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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[AuG. 31, 1907. 

The sliding handicap contest of the Meadow Springs 
Gun Club, of Philadelphia, shot Aug. 24, had twenty 
contestants. A. Ballantyne, from the I6yd. mark, scored 
94. B. Sanford was a close second with 92. 
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At the shoot of the Newton, N. J., Gun Club, Aug. 17, 
the Orange seven-man team was defeated by the Newton 
team by a score of 185 to 114 out of a possible 175. In 
September a return match will be shot at Orange. 
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The Morris Gun Club, of Morristown, N. JF. A 
Secretary—announces a shoot to commence 
Trowbridge, t 
The main feature of the event will 
at 2 o’clock, Sept. 5. 
be the wonderful shooting exhibition of Annie Oakley 
(Mrs. Frank E. Butler), who for many years was one 
of the most popular stars of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West 
Miss Oakley, under the management of her hus- 
band, Mr. Frank E. Butler, will give professional ex- 
hibitions in the Adirondacks and the Maine woods this 
show. 
year. 
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Practice day of the Western Handicap, Aug. 19, was 
notable for good shooting. Mr. W. H. Heer, of Con 
cordia, Kans., was high with 99 out of 100. A local ama- 
teur expert, Mr. George C. Pickett, of Denver, was 
second with 98. Messrs. Maryott, Gilbert, Borden, Boa 
and Tavlor tied on 97. Of the second day’s programme 
Mr. John W. Garrett was high amateur with a total of 
196 out of 200, while the no less renowned Mr. Ed. 
O’Brien was high professional. with 194. The amateurs 
set a higher standard of skill for the day’s doings than 
did the professionals. The work of Mr. H. R. Bonser 
was the feature cf the second day; he missed only 38 out 
of 200. Messrs. Heer and Crosby distinguished them- 
selves also by their excellent performances. Excellent 
team and squad shooting was also a notable feature. 
The Western Handicap was won by Mr. T. A. Graham, 
of Chicago, with a score of 99. Mr. C. M. Powers was 
second with 97. A full report is presented elsewhere in 
our trap columns. 
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The Westy Hogans have issued the programme fot 
their shoot, to be held at Young’s Pier, Atlantic City, 
N. J., Sept. 18 and 14. Sept. 12 will be practice day, at 
total of 100 targets, $8 entrance. Twelve 15-target 
events, $1.50 entrance, are provided for the first day. 
Ten 15-target events and the Westy Hogan event at 50 
targets, $1 entrance, comprise the second day’s pro- 
gramme On each day one-half cent for each target 
divided among the five high amateur 
Also one-half cent 
thrown will be 
0 20, 15 and 10 per cent. 
guns, oV, -v, 
i each target thrown during the two days will be 
divided equally among the ten high amateur guns, and 
$30 will be divided equally among the low amateur guns 
of the two days. The Young’s Pier trophy will go to 
high amateur average for the two days. Shooting will 
begin at 9:30. Manufacturers’ representatives will shoot 
for targets only. Class shooting, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per- 
cent. Ship shells to W. E. Shackelford, Young’s Pier, 
Atlantic City. The officers are: President, Neaf Apgar; 
Vice-President, J. Mowell Hawkins; Secretary-Treasurer, 
F. C. Le Noir. For further particulars, address J. 
Mowell Hawkins, 1630 John St., Baltimore, or T. H. 
Preston Apt., Baltimore. 
BERNARD WATERS 
Keller, Jr., 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
[ue Cincinnati Gun Club will hold its annual tourna- 
ment on Sept. 24 and 25, the grounds being open all day 
on Sept. 23 for practice shooting. The programme will 
consist of ten 20-target events each day, $2 entrance in 
each event; five moneys, divided percentage system. 
Fifty dollars added money; $15, $10, $10 to the three high 
averages, and $5 to each of the three low guns. Inter- 
state rules will govern. Lunch will be served on the 
grounds, and everything possible done to insure the 
comfort of the visitors. This will be a sort of farewell 
to the old grounds, where so many successful events, 
both at targets and live birds, have been pulled off, and 
a good attendance is expected. Programmes will be 
ready in a few days. 
