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FOREST AND STREAM 
[March 2, 1907. 
Kansas City Interstate. 
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 23. — The third annual Inter¬ 
state shooting tournament was held at the Blue River 
Shooting Park. The attendance has been good and the 
interest has not lagged from start to finish, especially in 
the live-bird races. 
Shooters who live in this and the surrounding States 
do not forget that for the past twenty years when the 
Elliotts announce a pigeon race, it means a good one. 
Each day there has been either a 20 or a 25 bird event, 
which kept the old-timers busy when not shooting 
targets. , 
Tnere was $200 added to the target events. Three $100 
cups, each being redeemable for $100 in gold at the next 
shoot. 
This year it was thought *to be the proper thing to 
start a live-bird shoot of the very broadest order, and as 
a result this was the inaugural shoot of the great West¬ 
ern handicap at live birds, open to all. 
For ten days previous to the shoot the weather was 
ideal, but on the opening day all went on well until 
near the close of same, when a snowstorm set in that was 
not enjoyed by those who shot off the tie in the State 
team event. During the night snow fell to the depth of 
about three inches, and with the cool weather that 
followed, the snow was a white covering during the re¬ 
mainder of the shoot, and the scores at both live birds 
and targets fell short of what these contestants are 
capable of making. The white birds were a handicap, as 
they sped toward the boundary over the snow. 
One thing in favor of the men at the traps was that 
the wind, though raw, was not strong. 
The target programme for the first day was 150, 
divided into nine events, money open to amateurs. All 
at 16yds. Purses divided Jack Rabbit, with surplus 50, 
30, 20 per cent. 
George Maxwell was here for his first professional 
shoot, and he made good with his good right arm, and 
accounted for 145; Mermod and Bray 141; Veach and 
Rogers 140; Spencer, Taylor, Mackie and Ramsey 139; 
Bell and Thomas 138. The scores follow: 
Wednesday Feb. 20, First Day. 
Events: 123456789 
Targets: 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 Tot’l. 
Elliott . 13 15 16 15 11 19 15 13 17 134 
Slusher . 12 13 18 11 15 18 14 13 16 130 
Bell . 13 13 16 14 15 20 15 14 18 138 
Lewis . 11 15 17 14 14 18 12 15 17 133 
• Sherman . 13 14 19 11 11 18 13 9 16 124 
Rogers . 15 13 20 14 13 18 13 15 19 140 
Baggerman . 13 15 19 15 14 16 11 12 17 132 
Mermod . 15 15 16 15 14 20 14 13 19 141 
Spencer . 12 14 19 14 15 19 15 14 17 139 
Taylor . 15 15 17 14 14 19 13 14 18 139 
Scranton . 11 14 20 12 13 19 14 15 18 136 
Veach . 14 14 19 15 15 16 14 14 19 140 
Gottlieb . 13 14 17 13 14 18 13 14 18 134 
Maxwell . 15 14 19 15 15 19 14 15 19 145 
Mackie . 14 13 20 14 14 19 14 13 18 139 
Waters . 13 13 18 12 12 16 10 12 13 119 
Smith . 12 14 16 10 13 15 14 11 13 118 
Haley . 12 15 17 14 12 19 13 14 16 132 
Asher . 13 15 18 14 14 17 12 14 17 134 
Thomas . 15 15 20 14 15 17 11 13 18 138 
Linderman . 13 14 18 15 12 19 12 11 17 131 
Schroder . 13 14 17 14 14 19 12 13 19 135 
Norton . 14 14 14 12 13 15 11 12 17 122 
Bray . 13 15 18 13 15 19 13 15 20 141 
B F Veach. 12 13 16 15 13 18 14 13 18 132 
Adams . 14 15 19 15 15 20 12 12 18 140 
Steele . 10 12 16 9 14 18 11 7 14 111 
Erhardt . 12 12 15 14 13 15 12 14 16 123 
Ramsey . 15 15 20 13 15 19 13 11 18 139 
Thompson . 12 14 19 12 15 19 11 13 16 131 
Sullivan . 12 14 17 13 11 17 13 14 16 127 
Harlam . 10 12 16 11 12 14 11 10 11 107 
Cosby . 13 15 16 13 13 18 10 13 16 127 
Gossett . 12 14 15 14 12 19 12 12 16 126 
Williams . 11 13 17 14 15 19 14 13 14 130 
Hairgrove . 13 15 15 15 15 18 13 12 16 132 
Martin . 14 15 17 12 13 18 14 13 16 132 
Cunningham . 10 12 16 12 14 18 10 9 18 119 
Tramp . 14 15 15 14 12 15 12 13 14 124 
Morton .18 13 1117 13 14 19 
Vietmeyer . 13 15 19 15 14 19 13 13 19 140 
Tioton .20 13 13 17. 
