July 4, I903.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Sergt. W. E. Petty, the champion revolver shot, owing to the 
exactions of his profession, will not be able to participate in the 
match, hence the team loses an eminently strong contestant. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Rifle at Shell Mound. 
San Francisco, June 22. — ^There was held at Shell Mound range 
yesterday a very interesting contest with revolvers. Ten picked 
men from the San Francisco Police Department were pitted 
against a similar number of men from the Golden Gate Club. The 
police used service weapons and their opponents target revolvers. 
"The former were allowed 30 points handicap. The result was 
verj' close, and there will doubtless be a return match. .Scores: 
Golden Gate. 
J E Gorman ..'18 47 
J. Kullman 39 49 
W C Pritchard 48 4G 
J R Trego 46 49 
L C Hinkel 46 47 
T E Mason 45 46 
C A Becker 47 42 
G W Hoadley 47 47 
M T White 47 48 
V C Becke 
Police Team. 
Smith Can- 45 49 
('has Fennell 45 44 
Wm Proll 43 44 
Sergt R Wolf 44 43 
H Pfook 46 46 
Sergt Christensen 45 43 
W W Wilson 43 44 
W C French 46 46 
Geo Burkholder 44 46 
.47 48—929 J A Hayes. 
...44 45H-30 
925 
The Turner Schuetzens held an open shoot, 25-ring target, four 
shots to a ticket, cash prizes. Scores: A. Strecker 94, O. 
Bremer 92, F. P. Schuster 91, H. Windmuller 91, C. Peach 91, 
M. F. Blasse 90. H. Enge 87, J. Sliaub 87, IP. Schenuart 87. 
G. H. Bahrs 86, IT. IPviber 86, J. Howerwass 86, A. Jiingblut 86, 
M. Kohlander 86, F. Maute 84, W. Ehrenpfort 81, A. Schleuter 
80, F. E. Mason 79, F. Attmyer 78, C. F. White 73, F. Ilausman 
09, Capt. L. Siebe 44. Roeel. 
A New Amy R f e 
The daily press recounts that the Government has approved and 
adopted the new improved magazine rifle, which has been under 
test for a year past. Orderji have also been issued by Gen. 
Crozier to the officers on duty at the Springfield Arsenal to com- ^ 
plete arrangements as soon as possible for the work of manufac- 
turing the new gun. 
The new rifle is to have a barrel 2-lin. long, a compromise 
length between the 30in. infantry arm and the 22in, cavalry car-' 
bine. One of the features is the use of a rod bayonet in place 
of the sword bayonet. Both the infantry board at Fort Leaven- 
worth and the cavalry board at Fort Riley approved the new 
rifle. The Navy also will be equipped with the new rifle, so that 
the same kind of ammunition can be used in both services. 
There are seven countries formally committed to competition for 
the Palma trophy, namely, the United States, Great Britain, 
France, Norway, Canada, Australia and Natal. Switzerland and 
Rhodesia are possible contestants. 
Henry Oliver Peabody, famous as the inventor of the Peabody 
rifle, died at Point Allerton, Mass., June 28, in his seventy-seventh 
year. 
If you waat yoar ttoof to be anooaoced here tend a 
notice Uke the iollowlagt 
FixtttfCS. 
July 1.— Annual tournament of the Sherbrooke, Que., Gun Club. 
C' J 1 - Fos.s, Sec'y. 
Juij L,— Bolivar, N. Y., Gun Club's fourth annual tournament. 
J." F. Care, Sec'y- 
July 2. — Rockville Conn., Gun Club toiu-nanient. 
July 3-4. — Memphis, Tenn., Gun Club's two days' shoot. A. II. 
Frank, Sec'y. 
July 3-4.— Mt. Kisco, N. Y., Gun Club two-day tournament. A, 
Betti, Mgr. _ _ ■ 
July 4. — Napoleon, Ohio, Sportsmen's Association all-day shoot. 
