July 29, 1905.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
103 
U. S. Govemnveivt Ammynition Test. 
Accuracy test of Krag-Jorgensen .30-Caliber Cartridges held at Springfield Armory by order of 
the Ordnance Department, United States Army. 
TESTED — Ammunition of all the American Manufacturers. 
CONDITIONS— 10 and 20 shot targets, muzzle rest. 
10 and 20 shot targets, fixed rest. 
DISTANCE — 1000 yards. 
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West Virginia Gun Club Tournament. 
SisTERSViLLE, \V. Va., July 19. — What proved to be one of the 
best little one-day tournaments ever held in this vicinity took 
place yesterday on the new grounds of the l¥est Virginia Gun 
Club, this city. The new quarters are located at Padeii City Park, 
about fifteen minutes’ rida by trolley. 
The weather was ideal for the sport, except a little warm, and 
all present seemed to enjoy themselves, and were glad that they 
were present. ^ _ 
Those participating were as follows; T. S. Bibbee, Elba, O.; 
J. M. Speary and C. W. Decker, Marietta, O. ; T. A. Neill, Fair- 
mont, W. Va.; E. F. Jacobs and B. S. White, Morgantown, 
W . Va.; C. J. Mowry, Cole D. Bolard, Jr., J. H. Ellsworth, J. 
D. Dinsmoor and E. R. Smith, St. Marys, W. Va. ; C. P. Kinney, 
Dr. H. S. West, R. L. Hibbs, G. W. Bayles, McMechen, W. Va.; 
Doc Smith, W'heeling, W. Va. ; R. R. Carnahan, Mannmgton, 
W. Va. ; Dr. L. J. Walker, Grafton, W. Va. ; Dr. Edwards, Ports- 
mouth, O.; H. H. Stevens, New York; Ed. H. Taylor, Fairmont, 
W. Va. ; Walter Clark, Dr. E. L. Boone, W. M. Snodgrass, 
S. R. Wells and D. B. Potts, Naw Martinsville. The locals were 
represented by Ed. O. Bower, J. G. Wolfe, Judge J. H. Strick- 
ling, and Dr. Jas. R. Stathers. 
The trade was represented by Messrs. H. H. Stevens and Ed. 
H. Taylor. Mr. Stevens had the misfortune to break the firing 
pin of ins gun during the early morning, making it necessary 
for him to shoot the right barrel, which accounts for his low score. 
Mr. T. S. Bibbee won high average by breaking 197 out of 210. 
J. M. Speary followed closely for second place with 193, and Ed. 
O. Bower, third with 189. 
The team championship went to. the Union Gun Club, of St. 
Marys,' with the very creditable score of 107 out of 125.^ The locals 
were short one man for their team, but being eligible for ■ the 
individual championship, entered the four and “copped” the prize. 
Dr. Jas. R. Stathers running his 25 straight. 
The Dupont Powder Co., through their representative, Mr. 
Ed. H. Taylor, presented the new organization, the Ohio. Valley 
Sportsmen’s League, with a very handsome loving cup, to be 
contested for from time to time during the year 1905. The Union 
Gun Club team from St. Marys were the first winners, and the 
cup will be forwarded to them as soon as received. The writer 
of this report desires, on behalf of the members of the above 
organization, to thank Mr. Taylor and his company for the very 
handsome cup, and to assure them of our hearty appreciation. 
Tabulated scores follow: 
IWents: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 10 1112 13 14 
'I'ar-^ets: 15 16 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 15 Broke. 
T S Bibbee 14 14 13 12 15 14 15 15 14 14 15 13 16 14 197 
J M Spear v 11 14 15 13 14 15 15 11 15 13 14 13 15 15 193 
Ed O Bower 14 14 12 15 14 13 14 15 13 14 14 13 12 12 189 
C W’ Decker 13 11 15 12 12 13 14 12 15 '13 14 12 14 12 182 
1’ \ Neill 15 12 13 13 13 15 14 13 10 12 13 12 12 14 181 
C T Mowry 14 11 13 12 12 13 14 12 12 12 14 13 13 13 178 
D Bolard, Jr 15 12 13 14 12 10 13 12 12 14 10 14 14 12 177 
T H Ellsworth 12 14 13 13 9 13 12 13 12 14 13 12 15 13 177 
tole 12 14 10 14 14 10 11 14 11 11 13| 14 13 14 175 . 
