550 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[April 3, 1909. 
Indianapolis Gun Club. 
Indianapolis, Ind.—For the past two years the presi¬ 
dent and secretary of the Indianapolis Gun Club have 
labored together harmoniously in their endeavors to pro¬ 
mote the interests of the club. In all that time nothing 
has transpired to disturb the unison of their concerted 
efforts, until last Satuitday afternoon, when, through 
the irony of fate, they became entangled in an uncom¬ 
promising conflict for supremacy in a battle for the 
ownership of the coveted members’ trophy, the contest 
for which has been waging among the amateur members 
of the club for the past fourteen weeks. 
In Saturday’s event of this memorable contest Denny 
shot froms the extreme handicap distance of 20yds., he 
having previously won two events of the indeterminate 
series of weekly shoots, while Britton was stationed at 
the 18yd. line, he having captured one event of the series 
on the last preceding Saturday afternoon. Each scored 
45 out of the 50 targets in the regular event of the day, 
thereby necessitating a shoot-off of the tie at 25 targets 
each from the handicap distances respectively occupied 
by them in the regular event, and repeating until the 
tie should be determined. In the first frame of 25 
targets each contestant scored 22. In the second, each 
scored 21. In the third Denny broke 23 and Britton 18, 
which automatically brought the members’ trophy con¬ 
test _ to a close, the award of the prize, a beautiful 
sterling silver water pitcher, engraved with a suitable 
inscription, falling to Denny, he being the first one to 
win three separate events of the contest, one from 16yds., 
the second from 18yds. and the third from 20yds. 
The complete scores in the regular event of 50 targets 
were: *Vietmeyer 46, Denny (20) 45, Britton (18) 45, 
Dixon (20) 44, Barry (18) 44, *V'an Nest 43, Washburn 
42, Moller 42, Anderson 41, Hillis (18) 40, Voris (18) 35, 
Neighbors 34, and Heaton 32. 
Immediately upon the conclusion of the members’ 
trophy contest a subscription to a fund was started by 
those who remained at the club house until that time, 
which reached proportions that warrant the advance an¬ 
nouncement that on next Saturday another contest of 
like or similar character will be launched, for the owner¬ 
ship of another prize equally as valuable and desirable 
as the one just awarded. This contest will continue from 
week to week for an indefinite period, untit some one 
wins three separate weekly events. In addition to this, 
two other contests will be started in April, on a fixed 
hanidicap basis. One of these is for the Heaton trophy, 
a .351 automatic rifle and leather case, donated to the 
club by Mr. E. M. Heaton for competition among the 
amateur members, and will be shot for on the first and 
third Saturdays of each month of the contest period. 
The other is for the Ballistite trophy, a loving cup 
donated by Mr. H. W. Vietmeyer, and will be on the 
club’s calendar for the second and fourth Saturdays of 
each month during the contest period. With others 
awaiting a favorable opportunity to contribute a prize 
for competition, there is no dearth of incentive for ex¬ 
cellence in marksmanship at the good old Indianapolis 
Gun Club. 
The annual meeting of the club will be held on the 
first Tuesday in April, at which time the members will 
elect seven directors to serve during the ensuing fiscal 
year. The present secretary of the club, who has served 
in that capacity for two and one-half years, several weeks 
ago announced to the members that, in deference to the 
demands of his personal business, he must not be con¬ 
sidered for re-election to official position. The abundant 
supply of able timber for the directorate will make a 
final selection of the particular ones a rather delicate and 
difficult task for the committees that are engaged in 
making up the nomination slates. And the interest that 
is being taken in the subject by the members augurs 
well for the future of the club. 
A tabulation of the scores that were made in practice 
shooting on Saturday afternoon last follow: 
Per 
Targets: 
20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 
Total. 
Broke. Cent. 
Britton . 
.. 19 18. 
40 
37 
92.50 
Dixon . 
...19 19 18 20 .. 22 23 20 
155 
141 
90.97 
Hillis . 
.. 17 18 17 20 18 25 24 .. 
150 
139 
90.27 
Moller . 
.. 15 18 18 20 17 23 24 .. 
150 
135 
90.00 
’■’Vietmeyer . 
. 16 17 15 22 23 21 
135 
114 
84.44 
Washburn .. 
.. 15 18. 
40 
33 
82.50 
Parry . 
.. 17 16 13 18 . 
80 
64 
80.00 
Lewis . 
.. 15 16 . 
40 
31 
77.50 
Neighbors .. 
.. 14 17 . 
40 
31 
77.50 
Denny . 
.. 15 14 . 
40 
29 
72.50 
*Van Nest .. 
.. 12 11 17 13 11. 
lOO 
64 
64.00 
Heaton . 
.. 13 11 IS . 
60 
37 
61.67 
Anderson ... 
.. 9 12 12 12. 
