May 20, 1905.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Mr. Elmer F. Jacobs, Secretary Monongahela Valley League, 
of West Virginia, Box 746, Morgantown, writes us that the 
League dates for the third, fourth and fifth regular monthly 
tournaments are as follows: Third, June 21: Grafton Rod and 
Gun Club, Grafton, W. Va. ; A. R. Warden, Sec'y, Grafton, W. 
Va. Fourth, July 4: Mannington Gun Club, Mannington, W. 
Va. ; W. C. Mawhinney, Sec'y, Mannington, W. Va. Fifth, Aug. 
8 and 9: Recreation Rod and Gun Club, of Morgantown, W. Va. ; 
Elmer F. Jacobs, Sec'y, Morgantown, W. Va. 
Mr. Luther J. Squier, famous both as a skillful trapshooter, 
tournament manager and cashier, writes us that the special purse 
for amateurs, which was a feature of the Wawaset Club shoot, at 
Wilmington, Del., on May 11 and 12, resulted in much satisfac- 
tion. Every man who shot through the programme got his money 
back. Eighteen men failed to win their entrance, and their total 
losses thereby amounted to $243.80. The purse was sufficient to 
cover that amount. This purse was the entire profits of the shoot, 
consequent to setting aside for it 1^4 cent for each target thrown. 
The programme of the Aquidneck Gun Club, of Newport, R. I., 
for their shoot on May 30, consists of nine events; six at 15 
and three at 20 targets; entrance ?1 and $1.25; totals, 150 targets, 
$9.75 entrance. Shooting commences at 10 o'clock. Targets, IV2 
cent. Rose system. Events 4, 5 and 6 will be combined into a 
50-target distance handicap, for merchandise prizes. Guns and 
shells, shipped, prepaid, to J. S. Coggeshall, Secretary, 9 Ayrault 
street, will be delivered on the grounds. Of the two-day tourna- 
ment, to be held on July 28-29, a feature of the second day will 
be a five-man team shoot. 
The North Branch, N. J., Gun Club announces their first annual 
target tournament, to be held on June 1 and 2. The programme 
consists of ten 15 and two 25 target events; entrance $1.30 and 
$1.50. Average money for amateurs, $50, divided into $15 for each 
day, and $20 for both days. A prize will be given to the pro- 
fessional making high average. Class shooting. Shoot rain or 
shine. Targets, 2 cents. Any one may shoot for targets only. 
Shells and guns, prepaid, sent to Mr. M. H. Rupell, will be 
delivered on the grounds free of charge. North Branch is on the 
main line of the C. R. R. of N. J. 
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The Queens County Gun Club have issued the programme of 
their shoot, fixed to be held on June 3. Ten 'events at 10, 15 and 
25 targets, are provided. Entrance 70 cents, $1.05 and $1.25. Totals, 
175 targets, $10.25 entrance. Events 7, 8, 9 and 10 are merchandise 
handicaps, 25 targets, five prizes in each, value from $2 to $7. 
Amateur high average, silver cup; amateur low average, $2. Shoot- 
ing begins 10:30. Targets, 2 cents. Refreshments free. Ammuni- 
tion obtainable on grounds. From Thirty-fourth street. Long 
Island -City, take Calvary Cemetery trolley via Borden avenue 
to grounds on Hunters' Point avenue. 
The Mechanicsville, N. Y., Game Protective Association invites 
all shooters to participate in their Memorial Day shoot. A pro- 
gramme of ten events, at 15 and 20 targets, is provided. Entrance, 
$1.30 and $1.40, except in the Mullerite event. No. 8, which is for a 
gold medal, open to club members only. Event 9 is for an Ithaca 
gun. Event 2 has merchandise prizes. In event 6, added money 
$2. All shoot from scratch. Rose system and class shooting. 
Ship guns and ammunition to M. L. Welling, Hotel Leland, and 
they will be delivered on the grounds free. Shooting begins at 
9:30, rain or shine. Committee, A. J. Harvey, Edgar Morehouse, 
J. L. Shorey, Geo. Slingerland, M. L. Welling and W. C. 
Colbeck. 
