Aug. 27, 1910.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
351 
Recreation Gun Club. 
Evansville. Ind., Aug. 17.—The Recreation Gun Club, 
of Evansville, Ind., held its fourth annual tournament at 
targets on their new grounds on Aug. 15 and 16. The 
program consisted of 200 targets each day, made up of 
ten 20-bird races. 
A special event of 25 targets was also shot in addition 
to the regular program, for a Baker gun, donated by the 
Messrs. Campbell and Ball, of Lawrenceville and 
members of the club. Messrs. Campbell and Ball, of 
Lawrenceville and Bridgeport. Ill., tied on 25 straight, 
the former shooting from 17yds., and the latter at 19. 
They decided to shoot the tie off at their shoot at 
Bridgeport. 
The prominent shooters representing the trade were 
C. O. Le Compte, Woolfolk Henderson. H. Winans, J. 
M. Barr, Ward Burton, II. W. Van Nest and Chas. F. 
Dreihs. Mr. Le Compte carried off high honors, scoring 
389 out of 100. Mr. Henderson was second with 387 and 
J. M. Barr third with 380. 
Mr. R. A. Powell, of Henderson, Ky.,.and S. E. Lantz. 
of Jacksonburg, W. Va., tied with 382, and W. L. 
Straughn, of Waveland, Ind., and G. W. Ball, of Bridge¬ 
port. 11., tied with 3S1 for second high, general amateur 
average, and \V. N. Wise, of Noblesville, Ind., was 
third, with 378. 
Weather was ideal for good shooting, but the heat 
was something terrible, and if the club had not had 
plenty of good shade and good club house, the shooters 
would certainly have suffered more than they did. 
We used Western traps and targets, and the shooters 
all mentioned about the nice, smooth, easy targets. They 
all said that the grounds, traps and targets were the 
best ever. 
Our office was taken care of by Messrs. Barr, Dreihs, 
Van Nest, and the shooters had their entry money in 
thirty minutes after the shoot closed. Totals for the 
two days as follows: 
Aug. 15. 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
*C O Le Compte.200 
195 
R A Powell. 
200 
190 
W L Straughan. 
200 
18S 
*C F Dreihs. 
200 
162 
Gus Miller . 
200 
178 
A I Miller. 
200 
179 
W N Wise. 
200 
188 
W N Erskine... 
200 
187 
G A Beard. 
200 
17S 
L K Lantz. 
200 
191 
*T M Barr. 
200 
190 
\V Williams _ 
200 
175 
F Fuchs . 
200 
156 
Geo Mesker _ 
20 
17 
*\V Henderson.. 
200 
194 
G W Ball. 
200 
194 
*W Burton . 
200 
1S7 
II H Hicks. 
200 
196 
T A Penn. 
200 
187 
I A Campbell... 
200 
182 
*H E Winans... 
200 
175 
Frank Davis ... 
200 
184 
W S Statler. 
200 
176 
1 C Anschicks.. 
60 
50 
Wm Huddy .... 
200 
173 
Aug. 
16. 
*C O Le Compte 200 
194 
W S Statler.... 
200 
162 
W L Straughan. 
200 
193 
*Chas F Dreihs. 
.200 
180 
G Miller . 
200 
1S4 
C. W Ball. 
200 
187 
W N Wise. 
200 
190 
LI H Hicks. 
100 
90 
G A Beard. 
200 
183 
1 A Campbell... 
100» 
87 
*T M Barr. 
200 
190 
^ Davis . 
100 
87 
F P Fuchs. 
200 
166 
1 A Penn. 
40 
35 
*W Henderson.. 
.200 
193 
Wm Huddy. 
200 
165 
*W Burton. 
200 
191 
W Williams .... 
60 
47 
R A Powell. 
200 
192 
F E Elmendorf.. 
200 
141 
*H E Winans... 
200 
151 
T P McGee. 
100 
89 
A Headers ..... 
200 
188 
F M Durbin.... 
40 
23 
L E Lantz. 
200 
191 
S S Paxon. 
40 
25 
*Professior,ais. 
General high averages for two days: First. L. E. 
Lantz and R. E. Powell. 3S2 out of 400; second, W. L. 
Straughan and G. W. Bell, 381; third, W. N. Wise, 378. 
For the professionals, Le Compte was first with 389, 
Henderson second, 387; Barr third, 380. 
