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WESTERN TRAP. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
OwiNC to the weather, the attendance on Dec. 17 was small. 
The day was very disagreeable, with snow and rain, and shooting 
conditions were hard. In the cash prize shoot there were nine 
entries, Don Miilto being high with 45 out of 50; Gambell second 
with 42; Block and Williams third with 41 each, and Maynard 
fourth with 40. 
Only seven men did any practice shooting, the best score 
being made by Maynard, who broke 63 out of 75. Williams also 
did some good work, breaking 24 out of 25 in one event. 
Captain has not been at the club for some time. Owing to poor 
health, he was obliged to go to Florida, where he is enjoying some 
good shooting and getting better. 
Ackley is slightly more comfortable than last week. Peters 
and Barker went to Dayton to-day to show the boys there how to 
shoot. If they do as well as they know how, they will lead the 
Daytonians a chase. 
Del Gross has recovered from his recent illness, and was in the 
city this week, preparatory to a trip on the road. We may ex- 
pect to read of some big scores when he gets the hang of his new 
gun.. 
Arthur Gambell and H. Osterfeldt have got their grips packed, 
and are only awaiting a telegram from Dick Porter, of Chatta- 
nooga, Tenn., to start for Grace, near Vicksburg, Miss., for a 
few days' hunting. Mr. Porter writes that wild turkeys, quail 
and other game are abundant, and he is only waiting for the 
flight of ducks to begin. No cup races have been shot for some 
time. It looks like Faran would get the trophy. 
Cash prize shoot: Don Minto (16) 45, Gambell (16) 42, Block 
(19) 41, Williams (19) 41, Maynard (19) 40, Falk (16) 38, Herman 
(19) 35,. Roll (20) 32, Pohlar (19) 28. 
Springfield (O.) Gun Club. 
The members of the Springfield (O.) Gun Club held a shoot on 
Dec. 10, which was well attended, sixteen men taking part in the 
various events. Twelve events were shot; one at 25, one at 20, 
three at 5 and seven at 10 targets. In each of events 3, 5, 6, 7 
and 8 a duck was offered to the winner. In No. 4 a turkey, and 
in each of events 9, 10 and 11, a chicken. In the shooting for the 
day Foley was high man with 96 out of 105. Poole and Young 
tied for second on 88, the former shooting at 105 and the latter 
at 95. Henderson, third with 83 out of 95. The only straight 
score in the first event, at 25 targets, was made by Ernest, who 
defeated Young by 1 target and finished fourth for the day, with 
68 out of 75. Other scores were: Snyder (80) 66, Rex (65) 56, 
Oats (50) 39, Hensell and Halbert each 33 out of 60, Thompson 
(65) 31, F. Henderson (35) 24, Musselman (30) 23, Morningston (25) 
13, Swigert (15) 11, Geo. Oats (10) 7. The prize winners were 
Foley, a duck, in event 3, after shooting off a tie on 10 straight 
with Snyder. In event 4, Foley, Snyder, Henderson and Ernest 
tied on 9 out of 10, and the former won the shoot-off and turkey. 
Young shot for targets in this event and broke 9. Rex and Foley 
tied on 10 straight in No. 5, and the former won the duck in the 
shoot-off. Young also broke 10, but was shooting for targets. 
In event 6, Foley and Ernest tied on 10 straight, the former 
winning the duck in the shoot-off. In event 7, Henderson, Snyder 
and Foley tied on 9 out of 10, and the latter won in the shoot-off 
and got the duck. In event 8, Geo. Oats, F. Oats and F. Hender- 
son each broke 7 out of 10, the duck being won by Geo. Oats 
in the shoot-off. Event 9 was at 5 targets, and Oats won the 
chicken with 4 breaks. In event 10 Oats and Swigert tied on 4 
out of 5, and the former won the chicken in the shoot-off. In 
event 11, Oats, F. Henderson and Swigert tied on 5 straight, the 
latter winning the chicken in the shoot-off. 
Greenville Gun Club. 
Seven members of the Greenville, O., Gun Club took advantage 
of a pleasant afternoon the other day and spent the time in smash- 
ing a few clay birds over the traps. H. A. McCaughey was high 
man with 83 out of 100. Baker shot at 105 and broke 77. Fouts 
third with 50 out of 100. Ross fourth, 35 out of 80. Lockwood 
fifth, 30 out of 60. Jenkinson sixth, 16 out of 30, and Brawley, 
seventh, 14 out of 50. 
Palestine Club. 
A new gun club was organized this week at Palestine, O., with 
the following officers: Norman Teaford, President; Joe Ross, 
Vice-President; Hershel Jeffries, Secretary; I. von Saylor, Treas- 
urer. The club will hold a turkey shoot during the holiday season, 
and propose to let the shooters of this vicinity know they're alive 
when the season opens next spring. 
A new gun club has been organized at Bradford, O., with fif- 
teen members, Regular shoots will be held during the coming 
season. At the first shoot on Dec. 10, A. R. Zimmerman made 
high score, 19 out of 21, H. Q. Kitmer 18, J. Miller 14. 
