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petition was open to all citizens of the United States. Distance, 
1000yds. Twenty shots. Any rifle and any position .without arti- 
ficial rest. 
The light was dull and there was a gusty wind, consequently 
there was a dearth of ■ high scores. The match was won by Dr. 
George E. Cook, of the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Associa- 
tion. The leaders in this contest were as follows: 
Dr. Geo E Cook, Manhattan R. and R. Assn ...88 
Lieut. Wm. A Tewes, First New Jersey 85 
Capt Wm B Martin, Second New Jersey 83 
Capt C B Winder, Ohio 83 
Harry M Pope, Massachusetts 83 
Lieut K K V Casey, New York 81 
T E Murray, Ohio 81 
Lieut C S Benedict, Ohio 81 
Maj Arthur Rowland, First New Jersey 79 
Lieut. W. H. Richards, Ohio 78 
Corp Stewart W Wise, Massachusetts 76 
Lieut J W Smith, Ohio 74 
A E Perkins, Pennsylvania 74 
Lieut Arthur E Wells, New York 74 
Lieut H L Smith, First New Jersey 73 
Lieut W C Gannon, Fourth New Jersey 73 
Pvt Howard Gensch, First New Jersey 73 
Some of the other scores were: Serg. A. Van Kel'st, Second 
Troop, New Jersey, 69; Sergt. W. L. Farr, Second New Jersey, 
68; Pvt. P. J. O'Hare, First New Jersey, 66,; Lieut. M. A. Rice, 
First New Jersey, 65; Sergt. J. R. Williams, Second New Jersey, 
64; Corp. C. L. Silvester, Second New Jersey, 62; Pvt. Theodore 
Gabriel, First New Jersey, 54; Sergt. H. E. Williams, Second 
New Jersey, 50; Commissary Sergt. F. Phillips, First Troop, New 
Jersey, 46; Capt. J. Madison Hare, Third New Jersey, 38; Capt. 
W. S. Price, Third New Jersey, 30. ' _ 
The all-comers' revolver match, open to everybody, five shots 
at 50yds., military revolver, with not less than 41bs. trigger pull, 
entrance 50 cents, entries unlimited, was won by Lieut. R.. H. 
Sayre, of New York. The five prizes were won as follows: Lieut. 
R. H. Sayre, ]30; Col. Thomas Anderton, Massachusetts, 125; 
C. F. Armstrong, 124; Maj. S. J. Fort, Maryland, 122; Maj. G. B. 
Young, District of Columbia, 121. 
The inter-club match was for teams of fi-e men from organiza- 
tions affiliated with the National Rifle Association. Ten shots per 
man; distance, 200yds. Any military rifle. This contest was won 
by the Ohio State Rifle Association. The scores follow : 
Ohio State Rifle Association— Capt. C. B. Winder 44, Lieut. J. 
C. Semon 46, Lieut. W. H. Richards 43, H. E. Simon 43, Lieut. 
C. S. Benedict 47; total 223. " . ^ ' , 
Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association— Dr. George E. Cook 
48, John Corrie 41, H. E. Evans 42, G. H. Hudson 47, C. F. 
Armstrong 43; total, 221. . ■ 
Ohio State Rifle Association (second team)— Lieut. J. W. Smith 
43, Lieut. E. B. Harter 44, Sergt. W. Z. Roll 45, bergt. C. E. Orr 
43, Corp. Wayne Frye 44; total, 219. „ , 
Third New Jersey-Sergt. A. H. Pfell 44; Sergt. W. L. Hall 43, 
Sergt. J. A. Hobart 41, Corp. A. W. Muller 43, Capt. W. S. Price 
^Fir^New' Jersey-Corp. Gabriel 40 Pvt P. J. O'Hare 41 Pvt. 
H. Gensch 45, Lieut. Smith 46, Lieut. W. A. Tewes 44; total 216. 
New Jersey State Rifle Association— Capt. A. H. Graff 43, Capt. 
W. B. Martin 42, Capt. F. Phillips 40, D. Young 42, J. L. Kuser 
42; total 209. - , _ . ... . . .„ 
Italian Shooting Association, New York— Ettone Mmerymi 42, 
C De Felice 38, Edward De Lienna 41, Luigi Reah 45, Giuseppe 
Brandi 42; total 208. . . _ ... „ T , „ ,, 
Massachusetts Rifle Association-Thos. Anderton 41 T K. Keller 
42, R. S. Hale 37, G. T. Humphrey 45 H. M. Pope 43; total 208. 
