524 
FOREST AND STREAM 
Cleveland—Portage. 
Akron, Ohio, April n, 1914. 
Herewith are the scores of the team shoot between 
the Cleveland Gun Club, of Cleveland, Ohio, and the 
Portage Gun Club, of Akron, Ohio. This was one 
of the best contested shoots ever held in this section 
of the state. In the past, the Cleveland Gun Club has 
had quite an edge on the Akron boys, and naturally, 
the Akron bunch was keen on slipping one over on 
them. This was done on the Good Friday Shoot, held 
yesterday, April xoth, as you will see by the total 
scores of the two teams. Cleveland broke 1,226 targets 
for their total, and Akron broke 1,246. This is an 
unusually good score for simply taking ten men out of 
each club. It is a very easy matter to take a five man 
team and have them show very high scores, but it is a 
very hard matter to pick team of ten men that will 
do as well. These total? how 83.06 per cent, for the 
Akron team, and 81.73 pe« cent, for Cleveland. It soon 
developed that there was a fight on for high gun be¬ 
tween Dr. Brown of Cleveland, and W. G. Allen, of 
Akron, also Mr. H. M. Galt of Akron. When the race 
ended. Dr. Brown of Cleveland had broken 140 targets, 
which was tied by Mr. W. G. Allen with 140. In the 
shoot-off of 25 targets, Mr. Allen broke 24, and Dr. 
Brown broke 22, and therefore Mr. Allen won the solid 
silver cup. There Was a great deal of enthusiasm by 
the Akron Bunch and it was very creditable to Mr. 
Allen because of going up against such a hard proposi¬ 
tion as Dr. Brown. Mr. Allen did some wonderful 
shooting in the last part of the program when he broke 
83 straight targets, and this was too much for Dr. 
Brown. It “got his goat,” and he could not regain it. 
PORTAGE GUN CLUB. 
Name Total 
Allen . 140 
Galt . ijy 
Sheldon . 132 
Rinehard _.■. 130 
Deible . 124 
Wagoner . I2 i 
Sanborn . I2 i 
State . u8 
Dye . 115 
Williams, J. K. 108 
CLEVELAND GUN 
CLUB. 
Name Total 
Brown . 140 
Hogan . 134 
Freeman . 128 
Weeden . 129 
Rogers . 126 
Stepp . 123 
Williams, E. H. 119 
Doolittle . 112 
Stevens . 108 
Archer . 107 
Totals .1,246 Totals .1,226 
83.06 per cent. 81.73 per cent. 
The program was 150 targets per man, Elliott sys¬ 
tem. The boys were all very much pleased with this 
scheme of shooting, because it gave every man a chance. 
W. C. STATE. 
Telegraphic Trapshooting Matches. 
Interest continues in the Telegraphic Trapshooting 
Matches, and better scores than ever were the order of 
the day with the teams that have shot their 4th matches 
in the race. As yet nothing has happened to disturb 
the positions of the leaders in the race, but Boston, 
Sioux City and Columbus, Nebraska have not reported 
for this month. Attention centers on what they will 
do, of course, as apparently they have a safe lead for 
first position. A slip up on the part of any of them, 
or the missing of a few extra targets caused by bad or 
unfavorable weather will jeopardize their chance for first 
position. The match_ will end with the scores turned 
in during May, and it is safe to say that the most ex¬ 
citing part of the contest is still ahead. 
Scores for the month of April rule high—higher in 
fact than at any time during the race. Coatsville is 
leading with 239 x 250, followed by Dayton with 238 
and Buffalo with 236. Other scores are:' 
Coatsville, Penna - 239 Little Falls, N. J_ 223 
Dayton, Ohio . 238 Kankakee, Ills. 222 
Buffalo, N. Y. 236 Cincinnati. Ohio .... 218 
Utica, Ills. 234 Philadelphia (Fox) .. 181 
Danbury, Conn. 233 
The Fox Club has taken the cellar position away from 
Cincinnati. Roger Davies of the Cincinnati Club 
won’t care. 
