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FOREST ; AND STREAM^ 
Zettier Rifle Club. 
At the last meeting of the Zettier Rifle Club, at its headquarters, 
159 West Twenty-third street, New York city, the following pro- 
gramme was voted on and passed for the winter season shoot, 
1904-5. The amount of money placed on the bullseye target this 
year is a radical departure from the programme in the past, it 
being the desire of the club to encourage those of its members 
who find they cannot keep pace with the experts for a long 
series of scores, but who feel they can make things interesting 
when it comes to a single shot each evening on 4in. carton: 
Gallery season shoot, 1904-05, $275 donated by the club, for 
members only. Each member allowed to shoot five targets of 10 
shots each on each Tuesday. Regular 25-ring, %in. target. Any 
J<2cal. rifle, short cartridge allowed. No practice shots. Entrance 
fee 20 cents per target. Two hundred dollars will be divided 
•qually on the total number of rings shot. A shooter must have 
fB targets to be entitled to any prize on the programme. 
The following donations are to be won for making the highest 
number of rings during the season, in addition to the regular ring 
money: First,. $10, donated by Zettier Bros.; donated by the 
Club: second, $5; third, $3; fourth, $2. 
Bullseye Target. — Best bullseye by measurement to count. One 
•hot gratis to each member every evening during the season. 
Prizes: First, $15; second, $12; third, $10; fourth, $8; fifth, $7; 
Bixth, $6; seventh, $5; eighth, $5; ninth, $4; tenth, $3; eleventh, 
|3; twelfth, $2; thirteenth, $2; fourteenth, $2; fifteenth, $2. 
Shooting Days.— Shoot starts Tuesday, Oct. 18, and every fol- 
lowing Tuesday until April 10, 1905. 
Should a member be absent from a shoot he has the privilege 
to shoot his arrear score after the members have shot their regu- 
lar evening scores. 
All disputed shots to be decided by the shooting master, whose 
decision in all cases must be considered as final. 
H. D. Muller, Chairman. B. Zettier, Shooting Master. 
Rifle Notes. 
The annual 100-shot championship match for Greater New York 
and vicinity will be shot, as usual, at Armbruster's Schuetzen 
Park, Greenville, N. J., on Election Day, Nov. 8. Programmes 
will be published in next week's issue. All those desiring to 
participate should communicate with L. P. Hansen, 93 Mont- 
gomery street, Jersey City. No entries received later than Sat- 
urday, Nov. 5. 
The outlook for gallery contests with the small-bore rifle this 
coming winter is exceptionally bright. With the formation of the 
Twenty-Two Caliber Indoor Rifle League, of which many prom- 
inent riflemen throughout the country are officers and members 
of the shooting committee, the stimulus imparted to this impor- 
tant branch of rifle shooting will be two-fold. A few years ago 
the great bugbear of the rifle crank was the very cold weather 
encountered during the winter months in this section of the 
country, which prevented him, for the time being, from continu- 
ing his outdoor practice, forcing him to continue with very in- 
ferior arms and ammunition provided for gallery work. This, 
however, is a thing of the past. The manufacturers of rifles and 
the ammunition concerns, being alive to the situation, have 
brought the gallery rifles and the rim-fire cartridges to that state 
of perfection where they can be absolutely depended upon to 
produce results in conformity with that of outdoor long range 
work. Chicago at the present time has several promising gallery 
clubs. Then there is that old reliable Myles Standish Club, of 
Portland, Me., and the Iroquois, of Pittsburg, together with quite 
a number sprouting up throughout the West. Let us get to- 
gether this winter, and by diligent work have many new men 
in line fighting for championship honors when the gallery cham- 
pionship match of the United States takes place in the spring. 
New York Schuetzen Corps. 
The follo'ving are the prize winners of the season's outdoor 
contest of this well-known organization. Mr. H. Von Minden 
presented a $100 medal for competition on the bullseye target. A 
glance at the scores will show the strenuous efforts put forth by 
the members for this much-coveted trophy. 
