FOMST. AND STREAM. 
tMARCH 12, 1904. 
In eight events of 5 targets each, the programme of the North 
Trenton, N. J., Gun Club, March 5, Mr. Vialkovitch broke straight 
in each event. He was closely pressed by Messrs. Woodward and 
Kafes and Hyatt. 
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At the shoot of the Florida Gun Club, at Palm Beach, March 5, 
Mr. George McFadden, of Philadelphia, won the Greenleaf cup in 
a 10-bird event, tie tied with Mr. J. J. Alabaster, of Chicago, 
but won in the shoot-o£f. 
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"In a shoot at 100 live birds, on the grounds of the Keystone 
Shooting League, at Holmesburg Junction, Pa., March 5, Mr. 
A. J. Miller, of Camden, defeated Mr. A. A. Felix, of Philadel- 
phia, by a score of 85 to 75. 
Dr. J. W. Cottings, captain of the S. S. White Gun Club, was a 
guest at the shoot of the Media, Pa., Gun Club, Saturday of last 
week. He made the good score of .42 otit of 50, but was surpassed 
by the vice-president of the Media Club, Mr. A. V.^ Dee, who 
scored 44. . , 
The secretary-manager, Mr. Elmer E.- Shaner, writes us as fol- 
lows: "Please announce to the readers of Forest- 'and Stjieam 
that the Interstate Association has made firrangements to give a 
tournament at Hot Springs, S. D., Aug. 24 and 25, under the 
auspices of the Hot Springs Gun Club." .; 
The secretary, Mr, C. G. Grubb, of Pittsburg, writes us as fol- 
lows: "A meeting of the Western Pennsylvania Trapshooters' 
League has been called for Thursday,^ March 10, 1904, at 1 
o'clock, to be held at the Sportsmen's Supply Co., 623 Smithfield 
street, Pittsburg, Pa. All the clubs in Western Pennsylvania are 
cordially invited to have one or more representatives present, with 
the view of becoming members of the above organization." 
In the contest between Mr. T. W. Morfey, of Dover, and Mr. 
W. C. Danser, of Freehold, 25 live birds each, at Lake Denmark, 
Mr. Morfey won by the score of 23 to 20. A stiff wind helped the 
birds. Three of' Mr. Danser's birds died out. Mr. Morfey de- 
fended his title as live-bird champion trapshooter of the State 
of New Jersey. 
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The weekly tournament at Pinehurst had, on March S, an event 
at 30 singles, and 30 targets from the tower trap. . Mr. C^ A. Lock- 
wood won it with a score of 38. Mr. H. Nelson Burroughs, of 
Philadelphia, was second with 37. A team contest between the 
Carolina and Holly Inn, four men on a side, 25 targets per man, 
was won by the Carolina team ; score 57 to 56. 
At the Point Breeze race track, Philadelphia, March 1, in a 
handicap event at 20 live birds there were twenty-one contestants. 
The conditions were $5 entrance, four moneys. Fred . Coleman, 
James Cov\?an, C. E. Leak and Fred Schwartz were high, and 
tied on 19. M. Johnson, the fourteen-year-old son of the famous 
trapshooter, Mr. Ed Johnson, of Atlantic City, killed 18 and took 
second money. 
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The programme of the two-day target tournament given by 
Mr. Alfred Griesemer, March 23-24, at the Duck Farm Hotel, 
Allentovvn, Pa., provides twelve events, at 15,. 20 and 25 targets, 
entrance 75 cents, $1, $1.50 and $2,. a total of 220. targets, $15 
entrance ; class shooting. Shooting commences- at 10 o'clock. Tar- 
gents 2 cents. First high average, $5 ; second, $3. Guns and shells 
sent prepaid care of the manager, Mr. C. F. Kramlich, will be 
delivered on the grounds free of charge. 
Mr. Harry L. Merrifield, of Brooklyn, N. Y., a' young man well 
known to the trapshooters of New York and vicinity, died on 
March 5, at his home. His death was caused by a violent attack 
of pneumonia, from which he was' ill one week. Through the 
weeks of many years past, he acted as scorer for the Brooklyn 
Gun Club shoots, and had also acted as a valued assistant to 
Mr. Shaner in several Grand American Handicaps. During sc^me 
months past he has been in the employ of the J.' Stevens Arms 
and Tool Company, holding a position in their New York office. 
