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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Dec. 5, 1908. 
In the winter season, Feb. 1 to March 29, there will be 
weekly 100 -target handicaps for sterling cups. 
In the contest for the English Hotel cup, Nov. 28, on 
the grounds of the Indianapolis, Ind., Gun Club, Messrs. 
Wise and Michaelis tied on 46 out of 50. In the shoot- 
off at 25 targets, Michaelis won by a score of 24 to 21. 
Michaelis and Parry have won two events. Three wins 
establish ownership. 
*■ 
Full scores were quite common at the Thanksgiving 
Day shoot of the New York Athletic Club. The 
November cup was won by Schauffler^ at the regular 
weekly shoot, Nov. 28. He made a straight score, and 
as this was his second leg on it, the cup became his 
property. Scratch men who scored 25 straight, in events 
of the two shoots last week, were Messrs. Pelham, 
Hodgman, Billings and O’Donohue. 
Seven, Messrs. Kane, Gothard, Benn, Anderson, Ben¬ 
son, White and Kaufman, tied on full scores in the 
annual handicap at 25 targets, at the shoot of the Meadow 
Springs Gun Club, Nov. 28. The handicaps were both 
of distance and target allowance. The Thanksgiving 
Day shoot at 50 targets, which was unfinished on account 
of darkness supervening, was concluded on Nov. 28, 
Messrs. Frank Cantrell and W. B. Sloan tying on 44. 
* 
Chairman Edward F. Markley writes us that "Owing to 
the date of the Alert Gun Club tournament, Dec. 17, 
conflicting with the date of the New York Athletic Club 
tournament, at the solicitation of a number of persons 
wanting to attend both tournaments, we have decided 
to change our date to Tuesday, Dec. 15, instead of 
Thursday, the 17th, as already published by you. With 
this change of date, we feel that the attendance of our 
tournament will be very large and very satisfactory to 
both the shooter and the club.’’ 
* 
The Alert Gun Club, of Phillipsburg, N. J., will add 
$20 to the regular events of its registered tournament, to 
be held on Dec. 15. A special contest, a ten-man team 
race, the second of a series of three, between the home 
club and the Mountainview Gun Club, of Pen Argyle, 
Pa., is arranged. There also are ten 20-target events, 
$1.50 entrance, $2.00 added, in the programme. Class 
shooting will govern the moneys. Send guns, etc., care 
of W. H. Raub, Phillipsburg, N. J. Lunch will be 
served free to shooters. Address E. F. Markley, chair¬ 
man, Easton, Pa. Bernard Waters. 
Boston and Vicinity. 
A recent transformation from bachelor to Benedict is 
that of Eddie Burns, Lowell, Mass., well known as 
“Edwards” on the trapshooting grounds, to distinguish 
him from his brother Jimmie Burns, or ’■Climax,” of the 
U. S. Cartridge Co. 
W. W. Churchill, of Milton, is off to Florida, for his 
annual shooting trip. With his three-barreled gun he is 
equipped for all kinds of game. 
A special shoot will take place at Wellington on New 
Year’s Day with twenty silver cups on the carpet. 
It is not often the low average man gets the selected 
fowl at a turkey shoot, but that is exactly what happened 
at a recent meeting. The sample Rhode Islanders were 
left until the last. 
Geo. Hassam and John Bell went after rabbits on a 
Saturday and returned well laden. 
Harvard slumped a trifle in the most important match 
of 1 he year, but at that have no reason to be ashamed 
of the ’08 record. The Norfolk county-Harvard contest 
for last Saturday fell through, owing to ttie fact that 
many of the Dedham shots were abzsent from town. 
The next is Paleface vs. Harvard, Dec. 12. 
