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FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Dominion of Canada Trapshooting and Game 
Protective Association. 
Under date of March 11, the Association sent out the following 
circular to different clubs: 
Hamilton, Ont. — The executive committee of the Dominion 
Trapshooting and Game Protective Association wish to present 
for your consideration a copy of the by-laws governing the annual 
tournament and the Mail trophy contest, adopted in Ottawa last 
year. The committee is yj^ry anxious to secure the affiliation of 
all gun clubs in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and would 
be pleased if your club can see its way to affiliate. The affiliation 
fee is only $5 per annum, and full particulars as to this and all 
other points are contained in the constitution and by-laws. Kindly 
advise me at the earliest date possible as to, whether your club 
will affiliate or not, as the second annual tournament will take 
place at Hamilton, Ont., Aug. 14, 15 and 16, next, and the Asso- 
ciation requires all the time possible for the preparation of tourna- 
ment programme. 
Should your club decide to affiliate, and to guarantee a purse of 
$50 (see by-laws), you will be asked to suggest what conditions 
said purse will be shot under — number of birds, traps, division 
of money, etc. All of the guaranteed events more than filled at 
last tournament held in Ottawa, so that the risk in guaranteeing 
is practically nothing. All surplus in guaranteed events will be 
divided among the shooters. It is sincerely hoped that your club 
will see its way to send a team of five men to compete for the 
Mail trophy at the tournament in August next. 
At a meeting of the executive committee held in Toronto last 
month, it was decided that the tournament should be purely 
Canadian, and that the American experts would be allowed to 
shoot for targets only. 
The president of the Association assures us that several valu- 
able trophies will be put up for competition at August shoot. 
There will be in addition, three handsome prizes donated by the 
ladies of our cities and towns, to be competed for by those selected 
by the ladies subscribing to the prizes. The mere fact of mention- 
ing the ladies in connection with this event will warrant keen 
competitions for what will no doubt be three of the finest prizes 
ever shot for in Canada. 
The affiliation fee of $5 must be sent on or before June 15 to the 
treasurer of the Association, Mr. A. W. Throop, P. O. Depart- 
ment, Ottawa, Ont. 
H. Graham, Sec'y Hamilton Gun Club. 
Extract from constitution and by-laws of the Dominion of Canada 
Trapshooting and Game Protective Association: 
"An annual trapshooting tournament shall be given by the Asso- 
ciation about the middle of August. It is proposed that the Mail 
trophy, now in possession of the St. Hubert Gun Club, of Ottawa, 
shall be handed over to this Association to be competed for by 
teams of five men from any of the affiliating clubs under the fol- 
lowing rules and conditions:" 
"1. The trophy shall be shot for at the annual tournament of the 
Association. 
"2. Each club sending a team to compete for the trophy shall 
guarantee a purse of $50, and no club not! guaranteeing such a 
purse shall be eligible to have the succeeding tournament held on 
its grounds. 
"3. It shall be shot for by teams of five men, who must all be 
members of one club, in good standing in this Association, and 
present a certificate in writing from the president and secretary 
of the respective clubs that they are and have been bona fide 
members of such clubs for a period of three months before the 
date of the cup contest. The number of targets to be 50 per man. 
Further conditions to be at the option of the club on whose 
grounds the tournament is held, subject to the approval of the 
executive committee. 
"4. Each team shall pay an entrance fee of $15, birds included, 
and the amounts received for such entrance fees shall be divided 
as follows, after deducting price of birds: _ 
If there are 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 entries, 60 and 40 per cent. If there 
are 7, 8 or 9 entries, 50, 30 and 20 per cent. If there are 10, 11, 
12 13, 14 or 15 entries, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. 
"The team making the highest score to take the cup for the year 
and first money. The next highest team to take second money, 
and so on. 
"5. The club winning the trophy shall give a bond for $300, to 
be approved by the executive as security for its safekeeping and 
production at the next annual tournament of the Association, 
and insure the cup." 
The Dewar Trophy. 
Brooklyn, L. I., April 7. — Knowing your reputation for fair 
play in all legitimate sports, I would like your opinion regard- 
ing ownership of the Dewar trophy for live birds. 
This trophy was put up June, 1900, for open handicap contests, 
monthly, to end June, 1902, all contests to be held at Interstate 
Park, L. I., the person winning the trophy greatest number of 
times before June, 1902, to be declared the winner. 