A, Bradley, Jr., Sec'y. 
July 4. — Ilion, N. Y. — ^All-day tournament of the Remington 
Gun Club. 
July 4. — Middletown, N. Y., Gun Club's open shoot. 
July 4.— Poughkeepsie, N. Y^., Gun Club shoot. 
July 4. — Towanda, Pa., Gun Club's annual tournament. W. F. 
Dittrich, Sec'y. 
July 4, — Concord, Staten Island. — All-day target shoot of the 
Richmond Gun Club. Special handicap, 100 targets, for $10 in 
gold. Albert A. Schoverling, Sec'y. 
July 4.— Altoona Rod and Gun Club. Targets. G. G. Zeth, 
secretary, Altoona, Pa. 
July 4.— All-day shoot of the Haverhill (Mass.) Gun Club. S. G. 
Miller, secretary. 
July 4. — Analostan Gun Club's third annual merchandise prize 
tournament. W. H. Hunter, Sec'y, 1228 Twenty-ninth street, 
Washington, D. C. 
July 4. — Dover, N. H., Sportsman's Association's Ploliday 
shoot. D. W. Hallam, secretary. 
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 or the Jones- 
boro. Ark., Gun Club, of which Matthews is Sec'y-Treas. 
July 10. — Olean, N. Y., Gun Club sweepstake shoot. B. D. 
Nobles, Sec'y. 
July 12.— Jersey City, N. J. — Shoot of the Hudson Gun Club. 
A. L. Hughes, Sec'y. 
**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 15. — Charlottesville, Va. — Shoot of the Universitj' of 'Vir- 
ginia. G. L. BrufFey, Sec'y. 
July 18. — Chicago, 111., Gun Club's tournament. A. A. Walters, 
Sec'y. 
Jiily 20-22. — Winnipeg, Can. — Seventh annual trap-shooting tourna- 
ment of the Winnipeg Industrial I^xbibition Assiciation. F. W. 
Heubach, Gen'l Mgr. 
•July 21-22.— Beaver Falls, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. W. R. 
Keefer, Sec'y. 
July 30-Aug. 1.— Pa Crosse, Wis. — The Interstate Association's 
tournament, under the auspices of the La Crosse and Viioqua 
gun clubs. John M. Moore, sec'y. 
•Aug. 5-6. — Brownsville, Pa.. Rod and Gun Club's tournament. 
Aug. 12-13. — Ottawa, 111. — The Interstate Association's tourii.i- 
ment, under the auspices of the Rainmakers' Gun Club. Paul A. 
Selember, Sec'y. 
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 
Rapids; $1,000 added. A. B. Richmond, Sec'y. 
Aug. 19-20. — Ottawa, 111.— 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. 26-27. — New Bethlehem, Pa. — Crescent Gun Club's annual 
tournament. Dr. R. E. Dinger, Mgr. 
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. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for 
publication in these columns, also any news notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matter to 
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, 
New York. Forest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF EACH WEEK. 
The next shoot of the Hudson Gun Club, Jersey City, N. J., 
will be held on July 12. 
'J'he Fairview Gun Club, of New Jersey, held its opening shoot 
on' Saturday of last week, on its grounds, near Englewood. 
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When a wealthy man shoots badly, he is not in bis usual good 
form. When a poor man shoots badly he is a poor shot, present, 
past and future. 
A new gun club has been organized at Binghamton, N. Y., with 
a large and influential menibership. They are actively purposeful 
in trapshooting matters. 
In the contest for four-nian teams at Allegheny^ Pa.* June 25, 
the Milvale Gun Club won, defeating the North Side Gun Club's 
team by a score of 177 to 170. 
The Garfield Gun Club, of Chicago, 111., announces a shoot 
for July 4, to which it invites shooters. The secretary is Dr. J. 
W. Meek, 182 Park avenue. 
From a press clipping we learn that the Vicksburg Gun Club 
will be represented at Memphis by Messrs. Hayes, Miller, Hossley, 
PFenry, Fletcher, Pinkston, Bradfield, Adams and Dinkins. 
