Sept. 23, 1911.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
499 
'Blue Wing Gun Club. 
The seventh annual registered tournament of the 
Blue Wing Gun Club, of St. Louis, held on Sept. 3 and 
4 was well attended, and goes on record as one of the 
best shoots held at this place. The Squier money-back 
system was used and was an attraction for shooters that 
did not shoot in tournaments before. 
Among the professionals, Charley Spencer was high 
for the two days, George Maxwell second and Mermod 
third. 
Bart Lewis, of Auburn, Ill., and W. IT. Clay, of St. 
Louis, tied for high amateur honors with I. C. David¬ 
son, of Springfield, Ill., and H. B. Pottinger, of Charles¬ 
ton, Mo., tied for second place. Forty-two shooters took 
part in the special merchandise events. 
Among the out-of-town shooters present were: E. S. 
Collier, of Shelbyville, Mo.; H. Boisilier and G. A. 
Muller, of St. James, Mo.; W. H. Foulk and Mclntire, 
of Benton, Ill. 
The officers and members of the Blue Wing Gun 
Club appreciate greatly the assistance of Louis Ebert, 
the popular local representative, who was cashier of the 
tournament, and had charge of the office for which this 
club extends him many thanks. 
First Day. 
Second Day. 
A 
r 
Shot at. Broke. 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
W II Clay. 
. 150 
143 
150 
148 
W S Spencer. 
. 150 
144 
150 
142 
B Lewis . 
. 150 
144 
150 
147 
Boisilier . 
. 150 
124 
150 
136 
Muller . 
. 150 
115 
150 
120 
Fletcher . 
. 150 
142 
150 
144 
W Baggerman . 
. 150 
142 
150 
140 
Davidson'. 
. 150 
142 
150 
146 
P Baggerman . 
. 150 
145 
150 
142 
Grundman . 
. 150 
132 
150 
140 
Pottinger . 
. 150 
142 
150 
146 
Collier . 
. 150 
143 
150 
141 
Foulk . 
. 150 
134 
150 
131 
Mclntire . 
. 150 
116 
150 
120 
Williams . 
. 150 
107 
150 
127 
Grierson . 
. 150 
117 
150 
108 
Rosche . 
. 150 
121 
150 
111 
Huff . 
. 150 
139 
Vogt . 
. 150 
136 
Selzer . 
. 150 
113 
Victor . 
. 150 
147 
Crawford . 
. 150 
143 
Fenn . 
150 
133 
Mrs Burrows . 
. 75 
68 
60 
47 
Lauth . 
. 60 
57 
90 
79 
Wrisberg . 
. 45 
16 
60 
36 
Sosenheimer . 
. 45 
39 
Kunze . 
. 75 
60 
Kohler . 
. 75 
42 
Schiess . 
. 75 
64 
T.ocatell . 
. 75 
73 
Buehler . 
. 30 
20 
Eichhorn . 
. 90 
74 
Mest . 
. 90 
71 
Gotten . 
Professionals: 
. 75 
43 
C G Spencer. 
. 150 
142 
150 
147 
Geo Maxwell . 
. 150 
140 
150 
145 
Alex Mermod . 
. 150 
143 
150 
142 
Art Killam . 
. 150 
133 
150 
146 
T A Marshall . 
. 150 
138 
150 
136 
F Gilbert . 
150 
147 
Chicago Gun Club. 
Chicago, Ill., Sept. 9.—This was a beautiful day and 
deserving of a much larger attendance of trapshooters, 
who are missing some fine sport by not coming out 
oftener. Ed. Graham was going just about right to-day, 
as he broke 123 out of 125 singles and 21 out of 12 pairs. 
L. R. Keller shared first place honors in the practice 
event when both went straight, MacLachlan being next 
in line with 20 . 
Goode was high amateur in club event No. 1 with the 
good score of 48 out of 50, Fetherston pushing him close 
with 47, while Keller landed third place with 46. Graham 
made another 49 in the handicap event, which landed 
him in first place. Fetherston, who is now handicapped 
on the 24yd. line, made the most of them “sit up and 
take notice” when he smashed his 25 straight in the 
first half of the handicap event, but a had spill in the 
second half pulled his total down to 44. Dickerman was 
next in line with a score of 43, while Davis scored 41 
from 21yds. MacLachlan and Graham each broke 21 out 
12 pairs, with Dickerman hot after them with a score 
of 20 . Dickerman then finished up his day’s work with' 
a score of 24 out of 25 singles, Goode making a score of 
A., while Mrs. Davis broke 18. This was Smith’s first 
attempt at target shooting. Scores: 
Events: 
Targets: 
O P Goode, 17. ^ w 
& 20 .• • • • • • • • • 43 38 
ri E Dickerman, 16 . 
