Jan. 25, 1908.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
U. S. Government 
Ammunition Test. 
Accuracy test of Krag-Jorgensen .30-Caliber Cartridges held at Springfield Armory 
by order of the Ordnance Department, United States Army. 
TESTED —Ammunition of all the American Manufacturers. 
CONDITIONS—10 and 20 shot targets, muzzle rest. 
10 and 20 shot targets, fixed rest. 
DISTANCE—1 .000 yards. 
R.ESULT and OFFICIAL REPORT: 
U. S. Cartridges excelled all others. 
MANUFACTURED BY 
UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE CO.. 
LOWELL, MASS., U. S. A. 
Agencies: 497-503 Pearl St., 35-43 Park St., New York. 114-116 Market St., San Francisco. 
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Grand Canadian Handicap. 
Hamilton, Can.—The Grand Canadian Handicap, held 
|'y the Hamilton, Can., Gun Club was finished on Jan. 
|7. The twe renowned experts, Mr. Mort Mayhew, of 
.farcy, N. Y., and Air. Harry D. Kirkover, of Batavia, 
Y., tied on straight scores of 20. In the shoot-off 
Grkover missed his sixth bird and lost. 
A number of other events, sweepstake and prize, 
vere shot, but the Grand Canadian Handicap was the 
tar featiire. Mr. J. E. Cantelon, of Clinton, the winner 
'f last year, withdrew after shooting at 7 birds. The 
cores: 
dayhew, “$9," Marcv, N. Y.22212222222222221212—20 
I Kirkover, Buffalo '..22222222222222222222—’U 
R Taylor, Columbus, 0.22121222112212210222—19 
<od and Gun. Kingsville.22221222111012222222—19 
I Farmer, Oakville, Ont.12221121122201222222—19 
'homas Bennett, Chester, Ont.22221111222211212220—19 
•ord, Shamokin, Pa.22222222222002222222—18 
lates, Hamilton .22222222222002222222—18 
sing, Hamilton .22112022221220211122—IS 
E Jennings, Toronto.22222222021221222012—1S 
dorrison, Hinckley, N. Y.22222111222011111120—18 
•IcLaren. Highgate, Ont.22122212212002221222j—18 
'tewart, Hamilton .22122222002211211221—IS 
'rew, Toronto .1222^102121212122222—IS 
Jr Scott. London.21201202222222022222—17 
■ ivian, Toronto .22222222222200222022—17 
Vade, Morpeth, Ont.02222210012221222222—17 
•letcher, Hamilton .22022022222222222022—17 
Jr Wilson. Hamilton..22222220112221220022—17 
leardon, Hamilton .02011112111021111122—17 
Aagner, Utica, N Y.01021211212222112201—17 
\ J Hunt, Hamilton.22021222202202222222—17 
:< Hay, London.11112010102222211121—17 
Aakefieid Lambton .02221012222212212210—17 
>Iarsh, Toronto .12122001110122111221—17 
astorius, Kingsville .10111222022021112212—17 
Jtotts Essex, Ont.22222022220 , O22222'?2—17 
Jr McMacken. Highgate.2212012121 ’022110122—17 
£ herr, Crediton, East Ontario.. 
»eo Stroud, Hamilton. 
»eorge Capell, Toronto Junction. 
arker, Cleveland .. 
dcRitchie, New Scotland, Ont.. 
ffackwell, Dunnville . 
V she D Buckeye Lake, O. 
»eattie, Hamilton . 
^pley, Hamilton . 
\ Upton. Hamilton. 
N orris, Buffalo ... 
*49,” Dunnville . 
looper, Westfield, N. B. 
-aing, Ridgetown .10212011222020222201—15 
iompf t Hamilton .21102212000211101222—15 
•\ilcox Rome, N. Y.2121 1112021100002212—15 
?/ n H, Hamilton .22011220222100210221—15 
tiorning^ Hamilton .1201 ?10221°012200221 15 
turns, Cleveland .22122002101001110121 14 
Barnes, Hamilton .01220010220121212202—14 
Eckford, High River, Alberta.00201201221022122020—13 
Sidway, Buffalo .11102102011100112002—13 
H B Day, Belleville.02000-10221101211022—13 
Huntsbury, Jordan .11110210101202220200—13 
R Crooks, Hamilton .,..21121202000210202022—13 
Pere Frend, Hamilton .22111002001002002000— 9 
Tilman, Clinton .22100w 
Cantelon, Clinton .2002100w 
New Haven Cun Club. 