Three contests were held under these conditions, and I won 
each contest. Then interest was lost in the cup, and there were 
no contests until February, 1901, when to revive it. the com- 
mittee changed the conditions and made it a challenge cup, 
allowing me my three previous wins under the changed rules. 1 
successfully defended the trophy twice, once in February, 1901, 
and again in March, 1901. Since that time I have never been 
called upon to defend the trophy. 
A short time ago 1 announced in Forest and Stream that 1 
had given up trapshooting entirely. Then I heard that several 
local shots were going to challenge for the cup, but I received 
no notice of such action. At that time I was willing to relinquish 
my claim on the trophy, and put it up for target competition, on 
account of the opposition to live-bird contests in this State and 
lack of interest in the cup, caused by having five wins, which 
was a lead hard , to overcome. You announced the same in the 
Forest and Stream at that time. I was not consulted in the 
matter in any way. 
I received a letter from the Dewar Company's representative, 
which was countersigned by Mr. Sanders, asking for an order to 
remove the cup from Interstate Park. I asked what was up and 
where I came in! 
I received a letter from the same source, stating that as I 
had given up trapshooting, they failed to see that I had any claim 
on the Dewar cup whatever, and to kindly send order for same. 
Now, as these monthly contests were to end June, 1902, I do 
not see that it was my fault that I was not challenged for the 
trophy. Now, in two months the contests end. How can another 
win five monthly matches in two months? 
I am willing to abide by your decision. I care little for the 
value of the cup, but do value the honor, as five consecutive w r ins, 
119 out of 125 live birds, with 6 dead out of bounds, in matches 
is what I am proud of. 
Ashley A. Webber, M.D. 
[The committee in charge of the Dewar trophy had no right to 
change the original conditions governing said trophy after it was 
once in competition without first obtaining the consent of the 
winners thereto. Dr. Webber was the only contestant having 
wins to his credit in respect to it; but thereafter having contested 
for it under the changed conditions without formal objection, he 
thereby assented to them. 
The announcement of his withdrawal from trapshooting, made- 
through Forest and Stream, though news to the public, was 
not authoritative as between Dr. Webber and the donors of the 
trophy, the Dewar Company. It was a matter which easily could 
have ' been settled authoritatively by direct communication, and 
such was the proper manner of procedure. Under the circum- 
stances, both parties are still held by the conditions governing 
the trophy. To maintain his title, Dr. Webber is still liable to 
challenge to defend the cup till June, 1902, as set forth in the 
conditions governing it. Whether a contestant could win it five 
times or not between now and then is irrelevant in the face of a 
specific set time within which it must be defended. As one of 
the Conditions was that the competition for it should be live-bircL 
trapshooting contests at Interstate Park, and as live-bird shooting 
at the traps is now illegal in New York, it seems to us that all 
Dr. Webber need do now is to wait patiently till June, and then 
take possession of the trophy, under the conditions set forth in his 
letter above.] v 
The Oradell Gun Club. 
Oradell, N. J., April 8. — At the annual meeting of the Oradell 
Gun Club, held on April 3, the following officers were elected for 
1902: A. C. Ackerman, President; Carl Pauly, Vice-President; 
Chas. P. Post, Secretary; E. H. Vreeland, Treasurer; M. J. 
Vreeland, Captain; F. Ackerman, Lieutenant. 
Regular monthly meetings will be held on the first Thursday at 
8 P. M. ; regular shoots, first and third Saturdays. 
Chas. P. Post, Sec'y, 
Zanesville Gun Club. 
Zanesville, O., April 5.— The annual meeting of the Zanesville 
Rod and Gun Club was held Tuesday evening, April 1, at the club 
headquarters, and was largely attended, every member being pres- 
ent, with two exceptions. 
The treasurer's report showed assets amounting to over $400, 
with no outstanding debts, being an increase of funds over those 
of last year. 
As an appreciation of the successful management of the club, 
the old officers, with one exception, were re-elected, being the 
third time so honored. 
New members were added, and notwithstanding that usually 
gun clubs start oft" "like rockets" and come down the same, the 
club will lose but two members of last year. 
The club wisely decided to move their club house to Gant's 
Park, well and favorably known as one of the finest summer 
resorts in Ohio. There they will be favored with all the accom- 
modations the park affords— ample shelter in storm, cool, refresh- 
ing shade in heat, dinners, suppers or lunch to meet the wants 
of all, and better yet than all these, a clear sky background to 
shoot into, and being so delightfully situated, each should im- 
prove their score for this season. 
