Jan. II, 1913 
FOREST AND STREAM 
3.5 
Ammunition Consumption in Shooting Galleries. 
In the long series cf business romances evolved in 
this age of industry, one important employment of man 
has been consistently overlooked. It is safe to say that 
not one person in ten thousand who reads these lines has 
ever before seen a printed word bearing on the subject 
of the shooting gallery. 
Probably every other work of mankind has been 
done into type — in either a favorable or unfavorable light 
— and nearly as many have found their way to the ex¬ 
pressive moving picture film and have been flashed in 
drama or comedy before watching thousands. But the 
tale of the .22 repeater, the little copper cartridge and 
the lane of fire has been passed by. A loud-mouthed 
imitation of Buflfalo Bill, a begrimmed row of crooked 
shooting rifles, and a line of clay pipes and white-washed 
targets — this, sad to say, has been the popular impression 
of the gallery man and his paraphernalia. 
It will surprise the world to know that one string 
of galleries located at Coney Island has been so con¬ 
ducted as to continue for twenty-six- years in ever-in¬ 
creasing prosperity against a handicap of fire losses 
alone — which the festive island seems fated to bear at 
regular periods — of more than a quarter of a million 
dollars. This magnificently organized machine of seven 
separate galleries is owned by the McCullough brothers, 
James J. and Henry M., who started tvventy-eight years 
ago with one gallery on the Bowery in New York city, 
and who by exceptional sagacitv and industry, have de¬ 
veloped a business which has no peer of its kind in the 
world. 
Nothing is more apparent than the fact that a de¬ 
termination to give every shooter his money’s worth has 
been responsible for the continued prosperity of the 
McCullough galleries where too many others have flown 
with the season. From the early 80s, when the brothers 
staked their little pile in the Bowery gallery venture, all 
through the coming and going of the Coney crowds for 
a half lifetime of summers, the man or woman who has 
stepped up to the counter in a McCullough gallery has 
found a “square” gun, and the best ammunition to be 
had, and has been given a fair chance at the targets. 
In the gallery business, as in other walks of life, 
twenty-eight years have brought many innovations, and 
these McCullough patrons have been the first to enjoy. 
The now familiar glass balls playing at the top of a 
stream of water were first offered as targets in these 
galleries, as was the popular “falling bird” target. The 
McCulloughs w'ere also first to provide shooters with the 
modern Remington gallery rifle, and have lost no oppor¬ 
tunity at any time to place gallery shooting on a higher 
plane or to-add to its attractiveness. 
.Some idea of the staple character of the McCullough 
business may be gathered from the fact that in twenty- 
six years at Coney Island, their galleries have never con¬ 
sumed less than 3,500,000 cartridges annually. No, this is 
not a statement from the report of the Secretary of War 
—the McCullough books will substantiate it. No other 
concern or individual in civil life has ever developed 
such an insatiable appetite for cartridges. To dole, out 
this tremendous supply of ammunition to those anxious 
to “try their skill,” at least fifty men are employed in 
season to operate the local galleries, and some .outfits 
that “follow the fairs” and other big-events, all over the 
continent. All of these activities are handled from the 
modern, business-like headquarters at Coney Island.. • 
As the McCulloughs have developed in their own 
work, they have transmitted their experience to others, 
and they are responsible for the establishment of many 
galleries throughout this and many foreign countries. It 
was early necessary to devote a corner of the office to the 
making of the various targets and other parts and to the 
repair and general care of guns and other work in con¬ 
nection with the upkeep of operating galleries and out¬ 
fitting new ones. This “corner” soon spread into an 
up-to-date shop and foundry, equipped with the latest 
machinery. In this shop complete galleries and units 
of galleries are made and shipped to all parts of the 
world. 
So here, says Newark Star, is the outline of a big, 
broad "success” story, with its opening scene laid in a 
dingy room on the Bowery, and its succeeding chapters, 
replete with the peculiar interest inherent in this little- 
known branch of- industrial history, reaching into every 
civilized land on the globe. 
Huntingdon Valley Country Club. 
Tenkintown, Jan. 4.—Six events were on the pro- 
graiir here.’to-day. Rowland won every event, shooting 
a great gun all through. The scores: 
First event, 25 targets, handicap—Rowland (7) 26; 
W. L. Ross (10) 23; Gilpin Lovering (1) 23; George F. 
Tyler (8) 22; George W. Elkins, Ja. (7) 22. 