The Consolidated Gun Clubs of Connecticut offer a programme 
of twelve events for competition at their tournament, to be held 
under the auspices of the Willimantic Gun Club, May 23. There 
are provided two events at 10, six at 15, and four at 20 targets, 
entrance 65 cents, $1.22 and $2.30. Event 6, 20 targets, is the team 
race. Totals, 190 targets, $17.82 entrance. Rose system, 5, 3, 2 
and 1. Targets, IJ^ cent. All shooters are invited. Loaded 
shells and refreshments on the grounds. Baltic trolleys pass 
close by the club house. Shooting commences at 9:30. Mr. W. P. 
Jordan is the Secretary of the Willimantic Gun Club. Dr. D. C. 
Y. Moore is the Secretary of the Consolidated Gun Club. 
The Shaniokin, Pa., Gun Club has provided a programme of 
thirteen events for their first target tournament, on June 9. No. 
1 is at 10, No. 8 is a merchandise event at 25 targets, and the 
remaining eleven are at 15 targets; totals, 200 targets, $10 entrance. 
Targets, 2 cents. The programme for their second tournament, 
July 4, has fourteen events, two at 10, the remainder at 15 targets. 
Totals, 200 targets, $10 entrance. Shooting begins at 9:30 o'clock. 
Class shooting. Guns and ammunition, prepaid and forwarded 
to S. C. Yocum, will be delivered on the grounds free of 
charge. Amateur averages, two high and two low guns, 25 per 
cent, of target receipts. Committee: Messrs. S. C. Yocum, M. 
F. Kane and W. T. Wray. ' ' ' 
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The Fairview, N. J., Gun Club announce an all-day shoot, fixed 
to be held on May 26. Competition is open to all. Lunch served 
free to all shooters. Shells, express prepaid, may be sent to Mr. 
Geo. C. Dods, Fairview. The programme consists of eight events, 
at 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 50 targets, the latter a merchandise handi- 
cap; $2.50 entrance; seven prizes, value $3.25 to $7.50; total value 
of prizes, $39.25. The club reserves the right to reduce the list 
of prizes if the event does not fill. Entrance in other events, 70 
cents, $1.00, $1.05, $1.10, $1.40 and $2.00. Targets, 2 cents, included 
in entrance. Ties will be shot off in following event. Class 
shooting. Handicappers, Messrs. Frank Butler, W. R. Hobart and 
B. Waters. To reach the grounds, take boat for Hoboken at 
Twenty-third street; trolley at ferry 'in Hoboken direct to grounds. 
Or, take Barclay street, Christopher street. Franklin street, or 
Forty-second street ferries. Union Hill car on Jersey side, and get 
transfer to Fairview car. Or, take Erie R. R., Northern R. R. of 
New Jersey Branch, Chambers street or Twenty-third street fer- 
ries. Train-boats leave Twenty-third street, 9:10 A. M. and 11:25 
A. M., and 1:15 P. M., and Chambers street, 5 minutes later. The 
grounds will be open for practice at 10 o'clock. Shooting begins 
at H o'clock. 
Bernard Waters. 
Fayette Gt*n Clufa. 
Lexington, Ky., May 12.— A Vulcan $50 grade Parker gun is 
being contested for by the members of the Fayette Gun Club 
ot J^exmgton, and the first shoot of this contest was held on 
Xhursday last, under a new system of handicaps. It was pleasing 
to learn that a number of the sixty members were anxious to 
qualify for the event of the season, and though the scores were 
not given out for publication, they were good considering the 
high wind. The shoot emphasized the fact that the club had in 
Its membership the most enthusiastic and best sportsmen of the 
city, and that the new club is bound to be a successful one. 
Monongahela Valley Sportsmen's League of 
West Virginia. 
