Oct. 14 , iposj 
F6RESt ANb stream. 
[advisable that there be a change of officers, in which 
event the commodore may appoint new officers.” 
Article VII., line 5: To read “Appoint for the annual 
camp a committee to have charge of the ladies’ camp,” . 
istriking out “A general meet, an associate member from 
leach district with one active member-at-large as.” 
I Article VIII., line 3 : Strike out “And prior to Feb. i” 
iand add “and shall” before the word “appoint.” 
I Article IX., Sec. 2, line 6: After the word “Division” 
■linserl “less expense incurred for collection of dues, mail- 
a:ing of notices, etc.” ■ _ 
1 ' By-Laws. — Chapter I., Sec. 2, Paragraph 3: Strike 
rii out the word “Treasurer” in the second line and insert 
ij in itsi place “President of the Board of Governors.” 
;I John S. Wright, 
i C. F. WOLTERS. 
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^ Western Divison Officers* 
At: a special meeting of the Western Division of the 
American Canoe Association, held on Sugar Island, St. 
Lawrence River, Aug. 14, the following officers were 
elected: Vice-Commodore, John A. Berkey, 734 Daytom. 
^avenue, St. Paul, Minn.; Rear Commodore, Lucien:. 
■il Wulsin, 142 West Fourth street, Cincinnati, O. ; Purser. 
Wade H. Yardley, 40 Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul, 
Minn. ; Executive Committee, George W. Gardner, 149 
Kennard street, Cleveland, O. ; A. W. Friese, 24 Sentinel 
Building, Milwaukee, Wis. ; Board of Governors, Henry 
C. Morse, 1009 N. Jefferson avenue, Peoria, 111 . 
A. C. A* Executive Meet. 
Commodore H. Lansing Quick has called a meet- 
cl ing of the A. C. A. Executive Board to be held at 10 
I A. M., at the St. Denis Hotel, Eleventh street and 
£ Broadway, New York city, on Saturday, Oct. 14. 
Imge md 
Fixtures. 
Oct. 22.— Cincinnati, _0., Rifle Association annual prize shoot. 
Telescope Sights. 
Editor Forest and Stream; 
The editorial in Forest and Stream of Oct. 7 on this subject 
has been commented on freely and favorably by the riflemen of 
New York city. And in view of the fact that there is an important 
shoot to be held in the near future — the 100-shot match for the 
championship of New York city and vicinity, in Greenville Shoot- 
ing- Park, on Election Day — a few comments may not be out of 
place at this time. 
the expert riflemen of the indoor and outdoor ranges in and 
about this city have so long been accustomed to using vernier 
rear sights and i-ather coarse pinhead front sights in shaded hoods 
that they dislike to discard these for anything so radically differ- 
ent as the telescope. This is particularly true of men past middle 
age, and a glance round the shooting house at any important 
shoot will show how many of those present are on the shady side 
of life. They are in the habit of purchasing a rifle which they and 
their friends believe is best adapted to their individual taste?; then 
having it improved in stock or barrel until it seems as nearly 
perfect as possible, after which they make few changes, and none 
at all without due deliberation. This is commendable, since the 
rifle shooter who is always changing and experimenting, seldom 
wins high honors in important shoots. But the younger men 
argue that the change from plain to magnifying sights need be no 
more of an experiment than having new reading glasses made 
when the old ones will no longer serve. One by one the' older 
men are being convinced that they are not getting as high' scores 
as they can hold for, and they are having telescope sights fitted 
to their rifles. ' This brings us to the point we wish to make. 
In the editorial referred to, there is this statement; “There are 
two essentials in successful rifle shooting, namely, steady holding 
and accurate aiming.” Very true. But shooters of the old schopl 
must practice entirely different methods when they use ; the 
telescope, or at least that is the best way to describe it. With 
the plain sights there are men who believe they can at times hold 
the front sight perfectly still for a sufficient time to press the 
hair trigger, but when these men practice with the telescope they 
find, to their astonishment, that there is never a single insta-nt in 
which they can hold the crosshairs on the center of the bullseye. 