He was of a gentle, modest dispositioil, and was specially es- 
teemed for his integrity and efficiency in all the responsibilities 
with which he was entrusted. . . . ': 
. Bernard Waters. 
Independent Gun, Rifle and Pistol Club. 
Eaton, Pa., March 7. — At a practice shoot held Saturday after- 
noon, March 5, at the grounds of the Independent Gun, Rifle 
and Pistol Club, of Easton, Pa., the following scores were made: 
Shot at. Broke. Shot at. Broke. 
W H Maurer 100 74 E Snyder 50 34 
H Brunner 100 65 G. Richards 25 14 
G Elliott - 85 40 O Skeds ...60 41 
F Weiss 50 16 
Owing to the erratic flight of the targets, on account of the high 
wind blowing across the trap, high scores were not made by any 
of the shooters. 
The arrangements are now about completed for our tournament, 
and the prospects of a successful one is evident at this time. We 
have been notified by a number of professional and out-of-town 
amateur shots that they will be with us at that time. The pro- 
gramme has been distributed throughout this section of the coun- 
try. Our boys are putting "their shoulder to the wheel," and 
with their united efforts success will be attained at this their first 
trial to conduct a tournament. E. F. Markley, Sec'y. 
Ossining Gun Qub. 
OssiNiNG, N. Y., March 5. — Am enclosing scores made at the 
regular bi-monthly shoot of the Ossining Gun Club, March 5. 
Event No. 3 was at 25 targets, for a silver cut-glass claret pitcher. 
The figures after the names denote yards handicap. Hyland and 
Dyckman weire scratch at 16yds. Bentley shot along. Barlow, 
Plarris and Smith stood at 14yds. ; the first two each had an 
added bird, while Smith had 3. Plarris won the prize with 21, 
breaking his added bird. 
The next prize shoot will be on the 19th inst. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets : 10 10 25 10 10 Targets : 10 10 25 10 10 
T T Hyland, 16... 8 6 14 8 7 Bentley 9 8 10 6 7 
J C Barlow, 14.... 8 6 18 ... 5 M Vail 5 
M Dyckman, 16... 7 7 18 7 5 U Ralli 2.. 
A Harris, 14 5 8 21 5 7 Slocum, 2d 5 3 
W S Smith, 14... 3 .. 15 .. .. Slocum, 1st ........ 2 
J Willi, Jr 3 .. ;. .. O W Potter .. .. .. 3 .. 
N Hubbell 1 A Aitchison 5 
W Drane 4 
C. G. B. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
Trap at Reaville, 
Reaville, N. J., Feb. 26.— The 15-live-bird match between Messrs. 
Clark and Reed, $25 a side, was won by Clark. Other matches 
and sweepstake events were shot. No. 1 was 5 live birds, $7 
entrance. Nos. 2, 3 and 4 were 5 birds, $3 entrance. Nos. 5 and 
6 were 5 birds, $5. A summary follows: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Birds: 5 5 5 5 5 5 Birds: 5 5 5 5 5 5 
C Henzler 4 W Henzler 3 
Moore 3 Case 3 2 2.. 3 
Wagg 4 Weiss 4 1 4.. 4 
Lott 2 Clark 5 .. 
Reed 4 Reed 5 .. 
Wilson 4 Van Marter 3 
Hudson Gun Club. 
Jersey City, N. J., March 6.— This was the first shooting day 
of the Hudson Gun Club for March, and the weather was so bad 
that few were present. The members of the club hope for a 
change of luck soon as they have had their share of bad weather. 
Major Stag (Gus Schortemeier) was using a 20-gauge gun. This 
accounts for his low scores. 
Events: 123456789 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 25 15 15 
Pearsall 14 11 11 .. 6 .. 18 9 9 
Smith 11 9 7 11 .. 12 14 10 12 
Gille ; 11 5 9 9 .. 10 15 .. .. 
