May 24, ifl&j 
P0H2S1 AND STREAM 
The Single Ttiggct. 
Utica, N. Y. — Editor Forest and Stream: Your readers have had 
reiterated to them so frequently recently the various and numerous 
failures to produce a satisfactory, much less perfect, single-trigger 
that it would be presumptuous for me to say much on that subject. 
There are one or two parties whom it seems to me have mastered 
the .difficulties of the single-trigger problem; that is to say, they 
have by their mechanisms met all the conditions which a single 
trigger must meet. Some of these have retained the undesirable 
feature of an uneven pull or unequal pull for the first and second 
barrels. I am apprehensive that too much and delicate mechan- 
ism has been employed to accomplish the result. A gun is neces- 
sarily subject to severe usage, and the explosions and recoil forbid 
the successful use of small, delicate or numerous parts in a single 
trigger. I have ascertained this fact at a considerable trouble and 
much expense, and incidentally much disappointment. Some of 
my early efforts in single triggers met all the well-known difficul- 
ties and conditions of a single trigger successfully, but the 
mechanism was so complicated that it would not stand. A short 
time ago I would have scouted the idea that anything short of a 
complicated mechanism could meet all the conditions of the single 
trigger. Having succeeded, however, in reducing the construction 
to two main pieces only, and these being very large and strong, 
and having myself and by other gun men who are experts in let- 
ting wind out of single-trigger bubbles, demonstrated that it meets 
all the conditions, I avail myself of this opportunity to bring it to 
the attention of your readers. 
Fig. 1 of the sketches shows the relative position of the parts set 
ready for firing the first barrel. 
big. 2 shows the same ready to fire the second barrel, and the 
position remains the same after firing the second barrel. 
The part marked A A, is one piece together with the finger 
pull A 1 . The movable part is indicated by B. The part B is 
reset by opening the gun and is held by a tooth, 1, engaging with 
a shoulder on the trigger plate. On the first pull of the trigger 
the projection 2 engages with the sear, and the part B is released. 
On the second pull of the trigger, the second sear is engaged on 
the shoulder 3. 
The drawings show a single trigger fitted for a Smith gun that 
has been shot over 50,000 times, with all kinds of loads, from an 
empty shell to 4drs., and without a scratch against it. 
None of the numerous experts who have tested this trigger has 
succeeded in doubling by ordinary and fair usage, or by trick and 
foul trial. It always picks up the second sear properly on a 
heavy or light recoil, or on an empty shell. The pull-off is short, 
easy and uniform for both barrels. It gets there with slow Smith 
or quick Jones. 
While I know that no mechanism is infallible, non-breakable 
and as certain and regular as the sun, this comes as near to it, I 
oelieve, as is possible. Any one who will give this trigger the 
same care and attention that he does his gun, will find it equally 
reliable and as much to be depended upon, and that is all that 
can fairly be asked. E. D. Fuxfokd. 
Wlaston Trap Club. 
Wollaston, Mass. — The shooters at the Wollaston traps Sat- 
urday, May 17, enjoyed a most perfect day for shooting, but con- 
sidering the advantages offered by the calm weather, there were 
but few good scores. No shooter's total was up to his average. 
Mr. Tuttle finished with the highest score of the day, breaking 
92 birds out of 145. We have one more Saturday before May 30, 
the final day of the cup contest. We would like more entries for 
the cup, and as there are no scores made yet that would keep 
the average shooter from standing a good chance of winning, we 
expect more entries. 
The scores follow, all events at unknown angles, 15 birds each, 
except No. 8, which was at 5 pairs: 
Events: 
1 2 
Whitmarsh *10 *4 *7 *9 *5 *9 *12 
Olmstead *11 
Barry 7 
*7 *6 *6 
*8 *12 *9 
*7 *6 *12 
p 6 *10 *11 
Tuttle *9 *9 *9 *11 *7 *11 *11 
Miles *12 *7 *11 
Rowley 3 5 6 
Elwelf 11 .. 
Starrett 5 .. 
Rogers 1 8 0 1 
Muldown T 6 
Scores marked with * count on cup. 
*7 *12 *10 
4 3.. 
8 5 .. 
5 9.. 
1 1 .. 
5 6.. 
8 11 12 
8 *9 .. 
5 *4 .. 
5 .. .. 
5 *10 *10 
Ossining Gua Club. 
