FOREST AND STREAM. 
[July 2, 1904, 
New London (la.) Tournament. 
New London, la., June 17.— The ninth annual midsummer target 
tournament held by this club was surely a success, notwithstand- 
ing that the Illinois State tournament and a dozen others were 
in progress at the same time. There were several Illinois shooters 
here, which showed that they were not in sympathy with the 
Lincoln Club for setting same dates as that previously claimed 
by this club. 
Weather hot and clear first day, and some of the shooters 
suffered with the heat; yet thirty-one shot through, and some 
good scores were made. Chas. Spencer, the St. . Louis expert, 
laid it over Gilbert, and made 196 out of the 200. Guptil and 
Rambo, with 190 were high amateurs. 
The. invitation handicap had thirty entries, and Steege and Dr. 
Cook tied, each with 49. On the. shoot-off Cook won his own 
trophy with 24. Garrett made long run, 72. 
Second day opened up cloudy, and a steady shower continued 
well into the afternoon. When the programme was completed, the 
handicap had to be postponed. Gilbert came on strong and won 
with 194, while Guptil made another 190. John Peterson made 
longest run, and the well-known Waterloo, la., farmer came out 
the low man. 
The shooting on the third day was tiresome, including 200 
regular, the grand target handicap, the sympathy handicap, and 
the shoot-off for the 80 and 90 per cent, trophies. 
Gilbert finished the programme high expert, with 195, Adams 
189, Spencer 187; Jackson was high amateur, 194. Spencer had 
the experts going the first day, and with 127 straight now wears a 
gold ring that he may show you for the asking. 
The grand target handicap brought out Dr. Winbigler, Burnside 
and Nichols, who tied on 49. The Doctor was shooting well and 
steady, and won the tie. 
The trophy was a very handsome gold watch of an unusual 
design. 
The sympathy handicap was a sharp contest, and when the smoke 
had cleared away it was Christman who got all but one of the 50, 
and landed a neat victory. 
Kline got busy, and won the 90 per cent, trophy, a Marlin 
shotgun, with a straight score. Sperry borrowed one of the old 
reliable guns from the "old man," Gilbert, and by a run of 25 
won out in the 80 per cent; class. 
Tom Marshall fired a few shots and hastened away for the 
Illinois .State shoot. Fine meals were served on the grounds by 
the ladies of the church. The new automatic trap used the second 
day worked very much as though it would be a "comer." Many 
of the shooters started off for the G. A. H. , 
Dr. Cook wishes it distinctly understood that his next shoot 
will be Oct. 18, 19 and 20, and all other clubs are notified not to 
encroach on his dates. The scores: 
First Day. 
Events: 1 
Targets,: 15 
Spencer 15 
Gilbert 14 
Guptil 15 
Rambo 15 
Jackson 14 
Garrett 15 
McDowell 14 
Ridley 11 
Ford ... 14 
Adams 14 
Peterson 13 
Kline 14 
Hoon 15 
Burnside 12 
Black 13 
Storm 14 
Dave . . 15 
Wallace 12 
Townsend 10 
Brookman 12 
Russell 12 
Nichols 14 
Sperry 12 
Morrill 15 
Foley 12 
Ellett 13 
Winbigler 13 
Christman 12 
Steege 13 
Burmister 13 
Cook 7 
Hale 12 
Marshall 14 
Geng • 
J Foley 14 
Garden 13 
Hamilton 8 
2 3 
15 20 
14 18 
14 20 
15.18 
14 19 
15 18 
15 20 
14 20 
15 19 
15 18 
14 18 
14 20 
14 18 
15 19 
14 19 
13 17 
14 17 
15 .20 
13 20 
12, 18 
13 20 
13 16 
12 15 
14 17 
15 14 
15 16 
33 16 
10 15 
10 18 
13 16 
11 14 
13 15 
13 19 
15 20 
4 5 
15 15 
15 14 
15 14 
14 14 
14 14 
14 15 
15 14 
13 15 
14 15 
15 14 
14 15 
15 13 
14 13 
12 13 
15 14 
15 15 
13 12 
11 14 
15 12 
15 14 
13 13 
11 14 
10 15 
14 15 
13 13 
14 11 
13 14 
15 13 
11 10 
12 12 
12 13 
12 11 
12 13 
12 13 
13 14 
7 .. 
11 13 
6 7 
20 15 
20 15 
20 13 
20 14 
20 12 
18 14 
19 13 
18 13 
20 14 
18 14 
17 13 
19 11 
20 15 
19 12 
16 14 
16 13 
17 13 
17 12 
19 11 
19 13 
18 14 
20 15 
20 14 
18 14 
20 10 
15 14 
20 13 
15 13 
16 10 
15 12 
17 11 
14 14 
18 12 
19 13 
.. 12 
16 .. 
