536 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[Sept. 30, 1911. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
The exhibition of fancy rifle and revolver shooting 
given by Mr. and Mrs. Ad. Topperwein on Sept. 21, 
attracted a crowd of between three and four hundred 
people to the club grounds, and for nearly an hour the 
spectators were entertained with the most marvelous 
display of skill in the use of these weapons which has 
ever been seen in Cincinnati. The work of Mrs. Topper¬ 
wein was especially interesting, and her skill in success¬ 
fully accomplishing many difficult feats with the rifle, 
revolver and shotgun was highly appreciated and warmly 
applauded. Mr. Topperwein also received his full share 
of applause, but the unusual spectacle of a woman show¬ 
ing the combination of endurance, nerve and skill dis¬ 
played by Mrs. Topperwein, with no diminution of her 
naturally womanly grace and charm, was what captured 
the crowd. There was a large number of ladies among 
the spectators, and they showed their appreciation of the 
wonderful work of the exhibitors. 
Mr. Ralph Trimble, the local representative of the 
W inchester Company, had charge of the affair, and his 
arrangement of preliminaries did much to make the oc¬ 
casion a success. This was the first visit of the Top- 
perweins to Cincinnati, but we hope not their last, and 
they can be assured of a much larger audience the next 
time they come. 
From here they went to Maysville, Ky., where they will 
repeat the exhibition. The club officers arranged a trap¬ 
shooting program for the afternoon, and although it was 
not fully carried out. twenty shooters faced the traps. 
Mrs. Topperwein was easily first, starting out with a 
straight in the first event, and finishing with 94. Among 
the old-timers present was Lou Ahlers, who demonstrated 
that he had not forgotten how by breaking 48 out of the 
first 50. Ralph Trimble also shot a 94 per cent, gait in 
two events. 
There is a movement on foot to hold a tournament 
next month, at which a special effort will be made to 
bring out the old-timers, and as Arthur Gambell and R. 
Davies are working up the scheme, it is bound to be a 
big success. 
The Topperweins are known to the shooting fraternity, 
east, west, north and south, and any detailed account of 
the various stunts they did with revolver and rifle is 
unnecessary. Suffice it to say, the feats require a high 
degree of skill, many of them are decidedly spectacular, 
and in no instance did either of them fail to acomplish 
their purpose. Mr. Topperwein announced that the 
credit belonged to the guns and ammunition. Perhaps 
so. but the spectators gave the credit to the man and 
little woman behind 
Targets : 
them. 
25 
25 
25 
25 
Total. 
Mrs. Topperwein ... 
. 25 
23 
23 
23 
94 
Dr Bird . 
. 22 
21 
43 
T A Paine. 
. 21 
22 
23 
66 
H S Connellv. 
. 21 
18 
24 
63 
R L Trimble. 
. 23 
24 
47 
F A Pape. 
. 21 
21 
42 
If R Irwin. 
. 23 
22 
45 
G R Worth. 
. 12 
12 
Willie . 
15 
16 
4(1 
Vo’ge . 
. 17 
17 
22 
22 
78 
Brown . 
16 
20 
16 
67 
Ahlers . 
. 25 
23 
17 
65 
Stone . 
. 17 
IS 
35 
Hessler . 
T> 
22 
44 
YVebber . 
. 15 
20 
35 
Bird, Tr. 
15 
O E Pape. 
. 21 
21 
Hammerschmidt .... 
. 21 
22 
43 
YY ai d . 
. 16 
If. 
Hyde 
Park 
Gun Club. 
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A few members were at the grounds on Sept. 23, and 
kept the boys busy a short while. The attendance was 
not good, when the number of those interested in trap¬ 
shooting is considered, but in view of the way the sport 
has been neglected the past year or so, nine shooters 
is a good big crowd. Irwin is still in the 90 per cent, 
class, and was high to-day with 45. Eustis made his 
debut for the fall season, and has not forgotten how to 
point a gun, even if it does make his shoulder a little 
lame. He got second place with 43. Richards can shoot 
all right, when he attends to business, and cuts out all 
experiments. John Stevenson stopped over for a few 
minutes to see the boys, and broke 80 per cent, in one 
event. It was his first try at the traps for over a year. 
Dr. Matlock was on the firing line for the first time 
since last year’s tournament. Several other members 
were out, but did not shoot, promising to come next 
week prepared to clean up. Scores: 
Targets: 
15 
15 
20 
Total, 
Irwin . 
