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FOREST AND STREAM. ' 
[Nov. 14, 1903. 
W. Corbin's side— W. Corbin, 2 woodcock (10), 59 quail (69), 
6 rabbits (12), 1 mallard (5), 1 snipe (2), 1 marling (1); total 89. 
J. Anmack, 8 woodcock (40), 1 teal (3), 13 quail (13), 2 rabbits 
(4); total 60. Gibson, 1 turkey (20), 3 mallards (15), 2 teal (6), 
4 rabbits (18), 1 woodcock (5), 10 quail (10) ; total 64. Schaick, 
1 turkey (20), 1 rabbit (2), 2 snipe (4), 12 quail (12); total 38. 
J. J. Wright, 2 quail (2); total 2; total points for side, 253. 
At the regular quarterly meeting- held on March 23, 1835, at 
Holmes', Messrs. Wni. J. Van Horn, E. Miller, Dr. J. Cobb and 
Joseph Longworth were elected to membership. April 1 was 
selected as the day for the spring hunt, the game to be exhibited 
and counted at Holmes' on the 2d, and the dinner to be given 
at Corbin's Sportsman's Hall on the 3d. All game counted to be 
at the disposal of the club. The honorary members were invited 
to take part in this hunt, their game to be counted one-half to 
each side of active members. Wm. Corbin and J. D. Garrard 
were captains. This was the best hunt held by the club, the 
game brought in being 17 mallards, 8 sprigtails, 5 widgeons, 9 
wood ducks, 163 snipe, 16 teal, S marlings, 5 baldheads, 4 
banties, 1 goosander. 
Fifty-five members and guests assembled around the tables at 
Sportsman's Hall at 4 P. M. and partook of the game, to which 
had been added some fine bass and salmon. 
The annual meeting was called on June 22, and adjourned to 
June 29, at which date the following officers were elected: J. D. 
Garrard, President; Jacob Strader, Vice-President; Joseph Long- 
•worth. Secretary; Jacob Anmack, Treasurer. At this meeting the 
by-law (No. 17) regulating the open season on woodcock was 
repealed, and it was left with the Standing Committee to pre- 
scribe from year to year, and communicate to the club the proper 
season for commencing the woodcock shooting. The annual fall 
meeting of the club was held on Sept. 23, and arrangements 
made for the fall hunt. It was decided to have the club turn 
out on Oct. 19, hunt on the 20th, exhibit and count game on 
the 21st at Holmes', and dine on the 22d. 
On Oct. 17 a meeting was held, and it was decided to postpone 
the fall hunt indefinitely in consequence of the unfavorable state 
of the weather, the committee to notify the club to turn out on 
such day as they deemed proper. At this meeting Wm. Tift 
was elected to membership, and resolutions passed at a previous 
meeting expelling T. Winter, were rescinded. 
On Oct. 24 a pigeon shoot was held, the members divided and 
shot with the following restilts: Garrard 3, James 4, Schaick 3, 
Hamilton 2, Van Home 2, Fessenden 2, Anmack 3, Gibson 4, 
Wright 3, Dawson 2, Gordon 3, Strader 1, Tift 4, Corbin 2. 
At this meeting it was decided that the club should turn out on 
the first AVednesday in November, hunt on Thursday, count game 
on Friday, and dine at Holmes' on Saturday. Mr. L. Harbeson 
was elected an active member at this meeting. The hunt on 
Nov. 7 was attended by Messrs. Corbin, Garrard, Gibson, Daw- 
son, Bryant, Anmack, Jordan, Schaick, Van Horne and Strader. 
No record seems to have been kept of the result, nor of the 
dinner arranged to be held at Holmes'. At the April 23, 1836, 
meeting, J. J. Wright was appointed to fill the office of treas- 
urer in place of J. Anmack (who was to leave the city) until the 
annual election in June. R. Buchanan was placed on the active 
member list. The club having lost by death its president, J. D. 
Garrard, and secretary, W. P. Noble, Messrs. Fessenden, James 
and Buchanan were appointed a committee to draw up resolu- 
tions of regret. A special m.eeting was held on Sept. 10 for the 
election of officers, the result being; Jacob Strader, President; 
John J. Wright, Vice-President; Wm. Tift, Treasurer; r! 
