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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[June 13, ipoj. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
Rahway Gun Club* 
Sahway, N. J., May 30.— The Rahway Gun Club had a very 
fine shoot at the opening of their new grounds, situated on West- 
field avenue, on the line of the Elizabeth, Westfield & Rahway 
trolley. The grounds are very fine. Great interest is taken in 
the club, atid the boys can be found at the traps every Satur- 
day. 
No. 1, handicap, 25 targets, three prizes: 
Housman, 7 1011011111110010011101111—25 
Gaskill, 3 1111111110111111110111111—25 
Browne, 5 0010111111010110111011111—23 
Crane, 5 1011100101011011100110111—21 
Manhkin, 8 : 1010010011101111110010011—23 
Roberts, 10 0000000000000000000000111—13 
Gibson, 4 0111111101111101101001101—22 
Wilson, 5 0011001011111110111111111—24 
\'ett, 8 1111100110111111101111110—25 
Way, 4 0110101011111110111101010—21 
Cashner, 7 0111100001100001010010010—17 
Acken, 7 1011101010110111111111001—25 
Tooker, 7 0110011010111110110110110—23 
Rollin, 8 1001111010111100101011100—24 
Potter, 6 0101110011110111011111011—24 
Bloris, 5 1000111111111110111000110—22 
Thompson. 7 1001011011010010101101111—22 
Lovett, 8 1111110111011101111111111—25 
Johnson, 5 0111011010101101011110011—21 
Jettman, 4 1111011111111011101111110—25 
Shoot-off : Jettman first, Lovett second, Housman third. 
Housman, 2 0111111001— 9 Acken, 2 0100011110— 7 
.Gaskill, 1 0011110111— S Lovett, 1 1110111101— 9 
Vett, 2 1011101000— 7 Jettman, 1 1111111111—10 
Shoot-ofF for second: 
Housman, 2..... 00100—3 Lovett, 1 11111—5 
Second event, 15 targets, handicap, three prizes: 
Housman, 3. . .111111111000001— 13 Vett, 2 100111011111010—12 
Gaskill, 1 110001111110111—12 Gibson, 2 111111011011111—14 
Browne, 2 111110110101110—13 Wilson, 3 ....110101110010011—12 
Lovett, 1 111011111111110—14 Yettman, 1. . ..100111110111110— 12 
Tooker, 4 101111011010100—13 Manhkin, 4. . .OIOOIOHXIOOIOOI— 9 
Way, 2 100111111010111—13 
Shoot-off at 10 targets: Lovett 10, Gibson 9, Tooker 11, 
Union Gun Qub. 
Rutlierford, N. J., June 1. — Find inclosed scores of shoot held 
on May 30. Event No. 7 was a prize shoot with handicap. Win- 
ners and prizes were: J. Hall, umbrella; G. Piercy, silver bread 
dish; J. Sealey, jardiniere; W. Pierson, rug; C. Axford, hammock; 
C. Wise, silver cream holder; L. Lane, porch rocker; S. R. Mac- 
Clements, fancy clock; H. Von Lengerke, glass pitcher; W. J. 
Fredericks, fishing rod; F. Van Tassel, fruit knives; T. Gempp, 
pictures; F. Axford, rug; B. Abbott, picture; P. Jeanneret, salad 
dish. 
1 2 3 4 5 
15 10 15 10 15 
5 13 10 12 
. 10 
6 9 
5 9 
6 9 
2 3 
8 11 
8 
11 
6 
7 
4 
8 13 
6 .. 
7 7 
. 11 
6 
6 7 
10 25 
8 24 
5 23 
3 25 
6 20 
.. 22 
4 22 
.. 22 
10 23 
.. 21 
8 24 
8 22 
.. 23 
8 19 
.. 22 
.. 22 
8 9 
15 15 
15 .. 
13 .. 
.. 7 
8 .. 
10 .. 
10 11 
10 10 
9 7 
12 
20 
18 
5 .. 
14 .. 
.. 1 
10 .. 
.. 10 
5 5 
3 3 
7 6 
Events: 
Targets : 
Piercy, 1 
Ford, 1 
T Hall, 7 
Abbott, 8 , 
Paul, 5 
F Axford, 15 2 3 2 
Lane, 8 8 11 7 . . 
