April 13 , 1907 .] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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U. S. Government 
Ammunition Test 
Accuracy test of Krag-Jorgensen .30-Caliber Cartridges held at Springfield Armory 
by order of the Ordnance Department, United States Army. 
TESTED —Ammunition of all the American Manufacturers. 
CONDITIONS- -10 and 20 shot targets, muzzle rest. 
10 and 20 shot targets, fixed rest. 
DISTANCE—1 .000 yards. 
RESULT and OFFICIAL REPORT: 
U. S. Cartridges excelled all others 
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WESTERN TRAP. 
In Other Places. 
The shooting club at Bolton, la., held a contest Sat¬ 
urday last. Each shooting at 55 targets, Chas. Hover 
broke 25, Thos. Grier 40, Wm. Cramer 32, H. Jones 27, 
George Wilson 41. In another contest at 30, James 
Young broke 16, Wm. Davis 18. 
The Fort Garry Gun Club, Winnipeg, Man., had a very 
prosperous season, and the club is enthusiastic over the 
i coming year’s shooting. The city championship was won 
by Frank Simpson. The Manitoba championship was 
• won by Paul Johnson. The city championship was won 
l by the club. This team also won the Brandon challenge 
I cup for the third time. Frank Simpson won Class A 
. medal. The holiday medal was won by J. H. Borgoni. 
! F. G. Belcher won Class B. One member, Maurice 
f Putnam passed to the happy hunting ground, which all 
members regret. 
Many encouraging reports come from the Western 
; States as to the reorganization of gun ciubs. The 
J Virginia, Minn., Gun Club reports a membership that 
will aggregate some fifty enthusiasts. 
The membership of the Magic City Gun Club, Muncie, 
Ind., has been increased to the extent that the shooters 
will this year be classified; that it, there will be a 
Class A and a Class B, and each class will have a 
medal. The club has joined the State League, and that 
means that the members are alive to their interests. 
; At the annual meeting of the Richmond, Va., Gun 
i Club, the following officers were elected: President, V. 
j Hechler; Secretary, Herbert J. Walsh; Vice-President, 
i Walter S. MacLelland. A medal will be the prize this 
1 year instead of cash, as heretofore. 
! Tonica, Ill., now has a new gun club, named Blue 
Rock. Two shoots have been held, and there will be at 
! least two tournaments held this year. There are at 
present some fifteen young men on the list of member- 
* ship. 
The Greater Belleville, Ill., Gun Club has been or¬ 
ganized with the election of officers as follows: Presi- 
i dent, Henry Raetz; Vice-President, William Krummel- 
bein; Secretary, William Raetz; Treasurer, Emil Fick- 
inger; Trustees, Eugene Weingartner, Henry Meyer and 
! Jules Perschbacher. This means that many targets will 
| be smashed during the coming season, 
i Last of a series for the cups will be held at Saturday 
i by the members and friends of the Capron, Ill., Gun 
, Club. Wilcox is in the lead, but Dr. Herbert will give 
( him a run for same. Klina has the best show on the 
powder cup. Everybody who knows how to put a gun to 
the_ shoulder is welcome. 
Kansas spring tournaments are: Chanute, April 19 and 
Hutchison, Kans., State shoot, April 24, 25 and 26; 
Arkansas City, April 27; Sulphur, I. T., May 1 and 2 ; 
( lulsa, Territorial shoot, May 7 and 8 . 
The Union Gun Club, San Francisco, Cal., recently 
organized, will shoot at Ingleside grounds the third 
: Sunday of each month. 
A large meeting of Los Angeles, Cal., sportsmen was 
held lately, and a trapshooting club was organized for 
the purpose of educating the tyro in the are of clay- 
target smashing. Shoots will be held weekly, at which 
some of the best shots will be present and teach the 
young idea how to shoot. 
Seven members of the Enterprise Gun Club, of Mc¬ 
Keesport, Pa., held the first shoot of 1907 last Saturday 
week, the damage by water having been repaired. Shoot¬ 
ing at 50 targets, J. F. Calhoun scored 49, W. Hale 48, 
McFarland 45, J. Hale 44, N. Everett 44, Noel 43, Da v is 43. 
A very pleasant time was that reported by the shooters 
of Montreal, Can., at the traps on Tuesday last. A 
handsome prize was put up by Mr. Tom Westlake, pro¬ 
prietor of Wales Hotel. 
The New Britain, Pa., Amateur Shooting Association 
held a live-bird shoot last Saturday. Some fine shotmg 
was done, as C. J. Conrad killed every one with the 
first barrel. 
At the all-day shoot of the Twin City Gun Club, Ur- 
bana, 111., Lee Barkley, of Chicago, scored 193 out of 
200. Several other good shots were present. 
At the annual meeting of the Highland Gun Club, 
Moline, Ill., the following officers were elected: Presi¬ 
dent. J. Rosboroueh: Vice-President, W. Walters; Sec¬ 
retary, F. H. Bein; Treasurer, John Lindvall; Captain, 
J. Cooper. 
Things pertaining to the gun club are on the increase 
at Marion, Ind. At their last shoot, J. H. Reed and 
F. Le Noir were present and shot with the boys on 
their new ground. O. M. Drischel and C. C. Hiatt 
were elected additional directors on the board, and will 
assist in the completion of arrangements for the big 
shoot of June 4 and 5. 
