FOREST AND STREAM 
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Shells 
TAKE THE BIG HONORS AT THE 
INDIAN SHOOT 
Mr. Bart Lewis (U. S. Amateur Champion) did some remarkable shooting at the annual 
pow-wow of the Indians at Cedar Point, O.. June 23-25, as the following will indicate: 
High General Average, all program events, 
Including 50-bird handicap from 22 yards, 
First in Du Pont 18-yards Trophy event (tie), 
Four Long Runs,. 
736 ex 750 
- - - 94 ex 100 
- 135-120-119-100 
Here are some more winners who used “steel where steel belongs.” 
EASTERN HANDICAP, June 16-18, High General Average, 337 ex 350, won by Lester 
German. 
BELLE PLAINE, IOWA, June 23, High General Average, 197 ex 200, won by W. S. Hoon. 
SIOUX CITY, IOWA, June 9-11, High General Average, 578 ex 600, won by W. S. Hoon. 
CARO, MICH., June 25, High General Average, 145 ex 150, won by Tom Parker. 
Do not pass up the advantage that you can so easily secure by using the brand. 
THE PETERS CARTRIDGE COMPANY, Cincinnati, 0. 
["NEW YORK: 60-62 Warren St., T. H. Keller, Manager. 
NEW ORLEANS: 321 Magazine St., Lee Omohundro, Mgr. 
LSAN FRANCISCO: 583-585 Howard St., J. S. French, Mgr. 
C. H. Humston . 200 
S. T. Spencer . 200 
C. M. Hughes . 200 
C. M, Hanger . 200 
C. E. Murphey . 130 
J. C. Murphey . 200 
f. Cory . 200 
Wm. Cory . 45 
H. C. Kirkwood . 200 
O. P. Goode . 200 
E. B. Shrogren . 200 
W. D. Stannard . 200 
F. Ragle . 200 
J. F. Cory . 200 
II. B. Hess . 200 
John Cory . 200 
A. W. Dodd . 120 
M. A. Hoag . 120 
Bessie Dodd ... 
169 
142 
175 
125 
95 
136 
159 
21 
1S6 
183 
1/5 
179 
178 
169 
173 
149 
99 
101 
."C." MURPHEY, Secretary! 
Minnewashta Gun Club. 
Excelsior, Minn., June 22, 1914. 
Total 
Number 
Shot At 
‘Graham, J. R. 130 
‘Bills, F. ‘G. 150 
Powers, S. E. 150 
‘Dunham, L. I<. 150 
Stark, H. 150 
‘Barber, R. R. 150 
Lemke, E. G. 130 
Peck, H. E. 130 
‘Higgins, W. V. 150 
‘Hirschy, H. C. 130 
Bates, R. 150 
Rhodes, II. N. 150 
Rhodes, Mrs. 150 
Seamans, J. S. 130 
Mann, L. E. 150 
‘Hymer, C. W. 150 
‘Dickey, J. E. 150 
Barber, Mrs. . 150 
Parker, Mrs. 30 
Smith, Daniel . 150 
Woodruff, F. P. 150 
Mosier, Art . 150 
Berry, L. 150 
Lamreaux, L. A. 150 
Lamreaux, Lee . 150 
Fameschon, F. S. 150 
Shull, R. 150 
Johnson, S. 
Johnson, Mrs. S. 
Miller, W. E. .. 
‘Professional. 
60 
60 
90 
Total 
Number 
Broke 
135 
142 
9 5 
121 
92 
138 
135 
136 
125 
133 
105 
118 
90 
77 
121 
117 
130 
119 
16 
96 
115 
128 
78 
112 
87 
121 
106 
37 
5 1 
79 
FRANK WOODRUFF, Secretary 
Free Rifles for Civilian Riflemen. 
American independence owes much to the skill which 
our forefathers showed in the use of their trusty 
rifles,, a skill which brought praise from the great 
Napoleon and fear to the hearts of foes. Why this art 
should have been allowed to deteriorate by the Govern¬ 
ment is not understandable in view of the fixed policy 
of the Government to rely upon untrained volun¬ 
teers to fight its battles. History cites many instances 
where untrained soldiers who were trained riflemen, 
such as the Boers gained victories over trained regu¬ 
lars but history has little to say of the many ignominious 
defeats of volunteers who had not this qualification and 
who therefore were not able to stand before trained 
troops. 
