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FOREST AND STREAM 
March 23, 1912 
June 12-14.—Hickman (Ky.) G. C. S. L. Dodds, Pres. 
June 17-19.—Salida, Colo.—Colorado, New Mexico and 
Wyoming .State tournament, under the auspices of 
the Salida G. C. W. G. Myers, Sec’y- 
June 18-19.—Barre, V^t.—Vermont State tournament, under 
the auspices of Barre G. C. O. M. Barclay, Pres. 
June 18-19.—Boise, Idaho.—Idaho State tournament, 
under the auspices of the Boise G. C. VV. C. Tatro, 
Pres. 
June 18-21.—Springfield, Ill.—The Interstate Associa¬ 
tion’s thirteenth Grand American Handicap tourna¬ 
ment, on the grounds of the Illinois Gun Club; $1,500 
added money. The winner of first place in the 
G. A. H. guaranteed $1,000 in cash and a trophy. 
Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Treas., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
June 20.—Nicholson (Pa.) R. and G. C. L. A. Wright, 
Sec’y. 
June 22.—Long Hill, Conn.—Western Connecticut T. S. 
L. tournament, under the auspices of the Hillside 
G. C. Homer F. Sherman, Sec’y. 
June 22.—Newmanstown (Pa.) G. C. F. S. Rader, Sec’y. 
June 25-28.—Eugene, Ore.—Pacific Indians. F. C. Riehl, 
Sec’y. 
June 27.—Hicksville (O.) G. C. W. B. Bricker, Pres. 
Tune 27-28.—Spencer (la.) G. C. G. O. Round, Sec’y. 
July 3.—Catasauqua, Pa.—Bryden G.C. E. C. Jones, Sec. 
July 4.—Syracuse, N. Y.—Hunters’ Club of Onondaga 
County. Chas. H. Stannard, Sec’v. 
July 9-11.—Fort Dodge, la.—Iowa State tournament, 
under the auspices of the Fort Dodge G. C. Jos. 
Kautzky, Mgr. 
July 9-11.—Little Rock, Ark.—Arkansas State tourna¬ 
ment, under the auspices of the Little Rock G. C. 
Geo. W. Clements, Mgr. 
July 9-11.—Bradford, Pa..—The Interstate Association’s 
seventh Eastern Handicap tournament, under the 
auspices of the Bradford G. C.; $1,000 added money. 
The winner of first place in the Eastern Handicap is 
guaranteed $250 in cash and a trophy. Elmer E. 
Shaner, Sec’y-Treas., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
July 14-15.—Fargo, N. D.—North Dakota State tourna¬ 
ment, under the auspices of the Gate City G. C. 
Albert E. Rose, Sec’y. 
July 16.—Butler, Pa.—Western Pennsylvania Trapshoot- 
ers’ League tournament, under the auspices of the 
Butler R. and G. C. S. G. Purvis, Sec’y. 
July 16-17.—Davenport, la.—Cumberland G. C. Harry 
Martens, Sec’y. 
July 18.—Lorain (O.) G. C. J. P. Traxler, Sec’y. 
July 20.—Danbury, Conn.—Western Connecticut Trap- 
shooters’ League tournament, under the auspices of 
the Pahquioque G. C. E. H. Bailey, Sec’y. 
July 22-23.—Crookston (Minn.) G. C. W. E. Rowe, Pres. 
July 25-26.—Warroad, Minn.—Minnesota State tourna¬ 
ment. under the auspices of the Minnesota State 
Sportsmen’s Association. Peter Alldrin, Sec’y. 
July 29.—Baudette (Minn.) G. C. A. M. Hoover, Sec’y. 
Aug. 1.—Plattsville (Wis.) G. C. F. J. Bridges, Sec’y. 
Aug. 6 .—Belle Vernon, Pa.—Western Pennsylvania 
Trapshooters’ League tournament, under the auspices 
of the Belle Vernon G. C. B. F. Daugherty, Sec’y. 
Aug. 6-7.—Lock Haven (Pa.) G. C. C. A. Jobson, Sec’y. 
Aug. 7-8.—Lindsay (Okla) G. C. Robt. May, Sec’y. 
Aug. 8 .—Berwick (Pa.) R. and G. C. W. I. Shrader, 
Sec’y. 
Aug. 10-11.—Chicago (Ill.) G. C. E. B. Shogren, Sec’y. 
Aug. 14.—Batavia, K. Y.—Holland G. C. Chas. W. Gar¬ 
diner, Sec’y. 
Aug. 14-16.—Kansas City, Mo.—The Interstate Associ¬ 
ation’s Seventh Western Handicap tournament, under 
the auspices of the Kansas City G. C.; $1,000 added 
money. The winner of first place in the Western 
Handicap is guaranteed $250 in cash and a trophy. 
Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Treas., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Aug. 20-21.—Sioux Falls (S. D.) G. C. A. Olson, Sec’v. 
Aug. 23.—Sandusky, O.—Ye Oak Meadow G. C. Ira C. 
Krupp, Sec’y. 
Aug. 27.-29.—Portland, Ore.—The Interstate Association’s 
seventh Pacific Coast Handicap tournament, under 
the auspices of the Portland G. C.; $1,000 added 
money. The winner of first place in the Pacific Coast 
Handicap is guaranteed $250 in cash and a trophy. 
Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Treas., Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Sept. 2.—Ogdensburg (N. Y.) S. A. J. M. Morley, Sec. 
Sept. 2.—Bridgeport, Conn.—Western Connecticut Trap- 
shooters’ League tournament, under auspices of the 
Sea Side G. C. Earl R. Lewis, Sec’y. 
Sept. 5.—London (O.) G. C. H. L. Hildinger, Sec’y. 
Sept. 10.—McKeesport, Pa.—Western Pennsylvania Trap- 
shooters’ League tournament, under the auspices of 
the Youghiogheny Country Club. R. J. Caughey, 
Sec’y. 
Sept. 10-13.—Denver, Colo.—Rocky Mountain Interstate 
Sportsmen’s Association; $5,00O added money. Am¬ 
brose E. McKenzie, Mgr. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Correction: Cleveland Gun Club tournament wil be 
held April 10 instead of April 3, as previously an¬ 
nounced. This change is made because another local 
club pre-empted the 3d. 
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Mr. E. Reed Shaner, Manager, Department of Records, 
Interstate Association, sends us the following: “Owing 
to Mr. Elmer E. Shaner’s absence from the city, no 
applications to hold registered tournaments were passed 
upon this week.’’ 
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As this issue iS" our spring fishing number, I have 
been as brief as possible in the trap department in 
order to allow the expansion of the editorial fish pond, 
so that every shooter, while his gun barrels cool be¬ 
tween tournaments, will have an opportunity to cast a 
fly in his mind’s eye into the many turgid streams and 
placid lakes described elsewhere in this paper by real 
fishermen, who tell how, when and where. 
Due to lack of interest, the Havana (Ill.) Gun Club 
has decided to disband. Only eleven marksmen par¬ 
ticipated in the shoot this week, and it was voted to 
call off all future contests. This is one of the oldest 
gun clubs in central Illinois. 
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Secretary Young, of Jersey City Gun Club, writes: 
“On Wednesday afternoon, March 27, the first shoot for 
the Frank Hall trophy will be held at our club, and 
from the enthusiasm shown by the shooters in all parts 
of Jersey, there will be a large attendance, as every one 
will be anxious to shoot as often as possible, and the 
one that finally finishes the winner will have a prize 
that he will appreciate the rest of his life.’’ 
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Not only the Seventh Regiment, which pays more at¬ 
tention to marksmanship than any other regiment in 
N. G. S. N. Y., but every other shooting enthusiast in 
New York, should be proud of the consistent shooting 
of Lance Corporal J. K. Boles, of the Seventh Regiment. 
His scores each week are praiseworth, while his attend¬ 
ance at practice is unusual. Last Saturday he broke the 
record for the Seventh Regiment range with 48 out of 50. 
The third monthly shoot of the East Millstone Gun 
Club, East Millstone, N. J., will be held on Saturday, 
March 30, 1912. Shooting begins at 1:30 P. M. sharp. 
The program consists of six events at 25 targets each, 
$1.50 entrance in each event. Money divided Rose 
system, 5, 3, 2, 1. High amateur guns, $3, $2, $1. Any¬ 
one may shoot for targets only. Shells will be on sale 
at the grounds. We will shoot under canvas if stormy. 
Automobiles will meet the 12:05 P. M. train from New 
York via the Pennsylvania Railroad, arriving at New 
Brunswick at 1:11 P. M. 
The reorganization of the Decatur (Ill.) Business 
Men’s Gun Club, effected at a meeting held this week, 
resulted in the election of the following officers: Presi¬ 
dent, W. H. Cadwalader; Vice-President, George Lan¬ 
caster; Secretary-Treasurer, Howard Hanthorn; Field 
Captain, Roy Moore. The new president is recognized 
as one of the best professional shooters of the West, and 
is a prominent figure at the national tournaments. The 
club starts out with thirty members. The club will 
probably accept the invitation to join the Central Illi¬ 
nois Trapshooters’ League. 
