POltEST Hi^U StUEAM. 
burg) Eic'f, 
feb. 22.— Utica, N. Mivefside Gua Club's eightb antiual tout- 
nament, E. J. Loughlin, Sec'y- 
March IL— Lakewood, N. J.— AU-day shoot of the Mullerite Gun 
Club. A. A. Sohoverling, Sec'y, 
March 20-25.— Kansas City, Mo.— Dickey Bird Gun Club six-day 
tournament. 
March 28-29.— Kansas City, Mo.— Missouri and Kansas League of 
trapshooters' first tournament, at Schmelzer's Shootirig Park. 
Dr. C. B. Clapp, Sec'y, Moberly, Mo. 
April 5-6. — Augusta, Ga.— The interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under tlie auspices of the Augusta Gun Club. Chas. C. 
Needham, Sec'y- 
April 12-13. — Spring tournament of Delaware Trapshooters' League, 
on grounds of Wilmington Gun Club. H. J. Stidman, Sec'y, 
Wilmington. 
April 18-20.— Waco, Tex.— Texas State Sportsmen's Association 
tournament. 
April 19. — Springfield, Mass., Shooting Club annual tournament. 
C. L. Kites, Sec'y. 
April 22.— Easton, Pa.— Independent Gun Club all-day tournament. 
Jacob Pleiss, Sec'y. 
May 2-5.— Pittsburg, Pa.— Tournament of the Pennsylvania State 
Sportsmen's Association, under auspices of the Herron Hill 
■ Gun Club; $1,000 added to purses. Louis Lautenstager, Sec'y. 
May 2-6. — Kansas City, Mo.— Missouri State Game and Fish Pro- 
tective Association tournament. 
May 4-5. — Waterloo, la., Gun Club spring tournament. E. M. 
Storm, Sec'y. 
May 9-10.— Olean, N. Y., Gun Club annual tournament. B. D. 
Nobles, Sec'y. 
May 9-12. — Hastings, Neb. — Nebraska State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion's twenty-ninth annual tournament. Geo. L. Carter, Sec'y, 
' Lincoln, Neb. 
May 11-12. — -Wilmington, Del. — Wawaset Gun Club third annual 
spring tournament. W. M. Foord, Sec'y. 
May 14-lG. — Des Moines, la, — Iowa State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion tournament. 
May 16-18. — Parkersbvrg, W. Va. — West Virginia State Sports- 
- men's Association tournament. 
May 17-18.— Auburn, N. Y., Gun Club two-day tournament. Knox 
& Knapp, Mgrs. 
May 17-19. — Stanley Gun Club of Toronto (incorporated), Can., 
annual tournament. Alexander Dey, Sec'y, 178 Mill street, 
Toronto. 
May 23-25. — Lincoln.— Illinois State Sportsmen's Association tour- 
nament. 
May 25-27. — Montreal, Quebec, Gun Club grand trapshooting 
tournament. D. J. Kearney, Sec'y, 412 St. I'aul street, Quebec. 
May 30. — McKeesport, Pa. — Enterprise Gun Club tournament. 
Geo. W. Mains, Sec'y. 
May 30-31.— Washington, D. C. — Analostan Gun Club two-day 
tournament; ?200 added. Miles Taylor, Sec'y, 222 F street, 
N. W. 
May 31-June 1. — Vermillion. — South Dakota State Sportsmen's 
Association tournament. 
June 8-9. — Dalton, O., Gun Club annual tournament. Ernest F. 
Scott, Capt. 
June 9. — Shamokin, Pa., Gun Club tournament. S. C. Yocum, 
Sec'y. 
June 13-15. — New Jersey State Sportsmen's Association tournament, 
une 27-30. — Indianapolis, Ind. — The Interstate Association's Grand 
American Handicap target tournament ; $1,000 added money. 
Elmer E. Shaner, Sec'y Mgr^ Pittsburg, I'a. 
July 4.— Shamokin, Pa., Gun Club tournament. S. C. Yocum, 
Sec'y. 
July 4.— South Framingham, Mass. — Second annual team shoot; 
$50 in cash. 
July 12-13.— Menominee, Mich.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Menominee Gun Club. 
W. W. McQueen, Sec'y. 
July 24-28.— Brehm's Ocean City, Md.— Target tournament. H. A. 
Brehm, Mgr., Baltimore. 
