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The target tournament to be held at West Baden Springs, Ind., 
Oct. 14-17, undei the management of the renowned trapshooting 
expert, Mr* J. L.. Winston, has an attractive programme, not the 
least attractive part being $500 added money. There are ten 
events each day, aggregating 175 targets and $17.50 entrance. In 
the 100-target handicap, $5 entrance, $250 will be added. The 
incneys will be divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. 
A correspondent writes, us that, "the Mountain Brook Gun Club, 
of Lykens, Pa., under the leadership of ex-Senator F. A. 
Thompson, have accepted an invitation from the trapshooters of 
Harrisbvirg to shoot a team race in Harrisburg, Oct, 3. In ac- 
cepting the invitation, Mr. Thompson writes he will bring thirty 
shooters, -vtho v/ill shoot on the Lykens "tea'ni. -They will be met 
at the depot by the Harrisburg shooters and escorted to the 
hotel, where dinner will be served, after which they will be taken 
to the grounds of the East Side Shooting Association in a 
special car. It is the intention of the trapshooters of Harrisburg 
to do everything possible to make their visit a pleasant one.''- 
In the great tournament of the Indianapolis, Ind., Gun Club, 
held last week, the admirable trapshooter, Mr. \V. R. Crosby, of 
O'Fallon, 111., won high average at targets with a 97 per cent, 
performance, and the sparrow championship after a shoot-off 
with three o'thers who were in the tie with him, namely, Snyder, 
Stilwell and Snipe. Mr. Geo. Roll, of Blue Island, 111., won the 
English Hotel cup. He and Mr. A. C. Connor, of Pekin, 111., 
tied on 98. Two shoot-offs were necessary to determine the win- 
ner. In the first shoot-off each scored 24 out of 25; second shoot- 
off, Roll 24, Connor 23. Mr. Chan M. Powers, of Decatur, 111., 
won first highest amateur average by breaking 380 out of 400, a 
85 per cent, performance. The professionals close up to Crosby 
were: Hirschy, %% per cent.; Heer, 95 per cent.; Budd, 94 per 
cent.; Heikes and Gilbert, 91% per cent. The amateurs close up 
to Powers were: Connor, 93% per cent.; Le Compte, 93 per 
cent. ; Roll, 92*^ pe'r cent. 
> The target tournament of the Western Pennsylvania Trap- 
shooters' League, at Allegheny, Pa., Oct. 6 and 7, has a pro- 
gramme alike for each day, alternately 15 and 20 targets; entrance 
$1.50 and $2; targets, 2 cents, included in entrance. From each 
target trapped, one-half cent will be deducted in each event and 
added to the purse in that event. Paid representatives may 
shoot for targets only. Events 5 and 7, 50 targets, constitute 
the event for the W. P. T. L. trophy, a four-man team race. 
■'$125 added money. The North Side Gun Club will add $5 
to each event both days, and $5 will be given to each of the five 
high guns shooting through the entire programme. Average 
money; open to all. Shells shipped prepaid, care of Chas. G. 
Grubb, No. 507 Wood street, Pittsburg, Pa., will be delivered to 
shooting grounds free of charge. To reach shooting grounds 
lake Brighton road car, corner of Liberty avenue and Seventh 
street; get off at Davis avenue, and walk to the right." 
The programme of the Missouri State Amateur Shooting As- 
sociation's thirteenth annual tournament and convention will be 
sent to applicants by the secretary-treasurer, Mr. F. B. Cunning- 
ham, St. Joseph, Mo. The dates are Oct. 8-10. The first two days 
will be devoted to targets, twelve events each day, eight at 15 and 
four at 20 targets; entrance $1.50 and $2, and added money, $5 
and $7. On the first day fhe two-man team contest for the L. C. 