The shooting of R. L. Spotts, of N. Y. A. C., at 
Keystone tournament in Philadelphia last week, was of 
the highest order. He made 145 out of 150, making 
clean scores in seven of ten events and breaking his last 
60 aero-saucers without a miss. While this performance 
is excellent, it is particularly remarkable in the fact 
that it shows Mr. Spotts’ ability to adapt himself to 
strange grounds, and calls to mind his consistent shoot¬ 
ing throughout the present season. There is no doubt 
Mr. Spotts should be selected as a member of the 
Olympic team, for in addition to his ability, he repre¬ 
sents the true type of American amateur trapshooter. 
Secretary F. T. Lovering, of Omaha Gun Club, writes: 
“We believe there are a great many lovers of trap¬ 
shooting within a radius of 500 miles of Omaha who 
would like to participate in a trapshooting tournament, 
where the conditions would be such as to permit them 
to compete on an equitable basis. Firm in the above 
conviction we are .going to try the epxeriment of hold¬ 
ing a tournament for the middle class of shooters, or 
those who, for some reason or other do not care to at¬ 
tend the regular registered shoots. This idea of hold¬ 
ing a tournament for the ‘Simon Pure Amateur’ shoot¬ 
ers originated with R. S. Elliott, of Kansas City, and 
proved so popular that it has been made an annual 
affair at the Blue River Shooting Park and draws out 
an attendance of upward of 100 shooters each year. This 
tournament will be copied largely after the Kansas City 
tournaments, except the division of money will be 
‘Jackrabbit’ system, which we believe is better adapted 
to a tournament of this kind. With the foregoing ex¬ 
planation we are going to hold a registered shoot (old 
policy), with $300 added money, barring all shooters 
who have an average of 88 per cent, or better. It is 
now up to shooters who believe in a tournament of 
this kind to assist us in making this tournament a suc¬ 
cess, not only by their attendance, but by ‘boosting’ in 
every possible way. We feel we shall not be disap¬ 
pointed in asking for your support so we can make this 
style of a tournament an annual affair in Omaha. If 
this preliminary announcement proves interesting to you, 
won’t you kindly drop us a postal asking for a pro¬ 
gram, which will be ready for mailing about April 10, 
and also give us the names of anyone you think would 
be interested. In the past it has been the custom for 
the wolves to devour the lambs, but it is now up to 
the lambs to devour each other.” 
Beecroft. 
Crescent Athletic Club. 
Bay Ridge, L. I., March 11.—The big shoot of the 
season at the Crescent A. C. was shot here to-day. 
Team shoot was won by N. Y. A. C. beating the nearest 
competitor, Bergen Beach Gun Club, by 10 birds. 
Invitation shoot, 100 targets, handicap: 
H S Spooner, Crescent A C. 12 89 
F B Stephenson, Crescent A C. 2 87 
A Ivans, Jersey City G C. 2 87 
F H Schauffler, New ork A C. 5 86 
C R James, Crescent A C. 8 85 
J F Simonson, Bergen Beach G C. 8 85 
G C Grmneil, Jr., New York A C. 5 85 
E A Gunther, Bergen Beach G C. 6 84 
C W Billings, New York A C. 3 ss 
R L Spotts, New York AC. 2 83 
J H Hendrickson, Bergen Beach G C......... . . 2 83 
W L Groll, Bergen Beach G C. 10 83 
E H Lott, Marine and Field Club. 8 82 
H Boulton, Rumsen G C. 8 82 
G G Stephenson, Jr, Crescent A C.12 82 
G Felix, Crescent A C .] 10 82 
H Kirkwood, professional, scratch.0 80 
J A Nathans, White Plains G C.15 80 
O Keppler, Queens Club . 15 79 
J Martin, Bergen Beach G C.!!!! 4 79 
J P Sousa, Crescent A C. .16 79 
J F James, Crescent A C. 8 78 
C B Ludwig, Marine and Field Club. 12 78 