Wise, 3 8 8 11 
Van Tassel, 7 9 8 12 
Sealey, 6 .. U 7 7 
H Von Lengerke, 4 '. .. 11 6 8 
Pierson, S 8 7 .. 
Gempp, 8 8 19 9 .. 5 5 
Fredericks, 4 , 
MacClements, 10 22 .. 11 8 
Fergusen, 8 5 .. .. 
Van Buskirk 10 6 4 .. 
Hasbrouck 10 9 7 .. 
Krug (i .. 7 
H \'on Lengerke 5 .... , 
The figures after the names denote the handicaps in event No. 7. 
C. B. Axford. 
North River Gun Qub. 
EdcewaTER, N. J., June 6.— We will have the Wanderers with 
us on Saturday, June 13, and expect to have a large time. Shoot- 
ing will begin at 1:30. The scores made at the shooting of the 
North River Gun Club shoot to-day are appended: 
Events: 12345678 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 
Eickhoff 9 10 10 7 10 8 9 7 
Richter 11 12 10 9 9 8 .. 11 
Morrison 13 11 12 11 13 11 14 10 
Glover 14 13 12 12 13 14 14 14 
Vosselman 8 10 .. 8 9 8 9 6 
Truax 11 12 13 12 12 11 10 10 
Harland 10 8 7 12 8 9 . . 10 
Newkirk 8 7 5 
Merrill ; 4 C 6 11 8 9 8 
Williams 9 n 8 10 7 8 8 
Goetter 10 9 10 10 9 9 
Davis 10 10 10 .. 5 .. 
Gillerlain 6 9 9 12 7 .. 
Allison n 10 8 12 .. 
*Goetter 8 10 
*Eickhoff 11 
♦Gillerlain 6 
•Re-entry. ^ , 
Jas. R. Merrill, Sec y. 
Emerald Gun Club. 
After many years of shooting at "Old Dexter Park," the Emer- 
ald Gun Club moved to new shooting grounds, a short distance 
from Newark, where they held forth until Tuesday last, when it 
was decided at a meeting of the board of directors to hold all 
future club contests on the grounds of John H. Cutwater, Hack- 
ensack River Bridge, Carlstadt, N. J. 
Owing to the change the attendance was not up to the general 
average, although sixteen members faced the score. 
Dr. Hudson was the lucky one in the club contest, and the 
only one to kill ten straight, although hard pushed by Billy 
Sands. Treasurer John Moore, Snipe Shooter Short and Black 
Powder Corbett, who scored nine each; Schorty, Commodore Karl, 
Catton, Colquitt, the Orange man Fischer and Capt. Dryer trailed 
in third place, with eight kills. The birds were a fast lot, espe- 
cially Corbett's fifth, on which he made a grandstand second. 
Following the club event, a five-bird sweep, club handicap, was 
won by Catton, Voetringer and Short shooting along for birds 
only. The scores: 
Pts. 
Schorty 7 
M. Reieraon ' 
W Sands 
Dr Hudson ' 
F J Ball 6 
J Moore "/2 
J S Henry 6 
T Short I 
C Voehringer o 
W Catton 6 
W Corbett r- 6 
L W Colquitt 7 
A A Schoverling 7 
J Fischer 7 
Captain Dryer 6 
f Haasmann 6 
Hep. 
33 
28 
28 
28 
25 
28 
25 
28 
28 
28 
25 
30 
30 
28 
28 
28 
02222121*2— 8 
0112212100— 7 
2222222012— 9 
1111121122—10 
1*2112222*— 8 
0221111111.. 9 
1111022010.. 7 
1210112121— 9 
2211110000— G 
0212112110— 8 
2211202221— 9 
0212012222— 8 
0222022202— 7 
2211011022— 8 
2102211110— 8 
2022002*21— 6 
Sweep; 5 birds: 
Colquitt, 30 02211—4 Fischer, 28 
Schortv, 33 21110—4 Sands, 28 
Catton, 28 
Reierson, 28 
Hausman, 28 10001 
11220—4 
.22*22 4 
12211—5 Short, 28 22111—5 
*0220— 2 Voehringer, 28 12220—4 
Hudson, 28 212*0—3 
Carteret Cun Club. 
