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FOREST AND STREAM 
[April 30, 1910. 
Springfield Shooting Club. 
Springfield, Mass.—The annual Patriots’ Day regis¬ 
tered tournament of this club was held on their grounds 
at Red House Crossing, on April 19, with a large gather¬ 
ing of shooters from all over the New England States. 
There were forty-seven who took part in the various 
events during the day, thirty-nine of whom shot the 
entire program of 200 targets. 
During the day, 8500 targets were trapped from two 
sets of .expert traps, arranged Sergeant system. Shoot¬ 
ers were present from Albany, N. Y.; Enosburg Falls, 
Vt.; Hartford. Conn.; Troy, N. Y.; Greenfield, Mass.; 
Bridgeport, Conn., New York city; Boston, Mass.; 
Portland, Me.; New London, Conn.; Willimantic, Conn.; 
Leominster, Mass.; Chicopee Falls, Mass; South Man¬ 
chester, Conn.; Plolyoke, Mass.; Rockville, Conn., and 
Ludlow, Mass. In fact, every gun club in this section 
of the country was represented, the Bridgeport, New 
Haven, Willimantic and Rockville clubs sending good 
delegations. 
The program for the day called for twelve events, 200 
targets in all, $16 entrance in the sweeps, and $25 added 
money and $110 in prizes offered by the club. All shoot¬ 
ing was from 16yds. rise. Purses were divided Rose 
system, four moneys. Interstate rules governed all 
events, it being a registered tournament, run under the 
rules and regulations of the Interstate Association for 
season of 1910. Shooting started at 9:30, and continued 
until 5:30, when the last event of the program was 
finished. 
The day turned out fair for shooting, although it was 
rather threatening in the early morning, causing out-of- 
town shooters to wonder whether they had been come or 
not, but when they gave the good time in store for 
them a second thought, they simply couldn’t stay at 
home, so took the first train here. Many, however, 
came the night before. 
The scores as a whole ran rather below the average. 
Why, nobody seemed to be able to tell. Sure it was a 
little windy at times, but not enough to cause scores to 
drop as low as they did. Even the professionals, with 
the exception of W. B. Darton, were “away off their 
base,” especially J. A. R. Elliott, who didn’t shoot good 
enough to keep warm. • Mr. Elliott was handicapped by 
his shells not arriving. However, he ought to have put 
up better scores than he did. That he can shoot is 
well demonstrated by simply mentioning that he has 
broken 196 out of 200 here, a record for our grounds. 
The trade was unusually well represented, their being 
cn deck T. A. R. Elliott, O. R. Dickey, Sim Glover, 
H. H. Stevens, Gil Wheeler, H. S. Welles, W. B. Dar¬ 
ton, and D. T. Cowing. Mr. Cowing did not shoot at 
all, but by his untiring efforts greatly helped in the run¬ 
ning of the tournament." 
The principal events of the program (which called for 
200 targets at 2 cents each) were the sixth and twelfth. 
In addition to being sweep events of the regular pro¬ 
gram, they constituted two separate 20-target merchan¬ 
dise races, class_ shooting in the sixth, and high gun in 
the twelfth. Winners were allowed to select their own 
prizes, and after the ties had been all settled, the final 
winners and some of their prizes were as follows; 
Event No. 6: Ernest Swain, of Chicopee Falls, com¬ 
bination tool set; Lewis Misterly, Springfield, Mass., 
silk umbrella; E. F. Greenwood, Enosburg Falls, Vt., 
Swedish knife; Anthony Misterly, Springfield, Mass., fly- 
book. 
Event No. 12; John B. Sanders, Albany, N. Y., Stev¬ 
ens Favorite rifle; Joseph Brassard. Springfield, Mass., 
box of cigars; A. M. Arnold, Springfield, Mass., pearl- 
handled knife. 
