June 12, 1909.] 
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Boaton and Viciniiy. 
An earthquake would scarcely stop some shooters from 
keeping a date. The Whitman shoot was blessed with 
a torrential rein, yet eight Palefaces went just the same 
and shot all the afternoon, clad in ponchos and rain¬ 
coats. Only a tent for shelter. There was nothing dry 
about the continuous performance, but all had a good 
time, so they say. Horace Kirkwood broke 122 out of 
125, W. F. Clark 112, J. H. Brinley 111, R. N. Burnes 
105, Fred Daggett 103, A. E. Sibley 100, E. Cavicchi 
89, Charles 88, F. Cavicchi 87, Cole 81, Pratt 78. Kirk¬ 
wood, Clark, E. Cavicchi and Cole won the cups. 
W. F. Clarke won the high average at the Paleface 
shoot June 2. Only a few were out, owing to the close 
proximity of the holiday. Horrigan won the cut glass 
vase after a four-cornered tie twice around. Everybody 
shot welj in the ties, there being six 22’s and two 21’s 
made on 25 targets, an average of 87 per cent. 
Geo. Ilassam returned from Haines Landing well laden 
with gold watches and stuffed game panels. George won 
fir.st average the first and second days, and second aver¬ 
age the third day, besides high general amateur average 
for the meet. That will hold him one week. 
W'alter Hinds promises another tournament some time 
in July at Haines Landing. 
Buffalo Smith is off to New York with the Hub cham¬ 
pionship bowlers after the $1,000 prize. 
Five Bostonians went to Newport for the holiday shoot 
and found a slim gathering for this popular resort. Mrs. 
Charles Hughes handled the office affairs with accuracy 
and dispatch. H. C. Kirkwood broke 97 out of his first 
100 and won high average for the day. 
A. E. Sibley, of the American Powder Mills, says an 
African trip has no terrors for him after'his recent 
traveling stunt of Portland, Friday: home, Saturday'; 
Newport, R. I., Monday, and Haines Landing, Me., 
Tuesday. 
Roy Faye won the annual championship shoot of the 
B. A. A. Gun Club, at Riverside, May 31. His score 
was 131 out of 150 and the reward a gold medal. T. C. 
Adams won the silver medal and S. A. Ellis the bronze 
souvenir. 
The Melrose Highlands Gun Club held a well attended 
morning shoot on Memorial holiday. Obnit and H. 
Worthen were the handicap prize winners, while G. R. 
Steele made the best scratch score. 
Programmes are out for the June 17 shoot at Well¬ 
ington which is to be another gala ladies’ day. Two 
team matches with prizes and a silver cup to winner of 
high average. 
Jack Brinley ran the office at Haines Landing and \vas 
duly complimented for his courteous efficiency. Not 
everybody can be useful and ornamental as well. 
Quite the nicest holiday afternoon shoot fell to the 
lot of the Palefaces May 31, with twenty gunners on 
the grounds. The ladies also were out in force, some 
fifteen forming an interested gallery that waited im¬ 
patiently for their special complimentary event. This 
consists of two men teams shooting their level best in 
order that the lady holding their team number may 
carry off the cut glass prize. The nine numbers and 
six blanks were placed in a box and the fifteen ladies 
present drew one or the other. A pretty little miss, 
about ten years old, this time held the winning number 
seven and was awarded the cut glass vase. No. 7 team 
was composed of Mrs. Park and E. Cavicchi who broke 
47 out of their 50 targets which their handicaps boosted 
to 571 / 2 . 
Passaic County Gun Club. 
Paterson, N. J.—Some time ago I wrote you of a 
volunteer committee which was working toward the or¬ 
ganization of a large gun club at Paterson. Their labors 
were rewarded a week ago at the Hygeia Hotel, Passaic, 
where a number of shooting enthusiasts, who answered 
the call of the committee for a meeting, met and ap¬ 
proved of all the committee had done. They elected the 
following officers: Henry Cashell, Passaic, President; 
W. W. Skidmore, Passaic, Secretary; Garret A. Hopper, 
Paterson, Treasurer; Wm. Dutcher, Paterson, Manager: 
and Uncle Plank Beckler, Paterson, Field Captain. The 
election of trustees was left over till some later date 
when the committee on constitution and by-laws report 
Then everything will be completed and the club incor¬ 
porated under the name of the Passaic County Gun Club. 
The committee spoken of above have been working 
along conservative lines and had pretty much every¬ 
thing completed before they made their call for the 
meeting. They succeeded in getting a lea.se on one of 
the finest shooting grounds in New Jersey, centrally 
located between Paterson and Passaic, easy of access, 
from either direction, about four minutes’ walk from 
the main trolley car which pass every two or three 
minutes, and within ten minutes of three steam rail¬ 
roads—Erie Main, Erie Newark Branch and the D. I..&’W. 
The grounds are at the rear of the Clifton race track 
and are ideal, being on a high bluff overlooking the 
.stadium and race track where one can view the races 
at both places without paying admission to either. 
Shooters will have the great pleasure of a perfect clear 
sky background when shooting here, something very 
rare. The grounds are amply large for two sets of 
traps and in a pinch we can place three sets. A fine 
macadam road runs right alongside of the grounds. 
The committee has also provided a commodious club 
house, forty by sixteen, with a full glass front for ob¬ 
servation for those who like to stay inside. When 
everything, as planned by our generous friend, Aaron 
Doty,_ who is an architect and builder, is completed, the 
Passaic County Gun Club will be in a position to boast 
of the finest shooting grounds in this part of the coun¬ 
try. We expect to keep right at it until completed. 
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BALLISTITE 
Alexandria, La., May 24 and 25. Louisiana State Championship, 50 straight, by Capt. Coyle. 
EMPIRE 
Chicago, 111., May 25 - 27 . Professional Championship, Illinois State Shoot, by H. W. 
Cadwallader. Score 48 ex 50 . 
BALLISTITE 
Grand Island, Nebraska, May 25-28. Nebraska State Championship, 25 straight, by L. J. Capps 
(for second successive timet 2 nd and 3 rd Professional Averages; 2 nd and 3 rd Amateur Averages. 
BALLISTITE AND EMPIRE 
Smithville, Texas, May 27-28. World's Record by Squad, 179 straight. Professional General 
Averages 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th : 1 . L. Wade, 484 ex 500 ; B. E. Saunders, 482 ex 500 ; C. Peyton, 
480 ex 5 l 0 ; F. M. Faurote, 479 ex 500 . Amateur General Averages, 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd: R. Mueller, 
475 ex 500 ; G. Tucker, 471 ex 500 ; Dan O’Connell, 466 ex 500 . 
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