The matter of professionalism, as it concerns the New York 
State shoot, is brought forward for discussion elsewhere in our 
trap columns, by an eminent leader in trapshooting affairs. 
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Mr. J. L. D. Morrison, one of the leading experts in trap- 
shooting, either at live birds or targets, arrived in New York on 
Wednesday of last week, where he will visit during three weeks 
more or less. 
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The Middletown, N. Y., Gun Club have fixed on July 4 for an 
open shoot. Shooting will commence at 1 o'clock. There are 
seven programme events, 10, 15 and 20 targets. Moneys divided 
50, 30 and 20 per cent. 
The secretary-manager, Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, writes us that 
"the closing tournament of the Interstate Association series for 
the season of 1903 will be held at Scranton, Pa., Sept. 23 and 24, 
under the auspices of the Scranton Rod and Gun Clvib." 
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Ml'. John S. Wright, manager of the Brooklyn, N. Y., Gun 
Club, informs us that if the weather is pleasant, he will hold a 
shoot on Saturday of this week ori his club's new grounds, at the 
terminus of the Kings County Elevated, nearby his old grounds. 
It 
July 4 has been fixed upon to hold a number of shoots, club 
and individual, many of which will be embellished with lost eyes, 
flying fingers, smashed legs, and some cases of lockjaw. Thus is 
the day observed in good spirit and brightened and consecrated. 
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At the Interstate shoot held at Rutherford, N. J., on Wednes- 
day and Thursday of last week, the three high men for the two 
days, at a total of 360 targets, were as follows: First, W. R. 
Crosby, 351; second, J. A. R. Elliott, 344; third, E. C. Griffith, 
339. 
Mr. J. Hildreth, one of the leading representatives in the am- 
munition trade, is in New York at present, his return being due 
to a sad cause, the death of his father. Mr. Hildreth, Sr., had 
lived to a good old age, seventy-nine, a length which nature 
vouchsafes to but few. 
Mr. A. A. Schoverling, manager, informs us that the Richmond 
Gun Club will hold an all-day target shoot on July 4 at Concord, 
Staten Island. The special event is at 100 targets, entrance $2, 
for a $10 gold piece. Targets one cent. Ten. valuable prizes 
will be for competition. 
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Mr. Fred Gilbert was high for the two days' programme aver- 
age, June 25-26, at Fort Dodge, la. He broke 153 out of 160 on 
the first day, and 184 out of 185 on the second day, a total of 
337 out of 345,^ nearly a 98 per cent. gait. Budd and Taylor tied 
on 150 on the first day, and 178 on the second day. 
In the third trophy shoot of the Garfield Gun Club, Chicago, 
111., June 27, twenty-one contestants, Messrs. T. W. Eaton and 
N. H. Ford tied on 24 out of 25 in Class A; Mr. Fred Wolff won 
Class B with a score of 23; and Mr. Snyder won Class C with 20. 
Mr. Ford also won the cup in the event at 15 singles and 5 pairs, 
making the excellent score of 21. 
The secretary, Mr. A. Burwell, Jr., writes us as follows: "This 
IS to advise that the Charlotte, N. C, Gun Club will hold a two- 
days' shoot at targets on July 28 and 29, with $100 per day 
added money. W'e anticipate the largest attendance ever had at 
a similar shoot in the South. Inquiries directed to the president, 
Mr. J. E. Crayton, cr the secretary, Mr. A. Burwell, Jr., will have 
prompt attention. Programmes will be forwarded within ten 
days." 
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The Chicago, III., Gun Club announces a tournament, to be held 
at Seventh-ninth street and Vincennes Road. The competition 
is open to all amateurs. No handicaps. Professionals may show 
their goods and shoot for targets only. Targets 2 cents. Moneys 
divided, 50, 30 and 20 per cent. .Shooting commences at 10 o'clock. 