After many years of effort by a coterie of rifle en¬ 
thusiasts and patriots in this country, legislation to 
correct this serious mistake of the Government, has at 
last been secured, and Congress has authorized the 
War Department to begin the training of civilians in 
rifle practice. It was due to the efforts of the National 
Rifle Association of America, an organization which 
has been in existence since 1871 and which has been 
the pioneer in working up sentiment throughout the 
country for the promotion of rifle shooting as a sport 
as well as a means of strengthening our national de¬ 
fenses, that Congress has at last taken action by author¬ 
izing the War Department to issue to civilian rifle 
clubs Krag rifles and ammunition free. 
The benefits from this action, however, will neces¬ 
sarily be limited owing to the refusal of Congress to 
appropriate funds with which to carry out the pur¬ 
poses of the law. In view thereof, the Secretary of 
War has delegated the work of organizing the clubs, 
to whom the rifles and ammunition will be issued, to 
the National Rifle Association of America whose head¬ 
quarters are in the Woodward Building, Washington, 
D. C. This association already had, when the act yas 
passed, more than 150 civilian clubs organized and 
shooting under regulations which had been previously 
approved by the Secretary of War. 
The conditions under which clubs may organize and 
receive the benefit of this law provide that ten citi¬ 
zens in any locality may organize themselves into a 
club, after which they adopt the by-laws furnished by 
the War Department and affiliate with the National 
Rifle Association of America with and by the approval 
of the Governor or Adjutant General of the State. After 
this has been accomplished, the club is eligible to re¬ 
ceive the rifles and ammunition on the basis of one 
rifle to each five members of the club and 120 rounds 
of ammunition for each member. Members of clubs 
receiving such ammunition will be required to shoot 
over a course of instruction laid down by the War 
Department which provides for rapid fire at 200 and 
300 yards, and slow fire at 300, 300 and 600 yards. 
Those members who qualify as marksmen, sharpshooter, 
or expert arc given decorations by the War Depart¬ 
ment and their names are recorded in the office of the 
Adjutant General of the State and of the War De¬ 
partment. Clubs will be required to give bond for the 
safe return of the rifles issued to them. 
Although this action by Congress is a step in the 
right direction, still the final results which it was 
thought would be attained are bound to be disappoint¬ 
ing for two reasons—the lack of an appropriation to 
put the movement on a proper national basis and the 
lack of ranges throughout the country where these 
rifle clubs, after being organized, can get their prac¬ 
tice. There is no more serious military problem in 
this country than the lack of proper rifle ranges 
Only one State in the Union, Massachusetts, had the 
foresight to acquire local ranges and bar against future 
encroachment of building operations. In that State 
every large city was compelled by law to purchase and 
maintain a rifle range for its home militia. With the 
rapid increase in land values and building operations 
in the suburbs of large cities, it will soon be im¬ 
possible to purchase or maintain ranges near any of 
the large centers of population. There has not been 
a session of Congress for many years that has not 
had presented to it propositions ’ to acquire target 
ranges and maneuver grounds in different parts of the 
country, all of which have failed to secure recognition. 
The cost of one battleship would provide a dozen 
ranges in different parts of the country large enough 
to provide for the practice of the Army, National 
Guard and civilian clubs and they would be an asset 
to the national defense of the country which could 
hardly be estimated. 
The expression that we are a nation of marksmen 
has ceased to be a stock phrase of our Fourth of July 
orators for many decades but if this movement which 
has been started is followed up by proper appropria¬ 
tions for the building of ranges and the manufacturing 
of ammunition, such a phrase may in ten or twelve 
years have some significance. We should have in 
this country at least a million young men spending 
their holidays and Sundays in the clean and manly 
sport of rifle shooting thereby improving their physi¬ 
cal health as well as training themselves to be efficient 
volunteers in case their services may be needed for 
the defense of -their home and fireside. 
Greater Edmonton Gun Club. 
Edmonton, Alberta, Can., June 17, 1914. 
Total 
Number 
Shot At 
‘McKay . 180 
‘Meade . 180 
‘Beckman . 1S0 
‘Sutton . 180 
‘Lieut. Morris . 180 
W. Holmes, Capital G. C. 180 
G. M. Cowderoy, Northern G. C. .. 180 
H. J. Crabbs, Northern G. C. 180 
Dr. Karnopit, Greater Ed. G. C. .. 180 
D. Hines. Coronation . 180 
A. Bishop, Calgary . 180 
F. Dillon, Coronation . 180 
D. McAfee, Greater Ed. G. C. 180 
R. G. Robinson, Calgary . 180 
C. Stanford, Greater Ed. G. C. 180 
Total 
Number 
Broke 
159 
159 
156 
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t 55 
159 
158 
157 
157 
157 
150 
149 
148 
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