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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. 8, 1964. 
WESTERN TRAP. 
Lincoln Tournament. 
Lincoln, 111., Sept. 27. — The two-day tournament held here }ast 
week was fairly well patronized by a true lot of stickers, and with 
the special matches, the total of 500 shots was registered for the 
two days. 
The weather was not the best, rather windy, which handicapped 
all but Gilbert. He came in the day before, and got a line on 
the targets by smashing 100 straights, artd the streak followed 
him during the tournament days. Crosby only fell behind two 
the first day. John Boa closed up on the leaders the second day. 
Frank Riehl has not fully recovered from his Southern trip. Then 
there were Young, Vietmeyer and Cadwallader, each having some 
bad half hours. 
Wiggins and Powers, from the 19yd. line, had a hot race for the 
high average, with Wiggins the winner by four targets. Others 
shot well, especially A. Lawrence on the second day, when he 
changed his loads as to powder. 
The Lincoln Club, with Dr. Lawrence as head pusher, can 
command the attention of all the shooters whenever they send 
out invitations for a shoot. Yes, they will come, all in a body. 
Scores : 
Sept. 20, First Day. 
Shot at. Broke. Shot at. Broke. 
ftiehl 16 250 216 Haws, 16 200 113 
Voun'g 16 250 210 Bockwitz, 17 250 211 
'Crosby, 16 250 237 Ramsey, 17 160 131 
Boa 16 250 224 A. Lawrence, 17... 250 207 
Gilbert 16 250 239 Powers, 19 250 213 
■Vietmeyer, 16 250 186 Wiggins, 19 250 213 
Cadwallader, 16.... 250 197 Van Gundy, 17.... 200 166 
Dr Lawrence, 16... 250 196 Davis, 16 200 142 
Snell 16 160 86 Latham, 16 200 139 
Collins 16 250 188 Welles, 16 200 148 
Post, 16 200 147 Hartman, 16....... 200 153 
Sept. 21, Secotd Day. 
Riehl 16 250 228 Dr Lawrence, 16... 250 208 
Young 16 250 225 Cadwallader, 16 250 205 
Crosby 16 250 230 Caldwell, 16 250 209 
B. oa : 16 250 236 Latham, 16 200 141 
Gilbert 16 250 245 A Lawrence, 17.... 250 224 
Powers' 19 250 228 Mulford, 17 200 177 
Wietrin's 19 250 232 Hartman, 16 250 200 
Burnside, 17 250 213 Welles, 16 180 135 
Bockwitz, 17 200 172 Collins, 16 250 208 
Van Gundy, 17 200 179 Hawe, 16 200 138 
Vietmeyer, 16 180 135 Davis, 16 .250 ,216 
At Evansville. 
Evansville, Ind., Sept. 25.— The gun club of this city experienced 
a busy day Saturday, when a tournament was held. The attend- 
ance was fair, yet most of the shooters were rather outclassed. 
Al. Wellerding, the president of the club, forged to the front, and 
was the surprise of the meeting, while Chris. Heuer shot finely 
for a new man at the traps. 
The professionals came well to the front, John Boa, of the 
Winchester, leading with 185 out of 200. C. O. Le Compte with 
179 was second; Dell Grass third with 170. Many were quite 
tiken up with the exhibition of Mrs. Theodore Pfeifer, who in 
two events made an excellent record. James Winston, of Stur- 
gis, Kyi, took part in some of the events. 
At Lomax. 
Lomax, 111., Sept. 30.— There was something doing yesterday 
when the boys gathered at the traps. Not a large attendance, yet 
there was -some fine shooting done by Mr. Rambo from Knox- 
ville, 111., who lost but 9 out of 215. Smith, Gibson, Wagener 
and Cook were all about on a par. 
Mr. Wagener is a well-known trap promoter, and here proved 
a good manager. The wind was strong enough to boost the 
targets during the forenoon, but in the afternoon it was perfect. 
Dr. C. E. Cook, the New London, la., tournament promoter, was 
present, taking advantage of the opportunity to interest all in 
his fall tournament. He shot well, and interested all in the line 
of fancy shooting. C. D. Baxter, of Warsaw, 111., was present, 
and he got several in line for his shoot, to come off Oct. 12. 
Shooting at 215 targets, Rambo broke 206, Smith 193, Gibson 192, 
Wagener 189, Cook 188. 
In Other Places. 