Bullseye target: O. Schwaneman 12% degrees, Gus Zimmerman 
20, F. Facompre 27%, J. Facklamm 35, G. Ludwig 40, R. Ohms 
46y 2 , H. B. Michaelson 47%, H. Meyn 47%, H. Beckmann 49, B. 
Zettier 52. 
Man target, best two tickets to count: 
G Ludwig 58 56—114 O Schwaneman.. 56 55—111 
J G Tholke 56 55—111 W Lahe 57 54—111 
Ring target, total number of rings during the season: J. C. 
Bonn 1202, F. Busch 1161, G. Thomas 1045, J. H. Klee 1011, J. H. 
W. Meyer 1001, J. G. Tholke 990, H. Lohden 985, D. Wilkins 981, 
H. Mesloh 958, J. H. Hainhorst 956, A. W. Lemcke 952, H. Gob- 
ber 943, Ch. Plump 916, N. C. L. Beversten 916, D. Peper 905, 
J. F. Cordes 900, Dr. C. Grosch 886, H. C. Hainhorst 885, G. W. 
Offermann 882, J. N. Herrmann 850, H. D. Meyer 847. 
Special ring target: Gus Zimmerman 141, G. Ludwig 140, C. 
Schmitz 139, J. C. Bonn 135, G. Thomas 131, J. Facklamm 129, 
H. Nordbruch 125, H. Lohden 122, A. W. Lemcke 121, J. G. 
Tholke 120, O. Schwanemann 118, F. Facompre 118. 
Zettier trophy.— Conditions : The man making the most 18s on 
the ring target during the season to take the trophy F 
Busch 12. 
Annual Individual Rifle Championship Match. 
The annual 100-shot match will be held Election Day, Tuesday, 
Nov. 8, at Greenville, Schui:tzen Park, N. J., under the auspices 
of the Zettier Rifle Club. 
Conditions: One hundred shots per man, on the German ring 
target. Any rifle and an> sights, including telescopes. Jacket 
bullets barred. Enhance fee $5. A forfeit of $2 must be posted 
on all entries on or before Saturday, Nov. 5. No entries received 
after this date. 
All riflemen intending to participate, .should communicate with 
L. P. Hansen, 9, .Montgomery street, Jersey City, N. J., or 
Headquarters, Zett^r Rifle Club, 159, West Twenty-third street, 
New York. 
A fine trophy will be presented by Mr. T. H. Keller to the 
shooter making th highest: 100-shot score. A fine trophy will 
also be given for tl s best 10-shot score by Mr. Armbruster. 
After deducting l :e expenses of the targets and the dinner 
given the contestant •, the balance of the entrance money will be 
divided pro rata. 
The targets will I e open from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Match to 
start at 10 A. M. fc.-j.-h contestant will be allowed ten sighting 
shots. 
Shooting Coram tree: L. P. Hansen, Chairman; Wm. Hayes, 
T. H. Keller, H. M. Pppe, E. H. Van Zandt, F. C. Ross, W. A. 
Tewes, M. Dorrler, T. R. Geisel, H, D, Muller, 
Presque Isle Rifle Club. 
Erie, Pa., Oct. 1. — Only eight members attended the weekly 
shoot to-day. A heavy rain had spoiled the grounds and targets, 
and a high north wind blew all afternoon. 
Two of the members who were absent to-day, J. G. German and 
his business partner, George Rahn— they run a machine shop- 
were probably over in Misery Bay, fishing. They were still there 
the next morning, and from the fact that they were there, two 
young men from the city probably are alive to-day. The young 
fellows had crossed to the bay early in the morning to hunt 
ducks in a small rowboat, and when in the middle of the bay 
managed to upset their boat. German and Rahn were at break- 
fast in a house-boat they have over there, and hearing the boys 
yell, went after them with a skiff, and brought them ashore not 
much the worse for the wetting; but two fine guns now lie on 
the bottom of the bay. 
Moral: Don't go hunting ducks on Monday, and it is just 
as well not to go hunting them on any other day unless you 
know how to handle a boat, or can swim. 
