FOREST AND STREAM.- 
Indianapol s Gun Club. 
In connection with the presentation of a new gun to the presi- 
dent of the Indianapolis diin Club, Mr. VV. T. Nash, as an im- 
portant incident of their New Year's Day shoot, Dr. S. H. Moore 
made a presentation speech as follows: 
"I have been delegated to bring a very serious matter to the 
attention of the club. 
"One of our members, now president, has caused a good deal of 
talk among the club members. Fie is charged with many mis- 
demeanors, among which are the following: 
"First— He has neglected his personal business in a shameful 
manner. 
"Second— He has neglected his family and his social obligations 
most outrageously. 
"Third— He has been so absorbed in his hobby that he even 
neglects to speak to his friends on the street, but passes them 
by without recognition. 
"Fourth — In stead of attending to business and giv'ng a portion 
of his time to his family and friends, he seems to think it is his 
duty to cater to a lot of 'gun cranks'; seems to think that it is his 
duty to see that every one, except himself and family, has a good 
time, and is made to enjoy himself. 
"Fifth— By hypnotic influences or otherwise he has obta'ned 
the State tournament to be held on the grounds of the Indian- 
apolis Gun Club. And by methods known only to himself, and 
which no one except an expert in the matter could have employed, 
he has induced the board of directors of the Interstate Assoc'a- 
tion to hold the Grand Amer'can Handicaip. the greatest shooting 
tournament in the world, on the Indianapolis Gun Club grounds, 
thereby giving him an opportunity, of which you may be sure he 
will take advantage, to still further neglect his business and family 
and friends. 
"The member who is charged with all these misdemeanors is 
well and favorably known as William T. Nash, president of the 
Indianapolis Gun Club, and T call on the mernbers here assembled, 
who have heard these charges, to state whether or not he is guilty. 
"Having been pronounced guilty by a jury of your peers, I now 
call on you to stand up and receive your sentence — and, oh, you 
old Indian, you don't know how much good it does me, to pro- 
novince this sentence. 
"In explanation of the mildness of the sentence, I will say that 
the members of the Indianapolis Gun Club are not little men. 
They are made on a broad-gauge plan, with great big warm 
hearts in the right place. 
"They don't believe in waiting until a man is dead and then 
putting eulogistic inscriptions on his tombstone. They believe 
that words of commendation and encouragement while here will 
help to round off the rough corners in the journey of life and are 
worth more now than after one is dead. 
"And, while we do not think the sentence is commensurate 
with the crime, still it shows the good will and intent of the 
members, and we hope that you will accept it in the spirit in 
which it is given, and thai it will do you good, and that you will 
learn a great lesson therefrom — namely, that modest ability and 
duty we'l performed will always be recognized, and that warm 
hearts and glad hands will always be at the service of him who 
thus performs his duty. 
"And, while we fully appreciate the obligations we are under 
to the board of directors for their unselfish efforts in the interest 
of this club, still feel that the phenomena! success of the club 
is very greatly due to your untiring and efficient services. 
"This being the feeling of the members of the Indianapolis Gun 
Club, they have, after mature deliberation, decided on the follow- 
ing sentence: 
First — That you be deprived of the use of your old gun, which 
is dear to your heart, and with which you have made so many 
good scores; and 
"Second — That so long as you are a member of this club, which 
please God, will be many years, you will be compelled to shoot 
with this old blunderbuss, which I now have the pleasure of pre- 
senting to you, and may your scores, as well as your shadow, 
never grow less, is the sincere wish of every member of the Indian- 
apolis Gun Club." . . . 
GlcnsWe Gon Club. 
Auburn, N. Y., Jan. 8. — The Glenside Gun Club, Skaneateles 
Junction, N. Y., gave a successful tournament on Jan. 7. The 
main attractions were one-cent targets and an L. C. Smith gun 
in merchandise event 5. -Shooters were present from Rochester, 
Syracuse, Auburn, VV'olcott, Fulton, Baldwinsville and Newark. 
