Nov. & 1904.] 
FOREST ANt> STREAM. 
Independent New York Schuetzen Corps. 
In the first gallery practice shoot of the season, held on the 
Zettler ranges, Thursday, Oct. 27, competition was keen for first 
place. At the close of the shoot Gus Zimmerman and R. Gute. 
tied with a total of 4SS. 
Ten-shot scores, on the 25-ring target, at 75ft., follow: Gus Zim- 
mermann 243, 245—488; R. Gute 243, 245-488; Lambert Schmidt 
2'42, 243—485; H. D. Muller 239, 241—480; F. Liegibel 236, 235-471 ; 
A Begerow 238, 233—471; Joe Bittschier 228, 232—460; Wm. Soell 
227, 231—458; Geo. T. Zimmermann 227, 229—456; Jacob Schmid 
232, 223—455; John Facklamm 228, 225—453; Bruno Eusner 221, 
221^42; Henry J. Behrens 209, 223—432; J. Geo. Bauer 209, 211— 
420; F. C. Halbe 204, 209—413; Geo. Nienaber 203, 210—413; E. 
Gartner 189, 215—404; A. Roater 193, 193—386. 
Rifle Notes. 
On Election Day, Nov. 8, there will be a long-range match be- 
tween teams, under Palma Trophy conditions, on the old State rifle 
range at Creed-moor, L. I. Match to start at 10 o'clock. 
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General orders have been issued authorizing the use of a .22cal. 
barrel fitted to the Krag action for use by the National Guard for 
gallery practice on the various armory ranges, New Jersey, Penn- 
sylvania and Washington having adopted this system. 
The Quartermaster General will issue to each regiment twenty 
barrels, and to each signal corps and troop five barrels. 
The reduced cost of armory practice by the use of rim-fire am- 
munition, in connection with the amount of labor saved in clean- 
ing shells, etc., should certainly bring this branch of practice 
rapidly to the fore. The barrels will be in every particular like 
the regular .30cal. barrel, except as to caliber. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here send a 
notice like the following t 
Fiirture*. 
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. 
1905. 
June 8-9. — Dalton, O., Gun Club annual tournament. Ernest F. 
Scott, Capt. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for 
publication in these columns, also any news notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matter to 
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, 
New York. Forest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF EACH WEEK. 
Up to Saturday of last week, there were about twenty entries 
in the World's Fair Handicap, to be held this week at St. Louis. 
On Saturday of this week the Montclair Gun Club and the 
Rahway, N. J., Gun Club have arranged to shoot a match at 
Rahway. 
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Through their captain, Ernest F. Scott, the Dalton, O., Gun 
Club announces the dates, June 8 and 9, for their annual tourna- 
ment of 1905. 
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Elsewhere in our columns will be found the announcement of a 
memorial fund now opened for contributions, the purpose of 
which is to erect a monument to the late E. D. Fulford, as a 
tribute of esteem on the part of his friends. The committee in 
charge are Messrs. T. H. Keller, Frank E. Butler, J. A. R. 
Elliott, J. S. Fanning and James T. Skelly. 
At the shoot of the Delaware Trapshooters' League, at Middle- 
town, Del., Oct. 27, Mr. J. M. Hawkins made high average with 
a score of 183 out of 200. Mr. Edward Banks was second with a 
score of 179; third was a tie between Messrs. J. A. R. Elliott and 
W. M. Foord, on a score of 178. The Wawaset team No. 1, of 
Wilmington, won the five-man team championship, and Mr. W. 
M. Foord won the State championship. 
The programme of the Bound Brook, N. J., Gun Club fall 
tournament, to be held on Nov. 8, provides ten merchandise 
events, a total of 200 targets, with a total entrance of $5. The 
first programme event will begin at 10:30 A. M. A gold medal 
to the professional making high average. Amateur high averages: 
First, silver loving cup; second, gold medal; third, silver medal. 
Ship shells to Dr. J. B. Pardoe, Bound Brook. Mr. F. K. Stelle 
is the secretary. 
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On Monday of this week the firms interested in the gun trade 
&nd other forms of business met at 312 Broadway, New York, in 
Response to a call issued by Mr. P. G. Sanford, of the Winchester 
Repeating Arms Co. The purpose of the meeting was to take 
action in respect to the decease of their former business associate, 
the late J. H. Lau. The resolution adopted is published else- 
where in our columns. Few men had so completely won the 
esteem and confidence of their associates. Expressions of esteem 
for his sterling uprightness, his amiable character, his unvarying 
generosity, were freely uttered at the meeting, and there was a 
profound regret manifested by all, such as occurs only when a 
good man, universally beloved, has passed away into eternity. 
