April 30, 1904.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
367 
ALWAYS RELIABLE 
AND SUPERIOR. 
United States Cartridge Go. 
AgenciC'S . 
LOWELL. MASS. 
( 497-503 Pearl Street, 35-45 Park Street, New York. 
1 114-116 Ma-rket Street, Satn Fra-ncisco. 
Midwmtef Toutnament. 
Kansas City, Mo., April 20.— The Western trapslioptersjmet rat- 
the new Schmelzer Athletic and Shooting Park, ■ lately fitted "up 
by the Schmelzer Arms Co., of Kansas City, Mo., on Mohd.ay 
mcfning, April 19, to engage in the fourth Interstate midwinter 
tournament. 
A perusal of the programme was sufficient? to ^i shpwli that the 
tournament would be held on a .grand scale, but the new 
grounds were a surprise to all. Everything new, seven , a,cres^, of 
level ground, surrounded by a single snow-wliite. -fence, -Jfine . 
spacious club room with lunch room attachments, all complete'.," 
The trag pits were sodded and, the targets from, the .Dicliey.au^to-' 
traps came forth as from mother earth. Every one , was. delighted- 
with the shooting facilities afforded; and from this on, witli- twiil 
shooting parks, Kansas City will be in the first rank of this great 
country of ours. Having held the G. A. H. here twice, and, hav- 
ing, a record-breaking crowd each time, there is^an uiidercurrent 
now being felt for offering inducements for the- -190& shoot, tcj'bfe 
assigned to the great shooting center of the . West, where the. 
shooters live. 
The name Interstate, as used by this Association, is a little 
bit confounding with that of Mr. Shaner's Interstate Association, 
but it should not be so, as it means that the shooters of the 
Missouri Valley, or properly, including Missouri, Iowa, Nelpraska . 
and Kansas, combines the Interstate, and the term, midwinter. jtseS,^ 
designates the shoot properly. 
That the shoots have been popular and have drawn well,';it v/ill' 
only be necessary to look up back numbers of the Forest and 
Stream and read the reports. The first shoot, at St. Joseph' dur-^ 
ing the last week of 1903, was a revelation for a winter shoot, and 
much interest was taken, especially in the five-man/ team ; target 
race and the five-man team live-bird race. Then ■ the . individual- 
live-bird trophy has since brought out the most wonderful records^ 
ever known to the world. ., • 
The second shoot at Omaha was a grand one ; in- point -of 'at- ' 
tendance and interest, and the team and the individual race grew 
more interesting, and some wonderful scores . were ., made. The 
shoot was held in Iowa, and will be the last shoot that will be held 
by the Omaha club wherein live birds are .used, - for it does not 
seem to be generally known that both Iowa and, Nebrasjia State 
laws now prevent pigeon shooting. It is thought" that Parmalee 
scented this afar off, and that is why he moved to Texas, where 
he could at least cast a hook and take m the very festive tarpon. 
The third shoot was held in March, at Seneca, ,Kans., and 
though not so largely attended, the 'quality of the live birds fur- 
nished' there kept the boys guessing, and they wcre 's.omew.hat out-' 
v'itted ..by the Kansas corn-fed birds. ■ , .. , 
Now we come to the fourth and the last one' of the season','- 
though- a fifth one had been scheduled for Arnold's Park, lovta:'- 
Yet the stopping of live-bird shooting made it necessary to award .■ 
all trophies at the close of this, the fourth, shoot. 
The opening day found a large gathering of the profession, the 
expert amateur and the amateur, as well as .the big-gunner, ..who r is. 
willing to, dip in and try the game, present when -the opening hou'r . 
came. 
