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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Jan. 29, 1910. 
The North Caldwell, N. J., Gun Club seven-man team 
defeated the Passaic County Gun Club team, on the 
grounds of the latter, Jan. 22, by a total of 261 to 216 
out of 350. 
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There were twelve contestants in the shoot of the 
Penrose Gun Club, Philadelphia, on Jan. 22,. of whom 
Paul was first alone with 10 straight, while Murphy was 
second alone with 9. Three, Paul, Sulback and Haldt, 
tied on 5 in a miss-and-out, eleven entrants. 
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The team match between the Freehold and South Side 
gun clubs, was held on the grounds of the latter at 
Newark, N. J., Jan. 21. This competition was for the 
Shooting and Fishing trophy, emblematic of the six-man 
team championship of New Jersey. Freehold won, 198 
to 183. 
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The Pinehurst, N. C., tournament, held Jan. 19-22, was 
specially notable for some superior performances. The 
Preliminary Flandicap was won by Mr. R. M. Owen, 
of New York, with a score of 93, on Jan. 20. The Mid¬ 
winter Handicap was won by Dr. D. Le Roy Culver, of 
Jersey City, with a total of 94. 
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At the shoot of the Highland Gun Club, at Edge Hill, 
Pa., last Saturday, Mr. George S. McCarty was high man 
with 86 out of 100, shooting from the 21yd. mark. There 
were twenty-seven contestants. The conditions were dif¬ 
ficult, there being four 20-target events, five incomers, 
five overhead, and five pair overhead. 
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Secretary C. H. Van Nostrand writes us that the East 
Millstone, N. J., Gun Club will’ hold its fifth annual 
Washington s Birthday shoot oh Feb. 22. Ten events 
of 15 targets, also the championship of Somerset county 
at 50 targets will be the program.- Shooting will com¬ 
mence at 10 A. M. Trains via Pennsylvania R. R. 
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The Target Gun Club, of Decatur, Ill., announces that 
the program for its tournament, Feb. -2-3, will have' a 
total of 200 targets each day, and that the Jack Rabbit 
system will be used in the division of the moneys. 
Each day for first, second and third high gun respec¬ 
tively, there will be $5, $3 and $2. The Secretary is 
A. W. McKee. 
The Kenmare, N. D., Gun Club announces a shoot 
for Washington’s Birthday, Feb. 22. The program con¬ 
sists of seven 15-target events, $2 entrance, and an 
event at 100 targets for the championship of Ward, 
Mountrail and Williams counties; entrance $4, high 
guns, one money for each three entries. In the sweep- 
stake events the Jack Rabbit, system, 6, 4, 2, 1, will 
govern. High averages will receive $10, divided 40, 30, 
20 and 10 per cent. 
The first of a series of six contests, distance handi¬ 
caps, called the distance handicap championship, was 
held by the Paleface Shooting Grounds Corporation at 
Wellington, Mass., on Jan. 19. There were- sixteen 
contestants. Mr. Charles Marden, from the 17yd. mark, 
was high with 92. Mr. Horace Kirkwood was given 
the back mark, 21yds., and he scored 82, tying with 
Frank and Brinley. When a handicap is called a cham¬ 
pionship, it is to be taken in a Pickwickian sense. 
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A dispatch to the Philadelphia Inquirer, under date 
of Jan. 22, recounts that “Fred Coleman, of Pottsville, 
as the result of two days’ shooting, further substantiated 
his claim to be the world’s champion wing shot. In 
gunning in a half dozen events during those- two days, 
he killed 90 live pigeons without a miss. In the events 
of a tournament to-day he killed straight in a 20, a 10 
and a 5 bird event. Yesterday he killed 55 pigeons with¬ 
out a miss. In to-day’s shopt other good scores were: 
At 20 birds: Motley 18, Shaffner 19, Barry 17, King 16.’’ 
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Secretary-Manager Elmer E. Shaner writes us: “Kindly 
announce to the readers of Forest and Stream that the 
Interstate Association’s fifth Eastern Handicap tourna¬ 
ment will be given at Philadelphia, Pa., July 19, 20 and 
21, under the auspices of the Highland Shooting Asso¬ 
ciation. There will be $1,000 added money. Also an¬ 
nounce that the Interstate Association’s fifth Pacific 
Coast Handicap tournament will be given at Seattle, 
Wash., Aug. 2, 3 and 4, under the auspices of the West 
Seattle Gun Club. There will be $1,000 added money.” 
The championship of Long Island Sound was won by 
Mr. J. FI. Hendrickson, of Jamaica,- L. I., who is a 
member of the Port Washington Yacht Club. This con¬ 
test was held at Port Washington, L. I., on Jan. 22,‘ 
under the auspices of the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. 
The -conditions were 100 targets, $4 entrance, 16yds., 
competition open to organizations of Long Island shore 
towns or of its bays and harbors. Mr. Hendrickson 
scored 87 and won, second going to Mr. T. H. Foster, 
of the Hillside Club; third to Mr. Howard Clark, of the 
Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. Mr. Jack Fanning was high 
professional with 87. 