Ossining, N. Y.— On Friday of last week the boys had a little 
practice shoot, preparatory for the team shoot with the Schenectady 
( i.n Club, scheduled for Saturday. Good scores were not the rule, 
and the fact that three of the best shots on the team were unable 
to go, made the outlook for defeat very promising. Herewith 
please find scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 15 10 10 10 25 10 
I Washburn , 9 14 9 7 5 21 8 
C Blandford 9 9 7 8 7 .. 9 
W Coleman 6 9 7 6 7 .. .. 
A Bedell 11 9 7 7 .. .. 
R Kromer . 5 13 7 6 7 .. 9 
G Edgers ■ 6 .. .. .. ,, 
W Clark 13 7 9 .. .. ,. 
J C Barlow 6 7 6 .. .. 
The Westchester Trapshooters' League holds its big shoot at 
Ossining on Decoration Day, May 30. Shooters desiring a good 
solid day's shooting, with plenty of company, should paste this 
date in their hats, C. G, B. 
;IN NEW JERSEY. 
Hell Gate Gun Club. 
Carlstadt N. J., May 13.— There were thirty-five contestants in 
the prize shoot of the Hell Gate Gun Club, held to-day at Out- 
water's shooting grounds. Dr. Roof, J. H. Voss and J. P. 
Dannefelser were high with 14 each out of 15 shot at in the prize 
event. The names, handicaps, points and scores were as follows: 
Dr Roof, 30, 7 222212222012122—14 
C V V Gunther, 28, 6 1 /. 2222002022222*2—11 
R Regan, 26, 5V 2 1102001021*0110— 8 
L T Muench 28, 6 02*022110202001— 8 
P Garms, 28, 6 102010001211012— 9 
E Meckel, 28, 2121202111*1211—13 
J H Voss, 30, 7 112211120222112—14 
E Steffens, 28, 7 102211111012212—13 
C Doeinck, 30, 7 212101220011011—11 
G Buet, 28, 5y 2 120010100000020— 5 
J A Belden, 30, 7.... 222202*20202002—9 
J Schlicht, 28, 6V2 112021122022002-11 
W G Wilson, 28, 6y 2 222122102122*22—13 
P Cresco, 28 6y 2 0000001200*1101— 5 
R Baudendistel, 26, 5 011021202010011—10 
P Albert, 28, 7 012001010021221— 9 
W Sands, 28, 7 020200002222220— 8 
J Wellbrock, 30, 7 021122220221022—12 
C Lang, 28, 7 222101001202101—10 
H Foster, 30, 7 0221110*1001012— 9 
T Neumann, 28, 6 200000001102102— 6 
J P Dannefelser, 28, 6 22122212*222122—14 
P YVoelfel, 28. 6V> 112002220111002—10 
D J Deady 28, 5% 0210000*0011120— 6 
F Gardella, 26, 5 *20210202222202— 10 
F Trostell, 28, 6% 221002111110111-12 
F Guy 26 5 0000200202202*0— 5 
A Knodel,'26, 5 20001x022*02 102— S 
J Ficken, 26, 5 021010112122222—12 
W Noe, 28, 7 102200022101111—10 
L Stelzle, 28, 5V 2 112210000201000- 7 
C Webber, 28, 7 122010111100000— 8 
H Kohla. 28, 6V 2 21222212221*022—13 
A Dietzel, 30, 7 120221220222211-13 
Fairview Gun Club. 
Fairview, N. J, — The regular club shoot took place on May 10, 
before a fairly large attendance. The events and scores were as 
follows: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets : 10 10 10 15 25 
I Lawrence 7 9 5 6.. 
L Lambrix. 6 9 13 
T Hurley 7 6 12 13 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets : 10 10 10 15 25 
H J Brinkerhoff . . 8 8 6 7 16 
Con Sedore 9 8 9 6 22 
Chas Sedore 6 8 7 8 17 
C T Hexhammer.. 7 5 6 7.. 
A match shoot followed between Hurley and Lambrix, 25 birds. 
Result was a tie. Darkness prevented shooting off. 
The club is very prosperous, and is matched to shoot against the 
Oradell Gun Club on Decoration Day. 
H. G. Brinkerhoff, Capt. 
Richmond Gun Club. 
Newark, N. J., May 17.— The Richmond Gun Club held a live- 
-da- 
was a match between Messrs. Hawes, Bechtel and Schoverling, at 
20 birds, $10 each. Schoverling conceded 2yds. to his opponents. 
