Nov. 12, 1904.] 
419 
New York Athletic Club. 
TraVers Island, N. Y., Nov. S.— The weather conditions were 
pleasant and favorable for good shooting. The shooting con- 
tingent of the New York Athletic Club was out in good force, 
arid probably had in mind the benefits of practice for the 
Election Day shoot. Mr. George Bechtel was high man on actual 
breaks in a special Cup event, with 24 out of 25. Messrs. F. W. 
Perkins arid G. E. Greiff followed with 23 each. The conditions 
were of the best. The summary: 
Shoot No. 1.— Special cup; 25 targets: 
Bk. Hep. T'tl. Bk. Hep. T'tl. 
W t Elias ...,..,20 4 24 H S Sidway 15 4 19 
G E Greiff 21 1 22 L G Shroedef ..11 6 17 
f Tarity ••••16 5 21 H J Frost 12 4 10 
F W Perkins ... .16 4 20 
Shoot No. 2.— November cup; 50 targets: 
Bk. Hep. T'tl. Bk. Hep. T'tl. 
a Bechtel . .41 8 49 F W Perkins. .. .37 8 45 
G E Greiff ...44 2 46 Dr. De Wolfe... 34 8 42 
w Keller ' 42 4 46 L G Schroeder. . .27 12 39 
W J Elias 38 8 46 PR Robinson.. ,14 14 28 
Shoot No. 3.— Special cup; 25 targets: 
Bk. Hep. T'tl. Bk. Hep. T'tl. 
G Bechtel 24 4 25 H Keller 20 2 22 
F W Perkins 23 4 25 H J Frost... 15 5 20 
G E Greiff 23 1 24 L G Schroeder. . .12 6 18 
Df De Wolfe.... 20 4 24 PR Robinson. . .11 7 18 
W'j Elk4s....,..,20 4 24 J Tanty 12 5 17 
Tie— Bechtel and Perkins for first place. Shoot-off won by 
Bechtel. 
Shoot No. 4.— Special cup; 25 targets: 
Bk. Hep. T'tl. Bk. Hep. 1'tl. 
G Bechtel 21 3 24 F W Perkins. .. .17 3 20 
Dr De Wolfe ...19 4 23 L G Schroeder. . .13 
W J Elias 18 4 22 - J Tarity .........11 
H Keller 18 3 21 H J Frost 10 
G E Greiff 21 0 21 
Shoot No. 5.— Special cup; 25 targets: 
Bk. Hep. T'tl. Bk. Hep. T'tl. 
L G Schroeder... 20- 7 25 J Tanty 14 7 21 
G Bechtel 20 3 23 P R Robinson. .. .11 7 18 
Dr.'De Wolfe... 19 4 23 H Keller 13 3 16 
W T Elias 19 4 23 H J Frost 9 7 16 
F W Perkins 18 3 21 
Shoot No. 6.— Special cup; 25 targets: 
Bk. Hep. T'tl. Bk. Hep. 1 tl. 
W J Elias 20 4 24 G Bechtel 17 
Dr. De Wolfe... 19 4 23 
WESTERN TRAP. 
20 
7 18 
7 17 
E G Schroeder... 12 
19 
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 
7 6 9 4 6 7 6 10 11 9 
9.. 958788 13 8 
6 5 7 8 8 7 8 10.... 
9 .. 7 6 4 7 7 .. 13 .. 
6 6 7.. 8 8 6.. 12.. 
7.. 7 10 7 9 9 .. 11.. 
Warwick Gon Clab. 
Warwick. N. Y.— The appended scores were made on the 
Warwick Gun Club grounds on Friday, Nov. 4, 1904. The 
weather was fine, but there was a grayish tint to the light that 
at times made it very hard to see the targets: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ? 10 
Targets : 
J A Ogden 
A W Edsall 
N C Thome 
W A Moody 
F Dunning 
W S Lines 
J P Cooley 4 6 6 . .. 
T P Terhune | .. 7 4 8 7 ... .. ., .. 
W A Manchee a 4 b a 6 .. 