In event 5 C. S. Cattle, president of the home club, won the 
Smith gun with a straight score of 20; Norton, of Rochester, 
second a nice gun case ; W eineith, of Hatlot, third, pipe and 
case. The scores all show lack of practice at this time of year 
among the shooters present, with the exception of ex-Sheriff 
Marvin, of Syracuse, who shot in his usual good form. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
Targets: 10 15. 10 15 . 20 10 15 20 10 ]5 
Adkin 7 13 8 8 15 8 32 17 10 I:! 
Clark , 8 11 8 9 14 8 11 17 8 12 
Hunter , 8 13 7 9 15 4 8 18 9 9 
Cottle 7 9 8 10 20 8 11 18 9 13 
Morton 9 12 10 11 19 7 13 16 8 12 
Knox 8 10 9 12 14 6 11 17 9 12 
\\ad5worth 4 12 7 8 15 7 11 17 7 12 
Snvder 6 12 10 13 17 7 10 18 9 14 
Meagher 4 11 6 13 15 7 10 15 7 8 
Marvin 9 12 9 14 16 9 14 20 9 14 
Lewis 9 12 8 13 16 7 11 18 9 14 
Chapman 8 10 8 13 17 9 12 16 7 10, 
John Cottle 10 5 12 15 7 8 15 .. 10 
Knapp 8 13 9 12 14 9 12 17 7 12 
Doman 14 
^^■eineith ....v.. 18 .. 9 
Mhite .. .. 15 7 11 
Tuttle .. .. .. .. 7 14 
Leader . . 7 . . 
Jos. N. Knapp, Sec'y. 
Wilmington Gotintfy Clt fa. 
AA'tLMTNOTON, Del. — On Friday of last week, the grounds of the 
Wilmington Country Club were the scene of high class com- 
petition between some of America's greatest shooters. The weatlier 
was disagreeable, and as a consequence the attendance of members 
was only fair as to number. The shooters who participated were 
Messrs. Fred Gilbert, Jack Fanning, Hood Waters, J. T. Skelley 
and Luther J. Squier. Cold weather and a dark background 
combined to make a formidable difficulty in the way of making 
high scores. Gilbert made a score of 98, having a run of 67. The 
fine work of Skelley resulted in a score of 96. 
The scores of the exhibition shoot fo.llow: 
Gilbert , 
Fanning 
Waters 
.25 25 24 24—98 Squier 
23 24 24 21—92 Skelley 
23 23 23 2&-93 
. . . .30 23 23 24--90 
. . . 23 25 24 24—96 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
B nn — Radclif'c, 
Singac. N. T-i Jan. 9. — The match between the two famous shoot- 
ers, Mr. Arthur Bunn, of Singac, and Mr. Andy Kadcliflte, of 
Little Falls, at Singac, drew quite a large crowd of spectators. It 
was rumored that Bunn was to give RadclifTe a handicap of 5 
birds, but this was found to be false. The match, as originally 
arranged, was on even terms. Every one thought that the match 
was easy for Bunn. RadclifTe, however, has been doing some re- 
markable shooting this season, and in the match yesterday he 
was there from beginning to end. It was one of the most evenly 
contested that has been seen in this vicinity for some time past, 
and from a spect.ntor's standpoint it was a fine exhibition of 
trapshooting. Both men started off in fine style. Both killed 
their first four birds, and it looked as if they wou'd make clean 
scores, but the expected break came when Bunn's fifth bird got 
away from him. In the meantime RadclifTe was killing his birds 
in fine style, the majority of them by using only one barrel. 
When Radclife missed his seventh and eighth birds it looked to 
many as if Bunn would have a wa'kover, but after this both men 
settled down, and there were no further misses until RadclifFe 
lost h's 22d bird. Bunn fell down on his next shot, and it was then 
thought that Padcliffe would fie him. but he again flunked on the 
next shot, which gave the match to Bunn by a score of 23 to 21. 
The b'rds were all fast, but they were backward in leaving the 
traps when liberated, and this kept the shooters guessing. The 
scores: 
A Bunn 2r ''*21 21 12'>in''1 22'>1 ir>21 —23 
A RadclifTe 111111001211212112121*102—21 
There were two sweeps of 5 birds each, one before and one after 
the match. Connors took first money in the first event by making 
a clean score. Garret A. Hopper was next with 4 kills. 
In the second sweep Bob Radcliffe and Garret A. Hopper tied, 
and they split the money. Andy RadclifTe, George RadclifTe and 
Kayhart each got 4 out of the 5. 
