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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Feb. 15, 1908. 
May 26-2S.- Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska State Sportsman’s 
Association thirty-second annual tournament; $500 
added. Earl K. Lee, Sec’y. 
May 27-28.—Dayton, Ky.—Kentucky T. S. L. Dr. I. P. 
Gould, Sec’y. 
May 29-30.—Shamokin, Pa.—West End Gun and Fishing 
Club. Geo. E. Crone, Sec’y. 
May 29-30.—E Lexington, Mass.—Middlesex G. C. 
Robert Smith, Sec’y. 
May 29-30.—Pittsfield, Mass.—Oak Hill G. C. J. Ranse- 
housen, Sec’y. 
May 30.—Mechanicville (N. Y.) G. C. George Slinger- 
land, Sec’y. 
May 30.—McKeesport, Pa.—Enterprise G. C. Geo. W. 
Mains, Sec’y. 
June 1-2. — Steamboat Rock, la.—Sunset G. C. A. H. 
Ouiggle, Sec’y. 
June 2.— Wolcott, N. Y.—Catchpole G. C. E. A. Wads¬ 
worth, Sec’y. 
June 2-5.—Columbus, O.—Ohio State Association. F. 
Shattuck, Sec’y. 
June 3-4.—Fort Dodge (la.) Driving Park G. C. 
June 3-5.—Jersey City.—New Jersey State shoot. 
June 4.—Wyoming (N. Y.) G. C. F. B. Childs, Sec’y. 
June 5.—Sylvan Beach (N. Y.) G. C. M. Cavana, Sec’y. 
June 6.—Montclair (N. J.) G. C. anniversary tournament. 
Edward Winslow, Sec’y. 
June 9-10.—Malone (N. Y.) G. C. Geo. M. Lincoln, Sec’y. 
June 11-12.—Springfield (.O.) G. C. Geo. \V. Morgan, 
Sec’y. 
June 16-19.—Sandusky, O.—Indian tournament; $1,000 
added. 
June 17.—Champlain (N. Y.) G. C. E. F. Tiedemann, 
Sec’y. , 
June 19-20.—Fairfax (S. D.) G. C. T. J. Thompson, Sec’y. 
June 19-21.—Livingston, Mont.—Montana State tourna¬ 
ment. 
June 23-26.—Columbus, O.—The Interstate Association’s 
ninth Grand American Handicap target tournament; 
$1,000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Mgr., 
Pittsburg, Pa. 
July 4.—Waynesboro (Va.) G. C. S. T. Day, Sec’y. 
July 4.—Richmond (Va.) G. C. V. Hechler, Pres. 
July 4-5.—S. Framingham (Mass.) G. C. F. P. Ilewins, 
Sec’y. 
July 3-4.—Thomasville, Ga.—Cracker G. C. C. W. 
Cooper, Sec’y. 
July 14-15.—Manning (la.) G. C. G. A. Rober, Sec’y. 
July 14-16.—Boston, Mass.—1 he Interstate Association’s 
third Eastern Handicap \ target tournament; $1,000 
added money. Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Mgr., Pitts¬ 
burg, Pa. 
July 16-17.—Iowa Falls (la.) G. C. J. T. Brown, Pres. 
Aug. 4-5.—Audubon (la.) G. C. F. Vermilya, Sec’y. 
Aug. 5-6.—Sylvan Beach (N. Y.) G. C. M. Cavana, Mgr. 
Aug. 5-7.—Sherbrooke, Can.—Dominion of Canada Trap¬ 
shooting Association’s tournament. C. G. Thomp¬ 
son, Sec’y. 
Aug. 18-20.—Des Moines, la.—The Interstate Associa¬ 
tion’s third Western Handicap target tournament; 
$1,000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Mgr., 
Pittsburg, Pa. 
Aug. 20.—New Bedford, Mass.—Paskamansett G. C. 
Egbert G. Bullard, Sec’y. 
Sept. 7.—Westport Factory (Mass.l G. C. Albert W. 
Lewis, Sec’y 
Oct. 30-31.—Clinton (Ont.) G. C. J. E. Cantelon, Sec’y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Cold weather, much shooting, numb fingers, cold feet. 
