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jpennsylvania State Toarnament Expense* 
Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 9 . — Editor Forest and Stream: So many 
Fpeople are under the impression that tournaments of the magni- 
itude of the one heM recently at Pittsburg, Pa., under the 
■auspices of the Herrdn Hill Gun Club, are money-making affairs, 
■and we have receive so many inquiries touching on the subject 
■that we deem it ^advisable for the good of the support to submit 
■a stateme’iit dp 'the trapshooting^ fraternity, showing receipts and 
'expenditures 'of 'our tournament in order that those contemplating 
giving a tdiii^lament under the same conditions may not be 
'•misled, 
We thdiik you to publish this statement or whatever part your 
'may see tp,;, in the columns of Forest and Stream. 
Yours respectfully, 
Louis Lautenslager, 
^ Chairman of Committee. 
! Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 10. 
STATEMENT 
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT, 
PENNSYLVANIA STATE SPORTSMEN’S ASSOCIATION. 
RECEIPTS. 
Preliminary Day, May 1. 
Event No. 1, 103 entries at 40 cents 
Event No'. 2, 103, entries at 40 cents 
Event No. 3, 105 entries at 40 cents 
Event No. 4, 103 entries at 40 cents 
Event No. 6 , 103 entries at 40 cents 
First Day, May 2. 
Event No. 1, 230 entries at 30 C'tnts 
Event No. 2, 230 entries at 30 cents 
Event No. 3, 230 entries at 40 cents 
■Event No. 4, 230 entries at 30 cents 
Event No. 5, 230 entries at 30 cents 
Event No. 6 , 216 entries at 40 cents 
Event No. 7, 216 entries at 30 cents. 
Event No. S, 214 entries at 30 cents 
Event No. 9, 213 entries at 40 cents 
Event No. 10, 212 entries at 30 cents 
Second Day, May 3. 
Event No. 1, 225 entries at 30 cents 
Event No. 2, 223 entries at 30 cents 
lEvent No. 3, 221 entries at 40 cents 
JMilt Lindsley Trophy, 16 teams at $1.40 
'Harrisburg Trophy, 10 teams at $1.50 
JReading Trophy, 7 teams at .$2 
■ }WolstenCroft Trophy, II entries at $1 
'Denny Trophy, 78 entries at $1 
Third Day, May 4. 
Dehron Hill Gun Club H’d’p, 220 entries at $5. 
Fourth Day, May 5. 
'Driving Park Handicap, 890 birds at 25 cents.. 
, 'Williamsport Trophy, 967 birds at 26 cents... 
•L. C. Smith Trophy, 315 birds at 26 cents.... 
Wilson Trophy, 357 birds at 25 cents 
Eye birds and extra tie birds 
Boat Receipts. 
Preliminary Day, May 1 
First Day, May 2 
Second Day, May 3 
Third Day, May 4 
Fourth Day, May 5 
Subscribed by members as per subscription list 
Received from sale of dead birds 
Received from sale of paraphernalia, including 
barrels and brass 
RECAPITULATION OF RECEIPTS. 
Preliminary Day 206.00 
First Day 732.20 
Second Day 443.20 
Third Day 1100.00 
Fourth Day 636.00 
Boat 262.75 
Subscriptions 2110.00 
Dead Birds 56.19 
$41.20 
41.20 
41.20 
41.20 
41.20 
$206.00 
. $69.00 
69.00 
92.00 
69.00 
. 69.00 
86.40 
64.80 
. 64.20 
85 20 
63.60 
$732.20 
$67.50 
66.90 
88.40 
22.40 
15.00 
14.00 
91.00 
78.00 
$443.20 
$ 1100.00 
$222.60 
241.76 
78.75 
89.25 
3.76 
$636.00 
$37.60 
80.00 
57.60 
56.45 
31.10 
$262.75 
2110.00 
56.19 
65.42 
P-haraphernal ia 
65.42 
$5611.76 
EXPENDITURES. 