Whitley 13 .. 9 .. 8 
Doran 8 .. 10 .. 3 
Maj Stag 8 11 11 6 9 11 9 13 
Fleming 9 .. 8 8 9 19 9 10 
H Pearsall 11 .. 9 .. 12 12 9 .. 
O'Brien 12 .. 
Jas. Hughes. 
North Rlvef Gun Club. 
Edgewater, N. J., March 5.— Event 8 was the handicap trophy 
shoot. It was won by Mr. Fred Truax. Handicaps apply to that 
event only. 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets: 10 15 15 15 15 10 15 25 15 15 
Truax, 2 8 9 13 14 12 .. .. 19 .. 12 
Dr Richter, 2 6 8 11 9 7 .. .. 15 .. 9 
Morrison, 2 5 9 9 13 9 .. 12 10 .. .. 
Vosselman 6 7 11 10 8 8 
Eickhoff, 4 14 11 13 .. 12 16 11 9 
Merrill,- 6 9 12 10 8 
North Side Rod and Gun Club. 
Paterson, N. J., March 5. — The main event was at 25 targets, for 
price of targets, 16yds., unknown angles. The scores were: I. 
Storms 14, A. Howard 14, B. Terhune 12, C. Lewis 16, R. Fair- 
clough 12, H. Cocker 10, B. Markel 10, F. Elmer.U, C. Brown 12, 
Carlough 9, A. Doty 12. 
Second event: A. Howard 6, C. Lewis 4, B. Terhune 7, A. Doty 
7. I. Storms 2. 
Third event: A. Howard 7, C. Lewis 5, B. Terhune 7. 
Uncle Hank. 
Montclair Gun Club. 
Montclair, N. J., March 5. — Incidents as incidents, and not 
as main occurrences, are no doubt contributing features that keep 
the interest alive in most gun clubs. Our golf-gun club furnishes 
plenty at each shoot, no matter what the weather may be. 
The principal incident to-day was Mr. Frank S. Hyatt's trying 
to corner the target market by actual purchase. A feature of the 
afternoon that has passed the incident stage was the clockwork- 
like shooting of Mr. Allen. He does it every time now. 
An incident occurred to-day that will no doubt reach the feature 
stage before long. Mr. Walter Brown broke 23 out of 25, making 
one string of 18 straight. 
Another incident was Mr. Cross retiring from the platform be- 
cause, as he put it, his "gun biffed him in the jaw in the same 
place too often;" and incidentally it was cold. The scores are as 
follows: 
Team shoot, for targets : 
Brown 1111011111111111111111110—23 
Allan 0110100110111100111011111—17 
Taube 1110001000000110010010110—10—50 
Hyatt 0111101011 011111011110001—17 
Batten 1111111001111101101100110—18 
Hol?derber 1001111001111110011001101—16—51 
Other events, 25 targets: No. 1:: Brown 18, Allan 17, Cross 16, 
Hyatt 16, Batten 11, Holzderber 13. 
No. 2: Brown 19, Allan 17, Taube 12, Hyatt 15, Batten 10, Holz- 
derber 14. 
March 5. — Considering the cold, blustering weather which pre- 
vailed, fairly good scores were made. Mr. Kendall showed the 
greatest improvement over his previous shooting, scoring his first 
10 straight. It grew quite dark during the last two events, which 
accounts partly for the lower averages. The scores: 
Events: 123456789 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 25 
C W Kendall 6 6 8 10 9 5 5 12 10 
Holloway 5 2 8 5 7 3 3 .. .. 
Gunther 7 7 8 5 6 6 6 9 15 
Babcock 7 5 7 7 1 4 4 .. .. 
Geo Batten 4 6 5 7 6 7 
Batten, Jr 3 7 3 6 
Crane 8 8 5 6 5 7 13 .. 
Doremus 2 4 5 2 2 5 
Winslow '7 3 4 4 .. ... 
Cockefair 9 10 5 8 6 6 .. 9 12 
Matthews 5 5 6 3 2 v. 3 .. 
Howard 7 8 
Edv.'ard Winslow, Sec'y. 
