PoREsf AND Stream. 
88? 
i Sr. fiif I 
Blasse 218; first class, D. galfield, 202; second class, W. Butlf 
holder 220; third class, A. Schaefer 181 ; best first shot, J. Young 
2&; best last shot, A. Gehret, 23. Koeeu 
■'■Afi ■ii'ilii'i^«'^'iiTMyfcy' 
The United States Revolver Associatfon. 
New York, N. Y., April 21. — Several important records with 
the pistol at 50yds. have recently been made. One of these is the 
50-shot record made by Thomas Anderton on April 4th, when he 
succeeded in raising the former record four points. I am send- 
ing you herewith a fac simile oj the score with the shots all 
plotted on one target. The official score and the accompanying 
certificate required by the rules are as follows: 
Thomas Anderton 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10—99 
9 9 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 9—94 
9 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10— 9ti 
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10—99 
S 9 9 8 10 9 10 10 9 10—92—480 
T. Anderton's Record-Breaker, 480 out of 500. 
April 4, 1903, Massachusetts Rifle Association, Walnut Hill, 
Boston, Mass.— On April 4, 1903, Thomas Anderton. residing at 
Boston, declared his intention to shoot for record with the pistol 
at 50yds. The shooting was done in accordance with tlie rules 
and regulations governing the pistol championship matches of the U. 
S. R. A., the details being as follows: Standard American target, 
Smith & Wesson, .22cal. pistol, 2i/2lbs. trigger-pull, lOin. barrel, 
open sights, 50yds. Verified by the undersigned. The first shot 
of the score was fired at 3:08 P. M., and the last shot at 3:52 P.M. 
Weather conditions very cloudy and raining. Witnesses: W. F. 
Spencer, J. Murray, scorer. 
A 20 and 80 shot record was also made by Mr. E. E. Patridge 
on March 28. The official score of the 20-shot record is as follows: 
E E Patridge -....10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 10—96 
10 10 9 10 8 10 10 9 10 10—96—192 
The 30-shot record made at the same time includes one more 10- 
shot string, counting 95, as follows: 
E E Patridge 9 9 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 10—95 
Or a total of 287 for the 30 shots. 
A fac simile of the 30-sliot record, with the shots plotted on 
one target, is submitted herewith; also the corresponding cei- 
tificate : 
E. E. Patridge's 30-shot Record. 
March 28, 1903, Massachusetts Rifle Association, Walnut Hill, Bos- 
ton, Mass.— On March 21, 1903. Mr. E. E. Patridge,residing at Med- 
ford, Mass., declared his intention to shoot for record with the pis- 
tol at 50yds. The shooting was done in accordance with the rules 
and regulations governing the pistol championship matches of the U. 
S. R. A., the details being as follows: Standard American target. 
Smith & Wesson .22cal. pistol, 21bs. trigger pull, lOin. barrel, open 
sights. Verified by the undersigned. 'Ihe first shot of the score 
was fired at 3 P. M., and the last shot at 3:30. Weather showery. 
Witnesses: W. F. Spencer, J. S. Murray, scorer. 
All the above shooting was done strictly in accordance with the 
rules and regulations adopted by the United States Revolver As- 
sociation, and the above scores are now recognized as the official 
records. A. L. A. Himmelwright, Sec'yTreas. 
Iroquois Rifle Clufa, 
Pittsburg, Pa.— In the competition of the Iroquois Rifle Club's 
spring tournament, Mr. L. P. Ittel was the victor, and demon- 
strated that he is a class man. Following are the scores of the 
twenty prize winners: 
L P ittel 75 74 73—222 R Rahm 71 69 69—209 
H H Fisher 74 74 73—221 W C Galbreath. . . . 73 69 67—209 
E C Reed 74 73 7.3— S^O U Altenburger 72 66 65—203 
A J Huebner 74 72 72—218 W G Frv 69 67 65— m 
R F Phillips 73 72 72-217 F B Young 68 65 65—198 
D L Black 74 72 70—216 J O Smith 66 64 64-194 
C C Hofmeister.... 70 70 70—210 W Mosbaugher ... 64 64 61—189 
H Gnilreps 71 70 69—210 T Gergmann 64 61 60—185 
C Leacy 72 70 68—210 R M Speer 61 58 58—176 
G Williams 71 70 69—210 H S Strubel 63 59 5^-175 
Following are the ten prize winners in the bullseye match- 
C. C. Hofmeister, D. L. Black, J. Bergmann, R. F. Phillips, l' 
P. Ittel, R. Rahm, G. Gnilreps, W. C. Galbreath, A. J. Huebner 
H. Gnilreps. ' 
In the memorial trophy match Rahm was first. He had to 
shoot off a tie with R. F. Phillips, who beat R. R. by two points 
® 
II yoa want your ihoot to be aaaouoced bete tead a 
ootlce like the following t 
Fixtures. 
