Oct. 7, 1905,! 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
303 
U. S. Govemmeivt Ammunition 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. 
offtcialT^rTeport: V* Os^rti*ld^cs excelled sill otI\ers 
MANUFACTURED BY 
UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO., 
LOWELL. MASS.. U. S. A. 
A^encie^: 497-503 Pearl St., 35-43 Park St„ New York. 114-116 Market St., San Francisco. 
WESTERN TRAP. 
Chicago Merchandise Shoot. 
Chicago, 111., Sept. 24.— Yesterday was the second of a series 
shoots held by the Chicago Gun Club on their grounds at 79th 
and Vincennes road. The weather was good, the attendance fa'f> 
while, the targets were a trifle fast, as they generally are at this 
particular ground. It was here that W. D. Stannard started to 
shoot in 1893, and the records will show that he won in many hot 
contests. He became so proficient that he now has a position on 
i the road for one of the smoheless powder companies. 
The grounds are level and the background is open, making 
shooting here a pleasure. The same is easy of access, being the 
shortest ride of any club in the city from the business center. 
Mr. Laeher is the attentive obliging secretary, and the members 
are ever ready to welcome strangers. This season’s prizes were 
so arranged that there would be cash and many other merchandise 
prizes for each Saturday. On this occasion there was cash and 
some wet goods. i. ^ 
Stannard showed up well and made 95 out of the 100. The shoot 
was a handicap affair, same appearing on the score herewith. 
Mr. Engstrom, from the 18yd. line, shot very even, and surprised 
himself the way he held out in the last string. Mr. Barkley, from 
the longest peg, 19yds., came close on his heels, as he fell down 
in one string only. Mr. Gardner was going fast, and in the 
string tied Mr. Engstrom, only to fall away in his last 25 and land 
third. All were much pleased with the outing and hope to repeat 
same. Scores : 
Events : 
Targets: 
1 
25 
21 
2 
25 
21 
3 
25 
18 
4 
25 
21 
hhot 
at. 
100 
Broke. 
81 
T r>rH ^Ck 
16 
19 
19 
20 
100 
74 
9 
20 
17 
17 
100 
63 
Dr Franklin, 17 
15 
21 
17 
13 
18 
21 
21 
16 
100 
100 
71 
71 
18 
19 
18 
20 
100 
75 
T 17 
11 
25 
11 
18 
22 
19 
23 
100 
82 
Engstrom, 18 
24 
21 
23 
22 
22 
23 
23 
20 
100 
100 
92 
86 

22 
24 
21 
24 
100 
91 
24 
25 
22 
24 
100 
96 
■ 22 
22 
25 
20 
100 
89 
18 
17 
16 
18 
100 
68 
Wa1cb 17 . 
l9 
22 
23 
18 
100 
82 
14 
24 
21 
22 
loo 
81 
Webber, 18 
16 
17 
24 
23 
100 
80 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati.— The club shoot on Sept. 30 had a small attendance, 
only nine entering the lOO-target race. Herman was high with 93. 
Keplinger and Ahlers tied for second on 92. Tuttle broke 44 out 
of his first 50 and then stepped back to the 24yd. mark. The dis- 
tance was a little too great, and he broke only 34 in his last 50. 
The Ackley trophy contest will begin on Oct. 7. The conditions 
will probably be similar to those of the other trophies shot for 
this year. Captain did good work, breaking 62 out of 75. The 
day was cloudy and threatening, but calm. Scores: 
One hundred-target race: 
Herman 93 Peters 84 
Ahlers Falk ol 
Keplinger 92 Tuttle 78 
Paran 81 Andrews ol 
Match, 60 targets, two low men pay for targets: Herman 46, 
, Ahlers 46, Peters 40, Faran 42. tt in 
Match, 50 targets, two low men pay for targets: Herman il, 
' Ahlers 46, Peters 44, Faran 39. 
