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Mr. Thomas Johnson, of Winnipeg, Man., under date of Nov, 1 
writes us as follows: "We are having great shooting in Manitoba 
this year. Ducks and geese were never so plentiful, and our 
weather at present is like stimmer. I am beginning to think that 
the universe is turning round, or that 'nature' is getting generous 
and thinks we should have a fair share of the good weather that 
she distributes." 
Mr. J. G. Ewing, of the Laflin & Rand Powder Co., writes us 
as follows: "Owing to the death of J. A. Graham, universally 
known as Uncle Jack, who has been the Laflin & Rand represent- 
ative at Phillipsburg, Pa., for many years, Mr. Howard Sergeant 
has been recalled from Chicago,, and will take up his residence at 
Phillipsburg. Mr. Sergeant is very favorably known in Mr. 
Graham's territory, and his many friends will welcome him back." 
It 
Mr. Geo. A. Airey, of Morgan Park, 111., a suburb of Chicago, 
was murdered on the evening of Oct. 31, while shadowing a 
party of disorderly negroes. One of the latter, after arrest, con- 
fessed to the murder. A deep cut in the neck was the cause of death. 
Mr. Airey was a game warden and head of the Morgan Park 
Police. He was a few years since one of the most active and 
skillful trapshooters of Chicago. 
N 
The communication of Bonasa, published in our trap columns, 
presents in sharp contrast the ideas of sport prevailing many years 
and the ideas of sport which prevail in the present. The per- 
nicious side hunt was then popular, but in the beginning of 
things, one should not expect too much. The side hunt, with 
many other free-and-easy customs, is now obsolete. The article 
is specially valuable as showing the ideas and doings of old-time 
sportsmen. 
« 
At Millbrook, N. Y., in a contest for the gold medal emblematic 
of the county championship, between Mr. A. Traver, challenger, 
and Mr. F. B. Stevenson, defender, and Messrs. G. G. Stevenson, 
Tallman, Perkins and Adriance as co-contestants, Nov. 6, resulted 
in a victory for Mr. W. A. Adriance on a score of 94. Mr. Traver 
scored 92, Mr. Tallman 91, Mr. G. G. Stevenson 86, Mr. F. B. 
Stevenson 85, Mr. Perkins 84. 
Bernard Waters. 
Ossining Gun Qub. 
OssiNiNG, N. Y., Nov. 7. — The wind played havoc with the 
scores of the Ossining Gun Club to-day. The targets were "roast- 
ers." A new boy scorched on the magautrap, while Old Boreas cut 
loose from the north. I am ashamed to show the scores without 
doctoring thcia a l-tiie; but here 5;oe£. 
Please announce in your "Fixtures" column tnat a 100-b'rd 
handicap, misses as breaks, will be held here on the ISth inst, 1 
P. M. sharp, entrance price of birds, at 2 cents, for a $25 silver 
chocolate set. Five 20-bird optional sweeps for amateurs will be 
included; also a $10 gold piece for the greatest number of breaks 
out of the 100 targets; $1 entrance extra; this is also optional. 
Have already enough pledges to assure a good turnout. Open 
to nil. 
Hubbell got another win for the rifle and telescope to-day, win- 
ning on a shoot-off with Ball and Clark. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets- 10 25 15 10 Targets: 10 25 25 15 10 
E Ball, 20 6 16 11 8 .. C Blandfcrd, 21... 6 II . 10 9 
W Clark, 18 7 16 16 13 3 G Hubbell, 16 16 21 .. .. 
A Harris, 14 3 11 .. 11 .. A Bedell, 20 ,11 
No. 5 was from 21yd. mark. C. G, B. 
Millbfoofc Gon Clofa. 
Millbrook, N. Y., Nov. 6. — The grounds of the Millbrook 
Gun Club to-day were the scene of as pretty a fought race for a 
gold medal and a county championship as one could wish to see. 
The race was instigated by Mr. A. Traver, challenging Mr. F. B. 
Stevenson to a match several weeks ago, at which time Mr. 
Stevenson had won the medal and title; and while this was a 
match between these two gentlemen, it was at the same time an 
open event for any man in the county wishing to compete. Six 
men competed to-day, and while Traver defeated Stevenson, Mr. 
