VI. Photographs of the boat and of the country passed through, 
not smaller than 4x5, should, if possible, accompany each story, 
and they will be considered in making the awards. 
VII. Stories should contain not less than five thousand words, 
written on one side of the paper only. 
VIII. An outline chart of the trip drawn on white paper in 
black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) should also be 
sent in. 
IX. Competitors should avoid the use of slang or incorrect 
nautical expressions in their stories, as it will count against them 
io awarding the prizes. 
Each manuscript to which a prize is awarded shall become the 
property of the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. All 
manuscript should reach the office of the Forest and Stream 
Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York, N, Y., on or 
before December 1, 1903.^ 
A, C. A, Membership. 
The following have applied for membership to the 
A C A' 
Central Division— Robert M. Codd, Jr., Buffalo, N. 
Y.; A. E. Davenport, Buffalo, N. Y.; Joseph A. Hall, 
Rochester. N. Y. „ . •„ ji 
Eastern Division— Theodore T. Pettmgill. Dedham. 
Mass.; William E. Marshman, Lawrence, Mass.; H. W. 
Fenno. Auburndale, Mass.; Jesse E. Gray, Medford, 
Mass.; Minot T. Phelps, Manchester, N. H ; H W. 
Walkling, West Medford, Mass.; J. A. Bur dakm, Ded- 
ham, Mass.; Geo. H. Gage, Lawrence, Mass.; Edward 
B. Stearns, Lester P. Howe, Joel S. Daniels, Darwm 
J. Forsaith, Manchester, N. H. 
FOREST AiSTD STREAM. 
A. Schrimpf, Jr., 115. F. Weber 86, A. Schrimpf, Sr., 91, W. 
Krueger 72, O. Habersang 92, B. Balzer 95, R. Feldweg 84; total 
927. 
Our Own.-J. Bauder (Capt.) 110, F. Knothe 103, F. A. Fnen- 
sehner 109, Osterraeier 66, A. Bittle 90, L. Bittle 86. T. Gabriel 105, 
.Ferguson 95, Besson 98, Watts 99; total 961. 
The programme of the fourth sharpshooters' tournament of 
the Central Sharp-shooters' Union of North America, to be held 
at St. Louis, Mo., June 17-21, may be obtained on application 
to Mr. H. Kephardt, corresponding secretary, St. Louis, Mo. The 
targets are divided into two classes: Open to the world and open 
only to members of the C. S. U. The Point target has 56 cash 
prizes, a total of $500; tickets for 20 targets cost $1; shooters 
who score 200 points will receive a gold medal. The people's 
target, German 25-ring; 3 shots on a card; first card §2; re- 
entries $1 per card; 60 prizes; total ?450. Man target, tickets for 
5 shots, $2; re-entries ?1; 60 cash prizes, total $450. Honor tar- 
get, target same as people's; 3 shots, no reentry: open only to 
members; 1st, $100; 2d, $80; 3d, $70. Also other valuable prizes. 
Stich target, 3 shots, 60 cash prizes; total $400. King target, 
German ring, 60 prizes; total, .$355 and medal. Bull's eye, 2 
shots .$1, reentries; 33 prizes, total $422. Special railroad rates 
over all roads. Headquarters, southeast corner Broadway and 
Elm Street. 
Fixtores. 
June 15-16.— Union Hill Schuetzen Corps twenty-fifth anniversary 
shoot. P. Stumpf, Capt. j • „* 
June 18-20.— St. Louis, Mo.— Tournament under auspices ot 
Central Shooting Bund. Horace Kephardt, Sec'y. 
jylv 6-7.— New Haven, Conn.— South New England Schuetzen 
Bund annual schuetzenfest, under the auspices of the Independent 
German Rifle Company. H. C. Young, Secy. 
Rifle at Shell Moond. 
San Francisco, Cal., May 11.— There was a good attendance at 
Shell Mound range yesterday. Weather conditions were fine. F. 
K. Mason did good work with target rifle. Scores: 
Golden Gate Rifle and Pistol Club, monthly competition shoot. 
