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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[APRIL 14, 1906. 

June 5-8.—Dayton, O.—Ohio Trapshooters’ League twen- 
tieth annual tournament. Added money $600. C. C. 
Rayburn, Pres. 
June 7.—O!ney, I1l.—Hustlers’ G. C. D. P. Moore, Chmn. 
‘June 12.—Bergen Beach (L341) (-G:aG. SHWE wbvever: 
Sec’y. 
June 12-14.—Fairmont, W. Va.—Tenth annual tournament 
of the West Virginia State Sportsmen’s Association, 
under the auspices of Fairmont Gun Club; $1,000 
added to purses. E. H. Taylor, Mgr.; Ed. O. "Bower, 
Sec’y-Treas, 
June 12-15.—Warm Springs (Ga.) G. C. tournament. 
June 12-15.—Baltimore, Md.—Maryland County _ shoot. 
J. Mowell Hawkins, Megr., 1630 John St., Baltimore. 
June 12-16.—Buffalo, N. Y .__New York State Snortsman’s 
Association (C. G. Blandford, Sec’y, Ossining) forty- 
eignth annual tournament, under the auspices of the 
Infallible Gun Club. Dr. E. J. McLeod, Sec’y. 
June 13-14.—Fargo, N. D.—North Dakota State Sports- 
men’s Association’s twelfth annual tournament. 
Robbins & Bailey, Mgrs. 
June 19-22.—Indianapolis, Ind.—The Interstate Associa- 
tion’s Grand American Handicap target tournament; 
$1,000 added money. Elmer Ex Shaner, Sec’ y-Mer., 
Pittsburg, Pa. 
June 26-27.—Bradford (Pa.) G. C. tournament; $500 added. 
Joseph Le giana Sec’y. 
June 28.—Edgewater, N Tit Palisade G. C. 
July 4.—Edgewater, N. J —Palisade G. C. 
July 10-11.—Carthage, Mo.—The Missouri and Kansas 
League of Trapshooters’ tournament. 
July 17-19.—Philadelphia, .Pa.—The Interstate Associa- 
tion’s Eastern Handicap tournament, under the aus- 
pices of the Florists’ Gun Club; $1,000 added money. 
Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Megr., Pittsburg, Pa. 
July 25.—Consolidated Gun Club Association of Connec- 
ticut tournament. 
July 26. —Edgewater, N. J.—Palisade G.C. A.A. 
Schoverling, Sec’y. 
Aug. 8-10.—Hamilton, Ont.—Dominion of Canada Trap- 
shooting Association’s sixth annual tournament. W. 
P. Thompson, Sec’y-Treas. 
Aug. 14 pees W. 
“added money, $1,00 
Aug. 21-23.—Denver, Colo. —The Interstate Association’s 
“Western Handicap tournament, under the auspices 
of the Denver Trap Club; $3,000 added money. Elmer 
E. Shaner, Sec’y-Mgr., Pittsburg, Pa. 
Sept. 7-9.—San Francisco, Cal.—The Interstate Asso- 
ciation’s Pacific Coast Handicap tournament, under 
the auspices of the San Francisco Trapshooting 
Association; $1,000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner, 
Sec’y-Mer. Pittsburg, Pa. 
Sept. 11-12.—Scammon, Kans.—The Missouri and Kansas 
League of Trapshooters’ tournament. Dr. C..B. 
Clapp, Sec’y, Moberly, Mo. 
Sept. 13.—Consolidated Gun Club of Connecticut. Dr. 
D. C. Y. Moore, Sec’y, South Manchester. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The Secretary, E. H. Stowell, announces April 26 as 
the date of the Oswego, N. Y., all-day shoot. 
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The series of the Passaic County Trapshooters’ League 
came to a conclusion on Saturday of last week, and was 
won by. the Jackson Park Gun Club with a total of 
twelve wins out of fourteen contests. 
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The Plainfield, N. J., Gun Club announces through 
the Secretary, H. P. Vosseller, an all-day shoot for 
April 24. Eight sweepstake and two merchandise events 
constitute the programme. 
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The six-man team of the Montclair, N. J., Gun Club 
easily defeated the six-man University team of Prince- 
ton, at Princeton, N. J., on Saturday of last week. The 
totals were 236 to 187, the possible of each team being 
300. 
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of the Enterprise Gun Club, of 
McKeesport, Pa., won the second contest for the News 
trophy, April 7, on the grounds of the Duquesne Gun 
Club. His score was 46. The next contest for it will be 
held on April 14. 
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In a contest for the Peters Cartridge Co. trophy, emblem- 
atic of the live-bird championship of Arkansas, Mr. J. M. 
Pemberton defeated Mr. W. S. Powell, at Little Rock, 
Ark., on April 6, by a score of 21 to 19, the number of 
birds shot at being 25. 