Clarenden Gun Club. 
CLARENDON, Tex., Aug. 22.—Event 11 was at 60 targets 
and resulted as follows: 
H A Murrelle..... aay De EW “Riuckeries a. nc.cess 35 
Jar (COOKE ee ware atone 54 Dr T E Standifer 9 
BAK Sait cases token 46 JED NS Caminaeeos cite. pate 

The Western Handicap. 
Aug. 20, 21, 22. 
Denver, Colo.—Under bright skies: began the second 
Western Handicap tournament at Denver. The bright- 
ness did not last all of the time during the preliminary 
and regular events of the programme, but it is proper 
and truthful to say that the tournament began under 
the most brilliant promises of the weather man. 
Officers of the Denver Trap Club, acting with the 
authorities of the city of Denver, had prepared ‘he 
grounds in fine shape. The traps were at the same 
place where the tournament of a year ago was_ held— 
under the shade of tall cottonwoods bordering Berkley 
Lake. An improvement was that the shrubbery of a 
year ago had been cleared away, fences set back a trifle 
further, and a general brighter appearance given the 
whole ground. For a horizon or sky line the shooters 
had the bright blue water beneath, with low lying bluffs 
across the lake, making a background against which 
the flying targets stood out distinct and dark. 
When Secretary. Elmer E. Shaner, of the Interstate 
Trapshooters’ Association, arrived on the ground he 
congratulated the officers of the Denver Trap Club 
on the manner in which everything had been prepared 
for the tournament. All he had to do was to move 
into his office and get things going. With Mr. Shaner 
to look after the conduct of the shoot, and Fred 
Whitney, of Des Moines, and Marshall Sharp, of 
Omaha, to care for the ‘‘office,” everything began to 
move along rapidly with the opening of the preliminary 
shoot Monday, this preceding the regular programme, 
due for Tuesday morning. 
To the surprise of all, 165 men presented themselves 
on practice afternoon, Aug. 19. And to the further sur- 
prise of those not knowing the effects of the clear 
Colorado air on the eye, the general average of marks- 
manship was very high. A gratifying thing to the Colo- 
rado men was the good work of George G. Pickett, of 
Denver, who was first on the list with 98 breaks. M. 
J. Maryott, of Fort Collins, a town sixty miles north 
of Denver, kept up the good work he started at the 
Grand American Handicap. In the day’s work he tied 
with Fred Gilbert, H. J. Borden, J. S. Boa and H. G. 
Taylor, with 97 out of 100. The leader for the day 
who is mentioned at this late place only because the 
other good men were local shooters—was ‘‘Silent Billy” 

Heer, of Concordia, Kansas, so near Denver that he 
might almost be claimed as a native. 
The Squier money-back purse amounted to $1,545, and 
after all losses were made good, there was a surplus of 
$748.50, which was divided among the high gun amateurs 
as follows: J. M. Hughes, 0; H. R. Bonser, $74.85; 
C. M. Powers, $67.35; J. W. Garrett, A. T. Lawton, and 
H. W. Anderson, $57.40 each; F. Howland and H. M. 
Clark, $41.15 each; H. G. Taylor, J. S. Young and W. 
Williams, $29.90 each; W. H. Joyner, $22.45; K. L. 
Eagan, -Wm. Ridley, $18.70 each; G. W. Lewis, L. E. 
Edwards, F. Weatherhead, C. E. Wanamaker, H. Dixon, 
C. D. Baxter, E. J. Chingren, W. H. McCreery, H. D. 
Mills, C. H. Ditto, N. McMillan, G. Boulier, G. K. 
Mackie, G. J. Roll, L. P. Lawton and D. A. Upson, 
$7.45 each. 
The total number of targets trapped was 144,800. 
The totals of practice day, at five 20-target events, 
follow: 





MiP Maryottaes evetenst 97 Ee Chingrem sc.c0..-.. 95 
Avi .Hardy~ 142-2 Pro: C E Wannamaker ..... 93 
Adolph Olsen .......-. 84 Chas McClintock........ 87 
W H Poffenberger.... 85 Lou Watson se 
Cras Burt. oe cn emen 91 Chas: Stocksinarsecvnce. 
