Na ioaal Rifle Association. 
The National Rifle Association Board of Directors held its 
annual meeting in Washington on the everting of Jan. Iti. General 
Lird VV. Spencer presided. 
Concerning whether or not the American team used an irregu- 
lar r.tle in the great International match at Bisley last year, there 
\vas a full discussion. Col. Leslie C. ISruce, captain of the Ameii- 
can team, exp.a.ned that the rifling of the rifles Used by the 
American team diilered from that used in the regular army, yet 
the use of the special barrel in no wise violated the conditions of 
the match. Th'^re was no attempt made to conceal that fact, and 
it was a common.y known fact, and no question was raised con- 
cerning it at that time. The English contestants used rifles of 
dii.erenl riflmg from those used by the regular army, and these 
arms were of special and expensive material. The conditions re- 
quirtd that the rifles should be similar in pattern to that of the 
rcgu.ar army of the country whence the team came. The use of 
special barrels did not make the rifle of a dilferent pattern. 
Cen. Spencer was authorized to send a reply accordingly to the 
secretary of the British Rifle Association. 
Ihe next meeting will be held on Sept. 1 to 10. The international 
match for the Raima trophy is to take place on Sept. 3. 
Ofhcers elected fcr 1904: President, Gen. Bird W. Spencer, of 
Kew Jersey; First Vice-President, Gen. George H. Haries, of the 
District of Columbia ; Second V ice-President, Gen. N. A. Haskell, 
of New York; Th.rd Vice-President, Gen. L. Griggs, of Mary- 
land; Ireasurer, Lieutenant Reginald Sayre, of New Vork; Sec- 
retary, Lieut. Albert S. Jones, of New Jersey, who was instructed 
to mviie the diuerent foreign countries to take part in the inter- 
national contest 
Our Owu Rjtle «.lub. 
HoBOKEN, N. J.—Some twenty odd members of the Our Own 
Club shut in tlie weekly gallery match on Jan. Vi. A. Von der 
Decken was high man with 239. 
Ten shot scores, i:5-ring target, distance 75ft. : A. Von der 
Decken 239, J. 11. Krou=e 23(5, L. Levy 230, J. Urtlieb 230, VV m. 
Welz 227, F. Buhles 227, W m. Dilger 225, M. Appel 2J5, j. Trus 
222, A. Biehler 221, M. Pfundheller 222, C. Drees 224, A. Gottlieb 
215, J. C. Mehrten 200, G. Justus 215, C. J. Mehrien 210, C. 
Petersen 208, A. L. V\ einthal 216, S. Fisher 202, L. Christ 214, 
G. Cordes 200. . 
Miller Rifle Club. 
New York.— At the weekly shoot of the Miller Club, Jan. 13, 
twej\e memciers took part in the contest. Ihere was a close race 
between four of the members. 
Ten-shot scores, 25-ring target, distance 75ft.: F. Unbehaum 
243, C. LSischoff 243, Outn Smah 24Z, D. Miller 242, D. Dingman 
240, R. A. Goidthwaite 240, K. W. Evans 239, J. Bischoff 239, R. A. 
Blake 237, VV. V\ ahlstrom 233, C. Bayha 233, C. Miller 232. 
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Fixtures. 
Jan. 18-23.— Brenham, Tex.— Sunny South Handicap. 
Jan. 20.— Browns Mills, N. J.— ^uaich at 100 live birds each, be- 
tween Fred Miller and Richard Laiub. 
Jan. 23.— LUgev%an.r, N. J.— Shoot lor L. C. Smith gun on the 
grounds of North 1-civer Gun Club. 
Jan. 30.— Bound Brook, N. J., merchandise shoot 
Jan. 30.— Newark, N. J.— Shoot tor L. C. Smith gun on the 
grounds of the South Side Gun Club. 
1-eb. 2-5.— Omaha, Neb., miawmier tournament. 
Feb. li. — Trenton, N. J., Shooting Association all-day shoot; 
merchandise prizes. J. R. laylor, Oen'l. Mgr. 
1-cu. 12-13.— 1'an.rson. N. J.— Jackson I'ark Gun Club tourna- 
ment; live birds and targets. 
Feb. 21.— Jersey City, N. J. — All-day shoot of the Hudson Gun 
Club. A. L. Hughes, Sec'y- 
Feb. 22.— Schenectady, N. Y., tournament. 
Feb. 22.— Schcncciady, N. V., Gun L-iuu tournament. Valentine 
VValiburg, Capt. 
Feb. 22.— Lexington Ky.— Jefferson County Gun Club. 
