FOREST ANP STREAM 
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Forest and Stream is an Honorary Member of the Interstate Association for the Promotion of Trapshooting. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Tid Bits of News and Gossip. 
As an indica¬ 
te tion of the 
drag trapshoot- 
ing has on its 
devotees, an in- 
I stance is cited in the case of Fred 
I Howard, who won the handicap 
i event at New Rochelle a few days 
L ago. Fred thought he would not 
W shoot and, on being urged, said: 
I am afraid to start again as busi¬ 
ness keeps me pretty close to the 
wheel, and while it’s a cin'dh to 
cure the drink habit—not that 
Fred ever had it—it’s pretty 
nearly impossible to get over the 
. awful desire to crack your entire 
• income away at the elusive aero- 
saucer. The habit is back, Fred 
having decided to join New Rochelle Yacht Club 
and shoot “reglar.” 
The scheme of running the trap department 
monthly, instead of weekly, will be a great ad¬ 
vantage to shooters and clubs. It will enable 
us to furnish the full month’s scores, a ready 
reference in one book, and, instead of lifting 
scores and story from the newspapers, as is gen¬ 
erally done by the weekly trap papers, we will be 
able to get scores and story direct from the dif¬ 
ferent clubs, and will have time to get them 
whipped into original style and lend a bit of 
originality to what the general reader complains 
of as “dry junk, which keeps space that should 
be devoted to hunting and fishing.” We hope to 
be able to offer trap shooting in a form that will 
entice every reader of this paper to the trap col¬ 
umns and make every reader a trap shooter, as 
well as every trap shooter a fisherman and field 
shooter. Our only suggestion is that shoots to 
be announced should be sent us as early as pos¬ 
sible. We are ready 'for you, now shoot. 
We present, in another column, an original 
sketch by Mr. Frank G. Drew, sales manager 
Winchester Repeating Arms Co. This was made 
at the last Interstate meeting, while one of the in¬ 
teresting discussions was going on as to whether 
it was legal to use the new hat of the treasurer- 
manager to collect the ballots. The original of 
the drawing was, well some say Tom Keller, who 
puts “steel where steel belongs” and Peters where 
Peters belong. We ask brother Keller’s pardon 
for the proximity of a libel. 
The plans for Long Island Sound Champion¬ 
ship are shaping up. Dates have not been set 
but likely it will be in February. Last year’s 
championship was won by Hazen Hoyt of Man- 
hasset Bay Yacht Club. A Forest and Stream 
trophy will be shot for at this series. Full par¬ 
ticulars may be obtained from George H. Gran- 
bery, New Rochelle Yacht Club. 
It is interesting to note that fifteen Forest and 
Stream trophies were shot for on Thanksgiving 
Day, making nineteen already awarded. Nine 
thus far are scheduled for Christmas shoots. 
This trophy is a very handsome one and is of¬ 
fered on a basis that enables every club to shoot 
for it. Let me tell you how to go about it. It is 
a silver cup, 13 inches high, made for us by In¬ 
ternational Silver Company. 
The novice event at New York Athletic Club 
is proving exceedingly popular. It brings out two 
or three new shooters each week and the handi¬ 
caps are so well arranged that a tie invariably 
results. Other clubs would do well to schedule an 
event of this sort. 
W. G. BEECROFT. 
WHITE PLAINS GUN CLUB. 
President Guy Ward Again on Deck. 
Owing to the inclemency of the weather only 
fourteen shooters faced the traps at the White 
Plains Gun Club, Gedney Farms, White Plains, 
N. Y., on Saturday afternoon, it being the last 
shoot of the year. 
At times it was impossible to see the targets on 
account of the heavy mist and rain. Guy Ward, 
president of the club, who is slowly recovering 
from a case of infection, caused by a splinter of 
steel in his left hand, came out and shot 25 tar¬ 
gets. Things seem to work perfectly when Guy 
shows up at the club, and aside from the fact that 
he weighs almost 250 pounds, he is as lively and 
active as some of the less fortunate when it 
comes to size. Harry Allyn who has just re¬ 
turned from a week's hunting down on Long 
Island, showed his ability as Field Captain to 
good advantage, by having all events over be¬ 
fore it became dark. Mr. Frederick C. Sayles of 
Irvington, N. Y., a new member of the club, has 
improved in his shooting so much so that he had 
to shoot off two events winning one, and losing 
the distance handicap. T. L. Lawrence won the 
High scratch Take-home trophy with a score of 
86. C. H. Hadloek won high handcap event also 
a leg on the Bond Trophy, with a score of 98. 
F. C. Sayles won second high handicap trophy, 
with a score of 93. J. B. Talcott tied with J. T. 
Hyland for third high handicap trophy, score 88, 
Mr. Hyland winning in the toss, of a coin. In 
the Distance Handicap F. C. Sayles tied wth J. 
B. Talcott with a score of 19, Mr. Talcott win¬ 
ning the shoot-off. 
Scores: 
Name 
Total 
Handicap 
Total 
Mrs. F. F. Rodgers- 
.... 68 
13 
81 
M. W. Ehrenberg . 
.... 49 
34 
»3 
T. S. Fanning . 
.... 84 
T. B. Talcott . 
.... 81 
7 
88 
78 
Miss L. M. Boles - 
.... 66 
12 
T. T. Hyland . 
.... 78 
10 
88 
T. Davis . 
68 
F. F. Rodgers . 
10 
86 
F. C. Sayles . 
24 
93 
C. H. Hadloek . 
■.. • 75 
23 
98 
T. H. Lawrence . 
.... 86 
82 
S. H. Core . 
6 
F. Carpenter . 
.... 63 
10 
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HAGERSTOWN GUN CLUB SMOKER. 
Election of Officers Held Too. 
Hagerstown, Md., Dec. 22. 
Enthusiasm was the slogan at the “Smoker” 
and election of officers of the Hagerstown Gun 
Club held last night in the Board of Trade 
Ammunition has changed” 
R. H. “has something’ on the quick explosion powders when it 
comes to filling that game bag. 
You’re to be the judge; walk around the corner to the nearest R. H. 
dealer and ask him to put you next to real hunting joy, via 
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