His gun got out of order, and in the sixteenth round he changed 
to a borrowed gun, lost two birds in succession, then took his own 
gun and tied with Bechtel. The tie was not shot off. 
Match, 20 birds, $10 per man: 
Hawes, 28 21000011221001222002—12 
Bechtel, 28 10200110012221112222—15 
Schoverling, 30 *22220112022222*0221— 15 
Cup match, optional sweep, $5 
J Lewis, 28 2202201212— 8 
G Connelly, 28 0000222022— 5 
E Tuline, 28 2212221001— 8 
F Hatkins, 28 0122201212— 8 
M Ryersen, 28 ....2221212121—10 
entrance, Rose system : 
G Bechtel, 28 0202102011— 6 
*B Waters, 28 2022021222— 8 
*L Colquitt, 28 2212121202— 9 
A Hawes, 28 1112100021— 7 
*H Koegel, 30 2121111212— 10 
Ties for cup, miss-and-out : Lewis 0, Tuline 1, Hatkins 0. 
♦Visitors. 
Jeannette Gun Club. 
Newark, N. J.— The Jeannette Gun Club held its latest shoot ori 
Smith Brothers' grounds, Newark, N. J., last week. There was a 
good attendance. In the club event, Messrs. C. Steffens. C. 
Meyer and J. Vagts tied on 9. In the shoot-off, miss-and-out, Mr. 
Meyer won in the fourth round and won in Class A. Mr. Steffens 
defeated Mr. Loeble for the challenge medal. 
F Ehlen, 28 1022000001— 4 J Hainhorst, 28. .. .2111201101— S 
G E Loeble, 28. .. .20212*0112— 7 A Schumacher, 25.. 0002012021— 5 
H Pape, 2S 2020202201— 6 J W Kroeger, 2S. . .0110101100— 5 
Job Lott, 30 1210221220— 8 F Kasterus, 28 0112011010— 6 
C Steffens, 30 0111112121—9 W H Sanders, 28. .2200022100— 5 
C Meyer, 28 1212112201— 9 C Thyssen, 25 0220110212— 7 
J Vagts, 28 1121011121— 9 W Rohlfs, 28 0111102211— S 
J Mohrman, 28 2210110222— 8 J Luhrmann, 25. .. .2200120020— 5 
C Meyerdiercks, 28.1022121202— 8 
Challenge medal, 15 birds: 
G E Loeble, 28, 220011212021122—12 
C Steffens, 30 222221101112122—14 
Team race, eight men on a side, 5 birds per man: 
Capt. Steffens 11111—5 Capt. Loeble 21012—4 
Kroeger 22101—4 
J Mohrman 10021—3 
H Rohlfs 21112—5 
T Wellbrock 22220—4 
H Pape 10020—2 
F Ehlen 00**0—0 
C Meyer 20121—4 
J Hainhorst 22110—4 
F Kasterns 20222—4 
C Meyerdiercks 12102—4 
C Thyssen 12110—4 
J Vagts 10000—1 
J Luhrmann 01020—2—25 A Schumacher 10000—1—26 
Miss-and-out, $1: Steffens 3, Kroeger 1. Mever 2. Wellbrock 1, 
Rohlfs 1, Loeble 2. Hainhorst 3, Mohrman "2, Meyerdiercks 0,' 
Sanders 0, Kasterns 3. 
Boiling Springs Gun Club. 
Rutherford, N. J., May 17.— The shoot of the Boiling Springs 
Gun Club to-day proved to be an attraction to a good number of 
shooters. No. 5 was the main event, 50 targets, $3 entrance. 
Dudley was high with 48. Skelly and Axford tied on 45. The 
scores follow: 
Wells 11011010111111111111101110110111111101111111111111-43 
Axford 11101111111111111111110111101111111111100111111111—45 
Dudley 11111011111111111111111111111111111111111111111101—48 
Skelley 11111101111111111111110111111111101111111110111110—45 
Lyon lllOOOllOlOlOlOllOOOlOOlOOOlOOlllOlOllllllllilOlOO— 28 
Matzen 01111100110000001100000010011111000000010110010111—22 
Faraday 1110111011011111111110101101101100011111 0000111101—35 
Ewing OOOlOOlOlllOOlOOOOlOllOOOOOllllUOllllOOOlOOOllllO—24 
Hexamer 00110000110010U0111011100100111111011000101011010— 27 
Goetter H1M1000111010H100011101101011011111111111111111— 37 
Match at 20yds.: 
Wells 0111101101011100101111011—17 
Dudley 1101111111111101111101111—23 
Match at 23yds. : 
Wells 1101010110110000000001100—10 
Dudley 0101100111010110111001000—13 
Sweepstakes : 
Events: 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 
Targets: 15 10 15 10 15 25 
Wells 12 
Axford 14 10 14 
Dudley 13 
Paul 11 
Skelley 12 
Lyon 6 
tames 
Matzen ,. r 
Ferriday 
9 14 9 13 22 
6 14 23 
9 15 9 13 24 
8 13" 3 8 16 
7 
5 
6 
10 
9 12 
5 7 
7 10 
.. 10 
.. 10 
Ewing ,_. 1 
Hexamer 6 
Goetter 
No. 4 was one man up at 20yds. 