.. 11 
.. 7 
8 9 
15 20 
15 20 
14 20 
14 19 
15 19 
15 19 
13 19 
15 17 
13 20 
14 18 
15 20 
15 19 
13 17 
14 18 
14 19 
14 18 
14 18 
13 16 
14. 18 
15 17 
10 19 
13 17 
14 18 
15 17 
14 15 
13 17 
14 16 
14 16 
14 17 
14 14 
12 17 
14 15 
14 19 
10 11 12 
15 15 20 
15 15 20 
15 14 19 
13 14 20 
15 13 20 
13 14 19 
12 13 20 
14 15 19 
13 14 19 
12 15 19 
13 14 18 
15 12 18 
13 14 18 
15 11 19 
15 9 20 
15 12 18 
14 12 20 
14 13 18 
14 11 19 
14 12 18 
13 13 19 
12 15 19 
13 13 18 
12 13 15 
14 12 18 
14 13 19 
12 11 17 
14 15 16 
14 14 19 
12 10 20 
14 12 13 
15 13 14 
12 .... 
14 17 14 9 17 
Broke. 
196 
192 
190 '. 
190 i 
188 
188 ' 
187 
187 
186 
185 
184 
183 
182 
181 
179 
178 
178 
178 ' 
177 
177 
177 
176 
176 
173 
173 
172 
169 
165 
163 
159 
157 
144 
105 
83 
81 
31 
15 
Second Day, 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 S 9 30 11 12 
Targets' • 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 Broke. 
Gilbert . 15 15 20 13 13 19 14 15 20 14 15 19 194 
Guptil 15 14 19 13 13 19 13 15 19 15 14 19 190 
Spencer 13 15 17 15 15 19 14 14 20 12 14 20 188 
Adams • ..14 15 18 15 15 18 12 14 19 14 15 19 188 
Storm • 15 13 17 15 14 19 13 14 18 15 13 18 184 
Bambo 15 14 17 15 15 18 15 14 19 11 12 19 184 
Klein 12 15 17 13 15 18 12 15 19 15 12 18 181 
Garrett • 15 14 17 15 14 17 12 15 18 12 13 18 180 
Burnside 15 13 18 12 12 19 14 15 14 14 13 19 178 
Winbigler 15 12 15 13 15 19 14 12 18 12 14 19 178 
Townsend 11 15 19 12 13 18 12 13 18 14 12 19 176 
McDowell -14 14 18 14 13 18 14 15 17. 12 12 15 176 
13 15 15 
11 16 10 
15 14 14 
13 15 14 
15 16 15 
13 20 14 
12 18 13 
13 13 14 
14 16 14 
13 17 14 
13 18 11 
13 15 10 
12 16 10 
9 15 12 
13 17 15 
14 19 
13 13 
11 17 
14 20 
15 17 
9 18 
11 16 
13 18 
13 17 
15 18 
11 17 
12 16 
11 14 
12 14 
13 15 
9 15 
9 15 16 
10 13 9 
Peterson 14 14 17 14 15 19 12 
Hoon 15 14 16 14 15 19 13 
Jackson 15 15 15 12 14 18 11 
Sperry 13 14 15 14 12 19 15 
Nichols 12 11 16 15 14 19 13 
Foley 15 15 19 12 13 19 12 
Dr Cook 12 12 16 13 12 18 14 
Russell 14 10 16 15 13 19 14 
Crisman 14 13 18 11 12 16 11 
Ridgley . . 11 15 19 12 11 19 10 
Burmister 13 11 18 13 14 17 12 
Brookman 14 14 18 13 15 17 13 
Black 15 14 17 11 13 14 11 
Steege 10 12 12 14 12 16 12 
Wallace 14 15 16 12 9 16 11 
Hall 14 14 17 14 
Baxter 15 13 15 7 11 ... . 
Wheeler ^. 
Rorshall 
Dave 12 12 16 12 9 , 
Gibson 12 12 16 14 12 19 11 
Ellett 14 14 17 14 11 13 .. 0 ...... .. 
Third Day. 