The programme contains fourteen events, 10 and 15 targets, en- 
trance $1 and $1.50, $2 and $3 added. For further information ad- 
dress the secretary, A. A. Walters, Union Stock Yards. 
The Mt. Kisco, N. Y., Gun Club has fixed upon July 3 and 4 for 
its filth annua! tournament. There ^re ten events each day, at 15, 
20 and 25 targets; a total of 175 targets, with a total entrance of 
$14. Shooting commences at 10 o'clock. Targets, 2 cents. No. 
8, first day, is a handicap at 20 targets. On the second day No. 5 
is a handicap ; No. 6 is for tlie Turner trophy, and No. 7, 20 
targets, is a merchandise event, which Mr. A. Betti, the man- 
ager, assures us, will have prizes to the value of $150, Band con- 
cert in the evening. 
A correspondent writes us that "a one-day tournament, under 
the joint auspices of the Providence and Aquidneck gun clubs 
will be held on the grounds of the latter, at Newport, R. I., on 
July 22. The programme events will be alternately 15 and 20 
targets, 175 in all. In average prizes, $35 will be given, beside a 
number of merchandise prizes. Programmes may be obtained on 
application to R, C. Root, 33 Weybosset street. Providence, or J. 
C. Coggeshall, 32 Church street, Newport, R. 1." 
July 3 and 4 are days foreordained to shooting activity at 
Memphis, Tenn., for in that famous city on those dates will be 
held the twelfth amateur target tournament of the Mississippi 
Valley 'J rapshooters' Association, under the auspices of the 
Memphis Gun Club. July 2 will be a preliminary day. Three 
valuable trophies for averages and $400 added money are offered. 
There are ten programme events each day, two at 15, six at 20 and 
two at 25 targets; entrance based on 10 cents per target, and 
added money .$1 per target;, thus the added money is $15, $20 
and $25 in the different events. Events 6 and 7, 25 targets each, 
first day, constitute the Fabacher trophy, open to League .mem- 
bers only, though open to all amateurs in the sweeps. On the 
second day No. 5, 25 targets, is the Peters Cartridge trophy event, 
open to all amateurs. Event 8 is the League three-man team 
race for Peters trophy. For high averages, beautiful and valuable 
trophies, donated by Messrs. C. L. Byrd & Co, and Geo. T. 
Brodnax. A letter to us from a gentleman whose information is 
both accurate and full, relates the following: "Trapshooting is 
unusually active in Memphis just now, and this promises to be 
our most successful season since '98, The two clubs are doing 
what we might term 'a big business,' as twice a week there are 
from twenty to thirty shooters ou the grounds, who spend their 
afternoons in friendly rivalry at the traps. The tournament prom- 
ises to be largely attended. All of the surrounding States will 
send large delegations, and if there are not seventy to seventy-five 
shooters present, we will be greatly ''<3isappointed." Southern 
hospitalitif^ is of world-wide fame as the puihacle, and those who 
visit IVJemphis are assured of a good tournament and good fellow- 
ship. Mr. A. IT. Frank'is the secretary. 
j; Bernard Waters. 
Trap at Allentown, 
Allentown, Pa., June 26.— At the Duck Farm Hotel, a joint 
shoot of the J, F. Weiler Gun Club and the Allentown Rod and 
Gun Club was held. The famous trapshooters Messrs. J. A. R. 
Elliott, W. R. Crosby and E. D. Fulford were present, and they 
performed in their usual high degree of excellence. The scores 
follow: 
Events: 1'234567 8 9 10 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 
Schlicher 9978779897 
Crosby 8 10 10 10 S 10 S 10 9 9 
8 10 10 10 10 9 10 S 9 
S 8 10 10 8 9 10 7 9 
9 8 10 8 9 9 8 10 10 
7 3 4 5 6 
7 6 8 5 6 
7 5 5 4.. 