15 19 
9 
9 
11 
11 
8 
9 
10 
Banks — Steven s. 
Rahway, N, J., May 17.— A return match at 100 targets was shot 
between Messrs. Ed Banks, of New York, and U, II, Stevens, 
of" Rahway, N. J., to-day. , In the first match, at Interstate Park, 
Stevehs woh by a score of 90 to 89 a victory by one target. In the 
return match to-day, Banks won by a score of 92 to 91, a victory 
of one target. The scores: 
Ed Banks 1110101111111111011111111—22 
lllllllllllllllllllllOlOl— 23 
1011111111111111111111111—24 
1111111111101111111011111—23—92 
II IT Stevens lu iiiiOOllllllllllllllll— 23 
Liummiiimiuiioiio— 28 
1110111111011110111111111—22 
1111111111101111011111111—23—91 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Brooklyn Gun Club. 
Brooklyn, L. I., May 17.— The Brooklyn Gun Club held a shoot 
to-day, which, in point of attendance, was one of its best this 
season. Mr. T. W. Morfey, who is now traveling in the interests 
of the U. M. C. Co., was one of the visitors, and also one of the 
most successful contestants. 
Following are the scores: 
Events: 123456789 10 11 12 
largets: 10 15 10 25 10 15 15 15 20 10 10 10 
Borland 8 11 . . 16 . . 10 10 . . 17 8 6 8 
Lane 7 9 .. 17 .. 7 
Dr Brooks 6 8 .. 14 .. 8 .. 13 .. 8 ... .. 
Dr Sharp 7 12 .. 20 .. 8 8 .. .. 
Newton \ 8 14 ... . 4 10 
Wright 8 8 8.. 4 8 
Frost 6 6 7 10 
Simon 2 5 . . 
Dr Stewart 3 2 .. 
Morfey 9 8 23 
Griffith 15 9 23 
Stillman 12 .. .. 
Bramwell 13 .. .. 
Hitchcock .. 10 8 17 8. 
Selover 4 ,. .. 3 7 .. g 
Osterhout 6 . . 15 5 .. .. 8 . '. 
Hopkins 12 10 22 9 15 13 15 18 
9 
5 
2 
9 
9 
7 5 
8 13 
7 .. 
... 11 
7 
10 
6 
S G 9 
.. ... 3 
11 12 12 
13 15 IS 
9 .. 13 
11 13 . . 
8 5 7 
8 
9 8.. 
No. 4 was at 15 singles and 5 pairs. Nos. 10, 11 and 12 were at 
5 pairs. 
Fulton Gun Club. 
Brooklyn. L. I., May 19.— The Fulton Gun Club, at its last 
shoot on its grounds at the Old Mill Landing, had a good at- 
tendance. Scores were made as follows: 
Events: 
Targets : 
10 15 10 
10 
11 
9 
10 
ii 
P J May, 3 7 
H W Bissing, 3 7 
Ernst 6 
Behrens, 7 3 
A Kessel, 4 7 
W Hart, 4.... 4 
Ernst 7 
Snyder 6 
G E Kaiser, 4 4 
J Blake, 4 
Charles »..<r^ -> u iiS 
Norris , , , . , , 3 
Trevail, 9 2 
W Wood, 4 4 
I Ely, 4 
A Wood, 4 ' .. 
J Wood 4 ... .. ... 
4 5 
15 15 
9 .. 
12 12 
9 .. 
6 .. 
n ii 
10 12 
13 10 
8 .. 
11 10 
6 
10 
10 15 
7 11 
8 11 
7 
6 
.. 6 
11 8 
., 6 
.. 1 
9 
12 
10 
Bissing, Hart and Kaiser tied in event No. 4, and shot off at 
10 targets, with results as follows: Bissing 10. Hart 10, Kaiser 9, 
Second shoot-off: Bissing 10. Hart 7. 
