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From Kansas City, Mo., Mr. E. D. Fulford writes Us as follows: 
"To show you the interest in a single-trigger that I warrant to 
wear out the gun, without a double, balk, or blank, I have taken 
orders for over 600, from the cream of the world's shooters." 
In the shoot of the Keystone Shooting League, at Holniesburg 
Junction, last Saturday afternoon, four— Eudd, Brewer, Herbert 
and Van Loon— killed 10 straight in the challenge cup event. In 
the shoot-off Van Loon won in the eighteenth round. 
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Mr. F. C. Riehl, in his report of the Olathe tournament, gives 
some specially interesting information concerning some changes 
governing the competition and ownership *f trophies. 
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Mr. Irby Bennett, under date of April 14, informs us that the 
dates of the Memphis Gun Club's tournament are June 10, 11 
and 12. 
Admiral A. G. Courtney has accepted a position with the D. M. 
Lefever Arms Company, of Syracuse, N.Y. 
Bernard Waters, 
Trap at Watson's Park* 
Garden City Gun Club. 
Chicago, 111. April 12— At Watson's Park to-day the attendance 
at the shoot of the Garden City Gun Club was pleasingly large. 
The scores made in the club handicap event follow: 
Krueer 1 2222012211211120 —14 
Roll 0 222222012212^2 —14 
Webber ' 1 ." " 1122022221122220 -11 
T Vvi 2 02222022222*02220 —12 
R,. ' t ' % 21*01201220021201 —11 
ford 0 " 2222*2221212202 —13 
Thorne 1 222*222222220222 —14 
0 "' 22*222222222222 —14 
THeks 1 2121211110110222 —14 
Middleton "C !! . 1012000*10*1001 w ' 
Mller 0 110111121210011 -12 
Oliohant 2 • •' • -22111*002000012w 
Amberg ' 0. . ! i 0l22012002w 
Barto 0 212222221022202 —13 
Clinton 1 ," 222222222022*00w 
Ed Steele 6 122012] 02202121 —12 
f aw ver 2 000002000201021w 
Robertson 2..'.'. 00011111201200222 -11 
0°Brien 6 212222022022012 -12 
*A?hertop W1101020121 - s 
♦Visitor. 
Trofsdorf Medals. 
For the Troisdorf handicap medals, live birds and targets, there 
was good competition. George Roll, of Blue Island, won both 
medals: 
Barto 30 021222212*- 8 Kruger. 29...: 2110021002—6 
Miller, 28 1111112222—10 Lord, 29 2111022202- 8 
O'Brien, 29.... 2121121222—10 Clinton, 27 OOw 
Dicks, 29 0001201120— 5 Atherton, 28 2101121221— 9 
Sellers, 30 2222022222— 9 Webber, 28 1121210222— 9 
Roll, 30 1222221212—10 Steck, 29 2222022212— 9 
Rupel, 28 1021022002— 6 
Shoot-off of ties on 10 for medal: 
Miller 20 Rupel 22222221102 
O'Brien 12121111100 
Target medal 25 targets, for each contestant. The scores: 
Rupel 22, O'Brien 20, Roll 24, Webber 22. Kruger 16, Lord 23, 
Atherton 19, Miller 20, Hamberg 15, Sellers 16, Dicks 14, Clinton 10, 
Barto 20, Oliphant 19, Steck withdrew, Sawyer 15, Robertson 15. 
Arkansas and The South. 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Brooklyn Gun Club. 
Brooklyn, L. L, April 12.— A beautiful day made pleasant condi- 
tions for the contestants who gathered to compete at the Brooklyn 
Gun Club's weekly shoot. The main event was the handicap at 50 
targets, allowances added. The scores to-day were as follows: 
Welles (4) 48, Dudlev (5) 44, Super (8) 52, Conitz (15) 43, Van 
Sickland (10) 47, Baron (10) 51, 'Wright (12) 51, Borland (15) 55, 
Dr Williams (3) 48. Back scores of the first shoot: Dudley (5) 50, 
Super (8) 52, Conitz (5) 50, Borland (15) 45. 
