FOREST AND STREAM 
28 s 
shooting from a 20-bore small shot alone will answer 
the purpose. Many years ago I drew the attention of 
sportsmen to the fact that with No. $ shot 20-boies 
would put a higher percentage of their total shot charge 
in a 30 in. circle at 40 yards than with No. 6 or No. 
1 shot. These remarks were published both in the 
home and the American journals. Now Mr. Leeson, 
with 30 years’ experience behind him, has come along, 
and perhaps sportsmen will incline an ear. Your cor¬ 
respondent, however, has gone a considerable step fur¬ 
ther han the present writer, for he remarks that “thirty 
years’ experience in plating and killing game with 20- 
bores shows me that few sizes of bores are so well 
adapted to shoot No. 4 shot with so great regularity of 
pattern, and at the same time give higher proportion¬ 
ate patterns than many of the larger bores.” Many 
of my friends expressed surprise that it had been found 
possible to recommend No. 5 shot in preference to 
smaller sizes for use in 20-bores; what will they say 
now that an even larger size has been proved to 
answer better in many respects? As Mr. Leeson has 
said, so my experiments compel me to say, and in sup¬ 
port of the statement permit me to give herewith some 
figures relative to certain target experiments that I 
made with 20-bores several years ago: 
Charge 
31 Grains 
Amberite and H Ounce 
Range 40 Yards. 
Cylinder. 
of Shot. 
No. 4. 
No. 5. 
No. 5 y 2 . 
No. 6. 
No. 7 
P. C. 
P. C. 
P. C. 
P. C. 
P. C. 
77=59 
101=61 
104=57 
Modified Choke. 
106=52 
137=53 
P. C. 
P. c. 
P. C. 
P. C. 
P. c. 
83=64 
116=70 
116=64 
Full Choke. 
136=66 
71=67 
P. C. 
P. c. 
P. C. 
P. c. 
P. c. 
99=76 
128=78 
137=76 
149=73 
191=74 
Here the first column given represents the pattern 
within the 30 inch circle, and the second column the 
percentages of the total shot charge comprised within 
that circle. All charges were weighed and shot of 
English standard sizes was used. 
Charge 33 Grains Amberite and 7 / s Ounce of Shot. 
Range 40 Yards. 
Cylinder. 
No. 4. 
P. C. 
8o=53 
P. C. 
93=62 
P. C. 
" 5=76 
Charge 35 Grains Amberite and 1 Ounce of Shot. 
Range 40 Yards. 
Cylinder. 
No. s- 
No. 5j4. No. 6. 
No. 7. 
P. c. 
p. c. P. c. 
P. C. 
111=58 
118=56 126=52 
Modified Choke. 
145=48 
P. c. 
P. C. P. C. 
P. c. 
145=75 
152=72 145=61 
Full Choke. 
195=65 
P. c. 
P. C. P. c. 
P. c. 
150=78 
162=77 167=71 
228=76 
No. 4. 
No. 5. 
No. S/ 4 . No. 6. 
No. 7. 
P. C. 
P. C. 
P. C. P. C. 
P. c. 
94=54 
125=57 
>34=55 138=51 
Modified Choke. 
186=54 
P. c. 
P. c. 
P. C. P. C. 
P. C. 
111=64 
141=64 
158=65 168=62 
Full Choke. 
217=67 
P. c. 
P. c. 
P. C. P. C. 
P. c. 
>33=77 
163=74 
>79= 74 197=72 
246=72 
The results given by your correspondent were ob¬ 
tained with a bulk powder, and 1, therefore, have quoted 
from my rests with a bulk powder, if further corrob¬ 
oration were necessary I could quote from my books 
results obtained with a 33 grain powder, vi. Smokeless 
Diamond, the same barrels and shot charges being used 
with duly proportional charges of powder.—Henry 
Sharp, in Sporting Times, London. 
Canoeing. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
New Members Proposed. 
