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FOREST AND STREAM 
January 3, 1914. 
automatic traps were installed this season, one with 
shooting platform arranged for distance, handicaps from 
16yds. to 21yds. The latter platform is within a few 
feet of the club house and is well sheltered from pre¬ 
vailing northwest winds. The regular weekly program 
consists of 100 birds divided into events as follows: 
Ten birds, scratch; 15 birds, scratch; 50 birds, handi¬ 
cap, for monthly cup, and 25 birds, sweepstake, distance 
handicap. This program is shot Saturday afternoons, 
beginning at 2.30 P. M., and also Sunday mornings, be¬ 
ginning at 10.30 A. M. Special events and at least one 
“take home” prize are scheduled for all holidays. The 
shooting season begins about Nov. 1 and closes April 1. 
Team matches have been arranged with several neigh¬ 
boring clubs for the present season. An amendment to 
the club’s constitution was passed, which provides for 
assooiate membership from Nov. 1 to April 1, annual 
dues to be $15. Associate members to have the privilege 
of becoming regular yacht club members by paying the 
balance of yearly dues before April 1. Several new 
members have recently been elected and. other applica¬ 
tions are in hand. Among the best shots in the club are 
A. B. Richardson, G. F. Pelham, John S. Thompson, 
Z. C. Offutt, Dr. G. H. Martin, G. P. Granbery, B. M. 
Shanley, Jr.. W. J. Brennan, J. A. Henderson, Alexander 
Chandler and J. P. Donovan. B. R. Stoddard is chair¬ 
man of the trapshooting committee, and G. P. Granbery 
is captain. 
New Rochelle Yacht Club. 
New Rochelle, December 25, 1913. 
Ten men and Aliss Helen Brown shot today at 
the New Rochelle Yacht Club, and despite an easterly 
gale some good scores were returned. B. R. Stod¬ 
dard won the ten and fifteen “bird” scratch contests, 
and in the match for the Holiday Cup, at 50 rocks, he 
and A. C. Chandler tied for second place, with 45. 
A 25 “bird” handicap match was won by D. 
Zuriat, with a full score, and A. E. Eldridge cap¬ 
tured the prize in a 25 “bird” scratch competition with 
21 breaks. He also won a 50 “bird” match, with a 
score of 44, .in which G. P. Granbery was the run¬ 
ner up with 41. The scores: 
Holiday Cup, 50 Clay Birds, (Handicap.)—B. R. 
Stoddard, (12,) 48; H. PI. Todd, (14,) 45; A. C. Chand¬ 
ler, (6,) 45; G. P. Granbery, (6,) 44; C. A. Marsland, 
(14,) 44; J. P. Donovan, (8,) 40; A. E. Eldridge, (10,) 
39; Dr. Martin, (4,) 37; D. Zuriat, (8,) 35; A. E. Black, 
(12,) 32. Won by B. R. Stoddard. 
Trophy Match, 25 Clay Birds, (Handicap.)—D. 
Zuriat, (-4',) 25; A. E. Eldridge, (5,) 23; Dr. Martin, 
(2,) 23; B. R. Stoddard, (6,) 22; G. P. Granbery, (3,) 
20; H. H. Todd, (7,) 20; A. E. Black, (6,) 20; A. 
C. Chandler, (3,) 18; C. A. Marsland, (7,) 17; Miss 
Brown, (9,) 17. Won by Zuriat. 
New Rochelle, December 28, 1913. 
A. E. Eldredge and B. R. Stoddard won legs on 
the monthly cup at the traps of the New Rochelle 
Yacht Club today, tieing with scores of 42 each in a 
handicap shoot at fifty clay birds.. Mr. Eldredge’s 
victory earned him a tie for possession of the trophy 
with G. P. Grenbery, who had won three legs on the 
cup. 
The summaries: 
Twenty-Five Clay Pigeon (Scratch).—B. R. Stod¬ 
dard, 18; H. Todd, 15; H. M. Bullock, 15. Won by 
Mr. Stoddard. 
Twenty-Five Clay Pigeons (Scratch).—B. R. Stod¬ 
dard, 17; C. A. Marsland, n; H. Todd, 16; H. M. 
Bullock, 19. Won by Mr. Bullock. 
Ten Clay Pigeons (Scratch).—G. P. Granbery, 6; 
A. E. Eldredge, 6; B. R. Stoddard, 8; C. A. Mars¬ 
land, 5; H. Todd, 4; H. M. Bullock, 6. Won by Mr. 
