April g, 1905.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
The programme of the fifteenth annual toufnameiit of the Penn» 
sylvania State Sportsmen's Association is a model, and in every 
detail displays the work of a master hand. It is to be specially 
admired for its freedom from the collateral branch of mendi- 
cancy commonly known as passing around the hat; that is, asking 
for donations. Trapshooting has passed well by its infantile 
stages, and should be manfully independent and self-supporting. 
Any one member of any trapshooting club would have too much 
manly pride and independence to ask for a donation for himself. 
The aggregate manly pride and independence of all the club mem- 
bers should be quite as punctiliously exact as those of each 
member in his private capacity. To such shooters as desire com- 
petition, it will present many attractions; to the secretaries of 
many clubs who are not thoroughly proficient in programme 
details, it will be an admirable text book. 
The Wawaset Gun Club, of Wilmington, Del., has issued the 
programmes of their opening shoot, to be held April 6, and 
their annual spring tournament. Merchandise prizes and handi- 
caps are specially for amateurs. Everybody invited. Seven 
merchandise events, 20 and 25 targets, 40 and 50 cents entrance, 
high guns, are the inducements. This programme further con- 
tains an invitation to the club's annual spring tournament, May 
11 and 12, at which the programme will consist of twelve events, 
each at 15 targets. A special purse will be arranged for amateurs, 
as follows: The entrance in each event will be $1.30; total, 
$15.60, targets included. For each target thrown during the 
two days, the club will set aside 1%, cent, to be divided among 
those who shoot through the programme and do not win their 
entrance. It is anticipated that the purse will amount to $250. 
It is thought to be the best proposition ever oifered to the 
amateur. For programme, address the Secretary, Mr. W. M. 
Foord, 213 West Sixth street, Wilmington. 
Bernard Waters. 
Enterprf^ Gua Club. 
McKeesport, Pa., March 27.— The first contest for the Mc- 
Keesport Daily News bluerock championship cup was pulled on 
on March 25, the weather being all that could be desired, and 
some very fine scores were the result. Atty J. F. Calhoun won 
in both contests, but was hard chased in the cup race at 50 
targets. Calhoun, W. Hale and Irwin tied on 46, and in the 
shoot-off at 15 targets Calhoun made a straight, Hale and Irwin 
breaking 14. 
The gold badge contest was at 20 singles, use of both barrels, 
and 10 pairs. Calhoun was high man, with 36 from 20yds. 
Mr. Garland was with us and shot through the programme. 
There were about 200 spectators present, and they were well 
paid for their visit. There are to be five contests for the cup, 
the dates being March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, open to all sportsmen 
living within the circulation of the Daily News and bounded 
by and including, Glenwood, Monessen, West Newton, Pitcarn 
and Gill Hall. The winner in each contest to designate where 
the next contest is to be shot. Mr. Calhoun having won the 
first contest designates the next contest to be shot on the grounds 
of the Enterprise Gun Club, April 1, at 3 P. M., sharp. The 
score is as follows: 
Daily News silver cup: Calhoun 46, W. Hale 46, Irwin 46, 
Schorr 45, Cochran 44, Knight 44, L. D. Davis 41, McFarland 41, 
J. Hale 36, Pickle 33, Garland 33. 
Shoot-off: Calhoun 15, W. Hale 14, Irwin 14. 
Hunter Arms Co. medal, 20 single targets, use of both barrels, 
and 10 doubles, handicap 14 to 20yds. : 
Hdcp. 20 20 T'l Hdcp. 20 20 T'l 
Calhoun 20 20 16—36 Pickle 16 15 9—24 
Schorr 20 19 15—34 G. Hale 20 10 14—24 
W Hale 20 20 13—33 Knight 19 15 5—20 
Noel 16 19 13—32 Keely 14 15 7—22 
Garland 17 18 10—28 Howell 16 11 7—18 
McFarland 17 15 11—26 
Targets: 15 20 10 Targets: 15 20 10 
Calhoun 15 .. .. Schorr 15 .. 8 
Stein 10 14 . . Hurley 18 . . 
W Hale 14 17 10 HoweU .. 14 .. 
