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FOREST AND STREAM, 
f! [[Dec. 3, 1904. 
rfiafln, John Getz, Gus Deemer, Sam P. Dufbift, Geo. Rohman, 
John Biaun, Tony Waradorf and Jacob Brown. 
£or the first time in ten years Ed. Rike was obliged to open 
the season! without his field companion, Rolla O. Heikes, who is 
in St. fiouis, on business, and was unable to get away. Mr. Rike 
took a day's shooting along Beaver Creek, and then went to 
fluritsville with Harry Harman for a couple of weeks. 
BONASA. 
Springfield, Mass., Shooting Club Banquet. 
The annual banquet of the Sprin'gfieldy Mass., Shooting Club 
was held at the Highland Hotel, Friday even'iffg, Nov. 18. A 
large number of sportsmen were present, many froih out of 
town being on hand. The tables were prettily arranged ifi the 
palm garden of the hotel, and covers were laid for severity. 
Duringji the supper music was furnished by Nonpareil Mandoliil 
Orchestra of Westfield. The menu card was in the form of a 
target, and 'among the good things served that tickle the palate 
of sportsmen were the following: 
MENU. 
Manhattan 
J Blue Points 
Celery Stuffed Olives 
Venison Soup — Hunter Style 
_ Quail en Casserole — Mushroom Sauce 
j Julienne Potatoes Sweet Pickles 
Fried Smelts — Tartar Sauce 
1 Claret Punch 
Roast Mallard Duck 
Potatoes a la Duchess 
i Cauliflower in Cream Cider Jelly 
Tutti Frutti Ice Cream 
French Coffee Roquefort Cheese 
Toasted Crackers Claret Punch 
Cigars 
After the dishes were cleared away and cigars lighted, C. L. 
Kites, secretary of the club, made a brief speech, and 
acting as toastmaster, called upon the following for in- 
formal after-dinner speeches. T. Ed. Doremus, of Schagh- 
ticoke, N. Y., and H. L. Tilton, of Boston, Mass., who 
were the guests of honor, also Dr. S. B. Keith, of Palmer; A. M. 
Arnold, of Somersville, Conn. ; Wm. Henry, of Thompsonville, 
Conn., and D. N. Coats, J. Douglass Law, Abraham Snow, 
Chas. Vining, Wm. E, Parsons and F. D. Kemp, of the 
local club. During Mr. Tilton's speech, he presented to the 
club a beautiful silver loving cup, which the club won for having 
the largest number of entries of any club in the country in the 
series of national sportsmen's contests for season of 1904. 
The main tenor of the speeches was the needed protection of 
game birds, and a few of the speakers went so far as to advocate 
a close season for birds for two or three years in order to re- 
plenish the supply and restock the covers. Every one had a good 
time, and all agreed that it was the best supper held yet. Among 
those present were H. L. Tilton, Boston, Mass.; T. Ed. Doremus, 
Schaghticoke, N. Y. ; E. H. Pinney, Stafford, Conn.; Dr. S. B. 
Keith, Palmer, Mass.; Wm. N. Henry, Thompsonville, Conn.; 
Edward Craven, Thompsonville, Conn.; R. L. Soper, Westfield, 
Mass.; A. M. Arnold, Somersville, Conn.; Chas. Axtell, Geo. 
M. Blair, D. N. Coats, W. A. Cone, Ernest Cady, W. L. Clough, 
Chas. Fitch, E. Gesner, Amenzo Griffith, W. J. Hyland, Burton 
Hickox, E. K. Janser, D. C. Keeney, C. L. Kites, H. L. Kites, 
Albert Keyes, J. Douglass Law, Wm. M. Lester, A. C. Merritt, 
W. A. Newton, Elmer E. Neal, W. C. Pease, Wm. E. Parsons, 
Dr. Benj. Pierce, Geo. Rice, Jr., G. H. Reynolds, H. W. Shan- 
non, Abraham Snow, W. H. Snow, Chas. Vining, A. A. Vining, 
A. H Whitmore, F. H. Williams, F. D. Kemp, Wm. T. Keyes, 
Geo. K. Turner, Alonzo Pixley, R. A. Fosket, Ralph Blodgett, 
L. A. Herry and Harry Cady. Misfire. 
Ossining Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., Nov. 24. — The Thanksgiving Day merchandise 
shoot of the Ossining Gun Club was a big success, thirty-one 
shooters participating,, many of whom shot through the entire pro- 
gramme of 190 clay birds. While the merchandise prizes were 
not, for the most part, very valuable, still they were attractive 
enough to hold the boys, and the handicaps were sufficient to hold 
down some of the crackerjacks like Floyd and Piercy, who, from 
20yds., bad to step some to keep in the game. Piercy was break- 
ing in a new gun, so was not' in his usual good form. Hood 
Waters and W. G. Hearn, trade representatives, were most wel- 
come visitors. Considerable interest was manifested in extra 
eyent No. 10, which was a handicap at 25 targets. The prize was a 
silver berry dish, given by Col. Franklin Brandreth. This resulted 
in a tie between C. W. Floyd and Ray Hendricks, of Rye, N. Y., 
with a score of 22. The latter won on a shoot-off at 10 targets 
with a straight score, which was shot in semi-darkness — a re- 
markable performance. 
