FOflEST AND STREAM, 
June 15-16.— Battle Creek, Mich.— Tournament of the Michigan 
State Trapshooters' League. L. K. Forscythe, Sec'y. 
♦June 15-16.— Millvale, Pa., Rod and Gun Club. . .■ 
June 15-17. — Lincoln, 111.— Illinois State Sportsmen's Association 
tournameni. James Davis, Sec'y. 
June 21-24.— Indianapolis, Ind.— The Interstate Association's fifth 
Grand American Handicap at targets. One thousand dollars 
added to the purses. Elmer E. Shaner, Secretary-Manager, 
219 Coltart Square, Pittsburg, Pa. 
June 27-July 2.— French Lick Springs, Ind.— Tournament of the 
National Gun Club. $500 added money. John M. Lilly, Pres., 
Indianapolis. 
July 4.— Brunswick, Me., Gun Club all-day target tournament. G. 
M. W heeler, Sec'y. 
July 4.— Kichmond, Va.— East End Gun Club annual merchan- 
dise shoot. J. A. Anderson, Sec'y. 
July 4-6. — Winona, Minn. — The Interstate Association's tournament, 
under the auspices of the Winona Sportsmen's Club. Oswald 
Leicht, Sec'y. 
♦July 6-7.— Kane, Pa., Rod and Gun Club. 
July 8-9. — Wausau, VVis. — Wisconsin League of Gun Clubs' State 
tournament. 11. G. McCrossen, Sec'y. 
July 12-14.— St. Paul, Minn., Rod and Gun Club amateur handi- 
cap tournament. J. L. D. Morrison, Sec'y-Mgr. 
•July 13-14.— Scottdale, Pa., Rod and Gun Club. 
July 19-2U. — Shamokin, Pa., Gun Club midsummer shoot. S. C. 
Yocum, Sec'y. 
July 19-22.— Cincinnati, O., Gun Club annual handicap. 
July 27-28. — Grand Forks, N. D. — The Interstate Association's 
tournament, under the auspices of the Grand Forks Gun Club. 
W. M. Ferguson, Sec'y. 
Aug. 9-13.— West Baden, Ind.— Indian tournament; $1,000 added 
money. 
Aug. 10-12.— Brantford, Ont. — Dominion of Canada Trapshooting 
and Game Protective Association's fourth annual tournament. 
A. B. Cutcliffe, Sec'y. 
Aug. 15-20.— Buffalo, N. Y.— New York State shoot. 
Aug. 24-25.— Hot Springs, S. D. — The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Hot Springs Gun Club. H. 
A. Gayhart, Sec'y. 
♦Aug. 25-26.— Tarentum, Pa., Rod and Gun Club. 
♦Western Pennsylvania Trapshooters' League tournaments. C. 
G. Grubb, Sec'y, Pittsburg. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for 
publication in these columns, also any news notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matter to 
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, 
New York. Forest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF each week. 
We are informed by the secretary-treasurer, Mr. B. D. Nobles, 
that the Olean, N. Y., Gun Club has fixed upon May 24 and 25 
as dates for a two-day tournament. 
The next Indian tournament will be held at West Baden, Ind. 
The tribe announces that wampum, issued by the general gov- 
ernment, will be added to the extent of $1,000. 
The Riverside Gun Club, of Topsham, Me., has elected of- 
ficers as follows: F. W. Atkinson, President; E. C. Hall, Vice- 
President; Claude Strout, Secretary and Treasurer. 
The secretary, Mr. E. L. Kipple, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., informs 
us that the Hanover Park Shooting Association will hold a two- 
day tournament at targets on June 14 and 15. The programme 
will be issued later. 
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The Brunswick, Me., Gun Club, for its Fast Day shoot, offers 
a programme of six events, five at 20, one at 25 targets. Shooting 
commences at 1:30. The club desires that shooters keep in mind 
its Fourth of July tournament. 
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The Winchester Gun Club, of Detroit, Mich., announces that 
its fourth annual Decoration Day tournament will be held on the 
club grounds at Highland Park. The secretary-treasurer is Mr. 
T. M. Brodie, 233 McDougal avenue. 
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Teams of the S. S. White Gun Club and Hilltop Gun Club, 
twelve men on a side, 25 targets per man, contested on the White 
Gun Club grounds at Gorgas Station, Pa., on April 9. The Hill- 
top club won by a score of 243 to 214. 
