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FOREST AND STREAM.- 
[July 26, igoa. 
Boston Gun Club, 
Boston, July 9 —The Boston Gun Club's ninth serial shoot was 
held on their grounds at Wellington to-day, and just an even 
dozen shooters were present to do justice to a delightful day. 
Straights were few and far between, Leroy being the only lucky 
one in the bunch, securing one from the 21yd. mark, and the other 
from the 16yd. mark, in the prize match Frank and Spencer 
were the real thing, and occupied first position with 19 both handi- 
capped at ISyds. Leroy took care of second position with his 
lowest score of present series, but it did no harm to his standing, 
as he still has a clear lead of 8 birds over his next competitoi". 
Other scores as follows: 
Events: 12 3 
Targets: 10 10 5p 
Leroy, 21...... 7 10 7 
Prank. 18.... 8 7 6 
Barry, 16 4 7 6 
Prior, 16 5 3 4 
Lund. 16 3 4 3 
Hawkins, 16 6 5 6 
" 5 2.. 
7 6 3 
4 5 
10 15 
5 8 
8 12 
9 
7 
11 
6 
7 
7 
0 
1 
5 
7 S 9 10 11 
10 15 5p 15 25 
10 
9 
7 
3 
12 4 10 21 
5 
7 
7 
3 
12 
11 11 01 11 00—19 
10 00 11 11 11—19 
10 10 10 11 11—16 
11 10 10 00 01—16 
10 01 11 11 10—15 
11 00 10 10 00—11 
00 00 00- 00 00— 9 
00 00 00 00 00— 8 
M E, 16 
W K, 16 
Whittle, 16... 
Spencer, 18... 
Fred, 14 
Henry, 16.,».. 
^ Nos. 1, 3, 4. 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11, magautrap; Nos. 2, 5 and 8, 
Sergeant system. - - - ... 
Merchandise match, 25 targets, 15 Sergeant, 5 pairs magautrap: 
Frank, IS 111111101001111 " " " - 
Spencer. 19..... 101111011011111 
Leroy, 21 100011011101011 
Hawkins, 16 111110101011011 
Barry. 16 , IIUOOIIOUIOIOO 
W K. 16 001101011010i.;01 
Prior, 16 OOlOlOll.OOiJlOlO 
Lund, 16 OOmOlOOKiOlOl 
.Tuly 16. — The final shoot of the Boston Gun Chib was held on 
their grounds at Wellington to-day, and though the difficulties 
encountered were more than the usual, there was just as much 
good time connected with the affair as any one of the year. 
Through a mistake, the haymakers had taken possession of the 
field in front of the traps, which necessitated our shifting our 
whole location, which was done in a short time, and things were 
moving with the usual lium, though not as convenient as is the 
usual case. 
Much merriment was secured watching the ineffectual efforts 
of the contestants to break them all, and when scOres were an- 
nounced, the smallness of them was, to say the least, extremely 
lai-.ghable. 
With all the faults, there never was any shoot enjoyed more 
than this one,, and if it is a necessity we will see that conditions 
are similar on some future dates. In the prize matcli of to-day 
Frank easily led with 19, followed by Spencer with 17. In the 
serial match, five scores out of ten to count, Leroy captured first 
honors, having the excellent total of 108. Second postion was 
taken care of by Woodruff with 98; Frank, Ihird, 95; Bullard, 
fourth, 95; Barrj', fifth, 94; Spencer, sixth, 93; Hawkins, seventh, 
87; Kirkwood brothers, eighth, 85. ^ 
Events : 
Targets: 
Frank . . . , 
Bullard .. 
Barry 
Lund 
1 
0 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
10 
10 
10 
5p 
15 
Sp 
10 
10 
15 
5p 
10 
7 
7 
9 
7 
13 
7 
9 
6 
12 
7 
6 
7 
6 
7 
9 
7 
■4 
7 
5 
6 
6 
12 
4 
4 
'0 
11 
3 
4 
5 
3 
7 
1 
9 
1 
8 
2 
4 
2 
2 
1 
'3 
2 
3 
8 
5 
8 
0 
"5 
9 
10 
6 
'2 
4 
'6 
3 
6 
1 
6 
4 
'b 
8 
2 
5 8 8 14 
M E 
Kirkwood 
Muldown '. 
