Oct. 29, 1904.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
87$ 
U.S.AMM 
*BEIJ*G 'RVSHEV TO FHOJSfT. 
UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO. 
LOWELL, MASS. 
Agencies: 
497-503 Pes^rl St., 35-43 Psxrk St., New York. 
114-116 Market St., San Francisco. 
WESTERN TRAP. 
Marshalltown, la., Oct. 15.— The writer is pleased to mention 
■ tournament where everything worked liked "oiled joints." 
f hen grounds are perfect, traps face the north, and targets are 
jerfectly thrown, then all feel happy when they are "hitting 
em." Seventeen men shot in one 20-target event, and all but 
I targets were broken, which was 96 per cent for the whole event. 
Did you ever hear of anything to equal that? 
Gilbert made 104 once, then 105 next for runs. Same time 
3. G. Taylor made 119. No wonder they registered each high 
jrofessiorial and high amateur. 
Weather good. Some rain the second day, but did not hinder 
jig scores being made. 
Much credit is due the Marshalltown Gun Club members, for 
hey do things correctly. Gilbert, Budd, Whitney and Sharp 
alked and showed up the goods for the leading companies. Scores. 
Oct. 13, First Day. 
Shot at. Broke. 
filbert 200 197 Peterson 
Faylor 
loon 
3urnside 
Powers 
Budd 
Vallace 
Russell 
3tege .' 
.200 
.200 
.200 
.200 
.200 
.200 
.200 
193 
188 
183 
182 
182 
Keller 
Ransom 
Lane . . 
Cook ... 
Snow 
181 McKelvey 
180 Reed 
.200 178 Ridge 
Oct. 14, Second Day. 
Shot at. Broke. 
. . .200 178 
...200 176 
...200 175 
...200 169 
...200 186 
. . .200 166 
...80 63 
. . .130 94 
...50 34 
.Vallace , 
Snow . . 
Keller . 
JLane . . 
Cook . . 
jilbert . 
Powers 
Burhside 
raylor . 
Reed"." 135 112 
Marvin 120 99 
200 186 Budd 200 193 
200 168 Ransom 200 led 
" 200 184 Russell 200 184 
.'.'.'.'.'..200 172 Stege 200 183 
200 180 Hoon 200 192 
200 195 Peterson 200 182 
' 200 181 
200 191 
200 194 
Wheatly, Ont., Oct. 19.— The name Wheatly has not appeared 
much in the sporting press. But yesterday there was a large 
number of bluerocks broken by those present. Most of the con- 
testants were out of practice. The weather was not good, hence 
the scores are small as compared to what the same shooters have 
done in the past. 
Mr H. Hickson made 20 out of 25. Mr. McLean was one to the 
bad. M. T. Rogers made 17, A. Shippe 16, and G. D. Dobby 16. 
Congress of Central Illinois. 
Litchfield, 111., Oct. 20.— The last shoot of the Congress of 
central trap'shoolers was held at Litchfield, on Oct. 18 and 19. 
During the summer the club has been unfortunate as to weather. 
The opening shoot was held in a snowstorm, and several of the 
fine shoots were dampened by rain and wind. 
This shoot was held under the most favorable weather con- 
ditions ever experienced. The scores were not quite up to past 
form'. Only John Boa was hitting 'em square in the eye. Frank 
Riehl was getting on to the hang of a new gun, and he shot very 
regularly, getting two more the second than the first day. 
Standish'and Bronough were present, representing their com- 
panies. . 
On the first day Cummings, Lawrence and Mulford each tied 
on 156. But on the second day Mulford won out and landed 
amateur average. Nine men shot through the last day. There 
was a difference of only three targets in the scores, 152 to 155. 
The G. A. H. tie shooters came together here and made an- 
other tie! The management feel grateful for the support the am- 
ateurs have given them, and all the plans outlined by the officers 
have been faithfully carried out. It remains now to be seen what 
the year 1905 will bring forth. The officers agree that something 
better will be handed out when the robins come again. The 
scores : 
First Day. Second Day. Total. 
156 154 310 
' 156 158 314 
144 154 298 
164 163 327 
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Cummings, IS 
Riehl, 18 ... 
Clay, IS 
Boa, IS 
Graves, xi 
Goebel, 17 : "2 
Craig, 17 164 
McGill, 16 S? 
Snell, 16 • 3S 
Lawrence, 16 
Stoner, 16 
Spore, 16 
Mulford, 17 
147 
136 
156 
156 
155 
155 
154 
155 
309 
309 
306 
310 
302 
166 322 
At Detroit. 
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 17.— There was a large turnout at the 
Woodmere Club shoot, held here yesterday. Lamrand, of River 
Rouge, won the high average for the day. It was strange also tq 
see him third money in most of the events. The shoot was so 
successful that there will be a shoot held every Sunday. 
In Other Places. 
