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FOREST AND STREAM 
[June 4 , 1910 . 
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EVERYTHING WORTH WINNING 
AT THE FIFTH WESTERN HANDICAP TOURNAMENT 
Won by Shooters Using 
SMOKELESS POWDERS 
THE PRELIMINARY HANDICAP 
Won by MARK THOMPSON, GAINESVILLE, MO., 94 ex 100 from 18 yards 
THE WESTERN HANDICAP 
Won by J. E. DICKEY, DAVENPORT, IA., 96 ex 100 from 16 yards 
High Averages on all 16 yard Single Targets 
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Professionals 
G. Bills.347 ex o60 
H. Heer. 346 ex 360 
Amateurs 
R. A. King.343 ex 360 
Fred Ellett . 346 ex 360 
Wm. Wetleaf ) .335 ex 360 
Wm. Ridley \ 
High Average on Entire Program: — F. G. Bills, 568 ex 600 
Long Runs: —F. G. Bills, 164 W. R. Crosby, 109 
SMOKELESS 
POWDERS 
THEY MAKE AND BREAK RECORDS 
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The Paleface*. 
Boston, Mass., May 25.— There were just seven shoot¬ 
ers who braved the inclement weather at the Paleface 
grounds to-day and helped partake of the 100-target 
menu served up by Manager .Brinley.. 
Our Newburyport member, J. C. Todd, was accorded 
the honors from all corners, and his 85 per cent, was 
A1 under the poor conditions, and good for 5 to 7 per 
cent, more on a good fair day. 
Frank was next in line with plenty to spare over Jones, 
who in turn led the club President a good dozen. 
Scores: 
Events: 
J. C. Todi 
Frank . 
Jones . 7 12 15 
Charles .• 12 6 
Brinley . 13 12 
Burnes . 3 .. 
May 18.—The fifth New England distance handicap 
championship was held on the Paleface grounds to-day 
with just eight shooters, the doubtful weather conditions 
keeping a number of the regulars away. , . . 
One W. F. Clarke proved the candy kid with his 90 
per cent from the 19yds. mark, though the 20-yarder, 
Frank, was only a short way behind. Third place had 
three occupants, Marden, Hassam and Higginson, each 
securing 85. 
Clarke’s win of to-day being his first, still makes the 
result look pretty close, Marden having the pole with 
Plassam, Hauthaway and Clark tied for second. 1 he re¬ 
maining shoot will tell the story, and it sure looks like 
a shoot-off. Scores: 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Total. 
12 
10 
19 
13 
14 
17 
85 
14 
12 
16 
11 
9 
18 
80 
7 
12 
15 
8 
12 
16 
70 
12 
6 
10 
8 
9 
13 
68 
13 
12 
25 
8 
Hdcp. Total. 
Clarke . 19 90 
Frank . 20 87 
Higginson .18 85 
Hassam .18 85 
Hdcp. Total. 
Marden .17 85 
Hauthaway .17 83 
Morse .16 82 
Charles .16 76 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
The attendance was small on May 28. The day was 
a pretty one, but the members seemed to find some 
other sport more attractive. Supt. McFea took his place 
on the firing line and broke 43 out of 50. Le Compte 
was high with 96. , , , , 
The following officers were elected at the meeting of 
the Board of Directors, held Friday evening, May 27: 
President, Dr. R. Lee Bird; Vice-President, R. H. Vest, 
Jr.; Secretary, H. S. Connelly; Treasurer, E. Hammer¬ 
smith. Tournament Committee—Dr. A. B. Pleyl, E. 
Hamersmith, D Pohlar. Membership Committee—John 
P Heidel Dr. A. B. Heyl, E. Hammersmith. The 
Ground Committee will be appointed later. The month¬ 
ly meetings will be held on the third Friday of each 
month, at the club house at 4 P. M. On that day 
special shoots will be held, and the members are asked 
to be present and participate. The scores, 100 targets, 
five strings of 20 each: 
Le Compte . 96 Heilman 66 
McArdle . 82 Connelly 61 
Lambert . 70 
Piedmont Gun Club. 
Piedmont, W. 
Va., May 
25.—W. A. Wiedebush 
was 
hi eh in the day’s average, with 94 out of 
200, a 97 
per 
cent, performance. Taylor was high in the merchandise 
event with 24 out 
of 
25. 
Shot at. 
Broke 
Shot at. Broke 
W Wiedebush... 
200 
194 
Kaufman .. 
.200 
173 
Gerstell . 
200 
185 
Rudy . 
.200 
126 
Dobbie . 
100 
88 
F Billmeyer 
.... 200 
175 
Shaw . 