Oct. 1.— By breaking 24 out of 25, Wolf won the trophy at the 
Pastime Gun Club, of Detroit, Mich., Saturday last. The medals 
went to Tolsma, Class A; Whitmore, Class B; White, Class C; 
Hannebauer, Class D. 
The Areola, 111., Gun Club held their banquet at Schneider 
Hotel Saturday last. After the feast considerable speech-making 
was indulged in, followed with a resolution to increase the mem- 
bership. 
The Bristol, Conn., Gun Club held a shoot and barbecue on last 
Friday, same being well attended. Shooters came from Hartford, 
Willimantic, Waterbury and New Britain. The weather was cold, 
wind strong, yet two made straight scores, viz., Dr. Morse, of 
Waterbury, and Burk, of Rockville. It was a strange sight to see 
shooters, at this time of the year, gathering around a warm stove 
to be comfortable. Ezra Norton was the manager. E. R. Bur- 
well, one of the enthusiasts, was not present owing to the doc- 
tor's orders to remain abed. 
The wind caused the targets to zig-zag at the ocean side on 
Sunday last, when the Bluerock Shooting Club, of Riverside, 
Cal., met. Shooting for a $50 cup, was a hot race. J. M. Kolb 
and Melville Goetz, for the Oceanside team won with 42. Frank 
S. Ecker, of San Diego, took away the principal' merchandise event 
on 24 out of 25. 
The Sparta, Tenn., Gun Club last Friday, after a hot contest with 
the Nashville team, won the loving cup with 523 out of 625. Sparta 
and Tracy tied for the second prize, and on the shoot-off there 
was a disagreement as to the score. The scorer made Tracy win. 
A. Meaders was high gun, getting 107 out of 125. At the last 
meeting of the club the gold medal went to Mr. Attie Kinsley, 
who scored 97 out of 125. 
Genoa, O., Gun Club had a tilt with Toledo on Sept. 24, and 
came out ahead by 6 targets. Volk, for Toledo, was high man 
with 42 out of 50, and yet two of his associates went as low as 32. 
F. H. Shearer is proving too strong for the Bay Cityites, Mich., 
as he has won the medal four times. Though the wind was 
strong, Shearer, Bradfield, Merrill and Maxson made a tie on 36. 
Shooting off, Shearer won. 
The secretary at Bloomington, where the club takes in the whole 
county, writes that advices have been received that it was not 
against the law to shoot live birds in Illinois. It may occur to 
some interested people that because live birds are not shot in 
Chicago, that same are not permitted in the State. The opposi- 
tion and the activity of the Humane Society has almost prohibited 
large shoots. 
Now and then the Atchinson, Kans., trapshots take up the 
sport; so Oct. 2 and 3 was selected for a shoot, and with valu- 
able prizes, the Missouri Valley shooters surely appreciated same 
by their presence. 
There is a movement, with every prospect of success, now being 
pushed by the noted Sam S. Young, of Toronto, O., whereby the 
members of the Ohio Valley Rod • and Gun Club will have a 
home that will be second to none. The club will be an exclusive 
one, and will be fitted up so that those who desire may take up 
a permanent residence. The home will overlook the Ohio River, 
and is located at Jeddo. 
On last Saturday hunter's licenses were issued at Springfield, 
111., as follows: Bert Dressendorfer, T. J. Dunn, Joseph Radskie, 
George Streibel, Sherman Brown, W. D. Edwards, Bud, Brandon, 
H. S. Castle, Jr., and Col. J. R. B. Van Cleve. 
The Manning, la., Gun Club held a tournament Sept. 27 and 28. 
Fred Whitney was selected as cashier, as the club is composed of 
business men, and they believe in doing business in a business- 
like manner. 
Trapshooting at Colorado Springs, Colo., has been quiet, though 
late advices are that same will be revived with the opening of 
October. 
The Valley Beagle Gun Club, of Martin's Ferry, Va,, held a 
prize shoot Saturday last. 
The Meriden, Miss., Gun Club members must content them- 
selves with target shooting, as their time on game has not 
arrived yet. 
Hugh M. Clark, of Wabash, Ind., writes that he will be at Fort 
Wayne, Ind., Oct. 2, and shoot the live-bird match with Max 
Witz. This will decide the championship, and a $100 bet, being 
one of the few live-bird matches pulled off in the State. 
