
clared they had a good time : 
Events: 1 2 
W Smith 8 8 
Tigh 8 8 
Yeomans 9 7 6 
D Fleming 8 8 9 
fewell G ^ a 
Smith -. 7 8 
Fleming ; .. 9 10 
VVinans 7 4 
Shraft 7 10 10 
J. J. Fleming, Sec'y- 
3 4 5 6 7 8 
9 10 10 8 . . 9 
9 7 10 10 10 7 
6 8 10 10 8 10 
9 6 10 9 
8 5 10 10 
8 8 10 9 
8 10 9 
8 10 7 
9 10 11 12 
... 9 .. 
... 10 9- 
9 9 
9 10 10 io 10 io 
6 
. 10 10 9 . . . . 
.10 9 .. 9 .. 
Trenton Shooting Association. 
Trenton, N. J., Sept. 7. — The week end shooting matinee was 
pulled off with, the usual accompaniment of squalls and showers. 
The rain seems to be a permanent fixture with us on Saturdaj' 
afternoons, but as all shbotin,g is under cover it causes us no dis- 
comfort, but it has a tendency to cut down the attendance .some- 
vvl'.at. It is all right after one gets to the grounds, but it is the 
getting there that has to be figured on, and causes the weak- 
kneed to "fall by the wayside." 
The writer will soon be relieved of the duty of jotting notes, as 
lie will decline a renomination as secretary at the annual meeting 
in October. The duties devolving upon the position interfere 
to a great extent with his business, and since the protracted ill- 
ness and death of his little daughter and mother, which occurred 
within a week of each other, he lias lost his grip on the sport, 
The shooting to-day consisted of sweepstakes, with private 
purses on the side. The "Dusted vs. Busted Target" question 
came up for a share in the programme, several events being de- 
cided by a half point, the allowance given for a dusted target. The 
consensus of opinion was against the innovation, but as some of 
the members were intere,sted in the matter it was worked in 
several of the events, for the purpose of practical demonstration. 
The scores: 
Events : 
1 
2 
3 
4 
0 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
T.irgets: 
10 
15 
10 
15 
10 
25 
25 
15 
10 
10 
\Vilke.s 
7 
11 
o 
121/2 
8 
19 
20 
12 
10 
9 
Thropp ...... 
7 
8 
8 
14 
7 
231A 
221/2 
12 
9 
10 
6 
9 
8 
10 
10 
]3" 
19 
iiy. 
6 
5 
7 
O 
10% 
7 
20 
19 
101/2 
1 
13 
6 
12^! 
4 
121/2 
201/2 
'81/2 
'7 
7 
•1 
O 
11 
7 
21 
*> 
O 
11 
7 
121/^ 
191/2 
■71/2 
"s 
Harrison 
6 
13 
•S 
20 
ISVa 
ii 
VVidman .... 
0 
13 
9 
21 
22 
IB 
io 
's 
Sf'm])son 
111/2 
8 
171/2 
101/2 
8 
•Sam Kay 
i6»A 
'7 
Rowan ". . 
fi 
ii 
23 
131/2 
81/2 
9 
Vanar.^dale 
HVs I61/2 
21i/» 
12 
['"rank 
19 
2O1/0 
'71/2 
Events Nos. 1 to 3, magautrap. Events Nos. 4 to 10, trap bat- 
tery, with allowance of % point for each dusted target. The 
score looks "funny," doesn't it? The referees, one after the other, 
went on .strike. 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Trap at Interstate Park. 
Interstate Park, L. I., Sept. 6. — The all-day live-bird shoot man- 
aged by Mr. L. H. Schortemeier, held at Interstate Park to-day, 
was well attended, considering that the outing season had barely 
ended and people were not readjusted entirely to the changes from 
sunmier to winter homes. 