80 
45 
55.63 
’■’Professional. 
Indianapolis, Ind.—For the first time in many months 
the rnembers of the Indianapolis Gun Club met at the 
shooting grounds on last Saturday afternoon, March 27, 
the occasion of the club’s regular weekly shoot, without 
having a trophy contest of some kind to spur them on 
to better work with their scatter guns. Failure to agree 
among themselves as to the rules and conditions to gov¬ 
ern another members’ trophy contest necessitated the 
postponement of its commencement at least one week 
later. 
Parry did the best gun pointing in the shooting of the 
afternoon. He broke all but 3 out of the lOO targets at 
which he shot, and quit with an unfinished run of 74 
straight. The winner of the members’ trophy contest 
told him that hel was mighty glad he was not in that 
“form” on the preceding Saturday: as, had he been, the 
members’ trophy might still have been unsettled. 
A tabulation of the scores that were made during the 
afternoon follows: 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 20 Total. Broke. Per C’t. 
Parry . 20 17 20 20 20 .. 100 97 97.00 
Denny . 17 20 18 19.... 80 74 92.50 
Britton . 17 18 16 18 19 .. 100 88 88.00 
■►Barr . 17 19 19 15 16.. 100 86 86.00 
Moore . 18 17 17 14 18 .. 100 84 84.00 
Hymor . 16 17 19 18 14 .. 100 84 84.00 
Delunsch . 17 17 16 . 60 50 83.33 
Dixcn . 19 16 17 17 14 16 120 99 82.50 
’■’French .....'....18 14 18 16.... 80 66 82.50 
Roland . 13 17 16 17 15 17 120 95 79.17 
Neighbors ... 
.... 14 17 15 17 14 .. 
100 
77 
77.00 
Washburn ... 
.... 15 17 14 12 16 .. 
100 
74 
74.00 
Pleake . 
.... 10 18 13 17 15 .. 
100 
73 
73.00 
Anderson .... 
.... 14 13 12 15 15 .. 
100 
69 
69.00 
Lewis . 
.... 11 13 14 16 .. .. 
80 
54 
67.50 
Kanouse . 
.... 14 14 11 16 12 .. 
100 
67 
67.00 
Southern . 
.... 11 13 16. 
60 
40 
66.67 
Moller . 
.... 12 15 13 . 
60 
40 
66.67 
Morris . 
.... 8 9 . 
40 
17 
42.50 
Layman . 
.... 8 8 . 
40 
16 
40.00 
’■’Professional. 
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Indian¬ 
apolis Gun Club will be held on Tuesday, April 6, at 
7:30 p. M., at the store of Gus Habich, 142 East Wash¬ 
ington street, Indianapolis, at which a board of seven 
directors to serve during tire ensuing fiscal year will be 
elected. 
Harry W. Denny, Sec’y. 
The Palefaces. 
Boston, Mass., March 24. —The usual matinee of the 
Palefaces was attended by some twenty shooters, and it 
is safe to say that many shoots will have passed by ere 
a more enjoyable afternoon at the traps will be ex¬ 
perienced. 
The weather conditions were fine, and it is hard to 
make excuses as to why the scores were not of a higher 
character; but they were not, and the boys are in a 
quandary for fair. 
Geo. Hassam, the Paleface lightweight, was grinding 
them in the first 60, but the combination was lost in 
his fourth event, and after a strenuous effort to recover 
had to be content to see his side partner lead him at the 
wire by one target. 
Charles consistently won thiPd average; tied with O. 
R. Dickey, with Clarke and Burnes next in line. 
Frank and Daggett look queer so far down the list, 
but a run of unfortunate misses will occur at times 
among the best of us, and these ordinarily high average 
aspirants had to be content with seeing othersi at the 
lead. Scores: 
Event at 100 targets, handicaps: 
Yards. 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
Total. 
Kirkwood . 
. 18-20 
19 
15 
16 
18 
19 
87 
Hassam . 
. 17-19 
19 
19 
17 
13 
18 
86 
Charles . 
. 17 
16 
17 
15 
17 
18 
83 
*Dickey ... 
. 18-19 
18 
17 
17 
16 
15 
83 
Clarke . 
. 16-18 
16 
19 
14 
17 
16 
82 
Burnes . 
. 17-19 
19 
16 
19 
14 
14 
82 
Frank . 
. 18-19 
15 
18 
13 
16 
19 
81 
Daggett . 
. 17-19 
17 
19 
13 
14 
15 
78 
Jordan .. 
. 16 
15 
17 
15 
12 
17 
76 
’■’Sibley . 
. 17 
16 
17 
13 
14 
12 
72 
Marden . 
. 17 
17 
12 
12 
13 
15 
69 
Bray . 
. 16 
15 
13 
14 
13 
10 
65 
Muldown . 
. 16 
11 
10 
16 
17 
64 
Knight . 