Stoddard. 
Fifteen Clay Pigeons (Scratch).—G. P. Granbery, 9; 
A. E. Eldredge. 5; B. R. Stoddard, 9; C. A. Marsland, 
8; A. E. Black. 5; H. Todd, 11; H. M. Bullock, 5. 
Won by Mr. Todd. 
Monthly Cup, Fifty Clay Pigeons (Handicap).—G. 
P. Granbery (6), 36; A. E. Eldredge (10), 42; B. R. 
Stoddard (12), 42; C. A. Marsland (14), 35; A. E. Black 
(14), 38; H. Todd (10), 37; L. H. Bond (scratch), 38. 
Legs on cup won by Messrs. Eldredge and Stoddard. 
Special—Twenty-Five Clay Pigeons (Scratch).—B. R. 
Stoddard, 20; L. H. Bond, 16. Won by Mr. Stoddard. 
December 28, 1913. 
The ten men who faced the New Rochelle Yacht 
Club traps today made some excellent scores in the 
eight matches decided. The prizes were evenly divided, 
B R. Stoddard, A. L. Burns and G. P. Krauss each 
winning two contests. In the shoot for the monthly 
cup Stoddard won the leg with a full score of 25. He 
tied J. P. Donovan, who was not present, so the tie 
will be shot off next week. Stoddard’s other win was 
a 25-bird sweepstakes, with 23 breaks. A. L. Burns 
won the 10 and 15 bird scratch contests with full 
scores, and G. P. Krauss, after tieing Burns in a 
distance shoot at 25 clay birds, won in the shoot-off, 
and they divided the prize. Ivrauss also won a 25- 
bird trophy match. J. H. Mahlstedt won a trophy 
match with a full score of 25, and in the shoot-off of 
the ties between G. P. Granbery and A. E. Eldridge 
for the monthly cup from Saturday’s match Granbery 
won with 47 breaks out of the 50. 
National Rifle Association Notes. 
The indoor shooting season has opened with a rush 
and roar which prestiges an exceedingly busy season for 
the association. Four competitions, divided into ten 
classes, will soon be under way. The. interclub matches 
will include 28 clubs from the District of Columbia to 
California and from Maine to Louisiana. Several clubs 
have already sent in their scores for the first match, 
which is scheduled for this week. In the intercollegiate 
matches, 34 colleges and universities, divided into three 
classes, will keep things humming for the college boys. 
The public high school league will be represented by 30 
schools. In the military school championship 18 of the 
most prominent schools and academies in the United 
States will compete. Taking all this into consideration, 
it will be seen that the mail, express and telegraph 
companies will be doing a flourishing business in the 
office of the N. R. A. for the next two months. 
The amount of work entailed by these competitions 
is a feature that is not considered by the laymen, but 
some idea of the magnitude of same can be arrived at 
when it is taken into consideration that 27,500 targets 
were numbered and stamped and 2,200 targets will have 
to be gone over each week to determine the official 
score, in addition to which four stories are going to 
the press associations each week. The interclub report 
will be published in the Sunday papers, the intercol¬ 
legiate report in Monday’s papers, and the high and 
military school reports -in Tuesday's papers. 
Everything points to a great gathering of those in¬ 
terested in rifle shooting and the 'National Guard here 
in Washington during the second week in January. A 
meeting of the board of directors of the National Rifle 
Association is to ’be held at the new Willard Hotel on 
the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 14. The following day 
the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice 
will assemble. That evening a convention of the Adju- 
tants-General of the United States will be held at the 
Willard Hotel, and the following day the National Mili¬ 
tia Board will hold its session. 
The ancient and honorable bill for the promotion of 
rifle practice which has been before every Congress for 
the last ten years will not be reintroduced at this 
session. A paragraph has been inserted in the Army 
appropriation bill authorizing the Chief of Ordnance to 
issue arms and ammunition to rifle clubs free. This 
has been one of the principal features of the N. R. A. 
Rifle Practice bill. It was found that there was very 
little chance to get any appropriation from the present 
Congress and that it was better to take a half loaf if a 
whole loaf was not available. The issue of arms and 
ammunition will do a great deal to stimulate the organi¬ 
zation of new clubs. It is thought, however, that a 
great many clubs will prefer to purchase the new 
Krag rifle for $5 each rather than go through the neces¬ 
sary red tape which includes the giving of a bond for 
the loan of such rifles. The issue of the ammunition is 
a feature which would be of material benefit. No doubt 
proper regulations will be drawn up to insure to the 
Government the proper use of this ammunition which 
will include a report of its expenditure in regulation 
range practice. 
