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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Dec. 5, 1908. 
Salem County Rod and Gun Club. 
Salem, N. J., Nov. 27.—The Salem County Rod and 
Gun Club held a very successful shoot at their new club 
house in this city, Thanksgiving day. Notwithstanding 
the fact that the gunning season is in its height and 
game plentiful, the attendance was up to the average. 
The club cup, now held by George House, was to have 
been shot for, but owing to an accident, Mr. House 
was unable to defend it, and this event was postponed 
until Christmas. The scores for the day follow: 
Shot at. Broke 
Shot at. Broke 
Schubert . 
. 133 
102 
Crispen . 
. 45 
24 
H G Hart. 
. 90 
56 
4 1 
24 
Compton . 
. 103 
76 
Bostler .. 
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H 
Sooy . 
. 67 
38 
Poutie .. 
. 25 
10 
Unfortuna 
tely part 
of the 
score sheets 
were lost. 
Salem Club Notes. 
The Salem Club is arranging for Some snappy events 
J°r the near future. On Dec. 10, a tournament will be 
held and the tie for the Ithaca gun between Charles 
Aewcomb, of Philadelphia, and Warren Risner, of Penns- 
grove, will be shot off. President Hart has received so 
many inquiries from clubs in Pennsylvania and the upper 
part of the State about this tie, and at the earnest 
solicitation of a number of visitors, who wish to attend 
and do a little shooting, a nice programme has been 
made out. 
The club has passed the 100 membership mark, the goal 
they have been working for for a long ame. 
A fund of voluntary subscriptions has been started 
for the purchase of quail and pheasants to be liberated 
m the spring. The club expects to liberate quite a 
large number of birds in addition to the county's ap¬ 
propriation from the State, and see that they are pro¬ 
tected. Each member contributing toward the quail 
fund will be given his allotment, of birds to liberate in 
any place he may designate, or a committee from the 
•club will select suitable places. 
The club will enjoy a rabbit round-up on the planta¬ 
tion of Capt. Daniel Sullivan, in Lower Penn’s Neck 
township, Saturday, Dec. 5, under the leadership of 
bield Captain Stephen Poutie. Captain Sullivan will 
serve a diamond-back terrapin supper after the hunt. 
The club has secured the services of Commodore Wil¬ 
liam Boody, of Elmer, N. J., to furnish a series of coon 
hunts m the county this winter. Commodore Boody’s 
pack of hounds is unsurpassed by any m the State, and 
the members are looking forward to some fine sport’. 
Wm. H. Harris. 
Indianapolis Gun Club. 
Indianapolis, Ind.—The exhibition of intense anxiety 
on the part of the shooters at the Indianapolis Gun Club, 
Saturday afternoon, Nov. 21, on the occasion of its regu¬ 
lar weekly shoot, was one that will not soon be forgot¬ 
ten by those who witnessed it. Climatic conditions were 
favorable to good shooting. The English Hotel cup 
event was the only serious undertaking to engage the 
.attention of the contestants, and every one was bent on 
accomplishing one end—that of preventing Parry from 
winning the event. Parry already had two events of the 
contest to his credit, and needed but one more to finish 
as final winner. All the other contestants combined on a 
single purpose of defeating Parry, and he went to the 
shoot knowing that every scout on the grounds had his 
fingers crossed against him. It made no difference to 
them who won the day’s event, just so it was not 
tarry. ret, along with the collusion, every individual 
hoped within himself that he might be the lucky fellow 
to capture the honors; and on a whole it was a badly 
mixed up case of nervous tension. At the close of the 
event it was found that Farrell, one of the club mem- 
ters living at Muncie, Ind., and Moller were tied each 
with a score of 47 out of 50 targets. Again the’ lSyd. 
men faded to make good. In the shoot-off of the tie at 
•25 targets Farrell broke 23 and Moller 18. 
Next week, under the rules governing the contest, 
rarrell will begin his career at the 18yd. mark, along 
with Britton, Michaelis, Parry, Bell and Denny, each 
of whom has won one leg of the indeterminate series of 
weekly shoots. The scores were: Farrel 47, Moller 47 
Michaelis (IS) 46, Parry (18) 45. Britton (18) 44, Wise 
44, Lewis 44, Denny (18) 43, Neighbors 42, Barr 37, 
Dixon 3b. ’ 
A tabulation o 
shooting follow: 
Targets: 
Wise . 
Parry 
Britton 
Farrell 
Denny 
*Barr 
Lewis 
^Professional. 
e scores that 
were made in practice 
20 20 20 20 20 
20 
Total. 
Broke. 
Per 
Cent. 
19 20 19 .. .. 
