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FOREST AND STREAM 
Sept. 20, 1913. 
Fixtures. 
If you want your shoot to be announced 
here, send a notice like the following: 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
Sept. 23.—Boise (Idaho) G. C. E. F. Walton, Sec’y. 
Sept. 24.—Rushville (Ind.) G. C. F. M. Sparks, Mgr. 
Sept. 25-26—Indianapolis (Ind.) G. C. G. Alig', jr., Sec’y. 
Sept. 25-27.—Long Beach (L. I.) G. C. tournament. 
Sept. 27.—Beverly, Mass.—United Shoe Machinery Ath¬ 
letic Association G. C. A. C. Spencer, Pres. 
Oct. 2.—F.lkton (Md.) G. C. H. L. Worthington, Sec’y. 
Oct. 7 —Milton (Pa.) Sportsmen’s Association. F. A. 
Gc.dcharles, Sec'y. 
Oct. 8 9.—Medford (Okla.) G. C. I. V. Hardy, Sec’y. 
Oct. 14.—Rising Sun (Md.) G. C. IT. L. Worthington, 
Vice-Pres. 
Oct. 18.—Baltimore. Md.—Maryland Country Club G. C. 
H. L. Worthington, Mgr. 
Oct. 25.—Camden (N. J.) S. A. W. H. Kling, Capt. 
Oct. 31-Nov. 1.—Monroe (La.) G. C. J. T. Austin, Pres. 
Nov. 27.—Holbrook (Ariz.) ,G. C. J. S. Hulet, Sec’y. 
Dec. 1-5.—St. Thomas (Ont.) G. C. W. J. McCance, Mgr. 
1914 
Jan. 21-24.—Pinehurst (N. C.) Country Club. Leonard 
Tufts, Sec’y. 
July 4.—Syracuse, N. Y.—Hunters’ Club of Onondaga 
County. Chas. PI. Stanard, Sec’y-Treas. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
At the annual meeting of the Genesee County Fish 
and Game Protective Association, held Sept. 12, the fol¬ 
lowing officers were elected: President, Chas. W. Hart¬ 
ley; Vice-President, Wm. Squires; Secretary, M. J. Tyler; 
Treasurer, T. S. Munsell; Directors for three years: 
A. J. Squires, PI. De Wolf, Chas. W. Gardiner. 
Vt, 
Salem Rod, Gun and Yacht Club, of Salem, N. J., 
will hold the formal opening of its new club house on 
Sept. 27. The program will consist of a shooting tour¬ 
nament during the day and a smoker and entertainment 
in the evening. Some of the motor boat clubs along 
the Delaware River will join in a club race, to ter¬ 
minate in Salem, during the day. 
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The Northern Kentucky Gun Club is going to get 
busy again, and will give the first of a series of money- 
back tournaments on Sept. 28. The program will be 
similar to those given in the past, ten 15-target events, 
with an extra event thrown in for good measure, if the 
shooters are agreeable. The shoot is open to all, and 
everyone is invited to attend and is guaranteed a good 
time. The shoot will be under the management of H. R. 
Irwin and Capt. Dameron, which is a sufficient guarantee 
of an absolutely square deal to- all. 
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The annual fall shoot of the LTnited Shoe Machinery 
Gun Club will be held on the U. S. M. A. A. grounds, 
Beverly, Mass., on Sept. 27. The program will consist 
of eight 20-target events, entrance $1.60 each; sweepstakes 
optional at $1 each. The entire program of 160 targets 
will constitute the North Shore Handicap, a three-man 
team race for amateurs; entrance 50 cents per man. A 
handsome trophy will be presented to each man on the 
high team. The Essex county championship cup will be 
awarded to shooter making best net score for entire pro¬ 
gram. Open to all amateurs. Five cups will be awarded 
to the five shooters making best score with handicap for 
entire program. There will also be a special prize for 
the professionals shooting the highest average on entire 
program. There will be $100 in added moneys and prizes. 
Shooting begins at 10 A. M. Practice before 10 A. M. 
Light lunch served on the grounds. Practice targets 1% 
cents each. Popular brands of ammunition for sale on 
the grounds. Trade experts cordially invited to shoot 
for special prize only. All guns and shells shipped to 
L T . S. M. A. A. club house, Beverly, Mass., arriving not 
later than Sept. 26, will be delivered on the grounds. 
The first annual tournament of the Long Beach Gun 
Club will be held Sept. 25-27 in front of the Hotel 
Nassau, Long Beach, L. I., and will be under the per¬ 
sonal direction of Jack Fanning, by the courtesy of the 
Du Pont Powder Co. On the 25th the program will 
consist of 150 targets, 100 of which will constitute a race 
for the Long Beach championship; the winner to receive 
a very handsome cup. On the 26th, same number of tar¬ 
gets, 100 of which will constitute a race for the Hotel 
Nassau cup. On the 27lh, 150 targets, 100 of which will 
constitute the race for the Metropolitan championship. 
The Metropolitan championship has not been contested 
for several years, and the Long Beach Gun Club will 
donate to the winner a massive solid silver and bronze 
cup 12 inches high, beautifully engraved and decorated. 
