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t^ORESt AND StHEAM. 
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Rylandl (Ky.) Shoot. 
Rylands, Ky. — party of enthusiastic sportsmen, and active 
members of the Cincinnati Gun Club visited Kylands on Oct, 9 
and spent a most enjoyable day at the traps. 'Ihe shoot was to 
have been held on the iith, but owing to the non-arrival of the 
pigtons in tune for the morning train, it was postponed. Super- 
miendent Arthur Gambell and a few others went down in the 
afternoon of the Sth to get everything in good shape for the mam 
party, and, as the biras had arrived by that time, a couple ot 
team maiciies were shot. 
On i'riclay morning the party left at 8:06 from the Union 
station on llie Cenuai iveniucky Division of the L. & JSI. Kail- 
road, anu alter a nae of aoout tiiree-quailtrs ol an hour, through 
tlie Deamum l^ickmg Kiver vaiiey, arrived at their destination, 
which IS lourtecn nines iroin Cincinnati, where they were met- by 
wagons winch conveyed them and tneir parapnernalia to the 
grounds. 
'ilie grounds where the shoot was held are situated on the banks 
of a large artifacial lake, the high, sloping banks of which are 
{ringed with a nne growth of oak and wantut trees. Ihere is a 
commodious ciub house, a bath house, a number ot boats, and the 
lake is well stocked with hsh. In the distance are the beautilul 
Kentucky hills, the whoie making a picture which is a deught to 
the eyes ol the tired city man. Vv ilh an these adjuncts to pleasure 
added to 'the pure air and magnincent scenery, a day spent here 
forms an oasis m the life of tne busy worker which will be long 
remembered. 
Ihe grounds are under the control of a few Cincinnati gentlemen 
and were tendered to the trapshooters through the courtesy of 
Col. \\ est. 
The birds were mostly fast flyers, and among them were some 
scri^amers. Ihere were a tew sitters, but in most cases these 
turned out to be hard ones when they did start, going ott with a 
twisting flight which puzzled the men behind tne guns, and 
whicn were represenied on tlie scure sheets by a U or a *. 
Ihe wind was blowing hard toward the traps, and aided the 
birds very much, so mat in a number of cases, those which were 
hard hit tiy bold barrcis were earned over tne boundary belore 
failing aead. ihe traps used, three m number, were ot the old 
scoop paicern, and worked well. 
A Qiiiner ot iried chicken, with all the accessories, was pre- 
pared by chef Mccomas,- and served in the club house. Ihe 
shuoitrs needed no urging to respond to the dinner call, and here 
straight scores were maae. 
A number ot hard luck stories could be told by most of the par- 
ticipanis. in e>eni 6, i-'oluar drew tliree outgoing rignt-quarterers ; 
they Were screaincra, and earned the shot over the Ouuncary be- 
fore lannig dead. H. I\ orris drew a last leit-quarterer lor his 
farst bad in iNo. 2; it was hard hit, but kepi going until it 
crossed the boundary, in jNo. 3 a siraignt score was spoued by 
his lourih bird, wuich darted olt to the right and fell dead out. 
toluar made a hne secona-oarrel kill ot his ninth bird m event 3; 
it was a ieii-quaritrcr, and was almost out ot bounds when he 
dropped It. ii. IN orris is a shooter who will bear watching. If we 
are rightiy iniornicd, this was his urst live-uird snoot, and he 
niauc aoi.ic ui me iinest secoiiu-oarrei kills ot the day. Kohier 
losi Ins louriti bira m event 3 by noi having his gun cocked, an 
oversiglii wn.ch uappens occasionally to many shooters. 
in liic aiicrnooii the sun shone in the shooters' faces, and 
boiliercd quae a utile. The wind did not blow quite so hard as 
in the morning. 
(jamueii s Lwo setters, Colonel and Pen, kept up the reputation 
they have tamed as remevers. ihe toriuer is, beyond question, 
the DCol rciriever ot pigeons m ttie country. When he goes for 
a D.rd, he braigs it back. He seeiiio to know when a wounded 
bird is within lue boundary, and exercises aimost human intelli- 
gence m his eiiorts to secure it without driving it out. One of the 
birds to-day fell into the lake, and Colonel went in after it. As 
the dog drew near, the pigeon rose from the water and flew to the 
opposite bank. Ihe dog followed, retrieved it and swam back with 
it in his mouth. This feat was observed by many of the shooters, 
and was commented on as a most unusual occurrence. Pen is a 
good and careful retriever, but is hardly in the same class with 
his mate. Both dogs seem to enjoy the sport even more than the 
shooters. 
