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Boston Gun Club, 
Boston, Feb. 5.—. Tust fifteen real enthusiasts were present at the 
sixth serial prize shoot of the Boston Gun Club, held on their 
grounds at Wellington to-day, though a more congenial gathering 
would be hard to find. One of the welcome visitors was Bullard, 
of Watertown, who, it was thought, would be unable to attend many 
shoots for some time to come, owing to having a slight accident 
to his hand that necessitated the doctor's attention; but the fever 
struck in, and nothing would do but to be there, even for a short 
time, and come he did, and only regretted that the injury com- 
pelled him to cease shooting before the finish of the events. 
Our usual 21yd. shooter being absent, the honors of long-distance 
shooting fell to the 18-yarders, who in the majority of cases aquit- 
ted themselves in the best of style. The honors of the afternoon 
were ably taken care of by the Brockton representative, "Worth- 
ing," easily leading in the prize match with a 21, and averaging 
high for the thirteen events with 78 per cent. Frank was a good 
holder of second place in the match with 18, and was' second high 
gun for the afternoon with a small percentage lead over Spencer, 
who held third position in high guns, but had to give way in the 
match to Woodruff and Converse with 17. Other scores follow: 
Events 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
Targets : 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 10 10 
Worthing, 18 9 7 7 12 9 9 8 
Frank, 18 .-. 7 8 7 10 8 6 5 11 
Woodruff ; . 9 7 3 11 
Leverett, 16 3 3 6 6 
Bullard, 16 5 3 5 5 
Philbrook, 16 7 4 4 7 
Converse, 16.... 6 7 4 8 
Williams, 16 7 4 2 9 
Nichols, 14.... 2 3 1 1 
Manitoba, 18 ; \ 
Spencer, 18 6 
Hawkins, 16 6 4 
Ford, 16 .. 7 6 
Henry, 16..... .- 
Fredericks, 14 
Events 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12 and 1: 
Sergeant. 
Merchandise match — 25 singles— 15 magautrap, 
distance handicap: 
Worthing, 18 011101111101111 
Frank, IS 011111110010011 
Woodruff, 17 111110100111110 
Converse, 16 110001011110010 
Spencer, 18 111100010100100 
Williams, 16 . 011101100101110 
Philbrook, 16 000011001011110 
Hawkins, 16 101100101100011 
Ford, 16 000000101100011 
Manitoba, 18 111101101000101 
Bullard, 16 001001000011100 
Leverett, 16 000110101010100 
11 8 4 
7 5 
4 
7 
4 
7 
2 
2 
magautrap; 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11, 
.. 3 
8 7 
5 6 
10 Sergeant — 
1011111111—21 
1111101110— 18 
1011110010—17 
1111101111— 17 
0111111111—16 
0111011101—16 
1110101111—15 
1011111010-15 
1111010111—14 
1010110010—14 
0011011011—11 
1010100010—10 
Mississippi Valley Notes. 
Emil Tonsenberger, of Jerseyville. and Loren Lamb, of Mc- 
Clusky, shot a match at 25 live birds recently, at the latter place, 
for a stake of $50. The match was the outgrowth of a friendly 
rivalry between the shooters of these two thrifty Illinois towns, 
and although the weather was cold, it brought out a good attend- 
ance. The Jerseyville man proved the winner, killing 18 strong 
birds inside the bounds, while his opponent grassed 16. Each lost 
3 dead out of bounds. 
Incidental to this match a number of sweepstake events at tar- 
gets, live birds and sparrows were arranged for the benefit of the 
crowd, and entries ran from ten to fifteen. 
Another match is now being arranged between Fred Chappel of 
Newbern, and Brance Dorsett, of Jerseyville, for a stake of $100. 
The Edwardsville Gun Club has promulgated a general challenge 
for an intercity team with any other club in Illinois outside of 
Springfield or Chicago. A - number of neighboring clubs have al- 
ready signified their willingness to accept the gauntlet, but no 
match has yet been arranged. 
Scarcity of Pigeons. 
