Providence Revolver Clob, 
Providence, K, T.— Shooting matters are quiet iiefe this week. 
aiKl very few nieinbers recorded scores. Following is the week s 
record:" 
Revolver, 50yds., Standard American target: 
\Vm Almy 9 8 6 6 8 7 10 9 9 10— S2 
9 8 9 6 10 8 9 10 9 8—86 
Revolver, 20yds., Standard: Arno Argus 79, 81; A. C. Hurl- 
burt 77. 
Rifle, 25 yds., German ring: Fred Collins, 219, 229, 227, 220. 
Twenty-two caliber rifles, 50yds., Standard, 50 shots: F. A. 
Coggeshall 406, H. Powell 391, B. Norman 390. 
The only excitement at the Thursday evening meeting was a 
team match among those present. A few members of the United , 
Train of Artillery rifle team were at the armory loading am- 
munition, and the revolver men being indisposed to practice, it 
was suggested that sides be picked for a try with the .45 Spring- 
field. This arm is used by the Train men in their series of in- 
door matches against the Bristol team. The load used was the 
old 210-grain, bullet and antiquated black powder charge of 7 
grains. 
The results, as follows, were rather an agreeable surprise to the 
revolver shooters, and shows that old-fashioned methods are 
still good, even in the hands of out-of-practice shooters: 
Four-man team match, .45 Springfield rifle, Standard target, 5 
shots per man, 25yds. range: 
No. 1 Team— Sergt. Bullard 32, Capt. Machon 32, Sergt. Mc- 
Avoy 30, M. A. Brown 22; total 116. 
No. 2 Team— Lieut. Keyes 39, Arno Argus 44, A. C. Hurlburt 
44, Maj. Eddy 37; total 164, 
Team No. 2 led by 48 points. 
Rifle practice, 25yds., on German Ring target: 
W B Gardiner 224 230 231 231 238—1154 
L A Jordan 236 236 225 222 219—1138 
About the Remington Revolver. 
HoQuiAM, Wash., March 11.— Editor Forest and Stream: About 
the old-fashioned powder and cap revolvers discharging several 
loads at once, which has been written of, I think I can shed some 
light on the cause, and I will also state what I did to remedy it. 
The fact that what I did provided a complete cure for such con- 
duct proved to me that my theory was correct. I concluded that 
the other chambers were discharged by taking fire past the bullet, 
or else from the use of a poorly fitting cap, for caps are made in 
several ditierent sizes, and it is all important in case of the re- 
volver that the cap should fit just right, and that the bullet should 
fit just right; and the just right for the bullet is to have it a 
hundredth part of an inch larger than the bore of the chamber in 
the cylinder, so that in seating the bullet it would be resized; 
and with the leverage that there is on the ramrod, they can be 
seated without any trouble; and that left the bullet in shape, so 
it had a great deal better bearing on the rifling, and so would 
admit of a heavier charge of povk-der being used without the 
bullet jumping the rifling. After I had the mould enlarged for 
the one that I was experimenting with, and also got a different 
size of cap from what the person had been using that I got the 
revolver from, I used to load 40grs. coarse powder. The reason 
for using coarse powder was to prevent it from filling the tube, 
and that practice was best with all muzzleloading arms, for it 
greatly reduced the chance of a misfire from powder in the tube 
becoming damp. I probably fired the revolver a thousand times 
after 1 made these clianges, and it never went wrong. The person 
that sold it to me did so because it was good for nothing as he 
was using it. After I had the cylinder loaded, I would pour 
melted tallow in the chamber until the bullet was covered, and it 
sometimes was left loaded for three months, but I never got a 
misfire from it. W. A. Linkletter. 
Zettler Rifle Club. 
The regular club shoot was held the night of March 28 at 
headquarters in West Twenty-third street with a fair attendance 
of members. Interest is being awakened among the members ^ 
by the near approach of the outdoor club shooting, and but a 
few more gallery shoots will be held, this series closing in a 
short time. Richard Gute was high man for the best five-score 
total, 1230, but high man for the evening was Louis Buss, whose 
total for 100 shots was 2443. The scores at 75ft., offhand, with 
.22 caliber rifles, follow: 
Louis C. Buss 241 247 241 244 245 242 246 247 245 245-2443 
Geo Schlicht 242 243 240 244 243 243 239 244 239 239—2416 
O Smeith 238 242 244 247 244 241 243 240 240 245—2414 
August Begerow 236 230 242 238 238 240 231 240 229 237—2361 
T H Keller, Tr 233 227 236 237 233 235 234 235 238 238—2346 
H Fenwirth 236 227 216 233 232 226 z-iu 233 225 234—2302 
F J Herpers 231 230 224 222 227 233 229 238 233 228—2295 
Five shot score: 
Richard Gute 243 248 245 246 248—1230 
L P Hansen 247 246 241 243 236—1213 
Chas Zettler, Jr. 240 238 241 240 243-1202 
C G Zettler . 235 242 244 237 244—1202 
Louis Maurer 243 237 238 230 233-1181 
H C Zettler 237 234 227 232 245—1175 
Barney - Zettler 232 236 233 237 236-1174 
G J Bernius 229 223 221 231 233—1137 
Back score: 
L C Buss 240 247 245 243 241—1216 
Italian Rifle Club. 