Pistol Club trophies: W. C. Pritchard 92, B. Jonas 82, C. A. 
Becker 75, F. Kington 66. 
Re-entry match: W. C. Pritchard 93, 90, 90, 85; D. D. Smith 
90, 88, 88, 86, 84, 83; C. A. Becker 84, 80, 81; Kington 70, 74. 
Revolver Club trophies: J. E. Gorman 87, J. R. Trego 83, M. J. 
White 83, William Proll 82, W. F. Blasse 82. J. W. Thompkins 72. 
Re-entrv match: J, E. Gorman 94, 90; J. R. Trego 86, 81; J. 
W. Thompkins 85, 73; William Proll 84; M. J. White 81, 79; W. F. 
Blasse 81; F. Kington 61, 60; C. A. Becker 82. 
Gold medal: F. E. Mason 226, 225. 225 bars; Martin Blasse 223. 
221, 210. 207, 207, 207; G. Tammeyer 222, 219, 214, 213, 212, 211, 205. 
Silver medal: M. Kolander 187, 186, 165, 160. 
Re-entry match: D. B. Faktor 223, 219, 218; C. M. Henderson 
208, 206. 
Club scores: F. E. Mason 227, C. M. Henderson 221, G. Tam- 
meyer 219, O. A. Bremer 214. Martin Blasse 210, W. F. Blasse 201. 
Kolander 186. 
Germania Schuetzen Club, monthly medal shoot: First cham- 
pion class, F. E. Mason, 228; second champion class, G. Tam- 
meyer, 219; first class, H. Stalling, 208; second class, H. Born- 
holdt, 204; third class, J. Beuttler, 186; best first shot, S. Heino, 
25; best last shot, M. Kolander, 24. 
Competition shoot, open to all marksmen: F. E. Mason 219, 
D. B. Faktor 211, Herman Huber 205, M. F. Blasse 203. 
San Francisco Schuetzen Verein, monthly medal shoot: Cham- 
pion highest score class, F. P. Schuster 446; champion medal 
class, K. Wertheimer, 405; first and second classes not filled; third 
class' Charies Oldag 368; fourth class, J. Beuttler, 356; best first 
shot, E. Doell, 25; best last shot, F. P. Schuster. 24. 
ROEEL. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
Cincinnati, O.— At the regular meeting of this Association on 
May 10 the following scores were made. Conditions, 200yds., off- 
hand, German ring target: Honor 
r;;„Jeie 226 21'/ 216 210 198 63 
V fj^^ ^ ■ 225 220 212 205 202 62 
224 220 215 214 215 65 
Strickmeier 221 220 217 216 208 57 
NeSe? ..221 219 216 216 213 60 
Oaei * 219 213 204 200 197 58 
Roberts"";;";;; 216 214 212 207 199 64 
^ 214 211 209 202 201 65 
Hofnian' ;;; .'. 212 200 200 200 195 57 
TVounstine 202 201 189 184 180 56 
Hofer .; 199 197 190 189 188 49 
Frekag";;;;;;;;;;;;;; i98 193 193 m 60 
Cincinnati. O.— At the regular, meeting of this association on 
May 24, the following scores were made. Conditions, 200 yards; 
offhand; German ring target: 
Honor. 
Odell 224 216 214 210 207 70 
Strickmeier " .. 222 220 215 213 208 60 
Nesuer ; ;;;;:; ; ..: 218 214 203 197 195 64 
Kruns 218 211 202 201 198 58 
Gindele 217 210 200 199 196 58 
Pavue 216 215 215 211 208 • 64 
Roberts" 208 203 202 198 188 60 
Lux 207 206 203 199 197 64 
Hofer" \ 206 204 202 201 193 61 
TTreitae " ' 204 200 195 194 187 62 
Hofman -. 203 202 200 200 196 53 
Drube ' 202 197 194 188 184 66 
Uckotter' 202 192 191 186 183 39 
Trounstine 184 184 182 ISO 180 48 
Our Own Rifle Clob. 
