388 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[March 6, 1909. 
Fred A. Stone Gun Club. 
Denver, Colo., Feb. 21.—A fair crowd was out to the 
practice shoot at the Park, warnring up for the grand 
merchandise shoot, to be held on Washington’s Birth- 
day. 
The matches between IMr. Keefe, of the Winchester 
Co.; Mr. Bowman of the Du Pont Co.; Mr. J. C. 
Ricker, of the U. M. C. Co., and Mr. Searles, of the 
Peters Co., were real live matches, and all shot in fine 
shape. Scores; 
Events: 
1 
2 3 4 
5 
6 
Shot 
Targets: 
25 
25 25 25 
25 
25 
at. 
Broke. 
W Bowman . 
. 24 
21 25 23 
24 25 
150 
142 
B Moritz . 
. 21 
19 20 23 
16 
125 
99 
O E Searles. 
.18 
23 19 20 
23 
125 
103 
H O Keefe. 
. 24 
22 23 23 
100 
92 
Ai Royce . 
. 15 
20 22 20 
100 
77 
Mr Butler . 
.20 
22 21 22 
100 
85 
T C Ricker. 
24 24 .. 
To 
73 
Burkhardt . 
.21 
19 21 22 
100 
83 
Ramsey . 
. 21 
24 22 21 
100 
88 
Clinger . 
. 20 
IS 18 22 
100 
78 
S Warren . 
. 19 
22 ‘^2 
75 
63 
Fox . 
. 18 
18 is .. 
<0 
54 
Phil Anderson . 
.20 
22 .. .. 
50 
42 
Hughes . 
. 19 
19 .. .. 
50 
38 
. 19 
25 
19 
Davis . 
. 19 
25 
19 
Feb. 22.—Among the manufacturers’ agents present 
were Harry Keefe, Bill Bow'man, J. A. Ricker. C. D. 
Planck, (). E. Searles and John W. Garrett. The out- 
of-tow'n shooters were Max Hensler, Joe^ Rohrer, and 
L. Lawton, all of Colorado Springs; W. W. Butler, Fort 
Collins, Colo.; M. C. Ramsey. Grand Junction, Colo. 
The Fred A. Stone Gun Club is more than pleased to 
see such great interest and enthusiasm displayed by the 
Western trapshoolers. There is no doubt but w'hat we 
are doing the game some good in this country. Next 
summer watch our smoke. \\'e hope to set the world 
afire in this line of sport. 
We will have to give it to the Denver trapshooters as 
being the gamest bunch in the country. Can you heat 
this? Nineteen shooters shot this part of our pro¬ 
gramme through in one of the fiercest blizzards this 
country has seen in years. Can you imagine trapshoot¬ 
ers breaking up shell boxes and using them as pro¬ 
tectors to keep the driving wind and snow out of their 
eyes and ears? 
We could not shoot the Spaulding medal race, 100 
targets, simply because the weather w'as too fierce. 
Harry Keefe and Billy Bowman tied for high profes¬ 
sional average. 
Events: 
1 
0 
O 
4 5 
6 7 
Shot 
Targets: 
25 
25 
20 
20 20 
20 20 
at. 
Broke. 
C D Planck. 
.... 18 
22 
17 
11 16 
15 17 
150 
116 
A E McKinzie. 
.... 16 
18 
16 
13 18 
11 16 
150 
108 
Max Hensler . 
21 
18 
20 19 
13 20 
150 
133 
Fred King . 
.... 24 
22 
19 
19 18 
14 15 
150 
129 
Harry Keefe . 
.... 17 
23 
16 
15 16 
16 20 
150 
123 
T A Ricker. 
.... 19 
19 
15 
13 12 
10 13 
150 
101 
O E Searles. 
.... 13 
21 
15 
18 14 
19 16 
150 
116 
W W Butler. 
.... 19 
21 
17 
15 10 
12 15 
150 
109 
Fred. Sharpe . 
.... 18 
13 
15 
17 14 
17 10 
150 
104 
M C Ramsey. 
.... 13 
18 
19 
18 17 
18 19 
150 
;199 
Wm Bowman . 
.... 21 
22 
18 
15 14 
17 16 
150 
123 
Al Royce . 
.... 17 
14 
14 
14 14 
14 IS 
150 
105 
B Moritz . 
.... 20 
16 
13 
13 14 
15 17 
150 
108 
W R Thomas. 
.... 20 
23 
17 
17 15 
17 13 
150 
I 09 
S Warren . 
.... 17 
19 
15 
13 13 
110 
77 
Joe Rohrer . 
.. 15 
17 15 
60 
47 
L Lawton . 
.. 18 
16 16 
60 
50 
John W Garrett.... 
.. 18 
18 17 
60 
53 
H Walker . 