' Members of the Cincinnati Gun Club went to Rylands, Ky on 
Sept 28, as guests of the Kentucky Hunting and Fishing Club, 
i Rylands is about fifteen miles from Cincinnati on the Central 
t Kentucky Railroad. A handsome club bouse has been erected 
I and many of the members have built handsome cottages in which 
they live during the summer. The shooting grounds cannot be 
i excelled by any in the country. Sixteen shooters took part in the 
two events, and nearly one hundred spectators watched the sport. 
The day was hot, without a breath of wind. The birds were all 
good ones, strong and fast fliers, the use of the second barrel 
being needed in most cases. Even at that, 12 were scored dead 
cut Morris and Pfeiffer went straight m the 15-bird event, and 
Du Bray killed 10 straight in the first event. 
Event No. 1, 10 live birds, $5 entrance, money divided 35, 30, 20 
and 15 per cent. : 
Du Bray, 30 10 . 37 7 
Bill Nye, 30. 
Gambell, 29 
Morris, 30.. 
Pfeiffer, 28 
Harry, 29 .. 
Osterfeld, 29 
9 L Ahlers, 30 7 
9 Hake, 27 7 
8 Pohlar, 28 .....6 
8 Peters, 29 5 
8 H Herman, 28 6 
7 Payne, 27 '.3 
Nye, 30 
Gambell, 29 
L Ahlers, 30 
Osterfeld, 29 
Peters, 29 . . 
Du Bray, 30 
16 Pohlar. 28 
12 
12 
14 Boeh. 27 
11 
14 Hake. 27 
11 
10 
13 Herman. 28 
10 
TCerrv. 30 
9 
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9 
Garfield Gun Club« 
Chicago HI Sept. 30.— The appended scores were made on our 
grounds to-day on the occasion of the third trophy shoot of the 
^°In*^^he^cfub trophy event Thomas, Smedes and McDonald tied 
for Class A on 21. Gould won Class B on 18. No C men in. 
In Dupont cup event, George and McDonald tied for Class A 
pn out of 20. Stone wop B on 15, No C men in contest 
In Hunter Arms Co. event, 10 singles and 6 pairs, McDonald 
won Class A on 18, Gould won B on 16. No C men in contest. 
Attendance was fair, considering open game season and a steady 
rain almost all afternoon, seventeen shooters putting in appearance. 
After the regular events were shot off several miss-and-out 
events were indulged in, which furnished considerable amusement. 
Event No. 2, 15 live birds, $5 entrance, money divided, 35, 30,' 
20 and 15 per cent.: 
Morris, 30 
Events: 
12 3 
4 
Events : 
12 3 4 
Targets: 
20 20 25 10 
Targets : 
" 20 20 25 10 
Dr Reynolds . 
14 15 16 
8 
Ford 
..... 17 13 13 7 
Thomas 
17 17 21 
9 
Swartz 
9 13 13 2 
George 
8 
J Wolff ... 
16 16 20 7 
Horns 
6 
Stone 
14 16 17 8 
Dr Meek 
16 17 20 
8 
McDonald . 
18 19 21 8 
Gould 
8 
Davis 
18 17 21 . . 
Hubbard 
7 
Mrs Davis . 
16 .. .. 
Becker 
14 14 21 
7 
F A Smith. 
16 .. .. 
T Smedes 
14 17 21 
7 
No. 1, Hunter trophy. No. 
2, 
Dupont cup. 
No. 
3, club trophy. 
Meek, Sec’y. 
Dr. j. 
W. 
Notes. 
The Rohrer’s Island Gun Club, of Dayton, held their regular 
medal shoot on Sept. 27. Six members were present. President 
Gus A. Hodapp won the medal after shooting off a tie with Will 
E. Kette. The former broke 31 out of 33 and the latter 25 out of 
31 in the main event. This makes the fourth time he has won the 
medal, apd his chances to become the final winner are good. 
The finish of the series promises to be a hot one. 