The Missouri vs. Kansas challenge contest for the El¬ 
liott Interstate team cup proved in the end to be one 
of great interest, as the tie was a prolonged one. The 
members of both teams shot poorly, with the exception 
of Mackie and Taylor, who lost but one each. Taylor’s 
loss was a very disastrous one, as he lost the team race, 
and as it proved in the end the first money in the sweep. 
The other nine men whose names appear in the score 
were shooting in the sweep. 
Each man shot at 12 birds in the tie before a decision 
was finally reached. In the first shoot-off it was Tipton 
and Taylor who had a chance to decide, yet both lost 
two easy ones out of their five. In the second five it 
was Tipton who lost two and tied the score. Then each 
shot at one bird, the total to count. On the second 
round Dr. Plank missed an incomer, and Kansas was de¬ 
clared the winner. All these ties were shot late in the 
evening and during a snowstorm, which made the birds 
on the whole a slow lot, as they would not start 
promptly. Scores: 
Team race: 
Missouri Team. 
Williams .22122212221022222120_18 
Hairgrove .10220220122222122021_16 
Holmes .12222220210022022222—16 
Plank .22222022020222221201—16 
Tipton .20122102201221221221—17—83 
Kansas Team. 
Baker .01021202120112202122—15 
Bell ..22102210221022022012—15 
Mackie .22120221221222122212_19 
Scranton ..’00222210222012202222—15 
1 aylor .22122122212222222102_19_83 
Mermod ....22222112202212212222—19 
Baggerman .21221220000012220222—14 
Schroder .11202222022122022210—16 
Linderman .02112011210212220102—15 
Bray .10221201212102212011—16 
Harlan. Sr .01102201022001201001—11 
Francke .22212222222012211221—19 
Veach .22122122102102210221—17 
Slusher .101011020000 — 5 _ 
Tie shoot-off of team race: 
Missouri Team. 
Ties: First. Second. Third. Fourth. 
Williams .12221 22212 1 1 
Hairgrove .'..12122 22122 2 2 
Holmes .10222 12221 2 2 
Plank .12202 22212 2 0 
Tipton .10202—21 20022—23 1—5 1—4 
Kansas Team. 
Baker .20222 20222 1 2 
Bell .21220 21022 2 2 
Mackie .22222 22122 2 2 
Scranton .12222 21222 1 2 
Taylor .10202—21 22122—23 2— 5 2—5 
Thursday Feb. 21, Second Day. 
The wind coming from the north and in the faces of 
the shooters, together with the reflection from the snow, 
was a handicap the shooters could not overcome, and the 
scores for the 100 targets are very low. 
Farmer Dan Bray, the old-time Nebraskan, led the 
gang with a total of 94. Chas Spencer and George 
Mackie made 92, Rogers 91, Baggerman, Mermod, Ram¬ 
sey, Adams and Bills made 90 per cent., and others were 
below, as the scores herewith will show: 
Events: 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Targets: 
15 
15 
20 
15 
15 
20 
Tot’l. 
D Elliott . 
. 10 
14 
19 
11 
12 
15 
81 
Slusher . 
. 12 
14 
18 
12 
12 
15 
83 
Bell . 
. 15 
10 
7 
8 
13 
14 
67 
Lewis . 
. 13 
10 
17 
12 
8 
16 
76 
Sherman . 
