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FOREST AND STREAM 
April 13, 1912 
rhas. T. Day, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer New Jersey 
State Sportsmen’s Association, writes: “The full list 
of dates to come of contests for the Frank Hall amateur 
championship of New Jersey for 1912: Freehold, Friday, 
April 19; North Caldwell, Saturday, IMay 4; Orange, 
Saturday, May IS; Hudson, Sunday, June 2; Newton, 
Saturday, June 22; Red Bank, Saturday, July 6; Phillips- 
burg, Saturday, July 27: Mt. Holly, Saturday, Aug. IT; 
Smith, of Newark, Saturday, Sept. 14.’’ 
The much-talked-of organization of a gun club within 
the New Jersey State Rifle Association became a reality 
on March 29, the following officers being elected: Pres¬ 
ident, Gen. Bird W. Spencer, Passaic, N. J.; Vice- 
President, Col. Wra. Libbey, Princeton, N. J.; Treas¬ 
urer Col. Chas. A. Reid, Trenton, N. J.; Secretary, 
Henry G. Aspell, Passaic, N. J.; Field Captain, Chas. 
F. Silvester, Princeton, N. J. A two-day tournament 
will be held in July, with an annual trapshoot in Sep¬ 
tember, at the time of the New Jersey State Rifle Asso¬ 
ciation’s meeting. Sea Girt, N. J. Application has been 
made to the Interstate Association for recognition. 
« 
History repeats itself in the realm of traps as well as 
in the field of finer arts. Told the poet of the trap (a 
one-hoss chaise) that ran a hundred years to the day- 
and then refused to work any more. Now comes 
“Luddy,” from Temple, Pa., to tell us the shoot for 
Cypher’s cup had to be postponed because the trap ran 
down, and “Luddy” had to wreck it with Thor’s pet 
implement. No use talking, traps are more or less 
alike, time and weather will wear ’em out. There will be 
new traps at the Hercules Gun Club, after which the 
Cypher’s cup again will be tackled. Other tournaments 
this year will be May 18, June 14, July 4, Aug. 10, and 
Oct. 12. 
•I 
An invitation shoot will be held at Manhasset Bay 
Yacht Club, Port Washington, L. I., the afternoon of 
April 13. The entry list, as we go to press, indicates an 
interesting competition. There are so many champions, 
ex-champions and near-champions in the vicinity of 
New York at present that the list of crack-crackers will 
be assorted. The Manhasset Bay gunners, among them 
Secretary H. L. Hoyt, Jr., have given evidence that they 
are capable of training among the top three at almost 
any time. If any of the champs from across the way 
around Baychester, Pelham Manor and Larchmont want 
a good afternoon joy-shooting, they will be accommo¬ 
dated April 13. The program calls for 100 targets, at 
16yds. rise. 
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The spring tournament of Springfield (Mass.) Shoot¬ 
ing Club will be held at Red House Crossing, on April 
19. The program of twelve events calls for 200 targets, 
$16 entrance in the sweeps; $25 added to the purses by 
the club. Shooting will start promptly at 9:30 o’clock 
and last all day. To reach the grounds take Indian 
Orchard or Palmer car. There will be $50 worth of 
merchandise prizes to be awarded the high guns shoot¬ 
ing the entire program, as follows: 1, automatic reel; 2, 
hunting coat; 3, Caloris bottle; 4, safety ax; 5, trout rod; 
6 , pair link buttons; 7, tobacco jar; 8, - safety ax; 9, 
shooting spectacles; 10, pocket knife; 11, compass; 12, 
reel; 13, drinking cup. Ties to be shot off, miss-and-out. 
Targets included in all entrances at 2 cents each. Lunch 
and loaded shells will be for sale on the grounds. In¬ 
terstate rules will govern all events. Targets will be 
thrown from expert traps, arranged Sergeant system 
Sweeps are optional, anyone may enter any event and 
shoot for targets only. Professionals will be allowed to 
shoot for targets only. Purses will be divided Rose 
system, four moneys; less than ten entries, three moneys. 
Guns and ammunition shipped prepaid to the Secretary, 
C. L. Kites, 416 Main street, will be delivered on the 
grounds free of charge. Shoot will be held rain or 
shine, shooting stand under cover, if necessary. Pro¬ 
grams are now ready, and may be had by addressing the 
Secretary. . W. G. Beecroft. 
Fairmont Gun Club. 
The regular Saturday shoot of the Fairmont Gun Club 
was held April 6 and had scores as follows; 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
\V Wiedebusch. 100 89 T H Funk. 100 94 
E H Taylor.100' 95 W E Johnson.. 50 42 
F Helmick . 50 37 
Arrangements are fast being completed for the coming 
State shoot. Programs will be out about April 25. Two 
traps have been installed, and the low trap has been 
placed on the level with the ground. One of the big 
features of the shoot will be the merchandise event. 