Help. 
■5 Trap Pullers $90.00 
5 Referees 86.00 
10 Trappers 79.00 
5 Squad Men i 67.60 
6 Score Men 67.50 
3 Watch Men ; 64.50 
3 Ticket Men on boat 57.50 
2 Tent Men 20.00 
6 Office Clerks 154.75 
1 Man tending beer stand 16.00 
Extra labor on grounds 129.00 
Mr. Stoges for maid and help 78.00 
Extra help and trapping. May 6 , ’05........... 36.55 
Express and expenses on pigeons, per A. Mc- 
Millan’s account 100.60 
Hauling shells to and from grounds........... 32.00 
Miscellaneous, 
Geo. Root, drayage on trap $1.50 
McCrory Cabinet Co., towels 17.75 
S. S. Co., prizes and targets 1087.92 
For beer 72.25 
For ice, etc 7.80 
C. G. Grubb, sundries, expenses, as per st’m’t 46.63 
Postage stamps 45.00 
Tent Hire 55.00 
E. E. Shaner, sundries, stationery, blanks, etc., 
for tournament 62.84 
Badges 64.68 
Jno, Schiefle, carpenter work and labor 247.75 
W- S. Brown, prizes 32.85 
J. A. Johnson 38.50 
Geo. H. Bennett, barrels for water 10.00 
Digby & Smith, hardware and paint 6.15 
A. W. McCloy & Co., prinfing 288.55 
C. G. Grubb, merchandise, etc 98.78 
J. T. Helm, addressing envelopes 8.00 
Logan-Gregg Hdw. Co., sundries 20.62 
S. S. Co., for sign painting and drayage, etc.. 48.90 
L. Lautenslager, help, lunch and sundries 133.15 
Ed. Gundell, for making boards 6.00 
Jno. F. Kline, for boat 350.00 
C. G. Grubb, score sheets 17.25 
Live Birds. 
L. M. Gilbert, live pigeons $120.00 
Robert E. Cox, live pigeons 515.24 
Cash added to purses..... 
RECAPITULATION OF EXPENDITURES. 
Help $1078.90 
Miscellaneous 276'!. 75 
Dive Birds 635.54 
Cash added to purses 1290.00 
Total Expenditures 
'.Total Receipts '. 
Net cost to Club 
$1078.90 
$2764.75 
$636.54 
1290.00 
$5769.19 
. 5769.19 
5611.76. 
$157.43 
Alert Gun Club. 
Easton, Pa., Aug. 12. — On Sept. 4 the first annual Labor Day 
tournament of the Alert Gun Club, Phillipsburg, N. J. (opposite 
Easton, Pa.), will be held. Edward F. Markley, Easton, Pa., is 
the secretary. 
There will be eleven events, composed of 10, 15, 20 and 25 tar- 
gets, in all 180 targets, and entrance for the total, $10. Targets 
will be thrown at a distance of 50yds., at IV 2 cent each. Pro- 
fessionals shoot for targets only, but one cash prize for high 
professional and three cash prizes for high amateurs will be 
donated. C. R. R. of N. J., L. V. R. R., D., L. & W. R. R. 
and P. R. R. will bring shooters within ten-minute trolley ride of 
the shooting grounds. Programme starts at 10 A. M., and money 
will be divided by the percentage system. 
Edward F. Markley, Sec’y. 
All communications intended for Forest and Stream should 
always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 
NfW York, Md not to indiyi^u^l goaoected with paper. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
Recreation Rod and Gnn Clnb. 
Morgan-town, W. Va., Aug. 9. — The Recreation Rod and Gun 
Uub of this city, completed a twoMay tournament on its grounds. 
Recreation Park, this evening, and altogether a very successful 
and enjoyable shoot was held. 
Ihe first day was devoted to the regular programme of the 
Monongahela Valley Sportsmen’s League of West Virginia, and 
the second day was club day, when a mixed programme was shot 
off for targets, merchandise and money events. 
