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FOREST AND STREAM 
[April 8, 1911. 
Western Connecticut Trapshooters’ League 
The newly formed league, whose -prime objects are the 
promotion of trapshooting and the protection and propa¬ 
gation of fish and game, is now fairly under way. The 
-fix clubs comprising the league are busy increasing 
their membership and making all efforts to further the 
interests and objects of the associated organization. 
Several more clubs are expected to join before the shoot¬ 
ing year comes to an end. Already a number of trophies 
have been offered for competition, as well as a sub¬ 
stantial contribution from the Interstate Association. 
IT H. Hall of the Mattatuck Rod and Gun Club of 
Waterbury, is secretary of the league. 
Tournaments for the season have been arranged as 
follows: May 13, Bethel Gun Club, at Bethel. May 30, 
New Haven Gun Club, at New Haven. June 24, Hill¬ 
side Gun Club, at Long Hill. July 22, Pahquioque Gun 
Club, at Danburv. Aug. 19. Seaside Gun Club, at Bridge¬ 
port. Sept. 4. Mattatuck Rod and Gun Club, at Water¬ 
bury. 
The Constitution and Bv-T^aws of the League are con¬ 
cise and to the point, and might well serve as a model 
for other associated clubs of this character, and read 
as follows: 
Constitution. 
ARTICLE I. 
The name of this Association shall be the Western 
Connecticut Trapshooters' League. 
ARTICLE II. 
This Association is formed for the purpose of securing 
and maintaining proper legislation for the protection and 
propagation of fish and game throughout the State, and 
for the vigorous enforcement of fish and game laws, and 
for the promotion of kindly intercourse and generous 
emulation among sportsmen at the traps. 
ARTICLE VIII. 
The Board of Directors shall have charge of all busi¬ 
ness matters not otherwise provided for in this Con¬ 
stitution. 
ARTICLE IX. 
All proposed alterations, additions and amendments to 
the Constitution and By-Laws shall be submitted in 
writing to the secretary at the annual meeting or any 
special meeting called, and shall not be adopted unless 
by a two-thirds vote of those present. 
ARTICLE X. 
The management of the tournaments held by this As¬ 
sociation shall be given to each club under whose aus¬ 
pices the tournament is given. Such club shall conduct 
the tournament under the By-Laws and Constitution, and 
Rules of this Association. The financial control, ex¬ 
penses, liabilities, profit or losses of the tournament shaTl 
be vested in such club. 
ARTICLE XI. 
Section 1. The Interstate Association rules to govern. 
Sec. 2. A handicap committee shall be appointed each 
year by the board of directors, consisting of one member 
from each club. 
ARTICLE XII. 
Each club holding a registered tournament shall duly 
notify the secretary of this association two weeks in 
advance of holding said tournament, who shall duly 
notify the secretaries of the clubs belonging to this As¬ 
sociation. The club holding the tournament shall see that 
the secretaries of the clubs belonging to this Associa¬ 
tion are provided .with necessary programs. 
Sec. 2. There shall be a team race at every tournament 
held by this Association. 
Sec. 3. The number of targets in each regular program 
of any tournament held by this Association shall not 
exceed 150. Special events optional. 
ARTICLE XIII. 
event with a score of 32 out of the twenty pairs. Sharp 
was a close second with a score of 30, while Thomas 
broke 29 and Seelig 26. 
In the practice event at 25 singles, Sharp, Thwaite, 
Fetherston and Emery each broke 20, Hlvaka scoring 18 
and George 15. 
Thwaite took first place in the next two frames of 25 
targets, breaking 21 and 24, the latter score being the 
high score of the day in a single frame. 
Thomas and Thwaite shot a race from 23yds., in which 
Thomas brought down 22 out of the 25, while Thwaite 
scored IS. They then shot another race from 16yds. in 
which Thomas again won out with 22 to Thwaite's 20. 
Mr. O. D. Baxter, of Lima, Ohio, was in the city for 
to-day, and being a lover of trapshooting, Mr. Sharp in¬ 
duced him to come out for the afternoon. Although he 
had not shot targets for fifteen years, he connected with 
some of them in good shape. 