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The test case against the pigeon shooters, Messrs. R. F. Harned, 
of Merchantville, N. J., and Charles W. Davis, of Philadelphia, 
who were convicted of pigeon shooting in contravention of the 
laws of New Jersey, is likely to be prosecuted with vigor. The 
following is from the Newark Sunday Call, and bears on the case: 
"The president of the New Jersey S. P. C. A. wrote to Samuel 
A. Atkinson, public prosecutor of Burlington county, last week, 
and suggested that Attorney-General Robert H. McCarter be 
requested to join in arguing the anti-pigeon shooting law before 
the Supreme Court. It was in Burlington county courts that two 
members of the Riverton Gun Club were convicted of violating 
the law. Their counsel, Lindabury, Depue & Faulks, took an 
appeal to the Supreme Court, and will contend there that the law 
is unconstitutional. Mr. McCarter believes the act is sound. 
Furthermore, he is opposed to the shooting of pigeons from traps. 
It will therefore be gratifying to the humane people of the State 
to know that Mr. Atkinson on Thursday asked the Attorney- 
General to join him in upholding the act in the courts, and that 
Mr. McCarter cheerfully replied that he would be glad to do so." 
Bernard Waters. 
J. H. Lau. 
A number of the leading houses of the sporting goods trade 
met on Monday of this week in pursuance of the following call: 
New York, Oct. 28, 1904. 
The Forest & Stream Pub. Co., 346 Broadway, New York: 
Gentlemen — A meeting of the members of the gun trade of the 
city of New York will be held at the office of the Winchester 
Repeating Arms Co., 312 Broadway, on Monday, Oct. 31, at 
11 A. M., to take suitable action on the decease of our former 
business associate, Mr. J. H. Lau. Your presence is earnestly 
requested. Yours very truly. P. G. Sanford. 
There were quite a number of firms represented at the meeting. 
Their action is expressed in the following: 
At a special meeting of the gun and sporting goods trade, held 
Oct. 31, the following minute was adopted: 
It becomes us, as representatives of the trade with which Mr. 
J. H. Lau was for so many years identified, to give expression to our 
sorrow at his death, our sense of loss as a guild at his taking 
from us, and our sympathy with those who survive him in busi- 
ness and in the family. 
Mr. Lau had been a member of our trade longer perhaps than 
any one now engaged in it. The oldest of us in point of service 
recalls his face and figure as among the earliest recollections of 
their business carrer. 
A man stalwart alike in figure and character, firm in his con- 
victions, courteous and kindly in his address. 
Our loss was that in the hurry and pre-occupation of the day, 
we missed the opportunity of closer and more frequent intercourse. 
His sterling character and upright example are a goodly her- 
itage. 
Resolved, .That this expression of our sorrow be conveyed to the 
bereaved family, and that it be duly published. 
Joseph Gales, Sec'y. , George G. Moore, Chairman. 
The firms represented at the meeting were as follows: Schover- 
hng, Daly & Gales, 302 Broadway; H. & D. Folsom Arms Co., 
314 Broadway; A. H. Funke, 83 Chambers street; H. H. Kiffe 
Co., 523 Broadway; T. J. Leary, 833 Madison avenue; Geo. C. 
Moore, 4 Warren street; C. J. Godfrey, 28 John street; Von 
Lengerke & Detmold, 318 Broadway; J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co., 
98 Chambers street; The Shooting and Fishing Pub. Co., 150 
Nassau street; The Forest and Stream Pub. Co., 346 Broadway; 
Wm. M. Odell Co., 302 Broadway; Mr. Workman, 97 Reade 
street; U. T. Hungerford Co., 497 Pearl street; M. Hartley 
Co., 313 Broadway; F. Bannerman, 579 Broadway; Aber- 
crombie & Fitch, 314 Broadway; Wm. P. Howell, 582 
Mott avenue, Bronx Borough; John P. Dannefelser, 9 
Chambers street; J. B. Crook & Co., 1166 Broadway; New 
York S. G. Co., 61 Nassau street; Peters Cartridge Co. (T. H. 
Keller, manager), 98 Chambers street; Iver Johnson Arms & 
Cycle Works, 97 Chambers street; M. W. Robinson Co., 79 
Chambers street; Charles Parker Co., 32 Warren street; Winches- 
ter Repeating Arms Co. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
Montclair Gun Club. 
Montclair, N. J., Oct. 29.— A very jolly crowd of some seven- 
teen men faced the traps at the regular weekly shoot to-day. The 
weather conditions were all that could have been desired, and yet 
the crack shots of the club did not equal many of their past per- 
formances. Mr. Fanning, who was the guest of the club, was ex- 
perimenting with a new single-trigger gun. This may account for 
his falling down in events 3 and 4. Mr. Kendall was trying a new 
load; and so on, down the list. 