Powers 
Spencer 
Frederick 
Henry 
Merchandise match, 15 singles, and 5 pairs; distance handicap: 
Frank 18.... 111111011111110 
Spencer, 18 * .:.> 111111111111110 
Bullard, 17 110101101010110 
Barry, 16 UllOlllUllOJO 
Muldown, 16 010011011111110 
Lund. 16 001001100101101 
Kirkwood, 18 UOOlOOimiOOl 
Winners of serial pri: 
count: 
Leroy, 21 
Woodruff, 17 
Frank IS 
Bullard, 17 
Barry, 16 
Spencer, 18. 
Hawkins, 16 
Kirkwood, 18.... 19 
11 11 01 10 01—20 
10 00 10 01 00—17 
01 10 11 01 11—16 
00 00 11 10 10—16 
00 11 00 00 11—14 
00 00 00 00 10— 8 
10 00 00 00 10—11 
five 
best 
scores 
out 
of 
ten to 
Total. 
.23 
22 
22 
21 
20 
108 
.23 
21 
18 
18 
IS 
98 
.21 
20 
19 
18 
17 
95 
.21 
20 
19 
IS 
17 
95 
22 
20 
19 
17 
16 
94 
19 
19 
19 
19 
17 
93 
20 
19 
17 
16 
15 
87 
19 
19 
10 
It 
11 
85 
Univetsity of Virginia Shoot. 
Chaelottesville, Va.. July IS. — The scores made at our mer- 
chandise shoot here Jul}' 15-16 are appended. George shot a blue 
streak, making an average of 95 per cent, in regular events during 
first day, running 45 straight, capturing both the $5 gold pieces 
given for best average and longest runs open to amateurs only. 
His average for the two days', regular events was 88% per cent. 
Regular events and the two special handicap events he made 
86 2-3 per cent. His long run also captured the So gold piece 
offered for longest rtm, open to experts as ■well as to amateurs. 
Bruffey made 921,-2 per cent, first day in regular events. OOVz^ in 
the two days' shoot, regular and handicap events counted, tieing 
with Eicli for $5 gold piece for best average open to experts and 
amateurs. 
G. L. Bruffey won the Winchester shotgun in the handicap 
event on the score of 24 out of 25 at 20yds.. and E. W. Bruffey 
and Warren tied on 24 out of 25 same event, second day, and 
divided. Former was at 16yds.. and latter at 17yds. Capt. Eick 
ran our slioot for us in the best manner without a hitch, for 
which our club is under obligation to his house, Dupont Powder 
Company. 
First Day. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
Targets : 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 
F Stearns 10 15 14 14 14 13 15 15 
Du Bray 13 13 12 12 12 12 14 13 
Tignor 11 14 12 10 7 11 11 13 
Buckner 10 11 9 9 10 10 10 10 
T Stearns 12 14 11 12 12 13 15 13 
Hammond 13 14 13 11 14 12 15 13 
Purdie 13 15 IS 13 14 12 14 12 
Warren 8 13 12" 9 11 14 12 13 
Atkison 7 9 9 9 7 11 9 11 
Lipop 14 14 13 14 12 9 9 14 
Meeks 13 14 11 10 12 13 14 13 
Baskerville 12 11 11 11 7 13 9 12 
E W Bruffey 12 10 13 14 13 13 15 13 
Sproul 14 6 10 10 10 10 9 9 
Eick 13 15 14 15 14 14 13 14 
G L Bruffey 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 14 
George 14 14 15 14 13 14 15 15_ 
Marshall 14 13 12 14 10 10 14 IS 
anow 10 14 11 11 12 13 11 12 
Kiracofe 13 13 14 14 12 13 13 12 
Sillings 14 14 10 13 11 14 14 11 
Smith 9 9 13 11 11 12 11 11 
McDaniel ........... 12 12 12 15 11 12'15 IS 
Wayman 11 11 14 14 11 12 13 13 
L D Thomas 11 11 11 10 11 13 12 11 
Johnson 13 13 11 6 6 7 13 11 
Cochran 11 11 9 9 11 13 7 12 
Link 12 L2 7 12 13 12 13 10 
Dennis 12 14 13 11 12 12 10 
Scott 15 13 12 13 10 13 14 
Taylor 11 11 10 12 10 11 13 
Randolph 12 7 9 
Hawthorn 12 7 10 
Walker 
Keller 
Peyton - • 12 10 
Irvine 
Gorr . . • . < • ■ • 
Neese •• • •• 
Craig . . . . . . • ' - • ■ • 
Coyner . . . . • • • 
Special handicap event for Winchester gun 
G Bruffey. 20 
jCiracof«, 20. . 
