70 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[Jan. 14, 1911. 
Larchmont Y. C. 
Larchmont, N. Y., Jan. 7.—The attendance was light, 
notwithstanding the favorable weather. R. L. Spotts, a 
scratch man, scored a leg on the committee cup with 23. 
A tie between Bready and Johnson for the Commodore 
Schaeffer cup, each scoring 25. In the shoot-off Bready 
won, 23 to 22. 
Committee cup, 25 targets, handicap: 
R L Spotts. 
.. 0 23 
E A Wilson. 
2 
19 
G L Bready. 
.. 4 21 
J Morrison. 
y 
18 
R I Johnson. 
.. 1 19 
R Cobden . 
n 
O 
34 
January cup, 25 
targets, handicap: 
E A Wilson. 
.. 0 25 
J Morrison . 
4 
23 
K L Bready. 
.. 4 25 
R L Spotts. 
0 
19 
R I Johnson. 
.. 2 23 
R Cobden. 
4 
14 
Commodore Schaeffer cup, 
25 targets, handicap: 
G L Bready. 
.. 5 25 
J Morrison . 
4 
22 
R I Johnson. 
.. 2 25 
R L Spotts . 
. 0 
21 
E A Wilson. 
.. 2 24 
Shoot-off, same 
conditions 
G L Bready. 
.. 5 23 
R I Johnson. 
, 2 
22 
Trophy shoot, 25 targets, handicap: 
K L Spotts. 
.. 0 25 
R I Johnson. 
4 
23 
E A Wilson. 
.. 2 25 
J Morrison . 
, 2 
23 
G L Bready. 
.. 3 23 
Trophy shoot, 25 
' targets, handicap: 
J Morrison . 
.. 5 25 
E A Wilson. 
, 3 
22 
R I Johnson. 
.. 3 25 
R L Spotts. 
, 0 
21 
G L Bready. 
.. 4 23 
Price won by R. 
I. Johnson on a toss. 
High gun prize 
for day: 
G L Bready. 
. 94 
R E Spotts. 
88 
E A Wilson . 
. 93 
J Morrison . 
SS 
R I Johnson. 
. 89 
R Cobden . 
18 
Jan. 8.—A high wind blowing across the traps was 
something of an obstacle to good scores, though high 
scores were made nevertheless. In the handicap con¬ 
test at 125 targets, S. Halstead broke 110, which, with 
his handicap of 28 landed him the winner. R. L. Spotts, 
scratch, scored 105; F. E. Samson and Spotts tied on 
105 for high gun. Totals follow: 
Handicap match, 125 targets: 
S Halstead . 
28 110 
R Johnson . 
. 4 
100 
T Lenane . 
12 108 
W B Short. 
. 12 
99 
G W Lembeck. 
10 10S 
T G Batterson... 
. 8 
93 
F E Samson. 
2 107 
E Williams . 
. 8 
92 
W T Emerson.... 
8 105 
W G Abbott. 
. 12 
91 
R L Spotts. 
0 105 
H Hobart . 
. 28 
63 
W E Bemis. 
20 100 
K R Hooker .... 
. 4 
61 
High gun score: 
R L Spotots . 
.... 105 
W B Burnett .. 
89 
F E Samson. 
.... 105 
W B Short . 
89 
G W Lembeck_ 
.... 99 
S Halstead . 
8S 
W J Emerson ... 
.... 97 
W G Bemis . 
84' 
R Johnson . 
.... 96 
R C Williams .... 
86 
.... 9ii 
H Herbert . 
80 
J G Batterson . 
.... 90 
W G Abbott. 
79 
Commodore’s cup, 25 targets, handicap: 
R Johnson . 1 19 G H Abbott. 
.. 3 
21 
. 1 25 
. . 7 
18 
T Lenane, Tr. 
. 3 24 
\V E Bemis . 
... 5 
22 
J G Batterson. 
. 2 21 
G W Lembeck.... 
.. 2 
22 
W B Short . 
. 2 20 
R L Spotts. 
.. 0 
24 
E Williams . 
. 2 20 
K R Hooker. 
.. 1 
19 
W E Burnett . 
. 2 23 
S Flalstead . 
.. 7 
25 
W J Emerson. 2 23 
Tie between Halstead and 
R. Samson won by Samson. 
Sauer gun, 25 targets, 
R Tohnson . 1 
handicap: 
21 W T Emerson... 
... 2 
20 
.. 0 
23 
... 7 
15 
T Lenane, Tr. .. 
.. 3 
25 
G H Abbott. 
... 3 
19 
T G Batterson.... 
