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The managers, Messrs. Knox and Knapp, write us as follows 1 
"I'he programme of the Auburn, N. Y., tournament. May 18 and 
19, will be very attractive. Two nice hammerless guns will be the 
prizes in the merchandise events. Entrance $1.50. Targets in- 
cluded at 1% cent. Liberal added money and a good time for all. 
Programmes sent out May 1." 
Messrs. J. S. Wright, of New York, and T. E. Batten, of Eliza- 
beth, N. J., have signed an agreement to shoot a match at 100 
targets, play or pay, on some day before May 1 next. The con- 
test is to take place on the grounds of the Brooklyn Gun Club. 
The indications at present are that the match really will be shot, 
but the indications are not immutable. 
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The programme of the Ossining, N. Y., Gun Club for their 
Decoration Day shoot. May 30, provides seven events, three at 15, 
four at 25 targets, entrance $1.S0 and $2; totals, 145 targets, $11.90 
entrance. Shooters may enter for targets only. Average moneys, 
$5 and $3. Competition begins at 11 o'clock rain or shine. A 
trophy will be given the contestant breaking high in the last 
100 targets. Mr. C. G. Blandford is the captain. 
The system of handicapping which will obtain at the tournament 
of the Wawaset Gun Club, May 12-13, is as follows: All known 
90 per cent, men will stand at 19yds. ; 85 to 89 per cent, men at 
ISyds. ; all others 16yds. Thereafter handicaps are imposed ac- 
cording to place, thus winners of first go to -20yds. ; of second, 
19yds. ; of third, 18yds. ; of fourth, 17yds. ; all others, 16yds. Targets 
2 cents. May 11 will be practice day. Rose system, 5, 3, 2 and 1. 
Send guns and ammunition prepaid to Mr. E. Melchior, 214 King 
street, Wilmington, and he will deliver them on the grounds free. 
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The following, taken from the Shooting Times, clearly shows that 
one's degree of youthful skill and vigor is not necessarily meas- 
ured by one's years. It also shows that there are some active old 
boys, keen of eye and sure of hand, in other lands than the 
United States: "At a pigeon shoot at the Cross Keys some days 
ago, Mr. J. Knott, a well-known Bathonian, who is now in his 
eighty-fifth year, divided two out of four sweepstakes. Previous 
to Saturday he had not shot for three years, and yet managed 
to kill 10 out of his first 11 birds, and altogether 11 out of 14. 
There is evidently life in the old dog yet." 
The programme of the Shamokin, Pa., Gun Club tournament, to 
be held on May 25-26, provides twelve events each day, one at 10, 
the remainder at 15 targets, 50 cents, 75 cents, $1 and $1.50 
entrance. Totals each day, 175 targets, $12 entrance. There 
also is a professional shoot, 25 targets, entrance $2.50, 
with $5 added. And a five-man team shoot, 125 targets per 
team, entrance per team, $2.50. To first high team, $15; to second 
$10. Guns and ammunition prepaid and sent to S. C. Yocum, will 
be delivered on the grounds free of charge. Refreshments and 
ammunition obtainable on the grounds. Professionals may dally 
for targets only. 
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The midwinter tournament given by J. F. Schmelzer & Son's 
Arms Co., Kansas City, Mo., April 18-22, was a distinct success. 
Some shooting performances were near the perfect degree of ex- 
cellence. Mr. Chan Powers was high on the first day, with 192 
out of 200. Mr. W. H. Heer on the second day was high with 
195 out of 200. On the third day Messrs. Gilbert and Crosby tied 
on 91 out of 100. Mr. Heer v/on professional high average with 
473 out of 500. Mr. Chan Powers won amateur high average with 
466. The Kansas team won the trophy for the team making the 
best scores during the series of tournameiits. Mr. C. Dixon, of 
Joplin, won the Individual trophy. The Individual Schmelzer 
trcphy was won by Mr. Russell Klein with 48. The individual 
championship, 25 ?ive birds, thirty-five entries, was won with a 
straight score by Mr. John Wilmot, of Lexington, Ky. 
A correspondent informs us that "a race is contemplated be- 
tween teams representing the Country Club of Wilmington, Del., 
and the Wawaset Gun Club of the same city. Among those who 
will represent the Country Club are Messrs. Eugene duPont, 
Alexis I. duPont, Victor duPont II., Victor duPont III. and 
J. T. Skelly. Mr. Eugene duPont is one of the best shots in the 
club, and at present holds the R. E. championship. For the 
Wawasets, Mr. W. M. Foord, Luther J. Squier, J. A. McKelvey, 
Lester German, Edward Banks and others will be found at the 
score. The first shoot will be held in the near future, and will 
be in the nature of practice work for the Wawasets' annual tour- 
nament, which will be held in Wilmington May 12 and 13 next. 
