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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Dec. i, 1906. 
WESTERN TRAP. 
In Other Places. 
The scores made at the Buffalo, N. Y., Audubon club 
show several members well up in winning. Dr. Wooton 
won A class with 22, followed by J. E. Wilson. Messrs. 
Cox and Cummings were near up. Scores at 25: Cox 23, 
Kellogg 24, Covert 21, Cummings 23, Wilson 20, Johnson 
16, Wooton 22, Savage 19. 
The Missouri River Gun Club, Kansas City, Mo., held 
their shoot Nov. 18, at which Paul Parker and Doc. 
Elliott tied for the club medal on 17 out of 20. Howard 
Harlan was second, with 16. Of those who were par¬ 
ticipants, Harlan, Sr., 14, Sullivan 13, Sieben 12 and 
Lyle 11. 
The Valley Beagle Gun Club, Marlin’s Ferry, Ohio, 
has disbanded, and the house and traps have been 
disposed of to Aug. Breidenstein. The understanding 
is that a new club will be formed sometime in the com¬ 
ing spring. 
Poor shooting was the result of the first day’s tourna¬ 
ment at Atchison, Kansas, where Lou Erhart was man¬ 
ager, some of the best shots getting but 9 out of 15 
targets. Fred Whitney was cashier, and all worked 
smoothly in the office. 
G. W. Maynard, Alexandria, Ind., held an old-fashioned 
shoot last Saturday, at which hogs, beef, and such like, 
was up for prizes. 
The Macungie, Pa., Gun Club held its monthly shoot 
last Saturday, with results as follows: Gaumer, 14 out 
of 25; Knauss, 14; Mayer, 11; Keiser, 13; Land, 14. 
Shooting for practice at the Council Bluffs, la., Gun 
Club, Sunday afternoon, the scores were, based on a 
possible 100: A. C. Brown 91, O. K. Hardin 89, William 
Roper 86, Chas. Hordell 82, Fred Loyd 82. Several of 
the boys will take part in the shoot at the Omaha 
grounds where the Iowa-Nebraska championship will 
be decided. 
A prize shoot is now on at the Columbus, Ohio, 
shooting park. The distanre handicap will be put in 
force. The 90 per cent, man will stand at -uyds.; 85 
per cent., 19yds.; 80 per cent., 18yds.; 70 per cent., 17yds., 
and 65 per cent., 16yds. Three prizes will be awarded, 
and much interest will be the result. 
East End Gun Club, Davenport, la., held a shoot 
recently. The secretary makes the announcement that 
the final shoot for the cup will be held Dec. 2. Scores 
at 15 targets: Whistler 11, M. Haas 11, H. Hogaman 12, 
Telambo 6, Telcaner 3. 
The Elwood, Ind., marksmen were a bit shy when 
they shot at Linwood. A. Charmness made the best 
score. The attendance was large, over twenty gunners 
being present. 
J. J. Lealand won the trophy at the shoot held last 
Sunday at Houghton, Mich., by accounting for 22 out 
of 25 targets shot at. Then in the medal shoot which 
followed Mr. Lealand tied with Joseph Arrison on 23 
out of 25. 
The Troy, Ohio Shotgun Club met recently and elected 
officers, as follows: Harvey Eddy, president; W. J. 
Pearson, vice-president; George Pratt, secretary. An 
interesting shoot will be held soon, and the club hopes 
to ^enlist many new members. 
Scores were better at the last day’s shoot of the 
Kansas and Missouri League of Trapshooters. In the 
special events, George Lewis, Herrington, Kan., won 
the trophy; George Maxwell, of Holstine, Neb., won 
the target trophy, and O. N. Ford the powder cup. 
Another trophy has been presented to the Hickman, 
Ky., Gun Club, and a series of shoots will be arranged. 
The last cup race was won by Ira Green on 133 out of 
150. Now that the duck season in on and the bass are 
biting, there is a prospect of a tournament being held 
in the near future. Many of the western shooters have 
had the pleasure of an outing on the great Reelfoot 
Lake, and all will be glad to go there on a similar 
occasion. 