Wedded to the old habit of holding until they see (as they be- 
lieve) that the front sight rests motionless on or under the bulls- 
eye, they tire themselves and wobble more and more until, in 
sheer desperation, they bang away anyhow, get a shot out of the 
bullseye, perhaps, and feel discouraged. The sooner they con- 
vince themselves that they must practice a different sort of 
aiming, the sooner will their scores show improvement. 
of this may be found by any one who v/ill place a telescope-sighted 
rifle on a table, hold it as steadily as possible, and try to keep 
the crosshairs fixed on the center of the bullseye. No matter how 
solid the rifle is on the’ rest, the least pulsation of one s arms will 
keep the crosshairs in motion, but whereas the variations while 
shooting at rest may not be more than a half inch on the target, 
in offhand shooting they may be sufficient to land the bullet two 
feet off the center. . , t. -u n 
The remedy is to practice a sort of snapshooting, it will be 
noticed that riflemen accustomed to aim and fire rapidly make the 
best shots with the telescope-sighted rifles. Glasses of low power 
are best of all for men long accustomed to peep sights, since the 
object is merely to magnify the target slightly, so that one can 
aim at its center instead of at the bullseye in a general way. A 
power of three diameters, or four at most, will gi-ve far better 
results than five or- six power, for the low power glass- will not 
magnify one’s error so much, and he can come nearer to hold- 
ing on the center.” The crosshairs, if rather coarse, will aid him 
in regaining confidence in his holding powers, and the rest is 
merely a matter of practice. Much of this can be had at home 
bv placing a very small target in the strong light of a window and 
aiming at it until one notices improvement; but Barney settler. 
who knows riflemen thoroughly, says that if they practice on the 
indoor ranges during the winter with telescope sights, they will 
improve rapidly, since the indoor bullseyes are relatively larger, 
vibration is noticed le-ss, and by the time _ for outdoor shooting, 
next season they will be in trim to shoot m their old-time form. 
Barnev’s advice is always good. He advocates a power of three 
■ Perry D. Frazer. 
diameters. 
The Election Day Match. 
At Walnut Hill. 
Walnut Hill, Mass., Oct. 7.— A number of visitors were pres- 
ent to-day at the weekly shoot of the Massachusetts Rifle Associa- 
tion. There was a variable wind and a good light. 
Oct. 14 the annual competition for the N. R. A. medal will be 
held. The match is open to members only. Distances 200, 300 
and 500yds., military rifles. The scores: 
Members’ offhand match: 
R L Dale 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 9—91 
10 898987 10 9 7-85 
O M 'Tcwell 10 8 10 5 9 10 9 6 6 10—82 
H C &n.:: 9 4 5 7 10 10 9 9 8 8-79 
G H Blair.... 7 6 7999586 9— 14 
MTDay. 9 8 7 7 8 4 9 6 4 10-72 
A W Hill... 766588 10 69 6— '70 
Fifty-shot rifle match: 
A Niedner 16 22 20 22 22 22 22 21 24 21--212 
24 23 23 20 23 23 25 18 19 20—220 
21 17 23 21 19 22 10 25 22 22—211 
19 22 21 24 19 23 19 23 23 23—216 
24, 22 23 19 19 19 22 22 25 25—220—1079 
Long range rifle match, .1,000yds. : ^ ^ ^ a a a-) 
^ 343660666 3-38 
- 504666604 5—38 
R 1 Dale 4 4 6 4 3 6 6 0 6 6 — 40 
V, j 4 6 6 4 4 4 3 0 5 4-38 
■■ 444322663 T-36 
ra-*— 456 60 4 06 5 3—36 
J f Hon 432355026 5-34 
: -.Military rifle match: .^^^r-ArrrcAo 
P T I')-'!”' 455664556 6—48 
D i5er 446456455 4-45 
i? Carter 454454465 4—44 
A w liflL’...!::;;.:; 544444344 4-mo 
Pistol and revolver match, 60yds. : n-iAiAifi o o a oa 
T Tame^ 9 6 7 9 10 10 10 8 8 9—86 
® 10 8 7 9 10 10 7 6 8 9—84 
W A Smith 8 6 10 9 10 9 6 8 7 9—82 
M T Dav.°: 68967668 10 9-74 
J B Hobbs 9 6 4 7 7 6 8 10 9 6—72 
Ohio Rifle Notes. 
