750 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[May 8, 1909. 
Crystal Lake Gun Club. 
Tbie interstate tournament of the Club was held at 
Ryland.i, Kv., on April 27 and 2S. This club, formerly 
known as the Ryland Gun Club', has beautiful grounds 
at this place, a small village, about fourteen miles from 
Cincinnati, situated in the picturesque valley of J:he 
Licking River. The shooting grounds are separated 
from the main property of the club by the railroad, and 
a commodious and comfortable club house has been 
erected close to the score, so that there is ample pro¬ 
tection for the shooters, whatever the weather may be. 
This club is noted for its hospitality, and visitors are 
always made to feel at home, everything being done by 
the members to have them enjoy themselves. 
The programme was an attractive one, consisting of 
six 10-bird events, and the main event. The Crystal 
Lake Gun Club live-bird handicap, at 40 birds, with $20 
entrance, birds included. ' In addition, special events and 
miss-and-outs were provided for as the shooters wished. 
The committee in charge of the arrangements con¬ 
sisted of Messrs. R. H. West, G. W. Schuler, Dr. J. P. 
Gould and J. A. Payne. Dinner was served in the main 
club house each day, and in the afternoon a Dutch 
lunch was prepared in the house on the grounds, free 
to all. 
The attendance was not up to expectations, owing to 
the weather, but there were a number of visiting shoot¬ 
ers present nevertheless. Among these were W. F. 
Booker and B. F. Snead, of Lovtisville; Frank Alkire, 
of Williamsport, O.; and Ed. Voris, of Crawfordsville, 
Ind. Arthur Gamble acted as referee, and R. H. West, 
Jr., the club secretary, was cashier and scorer. 
April 27, First Day. 
The w'eather on Tuesday, April 27 was the cause of 
keeping many local men from attending. From early 
morning until noon there was an almost continuous 
downpour of rain, with every prospect that it woitld keep 
up the rest of the day. About 2 o’clock the rain ceased 
and the shooters were cheered by occasional Mimpses of 
the sttn, and by 5 o’clock the sky was clear. During the 
afternoon there was a strong north wind, which aided the 
birds in their flight to some extent, and made the shoot¬ 
ing more difficult. The first 20 birds in the handicap 
were shot to-day, taking up the time until about 4 
o’clock, when miss-and-outs were pulled off to fill up 
the day to train time. The birds were fair ones at the 
start, but the rain wet them to such an extent that those 
trapped early in the afternoon showed little inclination to 
fly when the trap was pulled, and seemed unable to rise 
more than a few feet from the ground, and that very 
slowly. There were many sitters, though occasionally the 
shooter would be surprised by drawin.g a bird that showed 
vigor and speed. Later the birds’ plumage became dry, 
and some hard propositions were released at the call of 
“Pull.” F. Alkire finished the dav with 40 straight kills 
and was high man. Schreck, Walker and Booker lost 2 
birds each out of 40. Schuler was in third place with 36. 
Event No. 1, 10 birds, handicap, 2G to 33yds., .$7.50 
entrance, birds included, class shooting, 50, 30 and 20 
per cent. 
Gould. 30 .. 
Schreck, 28 
Alkire, 31 . 
Walker, 30- 
Booker, 31 
W'eist, 28 .. 
Payne, 29 .. 
Robbins, 27 
•Voris, 31 ... 
Sneed, 27 .. 
Schuler. 29 
Thoms, 29 . 
