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Sportman’s Show at Madison Square Garden Opens This 
Week. 
With all of its old attractions still intact and numer 
ous new features added the Sportsman’s Show, that 
perennial event of interest to all lovers of the great 
outdoors, will make its twentieth annual bid for pub¬ 
lic favor in Madison Square Garden next Saturday 
afternoon. 
In addition to the huge exhibit of sporting goods 
and general outdoor paraphernalia, displayed by the 
leading outfitting houses of the country, the exposi¬ 
tion includes a program of sporting events of wide in¬ 
terest. Three indoor trap-shooting championships are 
to be decided, while for the first time in years water- 
sports will be included in the program and the crack 
swimmers and divers of the East will be seen in many 
aquatic competitions under the auspices of the A. A. U. 
The program of water-sports has been compiled un¬ 
der the direction of Otto Wahle, chairman of the 
Metropolitan Association Swimming Committee and 
chief representative of the swimming branch of the 
A. A. U. The main event for local water-men will be 
the 500-yard Metropolitan Championship, which has 
been handled for years by the New York Athletic 
Club or some similar organization. 
This race will be the star feature of the opening 
evening’s program (Saturday). Nicholas Nerich, the 
present holder of all Metropolitan indoor titles from 
too to 500 yards, will defend his claim against a field 
that will include the best men in the city. Nerich, 
who swims for the N. Y. A. C., will have to beat 
several of his club-mates, such stars as “Bud” Good¬ 
win, the veteran one-mile national champion; E. C. 
Wheatley. the out-door sprint champion; Walter 
Ramme, the remarkable young swimmer recently im¬ 
ported from Germany and Herbert E. Vollmer. the 
high school record holder—as well as the pick ot 
the Y. M. C. A. and other clubs and unattached 
swimmers. 
On Saturday evening the star fancy divers of the 
country, headed by the National A. A. U. spring¬ 
board champion, Arthur McAleenan, N. Y. A. C. and 
Yale, will also be seen in competition. The field will 
include the national high-diving champion. J. F. 
Dunn. N. Y. A. C., and A. E. Downes, N. Y. A. C., 
who has been second only to McAleenan in all re¬ 
cent indoor contests. 
he main swimming events for the remaining da» 
of the show follow: Monday evening 100-yard handi¬ 
cap; Tuesday, 60-yard handicap; Wednesday, 80-yard 
handicap; Thursdav, 120-vard handicap, and Friday, 80- 
yard handicap. Entry blanks have gone out to all 
the principal cities of the east and from the responses 
received by Otto Wahle at No. 80 Fifth avenue, a huge 
field of contestants is expected. TTa.idsome medals 
will be awarded the first, second and third men in all 
events. 
More than three hundred of the lead : ng amateur trap- 
shooters in the east will go on the firing line in the 
men’s amateur indoor championship shoot, the first 
qualifying round of which will be shot Monday fore¬ 
noon. February 23. The women’s event, the first of 
its kind ever held in this city, has drawn the best women 
gunners of the country. The field will include Mrs. L. G 
Vogel, of Detroit, the champion woman live-bird shot 
of the world, who will come from Detroit to enter the 
tourney. Then there will be Miss Tessie Thorpe, the 
sixteen-vear-old marvel of Mount Vernon. N. Y.; Mrs 
F F. Rodgers of Stamford Conn., a famous shot and 
tournament winner; Miss Rita Brown, of New York 
City; Miss Eaura M. Boles, of Greenwich, Conn.; 
Miss June Haughton. of New York, formerly a cham¬ 
pion rifle shot and numerous others. 
The third trap shooting contest of intense interest 
to all devotees of the snorts will be the professional 
indoor championship, which will bring to the firing 
line such veteran masters of the game as W. B. 
Darton. last vear’s champion: Neaf Apgar. Jack Fan¬ 
ning, Tom Davis IT. S. Wells. Bill Hearne, Hank 
Stevens. Tom Keller and J. A. R. Elbott. 
The show will be open to the public from 2 o’clock 
to 5 Sunday afternoon and from 11 a. m. to ir p. m. 
everv week day. The exhibit will include everv form 
of snorting equipment from a baseball to a full camp 
outfit ready for a party of polar explorers. 
Televraph ; c Trapshooting Matches. 
The following clubs have submitted the results of 
their second shoots in these matches: 
Fox Gun Club, 
Philadelphia. 
Lemon . 21 
Mrs. Moulton . 20 
Caswell . 20 
Dr. Buck . 20 
H. Greenwood . 20 
Dir. Hutton . 20 
Cox . to 
F. Greenwood . to 
Rentier . t8 
C. Buck . t8 
Total .195 
Highland Gnn Club, 
Edge Hill, Pa. 