This will be worth the trip. Ed. H. Taylor, Sec’y. 
National Amateur Championship. 
Pelham Manor, N. Y., April 4.—Travers Island was 
prepared for the arrival of a dark pony to-day, as 
national amateur champion, but he landed in third place, 
two targets behind the winner. The almost unex¬ 
pected was E. A. Randall, of Portland (Me.) Gun Club, 
who shot so well in the preliminary, winning that event 
with 92 out of 100, beating last year’s champion, Harry 
Kahler, by two birds. The latter has been off his feed 
for the past month, but at that he was the only shooter 
in the preliminary event to run a straight 25. R. L. 
Spotts took third money on day one. 
A glorious poet-making day broke this morning for the 
big event with 112 shooters on hand to smite the rock. 
Of these, 101 were amateurs striving for the diamond 
medal held by Harry Kahler, the then boy shooter of 
America. There was a tremendous gallery of enthusiasts 
and curious. The event was at 200 targets from 16yd. 
mark, and Randall was favorite, though there were 
many who kept an eye on R. L. Spotts, a very consist- 
ent shooter. Randall and the champion of 1905 worked 
like winners up to the last string, when B. M. Higgin- 
son, Jr. of N. Y. A. C., went to the score and broke 23, 
running his score to 185, passing old 1905 by one and 
Randall by two. It was an exciting finish, and most 
^"ihe^^'ecord made and held by Harry Kahler was 173, 
so that the new champion is also record holder with 185. 
Lester German took professional honors and a diamond 
medal with 188 out of 200. 
Preliminary shoot, 100 birds; 
E A Randall.... 
H W Kahler. 
R L Spotts. 
Dr C H Burr... 
G J Corbett. 
Dr'E F Gleason. 
D F McMahon.- . 
F A Schauffler. 84 
92 
90 
88 
88 
85 
85 
85 
83 
83 
82 
82 
C S“ Randall. 81 
81 
C H Newcomb. 
A B Richardson. 
F Hall . 
W Simonson 
F A Hodgman 
T Martin . 81 
81 
T Tansey 
G Hobart . 81 
----- 80 
80 
81 
80 
80. 
80 
78 
T J McCahill. 
C W Billings. 
E E Reed. 
R A Faye. 
T H Vanderveer... 
t H Hendrickson. 
J L Griggs. 
B M Higginson, Jr... 78 
C S Medler. 78 
J W Ewing. 78 
W F Clarke. 78 
C de Quillfeldt. 78 
Opening shoot, 60 birds: 
H W Kahler. 53 
O C Grinnell, Jr. 52 
G J Corbett . 51 
R L Spotts. 51 
T B Sanders. 51 
E F Slear. 51 
W W Herrick. 78 
P E Osborne. 77 
J B Sanders . 77 
C von Lengerke. 77 
E G Southey. 76 
L S Page. 76 
R Morgan . 76 
F B Stephenson. 76 
C F Marden. 76 
C D Stewart. 75 
F S Hyatt. 75 
G G Stephenson. 75 
E A W Everitt. 75 
J Gosnell, Jr . 75 
O C Grinnell, Jr. 75 
E A Ranney. 74 
H E Greene. 74 
\V W Peabody, Jr. 74 
P von Boeckman . 73 
E M Hurd. 72 
H M Brigham. 72 
R M Owen. 72 
G Keller . 71 
R A Gillespie. 71 
H H Shannon. 
A V Suydam. 
W J Elias. 
70 
70 
67 
H L Welch. 67 
H E Green 
44 
Dr C H Burr. 
A B Richardson. 
J Martin . 
L S Page. 
50 
50 
50 
50 
C W Billings. 49 
P E Osborne. 49 
F A Randall. 49 
F A Hodgman. 49 
T H Hendrickson. sO 
T T McCahill. 48 
C S Randall. 48 
R A Faye. 48 
F A Schauffler. 48 
A E Ranney. 47 
T W Ewing. 47 
C S Medler . 47 
T H Vanderveer. 47 
W Simonson . 47 
Dr E F Gleason. 46 
F B Stephenson. 46 
F S Hvatt . 46 
B M Higginson. 46 
D F McMahon. 46 
W F Clarke. 45 
E E Reed. 45 
C de Ouillfeldt. 45 
H M Brigham. 44 
T Tansey 
C P Blinn 
T M Carr.. 
