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FOREST - AND STREAM 
(pjw 14 1904. 
The Dover, N. H., Sportsmen's Association announces their 
annual Labor Day tournament, to be held on Sept. 5. Mr. D. W. 
Hallam is the secretary. 
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In the main event of the Sheepshead Bay, L. I., Gun Club 
shoot oil June 9, 50 targets, eleven contestants, Mr. L. H. Schorte- 
meier was high with the crack-a-iack score of 48. 
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Mr. S. B. Lowe, secretary, informs us that the Mountaineers' 
Gun Club, of Chattanooga, have fixed upon Aug. 23-24 for their 
annual, target tournament. Of added money, he mentions that 
there will be $200. 
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A correspondent, informs us that the Rochester, N. Y., Rod and 
Gun Club will begin a new series of handicaps in a week or two 
for an elegant silver loving cup donated by the Hunter Arms Co., 
the event to be called the L. C. Smith handicap. 
Mr. John S. Wright, manager of the Brooklyn, L. I., Gun Club, 
announces a prize shoot for Saturday of this week on the club 
grounds at Kaiser's farm. Take Kings County Elevated to 
Crescent street station, thence by hack to the grounds. 
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Keep in mind that there is a special rate to Cincinnati, for the 
benefit of annual meeting of the Grand Lodge, Benevolent and 
Protective Order of Elks, July 15-23. The trapshooters who will 
attend the Cincinnati tournament can derive the benefit of this 
rate. Consult your ticket agent for particulars. 
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Mr. C. G. Blandford, eminent as a skillful shooter and indus- 
trious worker in his club's interests, informs us that the regular 
club shoots will be discontinued for the summer. The Labor 
Day tournament of the Ossining, N. Y., Gun Club, Sept. 5, will 
be the commencement of the fall and winter practice. 
The first annual tournament of the Awosting Gun Club, of Mew 
Paltz, N. Y., is fixed to take place on July 15. Nine of the pro- 
gramme events are at 15 targets, $1.30 entrance. The third event 
is for . merchandise prizes, 25 targets, $1.50 entrance. Shooting 
commences at 11 o'clock. Targets, 2 cents. The competition is 
for amateurs. The secretary is Mr. G. C. Layton, New Paltz, N. Y. 
The third monthly shoot for the Peters silver cup, will be held 
under the auspices of the Shrewsbury, Pa., Gun Club, on July 
21, commencing at 9:30. The programme consists of twelve events, 
of which ten are at 15 and two at 25 targets, $1.05 and $1.75 en- 
trance. Competition is open to all amateurs. High and low ama- 
teur averages, $3 and $2. Ship shells to the secretary, Mr. W. 
H. Myers. 
At the W. P. T. S. L. at Kane, Pa., July 6-7, Mr. L. J. Squier 
was high on the first day with 171 out of 175. Mr. Chas. Irwin was 
second,- 164; third, Mr. E. D. Fulford, 163; fourth, Mr. A. Sizer, 
161, On the second day, Messrs. Squier and Fulford tied on 167 
out: of 175; second, Mr. B. D. Nobles, 160; third, Messrs. Irwin, 
Sizer, Garland, Hart and Millen, 159; fourth, Mr. Brown. Mr. 
Squier made a run of 118. The five-man team race was won by 
the Kane team with 92. 
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At the tournament of the Interstate Association, given for the 
Winona, Minn., Sportsmen's Club, July 4-6, high average for the 
three days was made by Mr. C. O. Le Compte, 473 out of 495. 
Mr. L. E. Parker was second with 470, and Mr. J. L. D. Mor- 
rison was third with 465, The Winona team won the La Crosse 
Chronicle cup, defeating teams of Viroqua, La Crosse and Sparta.. 
Mr. H. C. Hirschy added new fame to his name by skillfully 
managing the cashier's office. 
The secretary, Mr. F. E. Metcalf, Rockville, Conn., informs us 
that the fourth Consolidated Gun Club tournament will be held at 
Rockville on July 21. Apply to him for programme. Com- 
petition will begin at 9 o'clock. There will be nine events at 10, 
four at 15 and two at 20 targets, entrance 65 cents, $1.22 and $2.30. 
