120 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Au«. 9, 1902. 
Providence Gun Cluh* 
Providence, R. I.— The tournament of the Providence Gun Club, 
July 25 and 26, was well attended. Secretary Robert C. Root, 
iamous as an expert in trapshooting and tournament management, 
was active as a vv'orker in everything tending to the success of 
the tournament. 
Sim Glover, of New Yorlc, was high man, with 162 out of 175. 
For second place, "Jack" Fanning, of New York, "Gene" Griffith, 
of Pascoag, and Herbert, of Boston, were tied with a score of 159. 
July 25, First Day. 
largets: 15 
Apgar 12 
Van Aljen 13 
Fanning 12 
Glover 14 
Gate vv... 12 
Francotte „., 13 
Coffin 13 
Getchell 10 
Griffith 13 
Inman 12 
Hepner U 
Dickey 12 
Herbert 15 
LeRoy 14 
Wheeler 14 
Doremus 12 
Puck g 
Doten S 
Eggers 10 
Bain 13 
Lewis 13 
Greene 12 
Preble 14 
Hunnewell 11 
Climax 13 
Rule 10 
McArdle 15 
Mack 9 
Bring 10 
Coggeshall G 
Gavitt 
Mead 
Power 
Carhp 
Rose 
15 20 15 
13 IS 12 
12 18 14 
14 18 14 
13 17 14 
12 17 10 
14 IS 12 
9 18 7 
14 19 12 
13 20 14 
10 15 14 
14 20 12 
15 18 15 
12 17 15 
15 19 13 
13 15 14 
11 16 12 
13 14 12 
9 14 8 
11 16 9 
13 17 12 
11 12 11 
13 16 1?. 
14 19 11 
12 20 15 
14 18 14 
8 18 11 
9 16 11 
11 13 6 
10 .. .. 
20 15 
19 13 
16 15 
20 14 
20 14 
14 12 
13 11 
19 12 
16 12 
19 15 
16 15 
19 11 
19 12 
17 11 
19 13 
15 12 
14 14 
13 12 
14 7 
13 13 
17 15 
16 13 
15 13 
17 14 
19 12 
15 15 
16' 11 
17 11 
15 6 
20 15 20 
17 15 20 
16 11 16 
19 12 18 
17 14 20 
15 11 15 
19 9 14 
14 14 13 
19 13 17 
14 15 17 
19 12 16 
13 15 16 
16 13 17 
18 14 20 
14 14 20 
17 15 19 
13 12 16 
16 11 15 
12 13 15 
18 13 16 
14 11 16 
13 12 13 
17 13 18 
20 13 16 
15 13 16 
15 14 16 
IS 11 14 
18 12 16 
13 10 14 
14 15 10 
11 14 11 
4 8 9 
12 16 11 
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16 11 13 12 . . 
16 10 16 13 15 
10 4 10 7 15 
17 11 15 12 IS 
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152 
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159 
175 
157 
175 
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135 
175 
134 
175 
US 
175 
131 
175 
145 
175 
129 
175 
152 
175 
158 
175 
155 
175 
152 
175 
130 
175 
134 
175 
115 
50 
32 
105 
46 
120 
91 
140 
105 
140 
67 
140 
112 
35 
20 
July 26, Second Day. 
The team race was of dominant interest. The teams as made 
up were: Maine — Capt. Hunnewell, Pi-eble, Green, Randall, Dal- 
ton; New Hampshire — ^Capt. Stark, Langley, Morris, Nardini; 
Massachusetts — Capt. Herbert, Dickey, LcRoy, Climax, Wheeler; 
Rhode Island — Capt. Griffith, Getchell, Inman, Bain, Francotte. 
The individual scores of the team members were as follows: 
Massachusetts — Herbert (captain), 88; LeRoy, 88; Climax, 87; 
Wheeler, 86; Dickey, 92. Total, 441. 
Maine — Hunnewell (captain), 86; Preble, 92; Randall, 85; Dalton, 
85; Green, 90. Total, 438. 
