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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Oct. 24, 1903. 
Clinton Gun Cltib* 
Clinton, Out. — The thirteenth annual live-bird and target tour- 
nament of the Clinton Gun Club, held on Oct. 8 and 9, was well 
attended. Shooters were present from Detroit, Ridgetown, But- 
ton, Fingal, London, Hamilton, Brantford, Goodrich, Zurich and 
Dashwood. 
The weather was all that could be desired, considering the 
season. The first day's shooting was at live birds, and a faster 
lot were never trapped. To make the shooting more difficult, a 
stiff breeze was blowing from the southwest, directly across the 
traps, from right to left. 
The new club house was admired by all. The honors the first 
day were divided between C. J. Mitchell, of Brantford, and P. C. 
Wood, of Detroit. Mitchell made two straight scores, and Wood 
one. Both shot from the same mark. 
The shoot was under the management of J. E. Cantelon, vice- 
president of the Dominion of Canada Trapshooters' Association, 
and secretary of the club, as well as manager. He acted as 
cashier, shot through the entire programme, and made some 
good scores, shooting from the limit mark. 
Oct. 8, First Day. 
i''irst event, 5 live birds, two moneys, 30yds. rise: Mitchell 5, 
Cantelon 4, C. W. Scane 3, PI. Scane 3, McKitchie S, Dollie 3, 
Miller 2. 
Second event, 15 birds, 20 to oOyds., $75 guaranteed; two moneys 
for every five entries: C. J. Mitchell (30) 15, C. W. Scane (28) 
13, Fletcher (29) 12, Miller (27) 12, McRitchie (28) 11, Cantelon 
(30) 11, F. Mitchell (27) 10, Fritz (27) 9, Johnson (26) 9, P C. 
Wood (30) 13, McCall (28) 14, H. Scane (29) 12, Dollie (28) 11, 
Simpson (27) 11, Hartleys (27) 10, Dodds (27) 10, G. R. Graham 
(26) 10, Kerr (21) 9. 
Third event, 10 live birds, $40 guaranted, three moneys, Rose 
system: Wood 10, McCall 0, McRitchie 8, H. Scane 8, C. W. 
Scane 6, C. J. Mitchell 8, Cantelon S, Miller 9, Simpson 6, Hartleys 
S, Dollie 9, Fletcher 8, F. Mitchell 5, Hovey 5. 
Fourth event, miss-and-out : Cantelon, Fletcher and II. Scane 
divided on sixth bird. 
Fifth event: Fletcher, McCall and C. W. Scane divided on 
sixth bird. 
Oct. 9, Second Day. 
The shooting en the second day was at targets, Three avei-age 
prizes were given. They were won by P. C. Wood, Detroit; 
J. E. Hovey, Clinton, and M. E. Fletcher, Hamilton. 
The shooting on this day was difficult on account of facing the 
sun for a while in the morning. Tlie glimmer of the sun through 
breaking clouds made the targets look like fifty cents. 
The club added $1 to every straight score in the last five events. 
This was taken advantage of by P. C. Wood and M. E. I'lctchcr. 
In five hours over three thousand targets were thrown. The 
traps used, experts. 
The sliding handicap used was somewhat different from that 
generally used, and gave entire satisfaction. The winners of first 
money went to the limit, 22yds. ; winners of second to 21yds. ; third 
to 20yds., and foux'th to 20yds., and son on. Our idea for this 
was that previous to this shoot there never had been a straight 
score made on the grounds, so no one had to go to the limit 
until the above went in force. The scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Broke 
Fletcher IS 12 IS 17 20 12 17 20 16 18 168 
Mitchell 16 15 17 IS 12 17 15 15 15 13 153 
Miller 12 11 12 9 15 13 8 8 10 10 108 
Dodds 15 16 14 14 14 14 15 15 19 14 150 
Ross 14 13 15 16 15 15 10 15 13 14 
Wood 19 15 20 15 16 17 10 20 19 17 
Cantelon 13 16 14 16 17 13 15 10 18 14 
Hovey 17 17 17 16 19 16 16 18 18 17 
H Scane 17 15 16 17 14 16 17 12 18 15 
C W Scane 13 15 12 19 14 14 13 16 12 14 
Dollie 11 n 12 19 14 11 15 18 17 15 
Ball 17 12 13 .. 10 
McCall 9 15 .. 17 15 ... . 
