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II ady Zcttler Rifle Club. 
The meeting announced • for Oct. 14 was postponed. The ladies 
will meet on the 28th instead, to arrange for their winter season 
shoot. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW LIFE MEMBERS. . 
^ 52, Joseph E. Murray, Philadelphia, Pa. ; 53, Macomb 
G. Foster, N. Y. City; 54, George P. Douglass, Newark, 
N. J. ; 55, Robert W. Gibson, N. Y. City ; 56, Arthur 
Brentaiio, N. Y. City; 57, Angus J. Macdonell, Kingston, 
Canada ; 58, Thomas H. Stryker, Rome, N. Y. ; 59, Her- 
bert R. Tilley, Toronto, Canada; 60, James R. Steers, Jr., 
N. Y. City; 61, Raymond Apollonio, Boston, Mass. ; 62, 
John B. Carruthers, Kingston, Canada ; 63, John R. Rob- 
ertson, Auburndale, Mass. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division.— 5004, Lester M. Harvey, N., Y.’ 
City; 5005, Chas. A. Robinson, N. Y.v City; 5006, Fred- 
erick W. Roloff, N. Y. City; 5007, Chas. M. Wells, 
Brooklyn, N. Y. ; 5008, John L. Beck, N. Y. City; 5009, 
Herbert Moore, N. Y. City; 5013, David F. Williams, 
Buffalo, N. Y. ; 5015, Arthur S. Baiz, N. Y. City. 
Central Divisioru— 5010, Frederic C. Rupp, Buffalo, N. 
Y. ; 5011, Seir A. Diefendorf, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Northern Division.— 5ai'2, William H. Britton, Ganan- 
oque, Canada; 5014, Arthur B. Munro ,Gananoque, Can- 
ada; 5016, Walter L. Day, Ogdensburg, N-, Y.; 5017, 
Arthur H. Mason, Toronto, Canada. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Atlantic Division.— Archie MacA. Davis, Williamsport, 
Pa., by E. T. Keyser; H. E. McCormick, N. Y. City, by 
L. C. Kretzmer; John C. Minor, Jr., Saratoga Springs, 
N. Y., by E. T. Keyser; Norman J. Smith, Arlington, N. 
J., by I. V. Dorland; Nelson O. Ward, South Orange, 
N. J., by W. Andreas; Robert T. Badgley, N. Y. City, by 
H. C. Ward; David H. Lenox, N. Y. City, by H. C. 
Ward; W. A. Green, Trenton, N. J., by W. A. Furman. 
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Fixtures. 
Nov. 7. — Greenville, N. J. — One hundred shot championship match. 
Zettler Rifle Club. 
The winter gallery season was opened at headquarters, 159 West 
Twenty-third street, New .York city, Oct. 17, and shoots will be 
held every Tuesday night until April 17, next, with the exception 
of March 12-17 . inclusive, , .the. dates for the annual 100-shot In- 
door Championship match.’ For the season the club has offered 
$301 in cash prizes, open to members only, who can fire five 
lO-shot scores each shooting night with any .22 caliber rifle taking 
short cartridges, on the 25-ring target with 2in. bullseye, .no prac- 
tice shots allowed. Of the prize purse, $150 will be divided pro 
rata on the total rings and $115 for premiums, but in order to 
come in for any of the ring money a member must shoot at least 
75 scores during the season. A memoer who is absent from a 
regular meeting may shoot his scores for that day at the next* 
regular meeting. The premiums will be divided as follows: 
For the best fifty 10-shot scores, $15, $12, $10, $9, $8; best 
thirty-five scores, $7, $6, and three of $5; best twenty-five scores, 
three of $4 and two of $3; best fifteen scores, five $3 prizes. 
For the greatest number of rings the Zettler Bros, will give $10 
in gold; second, $5; third, $3, and fourth, $2, these given by the 
club. 
The member making the best bullseye each day will receive $1. 
On the opening day William A. Tewes, the club’s secretary, 
made the highest score, 1,231 points, shooting at 75ft. offhand. 
The weather was so warm that the attendance was not large. 
