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trerniuffls for most fed flags! M. M. Pope 45, Gus Ziffifflef» 
mann 26, R. Busse 20. 
Special medal for the three best bullseyes: H. M. Pope, Spring- 
field, Mass. 
First flag: H. M. Pope; last flag, Geo. Schlicht. 
The New York Independent Corps, , 
There was a good attendance of the members of the Independ- 
ent Corps at Union Hill Park on Friday, May 6. John Facklamm 
made the good score of 58 points out of a possible 60 on the man 
target. Aug. Begerow was high on the ring target. Capt. Zim- 
mermann was high on the point target. 
Ring target, 5-shot scores, two count, possible 125: A. Begerow 
106, 114; G. Zimmermann, 106, 109; L. Schmidt 106, 108; G. Niena- 
ber 109, 104, J. Facklamm 98, 103, E. Gremer 95, 106; H. Koster 
97, 103; L. C. Hauenstein 93, 88; H. Koch 88, 93; G. T. Zimmer- 
mann 79, 98; Wm. Soli 80, 91; F. Liegbel 94, 60; H. VVeber 68, 
81; H. Kaberske 70, 74; M. Dusenbery 54, 43; H. Zimmer 32, 39; 
F. A. Young 43, 23. 
Man target, 3-shot scores, possible 60; J. Facklamm 58, L. C. 
Hauenstein 57, G. Zimmermann 56, L. Schmidt 53, A. Begerow 53, 
Wm. Soil 51, G. T. Zimmermann 50, E. Greiner 50, H. Koster 47, 
H. Koch 47. 
Point target, most points: Gus Zimmerman. 
Best point ticket, possible 20: Gus Zimmermann 19. 
Most red flags: Gus Zimmerman. First flag, Gus Zimmer- 
mann. Last flag, F. Liegbel. 
Zettler Rifle Club. 
The Zettler Club held its first practice shoot for the present 
season at Union Hill Park, on May 7. The attendance was small, 
but several high scores were made: , 
Geo. Schlicht had a new barrel in his Ballard action, and shot it 
for the first time. His shooting was excellent. W. A. Tewes, 
L. P. Hansen, E. H. Van Zandt, Emil Berckmann and Harry 
Fenwirth shot in good form. The club will shoot again on May 
14. 
Ten-shot scores, possible 250: Geo. Schlicht 231, 221, 230; W. A. 
Tewes 227, 224, 219; L. P. Plansen 223, 222, 214; E. H. Van Zandt 
224, 219, 210; E. Berckmann 216, 209, 212; H. Fenwirth 209, 209, 203; 
Mrs. H. Fenwirth 168. 
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If yotf want yottr shoot to be aonounced here seed & 
aotice like the followiog: 
Fixtures* 
May 11-12.— Springfield, O., Gun Club's target totimament. Geo. 
Morgan, Sec'y- 
May 11-13.— Spirit Lake, la.— Iowa State Sportsmen's Association 
tournament. J. Burmister, Sec'y. 
May 12-13.— Wilmington, Del.— Wawaset Gun Club annual spring 
tournament. W. W. Foord, Sec'y. 
May 16-18. — Southern Trapshooters' Association's thirteenth tourna- 
ment at targets, under auspices of Vicksburg, Miss., Gun Club; 
$500 added. J. J. Bradfield, Sec'y. 
May 16-21. — York, Pa. — Tournament of Pennsylvania State Sports- 
men's Association, under auspices of York City Gun Club. 
N. M. McSherry, Sec'y. 
May 17-18.— Dubuque, la.. Gun Club's fifth annual amateur target 
tournament. A. F. Heeb. Cor. Sec'y. 
May 17-19. — Davenport, la. — Cumberland Gun Club's annual 
amateur tournament. W. F. Kroy, Sec'y. 
May 18. — Wellington, Mass. — Fifth annual team shoot and target 
tournament of the Boston Gun Club. 
May IS. — Boston, Mass, Cjun Club annual team target shoot. H. 
Kirkwood, Sec'y, 23 Elm street, Boston. 
May 18-19.— Auburn, N. Y., Gun Club tournament Jos. H. 
Knapp, Mgr. 
May 18-20. — Columbus, Neb. — Nebraska State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion's twenty-seventh annual tournament. G. A. Schroeder, 
Sec'y. 
May 19-20. — Oklahoma City. — Territorial Sportsmen's Association 
fifth annual tournament ; $300 added money. J. C. Clark, Sec'y. 
May 19-21. — Minneapolis, Minn., Gun Club handicap target tourna- 
ment. Fred E. McKay, Sec'y and Mgr. 