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At the live-bird shoot, Feb. 8, held on the Point Breeze 
track, Philadelphia, only one straight was made. This 
was made by Edwards, from the 30yd. mart:. 
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The Messina Springs Gun Club, Syracuse, N. Y., an¬ 
nounces a two-days’ tournament for May 19 and 20. 
George M. Phillips is the Secretary. 
In the contest for a watch at the shoot of the High¬ 
land Gun Club, Edge Hill, l’a., Feb. 8, Mr. G. S. 
McCarty was high with 77. Cantrell and Tansey tied on 
second with 69. 
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At a shoot of the Fairview Gun Club, Feb. 8, near 
Centre Square, Pa., two live-bird matches were shot. 
Howard Kickle, of Jeffersonville, defeated James Cowen, 
of Philadelphia, 32 to 29. Rickie was allowed three dead 
birds. In a 50-bird match, Rickie was defeated by H. 
Hill, 44 to 36. 
Mayor Reed, of Manchester, N. H., was high gun at 
the weekly shoot of the Boston Athletic Association, at 
Riverside, Mass., Feb. 8. He scored 84, two of which 
were allowance. Tucker was second with 83, of which 11 
was allowance. The cold weather had a depressing 
effect on the shooting. 
A team match at live birds between the Elks Lodges 
of Reading and Pottsville, Pa., took place on Feb. 8, on 
the Spring Valley grounds. This was the first of a 
series. The Reading team won by a score of 62 to 51. 
There were five men on a team, 15 birds per man. The 
members of the teams were as follows: Reading—George 
Kuersten, Brooke Harrison, William Kline, John -Lewis 
and Cyrus Ream. Pottsville—Dr. J. H. Swaving, Mar¬ 
tin Doyle, William Schugan, Charles Keeney, and Henry 
TFaust. 
At the Watertown shoot, Feb. 8, George Hassam, who 
not long since won the championship at the Paleface 
shoot, at Wellington, Mass., was high gun with 82 in 
the 100 targets, the prizes for the five high guns being 
a pair of ducks each. The other winners were B. Smith, 
80; O. R. Dickey and Jordan, 79; Buffalo Smith, 78. 
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Diligent effort is being exercised to promote the suc¬ 
cess of the tournament to be held in conjunction with 
the Philadelphia Sportsman Show, March 10-12, under 
the auspices of the Keystone Shooting League, at 
Holmesburg Junction,* Pa. The managers contemplate 
one of the largest and most successful tournaments ever 
held. 
C. F. Kramlich writes us as follows: “I wish to an¬ 
nounce a two days’ shoot at the Duck Farm Hotel, 
Allentown, Pa., Feb. 26 and 27. First day, team race 
with the Independent Gun Club of Philadelphia, Pa.; 
against Lehigh Valley Shooting Association of Allen¬ 
town. On the second day there will be sweepstake shoot¬ 
ing all day.” 
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On Feb. 8 at Stroudsburg, Pa., Joseph H. Graves, of 
Delaware Water Gap, defeated Sommers, of Easton, in 
a match at 25 live birds, for a purse of $25. The latter 
was shot out in the 24th round, the score standing then 
24 to 22. In a similar contest between Munson, of Pen 
Argyle, and Gibbs, of East Stroudsburg, the scores were 
22 and 21 respectively. 
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A special dispatch to the Sun (Baltimore), Feb. S, 
states that “Mr. Allen M. Seitz, a well-known trapshooter, 
who has repeatedly won in championship target con¬ 
tests of the county, was married - Thursday at Glen 
Rock to Mrs. Amelia H. Overmiller, of that borough. 
The Glen Rock Band, of which the bridegroom is the 
leader, played a serenade. Mr. Seitz is leader in the 
York county Democracy, and is a justice of the peace. 
He is a member of the York City Gun Club, the Glen 
Rock Gun Club, ar.d the State Target Association. 
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The York City Gun Club, York, Pa., has provided a 
programme of ten target events, for its annual winter 
target shoot, Feb. 22. There are two events at 25 tar¬ 
gets, $1.50 entrance—No. 7, for the small cup, and No. 