. 14 
11 
14 
13 
8 
15 
75 
Rogers . 
. 13 
14 
18 
15 
15 
16 
91 
Baggerman . 
. 13 
14 
19 
15 
11 
18 
90 
Mermod . 
. 13 
14 
17 
14 
14 
18 
90 
Spencer . 
. 13 
14 
20 
14 
12 
19 
92 
Taylor . 
. 14 
14 
15 
13 
11 
17 
84 
Scranton . 
. 13 
15 
10 
8 
9 
15 
70 
Wm Veach . 
. 11 
11 
13 
15 
14 
IS 
82 
Gottlieb . 
. 15 
13 
13 
12 
13 
14 
80 
Maxwell . 
. 14 
13 
16 
14 
11 
20 
89 
Mackie . 
. 15 
15 
17 
13 
13 
19 
92 
Waters . 
. 12 
10 
12 
10 
9 
19 
72 
Ramsey . 
. 10 
15 
19 
15 
11 
20 
90 
Haley . 
. 15 
11 
15 
12 
7 
18 
83 
Asher . 
. 15 
13 
16 
14 
9 
19 
86 
Thomas . 
. 14 
12 
17 
13 
12 
18 
83 
Linderman . 
. 11 
14 
17 
11 
10 
19 
82 
Schroder . 
. 13 
15 
16 
15 
11 
19 
89 
Norton . 
. 11 
11 
14 
13 
7 
17 
73 
Bray . 
. 14 
15 
19 
15 
14 
17 
94 
B F Veach. 
. 11 
10 
14 
8 
9 
16 
68 
Adams . 
. 13 
14 
17 
14 
14 
18 
90 
Bills . 
14 
18 
15 
12 
16 
90 
Erhardt . 
. 12 
13 
14 
11 
8 
13 
71 
Cunningham . 
. 11 
10 
14 
10 
7 
15 
67 
Thompson . 
. 13 
13 
16 
14 
12 
18 
86 
Vietmeyer . 
14 
19 
14 
11 
16 
88 
R Harris . 
. 9 
9 
13 
6 
10 
11 
5S 
Morton . 
. 13 
14 
15 
14 
13 
Sheldon . 
. 12 
14 
13 
12 
13 
is 
79 
Ravmorid . 
. 3 
6 
9 
5 
6 
10 
39 
Sullivan . 
. 13 
11 
18 
13 
10 
12 
77 
Cosby . 
. 11 
12 
15 
10 
10 
19 
77 
Hairgrove . 
. 15 
13 
18 
14 
11 
18 
89 
Scott . 
. 15 
14 
16 
12 
12 
18 
87 
Brandt . 
. 11 
9 
11 
12 
7 
18 
68 
Martin . 
. 12 
11 
15 
13 
10 
19 
80 
Hill . 
11 
11 
8 
17 
The special event for the first day, Franke vs. Veach, 
challenge contest, for Elliott interstate individual ama¬ 
teur pigeon cup, 50 birds to the man, was shot on the 
second day. Veach came away well in his first 25, and 
was 4 ahead at the end of the first 25. Then the strange 
and most unexpected thing came to light. Veach 
started to miss, and kept it up to the end, and killed only 
15 out of his last 25, while Franke made another 19 and 
tied the score. 
In the shoot-off at 5 birds, Veach scored 4 and Franke 
only 3, so Veach retained the cup and took Bob’s $100 
for his inside pocket. Scores: 
Challenge race for the Elliott cup, 50 birds: 
Veach .2212212221022212201221221—23 
0202200221022022210202001—15—38 
Francke .2022021202122022102212012—19 
0221220122022210222022202—19—38 
Tie shoot-off, 5 birds: 
Veach.20222—4 Francke.02022—3 
The Elliott handicap was used: Start at 28yds. and 
go back a yard each time that 5 birds are killed straight. 
