March 20, 1909.] 
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cent shooters. The Crescents have challenged the New 
York Athletic Club for another home-and-home series of 
team shoots, with probably thirty gunners on a side, the 
first contest to take place at Bay Ridge, March 27. 
The Keystone Shooting League of Philadelphia has 
' issued the programme of its second annual tournament, 
to be held at Holmesburg Junction, March 30-31. Ten 
20-targct events are provided for the first day, ' $1.40 
optional sweep. Events 6 to 10, inclusive, constitute the 
preliminary handicap, open to amateurs, prize the Du 
Pont solid silver pitcher, value $65, to first; solid silver 
pitcher, value $45, to second, and $5 cash to third. The 
handicap will have an optional $10 sweep, high guns. 
Sweepstakes divided 40, 30, 20 and 10, class shooting. The 
two-barrel event, for the A. H. Fox gun and Hunter 
Arms Co. vase, entries unlimited, will be open each day. 
The programme of the second day is similar to that of 
the first day, but is subdivided differently. Events 6 to 
10, inclusive, constitute the Keystone Shooting League 
Handicap, 100 targets, for the amateur championship, 
the first prize being a $65 solid silver cup and $25 donated 
by Mr. P. F. Du Pont; second, solid pitcher, value $50; 
third, trophy, value $30. For the prizes the entrance, 
both days, is price of targets. In events 1 to 5, inclu¬ 
sive, 100 targets, there is an optional sweep of $5, and 
a $10 sweep is optional with the handicap, money in 
both sweeps being divided high guns, two moneys for 
every ten entries. Prizes and trophies are on exhibition 
at Shannon’s Hardware Co. Total value of donations, 
of which $200 is cash, $575, for which the entrance is 
price of targets only. Send guns and shells, express 
■prepaid, care of Ed. K. Tryon Co., 10 and 12 N. Sixth 
street, Philadelphia. Shooting will commence on the 
arrival of the 8:43 A. M. train from Broad Street Station. 
Handicaps, 16 to 21yds. Shells and lunch obtainable on 
the grounds. No handicap entries received after 12 M. 
on March 30 and 31. High averages each day $15 and 
$10, first and second respectively. Average for the two 
days. New Hotel Hanover trophy, value $75 and the 
Motor Print trophy, value $35; second, $10; third, $7. 
Low average, $4, and fifteen gun cleaners to fifteen next 
low averages. The Handicap Committee members are 
Messrs. C. H. Newcomb, Geo. S. McCarty, J. Franklin 
Meehan, Thomas Tansy, H. L. David, Wm. M. Foord 
and C. W. Billing. For entry blanks, apply to Mr. J. F. 
Pratt, care E. K. Tryon & Co., or Mr. V. V. Dorp, care 
J. B. Shannon & Co., Philadelphia. 
Bernard W'aters. 
New Jersey State Sportsmen’s Association. 
Newark, N. J .—Editor Forest and Stream: The first 
meeting of 1909 of the New Jersey State Sportsmen’s Asso¬ 
ciation was held in Jersey City on Feb. 25, at 15 Exchange 
place, where a plan of campaign was laid out for the 
inauguration of the sixth annual tournament, producing 
a programme that is thought by all of those present to 
be the most attractive affair yet devised to call together 
the trapshooters of New Jersey. 
The tournament will take place on the grounds of the 
Jersey City Gun Club, on the Plank road, at the Hack¬ 
ensack Bridge, on June 1, 2 and 3, 1909. 
George H. Piercy, the President of the Association, 
assisted by Jacob Lewis, Dr. Culver, J. S. Fanning 
and the trustees of the association, all agree that this 
shoot will be the most eventful in the history of the 
association. 
The most interestin.g events to the members of the 
various clubs of the association are the amateur State 
championship cup, with a liberal money prize added. 
Then there is a large handsome cup to be contested for 
by two-men teams from each club. This cup is the old 
pigeon team championship trophy repurchased from the 
Freehold Gun Club, who won it and held it ever since 
the anti-pigeon shooting law went into effect until secured 
by the association and put up and won for the year by 
the Jersey City Gun Club. 
