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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Oct. 31, 1908. 
Afro-American Tournament. 
The third annual tournament of the Missouri Afro- 
American Trapshooters’ League, at Fulton, Mo., Oct. 
12-13, was one of the most successful shoots of the year, 
of the colored tribe. 
The programme the first day called for 160 targets, 
Nos. 4, 8 and 11 being “plunder events.” 
T. H. Cohron, of Pleasant Hill, Mo., won high aver¬ 
age to-day, scoring 127 to 125 each for Hayes Lillard 
and T. Leonard, of Mexico Mo.; and S. C. Gipson, of 
Pleasant Hill, Mo., third, 124. Appended are the scores 
of the first day, Oct. 12. 
First Day, Oct. 12. 
Events: 
1 
2 3 4 
5 
6 7 8 
9 
1011 
12 
Targets: 
10 10 15 20 10 10 15 25 
10 
10 15 
10 
lirk. 
Dr J T Caston... 
. 7 
7 11 13 
6 
7 12 20 
7 
9 12 
8 
119 
Hayes Lillard .. 
. 6 
7 13 12 
9 
8 13 19 
7 
8 13 
10 
125 
C S Tohnson .... 
. 8 
6 10 17 
7 
6 12 19 
8 
8 12 
7 
120 
Dr T D Sexton.. 
6 6 9 14 
6 5 11 
18 
9 10 
7 
110 
G N Tackson. 
. 5 
8 10 16 
8 
8 10 20 
8 
7 9 
6 
115 
T H Cohron .... 
. 6 
5 12 16 
8 
8 12 22 
9 
8 12 
9 
127 
N Chestee . 
. 6 
4 8 10 
6 
5 11 17 
6 
6 7 
5 
91 
S L Jocum. 
. 5 
6 11 11 
7 
6 10 18 
7 
6 8 
6 
101 
Thos Snead . 
. D 
8 10 12 
8 
7 9 19 
s 
9 11 
? 
113 
C, M West . 
. 4 
5 8 10 
5 
6 8 13 
5 
8 8 
5 
87 
1 Gipson . 
. 6 
6 12 13 
5 
9 10 16 
6 
5 10 
6 
103 
T E Cohron. 
. 5 
7 11 14 
6 
7 8 15 
8 
7 10 
7 
106 
Thos Leonard ... 
. 7 
8 13 16 
7 
9 12 20 
7 
6 12 
s 
125 
S C Gipson .... 
. 6 
7 10 17 
7 
8 11 22 
9 
8 11 
8 
124 
][ Tohnson . 
.. .. 9 
.. ..12 
21 
F Lillard . 
.. ..11 
.. ..10 
.. 6 
27 
T O White . 
. . 8 
5 .. 8 
.. 7 
6 
34 
Wm Holt . 
.. .. 6 
.. .. 9 
.. 4 
19 
A Yocum . 
7 
T Sutton . 
.. ..10 
.. 6 
16 
C Douglass . 
.. .. 8 
8 
Second Day, Oct. 13. 
The programme the second day called for 185 targets, 
Nos. 4, 8 and 12 were “plunder events.” Hayes Lil.ard, 
of Mexico, Mo., the Fred Gilbert of the colored con¬ 
tingent, was high gun, scoring 167, and being also 
high gun for the two days. T. H. Cohron, of Pleasant 
Hill, Mo., was second for to-day’s programme with 156, 
and was also second high gun for the two days. Dr. 
J. T. Gaston, of Jefferson City, Mo., was third high 
gun with 152, and was third high gun for the two days. 
Following are the scores of Oct. 13: 
Events: 
1 2 
3 4 
5 6 
7 8 
9 
10 11 12 13 14 
1 argets: 
10 15 10 20 10 15 
10 25 10 15 10 15 10 
10 
Brk. 
Dr Caston .. 
8 12 
7 15 
9 12 
10 22 
7 
12 
S 14 8 
8 
152 
Dr Sexton .. 