The Northern Kentucky Gun Club is holding shoots 
regularly at Dayton, Ky., which is just across the river 
from Cincinnati, O., and very convenient for the many 
shooters of that city. 
Frank Baldwin, of New York city, was a recent guest 
of the Columbus, Ohio, Gun Club. The weather was 
ideal, and yet there was a haze of the Indian summer 
order that caused the scores to be below par. At 25 
targets: Frank Baldwin 19, McCormack 17, Rhoads 21, 
Weirick 21, Treat 19. T. H. Smith 19, Guilbert 18, Welles 
17, Hall 19, Baker 21, Shattuck 21, Madden 17. 
At the tournament of the Creston, Iowa, Gun Club 
there was good sport for those present. The results of 
those who shot through were: Barker 183 out of 200; 
Kline, 173; Crissman, 171; Dill, 148; Spencer, 186; Rambo, 
171; Young, 155. 
Members of the Springfield, Ohio, Gun Club held their 
last practice shoot, until the game season is over, on 
last Friday. 
Shooting men residents of Delhi, Howe City and 
Fernbank have organized a gun club, and some will meet 
each Saturday afternoon for practice at the traps. 
Wednesday’s contest at the gun club, Bloomington, 
Ill., resulted in a win for Bender with 43 out of 50 
targets. The previous winners were Boettger, Curley, 
and Radbourne . The interest now centers in the shoot- 
off. Bender shot at 90, scored 67; Davis, 75, 51; Curley, 
75, 57; Finney, 25 17; Boettger, 100, 69; Radbourne, 75, 
58; Guty, 50, 33; Browning, 25, 20; Gray, 75, 48; Rudin, 
50, 28; Smith 25, 4. 
When the plawkeve Gun Club. Cedar Rapids, la., met 
last, A. J. Smith won the medal for the third time, and 
it becomes his property. The contest was a close one. 
Other members winning were T. W. Burgess, C. A. 
Pierce and C. R. Hartinger. In the handicap shoot 
John Hayek came out ahead. A big shoot is to be 
held on Thanksgiving Day. Shooting at 30 targets, 
unknown angles: A. J. Smith 24, L. Stusak 23, John 
Hayek 23, J. W. Burgess 23, C. R. Hortinger 22, L. J. 
Rick 20, C. A. Pierce 20, W. Stusak 9. 
The Chanute, Kans., Gun Club has been organized, 
and has held its opening shoot. The officers are: Presi¬ 
dent, A. W. Butler; Secretary and Treasurer, Hobart 
Cavanesse, H. Graham being a member of the executive 
■committee. All those of the city interested in trap¬ 
shooting are expected to join the club. 
Fort Scott, Kans., Gun Club held a shoot Saturday, 
and F. A. Hosnody, I. H. Bahney, Dakota Coon, F. D. 
Martin and Frank Etchen tied on 13 out of 15. 
The opening gun for the winter season was fired at 
the Troy, Ohio, Shotgun and Rifle Club on last Thurs¬ 
day. There were over twenty-five participating in the 
sport, while about one hundred highly -entertained on¬ 
lookers aided in the outing by their presence. 
The Trenton, O., Gun Club held its trophy shoot last 
Saturday. These Trenton lads have been very much 
interested in the outcome of the ownership of the silver 
cup that has been up for competition during the past 
season. 
Gus Fichter, of Evansville, Ind., has won the gold 
medal for the best average for the season. He averaged 
45 out of 50, which is very good considering that there 
are some very fine shots members of this club. He was 
presented with the medal last Wednesday. 
The Omaha, Neb., shoot, known as the fall tourna¬ 
ment, opened up under very poor conditions as to 
weather. There was wind and rain, and all the shooters 
fell down much below their usual averages. It was Mr. 
Billy Hoon, the Jewett City, la., good shot, who outdid 
the whole bunch, and smashed 155 out of 170. 