Age Sarcander 2..,..4- 84 Ge ELoiiinan seeenemnes sone 
Mackey Smith ......... 8 1 MRE dy ot ot RA 8 

CMW ordnance 
A H Campbell 
Bees Drowrer, aacemeeses 8° 
Dr Babcock 
C D Lindeman ‘ Ao) Carrell Vid sr omas 86 
Cae Pilar soos ‘ Moh Carrell hy wath sectors 
Paemeioasee. co ae 85 H E Bumbey 
Gas) Pickett icccanuesen E W Hawley 
ete need. cusaceeanes 8 Pete Hollahan 
A E McKenzie W Shemwall . 
E Beckwith ...... W W Bowman 
Dr. Sternberg Rowe Pingrey 



QOmBeckwith  .-2.n.s ... 86 To. SCOTS peace emccee cl 
GR. Barter 2 Wicca cis 90 M H McGee 
Harry Kahler NGC Do Bhatt scr. aura ca 87 
Ea... COpSey atone aten Geo’ Maxwell. i. ...5.2.. 45 
J W Wiseman jisleimselzer veer eee nes a 84 
Vaky Caldwell) ooescaecsr Geou Tucker. are vcoe 88 
L E Edwards We Bei@op ha coatercitecice: 89 
W D Townsend He B Higbard: ec. 12 
Aten Hatcher ooerr.s 96 Da Proctor ass ete 68 
Ree, Barber. = .acnetocs> 95 Hoe ani ere wee aoe tes 82 
GeAD Pergiusonus. wees: 81 DAV Upson ei ee: 95 
PRRe Pate -schoerens 90 DriG ibe Godlee. cee 76 
Brean Aven. lo ktsstadtess 95 Jn Boettcher= cca. 76 
Jigga orkner cesses. 82 Geo Hutton 72 
Wd ELGEL yl. een 99 Wm _ Seck ¥ 
dee OFis—.5.ee0k eee 90 6 Binyon dela rageis¥aiOipie tale a 
Maes Crosbyerccesene 93 CNN Glarik secre, eae 83 
Bred. Gilbert spccncasds 97 WW Washborn ....... 
SICeeall . ccacdukie cae eeee Fie Ge Daylor ace wares 
Tape Gish © ..-cncecometnee 91 Chris .Gottliéb! 62%ce. 2 < 
Drill, W Hardy. icc: 87 H W Anderson ....... £ 
(CB Adams hie. fe.bieee 87 TF MeCarlas 320s... 
F A Wetherhead ...... 92 OPN ASCCT ET ie cea a Rea at 
Tita DCrantOics fs cone 94 WME OOt a a tic eee 
Benen Catt cos minstareis.oe 87 BAS Teverett: finn occ. ce 
Geo K Mackey ....... 95 ae crn oer, See cee one OD 
RESEhompeon’ 55 4.sc0+0s 94 Pet eR Or eos hock 
M Vihompson cn’ wcstiea 82 P A Burdick ... 
Teas Barkleyven nance 94 W E Van Keuven 
Tt Be Cummings- 23. Sas 90 PORT OMITICY: soto ace is be 
Rew ‘Clancy. centr ees &8 PYAR ta ny. osactsiet haste 
Jigihas ATCO! cwakiervokeminsta pate 87 gale Eva sisi ace echoes 
Gedo Oll-45/conkeasien eee 96 EOWe Annolda. on ee 
Dr aRamsey. vieviecsncn ele 72 Baer Brien sa scaneee 92 
Rom Cadwell. tin eeuwess 84 Dee B raee cn, eco s eO 
Fea Erenfroy ceeasiccus 84 Pee nA Stina ee ia esa 87 
Reseking s,m 2 Mrs. R A. Austin......<. 7 
Bole Deibettaeecre» sctens 85 Geo W. Lewis' xaucse se 91 
Ji Ee Severspamen secs 89 LD Adam tinea. 85. 