Morgantown. W. "Va., May 10.— The Monangahela Valley 
Sportsmen's League of West Virginia held its second regular 
inonthly tournament on the grounds of the Fairmont Gun Club 
on May 9, and the club continued the programme to-day, a two- 
day tournament, during which forty-seven sportsmen faced the 
traps and about 12,000 blue rocks were trapped. 
Weather and light conditions were moderately good, and some 
fair scores were made, especially on the second day. 
The trade was represented by Mr. J. C. Garland, with Chas. 
G. Grubb, Pittsburg; Mr. E. H. Taylor, Mr. C. A. North and 
Mr. Davenport, the first two shooting through the entire pro- 
gramme. 
High average scores were as follows: League day. May 9— High 
expert average, J. C. Garland, Pittsburg, Pa., 144 out of 175. 
High amateur average, G. A. Long, Mannington, W. Va., 158 
out of 175; second high amateur average, W. A. Wiedebusch, 
Fairmont, W. Va., 157 out of 175; third high amateur average, 
Jno. M. Cobun, Morgantown, W. Va., 152 out of 175. 
Club day. May 10— High expert average, E. H. Taylor, Pitts- 
burg, Pa., 182 out of 210. Hight amateur average, W. A. Wiede- 
busch, Fairmont, W. Va., 194 out of 210; second high amateur 
average, G. A. Long, Mannington, W. Va., 185 out of 210; third 
high amateur average, J. F. Phillips, Fairmont, W. Va., 182 out of 
210. 
The Peters cup, emblematic of the league team championship, 
5-man teams, 25 targets per man, was won for the month by the 
Recreation Rod and Gun Club, of Morgantown, W. Va., with a 
score of 107. Fairmont Gun Club was second, with 104. 
The Laflin & Rand "Infallible" cup, emblematic of the league 
individual championship was won by W. A. Wiedebusch, of 
Fairmont Club, with 20 straight. 
Taken altogether, the tournament was most successful, and so 
successful a shoot this early in the season certainly presages a 
most successful season for the Valley League. 
— First Day Second Day — 
Shot at. Broke. Shot at. Broke. 
W B Stuck 175 116 
A R Warden 175 125 
J C Darnall 85 47 
L J Walker 140 84 
J F Leachman 175 111 
G A Long 175 158 
H Heckman 175 119 
R Carahan 175 141 
C L Torey 175 121 
R Painter 175 119 
J M Cobun 175 152 
E F Jacobs 175 132 
W Evans Price 175 142 
W N Dawson 105 87 
H M Van Voorhis 140 80 
Thos Neil 175 140 
J C Garland 175 144 
J R Miller 175 151 
W T Nichols 175 142 
J C Long 175 134 
W A Wiedebusch 175 157 
C M Lilly 175 138 
A L Donally 175 145 
D P Fitch 175 124 
J F Phillips 175 149 
S S Deusenberry 125 91 
L D Phillips 175 124 
B F Colpitis 120 76 
E C Wiedebusch 175 87 
Wm Stroh 175 135 
J I Michaels 38 10 
C G Badgley 50 26 
A R Badgley 50 38 
E H Taylor 175 124 
Dr McNeely 140 110 
B S White 40 39 
Frank Google 140 112 
C A North 90 60 
Daugherty 55 44 
Merrefield 90 54 
Davenport 90 76 
J H Morgan 15 12 
Frank Amos 
D Duncan 
Dr Jamison 
Geo Watson 
Jno Coll 
WESTERN TRAP. 
105 76 
210 185 
45 34 
210 172 
210 
210 
120 
210 
210 
210 
90 
210 
175 
173 
92 
194 
168 
169 
69 
182 
210 177 
210 
210 
182 
160 
30 
210 
iso 
45 
30 
30 
90 
20 
159 
iie 
35 
19 
26 
81 
League team race, 5-man teams, 25 targets per man: 
Recreation. Fairmont. 
