708 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[Oct. 31, 1908. 
H. S. Bosler, Secretary, will be pleased to look after the 
sporting fraternity who wish to attend. The latch-string 
is always on the outside at Salem.” 
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Mr. George S. McCarty, the renowned trapshooting 
expert, scored the final win on the gold trophy emble¬ 
matic of the amateur trapshooting championship of Phil¬ 
adelphia, at the shoot of the Highland Gun Club at 
Edge Hill, Pa., Oct. 24. He scored 91 out of 100. This 
was his third win, and thereby the trophy becomes his 
personal property. He also was high gun in the club 
shoot. The Highland Gun Club offers to match him 
against any Philadelphia amateur for a silver trophy in 
a series of three contests. Mr. Lester S. German, of 
Aberdeen, Md., took part in the shoot and scored 94 
out of 100. 
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At the tournament of the Hyde Park, Gun Club, Cin¬ 
cinnati, O., “the Daddy of ’Em All,” Mr. Rolla O. 
Heikes, started off on Oct. 22, the first regular pro¬ 
gramme day, with a run of 98 straight, finishing with 
high average for the day, scoring 190 out of 200. Mr. 
J. R. Taylor, made also a run of 98 in his second 100, 
finishing with a total of 194, second high for the day. 
Of the amateurs Mr. W. R. Chamberlin was high with 
1S9; second, Mr. O. N. Ford, 186; third, Mr. Andy 
Meaders, 182, who also made the second long run of 
the day, 69. The longest runs of the second day were 
64 and 59, made by Mr. J. R. Taylor; Mr. Andy Mead¬ 
ers, of Nashville, Tenn., who was renowned as an ex¬ 
pert in the early ’80s, made a run of 55, and Mr. C. A. 
Young ran 52. Mr. Geo. Wagner, of Peru, Ind., won 
the tri-State championship cup, in a contest notable for 
its close finish. He scored 93 out of 100, closely followed 
by W. R. Chamberlin with 92; Mr. J. M. Sperry 91, Mr. 
Lon Fisher 90. The high professionals of the day were: 
First, Mr. J. R. Taylor, 193 out of 200; second, Mr. C. 
A. Young, 190; third, Mr. R. O. Heikes, 188. Of the 
amateurs, Mr. Andy Meaders was high with 190; second, 
Mr. W. R. Chamberlin, 1S4; third, Messrs. O. N. Ford 
and J. M. Sperry, 183. For the two days, high pro¬ 
fessional averages were as follows: First, Mr. J. R. 
Taylor, 387; second, Mr. R. O. Heikes, 385; third, Mr. 
C. A. Young, 379. Amateurs: Mr. W. R. Chamber¬ 
lin 373; second, Mr. Andy Meaders, 372; third, Mr. O. 
N. Ford, 369. 
Bernard Waters. 
Hyde Park Gun Club Tournament. 
Cincinnati, O.—The first annual tri-State tournament 
of the club was held at the grounds in Hyde Park, 
Cincinnati, on Oct. 22 and 23, and in all but numbers 
was a very successful affair. That is to say, every one 
who attended had two days of good sport and went 
home pleased with their outing and more than satisfied 
with the hospitality. of the tournament managers. 
The weather during the shoot was good until about 
half-past two on Friday, when rain fell, but we have 
had such a spell of dry weather in this section that 
everyone was glad to see it. The boys finished the 
events in the wet without a murmur. 
Messrs. E. W. Rugg, H. C. Mattock, Ed. Reif, P. K. 
Phillips and Fred Koehler, of the club directors, worked 
hard to keep things running smoothly. Few hitches 
occurred during the shoot. The events were run off 
over two sets of expert traps, installed by the club for 
this occasion. At No. 1 the ground sloped abruptly, 
just to the left of the trap pit, causing the left-quarter¬ 
ing targets.to appear much lower than they really were, 
and bothering many of the shooters not a little. The 
background here was poor also. No. 2 set was on level 
ground, and the targets were thrown against an almost 
perfect sky background. L. W. Cumberland had charge 
in the office and gave no one any cause to kick at the 
way he discharged his duties. All moneys were figured 
out promptly after the close of each event, and posted, 
and the winners received their money a few minutes 
after the programme was finished each day. Luther J. 
Squier was here and was to have taken charge of the 
“money-back” system, but he was obliged to leave on 
business early Thursday morning. 
A fine dinner was served each day by the Ladies’ 
Aid Society of the Hyde Park M. E. Church, and this 
feature of the shoot was appreciated by those who have 
run up against the average tournament “hand-out.” The 
amounts returned to amateurs under the Squier system 
ranged from 60 cents to $34. 