. 16 
is 
13 
12 
15 
10 
63 
E (ilapp . 
. 16 
13 
13 
10 
13 
12 
61 
Jones . 
. 16 
16 
10 
15 
13 
14 
58 
Thurston . 
. 16 
10 
10 
11 
11 
13 
55 
Thomas . 
. 16 
12 
14 
11 
11 
48 
Forbes . 
. 16 
i3 
15 
15 
43 
C Clapp . 
. 16 
11 
9 
5 
5 
8 
38 
Team match, 25 targets: 
Dickey . 21 
Jones . 19 
Hanidicap . 5—45 
Sibley . 21 
Burnes . 21 
Handicap . 3—45 
Charles . 22 
Kirkwood . 22 
Handicap . 0—44 
Marden . 21 
Clapp . 12 
Handicap . 10—43 
Muldown . 19 
Thomas . 16 
Handicap . 6—41 
Jordan . 16 
Thurston . 15 
Handicap . 10—41 
Hassam . 19 
Frank . 20 
Handicap . 0—39 
Keystone—S. S. Whites. 
Tacony, Pa., March 27.—The trapshooting season of 
the Keystone Yacht Club closed to-day. A team con¬ 
test with the S. S. White Gun Club was the event of 
chief interest, the home club winning by a total of 202 
to 198, out of a possible 250, quite a close contest. 
The scores of the team race, etc., follow: 
S. S. 
Whites. 
Keystone. 
Severn . 
. 22 
Swartz . 
, 23 
Beyer . 
. 22 
Kries . 
18 
George .... 
. 17 
Cartledge . 
17 
Appleton . . 
. 21 
Sidebottom . 
, 18 
Robinson .. 
. 20 
W Wolstencroft ... 
, 22 
Fontaine .. 
. 22 
Mercer . 
, 22 
Griffiths ... 
. 19 
Greener . 
, 22 
Firth . 
.17 
Whartenbv . 
19 
Cantrell .... 
.22 
Evis . 
, 18 
Harper . ... 
. 16—198 
E Betson . 
23—201 
The club shoot at 25 targets followed the team contest. 
Robinson won in Class A, Mercer in Class B, Randall in 
Class C, and O’Fisher in Class D. Scores in club shoot 
follow: 
Robinson . 
.... 24 
Bierie . 
. 21 
Severn . 
.... 24 
Whartenby . 
. 21 
Sidebottom . 
.... 24 
E Betson . 
. 21 
German . 
.... 24 
Swartz, Jr. 
. 20 
(Tantrell . 
'.... 24 
Kries . 
. 20 
Harper . 
.... 23 
Mercer . 
. 20 
Swartz, Sr. 
.... 23 
Rose . 
. 19 
W Wolstencroft ... 
9.9. 
George . 
.18 
Beyer . 
.... 22 
Evis . 
.17 
Kunkel . 
.... 22 
Croll . 
.17 
Greener . 
.... 21 
Weikel . 
. 17 
Cantrell, Sr. 
.... 21 
Randall . 
. 15 
Cartledge, Jr. 
.... 21 
Cameron . 
. 14 
Appleton . 
.... 21 
O’Fisher . 
. 9 
Fontaine . 
.... 21 
Firth . 
. 9 
Ayres . 
.... 21 
Crescents—N. Y. A. C. 
Brooklyn, L. I., March 27. — It was a bad day for high 
scores. A strong wind blew in the faces of the shooters 
when at the firing points, and blew into the targets' 
variously. The blues were shown by many ciphers. The 
event was the great team contest, twenty-two men on a 
side, 100 targets per man, between the New York Athletic 
Club and the Crescent Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, on 
the grounds of the latter. The home club was victorious 
by a total of 1657 to 1605, out of a possible 2200. Thus 
the first contest of the home-and-home series goes to 
Crescents with quite a margin in their favor. A. B. 
Allan, of the Crescents, made high individual score, 92. 
Of the New York Athletic Club contestants, C. W. 
Billings and Dr. De Wolfe tied on 84 for high. The 
season of the Crescents closed on April 3. 
Crescent Athletic Club. 
—Strings of 
25^ 
Total. 
F B Stephenson. 
. 23 
20 
21 
20 
84 
L M Palmer. 
. 18 
22 
24 
22 
86 
F W Moffett. 
. 22 
24 
20 
22 
88 
A G Southworth. 
. 20 
23 
17 
23 
82 
A R Allan. 
. 22 
24 
23 
23 
92 
H M Brigham.. 
. 23 
23 
23 
19 
88 
T 1 Adams. 
. 20 
20 
17 
17 
74 
W C Damron. 
. 16 
22 
20 
14 
72 
G G Stephenson, Jr. 
. 19 
19 
15 
16 
69 
D T Leahy. 
. 19 
19 
17 
21 
76 
A E Hendrickson. 