Rhode Island — Griffith (captain), 94; Inman, 91; Getchell, 90; 
Bain, 80; Francotte, 75. Total, 430. 
New Hampshire — Stark (captain), 76; Langley, 76; Nardini, 79; 
Morris, 70. 
The next shoot in the team contest for the New England 
championship will take place at Exetei, N. H., July 31 and Aug. 1. 
Griffith was high for the day with 187 out of 200 targets. The 
ftill scores for yesterday were as a follows: 
. Targets : 15 20 25 25 25 25 15 20 15 15 
Apgar 12 16 21 21 24 22 14 19 15 15 
Van Allen 12 20 23 21 21 22 15 16 15 13 
Fanning 15 19 20 24 25 24 12 18 14 13 
Glover 13 18 24 23 23 23 12 19 10 14 
Gate 12 17 20 18 20 18 13 16 13 14 
Coffin 11 17 22 17 19 19 10 14 13 8 
F Arnold 12 13 18 20 14 21 12 15 12 13 
Doremus 12 20 18 19 19 17 11 17 11 11 
Puck ; 14 14 13 23 18 16 11 16 11 15 
Campbell 11 15 21 23 19 IS 12 15 12 11 
Greene 9 17 22 21 24 23 15 18 .... 
Herbert 15 18 22 24 19 23 14 18 14 13 
- Langley ...^.^j.,,.,^-.....^. 14 18 20 19 18 19 12 14 12 13 
Griffith ..........N..; 14 18 24 22 23 25 12 20 15 14 
Mack 9 15 17.20 15 15 7 14 11 10 
Dalton 13 17 22 22 23 19 -11 18 13 13 
Inman 13 16 20 .23 24 24 13 19 14 13 
Stark 12 13 19 17 19 21 12 15 9 . . 
Le Roy 14 IS 22 22 23 21 15 18 13 14 
Norton .J.... , 9 13 12 20 19 16 10 13 10 11 
Preble 13 18 24 24.23 21 12 14 15 14 
Climax 11 16 25 22 19 21 13.20 15 13 
Haiden 13 15 19 20 17 23 
Getchell 13 18 22 25 22 21 1 2 20 14 14 
Rule 11 15 22 22 20 23 8 20 13 12 
Hunnewell 13 20 21 23 21 21 14 19 12 13 
Wheeler 9 14 20 23 20 23 15 17 15 12 
Morris 13 16 19 15 17 19 
Bain 13 16 20 20 17 23 13 
Tackson 10 16 20 16 20 19 13 . . 13 . . 
Randall 13 17 21 20 21 23 14 18 14 13 
Dickey 12 19 25 23 21 23 12 17 10 14 
Porter 21 13 13 19 13 13 . . . . 
Francotte 9 18 18 19 19 18 11 17 15 11 
Barstow 13 19 17 21 18 22 11 17 11 14 
Worthing 11 17 13 20 13 12 
Buffington 7 8.. .. 711 
Power! 4 12 .... 12 9 
Hall 8 12 .... 13 15 
Moore 9 16 .... 15 
Cook 14 17 
Smith 12 17 
Rose ..».--.• • .»».. 
Thorne 1^ 10 11 
Nit 12 
P Mandell , 21 
Kennedy ° 
Dunne 9 
Norton 11 
Phetteplace 1'^ 
5 8 7 8 
io 16 
7 10 6 8 
8 11 7 9 
9 14 13 12 
Broke. 
