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Indianapolis Gan Club. 
Indianapolis, Ind., May 3.- —The annual election of 
the Gun Club resulted as follows: J. C. Dixon, Presi¬ 
dent; T. H. Parry, Vice-President; VValter Ilofer, Secre¬ 
tary; J. H. Neighbors, Treasurer. These, with II. W. 
• Vietmeyer, C. E. Edmonson and Gustav Holier, will con¬ 
stitute the Board of Directors. 
The shooting to-day was a bit ragged, but Edmonson 
was again high, although Dixon led for a time and was 
but one behind at the finish. Shooting up a back num¬ 
ber in the trophy contest, Dixon broke 58 out of 60, while 
Parry was best in the current event with 55. Dixon, 
Barr, Holler, Parry each drew a straight—Edmonson two 
of them. Scores: 
Shot at. Broke 
Edmonson 
.140 
127 
Dixon .... 
.140 
126 
Parry .... 
.140 
120 
Holier .... 
.140 
104 
’•'liarr . 
.lOO 
87 
Neighbors 
.T‘>0 
82 
Stitte . 
.100 
80 
Britton ... 
.100 
78 
*Vietmever 
Shot at. Broke 
. 100 76 
Lewis . 
74 
Alig . 
62 
Tanner ... 
. 60 
44 
Harconrt . 
. 40 
34 
*Van Nest 
. 40 
31 
Teegarden 
. 40 
29 
April 26.—The summary, which includes both practice 
and cup scores, shows Edmonson was high in the totals, 
but Parry beat him by .55 to 54 in the latter event. Parry 
also posted the only straight of the day. Scores: 
Edmonson ... 
... 165 
152 
Parry . 
... 145 
132 
Stitte . 
... 125 
83 
Appel . 
... 120 
78 
*VietmeyeT .. 
... 100 
86 
Lewis . 
... 100 
85 
Alig . 
... 100 
70 
^Professionals. 
*Van Nest .. 
... 100 
84 
Hofer . 
... SO 
64 
Wilson . 
... 60 
45 
Piel . 
... 60 
38 
Neighbors ... 
... 60 
39 
Coss . 
... 20 
16 
Trester . 
... 20 
14 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
There was plenty doing at the grounds on May 4, 
the members turning out well, and several visitors were 
present, among the latter, Ike Brandenburg and Ed. 
Cam, of Dayton; R. H. Bruns, of Brookville, Ind., and 
v\'. R. Randall, of Mason, O. The conditions were 
very good, and some high scores were made. First 
honors went to Brandenburg on 95, just one target bet¬ 
ter than the score put up by Hammerschmidt, the local 
crack. Siipt. Gambell gave the leaders a run for their 
money, finishing only one target behind Hammer. Then 
came Gaskill and Bruns tied on 92, and Cain, of Dayton, 
with 91. A number of practice events were shot, and a 
couple of team matches finished the sport. 
Blitz . 89 
Gaskill . 92 
Sander . 87 
Hammerschmidt . 94 
Gambell . 93 
Smith . 89 
Schreck . Si 
Practice events: 
Shot at. Broke 
Blitz . 120 89 
Hammerschmidt. 100 86 
Gambell . 80 68 
Smith . 20 14 
Schreck . 20 12 
Brandenburg . 95 
Cain . 91 
Bagley . 38 
Randall . 83 
Bruns . 92 
Holliday . 90 
F. Holliday . 17 
Shot at. Broke 
Brandenberg ... 40 33 
Cain . 40 32 
Bruns . 20 17 
Holliday . 40 2S 
Team match, 100 targets per man: 
Gambell . 89 Gaskill . 92 
Hammerschmidt... 90—179 Smith . 89—ISl 
Team match, lOO targets per man: 
Gambell . 92 Hammerschmidt. 3 93 
Blitz . 76—168 Sander . 3 87—180 
Birmingham G. C. 
Birmingham, Ala., Hay 3. — Fourteen shooters were 
at the weekly shoot of the Birmingham Gun Club on 
Friday, and fifteen shooters on Saturday. On Friday 
we had with us the noted professionals, George Maxwell 
and C. E. Goodrich. On Saturday Leland was the only 
professional. Some good scores were made on each day. 