Buchanan, Secretary. Standing Committee: M. L. Harbeson, 
W. J. Van Horne, P. Schaick. An adjourned meeting was held 
on Sept. 17, at which Geo. Williams and Ira Athearn were elected 
to membership to fill vacancies. 
The regular quarterly meeting was held on Sept. 26, and it was 
resolved that the books of the club be shot for under such ar- 
rangements as the standing committee should provide. Messrs. 
James Corbin and Schaick were appointed a committee to draw 
up a new scale of game. The report of the committee on finance 
and by-laws was read, showing $33.64, several volumes of sporting 
publications, and four engravings presented by Major Gano, in 
the hands of the treasurer. The committee recommended rebat- 
ing all fines and yearly dues against mambers up to Sept. 26. 
The following changes in the by-laws were advised. Each 
member to pay $2.50 for the regular anniversary dinner, whether 
present or not. The fine for not turning out at the annual hunt 
to be increased to $2.50. Members not paying fines and dues 
within three months after same are due, shall be considered as 
having forfeited right of membership. The seventh proposed 
amendment stated: "Believiiig that the members of this club 
have too strict a sense of honor as sportsmen to shoot game out 
of season, the fines provided for such breaches by the constitu- 
tion are hereby abolished and repealed.' The committee, Tlios. 
Dawson, J. J. James, R. Buchanan and Wm. Tift, also made 
several minor changes, which were approved, and their report 
adopted. Mr. Wm. Corbin reported having shot since June, 197 
woodcock, 18 wood duck, 19 blue-wing teal, 7 quail, 3 yellow-leg 
plover, and 1 rail. The club was divided for the fall hunt, An- 
mack and Corbin, having the highest counts at the last hunt, 
being captains. Tuesday, Nov. 8, was designated as the day for 
the hunt, the game to be counted at Holmes' on the 9th, and the 
anniversary dinner to be held at Sportsman's Hall on the 10th. 
The committee on game scale reported as follows: Woodcock, 
reduced to 4, pheasant to 10, mallard to 4, rabbit raised to 10, 
rail 1, tiirkey reduced to 10, goose 15, curlew 5, clapper rail 4, 
deer struck out. The new scale of points read as follows: Quail 
or partridge, 1; common rail, 1; bullhead plover, 2; yellow-leg 
plover, 2; clapper rail, 4; woodcock, 4; pheasant, 4; turkey, 10; 
rabbit, 4; English snipe, 2; Spanish curlew, 5; canvasback, 5; 
redhead, 5; black duck, 5; mallard, 4; wood duck, 4; baldhead, 4; 
teal, banlies and others, 3. 
The hunt on Nov. 9 was considered successfully, particularly in 
regard to ducks and snipe. The following game was brought to 
Holmes' and counted: Quail, 147; Snipe, 6; rabbits, 36; wood- 
cock, 3; plover, 1; pheasants, 1; mallard, 2; teal, 1; partridge, 2. 
The dinner .on the 10th, at Sportsman's Hall was served in 
Corbin's best style, but was not numerously attended, owing to 
the wet, unpleasant weather, which also caused an early ad- 
jotn-nment of the party. 
On March 15, 1837, a meeting was held, and it was determined 
to hold the spring hunt on the 21st, the game to be counted at 
Holmes' cn the 22d, and dinner to be served at the same place 
on the 23d. 
The following note was written by the secretary, R. Buchanan: 
"On the day for turning out, and previously, it was determined 
hy th." 1 1 iiusellors to give notice to the members that owing to 
11-e uril;ivorabIe weather and great scarcity of game, it would 
b'l' ti=e1ess to turn out for a hunt with any prospect of success. 
A.ccordiirj''y all the members remained at home, except Wm. An- 
mack, who was not notified. He reported Wednesday evening 
with 11 snipe, being the only report made. 
A meeting was called for Tuesday, April 11, and the spring 
hunt was set for Wednesday, the game to be taken to Holmes' 
on Thursday and the dinner to be given at Sportsman's Hall 
on Friday at 4 P. M. 