The weather conditions were perfect, and the early predictions 
that some good scores would be made, were pretty well fulfilled 
both in the expert and amateur classes, although the attendance 
was hardly up to expectations, as from inquiries and requests for 
programmes, we expected at least sixty shooters. However, the 
forty-seven sportsmen who attended made up in enthusiasm what 
they lacked in. numbers, and after the regular programmes were 
shot off, about 4,000 targets were trapped in sweepstakes. 
The fir.st day’s programme covered a total of 175 targets, besides 
the League team race; and the second day, 165 targets. During 
the two days about 15,000 targets were trapped, using one Black- 
bird club trap and ■■one other, both traps working very nicely, and 
not a hitch or break down occurred throughout the tournament. 
The trade was represented by Messrs. Chas. G. Spencer, Wm. 
H. Heer, IT. FI. Stevens and L. Z. Lawrence, and during the 
tournament these gentlemen did some nice shooting, and made 
some pretty runs, Mr. Heer getting the first one of 97 on the 
first day, and Mr. Spencer following on the second day with a 
clean score for the entire programme of 165 targets, and this 
added to his last 18 straight on the evening of the first day, gives 
him 183 straight, and the record for the tournament and also for 
the State of West Virginia. 
The management is under obligations to the expert squad for 
valuable assistance rendered, and wishes to thank them for the 
same. 
The Peters silver loving cup, donated by the Peters Cartridge 
Company, and emblematic of the five-man team championshipi of 
the league, was won by the team representing the Recreation Rod 
and Gun Club of this city, with the League record score of 111 
out of 125; and as this is the fourth win for this club, the cup 
now becomes its property, in accordance with the conditions 
governing this competition. 
The Laflin & Rand silver loving cup, emblematic of the in- 
dividual championship of the League, was won for the month by 
Elmer F. Jacobs, of the Recreation Rod and Gun Club. 
Averages and runs: Longest run first day, Wm. H. Heer, 97; 
second day, Ghas. G. Spencer, 165. Longest run for tournament, 
Clias. G. Spencer, 183, High expert average for tournament, Chas. 
G. Spencer, 98.53 per cent. High amateur average first day, Ed. 
O. Bowers, 91.43 per cent.; second day, W. A. Wiedebusch, 92.12 
per cent.. High amateur average for tournament, W. A. Wiede- 
busch, 90. per cent. Scores follow: 
First Day. 
Second Day. . 
Total. 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
C G Spencer 
175 
170 
165 
165 
340 
335 
W FI Heer. 
175 
169 
165 
159 
340 
328 
L Lawrence 
175 
155 
165 
153 
340 
306 
II FI Stevens 
175 
145 
165 
146 
340 
291 
\V A Wiedebusch.. 
175 
154 
165 
162 
340 
■306 
Dade 
175 
160 
165 
141 
340 
301 
J R Miller 
176 
165 
165 
146 
340 
301 
j M Cobun 
175 
155 
165 
140 
340 
295 
'U G Tingley 
175 
150 
165 
145 
340 
295 
P J Buck 
175 
155 
165 
135 
340 
290 
W F Nicholls 
175 
143 
165 
147 
340 
290 
D W Baker 
176 
139 
165 
148 
340 
287 
E F' Jacobs 
175 
162 
165 
134 
340 
286 
S B Henshaw 
...'..175 
152 
165 
134 
340 
286 
C H Miller 
175 
144 
165 
140 
340 
284 
W E Price 
175 
152 
165 
128 
340 
280 
Vv olfe 
175 
156 
165 
119 
340 
274 
J C Long 
176 
124 
165 
120 
340 
244 
T A Barthlow 
140 
108 
165 
120 
306 
228 
A R Warden...;... 