What Boston, Sioux City and Columbus are saying— 
“wonder wliat those other fellows did.” 
“And what will they do next month.” 
Another month, and the clubs that feel they are 
better shooters than is shown by the telegraphic 
matches, can start shooting for the Club Championship 
of North America. 
Those proposed matches offer a great opportunity 
to all clubs to get their names before the public. 
E. R. GALVIN. 
Eureka Cun Club. 
Hackensack, April n, 1914. 
Good sport was enjoyed today by a score of 
shooters over the Eureka Gun Club traps at the 
Plank road and Hackensack river. Although a strong 
wind was blowing over the grounds good scores were 
made. Yesterday’s shoot was the first of a seven weeks’ 
tournament for a gold medal. The shoots are all to 
take place on Saturday afternoons. 
Scores made were as follows: Captain E. Grant 22, 
Dr. Ludwig R. Sattler 18. Charles E. Smith 22, George 
Schofield t 8. Samuel Wilde T4, Albert W. Kranich 19, 
Jacob Schmitt 17, Charles Wadsworth 16, Walter Garis 
19, E. M. Wadsworth 18. 
Highland Shooting Association. 
Edge Hill, Pa., April 11, 1914. 
A strong, fitful wind worried the Independent Club 
shooters in their efforts to connect with the clay pigeon 
targets at the grounds of the Highland Shooting Asso¬ 
ciation, at Edge Hill, today. The targets, which soared 
in a direction at right angle to the course of the 
wind, would travel low and would swoop to earth be¬ 
fore the marksmen could fairly locate them, while 
others would be blown out of the lot. As a result, the 
shooting was hurried and an unusual amount of powder 
was expended on empty air. 
Newcomb, McCarthy and Hawkins comprised the 
crack squad of the day. The competition between these 
experts was keen from the start. All three shot from 
the 20-yard mark and were scratch men with regard to 
the dead bird handicaps. On their first two trips to 
the shooting platform, Hawkins and Newcomb each 
broke 22 blue rocks, while McCarthy shattered 22 and 
20. On the third trip Hawkins forged ahead with a 23 
score, while Newcomb and McCarthy nailed 22. In 
the final Newcomb broke 21, while Hawkins cashed in 
on 17. Newcomb’s net score of 87 was high net score 
of the afternoon. 
McConnell, with a net 74 and handicap of 15, captured 
the glass mace. 
Hawkins’ handicap of 20 landed him in a tie with 
Newcomb for the runner-up spoon, but Newcomb won 
out in the shootoff with 22 to 20. 
Hoffman, with a total of 85, carried off the Highland 
spoon for second runner-up. 
Oliver and Perry tied up for the Class B prize, with 
totals of 80, but in the shootoff Oliver won out with a 
2 iJ 4 score against igji by Perry. Wilson received the 
prize as runner-up in Class B; Hinkson won the Class 
C prize, with Ford as runner-up, while R. G. Fell 
landed first in Class D. 
Secretary Robinson announced that the duPont trophy, 
donated to the Philadelphia Trapshooters’ League, will 
be shot for on the first Saturday in May. The program 
comprises 100 targets, distance and dead birds added. 
The shoot will be held at the Clearview grounds, at 
Darby. Those eligible for this shoot must have won 
a prize in the class shoots of April 4. 
Yds. B. B. B. B. Net H. T. 
Fontaine . 17 17 23 22 16 78 3 81 
Hinkson . 16 12 12 15 11 50 20 70 
Harkins . 16 20 16 17 14 67 20 87 
McConnell . 16 18 19 22 15 74 15 89 
Davis . 16 21 17 18 12 68 5 73 
Crothers . 19 19 22 19 20 80 2 82 
Ford . 19 16 16 21 16 69 .. 69 
Newcomb . 20 22 22 22 21 87 .. 87 
McCarty . 20 22 20 22 21 85 .. 85 
■""Hawkins . 20 22 22 23 17 84 .. 84 
R. G. Fell . 16 15 8 17 16 56 9 65 
Freed . 16 17 16 19 24 76 .. 76 
Hoffman . 16 17 17 18 22 74 11 85 
Perry . 17 15 21 17 18 71 9 80 
Wilson . 18 18 17 14 23 72 2 74 
H. Greenwood . 17 18 17 20 23 78 6 84 
Ramsey . 16 1 3. 
