FOREST AND STREAM 
421 
Chicago, March n. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I have just received the following letter from Mr. 
\Y. R. Wooden, of Battle Creek, Mich.: 
“The writer, formerly interested in archery and hav¬ 
ing been one of the four winning the -National team 
■championship at Pullman, Ill., in 1884, and having for¬ 
merly spent -many happy hours with my team-mate, 
Mr. C. C. Beach, of this city, with whom I have been 
associated as one of the force of iNichols & Shepard 
Company, of this city, for over thirty years, regrets the 
necessity of writing you that Mr. Beach died on the 
evening of the 8th of March. Mr. Beach has not been 
very rugged for the last two or three years, having 
organic heart trouble. On the evening of March 4th he 
came down with la grippe and passed away at about 9 
o’clock of the following Sunday evening. 
“Thinking that you and Mr. Beach’s archer friends 
-would be interested in the news that this letter con¬ 
tains, I write you, giving the facts as above stated. I 
trust that you "will advise others within your circle of 
acquaintance who might be 'interested, as I do not 
recall names and addresses myself.” 
Mr. Beach was a man of fine personality, and much 
beloved by all the archers who knew him; and all the 
older ones did, for he attended many public meetings 
and was a superb shot. 
EDWARD B. WESTON. 
Trophies for Westy Hogan Shoot. 
At the annual winter meeting of the Westy Hogans at 
the -Hotel Belmont in New York City during the Travel 
and Sportsmen’s Show there last week, the tournament 
committee reported that a number of friends of the 
Hogans had already indicated their intention of donat¬ 
ing trophies to this year’s tournament in Atlantic City 
in September. This came as welcome intelligence to 
the members attending the meeting which then set 
about -to discussing plans which will make the 1914 
Westy Hogan shoot the most successful from every 
standpoint in the history of this popular and unique 
organization. The meeting was well attended and there 
was much enthusiasm over the prospec-ts for the shoot 
this year. The program was discussed with the tour¬ 
nament committee -and many suggestions were offered 
for the committee’s consideration. A committee was 
appointed to go to Atlantic City to look into the matter 
of securing a pier for this year’s shoot. It is the inten¬ 
tion of the Hogans to make every possible effort to get 
back on a pier. The next meeting of the organization 
will be held in Pittsburgh during the week of the 
Pennsylvania state shoot and a draft of the program 
will then be submitted by the tournament committee. 
The matter of running a Westy Hogan special train 
from the Grand American Handicap shoot in Dayton to 
the 'Hogan shoot in Atlantic City will also be taken up. 
It was a matter of regret that neither Edward Banks, 
Sim Glover nor their friend “Jake” was able to attend 
the New York meeting. Mr. Banks is on -a business trip 
in the west, Mr. Glover is ill at his home in Rochester 
and “Jake” is abroad looking for a suitable trophy to 
present to the Hogans for their 1914 shoot. 
Trap Shooting Manila, Philippine Islands. 
Some of the best shooting of -the season was seen when 
the final round in the Stevens gold medal handicap was 
shot off by the -members of the Cosmopolitan Gun Club. 
Roy Squires, a veteran with the 12 and 20 gauge, did 
some phenomenal shooting, carrying off the prizes for 
.these two guns. Squires was in great form, on one 
occasion breaking the whole 25 birds with the 12 gauge, 
and at another time smashing 24 birds with -the 20. 
This latter is considered by trapshoo-ters to be one of 
the finest pieces of clay pigeon work to be seen in 
Manila. F. H. Thompson was also in championship 
form, ranking second in the total, and scoring second 
to Squires in the long runs with 31 birds and the total 
kills with 157 birds. 
The handicap was one of the most successful held by 
the Cosmopolitan Club._ The shoot, which went off 
without a hitch, was followed by a light luncheon. 
Scores: 
1 2 gauge guns, 200 
targets, 16 yards. 
Total 
Added 
Hdp. 
Broke. 
Per Cent. 
Roy Squires . 
. 18’ 
91 
1S7 
F. H. Thompson .. 
. 137 
78.5 
171 
Hileman (Pres.) ... 
. 153 
76.5 
174 
Rodgers . 
. 144 
7 2 
176 
Piatt . 
. 140 
70 
179 
Butler . 
70 
173 
Floyd . 
. 138 
69 
177 
Roosevelt . 
. 135 
67.5 
172 
C. S. Squires . 
63-5 
177 
Hogle . 
. 124 
62 
167 
Armstrong . 
61 
173 
Zem-bovitz . 
55 
173 
Nor-thcott . 
172 
Stevens . 