Atlantic Division: Foster C. Arnold, 63 Leonard St, 
New York, N. Y., by Clemens Schroeder; Leonard 13 
Morgan, 1244 Woodycrest Ave., Highbridge, New York, 
N. Y., by Frank R. Schroeder. 
New Members Elected. 
Atlantic Division: 6839, Herman G. Cauffman, 68 W 
Chelton Ave., Germantown, Phila., Pa.; 6840, Harr 
MacDonald 5373 Wingohocking Ter., Germantown 
rhila.. Pa.; 6841, John M. Stevens, 4932 Germantown 
Ave., Germantown, Phila., Pa.; 6842, Vernon T. Pat 
terson, 117 W. Rittenhouse St., Germantown, Phila 
Pa., 6843, Irving C. Rodemick, 18 W. Haines St 
Germantown, Phila., Pa.; 6844, Edmund Brady, 10s W 
Gorgas St., Mt. Airy, Phila., Pa.; 6845, H. J. Scheirer 
4231 Pechin St., Roeborough, Phila., Pa. 
Member Transferred. 
Atlantic Division: 5660, Arthur P. Gewehr, 6033 
Dorchester Ave., Chicago, Ill., from Western Division 
Bayside Yacht Club. 
Bayside, L. I., February 23, 1914. 
After the usual sweepstakes two special events were 
run off; the Du Pont Trophy and the Fifty Target 
Handicap for the Holiday Cup, the scores follow: 
Du Pont. 
J. G. Deisler . 18 5—23 
W. M. Collins . 
. 18 
5—23 
F. Kent . 
2—>3 
F. R. Long . 
. .- 
H. Ashmore . 
. >3 
7— 20 
H. L. Beadle . 
. >3 
6—19 
W. Johns . 
9—20 
T. Tohns . 
. 6 
10—16 
T. S-. Fosdick . 
2—24 
M. L. Fosdick . 
7—>9 
E. W. Evans . 
9—>8 
Long and Fosdick 
tied and 
in the shoot 
off Fosdick 
won. 
Holiday Cup. 
J. G. Deisler . 
. 32 
10—2,2 
\v. M. Collins . 
. 3 -6 
10—46 
F. Kent . 
. 4> 
4—45 
F. R. Long . 
. 43 
■ •—43 
H. Ashmore . 
. 34 
14—48 
H. E. Beadle . 
. 40 
8—48 
W. Johns . 
. 21 
18—39 
T. Tohns . 
20—40 
T. S. Fosdick . 
. 37 
4—41 
M. L. Fosdick . 
. 32 
14—46 
E. W. Evans . 
18 — 36 
After the shoot off 
between 
Ashmore and 
Beadle the 
latter won with a score of 23 to Ashmore’s 21 . The 
wind was from the northeast and cold making high 
scores impossible. 
Yours truly, 
Trap Shooting Committee, 
FRED R. LONG, Chairman. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
The much advertised Washington’s Birthday tourna¬ 
ment on February 22 was the most successful eveni 
of the kind which has been pulled off on the grounds 
since the Post Season shoot a couple of years ago. 
Forty-eight shooters faced the traps, and with two ex¬ 
ceptions, shot the entire program, despite the most in 
favorable weather conditions. The morning was cloudy 
and warm, but soon after noon rain began to fall, and 
the balance of the events were shot with a strong wind 
blowing the rain into the eyes of the shooters, and with a 
steadily lowering temperature. High scores were im¬ 
possible, only two of the contestants finishing with 01 
pen cent, or better. Two traps were used and the only 
delays were caused by the weather, but at that. the 
piogram was finished in good season for the visiting 
shooters to catch their trains. Dayton sent eleven men, 
“Ike” Brandenberg, H. E. Cain, T. Rogge, C. H. Rogg,. 
I Schmidt, R. Bogan, R. E. Mumma, C. Sheets, H. 
W. Heikes. Howard, and the well known professional 
R O. Heikes. A squad came from Springfield, includ¬ 
ing C. Winkler, C. Hays, Wm, Poole, Ben Downs, A. 