By the way, anybody wishing a programme of that tournament 
can get one by applying to W. M. Foord, 213 West Sixth street, 
Wilmington, Del." 
Bernard Waters. 
Independent Gun, Rifle and Pistol Club. 
Easton, Pa., April 21. — With a raw wind blowing across the 
trap and the erratic flight of the bluerocks, twenty-six shooters, 
piofessionals and amateurs, faced the northwest and shot "holes 
in the air." 
The three cash amateur prizes given by the club were won, 
after a hard fight, by O. Skeds with 156 breaks out of 180 targets; 
J. Pleiss with 151 breaks out of 180 targets, and E. F. Markley 
with 150 breaks out of 180 targets. The highest professional score 
was made by J. M. Hawkins with 159 breaks out of 180 targets. 
The professionals and trade representatives present were as fol- 
lows: Sim Glover, J. M. Hawkins, Mr. Overbaugh, M. L. 
Herbein, F. E. Butler, and, last but not least, the always cheerful 
and "friend maker," T. H. Keller. 
T. H., not arriving on the grounds until after the tournament 
was started, decided to show all the boys that the "has been, ' as 
ho called himself, could shoot a little, and made one of the three 
straight scores made in any event by any of the shooters. 
Messrs. Glover and Hawkins both claimed to be under the 
weather, but yet, with the conditions taken into considerations, 
shot like old veterans. , 
Messrs. Overbaugh, Herbein and Butler, also with their kindly 
aid, put the finishing touches on to make the tournament the 
success that it was. It was pleasing to note that all the rep- 
resentatives present were pleased, as each one's goods were 
being used, and in the high scores each got a "taste." 
Lunch was served on the grounds in the old-fashioned couutry 
style, and all the shooters took advantage of its "goodness" and 
ate heartily. The following scores show how easy it is to "blow 
holes in the air" : 
Events: 123456788 10 
Targets: 10 15 20 26 15 20 15 20 15 25 Total. 
I Ha£n 8 14 12 181316 10 10 1014 124 
C F B«ak«y. 10 U U 19 U 14 12 19 9 20 141 
C H Miller...................... 7 8 16 18 
Sim Glover 6 1116 20 
W H Maurer... 5 12 16 20 
H G Miller 8 10 18 19 
J H Heil 8 n 12 18 
J H Maurer..... 8 13 14 18 
J Pleiss 6 12 14 23 
H Snyder 5 12 16 14 
E F' Markley 5 13 20 23 
O Skeds 8 12 16 20 
J M Hawkins. 9 13 18 23 
R Roberts 4 9 .. .. 
H Brunner 5 10 13 . . 
W W Ho well 19 
S S Wills 17 
T H Keller 
Graff .. 
Croll 
Schlicher 
SomCrs 
Steward 
H H Hausman 
Reble 
C H Snyder 
E 
11 14 n 16 10 15 
12 17 14 IB 8 13 
14 17 15 14 i2 20 
13 15 10 15 13 20 
10 13 9 12 14 18 . 
13 17 11 17 11 16 
14 19 13 15 J4 20 
13 12 U 16 13 18 
10 16 12 16 13 22 
12 18 12 20 14 24 
12 19 14 19 11 21 
10 .. 10 
11 14 .. 17 .. .. 
11 16 10 ..13 
12 16 11 . . 7 . . 
15 15 11 16 11 18 
12 13 11 12 11 .. 
11 14 12 mo 23 
8 12 8 
10 17 12 13 11 21 
4 9 9 .. 5 .. 
11 12 14 16 12 19 
6 .. 8 
13 
126 
132 
145 
141 
125 
IBS 
151 
130 
150 
156 
159 
33 
70 
69 
63 
86 
59 
81 
28 
84 
27 ■ 
84 
14 
13 
F. Markley, Sec'y. 
Poughkccpsie Gun Club. 
PouGHKEEPSiE, N. Y., April 23.— At the shoot held on these 
grounds to-day, in which teams from Schenectady, Ossining and 
Poughkeepsie gun clubs competed, Schenectady made a clean 
sweep. In their match with the Poughkeepsie team they won 
by 35 points. In the match with Ossining they won by 47 points. 
The scores made in each event were hardly up to the standard of 
many of the shooters, a strong wind being accountable therefor. 