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 
Gilbert 15 15 19 15 15 19 15 14 20 14 14 20 
Jackson 15 15 19 15 14 18 15 14 19 15 15 20 
Adams 14 15 18 14 15 19 14 14 19 14 15 18 
Ford 14 15 19 13 13 18 13 15 19 14 15 19 
Spencer 15 14 19 15 14 19 14 14 19 13 14 18 
Russell 13 15 19 14 13 20 11 14 18 14 15 20 
Wallace 15 14 17 14 14 20 14 14 17 12 15 18 
Foley 12 14 17 15 12 17 14 15 19 14 13 20 
Sperry 13 14 15 15 12 20 15 15 19 13 15 17 
Guptil 15 13 16 14 13 20 14 12 19 14 15 19 
Ridgely 15 15 18 12 13 20 14 15 18 13 14 17 
Hoon 13 15 17 13 12 18 15 14 20 12 13 18 
Burnside 13 14 19 13 11 20 12 14 19 14 15 18 
Klein 12 14 20 15 15 18 15 15 17 12 13 19 
Peterson 14 13 18 13 14 17 14 13 19 15 12 20 
Winbigler 13 13 20 12 15 17 13 15 19 14 15 19 
Townsend 14 13 19 15 14 18 12 14 19 13 12 18 
Rombo 14 12 19 14 15 19 14 14 17 14 14 17 
Smith 13 13 20 15 14 14 14 12 15 14 11 17 
Brookman 14 12 13 14 11 19 13 14 19 14 14 16 
Burmister 14 13 15 13 11 18 11 14 20 12 12 18 
Nichols 15 11 17 13 15 19 12 13 19 14 14 15.. 
Black 11 14 18 14 11 17 13 13 16 12 14 18 
Dr Cook 13 14 18 15 13 19 12 12 18 12 11 16 
Crisman 11 12 19 12 13 19 9 12 18 14 13 20 
Steege 11 14 14 12 12 13 13 11 16 13 11 17 
Storm 13 13 19 11 13 7 11 12 16 12 12 17 
McDowell 14 15 14 14 13 19 13 15 19 13 15 16 
Morrell 12 14 15 15 11 16 
174 
171 
177 
176 
173 
179 
171 
171 
171 
169 
168 
167 
159 
152 
162 
Broke. 
195 
194 
189 
187 
187 
186 
184 
182 
183 
184 
184 
180 
182 
185 
184 
180 
181 
183 
172 
173 
171 
177 
171 
173 
. 172 
. .157 
166 
181 
Westmoreland County League. 
Ruffsdale, Pa., June 24. — The third shoot of The Westmoreland 
County League of Pennsylvania, took place at Ruffsdale, Pa., on 
June 22 and 23. The weather conditions were good for good 
scores; the background and a crossing wind bothered the boys 
a little. The attendance on the first day fell short of expectation, 
notwithstanding the "Jack Rabbit" system of division of moneys 
was advertised. 
On the second day the entries fell down to such an extent 
that they only had a little over two squads ; in fact, only 
thirteen shooters. 
the first day went to R. S. Deniker, with 139 
second, L. B. Fleming, 138 out of 150; third, 
and H. Breniser fourth, with 132. 
the second day went to L. B. Fleming, with 
S. Deniker, with 141; third, "Kelsey" 
n 139, and fourth, A. B. Kelly and 
High average on 
breaks out of 150; 
"Kelsey," with 136, 
High average on 
142 out of 150 ; second, R. 
tied with J. C. Knode- o 
"Bessemer" tie with 135. 
General average, a tie between R 
Fleming, with 280 out of 300; second, 
A. B. Kelly, with 262, and fourth 
At the end of the programme 
S. Deniker and L. B. 
Kelsey," with 275; third, 
"Bessemer," with 257. 
of the first day a 25-bird sweep 
was shot with seventeen entries. Mr. H. Breniser, of Ligonier 
Pa., was high, breaking all of the 25 targets. 
Mr. L. B. Fleming, holder of the bronze medal for 
Pennsylvania target championship, was challenged by 
C. Knode. 
winning by 
of the first 
Western 
Mr. J. 
Fleming 
Scores 
The match was shot at 100 targets, Mr. 
three targets, score, Fleming 96, Knode 93. 
day follow: 
First Day, June 22. 
Events: 123456789 10 Broke. 