9, for the Peters cup. The remainder are each at 15 
targets, $1.30 entrance. Shooting will commence at 
10:30. Events 4 and 5, 30 targets, will constitute the 
contest for the Hunter vase. In this event the use of 
both barrels is allowed. This and event 7 is open to 
York county shooters. Ship guns, etc., to Bernard 
Elssesser, York. Nelson McSherry is the Secretary. 
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The first leg of the home-and-home series of contests 
between the Boston Athletic Association and the Cres¬ 
cent Athletic Club, of Brooklyn, has been fixed to take 
place on Feb. 29, on the grounds of the Crescents. The 
second leg at Boston, March 14. The Yale team, 
through Capt. Pugsley, has broached the matter of a date 
for a contest. The Boston team will stop over at New 
Plaven when en route to Brooklyn, and it was suggested 
that the Crescents could arrange a stop-over when en 
route to Boston. The Crescents decided to shoot a 
match with Yale on March 13. The probabilities strongly 
indicate that the members of the Crescent team will be 
Messrs. L. M. Palmer, Jr., F. B. Stephenson, H. M. 
Brigham, Henry I<ryn, F. W. Moffett, A.- G. South- 
worth, D. T. Leahy, and W. C. Damron. 
Bernard Waters. 
Ossining Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., Feb. 9.—A heavy wind prevented 
good scores at the regular shoot of the Ossining Gun 
Club, Saturday. It was fine, crispy, healthful air, but a 
trifle cold for comfort, though it is doubtful is any one 
caught cold from exposure to it. Joe Willi was the 
“candy kid” with his new pump gun, making high net 
score for the day. In event No. 4 he got a win on the 
Macdonald rifle with a handy lead of 6 targets. In 
event No. 5, for the camera, W. S. Smith and Geo. • 
Brewerton tied on the shoot-off in event No. 6 for the 
chafing dish series. Smith delivered the goods with a 
straight score, including his handicap. 
Events: 
12 3 
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Targets: 
10 15 15 
25 
25 
25 
P Wood . 
. 5 7.. 
6 IS 
6 19 
7 23 
r Willi, Tr. 
. 7 .. 9 
7 25 
7 20 
7 22 
E Brewerton . 
. 3 11 .. 
5 17 
5 22 
6 19 
C Dietrich . 
. 4 7.. 
7 19 
6 17 
9 19 
C G Blandford. 
W P Burdick. 
. 4 7 12 
2 15 
7 12 
2 21 
3 16 
W S Smith. 
6 13 
6 22 
6 25 
C. G. B. 
Registered Tournaments. 
The instructive communication from Harry W. Denn 
as secretary of the Indianapolis Ind., Gun Club, pu 
lished in Forest and Stream of Feb. 8, is deserving 
more than passing notice. The matter of registered, tou 
naments is discussed at length by him, though some it 
portant phases are touched upon but lightly, while otho 
are omitted in whole or in part. 
As a starting point, in his comments and criticism 
he pre’sented the following: 
“Among the conclusions formed by many amateur, 
after a superficial examination of the new plan, are thes 
'I hat it was none other than a concerted effort upon tl 
part of the trade manufacturers to dictate to tile u 
organized body of shooters that they should thereaft 
do thus and so, or sever they connections with the shoe 
ing interest ; that the manufacturers were thus trying 
fcirce them into using a greater quantity of their product 
that their cherished home clubs were to be absorbed, at 
their individuality be completely overshadowed by tl 
preponderance of Interstate Association auspices; ar 
that this very likely was but the first step in a pr 
gramme yet to be devised by the manufacturers, where! 
the prerogatives of the individual shooter and the gu 
clubs throughout the country would be further curtaik 
and domineered.” 