5 10 
6 14 
7 10 
7 14 
7 
9 
6 9 7 
6 
113 
Leonard 
7 11 
8 16 
S 11 
8 19 
6 11 
7 10 6 
7 
135 
C J ohnson . 
6 11 
9 16 
8 14 
7 16 
8 12 
9 12 9 
7 
144 
Jackson .... 
5 9 
8 13 
6 12 
7 20 
8 10 
5 11 6 
5 
126 
T H Cohron 
6 12 
9 17 
9 13 10 20 
9 12 
7 14 9 
.9 
156 
H Lillard... 
7 13 10 19 
8 13 
9 24 10 13 
8 14 10 
9 
167 
S C Gipson. 
8 10 
8 17 
6 12 
8 20 
7 
11 
6 9 7 
7 
136 
Snead . 
7 11 
9 IS 
7 13 
8 24 
8 
11 
7 11 8 
6 
148 
J E Cohron 
6 9 
6 14 
6 11 
6 13 
5 
9 
85 
J Gipson.... 
5 10 
8 13 
6 9 
.. 15 
8 
.. 10 .. 
84 
Chestee .... 
5 8 
5 9 
7 8 
.. 18 
.. 13 .. 
73 
\\ est . 
6 9 
7 11 
7 18 
72 
S L Yocum. 
6 7 
7 IS 
8 9 
7 21 
.. 11 .. 
104 
A Galbreth 
.. 10 
6 .. 
.. 13 
.. 9 .. 
38 
E Shanks ... 
.. 9 
27 
F Lillard .. 
.. 8 
. 8 
2*^ 
White . 
.. 10 
23 
Holt . 
11 
Douglass ... 
7 
A Yocum .. 
.. 6 .. 
16 
Hill. 
Indianapolis Gun Club 
Indianapolis, Ind.—For the first time in several 
months, on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 24, the Indianapolis 
Gun Club’s regular weekly club shoot was interfered 
with to some extent by threatening weather. Conse¬ 
quently the attendance of the shooters on this occasion 
was not as large as usual. The rain did not put in its 
appearance, however, and those who were bold enough 
to take chances on the possibilities had a most delight¬ 
ful afternoon's sport. The wind was just blusterous 
enough to make every target a shooting match in itself, 
yet by no means were they impossible to the alert, re¬ 
sourceful shooter. 
Again there was “something doing” in the contest for 
permanent disposal of the English Hotel cup. This was 
the third event in the indeterminate series of weekly 
shoots, and was won by James VV. Bell. The initial 
event of this contest, which started three weeks ago, 
was won by Britton with a score of 48 out of 50, and the 
second by Michaelis with 49 out of 50. In last Satur¬ 
day’s event these two. contestants, in accordance with 
the rules governing the contest, shot from the 18yd. 
mark, and hereafter, in all future events m which he 
takes part, Bell will also compete from the 18yd. firing 
line. The scores in Saturday’s event were: Bell 47, 
Parry 45, Wise 44, Michaelis, 18yds., 43; Denny 43, Dixon 
39, Britton, lSyds., 39; Moore 36, \ an Nest 36, Moller 
35, Schollcr 34, Barr 32, Lewis 30, Neighbors 30. 
Everybody is intently waiting for the time to come 
when the Moore trophy may properly be presented to 
the winner, _Dr. O. F. Britton. None of the contestants 
in Saturday’s event of this trophy contest succeeded in 
bettering their respective averages, sufficiently to over¬ 
come the tremendous lead which Britton already has to 
his credit; and Britton, having shot the requisite num¬ 
ber of events to qualify, declines to jeopardize his rela¬ 
tive standing by shooting any more of the events. 