The Ossining Gun Club team will go to Poughkeepsie on Dec. 
10 for a team race. The next practice shoot will be held Dec. 3. 
Mr. Waters has just recovered from a serious illness, so was 
naturally out of form. Figures after names denote yards handi- 
cap in merchandise events: 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets: 15 15 25 15 15 25 15 15 25 25 
Hood Waters, 19 11 11 18 14 13 20 8 9 18 11 
Geo. Piercy, 20 13 11 21 10 12 19 9 12 21 20 
D Brandreth, 18..... 11 14 16 12 12 18 13 11 18 20 
C G Blandford, 19 11 8 17 11 10 18 11 13 15 .. 
W G Hearne, 17 14 12 20 12 12 18 9 12 .. 19 
A Traver, 18 11 10 23 14 13 18 14 11 19 .. 
F W Perkins, 16 10 7 19 13 15 18 11 12 22 .. 
H L Stratton, 16 7 8 18 9 8 17 11 9 19 19 
H W Bissing, 18 14 14 20 11 14 19 12 9 15 .. 
P C Snyder, 18 11 11 16 11 10 17 19 17 15 .. 
E A Staples, 16 8 11 21 13 14 22 15 13 23 19 
C W Floyd, 20.. 14 10 20 15 13 19 14 12 20 22 
E McDonald, 16 2 4 12 
A Bedell, 19 9 13 16 12 8 .. 14 13 .. .. 
R Hendricks, 18 13 15 20 13 12 21 11 13 20 22 
L M Coudrey, 17 9 12 13 10 9 14 
A L Barns, 18 8 8 19 11 12 11 .. 
K R McAlpin, 16 8 8 18 12 18 19 
I T Washburn, 18 9 12 20 10 .. 21 13 12 19 14 
G B Hubbell, 16 6 10 20 17 14 
7 C Barlow, 16 8 8 16 .. 11 .. 12 
F Brandreth, 17 9 11 
F Hahn, 16 10 8 . . .. • .. 
J Hyland, 17 10 15 10 13 15 13 14 17 15 
W S Smith, 14 16 .. .. 3 15 
J Carpenter, 17 13 8 18 .. .. .. .. 
F Fowler, 16 7 5 .. 12 9 16 .. 
J Delamater, 16..... 5 
W H Coleman, 18 15 9 12 17 19 
Dr G Tompkins, 16 13 .. 
L Piercy, 16 .. 14 .. 
Prize Winners. — First event: A. Traver, Poughkeepsie, $5 gold 
piece, donated by Ossining Gun Club; G. Piercy, Jersey City, 
silver plate, donated by F. Brandreth; E. A. Staples, New York, 
stein pitcher, donated by E. Macdonald; H. W. Bissing, Pough- 
keepsie, ham, donated by J. Brown; C. W. Floyd, New York, 
hunting coat, donated by Barlow & Co. ; R. Hendricks, Rye, 50 
shells, donated by I. T. Washburne; I. T. Washburne, box' of 
cigars, donated by Thomas Lyons; G. B. Hubbell, Gun Bug pin, 
donated by C. G. Blandford; A. L. Burns, Maraschino cherries, 
donated by Smith Bros. 
Second event: E. A. Staples, $5 gold piece, donated by F. 
Brandreth; R. Hendricks, stein, donated by D. Brandreth; 1. T. 
Washburne, 100 shells, donated by Schoverling & Welles; Geo. 
Piercy, hunting knife, donated by Ossining Gun Club; C. W. 
Floyd, gun case, donated by M. Hartley & Co.; D. Brandreth, 
hunting vest, donated by Ossining Gun Club; F. W. Perkins, 
Pougkeepsie, sack of flour, donated by Crown & Williams; C. G. 
Blandford, stein, donated by H. L. Stratton; H. W. Bissing, 
fountain pen, donated by Ossining Gun Club. 
Third event: E. A. Staples, pair binoculars, donated by C. G. 