Dr. Griffith did not do quite as well with his 20-gauge 
to-day as he did with the 28-gauge a week ago, but then 
the w'eather was not quite so bad as to-day. 
George had one poor frame, but the other three scores 
showed that with a little more practice he will be back 
to his old form. 
Events: 
Targets: 
T. M Fetherston, 19 
D E Thomas, 19. 
II Thwaite, 18 . 
J T< Sharp, 18 . 
} TI Shrigley, 18. 
C R Seelig, 18. 
C C Emery, 16 . 
F Hlvaka, 16 . 
\Y A Baxter, 16 _ 
I, R Keller. 16 . 
R A Griffith, 16 .... 
O M George, 16 
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50 40 25 25 25 25 25 25 10 
43 32 20 . 
39 29 .. 19 .... 22 22 8 
40 .. 20 21 24 26 18 20 .. 
38 30 20 . 4 
30. 
25 26 11 14 .. .. 9 .. .. 
34 .. 20 .. 21 . 6- 
37 .. 18 14 . 
21 ..10 . 
29. 
.... 6 8 11 10 . 
.... 15 S 15 IS . 
Event No. 2 was at 20 pairs; event No. 9 at 5 pairs. 
Wm. Merkle, Supt. 
ARTICLE III. 
This Association shall be composed of the following 
organized gun clubs in the State of Connecticut: Pah¬ 
quioque Rod and Gun Club, of Danbury; Bethel Gun 
Club, of Bethel: New Haven Gun Club, of New Haven: 
Seaside Gun Club, of Bridgeport: Mattatuck Gun Club, 
of \Yaterbury, and Hillside Gun Club, of Long Hill, any 
other organized club which this Association votes to ac¬ 
cept. Each club shall be entitled to three delegates to 
represent them at all meetings. Proixes count as dele¬ 
gates. 
ARTICLE IV. 
Section 1. Any club desiring membership in this Asso¬ 
ciation shall present to the secretary or any officer of 
the association a written application signed by its presi¬ 
dent and secretary, setting forth the name of the club, 
date of its organization, names of its officers and the 
number of members composing it. which shall be acted 
upon at any meeting of the board of directors. 
Sec. 2. No shooter will be eligible to compete for any 
prize offered by this Association designated in program 
for members of League only, unless he is a bona fide 
member of a club or association that is also a member 
of this Association. 
Sec. 3. The membership fee for clubs shall be $5, and 
if necessary the board of directors shall determine the 
anual dues to be charged not to exceed $5 for each club. 
ARTICLE V. 
Section 1. The officers of this Association shall be a 
president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and a board 
of six directors. Seven shall constitute a quorum. The 
office of secretary and treasurer shall be held by one 
person. 
Sec. 2. The officers and board of directors shall be 
elected by ballot at the annual meeting to be held at 
Bridgeport on the third Monday in January, at 1 P. M. 
The officers then elected shall respectively hold office 
until their successors are elected. 
Sec. 3. Any vacancy in any office may be filled by 
appointment by the board of directors. 
ARTICLE VI. 
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the president to pre¬ 
side at all meetings and to call extra meetings whenever 
he shall deem it necessary. He shall have no vote, ex¬ 
cept on equal division, when he shall have the casting 
vote, and shall appoint all committees, unless otherwise 
ordered. 
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the vice-president to 
perform the duties of the president in his absence. 
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep 
an accurate record of all the proceedings of this Asso¬ 
ciation in a book; to notify clubs and individuals of 
their election, to issue notices of meetings, to take 
charge of all communications, to reply thereto in accord¬ 
ance with such instructions as he may receive from the 
Association, and to keep a record thereof in a book, and 
he shall deliver to his successor in office all books and 
property belonging to the Association in his possession. 
Sec. 4. The treasurer shall receive and hold all funds 
of the Association, and shall disburse the same by check 
as he may be authorized to by a vote of the Association 
or by the president. He shall keep a correct and de¬ 
tailed account in a book of all moneys received and dis¬ 
bursed by him, which book shall at all times be open to 
the inspection of any of the officers of the Association, 
or any committee duly authorized therefor, and he shall 
report at each meeting of the board of directors a full 
statement in detail of all receipts and disbursements. 
