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Ohio Trap* 
Cincinnati Gtin Clab, 
Cincinnati, O.— Each week a few members find it impossible 
to be at the grounds on Saturday, and therefore shoot their 
scores early the following week. In the cash prize shoot of 
March 26 the following scores, 50 targets, should be added: Dick 
(I8yds.) 42, Grau (19) 41, C. Dreihs (18) 40, Jay Bee (17) 38, Samp- 
son (17) 35, Bleh (16) 35t Cook (16) 26, H. Weller (16) 26, B. Weller 
(16) 28. 
Tkfe fit-st of the week the following matches wete shot, 50 tafgets 
pfer rhan, two high men out: 
Eveiits: 1 
<3rau 41 
Medico 40 
lo 
43 
Evfeilts: i i 
GambfeU 44 44 
Pteihs 43 43 
Fatan 42 42 
Shoot-off s of tie in No. 1: 
No. 1: Medico 20, Dreihs 20. 
No. 2: Medico 23, Dreihs 22. 
April 2 was a pretty day, clear, bright and spring-like, with a 
crispness in the air which made out-door sport a pleasure. The 
only drawback was a strong west wind, which made the targets 
very puzzling in their flight, and caused more than one of the 
shooters to drop below his usual mark. « 
In the Parker gun shoot R. Trimble was high man with 91 
actual breaks, a very fine score under the conditions. Barker was 
second with 88, and Faran third with 82. Nine full scores were 
made including handicaps. 
Jay Bee was out to-day for the first time in several weeks. He 
shot in a few pfactice events, bvtt did not stay lohg. 
ffo. 2 set of traps was used to-day for the first time since the new 
ttap house was built. The background for some of the flights 
is not so good as at No. 1, the targets showing against a J;hick 
girove of trfees. 
Ralph Trimble starts for Bristol^ Tenn., the fitst of the week to 
attend the Interstate Association tournament; He will also be 
present at the Indiana State shoot on April 12 and 13, at Indiariap- 
olis. 
Some shooting has been done during the week, the most note- 
worthy being a match at 50 targets per man, on March 30. The 
sCof es follow i 
Patket pfize gun contest, 100 targets, handicaps added targets; 
handicaps, bteaks ahd totals in the order mentioned, follow : 
Bai-ket- (14) 88; 100 j Farart (18) 82, 100; Payne (50) 74,. 100; Plunkett 
(40) 72i M; r-olilaf (35) 69, 100; Harig (40) 67, 100; Willie Green 
(40) 65, lOO; :feoeh (40) 01, 100; Hake (50) 58, 100; Captain (26), 73, 
98; Roanoke (40) 57, 97; Maynard (18) 78, 96; Jack (30) 66, 96; 
Randall (15) 80, 95; Herman (30) 63, 93; R. Trimble 91; Bullefdick 
(30) 60, 90; Block (18) 68, 87; Linn (25) 59, 84; 
Match, 50 targets: 
Targets: 25 25 
Gambell 24 23—47 
Harig 21 20—41 
45 43-88 
Match, 50 targets, March 30: 
Targets: 25 25 
Linn 17 20—37 
Willie Green 23 17—40 
Targets : 25 25 
Barker 20 18—38 
Faran 16 20—36 
36 38 74 
Targets: 25 25 
Krebiel 17 18—35 
Foucar 17 14—31 
40 37—77 34 32—66 
Event No. 3, Young handicap medal shoot, 25 targets, distance 
handicap: Miller (16) 23, Foley (16) 23, Watkins (17) 23, Strong 
(If) 21, Nicholson (16) 20, Poole (16) 18. 
Miller won in the shoot^off, and captured the medal: 
Sweepstakes: 
Targets: 25 25 25 T'l. Targets: 25 25 25 T'l. 
Events: 12 4 Events: 12 4 
T Foley 23 19 19—61 T H Strong 17 14—31 
E Watkins 19 23 19-01 Phillips 17 ..—17 
C Miller 17 16 19—52 Hirtzinger 14 ..—14 
Wm Poole 15 19 15—49 
Mr. J. H. Strong shot at 15 in event No. 4. 
Springfield (Oliio) Gun Club. 
