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James Ofden ditd at his lioiiie i« M^arwick, N, Y«, on Dec:. 
S. This is sad news to his many friends, but particularly sad to 
the many shooters of the Hudson River Valley, who knew him 
well and loved him. He was in the prime of life, was of a noble, 
manly personality, and was a prominent business man of tVarwick. 
A correspondent writes us as follows; “He was in his fofty^flfth 
year, and a prominent member of the town in which he lived, a 
shooter of renown, the Vice-President of the Warwick Gun Club, 
and member of the Orange County Gun Club of Middletown. 
He was a member of the hardware firm of Ogden & Patton. A 
widow and daughter survive him. ‘J im was never known to say 
an unkind thing about any one.’ ” 
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The team match between Perryman and the Baltimore Snooting 
Association, on Friday of last week, resulted in a victory for 
Perryman, on the grounds of the latter. The Perryman novices 
did remarkably w'ell, considering their inexperience at the traps 
and the few times that they have ever been out of sight of home. 
As showing some of their restrained performances, out of 120 
Mr. Lester German, of Aberdeen, broke 116, Mr. A. B. Richard- 
son, of Dover, Del., broke 114; Mr. Ed. Banks, of Wilmington, 
Del., broke 115, it peculiarly happening that of the 5 lost 2 were 
out of the first 5, and three out of 115. Mr. F'oord shot over a 
80 per cent. gait. However, of the individual scores in the team 
match, Mr. J. R. Malone’s 49 w’as highest. 
Bernard Waters. 
Lively Local Limericks* 
An attractive “Benedict,” named “Jim,” 
With “smokeless pow'der” is quite “in the swim;” 
He talks it all day, 
For which his friends have to pay — 
And by night they are “full to the brim.” 
The good-looking Edward Banks, 
Can keep up with “Nancy Hanks” — 
Until he shoots for the championship cup. 
Which “Billy” didn’t give up — 
But his friends thought it one of his pranks. 
An “Infallible” shooter, called “Hood,” 
Stood “single blessedness” long as he could — 
He married a girl. 
Who had been ’round the world. 
And now he stays home and plays “good.” 
The “Peters” representative, Storr, 
Fills all his competitors with awe — 
He’s a “bully good man,” 
For the treats he will stand — 
And the boys eagerly shake his “paw.” 
That good-natured, jolly “Mai” Hawkins, 
Can “do” all the boys with his “talkins”; 
He never lets anything run 
That gets in front of his gun. 
Or says a bad score is due to his “balkins.” 
A merry, fat shooter named German, 
, Can preach to the boys quite a “sermon,” 
i For he hits in the eye 
[ All birds “on the fly,” 
With a magic quite equal to “plermaii.” 
There is good Capt. James R. Malone, 
The boys never leave him alone; 
He can hit “on the wing,” 
Most “any old thing;” 
And that the “B. S. A.” is his “hobby,” is known. 
To that worthy young “Secretary Chew” 
Many bows from Baltimore sportsmen are due; 
V’e feel grateful indeed. 
For his skill and his speed, 
And the rapid way the “Association” grew. 
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And here’s to the “croakef,” named “Ed,” 
Who’s not afraid the boys will get ahead; 
He dislikes the cold. 
And won’t give up his “gold,” 
That in the papers a “good score” may be read. 
Good luck to “young Billy Foord,” 
A wonderful amateur record has he scored ; 
He handles a gun with ease. 
That is sure to please. 
And to mountain heights he has soared. 
A society favorite, called “Huff,” 
To the fair sex never is “gruff”; 
He breaks many hearts 
By his fascinating arts — 
But no girl has yet called his “bluff.” 
Try the J. A. R. Elliott “invention,” 
I am sure it was his intention, 
To protect the ear drum 
From a noise and a “hum,” 
And it should be used at the next G. A. H. Convention. 
There’s the very well-known Jack Fanning, 
Who revenge on his friends is planning, 
For buying a “rope” cigar 
From the Indianapolis bar, 
And the distance between — they are not spanning. 
i The gay, debonair Tom Marshall, 
i To the “fair se.x” is most partial; 
He comes from the West, 
And wears fancy vests, 
And laughs at anything “farcia'.” 
To Fred Gilbert, the wonderful “wizard,” 
WEo can hit targets in a “blizzard”; 
He breaks a hundred straight. 
And the boys mourn their fate. 
