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FOREST AND STREAM. 
The following &GOS«s were made at the shoot held here Sun- 
day, each being a 15-target event: 
Wrapper 14 13 13 13 14 Leidel 10 11 910 8 
C W Mitchell.-.. 10 10 11 12 10 J E Bush 13 12 1112 11 
T N Drought 13 12 10 . . . . C W Mitchell, Jr. 7 10 9 .. ... 
N C Wil!iver....«. 9 10 8 10 9 Black 1113 13 10 11 
I T Drought 12 13 .... .. A Hammersmith,. 12 14 10 9 13 
Woodward .10 9 8 9 .. J C Clark 12 9 10 11 . . 
L Stoergel 12 10 12 14 12 . 
Deiivef Trophy. 
Ohiowa, Neb., Jan. 30. — Since the Denver Post trophy was won 
by a Nebraska shot, it has been the "bone of contention," and 
many shoots have been held in connection therewith. As all 
who score a win will be entitled to a try for the trophy in the 
final disposition of same, which will be had some time this year, 
accounts no doubt for so many challenges for the trophy. 
Mr. C. .E. Williams was the "fellow" who , thought he could 
beat Mr. L. E. Reed, the man who won it from Billy Clayton, the 
noted Kansas City gun ^handler. But he did not reckon with the 
weather man, and the very cold weather, together with the sun 
reflecting on the hard, frozen snow, caused him to make the low 
.score of 70 out of the 100. 
The committee, selected from the three States, Kansas, Colorado 
rand Nebraska, placed Mr. Williams at 17yds. and Mr. Reed at 19, 
!SO that it is possible that Mr. Reed was really doing fine execu- 
Ition when he made 80 out of his 100. W. A. Waddington, of 
jBeatrice, was tlie Nebraska man in charge of the trophy shoot. 
.You must realize that the Nebraska men have the shooting 
ffever in their blood, for there were many of them present, and 
ithey unpacked their guns and went at it in good fashion. A 
ttotal of 350 shots were fired, and Maxwell, the one-armed man, 
iroade 281, Reed 2.!:, ;..ach 265, Townsend 264, Bray 251. Others 
stoaoitijog who did u^t complete the programme were Mann, 
Rhoda, Williams, Evans, Van Buren, Thorpe, Waddington, 
Barley, Bigler, Guthrie, Cameron, Domier, Schrenhost and 
Leiler. 
In Other Places. 
It is reported that 500 live birds will be used by the San Jose, 
111., Gun Club for their coming tournament. It is supposed that 
some crank will be coming out with an anti-pigeon shoot bill before 
the Illinois Legislature is much older. 
The Jaysville Gun Club, of Dayton, O., held a shoot on the 
, Cox Earm last Thursday. 
Any resident of Montgomery county, Ohio, can participate in 
( the clay-bird championship. It is shot at 50 targets, with distance 
1 handicap. 
The Union City Cxin Club, of Greenville, O., gave a banquet to 
jits members last Thursday evening. There were several invited 
J guests, and a good time was reported. 
We learn that J. S. Reelhorn is one of the crack shots in the 
iKickersville, O., Gun Club. 
Wlien Feb. 22 rolls around there will be held a tournamen.t at 
\Vincennes, Ind. This will be the fourth annual tournament of the 
IJefferson County Gun Club. There will be two events, one at 10, 
ithe other at 25 live birds. A trophy valued at $35 will go to the 
winner of the latter event. 
There was another shoot for the Denver Post trophy, at 
Ohiowa, Neb., Jan. 25. C. E. Williams, of Home, Colo., at- 
tempted to beat L. E. Reed. The match was at 100 targets. 
The storm that swept the country delayed mails and prevented 
the scores arriving in time for this issue. 
The shoot between Dr. Grapper and James E. Bush, of the 
Milwaukee South Side Gun Club, was postponed by mutual agree- 
ment until some future time. The regular weekly shoot was held 
on Sunday. There were four events, each of 15 targets, in which 
T. M. Drought, J. E. Bush and C. W. Mott went straight. These 
and other scores were good, as there were zero conditions, with 
a snow-covered ground. 
And now comes the Owosso Gun Club, of Owosso, Mich., 
through the secretary, with a statement that a tournament will be 
held May 18 and 19. With a purse of $200 hung up, the contest 
will be open to all amateurs. 