. 15 
20 
22 
19 
76 
W W Peabody, Jr. 
. 16 
20 
22 
20 
78 
H W Dreyer. 
. 16 
14 
15 
15 
60 
R E Fox. 
. 18 
19 
17 
17 
71 
M Stiner .. 
. 16 
20 
20 
17 
73 
I. C Hopkins. 
. 17 
16 
16 
17 
66 
J H \'anderveer. 
. IS 
18 
16 
18 
70 
G Brower . 
. 22 
20 
17 
23 
81 
J H Ernst. 
. 16 
17 
17 
18 
67 
I P Fairchild. 
. 20 
18 
20 
21 
79 
*S Stearns . 
. 20 
15 
13 
18 
66 
H W Woodcock. 
. 13 
15 
13 
18 
59 
Totals. 
.408 
427 
405 
417 
1657 
New York 
Athletic 
Club. 
M V Lenane. 
. 20 
20 
20 
19 
79 
C W Billings. 
. 22 
22 
20 
20 
84 
F A Hodgman. 
. 19 
21 
19 
20 
79 
R M Owen. 
. 20 
17 
18 
18 
73 
G F Pelham. 
. 20 
22 
20 
19 
81 
O C Grinnell, Jr. 
. 19 
19 
20 
17 
75 
T O’Donohue, Jr. 
. 15 
22 
22 
23 
82 
F Hall . 
. 19 
22 
20 
22 
83 
G Bechtel . 
. 19 
15 
18 
17 
69 
W J Elias. 
. 19 
18 
18 
17 
72 
J G Batterson. 
. 18 
20 
18 
24 
80 
J J O’Donohue. 
. 16 
14 
14 
13 
57 
Dr De Wolfe. 
. 19 
23 
20 
22 
84 
G W Kuchler. 
. 13 
16 
15 
23 
67 
T Lenane, Jr. 
. 22 
16 
■ 18 
17 
73 
G Lembeck . 
. 18 
21 
22 
19 
80 
T C Durham. 
. 20 
18 
16 
16 
70 
Dr Crowe . 
. 14 
19 
17 
20 
70 
Dr Wilson . 
. 11 
12 
20 
9 
52 
G M Thompson. 
. 21 
17 
18 
18 
74 
W Simpson . 
. 14 
20 
13 
14 
61 
Dr Hamlin . 
. 16 
15 
13 
16 
60 
Totals. 
. 394 
409 
399 
403 
1605 
Referees, E. J. Reynolds and R. Schneider. 
Hud son Gun Club. 
Jersey City, N. J., March 28.—There were no records 
broken to-day at the traps of the Huldson Gun Club, 
22 being as many as any of the twenty-eight shooters 
that were in attendance, could score in any of the sev¬ 
eral events shot. 
The morning was very threatening, and with the dark 
clouds and a stiff wind blowing directly in the faces of 
the shooters, and our traps screwed up to the last notch, 
no doubt were the causes of so many targets missed. 
The tower trap was in operation to-day for the first 
time, and has become very popular, no doubt from the 
way that the boys got after the sky scrapers, high scores 
being very few from the top story game. 
While (3’Brien was high gun to-day with 80 per cent., 
and was pushed rather close by 'Woodruff with 78 and 
Williams with 77 for premier honors. 
Events: 
1 
2 
3 
4 5 
Targets: 
25 
25 
25 
25 25 
Chaffee . 
. 17 
17 
17 
15 16 
Ridgewood . 
.. 15 
15 
17 
. 21 
17 
20 
20 i9 
Burlington . 
. 11 
13 
16 
Kelley . 
. 15 
18 
18 
20 .. 
Kurzell . 
. 13 
15 
11 
16 .. 
Wm. O’Brien . 
. 21 
18 
22 
19 .. 
Brewer . 
. 15 
17 
16 
. . 
Day, Jr. 
. 20 
22 
Malone . 
. 12 
15 
12 
Strobe! . 
. 18 
13 
13 
16 .. 
Dusine . 
. 11 
14 
19 
16 . 
Grind el . 
. 11 
10 
16 
13 16 
Groll . 
. 9 
9 
6 
11 12 
Woodruff . 
. 21 
17 
22 
18 20 
H Pape . 
. 14 
16 
16 
18 .. 
Boothroyd . 
. 15 
18 
White . 
19 
ig 
Malcomb . 
10 
21 
15 .. 
Maloney . 
11 
19 
19 16 
Harris . 
12 
15 
Dr O’Brien . 
. 17 
15 
15 
ie .. 
18 
19 
17 .. 
L Ciierry . 
. 10 
10 
9 
Belmont . 
. 19 
Wright . 
16 .. 
Hunter . 
. 11 
10 
11 
12 .. 
P G Remington. 
. 10 
16 
12 
T. H. K. 