. 14 
14 
17 
45 
. 13 
15 
15 
43 
Richards . 
. 13 
12 
15 
40 
Frohliger . 
. 12 
15 
12 
39 
Schaefer . 
. 10 
13 
13 
36 
Matlock . 
. 10 
8 
15 
33 
Ward . 
. 4 
13 
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28 
Stevenson . 
15 
15 
Smith . 
10 
10 
Hudson Gun Club. 
Jersey City, N. J., Sept. 24. — As the summer vaca¬ 
tion season is about at an end, the boys are com¬ 
mencing to get around again, and we expect to draw 
good crowds at the club shoots this fall, as we had 
several visitors that got the fever this morning, and 
got in the game for the first time. They seemed to 
like the sport, and we expect to see them become regu¬ 
lar attendants at our traps in the future, as the scores 
that they put up were very creditable for beginners. 
Billy O’Brien “blew” in this morning, his first ap¬ 
pearance since last April, and just to show us that he 
has not forgotten how to hold his old pot stick, he 
cleaned up with an average of 84 per cent., and was 
high gun for the day with Dave Engle and Doc. Groll 
pressing him pretty close for the honor. A 23 by Engle 
was the best individual score made in any of the events 
shot this morning. Our next shoot will be held on 
Oct. 8. Everybody is welcome to attend, so come out 
and spend the morning at the Hudson Gun Club 
grounds, see the aeroplanes soaring in the sky, and 
listen to the hot-air merchants 
stuff” to the “bunch.” Scores: 
handing 
out the 
‘rough 
Events: 
i 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 7 
Targets: 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 25 
C von Lengerke . 
17 
23 
17 
18 
17 
18 17 
J Williams . 
19 
-19 
20 
15 
14 
19 .. 
F Pfannstihl . 
15 
10 
16 
10 
14 
15 .. 
G Vetter . 
11 
15 
15 
18 
10 
13 15 
T Kelly . 
18 
19 
IS 
18 
22 
IS .. 
D Engle . 
23 
21 
17 
19 
22 
22 .. 
R Tacobson . 
14 
19 
14 
18 
19 
19 .. 
F McCollum . 
12 
11 
15 
16 
16 
R Higgs . 
21 
16 
16 
17 
20 
Dr Groll . 
22 
20 
22 
16 
22 
YY’ O’Brien . 
22 
21 
20 
22 
22 
S Moran . 
13 
14 
16 
10 
U Benjamin . 
10 
14 
15 
14 
ii 
T Delaney . 
14 
14 
14 
14 14 .. .. 
Secretary. 
Interurban Gun Club. 
Wichita, Kans., Sept. 21. —Thirty-four shooters in 
Kansas at this late season, speaks well for the popularity 
of the sport in the West, and that’s the number we had 
here for two days. C. B. Wells did some classy shoot¬ 
ing, getting first money with 277 out of 300. Next in 
line was a dead heat between J. T. Downs and Frank 
Gray, each breaking one less than the winner. Three 
special jack rabbit events were shot, one each day, but 
the secretary overlooked sending us the scores. 
First Day. 
A 
Second Day. 
A 
II C Jordan. 
Shot at. 
... 150 
Broke. 
131 
r \ 
Shot at. Broke. 
150 135 
7 T Downs. 
. .. 150 
136 
150 
140 
C ]’, YVells. 
.. . 150 
135 
150 
142 
E YY' Arnold. 
... 150 
129 
150 
139 
C G Yowell. 
... 150 
132 
150 
141 
F Luther . 
... 150 
127 
150 
136 
K Campbell . 
9 
P 1 Cairns. 
... 150 
128 
iso 
iio 
V Vilvern . 
... 150 
135 
150 
135 
Geo Mackie . 
... 150 
128 
150 
136 
M E Lane. 
... 150 
116 
E C Cheatum. 
... 150 
130 
iso 
124 
W F YVelk. 
... 150 
124 
150 
113 
YY’ R Campbell... 
... 150 
12S 
150 
137 
F A Gillespie.... 
... 150 
125 
150 
132 
II E Snyder. 
... 60 
56 
150 
148 
C T Rankin. 
... 150 
139 
150 
134 
1 T Holdridge.... 
... 150 
65 
C V Berryman_ 
....... 