.Smith trophy will be the special feature. It is open to amateurs 
of the Association; 25 targets and $2.50 entrance per man. On the 
second day the special event will be for a trophy, 100 targets, open 
to amateurs of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska State or- 
ganizations. The third day is for live-bird competition. Event A 
is for the amateur State trophy, 15 birds, $10 entrance, bird in- 
■eluded, 30yds. rise, Event B, sweepstake, open to all, 25 birds, 
.$20 entrance, birds included; handicaps 2(j to 32yds. Shooting 
<:ommences at 9 o'clock. Targets 2 cents. Live birds, 25 cents. 
Rose system, targets and live birds, 7, 5, 3 and 2. "Guns, ammuni- 
tion, etc., forwarded by express or freight, must be prepaid and 
.billed to F. B. Cunningham, and shipped in care of the Brown 
Transfer and Storage Company. Duplicate bills of lading should 
ibe sent him, and all shipments will Ue delivered to grounds free 
.of charge." 
Bernard Waters. 
Poughkeepsie Gua Club. 
I'ouGHKEEPSiE, N. Y., Sept. 23. — The wind, blowing a gale from 
Uhe north, raising the targets straight up in the air, it seemed, for 
lialf a mile, made hard shooting, and good scores were scarce 
to- day. 
The event for the Marshall cup was well contested, three nieo. 
Traver, Perkins and Roberts, tying on 22 for first place. 
In the next event Traver and Perkins each broke 23, but Perkins, 
having the advantage of a handicap of 2, scored 25, which made 
him the winner. 
Scores follow; handicaps follow names: 
Events-: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1? 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 25 25 
Adriance 8 6 7 10 8 10 9 20 .. 
Hans 9 5 .. .. 6 6 .. 4 7 .. 15 .. 
Traver 10 9 .. 10 .. 7 .. 8 .... 22 23 
I'erkins, 2 9 7 .... 8 .. 7 22 25 
Claymark, 5 5 6 6 7 .. 3 .. 7 8 20 . . 
Roberts, 4 5 9 .. ., .. 7 .... 22 20 
Winans .'. 3 5 .. 7 .. .. 7 .. 17 .. 
Yates 1 . , . . , , 
Du Hois - 8 7 7 19 .. 
Smith. 2 7 6 8 .. .. 21 .. 
Marsiiall 7 7 5 12 15 19 
Gorham, 1 8 6 .. 20 
Klein, 6 ,, i.i.., 18 ., 
- Snaniweh. 
Topeka Gun Club. 
ToPEKA, Kans., Sept. 26.— Yesterday on the grounds of the 
Topeka Gun Club a live-bird shoot was programmed, in which 
Six members participated. The afternoon was cloudy, and a stiflf 
wind blew from the shooters to the traps, helping the birds 
wonderfully in their get-away. The pigeons deserve mention, in- 
asmuch as they were a wonderfully tough, strong lot. They kept 
the shooters guessing, and J. Hill deserves great credit for his 
performance, as he shot a 20-gauge with but 2 drams of smokeless 
powder. The star performer was Mr. L. Biscoe, who struck his 
gait early, and kept his wonderful form throughout the shoot. 
He shot a 12-bore and ammunition of his own loading, with 3 
drams of smokeless powder and No. 8 chilled shot. He drew 
his share of more than difficult shots, but it made no difference 
10 him, and he centered the birds well, cutting them into rags 
time after time with the first barrel. He used his second but nine 
times. On the other hand, J. J. Gorman, considered by the club 
as infallible, had the worst streak of mis»ing ever witnessed on 
the grounds. lie came without his gun, and shot every gun he 
could borrow, trying to find a happy meditim. Also, his loads 
were defective, and unsatisfactory. They were factory loads of a 
popular brand, but evidently were aged and were undeniably 
slow. Gorman is standing a large amount of "joshing" just now 
with great fortitude. Hungate drew some corking birds, and his 
score of 19 out of 25 means some pretty good, hard shooting. 
Only a man in perfect form could have won out with those 
pigeons, and the hard conditions. Five traps were used, the rise 
was 30yds., with 80yds. boundary. Biscoe's lost bird was dead 
out of bounds, hit hard with both loads. It spoiled a perfect 
score; but it wasn't his fault. The scores: 
T T Gorman. ... ... ..... . , 220021110011001*001101121—15 
L Biscoe ....7. 1211221111020112*20121211—24 
O E Hungate. i . . . . . 0211221111020112*20121211—19 
T Hill 2010101011021202121002120—16 
Doc Williams 011112210020001112011*21*— 17 
Chas. H. Morton. 
