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FOREST AND STREAM.- 
[Feb. 20, 1904. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
Montclaif Gon Clab. 
Montclair, N. J., Feb. 12.— The afternoon practice shoot of the 
Montclair Gun Club, Feb. 12, had bright, clear and cold weather. 
The scores made are appended: 
Events: 1 23456789 10 
, Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 * * * * 
Matthews 6 7 7 6 8 8 6.. . 7 4 
C W Kendall 1 4 7 3 4 2.. 7 4 " '* 
Wheeler 8 7.. 7 6 8 9 7 6 7 9 7'8;.' 
Holloway 8.. 9 7 8 7 7.... ., 8.. 8 6 
Crane 5 4 5 6 5 8 7...... 3 5 5 
Wmslow .. 3 2........ 84 
Cockefair 10 6 8 8 8 "i "9 's .. 10 "s '.* 
*DoubIes. 
Feb. 6. — The scores made to-day follow: ^ 
Events : 1- 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 . 
Targets: 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 * * * * 
^yheeler ■. 7 9 8 11 10 11 7 9 6 7 
Holloway 8 11 4 12 10 8.. .. ... 
Lawrence 8 6 8' 8 9 14................ 
Fowler 2 6 3 4 5 3 .. .. 
Ackerman 3 6 3 8 .. .. 
Winslow 8 9 6 9 6 6 
Gunther 13 9 10 8 10 9.. 8 10 8 8 
T E Batten 7 10 6 . . 
*Doubles. 
Montclaif Golf Club. 
Montclair, N. J., Feb. 6.— The first of the February and March 
series of trophy shoots was held by the Montclair Golf Club to- 
day. Much enthusiasm was manifested. 
The weather conditions were not of the best, yet fair scores were 
made. Mr. Fitch's long range shooting was a feature of the after- 
noon. 
Trophy, 15 birds : Fitch (1) 14, Hyatt (3) 12, Brown (1) 5, 
Perley (1) 7, Allan (4) 11, Webster (1) 11. 
Trophy, 25 birds: Fitch (3) 23, Hyatt (6) 18, Brown (3) 14, 
Perley (3) 16, Allan (7) 20, Webster (3) 21. 
Feb. 12.— Notwithstanding the bleakness of the mountain top 
■Whereon the Montclair Golf Club have their shooting grounds, and 
the razor-like tendencies of the east wind, there was a good at- 
tendance of the enthusiastic ones at the all-day shoot to-day. 
Capt. A. W. Money and T. E. Batten were the guests of the 
club. High scores were impossible. Even the veteran Capt. 
Money failed to connect always with the wind-tossed saucers. 
At 1 o'clock lunch was served at the club house. A midday 
banquet would be but a fair name for it. At 2:15 everybody went 
back, to the traps and stayed till ears were snapping and faces were 
purple. 
An interesting feature of the day was the team shooting. Mr. 
Hyatt and Mr. Peasley tossed a coin for first choice of shooters. 
Mr. Hyatt won. Capt. Money was first choice, Mr. Batten sec- 
ond, showing judgment on Mr. Hyatt's part and extreme polite- 
ness on Mr. Peasley's. 
The teams consisted of Messrs. Hyatt, Money, Fitch, Hall, 
Brown, and Peasley, Batten, Allen, Meyer, Webster. The first 
team won two out of three, while the latter won by 16 targets for 
the day. 
On Washington's Birthday the Montclair Gun Club will shoot 
a match with the Golf Club, on the latter's grounds, eight men 
on a side. B. 
Hudson Gun Club. 
Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 7. — Following are the scores of the mem- 
bers of the Hudson Gun Club. The weather was bad and kept 
the attendance down. The next shoot will be on Feb. 21, and 
will begin at 10 A. M. In the 100-target event the club will give 
a prize of $10. This shoot will be held rain or shine. Don't forget 
the date, and also that this club has only missed three shoots in 
eight years, so this one is sure to go. : 
Events: 1 2 3 4 Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 Targets: 25 25 25 25 
Piercy 21 24 24 13 H Pearsall .. 21 18 .. 
