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WINCHESTER 
THE RIFLE THAT WILL STOP HIM 
The shots that will be heard around the world this year will 
be fired from Winchester Rifles. Their reliability and strong 
and accurate shooting have made them the first choice of ex¬ 
perience-taught big-game hunters, who, when armed with them, 
consider daring a pleasure and danger a farce. Winchester Rifles 
are made in ten different models and in all desirable calibers from 
.22 to .50. From them ’tis easy to select a rifle suitable for hunt¬ 
ing any animal, be it a squirrel or the armor-skinned rhino. A 
catalogue describing all Winchester guns and ammunition will be 
gladly sent free to any one upon receipt of name and address. 
Winchester Guns and Ammunition—the Red w Brand—Made for Each Other—Sold Everywhere. 
WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., - - NEW HAVEN, CONN. 
Small-Bore Guns. 
Nita Yuma, Miss., June 1. — The article from the pen 
of "Twelve Gauge,” in which he so ably advocates the 
many good points of his favorite weapon, is well 
grounded, for an all-round, all proper shotgun. The 12- 
gauge. 9 to 6%lb., 28 to 30in. barrel, cannot be excelled. 
One of the many good points in.its favor, that seems to 
have been overlooked entirely, is the ease with which 
ammunition can be had_. Even in the large towns in the 
.South, one finds it hard to get, 10-gauge shells, except 
with black powder; and 16 and 20 and 24 are hardly to 
be had at all e:;fcept on special order. 
Do you wish to go' quail shooting, any country store 
has smokeless loads, No. 7% or 8 shot. Duck or squirrel 
shooting. Nos. 5 or 6 size of shot can be had. Wild tur¬ 
key, No. 3, chilled, for the left and No. 7% for the right 
barrel, are no trouble to get. If you are after what the 
English hunter described as that beastly white tail, 
dontchuknow, why buckshot can be had in nearly all loads, 
3, 5 and 7. adapted to smooth barrels or full chokes. 
I have had practical experience covering a period of 
quite forty years in hunting all kinds of game in the 
South. I have shot nearly all bores, and over a dozen 
different makes of guns—Manton, Purdey, Scott, Daly, 
Greener, Jeffries, Cashmore, Rigby, Parker, Ithaca, 
Smith. Marlin, Winchester, Remington auto, both shot 
and rifle. Among these guns, from the 17%lb. 4-bore 
down to the little 28-bore, 4%lb. gun, even shooting quail 
part of one season with a double 8-bore 12%lb. weight, 
and for several years using a 10-bore 91b. L. C. Smith 
with 32:n. barrels. 
With age comes, or should come, experience, and while 
I am still able physically to tote the heavy artillery of 
my younger days, I find the 12-gauge 7 9-ll)lb. gun amply 
able to do the work, and it affords the pleasure that a 
hunter should get out of his favorite weapon and pastime 
of hunting. Much can be said in favor of the IG and 
20 for snipe, quail and squirrel shooting, at ranges of 
40yds. and under, but for larger game and longer ranges 
I do not think they will ever be sought largely by prac¬ 
tical sportsmen, who take a humane view of the subject, 
and who would rather make one clean kill than to 
knock down a half dozen or more birds or animals. 
Now, brother sportsman, on your next hunt, if you 
wish to get all there is worth while, get you a 12-gauge 
three-barrel gun, shot and rifle, and my word for it you 
will be prepared for the shooting, ready for all kinds 
of game, and get it, too, if you hold right. 
Richard E. Stratton. 
Pl&ttsburg’s Intern&tionkl Shoot. 
