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FOllEST AND STREAM. 
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^ WESTERN TRAP, 
At Chattanooga. 
Chattanooga. — After a journey . through some of the southern 
States, Col. J. T. Anthony turned aip in Chattanooga the middle 
of the stormy month of March. His object was a tour of the 
towns and cities of eastern Tennessee, wherever there was any 
interest taken in trapshooting. 
Although Tennessee is a fine game country, there is not as 
much interest in trapshooting as would natvirally be expected, 
considering that there are so many shotguns owned and used 
by hunters. However, these are of the "scatter gun" variety 
for sure, most of, them being short barrels, having had the choke 
cut off to make them scatter for brush shooting. It is hoped 
that at the end of the season there will be a demand for better 
guns and the choked kind. 
The middle of March is rather early for the greatest of all 
the gun cranks who live in the South, but with Tony O'Connell 
at the helm there was a good turn out of the Mountaineer Gun 
Club to welcome the veteran Colonel. They were W. O. Burks, 
A. L. O'Connell, Chas. Martin, Kuth Webb, George Pauls, C. 
W. Woodlake, W. L. Lorrell, C. F. Morrison, Robert Prichards, 
John K. Caphart, B. T. Burt, P. D. Plummer, J. C. Roberts, J. 
H. Roberts and M. M. Vaughan. 
We boarded a suburban trolley car, not as the name of the 
club would indicate, for the top of Lookout Mountain, where 
some of the famous tournaments have been held, but for that 
other historical place which is so familiar to all who participated 
in that famous Chicamauga battle, viz., Rossville, Ga. 
It is here that the club now holds its meets'. The grounds 
are easy of access and well laid out on a level tract of ground 
facing north. 
Everything was found in "apple pie" order, and soon the 
choke bores were in action, for be it easily understood that 
there are a few clubs in the State which are well eqvtipped with 
the full "chokes." 
The first man on the list, Mr. O. Burks, deserves, especial 
mention. When the Southern Squad made their tour last spring 
this gentleman was an interested si^ectator, having previously 
never shot at a clay target. He was so much pleased with the 
greatest of all of the gentlemanly sports that he joined the club 
and started in to learn the art of wing shooting. How well 
he has succeeded the scores will show. It is enough to state 
that he made 45 out of his first 50, and his total score was 
greater than that of Mr. O'Connel, one of the best shots in the 
South. The day was raw and a stiff wind blew dead against 
, the targets, making the shooting quite hard. 
The Chattanooga boys are alive and doing. It is their in- 
tention to hold another tournament this year on top of the 
mountain, where the summer hotel and all the surroundings 
are so novel. They desire that all those who were present when 
the targets floated in clouds like a drove of swallows should 
take notice. Col. Anthony says that last shoot was the greatest 
experience if his long and eventful life. The scores made on 
the above occasion were: 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 Tot'l 
Burks 22 23 18 20 83 
Anthony 22 24 22 23 91 
O'Connell .... 22 20 19 18 79 
Webb 17 19 15 20 71 
Martin 18 17 19 18 72 
Paul 15 12 18 IS 63 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 Tot'l 
Goodlake 15 19 21 18 73 
Sorrell 12 14 
Vaughan 4 10 
Morrison 10 12 17 . . 
Webb 22 .. 
Crum 22 .. 
At Maryville. 
At. Maryville, Tenn., the county seat of Blount county, shoot- 
ing was something new and novel, never having had a club 
organization. In fact, only two of the gunners had enough en- 
thusiasm to try and get the shooting stai'ted. However, owing 
to a visit of the old-time shooter. "Tramp" Irwin, during the 
past winter, and the presence of Col. Anthony, there was a 
good turn out of both shooters and spectators. 
The weather was warm and lovely for March, and a nice Bit 
of ground west of the city was selected for the placing of the 
trap. When the ground was reached it was learned that there 
were just 400 targets and the same number of shells, so that there 
was a limit to the number of shots which each could fire. 
Then again the setting up of the traps, the pulling and loading 
had all been intrusted to one man, and that was the old 
"Tramp," so well-known to many of your readers. How well 
he succeeded can best be told by a mention that only one target 
broke in the trap, and that was one of the "pick-ups." 
Many of the towns people came out to see how a target 
shoot was conducted and they were well pleased with the way 
that Col. Anthony smashed out his allotted 40 straight. There 
being but one trap, the shooters were put up in squads of three, 
and here the Colonel got in his good work by offering suggestions 
as how best to stand, hold the gun, get the lead and all such 
little details as only a shooter of his long experience can give. 