George S. McAlpin was in rare form on Decoration Day, and 
did some remarkable shooting at the Carteret Gun Club grounds, 
Westfield, N. J., the occasion being the closing shoot of the 
season. The shooting started with a handicap, miss and out, 
which he won on the fifth round. McAlpin's first piiss was his 
sixty-third bird, and the only one out of the 127 shot at during the 
day, killing the next sixty-five straight. The first cup was won 
by McAlpin in a miss and out on the fourteenth round. The 
next event was at ten birds, then miss and out handicap, in which 
Norton won out on the thirtieth bird. Hall missing his twenty- 
third and McAlpin losing his thirtieth. J. S. S. Remsen, of 
Babylon, L. I., retired in the ninth round. 
In the next event, a miss and out, all at 32 yards, McAlpin won 
from Hall on the twenty-second bird. The Decoration Day Cup 
came next, at 10 birds, then miss and out, which was also won 
by McAlpin on the thirteenth bird. The closing event of the day 
was for a special cup, miss and out, in which Hall and McAlpin 
shot to the thirtieth round, Hall losing his last bird. McAlpin's 
record for the day was three cups and six out of seven events. 
Scores follow : 
No. 1, handicap, miss and out; No. 2, 5 birds, then miss and 
otit; No. 3, cup event, 10 birds, then miss and out, 25 yards, 1 
miss as a kill, 26, 27 and 28 yards, one no bird; No. 4, all at 32 
yards; No. 5, Decoration Day cup, 10 birds, and miss and out, 
27-yard men or less, one no bird ; No. 6, special cup, handicap, 
miss and out. 
McAlpin, 301^.. 5 13 29 22 13 30 Finletter, 27 8 8 9 1 16 
Norton, 25 4 12 20 1 12 17 Remsen, 31.... 
Hall, 26 2 13 21 21 6 29 
3 7 4 9 11 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Fulton Gun Club. 
Brooklyn, N. Y., June 7.— The next shoot will be on June 21, on 
which day a team race with the North River Gun Club will be 
begun. The scores follow: 
Events : 123456789 10 11 12 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 * 
Edwards 12 15 11 10 12 11 11 13 13 13 . . . . 
Hearne 1112 1111 9 10 12 14 8 
Nichols 11 10 12 11 11 S 9 11 .... 12 8 
Musser 12 8 8 9 16 6 
Reynolds 10 11 10 10 11 G 2 
Wheeler 10 9 8 8 
A Woods 3 
*Five pairs. 
A. A. Schoverling. 
Freeport Gun Club. 
Freeport, L. I., June 5.— The medal shoot of the Freeport Gun 
Club was won by Mr. T. Rider. The conditions were 25 targets, 
class shooting. The scores: T. Rider, 25; C. T. Sprague, 16; F. 
C. Willis, 23; F. Egner, 10; T. Bedell, 13; F. Gildersleeve, 23; 
R. Conklin, 13; B. Lott, 21; Paterson, 19; E. Vreelin, 12. Two 
sweeps and a miss and out were also shot. 
Trap at Kansas Gty. 
Blue River Shooting Park will for all time have the record 
of the greatest live-bird tournament ever known. So far it has the 
largest target tournament also, to its credit, but will possibly 
be overtopped. Since there are two shooting parks adjoining 
each other, there has been considerably more target shooting 
than usual. The reason: Something in sight to shoot for. Bob 
Elliott knows what the boys like— the real stuff, the stuff that 
buys breadstuff. One hundred plunks was very generous on his 
part. So the shoot has been going on since May 12, the condi- 
tions being that each man could shoot at six strings of 25 targets 
and then select the four best to make up a total. Each shooter 
could shoot as many strings as he desired. 
The scores made are not so large as you would expect them 
to be. The reason is, Elliott throws a hard target, at least 60yds. 
or better. Dr. Plank, VV. H. McGee and Ed O'Brien had a score 
of 8S and looked good to win, but a young man who comes from 
the Dixon shooting family got his ginger up and went them all 
two better. The weather conditions were such that neither of the 
others could even duplicate their former scores. Considering the 
conditions under which Dixon shot, seldom has his 22, 22, 23, 23 
been beaten. The following is a partial list of the scores made 
during this prize shoot, each event being at 25 targets: 
Events : 
Dr Plank 
McGee 
O'Brien 
Hodges . 
E C Stoc 
C Dixon 
Davis .... 
Tipton ... 
