Nov. 7, 1903.]' 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
8 71 
RTRIDGES 
TO THE F'ROJ^T. 
UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO., 
LOWELL, MASS. 
Agencies: 
497-505 Pearl Street, 35-43 Park Street, New York. 
114-116 Market Street, Sacn Fra-ncisco. 
St. Lottis Tournament* 
St. Louis, Mo. — The Mermod tournament was held at the 
Dupont Shooting Park, in St. Louis, Oct. 23, 24 and 25. The 
•weather was of the most uniformly pleasant kind. Never did 
more perfect sunshine or slight wind favor the lot of a tournament 
manager than that which prevailed on those days that the shooters 
met with Mr. Mermod. 
The trovible with the shoot was in the way it was gotten up. It 
was intended to meet the requirements of the top-notchers and the 
"little fellow" was not in the arrangements to any great extent. 
True, there was a handicap, but that had no terrors, for the man 
at 33yds. either won or divided every first money for the entire 
three days. Miss-and-oitts, high guns and 50 per cent, to first 
money is not going to draw any of the amateur shooters any 
great distance. 
There were five traveling men present and iive of the St. Louis 
steady shots the first day, and then on the second day the num- 
ber was increased to fifteen, with the addition of four men who 
came from Kansas City to engage in a team race with the St. 
Louis boys. 
The target game was not pushed to any great extent, as only 
the programme events were shot, which consisted of three and 
four per day. 
There were miss-and-outs, and lO-bird races each day, while the 
big 50-bird handicap was started after lunch on the second day 
and was finished about three on the third day. There were six- 
teen entries, and Cockrell and Bramhall shot with them, but their 
score counted only in the team shoot, as they were compelled to 
return home and could not stay to see the finish. Fifty birds is 
rather a lengthy affair, even if there are not more than sixteen 
shooters. The class of birds furnished were as good as ever were 
trapped; very few sitters. The writer does not remember a "no 
bird." 
When the sun was low and the shoot was stopped on the first 
day at the end of the twentieth round, several of the good ones 
had missed one or two, and only John Cabanne had gone through 
without a skip. Gilbert was one of the unlucky ones, as his 
bird was dropped with the second barrel in good order, only to 
rise and struggle out to a few feet beyond the boundary, and 
there drop dead. 
It was TI. Spencer that made the skip at the hoodoo 13, and he 
was joined on the same numbered bird by the man who had 
lately won fame in the Hill Top shoot. 
When it came to the last round it was found that Gilbert could 
miss his last and still be a winner of first alone, as there was not 
a possible 48; but Fritz was out for a record, and the last one 
went into the game bag., and the Spirit Lake Wizard had $160 to 
his credit. 
The 47 hole was a hot one, as it contained five men, each of 
whom will not soon forget that if he had only stopped one more 
that it would have won for him an even $100. If Charlie Spencer 
had not seen the feathers fly and the body along with it past the 
boundary line, he would have been in with the bunch, but as it 
ttirned out the 46 hole contained only his name, and the cashier 
passed him out $80. Dave Elliott, with 45, was the next best 
man, as he was three dollars ahead of the game with fourth 
money, while Heer, Crosby, Phellis, Griesedick and Cabanne 
in the divide received as their portion of second, $24. 
This shoot was to have been high guns, with one money for 
each four entries, but that was changed to four moneys, with 
per cent, and class system. In high guns there would have 
been only four winners, or as the five men tied, there would 
have been six, while on the per cent, plan there were eight win- 
ners, or half the entries. 
The team race was shot on the following conditions : Five men 
on the side, for a purse of $100 and the birds. Dave Elliott 
brought down from Kansas City the good shooters Cockrell, 
Bramhall, Tipton and Clayton, and they shot agamst Spencer, 
Chase, Kenyon, Cabanne and Griesedick. 
There were two very close decisions by the referee on birds, and 
then Dave Elliott lost the opportunity to shoot the second, as he 
was using a sin,gle trigger that refused to work the second time 
when called upon. With a little bit of luck the race would have 
been a tie, or possibly Kansas City would have won. But as the 
books were kept, the St. Louis team had the best of it by one 
bird. „ 
St. Loais— Griesedick 47, Cabanne 47, Chase 44, Kenyon 44, H. 
