FOREST AND STREAM. 

WESTERN TRAP. 
In Other Places. 
The Salt Lake shooters were very much pleased with 
the trip to Goldfield, for there was an opportunity to 
with good money prizes. The shooting was at live birds, 
with $1000 added daily. Mr. Becker killed 92 live birds 
straight, and in one string of 25 each. The Utah team, 
composed of Messrs. Becker, Burgess and S. Keen, 
killed 73 out of 75. The members of the Goldfield Club 
were busy all the time entertaining the visitors, both on 
and off the club grounds. The attendance was not as 
large as it would have been if it had been known that 
the $1000 was added each day. 
In spite of high winds, the scores made at the Chicago 
Gun Club grounds Saturday last were very good, some 
being perfect. Lee Barkley ran out 50 straight from the 
2lyd. line; Fred Stone, the well-known “Wizard of Oz” 
man, made 49 from the l6yd. line. 
A force of workmen have been busy at the old Lake 
View Park, Peoria, Ill., erecting a club house and traps 
for the new Peoria Gun Club, of which Jake Jobst is the 
president. This is historic ground. Here many matches 
and tournaments have been held in the good old days 
of live birds. 
Fourteen entered, but not all shot through at the shoot 
at Marshalltown, held Monday last. Linell, of Eldora, 
was_ high with 93 out of the 100. E. G. Wallace and Dr. 
H. H. Nichols tied for second with 85 each. Davis made 
Linell was in the first money in most of the events. 
Members of the Waco, Tex., Gun Club, are busy, and 
dé. 
with the assistance of other clubs, hope to check the 
slaughter of doves, which, owing to some misunder- 
standing, are not yet ripe under the law. 
Here is some shooting; not at Bluerocks for a change: 
At Lake Crystal, Minn., shooting game, Roy Howard, 
R. B. Thomas and Peter Christensen, 36 ducks; Mark 
Reed, 15 ducks; Wm. Marston, Roy Mead, Warner 
Baker, Ole Johnson, Rufus Folsom, 50 ducks; Ed. Nutt, 
Dalby Brothers, and Walter Gray, 30 ducks; A. Shelby, 
12 ducks; Hans Mae, Robert Hughes, 31 ducks: Malden 
Hunt, 2 ducks. Only one chicken was reported killed. 
Members of the Danville, Ill., Gun Club will hold a 
special session to make the necessary provisions for re- 
pairing the dam at the park, and to stock the lake with 
game and fish. This time the dam will be permitted to 
settle, and then an overflow will be provided for, This 
will put this club in a position to boost it over any other 
club in the State. 
The first annual tournament of the Kenmare, N. D., 
Gun Club was a success. The principal event was a 
team shoot, in which teams from Estevan, Minot, Portal 
and Kenmare took part. Estevan won with an average 
of 96 per cent., with Minot a close second. The silver 
cup was won by F. A. Moss, of Kensal, with 124 out of 
150. As a whole, the boys at Estevan proved the best 
winners, 
The Eau Claire, Wis., Gun Club has now a full set of 
traps of the latest automatic kind, and there is much 
enthusiasm at the club grounds. James Bonell has been 
chosen as captain, to take the place of Al. Fletcher, who 
lately resigned. 
Shooting for the cup lately presented to the Karnes 

City, Tex., Gun Club, the first trial resulted thus, 25 
targets: A. C. Dietz 18, R. E. Goodie 16, Dr. Wheat 17, 
F. Merriweather 6, G. Place 11, F. M. Burton 19, Dr. 
F. Kent 13. 
The Metropolitan Gun Club, of St. Joe, Mo., won 
recently over Rushville by 911 to 183. Adams and Shane 
tied for Class A badge and Shane won the shoot-oft. 
Blount with 21 won Class B. James Sampson was high 
in the 100 targets with 90. 
L. F. Ernst was high man at the shoot given by the 
South Park Gun Club, St. Joseph, Mo., on Sunday wit 
45 out of 50. 
Henry Kilman, of Granite City, IIL, 
won the trophy 

