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[May 13, 1911. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
Trap in California. 
Berkeley, Cal., May 1.— Editor Forest and Stream: 
The thirty-ninth annual trapshooting season of the Cali¬ 
fornia W ing Club opened at the new grounds at Stege 
on April 2 with twenty-seven shotgun experts present. 
During the balance of the season there will be one meet¬ 
ing each month, w'ith a total of seven. The member¬ 
ship of the club is now thirty, and according to the 
rules of the club the limit is forty. Several applica¬ 
tions for membership have been received and the out¬ 
look is that the list will be full within a short time. 
The club enjoys the distinction of being the oldest 
wing shooting club in the United States, and in times 
gone by some of the leading marksmen of the world 
have shot over its traps. In the medal race during the 
first meet no one made a straight string, seven shooters 
grassing eleven birds, these being Clarence Haight, E. 
L. Schultz, R. C. Reed, A. J. Webb, Fred Munday, 
George Thomas and N. L. Nielsen. Clarence Haight, 
C. J. Ashlin and R. C. Reed made straight scores in 
the purse race at 12 birds. Haight had the best aver¬ 
age for the day, securing 23 out of 24 birds. The second 
meet of the season was held on April 23, and a large 
number of shooters were on hand. The wind was high 
and worked against perfect scores, but the shooting was 
good in spite of the adverse conditions. In the medal 
contest Clarence Haight, Tony Prior and C. J. Ashlin 
secured 12 birds and nine others got 11 each, but in 
the afternoon in the purse event 11 was the best any 
one could do. Future meetings will be held on the first 
Sunday of each month. 
Phil B. Bekeart dedicated the new' trapshooting ground 
at the Presidio on Saturday, April 22, by firing the 
opening shot, auspicious for the success of the recently 
formed Exposition City Gun Club, for the clay pigeon 
was pulverized in proper style. Bekeart has the added 
distinction of cracking out the first stright score on the 
new grounds. 
The honor of firing the first shot was awarded after 
spirited bidding by different sportsmen present. J. G. 
Heath, E. Hoelle, Henry Nelson and J. S. French 
W'ere the next bidders to shoot, in the order, and each 
shooter qualified by a break. Emil Holling and A1 
Cook also broke straight scores. 
The club’s opening shoot came off Sunday with a 
large attendance of pow'der burners. C. H. Lancaster’s 
score of 19 in the fifth event was the best record for 
the day. Cold, cloudy weather obscured the background, 
and a strong wind kept down the scores. 
Many of the shooters had not indulged in blue rock 
shooting for some time. A noticeable feature is the 
large percentage of new names in trapshooting circles. 
Most of the new men shot very clever scores. One 
feature Sunday was a team shoot for a luncheon. The 
winning team, under Armorer Price, scored 164 targets 
against a total of 161 targets by E. Holling’s men. 
The officers of the club are: W. B. Sanborn, Presi¬ 
dent; W. J. Golcher, Vice-President; E. Hoelle, Secre¬ 
tary-Treasurer; J. A. Cook, captain; Geo. Thomas, W. 
H. Price and J. Hervey Jones, Directors. 
The first live-bird shoot of the Santa Clara Gun Club 
was held at Santa Clara, April 23. Another club shoot 
is billed for May 7. The trout streams of that section 
kept down the attendance to five men. It is probable 
that tw’o of the club members will take up the chal¬ 
lenge of Feudner and Stelling for a live bird match. 
The opening events were three 6 -bird and one 4-bird 
match. Arquez and Cadwallader made the straights in 
the 6 -bird races. Perry and Cadwallader scored clean in 
the 4-bird event. The pigeons trapped were a lively lot 
and weather conditions were favorable. Three of the 
shooters were noted shots at the Garden City Gun Club 
shoots some years ago. 
Bodie Smith and other members of the Transportation 
Club, of Frisco, are reported to be sponsors for a pro¬ 
posed blue rock gun club, the members of which will 
shoot clay pigeons one Saturday afternoon every month 
at the Golden Gate Gun Club trap grounds, in Alameda. 
This innovation has the indorsement of many prominent 
local trap shots and will no doubt receive generous en¬ 
couragement. 
San Rafael sportsmen have recently organized the Blue 
Rock Gun Club. The club’s trap grounds will be es¬ 
tablished in Schuetzen Park. 
The officers elected for the ensuing year are: Roy 
Prescott President; Joseph Rydeburg, Vice-President; 
H. De la Montanya, Secretary-Treasurer; Joseph Ryde¬ 
burg. Joseph Taggiano, Roy Prescott, P. Pedrotti and 
Robert Provine, Executive Committee. 
Golden Gate. 
New York State Tournament. 