Everything looked so new and clean that there -was a -hastc-to/ 
don the sweaters and to get their names registered by Fred 
Whitney, so as to have a try at "them 'are Dickeys." -While -the- 
traps vvorkefi finely and threw a moderate flighit'/'the EUtgles, werje 
correctly adjusted, and all things, save the shooters themselves, 
were in "fine fettle." There was a disposition to visit and get 
acquainted, and only Chauncey Powers was at his- best. He 
easily led with honors easy with a grand total of 192 but pf the 
200. .' Ci'osby was going steady, and ground out 189, ''wh'rle Ed 
O'Brien and Wm. Heer, the well-known Kansas, boys, 'tied on IS^j,, 
Gilbert, after a long rest, had a few, bad half hours,- and dropped 
15, and gave an exhibition when he dropped four in one 15-target 
event. The, scores: . .'...:. . ■it'-",y"-- 
Anderson 14 
Hodges ..: 13 
H:ardy , .. . . :. 15 
Eiidnhaur 18 
C- -Dixon 13 
Eogers 12 
II Dixon 15 
Rcust '.'..':...'. ." 8 
JiMarshall 10 
Hamilton.-;..;. , 13 
Smith 11 
Campbell 13 
Sevier 11 
Ilay>6s 14 
Timberlake 14 
Clayton 10 
HolrFHes-:. 12 
Wood ... 
Howie .. 
AN'^lfh'ot .. 
Wilkey .. 
Plittik • 
Dougherty 
Lugge ; 
Cufady .; 
Batchellor 10 
C Mills 13 
E Mills r.V.... 14 
Decker 10 
VV ickey 13 
I'eterson 13 
lirown ^ 12 
WiisOjti. , .... 13 
]'>easlev 
Batchellor .. 
10 18 14 
13 17 15 
12 19 14 
14 19 13 
15 16 9 
12 19 H 
14 .18 15 
12 19 11 
15 18 13 
: 9 19,15 
15 17 8 
14 15 12 
13 15 ' 9 
12 15, 3 
13 19 14 
13 .. .. 
12 .. .. 
9 19 
12 17 
12 17 
12 19 
13 17 
14 20 
14 19 
13 14 
11 16 
9 .10 
11 19 
14 18 
11 14 
15 15 
13 18 
14 17 
13 19 
15 13 17 
12 13 17 
14 13 15 
11 14 17 
14 11 19 
13 12 16 
14 12 17 
13 14 18 
11 14 17 
12 11 13 
12 13 17 
12 15 18 
13 11 15 
,13 14 16 
13 14 15 
12 11 . . 
14 14 19 
10 17 12 
13 19 12 
11 16 . . 
8 10 .. 
14 16 11 
8 18 . . 
9 17 .. 
13 .. .. 
.. ..10 
12 .. 
15 16 
19 
.. ..12 
.. ..14 
12 13 14 
13 15 . . 
10 11 .. 
11 12 . . 
.. 7 .. 
13 13 16 
13 11 16 
14 15 18 
15 10 16 
14 15 18 
12 15 17 
15 15 18 
14 13 15 
15 14 13 
14 5 13 
15 12 19 
14 10 16 
14 10 15 
13 14 18 
13 12 18 
11 is is 
. . 10 -. . 
12 14 17 
11 13 17 
8 -9 17 
15 15 19 
. . 13 15 
171 
169 
178 
173 
174 
173 
186 
164 
167 
149- 
169 
171' 
151 
167. 
176 
. . 15 12 10 
13 14 12 
. . 18 8 12 12 13 . . 
.. 15 
14 .. 
12 18 » 13 16 13 11 
12 .. 10 11 .... 10 
April J 9» Second Day, 
The'weatljer" was:fine,, and, the scores made show an improvement 
over the first day.- Everybody was in for a good time, and they 
had it. - Interest wasj centered in W. H. Heer, and he won the 
liigh'honors.'- He droi3,ped-one in the first event, then ran the next 
four straight, and then he got "balled up" and dropped four out 
of the. sixth event,' ;this' being the half-way mark. He tightened 
his belt and; _went-,the. line , for 100 -straight and a great total of 195. 
He waS; shooting in a squad where there were delays and little 
annayinceS ithat : do' not . occur when a squad of old-timers or ex- 
perts 's^root-together... 
Gilbe'rtiohad , his - rabbit's feet crossed to the extent that after 
he 'went , th'e first' 100 with, a .99 clip his trigger-pull got wrong, and 
he dropped, six. out , of; the -last 100, and 193 was his wind-up — "very 
foine.''- ; . .V;.: '. 
BillyjiCrosbyjlost but : 9.:fQr the day. Russell Kline, shooting a 
new. gun, came ,\yell on -.fgr-Iourth place with 189. Tom Marshall, 
showing a 'decided ii-iip.rovement over first day, landed 188, with 
Chauncey Powers.just .orie :to the rear, having missed the unlucky 
number. --'-"'.' 
