FORfeSt AND STREAM 
i&JSPT. 36, 1903. 
CANOEiNG NEWS NOTES. 
A SAD drowning accident occurred last Sunday on the 
iludson River— William Reeve and his wife started from 
'the foot of West io8th Street in a 12-foot canoe early 
'in the morning, intending to visit some friends at Fort 
Lee. There was a strong breeze blowing, and the 
Water was rough. After reaching the New Jersey shore 
Mr. Reeve found it impossible to make a landing, and 
he paddled the canoe slowly back to the New York 
side of the river. They made the canoe fast to a buoy 
off West 96th Street and ate lunch. After lunch Mr. 
Reeve started down the river, but the strong tide 
swept the canoe past the dock close by, and he ran 
under a wharf in hopes of getting out of the current 
into smoother water. The force of the tide threw the 
boat against the piling and she careened over and up- 
set. Mr. Reeve was a strong swimmer and immediate- 
ly went to his wife's assistance. She held on to the 
overturned canoe, and Mr. Reeve tried to right the 
boat. Suddenly he sank, quite without warning. Mrs. 
Reeve called for help, and John Craig and Robert Har- 
rington, two members of the Hudson River Y. C, 
jumped overboard and went to her assistance. Mrs. 
Reeve was rescued with great difficulty. She was sent 
home suffering greatly from shock an-d seemed hardly 
able to realize that her husband had been drowned. 
A. C. A. Executive Commtttee Meetingf. 
To the Members of the Executive Committee, Board of 
Governors and Racing Board: 
The annual executive meeting of the American Canoe 
Association will be held at Rochester, N. Y., October 24, 
1903. C. F. WOLTERS, 
Commodo r e-Elect. 
John S. Wright, Sec'y-Treas. 
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Rifle at Old Gtiird Faif. 
Mention of the Old Guard fair was made in our columns last 
week. Concerning the rifle competition, which will be a feature 
of it, a correspondent sends us the following: 
"Active preparations are now going on for the rifle and revolver 
tournament to be held during the Old Guard fair at Madison 
Square Garden, Oct. 5 to 10. These matches will be no trivial af- 
fairs. The rifle match will be at 75ft. on the reduced German ring 
target, and will be open to all comers; it will be particularly at- 
tractive to the expert schuetzen marksmen. The revolver matches 
will be likewise attractive to the expert revolver marksmen. In 
addition to these matches, will be one for youths exclusively. For 
each contest there will be a very attractive and valuable list of 
prizes, both cash and merchandise, and the event will be an inter- 
esting contest for indoor marksmen. The Zettler Brothers will 
have charge of the ranges, which is a guarantee of their being 
satisfactorily conducted." 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 13. — The following scores \yeie made 
to-day. Shooting was at 200yds., offhand, 25 ring target. Our 
semi-annual 100-shot match took place on this date, but only a 
few finished. 
Mr. Dodge, of Lexington, Ky., was up getting a little 
for our annual matches, which take place on Sept 27. 
Mr. Payne's shooting was of high order: 
Payne 226 223 221 320 217 216 215 211 207 206—2162 
Nesller 219 213 213 19S 195 
Hofman 219 212 210 207 205 200 196 185 179 162—1975 
Dodge 219 209 206 206 205 205 201 202 196 181—2030 
Odell 215 214 214 202 201 
Kofer 211 199 198 198 195 194 190 189 185 161—1920 
Roberts 210 207 187 184 182 
Bruns 208 203 203 196 192 
Lux 203 191 1S8 180 177 
Drube 194 190 185 172 
Freitag 178 177 172 171 166 
practice 
Honor. 
59 
68 
64 
68 
66 
55 
66 
62 
59 
58 
55 
Presque Isle Rifle Club. 
Erie, Pa., Sept. 12. — On the Standard target, 7 rings, black, the 
following scores were made: 
W Parker 82 77 75—234 E Allen 61 59 58—178 
J Slidham 79 78 74—231 E Kent 65 59 48—172 
S C Long 82 79 69—230 A Riblet 55 52 52—159 
A Mount 78 76 72—226 F Waxham 54 51 48—153 
L L Ferguson 75 66 64—205 H Lewis 53 51 46—150 
T Sullivan 71 68 63—202 *C Sturgeon — 57 
J Almeda 69 65 59—193 *F Parker — 45 
J Bacon 66 64 59—189 *B Moorehouse — 59 
J Hutner 62 61 57—180 
♦Visitors. Cabia Blanco, 
Colombia Rifle Club. 
Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 15. — The scores were high at the bi- 
weekly shoot of the Columbia Rifle Club to-night. The scores: 
McChesney 23 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25—246 
Fredericks 22 22 23 24 24 25 25 25 25 25—240 
Gilford 18 21 22 22 22 23 24 24 24 25—225 
Morse 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 25—247 
Andrews .. ...w ....... 20 21 22 22 22 22 23 24 24 25—225 
Hendrickson 23 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 25 25—242 
McCord 23 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25—248 
New Books Received. 
In "Gardens of the Caribbees," Ida M. H. Starr gives an inter- 
esting and instructive account of a comparatively unknown spot 
to the tourist— the Isles of the Caribbees. The author has spent 
much time there, and treats of her subject with the authority of 
experience, and the enthusiasm of real experiences. Such a book 
should prove of especial interest to the ' traveled American. This 
book is a fascinating account of life and travel in the sub-tropical 
Caribbees. The two volumes are profusely illustrated. L. C. 
Page & Co., Boston, Mass. 
If you want your shoot to be aoaounced fiefe send a 
notice like the following: 
Sept. 23-24.~Ren&»elaer, Ind., Gun Club shoot. 
Sept. 23-24. Scianton, Pa.— Ihe Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under :he a. spices of the Scranton Rod and Gun Club. 
J I' Xlasor St J 
Sept. 24.--Berea, O., Gun Club tournament. J. Beswick, Sec'y. 
Sept. 24-25.— Mcrrisonvdle, 111.— Pastime Gun Club tournament, 
gept. i!5.— Adair, la., Gun Club tournament. 
Sept. ^5.— Live bird shoot on J. H. Outwater's grounds, Hack- 
euback Kiver 13ndge, N. J. L. H. Schortemeier, Mgr. 
Sept. 25.--iiingudmton, N. V., Gun Club tournament. H. \V. 
Brown, Sec . . 
Sept. 25-26.— Lexmgton, Ky., Gun Club two-day shoot; live 
birds and rargejs. Robert K. Skinner, Mgr. 
Sept. 28-29.— Louisville, Ky.— Firsl day, State championship at 
targets, second day. Stale championship at live birds. J. S. 
Phelps, Jr., bec'y. 
Sept. 29.— Glen Rock, Pa., Gun Club tournament. Allen M. 
Uietz, Sec y. 
Sept. 29-30.- Worcester, Mass., Sportsmen's Club grand fall 
tournament. C. W. Doten, Pres. 
Sept. a9-30.— Target tournament of the Shamokin, Pa., Gun Club, 
S. Y. Yocum, Sec'y. 
Sept. 30-Oct. 2.— Florists' Gun Club's first open amateur tourna- 
ment at flying targets. J. K. Starr, Mgr., 1216 North Twenty- 
eighth street. Philadelphia. 
Sept. 29-Oct. 1.— Pekm, 111.— Illinois State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion tournament. John Smith, Sec'y. 
Sept. 29-30.— Newton, N. J., Gun Club shoot. Ross McPeet, 
Sec y. 
Oct. 1-2.— Jersey Shore, Pa., Gun Club shoot. 
Oct. 1-2.— Austerlitz, Ky.— I'wo-day live pigeon tournament of 
the Hill Top Gun Club. Geo. W. Clay, Sec'y. 
Oct. 6-7.— Des Moines, la.— Two-day shoot of Messrs. Whitney 
& Milner. 
*Oct. 6-7.— Allegheny, Pa.— North Side Gun Club's tournament. 
L B Fleming. Sec'y. 
Oct. 6-7.— Kansas City, Mo.— First Grand Afro-American Handi- 
cap of the Afro-American Trapshooters' League. T. H. Cohron 
Sec'y. 
Oct. 8-9.— Clinton, Ont., Gun Club tournament. 
Oct. 8-9.— Dalton Ohio, Gun Club's fifth annual tournament. 
H Santmyer. Mgr. 
Oct. 8-9.— Clinton, Ont., Gun Club's thirteenth live-bird and 
target tournament; $300 guaranteed. J. E. Cantelon, Sec'y. 
Oct. 8-10.— St. Joseph, Mo. — Thirteenth annual tournament of 
the Missouri State Amateur Shooting Association. F. B, Cun- 
ningham, Mgr. 