Pawtuxet Gun Club. 
Pawtuxet, R. I. — The main contest was for the State champion- 
ship cup, in the challenge shoot, held on the grounds of the 
Pawtuxet Gdn Club, Sept. 19. Mr. Joseph Armstrong was the 
preceding holder. There were fifteen contestants. Mr. Hugh B. 
Bain, of the Pawtuxet Gun Club, is now the State champion of 
Rhode Island and holder of the championship cup. He tied with 
Ei4gene C. Griffith, of the Pascoag Gun Club. Griffith did not 
care to shoot off the tie, and surrendered his claim and the title 
that accompanies the possession of the cup. Bain had challenged 
Joseph Armstrong, of the Pawtuxet club, the former holder of 
the trophy, and this shoot was the result. 
The match began at 2 o'clock, and consisted of five races of 20 
targets each. There was no limit to the number of shooters al- 
lowed in the event, so it was made the afternoon's shoot of the 
club's programme. There were several practice events. 
• Griffith opened with a' clean score. Bain missed one in his first 
str.itig, two in the second, .three in the third, two a^aiii in llie 
fourth, and finished strongly with 19 for his fifth string, a total of 
91. Armstrong, who held the trophy, was sixth in the list, break- 
ing 16 in each of his first three strings, missing but two in the 
fourth string, and breaking but 11 in the last string, for a total of 
79. He was beaten by W. H. Sheldon, who also fell on his last 
string, making but 14 for a total of 82, and by H. Barstow, with 
S3, and Sherman with 84. The scores follow; 
Bain 19 18 17 18 19-91 Winsor 17 15 15 16 15-77 
Griffith 20 19 18 18 16—91 Montieth 18 13 14 18 11—74 
Sherman 17 16 18 18 15—84 Scott 15 15 14 15 14—73 
H Barstow.... 15 17 18 18 15—83 Lambert 17 15 15 15 9-71 
Sheldon 16 18 18 15 14-83 Ray U 10 16 16 17—70 
J Armstrong. . 16 16 16 18 11—79 Johnston 15 12 11 13 14r-65 
Mead 14 12 18 17 17—78 Morris 14 12 15 11 11—63 
W Barstow ... 15 15 19 15 14—78 
The shooting was all at 16yds. Some of the runs made were 
unusually good. 
Harrisburg ShooliDg Association. 
The Harrisburg, Pa., Shooting Association, one of the oldest 
shooting organizations in the State, if not the oldest, will hold 
their seventeenth annual tournament on Oct. 9-10. They are 
making unusual preparation this year, and expect to have the 
largest shoot in the State this year, excepting the State shoot. 
The dift'erent events will be shot from two magautraps. Special 
arrangements have been made to transfer the shooters from the 
trolley line to the shooting park by stages that will run every 
half hour. A caterer has been engaged to attend to the wants 
of the shooters. A very attractive programme has been ar- 
ranged. One of the special features is a team race for $85 in 
cash, open to teams of four men from any gun club in the State. 
Men shooting on teams must reside in the county that their club 
is located in. Any club can have two or more teams if they wish, 
but no member can shoot on more than one team. The $85 will 
be divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent, among the four highest 
teams. 
There will also be a cash prize of $10 to high gun shooting 
through the programme the two days, open to amateurs only, and 
$C to next to low gun. 
The shoot will be under the management of Mr. Frank 
Lawrence. The programme, which is a very neat little booklet, 
has embodied in it the game and fish laws of the State, and will 
be sent to shooters who intend attending the shoot. Address Mr. 
A. H. Roberts, secretary, corner Fifth and Camp streets, Harris- 
burg, Pa. 
■Winchester Gun Club. 