G K Kouwenhouven, Bergen Beach G C. 2 78 
W Simonson, Bergen Beach G C .!. 4 78 
G F Pelham, New York A C.!. 7 78 
F A Hodgman, .New York A L . 2 76 
E I Low, Westchester C C. 4 76 
J M Kissam, Queens Club.” 16 76 
P von Boechman, Bergen Beach G C. 5 76 
B M .Shanley, Jr, Jersey City G C. 6 76 
G F McMahan New York AC. 5 76 
A M Dalton, Bergen Beach G C. ...'.10 75 
C D Sayer, Marine and Field Club.16 75 
A E Ranney, New York A C. 5 75 
A G Southworth, Crescent A C. 10 75 
G H Piercy, Jersey City G C. 6 74 
N Apgar, professional, scratch. 0 74 
M Spinola, Queens Club . 20 73 
H M Brigham, Crescent A C. 2 72 
C H Pulis, Crescent A C. 12 71 
J M Knox, Marine and Field Club.! 20 70 
G S K Remsen, Bergen Beach G C. 6 70 
W S Silkworth, Bergen Beach G C. 8 70 
A E Henry, Crescent A C. 6 70 
J H Voorhees, Bergen Beach (3 C. 8 70 
t! A Thomson, Ber^n Beach G C. 8 69 
Dr Griffith, Bergen Beach G C. 8 69 
P R Forene, Marine and Field Club.10 68 
H W Dreyer, Bergen Beach G C. 8 67 
W J Simpson, New York A C.16 66 
R Morgan, Bergen Beach G C. 8 65 
C A Lockwood, Crescent A C.16 63 
W Hyland, Queens Club . 12 63 
J E Murray, Crescent A C . 12 62 
H O Allyn, Queens Club . 10 61 
!■' Hall, New York A C. 2 60 
C M Camp, Marine and Field Club.16 60 
T A Davis, professional, scratch. 0 55 
R Schneider, professional, scratch . 0 54 
Team shoot, 500 targets, scratch: New York A. C.— 
F. H. Schauffler 81, R. E. Spotts 81, C. W. Billings 80, 
O. C. Grinnell, Jr., 80, F. A. Hodgman 74; total, 396. 
Bergen Beach G. C.—J. H. Hendrickson 81, E. A. 
Gunther 78, J F. Simonson 77, G. K, Kouwenhouven 76, 
W. Simonson 74; total, 386. Crescent A. C.—F. B. 
Stephenson 85, C. R. James 77, H. T. Spooner 77, J. 
F. James 70, G. G. Stephenson, Jr., 70; total, 379. 
ijueens Club—O Keppler 64, J. M. Kissam 60, M. 
Spinola 53, W. Hyland 51, H. O. Allyn 51; total, 279. 
Marine and Field Club—J. M. Knox 50, C. D. Sayre 59, 
C. B. Ludwig 66, P. R. Fowne 58, C. M. Camp 44; 
total, 277. 
Bay Ridge, N. Y., March 16.—Eight events drew out 
sixteen shooters to-day. Weather conditions perfect. 
With 90 out of 100, C. W. Berner won Take-Home 
trophy. The summaries: 
Take-home trophy, 100 targets: C. W. Berner (4) 90, 
George Felix (1) 89, J. F. James (0) 88, G. G. Stephen¬ 
son, Jr., (2) 84, F. S. Hyatt (1) 84, H. M. Brigham (0) 
84 J. H. Vanderveer il) 82, F. B. Stephenson (0) 81, 
W. W. Marshall (7) 78, A. Blake (2) 78, C. R. James 
(0) 77, H. T. Spooner (1) 77, Charles Blake (0) 76, G. E. 
Brower (2) 77, J. P. Fairchild (1) 75, W. W. Pell (4) 68. 
Won b.v Berner. 
March cup, 25 targets, handicap: George Felix (2) 25, 
W. W. Marshall (7) 24, F. S. Hyatt (1) 22, G. E. Brower 
(3) 22, H. M. Brigham (0) 22, C. Blake (1) 22, G. W. 
Berner (4) 21, A. Blake (2) 21, C. R. James (1) 20, G. 
G. Stephenson, Jr., (3) 20, H. T. Spooner (2) 20, J. P 
Fairchild (3) 19, W. W. Pell (4) 19, J. F. James (0) 18, 
J. H. Vanderveer (1) 17, F. B. Stephenson (0) 17. Leg 
won by Felix. , 
Stake trophy, 25 targets, handicap: G. E. Brower (3) 25, 
George Felix (2) 24, H. M. Brigham (0) 24, H. T. 
Spooner (2) 23, C. Blake (1) 23, F. B. Stephenson (0) 22, 
W. W. Marshall (7) 22, (3. G. Stephenson (3) 21, C. R. 
Lockwood (4) 20. W. W. Pell (4) 20, A. Blake (2) 20, 
J. F. James (0) 19, C. R. James (1) 19, J. P. Fairchild 
(3) 19, F. S. Hyatt (1) 18, J. H. Vanderveer (1) 16, C. 
VV. Berner (4) 16. Leg won by Brower. 
Team shoot and sweepstake handicap, 25 targets: C. 
A. Lockwood (4) 25, W. W. Marshall (7) 25, J. F. James 
(0) 24, J. P. Fairchild (3) 24, H. M. Brigham (O) 24. 
A. Blake (2) 24, C. Blake (1) 24, F. B. Stephenson (0) 