M “Thompsom 4.acs sce 83 Hy Q.) Burnham’ anes 89 
RE -Meyerianas |. sas 80 JT oSkellye essen terse 85 
DroAlmsteadieca.: cae 2 WA Beckiwi< vuestes . tee 72 
JOB Meyer Wire anc sniauts 86 M (GC) Ramsey pies en oat 87 
W Vietmeyer ....... 89 HB Saw yetis.wesescudes 73 
He: Bordermier. sse.sae 97 i. Watkins Sage eee 77 
Chas? Vogt ts.oeen.. et 38 Gus Schroder Fe.ss.0.40 92 
sek Mierine coeene crac 97 R JL Starkey Ganmoenstee 77 
aL. ave iarshaliwe. ans cap ree 86 W Bowen 2. .cecseecems 84 
EL. DD) Kreemamny 2a crocs 91 C. B. Ritter cy awe atees 86. 
Wr AniStully peers, ene oe 90 W Hl Biebess jocn.sa eens 86 
B Ey Pitt) tates sence e 92 W -E. Hays Woncce escent 81 
CeDsLewisiracdustencte. 78 B Hendrick ios eeeee 81 
Ee Allenigepeeccrecc ae ve C,H. Adems: jasec-eeees 77 
We Garrettmercs eked. 95 J. W “Lower icvaceese 83 
A ie LawtOa eiucdsaectecde dL Ri D” Logan euwsdeee eee 70 
J) MSE ugheéssr.tsncecce 95 Wi Sargeant “cesses 92 
F B Cunningham ..... 87 EL EDI xo s Ciuc 92 
CG WiePowers..e scene 96 J By irks... iccotinseeies 85. 
Rcusoring ane ae 84 W \A° Boettper® ives. ~.... 80 
We Piece Creety minssctaen fail) H oy ‘Theobald eee ae 50 
CW Badleye...) ica. 82 J. ‘Cook,. Ix; scuepeeenene 59 
Wi G Carptuter! (22) .0. i P M ‘Whitney Sr aeeee 83 
IG Wadewos. scene 92 C Monctabie vies eee 90 
a) FTE ells Shite 5s sane 98 Ralph Schildknecht ... 87 
cL BeGraham Wes. ccec- ee yb J (Hy Lesters aes 88 
Dei PHollandees.: Ata 88 
Aug. 20, First Day. 
Some of the uncertainties of the Colorado weather were 
shown during the first regular day of the tournament. 
Skies that had promised the most kindly of weather were 
overcast, and a wind that was fitful and annoying came 
up as the clouds spread over the zenith. This was not 
until afternoon, the morning having been fine for the 
shooters. But with the other untoward conditions came 
a darkness that interfered with shooting, compelling an 
adjournment before the whole of the day’s programme 
had been carried out. Postponement was rather aggra- 
vating, as the start had been excellent—so that it prom- 
ised less delay than a year ago, when the weather caused 
abandonment of a part of the events on the programme. 
Despite the annoying wind and drizzling of the late 
afternoon, some fine shooting was shown for the many 
visitors. Squad after squad made high marks, until a 
spectator said, ‘““By golly, I have been waiting here to 
see a man miss, but they don’t seem to know how.” 
Among the surprises of the morning was when W. W. 
Ridley, claimed by the Iowa contingent, broke 99 of 
his 100 targets. His one miss was in the last event of 
the morning. He was not without competition for F. 
Howland had also made his 99, varying the programme 
by missing his one target in the first event of the day. 
The ‘told war horses’ of the game found something in 
the air, or maybe, something in the entertainment afford- 
ed the evening before, to break in on their work. 
_M. J. Maryott and C, M. Powers, who had tied in the 
Grand American, were away up among the good shoot- 
ers, but not close enough to hope to contend for first. 
The close of the day with twenty-seven men only who 
had shot all but one event, was with many high marks, 
in spite of bad weather. F. Howland had missed but two 
of his 160, while John W. Garrett, of Colorado Springs; 
J. M. Hughes and W. H. Heer had missed four each. 
Ed. O’Brien had been going “like a house afire,’’ but 
had failed to break three of them. 
Thus the day’s progremme had to go over for com- 
pletion during the early hours of the next day. John W. 