On April 14, Mr. Corbin reported to the secretary the amount 
of game killed by him since Sept 26, 1836, viz.: 243 quail, 9 bull- 
head plover, 12 teal, 7 baldhead ducks, 4 mallards, 16 rabbits, 1 
Spanish curlew, 23 woodcock, 145 snipe, 1 black duck, 12 banties, 
1 wood duck, 5 marlings. 
The seci-etary writes that the spring hunt was held as ap- 
pointed, but owing to his sickness and consequent absence, no 
account of the game was taken. The hunt was not a success- 
ful one, the amount of game being below the average. The 
dinner was given as appointed. The following game killed be- 
tween April 14 and Sept. 18, is recorded, and shows a falling off 
in quantitj'. Corbin, 276 woodcock, 6 wood duck, 8 quail; J. 
.Strader, .30 woodcock, 6 wood duck, 5 snipe, 45 quail. 
The secretary writes: "Never since the formation of the club 
have woodcock been so abundant as this summer, and never have 
the members Of the club been so successful in shooting them. 
The numerous excursions and pleasant dinner parties for the last 
three months bear ample testimony to the sport they have enjoyed 
from these noble birds. The summer has been cool and pleasant." 
On Oct. 9, at a meeting held at J3olmes', the club was called 
upon to pass resolutions of regret on the death of one of its old 
members, Henry Jordan. The first Tuesday and Wednesday in 
November were selected as the days for the fall hunt, and Thurs- 
for the anniversary dinner at Sportsman's Hall. Messrs. Corbin 
and Schaick being highest in count at the last anniversary hunt, 
were appointed captains, and chose sides. 
Messrs. J. Wheelwright and G. H. Shoenberger were elected to 
membership on Oct. 28. The weather on the hunt days was clear, 
di-y and pleasant, but game was not plenty, at least for most of 
the members, the whole number of points counted being 309, 
which was rather less than the average. The dinner was never 
served in better style, nor more numerously attended, but in 
spite Of the general enjoyment, the company separated at an early 
hour. 
On April 16, 1838, at the meeting held at Holmes', Mr. H. H. 
Taylor was elected a member. The spring hunt was set for 
Thursday and Friday, April 19 and 20. The game to be counted 
at Holmes', and the dinner to be held at Sportsman's Hall, on the 
21st at 4 P. M. At this meeting a new plan was tried, which was 
not a success. It was decided that the club should not be 
divided into sides as heretofore, but that each member should 
volunteer his best exertions for the occasion. For many years 
no further entries were made, but in 1863 Mr. R. Buchanan, the 
last secretary, closes the record book with the following: 
"Note. — The volunteer system as provided in the resolution of 
the last meeting recorded did not work well. Emulation was 
destroyed. But few members turned out at the spring hunt, none 
reported, and the dinner was abandoned." 
No regular meetings took place during the summer, but a few 
of the members turned out for a hunt on Nov. 6 and 7, 1838, 
brought in their game on the 8th, and dined at Corbin's Sports- 
man's Hall at 4 P. M. on that day. The game reported was as 
follows: W. Corbin, 54 woodcock (216), 4 quail (4), wood duck 
(4); total points 224. Wm. L. Harbeson, 27 woodcock (108), 1 
rabbit (4), 1 bullhead plover (2); total 114. J. Wheelwright, 3 
quail (3), 1 rabbit (4); total 73. W. J. Van Horne, 3 quail (3), 
2 rabbits (8), 1 bullhead plover (2); total 13. Wm. Tift, 2 wood- 
cock (8), 1 quail (1) ; total 9. Jacob Strader, 8 woodcock, points, 
9; total points, 399. 
This account of game is extracted from a loose memoranda 
found in the book. No account was left of the dinner, which was 
the last held by the club. The spirit of the association was 
broken, the meetings quickly abandoned, and the club, after an 
active and pleasant existence of seven years, dissolved informally. 
This entry is made after a lapse of twenty-five years, and out of 
the forty-two members, but sixteen are now living. 
(Dec. 9, 1863.) 
Their names and ages are written below: Jacob Anmack, 74; 
Geo. Graham, 66; Wm. Corbin, 69; J. S. Armstrong, 65; E. J. 