Targets IY2 cent. The eleventh event will be an eleven-man team 
race at 20 targets; the competing clubs are New Haven, Hart- 
ford, Willimantic, Rockville, Manchester and Waterbury. 
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The secretary, Mr. Edward F. Markley, writes us that "the 
Independent Gun Club, of Easton, Pa., will shoot a ten-man 
team race, 25 targets per man, with the Lehigh Rod and Gun 
Club, of Bethlehem, Pa., at the latter's grounds at Rittersville, 
Pa., July 16. The Independent has one match in their favor and 
one against them with this club, so the outcome of this match 
will be of great interest to the shooters in this vicinity, as the 
Independents think their team is the best in this section of the 
State." 
The Aquidneck Gun Club, of Newport, R.I., have fixed upon 
July 26 and 30, instead of on one day, July 30, as previously an- 
nounced. A change of programme has been made also. There 
are nine programme events for the first day, and ten for the second 
day, at 15 and 20 targets, $1.05 and $1.40 entrance. The jack rabbit 
system will be given a trial. Guns and ammunition shipped, pre- 
paid, care of the secretary, Mr. J. S. Coggeshall, 32 Church street, 
will be delivered on the grounds. High amateur prizes will be 
given. On the second day, events 5, 6 and 7— total 50 targets- 
will constitute a five-man team race. 
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Mr. James R. Malone, the manager, 2671 Pennsylvania avenue, 
Baltimore. Md., informs us that the programme of his four-day 
tournament, Aug. 2-5, will be sent to applicants. Aug. 2, com- 
mencing at 4 P. M., will be devoted to practice events, of which 
ther° are eight at 10 and 15 targets, 50 and 75 cents entrance. The 
programme of the second and fourth day is similar: twelve events 
of which eight are at 15 and four at 20 targets; $1.30 and $1.40 
entrance; $3 added to each event. The third day has a hve-bird 
programme of three events, as follows: No. 1, 5 birds, $3, moneys 
60 and 40. No. 2, 10 birds, $5, moneys 60 and 40; a gold badge to 
winner No 3, the Love Point Handicap, 20 birds, $10, three 
moneys, 50, 30 and 20, and silver cup to the winner. Sweeps are 
open to amateurs, but the cups and badges are for amateur com- 
petition. Competition commences at 10 o'clock. Targets 2 cents. 
Those who wish may shoot for targets. Each day high average 
to experts, $3 and $2. Shells obtainable on the grounds. Handi- 
caps birds, 24 to 33yds.; targets, 16 to 20yds. No targets will be 
thrown over 50yds. Rose system, 5, 3, 2, 1. Guns and ammun 
tion, prepaid and marked in owner's name, care J. Fell Legg. 
Love Point, Md., will be delivered on the grounds free of charge. 
For the Hve-bird championship trophy and the gold badge, the 
entrance is price of birds. BsaE&aa Waxkb*. 
Tanawadeh Outiog Club. 
New York.— On the afternoon and evening of July 10 the Tana- 
wadeh Outing Club, of New York, entertained a delegation of 
members of the Union Sportsman's Club- of Brooklyn at the 
former's new club house, recently erected at Pelham Bay, N. Y. 
The building was elaborately decorated for the occasion with flags 
of all nations, as well as club banners. Festoons of the club 
colors of the two organizations (crimson and white for the U. S. 
C, and sky blue and marine for the T. O. C.) appeared conspicu- 
ously. Supper was served on the veranda of the club house at 
6:30, President Reilly, of the entertaining club, presiding. Later, 
when cigars were lighted, appropriate toasts were drunk, stories 
of the rod and gun told and favorite songs sung. Numerous 
lighted Japanese lanterns, hung completely around the veranda, 
made a very pleasing effect. :■- 
The following members were present: Of the lanawadeh 
Outing Club— President F. James Reilly, Vice-President. J. Frank 
Case, Secretary Harry V. Radford, Frank W. Norris, Jr., Charles 
U Stepath. Of the Union Sportsman's Club— President William 
E* Tufts Secretary Louis W. Dumont, Treasurer James Harper, 
William E. Dalton, Charles Lodge, Reginald Palmer. 