The Bob Whites are ripe now. and until the shooting 
men have bagged a few there will be little doing at the 
target game. 
Billy Asher, the Coon Rapids, la., phenom, tied the 
high professional at the Omaha shoot with 161 out of 170. 
C. A. Clark won the silver cup at the wind up of the 
"•eason for the Trenton, O., Gun Club. He scored 448 
out of 500 targets shot at. C. W. Kerr won second. L. 
Baker, third, and H. Schoenfeldt fourth prize. The 
scores made, at 500 targets, were: C. A. Clark 448, C. 
N. Kerr 436, L. Baker 426, H. Schoenfeldt 420, Jones 
414, I. Heckman 410, D. A. Jacoby 395, D. Smith 311. 
The above was the result of the season’s scoring, using a 
sliding handicap, 16 to 22vds. 
Those of the trapshooting fraternity who partook of 
the dinner cooked by Mrs. Gambell, at the Cincinnati 
Gun Club grounds, had something good to be thanful for. 
Report comes from Omaha, Neb., that the most per¬ 
fect record made at the shoot held last week was that 
of a Mr. Johnson, who shot in one 20-target event. He 
shot out straight, and then shot for home, the envy of 
ail present. 
The Pueblo, Colo., Gun Club held a shoot last Thurs¬ 
day, and the scores were as follows: At 15 targets: 
Killing 13, West 12, Reger 11, Tames 10, Gray 9, Jenner 
12, Hugh-er 12, Wilson S, Killing 10. 
A shooting contest was held Tuesday at Frank Curtis’ 
ranch, near Sheridan, Wyo. During the evening the 
boys and their girls were entertained at a danoe. 
Judge Wier on Wednesday last won the postponed 
shoot of the Oscada and An Sable, Mich., Gun Club. 
Ed. Ruck, Joseph and John Mayor, of Troy, O., 
Gun Club, were visitors at the Wapakoneta on Wednes¬ 
day last to attend the shooting tournament held there. 
Crescent Athletic Club. 
The attendance of members on the grounds at Bay 
Ridge Nov. 17 was large, the weather conditions being 
favorable. A large number of events were pulled off. 
The scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 25 25 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 
C A Lockwood. 14 15 .. .. 21 25 14 .. 14 .. 11 .. 14 11 12 
S P Hopkins.... 14 13 .. .. 21 20.10. 
F B Stephenson 14 11 13 .. 23 .. 14 .. 14 .. 11 .. 12 .. .. 
F W Moffett... 14 13 13 .. 25 24 12 .. 15 12 12 .. 12 10 .. 
O C Grinnell Jr. 13 . 24 21 12 .. 12 .. 14 .. 12 .. .. 
L C Hopkins.... 13 .. 10 .. 20 17 13 .. 13 .. 15 .. 13 .. .. 
H B Vandeveer 12 .. 11 .. 13. 
T J Keyes.12 .. 14 13 .. 24 15 12 12.13 .. .. 
W W Marshall.. 11 .. 14 12 23 .. 13 .. 15 11 15 8 13 .. .. 
H Werleman .11 .. .. 19 13 .. 10 .. 10 .. 9 .. .. 
Dr Williams . 9.15 11 13.11 .... 
J H Ernst .25. 
H Hendrickson.22 15 14 13 .. 11 .. 14 11 15 
W C Dameron.17 13 .. 9 .. 6 .. 11 .. .. 
C A Sykes .11. 
Event No. 5 was for the monthly cup. 
Brooklyn, Nov. 24.—A strong northwest wind played 
havoc with the targets at the club’s Bay Ridge grounds 
to-day, but the attendance was good, and the shoot inter¬ 
esting. Dr. Keyes won the November cup, the conditions 
of which require three contests. Dr. Keyes was high last 
week, and as no one made high enough scores to-day to 
beat him, he won over Lockwood. 