S Hoge, 21 . 
L M Fetherston, 24. 
E S Graham, 16. 
W A Davis, 21. 
O L Tosetti, 23. 
L R Keller, 16 . . 
A F MacLachlan, 16. 
R J Smith, 16. 
Mrs Davis, 16. 
*Practice. 
* 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
25 
50 
50 12p. 
25 
25 
IS 
48 
39 
9 
22 
21 
43 
38 
9 
38 
43 
20 
24 
45 
17 
47 
44 
17 
25 
49 
49 
21 
42 
41 
19 
38 
37 
17 
25 
46 
20 
21 
7 
24 
15 
18 
. 10. Although the weather was not very pleasant, 
it being dark and cloudy, with a drizzling rain falling 
P art °‘ I * 16 afternoon, eighteen shooters took their turn 
at the traps, and most all put up very good scores. 
beelig “copped” the honors of the day by going 
through with 92 per cent., scoring 24 out of 25 in the 
practice event, 48 out of 50 in club event No. 1, and 44 
out of 50 from 20yds. in the handicap event. 
401 Caliber Self-Loading Ride 
This new Winchester five-shot repeater is the finest and 
latest example of progress in gun making. It is reloaded 
by recoil, the repeating as well as the firing mechanism 
being under control of the trigger finger. A bullet fired 
from it strikes a blow of 2038 pounds—force enough to 
topple over the biggest game—penetration enough to 
reach the innermost vital spot. Tho wonderful in 
operation and powerful in execution, this rifle is neither 
complicated in construction nor cumbersome to handle. 
From butt to muzzle it’s a handsome, handy gun. 
Don't fail to examine one of these rifles 
before taking your next hunting trip. 
IT HITS LIKE THE HAMMER OE THOR 
L. Meisner, a young shooter whom we expect to en¬ 
roll as a member in the near future, took first honors in 
the practice event when he broke his 25 straight. He 
also tied Riley for second place in event No. 1, each of 
them scoring 47 out of the 50. J. Gracely tied Seelig 
with a score of 48 in event No. 1, and started in fine 
in event No. 2, when he scored another 24 in the first 
half, but a bad session in his last frame brought his total 
down to 43 and sharing second honors with Dickerman, 
who finished his last frame with a 23. Bue and Thwaite 
tied for third place in event 1, each scoring 46, Broberg 
being next in line with 44. 
Thwaite shared first place honors in the handicap 
event by breaking 44 from 21yds., Seelig making the 
same score from 20yds., while Riley broke his from the 
19yd. mark. Dickerman and Gracely both scored 43 
from 16yds., while Bue landed in third place with 42 
from 18yds. 
Thwaite and Broberg each broke 24 out of 25 in an 
extra event. O. M. George scored 21, w’hile Dr. Thorson 
and Dr. Goodwin each broke 18. 
Mrs. Cutler put up her best score of the day in the 
last event, which was shot from 22yds. She shared first 
£ lace with Thwaite, when each broke 20 out of 25, while 
fickerman scored 19, and Bue 16. 
Thorson, Goodwin and Loveday paid their first visit 
to our park to-day, and we expect them with us often 
in the near future. 
Dr. Sanford’s fifteen-year-old son Willard had his first 
try out at trapshooting to-day, breaking 15 out of 50 
with a 20 -gauge gun and thereby winning a member¬ 
ship in our club. The Doctor told him before he started 
that if he would break 15 targets out of the 50, he would 
buy him a membership in the club, and the boy tried 
hard for the prize and won out on his 48th shot. 
1 
Events: 
* 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
' 
"argets: 
25 
50 
50 
12 p. 
25 
25 
25 
C 
R Seelig, 20 . 
. 24 
48 
44 
T 
P Bue, IS. 
. 21 
46 
42 
16 
11 
Thwaite, 21 . 
. 23 
46 
44 
24 
20 
W 
F Riley, 19. 
99 
47 
44 
II 
E Dickerman, 16. 
.... 19 
41 
43 
14 
19 
w 
Mott, 17 . 
32 
38 
15 
Mrs Cutler, 18. 
.... 15 
34 
25 
20 
T 
Gracely, 16 . 
4S 
43 
If 
A Broberg, 16. 
. 21 
44 
24 
Dr 
W J Thorson, 16. 
.... 14 
34 
IS 
Dr 
C G Goodwin, 16. 
.... 20 
40 
18 
H 
E Loveday. 16. 
. IS 
38 
42 
O 
M George, 16. 
.... 21 
43 
41 
15 
21 
20 