Spencer 42; total 224. 
Kansas City-Elliott 45, Cockrell 45, Bramhall 45. Tipton 44, 
Clayton 44; total 223. „ , „ „ 
Event No. 1, miss-and-out. $1, birds extra: CrOsby 6. Heer 6, 
Spencer 1, Elliott 4, Mermod 4, Kupper G. 
Event No. 2, team shoot: 
Crosby 11111-5 H':?'-^. ]^^zl 
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Event No. 3, miss-and-out, $10: Kupper 2, Elliott 6, H. Spencer 
Crawford 3, Crosby 6, C. Spencer 6, Heer 6. 
Event No. 4, miss-and-out, $5 entrance: C. Spencer 17, Cabanne 
Chase 17, O'Neil 4, Elliott 4, Gilbert 17, Thompson 1, Crosby 
Heer 9, Phil 17, LI. Spencer 12. 
Event No. 5, 10 birds, $5, two moneys: 
9 ?I Spencer 2022222222-9 
9 D Elliott 2122222210— 9 
Edgar 2200111111— 8 
C Spencer 2221222210— 9 
Phil 2112111212—10 
Heer 1222111222—10 
Thompson 
Crosby 1220212222- 
Griesedick 2112110112^ 
Chase 2122120022— 9 
O'Neil 2201120122— 8 
Thompson 2220222112— 9 
Gilbert .■ 1112111121—10 
Cabanne ....222210222—9 
Event No. 6, miss-and-out: Chase 1, H. Spencer 
7, Edgar 3, Cabanne 7, Crosby 6, O'Neil 8, Elliott 3. 
Event No. 7, $2 miss-and-out, birds extra: Clayton 0, Tipton 2, 
C. Spencer 14, Crosby 9, Heer 8, Cockrell 18, Griesedick 18, Ken- 
yon 18, Phil 17, Gilbert 18, Clayton IS, Bramhall 2, O'Neil 10, 
H. Spencer 6. 
Event No. 8, 10 live birds. $5 entrance, high guns: 
Crosby 1111222222—10 
Dr Clark" . .'. 1222222222-10 
C Spencer 2222222212—10 
Chase 2021222222- 9 
Thompson lOlOOw 
Phellis 11210W 
Mermod .. ..v. .22220111 
Tavlor 0110101101— 6 
Spicer 2222022222— 9 
Kupper 1020 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets : 15 20 20 25 20 15 25 
Thompson 14 
Chase 21 
Cabanne 20 
O'Neil 16 
Clayton 17 14 19 
Tipton 13 12 17 
Snell 16 
Cockrell 16 ... . 
Slander 15 
Thompson 1222222222—10 
Heer 2112222222—10 
Griesedick 21110*2222— 9 
Gilbert 1111212221—10 
Cabanne 0222222222- 9 
Gilgoor 1111011222— 9 
O'Neil 0212222022— 8 
Jonah 2112222200— 8 
Targets for two days: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets : 15 20 20 25 20 15 25 
H Spencer. . 11 17 17 22 14 13 13 
D Elliott.... 13 16 17 21 14 .. .. 
