May 2S, 1904.] 
POHEST AND STREAM. 
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of the afternoon, and it was impossible to do good shooting 
over it; but it finally settled down to good steady work and the 
scores at once improved. 
Trophy shoot: Pollard 23, Dr. Meek 23, Ford 23, Johnson 22, 
Bullard 22, Birkland, Jr., 18, Eaton 19, Thomas 18, Elliott 17, 
Birkland, Sr., 18, Ostandorf 4, Weydell 17, Hathaway 20, McDonald 
20, Stone 16, Prinz 4, Von Lengerke 24, Frauenholz 22. 
Cup shoot, 15 singles and 5 pairs: Pollard 17, Dr. Meek 22, 
Ford 19, Bullard 20, Birkland, Jr., 19, Eaton 21, Thomas 21, Elliot 
13, Birkland, Sr., 11, Ostandorf 14, Weydell 9, Hathaway 18, Mc- 
Donald 15, Stone 17, Prinz 11, Von Lengerke 16, F. Vernon 12, 
Goetter J 7, Russel 5, Seymour 17, Vx)n Lengerke 21. 
Boston Gtfn CIttb. 
Boston, May 18.— The fifth annual team shoot of the Boston 
Gun Club was held at Wellington, Mass., to-day with weather 
conditions, of the most disagreeable kind that could be imagined. 
Rain, rain, rain from the first to the last shot; and with the 
chilly east wind that blew right in the shooters' faces not a squad 
that shot but what got drenched to the skin. The most enthusias- 
tic shooter was very loath to stand up and shoot in face of these 
conditions. 
Sixty-five shooters in all were present, representing all the 
various trapshooting organizations within the State. In many 
cases visitors were on hand from other States. E. C. Griffith, 
Pascoag, R. I., dropped in for three events. Gil Wheeler, from 
Brunswick, Me., won third average and made the second aver- 
ageite hustle a little to keep his position. Hollan and Corson, 
from Dover, N. H., gave us all the information relative to Dover's 
tournament on Labor Day. 
Dr. C. H. Gerrish, of Exeter, N. H., made his first visit to the 
grounds after an absence of seventeen years and full of the old 
times' that had occurred on trapshooting grounds years ago. The 
doctor, however, found one or two of his comrades there in H. H. 
Francis of the Stoughton Club, who, with the late David Kirk- 
wood, were the pioneers of clay target shooting in this section. 
Chase, of the Amesburg Club, was also on hand, and with 
Woodruff, of the home team, these four made a combination 
from the old school that it would be hard to beat. 
Many were the old stories that were retold by this group, and 
it was most interesting to all, whether of the modern trapshoot- 
ing or the old. Dr. Gerrish's gun came in also for its share 
of attention, being the same one that was presented to him up- 
ward of twenty-five years ago by the trapshooters, and it seems 
to be in just as good condition now as it was then. The doctor's 
second, 15, showed that the gun was just as good as ever, even 
if thousands of shots had been fired out of it. The modern 
shooter who claims to have shot the choke out of his gun in 
five thousands should just watch the way this gun will break them, 
and there would be no talk of shooting out choke after that. 
But with all this gathering of past masters of trapshooting, 
there were quite a rait of the newer class who were making good 
the high line in the amateur class, of whom were Flodsdon, of 
the Watertown Gun Club, winner of high average on 146 out of 
the 175 on programme, and having a clear lead of 10 targets over 
Frank, of the Birch Brook, who in turn led Wheeler by 1 target. 
High average winner was presented with a neat gold watch 
charm that Roy thinks will necessitate the purchase of a new 
chain, naturally the old one not icing quite right for a high 
average watch charm with such shooters as Rule, . Tozier, Frank, 
Everett and others shooting. 