175 
115 
165 
105 
340 
220 
W N Dawson 
60 
41 
165 
124 
216 
165 
S S Deusenberry. . , 
70 
65 
165 
105 
235 
160 
B S White 
15 
12 
165 
137 
180 
149 
G M Lilly 
175 
149 
175 
149 
W M Sivey 
165 
146 
165 
146 
H Heckman 
175 
i44 
175 
144 
J Merrifield 
175 
144 
176 
144 
G A Long 
175 
143 
175 
143 
J Phillips 
175 
143 
175 
143 
T A Neill 
....176 
142 
175 
142 
G F Miller 
20 
10 
165 
126 
185 
136 
L C Jones 
. . . .175 
127 
175 
127 
FI A Christy 
... 
165 
117 
165 
117 
H Gaines 
175 
113 
175 
113 
T B Stuck 
. . . .175 
100 
175 
100 
W K Floffman 
135 
90 
135 
90 
A M Musgrove 
. . . .140 
88 
140 
88 
Ji E Beebe 
90 
80 
90 
80 
E W Hallast 
...:140 
80 
140 
80 
E ) Uunigan 
140 
77 
140 
77 
FI D Stillman 
165 
76 
165 
76 
S Fiarris 
140 
75 
140 
75 
J H Kennedy 
.... 50 
29 
75 
45 
125 
74 
E C Wiedebusch... 
....120 
70 
120 
70 
R R Carnahan 
.... 70 
66 
70 
66 
D Hott 
15 
9 
16 
9 
F Corbin 
30 
1 
30 
1 
League team race, five-man teams, 26 targets per man: 
Recreation R. & G. C. Fairmont G. C. 
Price, captain 22 Wiedebusch, captain 24 
Cobun 22 Phillips 20 
White 21 Lilly' -....20 
Barthlow 23 Merrifield 21 
Jacobs 23—111 Neill 22—107 
Mannington Gun Club. 
Long, captain 18 Heckman 20 
Carnahan 20 Dunigan .17— 96 
Flalfast 21 
Individual League championship, 20 targets per man: 
Jacobs 18 Flalfast 12 
Wiedebusch 18 
Tie shot off, mis.s-and-out and won by Jacobs. 
Aug. 11.— The Recreation Rod and Gun Club of this city held 
its nineteenth regular weekly shoot at Recreation Park this after- 
noon, with eight guns out. The regular programme was run off 
and resulted in the winning of the club championship gold medal 
for the week by John M. Cobun with an average of 88 per cent, 
for the entire programme. Mr. Cobun also won the officers’ 
goblet for the week with a score of 18 out of 19. The scores: 
No. 1 w'as miss-and-out. No. 2, officers’ goblet, handicap. No. 
3, club prizes, 25 targets. 
Events : , 1*23 
Cobun 9 19 18 21 
Sivey 17 18 11 23 
Jacobs 4 19 15 23 
Dawson 14 19 17 
Events: 1 * 2 -3 
Beebe 7 20 18 20 
Barthlow 11 19 16 20 
Price 14 18 17 22 
White 13 18 17 .. 
*Denotes number shot at in No. 2. 
Fourth event, two-man team race, 20 targets per man: 
Dawson, captain 18 Cobun, captain 17 
Jacobs 18 — ^36 Sivey 17 — 34 
Elmer F. Jacobs, Sec’y-Treas. 
Bergen Beach Gon Club. 
Brookyln, L. I., Aug. 8.. — The August shoot of the Bergen 
Beach Gun Club was unfortunate as to weather conditions, light 
rains prevailing during the afternoon. The trade representatives 
present were Messrs. F. Schoverling, S. Glover and Boh 
Schneider. Scores: 
123466789 10 11 12 
15 16 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 
9 9 9 12 12 11 12 9 14 14 14 14 
13 15 14 14 13 12 9 13 ... . 
9837863 10 10 6 
12 12 11 10 12 10 13 13 12 12 . . 13 
Events: 
Targets : 
Schorty 
Glover 
Dreyer 
F Schoverling 
Scott 8 7 8 12 7 8 12 13 11 U 
W eiskotten 7 8 6 . . . . 