Squadron A- Sergt. G. De W. Williamson 42, Pvt.. H. Bayard 
33, Lieut. R. H. Sayre 43, Ord. Sergt. G. P. Herrick 40, Vet. 
Sergt. A. D. Shepard, Jr., 46; total 204. _ . 
Fourth New Jersey-Lieut W C. Gannon 45,. Pvt. W. J- Wright 
39, Sergt. R. G. Smith, Jr.. 39, Sergt. F. J. Remers, Jr., 40, G. A. 
Li'dell 37; total 200. • • . „ t „ c ,, T , 
Ohio State Rifle Association (third team)— Capt. C S. McKenzie 
41 Pvt J E. Murray 42, Corp. Ross Frye 40, Sergt. C. B. Chis- 
ho'lm 36, "Lieut. Benjamin South 40; total 199. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
Cincinnati O.— The following scores were made in regular 
competition by members of the Cincinnati Rifle Association at 
Four-Mile House, Reading Road, Aug. 28. Conditions, 200yds., 
offhand, at the 25-ring target. Payne was declared champion for 
the day, with the good score of 228. Mr. Odell seems to be 
getting back into his old form again. He raised his record to-day 
by scoring 225, his former record being 224 He is well pleased 
with his new muzzle-loading Schoyen barrel,, and he declares it 
shoots just where he holds. The Topf trophies were awarded to 
the winners to-day, and consisted of four fine medals of artistic 
design and are a credit to Mr. Dietrich, the maker of them. 
Our semi-annual 100-shot championship match takes place next 
shoot, and two weeks later the annual prize shoot takes place 
Drube and Hofer tied for high score on the honor target with 
67 points each. A light wind blew all day, varying from 4 to 9 
o'clock. The scores: 
Pavne 228 2?5 218 217 214 Drube 208 200 194 
|f/ e H e 225 218 216 216 213 Freitag 200 195 193 190 188 
gofer .*::.220 213 194 193 187 Hoffman 197 191 190 189 188 
Bruns 215 206 205 203 196 
Presque Isle Rifle Club. 
Erie Pa Aug. 27.— The club had a fine day for the shoot to- 
d?v and a visitor made the high score. He is Dr. .A. C. 
Wheeler, of Le Boeuf, a former Erie man, and an old club mem- 
ber. Scores: 
A C Wheeler '..80 76 73-229 J Bacon 73 67 63-203 
T Stidman 77 75 71-228 G C Rahn .59 59 &9-177 
& C Lon K ........ 71 70 67-208 W W Jordan 58 56 56-169 
T G .Gerrnann 79 65 61-205 
J Cabia Blanco. 
Fixtures* 
a Sept. 7.— Irwin, Pa., Rod and Gun Club tournament. 
Sept. 6-7.— Litchfield, 111.— Consolidated Trapshooters' Congress 
tournament. L. A. Cummings, Sec'y, Bunker Hill, 111. 
Sept. 7-8.— Huntington, W. Va.— The Interstate Association tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Huntington Gun Club. L. 
H. Merrick, Pres. 
Sept. 9-11.— Chicago, 111., Trapshooters' tournament. E. B. 
Shogren, Sec'y. 
Sept.- 13-14.— Jacksonville, 111., Gun Club tournament. 
Sept. 13-16.— Paducah, Ky., Trapshooters' League. 
Sept. 14-15.— St. Louis.— Afro-American Handicap. T. H. Conron, 
Sec'y, Pleasant Hill, Mo. 
Sept. 19-21.— Atlantic City, N. J.— Seashore Gun Club target tour- 
ment. 
Sept. 20-21.— Williamsport, Pa.— West Branch Rod and Gun Club 
tournament. H. A. Dimick, Sec'y. 
Sept. 20-21.— Lincoln, 111.— Lincoln City Gun Club tournament. 
Sept. 21.— Bristol, ' Conn., Gun Club tournament and sheepbake. 
E. R. Burwell, Sec'y. 
Sept. 22.— Moberly, Mo.— Missouri League of Trapshooters. 
Sept. 22-23.— Waterloo, la., Gun Club tournament. 
Sept. 27.— Morgantown, W. Va.— Recreation Rod and Gun Club 
amateur tournament. Elmer F. Jacobs, Sec'y. 
