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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Marcs igog* 
The secretary Is of the opinion that the more the members be- 
come interested in target practice, the greater will be the success 
of the club. Many new members were taken in during the winter. 
Cinciimati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati, O.— There was something doing at the grounds on 
March 11. The day was a good one for outdoor sport. 
In the Peters trophy contest, twenty-four shooters took part. 
Don Minto and Farran tied for high gun on straight scores of 50 
including their handicaps. Harig tied them for high gun in 
actual breaks on 48. Peters and Roll were second with 47 actual 
breaks. 
Several visiting shooters were present and participated in the 
sport, among them Messrs. Chaudet and Shaw, of New Orleans, 
both of whom shot a 90 per cent, gait; H. N. Kirby also went a 
90 per cent, clip in the medal contest, and Stan Rhoads showed 
that Columbus still has a few good shots. 
A challenge was sent the Newark Gun Club to shoot for the 
Phellis trophy, now held by them, on March 22. In a letter re 
ceived this week the secretary acknowledges receipt, and states 
that his club will consider the matter later. lie states that they 
are looking for grounds in a new location, their present grounds 
having been practically spoiled by a line of poles which has been 
erected by the Electric Railway Company. Two of these poles 
interfere badly with the flight of the targets. The club is anxious 
to -give the Cincinnati boys a show to win the trophy, but wish to 
postpone the match for the reasons stated. 
In reply to this, Mr. Gambell writes as follows: 
"Dear Sir— The rules for the Phelhs trophy in regard to chal- 
lenges are that they must be accepted in ten days or cup for- 
feited. A club having no grounds to shoot on is hardly a de- 
sirable one to hold a trophy which is in competition, as much as 
this one, and it is not our club's intention to give any other 
holding it a chance to do so very long without a challenge. Now 
as your grounds are not acceptable to you, we. will offer you ours, 
pay your team's railroad fare and show you a good time, if you 
will come here on the 22d. If that is not satisfactory, we hope 
you can manage to accommodate us at your place on chat dale. 
Telephone poles will not annoy us any, I assure you, as our 
team uses guns that shoot around them, and loads that shoot 
through them. Hoping to have a favorable reply at an ea\-ly date, 
I am yours truly, Arthur Gambell." 
A number of team shoots and matches were shot, and twenty- 
eight men took part in the various practice events. Willie was 
on hand to-day for the first time in many weeks. He accounted 
for 42 in the trophy event and made good scores at practice. 
Peters medal contest, 50 targets: Don Minto (2) 50, Faran (2) 
50, Harig (0) 48, Peters (0) 48, Roll (0) 47, Sunderbruch (0) 46, 
Rhoads (0) 46, Maynard (2) 46, Osterfeld (2) 46, Ahlers (2) 46, 
Shaw (0) 45, Block (6) 45, Gambell (0) 44, Herman (1) 44, Pfieffer 
(4) 44, Barker (4) 44, Falk (6) 44, Chaudet (0) 43, Hesser (2) 43, 
Willie (7) 49, Williams (1) 42, Boeh (7) 42, Bullerdick (0) 41, 
Kirby (0) 45. . 
Team match, two men on team, 50 targets: 
Harig 47, Gambell 46: total 93. 
Faran 46, Don Minto 47; total 93. 
Kirby 41, Rhoads 42; total 83. 
Peters 45, Bullerdick 41; total 86. 
Sunderbruch 46, Ahlers 44; total 90. 
Chaudet 43, Hesser 41; total 84. - 
Team race, 25 targets: 
Peters 24, Harig 23, Gambell 22, Herman 22; total 91. 
Faran 23, Barker 22, Pfieffer 20, Roll 16; total 81. 
Gambell 23, Hesser 21; total 44. 
Peters 22, Rhoads 24; total 46. 
Match, 25 targets, two high men out: Faran 25, Hesser 23, 
Peters 23, Rhoads 23, Gambell 21. 
Team match, 50 targets: 
Gambell 44, Hesser 43, Faran 48, Rhoads 45; total 180. 
Peters 47, Bullerdick 44, Sunderbruch 45, Harig 44; total 180. 
Shoot-oiT, 25 targets : 
Gambell 25, Hesser 24, Faran 23, Rhoads 23; total 95. 
Peters 23, Bullerdick 21, Sunderbruch 23, Harig 24; total 91. 
Notes. 
