May 23, W-^ 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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If ycu want yoof ihoot to be aonoaaced bere eeod a 
notice Uke the following t 
Fixtures* 
May 21-22.— New Paris, O., Gun Club's tournament. 
May 21-22.— Kenton, O.— Shoot of the Kenton Gun Club. A. G. 
Memman, Sec'y-Treaa. 
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 9 
tournament, under the auspices of the West Branch Rod and 
Gun Club. H. A. Dimick, Sec'y. 
May 27-28. — 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. — New Haven, Conn. — Decoration Day shoot of the 
JMew Haven Gun Club. John E. Bassett, Sec'y. 
May 30. — Orange, N. J. — Decoration Day shoot of the Nishoyne 
Gun Club. Ralph B. Baldwin, Sec'y. 
May 30.— Shrewsbury, Mass.— Shoot of the Worcester Sports- 
men's Club. 
May 30.— Toxirnament of the East Harrisburg, Pa., Shooting As- 
sociation. 
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. 
May 30. — Scranton, Pa., Rod and Gun Club's fifth annual tourna- 
ment. J. D. Mason, Sec'y. 
May 30.— Buffalo, N. Y., Audubon Gun Club's all-day shoot. 
E. P. Reynolds, Field Capt. 
May 30. — Gallatin, Tenxi., Gun Club's shoot. W. G. Harris, 
Sec'y. 
May 30. — East Harrisburg Association's tournament. 
May 30-31.— Milwaukee, Wis.— Shoot of the South Side Gun Club. 
May 30-31.— Pullman, 111.— Calumet Gun Club's target tourna- 
ment. E. B. Shogren, Mgr. 
June 2-4,— Arnold's Park, la. — Budd & Burmister's tournament, 
John Burmister, -Spirit Lake, la. » 
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. — Bo.slon, 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 tournament of the 
West Virginia Sportsmen's Association, under auspices of Ohio 
Valley Shooting Association. J. F. Mallory, Sec'y. 
June 4-5. — Indiana State shoot, under auspices of the Lafayette 
Gun Club. R. A. Livenguth, Sec'y. 
June 4-5. — South Dakota State Sportsmen's Association's annual 
tournament, under auspices of the Vermillion Gun Club. G. 
Harris, Sec'y. 
•*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, .N. 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.— Towanda, Pa., Gun Club's annual tournament. W. F. 
Dittrich, Sec'y. 
July 4. — Topsham, Me. — All-day tournament of the Riverside 
Shooting Club. Fred W. 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 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 Jones- 
boro, Ark., Gun Club, of which Matthews is Sec'y-Treas. 
••July, second week.— Memphis, Tenn., Gun Club's tournament. 
July 14-16.— The Americus, 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.— Annual tournament of the Dominion 
Trapshooting and Game Protective Association. A. W. Throop, 
Sec y-Treas., Ottawa, Can. 
Aug. 18-20.— Grand Rapids, Mich.— Second annual target tourna- 
ment of the Consolidated Sportsmen's Association of Grand 
Rapids; $1,000 added. A. B. Richmond, Sec'y. 
Aug. 19-20.— Ottawa, 111.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Rainmakers' Gun Club. Paul A. 
Seleraber, 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. 2-3.— 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 Cub tournament. 
Sept. 15-16.— Ligonier, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. T. O'H. 
Denny, 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. 
Saturdays.— Chicago.— Garfield Gun Club; grounds W Fifty- 
second avenue and Monroe street. Dr. J. W. Meek, Sec'y. 
•Member of Western Pennsylvania Trapshooters' Leaeue 
Chas. G. Grubb, Sec'y, 507 Wood street, Pittsburg. 
••Members of Mississippi Valley Trapshooters' and Game Pro- 
tective Association. J. J. Bradfield, Sec'y, Vicksburg, Miss. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries ore 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. 