Managers of shooting parks throughout the West are already 
feeling the effect of the demand for live pigeons, owing largely no 
doubt to the fact that the Grand American Handicap is to be held 
this year at Kansas City. Aleck Mermod, of Dupont Park, St. 
Louis, is offering fancy prices for good birds, and is unable to get 
enough at this, while several gun club secretaries complain that 
they cannot arrange live-bird shoots on account of the impossibility 
to get birds. 
There is, and has been for several years, a steadily growing de- 
mand in the West for pigeons for trapshooting, and if this tendency 
continues there is going to be money for somebody in raising 
pigeons for this purpose. There seems to be no doubt that the day 
of 10, 15 and even 20 cent pigeons is past. 
The Kansas State Shoot. 
The genial, wholesouled Western sportsman, Mayor Frank 
Hodges, of Olathe, writes, as president of the Kansas State Sports- 
men s Association, that his people expect to make that the greatest 
meet of shotgun experts ever brought together in the Sunflower 
State. They have claimed the week immediately following the 
Grand American Handicap, and will devote three' days to target 
and one to live-bird shooting. Mr. Hodges states that the business 
men of Olathe are much enthused over the event, and while he is 
unable to state positively as yet, he believes that nearly if not quite 
a thousand dollars will be raised as added money and for the 
entertainment of the visiting shooters. 
The programme will be made up as soon as the item of added 
money is decided, and as Olathe is but an hour's ride from 
Kansas City, Mr. Hodges will try to head all the boys from North 
Last and South vjio attend that event toward his own bailiwick 
■when the big meet is over. 
Excepting State and one or two special events, the programme 
will be open to all; and all events will be shot on the distance 
handicap plan, which Mr. Hodges personally guarantees to be as 
fair as it is possible to make it. 
The April Circuit. 
The month of April is destined to be an important one in West- 
ern shooting matters. Beginning at Kansas City, then follow 
Olathe, the 8th to 11th; the Missouri State amateur meet at St 
-■ ?o\ the 0 14 , th to 16th ' and the Nebraska State meet at Omaha', 
the lid to 25th, making a circuit covering the whole month with 
but a few days intervening between tournaments, and only 'short 
railroad jumps. 
,..A n 4 the", shortly following, in May, come the Missouri and 
Illinois State meets at Kansas City and Springfield, respectively. 
Great Rabbit Shooting. 
The unusually heavy snowfall and cold weather in the Mississippi 
and Missouri valleys has brought into prominence again the old- 
fashioned sport of rabbit shooting. It somehow takss a snowfall to 
enthuse one on the idea of rabbit shooting, as in this medium it 
passes from the category of hard work to that of sport. Within the 
past three weeks rabbit hunting has been the rage with our shoot- 
ers, and none are too fastidious to join in the pastime. The names 
Of no less personages than the mayors of St. Louis and Alton have 
been mentioned in the local prints of late as of those who sought 
the bunny m his native bush. 
Quail Suffering from Cold. 
I have had several reliable reports of the discovery of whole 
coveys of quail found frozen in fence corners during the past week 
I he weather has been more severe than for some years, and doubt- 
less this, with the succession of snows, ha s been very hard on the 
birds But we are very apt to overestimate a damage of this kind 
and I do not think that there is cause, thus far, for serious alarm.' 
They are Busy at St. Louis. 
It has already been said in these columns that the St. Louis 
shooting fraternity will be well represented in the entry lists for 
p i \i • i an '" f ° rrnal canvass of the shooters at Dupont 
Park this vreek a partial list was secured in which apoear the 
lollowmg name=: W. Fred Qu.mby, Chas. Spencer, Aleck Mermod 
Mnn«. ^r n T e V J ^ n Bo ^ m | n .Frank Orvis, Fred Fink, Harold 
nn n w J r • Slmms y- C B. Shaw Frank White, W. A. Thomp- 
son, Dr. H Cummings, Con Cummmgs, Dr, M. Starkloff, W. D. 
Kenyon, W. E. Nason, John Cabanne L D Caba.ine ri-uV 
Collons and E. Prcndergast. This is only a^paVtiaj Jj*t and while 
some live outside the city of St. Louis, all hail from the immediate 
vicinity, and are accredited to this point. Meantime, these are 
doing some lively practice work at the park, and will be very 
tit for the fray when the date arrives. 