May 20.— Charlotte, N. C, Gun Club tournament. 
May 21. — Princeton, N. J. — Princeton University vs. University of 
Pennsylvania. 
May 23-25. — Houston, Tex. — ^Texas State Sportsmen's Association 
tournament. 
May 24-25. — Marshalltown, la., Gun Qub two-day target tourna- 
ment. 
May 24-25.— Olean, N. Y., Gun Club two-day tournament. B. D. 
Nobles, Sec'y. 
May 24-25. — Natchitoches, La., Gun Club tournament. 
May 24-25. — Mt. Sterling, Ky. — Kentucky Trapshooters' League 
tournament. Frank Pragoff, Sec'y, Louisville, Ky. 
♦May 25-26.— Brownsville, Pa., Rod and Gun Club. 
May 25-26.— Shamokin, Pa., Gun Club Spring shoot. S. C. Yocum, 
Sec'y. 
May 28-30.— Butte, Mont.— Montana State Sportsmen's Association 
eleventh annual tournament at targets; $500 added. C; H. 
Smith, Sec'y. 
May 30.— Utica, N. Y.— Riverside Gun Club all-day target tourna- 
ment; free merchandise prizes. E. J. Loughlin, Sec'y. 
May 30. — Newport, R. I. — Aquidneck Gun Club's third annual 
tournament. J. S. Coggeshall, Secretary, Box 9, Newport, R. I. 
May 30.— Albany, N. Y.— West End Gun Club tournament. H. H. 
Valentine. Sec'y 
May 30.— Detroit, Mich.— Winchester Gun Club fourth annual 
Decoration Day tournament. T. M. Brodie, Sec'y. 
May 30-31.— Norristown, Pa.— Penn Gun Club holiday shoot A. 
B. Parker, Sec'y. 
May 30.-^McKeesport, Pa. — Spring tournament of the Enterprise 
Gun Club. Geo. W. Mains, Sec'y. 
May 30.— Ossining, N. Y., Gun Club Decoration Day target shoot 
C. G. Blandford, Capt. 
May 31.— Dayton, O —Rohrer Island Gun' Club spring target tour- 
nament. W. E. Kette, Sec'y. 
June 1-3.— Watertown, S. D.— South Dakota State Sportsmen's 
Association tournament. F. J. Cory, Sec'y. 
♦June 7-8.— Ligonier, Pa., Rod and Gun Club. 
June 7-9.— Sioux City, la.— Soo Gun Club's tenth annual amateur 
tournament; added money. W. F. Duncan, Sec'y. 
June 8-10.— Huntington, W. -Va.- West Virginia State Shoot F. 
H. Merrick, Sec'y. 
Jun^ 9.— Westchester, Pa., Gun Club target shoot F. H. Eachus, 
Sec'y. 
June 13.— Middleton, Wis.. Gun Club tournament Frank L. 
Pierstorff, Mgr. 
June 14-15.— Wilkes Barre, Pa.— Hanover Park Shooting Associa- 
tion target tournament. E. L. Klipple, Sec'y. 
June 14-16.— Akron, O.— Ohio Trapshooters' League target tourna- 
ment. G. E. Wagoner, Sec'y. 
June 14-16.— New London, la.. Gun Club midsummer tournament 
Dr. C. E. Cook, Sec'y. 
June 14-17.— Warm Springs, Ga.— Target and live-bird tournament 
Chas. L. Davis, Mstr. 
June 15-16.— Battle Creek, Mich.— Tournament of the Michigan 
State Trapshooters' League. L. K. Forseythe, Sec'y. 
•June 15-16.— Millvale, Pa., Rod and Gun Club. 
June 15-17.— Lincoln, 111.— Illinois State Sportsmen's Association 
tournament. James Davis, Sec'y. 
June 21-24.— Indianapolis, Ind.— The Interstate Association's iifth 
Grand American Handicap at targets. One thousand dollars 
added to the purses. Elmer E. Shaner, Secretary-Manaeer 
219 Coltart Square, Pittsburg, Pa. ^-rciary manager, 
June 27- July 2.-French Lick Springs, Ind.—Toumament of the 
National Gun Club; strictly amateur; $500 added money. J<*a 
M. Lilly, Pres., Indianapolis, * * 
July 1— Brunswick, Me., Gun Club all-day target tournament 0. 
M. Wheeler, Sec'y. . 
July 4.— Richmond, V a.— East End Gun Club annual merchan- 
dise shoot. J. A. Anderson, Sec'y. 
