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FOREST AND STREAM. 
jjUNE 6, 1903- 
Carve in your hat the dates June 8 to 12, Ossining, New York, 
State shoot. It is not for up-State or down-State, but for all the 
State. Forget that your end of the State is better than any 
other end of the State. Rally at Ossining next week even if 
you have to sell a block of railroad stock or a load of hay. The 
programme is a sound one; there are merchandise prizes for 
every one who will help himself, and there are a lot of good 
men, hard workers, in charge. If there is anything you don't 
know about the shoot, but which you wi.sh to know, write about 
it to Capt. C. G. Blandford, Ossining. 
•e 
Under date of May 27 Mr. John L. Winston, secretary-manager, 
writes us as follows: "We wish to claim dates of Oct. 14, 15, 16 
and 17, for our grand 'tournament, and West Baden Handicap at 
targets, $500 added money. This will be the greatest shoot ever 
given in the State of Indiana, and perhaps the greatest of the 
year. The hotel management is putting up this added money and 
taking every interest in making it a success, and any one familiar 
with the lines upon which ' this company handles affairs, will 
understand what this means. The location, surroundings and 
conditions for handling a crowd and entertaining it are perfect. 
The shoot will be held in the tureen showing in front of the hotel. 
Programme will follow." nr.^^^,. 
^ Bernard Waters. 
Cornet Rod and Gtin CI«b. 
Fort Wayne, Ind., M.-iy 30.— Herewith you will find scores of 
our tournament. It closed a very successful shoot. Wednesday 
was a very bad day, but nevertheless we had a very successful 
tournament. Considering that this is our first attempt, we are 
gratified at the outcome: 
May 27, First Day. 
Over forty contestants shot for the different prizes, and over 
6,000 targets were thrown during the day. There were ten events 
and all were well contested. Five events occurred in the morn- 
ing and five in the afternoon. 
Messrs. W. R. Crosby and RoUa O. Heikes were tied for high 
gun, each breaking 192 out of the possible 200 targets. The pro- 
gramme to-day will be the same as yesterday, five, events bemg 
shot in the morning and five this afternoon. The scores yesterday 
were as follows: 
Events: 
Targets : 
Faust 
Farrell 
Fort . . 
Steel . 
Keller 
Miller 
Snow 
Rike 
Brown 
Witz . 
Foutz . 
ICrisby 
Keller . 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
15 
20 
20 
20 
25 
14 
19 
ir 
18 
24 
15 
20 
19 
19 
24 
14 
19 
18 
14 
22 
15 
20 
19 
19 
20 
13 
17 
19 
17 
19 
15 
17 
19 
17 
20 
12 
IS 
17 
17 
21 
15 
17 
19 
17 
24 
12 
19 
16 
18 
22 
14 
19 
15 
17 
18 
13 
19 
16 
16 
23 
14 
20 
19 
15 
23 
15 
19 
IS 
15 
23 
12 
20 
17 
18 
18 
13 
20 
19 
16 
22 
15 
19 
15 
16 
21 
13 
18 
18 
17 
22 
13 
IG 
14 
21 
14 
20 
18 
ie 
24 
14 
20 
18 
18 
24 
12 
19 
18 
17 
20 
14 
17 
20 
17 
21 
13 
19 
18 
14 
23 
12 
17 
17 
17 
23 
11 
17 
16 
17 
22 
13 
20 
20 
20 
23 
14 
19 
20 
18 
24 
15 
17 
19 
15 
19 
15 
18 
17 
16 
22 
13 
14 
17 
16 
24 
14 
18 
18 
19 
21 
12 
14 
20 
17 
18 
15 
18 
20 
18 
22 
12 
15 
17 
17 
21 
14 
19 
16 
15 
19 
15 
16 
18 
6 7 8 9 10 
15 20 20 20 25 
14 17 19 19 23 
14 19 19 19 24 
14 19 19 18 23 
12 17 20 20 23 
14 16 .. .. 
13 18 18 19 21 
14 20 16 16 .. 
13 19 16 16 24 
11 17 17 14 .. 
ii 26 17 is 21 
15 19 17 20 24 
14 19 18 19 23 
13 18 19 15 20 
11 
12 
14 
14 
14 
17 
24 
15 
16 
20 
i7 
24 
13 
18 
16 
19 
22 
15 
is 
i9 
i9 
25 
10 
16 
18 
16 
21 
12 
16 
19 
19 
19 
13 
18 
18 
18 
25 
12 
18 
17 
18 
24 
14 
18 
14 
18 
18 
18 
22 
13 
19 
20 
18 
24 
12 
15 
15 
15 
14 16 13 18 
.. 16 .. .. 