Oceanic Rod and Gun Club. 
Rockaway Park, L. I., April 14. — The closing shoot of the 
Oceanic Rod and Gun Club's season will be held two weeks from 
its last shoot. The weather to-day was fine and leasant. Follow- 
ing are the scores: 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 25 
Junius 15 .14 16 17 16 16 14 15 16 24 
Apgar 18 17 15 16 18 18 18 15 18 .. 
Martin 14 12 14 16 15 20 
Arlington 7 11 9 10 13 10 
May 13 11 10 12 5 
Diffley 5 7 11 14 13 ... 
Jones 11 13 11 10 13 10 11 13 .. .. 
Duke 1 15 10 17 17 17 19 19 21 
Muench 8 10 10 14 12 10 - . . 
Skelly 18 19 15 18 15 15 .. 
Goetter 13 11 13 12 16 .. .. 
Clifford 7 10 12 14 12 .. .. 
Norris 8 7 6 9 
Charles 8 11 13 
Davis • 6 6 '.. .. .. 
Mike ... 13 13 .. .. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati, O., April' 12. — The eighth contest, cash prizes, of 
the Cincinnati Gun Club at 50 targets, resulted as follows: Block 
(17) 45, Roll (17) 41, J. B. (17) 39, Heyl (18) 39, Littleford (16) 39, 
Osterfeld (18) 38, Maynard (19) 38, Capt. (16) 38, Ahlers (20) 37, 
Peters (17) 37, Harris (16) 37, Butts (16) 36, R.' Trimble (20) 36, 
Herman (17) 35, Anderson (15) 35, Randall (17) 34, Acklev (16) 33, 
E. Trimble (19) 33, Jack (16) 33, Corry (16) 32, Boeh ,(14) 32, Van 
Ness (15) 32, Falk (15) 31, Ward (16) 3i, Davies (16) 31, Du Bray 
(17) 30, McB. (16) 30, Schurtz (15) 27, Porter (16) 26, Boyd (14) 26, 
Earnist (14) 2L 
The weather was clear. A heavy wind blew and added to the 
difficulties of making good scores. 
April 9. — The fifth monthly live-bird contest for Parker gun re- 
sulted as follows: 
G W Clay, 30 2222222222222222222222222—25 
H Osterfeld, 26 121*1211112122122221122 U— 24 
Dunn, 31 2222222222222222222202222—24 
Hey 1 , 30 0222222202121222122112122—23 
King, 29 2222011222222222201222222—23 
Dick, 27 , 110l0L222li2112122211o22— 22 
Morris, 29 1222022222222220222222022—22 
Ackley, 26 1110111110112211212101122—22 
Lindsley, 29 2222222220222222022022222—22 
Gambell, 27 2*122211*1220222021212122—21 
Schuler 28 2222212210120222*10222222—21 
Du Bray, 30 20122222*2222222022200122—20 
Mackie, 29 22*2202202022222222222022—20 
Boeh, 26 02121102022O122O112O11101—18 
Van Ness, 26 2200110*01010210011011112—15 
Herman, 27 '. . . .0010121012100210011002012—14 
Ahlers, 32 *22222222*0202*w 
The weather was fine. The birds were just fair. A very light 
wind blew. 
Chesapeake Gun Club. 
Newport News, Va., April 9— The following scores were made 
by the Chesapeake Gun Club, at its shoot to-day: 
Events: . 1 2 3 4 Events: 12 3 4 
T F Stearnes 23 21 24 22 B B Semmes 20 19 .. 
G B James 19 20 23 R O Frankford 21 
E S Robinson 20 19 21 .. H Westcott ..... 17 16 18 .. 
Dr J Charles 16 16 22 .. Dr L Robison....:.. 19 
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St. Louis Sweeps. 
