Dec. 13, 1913. 
FOREST AND STEAM 
767 
“Frozen by the swirling snow 
Soon home appeared like Heaven. 
At last we both were glad to go. 
Content with thirty-seven.” 
A curious result of esoteric physiological and psy¬ 
chological responses to similar stimuli appeared in the 
•case of the gentlemen from Pittsburgh, who expressed 
themselves in this manner: 
“With some to shoot in a mist and drizzle 
Invites disaster, causes a fizzle. 
With us, however, the case is reversed— 
We then do our best, in sunshine our worst.” 
In other parts of our country the weather seemed 
to arouse no comment, the attention of the archers be¬ 
ing too fixed on making high scores to permit noticing 
.anything else. Thus when he forwarded his report the 
poet of the Newton Archers sang: 
“Rising early with the lark, 
Shooting then until the dark, 
With the hunger of the shark, 
Keen for that five hundred mark, 
Strong and eager for the fray 
On the Newton Field to-day 
Five good men stood forth to play 
Buoyed up by Vitalait.” 
In Chicago the hope of_ good scoring was granted 
-realization for at least one individual, thus leading the 
brave little band to voice its enthusiasm in this paean: 
“Five mighty men arose in the West, 
Five mighty men to do their best 
Four to do well and the fifth to shine 
With a full five hundred and twenty-nine.” 
Modern mythology has influenced the minds of some 
of our archers, as witness the following: 
“At Bloomfield Messrs. Pettit and Clay 
Tried to chase the jinx away. 
Instead, however, Clay and Pettit 
By a turn of fortune, met lit.” 
That at Wayne there is need for a bard who can 
sing in flowing meter is proven by the couplet: 
“Archers of Wayne 
Least said, least pain.” 
Smith (iNewton) . 
Switzler (Newton) 
Spear (Newton) .. 
Stauffer (Pgh.) 
Men. 96 Arrows at 60 Yards. 
Hertig (Pgh.). 95.58: 
Bishop (Chic.). 23-'i3i 23-137 22-144 21-117 89-529 
Jiles (Pgh.) . 24-160 23-131 22-118 22-116 91-525 
Elmer (Wayne) . 22-U44 22-120 24-122 24-124 92-510 
Holmes (Pgh.). 93-505 
Taylor (Chic.) . 21-115 22-126 23-1x4 24-114 90-458 
Wilder (Newton) - 21-109 23-125 24-100 20-100 88-434 
Nichols (Chic.) . 21-125 21- 99 19- 91 23-107 84-422 
o_:.u /.XT—23-117 23-107 22-102 21- 93 89-419 
17- 69 22-126 21- 95 21-121 81-411 
22-116 19- 99 20- 96 23- 95 84-406 
—. 72-296 
Pendry (Chic.) .14- 44 13- 81 19- 95 18- 70 66-290 
Weston (Chic.) . 20- 80 14-62 16- 64 17- 8? 67-289 
McNeil (J. C.). 13- 67 11- 53 10- 50 
Peckham (Newton) .. 
Pettit (Blmfld.) . 
Duff (J. C.) . 
Milne (J. C.) . 
Clay (Blmfld.) . 
Mrs. Dunlap (Wayne) 
Hale (Wayne). 
Powell (Wayne) . 
Lehman (Devon). 
Emerson (Wayne) ... 
Wpmen 
- -- -- — -- -- 9 - 41 43-211 
15- 61 13- 45 17- 63 11- 41 56-210 
14- 66 12- 52 12- 32 10- 46 48-196 
16- 72 12- 50 12- 42 10- 30 52-194 
10- 38 12- 52 14- 50 13- 53 49-193 
4- 20 13- 61 10- 54 14- 58 41-193 
7- 23 14- 58 13- 63 43-167 
37 -H 55 
7- 21 9- 47 34-112 
13- 37 
4 - 14 4 - 14 9 - 33 
9 - 23 
9- 17 9- 27 
.......w,. 96 Arrows at 50 Yards. 
Mrs. Gray (Newton).. 23-125 22-120 24-120 22-124 91-48' 
Mrs. Smith (Newton). 22-110 23-123 23-117 22-118 90-46: 
Mrs. Dunlap (Wayne) 19- 91 17- 67 22-114 16- 92 74-36, 
Miss Brewer (Newton) 15- 63 13- 53 20- 70 16- 82 64-26, 
Miss Pierce (Newton) -- "- -- -- 
Mrs. Elmer (Newton) 0 , 
D. Smith (Newton).. 10- 44 
Miss Love (Wayne).. 