Targets: 10 15 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 
Deniker 10 14 12 14 13 19 14 15 13 15 139 
Fleming 9 14 14 13 14 16 15 15 14 14 138 
Kelsey 9 14 14 14 12 17 13 15 14 14 136 
Breniser 8 13 12 14 14 17 13 15 12 14 132 
Armburst I 10 13 14 13 10 19 9 15 14 14 130 
T R Frost. 5 14 13 13 14 18 14 12 13 10 126 
A B Kellv 7 12 14 12 11 18 15 12 14 12 127 
Chain . . ." 10 12 11 12 15 17 12 13 13 12 127 
Vest 8 14 14 14 12 14 12 1115 11 125 
D N Carrol 9 13 13 13 12 18 10 11 13 13 125 
Laughrey 6 11 11 14 13 17 13 12 13 14 124 
Smith ; 6 14 13 13 14 13 14 12 11 13 123 
W T Carroll 8 9 14 13 11 14 12 10 7 14 117 
Andrews 9 13 10 10 13 12 13 12 12 13 117 
Hackett 7 13 10 14 10 12 10 11 13 14 116 
Yahner 8 9 11 10 11 15 18 13 13 9 107 
Denny 7 8 13 10 13 13 11 11 11 9 106 
Bessemer 8 12 11 14 13 15 11 13 13 12 122 
O'Donnell 7 12 11 9 5 10 9 9 11 8 91 
Suter 6 14 13 13 11 15 10 8 ... . 90 
Hasson 13 9 10 9 8 10 59 
McDonnell 7 9.. .. .. .. 10 11 9 9 55 
Sherick 12 15 12 39 
35 
20 
18 
14 
6 
Derry Team. 
Best 12 14 12—38 
O'Donnell ... ..5 10 9—24 
Hackett 11 12 10—33 
Smith 14 13 14—41 
Sherick 12 15 12—39—175 
Null 7 .. 15 13 
Price 10 10 
Ryan 5 13 
W H Frost 6 8 .. 
White 6 
Westmoreland County League Team race: 
Ligonier Team. 
Deniker 13 19 14—46 
Laughery ..... 13 17 13—43 
Breniser 14 17 13—44 
Denny 13 13 11—37 
Suter 11 15 10—26—206 
Scottdale Team. 
A B Kelly 11 18 15—44 
D N Carroll .. 12 18 10—40 
Armburst 10 19 9—38 
W -Carroll .... 11 14 12—37 . 
Chain .......... 15 17 12—44—203 
Second Day, June 23. 
Sweepstake, first day, 25 targets : ■ Breniser 25, Fleming 24, 
Kelsey 23, Kelly 22, D. N. Carroll 22, W. T. Carroll 22, J. R. 
Frost 22, Laughrey 22, Chain 22, Bessemer 22, Denny 21, Andrews 
21, McDonnel 19, Hackett 18, Yahner 18, Price 17, H. W. 
Frost IS. 
Scores of the second day follow: 
Events : 123456789 10 Broke. 
Targets : 10 15 15 15 15 20 15 15 15 15 
Fleming 8 14 15 14 15 19 14 14 15 14 142 . 
Deniker 10 14 14 14 15 18 12 14 15 15 141 
Kelsey 9 13 15 12 15 19 14 15 14 15 139 
Knode ' 10 14 14 12 15 17 15 15 14 13 139 
A B Kelly 9 14 14 15 12 20 14 12 11 14 135 
Bessemer 9 13 13 15 13 19 13 14 12 14 135 
Smith 9 14 12 15 14 18 14 12 13 13 134 
D N Carroll 9 12 14 15 13 14 14 15 14 14 134 
J R Frost 9 15 12 13 13 17 15 10 14 15 133 
Andrews 9 10 9 15 11 19 12 14 12 10 121 
Denny 9 10 13 9 12 17 12 9 9 13 113 
Witherow 11 13 17 13 14.15 15 98 
Brown 12 12 17 14 14 10 14 93 
Team race, second day 
North Side Team. 
Deniker 15 18 12—45 
Fleming 15 19 14—48 
Knode 15 17 15—47—140 
Scottdale Team. 
A B Kelly 12 20 14—46 
D N Carroll . . 13 14 14-^1 
J R Frost 13 17 15—45—132 
events Nos. 5, 6 and 7. 
Ligonier Team. 
Denny 12 17 12—41 
Bessemer 13 19 13—45 
Smith 14 18 14—46—132 
H. P. F. 
Ideals of Brooklyn. 
Brooklyn, N. Y. — The shoot of the Ideal Rod and Gun Club on 
June 19 was a decided success ; all enjoyed themselves immensely. 
The professional musical talent certainly entertained the members 
and their friends to the hearts' content. The members and friends 
who failed to attend this shoot missed a great time. One of the 
hits of the day was a war dance, given by one of the members; it 
was the star act of the day. The scores: Voehringer shot at 125, 
broke 97; Hart, 168, 114; Smith, 166, 124; Gottschalk, 125, 55; 
Myrtle, 50, 43; Phil, 50, 42; Ernst,. 50, 45; Wyckoff, 50, 39; Green, 
50, 36; Charlie, 50, 40. H. Ernst, Sec'y. 
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