March 20, 1909.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
471 
Crescent Athletic Club. 
Brooklyn, L. I., March 13. — The special feature of 
the shoot to-day was the contest between the home team 
and that of Yale University, in which the former was 
victorious by the score of 424 to 409 out of a possible 
500. Owing to the crippled condition of the Yale team, 
due to the absence of two of its best men, Morrison 
and Treaudeau, in whose place were two substitutes, 
Dimock and Noel, the Creseents, as a matter of courtesy, 
did not put forward its strongest team. At the half-way 
mark, Yale was in the lead by 3 targets, but it will be 
noted that the Crescents finished very strong. 
The leg on the March cup was won by Mr. G. G. 
Stephenson, Jr., with a full score of 25. 
A series of home-and-home contests, thirty men per 
team, is arranged with the New York Athletic Club, the 
first contest to take place at Bay Ridge on March 27. 
Inter-club shoot, 100 targets a man: 
Crescent Athletic Club. 
F W Moffett .... 
. 22 21 22 23 
88 
L M Palmer, Jr... 
. 22 21 22 24 
89 
A R Allan . 
. 19 21 20 24 
84 
W C Damron . 
. 21 21 20 21 
83 
W W Peabody, Tr. 
. 17 18 23 23 
80 
Total . 
. 101 102 106 115 
424 
Yale 
University. 
B Thaw, Jr. 
. 20 22 24 21 
87 
M Hi bard . 
. 19 22 30 24 
85 
D R Dickey . 
84 
T Noel . 
. 19 23 15 16 
73 
G E Dimock . 
. 30 18 19 23 
80 
Total . 
. 100 105 101 103 
409 
Trophy shoot, 25 
targets: 
M Stiner . 
2 
25 
1 M \ anderveer. 
3 
21 
W W Marshall ... 
.. 6 
25 
W C Damron. 
0 
21 
F B Stephenson.. 
.. 0 
23 
W W Peabody . 
0 
19 
L M Palmer, Jr... 
.. 0 
2 * 
11 W Woodcock .... 
1 
17 
T H Ernst . 
.. 3 
22 
F \V Moflfett . 
0 
17 
‘A R Allan . 
.. 0 
21 
A E Hendrickson... 
2 
16 
Shoot-off. 25 targets: 
M Stiner . 
2 
23 
W W Marshall. 
6 
21 
March cup, 25 tai 
gets 
G Stephenson, Jr.. 
., b 
25 
) Jri \ anderveer ... 
.3 
22 
L M Palmer, Jr... 
.. 0 
24 
M Stiner . 
1 
21 
F B Stephenson . 
.. 0 
23 
W W' Marshall. 
6 
20 
F W Moffett. 
.. 0 
23 
PI W Woodcock. 
1 
19 
A E Hendrickson. 
.. 2 
23 
T H Ernst . 
3 
19 
W C Damron ... 
.. 9 
23 
W W Peabody, Jr... 
0 
18 
A R Allan . 
.. 0 
22 
Trophy shoot, 25 
targets: 
L M Palmer, Jr... 
.. 0 
24 
W W’ Marshall . 
6 
2 ^ 
A E Hendrickson. 
.. 2 
24 
F B Stephenson.... 
0 
20 
F W Moft'ett . 
.. 0 
23 
1 Pi Ernst . 
3 
19 
A R Allan . 
.. 0 
22 
H W Woodcock. 
1 
18 
W C Damron . 
.. 2 
22 
M Stiner . 
1 
16 
T H Vanderveer .. 
.. 3 
22 
W W Peabody, Jr.. 
0 
16 
Prize divided. 
Trophy shoot, 25 
targets: 
G G Stephenson Jr. 5 
25 
A E Hendrickson.... 
2 
21 
F B Stephenson.. 
.. 0 
23 
W W Marshall .... 
6 
20 
F W Moffett . 
.. 0 
22 
20 
T, M Palmer, Jr... 
.. 0 
23 
A R Allan . 
0 
19 
T H Vanderveer.. 
.. 3 
22 
M Stiner . 
2 
18 
H W Woodcock.. 
.. 1 
22 
W W Peabody, Jr... 
0 
17 
AV C Damron . 
.. 0 
21 
Scratch shoot, 15 
targets: 
O U Stephenson, Ir... 
15 
A E Hendrickson... 
12 
L M Palmer, Jr... 
14 
J H Vanderveer .... 
12 
F B Stephenson .. 
14 
W W Peabody. 
11 
A R Allan . 
13 
H W Woodcock... 
9 
W W Marshall.... 
13 
M Stiner . 