W. A. Adriance, of the Poughkeepsie Gun Club, was too much 
for "the whole shooting match," and carried off the honors. As 
will be seen by the scores "Old Reliable" Tallman was on deck 
and gave them "a run for their money." The race was at 100 
targets, in four events of 25 each. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 Targets: 25 25 25 20 
Traver 22 23 25 22—92 G G Stevenson... 23 19 23 21—86 
Perkins 19 24 20 21—84 Tallman 22 22 23 24—91 
Adriance 24 23 24 23—94 F B Stevenson... 21 21 22 21—85 
W. 
Imperial Gon Club, 
Calamus, la., Nov. 6.— Owing to a light attendance, what was 
to have been a two-days' tournament of the Imperial Gun Club 
closed to-day. Owing to a hill for a background, the targets were 
hard to locate, and the scores ran low. Lord, Whitney, Budd and 
Adams were present. Budd and Lord shot through to-day's pro- 
gramme for targets only. Budd was high, with 201; Shaddow, of 
Calamus, second, with 189. 
Events • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Broke. 
Budd '. 9 15 12 13 17 14 14 14 18 13 13 12 16 21 201 
Lord ' .... 8 14 14 11 15 15 15 U 13 11 12 10 15 22 186 
T inell 7 12 10 10 15 12 11 11 18 
Shaddow 9 10 14 13 16 14 12 12 15 9 14 12 18 21 189 
Hazen 5 13 11 13 16 13 13 12 17 13 11 10 18 22 187 
Haves 9 10 7 11 11 
Peggy 13 10 15 12 12 14 18 12 12 11 19 22 ... 
Peterson -^^ ^'^ ■■ ■• 
Paul 6 7 10 11 9 .. .. .. ... 
Pudd Vt-'^ 
Hawkeye. 
Chicago GuQ Club. 
Chicago, Oct. 31.— The closing shoot of the Chicago Gun Club 
took place to-day. 
The conditions were 100 targets, $2 entrance, optional sweep. 
The scores: Parker 75, Dr. Morton 78, Moore 23, Weart 57, 
Bowles 71, Willard 91, W. Stannard 93, C. P. Richards 74, Myrick 
85, O'Brien 86. 
Mrs. Howard shot at 75 and broke 50. Dr. Burcky shot at 25 
and broke 13. 
The winners of the annual prizes were; First, Lem Willard, 
L. C. Smith Gun; second, W. D. Stannard, Remington gun; third, 
"Oliver O'Brien," prize valued at $20; fourth, C. P. Zacher, Bristol 
steel rod. 
The club will hold a special holiday shoot Nov, 26, Thanksgiving 
Franklin (Ohio) G«n CIttb Tottrnament. 
The fall tournament of the Franklin Gun Club was held on Nov. 
4 and 5. The club's grounds are very conveniently situated, 
being easily accessible by steam or street railway. The club has a 
very comfortable house, and its grounds are well arranged. 
The attendance on the first day was exceedingly good, consider- 
ing the weather, which was distinctly disagreable, a strong, cold 
wind blowing and a drizzling rain falling. Twenty-four shooters 
faced the traps, fourteen of whom shot the entire programme of 
160 targets, and doing some very good work. R. Trimble was high 
man, with a score of 152, breaking straight in five out of the ten 
events, and losing but 2 in the last 125 targets shot at. Ahlers 
was second, with 147, and Phil third, with 143. 
Trimble gave an exhibition of shooting with his automatic rifle. 
The second day was cold, raw and disagreeable, with a strong 
wind blowing, and the attendance was very much reduced, only 
thirteen staying to take part in the sport. Of these, eight shot in 
all events, at the same number of targets as on the first day. 
Phil was high gun, with a score of 151, and made a run of 84 
sti-aight breaks, a good record under the poor weather conditions. 
Kirby was second with 146, and straight scores in three of the 
events. Lindermuth, third, with 144; Trimble fourth, with 141. 
In event No. 7 an error was made by the scorer which reduced 
Trimble's score by 1, and put him second in the general average 
instead of a tie with Phil. One of his targets was mistakenly 
called lost by the referee. He saw his error at once and called 
"dead," but the scorer had credited Ralph with a big 0, and 
on hearing "dead" called, gave the next shooter credit, and con- 
tinued, one shooter ahead on his squad card, until several shots 
had been fired, before his mix-up was discovered. The error was 
not corrected on the score sheet, but was known to Phil and 
several of the shooters present. 
Mrs. F. R. Evans, wife of Dr. Evans, is an enthusiastic sports- 
woman, and has lately taken up trapshooting. She did not shoot 
in any of the programme events, but at practice broke 10 straight 
standing at 14yds. She also broke 14 out of 16. 