E. G. Wallace, secretary of the Marshalltown, la., Gun Club, 
writes that he just got home from the St. Louis World's Fair, to 
find that the club is ripe for a tournament, and though notice is 
short, will hold same Oct. 13 and 14. 
O. N. Ford, secretary of the Wapsie Gun Club, at Central City, 
la., has written that a tournament is to be held at their grounds 
Oct. 25. This will give the Iowa boys a chance to get in form 
before Coming to the World's Fair Handicap. 
Ed. Dorman, of Cookeville, Tenn., won the lamp that fell to the 
lot of the Algood Club, when they held the team contest. In 
doing this, he outshot Samuel Powell, of Algood. 
Hartman is now wearing the badge of the Bridge City Gun 
Club, that he won at their last meeting, at Logansport, Ind." He 
scored 22 out of 25 targets. 
The Franklin, Tenn., Gun Club, through its president, W. J." 
Polk, has challenged the Hermitage Club to a contest for the 
Peters cup. They stack evenly up on their past scores, shooting 
in all at 1,250 targets, Franklin leads now by just one small target. 
The next shoot is set for Nashville, Oct. 4. ; 
C. E. Doolittle did something Saturday, as he won the Upson 
medal for keeps at the shoot held by the Cleveland, O., Gun Club. 
Though the rain fell and the weather was bad, he broke 35 out 
of his 40 targets, and that was high score. 
At the regular shoot of the Tipp, O., Gun Club, C. O. King 
won the medal with 20 out of 25. S. C. Hawyer, shooting at 5t 
targets as fast as they came from the trap, using a pump, broke 
30 out of 35. 
The Ewell Gun Club, of Spring Hill, Tenn., is right in line 
for steady shooting. The Saturday shoot found W. E. Babb ori- 
top. 
The Jackson Gun Club, of Jackson, Miss., held a tournament 
Sept. 27. There were representatives present from Vicksburg, 
Greenville, Natchez, Hazelhurst and Rolling Fork, but up to 
this writing the scores have not reached the office. 
When the Paducah, Ky., Gun Club tournament closed there were 
400 live birds remaining in the coops, and it is proposed to hold 
a shoot open to all. This should be a drawing card, and add 
another interesting page in the history of the famous Paducah 
Club. 
The Le Mars, la., Gun Club last week completed its series of. 
shoots for the prizes hung up for the season. W. C. Kern, with' 
184,' won first prize; L. L. Jones, 165, second; H. J. Fuller, 164, 
third ; H. N. Kern 162; E. W. Edgington 162, Herman Prust 158; 
C. W. Cunningham 147; Theo. Love 146; .L. Hearling 143; J. 
Eilenbecker 122. The membership was large, and the interest 
great throughout the season of 1904. 
The fourth annual shoot held by the Evansville, Ind., Gun Club 
brought J. Boa to the front as winner with 185 out of 200. C. O. 
Le Compte scored 176. 
The farmers at Runge, Karnes county, Tex., have organized the 
Farmers' Shooting Club, the incorporators being Chas. F. Grosse, 
William J. Schorre and Charles F. Schrcde. 
The quail season, which opens in the Oklahoma Territory Oct. 
16, promises well. The plover and duck shooting is reported good. 
Reports from Alvin, Tex., convey the impression that there 
is much enthusiasm shown by the citizens as to target shooting. 
W. W. Browning wears the medal until defeated. 
At the last meeting of the Janesville, Wis., Gun Club until the 
game season is over, held Friday, J. H. McVicar, W. McVicar 
and A. Kineow were tied with 41 each out of 50. 
The regular monthly shoot of the Illinois Gun Club, held last 
Friday, brought out Tom Hall, of Loami, as the winner. Can't 
beat a man who kills them all. John H. Caldwell killed 23, W. 
H. Masters, of Jacksonville, 23; John H. Sikes, 22. After the 
live-bird contest, all engaged in some practice at clay targets. 
It should be remembered that Springfield has one of the finest 
shooting parks in the whole country. No finer grounds could be 
selected for the holding of a national event similar to the G. A. 
H. The last large gathering of the Illinois sportsmen was held 
on these grounds. 
The Opolis, Kans., Gun Club, will soon start up by reorganizing- 
The race at Sandusky, O., between Schnaitter, Jr., and Deist 
was a hot one for the season's average. If Diest had run his; 
last 25 straight he would have tied. The scores of 178 and 17& 
out of 200, considering that only 25 / targets were shot on each, 
of eight different days, was very good. 