60 
58 
96.67 
19 16 20 17 20 17 
120 
1C9 
90.83 
17 18 19 17 19 
iro 
90 
90.CO 
16 18 18 17 20 
100 
89 
89.00 
17 13 19 2il 20 
100 
89 
S9.C0 
18 1 i . 
40 
35 
87.50 
15 19 18 19 16 
100 
87 
87.00 
i7 
120 
ICO 
83.33 
16 17 14 17 20 
100 
84 
84.00 
.6 14 16 .. .. 
60 
46 
76.67 
16 12 17 11 12 
ICO 
68 
68.00 
■ , 28 - , ^.' s was . a splendid day lor target shoot¬ 
ing at the Indianapolis Gun Club. Several of the regn- 
lar scouts were out quail hunting, but the interest in 
the club shoot was not lack ng an,.mg iho.e who luint a 
out. to take part in the events of the day. 
the English Hotel cup disposal contest was the lead¬ 
ing attraction All of the handicap contestants were 
present with the exception of Bell, who met an equal 
number of worthy foemen. who were still competing 
from the initial 16yd. mark. Wise and Michaelis tied’ 
each with a score of 46 out of 50 targets, Wise shooting 
from 16yds. and Michaelis from 18. In the shoot-off ot 
the tie, Michaelis broke 24 and Wise 21 out ot 25 targets. 
I he winning of this event places two to the credit oi 
Michaelis, putting him on an equal footing with Parry, 
who has also won two events. The successful contestant 
must ultimately win three events of the indeterminate 
series. The scores were: Michaelis (18) 46, Wise 46, 
Denny (18) 44, Dixon 44. Parry (18) 42, Farrell (18) 41, 
Neighbors 40. Britton (16) 39, Moore 38, Lewis 37. 
The advisability was suggested of modifying the rules 
governing the cup contest, so that the contestants who 
win one event shooting from 18yds. shall thereafter 
compete from the greater handicap distance of 20yds. 
instead of continuing to shoot from 18yds. as originally 
provided; and it is likely that the board of directors will 
make some such change in the rules, to take effect im¬ 
mediately, at a meeting that is to be held during the 
week. The result of such a modification would be that 
the successful contestant shall first win one event from 
16yds., the second from 18yds., and the third and last 
one from 20yds. Accordingly, Parry and Michaelis 
would hereafter shoot from 20yds. in all remaining events 
of the series. In all probability this would tend to pro¬ 
long the contest several weeks, but it would reflect 
greater credit to the ultimate winner. Parry and 
Michaelis are the only ones who would suffer any dis¬ 
advantage by the proposed change, and they have tacitly 
waived their objections in the interest of keener com¬ 
petition. 
A tabulation of the scores that were made in practice 
shooting follows: 
. Targets: 
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 
Total. 
Broke. 
Per 
Cent. 
Denny . 
.... 19 19 20 20 IS .. .. 
100 
96 
96.00 
Dixon . 
.... 19 17 18 17 18 19 20 
140 
128 
91.43 
\\ ise . 
.... 18 17 19 19 . 
80 
73 
91.25 
Parry . 
.... 16 IS 18 18 20 18 .. 
120 
10S 
90.00 
Michaelis .... 
.... 16 17 18 19 18 19 .. 
120 
107 
89.17 
Br tton . 
.... 18 17 19 17 16 17 .. 
120 
104 
86.67 
*Barr . 
. 15 17 14 17 20 
100 
83 
83.00 
Neighbors ... 
.... 17 16 IS 14 16 17 16 
140 
114 
81.43 
Lewis . 
.... 13 16 15 16 . 
80 
60 
75.00 
Moore . 
.... 11 17 19 13 . 
80 
60 
75.00 
Farred . 
.... 15 15. 
40 
30 
75.00 
Harry W. Denny, Sec’y. 
Manhassel Bay Yacht Club. 
Port Washington, L. I., Nov. 22.— As the trap team 
was away for a match with the Larchmont Yacht Club, 
they will have the privilege of shooting for this cup 
this week. The weather conditions were good to-day 
Alker monthly cup, 50 targets: 
B. 
H. 
T 
B 
G 
Loomis... 
39 
8 
47 
H 
I- 
Hoyt, Jr.. 
25 
10 
35 
C 
M 
Gould. 
21 
14 
35 
Gou’d cup, 25 
targets 
H 
1’; 
an B Berg. 
14 
7 
21 
B 
G 
Loomis... 
16 
4 
20 
II 
L 
Hoyt, fr.. 
13 
5 
18 
W 
Williams, Jr. 
10 
7 
17 
B. 
H. 
T 
W 
H 
Williams. 
20 
14 
34 
II 
B 
Runken... 
17 
14 
31 
C 
M Gould. 