After the regular match Bill Sherman and Bert, both of Little 
Falls, arranged a match to decide for once and for all which one 
is the poorest shot. Sherman managed to kill 2 out of the 5, 
while Bert killed one, and barely missed a second. While Sher- 
man and Bert were having it out. Andy RadclifFe and Connors 
agreed' to meet in a 5-blrd match. Each man killed 4 out of 5. 
It was then too dark for a shoot-off, and they agreed to call it a 
draw. 
First event, 5-bird sweep: 
A RadclifTe 1(010—2 
Bert 00002— 1 
Sherman 00110—2 
R Radcliffe 10101—3 
Second event, 5-bird sweep: 
A Radcliffe 20212-4 
Bert 0;000— 0 
Connors 02222—4 
W Sherman *f020— 1 
G Radcliffe 11011—4 
Third event, 5-bird sweep: 
W Sherman OICIO— 2 
Founh e\ ent. 5-bird sv "'-"- 
A RadclifTe 22012—4 
Connors ......11212—5 
Kayhart 10011—3 
Hopper ..................11011—4 
G RadclifTe .....1000*— 1 
H Gillon ...00100—1 
Hopper 22122—5 
Kayhart 10221^ 
R Radcliffe 21122—5 
Bert ...............00*10—1 
G Connors 02122—4 
1« addition to the exhibition shoot there was some practice 
fjis»0tm^: tlife paft' of ^ oiiimber of - thp Country CJti^ n?f!Qberi. 
Only four mcmutrs ol itie North Side Gun Club put in an 
appea:rance at the regular weekly shoot yesterday afternoon, , and 
only one 25-clay-bird sweep was held. Following are the scores : 
C. Teddis 20, H. Becker 19, F. Elmer 10, G. Deitrich 17. 
Bound Brook Gun Club. 
Bound Brook, N. J., Jan. 7.— The members were not favored 
witli the best of weather for this shoot, Dec. 26, consequently some 
very poor scores were made. In the 25-target event, Dr. Pardee 
scored 12, Rosenthal 10, and Rushmore 8. 
The club is making arrangements for an all-day shoot open to 
everybody, Jan. 30. The club is looking forward to it as a great 
day. Messrs. Neaf Apgar, Money and Butler, paid representatives, 
have all promised to be present on this occasion. Mrs. Butler 
(Annie Oakley) is also expected. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
Targets : 10 10 10 5 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 
Rosenthal 6 5 5.. 1 2 3 2 2 7 
Pardoe 443.. 5654544 3 9 
Cleaver .. .. 3 
Statch 3 . . 4 2 . . 2 ..... . 
M Statch 1 
M P Hall 0 
L C Force 5 .. 3 .. .. 
C Higgins 0 .. .. 
Geo Hall 1 0 . . . . 
Brampton 1 0 . . 
Stanley Brampton, Sec'y. 
Jackson Park Gun Club. 
Paterson, N. J., Jan. 9. — The Jackson Park Gun Club will hold a 
two-days' tournament at Jackson Park, Paterson, N. J., on Feb. 
12 and 13, at both live birds and targets, and will endeavor to offer 
an attractive programme for the occasion, and also to provide for 
the entertainment of a large crowd of shooters. . All targets will be 
thrown at the rate of 2 cents each, with a popular entrance in 
each event. In all live-bird events the charges wiil- be 25 cents 
for each bird, price included in the entrance fees. Any shooter 
will have the privilege of shooting for the. price of targets or 
birds only, if he so desires. The committee expect to make added 
allowances to the different events in the shape of added money and 
merchandise prizes, so as to offer additional encouragement for 
shooters to come out this way. 
Commodore Ed. Morgan is quite seriously ill at his home 
in Paterson with grip, which is threatening toward typhoid 
pneumon'a. A telephone message to me to-day informs me that 
he is resting a little easier. 
Fuller particulars will be sent you later about the shoot. 
DUTCHER. 
Cleveland Gun Glob. 
The Cleveland Gun Club dedicated its new dining cottage with 
a tournament and dinner on Jan. 1. Ever since the club sold its 
property in the South End and leased the present grounds on 
Mayfield road, this event has been looked forward to with much 
interest by the members. It is certain that the interest in the 
sport will now be renewed, and that the members will turn out in 
larger numbers than ever. 