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, 1211222212—10 
. 2222211122—10 
12222*122^_ 9 
1221211110— 9 
,2212121101— 9 
.2122220212— 9 
.222111*112— 9 
22222 * 022 '^_ 8 
,2222000122— 7 
1 * 0 * 11 * 222 — 6 
Event No. 2, 10 birds, 26 to 33yds., $10 entrance, birds 
included: one money for each five entries; high guns: 
Alkire, 31 .2222122222—10 
■Schuler, 29 .1222212222—10 
Thoms, 29 .2222222122—10 
Booker, 31 .222222*222— 9 
Schreck. 28 .2222022222— 9 
Payne, 29 .2212011221— 9 
Robbins, 27 .2122120212— 9 
Walker, 30 .2222012'211— 9 
Gould, 30 .1012122210— 8 
Voris, 31 .12*121*211— 8 
W’eist, 28 .1100121022— 7 
Snead, 27 .2202020222— 7 
Event No. 4, 10 birds, 26 to 33yds., $5 entrance, class 
shooting, 50, 30 and 20 per cent.: 
Booker, 31 .1222222112—10 
Schreck, 28 .211222221-2—10 
Voris, 31 .2111212212—10 
Alkire, 31 .2222212212—10 
Schuler, 29 .1221122112—10 
W'alker, 30 .2222112221—10 
Payne, 29 .1122221012—9 
Thoms, 29 .2212220222— 9 
Snead, 27 .222*022222- 8 
Gould, 30 .*221022202— 7 
W'eist, 28 .22220 0002— 6 
Robbins. 27 .02201*1112— 6 
Event No. 5, conditions same as No. 4: 
Booker, 31 .2211122222—10 
Alkire, 31 , .2222222222—10 
Snead, 27 . 2222222222—10 
Schuler, 29 .22222*1111— 9 
W’ajker, 30 .2211112*12— 9 
Schreck. 28 ...2222201220—8 
Voris, 31 .111*1*1111— 8 
Thoms, 29 .1121022202— 8 
Gould, 30 .2222000222— 7 
W’eist, 28 .*200111022— 6 
Pavne, 29 .120200102*— 5 
Robbins, 27 .0210101021— 6 
Miss-and-out, $2 entrance: W'eist 5, Gould 5, Schreck 5, 
Robbins 5, Voris 5, W'alker 5, Booker (re-entry) 5, 
Payne 3, Thoms 2, Snead 2, Booker 0. 
Miss-and-out, $2 entrance: Booker 5, Payne 5. Schuler 
4, Robbins 2, H. Haks 2, Snead 1, R. West, Jr., 0. 
Miss-and-out, $2 entrance, Booker (31yds.) 3, Schuler 
(28) 3, Snead (27, re-entry) 2, Roakone (26) 1, Payne (29) 
1, Snead (27) 0. Robbins (27) 0, Robbins'(27, re-entry) 0. 
Miss-and-out, $2 entrance: Booker 7, Schuler 7, Kemper 
7, Payne 5, Snead (re-entry) 2, Snead 0, Robbins, 0, 
Robbins (re-entry) 0. 
April 28, Second Day. 
The weather on W’ednesday was a great improvement 
on that of the day before, and the attendance was con¬ 
sequently some better, sixteen shooters taking part in the 
sport during the day. The forenoon was clear and bright, 
the afternoon partly cloudy, with a strong wind that 
helped to make some of the birds regular screamers, and 
cut down the scores in several cases. The birds were 
much better than on Tuesday, most of them being strong, 
fast fliers, and few of them needed any balls to make 
them start as soon as the trap was pulled. In the fore¬ 
noon a couple of special 10-bird events and one miss- 
and-out were shot, the last 20 in the trophy race not 
being started until the arrival of the 1:30 train from 
Cincinnati. This, with the two 10-bird events and miss- 
and-outs, took up the afternoon until time for the shoot¬ 
ers to leave for the train home. The Crystal Lake Han¬ 
dicap resulted in a tie on 37 between Alkire and Walker. 
At the end of the twenty-fifth round the former was one 
bird to the good, but he lost his 30th bird dead out, and 
W'alker, going straight, tied. The tie was maintained 
until the 38th bird, a regular screamer, which W’alker hit 
wit'n both loads, hut not hard enough to stop him, and 
the last seen of him he was disappearing over the crest 
of the hills in the west. Alkire drew a tough orie for his 
.j9th, and had the hard luck to see him drop dead just 
over the boundary. Both killed their last bird and 
finished together. The shoot-off started immediately and 
resulted in favor of Alkire, who killed 9 straight. W'alker 
put up a game fight. He lost his first bird, but stuck 
to it until he dropped the 9th bird, which settled the 
qvtestion. as there was no chance for another tie. The 
purse, $90, was divided, and Alkire added the silver 
loving cup to his collection of trophies. Ed. I’oris had 
the hard luck to see three of the birds he killed fall 
outside the boundary, but for this he would have been 
in first place with 39. _ 
.■\ noticeah'e and pleasing feature of live bird shoots on 
these grounds is the entire absence of bushwhackers. 