Shall the spring duck shooter shoot in the springtime? is now 
ihe question that arises among some of the Western shooters. 
There was a large delegation of shooters who journeyed from 
Waco, Tex., to Brenham for the shoot held there under Alf. 
^Gardiner's management. 
F. G. Hogan, president of the Cleveland, O., Gun Club, with 
John Ashley and Mathew Andrews, are now touring the southern 
part of Georgia on a hunting trip. The quail will be the object 
of their search. 
The very cold weather has chilled the ardor of some of the 
shooters on the Illinois prairies, and the report has reached us 
that at the last meeting of the Nicholas Park Gun Club only one 
event was shot, when an adjournment was made to the club 
house for a thaw out. When the thawing out process had been 
con<pleted, the cry was homeward. 
It would be a renewal of the old times should Freeport, 111., 
shooters consume a carload of targets during 1905. This may not 
occur, but the club is flourishing out there, and as prizes are 
offered, there will be an incentive for regular attendance, as they 
are holding shoots on Fridays. 
H, B, Williams, James Porter and E. P. Shepherd are the 
incorporators of the Calumet Gun Club, of Chicago. 
The Berea, O., Gun Club will in the near future have a contest 
at the traps with the Recreation Gun Club, of Newburg, as their 
challenge has been accepted. 
Members of the Mansfield, O., Gun Club had a novel experi- 
ence last week. They invited their friends out to witness a fox 
chase. It is said that there were some two thousand people at 
the club house to witness the start. 
While April showers are warming up the Northern country, 
there will be something doing on the Gulf coast, as the! League 
of Trapshooters will hold a tournament at the City Park Gun 
Club grounds. New Orleans, April 16, 17 and 18. There will be 
$350 added money, and the indications are for a great gathering 
.of shooters from all along the coast line. Biloxi, Pascagoula, 
;Mobile, Pensacola, Chef Menteur, Hattiesburgh, Laurel and 
';Meridian will each have representatives of their clubs present to 
icontest for the team and the individual prizes. 
The Spring Lake Rod and Gun Club, of Streator, III., gave a 
«upper last Tuesday. The members were a jolly lot, and they 
were entertained with rare musical talent. 
' The Riverside Gun Chxh, of Detroit, Mich., has held their an- 
nual meeting, and has elected officers for 1905 as follows: Presi- 
dent, J. Hocker; Secretary, J. H. Galston; Treasurer, J. Repp; 
Captain, A. J. Whitmore; Assistant Captain, J. Stark. 
The Sturgeon Gun Club, of Sturgeon, Mo., has formulated plans 
for pushing trapshooting through this year. Already plans are 
laid for a tournament to be held June 22, which will be the annual 
tournament. These are the new men at head of affairs, viz.: 
J. H. Wiscott, President; Dr. A. R. McComas, Vice-President; 
Cba?. Harris, Secretary and Treasurer. 
The Cleveland, O., Gun Club held its regular tournament iasl 
Tuesday. Shooting at 50 targets each, the results follow: Class 
A— North 42, Snow 38. Class B— Brugge 39, King 38. Class C— 
Kramer 44, Doolittle 43, Stillson 39, Hull 39, Freeman 35, Saffold 
36, Bob S3, Hopkins 31., Class D-Wallace 41, Burns 41, Hopkins 
40, Mack 38, Frank 33, Toby 33, Herbert 30, and Drake 23. 
The Riverside Gun Club, of Detroit, Mich., starts out for this 
year with money in the treasviry, and a good attendance of shoot- 
ers is promised for the future. 
They take Dave Elliott for his big brother Jim out in the 
"short grass" country" along the Arkansas valley. A local paper 
refers to Dave as the former U. S. champion shot. 
.Another Schmelzer trophy has been heard from. This time it 
was at Great Bend, Kans., where on Friday last, at 25 targets, the 
scores were: Lewis 23, Roesler 18, Cornelius 18, Logan 16, Nibln 16. 