In the team events, where the interest lay, were entered seven 
teams, the Middlesex Gun Club presenting the strongest team 
they could and winning the match with 5 targets to spare. Adams 
saved the day for his club, breaking his last 15 straight and 
making a fine showing after a bad start. Watertown Gun Club 
finished second with a good lead over the third team, and but for 
the unfortunate thing that one of their best men failed to ap- 
pear on time another winner might have resulted. The Stoughton 
team were just too good for the Birch Brook team, beating them 
out by 2 targets, who in turn were 1 target in the lead of South 
Framingham boys, who were somewhat unlucky as their first 
scores of the day were away up, and it looked as though the 
other clubs would have to hustle. Middlesex Gun Club, second, 
and the home club fought it out for last place, the Middlesex 
club being 3 targets too strong, though the Boston club had the 
high individual score of the whole race. 
Everything passed off in the usual manner, and in view of the 
weather conditions a more successful shoot could not be held, 
though the club was prepared to handle the 100 shooters which 
it expected and which would have been the case if a fine day had 
been encountered, some sixteen teams having been entered. 
The trade was well represented by Climax, T. Haze Keller, Jr., 
"Jack" Brinley, a tower of strength when it comes to lifting 
magautraps and barrels of targets; E. B. Thompson, G. G. Heb- 
bard and Robert Smith. The club also was indebted to Messrs. 
Hodsdon, Wild and Tozier for their ever-willing help, and of 
course the trappers and scorers who worked like Trojans all 
through the shoot and proved themselves equal in every way. 
Scores: ! , ,A-.\i .4jjk\MMMi 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
Targets: 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 15 
Climax, 21 9 9 11 15 11 15 10 13 14 14 .. .. .. 
Bell, 20 9 9 9 11 11 12 7 13 12 14 6 7 10 
Frank, 19 9 7 11 14 11 15 10 12 11 14 9 5 8 
Everett, 18 8 7 11 13 13 14 7 .. 
Rule, 18 9 9 9 14 10 15 9 10 9 l4 .. ..U 
Coffin, 18 8 8 12 13 9 13 12 11 12 11 
Burbank, 18 9 7 14 15 11 14 12 7 9 
Johnson, 18 ^ 7 8 10 13 15 12 12 9 
Noyes, 18 5 9 11 13 12 12 10 9 
Kirkwood, 19 7 10 13 U 14 13 14 .. ..11 
Hodsdon. 19 .... 10 9 11 15 10 13 9 14 13 13 9 8 12 
Baker, 19 8 8 11 12 13 12 11 .. 10 12 6 .. .. 
Wheeler, 18 8 10 13 12 10 12 11 9 12 10 9 10 9 
Isham, 16 4 7 12 12 7 11 6 5 
Prouty, 16 8 9 7 15 11 15 11 11 7 10 
Staples, 16 7 10 12 14 12 15 5 14 10 12 
Fuller, 16 6 10 12 13 13 15 10 14 13 9 .. .. .. 
Lincoln, 16 7 10 11 11 12 12 14 13 8 8 
Burns, 16 4 10 12 13 12 13 6 11 7 13 .... 11 
Kellar, 16 5 8 9 12 11 13 6 
Dean, 16 8 6 13 14 12 11 10 10 13 11 
Chase, 16 10 6 9 11 10 11 8 9 5 6 
Tozier, 16 6 10 10 14 9 14 9 .. 10 11 .. .. .. 
Sweet, 16 8 10 9 13 10 9 10 
Murdotk, 16 4 8 12 11 
Rice, 16 6 8 12 10 11 14 11 11 11 14 
Hawkins, 16 3 6 5 7 7 7 6 5 .... 4 .. .. 
Dix, 16 7 6 9 15 9 11 10 3 7 13 
Worthing, 16 10 10 15 11 13 8 9 11 12 
Blinn, 16 6 13 
Gokey, 16 9 10 9 11 10 12 11 12 
Bartlett, 16.. .. 9 13 14 12 .. .. 13 12 
Gerrish, 16 9 15 18 6 9 9 10 11 
Corson, 17 14 14 12 12 9 10 10 12 
Woodruff, 17 11 13 10 9 9 9 7 8 
Hallem, 16 8 10 7 9 10 8 7 
Wild, 16 99657986 .... 10 
Hamblin, 18 14 11 15 10 12 
Griffiths, 20 15 11 14 
Currier, 16 1112 12 1110 11 
WeUington, 16.... 7 10 13 10 9 10 
Hebbard, 16 8 8 11 9 11 9 10 13 11 9 7 8 13 
Straw, 16 .. . . » 10 8 l2 7 .. 11 
Lee, 16 9 12 6 10 .. .. 11 
Barrett, 10 .. 9 10 * V .. 