St. Lotus, April 6.— Most of the members of the Grand Ameri- 
can Handicap party from this city returned to-day, and a number 
of them were out at Dupont Park-, where they engaged in a 20- 
bird sweep. This was a handicap event, with an entrance of $10. 
The purse was divided class system, two moneys, 60 and 40 per 
cent. Charlie Spencer, of the Peters Cartridge Company, runner- 
up in the Grand American, was still in form, and notwithstanding 
that he shot from the 30yd. mark, which was scratch, killed all his 
birds in slashing style, and won first money, $439.60, without a tie. 
Dute Cabanne and Frank Orvis divided second money with 19 
kills. Mrs. D. L. Cabanne participated and scored 18 by some 
clever shooting from the 26yd. mark. The weather was fine, and 
the birds were an average lot. 
A 25-target race for the Rawlings medal was won by Davis. 
The final contest for the Dupont medal will be held on the 13th. 
Spencer, 30 22222112222222222222—20 
Dute Cabanne, 29 12111112212212221012-19 
Orvis, 30 - 22222122222222221202—19 
Mrs Cabanne 26 212211112022*2211221—18 
Bowman, 29.' 12210221122012102222—17 
Thompson 28 22222020222222022222—17 
Dr Sims, 29 2012212022] 222222021— 17 
Van Dylk 28 2*0220212210] 2212222— 16 
Dr Spencer, 28 22222101211202*12012—16 
O'Neil 27. 22202222010220222222—16 
G Crosby, 29 22122012222210*2*220—15 
fArfcansas Pigeon Champ : omhip. 
Pine Bluff, April 8.— That little difference of opinion between 
J. A. Coles, of this place, and J. K. Balle, of Stuttgart, relative 
to their respective ability as pigeon shots, was settled at Jones' 
Park to-day. Incidentally, the Stale championship and the pos- 
session of the Peters Cartridge Company's trophy was also de- 
cided for the time being. The condition of the contest called for 
25 live birds per man, 30yds. rise, Interstate rules. To the surprise 
of every one, it proved to be a rather one-sided race, as Coles was 
in superb form, and shot brilliantly throughout, killing his entire 
string without a skip, while on the other hand Balle was badly 
off and showed nothing like the shooting he is.capable of. Appar- 
ently it was impossible for him to lead his birds, and in con-se- 
quence he lost 10, so that the final score was: Coles 25, Balle 15. 
The birds were a fine lot, though there was no wind, and the 
weather was all that could be desired. Paul R. Litzke, of the 
Peters Cartridge Company, refereed the race. 
After the match several miss-and-outs were shot, and some target 
sweeps were also indulged in. C. D. Conrey, of Stuttgart, and 
I. J. Vick, showed the best form in these, as the former divided 
two miss-and-outs and won two first and one second in the target 
events. Vick did nearly "as well. During the afternoon Coles 
made a run of 30 pigeons straight. Following are the scores of the 
match : 
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412424125 8-5 28248558444142 
Coles 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 i 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1—25 
Balle. 
1448 3 551255213 5 3331111818 
.2 02222020 2 *22 0 0* 2 2022002 2- 
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Mississippi— Louisiana League. 
One of the most liberal programmes that has ever been issued is 
that offered by that husky young organization the Mississippi and 
Louisiana trapshooters for their first circuit tournament of the 
season at Natchez, Miss., May 6 and 7. Cash to the amount of 
$500 is the inducement offered, and this is added in lumps ranging 
from $15 to $30. Ten regular events are scheduled for each day, 
and vary from 15 to 25 targets. The entrance fee is based on a ratio 
of 10 cents per target. Everything is open to the Simon-pure 
class except the two 'League* events, the Baker and McDowell 
individual championship, trophy, and the Peters Cartridge Com- 
pany three-man team championship emblem. These events will in no 
way interfere with the visiting shooters, as ample provisions have 
been made to handle a large crowd, and everyone is sure to get 
all the shooting he desires. Trade representatives will have to 
content themselves with cracking saucers for pleasure only, but this 
will be an excellent field to display their goods, as doubtless there 
will be a host of shooters present. At the closing League tourna- 
ment of Vicksburg last season the entry list showed 103 names in 
some of the events, and it is more than likely this will be dupli- 
cated on this occasion. Six high-gun averages are offered, ranging 
from $14 to $5. Targets will be thrown for 2 cents, and the Rose 
system of divisions will prevail, two moneys in 10-target sweeps, 
three in 15-target events, and four in events of 20 or more targets. 