The third annual Maryland County shoot for amateurs, to be 
held at Baltimore, Md., Shooting Association's grounds, Pamlico 
Road, Juae 2-6, lias a pfogtattime of special l«terest iot attlateut'i 
and professionals, June 2, practice day, has a programrat open to 
all; seven events, of which six are at 15 and 20 targetsj with a 
uniform entrance as follows: Experts, $2; semi-experts, $1.50; 
amateurs, $1. No. 7 is the Baltimore Handicap, 50 targets, en- 
trance $1; handicaps 14 to 22yds.; eleven merchandise prizes, of 
which four go to the lowest scores. June 3, first day, has a pro- 
gramme for all, and score for county amateurs only. Added 
money, $52. Six events have 15 and 20 targets, $8 and $10 re- 
spectively added; entrance SO cents, $1, $1.30 and $1.40, No. 7 is 
the county amateur championship of Maryland, 100 targets, $2 
entrance. A long list of experts, residents of the county, are 
barred. This event has twenty prizes, of which five go to the 
lowest scores. Open to all are ten events, each at 20 targets, $5 
added, with three different class entrances, as follows: Experts, 
$2; semi-experts, .$1.50; amateurs, $1; five moneys, 35, 30, 20, 10 
and 5 per cent. A gold signet ring, donated by Mr. Lester S. 
German, will be given for high average in sweeps. June 4, 
"second day, is for county amateurs only; $52 ai-e added. The 
first six events are like to those of the first day. Event No. 7 
is at 50 targets, three-man team race, $1 per man entrance; for 
the team championship of the county. There is a list of prizes for 
teams from first to fifth, and for four lowest teams; also prize for 
highest individual score. June 5, third day, is a double pro- 
gramme for county amateurs only, and also open to the world. 
There are three county amateur events, of which the third is the 
State championship cup event, 15 birds, entrance, price of birds, 
with an optional $5 sweep. There are six live-bird events open 
to the world, of which three are $2 miss and-outs. There is also 
a programme of ten 20-target events, like that of the previous day. 
A gold signet ring, donated by a member of the Baltimore 
Shooting Association, will be given to high average. Targets, 2 
cents. Four sets of three traps, Sergeant system. Any one may 
shoot for targets only. Lunch will be served on the grounds. 
Ten-gauge guns 2yds. back of 12-gauge. Known traps, unknown 
angles. Shooters' badges, 25 cents. Programnie commences at 
9 o'clock. "You can borrow a gun to lit you on the grounds." 
The manager is Mr. J. Morell Hawkins. Assistant manager, 
Mr. James K. Malone. 
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The Pawtuxet, R. I., Gun Club may tliis year abandon its here- 
tofore Memorial Day shoot, and throw its support in favor of 
the Aquidneck Gun Club's shoot at Newport. Concerning the 
Pawtuxet CKib, the Newport Herald states: "Interest in the 
weekly shoots of the club is growing, the attentkince Saturday 
having been the largest of the season, and including a number of 
visitors. The prize shoots of the club will begin June 6, and it is 
believed that by that time the Saturday afternoon events will 
have become the most important trapshooting events around 
Providence. The traps have been placed in the best condition 
and some of the latest improvements have been added. The new 
oflicers of the club have been working hard for its interests, and 
there are prospects that the club will have the best year of its 
career." 
The Richmond, Va., Leader, states that "the City Gun Club, 
which is composed of some of the best colored shots in the city, 
will hold its initial shoot of the season next Tuesday afternoon, 
beginning at 4 o'clock, at its shooting grounds, in the rear of the 
old expositions grounds. The chib, which numbers some twenty- 
five or more members, has been presented with 550 rounds of 
shells by Harris, Flippen & Co., for this contest. The club will 
give its first annual outing to Buckroe Beach June 22, where 
they will contest with crack teams from Newport News and 
Hampton. The officers of the club are: George W. Bragg, 
President; John C. Lewis, Vice-President; Dr. D. A. Ferguson, 
Secretary; Dr. E. R. Jefferson, Treasurer; George St. Julien 
Stephens, Scorer; E. A. Randolph, Referee; D. P. Bragg, George 
Jenkins and James H. Smith, Executive Committee." 
At the Interstate tournament at Du Bois, Pa., May 13 and 14, 
Mr. Luther J. Sqiiier was high gun both days, with a score of ■ 
181 out of 180 each day, a total of 362 out of 380. Mr. J. T. Atkin- 
son, of New Castle, was second on the first day, with 176. Mr. 
L. B. Fleming, of Pittsburg, was third, with 175. On the second 
day. Nobles, of Olean, N. Y., was second, with 181 scored; 
Atkinson was third with 177. 
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The secretary, Mr. G. G. Zeth, writes us as follows: "Please 
cancel the date. May 30, claimed in your Fixtures column for 
shoot of Altoona, Pa., Rod and Gun Club. The shoot has been 
postponed owing to the fact that Harrisburg's claim for that date 
appeared in the sporting papers a week earlier than ours. The 
future date will be announced shortly." 