High average prizes for those shooting entire pro¬ 
gram of 200 targets were won as follows (high guns 
winning): Lewis H. Bradley, Hartford, Conn., Baker 
hammerless shotgun; Edward White, Rockville. Conn., 
Kelso automatic reel; A. M. Arnold, Springfield, Mass., 
umbrella; John B. Sanders, Albany, N. Y., Marble 
safety ax: H. L. Edgerton, Willimantic, Conn., Web¬ 
ster’s Collegiate Dictionary; R. O. Cheney. Jr.. South 
Manchester, Conn., leather gun case; Lewis Misterly, 
Springfield, Mass., trout rod; W. W. Rice, New Haven, 
Conn., trout rod; J. M. Gates, Leominster, Mass., box 
of cigars: Robert McFetridge, Hartford. Conn., watch 
fob: F. E. H. Sheldon, Chicogee Falls, Mass., vase. 
High nrofessional average (prize fly-rod) was won by 
W. B. Darton. of Portland, Me., and low gun prize of 
the program (Marble Hunting Knife) was won by A. J. 
Williamson, of Bridgeport, Conn. Scores by events 
follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Brk. 
L H Bradley. 14 12 17 13 15 18 11 14 IS 15 11 17 175 
A M Arnold. 15 13 16 10 11 13 12 13 IS 18 14 13 167 
Ed White . 14 14 19 12 10 18 12 14 15 13 12 14 167 
J B Sanders. 12 14 18 15 12 14 11 11 15 11 13 19 165 
H E Edgerton... 15 12 11 12 13 15 13 11 IS 14 13 17 164 
R O Cheney, Tr.. 12 14 13 12 11 18 11 14 17 12 11 17 162 
E F Greenwood.. 12 14 18 11 13 17 10 12 16 11 14 13 161 
L Misterly . 13 13 14 13 11 18 12 11 17 12 9 17 160 
W W Rice. 13 12 16 13 11 16 12 12 16 11 13 15 160 
Robt McFetridge. 13 13 15 13 10 15 11 11 14 13 14 17 159 
J M Gates. 15 13 12 12 12 17 14 14 15 10 13 12 159 
F E H Sheldon... 11 9 14 11 13 17 10 14 16 12 13 18 158 
L B Gross. 15 14 19 12 12 15 11 6 16 11 10 16 157 
Dr E W Dann... 13 14 19 12 9 13 11 9 11 13 13 18 155 
F A Sanderson... 12 13 18 14 12 16 9 8 13 12 13 14 154 
O E Morton.'. 9 11 11 12 12 15 14 13 14 13 13 16 153 
F E Metcalf. 14 13 14 11 12 13 11 12 16 11 11 15 153 
Harold Burgin... 13 12 14 10 12 14 11 14 15 12 10 16 153 
Edw Kelly .13 13 15 8 11 15 11 12 15 13 10 15 151 
Geo B Prest. 13 14 12 11 11 13 14 11 12 10 11 16 148 
Ernest Sawin .... 11 14 15 11 10 19 10 11 15 7 10 13 146 
J D Jordan. 6 12 14 11 11 11 7 14 16 12 13 16 143 
Dr L A Newton.. 12 12 14 12 11 14 9 10 5 11 12 17 140 
A T Crowley.12 10 16 11 12 10 13 11 11 10 8 15 139 
E G Southey.10 10 11 11 10 10 11 10 17 9 12 16 137 
J B Robertson.... 11 9 14 11 10 15 11 9 16 10 8 10 134 
Douglass Wesson. 13 12 15 9 12 10 12 8 13 9 10 10 133 
Dr A J Treichler. 13 10 15 11 11 15 10 5 12 8 10 13 133 
Geo W Kerr. 11 7 15 9 7 8 12 11 15 10 10 14 129 
D C Downing.... 7 6 10 8 7 13 8 10 13 10 10 16 118 
A T Williamson.. 12 7 12 10 9 9 9 5 13 11 8 13 117 
Anthonv Misterly. 11 12 13 11 14 16 11 7 16 13 10 .. 134 
W H Snow. 13 12 11 11 10 16 15 8 14 10 .. .. 120 
E Ii Pinney.13 S 16 11 11 16 12 5 13 9 .. .. 114 
Jos Brassard . 10 8 18 8 9 .. 52 
L C Wilson.10 S 8. 26 
Dr T Lockhart... 7 9 6 . 22 
D N Coates.12 .. 7. 29 
Walter Morrison.12 14 26 
Professionals: 
W B Darton. 14 14 19 15 14 19 13 13 19 15 13 19 187 
H S Welles. 15 15 20 15 10.19 14 10 18 10 12 19 177 
Sim Glover . 14 14 20 13 14 15 14 12 14 11 15 16 172 
O R Dickey.14 12 19 13 13 17 11 10 17 14 12 18 170 
Iff H Stevens.lo 13 15 13 13 14 10 13 15 15 11 15 160 
G M Wheeler.12 15 12 13 11 15 11 13 16 13 12 14 157 
JAR Elliott.... 14 11 17 11 14 14 9 12 12 12 7 14 147 
Stray Shots. 