The club owns over 200 acres of land, with no houses or 
public highways near them, and can therefore absolutely 
prohibit the presence of any undesirable perso'ns on or 
near their shooting grounds. W'ith the growing senti¬ 
ment against live bird shooting, it might be well if the 
Practice was discontinued on some grounds in this local¬ 
ity, and an arrangement made to centralize the sport at 
Rvland. which is an ideal place for the game, in every 
wav. The scores follow: 
Special, No. 1, 10 birds, $7.50 entrance, 50, 30 and 20 
per cent.:' 
Schreck, 29 .2222121122—10 
Schuler, 28 .2122212111—10 
W’alker, 30 .Ill‘’121211—1(1 
Booker. 31 .11*1122221- 9 
Voris, 31 .21*1111111— 9 
Pohlar, ‘’9 .2222**0222— 7 
-Stuard, 28 .0011212012— 7 
Special, No. 2, 10 birds, $7.50 entrance, 50, 30 and 20 
per cent.: 
Booker, 31 .:.2102122222— 9 
V'oris, 31 .12111111*2— 9 
W’alker, 30 ..;.1101212211—9 
Pohlar. 29 .2101022222— 8 
Schreck, 29 .2*22222*22— 8 
Schuler, 28 .1110012212— 8 
Stuard, 28 .12*22102*0— 6 
Miss-and-out, $2 entrance: Booker 5. Voris 5, Schuler 
5, W'alker 4. Stuard 3, Pohlar 1, Schreck 1. 
Event .3, (Trystal Lake Gun Club live bird handicap. 40 
birds, 26 to 33yds., entrance $20, birds included: one 
money for each five enrites; high guns; trophy for win¬ 
ner: 
■\lkire 31 2‘’222122122222222222022221221*22222222*1— 37 
G c \\’alker.' 'so! !2-2221122212211112*1210212222212222222012— 37 
Booker, 31.12222221122211122222*0110121022212111222—36 
Schreck, 28 .21122222122222-20122002212101212220211221—35 
Voris. 31 .211121221211101*11111*11*111121211111212—36 
Snead, 27 .222*02222222222222222*222202022222222202—34 
Schuler, 29 .122112211222222*111120000221120111002121—32 
Gould 30 . . .*222022202222200022222222220221122222202—32 
Pavne' 29 .1222221012120200102*01222*12002222210222—29 
Robbins. 27.00201*11120210101021211*0222120201101121—27 
Thoms, 27 .22122202221121022202w 
W’eist, 28 .00201*1112*20011102w 
Shoot-off for trophy: 
Alkire .222222222—9 W'alker .011222110—7 
Event No. 6, 10 birds, $5 entrance, class shooting, 50, 
.30 and 20 per cent.: 
Walker, 30 .1021222221— 9 
Gould, 30 .2222222022— 9 
Smith, 27 . 0112112211—9 
Miss Altherr, 26 .i.2202111111—9 
.Schreck, 29 .0221210121— 8 
Robbins, 28 .211*022212— 8 
I'oris, 31 .1*11*11112— 8 
Alkire, 31 .022221221*— 8 
Stuard, 27 . 2022010112— 7 
Snead, 28 .2*22220202— 7 
Hake, 26 .2022200222— 7 
Booker, 31 .'.*011012102— 6 
Schuler, 28 .2000022112— 6 
Koch, 28 .1021*02202— 6 
Payne, 28 .01222*1200— 6 
Event No. 7, 10 birds, 26 to 33yds., $5 entrance, class 
shooting, 50, 30 and 20 per cent.: 
Booker, 31 .2212111222-10 
Voris, 31 .1211111212—10 
Schreck. 29 .2220211221— 9 
Alkire, 31 .22222222*1— 9 
W'alker, 30 .2122222012— 9 
Pohlar, 29 .1221210212— 9 
Gould, 30 .1122222202— 9 
Snead, 29 .2222222202— 9 
Payne, 28 . 2222210222— 9 
Koch, 28 .1022112011— 8 
Smith, 27 .0111120221— 8 
Robbins, 28 .0201101122— 7 
Schuler, 28 .0111002121— 7 
Stuard, 27 .*212020211—7 
Hake, 26 .0211120020—6 
Miss-and-out events, $2 entrance in each: 
Snead .22-2—3 0 —0 220—2 
Schreck .222—3 10 —1 0 -0 
Koch .111—3 
Schuler .220—2 
Payne .20 —1 2222—4 222-3 
Robbins .10 — 1 _ 
Booker .0 —0 2121—4 221-3 
*Booker .0 —0 _ 
*Snead . 0 — 0 
♦Re-entries. 
Hercules Gun Club. 
Temple, Pa.. April 29. — This was a cold, raw day. It 
snowed, rained and snowed nearly all day, which caused 
the shooters to stay at home. The attendance was good, 
considering the weather. 
George Ilansell, of Lebanon, Pa., was high gun for the 
day, breaking 166. Several days ago he broke 100 
straight at Lebanon. Lee W'ertz was second high gun 
with 162 to his credit. Lee was but 4 targets shy of 
tying Mr. Hansell. 
Mr. Ewing, of Rising Sun, Md., was among the 
crowd, and all the boys were glad to form their ac¬ 
quaintance with him. 
