July 16, 1904.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
1 
DGES 
TO THE FHOJVT. 
UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO., 
LOWELL, MASS. 
Agencies: 
497-503 Pearl Street, 35-43 Pa.rk Street, New York. 
114-116 Market Street, San Francisco. 
The National Gun Club. 
French Lick Springs, Ind.— It was indeed a jolly and en- 
thusiastic lot of sportsmen and their wives and friends who left 
Indianapolis, the scene of the last and greatest Grand American 
Handicap at Targets, for French Lick Springs on Saturday, June 
25, to take part in the tournament of the National Gun Club, 
June 28 to July 1, at that famous resort. 
President John M. Lilly had arranged for a special car to leave 
Indianapolis at 4:45 P. M„ and the following are those to take 
advantage of this comfortable manner of making the journey: 
John M. Lilly, president of the National Gun Club, his wife and 
daughter, Miss Conway Lilly; Mr. and Mrs. H. McHolloway, 
J. A. R. Elliott, Fred Gilbert, C. F. Reust, of Oklahoma; J. L. 
Head, Jack Fanning, Tom A. Marshall and daughter, Miss Maud; 
Mrs. E. H. Tripp, Col. J. T. Anthony, Chauncey M. Powers, 
Frank C. Riehl, A. C. Barrell, Geo. T. Little and Guy Burnside. 
Saturday at Indianapolis had been a very warm and uncomfort- 
able day, and bid fair to be anything but a pleasant one upon 
which to travel, but as the train left the depot, a terrific storm 
broke and ihe downfall of rain served to cool the atmosphere as 
well as to allay the dust of travel. The play of lightning, accom- 
panied by the terrific peals of thunder, gave to those students of 
nature, aboard the train an opportunity to enjoy old dame nature 
in her worst, mood. However, by the time the train arrived at 
French Lick, all signs of the storm had disappeared, and, upon 
entering that magnificent palace, the French- Lick Hotel, ablaze 
with electricity and swarming with a gay crowd of guests assembled 
from the four quarters of the globe, and where a warm supper 
awaited the hungry travelers, not a^One of the party but was glad 
he or she had made the trip, with an opportunity for the shooters 
to rest over a quiet Sunday from the trying experiences of the 
big Grand American Handicap at Indianapolis. 
Sunday was a most beautiful day,, , and was enjoyed by the 
members of the party as best suited their various tastes. Some 
walked about the beautiful grounds, some rode horseback, some 
of the Indian tribe took the electric car over to West Baden to 
have a look at the grounds where the Indians are to have their 
annual tournament in August, and others spent the day in quiet 
rest in and about the hotel. 
The evening trains augmented the crowd by bringing m Will 
K. Park, Ernest H. Tripp and W. R. Crosby. 
On Monday, the 27th, a number of 25-bird races were shot by 
those already at the hotel, the scores of which follow. This day 
also brought in Capt. Tohn W. Cooper and wife and daughter, 
Marguerite, of Indianapolis; I)r. O. F. Britton and wife, of the 
same city, and C. S. Bahney, of Carthage, Mo. 
June 28, First Day. 
There is no more beautiful or comfortable spot on the globe to 
hold a tournament than French Lick Springs, and just why this 
attraction, with $500 in cash and a beautiful championship cup 
donated by that prince of good fellows, Tom laggart, and the 
money +o go only to amateurs, did not draw a larger crowd of 
the latter is beyond the comprehension of the writer. It really 
seems that the amateurs of the country had not studied the 
programme of this tournament, or if they had they did not fully 
realize and appreciate the treat in store for them and provided by 
Messrs. Lilly and Taggart. . 
The shooting grounds are about five minutes walk from the 
hotel and while the background was not of the best, yet every 
comfort in the way of seats and shade had been provided by the 
management, and what a relief at noon time to suspend the shoot- 
ing and repair to the hotel for an excellent dinner and an hour s 
chat upon its wide verandas, instead of having, as is usual at 
tournaments, a hand-out of some kind in a 7 by 9 tent. 
