Sept. 23, 1905.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
263 
U. S. Govemnveivt Amm\ii\ition Test. 
Accuracy test of Krag-J orgensen .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. 
. U. S. Cartridges excelled all others 
RESUT.T and 
OFFICIAL REPORT 
MANUFACTURED BY 
UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO., 
LOWELL. MASS.. U. S. A. 
I Agencies: 497-503 Pearl St., 35-43 Park St., New York. 114-116 Market St., San Francisco. 
WESTERN TRAP. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati, O.— The attendance on Sept. 16 was not up to the 
;ark. Among the number were several occasional visitors, wuo 
ill be at the tournament next week. Luther Squier got here this 
lorning, and will be hard at work all next week in the o e. 
'arold Money, C. O. Le Compte and Mr. Baldwin, the latter 
|om the old Bay State, were here and shot a few, Money losing 
at 3 out of 75 shot at. J. J. Faran has returned from his 
ication trip in Michigan. His lack of practice shows m his 
'ore. Mrs. Gambell got back from her Colorado trip, and is 
'ady to furnish one of her famous dinners to all the shooters, 
►hat’s worth going some way for. In last week s scores an 
ijustice was' done to A1 Roll. An error in footing rnade his 
lore 84, when it should have been 20, 19, 19, 17, 19—94. Mr. Roll 
a good shot, and we wish to credit him with all he makes. 
In the 100-target race to-day Herman, Ahlers and Le Compte 
ere high with 89 each. Bullerdick, at practice, broke 91 out of 
)0. The scores, 100-target event: 
[erman „ ,, 
Tiers 
e Compte 
ullerdick 
teinman 
'ohlar 84 Wolf 
• Jambell 
Altherr 
89 Sundy 
8Q ■Rnll 
81 
79 
RF; PfpifFer 
79 
85 Uhl 
69 
Wnlf 
64 
39 
83 Lytle 
Notes. 
, At the shoot of the Dayton Gun Club, on Sept. 15, three handi- 
. ip events at 25 targets each, and an event at 25 targets were 
Julled off. In the first handicap Rike 3, Cord 3 Whitacre 9 and 
,fke 2 tied on perfect scores of 25, including handicaps. In the 
econd Rike (2) 23—25; Whitacre (7) 18—25; Cord (3) 21— 24; 
ke (3) 18—21. Third— Rike (2) 23—25; Whitacre (9) 16—25; Ike 
J) 21—34; Cord (3) 20—23. In the 25-target event Cord and Ike 
ere high with 23 each; Rike, 22; Wdiitaker, 16. Rike was high 
un with 90 out of 100; Cord, 86; Ike, 86; Whitacre, 65. 
The Rohrer’s Island Gun Club, of Dayton, held their regular 
ledal shoot on Sept. 13, and the attendance was much more 
itisfactory than on last shooting day. The sport began with a 
)-target sweep, Osw'ald winning first, with 23; Rike, 21; Smyth, 
). Ed. Rike has just returned from his surnmer vacation 
)ok this opportunity to try his new gun, a 16-gauge, with 26in. 
arrels. It is a handsome arm, and is the first to be o\vned in 
)ayton. In the medal contest, 25 targets, with handicap of 
xtra targets, ten men took part. Three tied on 25 or better, 
dke (29) 26, Miller (29) 26, Hanauer (28) 25. Oldt (28) was a 
lose second, with 24 out of 28; Smyth (30) 23. In the first 
loot-off Miller dropped out, breaking 7 out of 10, the others 
oing straight. In the second Rike made a straight score of 10 
id won, Hanauer breaking 9. This is Rike’s second win this 
;ason. A couple of team matches were shot, Oldt and Hanauer 
iptains, five men on a team, 25 targets per man. The Oldt 
;am won both matches, the first 100 to 97 and the second 99 to 
i. Hodapp, of the Oldt bunch, tied with Rike, of Hanauer’s 
:am, for high gun in the two matches on 46. In the second 
latch he missed his first target, and then went straight. Miller, 
n Hanauer’s team, was second high with 43; Capt, Oldt, 41; 
myth, Hanauer team, and Oswald, ()ldt team, 40 each. A 
i-target sweep closed the sport, Rike being high with 24. 
James McConnell, who has been shooting recently with the 
ohrer’s Islanders and Dayton gun clubs, burst the barrels of 
is gun at the breech, a few days ago, luckily with no bad 
Tects, and he is now waiting for new barrels from the factory, 
'is low scores at recent shoots are explained. 
Garfield Gun Club. 
Chicago, Sept. 16.— The appended scores were made to-day on 
,ir grounds, on the occasion of the first trophy shoot of the 
urth series. In the club trophy event Vietmeyer won on Class 
by breaking 25 straight; Stone won Class B on 22, and Wilson 
on Class C on 21. ■ , m 
In the Dupont cup event Vietmeyer and Thomas tied on 19 
•it of 20 for Class A; Stone won Class B on 14, and Wilson won 
lass C on 10. 