J B Rogers 6.. 6 7 b 5 
S Van Orden f . •• •• 4 
H Cahill 5 3 6 ... .. .. .. .. .. 
J N Servin 8 •• 6 6 6 5 4 4 •• •• 
E Hyatt % ■■ ■■ •• 
G A Williams ' •• g • 
D Green \ •• 8 ■• •■ 7 
Dr. McLaurey ° •• •• ° 
T Hall I ■• 6 4 ■• • 
T Welling * •• % ■■ ■■ - 
W S Terhune ' •• j» b 6 ■■ ••■- 
Deghuee «j 
F Cary ° •. 
J H Farber ■• •• •■ ■• 
D Kendik 7 \ •• 6 •■ •• •• 
T Freeman 6 
Match between Warwick Gun Club, of Warwick, N. Y., and 
West Milford Gun Club, of West Milford, N. J., ten-man team, 
each shooter shooting at 25 birds: 
Warwick Gun Club— Williams 20, Welling 19, Rogers 18, Lines 
18, Edsall 18, Green 18, Dunning 17, Ogden 15, Servin 15, Hyatt 
12; total, 170. 
West Milford Gun Club— Manchee 18, T. P. Terhune 17, 
Moody 17, W. S. Terhune 16, Van Orden 14, Hall 13, Cooley 12, 
Thorn 11, McLaurey 11, Deghuee 6; total, 135. 
John B. Rogers, Capt. 
Hanter Arms Co. Trophy. 
Manning, la.— At the shoot held by our club members on 
Oct. 16 for the silver loving cup donated by the Hunters Arms 
Company, of Fulton, N. Y., the day was a bad one for good 
scores. The wind was blowing a gale, but the interest in the 
event did not lack. Mr. H. Hoffman and Mr. Ed. Breckenridge 
tied on the event, and Mr. Breckenridge won the tie shoot-off by 
QPC target ' ' ' G. A. Rober, Sec'y, 
World's Fair Handicap. 
St. Louis, Nov. 4.— The State shcot was held here last May, 
but did not draw as well as it should, though the excursion rates 
were on. The G. A. H. was lost to this city, though it had as- 
pirations, so that it was thought best to hold a World's Fair 
Handicap on live birds. 
Alex. Mermod set to work to give a shoot that would be worthy 
of the name "World's Fair Handicap." Pie was importuned to 
make a live-bird race, and 50 live birds, $50 entrance, was the 
ultimatum.. What puzzled him most was the handicap, which was 
finally set for 34yds. as the limit. 
Tuesday, the first day of the month, was the opening day, and 
what pleasant day it was for being out of doors. It was genuine 
Indian summer, smoky and very quiet; no wind to assist the 
birds in any way, neither were the steady flights of targets in any 
way perverted. 
When all was ready to start, the live-bird event, 10 birds, $7 
entrance, high guns to win, there were twenty-five to enter. 
The birds were a little slow to start, yet there was, now and then, 
a screamer that "woke 'cm up." Eleven men divided on straight 
10, while seven lost one, so the boys were in fine fettle, and each 
thought he would win the handicap, figuring from the results. 
The target game was not a hard one, as the trap was run with 
moderation, yet steady, and the target thus maintained a steady, 
even flight. 
There were thirty-five who took part in this pleasant pastime, 
and as good scores were the rule, all were happy. Many were 
the regrets expressed that two tournaments had not been pro- 
vided, as there would no doubt have been fifty shooters present. 
Taylor, from Dayton, O., and W. R. Crosby, were the good ones 
with 98 to the credit, while Fisher and Anderson came next with 
96. Fifteen who shot through averaged over 90 per cent. 
Totals of the five events, each at 20 targets: Garrett 92, Ander- 
son 96, Peters 81, Kauffman 91, Rodaman 65, Cornelius 91, Fisher 
96 Taylor 98, Scheiss 72, Williams 78, H. Spencer 95, Mermod 93, 
Powers 95 Clayton 89, Tipton 29, Marshall 91, Crosby 98, Wade 
83 Riehl 95, Spencer 93, Peak 88, O'Neil 83, Oberding 81, O'Brein 
92 Young 88, Elliott 62, West 82, Money 93, D. Gilbert 79, 
Lister 12, Robinson 53, Boyd 58, Booker 17, Duncan 17, Mrs. 