A Hunters' Protective Association. 
An association has just been organized in St. Louis, designed, 
as the name implies, "for the protection of hunters, farmers" and 
fishermen. At a pre hminary meeting, held one week ago, a com- 
mittee was named to formulate a code of suggestions as embracing 
the general objects of the order, and the report submitted is al 
follows: Objects.— To provide a fund for the promotion of just 
laws regulating the killing of game in the State of Missouri ; to pro- 
tect farmers from trespassing pot-hunters: to regulate the quantity 
of game that may be killed by any one hunter in the course of a 
day, and to protect sportsmen from unlawful and blackmailing ar- 
u- - S 'w c tem P° r ary officers are H. C. Tally, Chairman; K. C 
Wright, Secretary; E. J. Dients, Treasurer. 
The Edwardsville Gun Club has elected Breese Glass, President; 
Henry D. Harles, Vice-President; Breese Glass, Tr., Secretary; 
Tr 5 us'tees ay ' J reasurer; John Dotterway, C. F. Cook,' John Grigsb'yi 
The sportsmen of Mansfield, Mo., have just completed the or- 
ganization of a thriving new gun club. They will practice on their 
range every Friday afternoon for a gold, silver and bronze button 
representing A, B, and C classes, respectively 
At Minneapolis, Kans., Feb 7, H. E. Crawley, of Minneapolis, 
and E rank \ ork, of Junction City, shot a match for $50 at 50 live 
T/ ds 'J° T championship honors. Crawley won easily on a score of 
State 1S P resent recognized wing shot champion of the 
The Call of the Chiefs 
(For the Grand American Handicap, 1902.) 
Tune: "The Watermelon Season Donwn in Georgia." 
All aboard, ye valiant warriors from the land of setting sun 
And from North and South and West, the Chieftain ca'lls you 
every one; ' 
Bring your quivers filled with arrows and the trusty scatter gun 
there is honor for the brave at Kansas City. 
Chorus : 
Come on! Don't linger in idle debate; 
Forward together, to battle, don't wait.. 
Heed well the summons, and come not too late— 
Ihere are scalp locks ripe and rare at Kansas City. 
Bring the shining string of wampum, which to stake upon the fray 
• i-or a trophy to the winners, whom no foeman shall gainsay 
For the strongest bravest warrior who shall face the lists this day, 
With a heart to do and dare at Kansas City. 
Chorus: 
Mark! the Chiefs have pitched their wigwam with the brothers of 
the blood, 
Who abide in friendly commune by the dark Missouri's flood- 
And the manner of their welcome will be trulv fair and good- 
And the crown of conquest waits at Kansas City 
Chorus: 
Frank C. Riehl.. 
Jeannette Gun Club. 
Eltingville, S. L, Feb. 7.-The Jeannette Gun Club had a fine 
attendance of members at its monthly shoot to-day. Messrs Loeble. 
t. Meyer, Greiff, Rolph and Steffens scored straight. The prize win- 
ners were determined by shooting off the ties miss-and-out, and the 
list of them ,s: First, G. E. Loeble, gold-mounted toilet , set; 
second, G. L. Greiff, silver-mounted toilet set; third L' H 
bchortemeier. gold-mounted mirror: fourth N. T Kroecer silver' 
mounted toilet set; fifth, J. Hainhorst, Italian vase, hand-painted; 
sixth, R Debacher, dress suit case; seventh, J. Mohrman, toilet 
set; eighth, J. Bohlmg, Italian vase; ninth, W. P. Rottman, Italian 
V3SC 
The birds were a good lot, and there was a fair wind to make 
them fly. A large crowd was present.- The weather was fine An 
excellent dinner added to the pleasure of the meeting The value 
of prizes was over * ,An 
There was a consolation event for those who had failed to win 
in the main event; and m it were sixteen contestants. In the fifth 
round only two had straight scores, Messrs. Schmidt and Thv<en 
Mr. H. P. Fessenden acted efficiently as referee- Mr T H' W'' 
1-leming was skillful and alert as trap attendant: Mr. H 'W Grav 
was expert as scorer, and Mr. L. H. Schortemeier was accurate 
cashier. 