Davis . 23 
Clegg . 22 
Mooney . 22 
Houpt . 23 
C rooks . 22 
Fnglert . *3 
TTibbs . 23 
Perry . 21 
Stevenson . 2r 
Drakeley . 20 
Total .220 
N. C. R. Gun Club, 
Dayton, O. 
Rrandferg . 23 
Horace Heikes . 22 
Koch . 2 1 
Bippue . 21 
Hubler . 21 
Clark . 21 
Sheets . 20 
Dickey . an 
Folkerth . 20 
Porter . 20 
Total .210 
The New Gun Club, 
Coatesville, Pa. 
Tones . 25 
Ewing . 24 
Minker . 24 
Mattson . 24 
Fulton . 23 
Bauling . 23 
Tembler . 22 
Flliott . 22 
McFarland . 22 
Collins . 22 
Total . 23 T 
Springfield Gun Club, 
Springfield, O. 
Hays . 25 
Winkler . 24 
Shote . 24 
Kramer . 24 
Longbrake . 24 
Geo. Ernst . 24 
Blanchard . 23 
J. Frnst . 23 
Downs . . 23 
Lynch . 23 
Total .237 
Minneapolis Rod and Gun 
Club, Minneapolis, Minn. 
Famechon . 25 
Starbeck . 25 
Sodin . 25 
Thompson . 24 
Stark . 24 
Clapper . 24 
Theilman . 23 
McKinnon . 22 
Lawson . 22 
Rickart . 22 
Total ....,.236 
Du Pont Trapshooters Club. 
Wilmington, Feb. 14, 1914. 
Notwithstanding that the final shoot for the perma¬ 
nent possession of the Delaware state championship 
was postponed owing to the stormy weather, about 
thirty-five shooters made the trip to the DuPont Gun 
Club today. The weather was not conducive to high 
scores, as the wind made the targets very irregular in 
their flight. 
The regular Coleman DuPont spoon event was on 
the program, there being competition in each class. 
The winners were: Class A., J. B. McHugh, 21 out 
of 25; Class B., T. W. Mathewson, 20 out of 25; Class C, 
Z. H. Lofland, 18 out of 25; Class D, W. C. Corey, 18 
out of 25; Class E, F. R. Patzowski, 10 out of 25. 
E. Fred Slear, the well known trade representative, 
was among the visiting shooters, as was also A. R. 
Peters. The latter is in the hardware business at 
Berlin, Md., and is one of the best known target shots 
in that section, being secretary of the Berlin Gun Club 
P. Jackson, S. Jackson and T. Jackson came up from 
Elk Mills to witness the championship match and 
while here tried their skill at shooting over the Du¬ 
Pont traps. They are members of the recently organized 
gun club at Elk Mills. 
The scores in detail follow: 
Wentzel . j. 
a. h. Lobb. m 
F. Slear . 2 o 
T. W. Mathewson . 20 
W. M. Francis . 13 
S. J. Newman .•. 17 
C. T. iMartin . jg 
A. L. Peters . 15 
W. A. Joslyn . j8 
C. M. Ross . 16 
W. L. Lynam . 13 
W. C. Corey . 18 
W. H. Neely . i 2> 
F. L. Mathewson . 10" 
J. B. McHugh . 21 
S. Tuchton . 16 
Dr. Betts . g 
W. Edmanson . 18 
C. T. Martin . 19 
P. Jackson . : . 21 
S. Jackson . 12 
T. Jackson . 5 
Patzowski . 10 
Eugene duPont . 17 
E. I. LaBeaume . 9 
Victor duPont . 15 
W. M. Hammond . 17 
S. Tuchton . 11 
F. Macklin . 13 
B. F. Stevens . 10 
F. C. Hughes . 7 
I. H. MoGlinchy . g 
Z. II. Lofland . 18 
shoot-off of ten birds Mr. McClure won by making a 
perfect score, Mr. Schauffler scoring 9. In this event 
William Newman made 44; F. A. Potts, 43; J. L. Bright, 
43; A. Reed, 41, and Dr. C. O. H. Kayser, 40. 
Lebanon, Pa., Live Bird Shoot. 
A spirited live bird shoot was shot at Lebanon, Pa., 
on February 4, 1914. 
The first event consisted of 10 birds, entrance $5.00, 
which was tied by Dinger, Hansell and F. M. Wertz. 
The second event was on 12 birds, entrance $12. 
This was tied by Hansell, F. M. Wertz and Trafford. 
