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July 12-13.— Menominee, Mich.— The Interstate Association's toMt^ 
nament, under the auspices of the Menominee Gun Qub. 
W. W. McO"ufcen' Sec'y- 
July 24-28.— Brehm's Ocean City, Md., target tournament H. 
A.. Rrehm, Mgr., Baltimore. 
July 28-29.— Newport, R. I.— Aquidneck Gun Club tournament. 
Aug. 2-4.— Albert Lea, Minn.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Albert Lea Gun Club. 
N. E. Paterson, Sec'y- . . 
Aug. 16-18.— Ottawa, Can.— Dominion of Canada Trapshoottng and 
Gime Protective Association. G. Easdale, Sec'y. 
Aug. 16-18.— Kansas City, Mo.— The Interstate Association's toiir- 
n^ment, under the auspices of the O. K. Gun Club. C. C 
Herman. Sec'v 
Aug. 22-23.— Carthage, Mo.— The Missouri and Kansas League of 
Trapshooter. Dr. C. B. Clapp, Sec'y. 
Aug. 22-25.— Lake Okoboji, la.— Indian annual tournament. 
Aug. 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. 
Sept. 15-17.— San Francisco, Cal.— The Interstate Association's 
Pacific Coast Handicap at Targets, under the auspices of the 
San Francisco Trapshooting Association. A. M. Shields, Sec'y. 
Sept. 18-20.— Cincinnati Gun Club annual tournament. Arthur 
Gambell, Mgr. , „ ^ , 
Oct. 10-11.— St. Joseph, Mo.— The Missouri and Kansas League of 
Trapshooters. Dr. C. B. Clapp, Sec'y. 
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, 
ori grounds of Dover Gun Club. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS* 
Club secretaries are invited to send tlieir scores for 
publication in these columns, also any news notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matter to 
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, 
New York. Forest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF EACH WEEK. 
June 22 has been fixed upon by the Towanda, Pa., Gun Club for 
a tournament. 
The Catskill, N. Y., Gun Club announce a tournament for May 
24. Mr. Seth T. Cole is the Secretary. 
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Advices on Tuesday were to the effect that the Pennsylvania 
State shoot is'great in point of numbers and quality."" 
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The next prize shoot of the Ossining, N. Y., Gun Club is fixed 
to take place on Saturday of this week. The Decoration Day 
shoot of this club has an attractive programme. 
The Pennsylvania Legislature adjourned with the anti-pigeon 
shooting bill in charge of the committee. Thus pigeon shooting 
is legal in Pennsylvania for an indefinite time. 
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Mr. Emile Pragoff, Secretary of the Jefferson County Gun Club, , 
writes us: "The State League shoot will be held in Louisville, 
Ky., May 29, 30, 31, under the auspices of the Jefferson County 
Gun Club, who will add $300 in money and trophies." 
The shoot of the Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Gun Club, fixed to be 
held on Saturday of this week, has a programme of six events, 
one at 25, the remainder at 15 targets; entrance $1.25 and $1.15. 
Shooting begins at 1 o'clock. Targets, one cent. Mr. Alfred 
Traver is the Captain. 
Mr. A. A. Schoverling informs us that "The thirteenth shoot 
of the Mullerite Gun Club will be held on the grounds of the 
Castleton Gun Club, Castleton Corners, S. I., on Saturday, May 
20. Shooting begins at 11 A. M. Take ferry foot of Whitehall 
street, New York, then Port Richmond trolley car to Castleton 
Corners, S, I." 
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Ten events are on the programme of the Boston Gun Club's 
sixth annual team shoot, to be held at Wellington, on May 17. 
The events are at 15 and 20 targets. Shooting commences at 
9 o'clock. Lunch will be served on the grounds. Guns and am- 
munition, forwarded to Kirkwood Brothers, 23 Elm street, Boston, 
and arriving not later than May 15, will be delivered on the 
grounds free. Targets V/z cent. Two prizes for amateur averages. 
The programme of the Mullerite Gun Club's twelfth shoot, to be 
held on the grounds of the Brooklyn Gun Club on Saturday of this 
week, consists of six events, at 15, 20, 25 and 50 targets; entrance 
$1.05,' $1.40, $1.75 and $2.50. The fourth shoot, 25 targets, for the 
Hunter Arms Co. silver badge, has 75 cents entrance. Event 4, 
50 targets, is the merchandise event. Total of programme, 150 
targets, $9.50 entrance. Shooting begins at 11 o'clock. Take 
Kings County Elevated to Crescent street, thence by stage to the 
grounds. 