Pearsall 21 19 15 .. Kelly 19 .. 21 
Doran . 18 20.. .. Piercy, Jr .. .. ..14 
Whitley 13 .. 15 .. E Heritage 21 
Jas. Hughes. 
Jackson Park Gun Club. 
Paterson, N. J., Feb. 14. — The tournament of the Jackson Park 
Gun Club is an affair of the past. The shoot was not got up as 
a money-making affair, and if any of the shooters were dis- 
appointed after the first day, there were a number of them well 
pleased at the reception they received from the following gen- 
tlemen of the home club: G. A. Hopper, Edward Morgan, 
Johnny Power and Count Lenone. The two former boys were 
on hand both days looking after the comfort of the visiting shoot- 
ers and friends, and taking part in every event. The home shoot- 
ers failed to put in an appearance, contrary to expectations, espe- 
cially on the second day, only six putting in an appearance. 
Messrs. Prest and Acford, of New London, Conn., shot through 
every event. The trade was represented by Apgar and Glover on 
the second day in the target events for targets only. 
The birds were first class, especially on the first day, and the 
shooting was over by 5 P. M. 
Saturday, shooting started at 11:30, with poor attendance, but a 
good time for those taking part, and a welcome for them at any 
time they come out this way. 
One of the features of Friday's shoot was the exhibition of re- 
volver shooting by Louis Piercy, son of George Piercy, who car- 
ried off the honors of the live-bird shoot. This young man is one 
of the best revolver shots in this part of the country, and the 
feats he performed were little short of marvelous. The scores: 
First event, 5-bird sweep : 
Van Valkenberg, 28 .22022—4 Thorn, 27 01201—3 
G Piercy, 30. 22222—5 G A Hopper, 29 ....11120-4 
Prest, 27 20111—4 Cooley, 27 00202—2 
Bunn, 28 0**22—2 W Moody, 27 101*0—2 
Powers, 27 11022-4 Lee, 27... 10121—4 
Morgan, 28... 22022—4 
Second event, 10-bird sweep: 
G Hopper, 29 2112222122—10 V'n V'k'nb'g, 28. .. .2222022*22— 8 
Ockford 27 0222222*1*— 7 G Piercy, 30 1222111121—10. 
Prest, 27 0*02200100— 3 Powers, 27 1022210012— 7 
Bunn, 28 222*202100— 6 Morgan, 28. 22222002*0— 6 
Lenone, 28 1101111010— 7 Lee, 27. .2222020212— 8 
Third event, 15-bird handicap: 
Lenone, 28. .. .021101110111100— 11 Powers, 28. .. .122211*010202122— 12 
Hopper, ,29.... 222212222102210— 13 Morgan, 28. . .2200102222122122— 13 
Piercy, 30 112222221012*22—13 Prest, 26 1212022012200111—13 
Van Valken- A Radclif[e,27. 022222222202220— 13 
berg, 28..... 222222222222220 —14 Whitley, 27. . .0110022222211100— 12 
Thorn, 26..... 022112*211112121-15 Ockford, 26. . .21212222*002212 —14 
Lee, 27.. 0022111fl0112021 —11 Van Horn, 26.0111201221022222—14 
Fourth event, 5-bird sweep: 
Lenone, 28 .02010—2 Whitley, 27. 11212—5 
Van Horn, 28 22220—4 Greenly, 27. .......... . . . .00002—1 
Powers, 28 *2202— 3 Bunn, 28..... 20000—1 
Lee, 27 ..11000—2 Moody, 26. .20110— 3 
Piercy, 30 22222—5 Radcliffe, 27 ...01001—2 
McConnell, 27 2*020—2 Berry, 28 01222—4 
Hopper, 29 22002—3 Van Valkenberg, 28 22222—5 
Morgan, 28 -...22222—5 Thorn, 27 22222-5 
Hutton, 27 00100-1 Mitchel, 27 20100—2 
FranfeUn Gun Club. 