A Mermod. . 14 15 16 17 15 14 21 
Kupper 10 16 13 16 
Crawford .... 11 12 13 20 
Gilbert 13 19 15 23 20 15 22 
Crosbv 15 18 19 24 19 13 23 
Heer ' 15 16 17 24 12 13 24 
C Spencer. . . 13 19 20 24 18 13 22 
Phil 12 16 19 25 18 14 21 
Fifty-bird handicap, four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. : 
Gilbert. 33 22222112221*22222211212222222212222112211212221122—49 
Heer 32 222H222222112020l!21221222222122122011222112222122— 47 
Crosby, 33 11022222222222221. JLJ:-_Ljl2121221122*221*21221222— 47 
Phellis 32 2222222222220202----_-.222222022222222212222122222— 47 
Griesedick. 31 . . .12222122122222102220122212212122102212221221221212—47 
Cabanne 30 22222222221211222212222220*22201121222122121212122—47 
C Spencer 32 20222222220222222222222222222222222202222222222220—46 
D Elliott '30 22120221202222022111211222221201221221212212021122—15 
Tipton 29 221121212222121101111211111*212*121220012212220212—44 
Clayton 31 221221111011211211211211101021202212*2121212021211—44 
Chase 30 22222220210211110121221212222222112012211022212021—44 
Kenvon, 30 00221211211021201221221212202211212022122122212222^4- 
H Snencsr 30 . . .22222222222202222222222222002022220222220220022222—42 
S Thompson 27. .22222122020221222222222202200220202112122200000222—40 
Dr Clark 30 202220220211120011222222222221222222122*2222222222—44 
O'Neil 30 202222002220222222222202222222222Ovv 
Cockrell, 30 .11211022121212110202202121122120112222212121222111—45 
Bramhall 31 ... .22222222222222222022222222200222222222222222222020—15 
Gncinnati Gun Club. 
The weather on Oct. 31 was warm and cloudy, with no wind to 
disturb the flight of the targets, and some good scores were 
niade. The attendance was not so large as for the last two 
weeks. 
The party which went to the French Lick, Ind., tournament 
showed up at the score to-day. They reported a good time, but 
not the attendance which had been expected. The reputation 
of the Cincinnati Gun Club did not suffer at their hands, as they 
all made a good showing in the events in which they took part. 
Arthur Gambell acted as referee and scorer, and had his hands 
full, but, as usual, gave entire satisfaction. 
The members are now planning their trips for the hunting 
season, which opens on the 10th, and for the next few weeks the 
attendance at the club shoots will probably be slim. 
Lew Pfieffer and Dan Pohler will spend a week in Brown 
county, and on their return Pfieffer will visit Rylands, Ky., to 
shoot dippers. (Some of the boys say he will dive for bass while 
there.) Ad. Roll will go to TiiBn, O., where he will hunt with Mr. 
Arndt, one of his many friends. 
John Kohler, Ed. Lea, C. N. Stahl and others will go to Worth- 
ville, Ky. ; John Frohliger and Theo. White will put in a few 
days in Butler county; L. R. Myers will reduce the number of 
prairie chickens during the two weeks he proposes to spend at 
Pekin. HI. 
G. Schuler and Frank Kirschner are going to try their luck 
duck shooting at Duck Island, HI. 
On the 9th- A. H. Sunderbruch and James. Alison start for 
Williamsburg, Clermont county, and will stand for ten days. 
Chas. Wellinger and Oscar Grau will go to Butler, Ky., for a 
few days'. Cooney Klein and Frank Rust will go to Brown county 
for about a week. Dan Murphy and Henry Obermeyer will find 
their sport at Feesburg, O., where they will remain a week. Theo. 
Foucar and Frank Mills will also spend some time at this place. 
JSIaHripe Crawford will visit Brown county. 
Will and Al. Hatersley will hunt for a week at Blanchester O. 
James Hobart, O. G. Fetter and Lowe Hobart ivill spend a week 
at Aberdeen, Adams county. 
Fred Burns will spend the entire open season at Nievers, Hit^h- 
land county, O. 
Henry Oskamp, who has just returned from a successful duck 
hunting trip in Minnesota, will now try some of the Ohio hunt- 
ing, which promises to be good. 
Phil Eckenroth, Judge Gregg, Henry Roe and others will spend 
a week in Adams county. 
Joe Coyle (Nye) and a party of friends will go to North 
Dakota, where they will spend two weeks among the chickens. If 
Nye does as well on chickens as on clay pigeons, his friends ought 
to enjoy at least one game dinner. 
F. C. Tuttle will go to Maganetewan, and he goes loaded for 
bear and deer. His friends are looking forward to a diet of bear 
steak and venison. 
F. E. Bullerdick and a few friends are going to Thomasboro, 
111., for a week or ten days. Chickens and quail are reported 
plenty in that locality, and they propose to bring back a few. 
The chief event to-day was the contest in the Parker prize gun 
series, seventeen shooters enetring, nine getting straight scores, 
handicaps included. Ahlers was high man in actual breaks, 
scoring 94, Randall second with 92. 