Ed H Taylor 11 11 15 16 12 14 11 13 13 11 11 13 11 13 174 
E Jacobs 13 12 14 12 9 14 13 13 11 14 13 10 14 9 171 
T b Dinsmoor 14 10 33 12 13 13,14 13 J2 13 12 10 12 10 171 
K R Smith '. . . 13 12 13 13 11 12 14 11 U 7 10 14 10 13 104 
H IT Stevens 14 14 12 11 12 S 13 12 9 7 12 12 13 12 161 
T G Wolfe 7 11 12 13 11 11 10 12 0 7 10 9 14 13 146 
C P Kinney 11 12 14 10 14 13 16 12 15 13 16 13 . . .. 
Dr H S West 10 12 14 12 13 15 14 13 13 13 13 11 .. .. 
R L Hibbs 11 13 11 11 9 IB 13 15 12 12 13 12 .... 
G W Bayles 11 12 11 11 9 12 15 14 12 14 11 13 .. .. 
Doc Smith 10 9 14 12 12 11 8 10 13 11 10 11 .. .. 
Dr Edwards 12 14 11 12 14 11 13 14 12 14 14 13 11 . . 
R R Carnahan 12 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 . . . . 
Dr L J Walker 10 11 10 14 13 13 8 13 13 14 9 
B S White 13 14 16 12 13 13 15 13 
J IT Strickling 13 14 12 10 11 11 10 12 10 
D B Potts 14 
S R Wells 13 
W M Snodgrass 12 .. .. 
br E L Boone 10 
Walter Clark 10 
League team race, 25 targets per man: 
Union G. C., St. Marys. 
IMcMechen, W. Va., G. C. 
Kinney 23 
Hibbs 20 
West 21 
Bayles 19 
Doc Smith 16 — 99 
West Va. G. C., Sistersville. 
Stathers 25 
Wolfe 22 
Bower 20 
Strickling 16 — 83 
Cole 20 
Ellsworth 20 
binsmoor 22 
Mowry 23 
Bolard 22—107 
New Martinsville. G. C. 
Snodgrass 12 
Hobbs 20 
Clark 21 
Potts 16 
Boone 15— 84 
About 6,000 targets were trapped. 
The trap worked perfectly. Gee, what a whopper! 
Mr. Bibbee says our new grounds are all right, but that we are 
too far from water. 
We are dictating this report to a lady stenographer, so cannot 
tell you what Tom Neill called our trap when it was breaking 
to rgcts. 
C. \y. Decker, of Marietta, never said a word all day. Just sawed 
wood. 
It was a warm bunch from St. Marys, and they took our cup. 
The MciMcchen squad shot a steady clip all the way through. 
They would have shown up better in the team race, had it not 
been that they hurried it along so as to catch a train. 
Bower claims to be the engineer of the only gun club on earth 
that own Iheir own trolley line, to say nothing of the blackberries. 
Ellsworth had a bad half hour in event 5 or he would have been 
near the top. 
Roy Carnahan got a bad start, but wound up like a house afire. 
J. G. Wolfe had his gun in the factory for repairs, but shot 
through the entire programme, shooting a different gun in each 
event. He says he will not do it again. 
Harry Stevens, tlie genial representative, looked a little blue 
when his firing pin broke, InU his face was all smiles when shown 
ilie blsekbejTV patch. 
Judge J. H. Strickling was much pleased with his first tourna- 
ment scores, and is ready to challenge his old friend W. M. Snod- 
grass, of New Martinsville, for a race for big money. 
Dr. Jas. R. Stathers arrived at the grounds just in time to enter 
for the team race, his professional duties keeping him at his 
office nearly all day. Twenty-five straight for individual cham- 
pionship is not bad. Here’s to you. Doc. 
W. B. Woodruff was the “candy” when it came to handling the 
cashier’s office. Everything was figured up ready for settlement in 
five minutes after the last shot was fired. There are a lot of good 
cashiers over the country, but don’t overlook our Bill. 