July 4-6.— Winona, Minn.— The Ifiterstate 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, Wis.— Wisconsin League of Gun Clubs State 
tournament. H. 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. 
J uly 19-20.— Shamokin, Pa., Gun Club midsummer shoot. S. C. 
Yocum, Sec'y. 
July 19-22.— Cincinnati, O., Gun Club annual handicap. 
juiy i;7-a8.— Grand Forks, N. D.— The Interstate Association's 
tournament, under the auspices of the Grand Forks Gun Club. 
W. M. Ferguson, Sec'y. 
Aug. 9-12.— 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. 
Sept. 5. — Springfield, Mass. — Fall tournament on Labor Day; $25 
added. C. L. Kites, Sec'y. 
•Sept. 6-7. — Irwin, Pa., Rod and Gun Club tournament. 
•Western Pennsylvania TrapsUooteis' League tournaments. C 
G. Urubb, 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. 
Messrs. G. W. Hagedorn and Gus E. Grieff were visitors at 
the shoot of the Cleveland, O., Gun Club, on Saturday of last 
week. 
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At Media, Pa., on May 7, the 15-man team contest, between ' 
teams of the Media Gun Club and the North Camden Gun Club, 
was won by the latter, the score being 294 to 273. Each man shot 
at 25 targets. . .. 
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Messrs. Sanford, Geikler, Harrison and Jenkins, May 7, tied 
on ten live birds, second chance in the Jenkins 10-bird, tv/d- 
chance handicap, ties shot off mis and out. The result of the 
shoot-oft' was: Jenkins, 3; Sanford, 2; Geikler and Harrison, 1. 
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Mr. Harry Thurman, of trapshooting and shooting jacket fame, 
Germantown, Pa., was a visitor in New York on Monday of this 
week. The passing years seem to add more and more to his 
big-hearted good fellowship. 
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Mr. William Clayton, of Kansas City, has challenged Mr. J. 
Wilmot, of Lexington, Mo., to contest for the Wyeth live-bird 
trophj', 100 live birds per man. May 19. Mr. Wilmot won this 
trophy at the recent Schmelzer tournament 
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Mr. H. M. Brigham, considered the best shot of the Crescent 
Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, was high man at the third contest 
for the automobile, Newark, N. J., May 7. He made the excellent 
score of 93 out of 100. There was no professional present to contest 
for the professional cup. 
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The Bergen Beach, L. I., Gun Club holds shSots on every ' 
Saturday, and on the second Tuesday of every month. To reach 
the grounds, take Flatbush avenue care to Bergen Beach, ^or 
Nostrand avenue cars, transferring to Flatbush avenue cSCrs. 
The grounds are at Avenue N and E, 71st Street. Mr. H. "VVf. 
Dryer is secretary-treasurer. . . , • 
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Plarvard won the intercollegiate shoot at New Haven, Conn.,,7en, 
May 7. The scores were as follows: Harvard — Marsallis il, B^ii- 
croft 39, Marshall 36, Foster 45, Rennick 42; total 209. PrirHie-~ 
ton— Stutesman 43, Archer 35, Gaines 83, Munn 45, Pell 43; to^al , . 
199. Yale— Hale 27, Thompson 43, Borden 38, Sturges 38, Kineon- 
40; total 186. Pennsylvania— Adams 27, Williams 40, May 41, Long- 
necken 38, Koons 33; total 189. 
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The programme of the Auburn, N. Y., tournament. May 18 and 
19, provides twelve events each day, 10, 15 and 20 'targets, 75 cents, 
$1, $1.25 and $1.50 entrance. No. 6, at. 20 targets^ is a merchandise 
event each day. The first prizes are a Smith hammerless and an 
Ithaca hammerless. Targets, I14 cent. The total programme each 
Aay is: 190 targets, $15 entrance; $10 added. Shooting commences 
at 9:30. Messrs. Knox & Knapp are the managers. 
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Mr. Ed. G. White, of the DuPont Powder Co., tarried a few 
hours in New York in the early part of last week. He- was en 
route from Wilmington to Canada, where in the Ontario district 
he will act as a trade representative of the DuPont Co. Mr. 
White possesses the happy ability to make friends readily, is an- 
expert in the use of a shotgun, has a long experience in the 
practical workings of the powder trade, and therefore his dis- 
tinguished success is a certainty. 