Garrett, of Colorado Springs, took first place in the first 
day’s programme, by breaking every target in the two 
events of the next morning,—196 of his 200. Denny 
Holland played out the remainder of his string in such 
excellent shape that he took second place. F. Howland 
was unfortunate, losing four targets in his two events, 
thus being in the class of those who were third, among 
the amateurs. The others were C. M. Powers and J. M. 
Hughes. Ed. O’Brien led the professional brigade with 
194, which was a tie with third place for the amateurs. 
In fact, the amateurs of the day averaged better gen- 
erally than the professionals. Fred Gilbert and W. H. 
Heer came out with 1938, and W. R. Crosby tied with 
Chris Gottlieb at 186. There were ten 20-target events, 
$2 entrance, $50 added to each: 
Events: 1-23 4° bi 6) 7 eesesseao 
Targets: 2) 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 =Total. 
MJ. Maryotien.<\cccss 20 19 18 20 19 19 17 19 19 19 189 
AS Fis Hardite.t.ccccat 18 15 18 18 18 19 20 17 18 16 177 
AN Olsen! .iittess ocscants 19 1§ 18 20 17 17 18 17 19 19 182 
W H Poffenberger... 15 17 17 18 16 19 18 19 16 18 173 
C D, Linderman...... 18 19 17 18 16 20 19 16 17 19 179 
HG GOO kewabio.ch os 16 18 18 20 15 18 20161717. 175 
W oR GCrosbiin...c..0% 16 17 20 18 19 19 20 19 20 18 186 
GP Gottlieb eset «seen 18 18 20 18 19 18 19 19 19 18 186 
Fistipson. gan. . dace 19 19 19 17 19 18 20 19 19 19 188 
TL ts “Paylofore.es cues 17 20 19 20 16 20 20 20 18 19 189 
Cup) Plank tamcecnek 18 20 19 20 19 20 20 18 20 17 191 
G’ G Pickett..... .... 19 19 19 19 13 19 20 19 20 19 186 
Pe Bi TooSee. ata oc ccieelt 19 15 19 15 20 15 20 19 19 16 177 
Ko W,. Eagamtters os sce. 20 17 19 18 19 18 19 20 19 17 186 
A E McKenzie....... 19 19 18 17 18 20 20 19 20 20 190 
FE Beckwith... ..... 17 18 19 16 18 15 20 18 19 18 178 
Dr ‘Stern berg oss steee 18 18 17 17 20 19 18 16 18 17 178 
C.D Baxtermiines: svc a 17 19 19 12 20 19 18 18 19 20 187 
© Beckwith. «co..s 17 17 18 14 17 14 18 17 16 16 164 
EEE We: Kahlege.. 3. ces 17 18 19 19 19 20 20 18 19 20 1*9 
J Whitney Sines sss.s 16 17 19 17 18 18 17 18 17 16 173 
W MM. Peetiites.: «ses 16 16 18 19 16 18 18 19 18 18 176 
EW Arnoldings ». deen 18 19 19 19 18 16 19 19 18 18 183 
Bd} Brieniipen. > 0: 2 20 20 18 20 10 20 20 20 19 18 194 
JP BeKirk 7 seeps wee 17 17 17 14 15 15 16 10 17 19 157 
ATM  Hatchitee....sa0: 20 20 19 17 19 19 19 19 17 19 188 
RE Bar betes: ss.<8 16 18 18 19 17 18 19 18 19 19 181 
© A Ferguson... ..... 19 18 18 18 19 18 18 20 13 16 17 
FB Re Patch digest aricec 17 16 18 18 13 20 19 16 17 18 172 
BAS AUC hi Oitmeila.s sieiars,c 17 17 18 19 16 17 18 19 18 17 176 
Me Clarkes, ss «aes 19 17 18 20 18 19 20 19 20 20 190 
W W Washburn..... 16 19 18 19 15 16 15 11 17 15 161 
Bd WOris Bemis +. ac 16 13 14 16 14 18 15 16 15 18 155 
O. Be Fordiiiasc sakes 16 19 17 18 18 18 18 18 19 18 179 
C Binyon! Samet. +n» 17 15 20 17 15 19 17 20 20 18 178 


