Ihe shooting was refereed by Mr. John Falk. The scores 
follow, the team shoots taking place on Thursday: 
Team match, 10 birds per man: 
Gambell 1220121200— 7 
Morris 2222022202— 8—15 
Practice : 
Jay Bee 211—3 
Roanoke 001—1 
Osterfeld 0021121212— 8 
Nye 200222:^020— 6—14 
Morris 0120—2 
Pieher 121—3 
Team matches, 5 birds per man: 
No. 1. No. 2. 
Morris 22222—5 22222—5—10 
Osterfeld 11022—4 *0110— 2— 6 
Kohier 01110—3 *1102— 3— 6 
Boeh 01222— i 10122—4— 8 
Pohiar : 20000—1 18022—3—4 
Wolf ...OUOO— 2 00020—1— 3—37 
Nye 02202—3 22220—4— 7 
Gambell 12102—4 21221-5— 9 
Jay Bee 01112—4 20002—2— 6 
Koanoke 12212—5 01100—2— 7 
J Norris 01000—1 00002—1— 2 
Pieffer *0200— 1 00100—1— 2—33 
Event No. 1, 5 birds, practice: 
Trap score type — Copyright, 1903, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
2 2 12 2-5 
11620—3 
12 2 1 0—4 
12 10 1-4 
2 2 1 0 2—4 
Boeh . . 
1 2 0 0 2—3 
r Norris 
it^tX 
10 2 1 2-^ 
Kohier , 
0 1 0 2 2—3 
Ciambell 
1 2 0 1 2 2—4 
Willie ,. 
, , , 0 0 2 2 0—2 
Piefler . 
11012-4 
Event No. 2, sweepstakes, 15 birds, $1 entrance, division of 
purse $4, $3 and $2; all at 29yds.: 
..........................12210201222222 1—13 
Medico , . 
Ackley . , 
Osterfeld 
*Pohlar . 
..... 22222102111222 ♦—IS 
12200102220i2« 1—11 
4. t T ^ li'^' ^ / i 
01011221121111 2-13 
Roanoke 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 w 
Dick ..... 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0—9 
Boeh 02002102211111 2—11 
*J Norns 020120102120020—8 
I^oliler 002120022211*1 2—10 
Gambell .r,, 0222220221112* 0— U 
Willie 21 1 22122111022 2—14 
*Pieffer 12000200011000 1— G 
*Shot for birds. 
No. 3, sweepstakes, 10 birds, $1 entrance, division of purse $4, 
$3.50 and $2.50; all at 29yds. : 
Medico 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 1—9 
Acklcy 101*11102 1—7 
Osterfeld 0 1 2 0 2 2 * 2 2 *— 6 
Pohiar 2**221*22 1—7 
H Norns 1 2 2*11212 2—9 
Dick 012*20212 1—7 
Boeh 2*121222*0—7 
*J Norns 222220000 2—6 
Kohier 210022011 1—7 
Gambell 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2—8 
„,.„. T/ 1 NN///^ 4. 
Willie 1 2 *201122 1—8 
tttt v^'/'N-^/'X 
♦Piefier 010001011 0-4 
*Shot for birds. 
Event No. 4, match, 10 birds, 30yds. : 
Willie -. 211*12^22 2—9 
,. /•^/'/'^;^;» T/'\ 
Medico 22102012* 2—7 
Cincinnati, O. Bonasa. 
Daviess County Gun Club. 
The fall tournament of the club, held at Owensboro, Ky., on 
Oct. 6 and 7, was a pleasant affair, but the attendance, and the 
sport also, were lessened by the rain on the last day. Some of 
the best-known shots in the country were present, among them 
being R. O. Heikes, Fred Gilbert, Hood Waters and C. O. 
Le Compte. 