The 7-bird events had $5 entrance, three moneys, Rose system, 
C, 3 and 1 points. The event at 15 birds had ,$10 entrance, four 
moneys, Rose system, 12, 6, 3 and 1. All events were handicaps: 
No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 
Schbrty, 30 "..2212022— G 10122n— 6 2122212--7 
Nason, 28 11121*2—6 2220211—6 *12101*— 4 
Glass, 30 2222222—7 2222122—7 1120121-6 
Hopkins, 30. ,.2221122— 7 21*1222—6 1221102—6 
Super, 28 11121*1—6 2111112—7 121012*— 5 
Seabeg, 25 1121111- 7 
Morfey, 31 2222222-7 2222222—7 
Steffens, .30 1111112—7 2222212—7 1112122—7 
F Van, 27 2222222—7 0222*20—5 
Kroeger, 28 121*111—6 2222122—7 
Waters, 28 1211220—6 
Lock wood, 29 2222*12—6 
Fourth event : 
Schorty, 30 112222222222222—15 
Steffen s, 30. - 121121220111111—14 
Glass, 30 222211220122222—14 
E Steffens, 27 12121222*222212—14 
Is. ason, 28 12miOU011212— 13 
liopkins, 30 22U12212112] 22-15 
Super, 28 1 22021 1 10221101 - 1 2 
Kroeger, 2-7 021221132211222—14 
l-ockwood. 2S 21222* 
The Concord Gun Club, 
DuNBARTDN,. N. PL — M:y challenge, as publi.shcd in Fokest and 
Stream of Aug. 17, was accepted by 'Mr. A. S. Lan.gley, of the 
.Exeter Gun Club. The match was shot on the grounds of the 
Concord, N. PL, Club, at 1:30 of Sept. 5. The grounds of the 
above club are on the intervale on east bank of Merrimack River, 
about five minutes' walk from center of town. 
It is not very easy to make high scores on the above grounds, 
as local slipoters and visitors have found, owing to the back- 
ground of trees. There were a fair ntimber of trapsliooters from 
Exeter, Dover, Ilillsboro, Henniker and other places. Quite a 
number of sweepstakes were shot. Some won; more did 'not. The 
day was good in some rcsjiects and poor in others. Hot was no 
-name for it. A hazy light bothered nearly every one — the 
old-timers th^ most. 
At 1:30 the match started. The conditions were 100 bluerock 
targets each from magautrap. Both men up. Two targets each 
from ea«h score, from No. 1 to 5. Langley won the choice and 
started from No. 1. 
In times long past I have shot quite a number of individual 
matches (none in recent years), but I wish to say that 1 never 
shot against a more agreeable, gentlemanly opponent than Mr. 
Langley. He shot a very plucky race, considering that he was 
just a little behind nearly all the time. He kept me trotting for 
all I was worth until the 98th target was broken. His congratula- 
tions were most cordial, as i trust mine would have been had he 
been the victor. 
Dr. C. PL Gerrish, of Exeter, was on hand, showing that time 
was passing by his personal appearance slightlv. The Doctor 
claims, most justly, that he was the captain of the' very best team 
of five trapshooters ever sent out by Ihe old Granite State. I am 
proud to say I was a member of this team. I allude to the Exeter 
te:.m of five who went to the first Ligowskv clay-pigeon tourna- 
ment in Chicago in May, 1S84. We won about all" there was to 
wm, and never since, and, as the Doctor and I think, never will a 
similar New Plampshire team do as vi'ell. 
The Doctor and I had a talk, and we were of the opinion that 
we were both getting too far along in years to try and defeat the 
younger members of the fraternity. In fact, I do not think I care 
to shoot many more individual matches. Of course, under the 
conditions of my challenge, I am pledged to give Mr. Langley 
a return match should he wish it. I shall be very glad to do this, 
and will try my best to push him 'along, as he did me, and will 
congratulate him most heartily should he win. 
I give the scores, which i think are correct. T know that the 
totals are: 
Mr. Langley used a Smith gun. Stark used a Winchester gun. 
Leader shells and Dupont powder. 
Langley ..1111011111- 9 1111101101— 8 0111110111— 8 0111110111—8 
1111101011- 8 1111111110- 9 IIUOIIIU— 9, 1111011111- 9 
OlimiUO- 8 1110110111— 8 llllllUll— 10^ 0111111111— 9 
Langlev's t(>tal, 86. 
Stark 1111111111—10 lUlOOlUl- 8 1111110111— 9 1011110011— 7 
1111110011— 8 1111111111—10 0111111111— -9 llimiHO— 9 
1111111100— 8 
Stark's total, 87. 