At the last shoot held by the Lorraine, ^ Kans., Gun Club, the 
scores were low, but the charm of shooting was there. At 12 tar- 
gets Herman Jansscn made 9, J. Hopkins 2, John Janssen 6, 
W. Melchert 5, Geo. Zarn 9, A. Matoush 12. 
It is well that members of gun clubs should look to the social 
features of their organization. Some of the clubs in central Illinois 
are looking after this feature, and its results are beneficial. The 
last banquet reported was that of the Areola Club, and nothing 
but bad weather dampened their flow of good spirits. 
The Denver. Post trophy is still held by L. E. Reed, of Ohiowa, 
Neb., as he defeated O. E. Williams by 10 targets. 
Many of the northern Illinois excellent trap shots will turn their 
attention to Batavia, 111., as the best place to sisend Washington's 
Birthday. The shoot there should draw well, as there are some 
fellows there to run atiairs, and it can be reached from all the 
surrounding towns, including Chicago, by trolley cars. 
Harry Kirby, the well-known trade representative, was present at a 
shoot held by the Rosewood Gun Club at Springfield, O., and 
proved the honor winner • with a score of 80 out of 90 targets 
sliot at. 
Last Thursday was the meeting day for the Kendallville, Ind., 
Gun Club, when scores thus were recorded: P. G. Klmkenberg 
out of 75 targets shot at, broke 53; Joe Weber 46 per cent.; R. 
P. Bruck 52 per cent.; the last-named was on the 18 mark most 
of the time. 
The following statement will be news to many, since this week 
there will be a big shoot held at Houston, Tex. It seems that local 
shcoters are discussing a proposition to establish a new gun 
chib. This one to take the place of the old one, which has ap- 
parently passed from its former usefulness. There has been much 
trouble in the past to secure suitable grounds where shoots could 
be held successfully. The old Bonrig club became objectionable 
to the people living in the neighborhood, and it was declared a 
nuisance. The Highland "was then secured, and it was very 
unpopular on account of being an unhandy location. There was 
bad street car service and the background was dark, and thus very 
much to be condemned. The prospect now is that the new men 
will arrange for a park which meets with all the requirements, and 
that there will be regular shoots held in Houston. 
There was a meeting, of the Plainvievv, Minn., Gun Club last 
week, at which the club' decided to hold the next tournament May 
23. The newly elected officers are: G. R. Hall, President; J. W. 
McCarty, Vice-President; A. J. Fricke, Secretary; F. T. Dicker- , 
man. Treasurer; John Mills, Captain. 
'Ihere was an electioii last week at the Pomona, Cal., Gun Club, 
the result being that IDr. E. Henderson is now President; J. , T. 
Nugent, Vice-President; J. A. Gallup, Secretary; C. G. George, ; 
Treasurer. If all goes well the club will hold a series of shoots. , 
Yes, sure, there will be something doing when the date rolls 
around for the Ohio State shoot. Just you watch the smoke that 
will arise when the Canton boys send the first to the firing line. 
Out at Novo, Colo., the target shooters are busy, though their 
scores would indicate room for much improvement. At 25 targets 
C W. tiart scored 6, Ed, Bailey 11, C. McFadden 15, E. Ziegler 
12, W. Hart 13, E. Kiplinger 8, E. E. Miller 12, C. Swope 4, 
D. Phillips 8. 
Mexia, Tex., reports a shoot wherein Carter and Foster, of 
Gresbeck, were beaten by one target by Dick Johnson and Hardy 
Story, of that city. 
Something doing in the shooting line at Fisher, 111., where out 
of 26, Theo. Williams scored 23 and Henderson 22 to Arie the 
same.. 
At Alma, Wis., there was a live-bird shoot. At 9 each there 
was a tie on 6 between W. H. Palmer and Dr. Geo. Kempter. 
Few are the Legislatures that have met this winter but have 
had their attention called to live-bird shooting by the introduction 
of a bill to stop it. Shooters in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania 
and other States must wake up ere it be too late. 
There are some stayers at Ivesdale, 111., as on Tuesday last 
there were three shooters out at the traps, and out of 30 live birds 
each Styan killed ail his birds but one — two were carried out by 
the wind. Scores: Styan 27, Hubbard 22, Johnson 23. Well, they 
do report that the thermometer registered way down to 7 below. 
The Whitehall, 111., boys are surely awaiting the spring flight 
of ducks. They were out getting the rust out of their guns last 
Saturday at 25 targets. H. Robley made 23, B. Nevins 22, E. H. 