On the first day, which was at targets, there were fifteen entries, 
high average being made by Fred Gilbert, who broke 201 out of 
210. R. O. lieikes, of Dayton, O., was a good second, with 197. 
G. Herr, of Owensboro, was high gun of the amateurs, making 
191. Hood Waters and C. O. Le Coniptc were not in their usual 
form, scoring but 178 each. Other shooters arrived in the even- 
ing, to take part in the live-bird events of the second day. The 
scores : 
Events: 123456789 10 11 12 
F Gilbert 10 15 20 25 9 15 19 24 10 12 19 23 
K O Heikes 9 15 19 24 9 13 19 22 10 14 19 23 
G T Herr 7 15 17 25 10 14 19.23 9 14 17 21 
Wm Dawson 7 12 IS 21 8 14 19 21 10 14 17 20 
Hood Waters 7 11 20 22 10 15 16 22 10 13 13 19 
C O Le Compte... 10 12 20 22 9 15 16 19 5 14 14 22 
J T (Jriffith 8 13 18 23 9 15 20 18 6 13 15 19 
J Lewis 8 11 18 22 9 13 15 18 7 10 17 17 
R A Powell 7 10 15 ad 8 9 14 18 5 13 15 19 
A Newman 10 13 17 21 9 12 17 20 7 
B G Robinson 17 19 9 13 18 19 
T Collins 8 10 18 22 
J Aldridge 8 12 15 22 
J G Burch 9 11 16 20 
J C Shallcross 15 23 
On the second day a severe wind and rain storm kept many 
shooters and spectators away, but nine sportsmen competing in 
the events. Some remarkably good scores were made in spite of 
the hard weather conditions. The last event on the programme, 
a miss-and-out, was the most exciting race ever shot on these 
grounds. Waters dropped his 15th bird, and the race was be- 
tween Fred Gilbert and James Lewis, captain of the club, the 
former winning by a score of 23 to 22. For an amateur to hold 
his own in this way against an expert like Gilbert is surely some- 
thing for him to be proud of. 
Gilbert was high man with 63 kills out of 64 shot at. Lewis sec- 
ond with 59 out of 62. Heikes third with 53 out of 59. But for 
the bad weather to-day this would unquestionably have been the 
most successful tournament ever held on the local grounds. The 
scores follow: 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
210 
201 
210 
197 
210 
191 
210 
181 
210 
178 
210 
178 
210 
171 
210 
166 
210 
156 
150 
124 
U5 
95 
70 
58 
70 
57 
70 
56 
45 
38 
Events: 1 
TargBts: 5 
Waters 3 
Gilbert 5 
Heikes ; 4 
Le Compte 2 
Herr 4 
Lewis 5 
Dr Griffith 2 
Wm Dawson 4 
J T Griffith 3 
*Miss-and-out. 
5 6 
2 3 4 
7 10 10 
6 10 8 
6 10 10 
7 9 8 
7 8 
5 9 8 9 4 
7 10 9 7 22 
1 14 
9 23 
8 7 
6 7 
3 .. 
Shot 
at. 
49 
64 
59 
22 
47 
62 
5 
22 
12 
Broke. 
42 
63 
53 
17 
40 
59 
2 
17 
6 
Bonasa. 
Tournament at Columbus Grove, Ohio, 
The Columbus Grove Gun Club held a tournament on Oct. 6 
which proved to be a very enjoyable affair, although not as well 
attended as had been expected. The trade was represented by 
C. W. Phellis (Phil), R. Trimble, M. Hensler. High average was 
won by Phil, with 186 out of 200; second, R. Trimble, 183; third, 
Hensler, 177. High amateur average went to the seventeen-year- 
old boy, Grant Bogart, who broke 176. The scores: 
•}I Npms •2 01H2 01S3131?-W 
Shot at. Broke. 
Phil 200 186 
Trimble 200 183 
Hensler 200 187 
Bogart 200 176 
Barnetit 200 172 
Johnson ...170 151 
George 165 128 
Shot at. Broke. 
Logan 345 116 
Mooney 130 113 
Marshall 105 87 
Wendt 105 78 
Bailey 85 70 
Webb 80 69 
Jones 70 58 
p. Kpsmer. 
Whitney— Milnef Totrrnament. 
Des Moines, la., Oct. 7,— Whitney and Milner's two-day tar- 
get tournament closed to-day. The attendance was fair. The 
shoot was a success. The weather was fine on Tuesday, but, on 
Wednesday, a forty-mile wind blew across the traps, and made 
the shooting very difficult. 