The treasurer, upon entering his office, shall execute a 
bond to the Association, the amount to be $500, the cost 
to be paid by the Association. He shall deposit all 
moneys in a national or savings bank and shall credit all 
interest accruing upon such deposit to the Association. 
Sec. 6. Any meeting may be adjourned from time to 
time by vote. 
ARTICLE VII. 
No delegate shall be admitted into the Association 
unless he shall have handed or forwarded to the secre¬ 
tary a certificate, signed by the president or secretary of 
the club he may represent. 
All tournaments-given by this Association shall be regis- 
tered with the Interstate Association, and a copy of the 
official score sent to the secretary of said Association; 
also the chairman of the handicap committee of this As¬ 
sociation. All dates of tournaments held by this As¬ 
sociation must be settled at the annual meeting. 
By-Laws. 
Section 1. The order of business at all meetings shall 
be as follows: 1. Roll call. 2. Reading of minutes. 
3. Report of committees. 4. Unfinished business. 5. New 
Business. 6. Election of officers. 
Sec. 2. Any member belonging to this Association be¬ 
having in an ungentlemanly manner may be expelled by 
a majority vote of the members present. 
Sec. 3. All charges against any member or club must be 
submitted in writing to the* board of directors, and 
notices of such charges furnished such member or club 
so charged, who shall be entitled to submit a written 
defense. ' 
Chicago Gun Club. 
Chicago, March 25.—This was a beautiful day, and had 
it not been for the stiff wind blowing, it would have been 
ideal for trapshooting, but that several excellent scores 
were made. 
Barto did fine work on both singles and doubles, break¬ 
ing 48 out of the 50 singles, and then brought down 42 
out of the 24 pairs. This is a fair sample of his shoot¬ 
ing when he gets down to business with his gun, and as 
better weather is about due, we expect to see him among 
the regulars from now on. 
Our Kentucky friend, Mr. E. O. White, was high in 
the fray and shot after Barto with a score of 46, while 
Mr. H. K. Cramer, a visiting shooter from Nelson, 
British Columbia, put up the good score of 44, this being 
the first time he has ever shot on our grounds, and as 
his gun went wrong early in the afternoon, he did most of 
the shooting with a borrowed gun, which was much too 
short for him. 
Sharp was in good form and did fine in both singles 
and doubles—four scores of 23 out of 25 is consistent 
shooting; but he says he will feel better satisfied when 
he can mix in a few scores of 25 sctraight, and here’s 
hoping he will get them the next time he is with us. 
Barnes is coming along fast, and will soon be among 
leaders. 
Skeel is going to try to get away from business every 
once in a while and to get back in the sport. 
Miss Sullivan’s scores show up well for a beginner, 
and she feels quite encouraged at her success in smash¬ 
ing the flying spheres. Scores: 
Events: 
1 
6 7 
Targets: 
T P» Barto, 19. 
50 
. 48 
24 
99 
24 
20 
24 
25 
25 
25 
A F Mac Lachlan, 18. 
. 36 
20 
17 
T H Shriglev, 18 . 
10 
T K Sharp, 16. 
. 42 
20 
19 
19 
23 
23 
23 
E O White. 16. 
. 46 
20 
11 K Cramer, 16. 
. 44 
14 
17 
C B Barnes, 16 . 
. 35 
20 
20 
i9 
F F Skeel, 16 . 
. 34 
14 
9 
20 
L M Fetherston, 16 . 
13 
T A Fuzzott, 16. 
12 
19 
Miss Z V Sullivan, 16. 
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12 
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Frontier Rod and Gun Club. 
Buffalo, N. Y., March 27.—The fine spring weather 
had its effect on the gunners, thirty of whom enjoyed 
an afternoon's sport at the Frontier traps on Sunday, 
among them being many visitors and severa] from out 
of town. Lawson, of Niagara Falls, took high honors 
with S9 per cent., followed closely by Jack Talcott, who 
broke 87 out of 100. In the cup race, A, B and C classes, 
points were won by Suckaw, with 23; Peasland 17, and 
Hehler, 13, respectively. Ed. Youngs reappeared on the 
grounds, just recovered from a severe attack of grip. He 
proved interesting in the gun race, for he tied Wake¬ 
field with 21, but lost by one bird in the shoot-off. The 
strain had a telling effect on his weakened condition. 