The following scores were made at the regular weekly slioot of 
the , Springfield Gun Club, held on March 28. 
The Young handicap medal was won by C. Miller, after shoot- 
ing off a tie on 23 with E. Watkins and J. Foley. High gun 
honors for the day were divided by Foley and Watkins, with 84 
each. 
Trap at Dayton. 
At a meeting ol Dayton, O., shooters held at the Pliillips House 
on March 26, the following gun clubs were represented: Buck- 
eye, N. C. R., Davis, Rohrer's Island, West Side, and Gem City. 
A consolidation of the gun clubs of the city was effected, the new 
organization to be known as the Dayton Gun Club. A committee 
to select grounds was appointed and consisted of Messrs. Zenas 
Craig, chairman; C. H. Cord, W. C. Brccne, W. H. Orth, Charles 
Taylor. H. L. Monbeck, Elmer Lewis. The new club will issue 
2,000 shares of stock at $5 a share, and when 50 per cent, of the 
stock has been paid for, will incorporate under the laws of the 
State. A. W. Ryan, of Troy, will act as special solicitor for new 
members. The clubs interested in this movement will continue 
their regular shoots on their old grounds until the new grounds 
are fitted up. The Rohrer's Island Gun Club will not surrender 
its individuality. Some of its members will undoubtedly join the 
new club, but Rohrer's will continue to hold its weekly shoots on 
FOREST AND STREAM/ 
its own delightful grounds. The officers elected: John L. Theo- 
bald, President; A. F. Kemper, Vice-President; Chas. Wertz, 
Treasurer; O. H. Bailey, Secretary. 
BONASA. 
New York Athletic Club. 
Tkavers Island, N. Y., Apfil 2.-— The fegtilaf dltib shoot took 
place to-day and was fairly well attended. The main fiVeHt was 
a 50-target handicap for a handsome Sauer gun, presented for 
competition by Mr. H. Sauer. These shoots will continue during 
April and May. 
Mr. G. Greiff was an easy winner with a score of 46 out of 50, 
a haildicap of 4 ttlakiflg a total of 50. A close second was Mr. 
Batnes, who sllot ih good form and captured the April cup with 
24 odt of 25; , 
On Apiril 9 Ttaveirs Islartd will be opened for all members, 
which no doubt will be A gi-eat benefit to the tfapshootefs and 
tlieir friends: 
Fifty-target handicap for Sauer gun trophy: 
King, 14 lOOlOClOllOlOOlOOllOOlOlO 
oomoiooiiooooooioooiooo— 29— 43 
Becbtel, 7 0101101111111111101111101 
1111110101011101110011101—38—45 
Greiff, 4 1111101111111111111111101 
1111111111111111111101110—46—50 
J Nelson, 8 0000000001000111111101111 
0111001101101110011010110—27—35 
Barnes, 9 lllllllOOUlllOlOOOlOllll 
0011111011111111111101111—39—48 
Williams 1111111011111111111111001 
IIIIOOIIIIIUIIOIOIOIHII —42 
De Vean 1111011110111111111000111 —35 
lOlOOOllllOOOlOllOOlllUl —35 
Bo wifeS ;...;.;,;.;;;.;;,........ 0100000000000010010000000 
OOOOOlOlllOOOOOOOOOOlOlOO — 9 ^ 
Dr Brown, 18 ; ; ; .OOOOOlOllllOllOllOlOOUOO 
0010101101111010000000101—23-41 
The next shoot for this trophy, Apfil 9. 
Event No. 2, April trophy, 25 targets, handicaps, restllted as 
follows : 
Cant jTelsort 5 1111101011010111100111101—18—23 
Barries i 1111101111111111111111111-24-25 
B echtfei 4 " 0110110001000110000100101—10—14 
Dr Brown 'iO' ' . . . . ; ; • • 0110100001110100101010011-12-22 
Kin^ 8 - . ■ • .0001000001100100101100110- 9-17 
Do Vean 100ll00001001101110000111-12-12 
Williams 1100111101011000100110100-13-13 
Greiff, 1. omillOlllllllllllOlllOl-21-22 
Events: 3 4 5 Events: 3 4 @ 
Targets: 10 25 * Targets: 10 25 ^ 
Williams 7 14 7 Dr Brown 9 2 
Barnes 8 . . 5 Kmg 2 14 2 
Bechtel 7 13 4 De Vean 4 11 2 
Greiff 9 23 6 Capt Nelson 4.. 4 
*Five pairs. 
