230 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[Feb. g, igoy. 
Port Lavaca, Tex., Gun Club. 
In connection with the shoot this year at Brenham 
there was to have been another shoot at Bay City, but 
as that shoot did not materialize, there was a shoot 
arranged over the long-distance ’phone with the veteran 
Tramp Irwin at one end of the line, and C. W. Grubbs, 
of Port Lavaca at the other end. This was all settled in 
five minutes. Mr. Grubbs did not have a target, nor a 
trap, yet the shoot came off in three days after the close 
of the Brenham shoot. There was a good attendance 
of professional men and amateurs. Much more good 
was accomplished here by the traveling men than at any 
large shoot. Starting here without anything, a gun 
club with thirty-five members was organized, officers 
elected and the enthusiasm was so great that a tourna¬ 
ment will be held here next January in connection with 
the shoot at Brenham, and this to be followed by one 
at Houston. This will make three good shoots to draw 
the whole aggregation of Indians from their Northern 
homes. This leads me to write that as Pop Heikes, 
W. R. Crosby, Richard Merrill, Chas. Young and Harry 
Taylor, good Indians, were present, they can tell all the 
braves when they meet in their next September shoot 
about the great things to be enjoyed here during the 
month of January, by the seashore. 
It was a jolly party that came down Sunday from 
Brenham, and the way they enjoyed themselves on the 
special car was onlv exceeded by the pleasure the men 
folks and Mrs. Topperwein had at their success in 
smashing the targets, as the world’s record was broken 
by two squads shooting the entire programme. The 
party was composed of Roll Heikes and wife, W. R. 
Crosby and wife, Ad. Topperwein and wife, and Messrs. 
Lee Barkley, Harry Taylor. Chas. Young, A. M. Hatcher, 
Turner Hubby and Tramp Irwin, who was dubbed the 
manager. Down in this part of the world trains don’t 
run as often and as straight as they do- in many other 
parts of our commonwealth; but we got in by dark and 
met with a warm reception from Mr. and Mrs. Grubbs, 
who are here in charge of the Beach Hotel. After a 
warm supper—and we had the real thing in the way of 
oysters, as they grow here—we took a little rest and 
smoked up. _ We were royally entertained during the 
evening with instrumental and vocal music, and speaking 
was indulged in both by home talent as well as some 
of the visitors. It was conceded that this town was 
visited by the best shots of the world, and that they 
came here for the purpose of showing the people of 
this city how to properly conduct a tournament and to 
show by illustration that target shooting is the cleanest 
sport ever introduced in this great land of ours. 
Monday was spent by the gentlemen of the party in 
quail shooting, and a good time they had, about the only 
drawback they had being the scarcity of dogs; but that 
no doubt will be remedied by the time the shooters make 
their next annual visit here. 
Starting in at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning, it was ob¬ 
served that Mr. Chas. Grubbs had traps and grounds in 
good order for the short time he had in which to ar¬ 
range things, as there was practically nothing to start 
on save a good ground, on which there was a small 
grand stand that had been used for baseball purposes. 
Now when it came to the help proposition it was found 
necessary to levy on some of the visitors. Tramp Irwin 
was asked to attend to the office, handle the cash and 
act as general manager. Mr. B. E. Saunders, of Hous¬ 
ton, was asked to keep score, and Mr. Ad. Topperwein 
volunteered to pull the traps, and so all moved along 
from start to finish without a hitch. Of course, Mr. 
Grubbs was here, there and everywhere, and he is an 
old tournament promoter. 
The weather was only fairly good.—cloudy in the morn¬ 
ing and at one time a few drop of raisn fell; but it 
cleared away, and in the afternoon the wind came strong 
from the south and caused the targets to tower and 
swing to the right. This was especially noticeable in 
the five pairs of doubles which was on the programme. 
During the evening the flight of the targets was toward 
the sun, which reduced the scores to some extent; yet 
the traveling men and a few of the amateurs shot well. 
Ten of those shooting were amateurs who cannot make 
the best of scores, and a number of them never shot 
before at the traps. Yet there are very many good 
game shots here, and with these men the novelty was 
great. 