In Hunter Arms Co. event Dr. Meek and McDonald tied in 
'■^lass A on 18 out of 20, thrown 10 singles and 5 pairs; Stone 
on Class B on 16, and Wilson won Class C on 12. 
It rained heavily until 2 o’clock, still the attendance was fair, 
Dout twenty shooters showing up. 
j Events : 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
|l Targets : 
20 
20 
25 
10 
10 
10 
j ietmever 
16 
19 
25 
8 
8 
7 
t.'r Meek 
18 
12 
24 
7 
7 
7 
1 homas 
13 
19 
19 
7 
10 
7 
tfcDonald 
18 
17 
21 
8 
8 
6 
16 
14 
22 
8 
8 
7 
L Smedes 
17 
16 
24 
8 
9 
9 
sitzsimons 
18 
19 
22 
7 
10 
9 
n.’ilson 
12 
10 
21 
3 
7 
>loreI 
17 
18 
6 
9 
io 
6 
18 
5 
6 
18 
18 
23 
8 
8 
10 
15 
18 
20 
8 
10 
li.eck 
15 
17 
22 
9 
ford 
15 
14 
12 
6 
Tr Reynolds 
13 
18 
22 
7 
!. C Jenkins 
16 
14 
22 
7 
L M Jenkins 
8 
14 
3 
j| aulkner 
ilerr 
10 
C No. 1, Hunter trophy, 
c No. 2, Dupont cup. 
'C No. 3, trophy shoot, 
Pk. j. W. Meek, Sec’y. 
In Other Places. 
It was a merry party that boarded the launch at Fremont, 
Ohio, for a trip down the river with a target shoot in prospect. 
Some good scores were made. Mr. Stull put up a box of cigars 
for a special prize, and it was won by Reardon. Although V ogh 
thought he had a “cinch,” he did not break a target. 
The Erie, Kansas, Gull Club will give a shoot, at which a 
gold medal will be awarded to the highest score made at 100 
targets. 
I'welve gunners were out at the regular shoot, Wednesday, of 
the Recreation Rod and Gun Club, Morganstown, W. Va. The 
scores made were low Compared to those made three weeks 
previous. There were a number of ladies out to witness the 
shooting. The club prize was won by Coban. White won the 
officer’s goblet. In the team shoot, Cohan’s team, 42; White’s, 34. 
Word has been received that Elmwood, Ind., ,Gun Club now 
has grounds that are being kept in fine condition. The public 
is invited to attend. 
The Three-Barrel Gun Company is the successor to Hollen- 
back. The company has been incorporated. The plant will be 
located at Moondsville, W. Va., with the head office in Wheeling. 
M. N. Cecil, John B. Garden, George E. House, Cl. W. Welty 
and G. O. Smith, all of W'heeling, are the incorporators. 
Amateurs all over the country are coming to the front fast. 
Last Friday Mr. Frazier, of the Hunting, W. Va., Gun Club, 
made 49 out of 50 and won all the powder company trophies, the 
next man being Dr. Sample, with 45. 
There is unabating zeal at Cleveland, Ohio, where the club 
is shooting for medals with added targets for handicaps. 
R. D. Guptell, of Aitken, Minn, winner of last year’s handi- 
cap, was high man at the Little Fall’s tournament with 94 per 
cent; Rhoda, second, with 87; Drago, third, with 86. 
Several of the new members of the Springfield, Minn., Gun 
Club have very much improved at the practice meets for the 
past summer. Here is their last score for the season at 25 targets: 
J. R. Schmidt 22, H. O. Schlender 20, W. Blackman -20, W'. F. 
Mahler 19, E. Bendixon 19, W. G. Frank 18, Wm. Schmidt 16, 
E. Nippolt 12. 
A new gun club has been organized at Canon City, Colo. Dr. 
F. N. Carrier, President; A. A. Parker, Secretary. 
September 28 and 29 there will be a shoot at Hutchinson, Kan., 
which will be worth the attendance of all the Sunflower shooters. 
Ed. O’Brein, one of the new Indians, will manage it. All the 
boys know Ed., and what Ed. says goes. 
Shoots are coming on with the October days in prospect thick 
and fast in the West. One of those “world-wide fame” shoots 
of the Cumberland Gun Club, Davenport, Iowa, will he held 
Oct. 6, 7 and 8. As this town is situated so as to draw from 
Illinois, as well as from Iowa, there will be at least one hundred 
shooters present, and they will shoot the programme through with 
the greatest amount of interest ever witnessed at a tournament. 
Whiting, Ind., will be the opening shoot on Oct. 1. 