at Creve Coeur Lake, St. Louis, Mo., Sunday last, with 
186 out of 200. W. S. Spencer was second with 185 ; 
Pete _Baggaman third; J. W. Burrows made 172 and 
Al. Feter 168. Chas. Spencer won professional average 
with a score of 195, and James W. Graves second, 181. 
F, W. Hoyt 178, H. Heikes 157. 
Members of the Edgewood Gun Club are now con- 
testing for the Dupont bronze trophy, at Charleston, 
W. Va. There is much rivalry among the members of 
this club. This contest will prove an interesting one, 
Members of the Cumberland, Gun Club, Davenport, 
Ta., held their annual picnic last Sunday. For the first 
time in the history of this club there 
ing. This was accounted for by the 
wrong. Soon as the new trap arrives 
will be resumed. 
Down at old St. Joseph, Mo., on the Clair range, 
Carolus shot at 75 targets and broke 55, Smith 55. Cray 
shot at 50, broke 35, Pitcher 36, Courtney Frogge 31. 
Regular weekly shoot of the Brenham, Tex., Gun Club 
was fairly well attended, and resulted in Messrs. R wiley, 
Stockbridge, Tucker and Eldred each scoring the pos- 
sible for the automatic gun. The Dupont Powder Co. 
has promised one of their bronze trophies for a contest 
which will consist of a series of seven shoots. Mr. Al- 
bert Wilcox, for the Dupont people, was a visitor, and 
was no trapshoot- 
trap having gone 
then the shooting 