President Patterson and Secretary Jeffries, of the 
Bridgeport Gun Club, were among the visitors. A live- 
bird shoot is to be held on their grounds on Saturday, 
April 8. All members and friends of the Frontier Rod 
and Gun Club are requested to meet at the Sportsman’s 
Show on Thursday evening, March 30. Scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 
Targets: 10 15 25 25 10 IS 
M J McKenna. 6 12 16 13 7.11 
George McKenna . 9 .. 18. 
Wakefield . 16 21 8 10 
Peasland . 17 17 
Eberhardt . 6 6 12 10 5 2 
W Bidell . 4 12 15 15 6 8 
E Bidell . 9 15 
G Faber . 5 12 15 17 4 
Eichberg . 5 14 20 18 8 11 
Dewald . S 13 19 20 6 10 
Lawson . 10 12 22 22 10 13 
Talcott . 9 14 23 21 10 10 
Oehmig . 7 9 19 11 6 10 
Suckovv . 7 11 23 16 10 18 
C T McKenna . 3 10 19 . 
G B Smith . 9 15 19 23 6 12 
Rappich . 6 9 16 IS 7 10 
Kammnn . 12 14 .. 
Heitzman . 15 12 .. 
Philipphnr . 14 IS .. 
Gay . S 8 
Mack . 3 10 
Mehler . 13 6 .. 
Hewitt .. " 5 4 
Goetz . 12 15 .. 
Young . 17 21 .. .. 
H Utz . 14 . 
Miller . 7 .. .. 16 7 9 
Event No. 3, cup race; event No. 4, gun race. 
Events Nos. 2, 3 and 4 were at 12 pairs. 
March 26.—The weather man had to butt in again to¬ 
day with a rainstorm, which continued all day and a 
strong southeast wind drove the rain into the faces of 
the shooters, which not only made it quite disagreeable, 
but also made the targets exceedingly hard to connect 
with. 
Fetherston “copped’ first honors in the handicap event 
at 50 singles, breaking 43 from the 19yds. mark. Thwaite 
was next ; n line with 40 from 18yds. Thomas scored 39 
from 19yds., Sharp coming close on his heels with a 
score 38 from 18yds. 
First place again went to Fetherston in the second 
The Fred Macaulay Business Men’s Gun Club. 
Members of the Fred Macaulay Business Men's Gun 
Club held their regular shoot Tuesday afternoon, March 
28, at the Speedway traps and a large crowd turned out, 
considering the weather, and there were some good 
scores made. 
C. W. Billings captured the prize donated by President 
B. M. Shanley by breaking 47 out of a possible 50. He 
was closely followed by H. H. Shannon, who broke 46 
out of 50. Peter Bey was third, breaking 45 out of a pos¬ 
sible 50. 
Several prizes were donated to be shot for at the 
weekly shoots. There was also a match between J. J. 
Guinn and William Stenge 1 , Guinn winning by breaking 
15 out of 25, while Stengel broke 13. C. W. Billings 
donated a diamond pin, to be shot for next Tuesday. 
There were 1,500 white fliers thrown from the traps. The 
scores: 
C. W. Billings, 23. 24, 19, 22, 22, 23; B. M. Shanlev, 17, 
15, IS. 17, 16; II. H. Shannon, 21, 22. 22, 19, 21. 22; P. 
P.ev, 15. 16, 15, 17, 19, 16, 20. 19; I. S. Fanning, 20. 19, 
20.'°°: T. Cook. 13. 14, 14. 15 10: G. Ohl, Jr., 7, 12, 10, 5. 
14, 15. 13; J. Murphy, 12, 12, 16; W. Stengel, 15, 13, 11, 12; 
C. \ on Lengerke, 22, 20, 19, 20; Sw'eeze, 10; Quinn, 9, 16, 
12; Bennet, 7; Higgin, 7. Smokeless. 