Blandford; F. W. Perkins, water color, donated by C. G. Bland- 
ford; Geo. Piercy, stein, donated by H. L. Stratton; C. W. Floyd, 
vase, donated by Ossining Gun Club; R. Hendricks, 50 shells, 
donated by I. T. Washburne; A. Traver, Maraschino cherries, 
donated by Smith Bros. ; H. L. Stratton, New York, stein, 
donated by D. Brandreth; I. T. Washburne, hunting coat, donated 
by W. S. Smith Co.; K. R. McAlpin, Monarch shirt, donated by 
Barnes & Barnes; D. Brandreth, cleaning rod, donated by Barlow 
& Co. 
Gallatin Gun Club. 
Gallatin, Tenn., Nov. 24. — The Gallatin Gun Club to-day gave 
its fourth annual fall shoot, which was a decided success in all 
respects, except the attendance. Only eleven shooters partici- 
pated, but they had the pleasure of shooting at as hard a lot of 
birds as ever flew from anybody's traps. The birds were a 
selected lot of old birds, which only needed a little wind to make 
them very hard. They had the little wind in the shape of cold 
blast from the north, which picked the birds up off their feet as 
soon as the trap opened. Considering the quality of the birds 
and the lack of practice of most of the shooters, the scores are 
good. 
The third event at live birds was the Summer county handicap, 
15 birds, a handsome loving cup- to the winner. The cup was 
won by J. . C. Baker, of Jacksboro, Tenn., who tied with seven 
others in the event, and then shot all the others out in a hot 
shoot-off, miss-and-out. Baber stayed in the miss-and-out until 
the 13th round, when an old, tough bird carried two loads of 
shot over the line, to drop dead out of bounds. Five 15-target 
events followed the live-birds shooting. 
Bright Harris, of Gallatin, was high gun for the day, as he 
was also last year at our shoot. He shot about 95 per cent, at 
targets, and was the principal money winner in the live-bird 
events. The scores follow: 
Live Birds: 5 7 15 Live Birds 5 7 15 
Lyles, 28 4 6 13 W G Harris, 31 4 5 13 
Porter, 28..... 4 .. 13 B Harris, 29 3 7 13 
Martin, 29 4 4 13 Baker, 29 2 4 13 
Armstead, 30 5 5 12 Seay, 28 4 4 12 
Legler, 31 2 5 12 Baber, 28 4 4 13 
Hobson, 28 2 6 13 , .. . 
Extra event, 15 birds: Seay (33), 13; B. Harris (33), 14; W. G. 
Harris (33), 15. 
Shoot-off for cup— Sumner county handicap: 
Martin 11110 B Harris 110 
Lyles 20 Baker 1122222221222 
Hobson ;..10 Baber 2212111111120 
W G Harris 21220 
Targets : 15 15 15 15 15 Targets : 15 15 15 15 15 
Lyles 14 11 11 14 11—61 Hobson 11 12 15 8 11—57 
Legler 13 11 14 15 13—66 Baker 10 7 11 11 11-50 
Armstead .... 13 7 12 10 ..—42 Baber 11 10 14 12 11—58 
Porter 11 8 12 10 8—49 W G Harris... 12 15 13 14 12^66 
Martin 12 9 11 8 . .—40 B Harris 15 13 13 15 15—71 
beay . . . 13 12 11 10 . .—46 
The Gallatin Club feels grateful toward Messrs. Porter and 
Campbell, trade representatives, and Mr. Geo. Hobson, of Bowl- 
ing Green, for their kind services in scoring and refereeing. 
Sec'y. 
New York Athletic Club. 
Travers Island, N. Y., Nov. 26.— To-day was full of active 
competition at the traps of the New York Athletic Club, The 
November cup was won by Dr. J. K. Knowlton, who, with Gus 
Greiff, had two wins previously scored for it. In the shoot-off* 
Dr. Knowlton won. 
All events were handicaps, allowances added. The November 
cup had 50 targets, with scores as follows: 
Hdp. Bk. Tot'l 
No. 2, cup event, 25 targets: 
Hdp. Bk. Tot'l 
H Gleffer 6 13 17 McGraw , 
J Painter 6 21 23 Mclntyre 
No. 3, 25 targets: 
Hdp. Bk. Tot'l 
Schroeder 4 16 20 Knowltoi 
TT r 1 ~ Til, 
X OE JU 
6 32 
38 
.. 2 40. 
42 
Hdp. Bk; 
Tot'B 
..6 18 
22 
..2 20 
21 
7 5; 
12 
,. 0 5 
12 
Hdp. Bkl 
Tot'i 
, 4 16 
20 
, , 1 18 
19 
,,7 10 
17 
..7 11 
18 
Hdp. Bk. 
Tot'l' 
.. 1 23 
24 
5 16 
21 
,7 9 
16 
..7 8 
15 
Hdp. Bk. Tot'l 
.14 34 48 
No. 4, 25 targets: 
Hdp. Bk. Tot'l 
Greiff 1 17 18 Painter .... 
Knowlton 1 19 20 Pontefract 
Schroeder 4 13 17 McGraw ... 