13 
May 28, Second Day. 
There were five events in the forenoon and five in the afternoon. 
W. R. Crosby was high gun both morning and afternoon by the 
remarkable scores of 98 out of 100 and 99 out of 100. Every con- ^ 
testant showed up well. It was decided to postpone the merchan- 
dise shoot, which was to have been held Saturday, until Sun- 
day, when it is expected a large crowd will be out to witness 
the contest. The scores follow : 
Events- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
TJriefV- 15 20 20 20 25 15 . 20 20 20 25 
SheDolrdson 13 20 19 20 23 15 19 18 20 21 
rrosbv .- 14 20 20 20 24 15 19 20 20 25 
Trimble 13 19 20 19 24 14 18 17 19 22 
vJ^t 14 20 19 18 22 13 18 20 18 19 
Wrikes 14 20 20 20 23 15 18 19 20 25 
Ritp ... 14 20 20 19 23 14 19 19 19 23 
Phif,:- 14 18 16 19 22 13 17 19 20 24 
11 19 18 18 22 15 18 16 19 24 
Brown 13 20 20 is 22 12 19 20 19 21 
TWnn ' 14 ^ 17 1'^ 23 14 18 19 17 22 
k'^'PP . 14 19 19 18 24 12 19 18 20 21 
w/w 13 19 17 20 25 13 20 19 19 22 
.. . 14 18 20 19 24 13 19 17 20 22 
^f;i° 13 16 19 19 17 15 20 19 20 23 
^'^e^„ : . 14 18 14 19 21 11 15 15 13 20 
Sng--::;::::::::.;::.. ^ is is 19 23 15 is is 19 24 
Sf?^""^" II 17 19 26 22 is 26 26 i9 23 
12 14 13 ... 
Dover Sportsmea's Association. 
Dover, N. H.— At our grounds at Gage's Hill on May 30, 
Memorial Day, we had a good local attendance, and some spirited 
shooting for the purse that an old friend had offered, to be won 
on open contest at distance handicap. Corson succeeded in win- 
ning, standing at 18yds. F. F. Wentworth was second at the 
same distance. The day was beautiful and a number of ladies 
graced the grounds with their presence. 
There was also a challenge match at 25 targets each between 
Corson, Hallam and McShane on one team, and F. F. Went- 
worth, ' Sower> and W' arren on the other. The scores are as 
follows : 
Hallam 15, Corson 14, McShane 13; total 42. 
Wentworth 11, Sowerby 11, Warren 10; total 32. 
For the purse, 50 targets: Hallam 21, Smart 27, Sowerby 17, 
Durgin 24, Hammond 24, Irving 16, Jones 23, Fisher 28, F. Went- 
worth 32, Corson '11, Stevens 30, Capt. Nat 20. 
In the practice shooting there were seventeen men who took 
part, but as the summary would interest no one but ourselves, I 
do not send it. I may have made a mistake in writing of the 
time our grounds are open as appeared in your last issue. The 
time is from 2 until 6 on every Saturday afternoon. 
D. W. Hallam, Sec'y. 
Richmond Gttn Club. 
Concord, S. I., May "30.— The Richmond Gun Club's shpot to- 
day was of unusual interest owing to some new competition. The 
employes of Messrs. Schoverling, Daly & Gales had a 50-target 
handicap, and there was some close competition for the gun 
club holiday cup. Schoverling tied for third with Cortwright in 
the employes' event, but waived his claim in favor of Cortwright. 
In the handicap for a .$5 gold piece Hearne was first with 42. 
The scores: 
Events : 
Targets ; 
3 4 5 6 7 
9 10 11 
10 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 25 
8 12 11 14 14 14 13 22 
13 13 13 13 .. .. 17 
14 12 .. .. 13 .. .. 
9 10 9 
13 11 10 
12 11 
8 8 3 7 
5 12 4 
9 5 5 
3 
10 
10 
2 
"i 
10 
2 
9 11 
A A Schoverling (i 
G Bechtel 4 
W G Hearne 8 
B Merten 9 
F Nichols 3 
F Musser 4 
O Albrecht 1 
J .Schoen 6 
J Barth 4 
F Crystal 4 
G C Williams 2 
A Kessell 6 
B Gillam 0 
J Armsburg 4 
G Devrics 1 
A Dierking 3 
E Cortwright 7 
B Stevens 3 
H Grays .; 6 
Fifty-target handicap for $5 gold piece: 
Brk. Hdcp. Tot'l. 