The next shoot will be held Oct. 31. The total scores: 
*W. A. Tewes 244 248 245 248 246—1231 
Louis C Buss....... 239 243 246 242 242—1212 
Charles Zettler, Jr; 239 245 240 244 243—1211 
*Arthur Hubalek 237 243 245 235 244— 1204 
Louis P Hansen 234 238 237 24l 236 — 1186 
Barney Zettler 225 236 238 233 237—1169 
*Henry D Muller 231 229 240 228 2,39—1167 
H C Zettler 227 231 238 227 235—1158 
*T H Keller, Jr 212 231 243 231 232—1149 
G Bernius 224 229 232 227 2,31—1143 
T H Keller 211 201 230 225 239—1106 
*Telescope sights. 
The Election Day Championship Match. 
The twelfth annual 100-shot match for the championship of 
New York city and vicinity will be held on Election Day, Nov. 
7, in Armbruster’s shooting park, Greenville, N. J., under the 
auspices of the Zettler Rifle Club. The targets will be open for 
practice at 8 o’clock in the morning, but the match will be started 
promptly at 9, and will continue until finished, with an inler- 
mission of an hour at noon. Ten practice shots will be allowed 
each competitor, and one who arrives late will also be accorded 
this privilege. 
The conditions will be, 100 shots per man on the %in. 25-ring 
target, at 200yds. offhand; open to all comers; any rifle, sights 
and ammunition save high power cartridges. This admits magni- 
fying sights of all sorts. The entrance fee will be $5 per fiian. A 
forfeit of $2 must be sent to the Zettler Bros., 159 West Twenty- 
third -street, New York city, or to F. Hecking, at the same ad- 
dress, on or before Nov; 4, by each intending competitoE Blanks 
for this purpose will be mailed to all who ask for them. After 
the expense for targets and dinner ,for the contestants is de- 
ducted, the balance of the entrance money will be divided pro 
rata according to the number of rings shot by those who finish 
their scores. The famous old trophy, with its bars bearing the 
names of Fred C. Ross (six times), Michael Dorrler (three bars). 
Dr. W. G. Hudson and Harry M. Payne will go to the winner 
for this year, -whose name will appear on the tvvelfth bar. The ■ 
trophy is the gift of the veteran rifleman, William Hayes, of 
Newark. Another trophy is offered the winner by T. H. Keller, 
while the man who makes the best 10-shot score will receive the 
Armbruster trophy. Two prizes cannot be taken by one man. 
F. Hecking is chairman of the committee of fifteen riflemen who 
have the arrangements in their charge. 
Ohio Rifle Notes. 
The Greenville Offhand Rifle Club has begun its regular shoots 
for the winter season, and meets on every Friday afternoon. On 
Oct. 13 a few of the members shot their score for the club 
medal, 10 shots at 200yds., possible 120. A. .W. Kirby headed the 
list with 102; A. N. Wilson,- 86; Geo. Sigafoos, 78; Geo. Katzen- 
berger, 51. An hour was spent in practice shooting and the 
sport was kept up until dark. 
The Jackson Township Rifle Club held their regular medal 
shoot on Oct. 14. All shooting was offhand at 100yds., 4 shots 
in the medal match, possible 48. Jesse Johnson, of W. Alexandria 
won the medal and first money with 45; Clemmer, I.esher anj 
Izor tied on 44, and in the shoot-off the two first-mimed won 
second and third moneys respectively; 1. Stiver, 39, and Chas. 
Busch 37. In the 20-shot match, five events of 4 shots each' 
possible 48, possible aggregate 240, J. Johnson was first with ‘«s’ 
and made the only perfect 4-shot score of 48, which was made 
durng the day. Lesher won second money. with 220: Clemmer 914 - 
Izor, 214; Stiver, 207; Busch, 187. 
The October medal shoot of the Somers Township Rifle Club 
was field at Camden. L. Platt won the medal with 47 out' of a 
possible 48; C. W. Matthews, a close second, with 46; D C 
Conarrol and Oliver Parker 45 each; Albert Campbell ' 41- 
Tony Price, 36. The closing match was five events of 4 shots 
each, possible 240. Matthews won with the good score of 296* 
Campbell and Conarrol 213 each ; Platt 211. In the last event 
Campbell made a perfect score of 48. All shooting was offhanrl 
100yds. The officers of the club are Wm. Orr, President* Albert 
Campbell, Secretary and Treasurer. ’ 
Fixtttfes. 
Oct., 25. — Dayton, O. — Rohrer’s Island G. C. tournament. 
Oct. 25-26. — Marshalltown, ia., G. C. E. G. Wallace, Sec’y. 