The lack of support from the local shooters was a 
great disappointment to the tournament managers, but 
they only had the usual experience. Men who can be 
depended upon for the weekly club shoots develop 
“cold feet” when it comes to shooting against strangers. 
The trade was represented bv T. A. Marshall, Rolla 
O. Heikes, IT. Heikes, J. R. Taylor, C. A. Young, R. 
L. Trimble, L. W. Cumberland, J. McClenahan, Ed. 
Frohliger, and H. Money. 
Practice Day. 
Wednesday, Oct. 21, was practice day, and the pro¬ 
gramme provided eight 20-target events, with a $-2 en¬ 
trance in each, and four moneys divided Rose system. 
The attendance was so light, however, only fifteen shoot¬ 
ers taking part in the sport, that no attempt was made 
to carry out the scheduled events, and events were 
gotten up to suit the shooters. There was no sweep 
shooting. The weather was all that could have been 
desired, with the exception of the breeze, which, though 
not very strong, affected the flight of the targets quite a 
little, forcing them down at No. 1 trap and causing them 
to soar at No. 2. Scores suffered in consequence, in 
some cases. C. A. Young and J. R. Taylor made the 
best showing of the day, each breaking 96 per cent. 
Chamberlin went through three events at- a 92 per cent, 
pace. Meaders entered every event but one and broke 
85 per cent, of the 195 targets he shot at. Liming was 
another good one, getting 84.6 per cent, of the 175 tar¬ 
gets. The local men turned out fairly well, but did 
comparatively little shooting, as their services were 
needed in other directions. 
H. C. Mattlack made his first appearance in the puller- 
scorer-referee combination, and achieved success. 
There were several ladies among the spectators to-day, 
and they watched the sport with interest. 
Events: 123456789 10 11 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 20 25 25 Brk. 
Meaders . 15 17 17 14 18 15 15 14 18 23 .. 166 
Liming . 15 17 16 17 17 IS 13 13 .. 23 .. 148 
Roll . 16 16 17 .. 18 15 .. 11. 93 
Rugg . 17 16 .... 15 13.23 .. 84 
Miss Altherr . 18 17 17 8 . 20 80 
T R Taylor,. 19 20 20 13 . 72 
Phillips . 16 16 18 15. 65 
Koehler . 12 .. 13 9 . 18 52 
C A Young. 15 13 20 .. .. 48 
Chamberlin .13 14 19 .. .. 46 
Reif .16.21 37 
McClenahan .13 15. 28 
Matlack .12 16 .. 28 
Besuden .18 10 28 
Chauncy .11. 11 
Oct. 22, First Day. 
Thursday, the opening day of the tournament, was pretty 
nearly perfect for out-door sport. The wind was a bit 
too fresh, causing the targets to climb skyward in some 
cases and duck for the ground in others, so that the 
shooters were kept guessing a good share of the time. 
There was a good attendance of spectators, and many 
of the fair sex were also present, always a pleasant 
feature at a tournament. 
Twenty-five shooters entered, most of them going 
through the programme, which consisted of ten 20-target 
events, $2 entrance in each, money divided Rose system, 
4, 3, 2, 1. At neon a recess of one hour was taken for 
dinner, and by half past two the ten events had been 
shot, the winnings paid and many of the shooters ready 
to leave. 
Rolla O. Heikes made a fine start, breaking the first 98 
straight, scoring 99 in the first 100, and 196 for the day. 
J. R. Taylor followed him pretty closely, breaking 98 in 
his last 100, making runs of 51 and 62, and finishing in 
second place with 194. C. A. Young was third high pro¬ 
fessional with 189, breaking 96 in the last 100. The 
amateur list was headed by W. R. Chamberlin with 189; 
in the first 100 he broke 96. O. N. Ford was second with 
186. A. Meaders, of Nashville, Tenn., was third with 
182. In the first 100 he broke 98, and made the second 
long run of the day, 69. In the evening R. O. Heikes, 
Horace Heikes, J. R. Taylor, Charley Young and L. W. 
Cumberland were entertained at the home of Mr. John 
Falk, his good wife serving a supper such as hungry 
shooters appreciate, and “Pop” helping out the festivity 
by scraping the fiddle. The scores: 
Events: 123456789 10 Shot 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 at. Brk. 