Schoverling 41 0 41 Merten 37 
Bechtel 37 4 41 Schoen 26 
Hearne 41 1 42 
S., D. & G. employes shoot, at 50 targets, handicap, three 
prizes; first, Musser; second Hearne; third, Schoverling and 
Cortwright; Schoverling waived claim in favor of Cortwright: 
Musser 35 10 45 Cortwright 33 10 43 
Hearne 42 2 44 Nichols 28 10 38 
Schoverling 43 0 43 Armsburg 13 15 28 
Merten 32 3 35 Devries 8 15 23 
Kessell 26 8 34 Dirking 12 15 27 
Gun Club holiday cup for members only, 25 targets, handicap: 
Schoverling 19 0 19 Schoen 17 5 22 
G Bechtel 12 2 14 Barth 11 6 17 
Crystal 14 5 19 Albrecht 15 5 20 
S., D. & G. team vs. Richmond Gun Club; 25 targets per man: 
Brk. Hdcp. Tot'l. 
4 41 
6 32 
S., D. & Gales. 
Hearne 21 
Mer.en 22 
Musser 15 
Nichols 20 
Cortwright 14 
Richmond Gun Club. 
A A Schoverling 22 
Bechtel 17 
Albrecht 10 
Crystal 9 
Schoen 9 
Kessell 17—119 Barth 6—73 
A. A. Schoverling, Sec'y R.G.C. 
Bristol Gun Club. 
May 30.— The Bristol, Conn., Gun Club held a meeting a short 
tinie ago, elected officers and transacted other important business. 
"H. J. Mills, well known all over the Eastern circuit as a trap 
shot, was re-elected President, a position which he has held for 
about twelve years. Much of the prosperity of the club is due to 
the warm interest which he has always manifested in the affairs oi 
the club. E. R. Burwell was elected Secretary, a selection which 
will undoubtedly prove of value to the club. 
A large number of members assembled at the club grounds on 
Decoration Day, May 30, to take part in a shoot, of which the 
most interesting event was a gold medal handicap of 25 targets. 
This medal was designed especially for the Bristol Gun Club, and 
will prove a stimulus to much friendly competition among the 
club members, as it will be necessary, according to the rules, to 
win it three consecutive tim'es in order to retain permanent own- 
ership. 
The club has adopted the distance system in handicapping, 
shooting from 12, 14 and 16yds., a shooter sacrificing two yards of 
his handicap on each win, going forward to his original position 
on losing. 
The following are the names of the participants with score 
and handicap: 
W T Smith, 12 1010001110000000010000010— 7 
C W Edgerton, 12 1101101010111111101110111—19 
C Atkins, 12 1111011111111011110100011—19 
A Bunnell, 12...... 0000101011101000000010100—8 
O J Hurley, 12 0010010010110010001011100—10 
J B Churchill, 12 0111010011001111101100100—14 
L Rockwell, 12 1111101110111111111100111—21 
D W Page, 12 ....I..: OOUOOOOOOOOOw 
C Kettel!, 12 1101110110001101011100111—16 
H J Hart, 14 i. J.. .. .1011011110101110010011011— 16 
E R Simmons, 14 , 0001111110001010001001101-12 
W F Moran, 14 1111010101011110111111101—19 
H Tudd, 14 lOOlOOOlOlOlOlOw 
W "J Casey, 14 0111101010111001111101111—17 
S J Large, 14 0111111111011111111111111—23 
E R Burwell, 14 1100100101001101100011110—13 
A Richtmyer, 14 1111101101111101011111011—20 
H J Mills, scratch 1101011111111000100111111—18 
A F Rockwell, scratch 1101011111111000100111111-18 
The next shoot for the medal will take place on Saturday, Jtine 
13. S. J. Large. 
Lowell Rod and Gun Club. 
Lowell, Mass., May 30. — The scores made at the shoot of the 
Lowell Rod and Gun Club's Decoration Day shoot are ap- 
pended. H. Rule and James Burns shot a true crackerjack gait, 
respectively, 93.1 and 92.1 per cent. 
Events: 12345678 
H Rule 8 10 10 10 9 10 8 9 
J Burns 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 
E Burns 7 9 10 8 9 8 
H Burton 9 9 7 8 9 8 9 
H Fletcher 8 7 9 10 9 7 9 
W Robinson 4 
E Lancy 9 8 5 8 
R Vogel 6 8 4 
C Maynard 6 6 
M Edwards 6 7 6 5 
W Tones 6 6 
W A Barr G 4 84766737 
C Bartlett • 1 
9 10 11 12 13 14 
9 9 9 10 10 . . 