There were many visitors who took interest in the ex¬ 
hibition. They were very much interested in the shoot¬ 
ing of Mrs. Topperwein, as she shot the entire pro¬ 
gramme through. The last day she made a run of 91, 
and missed but 3 out of the last 150 shots fired at the 
singles. The only time she had trouble was when shoot¬ 
ing pairs. There were five pairs on each day, and there 
she lost more targets than during the entire day at 
singles. She had no practice on doubles. Yet she shot 
as well as some of the old experienced men. 
A feature of the first day was an exhibition of fancy 
shooting by Mr. and Mrs. Ad. Topperwein. They gave 
their usual exhibition with rifles of various calibers, as 
well as the shotgun, and the revolver. 
As to scores, shooting at 160 targets, Chas. W. Young 
and W. R. Crosby tied on 154, Heikes made 151, Bark¬ 
ley and LI. Taylor 150, Hubby and Hatcher 149, Mrs. 
Topperwein 147, Tramp 146. Scores follow: 
J 
an 
29 
, Firsl 
Day 
Events: 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
Shot 
Targets: 
10 15 20 10 15 10 15 20 10 15 20 
at. 
Brk. 
Heikes .... 
...10 
15 
19 
9 
14 
6 
15 
19 
10 
14 
20 
160 
151 
Crosby ...., 
...10 
15 
19 
10 
15 
9 
15 
19 
9 
15 
18 
160 
154 
Barkley .... 
...10 
14 
18 
10 
15 
10 
13 
17 
8 
15 
20 
160 
150 
Mrs Top... 
...10 
12 
19 
10 
14 
7 
14 
20 
9 
13 
19 
160 
147 
1 aylor .. 
...10 
14 
19 
9 
15 
6 
14 
20 
9 
14 
20 
160 
150 
Hubbv . 
... 9 
15 
19 
9 
14 
9 
12 
19 
9 
14 
20 
160 
149 
Hatcher ... 
...10 
15 
19 
10 
11 
6 
11 
20 
10 
14 
20 
160 
149 
Young .... 
...10 
14 
20 
9 
13 
9 
15 
19 
10 
15 
20 
160 
154 
Tramp . 
... 9 
14 
19 
9 
14 
7 
13 
18 
10 
14 
19 
160 
146 
Merrill .... 
... 9 
15 
IS 
9 
15 
8 
14 
16 
9 
14 
20 
160 
147 
Grubbs .... 
... 9 
13 
12 
5 
9 
4 
9 
15 
7 
130 
83 
Warrech ... 
... 6 
11 
12 
6 
10 
4 
6 
16 
12 
130 
83 
Scott . 
... 6 
5 
10 
7 
11 
70 
39 
Davis . 
... 7 
11 
15 
9 
9 
5 
7 
13 
. . 
12 
. . 
130 
88 
Regan . 
.. 61012 
7 10 
4 9 10. 
115 
59 
Dunning .... 
.. 5 7 12 
6 11 
4 16 14 4 .. . 
125 
72 
Deikel . 
.. .. 9 14 
6 12 
60 
41 
Reomer .... 
.. .. S 12 
7 10 
60 
37 
Best . 
. 10 11 
.. 4 
50 
25 
Ostander ... 
.. .. 13 16 
.. 7 
8 15 17 . 
95 
76 
T Haff . 
.. .. 7 12 
.. 15 
6 12 17 . 
95 
69 
W Haff . 
.. .. 9 IS 
.. 10 
3 11 15 . 
95 
66 
Bronough .. 
. 8 
.. 9 
4. 
. 45 
21 
Jan. 30, Second Day. 
The weather was fine, and targets regular in their 
flight. There was something doing all the time, and 
the shoot was finished at 12:30. 
We claim a world’s record for tournament shooting. 
The first two squads shot at 1850 targets and made a 
record of 6.5 for the entire ten. This was accomplished 
by shooting two events of the first day and then throw¬ 
ing out the five pairs, which should not have been 
counted in the score or on the averages. 
The traveling representatives, including Taylor and 
Merrill, made some wonderful scores. At times the 
whole squad would go straight, then one would be 
missed, _ sometimes two. Out of 160 targets, including 
five pairs, Barkley broke 157, Crosby 155, Taylor and 
Hubby 154, Heikes, Hatcher, Young and Merrill 152, 
Mrs. Topperwein 151, Tramp 150. Mrs. Topperwein made 
the very good score of 147 out of the 150 singles, and 
then lost twice that number shooting at the five pairs. 