Cobun 21 Wiedebusch , 23 
Jacobs 18 Donally 20 
Price 24 J F Phillips 20 
Dawson 20 McNeely ... 19 
White 24—107 Google 20—104 
Mannington. 
C A Long 22 
Carnahan 20 
Sorey 18 
Painter 14 
Neill 
Grafton. 
Stuck 15 
Warden 17 
Darnall 16 
Walker 16 
22— 96 Leachman 15— 79 
League championship race, 20 targets per man: Price 19, 
W. A. Wiedebusch 20, Neill 17, Warden 18. 
Elmer F. Jacobs, Sec'y. 
The Blue Hen's Chicken **Backs "Water" 
Wilmington, Del., May 13.— With your kind permission, I 
desire to take back something that I wrote in my report of the 
Pittsburg shoot, which appeared in your issue of this date. I 
have just received a letter from Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, in which, 
^^^^^S sundry pleasant comments on that report, he says: 
There is just one point on which you will have to slightly 'back 
water, and that is where you say, 'The gatherings at recent G. A. 
H. tournaments have been growing gradually larger and larger, 
but none of them can boast a solid three days' entry equal to 
that recorded at the tournament held last week.' You are mis- 
taken m this. The record of last year's G. A. H. is as follows: 
Preliminary day 157 entries. 
I^'rst day 240 entries. 
Second day 273 entries. 
Ihird day .317 entries. 
Fourth day 133 entries. 
Total 1150 entries. 
Total number of targets trapped 156,300. 
The correction is made, and the process of "backing water," 
or • back-watering," is accompanied bv a feeling of pleasure at 
Dejng placed in a position to give to your readers the above 
official information as to the record at last year's Grand American 
Handicap, information which I know will be of interest to a 
goodly number. 
The Blue Hen's Chicken. 
Stanley Gan Club. 
Toronto, May 14.— The regular weekly shoot of the Stanley 
Ciun Uub took place on their grounds on Saturday The day 
was fine and warm, with little wind, an ideal day for good 
shooting. ^ 
In the spoon event, which is a handicap with extra birds to 
shoot at, there was a general surprise all around four making a 
straight score with their handicaps. In the shoot-off Mr 
Wilson and Booth again went straight. Mr. Wilson finally won' 
The scratch men were right up with good scores. The followinff 
is the result: ^ 
1 2 *3 4 5 6 
10 10 25 25 15 15 
11 
10 
Events: 
Targets : 
X X, 4 9 
Seager 5 
Wilson, 6 8 
Spencer 7 
Ely, 5 8 
Rock 7 _ _ 
McGill 7 10 23 24 14 12 
Thompson 7 8 22 19 13 . . 
Events: 1 2 "^3 
Targets: 10 10 25 
Hirons, 4 7 .. 25 
Williams ..5 4 
Fritz 6 
Booth, 10 6 25 
Dunk 8 22 
Hogarth, 8.,.. 19 
Edwards, 8 , .. .. 19 
Edgar 
■^Spoon event; handicaps apply only to this event. 
AtBX DSY, 
25 21 
.. .. 17 .. 
.. 25 25 .. 
7 .. ..10 
7 18 .. 12 
7 20 22 15 12 
4 5 6 
25 15 15 
24 13 .. 
.. 7 .. 
25 8 .. 
.. 15 15 
Cincinnati Gun Clufa. 
Cincinnati, O.— A steady downpour of rain all the morning on 
May 13 kept a number away from the grounds. Fifteen shot in 
the Peters trophy event. Faran was high in actual breaks with 47, 
Maynard a close second with 46. 
Six scores were shot in the cup race, and Faran now has a 
ccmpanion at the top, as Harig made a straight 25. Others were: 
Wilhams 20, 20; Peters 22; Hesser 19; Bullerdick 19. 
Ihe club held its annual ^election on May 12, with the following 
result: Joe Coyle, G. H, Krehbiel, E. B. Barker, E. A. Donally, 
Jas. J. Faran, H. Van Ness and W. F. Linn The board will 
choose its officers at a future meeting. 