Oct. 9-10.- Tournament of the Olney, 111., Gun Club; prizes 
and added money. J. W. Marks, Jr., Sec'y. 
Oct. 9-10.- Olney, 111.— Two days' tournament. Moore & Marks. 
Mgrs. 
Oct. 9-10.— Sixteenth annual fall tournament of the Harrisburg, 
Pa., Shooting Association. A. H. Roberts, Sec'y. 
Oct. 11.— lirooklyn, L. I.— Opening all-day shoot of the Fulton 
Gun Club. 
Oct. 1315.— Omaha, Neb., Gun Club's twelfth annual tourna- 
ment. W. D. Townsend, Sec'y. 
Oct. 14-17.— West Baden, Ind., Gun Club tournament. John L. 
Winston, Sec y. 
Oct. 14-17.— West Baden, Ind., Gun Club tournament; $500 added. 
John L. Winston, Mgr. 
Oct. 20-22.— Paducah, Ky., Gun Club tournament. W. A. 
Davis, Sec y. 
Oct. 23-24.— New London, la.. Gun Club tournament. Dr. C 
E. Cook, Sec'y. 
Oct. 23-25. — St. Louis, Mo.— Combination live-bird and target 
shoot at Du Pont Shooting Park. Open to all. Special event, 50 
live-bird handicap. Alec D. Mermod, Mgr. 
Oct. 26-31.— French Lick Springs, Ind.— First grand tournament 
of the National Gun Club; $500 added. John M. Lilly, Pres. 
•Members of Western Pennsylvania Trapshooters' League. 
Chas. G. Grubb, Sec'y, 507 Wood street, Pittsburg. 
Members Southern Trapshooters' Game and Fish Protective 
Association. J. J. Bradfield, Sec'y, Vicksburg, Miss. 
Ffxttjfcs. 
Sept. 23-24.— Springfield, O.— Young & Wilson's tournament. 
♦Sept. 23-24.— Scottdale, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. R. S. 
Peoiker, Scc'7. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The Clinton, Ont., Gun Club has issued the programme of its 
thirteenth annual live-bird and target tournament, to be held Oct. 
8 and 9. All surplus will be added and $300 guaranteed. The 
programme of the first day provides live bird competition ex- 
clusively. Of these events, thei-e are four. No. 1 is at 15 birds, 
entrance $7, $75 guaranteed, high guns, two moneys for every 
five entries or fraction thereof. No. 2 is at 10 birds, 4.50 entrance, 
$40 guaranteed, Rose system, 3, 2, and 1. Nos. 3 and 4 are 
miss-and-outs, $1 entrance. On the second day there are ten 
20-target events, entrance $2 and $2.40; different systems of divi- 
sion, added moneys. The shoot is open to all except manufactur- 
ers' agents. Live-bird handicaps, 26 to 30yds. Targets, 2 cents; 
live birds, 25 cents a pair. Shooting commences at 10 o'clock on 
the first day, 9 o'clock on the second day. For each straight 
score in the last five target events, $1. Handicappers, Mr. C. J. 
Mitchell and Dr. G. E. Holmes. Mr. J. E. Cantelon is the secre- 
tary. The programme also contains the follows: "Dont' forget 
the annual tournament on Jan. 12, 13, 14, 1904, of the Hamilton 
Gun Club; and the Brantford Gun Club, date of which will be 
announced later." 
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The Sheepshead Bay, L. L, Rod and Gun Club, has fixed upon 
Oct. 7 for a three-man team race, any club and as many teams 
from a club as it pleases to enter; 50 targets per man, and a cup 
for each man of the winning team. Thus each member of the 
winning team will have a material token of the victory. The 
grounds have been thoroughly refitted, and are both efficient in 
equipment and comfortable in arrangement. Each club about. 
New York should show some visible signs of animation by send- 
ing one or more teams to this contest, and by so doing, a club 
v,-ill insure to its team a pleasant day and contribute to stimulate 
a sport which now is inclined to be apathetic about New York. 
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"The shoot above the clouds," at Chattanooga, Tenn., given on 
Sept. 15 and 16, was unfortunate in the matter of weather, a 
severe rainstorm interfering materially with the programme of 
the first day. Messrs. Heer and Hughes had highest averages for 
the two days, first and second in the order mentioned, with 379 
and 367 out of 400. 