Mr. Kissinger, of Myerstown, Pa., kept up close to the 
firing line, breaking 14 in eight events. 
H. Linn W'orthington broke three straights, leading 
the professional line with 15S. 
Neaf Apgar was second high professional with two 
straights, breaking 157. J. W'. Rahm fell shy in thS last 
two events, thus scoring only 153. 
Jphn L. Egbert came up very close, tying the popular 
expert Mr. Worthington. 
Howard Melchior, of Reading, Pa., joined us in five 
events. 
On account of the heavy rain and snow storm, it was 
decided by all concerned to make the last event ,a 15- 
target event instead of 35. 
A good deal of credit is due to Big Mack for running 
the trap so regularly at this shoot. Tip was at the helm 
all day, springing the trap upon the call of pull. Thanks 
for his promptness. 
Secretary Imdwig was sorely disappointed. The Post- 
Office Department would not grant his leave of absence 
to attend this shoot on account of the weighing season. 
He made his regular run and arrived in time to score 
in the last two events. “Luddy,” it is always best to 
have your shoots on your lay-off period. Be wise. 
The club tenders their many thanks to Messrs. Over¬ 
assistance. 
Events: 
Targets: 
*H L Worthington 
♦N Apgar _. 
*L R Lewis. 
*H Overbaugh ... 
W Ewing . 
Lee Wertz . 
F Kissinger . 
G B Bortz........ 
J W Rahm. 
A Weisner . 
Geo Flansell . 
J L Englert. 
H Melchior . 
D E Wegman. 
H Marks . 
A K Ludwig. 
Wm Becker . 
Ezra Moll . 
*Professionals. 
1 2 
15 15 
12 13 
12 13 
10 9 
12 10 
15 14 
15 14 
14 12 
9 12 
14 11 
6 7 
14 14 
14 11 
3 4 5 
15 15 15 
14 13 15 
14 11 15 
10 9 10 
13 14 14 
8 11 11 
13 15 14 
11 12 12 
14 11 9 
13 14 13 
5 3 5 
13 15 14 
12 11 15 
.. ..12 
.. .. 9 
6 7 
15 15 
15 11 
14 11 
10 13 
12 14 
13 11 
14 14 
14 14 
13 14 
13 14 
7 7 
14 15 
14 13 
11 14 
13 14 
ce work and 
other 
8 9 10 11 12 
15 15 15 15 15 
Brk. 
12 15 12 14 12 
158 
14 13 13 12 15 
157 
12 13 13 13 11 
133 
12 13 11 12 13 
150 
14 13 11 12 13 
148 
12 12 10 15 14 
162 
14 14 14 14 14 
159 
12 11 9 14 9 
136 
15 14 14 10 8 
153 
40 
15 15 13 12 12 
166 
14 13 14 13 14 
158 
13 12. 
63 
14 14 12 12 7 
97 
.... 8 13 .. 
21 
. 3 6 
9 
. 9 11 
20 
. 8 7 
15 
Star—Bayswaler. 
Elizabeth, N. J., May 3.—On Saturday afternoon. May 
1, the Star Gun Club defeated the Bayswater Fishing 
CluK of Bayonne, N. T., at the Star traps, Elizabeth, 
N. J. Some very good scores were made, despite the 
bad weather conditions. The match was at 600 targets 
to each side, each man shooting 50 in strings of 10. 
Scores: 
Grant 
Lehlbach 
Lembrey . 
Davaney . 
Spencer .. 
riennessy 
Riddle ... 
Club. 
Star Gun 
Club. 
P M Kling.... 
.45 
36 
Lehr . 
.43 
35 
Chr Rommel . 
.40 
.40 
30 
Havens . 
.40 
30 
F Pullen. 
. 40 
25 
Chas Rommel. 
.39 
23 
Jacobus . 
.38 
22 
lllake . 
20 
Fredericks .... 
. 31 
16 
6-312 
I Pullen . 
. 20—439 
id time in 
three weeks that the Stars 
have trimmed the fishermen gunners. 'I'he first time was 
at Bayonne, on April 17, when the Stars led by 121 targets. 
In the shooting that followed the match, some very 
good scores were made, as follows: 
12 3 
Events: 12 3 
Targets: 15 10 25 
Fredericks . 10 3 .. 
P M Kling. 14 8 21 
C Blake .10 4 17 
F Pullen . 10 9 25 
Lehr . 14 7 .. 
Events; 
Targets: 15 10 25 
Manning .13 10 19 
Jacobus .12 10 20 
Walsh . 9 .. .. 
Havens . 14 .. .. 
May 8 will be the first shoot for the Blake trophy. 
Walter H. Manning, Capt. 
