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FOREST AND STREAM 
Oct. 19, 1912 
INDEPENDENCE GUN CLUB. 
Independent Gun Club. 
Easton, Pa., Oct. 5.—The Independent Gun Club 
held the last of a series of eight shoots for the Forest 
and Stream trophy on their grounds to-day. The day 
was an ideal one for shooting with just enough wind 
blowing across the grounds to keep the boys shooting at 
their best to keep in the race for the cup. Mr. Sked, a 
member of our club, but now of Wilkesbarre, Pa., where 
he is representing an ammunition firm, paid us a visit; 
he showed us that he knows how to break rocks by 
being high with 95 out of 100. But he had to shoot, for 
J. Heil was after him with 91. Mr. Sked was very much 
pleased when he heard that all the shooters for the 
trophy were using his firm’s shells, and that a good 
number of them pinned their faith on the pump gun. 
We also had with us one of our oldest members, W. H. 
Maurer, of Jersey City. The boys are always glad to 
have “Billy” around, for it seems like old times to have 
him call “Pull.” And the way he broke his targets, it 
seemed as though his 2701bs. of good nature and true 
sportsmanship had hit them. He also brought his 
camera with him and took a picture of the shooters and 
club house, with the prizes. Also, the winner of the 
Forest and Stream cup, and one of the three oldest 
members of the club, J. Heil. W. Kelechner and himself. 
(Of course some one else had to pull the trigger to snap 
the last three.) 
J. Maurer won the Forest and Stream cup with a 
total of 357 out of 400, and any one could see by the 
smile on his face after the race was decided that he was 
the happiest man on the grounds. Joe has always been 
one of our best shots, and always a hard worker for the 
best interests of the club, and I can very readily say 
that, with his good shooting all through the series, his 
winning of the trophy was a very popular one. His 
scores for the eight shoots of 50 targets each were; 41, 
44, 45, 46, 44, 46. 45, 46. 
G. Cross and C. Stocker tied for the second prize, 
a cut-glass celery dish, donated by W. H. Maurer, with 
a total of 351. They both agreed to shoot off at 25 
targets per man. It certainly was a nice exhibition of 
shooting. Cross finally won out by 24 to 22. They both 
missed their third target, then Cross ran out straight, 
while Stocker let his twenty-third and twenty-fifth, both 
hard left-angle birds, get away from him. 
The final scores of those who shot through the entire 
series of eight 50-target shoots, follow: 
Maurer . 0 357 G Cross . 36 351 
T Heil. 0 341 B Wenner . 76 340 
W Ivey . 85 327 C Stocker . 37 351 
The boys were very much pleased with the handsome 
trophy presented by the Forest and Stream. Our club 
has been a regular subscriber for Forest and Stream 
for the last eight years, and it is always missed when 
it is not delivered promptly by the mail. I am sending 
you the pictures taken to-day, which we hope will go to 
show that we have an up-to date club, and are always 
glad to have visiting shooters come and have a good 
time with us. 
Below are the scores made at to-day’s shoot. Events 
1 and 2 were for the prizes; event 6 was shoot-off for 
second prize. 
Events: 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 
25 25 25 25 25 25 
Total, 
1 Maurer . 
. 24 22 21 . 
67 
T Heil . 
. 22 24 23 22 .. .. 
91 
W Ivey . 
. 14 17 14 14 .. .. 
59 
G Cross . 
. 21 20 21 .. .. 24 
85 
.. 16 13 15. 
44 
122 
95 
87 
48 
13 
C Stocker . 
’HI Sked . 
*Ziegler . 
.. 22 18 19 23 18 22 
.. 24 25 22 24 .. .. 
.. 23 21 21 22 .. . . 
.. 18 16 14. 
*VV Maurer . 
1 22 17 20 18 .. .. 
77 
*T Miller . 
. 4 .. 
4 
*Not competing for prizes. 
W. R. Ivey, 
Sec’y. 
Bergen Beach Gun Club. 
Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 12. —We had a rattling good 
shoot here to-day. The high guns from a wide radius, 
fifty-four in number, took part in the sixth annual Cos¬ 
mopolitan Amateur Championship. Competition was 
keen and reputation an asset. J he big title went to 
New Jersey, carried thence by Y\. H. Matthews, ot 
Trenton Gun Club, .with a score of 95 out of 100. This 
tied Ed. Banks, of Du Pont, who was high professional. 
Paul Von Boeckman, of the home club, took second 
place with one less break than made by the winner; he 
tied H. S. Welles, second high pro. D. Sauer and Al. 
Ivins tied for third with 92. Third pink sheet entrant 
was H. Keller, with 84. 
The early season, with its lack of practice, was ap¬ 
parent in the general average ot scores, such shooters as 
C. W. Billings, Secretary Schortemeier, Simonson, F. B. 
Stephenson, j. S. James and others, generally found in 
the upper register, breaking 85 and less. I he weather 
was ideal, while conditions and arrangements were, as 
always at the Bergen Beach—excellent. Scores: 
Cosmopolitan 
YV H Mathews.. 