179 
178 
185 
178 
161 
149 
152 
155 
152 
157 
140 
180 
159 
187 
143 
171 
179 
137 
180 
133 
181 
175 
102 
181 
166 
177 
168 
99 
122 
127 
174 
176 
92 
156 
162 
86 
33 
66 
48 
66 
62 
64 
48 
39 
12 
21 
8 
9 
11 
13 
Wabash Gwn Cltib* 
Wabash, Ind., Julv 21.— On July 16 and 17 the Wabash Gun 
Club gave its fourth annual tournament under their new organi- 
zation. It proved to be the very best ever held here, and one 
of the most successful ever held in the state, both in respect 
to numbers and staj'ing qualities. -r , j 
The morning of the first day gave promise of a beautiful day, 
but about 10.30 it clouded up and began raining, and it looked 
to the management like indigo, but after a good scare the rain 
ceased. Old Sol showed his face, and from that time to . the 
close of the tournament the weather was all that could be de- 
The arrangements were as near perfect as possible. A large 
tent had been generously provided by Col. Allen Powell, and 
with the club house, the cashier's tent and the large native trees 
that lined the banks of the Wabash river, the shooters were as 
comfortable as they could have been anywhere. 
Our club member, Mr. Beck, had furnished a lunch that ap- 
pealed to the most fastidious appetite. Sirloin steak, fried 
chicken,^ black bass rapidly disappeared. Here is where every 
one made a satisfactory score. 
We had but two protests respecting our open programme, and 
from an entry list of nearly forty there were but six profes- 
sional shooters, and a significant fact is that the second average 
and second winner of purse was a Simon pure amateur, the third 
winner was also an amateur. We think the amateurs need not 
be frightened by the shadows of professionals. We append score 
of the various contestants: 
July 16, First Day. 
Events- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
Targets- 15 15 25 15 15 20 15 15 25 15 15 20 
Houser 14 13 2l 12 13 17 14 14 .. .. .. ., 
Ed Foust 13 13 21 14 11 20 12 15 
Wiilard Thomas « H 12 18 13 18 17 15 14 23 IS 13 19 
M W Thompson...... 13 12 19 13 9 20 15 15 25 15 14 18 
Ed Vorhis 13 10 20 13 13 19 14 14 25 14 13 14 
fhojnas Long ........ 13 14 2S 12 J5 18 14 IS 24 1§ 16 19 
C W PhelHs. 
L H Reed... 
W R Crosby. 
R S Trimble 
H M Clark. 
C Lamme . 
Gill 
Chas S Rose 
Hart 10 
Wolcott 10 
Dr Renner 4 
Miss Renner 4 
Smiley 8 
Aumanson 11 
Hood Waters 14 
Ri.s.sei- 12 
Wiggins 10 
E H Tripp 12 
C Foutz , 13 
Foote . . 
M Smith 
Douglas 
Kuthman 
Leeson 
Korm 
Kirbv , 13 
12 
13 
22 
14 
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IP 
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IK 
1K 
10 
1Q 
lo 
12 
14 
17 
14 
15 
16 
13 
14 
20 
14 
14 
18 
10 
14 
25 
14 
13 
20 
15 
15 
20 
15 
15 
20 
14 
14 
22 
12 
13 
19 
13 
15 
24 
13 
14 
18 
14 
IS 
20 
14 
13 
17 
15 
14 
23 
12 
13 
18 
12 
13 
24 
13 
11 
17 
13 
15 
18 
13 
15 
15 
13 
13 
17 
11 
13 
17 
14 
12 
IS 
14 
13 
18 
15 
15 
22 
13 
13 
17 
14 
15 
19 
13 
14 
20 
11 
12 
17 
11 
14 
18 
15 
12 
21 
14 
14 
17 
10 
10 
12 
11 
12 
20 
H 
12 
12 
15 
is 
12 
13 
18 
12 
18 
11 
11 
13 
16 
5 .. 6 
6 .. 5 
9 15 10 
8 21 .. 
12 21 13 
7 17 10 
12 23 13 
11 24 12 
9 18 13 
13 21 12 
6 
5 
11 15 12 12 
10 
16 15 
13 
15 18 15 15 23 14 10 18 
12 15 12 9 21 10 14 14 
14 19 15 15 24 14 14 18 
15 16 15 15 23 15 14 17 
15 15 14 15 
11 15 12 12 21 12 10 20 
14 18 13 
12 17 11 
11 16 12 
13 15 13 
14 
13 
12 23 14 
12 12 
15 16 13 14 24 14 11 14 
July I7i Second Day. 