A miss-and-out for a fishing rod resulted in a victory for T 
vagts in the seventh round. J ' 
F Ehlen, 28 100100*0*0— 1 
R R Debacher, 27. .0211*22212— 8 
N Bunnie, 28 1010211112— 8 
Tob Lott, 31 2121222202— 9 
W Sanders. 28 2122202012— 8 
J Mohrman, 29 2222201020— 7 
H Pape. Sr., 28. .. .012222002*— 6 
G E Loeble, 31. .. .1112222222— 10 
W P Rottman, 27. .**21222*20— 6 
J Hainhorst. 29. .. .1021201111— 8 
Capt Meyer, 26 1100122222— 8 
J G Bohling, 29. . ..2202202202— 7 
C Meyer, 30 2111212121—10 
Matches for birds only: 
Events: 12 3 
Targets: 10 5 5 
Debacher 7 5 3 
C Seigrist, 25 0000010010— 2 
T Schmidt. 26 1010002120— 5 
Kroeger, 29 2201222122— 9 
J Vagts, 27 2201100101— 6 
F Kastens, 29 10111*2200— 6 
C Meyerdiercks, 29.1002212102— 7 
G Greiff, 31 222222222^ 111 
W Rolph, 28 2222112211—10 
C Peters, 27 2*22012022— 7 
C Steffens, 31 1222221222— in 
A Schumacher, 25. .1012200200— 5 
Tomforde, 28 1222010100— 6 
Shi pen, 25 *100122001— 5 
Events: 
Targets: 
Hainhorst, 29, 
12 3 
10 5 5 
S 2 2 
Osslning Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., Feb. 8,-To-day the Ossining Gun Club shot 
for the Brandreth cup, Bedell, the winner of which, carried off 
w-l-'j 6 clay-bird championship of the club. The shoot was at 
100 birds, with very trying weather conditions. A strong wind blew 
directly across the grounds, so that often the shooters ' were 
whirled completely around by the force of it. There were three 
visitors who shot through the race, Messrs. G. R. Schneider of 
Schoyerhng Daly & Gales, and Dick Swiveller and B. Lerov 
Woodard, of Dupont Powder Company. The latter, who has world- 
wide fame for cutting out high averages, led the pace here with 
i7 per cent. 
The scores, 100 clay birds: 
n n „ 1st 25. 2d 25. 3d 25. 4th 25. Total. 
^ P Hall 15 14 14 17 6f) 
a ™ ^ la , ndford 15 18 15 16 64 
A Bedell 16 19 ig 17 70 
Lcroy is 19 19 21 77 
Swiveller H 12 U 15 52 
£ I L S ^ ne - lder 8 13 7 12 40 
I T YVashburn.... 15 12 9 1 5 51 
\V C c .^ r,ow U 9 12 6 41 
N T "" Ie 16 12 6 10 44 
D O Connor 7 7 6 S 25 
W Coleman 19 U 17 13 m 
R Kromer, Jr 10 n 13 J5 49 
4 Rohr 8 6 10 12 36 
£ et crs 12 6 w 
L D Garnsey 9 w 
M H Dyckman.. 15 w 
C. G. B. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati, O., Feb 1.— The scores made in the third handi- 
cap cash prize contest of the Cincinnati Gun Club, held to-day are 
appended herewith. The conditions, were 50 targets distance 
handicap: R. Trimble (20) 44, Ahlers (19) 42 \Squier (18) 41 
Gambell (IS) 40, Osterfeld (IS) 40. Block (15) 40' RaE (17) 4"' 
Herman (17) 40. Heyl (19) 38. E. Trimble (IS) 36 Phil ml tf 
Tenny (16) 35. Goodman (16) 35, Littleford (15) 34 Peters (IS) H 
I S SS * £ oeh WA*&4 "V 30, Roll (IS) 29. Butt. <15) g 
Falk (16, gg (_orrv (16) 27, Van N^ss (IS) 25, Harris (16 1 22 
The nineteenth contest for the Peters Arms Co. prize had I 
cold and windy day for its competition. Squier was high with 4J 
It was a handicap event. The distance in yards and tfie scorif 
are both given herewith: Harry (16) 21, Squier (18) 41 Ah1« 
(1§)39. Heyl (18) 38, Block (16) 38, Gambell aS) 38^ F. EitMefon 
I'd £ alk ( M\ 36 - Maynard (IS) 35, Boeh (16) 35, E. Trimbi 
(18) 35, Osterfeld 18) 33, Michaels (16) 33, Van Ness (15) 3 
Corry (15) 31, Ackley (16) 31. Coleman (16) 30. Tenny (17) 2) 
asT^rT F 2 ( 7 i6) B 21 tS ^ ^ B " (18) ^ Brown (15) 25 ' 
Pigeon Shooting Legislation, 
Ossining, N. Y— Probably by the time this article goes t ! 