Rouquie 6 (i 8 9 12 . . 7 11 ... . 
McRitchie 15 
Mclver 12 . . 9 .. 11 .. 12 
Crowe 12 7 11 . . 13 U 9 .. 
McDuff ., 17 18 ., 
Cooper 15 
Mr. C. J. Mitchell donated to the club a beautiful trophy for 
highest aggregate in targets, open to members of Clinton Gun 
Club onl}', to be won three times, and sJiot for monthly. J. E. 
Hovey won, followed by J. E. Cantelon. 
Dr. G. E. Holmes and C. J. Mitchell handicap]jcd the shooters 
in pigeon events. There was no kicking, so I guess they did 
their work O.K. 
J. E. Cantelon had a largo score card on his table, by which a 
shooter could tell what his score was, and what his winnings 
were, without having to ask any question. Every one said it was 
tlie best thing in that line they had seen. 
The thirteenth is over, and was not an unlucky omen. 
Sec'y. 
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WESTERN TRAP, 
Garfield Gun Clob. 
Chicago, 111., Uct. 17. — The appended scores were made on our 
grounds to-day on the occasion of the fifth trophy shoot of the 
fourth series. Dr. Meek won Class A trophy on a score of 24 out 
of 25. Stone won in Class B on 21, and S. N. Birkland won in 
Class C on 20. In the cup shoot, which immediately followed. 
Dr. Meek was again the lucky man, scoring 23 out of 25 thrown 
as 15 singles and 5 pairs, and shooting from the 18yd. mark. 
A strong and cold wind from off the lake blew directly on the 
backs of the shooters, chilling them and causing the flight of 
targets to be extremely erratic, conditions which were anything 
but conducive to good scores. Fred Wolff had a new automatic, 
and finds it O. K. : 
Scores, trophy contest: 
Aleek -.11111110111111111111 11111—24 
Birkland .,,.,,.,1100110010110101100111101—15 
Tl-10 mas -COl Oil 110111111 1 llOPOOOOl— 1 5 
Smeedes (JDl (1111 OlOllOOuniOllHOl— 1-1 
a Birkland 1100111111101111011111111—20 
Stone 11011111111 lOOl 1011 1111 11—21 
Snyder llPOIOOlOllOllOimilOOllll— 14 
E wolft iiooouiooimooioouiiuno— 12 
Dorman 1 011111 01111 11111 11 0110111—20 
F Wolff • loiiiiuouoioiiiiiinrniii— 18 
IMcKinnon Ill 110101111 11 lull 111111 1—22 
Hathaway llOUUllQlll] 110110111 01— 20 
Dr Huff ' on 11 1 1 Ih 10(111 1 OCI 1 11 J 11 1 -1 11 
Cup evEnt, 1.5 singles .and 5 pairs: 
Meek 111111110111111 1111110111—2:1 
Kirkland, Jr 100(101111010010 11 10 01 10 00—12 
Thomas 111111111110011 01 10 10 01 11—19 
Smeedes 111110011101111 CO 01 00 01 10—15 
Birkland, Sr 100101110111000 10 10 11 01 10—14 
Stone .111101111111111 10 10 11 11 11—22 
Donr.an .100111110111010 11 11 11 11 10—19 
F WoltT 111111011011111 01 10 11 11 11—21 
McKinnon llllllOllllUlO 10 10 10 11 10—19 
Hathaway 101010101110010 00 10 10 10 10—12 
•prHuff 1100 10 10 11-6 
Events.' 12 3 4 
Targets: 10 10 10 * 
Meek 8 9 8 9 
Birkland, jr 7 
Thomas 8 
Smeedes 9 
Birkland, Sr 8 
Stone 5 
Snyder 7 C G.. 
*Five pairs. 
Events: 1 
Targets : 10 
L Wolff 5 
Dorman 9 
F Wolff 6 
Mrs Dorman 
McKinnon 
Hathaway 
Dr Fluff 
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10 10 
7 9 
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8 7 
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Western Pennsylvania Tfapshootefs' League. 
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 16.— The scores in the team races of the 
Western Pennsylvania Trapshooters' League, which started April 
8 and closed on Oct. 7, shows the North Side Gun Club, of 
Allegheny, Pa., an easy winner of the trophy and title of cham- 
pion of the League. The Millvale club finished second; Ruffsdale 
third; Ligonier fourth; Irwin and JBrow'nsville tied for the fifth; 
and McKeesport was sixth. 
