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WESTERN TRAP. 
In Other Places. 
The gun club at Findlay, O., is holding shoots twice 
a week, Tuesday and Saturday. P. Clark has made the 
best score, 24 out of 25. The members are much encour¬ 
aged over the win of Hancock Seneca, and Wood county 
trophy by said Clark. 
Second series of the bluerock matches was held at the 
Country Club grounds, at Des Moines, la., Wednesday 
last. 
Escanaba, Mich., Gun Club has organized and elected 
Dr. John Gross as president. Preparations are being 
made to hold team shoots with,other clubs in the North¬ 
ern Peninsula during the fall. 
C. H. Morton, holder of the trophy cup of the Topeka, 
Ivans., Gun Club, was best man in his race with Chas. 
Kleinhaus. Shooting at 50 targets, Morton broke 38 to 
Kleinhaus’ 29. Homer Grogg killed 15 out of 16 live 
birds same event. Marple 11, Biscoe 10, Bechtel 10, 
Kleinhaus 9, Hungate 9, Miller 9, Yore 8, Dye 5, Kes- 
senger 5. In the team shoot, with five men on a side, 
each 10 targets, Biscoe won over Morton, 43 to 41. At 20 
targets, Kleinhaus won with 16, Hungate 12, Anderson 
14, Bechtel 9, Biscoe 14. 
The Venice Gun Club, Los Angeles, Cal., has organized 
and made arrangements for the coming shooting season. 
The new officers are: J. G. French, president: A. E. 
Jackson, and B. E. Carter, vice-presidents; A. C. Wal¬ 
ters, secretary and treasurer. 
Good scores were made at the shoot held by the Indian¬ 
apolis, Ind., Gun Club last Saturday. Wildhack was in 
good form and won out with 94 out of 100. There are 
fair prospects now for the sparrow tournament, and if it 
comes to a certainty, then many of the best shots of 
the country .will take part, and some champions and 
ex-champions will shoot matches. 
The shoot held by the progressive gun club at East 
St. Louis, Mo., last Friday was a big one, many visitors 
being present. At 50 targets: Rogers 46, Clay 44. Bag- 
german 41, Reithmann 36, Stroll 22. Winans, at 150 tar¬ 
gets, broke 120; Snyder at 125, SO; Baggerman 125, 115; 
Clay 1U0. 86; Huff 100, 49; Warren 110, SO; Rogers 75, 69; 
Huff 75, 65. 
, The touring shooters of the Pacific Coast were heard 
from a few days ago at Medford, Ore.,, and as they were 
a day or two ahead of the shoot, the time was occupied 
in fly-fishing on the Rogue River, where the trout and 
the steelheads are rising, and all conditions are just right. 
The Onawa, Mich.. Gun Club held a shoot Monday, 
the first shoot of the year. Few were out, and the scores 
are not like unto those of old. At 25 targets: Druse 20, 
Wiltshire IS, Hinkley 14, P. IT. Mahoney 14, Frank Van 
Loon 9, Dade 10. George Belding shot at 5 and broke all 
and had the laugh on the others. 
E. A. Mosely won the cup at the shoot of the Dallas, 
Tex., Gun Club last Friday. He very kindly donated 
same to the club for a 100-target event. The shooters 
will be handicapped, and there will be an exciting time in 
the history of this club. 
The last two days of September were occupied by the 
Herrington, Ivans., Gun Club in entertaining their 
friends with a target tournament; $200 was added, and 
there was a good timd at their shooting park. 
Buffalo Center, la., Gun Club is planning for a big 
shoot this fall. Some of the prizes will consist of wild 
animals—buffalo, deer, etc. 
Fuchs made the Crescent Gun Club’s, Evansville, Ind., 
best score, being 25 straight. Hudly and Beard tied on 
21, Williams 18, Brown 12. 
Members of the South Haven, Mich., Gun Club made 
scores as follows: At 50 targets: Snobble 13, Nand 21, 
Cap. Johnson 26, Andrews 27, Hale 35. 
There are now four gun clubs at Fort Wayne, ind., 
viz.: Wayne, Broadway, Independent, Corner Rod and 
Gun Club. They are holding club shoots which are very 
interesting. 
The Le Sueur Center, Minn., Gun Club is having an 
interesting series of matches with the Kilkenny and 
Waterville clubs. 
Shooting at the East Grand Forks, Minn., Gun Club, 
Dr. Fletcher won the loving cup. Chas. Hanson, the 
Frazier medal, Ed. Bonik the Haunn medal, Ed. Lod- 
good the blue light. Shoots will be continued next 
season. 
New Albany, Ind., has a new club—Burgoo Rod and 
Gun Club. The directors are Henry Page, George Max¬ 
well and John F. Meyer. 
Chicago Associated Gun Clubs, -with $12,000 capital, has 
been organized, the incorporators being Fred H. Teeple, 
Chas. W. Greenfield and Theodore C. Robinson. 
Following scores made by the members of the Hawk- 
eye Gun Club, Cedar Rapids, la., at 30 targets, Thursday 
last: C. R. Hartenger 23, C. H. Pearce 20, John Hayeck 
19, A. J. Smith 19, W. Stusak 18, J. W. Burgess 18, 
L. J. Rick 17, F. Rohrbacher 8, J. Rubec 5. 
John Sumpter, Little Rock, Ark., defeated Richard 
Dwyer in the final shoot for the Highland Park cup at 
the Windsor track, Detroit, Mich. Scores, 25 live birds: 
Sumpter 21, Dwyer 20. Dwyer had hard luck in the last 
5, missing 3. 
The fall tournament of the Danville, Ill., Rod and Gun 
Club will be held Oct. 18 and 19. President John Long 
and Secretary Herman Tengen are now arranging the 
details. Shooters from many of the surrounding towns 
will lend their assistance. 
H. Borden and Guy Ward are touring Arkansas. They 
lately met the boys at Little Rock and smashed a few. 
At 100: Ward 91, Borden S5, Paul Litzke 79. B. Vinson 
75. At 75: H. L. M. Farlin 49, A. B. Poe 42, Mr. Cox 
36, Mr. Kirk 50. W. B. Powell 65, John L. Pemberton 
51, Ashley Cockrill 51, Mr. Dunn 39, Talbott Field 36, 
Mr. Barber 37. At 50: Tom Younts 28, Dr. J. H. Lenow 
27, B. Jarnett 22, Mr. Raglan 35. M. B. Powell won the 
Spott and Jefferson medal. 
Lee won the diamond medal in the gun club shoot at 
Ravenna, O., with a score of 20 out of 25. A stiff 
wind made conditions hard. There will be a tournament 
held there in October. 
At the recent shoot of the Detroit, Mich.. Gun Club, 
Carter won Class A medal, Randall the B, and Cartwright 
the C. Reed and Ponto Wood made good scores. At 25 