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In the contest for the Monroe county diamond medal cham- 
pionship, at the shoot of the Rochester, N. Y., Rod and Gun 
Club, April 6, Mr. H. M. Stewart, holder, and _ Mr. Thomas F. 
Adkin tied on 94 out of 100, an excellent performance. 
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The North Camden Gun Club twelve-man team, on its grounds, 
defeated a twelve-man team of the Florists' Gun Club, of Phila- 
delphia, last Saturday by a score of 260 to 257. Messrs. Bergan, 
of Camden, and Park, of the Florists', broke 25 straight and were 
high men on their teams. 
We are indebted to Dr. J. B. Pardoe, secretary of the Bound 
Brook, N. J., Gun Club, for a photograph of the numerous beau- 
tiful silver prizes which are to be competed for at the club tour- 
nament on Saturday of this week, a particular mention of which 
was made in our issue of April 9. 
On the grounds of the Keystone Shooting League, at Holmes- 
burg Junction, Pa., April 9, Mr. Fred Coleman captured the I. 
W. Budd cup in the main event of the weekly shoot. In the 
25-live-bird event, Coleman, Landis and Harrison killed 23. Messrs. 
Vandergrift and Lamb were visitors. The latter was high with a 
score of 24. 
Mr. G. M. Wheeler, secretary of the Brunswick, Me., Gun 
Club, informs us that the dates of their forthcoming tournament 
have been changed from April 28 to April 21. Shooting will com- 
mence at 1:30. The programme will comprise 125 targets, all at 
unknown angles. Targets, one cent each. An invitation is ex- 
tended to all. 
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The Hudson Gun Club, of Jersey City, N. J., has planned to 
give its members and friends a specially pleasant tournament on 
April 17. The signs indicate that there will be a large attendance 
and a good competition. The main event is a 100 target handicap, 
distances 16 to 20yds.; targets IV2 cent to all. The secretary is 
Mr. James Hughes, 831 Pavonia avenue. 
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The Patriot's Day shoot of the Worcester, Mass., Sportsmen's 
Club, to be held on the club grounds at Shrewsbury, provides 
twelve events, nine at 10 and three at 20 targets, 65 cents and $1.30 
entrance ; a total of 150 targets, $9.75 entrance. Moneys divided 50, 
80 and 20. Targets, 1% cent. Shooting commences at 10 o'clock. 
Extra events if time permits. Sweepstakes optionaL Dinner at 
1 o'clock. . _ . . ■ 
A carte postal e, bearing date of April 7, informs us that Messrs. 
Schoverling and 'Welles " are in- New York again, after several 
weeks' sojourn in Europe. They further 'inform us that they have 
signed contracts,, in a business way, the purport of which they 
will communicate to the public /in the near future. ' 
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The Pittsfield, Mass., Rod and Gun Club have issued a pro- 
gramme of seven events for their 'spring tournament, fixed to 
be held on April 16. It comprises a total of 100 targets; total 
entrance of '$3.75. Shooting commences at 1:30. The Rose system 
.will govern the division of the moneys. Sweepstakes optional. 
Loaded shells for sale on the grounds. Guns and ammunition 
shipped to the secretary. Dr. G. C. Hubbel, 150 North' street, will 
be delivered ou' the Jgrounds free of charge. ■ 
The programme of the two-day holiday shoot of the-Penn Gun 
Club, May 30 and 31, at Oakyiew Park, Norristown, "Pa., pro- 
vides like sweepstake events for each day, fifteen events, 10, 15 
and 20 targets; entrance 50 cents, -75 cents $1 and $1.50. May 30 at 
1:30 .o'clock, is fixed for the six-man team contest, entrance $6 
per team, 25 targets per man; optional sweep, !fl. Shooting be- 
gins at 9 o'clock. Targets 1% cent. Per cent, system of division. 
The secretary is Mr. A. B. Parker, Norristown. 