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broke 91 out of 100. 
The Ely, Nev., Gun Club held another successful 
shoot, when Frank Rathbun again won the medal by a 
clean score of 20. Frank Daily won a bottle of wine 
with a score of 10. 
The Brays Bayou Gun and Rifle Club has given their 
twenty-fifth anniversary, and barbecue, followed with a 
dance at night. Such are the enjoyments and privileges 
of a gun club that keeps alive the social element of the 
club. 
Members of the gun clubs of Davenport, Ia., have been 
invited to shoot with the gun club at Durant, Ta. Messrs. 
George Reimers, W. E. Hallar, H. Branch, H. Boldt 
are a committee on arrangements. 
A new gun club is to organize at Salt Lake, Utah, 
and will locate on the sloughs near the Western Armis 
property. 
The home of the Yardley, Pa., Gun Club has been 
completed, and a house-warming, to which all the wives 
of the members have been invited, will come off soon. 
Canon City, Colo., Gun Club reports a successful shoot 
for the Laflin & Rand trophy. The officers report the 
following scores at 25 targets: 3all 22, Knight 12, Car- 
rier 13, Armstrong 20, Plummer 22, Payne 22. 
At the annual meeting of the Trempeleau County Rod 
and Gun Club, J. C. Muir, of Galesville, Wis., was 
elected President; E. A. Kersting, Secretary; John 
Cain, Treasurer, and W. S. Wadleigh was elected on the 
Board of Directors. 
Six members of Calcasieu Gun Club, Beaumont, Tex., 
met_last Thursday, and Mr. Lock took the high average 
on 78 per cent. Williamson made 68, Brandt 70, Loudry 
64, Toce 55, Gunn 41. 
Shooting at Waco, Tex., has taken on new life, and 
soon a new club will be organized there. It seems that 
Waco has turned out more expert shooters than any 
town in the State, and this should be a stimulant to keep 
up the interest in the future. 
Kindred spirits met last Thursday in Milton, Fla., and 
proceeded to organize a_ gun club. Dr. H. E, Eldridge 
was elected President; Dr. Winge, Vice-President, and 
W. C. Rhodes, Secretary. List of charter members: 
W. J. Williams, Jr., J. Claud Wingo, R. J. Allen, W. W. 
Clark, W. O. Jernigan, H. E. 
N KaiPoore, sriac. 
Rhodes. 
Anoway, Mich., Gun Club held a shoot, and the scores 
were so low that members desired that they be not pub- 
: Eldridge, D. C. Diden, 
Monroe, Howard Jernigan and W. C. 
lished. They will improve in the future. 
Something was doing at Union City, Tenn., at the 
last shoot there. Good sport was had even if there was 
rain, 
Officers and members of the Lufkin, Tex., Gun Club 
feel that their gun club is equal to any in the State, so 
far as good scores go. At 25 targets, Wilder broke 22, 
Gorden 21, Bicker 21, F. Thompson 20, John Morrison 
20, Curantooth 20, Sam 20, Keer 20, C. C. Lowery 19, 
Lee Graw 19, Hulgbrodt 19, Cochran 19, McMullen 19, 
C. N. Humason 18, Jim Peavy 17, Jim McMullen 17, 
Murphy 17, Dixon 16, D. Fabny 17. 
The Eclipse Gun Club, of St. Joseph, Mo., has been 
organized and will hunt ducks this fall at Amazonia. 
C, E. Lurcher is President, and Daniel Barrow, Sec- 
retary. 
Succesanal was the Reno, Nev., shoot. Peter Crowe, of 
Carson, won the high score for two days, beating Lane 
by one target. Jimmie Clark made the good score of 
14 out of 15. There is talk now of trying to get the 
Pacific Handicap here next year. Scores at 30 targets: 
King 22, Feigenspan 28, Curry 16, North 25, Becker 26, 
Newton 24, Merrill 27, Stanton 24, Verion 24, King 25, 
Lane 28, La Duex 17, Crow 27, Douglas 18, Woods 19, 
Smith 18, Burgess 24, S. Keen 24, 
Members of the Tacoma, Wash., Gun Club are now 
busy in the fields and marshes, and the boys report good 
luck and game fairly plentiful. 
Trout Brook Gun Club held a picnic and match shoot 
with the Holden club, and the Holden won by 12 points. 
There were other outdoor sports, together with a fine 
dinner, which all enjoyed in the grove, as the weather 
was fine, 
With the largest attendance in the club’s history, there 
being many ladies present, members of the Laurel Height 
Gun Club held the weekly shoot at San Antonio, Tex. 
Roy Lewis won the Class A cup and Joe Shiner won 
the Class B. Mrs. Topperwein broke 23 out of 25 targets 
from the 23yd. line. Scores at 50 targets: Mrs. A. Top- 
perwein 46, Roy Lewis 45, A. Witchell 44, Joe Shiner 44, 
Joe Frost 40, Ralph Hugo 40, D. B. Saunders 39, Tom 
Frost 37, V. V. Farrar 37, T. W. Campbell 33, W. W. 
Shiner 30, Emil Dittmar 26, Frank Gross 22. 
Freehold Tournament. 
FREEHOLD, N. J., Sept. 19.—The two-day tournament of 
the Freehold Gun Club was concluded to-day. Rainy 
weather marred the competition of the first day, in 
which twenty-one shooters took part. J. A. R. Elliott 
scored 139 out of 150 and was high professional. Geo. H. 
Piercy scored 129 and was high amateur. 
On the second day, there were fifteen participants. 
H. L. Brown was high professional with a score of 136. 
W. A. Kennedy was high amateur with 134. Three tied 
on 133 out of 150 and were second amateurs for the 
day, namely, 
Wm. Hopkins, F. V. Carlough and Geo. 
H. Piercy. 
The weather was misty and rainy. Scores: 
Sept. 18, First Day. 