Winchester, N. H., Sept. 26.— At the Winchester, N. H., Gun 
Club tournament, held Sept. 24, the fine cup that the Peters 
Cartridge Company gave to the State of New Hampshire as a 
championship trophy at 100 targets, was the principal race of the 
day. This was a hot race from start to finish. The competition 
was under the worst of conditions of shooting; the day was dark 
and very cold, with a fierce wind, and the speediest of targets 
trapped. 
The trophy was won by L, R. Nelson, Winchester, with a score 
of 84. J. W. Dickerson, Ashuelot, was a close second with a 
score of 83. Mr. Dickerson put up a gamy fight to the finish, 
the scores being tied at 97 shots. 
Winning this trophy gives Mr. Nelson the State championship, 
and he also holds the State record at 100 targets, 95, made last 
season. This trophy is subject to challenge any time by any 
man in New Hampshire. The price of targets is the only fee 
charged for shooting for it. F. D. Lesure, Sec'y. 
Girard Point Rod and Gun Club. 
Philadelphia, Sept. 26. — On the grounds near Point Breeze 
two events were shot. One at pigeons and one at crows. In the 
pigeon shoot, Mr. Edward Kelly killed 9 out of 10. The crows 
seemed to be a more difficult proposition, if one is to judge of it 
by the scores: 
First event, 10 pigeons, 28yds. rise: 
Kellv -....2112111110—9 Emmons 1110221022—8 
1210011212—8 Goddard 0222102201—7 
Corriean" 1021201112— 8 Avery 2022020202—6 
Roletter 2012012212— 8 Hubley 222002202— 6 
Second event, 10 crows, 28yds. rise: 
T>oletter 2220121022— 8 Goddard .1220020220— 6 
Emmons 0222222102— 8 Kelly 0220211002— 6 
viTllis 2202102120- 7 Hublev 2012002022- 6 
Corrigan 0222012021— 7 Avery 2202002200— 5 
The old farmer and his wife had agreed to separate. They had 
only one child. "Everything friendly?" inquired a neighbor. 
"Oh, yes," replied the old man, carelessly. "No trouble about 
making a fair division of the property?" "Oh, no. She gits the 
kid an' the canned fruit, an' I git the pig an' the apples. That* s 
even enough, ain't it?"— Chicago Post. 
Indianapolis G«n Cluh Tournament. 
Indianapolis, Ind.— The dedication tournament of the Indian- 
apolis Gun Club was an unqualified success. There were mani- 
fested a most friendly feeling for it and for its entire success from 
its inception. All speak in high praise of the club as an organiza- 
tion and of the tournament as a good and interesting competition. 
Of the famous American team which defeated the Englishmen and 
Scotchmen in Great Britain not long since, seven were present, 
and Mr. Ernest Tripp, who was a member of the team, gave a 
banquet in honor of his fellow members on Monday evening. 
The new club house and grounds were much admired for their 
completeness, and the general equipment for competition was 
perfect. 
The moneys were divided as follows: 20-target events, 30, 25, 
20, 15 and 10 per cent. ; 15-target events, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. 
Sept. 22, First Day. 
The famous expert, Mr. W. R. Crosby, was first average in the 
day's programme with 195 out of 200. The professionals had a 
purse of $50 hung up for them, but they were debarred from the 
sweepstake moneys. 
For the English Hotel cup three events, Nos. 4, 8 and 12, each 
target day, were shot. They aggregated 100 targets. Messrs. 
Heer, Hirschy, Spencer and Le Compte scored 192, a percentage 
of 96. Peck, Powers, Sunderbruch, Budd and Hughes scored 190, 
a percentage of 95. Crosby, Heer, Hirschy, Budd, Hughes and 
Spencer shot from the 10yd. mark. Le Compte from the 18, 
Peck 17, Powers 19, Sunderbruch 17. 
C. O. Le Compte, of Eminence, Ky., led in the contest for the 
English Hotel cup. He broke 50 straight. George Roll, of 
Chicago, scored 49; C. H. Peck, Remington, Ind., 48; Ed Voris, 
Crawfordsville 47. 