S 9 9 9 10 8 
8 9 10 9 9 9 
9 8 9 9 9 9 
9 10 6 8 8 8 
7 9 10 9 5 .. 
5 6 5 8 3.. 
7 6 
7 5 5 7 5 8 
Av. 
.931 
.921 
.875 
.861 
.831 
.733 
.633 
.620 
.612 
.600 
.600 
.580 
.100 
Enterprise Gun Club. 
McKeespoht, Pa., May 30.— The holiday shoot of the Enter- 
prise Gun Club resulted as follows: 
The distance handicap shoot was at 50 targets: Douglas (14) 27, 
Noel (15) 26, H. Hall (16) 23, Irwin (16) 27, Everett (16) 29, Derst 
(16) 30, J. Hall (16) 37, Clay (16) 23, Mack (16) 23, W. Hall (17) 
26, C. Ohs (16) 30, Turley (16) 21, Straub (16) 22, Straw (16) 22, 
Watson (17) 33, McFarland (17) 34, Knight (19) 24, Stephan (19) 
31, Cannon (19) 35, Swartz (19) 30, Calhoun (20) 33. 
Special events: 
Targets : 
Knight 10 
Straub ° 
Swartz }j 
McFarland H 
T Hall 10 
W Hall 10 
15 10 Targets: 15 10 
7 H Hall 8 7 
6 Everett 12 8 
8 Cannon 12 8 
8 Irwin 10 7 
7 Stephan 11 8 
Buffalo Audubon Gtin Club. 
Buffalo, N. Y., May 30.— The Buffalo Audubon Club held an all- 
day shoot on the club grounds on Decoration Day. Shoot No. 1 
was a handicap merehrndise affair, high guns to have choice of 
the prizes. Foster, Kelsey and Talsma were high men, but the 
club had secured prizes enough to allow the eleventh to get in for 
something. Shoot No. 2 was a side shoot for' a pigeon dinner, 
W. R. Eaton and J. J. Reed choosing nine on each side. Eaton's 
side won; score 172 to 153. • 
Event No. 3 was the big merchandise shoot, handicap, high 
guns to have choice of prizes. McArthur and Reynolds were 
high men, with Foster, Wilson, Norris and Cunimings close up. 
All members who scored 15 received a prize in this event. The 
scores follow: 
No. 1. 
Shot at. Broke. 
Eaton 10 
Morgan !!".!!!!! .17 
Chapman '.'.'.'.17 
Foster [ [ [ [ [jg 
Wilson !!!!!l7 
Kelsey ...'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.15 
Talsma 17 
Savage .. '... '. '. '. .17 
Smith . . . .".'.'.17 
Reynolds ". .. ' 17 
No. 39 '..■.■.■.■.■.■.'.'.15 
Reed , .17 
McArthur ..!l6 
Hahn .,,..,...!!l8 
Burkhardt '.'.'.'.16 
P J Reed 16 
Norris ig 
Cummings 16 
Bergvvaldt '.'.!.'..".'... 
Townsend 
Woolton '...'.'.'.'. 
Seymour 
Stacey '...'.'. 
McCarney 
Burke " 
McCormick .,', 
Lerry 
12 
5 
9 
15 
12 
15 
15 
13 
11 
11 
15 
9 
14 
12 
11 
13 
13 
14 
No. 2. No. 3. 
25 Shot at. Broke. 
19 
12 
14 
21 
17 
25 
18 
20 
21 
19 
21 
13 
15 
11 
18 
is 
20 
23 
28 
29 
27 
29 
25 
29 
29 
29 
30 
30 
28 
31 
27 
29 
27 
29 
26 
31 
31 
31 
29 
30 
31 
29 
29 
E. 
17 
ii 
22 
22 
21 
21 
16 
17 
23 
ii 
23 
9 
19 
,17 
22 
22 
20 
13 
17 
15 
15 
21 
20 
18 
18 
P. R. 
Scranton Rod and Gun Club's Shoot. 
ScRANTON, Pa., May 30.— The Scranton Rod and Gun Club held 
theid annual Decoration Day shoot on the Dunmore grounds, as 
usual, shooting all day. In attendance were a large number of 
out-of-town sportsmen, including a delegation from Wilkesbarre! 
