Jtjne 25, 1904.] 
.FOREST AND STREAM. 
888 
'BEIJSfG Hl/SHET) TO FTiOJ^T. 
UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE GO. 
LOWELL, MASS. 
Agencies: 
497-503 Peatrl St.. 35-43 Pe.rk St., New York. 
114-116 MaLrket St.. Satn Fratncisco. 
The Peru Toarnament. 
Peru, Ind. — The eighth annual tournament of the Peru, Ind., 
Gun Club held here on June 9 was of the usually successful kind 
that have always been held here. The attendance was not quite 
up to that of the seven other tournaments, but think this was 
due to the energy of an enthusiastic local correspondent of one 
of the Indianapolis dailies, who sent in a report that the tourna- 
ment was in full blast two days before it was intended to be held. 
As this paper is widely read throughout the State, and its ' sport- 
ing columns is a feature, it is more than likely that the entry list 
would-have been swelled by at least a dozen more names had this 
article not appeared. However, we had the usual equipment 
found, here, splendid weather and lots of enthusiasm among the 
contestants. 
Those in attendance were H. M. Clark, Austin Flinn and Chas. 
S. Rose, of Wabash, Ind.; Chas. G. Spencer, of St. Louis; M. F. 
V. Nichols, Medaryville, Ind.; H. W. Vietmeyer, of Chicago; 
Chas. B. Lamme, of Attica, Ind. ; Chauncey M. Powers, Decatur, 
111.; Thomas H. Parry, E. H. Tripp and Dr. O. F. Britton, of 
Indianapolis, Ind; Mr. J. \V. Johnson, Green tlill, Ind.; Elmer E. 
Neal, Bloomfield, Ind.; B. McDaniels, Converse, Ind.; S. E. Voris, 
Chas. W. Iliff and Austin H. Long, of Crawfordsville, Ind.; Frank 
Macy and Mr. Crandall, of Converse, Ind.; Jack Cavanaugh, Will 
Daniels, Geo. Wagner, J. L. Head, of Peru, and Mr. Day, a late 
addition to our local club, and who was formerly of Maysville, Ky. 
The shooting was upon a basis of a sliding handicap, and seemed 
to please every contestant. So, in considering some of the low 
scores the reader will bear in mind that there was little shooting 
from the 16yd. mark. The scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Shot 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 at. Broke. 
i-owers 15 15 14 15 15 14 15 13 15 15 15 14 14 15 210 204 
*Spencer .... 13 14 14 13 14 12 13 12 14 13 13 14 13 14 210 186 
Flynn 13 12 13 14 13 14 11 14 15 13 13 14 14 13 210 186 
Britton 15 12 13 14 14 15 12 13 12 12 15 14 10 15 210 186 
Lamme 13 14 11 14 13 13 14 13 11 14 13 13 11 15 210 182 
*Head 13 14 13 12 14 14 12 12 13 14 9 15 12 13 210 180 
Parry 11 14 14 13 12 14.13 12 14 12 14 10 12 14 210 179 
Neal 11 12 9 13 13 13 12 14 13 14 14 14 13 13 210 178 
Johnson 13 14 13 12 12 13 12 15 11 12 12 13 14 12 210 178 
Rose 11 14 14 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 14 12 11 14 210 176 
Nichols 10 14 13 11 13 13 12 12 14 11 11 12 13 11 210 170 
Clark 10 12 14 14 15 10 10 10 12 13 10 11 15 12 210 168 
* Vietmeyer. . . 10 13 10 12 12 12 10 13 11 14 10 13 13 13 210 166 
Tripp 9 10 8 12 14 11 11 14 12 13 11 12 13 11 210 161 
McDaniels 11 10 12 11 9 12 9 11 9 8 10 7 10 195 130 
Day 11 12 12 11 11 14 11 11 12 13 11 165 129 
Daniels 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 11 12 135 103 
Voris 12 12 14 U 9 15 10 15 13 135 112 
Long 10 9 13 13 12 12 12 11 13 135 105 
Iliff 4 10 7 11 7 9 9 10 13 135 84 
Cavanaugh 11 10 13 45 34 
Macy 12 10 30 22 
Wagner 11 10 30 21 
Cantwell 10 15 10 
*Manufactufers' agents. 
As to the averages, it will readily be seen that Mr. Chauncey 
M. Powers laid over his contemporaries like four kings and an 
ace. In fact, he was the only thing going this day. He shot in 
fourteen, events, scoring straight in nine of them, the straights 
being made from 18, 19, IS, 19, IS, 17. 19, 19 and 18 yards respectively. 