This race will probably bring out the best-known trap- 
shooters in the country. Aside from this, there will be 
prizes each day, twenty-five in number, valued at $500. 
The president of the gun club has donated a magnificent 
silver trophy to the shooter making the longest straight 
run during the tournament. In addition to these prizes 
there will be five handsome silver cups to the five high 
guns and cups to the ladies making the highest score 
daily. Also for three making the highest three scores 
during the entire program. An invitation is extended to 
every shooter to enjoy the shoot and the entertain¬ 
ment at the Hotel Nassau, the proprietors of which have 
made special rates on the American plan. Programs will 
be mailed and can be had on application to the Long 
Beach Gun Club, Long Beach, L. I. 
W. G. Beecroft. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
The annual tournament was held on Sept. 11 and 12, 
and, barring a slightly smaller attendance than had been 
expected, was a very successful affair. The club broke 
even on the weather, drawing one day of ideal conditions, 
and one of rain. The program was the same on each 
day, ten 15-target events, entrance $1 in each, with a 
50-cent optional sweep. The shoot was registered, and 
run under the Squier money-back system, losses being 
paid on each day’s program. The surplus, with $100 
contributed by the Interstate Association, was divided 
among the high average winners, contestants being 
obliged to shoot through the two days’ regular program, 
300 targets, in order to be eligible for the average money. 
On the first day a special event at 50 targets, for mer¬ 
chandise prizes was scheduled, with an entrance fee of 
$2. Two Ideal-Legget traps were used, and Supt. Gambell 
saw to it that they were in perfect order, consequently 
there were no delays owing to “trap trouble.’’ L. 
Shepard acted as referee and scorer at trap No. 1, and 
John Braunagle performed the same duties at No. 2. 
Both are experienced men and gave no cause for com¬ 
plaint. 
A “Gambell” dinner was served in the club house 
each day, and was a feature of the shoot enjoyed by all. 
These spreads are familiar to shooters in this section, 
and their fame has scored many points outside the limits 
of the Buckeye and adjoining States. 
L. J. Squier, of Pittsburgh, Pa., handled the financial 
end of the shoot, and had charge of the numerous de¬ 
tails of the office work. Everything moved along like 
clock work under his able guidance, and the shooters 
all got what was coming to them soon after the close of 
the events on Friday. Some of the crack amateurs and 
professionals of the country were present, and their fine 
work was witnessed by a large number of interested spec¬ 
tators, men and women. 
The high score of the tournament was made by 
Ralph L. Trimble, trade representative, who broke 291, or 
97 per cent. Closely following him was Lon Fisher, an 
amateur of Huntsville, Ohio, with 289. B. Lewis, 
Auburn, Ill., winner of this year's national amateur 
championship, who has been doing fine work during 
the season, came next with 288, tying with R. Razee, a 
professional from Curtis, Neb. W. H. Hall and F. C. 
Koch, amateurs, were in fourth place with 284 each. 
Fifth place was filled by professionals J. S. Day and C. 
F. Moore, with 283 each. Sixth place went to an ama¬ 
teur, R. H. Arvin, on 282. C. D. Coburn shared the next 
place with J. M. Barr, a professional of Indianapolis, 
Ind., on 281. A. H. Sunderbruch, amateur, was eighth 
with 280. H. Hirth and J. A. Simpson, amateurs, tied 
with R. O. Heikes on 279. Medico, president of the 
club, came next with 27S. O. J. Holaday, a local pro¬ 
fessional, had 277. Two amateurs, A. B. Shobe and L. 
Gambell (son of Supt. Arthur Gambell) broke 275 each, 
and were the last amateurs to get a slice of the high 
average money. 
FIRST DAY. 
The weather on Thursday, the opening day of the 
tournament, was all that could have been desired. The 
day was warm, but there had been such a drop in the 
temperature that it felt almost chilly after the sizzling 
weather of the previous two or three weeks. There was 
no wind to deflect the targets from their course, and 
some pretty nifty scores were recorded, the amateurs 
leading their professional brothers for high honors. 
Bart Lewis, of Auburn, Ills., somewhat well known to 
the trapshooting fraternity of the country, was high man 
with 148, his lost targets coming in places, which spoiled 
the chance to add another long run bar to his collection. 
Lon Fisher, of Huntsville, Ohio, was second with 146; 
W. H Hall, 143; C. D. Coburn, L. Gambell, F. C. and 
J. A. Smith, 142 each; A. H. Sunderbruch. 141, and C. A. 
Edmonson, 140. Ralph Trimble was at the head of the 
professional class with 144; R. Razee, of Curtis, Neb., 
second, with 143; J. S. Day, 141, and C. F. Moore, 140. 