The programme of the Aquidneck Gun Club's third annual 
tournament, Newport, R. I., Memorial Day, .May, 30, provides 
nine events, six at 15, and three at 20 targets, $1 and $1.25 en- . 
trance. Shooting commences at 9 o'clock. The club will divide 
$25 in gold among the four high amateurs shooting through the 
programme, as follows: To first, $10; second, $7.50; . third, $5; 
fourth, $2.50. Moneys divided Rose system, 4, 3, 2, 1. Targets 
IV2 cent. Manufacturers' agents for targets only. Lunch and 
loaded shells obtainable on grounds. Send guns and shells to J. 
S. Coggeshall, 32 Church street. 
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The Minneapolis, Minn., Gun Xlub has provided a programme 
of special interest for their tournament. May 19-21, the club's third 
anniversary. Each day there are twelve events at 15 targets, $1.50 
entrance, and one at 20 targets, $2 entrance. Competition begins 
at 9 o'clock. Targets, 2 cents. Purses divided, 30, 25, 20, 15 and 
10 per cent. Handicaps 16 to 22yds. Total sum added to purses 
and given as averages, $1,000. Forty-four general averages of $5 
each. Competition open to all, but professionals who do not care 
to compete under a handicap may shoot from the 16yd. mark 
for targets only. Ship shells and guns to Fred E. McKay, 244 
First avenue South, and they will be delivered free on the grounds. 
Dinner will be served on the grounds. May 18 will be practice 
tidy. 
fThe Oklahoma Gun Club have issued the pfogratnme of the 
fifth annual tournament of the Territorial Sportsmen's Association, 
to be held under their auspices at Oklahoma City, May 19 and 20.- 
: Shooting commences at 9 o'clock. Handicaps, 15 to 19 yards. 
Amateur competition. Event 9, first day, is a merchandise shootj 
first prize, Marlin shotgun. Events 6 and 7, second day, are the. 
champion contest, 50 targets. May 18 will be practice day. 
Annual business meeting will be held on May 19. On the first day 
the programme provides twelve events, 15 and 20 targets, en-- 
trance $1.50 and $2, added $10 and $15. On the second day, 
eleven events, 15, 20 and 25 targets, entrance $1.50 and $2, added 
money $10 and $15. Low railroad rates will probably be made from 
all points within 100 miles. Mr. J. C. Clark is the secretary. 
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At the tournament of the Interstate Association, Nashville, 
Tenn., May 4 and 5, the high averages for the two days were as 
follows: First, Mr. C. G. Spencer, 332 out of 350; second, Mr. J.. 
F. Fletcher 329; third, Mr. H. B. Money, 328. Mr. Fletcher won' 
the silver loving cup, presented by the Gray-Dudley Hardware 
Co., to the amateur making high general average. On the first 
day, the manufacturers' agents scored as follows: Mr. H. N. 
Kirby was high with 165 out of 175; Mr. C. G. Spencer was second,, 
with 164; Mr. H. B. Money was third, with 163. Amateurs: First, 
Mr. J. F. Fletcher, 162; second, Mr. W. G. Harris; third, Mr. 
Frank Legler. On the second day the high averages of the 
manufacturers' agents were as follows: First, Mr. C. G. Spencer,-. 
168 out of 175; second, Mr. H. B. Money, 168; third, Mr. F. C. 
Riehl. Amateurs: First J. F. Fletcher, 167; second, W. A,, 
Baker, 162; third, "Foxy Quiller," 159. 
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Mr. C. G. Grubb, secretary W. P. T. S. L., writes us as fol- 
lows: "The Irwin Rod and Gun Club, Irwin, Pa., have changed 
the dates of their tournament from May 10-11 to Sept. 6-7. The 
next tournament under the auspices of the Western Pennsylvania. 
Trapshooters' League will be held at Brownsville, Pa., May 25-26. ■ 
The Brownsville Boys are a bunch of good fellows, and will show 
all of the shooters a royal time. Mr. Edw. Painter, who shoots 
under the name of Kelsey, has very kindly placed at the disposal 
of the League his fast traveling yacht, which will leave the foot 
of Wood street. May 24, at 2 P. M. All shooters desiring to take 
this magnificent trip will kindly send their names to the secretary 
of the League, to be registered. Kelsey's pleasing manner, to- ^ 
gether with his reputation in the past for supplying proUcient re- 
iiiforcements for the culinary department, and his willing dispo- 
sition to serve, have made him a general favorite among the 
trapshooters." v 
Mr. John M. Lilly, president of the National Gun Club, writes 
us as follows: "On Monday, June 27, there will be practice shoot-, 
ing all day*; Tuesday, ten 20-target races, $10 added to. each; Wed- 
nesday and Thursday, the same. The tenth race on Tuesday, and 
the ninth and tenth on both Wednesday and Thursday will go to 
form a 100-bird race which will decide the target championship of 
the National Gun Club for the year 1904. As an evidence of the 
championship there will be presented to the winner a sterling 
silver cup properly inscribed. On Friday there will be five 20-bird 
races with $10 added to each. These thirty-five races will be 
strictly amatevir, and contestants will be handicaped according to 
their skill. On Friday afternoon there will be a 100-bird target 
handicap, with $50 added, which will be open to all. The con- 
testants in this race will also be handicapp.ed according to their 
skill. In addition there will be $50 set aside for the high averages 
for the five guns. These high averages will be divided high 
guns. The division of money in the 20-bird races will be by the 
Rose system — points 7, 5, 4, 3. The division of money in the handi- 
cap will be high guns, with two places made for each ten entries. 