Harry Taylor, of Mecklin, S. D., was high on the first day 
with 188. F. B. Cunningham, of St. Joe, Mo., was high on the 
second day with 177, and won high amateur average for the two 
days. Heer and Crosby tied for high average with 361 out of the 
400. A number of the shooters will leave for St. Joe to-night 
to attend the Missouri State Amateur Tournament. 
Oct. 6, First Day. 
Events : 1 
Targets: 15 
Crosby 12 
Burmister 10 
Budd 14 
Riehl 14 
Heer 14 
Kline 13 
Hirschy 14 
Hoan 13 
Ford 14 
McDowell 14 
Starin 12 
Taylor 15 
Cunningham 14 
Stege 9 
Hageman 12 
Dove 10 
Brookshire 13 
Russell ,. 9 
Lord 12 
Harkins 13 
Colhame 9 
Sears 12 
Layman 14 
Walker 
Buttes 
Kirsher : 
Saunders 
2 3 
15 20 
13 19 
11 17 
15 18 
14 19 
14 19 
13 20 
13 17 
13 19 
14 18 
12 19 
13 18 
14 20 
12 19 
11 16 
12 18 
11 16 
13 15 
14 16 
15 17 
14 14 
11 14 
4 14 
14 14 
4 5 
15 15 
14 15 
11 10 
13 14 
15 15 
13 12 
15 14 
15 15 
14 15 
14 15 
14 14 
14 11 
15 15 
14 15 
14 13 
12 14 
12 12 
10 14 
13 13 
12 13 
15 14 
10 8 
12 13 
13 14 
6 
7 8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
20 
15 15 
20 
15 
15 
20 
Broke, 
19 
15 14 
18 
14 
14 
20 
187 
13 
14 13 
15 
10 
14 
19 
157 
20 
15 13 
19 
12 
13 
17 
183 
20 
15 13 
18 
14 
11 
17 
185 
16 
14 13 
20 
15 
15 
19 
186 
19 
15 14 
19 
13 
15 
16 
186 
20 
13 12 
19 
15 
13 
18 
184 
19 
11 15 
17 
12 
13 
19 
1(9 
16 
12 12 
15 
13 
14 
20 
177 
19 
14 13 
19 
13 
14 
18 
183 
16 
14 13 
13 
13 
13 
16 
166 
17 
14 14 
17 
14 
15 
18 
188 
18 
14 13 
18 
14 
15 
16 
182 
19 
15 12 
19 
14 
12 
16 
170 
17 
13 13 
17 
13 
13 
17 
171 
16 
14 10 
14 
11 
8 
13 
147 
13 
12 13 
16 
12 
12 
16 
159 
16 
11 13 
17 
15 
13 
16 
166 
18 
12 11 
13 
13 
12 
14 
162 
14 
11 10 
19 
12 
11 
18 
165 
13 
14 12 . . 
18 14 13 14 14 14 .. 
. . 11 10 15 13 12 17 
U 11 16 
13 
Oct. 7, Second Day. 
11 13 
13 10 
10 11 
H 11 
8 12 
10 14 
12 13 
12 11 
13 14 
14 12 
15 13 
10 U 
13 13 
8 9 
12 10 
9 12 
20 13 
12 8 
15 12 
19 12 
20 14 
20 14 
14 20 
16 14 
15 10 
1( 13 
12 11 
17 12 
18 12 
16 11 
11 10 
14 11 
14 18 
9 12 
10 14 
13 19 
13 20 
12 18 
10 18 
12 16 
11 13 
11 19 
8 12 
14 17 
14 19 
11 15 
10 16 
12 15 
11 12 IS 
10 11 10 
15 10 17 
9 13 16 
15 15 19 
14 11 H 
14 13 1; 
14 13 16 
13 14 15 
11 \6 18 
12 13 17 
11 11 15 
15 14 16 
13 14 18 
14 12 15 
11 12 17 
174 
I. 32 
160 
168 
175 
170 
165 
165 
154 
II. 9 
147 
161 
177 
148 
152 
146 
CVosbv 14 15 15 
Burmister 10 12 15 
Budd 15 13 18 
Riehl ....*,.w.ir. 14 13 18 
Heer 12 10 17 
Kime 13 15 15 
Hinschy 12 12 18 
Hoan 15 11 14 
I'^ord 13 12 13 
McDowell 13 12 16 
Lord 11 8 15 
Taylor 14 12 17 
Cunningham 14 13 17 
Brookshire 11 8 14 
Russell 13 13 16 
Duis 12 8 13 
Duisel 10 4 5 
High averages for the two days: 
Crosby 361, Burmister 289, Budd 343, Riehl 353, Heer 361, Kline 
356, Hirschy 349, Hoan 344, Ford 331, McDowell 352, Taylor 349, 
Cunningham 359, Lord 309, Brookshire 307, Russel 318. 
