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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. 9, 1909. 
Passaic County Gun Club. 
Paterson, N. J., Oct. 2.—Please find herewith scores 
of shoot held by the Passaic County Gun Club to-day, on 
their grounds at the Clifton Race Track. Nine members 
were out for practice, and all enjoyed the sport. 
A big shoot will be held by the club on Columbus 
Day, Oct. 12. Different kinds of prizes will be put up 
for the shooters to contest for. The club will also put 
up trophies to be shot for weekly, semi-weekly and 
monthly, by amateurs only. Best average out of 250 
targets. Everybody welcome. 
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Los Angeles (Cal.) Revolver Club. 
Sept. 22.— In the medal contest, Sept. 19, the gold, 
silver and bronze trophies were won by I. C. Douglas, 
W. E. Smith and Dr. L. M. Packard. Conditions were 
30 shots per man at 50yds., on the Standard American 
target. Following are the scores: 
Revolver medal match: 
I C Douglas. 91 86 80—257 
W E Smith. SO 87 90—257 
Dr L M Packard. 81 S3 90—254 
A M Smith.. 85 75 84—244 
A D Macomber . 62 61 69—192 
Practice scores, 50yds., revolver: Dr. L. M. Packard 89. 
Pistol, 50yds.: A. B. Douglas 89, 89, 90, 82, S3, 91, 88, 
91, 89, 93; J. E. Holcomb 88, 87. 85. 87, 85, 88, 84, 86, 
86, 87; Dr. Packard 90, 92, 82, 87, 93, 82. 
Sept. 29.—The following^ practice scores were made 
Sunday, Sept. 26, on the Standard American target: 
Revolver, 50yds.: Dr. L. M. Packard, 76, 89, 91, 91, 
86, 85; I. C. Douglas, 84, 78, 83, 81, 86, 90, 87; H D 
Thaxter, 86, 89, 89; A. D. Macomber, 81, S3, S3, 69 
Pistol, 50yds.: A. B. Douglas, 85, 90, 88, 95, 89 , 86; 
Dr. L. M. Packard, 89, S3, 91, 80, 89; H. D. Thaxter, 
ob, 82. 
I. C. Douglas, Sec’y. 
Ashland 22-Caliber Rifle Club. 
Ashland, V a., Oct. 1.—One of the smallest crowds 
which has shot at a regular shoot of the club showed up 
this afternoon. The hunting season is coming, being 
only one month off, and the boys are not showing much 
interest in rifle shooting. The club will close its regular 
weekly shoots on Oct. 16, on which date an all-day shoot 
will be had. Hie programme for this shoot is out, show¬ 
ing sweepstake high gun, open and distance handicap 
events, and a special Dupont trophy event, 10 shots, 
^ card; two 50ft. and two 75ft. standing, and two 
100ft and two 125ft. kneeling; two 150ft. prone. The 
trophy must be won three times to become the property 
of the winner. Scores, distance 75ft., 750 possible: 
M D Hart. 216 235 223—674 
V, W Crew. 216 229 213—658 
" H Gregory. 220 213 219—652 
1 P Dempsey. 219 218 215—652 
Deen Run . 204 218 220—642 
Hughes . 208 207 211—626 
M. D. Hart, Sec’y. 
M assachuselts Rifle Association. 
Walnut Hill, Mass., Oct. 2.—There was much of the 
time devoted to the sighting of hunting rifles, thereby 
lessening the activity in the competition. In the prac¬ 
tice match 200yds., R. L. Dale was high with S3, while 
m the medal and badge matches, same distance, F C 
ritz was high with 82. Scores: 
Rest match, 200yds.: F. Daniels 101, M. Weeks 100 
*T P m C v ce ’Jrcatch, 200yds.: R. L. Dale 83, M. Darling 78, 
N- J'obiti 71, I. Smith 70, E. Forrest 59, G. A. Tyler 58 
Medal and badge match, 200yds.: F. C. Fitz S2, L. 
Lewis 80, M. Weeks SO, I. Smith 7S. 
it ™ eld oo m S? a E pisto1 match > 50yds.: Louis Bell 12, 14, 
J. i, 2 j0, zd, 26. 
Pistol medal and badge match, 50yds.: C. F. Lamb 
84, 70. 
