FOREST AND STREAM. 
{Dec. 31, 1904. 
Dick ..... 
Harig ... 
Roll ..... 
Block .... 
Pohlar ... 
\\ard .... 
Falk 
Pfeiffer .., 
Bullerdick 
Bleh ........... 
Merman ........ 
H Sunderbruch 
. Class B. 
........ 46 45 44 43 42 42 42 42 42 41—429 
....... 45 44 44 42 41 41 40 40 40 40—417 
....... 44 44 43 42 42 39 38 38 38 88—406 
....... 44 42 42 41 41 40 39 38 37 36^-400 
....... 46 43 41 40 40 38 37 34 36 34—389 
, 42 39 39 39 38 38 38 37 41 34—385 
41 41 38 38 37 37 36 36 36 36—376 
43 39 38 37 36 36 34 34 34 33—364 
....... 40 39 38 38 37 36 35 33 33 34—363 
Class C. 
46 45 45 43 41 40 38 38 38 86-410 
....... 45 42 41 41 39 38 37 35 35 34—387 
....... 46 42 37 37 37 37 37 35 35 35—378 
Commencing Friday, Feb. 10, the week following the conclusion 
of the present series of cash prizes, something new will be given 
a trial, and if it proves successful, will be continued throughout 
the year. A prize will be shot for every three months, instead of 
yearly. Mr. F. C. Tuttle, on behalf of the Peters Cartridge Co., 
will present the club with a handsome gold watch fob for the 
first prize. The following conditions will govern these contests: 
Contests will be held each week for fifteen weeks. Each contest 
to be at 100 targets. Members must compete in ten contests to 
qualify. Added targets will be used for a handicap. The contest- 
ant who has the ten best scores, with his handicap, will be de- 
clared the winner. Ties will be shot off. The highest possible 
score will be 100. Members will be allowed any one of three days 
on which to compete. All contestants stand at 16yds. The handi- 
cap committee may change the handicaps at any time. The handi- 
cap committee consists of Messrs. Barker, Jergens, Faran, Mayn- 
ard, Van JSess, Hang and Gambell. 
Welfare Gun Club, 
The Welfare Gun Club, of Dayton, O., held a shoot on the 
afternoon of Dec. 17, which was quite well attended and was a 
success. The uay was not an ideal one for shooting, as a strong 
wind was blowing directly toward the shooters, and snow was 
falnng most of the time. Under such conditions, the scores made 
were very good. Monoeck lead with 55 out of 60, and broke 48 
out of 00 in nve evtnts. 'Ihe event of the atternoon was the team 
match between .Peters and Barker, of Cincinnati, and two of 
Dayton s cracks, Oswald and Spangler. 1 he match was shot in 
a driving snowstorm, and was won by the visitors with a score 
of 84 to 80. Spangler and Peters were high men with 43 each. 
The visitors from cmcy were highly pleased with their reception, 
and lett lor home happy. Ihe VV enare boys propose to pay a 
visit to Cincinnati, and see if they cannot regain the honors 
wrested from ihem. One of the beot-natured men in the club is 
Lee Couriaemian. He enters all the events and loses with the 
same grace that he wins. If he don't break 'em, he oniy says, 
".better luck next time," and never has any fault to hnd with his 
gun or ammunition. Oldt is another good loser, and is always 
sure he'll get the next one when he misses. Breene and Oswald 
are a couple 01 good jolliers, and the crowd is sure to be good- 
humored when they are around. Capt. Spangler was squad hust- 
ler, and kepi the shooters moving, so that there were no delays. 
There were two events at 25 and seven at 10 targets each, in ad- 
dition to the team match. Spangier shot at 9o and was high 
man with 82, Oidt second witn to. Peters third with 71, and 
Barker lourth with 70. Other scores were: Pheliis (80) 64, Coun- 
seiman (»6) 63, Kiroy (80) 60, Monbeck (60) 56, Oswald (60) 45, 
Breene (20) 15, Barton (10) 5, Kost (20) 6, Kayburn (10) 6. Follow- 
ing are the scores in the team shoot, two men on a side, 50 
targets per man. 
Cincinnati 
Peters 20 23—43 
Barker ........... 22 19-41— 84 
Dayton. 
Spangler 22 21-43 
Oswaid 18 19— 37— 80 
The Oswald-Spangler match was postponed for the present; 
this was to have been shot to-day at 100 targets per man, for $100 
a side. 