H E Perry 
44 
42 
42 
43 
W W Herrick. 41 
R A Gillespie. 41 
H L Welch. 41 
F. Schirmer, Jr. 41 
G H Piercy . 41 
E A W Everitt. 40 
E L Hatch. 40 
T Gosnell, Jr. 39 
C D Stewart. 38 
J F Pratt. 38 
G G Stephenson, Jr... 38 
W W Peabody. 37 
W A Flinn. 37 
E M Hurd. 37 
A V Suydam. 37 
G Kelly . 36 
C F Marden. 35 
H O Allyn 
35 
R Morgan . 35 
C von Lengerke. 
A S Bratt. 
33 
32 
W J Elias . 31 
, t frs -I-v • . 1 Oft 
M' T Feith 
A P Palmer 
■H T Peck.. 
National championship, 200 birds: 
B M Higginson, Jr, N Y A C. 
I H Hendrickson, Bergen Beach G C. 
E A Randall. Portland (Me.) G C.... 
A B Richardson, Dover, Del. 
F A Hodgman, New York A C. 
H W Kahler, Philadelphia, Pa. 
A1 Heil, Allentown, Pa. 
S Scott, Larchmont Y C. 
C H Newcomb, Philadelphia. 92 
A1 Ivins, Red Bank, N J. 
A E Reed, Manchester, N H. 
F H Schauffler, New York A C. 
D F McMahon, New York A C. 
J Martin, Bergen Beach G C. 
R Schlicher, Allentown, ra. 
H M Brigham, Crescent A C. 
W S Silkworth, Bergen Beach G C. 
R A Faye, Boston A A. 
E DuPont, Wilmington, Del. 
O C Grinnell, Jr, New York A C. 
P von Boeckman, Bergen Beach G C... 
R L Spotts, Larchmont Y C. 
G G McMurtry, Westchester C C. 
W W Rice, New Haven, Conn. 
1 st 
2 d 
109. 
100 . 
Total. 
89 
96 
185 
91 
93 
184 
92 
91 
183 
89 
93 
182 
87 
94 
181 
92 
89 
181 
89 
92 
181 
88 
93 
181 
92 
88 
180 
88 
90 
178 
92 
86 
178 
90 
87 
177 
86 
91 
177 
87 
90 
177 
89 
87 
176 
91 
85 
176 
89 
86 
175 
88 
87 
175 
88 
86 
174 
91 
83 
174 
91 
83 
174 
86 
87 
173 
87 
85 
172 
82 
89 
171 
C W Billings, New York A C. 
G J Corbett, New York A C. 
P E Osborne, Paleface G C... 
E H Lott, Marine and Field Club. 
W H Matthews, Trenton, N J. 
F Hall, New York A C. 
S H Adams, Portland, Me. 
E M Funk, Philadelphia. 
W B Ogden, New York A C. 
T J McCahill, New York A C. 
F B Stephenson, Crescent A C. 
H S Sendle, Little Falls, N J. 
Dr E F Gleason, Boston A A. 
C S Randall, Portland, Me. 
F Pelliam, New York A C.. 
T Tansey, Philadelphia. 
J H Vanderveer, Crescent A C. 
H H Shannon, Jersey City G C. 
C Sherwood, Bridgeport, Conn. 
C de Quillfeldt, Bergen Beach G C- 
L S Page, Chatham, N Y. 
Dr C H Burr, Montpelier, Yt. 
E von Lengerke, Jersey City G C. 
J B Sanders, Albany, N Y. 
G A Hobart, Paterson, N J. 
W Simonson, Queens G C. 
E F Slear, Philadelphia, Pa. 
H T Spooner, Crescent A C. 
G Kelley, Bergen Beach G C. 
J F James, Crescent A C. 
C Blake, Crescent A C. 
F G Hinsdale, New York. 
B V Covert, Lockport, N Y. 
H L Welch, Haines Landing, N Y- 
E G Southey, Bridgeport, Conn. 
J L Griggs, Paterson, N J. 
A M Dalton, Bergen Beach G C. 
E A W Everitt, Wilmington, Del. 
G G Stephenson, Jr, Crescent A C- 
B M Shanley, Newark, N J. 
J W Ewing, Rising Sun, Md. 
R Johnson, New York A C. 
W F Clarke, Paleface G C. 
E M Hurd, Albany, N Y. 
Dr W L Fox, New York. 
C D Stewart, Albany. N Y. 
W J Elias, New York A C. 
E Ward, White Plains, N Y. 
R Morgan, Bergen Beach G C. 
S O’Brien, Yonkers, N Y. 
G F Marden, Paleface G C. 
L M Petry, White Plains, N Y. 
F Gosnel, Jr, Baltimore, Md. 
A E Ranney, New York A C. 
G M Piercy, Jersey City G C. 
J F Pratt, Philadelphia, Pa. 