The fifty-third annual State shoot will be held .at 
Syracuse, N. Y., June 13, 14 and 15, under the auspices 
of the New York State Sportsmen’s Association, and 
Secretary Hookway sends us details of the shoot as 
follows: 
The New York State Sportsmen’s Association is a 
State affair._ It includes a membership of over 100 gun 
clubs. No individual or club gets any benefit from the 
State shoot. Proceeds are devoted to protection and 
propagation of game and passage of reasonable game 
laws. The prizes have been given on account of this, as 
all money in the end is returned to the cause of outdoor 
gunning. Contributors in the end get the benefit of 
their donation. Our merchandise event is a feature 
of its kind. Many of our gun clubs have donated 
prizes. One gun club gave a $350 piano. This event 
is the source of revenue for the association, and in time 
this State shoot should be the leader of all shoots. We 
had 150 entries last year, and with open sweeps we ex¬ 
pect 300. 
Syracuse is one of the best centers for trapshooting in 
United States. Members of the Onondaga Gun Club, 
whether officers of the State Association or not, assist, 
and that fact alone means, as it always has, that the 
shoot will be a success. 
Guns, ammunition, etc., forwarded to W. E. Hookway, 
725 East \\ ater street, Syracuse, charges prepaid, will 
be delivered to grounds. The same grounds of 1909, 
near yacht club, will be used this year. Shoot will be 
run under Squier money-back system, which all gunners 
understand. You cannot lose much if any under this 
system. Events under conditions and rules of the in¬ 
terstate Association. 
For the first time, sweeps are to be thrown open to 
the world, and if it proves a success, they will be in 
the future. We invite everybody. 
PROGRAM. 
Monday, June 12, practice day; shooting begins at 
1 P. M. Eight events at 15 targets, entrance $1.50 each, 
including targets; money divided Rose system 4, 3, 2, 1. 
Tuesday, June 13, first day; shooting promptly at 9:15. 
Ten events at 15 targets, entrance $1.50 each; events 
Nos. 11, 12 and 13, 20 targets, entrance $2 each; additional 
entrance $1; daily average for N. Y. S. shooters only. 
Money divided Rose system—20-bird events, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ; 
15-bird events, 4, 3, 2, 1 . Targets 2 cents in all en¬ 
trances. Optional sweeps each event. 
Wednesday, June 14, second day; shooting 9 A. M. 
Ten events at 15 targets, entrance $1.50 each; additional 
entrance $1 for Squier money-back system. Event 11, 
merchandise shoot, handicap, 50 targets, entrance $5, 
for New York State residents only. Optional sweep $3. 
Event 11 is a manufacturers’ agents event, entrance $1. 
Thursday, June 15, third day; shooting at 9 A. M. 
Ten events at 15 targets, entrance $1.50 and additional 
entrance $ 1 , same as second day. 
Event 11 is the Dean Richmond trophy, for three- 
man teams residing in same countv within State. Each 
man to shoot at 25 targets. Divided 50, 30 and 20 per 
cent., class shooting. Optional sweep $3 for all. 
Event 12, Greater New York cup, 50 targets per man, 
entrance price of targets, or $10 per team. Divided 40, 
30, 20 and 10 per cent., class shooting. Optional sweep 
$3. Residents outside State may shoot for optional 
sweep entry. 
During the entire shoot an extra trap will be run for 
double shooting. Entrance, price of targets. First prize, 
single trigger Smith gun; second and third prizes, suit¬ 
able to be selected later. Highest straight scores take 
them. Enter as many times as you like. 
Optional sweeps will be run in connection with regular 
program as follows: Contestants who have entered the 
regular events may also enter optional sweeps by pay¬ 
ing $1.00 additional for each event each day. No target 
money will be deducted from entrance. Division of 
money, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent., less than 20 entries; 
more than 20 entries, 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 per cent, class 
shooting. Squier money-back system does not apply to 
optional sweeps. 
Hotels in Syracuse are the Vanderbilt, Yates, Warner 
and the new Onondaga, very good, reasonable in price, 
excellent cuisine. The yacht club house is a large, 
suitable building, excellent lunches to be obtained at 
all times. 
The officers of New York State Sportsmen’s Associa¬ 
tion are: John H. Hendrickson, Jamaica, N. Y., Presi¬ 
dent; Willard E. Hookway, Syracuse, N. Y., Secretary- 
Treasurer. The Tournament Committee consists of Hul- 
bert W. Smith, Syracuse, N. Y.; M. E. Corfield, Utica, 
N. Y.; J. L. Talcott, Buffalo, N. Y.; A. E. Conley, 
Cohocton, N. Y.; C. G. Blandford, Ossining, N. Y. 
Chicago Gun Club. 