Events: 
Targets : 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
15 15 25 16 15 20 15 15 25 15 15 20 
M W Thompson 13 14 23 15 10 17 14 12 22 14 15 14 
Kirby 14 15 20 11 12 17 12 11 20 14 10 18 
Hood Waters 14 14 25 15 15 19 14 13 23 14 11 18 
C Lamme 13 13 20 13 11 16 11 10 23 14 13 1.6 
C Wiggins 12 14 23 14 15 17 9 11 21 12 15 19 
Lang 15 13 21 15 14 20 13 14 22 11 12 13 
PhelHs 14 13 22 12 12 17 12 11 21 14 15 20 
Trimble 13 15 23 14 15 19 14 12 21 13 13 19 
Reed 12 12 20 13 14 17 15 13 20 12 14 16 
Crosby- 15 15 24 15 15 20 15 13 25 15 14 18 
Clark 13 11 21 12 11 16 12 14 22 13 13 17 
Dunbar 15 14 19 12 13 12 12 11 23 10 12 15 
Rose 13 14 18 14 13 12 8 9 
Aukerman 11 10 13 10 9 15 .. 7 20 13 U 15 
Head 13 14 23 11 15 19 14 13 25 14 13 19 
Tripp 14 15 21 12 14 18 11 12 23 14 11 15 
Voris 13 11 23 13 15 18 13 13 22 13 12 20 
Thomas 13 15 20 13 10 18 12 13 23 14 13 16 
Robinson 12 10 20 12 10 15 15 11 18 13 32 17 
Risser 10 10 15 13 
Miss Renner 10 11 12 
8 11 8 12 19 11 9 17 
9 12 6 11 
Dr Renner 11 10 18 11 16 7 13 
C North 9 10 18 8 12 .. 9 
Radebaugh 6 4 12 
Not a word of complaint speaks volumes for the tournament. 
C. O. Ferry made a very acceptable referee. 
The trade was represented by T. L. Head, R. S. Trimble, C. 
W. PhelHs, W. R. Crosby, Hood Waters, L. H. Reed, P. C. 
Smith and Chas. North, every one a gentleman and thorough 
sportsman. 
The largest winner was Billy Crosby, who was certainly right, a 
total of 17 misses out of 420 hard targets is a record that should 
show well in the purses. 
Thomas Lang, of -Findlcj', Ohio, won the second average. He 
tied the only "Bill" the first day, but was somewhat stale the 
second, but landed next to "William" just the same. Tommy is 
every inch a gentleman, and will always receive the glad hand 
when attending a local tourney. 
One of the interesting features was the shooting of Miss Edith 
Renner, a lass of sixteen summers, who shot in several of the 
different events, and considering the strangeness of the grounds, 
people and natural diffidence of a young lady of that age, she 
shot well. With proper coaching, Miss Edith will make a second 
Annie Oakley. 
The Lobster Quartette. Did you ever hear .it? We have, and 
once heard is never to be forgotten. This af'',jhibious .1 tmed ag- 
gregation of music killing singers are composed principally of 
J. L. Head, H. M. Clark, C. W. Phellis and L. H, Reed, and 
collaterally, of anybody on the side who think they are singers, 
but no one else does. These gentlemanly "singers" rendered a 
number of "choice" selections. They were not particularly di- 
versified either as to tune or subjects, and the meter must have 
been long for they did hang on so. Yet, seriously, the gentlemen 
above named were the life of the tourney, and things had *o 
move wherever they were. We admire the quartette very much, 
and cordially invite you to come again, and ^-'"l be only too glad 
to listen to "the familiar strains of that old "fashioned pump gun" 
rearranged by our only J. L. Head. 
Spencer. 
Springfteld Shooting Club. 