The -Exeter Club think of having a two days' tournament, and 
Dr. Gerrish wants to get the old Chicago team together (we are 
all still on earth) and shoot a team match against as many teams 
of five as the vounger shooters can get together. Langley said: 
"I suppose, Doctor, you will want to use five traps, targets thrown^, 
so low and fast, with the wind blowing a gale, that no one can 
see what they_ are shooting at." 
The veteran's answer was, "If I can have weather and every- 
thing else as I want it, you won't find any real ea.sy shooting in it.'" 
C. M. .Stark. 
Ossmmgf Gttn Club* 
s s 
7 . . 
7 8 
S .. 
10 
Ossi.xiKG, N. Y., Sept. 7.— The Ossining Gun Club had a little 
"left-over" match at live birds to-day, besides the regular Satur- 
day matinee at clays. Herewith please find scores. The birds 
were fair and no better. If they had been better, goose eggs 
wtnild stand out more prominently: 
Ten live birds: 
C Blandford, 30. . ..1122111111— 10 M Dyckman. 27. .. .2221112122— 10 
W Hall, 29 1222112112-10 W Coleman,' 27 2211221221—10 
The following events were at clav targets: 
Events: ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 5p 15 10 10 10 10 
W Hall 8 6 10 9 6 
C Blandford 9 10 13 9 
W Coleman 6 .. .. 7 
L Sherwood 7 
M Dyckman 8 
Dr Schofmeister 4 3 4 . . 
A Bedell 9 .. .. 10 9 .'. .. 
J Willi, Jr 4 4 4 
L Lyon 4 3 
The following scores were made at the Ossining Gun Club's 
Labor Day shoot. While the attendance was disappointing, those 
who showed up had a good time. A. L. Burns, of Mamaroncck, 
was king pin of the clay-bird shooters with 92 per cent., including 
doubles: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 5p 10' 15 
W Smith 5 .. .. 
A Burns 9 
M Dyckman g 
N Tuttle 5 
Hamlin 1 
A Bedell 10 
C Barlow 3 
L Sherwood 7 
J Willi, Jr 5 
B Ganun 3 
J Hitchcock 6 
A Rohr , 2 
VV Coleman 3 
L Lyon 3 
Live birds : 
A Burns, 28 21121—5 
A Bedell. 28 20002—2 
M Dyckman, 26 20102—3 
Dr Sherwood, 27 01212—1 
S McBeth, 26 20000—1 
W Smith, 27 00002—1 
L Sherwood, 27 20112—4 
I T Washburn, 28 02120—3 
C Barlow, 26 
B Ganun. 26 
A Rohr, 26 
C Raymond, 30 
W Coleman, 26 12211-5 
C. G. B. 
10 10 
7 6 
9 10 9 12 
S 7 10 10 
1 
12 
22222—5 
01111-4. 
11212—5 
12011--i 
10010—2 
12100- 
22200—3 
211U— 5 
22221—5 
01112—4 
11010—3 
10020—2 
00101—2 
22262—4 
20010— 2 
20001—2 
20011— 3 
21001—3 
10201—3 
62ii6— 3 
Illinois Gtin Cltib Toornament, 
The annual fall target tournament of the Illinois Gun Clvib 
will be held at Springfield, 111., on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 17-18, 
and the events are open to amateurs only. 
The programme is now in the hands of the printer, and will be 
mailed about the last of September. It calls for twelve events each 
day — six at 15 targets and six at 20 targets — and the club adds $100 
to the purses. The money will be divided as follows: In the 15- 
target events, three moneys, .50, 30 artd 20, and in the 20-target 
events, four moneys, 40, -30, 20 and 10. 
On the last day, Oct. 18. will occur the Central State amateur 
target handicap event, which calls for 50 targets, $5 entrance, with 
$10 added by the club. 
Tile grounds of the Illinois Gun Club aire among the finest in 
the LTnited States, having been fivti in superb condition for the last 
Illinois State shoot, and the State Association was so well pleased 
with the manner in which this year's tournament was conducted 
that they unanimously voted to liold next }-ear's State tpurnament 
on these fine grounds. 