Next Saturday will mark the close of the qontest, 
however, and after the formality of shooting the event 
on the calendar of that day, the trophy, a handsome 
and an artistically designed watch fob that was donated 
to the club by Dr. S. H. Moore, will be awarded. The 
club offered this beautiful trophy as a prize for the 
highest average of targets broken out of the total number 
shot at in a series of w r eekly shoots, of 10 pairs of 
doubles, 16yds. rise. Britton’s average is 70, and his 
nearest opponent is so far below that mark that it would 
be impossible for him to defeat the Doctor even should 
he make a straight in the one remaining event of the 
s r ries. The scores in the last event were: Dixon 13, 
Moore 12, Bed 12, 
Parry 11, 
Voris 
9, Van 
Nest 8, 
Thompson 7, 
Barr 6, 
Lewis 
6, 
Walsh 
5, 
A tabulation 
events follows 
of the 
scores 
that were 
made in 
practice 
Targets: 
20 20 
20' 20 20 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
P’r Cent. 
Parry .. 
.. 18 19 
IS 1 9 .. 
SO 
74 
92.50 
M'chaelis . 
.. 19 17 
19 19 .. 
80 
74 
92.50 
Scholler . 
.. 20 17 
40 
37 
92.50 
Bel . 
18 17 20 
60 
55 
91.67 
Britton . 
.. 19 16 
16 .. .. 
60 
51 
85.00 
Denny . 
.. 17 .. 
20 
17 
85.00 
Dixon . 
.. 17 IS 16 17 15 
100 
83 
83.00 
Moller . 
.. 18 13 
14 17 19 
100 
81 
81.00 
Mocre . 
.. 14 18 
16 15 .. 
80 
63 
78.75 
* ' an Nest ... 
.. 19 16 
14 14 15 
lfO 
78 
78.00 
Wise . 
.. 17 14 
40 
31 
77.25 
Lewis . 
.. 11 18 
40 
29 
72.50 
*I?arr . 
. 15 13 
11 14 13 
ICO 
66 
66.00 
.x (. ighbors .... 
.. 15 11 
40 
26 
65.00 
Thompson ..., 
W also . 
.. ..12 
20 
12 
60.00 
.. P 11 
40 
22 
55.00 
Only "Dusted.” 
The two genial professionals, Van Nest and Barr, 
framed up an awful race between themselves on the 
way out to the grounds, and begged permission to shoot 
in the same squad. Their wishes in this particular were 
granted. '\ an soon took aboard one of the worst cases 
of “flinches” that was ever exhibited to public gaze, and 
of course, could not shoot up to his expectations; and 
Barr, who occupied the adjoining peg on the firing line, 
lived in constant and mortal terror of a fear that pos¬ 
sibly \ an might mistake him for a target in one of his 
“fits,” and of course, he likewise could not shoot up to 
his expectations. 
The contest for the permanent disposal of the English 
ITotel cup will continue from week to week until some 
one succeeds in winning three separate events. Ulti¬ 
mately the prize will be awarded to the contestant who 
is the first one to win three separate events. The first 
event must be won shooting from 16yds., and the two 
subsequent ones from 18yds. Three good men have 
each captured one event thus far in the series, but there 
are yet a whole host of aspirants who will have to be 
reckoned with, while they are shooting from the ad¬ 
vantageous position of 16yds. before they will surrender 
the strife. 
When he will travel all the way from St. Louis simply 
to shoot with and against his old-time friends once more 
it is evident that the four or five years of residence in a 
distant city has in no way impaired the feeling of friend¬ 
ship which Bell had for each and every member of the 
club in former years. And the sentiment is reciprocal. 
The club members hold their former secretary in an 
esteem that is peculiarly sacred to himself. When 
“Jimmie” comes back home for a visit all hearts are 
gladdened. 
The 18yd. contestants in the cup event found it a 
little more difficult to take good scores from the dis¬ 
tance handicap when the wind is cutting up capers with 
the targets, making them dodge and zigzag in their 
flight. 
After the smoke of the pending political battle has 
cleared away, some of the club members who have 
enlisted actively in the popular cause of “saving their 
country,” may be in need of a solace that is only to be 
found in a renewal of their identity with the wholesome 
sport of target shooting. The latch string is out to 
welcome the return of all such. 