Springfield, O., Gun Club has held its last shoot on 
the old grounds. As the finale, a 100-target race was 
arranged, as follows: Henderson 87, Poole 84, Strong 
72, Edwards 67, Dingdine 46. 
The St. Louis, Mo., Trapshooters’ Association held a 
shoot last Sunday on their new grounds, being the same 
as that heretofore used by the old St. Louis Gun Club. 
This Association will hold the Missouri State shoot for 
this year, and with Mr. Bell as secretary it will surely be 
a winner. 
Kullman won the badge at the shoot on the grounds of 
the Metropolitan Gun Club, St. Joseph, Mo., on Sunday 
last, with 93 out of 100. One of the best exhibitions in 
“many moons” was Ed. O’Brien’ with 115 straight and a 
total of 147 out of 150. 
A movement is on foot to organize a gun club at 
Ottumway, la. , 
A delegation of Chicago experts last week paid their 
respects to the newly organized club at Champaign, Ill. 
Their shooting was very interesting to the amateurs in 
the college cities, as they made scores by percent., as 
follows: Bookley 96. Cadwallader 88 , Clancey 77, Stan- 
nard 89, Vietmeyer S9. This encouraged the club to the 
extent of holding a spring tournament, April 10 and 11. 
The Lewistown, Mont., Gun Club has elected officers 
as follows for, 1907: Joseph Murray, President; George 
Taylor, Vice-President; Chas. Denyes, Secretary; Clar¬ 
ence Rossiter, Captain; Dr. E. A. Long, Sam Weaver 
and Frank Williams, Trustees. The first shoot was held 
April 7, and will be succeeded by shoots each Sunday 
throughout the year. 
A large number of shooters members of the Cumber¬ 
land Gun Club, Davenport, la., had as their guest on 
Sunday last R. R Barber, the Paulina expert and G. A. 
H. winner. Some very good shooting was reported, and 
Mr. Barber made a straight string of 25. 
The Niles, O., Gun Club reports activity. A meeting 
has been called for the purpose of increasing the interest 
for this season. 
A league of clubs from towns in the Mahoning, O., 
valley will be formed shortly. Towns most interested 
are New Castle, Ravenna, Knisman, Sharon, Niles, and 
Mineral Ridge. It is also a possibility that the clubs at 
Cleveland and also Pittsburg may be asked to join. A 
regular shoot was held Saturday last with a series of 25 
target events. 
Reports from along the great duck shooting resort, the 
Illinois River, are to the effect that the ducks have 
gone north, and that during the remainder of the season 
they will be secure, as the laws of the Northern States 
prohibit their slaughter when they are paired off for 
the nesting season. 
The seventh shoot for the powder cup at North Side 
Gun Club. Milwaukee, was a hummer. P. Wagner won 
with his handicap of 10 allowance, while the scratch man 
was next with 46 out of 50. The weather was pleasant, 
and there were more than thirty shooters present. 
Last Sunday was a big day for the members of the 
Parker Gun Club, Milwaukee, Wis. They had for their 
guests Frank Riehl and W. H. Vietmeyer. The shoot¬ 
ing was difficult, as out of 2,000 targets shot at but one 
straight score was made for the day. Vietmeyer and 
Piersdorf were high for the day with 88 out of 100. Jack- 
son and Hoon were next with 87. Most of those present 
shot at 100 targets. 
Nashville, Tenn., will have another gun club, and 
though last to organize, will hold the title of Nashville 
Gun Club. At the organization, March 30, W. R. Manier 
was chosen President; Eugene Harris, Vice-President; 
J. Vaux Crockett, Secretary and Treasurer; John Noel, 
Captain. Shooting will start on the second Saturday in 
April and continue for six months. The membership is 
now limited to twenty-five. The other clubs are the 
Cumberland Park and the old Hickory. This indicates 
that shooting in Nashville for 1907 will be on the increase. 
The El Paso. Tex., Gun Club won the trophy in com¬ 
petition with Deming, N. M.; scores, 214 to 204. The 
shooters are jubilant over the victory, as in case Deming 
had won it would have put the trophy out of competition, 
it <hen becoming their personal property. There was a 
good attendance and C. Raithel won the silver trophy 
for the highest score, being a non-resident. Wm. Rand 
was, as he usually is, the high man for the day. In the 
main event, 50 targets to the man the scores were: 
El Paso—Rand 46, Pennebacker 40, Bower 47, Hitt 38, 
Brewer 43; total 214. Deming—Stephens 44, Raithel 47, 
Cobb 42, Burdick 35, Mayer 36; total 204. 
Burlington, Ill., Gun Club held a shoot Saturday last, 
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