The management of the Illinois Gun Club, in deference to the 
request of a large number of amateur shooters, will bar the pro- 
fessional shooters at this coming tournament, but will allow them 
to shoot for the price of targets only, and eversr courtesj' will be 
extended them should they desire to be present and display then- 
goods. 
For any special information relative to the touriiament address 
the secretary, Chas. Schuck, Jr., Springfield, III. 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
Garfield Gon Club. 
Chicago, Sept. 7. — The appended scores were made on ou 
grounds to-day on the occasion of the frfth shoot of the thin 
series. Dorman won Class A trophv on 23, Delano won Clas 
B trophy on 22, Johnson won Class C trophy on 20. 
'I'he day was decidedly against the making of good scores, bein|> 
very windy, and the wind gusty at that, making the flight of thf 
targets very erratic, and toward the latter part of the afternooi; 
it was too cool to be comfortable, the shooters all being dressef' 
for warm weather. 
Twenty-one shooters participated in the main event, being 
goodly number, considering that it was a bad day to shoot and si,' 
many of the members were away chicken and duck .shooting' 
Barnard, of our club, killed forty ducks- on Swan Lake las' 
Monday: 
H N Delano 1111110111110111111110111— 2i! 
L Thomas 0001101110111101110000110— li! 
Dr J W Meek 1110111111111011111111100—2? 
Mrs Shaw 1110101001001111001101101— K 
I?i- -Shaw 1011100111110111011111111— 2(. 
A D Dorman 0111111111111111111011111— 2!! 
M F Wilson 00000001000000110000.10011-1' 
-A McGowan 1110011011110111011100011—1!,* 
E Nelson 10OO010110111101010111101— 1I> 
,1 Nelson , ,w 
J Eaton 1010111101010111011011100— It 
.] D Pol 1 ard 101001011011110101 10101 1 1 —1 ( 
11 Johnson 1110011011111101111110111— 2(' 
J- )} olf 1111011110111011101110110—1!' 
J C Kussack. 1011011110011000001010010— li 
C T Keck 1111110111101000001011100— If 
D W' 1-ehrman 0010000111100100010000011— J' 
Dr J A Huff 1111011011100011111111111— 2CI 
. ''^^^ 1111110111001101011110100— l^. 
A Plellman 1111111111111011110111101—25 
Chicago Gun Club. ^ 
Chicago, Sept. 7.— Some of the shooters of this gun club have? 
returned to town and came out to break a few targets in the weekly 
liandicap. E. M. Steck won high gun, and Dr. Burcky won the 
handicap trophy. In the monthly trophy handicap Borroff won,,i 
Mrs. Carson did good shooting, considering the strong wind*, 
which blew across the traps. On Sept. 14 the Chicago Gun Club 
wdl go to the Grand Crossing Club's arounds to shoot a return 
match with them. 
Third weekly shoot: 
, Broke. Hdcp. Total 
Hardy. 0111100110000111011111010—15 
Buck 1000001101111001110011111—15 
Dr Carson 1111111111110100111111010—20 
Steck 1111111111111111011111111—24 
Horn 1010011011010101011011100—14 
Mrs Carson 1100110111111111111111100—20 
R B Mack 1111111111001010111110111—20 
Leffingwell 1000110101110100111110000—12 
Dr Miller 0010111001101111010101111—16 
Dr Morton 0100110000001101111110000—11 
Dr Burcky 1100011100110110111101010—15 
.\ W Morton 1001111110111000010111011—16 
Borroff 0110110110111110100101111—17 
Fourth monthly sfaoot: 
Hardy, 16 101011111010101— lOf 
Buck, 16 : . . .• OOOUIllOl'llOll— 10 
Horn, 16 0111100110)1010— 8 
Mrs Carson, 16 : ..011111111011011— 12 
Lefirngwell. 16 110011111110011—11] 
Burcky, 16 OOOlOllOlOOOOlO— 5 
Borrofif, 16 111110110111101-12 
R B Mack, 18 IIIOIOIIIIIIOIO-II1 
Dr Miller, 18 11011010ini1lO-^ll 
Dr Morton, IS 10O010O1 1000010— 5 
A W Morton, 18 000001000000000—1 
Steck, 20 100111111110011- H 
Dr Carson, 21 lOMIOl 11101000— fl 
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20 
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Baltimore Shooting Association, 
Baltimore, Md., Sept. 6.— The summer season of the Baltimore- 
Shooting Association closed on Aug. 31. Ten club shopAs were 
held, all w-ell contested. " i 
Capt. James R. Malone won the club shoot with a total of 444' 
out of 500, while J. M. Hawkins pushed him hard for honors withi 
443 targets to his credit. Both men were in the A Class. In 
Class B the contest was even closer, lohn Hawkins and T. C. ' 
Hicks tieing for first place with 403. Dixon was third with SO''. ' 
In Class C Paul was first with 298. According to the conditions 
of the shoot each man was compelled to participate in ten con 
tests in order to qualify. 
