FOREST AND STREAM 
[May ii, 1907 
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July 3 - 4 — Muskogee, I. T.—Fifth Afro-Am. handicap. 
July 4.—S. Framingham (Mass.) G. C. 
July 4-5—Thomasville, Ga.—Cracker G. C. 
July 9-10.—Lexington, Mo.—Missouri and Kansas League 
of Trapshooters’ third tournament. 
July 9-10.—Bradford (Pa.) G. C.; $200 added. R. S. 
Pringle, Sec’y. 
July 9-10.—Brenham (Tex.) G. C. 
July 9-10.—Brenham, (Tex) G. C. amateur handicap; $300 
added. Alf. Gardiner, Mgr. 
July 11-12.—Shamokin (Pa.) G. C. annual tournament; 
$100 added. S. C. Yocum, Sec'y-. 
July 15 - 16 .— Evansville, Ind.—Recreation G. C. . , 
luly 16-18.—Boston, Mass.—The Interstate Association s 
second Eastern Handicap target tournament, under 
the auspices of the Palefaces: $1000 added money. 
Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Mgr. Pittsburg, Pa 
July 25 - 26 .—Asbury Park, N. J.—Monmouth G. C. shoot- 
ing tournament and gunners convention, i?. Kicnie, 
Sec’y. _ 
July 30 * 31 .—Newport, R. I.—Aquidneck G. C. tournament. 
Chas. M. Hughes, Sec’y- , , , 
Aue. 7-9.—Toronto, Ont.—Seventh annual tournament of 
the Dominion of Canada Trapshooting Association, 
under the auspices of the Stanley Gun Club. Thomas 
A Duff, Secy-Treas., 3 Maynard avenue, Toronto. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The Baltimore Shooting Association has fixed upon 
Oct. 8, 9 and 10 for its fall tournament. The first two 
days will be at targets; the third at live birds. 
X 
At Highwood on Saturday of this week the Northside 
Rod and Gun Club, of Paterson, and the gun club of 
Englewood, N. J., will contest in a ten-man team match. 
X 
The Montana State Sportsmen’s Association has pre¬ 
pared a series of illustrated post cards, treating of 
themes related to its tournament, to be held at Billings, 
June 7-9. W. A. Selvidge is the Secretary. 
X 
The fifth and 1 concluding competition of the series, 
held by the Bergen Beach Gun Club, Brooklyn, L. I., 
will take place on May 14. There is every probability of 
a good gathering and good competition. Sixty have 
qualified in the tournaments to date. 
X 
The Worthington, Minn., Gun Club has arranged to 
hold a shoot on July 25 and 26. Each event will have a 
50-cent entrance fee, to the total of which $15 will be 
added, and the purses will be divided into eight moneys. 
Any surplus, above the cost of targets, will be allotted 
to the three high and two low averages. The Secretary 
is O. W. Dieckhoff. 
In the contest for the championship of Delaware, at 
Dover, May 2, Mr. Aldcn B. Richardson, of that city, 
successfully defended his title against the challenger, 
Mr. Wm. M. Foord, of Wilmington. The scores were 
96 and 92. Mr. Richardson broke his first 50 straight. 
The five-man team contest between the Dover and 
Wawaset gun clubs was won by Dover. A large at¬ 
tendance witnessed the contests. 
X 
On the Keystone Gun Club grounds, at Holmesburg 
Junction, Pa., on Saturday of last week, ten contestants 
participated in an event at 30 live birds. A stiff wind 
added to the speed of the birds and made difficult shoot¬ 
ing. Dupont was high with 29 out of the 30 shot at. 
Coleman was second with 28. The scores of the others 
were: Geikler 27, Hobbs 23, Sanford 23, Harrison 22, 
Budd 20, Campbell 18, Potter 16, Terry 12. 
X 
Mr. Ernest W. Eeynolds, well known about New York 
in trapshooting activities in all their branches of shoot¬ 
ing, scoring and general office work, joined the ranks 
of the Knights of the Quill recently, as a regularly 
authorized staff correspondent of our Chicago contem¬ 
porary. As a reporter, he already has had much ex¬ 
perience. He is an active worker, well equipped with 
the essential technical knowledge pertaining to his posi¬ 
tion, has a large acquaintance with sportsmen, and with¬ 
out doubt will easily achieve success as a professional 
sporting writer. 
The Chicago Gun Club’s programme for the season of 
1967 contains a list of the club officers, a list of the 
grounds, auditing, tournament, law, entertainment, mem¬ 
bership, programme and building committees, the club 
by-laws, a list of the stockholders and members; the 
rules and regulations, and a list of the many valuable 
prizes for competition in the different events. Many 
beautiful trophies are offered for competition, notably 
those presented by Parker Bros., the A. H. Fox Co., 
Marlin Fire Arms Co., Lefevre Arms Co., Schoverling, 
Daly & Gales, Ithaca Gun Co., Stevens Arms & Tool 
Co., and Messrs. Lem Willard, Howard Lewis, Dr. 