The daily press dispatches state that the executive committee 
of the National Rifle Association has fixed May 18, 19 and 20 as 
the dates for the trial shoots to determine upon the personnel of 
the team which is to represent this country at Bisley, England 
m competition for the Palma trophv. The trials will take place 
at Sea Girt, N. J. 
We are informed that Mr. Joe Link, for manv vears known to 
rifle shooters, has taken the Dooley place at Springfield L I 
where he will conduct a target ground and keep his eye' on' the 
well-known snipe grounds. 
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 Kock, 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 5. — Millport, Pa. — Oswago Valley Rod and Gun Club shoot. 
May 6. — V\'alkerton, Ind., (iun Club shod. 
May 6.— Litchfield, 111., Gun Club shoot. 
May 5-6. — Lexington, Ky., Gun Club shoot. 
May 6-7.— De Witt, la., Gun Club shoot. 
May 6-7. — Luverne, Minn., Gun Club shoot. 
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.— Wilmington, Del. — Wawasett Gun Club's target tour- 
nament. 
May 7-9. — El Reno, Okla. — Oklahoma Territory Sportsmen's As- 
social ion tournament. 
May 9-10. — Chicago, 111. — Spring tournament of The Grand Cres- 
cent Gun Club. 
May 11-12. — Crawfordsville, Ind., Gun Club shoot. 
May 12-15. — Pekin, 111. — Illinois State Sportsmen's Association 
tournament. 
May 13-14. — Crawfordsville, Ind., 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. Grouse, Sec'y. 
May 16.— Trenton, N. J., Shooting Association's tournatnent. 
J. R. Taylor, Genl. Mgr. 
May 16.— East Walpole, Mass.— All-day shoot of the Neponset 
Gun Club. Edgar Bills, Sec'y. 
May 17-lS. — Cedar Lake, Ind., Gun Club tournament. 
May IS.— Marion, Ind., Gun Club's tournament. 
May 19-21. — 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 
ausnices of the Florists' Gun Club of Philadelphia. V. V. Dorp, 
Sec'y. 
May 21-22.— New Paris, O., 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. Dimick, Sec'y. 
May 27-28. — Fort ^'\'ayne,. 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, M:( 'i.— Winchester Gun Club's Decoration 
Day third annual tournament; 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 Associ^tior 
O. R. Dickey. Sec'y 
June 3-5.— Parkersburg, W. Va.— Sixth annual tournament 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.— Shreveport, La.— Caddo Gun Club's tour- 
nament. 
June 7-8.— Ligonier, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. 
June 8-12.— Ossining, N. Y.— New York State Association for 
the Protection of Fish and Game's forty-fifth annual tournament, 
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. Chas. 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. 
Chas. L. Davis, Sec'y. 
June 16-18.— New London, la.— Seventh annual midsummer tar- 
get tournament of the New London Gun Club. 
*June 17-18. — McKeesport, Pa., tournament. 
June 24-25.— Rutherford, J.— Interstate Association tourna- 
ment under the auspices of the Union Gun Club. 
*June 24-25.— New Castle, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. James 
Atkinson, Sec'y. 
July 4.— Topsham, Me.— All-dav tournament of the Riverside 
Shooting Club. Fred W. Atkinson, Sec'y. 
♦July 7-8.— Ligonier, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. J. Q'H. 
Denny, Sec'y. 
July 8-9.— Huntsville, Ala.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Huntsville Gun Club. E. R. 
Matthews, Sec'y. 