Campbell 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
S 
9 
23 
24 
22 
21 
23 
21 
21 
19 
IS 
23 
22 
21 
22 
17 
22 
20 
19 
18 
24 
20 
23 
21 
IS 
22 
19 
14 
19 
19 
19 
15 
19 
24 
20 
20 
19 
IS 
18 
22 
20 
16 
15 
23 
22 
17 
18 
20 
15 
22 
22 
IS 
23 
19 
20 
18 
22 
22 
22 
23 
23 
24 
15 
21 
21 
15 
20 
19 
23 
17 
17 
14 
20 
18 
21 
22 
it; 
22 
20 
20 
20 
17 
20 
20 
IS 
20 
22 
20 
'20 
16 
22 
1(1 
19 
19 
18 
19 
20 
19 
18 
18 
21 
17 
19 
Live Birds. 
Decoration Day brought out a delegation of the Kansas City 
boys, which was augmented by the addition of Hodges, of Olathe,. 
Kans. ; Ed O'Brien, from the same, now flooded country; Cun- 
ningham, of St. Joe, Mo., and Di.xon, .of Joplin, Mo. In all 
there were fourteen men who essayed to slay 15 birds straight. 
When you read the scores you will see who killed them all and 
who did not get in the money. So much for Bob's Kansas City 
drivers. Some of them are going yet no doubt. The scores: 
Fifteen live birds, $7.50 entrance, four moneys: 
rnrVrell 221122222222022—14 Norton 120100121110111—11 
Beach . .102201121212011-12 Cunningham . .222222200222222-13 
at 25 targets made up the regular programme of 200 targets, and 
after that an extra event at 25 targets made 225 for the day. 
Green with 162 out of 175 was high gun for the day on the pro- 
gramme. Lyles and Legler with 151 each were tied for second. 
Nashville team No. 1 won the cup given to three-man team, the 
175 targets of the regular programme going to the make up of this 
event. 
The following out-of-town shooters were on hand: Messrs. 
Fite, Lyles, Legler, and Carter, of Nashville, Tenn.; Mr. Gordon, 
of Mobile, Ala.; Mr. Polk, of Franklin, Ten.; Messrs. Babb and 
McMinn, of Spring Hill, Tenn.; Mr. Fletcher, of New York; 
Messrs. Martin and Ilarris, of Nashville, and Mr. Crockett. 
The scores: 
Events : 123456789 10 U 
Targets: 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 25 
Fite 11 19 13 13 13 17 14 15 10 15 . . 
Lyles 14 18 12 19 14 13 15 17 13 16 19 
Legler 14 16 13 18 13 16 14 17 14 16 20 
Gordon 8 12 13 13 10 15 
Crockett 6 9 4 14 5 
Carter 11 17 9 16 10 17 9 11 8 15 .. 
Polk 14 16 10 13 14 11 9 11 13 17 .. 
Martin 9 16 10 12 9 16 11 14 11 16 18 
Green 15 18 15 19 12 20 13 19 15 16 24 
Bright 13 15 9 15 11 15 10 14 13 19 22 
Murphree 11 15 10 9 12 10 11 13 11 18 15 
Brown 12 11 9 11 8 15 13 14 10 15.. 
Harris 14 14 11 15 11 14 8 14 10 16 . . 
Hickman 10 13 10 17 13 14 9 15 11 15 17 
Baber 10 11 S 16 14 17 11 16 11 12 . . 
Carr 13 IS 15 17 11 17 13 15 10 12 . . 
Babb 12 18 13 16 11 12 9 13 10 13 11 
McMinn 12 17 10 16 13 12 10 15 10 20 .. 
Frazier 13 16 8 15 11 14 .. 
l^lelcher 8 
Shoot for cup: 
Nashville No. 1— Fite 139, Lyles 151, Legler 151; total 441. 
Gallatin No. 1— Green 162, Bright 134, Carr 141; total 437. 
Nashville No. 2— Carter 123, Polk 128, Martin 124; total 375. 
Ciallatin No. 2— Murphree 120, Brown 118, Hickman 127; total 
365. Will G. Harris, Sec'y. 
Broke. 
139 
170 
171 
71 
89 
123 
128 
142 
186 
156 
135 
118 
127 
144 
126 
141 
138 
135 
77 
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The Establishment of Government Proof House. 
From a correspondent we have received the following sound and 
pertinent communication: 
The discussion of government testing of firearms in various 
publications has brought before the people a subject that has not 
heretofore been given the serious consideration it deserves. 