... 150 
94 
iso 
ioo 
F Gray . 
... 150 
136 
150 
140 
II YY’hitney . 
... 150 
139 
150 
136 
W F Scott. 
... 150 
117 
150 
116 
T A Tones. 
... 150 
111 
150 
124 
N Pettit . 
... 150 
122 
150 
137 
YV F Dick. 
35 
G C Tredick. 
iso 
iio 
F YV Hunt. 
... 150 
86 
150 
104 
1. F Duggan,. 
150 
90 
F. H YVing. 
... 30 
23 
Professionals: 
W H Ileer. 
... 150 
147 
150 
149 
YV R Crosbv. 
... 150 
141 
150 
150 
Ed O’Brien . 
... 150 
136 
150 
146 
II D Gross. 
... 150 
134 
150 
133 
Geo Lewis . 
... 150 
129 
150 
140 
Pennsylvania State Sporstmen’s Association. 
The twentieth annual tournament will be held at 
Harrisburg, Pa., under auspices of Harrisburg Sports¬ 
men’s Association on Oct. 11 and 12. All information 
from Secretary Karl Steward, 1405 North Front street, 
Harrisburg. 
Special Wednesday program, six events 15 targets, two 
events 20 targets—10 singles, 5 pairs, both barrels, 19yds. 
rise; entrance $15, money divided 40, 35 and 25. 
State event No. 1, for Pennsylvania State sportsmen 
shooters only, Thursday, Oct. 12, at 9:30 A. M., for the 
Williamsport diamond badge, emblematic of_ individual 
championship of Pennsylvania at live birds, 15 birds per 
man, entrance $10, 28yds. rise, Pennsylvania State rules. 
Money will be divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Class 
shooting. Williamsport trophy and 40 per cent, of purse 
to first; 30 per cent, to second; 20 per cent, to third; 
10 per cent, to fourth. The trophy is to be held in trust 
for one year. A bond in the sum of $250 must be given 
by the winner for the return of trophy to the club under 
whose auspices the next association meeting shall be 
given. 
State event No. 2, open to all, Thursday, Oct. 12, at 
9:30 A. M , will be the Harrisburg Sportsmen's Associ¬ 
ation event. This event is No. 2 and begins promptly 
at 9:30 A. M. Fifteen live pigeons per man. $10 en¬ 
trance, 28yds. rise for all, except experts, who stand 
at 33yds. Pennsylvania State rules. Money divided 50, 
30 and 20 per cent. High guns win. 
State event No. 3, for Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s 
Association shooters only. L. C. Hunt trophy, emb’e- 
matic of team championship of Pennsylvania, 3-man 
teams, 15 birds per man, entrance per team $18. Money 
divided 40, 35 and 25. Class shooting. The trophy and 
40 per cent.; 35 and 25 to second and third. 
Entries close Oct. 7. Cars markel “L” leave every 
45 minutes from Market square for the grounds. 
Chicago Gun Club. 
Chicago, Sept. 10.—The beautiful weather to to-day 
was enjoyed by all those present, and consequently 
most of the shooters hung up good scores, even the low 
scores pleasing those that made them, as they are begin¬ 
ners and are learning fast. 
Ed Graham and Ammann had a very even race of it, 
as both finished up with 122 out of 125 in the practice 
and two extra events. 
Fetherston and Cutler each broke 47 out of 50 in 
event No. 1. May and Morehouse each scored 44, while 
Davis hung up 43. 
Davis was high amateur in the handicap event with 
a score of 45 out of 50 from 21yds. May came in for 
second place with 44, Sharp and Fetherston each break¬ 
ing 42. Sharp stood at 20yds., while Fetherston was 
back at 24yds. 
In the event at doubles, Graham broke 22 out of 12 
pairs, Davis 18, and Sharp 10. Graham then finished 
up his work with 24 out of 25 at singles, Sharp and 
Cutler pushing him along with scores of 23, while Feth¬ 
erston broke 22. 
This was Dr. Kiley’s first attempt at trapshooting. 
Master Willard Sanford’s second trial netted him four 
more targets than his last week’s score. 
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1 
2 
3 
4 
25 
50 
50 12p. 
