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FOREST ANE) STREAM. 
[April 4, 1903. 
Scores of a Beginner. 
■c^^^'n? Howard Anderson at Stewartstown, Pa., since 
teb. Zl, are as follows, shot in all kinds of weather, winds and 
lights, and were shot with the team on the day set for shooting; 
%in. German ring target, shot from muzzle rest; 200yds. This 
includes all targets shot since Feb. 21, 30 shots at a heat each day: 
Feb. 21. 
24 24 25 24 23 23 24 24 23 23—237 
22 23 23 23 23 23 25 24 25 25—236 
21 24 24 25 24 24 22 23 24 23—234 
Feb. 2G. 
25 23 24 22 24 23 23 24 25 2.5— 23S 
24 25 24 23 23 23 23 21 25 23—234 
23 24 22 22 21 22 22 23 23 23—225 
March 3. 
23 24 23 25 24 25 23 23 22 25—237 
24 21 23 25 22 25 23 24 23 24—234 
23 24 23 23 24 24 25 24 22 23—235 
March 5. 
24 25 23 24 25 23 25 24 24 24—241 
23 23 23 22 24 24 24 22 24 24-233 
24 24 25 23 23 25 24 24 23 24-239 
March 14. 
23 23 24 24 23 23 23 24 21 24—232 
24 24 25 23 23 24 24 23 24 24—238 
24 24 20 21 24 23 25 23 23 24—231 
These scores are not hard to beat by an old rifleman, but T 
think them good for a beginner. J. W. Anderson. 
A competition at Sea Girt, N. J., during the first week in Sep- 
tember, to be participated in by the Army, Navy, Marine Corps 
and National Guard is contemplated. It is said that thirty States 
will be represented. The subject of sending a team to England 
to participate in a match there will also be considered. 
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Fiztufes* 
If yotf want year ihoot to be anaounced here leod a 
notice like tte following s 
April 1-3.— Grand Island, Neb.— Consolidated tournament of the 
Buffalo Bill Gun Club, of North Platte, and the Grand Island 
Gun Club; two days targets, one day live birds. Managers, Geo. 
L. Ca-rter, North Platte, and Gus Sievers, Grand Island. 
April 2-3. — Des Moines, la.— Hopkins-Sears Company's tourna- 
ment. 
April 2-3.— Indianapolies, Ind.— Two days' tournament of the 
Limited Gun Club. 
April 7-S.— Peru, Ind., Gun Club's seventh annual tournament. 
Frank Dunbar, Sec'y. 
April 7-11.— St. Joseph, Mo.— Missouri State Game and Fish 
Protective Association's twenty-sixth annual tournament and 
convention, under auspices of Metropolitan Gun Club. F. B. 
Cunningham, Secretary-Manager. 
*April 8.— Allegheny; Pa.— North Side Gun Club. L. B. Flem- 
ing, Sec'y. 
April 10.— North Hudson Driving Park, N. J. — Second annual 
individual Eastern championship at live birds; 20 birds, $10, 
birds included. 
April 10. — New Haven, Conn., Gun Club's all-day tournament. 
John E. Bassett, Sec'y. 
Aug. 12-15. — Toronto, Can. — Annual tournament of the Dominion 
Trapshooting and Game Protective Association. A. W. Throop, 
Sec-y-Treas. 
April 14-17. — Kansas City, Mo. — The Interstate Association's 
fourth Grand American Handicap at targets, at Blue River Shoot- 
ing Park^ One thousand dollars added to the purses. Elmer E. 
Shaner, Secretary-Manager, 111 Fourth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. 
April 16. — Kent, O. — Portage County Gun Club's tri-county 
shoot. W. L. Lyman, Sec'y. 
April 18. — Glen Rock, Pa.— Open shoot for live-bird champion- 
ship of York county, Pa., and all-day shoot of Glen Rock Gun 
Club. Allen M. Seitz, Sec'y. 
April 20. — Springfield, Mass. — Spring tournament of the Spring- 
field Gun Club. C. L. Kites, Sec'y. 