There was a large attendance of spectators, many ladies gracing 
the shoot by their presence and interest. The scores: 
Events: 123456789 10 11 12 
Targets: 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 
Rike 15 11 17 12 13 18 12 13 16 12 13 17 
Le Compie 15 11 19 15 14 20 15 15 19 15 14 20 
Willard 15 12 20 15 13 18 14 13 20 15 15 19 
Ryan 15 15 18 14 14 20 15 13 19 15 13 18 
Snipe 14 12 20 9 14 17 12 12 14 13 9 19 
Rowers 14 15 18 15 15 18 14 14 19 14 15 19 
Parry 14 14 18 11 15 IS 14 15 20 13 14 19 
Mcintosh 14 14 17 14 12 18 13 13 13 12 13 13 
}'ro\xt 14 11 15 14 15 19 13 13 16 13 12 15 
Spinney 14 13 16 13 13 19 12 14 18 14 15 16 
Fleming 14 11 20 15 12 18 14 13 17 11 13 18 
Jeffries 14 13 19 14 14 16 12 14 19 12 15 19 
Peck 14 15 19 15 15 19 14 13 12 15 14 20 
Wiggins 14 14 20 14 15 18 19 14 10 15 14 16 
Snell 14 15 20 15 15 19 11 13 16 13 14 14 
Wilcox 14 12 16 10 13 13 
J Bell 14 13 16 13 12 17 
Sunderbruch 13 14 19 15 13 20 15 15 20 14 14 18 
H Clark 13 13 15 9 15 15 13 12 17 13 6 14 
A C Connor 13 13 18 15 14 20 12 15 18 15 13 19 
A H Hill 13 14 20 13 14 19 15 14 17 12 12 18 
Yens 13 12 18 14 15 19 10 12 15 14 15 19 
Bush 13 13 19 11 15 19 12 15 20 12 13 .. 
Williamson 13 11 15 14 14 14 14 9 18 11 IS! .. 
Faust 13 14 19 15 15 IS 12 13 19 14 13 17 
Veetmeyer 13 12 16 12 15 15 13 14 15 10 13 16 
C Stephens 13 15 17 15 13 19 13 15 17 12 13 19 
Dooley 13 13 15 13 13 18 14 13 17 15 15 19 
Harcourt ; 13 13 17 11 12 17 11 12 18 
Taylor 13 13 19 14 15 19 15 14 20 13 13 17 
Nichols 13 12 17 12 11 20 13 13 18 13 11 . . 
Sheperdson 13 15 17 15 14 19 13 15 17 14 13 14 
A E Spencer 13 13 18 14 10 17 10 14 15 12 15 . . 
Thomas 12 10 18 11 14 18 12 13 16 10 13 14 
Erb 12 12 19 13 13 18 12 14 20 13 14 15 
Raven 12 14 17 11 13 19 14 11 18 14 13 18 
Rupel ; 12 15 18 14 15 19 12 14 18 15 13 17 
Bailey 12 11 14 13 14 9 13 13 15 13 13 15 
Zea 12 14 14 15 14 15 13 15 15 14 13 16 
McGibben 12 12 16 14 12 15 13 13 14 10 14 19 
Greenleaf 12 13 14 .. 10 13 11 12 
Stipp 12 15 19 12 14 19 12 12 19 15 13 .. 