Rochester Rod and Gun Qub. 
RocHfiStEE, N. Y., March 30.— The event of chief interest con- 
tested at the shoot of the RocWester Rod and Gun Club to-day was the 
Monroe county diamond medal championship, for which Mr. 
Harry M. Stewart, holder, and Thomas F. Adkin, challenger, 
were opposed to each other. They tied on 89, and tied again on 
90 in the shoot-off. Darkness intervening, competition was neces- 
sarily suspended. The scores of the Monroe county championship 
qtlwrr't 24 20 22 23-89 Bonbright 20 22 21 21-84 
23 21 23 22-89 Snow 21 20 24 18-83 
Clark . : : : : : : : : : : : 22 20 23 21-86 watson 21 20 29 21-81 
Stewart 21 23 22 24-90 Adkin 23 21 22 24-90 
In the Rochester Rod and Gun Club's spring handicap contest 
contestants and scores were as follows: ^ 
Hdcp. Brk. Tot'l. Hdcp. Brk. 1 ot 1. 
Adkin 5 24 29 Snow 7 
Clark 6 22 28 Watson 6 
Kershner 3 24 27 Stewart 1 
Shoemaker 10 17 27 Wnde... 11 
Skutt ... 4 22 26 Bonbright o 
Weller' 4 18 22 
[[ApRit g, 1904. 
19 
18 
22 
11 
24 
26 
24 
23 
22 
27 
Bristol Gun Club. 
Bristol Tenn., March 31.— The weather was very good to-day, 
and quite a number of the club members were in attendance, this 
being the last regular shoot until the tournament on April 6 and 7. 
The club has received nine new members this month, and in- 
terest is on the increase. 
Targets : 
Events: 
K K Bach man 
C C English •••• 
Dr S W Rhea. 
S G Keller 
H A Arrants.. 
R M Crumley . 
W B Kilgore.. 
W H Hicks.... 
T B Pond 
J King ...... 
E B Smith.. 
P T Preston. 
T P Davis.. 
A S McNeil. 
25 
25 
25 
25 
Total. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
22 
23 
25 
25 
95 
25 
21 
22 
20 
88 
18 
20 
25 
24 
87 
21 
25 
25 
23 
94 
23 
23 
22 
23 
91 
21 
22 
24 
24 
91 
21 
23 
23 
21 
88 
23 
21 
22 
22 
88 
23 
22 
23 
20 
88 
23 
24 
19 
20 
86 
21 
19 
16 
74 
19 
18 
14 
64 
14 
19 
11 
.58 
20 
17 
16 
-69 
21 
22 
22 
66 
15 
21 
46 
22 
43 
18 
35 
21 
39 
SIDE LIGHTS OF TRADE. 
The Ithaca Gun Company, which has been conducted as a 
co-partnership for the past twenty-two years, has recently been 
incorporated under the laws of the State of New York. The 
officers are Geo. Livermore, President; L. P. Smith, Vice-Presi- 
dent; C. H. Smith, Secretary^ Paul Smith Livermore, Treasurer. 
The management remains unchanged, and the incorporation is the 
result of an increase in business from year to year until the 
Ithaca Gun Company became too large to be run under a co- 
partnership. 
Messrs. Parker Brothers, Meriden, Conn., write us that "W. R. 
Crosby, one of the champion shots of the world, was treated to a 
surprise recently at Atlanta, Ga. Despite a heavy wind, amount- 
ing almost to a gale, Mr. Crosby broke 94 out of 100 clay birds, 
a remarkable record under such adverse circumstances, and yet 
he was beaten by one bird, as Mr. B. H. Worthen smashed 95 
of the elay flyers. The battle between these two was a right royal 
oHe, and Mt. Worthen used, as he always does, the old reliable 
Parker gufl." 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
A Demand for Clean Papers. 
From, an article by M. Lee Starke. 
