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records, good ones, too, with the scatter gun. After testing 
sights, three matches were shot, 200yds., muzzle rest, 3 shots, 
possible 72. Each won an event, and agreed to settle the tie later. 
Darkness stopped the shooting, but the scores made were such as 
to induce Heikes and Rike to challenge any team of the Dayton 
Sharpshooters’ or any other Dayton riflemen to shoot a match 
v/ith hunting rifles, not weighing over Slbs., open sights. Shoot 
any afternoon. To-day, in the first match Rike led with 19, 20, 
17 — 56; Heikes 20, 18, 17 — 55; Matthews 19, 14, 20 — 5^ Second 
match, Heikes 20, 22, 24—66; Matthews 20, 19, 23—62; Rike 16, 20, 
17—53. Third match, Matthews 20, 19, 23—62; Rike 19, 20, 17—56; 
Heikes 20, 18, 17 — 55; aggregate: Heikes 176, Mattthews 177, 
Rike 165. 
At the monthly contest for the Miliken medal, which took 
place in the range at City Hall, Cincinnati, Sergt. O. O. Williams 
of the Police force won, and will hold the trophy for thirty days. 
Maj. Carroll, not a contestant, made the best score, 196 out of a 
possible 200. 
The Jackson Township Rifle Club held their last shoot of this 
year on Dec. 12. The weather was fine, with a strong breeze 
across the range, but good shooting was done just the same, and 
the contest was a hot one. C. W. Izor won the medal with 47, 
almost a perfect score. He won it last month, and if he turns the 
trick in January, he can add it to the collection he already owns. 
His score of 47 to-day is only the third time that mark has been 
reached this year. The others who made it were J. W. Lesher 
on Feb. 11 and Isaac M. Stiver on May 6. The regular contest 
for September was omitted, but the special of May 6 made up the 
usual twelve shoots for the vear. G. W. Izor 11, 12, 12, 12 — 47; 
I. M. Stiver 11, 12, 11, 10—44; J. W. Lesher 11, 11, 11, 11—44; 
A. N. Clemmer 10, 12, 11, 10—43; J. Johnson, 12, 11, 10, 10—43; 
Chas. Busche 10, 10, 9, 12 — 41. All shooting is offhand, at 100yds., 
4 shots in the medal match, possible 48. The record of the 
year’s medal_ winners is as follows: January, Apidl and August, 
M. Pence -45, 47 and 46; February, J. W. Lesher 47; March, 
November and December, G. W. Izor, 46, 46, 47; May (special), 
L M. Stiver, 47; May (regular), June and (October, J. Johnson 
45, 44, 44 and 45. J, Johnson won three times in succession, and 
the medal became his. A new one was offered for the August 
shoot, M. Pence winning. Johnson won in October and Izor the 
last two shoots. If he wins in January, it becomes his. The 
20-shot match followed, five events of 4 shots each, possible ag- 
gregate 240. Money prizes. Johnson first with 223, Lesher 217, 
G. W. Izor 213, Clemmer 211, Stiver 204, Busche 188. Izor won 
first money in first and third events on 46 in each; Lesher first 
in second and fifth on 46 and 47, and second in the third on 45; 
Clemmer 44, first in the fourth; Johnson second in first, second 
and fifth events with 46, 46, 46; Stiver second in the fourth event 
with 42. The 20-shot matches- were not started until April, and the 
winners in the nine contests to date are: April, May, June, 
October, November and December, J, Johnson, 236, 221, 219, 228, 
223, 223; May (special). Pence, 222; July, G. O. Chrismer, 226; 
Johnson’s first score in the series, 236, was the highest of the 
year, and consisted of 47, 48, 46, 47, 48, and lacked only 4 points 
of the possible, 240. His six winning scores aggregate 1,350, out of 
a possible 1,440. The next shoot will be held on Jan. 13, 1906. 