Duster 11 12 13 . . .. 
FI Bergen 14 14 12 9 11 12 13 12 8 .. 9 
Suydara 11 11 12 14 12 13 15 14 14 13 
Guhring 12 11 10 12 15 12 14 10 . . . . 
Wvnn 10 13 11 13 9 
T H Welbrock 10 10 9 11 11 9 4 8 
Schneider 14 14 14 13 12 13 12 
Slavin 6 . . 4 . . 
Pfender ,, ,, ,, .. ,,12 10,. ,, 
8 
(tAuG. 19, 1905. 
Cincinnati Gun Club Tournament. 
St. Bernard, O., Aug. 11.- — The Cincinnati Gun Club is giving 
the arnateurs a treat at their annual shoot in September, this 
year, inasmuch as they are departing from the usual methods. 
As a prominent amateur advised, in an article published some, 
rnonths ago, we will “give the profits of the shoot to the, 
shooters.” 
Supt. Gambell has advised the club to adopt some such plan- 
for several years, arguing that the stimulus^ given to the sport by: 
holding a successful tournament is a sufficient reimbursement for' 
their trouble. This year he has been given carte blanche, so ifi 
is up to him to make good, and he is looking to each one of you 
to help him do it. 
_ Mr. L. J. Squier (better known as “Luther”) gave a prac 
tical demonstration of the idea at his shoot in Wilmington, and 
as he is on the tournament committee of our club this year, the' 
amateurs have him to thank for the treat. 
This plan of giving all the profits to the contestants will be 
given a thorough try-out at this shoot, and as the expenses will 
be comparatively light the amount will be no small sum. All 
we ask is a good turn-out to let us know you appreciate a “good 
thing.” We will do our best to have you go away with a good 
word for us. 
The majority of the vast army of trapshooters are “wise” to 
the fact that the club giving a well-ma«aged tournament, where' 
from 100 to 150 shooters attend, makes a profit of $500 to $1,000. 
Why the contestants should be expected to travel hundreds of 
miles to contribute this amount for the individual welfare of the' 
club is hard to understand, and it is manifestly unfair to expect 
them long to subscribe to this arrangement. 
We will guarantee a smooth-running shoot, the best referees, 
scorers and pullers with whom , you ever came in contact, and 
it will be the endeavor of those in charge, and all connected 
with^the club to anticipate and satisfy all the requirements of 
the club’s guests on this occasion. 
Tournament Committee, 
_(by Arthur Gambell). 
Bonesteel, S, D., and Vicinity. 
Bonesteel, S. D., Aug. 9. — There has been quite a revival of 
shooting intere. 3 t with the advent of the warni weathere and inter- 
city shoots are of frequent occurrence and are always harmonious 
and thoroughly enjoyable. Half a dozen new shooters have broken 
into the game, and under the personal coaching of the Secretary 
are in a fair way to become as proficient as some of the older 
shooters. The Peters Cartridge Co^. medal, representing the cham- 
pionship of Gregory county, is now being shot for every two 
weeks, and the competition always brings out a good attendance. 
At Herrick on the 8 th inst., the medal was shot for during the 
anniversary of the existence of that little city; among the other 
attractions being base ball, foot races, horse races, speeches, etc. 
Practice events for the week, some of them being shot at Fair- 
fax, and some at Bonesteel and Flerrick, are as follows: 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
Shot at. Broke. 
0 Porter 
.... 50 
45 
Spatz 
58 
C Porter 
.... 60 
45 
Bonekemper . 