The Dayton Shai'pshooters had a fine day on Oct. 5 for their 
regular.^monthly cup shoot, a light breeze tempering the heat ot 
the sun, and making very comfortable conditions in the shooting 
shed. All matches were at 200yds., muzzle rest, on the Sharp- 
shooters’ target; center value 24; 12-inch bull, %m. circles. Some 
time was taken up in sighting shots, and then a feiv practice 
shots were fired, three each, possible 72 POJ«tS' \V. Sander 
was high, 19, 22, 23-64. John Boehner H, 22, 21—60, and Adolph 
Schwind 18, 21, 21—60. J. F. Beaver and Gus H. Sander 53 each, 
and H. K. Schwind 51. There were ten entries in a' sweep, 25 
cents entrance, two moneys, three shots, j^ssible “ 
Sander took first with 23, 22, 19-64; John Boehner second with 
14 20 23—57; A. Schwind 17, 20, 18—55. The cup shoot was five 
shots; possible 120. John Beaver won last month, but lost by 2 
Doints to-day to A. Schwind, who scored 18, 22, 23, 20, 21 1U4. 
leaver 20, 18, 23, 22, 19-102. ’Gus H. &mder 21, 24, 24, 15, 17-101. 
T Boehner 14 24 18, 22, 22—100. H. K. Schwind 99, C. W. 
Sander 98, J- feapiiold 97, G. R. Decker ,95, B. Mescher 75, W. 
Kernan 71. This makes the third time this year that Adolph has 
won the cup, but not consecutively, and the cup therefore re- 
mains the property of the club, to be shot for next year. In the 
four years that this cup has been in coinpetition, Adolph Schwind 
and John F. Beaver has. each won it eight times. Mr. Beaver s 
aggregate score is 36 points ahead of Mr. Schwind s. The date 
for the forty-second annual King shoot will be announced soon. 
This is the club’s greatest event of the year for members and 
guests There will be the King shoot and cup contest for merm 
b?rs and offLnd and rest cofitests at 100 and 200yds. for cash 
prizes, open to alh 
Fixture?. 
Oct.. H-12.— Dover, Del., G. C. tournament; open to all amateurs. 
W. H. Reed, Sec’y. . . xt o 
OcLTS-lfi.- St. Louis, Mo.— Rawlins semi-annual tournament No. 2, 
targets and live birds. Alec D. Mermod, Mgr., 620 Locust 
street. . , 
Oct. 14— Bound Brook, N. J., G. C. prize shoot. 
Oct. 17-18.— Raleigh, N. C., G. C. tournament. R. I. G°wan, bee y. 
Oct. i8-19.— Ossining, N. Y., G. C. shoot, $50 added. C. G. 
Blandford, Capt. , 
Oct. 19.-Shr4wsbury, Pa., G. C. shoot. W. H. Myers, Secy. 
Oct. 21.— Plainfield, N. J., G. C. merchandise shoot. 
Oct. 26. — Edgewater N. J. — Palisade G. C. shoot. A. A. Schover- 
ling, Sec’y. 
NORTH NEW JERSEY SHOOTING LEAGUE. 
Oct. 14. — Orange at Dover. 
Oct. 19. — Newton at Morristown. 
Oct. 21.— Montclair at Orange. 
Oct. 28. — Dover at Montclair. 
Nov. 2.— Montclair at Morristown. 
1906. 
Jan. 16-19.— Hamilton, Ont., G. C. annual winter tournament. 
Ralph C. Ripley, Sec’y. ^ 
May 24-25.— Montreal, Can.— Canadian Indians first annual tour- 
nament. Thomas A. Duff, High, Scribe. 
The annual 100-shot championship match will be held this year, 
as usual on Election Day, which falls on Nov. 7. The scene will 
be the 200yd. ranges in Armbruster’s shooting park, Greenville, 
N T The details are not yet complete, but there will be several 
prizes and the match will be open to any rifleman who cares 
to enter The fee is nominal, and after the expenses for markers 
have been paid, the balance will be divided pro rata among the 
winners Visitors can take any of the Pennsylvania ferries to 
Tersev City then a trolley car to within two blocks of the park, 
where a substantial meal can be had at noon or after the match 
is finished. 
The Zettler Indoor Season. 
The indoor shooting season of the Zettler Rifle Club will begin' 
Oct 17 wdth the weekly club shoot at its ranges, 169 West Twenty- 
third street, this city. Thereafter club shoots will be held every 
Tuesday throughout the winter months. The programme and 
nrize list will be ready for distribution this week. , , . 