Ed. Rike, Rolla Heikes, Horace Heikes and Ike w^ere at the 
Dayton Sharpshooters’^ range on Dec. 13 for another afternoon of 
rifle practice. Rike did not do quite so well as on the previous 
occasion. _ Three 6-shot matches were shot at 200yds., muzzle 
rest, possible 144. First match, R. Heikes 0, 19, 14, 19, 13, 18 — 83; 
H. Heikes 0, 16, 9, 16, 8, 7—55; Ike 0, 14, 6 0 14 16—50; Rike 22, 
0, 0, 0, 13, 9 — 44. Second match, Heikes 19, 18, 9, 15, 13, 12 — 86; 
H. Heikes 11, 11, 16, 17, 8, 20—83; Rike 8, 20, 17, 13, 0, 14—72; Ike 
Jo, 13, 0, 7, 0, 0 — 35. Third matcli Heikes 20, 0, 14, 14, 21, 19 — 88. 
Ike 22, 0, 19, 0, 22, 0—63. Rike 14, 0, 15, 11, 0, 14— 64; H. Heikes 
9, 12, 9, 0, 8, 9—47 ; R. Heikes was high in tire ,aggregate with 257 
in the three matches ; H. Heikes 186, Rike 1*70, Ike 148. Two 
matches, same conditions, 3 shots, possible 72, wound up the 
sport: First, Ike 14, 6, 13—33; Heikes 0, 8, 19—27; Rike 5, 16, 0— 
21. Second, Ike 12, 14, 0—26; Rike 9, 6, 9—24; H. Heikes 7, 7, 0, 
— 14; R. Heikes 0, 0, 8 — 8. The challenge given out by Messrs. 
Heikes and Rike will probably be accepted by M. J. Schwind 
and Geo. R. Decker. 
Providence, R. I„ Revolver Club. 
A VERY enthusiastic special meeting was held on the 14th for the 
purpose of taking action on several matters of importance. The 
subject of affiliation with the National Rifle Association was gen- 
etally discussed, and decided favorably, so that for 1906 we expect 
,to have our name added to the list and do a little Krag shooting 
on the State range. We understand the backstop has been raised 
20ft. Whether this is necessitated by the militiamen or in antici- 
pation of our civilian shooters sending a few jacketed bullets over 
into Massachusetts, we are not quite clear; but we are going to get 
the hang of the military arm eventually. 
Since the closing of our Saturday afternoon shoots, the wind-up 
of half-holidays and bad weather, we have spent considerable time 
looking for suitable indoor facilities. A place downtown would be 
handy, but the best we could find was the basement of the battery 
armory, v'hich, owing- to its short length, wmuld give us but 62ft., 
and thus bar the .22 men.- We could, of course, use the hall of 
last ■winter, but memory^ of the icicles which formed even during 
shooting nights, took the edge from that proposition, and it was 
unanimously voted to push through the proposed plans for build- 
ing an inclosed range at Cranston. The plans submitted were 
adopted, and the addition is to be started at once. 
This will be a good ways out for some, but will give us a place in 
•which to shoot evenings, summer and winter, and we believe the 
boys will become used to the travel and enjoy their own quar- 
ters better than being handicapped by limited facilities and some 
annoyances incidental to using the cramped quarters of our battery 
friends. 
Our annual meeting, Jan. 25, promises to be of more interest 
than usual, for most of the year’s red tape was settled at the special 
meeting, and will give us plenty of opportunity to indulge in' 
smoke talk. 
Saturday, the 16th, we _ shot a revolver match with the Cavalry 
team. We have been trying to bring about a match with them for 
a year, and had given it up. At short notice, and when we. were 
rather unprepared, we received word they would be present. A 
team was scraped together hastily, and the general results very 
satisfactory. 
We allowed the militiamen all the advantage possible, it being 
at their option whether to shoot on Standard target or Creedmoor, 
with four points added to military weapon scores, either count. 
They chose the Creedmoor count. 
Argus was high man in the match, he shooting his big new 
Service in fine shape. Following are the scores: 
Troop B led by 19 points. 
Troop B, 1st Bat. Cavalry. 
Lieut Crowshaw.. .22 23— 46 . 
