FOREST AND STREAM 
[Jan. 2 , 1909 . 
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Mountain View Gun Club. 
Troy, N. Y., Dec. 26. —The regular weekly shoot of the 
Mountain View Gun Club was held this afternoon. Be¬ 
cause of the turkey shoot held Christmas afternoon the 
attendance was small tb-day. 
The wind blew a severe gale, making good scores im¬ 
possible, but Hurd succeeded in breaking 85 out of 100. 
The new electric traps worked very satisfactorily. 
A big shoot will be held on New Year’s Day, when 
the Hudson River Trapshooting League will be organ¬ 
ized. To-day’s scores follow: 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 Total. 
Hurd . 20 21 21 23 85 
Welling . 15 18 14 14 61 
Lee . 13 11 13 .. 37 
Milliman . 19 19 16 54 
Jones . 11 6 7 .. 24 
Farrell . 22 19 .. .. 41 
Roberts . 21 19 .. .. 40 
Vroman . 15 14 .. .. 29 
Brown . 14 15 .. 29 
The scores of our Christmas shoot follow: 
"Targets: 25 25 25 25 Total. 
AVelling . 20 20 17 19 76 
Lee . 22 17 17 17 73 
Gemmill . 11 17 15 10 53 
Farrell . 21 24 18 .. 63 
Roberts . 25 19 17 .. 61 
Hedges . 13 19 15 .. 47 
Miss Judge . 12 14 16 .. 42 
Connelly . 13 16 16 .. 45 
Crowley . 14 17 15 .. 46 
Ruth . 23 22 .. .. 45 
Hancox . 22 22 .. .. 44 
Butler . 23 .. 21 .. 44 
Mrs Butler . 16 13 .. .. 29 
Paine . 17 17 .. .. 34 
Nial . 14 22 36 
Nichols . 19. 19 
The club will hold its regular weekly shoot this after¬ 
noon at Sycaway, when the new electric traps will be 
used. 
The Rifle Shoot. 
Christmas morning a number of the members took 
part in a rifle shoot held on the range at John T. Betts’ 
country residence. The target was an 8 in. knockdown 
and was placed at a distance of 400yds. Lovegrove 
proved to be the best man, he scoring six bullseyes out 
of 25 shots, while Lee and Betts were tie with four 
each. As there are many people in this city who enjoy 
those interested are requested to correspond with G. W. 
Gemmill. Following are the rile scores: 
No. shots. Hits. No. shots. Hits, 
Lovegrove 
.... 25 
6 
Derrick ... 
. 15 
0 
J Betts .. 
. 25 
4 
Harper ... 
. 20 
0 
iLee . 
. 25 
4 
Gemmill 
. 25 
0 
Crowley . 
. 25 
2 
McChesney 
.... 20 
0 
Fisher ... 
. 25 
1 
N Betts ... 
. 10 
0 
Roberts .. 
. 25 
1 
Farrell .... 
. 9 
0 
J. J. Farrell, Sec’y. 
Nonfclair Gun Club. 
Montclair, N. J., Dec. 26. —Twenty-five marksmen 
faced the traps this afternoon, four events being run off. 
Messrs. Piercy, Culver, Colquitt, Dukes and Hilsenger 
were high men for the day. T. Dukes made the best 
string for the afternoon, winning a box of cigars. 
The team race between Orange and Montclair was the 
event of chief interest, but in this no man distinguished 
himself by particularly high scores. Baldwin, of Orange, 
led the bunch with 22 breaks to his credit. Montclair 
won out with 12 clays to the good. 
Events: 
12 3 
Events: 
12 3 
Targets: 
25 25 25 
Targets: 
25 25 25 
Culver . 
.. 22 20 21 
Heath . 
.. 12 13 
Piercy . 
.. 23 21 21 
Beck . 
.. 20 17 
Butler . 
.. 20 17 18 
Mosler . 
.. 18 16 
Hallinger . 
.. 19 16 14 
R Jacobus . 
.. 22 21 
Dean . 
.. 5 12 9 
W F Soverel. 
.. 10 15 
T Dukes . 
.. 18 24 17 
BaMwin . 