All of the shooters averaged over, half of their targets as broke, 
which was a very creditable showing for a beginning, the out- 
come of this visit being that a club was organized, and when 
the boys get a little practice there will be team shoots with 
Knoxville and possibly other clubs which this same couple of 
old shooters expect to organize during this moiith. The scores, 
each shooting at 40 targets: Col. J. T. Anthony 40 straight, W. 
P. Seaton 35, W. Smixson 32, E. Wooterman 29, B. Walker 22, 
Dr. D. McCullough 20, J. Hannah 19, A. C. Montgomery 24, 
and J. Kiney 12. 
At Kingston. 
At Kingston, Tenn., Mr. J. G. Crumblis, who is the leading 
man of the town in the shooting line, had everything in readiness 
for getting out to the fair grounds and setting the guns to 
popping. Kingston being a county seat and situated six miles 
from a railroad, will find in the gun club, which was organized 
on this occasion, a source of amusement that will take a place 
equal with baseball and kindred other outdoor sports. 
The fair grounds is a splendid place to hold a shoot, though 
the background is not the best, being uneven. 
The boj's were much interested in the shooting of their guest. 
Col. Anthony. He missed but one, and there the small boys 
had the laugh on him. There were many out to see the shoot- 
ing who did not take part, including several ladies. All passed 
off smoothly save the many targets that broke in the ti-ap, which 
was a "bother" that was serious. 
Phellis Trophy Contest. 
A TEAM from the Cincinnati Gun Club visited Newark on 
March 22 to contest with the Newark Gun Ckib's team for 
possession of the cup donated by C. P. Phellis, and emblematic 
of the six-men team championship. What they really did was 
to oppose three teams, two from Newark and one from Columbia. 
A pleasant feature of their trip was that they were victorious. 
Supt. Gambell has it chained in the club house and it will take 
a hot bunch of shooters to carry it off. 
The match was shot over a magautrap, and the targets were 
thrown a strong 70yds., quite a little further than is generally 
accepted as the proper distance. The holders of the cup had 
arranged to have each team shoot by itself, but against this 
Capt. Gambell entered a vigorous and successful protest. Every 
trapshooter will recognize the chance for unfairness in such an 
an-angement. 
The scores made were low, none of the team shooting his 
usual gait. Still they shot just a little better than their op- 
ponents. On-, of Newark No. 1, made high individual score, 46; 
Rhoades, of Columbus, second, with 44; Peters, of Cincinnati, 
and Keefe, of Newark No. 2, tied for third on 40. 
If the Newark boys will send, a team to Cincinnati to try and 
recapture the trophy, we can guarantee them a good time, fair 
targets, and the best of treatment, as these three things are al- 
ways dealt out liberally to visitors. Ask those who have been 
there. The scores : 
Cincinnati. 
Targets: 15 15 20 T't'l 
Peters 14 12 14— 40 
Barker 13 9 16— 38 
Gambell 12 12 14— 38 
Ahlers 10 12 14— 36 
Hesser 11 7 18— 36 
Don Minto 11 13 12— 36 
Totals 71 65 88 224 
Newark No. 2. 
Targets : 15 15 20 T't'l 
Keefe 12 13 15— 40 
Murphy 12 11 16— 39 
Worth 13 11 13— 37 
Hall 9 10 16— 35 
Bericker 9 9 12— 30 
Chervy 9 10 10— 29 
Newark No. 1. 
Targets: 15 15 20 T't'l 
Orr 14 13 19— 46 
Burrell 14 13 13— 40 
King 14 11 12— 37 
F Hall 9 11 13— 33 
Goodrich 9 10 15— 34 
Alshizer 8 9 15— 32 
Totals 68 67 87 222 
Columbus. 
Targets: 15 15 20 T't'l 
Rhoads 14 11 19— 44 
Cumberland 13 10 14— 37 
Buchanan 10 11 13— 34 
Webster 8 11 14— 33 
H Smith 11 10 10— 31 
J Smith 5 8 15— 28 
Totals 64 64 82—210 Totals 61 61 85 207 
Turkey Shoot, Dayton, O. 
Good fellows took part in a shoot at stop 7 on the D. & W. 
Traction line on March 21. It was gotten up by Ed. Oklt. 
Turkeys, ducks and chickens were offered as prizes. The sport 
started with a 10-target sweep, 65 cents entrance, two moneys. 