She made a run of 91 straight during the day. Scores: 
Events: 
Targets: 
Heikes .. 
Crosby ... 
Barkley 
Mrs Topp 
Taylor .... 
Hubby .. 
Hatcher ., 
Young ... 
Tramp ... 
Merrill ... 
Grubbs .. 
Warrech 
Davis .... 
Dunning 
W Hoff . 
J Hoff ... 
"Ostander 
Regan ... 
12 3 4 
5 6 7 8 9 10 
Shot 
10 15 20 25 10 15 20 10 15 20 
at. 
Brk. 
10 15 20 24 
6 14 20 10 14 19 
160 
152 
10 15 18 25 10 15 19 9 14 20 
160 
155 
10 15 19 25 10 15 20 9 15 19 
160 
157 
10 15 20 25 
4 14 19 10 15 19 
160 
151 
10 15 19 24 
8 14 20 10 14 20 
160 
154 
10 15 19 24 
8 15 18 10 15 20 
160 
154 
8 15 19 24 
S 15 18 10 15 20 
160 
152 
10 14 20 24 
9 14 19 10 14 18 
160 
152 
10 15 18 24 
8 15 20 9 13 18 
160 
150 
9 14 20 24 
9 15 18 8 15 20 
160 
152 
8 12 16 20 
5 12. 
95 
73 
.. 9 10 17 19 10....... 
95 
69 
8 12 14 18 
5 12. 
95 
69 
7 10 12 16 
70 
45 
8 13 16 21 
70 
58 
9 12 18 22 
70 
61 
10 13 17 21 
70 
61 
10 11 15 16 
70 
52 
Shooting at 320 targets, including 10 pairs of doubles, 
Crosby scored 309, Barkley 307, Young 306, Heikes 303, 
Hubby 303. Amateurs: Taylor 304, Merrill 299. 
Members Social Gun Club, organized during the tour¬ 
nament: W. H. Malloy, W. P. Regan, H. L. Young, 
R. N. Young, N. O. Deikel, E. A. Nisper, C. W. 
Grubbs, Z. Seabrook, L. E. Bronough, R. Merrill, W. 
C. Noble, C. M. Davis, Fay Vissar, J. W. McKanney, 
F. M. Best. S. M. Scott, A. Noble. Mrs. W. C. Ballew, 
Mrs. Topperwein, Mrs. W. R. Crosby, Mrs. R. O. 
Heikes. H. Redan, Mrs. C. M. Davis, Mrs. Grubbs, 
C. A. Young, A. M. Hatcher, T. E. Hubby, B. E. 
Sanders, Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. T. J. Anderson, Harry Bick¬ 
ford, J. B. George, Fred Ulrich, R. O. Heikes, W. R. 
Crosby, A. Topperwein, Lee R. Barkley. 
Those present: Mr. and Mrs. Crosby, O’Fallon, Ill.; 
Mr. and Mrs. Heikes, Dayton, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Top¬ 
perwein, San Antonio, Tex.; Lee Barkley, Chicago, Ill.; 
H. Taylor, Meckling, S. D.; T. Hubby, Waco, Tex.; 
A. M. Hatcher, Bristol, Tenn.; Chas. Young, Springfield, 
O.; Tramp Irwin, Chicago; R. Merrill, Milwaukee, Wis.; 
W. and J. Hoff, Pekin, Ill.; Mr. Ostander, Fox Lake, 
Ill.; C. W. Grubbs, Mr. Warrech, C. M. Davis, W. P. 
Regan, .S M. Scott, W. H. Mallery, T. F. Best, Harry 
Redan, S. E. Bronough, Port Lavaca. 
Hell Gate Gun Club. 
The Hell Gate Gun Club, of New York, held a live- 
bird shoot on Jan. 29, for the months of October, 
November and January. The thermometer was 30 de¬ 
grees above zero. The sky was cloudy. The grounds 
faced north. A variable wind blew from the north and 
southwest. The distance and point handicap governed. 
Scores : 
Yds. 
Second half of October, 1906: 
J H Voss. 30 
J A Belden. 28 
C Lange . 28 
Schortemeier . 30 
P Woelfel . 28 
C Weber . 28 
J Klenk . 28 
F Trostel . 28 
J Schlicht . 28 
R Baudendistel . 28 
P Albert . 28 
J P Dannefelser. 28 
E Meckel . 28 
T Hughes .28 
j Selg . 26 
P Garms . 28 
Scores for November, 1906: 
J H Voss. 
