574 
FOREST AND STREAM 
AIay 4, 1912 
Independent Gun Club. 
Easton. Pa., April 20.—The Independent Gun and 
Rifle Club held its opening shoot today with a fair at¬ 
tendance there being thirteen shooters, among them 
VV. H. Maurer, of Jersey City, a member of this club, 
and O. S. Skeds, formerly of this place, but now of 
W'ilkes-ilarre, Pa. Mr. Skeds, just to show his fellow 
club members that he had not gone back in his shoot¬ 
ing, led the field with 133 out of 150. After the blue- 
rock shoot, a number of members shot at targets with 
the .22 caliber rifle, which sport is becoming quite 
popular among some of the members. The rifle shoot¬ 
ing was done over the club’s new. field range at 25yds. 
with open field sights. The club is making arrange¬ 
ments to hold a series of merchandise shoots for the 
summer, and with the new blood, the club bids fair 
to have one of its best seasons. Below you will find the 
scores of both the blue rock and rifle shoot: 
Clay birds: 
Events: 
Targets: 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
25 25 25 25 25 25 
Total. 
J Maurer . 
20 24 21 21 .. .. 
86 
'0 S Skeds _.•. 
21 23 23 23 22 21 
133 
J Heil . 
16 22 20 23 .. .. 
81 
W Maurer . 
15 17 17 18 19 20 
106 
G Cross . 
15 15 22 22 21 18 
113 
C Stocker . 
17 21 14 .. IS .. 
iO 
J Booth . 
13 12 .... 13 .. 
38 
E Warner . 
11 19 16 . 
46 
W Warner . 
14 16. 
30 
G Richards . 
.. 15 16 . 
31 
W Ivey ... i. 
..11.12 
23 
G Elliott . 
..15. 
15 
J Miller . 
Rifle score, possible 
1250: 
.. ..16 . 
16 
J Heil . 
.... 175 
171 180 222 203 
951 
H Eddy . 
.... 164 
211 152 172 193 
892 
C Stocker . 
.... 206 
208 180 212 193 
999 
W H Maurer . 
.... 165 
127 107 173 203 
775 
W Ivey . 
.... 221 
211 196 106 200 
W. R. Ivey, 
934 
Sec’y. 
Springfield Shooting Association. 
Springfield, Mass., April 19.—The spring tourna¬ 
ment of the Springfield, Mass., Shooting Club was held 
to-day, starting at 10 o’clock in the morning and lasting 
all day. The program of twelve events called for 200 
blue-rock targets, with $16 entrance in the sweeps and 
$25 added to the purses by the club. Owing to the 
small number of shooters present, the sweeps were cut 
out, all shooting for targets only. During the day nine¬ 
teen shooters took part in the various events, eleven of 
whom shot the entire program. The disagreeable 
weather conditions not only kept many shooters away. 
but played havoc with the 
targets, causing 
the 
scores 
to run rather 
lower 
than usual. The scores 
Shot 
at. 
Brk. 
at. 
Brk. 
Shot 
*H S Welles, 
.. 200 
185 
G H Reynolds 
. 200 
118 
lay Clarke .. 
.. 200 
174 
H W Bartlett. 
. 100 
G5 
W H Smith . 
.. 200 
173 
*D T Cowing. 
. 100 
59 
T M Gates .., 
.. 200 
168 
G R Turner.. 
. 100 
50 
A M Arnold. 
.. 200 
162 
*Ernest Sawin 
70 
54 
H E Burgin. 
.. 200 
159 
L Misterly .. 
. 50 
35 
F E Metcalfe 
.. 200 
148 
Devers . 
. 30 
8 
F W Twiss.. 
.. 200 
141 
Dr Welling .. 
. 20 
9 
L A Dix .... 
.. 200 
139 
Grimshaw .... 
. 15 
2 
W H Lane... 
.. 200 
123 
*Professionals. 
C. L. Kites, Sec’y. 
Hillside Rod and Gun Club. 
Flushing. N. Y., April 22.—The Hillside Rod and Gun 
Club is holding a series of shoots for one of the hand¬ 
some watch fob trophies presented by the Du Pont 
Powder Co. Each member of the club is to shoot at 
50 targets on four of the club’s shooting days, making 
a total of 200 targets per man, the total score with 
handicaps under the added bird system to determine 
the winner. 
Three of the shoots have been completed with the fol¬ 
lowing result: 
Shoots: Hdcp. 1 2 ,3 Total. 