.. 15 20 
Thompson . 
.. 20 16 11 
Rockwell . 
.. 17 6 
Boxall . 
.. 19 13 14 
H Soverel . 
.. 6 13 
Colquitt . 
.. 18 21 22 
E Jacobus . 
.. 19 19 
W Dukes . 
.. 17 .. .. 
Baker . 
.. 4 .. 
Crane . 
.. 11 16 18 
Wells . 
Williamson . 
.. 12 14 13 
Hilsinger . 
.. ..19 
Waring . 
.. 8 12 14 
Team race: 
Orange Gun 
Club. 
Montclair Gun 
Club. 
Wells . 
...14 
Colquitt . 
. 21 
Hilsinger . 
...21 
Culver . 
. 21 
Rockwell . 
...14 
Piercy . 
. 19 
Heath . 
T Dukes . 
. 14 
Mosler . 
...17 
Beck . 
. 14 
Baldwin . 
... 22—103 
E Jacobus . 
. 21—115 
E. Winslow, 
Sec’y. 
Ossining 
Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., Dec. 25.—There was a nice little 
shoot held on the grounds of the Ossining Gun Club to¬ 
day. The main event was a 100 target affair, and some 
very fair scores were made. The prize shot for was a 
handsome cup. 
Dr. Moeller, of Nyack, and G. Hasbrouck, of Yonkers, 
were the only non-members present, and it was a pleas¬ 
ure to have them with us again. W. Fisher and Dr. 
Moeller shot in good form, but unfortunately in the 
third event the birds didn’t rotate properly, and they 
dropped to 14 and 10 respectively, which lost them 
what looked like a perfect score with handicaps included. 
C. G. Blandford’s gun broke away in the second round 
of the handicap after a run of 40 straight. In the fourth 
round he again shot his own gun and got a 24. Willi and 
Wood did good work, the former losing the match to 
Bedell by one target. Nos. 1 and 2 were for practice. 
Hubbell tried his hand for the first time to-day. 
Events: 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 
10 10 25 25 25 25 
Hdcp. Total. 
E J Becker. 
.. 7 6.14 
C G Blandford. 
.. 7 10 25 16 16 24 
10 
91 
P Wood . 
.. 9 10 20 19 20 20 
12 
92 
Dr Moeller . 
.. 8 8 20 18 10 18 
25 
91 
G Hasbrouck . 
.. 6 10 22 19 15 21 
15 
92 
A Bedell . 
.. 9 9 22 21 24 21 
10 
98 
A Aitchison . 
.. 4 3. 
, . 
W Pratt . 
.. 8. 
J Willi . 
.. .. 9 20 21 20 24 
12 
97 
H N Hubbell . 
.. .. 2 7 6 7 w 
, , 
N Tuttle . 
. .. 8. 
W Fisher . 
. 20 22 14 18 
26 
94 
E Brewerton. 
20 
85 
The prize shot for was 
a handsome loving cup. 
C. G. 
B. 
Penrose Gun Club. 
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 26.—The handicap at ten 
birds, $5 entrance, had twenty entries. No straight scores 
were made. Hoffman and Hess tied on 9. The Paulson 
brothers shot a two-man team match against Redman and 
Paul, 5 birds per man, $10 per team, and won, 7 to 6 . 
Scores: 
Hoffman, 29 .. 
Hess, 30 . 
Bender, 31 ... 
Tompkins, 27 . 
H Williams, 27 
Paulson, 28 _ 
Betson, 30 . 
Forsythe, 27 .. 
Felix, 30 . 
F Williams, 27 
Pratt, 30 . 
Murphy, 30 .... 
Unger, 28 . 
Mercer, 28 . 
Adams, 28 . 
Paul, 29 . 
Redman, 30 ... 
Pebble, 28 . 
Stevenson, 27 . 
Work, 28 . 