Miller, 57; G. K. Shoenberger, 57; R. Buchanan, 67; C. Schaick, 
58: Wm. Tift, 73; W. L. Harbeson, .58; Caleb Jones, 64; Ira 
Athearn, 64; W. H. H. Taylor, 57; J. Wheelwright, 53; Jos. 
Longworth, 51; Thos. 'Winter, 70. 
(Signed) "R. Buchanan, Sec'y." 
For a number of years after the dissolution of this club there 
is no evidence^ of the existence of any organized body of sports- 
men. BONASA. 
Trap Around Reading. 
Orwigsbukg, Pa., Oct. 24. — ^The live-bird shooting match held 
liere to-day was a grand success, and attracted a large crowd of 
sportsmen from surrotmding towns. The birds used were old 
ones, and, assisted by high winds, made shooting hard. The 
shooters were divided into two classes, the entrance fee for the 
first class being $5, while $2.50 paid an entrance in the second 
clf.ss. In the first class Haverty, of St. Clair, won first money, 
while Moran, of Schuylkill Haven, with 9 to his credit, won first 
money in the second class. Schuylkill county rules, 21yds. rise, 
one barrel only, and gun below elbow until bird is on the wing, 
governed the contest. Summary: 
First Class — Long 6, Goetter 7, Haverty 9, Rehrig 6, Green 6, 
McOuail 4. 
Second Class — Heine 3, Ruppert 3, Burd 8, Gore 3, Clausman 2, 
Murry 7, Moran 9. 
Mahanoy City, Pa., Oct. 3. — Jess Webb, of town, and Joseph 
.Schmicker, of Shenandaoh, have been matched to shoot at 15 
birds on Thanksgiving Day, for $50 a side. 
Lebanon, Pa., Oct. 20. — William Jones, of Lincoln, defeated Wm. 
Coyle, of Inwood, in a match at live birds, for $50 a side, here to- 
dav. Each shot at 15 birds, Jones killing 14 and Coyle 10. 
Robesonia, Pa., Oct. 22. — A live-bird shooting match took place 
at the Mansion House shooting grounds, this place, to-day. 
First event, 5 birds: McClennan 1, Zeller 5, Hoffert 3, Wertz 4, 
Konap 1, Osborn 2, Weidler 4, Sherman 4. 
Second event, 5 birds: McClennan 0, Osborn 3, Hoffert 5, 
Konap 2, Wettz 5, Clark 5, Kurtz 3, Spatz 5, Zeller 4, Sherman 3, 
Link 1. 
Third event, miss-and-out: Spatz 3, Hoffert 3. Clark 2, Kurtz 2. 
Fourth event, miss-and-out: Weidler 3, McClennan 8, Hoffert 3. 
West Chester, Pa., Oct. 29.— The West Chester Gun Club held 
the last shoot of the series this afternoon, and it was won by 
Howard. Bennett won five shoots during the season, and carried 
ofi" the large silver challenge cup. The fight for the second prize, 
a carving set, was closely contested, and Howard, winning to-day's 
slicot, made him tie with Ferguson, each having three wins. On 
the shoot-off at 10 targets each man broke 8 targets, and then it 
4 was decided miss-and-out, Ferguson winning. Duster, 
Trap at Jacksonville, 
Jacksonville, D1„ Nov. 3.— In a return match here to-day be- 
tween ten-man teams representing Mason and Morgan counties, 
the latter won by a single target. Early in the year Mason 
county won the original race, which was for a stake of $100 a side, 
each team shooting at 50 birds. 
A sweepstake programme was also shot, being stopped by dark- 
ness at 140 rounds. Charlie Spencer and Frank Riehl, shooting 
for targets only, won first and second average. E. J. Scott was 
high amateur. 