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The second 100 targets of the 300, which constitute the 
Crescent Athletic Club contest for the club championship 
resulted last Saturday in Mr. F. B. Stephenson taking the 
lead again with a total of 87 out of 100, and 176 out of 200, 
the totals of the two contests. The third contest is fixed 
for Saturday of this week. Mr. F. W. Moffett has a total 
of 171, and is Stephenson’s closest opponent for the 
championship. The weather conditions were bad, a high 
wind prevailing. Stephenson also scored a leg on the 
January cup. In the scratch shoot, 15 targets, Mr. F. 
W. Moffett was high with 14. Mr. D. T. Leahy scored 
25 alone in a trophy shoot, defeating 15 contestants. Mr. 
L. C. Hopkins scored a leg in the Stake trophy. The 
leg in the team race was won by Leahy and Stiner. 
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The old Emerald Gun Club, one of the most active of 
the many New York trapshooting clubs some years ago, 
when pigeon shooting flourished, and still at the present 
day far from being moribund, started its twenty-ninth 
year on Jan. 18, with a shoot which included January, 
February and May, at the Duck Farm Hotel. A notable 
feature was the admirable retention of skill by the 
veterans, of whom Dr. George V. Hudson is probably 
the dean. He scored a total of 28 out of 30. Messrs. 
Schortemeier and Short respectively lost one dead out, 
the former shooting from the back mark, 30yds. Mr. 
P. Mohrman also- scored 29 out of 30. Capt. Dreyer 
made one straight score of 10. The shoot for April, 
May and June will probably take place in the latter part 
of March. 
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The Yale Gun Club has arranged for a busy season of 
trapshooting competition, as the following matches will 
show: Jan. 29, Larchmont Yacht Club vs. Yale, at 
Larchmont, N. Y.; Feb. 5, Manhasset Bay Yacht Club 
vs. Yale, at New Haven; Feb. 19, Boston Athletic As¬ 
sociation vs. Yale, at Newton, Mass.; March 5, New 
York A. C. vs. Yale, at New York city; March 19, 
Crescent A. C. vs. Yale, at Bay Ridge; April 9, Larch¬ 
mont Yacht Club vs. Yale, at Larchmont, N. Y.; April 
23, New Haven or Danbury Gun Club vs. Yale, at New 
Haven; April 30, Princeton vs. Yale, at New Haven; 
May 7, Harvard vs. Yale, at New Haven; May 21, In- 
tercollegiates at Newton, Mass.; June 11,- Danbury Gun 
Club vs. Yale, at Danbury. The club members have 
started practice, and can muster a formidable team, as 
all the men who were in the winning team last fall are 
still in Yale, with the exception of Capt. Dickay. The 
intercollegiate contests this year will be held on the 
grounds of the Boston Athletic Association. 
Bernard Waters. 
The Emerald Gun Club. 
On Tuesday, Jan. 18, the members of this veteran live- 
bird organization celebrated the beginning of the twenty- 
ninth active year of its existence. Just think of it! A 
score and half a score of years! “An’ glory be to our 
only charter member, Dr. George Victor Hudson, who 
showed some of the younger members how to point the 
twin tubes in his old-time way, and though his health 
may not be so- rugged since an attack of pneumonia 
almost took him over the Great Divide last spring, he 
just as often slaps them in the middle as of yore, as the 
28 out of 30 will show. His 3d, 6th, 18th, 19th, 21st and 
23d were raspers. His 13th, a dead out, called so by the 
referee at least, though it is quite difficult to convince 
the Doctor when he don’t agree with you, was certainly 
hard luck. 
President May worked hard to-day, scoring and making 
elegant stops on his 2d, 8th and 15th birds. 
Mr. Rohlfs certainly did not have his eye with him at 
the shoot, but he started wrong the evening before when 
he mistook Mr. May for Mr. Fessenden at the depot. 
Schorty’s 3d and 4th were quick seconds on fast 
drivers; his 7th a one-barrel stop on a twister; his 12th 
a long second, and his 24th ditto. 
Bill Catton did himself proud, as his 5th, 10th, 15th— 
the 10th in particular, a long shot. 
By the way, Mr. Rohlfs made fine stops on his 6th 
and 16th birds. 
Capt. Dreyer only used his second barrel five times 
on those he scored; his 9th, 10th, 22d and 23d were held 
just in the right place on good ones. 
Henry Koegel scored his first _ 25 straight, with one 
marked with a star, but the 26th just beat him out, and 
it certainly was a hummer of a driver. 
Now comes Tommy Short again; all of them, by heck. 
That measly asterisk on his 2d bird, but the next ’-8 
straight without a blemish; his 4th and 15th being per¬ 
fection. 
Mr. Thoben, who celebrated his second appearance be¬ 
fore live-bird (raps, tried out a new single-trigger and 
it certainly fitted him, as the score will show. His 3d 
and 21st were exceptionally good stops. 
Dick Mohrman. an old-time member, returned to the 
fold to-day and rejoined the club, and in his nonchalant 
way, cigar in his face, gun in any old position, just tied 
the firm of Short and Shorty for first honors. 