Rockford, 111., Gun Club has been taking things easy during 
the long surnmer months, but on Oct. 15 and 16 all shooters are 
invited to join with the home boys in a tournament. 
At Warsaw, 111., on Oct.^ 11, Mr. Gash will conduct a one-day 
tournament. Warsaw is in , Mississippi bottoms not far from 
Keokuk, Iowa, and, besides, the next town in the South is known 
by the familiar name “Mallard.” If the hunters are not busy 
testing their guns on mallards and other water fowl at this date, 
the shoot should be a good one. 
Shoots will be so plentiful during the month of October in the 
s^outhern part of Illinois that no one man can attend all of them. 
South Coulterville, one of the towns, has chosen Sept. 28 and 29 
for their tournament. 
Prizes for the East Side Gun Club, Saginaw, Mich., merchandise 
shoot were on exhibition. They range from tables to hunting 
knives, and revolvers and many other useful and ornamental 
things. 
As to the shooting off of ties for the merchandise prizes at 
tournaments, many are decided by some form of a raffle. This 
does not appeal to the average shooter, as he prefers to win a 
prize by shooting to the luck of dice. 
One of the biggest of two-day tournaments is scheduled for 
the south part of Illinois at Centralia; two at De Soto, and two 
at Anna— six in all. Well, the more the better! 
One of the most noted events ever held by the Kenosha Wis 
Gun Club was the clambake held Thursday last on Wasliington 
Island, and some forty members and their many friends were 
present. After the dinner the members entertained until mid- 
night. 
The Celina, Ohio, Gun Club held their shoot Tuesday afternoon 
with a membership of twenty-five present. Fred Young won the 
medal. 
Shooting interests at Canton, 111., are lagging somewhat as at 
the last meet of the North End Club there were only two 
present. Mr. C. D. Smith made 86 per cent, and (ieorge 
Pensmger 84. “ 
Monmouth HI., (3un Club got a few members together and held 
their first shoot for this season on Wednesday last Those 
present had an interesting time and it may result in holding a 
tournament a little later. 
This reads like a sociable shoot: Targets one cent all purses 
divided jack-rabbit system, which guarantees all a share of the 
purses. Come and bring your friends. Thus reads the .prospectus 
sent out by Battle Creek, Mich. 
The ^eeport, 111., Gun Club held a picnic at the home of 
Morris Hough. We are informed that all had a very enjoyable 
Fifteen members of the Des Moines, Iowa, Gun Club shot over 
the traps Monday last. Owing to a very high wind scores 
were low. 
At New London, Iowa, the management figure on not less than 
sixty shooters for the tournament Oct. 3, 4 and 5 where the $500 
in gold is hung up. ’ 
Bisbee, Arizona, Ciun Club report that only ten men came out 
to the last shoot M. L Naquin captured the cup for the day 
by the score of 27 out of 30. . 
Strong wind made shooting very difficult at the Marietta, Ohio, 
Gun Club last Ihursday. * * 
C. B. Cokefair, after shooting off tie five times, won the silver 
cu^p at the range of the White Flyer Club, Dayton, Ohio, on 
Thursday last, there was some hot competition 
The Tolleston, the most famous duck shooting" preserve iu the 
United States, owing to the many shooting scraps in which men 
were the targets, in Lake county, Indiana, is threatened with 
annihilation, as a petition for a draining s’^stem that will clear 
It of water is now about to be presented to the Legislature by 
farmers who live in the neighborhood. 
The Kendallville, Ind., Limited Gun Club on last Tuesday made 
a good score. The shooting was varied, thus: F. G. Greenleaf, 
178 out of 200; C. P. Bruck, 46 out of 50; P. G. Klinkenberg, 169 
out of 200; VV. H. Bowen, 43 out of 50; Lorence Ganer, 39 out 
of 76. 
According to tales from Colorado, the attraction at the shoot 
at Trinidad was that of drawing outline's of pictures by a fancy 
^ot. The audience to name the picture. The enthusiasm at 
Colorado Springs and at Trinidad was an inspiration, even to. 
Elmer Shaner. 
Ihe Twin City, Peoria-Pekin, 111., Gun Club held the best 
shoot of the season. Dr. J. Austin Logan won the trophy, his 
first time out with the gang. Baker won Class A, Herman B, 
and Houf C medals. James A. Dawson made 18 out of 20 and was 
warmly congratulated. 
There is now a Bridge City Gun Club in Illinois, as well as in 
Indiana. It was lately organized at Thibes, 111. The officers 
are Dr. R. B. Heller, President; Ed. Beisswinger, Vice-President; 
I. I. Rosenfield, Captain; Arthur Brown, Secretary, and J. A. 
Heller, Treasurer. 
Bisbee, Arizona, shooters have gotten together a gun club that 
promises to rank with the best in the West. Those men who are 
identified with this organization are the kind who refuse to 
travel in second place in any particular line they may engage in. 