Feb. 23-20.— West Baden, Ind.— Colonial Elaiulicap. Targets 
and pigeons. Open. $5U0 guaranteed. John L W itiston. Mjrr 
Aiiril 19.— Springfield, Mass., Shooting Club I'atriots' Day 
tournament. C. L. Kites, Sec'y- 
June 7-9.— Sioux City, la.— Soo Gun Club's tenth annual amateur 
tournament; added money. V\ . F. Uuncan, Stc'y. 
June 21-24. — Indianapolis. Ind. — The Interstate Association's fifth 
CIrand American Handicap at targets. One thousand dollars added 
to the purses. Eimcr E. Shancr, Secretary- Manager, 2ia Coiiart 
Square, Pittsburg, Pa. 
June 27-July 2. — French Lick Springs, Ind. — Tournament of the 
National (iun Club. John M. Lilly, Pres., Indianapolis. 
Aug. 10-12. — Urantford, Ont. — Dominion of Canada Trapshoot- 
ing and Game Protective Association's fourth annual tournament. 
A. B. Cutclitie, Sec'y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The Schenectady, N. Y., Gun Club has fixed upon Feb. 22 for a 
tournament. 
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The Soo Gun Club, Sioux City, la., has fixed upon June 7, 
8 and 9 as the dates for its tenth annual amateur tournament. 
Added money will be offered. The secretary is Mr. W. F. Duncan. 
Mr. L. Caunitz, of New York, and Mr. James Morrison, a 
member of the North River Gun Club, have arranged a match at 
100 targets, for $50 a side, to be shot at Edgewater, N. J., on 
Dec. 27. 
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The conclusion of the live-bird shoot, known as the J. P. Sauer 
& Son gun handicap, will be shot on Friday of this week, on the 
Guttenberg race track, N. J. Sweepstake events- will also be shot. 
Shooting oh" the ties commences at 12 M. sharp. 
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The Hudson Gun Club will hold their next shoot on Jan. 24, 
and an all-day shoot on Feb. 21. Notwithstanding l^he many ob- 
structive happening, of flooded grounds, a looted club house, and 
stormy shooting days, the members will continue, their club shoots 
as energetically in the future as in the past. 
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The General Manager, Mr. J. R. Taylor, announces that the 
Trenton, N. J., Shooting Association will hold an all-day shoot 
Feb. 6, on the Interstate Fair grounds. There will be many 
merchandise prizes, for which the entrance is the price of targets 
only. Competition commences at 10 o'clock. 
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The main event of the Grand Canadian Handicap was at 20 live 
birds; $500 cash guoranteed. There were thirty-seven contestants. 
It was won by Mayhew, from the 31yd. mark. Eight tied on the 
high score, 19, In the shoot-off, miss-and-out, Mayhew killed his 
fifth bird and won; Kirkover, shooting from the 32yd. mark, being 
runnsr-up. 
The Pinehurst, N. C, Gun Club has arranged an attractive pro- 
gramme for the months of January, February and March. A shoot 
is held each week. The dates for the annual Pinehurst Gun Club 
championship trophy are March 31, April 1 and 2. Address the 
secretary, Mr. Herbert L. Jillson, Pinehurst, for particulars. 
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In a match at 25 live birds at Ledgewood, N. J., Jan. 15, between 
Messrs. F. Class, Jr., and L. Kerns, for $25 a side, the latter with- 
drew at the twentieth ^ound, the score then -being 12 to 7 in favor 
of Class. In a match at Lake Denmark, same contestants and 
conditions, the scores were: Class 22, Kerns 10, 
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The trap editor of Forest and Stream starts this week for an 
outing in Tennessee, where the quail are plentiful, where the bird 
dogs are of the best in the world, and where there are sunshine 
and moonshine of far greater excellence than there is in the North 
at this arctic season. Matter intended for publication . should 
therefore be addressed to Forest and Stream. 
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The Brooklyn Gun Club, Jan. 16, had a larger attendance than 
common, owing to a number of the Wanderers being present. The 
main event was the 25-target shoot for the L. C. Smith gun. In 
this event, six Wanderers competed. Mr. John Martin broke 21, 
and with his handicap of 5, made the possible 25. Without the 
handicaps, his score also was the highest. 
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Messrs. Wm. Hopkins and Geo. Conover have arranged to shoot 
a return match on Jan. 30, at Flatlands. The conditions are 100 
targets, $50 a side. The first match was shot at Aqueduct, L. I., 
and was won by Mr. Hopkins, the score being 78 to 74. If Mr 
Conover should win the forthcoming match, the third match will 
be shot on the grounds of the Brooklyn Gun Club, 
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At Havre de Grace, Md., on Jan. 16, there was a trapshooting 
contest for the championship of Cecil and Harford counties, 
Harford county was represented by German, who killed 10, J. 