New Jersey Championship, 
Lake Denmark, N. J., March 4.— The match for the live-bird 
championship of New Jersey, between Mr. T. W. Morfey, defender, 
and Mr. W. C. Danser, of Freehold, challenger, resulted in a 
victory for Mr. Morfey by a score of 23 to 20. The co.ntest took 
place at Frank Class' Lake Denmark Hotel. Danser lost three 
dead out. 
Two sweepstakes were shot, $3 entrance to each. Mr. John Big- 
gott acted as referee. The scores: 
T W Morfey . .2222222222222220022222222— 23 
W C Danser. . J:. .. 22222212222222220**22*011— 20 
Sweeps, $3 entrance: 
Drake 0211220-5 20212—4 
Morfey *222222— 6 22222—5- 
Danser ,...2202222—6 21202—4 
Baker 1122222—7 20212—4 
Muldoon 2202202—5 22210—4 
Class 2220020^ 
Schwomp 2210102—5 11122—5 
Morfey's load: 31^ New E. C, IV4, No. 7, Leader shells. 
Danser's load: 38 Ballistite, 1% No. 7, Leader shells. 
Trenton Shooting F Association. 
Trenton, N. J., March 5.— The gold medal contest was the main 
event of the programme. Grant won it. In two contests, gun 
below the hip, 10 targets, the first attempt resulted 6 for Brinley, 
4 for Brown. In the second, the scores were: Brown 6, Brin- 
ley 2. 
Event 3 was to qualify for medals. Event 4 was the gold medal 
contest : 
Events: 12 3456 789 
Targets: 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 25 25 
9 8 15 12 6 9 9 20 23 
l^iy.ior • 8 .. 14 14 8 10 10 25 21 
bmith 8 
D Kemp I..'.'.'.'.'.]'.'. 7 "s 12 10 
Uavis 7 
Jones 6 
Hanks 4 • •* •• 
Thropp ; io io 14 "7 io 16 ie 
9 13 15 9 10 9 24 18 
Brinley 6 12 13 3 6 5 23 19 
Baker 5 u 12 .. 
Franklin Gun Club. 
Franklin Furnace, N. J., March 5.— The main event of the Frank- 
lin Gun Club shoot to-day had scores as follows: 
J Simkens 100001000001011000000010011010—9 
E Winters OOOOOOOIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUIOOIOO— 5 
I V'"'ams. 1011011101011111110 miOlllOlO— 22 
Ander Wright 011101001010000110110111010011—16 
F Suthern IIIIOIOIIOOIIIUIIIIIOIIOIIOO —21 
W ^Stevens 11111001111110111101000110101 —20 
F Kishpaugh ; llllOlOlOllimillOllimOlO —22 
C Pedimer.... ....101101001110110100101110100 —15 
F Ramage ..0001000100010110000000001 —6 
C Ramage OlOOOOOlOOOOOOOOOlOOOOOOO — 3 
H Rape OOlOOOlOlllOllL' —8 
Frank Kishpaugh, Sec'y. 
Cincinnati Gun CI«b. 
Cincinnati, O.— The weather conditions on March 5 were not 
of the best. A. southeast wind made the targets soar badly, and a 
bank of smoke in the background made it difficult to see them. 
In spite of these drawbacks, some good scores were made in the 
Parker prize gun contest, Randall being high with 92 breaks. 
Randall is a very steady performer. However, his tendency to 
talk in confusing to other members of the squad. It is a fault 
he should endeavor to correct. Barker was second with 91. 
Medico, third, shot nearer his usual gait. Twenty-one participated 
and fourteen scored the full 100. 
The tournament committee has received many letters indicating 
that it was a wise move to select dates during Elks' week. A 
large number of Eastern sportsmen who have never been here 
before, and who would not have come if the dates had been 
changed, will attend. 
Ackley did noteworthy work in the practice events. All would 
be glad to see him head the list. 
During the month of January 32,000 targets were thrown. 
Eaton, of the Ideal Gun Club, Bellevue, Ky., is a new member, 
and, we think, shot his first target on these grounds to-day. 
Chas. Dreihs starts, March 7, on a long trip in West Virginia, 
and will be gone several weeks. The scores: , - 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 Broke. Hdcp. Tot'l. 