52 
177 
Day . 
. 103 
174 
Benedict . 
. 99 
49-5 
175 
20 gauge guns, 200 
targets, 16 yards. 
Broke. 
Per cent. 
Total 
Hhp. 
Roy Squires . 
(scratch only) 
Perske . 
. 118 
59 
175 
Ceasar ..’. 
53-5 
172 
Northcott . 
. 94 
47 
173 
Armstrong . 
. 94 
47 
164 
LONG RUNS. 
Roy Squires 38, with 12 gauge, 21 with 20 gauge gun. 
F. H. Thompson 31 with 12 gauge. 
First prize in handicap, Roy Squires, Stevens solid 
gold medal. 
Second prize in handicap, C. E. Piatt, merchandise 
order, $20. 
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Black and Smokeless. Shotgun 
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)/or Sport ingj Purposes 
Dynamite.Blasting Powder & 
Blasting Supplies for Agricultural 
Construction 5 Minmgrurposesf 
A S makers of powder perhaps we have our noses so 
- close to the grindstone of business, are so absorbed 
in our task, that we do not always appreciate as we 
should your needs and ideas as they relate to that business. 
Letters received show us that many sportsmen are not 
familiar with the winding path followed by powder from 
the time it leaves one of our plants until it reaches their 
guns? Is this the case with you? If it is, the fault is 
ours, not yours. 
Hercules Powder usually passes through three hands 
before you receive it. From our plant it is sent to one 
of the loading companies, the makers of cartridges. 
The loading company in turn sells its cartridges loaded 
with Hercules Powder, to the hardware, sporting goods, 
or general store jobber and the jobber sells to the dealer. 
We do not make cartridges. You can get from your 
dealer, however, any one of the various Hercules brands 
in your favorite cartridge or shell. 
For your shotgun there are Infallible, a smokeless, 
waterproof powder of high velocity, great uniformity, 
and light recoil, E. C., a smokeless, and I,. & R. 
Orange Extra, a black powder. For your rifle there 
are Lightning, Sharpshooter, W. A. 30 Cal., Unique, 
and Hivel. Each of these rifle powders is designed 
for special purposes and for use under varying con¬ 
ditions. In like manner Bullseye is manufactured 
especially for use in revolvers and automatic pistols. 
We should be glad to give you any information you may wish about 
powder. Write and tell us the make of your gun, its gauge or calibre, 
and the purpose for which you use it and we will tell you which 
Hercules Powder will enable you to get the best possible results and 
the reasons why. Address: 
HERCULES POWDEf^CG. 
Wilmington, Del. 
Third prize in handicap, J. B. Lloyd, merchandise or¬ 
der, $16. 
Fourth prize in handicap, C. D. Squires, merchandise 
order, $11. 
Fifth prize in handicap, J. M. Stevens, merchandise 
order, $8. 
Sixth prize in handicap, Mr. Rodgers, merchandise or¬ 
der, $5. 
12 gauge guns, 200 targets, 16 yards—1st prize, largest 
total kills, Roy Squires 182, merchandise order $13; 
2nd prize, largest total kills, F. Id. Thompson 157, mer¬ 
chandise order $10; 3rd prize, largest total kills, Presi¬ 
dent Hileman 153, merchandise order $7. 
20 gauge guns, 200 targets. 16 yards—1st prize, largest 
total kills, Roy Squires 156, merchandise order $7.50- 
2nd prize, largest total kills, Perske 118, merchandis. 
order $5; 3rd prize, largest total kills, Ceasar 107, mer¬ 
chandise order $2.50. 
Frontier Rod and Gun Club. 
Buffalo, N. Y., March 16, 1914. 
Fire weather conditions favored the trap artists. 
Scores : 
Event 1 
2 
3 
Targets 10 
20 
20 
Thompkins . 
. 6 
13 
l6 
Squelch . 
. 6 
l 6 
E. Ketter . 
10 
- 
Holbel . 
12 
9 
Heekadon . 
Eichberg . 
. 6 
1 7 
14 
Morgan . 
15 
16 
Dewald . 
15 
15 
13 
Childs . 
Vedder . 
1 7 
17 
Utz . 
H 
18 
Hewitt . 
II 
16 
Patterson . 
13 
17 
Shaffer . 
10 
10 
Wakefield . 
10 
4 5 
15 20 
6 
12 14 
8 
9 
15 
13 
8 
POINT WINNERS. 
Event 2, Cup Race—Class A, Eichberg 17; Class B, 
Vedder 17; Class C, Shaffer 10. 
Event 3, Handicap—H. Utz, 18. 