Poplar 10, V. Sentman 10, W. Poplar 10. Cecil county was rep- 
resented by Miller, who killed 10, Baily 9, Coale 9, Davis 9. Some 
miss-and-outs were shot, in which Mr. J. M. Hawkins, of Balti- 
more, was the chief winner. 
At the shoot of the Crescent Athletic Club for Jan, 16, Mr. A. 
G. Southworth scored a win for the January cup with a score of 
23 out of 25. Messrs. Marshall and Southworth scored a win in the 
two-man team contest for the Sykes trophy. Mr. T. VV. Stake 
won a trophy contest after shooting off a tie with Mr. D. C. 
Bennett, who previously won a trophy event with a full score of 15. 
Messrs. Lott and Driggs also were trophy winners. 
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W. J. Rawlings, Chief of Police of New Britain, Conn., has 
sent out notice, as follows: "Taken from F. C. Monier, Jr., 147 
Main street, Jan. 13, one Smith & Wesson pearl-handled 6-inch 
.32cal. revolver, six hammerless Ivor Johnson .32cal. revolvers, 
twenty hammer .32cal. revolvers, of three makes — Ivor Johnson, 
H. & R., and Tems. Six meerschaum pipes, in cases, twenty 
brierwood pipes, straight and crooked stems, in cases, $5 in pen- 
nies. Please keep sharp lookout for these goods." 
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At the annual meeting of the Crescent Athletic Club, held in its 
city house, Clinton street, Brooklyn, Saturday evening of last 
week, the official reports showed the club to be in a flourishing 
condition. There are now 2,045 members, of which 1,095 are 
resident, 247 non-resident, 100 life and 3 army and navy. The 
income of the club last year was $198,405,19; expenditures, $153, 
974.04, thus leaving a surplus of $44,428.10, The athletic expenses 
were $5,130.20, divided as follows: Baseball, $1,080.14; cycling, 
$175; golf, $1,347.20; hockey, $196.83; lacrosse, $1,76L33; lawn tennis, 
$418.18; shooting, $151.46. 
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The Ossining, N. Y., Gun Club is fortunate far above the com- 
monplace in having a president who so generously and materially 
appeals to the friendly interest of the members. In the interesting 
report sent us by the captain, Mr. C. G. Blandford, is stated that 
on Jan. 10, the annual president's shoot was held, the prizes of 
which, two silver berry dishes, a silver soup tureen, a silver sam- 
ovar, and a large silver pitcher, were donated by the president of 
the club, Mr. Franklin Brandreth, to which he . appended the 
conditions that targets and shells were free; that lunch and cigars 
were hospitably a part of the pleasant event, all of wh.ch would 
indicate that if any one failed to enjoy that event his capacty for 
enjoyment was dull indeed. Bernard Waters. 
Br Btol Gua Club. 
Bristol, Tenii., Jan. 11. — The Bristol Gun Club held a shoot in 
honor of their distinguished guest, Mr. Fred Gilbert. After miss- 
ing 4 birds in the first 35, he made 114 out of the next 115 targets. 
He made 85 straight run. E. K. Bachman made 42 straight run. 
Dr. S. VV. Rhea made 28 straight run. 
The weather was very bad. Still, a large number of visitors were 
on hand. 
Some of the club members fell under their usual record. Mr. 
Gilbert will always h,ave friends here. 
Shot at. Br .ke. Shot at. Broke. 
F Gilbert 150 145 E B Smith 125 102 
E K Bachman 125 118 T M Berry 125 101 
Dr S VV Rhea 100 91 HA Arrant 100 
A M Hatcher....... 125 111 A S McNiel. 
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81 
55 
C C English 125 107 J Buffum 50 35 
R M Cumley 150 125 P VV Fleck 50 
32 
S G Kelley 175 147 J P Davis 50 34 
J T Cecil 150 12T W B Kilgore 25 19 
Keystone Shooting L^agt e. 
HoLMESBURG JUNCTION, Pa., Jan. 16. — Bad weather marred the 
weather conditions governing the shoot of the Keystone Shooting 
League to-day. Two events were shot. The first at 15 birds, SOyds. 
rise, with a $5 optional sweepstake. I. VV. Budd won first money 
alone, with a clean score. Charles Geikler and Richard Lamb 
divided second money with 14. F. M. Eames lost one dead out 
and missed a hard driver on his last shot. 