Gambell unfortunately broke his gun, and was obliged to shoot 
a strange one, which had a bad effect on his score. 
The officers of the club are R. C. Wolfe, President; Oscar 
Shafer, Secretary; F. S. Dial, Treasurer. 
Shafer did the office work, and kept everything running smooth- 
ly in that department. Dial looked after the comfort of the 
visitors, and made every one welcome, and attended to all the 
small details, beside which he shot the programme through. 
The club proposed to furnish lunch for the shooters, and did 
so, but not as tliey had planned, as their cook disappointed them. 
President Wolfe came to the rescue, and did the cooking, finding 
time to shoot in a few events each day. The boys say he's all 
right, as a cook or a shooter. 
Entrance was at the rate of 10 cents per target. Money divided 
40, 30, 20 and 10. The scores follow: 
Nov. 4, First Day. 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets: 10 15 20 15 15 15 20 15 15 20 
* R Trimble 9 12 18 15 15 15 19 15 15 20 
Ahlers 9 15 18 15 13 13 19 13 15 17 
*Phil 9 13 IS 15 14 14 17 13 13 17 
Lindermuth 10 14 18 13 14 12 IS 11 15 17 
Miller 8 14 20 12 13 15 16 12 14 18 
Gambell 9 13 18 14 13 14 16 14 13 17 
Stickles 8 14 18 13 12 13 19 12 14 17 
See 8 12 19 14 14 13 IS 12 13 15 
Randall 9 14 17 13 14 15 15 13 14 13 
J E Steinman 8 14 19 14 11 14 16 13 10 18 
Kirby 5 14 19 15 13 15 IS 13 11 14 
J G Steinman.,,,..,,... 7 14 15 12 12 14 19 1112 17 
Dwire 7 12 12 9 13 14 14 9 12 15 
Dial 8 13 11 n 9 7 9 6 12 11 
Smyth 8 11 15 10 12 11 13 
Avres 9 13 15 10 10 9 10 
Lindsley 8 12 11 12 20 
Watkins 9 11 16 11 
Clifford .. 12 12 18 
Raiser .'. 14 12 16 
Espey 9 8 14 10 
Ackey 6 lllS 
Wolfe 10 18 
Evans 5 10 
*For targets only. 
Nov. 5, Second Day. 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets : 10 15 20 15 15 15 20 15 15 20 
Phil 9 15 20 15 15 14 16 13 15 19 
Kirby 10 14 18 15 15 12 16 15 14 17 
Lindermuth 8 13 18 12 14 14 17 13 15 20 
Trimljle 10 13 19 15 13 13 15 12 13 18 
Ahlers 9 13 17 13 14 13 15 12 14 18 
Gambell 8 14 18 13 14 11 17 13 12 17 
Miller 5 12 17 14 13 14 18 14 13 19 
Smyth 9 13 20 12 11 12 15 14 13 12 
Randall 10 13 17 14 
Dial 8 7 U 15 
Shorty 9 12 16 13 
Wolfe 8 14 15 
Van Horn . . 15 10 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
160 
152 
160 
147 
160 
143 
160 
142 
160 
142 
160 
141 
160 
140 
160 
138 
160 
137 
160 
137 
160 
137 
160 
133 
160 
117 
160 
97 
110 
80 
90 
66 
85 
63 
60 
47 
50 
42 
50 
42 
60 
41 
45 
33 
35 
28 
35 
15 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
160 
151 
160 
146 
160 
144 
160 
141 
160 
138 
160 
138 
160 
138 
160 
136 
60 
54 
70 
41 
60 
50 
45 
37 
30 
25 
General averages, 
muth 286, Kirby 283 
320 targets: Phil 294, Trimble 293, Linder- 
Miller 2S0, Gambell 279. Bonasa. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
There was a large attendance at the grounds on Nov. 7, 
twenty-four shooting in the cash prize event. Two sets of traps 
were used, and a number shot for practice while the main event 
was under way. Several visitors were also present as spectators. 
The day was clear and bright at first, but the sky clouded over 
the latter part of the afternoon, making the shooting somewhat 
difficult, and the coolness of the air made the club room a very 
acceptable place when not at the score. 
For the first time in many weeks Phil was at the grounds. 