Gifford 22 21—43 
McKenna 20 20 — 40 
Flynn 22 17—39 
Richards 17 21—38—205 
Allowance 8 
PRC 
Argus 23 23— 46 
Hurlburt 20 23 — 43 
Eddy ....22 21—43 
Coulters ....16 21 — 37 
Jefferds 13 12—25—194 
213 
The following scores were shot in practice: 
Revolver, Standard target, 50yds. : 
Wm Almy, .38 Officer’s model 8 9 10 9 9 10 
10 10 9 10 10 6 
6 6 10 10 9 10 
8 8 9 10 9 10 
9 6 7 10 TO 9 
7 10 10 10 9 7 
6 6 8 8—83 
8 9 8 10—90 
9 10 10 8—88 
8 7 7 9—85 
8 10 8 10—87 
9 8 8 7—85 
Arno Argus, (.45) 77, 81, Maj. Eddy (.38), 74. 
Revolver, Standard target, 20yds. : Edw. C. Parkhurst (.38 of- 
ficers’ model) , 76. 
Rifle, Standard target, 50yds. : H. Powell (.22 Ballard-Stevens), 
90, 83, 82, 78, 82, 78, 77, 77. 
Rifle, German ring target, 25yds. : Stefry K. Luther (.22 
Winchester), 241, 244, 241, 243. 
Mr. A. C. Wright, of the Norwich, Conn., Shooting Club was a 
visitor at our range a week ago, when there was a small attendance 
and no scores to report. Several of the “regulars” were absent, 
and we hope the next time our Norwich friend visits us, we may 
not be taking a rest. 
Independent New York Schuetzen Corps, 
Gus ZiMMERMANN had the best score at the shoot held in the 
Zettler gallery the night of Dec. 15, when the following scores were 
made at 75ft., offhand, best two 10-shot tickets to go on record: 
Gus Zimmermann 489 George T Zimmermann 461 
August Begerow 485 Bruno Eusner .4W 
F Liegibel 481 Jacob Bittschier 456 
Henry Koch 476 A Mamok 428 
Frank A Young 470 Henry J Behrens 411 
John Facklamm 461 Albert Rodler 392 
Zettler Rifle GI«b, 
In the club shoot held Dec. 12, Arthur Hubalek was high man 
on the ring target v/ith 51 points, under the possible, W. A. Tewes 
had the best 60-shot score, and Barney Zettler won the bullseye 
prize. The scores: 
A Hubalek 244 242 245 245 246 245 240 247 247 248—2449 
O Smith 241 246 243 241 241 239 241 241 247 239—2418 
T H Keller, Jr 233 241 238 237 245 220 241 235 237 245—2372 
August Begerow 243 240 236 240 230 241 236 235 232 236—2368 
H Fenwirth 
,230 235 217 223 226 
230 236 234 233 
234—2298 
Fifty-shot scores: 
W A Tewes 
248 
246 
249 
244 
246—1233 
Louis Buss 
.247 
243 
242 
246 
245—1223 
A Moser ; 
238 
242 
242 
240 
243—1206 
Charles Zettler, Jr 
.244 
243 
238 
243 
235—1203 
Louis Maurer 
.237 
240 
240 
242 
233—1192 
Charles Zettler 
.225 
242 
240 
239 
237—1183 
Barney Zettler 
.238 
241 
231 
236 
236—1182 
A P Fegert 
.238 
233 
241 
234 
232—1178 
G Bernius 
.236 
226 
234 
236 
229—1161 
H C Zettler 
232 
229 
235 
231 
226—1153 
T H Keller.... 
.229 
217 
232 
235 
229—1142 
Back score : 
Arthur Hubalek 
.244 
247 
242 
243 
238—1214 
Bullseye target, degrees 
Barney Zettler 
....30Y2 
A 
P 
Fegert . 
40V2 
W A Tewes 
.... 321/2 
August Begerow . 
61 
H Fenwirth 
,...34 
T 
H 
Keller. . 
65 
Louis Maurer 35J^ 
Harlem Independent Schuetzen Corps. 