25 
43 
45 
18 
47 
42 
22 
24 
47 
40 
23 
44 
44 
41 
42 
io 
23 
21 
44 
40 
24 
49 
49 
22 
24 
20 
44 
34 
25 
48 
49 
24 
14 
30 
19 
30 
19 
7 
12 
25 
50 
17 
22 
23 
Events: 
Targets: 
W A Davis, 21 . 43 45 18 
L M Fetherston, 24. 47 42 
W S Cutler, 21 . 24 47 40 
C W May, 20. 44 44 
J R Sharp, 20. 41 42 
M J Morehouse, 10. 21 44 40 
E S Graham, 10. 
C B Barnes, 16. 
A H Ammann, 16... 
Dr W H Falker, 10. 24 
Dr W C Sanford, 16 
O M George, 16 _ 
Willard Sanford, 16 . 19 
Dr J A Kiley, 16. 7 
Miss J V Sullivan, 16. 12 25 50 
Miss Spaulding, 10. 
Sept. 17.—The cloudy weather of the morning, which 
finally developed into a rain about noon, had the effect 
of keeping quite a number of shooters away who un¬ 
doubtedly would have come had it been a pleasant day. 
Still, it turned out nice later on in the afternoon, and 
the twenty-nine shooters who came out enjoyed some 
good shooting, some of them making excellent scores., 
in a practice event at 25 targets, Holtz, Killer and 
Graham each went straight, while Thwaite and Bills 
scored 24 each. 
First honors in event No. 1 were won by Dave 
Thomas, breaking 49 out of 50, after which he again 
won first place in the handicap event by putting up the 
record score of 48 out of 50 from 24yds., breaking the 
last 37 straight. Cutler landed in second place in event 
No. 1 with a score of 45, Mrs. Cutler and Bue each scor¬ 
ing 42, while A. B. Tucker was next in line with 41. 
Tom Bue also put up a good score in the handicap 
when he took second place with 46 out of 50 from 18y.ds 
Cutler broke 40 from 21yds., while Mrs. Cutler smashed 
33 from 20yds. 
Bills was first in an extra event of 25 targets, scoring 
24, while Ed. Graham was a close second with 23 and 
Mrs. Cutler 22. Graham then followed with breaking 
his next 50 straight, while Cutler scored 40. 
Events: 
Targets: 
1) E Thomas, 24_ 
A li Tucker, 19. 
T 1> Bue, 18. 
L R Keller, 16. 
F G Bills, 16. 
G J Rundquist, 16. 
F J Ouinlan, 16. 
L Meisner, 16 . 
F M Meisner, 16. 
J M YVilcoxen, 16. 
YV 1! F'enstermaker, 16. 
W F Riley, 16. 
W F Floltz, 16...,. 
E S Graham, 16. 
J E Eoveday, 16. 
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2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 8 
25 
50 
50 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 20 
19 
49 
48 
20 
45 
40 
20 
19 
21 
16 
16 
-42 
33 
22 
19 
14 
i2 .. 
22 
41 
38 
22 
42 
46 
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20 
20 
io .. 
24 
2i 
23 
25 
24 
24 
.. io 
26 
31 
2’i 
19 
34 
19 
20 
25 
25 
23 
25 
25 
.. i9 
10 
21 
23 
2 
ve 
Thomas 
and |oe 
Barto tied 
ores 
of 
94, 
and 
in 
the shoot-off 
for the high amateur prize trophy they had quite an 
interesting race, shooting out three frames of 25 targets 
each before the winner was decided. It was nip-and- 
tuck all the way. as both are steady shots in a tight 
place, and the result was closely watched by all those 
present. Scores: 
F G Bills. 96 
E S Graham. 95 
D E Thomas. 94 
J B Barto. 94 
Geo Eck . 92 
C E Shaw. 92 
I M YVilcoxen. 91 
L R Keller. 90 
H A Broberg. 90 
T P Bue. 87 
YV F Holtz. 85 
W D Stannard.. 85 
YV F Riley. 84 
Shoot-off: 
'Thomas . 58 
11 B Tucker. 84 
L Meisner . 84 
J H Shrigler. S3 
H Thwaite . 83 
H S Hanson. 81 
YV S Cutler. 77 
F Stork . 76 
H Eoveday .. 76 
W B Fenstermaker... 75 
O Kausche . 65 
Mrs Cutler . 62 
Dr Thorson . 62 
J Lovedal . 39 
Barto . 57 
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