Whitmore won the trophy at the Rusch House grounds for the 
shoot of the Riverside Gun Club, of Detroit, Mich. He also 
won Class A on 22 out of 25. Summerfield won Class B on 22. 
Ebling won Class C on 19. Keller Class D on 13. 
On Friday last the Freeport, 111., Gun Club held a shooting 
outing. Some good scores were made, considering that the club 
has not been shooting for some years. 
Dr. J. A. Wheeler, the Illinois State game warden, was at 
Bloomington, II!., with the intention of participating in the Mc- 
Lean County Gun Club tournament. 
The Pastime Gun Club, of San Diego, Cal., will soon hold a 
two-day tournament. The Los Angeles sportsmen are especially 
invited. The method of raising funds for money for the tourna- 
ment held there last week is commendable. The members proved 
their liberality by subscribing $300. 
Of late another old gun club has come to life. This time it 
is that of Kankakee, 111. 
Quite an interest is being revived in trapshooting at Denison, 
Tex. Last Saturday there was a finishing up of all the live 
pigeons left over at the close of the tournament. The shooting 
proved a hot race, as Mr. Henry Beyer, of Arcadia, made a 
straight score of 40. BrOwn and Ambrose Mercer made 36 out of 
the same number. 
The Adrian, Mich., Gun Club held an enjoyable shoot Wednes- 
day. 
New members were added to the Soo Gun Club at Sioux City, 
la., viz.: F. M. Lane, John A. Berry, R. F. Hanover and H. C. 
Dorton, the latter residing at Anthon. 
James Gibson won the medal at the Los Angeles tournament 
on 49 out of 50. J. E. Vaughn was second with 47. 
Reports from the last shoot held at Bloomington, 111., show 
that Clark Gideon won the gold medal with a score of 25 
straight. 
The secretary at Washington, Ind., reports that on Wednesday 
Graham and Smith made 15, Padgett 14, Read 13, Reinsel 12, 
Volin 7. 
The fall tournament of the South Bend, Ind., Gun Club brought 
together Indiana, Illinois and Michigan shooters. Anderson, of 
Knox, Ind., won first, with 178 out of 195 targets. Henderson and 
Shepardson were only one behind. 
J. P. Speer, who is managing the tournament at Taylorville, 111., 
reports that the nimrods of the State are coming in full force to 
the annual tournament. 
The White Haven Gun Company, of Shelby, Tenn., has started 
with $6,000 capital stock. J. B. Hildebrand, J. W. Hale, W. B. 
Van Hook, J. H. Van Hook, C. B. Hildebrand, J. N. Beasley 
and E. W. Hale are the incorporators. 
The Mulligan Shooting Club, of Ottawa, 111., is composed of 
Emil Bossenin, Paul Zickler, Ed. Burns, Jule Zellers, John Britt, 
Henry Metzger, Tim Creedon, Wm. Dunn and Riley Mooney. 
Their opening picnic is reported to be the best ever they enjoyed. 
The opening shoot of the Spring Bank Gun Club, a new organ- 
ization at Louisville, Ky., was held Friday. W. W. Watts won 
the hunting coat, and Frank Pragoff the gun case. J. C. Bond 
shot so well that he tied in both, but lost in the shoot-off. This 
club will shoot for five successive weeks, the prizes being two 
hammerless shotguns. 
When the Crescent Gun Club, of Evansville, Ind., met last 
week the attendance was gratifying. Chris. Heuer shot so well 
that he captured the main prt; e. 
Dan Bray, the veteran Nebraskan will attempt to take the Den- 
ver Post trophy away from George Carter. The shoot will be 
held at Lincoln, Neb., in the near future. There seems to be some 
irregularity as to the way some of the shoots for the medal have 
been held. But Mr. Bray took the proper steps by notifying the 
Denver Trap Club. 
H. G. Taylor, of Meckling, S. D., was the high man at the 
Iowa shoot held at Marshalltown. He did not miss once during 
the forenoon. 
Garfield Gun Club. 
Chicago, 111., Oct. 22.— The appended scores were made on our 
grounds to-day on the occasion of the fourth trophy shoot of the 
fourth series. Dr. Meek won Class A trophy on 23. Birkland, 
Jr., won Class B on 19. Gould won Class C on 17. 
After the trophy shoot, Stone and Kamp captained teams formed 
by choosing sides. 