Second Day. 
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15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 
9 11 9 12 13 12 11 10 
10 10 13 14 12 11 12 10 
12 11 14 11 13 12 11 12 
8 9 10 10 S 12 7 12 
11 11 12 9 11 11 14 11 
14 14 13 14 12 12 13 15 
15 12 12 13 13 15 10 11 
12 12 11 9 7 14 13 13 
10 12 6 9 . . 9 9 6 
5 14 14 12 13 11 11 12 
11 14 13 13 11 14 13 11 
11 11 14 13 12 14 13 11 
12 14 12 11 11 13 11 14 
8 
13 15 14 13 13 13 14 13 
14 14 14 13 14 13 13 14 
13 13 11 12 14 11 13 11 
9 10 12 11 5 10 7 10 
14 13 10 10 12 12 12 12 
11 14 13 10 12 13 13 13 
. . 13 9 12 12 13 12 14 
6 11 10 10 10 9 7 10 
8 11 12 .. 
11 12 U 12 
8 8 10 10 
15 
11 
6 
11 
11 11 .. 
13 10 
11 10 
9 11 
12 10 
9 10 11 14 13 12 
9 8 13 9 8 10 
9 9 5 .. 10 6 9 
12 .. .. .. 
11 .. ... .. .. .. 
9 .. .. .. .. 
first day; 
jiiniliininnniiiiioi— 24 
. . , . ninmm i nmmm mi— 2.1; 
Sillmgs, 19 1110111111111111110111111—23 
"T Stearns. 18 , , 1101111111111111111110011—22 
Warren, 17 1111110111111111110111011—22 
Meeks, 16 1111111111111011111111110-23 
George, 20 1111011111111111111011110—22 
F Stearns, 20 1110111111111000111111111—21 
Eick, 20 11111111111111111110011 00—21 
Baskerville, 16 1111111111110111011001111—21 
Purdie, 20. . 1011111111111010111011101—20 
Wayman, 19..., OlllllllllOUllllOlOllmi— 20 
Lipop, 18 , 1011111001111010111111111—20 
E Bruffey, 17 ■0111111001110111101111111-20 
Snow, 17 .lllllOllllOOUOllllllOlll— 20 
i homas, 17 1011111011111110010111101—19 
Tign or, 16 lOllllUOllllllOlOllUlOll— 19 
McDaniel, 19 ., .0111111101100101111111010—18 
Du Bray, 18 1100011111011111100110111—18 
Marshall. 18 1110111101110110111110100—18 
Hammond, 20 1101111110110101101010101—17 
Scott. 19 1111111011011000101011110—17 
Dennis, IG 1110111100011100110101110—16 
Buckner, 16.. ... . , 1001010011111100100100011—13 
Atkison, 14. » . . , lOOlllUOw 
Sproul, 14 lOOllOw 
Smith, 14 llOOlOw 
Johnson, 14.. OlUOlw 
flawthorne, 14 lllOOOw 
Second Day: 
E Bruffey, 16.. 1111111111111111111111101-24 
W^a r ren, 17 1111111111111111101111111—24 
Eick, 20 1101111111111111101111111—23 
Meeks, 16 1111011111101111101111111—22 
Ti gnor, 16 llllllimilOllOOllllllll— 22 
Snow, 17 -• 0110111110011111111111111—21 
Baskerville, 17. . . .-. 1111110010111111011111111—21 
.Sillings, 18 1011110001111111111111111—21 
T Stearns, 18 1111110110110011110111111—20 
Thomas. 17 1010011011111010111111111—19 
Lipop, IS 1111101010110110011111111—19 
G Bruffey, 20 1100101111111001111111101—19 
I^Iammond. 20 0111010111111011111100101—18 
Du Bray, IS 1110001101011111101101110—17 
Purdie. 20 1100110110111011011110101—17 
Kiracofe, 20 ,. » 1011101110011010100111111—17 
George, 20 1100000111111111111100011—17 
F Stearns, 20 1001010101010100011110100—13 
G. L. Bruffey. 
Interstate Towrnament at Titttsville. 