The Gilby, N. D., Gun Club have oiled their traps and put 
them aside for the fall and winter. They are busy hunting the 
prairie chicken and watching the flight of the wild duck. 
The trapshooting season., has closed at the traps of the East 
Grand Forks, Minn., Gun Club. The results show Mayor John 
F. Brandt has won first prize; second, J. H. McNicol. The 
season was a most successful one. The trophies were valuable 
and created much interest, and more shooting was done this year 
than in previous years. 
Tuesday last was shooting day at Tama, Iowa. There were 
150 targets on the programme. High score was made by Wm. 
Simmons, 135. Mr. Moundson won the medal. 
Members of the Newark, Ohio, Gun Club are working in- 
dustriously for the success of the tournament, Sept. 27 and 28, 
and are jubilant over the prospects. 
Sabina, Ohio, Gun Club won the team shoot last week, score 
107; Jamestown, 100; Bowersville, 89; Bloomington, 79. ’ 
The Lead Gun Club, Central City, S. D., held a shoot Sunday 
at 50 targets, Perkins 43, Accleston 34, Van Horn 45, Bick Ss! 
Vicilich 34, Irvin 36. 
Springfield, Mass., Shooting Club. 
The practice shoot of this club, held on the afternoon of Sept. 9 
was well attended, twenty shooters being on hand. It was a 
beautiful day, with scarcely any wind, and good scores were made 
Snow was high gun with an average of 82 per cent, for the shoot! 
In the merchandise prize event, a 15-target race with a shooting 
jacket for prize, Paul Lathrop and E. H. Lathrop tied on 15 each 
On the shoot-off at miss-and-out, Paul Lathrop won. 
Shoots will be held every Saturday afternoon for the rest of the 
month to enable the shooters who are behind in the Peters cup 
contest and merchandise race, to make up the required ten shoots 
called for before the shooting season closes, Oct. 1. Two shooters 
Snow and Kites, finished at this shoot. Added target handicap in 
cup contest, and in the merchandise race the shooters are divided 
into three classes. A, B, C, there being three merchandise prizes of 
equal value up, one for each class. Scores in handicap event of 
this shoot follow: 
Weekly prize, shooting jacket, 15 targets: 
Brk. Hdp. Tot’l. 
Snow 12 0 12 
H P Chapin 12 0 12 
Buck 7 4 11 
Bradford 7 4 11 
A Misterly 7 4 11 
Kites 9 0 9 
Cheesman 9 0 9 
Brk. Hdp. Tot’l. 
E H Lathrop . 
....13 
3 16 
P Lathrop . . . 
....12- 
4 15 
E Cady 
....10 
4 14 
Kimball 
....10 
4 14 
Parsons 
....10 
4 14 
Downing 
. . . .14 
0 14 
Hawes 
....10 
3 13 
L Misterly 
.... 8 
4 12 
Peters cup contest, 
Brk. 
25 targets : 
Hdp. Tot’l. 
Snow 
....20 
0 20 
M erchandise 
A, B, C: 
race, 
25 targets, 
Kites 
Brk. Hdp. Tot’l. 
...20 0 20 
Class A — Snow 21, Kites 16. 
Class B — E. H. Lathrop 18, Hawes 15. 
Ckss C— L. Misterly, four strings, 21, 18, 13, 12; Parsons 16, 
P. Lathrop 16, A. Misterly, two strings, 11, 8; Bradford 7. 
Scores in regular events follow: 
Events: 12346678 
Targets: 10 15 10 15 10 25 25 10 
Snow 7 13 9 12 . . 20 21 . . 
K'tes 8 10 6 9 . . 20 16 . . 
Parsons 3 8 7 10 . . . . 16 6 
Bradford 5 6 4 7.. .. 7 3 
E H Lathrop. 7 10 8 13 .... 18 . . 
Paul Lathrop 7 14 7 12 . . . . 15 . . 
H K Chapin 5 9 5 9 7 
Shot 
at. Broke. 
_ _ 5 9 
H P Chapin 8 13 9 12 
8 14 
5 6 
Downing 6 9 
Day 8 9 _ _ 
E Cady 4 8 5 10 
Kimball 10 3 10 
Buck 6 . . 7 
H Cady 4 3 5 .. 
L Misterly 8 
Hawes ., .. .. 10 
A Misterly 7 
Cooley 2 . . 4 
Cheesman 9 
O Misterly 
.. 21 .. 
.. 15 .. 
.. 11 .. 
100 
100 
85 
85 
75 
75 
60 
50 
50 
60 
50 
50 
60 
45 
40 
40 
40 
20 
15 
10 
82 
69 
50 
32 
56 
55 
35 
42 
37 
28 
27 
26 
24 
13 
29 
25 
18 
6 
9 
2 
Misfire. 