SmiNGFiELD, Mass., July 25. — You will notice we had three 
professional shooters with us. The exhibition shooting of Fan- 
ning, Le Roy and Doremus resulted as follows: Le Roy shot at 
100 birds and broke 96. Fanning shot at 100 birds and broke 94. 
Doremus shot at 100 birds and broke 84. The following scores 
were made by members and out-of-town shooters from Worcester 
and Palmer : 
Events: 123456789 10 11 12 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5pl0 lOplO 
Fanning 10 10 10 10 9 10 8 10 .... 17 .. 
Coffin 10 7 9 8 10 9 10 5 
Le Roy 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 .... 19 .. 
Doten 8 9 7 7 9 7 9 10 .... 17 .. 
Worthens 5 9 10 10 10 9 
H R Mcrritt 9 
Doremus 9 
Runledtt 9.. 7 S 6 6 5 12.. 
Pinney 8 .. 8 8 7.. 7 .. .. 9 .. 
Dr Keith 8 ..' 9 8 7 
Geisel 4 
9 10 10 9 .. 9 9 
8 8 10 9 8 .. 9 14 
Coats 
6 6 
9 8 8 8 7 8 
10 10 
7 .. 
Downing 9 8 7 
Douglass 9 10 8 9 9 
Kites 8 2 9 5 8 8 9.. 7 6.... 
Le Noir 8 10 7 10 1 10 7 
Bagg 9 . . 8 10 ... . 7 
A C Mcrritt 8 .. 9 
Rollins 7 .. 7 V 
Abler 5 
Coffin 16 .. 
C. L. Kites. 
Highland Gun Club. 
GORGAS Station, Pa., July 26.— At the regular monthly shoot 
of the Highland Gun Club, the Meehan cup was the main event, 
a sweepstake contest at 25 targets. The scores were: W. Dalton 
22, McMichael ^, Dedier 21, M. Wentz 20, Wayne 19, E. Wentz 
19, Aiman 19. Dunlevy 15, Pinkerton 14, Green 13, Hammil 12. 
Second event, for the Laurent trophy, 25 targets, 16 yards rise, 
unknown ang les— M. Wentz 23, Ai man 22, Dedier 21, Laurent 21, 
Dunlevy 21, Pinkerton 20, Green 18, Plammil 18. 
Third event, open sweepstake, 20 targets, 16 yards rise, un- 
known angles — M. Wentz 18, McMichael 18, Laurent 18, Aiman 
18, Pinkerton 18. 
Match event, 25 targets, 16 yards rise, unknown angles— M. 
Wentz 23, P. Laurent 20. 
Rocfcland Military Club— Spring Valley Club. - 
Nyack-on-Hudson, N. Y., July 26. — The tie match in the series 
of three was shot at Spring Valley Saturday and was won by 
Rockland by score of 111 to 107. With the exception of French 
and Lauder, the best shots of both teams did not come up to 
their usual high standard. The day was cloudy, but there was 
no wind. The Spring Valley Club have a very excellent place 
for trapshooting and are splendid entertainers. The scores: 
Rockland Military Academy Gun Club — Casse 17, French 21, 
Potter 17, Gilson 17, Lauder 20, Moeller 16, Casse, Jr., 6. Total 111. 
Spring Valley Gun Club— Smith 19, Singer IS, Addis 18, Cruik- 
shank 14, Fessenden 16, Fisher 16, Mapes 8, Total 107. 
The contest fixed to t3ke place between Mr. Neaf Apgar holder, 
and Dr, W. L. Gardiner, challenger, at East Orange, N. J., on 
Aug. 2, for the championship of New Jersey was postponed in- 
definitely. 
Bonesteel Gttn Q«b* 
BoNESTEEL, S. Dak.— The first annual tournament of the Bone- 
steel Gun Club was run ofl: on schedule time on the afternoon 
of July 22. The attendance was good and the local boys staid' 
with the game as long as it lasted. 