If Bell had not “butted in” Parry would have been 
“it.” 
Harry W. Denny, Sec’y. 
Highland Gun Club. 
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 24.—At the shoot of the High¬ 
land Gun Club to-day, Geo. S. McCarty scored his third 
straight win in the contest tor the gold trophy emblem¬ 
atic of the amateur trapshooting championship of Phila¬ 
delphia. It now becomes his property. He scored 91 
out of 100. He also won first in the club contest. Lester 
S. German, professional, scored 94. An irregular wind 
Groome 
Perry .. 
Lutz 
At Point Breeze. 
gh 
scores. 
The 
low 
25 
22 
25 
22—94 
24 
24 
21 
22—91 
25 
19 
22 
18—84 
20 
20 
20 
20—80 
14 
22 
15 
24—75 
25 
16 
20 
14—75 
16 
19 
17 
21—73 
21 
15 
23 
..—59 
25 
21 
..—46 
15 
25 
# t 
..—40 
25 
15 
..—40 
20 
18 
..—38 
of 
the 
liv 
e-bird 
season at the Point Breeze track took place Oct. 24, a 
handicap at 10 birds being the attraction. The weather 
conditions were somewhat unfavorable, and no straight 
scores were made in the main event at 10 birds. There 
were nine contestants. Elwell and Fisher tied on the 
first, while Young and Staley were a tie for second on 8. 
Elwell, 28 .. 
Fisher, 30 ... 
H Young, 30 
Staley, 30 
Connor, 27 . 
Burroughs, 27 
Buckman, 27 
Snyder, 27... 
S Young, 28 
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Clinton Gun Club. 
Clinton, Ont., Oct. 21. — The Clinton Gun Club’s 
eighteenth annual tournament was held on Oct. 20 and 
21. The conditions on the second day were more favor¬ 
able for better scores than the first, although the wind 
was still strong. High average on targets was won by 
Geo. Beattie, of Hamilton; second by J. E. Hovey, 
Clinton; third, A. F. Wade, Morpeth; Mr. Beattie also 
won high average for the first day. 
The principal event was the long distance champion¬ 
ship of Western Ontario, 25 targets being shot each day, 
and the total of both days counted for the beautiful cup 
given for this event, and was won by A. F. Wade, 
Morpeth, with 37 out of 50. 
High average in the live birds was won by J. E. 
Cantelon, of Clinton; second by Geo. Beattie, Hamilton. 
The handicaps are given after the names. The scores 
follow: 
T E Cantelon, 30.211022122222212—14 
T Fanning, 30 .121022211112222—14 
B W Glover, 29.221111002001200— 9 
S A Webb, 28.201000220102222—9 
G M Dunk, 29.222222200222002—11 
R Graham, 27 .201102201022000— 8 
F Kerr, 29 .222222022100210—11 
A W Wade, 28.222222220202212—13 
H L Taylor. 27.010212222210201-11 
T Triebner, 28 .112110201212112—13 
Geo Beattie, 28 .222022221212120—11 
H II Stevens. 30.222022222202222—13 
John Dodds, 28 .110222022210202—11 
The professionals did not shoot for money. 
ness; this accounts 
for incomplete 
scores. 
Targets: 
15 
15 
15 
25 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
B W Glover. 
. 13 
14 
9 
14 
11 
14 
12 
< leo Beattie . 
. 13 
14 
12 
17 
11 
14 
14 
i3 
12 
G M Dunk. 
. 10 
12 
12 
17 
10 
12 
9 
14 
12 
1 S banning. 
. 11 
13 
13 
15 
11 
13 
14 
10 
12 
H H Stevens. 
. 14 
14 
12 
13 
11 
12 
11 
12 
12 
T E Cantelon. 
. 8 
9 
13 
9 
8 
9 
9 
10 
1 E Hovey. 
. 12 
13 
13 
13 
13 
14 
10 
12 
R Graham . 
. 13 
12 
10 
13 
11 
10 
13 
7 
T Dodds .... 