No decent family would think of inviting a vulgar persoii or one 
of uncertain character into its home, yet permits the delivery of 
newspapers containing advertisements which, if read aloud, would 
cause the blush of shame to mantle the cheek of each member of 
that family. They refuse pollution in one form and embrace it — 
perhaps imconsciously m some cases— in another. No publisher 
wants to feel that his columns are disgraced, so the question 
naturally arises, Why does he permit the publication of such rot? 
There can be but one answer — greed. He wants money, and he 
sells the good name of his paper, and even his own self-respect, 
for "the root of all evil." 
_ I arri a newspaper man, and believe that the most profitable pub- 
licity in the world is that secured by the intelligent use of space 
in daily papers. It not only produces the best, but the quickest 
results. The daily comes nearer to giving a dollar's value for a 
dollar than any other medium; in fact, the family circle news- 
papers offer an advertising investment the interest on which is 
compounded daily. 
_ If decent advertisers would refuse to associate with the ques- 
tionable ones, and would use only clean papers, and if respectable 
families would see to it that only clean papers are received into 
their homes, it would remedy the existing conditions. 
They Were Both Wrong. 
During some army maneuvers in England, two officers were dis- 
puting about the classification of a tree. One was sure it was a 
birch, the other was equally certain it was an ash. A private 
was at length appealed to to settle the) question. He looked up 
and down the tree, walked around it, stripped a piece of bark 
of and dug into the trunk with his bayonet. "What are you 
doing that for?" asked one of the officers. "To find out what kind 
of a tree it is, major." "Well what is it?" The private gave 
another dig and made a minute inspection of a splinter, then de- 
livered judgment. "You are both wrong," he remarked re- 
spectfvilly, thovigh authoritatively. "It ain't a birch tree and it 
ain't a hash tree; it's an hordinary wooden 'un."— Unidentified 
Exchange. 
Pennsylvania Railroad's Washington Tours. 
The Pennsylvania Railroad's seventh three-day personally con- 
ducted tour to Washington will leave New York, Brooklyn, New- 
ark, Elizabeth and Trenton, April 14. Round-trip rates — only 
difference being in the hotel selected in Washington— are $12 and 
$14.50 from New York; $10.50 or $13 from Trenton, and proportion- 
ate rates from other points. Tickets cover railroad transporta- 
tion for the round trip and hotel accommodations. A special side 
trip to Mt. Vernon may also be taken. All tickets are good for 
ten days, with special hotel rates at expiration of hotel coupon. 
For itineraries and full information apply to Ticket Agent; Tour- 
ist Agents, 263 Fifth avenue. New York; 4 Court street, Brooklyn; 
or Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
"In the Maine Woods," published by the Bangor & Aroostook 
Railroad Company, began as a booklet, but has now attained the 
proportions of a large magazine. It contains nearly 200 pages, de- 
scriptive of the fishing, camping, canoeing and hunting in Maine, 
and is finely printed and beautifully illustrated. A copy may be 
had for 10 cents in stamps sent to C. C. Brown, G. P. & T. A., 
Bangor, Me. 
New Adveftisements. 
Attention is called to the handsome offers of cash prizes for 
photographs of yachting and camping scenes, madel by Messrs. 
Geo. B. Carpenter & Co., of Chicago, as set forth in our ad- 
vertising columns. Messrs. Carpenter & Co. supply sails, tents, 
camp outfits, marine hardware, etc., to outers, and offer two 
catalogues, the Marine, which will be sent for 6 cents in stamps, 
and the Tent and Camping catalogue for 4 cents. 
All of us who are much out of doors, whether we hunt or fish, 
travel in yacht or canoe, climb mountains or ride long distances 
over the prairie, know how important to the comfort is proper 
footgear. The many people who have used the Witchell hvmting 
and fishing boot manufactured by Witchell Sons & Co., of De- 
troit, Mich., are able to testify that these goods always give satis- 
faction. Whether it is a hip boot for a horseback rider, or a 
low, tramping shoe for a New England gunner, they are able to 
supply the article needed. 
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Se.xd for FREE QUARTERLY and J904 booklet fully describing all grade*. 
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to make a complete record of the shooter's doings at the traps. The 
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