8 3 6 
7 10 4 
8 6 9 
6 3 6 
786 10 7968'5 
6 6 8 
-7 8 8 
8 6 8 
Elliott 9 
Fulford 10 
Kranilich 9 
Berkemeyer 6 
Plahn 8 
Steckel 7 
Burk 2 
Heil 9 9 8 9 10 
W Desch 0 7 6 7 5 
Straub 5 8 4 6 8 
M Desch 7 9 8 5 10' 
Maurer 9 7 7 
Groff 5 4 7 
S Weiler ; 9 10 6 
Englert .. 6 10 
M Brey 10 8 
Hillegass 8 .7 
Gallagher 6 s 
Bruder ; 5 S 
• Pfeifer 7 
Noll 'g 
Gogleman . . ; 5 
C M Miller 6 3 
Hankey ..10 8 
, N V Miller.... 6 9 
W B F , 5 
Hunt .' 1 
Knauss 7 
Deemer „ 4 
Francotte 
Plansman , 
Headman 
Brown 
A Desch 
A Brey '.. .. [[ \', 
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Nevins 
Mertz .. .. ',, [, ] ] 
Steitz ; 
Blose 
Semmel 
I Hahn 
12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 
10 10 10 10 10 25 25 
7 8 9 9 
10 10 10 10 . . 
24 24 
23 24 
10 9 10 10 . . 22 22 
9 10 
8 7.. 
24 21 
22 24 
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5 
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10 
9 
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8 6 7 9.. 
7 10 9 6 7 
6 8 
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5 9 7 8 ,. 
1,10 10 7 
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7 7 8 3.. 
10 7 9 ., .. 
3 5 3 3 6 
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8 7 19 17 
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M. V. T. S. and G. P. A. 
Mr. J. J. Bradfield, secretary of the Mississippi Valley Trap- 
shooters' and Game Protective Association, Vicksburg, Miss., has 
issued a circular letter to the shooters in the States of Mississippi, 
Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama. The following is a copy of it: 
Vicksburg, Miss., June 23, 1903.— Dear Sirs and Brother Sports- 
men of the South: At a meeting of the Mississippi Valley Trap- 
shooters' and Game Protective Association, held at Shreveport, 
La., the name of our Association was changed to the Southern 
Tiapshooters', Game and Fish Protective Association, and it was 
decided at this meeting that we take steps for the protection of 
our game and fish in the States of Mississippi, Louisiana, Ten- 
nessee and -Mabama, enforcing the laws of those States which 
have good game laws, and to make^ laws for those State.^ which 
have none. The meeting was an enthusiastic one, and the pro- 
tection of our game and fish was freely discussed, and it was 
agreed that the matter be taken up and pushed at a meeting to 
be held during the Memphis Gun Club tournament, July 3 and 4, 
1903. This meeting 'will be held Tn the parlors of the Gayoso 
Hotel on the evening of July 3, and it is urged that every gun 
club, members of our Association, and any gun club or game 
protective association in the South which wishes to join our 
Association for the protection of our game and fish, have a repre- 
sentative present at this" meeting. Something must be done in the 
above States for the protection of our game and fish, and it must 
be done at once. We invite all gun clubs or game protective as- 
sociations in the South to join our Association, the ihembership 
fee is low ($2.50 per year), and if we get together we. can stop the 
wholesale slaughter of our game, which is fast diminishing. Send 
in your applications for membership or put them in at Memphis; 
on July 3, and let's join hands in this matter, which is of the: 
greatest interest to every lover of the gun and dog in the South.. 
All clubs that are members of our Association should by all! 
means have a representative present.. The Memphis shoot will 
be the twelfth tournament given by otir Association, and we cam 
well feel proud of our success. No organization so young or 
.older,., has the record that our. Association . .enjoys, as we- 
have pulled off eleven of the largest tournaments ever given ini 
the United States. Abe Frank, secretary of the Memphis Gum 
Club, promises all a fine time on July 3 and 4, and Abe can be- 
depended on, 1,. ' l, 4 