^The Columbus Gun Club had an ideal day for shooting on Sept. 
23. Mr. Munger, the well-known handler from Clyde, O., was 
present and accounted for 90 out of 100. He handles a gun as well 
as he does dogs. He has a string of twenty-one setters and 
pointers for the trials at Washington C. H. this month. In the 
shoot for the Sporting Goods trophy, Bassell, 11, and Ward, 4, 
tied on a full sepre of 50, including their handicaps, the former 
breaking 40 and the latter 47, which was high gun in actual breaks. 
On Sept. 27 several new shooters were at the grounds, among them 
F. H. Lindenberg, who has not shot before for seven years. He 
has not quite forgotten how, but went straight in a 10-targef 
event and 'finished with 37 out of 50. 
The Welfare Gun Club, of Dayton, entertained members of the 
Springfield Gun Club and their ■vyives on Sept. 23, a shoot being 
a part of the programme. In a team contest the visitors defeated 
the home team by 1 target, 249 to 248. Good scores were the 
rule. Henderson, of Springfield, was high gun with 47. Other 
members of the team were: Neer 43, Snyder 42, Foley 41, Poole 
40, Miller 36. On the Welfare team Ride led with 46, Heikes, Jr., 
44, Rayburn 42, Craig 41, Watkins 38, Carr 37. The visitors ar- 
rived shortly before noon and were entertained at the N. C. R. 
factory, lunching at the Welfare Club. In the afternoon the men 
enjoyed themselves at the traps. In the practice events Carr was 
high with 46 out of 60. The monthly handicap shoot of the 
Preble County Gun Club, Eaton, O., was held on Sept. 28. The 
main events were for the county trophy, 60 targets, added target 
handicap, and, club medal, 25 targets. C. H. Leisk won both 
events, the former by a total score of 53, including handicap of 8; 
J. Achey was second with a total of 52, handicap 9. W. R. Clark 
made a straight score of 50 in this match, and Less Reid 47. 
neither were contesting for the trophy. In the medal shoot Leisk 
and Achey tied on 23 each, the former winning the shoot-off, 21 
to 20. On Wednesday, Oct. 18, the club will hold an all-day 
tournament, open to all, 150 targets, entrance $7.60, three moneys 
in each event, divided 40, 30 and 20 per cent. 
In Other Places. 
Not content with the Limited Gun Club and the Indianapolis, 
the good shooters of the G. A. H. have formed another club, 
called Duesseldorfer Gun Club. At the first shoot Roper led with 
42 out of 50. The officers are: Robert Roper, President; L. T. 
Nash, Vice-President; John Kopper, Secretary; E. Linton, Treas- 
urer. M. M. Scott is manager of the grounds, which are situated 
south of the city. 
Three Michigan gun clubs held a shoot last Thursday. Out of 
120 targets, Owasso made 99, Laingsburg 44 and St. Charles 80. 
The Owasso scores were: Jack Rosevear 19, O. L. Sprague 17, 
B. S. Gaylord 17, J. J. Peacock 16, W. S. Beebe 15, R. J. Beehler 
15. Laingsburg held the trophy last year. 
The contest that developed a lot of fun was that of the squirrel 
shooters in the old settlers’ shooting match at Hillsboro, 111. 
All contestants were over fifty years, and were limited to the old- 
fashioned muzzleloading rifles. Howard Longwell won on a string 
of H4in. 
Down in Texas they shoot for many a trophy, and as there are 
many clubs, the shoots come often. Now reports come from 
Weatherford that the Rand & McNally trophy was won by H. W. 
Kuteman. Will some one ask Mr. Skelly, of Wilmington, Del., 
what he knows about such trophies as Rand & McNally? 
Duck hunting reported good at Hartsel, Colo., in South Park 
county. What ye think? Killing ducks at an altitude of 7,500ft. 
Each hunter was rewarded with from twelve to twenty ducks each. 