Nearly 100 members and their friends were in attendance at 
the regular shoot of this club, held on the Zettler ranges, the 
night of March 30. The competition, which was for merchandise 
prizes, was ho\ly contested by twenty-four of the members, and 
Mr. Bianchi won with the narrow margin of one point over 
Minervini and Selvaggi, who tied on totals. The distance shot 
was 75ft., with .22 caliber rifles, and the scores were three shots 
each, the best two shot during the evening to count. The 
results follow, the possible being 150 points: 
Bianchi 74 75—149 DeStefano 68 73—141 
Minervini 74 74—148 
Muzio 73 74—147 
Selvaggi 74 74—148 
Reali .74 73-147 
Mandello 73 73—146 
DeFelice 72 73—145 
Mastropaolo 74 70—144 
Alfrero 72 71—143 
■ Avignone 72 71—143 
Rossotti 71 71—142 
G T Conti 72 70—142 
Ciancimono 69 69 — 138 
Marzorat 70 67—137 
Gatto 69 67—136 
Brancorotto 69 66 — 135 
Martin 69 66—135 
D'Agostino 67 67—134 
Lampagnano 69 63 — 132 
Canfori 67 63 — 130 
Personini 59 69—128 
Magliore 66 41—107. 
Longo .................. 67 40—107 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
was held to-day, and Nestler carried off the honors by his steady 
shooling with a total of 2155 points. Payne was higlr on---th^- 
lionor with G9 points. The scores: 
1^"'-'='-'^'' .2.31 220 219 218 217 213 212 211 210 204-2155 
^''-Y'''^, 231 230 223 217 215 213 209 207 205 194-2142 
T^ooei'ts , 231 224 213 211 211 209 208 206 204 200—2117 
ii°*er . 225 216 207 206 202 201 199 196 196 181-2029 
Hasenzahl 219 216 214 212 205 204 
Hoffman- 219 212 206 205 202 
Bruns 207 195 190 187 
••^reitag 200 197 194 194 194 190 179 175. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. : 
Cincinnati, O. — The following scores were made in regular 
competition by members of this Association, at Four-Mile House, 
Reading Road, March 26. Conditions, 200yds., offhand, at the 
25-ring target. Roberts was declared champion for the day with 
the good score of 231. This creates a new record for him, his 
former being 224, Our semi-annual 100-shot championship match 
If you want your shoot to be announced here send a 
notice like the following: 
April 5-6.— Augusta, Ga.— The Interstate Association's tournament, 
under the auspices of the Augusta Gun Club. Chas. C. Need- 
ham, Sec y. 
''^^''11 8— Richmond V^nlley, S. I.— Ninth all-day shoot of the 
Mullerite Gun Club, _on grounds of Aquehonga - Gun Club.- 
A. A. Schoverl^ng, Mgr. 
April 12-13.— Spring tournament of Delaware Trapshooters' League;- 
grounds of Wilmington Gun Club. PI. J. Stidman, Sec^y ." 
Wilmington. 
April 15.— Long Island City, L. I.— Queens County Gun Club 
open tournament. R. II. Gosman, Sec'y. 
April 15.— Newark, N. J.— Mullerite Gun Club shoot, on grounds 
of forester Gun Club. A. A. Schoverling, Mgr. 
April 18-20.— Waco, Tex.— Texas State Sportsmen's Association 
tournament. 
April 19.— Springfield, Mass., Shooting Club annual tournament. 
C L. Kites, Sec y. 
-^P'"L' ■'^^•~S?,y^'''"J,'' ,^^ass., Gun Club Patriots' Day tournament, 
b. G. Miller, Sec y. 
April 20.— Atglen, Pa.— Christiana- Atglen Gun Club all-day shoot; 
hve birds and targets. Wm. R. Fieles, Sec'y 
April 21.— Morgantown,- W. Va.— Recreation Rod and- Gun Clifb""' 
first regular monthly, shoot of the Monongahela -Valley Sports- 
mans League of West Virginia. E. F. Jacobs, Sec'y. 