Second event, 15 targets, handicap — S. C. Fox (0) 12; 
Tyler (4) 14; Rowland (5) 16; Ross (5) 14; Lovering 
( 0 ) 10 . . „ 
Third event, 10 targets, handicap — Fox (0) 1 ; Ross 
(4) 11; Tyler (3) 10; Rowland (4) 14; Lovering (0) 7. 
Fourth event, 25 targets, handicap — Tyler (7) 24; 
Ross (10) 22; Rowland (5) 27; George W. Elkins, Jr. 
(5) 24. , 
Fifth Event 25 targets—G. Lovering 19, Rowland 21, 
Fox 15. 
Extra event, 25 targets — Rowland 17, Fox 14, Lover¬ 
ing 21. 
Robin Hood Gun Club. 
Staten Island, N. Y., Jan. 1.—Eight guns were on 
the firing line at the New Year’s Day shoot on the 
new grounds at Concord. The main feature was the 
shoot for the 1912 cup that had to be won three times. 
Rowley won the cup three times and took it home. 
Following are the scores of to-day; 
1912 Cup, 100 targets — C. Rowley 93, G. Hutchings 
86, G. Schofield 65, \V. Rohlfs 80, G. Conelley 66. 
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Du Pont trophy, 25 targets—G. Hutchings 19, \V. 
Bush 23, C. Rowley 22, G. Conelley 15, A. Meyers 21. 
Handicap, 25 targets — Dr. Hicks 17, W. Rohlfs 17, 
C. Rowley 21. A. Meyers 19, G. Conelley IS. 
Merchandise event, 25 targets — W. Bush 21, A. 
Movers 23, G Hutchings 22, \\ . Rohlfs 20. 
Doubles, 10 pairs—G. Hutchings 7, \Y. Bush 6, W. 
Rohlfs 4, C. Rowley 11. 
Pick-up, 15 targets—C. Rowley and G. Hutchings 15; 
\\'. Rolfs and C. Rowley 14. 
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Genesee Gun Club. 
Utica, N. Y., Tan. 1. — The midwinter clay-pigeon 
tournament of the CJenesee Gun Club which took place 
to-day was a success. Rarely has such a large number 
of sportsmen been brought together at a target shoot. 
Two automatic traps began throwing targets at 10 
o’clock in the morning and there was no cessation in 
the banging of the guns until it became too dark to 
see the whirling discs against the skyline. More than 
forty marksmen from all parts of Central and Northern 
New York competed for the cash and merchandise 
prizes and the pure love of one of the cleanest and most 
fascinating outdoor sports known. Averages fell below 
those usually made, which was to be expected, partly 
from lack of practice but mainly due to a gusty wind, 
which caused the asphalts to jump and dive through 
the loads of shot carefully directed. 
The winners in the big merchandise event were: 
Charles Dailey, Baldwinsville; B. K. McCurley, Utica; 
T. L. Davidson. Utica; T. E. Clay, Syracuse; Stephen 
Williams. Washington Mills; A. W. Meagher, Syra¬ 
cuse; J. J. Hamm, Watertown; C. F. Brunner, Utica; 
Jerome Debee. Chadwicks; H. D. Holmes, Gouverneur; 
Charles Jenne, liion. 
Saratoga Gun Club. 
Saratoga, N. Y., Jan. 2.—The Saratoga Gun Club 
started the New Year with an ideal day and a fair field 
of shooters. The final event for the Du Pont trophy 
was shot, and Corey, breaking 21 out of 25 in his last 
string, won the trophy by the narrow margin of one tar¬ 
get. Green finished second, one target ahead of Kearney. 
The race for the trophy has been close all through 
the season, never more than three targets separating the 
leaders. Following are the scores: 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
Nolan . 
.... 75 
47 
Hammond . 
. 40 
18 
Green . 
.... 75 
40 
Butler . 
. 35 
20 
Corey . 
.... 60 
38 
Kelley . 
10 
Kearney .... 
.... 60 
36 
Van Aernam .. 
. 25 
10 
I r\Cl lldlll , , e £,0 
J. M. Corey, Sec’y. 