The regular shoot was held the night of Dec. 13, at headquarters, 
in New York city. Bruno Eusner was high on the ring target 
with the best two scores, and W. Koch captured the bullseye 
prize. Scores at 76ft. offhand: 
Ring target, 20 shots: 
B Eusner 228 236—464 
A P Fegert 231 232—463 
G Thomas 238 225-463 
H Goerke 231 232—463 
H Koch 229 228—459 
A Muller 221 228—459 
J H Blumenberg. . .227 214 — 441 
Chas Thielbauth 213 221 — 434 
Jacob Martin 216 215 — 431 
F Horn 203 225—428 
Bullseye target, degrees: 
W Koch 24 
Phil Zuegner ; 3514 
Chas Thiebauth 47 
E Werler 49 
H Goerke 55 
Bruno Eusner 94 
G Thomas 96 
A P Fegert 98 
E Modersohn 126 
H Kraus 219 209—428 
L Rokohl ; 211214—425 
Dr Muller 212 209-421 
E Modersohn 212 201—413 
F. Werler 207 195-402 
M Ott ■ 196 206—400 
F Monatsberger 205 192 — 397 
E Mechleng 208 178—386 
Phil Zuegner 204 183—387 
Jacob Wiechmann. . .164 147 — 301 
Jacob Wiechmann 136 
M Ott 180 
E Michleng 190 
Dr Muller 209 
Jacob Martin 216 
F Horn 219 
H Kraus 219 
A Muller 228 
L Rokohl 240 
Lady Zettler Rifle Club. 
Mrs. Fenwirth, president of this club, made the highest score 
in the shoot held on the Zettler ranges in West Twenty-third 
street. New York city, Dec. 9, and her total for two scores was a 
point higher than that of Mr. Folcke, who was high on the men’s 
list. All shooting was at 75ft., the ladies using a muzzle rest, the 
men offhand, two best scores to count: 
Mrs H Fenwirth 246 248 — 494 
Mrs Liegibel 243 248 — 491 
Miss B Ludwig 241 235—476 
Miss Scheu 237 236—473 
Miss A Ludwig 245 226 — 471 
Mrs Nosch 236 236—471 
Miss A Kraus 232 238 — 470 
Miss T Eusner 225 242 — 467 
The men’s scores. 
C Folcke 249 244—493 
G Ludwig 236 243—479 
F Liegibel ...238 238-^76 
V Muller 230 239—469 
G Hart 230 235-M66 
H Fenwirth 235 238—463 
A Mamok 236 219—455 
Tifs a Segno Nazionale. 
The first shoot of this Italian society was held a fortnight ago 
on the Zettler ranges, in New York city, but the attendance was 
slim, and adjournment was 
were made at 75ft. offhand 
taken 
until Dec. 11, 
when these scores 
Mandell 
..235 
Castolemi . . . 
205 
Conti 
..236 
Paglinghi . . . 
187 
Reali 
...234 
Mandell 
232 
Mastropaolo 
..219 
Mastropalo . 
214 
Migliore 
..205 
Fixtures. 
Dec. 20. Phillipsburg, N. J. — Alert G. C. first annual holiday 
shoot. 
Dec 25.— Utica, N. Y. — All-day tournament of the Riverside G. C. 
E. J. Loughlin, Sec’y. 
25. ^ringfield. Mass., Shooting Club turkey shoot. C. L. 
Kites, Sec’y. 
Dec 26. Maidencreek, Pa., G. C., tournament. L. B. Stoudt, 
S-ec y. 
Dec 28.— Edgewater, N. J.— Palisade G. C. all-day shoot. A. A. 
Schoverling, Sec’y. 
1906. 
1-— Poughkeepsie, N. Y., G. C. all-day shoot. Wm. J. 
Perkins, Sec’y. 
Jan. 1.— Brooklyn, L. I.— Bergen Beach G. C. tournament. H. W. 
Dreyer, Sec’y. 
Jan. 1.— Mount Kisco, N. Y., G. C., all-day shoot. A. Betti, Capt. 
Jan. 1.— Brooklyn, N. Y.— Bergen Beach G. C. 
Jan. 2.— Killarney, Man.— Live-bird championship of Canada. 
J®"- Ont., G. C. annual winter tournament. 
Ralph. C, Ripley, Sec’y. 
22. Brooklyn, N. Y., G. C. all-day tournament. A. A 
Schoverling, Mgr. 
Jan 22-27.— Brenham, Tex.— Sunny South Handicap; $1,600 added 
for amateurs. Alf. Gardiner, Mgr. 