Where, O where, are all the little trapshooting clubs 
that once dotted the New England States? What has 
happened to Haverhill, Whitman, Stoughton, Brockton, 
Lynn, etc., in Massachusetts, Dover, Exeter, Portsmouth 
in New Hampshire and others in Maine and Rhode 
Island? Echo answers invariably: “The sport is too 
expensive. Ammunition costs too much.” The fact 
that almost any other sport, worth enjoying, costs money, 
too, does not shift the burden. During the past year 
many and many a Down East club has given up the 
ghost with little prospect of resurrection in the near 
future. 
The Boston-New York return team race is pretty well 
settled for Dec. 16 or 17, at New York. This will admit 
of two or three days’ shooting near the metropolis, 
counting the N. Y. A. C. two days’ meet at Travers 
Island. 
Hank Stevens, of the U. M. C. forces, was high gun 
Bt E. Lexington, on the holiday. Hub weather condi¬ 
tions were hardly conducive to big scores, for a dense 
fog hung all day, and a nasty drizzle dampened the 
morning events. Those present heard all about Hank’s 
new scheme of hunting woodcock with a . 22 cal. rifle 
and a couple of cats. It’s a good one, and Mrs. 
Stevens vouches for the story, as she witnessed the 
funny scene at their Roselle, N. J., home. All the same, 
we don’t believe cats will supersede the setter or pointer 
for hunting purposes. 
The tower set of traps at the New England Kennel 
Club is creating no end of interest. Few but what are 
stung on a first trial, yet the practice goes merrily on. 
In adopting this novelty the Kennel boys sustain their 
reputation of desiring varied shooting rather than per¬ 
fection of scores. They reason that the different styles 
of shooting enable a member to become familiar with 
his weapon and better fit.him for game shooting, where 
the regulation trap events hinder his education for field 
shooting. Double-barrel events have long been favored 
on these grounds, and the shooting committee are ever on 
the alert to vary the monotony and thus increase the 
interest. 
A big feminine contingent graced the Nov. 24 shoot 
at Wellington. All the regular devotees were in evi¬ 
dence, and many of the occasional. Among those noted 
were Mesdames Bryant, Burnes, Hassam, Comer, Mar- 
den, French, Buckman and Miss Kirkwood. 
J. H. Daggett topped the shooters at the Winthrop 
Gun Club on the holiday. 
The Highland Shooting Club had a big number out 
Thanksgiving Day. J. Langstroth had rather the best 
of it in the different events. 
Waverly, Mass., the home of the Trapelo Gun Club, 
properly celebrated the holiday with a trapshoot, where 
delicious cider was served to console alike the loser 
and the winner. 
S. G. Miller and Ed George, of the old Haverhill 
Gun Club, joined the Paleface crowd at the Tuesday 
shoot. 
The Palefaces. 
Boston, Mass., Nov. 24. —The Paleface shooting 
grounds looked anything but a shooting grounds to-day, 
with turkeys hanging on every available hook. Some 
country stores might have envied tbe assortment of 
high-breds laid out by head chief Sibley and assistant 
Chief Cole. 
That the turkey hunt proved a huge success goes 
without saying, an attendance of thirty-five starting tue 
programme and. the same number finishing it, and in¬ 
cidentally eclipsing our 1907 effort in all particulars. 
The experts were well represented. Hank Stevens, 
J. H. Brinley, Gil. Wheeler and our own Arthur E. 
Sibley, made a quartette of good ones, both from a 
shooting as well as good fellowship standpoint. 
In the amateur class, however, the real showing of the 
day was made, all good Palefaces taking an interest in 
being there and helping in no small way toward its suc¬ 
cess. Great credit is due to Secretary Comer, Doc Has- 
sam, etc., whose arduous duties of squad hustlers and 
general superintendents made their own scores suffer 
somewhat, though Charles managed to hold to his work 
by winning the Massachusetts championship and tying 
on the high average. 