.. 16 
15 16 
60 
47 
Harry 
Warren, 
Sec’y, 
Harrisburg Sportsmens’ Association. 
Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 22. — The Harrisburg Sportsmen’s 
Association’s tw’enty-second live-bird handicap for the 
Pennsylvania State challenge trophy of the Association, 
at 20 birds, entrance .$13, was won by Coleman after a 
shoot-off with Eisenhour, Kleipple and Millard, each of 
whom scored 19 in. the main event. The money was 
divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. 
The Williamsburg trophy was won by Hess, in the tie, 
defeating Coleman and Hansell by scoring 10 straight. 
Scores of the annual 20 live-bird handicap follow:’ 
Adams, 28 .2122220210222222222—17 
Alan, 28 . 22222222202022222222—18 
Barr, 26 .,.21211021202222222222—18 
Byers, 26 . 22220022022222202002—14 
Brownell, 26 .22222022220212222222—18 
Coleman, 29 .22212222122022121222—19 
Curtis, 27 .02021122022001220022—13 
Coyle, 26 .02011200200010002020— 8 
Dinger, 28 . 22202222120222222022—17 
Eisenhour, 28 .22222222222222022222—19 
Fulton, 27 . 2222222220222202002—15 
Flurie, 26 .01002110000201222222—12 
Graves, 26 .22012222201222022022—16 
Harris, 29 .20101122110020000202—il 
Haines, 29 .02222202220220222002-14 
Hansell, 29 .22222202202222202222—17 
Humer, 28 .22102212111210120220—16 
Hoy, 26 .21102210022222221222—17 
Flepler, 28 .22222202122220222222—18 
Hess, 28 .22002222201122222222—17 
Hoffman, 26 .21111222222222202022—18 
Long, 28 .01021202011111120012—14 
Kleipple, 27 .22212121222111202222—19 
Lake, 27 .11012111220110112120—16 
Lewis, 28 .02221122222200222222—17 
Millard, 27 .20122222222232222222—19 
Money, 28 .20220220022220220022—13 
Major, 26 .12102220022002011122—14 
Nelson, 27 .22222220222122220202—17 
Oliver, 27 .00022002222202222222—14 
Rishel, 27 .20222222102222202200—15 
Reiker, 26 .22021212122210222220—17 
Rader, 26 . 22021112222222‘>10‘’‘’2—18 
Sheaffer, 26 .00110122220201220222—14 
Schmidt, 27 .10212222220022222222—17 
Spicer, 28 .22222220202222220222—17 
Staley, 26 .10000112220021212120—13 
Stephenson, 27 .11120020112112222022—17 
Shugars, 26 .121100220112111221212—17 
Skid, 28 .10021222221210211221—17 
Trafford, 28 .22122202222011202220—16 
Wilson, 26 . 02121212220111202020—15 
Weitzel, 26 .02202211021212220212—16 
Weik, 27 .12002212022020222222—15 
Shoot-off for Pennsylvania Stale challenge trophy: 
Coleman, 31 .2221222222—10 
Eisenhour, 30 .1222021022— 8 
Kleipple, 29 .0212220122— 8 
Millard, 28 .2021001220— 6 
Shoot-off for the Williamsport diamond badge, emblem¬ 
atic of the championship at live birds, Pennsylvania State 
Sportsmen’s Association: 
Coleman, 28 .2222222022— 9 
Hess, 28 .2222222222—10 
Hansell. 28 .2222022222— 9 
Florida Gun Club. 
Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 22.—Mrs. McKimm and H. 
Brokaw shot a 25-bird match to-day for a purse and the 
birds. They tied with 3 misses each, and in the shoot- 
off, miss-and-out, Brokaw won on his third kill. Mrs. 
McKimm immediately challenged for another 25-bird 
match, for $100 a side, to take place Thursday morning. 
In the sweep, 5 birds, to-day the following scores were 
made: 
Stafford, 27 . 3 Emerson, 29 . 5 
Brabb, 28 . 5 McKimm, 26 . 4 
Upson, 31 . 4 Murphy, 31 . 4 
^In the _shoot-ofr', miss-and-out, Emerson and Brabb 
were still tied on the 12th bird, when they divided. Emer¬ 
son shot in great form, killing 17 straight. Brabb killed 
23 straight, which is the best score this year. Our birds 
here are all selected and are the best in the world. They 
were very fast to-day, being favored with a good breeze. 
Feb. 24.—In the handicap shoot at 15 birds, $10 en¬ 
trance, for the gun club cup, to-day (value $100), Emer¬ 
son, Upson and McKimm tied with 14 kills each. In 
the shoot-off, miss-and-out, Upson won the cup on his 
third straight kill. Emerson and McKimm divided $117. 
ifrs. McKimm .shot extremely well, and was unfor¬ 
tunate to lose the winning bird, which fell dead just out 
of bounds. It was a close race, and in doubt until the 
last bird was shot. 
