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FOREST AND STREAM 
[March 7, 1908. 
• I 1 
May 25-27.—Bradford, Pa.—Pennsylvania State Sports¬ 
men’s Association shoot. K. S. Pringle, Cor. Sec’y. 
May 26-27.—Capron, (Ill.) G. C. Alex \ ance, Sec'y. 
May 26-28.—Lincoln, Neb.—Nebraska State Sportsman’s 
Association thirty-second annual tournament; $500 
added. Earl A. 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. 
Haven (Conn.) G. C. 
Wm. II. Minor 
Y.—Audubon G. C. Dr. W. C 
Pa.- 
Rock, la.—Sunset G. C. A. H 
-Catchpole G. C. E. A. Wads 
G. C. 
-Ohio 
James Brown, Sec’y. 
State Association. I 
May 30.—New 
Sec’y. 
May 30— Buffalo, N 
Wootton, Sec’y. 
May 30.—McKeesport, Pa.—Enterprise G. C. Geo. W 
Mains, Sec’y. 
June 1-2.—Steamboat 
Quiggle, Sec’y. 
June 2.—Wolcott, N. Y. 
worth. Sec’y. 
June 2.—Mt. Horeb (Wis.) 
June 2-5.—Columbus, O 
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 4-5.—Macon, (Ga.) G. C. E. M. Jones, Pres. 
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 9-11.—Sioux City, la.—Soo G. C. C. E. Ellis, Treas. 
June 10-11.-Wellington, Mass.—Boston G. C. Horace 
Kirkwood, Sec’y. 
June 10-12.—Jacksonburg, W. Va.—West Virginia State 
tournament. John Craig, Sec’y. 
June 11-12.—Springfield (O.) G. C. Geo. W. Morgan, 
Sec'y. 
June 13-14.—Milwaukee, Wis.—Badger G. C. Wisconsin 
State tournament. Ed. F. Leidel, Sec’y. 
June 12-14.—Livingston, Mont.—M.ontana State tourna¬ 
ment. 
June 16-17.—Fairfax (S. D.) G. C. T. J. Thompson, Sec’y. 
June 16-18.—Pine Bluff (Ark.) G. C. Arkansas State 
tournament. J. T. Loyd, Sec’y. 
June 16-19.—Sandusky, <J.—Indian tournament; $1,000 
added. 
June 17.—E. Lexington, Mass.—Middlesex G. C. Robert 
Smith, Sec’y. 
June 17.—Champlain (N. Y.) G. C. E. F. Tiedemann, 
Sec’y. 
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. Hewins, 
Sec’y. 
July 3-4.— Thomasville, Ga.—Cracker G. C. C. W. 
Coopei, Sec’y. , 
July 8-9.—Mandan, N. D.—North Dakota State Sports¬ 
men’s tournament. L. S. Royer, 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. 
July 18.—Danbury, Conn.—Pahquioque G. C. E. H. 
Bailey, Sec’y. 
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. 15.—E. Lexington, Mass.—Middlesex G. C. Robert 
Smith, Sec’y. 
Aug. 18-23.—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.) G. C. Albert W. 
Lewis. Sec’y. 
Sept. 7.—E. Lexington, Mass.—Middlesex G. C. Robert 
Smith, Sec’y. 
• Oct. 30-31.—Clinton (Ont.) G. C. J. E. Cantelon, Sec’y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
A five-man team contest has been arranged to take 
place on Saturday of this week, between the New York 
Athletic Club and the Fox Hills Gun Club, on the 
grounds of the latter. 
Manager A. D. Tunis writes us that at a shoot held at 
Basking Ridge, N. J., on Feb. 29, the special event of 
which the prize was a 1200-pound beef, was won by Mr. 
Lamerson, of Peapack. The next all-day shoot will be 
held on March 14. 
The club cup, at the shoot of the New England Kennel 
Club, Braintree, Mass., Feb. 29, was won by Mr. Archi¬ 
bald Blanchard, with a score of 23 out of a possible 25. 
The leg on the season trophy, in which competition the 
use of both barrels is allowed was scored by Mr. Thos. 