He stayed only long enough to shoot in the prize event, and 
finish high gun with 47 out of 50. He is going to visit Chan 
Powers, of Decatur, 111., and the two will take a trip to the 
Kankakee marshes after ducks. 
Barker was second high with 42. He is a very consistent 
shooter and will surely be in the first flight when the series 
closes. His son, a boy of twelve years, was with him to-day and 
shot at a few targets. The showing he made indicates that he 
will hit his fatlier's gait before he is much older. 
John Falk's son, about fifteen years old, and as fond of out- 
door sports as his father, was thrown from a horse and his leg 
broken just above the ankle. 
Bob is going after quail soon, and has a nice 20-gauge to use 
for that purpose. To-day he was practicing at targets, using 
Lutie Gambell's 20-gauge. 
Considerable practice shooting was indulged in. A squad of 
six tried a few from the 23yd. mark. The targets look pretty 
small at that distance, and they do travel fast. As a wind-up a 
few doubles were shot. Shooting at 6 pairs Medico broke 6, 
Norris 5. At 5 pairs, Herrick 4, At 3 pairs, Frederick 4, Hobart 1. 
The scores of the cash prize shoot, 50 targets, follow: Herman, 
I7yds., 33, Faran, 16yds., 38; Bob, 16yds., 23; Harig, 16yds., 31; 
Jay Bee, T7yds., 34; Medico, 18yds., 39; Williams, 18yds., 41; 
Barker, 19yds., 42; Maynard, 18yds., 35; Gambell, 19yds., 35; 
Block, 20yds., 30; R. Trimble, 21yds., 40; Sunderbruch, 19yds., 
40; Captain, 17yds., 28; Merkel, 16yds., 27; Hake, 16yds., 20; Smith, 
17yds., 32; Phil, 16yds., 47; Hobart, 16yds., 32; H. M. Norris 16yds., 
36; Dolly, 16yds., 18. 
Hamilton (Ohio) Gun. Club. 
The fall handicap tournament of the Hamilton 'Oilil Gltlb Was 
held on Nov. 5 and 6, and was fairly well attended. The club 
has fine grounds a short distance from town. The traction cars 
pass within a couple of minutes' walk of the entrance. The 
traps are placed on the edge of a large, perfectly level field, and 
the score is laid out with cinder paths and marks from 15 to 
2£yd.s. There is a perfect sky background, which is unbroken 
except that extreme left- quartering targets show against a large 
tree, and are rather hard to see. There is a comfortable house, and 
the big stove was a favorite piece of furniture on these days. 
Messrs. Cass and Schumaker, of the committee, attended to the 
duties of their position, and looked after the welfare of the club's 
guests in a way which left nothing to be desired. The secretary 
of the club, Mr. J. C. Haman, filled the positions of puller, 
scorer and cashier, and five minutes after the close of the last 
event was ready to pay each winner. Everything worked smoothly 
during the two days, and the affair was a decided success. 
The chicken dinner, furnished by the club, was thoroughly 
enjoyed by all, the pumpkin and custard pies, "like mother used 
to make," being especially commended by Hood Waters and 
Phil, neither of whom care for pie, as they remarked after the 
disappearance of their third or fourth piece. 
The programme called for 175 targets on each day, entrance at 
the rate of 10 cents per target, and money divided 50, 30 and 20 
per cent, in the 15; 40, 30, 20 and 10 in the 20, and 35, 25, 20, 15 
and 10 in the 25-target events. The high average money consisted 
of 1,4 cent for every target shot at, and was divided 50, 30 and 20 
per cent. 
The trade was well represented by Messrs. R. Trimble, Hood 
Waters, C. W. Phellis, T. De W. Priddy, Frank See, and M. 
I-indsley. 
The first day was dark and cold, and but thirteen shooters were 
present. The shooting began late in the forenoon, and it was 
found impossible to finish the ten programme events, the last 
two being postponed until the second day. 
Event No. 8 was at 25 targets, open to ladies, residents of 
Ohio, only. The club guaranteed the entrance of one of its 
members, and Mrs. Ayres was on hand to compete. There being 
no other entry, she shot with her husband, defeating him by a 
score of 23 to 22. 
Conrad was high gun for the day with 155; Hood Waters second, 
153; Parker, third, with 148. 
The second day was clear and cool, with a strong wmd blowing 
across the traps. The attendance was a little better than on the 
previous day. At 4 o'clock the last shot was fired, and the visitors 
were starting for home. 