Muldown and Franklin also deserve credit for ex¬ 
ceptional staying qualities, the former securing the tie 
by breaking his last 24 out of 25, and the latter being 
some 5 targets behind at the half, and steadying for 
the final spurt. The shoot-off made necessary by the 
triple tie was a pretty piece of work by Staples breaking 
22 out of the 25 in the twilight; and poorer light could 
hardly be imagined.' Charles with 2 targets less secured 
second average, leading Muldown by one target. 
In the handicap race a newcomer in the prize winners 
came forward, and provided with a liberal handicap 
easily secured the leading position, never to be headed. 
Cole should be given credit beyond the ordinary for a 
win like this, as it was not wholly the handicap that 
won his results of almost 80 per cent., being in the 
line of improvements which are sure to come with an 
enthusiastic trapshooter. 
Straw, Buckman, Everett, Daggett, Freeman, Worth- 
ing, Kelso, lodd, with Hassam and Crowley for low, 
also took away the prize packages. Scores: 
Targets: 
15 
15 
20 
15 
15 
20 
25 
Broke. 
Hdp. 
Total. 
Cole . 
.... 14 
13 
13 
11 
13 
10 
11 
95 
35 
130 
Straw . 
.... 13 
13 
16 
9 
12 
17 
19 
99 
20 
119 
Muldown .... 
.... 11 
15 
17 
12 
12 
16 
24 
107 
10 
117 
Keko . 
.... 13 
14 
14 
8 
11 
13 
14 
87 
30 
117 
Charles . 
.... 13 
15 
18 
13 
13 
14 
21 
107 
8 
115 
Todd . 
.... 13 
13 
16 
14 
12 
15 
19 
102 
12 
114 
Everett . 
.... 15 
12 
16 
10 
13 
17 
21 
104 
6 
110 
Daggett . 
.... 10 
12 
19 
n 
13 
17 
23 
105 
5 
110 
Freeman .... 
.... 12 
13 
10 
13 
11 
17 
20 
96 
14 
110 
Buckman 
.... 11 
12 
15 
7 
11 
16 
18 
90 
20 
no 
Worthing .... 
.... 11 
7 
16 
11 
14 
18 
22 
99 
10 
109 
Frank . 
.... 11 
11 
17 
13 
14 
17 
20 
103 
6 
109 
Powers . 
.... 12 
10 
17 
12 
13 
15 
21 
100 
8 
108 
Franklin. 
.... 13 
11 
17 
13 
13 
17 
23 
107 
0 
107 
George . 
.... 12 
13 
15 
10 
11 
18 
24 
103 
4 
107 
Burnes . 
.... 13 
12 
13 
12 
9 
20 
21 
100 
8 
108 
Marden . 
.... 12 
10 
15 
14 
11 
20 
23 
105 
0 
105 
Doten . 
.... 13 
14 
13 
14 
12 
16 
19 
101 
4 
105 
Nickerson ... 
.... 12 
12 
17 
13 
8 
17 
22 
101 
4 
105 
Clark . 
.... 10 
9 
13 
10 
11 
13 
19 
85 
20 
105 
Sawyer . 
.... 7 
10 
11 
6 
5 
12 
17 
73 
30 
103 
Miller . 
.... 10 
13 
13 
12 
11 
13 
19 
91 
12 
103 
Higgmson ... 
.... 9 
12 
16 
11 
11 
18 
20 
97 
6 
103 
Buffalo . 
.... 12 
11 
16 
11 
11 
18 
18 
97 
6 
103 
Rule . 
.... 12 
14 
16 
12 
10 
16 
21 
101 
0 
101 
Wood . 
.... 9 
12 
12 
11 
13 
14 
20 
91 
10 
101 
Edwards . 
.... 12 
15 
16 
10 
11 
16 
18 
98 
0 
98 
Herbert . 
.... 10 
9 
13 
9 
10 
4 
11 
66 
30 
96 
Randall . 
.... 5 
9 
12 
8 
7 
13 
19 
78 
16 
94 
Crowley . 
