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Matshalltown Toornament. 
Marshalltown, la., May 25. — This town came into prominence 
as a shooting city the second time, when the tournament was 
held last year, being the result of a reorganization of the famous 
old gun club. So this year the same bid members were 
present and formed a prominent and happy good-looking squad 
in their suits of white. 
The grounds are of the finest, though requiring both street 
cars and hack to reach. 
The weather was good the first day, and some good scores were 
made, Fred Gilbert being high professional, with Budd and 
Adams following. Two sets of expert traps were used, and they 
worked to a fine system of pulls. 
The second day was not a perfect one, as clouds, accompanied 
by rain, kept some shooters from being present. Taylor, of 
Dakota, was high man with 195, a wonderful score, and he was 
pleased to wind up a target ahead of Gilbert; but as Fritz won 
the average by 11 he did not care. 
It was a fine race, as between H. C. Taylor, of Mecklin, S. D., 
with 377; W. Hoon, Jewell, la., 373; G. G. Wallace, Matshalltown, 
370, and E. Russell, Union, 259. 
A feature was the 50-target special, with handicaps, for a 
watch. In this Gilbert outdid his previous records by "crack- 
ing" 50 straight from the 22.-yd. line. Others made viz. : Wallace 
45, Lane 42, Cook 40, Densel 42, Abbott 46, Taylor 42, Russell 39, 
Remington 43, Lambert 45, Hoon 44, Peterson 43, Carstens 43, 
Nichols 43, C. B. Adams 48, B. Wing 45, Bell 40, Gilbert 50, 
Budd 48, Forney 41. Friend 43. 
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 Broke. 
E G Wallace 14 13 20 16 14 18 15 15 18 15 14 20 188 
J Lane 11 13 18 12 12 16 13 12 17 12 10 17 163 
C Cook 10 11 16 U 11 17 14 14 13 12 12 16 157 
P Densel 11 13 14 11 11 17 12 13 18 12 13 19 164 
L C Abbott 10 13 18 12 12 18 13 13 17 12 11 19 168 
H Taylor 12 12 18 14 15 20 12 13 19 13 15 19 182 
E M Russell 14 14 19 13 12 15 12 12 20 14 13 19 177 
J M Remington 11 11 17 9 11 15 15 14 19 13 12 20 167 
W Lambert 12 11 15 11 13 18 14 15 19 14 14 18 174 
W S Hoon 14 14 19 13 15 18 14 12 20 15 14 19 187 
T Peterson 13 10 15 11 10 18 15 15 19 12 14 18 170 
H A Carstens 12 14 13 11 12 19 11 13 14 11 12 18 158 
T B Nichols 11 13 20 12 14 19 15 12 17 13 13 15 174 
C B Adams 14 15 17 12 14 19 14 11 19 12 12 20 178 - 
B Wing 9 14 15 6 11 16 9 9 16 12 12 18 147 
H Bell 9 13 15 13 13 16 15 10 18 14 14 11 161 
F Gilbert 15 14 20 15 14 20 15 15 20 15 13 18 194 
C W Budd 11 14 19 13 14 20 13 14 17 15 15 18 183 
D M Forney 13 10 15 12 13 18 12 12 3.7 12 10 13 157 
H Friend 12 11 15 11 12 15 14 14 iS 14 11 16 163 
Seaman 7 12 13 9 14 16 12 10 14 10 8 . . 125 
Second Day. 
Events: 123456789 10 11 12 
Targets: 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 Broke. 
