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FOREST AND STREAM 
587 
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THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY 
Agency, 313 Broadway, New York 
Bridgeport, Connecticut 
Traps hooting. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
Oct. 13-14.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. Cosmopolitan 
amateur championship and tournament. L. H. 
Schortemeier, Sec’y- _ 
Nov. 10-11.—Lincoln, Neb.—Capitol City G. C. E. A. 
Lee, Sec’y. 
1909 
Jan. 21-23.—Pinehurst (N. C.) Country Club midwinter 
handicap target tournament. G. Dan Morgan, Sec y- 
Mgr. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
Oct. 10.—Ridley Park, Pa.—Chester-Ridley G. C. G. F. 
Hamlin, Capt.. _ , 
Oct. 11.—Schulenburg (Tex.) G.C. A. Pennington Sec y. 
Oct. 12-13.—Greenville (Miss.) G. C. W. D. Robertshaw, 
Sec’y. 
Oct. 12-13.—Fulton, Mo.—Afro-American Trapshooters’ 
League. T. H. Cohron, Sec’y. . . 
Oct. 12-13.—Rising Sun (Md.) Shooting Association. H. 
Linn Worthington, Pres. ...... 
Oct. 13.—Jacksonburg, W. Va.—M. V. S. L. of W. \ a. 
Oct. 13-14.—Louise (Tex.) G. C. W. F. O’Briant, Sec y. 
Oct. 13-14.—Covington (Ind.) G. C. Dr. J. R. Hicks, 
Sec’y. 
Oct. 13-15.—El Paso, Tex.—Arizonta State tournament. 
W. H. Shelton, Sec’y. 
Oct. 14.—Dover, Del.—Delaware State Trapshooters 
League, auspices of Dover G. C. Wm. H. Reed, 
Sec’y. 
Oct. 14-15.—Ottawa, Kans.—M. & K. T. S. L. tourna¬ 
ment, under auspices Ottawa G. C. D. Martin, Sec’y. 
E. H. Taylor, Sec’y-Treas. . 
Oct. 14-15.—Wapakoneta (O.) G. C. Peck Heisler, Sec y. 
Oct. 17-18—Creve Coeur Lake, Mo.—County G. C. 
Chas. G. Spencer, Mgr. 
Oct. 19-21.—Jackson, Miss.—Capital City G. C. T. C. 
Faison, Sec’y. 
Oct. 20-21.—Buckeye Lake Park, O.—Buckeye Lake G. C. 
Lon Fisher, Sec’y. 
Oct. 22-23.—Cincinnati, O.—Hyde Park G. C. L. C. 
Rose, Sec’y. 
Oct. 26-27.—Ottawa, Ill.—Rainmakers’ G. C. Max 
Kneussl, Sec’y. 
Oct. 27.—Lawrenceville (Ill.) G. C. C. D. Carter, Sec’y. 
Oct. 27-28.—Atlantic (la.) G. C. P. I. Appleman, Sec’y. 
Oct. 28-29.—Keithsburg, Ill.—Once Always G. C. Fred 
Ellett, Sec’y. 
Oct. 28-29.—Dayton, Ky.—Northern Kentucky G. C. Dr. 
I. P. Gould, Sec’y. 
Oct. 30-31.—Clinton (Ont.) G. C. J. E. Cantelon, Sec’y. 
Nov. 1-2.—Denver, Colo.—Fred A. Stone G. C. Harry 
Warren, Sec’y. 
Nov. 25-26.—Carleton (Mich.) G. C. Dr. O. J. Fay, Sec’y. 
Nov. 30.—Clarksburg, W. Va. — Monongahela Valley 
Sportsmen’s League tournament, under the auspices 
of the Clarksburg Gun Club. Ed. H. Taylor, Sec’y. 
1909 
Jan. 21-23.—Pinehurst (N. C.) Country Club. Leonard 
Tufts, Sec’y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The dates of the Capital City Gun Club’s registered 
tournament, to be held at Jackson, Miss., has been 
changed from Oct. 12-14 to Oct. 19-21. 
* 
The Prospect Shooting Association, of Baltimore, Md., 
will have many merchandise prizes for its October shoots, 
the first of which was held on Monday of this week. 
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Owing to a typographical error, the score of Mr. L. H. 
Schortemeier, in the first 10 birds shot at, was erroneous 
as published by us last week. He killed straight instead 
of missing three as we erroneously published. His total 
was 29 out of 30 from the back mark. 
The weekly shoot of the Highland Gun Club, at Edge 
Hill, Pa., was noteworthy because of the excellent per¬ 
formance of the club captain, Andrew Ballentine, who 
scored 94 out of 100 from scratch. A special match at 
100 targets has been arranged to take place between 
Messrs. Ballentine and Harkins, on Saturday of this 
week. 
The closing shoot of the Palefaces, for the season 1907- 
1908, Sept. 28, was conspicuous for good competition and 
attendance. Mr. Sands won high average prize. The 
five-man team handicap match was won by a team, the 
members of which were Messrs. Edgarton, Kirkwood, 
Brinley, Gilmore and Langstroth, with a total of 141, each 
man shooting at 30 targets. There were seven teams. 
The Palefaces contemplate more activity in their next 
season, with attractive competition. 
Mr. John W. Bain writes us as follows: “In my re¬ 
port of the tournament of the Red Hook Gun Club, 
published in your issue of Oct. 3, you cut out the run 
of 148 straight made by J. A. R. Elliott, but mention it 
under “Drivers and Twisters.” These trade experts are 
always anxious that their good work should be noticed, 
and it made it look as if I had overlooked Jim’s good 
run.” 
* 
The Indianapolis Gun Club announces the retirement 
of the English Hotel cup, through a series of contests, 
the first of which is to be held on Saturday of this week. 
This cup was donated by that sterling sportsman, Col. 
E. H. Tripp, and helped much to make the club a going 
organization in its early days. Competition is limited 
to club members. Each contest will be at 50 targets, 
high gun to score a leg. Three wins by a contestant 