The handicaps were well figured, and everybody had a 
chance. The following is the official score: 
Knapp, 31 . 
. 12 
Alien, 27 . 
..,13 
*Brokaw, 31 . 
. 7 
^Farmer, 29 . 
... 5 
.14 
3 
*Hendrie, 29 . 
. 4 
*Tohnson. 29 . 
... 3 
Brabb, 29 . 
. 13 
I\Irs McKimm, 2l>_ 
...14 
*Murphy, 31 
. 11 
*Findlay, 30. 
... 3 
Upson, 31 . 
. 14 
*Withdrew. 
In the sweep, miss-and-out, $5 entrance, Capt. Emer¬ 
son won on his third straight kill. 
The largest crowd ever on hand was at the gun club 
to-day, and all the' shooters received their share of ap¬ 
plause. Mr. Fred. Sterry was a visitor, shaking hands 
with his many friends. Mr. Howard Brokaw and Dr. 
Kaisner acted as referees. 
Feb. 25.—The following scores were made at the Florida 
Gun Club to-day. The events were all for $25 and the 
birds. 
Brabb, standing at 34yds., bet $100 to $50 that he 
would kill 5 straight with one barrel, Upton taking the 
short end of the bet. Brabb won. The birds were very 
fast. 
Event 1: 
Findlay, 30 . 
Event 2: 
Findlay, 29 . 
Event 3: 
Brabb, 28 . 
Upson, 32 . 
Event 4: 
Brabb, 28 . 
In the shoot-off, 
straight kill. 
Event 5: 
Brabb, 30 . 
. 7 Upson, 32 . 9 
. 9 Upson, 32 . 10 
. 8 Mrs McKimm, 26. 8 
. 9 
. 22 Upson, 32 . 20 
miss-and-out, Upson won on his third 
. 8 Upson. 32 8 
\Vm. Dietsch, Mgr. 
North Caldwell Gun Club. 
North Caldwell, N, J., Feb. 22.—The 100-bird handi¬ 
cap shoot for a medal, held on the grounds of the North 
Caldw’ell Gun Club, to-day, was won by Levi M. Stager, 
with a score .of 89 broken targets, plus 5 handicap, making 
a total of 94 out of the 100. The race between Stager and 
Fischer was very close and interesting, it being a tie up 
to the last 10 birds. 
The shoot was witnessed by a large number of visitors, 
and in addition to the special event, there were several 
others run oft', over 2000 targets being thrown in the 
afternoon. Scores; 
Events; 
Targets: 
12 3 4 
25 25 25 25 
Broke. 
Hdp. Total. 
L Stager . 
.... 23 18 24 24 
89 
5 
94 
C Fischer . 
.... 24 21 21 21 
87 
5 
92 
H Francisco . 
.... 12 17 17 18 
64 
20 
84 
H Sindle . 
.... 18 21 20 19 
78 
5 
83 
G Plass . 
.... 13 17 22 19 
67 
15 
82 
S Francisco . 
.... 18 12 18 14 
62 
20 
82 
W Kussmaul . 
.... 18 19 19 18 
74 
5 
79 
G Fischer . 
.... 14 14 16 19 
63 
15 
78 
S Fischer . 
.... 10 12 15 14 
51 
20 
71 
R Roberts . 
.... 10 10 9 13 
42 
20 
62 
L Young . 
.... 12 21 .. .. 
J Ritternay. 
.... 15 13 .. .. 
\\'m. 
Kussmaul, 
Treas. 
Emerald Gun Club of New York. 
“Women Blown Across the Street,” “Houses Un¬ 
roofed,” “V'essels Blown Ashore.” These were the head- 
line .3 in the afternoon newspapers of the day, Feb. 25, 
that the above-named shooting organization chose for the 
beginning of their twenty-eighth active year of trap¬ 
shooting. 
Dr. Hudson, the only charter member, distinguished 
himself by his number of one-barrel stops, and his sec¬ 
ond was no use at all; but from 1882 to 1909 is a far 
cry, and his eyesight is not so good, nor can the nerves 
be so quickened after passing the sixty-fifth milestone 
of life, as when he “got them all” at Dexter Park thirty 
years ago. 
A cold gale blew from left to right at a velocity of 
from 40 to 50 miles per hour, and it was most difficult 
to hold the gun steady, as even the small surface pre¬ 
sented to the wind by the left hand tube was sufficient 
to almost tear the gun from the shooter’s grip. Birds 
that rose against the wind had to be stopped by a quick 
and decisive first barrel, though the different members 
made some hurricane seconds. 
It was decided before the contest began that all mem¬ 
bers could, if _ they wished, stand at 2 yds. nearer the 
traps tlian their club handicap called for, and most of 
them took advantage of this temporary rule. 