The prize, a pair of cuff buttons, offered by the Poughke".psie 
Club for best individual score in the Schenectady-Ossining match, 
was won by Senator Warnick. Scores follow, 50 targets per man 
in each contest: 
■ Schenectady — Warnick 43, H. E. Greene 39, Valentine 42, Sanders 
40. G. G. Greene 31, Livingston 43; total 241. 
Poughkeepsie— Tall 41, Marshall 28, Hans 33, Smith 31, 
Traver 41, Du Bois 32; total 206. 
Schenectady — Warnick 43, H. E. Greene 39, Valentine 42, 
Sanders 40, G. G. Greene 37, Livingston 40, Borden 36, Adams 39, 
Wallberg 39, Miller S2; total 387. 
Ossining— Brandreth 31, Hubbell 32, Clark 36, Von der Bosch 
37, Dykman 32, Hyland 39, Harris 38, Blandford 38, Washburne 
40, Kromer 17; total 340. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 15 15 25 25 15 15 Targets: 15 15 25 25 15 15 
Tallman 11 . . 22 19 . . . . Adams 13 . . 21 
Brandreth 11 .. 18 13 .. .. Wallberg 11 .. 19 
Warnick 11 12 20 23 11 .. Miller 10 .. 15 .. .. 5 
Adriance 9 10 .... 11 .. Perkins 9 18 10 
Hubbell 11 .. 17 15 ... . Winans 8 9 U 
H E Green.... 12 .. 18 21 .. .. Snyder 6 14 .. 
Hans 8 10 18 15 .. .. Johnson 8 13 .. 
Clark 12 10 17 19 .. .. Strong 7 
Valentine 12 13 22 20 .. .. Moore 7 9 7 
Smith 8 8 18 13 8 7 Marshall 14 11 14 14 10 10 
Vori der Bosch. 11 11 18 19 .. .. Cassidy 4 
Sanders 11 .. 20 20 ... . Du Bois 7 18 14 
Traver 10 13 19 22 13 13 Van Wyck 8 6 . . 
Dykman 8 13 16 16 . . 
A A Greene.... 13 12 17 20 U 
Hyland 9 9 13 16 . . 
Livingston 10 .. 19 21 .. 
Harris 11 9 18 20 . . 
Hull 13 .... 10 7 
Underbill 5 
Hasbrouck 12 .. .. 6 .. 
N K Du Bois. .. 10 
Bucldev 9 
Borden 14 . . 17 19 . . . . Kromer 0 9 8.. 3 
Blandford 10 9 18 Washburn 18 22 . . . . 
Scores made in events 3 and 4 counted in team matches. 
Snaniweh. 
Norwich Shooting Club. 
Norwich, Conn. — The weekly shoot of tlie Norwich Shooting 
Club was held on Saturday afternoon, April 23, the weather con- 
ditions being favorable. The attendance was small and scores 
below the average. Mr. Aborn was high with a score of 40 out of 
50, which was very commendable, this being his second season at 
the; trap. No. 3 was at 5 pairs: 
Events: 12 3 Events: 12 3 
Targets: 25 25 5 Targets: 25 25 5 
Brown 20 19 5 Saunders 12 .. .. 
Aborn 18 22 .. Potter 11 .. .. 
Olcott 21 16 . . Mitchell 15 18 . . 
Aniberg 15 16 2 Noble 2118 5 
Tafft 21 18 6 
I. P. Tafft, Sec'y. 
Brunswick Gun Club. 
BRtTNSwicK, Me., April 22. — The Brunswick Gun Club held their 
first shoot of the season yesterday afternoon with a programme 
of 125 targets. 
The attendance of shooters was very light, as the weather ipon- 
ditions were unfavorable in the extreme. Quite a large number 
of spectators were on hand, as usual. 
Four visitors from Portland enabled us to put up two five-men 
squads. The Portland shooters were Darton, Hinds, Bailey and 
Foster. L. C. Whitmore, president of the Brunswick Gun Club, 
was high gun for the afternoon, breaking 108 out of a possible 125, 
Darton second with 104, and Dunning third with 103. The scores 
were: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets- 20 20 20 20 20 25 Total. 
L C Whitmore 16 20 16 19 16 21 108 
Darton 15 16 15 18 19 21 104 
Dunning 16 14 19 17 18 19 103 
Hinds 16 16 16 20 16 18 102 
Foster " ' 14 16 17 12 17 19 95 
Wheeler 15 17 15 15 12 19 93 
Webber " " ' 10 13 12 16 16 17 84 
Fisher 6 15 13 17 15 18 84 
Nason ; 8 13 11 11 9 .. 52 
BaHey V::::":. 712 8 .. .. 27 
Libby .-14 14 
Graves •• •■ ••'->- 
Ashlacd Gun Club. 