: Silsbee, with 23. 
Secretary C. L. Kites announces that the spring tour¬ 
nament of the Springfield, Mass., Gun Club will be held 
on April 20. 
The ten-man team of the Watertown Gun Club de¬ 
feated the ten-man team of the Middlesex Gun Club, 
804 to 799, on the grounds of the latter at East Lexing¬ 
ton, Mass., on Feb. 29. The competition was close 
throughout. Each man shot at 100 targets,-in five events 
of 20 targets each. The weather was cold and a strong 
wind blew across the traps, making unfavorable con¬ 
ditions for good scoring. This contest was the first of a 
series of three. 
On March 14, the North Side Rod and Gun Club, of 
Paterson, N. J., will shoot a ten-man match with the 
Richfield Gun Club, on the grounds of the former. The 
North Side Club is also making arrangements to hold a 
big shoot on Decoration Day. Many trade representa¬ 
tives are expected to attend it. Refreshments will be 
served free. Shooting will commence at 9:30. Mr. II. 
Beckler, the Secretary, adds that “The flag will be 
flying and the hand of good-fellowship extended to all 
who attend. All white shooters are welcome.” 
Those who contemplate attending the first annual shoot¬ 
ing tournament, to be held March 10-12, by the Philadel¬ 
phia Sportsmen’s Show Association, at Holmesburg Junc¬ 
tion, under the auspices of the Keystone Shooting 
League, can send guns and ammunition prepaid care J. 
B. Shannon & Sons, 816 Chestnut street, or care Ed¬ 
ward I\. Tryon Co., 10 and 12 N. Sixth street, Philadel¬ 
phia, and they will be delivered on the shooting grounds 
free of charge. Several full notices of this tournament 
have been published in recent issues of Forest and 
Stream. For programme and entry blank for the East¬ 
ern championship handicap address Mr. F. M. Fames, 
1133 Arch street, Philadelphia. 
Ihe Montclair Gun Club has issued the programme of 
its second annual individual championship - of Metropol¬ 
itan clubs, to be held on Wednesday, April 1. The con¬ 
ditions are 100 targets, scratch, $2 entrance, targets in¬ 
cluded. Open to all amateurs who are members of clubs 
within seventy-five miles of New York city. First prize, 
sterling silver loving cup, valued at $134, the gift of Mr. 
A. R. Allan, of the Montclair Gun Club. Second and 
third prizes, sterling silver cups, $50 and $35 respectively. 
The F. W. Moffett trophies, for two-man teams, each 
club to nominate its team before entrance. A valuable 
loving cup will be awarded to the club whose representa¬ 
tive squad of five men shall make the highest aggregate 
score in the foregoing event, no extra entrance re¬ 
quired. Lunch will be served on the grounds. All 
standard loads will be obtainable. Over thirty clubs aje 
expected to participate. Take D., L. & W. to Mont¬ 
clair, thence by Valley Road trolley to Bellevue avenue, 
Upper Montclair; or by Erie R. R., Greenwood Lake 
Division. The grounds are situated on Bellevue avenue 
and Grove street, Upper Montclair, fifteen minutes’ walk 
from train and trolley. Mr. Edward Winslow is the 
Secretary. 
Bernard Waters. 
Watertown—Middle sex. 
East Lexington, Mass., Feb. 29.—A close ten-man 
team contest was shot between the Watertown and 
Middlesex gun clubs, Feb. 29, on the grounds of the 
latter. Each man shot at 100 targets under unfavorable 
weather conditions, a cold temperature and a strong 
wind blowing across the traps. Each club alternated 
in leadership betimes in the contest, thus affording 
spirited competition from start to finish. Watertown was 
victorious by a score of 804 to 799. Griffiths, of the 
Middlesex club made high individual score, 92, an ex¬ 
cellent performance, while Capt. Jordan, of Watertown, 
was second- with 86. This contest was the first of a 
series of three, of which ten silver cups are the prizes. 
The winners are those who will have the highest three 
scores at the close of the contests. 