The Greenville, 0-, Gun Club will hold a series of twenty 
handicap club shoots this season. The first of the series was held 
on March 6. The club is making great preparations for its spring 
tournament on May 9 and 10, and expects to entertain a large 
crowd. 
At the shoot at New Lebanon, O., March 3, the weather was a 
trifle chilly, but nevertheless a pleasant little contest was held on 
the grounds of the J ,'nior New Lebanon Gun Club. The pro- 
gramme consisted of fifteen 10-target events, 50 cents entrance 
and two moneys in each. Isaac Brandenberg was high gun with 
120. : 
The New Berlin, O., Gun Club will hold an all-day tourna- 
ment at Canton on March 17, and a number of the club members 
will attend, 
The St, Paul, Ind,, Gun Club will hold its annual tournament 
on March 30, shooting to begin at 8:30. A good crowd is expected, 
and a number of Indianapolis shooters have expressed their in- 
tention to be present. 
Indianapolis (lad.) Gun Club. 
Commencing March 1, 1905, and every three months thereafter, 
the club will donate a trophy to be shot for by the members of 
the clubj and to be known as the club trophy. 
This will be a handicap contest, and will represent a weekly 
event of 50 targets to each shooter. A shooter must com- 
pete eight times to be eligible, and the party making the six 
highest scores, including handicap allowance, shall be declared the 
winner and .owner of said trophy. 
Also commencing March 1, we will commence a contest for a 
badge emblematic of the championship of 1905. This badge was 
donated by the Peters Cartridge Company, through Mr. Gus 
Habich. This will be a weekly shoot, and the party winning the 
badge the greatest number of times during the year 1905 shall 
become the owner thereof. This will also be a handicap event, 
and shall consist of 25 targets each Saturday. This shall be 
known as the medal contest. 
The winner of each shoot shall hold the badge in hie possession 
until the following Saturday, and shall then return same to the 
secretary for that week's contest. Handicaps changed each month. 
Monday was clear and cold. On Tuesday it rained all day, 
which accounts for the poor scores and small attendance. 
J. W. Bell, Sec'y. 
All communications intended for Fokest and Stkeau should 
always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 
^ew Tor|c, aad not to is^vidnal eosa^eted ^^fft 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Crescent Athletic Cluh* 
Bay Ridge, L. I., March 11.— The fine spring weather added 
to the pleasure of the Crescent Athletic Club shoot, held to-day on 
the grounds at the country house. 
In the contest for the February cup, Messrs. W. W. Marshall 
and C. E. T. Foster scored a win with full scores. Other events 
were equally well contested. Messrs. Brigham and Palmer, 
scratch men, scored 45 in the 2-man team race, but were tied 
by Messrs. Lott and Vanderveer, and Messrs. Grinnell, Jr., and 
Bedford, Jr. The scores follow: 
February cup shootj 25 targets: 
Marshall 5 20 25 Bedford, Jr 2 
Foster 3 23 25 Dr Keyes 2 
Brigham 6 24 24 Bennett 3 
Vanderveer 3 20 23 
Palmer, Jr 0 23 23 
Capt. Horn 8 15 23 
Hendrickson 5 18 23 
Snyder 5 18 23 
Hegeman 3 20 23 
Stephenson ..... 1 21 22 
Grinnell, Jr 2 20 22 
Prize shoot, 50 targets: 
48 
41 
45 
46 
39 
32 
42 
31 
29 
39 
43 
46 
27 
50 
41 
49 
50 
43 
42 
48 
35 
39 
45 
43 
46 
33 
24 
Stephenson 2 
Southworth 0 
Stephenson, Jr. . 4 
Grinnell, Jr 4 
Bedford, Jr 4 
Damron 10 
O'Brien 6 
Hopkins 4 
Marshall 10 
Hegeman 6 
Palmer, Jr 0 
Brigham 0 
Notman 6 
Team shoot, 25 targets: 
Hdc. Brk. T'tl. 