April 22.— Easton, Pa.— Independent Gun Club second annual 
/ tournament. Jacob Pleiss, Cor.v. Sec'y. 
April 26-27.— Scottdale, Pa., Gun Club shoot. 
April 26-27.— fiopkinsville, Ky.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Hopkinsville Gun Club. 
A. F. Gant, Sec'y. - 
April 27.— Mullerite Gun Club shoot on grounds of Freeport L 
I., Gun Club. A. A. Schoverling,- Mgr. 
May 2-5.— Pittsburg, Pa.— Tournament of the Pennsylvania State 
Sportsmen's Association, under, auspices of the Herron Hill 
Club; $1,000 added to purses. Louis Lautenslager, Sec'y. 
May 2-0.— Ka.nsas City, Mo.— Missouri State Game and Fish Pro- 
tective Association tournament. 
May 3.— Muncie, Ind,— Magic City, Gun Club spring tournament—' 
Indiana State League series. F. " L. Wachtel, " Sec'y. 
May 4-5.— Waterloo, la., Gun Club spring tournament. E. M. 
Storm, Sec'y. 
May 6.— Mullerite Gun Club shoot, on grounds of Brooklyn N 
Y. Gun Club. A. A. Schoverling, Mgr. 
May 8-9.— Vicksburg, Miss,— Mississippi Delta Trapshooters' 
, Leagiie.. first tournament. 
May 9-10.— Fairmont,. -W. Va., Gun Club second monthly! sho6r6f — 
Monongahela Valley Sportsman's League of West Virginia. 
E. F. Jacobs, Sec'y. • 
May 9-10.— Glean, N. Y., Gun Club -annual- toiurnament. B. Dt- 
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 14-16.— Des Moines, la.— Iowa State Sportsmen's Association 
tournament. 
May 16-18.— Herrington, Kans.— Kansas State Sportsmen's Asso- 
ciation tournament. 
May 16-18.— Parkersburg, W. Va.— West Virginia State Sports- 
men's Association ninth annual meeting and tournament; 
$600 added money and prizes. F. E. Mallory, Sec'y. 
May 17.— Boston, Mass., Gun Club annual invitation team shoot. 
H. C. Kirkwood, Sec'y. 
May 17-18.— Auburn, N. Y., Gun Club two-day tournament. Knox 
& Knapp, Mgrs. 
May 17-18.— Oweiisb oro, Ky. — The Interstate- Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Daviess County Gun Club. 
James Lewis, Sec'y. 
May 17-19.- Stanley Gun Club of Toronto (Incorporated), Can., 
annua! tournament. Alexander Dey, Sec'y, 178 Mill street, 
Toronto. 
.May 19-21.— St. Louis, Mo.— Rawlins first semi-annual tournament; 
two days targets, one day live birds. Alec. D. Mermod, Mgr., 
620 Locust street. 
May 20-21.— Shakopee, Minn., Gun Club tournament. Mathias 
A. Deutsch, Sec'y. 
May 23-25.— Lincoln.— Illinois State Sportsmen's Association tour- 
nament. 
May 24-25.— Wolcott, N. Y.— Catchpole Gun Club tournament. 
E. A. Wadsworth, Sec'y. 
May 25-27.— Montreal, Quebec, Gun Club grand trapshooting 
tournament. D. J. Kearney, Sec'y, 412 St. Paul street, Quebec. 
May 29-31.— Louisville, Ky.— Kentucky Trapshooters' League third 
annual tournament. Frank PragofT, Sec'y. 
May 30.— McKeesport, Pa.— Enterprise Gun Club tournament. 
Geo. W. Mains, Sec'y. 
May 30.— Utica, N. Y.— Riverside Gun Club's all-day target tour- 
nament; merchandise. E. J. Loughlin, Sec'y. 
May 30. — Mullerite Gun Club all-day shoot on grounds of Point 
Pleasant, N. J., Gun Club. A. A. Schoverling, Mgr. 
May 30.— Newport, R. I. — Aquidneck Gun Club fourth annual 
tournament. J. S. Coggeshal, Sec'y. 
May 30.— Bound Brook, N. J., Gun Club all-day shoot. Dr. J. H. 
V. Bache, 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 5-6. — New Paris, O.— Cedar Springs Gun Club tournament. 
J. F. Freeman, Sec'y. 
June 6-8. — New Jersey State Sportsmen's Association tournament. 
June. 6-8. — Sioux City, la. — Soo Gun Club tournament. 
June 8-9. — Dalton, C3., Gun Club annual tournathent. Ernest E. 