I VV Budd 2222 ?1211-!22222— 15 W Harrison. . .*21120222210211— 12 
C Geikler 222222222210222—14 E Coffin 2102*2222220222—12 
R Lamb •2212:?0122211221— 14 A Anderson . . . .20222--'22002 '222—11 
F M Eames... 22*222222222220— 13 Andrews 222*02222002222—11 
In a four-cornered sweepstake at 10 birds, $2.50 entrance, Budd 
and Lamb each scored 9, and Geikler took second money with 8. 
Eames had more hard luck, losing the first 3 dead over the wire, 
each bird being hard hit. The scores: 
I W Budd 1122120111—9 C Geikler 2220222*22—8 
R Lamb 2221120122—9 F Eames ***220*01O-3 
ladian^pnlis (Tnd ) Gun Cl< b. 
The fir.=t shoot for the Julius C. Walker & Son cup was held 
on Jan. 9. This will be shot in a series of twelve weekly contests, 
at 50 targets each, handicap of added targets to be adjusted accord- 
ing to previous record of each shooter. The scores: 
Denny (14) 49, Moller (3) 45, Michaelis (0) 44, Allen (4) 43, 
Heaton (16) 43, Moore (1) 40, Bill (0) 39, Beckman (0) 40, Dixon 
(10) 39, Schwyer (10) 88, Hart (4) 38, Nash (0) 37, Lilly (10) 37, 
Pfaffler (6) 37, Albertson (32) 34, Morrison (14) 3i. Bonam. 
Phellis Tfopfiy Coolest. 
The second contest between teams of the Urbana and Cincin- 
nati gun clubs was held on Jan. U. The teams- were the same, 
except that Jack took W. Holding's place on the Urbana team, 
and A, Sunderbruch shot on the Cincinnati team in place of R, 
Trimble. Ihis change in the latter team was made necessary by a 
new clause, which was added to the rules after the first match 
with Urbana, providing thai members of teams contesting for the 
trophy must be bona fide residents of Ohio; and as Trimble 
hails from old "Kaintuck," he is barred from future matches. 
A heavy storm ot rain and sleet on Sunday n.ght and Monday 
morning covered the ground with ice, and made the footing at 
the score rather precarious, until Supt. Gambell had a lot of dirt 
spread over the 16yd. path. Ihe weather was cold and cloudy all 
day, and, although there was no wind, the targets were difficult to 
see; but some very good work was done. 
The Urbana boys arrived about noon, and were greeted by a 
large crowd, which had Hssembled to shoot and watch the sport. 
Alter partaking of one of Mrs. Gambell's famous dinners, the 
Urbana team did a little practice shooting, and at 2 o'clock the 
first squad of four men, two from each team, faced the traps. The 
match was shot in two strings of 15 and one of 20 targets. At the 
close of the first round Cincinnati was 1 ahead, the score being 
74 to 73. Urbana overcame this lead in the second round by 
breaking 80 to 75, and the match stood 4 in their favor. In the 
last round the home team pulled themselves together and 
smashed 103 to Urbana's 94, winning the match by 5 points, with 
a total of 252 to 247. 
E. Holding, of Urbana, was high gun for the match, with 47, a 
much better showing than he made on Dec. 30, when he was not 
shooting in form. Barker was second high gun for the match 
with 45. He is a steady shooter, can be relied upon for con- 
sistent work, and does not get rattled when in a close competi- 
tion. Sunderbruch was third with 43. 
Gambell is entitled to credit for shooting at all, as he was only 
partially recovered from a severe attack of sciatic rheumatism, 
and was unable to get around without the aid of a crutch or cane. 
He showed great pluck in staying in to the finish, and every 
trapshooter knows that he is good for quite a number more targets 
out of 50 than he got here. 
Judges: R. Trimble, C. Dreihs. Referee, D. Elliott. Official 
scorer, J. J. Faran. 
The scores in the match follow: 
Cincinnati Team. Urbana Team. 
Gambell 11 12 16— 39 Gross 11 13 18— 42 
Barker 14 13 18— 45 Kirby 14 12 14— 40 
Medico 12 14 15— 41 Jack 12 12 11— 35 
Don Minto 14 10 18— 42 Muzzy 12 13 16 - 41 
A Sunderbruch.. 12 14 17—43 E Holding 13 lo 19—47 
Ahlers 11 12 19— 42 Hill 11 15 16— 42 
75 75 103 252 
73 80 94 247 
Point Breeze Trap. 
Philadelphia, Jan. 16. — A sweepstake, miss-and-out, drew a 
large attendance of shooters and their friends on the grounds at 
the Point Breeze track to-day. It was an unusually large gather- 
ing in numbers. 