.. 2 
23 
W E Bemis . 
... 5 
2a 
W B Short. 
.. 2 
21 
G W Lembeck.. 
9 
23 
E Williams . 
.. 2 
IS 
R L Spotts. 
... 0 
20 
W E Burnett. 
.. 2 
22 
S Halstead . 
... 7 
18 
Tie betv/een T. 
Lenane 
and W. E. Bemis 
won 
Bemis. 
Baudouine cup, 
R Johnson . 
25 targets, handicap: 
.. 1 20 G H Abbott. 
... 3 
23 
F E Samson . 
.. 1 
18 
W E Bemis .... 
... 5 
20 
J G Batterson. 
.. 2 
15 
G W Lembeck... 
... 8 
24 
T Lenane . 
.. 3 
21 
R L Spotts. 
... 0 
18 
W B Short . 
.. 3 
21 
K R Hooker.... 
... 1 
23 
E A Williams. 
2 
18 
S Halstead . 
... 7 
22 
W E Burnett. 
.. 2 
19 
J R Collins . 
... 5 
20 
W T Emerson.... 
.. 2 
21 
G Schroeder .... 
... 7 
21 
J Herbert . 
.. 7 
13 
Won by G. W. Lembeck. 
Manhassel Bay Y. C. 
Port Washington, L. I., Jan. 1.—A heavy rain and 
thick fog spoiled the weekly shoot of the Manhasset 
Bay Yacht Club. Only six members showeod up. 
These, however, shot the full program and furnished 
some good sport. Scores: 
Ten birds, scratch, sweepstakes; won by Hoyt: 
H L Hoyt, Jr. 9 C M Gould. 4 
J E Meyer. 8 I O’Rourke . 2 
J W Alker. 6 
Fifteen birds, scratch, sweepstakes; won by Alker: 
T W Alker.14 I O’Rourke . 4 
J E Meyer.13 CM Gould . 3 
H L Hoyt, Jr.10 
Twenty-five birds, handicap, sweepstakes; won by J. 
W. Alker: 
T W Alker. 
.... 3 
25 
CM Gould. 
6 
21 
H L Hoyt, Jr.. 
_ 0 
22 
B G Loomis. 
2 
23 
T E Meyer. 
. 3 
24 
I O’Rourke . 
7 
13 
Alker cup, 25 
birds. 
handicap; won by Loomis: 
B G Loomis. 
2 
23 
H L Hoyt, Tr. 
0 
17 
T W Alker. 
_ 3 
21 
C M Gouid. 
6 
17 
J E Meyer. 
. 3 
20 
I O’Rourke . 
7 
15 
Yearly prize, 25 birds; won by Gould: 
C M Gould.... 
. 6 25 J 
E Meyer. 
... 3 
20 
H L Hoyt, Jr.. 
. 0 22 B 
G Loomis. 
9 
19 
T W Alker. 
. 3 20 I 
O’Rourke . 
... 7 
17 
One hundred 
birds, scratch: 
H L Hoyt, Jr.. 
. 81 B 
G Loomis. 
76 
T W Alker. 
. 77 C 
M Gould. 
51 
J E Meyer. 
. 76 I 
O’Rourke . 
45 
Jan. 8.—The regular weekly shoot of the Manhasset Bay 
Yacht Club was held to-day. C. M. Gould, who had 
just bought a new L. C. Smith gun, surprised us all by 
getting away with two events. Scores: 
Sweepstakes, 10 birds, scratch: 
C M Gould.... 
. 9 
T E Meyer . 
7 
H L Hoyt, Jr. 
. 9 
E A Sierck . 
6 
E P Alker .... 
. 8 
G C Meyer. 
6 
H Funke . 
. 8 
G Brinkman . 
1 
J W Alker ... 
. 7 
Sweepstakes, 
15 targets, 
scratch: 
J E Meyer .... 
. 14 
T W Alker.. 
11 
C M Gould ... 
. 13 
R A Sierck . 
11 
H L Hoyt, Jr. 
. 13 
E P Alker . 
10 
T C Meyer ... 
. 12 
W Brinkman _ 
6 
H Funke . 
. 12 
Swepstakes, 25 targets, handicap: 
T W Alker. 
. 2 25 
B G Loomis.. 
.. 3 
21 
H L Hoyt, Jr. 
. 0 24 
C M Gould . 
.. 5 
20 
G C Meyer .... 
. 4 23 
E P Alker. 
.. 5 
IS 
T E Meyer .... 
. 3 22 
E A Sierck. 
.. 2 
10 
H Funke . 