April 20.— Patriots' Day shoot of the Haverhill, Mass., Gun Club. 
S. G. Miller, Sec'y. 
April 21-22. — Olean, N. Y., Gun Club's fourth annual tourna- 
ment. B. D. Nobles, Sec'y. 
April 21-22. — Attica, Ind., Gun Club's tournament. C. B. Lamme, 
Sec'y. 
April 21-23. — Concordia, Kans. — Kansas State Sportsman's Asso- 
ciation's State shoot, under auspices of Concordia Blue Ribbon 
Gun Club; $300 added. F. W. Olney, Sec'y. 
.April 22. — Rushylvania, O., Gun Club's shoot. 
April 22-23.— Troy, O., Gun Club's tournament. 
•April 22-23.— Pittsburg, Pa.— Herron Hill Gun Club. Harry 
Vanuergrift, Sec'y. 
April 28-30. — Padvicah, Ky., Gun Club's tournament. 
April 28-May 1.— Lincoln, Neb. — Nebraska State Sportsmen's As- 
sociation's twenty-seventh annual tournament, under the auspices 
of the Lincoln Gun Club. F. E. Mockett, Sec'y. 
April 29.— Wellington, Mass.— Boston Gun Club's annual team 
shoot. H. C. Kirkwood, Sec'y, 23 Elm street, Boston. 
May 1-2. — Annual spring shoot of the Glen Rock, Pa., Gun Club. 
Allen M. Seitz, Sec'y. 
May 4-6. — Tournament of the Mississippi Valley Trapshooters' 
and Game Protective Association, under auspices of Vicksburg', 
Miss., Gun Club. 
*May 5-6. — Irwin, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. John Withers, 
Sec'y. 
May 6-7. — Union City, Ind. — Parent Gun Club's tournament. 
May 6-7. — Lafayette, Ind. — Lafayette Gun Club's tournament. 
May 6-7. — Titusville, Pa., Gun Club's annual tournament. T. L. 
Andrews, Sec'y. 
May 7-8.--\Vilmington, Del.— WawaSett Gun Club's target tour- 
nament. 
May 9-10. — Chicago, 111. — Spring tournament of the Grand Cres- 
cent Gun Club. 
May 12-15. — Pekin, 111. — Illinois State Sportsmen's Association 
tournament. 
May 13-14. — Crawfordsville, Tnd., Gun Club's tournament. 
May 13-14. — Dubois, Pa. — The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Dubois Rod and Gun Club. U. 
S. N. Crouse, Sec'y. 
May 14-lG.— El Reno, Okl.— Oklahoma Territory Sportsmen's 
Association's fourth annual tournament. 
May 16. — East Walpole, Mass.— All-day shoot of the Neponset 
Gun Club. Edgar Bills, Sec'y. 
May 18. — Marion, Ind., Gun Club's tournament. 
May 19-31. — Osceola, la. — Iowa State Sportsmen's Association's 
twenty-sixth annual tournament. 
May 19-22. — Wissinoming, Philadelphia. — Thirteenth annual tour- 
nament of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association, under 
auspices of the Florists' Gun Club of Philadelphia. V. V. Dorp, 
Sec'y. 
May 21-22.— New Paris, C, Gun Club's tournament. 
May 21-22. — Kenton, O., Gun Club's tournament. 
May 21-22.— Kenton, O.— Shoot of the Kenton Gun Club. A. G. 
Merriman, Sec'y-Treas. 
May 24-26.— San Francisco, Cal., Trapshooting Association's three 
days' bluerock handicap tournament. Open to all; $1,500 added. 
C. C. Nauman, manager. 
May 26-27. — Dubuque, la.. Gun Club's fourth annual amateur 
target tournament. A. F. Heeb, Sec'y. 
*May 26-27. — Brownsville, Pa. — Brownsville Gun Club tourna- 
ment. W. T. Doherty, Sec'y. 
May 27-28. — Williamsport, Pa. — The Interstate Association's 
tournament, under the auspices of the West Branch Rod and 
Gun Club. H. A. Diniick, Sec'y. 