Aug. 2-4, — Albert Lea, Minn. — The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Albert Lea Gun Club. 
N. E. Paterson, Stc'y. 
Aug. 16-18. — Ottawa, Can. — Dominion of Canada Trapshooting and 
Game Protective Association. G. Easdale, Sec'y. 
Aug. 16-18. — Kansas City, M&.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the O. K. Gun Club. C. C. 
Herman, Sec'y. 
Oct, 11-12.— Dover, Del., Gun Club tournament; open to all ama- 
teurs. U. H. Reed, Sec'y. 
Oct. 12.— Fall tournament of the Delaware Trapshooters' League, 
on grounds of Do\er Gun Club. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTE.RS 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for 
publication in these columns, also any news notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matler to 
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, 
New York. Forest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF EACH WEEK. 
Open shoot of the Bound Brook, N. J., Gun Club, to be held 
on Saturday of this week. 
The New Jersey State Sportsmen's Association has fixed on 
June 13, 14 and 15 for its next tournament. 
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Mr. B. D. Nobles, Secretary, announces that the Olean, N. Y., 
Gun Club will hold its annual tournament on May 9 and 10. 
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Hon. Tom A. Marshall, en route from Panama to his home in 
the West, tarried two or three days in New York, in the latter 
part of last week. 
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Mr. W. M. Foord, Secretary, writes us that the third annual 
spring tournament of Wawaset Gun Club, Wilmington, Del., will 
be held on May 11 and 12. 
Owing to Monday of this week being a holiday, and reports 
arriving late on account of stormy weather, several reports are 
necessarily left over to next week. 
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At the holiday shoot of the Crescent Athletic Club on Monday 
of this week, the holiday cup was won by Mr. H. B. Vandeveer, 
after shooting ofiE a tie with Mr. L. M. Palmer. 
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A match, described as being for $2C0 a side, has been arranged 
between Mr. George Goettler, of Pottsville, Pa., and Mr. William 
Lloyd, of Morea, to take place at Mahanoy City Park on March 17. 
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Mr. J. Mowell Hawkins, Baltimore, writes us: "Brehm's Ocean 
City target tournament at Ocean City, Md., July 24, 25, 26, 27 and 
28.. Four hundred dollars added money. H. A. Brehm, Mgr., 
Baltimore, Md." 
Dr. C. B. Clapp, Sec'y-Treas., Moberly, Mo., writes us as fol- 
lows: "The first tournament of the Missouri and Kansas League 
of Trapshooters will be held March 28 and 29, at Schmelzer's 
Shooting Park, Kansas City, Mo." 
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The programme of the Mullerite Gun Club shoot, Feb. 18, at 
Newark, N. J., provides five events, a total of 205 targets, anj 
$16.35 entrance. Event 3, handicap, has several merchandise 
prizes. Event 5 is at 100 targets, $10, all scratch, high guns, 
A. A, Schoverling, Manager, 2 Murray street, New York. 
"will hold its spring tournament Thursday and Friday) May 4 and 
5, One hundred dollars added money will be divided into aver- 
ages. Leggett trap will be used, and every effort made to make 
the shoot as successful as former ones. Further information may 
be had on apphcation to E. M. Storm, Sec'y." 
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"Sporting Life's Trapshooting Review for 1905," compiled by the 
well-known authority, Mr. Will K. Park, Philadelphia, contains 
16 pages, the record of the important doings at the traps in the 
past year. Besides the valuable records, it contains portraits of all 
the famous experts. It is sent free to any applicant who will 
send 5 cents to cover postage. 
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The Bound Brook, N. J., Gun Club has arranged one of its 
popular merch.iiidise programmes, for Saturday of this week. 
There are six events. The first, at 25 targets, three cups, is for 
members. The remainder are at 10 targets respectively, 50 cents 
entrance. Shooting commences at 2 o'clock. A prize is offered 
for high average. Mr. F. K. Stelle is the secretary. 
Mr. Chris. Gottlieb journeyed homeward to Kansas City, Mo., 
on Sunday of this week, after a sojourn of some days in New 
York and New Haven. He is now a representative of the 
Winchester Repeating Arms Co., for which he is excellently, quali- 
fied by nature and by training. He is famous as an expert with 
the shotgun, and has many times in competition demonstrated his 
skill and nerve, particularly in the great intercity team matches 
of the Kansas City trapshooters against all comers. He has a per- 
sonal acquaintance with nearly every trapshooter of note in Amer- 
ica. He possesses an unvarying affability and good fellowship, 
qualities which will promptly make good friends for himself and 
the Winchester Company. 