. 10 
7 
17 
C 
Cowl . 
. 8 
5 
13 
H 
B Rankin... 
. 4 
7 
11 
The cup was won by H. Van B. Berg. 
1 he kg on the Sauer gun was won by S. G. Loomis. 
Nov 26.—The weather conditions were foggy and un¬ 
favorable. 
t--L. E. Meyer cup, 25 targets, handicap, was won by 
-G. A. Sierck, as follows: 
B. H. T. 
E A Sierck. 20 5 25 
I Provost . 18 5 23 
E P Alker. 16 5 21 
The J. C. Meyer cup, 50 
w on bv Sierck, as follows: 
E A Sierck. 10 46 
J VV Alker. 10 44 
I Provost . 10 41 
G C Unger. 10 42 
B. 
H. 
T. 
T 
w 
Alker. 
14 
5 
19 
II 
L 
Ilovt, Tr. .. 
14 
5 
19 
W 
N 
Williams. 
9 
7 
16 
targets 
, handicap, 
was a 
Iso 
F. 
P 
Alker. 
10 
41 
H 
L 
Hoyt, Tr.... 
10 
40 
W 
N 
Williams, J 
r r. 
14 
3S 
Smith Gun Club. 
inewark, i\ J., Nov. 28.—There were fourteen contest¬ 
ants at the shoot of the Smith Gun Club to-day. The 
scores follow': 3 
Events: 
Targets: 
M i 1 r n . 
Brockett .. 
Weller .... 
J Wheaton 
Hensler .. 
A Wheaton 
Baumann . 
Davis . 
Scott . 
M erritt ... 
Thornton . 
MacCauley 
L’ndley ... 
Castro .... 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
10 10 10 10 15 15 
7 4 5 8 11 12 
7 7 6 8 11 12 
7 10 8 9 12 14 
5 7 6 8 11 10 
7 7 6 8 12 13 
8 7 8 9 14 12 
9 10 9 8 14 14 
9 8 8 8 12 13 
4 3 6 5 9 7 
1 6 . 
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
10 10 10 15 25 25 20 
8 7 9 11 22 20 17 
8 6 10 10 IS 19 16 
9 9 8 13 19 21 15 
5 4 7 10 18 17 11 
7 5 7 11 21 20 16 
a 8 7 7 16 IS 14 
8 10 9 13 23 21 19 
9 9 10 11 22 22 16 
4 5 4 7 11 14 S 
. 9 14 22 20 17 
.. 9 15 24 23 .. 18 
. 10 14 25 24 19 
•• •■ 9 15 18 24 18 
I. Castle, Sec'y, 
North Caldwell Gun Club. 
North Caldwell, N. J., Nov. 26.— Herewith are the 
scores of our 1 hanksgiving Day shoot. There was a 
large attendance of spectators, but not many shooters. 
Events: 
1 
2 
3 
4 
f 
l argets: 
10 
15 
15 
15 
15 
W Kussmaul . 
0 12 
0 13 
0 14 
0 
12 
C Fischer . 
0 13 
0 12 
0 13 
0 
11 
II Irancisco . 
3 12 
3 14 
1 8 
2 
14 
S hi seller . 
2 11 
2 12 
G Plass . 
3 11 
3 12 
3 14 
3 
10 
R Beattie . 
3 13 
3 13 
3 15 
3 
15 
R Bach . 
5 14 
4 15 
2 10 
W Fischer . 
0 12 
0 11 
W. Kussmaul, Treas. 
Jersey City Gun Club. 
Jersey City, N. J., Nov. 27.—Herewith please find 
scores of shoot, Nov. 24. 
This club will hold an all-day sweepstake and mer¬ 
chandise shoot on Christmas Day, commencing at 
10 A. M. Club shoots on every Saturday and on all 
holidays. 
Events: 
Targets: 
H S Welles. 
C L McClave... 
Fred Truax . 
C H Billings.... 
G H Piercy .... 
W H Mathews... 
C Schreyvogel .. 
A A Schoverling 
H W Dreyer.... 
IT W Simpson .. 
Dr D L Culver. 
F Moffatt . 
E E Hall.. 
J S Fanning ... 
F C Bissett. 
John Martin ..., 
PI W Bergen. 
Geo Kouenhoven 
JAR Elliott.... 
C S Medlar. 
J G Ropes. 
"F V Carlough.... 
A C Bostwick.... 
Dr Moeller . 
Neaf Apgar . 
A H Ryder. 
F W Buehr. 
I) Richards. 
F H Lewis. 
G F Brown. 
H TI Shannon... 