The club also voted to place in competition as a prize a fine 
Winchester trap gun, to be contested for by members of the club 
under the Novel handicap system, a system that enables each 
contestant to shoot at the same number of targets, to all shoot 
from the same distance, and neither shooter to have a target added 
to or taken from his score. This method has been tested by the 
club and found to give general satisfaction, as it enables the 
poorest shot in the club to have equally as good a chance to win 
as the best shot, yet gives him no advantage over the" best shot. 
Each contestant must, however, shoot at 50 targets each practice 
day of the week, or at least twelve practice days of the year, 
and only the scores made on such practice days to count for the 
prize. Following are the averages made for last season: Hall 
85.1, Ensign 84.9, Henderson 81.8, Moore 81.4, Hull 80.0, Mercer 
78.7, Werner 78.6, Fowler 76.6, Wiles 76.4, Cary 76.0, Smith 75.2, 
Reasoner 74.6. Gray 70.4, Max 70.2, Blankenbuler 70.0. Geddes 68.5, 
Dennis 65.5, Lilienthal 62.2, Ayres 60.0, Chappellear 60.0. 
L. A. Moore, Sec'y. 
Carlstadt Gun Club. 
Carlstadt, N. J., April 5. — The final match of the series of three 
between ten-man teams of the Fairview and Carlstadt gun clubs 
was shot on the grounds of the Carlstadt Club, with, the result 
that the visitors won the match by a score of 108 to 133, each man 
shooting at 25 targets: 
Last and deciding team race, 25 targets each: 
Fairview Gun Club— C. Sedore 15, Dods 11, H. F. Brinkerhoff 11, 
Annett 15, Lambrix 13, H. G. Brinkerhoff 10, Townsend 19, F. 
Ifall 18. Chas. Sedore 14, Hurley 7; total 133. 
Carlstadt Gun Club— W, Rasmus 11, T. Gempp 15, H. Krug 11, 
F. Smith 15, P. Rasmus 8, M. Tygert 9, F. Mader 6, W. Reightley 
18, A. Roemer 11, R. Niederer 4; total 108. 
Events; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets : 
10 10 15 10 10 10 10 
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8 4 
F Hall 8 
C Post , 4 
Conrad Sedore , A 
Chas Sedore , , 4 
Dods , 7 
Tygert , 7 
1 i J\. F 1_1 . . . ■ « • » • m m w * * * + mi mm * . m • » . m'm * .4 * . 7 
T Vohs 3 
E Smith 5 
A Roemer , 4 
Lambrix 4 
F Gempp 6 
H F Brinkerhoff 6 
H G Brinkerhoff 3 3 
Roesler 5 .. 2 
W Rasmus ,r '.. 4 .. .. 5 .. 
Hurley .f 5 3 
Niederer i 3 2 
Townsend ,. ., ,. ., 5 .. 
Hexamer ' 3 3 
P Rasmus 5 
F Mader 3 
Annett ■ • . . 5 
W Brightley .. 
8 n 
5 
7 
6 
5 
8 
7 
2 
6 
'6 
4 
4 
9 9 8 8 
Birch Brook— Harvard. 
Fynn, Mass., ApqjJ 5.— The Harvard College Gun Club team 
came to Lynn to-day to shoot a friendly race with a team from 
the Birch Brook Gun Club. The college men are preparing for 
their intercollegiate matches and are sparing no trouble to get 
near the top. Not being able to muster the full number, they 
brought four men, and the race began at 3:30 P. M. It was amusing 
to compare the two teams personally. The visitors are twenty- 
one to twenty-four years of age, while our team's ages range 
from forty years to most a hundred, with all shades of hair and 
whiskers. 
The shooting of either team was hardly good enough to justify 
any excitement, and the narrow margin by which the match was 
won would raise in some minds a lingering doubt as to whether 
the Harvard men really tried to beat us. Their team should make 
an excellent showing in the college matches this spring, being 
composed of shooters who are improving all the time. Some of 
our supposed-to-be-good marksmen had better spend some of their 
leisure time learning to shoot, while it is the general opinion some 
others shot better than they really knew how. A return match 
is probable in the near future. Deputy Fish and Game Commis- 
sioner Thos. F. Burney officiated as referee to the satisfaction of 
both teams. 
