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FOREST AND STREAM 
[July 24, i 9 ° 9 - 
Dayton (Ohio) Gun Club. 
The annual tournament of the Dayton Gun Club was 
held on the old grounds, south of the city, now known 
as the Sander Shooting Grounds, on July 15 and 16, 
and we hope that it is only the first of a long series of 
shoots to be held in this city, once known as the center 
of Ohio trapshooting and the home of some of the most 
widely known, as well as the best shots in the country. 
The time was, not so many years ago, when Dayton 
could be depended upon for a good representation at 
tournaments, and the old Buckeye Gun Club and 
Rohrer’s Island Gun Club furnished many a team in 
intercity matches, which served to keep the Gem City 
on the shooter’s map. The N. C. R. Gun Club, also 
held many shoots, and numbered among its members 
some of the crack shots of the State. The State shoot 
given under the auspices of this club, occupies a place 
by itself in the annals of the Ohio State Trapshooters’ 
League, and will never be forgotten by those who were 
present. For various reasons, or, possibly, for no real 
reason, the game has been practically dead here for 
several years, but the attendance at this shoot promises 
well for a revival of the interest. Among the out-of- 
town shooters who took part in the programme were: 
Messrs. Fred. Shattuck, R. W. Chamberlain, and J. H. 
Smith, of Columbus: F. E. Foltz, McClure, O.; Ed. 
Campbell, and H. Hirth, Gabon, O.; John H. Noel, 
Nashville, Tenn.; Kit C. Shepardson, La Grange, Ind.; 
Ward Burton, Chicago; A. W. Erwin, Ligonier, Ind.; 
F. C. Koch, Phillipsburg, O.; J. H. Pumphrey, Clay¬ 
ton, O.; J. L. Stevenson, Asheville, O.; Geo. Kistler 
and Ed. Brune, Celina, O.; Ed. Barker, Cincinnati, O.; 
A. W. Smith, Xenia, O.; Wm. Shattuck, Cool Grove, 
O.; Lon Fisher, Buckeye Lake, O.; E. McCreary, Nor¬ 
wood, O.; Geo. Volk, W. Toledo; Woolfolk Henderson, 
Lexington, Ky.; C. C. Clark, Trenton, O.; O. P. Tat- 
man, Chillicothe and C. W. Kerr, Middleton, O. 
In the office were L. W. Cumberland, of Columbus, 
cashier, which means that the money end of the work 
was up to date, and all winnings promptly paid, and 
Chas. W. Sander as compiler of scores. Mr. Sander 
may be comparatively new at the trapshooting game, 
for the rifle is his favorite, but he certainly has little to 
learn when it comes to handling the score sheets, and 
did the work like a veteran. Ed. Cain, one of the few 
of the Dayton shooters who has kept up his interest in 
the game, was manager, and besides attending to all the 
details of the tournament in a highly satisfactory man¬ 
ner, he shot through the programme, and finished a 
long way from the foot of the list. T. G. Barstow’s 
name will be found among the trade representatives, 
but he also rendered efficient aid to the management as 
squad hustler, and in various other ways. It’s a habit 
he has acquired, of taking hold and working wherever 
he sees a chance, and he makes himself a mighty good 
man to have around. John Falk was also a handy 
man for the officials—taking charge of posting the 
scores on the bulletin board, and occasionally hustling 
the slow contestants, a job which he can do to perfec¬ 
tion. When John gets after a backward shooter, there’s 
something doing. 
At the score board was Mr. Monahan, and he did his 
work, as he does when scoring for the Sharpshooters, 
without an error. Charles Wagner acted as referee; 
he understands the rules perfectly, and no decision of 
his was questioned. The events were run off _ over a 
McCrea trap, which worked admirably, delivering the 
target on the instant of the call “Pull.” So promptly, 
in fact, that some of the shooters were apparently de¬ 
ceived, and seemed a little slow in firing. The targets 
were good 50yd. targets, but were delivered so quickly 
as to make them pretty hard propositions. 
The grounds were in fine condition, the shooters facing 
about south, and the targets thrown against a clear sky 
background. The shooting _ shed and several shelter 
tents furnished some protection from the heat. 
A fine dinner was served each day, and refreshments 
were to be had at all hours. 
The trade was represented by R. O. Heikes, Ward 
Burton, C. A. Young, C. O. Le Compte, H. W. Heikes, 
L. W. Cumberland and T. G. Barstow. 
The programme consisted of ten 20-target events, each 
day, $2 entrance in each; purse divided 35, 30, 20 and 15 
per cent., percentage system; $100 average money was 
added for the two days, divided percentage system; 
$25. $20, $15, $10, and $5 to each of the next six places. 