President Frank H. Hogen intends to make this club one of the 
strongest in the country, and is being greatly assisted in his 
efforts by Mr. F. H. Wallace, wht) has charge of the grounds. 
Twenty-six took part in the various events, eighteen shooting 
through the programme. The race for high average was quite 
exciting. Snow won with, a score of 126. Doolittle second with 
120. 
President Hogen had installed a new trap, whiched proved to 
be a big success. It throws a perfectly true target, without a 
curve, thus making the competition much fairer. The trap-puller 
ss|:s discharges the t?a|>, "^bile th'f tf^pper loa^s apfl changes 
the angles. It is a spring trap, and the targets are all thrown a 
uniform distance. During the day 3,300 targets were tlirown, 
and there was very little breakage. 
The club is receiving many new members, and the limit will 
soon be reached. An excellent dinner was served in the man- 
ager's house. 
Events 7 and 9 were for merchandise prizes, the winners being 
as follows: 
No. 7: Kramer first: Tully and Snow second, SafPold third. 
Raven fourth, Hogen fifth. 
No. 9: Tully and Snow first, Doolittle second, Brock third, 
Battles fourth. Hogen fifth. 
The scores follow: 
Events : 1 
Hopkins 10 
Mack 11 
Doolittle 15 
Hogen 11 
Carter 8 
Stoneman 5 
Thomas 12 
Tulley 11 
Tobey 13 
Sommers 6 
J I C 5 
Taylor y 
Brock 8 
Battles 14 
Snow 13 
Raven 12 
Kramer 8 
Saffold 7 
Saver 9 
Ead-e 14 
P North 13 
C North .. 
De ^'oe . . 
E Flick 
Cannon 
Lower 
2 3 
12 12 
11 U 
11 11 
14 12 
6 12 
8 10 
11 13 
11 11 
9 7 
7 7 
9 10 
9 10 
9 9 
10 10 
13 12 
12 12 
14 11 
11 10 
12 10 
12 14 
13 13 
5 
13 
12 
4 5 6 
7 11 10 
9 10 13 
10 15 12 
13 10 12 
10 11 9 
9 
12 14 
14 11 
12 .. .. 
6 7 
9 9 
9 13 
10 12 13 
10 13 12 
14 14 13 
11 14 13 
9 8 
15 9 8 
12 7 4 
10 10 13 
11 .. .. 
.. .. 9 
7 8 
5 5 
8 10 
8 13 
5 14 
5 9 
6 11 
8 14 
10 
11 
10 
13 
15 
6 
8 10 
9 11 
8 14 10 15 
10 7 10 
11 8 11 
13 8 •'5 
9 7 12 
8 14 10 15 
6 12 
9 14 
7 14 
5 9 
8 14 
8 14 
5 14 
8 11 
10 14 
8 13 
8 7 11 
12 
12 
6 
Shot 
at. 
140 
140 
140 
140 
140 
140 
140 
140 
60 
100 
140 
110 
140 
140 
140 
140 
140 
140 
140 
1-0 
60 
65 
25 
40 
40 
40 
Broke. 
89 
100 
120 
112 
83 
80 
117 
117 
41 
48 
79 
98 
104 
104 
126 
114 
100 
100 
92 
116 
50 
42 
15 
29 
33 
15 
High averages: Snow 126, Doolittle 120, Thomas 117. Tully IIT, 
Eadie 116, Raven 114. Hogen 112, Brock 104, Battles 104, Mack 100, 
Kramer 100, Saftold 100. - Bonasa. 
SIDE LIGHTS OF TRADE. 
At the Poughkeepsie tournament, Jan. 1, high average was won 
by J. A. R. Elliott. Dec. 30, J. M. Hawkins won high pro- 
fessional average at Wilmington, Del. J. C. Graham won high 
amateur average. At St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 28, the professional 
first average was won by Fred Gilbert; second by Chas. Spencer. 