Three-men teams will also contest for valuable prizes 
in gold. These contests will be open to teams of clubs 
who are members of the New Jersey State Sportsmen’s 
Association, one event each day. 
The rest of the programme will be 20-target,, events, 
one at double targets. In all events there will be from 
$5 to $25 added to each event, making over $200 total 
added money. 
The tournament will wind up a grand merchandise 
event, in which over $300 worth of valuable prizes will 
be divided among the high guns. This will be a handi¬ 
cap and all shooters will be handicapped from 16 to 
20 yds., according to shooting done during the tourna¬ 
ment. All the above events are open to amateurs, 
whether residents of the State or not, and will be in¬ 
cluded in the competition of averages, for which special 
prizes will be awarded. For details see programmes 
when issued. 
The secretary will be glad to mail any gun club or 
shooter in New Jersey, a copy of the constitution and 
by-laws of the association who will write for one, and 
an invitation is herewith extended to all clubs and 
shooters in the State to enroll themselves as members 
of our association, and join with us in making this shoot 
the greatest event in the history of trapshooting in New 
Jersey. 
Programmes will be issued about May 1, and will be 
mailed to all those we have the address of. Address 
all communications to the Secretary, Chas, T. Day. 
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Nanhasset Bay Yacht Club. 
Port Washington, L. I., March 15. —Scores made at 
the regular shoot of the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club yes¬ 
terday, are appended. Mr. H. F. Clark did some ex¬ 
cellent shooting, and made a string of 25 straight breaks. 
The scores vary a great deal owing to snow and rain 
squalls, which would swoop down on the shooters. Mr. 
H. L. Hoyt, Jr., won the leg on the Sauer gun; this 
victory makes him tie with Mr. B. G. Loomis, each 
having five legs. 
Alker weekly cup: 
H. 
T. 
H. 
T. 
H 
F Clark. 
0 
25 
W H Williams..., 
... 6 
20 
B 
G Loomis. 
3 
25 
J E Meyer. 
... 4 
18 
H 
L Hoyt, Jr. 
2 
24 
C M Gould. 
... 7 
14 
G 
C Meyer. 
4 
21 
E P Alker. 
14 
E 
A Siercy. 
4 
21 
J F O’Rourke. 
13 
J 
W Alker. 
4 
20 
O’Rourke monthly 
cup: 
B 
G Loomis. 
3 
25 
T E Meyer. 
.. 4 
23 
H 
L Hoyt, Jr. 
4 
24 
E A bierck . 
.. 4 
21 
1 
W Alker . 
4 
23 
T F O’Rourke . 
.. 5 
20 
H 
F Clark. 
3 
23 
I O’Rourke . 
.. 7 
19 
Sauer gun: 
H L Hoyt, Jr.... 
... 2 
24 
J F O’Rourke.... 
... 5 
19 
B G J-rOomis .... 
... 3 
23 
T W Alker. 
... 4 
18 
G C Meyer. 
... 4 
21 
I E Mayer. 
... 4 
17 
E A Sierck. 
... 4 
20 
I O’Rourke _ 
... 7 
16 
H F Clark. 
... 4 
20 
C M Gould . 
... 7 
15 
E P Alker. 
... 5 
19 
During this shoot there was a heavy snowsquall. 
Hillside Rod and Gun Club. 
Flushing, N. Y., March 15.—The Hillside Rod and 
Gun Club held their weekly shoot on Saturday afternoon. 
Six members participated in a series of closely contested 
sweepstakes with the following results: 
Events: 12345678 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 
Pentz .13 13 14 15 14 14 9 10 
Foster . 12 12 13 14 13 12 7 7 
Vause . 10 10 9 7 9 7 4 5 
Long . 14 12 14 10 13 12 10 7 
Bell . 11 10 10 14 15 12 8 .. 
Peck . 12 9 13 10 13 13 8 3 
Ernest Bell, Sec’y. 