Hood Waters was suffering at French Lick from an attack of 
rheumatism in his right hand, and had not fully recovered; in 
consequence he flinched once in a while, and scored misses in- 
stead of hits. 
The squad of experts — Trimble, Waters, Phil and See — broke 97 
out of 100 in event No. 8; not a bad squad score. 
High gun for the day went to Phil, with 169 out of 175; Waters, 
second, with 162; Trimble, third, with 158. High amateur was 
Conrad, with 147. Waters won high average for the two days, 
with 315; Conrad, second, 302; Parker, third, 284. 
The scores follow, all of the first day's events being given to- 
gether: 
Nov. 5, First Day. 
Events: 12345679 10 11 
Targets: 10 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 25 
Waters 9 12 17 13 17 13 19 13 18 22 
Conrad 9 11 18 13 18 11 16 15 20 24 
Parker 8 9 17 12 19 12 18 11 17 25 
Stickles 8 13 15 13 16 10 20 8 12 21 
J E Stienman 8 13 16 10 18 11 18 10 12 17 
Link 8 10 13 8 18 15 17 13 .. .. 
Shumaker 12 9 16 13 16 3 .. .. 
Randall 10 17 14 15 8 .. .. 
Will 13 7 12 7 11 8 . . . . 
Ayres 13 14 .. 14 11 .. 
Phil , 20 24 
Bercaw 12 10 11 10 ., .. 
Jones U 9 4 .. .. 
Duke 6 5 
R Trimble 18 .. 
Nov. 6, Second Day. 
Events: 12345678 
Targets: 10 15 20 15 20 15 20 25 
Phil 10 15 20 14 20 13 19 24 
Trimbel 9 15 16 12 17 14 18 25 
Waters 9 14 18 15 17 15 18 23 
See 9 13 18 11 16 14 18 25 
Conrad 9 13 17 12 17 15 17 19 
Stickles 9 10 14 12 18 11 19 20 
Link .., 9 11 20 11 14 11 14 18 
Parker 8 12 18 14 17 12 14 16 
Stienman 8 11 14 10 15 U 17 18 
Ayres 7 11 15 13 16 .. 14 .. 
Schumaker 15 13 20 
Bercaw 8 14 16 
Lindsley 7 11 14 
Randall 5 11 14 
Mrs Ayres 8 . . . . 8 11 
Two-day general averages, 350 targets: Waters 315, 
Parker 284, Stickles 277, Stienman 264. 
9 10 
15 20 
14 20 
13 19 
14 19 
15 18 
12 16 
12 16 
11 18 
9 16 
9 18 
.. 17 
10 15 
11 17 
11 15 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
175 
163 
175 
155 
175 
148 
175 
136 
175 
133 
130 
102 
105 
69 
85 
64 
105 
68 
65 
52 
46 
44 
70 
43 
60 
34 
36 
11 
20 
IS 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
175 
169 
175 
168 
175 
162 
175 
157 
175 
147 
175 
141 
175 
137 
175 
136 
175 
131 
120 
93 
95 
73 
96 
66 
95 
68 
45 
30 
60 
27 
Conrad 302, 
Bonasa. 
National Gon Club. 
French Lick, Ind., Oct. 31.— At a meetiiig of the Advisory 
Board of the National Gun Club, held at French Lick, Ind., it was 
decided to extend the charter membership period of the club for 
another year, it will close Dec. 31, 1904. All of the present of- 
ficers of the club are requested to continue in their positions. 
At the close of our first tournament, I desire, personally, and 
as President of the National Gun Club, to extend to Mrs. F. M. 
Holloway, Secretary and Treasurer, the most hearty and sincere 
thanks for the wonderful effort she has made in behalf of the 
Club. Her zeal and industry have been untiring, and any success 
that may come to us is largely due to the work she has done. 
J. M. Lilly, Pres. N. G. C. 
New York Athletic Club. 
Nov. 3. — The main event of the shoot of the New York Athletic 
Club, held to-day on the club grounds, Travers Island, was a han- 
dicap at 100 targets, for the Vilmar cup. The scores were as 
follows: F. C. Perkins (20) 85, G. E. GreifT (2) 83, W. J. Elias (40) 
97, Kitner (40) 77, F. Fullgraff (45) 100, H. Zittel (45) 74; Lori- 
mer, a guest, broke 66. 
In an event at 25 targets the scores were: Elias 14, Greiff 17, 
Lorimer 18, Kitner 10, Perkina 17. _ 