Oswald won first with 8; Lockwood, second, with 6; Ike, 6; 
Oldt, 4. Then followed the prize events, seven at 10 targets 
each. Oswald won three turkeys and a dvick; Handy and West 
a turkey each; Ike, a turkey and a duck, and Lockwood a 
rooster. After the prize events three sweeps were shot, two 
moneys in each. The scores look small, but a large per cent, 
of the targets were perforated by shot and would have been 
scored as broken if they had been properly brittle. 
Rohrer's Island Gun Club. 
The Rohrer's Island Gun Club, of Dayton, O., opened their 
medal season on March 22, and had a very enjoyable afternoon. 
The club house has been renovated, new trap pit, with set of ex- 
pert " traps put in, electric pull, and pull house. The im- 
mense tree which spoiled the background for right quartering 
targets has been cut down and this leaves the sky background 
imobstructed. The club is in a good condition financially, and 
the members take an active interest in the sport. E. W. Keller 
and John Strickline were elected to membership. 
In the medal shoot six men tied for first on scores of 25 or better. 
After a long shoot-off, the winner was decided. Oswald and 
Miller fought on until the tenth shoot-off, when Miller won by 
5 to 2. The medal is the prize each week, as last year. And for 
the series of 32 contests four prizes are offered as follows: $15 
in gold to the one winning the medal the greatest number of 
times during the season; $10 to second high; $5 to third, and 
to foui-th a leather medal suitably inscribed. 
The afternoon's sport was concluded with four 25-target sweeps, 
and in these Lockwood did some excellent work, breaking 96 
out of 100, and making two straight scores. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati, O. — The following scores were made in the Peters 
trophy contest by members unable to compete on March 18: 
Plesser, handicap 4, total, 49; Maynard, 1, 46; Tuttle, 1, 45; 
Ahlers, 1, 44; Bleh, 43; Dick, 1, 43; French, 7, 38. 
March 25 was what we call in this section a pretty day, 
the first real spring day we have had. Ackley made his first 
appearance since his illness, and was received with honors, the 
flag being hoisted and a salute of twenty-one guns fired. The 
Judge is looking better than for months before he was taken 
sick. Jay Bee, another absentee, was out to-day and received 
a warm welcome. He shot in the trophy contest and made the 
full score, including his handicap. Falk did great work, tying 
with Barker and Faran for high gun in actual breaks, on 46. 
A number of team races were shot. This feature of the 
weekly shoots is getting to be quite prominent, and is a good 
one, giving the boys practice in team work, and creating con- 
siderable interest. Practice events were shot as long as a tar- 
get could be seen. The scores: 
Peters Medal Shoot, 50 targets — Falk, handicap, 7, total, 50; 
Pohlar, 5, 50; Roll, 7, 50; Jay Bee, 12, 50; Andrews, 10, 47; 
Barker, 46; . Faran, 46; A. Sunderbruch, 45; Don Minto, 1, 45; 
Peters, 1, 45; Pfeiffer, 4, 44; Harig, 42; Williams, 6, 42; Herman, 
2, 40; Block, 4, 40; Bullerdick, 1, 39. 
Team matches, 50 targets each: Don Minto, 41, Barker 46, 
total, 87; Harig 42, Gambell 41, total 83; A. Sunderbruch 44, 
Hesser 40, total 84; Peters 44, Ahlers 41, total 85; O. Sunder- 
bruch 48, Roll 44, total 92; Gambell 47, Faran, 42, total 89; 
Peters 44, Ahlers 42, total 86. 
Match, 50 targets: Pohlar 40, Pfeiffer 38, Bullerdick 44. 
Notes. 
The Greenville, O., Gun Club held its second medal shoot of 
the season on March 20. H. A. McCaughey won with a score 
of 33, shooting from 18yds. Mr. Westerfield made the highest 
score of the day, 75 out of 100. The members are manifesting a 
great deal of interest in the shoots. The system of handicapping 
is giving general satisfaction, and seems to place all on an equal 
footing. 
Twenty-three members of the Cleveland Gun Club took part in 
the semi-monthly contest of the club on March 18. The conditions 
were 50 tai-gets per man, known traps, unknown angles. F. G. 
Hogen, Snow and Sanford, all Class B men, headed the list with 
48 each. Tryon, Class A, was second with 47. Jack, Class A, 
and Brugge, of Class B, were third, with 46 each. 
Dcadwood Gun Club. 