C. E. Goodrich was high professional, and John Warren 
high amateur on Friday. Gentry Hillman still con¬ 
tinues I’.is good work, and shot high on Saturday. We 
had with us on Saturday, Mr. Dickcrman, of Chicago 
and Cleveland, who made a splendid score on both 
doubles and singles. Also several of the Ensley Gun 
Club shot with us. We are fast getting two squads in 
trim for the Southern Handicap, and hope some of the 
Birmingham club will win out this year. 
Scores made on Friday follow: 
Shot at. Broke 
Shot at. Er ike 
r E Goodrich. 
...100 
96 
Randolph .. 
.100 
72 
T K Warren.. 
... 100 
01 
Pitt . 
.100 
71 
Geo Maxwell . 
... 100 
93 
Dick Brown 
.... 100 
57 
E M Cornell 
... 100 
87 
Lee Moody 
. 50 
41 
Geo Hillman 
... 100 
80 
Kitchen .... 
. 50 
32 
las Hillman . 
... 100 
79 
G Hillman . 
. 25 
22 
*Dr Sellers ... 
... 100 
70 
Garl . 
. 25 
20 
Saturday’s 
scores: 
G Hillman ... 
... 100 
93 
Carl . 
. 75 
oD 
H Rvding .... 
... 100 
92 
Kitchen .... 
53 
1 Hillman .... 
... 100 
88 
Dickerman . 
. .50 
48 
Dr Sellers ... 
... 109 
85 
Sid Lee .... 
. 75 
47 
E Cornwell .. 
... 100 
80 
Oden . 
. 75 
43 
Dick Leland 
... 100 
76 
Gay . 
. 50 
40 
r Barr . 
... mo 
69 
Pitt . 
. 50 
33 
R Myers . 
...100 
07 
Westwood Gun Club. 
E. Froliger put up the high score at the weekly 
shoot on May 4, breaking 61 out of 75, with G. Oskamp 
a close second on 57. Bradford made a very creditable 
showing, as this is only his second trial at the traps. 
P. Ruelilman was also in good form, going at an 88 per 
cent. clip. The club has recently installed an automatic 
trap in place of the set of experts. The Stevens trophy 
contest was concluded at the last meet, and was won 
by Gordon Oskamp on a score of 83, and with his handi¬ 
cap a total of 97 out of 100. C. Rybolt was the runner-up 
with 96. At practice, C. Kuball broke 42 out of 50, and 
La Boiteaux, 23 out of 25. The members will visit the 
Cincinnati Club on May 11. 
Shot at. Broke 
Scores: 
Shot at. 
Broke 
A La Boiteaux. 
. 25 
14 
Frohliger .. 
. 75 
61 
F Disser . 
. 75 
31 
W Oskamp 
. 75 
46 
Rabe, Sr. 
. 75 
44 
G Oskamp . 
. 75 
57 
Rabe, Jr. 
. 75 
40 
Bradford .. 
. 50 
28 
Ruelilman . 
. 50 
44 
Kaufman .. 
. 50 
32 
Roanoke G. C. 
Roanoke, Va., May 3.—A large and enthusiastic 
crowd of shooters faced the trap to-day, with ideal 
weather conditions prevailing. Much interest is being 
manifested by the shooters of the various classes in the 
contests for trophies offered in their class. These weekly 
trophies were won by the following contestants to-day: 
Scratch class—Dr. E. C. Wat.son first; S. Atkinson 
second. 
Cla.ss A—S. H. Holland, first; W. C. Bringman, sec¬ 
ond. 
Class B—Dyer first; Geo. Moore, second. 
Class C—F. Jones, first; D. W. Richards, second. 
Stevens trophy—Dr. E. C, Watson and P. T. Jamison 
tied with perfect scores. 
The scores made by the respective shooters, 50 targets 
per man, follow: 
Broke. Pr.C’t. 
Broke. Pr.C’t. 
Dr E Watson... 
49 
98.0 
Moore . 
... 38 
76.0 
Atkinson . 
48 
96.0 
Scholl . 