May 27-29.— Fort Wayne, Ind.— Two-day bluerock tournament of 
the Corner Rod and Gun Club; $100 added. John V. Linker, 
Sec'y. 
May 29-30.— Union City, Ind.— Spring tournament of the Parent 
Grove Gun Club. 
May 30. — Altoona, Pa., Rod and Gun Club's tournament. G. G. 
Zeth, Sec'y. 
May 30. — Tournament of the. East Harrisburg, Pa., Shooting 
Association. 
May 30. — Newport, R. I. — Second annual tournament of the 
Aquidneck Gun Club. J. S. Coggeshall, Sec'y. 
May 30. — Detroit, Mich. — Winchester Gun Club's Decoration 
Day third annual tournament; all day. Rose system and average 
prizes. Sliding handicap, 16, 18 and 20yds. D. A. Hitchcock, 
Sec'y-Treas. , : . . , • 
June 2-5.— Baltimore, Md.— Third annual Baltimore County 
shoot; three days targets; one day live birds; $500 in purses and 
prizes. Hawkins and Malone, Managers. 
June 3-4.— Boston, Mass.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Boston Shooting Association. 
O. R. Dickey, Sec'y. 
June 3-5.— Parkersburg, W. Va.— Sixth annual toiirnamcnt of the 
West Virginia Sportsmen's Association, under auspices of Ohio 
Valley Shooting Association. 
June 4-5.— Greenville, O.— Spring tournament of the Greenville 
Gun Club. 
**June, second week.— Memphis, Tenn., Gun Club's tournament. 
June 7-8.— Ligonier, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. 
June 8-12.— Ossining, N. Y.— New York State shoot, under the 
auspices of the Ossining Gun Club. 
June 9-10.— Lafayette, Ind. — Indiana State shoot, under auspices 
of Lafayette Gun Club. 
June 9-11.— Sioux City, la. — Ninth annual amateur tournament 
of the Soo Gun Club. B; F. Duncan, Sec'y. 
June 9-11. — Cincinnati, O. — Seventeenth annual target tourna- 
ment of the Ohio Trapshooters' League. Cha.s. T. Dreihs, Sec'y. 
*June 10-11.— Ruffsdale, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. R. S. 
Deniker, Sec'y. 
June 16-19. — Warm Springs, Ga. — The Interstate Association's 
tournament, under the auspices of the Meriwether Gun Club. 
Cbas. L. Davis, Sec'y. 
June 16-18.— New London, la.— Seventh annual midsummer tar- 
get tournament of the New London Gun Club. 
June 24-25.— Rutherford, ^J. J.— Interstate Association tourna- 
ment under the auspices of tho Union Gun Club. 
*June 24-25.— New Castle, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. James 
Atkinson, Sec'y. 
*July 7-8.— Ligonier, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. J. O'H. 
Denny, Sec'y. 
July 8-9.— Huntsville, Ala.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Huut.sville Gun Club. E. R. 
Matthews, Sec'y. 
**July, second week.— Shreveport, La.— Cadds Gun Club's tour- 
nament. 
*July 21-22.— Beaver Falls, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. W. R. 
Keefer, Sec'y. 
July 30-Aug. 1.— Viroqua, Wis.— The Interstate Association's 
tournament, under the auspices of the Viroqua Rod and Gun Club. 
Dr. R. W. Baldwin, Sec'y. 
Aug. 19-20.— Ottawa, 111.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Rainmakers' Gun Club. Paul A. 
Selember, Sec'y. 
*Aug. 19-20.— Millvale, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. Wm. Buss- 
ler, Sec'y. 
*Sept. 1-2.— li-win. Pa., Gun Club's tournament. John Withero, 
Sec'y. 
Sept. 2-3.— Akron, O.— The Interstate Association's tournament, 
under the auspices of the Akron Gun Club. G. E. Wagoner, 
Sec'y. 
*Sept. 23-24.— Ruffsdale, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. R. S. 
Deniker, Sec'y. 
Oct. 6-7.— Allegheny, Pa.— North Side Gun Club's tournament. 
