Nov. 6, 1909.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
751 
Smith Gun Club. 
Newark, N. J., Oct. 30. —The main attraction was the 
contest for the championship of New Tersey, between 
Chas. T. Dav, Jr., holder, and Roland Wick, of Orange, 
challenger, the former winning by the score of 49 to 41. 
The totals of the programme events follow: 
Shot at. Broke 
R Bercaugh .... 
75 
66 
W Jacobson 
. 75 
55 
E Gardner . 
100 
92 
Dunn . 
38 
John Erb . 
100 
67 
Seymour ... 
61 
W Trowbridge.. 
100 
91 
Thomas .... 
88 
S Thornton . 
75 
68 
L-oring . 
. 100 
82 
C. T. Day, Tr_ 
100 
92 
Davis . 
41 
W Squires . 
75 
59 
Tippett _ 
. 25 
20 
R Hopper . 
W Baldwin . 
75 
63 
Pinckney .. 
. 25 
3 
75 
63 
F Fohlman 
. 25 
13 
G Mosler . 
75 
59 
Wheelwright 
... 25 
15 
W Manning .... 
.125 
108 
T Riley . 
15 
W Kussmaul ... 
100 
73 
Ryan .. 
. 60 
28 
H Filsinger .... 
100 
83 
Van Ness ... 
. 50 
48 
R Wicks . 
150 
122 
Meadow Springs Gun Club. 
Philadelphia, Oct. 30. —The attendance was light. The 
weather was favorable. The programme consisted of 60 
targets, divided into four strings of 15 targets each, 
handicap allowance. First went to C. T. Garrett, with a 
total of 58, while Wm. H. Soley was a close second with 
57. Scores: 
Targets: 
Garrett .. 
Soley _ 
Mace __ 
Clegg - 
Sloan __ 
Wiley .... 
Henry ..., 
Alexander 
Overbaugh 
Lewis 
Laws . 
H. 
15 
15 
15 
15 
Total, 
0 
15 
14 
14 
15 
58 
7 
14 
11 
14 
11 
57 
1 
13 
14 
14 
14 
56 
1 
13 
14 
14 
14 
56 
1 
14 
13 
12 
15 
55 
7 
12 
13 
13 
9 
54 
6 
13 
12 
11 
11 
53 
0 
8 
8 
11 
15 
52 
9 
12 
11 
11 
9 
52 
0 
11 
12 
12 
14 
49 
0 
9 
7 
7 
9 
32 
'Rifle 'Range and Gallery. 
Los Angeles (Cal.) Revolver Club. 
The following practice scores were made at the 
indoor range, 246% South Hill street, Wednesday even¬ 
ing, Oct. 13: 
m en ol A er H 20 7, ds - ■' W. E. Smith 85, 72; Pete Peterson 
«2, 60; A D Macomber 79; W. G. Eisenmayer 67; A. C. 
Edison 50; H. S. Fondersmith 65. 
Pistol, 20yds.: Dr. L. M. Packard 89, 83; Will A 
^ r, g ht 81. |7, 85; H. D.Thaxter 86, 82; W. H. Wilshire 
J-E- T Holcomb 89, A. D. Macomber 79, A B. 
Douglas 82 I. C. Douglas 78. 
The regular monthly medal match for the gold silver 
and bronze medals took place on the outdoor range 
Uc J t - H. and were won by Dr. Packard, I. C. Douglas 
and W. E. Smith. Following are the scores: 
Revolver medal match: 
Dr L M Packard. 
1 C Douglas . 
W E Smith. 
J E Holcomb. 
A D Macomber... 
♦Score unfinished. 
.87 94 84—265 
87 87 84—258 
83 85 82—250 
84 71 84—239 
73 71 * 
I The following practice scores were made the same day: 
? e m ol ^ r> 5 °yHs.: H. D. Thaxter 92, 92, S9; Dr. Pack¬ 
ard 91, 89. 