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Mr. E. J. Loughlin, Secretary, writes us that "on Washington's 
Birthday, Feb. 22, the Riverside Gun Club, of Utica, N. Y., will 
hold its eighth annual midwinter tournament at targets. The 
sweepstake programme is open to amateurs only, and will have 
nine events; five at 10, three at 20 and one at 25 targets. Total 
entrance, $8.75, targets included at V/2 cent each. The club adds 
$8.50 cash in the programme events. Money divided under Jack 
Rabbit system. No handicaps. Merchandise prizes to the value 
of $40 will also be provided, to be shot for under the club's system 
of handicapping, with free entrance. Grounds at foot of Washing- 
ton street, three blocks west of all depots. Programme at 10 A. M. 
Bernard Waters. 
Grand Southern Handicap* 
Houston, Tex., Feb. 7.— The much anticipated Southern shoot 
opened here this morning, under very unfavorable conditions as 
to weather. The rain descended and did not stop until the day 
was well near the end. Still, there were more than twenty-five 
enthusiasts who came to shoot, and as many of them were far from 
home, and had come on purpose to shoot, why shoot they did, no 
matter if the rain did soak them through and through. 
The management had evidently taken warning by the very 
stormy weather of the past, and proposed that at least when the 
shooters present were not shooting they could be dry and warm. 
So when they arrived on the ground the park had the appearance 
of a small military encampment. 
The way the old stagers like Heikes, Gilbert and Crosby stored 
themselves away and began to unpack their guns was a revelation 
to the "tenderfoot." It was soon discovered that they were pro- 
vided with rain coats and rubbe.- boots, and that there was going 
to be no delay or postponement. 
The programme of even 20-target events was shot to a finish, 
and some very good scores were made, under such discouraging 
ct nditions. The management was good, and though some stops 
were made, the shoot was finished for the day early in the fore- 
noon, although the opening gun was not fired until 11 A. M. 
There were good fires in the tent, and about the grounds, and 
with hot coffee and ple.ity of good lunch, even Fred Gilbert was 
happy. It was surmised that he would much prefer being tucked 
away in a duck blind on such a day. 
It was Atchison, the good Texas shot who hails from Giddings, 
who made the highest score for the day, as he scored 202 out of 
the 220. He started Out well, getting the first two events straight. 
It was a long way out to thosq targets from the 21yds. line, 
bu then Gilbert and Crosby did not do so bad, and they finished 
a tie on 196; Chas. Spencer at the 19yd. post was next with 194, 
while one "Silent Bill" Heer was two less, and he was at the 
scratch along with the other leaders. 
The scarcity of amateurs, both local and otherwise, was com- 
mented upoi by some, and some one gave out the information 
that in the future the shoots would not be made open to all. 
Even the experts present seemed to favor that plan. It would 
appear that traveling men at 16yds., shooting for averages only, 
would best serve the interests of all concerned. 
The scores that follow will show the ups and downs, and how 
the fall-downs were made in each of the eleven 20-target events: 
First Day, Feb. 7. 
TT vents- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total. 
(-ilher? n 17 18 20 16 17 17 18 18 20 15 20 196 
Crosbv 21 ■ ' 18 IS 19 14 16 16 19 20 20 17 19 196 
K?Pr 21 16 17 15 18 20 19 20 16 17 17 17 192 
Hefkes 20 " . 16 14 18 15 17 19 14 10 10 18 19 188 
Snence'r 19 18 12 17 19 IS 17 19 20 17 19 18 194 
A one v ' 18 18 35 16 18 14 18 18 18 17 15 20 187 
\Va ers' 18 19 16 19 14 16 18 16 17 17 19 16 187 
V-M*rote 18 16 16 14 13 17 18 17 15 18 18 17 179 
Rnhhv 18 ■ ■ ■ ■ 16 17 14 15 19 17 18 18 17 20 19 190 
Yc une 19 16 18 16 16 18 15 15 18 19 19 19 188 
A^chifon 17 20 20 16 15 18 19 20 19 17 18 20 202 
q^S. 17' .. 16 16 13 15 17 15 17 19 19 16 17 180 
"I' 17 :::;;:: n m n 12 12 u n n 15 15 le les 
FlPmi'ne 17 17 15 20 16 18 17 17 14 19 16 19 188 
wTJorf ' 17 ... 17 1(> 18 14 18 16 17 19 19 16 17 187 
P,n master 16 i.' ... 19 18 17 13 18 18 19 19 17 15 17 190 
TnTer 15 19 14 18 18 19 16 IS 16 16 16 14 184 
Kin a 16 . 17 14 IS 17 15 16 18 18 16 18 16 183 
iV"ifl \ 10 12 17 14 15 18 20 17 18 19 19 185 
rwl^;,nri '^5 12 15 15 17 16 18 14 19 16 19 16 177 
Cleveland, 17 16 16 14 15 17 15 15 17 17 19 178 . 