. 2 22 
C M Gould . 
.. 4 
25 
Yearly cud, 25 targets, handicap: 
T W Alker. 
. 3 24 
H L Hoyt, Tr... 
.. 0 
14 
T E Meyer .... 
. 3 23 
G C Meyer . 
.. 4 
17 
Alker cup, 25 
targets, handicap: 
Ci C Meyer .... 
. 4 28 
J E Meyer . 
.. 3 
21 
T W Alker. 
. 3 23 
H L Hoyt, Jr.... 
.. 0 
20 
H Funke . 
. 2 23 
C M Gould. 
.. 5 
23 
E A Sierck ... 
. 2 22 
B G Loomis. 
.. 3 
22 
One hundred 
targets, scratch: 
H L Hoyt, Ti 
-. 84 
C M Gould. 
75 
T W Alker.... 
. 82 
G C Meyer . 
71 
J E Meyer .. 
. 78 
E A Siercy . 
60 
Ten double targets: 
H L Hoyt, Tr. 
. 13 
T E Meyer . 
6 
J W Alker ... 
. 8 
G C Meyer .; 
6 
C M Gould .. 
. 7 
Ossining Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., Jan. 2. —The President’s shoot, so- 
called because the president, Col. Franklin Brandreth, 
provides the prizes, was well attended, though the rain 
was steady and the mud deep. The shooters were divided 
into two classes, A and B. Everyone won a prize, and 
there were more prizes than shooters. John T. Hyland 
was high with 54 and took the cup. Scores at 60 targets: 
J T Hyland. 
, 54 
F Zarr . 
. 40 
Tack Fanning . 
W Fisher . 
_ 39 
R B Lawrence. 
.. 48 
W H Hyland. 
. 39 
A L Burns. 
.. 48 
S A Kipp. 
L F Lyons. 
47 
B Partrick . 
. 36 
W S Smith. 
.. 45 
T H Moran.. 
. 33 
D Brandreth . 
.. 45 
T V Kirby. 
. 33 
C G Blandford. 
.. 44 
W F Wagner.. 
. 33 
C P Dietrich. 
.. 44 
T F Jenkins. 
. 30 
N T Tuttle. 
.. 43 
G Brandreth . 
. 30 
T Willi . 
.. 43 
J L Barlow. 
. 27 
Col F Brandreth. 
.. 42 
G B Hubbell. 
. 14 
WAT Clark. 
.. 41 
M C Palmer.. 
. 0 
R Lawrence . 
.. 40 
The first shoot for 
the 
Poughkeepsie cup was 
at 100 
targets, and resulted as follows: 
T T Hyland. 
.. 85 
N T Tuttle . 
.72 
A Bedell . 
.. 81 
Col F Brandreth . 
.71 
D Brandreth . 
W S Smith. 
.71 
C G Blandford. 
.. 76 
WAT Clark. 
. 71 
A L Burns. 
.. 76 
At the conclusion of the shoot each contestant thanked 
Col. Brandreth for the delightful afternoon made pos¬ 
sible by him, and realizing that his friends were happy, 
he left for home in a most cheerful mood. 
Montclair Gun Club. 
Montclair, N. J., Jan. 7. —In event No. 1 to-day 
Messrs. Boxall and Frazee tied for first place with 21 
targets each. Event No. 2, the first leg on the January 
cup, also resulted in a tie between Messrs. Frazee and 
Young. Frazee won out in the shoot-off, which occurred 
in the following event, he breaking 24 targets to Young’s 
15, and this with a new pump gun that he was using 
for the first time. 
In the fifth event, a pick-up team race for two-man 
teams, each man picking up his partner’s missed birds, 
but four targets were missed out of a total of 60—a very 
good showing. 
Event 4, a walking match, was won by Frazee with 8 
breaks. ■ 
Events: 
12 3 4 
Events: 
12 3 4 
Targets: 
25 25 25 10 
Targets: 
25 25 25 10 
C, W Boxall... 
21 17 19 1 
E Winslow .. 
. 16 12 .. 1 
C L Bush. 
15 18 14 6 
Y T Frazee.. 
. 21 22 24' 8 
J C Atwater.... 
18 16 19 2 
L Young .... 
lwo-man team race: 
Team 
No. 1. 
Winslow . 
. 10 
Young . 
.9-19 
Team 
No. 2. 
Bush . 
. 10 
Frazee . 
. 9—19 
Team 
No. 3. 
Boxall .. 
. 9 
Atwater . 
. 9—18 
E. Winslow, Sec’y. 
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regularly. 