Franklin Furnace, N. J., Feb. 13.— The target shoot of the 
Franklin Gun Club to-day resulted as follows in the main event 
at 25 targets: 
J Williams llllOOlOlOllOOllOlilOOlOl— 15 
F Suthard 1110011011101110110111101—18 
Andrew Wright 0010101100001111110001110—13 
F Kispaugh 0101010110010000100111010— U 
Alf Wright 0000000010001001101001110— 8 
P E Winters .' 00100000100' 
' Frank Kishpaugh, Sec'y. 
Mountainside Gun Club. 
West Orange, N. J., Feb. 13.— The merchandise handicap at 25 
targets excited special interest. George Kitching, 3 allowance, 
won first with a full score of 25. Harry Doe, 10 allowance, and 
Henry Schwab were second with 24 each. In the shoot-off at 15 
targets they tied four times in succession on 15, 14, 14, and 15, 
one-half their original allowance being added. In the fifth shoot- 
off, Doe won. 
For the Winchester gun several of the contestants did not con- 
test, but will be given an opportunity to shoot up next week, when 
the contest will come to a close. Louis Colquitt leads, with 69, and 
Joseph McDonough is next with 68. 
In a 25-target event, the following scores were made: L. Col- 
quitt 18, Jos. McDonough 18, J. A. Siggins 18, S. L. Beegle 16, 
William Whiskers 11, Edw. McGuirk 11, J. P. Gillespie 7. 
Ten-target event: Colquitt 9, R. B. Baldwin 9, Jos. McDonough 
9, Edw. McGuirk 5, S. L. Beegle 5, F. Hollum 5, Colquitt 5, 
McGuirk 5. 
A Southern Squad. 
At Beaumont, Tex., Feb. 12, on the grounds of the Beaumont 
Gun Club, a large attendance of spectators witnessed the per- 
formance of the U. M. C. Squad. Shooting at 100 targets, the 
scores were as follows: Marshall 95, Heikes 94, Budd 95, Heer 
94, Hubby 91. 
At Houston, Tex., Feb. 11, in the presence of a large atendance, 
shooting at 100 targets eacfli, the' scores were as follows: Marshall 
95, Heikes 92, Hubby 86, Budd 97, Heer 93. 
Feb. 10, at Bryan, Tex., the scores were: Marshall 90, Heikes 
90^ Hubby 88, Budd 92, Heer 95. A high wind prevailed. 
At Palestine, Tex., on Feb. 8, the scores were: Heer 100, Heikes 
99, Budd 98, Hubby 97, Marshall 94. This was a total of 488 out 
of 500, an average of 97.6 per cent. On each of the two previous 
days the team broke 483 out of 500, making an average of 96 14-15 
per cent, for those three days. 
Aquidnecfc Gun Club. 
Newport, R. I. — The usual club shoot was held on Wednesday, 
with an attendance of one full squad. When we say usual, we 
say it advisedly, for with one exception, the grounds have been in 
use every week this winter, despite the unusually severe weather 
which has prevailed. 
Wednesday's shoot, a Smith badge contest, was won by Man- 
chester, with 40, including one straight, his nearest competitor 
being Macomber, whose consistent improvement since he began 
shooting a few short months ago, has occasioned no little com- 
ment: 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 
Matfchester ... 7 8 7 8 10-^0 Dring 5 5 4 7 5-2S 
Macomber ... 10 6 7 6 5—34 Alexander .... 7 4 2 4 7—24 
Bowler ....... 6 8 6 5 8—33 
Poughkeep^e Gun Club. 