The remaining shoots of the Montello Gun Club, of Brockton, 
Mass., are announced by the Secretary as follows: "June 10, 24; 
July 4, 22; Aug. 5, 19; Sept. 3, 16, 30. Valuable prizes given at 
every shoot. One prize to every four entries. Price of birds 
to members % cent each; non-members, 1 cent. Prize shooting, 
% cent additional to all. One dollar membership fee gives shooter 
lowest club rate in New England for 1905. Private shoots on other 
dates can be arranged with the Secretary. Shells and sporting 
goods on sale at club rates. Excellent grounds. Best of service. 
All sportsmen welcome. H. Windle, Secretary." 
At the shoot of the Texas State Sportsmen's Association, April 
18-20, at Waco, in the diamond m^edal event on the first day, 20 
live birds, $15 entrance, Fosgard, of Waco, was first with 19, 
Stith, Ingraham and R. Jackson were second with 18. E. Noble, 
winner of the medal last year, was third with 17. Fourth event 
to Gilstrap, Gardner, J. A. Jackson and Woodward. Rain pre- 
vented shooting after the second event. About one hundred entered 
in the contest on the second day. For the individual champion- 
ship, Atchison, Curran and B. Connerly tied with 44 out of 50, 
and in the shoot-off on the following day, Atchison won. Turner 
Hubby was high in the professional averages; Dunkerly was high 
in the amateurs. At the annual meeting officers were elected as 
follows: President, Frank Sterrett, Abilene; Vice-President and 
Treasurer, J. A. Jackson, Austin; Secretary, George Tucker, 
Brenham. A Legislative Committee was appointed to look after 
the legislative affairs of the gunners as follows: Col. Oscar Gues- 
saz, of San Antonio; J. A. Jackson, of Austin, and M. B. Davis, 
o{ Waco. Atistin was selected as the next place of meeting. 
A correspondent informs us that "A club, known as the Rock- 
wood Gun Club, of Rockwood, Pa., has been organized through 
the efforts of F. D. Dunbar and J. C. Garland, of Pittsburg, and 
several local sportsmen. It has at present twenty-five members, 
and is steadily increasing. A practice is held nearly every after- 
noon, and some very good scores have been made for greenhorns. 
The organization has received encouragement from the leading 
citizens of this and surrounding towns. The officers for the year 
are: George Ridenour, President; B. W. Hull, Vice-President; 
R. E. Donnelly, Secretary, and J. W. Hoover, Ti-easurer." 
Mr. Edward B. Weston, President of the National Archery As- 
sociation, of the United States, has issued a circular letter "to the 
archers of the United States," in which is presented much useful 
information of value to archers. He requests that archers send 
him their names and addresses, thereby enabling him to prepare 
a more useful mailing list, and to acquire a more accurate 
knowledge of the status of archery throughout the United States. 
A letter will be issued about July 1, giving complete information 
of the tournament to be held in Chicago, Aug. 15-17. The Presi- 
dent's address is 85 Dearborn street, Chicago. Shooters who are 
experts with the long bow are eligible. 
At the Interstate tournament held at Hopkinsville, Ky., April 
26-27, general professional averages were as follows: First, Mr. 
John S. Boa, 381 out of 400; siecond, Mr. F. C. Riehl, 380; third, 
Mr. Harold Money, 378. Amateur: Mr. A. Willerding, 365; sec- 
ond, Mr. F. Legler, 364; third, Mr. E. M. Moss, 362. First day, 
professional average, Mr. F. C. Riehl 192; second Messrs. C. O. 
Le Compte, 188; third, Mr. Harold Money, 186. Amateurs: Mr. 
A. Willerding, 179; second, Mr. F. Legler, 178; third, Mr. E. M. 
Moss, 174. Second day, professional, first, Mr. J. S. Boa, 193; 
second, Mr. Harold Money, 192; third, Mr. C O. Le Compte, 189. 
Amateur, first, Mr. E. M. Moss, 188; second, Messrs. F. Legler 
and A. Willerding, 186; th;rd, Mr. A. Meaders, 184. 