And crawl “out of sight” like a “lizard.” 
nther shoptefg the sporting papers shoW) 
Whom I have not the pleasure to know; 
But they will get in this rhyme. 
At some future time. 
If inti-Oductions are not very slow. 
A SociAi, Tramp. 
Perryman, Md,, and B. S. A. Team Shoot. 
“Less”, German’s “collection” were in cahoot 
At the mu.ch-la'.kcd-cf Perryman shoot, 
But Malone was high gun, 
And his team had such fun. 
For Jim went home with money “to boot,” 
A .shoot was held at the club grounds, Perryman, Md., Friday 
afternoon, Dec. 8. The gun club is .still in its infancy; but the 
grounds are prettily located, and are about three minutes’ walk 
from the station. They have a blackbird trap which works 
perfectly, being on an elevation with a sky background, and 
throws targets forty and fifty yards. The club house is small, 
but comfortable. It was built by big and liberal hearts, but 
wou'd not accommodate many men the size of its genial host, 
German. 
A picked team from the Baltimore Shooting Association, cap- 
tained by Malone, consisting of fourteen shooters, shot a team 
race with German’s carefully selected amateurs (?) from New 
York, Wilmington, Delaware, and Dover. The Baltimore team 
was ignominously defeated by a score of 586 to 532. 
No race of men, scarcely an individual, is so void of intelligence 
as not to recognize power, and before a gun was fired, all 
felt convinced the Perryman boys would be victorious. The 
contest was at 50 birds a man. There was an optional sweep of 
$1 on each 25 birds, divided 50 , 30 and 20 per cent., and one of 
$3 on the total two high guns. Captain Malone was high gun, his 
score being 49. The score is as follows: 
Baltimore. 
Malone 49 
“Du Pont” 45 
Lupus 43 
>Vaters 42 
Moxley 42 
Bowen 42 
France 42 
Kessler 26 
Silver King 37 
Reinhardt 24 
Roberts 35 
Baskerville 36 
Iceland 37 
JMordecai 32—532 
Perryman. 
Edward Banks 48 
JVilliam Foord 45 
Lester S German 48 
Richardson 48 
McElvey 43 
Baldwin . . .' 44 
Sutton , 32 
Morgan 37 
Turner 29 
McCummons 45 
Towner 45 
Mitchell 39 
De Haven 45 
Cord 38—586 
Three extra events, at $1 each; 
No. 1, 20 targets: 
Malone 19 
Banks 20 
Richardson 20 
German 19 
Lupus 19 
Foord 18 
Moxley 17 
McKelvey 16 
Bowen 14 
France 15 
No. 2, 25 targets: 
Banks 24 Richardson 22 
German 24 
No. 3, 10 targets: ^ 
France 8 Leland 4 
Moxley 8 Mordecai 6 
German and his collection of crack shots will be entertained by 
the Baltimore Shooting Association Wednesday, Dec. 20, at a 
return match. We predict that Jim Skelly and Luther Squier will 
own Colonial residences in Perryman by that time. 
A Social Tramp. 
Crescent Athletic Club. 
Bay Ridge, L. I., Dec. 11. — The combination of puzzling back- 
ground and overcast sky were not an obstacle to good scores. 
There was not sufficient wind to be an interference. There was 
a good attendance, and the participants stayed well to the end 
of the programme. For the December cup, Messrs. C. A. 
Lockwood, of Jamaica, and O. C. Grinnell, Jr., tied on 24, each 
breaking 22 and each having an allowance of 2. Mr. F. B. 
Stevenson broke 22 also, but being a scratch man, he scored only 
what he broke. 
In the contest for the State trophy, Mr. F. B. Stevenson 
scored a leg with a straight score of 26, thus establishing a 
record of two wins on the gun which is the prize in this event. 
Several others have cne win to their credit in the competition 
for it. 
Messrs. Lockwood and Hendrickson, in the two-man team 
contest, scored a leg on the two cups which are the trophies 
of that contest. Other winners in the programme events were 
Messrs. L. C. Hopkins, C. A. Lockwood, O. C. Grinnell. Scores: 
December cup, 25 targets; 
Hdp. 
Brk. T’t’l. 
Hdp. 
Brk. 
T’t’l. 
C A Lockwood.. 
2 
22 
24 
W C Damron . . . 
4 
14 
18 
O C Grinnell, Jr. 
2 
22 
24 
A G Southworth 
0 
17 
17 
F B Stephenson, 
0 
22 
22 
W W Marshall .. 