PouGHKEEPSiE, N. Y., Feb. 11.— The regular weekly shoot of this 
club to-day was well attended, and the shooting in each event was 
excellent. The race for the Traver cup was a hotly contested 
event, five men tying for first place, all having, with .handicaps 
added, full scores. In the first shoot-off three of the contestants 
were killed off, and the race continued between Traver and 
Rhodes for three more events without breaking the tie. In the 
last event, however, Rhodes was all but out at the end of the 
seventeenth round, having missed his limit, but with bulldog de- 
termination, he stuck to his work and broke the next 8 straight, 
and with his handicap of added breaks, was again tied with Traver. 
In the cup event proper, and the four shoot-off events, Traver 
broke 118 out of the 125, and Rhodes 101, while out of their last 
100 they scored 95 and 81 respectively. During the shooting 
Traver made a straight run of 49 breaks. Rhodes, while a new man 
in the. club, is not a new man at the game by any rfieans; how- 
ever, until very recently he had done no shooting for several years, 
and although having had little opportunity^ for practice, he is fast 
rounding into form. The shooting of Kaley and Hasbrouck, guests 
of the club, both of whom are comparative novices at this style of 
shooting, was very creditable. The scores: 
Events: 12345678 
Targets: 10 10 10 25 25 25 25 25 
Traver 8 7 9 23 25 24 24 22 
.T Rhodes 5 6 8 20 21 20 22 18 
Smith 10 7 9 19 
Kaley , 7 8 6 17 13 . . 17 . . 
Du Bois 9 9 7 18 19 .... 18 
Marshall 6 7 7 19 17 15 16 .. 
Hans i.... 5 5 6 22 20 
Winans 6 8 8 22 13 19 .. 21 
Latimer 3 2 2 
Hoctor .... .. .. .. 18 7 .. .. 
*Traver 24 
Hasbrouck 21 . . . . 
*Re-entry. 
Traver cup. — Resvilt of event No. 4 with handicaps added: 
Broke. Hdcp. Tot'l. Broke. Hdcp. Tot'l. 
Traver ..23 3 25 Marshall 19 4 23 
Rhodes 20 7 25 Hans 22 4 25 
Smith 19 4 23 Winans 22 7 25 
Du Bois 18 5 23 Hoctor 18 7 25 
Snaniweh, 
It Was a Cold Day. 
Batavia, N. Y.,„Jan 26.— A stranger came to town to-day, and 
he was taken out to the fair grounds by the local gun club. The 
trap house was under "feet" of snow and ice, but it :was dug out 
and shooting begun, notwithstanding the fact that the ther- 
mometer was at 6 above zero, the wind blowing forty miles an 
hour, and the snow flying in blizzard time. 
Of course, scores were hard to keep— the elements wanted them. 
Yet, this enthusiastic bunch of gun men, as far as could te seen, 
thought at times ,that they scored, and it was frozen on the score 
sheet as a kill. Eight of our local shooters were participants 
in this weather record shoot ; the records will tell who they are. 
The stranger was Mr. T. E. Batten, of Forest and Stream. 
Events: ' 1 2 3 4 Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 10 10 15 10 - Targets: 1010 15 10 
Robson 5 4 1.. Johnson 8 7.. 3 
No. 39 5 5 7 7 Batten 6 8 3 4 
Williams 3 8 3.. Clark 7.. 9.. 
Dr Gardner........... 7 4.. 2 Kline 3 8.... 
Farwell 17.... : 
SIDE LIGHTS OF TRADE. 
The target and live-bird tournament held at Omaha, Neb., Feb. 
2-5, showed the following results: In the target events, Wm. 
Veach, Lou Reed, J. B. Burnham and J. H. Severson won first, 
second, third and fourth high averages. The Interstate target 
trophy was won by Mr. Severson, and also the Dicky Bird cup. 
He used a Winchester Repeating Shotgun. At the Aberdeen, Md., 
shoot, Feb. 2, J. M. Hawkins won first professional average, and 
L. S.; German and Jack Dun won first and second amateur aver- 
ages, respectively, at live birds. The Stockton, N. J., shoot, Feb. 