The Gun of To-Day. 
Flow frequently in a day’s shooting one feels certain a 
bird was correctly aligned by the gun, but was missed; 
and in like manner a bird, well brought down, jumps up 
and runs away. Scientific research has furnished a com¬ 
plete explanation; it is the gun’s fault. Recent experi¬ 
ments, tests, and instantaneous photographs have put the 
matter in a nutshell, if the results are tabulated in their 
proper juxtapositions; and the most careless, unscientific 
observer must admit on the evidence of the experts that 
the gun of to-day stands convicted of serious imperfec¬ 
tion of shooting and of antagonisms in abilities. 
At present the barrel has yet to be invented which will 
perform perfectly the same shooting requirements at 
both ends of the range. We want full choke pattern at 
40yds., a half choke at 30yds., and a true cylinder at 
20yds. The present boring for the one will not give the 
other. But, further than this, we want an even distribu¬ 
tion of pellets, and reliable consecutive performance; the 
former is not obtained with choke, and the latter cer¬ 
tainly not with cylinder. 
Fig. L 
Fig. la. 
Fig- J- 
Fig. 3a. 
Fig. 2. 
In English shooting, as now commonly found, quite 
80 per cent, of the shots in a day are at less than 30yds. 
range, while in driving and shooting inside the covert 
probably 50 per cent, will be under 20yds. For all such 
the choke pattern is wrong; but the cylinder is often in¬ 
consistent, “cartwheel” and “holiday patchy” patterns 
frequently letting off the bird, though it was correctly 
covered by the gunner. Then we have the “tall birds” 
high overhead. Here the choke pattern is essential; the 
head and neck of the pheasant is the only vulnerable 
point, the body is a convex target with closely packed 
feather armor. The head and neck give a target of about 
5in. by lin. Place such a form on the best cylinder 
pattern obtained at 40yds., there will be found at least 
six spaces within the 30in. circle in which not a single 
pellet would enter; and on an average of about two in 
ten patterns practically the whole vital part of the bird 
would find a vacant space. The cause of this we shall 
see. In the gun of to-day shot spread is obtained by 
plain cylinder, augmented and frequently ruined by gas 
blast and wad disturbance. Close shot pattern is got by 
constriction of the charge by choke boring, and spoiled 
by the crushing and deforming of the pellets to a consid¬ 
erable extent. Intermediate boring does not avoid these 
faults. The so-called “improved cylinder,” more reliable 
than plain cylinder in even repetition of pattern, and 
very excellent at close ranges, has the fault of open work 
when it comes to “tall birds,” and it suffers occasionally 
from cartwheel disorder. The half choke undoubtedly 
shoots far too close a pattern at 12 to 20yds., and at 25 
and 30yds. it loads the center and starves the rest of the 
30in. area. 
The mechanism of the gun of to-day has obtained a 
stage of perfection far in advance of its quality of shoot¬ 
ing. The design of the gun may, however, be open to 
question. A point of the highest import is the placement 
of the barrels. The question of “under and over” instead 
of “side by side” is now in the testing stage with sev¬ 
eral leading gunmakers. So also the question of “mag¬ 
num,” smaller bores being preferable to “standard” 
larger bores. But these are all of the “gun of to-mor¬ 
row.” Having nothing to do with the gun trade, I am 
not bashful at glunging into the mysteries of technical 
gun making, even if I flounder. But I carry as a- life 
buoy the dictums of the expert professors and experi¬ 
mentalists, the findings of the exhaustive trials made by 
the Field the unanswerable evidence of photographs, and 
the results of my own experiments and shooting experi¬ 
ences. All these I take to be gospel sufficient for 
scheming improvements. There can be no doubt that 
often old ways may be usefully fitted to new require¬ 
ments, and many a sound principle has been dropped in 
the fashionable rush for a new line. Such, for instance, 
was the “recess choke” pr “tulip” boring, used in the 
days of black powder, and dropped to the fashionable 
“choke,” and I think it deserves reconsideration, minus 
the choke, for nitro powder. 
You cannot photograph within the barrel; what there 
happens must remain for an educated guess; nor can 
you photograph within, say, 18in. outside, because of the 
explosion flare light. But spark photographs have been 
taken and published at 24in. out by Mr. W. D. Borland, 
and at 4yds. by Prof. Boys. Some of these researches 
are published in the transactions of the British Associa¬ 
tion for Science of the meeting held at Edinburgh, and 
those of Mr. Borland in a most interesting article, with 
prints of the spark photographs, in the Field of Aug. 15, 
1908. Though criticism of scientific matters demands 