print the fate of the Slater anti-live-bird shooting bill will ha\I 
been decided. With the rantings of the yellow journals and thl 
absurd arguments advanced by the S. P. C. A„ it will be a wondel 
if the bill is not passed. 
Of all the misdirected «nd senseless balderdash printed by newJ 
papers, the climax was reached when one of the evening paperl 
Saturday last, inserted cuts on the subject, one of which showed '] 
pile of dead pigeons with this description: "Still another phot 
shows a ghastly heap of slaughtered birds; their necks are a| 
supposed to have been wrung as soon as retrieved, but they ar 
not. I he dogs retrieve the birds so rapidly, and it takes so lorn 
to wring them from the dogs' jaws that many of the pigeons a?, 
sti alive when cast into the pile. Thus in this pile many wet' 
still fluttering and were left to die in agony." 
All pigeon shooters, in fact, any one with common sense know 
this to be false, for pigeons are always killed when retrieved' W r itl 
excuses for the -slang, the writer of that article must be a '"bird ! 
for he ends it up in this manner: "Another here reproduced show 
a retriever gripping a woman bird between his sharp white fang' 
now dripping with bloody foam. The poor dove is still fluttering 
though one wing hangs but by a shred, and its breast feathers ar- 
dyed red from its death wound," etc. This would read well ii 
a nickel novel— 'Bonanza Jake buried his trusty blade in Lonn 
Jim s heart. ' _ ' 
Had the trapshooters' associations and the sporting goods peoplr 
made some effort, the bill would never pass the Assembly for ther.. 
are men there who are not to be deceived by the false representa 
hons of its advocates. As far as we know, the Ossining Gun Cluti 
! s ..' ne A onl y_ or g an " at J o n which has made any effort to defeat th< 
bin. .Vtr. r>. h. McAlpm,.who i s a lawyer of note, brilliant anc 1 
convincing in his arguments, is in Albany representing the Ossin 
ing uun club. C G B 
Grand American Handicap. 
Kansas City, Mo„ Feb. 7,-We forward you to-day, undeii 
separate cover a copy of cover for our "Souvenir-Score" of the 
(.rand American Handicap. We have endeavored to make it aa 
attractive as possible. ] 
The body will be about 25 pages, printed on heavy, glazed booki 
paper, and contains a synopsis of all former handicaps, besidei 
blank space for name, distance and score in detail of all the par- 
ticipants in the Grand American Handicap for 1902, and as this will 
undoubtedly be the largest shooting event this world has ever 
known, it is our aim, in publishing this souvenir, that every par-' 
ticipant may carry home with him something to commemorate the 
occasion. 
The souvenir will be ready for mailing about March 1, and will 
be free to the shooters Beside, we will furnish anv firm who 
advertises with us, if desired, a limited amount for' their own 
distribution. 
Committee: H. F. Schmelzer, R. S. Elliott, Chris. Gottlieb. 
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Hudson Gun Club. 
Jersey City N. J.— Shoot of the Hudson Gun Club, held on Feb. 