Ohio Notes. 
All trapshooters are invited to attend an all-day shoot on the. 
Dayton Gun Club grounds on Thursday, Dec. 29. Turkeys, ducks 
and chickens will be offered as prizes. 
At the turkey shoot held at Salem on Dec. 15, Harry Oswald 
was high gun with 89 out of 100, Rike 84, Kette 80, Schwind 79. 
Oswald won six turkeys and a chicken; Rike five turkeys; Mack 
three turkeys; Staup two turkeys and a chicken; Schwind two 
turkeys and a chicken; Barnes two turkeys; Craig one turkey 
and a duck; Teddy one turkey and a duck; Ike a duck; Miller, 
Clark, Hcok and Evans, one turkey each. 
Malloty— DuPont, 
The following interesting recountal of a team shoot held on 
Dec. 10, is taken from the Morning News, Wilmington, Del.: 
The weather on Saturday afternoon was fierce enough to lower 
the scores made over the Country Club traps, but could not keep 
the shooters from carrying out the programme of a team race 
between the well known "Mallory Squad," of Parkersburg, W. 
Va., and Bradford, Pa., and the equally well known "duPont 
Squad," of this city. The Mallory squad was as follows: Messrs. 
F. E. and S. T. and J. F. Mallory, of Parkersburg, and L. E., 
Sr., and L. E. Mallory, Jr., of Bradford, Pa. They were accom- 
panied by Mr. Standcliff, of Parkerburg, and Pringle, of Bradford, 
this party of seven being on their way to their club house and 
shooting preserve at Revels Island, Accomac county, Virginia. 
The duPont Squad was, as usual, Eugene, Alexis I., Eugene E., 
Victor, Jr., and Victor 3d, all of Wilmington. Drifts of snow 
had to be waded in order to get to the shooting house and plat- 
form, while a blinding snowstorm and . a biting 20-mile-an-hour 
nor'wester made target shooting a strenuous sport. So cold was 
it that referee and scorer had to be changed many, times during 
the progress of the team race, Elmer E. Shaner, of Pittsburg, 
Pa., secretary and manager of the Interstate Association, the of- 
ficial referee, being assisted by Luther J. Squier and other local 
shooters.- 
Seldom, if ever, was a target team race shot off under more 
severe conditions, yet J. F. Mallory and L. E. Mallory, Jr., scored 
48 and 45 out of 50 respectively, scores which were really phe- 
nomenal under the conditions, and which undoubtedly won the 
match for their team. It will be a long time before Messrs. F. 
E. and S. T. Mallory forget their scores of 30 out of 50, for both 
of them are under ordinary circumstances good for 47 or 48. 
While the duPont Squad was beaten, it was by no means dis- 
graced, as the score given below will show, for to be defeated by 
only 15 targets out of 250 shot at by each team is but a small 
margin, particularly when the high class form of their opponents 
is taken into consideration. The race was shot in three events 
of 15, 15 and 20 targets each respectively, and the scores were as 
follows: 
Mallory Squad— J. F. Mallory 48, L. E. Mallory, Jr., 45, L. E. 
Mallory, Sr., 31, F. E. Mallory 30, S. T. Mallory 30; total 184. 
duPont Squad— Eugene duPont 36, Alexis I. duPont, Jr., 3.6, 
Eugene E. duPont 35, Victor duPont, Jr., 32, Victor duPont 3d, 
30; total 169. 
Prior to the shoot Messrs. Mallory and Messrs. Pringle and 
Standcliff were entertained at lunch at the Wilmington Club, and 
were later driven out to the Country Club's grounds, where the 
shoot was held. After the shoot a dinner was given at the club 
house by the duPont Squad in honor of their guests, covers being 
laid for sixteen, there being present, in addition to the party of 
seven from Parkersburg and Bradford mentioned above, the follow- 
ing: Elmer E. Shaner, of Pittsburg, Pa.; Messrs. Eugene and 
Alexis I. duPont, and Messrs. J. T. Skelly, W. M. Foord, Luther 
J. Squier, Duncan Bruce, Edward Banks and Lieut. Jere G. 
Ewing, the latter most capably filling the difficult position of 
toastmaster. After dinner the party returned to the. city in a 
sleigh carryall, the Messrs. Mallory and party, accompanied by 
Messrs. Eugene duPont, Skelly and Squier, leaving on the 11:50 
P. M. train for Keller station on the N. Y., P. & N. R. R., the 
station from which they reach their club house on Revels Island. 
As geese, brant and ducks are reported to be very plentiful on the 
club's waters, and as each member of the party is a skilled wild- 
fowl shooter, a thoroughly good time is assured. 
In connection with the visit of the Mallory Squad to the 
Country Club's grounds, the members of the duPont Squad pre- 
sented a handsome stein to be competed for by members of the 
Mallory Squad under handicap conditions, the Messrs. Mallory 
to handicap themselves. J. F. Mallory's magnificent total of 48 
out of 50, made under such extremely hard conditions, deservedly 
won for him the souvenir of his first visit to Wilmington, but L. 