Scott, Capt. 
June 3-4. — Chicago Trapshooters' Association amateur tourna- 
ment. E. B. Shogren, Sec'y. 
June 9. — Shamokin, Pa., Gun Club tournament. S. C. Yocum, 
Sec'y. - 
June 13-14. — New Bethlehem,- Pa. — Crescent Gun Club second 
annual tournament. R. E. Dinger, Capt. 
June 13-16.— Utica, N. Y.— New York State shoot. James Brown, 
Sec'y. 
June 13-15. — Canton, O., Trapshooters' League tournament. 
June 15. — Champlain, N. Y., Gun Club annual tournament. 
June 20-21.— Binghamton, N. Y., Rod and Gun Club tournament, 
Vernon L. Perry, Sec'y. . _ 
June 20-22. — New London, la.. Gun Club tournament. 
June 21-22. — Bradford, Pa., Gun Club club tournament. ' E. Gi 
Charlton, Sec'y. 
June 27-30.— Indianapolis, Ind. — The Interstate Association's Grand 
American Handicap target tournament; $1,000 . added money. 
Elmer E. Shaner, Secy-Mgr., Pittsburg, Pa. 
July 1. — Sherbrooke, Can., Gun Cliib annual tournament. C. EL • 
Foss, Sec'y. 
July 4.— Shamokin, Pa., Gun Club tournament. S. C. YoctHnj -i 
Sec'y. 
July 4.— South Framingham, Mass.— Second annual team shootjf • 
$50 in- cash-. . . - - . \ 
July 4. — Springfield, Mass. — Midsummer tournament of the Spring- 
field, Mass., Shooting Club. C. L. Kites, Sec'y. 
July 6-7. — Traverse City, Mich., trapshooting tournament, 
uly 12-13. — Menominee, Mich. — The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Menominee Gun Club. 
W. W McOuppn' Sec'y. 
July 24-28.— Brehm's Ocean Gity, Md,, target tournament. H. 
A. Brehm, Mgr., Baltimore. 
t April 8, 1903. 
Aug. 2-4.-~Albeft Lea, Minn.~The Interstate Association's totif= 
- -"3"?''^'^> .under the auspices of the Albert Lea Gun Club. 
N. E. Paterson, .Sec'y. 
Aug 16-18.—Ottawa, Can.— Dominion of Canada Trapshooting and 
Game Protective Association. G. Easdale, Sec'y. 
Aug. 16-18.— Kansas City, Mo.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the O. K. Gun Club C C 
Herman, Sec'y. 
"a"^' oo"??V~'t^^^ Okoboji, la.— Indian annual tournament. 
Aijg. 29;31.— The Interstate Association's tournament, under the 
auspices of the Colorado Springs, Colo., Gun Club; $1,000 
added money. A. J. Lawton, Sec'y. 
Sept. 4 (Labor Day).— Fall tournament of the Springfield, Mass., 
Shooting Club; $25 added money. C. L. Kites, Sec'y 
Sept. 5-8.— Trinidad, Colo.— Grand Western Handicap. 
'^o l.|"l'''-;TSan Francisco, Cal.— The Interstate Association's 
Pacific Coast Handicap at Targets, under the auspices of the 
ban Francisco Trapshooting Association. A. M. Shields, Sec'y. 
SepL 18-20.— Cincinnati Gun Club annual tournament. Arthur 
Gambell, Mgr. 
Oct. 11-12.— Dover, Del., Gun Club tournament; open to all 
amateurs. W. H. Reed, Sec'y. 
Oct. 12.— Fall tournament of the Delaware Trapshooters' League 
on grounds of Dover Gun Club. ' 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS* 
Saturday of this week is one of the Ossining, N. Y., Gun Club's 
regular practice days. 
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The dates of the Rawlings shoot at St. Louis, Mo., has been 
changed to May 19-21. 
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The Mississippi Delta Trapshooters' League announces that its 
first tournamsnt will be held on May 8-9 under the auspices of 
the \'icksburg. Miss., Gun Club. 
The Dominion of Canada Trapshooting and Game Protective 
Association, Ottawa, Can., is preparing the programme for their 
fifth annual tournament, Aug. 16-18. 
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The ., Shakopee Gnn Club, of Shakopee, Minn., will hold their 
annuctl tournament on May 20 and 21. Each day average prizes. 
For programmes, inquire of the Secretary, Mathias A. Deutsch. 
The Warwick, N. Y., Gun Club will hold their, annual meeting 
on the evening of April 13. Several new names are proposed 
for membership. The activities and importance of the club are 
bright for the coming season. 