12 
F W Moffett . 
12 
W C Damron . 
12 
Team shoot, 15 targets: 
V VV Mortett. 
.. 0 
23 
A R Allan. 
0 
20 
F B Stephenson., 
.. 0 
23 
A E Plendrickson .. 
2 
24 
Total . 
.. 0 
46 
Total . 
2 
44 
Columbus Gun Club. 
Columbus, O., March 13. —The programme for the 
fourth annual spring tournament will be mailed the 
middle of the week, and as there will be $500 in money 
and merchandise prizes to shoot for, it is expected that 
between 00 and 75 shooters will be in attendance. A 
special feature of preliminary day, April 7, will be a 
f"Jp^‘Oian team race between the Toledo three-man team 
and the Columbus Gun Club’s three-man team for a 
The 1 oledo team will very likely be composed 
r- 1 Volk, George Buchanan, and George 
rrank Foltz. Ihe Columbus team has not yet been 
announced, but will be soon. 
Mr. Swickort and Mr. Straight, of New Albany, 
were guests of the club on Saturday, and will attend a 
number of our shoots this year. 
Charley Young, the Peters man, is hitting them in 
fine shajte around here this spring. 
Jack Smith says he thinks he will have to try the 
other gun a while. Harry Smith managed to make one 
fine straight of 25 on Saturday, 
Ben Bolin seems to favor the old Winchester, and has 
\ coming. He says he thinks he can master 
the single-barrel proposition. 
Frank Hall shot one of the Three Barrel Gun Co.’s 
new single-barrels Saturday, and likes it very much. 
A. E. Shatford has got the single-barrel fever, and is 
trying out some of the good ones. 
Mr. G. M. Smith appeared with a new single-barrel 
Remington on Saturday, and shot them very well for 
a new one. 
yy getting ready for the summer doings. 
Joe” loves to shoot, and you generally find him about 
when anything is going on. 
Mr. Cutler, of Pittsburg, an old trapshooter, was out 
and tried a few with some of the club guns. 
Messrs, Cummings and ICingsberry are getting in the 
habit of hitting them, for the practice they have had, 
they are doing fine. 
Webster is shooting a fine clip this spring, and is 
very likely to keep it up. 
The prize handicap was won by Dr. Van Fossen, with 
a total of 4(5. 
Mr. Bassell has been out getting his new gun broke in. 
Roundy was watching the clouds for duck and did not 
look very careful after the clay birds. 
Mr. G. M. Smith won the \Volf trophy with a score 
of 42. 
The members of the Columbus Gun Club were very 
sorry to hear of the unexpected death of “Little Joe,” 
who for the past two years has very cheerfully responded 
to the call of “Pull!” For the many shooters who have 
shot over these traps, Joe was the “puller,” and re¬ 
leased the birds from the trap. Joe was taken with 
quick consumption, and seemingly would not respond 
to treatment, and after a high fever for many days, 
passed away Friday evening, March 12, at ten o’clock. 
He was a very pleasant and willing boy, and much 
liked by all the club members and visitors to the 
grounds. His funeral lakes place on Sunday, March 14. 
Indianapolis Gun Club. 
Indianapolis, Ind. — The members of the Indianapolis 
Gun Club had to take their hats off to Barr, the most 
recent acquisition to the club’s membership roll, at the 
regular weekly shoot on last Saturday afternoon, March 
13. Barr blew into this community a few months ago 
and modestly announced himsell as the local missionary 
of one of the large ammunition concerns — an unknown 
and an untried quantity, a total stranger in a strange 
land. His extreme reticence, unassuming manners, and 
apparent lack of confidence in his ability, made it seem 
doubtful whether he would ever be able to make good 
in his new assignment and rather arduous undertaking. 
That he was endowed with all the qualifications that 
were needed to lead him to a successful career, under 
the encouragement and nurture which he, with many 
others of-similar endowments, found to exist at the 
Indianapolis Gun Club, is fully demonstrated by the 
rapid and consistent improvement that he has made in 
his shooting. 
For thirteen weeks the amateur members, of the club 
have been engaged in a relentless contest for the owner¬ 
ship of the members’ trophy—a beautiful sterling silver 
water pitcher. Every mortal of them really covets the 
prize, and every contestant shoots to the very limit of 
his ability every time he takes part in one of the weekly 
events. There may be all degrees of frivolity in prac¬ 
tice shooting, but wdicn it comes to the trophy event of 
the day, everybody engaged in it is decidedly serious. 