Events: 1 
Masters 9 
(iraves 9 
McGill 8 
Riehl 10 
Spencer 9 
J Scott 8 
A Mulford 8 
L Mulfoid 8 
Bocknutz S 
Engelbrecht 7 
E Scott 8 
Pilger 8 
Goebel 8 
Ramsey 8 
Burns 9 
W Mulford 
Aden 7 
Breidenbend S 
Gilbert 7 
Sykes 8 
Schulte . , 7 
Jewsberry = 9 
Hubbard .; 8 
T Mulford 8 
AJcntgomery 7 
Burkhardt 8 
Riehl 7 
Anderson 9 
Patterson 8 
Mangold, Jr 7 
WoU 8 
Mangold, Sr .. 
Richardson 
Todd 
Craig .........r 7 
Morris (vj^r« 10 
Killour 5 
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Wilson 
Dcyle 
Crisman 
A Morris 
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Team race: 
Mason County Team— Burkhardt 43, Aden 39, L. Mulford 41, 
W. Mulford 40, Schulte 41, Mangold 42, Bockwitz 43, T. Multord 
36, Ramsey 43, A. Mulford 45; total 413. 
Morgan County Team — Ed Scott 46, Goebel 44, Groves 44, Mas- 
ters 44, Killam 39, Scott 36, Craig 44, Jewsberry 39, Engelbrecht 35, 
McGill 43; total 414. Killmore. 
Fremont Gun Club. 
Fremont, Ind., Oct. 27.— The Fremont Gun Club held its first 
annual tournament on Oct. 27. The day was all that could have 
been desired, as weather was perfect and the attendance for our 
first effort was very good indeed. The management was left en- 
tirely to the club's officers, with the exception of John S. Cole, Jr., 
of Detroit, Mich., who represents the Union Metallic Cartridge 
Co., and who handled the cashier's office with entire satisfaction 
to all concerned, and managed to find time to look after his com- 
panies' interests with good effect at the same time. He was the 
only trade representative present, and left a good impression. 
The club feels greatly encouraged at the success of this its first 
effort, and are planning another and larger affair to be held earlier 
in the season of 1904. 
The best shooting was done by Mr. Geo. Miller, of Hamilton, 
Ind., and the Old Reliable Smoke Loshabaug, of La Forte, Ind., 
these gentlemen carrying away first and second high average re- 
spectively. The scores follow: 
Shot at. Broke. 
Miller 150 136 
Smoke 150 135 
Tarney 150 129 
Steele 150 128 
Shepardson 150 127 
Sowle 150 120 
Morrell 150 114 
Gleason 140 110 
Lloverstock 150 110 
Rich 150 106 
Shot at. Broke. 
Stroeter 150 104 
Lint 120 81 
Davis 130 66 
Reed 80 54 
Albright 70 17 
McKeon 20 12 
Cobb 50 19 
Rantz 20 9 
Lewis 20 10 
Scott 10 5 
Lint, Sec'y. 
SIDE LIGHTS OF TRADE. 
At Paducah, Ky., Oct. 20 to 23, the first four high amateur 
averages were won with "Infallible." At Newark, N. J., Mr. H. 
H. Stevens broke 163 out of 180 targets, using 25 grains of 
"Infallible." 
At the Individual Rifle Championship Match, Nov. 3, Dr. W. G. 
Hudson used the Stevens-Pope .33cal. ; Mr. Kelly used a Stevens- 
Pope, and Mr. Fred C. Ross, third, used a regular Stevens, .32-40. 
A detailed account, this week, is presented in our rifle department. 
At the Atlanta, Ga., tournament, Harry Hall made high average, 
163 out of 175. At Millbrook, N. Y., Oct. 16, in a 100-target race 
for a gold medal and the Dutchess county championship, F. B. 
Stephenson won. On Oct. 12 and 13, at Mahanoy City, Pa., Neaf 
Apgar won high expert average and Fen Cooper high amateur 
average. At Raleigh, N. C, on Oct. 31, Walter Hoff, of the 
Hazard Powder Co., won high average and made a run of 99 
straight. On Oct. 22, at Rising Sun, Md., Lin Worthington won 
high amateur average. All used Peters factory loaded shells. 
Leroy Leach, Wood Lake, Neb., in his two recent great per- 
formances, hitting 990 out of 1,000 and 1,000 straight, used Peters 
.22 short cartridges, loaded with King's semi-smokeless. 
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pages. It can be obtained for ten cents on application to Laflin 
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