T A Marshall.... 19 17 19 20 19 17 20 18 19 19 200 187 
R O Fleikes. 20 20 20 20 19 19 20 19 19 20 200 196 
O N Ford. 20 18 19 17 18 19 18 18 19 20 200 186 
W R Chamberlin 20 19 19 19 19 18 19 20 17 19 200 189 
T M Sperry. 17 17 14 16 17 18 18 17 18 18 200 170 
E K Phillips.12 IS 18 18 17 17 16 18 15 16 200 165 
A Meaders . 19 20 20 19 20 16 19 17 16 16 200 182 
Miss Altherr .... 17 16 17 17 19 20 18 18 16 18 200 176 
W R Randall.... 18 16 16 19 20 19 19 20 18 19 200 181 
C W McFee. 14 14 15 16 16 15 18 16 16 17 200 157 
IT Heikes . 17 18 17 17 19 19 18 19 17 18 200 179 
M Johnson . 13 17 17 17 18 19 15 18 18 18 200 170 
T R Taylor. 19 19 20 19 19 20 18 20 20 20 200 194 
Lon Fisher. 17 17 17 19 19 19 20 17 19 18 200 181 
C A Young. 19 16 20 18 20 19 20 19 20 18 200 189 
Ad Roll . 18 18 16 19 18 18 19 18 17 17 200 179 
Wm Liming . 15 16 18 11 18 13 15 13 18 14 200 150 
E W Rugg. 17 18 17 20 19 19 19 18 17 17 200 181 
C Besuden . 12 13 13 13 13 13 9 11 10 10 200 121 
E A Reif. 15 15 17 16 13 17 15 12 15 17 200 157 
C L Smith. 12 13 11 11 18 . 100 65 
Dr Edwards . 17 19 19 19 18 18 19 20 19 17 200 185 
F Koehler . 13 15 15 17 80 60 
T E Schreck. 18 16 17 18 80 59 
H Money. 18 19 19 19 80 75 
Oct. 23, Second Day. 
Friday, the closing day of the tournament, was cooler, 
and heavy clouds covered the sun. The wind was 
stronger than on Thursday, making much harder targets, 
and scores were not so high. The programme was the 
same as on the first day, and included the contest for 
the tri-State championship cup, a handsome silver loving 
cup,. suitably engraved, donated by the club, and be¬ 
coming the property of the winner. Shooting began at 
10:15 and five events were finished at about 11:45, when a 
halt was called for dinner. The sixth event was started 
at 1:15, and shortly afterward a light drizzling rain 
began to fall, which soon developed into a downpour 
and drove the shooters to cover. After waiting for 
some time, as there were no signs of the rain ceasing, 
shooting was resumed, and the last events were shot in 
the wet. 
The attendance of both shooters and spectators was 
slightly better than on Thursday, and the ladies were 
more in evidence, in spite of the disagreeable weather. 
Several new men came out to enter for the cup and that 
helped some, but the locals were still conspicuous by 
their absence. In the morning, Tom Marshall started 
out as though he meant business, breaking 97 out of the 
100 and tying with J. R. Taylor for high score. “Pop” 
Heikes was a little off to-day, but at that he got 95 in 
the first 100. C. A. Young came next with 94, and fol¬ 
lowing him closely were O. N. Ford, H. Money and 
W.. R. Randall with 93 each. In the last 100, Young and 
Taylor tied on 96. Long runs for the day were made 
by Taylor, 64, and 59. A. Meaders was next with 55, 
and Young broke 52 straight. 
The tri-State event was quite exciting, and the finish 
a close one. Chamberlin finished his 100 first with a 
total of 92. At that time Miss Altherr had dropped but 
4 out of 80, and had a chance to win by breaking 17 in 
her last 20, or she could drop 4 and tie. As she went 
to the score for the last time everyone’s attention was 
concentrated on her, and her first miss was greeted with 
a half suppressed groan. The knowledge of what she 
was expected to do proved too much of a strain on her 
nerves, and she failed to shoot in her usual form, losing 
8 targets and the cup. “Roundy” Chamberlin was then 
looked upon as the winner, but a glance at the score 
sheet showed Geo. Wagner, of Peru, lid., had a fight¬ 
ing chance to win. If he had the nerve to break a 
straight the cup was his by one target, or he could lose 
one and tie Chamberlin. The first proposition appealed 
to him, and he went out with 20 to his credit, and was 
heartily congratulated by all, Chamberlin being among 
the first to greet him. J. R. Taylor was high gun for 
the dav with 193. C. A. Young was second professional 
with 190, and R. O. Heikes third with 188. A. Meaders 
captured high amateur honors with 190, tying with 
Young on the day’s average. Chamberlin was second 
with 184. O. N. Ford and J. M. Sperry third with 183 
each. The general high average for professionals was 
won by T. R. Taylor, 387: R. O. Heikes 385, C A. 
Young 379. Amateurs: W. R. Chamberlin 373, A. Mead¬ 
ers 372 and O. N. Ford 369. 