Oct. -26. — Edgewater N. J. — Palisade G. C. shoot. A. A. Schover- 
ling, Sec’y. . 
Oct. 26-27. — Columbus, O., G. C. tournament. 
Nov. 16. — Bound Brook, N. J., G; C., all-day shoot. F. K. Stelle, 
Sec’y. , - . 
Nov. 23. — Edgewater, N. J. — Palisade G. G. A. A. Schoverling, 
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NORTFI NEW JERSEY SHOOTING LEAGUE. 
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 24-26. — Montreal, Can. — Canadian Indians’ first annual tour- 
nament. Thomas A. Duff, High Scribe. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The Sheepshead Bay, L. I., Gun Club will hold a shoot on 
Nov. 7. 
The Bound Brook, N. J., Gun Club claim Nov. 16 as a date 
for an all-day shoot. 
A feature of the Columbus, O., shoot will be the team con- 
test for the Phellis trophy. 
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Mr. Silas W. Trout, of Franklin, Ind., won the English Hotel 
cup, in a contest with Mr. Moller, recently, by a score of 94 to 81. 
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At a meeting of the North River Gun Club, of Edgewater, 
N; J., held last week, Mrs. George H. Piercy and Miss C. L. 
C.' Horneck were made honorary mmbers. 
On Wednesday of this week, Mr. Frank Lawrence, of the 
Manchester Repeating Arras Co., startetl on a protracted tour of 
the West. This able missionary seems to have busy moments as a 
continuous performance. 
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At the weekly competition of the Baltimore, Md., Shooting 
Association, on Saturday of last week, Mr. J. H. Moxley was high 
gun, with a total of 107 out of a total of 125. Saturday of this 
week closes the summer and fall programme. 
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Mr. Paul R. Litzke, a representative of the Peters Cartridge 
. Co., in Arkansas, is coming forth quite strong as a trap shot. In 
two sweepstakes at live birds, 10 and 15, he scored a total of 
21, at Pine Bluff, Ark., and was high man in the average. 
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Admiral Jack S. Fanning, who as a man behind the gun has 
made powders famous, was a brief visitor in the gun district early 
this week. He was the same imperturbable hero of many con- 
flicts, taking defeat and victory with dignity and humility. 
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In a contest held recently for the J. T. Loyd Co. challenge 
medal, at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Mr. J. M. Pemberton defeated J. 
T. Loyd in a contest at 25 pigeons. The contestants tied on 22 
out of the 25, and in a shoot-off at 5 birds, Pemberton killed 
straight and won. 
Col. C. H. Mowry, the able editor of the Sporting Goods 
Gazette, Syracuse, N. Y., was a visitor in the sporting goods 
district in New York this week. The years do not impair his • 
constant suavitcr in modo, fortiter in re, as becomes one of 
the up-State rulers of Greater New York. 
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Capt. C. G. Blandford is entitled to a great deal of credit 
for his steady perseverance in promoting the cause of his club 
competition in particular, and trapshooting in general. Many 
captains have quit without manifesting a fraction of his energy 
and tal^ent. His efforts should be better supported. 
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Mr. Geo. E. Call, of Northport, L. I., one of the active trap- 
shooters, deer hunters and quail shooters about New York, has 
been quite successful in the competition of the Brunswick Fox- 
hound Club, held Oct. 9-12, at Barre, Mass. In the Derby, his 
Loud and Rye won first and second, defeating twenty-two con- 
testants. 
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The Jackson Park Gun Club, of Paterson, N. J., has become 
active again. Recently a team shooting league was formed at 
that city, in which competition many of the contiguous clubs 
of Bergen and Passaic counties will participate. That is the 
kind of competition which infuses smartness and rivalry in trap- 
shooting circles. 
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At the Rawlins tournament, held at St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 13-15, 
Mr. Harold Money won the Dupont handicap at 50 targets; the 
Monte Carlo handicap at live birds, scoring 24 out of 25; was 
high in the sparrow' shoot by scoring 19 out of 20; made high 
general average and many friends. Mr. Alec Mermod was high 
amateur for the three days. 
Mr. W. G. Hearne, the winner of the Scarecrow cup at the 
Grand American Handicap, at Indianapolis, Ind., this year, was a 
visitor in New York this week, and comported himself in a man- 
ner so modest that no one could suspect he was the winner of 
high. professional average at said Grand American Handicap, of 
which the Scarecrow -cup was an emblem. 