There are still in the hands of the N. R. A. two 
prize checks of the late international matches at Camp 
Perry which have not yet been distributed owing to 
the fact that the addresses of the competitors are not 
on record. These checks are for non-military shooters 
who competed in the Grand International Match with 
the free rifle. They are C. Urban and A. Harring. If 
anyone knows who these men are and will send in their 
addresses, the checks will be forwarded at once to them. 
Announcement has just been made of the appoint¬ 
ment by the Secretary of War of Captain Henry C. 
Smither, General Staff, as a member of the board of 
directors of the National Rifle Association, vice Colonel 
Joseph Garrard. 
Arrangements have been completed between the N. 
R. A. and the Boy Scouts of America whereby the 
association may co-operate with the Boy Scouts through¬ 
out the country in the training in marksmanship of 
Boy Scouts. All scouts who qualify as junior marksmen 
will receive a marksman’s merit badge from that organi¬ 
zation. The work is to be carried on under the aus¬ 
pices of the National Rifle Association and all targets 
are to be forwarded to the office in Washington to have 
the score determined. The N. R. A. will also lay down 
an examination in marksmanship for the Boy Scouts. 
In the larger cities, the N. R. A. will appoint examiners 
in marksmanship who will co-operate with the local 
Court of Honor in carrying on the work. 
Official from the National Rifle Association of Amer¬ 
ica and National Board Promotion of Rifle Practice, 1025 
■Woodward Building, Washington, D. C. 
White Plains Gun Club. 
The White Plains Gun Club held a shoot at its new 
grounds, Gedney Farms Hotel, near White Plains, on 
Friday afternoon. There were thirty shooters who faced 
the firing line, but owing to a breakdown in one of 
the traps, the complete schedule could not be carried 
out. 
Z. C. Offutt won the high scratch prize and C. H. 
Hadlock the high handicap prize. Prizes were also won 
by D. V. Burnham, R. P. Day and C. F. ffealy. 
This club will hold an open shoot on Jan. 3 known 
as "The Offutt Shoot,” and is given in honor of this 
member, who expects to leave this vicinity to take up 
duties in Louisville, Ky. Several of the neighboring 
clubs in and around New York city have been invited 
to participate in this shoot and we expect to have at 
least 150 shooters on this date. 
Below you will find list of shooters with their re¬ 
spective scores: 
Seventy-five Bird Handicap.—Hadlock, handicap (18), 
total score, 73; Schieffelin (24), 72; Ray (24), 72; Core 
(12), 69; Donovan (9), 68; D. V. Burnham (24), 68; 
Healey (30), 67; Offutt (0), 66; Guy Ward (6), 65; Brown 
124), 65; DeMyse (6), 64; Hubbell (12), 65; Carpenter (6), 
64; E. F. Ward (0), 64; J. Burnham (30), 63; Keller* (0) 
59; Martin Jo), 58; Townsend (3), 58; Cannidy (21), 58; 
Hammond* (0), 58; J. Burling (21), 57; F. B. Smith (12), 
56: Lawrence (0), 55; Betti (6), 54; Finch (0), 54; Scovel 
127), 53; Davis* (0), 42; Jenney (8), 23; Miss Haughton* 
(0), 10; Webster (24), 50. Professionals. 
Chicago Gun Club. 
Chicago, Dec. 20.—Foster was in splendid shooting 
form today, as he broke a total of 97 x 100, thereby 
taking first place honors of the day for the amateurs. 
Kennicott and Silver divided second place honors 
with a total of 95, while Goode scored a total of 90. 
Jay Graham broke his fifty straight in the first event 
and finished with 48 out of the last event, which gave 
him a total of 98 x 100. 
Stannard scored a total of 94. 
Goode and Schultz each broke 14 x 15 in the practice 
event. 