The Wesly Hogans, 
Secretary Bernard Elsesser, of York, Pa., has sent out 
the following interesting information; 
As an indication of the unusual interest manifested in 
the forthcoming target tournament of the Westy Ilogrfns 
at Atlantic City, Sept. 7, 8, 9 and 10. the tournament 
committee- announces that eight complete squads of 
shooters have already entered for the entire regular pro¬ 
gram. The committee in arranging the details for the 
shoot have made adequate provisions for handling 225 
shooters, and it is confidently believed that there will be 
not less than two hundred shooters participating. 
One thousand programs were mailed to shooters in all 
parts of the country last week. The program is excep¬ 
tionally attractive this year. The system under which 
the tournament will be conducted this year—the Squier 
money-back — is carefully and minutely described, as are 
the several additional features, such as the optional 
sweeps, the double target events and the championships. 
A complete list of the prizes—said to be the greatest 
number of prizes ever put up at any shoot—is also pub¬ 
lished in the program. And they are prizes of value and 
merit, too. 
The Hogans claim that the total value of the trophies 
they will give to the shooters is $750. The twenty-two 
prizes in the Westy Hogan championship cannot be 
duplicated for $400, and it only costs a dollar to shoot 
for them. The prizes in the Westy Hogan amateur 
championship at double targets are two fine guns and a 
vase, and it only costs a dollar to enter this event. The 
double event is not a part of the regular program, and 
the scores will not count in the average. The complete 
list of trophies and added money is as follows: 
The E. E. Shaner trophy to the high gun in the last 
five events on the first day. 
Bull Durham trophy to the high gun in the last five 
events on the second day. 
The following prizes have been donated for the Westy 
Hogan Amateur Championship at double targets: Fox 
gun, donated by A. H. Fox, Fox Gun Co.; Hunter 
vase, donated by the Hunter Arms Co.; Stevens gun, 
donated by J. Stevens Arms and Tool Co. 
The Westy Hogan Amateur Championship at single 
targets will have the following prizes: Dunlop Hotel 
trophy, diamond watch fob; Young’s Pier trophy, dia¬ 
mond watch fob; diamond watch fob, donated by the 
Westy Llogans; Westy Hogan gold watch fobs to the 
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh 
and twelfth high guns, donated by the Westy Hogans; 
$50 in gold, donated by the E. I. Du Pont De Nemours 
Powder Co., to the next ten high guns—$5 in gold to 
each; Young’s Hotel trophy to the high amateur for the 
three days’ program, 525 targets; Sea Side Hotel trophy 
to the second high amateur for the three days’ program, 
525 targets. 
The Westy Hogans will add $100 in cash to the Squier 
money-back purse. 
The Westy Hogans will also add to the Squier money- 
back purse one cent for each target thrown during the 
three days. 
On a basis of only 160 entries, the total value of the 
trophies and added money will .amount to over $2000. 
Any person who has not received a program, and de¬ 
sires one can have it by writing to Bernard Elsesser, 
Secretary the Westy Hogans, York, Pa. 
Clarence Rod and Gun Club. 
Clarence, Pa.. Aug. 12. —Following are the scores 
made at Snow Shoe, Pa., Aug. 11 and 12. The weather 
was fine, and we had a very enjoyable time. Nothing 
but the bad work of the trap on the first day and the 
hard luck of the W. R. A. Co. infringing on our reg¬ 
istered dates both days, which cut down our attendance 
considerably, prevented it being a perfect success. 
The trade was represented by Messrs. Welles. Squier, 
Garland. Young and Ivniskern. D. R. Rishel, of Ottawa. 
Pa., was high amateur for the two days, followed by 
D. Chambers and E. W. Kelly. Mr. Chambers made the 
remarkable run of the tournament by breaking 113 
straight on the second day, which brings him a Dupont 
medal. 
D R Rishel . 
1st Day. 
.... ITS 
2d Day. 
1S5 
Total 
363 
D Chambers . 
.... 176 
179 
355 
C II Watson . 
.... r. .. 
.... 160 
171 
331 
G B Uzzle . 
.... 152 
169 
321 
I F Uzzle . 
.... 138 
144 
282- 
Geo T Kachik . 
.... 41 
108 
149 
T L Horn . 
85 • 
162 
1 G Klinger . 
.... 133 
149 
282 
Tos Knapper . 
.... 130 
E W Kelly . 
178 
353 
P S Kift . 
.... 159 
C IT Bressler . 
173 
C O Dunlap . 
143 
C A Tobson . 
182 
T W Beals . 
120 
S M Sankey . 
108 
Professionals: 
PI S Welles. 
.... 184 
ISO 
364 
LI E Voting. 