A return shooting contest, including rifle, pistol and shotgun 
events, has been arranged between the two clubs, and will occur 
at Homewood, L. I., on July 16. The last interclub shooting 
match, which was held at Scarsdale N Y., m November was 
won by the Tanawadeh Outmg Club, the trophy being a hand- 
some Japanese bronze statue of a deer and fawn, which at present 
graces their club house at Pelham Bay. 
Dovef Sportsmen's Association. 
•Dover N H., July 9— It was certainly a beautiful day for 
our annual Fourth of July contest at targets, and as a. consequence 
good snooting was done by some of. our members who were all 
native sons, no out-of-town clubs being represented. The scores 
were as follows: 
25, Arthur (4) 22, F. Novotny (2) 22, Cat (0) 19, Perry (2) 18, 
Pleiss (2) 23, Bazille (3) 20, Irle (2) 23, Allgauer (3) 5, McLaren 
(5) 19, Bentz (8) 23, Frankel (9) 22, McDermott (11) 21,,Bakeman 
(4) 24. 
Wilkinson broke 25 straight and won. 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Brooklyn Gun Club. 
Brooklyn, L. I., July 4.— Event 1 was for a toilet set. Messrs. 
Welles and Remsen tied on 25 with a handicap allowance, and the 
toss up was won by Remsen. Scores: H. S. Welles (4) 25,' Leon 
Goetter (9) 24, H. W. Dreyer (9) 19, G. A. Remsen (7) 25, Davis 
(9) 21, Brown (9) 22, C. F. Cooper (10) 22, H. J. Montanus (8) 22. 
No. 2, for a fish rod: H. S. Welles (4) 24, Leon Goetter (9) 25, 
H. W. Dreyer (10) 19, Winter 25, C. F. Cooper 20, H. J. Mon- 
tanus (8) 25, Grinnell, Jr., (10) 24, Davis (9) 25, G. A. Remsen (4) 
23 
Shoot-off, 15 targets: Goetter (5) 12, Winter (5) 13, Montanus 
(4) 12, Davis (5) 13. 
Second shoot-off: Winter 0, Water 6, Davis 7. 
Event No. 3, a compass was the prize: H. S. Welles (4) 19, 
L. Goetter (9) 22, H. W. Dreyer (4) 21, G. A. Remsen (4) 21, 
Davis (9) 25, Brown (9) 17, C. F. Cooper (10) 21, H. J. Mon- 
tanus (8) 22. • 
Sheepshead Bay Gun Club. 
Sheepshead Bay, L. I., July 7.— The preliminary was at 25 tar- 
gets, in which Mr. Geo. Kelly was high with 23. 
The main event was at 50 targets, and was won by Mr. L. H. 
Schortemeier, with the excellent score of 48. He made a run of 
34 in this event. The scores were as follows: Schortemeier 48, 
R. Dede 23, H. Kracke 26, C .Cooper 21, H. J. Montanus 35, Capt. 
Shot 
at. 
Corson US 
N Wentworth..l00 
E Wentworth.. 90 
Stevens 115 
Beard 75 
Hallam 115 
Fisher 95 
White 100 
Durgin 100 
Mitchell 50 
Hammond 50 
Sowerby 50 
Jones . . ; 50 
Roberts 25 
Warren 15 
Abrams 15 
Kelly 25 
Haughey 25 
Per 
Broke. Cent. 
103 90 
87 
90 
89 
57 
77 
65 
65 
64 
32 
25 
23 
21 
12 
7 
6 
11 
6 
87 
78 
77 
77 
67 
68 
65 
64 
64 
50 
46 
42 
Team match 25 targets: 
Corson 24, Stevens 21, Beard 
21, White 18, Fisher 15; total 99. 
E. Wentworth 22, Hallam 20, 
N. C. Wentworth 19, Durgin 16, 
Mitchell ,16; total 93. 
Practice. shoot, Saturday, July 9: 
Hallam 
Stevens 
White . 