The North Side Gun Club takes the handsome trophy presented 
by the League, the other teams taking in the above named order, 
choice of the following prizes: L. C. Smith gun, presented by W. S. 
Brown; Winchester shotgun, presented by J. A. Johnston; 1,000 
loaded shells, presented by the Peters Cartridge Company; 1,000 
loaded shells, presented by the Sportsmen's Supply Company; ster- 
ling silver military brushes, presented by Annie Oakley. 
The Irwin and Brownsville teams, although beaten by Ligonier 
in tire number of points made, are entitled to choice of fourth and 
fifth prices, as the Ligonier team contested in only five races, 
while the first named teams shot in seven. 
The Smith & Wesson revolver, presented by Mr. Elmer E. 
Shaner, to the contestant not in any team making highest score at 
the last 50 targets at any tournament, was won by Jas. T. 
Atkinson, of New Castle, Pa., who broke the last 55 straight at 
McKeesport, on June 17. 
The shooting coat presented by the Board of Control of the Pitts- 
bui-g Gun Club, to the contestant making the highest average on 
the lowest team in five out of seven events was tied for by 
Crawford, of Brownsville, and ^Vithrow, of Irwin, who will shoot 
off for the prize at some future time. The scores follow: 
ist. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. Gth. Points. 
6 
North Side 8 
Millvale 5 2 
Ruffsdale 2 4 
Ligonier 1 1 
Irwin 1 1 
Brownsville 0 1 
McKeesport 1 1 
Ch.ari.es G. Gruub, 
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Mahanoy Gty Towrnament. 
Mahanoy Citv, Pa..— The annual fall tournament of the Mahanoy 
City Gun Club was but lightly attended. Mr. Neaf Apgar and 
Mr. Een Cooper were the star performers. There were fifteen 
events each day, calling for a total of 200 targets. 
Oct. J2, First Day. 
The shooting was e-Ktremely difficult, due to a very strong wind. 
7"he grounds are situated on the top of a high hill. The scores: 
Events : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Iff 
Targets: 10 10 15 15 10 10 15 20 10 15 * 10 25 15 10 
Neaf Apgar 10 10 12 13 8 8 12 20 8 13 8 10 25 14 10 
I'en Cooper 9 8 11 13 8 8 11 13 8 14 8 7 25 15 10 
Matt Cooper 7 9 10 12 7 7 10 18 9 14 9 8 23 13 7 
Snencer 5 6 6 8 0 4 8 18 9 12 6 9 19 10 7 
Dr Bricker 4 9 11 9 7 8 13 13 9 11 3 7 16 11 7 
Master 8 4 11. 8 9 5 
Benner 7 13 14 6 9 13 15 8 12 2 8 20 13 8 
Leonard 9 11 5 11 3 8 18 8 5 
Amstock ^ S . . 
Events : 
Targets : 
Oct, 13, Second Day. 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
](J 10 15 15 10 10 15 20 10 15 * 10 25 15 10 
Apgar 9 9 14 13 9 9 13 17 10 14 8 9 14 10 10 
Wyatt 4 8 12 9 7 5 9 14 8 9 4 3 11 5 8 
Fen Cooper 8 S 12 13 8 10 12 16 .. 13 
Bricker . 6 10 12 14 8 7 9 15 9 12 
Matt Cooper 6 7 11 12 7 8 12 15 8 12 
Son 0 
*Five pairs. ■ 
6 8 15 8 !) 
5 7 11 7 10 
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Cincinnati Gun Club. 
'iHiiRE was a larger attendance on Oct. 17 than usual, 'the 
main event of the day was the second handicap shoot in the 
series of contests for tlie Parker gun, at 100 targets, allowances 
added. Considerable practice shooting was done, one set of traps 
being used for this purpose, and another set for the prize event. 
A few of the members were at the grounds the day before 
and smashed a few. 
Ackley and Jay Bee were not on hand as usual, as they started 
for Duck Island yesterday, and will shoot ducks instead of tar- 
gets for two or three weeks. Mr. Ahlers has returned from his trip to 
Minnesota, and shot a few to get his hand in. He has been 
firing at ducks, and prairie chickens, with good success, and 
targets look like mosquitoes to him now; but he'll soon be in 
form again. Another stranger was L. J. Squier, of Wilmington. 