The programme of the Enterprise Gun Club's ninth annual 
tournament, to be held at McKeesport, Pa., May 30, provides ten 
events, 15, 20 and 25 targets, a total of 180 targets, $12.60 entrance. 
The one 25-target event is merchandise, and twenty-four special 
prizes are mentioned, of which the first is a beautiful rocker, $5 
in gold to the next three high guns, etc. The Rose system will 
govern other events. The club will give $2 each to first straight 
in 15, 20 and 25 target events ; same for largest run, and same 
to the high and low guns respectively. Lunch served on the 
grounds. Shooting begins at 9 o'clock. "Shells and guns, shipped, 
charges prepaid, via Adams Express, to George W. Mains, 317 
Pacific avenue, will be delivered on grounds free of charge." 
The programme of the Wawaset Gun Club amateur handicap 
tournament, to be held at Wilmington, Del., May 11-12, has a 
like programme for each day, namely,' twelve events at 15 targets 
each, entrance $1.30. Totals, 180 targets, $15.60. Shooting begins 
at 9 o'clock. The entire profits of the shoot will be set aside as 
a special purse for amateurs who shoot through the programme 
and do not win their entrance. After paying such losses, the 
balance, if any, will be given to the high guns. Sliding handi- 
cap will govern. Dinner will be served on the grounds each day. 
Targets, 2 cents, 1% cent of which is reserved for the special 
purse. May 10 will be practice day. Targets will, not be thrown 
over 50yds. Rose system, 5, 3, 2, 1. Guns and ammunition, pre- 
paid, and marked in owner's name, care E. Melchior, Jr., 214 
King street, Wilmington, Del., will be delivered- on the grounds 
free of charge. For further information address Mr. W. M. Foord, 
213 West Sixth street, Wilmington. 
The programme of the Rawlings semi-annual tournament No. Ij 
to be held at Dupont Park, St. Louis, May 19-21, Mr. Alec. Mer- 
mod, Manager, provides competition of both targets and live 
birds. There are ten target events on the first day, at 15, 20 and 
25 targets; entrance $1.50, $2 and $2.50; a total of 200 targets, 
entrance $20. On the first day, $10 is allowed for high amateur 
average. On the second day the Monte Carlo Handicap, open 
to the world, is the event of the day. Conditions: 25 live birds, 
$25 entrance; handicaps 25 to 32yds. High guns, one money to 
each four entries. Also on the second day there will be eight 
events at targets, three of which are for merchandise, $1 entrance. 
On the third day, eight target events are provided. The seventh 
has merchandise prizes. Event 8 is the Dupont handicap, 50 tar- 
gets, $5 entrance, $10 added. Also on the third day, an event at 
20 live birds for the amateur championship is provided. Entrance 
$10, birds extra. Money divided, 50, 30 and 20; handsome medal 
to winner. Class shooting in the target events. Shooting each 
day commences at 9 o'clock. Pigeons, 25 cents. Targets, 2 cents. 
Total targets for three days, 550; total target entrance, $50.50. 
Shells shipped to Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., 620 Locust street, 
will be delivered at Dupont Park. 
Berna rd W aters. 
Independent Gun Club. 
Easton, Pa., April 20. — The second annual target shoot of the 
Independent Gun Club, of Easton, Pa., was held yesterday (Sat- 
urday), on the club's grounds, in Cedarville, and was a success. 
Neaf Apgar made the highest average. Jacob Pleiss made the 
first high amateur average, with W, Mawrrer second and A. S. 
Heil, of Allentown, third. 
A strong wind made the shooting difficult, and both professionals 
and amateurs made many unaccountable misses. Champion El- 
liott started the tournament at 10:30 A. M. with a miss on his 
first bird. Isaac Hahn, of Bethlehem, broke his last bird of the 
tournament at 4:50 P. M. The professionals present were J. A. 
R. Elliott, W. J. Hearne, Neaf Apgar, L. C. Squier. There were 
thirty-one entries in the programme, from all parts of State, and 
fourteen men shot through the entire programme. 
The following is the day's score, each man shooting at 200 
tcrgets : 
N Apgar 175 S S Adams 159 
Jacob Pleiss 168 E F Markley 154 
W Mawrrer 164 C Armindt ' 152 
A S Heil 159 O Skedo 152 
JAR Elliott 156 J Mawrrer 149 
W T Herron 162 T C Miller 147 
L C Squier 101 J Hahn 140 
Jacob Pleiss, ,Sec'y. 