Palestine Club. 
The Palestine, O., Gun Club was recently organized with eigh- 
teen members. On Dec. 17 a meeting was held, when rules and 
regulations were, adopted, and the first shoot held. Beside mem- 
bers of the club, a number of other shooters were present. Owing 
to lack of time only 25 targets per man were shot at, Herschell 
Jeffries being high- with 19. Oliver Harter second with 18. 
Engelwood (O ) Shoot. 
C. Becker, of Englewood, O., gave a very successful all-day 
tournament on Dec. 20. There was a large attendance, twenty- 
eight shooters taking part in one or more of the events. Among 
those who came from Dayton were Messrs. Rike, Craig, Oswald 
Oldt, Schwind, Lindemuth, Geo. Rohrer, Horace Heikes and 
W. E. Kette. The weather conditions were hard, a strong wind 
blowing all day, and being responsible for many lost targets. 
There were ten 10-target events on the programme, with 50 cents 
entrance, and turkeys and ducks as prizes in each event. A 
glance at the list which follows will show that the Dayton boys 
went home with a good supply of poultry. 
Craig and Rike tied for high gun on 81. Schwind was second 
with 77. Ike third with 72, and Oswald and Oldt fourth with 71 
each. 
First event: Old and Rike, turkey each; second Rike and 
Craig, turkey; Ike, duck; third, Rike and Craig, turkey; fourth, 
Lindemuth, Oswald, H. Heikes, turkey each; fifth, Craig, 
Ike, Schwind, turkey each; sixth, Craig, Schwind and 
Mack, turkey each; seventh, Kette, Mark and Oswald each 
a turkey; eighth, Mack, Rike and Oldt, a turkey each; ninth, 
E. Keller, Rike and Oswald, turkey each; tenth, Oswald, Rike 
and Lindemuth, turkey each. The scores: 
Events: 
Targets: 
Craig ............... 
Rike 
Oswald 
Oldt 
Ike 
Schwind 
Mack 
Lindemtijh 
Carr , 
Stover 
Wampler 
A Kellar 
Kette 
Staub , 
Hodapp 
H Heikes 
Gilbert 
E Kellar ............ 
Geo Rohrer ........ 
Lewis 
R Rohrer .......... 
Clemens 
Witmer ............. 
Nill 
Sheets ............. 
Butler ............. 
Nichols 
C Becker 
1 
10 
7 
7 
5 
8 
6 
2 3 
10 10 
9 8 
10 10 
7 7 
9 8 
8 9 
4 5 6 
10 10 10 
9 10 10 
8 5 7 
7 5 
5 5 
9 7 
8 
6 
6 8 9 
6 7 8 
9 8 8 
5 8 6 
6 
6 
3 
4 
6 
3 
7 
7 
7 8 9 10 
10 10 10 10 
9 8 4 7 
9 8 8 9 
7 10 
7 9 
5 6 
*4 '3 
5 .. 
6 6 
9 3 
4 8 3 3 
5 5 
7 4 .. 
5 5 
6 .. 
4 .. 
Shot 
at. 
100 
10O 
100 
100 
10O 
100 
80 
80 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
80 
100 
60 
70 
50 
40 
40 
40 
30 
20 
20 
20 
10 
10 
10 
Broke. 
81 
81 
71 
71 
77 
77 
64 
63 
63 
62 
62 
64 
52 
47 
45 
37 
33 
30 
20 
18 
17 
16 
11 
io 
10 
6 
4 
I 
Buckeye Club. 
The Buckeye Gun Club was for a long time one of the most 
active clubs of Dayton. Some time ago it was consolidated with 
the new Dayton Gun Club, and finally passed into history on 
Dec. 22. On the evening of this day a full representation of its 
membership met at the Phillips House and voted all its assets to 
the new club. These consisted of a considerable sum of money, 
club house, traps and other equipments. 'Ihe meeting was most 
harmonious, and those present enjoyed a banquet and other pleas- 
ant diversions after the business was concluded. 
At Toledo, 
The Toledo Consolidated Gun Club will hold a New Year's 
target shoot on Jan. 2, turkeys, ducks and chickens being of- 
fered as prizes in each event. 
Cardiff— Reddick Tournament. 