v^trlh ■ io ■ ■ ■ ::::: 14 13 18 17 19 13 17 17 16 17 is 179 
1 Tnnston 16 1 6 15 19 14 17 16 19 17 20 1? 18 190 
Houston, lb ^ . ^9 ^rj jgQ 
Arpleman 16 n 15 18 14 17 17 15 18 17 18 20 186 
Icofieid, 14 ■ 12 16 14 is is w 12 is 15 u le 162 
Sicond Day, Feb. 8« 
It was kind of the Weather Man to be on his good behavior, 
and the sun shone out and all went to work to make the scores 
•of their lives. The top rubber coat", were laid away; but not so 
the rubber boots, as the mud was there to stay. 
The shooting was phenomenal, even for the Texan, who has a 
general reputation for being bandy with the gun. Now, there is 
tat tikikis, tt-iiU ipkilds p&H ot Uc'h Wllliel' Aof^H knfB, Md as 
he pays taxos on some of the broad Texas acres he tiiay be styled 
a iiativi^, Wfell; he was long on the score board to-day, as hfe 
tinished strong with 210. While he shot very well, there were 
twenty men who made as good a score as Gilbert and Crosby did 
the day previous. We ask the reader to follow down the total 
column and note how near these men finished together, and how 
ever.'ly all were matched. 
Atchison kept up his good score, and finished well in the lead 
for the average for the two days, there being a handsome prize 
to be awarded to the one who wins high average for the three 
days. 
The shoot was started at 10 P. M..,^ and was completed at 3 
in the afternoon. There was an interest shown by the towns- 
people, as the day afforded them an outing, and they came to see 
the big guns shoot, and there were there, as thirteen were known 
to belong to the class known as professionals. The scores, each 
event at 20 targets: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 9 10 11 Total. 
Heikes, 19 18 19 18 20 19 20 20 20 19 18 19 210 
Atchison, 18 18 20 18 18 19 19 18 20 19 20 19 207 
Young, 19 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 20 19 20 19 205 
Spencer, 19 18 19 19 19 19 17 20 19 20 17 18 205 : 
Gilbert, 21 17 18 17 19 18 20 19 20 19 18 19 204 
Sens, 17 19 19 17 20 20 19 17 16 17 20 19 203 
Skelly, 16 17 20 15 20 15 18 20 20 19 19 19 202 
Burmister, 16 19 19 18 19 20 18 19 15 18 19 17 201 
Heer, 21 19 18 17 18 20 19 19 19 16 18 17 - 200 
Hubby, 18 16 18 18 20 19 18 19 17 17 18 20 200 
Fleming, 17 17 19 20 20 17 IS 18 18 18 18 17 200 
Tucker, 15 19 19 19 17 18 IS 17 16 18 20 19 200 
Houston, 16 14 19 19 19 19 19 17 17 20 17 19 199 . 
Heard, 16 18 17 18 17 19 20 16 16 19 20 19 199 
Crosby, 21 19 18 16 17 19 16 18 18 19 19 19 198 ^ 
Cleveland, 15 17 19 17 19 17 18 19 16 17 20 18 197 
Barnes, 15 20 18 17 16 20 16 19 18 16 19 18 197 
Waters, 18 15 19 18 18 19 18 17 20 16 18 18 196 
Jackson, 17 16 18 14 18 20 19 19 17 17 18 20 196 , 
Nap, 16 20 19 18 20 18 17 16 15 17 17 19 196 
Miller, 16 15 16 15 17 16 18 18 18 19 20 20 192 
\\'ade, 17 20 14 15 19 16 16 15 16 20 19 20 190 
Money, 18 10 17 15 18 16 18 17 18 19 18 13 185 
Faurote, 18 17 13 17 12 20 16 19 18 16 16 18 182 
King, 16 10 15 17 17 18 16 19 18 17 19 15 181 
Bancroft, 16 17 14 18 16 14 15 15 15 18 17 19 177 
The Interstate Association. 