Score, 50 targets per man: 
Harvard— L. E. Hillard 43, Dupont 41, Bancroft 39, Colson 34; 
total, 157. 
Birch Brook Gun Club— Frank Hilliard 42, Lambert 41, Straw 
10, Rand 35; total, 158. ' 
i _____ C. F. Lambert. 
Krupp Steel Barrel. 
New York, April 2.— Editor Forest and Stream: We are in- 
formed by the makers of Krupp steel barrels (for whom we are 
agents) that they have heard that some manufacturers have been 
selling guns with steel barrels and representing them as being 
"Krupp steel," All genuine Krupp steel barrels are marked as 
follows : 
"A" for rifle barrels, marked on the bottom of the barrel, guss- 
stahl (cast-steel) Krupp-Essen. 
"B" for shotgun barrels, marked on the bottom of the barrel, 
ftuss-stahl (fluid steel) Krupp-Essen. 
"C" special steel, for either shotgun or rifle barrels, marked 
"Special Gewehr Lauf Stahl, Fried Krupp-Essen," encircling 
three interlacing rings on the top of the barrel. 
As it is against the law to call steel gun barrels "Krupp steel" 
unless they are Krupp steel and stamped as above, we are in- 
structed by the manufacturers to stop the unauthorized use of 
their name. 
As it is to the interest of every sportsman who buys a gun with 
Krupp steel barrels to get what he wants, we trust you will pub- 
lish this in your paper to warn the public. 
Schoverlinc, Daly & Gales. 
Bristol Gun Club. 
Bristol, Conn., April 10. — The Bristol Gun Club, at a meeting 
held last evening, elected officers and appointed a committee to 
renovate the club house, purchase new traps, and put the grounds 
in first-class condition. This was brought about as a result of 
an impromptu shoot held on Fast Day, and the infusion of young 
blood into the membership. 
The Bristol Club until two years ago was one of the foremost 
in the State. Weekly club tournaments were held, and they were 
included in the State circuit. They have one of the best grounds 
in the State, located conveniently on the trolley between Bristol 
and Plainville, and near the beautiful Lake Compounce. Also 
a well appointed club house, furnished with lockers for each mem- 
ber, all necessary convenience*, and above all, a goodly sum in 
the treasury. 
As soon as repairs are made, and the traps set, tournaments 
will be held twice a month, and no doubt Bristol will be heard 
from later in the season. 
The officers for the ensuing year are: H. J. Mills, President; 
Fred Horton, Vice-President; E. M. Daly, Secretary and Treas- 
urer Pequabtjck, 
Boston- Gun Club. 
Boston, April 9.— The fourth and last serial prize shoot of 
Boston Gun Club was held on their grounds at Wellington to- 
and the usual number of regulars were on hand, with just one' 
two new faces to make things look a little like regular bush* 
Good scores were seemingly evaded for some reason' or other, 
cept in one or two instances, Leroy securing a very creditable 
of breaks from the 16yd. mark, and Campbell making high sc| 
in the prize match. In a little impromptu team match there ■ 
considerable interest, and when the smoke had cleared away 1 
was found that Leroy's team was in the lead by 4 targets. In : 
individual match, Campbell was high with 20 out of the necess 
25, with Frank and Dennis on trailing one bird to the rear. Ot 
scores follow: 
Events : 
Targets ; 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
10 10 10 15 10 10 
Leroy, 21 3 2 5 7 6 6 
Frank, 18 S 7 6 12 7 6 
Dennison, 18 \ 7 5 8 10 9 8 
Sadler, 16 6 7 911 7 6 
Bullard, 16 6 6 7 10 7 7 
Hawkins. 16 9 7 5 7 7 .. 
7 8 9 10 13 
15 10 10 25 It: 
12 8 10 24 
7 5 19 
6 5 16 
6 5 30 
5 19 
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Campbelf, 14. 
8 8 5 12 8 7 
3 3 
5 6 
Nichols, 14 3 
Williams, 16 7 
Spencer, 18.. 6 
Frederick, 14 , 
Merchandise prize match, distance handicap, 
magautrap and 10 Sergeant system: 
Campbell, 16 OlHHOllllOlll 
Frank, 18 0111011011U111 
Dennison, 18 011011110111010 
Sadler, 16 , 111101111101100 
Spencer, 18 111100101110011 
Bullard, 16 .111011010101101 
Leroy, 21 000011101110100 
Hawkins, 16 100100101010011 
Nichols, 14 001010000100000 
10 5 .. 