Cardiff, 111.— What would have been a largely attended tourna- 
ment, had the weather been good, was that of the Cardiff and 
Reddick, 111., Clubs, united and held at this place Dec. 19. 
When the opening time, 9 A. M., came it found few present, as 
a room with a stove was more inviting than a bleak prairie, 
covered with snow, over which blew a strong south wind. 
The grounds used are first-class, level as a table, with north 
background free from any obstruction. Five live-bird traps and 
targets are installed. All went well, so far as the trapping was 
concerned. The absence of a club house, or any fire, or place 
to lay the guns was quite an inconvenience, yet those present 
stuck it out until night set in. 
The forenoon was a short one, and was all taken up with 
target shooting. Mr. Mathison, from Wilson, was the best shot 
up to the last round, where he went to the bad. C. Fortier, the 
old-timer from Paper City, led the amateurs with 66 out of 80. 
Chris. Keck, the DuPont man, was high alone as a professional 
Tramp Irwin was looking on and assisting with a few friendly 
words of encouragement to those with "coid feet." Those present 
were: A. W. Feilers, Wing, 111.; T. J. Fortier, Piper City, 111.; 
A. Ferris, Chatsworth, 111.; C. C. Hess, Momence, 111.; E. Hess, 
Buckingham, ill.; Nelson Wells, Momence, 111.; Dr. Smith, 
Jack Riley and Tom Riley, Reddick, 111.; Jim Walsh, George 
Faulk, and John Aim, Cardiff, 111. 
Scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets: 15 15 20 15 15 
N Wens 9 11 16 .. .. 
C Keck 10 14 17 12 14 
Dr. smith 10 13 17 10 8 
G Falk 10 9 7 12 .. 
C Hess 7 12 14 .. 
A Ferris .....13 12 16 13 9 
C Fortier 10 14 16 14 12 
j Vv imams 5 7 6 8 
M Mathison 13 15 17 14 6 
E Hess 10 .. .. '.. 
J F Reiley .. 6 .. 2 
T J Reney u 9 
C Buttier .. .. .„ 
Shot 
at. 
60 
80 
80 
65 
60 
80 
80 
65 
80 
15 
35 
30 
15 
Broke. 
36 
67 
58 
38 
33 
63- 
66 
26 
65 
10 
8 
'20 
8 
After an adjournment for dinner and a warm-up, the live 
birds were trapped, and three events on the birds with feathers 
added interest, as such a game was needed to hold the atten- 
tion of the crowd. Mathison was the only one to get 14, and he 
took first money in the first event, while second money went to 
Fortier and Ferris with an unlucky 13. Butler, Smith and 
Langston tied on 11 for third. In the second event, Fortier and 
Dr. Smith went straight; and in the miss-and-out it was Mathison 
and Wells who held out until the last bird in the coop had 
been trapped. The scores: 
Fi'fteen live birds; $5 entrance: 
Fortier .......112101112121201—13 Williams ..... .011020012102011— 9 
Ferris 222101112112011—13 Keck 111201101201121—12 
Mathison 122102221112121—14 Rieley 011001100211Z11— 10 
Butler .121000122101212— 11 Lanpston 012202100212211— 11 
Smith ..1110101120102H— 11 
Ten iive birds; $3 entrance: 
Fortier .U12212121— 10 Butler ............1102221211—9 
Dr. Smith .22121112U— 10 Langston 0110011210—6 
Madison 12i021iHiO— 8 W imams 1102211211— 9 
Hess ............. .1100010010— 4 
Miss-and-out, live birds; $1 entrance: 
Mathison .....121212 Smith .0 5 
Fortier 122120 Wells 121212 
Falk;./.;. vlO* Williams ....... .....1H220 
Mathison and Wells divided. 
In Other Places. 
On Saturday last the members of the Trenton, O., Gun Club 
met for practice. At 60 targets Baker made the score of 38; 
Wirtley, 35; Pfalsgraf, 31; Went, 36; Sickles, 35; H. Keer, out of 
30, 21; Sellers, out of 15, 10. 
It is time for the live-bird shooters to get busy with their 
preparations for the tournament, to be held at Detroit, Mich., 
on Feb. 15 and 16, which has come to be an annual affair, in 
connection with the Automobile and Sporting Goods Association 
Show. There will be good added money for the target events, 
which will be held first day; while the second will be given 
over to a 25 live-bird handicap, $25 entrance, being the twelfth 
shoot for the Gillman & Barnes trophy, the emblem that carries 
with it the championship of the United States and Canada. 