9 at Jersey- City. Duke won the cup for February. Wind very 
high: J 
Events: 1234567 89 10 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 2 5 15 15 15 25 10 
10 9 11 10 21 10 
Bock, 9 11 9 
Banta, 11 9 g 
Brown, 7 s 
Wild. 13 i 6 
Van Dyne, 9 11 4 
*>e 5 6 
Caunitz, 12 (J 7 
Hansman, 13 9 
Puke. 5 ; .. .. 10 12 20 10 
tommy , 9 
J- L - H., Sec'y, 
8 6 21 10 6 .. 14 
11 10 22 12 11 11 .. 
8 24 11 12 4 15 
5 21 9 
10 22 10 
5 10 
9 20 10 7 6 .. 
V) 
8 
8 11 19 9 9 
8 10 11 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
Washington. 
THREE-DAY PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED TOUR VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. 
... Th . e . next Pennsylvania Railroad Personally-conducted Tour to. 
V\ ashington leaves Thursday. Feb. 20. Rate, covering railroad 
transportation for the round trip, hotel accommodations, and 
guides, $14.50 from New York, $13 from Trenton, and $11.50 from 
I hiladelphia ■ These rates cover accommodations for two days at 
the Arlington, Normandie, Riggs. or Ebbitt House. For accom- 
modations at Regent, Metropolitan, or National Hotel, $2.50 less. 
Special side trip to Mt. Vernon. 
AH tickets good for ten days, with special hotel rates after ex- 
piration of hotel coupons. 
For itineraries and full information, apply to ticket agents- 
tourist Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York; 4 Court street, Brook-; 
lyn; 789 Broad street, Newark, N. J.; or address Geo. W Boyd 
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Phila- 
delphia.— A dv. 
Train Took Its Own Photograph. 
A large, handsome engraving, 18x28 inches, has been made of 
the Burlington's Number One" while going at sixty miles an 
hour between Chicago and Denver. It is the best picture of a 
train in motion ever taken, and "the train took the picture itself." 
This is explained in a folder, which will be sent free on applica- 
t A 1 ^ n J ' Pr i? e S l large engraving, 20 cents. Postage stamps will do 
Address P. S. Lustis, General Passenger Agent, C. B & O Rv 
209 Adams street, Chicago.-,* rfw. y " * y " 
This is the season of the year when the canoeist or the hunter 
who has occasion to journey by water, begins to consider what he 
will need m the way of transportation for his outing next summer 
or autumn. To all who are in need of canoes or light boats the 
name of Rushton will at once occur. He has been an advertiser 
in Forest and Stream almost from the beginning, is known to all 
old readers, and will be known to all new. He builds rowboats 
dinghies, sailboats, sailing and paddling canoes, and their ap- 
purtenances, all of which are described in his eighty-page cata- 
logue, which he will send on application. — Adv. 
The passage of ground hog day on the calendar leads the farmer 
and country dwellers to think of the approach of spring and the 
early planting. Very timely, therefore, is the one hundred and first 
annual catalogue of J. M. Thorburn & Co., which enumerates vast 
number of seeds, and is illustrated by half-tones of many of the 
products of these seeds. The beautiful illustrations of flowers in 
this catalogue will be as attractive to women, as such creature 
comforts as peas, melons, potatoes and cauliflower are to the men 
— Adv. ■ • 
For certain special purposes, the advantages of the canvas boat, 
which can be taken down and even carried in a buggy, are great 
The duck shooter or the traveler on shallow and unknown water 
courses often need a boat, but cannot transport one of ordinary 
type. The King Folding Canvas Boat Co. offer to send their 
catalogue to all who ask for it.— Adv. 
The 1902 catalogue of the Andrew B. Hendry x Co. of New 
Haven, Cbrin;, is-an up to date publication, treating of much of the 
fishing tackle used by anglers. It deals with nearly a hundred 
patterns of reels, with spoon baits, fly spoons and feathered hooks 
and contains a wealth of illustration which is quite extraordinary' 
1 he figures of a number of the reels are printed in gold and 
thus give a very clear idea of how the actual metal looks.— Adv. " 