This tournament would not have been anything like a success 
without Doc Smith, the genial Doc, from Wheeling. He stole a 
march, on us, however, and was using a pair of large yellow 
glasses a long time before it was discovered. Hereafter the man- 
agement reserves the right to reject entries where the contestant 
is to wear yellow glasses. 
Lack of time prevented the meeting for the purpose of organiz- 
ing the League to be known as the Ohio Valley Sportsmen’s 
League, which should be held as soon as possible. From present 
indications, the following clubs will be represented: Wheeling, 
McMechen, New Martinsville, Sisterville, St. Marys, Marietta, 
Parkersburg and Portsmouth. Talk the matter up, boys, and let’s 
get together. 
Chaflottesville-University To«mament. 
Charlottesville, Va.— The tournament of the Charlottesville 
and University gun clubs had scores as follows: 
July J7, First Day. 
Events : 1 
Storr 17 
Dennis 19 
Scott 15 
Winfree 18 
Dinsmore 14 
Anthony 19 
Bruffey 18 
Loyd 18 
Silling 17 
Moore 13 
George 16 
Tompkins 12 
Carroll 18 
Wliite 12 
Dawson .' 18 
Gaw 17 
Grant 11 
Baskerville 15 
Sampson 16 
Burgess 14 
Elliott 20 
Peyton 
Hawthorn 
Rea 
2 3 
17 17 
18 18 
16 14 
17 17 
16 18 
16 20 
17 17 
12 16 
17 19 
16 16 
15 18 
17 11 
9 14 
12 14 
16 11 
16 10 
14 13 
12 17 
14 14 
15 17 
18 19 
.. 13 
4 5 
19 19 
17 15 
17 9 
16 18 
14 15 
16 16 
17 14 
19 18 
16 17 
18 13 
14 16 
15 16 
17 15 
11 14 
12 12 
11 11 
14 14 
12 18 
19 16 
10-13 
16 18 
13 16 
6 7 8 
19 19 17 
17 16 17 
16 16 16 
15 15 16 
17 18 16 
17 15 14 
16 IS 15 
18 17 14 
15 16 17 
12 15 18 
18 17 19 
9 17 12 
15 12 16 
12 16 11 
14 18 15 
13 .. .. 
11 11 12 
13 16 IS 
16 14 16 
17 14 17 
18 19 16 
14 15 20 
.. ..15 
9 10 
17 19 
18 16 
15 18 
13 16 
14 11 
17 19 
20 16 
17 17 
14 16 
17 16 
20 14 
.. 11 
16 14 
.. 13 
17 16 
7 10 
16 17 
11 13 
IS 17 
19 18 
17 II 
12 15 
15 20 
Total. 
180 
171 
150 
161 
153 
169 
168 
166 
164 
154 
167 
i4(i ■ 
iig 
'98 
164 
152 
151 
181 
July 18, Second Day, 
Eveiit,s : 
1 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
Total. 
.Storr 
20 
18 
20 
18 
18 
17 
19 
149 
Dennis 
15 
16 
17 
19 
15 
16 
17 
131 
Scott 
19 
16 
19 
15 
15 
14 
14 
11 
123 
W'infree 
17 
17 
18 
20 
15 
19 
18 
17 
141 
Dinsmore 
14 
15 
15 
11 
14 
12 
11 
15 
107 
Elliott 
19 
17 
16 
17 
18 
16 
15 
136 
Anthony 
14 
16 
19 
19 
16 
18 
20 
18 
140 
Bruffy 
16 
15 
18 
12 
15 
16 
17 
124 
Tignor 
13 
13 
14 
13 
14 
11 
14 
13 
106 
Carroll 
17 
16 
14 
16 
20 
16 
16 
129 
Loyd 
16 
18 
16 
16 
14 
18 
16 
130 
Sampson 
17 
17 
9 
16 
11 
13 
18 
118 
Baskerville 
18 
16 
17 
16 
16 
17 
12 
128 
George 
19 
16 
16 
17 
18 
15 
19 
139 
Grant 
10 
10 
8 
14 
10 
15 
10 
. 85 
Burgess 
16 
17 
10 
17 
15 
10 
17 
Harrison 
17 
17 
16 
14 
17 
18 
16 
Tompkins 
11 
10 
9 
4 
Springfield, Mass., Shooting Clob. 