The birds were powerful-wdnged country pigeons, gath¬ 
ered from the farmers in the vicinity, and did not stand 
on the order of going, but went at once, 
Catton’s 13th, a skyrocket, was up and back of the rear 
boundary before he could use his first barrel. His 22d 
was a long second, just inside the boundary. 
Dr. Hudson’s 11th, marked with a star, was a whirl¬ 
wind. 
It will be noted that Koegel, who still holds the liv.c- 
bird championship of New Jersey, won from Tom 
Morfey, shot a streak in his first half, getting 14 out of 
15. The cold affected the trigger-pull of his gun prob¬ 
ably, congealing the oil so it would not answer the 
pressure of the finger on several birds. These balks 
probably prevented him from making high score for the 
day. His 28th was a beautiful second. 
■Schoverling’s 10th, a blue streak, was simply unkillable. 
His 15th, a duplicate of the tenth, and his 24th, was a 
masterly second. 
Cap. Dreyer’s 26th bird was a stop of rare judgment 
with the first, and his 27th, a faraway quietus with the 
second shot. Schorty missed his first bird at his regular 
mark, 31yds., but went in with the rest, missed his second 
also, and then settled down on his sixth, making the 
longest straight run of the day, 13. 
Dec. Hudson protested his 2d bird, because he stood 
on one foot as he used the second barrel with success, 
and his 24th was so fast a driving right-quarterer that, 
helped by the gale, he stumbled from the shooting plat¬ 
form among several shell boxes placed to receive the 
empty shells, as unto a regulation bowling ball among 
tenpins, making a strike, but the bird was scored. 
Mr. Rohlfs had hard luck in two dead out, as did 
another one of our old-timers, our secretary, Tom Short, 
as mentioned before in descriptions of the Emerald shoots. 
Tom did himself proud, his lightning seconds being com¬ 
mented on by all observers. His 13th bird was missed, 
but flew the gauntlet of six “scouts” on the side hill, 
and got away elean. What a time those pot-hunters had 
on the outside. And some of us wished we could bo 
out with them. 
Mr. Franzrab, one of our guests, had not shot at the 
traps in several years, and Mr. Powers never shot at the 
traps before, but got his 26th, 27th and 28th wdth as good 
judgment as he delivers uppercuts and cross-counters in 
the “magic circle,” when he is on the job. Usually some 
of our members arrive at the shooting grounds the even¬ 
ing previous to the shooting day, and begin early in 
the morning, but our president, Mr. P. J. May, and 
Capt. Reierson did not materialize, so the main event was 
postponed until the morning train arrived. Messrs. 
Catton and Schortemeier shot a little 10-bird preliminary 
in the morning, resulting as follows: 
Catton, 28.1010001000—3 Schorty, 31... .1010112020 —6 
tin the arrival of the balance of the shooters a 5-bird 
contest was shot as follows: 
Tom Short, 28.21*22—4 Dreyer, 28 .01001—2 
Koegel, 30 .02021—3 Schoverling, 28.02221—4 
Rohlfs, 28 .11000—2 Powers, 26 .10012—3 
.After the main event, another 5-bird sweep was shot; 
Schorty .22022—4 Rohlfs .01101—3 
Koegel .llw Dr Hudson .11111—5 
Tom Short .22112—5 
It will be noted that Doc. Hudson, including the 
main event and the last event, dropped 15 straight with 
one-barrel stops. 
January scores: 
Schortemeier, 31 .0022022221— 7 
Catton, 28 .20200*0211— 5 
Dr Hudson, 28 .0110101110— 6 
Rohlfs, 28 .2110100100— 5 
Koegel, 30 .1222111022— 9 
A .Schoverling, 28 .0220220010— 5 
Drever 28 .2010001020— 4 
T Short, 28 ...*112220121-8 
*Franzrab, 26 .lOOOOlOOll— 4 
*Powers, 26 .0010000*01— 2 
*Guests. 
February scores' 
Schortemeier, 31 . 
Catton, 28 . 
Dr Hudson, 28 .. 
Rohlfs, 28 . 
Koegel, 30 . 
A Schoverling, 28 
Dreyer, 28 . 
T Short, 28 . 
Franzrab, 26 . 
Powers, 26 . 
March scores; 
Schortemeier, 31 
Catton, 28 . 
Dr Hudson, 28 .. 
Rohlfs, 28 . 
1121222102— 9 
,1102000011— 5 
*110110010— 5 
100101*012— 5 
1112100102— 7 
2011011000— 5 
, 1011111000 — 6 
,120*211110— 7 
, 0020212210 — 6 
,0200000101— 3 
, 0222202222 — 8 
.1201011102— 7 
. 1111111111—10 
.11*2021110— 7 