March 14-16.— Iowa State Sportsmen’s Association annual tourna- 
ment. C. W. Budd, Sec’v. 
May 16-17.— Auburn, N. Y., tournament. Knox & Knapp, Mgrs. 
May 24-25. Montreal, Can.--— Canadian Indians’ first annual tour- 
nament. Thomas A. Duff, High Scribe. 
Dec^^25.— Brooklyn, N. Y., G. C. all-day shoot. A. A. Schoverling. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The Bound Brook, N. J., Grin Club will shoot for medals, cups, 
etc., on the afternoon of Christmas Day. All shooters are invited. 
at 
Messrs. F. E. Butler, of Nutley, N. J., and W. H. Heer, of 
Concordia, Kans., have announced that they will attend the mid- 
winter shoot of the Mt. Kisco, N. Y., Gun Club on Jan. 1. 
The Newton, N. J., Gun Club gave its team members a ban- 
quet on a delightful evening of last week, in recognition of their 
valor in winning the team series of the North New Jersey League. 
at 
Mr. Irby Bennett, of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., is 
convalescing slowly after his severe ordeal in the hospital in 
New York. He contemplated returning to his home in Nashville, 
Tenn., after the Interstate Association meeting last week. He 
retired from the presidency of that body after two years of dis- 
tinguished and successful service, during which it grew to great 
importance in national affairs. He refused to be a candidate for 
the office of president of the Association this year. 
Beginning with the first shoot in January next, the Florists’ 
Gun Club, of Philadelphia, will add to the programme two prizes 
in each regular contest Also a' trophy will go to the best score 
from scratch, and to the best score with handicap. The prizes are 
won outright at each contest. 
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Mr. A. E. McKenzie made an eloquent plea in behalf of the 
Denver Gun Club, before the members of the Interstate Associa- 
tion at their annual meeting last week, and the financial induce- 
ments were not short of princely in their worth. The geographical 
situation of Denver, being somewhat out of the greatest shooting 
center of population, was the main objection against it in relation 
to the big shoot. 
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At the regular monthly shoot of the New Haven, Conn., Gun 
Club, Dec. 13, good weather and a good attendance contributed 
to a successful shoot. Mr. C. B. Bristol, famous as a shooter of 
rare skill, won first prize, a carving set, with a score of 24. Mr. 
Bristol is seventy-mne years young, therefore has the advantage 
of greater experience than some of his competitors. Mr. C. H. 
Stevenson was second with 23, and Mr. H. O. Whitney, also 23, 
but v/ith a bigger handicap, was third. 
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Distinguished trapshooters who were visitors at the Grand 
Plotel, New York, during the meeting of the Interstate Associa- 
tion last week v/ere Messrs. J. E. Avery, Atlanta, Ga.; W. Fred 
Quimby, New York; J. L. Head, Peru, Ind.; Tom A. Marshall, 
Keithsburg, 111.: J. S. Fanning, New York; Geo. A. McAlpin, 
New York; E. H. Tripp, Indianapolis; J. W. Garrett, Colorado 
Springs, Colo., A. G. McKenzie, Denver; Lou Parker, New York; 
Capt. A. W. Money, Oakland, N. J. ; W. M. Foord, Wilmington, 
Del., and Ed. Taylor, of Jersey City. 
m. 
Elsewhere in our columns this week, we taken pleasure in pre- 
senting the portrait of Mr. J. A. Haskell, the President of the 
Interstate Association. He was elected at the annual meeting 
held last week, a report of which is elsewhere in our trap columns. 
Mr. Haskell is an able business man, long identified with the 
manufacture of powder. For a long while he held the eminent 
and responsible position of President to the Laflin & Rand 
Powder Co., of which company he is still an important officer. 
He is an enthusiast on rifle competition, and is and has been a 
member of the Executive Committee of the National Rifle Asso- 
ciation of America. He is a gentleman of high integrity, rare 
business ability and broad views. 