As usual, the extra set of traps had to bother; how¬ 
ever, they might have been worse if “Master Mechanic” 
Cowan hadn’t been on hand. 
Funny, we get up a good list of prizes, and then half 
of the shooters don’t want to wait to shoot off ties. 
Guess we will have to cut the prizes out after this. 
What’s that? 
Can anybody explain why the scores ran so low? 
There was nobody but what could average better than 
he did. even under more unfavorable conditions. 
“Tim” Elliott didn’t shoot good enough to keep warm, 
all of course, ' because his favorite load didn’t arrive. 
Funny, what a difference it makes, ain’t it? 
Our good friend Sanders, of Albany, was on hand as 
usual, and brought home his share—and a little more, 
too—of the money and prizes, John always goes home 
with pockets full of something. 
Gil Wheeler for once wasn’t at the bottom of the list 
of professionals. 
O. R. Dickey was a welcome -visitor, it being his 
first shoot over our traps. We surely want to see him 
again, and as often as he pleases. Our latch string is 
always out. 
Dave Downing was shooting a new gun, and judging 
from his scores, think he hasn’t even been introduced 
to it yet. Dave is what is known as a “stayer.” If he 
starts in the sweeps, he stays in the sweeps, no matter 
how his scores run. 
The affairs of the office were capably handled bv A. 
M. Arnold, of the club, assisted by Hank Stevens. They 
are a hard combination to beat when it comes to figur¬ 
ing, and nobody had to wait very long for their dough. 
C. L. Kites, Sec’y. 
Salem County Rod and Gun Club. 
Salem, N. J., April 15.—The third annual registered 
tournament of the Salem County Rod and Gun Club, 
held in this city, Thursday, April 14, was one of the 
most successful events ever held in this section of ■•the 
State. A number of the crack amateur and professional 
target shots of the East were present and were royally 
entertained by the Salem sportsmen. Ideal weather 
conditions prevailed, and high scores featured the sport. 
William H. Wolstencroft carried away the gold watch, 
the first prize for high amateur, and four Quaker City 
trap experts won the bulk of the money. The program 
really commenced Wednesday evening with a planked 
shad supper served to the visiting shooters and members 
at the large club house on the shooting ground. Shad 
for the supper were caught fresh from the Delaware Bay 
the afternoon of the supper by Field Captain Ernest 
Schubert and Financial Secretary L. D. Compton, and 
planked in the culinary department at the club house 
by competent chefs. Covers were laid for fifty. 
A field of twenty-one shooters went through the entire 
program of eleven events, including the special 25- 
target event for an Ithaca gun offered as first prize. 
Shooting started early, and throughout the day there 
was a big crowd of spectators viewing the target smash¬ 
ing. Early in the day there was an exhibition of trick 
shooting by Wolstencroft, George McCarty, Charles 
Mink and others, which pleased the crowd immensely 
and caused some fun among the shooters. 