Va.—Indian tournament; 

Mr. R. G. Knight, 
The cup, emblematic of the championship of Dela- 
ware, was retained by Mr, Luther J. Squier, in a con- 
test for it with Mr. C. L. Terry, of Camden, Del., on 
Saturday of last week. The scores were: Squier 91, 
Terry 76. There was a margin thus which permitted of 
a closer contest as a matter of theory. 
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A correspondent informs us that the Analostan Gun 
Club, of Washington, D. C., at it annual meeting 
elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Presi- 
dent, Chas. S. Wilson; Vice-President, Dr. Wm. C. Barr; 
Treasurer, John Coleman; Secretary, Miles Taylor; 
Trustees: M. D. Hogan, W. H. Hunter and W. R. 
Baker. 
At the shoot of the Keystone League, April 4, at 
Holmesburg Junction, Pa., Mr. Ike W. Budd scored 20 
straight from the 30yd. mark in the silver cup event, and 
made high score. Messrs. Frank and Brown each lost 
one dead cut, and scored 19. 
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Secretary F. A. Trowbridge, of the Morris Gun Club, 
Morristown, N. J., writes us as follows: “We will hold a 
shoot here April 20, and also a meeting of the League; 
will receive applications and transact other business 
necessary to get the League started. 
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On Saturday of last week Mr. J. Dickerson distin- 
guishd himself at the shoot of the New York Athletic 
Club, held at Travers Island, by scoring a leg on the 
April cup with 25, and winning in five other trophy 
events, one of which was the Dickerson cup, a 100-target 
event, in which he scored 98. 
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Messrs. Schoverling & Welles have installed themselves 
in their new quarters at No. 6 Reade street, New York, 
and have practically everything in shipshape for run- 
ning their business at full blast. Their many friends and 
patrons will find them ever ready to extend a cheerful 
welcome and prompt service in their new quarters as in 
the old. 
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Mr. Luther J. Squier won the title and trophy of the 
championship of Delaware in a contest with the prior 
holder, Mr. A. B. Richardson, at Dover, on Monday of 
last week. The scores were: Squier 91, Richardson 86. 
Mr. C. L. Terry, of Camden, challenged the winner and 
secured quick action, for the race was. date to take 
place on Saturday of this week. 
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The three tournaments, as arranged by the Mononga- 
hela Valley Sportsman’s League of West Virginia, under 
the auspices of different clubs, are as follows: April 
27, Grafton, W. Va,. Rod and Gun Club; May 25, Recre- 
ation Rod and Gun Club, Morgantown; June 5, Fair- 
mont, W. Va., Gun Club. The respective secretaries are 
W. B. Stuck, Elmer F. Jacobs, and Ed. H. Taylor. 
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Elmer E. Shaner, Secretary-Manager, informs us: ‘‘The 
Interstate Association’s Western Handicap will be held 
at Denver, Colo., Aug. 21, 22 and 23, under the auspices 
of the Denver Trap Club. We have been advised by the 
Denver Trap Club that there will be $3,000 added money . 
at this tournament. ‘This amount of added money should 
be the means of making it one of the largest tournaments 
ever held in this or any other country.” 
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The Shooting Times (London) states that the Hurling- 
ham Gun Club will likely resume pigeon shooting this 
season, pending the appeal against the decision of Chief 
Justice Joyce, ‘‘as the case will probably not be reached 
till the Long Vacation commences.”’ We do not know 
the meaning of the term ‘‘Long Vacation,’ but, if ap- 
plied to litigation in this country, we would conjecture 
that it has a mortuary significance. 
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Mr. A. G. Murphy defeated Mr. Fred Muller in a live- 
bird contest at the Point Breeze Track, Philadelphia, on 
April 7.. Muller stood at 32yds., Murphy at 30. The 
scores were 42 to 89 out of a possible 50. In another 
match, between Messrs. F. Poulson and Robert Wil- 
liams, same day and place, the former won by a score 
of 20 to 18 out of a possible 25. 
said to be respectively for $100 and $50 a side. 
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There are eleven events scheduled in the programme 
of the Catchpole Gun Club’s shoot, to be held on April 
24, at Wolcott, N. Y. These alternate in 10 and 
15 targets, with No. 7 as a merchandise event, at 
20 targets. . Totals, 150 targets, $10 entrance. Targets 
included at 14% cent. The merchandise event has five 
valuable prizes. Shooting begins at 9:30. Address Sec- 
retary E. A. Wadsworth. Uncle Ben Catchpole is Pres- 
ident, 
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In the Breeder and Sportsman of March 81 we read 
the following brief note: ‘Harvey McMurchie can’t 
swim and proposes to leave Frisco to-day; since he has 
been here it has rained almost every day.’’ We are im- 
pelled to ask the following questions: Does every one 
who cawn’t swim, purpose to leave Frisco? Doesn’t it 
rain when he is not there? And has spelling reform 
included proper names? Any one in the East who would 
spell erroneously the name of one of the few best-known 
men in the gun trade would argue himself unknown. 