Irwin 14 .. 8 
Geo. W. Mains, Sec'y. 
Pooghfceepsie Gan Club. 
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 1.— The second monthly shoot of 
the Poughkeepsie Gun Club was held to-day, but the attendance 
was not as large as expected. Trapshooting throughout the 
Hudson Valley is about in the last ditch, there being only two 
clubs, Ossining and Poughkeepsie, that do any shooting. 
Poughkeepsie is trying to stimulate the sport in this locality 
by holding a tournament every month and only charging one 
cent for targets, but it is the old story-— five or six of the 
"regulars" always turn out and the other members stay at home. 
Who can explain it? We have a club of over fifty members, 
who claim to be sportsmen and pay their dues, but they are 
only good to the sport for $1 a year. We have one of the finest 
shooting grounds in the State, but no interest, no shooting. At 
one time every hamlet along the river had its shooting club; 
we had a Hudson River Trapshooting League; the rivalry be- 
tween the sportsmen was keen; the sport was in a prosperous 
condition, but Oh! what a change from those good old days! 
What caused the decline in interest? 
At to-day's tournament, Mr. E. J. Snyder, one of the regulars 
from New Paltz, carried away all the honors, winning the 
Captain's cup by 24 out of a possible 25, and also the Bissing 
cup with 23 out of a possible 25, actual breaks in each event. 
This is grand work, as the shooting was done in a strong wind 
and under difficulties. In the Captain's cup, J. Rhodes and 
Snyder tied, Snyder winning by one bird in the shoot-off. The 
trade was represented by Messrs. Fanning and Heath. 
Events : 
Targets : 
J S Fanning 
E J Snyder 
A J DuBois 
W J Perkins 
Even 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
25 
15 
15 
12 
14 
15 
14 
23 
14 
15 
8 
15 
13 
12 
23 
14 
14 
13 
is 
12 
11 
13 
12 
23 
13 
14 
11 
13 
12 
23 
14 
12 
13 
11 
13 
13 
9 
18 
10 
12 
11 
'9 
13 
11 
10 
20 
12 
7 
ii 
12 
10 
14 
11 
5 
17 
7 
10 
9 
6 
11 
5 
14 
10 
12 
19 
13 
13 
12 
13 
11 
14 
11 
11 
8 
6 
10 
5 
14 
11 
Catchpole Gun Club. 
WoLCOTT, N. Y., April 2.— The two days' tournament of the 
Catchpole Gun Club, to be given in Wolcott, N. Y., May 24 and 
25, bids' fair to be a very successful shoot. No pains will be 
spared to make this the most successful shoot we have ever given. 
An' attractive programme will be sent out about May 1, and will 
consist of 160 targets each day, with added money in each event 
and a merchandise event each day of valuable merchandise, the 
main prize being a fine hammerless gun, We invite all to make 
plans to attend this toufnament and get in shape for the State 
shoot to be held later, in Utica, N. Y. Uncle Ben Catchpole, 
our veteran president, will be on hand each day to grasp the 
hand of all the boys. Uncle Ben has for many years attended 
shoots throughout New York State, and is still as jolly and 
enthusiastic as ever over the sport. 
We trust and believe this will be our banner shoot. 
E. A. Wadsworth, Sec'y. 
Ctescent Athletic CI«b. 
Bay Ridge, L. I., April 1.— The Crescent Athletic Club's last 
shoot of the 1904-05 season was held on the club grounds at Bay 
Ridge to-day. A clambake rounded out the season in pleasant 
climax. 
On the scores of the March cup, Mr. E. W. Snyder was in the 
lead when the contest for it began to-day. Mr. Lowell M. Palmer 
tied Mr. Snyder in the last contest, and in the shoot-off he won. 
The winners in the 50-target contest were Mr. E. W. Snyder, 
first; Dr. H. L. O'Brien, second; Mr. Geo. G. Stevenson, Jr., 
third. 
In the trophy events, Mr. L. M. Palmer, from scratch, was 
victor with a straight score of 25 
In a 15-target event, Mr. H. B. Vanderveer won from Mr. W. 
