Nov. 30, 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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style, while in Class E, Dr. J. H. Squires was the top- 
notcher with 19. 
Taking it altogether, it was a good shoot, with 
thirty-three members of the club and five who were not 
eligible for the trophies shooting in several events. Of 
the non-eligibles a new comer and non-member, E. F. 
Curley, broke 17 out of 25. He promised better things 
in the future, after he has become, one of the Du Pont 
Gun Club’s regulars. 
Among the visitors was H. E. Dickerman, of 
Chicago Gun Club, who made his presence felt by break¬ 
ing 93 out of 100, and following it up with 20 out of 24 
at 12 pairs. The best score on 100 was made by Victor 
du Pont, who started out with 24. Pie then made 25, 
and next scored 24; 73 out of 75. Plis fourth string only 
netted him 21, so that he was out with 94. Edward Banks 
had 93. made up with 22, 24, 25 and 22. Edmanson next 
with 92. 
The scores in the Coleman du Pont spoon events 
were as below, each mat shooting at 25 targets: 
Class A.—M. E. Rose 24, W. Edmanson 21, T. T. 
Roberson 21, I.. C. Lyon 14. 
Class B.—Victor du Pont 24. Dr. A. Patterson 24, 
.T. J. Magahern 23, L. L. .Tarrell 23, C. T. Martin 23, N. 
K. Smith 22, J. \V. Anderson. Jr., 22, H. P. Carlon 21, 
Clyde Leedom. 20, W. B. Smith, Jr. 17, S. Tuchton 17. 
Class C.—C. E. Springer 25, II. P. Reed 21, William 
Coyne 21, T. W. Manhewson 19, H. C. McClane 19, C. 
D. Prickett 19, Dr. H. Betts 17. S. J. Newman 17, J. B. 
Grier 15, Senator Ewing 15, Z. H. Lofland 14. 
Class D.—S. G. David 20, W. J. Highfield 19. A. J. 
Curley IS, John E. Miller 17, D. A. Grier 16, \V. Ten- 
sen 15. J. E. Rhoades 14. 
Class E. — Dr. J. H. Squires 19, C. C. Mammele 17, 
J. B. Hickman 9. 
Manhasset Bay Y. C. 
Port Washington, L. I., Nov. 24.—Despite the bad 
weather, a cheerful five turned out here to-day. Four 
events were pulled, of which three were copped by J. W. 
Alker, who didn’t care a durn for the weather man nor 
the syncopated way the targets turkey-trotted about in 
the blue-gray background. His coppages were: Ten- 
bird scratch, 8 dead; 25-bird handicap, 24 with 2 gratuit¬ 
ous offerings; monthly cup, 24 disintegrated from a free 
start of 2. D. E. Smith smoothed the wrinkles out of 
the bunch on the limb for yearly cup with 19 accepted 
opportunities out of 25, added to which were 3 encour- 
agers, which, grossly estimated, gave Mr. Smith a full 
score. 
Trophy shoot. 
10 targets, 
, scratch: 
T 
W Alker. 
. 10 
B <1 Loomis. 
6 
D 
E Smith. 
. 8 
A Marsh . 
3 
C 
M Gould . 
Trophy shoot, 
15 targets, 
scratch: 
D 
E Smith. 
. 9 
B G Loomis . 
S 
J 
W Alker. 
. S 
C 
M Gould .... 
. 7 
Sweepstake, 25 targets, handicap: 
T 
W Alker. 
... 2 24 
B G Loomis. 
... 3 
20 
D 
E Smith. 
... 3 23 
15 
C 
M Gould. 
... 6 22 
Monthlv cup. 
25 birds, 
handicap: 
D 
E Smith. 
... 3 20 
C M Gould. 
... 6 
19 
B 
(j Eoomis_ 
... 3 20 
A Marsh . 
14 
Yearly prize, ! 
25 birds, handicap: 
D 
E Smith. 
... 3 22 
C M Gould. 
. . . () 
19 
J 
W Alker. 
... 2 20 
14 
B 
G Loomis.. 
... 3 20 
High gun trophy, 100 targets, scratch: 
T 
W Alker. 
. SO 
C M Gould. 
55 
D 
E Smith. 
. 75 
Daniel Boone Gun Club. 
Marthasville, Mo.. Nov. 16.—This practice shoot 
was turned into a match for mutton. Two sheep were 
PJB up in six parts each and shot for in two events of 
10 birds each. The scores do not include tie shots. 