The day was an exceedingly trying one for target shooting. A 
very strong north wind caused the flight of the targets to be ex- 
tremely erratic, and made high scores out of the question. At- 
tendance was good, considering the lateness of the season and 
ducks on the wing, 
Trophy shoot, 25 targets: 
Dr Shaw 110001 0011111110101011110— IB 
Dr Meek 1111111011111111111111110—23 
Bullard 1101101111111011010101110—18 
Thomas 0111101110100111111110101—18 
Davis 00101111111101 11111100111—19 
Eaton 1001010100101111111011110—16 
Geotter 1111001111011111101101111—20 
Birkland, Jr 1111010001111111111110011—19 
Dr Reynolds 11000100O0111O11OOO11O10O— 11 
Mrs Shaw 0110110110011000110101101—14 
McDonald 1001101101100011111100011—15 
Stone .1001011101010110111111000—15 
W A Jones 0111110101111111111011111—21 
Gould 1110010011111111100110001—17 
Dr Skillman 1110011010100110111000110—14 
Harns 0011101010000000100001110— 9 
Kamp 1011001101010101111101011—16 
Team shoots, captains, Kamp and Stone: 
Events: 12 3 Events: 12 3 
Kamp 8 8 8 Stone 7 7 10 
Dr Meek 10 10 10 Bullard 9 8 9 
Dr Shaw 5 8 3 Geotter 10 7 9 
Thomas 7 7 7 Davis 7 8 9 
Eaton 7 10 8 McDonald 8 6 7 
W A Jones 9 9 7 Gould 5 6 5 
Harns 7 6 5 Mrs Shaw 7 9 7 
Totals 53 58 48 
Totals 53 51 56 
Hamilt n Gun Club. 
The Hamilton, O., Gun Club held their annual tournament on 
Oct. 18 and 19. The attendance was not what the club had a 
right to expect. They offered a most excellent programme, with 
good division of purses. The only outside club to be represented 
was the Cincinnati Gun Club, which sent a squad of five men: 
Gambell, Medico, Peters, Barker and Pohlar, and they did the 
club credit. 
J. C. Hamann, "Uncle Julius," had charge of the office, and 
everything ran smoothly. All moneys were ready for the shooters 
a few moments after the close of each event. Mr. Len Shepard, 
of Cincinnati, acted as referee, and gave satisfaction in all cases. 
The weather on both days was perfect. 
The trade was represented by D. D. Gross and R. L. Trimble. 
The programme consisted of eight events at 15, two at 20 and 
one at 25 targets on each day; entrance at rate of 10 cents per 
target. Scores first day: 
Shot at. Broke. Shot at. Broke. 
ISO Conrad' 185 156 
172 S Myers 90 66 
Ayres 65 60 
Foreman .^65 35 j' 
A j 425 _:- m, 
Smith 715- * 14 
Baron 2S 14, 
Reed 25' 13' 
Mrs Ayres .15 11 
Borch ' 25 10 
Snow 185 
Peters 1S5 
Medico 185 .-. 170 
Gambell 185 168 
Stickels 185 167 
Parker 185 165 
Link 185 163 
Pohlar 185 159 
Steinman 185 158 
Barker 185 157 
Trimble 185 157 
On Oct. 19 seventeen men were entered, ten shooting through. 
Snow was again high gun with 180. Peters second with 17ol- Trim- 
ble third with 171. Steinman fourth with 168. '^X" 
Peters and Gambell shot against Parker and Stickels, of the home 
club, $2 entrance per man, and again the Cincinnati boys made 
good by a margin, of 20 targets. 
The programme was finished about 3:30, and as a wind-up for the 
two days' sport .a seven-man team match at 25 targets per man, 50 
cents entrance, was shot. After this shooting at doubles and 
singles was indulged in until dark, when all left with expressions 
of satisfaction for the good time they had enjoyed. 
A large number of spectators was present each day, and among 
them were several ladies, who enjoyed the sport equally with the 
men. 
F. H. Snow was high gun for the tournament with 360 out of 
370, or 97.3 per cent. Snow did exceptionally fine work, centering 
his targets perfectly and never leaving any doubt as to whether 
it was a "dead" or "lost" bird. Peters, of the Cincinnati Gun 
Club, finished second with 345, or 93.2 per cent. Parker, of Hamil- 
ton, was third, with 332 or 89.7 per cent. Gambell, fourth, with 
331, or 89.5 per scent. The scores, second day: 
Shot at. Broke. Shot at. Broke. 
Snow 185 180 Parker 185 157 
Peters 185 173 Ayres 75 62 
Trimble 185 171 Schumaker 90 - 62 
Steinman 185 168 Mrs Ayres 30 ' 20 
Gross 185 167 Smyers 35 23 
30 ' 27 
30 16". 
35 16 
Smith 
Cummins 
Will 
167 
Gambell 185 163 
Link .185 161 
Stickels 185 159 
Bercaw 185 157 
General averages of two days: . - 
Snow 180 180 360 Trimble 157 171 328 
Peters 172 173 345 Stickels 167 '159 326 
Parker 165%, 157 332 Link 163 161 324 
Gambell 168 *" 163 331 Steinman 158 . 164 322 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati, O.— There was a fair attendance at the grounds on 
Oct. 22. The weather was cold and cloudy, with several showers, 