Stephenson .. 1 22 23 
Hopkins 3 16 19- 
Grinnell, Jr.... 2 
Bedford, Jr.... 2 
Southworth ... 0 
Marshall 5 
Lott 2 
Vanderveer ... 3 
Shoot-off, same conditions: L, 
20; total, 41. O. C. Grinnell, 
total, 47. E. H. Lott 23, H. B 
Match, 15 targets: 
Hep 
Marshall 3 
O'Brien 2 
Damron 3 
Hopkins 1 
Match, 15 targets: 
Marshall 3 
O'Brien 2 
Damron 3 
Hopkins 1 
Vanderveer 1 
Foster 1 
Bennett 1 
Bedford 0 
G. Stephenson. , . 1 
O'Brien 3 
Hopkins 2 
Raynor 5 
McConville ...... 4 
Stephenson, Jr.. 2' 
Damron 5 
Notman 3 
Southworth 0 
Dr Keyes 4 
Foster 6 
Snyder 10 
McConville 8 
Raynor 10 
Hendrickson ... 10 
Capt. Horn 16 
Vanderveer ..... 6 
McDermott 12 
Sykes 8 
Bennett 6 
Wood 14 
Lott 4 
20 
20 
18 
17 
18 
15 
15 
17 
12 
14 
16 
37 
42 
38 
36 
34 
36 
24 
35 
26 
37 
40 
36 
43 
22 
22 
21 
20 
20 
20 
19 
19 
17 
17 
16 
41 
48 
48 
44 
44 
46 
40' 
41 
38 
45 
46 
50 
47 
Hdc. Brk. T'tl. 
22 
19 
23 
13 
20 
20 
Bennett 3 
Sykes 4 
Hegeman . 3 
21—45 Notman 3 
23 Brigham 0 
18—41 Palmer, Jr 0 
22 .Stephenson, Jr. 2 
23—45 JcLeConviUe ... 4 
23 
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19 
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22 
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25 
19—44 
22 
17—39 
22 
23—45 
22 
22—44 
Brk. T'tl. 
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10 
11 
11 
13 
9 
12 
10 
14 
10 
11 
13 
12 
14 
9 
14 
15 
12 
13 
11 
15 
11 
11 
14 
. M. Palmer 21, H. M. Brigham 
Jr., 25, F. T. Bedford, Jr., 22; 
Vanderveer 19; total, 42. 
Hep. Brk. T'tl. 
Vanderveer 1 11 12 
Bennett 1 14 15 
Bedford 0 11 11 
F Stephenson... 0 13 13 
Raynor 3 13 15 
Sovithworth 0 9 9 
Sykes 2 9 11 
Lott 1 11 12 
Snyder 3 11 14 
McConville 2 12 14 
Horn 5 8 13 
McDermott ..... 4 10 14 
F B Stephenson. 0 
Raynor 3 
Southworth 0 
Hegeman 1 
Lott 1 
Snyder 3 
McConville 2 
McDei-mott. 4 
Notman 1 
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Shoot-off, same conditions: O'Brien 14, Foster 13, Raynor 12. 
Trophy, 15 targets: 
Marshall 3 7 10 
O'Brien 2 13 15 
Damron 3 8 11 
Horn 5 6 11 
Grinnell 1 12 13 
Foster 1 13 14 
Bennett 1 6 7 
Bedford 0 8 8 
G Stephenson... 1 13 14 
Match, 25 targets: 
O'Brien 3 21 24 Sykes 4 
Damron 5 12 17 Southworth 0 
Keyes 2 19 21 G Stephenson... 2 
Hendrickson ... 5 16 21 Palmer 0 
Marshall 5 16 21 Wood 7 13 20 
Foster 3 16 19 Notman 3 14 17 
Shcepshead Bay Gun Club. 
Sheepshead Bay, N. Y., March 9. — There was rain and a poor 
light. G. Morris won first prize, an oil painting given by B. 
Thier. Gewest took second, donated by an unknown. 
Schorty and Montanus withdrew from prize event. Schoverling, 
Cottrell, B. Thier, Charles and Spinner were guests. 
Events: 123456.-789 
Targets: 10 15 10 15 10 10 15 15 25 
McKane 4 6 8 
Montanus, Sr 4 9 . . 
Montanus, Jr 9 .. 9 
Morris 6 
Williamson 5 
F Thier .. .. .. 5 .. 5 7 
B Thier 4 . . 5 12 . . 
Schortv . . . . 15 22 
F Schoverling.. 10 20 
Buckwurst .. .. 12 19 
Charles 10 .. 
Gewest 5 . . 
Spinner 3 .. 
Fransiola 5 . . 
Allen 4 .. 
Cottrell .. 8 
Prize event, 50 targets: McKane, 12, 53; Montanus, Sr., 
Morris, 16, 60; Williamson, 16, 38; Gewest, 26, 56; Spinner, 
Fransiola, 38, 46; Allen, 38, 52; Cottrell, 34; Freyler, 17, 47. 