Hawkey E. 
Poughkeepsie Gun Club. 
PouGHKEEPSiE, N. Y.— At the regular monthly shoot of this 
club, Oct. 1, two cups were shot for, and Mr. W. A. Adriance 
demonstrated his ability as a smasher of bluerocks by winning 
them both. The Marshall cup he won with the splendid score of 
23, while the club clip "he won on a perfect score, 25 straight. 
During the day he made a run of 47 consecutive breaks, and 
scored a total of '73 out of 76 shot at,^ averaging better than 96 
per cent. Capt. Traver was absent to-day, for the first time in sev- 
eral months, the Florse Show at Millbrook, at which he has been 
a successful competitor, being responsible for his absence. 
Events: 12 3 4 
Targets : 10 10 25 25 
Briggs, 2 18 17 
Gorliam 18 22 
*Aanance 15 
*Perkins 9 
*Claymark 20 
Events: 12 3 4 
Targets : 10 10 25 25 
Du Bois 10 8 18 13 
Borst, 2 4 2 5.. 
\\ inans 8 8 15 18 
Perkins, 1 9 .. 20 21 
Adriance 10 23 25 
Clay mark, 6 8 17 20 
* Re-entries. Adriance and Perkins withdrew after firing 16 
shots. 
Oct. 8. — A strong north wind, a blinding rain, shooting from 
the porch at 20yds., with borrowed guns. Claymark and Winans 
both using the same gun, and a borrowed one, at that, totally 
different from their own — are responsible for low scores to-day. 
The Marshall cup was won by Capt. Traver. Event 4 was, be- 
tween showers, shot from 16yd. mark. On Oct. 16 a six-man team 
will represent this club in a match at Millbrook against the t-eam 
of that place. A goid medal, emblematic of the championship of 
Dutchess county, donated by Isaac Tallman, will also be shot for. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 6 
Targets: 25 15 25 10 15 
Claymark, 4 611.... 
W inans, 2 12 .. .. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets: 25 15 25 10 15 
Adriance 18 10 17 7 3 
Smith, 3 8 7 16 8 . . 
Traver 17 13 18 .. 12 
Snaniweh. 
Ossining Gun Qub. 
OssiNiNG, N. Y. — Herewith find scores of the Ossining Can 
Club, made at the regular bi-monthly shoot, Oct. 10. The slim 
attendance can only be attributed to the bad weather, which 
seems to be allowable. The prizes were not contested for, as 
there were not five members present who wanted to shoot, though 
there were several on the grounds who did not bring their guns. 
We will try it again on the 24th inst. Event 3, gun below elbow, 
walking forward from 21yd. line. Bird sprung at pleasure of 
puller. No. 4, 5 pairs: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 
Dr Shaw 7 8 6 3 9 8 A Bedell 7 .. 9 9 8 
C G B 7 9 4 7 9 10 G Hubbell 5 8 8 8 
C. G. B. 
Fremont Gun Club. 
Fremont, Ind. — I append the scores made by the Fremont Gun 
Club, Oct. 6. This is our first year at the trap. We have a 
tournament for Oct. 27, with some good cash prizes offered. 
McKehern .0111001111001101111010111—17 
Richard 1100111101011101111001111—18 
Pi f er 1011011101 Oil 01 0110 ! 01101—16 
Reed .0110110110101111011011100-16 
Lint 1110011111001111110111111—20 
Albright lOlllOlOUlOlOlllCOlOOlll— 16 
R Hall ■..1111011110101101101110101—18 
Scott .1011001011010111010100101—14 
Gleeson 1110110101111110111011000—17 
Cobb 1101111011101111010110100—17 
Hawks lOlllOlllOllllOl 101101011—18 
E Hull OUlOlOllOlllOlOlOOlOllOO— 14 
J. L. Lint, Sec'y, 