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The Montclair team defeated the Mountainside team' of East 
Orange, in the eigh-t.eenth match of the North Jersey Shooting 
League, at Orange, N. J., Oct. 21. The contest resulted in a tie, 
Montclair won in the shoot-off. A high wind interfered with 
high scores. The next contest of the league series will take 
place between Montclair and Dover. 
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The Shooting Times states that, “An interesting test of a 
swallow’s speed was made recently by an Antwerp pigeon fancier. 
Having captured a swallow from a nest under the eave of his 
house, he sent it to Compiegne, where it was put in the pigeon 
loft. It was released with the pigeons at 7:05 o’clock, and reached 
its nest at 8:22, which showed a speed equal to 128% miles an 
hour. The top speed made by the pigeons showed only 35% 
miles an hour.” 
The Breeder and Sportsman, of Oct. 14, statesi:; i“Welcome the 
coming and speed the parting- fliers is in -the rflind’s" eye of the 
shotgun fraternity, for with to-morrow’s davvn there will be a 
change from inanimate to animate targets, and so,^vale the trap 
season of 1905, which has been a, good one, and in relation there- 
to, more anon.” By my halidom, yep! 
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A close race for the State championship was that, Oct. 21, be- 
tween the two renowned trapshooters, Messrs. - James T. Skelly 
and W. M. Foord, both of 'Wilmington, Del. .The debate at arms 
took place on the grounds of the Wawaset Gun Club, and the 
scores at 100 targets were, Foord 91, Skelly 90. ; Foord seems to 
have a certain championship insistence. ' 
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Mr. J. A. R. Elliott, of the 'Winchester Repeating Arms Co., 
who has devised a preventive of deafness, was a distinguished 
visitor in New York this week. His special device as an aid to 
sheoting by closing up the ears, intensifies the focus of the eyes, 
and unless the gun suffers from aberration, a smashed target 
results from a shot. To those who write him, he will reveal the 
secret. 
In the second race at 100 English sparrows for the State cham- 
pionship, held on the grounds of the Corner Rod and Gun Club, 
Fort "Wayne, Ind., last week, Mr. Max Witzigreuter, of Fort 
"Wayne, defeated Mr. Hugh M. Clark, of W'abash, 92 >to 88. In 
the contest, two weeks previously shot, 'Mr. Clark was the winner 
by the score of 94 to 92. The third race was to be held early 
this week. 
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The Ossining, N. Y., Gun Club team, Oct. 19, was victor in 
the final contest for the handsome trophy, a punch bowl, presented 
by Col. Franklin Brandreth. This - was a win by default, the 
Poughkeepsie team being synchronously perdue in the tall grass. 
Each club had two wins to its credit prior to the final contest. 
The eight men made a team average of 84.5 per cent., an ex- 
cellent performance. ' . 
Press despatches narrate that at “Mahanoy ■ City,' Pa., Oct. 21, 
Steve Kurtz won his fifteenth match and increased his cash 
winnings to $1,500 by defeating John Shadel, of Frackville, in a 
live-bird match. Kurtz killed 9 out of 12, while . Shadel got 6. 
There was a big ciowd present and the betting was brisk. Kurtz 
is only 20 years old.” His victory without doubt was due to the 
Mikado and the virtue of his ancestors. 
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At the tournament of the Rising Sun, Md., Gun Club, Oct. 18 
and 19, high average for the two days was made by the champion 
of Delaware, Mr. W. M. Foord, with a score of 341 out of 370. 
Mr. A. Somers, of Delta, Pa., was second with 335. Mr. L. S. 
German, of Aberdeen, Md., was second with 333. The champion- 
ship of Cecil county, 10 singles, and 20 pairs, was. won by Mr. H. 
R. England, after a tie with Mr. J. McCush. 
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Mr. Hood "Waters and his bride sojourned in New York a few 
days last week, this city being in the itinerary of their honeymoon. 
It was our fortunate privilege to meet the happy .couple through 
a few fleeting moments, and our impression was that Mrs. Waters 
felt that Mr. Waters did not consider his true worth, and that 
Mr. Waters was in a state of imperturbable happiness as he gazed 
at Mrs. Waters. Long life, good health, happiness, an.d prosperity 
to them. . - . 