C. W. Carson, J. H. Cumming, and others. In the first 
event running through the season, 25 targets, there are 
seven classes, A, B, C, D, E. F, and G, and each class 
has six valuable prizes. The ten best scores of the 
season will count. The second event is at 50 targets, 
distance handicap, high guns, fourteen valuable prizes. 
The season began on the first Saturday in May. The 
grounds are situated at 123d street and Michigan avenue. 
Secretary C. J. Westervelt writes us that “The pro¬ 
gramme for the Decoration Day shoot of the Pleasure 
Gun Club, of Englewood, N. J., will consist of nine 20- 
target events, $1.40 entrance; totals, 180 targets, $12.60 
entrance. Twenty-five dollars will be divided between the 
first three amateurs making high average for the day. 
Class system, one money for every four entries. A very 
cordial invitation is extended to all.” 
X 
Secretary Edward Winslow writes us as follows: “The 
Montclair, N. J., Gun Club will hold its spring tourna¬ 
ment on Wednesday, May 15. The grounds will be open 
for practice at 9 A. M. The regular events will begin at 
10 o’clock. Seven events at 15 targets each will be run 
off during the day, there being from three to five silver 
prizes in each event. The event of the afternoon will 
be a team race with Princeton University—seven men 
on a side, for a handsome silver loving cup donated by 
the Montclair club. It is expected that the contest will 
be very close, as both clubs expect to have strong teams 
in the field.” 
X 
The amateur tournament of the Gate City Trapshooters’ 
Association, to be held at Fargo, N. D., May 22-23, has a 
programme of twelve 15 and one 20 target event, $1.50 
and $2 entrance, each day. Totals, 200 targets, $20 en¬ 
trance. No handicaps, all stand at 16yds. Purses di¬ 
vided 25, 25, 25 and 25 per cent. There is also a special 
event, the Red River Valley championship, for the first 
and second days. The conditions are 100 targets, $5 
entrance, use of both barrels; open to all amateurs. 
Shooting will commence at 8:30 each day. There are 
twenty average prizes, ranging from $40 to $5, a total 
of $250. The Secretary is G. W. Vidger. 
X 
The programmes of the Jackson Park Gun Club tourna¬ 
ment, to be held May 15, have been delayed because of 
pressure of business with the printers. It will be mailed 
to shooters, however, this week. Those who desire to 
attend should send in their addresses forthwith. The 
contest will be the team championship of the Metropoli¬ 
tan District, five men to a team, 100 targets per man, 
$2 entrance, targets included. The club will donate six 
sterling silver loving cups, of which five will be awarded 
to the club whose team of five men makes the highest 
aggregate score in the contest. A sterling silver cup 
will be given to the man who makes the highest indi¬ 
vidual score of the 100 targets. Any club, within a 
radius of 100 miles of Paterson, N. J., is eligible. All team 
members must be amateurs. Any amateur is eligible to 
compete for the individual cup. Three sets of traps will 
be used. Shooting will commence at 9:30. Targets will 
be thrown from 45 to 50yds. Lunch will be served on 
the grounds by a competent caterer. Ammunition of all 
grades will be for sale. Ship shells, etc., to Secretary 
G. A. Hopper, 40 Main street. Take Smgac trolley from 
City Hall to the grounds. Or trolley from Little Falls, 
for those who take Greenwood Lake R. R. We are in¬ 
formed that already the Jackson Park Gun Club has re¬ 
ceived assurances of representation from the Crescent 
Athletic Club, the Bergen Beach, South Side of Newark, 
Montclair, North River, Englewood, and North Cald¬ 
well gun clubs. 
X 
The programme of the Illinois State Sportsmen’s As¬ 
sociation tournament, to be held at Chicago, Ill., May 
14-16, under the auspices of the Chicago Gun Club, 
provides for the first day five 20-targets events, $2 
entrance, and the Board of Trade Diamond Badge, the 
latter a State event; handicaps, 18 to 22yds.; 100 targets, 
entrance $7, $2 for targets and $5 for purse, less 10 per 
cent to the Association. The winner to receive the 
trophy with championship title for one year, together 
with first money; class shooting, 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 
per cent. On May 15, ten 20-target events, $2 entrance, 
are provided, and event 11, the L. C. Smith cup, a State 
event, 25 targets, use of both barrels, $3 entrance; the 
cup is emblematic of the two-shot championship of the 
State for one year, and becomes the absolute property of 
the winner, class shooting, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. 