The grounds were reached by the Cincinnati traction 
line, every car being met by a wagon to carry shooters 
fr'-m the road to the grounds. 
Everything possible was done by the manager, for the 
comfort of visitors, and he was ably backed by the 
club officers. His efforts were thoroughly appreciated 
by all. 
Wednesday, July 14, was practice day, a short pro¬ 
gramme being provided f >r those who wanted to get a 
line on the ground cond'tions before the real work < f 
the tournament was started. The day was pleasant, and 
quite a number of shooters were on the grounds, but 
only a few indulged in the practice. Of these, W. R. 
Chamberlain was high with 90 out of 100; F. C. Koch 
and H. W. Heikes came next with 89 and 88 respec¬ 
tively; Ed. Cain 86, F. B. Dial 71; Dr. Pumphrey broke 
18 out of 25. 
July 15, First Day. 
Thursday, the first day, was partly cloudy and de¬ 
cidedly hot. A strong west wind, blowing across the 
traps, helped to make the targets hard and cut some 
of the scores considerably. The attendance of specta¬ 
tors was very good, and several ladies honored the 
shoot with their presence. Considering the reputations 
of many of the thirty-seven shooters who faced the traps, 
there were a surprisingly small number of straights re¬ 
corded. The 19-hole seemed a favorite, though not a 
few preferred the 18. However, considering everything, 
some good totals were rolled up. Frank Foltz took high 
honors for the day with 190. Woolfolk Henderson was 
second high amateur with 189. J. H. Noel 185, Geo. 
Kistler 182. The high professionals were C. A. Young 
189, Ward Burton 185, R. O. Heikes 179. Some prac¬ 
tice shooting was done before the regular programme 
was started about 10 o’clock, not counting the practice, 
5760 targets were trapped from this time to about 5:30, 
when the last event was finished. In the evening a 
number of the shooters accepted the invitation of Mr. 
Charles W. Sander and visited his place, where they 
«ere entertained and treated to a view of one of the 
finest collection of hunting trophies in the State. C. A. 
Young started on a run in the first event and kept it 
up until he had broken 86. The scores: 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Total. 
R O Heikes. 20 18 18 17 19 16 17 17 18 19 179 
Lon Fisher .16 15 16 16 17 15. 95 
Ed Cain . 19 18 19 18 17 20 16 16 18 18 179 
Fred Shattuck . 19 18 17 14 18 16 16 17 12 13 160 
Ed Barker . 17 19 13 13 18 19 19 16 19 18 171 
Geo Volk . 19 18 18 19 19 16 16 19 20 16 180 
W A Chamberlain... 17 18 18 17 17 14 15 13 13 17 159 
K C Shepardson.19 IS 17 19 19 17 16 15 17 17 174 
Ward Burton . 19 20 19 19 16 15 19 19 20 19 185 
A W Erwin. 16 16 12 13 14 14 16. 118 
C O Le Compte. 19 19 18 16 16 16 17 15 20 17 173 
J H Noel. 18 19 18 18 19 20 18 20 18 17 185 
W Henderson . 19 16 20 20 19 19 18 20 19 19 189 
F Foltz . 19 20 20 19 17 19 19 19 20 18 190 
C A Young. 19 20 20 20 19 19 17 19 19 17 189 
H Heikes . 19 17 19 20 18 18 17 16 16 17 177 
Ed Campbell .15 15 17 18 15 15 IS 19 16 19 167 
H Hirth .19 17 15 19 19 18 18 18 19 18 179 
Vess Everett . 12 13 9 . 14 16 64 
Geo Kistler . 19 19 19 16 18 18 18 18 17 20 182 
A W Smith. 17 14 16 19 14 15 16 14 15 12 152 
F C Koch. 17 20 19 17 17 17 18 19 17 17 178 
Dr Pumphrey .18 17 19 19 19 17 14 18 17 17 175 
Dr Shattuck . 17 18 17 20 18 18 17 19 18 18 180 
J H Smith. 18 19 10 15 18 17 16 16 17 18 164 
Ed Rike . 19 18 17 14 14 17 17 18 15 14 163 
J L Stephens. 14 14 17 17 15 12. 89 
Ed Brune .12 J8 16 13 8 3 . 70 
E Clark .15 18 IS 15. 66 
O P Southers...15 12 18 15 15 16 14 18 16 139 
C W Kerr .20 19 16 19 19 .... 93 
E McCreary .16 16 15. 47 
T G Kumler .16. 16 
N T Lyon. 9 5. 14 
Phil Wentz .12. 12 
E F Platt.11. 11 
J D Platt, Jr.10. 10 
July 16, Second Day. 