Bernard Waters. 
Garfield Gun Club. 
Chicago, May 7. — The apperid'jd scores were made on our 
grounds to-day on the occasion of the second shoot of the first , 
series. J. D. Pollard captured the jewelry in Class A on 22, while 
L. Thomas did the trick for Class B on 23. Hathaway was made 
happy in Class C with a score of 20. 
In the cup shoot, which immediately followed. Pollard was 
again winner in Class A, Thomas in Class C and" Hathaway in 
Class B. 
The day was only a fairly good one for target shooting, there 
being a ratner stiff' head wind, which caused the targets to soar 
and dip badly at times. Attendance was good, twenty-six shooters 
showing up. 
Cup, 15 singles and 5 pairs: Pollard 23, Dr. Meek 19, Wilson 6, 
McGowan 18, Thomas 19, Cummings 17, Birkland, Jr., 19, -Eaton 
15, Birkland, Sr., 11, Gould 10, Cook 9, Hathaway 20, Kissack 14. 
Long 11, Porter 12, McDonald 16, Ford 16, Stone 16, McKinnon 
18, Bullard 16, .Vernon 13, Dr. Stillman 14, Dr. Huff 18, Ostendorf 
10, Seymour 15. 
Second trophy contest 25 targets: Pollard 22, Dr. Meek 20, 
Wilson 17, McGowan 19, Thomas 23, Cummings 17, Birkland, Jr., 
18, Eaton 21, Birkland, Sr., 19, Gould 11, Cook 19, Hathaway 20, 
Kissack 18, Long 14, Porter 15, McDonald 18, Ford 8, Stone 18, 
McKinnon 18, Bullard 13, Vernon 9, Dr. Spillman 11. 
Cleveland Gun Club. 
Cleveland, O., May 7.— The semi-monthly shoot of the Cleve- 
land Gun Club was well attended. Messrs. Gus E. Grieff and' 
Geo. Hagedorn were visitors. The different prizes for' the classes 
were subjects of keen competition. In Class A, first was won 
by Williams, second by Eadie. Doolittle and Hall were respecc- 
tively first and second in Class B. In Class C, Battles was first,' 
with Sanford and Franklin tied for second. Class D, the winners 
were Burns and Sheldon, first and second. The event' was at 
40 targets. Scores : ' ■ ■ 
Class A: Williams, 40; Eadie, 34; Grieff, 35. 
Class B: Jack, 35; Doolittle, 38; Sanford, 34; L. Hull, 37| North ' 
29; Cannon, 13; Franklin, 34. . ■ ' - 
Class C: Martin, 33; Mack, 30; Hopkins, 29; Battles, 34; Hull, 25. 
Class D: Judd, 31; Sheldon, 30; McKean, 23; "Hastings, ' 24 ; 
Burns, 32; Esty, 18; Wallace, 27; Hagedorn, 20; Trojan' 16 i 
Stanley, 21. ■ 
Entetptise Gan C.'«b, 
McKeesport, Pa.— The shoot of the Enterprise Gun Club on 
April 30 was the first of the series for the Daily News medal, the' 
competition for which was limited to the territory bounded by 
Glen wood, Monesset, Scott Haven, Pitcairn and Gill Hall. The' 
conditions were 50 targets, $1 entrance, no handicap. The scores: 
Calhoun 46, Cochran 45, Hunter 36, H. Hale 29, W. Hale 32, 
Everett 42, J. Hale 48, Mack 39, Clark 36, Ross 37, Knight 41.' 
Mains 35, Frank 13. 
The final shoot for this medal is fixed to take place on May 
14, and on this date there also will be a contest for the Hunter 
Arms Co. medal. 