B. Shobe and C. A. Young, the winner of the profes¬ 
sional championship in 1913. Other visitors were: 
Razee, Nebraska: C. O. LeCompte, Asheville, N. C. 
Ray Gaskill, Morrow; T. E. and T. T. Donald. Felicity; 
Sam Leever, former pitcher of the Pirates, A. Porter 
and P. Leever, of Goshen, and J. B. Lallance, from 
West Virginia. It was a classy bunch of shooters as 
is often seen at an unregistered tournament. The pro¬ 
gram consisted of six events at 15, and three at 20 
targets each, a total of 150 targets, entrance $3.00 and 
with optional sweeps in various combinations, which 
brought the total entrance to $10.00. if the shooter cared 
to go the limit, and most of tnem did. The Lewis class 
svstem as used at Pinehurst. was one optional, for which 
the entrance was $1.50. The shooters were classed by 
their score made in the first too targets, and the win¬ 
ners in each class were decided by the scores made 
in the last 50 targets. There were four classes, those 
making 85 to 89 in the first too being in Class A: 82 
to 84 in Class B; 75 to 81 in Class C, 74 and under 
in Class D. Equal moneys in each class, divided Rose 
system 3, 2 and 1. In the first 100 targets. M. H. 
Tohnson, a local amateur, and Horace W. Heikes, of 
Dayton, were tied for first on 80: T. B. Lallance and 
L. H. Gambell came second with 88 each; H. Ertel 
third with 87. P. I,. Smith, of the Fort Thomas Gun 
Club, and Ray Gaskill, of Morrow, tied for fourth on 
86. High average was won by Horace W. Heikes, 
with 136. M. IT. Johnson being a close second with 131: 
J. Rogge, H. Ertel and R. Gaskill were third with t 2r 
each; C. E. Dimmitt and L. H. Gambell, next with 
130 each. High score for the shoot was made bv C. 
A. Young, of Springfield, who broke 138; R. O. T-Teikes 
was second high professional with 134: C. F. Moore, 
Brownsville, Pa., 133 and R. Razee, 132. The winners in 
the Lewis Class System were: Class A, first, H. W. 
Heikes, 47 out of the last 50; second, M. H. Johnson, 
and R. Gaskill, 45 each; third, H. Ertel, 44. Class B, 
first, T. E. Donald 44; second, Butz, 42; third, N. 
N. Smith and I. Brandenberg, 41 each. Class C, first, 
G. W. Dameron and C. Winkler, 41 each; second, A. 
B. Shobe, H. Stegeman and T. J. Donald, 40 each; 
third, Howard, 39. Class D, first, R. E. Mumma, 42; 
second, R. Dibowski and A. Porter, 39 each; third, C. 
Hays, 38. The office was in charge of L. J. Squier, 
of Pittsburg, a position always acceDtablv filled by 
him, and one in which he has few equals in the shoot¬ 
ing game. 
Number of Targets 15 15 20 15 15 20 13 15 20 
*R. Razee . 14 14 16 12 12 20 15 14 15—132 
H. Stegeman . 11 13 16 13 n 15 13 14 13—119 
H. R. Irwin . 10 it 13 10 9 8 13 12 11— 97 
P. L. Smith . 11 13 17 15 13 17 15 13 13—127 
G. Dameron . n 13 15 13 14 14 14 12 15—121 
C. Winkler . 12 13 13 13 10 19 13 12 13—118 
C. Hays .;. 11 10 14 11 10 12 13 12 13—106 
Wm. Poole . 11 7 10 9 10 10 8 n 12— 88 
B. Downs . 10 9 14 10 10 12 11 12 10— 98 
A. B. Shobe . 13 n 16 13 10 18 13 13 14—121 
J. B. Lallance . 15 12 18 14 14 15 14 g 15—120 
Nemo . 12 14 18 11 14 13 13 11 15—123 
Reaching the 
Far Ones 
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power. 