He is a stranger only because he lives too far off to visit us every 
week. When he was located here a shoot without Squier did not 
seem the real goods. 
The scores were not as good as usual, as a heavy, outgoing 
wind, shifting to a left-quartering, was blowing, and affected the 
flight of the targets , badly. Lee was high man in the prize shoot 
as far as actual breaks went, for he scored 92 and made the only 
straight 20. This was remarkably good work under the condi- 
tions. Six men tied on totals of 100, including their handicaps. 
There will be a goodly bunch in the shoot-off for the gun, with- 
out doubt. The scores; 
Practice on Oct. 10: 
.Shot at. Broke. Shot at. Broke. 
Xorri'^ 135 98 Mayuard 110 74 
jjohler 140 98 Medico 75 43 
Pfeiffer '. '. 140 82 Gambell ,25 23 
Pohler and Pfeiffer shot at 5 pairs, breaking 5 and 2 respec- 
tively. 
Parker gun prize shoot, 100 targets: 
Broke. Total. Broke, 'fotal. 
Medico. 12 78 90 Willie, 20 
Block, 16 82 98 Captaui, 20 ... 
Williams. IS 82 100 Norns, 30 ... 
Harris, 16 69 85 Hobart, 40 .. 
7\Tyg 2(j 71 iii Lmn, 20 
Sunderbruch. 10 71 84 "W Green, 40 
Faran, 15 86 101 See, 10 
squier, 10 ST 97 Maynard, IS . 
Colonel. 55 32 87. Stciiiman, 20. 
McConncIsville (Oh*o) Gun Club. 
The McConnelsville Gun Club held its tournament on Oct.. 8 
and 9 on the Fair ground. The attendance was good, in spite of 
bad weather. The wind blew in gusts, making the targets very 
erratic in their flights, and the scores consequently low. 
A number of out-of-town shooters were present, among them 
Messrs, Holden, Blpnkenbuler, Warner, Kearney, D?iinis, Ed- 
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wiston, Moore and Urban, of Zanesville; Schlicher, Decker, Bailey, 
Speary and Trapp, of Marietta; Powell and Wolf, of New Lexing- 
ton. The trade was represented by Messrs. Chas. Dreihs, D. D. 
Gross, of Cincinnati, and J. M. Hughes, of Palmyi-a, Wis. 
High gun on the first day was won by W. D. Shafer, one of 
the local shooters, with 155 out of 170. J. M. Hughes was high 
on the second day with 168 out of 180. He was also high gun 
for the tournament, with 322 out of 350. 
Trap Notes. 
The all-day shoot and outing of the Rohrers Island Gun Club, 
of Dayton, O., was held on Oct. 14, and was largely attended. The 
day was an ideal one, and some of the best work in the history 
of the club was done. It was found impossible to finish all of the 
events, and the programme will be completed on the 21st. An 
excellent dinner was served by Joseph Donahue, and the affair 
was most enjoyable and successful. 
Tom A. Marshall is quoted as saying, at West Baden, Ind., 
shoot, that arrangements had been perfected for a return match 
between the all-American team, of which he was captain, and 
the English team, against which they shot in England, to be 
held at St. Louis during the World's Fair, next year. Mr. 
Marshall expresses the utmost confidence in his team, and says 
he would make no changes. He also stated that it was possible 
a match would be arranged with Australian shooters, to be held in 
that country. Bon.\so. 
Affo-American Toofnament. 
Kansas City, Kans. — The first grand Afro- American handicap 
shoot of the Afro-American Trapshooters' League was held at 
Kansas City Shooting Park, Oct. 6 and 7. 
The fii-st day was set apart for the handicap trophy shoot at 25 
live birds, with handicaps from 27 to 32yds. The day was wet 
and windy, and the shoot could not be started until 3 o'clock. 
When the shoot had progressed as far as the fifteenth round it 
was postponed on account of darkness. At this stage in the game 
Leon Jordon was in the lead. 
This day was of the order which makes it a pleasure to engage 
in shooting. Jordon did not hold out. He lost the seventeenth 
without the loss of a feather, and the two following dead out. 
When the last round was reached he had but 19. 
All had thought that T. H. Cohron would win, as he is much the 
best live-bird shot of any of the league members, but as the com- 
mittee over-taxed him by giving him 32yds., he finished with 
but 18. 