Scores: 
J Almeda 80 79 75—234 
W Parker 80 79 68—227 
J Stidham 78 75 71—224 
E D Allen 77 71 65—213 
J Bacon 71 70 70—211 
G E Shafer 68 63 52—193 
A Mount 55 49—104 
"W W Jordan 45 45 43—133 
Cabia Blanco. 
A. Barker's Record. 
Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 8.— Sept. 24 Mr. W. A. Barker, of Jersey 
City, N. J., shot a 50-shot match, 200yds., off-hand, on German 
25-ring target, for $100 a side. Mr. W. A. Barker finished with 
1157 points, his last string of ten shots counting 241 points, thereby 
establishing a new 10-shot record. Wm. O. Zischang. 
Fixtures. 
Oct. 12-13.— Sistersville, W. Va., Gun Club fall tournament. Added 
mcney 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. 15. — Poughkeepsie, N. Y. — Pougbkeepsie-Ossining team 
match. 
Oct. 18-19. — Litchfield, 111. — Consolidated Trapshooters' Congress. 
Oct. 18-20. — New London, la., Gun Club tournament. Dr. E. G. 
Cook, Sec'y. 
Oct. 20. — Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Gun Club fall tournament. 
Oct. 25-26. — The Plumsteadville, Pa., target tournament. N. L. 
Clark, 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. 
Oct. 26-28. — Blackwell, Okla., Gun Club tournament. Chas. Cor- 
nelius, Mgr. 
Nov. 1-3. — St. Louis Mo. — World's Fair shoot; live birds and tar- 
gets. Alec D. Mermod, Mgr., 620 Locust street. 
Nov. 8. — Bound Brook, N. J., Gun Club all-day shoot; merchandise 
prizes. F. K. Stelle, Sec'y. 
Nov. 17-19.— Tampa, Fla.— Tampa Bay Rod and Gun Club, $400 
added. J. A. Hansbrough, Sec'y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Mr. H. C. McMurchy, of the Hunter Arms Co., was a visitor 
in New York this week. 
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Mr. Bert Bisbing captured the club medal at the shoot held by 
the Hillside Gun Club, Chestnut Hill, Oct. 8. The event was at 
50 targets, and he scored 44. 
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The secretary, Mr. E. G. Wallace, informs us that the Marshall- 
town, la., Gun Club will hold a two-day amateur tournament on 
Oct. 13 and 14. Average money will be offered. 
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The programme of the Scranton, Pa., Rod and Gun Club annual 
target tournament, to be held on Oct. 13, provides ten events, a 
total of 175 targets, and a total of $9 entrance. Shooting com- 
mences at 10 o'clock. Mr. J. D. Mason is the secretary. 
The contest for the State championship of Indiana, between 
M essrs. Max Witzigreuter and H. M. Clark, at Ft. Wayne, on 
Oct. 2, resulted in a tie, each scoring 45 birds out of a possible 50. 
The match was refereed by Mr. G. G. Williamson, of Muncie, Ind. 
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The closing shoot of the W. P. T. S. L. was held at Allegheny, 
Pa., on Oct. 4 and 5, and had high averages for the two days as 
follows: First, Kelsey, 332 out of a possible 350; second, J. F. 
Calhoun, 327; third, J. T. Atkinson and L. J. Squier, 326; fourth, 
Messrs. Irwin and Davis, 321. 
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The contest for the championship of the Ashland Gun Club, 
Lexington, Ky., Sept. 30, had eighteen contestants. Four tied 
on 9 out of 10 birds. In the shoot-off, miss-and-out, Mr. W. 
Henderson won in the fifth round, Mr. R. R. Skinner being the 
runner-up. He lost his fifth bird dead out. 
The "no bang, no bird" clause, which betimes appears as a 
feature of tournament programmes, is a misnomer. It should be 
changed to read that targets will be trapped subject to the ap- 
proval of the contestants, and that until a contestant finds one 
exactly to his liking, the remainder of the contestants may wait. 
The Plumsteadville, Pa., Gun Club will hold a two-day target 
tournament on Oct. 25 and 26. The programme consists of ten 
15-target events each day, entrance $1.20. An eleventh event at 
25 targets, entrance $1.50, is provided. Shooting commences at 
10:30 o'clock. The sliding handicap will govern. Mr. N. L. 