The Lady Zettler Rifle Club will hold its first shoot of the in- 
door season Saturday night, Oct. 17, and again on the 28th, or 
twice every month throughout the winter. This organization has a 
iroodlv list of members, and it is noticeable that a good many 
young women are taking an increased interest in its matches. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Mr. A. Vance, Capron, 111., informs us that he will hold a 
one-day live-bird shoot at Sharon, Wis.,- on Oct. 31. 
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The Montclair team defeated the Newton team on the grounds 
of the latter, Oct. 7. The scores were 109 and 104. 
Mr. J. B. Haywood won. the club prize at the Hillside Club shoot 
on the Chestnut Hill, Pa., grounds, Oct. 7. 
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The Kentucky championship, held at Louisville, Ky., was won 
by Mr. Alfred Clay, of Paris, Ky., a famous trapshot of the Clay 
family. He scored 24 out of 25. 
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After an absence of some weeks on business, Mr. Frank 
I.awrencc, of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., sojourned in 
New York a few days of this week. 
A correspondent informs us that 2,000 spectators witnessed 
Miss Annie Oakley’s (Mrs. Frank Butler’s) exhibition of fancy 
shooting on Oct. 7, at Newton, N. J. 
At the shoot of the Media, Pa., Gun Club, on Oct. 7, Mr. J. E. 
Copple was high man in every event, scoring a total of 112 out of 
126 targets, nearly a 90 per cent, performance. 
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At the weekly shoot of the Meadow Springs Gun Club, Phila- 
delphia, last Saturday, Mr. Andrew Moore won the club prize. 
Mr. Chadbourne was high with 80 in the 100-target event. 
Eight members of the Emerald Gun Club participated in a 
shoot on Oct. 4, for the combined months of March, April, May 
and June, 10 birds for each month, a total of 40 for the shoot. 
The cup contest of the Springfield, Mass., Shooting Club, 
finished Sept. 30, was won by Mr. W. H. Snow with a total of • 
215 out of 250 shot at. Mr. C. L. Kites was second With 189. 
The cup series had ten events, each at 25 targets. The club 
closed their practice season on Sept. 30. : ' s • 
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Oct. 14, Ossining, N. Y.,. Gun Club members will get,;busy. 
Those wlio are shooters are invited to participate, in view of . the 
tourname.nt, Oct. 18 and 19. Dr. W. L. Gardiner, Orange, N. J., 
has donated a “snake ring,” set with diamond, for the special 
event on the first day, in a 50-target handicap. 
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At the two days’ shoot of the Scranton, Pa., Gun Club last 
week, Mr. J. Mowell Hawkins, of Baltimore, won the silver coffee 
set, the prize for high average. He broke 367 out of 400 targets. . 
Mr. Sim Glover, of New York, was second with 357. Mr. Gus E. 
Greiff, was third, and Mr. Neaf Apgar was fourth. 
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On Oct. 6, Mr. J. J. Fleming, of Newark, N. J., was victor in-: 
the contest for the Lafiin & Rand trophy emblematic of the inani-: 
mate target championship of New Jersey, defeating the holder, 
Mr. F. C. Bissett, by a score of 42 out of 36. The contest took 
place at Waverly, under the auspices of the Forester Gun Club. 
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Four loving cups and two beautiful gold medals are attractive, 
prizes of the programme arranged by the managers of the Bound 
Brook, N. J., Gun Club for their handicap shoot, Oct. 14. There 
are only a total of 60 targets in the events, and a $5 prize for 
amateur average is provided. Practice will begin at 1 o’clock. 
F. K. Stelle is the Secretary. 
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The famous experts, Mr. Edward Johnson, of Atlantic City,' 
N. J., and Frederick Coleman, of Philadelphia, shot a match at. 
the former place, on the Pleasure Bay grounds on Saturday of" 
last week. The conditions were 100 targets, $100 a side: Mr. 
Johnson won by the score of 96 to 80. A large crowd of spec- 
tators witnessed the contest. 
Messrs. John Schoffley and Stephen Kurtz have agreed to shoot 
a match at 21 pigeons, Oct. 27, on the Mahanoy City, Pa., Athletic 
grounds. Conditions, $150 a side, 15 birds, 21yds. rise, Schuylkill 
county rules. Also at Mahanoy City, Oct. 28, Messrs. W. Fox 
and M. Dempsey have agreed to shoot a match at 19' birds, for 
$200 a side. Odd kind of game, but nervy. ' 
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The programme of the Palisade Gun Club shoot, fixed to be 
held on Oct. 26, at Edgewater, N. J., has four events, three at 20, 
targets. Rose system, $2 entrance, and one at lOO targets, $7 
entrance, $20 added, high guns. Optional entrance $1.60 for a 
$25 kodak in the 100-target race. . Cash average prizes. Sliding 
handicap. Guns, etc., marked in owner’s name, express prepaid, 
care W. Benison, Edgewater, will be delivered free on grounds. 