Bates, of Canada, has captured it twice and he will be on hand 
to try a third time win to make it his own personal property. 
Fred Gilbert will have an eye on the same, as will others, both 
local and national. The gang will find this shoot an incentive 
to hasten back from Texas. 
A friend writes from Frankfort, S. D., that the gun club at 
that place has not gone into winter quarters yet, but shoot 
weekly. A neat club house has been erected, so that a warm 
stove will add comfort on cold wintry days. The club is in good 
financial condition and had money in the treasury to pay for 
the building. 
A New Year shoot has been given out by the Kentucky Gun 
Club, of Louisville, Ky., for Jan. 2, at Fountain Ferry Park. 
Eight events are scheduled, with a trophy for each. The 
Kentucky boys have held many good shoots during 1904, and are 
starting out right for the new year. Louisville is a lively live- 
bird town. 
W. Walsinger, the trapshooting promoter of Ferndale, la., held 
a shoot on Dec. 23. Everybody was made welcome, and a good 
time was the result. 
The Mattoon, 111., "shotgun cranks" have put their heads to- 
gether and the result terminated in a newly organized gun club, 
having eighteen members for a starter. The officers are: J. F., 
Mallory, President, arid George Kaelberer, Secretary. 
The regular weekly meeting of the Daniel Boone Rifle Club 
was held Friday, at their range in Muncie, Ind. Captain Stephens 
announces that the members are not taking much interest in the 
shoots. 
It is with much interest that we note that gun clubs are being 
organized in connection with many high schools and colleges. 
Learning to shoot straight will fit men for being of use to their 
country, should occasion arise. 
In far away Arizona the trap boys had an interesting meeting 
Christmas Day, at Tucson, the prizes being turkeys, ducks and 
chickens. Besides these prizes, several novelties were introduced, 
which kept up the interest throughout the day. The opening 
gun was fired at 9 A. M., and during the day the townspeople 
were delighted spectators. 
Fort Smith, Ark., is situated far enough south, so that the 
cold of the north does not hinder gatherings at the trap during 
winter months. The shoot held Saturday last was interesting to 
at least one member, who won the booby prize, jack Jackson 
won the same with one target broken out of 25. At same num- 
ber, H. T. James, 23; T. H. Williamson, 17; H. Omahundro, 19, 
were the best scores reported. 
The Carleton, Mich., Gun Club will hold their: fifth amateur 
tournament on Monday, Jan. 2. There will be liberal rewards 
offered in cash, and both targets and live birds will be used. 
Rose system of division of purses, 8, 5, 3 and 2. Twenty-five 
dollars will be awarded the one who makes ten perfect scores; 
$20 for nine; $15 for eight; $10 for seven. Under these con- 
ditions it is safe to predict that but little money will be re- 
quired to pay rewards. 
Ihe Detroit, Mich., Gun Club has gone into winter quarters- 
it will come forth when the robins nest again, 'ihe otneers are 
Wm. Morris, President; George Stanch, Secretary; Chas. F. 
Rustling, Ureasurer and Captain, and is a hustling captain, who 
keeps the boys going. 
When J. E. hoab, who runs a lunch room, won a meal ticket 
at Jacksonville, ill., put up by a competitor, he was puzzled how 
to dispose of same. 
Will Clark, of Flora, Ind., won out in the first shoot of the 
Flora Gun Club with a score of 17 out of 20 targets. 
Ihe McLean County Gun Club, of Bioomingtun, HI., will hold 
a tournament Feb. 22. 
Out in the JSi orthwest, where winds are known to blow cold 
in the winter, the Helena, Mont., Club will hoid weekly shoots. 
The secretary of the U. M. C. Gun Club, at Guthrie, O. T., 
writes that already the club members are getting ready for an 
active spring campaign against the "festive" targets. 
An interesting bit of news crosses the continent to the effect, 
that the Spokane, Wash., Club will hold a shoot on the first 
day of the new year. Nothing so good as starting the year 
properly. 
it is stated that the Montana State tournament will be held 
at Bozeman, in the early summer. 
It has been a long time since shooting matches were all the 
go at Kewanee, 111., at which time the Mayor of KeithsDurg, and 
the Mayor of Kewanee were in hot competition. So it will be 
news to many that a shoot at live birds and targets was held 
there last week. 