Gleffer 5 19 24 Mclntyre .. 
Scores made on Nov. 24 follow: 
Holiday cup, 50 targets, handicap: 
Hdp. Bk. Tot'l 
F Perkins ..10 30 40 Woodhouse 
W J Elias 6 38 44 Foster 17 31 43 
G Bechtel........ 6 36 42 
November cup, 50 targets: 
Perkins 10 31 41 Woodhouse 14 27 41 
Elias 6 38 44 Foster 12 34 48 
Bechtel .6 36 42 
No. 3, special cup: 
Hdp. Bk. Tot'l Hdp. Bk. Tot'l 
Elias 3 17 20 Foster 4 19 23 
Perkins 5 19 24 Woodhouse 4 10 14 
Bechtel 3 18 21 DeWolff 3 12 15 
No. 4, 25 targets, scratch: Elias 23, Perkins 18, Bechtel 21, 
Foster 16, DeWolff 19. 
No. 5, scratch: Elias 18, Perkins 18, Bechtel 19, Foster 15, 
DeWolff 12. 
Indianapolis Gun Club. 
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 26.— The practice shoot of the club 
to-day had scores as follows: 
Events: 123456789 
Events: 123456789 Shot 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 25 Broke. at. 
Tripp 11 14 14 10 11 11 10 15 23 96 120 
Moore 12 13 9 14 9 10 67 90 
Dixon 5 14 10 14 9 9 12 .. .. 73 105 
Nash 8 11 18 37 55 
Dickman 13 11 13 12 14 12 98 115 
Bell 13 12 8 .. 12 11 .. 14 19 89 115 
Hice 9 5 10 24 45 
Clark 8 .. .. 8 15 
Very cold and strong wind made hard shooting. 
To "The Indians/' 
New York, Nov. 25.— Whereas the Great Spirit has summoned 
to the Happy Hunting Grounds our friend, Mr. E. D. Fulford, 
of Utica, N. Y., and it has been suggested that his sportsmen 
friends erect to his memory a monument as a fitting tribute of 
their substantial friendship, I will ask that each and every mem- 
ber of the Tribe forward to Mr. J. T. Skelley, Willmington, Del., 
care of DuPont Powder Co, (who has been selected as custodian 
of wampum) any amount which you may deem proper. 
Frank C. Riehl, Tom A. Marshall, 
Chief Scribe. High Chief. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
The E. J. Willis Company, 8 Park Place, New York city, are 
busy compiling their annual catalogue for issue during January. 
Realizing the demand for motor boat supplies and accessories, 
they offer their catalogue as a medium for the sale of meritorious 
goods. Manufacturers of such might do well to give them a call. 
The Witherbee Igniter Company, of 27 Thames street, this city, 
have passed their experimental stage with their gasolene engine 
igniter outfits. They are clean, compact, and easily handled, and 
for all engines where the storage battery is. adapted, are giving 
universal satisfaction. Frank Croker's XPDNC in her recent 
Hudson River race with the Challenge, was equipped with a 
Witherbee. Several large automobile manufacturers have adopted 
it as standard equipment. 
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Will I&sue Clerical 
Orders for 1905. 
Pursuant to its usual custom, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- 
pany will issue clerical orders for the year 1905 to ordained clergy- 
men having regular charge as settled pastors of churches located 
on or near its lines. Clergymen desiring such orders, should 
make individual application for same on blanks furnished by the 
company, and which can now be obtained from the Ticket Agents. 
Applications should be sent to the General Office of the com- 
pany as soon as possible, in no case later than Dec. 15, so that 
orders may be mailed by Dec. 30, to all clergymen entitled to 
receive them. — Adv. 
BAKER GUNS SHOOT HARD 
and are SAFE. 
They are noted for this wherever known, and that is 
almost everywhere. Ask the man who owns one. 
Fine Trap and Medium Field Grades, $25.00 to $200.00 and up. 
Inquire of your dealer or send for full descriptions. 
BAKER GUN AND FORGING CO., 
Cor. Liberty & School Sts., BAT AVI A, N. Y. 
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The dealer ne-Cer offers a substitute for yOWR benefit. Insist on 
MULLERIT1T 
The Perfected Bulk JkaL^ 
SMOKELESS POWDER. 
To the many expert shots who think extreme high velocity with a close and even pattern in a 
load can only be obtained by using specially loaded and extra long shells, MVLLERITE will 
be a revelation, as its superior qualities in regular factory loads are unappioached. 
DON'T ARGUE. DON'T INFER. THY A HUNDRED. 
Send 4c. in Stamps for 1905 Calendar. 
As the edition will be limited, kindly send name at an early date. Ready about November 15th- 
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Sole U. 5. Agents, 
2 Hurray Street, - New York. 