Frank Sanford, of Natchez, Miss., is secretary, and the inimitable 
Maurice Kaufman, of the Peters Cartridge Company, is tournament 
manager. The other League tournaments scheduled for the season 
are: Shreveport, La., June 17 and 18; Greenville, Miss., July 22 
and 23, and Vicksburg, Miss, Aug. 19 and 20. 
Little Rock Gun Club. 
Little Rock, April 10. — A few of the members of the Little Rock 
Gun Club assembled on the club grounds to-day, but the attend- 
ance was not what it will be later on, when there wjll be nothing else 
to shoot but mud pies. At present the snipe shooting is very 
good, and this is engrossing the attention of some of the most 
promising club material. There were about a dozen members out, 
but nothing remarkable in the wiy of scores was accomplished. 
The new expert traps were throwing the birds fully 70yds., and 
this with a bad light, was a proposition entirely too hard for be- 
ginners. Breitenstein rolled up one score of 20 out of 25, which 
was the best that happened, and the average of the majority was 
about 60 per cent. Nevertheless no one is discouraged, and with 
more favorable weather conditions, the scores will improve cor- 
respondingly. 
The Peters Cartridge Company has reason to feel highly elated 
with their showing in the Grand American Handicap. For four 
days Charlie Spencer did not miss a bird, and made a consecutive 
run of S9 straight. Fifty-two contestants used Peters Ideal shells 
in the Grand American. 
Paul R. Litzke. 
Aschenbeoedel Gun Club. 
_ New York, April 14. — Herewith please find scores of the Aschen- 
brodel Gun Club's first shoot of the season, which was held on 
April 13, at Belvedere Park, Long Island. We use Ballistite 
powder exclusively and every one is very much pleased with it: 
Gumert OlOlOOlOlOloOOOOOOOllOOlO— 8 
0111110000001010111111011—15—23 
Spargur 0000100001000000001101010— 6 
0100001011101101011000000—10—16 
Dietsch 0100111000110001010101000—10 
0010100100101110111110003—12—22 
Si emers 1000001001010001011100.1 11—11 
1001111110011000110110111—16—27 
Ruhlender 1010100011101101001111010—14 
0001010100101110110110100—12—26 
Wagner 0001011111101011111111110—18 
1010010011111010100001111—14—32 
Match, Wagner vs. Ruhlender: 
Wagner 010011111110111101 1110— 16 
Ruhl en d er 1011011101010011111100—14 
Ernest F. Wagner, Sec'y. 
Trap at Blue River Park. 
In the interval of waiting between the Kansas State and the 
Missouri State amateur shoots some of the boys dropped into 
Kansas City Saturday, and in the afternoon tried their skill on 
Bob Elliott's fast-flying birds. Four 10-bird sweeps were shot, in 
which Gilbert and Crosby did the best work, each losing 2. 
In conclusion a 25-target match was arranged, in which Gilbert 
and Crosby scored 25, Elliott and Plummer 22, and Slob and 
Capt. Money each 19, 
The pigeon summaries are as follows: 
First event, sweepstakes:, 10 birds, $5 entrance, two moneys- 
Gilbert 10, Plummer 8. Slob 9, Werk 7. Capt.. Money 7, Crosby 9^ 
Riley 9. Gilbert got first money alone, $12.60; Slob, Crosbv and 
Riley divided $7.40. 