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Mr. D. St. Clair, in a nonchalant manner, romped away with the 
Winchester trophy, at the shoot of the S. S. White Gun Club, on 
the grounds of the Keystone Shooting League, at Holmesburg 
Junction, Pa., Oct. 21. The event at 100 targets was divided into 
six parts at 10, 15, 20 and 25 targets. Mr. St. Clair defeated seven- 
teen contestants with a score of 80 out of 100. Cantrell and 
Newcomb were reasonably close on his trail with totals of 74. 
A few of the shooters were something short of their usual good 
form. 
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Mr. F. C. Bissett, of South River, N. J., has challenged Mr. 
John J. Fleming, of Newark, N. J., for the “E.C.” trophy, which 
represents the individual championship of the State of New Jersey 
at targets. Mr. Bissett recently defended his title to the cup on 
the grounds of the Forester Gun Club, Newark, N. J., his op- 
ponent being Mr. Fleming, who succeeded in taking the cup from 
him. Mr. Bissett has now challenged Mr. Fleming, and the race 
is to be shot on the grounds of the Bound Brook Gun Club, 
Bound Brook, N. J., on Nov. 16. A special programme will be 
arranged for an all-day shoot. 
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The Carteret Gun Club, of Garden City, L. I., begins their 
fall and winter contests, on Oct. 28, at 1 o’clock. The first pro- 
gramme provides several special events, besides three events 
at 10 targets, and one at 10 pairs, $5 entrance to each. There 
also will be the cup event at 20 targets, $10 entrance. This pro- 
gramme rivals in gameness some of the events in the coal regions, 
where a shooter does not hesitate to contest in a match at three 
birds, $90 entrance, high gun to take all. The Chapin cup will be 
an object of competition on alternate Saturdays, and when won 
three times by one contestant it becomes his mural belonging. 
As no one won this cup three times last year, it reverted to this 
year’s club competition. The competition is exclusive. - 
Bernard Waters. 
New York Athletic Clob, 
The New York Athletic Club shoot, Oct. 21, was as follows: 
Event 1, handicap allowance, 25 targets: G. Greiff. (0)' 17, W. H 
Hibbard (8) 25, G. A. Mahlstedt (10) 12, L. Huntington (2) 20, 
F. Vilmar (9) 12, J. D. Calhoun (2) 19, E. Huggins (8) 20. 
Event 2, 25 targets, handicap allowance, was as follows j'' Hug” 
gins (8) 19, Greiff (5) 21, Hibbard (6) 19, Huntington (2).-22, Vil- 
mar (12) 15, Calhoun (2) 16, Mahlstedt (12) -14. 
Event 3, club shoot, handicap: S. Scott ■ (2) 19, J. Borland (4) - 
21, G. Greiff (0) 22, Hibbard (5) 20, Calhoun (0) -12, Brown- (8) 25, 
tiuggins (8) 22, Huntington (0) 18, Mahlstedt (0) 6. 
No. 4, handicap: Scott (2) 21, Borland (4) 20, Greiff (0) 21, 
Hibbard (5) 16, Brown (8) 26, Huggins (3) 19, Huntington (3) 19, 
Mahlstedt (0) 5, Calhoun (4) 19. , . . . 
Event 6, handicap, 25 targets,: Scott (2) 21, • Borland (4) 20 
Greiff (0) 21, Brown (4) 23, Hibbard (5) 19, Hugins. (8) 18; Flunt- 
iiigton (3) 19. 
Event 6, 25 targets: Scott (2) 23,, Borland (4) 17, Greiff (0) 19. 
Brown (8) 25, V -imar (0) 9, Huggins (0) 13. , , ; - ' 
Event 7, 25 targets: Scott 19, Greiff 22, Huggins 15. - 
Event 8, 26 targets: Scott 23, Greiff' 22, Huggins 14. 
No. 9: Scott 22, (jreiff-21. 
Aetna Sheet eg Park. 
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 15. — A new club trap has been installe- 
at this popular shooting resort recently, and the Mound Cit 
Powder Burners will hold a two days’ shoot here Nov. 11 and 12 
The wind was blowing hard to-day, which, with the threatenini 
clouds, accounts for light attendance. H. E. Winans the Eas 
Alton trade representative, was with us to-day and demonstrate; 
the merits of his goods in a convincing manner 
Here are the scores; Winans 150, 131; Hull U2, 81; Papin 100 
71; Cunningham (5, 46, Sandberg 26, 19; Edwards 25, 13, 