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The Plainfield, N. J., Gun Club announces a silver and sweep- 
stake shoot, to be held on Oct. 21. The programme consists of 
ten events, six of which are at 10, one at 15, two at 20, and one 
at 25 targets. Entrance, 60 cents and $1. Totals, 140 targets, $7 
entrance. Shooting will begin at 10:30. High amateur averages,' 
$3 and $2. Lunch served free to shooters. Ship guns and shells 
prepaid to Harry Drier. H. P. Vasseller is the Secretary. 
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The generous donation of $600 gold, added to the New London, 
la.. Gun Club tournament, Oct. 3 to 5, drew only fifteen ama- 
teurs. As this club is one of the most popular in the "West, The 
small attendance with such generous provision for the winners, is 
astonishing. Perhaps the loose money of an insurance com- 
pany’s treasury would be large enough to honor with notice, if 
added. 
The fifth annual tournament of the Raleigh, N. C., Gun Club, 
to be held on Oct. 17 and 18, has a programme of ten 20-target 
events, $10 added to each, $2 entrance each day, with a special 
100-target event on the second day for the Laflin & Rand cup. 
The grounds will be open for practice on Oct. 16. Class shooting. 
Guns and ammunition, prepaid and marked in owner’s name, 
care of R. T. Gowan, Raleigh, N. C., will be delivered on the 
grounds free. 
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For their shoot on Oct. 14, the Rahway, ,N. J., Gun Club pro- 
vides a programme of five events, the third of which is a thiree- 
man amateur team race, 50 targets, for the Dupont inter-city 
championship cup. The other events are at 15 and 20 targets, $1 
entrance. Silver prizes will be rewards. Ladies’ contest, with 
“soaring eagle,” will be repeated by request. Shooting will com- 
mence at 11 o’clock. The shoot is to assist in providing neces- 
saries needed in the coming winter, for the Children’s Home. 
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The event of the second day at the tournament of the Baltimore, 
Md., Shooting. Association, Oct. 3-4, was the run of 128 from the 
20yd. mark, made by the famous expert, Mr. J. Mowell Hawkins, 
of Baltimore. He broke 172 out of 175, and broke 26 straight in 
a merchandise event, a total of 197 out of 200 for the day, a 98.6 
per cent. gait. He, also was high for the two days. Mr. E. H. 
Storr and Harvey McMurchy were second in the two days’ high 
average. The leading amateurs were Messrs. German, Foord and 
Dupont. 
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At the three-day shoot of the New London, la.. Gun Club, Mr. 
W. R. Crosby made a short run, only 271; that is, short compared 
to some prior runs made by him. In the Indians, of which he 
is an honored member, he is known as Chief Kinnikinnick, be- 
cause of his violent dislike of tobacco and tobacco chewers. He 
also made high average, 692, for the three days; Mr. J. L. D. 
Morrison was second, with 578; W. Stannard was third, with 566. 
Of the amateurs, Mr. J. W. Garrett was first, with 677; Messrs. 
Barkley, of Chicago, and Hoon, of Iowa, were tied for second- 
on 569. Mr. Garrett made a run of 142 on the first day. 
Bernard Waters. 
OssiciDg Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., Oct. 7. — Next Saturday, 14th inst., will be the' 
regular practice day of the Ossining Gun Club. Members who- 
wish to qualify for the team shoot, to be held on the 19th, should 
get out for some practice. Any non-members who expect to attend 
the tournament on the 18th and 19th are cordially invited to come 
up on the 14th and try the grounds. Dr. W. L. Gardner, of East 
Orange, N. J., has-very generously donated a $50 diamond snake- 
ring, to be shot for on the first day of the tournament in , a' 
special 60-bird handicap, 14 to 22yds.,. open to all. This- 
should prove quite a drawing card. As the programme calls for 
but 166 targets, these 60 ex-tra birds can be easily run in. Come 
up and .shoot through both days and stay over, for the hotel ac- 
commodations are good and there will be plen^ doing. 
C. G. Blandjord, Capti 