In a contest at 100 targets, $100 a side, on the grounds of the 
Freeport, L. I., Gun Club, Mr. John Hendrickson, a stenographer 
in the Long Island City Magistrate's Court, defeated the famous 
expert, Mr. S. M. Van Allen, of Jamaica, the scores being 90 to 
8i. This was something of a surprise to the shooting talent, as the 
match, as it referred to Mr. Van Allen, was considered as being 
in the nature of delicatessen. A return match has been ar- 
ranged, time and place to be fixed upon later. . . : 
Mr. Fi-ank E. Butler returned to New York on Thursday of 
last v/eek after a long and active stay in the South, acting as the 
advance agent of the U. M. C. Southern Squad. In the trip he 
was promoted to the office of Colonel, and the title has perfectly 
withstood the wear and tear of constant use. Having thus proved 
itself, it may be considered as genuine. Mr. Butler, notwith- 
standing his arduous duties, gained six pounds in addition to his 
title, all of which goes to show that it pays to advertise. 
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At Philadelphia, on the Point Breeze race track, last Saturday, 
the last live-bird shoot of the season, so far as that ground is 
concerned, had a good attendance. A downpour of rain made 
unpleasant weather conditions. In the 10-bird event, $5 entrance, 
of the fourteen entries, Messrs. Felix, Murphy and W. Charlton 
were high with 9. In the second event. Murphy was high man 
alone with 10 straight. Target competition will next engage the 
attention of the Point Breeze shooters. The first target pro- 
gramme was arranged for Thursday of this week. 
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Mr. J. S. S. Remsen, of Hempstead, L. I., won the Eastern 
individual target championship at Sheepshead Bay, L. I., on April 
6, with the excellent score of 93 out of 100. He shot with much 
grace of person and accuracy of aim, smashing his targets into 
dust. He has developed into a first-class shot, whether at targets 
or live birds. At Palm Beach, Fla., whence he returned re- 
cently, he was placed at 33yds. in the live-bird contests which 
took place there every week. When the cup was delivered to 
him there was an outburst of applause, which indicated that his 
success was heartily popular. 
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The progi-amme of the Interstate Association's trapshooting 
tournament, given for the Cumberland Park Driving Club, May 
4 and 5, Nashville, Tenn., provides ten target events each day, 
five at 15 and five at 20 targets, $1.50 and $2 entrance, $10 and 
$15 added; a total of $250 added money. Targets, 2 cents. Lunch 
will be served on the grounds. First class shells on the grounds. 
May 3 will be practice day. Guns and ammunition, prepaid and 
marked with owner's name, sent care of Gray-Dudley Hardware 
Co., will be delivered on the shooting grounds free of charge. 
That firm will present a beautiful silver loving cup to the ama- 
teur making highest average. Rose system, 5, 3, 2 and 7, 5, 3, 2. 
Shooting commences at 9 o'clock. The secretary is Mr. Chas. 
L. Eastman, 320 N. College street. 
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The secretary-manager, Mr. Fred E. McKay, writes us as fol- 
lows: "On May 19, 20 and 21, we will hold, midway between the 
cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., a three-day tourna- 
ment at targets, and will add in the neighborhood of $1,000 to the 
purses. This shoot will be open to all, handicaps ranging from 
16 to 22yds. Handicap committee will be selected from the 
shooters. Any one will be made welcome, and given a square deal. 
Minneapolis has had the reputation in past years of holding the 
best shoots of the year, and does not propose that this one will 
be any exception to the rule." Programmes can be obtained of 
the secretary. 
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Mr. C. G. Blandford, captain of the Ossining Gun Club, writes 
us as follows: "The next regular shoot of the Ossining Gun Club 
will be held on April 16, at 2 P. M. This will be the final practice 
shoot for the team preparatory to the team match to be held at 
Poughkeepsie on the 23d inst. The members of the club desiring 
to qualify for the team are earnestly requested to be on hand. 
The programme of our open shoot, to be held on Decoration 
Day, May 30, has seven events, three at 15 and four at 25 targets, 
entrance $L30 and $2.50; totals, 145 targets, $13.90. Professionals 
may shoot for targets only; a special prize to high gun, providing 
three or more shoot. The shooters making first and second high 
averages will receive $5 and $3 respectively. Shoot rain or shine. 
One money to every three shooters; class shooting. Shooting will 
begin promptly at 11. Leggett trap." 