Peters cartridges were very much in evidence, winning first, 
second and third high averages, and the longest consecutive run; 
and the championship of Gregory County. ) 
The championship trophy, given by the Peters Cartridge Co., 
was won by Mr. Carl Porter after shooting off a tie with hisi 
brother and Spatz and a second tie with his brother. 
There were in attendance Messrs. Carl and Orion Porter of; 
Fairfax, and among the locals were W. W. Law, Cliff Law, J. A. 
Kenaston, E. E. Jones, A. G. Blanchard, E. L. Cantrell, J. F.' 
Spatz, T. J. Thompson, S. F. Lucas, Earl McHenry, H. O. Noble, 
Avery Graham and W. A. Leach. 
Judge J. A. Kenaston, who is named among the locals, is the, 
father of Dr. H. R. Kenaston of our city, and is visiting thei 
Dr. and incidentally waiting for the young chickens to get ripe.! 
He is 76 years and shoots without glasses, and is as enthusi-' 
astic over the sport as a boy. Verily, the average brapshooter is 
long lived and always young. 
The thanks of the Bonesteel Gun Club are due and are hereby 
tendered to all those gentlemen who assisted the management m 
making the shoot a success, and to the merchants who so gener- 
ously donated the substantial merchandise prizes. Bonesteel has. 
demonstrated on more than one occasion that she does nothing' 
by halves. 
The race for high average as well as the championship event 
were keenly contested, and at the end of the day five birds cov- 
ered the extreme difference between the four higli men, C. Porter, 
Leach, Spatz and Thompson. 
Carl Porter won the championship of Gregory County, and the 
Peters Cartridge Co.'s trophy representing same and also high 
average for the day. 
Leach won second high average and made the longest consecu- 
tive run, 172, while third and fourth high average went to Spatz' 
and Thompson, in the order named. 
There were three uncontested events on account of darkness, 
and the merchandise left over will be contested for at some date 
the near future. 
Following are the scores in the regular events: 
2 
15 
10 
11 
14 
12 
11 
7 
10 
10 
5 
9 
7 
6 
3 
15 
12 
10 
13 
12 
10 
6 
8 
6 
5 
8 
8 
12 
4 
5 
15 
14 
10 
10 
11 
12 
9 
10 
8 
5 
6 
50 
39 
38 
39 
34 
39 
34 
23 
30 
9 21 
7' 
15 
11 
15 t 
91 
14 
12 
13, 
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6 
Events: 1 
Birds: 15 
C Porter 14 
Leach 12 
Spatz 10 
Thompson 10 
O Porter 7 
Tones ,, , 5 
Lucas ;., ..jj j ,j ... 5 
C Law 4 
Blanchard 6 
Cantrell 10 
W W Law 3 
Mctlenry 5 
Kenaston .. 4 
Noble ■. ., 
Graham 
The winners of merchandi.se prizes were as follows: 
Event 1: First, Blanchard; second, O'Connor and Stanton; 
third, Jones, Lucas, McHenry. 
Event 2: First, Jones; second, W. W. Law. 
Event 3: First, Cantrell, Lucas, W. W. Law; second, G. Jonesj. 
and C. Law. 
Event 4: First, Cantrell, W. W. Law, C. Law and Nobleji 
second, Blanchard, Lucas, McHenry. 
Event 5: First, C. Law and Noble; second, Blanchard. 
Event 6: First Orion Porter; second, Spatz. 
Event 7-: First, Carl Porter; second, Spatz and Graham. 
Winners of special prizes were as follows: First high average, 
Carl Porter; second high average, W. A. Leach; third high aver- 
age, J. F. Spatz; fourth high average, T. J, Thompson; first low 
average. Cliff Law; second low average, S. F. Lucas; third low 
average, E. E. Jones; longest consecutive run, W. A. Leach. 
4 
15 
13 
14 
14 
10 
10 
11 
7 
9 
7 
9 
9 
7 
'9 
4 
9i 
No notice taken ol s^nnvmons communications. 