The handicapping committee having met just before the opening 
of the programme and arranged the different handicaps of the 
contestants the programme was soon carried out in the most 
pleasant manner, with Mr. Chauncey M.. Powers, the world re- 
downed amateur, leading the procession with 191 breaks out of ZOO 
shot at from the 20yd. mark. The scores: 
-p. pr , tq . 1 2 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 Broke. 
nr T Kn6w1ton 16 15 17 18 19 19 19 15 19 16 17 174 
TTCallard 16 . ..... 20 12 20 17 18 18 17 17 15 18 172 
T W Cooper 16 '. '. .. '. 18 18 16 17 13 18 16 16 19 18 169 
Col Anthony 17 ' 13 18 17 17 16 17 16 18 18 19 169 
Partington 17 .... 17 16 18 20 19 16 18 18 17 18 177 
I w Trinn 17 12 16 15 12 12 19 17 14 17 18 152 ■ 
T Ne J P 17 ' .'- 16 17 16 17 16 17 15 17 15 13 159 
K TT Kirbv 'if " • ••• ' 18 18 16 15 13 16 18 14 19 17 164 
C S Bahnev 17 18 18 16 18 15 17 16 19 17 20 174 
G Bumtide 17 19 17 16 19 11 18 20 17 19 18 174 
T Marshall' 18 18 19 19 18 18.19 19 19 19 16 184 
11 IS 16 16 17 14 16 10 18 IS 10ft 
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F Gilbert 21 19 1.9 18 17 19 19 20 18 19 186 
ir c Warner 16 14 19 13 14 18 78 
GeoVaTiaX'w 19 19 is 19 20 . 
June 29, Secocd Day. 
A storm had raged during the night previous to this day, but 
President Lilly was again favored with National Gun Club weather 
and the day was a beautiful one, the programme being carried 
out without a hitch of any kind. The crowd had begun to get 
acquainted with the guests of the hotel, and the guests of the hotel 
had Tust begun to realize that they were watching the world's 
greatest shotgun artists, and further, to realize that this crowd 
of artists could enliven a resort just a little better and in as gen- 
teel a manner as could be imagined. .... iU 
After the close of the programme and the- splendid supper, the 
wide auditorium of the hotel, ablaze with electric lights and 
adc 
ove 
ore 
regarding the cemtea 
with a song in her own inimitable and sweet manner to the 
d S's«! Si appended, show that Mr. C M Powers 
again led from the 20yd. mark with 193 breaks out : of 200 shot at, 
with Crosby and Fanning close behind with ™\™ r t e 0 
spectively. It was at the close of this day that interest began to 
center in the contest for the National Gun Club s champ onship ^o 
100 targets, all from 16yds. The five 20-bird races as fol lows , con 
stituted this race: Event No. 10 of the first day at id ^second 
10 of the second and third days. At the close of _% s ££ 0, $ 
day it was seen that. Frank C Riehl was. in the lead with W 
straight breaks, Crosby having made 20 straiph the first day and 
dropping only one in the 40 of this day, was but . one behind and 
Chan. Powers, with the same score to his credit m the _ same 
olace Tack Fanning, who had dropped two in his first race on 
Tuesday J , was cominl along easy with 40 straight on Wednesday 
but with the lead Riehl, Powers and Crosby had. it - ^ not appeal 
that Chief Bull Seal even had a look m, while . Fred Gilbert : with 
5 to the bad, was considered out of the race. The scores tor thts 
day are: 1 23456789 10 Broke. 