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2210222102— 8 
,2210122022— 8 
,222*202122— 8 
,221112202*— 8 
.21122022*2— 8 
.2222202*02— 7 
2121*22002— 7 
,0122202*22— 7 
,201*011111— 7 
,221022*022— 7 
.212022*2*2— 7 
.222102*0*2— 6 
,00212*2202— 6 
,20*2202*22— 6 
.2*20022*22— 5 
.2200*2*202— 5 
.2*2**2**22— 5 
Special match, two men on a side, $10 a team, 5 birds: 
Redman, 30 .01022—3 
Paul, 30 .01021—3— 6 
W Paulson, 30.01222—4 
E Paulson, 30 . 02012—3— 7 
these officers and how far they were being assisted by 
the faculties of the institutions where they were serving. 
Reports were received from each of the officers detailed, 
and each institution was inspected by officers assigned 
to this duty. In addition, statistics were compiled in re¬ 
spect to the Government aid enjoyed by certain col¬ 
leges, so that the whole gives the General Staff a very 
fair idea of just what the Government is getting in the 
shape of military training in return for what it is doing 
for these institutions of learning. 
The details of the inspections will not be made public, 
but the General Staff will probably have something to 
say on the subject when the reports are thoroughly 
digested. Most of the colleges and universities receiving 
Government aid pay attention to their military depart¬ 
ment, but very few are equipped for rifle_ practice, on 
which the department is growing more insistent. Again 
and again the inspectors report the absence of rifle ranges 
out of doors and the poor facilities for indoor practice 
as well as the antiquated equipment of rifles with which 
the students are supplied. As an example of the con¬ 
ditions prevailing, the case of a Southern college may 
be cited. This institution receives an annual appropria¬ 
tion of $51,146. It has no gallery range, but has an out¬ 
door range available at 200 and 300yds., but has only one 
target for its 570 students. 
In contrast with these is a report from another South¬ 
ern institution, which abbreviated is as follows, the name 
of the college being withheld. It receives Government 
support to the extent of $58,800, and $250 is allowed to 
the military department, in which 126 students are en¬ 
rolled, composing a battalion with three companies. Of 
these, 112 fired at 200yds.; 60 per cent, at 300yds.; 30 
per cent, at 500yds., and 5 per cent, at skirmish. Twelve 
students qualified as marksmen, or at a higher grade. 
The time for range practice is set outside the usual drill 
hours. The college is equipped with a _60vd. range 
within four minutes’ walk of the college buildings, with 
two sliding targets, and next year will have an indoor 
range in the basement of the armory. The report states 
that the “students find pleasure and profit in military 
work,” and that “interest in rifle practice is keen.” The 
instructor recommends that the Government should sup¬ 
ply an ammunition allowance of 100 ball cartridges per 
student. 
Of another Southern institution the 'report says: 
“Little importance is attached to the military instruction 
by the college authorities. Very slight military spirit 
developed and nurtured, although there are indications 
of improvement.” Also: “Very little encouragement 
given hy most of the faculty. As a rule, they absolutely 
lack interest, and look upon military effort as time lost.” 
This institution is equipped with a 500yd. range with 
two targets ordered; it has no gallery range. 
It is believed that as a result of the thorough inspec¬ 
tions several institutions will have difficulty in securing 
the assignment of officers for their military departments. 
Holland Gun Club. 
Batavia, N. Y., Dec. 25.—At our regular semi-monthly 
shoot, Dec. 24, Gardiner shot high gun, 45 out of 50. 
Class A point for trophies was won by Walls and 
Gardiner. Class B, by Cheeseman. Trophy points to 
date: Class A—Gardiner 3, Tomlinson 2, Keyes, Walls 
and Watson, 1 each. Class B—Cheeseman 3, Farwell 
and Brumber, 1 each. 
Being the day before Christmas, we had a small at¬ 
tendance, so some of the boys got out this Christmas 
morning, with the following results: 
Shot at. 
Broke 
Shot at. 
Broke 
Gardiner . 
.100 
83 
Squires .. 
. 75 
39 
Walls . 
.100 
75 
Barnes .. 
. 75 
32 
Keyes .... 
.100 
67 
Moll . 
. 50 
31 
Robson ... 
51 
Farwell . 
. 35 
27 
Tomlinson 
.75 
63 
Fisk . 