Lexingtok, Ky., April 14.— The Ashland Gun Club to-day gave 
a shoot in honor of Mr. Hood Waters, a distinguished 
trade representative, who is at present sojourning in Kentucky. 
He broke 91 straight arid finished with 98 out of 100. In the after- 
noon he shot at 150 targets, which included 10 pairs, and he 
scored 145. Mr. Woolfolk Henderson scored 73 out of 75. Bob 
Skinner scored 49 out of his first 50 and lost 3 birds in his last 
string of 25, a total of 71 out of 75. , 
Victor Dodge, the veteran shooter, faced the traps for the first 
time in many months, and scoring 70 out of 75, showed that he 
has not forgotten bow to shoot. 
Frank Van Deren broke 42 out of his first 50, but fell down 
badly on his last 50, losing 17 birds, making his total score read 
75 out of 100. 
Other shooters shooting very well indeed were Messrs. Wool- 
folk Barrow and his guest. Mr. A. Mumford; Mr. Clifford Clark 
and W. B. Tolbert. Altogether the sport yesterday was high 
class and demonstrated the fact that Lexington has some splendid 
target shots. 
Mr. Waters was in the city, the guest of Mr. Robert Skinner, 
and April 15 he left for Paris, where a shoot will be held for 
him to meet the Paris Gun Qub. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
Trap at Monfclair. 
Montclair, N. J., April 23.— The Montclair Gun Club held no 
shoot on its own grounds to-day, but paid a visit to the Mont- 
clair Golf Club and held a joint shoot on the grounds of the 
latter. 
Event No. 1 was a match between the two clubs, teams of 
seven men each, 50 targets per man, losers to pay for the birds. 
The Gun Club was the winner. Scores: 244 to 224. 
Event No. 2, 15 targets, prize a silver mug, went to Mr. T. E. 
Batten, of the Gun Club; score of 15 straight. 
Event No. 3, 15 targets— 5 doubles and 5 singles— prize a car- 
tridge case, was won by Mr. Gunther, of the Gun Club, with a 
score of 13. 
Event No. 4, 15 targets, prize a silver match safe, was tied 
twice by Messrs. Fitch and Kendall, but finally was won by Mr. 
Kendall, also of the Gun Club, by a score of 13 to 11. 
Considering the exposed location of the grounds on the top 
of the Orange Mountain, and the stiff easterly gale blowing 
directly into the faces of the marksmen, remarkably good scores 
were made. The Gun Club felt fully repaid for their visit, they 
leaving nothing behind but some empty cartridges. Scores ap- 
pended herewith: 
Event No. 1, 50 targets each; teams of seven men: 
Montclair Golf Club— Fitch 35, Holzderber 28, Allan 30, Green 
2S, Hyatt 34, Geo. Batten 36, Cross 31; total 222. 
Montclair Gun Club— Soverel 30, Gunther 31, Crane 36, Kendall 
31, T. -E. Batten 36, Babcock 32, Wheeler 38; total 244. 
Events: 2 3 4 Events: 2 3 4 
Targets: 15 15 15 Targets: 15 15 15 
Cockefair ...10 7 3 Fitch ...10 1113 
Matthews 11 8 8 Allan 7 10 
Kendall 12 11 13 Geo Batten 11 7 7 
Crane 11 7 9 T E Batten 15 1111 
Howard 9 10 10 Holzderber 9 811 
Gunther 8 13 9 Hyatt 10 
Green 11 11 12 Winslow 8 5 .! 
Cross 14 .. 10 Babcock 5 .. .. 
Wheeler 13 1111 
E. Winslow, Sec'y M. G. C. 
N<Mth River Gun Qub. 
Edgewater, N. J., April 16.— The scores made to-day and on 
April 9 are appended. On the latter date, event No. 6, handi- 
cap trophy shoot, was won by Mr. Fred Truax, this making the 
fourth win for him. He is declared the winner of the trophy. 
Handicaps apply to that event only. Scores: 
Targets : 15 10 15 15 15 25 25 10 10 
Eickhoff, 3. 8 4 9 11 9 12 16 9 .. 
Richter, 2 12 8 12 10 10 16 
Morrison, 2 13 6 11 12 9 14 22 .. 7 
Schramm, 5 8 7 9 7 9 11 
Truax, 0 5 12 13 11 21 .. .! '5 
Allison, 3 , 16 11 7 .. 