Under this tension last Saturday Barr made a perfect 
score of 50 straight, shooting from 10yds. rise, a score 
that has thus far been unequalled by any one who has 
engaged in the contest. His work in practice shoot¬ 
ing was also remarkably good. In the first practice 
shoot he lost four targets out of twenty, then broke all 
but three out of the nest 110 , at which he shot during 
the day. 
President Britton was high among the amateur mem¬ 
bers of the club on the day’s event of the trophy con¬ 
test, with a score of forty-seven out of the fifty. He 
can no longer claim, if he ever has, that the number 
“thirteen” is his hoo-doo. He won for the first time on 
the thirteenth week of the contest, and on the thirteenth 
day of the month. On Feb. 13 he only needed to have 
broken two more targets in order to tie the high score 
of that day, which, until last Saturday, was his nearest 
approach to a win. It seems, therefore, that “thirteen’’ 
is the president’s mascot, especially so if it is present 
in plural combinations. Next Saturday he will have 
to perform from 18yds. rise, if he abides by the rules 
governing the contest. In the meantime he ought to 
apply himself to a solution of the problem that, if it 
requires two “thirteens” to effect a win at 16yds., how 
many will be required to win from 18yds. 
Rice, a guest of the club, also put up a very ex¬ 
cellent score in the members’ trophy event, breaking 48. 
The scores of all who participated in the event follows: 
*Barr 50, Rice 48, Britton 47, Denny (20) 45, Voris (18) 
45, Hymer (18) 45, Roland 45, Dixon (20) 43, Michaelis 
(18) 41, Moller 41, Lewis 39, R. Wilson 38, Parry (18) 37, 
T. Wilson 37, Neighbors 36, Anderson 35. 
The scores that were made in practice shooting fol¬ 
low : 
Events: 
. 
1 2 3 4 5 
Per 
Tars;ets: 
20 20 20 20 20 
T’t’l. 
Brk. 
Cent. 
i)enny .... 
.19. 
20 
19 
95. 
Britton .... 
. 18 18 20 .. .. 
60 
56 
93.33 
*Barr . 
. 16 20 18 19 .. 
80 
73 
91.25 
Rice . 
. 18. 
20 
18 
90. 
Dixon . 
. 15 16 20 19 .. 
80 
70 
87.50 
Roland . 
..16 16 19 17 .. 
80 
68 
85. 
Delunsch .. 
. 16 18 . 
40 
34 
85. 
Michaelis . 
. 18 17 16 .... 
60 
51 
85. 
Hymer .... 
. 16 18 16 -. .. 
60 
50 
83.33 
Parry . 
. 12 16 19 18 .. 
80 
65 
81.25 
R Wilson 
. 15 17 . 
40 
32 
80. 
Voris . 
. 13 18 . 
40 
31 
77.50 
T Wilson 
. 15 15 . 
40 
30 
75. 
Schackel .. 
. 13 17 . 
40 
30 
75. 
J^eighbors . 
. 15 13 14 16 .. 
80 
58 
72.50 
Moller .... 
. 8 13 15 17 19 
ICO 
72 
72. 
-Anderson . 
. 15 14 11 14 .. 
80 
54 
67.50 
Lewis . 
. 16 10 . 
40 
26 
65. 
Bart . 
.14 7. 
40 
21 
52.50 
*Professional. 
Harry 
W. Denny, 
Sec’y. 
Smilb Gun Club. 
Newark, 
N. L, 
March 14.—There 
was a 
small 
attend- 
ance at the 
Smith 
Gun Club shoot 
March 
13, but some 
good scores 
were 
made, as follows. 
each shooting at 100 
targets: 
C Dav. Tr. 
T Davis . 91 J Murphy . 78 
R Bercaugh . 91 E Betts .76 
S Castle . 88 
I. S., Capt. 
Wykagyl Counlry Club. 
New Rochelle, N. Y., March 13. — A dismal day 
greeted the Wykagyl nimrods, but it seemed to be to 
ihe liking of Ueacon Scoble with his famous gaspipe, 
winning five out of the seven events, returning a full 
card of 25 in each one, winning the first event with 15 
straight from scratch and the sixth event with 25 straight 
from scratch. E. A. Wilson won a leg on the S., D. & 
G. trophy with a card of 25, and E. Eckart also returned 
a full card in the sweepstake event. 
First event, practice, 15 targets; won by T. D. Scoble: 
T D Scoble.15 E A Wilson. H 
E Eckart .H J A Henderson. 13 
R L Shape. 8 W B Ogden, Jr. 11 
G L Bready. 8 
Second event, handicap, March trophy, 25 targets; won 
by T. D. Scoble: 
If. T. 