4 
13 
17 
Dr Keyes 
2 
19 
21 
L C Hopkins... 
2 
12 
14 
D C Bennett . . . 
2 
17 
19 
E W Snyder 
4 
9 
13 
T N Teeter 
4 
15 
,19.. 
F C Raynor 
3 
10 
13 
T H Ernst 
7 
12 
19 
-A E Hendrickson 
4 
9 
13 
Stake trophy, 25 
i targets f ' 
F B Stephenson 
0 
25 p25 
A G Southworth., 
.0 
21 
21 
O C Grinnell, Jr. 
2 
Y2 
24 
D C Bennett . . . 
2 
20 
■ • 22 
A E Hendrickson 
4 
20 “A 
,.24 
W W Marshall . 
4 
15 
19 
W C Damron . . . 
4 
19 ‘ 
23 
L C Hopkins . . . 
2 
16 
18 
Dr Keyes 
2 
20 - . . 
,22 
T N Teeter 
4 
14 
18 
T H Ernst 
7 
15 . 
22.: 
F C Raynor 
3 
13 
16 ' 
E W Snyder 
4 
IS, . 
22 
Team shoot, 25 targets;. 
Lockwood 
2 
19 
21 
Marshall 
4 
8 
12 
Hendrickson 
4 
19 
Southworth 
0 
20 
20 
— 
40 
32 
Stephenson 
0 
22 
22 
Snyder 
4 
7 
11 
Grinnell 
2 
14 
16 
Raynor 
3 
9 
12 
38 
23 
Dr 
Keyes 
...2 20 22 
Teeter 4 11 15 
27 
Trophv shoot, 15 targets, handicap in parentheses — Hopkins (1) 
13, Southworth, 12; Stephenson 12, Bennett (1) 12, Lockwood (1) 
12, Foster 12, Raynor (1) 12, Ernst (4) 11, Marshall (2) 9, Teeter 
(2) 8, Grinnell (T) 6, Snyder (2) 6. 
Trf'phy shoot, same conditions — Lockwood (1) 15, Stephenson 
14, Ernst 10, Keyes (1) , 13, Grinnell (1) 12, Marshall (2) 12, 
Foster 12, Hopkins (1) 11, Damron (2) 9, Hendrickson (2) 9, 
Southworth 10, Teeter (2) 8. 
Trophy shoot, same conditions — Grinnell (1) 14, Lockwood (1) 
14, Raynor (2) 14, Synder (2) 14, Stephenson 13, Keyes (1) 13, 
Bennett (1) 13, Ernst (4) 13, Foster 13, Southworth 11, Teeter 
(2) 10, Marshall (2) 11. 
Shoot-off, same conditions — Grinnell (1) 15, Lockwood (1) 15, 
Snyder (2) 14, Raynor (2) 8. 
Shoot-off, same conditions — Lockwood (1) 12, Grinnell (1) 13. 
Team shoot, 15 targets, all scratch — Team No. 1: Southworth 
5, Foster 11, Ernst 5 Snyder 7, Damron 8, Lockwood 8, Hendrick- 
son 9; total, 53. Team No. 2: Stephenson 14, Grinnell 8, 
Keyes 8, Hopkins 12, Teeter 6, Welles 12, Marshall 8; total, 68. 
Pigeon Speed. 
Then there is “Tobacco Bill,” 
Who makes Gilbert feel quite ill, 
When he foots up his score 
And finds “Crosby just one more,” 
Because there was a “pigun” he didn’t kill. 
“Last, but not least,” is Luther Squier, 
Who is always ready to “fire.” 
No matter what is the score. 
He is sure to go 
Over the other fellows, one or two higher. 
The following, taken from London Tit-Bits, shows that the 
speed of a flying pigeon is not so marvelous as commonly sup- 
posed, as a matter of fancy, though very swift as a matter of fact: 
“So rnany wild statements are made as to the speed of a carrier 
pigeon that it is interesting to learn how fast it can actually travel 
under the most favorable conditions. 
“On a recent .Saturday between two hundred and three hundred 
thousand birds were tossed in competitions in various parts of the 
country, and some thousands of these feathered athletes raced to 
London frorn Retford and Branston, journeys of 127 and 115 
miles respectively. The conditions were ideal. The weather was 
beautifully clear, and a fresh wind was blowing to help the birds 
on their way; and yet under such favorable circumstances few of 
the birds attained a speed of a, mile a minute, which in these 
tlays of swift locofiiotion is bcAlnninff to be con.4ldered com* 
paratively slow. 