Blair Harvey won the shoot at Bucyrus, O., Sunday last, with 
16 out of 25. 
The first shoot held by the Manistique, Mich., Gun Club was 
well attended; but scores were low. The wind blew strong. 
The shoot held at St. Paris, O., Oct. 4, will probably be the 
last for this season. 
Here appears to be a new trap for throwing targets, as it is 
reported that the Rich Hill, Mo., Gun Club has purchased a 
McCray trap. 
The Webb City, Mo., Gun Club is holding regular shoots for a 
silver cup. 
The trapshooters of southern Illinois will have the privilege of 
shooting twenty-one consecutive days during October. One of 
these shoots will be held at Virden, the 17th and 18th. James 
Landes and W. P. Riffey will be the managers. 
E. Hubbey spent last week at El Paso, Texas., shooting targets 
and live birds with the gun club. 
Kent Johnson was high man at the Kenton, O., shoot, -with 171 
out of 180. Le Compte 170, Losh 165, Ralph Trimble 162. 
Pearl Kyle won the honors at Erie, Kans., with 32 out of 35 
targets during the shoot held there Monday last. 
A few members of th? Great R^nd, Kaps., Gun plpb tnet op 
Hepby day,' 
What would the Gilberts and Crosbys of the present day say-to 
? jSPnr. came off at Shamokin, Pa., wherein each contestant 
had $100 m the pot, and shooting at 11 pigeans, each killed 6. Be- 
sides this, there were several hundred spectators. 
J. W. Russell made high score at the Muskogee, Ind. Ter., Gun 
Club semi-weekly, getting 46 out of 60. 
Ed Rike has been out with the Hunters’ reunion, and the re- 
ports are that Dayton, O., may have another rifle shooter. Now, 
come to think of it, Ed. should be able to hold a rifle up or to 
hold It down. 
The Minnequa Rod and Gun Club, Pueblo, Colo., has leased 
the exclusive fishing and hunting privileges on the lakes and 
reserves and grounds surrounding them on Pueblo county, and 
they announce that all trespassers and poachers will be prosecuted, 
Saturday last, O. R. Moore, of Anderson, Ind., won the single 
match at the shooting park, 61 out of 70. T. N. Stillwell won the 
double event with 19 out of 20. 
The Colfax shooters were defeated by the older members of the 
Bloomington, 111., Club in a team shoot. With ten men on a 
a'u ’ targets each, Bloomington scored 207 to Colfax’s 191. 
l^he Colfax boys are made of the proper grit, and will soon invite 
the Bloomington boys to their town, to try their new trap. 
Squirrel shooting was too tempting on last Thursday for the 
members of the Morgantown, W. Va., Gun Club to make a 
showing at the traps. Only five members turned out to shoot 
mud pies and Cobun won the cup. At the end of the season 
each man having held it for a month will contest for its final pos- 
session. 
W E. Stuart, R. M. Garrett, Jr. A. C. Thomas and Josh Lock- 
wood, of Keystone, Pa., were visitors at the Eckman Gun Club 
tournament. 
It seems early to learn of deer being killed, but James D.' 
Amazon, of the Paradise Gun Club, New Orleans, has credit for 
bagging a four-pronged buck on Tuesday last; 
Thera was a team shoot at Lexington, Ky., that proved a hot 
one, as the scores were so very even. Lexington won over 
I.ouisville, with 443 to 440 — not a large score, when there were 600 
targets shot at by each team; but then there were twelve men on 
a side, and some of them did not break over 28 out of 60. 
And now comes the Marietta, Ind. Ter., Gun Club with the 
announcement that it has reorganized, and that the members have 
subscribed $3,000 for the making of a large fish pond. 
This is the way to get up a shoot and be assured of having a 
9.°°“ _Notice was sent out by officers of the Woodmere 
Gun Club, Detroit, Mich., to meet Sunday with their wives at 
Ouandt s place. Fromi there take a trolley ride to Wm. Schon- 
field s, where there would be a live-bird and target shoot, while 
there will be plenty of music and refreshments. 