Clark is the Secretary and Manager. 
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The deciding match of the team series between the Allentown 
Rod and Gun Club and the Independent Gun Club, of Easton, Pa., 
was shot on Oct. 1. The Independent team won by a score of 
184 to 183. This distinguishes the Independent ten-man team as 
the undefeated team of the State, having defeated all comers. It 
is rumored that the next contestant in a team match with the 
Independents will be a Philadelphia team. 
The Shooting Committee of the Cresrcnt Athletic Club, of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., has decided, on account I the small attendance 
during October of previous years, to postp ne the opening of the 
shooting season until the first Saturday ot November, 1904, when 
the traps at. Bay Ridge will be ready for life members and their 
friends. The usual handicap holiday events and monthly cup 
contests will take place throughout the se;u >n, and the club will 
present prizes for the season's best scratch and handicap scores. 
Men who have never indulged in this pastin e are invited by the 
committee to join in this most healthful ;.nd attractive winter 
pastime. 
At the Rising Sun, Md., tournament, held Oct. 6 and 6, the 
professional high averages were as follows: First, Mr. J. M. 
Hawkins with 294 out of 315 targets; second, Mr. J. A. R. Elliott, 
276; third, E. H. Storr, 258. Amateur high averages: First, Lester 
German, 268; second, Mr. H. L. Worthington, 267; third, Mr. W. 
Foord, 262. The Cecil county championship, an event at 20 sin- 
gles, use of both barrels, and 20 pairs, was won by Mr. H. L. 
Worthington, with a score of 37. In the sweepstake events the 
sliding handicap prevailed, which affected the scores somewhat 
on the minus side. 
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Mr. W. T. Nash, of Indianapolis, Ind., famous in the world of 
business and sportsmanship, returned recently from his trip in 
the Western Wilderness. The members of the party were .Mr. 
Nash, and Messrs. W. F. Kettenbach, a banker of Lewiston, 
Idaho; Albert and Richard Lieber, of Indianapolis. They had 
guides and a pack train of about twenty-eight horses, with which 
to make their journey to the Fish Lake country, where they 
stayed some days, thence via the Lo-Lo trail to Lo-Lo Springs; 
thence to Missoula, Mont. Mr. Nash killed a black bear , and a 
grizzly bear, and the Messrs. Lieber killed several elk and deer. 
Mr. Kettenbach killed his first elk near Fish Lake. Mountain 
sheep and cougars also were killed. The fishing was an enjoyable 
feature. 
The monthly shoot of the S. S. White Gun Club, held on the 
club's grounds at Gorgas Station last Saturday drew a large at- 
tendance. Mr. Fred Coleman distinguished himself by scoring 96 
out of 100, of which the last 50 were broken straight. Mr. H. 
Buckwalter scored 49 out of 50. For the challenge cup, 25 tar- 
gets, Messrs. Charles Newcomb and Dr. St. Clair tied. In a 
twelve-man team match between the home club and the Meadow 
Springs Club, the scores were: S. S. White team-^Brenizer 23, 
Newcomb 21, Harper 20, Beyer 20, Cantrell 18, Parry 18, Staler 
17, Dr. Cutting 17, Denham 17, Witherden 16, Hinkson 16, St. 
Clair 16; total 219. Meadow Springs— Bush 23, Coyle 23, Hall 22, 
Roberts 18, Franklin 18, Pepper 18, Parsons 17, Henry 17, Davis 
16, Marden 16, Gothard 15, G. Smith 12; total 215. 
Mr. E. R. Stilson, concerning the recent shoot of the New 
London, O., Gun Club, writes us as follows: "I would call your 
attention especially to a few features covered by our report. You 
note there were no sweepstakes, and no prizes of any kind. We 
charged 1 cent per target. I inclose a programme with which we 
announced our shoot. The scheme is out of the ordinary, and we 
think the attendance is an index of the way it was received. 