“Better times were made not long ago, when a thousand 
pigeons were tossed at Templecombe to race to London. As- 
sisted by a southwest wind, they traveled so rapidly that many 
of them had reached their cotes some time before their owners 
even thought of looking for them. One bird actually covered 
108 miles in ninety-four minutes, maintaining throughout the 
long journey a speed of nearly sixty-nine miles an hour; another 
d-d equally well by traveling to Chelsea at the average rate of 
2,tl8 yards a minute, while one bird out of every ten exceeded 
sixty miles an hour.” 
New York Athletic Club. 
Travers Island, N. Y., Dec. 9. — A gale of wind seriously 
affected the flights of the targets, and the scores suffered in con- 
sequence. There was a good attendance of .shooters. Hibbard and 
Crowe tied on a score of 23, and were high in the contest for the 
December cup. Scores: 
Event 1, 25 targets, handicap; 
Handicap. Score. 
Handicap. Score. 
Crieff 
. 0 
22 
Calhoun .... 
4 
26 
Lamer 
. 2 
16 
Hibbard .... 
5 
20 
Briggs 
. 2 
23 
Gales 
7 
16 
Fanning 
. 0 
19 
Piercy 
1 
16 
Event 2, 25 targets. 
, handicap: 
(irieff 
21 
Gales 
7 
22 
Lamer 
. 2 
18 
Calhoun .... 
4 
18 
Bnggs 
. 2 
24 
Debacher . . 
7 
15 
Piercy 
. 1 
21 
Fanning ... 
0 
21 
Billings 
. 3 
19 
Higgins 
7 
11 
Hibbard 
. 5 
22 
December cup, 25 
targets 
, handicap: 
Grieff 
. 0 
22 
Borland 
4 
21 
Lamer ' 
. 3 
17 
McMurtry . . , 
2 
14 
Bnggs 
. 1 
20 
De Wolf .... 
22 
Piercy ...■. 
. 1 
20 
Vilmar 
6 
16 
Billings 
. 8 
16 
Leeper 
7 
16 
Gales 
. 7 
19 
Dr Held 
5 
16 
Hibbard 
. 5 
23 
T'^uchler 
7 
19 
Calhoun 
. 4 
18 
Dickerson . . . 
7 
16 
Debacher 
, T 
21 
Mistre 
7 
17 
Fanning 
, 0 
20 
Crowe 
7 
23 
Higgins 
, 7 
15 
Event 4, 25 targets, handicap: 
Grieff 
, 0 
18 
Borland 
4 
17 
Lamer 
3 
19 
McMurtry . . . 
2 
18 
Briggs 
, 1 
20 
Held 
5 
18 
Piercy 
, 1 
19 
De Wolf ... 
3 
17 
Billings 
. 3 
18 
Leeper 
7 
16 
Calhoun 
4 
15 
Mistre 
7 
22 
Hibbard 
, 5 
21 
Kuchler 
7 
16 
Gales 
7 
19 
Dickerson ... 
7 
16 
Higgins 
7 
19 
Crowe 
7 
16 
Fanning 
, 0 
21 
V ilmar 
6 
19 
Debacher 
, 7 
13 
Event 5, 26 targets, handicap: 
Grieff 
0 
22 
Hibbard 
5 
16 
Lamer 
, 2 
19 
Gales 
7 
17 . 
Briggs 
1 
22 
Calhoun 
4 
14 
Piercy 
1 
17 
Mistre 
7 
18 
Billings 
3 
20 
Christiana-Atglen Gun Club. 
Atglen, Pa., Dec. 8. — The scores of the Christiana-Atglen Gun 
Club are appended. Messrs. Herr and Apgar tied on 131 out of 
140 targets in the target programme. Mr. J. A. R. Elliott was 
second with 130. Messrs. Gilbert and Squier were third with 129. 
Events: 12346678 Shot 
Targets : 15 15 20 20 20 20 15 16 at. Broke. 