The famous experts, Messrs. E. C. Griffith, of Rhode 
Island; H. E. Edgarton, of Connecticut; Buffalo Smith, 
of Boston, and E. G. White, of Ottawa, Can., were 
present. 
The next shoot of the series will be held on the 
grounds of the Watertown Gun Club. 
The scores in the team match follow: 
Watertown G. 
C. 
Middlesex G. 
c. 
Staples . 
79 
Griffiths .. 
. 92 
Roy . 
69 
Smith (captain) .. 
. 75 
Edgarton . 
76 
Dickey . 
. 78 
Baldwin . 
so 
Hassam . 
. 82 
Tordan (captain) .. 
86 
Nickerson . 
. 84 
Frank . 
84 
Edwards . 
. 72 
Buffalo . 
79 
Rule . 
. 82 
Kirkwood . 
84 
Burnes . 
. 68 
Hebbard . 
73 
Climax . 
. 83 
Daggett . 
74—S04 
Powers . 
. 80—799 
Harrisburg Sportsmen’s Association. 
Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 24.—The contest for the Penn¬ 
sylvania State challenge trophy of the Harrisburg Sports¬ 
men’s Association, handicaps, 24 to 30 yds., had con¬ 
ditions as follows: A new sliding handicap was estab¬ 
lished, under the following system: Should a shooter 
kill 5 straight at his initial distance, he will stand back 
one yard for the next 5 birds; should he miss 2 in any 5 
birds, the shooter may step in one yard; but should only 
one bird escape out of any 5, the handicap will remain 
the same, and the contestant will shoot 5 more birds at 
the same mark. Entrance $12, birds included. Open to 
all. Only members of Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s 
Association were eligible. Trophy will become the per¬ 
sonal property of any individual who scores two con¬ 
secutive wins at the Harrisburg annual handicap, and 
who successfully defends and holds the same in accord¬ 
ance with the articles, against all comers during the 
intervening twelve months. 
This was our twenty-first annual live-bird tournament, 
and it was held on Feb. 22. Traps were placed in about 
12 inches of snow that had formed a crust upon it. The 
weather was clear and cold, with a strong wind blowing 
directly over the traps. Many birds were lost out of 
bounds on account of the wind and crust on snow. 
Geo. Hansell, of Lebanon, Pa., and O. N. Ford, of 
Shamokin Pa., tied for the Pennsylvania State challenge 
trophy. In the shoot-off Ford won, as per score 9 to 
7 out of 10. 
Alan . 
28..02200 
27..20202 
Fulton ... 
27..21122 
28..02122 
Patrick .. 
26..22202 
90 99999 
Bender ... 
oq 1 *>999 
30..22222 
Stephens 
28..12221 
29..00210 
Trafford .. 
29..20222 
99 90999 
\Y ellington 
.29..20222 
90 90999 
Jack . 
26..02000 
25..01020 
Englert .. 
28..21212 
29..20220 
Porter ... 
26..01222 
26..20200 
Myers ... 
25..21301 
24..10022 
Rain . 
29..22022 
oq 99999 
Rishel .... 
28..02022 
97 999,91 
Clymer ... 
29..20222 
99 99909 
Hoffman . 
28..12122 
29..20011 
Schmidt .. 
28..02202 
27..00100 
Christ .... 
27..22021 
97 99999 
Lincoln .. 
29..22022 
29..02220 
Zellers ... 
28..00222 
27..20222 
Stanley .. 
27 21222 
26..02201 
Bollman . 
29..02222 
29..20202 
Hess . 
27..02202 
26..22222 
Curtis .... 
27..00202 
26..02222 
Wilson ... 
25..12201 
25..00212 
Klipple ... 
27..22211 
28..20212 
Oliver .... 
29..22022 
29..20020 
McKinley 
26..01222 
26..00221 
Ford ..... 
9Q 99999 
30..22222 
Hansell, .. 
29..22222 
30..22222 
Kaseman 
27..02002 
26..22202 
Millard ... 
97 .99022 
97 _29999 
Stewart .. 
2S..20222 
28.. 01121 
Snap . 