Professionals were permitted to shoot in this for the 
sweep. Thus there were twenty-five entries. Harry 
Taylor, the well-known South Dakota man, was the only 
one to get 24, and he carried off the prize and first 
money. Alex. Mermod and Francke tied on 23, Hair¬ 
grove, Bray and Thompson on 22. The scores: 
Amateur Championship: “ 
Veach . .2220102222221222222220001_20 
Mermod .2221221222212222012021221—23 
Baggerman .0221022122202202022122222_20 
F rancke .0221220212221222122122212_23 
Peterson .1202122120200010022212212—17 
Seiben .1020212212122210020122120—19 
Taylor .221221121210221221221*121—24 
Hairgrove . .2212221002221021222122212—22 
Spencer .2212201112221220100021201—20 
Holmes .0222220222022201220102022—18 
Bray .1212101022212221201212222—22 
Sheldon .12012102202010210210 
Harlan, Sr.2222120222000112022221022 19 
Sullivan .2012120122102221022202022—19 
Mackie .1110212210222120212201202—20 
Thompson .2212021201222021122221212—22 
Ramsey .122021102220122 
Bell .2122122102222012210222220—21 
Harlan, Tr.1122210002210220122012221—19 
H Waters .1202212221022120122120012—20 
Schroder .1202212210221222212022222—22 
Linderman .2212212100222222222222222—23 
Norton .2212012221221002221221220—21 
Scranton .2201220122122012220102100—18 
Baker . 21 200122122122221212002—21 
Friday, Feb. 22, Third Day. 
The wind was raw from the east. The sun just shone 
enough at times to make the glare a hardship on those 
having weak eyes. Scores fell away on targets, as there 
were not six men who made 90 per cent, or better. Chas. 
Spencer was high for experts with 94. Thompson, ama¬ 
teur, made 92, Martin 91, and Bray and Veach 90 of the 
regular 100 programme. 
There was a good entry in the Hunter Arms event, 
and the hand-painted vase went to Mr. Veach, the 
Nebraska lad. 
The race for the Great Western Handicap was the 
attraction for this day. It was won by Alex. Mermod, 
of St. Louis, on a straight score of 25 live birds. He 
won this honor from a large field, and from the 31yd. 
limit. He was presented with a gold watch and took 
first money, $125 in gold. Fred Bills, Arkansas City, 
Kans., and Fred Williams, of Kansas City, won second 
on 24. William Baggerman of St. Louis, Fred Bills, of 
Milwaukee, and Thompson of Comstock, Mo., were third. 
This will be a special event of the Blue River Shoot¬ 
ing Park for many years to come. Scores, follow: 
Great Western Handicap, 25 live birds: 
Taylor, 31yds.2210221102122222222022022—21 
Mermod, 31 .2222222212222222211222222—25 
Baggerman. 31 .2222220222112222022222222—23 
Scranton, 30 .1102212201201122222022022—20 
Adams, 30 .2122201222102220222202202—20 
Baker, 29 .2201210221220120220122122—20 
Veach, 30.2020120212022110202220222—18 
Nofsinger, 27 .1021220122120221021122222—21 
Spencer, 31 .2110212121210212222220222—22 
Thomas, 30 .2122120221120121221021220—21 
Waters, 29 .2212201102102202102201202—18 
Asher, 28 .2121210222221012112012012—21 
Bell, 30 .2212212221102221222121212—24 
Bray, 30 .2201212011120121220121022—20 
Mackie, 30 .1220122122120122021202122—21 
Thompson, 30 .1210212212221222012212122—23 
D Elliott, 31 .0111210212221021210212122—21 
Francke, 30 .2220222202222202222022201—20 
Ramsey, 29 .2022210222122012012212221—21 
Norton, 28 .2202202222022122022122221—21 
Vietmeyer, 29 .0220120222201022222212122—20 
Harlan, Tr., 27 .1220122102222201222012222—21 
Harlan, Sr., 27 .2012201212220122012222122—21 
Hairgrove, 31 .1122212021222120121220122—22 
Schroder, 30 .1222012122102122012021222—21 
Linderman. 30 .0202220222221222220222222—21 
Williams, 30 .1222222202222222212212222—24 
Gottlieb, 30 .2022202220202220220222222—19 
Maxwell, 29 .2222021220222202022022222—20 
Sullivan, 28 .1212201222021220122012222—21 
Smith. 28.2021220122201222012220220—19 
Rickmers, 30 .2222201122222022222202222—22 
Bills, 30 .1222220122212202122222212—23 
Tipton. 30 .1021021220212021022021022—18 
Brecklin, 28 .1222202212202121021220212—21 
Target sweepstakes: 
Events: 
Targets: 
Elliott . 