The excellence of the scores made at the Interstate tourna- 
hent held under the auspices of the Bristol, Tenn., Gun Club, 
April 6 and 7, border on the marvelous. Mr. W. R. Crosby broke 
195 out of 200 on the first day, and 198 out of 200 on the second 
day; a total of 393 out of 400, or 981^, per cent. Messrs. H. B. 
Money, A. M. Hatcher and R. L. Peirce on the first day were 
second high average with 193. Mr. R. L. Trimble was third with 
18S. On the second day, Mr. Peirce was second with 193, A. M. 
Hatcher third with 191. The Bristol team broke 74 out of its 
first 75 targets. Crosby broke 99 out of his first 100, and Hatcher 
duplicated the feat in his second 100. All of which, in addition 
to similar happenings elsewhere, go to show that general trap- 
shooting skill has developed to a degree far above old standards. 
The 16yd. mark is too short a distance to test modern skill at 
targets. And yet, it would be much easier to evoke action to 
make the distance shorter than 16yds. thaa to make it longer. 
May 4 and 5 will be days of activity in the affairs of the 
Rochester, N. Y., Rod and Gun Club, for those are the tourna- 
ment dates. The programme has ten events each day, 15, 20 and 
25 targets, $3, $4 and $5 added money. Entrance is based on ten 
cents per target. The totals each day are: Targets, 190; en- 
trance, .$19; added money, $38. Manufacturers' agents are invited 
to shoot for targets. Ship shells to McCord, Gibson & Stewart. 
Eggleston Hotel will be headquarters. Average moneys. On a 
separate trap there will be a 15-target re-entry handicap for a 
gold watch; valued at $35; entrance 50 cents. The committee has 
the following members: Messrs. F. C. Cutting, T. F. Adkin and 
H. M. Stewart. 
• Bernard Waters. 
Poughkeepsie Gtto Club. 
PouGHKEErsiE, N. Y., April 7.— The warm spring sunshine, the 
regular monthly shoot, and 'two cups to shoot for brought out a 
good ■ attendance to-day, and quite a lot of shooting was done. 
While several good scores were made, the shooting as a whole 
was very uneven, accountable by the fact that much experiment- 
ing was going on; nearly every one had "something new" to try. 
In the race for the club cup, Winans was the lucky man, while 
Rhoades, after being tied by Du Bois for the Traver cup, suc- 
ceeded in landing a winner with a full score in the shoot-off, in 
which event Rhoades needed but one more break to make the 
score a perfect one. 
On Monday, the 4th inst.. Claymark, who for a number of years 
had been one of this club's most active members, and at one 
time its secret.ary, bade all of his friends good-by and departed 
for Philadelphia, which place he will make . his home, having 
business interests there. That the boys wished him success and 
pleasure in his new field, goes without saying. 
Events: 1 2 3456789 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 25 25 25 25 
Traver 10 8 6 9 9 21 20 17 20 
Rhoades 5 8 6 7 8 18 20 24 16 
Hans 8 6 17 19 .. 14 
Latimer 4 .. 3 5 .. .. 
Frank 4 3 4 
Winans 4 8 8 7 18 17 14 18 
Cheney 4 4 2 .. .. 5 8 .. .. 
Marshall .. 7 17 13 18 15 
Du Bois .. .. .. ..8 18 20 16 9 
Smith 17 13 23 21 
Club Cup. Traver Cup. 
■ Broke. Added. Total. Broke. Added. Total. 
Traver 21 2 23 20 2 22 
Rhoades 18 4 22 ' 20 4 24 
Winans 18 6 24 17 6 23 
Cheney ■ 5 , 7 13 8 7 15 
Du Bois 18 4 22 20 4 24 
Marshall ]7 5 22 13 5 18 
Hans 17 3 20 19 3 22 
Smith 17 5 22 13 5 18 
The cup scores are the result of evefits 6 and 7 with added 
breaks. The Rhoades-Du Bois tie was shot off in event 8. 
The Lehigh Rod and Goo Club. 
Bethlehem, Pa., April 9.— The scores of the all-day shoot 
held April 7 by the Lehigh Rod and Gun Club, of the Bethle- 
hems, are appended. The day was a fine one, and the shooters 
turned out in good humor. High average was won by Mr. J. 
Pleis, of Easton, with 159 out of 180. Mr. H. Schlicher, of Allen- 
town, second, with 151 out of 180. 