58 
14 
Thompson 
.... 50 
41 
McCurdy 
13 
Leach 
.... 60 
39 
Lindley 
16 
Spatz 
.... 25 
23 
Miller 
13 
Kelly 
.... 25 
9 
Blair 
9 
Leach 
.... 75 
70 
Championship 
race at 
Herrick, 
25 targets: 
Leach 
19 
Schulz 
O Porter 21 Phillips l '7 
Comstock 21 O’Keefe !!!l 6 
Thompson 19 Sanderson !!!!'.15 
Spatz 19 Hay I .13 
The next shoot will be at Fairfax on the 24th inst., and all 
shooters are invited to take part. There will be seien sweeps, 15 
birds, $1.50 entrance, and the regular 26-bird race, entrance price 
of targets, for the Peters Cartridge Company’s trophy representing 
the championship of Gregory county. W. A. Leach, Sec’y. 
Indianapolis Gon Clofa. 
Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 5.— Smith won Peters Cartridge Co.’s 
badge. At meeting of the Board of Directors, held Aug. 6 , 1905, 
Dr. S. H. Moore was chosen as President to succeed Mr. C. H. 
Morris, resigned. Mr. Wm. Armstrong was elected Secretary, 
effective Sept. 1, 1905, to succeed J. W. Bell, who resigned to take 
effect on that date. 
We have claimed Oct. 9 and 10 as dates for holding our fall 
tournament. We will also hold an all-day shoot Labor Day, con- 
sisting of ten 20-target events. One set of traps will also be 
used for those who desire to shoot for targets only. 
Events: 
Targets: 
Parry 
Finley 
Wands 
Moore 
Smith 
Tripp 
Morris 
Dixon 16 19 14 
Hann 13 12 18 
Armstrong 17 17 20 
Southern 13 12 12 
Sutcliffe 
1 
2 
3 
4 
6 
6 
7 
8 
20 
20 
25 
26 
26 
26 
25 
20 
18 
17 
22 
21 
18 
19 
22 
21 
22 
23 
24 
18 
17 
20 
. . 
12 
18 
20 
20 
i9 
17 
16 
18 
17 
17 
11 
20 
20 
23 
20 
19 
22 
12 
15 
13 
9 
17 
17 
16 
19 
14 
io 
13 
12 
18 
is 
is 
11 
17 
17 
20 
17 
13 
12 
12 
15 
12 
21 
19 
20 
21 
i'7 
23 
21 
J. H. 
Bell, Sec’y. 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
^^A Night on the Locomotive of 'the Pennsylvania Speciai%”! 
The New York Herald’s Thrilling Story of a Ride on the 18-Hour 
Flyer. 
Few persons have not felt a desire to take a ride on the loco- 
motive of a fast express train, to sit in the cab with the engineer 
and feel the throbs of the life-like engine as it rushes over the 
rails. Such an experience on a mile-a-minute flyer is especially 
fascinating. It is not given to every one to take such a ride, and 
this makes the interest the greater and the desire all the more 
keen. ' 
_ To tell its readers what a ride on the fastest long-distance train' 
m the world is like, the New York Herald recently sent a re- 
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Pennsylvania Special,” the eighteen-hour train of the Pennsylvania' 
Railroad, and published his experience in a late issue of that paper • 
So fascinating is his story, so full of life and so vividly told, it' 
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sensations experienced in the locomotive cab, and of the irom 
nerve and clear vision which guard the fastest and most, 
notable train the world has ever seen. 
A copy of the story will be sent on receipt of a two cent stamp 
by Gem W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Pennsylvania Rail- 
road, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Newfoundland is constantly growing in favor as a resort foi 
anglers and big-game hunters, and more and more sportsmer 
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iW will be seen by their advertisement, Messrs. Charles Plath 
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Ihe goods adve:i-tised are undeniably excellent, and the prices sc 
lo'w that it is worth the while of every angler to inspect the 
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Persons o-wning trout brooks or ponds, or controlling section: 
of streams adapted for trout, will be interested in the advertise 
ment of the Paradise Brook Trout Co., of Parkside, Pa., who ar< 
prepared to furnish trout of all sizes for stocking purposes. The 
also offer opportunities for fishing, charging for the fish taken b 
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