Bell . 
Vietmeyer . 
Sherman . 
Rogers . 
Baggerman . 
Mermod . 
Spencer . 
Taylor . 
Scranton . 
Veach . 
Gottlieb . 
Maxwell . 
Mackie . 
Waters . 
Ramsey . 
Haley . 
Asher . 
Cosby . 
Linderman . 
Schroder . 
Norton . 
Bain . 
Scott . 
Adams . 
Bills . 
Sullivan . 
Flairgrove . 
Thompson . 
Bisco .. 
Johnson . 
Pollard . 
Martin . 
Rouner . 
Smith . 
Rowland . 
E White . 
Rickmers . 
McCrea . 
D White . 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
15 
15 
20 
15 
15 
20 
Tot’l. 
13 
15 
18 
11 
13 
18 
88 
10 
14 
12 
12 
14 
20 
83 
12 
15 
15 
12 
13 
18 
85 
10 
9 
15 
15 
19 
15 
71 
13 
12 
17 
12 
15 
19 
88 
13 
12 
20 
12 
13 
19 
89 
11 
13 
18 
14 
13 
18 
87 
13 
13 
19 
15 
15 
19 
94 
12 
14 
19 
14 
14 
15 
88 
12 
10 
16 
11 
12 
15 
76 
15 
14 
17 
13 
14 
17 
90 
13 
12 
15 
11 
15 
17 
83 
15 
14 
17 
15 
14 
16 
91 
12 
13 
15 
13 
13 
16 
82 
10 
11 
11 
14 
12 
17 
75 
14 
11 
18 
15 
14 
17 
89 
9 
10 
16 
10 
8 
16 
69 
12 
13 
20 
14 
12 
16 
87 
7 
11 
14 
12 
12 
17 
73 
11 
9 
17 
15 
13 
19 
84 
12 
12 
16 
14 
14 
18 
86 
9 
13 
13 
9 
13 
15 
72 
15 
15 
18 
14 
11 
17 
90 
11 
14 
17 
14 
14 
16 
84 
12 
11 
18 
12 
13 
20 
86 
1313 
16 
15 
10 
20 
85 
10 
13 
13 
12 
10 
13 
71 
11 
13 
16 
12 
12 
17 
81 
12 
14 
17 
15 
14 
20 
92 
12 
12 
16 
12 
10 
15 
77 
12 
15 
14 
14 
10 
15 
80 
9 
13 
13 
14 
11 
18 
78 
15 
14 
18 
13 
12 
19 
91 
13 
9 
14 
13 
8 
16 
73 
8 
14 
18 
14 
10 
16 
80 
8 
11 
10 
11 
12 
13 
70 
7 
9 
14 
12 
14 
13 
69 
11 
7 
15 
12 
13 
13 
71 
5 
12 
12 
13 
17 
10 
11 
ii 
10 
, , 
. . 
Hunter Arms Co. vase, 30 targets, use of both barrels. 
Prize, a beautiful vase, painted by Osthaus: Bell 25, 
Rogers 28, Mermod 25, Taylor 27, Scranton 20, Veach 30, 
Mackie 25, Ramsey 25, Asher 26, Linderman 26, Schroder 
27, Norton 27, Bray 26, Bills 28, Sullivan 23, Hairgrove 
24, Thompson 27, Bisco 26, Johnson 18, Pollard 27, Martin 
28, Rowland 15, McCrea 24, Rickmers 24, Tipton 25, 
Tesson 26, Baker 22. Irwin 26, Harlan 0, Van Wyck 15. 
Veach wins on straight score. 