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R. Dibowski . 
9 
II 
12 
II 
M 
II 
IO 
13—^3 
*C. A. Young . 
. 14 
>4 
18 
>5 
12 
is 
>4 
14 
19—138 
Ford . 
7 
18 
>3 
>3 
16 
12 
>4 
15—120 
S. Leever . 
13 
15 
15 
14 
16 
13 
14 
16—128 
IT. N. Smith . 
• >3 
12 
>7 
>4 
12 
t6 
>3 
>3 
>5—125 
C. E. Dimmitt .... 
• 14 
II 
>7 
14 
IO 
16 
IS 
12 
17 — 126 
R. < iaskill . 
• 14 
12 
>7 
>4 
14 
>5 
>4 
12 
19—>3> 
1 leo. Porter . 
• 7 
9 
18 
13 
IO 
12 
13 
12 
14 — 108 
Hammerschmidt ... 
• >3 
>3 
l6 
9 
8 
>3 
..— 72 
H. Ertel . 
II 
>4 
>7 
>3 
14 
18 
>4 
>3 
17—131 
*C. O. LeCompte . 
■ >3 
II 
l6 
>3 
>3 
II 
14 
II 
15 — >>7 
IT. T. Strother _ 
• 9 
12 
>5 
>4 
>3 
12 
14 
9 
13—III 
H. C. Connelly _ 
• >3 
>3 
19 
>5 
II 
13 
>3 
9 
II - IT 7 
Sander . 
. II 
12 
16 
>3 
8 
l6 
12 
9 
10 — 107 
Butz . 
12 
14 
>7 
14 
14 
12 
>3 
12 
17—125 
M. IT. Johnson ... 
• >4 
>5 
18 
14 
II 
>7 
>4 
>3 
18—134 
T. Schreck . 
I I 
18 
12 
13 
>7 
12 
12 
15—121 
*'R. Trimble . 
• >3 
>3 
17 
14 
>3 
18 
>5 
>5 
II — 120 
*C. F. Moore . 
• 13 
>3 
18 
>5 
>3 
17 
13 
>4 
> 7—>33 
L. H. Gambell _ 
>3 
18 
>5 
>3 
18 
14 
14 
14—130 
T. E. Donald . 
• 13 
13 
14 
13 
14 
l6 
12 
>4 
l8 — 127 
T. T. Donald . 
• >3 
12 
>5 
14 
IO 
12 
>3 
>3 
14 — 116 
I. Brandenberg ... 
. II 
13 
15 
>5 
14 
TS 
14 
>4 
13—124 
H. E. Cain . 
>3 
14 
14 
>3 
>7 
II 
10 
10 — no 
J. Rogge . 
■ >3 
>3 
16 
>4 
12 
18 
14 
>3 
>8—131 
C. II. Rogge . 
. 8 
>5 
>9 
>3 
12 
IO 
12 
IO 
8 — 107 
T. Schmidt . 
. 8 
II 
>3 
II 
12 
T 4 
10 
TO 
12 — 101 
R. Bogan . 
• 4 
12 
12 
II 
>3 
13 
>4 
10 
>4—103 
R. E. Mumma . 
I I 
12 
12 
12 
M 
14 
>3 
> 5—>>3 
C Sheets . 
• 14 
II 
15 
>5 
>4 
13 
9 
>5 
l6—122 
H. W. Heikes . 
• 14 
>3 
17 
15 
>3 
17 
>5 
14 
18—136 
T. B. C. 
. 10 
8 
II 
9 
12 
IO 
9 
II 
7— 87 
Howard . 
14 
l6 
11 
9 
14 
12 
>3 
14—114 
*R. O. Heikes ... 
• 14 
>3 
>7 
>4 
>3 
>7 
14 
14 
1&-134 
A. Porter . 
IO 
II 
IZ— 33 
P. Leever . 
12 
7 
8— 27 
"Professionals. 