The season's scores were as follows: n ', 
Malone f. 48 47 46 45 44 44 43 42 43 42—444 
Plawkins 47 46 46 46 45 44 43 42 42 42—143 
Lupus 47 44 43 42 41 43 36 14 16 42— 36S' 
Hood 46 43 24 42 
Storr 47,46 41 40 
Class B. 
Hicks 45 41 40 40 39 39 38 37 47 44—403 
John 43 42 42 41 40 38 38 37 37 45—403 
Dixon 44 43 42 40 39 38 38 37 39 36— .396 
Robb 45 44 41 39 38 .37 .37 ,36 36 35— 3.SS 
Burk 43 40 39 38 38 37 36 35 42 42—390 
Chew 41 40 39 38 32 32 31 31 30 27—341 
Leland - 40 38 38 
Paul 40 33 32 31 
Edward 32 31 31 30 
Grant 39 37 36 34 
Nicodemus 34 33 33 30 
Franklin 34 34 17 .34 
The following scores were made in two even 
31 28 
30 29 
34 27 
23 ,. 
28 26 27 22—298 
16 
22 
Hicks 23 
Pensey 18 
Burk 22 
Collins 13 
Leroy 23 
John 19 
Franklin 16 
20 
17 
22 
14 
20 
21 
18 
ts of 25 targets each: 
Malone 25 22 
Hawkins 19 21 
Chew 15 19 
Dixon 19 22 
Paul 12 16 1 
Cox 15 19 
In the first event Capt. Malone's score of 25 straight is the first 
that has been made over the new magautrap. 
Wollaston Trap Club. 
Wollaston, Mass., Sept. 3.— A few shooters lined up on the 
grounds of the Wollaston Trap Club, the morning of Labor Dn 
The traps have been idle for several weeks, and some of ihe 
shooters seemed to be a little rusty from lack of practice. 
All events were at 10 targets. Events 5 and 11 were straight- 
away; event 4, reversed; event 8, 5 pairs, and the remainder, un- 
known angles. The scores: 
Events: 12 3 
Whitmarsh 8 6 9 
Starrett 8 3 5 
Elwell 7 7 9 
Muldown 1 5 3 
Baker 6 5 8 
Prescott 6 
Barlow 6 . . . . 
4 
7 
5 
10 
8 
6 7 
6 7 
9 10 11 
5 6 .. 
9 
3 3.. 4 6 8 
10 '7 "7 '8 'g ".S 
W. a. Baker." 
Massabesic Gun CIub« 
Manchester, N. PL, Sept. 2. — The Massabesic (jun Club, com- 
monly called the Stumprell Club, opened its new club house to- 
day and celebrated the event with a club shoot. The scores of 
four events are inclosed. 
The club house will be open to visitors on holidays and on 
Friday afternoons during July and August each year. Bring your' 
gun and have a friendly shoot with us: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 Events: 1 2 .3 4- 
Targets: - 25 25 15 25 Targets: 25 25 15 25 
Fellows 14 21 13 14 Grear 14 20 8 18' 
Lovering 19 18 8 11 Sawtell 22 24 10 IS' 
Harrington 17 19 7 12 E Harrington 16 8 13 IT; 
C. F. Sawtell, Capt. 