‘card to Fred G. Millard, Secretary. 
The two matches were 
In the contest for the English Hotel cup, at the shoot 
of the Indianapolis Gun Club, held on Saturday of last 
week, Comstock defeated Trout by a score of 91 to 85. 
The holder was challenged by Mr. Dave C. Morris, and 
the contest was fixed to take place on April 14. 
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.The Hudson Gun. Club, of Jersey City, N. J., held a. 
meeting on April 6, one of the most pleasing features 
being a surprise party to Dr. Sergeant (Mr. Carl Von 
Lengerke); that is to say, the presentation to him of a 
gold-mounted fountain pen, an exceedingly beautiful work 
of art and utility. The meeting had quite a full at- 
tendance of members. The treasury is in good financial 
condition. 2 go 
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The programme of the Pennsylvania State shoot will be 
ready for distribution to State residents on April 14. 
Over $800 in average, special purses and merchandise is 
guaranteed. Non-residents are excluded from moneys 
and prizes. The programme will be comprehensive in its 
scope. Besides the statements concerning competition, it 
will contain photographs of champions, and of deceased . 
sportsmen, in whose memory several events are listed; 
a history of the State trophies and a list of their win- 
ners, a sketch of Milton, and the Milton Rod and Gun 
Club. Send in your name and address. 
Secretary Fred G. Millard, writes us concerning ‘“‘the 
People’s Gun Club shoot, May 2 and 3, that everything 
is ready, and that there will be a merchandise event each 
day; also we have a 44-page programme, and any one | 
who has not received cne can do so by mailing post 
At this time we have 
the following experts to represent the trade at the shoot: 
Messrs. H. H. Stevens, J. M. Hawkins, W. G. Hearne, 
Neaf Apgar, Sim Glover and H. McMurchy. We shall 
also have some others. Added money, $10. Come, boys, 
and take it home with you.” 
Mr. Marshall Herrington, who a few months ago was 
ably and popularly active in shooting matters in New 
York and vicinity, particuarly in the journalistic features 
of trapshooting, is now Secretary of the Nichols Quad- 
ruple-Traction Vehicle & Power Co., with a manufac- 
turing plant at Stamford, Conn., and office at 265 Broad- 
way, New York. His company manufactures engines of 
11%4 to 30 horsepower, and has orders ahead in such num- 
ber that the capacity of the plant will be worked to its 
limit for many months to come. All this goes to show 
that the prosperity of gun editors constantly-trends to — 
true greatness. 
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On April 7 the eight-man team of the Crescent Athletic 
Club, in competition, was defeated by the eight-man 
team of the Boston Athletic Association, at Boston, the 
scores being 668 to 654, out of a possible 800, Boston thus 
leading in the. latter half by 14. But in the total of the 
whole match, the Crescent team was victorious by a 
margin of 11 targets. The individual scores of the last 
half follow: Crescent A. C.—A. G. Southworth 83, H. 
Kryn 86, J. J. Keyes 71, O. S. Grinnell 84, ‘L.M. Palmer, 
Jr., 92, F. B. Stephenson 85, G. C. Stephenson 67, H. M. 
Brigham 86; total 654. Boston A. A.—J. B. Paine 88, 
S. A. Ellis 81, D. E. Hallett 80, C. M. Howell 82, E. F. 
Gleason 90, T. C. Adams 86, W. D. Titcomb 76, G. B. 
Clark 8&5; total 668. The total scores of the first half 
were: Crescent Athletic Club, March 24, 634; Boston 
Athletic Association, 609. Totals both halves: Crescents 
1288, Bostons 1277. 
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Our readers may remember a sensational article, pub- 
lished by many newspapers in the United States a few 
years ago, concerning the arrest of a woman in Chicago 
whom they alleged was Annie Oakley, in private life 
Mrs. Frank E. Butler. The story was absolutely false. 
A series of successful libel suits followed. The following, 
taken from the Observer, of Hoboken, N. J., while a bit 
late, shows the change of heart which a libel suit and the 
facts may produce, as follows: ‘On Aug. 11, 1908, The 
Observer published a press dispatch, dated Chicago, 
Ill., which reflected on the character and reputation of 
Annie Oakley, the celebrated rifle shot, formerly con- 
nected with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. The article 
was erroneous in every particular, so far as Miss Oakley 
was concerned, and The Observer regrets that the error 
crept into its news columns unwittingly. Miss Oakley, 
who in private life is Mrs, Frank E. Butler, is a woman 
of the kighest character, and her reputation is absolutely 
beyond reproach.” BERNARD WATERS. 