The following scores were made: 
Events: " 1234 56789 10 
Targets: 10 10 15 10 15 10 20 10 20 15 
9 15 5 10 8 20 10 19 14 
6 12 9 13 8 11 8 14 14 
8 15 9 15 9 19 9 16 7 
7 9 9 15 10 le 10 18 14 
7 11 9 12 10 18 8 18 12 
3 12 10 14 9 19 8 16 12 
9 14 9 15 
9 10 
6 
7 9 
7 13 
8 15 9 18 
7 16 12 
7 17 7 16 11 
8 16 8 14 14 
8 16 10 
6 9 12 6 12 7 17 
6 .. 7 
7 9 8 6 13 12 
H M Spencer 10 
W E Bittenbender 10 
Dr Monroe 8 
T A Allen 6 
W H Stroh 8 
H Cullen 7 
Schultz 4 7 14 
Klipple 6 
S - Davis 7 
Mason 7 
Shoemaker 
Cole 3 
Langdon 9 
Von Storch .'. .. ., 7 17 9 
Murray 4 17 13 
Woolfe ■ 7 6 .. 7 6 
Southai'd' 7 5.. 4. . 3 
Rowlands 7 4 .. 6 .. 7 .. 7 .. . 
Hardenbergh 7 16 6 15 ±1 
Prizes for highest averages were divided as follows: First to 
II. M. Spencer, second to Dr. Monroe, and third to T. A. Allen. 
A nu'.nber of, extra lO-target events were shot by shooters who 
did not participate in the prize events, as above; however, the 
scores made in the extra events were not handed in and I cannot 
give them. J. D. Mason, Sec'y-Treas. 
Broke. 
120 
105 
115 
114 
113 
110 
107 
99 
93 
99 
69 
16 
64 
33 
34 
25 
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Ossining Gun Qub. 
Ossining, N. Y., May 30.— Things pertaining to the State shoot, 
to be held here next week, are progressing nicely. We would like 
to see the shooters turn out in full force, though we can hardly 
expect to have near the attendance they had at the Pennsylvania 
State shoot two weeks ago. We have an attractive programme 
and a fine set of prizes, which should appeal to the average 
shooter. All practice work must be done next Saturday and 
Monday, as practice shooting will not be' allowed during the days 
of the tournament. 
The scores herewith appended were made on the grounds to-day: 
Events : 
Targets: 
10 
8 
9 
10 
8 
10 
W Coleman 5 
J Hyland 7 
E Ball 10 
Hans 8 
C Blandford 7 
J Plenry 6 
Miss Holland 5 
Mrs Ball 3 
B Appleby 3 
W Fisher 
A Aitchison ;.. 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
10 10 10 10 25 10 10 10 
22 
7 
10 
6 
4 
21 
16 
10 
G 
7 
'5 
6 
C. G. B. 
G. W. Mains, Sec'y. 
Infallible Gun Club. 
Buffalo, N. Y,, June 1. — At the semi-monthly shoot of the In- 
fallible Gun Club, held on May 24, some excellent shooting, was 
witnessed by those who attended. In the Walbridge trophy event 
Louis Dietzer put up a great race against the scratch men, and 
Parsons, who was shooting from scratch, broke 25 out of 26, a 
run of 25 straight, and then missed the last bird. 
Si Maloney got 21 out of 27, which places him in second posi- 
tion in the race for the trophy. This young man is only twenty 
years of age, and gives every promise of being a top-notcher be- , 
fore many moons. 
Parsons, who is leading for the trophy, is also young in years, 
being two years older than Maloney; but he is a fine shot, and 
has made many fine runs. He began trapshooting about one 
year ago, and is very fond of the sport. Sandusky. 
Championship of Indiana. 
Fort Wayne, Ind. — Mr. Max Witzigreuter, of Fort Wayne, 
Ind., and Mr. Hugh M. Clark, of Wabash, on May 26, contested 
for the state championship on the grounds of the Corner Rod and 
Gun Club. Besides the championship, there was a side bet of $100. 
Two of Mr. Witzigreuter's birds were lost dead out. He made a. 
straight run of 31 at the finish. Mr. J. L. Head, of Peru, the 
former champion, acted as referee. The scores: 
\Vitzigreuter 221*22102122212111*1122212222122111112112211122111—47 
Clark 22222222222202222200222222222222122220222022222222-45 
New York Athletic Club. 
May 30. — ^At Travers Island, on the grounds of the New YorK 
Athletic Club, by the shooting contingent of the Association, 
scores were made as follows: 
Events: 123456789 
Targets: 25 10 25 25 * 10 10 10 25 
Greiff 20 6 16 16 6 8 9 7 21 
Norton 22 4 24 20 5 8 6 8 22 
Carr 21 8 20 19 4 5 6 9 18 
Hagedorn 18. 5 18 20 6 5 4 10 17 
De Wolf .,.,,..,.,.,,,,«4i. 13 .. .. 