.... 169 
157 
326 
1. T Squier. 
.... 175 
1S1 
356 
T C Garland. 
.... 167 
172 
339 
E H Kniskern. 
.162 
146 
30S 
C. H. 
Watson, 
Sec’y. 
Cisco (Tex.) Gun Club. 
Cisco, Tex.. Aug. 13.--There were twenty-five con¬ 
testants. but only six shot through the program, and 
the totals of the latter are appended. E. F. Fosgard was 
high of the six profes-'-mals, with 198 each day. J. S. 
Day, amateur, scored 198 and 197. 
First Dav. Second Day. 
_A_1 _A._. 
—' 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
Ed Mosely . 
... 200 
191 
200 
191 
T S Day. 
... 200 
198 
200 
197 
Nick Arie . 
,.. 200 
196 
200 
190 
D O’Connell. 
... 200 
197 
200 
196 
A G Bell. 
... 200 
194 
200 
181 
B Hamilton . 
... 200 
189 
Professionals: 
F M Faurote. 
... 200 
188 
200 
184 
E F Fosgard. 
... 200 ' 
198 
200 
198 
C C Cunningham. 
... 200 
185 
200 
185 
1. I Wade. 
... 200 
194 
200 
190 
W E Fairless. 
100 
88 
The Fred Macaulay 
Busines 
s Men' 
’s Gun Club 
Newark. N. J., Aug. 17. — The Macaulay Club gunners 
smashed clay pigeons in a very lively fashion at_ the 
Speedway on Tuesday. M. W. Wynne, of New York, 
was high gun. The rain kept a number of shooters away, 
but there was a splendid turnout at that, and all present 
had a lively time. Twenty squads toed the firing line, 
and 2,050 clay pigeons were thrown from the traps. M. 
W. Wynne, a New York lawyer, who was high average 
gunner, smashed 241 targets out of a possible 250, while 
Phil Coffin was second with 234 out of the same number. 
There were two 25-target matches between James E. 
Wheaton and Fred Macaulay. Both events were won 
by Macaulay, with a score of 19 to 15 in each shoot. 
There was a match between Phil Coffin and John Geiger 
at 25 targets for a wager. Coffin won with only one 
miss, breaking 24' birds to Geiger’s 20. 
The double-target events, \vhich consisted of the last 
two squads, was enjoyed by all the shooters, as well as 
the large crowd of spectators that attend regularly. C. 
Blake, of the Star Gun Club, of Elizabeth, tied James 
E. Wheaton with 17 breaks each out of a possible 25. 
Two targets were thrown from the traps at the same 
time. John Geiger was a close second with 16, and 
Phil Coffin third with 15; A. Blake also had 15. 
The Whitehouse Gun Club will shoot the Macaulay 
Gun Club a return match at the Speedway traps in 
about three weeks. The Elizabeth Gun Club has also 
challenged the Macaulays for a ten-man team match. 
The scores: 
LI D Wethling. 21 20 24 22 23 21 22 . 
M W Wynne. 24-23 24 23 25 22 22 23 23 22 .. .. 
Phil Coffin . 25 22 23 25 23 24 25 2 0 23 24 15 11 
B Ashworth . 16 16 13 16.^. 
Fred Macaulay . 15 19 17 15 19 19 9 10. 
S Neville . 11. 
W Bennett .'.. 10. 
Tohn Geiger . 19 19 23 22 25 22 22 20 20 16 15 
'C Blake . 19 20 18 19 25 21 17 . 
A Blake . 15 20 15 20 17 18 15 . 
P M Kling. 22 24 24 24 . 
T E Wheaton. 18 15 14 17 15 15 17 13. 
F W Glaser . 22 13. 
Matthew L. O’Brien, Sec’y. 
Hudson Valley Rod and Gun Club 
Glens Falls, N. Y.—Friday, Aug. 12, proved to be an 
ideal day for a gun club tournament, and the fourth an¬ 
nual tournament of the Hudson Valley Rod and Gun 
Club, run off on that day, was a success in every way, 
althoungh the attendance was a little lower than usual, 
due largely to the fact that a big circus held forth in 
town on that date, with the result that a number of our 
local shooters could not withstand the entreaties of their 
best girls to “take them to the circus,” and so were 
missing at the firing point. The same circus also raised 
havoc with our regular help, so that we had to get nearly 
all green men. which made a bad start, but for all of 
that, the tournament was over by half past three, and 
everybody off from the grounds by 4 o’clock. 