April 16. — The scores made to-day follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 10 10 15 10 10 25 Targets: 10 10 10 15 10 10 25 
Townsend .. 5 5 5 .. 8 6 19 Slosser 1 1 2 1.. .. 
Eickhoff .... 6 6 6 12 8 4 18 Schoverling 5..., 
Vosselman .. 6 4 6 8 3 8 16 Morrison 10 6 6 .. 
Leasenfeld... 4 2 5 6 8 6 14 
Jas. R, Merrill, Sec'y. 
North River Gun Club, 
April 23.— The scores made at the club shoot of the North River 
Gun Club to-day are appended:--:-- - 
Events: 12 345 6789 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 15 15 
Eickhoff 7 9 6 9 9 8 7 10 12 
Tower 7 6 9 9 .. 8 
Leasenfeldt 5 9 9 7 .. 7 8 10 .. 
Morrison 8 8 8 5 13 14 
Harlands 8 10 8 7 10 9 
Event 7, 5 pairs. 
Emerald Gun Club. 
Carlstadt, N. J., April 19. — The weather was changeable, from 
clear to squally. The birds were a good lot. The referee was 
Mr. L. H. Schortemeier. The scorer, Johnnie Jones. 
Squad No. 1 shot in ordinary weather, clear; average kills .783. 
Squad No. 2 shot in rain and squalls; average kills, .783. Squad 
No. 3 shot in a fifty-mile an hour wind; average kills, .466. Squad 
No. 4 shot in a wind somewhat less than fifty miles; average kills, 
.725. 
Van Valkenb'g, 28..0222222202— 8 
C Henry, 28 2122111010— 8 
T Short, 28 ...2201001120— 6 
Dr Hudson, 28.... 1111211202— 9 
Schoverling, 30 2222222022— 9 
Kail, 25. *120112220- 7 
Schorty, 32 0212201221— 8 
Catton, 28 120*001222— 6 
Reierson, 28 0110122221— 8 
Piercy, 30 0200011212— 6 
.Whitley, 28 2220221212— 9 
Cottrell was a guest. 
Cracke, 28. 1211111112— 10 
Capt Dreyer, 28. .. .2222100020— 6 
Moore, 30 1200112000— 5 
Cottrell, 30 0020120000— 3 
Keim, 28 2020120000— 4 
Charles, 25 022*012002— 5 
Fischer, 28 01012*1001— 5 
May, 28 *1122110*2— 7 
Colquitt, 30 2202102221— 8 
Koegel, 30 2200222222— 8 
Morrison. 28 1100102021— 6 
Rochester Rod and Gun Club. 
Rochester, N. Y., April 20.— Rumors of a match between Mr. 
Harry M. Stewart and OlHe Faulkner, the baseball pitcher, may 
take place after the return of the latter from the Southern trip 
of his team. Arrangements for the big spring handicap shoot. 
May 4 and 5, are going on apace. Shooters from western New 
York and many from abroad have signified their intention of 
entering the events. Prominent manufacturers' agents will be 
present. 
Spring handicap contest: Shoemaker (5) 24, Cutting (3) 23, 
Borst (5) 28, Donovan (6) 23, *Cutting (4) 24, Stewart (1) 24, 
*Cutting (4) 24, *Borst (2) 26, *Donovan (7) 25, *Borst (1) 25, 
*Cutting (4) 27, *Donovan (7) 23, *D6novan (8) 21, *Donovan (10) 
29, *Donovan (6) 26, Donovan (5) 24.' 
*Back scores. ■ 
Trap at Shrewsbury. 
Shrewsbury, Pa,, April 16. — The weather was very windy. A 
regular gale blowing across the field was responsible for small 
scores: . 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets: 15 20 20 15 20 20 15 20 20 20 Total. 
Hawkins 7 18 19 15 16 18 13 14 17 18 155 
Seitz 11 13 11 6 12 13 12 8 10 11 107 
Lupus 10 14 15 11 15 65 
Malone, 14 18 15 13 19 14 10 15 12 15 145 
Stephens 12 16 13 12 17 16 11 12 14 16 138 
Sechrist ..^ 12 17 18 14 15 9 10 12 14 13 134 
Giesey 7 8 11 6 7 39 
Gerry 7 8 10 7 8 10 7 8 6 8 79 
Diehl , 3 4 3 10 
G Bortner 9 9 
Robin Hood 6 15 7 9 4 6 7 6 6 66 
Somers 14 18 13 18 17 9 12 10 17 m 
Dr Bortner 10 8 U 13 15 67 
Eyster 7 .. 8 9 14 39 