Sept. 27-28.— Manning, la., Gun Club two-day amateur tournament. 
G. A. Rober, Sec'y. 
Sept. 28— Concord, Staten Island.— Richmond Gun Club all-day 
shoot. A. A. Schoverling, Mgr. 
Sept. 28-29.— Concordia, Kans.— The Interstate Association s tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Concordia Gun Club. L. 
S. Mvers Sec'y. Elmer E. Shaner, Mgr. 
Sept. 28-29.— Homer, 111.— Homer-Ogden Gun Club tournament. 
Oct. 4-5.— Crawfordsville, Ind., Gun Club tournament. 
*Oct. 4-5.— Allegheny, Pa.— North Side Gun Club. 
Oct. 6-7.— Dalton, O., Gun sixth annual tournament. Ernest 
F. Scott, Capt. 
Oct. 6-7.— St. Marys, Pa.— Two-day shoot. 
Oct.- 12-13.— Sistersville, W. Va., Gun Club fall tournament. Added 
money to all events, and prizes. Ed. O. Bower, Sec'y 
Oct 12-13.— Indianapolis, Ind., Gun Club fall tournament. James 
W. Bell, Sec'y. , „ 
Oct. 18-19.— Litchfield, 111.— Consolidated Trapshooters Congress. 
Oct! 18-20.— New London, la., Gun Club tournament. Dr. E. C. 
Cook, Sec'y. 
Oct. 26.— Concord, Staten Island.— All-day target shoot of the 
Mullerite Gun Club, on the grounds of the Richmond Gun 
Club. A. A. Schoverling, Mgr. , 
Nov. 1-3.— St. Louis Mo.— World's Fair shoot; live birds and tar- 
gets. Alec D. Mermod, Mgr., 620 Locust street. 
♦Western Pennsylvania Trapshooters' League tournaments. C. 
G. Grubb. Sec'y, Pittsburg. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The New Britain, Conn., Gun Club announces a tournament to 
be held on Sept. 17. 
: As a consequence of Sept. 5 being a holiday, we are forced to 
postpone publication of a number of trapshooting reports till nex'v 
week. 
The Secretary, Mr. G. A. Rober, writes us that the Manning, la., 
Gun Club will hold a two-day tournament for amateurs on Sept. 
27-28. Some trophies and $100 will be added. 
At the Du Bois, Pa., Gun Club tournament, Sept. 1 and 2, the 
high averages of the two days, 375 targets, were as follows: J. A. 
R. Elliott, 363; W. H. Heer, 361; E. D. Fulford, 359; Mr. Millen, 
349. Mr. Elliott made a run of 136 on the second day. 
The five high averages for the Peters cup, in the competition of 
the Grand Forks, N. D., Gun Club, for the season of 1904, .were 
as follows: W. M. Ferguson, 86; R. Frazee, 83; E. C. Cooper, 80; 
C. A. Hale, 76; Dell Baughman, 79. The Hunter Arms Co. medal 
was won by Harry McNichol, with an average of 75 per cent. 
The Bristol, Conn., Gun Club tournament and sheep bake will 
be held on Sept. 21. Shooting will commence at 9:30. Targets, 
iy 2 cent. There are twelve events on the programme, 10, 15 and 
20 targets, a total of 190 targets, $15.85 entrance. Guns and pack- 
ages addressed to the Secretary, E. R. Burwell, will be delivered 
on the grounds free. 
Mr. Geo. L. Carter, of Lincoln, Neb., writes us as follows: 
"I am requested to advise you that the Broken Bow, Neb., Gun 
Club will give a tournament on Sept. 29 and 30. There will be 
about $200 added money, and the dates are those just preceding 
the opening of the prairie chicken shooting season in this State. 
I anticipate- a splendid tournament, G. J. Campbell is president 
and J. A- Elliott is secretary," 
Mr. A. A. Schoverling, 2 Murray street, New York, writes us 
as follows: "All-day target shoot of the Mullerite Gun Club, on 
grounds of Ricrimond Gun Club on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 10 A.M. . 
Special 100-target event; 1C0 shells for this event, given away by 
management. Also all-day shoot of the Richmond Gun Club, 
Concord, S. I., on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Programmes later. Tar- 
gets thrown from Tribune trap, run by electric motor. Special 
events." 