The new officers of the Waverly Gun Club, Lansing, Mich., 
which were elected last week, are James R. Elliott, President; 
Frank G. Row, Secretary; E. C. Ewer, Treasurer; Fred J. Hop- 
kins, Captain. 
A shoot was announced for Atlantic, Mich., on live birds, but the 
officers turned up and showed that the laws of Michigan do not 
permit of pigeon shooting. At least that was the law of 1897. 
Possibly times and dates have changed the law. 
A charter has been granted to the Toronto Rod and Gun Cluby 
of Toronto, O. 
The shooters of Massillon, O., are a little languid about getting- 
out to the trap, as some of them prefer hunting the lively squir- 
rels at the present time of the year.. 
The match between the Kenosha Gun Club and the Waukeganr, 
111., Gun Club, which was to have taken place last Saturday, was 
postponed, as the Kenosha boys could not get away in a body. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati. — October 1 was an ideal day for the sport, but only a 
limited number availed themselves of the opportunity for a 
pleasant outing. 
This is the last shoot in the series. 
Oct. 7, the ten men who are in the tie will have their handi- 
caps revised and shoot off at 50 targets. Fifty-six members, have 
shot in one or more of the series, twenty-five of them in the re- 
quired fifteen. Of these, ten are credited with ten or more 
straight scores, including their handicaps. 
The table below shows the number shot at and actually broken, 
and also the ten best scores of the tie men. Gambell made over 
91 per cent, in his ten best scores, but missed being in the tie by 
1 target, having only nine straights, including his handicap. 
- George McDuff, one of the old-timers, took part in the sport 
to-day. John Penn, the first secretary of the club, always gets 
out to the grounds, if he is within any reasonable distance. 
There were three scores shot in the cup race to-day: Harig 22, 
23 and Medico 23. There are now sixty-one entries. 
Ackley did fine work to-day, shooting an 80 per cent, clip, and 
he was congratulated by all the boys. It is a pleasure to see 
him do well. Maynard has returned from his trip to Minnesota. 
He reported having had a good time, but he missed the cream 
of the chicken shooting. 
Medico and a friend had some good~dove shooting the other 
evening along the Miami River, about two miles east of Plain- 
ville. They got the full limit. 
Mr. Le Roy Leach, of Omaha, has been spending a few days 
in the city. He states that he may take a trip to England and 
give an exhibition of his skill at rifle shooting, as he has been 
asked to do so by several Englishmen who have seen him shoot. 
He is 32 years old, a civil engineer by profession, and has not 
been in the shooting game many years. 
Parker prize gun contest, 100 targets, handicap of added targets: 
Penn (10) 100, Randall (15) 100, Maynard (18) 100, Harig (40) 100, 
Peters (20) 100, Ackley (35) 100, Roberts (25) 100, Boeh (40) 100, 
Pfieffer (40) 100, Kramer (40) 100, Wallace (40) 100, Tuttle: (40) 
100, Keplinger (40) 100, Kenan (60) 100, Jay Bee (25) 98. 
Scores made by those who have shot in the required number of 
events in the Parker gun series: 
Shot at. Broke. Av. 
Linn 1000 731 73 
Pohlar 1500 1083 72 
Herman 2100 1471 70 
Norris 1600 1124 70 
Pfieffer 1400 973 69 
Bullerdick 1500 1029 69 
Captain 1100 764 19 
J B 1500 995 66 
Jack 1300 863 66 
Boeh 1300 845 65 
Kramer 1500 960 64 
H Sunderbruch.1200 746 62 
Shot at. Broke. Av. 
Gambell 2200 1913 87 
Randall 1800 1542 86 
Ahlers 1000 856 86 
Peters 1100 931 85 
Medico 2100 1748 83 
Faran 1600 1295 81 
A Sunderbruch.1000 779 78 
Maynard 2300 1778 77 
Williams 2300 1766 77 
Dick 1800 1390 77 
Block 1500 1131 75 
Davies 1000 754 75 
Harig 1700 1260 74 
Ten best scores of those in tie: 
Randall 95 92 92 91 91 89 89 87 87 86—899 
Faran 91 90 89 88 86 84 83 82 82 82—857 
Dick 89 87 87 85 84 83 82 82 82 81—842 
Harig 89 88 88 86 86 85 84 77 73 73—829 
Herman 88 87 80 78 77 75 75 74 73 72—779 
Pohlar 86 84 82 78 77 75 72 69 69 69—761 
Pfieffer 82 78 77 75 74 74 73 72 74 70—749 
Norris 77 77 76 72 72 72 71 70 70 70—727 
Kramer 77 77 76 74 72 70 68 66 65 63—708 
Boeh 77 74 73 71 68 68 66 65 64 61—687 
A match was shot on Sept. 23 between four-man teams of the 
Genoa, O., Gun Club and the Toledo Consolidated Gun Club, at 
50 targets per man, resulting in a victory for the former by a 
score of 149 to 143. 