Houpt . 16 21 15 18 21 73 .. 75 
F. Houpt . 16 14 IT 12 15 52 .. 52 
W. Beaven . 16 21 18 14 20 73 .. 73 
Oliver . 19 18 23 18 20 70 1 80 
*Professional. 
Meadow Springs Gun Club. 
Philadelphia. April it, 1914. 
Not a prize donated by the Meadow Spring Gun 
Club left the Fifty-seventh and Lancaster avenue club¬ 
house today as permanent property of any of the 
eighteen gunners. Not that there was not any com¬ 
petition for the trophies for the shooting was lively, 
good and keenly contested from the first target to the 
last, but as all the high men ended in ties and as the 
targets had run short the deadlocks could not be shot 
off. leaving the prizes in the club’s possession until 
the leaders can settle their differences on a later date. 
Sloan and Ford tied for the high score trophv of the 
day by getting 94 out of too . On the club event at 50 
fivers Fish, Killian and Coyle made the highest possi¬ 
ble _ scores, 50 all. also leaving that trophy in doubt 
until the shoot-off takes place. 
Sloan and Coyle did the best actual shooting in the 
club event, each breaking 47 out of 30, but as Sloan 
only carried a handicap of one. he did not succeed in 
reaching the 50 mark. Coyle had a dead bird donation 
of. 3. Fish broke 44 and had a handicap of 7, while 
Killian broke 42, his allowance of 9 giving him enough 
to touch 50. 
On. Saturday. April 25, Meadow Spring will hold a 
big interclub tournament, invitations having been ex¬ 
tended to all the smaller shooting organizations of the 
city to compete on the Fifty-seventh and Lancaster 
avenue grounds. Six valuable prizes have been donated. 
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Whitinsville 
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Whitinsville Gun Club 
Barrington, R. I., April it.— The V .... . 
Club of Whitinsville, Mass., in a team match at clay 
pigeons, so targets each, won from the Rhode Island 
Country Club this afternoon by 177 points to 136. There 
were three other events besides the team shoot and the 
scores of the latter follow: 
WHITINSVILLE. 
H. T. Whitin . 24 I7 4 , 
H. Searles . iq 20 49 
A. K. Searles . l6 
G. B. Hamblin . 16 
E. K. Swift . 16 
IS 
1 7 
1 7 
Total 
.177 
Rhode Island Country Club. 
I. B. Merriman . 18 15 33 
C. D. Look . 17 18 35 
H. T. Merriman . 16 19 35 
F. H. Elmore . 14 13 27 
J. B. Lewis . 11 15 26 
Total .156 
Kenneth F. Wood won in the tie shoot-off in the 
afternoon in the monthly shoots, January and February 
handicap trophies, presented by George M. Parks. The 
summary: 
H’cp Total 
K. F. Wood . 14 5 19 
Mrs. V. Wilson . 7 10 17 
T. H. Elmore . 11 2 13 
February trophy presented by Richard W. Comstock, 
Wood . 
5 
25 
Cook . 
. 21 
2 
23 
I. B. Merriman _ 
17 
5 
22 
Mrs. V. Wilson .... 
10 
19 
Elmore . 
• 15 
2 
17 
The general shoot 
Wheeler . 
summary: 
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18 
21 
20 
80 
Merriman . 
19 
22 
17 
20 
78 
Cook . 
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20 
18 
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76 
Comstock . 
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20 
19 
18 
75 
Tweedy . 
. 17 
20 
18 
18 
73 
Hamblin . 
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67 
Lewis . 
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63 
T. B. Merriman _ 
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Everett Gun Club. 