Griswold 22, Dr. Hume 18, L. Griswold 18, M. Watt 17, W. 
Tanner 17, W. E. Fischer 15, T. A. Mytinger 15, W. Tites 14, 
E. Morris 11. 
Last year there were few, if ariy, clubs that shot as much as 
did the Le Mars, la., organization. Now it looks as if another 
prosperous year will be this present one. The 19C5 officers are: 
H. J. Fuller, President; Al. Souer, Vice-President; T. W. Eding- 
ton. Secretary and Treasurer; A. L. Adamson, Field Captain; 
L. L. Jones, H. N. Kern, I. C. Hise, Executive Committee. A 
big tour,nament is in prospect for the early springtime. 
Trapshooting has again begun to boom at Kewanee, 111. 
And now comes G. W. Lewis, of Herrington, Kans., secretary 
of the Kansas State Association, with the announcement that the 
next shoot will be held May 16, 17 and 18. 
Ben Stilling, of McHenry, 111., an old hand at promoting tourna- 
ments, is out with the statement that he will give a two days' 
tournament at his place, Feb. 18 and 19. 
Did you notice that that tournament to be held by the only 
Elmer Shaner at Kansas City should be an O. K. shoot? 
Sanny South Handicap, 
Brenham, Tex. — The winter shoot held here each year, and 
known as the Sunny South, came off on schedule time. The 
weather was very disagreeable, not being so very sunny, and the 
northers do blow in this country. It was thought by some that 
the small attendance of amateurs was due to the handicaps not 
being sufficient for the best shots. There were a total of fourteen 
present, who are classed as professionals, and of the amateur class 
there were not tbove a dozen, while some of them were from the 
North. . 
Of course, there was Garditier, who always manages the shoots 
in the best of order, and the week was well spent. 
The opening day was devoted to the preliminary shoot, it being 
100 targets. It was was won by Still Bill Heer, of Concordia, 
Kans., with 87; Atchinson, of Gidding, Tex., second, 86; Waters, 
of Baltimore, third, 85; Heikes, of Dayton, O., and Burmister and 
Fred Gilbert 84 each. 
The Sunny South Handicap was won by "Tobacco Bill" with 
94 out of the 100. 
.When the final events closed for the week Fritz Gilbert, the 
wizard from Spirit Lake, was credited with high average, his 
sccre being 519 out of 573. Then came "Pop" Heikes with 516, 
with Wm. R. Crosby third, 508. 
In the amateur class there were H. G. Taylor, the Dakota shot, 
first with 505; M. E. Atchinson, of Giddings, Tex., second, 502; 
"George Tucker, of Brenham, Tex., third, 484. 
Other scores were : Heer 503, Spencer 501, Waters 474, Money 
473, Hubby 471, Faurote 469. 
At the close of the shoot most all the visitors scattered and will 
visit points where there is good game shooting. It is expected, 
however, that all will meet again at the Houston shoot, which is 
to be held Feb. 7, 8 and 9. 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
Montclair Gon Club. 
MoNTCLAiR, N. J.— Notwithstanding the cold, some ten men 
shot through five events to-day. Event No. 3, 25 targets, un- 
known angles, was tied for by Messrs. Cockefair, Moffett and 
Winslow, but on the shoot-off the first prize, 100 targets free, 
was won by Moffett; the second prize was tied for again by 
Winslow and Cockefair, who tossed for second and third prizes, 
a card case and a box of shells. 
■Event 4, for a box of shells, was won by Babcock with a score 
of 23. Scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 Events: 1 2 3 4 6 
Targets : 25 25 25 25 25 Targets : 25 25 25 25 25 
P H Cockefair, 2. 18 21 22 20 17 C Babcock, 1 19 23 18 
C W Kendall 11 16 17 20 21 W I Soverel 19 .. .. 
E Winslow, 4 11 15 22 18 14 J W Glaister, 2 15 14 19 
F W Moffett, 2.... 21 16 22 22 22 Taylor .... 21 8 14 
I S Crane, 2 17 21 21 .. F H Robinson 15 .. 13 
.Handicaps apply on event 3 only. 
Edward Winslow, Sec'y. 
North River Gun Club. 
Edgewater, N. J., Feb. 4. — Event 5 was a handicap for a silver 
cup. It resulted in a tie. In the shoot-off it was won by Mr. 