J. G. Martin, who holds the state challenge trophy at 
present, lost his fourth bird. 
Dinger dropped one, too. They were going some. 
Behm dropped his ninth and tenth. Why? 
Bollman kept them guessing. 
Harrisburg was well represented. So was Reading, 
which shared in the bacon. 
Where was “Hep”? 
The boys kept up their skill well on these well fed 
barnyard flyers. 
A. P. Tyson and Sec. R. P. 'Carpenter had charge of 
the tourney. 
Reading, Pa. “LUDDY.” 
Robin Hood Gun Club. 
Concord, Staten Island, Feb. 12, 1914.—Seven shooters 
showed they are dyed in the wool sports to stand on 
the cracker line exterminating clay birds in zero weather 
with wind blowing a gale making the bitds do the tango 
and turkey trot as they did today. Edward Rawson 
paid us a visit, the first in a year, and “showed us 
how” with 86 out of 100. Some shooting, off the hogs 
back, near the Robin Hood traps. Conelley challenged 
Rawson to a 100 bird race for a side bet of 25 dollers 
to be shot at our next shoot on Washington’s Birthday. 
Take Home Trophy, Leather Medal, 
25 Birds. 25 Birds. 
Rawson . 22 Conelley . 22 
Conelley . 20 Rawson . 21 
Spencer .. . 19 Spencer . 19 
Wittendorfer . 15 Wittendorfer . 16 
- Bondon . 14 Bondon . 12 
Du Pont Trophy, Hercules Trophy, 
25 Birds. 25 Birds. 
Conelley . 24 Rawson . 23 
Rawson . 20 Bush . 20 
Bush . 17 Spencer . 17 
Spencer . 17 Conelley . 14 
Wittendorfer . 15 Bondon . 14 
Bondon . 12 
The Robin Hoods will hold a Merchandise Shoot on 
Washington’s Birthday. February 23, visitors are wel¬ 
come. Take the Municipal Ferry to Staten Island 
then the Richmond trolley car. Twenty minutes ride 
to the grounds. 
G. C., Secretary. 
Winter Sport with Rod and Gun 
Sportsmen, spend your winter vacation here. Good shooting ; 
thousands of ducks: plenty of quail. Both fresh and salt 
water fishing can be had within a short distance of the house. 
Correspondence invited. Address 
THE RENDEZVOUS, Homosassa, Florida 
T. D. BRIGGS, Proprietor 
Claymont Trapshooters’ Club. 
Eleven gunners, members of the Claymont Trapshoot¬ 
ers’ Club, gathered at the club grounds yesterday after¬ 
noon for the second practice shoot that the club has held. 
William G. Robelen, one of the experts of the DuPont 
Club, distinguished himself ‘by breaking 45 targets out 
of 75 shot at, and incidentally being high gun for the 
day. The scores in full were as follows: 
P. E. Garrett . 38—75 
W. G. Robelen . 45—75 
W. Dawson . 34—60 
R. Dawson .. 28—60 
W. Mousley . 28—60 
O. Bowman . 27—60 
John Casey . 15—50 
George Casey . 11—25 
'V. Talley . 3—25 
R. Baldwin, Jr. 3—12 
James Dawson . 4—10 
The boys experienced little effect from the high wind 
prevailing, and enjoyed shooting at targets which pur¬ 
sued an even flight from the trap. The excellence of 
the location of the grounds for trapshooting purposes was 
well demonstrated today. 
Laurel House Gun Club. 
Lakewood, N. J., Feb. 14, 1914.—Snow and high wind 
proved no obstacle in the way of making high scores 
at the Laurel House Gun- Club shoot here today. The 
shooting of A. J. McClure, of New York, was a feature 
New York experts conceded the traps used here to be 
the hardest to be found anywhere, but under the most 
adverse conditions Mr. McClure won the scratch cup 
’•event of one hundred birds with 81. Other scores in 
this event were: William G. Schauffler, Jr., 75; Frank 
F. Vanderhoef, 72; J. Luther Bright, 68, and F. A. 
Potts, 66. 
The special handicap cup, another hundred bird event, 
was taken by William G. Schauffler, Jr., with 91; A. J. 
MdClure scored 89; Frederick A. Potts, 86; A. Reed, 82, 
and F. F. Vanderhoef, 80. There was considerable riv¬ 
alry for the Challenge Cup. A. J. McClure, William G. 
Schauffler, Jr., tied with 46 breaks out of 50. In the 
Best Mixed Shooting in America. 
Ducks, Geese, Swans, Quail, Shore Birds—White’s Preserve 
Waterlily, Currituck Sound, North Carolina. 
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