Considerable practice shooting was indulged in, and some very 
good work was done. 
Next Saturday the cash prize contest is on, and a good at- 
tendance is hoped for. 
Parker prize gun shoot, IflO targets: 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 Broke. Hdp. Total. 
Medico 15 17 17 17 10 72 12 84 
Block 16 17 16 18 15 82 16 98 
Harig 16 11 13 13 15 68 40 100 
Faran 19 19 15 19 16 88 15 100 
Randall i.i 17 20 18 20 17 92 13 100 
Gambell 16 16 19 19 18 88 10 98 
Ahlers 20 19 19 17 19 94 10 lOO 
Williams IS 17 17 19 12 83 18 100 
Sunderbruch 16 19 IS 17 18 88 10 98 
Bob White 17 16 17 16 12 78 0 78 
Dennison la 16 11 15 11 68 32 100 
Roanoke 10 9 5 10 11 45 55 100 
Bullerdick 12 12 10 10 8 52 30 82 
Jack 13 15 13 17 13 71 25 96 
Norris 13 17 19 14 14 77 30 100 
Hobart 14 12 13 15 14 6S 40 100 
Captain 12 13 12 14 15 66 22 88 
BONASA. 
Sparta Gun Club. 
Sparta, Mo., Oct. 29. — Appended are the scores made on our 
grounds to-day, it being the final shoot of the season. The scores 
are not very high, but are very good, considering the high wind, 
which blew directly in the shooters' faces. There were nine con- 
testants, and not until the last shot was fired was the outcome 
known. 
Hiles won the -Schmelzer trophy, a beautiful silver cup, that 
w'ent to high gun. Barnes and W'all tied on low gun. Hornbeak 
won the prize for the highest average during season, a solid gold 
medal, handsomely engraved. One month ago Johns won a 
year's subscription to Forest and Stream, donated by Hornbeak. 
This is our last shoot until next March, as the open season on 
game comes in first of next month, and consequently the interest 
at the trap would lag. 
Final contest: 
Barnes 11001001000011010010000011011001011110111101111000—25 
Wall OOOOlOOOlllllOlOlOlOOOllllOllUOOOOUOlCOOOOlOllll— 25 
R a ins 11111101001111011111111011100100100100111110110111—35 
Johns 11010011111111101011101011110110110011011001111001—34 
Bird OOlllOlOQOlomiOOlOOlllllOllOOlOOlOllOmiOlUOUl— 29 
Hornbeak 1000110100101101101 OCllllllOllUOOlllllllOllOOll] 0—32 
Lee 0010001 OOOOOmOlOlOlllOlinOlll 0100011 01110101100— 26 
Hiles 01111111111110011111111110001101110110111011101000—36 
Farmer 11011011001011011111011111010100101000111100110100-30 
T. E. HORXBEAK. 
Rochester Rod and Gun Club. 
Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 28. — What was to have been the final 
shoot for the Adkin-CIark cup to-day resulted in a tie on four 
points between Messrs. Stewart and Clark. The cup was offered 
by Messrs. Adkin and Clark last June. The first contest was held 
July 1. It was a handicap event, and the winner on each Wednes- 
day was credited with a point. The point winners are: July 1, 
Clark; July 8, White; July 15, Clark; July 22, Stewart; Aug. 5, 
Stewart; Aug. 12, McCord; Aug. 19, Norton; Aug. 26, Kershner; 
Sept. 2, no contest; Sept. 9, Adkin; Sept. 16, no contest; Sept. 23, 
Rickman; Sept. 30, Adkin; Oct. 7, Clark; Oct. 14, Clark; Oct. 21, 
Stewart; Oct. 28; Kershner, Borst and Ward tied for point. Thus 
Clark and Stewart have four points, Adkin two points, ICershner 
one and one-third points. White, McCord, Norton and Rickman 
Following is the result of to-day's shooting: 
each one point, and Borst and Ward each one-third of a point. 
Allowed. Scored. Allowed. Scored. 
Kershner 25 22 Stewart 25 21 
Borst 30 23 Weller . .,..27 17' 
Ward 30 22 