10 7 4 18 .. 
Winchester Gun Club. 
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Secretary 
D etroit, Mich. — The regular shoot, April 5, was well attentl 
and enjoyed by all. A fitful wind held down the scores, Bro: 
doing best in the club event in Class A with 21, Guthard in CI; 
B with 18, and Randall carried off the Class C medal with 11. ' 
A friendly team race at 25 targets is on for next meeting, Ay 
19, with the Walkerville Club, in which much interest is taken. 
Following are the scores, the last event being the club event 1 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 15 15 25 
Brodie 6 9 
Shiell 6 4 
Stanley 7 7 6 
Guthard 7 7 6 
Hitchcock , t. 5 
Randall 
McAdam 2 2 2 2 2 
Ford , .. 8 8 ., 
McMath ... 4 4 6' 8 
Barthel 1 3 .. 2 1 
Bachmann 4 .. 
Leggett . -. 1 .. 
8 11 
6 ,. .. 
8 12 9 16 
8 13 10 16 
.. 6 9 
Trap at Yardville. 
Yardville, N, J., April 4.— The weather was fine. A light w: 
blew from the northwest. The scores: 
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All of the following were $2 miss-and-outs: 
No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. 
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2122 10 210 
1122 12 22112 
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Widmann 11110 
Lamb 10 
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Oceanic Rod and Gun Club. 
Rockaway Park, Rockaway Beach, L. I., March 31.— Followil 
are the scores made to-day at the shoot of the Oceanic Rod a 
Gun Club; 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 
Mike 24 25 24 25 24 25 .. 
Dudley 22 21 23 23 23 24 20 
Jones 13 18 18 21 17 .. 
Diffley 12 15 20 17 
Plummer , 18 15 
Wess i.. 
Mathewson 19 
The Cleveland Gun Club Co. 
Cleveland, O., April 4.— The Ohio Trapshooters' Leagu 
tournament will be held in Cleveland, June 3, 4 and 5, under < 
auspices of the Cleveland Gun Club. The League is a strci 
organization of Ohio clubs, and is getting stronger each ye 
The annual meeting of the League has heretofore been held in * 
central and . southern parts of the State, and is especially stro 
in those portions. 
This is the first time in its history that its meeting has ever b« 
held in. the northern part, and the Cleveland Club is maki' 
every effort to bring together the largest body of shooters in f 
history of the League, and every indication points to succe 
The membership costs $2, and the annual dues are $1 per club. 
Chattanooga Trapshooters' Club. 
At the Chattanooga Trapshooters' Club, of Chattanooga, Ten 
the Peters Cartridge Company's handicap trophy, which is sl| 
for every week, was again won by Mr. A. L. O'Connell, shooti 
from the 20yd. mark. He made the very creditable score of 4i 
not bad for an old fellow like Tony. The way he centers his bit 
is close to wonderful. It looks like the only way to keep h 
down is to place him so far back that he'll lose by being out; 
range. 
Following is the score: O'Connell (20) 43, Woodwortb (20) 
Henrv (20) 35. Sauls (20) 32, Cleveland (20) 29, Hightower (18) 
Webb (16) 36, Smallman (16) 32, Moseley (16) 30, Head, Jr. (14) 
Robt. S. Henry, D.D.S., Capt' 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
Old Point Comfort, Richmond and 'Washington. 
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Old Point Comfort, Richmond and Washington via Pennsylvai 
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April 19. 
Tickets, including transportation, meals en route in both dir 
tions, transfers of passengers and baggage, hotel accommodatic 
at Old Point Comfort, Richmond and Washington, and carria 
ride about Richmond — in fact, every necessary expense for a peri 
of six days— will be sold at rate of $34 from New York, Brook] 
and Newark; $32.50 from Trenton; $31 from Philadelphia, and 
portionate rates from other stations. 
OLD POINT COMFORT ONLY. 
Tickets to Old Point Comfort only, including luncheon on goi. 
trip, one and three-fourths days' board at The Hygeia Hoi 
ajtd good to return direct by regular trains within six dai 
will be sold in connection with this tour at rate of $15 fr< 
New York; $13.50 from Trenton; $12.50 from Philadelphia, a 
proportionate rates from other points. 
For itineraries and full information, apply to ticket agren 
Tourist Agent 1196 Broadway, New York; I Court street Brot 
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