Pistol, 50yds.: Dr. Packard S8, 95, 94, 96, 83; J E 
Holcomb 89, 91, 92, 85, 84; H. D. Thaxter 94, 86, 87. 
I. C. Douglas, Sec’y. 
Providence Revolver Club. 
Providence, R. I., Oct. 27.—Scores shot by members 
at the Providence Revolver Club at their range in 
Portsmouth: 
Revolver 50yds.: W. Nash 88, 87. 85, 86; W. Almy 84, 81. 
Pistol, 50yds.: J. Bisel 91, 89. 90, 90, 85. 
Military rifle, ,22cal., 25yds.: A. Albion 49, 41, 44. 
W. Almy. 
Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Association. 
New York, Oct. 28.—At 2628 Broadway, scores were 
nade as appended: 
Re 0 V 7 OlV c£ r ’ W. MacNaughton 81, 80: E. Schnitz- 
f 87 > ®-J3; J. L. R. Morgan 86, 85, si 82; C. W. 
u-een 83, 82; P. Hanford 84; Dr. C. Philips 87, 82, 82; 
Jr J. R. Hicks 92 91, 90, 89, 87, 86, 85; G. P. Sanborn 
3, 91, 90, 89, 87, 8 1, 86, 82; J. E. Silliman 89, S9. 85, 82. 
J. E. Silliman, Treas. 
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Under the caption “Reflections of a Rambler,” a twelve- 
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A BIG GAME EXPEDITION. 
Continued from page 737. 
with undesirable economy and in a highly un¬ 
satisfactory manner. 
“Between der dacoits und der jungle fever 
you vill haf a bad time,” said tUe German, 
pensively. "Suppose you coom round to mem 
pungalow und led me show you some ob der 
pig came you vas goin' a long vay to keel.” 
in his sad 'teutonic way Kopman interested 
me. i knew that many ot Ins countrymen 
traveled through Asia capturing wild animals 
and shipping them to the big European and 
American menageries. My curiosity was ex¬ 
cited as I followed him, in a rickshaw, through 
the Cinnamon Gardens toward a cocoanut 
plantation standing on the edge of a lagoon. 
Passing through a gate we crossed a well- 
grassed lawn concealed from the road by lines 
of thickly planted palms. 
“JSlow,” said the German, turning to me 
suddenly, “you want to hunt pig came for der 
good ot your paper, I suppose. Der was no 
need for you to go larder dan dese grounds to 
get vat you want.” 
For a moment I felt glad my work could be 
done without traveling through the fever-in¬ 
fested jungles of Upper Burma. The sudden 
heat of Colombo had made me tired and limp. 
I asked the German to explain. Striding across 
the grounds he clapped his hands smartly, and 
in response a crowd of Tamil coolies came 
running from the rear of the bungalow, and 
stood in a group at his elbow. 
“I haf a camera here,” said Kopman to me. 
“Suppose we pegin mit a picture of your travels 
number one, und call it ‘Der start’?” 
Without waiting for an answer, he thrust me 
at the head of the collie mob, and then placed 
a rifle in my hands. A Cingalee with a camera 
focused us cleverly as we marched toward the 
palm-clad slope on our right. Another Cingalee 
standing beside a s.quare-faced machine at¬ 
tracted my attention. 
“What is that?” I asked, indicating the ma¬ 
chine as we advanced up the slope. 
“It was der dioscope,” answered the German, 
hurriedly. “Id vas your American show-rights 
of der pig came expedition into Purmah.” 
We marched up and round the palm-covered 
lagoon and down the slope where the heavy 
bamboos grow out of the stagnant water. Ac 
a signal from Kopman the expedition halted 
and rested in the forest glade. 
“Stand ready now!” shouted the German. 
“Here come der beaters!” 
A crowd of yelling coolies bounded in a half 
circle from the palm-scrub, thrashing their way 
forward with long bamboo canes. The bioscope 
man edged close in, and the eye of his machine 
looked at me. The unholy clatter of the beaters 
ceased suddenly. A crashing sound was heard 
on our left; a moment later a full-grown ele¬ 
phant ambled into the open toward me. 