J A Belden .. 
C Lange .. 
Schortemeier . 
P Woelfel . 
C Weber . 
J Klenk . 
F Trostel . 
J Schlicht . 
R Baudendistel . 
P Adelbert . 
J P Dannefelser. 
E Meckel . 
J Hughes .. 
J Selg . 
P Garms .:. 
Points. 
7 22222_5 
7 12022—4 
6 20211—4 
7 12101—4 
6 01110—3 
6 01112—4 
6 21121—5 
6 10112—4 
7 *01202—3 
7 1111*—4 
7 01022—3 
6 21220—4 
6 21201—4 
51/2 21010-3 
4 % 20010—2 
6 02222—4 
.. 1111111211—10 
..222210*220— 7 
.. 1221220220 — 8 
..2202212112— 9 
..2212020011— 7 
. . 1111012201 — 8 
..1111012222— 9 
..0*11021121— 7 
.. 01 * 1221221 — 8 
..2200020012— 5 
.. 2121221212—10 
. . 2220022020 — 6 
.. 2101012010 — 6 
. .0222022120— 7 
.. 2102202100 — 6 
.. 2020022201 — 6 
Scores for Tanuarv, 1907: 
J H Voss. 
J A Belden . 
C Lange . 
L Schortemeier . 
P Woelfel . 
C Weber . 
J Klenk . 
F Trostel . 
J Schlicht . 
R Baudendistel . 
P Albert . 
J P Dannefelser. 
E Meckel . 
J Hughes . 
J Selg . 
P Garms . 
0121102002 — 6 
. 1202222102 — 8 
20120*1212— 7 
02012210 * 2 — 6 
021101*112— 7 
.*1*010012— 5 
2212111121—10 
.0012102002— 5 
2 * 21120010 — 6 
0*20200012— 4 
,2121220212— 9 
.020100*210— 4 
, 2212221221—10 
.02*1110001— 5 
1112102*10— 7 
,2022221001— 7 
Totals of the three events 
T H Voss.21 
j A Belden.19 
C Lange .19 
L H Schortemeier.19 
P Woelfel .17 
C Weber .18 
J Klenk.24 
F Trostel.16 
25 birds: 
J Schlicht .17 
R Baudendistel .13 
P Albert .22 
P Dannefelser .14 
Meckel .20 
J Hughes .15 
J Selg .15 
P Garms .17 
Crescent Athletic Club. 
Bay Ridge, L. I., Feb. 2.—The day was favorable for 
good scores. There was a large attendance of the con¬ 
testants. The first leg on the February cup was scored 
by Mr. C. A. Lockwood. He made the full 25. 
Trophy shoot, 15 targets: 
H. T. 
H. 
T. 
F B Stephenson_ 
.. 0 15 
O C Grinnell. 
,. 0 
10 
W 0 Damron. 
.. 1 14 
S P Hopkins. 
,. 2 
10 
L C Hopkins . 
.. 2 13 
J H Ernst. 
,. 2 
15 
E LI Lott. 
.. 1 11 
C W Hickling. 
.. 3 
15 
L W Moffett. 
.. 0 11 
T W Stake.. 
.. 3 
12 
C A Lockwood... 
.. 1 13 
A E Fox. 
,. 4 
10 
D C Bennett. 
.. 1 12 
A G Southworth... 
.. 0 
11 
Shoot-off, same conditions 
C W Hicklmg. 
.. 3 10 
F B Stephenson..., 
.. 0 
15 
T LI Ernst. 
.. 2 12 
Trophy shoot, 25 
targets: 
D C Bennett. 
2 9 4 
F W Moffett.. 
.. 0 
20 
F B Stephenson... 
.. 0 24 
L C Hopkins.. 
.. 3 
20 
C A Lockwood. 
-. 3 24 
T H Ernst. 
.. 4 
21 
W C Damron. 
..2 23 
H B Vanderveer... 
.. 4 
21 
O C Grinnell. 
.. 1 23 
C W Brown. 
.. 6 
18 
E H Lott. 
..2 22 
Shoot-off, same conditions 
: 
F J! Stephenson... 
.. 0 21 
D C Bennett. 
.. 2 
24 
C A Lockwood.... 