/.f^^n''^T,*J°P.'^y' targets, handicap of added targets: Randall 
(6) 50, Pfietfer (8) 50, Andrews (14) 50, Herman (5) 49, Faran 
(0) 47, Maynard (0) 46, A. Sunderbruch (3) 45, Roll (4) 45, Wil- 
^'^^ P^'^'^ 43, Bullerdick (3) 43, Harig (0) 42, Pohlar 
(4) 42, Plesser (.1) 40, Block (0) 38. 
Team race, 50 targets: 
Pohlar 41, PfiefTer 38; total 79. 
Faran 42, Herman 31; total 73. 
Roll 42, Maynard 44; total 86. 
Team race, 25 targets: 
Pfieffer 20, Pohlar 20; total 40. 
Herman 17, Faran 17; total 34. 
Roll 20, Maynard 22; total 42. 
Team race, 50 targets: 
Gross 41, Peters 45; total 86. 
Faran 44, Hesser 47; total 91. 
Team race, 25 targets: 
Faran 22, Hesser 25; total 47. 
Peters 22, Gross 22; total 44. 
Gfeenvilfe (O.) Gun Clufa, 
The annual tournament of the Greenville Gun Club was held on 
May 9 and 10, and, m spite of the threatening weather, was a 
most successful affair. 
There was a good attendance of . shooters. The club officials had 
provided tents and luncheon. They are to be congratulated on the 
smoothness with which everything passed off. 
On the first day thirty entered in the various events, most of 
^L^"V.^, "^^^''^^ through, at 200 targets. Crosby was high gun with 
190, Folger second with 186 and Trimble third with 185. 
Among the well-known shooters from out of town were W R 
S?!°^'i^',j-^--J'''"l'^''^' Messrs. Rike, Carr, Watkins, Cain, Oswald! 
Iheobald, Brandenburg, Lindemuth and Clark, of Dayton and 
Jesse Orr, of Newark. ' 
The weather was against any record scores being made but 
the events were closely contested and interesting. 
Crosby 
Felger 
Trimble 
Flinn 
Lindemuth . 
Rike 
Watkins . . . . 
Kirby 
Orr 
Cain 
Oswald 
Snow 
Lenner 
McKeon 
Brandenberg 
Theobald ... 
May 9, First Bay. 
Broke. 
Shot at. 
...200 
. . .200 
. . .150 
. . .155 
.155 
Shot at. 
...200 190 Carr ... 
...200 186 Steward 
...200 185 Lewis .. 
...200 179 Pierce . 
. . .200 173 Fischer 
...200 172 Clark V.V.V.V.im 
...200 172 Mertz 100 
...200 . 171 Brooks 90 
...200 170 Brown 50 
...200 166 Raiser 80 
...200 164 Eidson 45 
...200 164 Kerr '50 
...200 163 Fonts 30 
...200 156 Baker 30 
...200 154 Warner 15 
...200 152 
Broke. 
151 
137 
131 
106 
92 
90 
SO 
68 
39 
38 
32 
25 
23 
19 
9 
May 10, Second Day. 
The second day started in with a strong wind and a heavy 
downpour of ram. The programme was not begun until about 
11 o clock, when the sun came out. The darkness which both- 
ered the sliooters on the first day was superseded by bright 
sunlight. The wind caused the targets to cut all sorts of capers. 
Crosby was again high gun with 192, Orr second with 173 and 
Borden third with 172. 
There were twelve events at a total of 200 targets on each day: 
entrance $20; money divided in each event 40, 30, 20 and 10 oer 
cent. 
ii-verything went off in good shape, and the shooters were 
unanimous m their praise of the management of the tournament 
The scores: 
Shot at. Broke. Shot at. Broke. 