Mr. A. B. Richmond, of Grand Rapids, Mich., writes us: "I 
wrote you a few days ago asking you to insert in your Fixtures 
column the dates June 23, 24 and 25 as the dates for the second 
annual target totirnament of the Consolidated Sportsmen's Asso- 
ciation. It has been decided to change those dates to Aug. 18, 
19 and 20." 
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We are informed that the Committee on the May Walk of the 
Independence Shooting Club, of Plainfield, N. J., reported, and 
that the May walk will start from the hotel on May 24. This is 
an excellent feature, both as it refers to physical culture and 
utility in emergency, for a shooter, who attends a shoot, may 
walk from necessity afterward. 
At the annual meeting of the New Jersey State Sportsmen's 
Association, held at Newark, N. J., it was decided to hold this 
year's tournament some time next fall, possibly in September. 
The place was not definitely agreed upon, but there is a probabil- 
ity that Trenton will be approved by a majority of the Association 
members. 
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In the programme of the Maryland County shoot is the follow- 
ing: "By request of the Baltimore Shooting Association, the 
following was granted Jan. 1, 1903: 'Any county amateur who 
wishes to joint the Baltimore Shooting Association in the future 
may do so without fear of being barred from the Maryland 
County shoot.' " 
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The Buffalo, N. Y., Audubon Gun Club has resumed competi- 
tion with earnestness. It is holding semi-monthly shoots, and has 
divided the contestants into classes A, B and C, with badges as 
an object of competition in each. The club announces an all- 
day shoot fixed to be held on May 30. 
The Brighton Gun Club was organized at Neenah, Wis., re- 
cently, with officers as follows: President, Alfred Galpin, of 
Appleton; Secretary, N. Strange, Menasha; Treasurer, P. M. 
Conkey, Appleton. 
The programme of tli'e Wfesteftl t'feHrisyii'iihiji Trapshooters* 
I-feague, at the Enterprise Guii Club's gtounds, MRKeesport, Pa,, 
June 17 and 18, has a like number of events for each day, alter- 
liately 15 ajid 20 targets, entrance $1.60 and $2. There is an im- 
portant list of merchandise prizes for competition. Targets 2 
cents, % cent deducted and added to the purses in each event. 
Th Rose system will govern. 
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Mr. Carl Von Lengerke, a popular trade representative, was a 
visitor in New Orleans recently, where he shot in good form, 
thence he journeyed into Louisiana. He, besides doing a suc- 
cessful business, was adding personally to his long list of friends. 
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Mr. John E. Bassett, the secretary, writes us as follows: "The 
New Haven Gun Club will hold an all-day tournament on Decora- 
tion Day, May 30. They will add $30, throw targets for 1% cents, 
and serve a plain but substantial luncheon free to shootei's." 
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The Florists' Gun Club, of Philadelphia, will probably be 
strongly represented at the Pennsylvania State shoot this week, 
as that club has been, strongly represented- at the traps in pre- 
liminary iJi-actice in some weeks of late. 
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A feature of the shoot of the Brunswick Gun Club on Thursday 
of this week Is a match between Messrs. A. G. Fisher and Samuel 
VVIiitmore, at 100 targets, for $10 a side. Sweepstake events will 
be a part of the programme. 
At the Oklahoma shoot, held at El Reno, May 7 and 8, Reust 
won first in the live-bird championship with a score of 23 out of 
25. Heer was first in target averages for the two days. 
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The programme of the third annual Maryland County shoot has 
the following in large type: "Look out for Capt. J. R. Malone's 
ninth annual midsummer shoot in August, 1903." 
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The champion event for the individual amateur championship of 
New York is to be at 100 single targets only, and not at 60 
singles and 20 pairs, as mentioned last week. 
The Emerald Gini Club's May shoot has been postponed to 
June 2. The regular June shoot of this club will take place on 
June 16. 
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The New Britain, Conn., Gun Club contemplates holding an 
all-day shoot May 30 on its new grounds, and thereby make a 
formal opening. 
It is rumored that the Bayonne, N. J., Gun Club will shoot a 
ten-man team race at Bayonne with the Secaucus Gun Club, for 
a purse. 
The Scranton, Pa., Rod and Gun Club announces that it will 
hold its fifth annual tournament on Decoration Day, May 30. 
Bernard Waters. 
Schtjylkill Coucty League Tournament, 
Tremont, Pa., May 14.— The Schuylkill County League of 
Game and Fish Protective Associations held a semi-annual tourna- 
ment to-day. Delegates and shooters were present to the number 
of fifty or more. The irrepressible T. H. Keller, of New York, 
was of the visitors, and was shooting in good form. 
Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, 
Dr. H. J. Bricker, of Mahanoy City; Vice-President, Fen Cooper, 
Mahanoy City; Secretary, Samuel Gore, Pottsville; Treasurer, B. 
V. Murphy, Tremont; Solicitor, W. J. Whitehouse, Pottsville. 
The next meeting of the League will be held next September in 
Pottsville. 
The Peters Cartridge Company cup and the County medal were 
the main events. The former was won by the Llewellyn team; 
the Tremont team was the holder. The County medal was won 
by David Wise, of Minersville; the prior holder was C. F. 
Seltzer, of Pottsville. 
Peters trophy team shoot, five-man teams, 20 targets per man: 
Pottsville Team No. 1.— Wise 19, Seltzer 17, Rehrig 15, Pritchard 
17, Knittle 14; total 82. 
Tremont Team No. 1. — Bradley 13, Bonewitz 15, Machemer 19, 
Murphy 14, Dillfield 17; total 78. 
Pottsville Team No. 2.— Davenport 17, Haverty 17, Gore 17, 
Schuster 16, Wool 14; total 81. 
Llewellyn Team. — Weir 18, W. Lawrence 17, Adams 18, G. 
Lawrence 16, Daubert 17; total 86. 
Beckville Team.— J. Springer 13, Knittle 12, E. Springer 10, 
Beck 14, Krammes 14; total 63. 
Tremont Team No. 2. — Simon 14, Leininger 16, Weal 13, Maguire 
12, Faust 13; total 68. 
Programme events: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 25 Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 25 
C Adams 6 . . 6 4 4 12 Myers 7 . . . . 
M Cooper 5 10 9 7 8 18 Wise g g 7 21 
T H Keller 9 8 9 8 8 22 Schuster 6 5 4 
Rehrig 8 .. 8 .. 10 .. Haverty 2 .. 6 " 
Paul 6 .. 7 .. 6 .. Wool 6 3 
Daubert 9 .. .. 6 8 .. Snipe g 
Gore 5 3 .. Wemnch 4 5 
One-Trigger ...10 9 8 7 7 24 R Weir 7 
Bricker 7 . . 6 6 9 16 Umholtz \ i "z ". 
Pritchard , 6 16 C Updegrave 7 g '* 
Krause 8 .. 8 4 8 17 Long 2 
Seltzer 7 .. 6 .. 4 16 Walker .. , 
Davenport 2 4 6 7 4.. Simon 2 " 
H Beck 5.. 4 4 6.. Leidich 2 15 
Updegrave .... 7 7 7.. 7 19 Pnrcell ■' 3 
W J Beck 6 .. .. 5 .. Goetler " 7 " 
Springer 7 .. .. 6 .. Naud " 5 
Ed Springer 5 .. 8 .. Raring ' 4 '* 
Griffo 19 Devlin ; 2 " 
Bradley 9 Hoffman o ' ' 
Fidler 6 .. .. 3 .. Weal g '• 
Knittle 8 .. 2 3 15 Ruff •• J "■ 
Weir 6 7 9 9 16 Gorman 9 " ' 
Woggles 7 6 7 5.. T Ivnittle .' g " 
H Adams 7 Dillfield " 4^7 
G Lawrence 7 6 5 7 18 Machemer 
Long 5 .. Bonewitz \\ " ' -jj 
N Lawrence 6 7 .. 10 17 Uradley ' . " " 20 
D Leininger 6 7 .... 14 Deitz '] 
Krammes 5 6 7 . . 
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Remiogtoa Gun Club. 
Ilion, N. Y., May 16. —There was a good attendance at the 
second regular shoot of the Remington Gun Club this afternoon. 
The next regular shoot will be held Saturday, June 6. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 Events: 12 3 4 
Targets : 25 10 15 10 Targets : 25 10 15 10 
Tenne 22 7 .. .. Bassett 18 5 11 
Colling 20 10 13 .. Russell 19 "9 
De Lany 10 2 .. 5 Hubbard 21 9 .. .. 
Hepburn 22 8 9 .. Tomlinson 24 9 ii 9 
Pederson 21 10 15 10 De Bourdieu ^. ....... 16 
Brennen 18 3 . , . . Corbin IQ io 14 
De Garmo 23 W. H. Grimshaw, Sec'y."* 