TiTUSViLLE, Pa., July 19.— The Interstate Association tourna- 
ment given at Titusville, Pa., July 16, 17 and 18, under the auspices 
of the Titusville Gun Club, was a decided success in every particu- 
lar. 
The Titusville Gun Club is a comparatively new organization. It 
was organized in October, 1900, and has grown steadily in member- 
ship since that time. The shooting grounds are situated a miie 
west of the city limits, within easy access, being but fifteen min- 
utes' ride by tlie electric cars. The location of the grounds is 
one of the most picturesque spots along beautiful Oil Creek, and 
a first glimpse of it never fails to elicit the admiration of visitors. 
A background of trees and shade, not too dark for good shooting, 
presents to the sportsman a picture that arouses his enthusiasm 
for the beauties of nature, Last year a cozy and convenient club 
house was erected on tlic grounds for the accommodation of tlie 
gun club and visiting sportsmen. It is neat, commodious and 
comfortable. The membership is composed of representative cit- 
izens of llie town, among them many of the most successful busi- 
ness and professional men. They are noted for their hospitality 
and every visiting sportsman declares they are royal good fellows. 
The officers of the dub are: Mr. C. F. Emerson, President; 
Dr. Hugh Jamison, Vice-President; Mr. T. L. Andrews, Secretary; 
Mr. Sol Mayer. Treasurer, and Mr. W. W. Kellog, Captain. 
The opening day of the tournament was replete with interest, 
Tlie weather could not have been better, with the possible ex- 
ception of a breeze, -which blew rather strong from the west at 
times. At the No. 2 set of traps, situated at the south side of the 
grounds, the targets were particularly erratic at times. When hard 
right-quarterers started over the gravel bank, the brislc wind 
coming down the creek would raise tlrem several feel almost in- 
stantlj', and he was a fortunate gunner who hit one of them. 
In the day's shooting Leroy carried off first honors by breaking 
160 out of a total of 170. J. S. Fanning was second with 157, and 
A. H. Fox and H. D. Kirkover, Jr., tied for third with 156. 
One of the stellar attractions of the day was the Mallory 
brothers' squad. In the day's shooting they were inside the 
money in about every event, and always attracted an audience. In 
the evening they entertained the visiting sportsmen by taking 
tlrem around the city in their automobiles, each of the brothers 
coming to the tournament'with one of these machines. 
The second day of the tournament was ushered in with a wind 
that started at about twenty-five miles an hour and increased 
to a gale before 10 o'clock. The shooting began at a few minutes 
before 10, and all the regular events were concluded by 2 o'clock. 
Several practice events were indulged in for the benefit of spec- 
tators who arrivd too late to see the work of the experts. 
The attendance was not so large as on Wednesdaj', but there 
were as many shooters on the grounds, not all of whom were 
willing to risk their reputations and money in such windy weather. 
Considering the weather, the shooting was excellent. The shooting 
of Leroy, losing but 17 targets out of 170, may be considered re- 
markable. He was again high gun for the day. J. F. Mallory and 
J. T. Atkinson tied for second honors with 146. Third place was 
also a tie between J. S. Fanning and L. V. Byers, each having 
143 to liis credit. 
The closing day of the tournament was an ideal one for making 
higli scores, and Fanning succeeded in putting up the fine score 
of 163 oiit of 170, tieing Leroy for first general average for the 
three days of the tournament. The attendance was rather _ light, 
and the shooting was rushed through in order that the visitors 
could get away on early trains. 
The scores of the three days follow: 
July I6» First Day. 
Events: 1 
Targets : 15 
F E Mallorv .14 
S T Mallory 12 
Dade 13 
L E Mallory 12 
J F Mallory 11 
J Hull 14 
L J Squier 11 
J S Fanning 14 
H D Kirkover 14 
Moore 11 
Alexander 7 
Geo Cochran 13 
T T Atkinson..... 11 
L V Byer 10 
T L Andrews 14 
T T Graff 9 
H North 13 
F S Bates 9 
Chlay 13 
Riblet 12 
Sizer 13 
Millin 12 
Nitlirow 9 
Williams .12 
Bilsing 14 
A H Fox 15 
Lynch 11 
Sheldon .■ ■ 11 
Dinsmore • 11 
Guinzburg . 