Shoot-off: McKane, 3, 15; Morris, 4, 25; Gewest, 7, 25; All 
10, 19. 
Shoot-off: Morris, 2, 23; Gewest, 4, 21. 
4 8 6 13 
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IN NEW JERSEY. 
South Side Gun Club. 
NeW-\RK, N. J. — The shooting at the grounds of this club, at 
the foot of Broad street, on Saturday, March 11, was participated 
in by ten men and was for practice only. Geo. H. Piercy, of 
Jersey City, made high average, while R. A. Parker, of Nutley, 
was second high man. Messrs. Pearsall, Whittlesey, Gaskill and 
Henry are all capable of better work, but on this occasion were 
handicapped by shooting borrowed gun. 
Mr. Gaskill, who is a member of the Railway Gun Club, was ac- 
companied to the grounds by J. Frank Way, another member of 
that progressive shooting organization. Among those present, be- 
sides Mr. Way, who did not come prepared to shoot, were Messrs. 
Toffey and Wilson, of Jersey City; Melchoir, of Newark, and M. 
Herrington, of Arlington. Among those who were greatly missed 
was Asa Whitehead, a charter member of the club, who is, con- 
fined to his home by illness. Two barrels of targets and two 
cases of shells were disposed of during the afternoon. The scores: 
Events: 123456789 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 
Geo H Piercy... 21 19 19 20 23 22 21 21 21 
M Jenkins.......................... 17 14 12 .. 12 14 .. 
Geo Gaskill ....................... 15 18 .. .. 
li- A Nott .......................0.. 13 19 10 14 14 U 
C Henry ......... 
C E Talbot 
R A Parke ...... 
W Pearsall 
I H Terrill 
H D Whittlesey 
16 
10 
16 
11 10 12 14 
15 17 13 15 16 20 
12 
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20 
16 
18 
North River Gun Club. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
15 
10 
15 
10 
50 
25 
25 
11 
3 
10 
7 
30 
17 
14 
13 
9 
10 
8 
42 
16 
11 
5 
8 
7 
. 24 
16 
14 
15 
8 
11 
4 
37 
20 
11 
7 
11 
7 
40 
18 
8 
6 
8 
6 
28 
10 
8 
12 
9 
42 
9 
6 
11 
7 
39 
14 
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6 
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Edgewater, N. J., March 11.— Event No. 5, handicap trophy 
shoot for Schortemeier watch charm, resulted in a tie, Morrison 
winning the shoot-off. 
Events : 
Targets : 
C E Eickhoff, S 
A Schoverling, 6 
Hans 
F Vosselman, 10 
F Truax, 3 
Dr Richter, 6 
H B Wilhams 
Dr Paterno, 23 
C McClane ..." 
IT H Schramm./. 
Buchanan, 20 
J Merrill, 16 
Jas. R. Merrill, Sec'y. 
Montclair Gun Club. 
Montclair, N. J., March 11.— To-day marked the opening of what 
will be known as the Charles Daly gun contest. The club has of- 
fered a $185 Daly gun to be shot for by members of the club, 
under the following conditions: Fifty targets, unknown angles, 
automatic handicaps, $5 entrance, Walsrode powder to be used 
exclusively. To be shot for on the second Saturday for twelve 
months, the winner of the greatest number of contests to be the 
owner of the gun. 
Mr. Wallace was high man in this event (No. 3) to-day, break- 
ing 43. This, with his handicap of 5, gave him a score of 48. 
In the gold medal event Mr. Howard broke 85 out of a possible 
100 targets, and up to date is high man. 
The club expects to send a team to the Freehold shoot on the 
ISth. 
Events : 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events : 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets : 25 25 50 25 25 25 Targets : 25 25 50 25 25 25 
r W Moffett, 4. 18 19 46 18 23 22 C Babcock, 2... 13 18 38 21 19 19 
C L Bush, 2.... 23 15 42 C V Gunther... 21 21 34 
G F Howard... 21 21 43 IS Crane, 4 20 37 16 .. .. 
W T Wallace, 5. 19 16 48 17 . . . . G W Boxall, 8. .. 18 47 18 .. . 
E Winslow, 8.. 11 12 41 B T Bush, 14.. .. 18 37 .. .. 
G Hawkey, 14. 12 14 32 Dr Gardiner 21 .. 20 19 21 
P Cock ef air, 4. 20 19 43 21 17 21 E Milliken 22 .. 13 18 20 
C W Kendall, 0. 15 14 29 21 22 21 I Milliken ; 12 . . 13 7 U 
G Batten, 4;... 18 .. 43 17 .. .. • • i xi 
Handicaps apply only in event 3. 