Topper 14. 
The wind-up for the day was a miss-and-out, $2 entrance. The 
birds were not fast as a whole, hence the match was long-drawn 
out and only ended at the twenty-first round when only Ed. 
O'Brein, Kansas, and Ellis Duncan, from Louisville, Ky., were 
left in. '\Vade killed 18, Booker 15, Marshall and Riehl 12, Money 
14. The scores: 
Event No. 1, 10 birds, $7 entrance, high guns: 
First Day, Nov. 1. 
r-arrett 0201222022— 7 
Robinson".' SJ-S 
Anderson 
.1221222122—10 
Meters 1222212222-10 
Kauffman " ' 2221122122-10 
Kauttman 2211221122—10 
n,m C an" ! 2212212221-10 
Booker 0201221222-8 
vfetmlve'r 2221222122-10 
0'Niel 2021222122-9 
H Spencer 02*20 w - 9 
Mermod . 1222212221-9 
Powers 2221212212-10 
Event No. 2, miss-and-out, $2 
Monev 212112122211220 
Son 22210 
pSs ::::::i222i222222 0 - 
EUiott 1222122220 
Hall ...22222122120 
"Robinson ....222221221220 
Riehl 2222222222220 • 
Marshall ....2222222222220 
Crosby ..... .21221221221122211210 
C Spencer. . . .22222222222222222220 
Wad S e Pe . m :? 1 : : '. •. 1 2212212212212222220 
Clayton 2212221222—10 
Tipton 1222021222- 9 
C Spencer 2212222222—10 
Marshall 2222222222—10 
Crosby 222*122122— 9 
Wade 2221*22212— 9 
Riehl 2220102212— 8 
Peak 2022020122— 7 
D Elliott 1002210022— 6 
Oberding 2212221222—10 
Sergent 1121221200— 8 
O'Brein 0221221221— 9 
entrance : 
O'Brein 22221222122122212222 
Kauffman ....22120 
Garrett 1112211220 
Peters 22220 
Anderson ....221220 
O'Niel 2212220 
Schwartz .... .10 
Young 2222212220 
Duncan 22122122212222222212 
Booker .2212212222211220 
Lister 0 
Mermod 0 
Cornelius ...0 
Second Day, Nov 2, 
With perfect weather conditions, the big handicap was started 
at 9 A. M., Wednesday morning, there being twenty-three of the 
best shots of the Western and Central States among the entries. 
Target shooting was abandoned until the afternoon, and all interest 
was centered, by the shooters and the visitors, in the "get-away" 
of the great 50-live-bird handicap. Handicap, did I say? Well, I 
guess yes. Look at it. 
One year ago a tournament was held here, during which there 
were some excellent scores made from the 33yd. mark, something 
like 99 out of 100 with the other dead out, In getting up this 
programme, it was the intention to set this party, and probably 
one other, his side partner, back a yard, hoping thereby to draw 
more from the ranks of the best shooters in- the amateur class. 
What was the outcome? The very man the rule was made for 
failed to come, and as one other presented himself who was set 
back to 34, see what followed. All others were set back, some one 
yard; others two yards. There were six on the 33yd. line, half 
of them amateurs; ten on 30yds., four being experts; three at 
31yds., and three at 30yds., none nearer. 
This World's Fair Handicap will then set a precedent for longer 
distance shooting. Some very good scores were made, as it took 
47 to get in the money, and those getting 47 only took down about 
half their entrance. This would indicate that the distance was 
about the proper one. On the other hand, what of those who 
did not get above 44, and those who withdrew? The withdrawals 
were: Clayton 33, Anderson 32, Elliott 32. True, they shot well 
o' the first half of the match, but they soon lost out when a lively 
lot birds were struck. 