Second event, 10 live birds, $5 entrance, two moneys: Capt 
Money 9, Werk 7, Plummer 9, Crosby 9, Riley 9, Slob 9, "Gilbert 9^ 
D. Elliott 10. Eltiott got first money alone, $14,40, and six men 
tied on scores of 9 and agree to shoot for second money to high 
gun in the next race. 
Third event, 10 birds, $5 entrance, two moneys: Capt. Money 10, 
Werk 7, Gilbert 10, D. Elliott 9, Plummer 8, Riley 9, Crosby 10. 
Slob 9. Money, Gilbert and Crosby received $4.80 each, and $3.30 
each for 9 in previous race. Elliott, Riley and Slob divided $9.60. 
Fourth event, 10 birds, $5 entrance, two moneys: Gilbert 9, Slob 
10, Crosby 10, Capt. Money 8, Plummer 10, Elliott 9, Riley 10. 
Slob, Crosby and Riley divided $12.60; Gilbert and Elliott divided 
$8.40. KlI.I,MORE. 
Trophy Contests. 
S wanton, Vt. — Two interesting events have recently come off on 
the Westmount Gun Club grounds, Montreal, for individual 
trophies. The first took place Friday afternoon, the 11th inst., be- 
tween Mr. R. B. Hutchcson and Mr. G. Dumont, for the club in- 
dividual trophy, 25 targets. It was a dark afternoon, and the targets 
were not easily seen. Hutcheson won by a good margin, the scores 
being as follows: Hutcheson 23, Dumont 17. 
The winner shot a 6%lb. Lefever gun and 3%drs. Robin Hood 
Powder and l%oz. No. 7. 
The second event was for the Robin Hood International indi- 
vidual trophy. This contest took place Saturday, the 12th, between 
J. K. Kennedy, of Montreal, and E. G. White, of Swanton, Vt., 
100 targets, 16yds. rise. This time Mr. White was the victor, as 
the following score will show: White 93, Kennedy 91. 
This trophy now goes back to its place of birth, Swanton, Who 
is the New England trap shot that will undertake the job of going 
there to win it? 
Mr. White shot a Lefever gun, 3*4.drs. Robin Hood powder and 
IViOz. No. 7 chilled shot. S 
Though the conditions governing the contests for this trophy say 
Interstate rules to govern, some of the things that occurred 
during this match show a woeful ignorance of those rules. 
Instead of a referee or two judges and a referee being appointed, 
two judges only were appointed, judge No. 1 to call the results of 
the shots. In one instance he called "Lost bird," and when judge 
No, 2 disputed the decision, the first judge claimed that he decided 
as he saw it. Confusion naturally followed until a referee was ap- 
pointed; then it was decided to call it a dead bird unless the scores 
should be tied, then it was to be a "lost bird." Ye gods! what 
ruling! What a decisionl Solomon or Dogberry? 
The Interstate rules forbid any interference with the shooter 
when at the score or firing point. 
Mr. White used an ejector gun, and when up at the firing point 
a boy would stand close behind 1 him like a baseball catcher behind 
the bat and catch the shells as they were ejected from the gun. 
This gave amusement to the crowd, and would have seriously 
balked a more nervous shooter than Mr. White. Is there any 
other place in America that the management would allow such 
actions during an important match? 
The indefatigable secretary of the club, Mr. Elliott, deserves 
praise for the way he performed the duties of scorer. He stood at 
one end of the blackboard so as not to hide the scores from the 
contestants and judges, and attended strictly to his work instead 
of watching the shooters, which is a grave fault of many scorers. 
Trapshooters at this age of progress should be cosmopolitan, go 
out among the older and best-managed clubs to learn and adopt 
their ways. To-day managing a trapshooting event is a pro- 
fession that requires natural aptitude and experience to learn, 
with Dr. Elmer Shaner as g£jjnd master in this branch of fine arts. 