L. B. Fleming, Sec'y. 
Oct. 20-21.— Ligonier, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. J. O'H. 
Denny, Sec'y. 1 
♦Member of Western Pennsylvania Trapshooters' League. 
Chas. G. Grubb, Sec'y, 507 Wood street, Pittsburg. 
**Members of Mississippi Valley Trapshooters' and Game Pro- 
tective Association. J. JO Bradfield, Sec'y, Vicksburg, Miss. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for 
publication in these columns, also any n-ews notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matter to 
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadivay, 
New York. Forest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF EACH WEEK. 
The programme of the Olean, N. Y., Gun Club's fourth annual 
tournament, April 21 and 22, is now ready for distribution, and 
can be obtained on application to the secretary, Mr. B. D. Nobles, 
to whom guns and shells may be shipped. The competition is 
open to all. A distance handicap will be enforced. Targets will 
ba thrown from a magautrap. There are twelve events each day, 
at 10, 15, 20 and 25 targets, entrance respectively $1, $L50, $2 and 
$3. High averages, $10, $7, and $3 to lower average. Rose system 
will govern division of moneys. Shooting commences at 9:30. 
Handicap committee: Messrs. F. D. Kelsey, L. V. Ever and B. 
D Nobles. 
Much dissatisfaction was expressed last year by many of the 
G. A. H. trapshooters who patronized the Midland Hotel at 
Kansas City, over the exorbitant rates charged. In some in- 
stances they were over double the regular rates for rooms. Mr. 
A. J. Dean, the manager, writes us on this subject as follows: 
"While it is not our purpose to criticise what may have hap- 
pened last year, we wish to asstire you and all others who attend 
the handicap this year that thej' receive the most courteous 
treatment and the best accommodations that it is possible for us 
to afford." The Midland changed its management Sept. 5, 1902. 
The programme of the Peru, Ind., Gun Club's seventh annual 
tournament, promoted and managed by Messrs. J. L. Head and 
Frank Dunbar, fixed to be Held on April 7 and 8, has $25 average 
money and twelve events each day. Each event is at 15 targets, 
$1.50 entrance. Shooting commences at 9:.30. Ship shells, etc., 
to Mr. Frank Dunbar. Targets 2 cents. To two high guns and 
three low guns .$5 each. Purses divided 35, 30, 20 and 15 per cent. 
Every shooter handicaps himself after the event of the first day. 
At Central City, la., on March 20, Mr. W. B. Linell won high 
average at the Wapsie Valley Gun Club's tournament with 88 per 
cent., shooting through the programme, a total of 200 targets. He 
also won the Wapsie Valley Gun Club's gold medal, competition 
for which was open to the State of Iowa, scoring 25 targets 
straight. The Linn county cup, open only to residents of Linn 
county, was won by F. Brookman, with a score of 21 targets out 
of 25. 
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Mr. Gus Greiff, 318 Broadway, New York, informs us that a 
strong interest is manifested in the individual Eastern live-bird 
championship, to be held on April 10, at the North Pludson 
Driving Park, New Jersey. The conditions are 10 live birds, .$10 
entrance, birds included. A preliminary event, to commence at 
11:30 o'clock, has been added, the conditions of which are 10 birds, 
$5 entrance, one money; tie.s to be shot off niiss-and-out. 
The Glen Rock, Pa., Gun Club, will hold its annual spring 
shoot on May 1 and 2. Competition is open to all. Shooting 
commences at 9:30 each day. There are totals of 200 targets each 
day, with a total entrance of .$16 on the first day, $15 on the second 
day. All events handicaps, 14 to 22yds. Each day $5 respectively to 
high and low guns. Mr. Allen M. Seitz is the secretary, to whom 
guns and shells may be shipped. 
•5 
Mr. E. D. Fulford, elsewhere in our trap columns, presents 
some sound views on the trapshooting situation as it refers to 
live birds, the harmful significance given by the public to target 
shooting under live bird names, and the best manner of caring 
for live birds in confinement, trapping them for competition and 
marketing them, all of which is worthy of hearty approval and 
general adoption. 