Wales, 16 6 13 8 .. .. .. .. 
Lehan 16 10 10 11 9 .. .. .. 
Rowe, 16 .. .. 14 11 10 11 7 .. 8 
Muldown, 16 •• 12 -A J5 n 
McPhee, 16 9 9 10 11 .. .. 7 
Philbrook, 16..... 7 . . 10 7 7 .. .. 
Wright, ie 10 12 8 9 ... 11 
Fairbanks, 16 ^ "a o 
Giftord, 16 • 11 11 1^ 9 „^ 
Smith, 16 12 10 11 .. 9 10 
Adams, 16 14 1115 8 .. 10 
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Cincinnati Gun Qub. 
May 21 was an elegant day for shooting, and a large number of 
Cincinnati Gun Club members took advantage of it. Twenty-four 
took part in the cash prize shoot. Three members shot their 
scores in the Parker prize gun series on May 15, scoring as fol- 
lows, handicap in parentheses: Gambell (10) 93, 100; Dick (22) 
87, 100; Sampson (30) 69, 99. 
Gambell and Max Hensler then shot a match at 25 targets from 
20yd6., the former winning by a score of 18 to 16. 
Cash prize shoot, 50 targets, distance handicap: Sunderbruch 
(20) 43, Faran (20) 43, Gambell (16) 43, Randall (16) 41, Harig (19) 
39, Peters (18) 39, Maynard (18) 39, Jay Bee (17) 39, Herman (17) 
39, Ahlers (21) 38, Pfieffer (17) 38, Pohlar (18) 37, Falk (16) 37, 
Captain (16) 37, Jack (16) 37, Williams (17) 36, Roll (20) 35, Ackley 
(17) 34, Block (18) 33, Boeh (17) 32, McBreen (16) 32, Bullerdick 
(18) 31, Fatty (16) 22, Merkel (16) 17. 
Match, 25 targets, two low men pay: Gambell 24, Faran 24, 
Peters 24, Harig 23. 
Shoot-off, miss-and-out: Gambell 3, Faran 2, Peters 2. 
Shoot-off No. 2: Faran 6, Peters 5. 
The Decoration Day programme provides eight 25-target events, 
total 200. For the club championship, entrance $7, targets in- 
cluded; divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent, on the total scores in 
the 200. All stand at 16yds. Entries received "for targets only" 
from those who will take part in all the events; entrance $2, which 
entitles them to compete for the championship. Race starts at 
1 P. M. sharp. No entries received after the second event is 
finished. No. 3 set of traps open for practice. Lunch served at 
11:30. 
Th» directors met at the Stag Cafe on May 20, and elected the 
following officers: Col. R. M. West, President; Joe Coyle, Vice- 
President; R. F. Davies, Secretary; E. A. Donnally, Treasurer; 
E. B. Barker, Captain. 
Joe H., one of Cincinnati's old-time shooters, and at one time 
considered one of the most expert trapshots in this locality, was a 
visitor at the grounds on May 15. It was his first visit for many 
months, and he received a most cordial welcome from those 
present. 
Spriogfield Gun Club. 
The weather on May 20 was rainy, and the attendance at the 
Springfield, O., Gun Club shoot was small. Smith and Poole 
tied in the Wilson trophy shoot, the former winning in the shoot- 
off. The scores: 
Event No. 2, Wilson trophy, 25 targets: Young 26, Smith 20, 
Poole 20, Stafford 18, Downs 17. 
Event No. 3, Young handicap medal, 25 targets: Young 24, 
Stafford 22, Poole 16, Downs 15. 
Young shot for targets only. 
Notes. 