The attendance of out-of-town shooters was excellent, 
and the club feels well paid for the trouble they were at to 
put on a good program. While some of the regular 
’ faces which have been with us every year were missed, 
other new ones took their places, and altogether we feel 
gratified with the attendance. 
Mr. Geo. Ginn and W. LI. Adamson looked after the 
office in a very satisfactory manner, and shooters did not 
have to wait long for their money. The traps worked 
well, the targets were steady and consequently the .scores 
made were good. Straights were very common. Squad 
No. 1, in event 8 overtopped the bunch by all going 
straight, which is a new record for our grounds. 
Jim Elliott said he knew all about that feeling that 
comes over a boy when he wants, to go to a circus, so 
he did not blame the kids for absenting themselves at a 
time when we wanted them most. 
Tack Fanning evidently came with the intention of 
smashing them all, as he only let 4 get away, Stevens, 
Apgar and Darton also registered near the top. 
The merchandise event drew a large entry list, and 
the following were successful in landing prizes: H. II. 
Valentine, Ithaca gun; Elmer Wilt.se, Stevens gun; A. J. 
Crowley, shooting glasses; Dr. Oatman, New Century 
rod; J.’ B. Saunders, Putnam boots; C. L. Frantz, silver 
tea spoons; R. C. Holmes. Bristol rod: Dr. L. ’Shorey, 
safety razor: T. L. Adams, Waterman pen; R. F. Pinney, 
e’ectric reading lamp; C. F. Newell, one-half ton coal; 
Doc Welling, silver match safe; R. C. Wheeler, silver 
fern dish; E. M. Hurd, gold pencil; J. N. Ingalsbe, 
silver watch fob. ■ 
Shooters were present from Syracuse, Seneca Falls, 
Albany, Trov, Schenectady. Mechanicville, Whitehall, 
Bennington. Rutland, Middlebury, Greenwich, Schuyler- 
ville and other nearbv places. 
The nrize of $5 for the longest straight run was won 
by C. L. Frantz, with a score of 72. 
'The championship of northern New York was won 
by IT. II. Valentine, with a score of 96 out of 100. 
First high average. $10. was won by Frantz: second. 
$8. by Valentine; third, $7. by Crowley: fourth, $6, by 
Saunders; fifth, $5. by Millington, and sixth, $4, by 
Brown. Low ’average, $5, by Dey. 
Events 9 and 10, also constituted the merchandise 
added target handicap total of 30 targets. 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
Frantz. 200 193 LI D Millington. 200 185 
C L _ .. 
C E Davis. 200 173 
R W Wheeler... 200 175 
I G S Dev. 200 167 
E Wiltse . 200 167 
F B Chapman... 200 169 
E M Hurd. 200 181 
A T Crowley.... 200 188 
H T Brown. 200 184 
T-T H Valentine. 200 191 
Dr J L Shorey.. 200 172 
1 B Saunders... 200 186 
A Kirkpatrick .. 200 1 81 
T N Ingalsbe.... 200 143 
T A Norton. 200 146 
t L Adams. 200 1,82 
Professionals: 
J A R Elliott... 200 190 
J S Fanning.... 200 19,6 
Neaf Apgar .... 200 195 
R F Pinney.1S5 
M L Welling... 165 
R C Holmes.... 150 
Wm Golden ... 135 
T Farrell .100 
M C Smith.100 
F IT Winston... 130 
C F Newell. 95 
A D Witt. 65 
Dr L Oatman... 65 
C M Stevens_ 35 
Geo Slingerland. 35 
IT Withered _ 30 
B Bascomb . 15 
J Burdett, Jr. .. 15 
155 
107 
125 
94’ 
77 
76 
108 
73 
56 
55 
26 
25 
17 
14 
12 
LI LT Stevens. 
W B Darton. 
200 
200 
195 
194 
J. A. Norton, Sec’y. 
Sea Girl and Spring Lake Counfry Club. 
Sea Girt, N. J.. Aug. 20—There was a small attend¬ 
ance at the shoot to-day, owing probably to the aviation 
meet at Asbury Park. 
On Saturday, Sept. 3, there will be a handicap shoot 
at 100 targets for a cup presented by the club, and a 
match at'12 doubles for a cup presented by the ladies. 
The contest for the president’s cup, 25 targets, had 
totals as follows: 
W Roebling . 21 
T Wells . 1" 
H Allen . 17 
Mrs Swain . 15 
F W Roebling. 17 
W Swain . 24 
W Dunn . 16 
Twelve doubles: 
LT Allen . 
W Swain . 
IS F W Roebling... 17 
19 M. M. Swain, Sec’y. 