Events : 123456789 10 11 12 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 
Pelis 13 12 14 9 13 14 14 15 13 12 14 11 
Miller 13 12 8 12 10 9 10 10 5 12 9 10 
Ritter 12 10 11 9 4 11 14 
Englert ; 13 12 12 13 11 8 11 12 8 11 13 .. 
Hausman 12 12 9 15 U 10 11 11 14 12 9 13 
Hahn 1112 12 15 9 10 12 1112 13 13 13 
Schlicher 10 12 11 13 13 13 15 14 12 14 14 10 
Croll 14 14 11 13 14 12 12 12 9 11 11 13 
Fryer 12 14 8 6 7 9 11 9 
Hankey .... 13 13 11 13 12 13 13 9 13 
Francotte .. 13 12 13 12 11 11 10 12 11 
Brey 10 9 10 11 11 
Straub 9 9 8 11 12 10 8 
Kramlich 13 13 13 13 15 13 13 
Heil 12 13 10 11 14 12 13 
Bloden 11 10 12 .. 7 
Hendricks , 3 12 . . . . 
Hillagass 12 11 10 11 
Graff .... 13 13 
H. F. Koch, Sec'y. 
New York Athletic Clob. 
Travers Island, N. Y., April 9.— In spite of the bad weather 
the shooters of the New York Athletic Club turned out strong to 
shoot for the J. P. Sauer & Son shotgun, which will be the prize 
of the series through April and May. Mr. R. A. Rainey cap- 
tured the gun, as well as the April cup, and he tied with Mr. 
Greiff for first prize in the special handicap. 
The main event, 50 targets, handicap, for gun resulted as fol- 
lows: W. J. Elias (8) 33, J. D. Foot (10) 39, F. Barner (4) 40, 
King (15) 35, G. E. Greiff (3) 46, Capt. Nelson (S) 44, W. Land 
(4) 40, R. A. Rainey (8) 48, Sedam (8) 38. 
April cup, 25 targets, handicap : W. J. Elias (4) 19, J. D. Foot 
(5) 20, F. Barnes (3) 23, King (8) 24, J. Nelson (4) 18, G. E. 
Greiff (3) 22, R. A. Rainey (2) 25, Dr. Brown (9) 14, W. Land (2) 
17; Sedam (3) 20, Williams (0) 23. 
No. 3, special handicap, 15 targets: Elias (3) 12, Barnes (3) 8, 
King (4) 12, Greiff (1) 15, Rainey (1) 15, S8dam (3) 13. 
Mr. Rainey presented a cup, which will hs shot for April 16. 
Rohfer*s Island GtJn Club, Dayton, O. 
Dayton, O.— In spite of the bad condition of the grounds on 
April 6, the attendance was very good. At the club's regular 
shoot H. Oswald won the medal after 'a spirited shoot-off with J. 
W. Gerlaugh, J. Schaerf, and P. Hanauer. The scores: 
Club medal shoot, 25 targets, handicap of extra targets to shoot 
at. The number shot at is in parentheses: H. Oswald (35) 30, 
A. W. Ryan (35) 28, P. Hanauer (29) 26, J. W. Gerlaugh (27) 25) 
J. Schaerf (31) 25, C. F. Miller (29) 24, W. E. Kette (35) 24, C. 
Ballman (35) 23, C. Smyth (29) 22, J. Donohue (35) 22, J. Sapp 
(35) 21, F. Cook (32) 19, A. R. Lehman (35) 13. 
Five shoot-offs, 5 targets each. Hanauer and Schaerf dropped 
out in the first: Oswald 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, Gerlaugh 5, 5, 5, 5, 4. 
Norwich Shooting Club. 
Norwich, Conn.— The trapshooting season of the Norwich 
Shooting Club is well under way, and the plans for the prize 
shooting will be announced within a week. The scores of the 
contest on Saturday, April 9, were somewhat affected by the rain 
and mist, an<^ were as follows: 
Events: 12 3 Events: 12 3 
Targets: 25 25 25 Targets: 25 25 25 
Olcott 19 16 15 Amberg 20 16 16 
Dolbearo 18 17 19 Gates ................ 14 17 .. 
Brown 18 20 .. Austin 16 17 .. 
Abora 15 18 20 Tafft 23 21 .. 
I. P. Tafft, Sec'y. 