Moller 11 11 14 10 12 18 13 13 15 13 13 16 
R O Allen H 13 16 14 15 19 15 12 15 12 13 17 
Faran 11 14 18 10 14 18 14 11 15 13 11 12 
Burmeister 11 14 18 10 14 19 15 13 18 14 13 17 
Roll 11 13 16 14 13 20 12 15 20 14 14 20' 
Tripp 11 13 16 13 14 18 15 10 15 11 13 19 
Cooper 11 12 18 15 13 18 13 14 17 13 15 17 
Partington 11 14 19 14 11 15 13 14 18 11 13 17 
Farrell 11 14 17 14 15 17 15 10 18 11 15 16 
Gerlaugh 11 14 19 12 13 15 13 11 15 U 1118 1 
Smiley 11 12 15 11 14 16 13 13 l7 12 13 16 
Adney 11 14 18 15 12 18 .. 12 
C Stevens 11 14 18 12 15 18 13 14 18 11 . . 17 
Carmel 10 11 18 14 15 IS 13 13 16 14 14 18 
Nash 10 13 18 13 13 19 12 12 15 12 8 14 
Hanagan 10 9 17 13 14 18 12 14 20 12 11 16 
G Brown 10 13 17 10 10 13 
Lewis 10 11 17 14 11 15 14 12 . . . . . . 16 
Schroyer 10 14 11 10 12 15 10 9 
Cherry 10 9 . . 11 
Tippy 10 14 16 11 12 18 11 10 14 11 11 14 
Lamme 10 12 17 13 15 16 10 12 18 11 11 .. 
Gambell , 9 13 18 12 13 19 15 15 18 14 14 16 
Wilhite {.ii-.n- 9 14 14 12 13 17 8 14 18 111116 
Huniston 9 11 16 13 15 13 13 12 16 11 14 16 
E Brown ; 7 11 14 11 10 15 13 9 17 12 9 13 
Faggot 7 12 20 10 15 13 11 13 18 10 14 12 
M Morris 7 13 17 8 11 15 
Crosby 15 15 20 15 14 20 13 14 20 15 15 19 
Gilbert 14 15 20 13 14 20 14 14 19 11 15 18 
Boa 13 15 17 10 14 18 14 14 15 15 10 19 
Heer 13 15 20 14 15 20 14 14 20 15 14 IS 
Peck 14 15 19 15 15 19 14 13 17 15 14 20 
Budd 15 14 20 13 13 18 14 15 20 13 15 20 
Riehl 14 14 20 13 13 19 15 15 19 14 12 19 
Waters 11 14 18 14 12 18 15 13 19 15 15 19 
Lord 14 14 IS 13 14 20 15 15 17 13 12 18 
Michaelis 15 14 20 12 14 17 15 12 18 13 14 18 
Heikes 14 14 20 15 14 19 13 14 19 15 14 18 
Hughes 14 14 20 14 14 20 13 13 19 15 15 19 
Dreihs 13 13 18 13 15 18 12 14 18 14 14 19 
Phellis 15 13 18 15 15 20 15 15 17 13 14 19 
Trimble 13 12 20 13 14 17 15 14 18 14 15 19 
Hirschy 14 13 20 15 15 20 13 15 19 15 15 18 
Spencer 14 12 19 15 15 20 15 15 20 14 15 18 
Head 13 11 15 14 14 18 14 14 19 15 15 17 
Anthony 15 11 18 12 9 17 12 12 15 11 15 16 
Rohler 11 11 16 9 10 12 11 8 13 11 .. .. 
McDonnel 11 12 19 14 15 16 12 11 . . 
Verbarg 14 13 16 15 14 17 
Short 12 15 17 
Mose 12 11 16 7 14 IG 
Maloney 13 13 9 12 
Wands 14 
Wilson 13 .. 
Sept. 23, Second Day. 
Interest in the English Hotel cup increased as the competition 
for it progressed, and approached a conclusion. It narrowed down 
to a contest between Mr. Geo. Roll, of Blue. Island, 111., and 
Mr. A. C. Connor, of Pekin, 111., who tied in the main event on 
98, and shot off ties twice at 25 targets. Of the first tie, each 
broke 24; of the second. Roll scored 24, Connor 23. 
Of the professionals, first highest average went to Crosby, who 
scored 388 out of 400, 97 per cent. Hirschy, 378, 96% per cent. 
Heer, 380, 95 per cent. Budd, 379, 94 per cent. Heikes and Gil- 
bert respectively 378, 94% per cent. 
In the amateur division, Chan M. Powers, of Decatur, 111., was 
first with 380 out of 400, 95 per cent. A. C. Connor, 373, 93^4 
per cent. Le Compte, 372, 93 per cent. George Roll, 870, 92^ 
percent. , i^^^JiM 