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Mr. C. G. Blandford writes us that there is a possibility that 
Poughkeepsie may send a ten-man team to visit the Ossining, 
N. Y., Gun Club on Saturday of this week. By the way, Mr. 
Blandford won the prize shoot of his club last Saturday with the 
excellent performance of 23 out of 25 from the 21yd. mark. 
In the shoot of the West Branch Rod and Gun Club, at Wil- 
liamsport, Pa., Sept. 19, the high men were Everett 439, out of 
480; Dominick 431; Wolfe 427, Kelly 424.' In the five-man team 
contest for the silver cup the Du Bois team was victorious. 
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Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, the active and skillful secretary-treasurer 
of the Interstate Association, made a brief visit in the gun dis- 
trict of New York on Monday of this week. He was hurrying 
Scrantonward to manage the final Interstate shoot of this season. 
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The Newton, N. J., Gun Club has fixed upon Sept. 29 and 30 
for a shoot. One of the chief features of it will be a match 
with the Morristown, N. J., Gun Club. Newton is on the D., L. 
& W. Railroad. Mr. Ross McPeet is the secretary. 
A match, 50 birds per man, was shot on the Old Stone 
grounds, Bloomfield avenue, Newark, N. J., on Saturday of last 
week between Messrs. Sam Castle, Jr., and G. Klitch, stated to 
be ior 9100. Castle killed 43 to bis opponent's 89. 
Mr. Alec D. Mermod, manager of Du Pont Shooting Park, St. 
Louis, informs us tliat the dates of the St. Louis shoot have been 
changed from Oct. 22-24 to Oct. 23-25, so that shooters may attend 
both the Paducah and St. Louis shoots. 
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We are informed that the Holland Gun Club, of Batavia, N. Y., 
will hold a shoot on Oct. 15, open to all amateurs. The members 
of the tournament committee are Messrs. H. L. Ames, J. L. 
Robson and J. Knickerbocker. 
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In a match at 100 live birds, I'oint Breeze Driving Park, Phila- 
delphia, last Saturday, Messrs. A. K. Miller and A. A. Felix tied 
on 85. Miller won the shoot-ofl, 15 birds, by a score of 12 to 9. 
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Those who contemplate participation in the live-bird shoot at 
Outwater's grounds, Sept. 25, should not fail to obtain a pro- 
gramme of Mr. L. H. Schortemeier, 201 Pearl street. New York. 
The Bradenville, Pa., Gun Club has fixed upon Sept. 30 and 
Oct. 1 as the dates for a two-day tournament. The events will 
be at 15 and 20 bluerocks. 
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Mr. J. S. Wright, the enterprising manager of the Brooklyn, 
N. Y., Gun Club, is taking a vacation this week. 
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Ihe next shoot of the Jersey Shore, Pa., Gun Club is fixed to be 
held on Oct. 1 and 2. 
Bernard Waters. 
Topeka Gun Club, 
ToPEKA, Kans., Sept. 15.— On the grounds of the Topeka Gun 
Club recently, an interesting match was shot. The contestants 
were J. J. Gorman, of this city, and Chas. Klemhans, of the Grant- 
ville Gun Club. Conditions, 25 live birds per man, 30yds. rise. 
Interstate rules, five traps. The day Was a perfect one for the 
sport, and the birds flew well and strongly, consequently a very 
pretty match was the result. Both Gorman and Kleinhans are 
good shots, and are well-known local sports. Each was in good 
form, killing 23 out of their 25 birds. The tie was immediately 
shot off at 10 birds per man, and the result was again a tie, and 
the match was called otf, there being no more birds. 
Gorman had a little the hardest of the birds, and his work was 
marvelous, considering he only used 3drs. of powder and V/soz. 
No. 71/^ chilled shot. He centered his birds well, and used his 
second barrel efl:ectively eight times during the match. Kleinhans 
shot a quick, snappy race, and used his second barrel for safety 
nine times. The birds were killed cleanly, sometimes seemingly 
hit with the whole load, and both men kept up this clean, sure 
execution. Gorman's two lost birds in his first 25 were dead just 
out of bounds, while Kleinhans missed one cleanly, and had one 
dead out. The scores: 
J J Gorman. .1*11*11211121111111212121— 23 
Chas Kleinhans 111210112111111211111*222—23 
Shoot-off: 
Kleinhans 1211121*21—9 Gorman 2011112121— 9 
Robin Hood. 