A MEETING of the stockholders of the Interstate Association, and 
a meeting also of the Tournament Committee, was held in the 
offices of the Laflin & Rand Powder Co., 99 Cedar street. New 
York city, Friday, Dec. 10, President Irby Bennett in the chair. 
The roll call showed the following members present, represented 
either in person or by proxy: Winchester Repeating Arms Co., 
Mr. Irby Bennett; Parker Brothers, Mr. W. F. Parker; Union 
Metallic Cartridge Co., Mr. A. C. Barrell; Laflin & Rand Powder 
Co., Mr. A. W. Higgins; Peters Cartridge Co., Mr. T. H. Keller; 
Hoyt Metal Company, Mr. C. N. Markle; E. I. duPont Company 
(by proxy), Capt. A. W. Money; Remington Arms Company (by 
proxy) Mr. A. C. Barrell, and the Lefever Arms Co. (by proxy), 
Mr. E. E. Shaner. 
The secretary-manager reported that arrangements had been 
made and contracts duly signed for the holding of the sixth Grand 
American Handicap at Targets, at Indianapolis, Ind.,- on the 
grounds of the Indianapolis Gun Club, during the week com,- 
mencing with June 25. 
It was decided to schedule a State team event during the Grand 
American Handicap tournament, for amateurs only, each team to 
consist of five men bona fide residents of the same State. 
Matters of a routine nature in connection with the Grand Ameri- 
can Handicap were passed upon, and the secretary-manager was 
then empowered with authority to make all other necessary ar- 
rangements for the success of this great event. 
The secretary-manager asked for a ruling from the Association 
as to whether clerks employed in wholesale and retail hardware 
and gun stores should be classed as amateurs or manufacturers' 
representative at Interstate Association tournaments. The Asso- 
ciation ruled that all such clerks who were absolute owners of the 
guns they shoot and pay a legitimate price for the ammunition 
they use, should be allowed to compete as amateurs. 
The secretary-manager presented considerable correspondence in 
connection with the proposed tournaments on the Pacific coast. 
This matter was discussed at great length, every member present 
taking part in the discussion. The consensus of opinion was that' 
it would be to the best interests of all concerned to abandon the 
idea of giving two tournaments on the coast this year, and give 
one only, that tournament to be known as the Pacific Coast 
Handicap. The secretary-manager was authorized to arrange, if 
possible, to give this tournament at San Francisco during the 
month of September. If satisfactory arrangements can be made 
to give this tournament, it is the intention to make a feature of 
it, and conduct it on lines somewhat similar to the Grand Ameri- 
can Handicap. 
After transacting other business of a routine nature, the meeting 
adjourned. 
Boston Shooting Association. 
Wellington, Mass., Feb. 31. — The thiid shoot for the five-man 
team State championship was held on the grounds of the Boston 
Shooting Association, this afternoon, three teams competing for 
the cup. Watertown Club team won. This makes their second 
win. 
Watertown Team. Birch Brook. 
Gleason 18 20-38 
Baldwin 23 20—43 
Roy 23 21—44 
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Bartlett 21 20 
Barry 15 15 
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Kirkwood 24 19-^3 
Rowe 13 10—23 
Bell 18 19—37 
Foster 12 10—22 
Frank 22 22-44- 
Lowell Rod and Gun Club. 
Climax 21 20-^1 
Rule 21 18-39 
Edwards 15 16-Sl 
Other events : 
Events; 1 
Targets: 10 
Frank 8 
Kirkwood • 4 
Straw 4 
Rowe 5 
Phil brook 4 
Jordan C 
Peabody 3 
Climax 6 
Edwards 6 
Dean • 6 
Harlow 8 
McKettrick 5 
Nye 6 
Barry 
Dean 15 19—34 
Gleason ^1 
Roy 10 
Bartlett » 
Foster • • 6 
Rollins 0 
Curren 2 
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