HoBOKEN, N. J., May 12.— In the team match of Our Own 
Rifle Club, the competition was as follows: 
C^pt. Smitli's Team.— Smitli 101, A. Bittle 106, F. Besson 108, 
F. Knapp 88, L. Bittle 105, F. Dable 103, J. Bander 115, G. Prigge 
87, W. Watts 112, J. Kull 94; total 1,019. 
Capt. Ostermeir's Team.— Ostermeir 100, C. Ebner 95. C. Bishop 
95, Greenfield 90, J. Mertz 103, G. Ferguson 99, N. Mander 97, 
W. Hawthorne 108, J. Schneider 95, \Y. Coley 97; total 979. 
On the previous Friday Our Own Rifle Club met the Indepen- 
dent section, with results as follows: 
I. S. S.— J. Hessenbarth (Capt.) 95, O. Roethe 101. G. Oberst 96, 
— ® — 
If yott waai yotit itioot to be aanoonced here wad a 
notice like the followlagt 
Fixtufes. 
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 Wayne, Ind.— two-day bluerock tournament ol 
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.— Rutherford, N. J.— All-day shoot of the Union Gun 
Club. C. B. Axford, Sec'y . ^ ,. -d- a 
May 30.— Concord, S. I.— Decoration Day shoot of the Richmond 
Gun Clui). A. A. Schoverling, Sec'y. , . , at ..1, 
May .30.— Edgewater, N. J.— Decoration Day shoot of the North 
River Gun Club. Jas. R. Merrill, Sec'y. . ^ , , ^, 
May 30.— New Haven, Conn.— Decoration Day shoot ot the 
New 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. , . ^ „ . , OT. A 
May 30.— Tournament 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, 
S cc*y~Trc3s 
May 30.— Scranton. Pa., Rod and Gun Club's fifth annual tourna- 
ment. J. D. Mason. Sec'y. 
Alay 30.— Buffalo, N. Y.. Audubon Gun Club's all-day shoot. 
E. P. Reynolds, Field Capt. . 
May 30.— Gallatin, Tenn., 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. 
Tohn Burmister, Spirit Lake, la. 
June 3.— Brooklyn, N. Y.— Shoot of the Fulton Gun Club. 
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 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. 
Tune 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. 
Tune 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. — 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'v-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 
Raoids; $1,000 added. A. B. Richmond, Sec'y. 
Aug. 19-20. — Ottawa, III. — 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. 2-3. — ^Akron, O. — The Interstate Association's tournament, 
under the auspices of the Akron Gun Cltib. G. E. Wagoner, 
Sec'y. 
4a8 
Sept. 7.— Fall tournament of the Springfield, Mass., Shooting 
Club. C. L. Kites, Sec'y. 
•Sept. 9-10.— Enterprise jun Chib tournament. 
Sept. 15-16.— Ligonier, Ps., Gun Club's tournament. J. 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' League. 
Chas. G. Grubb, Sec'y, 507 Wood street, Pittsburg. 
••Members of Mississippi Valley Trapshooters' and Game Pro- 
tective Association. J. J. Bradfield, SecV, Vicksburg, Miss. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for 
publication in these columns, also any neivs notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matter to 
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, 
New York. Fokest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF EACH WEEK. 
The Union Gun Club will hold an all-day shoot at Rutherford, 
N. J., on May 30. 
The next shoot of the Fulton Gun Club will be held on June 
3. Every one welcome. 
The Richmond Gun Club will hold its next shoot at Concord, 
Staten Island, on Decoration Day. 
K 
The Sec'y-Treas., C. L. Kites, informs us that the Springfield 
Shooting Club will hold a fall tournament on Sept. 7. 
n 
The New Jersey .State Sportsmen's Association, as a I'epre- 
sentative body, seems to be consistently reposeful. 
n 
Mr. Fred Quimby arrived in New York on Monday of this 
week after a long business trip in the West. He will remain 
about a week before taking wing again. 