After a night of thunder, lightning and heavy rain, 
Friday dawned with clear skies. Soon, however, the sun 
was partially hidden by fleecy clouds, and the balance 
of the day was more or less cloudy. The west wind of 
Thursday was still blowing, and caused a rather erratic 
flight in the targets, and consequent low scores in some 
cases. This was “getaway” day, some of the shooters 
leaving the city on Thursday night. A few new faces 
appeared on the firing line, twenty-two shooters taking 
part in two or more events. Rolla Heikes was unable 
to be present, as he attended the funeral of a friend in 
Chillicothe. Ed. Rike started in in fine form, but had a 
bad few minutes in the second event, and spent the rest 
of the day watching the boys. L. W. Cumberland got 
into the game to-day and broke 92 per cent, in the first 
100, but two bad drops in the last 100 kept his total 
below 90 per cent., a not very common thing with thim. 
J. A. Penn, an old Cincinnatian, now a resident of 
Dayton, helped swell the number of shooters and landed 
90 per cent, of his targets in the first 100. W. R. Cham¬ 
berlain showed better form than on yesterday, after a 
bad start, and finished well toward the head of the 
amateur list. Some of the new-comers shot a few for 
practice before the programme was started. 
At 9:20 the first squad went to the score; at 2:30 the 
last event was finished, and at 3 o’clock, cashier Cum¬ 
berland had paid off every one and was packed up ready 
to leave. Dr. Wm. Shattuck was high man for the day 
with 191, and that’s going some for a man who has 
seen more than the allotted three score and ten years. 
Second high amateur went to W. Henderson on 190. 
Then came K. C. Shepardson with 186, Ed. Cairn 184, 
F. Foltz and Geo. Volk, 183 each. C. A. Young was 
high professional with 189; Ward Burton 186, C. O. Le 
Compte 184, and they finished in this order for the two 
days with 378, 371 and 357 respectively. 
W. Henderson took first high average money with 
379, F. Foltz 373, Dr. W. Shattuck 371. It was a pretty 
race for first place between Foltz and Henderson. The 
former started the day with a lead of one. This lead 
Henderson wiped out in the third event, and the score 
was a tie on 246 out of 260. In the next three events 
Henderson secured a lead of 6, and finished that many 
ahead. C. O. Le Compte made the long run of the 
day, 76. Young started after him, but broke only 72 
before losing a target. Four thousand targets were 
trapped to-day. The club proposes to hold weekly 
shoots during the season, and will put the old club 
medals in competition again. A series of matches for 
the Hunter Arms Co.’s vase will be started soon. This 
contest is at 30 singles and 20 doubles. The best total 
score to win. The scores: 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Total. 
C O Le Compte. 19 19 19 20 20 19 17 15 19 17 184 
T H Noel. 17 18 17 16 19 18 19 17 18 19 178 
W Henderson . 19 20 18 19 18 20 19 18 20 19 190 
F E Foltz. 19 20 17 18 16 17 20 18 20 18 183 
C A Young. 18 19 18 20 20 20 18 17 19 20 189 
H Heikes . 19 17 16 17 16 17 17 16 17 18 170 
Ed Campbell . 17 17 19 20 19 14 18 18 17 19 178 
H Hirth . 19 17 18 18 18 17 19 17 IS 17 178 
L W Chamberlain.... 18 18 19 18 18 18 16 18 18 17 178 
Geo Kistler .18 19 17 19 14 18 19 17 17 19 177 
Geo Volk . 19 20 18 19 18 18 18 17 18 18 183 
H D Anderson . 15 15 18 14 13 17 20 16 19 18 165 
K Shepardson . 20 20 18 18 20 18 19 20 18 15 186 
Ward Burton . 17 18 19 20 18 16 19 20 20 19 186 
Ed Cain .18 17 18 19 19 19 18 18 19 19 1S4 
Dr Shattuck . 20 19 19 20 18 20 18 18 20 19 191 
F C Koch. 17 17 20 18 19 19 17 19 19 17 182 
Chamberlain . 15 19 19 18 19 19 20 19 18 16 182 
A Smith . 14 13.13 40 
J A Penn . 19 16 20 18 17 . 90 
D W Gilbert. 18 18 17 18 19 17 17 17 17 19 177 
Ed Rike . 19 15. 34 
Professionals: 
C A Young. 
Ward Burton .. 
C O Le Compte 
H Heikes . 
Amateurs: 
W Henderson .. 
F Foltz . 
Dr W Shattuck. 
J H Noel. 
Ed Cain . 
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1st day. 
2d day. 
Total. 
.... 189 
189 
378 
.... 185 
186 
371 
.... 173 
184 
357 
.... 177 
170 
347 
.... 189 
190 
379 
.... 190 
183 
373 
.... 180 
191 
371 
.... 185 
178 
363 
.... 179 
1S4 
363 
.... 180 
183 
363 
.... 174 
186 
360 
.... 178 
182 
360 
.... 182 
177 
359 
.... 179 
178 
357 
.... 167 
178 
345 
.... 159 
182 
341 
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n Club. 