Thus showing that of his nine straights four of them were from 
the limit iof 19yds., four of them from 18yds. and but one from 
17yds. In fact. Chief Wipestick, who was credited — and justly so — • 
with being the greatest amateur shot that the world has ever pro- 
duced, never got his feet on the 16yd. mark during the day. He 
is a regular attendant at our tournaments, regularly wins high 
average and is a welcome visitor. Second average was tied for 
by Messrs. Chas. G. Spencer, Austin Flynn and Dr. O. F. Britton, 
that gay youngster from Indianapolis. Third went to Charley 
Lamme and fourth to J. L. Head. 
Ernest Tripp is always in his element at Peru, and usually gets 
some one into trouble. This time he proceeded to put up a job 
on our Sodbuster President, Charley Lamme, of Attica, but 
originally from Peru, and the restaurant man who was serving 
the lunch. It is needless to say that the thing worked to a 
charm, and that not only Ernest, but the spectators had a lot of 
fun. Charlie Lamme now says Ernest will be blackballed if he 
attempts to join the Sodbusters. 
It was certainly good to see Elmer Neal in the gaine again. He 
was a little rusty at first, but after an event or two, got up his 
gait and came on fast at the finish. With Elmer and Ernest 
Tripp both at the same shoot, there is trouble in store for Jim 
Head. About the middle of the day a mother quail, who doubt- 
less had a nest near the grounds, flew across the score. Instantly 
Elmer and Ernest began to instruct Jim in the methods of making 
a figure' 4 trigger for a quail trap, fearing that he had forgotten 
how. Fact is, we believe Jim never knew, but the two worthies 
above mentioned are certainly artists in this line. 
Hugh Clark was being badly punished by his gun, which ac- 
eopnts for hi§ low scores after the fifth event. It is an wntisvt^l 
thing to see this fine shot, without question Indiana's best, shoot- 
ing in such form. Just watch this boy at Indianapolis, and see 
if he doesn't give a good account of himself. 
Austin Flynn, of Wabash, was in good form save one event. Pie 
will bear watching at any tournament, and is one of the likely 
candidates for high honors at Indianapolis. 
Mr. Johnson, of Green Hill, Ind., attracted much attention 
from his very steady shooting and manner of handling his gun. 
He is a very deliberate and cool shot, and with practice could 
hold his own in any company. 
It is said that a, prophet is not without honor save in his own 
cotmtry. This certainly does not apply to Ed.- Voris, as he 
seems to have plenty of honor in Crawfordsville. He was a 
recent candidate for Mayor of that city, and with a plurality of 
some 500 to overcome, walked through that election, and was 
elected by nearly 200 to the good. If making a change in the 
political situation of nearly 700 in a vote of about 2,000 don't 
look like honor in his own country, the writer will turn China- 
man and open a laundry. Ed. brought along Messrs. Long and 
Iliff to show that the Crawfordsville Club is always in the game. 
Charley Lamme, an old Peru boy, is a credit to the sport of 
trapshooting, and he is usually in the averages here. He landed 
third, trimming his old tutor, Jim Head, by two birds. 
Charley Spencer was a little off form as a shooter, but as a 
gentleman sportsman was in the finest trim. Come again, Charley. 
Geo. Little looked after the office, and handling an office at a 
shoot where the sliding handicap is used is no- snap. Everything 
was very smooth, and no complaints were heard. 
From present indications the G. A. H. will have about seventy 
Hoosiers. Come again, gentlemen. Will Daniels, Sec'y. 
Camden G«n Cltib Shoot. 
The Camden Gun Club's third annual tournament, which was 
held June 8 and 9, was the best attended shoot ever held in 
South Arkansas, and therefore the most successful given by this 
thriving little shooting organization. Everything was run on a 
bread and liberal scale, and with favorable weather conditions, all 
present had a good time. The management had spared no pains 
in preparing for the event, and the manner in which the tourna- 
ment was conducted redounded much to the credit of the club. 
The method of dividing the purses, which was the Rose-Jack Rab- 
bit system, proved very popular, and it is safe to predict that this 
system will be used at other tournaments held in this section. 
The best shooting was done by Turner Hubby, of Waco, Tex., 
who won high average for the two days with .945; Ed Brady, the 
Memphis amateur, was second with .930; Hood Waters, third 
with ,923, and J. E. Wells, a Pine Bluff amateur, and Frank 
Faurote, the Dallas expert, were tied for fourth with .922. Far- 
mer, of Ashvale, Ark., won the Camden Gun Club individual 
medal,, and W. - B. Sorrells ^won the Hunter Arms Co. medal. 
J. E. Chatfield, of Texarkana, and L. E. Knott, or Arkadelphia, 
won the two-man team medal. The scores of the two days are 
given below: 
First Day, June 8. 