Fitchburg Rifle and Gun Club, 
Fitchburg, Mass., May 19.— The trap scores of the regular shoot 
of the Fitchburg Rifle and Gun Club, held Saturdav, May 17, 
are appended. 
Leroy, of Campello, paid a visit to the club and shot in good 
form, breaking 93 out of 100. 
Most of the members of the club will compete for the Damon 
& Gould Company's cup, which was won by this club in a shoot 
between Fitchburg and Leominster, ten-man teams, last season, 
under the condition that it be put up this year as an individual 
trophy. 
The contestants this year must shoot on eight different days, 
30 birds on each day, half on magautrap, handicapped by dis- 
tance, and half on Sergeant, trap, to be handicapped by birds. 
Four men participated in a trial shoot Saturday under these con- 
ditions. 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets : 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 20 10 15 
Leroy 10 8 14 14 10 8 9 20 ... . 
Knight 8 6 13 14 ... . 7 14 
Roby 9 7 9 10 5' . . 7 . . 
Davis 4 5 
Wilder 9 12 12 .. .. 8 .. 
Converse 14 8 .. "14 
Beer 5 12 . . 
Ball 4 7 3 
Ashton .. ., 4 „ 5 
Dix 5 .. 6 
Rob 5 .. 9 
11 12 13 
10 15 15 
8 12 
7 .. 
3 .. 
'9 " 
5 12 11 
8 .. .. 
'9 is ii 
10 12 12 
3 .... 
6 .. .. 
.. 8 
Cutler „ .', 5 '9 is 13 
Nos. ' 5 and 6 were at 5 pairs. Events 1, 3, 5, 6, S, 11, and 12, 
magautrap; all others on Sergeant system. 
Handicap trial shoot, 30 birds, for Damon & Gould Company's 
silver cup, magautrap: Wilder, 21vds., 13; Cutler, 21yds., IS- 
Knight, 21yds., 12; Converse. 20yds., 12. 
Sergeant system, all at 16yds.: Wilder 14, Cutler 13, Knight 11, 
Converse 13. 
E. W. Gilson, Sec'y. 
The Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Co 's Denial. 
Cleveland, O., May 14,— Editor Forest and Stream: Some one 
with an ax to grind is persistently circulating the rumor that the 
Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Company has used money and 
influence in having the bills prohibiting pigeon shooting passed in 
the several States recently passing such laws. We say, "some 
one with an ax to grind" for the reason that there is not the 
least ground for such a rumor, as this company has neither 
directly nor indirectly interested itself in any way to have such 
vicious laws passed, but on the contrary believes that anything 
that stops in interest in any line of shooting stops the interest 
in target shooting. 
For years we have contributed to the Interstate Association, 
under whose ausoices the Grand American Handicap has been 
held, and have always believed that the Grand American Handi- 
cap at live birds has done more to promote the interest in the 
sport of trapshooting of all kinds than all the target tournaments 
given by the Association put together. 
We cannot learn where these rumors started, but we will give 
$1,000 to any one who can in any way connect this company with 
any movement of any kind looking toward legislation to stop 
pigeon shooting. 
We trust we have made our position sufficiently plain. 
The Chamberlin Cartridge and Target Co., 
Paul North, Vice-President. 
Keystone 
Holmesburg Junction, Pa., 
10 birds, 28 yards' rise, seven 
Johnson tied on straight scor 
Budd 2211111211- 
Rothacker 2222000122- 
Morris 2012212020- 
• Fitzgerald 22202*0101- 
Club handicap shoot, ten liv 
Budd, 29 1111221111- 
Rothacker, 28 2*2222*212- 
Morris, 27 22211122**- 
Fitzgerald, 27 1111121211- 
Johnson, 28 1222,221222- 
Shooticg League. 
May 17.— In the challenge cup shoot, 
contested. Messrs. I. Budd and Ed. 
es, as follows: 
-10 Johnston 1222221222—10 
-7 Felix 2*2222120*— 7 
- 7 Van Loon 22021122210— 8 
- 6 Harrison 2121111102— 9 
e birds, sweepstake added: 
-10 Felix, 28 2222022000— 6 
- 8 Van Loon, 28 221221*212 9 
- 8 Harrison, 28 1111211211—10 
-10 Cotting, 26 0020112202— 6 