Henry Clay Culbertson, a well-known sportsman of Cincinnati, 
passed away on Sept. 27. He had been in poor health for over 
two years, but was able to be around until last March. Since 
then he has been confined to his bed. He was a member of 
one of Cincinnati's pioneer families. His death is the twelfth 
which has occurred among the members of the Cuvier Club since 
Jan. 1, of this year. The list includes James Heekin, Gov. Asa S. 
Bushnell, Joseph Zanoni, A. J. Thorpe, John L. Stettinius, Robert 
Allison, John B. Bobe, O. B. Farrelly, John H. Hibben, Judge 
Carl Nippert and Col. T. W. Paxton. 
The Dayton Gun Club held a meeting on Sept. 29. There was 
a full representation of the stockholders, and much enthusiasm 
was manifested in the plans for the future growth of the club. 
The club was incorporated recently, and has been formed into a 
permanent organization. The grounds have been paid for, and 
mamy improvements will be made in the near future. The of- 
ficers elected were: John L. Theobald, President; Andrew 
Kempert, Vice-President; O. H. Bailey, Secretary; J. L. Curphey, 
Treasurer. Executive Board: Zenas Craig, Chas. W. Sanders, 
C H. Cord. 
Five-man teams of the Silver Lake Gun Club, Bellefontaine, and 
tihe Urbana Gun Club, shot on the former's grounds for the 
Silver Lake trophy. The match was at 25 targets per man, and 
was won by Urbana by 8 targets, 100 to 92. 
TOse "JDebut" tournament of the Trenton, O., Gun Club, on 
Sejrt. 28, was enjoyed by all present. The attendance was very 
good, there being quite a number from nearby towns, and 
among them the two well-known lady shots, Mrs. Ayres, of Hanu 
ilton, and Mrs. Evans, of Dayton. The trade was represented 
by Ralph Trimble, who was high gun with 164. 
After the hardest fight he ever put up, H. Oswald won the 
medal race of the Rohrer's Island Gun Club, Dayton, on Sept. 
28. The last shoot in the series of thirty-five for the handicap 
medal will take place on Oct. 26, and the member who has won 
it the greatest number of times will be presented with a hand- 
some loving cup. Miller has led in the race since May 18 and 
has six wins to his credit. P. Hanauer is second with five. 
On Sept. 24 an interesting match was shot on the Dayton Gun 
Club's grounds between the fat and lean men of the club, six 
on each team, 50 targets per man. A good crowd assembled to 
see the sport. At the close of the first round the heavy-weights 
were 12 targets ahead; score, 116 to 104, Schwind making a 
straight, and Capt. Craig losing but 2 targets. The extreme 
heat of the day seemed to have an exhausting effect on the fat 
men, and they did not do so well in the second round, losing 
by a score of 107 to 104, leaving their total lead 9 targets, the 
scores being: Fats, 220; Leans, 211. Fat team — Schwind 46, Capt. 
Craig 43, Leseur 37, Sandusky 33, La Rue 31, Clark 30; total 220. 
Lean team— Capt. Lindemuth 40, Tibbals 39, Whitacre 37, Cord 
37, Brandenburg 34, Strausburg 24; total 211. 
Osstning Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., Oct. 1. — Am inclosing scores of the Ossin- 
ing Gun Club, made to-day. A high wind, blowing directly across 
the trap, made shooting exceedingly difficult. Ray Hendricks, of 
Rye, N. Y., did the best work, breaking his targets close to the 
traps. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events: 12 3 4 5* 
Targets: 10 10 10 25 25 25 Targets: 10 10 10 25 25 25 
Hendricks 8 7 9 21 19 21 Porter 4 6 . . . . 
Blandford 6 8 8 20 18 22 Welling 3 
Dyckman 16 19 Blackmer 12 14 
C. G. B. 