So ably did the club officials do their work that the 
regular program was shot through long before train 
time, and there was no delay during the progress of the 
shoot, though there was only one trap used for the 
eleven events. The club grounds are beautifully situa¬ 
ted, and the organization, which has been growing 
steadily for the past three years, is building up a 
future of which the residents of the county should be 
proud. 
The regular program made up a total of 185 targets, 
eight events at 15. two at 20, and the special event at 25 
targets. J. M. Hawkins, the professional from Balti¬ 
more, had the honor of making high score for the day 
with a total of 177 out of his 185. William H. Wolsten¬ 
croft, of Philadelphia, led the amateurs with a score of 
176. He also tied with J. B. McHugh, of Wilmington, 
Deb, for the gun prize in the 25-target event, each 
making a straight score. Wolstencroft sold out his 
share to the Wilmington gunner. 
Wolstencroft shot in fine form throughout, and was 
closelv pressed by McCarty and Harry Kahler, also of 
Philadelphia. McCarty was unable to catch Wolsten¬ 
croft, but Kahler, after getting a poor start, managed to 
tie Wolstencroft after the end of ten events with a total 
of 151 out of 160 targets. Kahler broke only 21 out of 
his last 25. as against Wolstencroft’s straight. Kahler, 
Mink and McHugh tied with a total of 172, and McCarty 
was next with 169. 
Among the professionals, Sim Glover was second to 
Hawkins with 172, and H. L. Brown was third with 171. 
Hawkins tied with Wolstencroft and McHugh with a 
straight^ score in the 25-target event. 
The Salem Club had several representatives, and W. 
H. Steward led the home shooters with a score of 154 
out of his 185. There was a special prize umbrella 
offered to low amateur score. This was won bv J. H. 
Anderson, of Philadelphia, and he donated it to the club. 
The Salem Club has about one hundred members at 
present, and in addition to promoting trap events, has 
accomplished a great deal in improving the fish and 
game conditions in this county. In the past three years 
the club has stocked all the streams in this county with 
about 10,€00 brook trout. This Is the first time it has 
been done, and the club is expecting ninety gallons of 
spawn from the United States Fish Hatchery at Wash¬ 
ington, and this will also be distributed. 
The Association has also stocked two preserves with 
quail, ring-nc-cked pheasants and Hungarian partridges. 
This was accomplished under adverse conditions, and 
after the Fish and Game Commission of the State had 
reported that it was unable to secure any quail. The 
Salem Club set out several, which have thrived, and by 
careful attention during the close season, are expected 
to well stock the preserve. The grounds have been 
rented and will be open to all gunners in season. It is 
such operations and energv, displayed by the club in 
favoring and promoting field, stream and trap sport, that 
has attracted the attention of those interested in those 
branches throughout the State. 
The officers of the Salem County Rod and Gun Club 
are: H. G. Hart, President: Wm. H. Harris, Vice- 
President; H. W. Bossier and L. D. Compton, Secre¬ 
taries; Paul Erhardt, Treasurer; and Ernest Schubert, 
Field Captain. 
After the shad supper Charlie Mink gave an exhibition 
in legerdemain. One of his best stunts was removing 
Oliver’s vest without taking off his coat. No chance of 
getting the blues when Mink is around. 
Many regrets were expressed on account of Neaf 
Apgar’s sickness, thus prevening him from attending 
the supper. 
“Pop” Toole was busv reading the morning paper and 
missed the early train from Camden, but caught a later 
train and shot through a few events. 
Stevens thinks he has Jonah “skinned to death.” He 
claims to have eaten two whole planked shad—not the 
planks. 
A recess was declared at 1:30 and the shooters were 
refreshed with planked shad and lots of other good 
things. 
While waiting for his turn at the shooting stand, Mink 
kept his eve on the lot adjoining the shooting ground, 
and after his squad had shot, bagged three English snipe. 
G. M. Young, of the Ledger, looked after the pub¬ 
licity department in a way that did credit to the journal 
that he so ably represents. 