July 8-10.— Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association's thirteenth 
annual meeting and tournament, under the auspices of the Jor.es- 
boro. Ark., Gun Club, of which Matthews is Sec'v-Treas. 
**July, second week.— Memphis, Tenn., Gun Club's tournament. 
July 14-16.— The Amencus, Ga., second annual interstate target 
tournament. H. S. McCleskey, Sec'y. 
*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. 5-6.— Brownsville, Pa., Rod and Gun Club's tournament. 
Aug. 12-15.— Toronto, Ont.— Annua! tournament of the Dominion 
Trapshooting and Game Protective Association. A. W. Throop 
Sec'y-Treas., Ottawa, Can. 
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. 
Aug. 25-28.--Lake Okoboji, la.— Annual Indian tournament. 
Frank C. Riehl, Chief Scribe. 
*Sept. 1-2.— Irwin, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. John Withero 
Sec y. ' 
Sept. 2-3i— Akron, O.— The Interstate Association's tournament 
under the auspices of the Akron Gun Club. G. E. Wagoner' 
Sec'y. ^ ' 
♦Sept. 9-10.— Enterprise jun Chib tournament. 
♦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. T, O'H 
Denny, Sec y. 
Saturdays.— ehicagd.— Garfield Guti Cliifa; grounds W Fift^' 
second avenue and Monroe strefet. Hi. J. V/. Meek, Sec'ji 
♦Member of Western Pennsylvania Trapshooters' League. 
Chas. G. Grubb, Sec'y, 507 Wood street, Pittsburg. 
♦♦Members of Mississippi Valley Trapshooters' and Game JP^O* 
tt!ctive Association. J. J. Bradfield, Sec'y, Vicksburg, Miss. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for 
publication in these columns, also any news notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matter to 
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, 
New York. Forest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF EACH WEEK. 
fin?," p'"^ ^''"V'lr °^ ^^"^ Boerckle Gun Club at Bridesburg Sta- 
tion, Pa April 25, a team of business men from Frankforcl and 
ft.v'f "5 l°n ft, ^"^"^ r'^'^l^' targets, and a prize sweep- 
stake at 10 targets, the results of which were as follows: Frank- 
ford team- i>-j.r-- -..1 «,..., ^-^r , . 
5 targets— W. Dawson 4, H. Johnson 3. 
At the Kansas State shoot, Concordia, April 21-23, Mr. Fred 
Gilbert made a run of 112 straight on the first day. He broke 
196 out of a possible 200, total of the day's programme. Mr. W 
H Heer won the State championship. He tied with Mr. E. L 
AVetzig and Mr. Ed. O'Brien on 29. Heer and O'Brien broke 30 
straight m the first shoot-ofl-", Wetzig scoring 28. In the second 
day" Cilhert' ^^T^, ''^'f'' . ^""^o^^' O'^^^" ^S. On thi fecond 
:n"d"l\Vr«e ^.^l^' ^'"'^^ '^^^'^ 
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The Chicago, HI. Gun Club has issued its programme for 1903 
There are two mam weekly events, one at 25 tlrgetrper man 
handicap, one at 15 targets, optional sweepstake The annua 
llfzf vll ed^%;i2n''''= souvenir, articles, a^d a special aSnua 
prize valued at $20, will be given to the member who has • 
made the highest percentage without handicap. The regular club 
'^and^Nnv"! °" Saturday afternoon each W between AprH 
oO and Nov. 1. The grounds are at Seventy-ninth street and 
Vincennes road. Mr. A. A. Walters is the secretary. 
A correspondent informs us that Mr. A. L. Traver, cantain of 
he Poughkeeps.e Gun Club, is enjoying himself m the wHds o 
Colorado, and will not return beiore the middle of May The 
1 oughkeepsie club has been notified that the fourth shoot of the 
series for the miercounty cup must take place at Ossining some 
time next month, or betore the State shoot. ' As Capt Trlve? 
one of the strongest men on the Poughkeepsie team, the uti- 
river men naturally hope for his return before the match 
comes off. 