“Fire!” thundered the German; “or you vas 
a dead man!” 
Taking aim, I fired between the small blink¬ 
ing eyes in front of me. The brute halted and 
dropped as though a 6-inch shell had struck it. 
“Go up und put your foot on its shoulder,” 
commanded Kopman, “or der picture will be 
spoilt.” 
I approached cautiously and placed my foot 
gingerly on the elephant’s shoulder. As I 
glanced down I saw that the brute was watch- 
inf me from the corners of its small eyes. 
“Dot vill do,” nodded the German. “Der 
first picture vas finished. Coom und haf a 
drink.” 
Wiping our heated brows, we proceeded to 
the_ bungalow verandah, and accepted some 
whisky thankfully. Turning, with the glass to 
my lips, I observed the elephant rise from the 
ground slowly and led away by a coolie wearing 
a scarlet turban. 
Dot beast vos well trained,” said Kopman, 
earnestly. “I haf no time to explain dot your 
rifle vas jiot loaded ondil now. Der picture 
was going to be a goot one, I tink.” 
On the following morning, when the Cingalee 
photographer showed me the picture of “My 
First Elephant” and the crowds of natives in 
the jungled background, I felt that Clancy, the 
editor, would weep for joy. At midday I again 
accompanied Kopman to his plantation reserve, 
and, without bothering him with questions, took 
the rifle handed me and walked toward the 
mouth of the reed-covered lagoon. 
“Dis vas goin’ to be a leopard hunt,” shouted 
the German to me. “Keep your place und do 
not move.” 
A coolie appeared from the bungalow carry¬ 
ing a full-grown leopard under his arm; ap¬ 
proaching Kopman he dropped it in the grass 
without effort. _ I saw that it was made of silk 
and inflated with air. A number of invisible 
strings were attached to the silken leopard’s 
feet and body. Kopman, with his eye in my di¬ 
rection, fixed the strings carefully to a couple 
of bamboos near the lagoon edge, and drew 
them together craftily. 
The man with the bioscope machine rushed 
into position and stood ready for the order to 
start. _ At the word “Go!” from Kopman I 
knelt in the grass just as the coolie beaters ap¬ 
peared on the hill overlooking the lagoon. 
Incidentally a pair of mud-buffaloes trooped 
past, as though driven by an unseen foe in the 
rear. Then came an under-sized red deer, one 
that I had seen browsing at the back of the 
bungalow a moment or two before; it trotted 
forward innocently, and drank from the still 
water in front. 
“Dis vas goin’ to be a beautiful picture,” 
purred Kopman, from the mysterious depths of 
the reeds. “Dot leedle red deer vas vort a lot 
ob money to me.” 
The doe pricked her ears and turned swiftly 
up the bank as though a tiny pebble had struck 
her. Next moment the snarling head of the 
leopard appeared from the reeds; then it rose 
with a lightning spring on the flanks of the 
alarmed doe. I fired once, twice, in rapid 
succession, and the great brute rolled over 
smiting the air in its agony. 
Striding forward, I was soon surrounded by 
crowds of rejoicing natives, who knelt at my 
feet expressing their boundless gratitude for 
the way I had disposed, of their deadly enemy. 
An old Tamil told me with tears in his eyes that 
the leopard had carried off all his cattle in one 
year He refused to let go my hand, and re- 
fe ™ to m e as his father and his mother. 
Id all goes in der picture,” yelled the Ger¬ 
man to me. Sthrike one more attitude, mein 
friendt, und it vill be finished.” 
Other natives presented themselves, thanking 
me for destroying the spotted marauder which 
had decimated their flocks and herds. We had 
refreshments on the bungalow verandah while 
the head coolie was ordered to let the air out 
■of the leopard. 
That evening I posted an intelligent account 
ot the elephant hunt, accompanied by numerous 
photographs, to Clancy in London. Three 
weeks later, while resting at my hotel, I received 
a telegram in reply. 
For heaven’s sake take care of yourself,” it 