The regular events were run off over two traps, and 
were finished by two o’clock, there being some slight 
delay in getting started in the morning, and as soon as 
the squads could be made up the special event was 
started, and was concluded about five. In this event 
the contestants were handicapped according to their 
scores made in the regular events, 145 and over, stand¬ 
ing at 22yds.; 140 to 144 at 21yds.; 135 to 139 at 20yds.; 
130 to 134 at 19vds.; 125 to 129 at 18yds.; 120 to 124 at 
17yds., and 119 or under at 16yds. The professionals en¬ 
tering this race were all placed at 16yds. There were 
twenty prizes offered, including umbrella, icy-hot bottle, 
cigars, “Gambell” photos, candy, hams, shell box, books, 
Winchester .22 caliber repeating rifle, etc. Choice of 
prizes in order of the scores. In case of ties, lots were 
drawn for the order of choice. John Schreck was high 
amateur with 47 from 10yds., and it did not take him 
long to annext the rifle, on which he had had his eye 
from the start. C. A. Edmonson got second choice on 
46; C. T. Stevens third on 44; H. Hirth fourth on 43, 
and then the ties began to appear, there being several 
42s, 41s and 40s. The money-back purse amounted to 
$104.25, there were losses to the amount of $04.10, leaving 
a surplus for the high average purse of $40.15. The 
purse in each event was divided Rose system, 5, 3, 2 and 1. 
The pleasant weather brought out a large crowd of 
spectators, all of whom stayed to the finish. 
*J S Day . 
... 141 
*R O Heikes . 
. 135 
*C F Moore . 
... 140 
M II Tohnson . 
. 119 
II R Irwin . 
... 127 
A Gambell . 
. 137 
C T Stevens . 
... 126 
Medico . 
. 139 
C L Culbertson .... 
... 133 
A H Sunderbruch... 
. 141 
A B Shobe . 
... 139 
T Schreck . 
. 129 
C D Coburn. 
... 142 
L Gambell "79" . 
. 142 
W T Spangler . 
... 130 
Ed Bittner . 
. 13S 
*R L Trimble . 
... 144 
W H Baiiev . 
. 133 
H E Bay . 
... 124 
T A Simpson . 
. 138 
*R Razee . 
... 143 
W G Greene . 
. 138 
*T W Barr . 
... 136 
W II Hall . 
. 143 
C A Edmondson ... 
... 131 
T B Clement . 
. Ill 
R II Arvin . 
... 140 
C L Moeller . 
. 128 
T Parry . 
... 139 
*C O Le Compte. 
. 136 
R H Burns . 
... 138 
D II Willey . 
. 122 
II Hirth . 
... 137 
. 70 
Lon Fisher . 
... 146 
I Kolb . 
. 114 
I A Penn . 
... 132 
13 N Shropshire . 
. 107 
G G Williamson ... 
... 135 
F C Koch . 
. 142 
1 B Lallance, Jr. 
... 134 
R Dibowski . 
. 133 
lO 1 Holaday . 
,.. 136 
II L Hildinger . 
. 133 
B Lewis . 
.. 148 
J A Smith . 
. 142 
Special merchandise event 
, 50 targets, handicap: 
*J S Day, 16. 
...47 
B Lewis, 22 . 
.. 41 
*C F Moore, 16. 
...48 
*R O Heikes. 16 . 
.. 41 
H R Irwin, 18 .... 
...39 
A Gambell, 20 . 
.. 42 
C T Stevens, 18 .... 
...44 
Medico, 20 . 
.. 40 
C L Culbertson, 19 . 
...35 
T Schreck, 18 . 
.. 47 
A B Shobe, 20 . 
... 39 
L Gambell, 21 . 
.. 41 
C D Coburn, 21 ... 
...45 
E Bittner, 20 . 
.. 38 
W T Spangler, 19 .. 
...41 
W H Bailey. 19 . 
.. 39 
*R L Trimble, 16 ... 
...48 
T A Simpson, 20. 
.. 42 
*R Razee, 16 . 
...50 
D II Willey, 17 . 
.. 40 
C A Edmondson. 19 
... 46 
White, 17 . 
34 
R II Arvin, 21 ... 
...40 
Rock, 16 . 
T Parry, 20 . 
...41 
Bird, 17 . 
.. 32 
R II Bruns. 20 ... 
...41 
*Le Compte, 16 . 
.. 44 
H Hirth. 20 . 
...43 
Kolb. 16 . 
.. 40 
Williamson, 20 . 
...42 
Shropshire, 16 . 
.. 40 
J B Lallance, 19_ 
...41 
Dibowski, 16 . 
.. 40 
*0 J Holaday, 16 . 
...46 
SECOND 
DAY. 
Friday dawned with a fine drizzling rain, which con¬ 
tinued until noon, and the dark clouds covering the sky 
all day made it so dark at times that it was almost 
impossible to see the targets until they were well on 
their flight. Shooting under these conditions was any¬ 
thing but a real pleasure, and scores averaged muofc 
lower than on Thursday. The attendance was also con¬ 
siderably reduced, both of shooters and spectators. 
There was, however, no let up after the shooting once 
started, and the events were run off with no delays, 
the program being finished at 1:30. A few of the “bugs” 
had not had their fill of shooting, and several events 
at doubles and singles were pulled off in spite of the 
unpleasant weather. The professionals were better sea¬ 
soned to shooting in the rain than the amateurs and 
succeeded in filling the top places in the day’s records. 
R. L. Trimble came first with only three targets missed. 