Short range match: W. S. Chase 89, 86; R. E. Beckert 
80. 
Long-range match, 1000yds.: R. L. Dale 44. 
Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association. 
New York, Sept. 30.—At 2628 Broadway, the scores ai 
pended were made: 
Revolver, 20yds.: M. Hays, 89, 85, 85, 84, 84 81- G 1 
Sanborn 88, 88 86, 86, 87; G. Gunzer, 87, 86, 85, 85, 84,'Si 
J. E. Silhman, 86, 84, 80. * 
Jos. E. Silliman, Treas. 
Providence Revolver Club. 
Providence, R. I„ Sept. 30,-Scores shot by the Pr 
dence Club at the Portsmouth range follow 
83 R M°79 er 87 50ydS ' : W< Nash ’ 8G > 84, 81; W - Almy, 
Revolver, 20yds.: W. Nash 83, 82, 79, 79- W A1 
S4 ' 87 - W. Alm 
Zettler Tournament. 
The thirty-fifth annual shooting festival of the Zettler 
Rifle Club will take place at Union Hill Schuetzen Park, 
Union Hill, N. J., Oct. 14. As everything is under 
cover, the event will be held rain or shine. All rifle¬ 
men and lovers of the sport are cordially invited to 
attend. First on the programme is the ring target, 
200yds., %in. (25) German ring target, open to all comers, 
tickets unlimited, twenty prizes, ranging from $30 to $1, 
and $6, $4, $3 and $2 for best five tickets respectively in 
the Order named. The bullseye target, 10 shots for $1, 
is open to all comers, eighteen prizes, ranging from $20 
to $1; there are also six premiums for various bullseyes. 
The special 25-ring target is open to everybody, three 
shots free, for fine trophy presented by Zettler Brothers. 
The target of honor and judge’s target have restricted 
competition. Competitors may use any rifle and any 
sights, ^ telescopic sights included. Shooting will begin 
at 9 o’clock and close at 5:30, with intermission from 
12 to 12:30. 
Newark Rifle and Revolver Association. 
Newark, N. J., Sept. 29.—Starting with Oct. 5, our 
regular practice will be held on Tuesday nights, instead 
of Wednesdays. Visiting shooters are always welcome. 
The following scores were shot in practice: 
Rifle, 25yds.: French, 242, 244, 247, 245, 247; Ryder, 
238, 242, 243; Foster, 230, 234, 237. 
Pistol, 20yds.: Jackson, 78, SI, 80, 87; French, 78, S4, 88, 
92, 93; Ryder, 85, 88, 87, 89, 85, 88, 82; Nichols, 87, 86, 88, 
90; Olmstead, 75, 76. 78. 78, SO; Graff, 72, 74, 75, 75; 
McGuirk, 81, 82, 84, 87, 87, 90. 
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THE GREAT POND CONTROVERSY. 
One of the most popular gunning resorts in 
this vicinity, says a Portland (Maine) corre¬ 
spondent of the Boston Herald, is the Great 
Pond Gun Club’s preserves on Cape Elizabeth, 
which is supported by men from Portland and 
Boston. This pond is just now the subject of 
a very lively controversy and of considerable 
feeling among the descendants of those men 
who have shot ducks upon it for 200 years or 
more. 
The pond, as it is called, is really not much 
of a pond at this or any other time of year, 
and it is right here that the controversy be¬ 
gins. The gunners on the Cape claim that it 
is a pond, within the meaning of the statutes 
enacted by the Great and General Court of 
Massachusetts, when Maine was a part of that 
colony, and that as it contains 275 acres more 
or less it cannot become the exclusive property 
of any man or set of men. 
On the other hand, the Great Pond Gun Club, 
which for this legal controversy is represented 
by Frederick O. Conant, of Portland, makes 
the claim that Great Pond isn’t a pond any 
more, 'and that if it is a pond, it does not £ome 
within the meaning of the Massachusetts 
statute referred to. In addition, it is con¬ 
tended that the club owns all the land surround¬ 
ing the pond and that the law makes no pro¬ 
vision to warrant trespassing upon private 
property, even though the gunners might have 
the right to shoot upon the water if they could 
get there by using an airship or in any other 
way. For there is not now, and never has 
been, a right of way to the pond, and unless 
the courts decide otherwise, there is little like¬ 
lihood of there ever being a right of way to 
this pond opened up. 