Events: 123456789 10 11 
largets: 15 15 20 15 25 15 25 20 15 20 15 
Faurote 15 15 19 15 21 14 23 20 14 17 19 
Hubby 13 14 19 15 23 13 25 17 13 19 14 
Brady 15 14 20 10 23 15 24 19 13 19 13 
Wells 15 14 18 15 20 14 22 16 14 20 15 
Clements 14 15 19 15 22 14 22 15 13 19 13 
Waters 13 15 20 14 21 14 21 19 12 17 14 
Speers 12 11 19 13 25 14 25 17 12 19 13 
Chatfield ........ 12 13 15 14 23 14 22 19 14 18 14 
Knott 14 15 16 15 24 13 24 15 11 18 13 
Farmer 13 15 19 14 22 14 22 19 12 14 12 
Sorrels 13 13 18 12 24 13 22 15 13 19 13 
Arnold 13 11 17 13 20 11 25 18 14 20 13 
Joyner 15 14 17 10 21 14 23 18 14 15 12 
'J P Wright 14 11 16 15 22 10 24 18 14 15 13 
B C Powell 11 14 16 14 24 12 22 17 12 17 12 
Slack 14 13 17 13 22 15 23 17 9 17 11 
Morgan 12 13 18 12 22 10 21 16 13 17 12 
Halton 13 11 17 15 23 13 17 16 11 18 12 
Brown 13 14 12 13 23 12 19 17 13 12 11 
H S Powell 13 12 14 12 22 13 21 16 13 17 12 
Sevier 14 14 14 14 22 10 16 19 13 17 9 
Lloyd 9 11 12 12 19 10 21 16 15 17 12 
Iinon 11 17 13 9 18 11 19 17 12 11 14 
S M Powell. .... 8 9 15 11 19 15 20 15 12 15 12 
Litzke 12 13 15 6 18 12 15 14 12 13 12 
Omohundro . . .. 11 11 13 9 21 11 18 12 8 11 11 
Welch 7 11 9 8 17 7 6 14 12 12 9 
Simpson 9 10 16 13 15 8 12 7 8 10 S 
Coleman 17 10 22 14 22 13 14 17 14 
Dr Williams ..17 9 13 14 
McCorkle 11 12 12 13 
Campbell 14 11 13 10 
Carlee 18 8 12 8 
Bird 16 . . 15 12 
Cahleger 11 11 16 
Leake 9 9 , .. 
Harvey , . U 9 12 ^3 
Shot 
at. 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200.- 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
170 
70 
70 
70 
70 
55 
50 . 
30 
TQ 
Broke. 
186 
185 
184 
183 
181 
180 
180 
178 
178 
176 
175 
174 
173 
172 
171 
171 
166 
166 
165 
164 
162 
154 
152 
151 
142 
136 
122 
116 
143 
53 
48 
48, 
46 
43 
38 ■ 
18 
46 
Av. 
.930 
.925 
.920 
.915 
.905 
.900 
.900 
.890 
.890 
.880 
.875 
.870 
.865 
.860 
.855 
.855 
.830 
.830 
.825 
.820 
.810 
.770 
.760 
.755 
.710 
.680 
.610 
.580 
.841 
Events : 1 
Targets : 15 
Hubby 15 
W aters , . . . 13 
Bradv 14 
Weil^ 15 
Faurote \5 
Sorrells 13 
'■Tnott 13 
Clements 13 
Arnold 13 
Halton 14 
Joyner 13 
Farmer 13 
Wright 14 
Morgan 11 
Slack 12 
Chatfield 11 
Brown 11 
B C Powell 12 
H: S Powell 14 
Lloyd 9 
Sevier 7 
S M Powell.... 13 
Litzke 14 
Welch 9. 
Omohundro 9 
McCorkle 11 
Dr Williams.... 9 
Plarvey 8 
Bird 13 
Second Day, June 9, 
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Shot 
15 20 15 25 15 25 20 15 20 15 at 
14 19 14 24 14 24 20 15 19 14 200 
15 20 15 23 15 23 19 14 20 12 200 
14 17 14 25 1.5 2A 19 14 19 14 200 
15 20 13 23 14 20 18 14 18 15 200 
15 jS 11 23 14 2-' 19 14 18.13 200 
13 19 13 23 14 24 17 13 17 13 200 
13 20 12 22 14 22 Yi 14 17 14 200 
14 IS 1.5 22 12 2-.. 17 13 18 15 200' 
13 16 13 21 13 21 20 11 18 14 200 
13 15 13 22 11 22 17 14 19 12 200 
12 18 12 23 14 20 16 .12 17 13 200 
15 18 13 20 12 22 18 12 16 11 200 
12 16 13 22 11 23 19 10 19 11 200 
15 17 14 20 12 16 17 15 20 14 , 200 
13 16 10 19 14 22 17 12. 17 13 200 - 
11 16 10 25 1.3 20 18 11 15 14 200 
13 16 11 20 13 20 18 9 17 12 200 
13 12 14 21 11 22 15 12 14 13 200 
13 16 11 20 13 22 16 10 12 11 200 
10 14 12 20 11 20 19 14 15 11 200 
12 16 11 20 12 23 16 10 17 9 200 
8 14 11 19 10 16 10 11 15 15 200 
9 11 9 18 .8 18 13 11 15 6 200 
10 14 11 9 9 19 14 8 11 11 200 
10 10 7 20 9 18 11 .. .. .. 155 
13 17 13 18 90 
9 15 8 15 90 
10 9 11 16 90 
9 14 12 22 ,. .. 90 
Broke. 