Chicago, April 29.—No doubt the heavy rain which 
came down most of the morning and the threatening 
conditions of the afternoon kept many of our members 
away who might otherwise have come out to the open¬ 
ing of the summer season. 
Barto put up good scores all the way through, getting 
24 out of 25 in a practice event, 46 out of 50 in event 
No. 1, and 48 out of 50 from 20yds. in event No. 2. 
Sharp took second place in the practice event with the 
score of 23, while MacLachlan, Merrill and Barnes each 
broke 21 . 
Sharp “copped” first place in event No. 1, with a 
score of 47, Graham tying with Barto on 46. C. E. Shaw 
landed second place in the handicap with 46 from 19yds. 
Merrill took third place in the handicap event with a 
score of 44 MacLachlan scoring 43. 
Merrill made a straight 25 in the next event. Mac¬ 
Lachlan put up the best score in the event at 25 pairs, 
breaking 37, while Merrill broke 36 and Sharp scored 34. 
MacLachlan shot a frame of 25 while sitting on the 
fence at 30yds. and he smashed 20 of them into smith¬ 
ereens. 
The many friends of our well-known member, Richard 
Merrill, will be pleased to hear that he has returned 
from Texas and will be with us quite often in the future. 
Events: 
Targets: 
J B Barto, 20. 
A F MacLachlan, 19 .. 
E S Graham, 16 . 
J H Shrigley, 18 . 
I R Sharp, 18 . 
K Merrill, 20 . 
C B Barnes, 16 . 
F Hlavka, 16 . 
C F Hjestberg, 16 . 
C E Shaw, 20. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
25 
50 
50 
25 
25 
25* 25 
24 
46 
48 
21 
37 
43 
15 
20 
37 
20 
IS 
46 
22 
23 
37 
25 
23 
47 
40 
20 
22 
34 
21 
44 
25 
21 
30 
17 
16 
IS 
46 
1 
2 
*Event No. 6 was at 25 pairs. 
April 30 ; —Although the w'eather was disagreeable for 
the first Sunday of our summer season, several heavy 
show'ers coming down during the morning and one at 
noon, twenty-four shooters concluded to take a chance 
on shooting between showers and all were well pleased 
with the results of the afternoon’s shoot. 
In a practice event at 25 targets, Flewelling and Sharp 
each went straight, Roll and Cutler each breaking 24, 
while Shrigley, Merrill, Thwaite, Emery, Silver and 
Taggart each scored 23. 
First honors in club event No. 1, at 50 targets, class 
shooting, all 16yds. rise, were divided between H. 
Thwaite and Geo. Roll with scores of 49, Merrill being 
next in line with 4S, while Shrigley, Sharp and Emery 
each made a 47. F'lewelling, Dessert and Miss Anna 
Rieker each broke 46. while Thomas, Cutler and Silver 
were only one target behind, each making 45. 
In event No. 2 at 50 targets, distance handicap, Thwaite 
carried off the honors of first place with a score of 48 
from the lSvds. mark, Eck, Sharp and Emery were hot 
after him with scores of 47, Eck breaking his from 19yds., 
while Sharp and Emery stood at 18yds. 
Geo. Roll brought down 46 from 20yds. and C. W. May 
made the same score from 16yds., while Kammerer was 
next in line with 45. 
Event No. 3, at 25 targets, 16yds. rise, resulted in a 
fine lot of scores, Flewelling, Roll, Merrill and Dr. 
Robb each going through the frame without a miss, 
Eck and Crooker only dropping one target, while 
Thwaite and Taggart each scored 23, Seelig, Sharp and 
Miss Rieker returning scores of 22. 
Dr. Robb took first place in the fourth event with a 
score of 24, while Taggart was second with 23. 
Thwaite seemed 
well 
satisfied wi 
th 
his 
work 
to-dav 
—142 out of 150 is 
going 
some. 
Roll was right 
on his 
mettle, losing 
only six 
targets 
out of 150. 
Events: 
1 
o 
3 
4 
5 
6 
Targets: 
Hdcp. 
25 
50 
50 
25 
25 
25 
W W Flewelling 
. 20 
25 
46 
44 
25 
1) K Thomas ... 
. 20 
17 
45 
35 
20 
is 
Geo Roll . 
24 
49 
46 
25 
R Merrill . 
23 
48 
41 
25 
Geo Eck . 
. 19 
44 
47 
24 
C K Seelig . 
. 18 
is 
37 
44 
22 
I H Shrigley ... 
. 18 
23 
47 
41 
O W Crocker .. 
. 18 
37 
36 
24 
1 
9.. 
W S Cutler .... 
. 19 
24 
45 
43 
19 
C F Stemmer .. 