It was Edvyards who gave the best exhibition of scatter gun 
work by scoring the last 13 straight; he won with 21. Armstead had 
a chance to tic him, and yet he permitted his last bird to die 
beyond the boundary. The scores: 
Live-bird championship, 25 birds, handicaps, 27 to 32yds. : 
S A Edwards, 27 10111002121*2112121122211—21 
Leon Jordon, 27 , 22220*21221201220**212121—19 
Lem Clay, 28 22212112010*2202122221*2*— 19 
Ed Armstead, 28 202*12202212202212221222*— 20 
R H Monday, 27 ...^ 202112021*210011220121220—18 
T H Cohron, 32 2*2220121222*20*2220221*2—18 
The target programme was interesting, as 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 were 
merchandise, with the others sweeps, save the 50-target handicap. 
The target handicap was won by Cohron with a good score — 42 
from the 19yd. line. He was also high in the programme, and 
came in for a good share of the prizes, though placed at 20yds. 
The shoot was a success, and many were present from four 
States, The scores: 
Events: 1 
Targets : 10 
Cohron 10 
Armstead 8 
(jibson 9 
Jordon 9 
Dawson 6 
Edwards 5 
Mondav 5 
Keely '. 7 
Herndon 5 
Crockett 5 
Burns . . . . 
Clay 7 10 
Cowden 
Yocum 4 
Sneed 4 
Swancy i.. 
Scott .. 
Ellis 
Sayers 4 
Mrs Armstead 5 
10 15 
5 14 
7 13 
5 10 
6 10 
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10 
6 
4 
11 
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6 
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9 
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15 25 10 
13 20 10 
9 19 7 
14 13 
5 14 
8 16 
9 14 
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9 10 11 
10 10 50 
7 10 40 
8 9 37 
5 7 37 
3 6 29 
8 5 32 
7 5 30 
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7 8 31 
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150 
185 
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150 
160 
150 
135 
115 
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100 
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120 
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Towne— I suppose that you have heard that old Lawyer Sharpe 
is lying at the point of death. Browne— No. Well, well, the 
ruling passion strong in death, eh ?— Philadelphia Press. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
Winchester repeating shotgun and factory loaded shells were 
used by winners as follows: Midland, Tex., Oct. 5 and 6, high 
expert and high amateur averages were won by F. M. Faurote 
and F. K. Sterrit, respectively, with scores of 284 and 268 out of a 
possible 310. Laporte, Ind., Oct. 10 and 11, John S. Boa and K. C. 
Shepardsou won respectively high expert and high amateur 
averages. 
Winners, as follows, used Winchester factory loaded shells: 
Owensboro, Ky., Oct. 6, Fred Gilbert and Taylor Herr won re- 
spectively high expert and high amateur averages. Mr. Gilbert 
made a straight run of 96. St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 8 and 9, W. 
R. Crosby won high average. The Lake Improvement Company 
trophy was won by Dan Timberlake, of Seneca, Kans. 
The high amateur averages, two days' shoot, Olean, N. Y., 
Gun Club, were won bv B. D. Nobles, of Olean, and Harry M. 
Stewart, of Rochester. Mr. Nobles also used a Winchester gun. 
Mr. Ed Banks, Secretary E. C. & Schultze, writes us: At the 
Illinois State shoot, Pekin. 111., Sept. 29-Oct. 1, E. C. & Schultze 
won first general professional average, and first and second general 
averages among the amateurs, and the State championship at 
both targets and live birds. At St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 8-10. they 
won first general average. At Omaha, Neb., Oct. 13-15, they landed 
about everything in sight, including first and second general 
averages among the professionals, and first and third averages 
among the amateurs." 
New Adveftisements. 
The greai broad waters lying along the southern Atlantic coast; 
are well known as the winter gathering and abiding places ot 
invriads of fowl. Of these broad waters, those to the north com- 
mbnlv freeze up, and it is onlv after the Capes of the Carolinas 
:ire reached that the danger of frost is avoided m ordinary years. 
The description of the large place offered for sale in our adver- 
tising pages is most attractive, and the property is one which 
many a duck shooter would be glad to own. We know ot no 
place in the world where one may live so inexpensively and so 
well— surrounded by all the good things of this earth— as on these 
southern Atlantic coast waters. Every gunner, whether he can 
afford such a luxury or not, will read this ad^'ertisemerit witn 
pleasure. 