In the amateur class first average was won by Mr. Murphy. Fred 
Gilbert, who led the trapshooters in 1903, has missed but one 
live bird out of the last 200 shot at, his handicap being from 32 to 
33yds. Each of the aforementioned used Winchester factory loaded 
shells. Messrs. Elliott, Hawkins and Murphy also used Winches- 
ter repeating shotguns. In San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 27, Ad. Top- 
perwein, shooting for a record at flying objects with a rifle, hit 
4954 out of 5000 wooden blacks 1% inches by 1% inches. This 
was done in a bad light. He used two Winchester automatic rifles 
and Winchester greaspiess bullet cartridges. Neither gun was 
cleaned from start to finish. 
Any one who desires to possess the beautiful cflendar for 1904 
issued by the Savage Arms Co., of Utica, should remember to 
inclose ten cents in stamps with application for it. The scene is 
from a painting by a famous artist, Mr. Carl Rungius, who is 
an accomplished sportsman and has had much practical experi- 
ence in big-game hunting in the far West. There is therefore a 
fidelity in his work consequent to practical knowledge. The scene 
is of the wilderness, and portrays a successful issue to a hunt. The 
hunter has dismounted, holds his Savage rifle ready for action, as 
he scans the fallen elk, which is in its death throes. The horse is 
saddled in true cowboy style. 
The Excelsior Wire and Poultry Supply Co., 26-28 Vesey street. 
New York, have in stock every kind of standard food and medi- 
cines for dogs, kennel fencing and furnishings, and a full line of 
dog and cat collars, bench show and kennel chains, leads, muzzles, 
combs, brushes and dog and cat crates of all kinds. An illustrated 
catalogue will be sent to applicants. 
The 1904 calendar of the Quebec and Lake St. John Railway 
can be obtained on application to Mr. Aiex. Hardy, General Pass. 
Agent, Quebec, Can. It is specially prepared for the use of sports- 
men. With each month it presents a list of the fish which are in 
season, besides minute information concerning the statutory sea- 
sons referring to fish and game, 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
The New York Lie Insurance Co- 
The life insurance business, as shown by the reports of the 
large companies, does not indicate any slackening in the demand 
for this kind of protection and semi-investment. The New York 
Life's annual report, which we publish to-day, shows over a 
million dollars in new paid-for business for every working day 
in 1903, a total of three hundred and twenty-six millions. This is 
the largest new business ever reported by anv company in twelve 
months. The New York Life's paid-fcr insurance in force now 
exceeds seventeen hundred million dollars, wh ch is also a record- 
breaker in the history of the business. It had been thought that 
the heavy decline in the market value of secur ties would make a 
big hole in the surp'us of all financial institutions; but the New 
York Life announced several years ago that it would not there- 
after invest m stocks, and so d what it then held while the boom 
was on. Its holdings of bonds show less depreciation than 
United States bonds or British Consols, and its unassigned sur- 
plus shows so small a shrinkage that it does not include there'n 
some two million dollars of excess of market values over book 
values. The report is the best ever presented by the company, 
and shows that it has the largest income, the largest amount of 
insurance in force, and the largest new business of any life com- 
pany in the world. 
Washington. 
THREE-DAY TOUR Via P ^NSY'V/>NIA FAILR'-AD. 
On Jan. 28 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will run the 
second Personally-Conducted 'lour to Washington for the present 
season. I his tour will cover a period of three days, affording 
ample time to visit all the principal points of interest at the 
National Capital, including the Congressional Library and Ihe 
New Corcoran Art Gallery. Round-trip rate, covering railroad 
transportation for the round trip, hotel accommodations, and 
guides, $14.50, or $12 from New York, .$13 or $10.50 from Tren- 
ton, ' and proportionate rates from other points, according to 
hotel selected. Rates cover accommodations at hotel for two days. 
Special side trip to Mount Vernon. 
All tickets good for ten days, with special hotel rates after ex- 
piration of hotel coupon. 
For itineraries and full information apply to Ticket Agents; 
Tourist Agent, 263 Fifth avenue, New York; 4 Court street! 
Brooklyn, or e.ddress Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, 
Broad street Station, Philadelphia. 
The products of the Andrew B. Hendryx Company, of New 
Haven, Conn., have become so large that they are compelled to 
Issue two catalogues; one of chains, cages, picture cords, etc., and 
one of fishing tackle. Either of these catalogues will be sent free 