Leroy 14 
Jordan , 10 
Carnahan 10 
Peebles 
Tessop ..4 
Donely ...... .. 
Althop 
Schwartz 
Hall 
Kellog , 
Brown ...i........... 
McLouth 
Mayer .• 
2 3 
15 15 
13 11 
10 12 
15 14 
13 11 
15 14 
13 13 
13 13 
14 14 
11 13 
14 14 
8 9 
14 15 
14 14 
12 12 
9 13 
13 12 
14 15 
12 12 
13 11 
11 10 
12 15 
12 12 
9 13 
13 12 
10 11 
15 14 
12 14 
10 13 
., 11 
9 .: 
14 15 
12 14 
11 9 
4 5 
20 15 
16 14 
18 9 
17 12 
16 14 
17 13 
16 9 
16 11 
19 14 
20 14 
13 13 
14 6 
17 12 
18 15 
16 15 
17 13 
13 12 
14 14 
17 13 
19 14 
17 12 
14 13 
13 15 
15 13 
16 11 
12 14 
16 14 
io 
.. 10 
19 14 
16 13 
16 13 
16 .. 
18 14 
.. 10 
.. 10 
.. 9 
6 7 
25 15 
21 14 
24 15 
21 11 
22 12 
21 11 
21 10 
23 15 
23 14 
24 14 
18 11 
19 10 
22 14 
23 13 
23 15 
19 14 
21 11 
22 14 
21 14 
16 10 
21 14 
14 11 
20 14 
23 12 
22 13 
21 13 
23 12 
.. 10 
17 13 
16 .. 
.. 15 
24 14 
22 12 
15 12 
16 .. 
15 14 
18 10 
8 9 10 
20 15 15 
19 13 13 
18 13 13 
18 12 13 
18 13 14 
18 13 13 
16 12 8 
18 15 14 
17 14 14 
18 14 14 
13 13 13 
11 9 6 
18 14 14 
17 15 13 
20 13 14 
15 12 12 
17 7 12 
17 13 15 
16 13 12 
17 11 13 
16 13 11 
13 13 10 
16 15 12 
17 8 6 
18 12 12 
17 12 13 
20 12 14 
,. li 12 
14 11 12 
14 11 10 
17 ik 15 
16 12 11 
12 11 12 
17 io "9 
13 10 12 
14 10 11 6 8 
. .. 10 13 
... 9 8 
... 10 9 
. .. 10 10 
Jaly J7, Secood Day. 
Events: 
Targets : 
F E Mallory..... 
S T Mallory...., 
123466789 10 
15 15 15 20 15 25 15 20 15 15 
12 11 12 15 13 21 12 15 14 13 
10 9 11 18 12 19 15 la 13 13 
Total 
Broke. 
148 
144 
146 
145 
146 
132 
149 
157 
156 
133 
99 
153 
153 
149 
138 
127 
152 
139 
137 
137 
128 
141 
125 
141 
137 
156 
70 
111 
83 
24 
160 
138 
121 
32 
97 
73 
10 
9 
57 
23 
17 
19 
20 
Total 
Broke. 
138 
133 
Dade 14 13 12 16 
J F Mallory 13 13 12 16 
L E Mallory 13 9 10 16 
J R Hull.... u 11 13 14 
L J Squier 11 12 10 16 
Leroy 12 14 14 19 
J S Fanning I4 15 11 IS 
Ifooi-e . 12 12 13 16 
H D Kirkover. Jr 11 14 10 15 
Bilsing 12 10 11 14 
Cochran 9 14 14 15 
Atkinson 15 13 13 17 
Jordan 13 11 15 15 
r Andrews 14 13 12 16 
L V Byer 13 13 13 IS 
F S Bates ]2 9 12 14 
A H Fox 13 13 12 16 
Carnahan ...,.,,„, 13 8 13 12 
Williams 10 11 14 19 
Dougherty 9 12 10 13 
Crawford 8 8 8.. 
Thompson 12 10 11 12 
Riblet , '12 12 12 15 
Haliinan , , 9 11 11 12 
J T C 9 12 13 12 
Baird ,. U 
Guinzburg 
9 19 
12 21 
11 22 
12 17 
9 21 
15 22 
10 20 
11 16 
12 18 
9 16 
14 21 
14 18 
9 14 
13 20 
14 20 
14 13 
13 IS 
8 14 
11 15 
11 15 
12 .. 