K 
The South Side Gun Club, of Newark, and the Union Gun 
Club shot a six-man team race, at Rutherford, on Saturday of 
last week. The Union Club won by a score of 250 to 225. 
K 
The members of the Binghamton Rod and Gun Club and 
Owego, N. Y., Gun Club are considering a series of club shoots, 
competing alternately on each other's grounds. 
The match between Messrs. S. Whitmore, of Brunswick, Me., 
and A. G. Fisher, of Bath, each shooting at 100 targets, resulted 
in favor of Mr. Whitmore, by a score of 89 to 84. 
Mr. Frank Lawrence was a visitor in New York after the 
Pennsylvania State shoot. He journeyed to Williamsport, Pa., 
on Monday, to attend the Interstate Association shoot. May 
27 "and 28. 
m. 
The Hunters Rifle Club contemplate holding a shoot on the 
club grounds at Elizabeth, N. J., on Decoration Day. A 50-bird 
match, between Mr. Henry Orstat, of Elizabeth, and Mr. Geo. 
Wheeler, of Newark, will be a feature of the meeting. 
*C 
The North River Gun Club, of Edgewater, N. J., announces 
a holiday shoot on May 30, commencing at 1 o'clock. In a 10- 
man team match with the Spring Valley Gun Club last Satur- 
day, the North River Club won by a score of 171 to 133; each 
man shot at 25 targets. 
It 
Keep in mind this bit of information which the Cincinnati 
Gun Club emphasizes in its programme: "Reduced railroad 
rates, one and one-third fare for round trip on the certificate 
plan. Be sure and get your certificate. Ask your agent for 
them now." 
le 
Mr. C, A. Lockwood. of Jamaica, L. I., will give a Decoration 
Day shoot near Rockaway, on the east shore of Jamaica Bay. 
The expert, Mr. J. S. Wright, has been engaged as manager. Mr. 
Lockwood will entertain his friends with a dinner on that day. 
The event has all the essentials of a pleasant outing. 
•? 
On May 23 the Poughkeepsie Gun Club was represented by a 
team at Ossining with a purpose to take back the Inter County 
Cup, which it held for a time, till the Ossining Gun Club con- 
cluded to take it. There were seven men to a team, 25 targets 
to a man. The scores were: Ossining, 142; Poughkeepsie, 133. 
9t 
Mr. T. B. Nichols, of Nichols, Iowa, won the Smith Cup 
with a straight score of 20 targets, at the Iowa State Shoot, at 
Osceola. May 21. In the averages, Booth was first with 373 for 
the first two days, shooting at 440 targets; Crosby, second, 372; 
Heer, third, 368; Gilbert, fourth, 367; Marshall, fifth, 360; Budd, 
sixth, 359. 
•6 
The week beginning. June 7 is notable for the great tourna- 
ments fixed to take place in it. The New York State Shoot, 
at Ossining; the Ohio Trapshooters' League, at Cincinnati; the 
Caddo Gun Club's tournament at Shreveport. La. ; the Ligonier. 
Pa.. Gun Club's tournament, and several others, will aft'ord ample 
opportunity for tl>s shooters of all points of the compass to 
get busy. 
>?• 
The estate, on which are the clubhouse and traps of the 
Brooklyn Gun Club, is to be sold on June 18, and as a conse- 
quence, the last shoot of the Brooklyn Gun Club was shot on 
those old grounds on last Saturday. Mr. John S. Wright, the 
club manager, wath his usual energy, has new grounds in view, 
and it is quite possible that the old clubhouse will be moved 
to the new grounds and shooting resumed in the near future. 
1 ■ ^ 
Mr. D. W. Hallam, secretary of the Dover, N. H., Sportsman's 
Association, writes us the following kind remembrance: "The 
regular field days of the Dover Sportsman's Association are 
Memorial Day, May 30; Fourth of July and September 30, Labor 
Day. We shoot ever Saturday, from 4 to 6 P. M. If any of our 
friends should happen to be in our vicinity call and see us at 
the grounds, where we will furnish you with guns and ammuni- 
tion." 