Edward Winslow, Sec'y. 
Club Handicaps. 
WashixNcton, D. C, March 2.— -Editor Forest and Stream: The 
Analostan Gun Club is now considering the best system of 
handicapping, for a series of prize shoots lasting the season. 
Last year we used the class system and distance handicap. A 
few shooters developed very rapidly, and could shoot better from 
20 yards than the rest of the class could from 16 yards, and the 
pocrer shots stopped shooting, and stopped quick. 
From the reports in your paper, the best clubs in the country 
(Cincinnati, Crescent, Florists', etc., etc.,) are using the added- 
birds system, which, personally, I consider fair, as you can then 
change the handicap to fit the shooter. 
I would thank you for your personal views on the subject, as 
you have had experience, and are in a position to know what is 
being done. More than half our shooters are beginners, many 
shooting below 50 per cent. M. D. Hogan. 
[The distance handicap is for thoroughly trained shooters, and 
is properly best for tournament use. It is not at all good for use 
in the average club, where there is a wide variation in the skill 
of the different contestants, or the same contestant one time 
compared to another. Where a contestant cannot shoot well from 
the 16-yard mark, no distance handicap, within reason, applied to 
a contestant who can shoot well, will counterbalance the lack of 
skill of the 16-yard man. 
The most equitable system for use when novices, poor shots and 
semi-experts or experts compete together, is the handicap allow- 
ance. Give the poorer shots, an extra number of targets, as breaks 
to be added to their scores, not an extra allowance to shoot at. 
It should be considered that no shooter scores more than the 
maximum; that is to say, if in a 25-target event a shooter scores 
■ more than 25 with his allowance added, all over the 25 is cancelled, 
and he scores 25. It is self-evident, that iri a 25-target event, it 
should not be possible to score more than 25. To determine the 
handicaps, it is best to take the most expert shot as the basis. 
Make him scratch man; or, if there are several equally good, 
make them all scratch men. Let us assume that the best men are 
90 per cent, performers. Then the 80 per cent, men should have 
10 targets added in . 100, or , about 3 in 25. Other handicaps in a 
ratio to establish equity. The handicaps should be changed at 
least once a month. The best that any handicappers can do is to 
make an approximation. It is not desirable to have too many 
ties, nor is it desirable to have one man win all.] 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
The cut in his advertisement shows one of the attractive fishing 
baits made by John J. Hildebrandt, who long ago, because dis- 
satisfied with the baits on the market, devised one for his own 
use, which later suggested others. The fame of these spoons 
spread, and dealers wanted them, so Mr. Hildebrandt began to 
manufacture them. These baits are all hand made, and of the 
very best material. They are in ten different styles, and a 
circular describing them will be sent on appHcation. 
It is unnecessary to speak to the sportsman of the cornfort to be 
bad out of a pipe, but unless one's tobacco is good, a pipe is only 
a disappointment. Many tobaccos burn the tongue, and so give 
discomfort where only pleasure should be had. The Castle Dome 
Cut Plug, manufactured by Jasper L. Rowe, of Richmond, Va., 
does not burn the tongue, and gives a good and satisfactory 
smoke. It is manufactured from Old Virginia sun-cured tobacco. 
Most readers of Forest and Stream live in the country, or have 
country places and raise gardens, and of every vegetable garden 
the potato is the great standby. The new potato Noroton Beauty, 
advertised by J. M. Thorburn & Co., of 36 Cortlandt street. New 
York, is very early, very productive, handsome and uniform in 
shape and size. Besides this, it is said to keep longer than any 
other sort, early or late. Persons interested in vegetables, or 
indeed in anything that grows in the garden, will do well to 
write to Messrs. Thorburn & Co., for a catalogue of their seeds, 
which will be mailed free on application. 
One of the greatest desiderata of the man who lives an outdoor 
life is footwear that will keep out moisture and yet permit circu- 
lation of air. The ' rubber boot, is the only thing that will keep 
the feet dry, but the rubber boot, besides being wate'r-tight, is 
air-tight, and so in many respects tincomfortable. The National 
Waterproof Boot Co., in their advertisement in another column 
state that they have a leather boot that is waterproof, soft, pliable 
and most comfortable. For such a boot one would think theye 
should be a great sale among sportsmen.- ' ■ - ' ' 