The squad that attracted the most attention was composed of 
O'Brien, Riehl,, Cunniagliai-n, Gottlieb and Marshall. In one event 
thej^. came., within .three of a., straight, score. The scores: 
Events-:;;.-! • - . , . ■ 1 - 2 3 4 . 5 6 7 - 8 9 10 11 12 
Targets;. „,,..' . 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 
GillJert 15 15 19 15-15 20 15 14 18 15 13 19 
Crosby . . .Vi .... . 14 14 19 -15-15'.18 15 14 20 14 14 19 
Kline 15 14 19. 13 13 20 14 13.19 15 15 20 
Po.wers.. 14 15 19 "15 13 20 15 12 20 '14 14 17 
Burmister 8 10 IS 12 12 9 9 11 14 11 11 12 
Veach" 13 13 18 13 13 19 14 14 18 13 15 20 
, .Taylor^. 11 13.17^ 8.13 15 13_10 16 15 12.14 
- S.patz^,.-.-.- 12 14 18 13.13-17- 9 14 .17-13 14 -15 
■~rord-: 12 12 IS 14 12 141313-16 11 11 17 
^WetmigT-^-: ; 14 14 19 12 14 17 14 9 16 13 12 IS 
O'Brien 14 15 17 14 14 19 14 12 20 13.1^ 19 
Riehl - 13 15 16 14 14 20 14 14 18 1513 18 
.,Qi<iniAg|'iam , 13 13 19 14 12 19 15 15 19 i5 14 IS 
..-'.Gftfli^- ; 13 12 17 13 12 19 15 12.19 15 15 15 
-"'T^Mar^hall 15 15 18 15 15 IS 14 14 20 13 15 16 
<35rneS^' 13 13 17 13 12 16 1212 16-11-11 19 ■ 
Johnson 13 12 19 13 15 20 13 13 1715 13 19 
or Hayes ,,; 7 13 11 14 12 18-13 1,0 15. 11 13 15-- 
ATidfer,sen-'-- 14 9 16 13 12 17 13 . 9 16 11 13 17- 
Arnho.lt.,.: 14 13 18 14 15 19 14 lO- 19 1315 17 
.-/.--Hardyv.-?:.-.; .11 13 19 14 1318 14 14 -16 12 13 19 
Eseuhaur 12 10 14 13 10 17 12 13 16 14 9 14 
April fS; First Day. 
Events :- ' 1 
Targets : 
Burmister ■ . . 
Crosby 
Kline .. 
Powers .... 
Gilbert ...... 
^'each . . .-. . . 
Tayldr 
Spatz -. . 
Ford 
Wetzig 
O'Brien .... 
Riehl 
Cunningham 
Gottlieb 
Heer 
Cornett 
Johnson .... 
T MarsKalL. 
12 3 ,4, 5 
15 15 20 15 15 
-.1310 17 7 13 
' 15 14 18 14 15 
14 14 17 12.12 
14 15 19 14 15 
15 15 15 14 15 
14 1119.14 15 
14 14 18 14 15 
13 13 14 10 14 
13 14 14 11 15 
13 12 17 13 14 
14 15 19 13 14 
15 15 17 15 15 
9 14 18-1-3 15 
13 13 19 14-14 
15 15 19 13 13 
14 14 IS 13 14 
11 13 18 11 11 
14'15'.19-11'13: 
6^ 7- 
20 15 
,13 11 
18-15 
18-14 
18 15 
19 13 
17; 13 
15 14 
19 15 
16 12 
18 15 
19 14 
19 15 
20 15 
18 '13 
30 14 
20 13 
20 11 
:8..9 10:it-l-2i 
15 20 15 15. 30"' 
-13 1613-14=17" 
l3 1815'15 19" 
15 14 15 13-19 . 
11 19 15 14^20'" 
15. 19 15 11 19 
14'18 1112 20 
15 17 13 14 20 
13 19 13; 14 19; : 
13 15 12 15 14 
12 18 15 13 30 
14 18 15 14 19 
15 17 13 13 IS 
15 17^14-15 IS.-: 
13 19-15. 11-lX 
15 17 14 14 19 
13 18 11 11 18 
15:16 14 14.18 . 