You may expect to read reports from a new gun club that has 
been organized at Council Blurts, la. 
Ihere is little doing in the shooting line in the West in the 
winter time as compared with the summer, so that it is a bit 
of good news, that of the formation of a new club at Crown 
Point, Ind. 
Dan bray, after an exciting struggle, resulting in a tie on 82, 
and a shoot-ofi on 25, lost the Denver Post tropliy to Lou Reed^ 
of Ohiowa, Neb., in the contest last week at Columbus. The 
shoot was held during a storm, and the score of 25 straight, made 
by Reed, was an "eye-opener." G. A. Schroeder challenged Reedl 
for the trophy. Gus doesn't like to see it leave Columous. 
Proctor Knott is situated in the north part Minnesota, where- 
the themomentor registers low in the month of December. While; 
it is too cold for target work, it is not too uncomfortable to en- 
joy a banquet. Some twenty-eight of the club's enthusiasts were 
banqueted with the assistance of the wives and sweethearts, andi 
it was a list of good things, where wit also "flowed." J. V.. 
Gilbert, H. G. Gilderman and Dr. 1. A. Roadman were speakers, 
C. M. Boucher was presented with the Peters trophy for lb04. 
There has been announced an all-day target and live-bird tourna- 
ment for Jan. 2 at the St. Louis, Mo., DuPont Park. A warm 
club house, such as has long been in use at this park, makes 
pigeon shooting enjoyable even in very cold weather. 
The Windsor, Ont., boys crossed over to the Lagoon Park 
and met the Sandwich Gun Club, of Detroit, in a little im- 
promptu live-bird race, and were defeated. At 26 birds, Sandwich 
made 22 to Windsor's 19. Some additional sweeps were shot, 
Jack Maroon being high man, making a 10 straight. 
Mr. Burr Eaton, of Danville, la., held a shoot last week under 
unfavorable weather conditions. A. Sater broke 104 out of 120- 
S. N an, 99; Frost, 83; Saden, 92;. Eaton,- 89; Stuge, 42 out of 80 j 
C. Sater, 70 out of 100; Huschen, 44 out of 60; Schroeder, 28 out 
of 50. 
McHenry, 111., has not neglected to fall into line for 19C5, arid! 
the holiday will be the occasion for a shoot. Ben Stilling is, 
President; J. J. Barbain, Treasurer; Wm. Stoffel, secretary j; 
Linus Newman, Captain. Good luck to you and your friend lien. 
The Areola, 111., shooters are after more suppers. The last 
shoot resulted in Barnes' team winning, by 93 to 47. The shooters 
were Dr. Barnes, M. McCafferty, Sam. Cox, P. J. Goggin, O'. 
Harris, Jess Smith, E. Watson, D. Winteringer, J. Winteririger B 
N. Snyder and Sam Blackwell. 
It will be news to the western boys that they are, "showing me** 
in Missouri. A new club was lately organized at Joplin, with 
the following members: J. J. Gittinger, R. Jordan, W. D. 
Gorham, J. H. Meyers, W. E. Allen, W. nannum, J. M. Short, 
G. A. Shimmings, G. I. Mays. Trapshooting will be boomed^ 
and traps will be installed. •, 
Russell Klein was easily high man at the tournament held last 
week at Clarion, la. With cold and stiff wind he made 155 out 
of 165; Spencer, 145; McDowell, 132; Howell, 127; Mitchell, 127; 
Bromeister, 126; Yearns, 124; Meyers, 115. The merchandise 
orizes put up were the feature of the meeting and much enjoyed. 
It is reported that all present had something to show for their 
skill with the shotgun. 
West ern shooters are very glad indeed that the next Grand | 
American will be held in Indianapolis. Some would prefer 
Chicago, others Kansas City, and yet some others Denver. But 
what was so good last year will be better, if possible, in 1906. 
Dr. Lawrence, Lincoln, 111., president of the Illinois &,._te • 
Sportsmen's Association, writes that the next State ■ shoot will i 
be held May 23, 24 and 25. 
Jack Parker, the well-known Michigan trapshooting promoter^ 
will manage the shoot at Carleton, Mich., Jan. 2, 1905. 
The Peters Cartridge Company's representatives will all meet' 
in Cincinnati the first of January. There will be much going' 
on in their line during their stay in that city. ' 
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