On the Clearview Gun Club's grounds at Darby, Pa., the 
University ot Pennsylvania team of trapshooters defeated a team 
of the Century Wheelmen, April 25, by a score of 200 to 184 Tlie 
conditions were six men to a team, 50 targets per man ' The 
scores were as follows: Pennsylvania-Lowden 35, Robertson 35, 
Henderson 34, Adams 32, Farwell 2i, Perkins 37; total 200. Cen- 
tury \\heelmen^Harrap 41, Conwell 25, Morgan 26, Shaffer 32. 
Colhday 25, l^ountain 35; total 184. o . <=i o^, 
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Mr. W. T. Nash, of Indianapolis, Ind., won the Troisdort 
rophy m a series ot twelve amateur shoots given by the Limrted 
gaT ^EMrt'of th? '""^"^ ^'' -S^S ptr^ent 
gait. Light ot the scores made were counted. Mr. Nash oar- 
ticipated in the G. A. H., at Kansas City recently, lie parfici- 
pated m the shoot of the Brooklyn Gun Club a tew weeks ago 
competition"''"'^ '''' ^"''"''^'^ personality and skillful 
Capt. C. G. Blandford, of the Ossining Gun Club, was in New 
\ork on Monday ot this week, arranging all the minor details of 
the progwmnie of the New York State shoot. He had with him 
the beautilul medal, the trophy for the 100-target event at IGydr 
60 singles and 20 pairs. It bears the inscription ■'Championshin 
iNew iork State, 1903." It is beautifully designed, andT"arge 
diamond pendent, which it bears, does not lessen its attractive 
High average was won by Mr. B. D. Nobles, of Olean, at the 
a'„°.;i of' 9^'^^"' N. Y., Gun Club's shoot, 
Apnl 21 and 22, shooting from the 20yd. mark. Mr. L. V. Byers 
ot Rochester, was high on the first day; Messrs. Nobles and H.' 
M. Stewart, of Rochester, were second. - On the second day Mr. 
j J-^elsey, of East Aurora, was high average; Mr. Nobles 
second high average. 
At the second tournament of the Western Pennsylvania Trap- 
shooters League on the grounds^ of the Herron Hill Gun Club, 
Pittsburg April 22-23 Mr. L. J. Squier won high average with a 
tota of d21 out of 350 targets. Messrs. F. E. Mallory, 312, E. 
Hickey, oil, Raven and L. B. Fleming, 307, were second, third 
and fourth m the order mentioned. 
Mr Eugene Doeinck who for the past ten vears has been 
secretary of the Hell Gate Gun Club, resigned that office at a 
meeting held last week in their club rooms. Mr. Doeinck in 
future will make his home m Liberty, Sullivan county, where he 
has purchased a hotel. After the meeting a farewell dinner was 
given by Air. Doeinck to the club. 
n A I ^^"x? present at the April shoot of the Emerald 
Gun Club at Newark N. J., on Tuesday of last week, alter an 
absence from New York since December, 1902, in Jacksonville, 
, , health was much benefited by the Southern visit. His 
skill had not diminished, for he scored 9 out of 10, the highest 
score made in the club event. 
Ihe New Utrecht Gun Club, at a meeting held in Brooklyn L. 
I., last week, decided to continue club competition and there- 
fore will resume the club shoots in the near future. Tar°-ets will 
be used, and arrangements with Mr. J. S. Wright, manaoer of the 
Brooklyn Gun Club, will be made for the use of his club's 
grounds. 
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The Trenton, N. J., Shooting Association announces a tourna- 
ment for May 16. There are eleven programme events, at 15 20 
25 and 30 targets, entrance $1.30, $2.50, $3 and $3.50. All moneys 
50, 30 and 20 per cent. Shoot begins at 10 o'clock. Mr. T R 
Taylor is the general manager. 
Messrs. Apgar, Keller and Griffiths were visitors at (he shoot 
of the Boston Gun Club, held at Wellington, qn Wednesday of 
last week. Apgar, from the 21yd. mark, made a run of 28 breaks 
first m the prize match, in which Griffiths was second with 26 
out of a possible 30. 
At the Patriots Day shoot of the Haverhill, Mass.. Gun Club 
Chmax broke .944 per cent, of ISO targets and won high average.' 
Dickejr was next with .897. Both shot from the 20yd. mark Rule 
and George were third with .888 per cent. Thirty-seven shooters 
participated. 