Crosby 
Orr 
Borden 
Cain 
Trimble , 
Kirby 
Watkins 
Snow 
Lindemuth 
Carr 
General averages 
Crosby 190 
Trimble 185 
Orr 170 
Kirby 171 
Cain 166 
Lindemuth ...173 
200 
.200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
200 
192 
169 
173 
168 
171 
159 
192 
173 
172 
171 
169 
168 
160 
160 
159 
150 
382 
354 
343 
339 
337 
332 
Theobald 200 
Flinn 200 
Clark 135 
Eidson 110 
Steward 170 
McKeon 85 
Baker 35 
Dow 15 
Warner 15 
146 
145 
115 
106 
100 
64 
23 
10 
T 
, , , ,172 
160 
332 
Flinn 
...,179 
145 
324 
. . . .164 
160 
324 
.,, 151 
150 
301 
Theobald . 
. . . .152 
146 
298 
.. 11 .. 
Sec'y. 
Notes. 
The Welfare Gun Club, of Dayton, held their opening shoot 
May 6. A good crowd of shooters was present, among whom 
was a number of the Rohrer's Island Gun Club. The Welfare 
Gun Club will hold regular shoots on each Saturday during 
the season, and have a number of team shoots arranged with out- 
side clubs. 
The regular handicap medal shoot of the Greenville, O., Gun 
Club was held on May 8. The Class A medal was won by H A. 
McCaughey, with 43; Brooks a close second with 42. In Class 
J^, Hartzell and W' esterfield tied for the medal on 39, and will 
shoot off the tie later in the season. 
The Dayton O., Gun Club members who visited the grounds on 
u y a fP"nd rather moist conditions, as the storm of Thursday 
had Hooded the ground. One set of traps, however, could be 
used, and the boys smashed a few before returning home 
At the Board of Trade rooms, in Columbus, O., May 8, the 
AA,^" , " ^"'^^ organized. It will be incorporated with 
$d,U00 capital stock at $5 per share. The members include some 
ot the most prominent men m the city. It starts with the bright- 
est prospects. The following officers were elected: J Y Bassell 
President; J. C. Porterfield, Vice-President; Fred Shattuck Sec- 
retary; James L. Ward Treasurer; Executive Committee, 'Chas. 
B. Wolfe, Chairman; Dr. C. M. Waters, Dr. Sterling Wilcox, 
Louis Link R. S. Rhoades. An excellent location has been 
.secured on West Fifth avenue, about ten acres in all. A lease 
Tor five years with privilege of renewal will be taken. A two-story 
club house will be erected. Work will be begun within a month. 
In addition to the traps, there wiil be pistol and rifle ranges 
\Vhen the weather cleared up a little on May 10, ten members 
of the Rohrers Island Gun Club, Dayton, O., competed for the 
regular handicap medal. It was won by C. F. Miller after shoot- 
mg off a tie with H. Oswald. F. J. Wolf, of Celina, was a 
guest of the club. 
The Central Covington, Ky., Gun Club held a shoot on May 7 
fifteen men taking part In the club event Ed Trimble was high 
gun, with 4S out of 50. Arrangements are being made for a 
shoot for a medal donated by the Peters Cartridge Co 
The New Berlin, O., Gun Club has at last succeeded in nro- 
curing good grounds, and will hold an all-day shoot on Mav 30 
Hereafter regular shoots will be held. 
Garfield Gun Club. 
Chicago, 111., May 13.— The appended scores were made on our 
grounds to-day on the occasion of the fourth trophy shoot of the 
first series. Goetter won Class A trophy on 22. Keck and Gould 
tied for Class B on 20, and Horns won Class C on 18 No cuo 
shoot was held on account of one of the carriers of the trap bein^ 
missing, and we could not throw doubles. We found our boile? 
iron magautrap house boosted out of the hole by the water ores 
sure, caused by the exceedingly heavy rains of the last week 
Attendance was not up to cur standard, owing to the threaten 
mg weather conditions, only twenty-three shooters showins un 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 ^ 7 8 
Targets: 25 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 
Dr Reynolds 13 5 3 5 5 10 9 1 
l^r Meek w 9 g 4 8 .! l| 