E L Bell . 0 43 40 .. S3 
F R Long . 0 43 41 42 126 
J S Campbell . 23 33 38 38 132 
Chas Rieger . 11 38 41 41 131 
H L Funke . 18 38 29 37 122 
J W Alker . 4 36 .. .. 40 
P A Curtis . 10 39 35 37 121 
H Ashmore . 24 25 28 .. 77 
T H Foster . 0 43 44 45 132 
In addition to this competition there have been many 
team shoots and miss-and-out shoots between the mem¬ 
bers, with a number of friends and visitors participat¬ 
ing, the most prominent and enthusiastic of whom is 
Mr. Spinola, who likes to shoot so long as there is 
anyone to shoot with him. 
Ernest Bell, Sec’y. 
Highland Gun Club. 
Philadelphia, April 27.—The first day of the year’s 
program of the Highland Gun Club was held at 
Edge Hili to-day. Beginning with the May shoot, the 
members will start off on even terms again for six 
months. The winners of the period prize were: Crothers 
in Class A, with a total of 71 breaks, Jesse Griffith 
being second with 65. In Class B, J. Franklin Meehan 
was high with 68. Milton Wentz beat out Perry in 
Class C, having 6L just 2 more than the Highland cap¬ 
tain. The Class D prize went to J. Franklin Meehan, 
Jr. In the doubles Crothers carried off the honors, 
breaking 23 out of a total of 30. J. Franklin Meehan 
got 20 in Class B. The scores in Class C were: Joel 
Davis 17, Flanagan 16, M. Wentz 16, Laurent 15, Perry 
14, and Harkins 13. TTios. Meehan broke 10 in Class D. 
The shoot under expert rules was won for the third 
time by Crothers with ll out of his 15 targets. In Class 
B, J. Franklin Meehan and Walter Dalton tied with 
8 each, and in the shoot-off Meehan won by one target. 
Laurent was high scorer in Class C, with 9. The two 
Meehan boys had the Class D prize to themselves, 
Thomas beating his brother, J. F., Jr., 8 to 5. The 
spoon winners were: Jesse Griffith, in Class A, with 
10 straight; J. Franklin Meehan, in Class B, also with a 
straight; Flanagan, Wentz and Laurent tied for Class 
C, but in the shoot-off the last named was the successful 
one; J. Franklin Meehan, Jr., broke 8 in Class D and 
captured the dipper. 
Events: 
1 2 
3 4 
Events: 
12 3 4 
Targets: 
10 15 
10 5 
Targets: 10 15 10 5 
Griffith . 
.. 10 14 
5 4 
Perry . 
8 9 5 4 
Cook . 
.. 9 12 
Crothers . 
8 14 7 5 
Pratt . 
.. 8 14 
.. 3 
T Meehan . 
7 10 5 1 
.. 7 12 
8 2 
Larnet . 
7 12 4 5 
Gladney . 
.. 9 11 
4 2 
Ford . 
8 14 .. . 
T Meehan, Sr 
.. 10 14 
9 2 
J Meehan, Jr... 
8 12. 3 .. 
1\I Wentz ... 
.. 10 11 
4 4 
Clegg . 
7 12 4 3 
Davis . 
..7 9 
7 2 
Kunkel . 
8 11 .. .. 
Harkins . 
....5 12 
4 1 
Houpt . 
8 14 5 4 
W Dalton ... 
.. 7 11 
5 2 
Flanagan . 
10 11 5 1 
Protection race: 
Prat . 
5 
*Ford . 
.... 5 
Perrv . 
5—10 
*Kunkel . 
.... 4—9 
T F Meehan, 
Sr.... 
5 
Houpt . 
T F Meehan, 
Jr. 
5—10 
Clegg . 
.... 4—9 
5 
Dalton . 
5—10 
*Plum . 
.... 4—9 
Griffith . 
4 
Gladney . 
.... 4 
Davis . 
5 — 9 
I F Meehan, Jr 
.... 4—8 
4 
.... 5 
Harkins . 
5 — 9 
Substitute . 
.... 3—8 
The $5,000 Denver Handicap. 
Pittsburgh, Pa .—Editor Forest and Stream: With the 
opening of the trapshooting season of 1912, I want to 
say a few words in behalf of one of the largest tourna¬ 
ments scheduled for this year. I refer to the $5,000 
Denver handicap. Sept. 10. 11, 12 and 13. This tour¬ 
nament is to be given under the direct management of 
Mr. A. E. McKenzie, who has a reputation second to 
no one as a promoter and manager of large shooting 
tournaments. The past records show that he is emi¬ 
nently fitted to provide the necessary equipment and 
to manage a tournament of the magnitude this one 
promises to be. As president of the Denver Trap Club, 
he promoted successfully many tournaments, two of 
which were among the largest added money events ever 
held, $3,000 being added at each tournament. In pro¬ 
moting the $5,000 tournament this year, Mr. McKenzie 
is only fulfilling a promise made to the trapshooters of 
America at the close of the first Western handicap tour¬ 
nament given by the Interstate Association at Denver 
in 1906. I have a personal letter from Mr. McKenzie in 
which he says the only provision he makes that differs 
from regular tournaments is that he requires an entry 
of 300 shooters thirty days preceding the opening of the 
tournament. To any one in touch with the situation 
this requirement seems to be a necessity, in view of 
the fact that all the equipment will have to be in¬ 
stalled and the necessary arrangements made and com¬ 
pleted for conducting the tournament on a large sca'e 
and in an up-to-date manner. Mr. McKenzie also in¬ 
forms me that should there be 400 entries, or near this 
number, there will be $1,000 more added to the purse. 