With to-day was concluded the shoot for the Mullerite watch 
fob presented by Messrs. Schoverling & Welles. Mr. Geo. Bat- 
ten was the winner with a score of 47 out of a possible 50, made 
on Oct. 15. 
On next Saturday the club shoots a team race with the Rahway 
Gun Club at Rahway. Scores: 
Events:.^ 1 2 3 4 5 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets : 25 25 25 25 25 Targets : 25 25 25 25 25 
Babcock 20 20 22 17 20 Winslow 8 .. 15 14 10 
Wallace 13 13 12 11 .. Bettinson 14 .... 1 6.. 
C W Kendall 18 21 21 21 18 Bush 18 .. 13 
Cockefair 19 18 21 14 18 Hartshorne 8 17 15 
S R Soverel 17 16 17 .. .. Crane .. .. 12 16 14 
Fanning 25 . . 21 20 25 Benson .. .. 20 19 
Geo. Batten 19 .. 19 15 16 Holloway .... 16 13 
Doremus 4 .. 10 15 11 Howard 22 18 
Wheeler 17 .. 16 17 21 
Tietjen'a Shoot. 
Richard Tietjen's place, although not very well known to many 
of the followers of trapshooting in and about New Jersey, is in 
fact one of the best-equipped places for a sportsman to spend a 
day of recreation and pleasure. It is located in Moonachie, , N. . J. 
It is surrounded ■ by some of the best duck and snipe meadow 
that the State affords. Dick Tietjen and his brother Hen are 
sportsmen of the right sort, and take every opportunity that 
business affords to guide their visitors through the meadows and 
to the best ponds in season. A few weeks ago the writer had 
occasion to visit them on business, and while there met many 
well-known New York sportsmen and some from New Jersey. 
Prominent among these were Mr. Henry Pape, who has many of 
his fine dogs boarding with Mr. Tietjen; Mr. Sitzler, of Ho- 
boken; L. Gille, of Jersey City; Gen. Zitzle, of New York. Other 
well-known business men indulged in trapshooting after a suc- 
cessful hunt. The game brought in by these parties had black 
duck, teal, mallard, wood duck, English snipe, woodcock, crow 
duck, mudhen and rail birds. 
During the afternoon's jollification it was suggested that a 
game dinner and prize shoot would be a most appropriate day's 
entertainment for all. This was no sooner said than arranged. 
About twenty-five names were booked and invitations forwarded. 
Thursday, Oct. 27 was selected as the date, and sure enough a 
good party showed up. Practice shooting was indulged in until 
dinner call. 
Mr. SiUler, assisted by Mrs. Tietjen and Miss Annie Tietjen. 
proved to be chefs of no little experience, for seldom, if ever, has 
a game dinner of venison, duck, snipe, woodcock, etc., been 
served nicer or better than on this occasion. The potato balls, 
as large as one's head or pretty near it, were flaky and fine. The 
venison was tender and very palatable, while the ducks, etc., 
fairly melted in one's mouth. The boys did justice to the good 
cooking. 
Afterward speech-making and shooting experiences were in 
order an.l indulged in until the early hour. Many of the party, 
however j were called away early on account of business; there- 
fore few took part in the prize shoot. 
Practice shoot and prize shoot scores: 
Fractice shoot, 25 targets: J. Boehmer 13, L. Gille 10, C. 
Mahlone 9, L. Sitzler 16, S. Fichtel 13, C. Von Lengerke 19, 
J. Remheor 12, S. Telfic 13, J. Coons 0. 
Prize shoot, 25 targets, handicap allowance: L. Sitzler (6) 20, 
C. Mahlone (13) 15, R. Tietjen (6) 21, L. Gille (12) 25, S. Fichtel 
(19) 25, J. De Pauro (15) 19, C. A. Heydolph (15) 17, S. Telfic 
(14) 19, J. Coons (16) 22, Carl Von Lengerke (0) 18. 
L. Gille and S. Fichtel tied for first and second prize, which 
was decided by toss. Mr. Gille won first, a handsome rod pres- 
sented to Mr. Tietjen by Messrs. Von Lengerke & Detmold, 
Mr. Fichtel taking second, a useful gun implement. It was de- 
cided to hold another prize shoot next month. Chip. 
Mountainside Gun Club. 
Orange, N. J., Oct. 29.— Fine weather impelled a few shooters 
to meander toward the Mountainside Gun Club grounds, West 
Orange. All the events were at 25 targets. The scores follow: 
First event: Abram Mosler 18, Harry Howlett 18, Mr. Gilmour 
13, F. B. Miller 11. 
Second event: Mosler 19, Howlett 18, Gilmour 10, Miller 12. 
Third event: Dr. Marcus Newcomb 13, Mosler 20, Howlett 20. 