The weather conditions were unfavorable to the shooters. The 
birds were about an average lot, poor and good. There were a 
number of the best shots which Philadelphia can boast, who par- 
ticipated in the competition. As to the handicaps, 30yds. and 
27yds. were the limit. There were twenty individual shooters and 
forty-eight entries, several contestants shooting for other tickets 
besides their own. 
Seven dropped out on the first round; six on the second; five 
on the third; three on the fourth, two on the fifth; two on the 
sixth; two on the seventh; seven on the eighth, and thirteen 
finished out the ninth round with clean scores, when the shoot 
was stopped on account of darkness and postponed until Jan. 22, 
in the afternoon. 
A hammerless gun is offered as first prize. Scores: 
F Miller, 30 222222222—9 H Fisher, 30 22222222 —8 
John Morris, 30 222222222—9 C Mink, 30 22222222 —8 
John Morris, 30 222222222—9 F B McCoy, 30 22222222 —8 
F Miller, 30 222222222—9 A A Felix, 30 22222112 —8 
J Morris, 30 222222222—9 F Murphy, 28 21122221 —8 
E Coleman 28 211212222—9 F B .McCoy, 30 2222222 —7 
C Mink, 30 222112222—9 F Murphy, 28 2212121 —7 
A J Miller, 29 222211222—9 D Sanford, 29 222222 —6 
S C Aimen, 29 221122222—9 D Clegg, 27 ....222221 —6 
Blunder, 27 222222222—9 E Coleman, 28 2222 —4 
C Mmk, .30 221222122—9 VV Wilson, 28 2222 —4 
H Sax, 27 122122212—9 D Sanford, 29 222 —3 
W inchester, 28 2222.2222—9 A A Felix, 30 211 —3 
H McAnanv, 2& 2222 2222 — 8 F B McCoy, 30 222 —3 
J Morris, J'r, 27 12221111 —8 
A. J. Miller 2, Morris, Jr., 2, Morris, Jr., 2, McAnany 2, Blunder 
2, F. Muller 1, Saniord 1, E. Coleman 1, Clegg J, Blunder 1, Gal- 
lagher 1, A. J. Miller 0, E. Coleman 0, Clegg 0, McCoy 0, Ewart 
0, Wilson 0. 
Potighkeepsie Guo Club. 
PouGHKEEPSiE, N. Y., Jan. 14. — A strong wind blowing from 
the 9 o'clock quarter, and the temperature hugging the zero 
point were conditions not only unfavorable, but dec.dedly uncom- 
fortable for trapshooting to-day. Under such conditions, however, 
the regular weekly shoot of this club was held, and as a result 
good scores were few. Several visitors were present and took part 
in the shooting. 
In the cup event, P. J. Smith made highest score and was high 
gun as well. W ilh the very unfavorable conditions considered, I'at 
"certainly had his eye" in this event. H. W. Marshall, in this 
same event, won both cup.s of last week in the shoot-off of ties. 
Dr. Snow was present, and his gun, which was the most beauti- 
ful ever seen on the grounds, was the admiration of all present. 
The Doctor, being unused to the gun, did not shoot up to his 
standard. Scores follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 25 25 Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 25 25 
Traver 6 .. 8 .. 3 18 .. Rhodes 6 .. 7 4 .. 21 .. 
Adriance ...10 6 6.. 6 23 19 Kaley 4.. 5 5 11 xo 
Dr Snow 5 4 2 4 .. 8 10 Moore 1 .. .. 
Smith 9 .. 6 ...... .. Marshall 7 17 10 
Wicker 3 8 Winans , 5 .. 4 .. .. 
Scott 5 .. 3 
Traver cup, 25 targets: 
Brk. Hdcp. Tot'l. Brk. Hdcp. Tofl. 
Dr Snow 5 4 9 Smith .......... 21 5 25 
Marshall 18 5 23 Scott 8 7 15 
Winans 15 5 20 Wicker ..17 7 24 
Adriance 20 3 23 Cheney 14 7 21 
Traver 19 2 21 
Snaniweh. 
Soutfi Glo icester Gun Cfub. 
Gloucester City, Pa., Jan. 10.— Notwithstanding that the after- 
noon was stormy, there was a fairly good attendance. The scores 
follow :• 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 „ Targets: 10 10 10 10 
F Hook 7 5 
T Work 
VV Murray............ 9.. 7 6 T Farrelly 4 10 6 
H Thomas 8 .. 8 t T Sullivan 4 6 6 
G Hutchinson 6 .. 8 8 G Grove 4 8 .. 
M Hughes , 7 8,. .. , . 
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