F. Truax. Scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 15 10 15 10 25 25 25 
Morrison, 3 13 7 12 8 19 15 19 
Richter, 3 10 6 9 8 16 .. 20 
Truax, 1 12 8 12 7 25 21 22 
Williams, 0 15 6 10 8 22 .. 19 
Vosselman, 6 12 6 9 6 19 17 16 
Glover, 0 10 10 14 10 24 24 22 
Eickhoff, 3 10 10 11 9 19 16 21 
Keystone Shooting League. 
HoLMESBURG JUNCTION, Pa., Feb. 4.— The weather was cold, the 
birds were good and the contestants were in fine form. The first 
shoot of a series, a shoot each week, through February, March 
and April, was begun. At the end of the series, the contestant 
scoring the most wins will be awarded the beautiful silver trophy. 
Competition is open to members only. The first win was scored 
by Mr. Walter S. Harrison, who killed 19 out of 20. 
The scores follow: 
Club handicap, 20 live birds, optional sweekstake, $10 entrance, 
high guns: 
Harrison, 29 12110122221122112222—19 
Frank, 30 12201221220012222222—17 
Parker, 32 02202222222202222222—17 
Geikler, 29 12222020222022222222—17 
McFalls, 30 22200222022222022222—16 
Coffin, 30 22220022222222202222—17 
Russell, 30 22022202222200222222—16 
Jackson, 29 22220202000222222222—15 
South, 28 22222222200220220222—16 
In the second event, open handicap, 10 birds, Mr. C. Geikler 
was first with a straight score. Messrs. Frank and Parker tied 
on 9. The scores: 
Harrison 2010111212— 8 McFalls 2120002012— 6 
Frank 1222112022— 9 Coffin 2220022222— 8 
Geikler 2222222122—10 
The third event was a handicap at 15 birds, and Messrs. Frank 
and Geikler tied for first with straight scores, as follows: 
Frank 222222222222222—15 Harrison 2*0222212212222—13 
Parker 2*2222222222222—14 Smith 200021220222222— U 
Geikler 222222222222222—15 Russell 2220202*22212*2—11 
McFalls 22*02*222222222—12 Jackson 0023*202122*222—10- 
Stanley Gaa Club. 
A MEETING of the Management Committee of the Stanley Gun 
Club (Incorporated) was held on Jan. 31, to consider the plans for 
the annual tournament in Toronto on May 17, 18 and 19. Those 
present were Thomas A. Duff (chairman). Aid. Robert Fleming, 
J. H. Thompson (president) and Alex. Dey (secretary). It was 
decided to have ten 20-target events each day, making 600 targets 
in all; and to guarantee $1,250 in cash. It was agreed to have 
a valuable prize each day for high average, and a grand prize to 
the competitor who makes high average for the entire tourna- 
ment. The committee also decided to present a diamond medal 
to the professional shot standing first in his class. The compe- 
tition will be managed on the handicap system and open to the 
world. Professionals and manufacturers' agents to shoot for 
targets only. The rules governing the shooting are those of the 
Dominion of Canada Trapshooting and Game Protective Associa- 
tion. 
No expense will be spared to make this tournament a success, 
and, with the liberal cash guarantee and other inducements of- 
fered, the club feels that Toronto will see in May next a tourna- 
ment that will eclipse the one held in August, 1903, which was the 
second largest strictly amateur tournament ever held in America. 
Ccmpetitors will be able to remain in Toronto, and on May 20 
see the race at the Woodbine for the King's plate, the oldest con- 
tinuously run racing stake of the Continent. 
Millvafe Gun Club. 
MiLLVALE, Pa., Feb. 4.— Good scores were made at the shoot of . 
the Millvale Gun Club, Hickey being high with the excellent 
average of 94 out of 100. 
Targets : 
Hickey .................. 
Butler ................... 
Burnham ................ 
Tegethoff 
McGlasson 
Shaw 
"VVeherley 
Scores: 
10 15 M) 15 25 25 Total. 
10 14 
9 11 
9 10 
8 11 
7 12 
6 12 
7 10 
20 
9 14 23 24 
8 12 20 23 
7 11 18 
9 11 19 
8 13 .. 
7 13 .. 
6 U .. 
94 
83 
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