As the result of the recent team shoot at Barberton, O., be- 
tween the Columbia Gun Club, of that place, and the Akron Gun 
Clvib, the members of the former club will be entertained at a 
dinner to be held at Turkey Foot Lake on May 28, the Akron 
Club being the host. The occasion will also be celebrated by a 
short merchandise shoot. The Akron Club has made arrangements 
to handle the big crowd which is expected on the occasion of the 
State shoot in June, the indications being that the eighteenth 
annual tournament will be a record-breaker in the history of the 
League. Four sets of traps will be used, all in a straight line, 
facing north, thus making the conditions the same at each set. 
The added money is liberal, and high and low guns for each day 
and for the three days will receive substantial rewards. 
Thirteen shooters took part in the Berea, O., Gun Club's regular 
badge handicap shoot on May 16. McCroden and Neubrand tied 
for the badge on a full score of 26, and in the shoot-oif the latter 
won possession and will bold it until th« next shoot. 
The fifth trophy shoot of th« season was held on May 19, nine 
members participating. Th« badge was won by Steinman with 45. 
The weather conditions wers poor, a drizzling rain falling all the 
afternoon. 
At the regular medal shoot of the Rohre?s Island Gun Club, 
Dayton, O,, on May 18, thirteen members shot in the event. C, 
Miller and W. Kette tied for first, and after shooting off two ties 
th^ former won. The day was not a pleasant one for out-door 
spert, and the scores made were good under the conditioes. 
Aquidneck Gun Club. 
A GOOD attendance and good scores were ia order at the semi- 
monthly shoot for the Hunter Arms Co. badge on Wednesday last. 
It remained for Herman Manchester to shoot so far up in th« 
90s, that he broke the reaord for the present series, and also the 
record for a club shoot «t 90 taagtrts. He went straight in the 
first three strings of 10 and smashed 6 more in the next, mak- 
ing a run of 35, and betterin-g. Bowler's 47 of last week one 
target. Mason's total of 41, inclitding a 19 straight, was also cred- 
itable, considering that h» vM* getting acquainted with a new gun. 
An odd coincidence appear* im the case of Powel and Dring, 
their scores in each event b«ing the same, also totals, tying on 40. 
The scores: ' ;, i J UiiU 
Events: 12 8 4 5 
Targets : 10 10 10 10 10 Broke, 
Manchester 10 10 10 9 9 48 
Mason 8 7 10 8 8 41 
Dring 7 7 9 8 9 40 
Powel 7 7 9 8 9 .40 
H Peckham 8 8 9 7 7 39 
Coggeshall 8 8 7 9 6 38 
Bowler 2 6 5 7 10 37 
Alexander 8 6 8 6 7 35 
E Peckham 9 6 7 6 5 33 
Poughkeepsie Gun Club. ^ 
PouGHKEEPSiE, N. Y., May IQ.^At the regular weekly shoot 
of this club to-day eight men faced the score, and the shooting 
generally was of a rather low order. In the contest for the 
Bissing medal. Captain Traver, from the 19yds mark, made good, 
and in the contest for the Peters shells the Captain made good 
also. DuBois and Haws, both of whom were bothered with de- 
fective eye sight, shot well when the light was good. Marshall 
had a bad habit of inching, while Winans was handicapped by 
a load wholly unadapted to the work. 
A number of the boys will attend the West End shoot at 
Albany on Decoration Day> Among the number will be Tallman 
and Traver. i-n\_i\iA^Wi 
Events: 12 345 67 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 
Haus (6) 13 20 .. 19 17 19 13 
T Rhodes (5) 19 18 15 19 15 .. .. 
DuBois (4).... 22 19 10 20 
Traver (3) 20 19 18 24 20 18 17 
Marshall (6) 16 12 15 23 17 16 19 
Winans ; 16 16 15 16 .. 17 14 
Cheney (7) 11 16 .. .. .. 
Tripp .. 16 14 
Event No. 3 was for Bissing medal. All men, except Marshall, 
Winans and Cheney, shot from 19yds. 