Mr. J. W. Brown, Secretary, writes us that the programme of 
the New York State shoot, to be held under the auspices of the 
Oneida County Sportsmen's Association, Utica, N. Y., June 13-16, 
wil' lie rr!idy for distribution at an early date. 
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At Gorgas Station, Pa., April 1, in the Philadelphia League of 
Trapshooters' Contests, Highland defeated Merchantville by a 
score of 162 to 150. Of the two 10-man teams, Mr. A. Ballantine, 
of the Highlands, was high man with a score of 21 out of 25. 
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-The last shoot of the season of 1904-5, held by the Crescent 
Athletic Club, was most pleasantly terminated by a clambake, 
the conclusion ■ of an unusually successful season of competition 
and good fellowship. Mr. Lowell M. Palmer won the March 
cup after a shoot-oft' with Mr. E. W. Snyder. 
At the shoot of the Red Dragon Canoe Club, held at Wissino- 
ming. Pa., on Saturday of last week, Mrs. Will K. Park, who a 
few years ago shot with expert skill under the shooting name of 
"Miskay," won the silver trophy, the prize in a 50 target handi- 
cap, unknown angles, under rather difficult conditions consequent 
to a strong wind. She scored 49. 
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Reports from Wilmington indicate that the spring tournament 
of the Delaware Trapshooters' League, to be held on the 
grounds of the Wilmington Gun Club, is to be a success in every 
particular. The shooters are rallying. Accordingly every pro- 
vision by the local talent is made for sport and good fellowship. 
Lovely spring weather. "Johnnie, get your gun." April 12-13. 
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The Christiana- Atglen Gun Club, of Atglen, Pa., have issued 
the programme of their all-day shoot, to be held on April 26. 
The target events number twelve— four at 10, four at 15 and two 
at 25 targets; entrance 75 cents, $1 and $1.75 respectively. There 
are three live-bird events, at 5, 7 and 10 birds, entrance $2.50, 
$3 and $4. Birds, 20 cents. All moneys divided on the percent- 
age system. 
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The annual three-day championship closed the trapshooting 
season at Pinehurst, N. C, last week. Wednesday was the last 
day. Mr. Allan Lard, of Washington, D. C, was the winner. He 
scored 109 out of 140, of which 50 were from a magautrap, 50 
expert and 40 from the tower. Mr. L. E. Wardwell, of Camden, 
Me., scored 104 and won second; Mr. M. K. Waters, Lakewood, 
third, 97; Mr. C. A. Lockwood, New York, fourth, 95. , ■ - ' 
The Fast Day shoot of the Portland, Me., Gun Club, April 27, 
has ten events, each at 15 targets. Handicaps 16 to 20yds. High 
guns, $7, $5 and $3. Lowest, $1; second and third lowest, $2 
each. Shooting commences at 9:30 o'clock. Dinner served on 
grounds. Gun and shells shipped two days in advance to T. B. 
Davis Arms Co., express prepaid, will be delivered on grounds 
free of charge. Mr. Silas B. Adams is the Secretary. 
Ten events of 20 targets each day constitute the programiine of 
the Interstate Association's trapshooting tournament, given for 
the Fiopkinsville, Ky., Gun Club, April 26 and 27. April 25 is 
practice day. Free lunch served on the grounds. Targets, 2 
cents. First day. Rose system, 5, 4, 3, 2; second _day, class 
shooting, 40, 30, 20 and 10. Gold medal valued at $25 to^ the 
amateur who makes highest average; $5 to second amateur, and 
same to amateur making lowest average. Mr. A. S. Gant is the 
Secretary. 
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The Queens County Gun.JcClub has issued the programrae of 
its opening shoot, to be held at Long Island City, L. L, April 
15. Ten events are provided, at 10, 15, 20 and 25 targets, entrance 
60 cents, 70 cents, $1.05, $1.40. The two 25-target and two 15- 
taTget events are for merchandise. Totals, 175 targets,. $9.85 en- 
trance. To amateur high average, a silver cup; professional high 
ayera.ge, $5 ifl gold; amateur low average, $2.' Targets, 2 cents. 
Shooting .begins at 10 o'clock. The grounds are situated on 
Hunters Point avenue, within a half-mile of Thirty-fourth Street . 
Ferry. At Long Island City take Calvary Cemetery trolley, on 
iiorden avenue. From Brooklyn, take Crosstowri or Greenpoint 
v^trolley to end of line, cross over Oakland Street Bridge to 
Borden avenue, turn to right, - and grounds are then but a short 
distance. ,.^,.u^j — i ^-^^ ■.,A[.^.:^u\AaM^\ 