.. 3 23 
Trophy shoot, scratch, 15 
targets: 
F B Stephenson.... 
.14 
A G Southworth.. 
.10 
F W Moffett. 
. 8 
O C Grinnell.. 
.11 
L C Hopkins. 
.7 
C A Lockwood. 
.11 
W C Damron. 
.11 
J J Keyes. 
Trophy shoot, 15 
targets: 
H. T. 
H. 
T. 
T W Stake. 
..3 8 
R E Fox. 
14 
W C Damron. 
.. 1 11 
C W Hickling. 
.. 3 
13 
C H Chapman. 
.. 4 10 
A E Hendrickson.. 
.. 2 
13 
T H Ernst. 
..2 9 
S B Camp. 
.. 3 
15 
N Hubbard, Jr.... 
.. 4 10 
L C Hopkins. 
.. 2 
13 
Dr Keyes . 
.. 0 7 
D C Bennett. 
.. 1 
11 
Trophy shoot, 15 
targets: 
R E Fox. 
.. 4 14 
S P Hopkins. 
.. 2 
15 
S B Camp. 
.. 3 15 
N Hubbard . 
.. 4 
13 
Shoot-off, same conditions 
S B Camp . 
.. 3 12 
Dr Hopkins .. 
12 
Shoot-off. same conditions 
S B Camp. 
.. 3 14 
Dr Hopkins . 
.. 2 
15 
Trophy shoot, 15 
targets: 
S P Hopkins . 
.. 2 15 
N Hubbard . 
.. 4 
8 
C H Chapman. 
.. 4 13 
T W Stake. 
.. 3 
11 
S B Camp. 
.. 3 14 
J H Ernst. 
8 
A E Fox. 
..4 9 
Trophy shoot, 15 
targets: 
F Lott . 
.. i 15 
F W Moffett. 
.. 0 
11 
N Hubbard . 
.. 4 15 
C A Lockwood.... 
.. 1 
11 
W C Damron. 
.. 1 15 
A G Southworth.. 
.. 0 
11 
F B Stephenson... 
.. 0 12 
C W Hickling. 
.. 3 
10 
O C Grinnell. 
.. 0 12 
L C Hopkins. 
10 
S P Hopkins. 
2 12 
T W Stake. 
.. 3 
8 
T H Ernst. 
.. 2 12 
Shoot-off, same conditions 
E H Lott. 
.. 1 14 
W C Damron. 
.. 1 
13 
N Hubbard . 
.. 4 13 
Team shoot, 25 targets: 
H. T. 
A Southworth.... 0 22 
E H Lott. 2 24—46 
W C Damron.... 3 23 
C Lockwood. 3 22- 
F Stephenson.... 0 20 
O Grinnell, Jr... 1 24—44 
Trophy shoot, 15 targets: 
H. T. 
-45 
H. T. 
A Hendrickson... 4 24 
H Vanderveer.... 4 17—41 
G Stephenson, Jr.2 19 
S Hopkins. 4 20—39 
F W Moffett.0 19 
L C Hopkins.... 3 19—38 
H. T. 
W C Damron. 
1 
15 
C 
W Hickling. 
. 3 
12 
F W Moffett. 
0 
14 
L 
C Hopkins. 
9 
11 
D C Bennett. 
1 
14 
E 
H Lott. 
. 1 
10 
T H Ernst. 
2 
13 
H 
B Vanderveer... 
. 2 
10 
F B Stephenson. 
0 
12 
N 
Hubbard. 
7 
Shoot for monthly 
cup, 25 
targets: 
C A Lockwood. 
3 
25 
G 
C Stephenson... 
. 2 
20 
L C Hopkins. 
3 
24 
A 
G Southworth.... 
..0 
19 
O C Grinnell. 
1 
23 
A 
E Hendrickson... 
. 4 
19 
T H Ernst. 
4 
24 
F 
C Raynor. 
. 5 
19 
D C Bennett. 
9 
22 
F 
W Moffett. 
. 0 
18 
S P Hopkins. 
4 
22 
T 
W Stake. 
. 5 
15 
N Hubbard, Jr. 
7 
21 
W 
C Damron. 
. 2 
16 
T J Keyes. 
1 
20 
F 
B Stephenson.... 
. 0 
13 
H B Vanderveer... 
4 
20 