F S Hyatt, Crescent A C. 
H E Greene, Albany G C... 
H B Vanderveer, Crescent A C. 
E Schirmer, Haines Landing, N Y.... 
H E Perry, Philadelphia, Pa. 
W P Sellers, New York .... 
P R Towne, Marine and Field Club.... 
J Simpson, New York A C. 
T G Peck, Jr, Albany, N Y. 
C P Blinn, Boston A A. 
H O Allyn, Ardsley, N Y... 
R M Owen, New York A C. 
W A Flynn, Stamford, Conn.. 
C D Sayre, Marine and Field Club- 
E Rosier, Nonesuch H C . ■ 
W Kussmaul North Caldwell, N J.... 
Dr Moeller, Bergen Beach G C. 
W T Ferth, Philadelphia, Pa. 
Shoot-off for fifth, sixth, seventh and 
F A Hodgman. 
A Heil . 
S Scott . 
H W Kahler . 
83 
88 
171 
84 
87 
171 
88 
83 
171 
82 
89 
171 
83 
87 
170 
85 
85 
170 
82 
87 
169 
81 
88 
169 
87 
82 
169 
80 
88 
168 
79 
89 
168 
80 
87 
167 
83 
84 
167 
S3 
83 
166 
79 
87 
166 
84 
82 
166 
77 
88 
165 
79 
85 
164 
80 
83 
163 
79 
83 
162 
79 
82 
161 
81 
79 
160 
81 
82 
163 
81 
81 
162 
77 
83 
160 
77 
83 
160 
82 
77 
159 
79 
79 
158 
79 
78 
157 
77 
80 
157 
75 
82 
157 
75 
82 
157 
78 
78 
156 
77 
79 
156 
78 
78 
156 
72 
83 
155 
80 
75 
155 
78 
77 
155 
73 
81 
154 
75 
79 
154 
77 
77 
154 
76 
78 
154 
77 
77 
154 
73 
80 
153 
73 
80 
153 
78 
74 
152 
76 
76 
152 
78 
74 
152 
77 
75 
152 
72 
79 
151 
76 
74 
150 
72 
78 
150 
78 
71 
149 
72 
76 
148 
67 
81 
148 
75 
72 
147 
80 
67 
147 
67 
78 
145 
68 
75 
143 
65 
77 
142 
65 
75 
140 
72 
67 
139 
68 
70 
138 
64 
73 
137 
60 
76 
136 
59 
66 
135 
63 
72 
i:i5 
72 
61 
133 
65 
67 
132 
61 
71 
132 
58 
74 
132 
64 
62 
126 
. 58 
64 
122 
, 61 
59 
120 
eight 
places; 
24 
25 
49 
22 
25 
47 
99 
23 
45 
2 b 
18 
43 
Professional shoot, 
L S German . 
G L Lyon. 
J M Hawkins. 
J Skelly. 
H S Welles. 
N Apgar . 
200 targets: 
188 
183 
183 
182 
181 
177 
H H Stevens... 
O R Dickey.... 
T H Keller, Jr. 
J Fanning . 
T H Keller, Sr. 
173 
166 
163 
158 
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Chicago Interclub League Schedule. 
The following is the schedule of shoots: ApiU 21, 
'hicago Gun Club grounds; May 30, South Shore Cotin- 
ry Club grounds; June 30, Hammond Gun Club 
rounds; July 28, National Gun Club grounds; Aug. IS. 
irlington Heights Gun Club grounds; Sept. 15, Lon„ 
.ake Gun Club grounds; Oct. 13, South Chicago Gun 
Hub grounds; Nov. 3, open. • .i, r 
Conditions: Each member of the clubs in the League 
dll be eligible to compete, but must compete with only 
ne club the entire season. j- „„ 
Team contests, 50 targets per man, distance handicap, 
hooters under 80 per cent. 
9 to 85 per cent., inclusive, 18yds., 86 to 89 per cent, 
iclusive, 20yds.; 90 per cent, and over, 22yds. Entrance 
=-p 8150 oer man For practice and other events, tar- 
ets will Ef thrown at 1 cent each. Clubs may shoo 
ny number of their men, and the five highest scores of 
ach club to be counted as the club score. 
Each member of the winning team 
dll receive a prize. Each high man of each of the other 
earns will be given a prize in each contest. 
Club grounds will be open at 11 A. M. to provide for 
ractice shooting, and regular contests will begin at 
Shooters, immediately upon arrival on the grounds, 
dll register their names on bulletin board, placing 
antes ^nder the handicap distance allotted to them, and 
■Wng Eame of club they are to shoot with Squads will 
lositively be made up in order as entered on bulletin 
loard only. Distance men to shoot in first squads. 