Fisher . 
Durgin 
N Went worth... 50 
Jones 70 
Shot 
at. 
...50 
...60 
...80 
...70 
...60 
Per 
Broke. Cent. 
42 84 
47 
56 
49 
43 
31 
34 
78 
70 
70 
70 
62 
49 
D. W. Hallam, Sec'y. 
DUPONT SQUAD. 
The DuPont Squad shot through the entire programme of the Grand American Handicap, 
1904. Reading from left to right: Victor du Pont, 3d; Eugene du Pont, Victor du Pont Jr., 
Alexis du Pont, Eugene E. du Pont. 
Rochester Rod and Gun Club. 
Rochester, N. Y.— The following are the scores in the final 
contest for the Watson cup, held July 4, at Rochester Rod and 
Gun Club grounds. Mr. R. J. Shoemaker, the winner, is a new 
shooter, having had less than a year's experience, and when the 
handicap committee arranged the handicaps he was rated at 60 
per cent., but he shot exactly 80 per cent, throughout the series, 
having a walkaway; in fact, he was the only one to finish, as the 
other contestants had no show, and one by one dropped out. 
The final scores follow : 
Brk. Hdcp. Tot'l. Brk. Hdcp. Tot'l. 
Norton 19 4 23 Shoemaker ..... 22 8 30 
Kershner 24 1 25 Donovan ....... 16 4 20 
Welles 19 4 23 
Mr. Shoemaker's scores for the series: 28, 25, 31, 31, 28, 26, 25, 
30—224, shooting at 25 targets each time, and having his handicap 
of 8 allowance added. 
Dreyer 33, Ira McKane 26, Dr. Goubeaud 27, E. Voorhies 33, H. 
Bergen 27, G. Kelly 42. - ., 
Five pairs: E. Voorhies 6, Kelly 4, Dreyer 4, Schorty 7, Mc- 
Kane 5. . • 
Team shoot, 25 targets. Dede's team won. 
Kracke 11 Dede 14 
Schorty 23 Kelly 22 
Voorhies 18 Montanus 18 
Bergen 19 Goubeaud 15 
Cooper 14—85 Dreyer 19—88 
Team shoot, 25 targets. Kracke's team won: 
Kracke 15 Dede ..18 
Schorty 24 Kelly 21 
Voorhies 19 Montanus 17 
Bergen 18 Goubeaud 12 
Cooper 10—86 Dreyer 17—85 
Ossining Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., July 9.— At the regular bi-monthly shoot of 
the Ossining Gun Club to-day, but a few events were shot. The 
best shooting was done by E. F. Ball, who got 23 and 21 out of 
25 Bedell succeeded in getting 10 straight m one event, while the 
best Ward, Stebbins and Blandford could do was 9 out of 10. 
The regular shoots will be discontinued during the balance of the 
SU q ™ e Labof Day tournament, Sept. 5, will mark the beginning 
of the fall and winter practice shoots. . ^ 
C. G. Blandford, Capt. 
New York Athletic Club. 
Travers Island, N. Y., July lL-Shooting by the N. Y. A. C. 
has been at a standstill for a month, but the shooters cannot re- 
frain much longer, as they are turning out one by one. Scores 
of July 2 follow. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
Englewood, N. J., July 6. — Inclosed please find score's, of shoot 
of the Pleasure Gun Club, of Englewood, N. J., held on the 
Fourth of July. The club had a very pleasant day at : the trap 
and entertained a number of visitors. Everything went off 
smoothly and everybody pronounced the day well spent. 
The fourth event, which was a merchandise prize event, resulted 
in a tie for first honers; on the shoot-off Van Buskirk won 
handily: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
Targets: 15 15 20 25 15 15 25 5 
Richter 8 11 14 19 11 12 22 .. 