Mr Fred Biba shot along to-day as the guest of 
President May, and not pulling a trigger over the trap 
for six years, his score showed lack of practice. His 
4th and 8th were fine kills, particularly the latter, a 
very long second. , , , 
The birds as a whole were not classy, but the heaps 
of snow that covered the shooting grounds, and the oc¬ 
casional drizzle during the day made conditions rather 
uncomfortable. Mine host Schaffer, of the Duck Farm 
Hotel, entertained the boys right royally, and the dinner 
he served was cooked to a turn and served in the usual 
liberal Lehigh county way. 
Schaffer’s pointer bitch Belle retrieved gamely across 
the stretch of snow, and though she was tied up after 
the morning’s work she broke loose and came right 
back on the job in the afternoon. 
The next contest of this club will probably take place 
in the latter part of March. Schortemeier acted as 
referee. Scores as follows: 
J anuary: 
P May, 28 . 
W H Rohlfs, 28 . 
L H Schortemeier, 30. 
W Catton. 28 . 
Dr. G V Hudson, 28 .. 
IT W Dreyer, 28 _. 
H C Koegel, 30 . 
Thomas Short, 28 .... 
H Thoben, -28 . 
D Mohrman, 28 ...... 
F Biba, 26 . 
February: 
P May, 28 .. 
L H Schortemeier, 30 
W FI Rohlfs, 28 . 
W Catton, 28' !. 
Dr- G V- Hudson, 28.. 
Capt FI W Dreyer, 28 
H C : Koegel, 30 . 
Thomas Short, 28 . 
H Thoben, 28 . 
D Mohrman, 28 . 
F Biba, 26 . 
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March: 
P May, 28 . 
W H Rohlfs, 28 . 
L H Schortemeier, 30 
W Catton, 28 •. 
Dr G V Hudson,'28. 
H W Drever, 28 . 
H C Koegel, 30. 
Thomas Short, 28 ... 
H Thoben, 28 . 
D Mohrman, 28 . 
F Biba, 26 . 
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Grand total of January .^February and March, 30 birds: 
P May . 
L H Schortemeier. 
W Catton .. 
Dr G V Hudson... 
Capt H W Dreyer. 
25 
H C Koegel. 
.... 28 
23 
Thomas Short . 
.... 29 
29 
H Thoben . 
.... 26 
25 
D Mohrman . 
.... 29 
28 
25 
F Biba . 
.... 17 
Manhatta. 
The Palefaces. 
Boston, Mass., Jan. 19.—With sixteen entries in evi¬ 
dence, the New England distance handicap champion¬ 
ship received a dandy start to-day, and with five more 
legs to be shot, it is a sure guess that the interest will 
rival, if not eclipse, the 1908 contest of a similar kind. 
In to-day’s events it did not take the contestants very 
long to find out the fact that one Charlie Marden was to 
be reckoned with, and unless by some superhuman effort, 
did not intend to be denied the honor of first win, and 
making sure that his name would be annexed to< the 
trophy, for keeps. Ninety-two is no small score at any 
time, and to put it in at this particular instance proves 
his ability to stand the gaff with the best. 
President Comer, one yard back of Marden, deserves 
credit for his clever work, and an 86 next time will 
come closer to the top. Mixter, a new shooter from 
Harvard University, made a good impression with 85 for 
third, and bids fair to make the Harvard team consid¬ 
erably stronger if present clip is any criterion. 
Tied for fourth were the virtually scratch men—Kirk¬ 
wood at 21, Frank at 19, and Brinley at 18. It was nip- 
and-tuck all the time, with the final result a tie, Frank 
and Kirk’s fall down coming in the second last event, 
and Brinley having his earlier on. Scores: 
Targets: 
15 
15 
20 
15 
15 
20 
Broke. 
Marden, 17 . 
14 
19 
15 
14 
16 
92 
Charles, 18 . 
. 15 
12 
16 
11 
13 
19 
86 
Mixter . 
12 
16 
14 
12 
16 
85 
Frank, 19 . 
12 
19 
12 
10 
17 
82 
Brinley, 18 . 
..'. 10 
10 
17 
14 
13 
18 
82 
Kirkwood, 21 . 
. 12 
14 
18 
12 
9 
17 
82 
ITigginson, 18 . 
. 11 
12 
19 
12 
13 
14 
81 
Hodges, 16 . 
. 10 
12 
15 
12 
14 
16 
79 
Morse, 16 . 
Pierce, 16 . 
. 11 
15 
14 
8 
13 
15 
76 
10 
15 
11 
8 
15 
70 
Jones, 16 . 
. 9 
9 
13 
10 
9 
13 
63 
Clapp, 16 . 
8 
10 
10 
10 
12 
59 
W Hurd, 16 . 
. 5 
9 
10 
10 
11 
12 
57 
Burgess, 16 . 
10 
11 
6 
9 
12 
57 
T Heard, 16 . 
. 12 
9 
15 
10 
46 
Freeman, 16 . 
. 11 
9 
16 
9 
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