27..02122 
27..02201 
Cowan .... 
29..02222 
29..22000 
Shoot-off 
for the Pennsylvania 
Ford . 
9999099999 Q 
26.. 22022 26..22022—13 
25.. 02220 27..10011—15 
27.. 22112 28.. 22200—17 
31.. 20222 31.. 22020—17 
28.. 20121 28..21002-14 
29.. 22202 29.. 02222—16 
29.. 22202 29 02222—16 
24.. 22002 24..00102— 8 
28.. 21111 29..22202—17 
25.. 12022 25.. 02022—13 
24.. 22022 24.. 02220—13 
30.. 22222 31.. 02222—18 
28.. 12222 29.. 02202—16 
29.. 20022 28..02002—13 
28.. 20221 28.. 21001—15 
26.. 21122 27 .20220—1’> 
28.. 22202 28..02001-15 
28.. 22002 27..22202—14 
27.. 20002 26.. 10212—13 
27.. 00221 26.. 22022—15 
28.. 12120 28..002 —12 
27.. 22112 28..20122—17 
26.. 02022 25.. 22220—13 
24.. 21002 24..21111—15 
28. .22102 28..01122—17 
28.. 02200 28..01210—11 
25.. 20120 24.. 20022—13 
31.. 22222 32..02222 19 
31.. 22222 32!! 22220—19 
26.. 02222 26..20222—14 
28..02222 28.,222 9 2 18 
28.. 01101 27..11202—15 
26.. 11111 27..00021-14 
28.. 22022 28.. 22200—13 
State challenge trophy: 
Hansell.2202202022—7 
■Karl Steward. 
Bradford Gun Club. 
Bradford, Pa., Feb. 29.— Mr. H. H. Stevens, the 
popular expert, dropped in on us to-day, and we sp^.nt a 
very pleasant afternoon at the traps. The snow was 
deep and sun bright, and it made it hard to make good 
scores. 
We are collecting some very valuable prizes for our 
merchandise event at the Pennsylvania State Sports¬ 
men’s Association shoot, which we hold May 25 to 28. 
\\ e have a valuable A. H. Fox gun for first prize. We 
expect to make this one of the best shoots of the season. 
Ihe following are the scores: 
Shot at. Broke 
Shot at. Broke 
' ernon .... 
.120 
8S 
Martin 
GO 
Conneely .. 
. 135 
118 
Pringle ... 
. 90 
74 
F. Korner . 
. 135 
105 
Bodine. .. 
. 120 
85 
1* Korner . 
.135 
100 
Stevens .. 
. 135 
100 
Relino .... 
. 135 
114 
Williams 
. 45 
14 
Mallory, Jr. 
.135 
105 
Simpson . 
. 45 
14 
Mallory, Sr 
. 120 
89 
Rice . 
. 15 
4 
\\ agner. ... 
. 90 
73 
Bradford Gun Club. 
No Bird. 
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 27.—Owing to the fact that there 
seems to be as yet no printed rules governing live bird 
shooting with the Remington automatic gun. we would 
ask you for a decision where a man fires his first bar¬ 
rel, misses the bird, and the gun fails to reload, using 
regular factory loaded shells. J. A. M. 
[There is one principle dominating this point, namely, 
for failure of gun or ammunition of any kind, due to no 
oversight or negligence on the part of the contestant, the 
latter is blameless. Therefore, in the case cited above, it 
would be a “no bird.” However, after such an occur- 
rence, the contestant should beware of a second like 
happening, covered by Rule 14, Section 4, of the Inter¬ 
state Association rules, as follows: “Any contestant who 
knowingly uses a gun or cartridge which has once mis¬ 
fired in the competition, must abide by the results.”] 
The Interstate Association. 
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 29 .—Editor Forest and Stream: 
Please announce to the readers of theFoREST and Stream 
that the Interstate Association will pay no attention to 
anonymous communications. This statement is made in 
reply to an unsigned communication we have received 
dated Harrisburg, Pa., but post marked Lebanon, Pa. 
Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Mgr. 