The good scores made show good shooting, of course; but they 
wete made with no wind and hazy atmosphere, and their flight 
was steady. They were trapped in the Fulford trap, with under- 
ground loading, which invariably handicaps the birds to a great 
extent by making them slow. If the wind had been blowing 
strong, then the lost birds would have been much greater. 
The handicap committee was picked up from among the shoot- 
ers, and they no doubt were honest in their opinions; yet it must 
be said that in justice to all, when a man comes 500 or 1,000 miles, 
or even one mile, and puts up $50 to shoot, he would be entitled 
to know who the handicap committee was going to be before mak- 
ing the entry. 
As to the shooting, it went on quite regularly, and still rather 
slowly, as but one set of traps was in use, and when the hour of 
4 P. M. had arrived, the shoot was abandoned for the day at the 
end of the thirteenth round. 
Peters, the Cincinnati sporting goods man, had missed 6, and he 
was out; Hall, the good one, who has won many a hard race, 
was straight, as was Anderson, who followed him; Wade was not 
much disheartened, having lost two, but after Clayton had made 
24 out of 25, he let three start away for Kansas City from the 
33yd. peg and withdrew. Frank Riehl had lost 2, Harry Tipton 3, 
"Our Tom" and Chan Powers, 1 each, Booker 2, Duncan 4, Bill 
Crosby 1, and that an easy one, Charley Spencer 2, Chas. Young 
3, Robinson 1, Harlow Spencer 2, John Cabanne 2, Harold 
Money 1, O'Niel 2, Dave Elliott 4, Garrett 2, O'Brein 1, and 
Ward 4. So all had a hard-luck story save Hall and Anderson, 
and they had something to cause them to lose sleep— as how to 
get the next 20 was the puzzle. Hall, at any rate, knew well the 
birds would be lively on the start off in the morning. And the 
shooting was by squads of five, each man shooting at 10 birds for 
a string and then wait. 
The target shooting was indulged 'in to the extent of 100 targets 
in which more than half the contestants went above 90 per cent' 
"Old Reliable" Crosby scored 98, same as first day, being equalled 
by Chas. Spencer, Chan Powers ; Alex. Mermod and John Garrett 
going down the line with 97, Riehl and Money 96, Marshall 94 
Ten of the amateurs had entered for a fine silver cup, given by 
a St. Louis sporting journal, for which the 97s were a tie. The 
shoot-off was a hot one, and there were, two strings of 25 before 
a decision. Powers did not account for 2 of his, while Alex, and 
John let one go "unbusted." In the second string Garrett made a 
25, while Mermod fell away to the bad. Garrett thus shot at 150 
targets and lost 4. Mr. Garrett came on to the fair to enjoy him- 
self, as he brought his wife and daughter, who were delighted spec- 
tators at the tournament. Totals, of the five events, 20 targets 
each, are as follows: 
One hundred targets, $2.50 entrance, for sportsman's cup: Peters 
84, Clayton 92, Anderson 88, Cornelius 87, West 84, Garrett 97 
Riehl 96, Powers 97, Marshall 94, Crosby 98, C. Spencer 98, Robin- 
son 86, Cabanne 83, H. Spencer 92, Money 96, O'Niel 91, Mermod 
Third Day, Nov. 3. 
Now for the third day, the climatic conditions . remained the 
same, and ail the shooters had to contend with was the fast birds 
that would most likely be trapped. 
Hall and Anderson shot a couple to warm up, and the race was 
en, Hall, Anderson, Wade, Riehl and Tipton being the first 
squad. Each killed first round, but in the second Anderson's bird 
fell outside, and he was doomed. Hall went straight with 10 
but his partner, Anderson, went down and out by a loss of 4 
Wade missed one, and Frank Riehl "stubbed his toe"~s"o~hard that 
he scored but 2 out of 6 in a row. Tipton lost one, and the next 
squad came on. Marshall, Powers and Booker lost a bird, Booker 
2 and Crosby none. It must be made note of that for the second 
time during the tournament Tom Marshall lost his thirteenth 
bird. Sure, says Tom, all because Gilbert was not present with 
his rabbit's foot. 