MiTRC-'' ^■■'^-bureh. Pa., July 31, 1902.— (1)— Will silk worm; 
gut detei.- '--^ for a year, and if so, is there any|> 
preparation th.^. to prevent it from so doing? (2) — !■ 
Will you kindly give >. .pe lor --aking same mist color? (3) — ^! 
Is 5J^ ounces heavy enough for 9-foot fly rod for brook fishing! 
for trout? Kindly reply through Forest .\nd Stream. Ans.— (1) — \ 
Ciood silk worm gut will not deteriorate by keeping. A recent 
writer in the London Field tells of gut nearly fcuy years old' 
that was as strong as ever. Of course, the gut should be soaked ' 
before using. (2) — A simple dye may be made of Arnold's fluid , 
ink and water in equal parts. Soak the gut in mixture for some 
hours. (8) — Yes. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
Proctor's Theaters. 
Three of Manager Proctor's Metropolitan play houses have re*} 
mained open all summer, playing to enormous crowds and de- 
lighting all who have been in attendance. On Aug. 25 his fourth 
New York theater — Fifty-eighth street — will open for the regular 
season. Meanwhile the Fifth Avenue and One Hundred and 
Twenty-fifth Street are open and prosperous. The Proctor Stock 
Co. is presenting a series of clever comedies, and excellent vaude- 
ville is shown as an additional feature of the entertainments. The 
Twenty-third Street is wholly given Over to the best vaudeville, 
and the performances are continuous from noon until midnight. 
Proctor's Newark is enjoying a very prosperous summer season, 
of vaudeville at special prices for the heated term. Artificial aids 
are employed to keep the Proctor theaters cool and comfortable, 
and a more agreeable place to spend an afternoon or evening is 
not to be found anywhere. Proctor's theaters in Montreal and 
Albany are presenting the Proctor Stock Co. in comedy revivals,, 
and the summer is and has been altogether a period of gratifying 
prosperity for this enterprising theatrical manager. 
W. R. Crosby, writing from Atlanta, Ga., to the company whidi^ 
he represents, the American E. C. & Schultze Gunpowder Co.jl 
says: "I did quite well here, winning the general average by ft 
good big lead, and two daily averages out of the three, tieing for, 
the third. I made 96 per cent, from 20yds. on the first day out of 
175 targets shot at — not so bum for an old 'has been'." Mr. 
Crosby's favorite load is 44grs. of E. C. No. 1, with l^ioz. of No. 
IV2 chilled. 
At the Mississippi-Louisiana Trapshooters' Association tourna-, 
ment the trade was represented by the following shooters: Mauricei 
Kauffman, of the Peters Cartridge Co. ; Herbert Taylor, of the? 
Dttpont Powder Co. ; L. C, Lawrence and Louis Williams, of the, 
Laflin & Rand Powder Co. ; Luther Wade, of the Peters Cartridge 
Co.; John E. Avery, of the U. M. C. Co.; Harold Money, T. A. 
Divine and G. IT. Hill man, of the Wincheste r Repeating Arms Co. 
■ "The Handy Book for Trapshooters and Sportsmen" is the titl^| 
of a work replete with information to sportsmen, the 1902 edition! 
of which has" recently been issued by the Peters Cartridge Com- 
pany, of Cincinnati, O. It can be obtainad of dealers in Peters 
ammunition, or of the company. 
Mr. V. C. Dargan. of Dallas, Tex., scored 159 out of 160 at 
Ardmore, I. T., shoot. He used the Ideal factory-loaded shells' 
on this occasion. A. W. Kirby, of Greenville, O., shooting Ideal 
factory loads, won the amateur average at the Troy shoot. 
The Marlin Fire Arms Co., New Haven, Conn., has issued a ne 
cuitalogue for 1902 which is exefellent in artistic design and com- 
plete in the information presented. It will be sent to all applicants, 
Three stamps are required to pay for postage. 
At a recent shoot of the Sioux Falls. S. D., Gun Club. Mr. F., 
C. Riehl, who represents the U, M. C. in that region, broke % 
out of 50 targets- 