W. Marshall in the shoot-off. 
The "Japs" and the "Russians" had another team contest, in 
which the Russians won— something in the way of novel news to 
the Czar. A modus vivendi was established when the clambake 
was formally opened in the shooting house. Scores: 
March cup, 25 targets: 
Hdp. Brk. Tot'l. Hdp. Brk. Tot'l. 
Palmer, Jr 0 24 24 Brigham 0 20 20 
Marshall 5 18 23 Synder 4 16 20 
Hageman 3 18 21 
Shoot-off, 25 targets: 
Palmer 0 
Trophy, 25 targets: 
Palmer, Jr 0 
Brigham 0 
Trophy, 15 targets: 
Damron 3 
Palmer, Jr 0 
Brigham 0 
Grinnell, Jr 0 
Stephenson 0 
Hallock 2 
Trophy, 15 targets: 
Marshall 3 
Vanderveer 1 
Damron 3 
Stephenson 0 
Grinnell, Jr 0 
McConville 2 
Shoot-off, same conditions: 
Vanderveer 1 14 15 
Trophy, 15 targets: 
Palmer 0 
Brigham 0 
F Stephenson.... 0 
Southworth 0 
Grinnell 0 
L C Hopkins 1 
G Stephenson 1 
Bedford 1 
S P Hopkins 3 
Hallock 2 8 
Snyder 2 11 
McConvihe 2 6 
24 
25 
23 
12 
14 
14 
14 
12 
12 
13 
14 
11 
14 
14 
11 
11 
14 
12 
11 
13 
10 
12 
11 
4 
24 
,. 4 
8 
12 
25 
4 
16 
20 
23 
, 5 
15 
20 
15 
Marshall 
3 
11 
14 
14 
1 
12 
13 
14 
.. 3 
9 
12 
14 
L C Hopkins.. 
.. 1 
7 
8 
12 
McConville 
,, 2 
5 
7 
14 
15 
15 
14 
14 
14 
13 
11 
14 
12 
11 
13 
11 
13 
12 
7 
10 
13 
0 
13 
13 
, 0 
13 
13 
S P Hopkins... 
. 3 
9 
12 
L C Hopkins... 
. 1 
10 
11 
Hallock 
. 2 
9 
11 
Shoot-off, same conditions: 
Marshall 3 8 11 
Marshall 3 9 12 
Haff 3 12 15 
Hendrickson 3 6 9 
Damron 3 11 14 
Brower 4 10 14 
Lott 1 9 10 
Camp 3 14 15 
Werlemann 4 8 12 
Kryn 1 12 13 
Hegeman 1 12 13 
Vanderveer 1 14 15 
Raynor 3 12 15 
Camp 3 8 11 
Vanderveer 1 12 13 
Special prize, 50 targets : 
Grinnell 2 44 46 
Snyder 8 38 46 
Hegeman 6 38 44 
G Stephenson 4 40 44 
F Stephenson.... 2 41 43 
Team shoot, 15 targets: 
Palmecoke 12 
Gummeloyamo .10 
Hopkinsko 7 
Lottohko 14 
Southworthio 13 
McConvillio 10 
Hollocklogo 9 
Campologo 8 
Werlemannoki 11 
Wilburrio 11—105 Haffwhrsky 
Team shoot, 25 targets: 
Hdp. Brk. Tot'l. 
Haff 3 9 12 
Raynor 3 11 14 
Southworth 0 42 42 
Palmer -. . . . 0 42 42 
Brigham 0 40 40 
Marshall 10 30 40 
Brighamwhiskers 15 
F B Stephensonsky 11 
G G Stephensonsky 13 
Bedforskinsky H 
Damrisky H 
Hopkinsky 7 
Snyderwitch jlQ 
Marshallitch .'].'io 
Vanderbeersky "13 
9—110 
Southworth 
, 0 
23 
23 
Marshall 
, , 5 
18 
23—46 
, 3 
11 
14 
., 1 
24 
25—39 
Shoot-off : 
Southworth . 
.. 0 
23 
23 
5 
20 
25—48 
.. 0 
21 
21 
.. 0 
25 
25—46 
Shoot-off : 
Southworth . 