Sandy Hill, N. Y., July 17— The programmes for 
our registered tournament to be held Saturday, July 31, 
are now in the hands of the printer, and expect they 
will be ready for mailing on Tuesday. The boys are 
pulling all together this year, and every one hustling to 
make this the biggest tournament we have ever had. 
The programme will consist of ten events, 200 targets— 
one 15, one 25 and eight 20; $40 added, and average 
money and $100 in merchandise. Also a team shoot for 
a substantial purse open to any club sending a team 
of five bona fide members. 
Events 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 in the programme constitute 
the contest for the championship of Warren, Washington 
and Saratoga counties, and a handsome gold medal 
goes to the winner. 
Mr. J. N. Ingalsbe has donated $5 in gold to the 
amateur making the longest straight run during the 
tournament, and President De Roode has hung up an¬ 
other $5 gold piece for the professional who wins high 
average, so there will be something doing all the time. 
The merchandise prizes are fine, among them being 
a silver tea set, leather bag, pair of Putnam hunting 
boots, Gorham silver carving set, pair solid gold cuff 
buttons; auto safety razor, Dunlap hat, etc. 
The shoot will begin promptly at 9:30 A. M. and con¬ 
tinue just as long as any one wants to shoot. We 
employ good help and shall have two automatic traps in 
use, with a set of experts in reserve and plenty of tar¬ 
gets unpacked ready for use. Loaded shells of all makes 
will be for sale on the grounds. Already nine pro¬ 
fessionals have advised that they will be present, and 
more are expected. A good lunch can be had right on 
the grounds and lemonade will be free. 
Our grounds are easily reached, as they are right on 
the trolley line between Glens Falls and Sandy Hill. The 
cars stop at the grounds, so that one can step from a 
car almost into the club house. As we are but a half 
hour’s ride from Lake George, or Saratoga Springs, 
shooters can take in the tournament and spend Satur¬ 
day night and Sunday at these resorts, which are at their 
best this time of the year. We do not run our tour¬ 
naments to make money, but to give the shooter a good 
time and make him want to come again, and the tourna¬ 
ment this year will be no exception. 
Programmes will be mailed promptly upon application 
to J. A. Norton, Secretary, Sandy Hill, N. Y. 
J. A. Norton, Sec’y. 
Lehigh Valley Shooting Association. 
Allentown, Pa., July 15.—J. M. Hawkins led the 
professional line with 196 breaks out of a possible 205. 
He scored three straights in 15-target events. H. H. 
Stevens and Neaf Apgar had two straights each in 15- 
target events. Col. Hamlin scored 25 straight in the 
seventh event. A. S. Heil scored 188 for high amateur, 
breaking straight in three 15-target events. Mr. Englert 
and Kramlich twice scored 15 straight. M, Desh scored 
150 during the whole programme. 
H..Schlicher was sick in bed and could not come. 
Jos Haussman had charge of the traps. A. K. Lud¬ 
wig had charge of the office. J. W. Krouse was prompt 
with his score sheets. , 
The last two events were shot amid a rainstorm. The 
spectators were under the tent and watched with gazing 
eyes. 
Events: 
Targets: 
Hawkins ... 
Hamlin .... 
Stevens 
Apgar . 
Lewis 
Kramlich . 
Englert 
Heil . 
George .... 
Desh . 
Straub - 
Brey . 
Ziegler .... 
Kern . 
Keiser 
C Schlicher 
Bruch .... 
Carroll .... 
Welsh .... 
Harmony . 
Zinzer .... 
Heil, Sr. . 
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15 15 15 15 15 20 25 15 15 15 20 20 
14 14 15 14 15 19 24 15 13 14 19 20 
13 14 13 13 13 18 25 12 13 13 14 18 
13 14 13 15 15 20 21 14 12 14 20 20 
15 15 14 14 14 18 21 13 14 14 19 18 
12 14 11 12 14 18 24 12 12 13 17 16 
14 12 15 14 12 18 24 15 14 12 18 17 
14 14 15 13 15 18 20 14 15 12 18 17 
14 14 15 14 13 18 23 15 15 13 16 18 
10 11 12 12 9 7 11 . 
7 11 13 12 11 13 21 11 11 8 15 15 
11 12 . 
12 14. 
12 12 12 11 13 . 
14 11 14 . 
10 10 11 11.15 11 
13 8 12 . 
11 . 
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Brk. 
196 
179 
191 
188 
175 
185 
185 
188 
72 
150 
23 
26 
60 
39 
68 
23 
22 
19 
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A. K. Ludwig, Sec’y. 