Fourth event: Dr. Frank B. Lane 14, Gilmour 4, Dr. William 
B. Graves 6. 
Fifth event: Dr. Newcomb 12 ,Dr. Lane 15, Joseph McDonough 
21, Mosler 23. 
Pattenburg Gun Club, 
Pattenburg, N. J... Oct. 29.— The scores made to-day at our 
regular monthly shoot, for the medals follow. The medals were 
in the hands of H. P. Milbern and H. B. Gano, they being the 
winners last month. To-day they did not seem to be in quite 
good condition. Nate Stamets came out with a new gun, and 
made a good score for the first time with it. There seemed to be 
a nervous feeling among some of the shooters, as we notice a 
drop in their record. The contest resulted in C. W. Bonnell 
taking the first (gold) from H. D. Gano. H. L. Gano took the 
second from H. P. Milbern. Still another interesting occurrence 
is near. The Hunter medal next month is the end of the year's 
contest. This shoot brings four in close connection for it next 
month. It will decide the year's wonder. The scores as they 
stand are 191, 194, 198, 199, A. E. Holbrook being top man at 
present, and looks as if he would be able to take the jewel. 
This has made it very interesting for our club the whole year, 
causing a regular turnout at each monthly shoot, with a wish to 
compliment the Hunter Arms Co. for the jewel given by them a 
year ago. 
Medal shoot: 
P H Gano 0111110111110111111101011—20 
R Stamets 0110101101111101111000111—17 
Harry Gano 0111110111011011101011100—17 
C W Bonnell 1110110111111110111111111—22 
A E Holbrook 1101100101010110010001011—13 
H P Milbern .1000011011110011111101111—17 
N Stamets 1101011111011111010011111—19 
A K Hellman ..0101111110101001011001101—15 
Indianapolis Gun Club. 
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 22.— To-day was the last contest for 
Morrison cup, which resulted in a tie between Mr. Thos. Parry 
and Mr. C. H. Finley. The tie will be shot off next Saturday, 
each contestant shooting at 50 targets each. 
The following, at a total of 300 targets, is the result of the six 
high scores for those who qualified for cup, distance handicap 
in yards : Parry (18) 274, Finley (18) 274, Gregory (17) 268, Ander- 
son (16) 255, Bell (18) 254, Dickman (18) 244, Medico (17) 244, 
Moore (17)^239, Moller (18) 234, Dixon (17) 227, Armstrong (16) 
208, Hice (14) 192. 
Thirty-eight members took part in this cup race, but only 
twelve shot six, the required number to qualify. The shooting of 
Mr. Parry was considered the best done on our grounds for 
some time, he scoring 96 out of the first 100; and all from the 
18yd. mark. His score to-day for Morrison cup was 48 out of 50. 
Practice events, total shot at and broke: 
Shot at. Broke. Shot at. Broke. 
Parry 150 36 Hice 50 20 
Dickman 150 117 Rison 75 41 
Gregory .......... .150 118 Dixson 125 86 
Hillis 65 51 Schilling 125 71 
Finley 120 64 Moller 75 53 
Bell 65 71 
Ossining Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., Oct. 29.— The appended scores were made at 
the regular bi-monthly shoot of the Ossining Gun Club. Events 
Nos. 6 and 7 were handicaps for cut-glass and silver cups. A. 
Bedell won the first with a score of 18 from 18yds. The second 
stood a tie between E. Ball and Bedell, the former winning on a 
toss-up. W. H. Coleman and G. W. Anderson arrived too late 
for the prize events. Birds were thrown 70yds., which made it 
rather difficult for back-liners. 
Events: 123456 78 
Targets: 10 20 20 10 10 25 26 10 
E F Ball, 7 4 8 9 5 6 15 17 .. 
McFarland, 16 3 3 7 2 5 15 10 
Fortesque, 19 5 6 2 8 7 12 14 8 
J C Barlow, 16 5 8 6 8 8 17 16 .. 
A Bedell, 18 18 17 .. 
G W Anderson, 16 5 
Norwich, Conn., Shooting Club. 
The last prize shoot of •the season was held on Saturday, Oct. 
29. The ammunition case given by Eaton, Chase & Co. was won 
by I. P. Tafft with a score of 90. J. A. Mitchell and A. R. Aborn 
were second with a score of 89. The $5 offered by the club to any 
member making a straight score in a regular 25-bird event has 
been won by Tafft, Noble and Mason. Mr. Tafft has broken 
straight four times. The silver spoons given by Mr. Archibald 
Mitchell have been awarded as follows: Tafft 2, Noble 2, Mc- 
Cord 2, Gates 1, Prest 1, Mason 1, Aborn 1, Amberg 1, and there 
is ah undecided tie between Mitchell & Aborn for one of the 
October spoons. J. p. Tafft, Sec'y. 