■12*]S'ri3.12^9*" 
Broke. 
;154>; 
189 
-.171 .-. 
'192" "" 
-185. 
'185- • 
186 
' 1745 • ■ 
164 
180 
188 
186 
~1S0?'"-- 
188 
177 
172. - 
.-Its*" 
.Ci Dixon , . 
Dixfdn 
ReUSt 
■^-Ifemilfon'- 
Sevier ... 
■ Smi9x -i;. .7. 
, 14 15 IS 15 14 16 14 14 15 13 18 18 
12 13 18 11 12 16 14 13 15 1114- IS- 
IS 14 19 14 131.7-14=14 19 14-14'17 
14 12 14 14 10"tl4'331J 17 11 10 IS 
8 13 16 14 14 13 If 14 18 13 12-15 
11 13 15 15 15 16 43-13 17 1115-14 
Norton ." 16 13 14 IS 12 15 16 14 13 17 
y ._Garagbell;A . .,. . 
, ITolmes '. 
Tjjiiberlake . . . 
- lifefev" ..V:..-.-. . 
• -ClEytgn 
^WeSce' ; 
Townsend . . . . 
• McKenzietJKc-. 
Plank 
.. C Willis 
-.- ^BfjtCh^lon;»Jr- 
:. 13 14 17 12 S 17 14 9 17 12 9 15 
. 13 10 18 13 13- IS 15 14 18 13 13 19 
.12 9 17 10 13 17 13 13 15 11 11 17 
. 14 15 30 15 15 16 15 15 20 15 15 30 
. 13 14 16 14 13 17 11 11 15 11 14 16 
. 13 14 15 15 151 19 13 14 20 14 14 16 
. 13 14 20 13 15! IS 45,1.2 15; 1-5 13;19. 
. 9 12 IS 14 I31 17 13 11 16 13 15 16 
:i 17 It 14 13 
. 11 13 IS .. -.. .. ;. .. 
13 .. 13 .. 19 .\ .. -.; 
18 8 14 
Lcg-gett 17 13 12 11 13 12 15 10 12 10 
E-Willis ..12 ..v.. 13 
JJei^e£s,on^,... . . .......................... .. . ..12 
Broke. 
193 
191 
189 
187 
137 
182 
156 
-169 
163 
172 
187 
184 
. 186 
176 
• 188 
- 165 . 
182 • ■ 
15i: ■ 
159 
180 
175 
154 
179 
167 ^ 
182 
159 
166 ; 
170 J 
157 
177 
158 
195 
166 
182 
181 -- 
166 
13 19 
12: . . 
i2 ii 
12 17 
Thomas 14 10 13 11 14 16 . 14 13 17 13 
Wilmot ■ .. .. .. A) 16 12 13 17 11 
J Marshall 7 11 
Kleinhaus 7 12 16 14 
C Pierce 13 12 19 12 
Tafc 7 5 
Dougherty M 
Wilson .. .. .. 14 .. 15 .. 
Flpwie 12 / 
Sherman 11 .. 10 
Wickey 14 10 12 17 
April 20, Third Day, 
During the night, while it was snowing hard in other parts of the 
State, a heavy rain fell, and but for the board walks leading to the 
park- and before the traps, walking would have been very un- 
pleasant.. The clouds , hung heavy all day, and the wind was 
strong, hence the scores fell away to-day, and so did the attend- 
ance. 
The shooting was spirited and interesting, as there was more 
variety to it. The regular programme was 100 targets, then came 
a team shoot and an individual trophy. 
The interest in the programme events was centered in the win 
of the high average in both professional and amateur classes. 
Heer started in the best shape, being in the lead. The conditions 
can be readily understood, when the wind-up shows Gilbert and 
Crosby each with 9 missed out of the 100, and Heer 10. Heer only 
made 16 out of one 20 event, and Crosby 12 out of a 15. Gilbert 
went wrong again and lost 4 out of. his fifth event, and thus his 
"rabbit's foot" mets its Waterloo. Pleer was warmly congratulated 
by his Kansas friends; in fact, all were eager to express good 
wishes. Don't for a moment think that Crosby and Gilbert were 
not in on the congratulations. 