Also event 12, the professional championship of the 
State, 50 targets, same conditions as in event 11. On the 
third day, ten 20-target events at 16yds., and two special 
events are provided. No. 11 is the amateur champi 
ship of the State, at 50 targets, 18yds.; entrance 
trophy and first money to the winner. Class shooti 
40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. No. 12, at 50 targets, sa 
conditions as govern event 11, is for the professio 
championship of the State. High averages of the f 
day are $5 to each of the first 40 places; on the sect 
and third days, $10 to each of the first 20 places. 1 
annual convention will be held on the evening of k 
14 at 8 o’clock, in the Palmer House. May# 13, swe 
stake shooting. Competition begins at 9 o’clock e: 
day. State events are open to all Illinois shooti 
Guns and ammunition, shipped prepaid care of \ 
Lengerke & Antoine, 277 Wabash avenue, will be 
livered free on the grounds. Fred H. Teeple is Sec' 
tary-Treasurer. 
X 
The Wawaset Gun Club, of Wilmington, Del., has 
ranged a programme of special attractiveness to amatei 
inasmuch as it has the famous Squier money-back syst 
as a feature. For each target thrown in the two d 
one cent will be set aside as a special purse, to 
divided pro rata among those who shoot in all the re 
lar events, and who do not win their entrance, 
addition, 50 cents per day will be charged to each c 
testant in the sweeps or part of them, and the fund ■ 
be added to the special purse. Any surplusage will 
to the high guns of the two days. Dinner will 
served on the grounds each day. Shooting will c< 
mence at 9 o’clock. Shells of all manufacture will 
for sale on the grounds. May 14, practice day. All • 
stand at 16vds. Rose system, 5, 3, 2, 1. Twelve 15-tar 
events, $1.30 entrance, are provided on the first d 
On the second day, eleven events are provided, of wh 
six are 15- and 1 five 20-target events, the latter also c 
stituting the contest for the Wawaset trophy, which 1 
be called in and shot for in open competition on t 
day. It is a championship trophy, and is open to ev 
one residing within a radius of 200 miles of Wilmingtj 
The grounds are situated at Twenty-ninth and Mar 
streets. Take Shellpot Park car. Ship guns, etc., j 
paid, care E. Melchoir, 214 King street. For furt 
information address Secretary W. M. Foord, 213 W. Si 
street, Wilmington. 
X 
The programme of the second annual tournament : 
pow wow, to be held by the Canadian Indians, May 
25, on the grounds of the Quebec Gun Club, is profu 
and interestingly illustrated. Portraits of the forty-ei 
members, with their names and tribal titles, are 
special interest. Others are photographic views 
Quebec, Kent House and Montmorency Falls. In ad< 
cash and trophies $1,300 are provided. Shooting • 
begin at 9 o’clock each day. The grounds will be av 
able for practice on May 23. The tournament is o 
to all Canadian Indians and to all amateurs irresj 
tive of residence. Targets, May 24 and 25, two cer 
on May 23, one cent. Rose system will govern 
moneys, 6, 5, 4 and 3. Distance handicap will gov 
the competition, each contestant shooting throughout 
day from the mark allotted at the day’s beginni 
There will be an abundance of shells provided, and s 
by the tribe at actual cost; hence American contests 
can avoid customs troubles by purchasing on 
grounds. Competitors who prefer to take their c 
shells may ship them, prepaid, addressed to J. W.Bal 
Kent House, Montmorency Falls, Quebec. The anr 
meeting will be held in the Rustic Theatre, Kent Hoi 
8:30 P. M., May 24. The programme on each day ] 
vides ten 20-target events, $2 entrance, and one at 
targets, free entrance, open to Canadian Indians 01 
High gun in the latter event of the two days wins 
handsome hand-painted vase, value $40, presented by 
Hunter Arms Co. High averages on the first day « 
First, a handsome silver cup, value $75, presented b 
member of the tribe; second, a sporting rifle, value ■ 
third, a certificate presented by J. A. Baker, entitl 
the winner or his assignee to shoot and fish on the Si 
Lake preserve, value $25. Second day high averages 1 
First, a magnificent moose head, spread 58in., value $ 
presented by the Quebec Gun Club; second, Ithaca g 
list $70, added by the Canadian Indians; third, sil 
cup, value $25, presented by a member. The Toro 
cup, value $200, goes to the Canadian amateur mak 
high aggregate in all the regular events. It is to 
held till the next annual meeting. The George L. Vn 
cup, value $50, presented by Chief Short Wing, is for 
amateur making the longest continuous run in the re 
lar events. There are also cash prizes, for the th 
high guns of the two days, as follows: Ten at $25; 
at $20, and ten at $15; a total of $600. For further 
formation, address Thomas A. Duff (Chief King Pin 
Maynard avenue, Toronto, Ont. Bernard Water 