For the shooter who is contemplating where to spend 
his vacation, special attention is called' to the big 
Champlain tercentenary shoot at Plattsburg, on Lake 
Champlain, N. Y., Friday, July 9. Many of the well- 
known amateurs and all the leading professionals of the 
East have signified their intention of being present at 
this tournament. During the week of July 4 to 9, the 
States of New York and Vermont are to combine in the 
celebration of the tercentenary of the discovery of the 
lake by Samuel de Champlain. A well arranged pro¬ 
gramme of festivities has been planned, which will be 
attended by President Taft, \ ice-President Sherman 
and other prominent Government officials from the 
United States and Canada. All railroads in the East 
will give special reduced rates for the week, which will 
afford many shooters an opportunity of making a trip 
through the historic waters of Lake Champlain, whose 
scenery all tourists have claimed is not surpassed by 
any other body of water in this country. Plattsburg 
lies near the head of the lake, and being only a short 
distance from Montreal, many shooters from the 
Dominion are making arrangements to attend the tour¬ 
nament. Many beautiful side trips can be made from 
Plattsburg, especially for those who come from points 
south, such as Albany and New York, by taking the 
scenic trip on the well appointed steamers down Lake 
Champlain to historic Fort Ticonderoga, where a short 
ride in the train brings one to Lake George, some 200 
feet higher than Lake Champlain, where another beauti¬ 
ful trip is made down Lake George, whose beauty and 
scenery is known to every tourist. At the foot of Lake 
George the train meets a steamer, and stops can be 
made at Saratoga Springs if desired on the way to 
Albany and points south. The Plattsburg Gun Club 
have arranged a fitting programme for the anniversary 
shoot, which will be as follows; Four hundred dollars 
in cash and $300 in merchandise will be put up by the 
club. Ten events of 20 targets efich will be shot, with a 
total entrance of $20; $25 will be added to each event 
and money divided by the Rose system; $50 will be 
divided for high average. The special event consists of 
a team shoot for five-man teams from any gun club. 
Purse will be $100, 100 targets (20 targets each) .$10 
entrance for each team. All the contestants will shoot 
from IGyds. during the tournament. Three Leggett traps 
will be used, and targets thrown at 2c. each. Trade 
representatives to shoot for targets only. A merchandise 
event will be run on a separate trap, and will be a 10- 
target re-entry affair, open during the day, for $300 in 
merchandise. Any shooter desiring programmes, folders 
of the celebration and all other information, can receive 
same by writing F. C. Parshall, Secretary Plattsburg 
Gun Club, Plattsburg, N. Y. 
Registered Tournaments. 
PiTTSBtrRG, Pa. — Tournaments registered with the In¬ 
terstate Association during the week ending June 5 fol¬ 
low ; 
July 6. — Rawlinsville (Pa.) G. C. A. T. Winters, Sec'y. 
July 2G-27. — Lexington (Mo.) G. C. A. R. Homer, Sec'y. 
July 27. — Aspinwall, Pa.- — \Vestern Pennsylvania Trap- 
shooters’ League. Louis Lautenslager, Pres. 
Aug. 3-4. — Fayette (Mo.) G. C. H. M. liryan, Sec’y. 
Aug. 24. — Jlrownsville, Pa — Western Pennsylvania Trap- 
shooters’ League. Louis Lautenslager, Pres. 
Sept. G.—Hammond (Ind.) G. C. J. C. Becker, Sec’y. 
■Sept. 6. — .Sewickley, Pa. — Western Pennsylvania Trap- 
shooters’ League. Louis Lautenslager, Pres. 
Sept. 25. — Bethel (Conn.) G. C. G. K. Bailey, Sec’y. 
Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-IVigr. 
Buffalo Audubon Club. 
Buffalo, N. . Y., June 5. — Herewith find scores for 
Buffalo Audubon Club made to-day; 
Events: 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
Targrets: 
10 
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25 
10 
25 
15 
25 
Mesinger . 
. 9 
14 
19 
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20 
14 
McArthur . 
. 10 
13 
16 
7 
17 
11 
Kirby . 
. 8 
13 
22 
10 
22 
15 
Cummings . 
. 9 
14 
20 
9 
23 
12 
Smith . 
. 9 
13 
20 
9 
23 
13 
Swope . 
. G 
11 
21 
6 
19 
10 
Dr W'ilson . 
9 
3 
12 
2 
Cox . 
. G 
13 
99 
9 
23 
15 
Lambert . 
. 10 
12 
20 
9 
22 
12 
Squier . 
. 8 
14 
24 
9 
22 
15 
\\ ootton . 
. 9 
15 
93 
7 
18 
15 
Sidway . 
. 9 
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17 
Darton . 
. 8 
15 
20 
10 
24 
14 
Kirkover . 
12 
23 
9 
25 
Suckow ... 
20 
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Wootton, Tr . 
7 
Smith, Jr. 
8 
W. C. WooTTON, .Sec’y. 