It is unnecessary to say that the Denver tournament 
should be one of the big successes of the year, as $5,000 
added money is an unprecedented event in the annals 
of trapshooting, and one that is appreciated alike by 
the sentimentalist and the materialist. Nature has been 
bountiful to Colorado, and in addition to the attraction 
of the Denver handicap, the greatest natural scenery in 
the world can be seen at _ trifling additional expense— 
scenery that will repay a journey from any section of 
the United States or Canada. At the season of the 
year fixed for the tournament nature is at her best and 
eloquent, not only to the scientific observer, but also to 
the non-professional who feels an expansion of the brain 
that makes his hat feel small. A trip to Denver will 
pay educationally, though no other advantage be added. 
Elmer E. Shaner. 
Analostan Gun Club. 
Washington, D. C., April 23. —The members of the 
Analostan Gun Club made excellent scores at their 
shoot on April 20. The attendance was small, owing to 
a counter attraction at the ball park, where the Senators 
were battling 
with the 
White 
Elephants. 
The scores: 
Shot 
Shot 
at. 
Brk. 
at. 
Brk. 
Parsons _ 
... 140 
97 
Kirk . 
. 100 
72 
Barber . 
... 125 
111 
Luttrell ... 
. 100 
70 
Huseman ... 
... 125 
108 
Stine . 
. 100 
69 
Steubener ... 
... 100 
95 
Perkins ... 
. 80 
45 
Monroe . 
... 100 
90 
Bohnke ... 
. 50 
39 
Ford . 
...100 
90 
Moffett ... 
. 50 
38 
Peck . 
...100 
74 
Emmons 
. 50 
6 
The following scores were maae at 24 doubles: 
Parsons 7, Barber 12, Huseman 14, Steubener 16, 
Monroe 12, Ford IS, Luttrell 14. Kirk shot at 22 doubles 
and broke 14. 
April 28.—Analostan Gun Club members had a good 
afternoon for shooting on the 27th. At the commence¬ 
ment of the program rain threatened and the light was 
bad. Almost all of the boys had trouble during the 
first fifty, except Huseman, who scored 46, but on the 
last fifty good scores were rolled up, notably that of 
Mr. Wagner, who scored 47. Huseman and Wagner 
were high for the day with 92 per cent, of their targets 
accounted for. S. A. Luttrell took first on the 12 pairs. 
scoring 19 of them. 
The scores: 
Shot 
12 
at. 
Brk. 
Dbls. 
Brk. 
Huseman . 
. 125 
115 
24 
17 
Wagner . 
.. 100 
92 
24 
17 
Peck . 
.100 
88 
Monroe . 
.100 
88 
24 
16 
Ford . 
. 100 
87 
24 
17 
M Taylor . 
.100 
83 
. . 
Stine . 
. 100 
82 
ii 
Barber . 
. 150 
123 
- 24 
Luttrell .. 
. 100 
81 
24 
19 
Kirk . 
. 100 
80 
24 
16 
C S Wilson . 
. 100 
80 
24 
14 
Green .'. 
. 130 
90 
Perkins .'. 
. 65 
46 
Kahrs . 
. 50 
36 
Moffett . 
. 50 
34 
Bray . 
35 
Wenner . 
. 50 
2^ 
U LO 
Miles Taylor, Sec'y. 
Speedway Gun Club. 
Newark, N. J., April 25.-—Members of the Speedway 
Gun Club held their regular weekly practice shoot at 
the local traps on Tuesday, and the following scores 
were turned in: 
B M Shanley, Jr. 14 18 17 18 19 21 16 15 19 20 .. 
L Colquitt . 21 23 24 23 22 21 21 19 18 20 18 
William Hassinger . 21 22 23 20 17 22 20 22 21 20 .. 
Peter Bey .15 15 17 18 19 16. 
H H Shannon . 19 20 21 20 19 21 . 
L S Page . 22 21 25 23 22 24 . 
George A Ohl, Jr. 18 12 22 20 18 . 
William Trowbridge . 16 21 21. 
Smokeless. 
ON THE HILLSIDE GUN CLUB GROUNDS. 