.. 0 
25 
25 
Marshall 
5 
19 
24—49 
Bedford 2 
23 — 46 Grinnell 1 
Bedford 2 
Hdp. Brk. Tot'l. 
18 
23 
20 
24—44 
18 20 
22 23-43 
Palmer 0 
21 
18 
21 
18—39 
Enterprise Gun Club. 
McKeesport, Pa., April 2.— The second contest for the Daily 
News cup was shot off on April 1 and was one of the best yet 
shot on these grounds. Wesley Hale won the contest, but had a 
hard run for it. Hale, Cochran and Straub tied on 47, and it re- 
quired two 15-target events to decide it. All three tied in the 
first, and Hale went straight in the second. Mr. Hale, having 
the right to name where the next shoot is to take place, named 
this club, and date Saturday, April 8, at 3 P. M. 
H. H. Stevens was with us and shot through the programme. 
Mr. Stevens is a good, jovial fellow, always ready to assist in 
everything. The scores follow: 
W. Hale 47, Cochran 47, Straub 47, Calhoun' 46, Knight 46, 
McFarland 46, Stevens 44, Davis 43, Irwin 42, J. Hale 39, Reely 
35, Noel 34, S. McCombs 27, Merritt 27. 
Shoot-off, on 15 targets: W. Hale 14, Cochran 14, Straub 14. 
Second shoot-off, 15 targets: W. Hale 15, Cochran 14, Straub 14. 
Geo. W. Mains, Sec'y. 
Ossining Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., April 1.— The inclosed scores were made at a 
little practice shoot to-day. The targets cut up a lot of April 
fool capers, helped by a strong northwest wind. Next Saturday, 
the 8th, will be the regular practice day. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 Events: 1 2 3 4 6 
Targets: 2^ 25 25 25 25 Targets: 25 25 25 25 25 
C G Blandford.... 21 15 17 20 12 D Brandreth 17 14 21 16 17 
H L Stratton 8 .. 13 15 12 a., xt ^j. u 
Practice scores made Wednesday, March 29, 25 targets: D 
Brandreth 22, 21, 20, 17; C. G. Blandfor(\ 21, 18, 17, 17. C. G. B. ' 
WESTERN TRAP, 
A Country Trap and Trigger Club. 
Chanute, Kan., March 30.— There is a well-defined movement 
on foot t® organize a Neosho county gun club circuit. The 
home club will meet soon and effect a reorganization. Mr. I. 
D. Boschert, one of the leaders, said to-day, that the organiza- 
tion would be thorough, and that spring shooting would open 
at once. A. W. Butler will take an active part, as will his 
wife. These, with I. D. Boschert, E. W. Simmons, G. H. 
Miller and Thad Grady, will be the prime movers. 
The club has a good outfit of traps, and the reputation of its 
members is O. K. ; but then there will first have to be a 
selection of new grounds. This being done, then a rivalry will 
spring up between the clubs of this part of the State, and it is 
hoped that a southeastern circuit can be organized. 
The organization of a county circuit is sure to be effected. 
The Erie club has started to practice. With Pearl Kyle at 
the head and G. E. Pendarvis and L. R. Stanley as backing, 
there will be something doing. 
St. Paul has a club that has often landed a winner, and now 
it remains for Thayer to fall in line and the county clubs can 
hold successful team contests. 
Mrs. A. W. Butler has often appeared with her husband at 
tournaments, and won with good scores. They are now getting 
the line of the target flights with the intention of taking in the 
State shoot at Herrington. 
The news reaches here that the "spring fever has struck the 
Cofteyville boys, as the club record was broken on Friday by 
Chas. Kloehr." Well, it must be remembered that Coffeyville 
is a shooting town. It was Kloehr who annihilated the Dalton 
boys at the time of the bank robbery. 
At Barbertowct Ohio. 
Barberton, O., March 26.— The most remarkable score ever made 
in this part of the State or, no doubt, in any part of this State, 
by a resident was witnessed at Barberton on last Saturday 
afternoon at the grounds of the Columbia Gun Club. 
PI. A. Gait, who for the past eight months has held the club 
championship, broke 119 consecutive "Rocks," and altogether 
during the afternoon lost but three out of 133. This score has 
never been equalled by any shooter in the State, as vouched for 
by the Akron shoters. 