Wallace 14 14 20 15 15 18 15 15 13 14 12 17 182 
Lane 13 11 17 14 14 19 12 15 18 13 15 16 177 
Densel 13 10 16 11 15 16 11 13 18 13 13 13 162 • 
Nichols 14 14 18 13 14 19 14 13 16 10 13 18 176 
Friend 15 12 17 15 14 16 14 14 18 15 13 19 182 
Taylor 15 15 19 14 15 20 14 15 20 15 15 18 195 
Russell 12 14 17 14 13 18 13 15 18 15 14 19 182 
Remington 14 14 18 15 13 20 14 13 17 14 12 15 179 
Lambert .'. 13 15 20 13 11 19 15 13 19 13 13 16 180 
Cook 13 11 18 13 15 19 14 14 17 13 14 18 179 
Hoon 15 13 20 15 13 16 14 12 18 15 14 20 185 
Peterson 13 13 18 15 14 19 12 11 18 11 13 14 171 
Carstens 10 10 15 14 13 17 12 11 14 12 12 16 156 
C B Adams 14 11 19 14 15 19 15 14 17 13 14 18 183 
Wing 12 11 16 11 10 19 14 13 15 11 13 20 165 
Abbott 14 12 18 14 12 18 14 10 15 11 14 16 168 
Gilbert ' 14 15 20 14 14 19 14 15 19 15 15 20 194 
Budd 14 15 19 13 14 17 13 13 19 14 14 19 184 
Dr Kibbey 12 13 15 
Other Places. 
The Bluff City Gfm Club, of Memphis, Tenn., at their last meet- 
ing, had a fine contest for the three medals that are up for club 
membership. The first one was won by B. F. Ricks, after shooting 
out two others. In the 50-bird race for the old Domineck medal, 
Mr. Ricks was again victorious, as, with a score of 41, he was 
high. Several new members have been added, and soon some 
others will have the honors. The scores: R. B. Snowden shot 
at 100, broke 73; J. B. Snowden 125, 93; W. E. Love 150, 119; 
McGee, 150, 111; H. Mallory 175, 133; B. S. Ricks 150, 117; H. 
P, Jordon 125, 77. 
The Mattoon, Wis., Gun Club members are getting in action. A 
new organization has been perfected, and a set of expert traps has 
been added to the paraphernalia. Some of the merchants have 
been interested, and on Decoration Day, the shoot will be for 
merchandise. Both live birds and targets will be used. 
The North Dakota State shoot will be held at Miriot, June 14 
and 15. C. H. Parker, president. 
The Woodville, Miss., Gun Club, propose issuing a handsome 
programme for their tournament on June 15 and 16. 
Alex. Mermod, of St. Louis, has challenged Alex. Holmes for 
the pigeon wing trophy, which Holmes won on a straight 25 at 
the Missouri State tournament held last week. 
W. Fred Quimby, one of the best known traveling men in the 
powder and sporting goods trade, was a visitor in St. Louis part 
of last week. He was dividing his time between the trade and 
Dupont Park, where the State shoot was in progress. 
Panama, Mo., reports shoots regularly the May days. 
The Carrollton, Mo., Gun Club has been reorganized, all owing 
to a stop-over having been made in that town by Mrs. Nellie Ben- 
nett. In a space of two days, there were twenty signatures ob- 
tained. 
The shooters of Albuquerque, N. M., were out May 22, and 
Joe Barnett proposed that all should shoot fast, so that style was 
adopted, with fairly good success. So fast did the guns crack 
that some of them were dipped in cold water so that the solder 
would not melt. Scores: Joe Barnett broke 22, 17, 20, 20, 20, 19; 
C. E. Quin 18, 19; Roy McDonald 17, 18; Harvey Johnson 17, 18; 
Tony Ortis 20, 14. 
Trapshooting is advancing out in Nebraska. Last week the 
club at Wayne paid a visit to the town of Carroll with a team of 
ten men, and there shot a friendly team race. Shooting at 25 
targets each, Wayne scored 155 to Carroll's 130. Some of the 
scores were good; others low. 
The Owatana, Minn., Gun Club has made a start for the 1904 
season, and last Tuesday held a shoot. The scores reported are 
low, but target shooting comes with practice, and the enthusiasm 
will bring results that other clubs may envy before the season is 
over. 
Another first-of-the-season was held by the Marshfield, Wis., Gun 
Club, on their grounds last Sunday. The scores are said to 
have been good. 