T D Scoble. 3 25 
H. T. 
E A Wilson. 3 22 
J A Henderson. 0 22 
W B Ogden, Jr. 2 22 
E Eckart . 5 22 
R L Shape. 4 23 
G L Bready. 7 25 
Third event, handicap, March average trophy, 25 tar 
gets; won by T. D. Scoble: 
T D Scoble.’. 2 25 
E Eckart . 5 22 
R L Shape. 4 17 
G L Bready. 7 22 
Fourth event, handicap, 
won bv T. D. Scoble: 
T D Scoble. 1 25 
E Eckart . 5 20 
R L Shape. 4 22 
G L Bready. 7 
25 
E A Wilson. 3 23 
J A Henderson. 0 20 
W B Ogden, Jr. 2 18 
Eckart trophy, 25 targets; 
E A Wilson. 3 33 
J A Henderson. 0 24 
W B (Jgden, Jr. 2 21 
Fifth event, handicap, S., D. & G. trophy, 25 targets, 
won bv E. A. Wilson: 
T D Scoble. 
0 23 
19 
E A Wilson. 3 25 
T A Henderson. 0 21 
W B Ogden, Jr. 2 18 
E Eckart . 5 
R L Shape. 4 19 
G L Bready. 7 22 
Sixth event, handicap. Shape trophy, 25 targets; won 
bv T, D. Scoble: 
E A Wilson. 2 23 
T A Henderson. 0 22 
W B Ogden, Jr. 2 18 
T D Scoble. 0 25 
E Eckart . 5 23 
R L Shape. 4 20 
G L Bready. 7 22 
Seventh event, handicap sweepstake, 25 targets; won by 
E. Eckart: 
T D Scoble. 
K Eckart 
0 22 E A Wilson. 3 24 
G i25 T A Henderson. 1 20 
W B Ogden, Jr. 3 20 
R L Shape. 5 23 
G L Bready. 7 22 
Eighth event, pickup team; shoot-off won by W. B. 
Ogden and R. L. Shape: 
E. A. Wilson and J. A. Henderson, 24. 
W. B. Ogden and R. L. Shape, 24. 
G. L. Bready and T. D. Scoble, 24. 
Atlantic City Gun Club. 
Atlantic City, N. J.. Feb. 13.—The main event at the 
Atlantic City Gun Club traps was the contest for the 
Ballistite medal. The leg was won by Shinn by the 
excellent score of 24. He ran straight to the last bird, 
which was dusted hard, and he ought to have had a 
straight. Shinn led the field in the last lOO shot._breaking 
93, running the last 25 strait' 
put up a good score, as al 
was for the Ballistite medal. 
Events: 
Targets: 
Shinn . 
Anderson . 
Mink . 22 20 
Cook . 
Wescoat . 
Smith . 
Young . 
J’ennell 
Dr Reed .. 
Powers . 
Dr Hughes 
Osgood . 
W Specht . 18 21 
Sheppard . 16 21 
Schroeder . 18 14 
Hammell . 
Vankirk 
McG ... 
Wells .. 
Headley 
o did 
Anderson. 
Event 
1 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
24 
17 
19 
22 
22 
25 
18 
17 
19 
21 
21 
22 
23 
V, 
20 
23 
24 
22 
22 
24 
21 
15 
17 
17 
21 
16 
22 
24 
16 
15 
19 
20 
22 
22 
17 
12 
15 
18 
17 
18 
22 
19 
16 
17 
17 
18 
22 
13 
14 
17 
17 
20 
22 
16 
18 
19 
20 
20 
16 
12 
13 
13 
16 
is 
20 
18 
11 
17 
18 
22 
17 
12 
14 
15 
17 
18 
13 
16 
19 
20 
22 
24 
19 
18 
15 
13 
8 
16 
16 
17 
17 
18 
21 
16 
21 
IS 
14 
17 
20 
19 
21 
23 
23 
16 
18 
20 
13 
20 
11 
We are increasing the size of our club house to double 
its present capacity, in order to accommodate our 
visitors during tournament of April 12, Easter Monday. 
W'e expect seventy-five shooters at least. When the im¬ 
provements are completed we will have the finest shoot¬ 
ing proposition along the coast. We expect to make 
this club a national as well as a local organization. We 
have the finest beach and boardwalk and hotels sur- 
pas.-ed by none, and why should this not be one of the 
greatest shooting grounds in the country. 
Programmes for the Easter tournament will be ready 
for mailing by the 25th, and by addressing the secretary 
voti will get a cooy. Our prizes you will find particu¬ 
larly attractive. A. H. Sheppard, Sec’y. 