H. J ; Foster . 
H. Kinnicott . 
E. Silver ..'. 
I. P. Goode . 
J. A. Schultz _ 
O. W. Crocker .. 
C. W. May . 
J. K. Graham _ 
W. D. Stannard . 
A. E. Rupel . 
J. G. Parker . 
M. Goldsmith _ 
W. C. Kennicott 
L. M. Fetherston 
Events No. 3 
H. 50 
.. 48 
21 48 
.. 47 
21 46 
.. 44 
.. 41 
.. 44 
.. 50 
.. 46 
.. 36 
.. 29 
.. 25 
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49 
47 
45 
42 
48 
13 
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34 
14 
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14 
42 
38 
10 
48 
13 
48 
38 
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and No. 4 distance handicaps. 
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Chicago, Dec. 21.—The pleasant weather this after¬ 
noon did not bring out a large number of shooters, but 
the scores of most of those who were here show up well. 
Silver broke a total of 96 x 100 in the two 16yd. 
events; Wolfe being a close second with a total of 95, 
while Thomas was third with 94. 
In the two handicap events, Winkler was first with 
a total of 91 x 100 from 20yds. Hardy Wolfe broke 90 
from 18yds., scoring 48 out of the last fifty. Event No. 
5 was shot from 23yds., Winkler scoring 42 out of the 
fifty, while Silver broke 41. 
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H. Wolfe . 
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47 
48 
42 
48 
12 
D. E. Thomas . 
48 
46 
39 
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36 
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A. H. Winkler . 
. 25 
48 
38 
46 
45 
42 
14 
IJ. J. Foster . 
48 
22 
C. R. Seeley. 
43 
47 
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John Esk . 
. 17 
42 
40 
V. Miller . 
. 18 
41 
42 
34 
C. F. Seeley . 
36 
42 
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K. ( 1 . Gerhardt . 
36 
J. H. Shrigley . 
32 
S. Doran . 
32 
42 
A. Frana . 
31 
15 
F. E. Moffett . 
24 
12 
W. T. Grant . 
17 
8 
F. Garibaldi . 
12 
L. Garibaldi . 
15 
Events No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 distance handicaps 
WILLIAM F. MERKLE, Supt. 
Trap Shooting at Youghiogheny Country Club. 
McKeesport, Pa., Dec. 22.—As there was another trap 
shooting event in Glassport Saturday afternoon the 
Youghiogheny Country Club made no particular effort 
to get men out to their shoot, but having already adver¬ 
tised the fact in the newspapers, previous to the Glass- 
port shoot, they held their regular every-other-week 
event. 
First practice shoot of twenty-five birds was as fol¬ 
lows: 
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Wilson . 13 22 15 12 18 17 .. 
Cornelius . 14 15 16 •• •• 14 18 
Cooper . 2 .. 3. 
Heisey . 25 15 21 24 20 
Jordan . 19 n •• 14 
Moore . -. 22 20 19 
In the regular fifty bird event, Dr. Heisey was an 
easy winner, getting 23 out of each 25 birds, or a total 
of 46 out of 50; Moore coming second with two 19 or a 
total of 38 out of 50; Cornelius third, with a 16 and a 
17, getting 33 out of 50. 
Total scores were as follows: 
First Event. Second Event. Total. 
Dr. Heisey . 
• 23 
23 
46 
I. W. Wilson . 
. II 
14 
25 
C. F. Moore . 
• 19 
19 
38 
William A. Cornelius... 
• 17 
l6 
33 
Mr. W. S. Staving was present trying for the first 
time a Winchester automatic shotgun, but did not shoot 
through all of the events, so his scores are not recorded. 
The next shoot at the Youghiogheny Country Club 
will likely be on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 30. This will 
be an open shoot to whom all are welcome, whether 
members of the club or not, and as the mills will be 
closed down for their annual Christmas repairs, it is 
expected there will be a large number of shooters out. 
Riverside Gun Club. 
Red Bank. Dec. 25.—A fifty clay bird handicap shoot 
for purses of gold given by Thomas H. Grant and 
divided into three purses of $25, $15 and $10, was shot 
under the direction of the Riverside Gun Club this after¬ 
noon. The light was poor and a stiff east wind was 
blowing, carrying the targets in all directions. 
Summary: 
Dr. B. H. Garrison, first (13), 47; Richard Apple- 
gate (7), 46; Harry Burrowes (9), 45. Other scores were: 
John S. Aoplegate, 36; E. M. Cooper, 33; Harry Camp¬ 
bell, 41: J. Wyckoff, 32; Lester Eisner, 31; A. L. Ivins 
(scratch),’ 44; George Bray, 36: Jacob Lyster, 38. 