Foreign nations have enacted laws for the protection of their 
people against the sale of unsafe firearms, the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain being among the first to provide this safeguard 
against careless or unscrupulous manufacturers, they insisting 
that all firearms offered for sale must bear the government proof 
house test stamp, or the stamp of some other government proof 
house, whose testing has been approved by the British Govern- 
ment, and thus our English cousins guarantee that all firearms 
ottered for sale are safe. 
This is not done at the expense of the government, but a 
charge is made for each arm tested, and they require two tests; 
one very severe for the unfinished arm, and the second for the 
finished product. This costs about 12 cents per arm, and is borne 
by the manufacturer, or must be added to the cost of the goods. 
On firearms imported into Great Britain, which are subject to 
two tests, the strain is severe, especially on shotguns, as the first 
test given the English guns in the rough is given the American 
finished product, and after the barrel is turned down many of the 
finished guns will not stand the test, neither would the finished 
English guns stand this first test. 
American rifles invariably stand both tests, but it adds material- 
ly to the cost to be obliged to have all firearms, after being re- 
ceived by the English dealer, unpacked, tested and then repacked 
and returned. This could be done much cheaper at home, be- 
sides it would give the American product a reputation abroad 
that could not otherwise be obtained. 
But the greatest benefit would be to the users of the fire- 
arms in our own coimtry. They would be protected against de- 
fective goods sent into this country by foreign manufacturers, 
which will not stand the proof house test, also be insured against 
inferior goods of home manufacture, and this applies especially to 
the lower priced goods that reach a class of people that are not 
expert or competent to judge of quality. 
There is now at the United States Armory at Springfield, Mass., 
a proof house for the testing of government rifles made there, and 
this could be enlarged and used as the Birmingham Proof House, 
and by making a cost charge for the testing it would not be an 
expense to this government, and at the same time would be a 
protection to the people of the United States, the same as estab' 
lished by other governments, and this government will establish 
sooner or later. 
If every user of firearms will take this svibject up with the 
senators, representatives or army officers of his acquaintance, it 
would result in the prompt enactment of laws for the protection 
of the American people and the American manufacturer. 
Gallatin Gun Club, 
Gallatin, Tenn.— A rain which fell steadily for three days be- 
fore our shoot cut the attendance down very much lower than we 
had reason to expect it. We had promises of some forty out of 
town shooters that they would be with us, but the rain kept all 
but a dozen of them away. Under the circumstances, we feel 
that we have reason to rejoice in any of them coming, and feel 
very grateful toward all who did so. 
The first five events were shot in a rain, but in the afternoon 
the sun came out. Five events at 15, 5 at 20, and a novelty match 
Trap in Mississippi. 
VicK.snuRG, Miss., May 31. — Shooting matters in our city have 
been rather quiet, as is usually the case after our tournaments, 
but all of ovir local shots are looking forward with pleasure to the 
tournament to be given by the Caddo Gun Club at Shreveport, 
La., June 15, 16 and 17, under the auspices of the Mississippi Val- 
ey Trapshooters' Association. This club gives $1,100 added 
money— first day 100 targets, $10 entrance, $100 added, and $500 
added each day, June 16 and 17. I predict that this tournament 
will equal, if not surpass, the Grand American. 
Our shooters will begin to get in line next week, and we expect; 
to send the following delegation to the Shreveport shoot: Miller,. 
Hayes, Pinkston, Fletcher, Adams, Dinkins, Cameron, Henry, 
Robertson, Kent and Bradfield. While we are not top-notchers, 
I think some of us will be heard from at Shreveport. Anyway, if 
we cannot shoot we will take pleasure in paying the Queen City 
a visit, and help along the poor ammunition companies- they 
need it. 
L^ncle Tommy Dcvine and Maurice Kaufman have started the 
ball rolling in our sister city, Jackson, Miss., having succeeded 
in having a gun club organized there. That clever shot and 
excellent entertainer, Abe Frank, of Memphis, Tenn., the man 
who trained Brady, writes me that Memphis will hold their 
tournament July 3 and 4, under the auspices of the Mississippi 
Valley Trapshooters' Association. Abe promises all who visit 
them a fine time in July. The Memphis tournament should be a 
corker, as the dates are well selected, just preceding the Arkansas 
State shoot. J- J. B.r.\dfield, 
Sec'y Miss. Valley Trapshooters' Ass'n. 
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