t E tTii U 1fi 16 16 17 19 19 19 17 18 18 18 177 
■ -a :::::::::::: » « » » 3 g 3 g g g g 
Parlmgton, 17 g g g g }f JJ g g 15 17 158 
H IVirDV, 1/ 1^ u 17 10 17 11! 111S 1R 21) 
11 
si' 
T 4 T R He e ad 15 i S' 16 16 18 13 18 20 20 19 17 20 177 
I Reust 17 .' .' . . . 17 19 17 18 19 19 19 17 16 20 181 
F Riehl 19 16 18 17 16 18 20 18 19 20 20 182 
T Marshall 18 " " ' '. 19 18 17 17 19 17 20 20 20 19 S6 
T A R Elliott 20 18 17 18 18 20 19 16 17 19 15 177 
J £> K . £ ' lno "' ^ ,n on 11; 10 in 17 9ft 1Q 9ft 9ft 1B0 
•'17 if 14 17 19 17 16 14 18 18 20 170 
r, Hurnside 17 18 15 18-20 19 19 19 20 19 19 
burnside u 18 16 17 16 14 16 19 20 17 19 172 
C S Bahney 
186 
C Powers, 20 
W Crosby, 21 
19 18 20 19 20 19 19 20 19 20 193 
19 18 19 20 19 19 18 20 20 19 191 
14 15 17 14 16 17 17 16 13 18 157 
18 15 14 20 10 18 18 18 16 17 169 
F Gilbert 21 20 20 17 19 17 19 18 19 19 19 187 
TT C Warner ' 16 12 14 15 13 15 13 15 17 16 15 55 
G Ballard 17 14 20 17 19 17 18 17 16 17 18 173 
Ed Speece', 16 .WW.. 18 19 18 16 17 17 15 17 14 18 169 
June 30, Th'vd Day. 
During the night another storm had raged, but the morning 
broke bright and pleasant, and the shooting was. resumed with 
slight changes by the handicapping committee, placing Mr Powers 
back on the 21yd. mark, with Crosby; Gilbert and Tom Marshall 
Inck to 19; Guy Burnside, who had been shooting strong, back 
to 18, and Jack Fanning, who had been showing remarkable form, 
from' 19 back to 20, alongside Jim Elliott. • 
It remained for Ernest H. Tripp who had been, called away 
for the second day. to lead the bunch on this the third day, with 
1S9 breaks out of 200. Mr. Tripp shot from 17yds., which goes to 
show what this great amateur can do when he lays aside his fun- 
making and tries to shoot. Crosby was second, with Chan. 
Powers third, with 185 and Jack Fanning coming strong with 
184. The scores: _ ' 
T^rnts- 123456789 10 Broke. 
T BalW'd 18 19 19 19 18 19 19 17 18 18 18 184 
T W Coooer 16 " 19 19 20 17 19 15 19 18 18 19 182 
Col Anthony 16 17 17 20 18 19 16 17 17 16 19 178 
Partington 17 IS 17 19 1 7 19 18 18 11 17 20 180 
Speech lb" .....18 17 18 17 19 
T Neal, 16 
c r lll7 ] T 1G - : : : : : : is is is is 19 w n is u w m 
FT Kirbv 17 16 20 19 19 17 16 18 17 17 . . 157 
C S BahVi-v" 'l8 15 15 18 1.7 1.7 17 13 16 17 14 158 
Ed l ike 18 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 20 19 177 
T I Head 18 19 17 18 15 17 18 19 19 20 19 181 
G Burnside is" ' ' 18 19 18 18 16 18 18 20 19 19 184 
F Riehl 18 " 17 19 20 15 19 18 19 20 20 17 184 
T Marshall ' 'l8 ' 18 17 16 16 18 18 15 20 19 19 176 
T A I Elliott, 20 14 15 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 174 
T Fannin" 20 17 17 20 19 17 18 19 18 19 20 184 
C Powers' 2l' 14 20 19 17 20 19 20 19 19 18 185 
Crosbv 21 19 19 19 17 17 19 18 20 19 19 186 
Gilbert 21 16 15 18 17 17 17 20 18 19 19 178 
F Tripp 17. 19 20 18 19 20 17 19 16 19 20 189 
T Taggart, 16 . . 18 16 34 
Al Brown'...'.: 10 11 .... 15 14 13 63 
Warner 16 15 17 19 16 83 
It was on this day that the championship of the National Gun 
Club was decided, and such a finish has perhaps never been wit- 
nessed in a similar contest in this or any other country. As Frank 
Riehl, who had 60 straight to his credit at the close of the third 
20 blew out his fourth 20 in splendid time and manner, every one 
conceded him the cup with only 20 more to shoot at, as Crosby 
and Powers had dropped each one in their fourth 20, leaving them 
2 to the bad, and Fanning had also dropped one, leaving him 
three behind. But it is right here that the uncertainty of the 
shot°un game was demonstrated. Every one wanted Frank Riehl 
to break "his last 20 straight, as he had made such a magnificent 
run of 80, and Frank was surely anxious to. please his friends, as 
veil as to well represent his company. In fact, if seems that 
over-anxiety for the time being put Frank apparently out of the 
running and seemed to lose him a splendid championship, which 
he had in his grasp, for he slipped 3 in his last -20, going out with 
the very creditable score of 97 out of 100, which ought to win 
anywhere, but which did not seem so good after breaking his 
first 80. With two such world-beaters as Chan Powers and. Billy 
Crosby, now each 1 to the good and only 20 to shoot at, it ap- 
peared that one of them would certainly go out with 98 and win. 