... 38 
76.0 
Jamison . 
46 
92.0 
D W Richards. 38 
76.0 
113 
90.4 
’/ti.U 
Holland . 
. 45 
90.0 
F Jones . 
... 35 
70.0 
Wilkinson . 
44 
88.0 
Stanley . 
... 35 
70.0 
E Poindexter.. 
44 
88.0 
Blankenship 
... 33 
66.0 
Shepherd . 
43 
86.0 
1 Poindexter 
... 33 
66.0 
Price . 
43 
86.0 
Boyd . 
M.D 
Dver . 
43 
86.0 
Cooksey .... 
... 30 
60.0 
Bringman . 
42 
84.0 
Nelson . 
50.0 
W S Tones. 
40 
80.0 
Van Pelt ... 
... 24 
48.0 
T B Cnmbie.... 
39 
78.0 
^Professional 
; shot at 125 
targets. 
Secretary. 
Robin Hood G. C. 
Staten Island, N. Y., April 26.—In the handicap 
event on 50 rocks for a Winchester pump, Conelley 
made a full from a free start of 13. Beyersdorf from 5 
made 47. 
In the Du Pont fob event on 25. scalers, Conelley 
again topped the bunch, getting 24 from 7. 
Stevens fob went to Beyersdorf with a full 25 from 
3, while take-home trophy was “took” by Hutchings 
with 21 from 1. The scores: 
Winchester gun, 50 targets. Handicap: • 
Conelley .l-j 50 Mandelli . 5 45 
Beyersdorf . 5 47 Hutchings . 1 42 
Gerbolini . 5 45 
Du Pont fob, 25 targets, handicap: 
Conelley . 7 24 Mandelli . 3 19 
Hutchings . 1 23 Gerbolini .3 21 
Beyersdorf . 3 21 
Stevens fob, 25 targets, Handicap: 
Beyersdorf . 3 25 Gerbolini . 3 18 
Mandelli . 3 24 Conelley .4 21 
Hutchings .1 20 
Take-home trophy (Du Pont picture), 25 targets, 
handicap: 
Hutchings .1 21 Gerbolini .3 18 
Beyersdorf . 3 19 Mandelli . 3 17 
Conelley . 4 19 
G. Conelley, Sec’y. 
Edgefield G. C. 
Edgefield, .S. C., May 2.—Only five busied them¬ 
selves wad putting to-day with a 25-rock event as in¬ 
centive. J. Stewart missed only his 18th scaler, while 
H. A. Smith missed his 12th and 16th. J. C. Hughes 
was thir.d with 17 down, and 5 still scaling. Scores: 
1 W. Stewart 24, A. A. Smith 23, B. F. Zimmerman 16, 
S. E. Margan 13, J. C. Hughes 17. 
Crows. 
BY SANDY GRISWOLD. 
Speaking about the crows in Forest and 
Stream some time ago, reminds me that the 
“old wild hemp field’’ a couple of miles north¬ 
east of Calhoun, used to be a famous feeding 
and marshaling place of the crows. Thousands 
of these ebony-feathered bnfifoons used to con¬ 
gregate there every afternoon, especially in the 
fall, and one day late in November, several 
years ago, I was up there with the Barrister 
dove shooting. We were up on the little oak 
ridge that runs along the west side of the old 
field, and all during the afternoon we saw the 
crows come scurrying in, with their querulous 
cawing, and settle down in the big open clover 
field just north of the hemp pasture, and having 
my curiosity excited, I told Bill that I was going 
to make a sneak down through the tall, thick 
hemp stalks and see what the crows were doing. 
“Holding court,” said Bill, as I moved off. 
I got down in the hemp field and worked 
myself stealthily to its very edge, without alarm¬ 
ing a single crow, and there spread out before 
me, some of them almost within touching dis¬ 
tance of my hand, were at least several thou¬ 
sand crows. I stood and watched them clo.sely 
for something like an hour, and when the birds 
quit coming in. there seemed to he some sort 
of an understanding among them; in fact, it 
seemed as if a meeting had been called, and 
although I couldn't make out which of the in¬ 
numerable big black fellows was the leader, I 