C. L. Kites, Springfield, Mass., writes us that “The Spring- 
field, Mass., Shooting Club will hold their annual turkey shoot 
on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, The programme calls for 160 targets, 
divided into- ten events. Grounds will be ready for scooting at 
10 o’clock. Principal event of the day will be the sixth, com- 
mencing as nearly 1 o’clock as possible. This will be a 25 target 
event, $1 entrance, including price of targets. There will be 
three turkeys to shoot for. Whether they will be put up for three 
high scores in one event, or for highest score in three separate 
events will be decided by the number of entries. Targets one 
cent each. Distance handicap. Handicaps arranged by com- 
mittee chosen from among the shooters present. Hot lunch 
served at noon. Loaded shells for sale. Don’t stay away on ac- 
count of the cold. We have a nice warm club house, and will 
give you a good time. Programmes- are now ready, and may be 
secured of the secretary. No sweeps. Everyone welcome. 
K 
A standing Handicap Committee for all of the five tournaments 
of the Interstate Association next year would either kill the 
tournament, s or be killed by the contestants, in a Pickwickian 
sense. After a tournament, there is no body of men who are 
gazed at so furtively as the handicappers. Many shooters, mak- 
ing poor scores, blame the bad handicaps assigned them, and 
this regardless of whether they have a yellow streak when in 
competition, or whether they sat up too late the night before, or 
what not. Some who have a brain pan of circumscribed area, look 
upon the handicapper as a blend of donkey and wolf. In our 
opiniori, the appointment of a committee at the annual meeting 
for the G. A. H. is all right, but each provincial handicap should 
have a distinct committee, drawn entirely from the respective 
sections in which they “subsidiary” handicaps are held, thus the 
onus bestowed on any one committee ends with its handicaps. 
Furthermore, handicappers who reside within the respective geo- 
graphical limitations of the sections to which, “subsidiary” handi- 
caps are assigned, would likely be much more acceptable to such 
sections. 
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The new. .ruling of the Interstate Association, which requires 
that all Grand American Handicap contestants, who have not shot 
in Grand American Handicaps prior to 1906, shall send in with 
their applications a specific statement of their general averages 
through the six months prior to their application, will eliminate 
that unpleasant feature colloquially referred to as “a dark horse.” 
Heretofore the handicappers have had to rely on their own 
knowledge of the contestants,- or upon such imperfect data as could 
be gathered hurriedly from rumor or hearsay. "Where there were 
so many hundreds contesting, there were some of them whose 
ability with the shotgun was entirely unknown to the handicappers 
and the management. These were handicapped on the theory that 
if they were unknown they were . likely to- be ordinary per- 
formers. So many winners of past G. A. H.’s, men of seasoned 
skill, have -won from the 16yd. mark, that the need of definite in- 
formation was urgently needed. The new ruling will meet the 
need fully. If it should happen that any applicant should falsify 
his average, there is no doubt but what the Interstate Association 
would make “the punishment fit the crime.” 
The Bergen Beach Gun Club, of Brooklyn, N. Y., offer a pro- 
gramme of practice events at 15 targets, and a .main event at 60 
targets, distance handicap, 16 to 21yds., for twenty or more mer- 
chandise prizes. Entrance, $2.50, including targets. High guns. 
Handicapper.s, Mr. Harry D. Bergen,' Capt. H. W. Dreyer and 
the manager. The following is further presented in the pro- 
gramme: “Practice events at a charge of. 25 cents for 15 targets. 
One re-entry may be made in main event up to 1 P. M. sharp, at 
a cost of $1.50 extra. The shooter making' re-entry may shoot one 
yard in, provided his original score is 30 out of the 50 or less; 
but he is entitled to one prize only, his highest of the two scores 
to count. In main event, at 50 targets, all targets at 2 cents each 
to those shooting for targets only. Shells for sale at grounds. 
Manufacturers’ experts may shoot for targets only. Lunch and 
i-efreshments for shooters and their friends by courtesy of the club. 
Flatbush avenue Bergen Beach trolley from New York City Hall, 
Brooklyn Bridge entrance, direct to the grounds for 6 cents. 
Go to the grounds early, as the sun sets before 6 P. M. L. H. 
Schortemeier is the Manager, 201 Pearl street. New York.” The 
date is Jan. 1. Bernard Waters. 