A.<ram was the uncertainty of the game demonstrated when Powers 
lost 2 early in the race, going out with 96. Crosby was shooting 
the race ot his life, and with but 4 yet to go and the 16 blown into 
dust Frank Riehl walked out toward the score to congratulate 
the great shot upon his splendid finish. But the finish was not 
vet as Billy's sevententh target made an elusive duck, and the 
score was a tie between Crosby and Riehl, with 97. Right here the 
gpeetatofS m<\ cont^sianls were Irani nl lo another surprise-, (or 
when the talk begun to go about that the tie would be shot off 
at 50 targets, one Jack Fanning sent a boy to the hotel for more 
shells. No one had been watching the little Bull Seal, but he 
had evidently been watching himself, for with two misses in the 
first 20, he had lost but one in his last 80 and was also a tie. 
Right here it was conceded by all present that Fanning was in 
the tie, and the way he had been shooting, he was in it up to his 
eyes, too, all of which will be shown by the result. Just as these 
three artists were called to the score, another storm broke, and 
the wind began to play havoc with the flight of the targets. In 
the first 25 Frank Riehl lost his 22d, while Fanning and Crosby 
went 25 straight. But in the second 25 Crosby lost his 1st, or 26th 
of the race; Fanning his 7th or 32d of the race, while "Oid Chief 
Piasa," Frank Riehl, blew off the 25, making a finish for the 
three of 49 each. The excitement and interest was intense, and 
every one felt glad about Frank Riehl, for he was still in the 
fight and growing stronger every shot. Crosby, that greatest of 
all match and tie shooters, certainly had the hardest proposition 
of his life before him to shoot out Riehl and Fanning the way 
they were both shooting, and the experts present almost to a man 
conceded to Fanning the victory, account of his perfect time. 
As the storm continued to rage, Mr. Lilly announced that the tie 
would be shot off at 25 targets, and at it these three gians of the 
shooting world went again. Riehl and Fanning seemed deter- 
mined to make this a win, as each scored 25 straight, while 
Crosby, drawing for his third and 20th targets two low targets, 
which in the very poor light it was almost impossible to see 
either of them, scored only 23, putting him out of the tie. Again 
the spectators cheered the game fight being put up by Riehl and 
Fanning, as they were called to the score to shoot another string 
of 25, with heavy clouds fleeting across the sky and lowering 
every minute. It mas indeed a trying race for both the contest- 
ants, and Frank Riehl won out by 2 birds, losing only his 14th 
in the last string of 25, making him a grand total of 98 out of 
the 100 in the shoot-off after a 97 in the original. Truly a score 
be may point to with pride, so long as he lives. Fanning, whose 
shooting was phenomenal, got the hardest kind of a draw, losing 
his 10th, 15th and 19th in the last string, finishing with 95 out of 
the 100 in the shoot-off. Riehl broke 67 straight in the ties. 