Mr. J. S. S. Remsen, president of the Brooklyn Gun Club, also 
a member of the Carteret Gun Club and the Crescent Athletic 
Club, returned recently from his Southern sojourn, part of which 
was in Florida. It is possible that he may be one of the Crescent 
team members which joins issue with a team of the Boston 
Athletic Association this week. 
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At the tournament of the Jewell, la.. Gun Club, held last 
week. Dr. De La, the holder, and Dr. C. M. Proctor, challenger, 
contested for the Hamilton and Stony county medal. Dr. De La 
retained possession of the medal by a score of 42 to 40 out of a 
possible 50 targets. Mr. H. Watson won high average. He broke 
925 per cent. 
At the shoot of the Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Gun Club, on Sat- 
urday of last week, Mr. Frank I. Fenn scored the first win on 
Marshall cup, in the first competition for it, breaking 22 out of 
25. which, with 3 allowance, made a straight score. The cup 
must be won six times before becoming personal property. 
The shoot at Smith Brothers' grounds, Newark, N. J., April 16, 
starts 10 o'clock A. M. sharp. The main event is a handicap at 
20 birds, $10 entrance, birds included, two moneys for each ten 
entries, high guns. About twenty-five shooters have already 
signified their intention to participate in this contest. 
Officers elected recently by the Fitchburg, Mass., Rifle and 
Gun Club are as follows: President, James B. Austin; Vice- 
President, Dr. Russell Bingham; Secretary E. B. Gilson; Treas- 
urer, C. F. Lamb. Directors: I. O. Converse, M. A. Cutler, E. A. 
Kirkpatrick, H. A. Estabrook and S. W. Putnam. 
n 
Teams of the Princeton Gun Club and the De Lancy School of 
I'hiladelphia, five men on a side, contested on the grounds south 
of the Princeton campus, March 25. Each contestant shot at 30 
targets. There was a tie on 108, which was shot oft at 5 targets, 
De Lancy winning by a score of 22 to 18. 
Latest advices in New York concerning the condition of Mr. 
Harold Money, who has been suflering from a severe attack of 
typhoid pleuro-pneumonia, were that his convalescence is slow. 
The high fever persists stubbornly, and does not yield to treat- 
ment ; yet he is improving on the whole. 
The Bristol Shooting Club and the General Wayne Gun Club 
.shot a match at Bristol, Pa., on March 25, ten men to a team, 
10 live birds per man. General Wayne Club scored 76 to 64. Each 
club has scored a win, and the third match will be shot April 15 
on the Wayne club grounds. 
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Mr. J. A. R. Elliott, the famous trapshooting champion, made 
arrangements to leave New York for Kansas City on Thursday 
or Friday of this week. He will participate in the competition of 
the Grand American tiandicap at targets. 
Mr. C. G. Blandford, of the Ossining, N. Y., Gun Club, writes 
encouragingly of the forthcoming New York State shoot. He 
maintains that some valuable prizes have already been received 
and many more are pledged. 
Secretary-manager Elmer E. Snaner writes us that "the Inter- 
state Association has made arrangements to give a tournament at 
Rutherford, N. J., on June 24 and 25 under the auspices of the 
Union Gun Club." 
•6 
The Crescent Athletic Club's last shoot of the spring season 
took place on Saturday of last week. The team match with the 
Boston, Mass., Athletic Association Gun Club was fixed to take 
place on April 4. 
*l 
Mr. Arthur Gambell, superintendent of the Cincinnati, O., Gun 
Club, has met with an vtnfortunate accident. He recently wrenched 
his knee severely by a fall, and will be laid up a couple of weeks 
in consequence. 
Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, the secretary-manager of the Interstate 
Association, informs us that after April 1 his address will be 219 
Coltart Square, Pittsburg, Pa. 
H 
Mr. Frank Lawrence, eminent as a salesman of ammunition, 
was a visitor in New York this week. 
Bernard Waters. 