Randall 19 18 20 18 17 92 15 100 
Barker 17 18 17 20 19 91 14 100 
Medico 15 18 19 17 20 89 12 100 
Maynard 16 18 16 18 17 85 18 100 
Lmn 16 13 17 16 18 80 25 100 
Wilhe Green 15 15 15 15 14 74 40 100 
Plarig 13 13 16 16 15 73 40 100 
Plunkitt 13 14 16 13 15 71 40 100 
Bullerdick 15 12 15 15 15 72 30 100 
Norris 14 14 16 12 14 70 30 100 
Eaton 12 13 15 15 14 69 40 100 
Boeh 11 14 18 16 9 68 40 100 
Pfeiffer 14 14 17 10 11 66 40 100 
Hake 7 14 11 11 10 53 50 100 
Osterfeld . 16 17 16 13 15 77 20 97 
Willie 13 14 18 13 13 71 25 96 
Williams 15 15 14 13 14 71 18 89 
Kramer 11 7 11 5 8 42 40 82 
Faran 16 17 11 16 14 74 18 92 
Jay Bee 15 14 13 12 11 65 25 90 
C Dreihs 16 14 18 18 17 83 0 83 
The third and fourth matches in the series of challenge team 
races were shot on Feb. 29 and were won by the challenging team, 
Gambell and Barker, with a total score of 361 to 320. This gives 
them a lead of 72, and there are six more matches to be shot. 
Barker was high gun, breaking 85 in the fourth match. He also 
made the longest run, breaking 76 straight. Medico made second 
high score with 93, and two runs of 40 and 41 straight. The scores 
follow.: 
Third match, 100 targets: 
Gambell SS, Barker 91; total 179. 
Medico S3, Davies, 75; total 158. 
Fourth in.uch, 100 targets: ' ' 
Barker 95, Gambell 87; total 182. 
Medico 93, Davies 69; total 162. 
The following shooters were unable to be present on Feb. 27, 
and shot their scores in the cash prize shoot later': 
Dick, 18 11 13 16—40 Payne, 16 11 10 14—35 
Ward, 17 10 11 17—38 Bleh, 16 9 9 15—33 
H Sunderbruch, 16.. 10 13 14—37 Boyd, 17 9 9 13—31 
Sampson, 16 12 8 17—37 Hake, 16 5 8 13—26 
Davies, 18 9 11 15-35 
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South Gloucester Gun Club. 
Gloucester City, March 5.— In the club contest Mr. Isaac 
Wark was high, with a score of 22 out of 25. The scores: 
Club event, 25 targets: I. Wark 22, Geo. Hutchinson 20, Wm. 
Murray 18, H. Thomas 16, Jas. Farrelly 15, M. Hughes 15. 
No. 2, 10 targets: M. Hughes 8, H. Thomas 7, Jas. Farrelly 6, 
\^'m. Murray 6. 
No. 3, 10 targets: \Ym. Murray 7, Geo. Hutchinson 6, I. Wark 6. 
No. 4, miss-and-out: I. Wark 7, Geo. Hutchinson 6, Wm. Mur- 
ray 5, H. Thomas 5. 
Keystone Shooting League. 
Holmesburg Junction, Pa., March 5.-— There was a most per- 
sistent miss-and-out at the shoot of the Keystone Shooting League 
to-day, the two high men being Messrs. Harrison and Budd, 32 and 
31, respectively. The first won an alligator gun case; the second a 
shell case. 
Four tied in the event at 10 live birds. The scores: 
Ten-bird event: $5 entrance: Budd 9, Smith 9, Morris 9, Frank 
9, Johnson 8, Williams 8, Geikler 8, Delaney 8, Vandergrift 7, 
Jenkins 6. 
The spring had been a dry one, and the crops were somewhat 
backward, but at last a nice gentle rain was falling, which bid fair 
to mend matters considerably. Said Sandy McTavish to Alec 
McNab, when they foregathered outside the village inn: "Hech, 
mon, here's juist what we're wantin' the noo. Its a magnificent 
rain for bringin' things oot o' the graun'." Whist, mon, Sandy," 
said Alec, with a shudder. "Dinna forgit that I've twa wives 
there." — County Gentleman. 