«t 
Mr. Edward F. Markley, Secretary, writes us that "the Inde- 
pendent Gun Club team, ten men, of Easton, Pa., and the Al- 
lentown, Pa., Rod and Gun Club, will shoot a team match Satur- 
day, Sept. 10 on the grounds of the latter club at the Duck Farm, 
near Allentown. As this is the second race of a series of three to 
be shot, great interest is being taken in it by the local shots. The 
Allentown. team, having won the first match, the Independent 
team are making great efforts to put a team out that will bring 
home this race." 
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The programme of the Afro- American Trapshooters' League tar- 
get handicap to he held at St, Louis, Mo., Sept. 22-23, enumerates 
a long list of merchandise prizes. The events are at 10 and 15 
targets on the second day, with one, the Grand Afro-American 
Handicap, for the Hunter Arms Co. championship trophy, at 50 
targets, $11 entrance, optional sweepstakes, $2.50. Several of 
the events have $2.50 added money. Sept. 22 is practice day. 
Targets, 2 cents. Lunch and shells obtainable on the grounds. 
T. H. Cohron, secretary, Pleasant Hill, Mo. 
Bernard Waters. 
St. Paul Rod and Gun Club. 
St. Paul, Minn.— The club shoot held Aug. 27 was favored with 
good weather conditions. The scores follow: 
Events : 
Targets : 
Breen . . 
Frank el 
Mac 
Hunsaker 
Butler 
Schilbach 
Alness 
Bazille . . 
Lovering 
Dunn 
1 
2 
3 
15 
15 
15 
10 
11 
13 
11 
13 
12 
10 
11 
9 
8 
11 
9 
8 
9 
11 
10 
7 
7 
9 
6 
13 
1 
10 
6 
8 
9 
6 
7 
6 
9 
4 
5 
9 
7 
8 
9 
12 
12 
11 
6 
'8 
10 
3 
4 
6 
11 
14 
13 
11 
12 
14 
9 
8 
11 
8 
5 
12 
10 
13 
9 
5 
8 
11 
10 
12 
10 
14 
3 10 .. 
8 7 .. 
Aug. 28. — This closes a very successful season 
were a little late in getting our new grounds in 
smashed 61,000 targets, and taken in forty-seven 
Events : .1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets : 15 15 15 15 15 15 
Perry 10 10 11 12 10 13 
Pleiss 11 10 8 11 ... .. 
Tony 11 9 8 9 9 .. 
Bakeman 12 14 11 14 10 
E Novotny 12 13 13 15 14 . . 
Busse 5 5 4 6 6.. 
Bush 7 6 7 6 5.. 
Dreiss 9 7 6 7 3.. 
Costello 9 7 11 7 10 . . 
Pfister 10 9 12 12 9 
Robertson .. 8 4 2 .. .. 
Lund 7 13 11 11 12 
Schulstad 4 10 11 12 9 
Joe Novotny 10 12 11 .. .. 
of the club. We 
shape, but have 
new members. 
7 
10 
9 
Shot 
at. Broke. 
100 75 
60 
75 
75 
75 
75 
75 
75 
75 
75 
45 
75 
75 
50 
40 
46 
61 
67 
26 
31 
32 
44 
52 
14 
54 
48 
33 
Springfield, Mass., Shootiog Club. 
Springfield, Mass. — The Springfield Shooting Club held a prac- 
tice shoot on their grounds, at Red House Crossing on the 
afternoon of Aug. 31. Only a few members turned out, although 
the day was perfect for shooting. The tie in the badge con- 
test between janser and Douglass will be shot off at the next 
practice shoot. 
Scores in badge contest, 25 targets, distance handicap, follow: 
Tanser, 16yds., 18; Douglass, 22yds, 18; Kites, 21yds., 15; Snow, 
16yds., 15. 
Scores in regular events, all shooting from 16yds., follow; 
Events:'.. 123 45678 Shot 
't argets : 10 10 10 10 10 25 10 10 at. Broke. 
Douglass 10 7 . . 7 8 17 5 . . 75 54 
Kites 8 10 8 . 8 22 5 -6 85 67 
Snow 7 7 7 15 .. :. 55 36 
Coats 6 8 10 7 40 31 
Janser 6 6 20 12 
Bagg 7 20 4 6 55 37 
Pease 3 .. 3 20 6 
Misfire, 