Claude Kite, one of our best shots, has been absent 
for some time, yet he landed near the top. .Our secre¬ 
tary did not shoot with us to-day, but was at a “match 
for geese at Holstein, Mo., about eight miles away, 
where he “made good” and won three geese on a score 
of 47 out of 54, including tie shots made on the plan 
of “shoot and step back.” Scores: 
H Bollmann . 
. 18 
Lichtenberg . 
... 15 
1 Mutert . 
. 17 
Florence Mutert ... 
... 15 
Ahmann . 
. 16 
Meyer . 
Kite . 
10 
Wyatt . 
. 15 
E Suhre . 
... 9 
J. O. Wilson, Sec’y. 
Danville Rod and Gun Club. 
Danv/lle, Ill., Nov. 17. —She may be the inferior 
fraction when it comes to voting for Wilson, but Mrs. 
Less Snooks is the better half as a wrecker of clay 
discs enrampant in the ambient atmosphere. To-day she 
eliminated 45 out of 50 scalers, for which she won the 
gold bulldog medal. The voting_ members of the Snooks 
family got no medals. R. C. Kiningham took diamond 
medal with the cracking good score of 48 out of 50. Open 
season and plenty of wild ducks took away many of 
our regulars. Scores: 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
Hendrick ... 
.... 100 
65 
Balls . 
.... 100 
55 
Kiningham . 
.... 50 
48 
Mrs Snooks 
.... 50 
45 
Shot at. Broke. 
Burton .... 
. 50 
32 
Snooks _ 
. 25 
20 
Bell . 
. 25 
18 
H. T. Tangen. 
"WINCHESTER 
Self Loading Shotgun 
MODEL 1911 
A comparison between the Winchester Self-Loading shot¬ 
gun and other makes is all that is necessary to convince any¬ 
one of the great superiority of the Winchester Self-Loader. 
Note the absence of unsightly screws and pins and of dan¬ 
gerous projecting parts. Note the neat little trigger lock, 
which operates cross-wise and cannot be jarred out of place. 
Take the gun down and see how easily it separates into 
only two parts, without releasing small parts. Note how 
simple is the action, and that the springs are of coiled wire, 
the most durable kind. Then note the general finished 
appearance of the whole gun; and remember that all metal 
parts are made of nickel steel—about twice as strong as that 
used in repeating guns of other makes. The barrel has to 
be pulled back only when starting to shoot, as the recoil 
does the reloading afterwards. The gun is readily used as 
a single loader. No adjustment is required to shoot different 
loads; and no unpleasant effect is felt from the recoil, as it 
is divided in the gun. Made in 1 2 gauge only, and a much 
better shooter than the ordinary gun. Examine one at 
your dealer’s. 
A Gun That Is Unexcelled 
For Duck Shooting :: 
Guernsey Gun Club. 
Guernsey, la., Nov. 16.—A few of our members met 
this afternoon for a little practice. There being a high 
wind, shooting was rather difficult. We will give our 
last shoot for this season on Thanksgiving Day, as pre¬ 
viously announced, modified Jack Rabbit system to be 
used, 5 cents back for each target broken; all other en¬ 
trance money, except 2 cents for targets, divides three 
moneys. Following are scores of to-day’s practice: 
Shot at. Broke. Shot at. Broke. 
J W Dobbins... 90 73 D Mead . 25 22 
Mrs J Dobbins. 72 50 A Pence . 10 5 
Joe Dalezal . 55 50 
J. W. Dobbins, Pres. 
ANT HILLS FORTY FEET HIGH. 
West African ant hills are veritable giants, 
frequently standing forty feet high. These ant 
hills are shaped something like a sugar loaf 
and are divided inside into hundreds of tiny 
rooms. 
They have, needless to say, myriads of in¬ 
habitants, and these are all busily occupied in 
various ways—forming tunnels, making roads, 
gathering food and watching over the eggs and 
youngsters. 
The natives are afraid to touch these hills, 
except from a distance with firearms. The ants 
often make their strongholds around trees and 
they are built very solidly, with sides sometimes 
twenty inches thick. 
The inside is hollow and at the top there 
is a sort of attic. The “royal cell,” where the 
queen ant lives, is always found on the ground 
floor. This good lady is a prisoner but is 
carefully fed by her busy subjects, the eggs she 
lays being immediately carried away and de¬ 
posited in “rooms” set apart for the purpose.— 
Wide World. 