192 
189 
189 
185 
182 
179 
178 
176 
173 
172 
170 
170 
170 
169 
165 
164 
160 
159 
158 
155 
153 
142 
133 
125 
102 
72 
56 
54 
70 
Av. 
.960 
.945 
.945 
.925 
.910 
.890 
.890 
.880 
.865 
.860 
.850 
.850 
.850 
.845 
.825 
.820 
.800 
.795 
.790 
.775 
.765 
.710 
.660 
.625 
.655 
St. Paul Rod and G«n CI«b. 
St. Paul, Minn.— The scores made at the shoot of the St. Paul 
Rod and Gun Club, June 11 and 12,- are appended: 
First Day, June I J. 
Events: 1 
Targets: 15 
D re wry 13 
Figge 13 
Frankel 10 
Pleiss 10 
Bentz 10 
Davidson 7 
McDermott 3 
Lyon 14 
Bakeman 14 
Rice 7 
Dunn 3 
Arthur 14 
H W 5 
Allgauer 11 
Betz 3 
Comstans . 10 
Shelbach 5 
Mark 5 
George 10 
Hauser 15 
O'Neill 9 
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 
10 13 11 12 .. .. 
14 11 13 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. 
7 6 10 9 .. .... 
14 14 13 15 12 12 13 8 8 9 
2 8 8 10 .. .. 
7 8 10 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 
5 3 2 7 7 7 .. .. .. .. 
15 15 14 14 11 13 14 7 8 .. 
8 7 
5 
2 
15 14 13 .. 
7 8 7 .. 
9 11 1113 
6 5 .. .. 
7 9 11 8 
6 9 10 8 
7 9 
7 7 
14 13 15 10 12 15 14 10 10 10 
8 10 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 
Second Day, June J2. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 15 15 15 15.15 25 
F S Novotny .12 10 11111115 
E Novotny 14 14 14 13 13 22 
Schulstad .. 12 8 8 10 12 14 
Bakeman 11 13 13 15 13 19 
Kirschbaum 8 9 13 8 8.. 
Costello 8 7 10 11 9 15 
Cat 13 12 13 22 
Peters 9 14 . . 14 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
75 
59 
75 
62 
75 
42 
150 
131 
75 
38 
75 
39 
105 
34 
140 
125 
15 
14 
60 
27 
30 
.5 
80 
72 ■ 
60 
27 
75 
55 
45 
14 
75 
45 
75 
38 
15 
5 
45 
24 
150 
138 
60 
31 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
100 
90 
100 
90 
100 
64 , 
100 
84 
75 
46 
100 
60 
60 
50 , 
55 
37 
Springfield Shooting Clob. 
Springfield, Mass.— Eight members of this club held a prac- 
tice shoot on the afternoon of June 15 at their club grounds, near 
Red House Crossing. No large scores were made, as the wind 
played havoc with the targets, causing them to fly erratically. 
In the badge events Downing was high gun. His score of 15 
out of 25 from the 20yd. mark was good, considering .the hard 
wind blowing. 
This was the fourth shoot of a series of ten for the badge. 
Several new members were out for the first time, and enjoyed 
the sport very much. Scores in badge event, 25 targets, distance 
hraidicap, follow: Downing (20) 15, Coats (20) 13, Kites (19) 13, 
Dr. Keith (20) 12, Hawes (16) 12, Chapin (17) 6. 
Scores in regular events follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets.: .10 15 25 10.15 15 10 
Kites .. 6 15 6 7 11 8 
Downing 9 11 14 7 9 .. .. 
Ccats .5 8- 14 8 7.. 
Dr Keith 6 13, ., .. ,. 
Chapin 5 3.. ...... .. 
Lyman .'. 01 .. .. .. .. .. 
Hawes ... 12 4 
Baldwin. , , 8 4 
Shot 
at. Broke. 
90 
75 
75 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
53 
50 
42. 
19 
8 
1 
16 
12 