The friendly rivalry between Field Captain Schubert 
and Walton Stewart infuses a little ginger into local 
events. The scales are pretty evenly balanced, but at 
the last shoot Germany had the farmer so excited that he 
tried to drive home with the hitching post fast to the 
horse and left his gun on the club house steps. 
Events: 1 23456789 10 11 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 15 20 25 Brk. 
W H Wolstencroft. 14 15 14 15 15 15 13 18 14 18 25 176 
G S McCarty. 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 18 12 17 22 169 
Chas Mink .. 14 15 13 15 15 14 14 17 13 18 24 172 
T Tansey . 11 14 13 13 13 13 14 18 11 16 22 158 
V Oliver . 14 14 13 12 14 14 14 17 12 19 23 166 
E A Corderv. 12 11 14 14 13 14 15 16 10 18 22 159 
H Kahler . 11 14 15 15 15 14 15 19 13 20 21 172 
F Holloway. 13 12 12 14 14 14 11 17 9 19 21 156 
T H Anderson. 12 9 8 9 8 12 12 9 10 12 15 116 
H G Hart. 11 11 11 11 12 10 10 15 9 15 18 133 
E Schubert . 12 11 12 8 14 10 12 15 10 14 23 141 
W Stewart . 14 12 13 11 15 13 14 13 12 16 21 154 
J P Peacock. 14 14 13 11 14 14 12 16 9 16 21 154 
Chas Springer .15 14 12 11.18 70 
T B McHugh. 15 11 15 14 14 15 14 18 14 17 25 172 
Chas Tice . 10 12 16 .. 38 
Chas Fithian .11 7 10 .. 28 
Chas Sooy .11 10 9 .. 30 
G H Tule.11 13 11 14 49 
Walter Tice . 9 .. .. 9 
Wm Crispin . 9 .. .. 9 
H Snellbaker . 9 6 .. 15 
L D Compton. 20 20 
Professionals: 
T M Hawkins. 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 19 14 20 25 177 
Sim Glover . 15 15 12 14 14 15 10 19 14 20 23 172 
H L Brown. 15 13 14 15 14 15 15 17 15 18 21 171 
L R Lewis. 13 13 11 11 15 11 13 14 14 IS 23 » 149 
H H Stevens. 15 13 14 14 13 14 13 19 7 16 22 167 
W D Blood. 10 13 13 10 12 12 12 17 14 14 18 142 
H S Welles. 14 13 12 14 13 13 13 17 14 17 19 159 
Neaf Apgar . 14 17 23 54 
H. W. Bossler, Rec. Sec’y. 
Eastern Trapshooters’ League. 
The Eastern Trapshooters’ League was organized March 
24, 1910, for the promotion of trapshooting and sports¬ 
manship. Brvden Gun Club, of Catasauqua, Pa.; Lehigh 
Valley Shooting Association, of Allentown. Pa.; Emaus 
Gun Club, of Emaus, Pa.; Hercules Gun Club, of Tem¬ 
ple, Pa., and Allentown Rod and Gun Club, of Allen¬ 
town, Pa., are the members. The following constitute 
the officers: President. G. E. Brown, Catasauqua, Pa.; 
Secretary, A. K. Ludwig, Allentown, Pa.; Treasurer, 
A. S. Heil, Allentown, Pa.; Board of Directors, C. F. 
Kramlich, Chairman; Lee Wertz, Temple, Pa.; H. J. 
Schlicher, Allentown, Pa.; John L. Englert, Catasauqua, 
Pa., and Harry Moger, Emaus, Pa. These clubs will 
associate with each other, send two men to shoot the 
ful 1 program whenever a club of the league holds a 
registered tournament, and promote the spirit of sports¬ 
manship. Come and join us on May 5, 1910, at Temple, 
Pa. 
Bryden Gun Club, of Catasauqua, Pa., will hold its 
tournament July 7-19; Emaus Gun Club, Aug. 18, 1910. 
Any club wishing to join said league will address Sec¬ 
retary A. K. Ludwig, Allentown, Pa., for application 
papers and by-laws governing the same. 
A. K. Ludwig, Sec’y. 