The practice shoot of this club, held on their grounds at Red 
House Crossing, on the afternoon of July 15, drew out sixteen ad- 
vocates of the scatter gun. The wind, as usual, blew a gale, but 
some good scores were made. T. H. Keller, Jr., of New York 
City, was the guest of the club, and shot fairly well, considering 
he used a borrowed gun, his tried and trusted gun being at home. 
In the prize event, for a trout rod, a 15-target event, added tar- 
get hand;cap, E. H. Lathrop won the prize, breaking 13 out of 
his 16, which, with a target allowance of 2, made him the winner. 
He is only sorry, he says, that he won’t have a chance to use the 
rod this year, the trout law being now on. 
The Peters cup contest and the contest for three merchandise 
prizes, are to be shot for throughout the season, ten shoots in 
all. Added-target handicap in cup contest, and in the merchandise 
race the shooters are divided into three classes. A, B, C, 60, 70 
and SO per cent., according to their shooting. 
.Scores in the three handicap events follow: 
Semi-monthly prize, 15 targets: 
Lathrop 
Brk. Hdp. Tot’l. 
Brk. Hdn. 
Tot’ 
13 
3 
16 
Kites 
11 
0 
11 
Chapin 
11 
3 
14 
Boughton 
7 
4 
11 
Le Noir ... 
14 
0 
14 
Cheesman 
10 
0 
10 
L Misterly . 
10 
4 
14 
Andrews 
6 
4 
10 
Snow 
13 
0 
13 
Collins 
5 
3 
,8 
Kimball 
Cady 
Peters cup 
9 
8 
contest, 
4 13 
4 12 
25 targets: 
A Misterly... 
5 
8 
8 
Jordan 
24 
0 
24 
Chapin 
16 
3 
19 
Le Noir 
22 
0 
22 
Kimball 
.....13 
5 
18 
.Snow ....... 
20 
0 
20 
Andrews 
12 
r> 
17 
Lathrop 
17 
0 
20 
Cheesman . . . . 
17 
0 
17 
Kites 
. , , . . ,19 
il 
19 
Cndy 
,.,,.13 
G 
17 
8 22 
24 18 
Three merchandise prizes, 25 'targets, three classes, A, B, C: 
C ass A— Snow 22 Jordan 21, Le Noir 21, Kites 19, Che esman 17. 
Class B-Lathrop 18. Class C-Cady 14, Kimball 13, L. Misterly 9. 
Scores in regular events follow; 
Events : 123456789 10 11 12 
gargets; 15 15 16 10 10 10 15 25 25 10 25 25 
6 . . .. 11 19 19 5 18 23 
Jordan 
Kimball lO .! 
Cady 7 . . 
Le Noir 12 . . 9 
Snow 9 
E H Lathrop.. g 
Andrews 9 . . 7 . . 
Chp-Pin '9 .. '7 
Collins 6 .. 7 
L Misterly 
Keller, Jr 4 8 . . '7 ” 
Carraher 4 .. 7 .. 6 .. .. 
A Misterly 'o 5 
Boughton ’I .. 7 
10 17 17 
. . . . 24 21 
3 9 13. 13 
4 8 12' 14 
. . 14 22 21 
. . 13 20 22 
. . 13 17 18 
. . 6 12 . . 
. . 11 16 . . 
4 5 .. .. 
.. 10 .. 9 
6 .. .. .. 
3 .. 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
135 
101 
130 
92 
100 
87 
100 
54 
100 
52 
90 
78 
76 
64 
75 
66 
76 
41 
66 
43 
65 
22 
60 
27 
60 
25 
50 
20 
25 
11 
15 
7 
Misfire. 
Chicago Trapshooters' Association. 