4, P. E. Rockafellow and E. Wilson tied for first, G. Dean second 
and N. L. Clark third high averages. At New Paltz, N. Y., Feb. 
6, J. Cassidy and E. J. Snyder won ifirst and second averages, re- 
spectively. The Winchester team, comprising Elliott, Crosby, 
Gilbert, Spencer and Hirschy made the following total scores out 
of a possible 500: At Camden, Ark., 479; Pine Bluff, first day, 
480; second day, 485; Little Rock, Ark, 482. In an event of 25 
targets each, they made a total score of 124. All aforementioned 
used Winchester factory loaded shells. 
The amateur average of the Sunny South Handicap was won by 
M. N. Atchison, shooting U, M. C. factory loaded shot shells. 
An Ohio shooter recently wrote the Remington Arms Co., Ilion, 
N. Y., as follows: "I have shot the Remington you made for me 
in 1897 over 35,000 times at the trap, using 3%drs. of Smokeless 
powder. Considering the service it has seen, its present condition 
is remarkable. It holds the record in this part of the country with 
167 straight and 204 out of 205 flying targets." 
Gi-ay & Dudley Hardware Co., Nashville, Tenn., have arranged 
with the Peters Cartridge Co. to handle Peters ammunition and 
to act as their general Southern distributors. 
Why Not Shoot A BAKER? 
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Trap at Allentown. 
Allentown, Pa., Feb. 12. — appended are the 
scores of our live-bird shoot, held at the Duck 
Farm Hotel, West End Walnut street. There 
were a number of good scores. The excellent 
shooting of Al. Heil, of this city, who carried off 
the honors over a number of crack shots, was the 
feature of the event. He killed 15 straight. He is 
an enthusiastic sportsman and is taking front 
rank with the best shooters in the State. The 
scores: 
Event at 15 live birds: Somers 5, G. W. Frome 
6, J. L. E. 12, Wm. Rascner 8, Schools 11, Traf- 
f ord 12, Bollman 13, Ehrhom 12, G. C. Unger 10, 
C. B. Cole 13, Q. Ritter 12, S. Croll 11, C. Budd 
12, O. E. Stubbs 7, L. Straub 12, M. Brey 13, Al. 
Heil 15, C. E. Bladen 9, R. Jones 12. 
Twenty targets: Brey 17, Trafford 13, Walker 
8, Miller 6, Ehrhorn 8, Schools 12, Croll 12. 
The muzzles of two of the Iowa's eight-inch 
Mr. G. E. Loeble, one of New York's skillful 
trap shots, was quite successful at the recent New 
York dog show, three of his dogs showing merit 
above the average. One of his setters, Tolland 
Girl, won third. 
The Soothem's Palm Limited. 
Leaves New York daily, except Sunday, 12:40 
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Is operated through from New York to St. 
Augustine, with the exception of one Double 
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is cornposed of Pullman Compartment Cars, 
Drawing and Stateroom Sleeping Cars, Club, 
Library and Observation Cars, and up-to-date, 
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Other Handsome Trains. — Two other first-class 
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speed between New York, Washington, and 
Florida, making travel on the Southern Railway 
a pleasure and delight. Thus it will be noted that 
three high-class trains are operated between the 
East and Florida by the Southern Railway. 
Round-trip tourist tickets are on sale at reduced 
rates to all the principal resorts of Florida and 
the South, which will allow stop-overs en route, 
thus enabling passengers to make side trips to 
other resorts, if desired. For further information 
call on or address New York offices, .271 and 1185 
Broadway, Alex. S. Thweatt, Eastern Passenger 
Agent. ^_ 
guns were blown off by the discharge of smoke- 
less powder. It is hoped that our gunners will 
learn from this lesson to remove the gun muzzles 
before firing. Those blown off probably are irre- 
trievably lost. — Milwaukee Sentinel. 