The members of the Kingdom Gun Club, Eulton, Mo. are now 
ready for their names to appear in print, as the following scores 
were made last Tuesday: R. A. Moore 47 out of 60; W B 
Harris, 60’ 75; B Payne 22, 26; Dr. H. A. Bragg 34, 50, and N. 
B. McKee, i6, 26. 
There, is a com ng champion lady shooter hailing from Cincin- 
nati. O. At the last tournament held there. Miss Frances Atherr 
made the very good score of 86 out of 100, while on the pre- 
liminary day she surprised all by breaking 73 out of 75. Say, 
boys, she is reported to be just “sweet sixteen.” I would be 
pleased to hear of lady shooters being encouraged to take part at 
least in home club practice events. 
Reports have it th.at the team work of the Eastern squad in 
their shoot at San Francisco was a revelation to all. Their skill 
was noted in the way they centered the targets— not only were 
the targets broken, but they went up in a cloud of dust. 
The St. Charles, Mo., Gun Club now and then come to the 
front and try their shooting ability with Warrenton. These genial 
souls met Thursday evening last and elected officers. Mr. Henry 
Barklage was selected for his dignity as president. Mr. Lawrence 
Schoenberg will serve as Scribe and keep the records. He has 
been also charged with duly keeping the exchequer. A practice 
shoot will be held each Thursday. 
There will be a one-day tournament held at Colfax, 111., to 
which all the shooters in Central 111., are invited. That all who 
attend may be sure of a good time and fair play, it will only be 
necessary to note that Tramp Irwin will be manager. 
The good news comes from Elwood, 111., that a gun club has 
been organized there. It is reported that W. Tramp Irwin has 
been seen tramping in that vicinity. 
The Spokane, V\ ash. Rod and Gun Club is now on the boom. 
The club has extended an invitation to the big six shooters who 
are now on the Coast, to assist them in opening the season in 
November. It is proposed to hold a tournament also on Thanks- 
giving Day, then to continue shooting throughout the winter. 
The big six may not be understood, but they are the world’s best— 
Crosby, Gilbert, Hirschey, Marshall, Heikes and Fanning. 
Several of the Des Moines, la., trapshots spent last Tuesday at 
Brooklyn. Mr. Fred Whitney presided in the office. 
Wm. Pool, president of the Springfield, O., Gun Club, has ac- 
cepted an invitation to meet with the Cash Register team, Dayton, 
O., and hold a club contest. 
Five members of the Newark, O., Gun Club were out at the 
club grounds Thursday last for the purpose of testing the new 
tr^ lately installed. 
Seven of the Tucson, Ariz., Gun Club met Sunday last. Weber 
won high, as he has been accustomed to. He made 67 out of 60, 
while Thompson broke 61. The members are beco-ming more and 
more expert all the while with the targets, and will be able to 
send a strong shooting team to Phoenix for the territorial shoot. 
The weather was ideal when the members of the Marietta, O., 
team met for practice the last time, previous to the team shoot.’ 
They appear to get busy when there is a silver cup in sig'» 
It will seem strange to many, but it is reported that at Zanes- 
ville, O., the trapshooters met last Tuesday for the first shoot of 
the season. A strong wind was blowing, though. Moore made a 
splendid score of 90 out of 100. This was very encouraging for 
the first shoot. Warner made 81 out of 100; Edmunston 59 75- 
Wiles 57, 75, Smith 75, 100; Reasoner 37, 60; Bostwick 18, 26.’ ’ 
The merchants of Clinton, Ind., have donated prizes and a 
shoot was held Sept. 27 by the members of the newly organized 
gun club. 
The shoot at Stratford, Ont., was not a complete success as to 
number present, but good scores were made, especially by the 
visitors. 
A gencfal w^s mad^>^ong the spor^nien of Chamber®; 