In the first string of 50 targets, Mr. Gait lost three, and these 
in the first 25. After that he , did not score a miss. Of course 
he won ah the events scheduled. Mr. Gait is now inclined to 
challenge the winner of the last winter tri-county championship, 
held by the Canton man. Should he do so, there is everything 
in his favor, for he has led the club here for these many "moons" 
with consistent scores. 
The day's scores were, 50 targets: Burtner 32, Tray 38, Gait 47, 
Smith 44, Beck 38, Work 33, Taylor 42, I. Kepler 34, Hummell 
34, Breezie 33, Metzler 43, Comey 41, C. Kepler 40, Gam-meter 36, 
R. Griffiths 42, Daserf 39, Williams 37, Clause 22. 
In the cup event there were only two entries. Gait and Smith. 
Though Smith made the excellent score of 24, he was outdone 
by Gait with a straight 25. 
There were two other 25 events, in which Gait walked away 
with a perfect score. 
A Northwest Circuit. 
Duluth, Minn.— The local shooters are exerting their best efforts 
to establish a circuit of gun clubs with Duluth as the hub. It 
is now proposed to have a nine-club league, consisting of Central 
and Highland Gun Clubs, of Duluth, and the clubs of similar 
organizations at Superior, Ely, Eveleth, Proctor, Virginia, Hibbing 
and Two Harbors. 
It is the intention to hold one or two days' shoot at each of 
the club's grounds, continuing from one to two days. The plan 
is attributed to W. J. Webb, secretary of the Highland .CFub. 
And many of the local shooters heartily approve of it. 
It is now up to the members of the Central club, and it is 
hoped that they will definitely decide favorably on the matter 
In case that it is so decided then the officers here will com- 
municate with the other clubs at the towns above mentioned. 
Some of the members have decided that the circuit would be 
an excellent one. Each club knows the respective ability of its 
members by the records, and there would be no trouble in 
classifying the members. This would obviate the strong men of 
the clubs competing against the weak ones. 
At Wiiliamsb rg. 
At the town of Williamsburg, which, by the way, is eleven 
miles north of the Tennessee line in Kentucky, the Sunday law 
is rather rigidly enforced. Though the town is located on the 
banks of the Cumberland River, there was not a line wet on 
Sunday, so the two old sports, Anthony and Tramp, were con- 
tent to wander along its banks, accompanied by some of the 
shooting and fishing men of the town, and listening to their 
stories about the likely holes where the bass do bite. 
Monday opened up gloomy, and before noon a heavy rain set 
in, which continued until well into the afternoon. Ten of the 
not-to-be-daunted turned out. Four shot 50 shots, and the re- 
mainder shot 25. 
The scores of Anthony and Albert Lyman were good. Some 
of the others are capable of making much better scores, but 
their persistency in using some reloaded ammunition put at 
least one 90 per cent, man down to less than 50 per cent. 
Williamsburg has some fine sportsmen, who are shooters, 
hunters and fishermen, and own some of the best Llewellin 
setters in the country; Nick Daniels and Dr. Watkins being 
especially interested, and Daniels is a walking dictionary on 
dogs of the pure strain. Col. J. T. Anthony shot at 25, broke 25; 
Albert Lyman, 25, 21. 
Jellico Gun Club. 
Tuesday afternoon was warm and fair, and though only ten 
men of the faithful turned out, they shot 50 targets each and 
made a good start for the season. Jellico is the coal town of 
the State, and there are thousands of coal cars passing through 
here weekly. Many of the managers and owners of these mines 
are interested in maintaining the club, prominent among them 
being Dr. J. W. Finley and A. J. Lyman. 
The day was fine, but the grounds used are not of the best, 
being on a hillside. This accounts for a number of the misses! 
This club shot throughout last year, and will, no doubt, get into 
line this summer when the days get longer and hotter. ' 
Fountain City Gun Club. 
Wednesday being a delightful day for the month of March, 
there was a good turn out at the club's grounds in the suburban 
and summer town of Fountain City. This club sprung up last 
year and has done well, considering that one of the conditions 