Aquidneck Gun Club. 
Newport, R. L, April 29. — The fourteenth serial medal shoot 
was held on Wednesday last under rather unfavorable weather 
conditions, a stiff southwest breeze prevailing. Three tied on 
43, with handicaps added. The first 25 at unknown angles; second 
at known. The scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 Handi- 
Targets : 10 15 10 15 Broke, cap. Total. 
Dring 6 12 8 11 37 6 43 
Hughes 10 11 7 11 39 4 43 
Powell 9 6 6 11 32 4 36 
E S Peckham 3 14 9 11 37 5 42 
H A Peckham ^ 9 7 9 13 2S g 48 
Mullerite Gun Club. 
Freeport, L. I., April 27.— The eleventh shoot of the Mullerite 
Gun Club was held on the grounds of the Freeport Gun Club 
to-day. The attendance was rather light, owing to a pretty 
steady fall of rain, which continued until about 2 in the afternoon, 
when it cleared up and made the conditions about ideal for 
shooting. 
Some very fair scores were made, notably those of Wm. Hop- 
kins, who scored two 10 straights and two 15 straights ; Fred 
Gildersleeve, who only lost 8 targets out of 120, making an aver- 
age of 93 1-3 per cent. 
Event 7 was a handicap at 50 targets for one of the Mullerite 
gold medals. It was hotly contested, and required four shoot- 
offs, each at 25 targets. The contestants finally agreed to a 
change of conditions in order to finish. Messrs. George Call and 
C. A. Lockwood scored 25 straight in a shoot-off on his straight 
of actual breaks. W. C. Ansell won second prize, a fishing rod. 
Four shot for targets only in the 50-target event. Handicaps apply 
to event 7, and coUtmn 8 is the total of that event. 
Events : 
Targets : 
1 2 3 4 5 
10 10 10 10 15 
8 5 8 13 
8 10 10 12 
9 9 4 10 
9 11 
7 14 
5 14 
4 12 
H S Welles 7 
W Hopkins 8 
Geo Call, 10 8 
F C Willis, 10 10 
E W Reynolds 10 
Nash, 8 4 
R S Hendrickson, 10 8 
E P Smith 4 .. 
A Smith ; 7 11 
Bert Lott 7 14 
C E Ansell, 15 
F Gildersleeve 
Chas Lockwood, 10 
L W Valentine, 15 
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
15 50 25 25 15 15 
14 39 14 13 
15 42 12 15 
14 40 50 
13 35 45 .... 11 14 
12 15 14 
14 36 44 21 21 15 14 
11 40 50 . . . . 12 13 
8 8 10 
14 
13 
8 36 50 .. .. 14 .. 
14 47 . . 23 . . 13 15 
..50 
.. 26 41 18 ... . 9 
First shoot-off in handicap, 25 targets, half of original allotment, 
Brk. Hdp. Tot'!. Brk. Hdp. Tot'l. 
-all 22 5 25 Lockwood 21 5 25 
.hendrickson 21 5 26 Ansell 17 8 25 
Second shoot-off: 
Call 25 0 25 Lockwood 23 5 25 
Hendrickson 18 5 23 Ansell 19 8 25 
Third shoot-off : 
Lockwood 22 5 25 Ansell 19 8 25 
Call 22 5 25 
Foiirth shoot-off: 
Call 20 0 20 Ansell 21 3 24 
Lockwood 25 0 25 
In final shoot-off, Call and Lockwood at scratch, Ansell allowed 
3 targets. E. W. Reynolds. 
Stanley Gun Club. 
Toronto, April 30. — The regular weekly shoot of the Stanley 
Gun C^lub took place on their grounds on Saturday. The day, 
though fine, was against the shooter. A gale blew from the west, 
causing the targets to take a very uncertain flight. In the spoon 
event, which is a handicap with extra birds to shoot at, Mr. Dunk 
and Farmer tied with 22 each. In the shoot-off, Mr. Dunk won. 
The scores: 
p:vents: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
Targets: 10 10 10 20 * 25 25 10 20 
Rock 9 8 7 16 (0) 15 .. 10 16 
Hulme 10 8 9 .. (0) 20 
Turner 7 6 8 .. (6) 22 18 .. .. 
McGraw 5 .. 5 .. (7) 14 .. 5 .. 