200 
152 
H Billmeyer 
.200 
177 
Hoover . 
200 
175 
Love . 
.200 
173 
O D Williams... 
200 
187 
Corfield ... 
.100 
65 
McKay . 
200 
127 
Merchandise event, 25 targets distance handicap: 
Yds. T’l. 
Yds. 
T’l.. 
Litten ... 
. 16 
12 
Williams .. 
.19 
23 
Love . 
. 17 
21 
Hoover .... 
.17 
20 
H Billmeyer ... 
. 17 
22 
Shaw . 
.16 
22 
F Billmeyer .... 
. 17 
21 
Gerstell .... 
. 19 
23 
Rudy . 
. 16 
17 
Wiedebush 
.20 
21 
Kauffman . 
. 18 
23 
Taylor . 
.20 
24 
McKay . 
16 
10 
Monongahela 
Valley 
Sportsmen’ 
s League 
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Fairmont, W. Va., May 10.—The second shoot of the 
Monongahela Valley Sportsmen’s League, held at Fair¬ 
mont, W. Va., was a crackerjack, as far as scores go. 
They all hit about all of them. Weather conditions be¬ 
ing fairly good, except a strong wind, which made the 
targets dance just enough to keep on edge. W. A. 
Wiedebusch, of Fairmont, was high amateur with only 
6 down in 200, while Woolfolk Henderson, of Lexington, 
Ky., was high over all with 5 down and an unfinished 
run’of 100. Mr. Henderson was unfortunate in missing 
in only two events. Gerstell, one of the new begin¬ 
ners, had 98 out of his first 100. The five-man team 
race was won by the Fairmont team with 93 out of 100. 
W. A. Wiedebusch won the individual championship, 19 
out of 20. Lantz and Higgenbothan* won the two-man 
team, 38 out of 40. The next shoot will be held at 
Morgantown June 3, and we hope to see you there. 
Scoresi 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets ' 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Total. 
W A Wiedebusch ... 20 19 20 19 19 19 19 20 20 19 194 
T A Neill . 16 20 18 20 20 19 19 18 18 19 187 
R Gustell . 20 19 19 20 20 20 16 17 17 20 19 187 
A G Higgenbotham. 19 17 20 18 18 18 20 20 19 16 185 
G Hoover . 18 18 16 20 19 20 18 17 20 18 184 
E Halfast . 20 18 20 17 19 18 18 18 16 20 184 
H Heckman . 20 20 18 17 17 17 18 20 17 18 182 
L Lantz . 17 18 20 18 18 19 18 18 19 16 181 
O D Williams .17 18 17 18 19 17 19 18 18 18 179 
G T Watson . 15 17 16 17 19 16 19 18 18 17 172 
G M Lilley . 16 14 14 16 17 16 16 15 18 16 158 
D P Fitch . 15 14 18 14 15 11 17 16 13 17 150 
W Nichols . 16 11 16 17 11 15 17 18 17 12 150 
F O Funk . 20 19 20 16 14 89 
R M Hite.15 18 11 12 15 71 
W Mawhinny . 5 10 13 13 .. 41 
Dr R Gustell . 9 9. 18 
Professionals: 
W Henderson . 17 20 20 20 IS 20 20 20 20 20 195 
Ed H Taylor . 19 19 19 19 IS 18 18 17 20 18 185 
H E Young . 20 15 18 15 19 16 19 17 17 18 174 
Niles Gun Club. 
Niles, O., May 20.—The total number of targets in the 
program events was 180. There were twenty-one ama¬ 
teurs and five professionals in the competition. The 
county championship was closely contested between 
Joe Seabern and Joe Rummell. They shot at 100 targets 
and tied on the first and second 100, Rummell winning 
out on the third 100 b,y one target. Scores: 
Shot at. Broke 
Rutlidge . 180 115 
Camp . 180 91 
S W Bilsing.... 180 165 
C FI Shrom.180 136 
T Near . 180 129 
F Kingsbury ... 180 138 
T Rummell .180 157 
T Seaborn .180 156 
R W Ewalt.180 164 
T S Naylor.180 129 
R C Stoop.18Q 140 
Professionals: 
F Le Noir .180 158 
W R Chamberlin 180 153 
John R Taylor.. 180 165 
Shot at. Broke 
J A Stoop. 180 136 
M Hill . 120 74 
W A Chambers. 90 70 
T J Wallace. 105 70 
D J Elliott.180 146 
G J Elliott.180 135 
W Taylor . 180 141 
T Carley . 180 120 
C H Wilsie. 105 64 
C H Miller. 90 64 
B Call. 180 147 
Joe Garland .... ISO 132 
Joseph Rummell, Sec’y. 