Mr. Denny then proceeds to show that the Intersta 
Association is worthy of confidence. The position c’ 
the many amateurs, as above set forth by Mr. Denn 
is unwarranted to the extent of absurdity, for the su 
ficient reason that the Interstate Association lias man 
fested no intention, has taken no action, and_ has a 
suraed no authority whatever in respect to tournamen 
other than its own. Shooters organized as a club an 
shooters acting independently as individuals ale now ; 
free to follow their own wishes as they ever were; to g 
on their various ways as best please themselves. Tl 
Interstate Association has not arrogated any autliorit 
to meddle with them by virtue of any sanction of ret 
istered tournaments. If a club applies for a sanction c 
its tournament, it does so on its own m ition. li a om 
not apply for a sanction, it can proceed in its own wa 
as heretofore. If a club does not take advantage ol Hi 
opportunity to receive a sanction from the Interstat 
Association—a body having the prestige consequent t 
integrity, wealth, success, skill, knowledge, nation: 
scope, etc.—such club is either unprogressive or feaffi, 
of investigation. 
If a club applies for and receives sanction of ii 
tournament, it thereby has benefits conferred upon 
which could not be obtained otherwise. The club secure 
them without cost. What are the benefits? First of al 
after being duly submitted, its programme is approve! 
which signifies that the latter is found to be equitabl 
as between club and shooter, and reasonably free froi 
graft. Is not that proper? Is it not proper that, at thi 
late day, the club which does not care to have it 
programme examined by an expert in authority, sltoul 
be either known as apathetic or selfish? A programme 
found to be right and so approved by the Interstat 
Association, is assuredly better worthy of advertisin 
support than is one found to be unworthy of approva 
hence there is herein good cause for discrimination i 
a financial way in favor of the approved programnn 
In respect to this matter, no one will seriously mail 
tain that the members of the Interstate Association sha 
not spend their own moneys as best please themselvei 
Nor will any one maintain that a programme, obvious! 
devised for purposes of graft, is worthy of consider: 
tion favorably. In a sport wherein graft abounded i:, 
profusion, it is not to be expected that all will tak 
kindly to measures which will check it. It has ber 
asserted that trapshooting is a clean, gentlemanly sport 
It is just like any other sport. It is good or bad at 
cordingtly as it is in good or bad hands. Any sport i 
what its followers make it. If the good men are sul 
ficient in number, power, ability and courage to main 
tain the right, and to suppress the unscrupulous, the, 
the sport is good and clean. The most insiduous evi 
is that which is not distinctly outside of the law am 
which is in a way sanctioned by usage, the two chie 
being the sale of advertising space in the programme, fo* 
which many times there is no material return whatevei 
and the merchandise event, the prizes of which at 
s limited in the name of sportsmanship, but whose pro, 
ceeds are put in the club’s treasury in the name <■ 
business. Because a few men are organized into 
club, it is no reason why they should do things as a clul 
that they would shrink from doing as individuals; wlr, 
they should issue fake advertising sheets on the on 
hand, or sanction acts of club mendicity on the other 
It being a gentleman's sport, all things appertainint 
to it should be of gentility. 
Referring to the Interstate Association’s honorab! 
dealings in the past, Mr. Denny comments as follows: 
“The Interstate Association in the past has alway 
dealt with the shooters ftiirly, frankly and honorably 
and by pursuing this policy has accomplished colossa, 
good for the game. Therefore, until it has broken faitl 
with the shooters, it is entitled to a continuance of tha 
same measure of confidence which they have reposed ii 
it in the past; and not until that time may its avowa 
intentions be justly discredited.” : 
I feel quite certain that Mr. Denny did not intend to 
accuse, try and condemn the Association for a crime i 
never committed. Usage sanctions implicit confident:! 
in institutions which have unbroken records of honor am 
integrity and ability. When such good character it 
established, the just inference is that the institution wil 
be worthy of confidence in the future as in the preseni 
and past, instead of the assumption that wrongdoing it 
merely a question of time. Compare the unorganized 
chaotic state of trapshooting and the miscellaneous per 
sonnel of trapshooters before the Interstate Associatior 
was organized, with that of. to-day, and therein is suf 
ficient data to justify unreserved confidence in the. fair 
ness of the Association. 
The. sanctioning of tournaments by the Interstate As 
sociation will result in better management, for it is ' 
reasonable assumption that the clubs will endeavor tc 
put their ablest men forward to manage the tournament; 
and to keep its records. There is much more response 