Events: d 2.3 456 38 920 10 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15151515 Total. 
JOA RK URMote.: ae. 13 14 13 15 15 14 14 14 13 14 139 
RY Hendricks in. aac 12 12 11:12 13 13 13 9 13 12 120 
Wim -Hopkins) ..20.he 14 14 11 14 11 12 12 11 12 14 125 
CW “Billhage:, 22.2% 11 14 12 138 1213 14 6 13 14 122 
IN? Apgar sco. cum 15 141514131515 * 1413 128 
Jeo. Panning. se-cee 14 15 14 14 14 14 14 11 14 14 138 
GEL Pierovaceceseee 10 12 14 15 14 13 14 11 12 14 129 
jis: “oliinger sens. 10°" 9 12°10) 12-10 4 B10" 14 103 
Cabs Niedler ss .7.esces 10 13 11 18 12 11 12 611 15 114 
Geu Daye] tines eee. 11 111214141313 5 11 14 118 
Figet. Brown etceetes 13 11 12 9121210 913 * 101 
T J O’Donahue...... 11 12 12 10 10 14131213 9 116 
Van der Weer). saeco 1014 10 14 1b 1310 18 4b 126 
W K Matthews....... 1010 913 12 10 14 13 14 12 117 
Hat. Butler ce .teeece Sb Qh Ie 13 81 
He Muldoon incs.sees 14 14 14 11 15 13 1113 9 10 124 
Fee.D - Fran cessadencan 12:12)14. eee ed ees 56 
Ee,’ Walson.n ences 12 12 11 13 13 10 11 11 14 13 120 
Tew ooleys so eveenon cen 1050) 13. “Oee eo ke 65 
WC Darser’ cu saeeas Boekeol cieten gk ue As Pa jen bain ie! 78 
Ed. Simonson’ 4,...... Re ea iGware a ce ters 15 
*Did not finish event. 
Sept. 19, Second Day. 
Events: 1 C2 As Geb ot oS) Oo LO 
INA pear erasers 14 15 12 11 14 42 12 13 12 15 14 132 
R Hendricks ...... 14 12 1413 11 .. 11 15 14 14 12 130 
Wm. Hopkins ..... 3 13 14 11 15 36 14 14 13 15 11 13% 
Win Danser ean 12 10 11 11 12 40 12 14 11 13 11 117 


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F V Carlough..... 14 15 14 12 13 36 13 11 14 14 13 133 
Jes) Fannie, ye 14 12 10 15 13 36 7 15 13 10 13 22 
G) Hi Piercy <<isu2 43 15 14 141440 14 499 19/15 43 133 
W K Matthews.... 11 12 12 11 13 35 13 11 18 12 12 121 
EF Muldoon ..1:... 14 13 14 11 14 39 12 13 15 12 14 32 
W A’ Kennedy.... 13 15 13 1413 .. 12 13 14 14 13 134 
Ee SLO Wis ene 12 14 13 138 13 .. 15 14 14 15 13 136 
Be Butlers tec. 15 13 12 15 10 .. 10 12 15 12 14 118 
He Applegate sfose5 i i it. Bcd Linch on Calera 35 
Ce -Clavtoneesnn 4 13.10. Se ieee ee eee a 37 
RAL Bias... cacenee SOREN ere ein Hue BP} 26 
Event 6 was at 25 pairs. 
Montclair Gun Club. 
Monrcrair, N. J.—In the early part of September Mr. 
George Batten, president of the Montclair Gun Club, 
Montclair, N. J., sent a circular letter to the secretaries 
of some forty gun clubs, located in the State of New 
Jersey, calling their attention to a little booklet which 
he had prepared relative to the prohibiting of spring 
shootiag in the State, particularly that of duck, the 
argument being that, were spring shooting prohibited, 
the game would be far more plentiful in the fall, and if 
it is not very soon prohibited, it will, according to the 
best authorities on the subject, become a thing of the 
past. 
The co-operation and help of the clubs of the State 
were sought to secure the passage of such legislation 
as might be necessary. ‘he response was immediate and 
without exception, of the most enthusiastic kind. Re- 
quests for the booklet came with each mail, one secre- 
tary calling for four hundred copies, and many for over 
100 copies each. 
Owing to the hearty reception accorded Mr. Batten’s 
letter, the following call has been sent out under date 
of Sept. 25: 