10 17 
13 22 
8 14 
12 12 
8 16 
13 .. 
July J8, ThJfd Day. 
Events : 1 
Targets : 15 
F E Mallory 12 
S T Mallory 13 
Dade 10 
T F Mallorv.' 13 
F E Mallory 13 
Hull 11 
Squier 9 
Leroy 14 
I^anning 15 
Kirkover 12 
Andrews 11 
Jordan 12 
Atkinson 13 
Moore 12 
Loomis 13 
Fox 12 
Hall 5 
Williams 11 
Schwartz 11 
Carnahan 
Peebles 
Myer 
2 3 
15 15 
14 13 
14 15 
13 12 
14 13 
14 13 
15 13 
14 9 
11 10 
13 15 
12 13 
14 11 
11 13 
14 12 
14 12 
12 11 
14 14 
6 4 
11 14 
11 11 
4 5 6 
20 15 25 
18 12 22 
20 11 20 
17 13 21 
20 14 22 
19 10 17 
19 12 21 
14 10 22 
18 13 24 
20 15 24 
16 13 24 
15 14 19 
16 15 24 
19 14 24 
17 11 24 
16 13 19 
20 11 24 
12 .. .. 
17 15 21 
12 14 
11 19 
14 14 
12 11 
12 17 
14 16 
11 15 
10 13 
11 17 
8 11 
12 17 
14 13 
11 16 
9 17 
12 18 
12 18 
13 15 
11 13 
13 15 
11 13 
5 .. 
10 16 
11 13 
10 14 
7 .. 
12 12 
7 8 
15 20 
14 20 
14 17 
14 19 
14 19 
10 14 
14 19 
15 20 
13 19 
13 20 
14 20 
8 17 
13 15 
15 17 
12 IS 
12 17 
14 20 
12 
10 
131 
15 
14 
146 
11 
14 
134 
12 
10 
128 
10 
11 
129 
13 
14 
153 
15 
14 
143 
13 
14 
130 
11 
13 
132 
11 
9 
111 
14 
11 
141 
14 
15 
146 
10 
14 
128 
8 
13 
135 
11 
11 
143 
14 
1 0A 
IdU 
14 
12 
139 
9 
10 
111 
6 
10 
124 
8 
9 
111 
7 
48 
8 
is 
119 
8 
13 
131 
9 
9 
m 
9 
8 
68 
76 
12 
33 
9 10 
15 15 
14 14 
14 13 
13 12 
14 14 
11 14 
15 25 
14 15 
14 14 
13 15 
12 14 
13 12 
14 15 
15 13 
11 14 
13 9 
14 15 
11 20 14 12 
13 
10 .. 
12 12 
10 .. 
Total 
Broke. 
153 
151 
144 
167 
135 
154 
142 
150 
163 
150 
134 
151 
156 
145 
135 
158 
27 
146 
33 
23 
24 
10 
The Vetbosity of Matcli Making. 
DuNB.\RTON, N. H., Jtily 18.— Friend See E. See kindly relegates 
nie to the class of kickers and squealers. I object to the squealing 
part. No one ever knew of, my squealing out of any match I ever 
made, and I have been in a good many. Having shot. I think, 
in moi:e open contests in various parts of the country from Canada 
to New Orleans, than any trapshooter in See E. See's State, I 
ought to know something of the rules of frapshooting. 
See E. See quotes me (or rather misquotes) as saying that I 
did not want any part of the Maine shooters. What I said was, 
''I am not hunting for matches," _ As far saying that I was down 
in Maine once and paid my guide so much for one shot at a 
caribou that I swore I would never go there again, I certainly did 
not make such a statement. I said that I spent once six weeks 
in the late fall hunting with John Danforth, of Parmachenee Lake, 
and saw but one caribou, which I killed with the only cartridge I 
used on the trip. Why, friend See E. See. I have made seven 
trips to the backwoods of your State, spending from one week to 
two months at a time on the hunting or fishing grounds, and 
alwaj's had a good time. 
As for my offer as published in Forest and Stream, it means 
precisely what it says, tlie object being to stir up some interest 
among the shooters of our local clubs. If See E. See wants 
something different, why does not he challenge New England or 
all creation in behalf of the Maine shooters. Just at present, I 
should think the Pine Tree men had a ten-man team race on their 
hands which -will maJce them trot some to win. As for the wind 
being taken out of my sails by seeing Prof. Moody break targets, I 
did see a quiet gentleman of about m}' age do some shooting. 