Chicago, July 17. — We made the announcement in Forest ane 
Stream abo.ut a month ago that we would again use the Chicago 
division of moneys at our coming tournament, on Aug. 17, 18 and 
19. As we have had many requests to use at our next shoot whal 
many, would term an “old-fashioned shoot” by dividing the 
moneys on a percentage system, we have therefore adopted the 
percentage division. ^ 
programme will consist of ten 20-target events each day, 
with a total entrance of $20. The money will be divided 35, 30 
20, 15 per cent. ’ ’ 
We are going to give $500 in cash for averages, with $100 each 
f ayerages and $100 to the six high averages 
three days, and $100 to the eight low averages for the three 
No one will be handicapped; all will stand at 16yds. Of course 
the professionals and manufacturers’ agents will be extended' the 
usual invitation to come and shoot for the targets only. Thi« 
should make the shoot worth while for any good amateur to 
cittcncl, . , * 
Chicago made the biggest showjng of any city in the country in 
point of altendance at tlie Grand American Plandicap, as twenty- 
five of our members shot m the big race. . ^ 
1\ e particular, y wish to extend an invitation to the shooters 
ou‘ sLiV’ atlendmg tJ-ic Indiaii .shoot. As our shoot winds up 
■>' I ' m ’ shoot begins Tuesday, the 
reacliSlkeA)koboji!^^“^ attendance at our shoot two days to 
I hose Irom 1 lie Last attending the Indian shoot will most likely 
pass thiough ( liicago and .should not miss visiting these three 
re'-Av^Ali’c? of the West. Our programmes will be 
01m desiring saiiil " ^ programmes to any 
940 First National Bank Building. y- 
Sheepshead Bay Gun Club. 
Sheepshead Bay, L. L, July 20.— The scores made at the regu- 
lar shoot of the Sheepshead Bay Gun Club are ajipended. In an 
a pairs, 15 singles, Montanus scored 2-2, Guhring 19 
Williamson scored 10 straight at 5 pairs. ’ 
Events 
Targets : 
1 2 3 4 5 
25 25 10 10 25 
Greiff 23 23 8 9 21 
McMurtry 19 18 . . 2 12 
Martin 19 18 . . ..14 
Montanus 18 21 8 .. 18 
Fransiola ......... 18 19 7 4 7 
No. 1 is club event. No 
Events: 1 2 8 4 5 
Targets: 25 25 10 10 25 
Williamson 18 .. .. 5 19 
Guhring 19 19 10 . . . . 
Carolan 11 19 9 . . . . 
Wynne 22 19 . . . . 18 
Weiscotten ....... 13 15 
„ ,, , ,„ , _ 2 and 3 ,a,re shoot-offs. Fransiola had 
7 alloTOnce, Carolan 5, so that they tied on 14, which tie will be 
shot off at the next shoot. 
Team race, 10 targets: 
Montanus, captain 
Martin 
Weiscotten. 
Wynne 
Carolan 
-39 
Greiff, captain 9 
McMurtry 4 
Guhring 10 
Weiscotten 3 
Fransiola 5 — 31 
Martin, captain 9 
Williamson 10 
Wynn 6 
Carolan 2 
Guhring g_36 
Greiff', captain 10 
McMurtry 9 
Weiscotten 6 
Fransiola 8 
Montanus 9- 
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New York State Sportsmen's Association. 
Os^niRg, N. Y., July 20 —1 have sent a set of the Constitution 
Sportsmen’s Association to all 
the iN. Y. State gun clubs I have on my list. Should be glad to 
forward a set on receipt of request to any club or individual 
shooter in. the .State who may wish a copy. 
A communicatjon has been received from the secretary of the 
Iiifallilile Gun Club, of Buffalo, in which it is stated that a fine 
set of prizes is already guaranteed for the 1906 shoot which in- 
formation IS very gratifying to those interested in the welfare of 
the new association. 
Chas. G. Blandford, Sec’y and Treas. 
A gentleman whose nose had been lost was invited to tea. “My 
dear, said the good lady of the house, forewarningly to her 
little daughter, “I -want you to be very particular and to make 
no remarks about Mr. J.’s nose.” Gathered around the table, 
everything was well; the child peeped about, Iqoked rather 
puzzled and at last startled the table; _“Ma, why did you tell me 
to say nothing fibout Mr, T.’s nose? He ha.sn’t got anv “ 