Elliott 15 14 18 19 20 16 15 14 140 130 
Herr 13 15 19 19 18 20 13 14 140 131 
Apgar 14 13 18 20 20 17 14 16 140 131 
Gilbert 15 14 19 18 20 18 11 14 ■ 140 129 
Squier 15 14 18 18 19 19 14 12 140 129 
Ressler 12 13 14 19 18 18 13 15 140 120 
Ludwig 14 15 19 18 14 16 12 12 140 122 
Butler 12 12 17 17 18 19 14 12 140 121 
Andrews 10 13 16 19 20 18 11 16 140 122 
Leamon 6 14 12 14 17 16 11 11 149 101 
Krick 13 14 16 13 13 20 11 13 140 113 
Fielis 11 14 12 12 16 17 8 13 140 102 
Lewis 12 13 15 16 17 14 10 9 140 106 
Bermer 14 11 15 15 17 19 12 14 140 117 
Jebb 13 13 20 14 17 17 12 12 140 118 
Mattson ....1113151719141514 140 118 
Wilson 12 10 18 16 13 13 13 125 101 
Martin 10 .. 15 10 
6 birds. 7 birds. 10 birds. 
Anderson 10011—3 2220002—4 1220222211— 9 
Jebb 22222—5 2221112—7 
Martin 12001—3 2212012—6 2111110011— 8 
Wilson 02111—4 2211120—6 1221112122—10 
Mattson 22222—5 1120121—6 2221112102— 9 
Heer 22202—4 2111101—6 
Gilbert 11211—5 2111111—7 1111211211-10 
Apgar 22222—5 
Krick 11201—4 0120022—4 
Johnson 11111—5 2122110—6 1111122100— 8 
Ludwig 02020 — 2 
Fielis 01120—3 2211210—6 1111111112—10 
Miss Reiker 00022 — 2 
Elliott 21222—5 
Butler 22012—4 
Baltimore, Md., Shooting Association. 
BALTiHORE...,,Md. — A shoot at “white flyers” was held at the 
grounds of the Baltimore Shooting Association, Wednesday, Dec. 
6, at birds, $6 entrance. Birds extra 20 cents. Three moneys, 
50, 30-and 20 per cent. The shoot was advertised for 2 P. M., 
but iU was 4 before some of the shooters arrived, making the 
last event very unsatisfactory, as the birds could not be seen, and 
hitting them was pure guess work. If these tardy shooters (who 
could just as well get out on time) would be punctual, it would 
be much more satisfactory for all men interested. 
High score was made by young Clarence Malone, son of Cap- 
tain J. R. Malone. Pie killed 19 out of 20 from the 27yds. mark. 
Hood Waters was a close second with 18 from 30yds. Three — 
J. R. Malone (31), Dunn (29), Moxley (27) — scored 17. 
The scores i 
Clarence Malone, 27 19 Moxley, 27 17 
Hood Waters, 30 18 Robinson, 26 16 
J. R. Malone, 31....... 17 France, 27 16 
J Dunn, 29 17 
Bowen, DuPont and Franklin withdrew on their seventeenth 
bird. While waiting for the late shooters, there was a $1 miss 
and out : Bowen 7, Malone 7, DuPont 7, Cl. Malone 7, Franklin 1, 
Waters 2, France 6, Robinson 4, Dunn 6. 
A Social Tramp. 
B A. A. — Harvatd. 
Boston, Mass., Dec. 9. — The first half of a five-man team match, 
50 targets per man, between the Boston Athletic Association and 
Harvard, was won by the former, as per the scores following: 
B. A. A. Team. Harvard Team. 
E F Gleason 10 14 7 15 — 46 C W Wickersham 9 15 9 12 — 45 
T C Adams 9 13 10 11—43 L B Webster 8 9 8 12—37 
C Howell 9 11 7 12—39 T D Sloan 7 12 8 11—38 
S A Ellis 8 14 6 13—41 J A Remich 7 13 8 10—38 
D E Hallett 8 14 10 1^-44 T L Smith 8 12 9 14—43 
213 201 
Trap at Tuscaloosa. 
Tuscaloosa, Ala., Dec. 2. — Our gun club has just closed a suc- 
cessful -trap season. The loving cup given by the Dupont 
Powder Co. was won by Mr. Hawkins Williamson. 
Our gun club is twenty-nine years old, was organized in 1876, 
probably the oldest in Alabama. 
The officers elected for the following year are: F. R. Maxwell, 
President; S. F. Alston, Vice-President; E. Bingham, Secretary; 
Wm. Palmer, Manager. 
We enjoy reading your most excellent paper, the Forest and> 
Stream. Its weekly visits are appreciated. 
F. R. Maxwell, Pres, 