Eichoff 10 11 17 19 13 13 19 3 
Monahan 7 7 10 10 
Malloy 11 11 15 14 
Van Buskirk 11 12 13 20 
F Westervelt 11 13 15 11 
11 
.. 7 
11 13 18 
Harlan 12 20 
10 
9 
13 8 
20 
8 14 
6 
12 
Events : 12 3 
Targets: 25 25 25 
F W Perkins... 18 20 17 
Miss Horneck 16 18 19 
C M Day •• •• 18 
Scores of July 9: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets : 25 25 25 25 25 2o 25 
F W Perkins 17 17 19 23 18 20 18 
L T Duryea. 17 18 17 20 20 13 .. 
G E Greiff.. 20 23 22 24 23 .. .. 
Events: 12 3 
Targets : 25 25 25 
M L Archer 12 
Dr Kolb .7 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets : 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 
J Woodhouse 12 9 2316 
MissHorn'ck 8 14 
St. Paul Rod and Gun Club. 
St. Paul Rod and Gun Club's regular club shoot, held July 2, 
had scores as follows: 
Events- 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets*: 15 15 15 25 25 25 
tut orrison 15 12 13 23 . . . . 
WHk nson 13 11 12 25 23 23 
Arthur ''■ 12 8 12 18 17 16 
c^°^.::::::::::::::::::::iii3i4i9 2i:: 
7 8 9 
5 25 15 
5 14 
Copy 
Costello 
Bentz . . 
Low . . . 
McDer 
7 
10 
5 
5 
3 
15 
9 10 12 16 14 
Beals ••• 5 
Lindgreen ••• 4 7 
15 
3 15 
2 10 
5 15 
8 15 
Bazille 
7 8 11 18 21 
McLaren-:::............-. 6 1112 14^ 
Allgauer 
Irle 
Bancroft ...... 
Pleiss 
Perry ......... 
Bakeman ...... 
Trophy shoot 
11 11 11 21 18 
13 13 15 22 . . 
10 12 11 21 . . 
.. 12 9 18 11 19 
20 
12 
Shot 
at. 
70 
120 
150 
55 
95 
15 
100 
50 
70 
70 
60 
60 
105 
70 
125 
95 
70 
75 
120 
25 
Broke. 
63 
107 
102 
44 
79 
7 
71 
28 
26 
23 
29 
S4 
70 
43 
66 
72 
63 
64 
81 
20 
C Ruch 9 
Townsend 7 
C Westervelt 7 .. 13 12 2 
Wescott . 6 6 .. .. 
Grahm i... 6 .. .. 2 
L Ruch 8 . .. . . .. 
J Westervelt 3 .. 
E A Haring 12 . 
Hill 4 3 .. .. 
J Marsh 3 
Shoot-off fourth event: Van Buskirk 19, Harlan 16. 
C. J. Westervelt, Sec'y. 
Montclalr Gun Club. 
Montclair,' N. J., July 9— But eight men faced the traps to-day. 
Messrs. Kendall and Moffett made the highest scores. Mr. Moffett 
broke 47 out of 50 in the contest for the Parker gun. Mr. Kendall 
broke over 80 per cent. This means something on the grounds 
of this club, as targets are thrown at all possible angles, and as 
^Events- P ° SS ' b ' e ' 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
Targets'- 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 
C W Kendall 23 18 
Winslow 15 •• j> 
Holloway 1° l£ 
Hartshorne " 
19 23 20 21 22 19 19 20 
13 :: :: :: :: :: 
9 10 13 
Moffett ••• •• •• •• 23 24 21 17 21 24 21 
Bush 7 .. .. .. .. .. 
Howe " "4 " 
Waltman 
Edward Winslow. 
Richmond Gun Club. 
Concord, S. I., July 4.— Following are the scores made at the 
shoot of the Richmond Gun Club to-day: 
Events : 
Targets : 
Crystal .. 
K .::::::::::::::::::: 15 25 10 21 u 10 
I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
15 25 15 25 15 15 10 10 25 30 10 
II 16 9 .. .. 
9 17 13 18 10 
Schoen • 7 
F Schoverlmg •• ' 
bird allowance: Morrison (0) 23, Wilkinson (1) 
13 9 17 12 
13 8 17 10 10 
A. A. Sch overling, Sec'y. 
7 17 24 8 
8 19 27 9 
6 12 19 8 
9 18 24 5 