The second event was for a live wild turkey sent 
home from Tennesee by J. S. Remsen. W. C. Damron 
won it. The scores of all events follow: 
November cup 
, 25 
targets 
Brk. T'l 
Brk. 
T’l 
O C Grinnell_ 
...‘>0 
21 
C A Lockwood... 
..16 
19 
Dr 1 1 Keyes.... 
...19 
20 
Live turkey shoot. 
25 targets, handicap: 
W C Damron... 
...21 
25 
Dr Raynor. 
..16 
21 
C W Hicklin... 
19 
24 
Dr Keyes . 
..20 
21 
T. C Hopkins... 
20 
23 
F W Moffett. 
..19 
20 
F B Stephenson 
...22 
22 
T H Ernst. 
..15 
20 
Dr Williams.... 
17 
22 
A E Hendrickson 
..16 
20 
Dr Hopkins - 
...18 
22 
C A Lockwood.. 
..17 
20 
O C Grinnell_ 
...22 
22 
H B Vanderveer. 
..16 
20 
D C Bennett.... 
...19 
21 
Trophy shoot, 
15 targets. 
handicap: 
Moffett . 
...14 
14 
■ Vanderveer .. 
..10 
12 
Stephenson . 
...13 
13 
Grinnell . 
..11 
11 
T. C Hopkins... 
...11 
13 
I)r Keyes .. 
..11 
11 
Hendrickson ... 
...11 
13 
Lockwood . 
.. 9 
10 
Dr Williams _ 
...10 
13 
Damron . 
.. 7 
9 
Bennett . 
...11 
12 
Trophy shoot, : 
same 
conditions: 
L C Hopkins.... 
...13 
15 
Moffett . 
,13 
13 
Grinnell . 
...14 
14 
Bennett . 
..12 
13 
Stephenson . 
...15 
15 
Damron . 
.. 9 
11 
Lockwood . 
...13 
14 
Damron . 
,. 8 
10 
Dr Raynor. 
...11 
14 
Trophy shoot. 
same 
conditions: 
Stephenson . 
...14 
14 
Domron . 
10 
Grinnell .. 
....12 
12 
Hendrickson .... 
... 7 
9 
Lockwood . 
....10 
11 
L C Hopkins.. 
... 7 
9 
Moffett . 
,...10 
10 
Trophy shoot. 
25 targets. 
handicap: 
Moffett .. 
....20 
21 
L C Hopkins.... 
...16 
19 
Grinned . 
...20 
21 
Vanderveer . 
...13 
17 
Lockwood . 
...18 
21 
Damron . 
...12 
16 
Stephenson . 
...20 
20 
Hendrickson .... 
...11 
15 
Dr Williams .... 
....15 
20 
Bennett . 
12 
Keyes . 
19 
Shoot-off, same conditions: Moffett 23. Grinnell 
21 , 
Lockwood 19. 
Trophy shoot. 
15 targets. 
handicap: 
Moffett . 
,...15 
15 
Raynor .. 
... 9 
12 
Stephenson . 
...14 
14 
Williams . 
... 9 
12 
L C Hopkins.... 
14 
Keyes . 
...11 
11 
Bennett . 
13 
Hendrickson .... 
... 8 
10 
Damron . 
...11 
13 
Grinnell . 
... 9 
9 
Trophy shoot. 
25 targets, 
handicap: 
Grinnell . 
...22 
23 
Damron . 
...17 
21 
Moffett . 
...20 
21 
Hendrickson . 
...13 
17 
Lockwood . 
...18 
21 
Winchester Wayfarers. 