Monrcrair, N. J., Sept. 25, 1907. 
Dear Sir: The universally enthusiastic reception ac- 
corded the circular letter sent out by the president of the 
Montclair Gun Club, Mr. Geo. Batten, under date of 
Sept. 9, relative to ‘Spring Shooting in New Jersey,” has 
led the Montclair Gun Club to call a convention of the 
several gun clubs of the State, to be held at Montclair, 
Saturday, Oct. 12, 1907. 
The following programme will be followed: 
10:30 A. M. to 5:00 P. M.—Tournament on the grounds 
of the Montclair Gun Club; handsome silver prizes; 
no money sweeps. Luncheon served at the club 
house at 1 P. M. 
6:30 P..M.—A complimentary dinner will be tendered the 
delegates at the Montclair Club. 
7:45 P. M.—Address on game and game preservation, by 
Dr. A. K, Fisher, of the Biological Survey, Washing- 
ton, D,) 
8:30 P. M.—Formation of a State organization for pur- 
poses as set forth in the circular of Sept. 9, 
Will you kindly see that your club appoints two dele- 
gates, who will be sure to attend. 
Kindly advise of their appointment, giving their names 
and addresses, as promptly as possible, so that proper 
provision may be made for their entertainment. 
Very truly yours 
Epwarp WInNsLow, Sec’y. 

South End Gun Club. 
READING, Pa., Sept. 21.—This was the second money- 
back shoot held by the club, and was a success in 
every way. 
German made a run of 82, which shows he performed 
wonderfully, when the conditions are considered. Owing 
to the high mountains, they are unable to throw the tar- 
gets against a sky background, hence the conditions 
were exceedingly bac. Hawkins was a close second. 
Mr. LR. Lewis made a long run at the office, finishing 
with a straight score, far above the one he made at the 
trap. Everybody was pleased and got their money back. 
Hawkins suceeedel in making the train after a desperate 
effort, laving crly en hour to spare. The programme 

tutaled 150 targets. Scores: 
Events: 1 2.3 “4 B46 et Bo 70 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 15151515 Total. 
awikitis War. vase acc 13 15 14 14 15 14 13 13 14 15 140 
Williams: Zachos ecce 12 13 13 14 14 12121112 9 122 
German, 2s vicckotas «<i 15 15 14 13 15 15 15 15 14 12 143 
Lewis? 29h sack seme ce 1110 912 14 1211 12 12 12 115 
PRESer Vices cuits eye 12 11 15 15 13 11 13 12 12 18 127 
Andrews le. ccm. sce 12 7121214 81113 1411 114 
Melchoir. 4... ccaeee sess 10 10 14 10 14 12 11 12 12 10 115 
Balllim. cs atins-semenine slots 10 12 13 15 14 15 12 14 12 14 131 
Gerhart? “Ya...cnueae «se 13 8 1413 14 14 11 10 14 15 116 
IM elOtt sons. c/autens + oe 10/12 10: 12".8" Sena ail a 97 
Colroad Shi . giseeiocs 9 9.14.13) 12 33.89 20rI0 113 
Comber ah. vtec cate 14121414 9 8$ 13 13 14 12 123 
Walker <2... ¢aeesccae 9151112 91310 91110 109 
Adams gy cance siete sels 11 13 10 11 15 11 18 12 16 13 124 
IP Gornters «i cseete weet 8 12. 1 SiG WT Sa be Sie 81 
Lorie. geen. denne. ake 812141115121 121 
Bshlemani "2. Saaee sm 11 10 1012 912121211 9 108 
Wertz) sreitisois 5 Seine ocd 14 12 13 13 13 12 12 15 13 11 128 
Lewin, ocaeanitrecicece 13 12 14 13 11 12 18 15 12 11 126 
Went2en. 9 ai... dattee sce TE 4 ais SOMA OST ‘ 
MiOCtim Wid. «cae <t ie » so LOS EL Asa saD eae 
Wregmatt “io. taneee +s ae 9 12 14 10 a5 
South Side Gun Club. 
Newark, N. J., Sept. 21.—At a special meeting of the 
Board of directors of the South Side Gun Club, the 
following committeemen were appointed: First commit- 
tee for the official fall tournament: Mr. H. D. Good, 
Chairmen; Messrs. George Mossbacker and Isaac Terrel. 
The shoot to take place the last week in October or the 
first_week in November. Dr. Talbot, Dr. Lamont and 
I. H. Terrell were appointed on another committee to 
arrange for a friendly shoot, appealing to an element of 
shooters that has not heretofore regularly attended the 
shoots of the club. H. J. Powrar. 























































































































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