The programme was finished about 3:30, and a special 
15-target event was pulled off. This was for the benefit 
of the Ladies’ Aid Society, which furnished the din¬ 
ners. The club donated the targets. Every shooter on 
the grounds paid 50 cents entrance, and the total amount 
was turned over to the ladies. Few . of the. shooters 
shot in this event, as the rain was still coming down 
hard. The scores: 
Events: 123456789 10 Shot 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 at. Brk. 
T A Marshall.... 19 20 19 20 19 1 5 18 17 20 1 6 200 183 
R O Heikes. 20 18 19 18 20 19 17 19 20 18 200 188 
O N Ford. 19 20 20 16 18 17 18 18 20 17 200 183 
W R Chamberlin. 18 20 19 16 19 20 18 20 17 17 200 184 
T M Sperry. 17 18 19 18 20 20 18 19 20 14 200 183 
H Heikes . 18 18 18 17 19 18 19 17 15 17 200 175 
M Tohnson . 17 20 18 18 15 19 16 14 19 14 200 170 
T R Taylor. IS 20 20 19 20 19 20 20 18 19 200 193 
Lon Fisher . 19 15 20 17 18 19 19 18 18 16 200 179 
C A Young. 18 20 20 17 19 19 18 20 19 20 200 190 
A Roll . 19 15 14 19 16 15 17 17 18 17 200 167 
W Liming . 15 14 16 18 17 15 19 17 15 15 209 161 
H Money . 16 39 20 18 20 16 18 18 18 19 200 182 
W R Randall.... 20 20 16 17 20 17 18 16 . 160 144 
A H Anderson.. 16 16 17 19 19 17 19 17 15 15 200 170 
E W Rugg. 14 17 15 18 18 17 17 18 20 17 200 171 
A Meaders. 19 18 18 20 20 18 19 19 20 19 200 190 
Miss Altherr ....17 19 14 19 19 20 18 18 20 12 200 176 
C W McFee.... 16 19 17 16 15 17 18 18 18 15 200 169 
P K Phillips. 16 14 19 19 18 15 19 14 17 12 200 163 
C Besuden . 16 13 9 16 13 13 8 15 10 15 200 128 | 
T V Dea. 18 15 14 18 18 16 15 14 16 17 200 161 
E A Reif. 15 13 17 16 18 .7 18 17 16 13 200 160 
Geo Wagner . 17 19 18 19 18 17 19 20 160 147 
T P Gould.15 14 13 16 .. SO 58 
G W Dameron. 15 17 16 15 16 100 79 
T B Clement... 19 17 14 .. .. 60 50 
K Keller . 14 15 15 11 12 100 67 
Tri-state championship trophy cup match, 100 targets: 
W R Chamberlin. 20 18 20 17 17 92 
T M Sperry. 20 18 19 20 14 91 
M Johnson . 19 16 14 19 14 82 
Lon Fisher . 19 19 18 18 16 90 
A Roll . 15 17 17 18 17 84 
W Liming . 15 19 17 15 15 81 
W R Randall. 17 18 16 .. .. 51 
A FI Anderson. 17 19 17 15 15 83 
E W Rugg. 17 17 18 20 17 89 
Miss Altherr . 20 18 18 20 12 88 
C W McFee. 17 18 18 18 15 86 
P K Phillips. 15 19 14 17 12 77 
C Besuden . 13 8 15 10 15 61 
T V Dea. 16 15 14 16 17 78 
E A Reif. 17 18 17 16 13 81 
Geo Wagner . 19 18 17 19 20 93 
J P Gould. 15 14 13 .. .. 42 
G W Dameron. 15 17 16 15 16 79 
T P, Clement. 19 17 14 .. .. 50 
T K Keller. 14 15 15 11 12 67 
Garfield Gun Club. 
Chicago, Oct. 24.—The following scores were made by 
members of the Garfield Gun Club, at the weekly shoot, 
on afternoon of above date: 
Events: 123456789 
Targets: 10 10 25 15 15 25 15 13 20 
Thomas . 6 6 19 14 10 15 . 
Einfeldt . 8 7 21 12 12 24 .. 12 17 
Herr. 5 6 16 9 13 17 9 6 •• 
Eaton . 5 7 15 9 13 18 6 .. 
Walter . 5 8 7 . 
In the club trophy event, No. 3, Einfeldt was high in 
Class A with 21 birds, and Eaton in Class B with 15. 
In the Du Pont trophy. No. 4, Thomas won in Class 
A with 14 out of 15 birds, and Eaton in Class B with 
9 birds. 
In the Ballistite trophy, No. 5, 15 targets, Herr was 
high in Class A with 13, and Eaton in Class B with the 
same number. 
In the Hunter Arms trophy. No. 6, 25 targets, Einfeldt 
was high in Class A with 24, and Eaton in Class B 
with 18. 
Conditions were the most unfavorable for shooting 
that have existed this season. 