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20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 
17 17 18 19 17 16 18 18 15 19 
15 16 19 18 18 17 17 18 16 16 
17 14 15 18 17 16 14 19 18 
18 14 17 18 14 18 15 18 15 18 
16 15 17 17 18 20 17 17 18 17 
16 18 15 14 18 16 19 17 16 18 
13 12 14 12 15 13 14 11 9 9 
16 17 13 14 14 16 17 15 15 13 
18 14 11 16 14 14 17 17 16 13 
.. 14 .. 12 16 .. 13. 
20 18 17 15 17 16 17 18 14 19 
17 18 18 17 19 17 19 20 19 15 
17 14 14 14 17 11 15 13 19 18 
19 18 19 20 17 17 20 20 20 15 
19 17 15 19 19 15 15 17 20 18 
19 .. 16 .. 17 10 .. 15 .. 17 
13 17 18 14 16 16 14 15 15 15 
17 .. 20 .. 20 .. 20 .. 15 .. 
18 .. 18 ., 16 .. 19 .. 17 .. 
14 12 12 18 16 15 17 15 13 16 
18 19 IS 17 17 17 . 
16 18 13 16 14 19 16 16 IS .. 
17 14 17 16 13 14 11 11 12 
16 13 15 9 17 14 13 13 11 13 
17 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 15 19 
.. .. 10 14 17 12 16 16 13 13 
. 15 13 16 12 14 7 .. 
. 14 14 13 16 18 11 16 
. 15 17 17 18 . 
. 13 16 13 13 
. 11 11 16 
J. Lewis, Sec’y. 
Atlantic City Gun Club. 
Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 28.—Attached herewith I 
send scores of our weekly shoot. German, of Du Pont 
fame, and Overbaugh were with us, and gave a fine exhi¬ 
bition of target smashing. In a tean. match German 
and Overbaugh broke even, 47 out of 50, which was 
“going some’ 1 ’ for hard targets. 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 25 25 
German . 24 24 .. .. 22 25 
Overbaugh . 22 19 .. .. 24 23 
Smith, 19 . 20 23 22 23 21 23 
McGuire . 13.18 21 
Scholl . 16 .16 16 
Osgood, 16 . 16 .. .. 18 19 14 
Pennell, 18 . 14.15 21 
Hackett . 24 . 19 23 
Sheppard, 18 . 14 21 18 
Young, 19 . 22 17 18 23 
Specht, 16 . 16 .. 
Event No. 1 w'as for the Du Pont trophy, and Smith 
ran high from 19yds. Events Nos. 5 and 6 were a five- 
man team race. Smith and Sheppard captains. Smith’s 
team won out by a margin of 26. 
Our club is after the Eastern Handicap, to be shot 
from the Pier, and this is the ideal city of the East for 
it. Nuf sed. 
Team contest, 50 t-rgets: 
German . 47 
Sc)ioil . ! 
Osgood . 33 
Pennell . 36 
Sheppard . 39—187 
Overbaugh . 47 
Smith . 44 
McGuire . 39 
Hackett . 42 
Young . 41—213 
Secretary. 
'Rifle Range and Gallery . 
National Board for Promotion of 
Rifle Practice. 
M ashington, D. C., Nov. 29.—In their annual reports 
to the Secretary of the Navy, Admiral John E. Pills- 
bury, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and Brig.-Gen. 
George F. Elliott, Commanding the U. S. Marine Corps, 
take occasion to refer to the excellent shooting done by 
the teams representing the Navy and Marine Corps, in 
the national rifle match at Camp Perry, Ohio, last 
August, when the Navy came in second in a field of 
fifty teams, with the Marine Corps fourth and the U. S. 
Naval Academy seventh. 
Admiral Pillsbury notes that with the improved facil¬ 
ities now provided for training the personnel afloat at 
small arms practice, an increased interest is manifested. 
Owing to the cruise of the battleship fleet, none of the 
men of that fleet were able to hold small arms practice, 
but of the other vessels of the Navy, 6,256 officers and 
men completed the regular course of firing; 989 qualified 
as marksmen, 392 as sharpshooters and 124 as expert 
r flemen. 
It develops that the property adjoining the Naval 
Academy range is offered for sale for residential pur¬ 
poses, which, if sold to other parties, would end firing 
on this range. Admiral Pillsbury therefore recommends 
that this property, 274 acres in extent, be purchased. 
1 his will permit an increase of the present range from 
800 to 1000yds., and admit of improvements to make it 
adequate for the future needs of the Academy. He 
points out that with the exception of a small and in¬ 
adequate 600yd. range at the Mare Island Navy Yard, 
and a smaller one at the naval training station, Yerby, 
Buena Vista, the Navy has no target range on the 
Pacific Coast, and north of Guantanamo, Cuba, there 