Poughkeepsie Gon Club. 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., March 28.— The weather conditions to- 
day were anytliing but favorable to trapshooting. A strong north 
wind, bordering on a gale, blowing directly into the trap house, 
had the effect of raising the targets so high that at times it 
would have been difficult to reach them with a high power Gov- 
ernment cannon, much less a shotgun. 
Ihe principal event to-day was event No. 3, for the Marshall 
cup, which was put up for competition for the first time to-day. 
This is a handsome trophy, and must be won six times before 
ownership is established. It is to be shot for weekly, and is a 
handicap event. Our system of handicapping is as follows: 
80 per cent, or better, scratch; for every 5 per cent. lower than 
80, one miss is allowed as a break. Average is taken from each 
man's last two performances, and handicap given accordingly. 
In future teams to represent the club will be made up of those 
having the best general average. Captain Traver was the 
only scratch man to-day. Mr. Frank I. Fenn carried off the cup 
by breaking 22, which with his 3 misses allowed as breaks, gave 
him a clean score of 25. Mr. Fenn's shooting to-day was excellent, 
considering the weather conditions. Scores below: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 25 15 25 25 10 10 10 
A L Traver 18 .. 16 .. 6 6 8 
H W Marshall, 2 6 5 18 13 5 7 5 
H E Winans, 1 15 .. 14 .. 6 6 5 
M S Pickenpack 7 .. .. 13 
*W D Eriggs. 1 15 .. 10 
F I Fenn, 2. 18 .. 25 
M F Hoctor, 6 12 .. 20 .. 3 8 6 
*Briggs shot but 20 rounds in event No. 1. 
The figures after the names are the handicaps in No. 3. 
Snaniweh. 
General "Wayne — Bristol. 
Bristol, Pa., March 25. — The second shoot of a series arranged 
between the General Wayne Gun Club, of Torresdale, Pa., and 
the Bristol Shooting Club was pulled off here to-day. The visitors 
were winners by the score of 76 to 64. A large and enthusiastic 
crowd of friends were on hand, and every good kill and stop won 
rounds of applause from both sides. 
IJetson, for Wayne, and Nevergold, for Bristol, killed straight. 
Closely followed by Schwartz, of Wayne, and Van Artsdalen, with 
9 each. 
As each club has won one match of the two shot, the deciding 
one, by reason of toss, will be shot on Wayne's club grounds on 
April 15, and it is expected a large turnout of friends of both 
clubs will be on hand. The grounds can be directly reached by 
trolley from Holmesburg Junction, or by change of cars at Frank- 
ford to those of the Torresdale line. 
Schwartz 2222212021- 9 
Nevergold 2222222222-10 
Smith 2100000111— 5 
Coleman 2103010000— 6 
Boerckel 2122010222— 8 
Worthington 2122001112— 8 
Campbell 1001110110— 6 
Wilkinson 0200021000— 3 
Erdrich 0021211120- 7 
Fine 2200200122- 6 
Hall 1121012220— 8 
Francis 1102110020— 6 
Atkinson 2202212011— 8 
Simons 2102000102— 5 
Vandegrift 0122222002— 7 
Van Artsdalen 2022222222— 9 
Betson 2111122212—10 
Moore 2202220222— S 
McGrath 2021112210— 8 
Bruden 0220020022— 5 
R. Snyder, Official Scorer. 
Wicgohocking Gtin Clob. 
Philadelphia, March 26. — The monthy shoot of the Wingo- 
hocking Gun Club took place to-day on the club grounds. Per- 
fect weather conditions prevailed, and the birds were the best and 
strongest in the history of the club. The attendance was small, 
owing to the shoot between the club and North Wales last week. 
The five men who faced the traps were well repaid for their 
presence, as it was a question of getting your bird right at the 
traps. Campbell was high gun, dropping but 1 of his 14 birds, 
using his second barrel but four times. Scores; 
Greenwood ....0212220221 — 8 Foster 0011001012 —5 
Campbell 12110211121211—13 Hothersall 1100210221011—9 
Bradhurst 0001121000 — 4 
Wm. Dedak, Sec'y. 