Recently nineteen members of the Terre Haute, Ind., Gun 
Club held the first of a series of four shoots, which will settle 
the ownership of the Bennett cup. The shooters . are handicapped 
by allowance of added targets. This enabled the following to 
have a perfect 50, viz.: Meisel, Watson, Barbazette, Tetzel, Beggs, 
W. N. Cox, Fady, . Crawford, McPeak, Winters; Thon, Smith and 
Mitchell 48; Stimpson, Brown and Kevitts 47; Tully and Beggs 
44; Cassaday and Pierson 40. 
Out at Oaks, N. D., recently Wilson, Porter and Marshall each 
broke 19 out of 25. Hereafter shoots will be held Saturday even- 
ing at 6:45. 
Recently the gun club from Canton, Mo., paid a visit to Quincy, 
111., and there meeting ' others from Lima, Warsaw, Palmyra, 
Mexico, Lewiston and Boneparte, carried off the four-man team 
shoot, with Quincy second and Lima third. Martin Goetz was 
high man, with Ed Grimmer, of Quincy, second. 
A new shooting park is to be established on the Interurban 
street car line, between Janesville and Beloit, Wis. This will 
accommodate both gun clubs and furnish a suitable place for 
indulging in the favorite pastime of target shooting. 
The tenth annual shoot of the Washington State Association 
was held at Plornington last week. The weather and all conditions 
were good, and high averages were made. E. E. Ellis, of Seattle, 
won the medal after defeating a strong field. Same was formerly 
held by Dell Cooper. With the medal goes 40 per cent, of the 
purse. The score made by Ellis was 38 out of 40. 
The Meriden, Ala., Gun Club was organized last week, with the 
following officers: W. Perry, President; W. W. Cracke, Vice- 
President; B. M. Fiebleman, Secretary; A. J. Teter, A. G. Mc- 
Carits, D. C. Paythless and W. Jennings were elected directors. 
The intention is to join the Mississippi-Louisiana Trapshooters' 
League. 
, At the second shoot of the Quincy, HI., Gun Club nine members 
were present. Draper and Zimmermann tied for first place with 
17 out of 20, while Walker was high with 17 in the trophy. 
The new club house at Watertown, S. D., where the State shoot 
will be held, is about finished, according to latest reports. The 
club members are pushing the work. The first shoot will be the 
club event, that of the Hunter medal. 
From Sterling, 111., comes the information that the shoot at 
Sanborn Park held Friday was well attended. The live-bird races 
were especially attractive. Capt. Ben Eich made the very good 
score of 95 out of 100 targets. Many shooters came from the 
surrounding towns, and the tournament proved successful. 
De Kalb, III, Gun Club, held a shoot at Electric Park last 
Thursday. 
The La Crosse, Wis., Sharpshooters will shoot on Sunday. 
Many teams from other towns will be in attendance, but Winona 
will not have a team, as their club has not had a meeting of late. 
Notice has been received that the Winona, Minn., Gun Club 
will not hold their accustomed shoot on May 30, but will attend 
t}ie shoot at Sparta, Wis., on that day, an4 will put in all the 
"best licks" toward the big event, the Interstate shoot, to be held 
there, July 4, when Elmer Shaner will be the ruling genius. There 
will be a big shoot at Sparta. Teams of five men from Lacrosse, 
Wmona, Viroqua, Tomah and Sparta will shoot for the trophy 
cup put up by Lacrosse last year. 
There is a strong probability that a shooters' league will be or- 
ganized in North Alabama, and as an inducement for such an 
organization, the Peters Cartridge Co. has offered a silver cup 
for club contests. Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, Courtland, 
Tuscumbia, Town Creek and Sheffield, will likely be in the or- 
ganization. 
At the last shoot of the Remington Gun Club, of Milwaukee, 
the leadmg shots were C. C. Church, Joe Weber and Alfred 
Weber. Steve Mumer was high at the Jolly Gun Club, with 44 
out of 50. 