. 19 
37 
34 
1 R Sharp . 
. 18 
25 
47 
47 
22 
17 
II Thwaite . 
23 
49 
48 
23 
Miss A Rieker . 
. IS 
20 
46 
44 
22 
L Kumpfer . 
. 18 
12 
34 
35 
C C Emery .... 
. 18 
23 
47 
47 
C W May . 
. 16 
20 
44 
46 
B L Kammerer 
. 16 
18 
40 
45 
E Silver . 
. 16 
23 
45 
H L Dessert ... 
. 16 
20 
46 
21 
L G Vogel . 
12 
30 
31 
Mrs Cutler . 
. 16 
11 
30 
27 
Mrs Taggart .... 
. 16 
15 
15 
J A Taggart .... 
. 16 
23 
23 
23 
20 
Dr C E Robb ... 
. 16 
20 
25 
24 
23 
Wm. 
F. 
Merkle, 
Supt. 
Kansas State Tournament. 
Hutchinson, Kan.. May 1.—The Kansas State Sports¬ 
men’s Association held their annual tournament, under 
the auspices of the Hutchinson Gun Club, on April 27, 
28 and 29. There were some seventy-five shooters 
present, and wtih very few exceptions, shot in every 
event during the three days. Wm. Veach was high 
amateur with 419 out of 450. E. W. Arnold second with 
415 and H. Dixon third with a total of 400. In the 
professionals Ed. O’Brien was the winner of premier 
honors by scoring 425; W. H. Heer 422, second, and F. G. 
Bills, 414, third. H. F. Gray, of Leon, won the State 
championship on shoot-off with 48 out of 50. Scores: 
First Day. Second Day. Third Day. 
Shot at. Brk. Shot at. Brk. Shot at. Brk. 
Toe Bell . 
150 
124 
150 
97 
150 
127 
Tohn Moncravie 
150 
114 
150 
97 
150 
111 
F H Wing .... 
150 
131 
150 
119 
150 
123 
C W 1 ones ... 
150 
126 
150 
113 
150 
126 
C V Berryman 
150 
120 
150 
112 
150 
91 
G Yawell . 
150 
137 
150 
128 
150 
132 
E F Solden ... 
150 
120 
150 
110 
Fhil Hoyne ... 
150 
96 
150 
108 
150 
127 
Chas Debus .. 
150 
127 
M L Halliday 
150 
123 
150 
121 
150 
133 
E W Punfro .. 
150 
133 
150 
110 
150 
139 
B E Metzger .. 
150 
133 
150 
135 
150 
129 
H F Gray . 
150 
13S 
150 
119 
150 
127 
F P Metzger... 
150 
127 
150 
112 
150 
104 
M Goeller ... 
150 
112 
150 
97 
150 
120 
A R Carpenter 
150 
114 
150 
114 
150 
116 
Henry Hugg .. 
150 
119 
150 
111 
150 
116 
Chas Willard .. 
150 
130 
160 
120 
150 
137 
S O’Brien . 
150 
97 
150 
106 
Edd Tenkins •• 
iso 
isi 
150 
101 
150 
120 
Wm Veach ... 
150 
143 
150 
136 
150 
140 
G Nicholai 
150 
134 
150 
126 
150 
133 
Jack Morton . 
150 
131 
150 
117 
150 
126 
150 
134 
150 
150 
118 
95 
150 
150 
131 
109 
H E Logan ... 
150 
127 
Wm Tones .... 
150 
87 
150 
83 
150 
99 
E M Hager ... 
150 
131 
150 
123 
150 
122 
W B Wolf .... 
150 
140 
150 
127 
150 
131 
Edd Calson ... 
150 
111 
H Hubbard ... 
150 
130 
150 
110 
150 
124 
F Luther . 
150 
122 
150 
105 
150 
95 
Pat Cairns .... 
150 
135 
150 
123 
150 
137 
E W Arnold . 
150 
142 
150 
136 
150 
137 
C T Rankin ... 
150 
134 
150 
132 
150 
133 
Paul Gano . 
150 
132 
Wm Peck . 
150 
131 
150 
126 
150 
141 
Geo K Mackie. 
150 
137 
150 
116 
150 
127 
Harve Uixon . 
150 
137 
150 
131 
150 
138 
T F Caldwell. 
150 
124 
150 
106 
150 
125 
F Houston ... 
150 
131 
150 
118 
150 
136 
Harve Dixon . 
150 
137 
150 
131 
150 
138 
Harry Hoag .. 
150 
117 
150 
107 
150 
125 
W R Campbell 
150 
141 
150 
129 
150 
134 
T W Appleman 
150 
124 
150 
114 
150 
136 
E M Congdon. 
150 
127 
150 
124 
150 
133 