New' Haven, Conn., Jan. 16.—The annual election of 
officers of the New Haven Gun Club was heid on Sat¬ 
urday evening, Jan. 11, and the following officers were 
elected for the ensuing year: President, Dr. C. C. Smith; 
Treasurer, George Ortseifer; Secretary, Wm. T. Minor; 
Board of Directors, Chas. Stevenson, j. F. Morrissey and 
E. \V. Dann. 
The club also voted to hold one or more tournaments 
under the auspices of the Interstate Association upon 
the invitation of Elmer E. Shaner, secretary of said 
Association. It was also voted to incorporate the c ub 
and purchase permanent grounds, with a view to making 
the club the equal at least of any club of its kind in New 
England. 
The committee of incorporation is composed of At¬ 
torney E. S. Thomas, C. M. Stevenson and Attorney 
C. T. McClure. 
It is the aim and desire of the New Haven Gun Club 
to make the club a large, prosperous and favorably 
known institution, and to promote trapshooting in the 
vicinity of New Haven and the State of Connecticut 
more than ever before. To this object we will make 
every effort during the coming year. 
Wm. T. Minor, Sec’y. 
Boston Athletic Association. 
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contestants 
took part in the 
weekly shoot. The 
com- 
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petition was 
c'ose. The scores in the ICO target 
event 
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follow: 
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H. T. 
n. 
T. 
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Tucker .... 
. 15 93 
Adams . 
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. 9 92 
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Austin . 
.17 91 
H Moore . 
17 
85 
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Ellis . 
. 11 90 
18 
M 
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... 7 88 
6 
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. 12 88 
17 
SO 
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Whitney ... 
. 17 88 
Blinn . 
11 
76 
999900"22020‘ ? 2 9 0 9i? '> 1 5 
Clarke . 
. 12 87 
Compton . 
12 
75 
.22211220221102022002- 15 
G Moore .. 
. 15 S7 
Cornette . 
10 
72 
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Chicago Gun Club. 
Chicago. —Officers elected to serve during 1908 are as 
follows. Jtsse S. Young, Pres.dent; Wm. T. Church, 
Vice-President; Fred H. Teeple, Secretary; C. P. Zacher, 
Treasurer. 
Directors elected to serve for a three-year term: Jesse 
S. Young, Edwin L. Harpham, Geo. L. Franklin, Geo. 
Eck, Gilbert Hoxie. 
Phillip Miller was elected by the board to fill Dr. C. 
W. Carson’s unexpired term of ♦wo years as director. 
Fred H. Teeple, Park Superintendent for one year. 
F. H. Teeple, Sec’y. 
^ Statement of Superintendent and Secretary F. H. 
Teeple to the stockholders of the Chicago Gun Ciub, at 
their first annual meeting at the Palmer House, Chicago, 
Jan. 14, showing the rece.pts and disbursements at the 
park between February, 1907, and Jan. 12, 1908, both 
inclusive: 
Number of ^targets thrown from Feb. 2, 1907, to Jan. 
12, 1908, 714,727. Targets that will be threwn up to Feb. 
2, 1908, rounding out our first year, 20,000, making a 
grand total of 735.0C0. 
Total receipts from targets, concessions, lockers, in¬ 
itiation and dues, programmes, etc., 5j9.53o.23. 
Tutal expenses, including targets, superintendent’s and 
secretary’s salaries, trappers, pullers, scorers, referees, 
stationery, stamps, programmes ana supplies, $5,326.80; 
leaving a profit of $4,209.43. 
Amount of money taken at rifle and revolver range, 
$41.69. 
Expenses of target and help t° run same, $29.35, leaving 
a profit of $12.34. This amount, added to the total of 
target game, gives us a profit of $4,221.77. 
Your superintendent’s salary during the past vear 
has been $600. Secretary’s salary for the same period of 
time, $60. Trappers, pullers, ret. rees, scorers, stationery, 
stamps, programmes, turkeys, etc., cost, $930.80; 735,000 
targets cost, $2,940. 
We have paid out to shooters as average and added 
money, $860. You have received from the Palmer 
House for the privilege of Grand American headquarters, 
$1,000. You have received for rental of lockers for 1907. 
$654. Money still owing for rental of lockers for 1907, 
$15.50; making a total amount of money derived from 
lockers for 1907 of $669 50. 
You have received fer your 735,000 targets, $7,749.65. 
There is at the present time $34.50 due from members 
for targets. We have received for initiations for 1907, 
$ 202 . 
We have on hand about 90,000 targets, costing us $360; 
two Dickey Bird traps, costing us $60; one Stillson trap, 
costing us $25. T might acid that our lockers cost us 
$1,200. So vou can readily see that they have been a 
profitable investment, when you remember that they have 
brought us in in the first year, $669.50. 
The number of targets throwm during the Grand 
American Handicap was 184,440. The number of targets 
thrown that week was 210,775. 1 want to say in con¬ 
junction with this that we handled 228 shooters on the 