Notices come to us of a strange coincidence that happened at 
Minneapolis. It appears that one Guptil, formerly from Illinois, 
dropped into a shooting crowd at the park, and after asking for 
the loan of a gun, being dressed like unto a veritable hayseed, 
was challenged by a city chap, E. H. Moulton, Jr., for a 100- 
target race; $50 was soon up, and when the match was shot— and 
It IS claimed it was from the 22yd. mark-the farmer had the coin 
by a score of 85 to 78. 
To be the son of a prophet it is not necessary to live in Proph- 
etstown, but the citizens therein sport a gun club, and some of 
the members are prophets in their own country, and meantime 
shoot targets well. C. W. Fenn came out ahead in the last shoot 
with 24; others made 20, 21 and 23. It is so unlikely a thing to 
beat Fenn that a disposition to set him back a few yards is grow- 
mg in. favor. 
At Nappanee, Ind., the old gun club has been reorganized and 
with fifteen enthusiasts there bids fair to be a good club' and 
some fine sport at the traps. The officers are: Dr. M D Price 
President; B. B. Maust, Secretary, and Ed. Martin, Treasurer! 
Ihe club will meet twice a month, which should be followed by 
other clubs, as shooting every week often causes an abandonment 
o. the sport altogether, owing to the expense. 
The Decoration Day shoot at Streator, 111., held hf the Rutland 
Gun Club was well attended, there being twenty-one participants. 
Ihe $50 cup was won by Dreuer, of Granville, while Stouber and 
Orube tied in second place. 
In the Victoria, Wash., tournament it was almost a clean sweep 
for the Seattle team. Ellis, McLaughlin, Steele and Stewart not 
only won the team, but most of the individual, as well as the high 
average prizes. The team shoot was won on 85, with the Victoria 
team 10 behind Ellis, first average; Steele, second; Stewart and 
AdcLaughlm third. 
The Northport, Wash., Gun Club was organized Sunday last 
with T. B. Robinson, President and R. Asinms, Secretary. The 
shooting grounds are situated just outside the city limits on the 
farm of T. A. Perrott. 
The trio of cities that are closely allied in the eastern part of 
Wisconsm-Neenah, Menasha and Appleton-will soon open the 
shootmg season at the traps. There are now forty members and 
a shoot will be held Thursdays. The clubs at Oshkosh and other 
towns will soon hear of a challenge. 
_ The gun clubs at Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Mich., are hold- 
ing a contest for supremacy. 
Returns from the Harrington, Wash., State shoot show that 
McBroom, of Seattle, won high average, as shooting at 600 targets 
he scored 92 per cent. C. D. Ellis, of Harrington, won the Hun- 
ter Arms Co. trophy. Ellis, of Seattle, the L. C. Smith trophy. 
Spokane won the team shoot with 55 broke to Seattle's 53. In all 
there were some sixty shooters present from Oregon, Washington 
and Idaho. 
C. B. Wiggins announces his July 6 and 7 tournament to be for 
amateurs, and yet those known to be 90 per cent, men will be re- 
quired to shoot; at targets thrown a distance of 70yds., and those 
under that at 40yds. Thus two sets of traps will be necessary 
W. J. Rand and Stafford Campbell, of El Paso, Tex., are willing 
to put up their cash for a match at 25 targets. Each feels confi- 
dent and boasts of ability, yet both got rattled since the advent 
of the new traps. Results later. 
The Parker Gun Club, of Milwaukee, will hold a shoot Sunday 
A new trap, set in concrete and steel construction, will furnish the 
target propelling force. 
It is reported that Wm. Clayton has the prior right to the 
match with A. C. Holmes, of Kansas City, for the pigeon wing 
trophy, as his challenge was published in the St. Louis Globe 
Sunday, May 29, and the Mermod challenge, though made verb- 
ally at the close of the shoot, and the St. Louis Sportsman repre- 
sentative being present, was authorized to publish same, and he 
understands that Holmes accepted same at that time. 
Messrs. Raymond and Bartosh, of Jackson, Minn., report having 
a good time at the Minneapolis tottrnament. Raymond shot twcr 
days, scoring 168 to 171. 