Event No. 4 was for shells; number in parentheses shows added 
breaks. In this event Winans shot along. 
Norwich Shooting Club. 
Norwich, Conn. — At the regular meeting of the club, held on 
Saturday afternoon, May 21, about 1,500 targets were thrown. 
Visitors present were: Messrs. Ames, Prest, Calkins, Roch, 
Watrous and Ockford, of New London, Conn. The scores follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 at Broke Av. 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 25 Shot 
Ockford 22 20 23 21 20 125 106 .86 
Prest 20 21 19 22 21 125 103 .82 
Mitchell 18 19 15 .... 75' 52 .69 
Calkins 17 17 16 13 .. 100 69 .69 
Olcott 14 16 21 .... 75 51 .68 
Brown 18 17 50 33 .66 
Tafft 18 IS 16 .. .. 75 49 .65 
Ames 16 .. .. .. .. 25 16 .64 
Dolbear 17 10 17 17 .. 160 61 .61 
Aborn 14 17 14 15 15 125 75 .60 
Roch 14 17 16 13 .. 100 60 .60 
Amberg 10 10 13 17 20 125 70 .56 
McCord 14 U 50 28 .56 
Gates 12 16 14 .. .. 75 42 . 56 
Watrous 15 13 10 14 .. "lOO 52 .52 
Grimes 14 11 50 26 .50 
Saunders 12 25 12 .48 
Ulmer 8 13 50 21 .42 
Potter 7 4 .. .. .. 50 11 .22 
I. P. Tafft, Sec'y. 
Montreal — Westmouot Clubs. 
Montreal, Can., May 21. — During the summer months the 
nearby trout lakes and streams take many of the trapshooters 
away on Saturdays, so that there is usually a small attendance 
at the gun club grounds. This afternoon the stay-in-town mem- 
bers of the Montreal Gvin Club visited the Westmount grounds. 
Mr. Leach was also present, who, though two years out of 
practice, managed to keep up among the boys. These grounds 
are hard grounds to shoot over, which prevent clean scores being 
made. 
Events: 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shot 
Targets : 16 10 10 10 20 20 26 25 at Broke. 
Leach 7 9 9 9... 30 25 
Lvne 7 9 9 9 19 15 .. .. 80 68 
Aubin 9 9 8 6 16 17 . . . . 80 , 65 
Landet-ault 6 9 7 8 14 15.. .. 80 58 
Strangman 6 7 6 6 13 9.. .. 80 47 
Hamilton S 4 S 8 17 16 .... 80 64 
Galbraith 9 8 5 5 15 16 . 80 58 
N Candlish 6 8 7 7 12 16 19 .. 100 75 
Kearney • •• 8 7 7 10 14 15 ..22 100 83 
Bowden 8 13 12 .. 50 33 
Hansen.. 7 8.. 6 16 17.... 70 54 
Lewis 18 19 .. 45 37 
Ithaca, Jr • 16 .. 21 45 37 

New Yoffc Athletic Club. 
TraverS Island, N. Y., May 21.— Seven contestants entered for 
the May cup at the New York Athlstic Club shoot to-day. The 
event was at 25 targets. The scores were as follows: George 
Bechtel (5) 25, Dr. J. G. Knowhon 23, W. P. Norton (8) 25, F. 
L. Barnes (4) 20, M. McAlpia 30, W. J. Elias (5) 25, J. S. Wood- 
house (10) 23. In the shoot-off of tie, Mr. Bechtel won. 
A special cup, 25 targets, seven contestants, was won by J. S. 
Woodhouse. 
A special cup, eleven entries, 25 targets, was won by Mr. W. J. 
Elias. - 
The Sauer gun event, 50 targets, handicap, was won by Mr. Geo. 
Bechtel, after shooting off a tie. The scores of this event follow: 
Dr. J. G. Knowlton 43, W. P. Norton (6) 39, F. L. Barnes (8) 45, 
M. McAlpin 46, G. Bsehtel (10) 45, W. J. Elias (10) 45, J. S. 
Woodhouse (20) 45. . , 