The Winchester team drew quite a large and ap¬ 
preciative crowd of trapshooting enthusiastics to Atlanta, 
Ga., for a city of its size, with so many counter Saturday 
afternoon attractions. T. Bill was high man in the team 
race with 97, which gave him the grand total of 591 out 
of 600 for the whole week. One hundred targets over 
six sets of traps and in all kinds of weather, certainly 
a magnificent performance. Some one asked Bill how he 
missed those nine, and the king of target smashers folded 
his arms, smiled pleasantly at his questioner, and re¬ 
marked. “That’s easy; what bothers me is how I broke 
591.” The score of the team was: 
Crosbv .24 23 25 25—97 Boa . 21 24 24 24—93 
Hawkins ... 25 24 23 24—96” Mrs Top .. 21 22 23 24—90 
Taylor . 24 23 24 24—95 
For the powder men Hatcher carried off all the 
honors with 97. Huff came next with 96, and Ward, who 
was not feeling very well, dropped a little below his 
previous fine average to 91. Harold Money joined the 
team here, and will go along for a while. For the home 
boys Barney Worthen was the only one who shot the 
100. and he broke 86. 
Messrs. Ford, Hinton and Henders assisted in making 
the visit of the Winchester team pleasant while in An¬ 
niston, Ala., and all appreciated their efforts. The 
weather turned extremely cold, and the conditions were 
all against target shooting. However, the team journeyed 
out to the grounds, and though half frozen, gave a re¬ 
markable exhibition for a windy and blustry day. Crosby 
was high with 95, one bird better than consistent Johnnie 
Taylor. Mrs. Topperwein broke 86, which was a re¬ 
markable score for a half-frozen little woman in a high 
wind, and she was applauded time after time for skill¬ 
fully breaking a sharp darting quartering target in her 
customary easy and graceful manner. The team score 
was: 
Crosby .24 23 24 24—95 Boa . 22 23 20 24—89 
Taylor . 23 24 25 22—94 Mrs Top... 21 21 23 21—86 
Hawkins ... 24 24 22 22—92 
For the powder men Hatcher got 86; Ward was too 
sick finish, and Huff was in a wreck. 
Mr. R. H. Baugh had charge of all arrangements at 
Birmingham, Ala, and the Winchester team felt very 
much at home in consequence. The weather was still very 
cold and raw, and the large crowd generously joined the 
shooters in shivering and dancing around the fire. The 
old steady reliable T. Bill broke 99; consistent John 
was next with 98. The score was: 
Crosby .... 24 25 25 25—99 Hawkin .... 24 21 24 25-94 
Taylor . 25 25 24 24—98 Mrs Top .. 22 22 22 22—88 
Boa . 24 22 25 25—96 
E. J. Borden, of the Ballistite Co., joined the powder 
men and broke 95. Huff carried off the honors with 98, 
and Hatcher, who was all stiffened up from the cold of 
the day before, got 90. Hatcher says the trip of the 
Winchester team puts life in a different light to hftn, and 
is certainly strenuous. He quotes it as follows in a 
letter to a friend: “Eat standing up. sleep walking 
around, rest unheard of, 98 low man, 99 you’re beaten, 
100 you’re tied, and 95 no good at all.” The team 
welcomed Tom Cassady and George Hillman, also 
Harold Money, who appeared here. Harold took Mrs. 
Top’s place in the black powder event and assisted 
the team in breaking 45 out of 50, with the Winchester 
Nublack factory loaded shells. John Boa was the coun¬ 
tryman to-day, and broke the 10 straight with Nublack. 
Harold shot at the 100 and broke 96. 
J. Mowell Hawkins. 
Bergen Beach Gun Club. 
Bergen Beach. Nov. 24.—Pleasant weather but a 
strong wind greeted members who went to the grounds 
this afternoon. Fourteen took part in the events shot at 
25 targets, and the results follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 25 25 
Suydam .. 16 22 16 16 14 .. 
Bergen . 9 15 20 16 15 15 
Dreyer . 16 16 14 14 14 12 
Schuster . 11 9 11. 
Snvder . 15 18 15 14 13 8 
Hans . 12 17 19 13 
Griffith . 12 12 .. .. 
Van Vater . 9 13 14 13 
Gott . 7 14 11 14 
Voorhees . 20 17- 10 19 
Cooper . 14 20 14 .. 
Gracely . 13 14 17 .. 
Ryder .* .. 9. 
Gillig . 6 12 