Championship, 100 targets: 
... 85 
P Von Boeckman 
. 94 
Dr Wellsmiller _ 
... 83 
1 >r Sauer . 
. 92 
T S Janies. 
C YV Billings. 
... 83 
Ai Ivins . 
. 92 
... 83 
B W Shanley... 
. 91 
E Scliorty. 
... 82 
. yo 
YV Blake . 
... 81 
M Hepburn _ 
. 89 
1 A Howard. 
... 81 
S Isaacs . 
. 89 
B Von Valor. 
... 80 
11 I. Colquitt_ 
. 89 
Dr O’Brien . 
... 78 
J A R Elliott... 
. 89 
YV Roach . 
... 78 
YV YV Wynne... 
. 89 
YV L Skidmore. 
... 78 
G S Remsen.... 
. 88 
K Young . 
... 78 
. 88 
W S Silkworth.. 
. 87 
A D Tunia . 
Fred Plum . 
. 87 
E E Gardner. 
Tolin Martin .... 
. 87 
T H Richmond. 
P M Kling. 
. 86 
H D Tracy. 
... 71 
R Cook . 
\V Raymond. 
... 70 
W I, Grace. 
. 86 
A M Dalton. 
1 H Vanderveer. 
. 86 
] Voorhees . 
... 67 
W Simonson .... 
. 85 
F YVeilbacher . 
... 65 
E B Stephenson. 
. 85 
C A Brown . 
... 65 
H C Allen. 
. 85 
P M Moeller. 
H Voorhees .... 
. 85 
Professionals: 
E Banks . 
. 95 
T W Harrison. 
... 76 
H S Welles .... 
. 94 
T Davis . 
H Keller . 
. 84 
The team race, five men from each club, was won by 
Jersey City Gun Club with 456 out of 500 targets. Bergen 
Beach Gun Club was second with 453. The winning 
team was composed of W. H. Matthews, Al. Ivins, B. 
W. Shanley, L. S. Colquitt and W. W. Wynne. 
Akron Steel Bird Gun Club. 
Akron, O., Oct. 12. — Steel bird shooting is becoming 
very popular with hunters and field shooters here, be¬ 
cause they give such real live bird flights, which, com¬ 
bined with speed, make them rather difficult to hit; but 
when hit with one or two shot show a kill by dropping 
and remaining suspended head up until they pass out 
cf sight, when they are instantly raised to the flying 
position and locked ready for a return flight in the 
opposite direction. 
Some recent scores follow: 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
Bittner . 
. 25 
22 
Y’an Cantfort .. 
. 10 
2 
Bork . 
. 9 5 
IS 
Mishler . 
. 10 
2 
Dr Dixon .... 
. 25 
16 
Meyers . 
. 10 
4 
Bittner . 
. 25 
17 
Meyers . 
. 15 
7 
Bork . 
. 25 
24 
Mishler . 
. 15 
3 
Brown . 
. 10 
•) 
Next event: 
Bork . 
. 125 
99 
Miller . 
. 25 
15 
Mi shier . 
. 135 
65 
Able . 
. 25 
8 
Bittner . 
. 100 
59 
Sweet . 
. 25 
10 
Dr Dixon . 
. 100 
65 
Wagner . 
. 50 
30 
Mishler . 
. So 
55 
Last shoot: 
Bork . 
. 25 
15 
Yedder . 
. 25 
6 
Walters . 
. 25 
16 
Bork . 
. 25 
18 
Bork . 
. 25 
22 
Y’an Canfort ... 
. 25 
1 
\ an Cantfort . 
. 25 
7 
Bork . 
. 25 
13 
. 25 
23 
. 25 
19 
Walters . 
. 25 
14 
Bork . 
. 20 
16 
Bork . 
. 25 
21 
Mr. Bittner used No. 6 shot at close range in one 
event, and put the birds out of commission. They are 
not designed for such heavy pounding, but stand well 
under No. 8 or 7%. 
E. E. Mtshler, Sec’y. 
Excelsior Rod and Gun Club. 
The annual target shoot of the Excelsior Rod and 
Gun Club at Columbia, Pa., will be held Thursday, Oct. 
24. The special features; Average moneys and $100 
merchandise race. One cent for each target thrown will 
be set aside to form a purse, which will be divided 
among the high guns as follows: If the purse amounts 
to $25, five moneys and two extra moneys for each $5 
over this amount. Program open to all amateurs. You 
can shoot for targets only at 2 cents each. Shooting 
starts promptly at 10:30 A. M. 
Club house has just been remodeled, and is a com¬ 
fortable, commodious structure overlooking the Susque¬ 
hanna River. We promise you a delightful day’s sport, 
and will do the best in our power to pull off a good 
shoot. The rest of it is up to you. 
J. E. Maurer, Winner Forest and Stream- Cup. 
Oldest Members of the Club—J. Heil, Maurer and 
W. Kelechner. 