9 
14 
14 
8 
11 
13 
11 
W Holmes . 
8 
10 
13 
9 
10 
10 
13 
S A Webb. 
. 8 
7 
11 
14 
11 
7 
K C Turnbull. 
. 12 
11 
10 
14 
12 
14 
13 
T Triebner . 
. 9 
15 
12 
16 
13 
11 
13 
9 
F Kerr . 
. 14 
12 
11 
17 
11 
11 
13 
13 
H L Taylor. 
. 9 
12 
12 
17 
13 
11 
11 
8 
A F Wade. 
. 13 
13 
13 
18 
13 
13 
12 
12 
K E Naftel. 
. 9 
9 
L Kennedv . 
8 
7 
A M Crawford. 
12 
12 
Dr McDonald . 
8 
7 
Gus Collyer . 
10 
The fourth target event was for the long distance 
championship pf Western Ontario cup, and was shot 
from 22yds., highest score for both days to count. All 
other target events were shot from 16yds. 
Second day's 
birds: 
events: 
The 
first 
event was 
at 
10 1 
ive 
Geo Beattie ... 
. 10 
18 
17 
19 
18 
17 
19 
19 
17 
16 
G M Dunk.... 
. 9 
17 
19 
18 
21 
15 
16 
18 
16 
18 
1 S banning... 
. 30 
16 
16 
18 
12 
IS 
17 
18 
19 
17 
'H IT Stevens.. 
. S 
18 
17 
19 
14 
19 
18 
18 
18 
17 
1 E Cantelon.. 
. 10 
11 
13 
15 
15 
11 
15 
14 
16 
14 
J E Hovey. 
. 10 
15 
18 
19 
19 
17 
19 
19 
16 
17 
R Graham. 
IS 
16 
14 
17 
14 
11 
17 
15 
13 
T Dodds . 
. 8 
13 
16 
16 
16 
13 
17 
19 
15 
13 
A F Wade. 
. 9 
13 
14 
18 
19 
38 
IS 
17 
18 
13 
1 Triebner .... 
. 5 
14 
15 
15 
20 
17 
18 
17 
15 
16 
F Kerr . 
. 10 
17 
15 
19 
18 
15 
15 
16 
17 
13 
IT L Taylor... 
. 8 
12 
16 
15 
17 
15 
15 
11 
C Fritz . 
13. 
11 
12 
18 
ii 
17 
15 
ii 
H Weber . 
12 
A M Grawtord. 
18 
15 
15 
15 
B Cochrane ... 
10 
L W Hanson. 
6 
, . 
J. E. Cantelon, Sec’y. 
Hudson Gun Club. 
Jersey City, N. J., Oct. 25.—Find enclosed scores of 
the bi-monthly shoot of the Hudson Gun Club, held 
to-day. Event No. 1 was for the club prize trophy, 
donated by the Western Cartridge Co., Raymond win¬ 
ning a leg on the same with a score of 22, scoring 6 
points. Schorty with 93 per cent, for the day was high 
man. 
The day was dark, and quite a • s 
ing the targets to jump and bob at 
ficult to make high scores: 
Events: 
Targets: 
Schorty . 
Putney . . 
Banta . 16 17 18 18 
V\ il.iams . 
Kel-jev . 
Dr O’Brien . 17 15 17 18 
Raymond . 22 19 19 20 
Smith . 
Wm O’Brien . 22 20 24 
Paulson ... 
H Pape . 14 17 14 
J Pape . 14 12 16 
Sigler ... 
II L Brown. 19 19 19 
Strobel . 15 16 17 
Jacobson . 17 20 20 
Craft . 17 15 19 17 
Malcomb . 
Thomas . 
Whitley . 
Waldman . 
McGill . 21 18 20 21 
Schoverling . 15 23 23 
Heritage . 16 11 15 14 
Hughes . 15 14 17 11 
Werner . 20 19 19 1.7 
T. Kelley. 
wind blew, 
, caus- 
id, 
making it 
dif- 
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