Clearview Gun Club. 
Darby, Pa., Sept. 19.— The Clearview Gun Club handicap shoot 
had twelve entries. Mr. F. D. Ludwig won. He tied with 
Robinson, Elwell and Armstrong; but in tlie shoot-off he won 
with a score of 29. The scores and handicaps follows: 
. Hdp. Brk. Tofl. Hdp. Brk. Tot'l. 
Ludwig 6 ;J2 30 Miiller 2 21 23 
Robinson 4 21 25 Leight 5 17 22 
Elwell 4 22 26 Lang 9 12 21 
Armstrong 12 14 26 Jones 2 19 21 
Fisher 1 23 24 Carr 10 10 20 
Franklin 5 18 23 Redman 0 17 17 
Shoot-off: 
Ludwig 8 21 29 Armstrong 12 11 23 
Robinson 4 19 23 Elwell 4 18 22 
The conditions were 25 targets, 16yds., unknown angl.es, allow- 
ances added to the scores. 
Miller— Felix. 
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 19.— At Point Breeze Driving Park 
to-day, in a match at 100 live birds, Mr. A. K. Miller, of the 
Camden Gun Club, defeated A. A. Felix, of the Clearview Gun 
Club. They tied on the 100 birds, each scoring 85. The shoot-off 
at 15 birds, resulted in favor of Miller, 12 to 9. 
A S Miller 0222022202*2222122222229*— 'O 
2222222;.'221222*2022''12'''2'>— 93 
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22;;22202222**2*2222202202— 19— 85 
A A Felix , 222222 .'022*222222222. '2222— 23 
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222*222222222202222202222—21—85 
Shoot-off: 
Miller -....0022222222*2222—12 
Felix " 002*2*22222*022 9 
Bellefonte — Tyrone. 
Bellefonte, Pa., Sept. 19. — A five-man team match was the 
issue between Bellefonte and Tyrone on the grounds of the 
Nittany Country Club, to-day. The Bellefonte team defeated the 
Tyrone team by a score of 72 to 58. The match was at 25 birds 
each, for a stake said to be $250 a side. The scores follow: 
Bellefonte— Meek 17, Quigley 17, Van Pelt 17, Alport 12, Klump 
9; total 72. 
Tyrone— Hicks 23, Freeman 11, Roland 7, Blair 7, Anderson 10; 
total 58. 
Referee, Hard. P. Harris, Bellefonte; Scorers, J. Howe Stevens 
and J. A. Atlee, Tyrone. 
Meadow Springs Gun Club. 
Narbeth, Pa., Sept. 19.— The Meadow Springs Gun Club had 
twenty-seven contestants in its handicap shoot, 25 targets. Mr. 
G. Smith scored 22 from the 18yd. mark, as follows: G. Smith 
(18) 22, Pepper (18) 19, Coyle (16) 19, Sharp (16) 19, H. J. Smith 
(13) 19, Street (15) IS, Crowell (16) 18, Martin (15) 17, J. Smith (16) 
17, Harvey (19) ]5, McGuigan (16) 15, Heathcote (15) 15, E. 
Jones (18) 14, Marden (20) 14, T. Gothard (18) 13, Brahnan (15) 12, 
T. Hudson (15) 12, Alexander (16) 12, W. Hansell (17) 12, Short 
(15) 11, Quinton (15) 10, Bishop (15) 10, Wood (17) 9, Carter (16) 
8, Carson (13) 8, P. Wright (13) 5, Hollingshead (16) 16. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati, O., Sept. 12. — ^The scores of the Cincinnati Gun 
Club's cash prize shoot, 50 targets, made to-day, are as follows: 
R. Trimble (21) 46, Randall (16) 42, Gambell (20) 39, Sunderbruch 
(20) 39, Faran (18) 39, Frederick (16) 38, Medico (19) 36, Jay 
Bee (16) 36, Willie (16) 35, Marshall (16) 34, Herman (17) 34, 
Shattuc (16) 34, Boeh (16) 32, Osterfeld (16) 31, Kershaw (16) 30, 
McB. (16) 29, Froliger (16) 29, Ackley (16) 27, Hobart (16) 26, 
Norris (16) 24, Clifford (16) 20, Lessinger (16) 12. 
A. Gambell left for Chattanooga on Saturday evening. 