Everett, April 11.—H. Russell was tbe high scratch 
scorer at the Everett Gun Club traps this afternoon, win¬ 
ning the weekly teaspoon match. Shaughnessey won 
second prize, being the high handicap man, while Biddle, 
Langhstroth and Phelps tied for the next place, a 
slioot-off being required. This was won by Biddle. 
A high win'd bothered the shooters. The score: 
23-TARGET MATCH. 
Broke H’cap 
Russell . 23 
Shaughnessey . 23 1 
Phelps . 22 
Langhstroth . 22 
Biddle . 22 
Temple . 21 
Drew . 19 
Simpson . 19 
Armstrong . 14 
Kempton . 16 
Shriver . 13 
Totals 
23 
24 
19 
19 
18 
16 
16 
Smith Gun Club. 
Newark, April 11. 1914. 
More than a score of shooters faced the traps today 
at the monthly merchandise prize shoot of the Smith 
Gun Club. Weather conditions were choice for shoot¬ 
ing and gunners hereabouts took advantage of the fact. 
Sweepstake and practice shooting were also indulged 
in with good results. 
By breaking 45 out of a possible 50, J. W. Reed took 
the first prize in the big event. In Class A, J. Bald¬ 
win led with 43, followed by W. Trowbridge with 34. 
Class B went to W. Hassinger with 43, followed by 
I-I. Higgs with 39. In Class C, J. R. English excelled 
with 37, followed by W. Shepherd with 35. 
The following scores were made: J. Reed, 21, 18, 13, 
17, 14, 43; W. Hassinger, 19, 21, 22, 22, 43; J. Baldwin, 
17, 19, 23, 22, 43; J. Weiler, 17, 18, 34J L. Colquit, 21, 
21, 22, 25, 22. 40: H. Hassinger, 13. 17, 32; Tf Howard, 
21, 15, 39; W. Shepherd, 13. 19. 35; J. Mason, 22, 22, 
33; PI. Higgs, 20, 22, 39; B. Fincke. 18. 18, 42; E. Sickley, 
22, 22, 35; B. Heard, 18, 17, 34: W. Trowbridge, 23, 20, 
41; T. Dukes, 21, 20, 41; E. Klotz, 14, 17. 40; J. 
Francisco, 18, 18, 31; H. Findle, 21, 21, 41; E. Smith, 
19, 19, 35; T. Plughes, 19, 21, 39; T. R. English, 21, 20, 
37; J. Murphy, 19, 21, 36: H. Worrell, 15, 17, 31; J. 
Smith, 20, 21, 34; D. Church, 15, 17, 20, 28; J. Wheaton, 
20, 19, 20. 
Laurel House Gun Club. 
Lakewood, N. J., April 11. 
The big event to-day was a handicap at 100 birds for 
a silver cup offered by Frederick P. Kimball. Dr. C. 
O. Kayser, from 16, won the trophy with 92. Other 
scores were: Frederick A. Potts (20), 84; Arthur E. 
Whitney (12), 80. and Frank F. Vanderhoef (6), 79. 
Dr. C. O. Kayser also won the 100-bird scratch event, 
for which the Laurel House offered a silver cup. His 
score was 76. Other scores were: Frank F. Vander¬ 
hoef. New York, 73; Arthur E. Whitney, 68; Archibald 
J. McClure. 67; J. Luther Bright, 66; Frederick A. 
Potts, 64; Edwin J. Westhall, 60, and Archibald D. 
Davis, 42. 
Montclair Gun Club. 
Montclair, N. J., April 11. 
In a handicap shoot at twenty-five clay birds on the 
Montclair Gun Club grounds to-day Benjamin Sims 
and Edward Winslow tied for first honors with 21 
each. In the shoot-off at fifteen birds Mr. Sims won, 
with 14, against Mr. Winslow’s 12. 
ORGANIZE AT SENECA COUNTY. 
The Seneca County Fish and Game Protective 
Association was organized recently at Tiffin, 
Ohio, and Harry R. Comstock was elected presi¬ 
dent. The club will adopt the general plan adopt¬ 
ed in Clark county. 