In the evening, before a splendid audience, President Lilly, in 
a neat speech, setting forth the aims and purposes of the National 
Gun Club, the incentives in a sportsman's mind which causes him 
to participate in this sport, and in which he paid a great tribute 
to the pastime and its followers, called upon Captain Marshall, of 
the Ail-American team for a little story of the team's trip abroad 
and its victories, to which the Captain responded in his own way, 
winning much applause for himself and the victorious Americans. 
President Lilly then presented Mr. Riehl the beautiful trophy 
emblematic of the championship of the National Gun Club, and 
which was the gift of the French Lick Hotel Company. Frank 
had gained favor with the assemb'ed company as a shooter, but it 
was in his reply that he gained the admiration and respect of all 
present. The writer has never listened to a more modest and 
intelligent reply made by a victorious shooter to a presentation 
speech. Would that the world was full of Frank Riehls. The 
scores in the shoot-off follow: 
Cup race shoot-off : 
Riehl 49 25 24—98 Crosby 49 23..— 72 
Fanning 49 25 22—96 
July I, Fourth Day. 
Again we were treated to a splendid day, and interest centered 
in the 100-bird handicap, to which the Hotel Company had gra- 
ciously added $50 in cash. Jack Fanning won first money on a 
score of 96; Chan Powers second with 95, and Fred Gilbert third 
with 94, while W. R. Crosby and your humble servant finished 
just outside the money with 93. This race comprised the last 100 
birds, or the last five races on the programme. The scores:. 
Events.: 123456789 10 Broke. 
Cooper 15 15 17 17 17 . . . . . . . . . . 81 
Neal 17 15 16 17 17 15 11 15 14 18 163 
Bahney 15 13 16 19 19 .. 82 
Speece 17 19 19 19 20 94 
Warner 16 18 15 17 17 17 17 18 19 19 173 
Abbot 14 14 20 17 19 . . . . . . . . . . 84 
Partington 16 18 16 18 18 . . . . 86 
Ballard 18 19 19 19 18 16 .. 17 .. .. 128 
Anthony 16 17 16 14 20 ......... . 83 
Elliott 18 20 17 19 19 17 18 20 17 18 183 
Marshall 19 16 18 19 18 17 19 18 18 17 179 
Head 19 19 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 18 183 
Burnside 18 18 19 20 19 18 18 18 20 18 186 
Tripp 16 15 18 19 13 14 16 15 16 17 159 
Fanning 20 18 17 19 20 18 20 20 20 18 190 . 
rowers 18 19 18 19 19 20 18 19 20 18 188 
Crosby 20 20 18 19 19 20 17 18 19 19 189 
Gilbert 19 19 17 19 20 19 19 18 20 18 188 
Brown .. .. 14 11 11 12 16 64 
The French Lick Hotel Company generously added $50 to be 
divided among the five high guns, which was won as follows: 
C. M. Powers, first with 757 out of 800 shot at; Crosby, second 
with 750; Fanning third with 748; Gilbert fourth with 739, and 
Guy Burnside fifth with 730. 
Thus ended a most enjoyable event, and on Friday night and 
Saturday morning the shooting crowd wended their several ways 
to "the great regret of the hatel guests, as they had certainly fur- 
nished amusement and entertainment for all, and certainly to their 
own regret, for the French Lick Hotel Company, Tom Taggart 
and John M. Lilly certainly know what to do for their friends. 
, J. L. Head. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
The following scores were made in regular competition by mem- 
bers of the Cincinnati Rifle Association at Four-Mile House, 
Reading Road, July 3. Conditions, 200yds., offhand, at the 25,- 
ring target. Nestler was champion for the day with a score of 
222 points to his credit. Odell was high on the honor with 68 
Payne' 221 217 217 214 212 Freitag 204 203 195 191 187 
Nestler .222 220 212 207 203 Hofer 200 196 193 189 188 
Roberts ...... ,218 21.1 203 200 195 Trortnstine ....172 149 ... ... ... 
, ,814 20(1 205 203 21)1 . ' ' " 