. 10 
5 
Tomlinson won first in the sweeps and Gardiner. After 
ivhich three of us arranged a Christmas present on the 
side, and went down the line on the 20yd. mark at 25 
targets. Result: Gardiner 23, 'Tomlinson 21, Walls 18. 
Chas. W. Gardiner, Pres. 
Bergen Beach Gun Club. 
Bergen Beach, L. I., Dec. 26.—A strong wind blew 
across the traps, and it was extremely^ difficult to hit the 
targets. Mr. J. Gaughan, an old-time shooter, made 
some good scores, considering the conditions. Each 
event was at 25 targets. 
Los Angeles (Cal.) Revolver Club. 
The monthly gold, silver and bronze medal shoot of 
the club was held Dec. 20. A. B. Douglas won the gold 
medal; I. C. Douglas the silver trophy, and the club 
secretary, H. D. "fhaxter, took the bronze medal. Fol¬ 
lowing are the scores: 
Revolver, 50yds.: 
A B Douglas. 8 10 9 8 10 9 9 10 10 8—91 
9 10 10 9 9 9 9 7 10 9—91 
10 8 8 9 10 10 9 10 9 10—93—275 
I C Douglas. 997789 10 99 10-87 
10 10 9 8 7 10 10 8 7 7—86 
879 10 9988 10 8—86—259 
H D Thaxter. 9987879 10 10 9-86 
7 10 7688998 8—80 
68 10 979 10 78 9—83—249 
C W Linder . 83 78 84—245 
W R Cutts . 80 73 88—241 
J E Holcomb. 73 85 81—239 
W E Smith. 72 76 86—234 
W E Potter. 81 75 77—233 
W G Eisenmayer. 79 73 77—229 
W A Wright. 71 80 76—227 
A M Smith. 81 68 75—224 
V North . 67 57 78—202 
F E Wright. 60 52 47—159 
A. B. Douglas, Asst. Sec’y. 
Events: ■ 
H W Dreyer. 
J Gaughan . 
J Voorhees . 
W Scales ... 
R Morgan .. 
J Shevlin ... 
W H Ryder.. 
Wm Hopk-ns 
Neales . 
Thompson ... 
Howard . 
J Brimbachcr 
W Pitt . 
Duckworth .. 
Jones . 
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4 
5 
6 
14 
19 
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18 
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24 
17 
18 
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9 
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14 
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^tfle 'Range and Gallery, 
National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice 
Washington, D. C.—What are the schools, colleges 
and universities of the United States doing in the way 
of military training for the American youth? is a ques¬ 
tion in which the War Department is greatly interested. 
Approximately one hundred institutions of learning have 
attached to them army officers on either the active or 
retired list. During 1908 the Department went to much 
trouble to ascertain what was being accomplished by 
National Capital Rifle and Revolver Club. 
Y’ashington. D. C.—The second match of the series 
of five to be shot with the Baltimore Revolver Associa¬ 
tion. came off Monday night, Dec. 21, and let it be said 
right here that when the targets were all turned in and 
the total score was found to be 1547, there was some 
strutting about the meeting room and expanding of 
chests, "but when the secretary returned from the ’phone 
with the announcement that he had called up the Balti¬ 
more Club, and that their total was 1563, the surprised 
expression on the faces of the members of the team 
was really funny. When it is considered that in the 
first match of the series, held on Nov. 30, the total made 
by the Baltimore team was but 1454, and that they bet¬ 
tered that total this time by 109 points, it is hard to 
imagine just where we get off. The detailed scores have 
not yet been received from the Baltimore Association, 
but it is known that the high individual score of the 
team was 172, while the high score of our team was 174, 
made by P. Whitworth, a 5-shot total materially helping 
to make this fine score. The 10-shot total was 93. Save 
for a change of two men, the personnel of the team 
was the same as in the first match. Edward Cugle, sec¬ 
retary of the Baltimore Revolver Association, was our 
representative, while Col. E. J. Dimmick acted for the 
Baltimore Association. The conditions of the match call 
for ten men to a team, each man to fire 20 shots, with 
a time limit of one minute to each shot, the teams to 
shoot on their respective ranges, each team having a 
representative present, and the team winning three of 
the five matches claimin,g the title of intercity cham- 