Deadwooe, S. D., March 19.— The first practice shoot for the 
season took place to-day. The weather was very cold, and not 
many of the shooters turned out. The following scores were 
made at 50 targets: Walker 41, Hirsch 42, Vanhorn 32, Rogers 
42, Flanders 43, Poweli 39,, Waugh 42, Bick 40, Jepson 43, Per- 
kins 39. PuRT Rogers. . 
Bradford Gun Club. ' 
Bradford, Pa., March 20.— Following are the scores of the 
shoot held by the Bradford Gun Club on Saturday last, on their 
grounds at Foster Brook: 
Shot at. Broke. 
Conneeley 60 54 
Eygabrout 75 38 
Jones 75 42 
McCann ..60 31 
Scotf 75 34 
Kelleher ..60 25 
Brown 75 52 
Wagner ...45 32 
Shot at. Broke. 
White 100 64 
Russell 135 100 
Mallory, Jr. 125 112 
Mallory, Sr 100 72 
Hoey ..100 71 
Wilhs 75 42 
Pringle 75 57 
Holley 75 43 
We! have arranged for a tournament to be held for two days, 
June 21 and 22, $400 added money. 
We have a club of over sixty members now, and expect to in- 
crease the number to 100 by June 1, and there will be quite a large 
attendance. New grounds have been procured, with a sky line. - 
Extra traps will be constructed, with canvas canopies, and the 
present club house will be enlarged. At the present time arrange- 
ments are being made to run the city line of street cars to the 
club house. There are great expectations of a very "large" time. 
March 23.— The following is a total of the events held at the 
traps of the above club on March 22: 
Shot at. Broke. 
Sizer 130 122 
Brown 130 112 
Brooder 75 48 
Conneeley 145 117 
Pringle 130 111 
Shot at. Broke. 
Russell 145 102 
White 90 57 
Bodine 80 57 
Brown 75 54 
Wagner ..75 52 
E. C. Charlton, Sec'y. 
Indianapolis (lod.) Gun Club. 
Indianapolis, Ind., March 10.— The Peters trophy was won by 
Mr. Hice. Each event was at 25 targets: 
Events: 
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Cory . 
Shot 
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24 21 23 20 20 19 18 20 
200 
165 
16 16 12 13 15 13 15 13 
20O 
113 
22 22 23 21 23 24 20 . . 
175 
155 
14 20 21 21 21 20 16 10 
200 
143 
23 21 21 22 22 24 . . . . 
150 
133 
1;^ 15 8 15 9 11 21 .. 
175 
91 
20 15 18 18 8 13 .. .. 
150 
92 
8 10 
50 
18 
15 12 
50 
27 
15 18 
50 
33 
17 n 
50 
28 
15 12 
50 
27 
7 1 
50 
8 
14 15 
50 
29 
6 11 n 
75 
28 
Ties for club trophy: Moore, Dickman, Fihley and Hice. 
SIDE LIGHTS OF TRADE. 
The Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N. Y., have issued a new cat- 
alogue, which contains full descriptions of all the guns which they 
manufacture, and which will be sent gratis to those who apply 
for it. Special pains have been taken to complete it in every 
detail. The new Plunter one-trigger is specially described. 
Parker Bros., Meriden, Conn., have issued their calendar for 
1905, in the artistic and complete manner for which that firm 
is distinguished. Besides the calendar, it contains twenty-six 
e.xcellent portraits of famous shooters, with brief mention of some 
or their most phenomenal scores with Parker guns. Those shoot- 
ers are S. A. Tucker, A. W. du Bray, Fred Gilbert, Andy Mead- 
ers, John Parker, R. S. Skinner, J. A. Flick, C. W. Phellis, F. 
D. A!kire, C. B. Adams, Maurice Kaufmann, J. E. Vaughan, L. 
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Barnard, F. G. Simpson, .Fred Coleman, Lem Willard, W. D. 
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evaporate when exposed, so as to allow it to harden and become 
firm. I have tried alcohol, but without success. I have been told 
that there is something that would answer the purpose, but what 
is it?— T. O. 
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The fame of the Savage rifle extends from Maine to California, , 
and the arm has many friends. It has been thoroughly tried on 
large game and small, and does its work well. It is always loaded, 
for its magazine clips, holding seven cartridges, can be inserted 
almost instantly, and the arnmunition is so small that these clips : 
can be conveniently carried in the pocket. Many of us remember 
how heavy the old fashion ammunition belt used to be, and what 
a relief it often was to take it off when we got into camp. No ' 
ammunition belt is needed with the Savage. 