In the expert class some of the boys hacl not reckoned with 
Powers as a factor, yet he won with 466, and carried away a 
cup. Ed O'Brien followed close with -459; Cunningham 455, Kline 
449. , 
Ihis being decided, the team race was started, and as was ex- 
pected, Kansas won, though by a low score, as two of their men 
fell down. St. Joe was second with 201 out of 250— -nothing like 
the former record. Neither St. Joseph nor any of the other teams 
were out with regular teams; even Kansas City had a patched up 
team. 
Kansas won the trophy for the team making best scores during 
the series of tournaments, and the individual trophy that was 
donated by Combs at the initial St. Joseph shoot was won by 
C Dixon, of -Joplin, after a shoot-off with Ed O'Brien and W. 
McGee, each having made iQ'. 
The individual Schmelzer trophy brought together the best 
amateurs, and Russell Kline got busy and made a great score of 
48, winning the cup and first money without a tie. McGee again 
scored 46, and Veach 46, Timberlake and Arnold being in for 
third place on 43. Scores for third day: 
Events: 123456 
Targets: ..." ' 15 15 20 15 15 20 
Gilbert ...14 14 19 15 1118 
Crosby .....12 14 17 14 15 19 
Kline , -, 12,- 12 .17 14 13 10 
Powers , 13 13 17 14 13 17 
Burmister 7 8 15'" 6 6 15 
Veach 14 12 17 12 12 16 
Taylor 12 15-14 "14- 13 18 
.Spatz ........■.....'.■.'.- 11 8 1612-12 17- 
Ford 13 11 16 15 ll lS 
W etzig 9 12 17 14 10 15 . 
O'Brien 11 12 19 13. IS 16" 
Riehl ■ Jfe 11 19 13 : 19 19 
Cunningham . 11 13 It 15 13 IS ' 
Gottlieb 11 12 14 11 12 19 
T Marshall -.: 9 12 IS ,12 -1 0 -8 
Cornett ..-.-.....■.'. 13 12 18 1312 16 
Johnson '. . 11 13 1614 717 
Hayes - . . . .. . 12 14-16 " 9 12 15' 
Anderson 16 1111 13-1117 
-T*orton 13 15 IT VS 12 18 
Hardy 
11 13 17 11 13 17 
Eisenhaur -. 9 14 1313 13 15 
C Dixon 14 14 17 12 13 17 
II Dixon— ' 11 11 16 12 12 14 
-Reust - 13 10 14 14 11 18 
Townsend 15 13 16 13 10 17 
Libbe ; .V .". 12 12 16 14 11 16 
Schroeder .-. .-. . .'. ... . ... ... lo 9 14^15 10 11 
M'ickey.:..: 7 U 1411 534 
-McGee '. 10 9 16 :. 7 13 16 
Timberlake - 9 12 15 '12 13-13 
Heer 14 13 16" 111419 . 
H Pierce , .- Iz .. 
Kleinhaus . . . . ; 8 12 is' 12 12 14 - 
G Pearce; H 12 17 13 9 13'- 
Glayton ..r... ig 10 14'13' 10 15 - 
PloJmes 13 13 IS 5 12 12 
Arnhold , 10 15 15 13 12 17 
Cundy ■ ; 
13 13 13''15 
-10 
VV-'ilson 
Findlcy. 
Scott 
Averages, shooting at 500 targets: 
■"-. , . . - . . 1st day. 
Burmister. .... . .'. .'i*. . ; . 154 ■- 
Crosby ■ . .. .. .. . : . ........ .\ . 1S9 ' 
2d day.. 
- 137 
191 
. 10"..-.:. 
. 7 12 . 
.11 8 .. 
3d day. 
- 58 
91 
Broke. 
91 
- 91 
S3 
87,. 
58- 
77 
85 
76 
74 
77 
: 84 
86 
86 
79 
.79> 
84 
78' 
'-78' 
- .781 
■ 88 
82 
75 
87 
76 
79 
84 
81 ■ 
: : 69 : 
.. 62 
;'71'' . 
-; .:74 *" 
-'.91)' 
' -75;- 
75 
73 
Total, 
471. 