According to the scores as published in Forest and Stream, the 
only man shooting under the name of Moody shot in about half of 
the events on the programme, and broke less than SO per cent. 
As for kicking: In my account of the Wellington tournament, I 
did criticise the manner of judging and keeping the scores, and I 
am not the only one who did. I entered every event on both 
days, including three extras on tlie 'first day, and paid in some- 
thing over $47, and I think I was lucky in winning back some 
three-fourths of it. Late in the afternoon of the second day it 
was announced that all regular events were shot out. I was very 
sure that there were two of 25 targets each in which I had not 
.shot, although I had paid my entrance to them. Dickey said 
th.-it I had shot. The printed scores show that I was right. 
Therefore. I criticise that part of the tournament. (See E. See 
calls it kicking.) _ I would do the same again under similar con- 
ditions. Now, friend See E. See, we do not want to get into a 
personal controversy. Such things are not interesting to readers 
of Forest and Stream. If, as David Harum says, "I have done 
or said anvthing I am sorry for, I am willing to be forgiven." 
C. M. Stark. 
Ashland G«n Club. 
Ashland, "Va, — We inclose you newspaper clipping, showing 
account of shoot on the 12th inst. We arranged the distances 21yds. 
for 90 per cent, average, and decreased 1yd. for each 4 per cent, 
less, down to 14yds. This we thought the fairest that could be 
done, but from the small attendance — especially of the cracks — it 
looks as if they did not agree with us. What is the usual rule for 
distance handicapping, if any? A. G. Club. 
The cup is a handsome silver one, fashioned after the Carteret 
Gun Club style. It was donated by Mr. George B. Hutchings, of 
Asliland. It is about Sin. m diameter, 4in. deep, and beautifully 
engraved and embossed. 
This is the first time a distance handicap was ever shot by any 
club in "Virginia, and it is conceded by all shooters as being the 
fairest system of handicapping, 
At the 21yd. line W. C. Saunders made the best score — ^71 out of 
a possible 100. At the 20yd. line M. D, Hart, with 70; at the 18yd. 
line George B. Hutchings, 72; at the 17yd. line Thos. H. Fox, 78; 
on the 16yd. line, W. D. Cushman, 70; on the 15yd. line S. J. 
Doswell, and on the 14yd. line line McLelland, 48. 
The following are the scores: W. C. Saunders (21) 71, F. 
Stearns (21) 63, W, A. Hammond (21) 63, J. Harrison (21) 67, M. 
D. Hart (20) 70, G. B. Hutchings (IS) 72. Dr. Bridgeforth (18) 65, 
J. E. Cox (IS) 64, R. H. Johnson (18) 59, H. Brown (IS) 68, T. 
H. Fox (17) 78. W, D. Cushman (16) 70. J. A. Anderson (16) 64, 
S. J. Doswell (15) 72, Wm, Sands (14) 47, McLelland (14) 48, H. 
W. Paine (14) 36. 
PUBLISHERS* DEPARTMENT. 
Mr. Fred Gilbert, the shotgun -wizard, of Spirit Lake, la., has 
shot at 5,765 targets since Jan. 1, of which number he has broken 
5,532, or .959 per cent. He used a Parker gun. — Adv. 
All field shooters know that in cover most birds rise within a 
very few yards of the gun, and, thus before a choke-bore are likely 
to be missed altogether or cut'all to pieces. In these days, when 
all guns are choked, the shot spreader is a very useful part of the 
equipment of a cover shooter. — Adv, 
At the Interstate Association's tournament given for the Titus- 
ville, Pa., Gun Club. July 16 to 18, there were trade representa- 
tives as follows: Chas. G. Grubb, Pittsburg, of the Peters Car- 
tridge Co.; J, R. Hull, Meriden, of Parker Bros.; L. J. Squier, 
Cincinnati, Dupont Powder Co.; J. S. Fanning, New York, Laflin 
& Rand Powder Co.; A. H. Fox, Philadelphia, and Frank 
Lawrence, New York, Winchester Repeating Arms Co.; B. 
Leroy Woodard, Campello, Mass., Dupont Powder Co., aii4 
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