Furthermore, there are no clubs among the surrounding towns 
which contain tournament shooters. These clubs are for the most 
part new, and the shooters are more or less inexperienced. It is 
our first shoot, and the fact that We trapped 5,000 targets from a 
quarter to ten with one trap, indicates that there were no delays." 
The programme referred to, provided twelve events, a total of 150 
targets, at a total expense of $1.50. 
A correspondent sends us the following interesting information: 
"Mr. Eugene duPont. Manager Central Division of E. I. 
duPont Company, Wilmington, Del., accompanied by Mr. Dale 
Bumstead, late manager of that company's office at Pittsburg, 
Pa., left Wilmington on Sept. 10 last for a hunting trip in New- 
foundland. They arrived back on the 7th, having been gone just 
four weeks, lacking one day. Their destination was way inside, 
some thirty miles from the railroad. That thirty miles, Mr.' 
duPont says is equal to about ninety miles of Delaware roads, if 
you could get as many miles as that out of all the roads in the 
little Diamond State. Caribou were scarce at first, but later they 
saw plenty, 140 being counted on the last day. On that day Mr. 
duPont was lucky enough to secure his third and last head, a 
perfect trophy, and said to be the banner head of the season 'for 
Newfoundland. Mr. Bumstead also secured his three heads, all 
good ones; in fact, they selected their trophies very carefully/and 
passed up anything that was not of the best. That they had their 
troubles is shown by the fact that they had to shift camp nine 
times, nearly every shift being made in drizzly weather. It might 
he mentioned in passing that Mr. duPont brought back with him 
films that contain seventy-two exposures, so that the heads won't 
be his only souvenirs of the first big game hunt he ever took. 
The programme of the World's Fair Handicap, to be held at 
Du Pont Park, St. Louis, Mo., No. 1, 2 and 3, announces that 
competition will be open to the world. Interstate rules will 
govern. Shooting commences at 9:30 o'clock. Hot dinner served 
from 11:30 to 2 o'clock. Ship shells to Rawlings Sporting Goods 
Co., 620 Locust street, before Oct. 29. The handicap committee 
will be selected from the shooters who are present. From the 
programme we further quote the following: "For those who 
desire it, we will engage rooms in the city, or we can take care 
of any or all at Du Pont Park, in tents if the weather permits; 
if not, the club house will be turned into a dormitory each night. 
First day, 10 live birds, $7 entrance; high guns, one money to 
every four entries. Five events, 20 targets each, entrance $2. 
Division of money in target events: Under twenty entries, three 
moneys; over twenty entries, four moneys. Second day, World's 
Fair Handicap, 50 live birds, $50 entrance; handicaps from 26 to 
34yds. High guns, one money for every four entries. A forfeit 
of $10 must be sent to Mermod & Kenyon, 620 Locust street, be- 
fore Oct. 15. Post entries, $55. No entry will be taken nor 
shooting up allowed after last man has fired at his first bird. 
Men will shoot in squads of five at 10 birds. If one man is late, 
that squad must drop out till the next full squad has shot their 
10 birds. See that all of the men in your squad are on time. 
There will be plenty of target shooting to suit those who desire 
to pass the time while not shooting pigeons. The winner of the 
World's Fair Handicap will have his choice of a solid silver cup 
valued at $100, its equivalent at Mermod & Jaccards, or $100 in 
gold coin. Ties for the prize must be shot off at 25 birds." The 
third day will be devoted to the conclusion of the handicap and 
the shooting off of the ties, if any there be. 
Bernard Waters. 
Rochester Rod and Gun Club. 
Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 5.— The weekly contest for the Hunter 
Arms trophy resulted to-day in some exceptionally high scores. 
The event is at 25 targets, handicap allowance, but no score canj 
with allowance added, exceed the 25. Fraley scored 25 straight' 
and Stewart, scratch man, missed but one. The scores follow: 
Broke. Hep. Tot'l. Broke TT™ twm 
Fraley 25 3^ 28 Stewart 24 n P 24 ' 
Weller 24 4 28 Borst ..17 7 li 
Rickman 22 6 28 Hunt 15 L S, 
Nortoo 23 3 86 Clark ZZWZ U I 