E. Mallory, Jr., was a very close second, owing to his almost 
equally great total of 45. 
Faitbufy Tournament. 
Fairbury, 111. — On Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 14 and 15, 
there was a two-day tournament held by the Fairbury, 111., Gun 
Club, on their grounds, which are situated south of the eity, . in 
the well appointed fair grounds. 
The visitor arriving at the club house is well pleased with, thg 
surroundings. Though the club is small, it is active and enter- 
prising, as shown by the neat club house, in which was found a 
red-hot Ltove. After a deposit of shells and guns, for whicli 
racks are provided, a look outside revealed a new trap house, in 
which a brand new trap was set up ready oiled and conditionel to 
please all with its regular delivery of a 45yd. target. The grounds 
are level and face southeast. This was hard on the shooters on 
this particular day, as the sun's reflection on the snow was rather . 
severe; yet most all made fairly good scores. 
The weather was cold in the early mornings, yet warmed up 
during the day; especially was this the case on the second day, 
w-hen a large delegation of townspeople were out on pleasure bent 
to enjoy the sport of seeing targets busted while flying in the air. 
Dr. D. Brewer, the president, was present part of the time. 
Though he is a game shooter, and claims to be, like some other 
"has beens," so far as the target game goes, yet he takes his 
annual game hunt with the same energetic spirit as of old. 
T. D. Karnes, the secretary, handled the cash and kept the in-' 
side work in the best of order, using the Shrogen score sheet, 
which was hung on the wall, where all could see their scores, 
total misses, money won in each event, and total money com- 
ing, as each event was added together as fast as shot. 
I. C. Harris, one of Illinois' well-known shooters, was doing 
all he could to entertain his friends. A. Brown was the man 
with the "heagle eye," who attended faithfully to the refereeing. 
When he called "Broke" or "Lost," there was no disputing the 
same, as he wore a suit of blue and on his coat a large star was con- 
spicuous. F. J. Moran is another active member, though he did 
not shoot in all the events. 
The attendance was disappointing to the management, who had 
provided a good programme. There were 200 targets each day, 
with seven events of 10 each, to suit the amateur. They were also 
catered to by a provision for a handicap from 15 to 18yds. The 
best shot was provided for by high average money for each day, 
and also for both days. Good lunch was provided and served 
in a tent, where the hot coffee was a sure enough "foot warmer." 
The weather was cold, with an inch of snow on the ground, 
and that caused some to stay away. Another "good bunch" came 
late the second day, having got mixed in the dates, hence the 
town made famous by Ide Harris, did not come up to expecta- 
tions, as to numbers. Yet those present had a good time, and 
will be glad to return when the weather is more favorable. 
The profession were out in force. H. H. Vietmeyer's score of 
180 was very fine, considering the snow handicap. Fred Lord was 
driving 'em out very consistently. Our old friend "Cad" was hav- 
ing some trouble with an excessive load of powder in his new 
shells, and, besides, he had a very bad cold. He is handicapped 
in his shotgun shooting by the amount of expert rifle shooting 
that he is sonstantly doing. Chris. Keck was going a great clip 
when he won out the high expert average on the first day, so that 
his employers have reason to be pleased with his work. His 
"one arm only" does not hinder him being a good fellow among 
the "boys." The young man, Standish, was especially invited, 
and named in the programme as the cashier, but he had business 
elsewhere. In his stead there appeared on the ground another 
"feller." While it was his maiden effort as a representative, he is 
well known to every shooter in Illinois, or the United States, for 
that matter. You will be surprised to read herein his name, as 
was the writer and all present, for he was the well-known Tramp 
Irwin, whom you all know. "Nuff said." 
For the first day the one-armed gun pointer was the top man 
for the experts, with Lord second and Vietmeyer third. For 
the amateurs it was Blumershine, of Washington, 111., first- 
Fagot, of Benson, second, and Ferris, of Chatsworth, third! 
The second day was a fine one, though cold in morning. While 
some of the shooters present first day did not return, there were 
others who came in, and there were more present on the second 
than on the first day— a rare thing in the shooting line. There 
was a reversal of form on this day, as Vietmeyer and Lord had a 
hot time of it, and they finally tied on 180. Ide Harris was high 
for amateurs, with the low score of 166. Fagot, second, 158, and 
Toss third, with 157. 
During the day the target throwing question was discussed, and 
it was the general opinion that targets should never be thrown 
over 45yds. 
Those present as traveling representatives, were Fred Lord 
Chris Keck and W. H. Vietmeyer, of Chicago. Amateurs- Ide 
Harris, Fairbury; P. J. Fagot, Benson; D. J. Moran, Fairbury- 
H. Blumershine, Washington; A. Ferris, Chatsworth; Clark Har' 
ris, Fairbury; E. P. Beebes, El Paso; De Moss Boyd, Fairbury- 
H. Rosalus, Oilman; W t S, Holmes, Pontiac; George Reifs' 