The Great Pond Gun Club is located on the 
easterly side of the pond on the property once 
owned, if it is not now all owned, by Goold 
Johnson. He serves as the gamekeeper for the 
club and what he doesn’t know about ducks 
and geese isn’t worth knowing. At the com¬ 
fortable farmhouse on or near the main road 
from Portland to the end of Cape Elizabeth, 
where the twin lighthouses stand, the club 
makes its headquarters during the night and 
daylight hours, but at daybreak and sunset the 
club members will always be found at the 
“blinds” on the edge of the pond. 
Near the banks of the pond have been con¬ 
structed the “blinds” from which the sportsmen 
shoot countless ducks when they have ordi¬ 
nary kind of luck. These “blinds” are placed 
so near the water that one could easily step 
from them into the pond itself. Their outer 
wall, composed of a thick network of bushes 
and small trees, is about the height of a man’s 
shoulders. 
A yard or so in the rear of the runway, 
where the gunners may walk up and down 
without fear of being seen from the pond, is 
another high background of natural bushes and 
trees. These conceal long, low shelters, fitted 
with stoves and bunks and all appliances for 
the comfort and convenience of the club mem¬ 
bers. Telephones connect them with the club 
house on the road, 400 yards away, with their 
own homes, if they reside in Portland and with 
the other shelters in similar “blinds” near at 
hand. 
The pond is covered with lily pads and its 
bottom is composed of deep, black mud, so 
deep, in fact, that it is evidently the accumula¬ 
tion of years of decayed vegetable matter. 
Very little open water is to be seen upon this 
so-called pond, and it will take the courts to 
decide whether it really is a pond, anyway. 
Out in front of the “blinds” on the easterly 
shore are moored the flock of decoy wooden 
ducks, while tied by their legs to the bank and 
close in shore are the “tellers.” These are 
lively young ducks and geese, which sputter 
about in the pond, splashing the cold water 
and making no end of a fuss, especially if the 
calls of approaching wild birds are to be heard. 
There are many of these “tellers” used to 
lure the wildfowl in shore, toward which they 
swim. or fly without a suspicion that behind 
the fringe of bushes on the bank lie in wait for 
them ten or a dozen men with modern repeat¬ 
ing shotguns, who are pretty sure to bag the 
entire flock when they have once risen in flight 
above the “tellers.” 
When the gun club had expended a lot of 
money in making Great Pond a sportsman’s 
paradise the Cape farmers and their sons, 
whose ancestors have for years been shooting 
wildfowl upon this pond, resented the posting 
of signs cautioning trespassers to keep away 
from the pond and the apparent effort of the 
city “sports” to control all of this shooting. 
So for many seasons, despite the dangers 
threatened, these gunners have taken delight 
in going to Great Pond in the dim light of an 
early morning and when a flock of birds appear 
begin a fusilade at them which would frighten 
any sensible bird a mile away. 
The result of this warfare has been many 
heated discussions, threats of suit and counter 
threats until at last, exasperated beyond all 
patience, the gun club of Great Pond had six 
of the venturesome farmers arrested for tres¬ 
pass, and this will bring the case pending for 
some years into the courts for a final decision. 
“If these city sports can monopolize the 
shooting at Great Pond,” say the Cape farmers, 
‘ why can’t they buy up all the land about 
Moosehead Lake or the Rangeley Lakes and 
keep people from going there for fishing or 
hunting?” 
The settlement of this case is awaited with 
intense interest by people all over this State, 
and outside of the State also, for that matter. 
Many men from without the State of Maine 
have bought large tracts of land surrounding 
some of the many beautiful lakes and ponds 
and have spent a great deal of money to stock 
them with game fish. Lip to this time they 
have been unable to prevent those who wanted 
to fish from going upon these ponds, even 
though the land surrounding them was owned 
by one person and no right of way to the pond 
existed. Should the Great Pond case, on the 
grounds taken by the club members, be decided 
in favor of the owners of the land surrounding 
the pond, it would mean scores of private fish 
and game preserves all over the State of 
Maine and a consequent reduction in the terri¬ 
tory in which people within or without the 
State can fish and shoot. 
Sometimes a grave injustice is done to these 