Mrs. Powell (Wayne) 5 
Mrs. Emerson (Wayne) 5- 13 
ktiuiui (iitvy tun; 
Philip Wilder (Newton). 
B. P. Gray, Jr. (Newton) 
Francis Wales (Newton). 
Colin Studds (Wayne)... 
Jenkins Powell (Wayne). 
Eastman 'Studds (Wayne) 
53 15 
• 73 
17 -53 
16- 74 
63-253 
37 11 
- 37 
n- 49 
10- 42 
41-165 
44 6 
- 16 
8- 30 
8- 34 
32-124 
17 
8- 30 
2- 6 
6- 16 
21- 69 
15 2 ' 
• 12 
7- 19 
2- 14 
16- 60 
13 5 - 
■ 19 
8- 14 
2- 6 
20- 52 
5 2- 
rrows 
• 12 
at 40 
2- 7 3 - 15 
Yards. 
8- 39 
19-91 
19-95 
20-92 
17-83 
7 S- 36 i 
4-18 
8-20 
10-40 
12-24 
34-102 
9-39 
12-46 
8-4O 
17-63 
46-188 
8-36 
7-33 
8-l6 
5-15 
28-100 
4-22 
3 - 7 
6-20 
4-26 
17 - 75 
3 - 9 
3 - 5 
4-12 
2- 6 
12- 32 
2- 4 
0- 0 
0- 0 
1- 1 
3 - 5 
ROBERT P. ELMER. 
The Bloomfield Archers. 
Bloomfield, N. J., Dec. 1.—Editor Forest and Stream: 
For the second time we were able to use our new range, 
the scores being reported below. Meteoric conditions 
for Saturday and Sunday: cloudy, damp, raw east wind. 
Doubl American Round—Nov. 28. 
F. Nelson Clay... 
60yds. 
50yds. 
40yds. 
Total. 
25-135 
30-166 
77 - 4 H 
' 
27- 97 
27-143 
29-163 
83-403 
160-814 
Double 
American Round—Nov. 
28 . 
F. Nelson Clay .. 
60yds. 
50yds. 
40yds. 
Total. 
27-109 
30-176 
83-409 
24-104 
28-158 
28-128 
80-390 
Alfred Pettit 
21- 91 
25-109 
163-799 
56-226 
19- 63 
16- 64 
16- 74 
51-201 
Harry Bennett ... 
9- 37 
10- 40 
107-427 
23 - 93 
10- 36 
17- 65 
15- 63 
42-164 
Miss Bergquist (practice at 50yds. 
only). 
65-257 
F. NELSON CLAY. 
Why Not Use 
A HAND-TRAP 
F OR throwing clay targets while 
at the camp, in the motor boat 
or along the shore ? 
The HAND-TRAP 
“ loaded ” ready to 
throw its swift clay REGULATION of distance, 
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flight is controlled by opera¬ 
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the flying of live birds. 
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G IVE shooters the practice they 
need to improve their shooting at 
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T HE hand-trap is thoroughly prac¬ 
tical, being light, strong and sim¬ 
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Picking Off the “Clay Birds” Along the Shore as the Hand-Trap Sends Them Over the Water. 
Telegraph Matches Wanted 
The Du Pont Gun Club, of Wilmington, 
Delaware, desires to shoot a series of five month¬ 
ly telegraphic matches with several other gun 
clubs throughout the country, and the secretaries 
of the clubs who are interested in this proposition 
are requested to communicate with E. R. Galvin, 
592 Du Pont Building, Wilmington, Delaware. 
For suggested rules to govern such matches 
the following is submitted: 
Each match to be held on the club’s home 
shooting ground and on the first regular shoot¬ 
ing day in each month. It is not necessary for 
all clubs to shoot on the same day of the week. 
If any club should be shooting a match race, or 
a league race on some ground other than their 
own, the scores made there can be counted, but 
the scores of individual members of clubs, who 
may be attending tournaments, or shoots away 
from home cannot be counted. Open only to 
amateurs. 
Clubs desiring to take part in this race should 
immediately send in the day of the week, and the 
week of the month when their first regular shoot 
is held. All bona fide club members can shoot in 
the race each month, but the ten high scores only 
shall be counted. 
Each race to consist of 25 regulation targets 
per man; each contestant to stand on the 16yd. 
mark and the first 25 targets shot at from 16yds. 
during the day to count. 
Each club must furnish a list of its members 
and their addresses prior to Dec. 20. New gun 
club members will not be eligible to compete in 