Dunk 9 9 9 18 (0) 22 19 .. .. 
McGill 10 8 8 16 (0) 20 18 9 18 
Hirons 7 .. 6 .. (4) 15 .. .. .. 
XX 5 7 8 15 (4) 21 16 8 18 
Thompson 6 7 10 16 (0) 18 17 .. .. 
Martin 5 .. 7 .. (5) 20 
Hooey 4 5 7 .. (4) 18 .. 7 .. 
Fritz 7 4 .. .. .. 
Buck 7 9 .. (1) 20 
Dey 7 .. .. (0) 19 .. 7 .. 
Green (») 19 15 .. 16 
Alex. Dey, Sec'y. 
New Yo k State Assodatfon. 
Rome, N. Y., May 1. — Editor Forest and Stream: I notice in your 
issue of April 29 an editorial for "The Expansion of Trapshoot- 
ing.". I also observe that you state that the New York State As- 
sociation seems to have declined in vigor and importance. I do 
not think, however, that it has been so much on account of a -de- 
crease of interest throughout the State as on account of the con- 
dition of the state organization and the little interest taken in it as 
an organization. 
To my mind there is no reason why the New York State organ- 
ization should not be as strong, if not stronger, than any or- 
ganization in the country, and with that end in view, at the con- 
■ vention held in Buffalo in 1904, a committee was appointed to 
draft a new constitution and outline a plan for reorganization, and 
that committee will report at the State shoot to be held in Utica 
next June. 
The Oneida County Sportsmen's Association have the State 
shoot in charge this year, and are doing everything that they can 
to awake an interest and obtain a large attendance, and we think 
if every one within the State that is interested in trapshooting 
will help, there will be no doubt but what at the convention held 
in June, a new start will be made, and that in future years the 
New York State Association will take the position that it is en- 
titled to. M. R. Bingham, 
Pres. Oneida Co. Sportsmen's Assn. 
New York Athletic Club. 
Travers Island, N. Y., April 29. — Special cup, re-entry match, 
25 targets, handicap allowance, resulted as follows: 
Hdp. Tot'l. Hdp. Tot'l. Hdp. Tot'l. Hdp. Tot'l. 
F W- Perkins 2 22 2 24 2 25 .... 
A O Fleischman 2 20 2 25 2 25 2 17 
J W Hibbard 6 25 6 22 6 23 
T D Calhoun 4 25 4 25 4 25 .... 
A W Church 6 22 6 20 
L M Borden 7 25 7 21 
M B Smith 7 7 , 
Re-entry match, special cup, 25 targets, handicap allowance: 
Hdp. Total. Hdp. Total. 
A O Fleischman 2 23 2 23 
J W Hibbard 6 24 6 25 
F W Perkins 2 22 2 22 
T M Borden 7 20 7 20 
A M Church 7 20 7 19 
Special trophy, 25 targets: A. O. Fleischman (0) 18, F. W, 
Perkins (0) 20, F. Vilmar (10) 22, J. D. Calhoun (0) 24. 
Trophy match, 25 targets, gun at waist: A. O. Fleischman 15, 
F. W. Perkins 5. 
Trophy match, 10 doubles: A. O. Fleischman 6. F. W. Per- 
kins 7. 
Ossining Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., April 29. — The following scores were made at 
the regular practice day of this club, April 22. In the match for 
$50 in gold, poor scores have been the rule, Hyland being in the 
lead -with 76.9 per cent, from 18yds. 
Our prospects for a big shoot on Decoration Day are very 
promising. The programme will be as follows: Four events at 
15 targets, $1.80 entrance; four events at 20 targets, $1.40 entrance; 
a 25-target event at $1.50 entrance, in which two ten-man teams 
will participate, and a 25-target merchandise event, handicap, 14 
to 20yds. Five dollars, high amateur average; $2 each to the 
five lowest averages entering throughout for the money. All 
events to count on average, but the distance handicap. 
Next prize shoot next Saturday, May 6, 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 10 25 25 15 25 25 Targets: 10 25 25 15 25 25 
I T Washburn. 5 18 18 10 15.. W Coleman..,. 8 .. 18 10 18 . 
J T Hyland.... 8 13 .. 13 19 21 K R McAlpin. 7 .. 14 .. 15 9 
D Brandreth... 7 14 16 R McAlpin.... 4.... 7 .. 11 
C. G. B. 