Montreal, April 12. — Among the trophies that have been recently 
put into competition either directly or indirectly by Mr. N. P. 
Leach that are still in competition are the Riverside cup, which is 
to be shot for at Sheldon Junction, Vt. The N. P. L. Company's 
trophy, a valuable silver cup, open to trap shots residing in Frank- 
lin county, Vt. ; the Robin Hood international trophy, -and the 
Robin Hood team trophy, are open to Canada and the New 
England States. Stanstead. 
Dean Richmond Trophy. 
And the Contest Therefor in Other than on Previous Occasions. 
Since the enactment of a law by our State Legislature prohibit- 
ing the shooting of tame pigeons in trap contests there arises the 
question regarding the rights of the Association to change the rules 
of the contest, making it an inanimate target one instead of live 
birds, without the consent of the donors of the cup. 
I would like to say that the present trophy, known as the Dean 
Richmond cup, is not the cup presented to the N. Y. S. A. for the 
Protection of Fish and Game. The original cup was won by the 
Audubon Club, of Buffalo, and became their property, and is now 
in the possession of a gentleman in Cleveland. 
The present cup was bought by the State Association out of the 
entrance moneys paid in during the life of the original cup, the 
deficiency, $600, being made up by the State Association and the 
old name retained. Therefore, there is no reason why the cup may 
not be contested for in any way the Association may deem for the 
best interests of all. In the tournament of June 9-13 of this year 
it will be contested for at inanimate targets, the old rules being 
observed in regard to eligibility. 
This will be the first time this trophy has ever been contested for 
in this manner, and nobody regrets the change more than the 
members of the Rochester Rod and Gun Club, under whose 
auspices the Association meets this year. Had. 
Ossining Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y. — The main event of the Ossining Gun Club's 
shoot to-day (Saturday, the 12th) was for a silver cup at 25 birds, 
handicaps misses as breaks. Barlow, Sutton and Hall tied with a 
score of 24. _ On the shoot-off Barlow made 25, while Sutton and 
Hall tied with 22. The handicaps were well placed, as the scores 
will testify. Barlow's win was a popular one, as he has taken 
considerable interest in the club's affairs. 
Next Saturday afternoon, the 19th, the Schenectady Gun Club 
will send a team of its warriors down here to take a fall out of our 
team of eight. Make your bets, and if you are interested enough 
to come up, bring your guns and shoot along with us for company, 
Neaf Apgar, of the Peters Cartridge. Company, shot with us to- 
day, with the result of some good scores: 
Cup event. Shoot-off. 
W P Hall, 2 24 
I T Washburn, 3 23 
C G Blaridford, 0 19 
J C Barlow 6 24 
N Apgar, 0 21 
R Kromer, Jr., 5 22 
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D O'Connor, 6 
A Rohr, 10 
W Clark, 6 
J Packard, 6. 
W Fisher, 3 
W S Smith, 9 
F Bailey, 5. 
G Sutton, 2 24 
G Edgers, 10 23 
W Coleman, 4 22 
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A Bedell 
W Pratt 
Carpenter 
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Rockland Military Acad, my Club. 
Nyack, N. Y., April 12.— The third match of the Rockland Mil- 
itary Academy Club was shot on their grounds Saturday afternoon, 
March 12. This is the onl-y school on the Hudson that has its own 
traps and grounds, and a great deal of interest is being mani- 
fested. Lovers of trapshooting in the town are members, and the 
club has prospered from the beginning. Beside several practice 
matches, the following events were shot , for prizes, with the fol- 
lowing results: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 10 15 10 10 Targets: 10 15 10 10 
Moeller 7 11 6 4 Giison 5 7 4.. 
Potter 8 11 8 5 Creighton , 12 9 4 
French 6 6 9 7 Tremper 2 5 2 
No. 4 was at 5 pairs. 
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