.... 8 
12 
9 
9 
6 
13 
15 
72 
20 
92 
Hassam . 
9 
14 
9 
9 
9 
17 
75 
0 
75 
Stevens . 
13 
18 
13 
15 
16 
21 
110 
0 
no 
Sibley . 
.... 12 
13 
18 
13 
13 
17 
22 
108 
0 
108 
Brinley . 
13 
17 
12 
11 
12 
20 
96 
0 
96 
Wheeler . 
.... 9 
7 
11 
12 
8 
17 
13 
77 
0 
77 
New York Athletic Club. 
Travers Island, N. Y., Nov. 26. —Although the 
weather to-day was threatening, and a thick mist for the 
most part hung over the traps, twenty gunners turned 
out for our holiday shoot, and the scores were excellent, 
and eight events were run off. 
First event, practice, Billings and Hodgman high guns 
with straights. 
Second event, November cup: Leg won by M. V. 
Lenane after tie with Owen, De Wolf and Billings. 
Third event, Sauer gun: Leg won by T. J. O’Donohue 
with a straight. 
Fourth event, holiday cup: Leg won by Pelham, with 
another straight. 
Fifth event, Stoll trophy: Leg won by T. Lenane. 
Sixth event, trophy: Won by Billings, assisted by 2 
targets. 
Seventh event, trophy: won by T. Lenane after tie with 
J. J. O’Donohue and Elias. 
Eighth event, trophy: Won by Pelham after tie with 
Owen, Billings and J. J. O’Donohue. When this tie 
was shot off it was impossible to see the sight on the 
gun barrel. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
T O’Donohue, Jr 
23 
0 
23 
0 
25 
0 
23 
0 
24 
0 
23 
0 
22 
W J Elias. 
20 
0 
23 
0 
19 
1 
25 
1 
19 
1 
20 
1 
25 
Greiff . 
21 
3 
24 
3 
22 
4 
24 
4 
24 
4 
25 
4 
24 
Billings . 
25 
2 
25 
2 
24 
3 
25 
3 
24 
3 
25 
2 
24 
Held . 
24 
0 
20 
0 
22 
1 
20 
1 
23 
1 
21 
1 
22 
J J O'Donohue. 
19 
5 
17 
5 
22 
5 
25 
5 
23 
5 
22 
5 
25 
*Sauer . 
17 
0 
13 
0 
18 
0 
15 
0 
14 
0 
18 
0 
15 
*Geo Piercy. 
22 
0 
23 
0 
21 
0 
23 
0 
21 
0 
21 
0 
23 
T Lenane . 
15 
5 
25 
5 
25 
4 
25 
4 
25 
Crowe . 
20 
2 
23 
2 
19 
3 
25 
3 
15 
3 
21 
Owen . 
23 
2 
25 
2 
17 
3 
25 
3 
22 
3 
25 
3 
25 
Robinson . 
19 
5 
21 
5 
20 
5 
21 
5 
22 
5 
21 
De Wolf . 
15 
4 
25 
4 
21 
5 
24 
6 
24 
5 
25 
M V Lenane_ 
22 
3 
25 
2 
25 
3 
25 
3 
25 
3 
24 
3 
22 
Pelham . 
24 
1 
24 
1 
19 
0 
25 
1 
25 
1 
21 
Hodgman . 
25 
0 
23 
0 
21 
0 
25 
1 
25 
1 
24 
1 
24 
*Van Cleve. 
16 
0 
18 
0 
14 
0 
16 
0 
15 
0 
17 
Kuchler . 
1 
24 
1 
20 
2 
24 
2 
21 
F IT Schauffler. 
3 
24 
4 
25 
4 
25 
4 
25 
4 
25 
C Schauffler ... 
0 
17 
0 
19 
0 
12 
Event No. 8 : W. T. Elias (1) 22, Greiff (4) 24, Bill¬ 
ings (2) 25 Held (1) 22, T. J. O’Donohue (5) 25, Geo. 
