FOREST AND STREAM 
95 
Heil, J. 120 109 
Crothers, S. M. 120 107 
Fell, R. G. 120 107 
Clark, W. L. 120 107 
Metz, W. 120 102 
Bevan, W . I2 0 102 
Pratt, J. F. 120 102 
Oliver, V. 120 112 
Eyre, H. 120 1x4 
Rose, E. 120 103 
Bender, F. S. 120 114 
Swartz, L. 120 in 
Rauch, J. B. 120 107 
Rodgers, J. 120 105 
Telver, J. B. 120 101 
Shultz, D. S . 120 92 
Cross, G. 120 100 
Miller, J. 120 58 
Behm, W. S . 120 114 
Lord, G. 30 25 
Hart, Mrs. Roy . 30 13 
Hammond, Miss Harriet . 30 24 
Carson, Miss B. 30 21 
Toslyn, Mrs. W. A. 30 17 
Riley, Mrs. E. L. 30 11 
'Professional. L. R. LEWIS, Cashier. 
Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association. 
Last week two well contested matches were brought to 
a close by the prosperous and active young Newburgh 
Gun and Rifle Association, that has been in existence 
a little over a year. The club was organized February 
24, 1913, at the Elks Club at Newburgh, to take up the 
Andrew J. Leicht, Three Times Winner. 
game where it had been left off by the old West New¬ 
burgh Gun \Nub about 15 years ago. Between those 
two dates about the only trap shooting near Newburgh 
was at the Powelton Club, and there the sport was never 
held in very great esteem. 
The two matches were the second annual spring 
tournament, a sweepstakes of 150 birds which was won 
by Andrew J. Leicht of the home club, and the final 
leg of the match for the handsome trophy donated by 
the Newburgh Daily News, which was won by Attorney 
J. Renwick Thompson, Jr. Leicht was a member of 
the old West Newburgh Association, but Thompson is 
a comparatively new man, never having had any ex¬ 
perience before the organization of the new club. Com¬ 
petition will now begin for a cup donated by Former 
Governor B. B. Odel, Jr.’s Newburgh Journal. 
THE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT. 
The scores in the main event were: 
A. J. Leicht 125, Tom Davis, pro., 122, H. B. 
Tuthill, Chester, 119, Carl Von Lengerke, pro., 114, J. 
J. Tracy, Millbrook, 112, J. R. Thompson, Jr., 110, H. 
Kernahan, 109, R. W. Whitehill 108, R. Kernahan ic® 
Jess Rhodes, Beacon, 97 out of 135; Geo. Mentz, 80, 
Frank Mentz, 59 out of 75; R. Kissam, 56 out of 75J 
Henry J. Jova, 54 out of 75; James Walls, 42 out of 
751 William Gibb, 19 out of 30. 
THE NEWS TROPHY. 
J. R. Thompson, Jr., won the match for the point 
handicap trophy of the association Saturday, by winning 
the weekly shoot and the fifth leg. Second man in the 
tournament was A. J. Leicht, with 4 legs. R. Kissam, 
R. W. Whitehill and James Walls each had 2 legs, 
and H. Kernahan and George Mould each had 1. George 
Mentz, 16, plus a handicap of 10, and Mr. Thompson, 
23 and 6, had to shoot off for the leg, the score in the 
shoot off being: Mr. Thompson 18 plus 6, and Mr. 
Mentz 11 plus 10. The other scores of the day were: 
Frank Mentz, ix plus 8, 19; R. Kissam, 17 plus 4, 21; 
A. L Leicht, 21 plus 3, 24; H. Kernahan, 14 plus 4, 
18; R. Kernahan, 11 plus 6, 17; William Fenwick 7 plus 
8 , 15. 
THE CLUB’S HISTORY. 
At the time of the organization of the club, the 
officers were: Dr. Henry Wilson, president; Andrew J. 
Leicht, treasurer; William J. Gibb, secretary; Adrian 
Kissam, field captain; Andrew J. Leicht, captain. 
Raphael A. Egan was subsequently elected vice-presi¬ 
dent. The first directors were: Harry J. Haon, H. A. 
Piper and R. W. Whitehill. 
The first annual spring shoot, on May 20 and 21, 1913, 
was won by John S. Thompson, a professional of New 
York City. The first annual fall tournament was won 
by Andrew J. Leicht. 
On January 12, 1914, the club elected the following 
officers, who now hold office: Harry Kernahan, presi¬ 
dent; Harry J. Haon, vice-president; Ralph W. White¬ 
hill, secretary; Andrew J. Leicht, treasurer and captain; 
F. Girard Wood, J. R. Thompson, Jr. and Richard 
Kissam, directors. The first tournament this year was 
a merchandise tournament, which was held February 22. 
It was won by Andrew J. Leicht, and a tie for second 
and third places fell between R. W. Whitehill and 
Robert Kernahan. 
The match for the News cup therefore is the fifth 
match completed in the year and a quarter of the club’s 
existence. In some of the tournaments there have been 
more than fifty contestants. President Kernahan is also 
president of the Orange Lake Fish Protective Asso¬ 
ciation. The Newburgh Gun and Rifle Association has 
more than 100 active members. Among the honorary 
members are the following well known shots: Sim 
Glover, Neaf Apgar, H. H. Stevens, Carl Von Lengerke, 
Tohn S. Thompson, Walter M. Pegram. 
ALEX. W. COLEMAN. 
UNITED SPORTSMEN OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
Pittsburgh, Pa., July 1, 1914. 
In reply to an inquiry as to the work which 
the United Sportsmen of Penna. do and what its 
members desire to accomplish, Dr. H. B. Warren, 
Director of Scranton Museum, and an active 
member of the board of directors of the asso¬ 
ciation, answered as follows: 
“This organization some people seem to think, 
is maintained for the purpose of slaughtering 
game and encouraging the enactment of laws to 
enable only sportsmen (especially those from 
cities) to pursue game; also that we would labor 
for the passage of game measures and other acts 
of both state and National law-making bodies 
to favor the wealthy game preserve owner in 
preference to the farmer and wage-earner. 
“This view is wrong. We, or many of us, love 
to hunt and shoot game within the legal limit 
and in open season. We do not encourage live 
pigeon shooting matches. We favor friendly trap 
shooting contests, at which clay pigeons or in¬ 
animate targets are shot at. Our Association 
does not favor or encourage gambling contests, 
such as some professional trap-shooters desire 
at our annual or other meetings. Shooting for 
trophies, fly and bait casting contests are engaged 
in at our annual conventions, but these are sec¬ 
ondary to the main work of our association, 
which is the conservation of wild life. To secure 
this we must arouse public sentiment, get better 
J. R. Thompson, Jr., Winner News Trophy. 
laws and be ever watchful to see that the latter 
do not unjustly oppress the farmer, other realty 
owners and wage earners. 
“We insist that public officials whose duty it is 
to enforce game, fish and forestry laws shall ever 
bear in mind, that as public officers they are ser¬ 
vants and not dictatorial masters and oppressors 
of the common people, whom they often can 
grievously oppress by taking advantage of 
“Jokers’’ which too frequently are adroitly incor¬ 
porated in our laws. 
“We are net a political body but naturally our 
members would be apt to support candidates who 
aid our laudable efforts to perpetuate desirable 
wild life for this and future generations. 
“Our association makes a particular effort to 
disseminate useful information concerning the 
food, habits and life history in general of wild 
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