Piercy 24, T. Lenane (3) 24, Owen (3) 25, Pelham (1) 25, 
Hodgman (1) 22. Shoot-off: Billings (2) 22; J. J. O’Don¬ 
ohue (5) 21 , Owen (3) 22, Pelham (0) 22. 
Nov. 28.—Grand weather to-day for this the last shoot 
of the month, and all scores were on the high side, and 
straights were frequent; in fact, a shoot seldom takes 
place now when two or more are not made. To-day it 
was Grinnell who showed the wav with 141 breaks out of 
150 targets, and including two full scores from scratch. 
Six events were contested, as follows: 
First event, practice: Billings high gun, with 24, 
Grinnell and Pelham 23 each. 
Second event, November cup: Won by Schauffler with 
a straight, this being his second leg and giving him the 
trophy. 
Third event, Sauer gun: Leg won by Grinnell, who 
broke straight in shooting off tie with Crow, Robinson, 
Lenane and Held. 
Fourth event, Stoll trophy: Leg won by Grinnell, and 
as this event closed to-day left a tie between Grinnell, 
Kuchler, Owen and J. J. O’Donohue, on shoot-off it was 
won by O’Donohue with a full score, assisted by 5 
added targets. 
Fifth event, trophy shoot: Won by T. J. O’Donohue 
with another straight 
Sixth event, trophy shoot: Won by Grinnell with his 
second straight of the day: 
Events: 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Grinnell . 
2 25 
2 25 
1 25 
1 23 
2 25 
Elias . 
1 22 
1 20 
1 25 
1 24 
2 22 
Crowe . 
3 25 
3 25 
3 24 
Pelham . 
... 23 
0 21 
0 24 
0 22 
0 21 
*Van Cleve . 
... 17 
0 13 
0 14 
0 14 
0 18 
6 16 
T J O’Donohue.... 
... 21 
0 21 
0 20 
0 21 
0 25 
0 18 
Robinson . 
• • . 
5 23 
5 25 
5 23 
5 24 
M V Lenane. 
... is 
3 25 
3 25 
3 25 
3 21 
4 25 
Billings . 
2 25 
2 23 
2 25 
1 24 
2 23 
Owen . 
3 24 
3 24 
3 25 
3 23 
4 20 
Schauffler . 
... 22 
0 25 
2 24 
2 25 
2 22 
3 21 
*L Crowe . 
... 15 
0 17 
0 20 
*Schreyvogel . 
... 22 
0 21 
0 18 
0 14 
0 18 
0 17 
Edey . 
5 17 
5 16 
5 15 
2 19 
2 24 
2 23 
2 20 
3 21 
Held . 
1 19 
1 25 
1 25 
1 24 
2 25 
McCahill . 
• • • 
4 25 
4 24 
4 22 
5 23 
T T O’Donohue..... 
5 21 
5 23 
5 23 
5 25 
4 25 
*Guests. 
G. F. 
P. 
Bergen Beach Gun Club. 
Bergen Beach, L. 
I., Nov. 28.—There were 
erood 
weather conditions. 
Events: 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Targets: 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
H Welles . 
24 
23 
23 
22 
23 
T Martin . 
21 
22 
18 
21 
1 
H W Dreyer. 
19 
15 
20 
15 
12 
H D Bergen. 
IS 
16 
G Kelly . 
ii 
22 
J Lott . 
18 
W H Ryder . 
22 
22 
18 
Russell . 
19 
Elliott, Jr. 
10. 
13 
12 
11 
16 
Seymour . 
20 
18 
Magnus . 
14 
is 
16 
14 
16 
Morgan . 
21 
22 
15 
21 
Brown . 
17 
13 
15 
13 
14 
G Remsen . 
20 
21 
17 
Griffith . 
. 
18 
20 
20 
18 
Voorhees . 
. 
16 
18 
17 
16 
Medler . 
5 
