Oct. 19, 1907.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 



won by J. K. Hendrickson, scoring 87 in a severe wind storm. 

WON WITH 
Cosmopolitan Amateur Championship 
representing the autumn’s honors in and near Greater New York, was 
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Kowenhoven took the Amateur Average with 165 ex 185. Both honors were 
|U. M. Cc. NITRO CLUBS 
“The Shells which won the Grand American” 
Metropolitan Clubs,” was held last April at Montclair. 
7 The other leading tournament designated as the “Championship of the 
Jack Martin and 
U. M. C. Arrow shells took the Metropolitan, and Wm. Heer the profes- 
sional honors against 100 shooters. 
Nitro Clubs are Game Gefters. 
Poe NIONe METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY, 
Agency, 
) Trapshooting. 
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H If you want your shoot to be announced here 
lend a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
)ct. 21.—Marquette (Kans.) G. C. H. A. Rathbun, Sec’y. 
yet. 22-23.—Sistersville, W. Va.—Sistersville Shooting 
| Club annual target tournament. Ed. O. Bower, Mer. 
|)ct. 23-24.—Orlando (Fla.) G. C. tournament. H. 
Evans, Treas. 
W)ct. 31-Nov. 1.—Stratford (Ont.) G. C. 
4tov. 5.—Englewood, J.—Pleasure Gun Club shoot. 
. . J. Westervelt, Sec’y. _ ‘ 
Nov. 19-20.—Kansas 1c aaa and Kansas League 
4 of Trapshooters’ sixth shoot. 
Nlov. 98.09 Forney, exc) C.- Be o, Russell, Seéc’y. 
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DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The Smith Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., may send a 
|ve-man team to contest with a team of the Freehold 
Jun Club, on Saturday of this week. 
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On the grounds of the Pottsville, Pa., Game and Fish 
rotective Association, Oct. 12, the Berks County team 
efeated the Schuylkill County team. 
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Mr. R. Bisbing was high man with a score of 52, a 
4art of which was an allowance of 12, in the 50-target 
4ontest. He won the Laurent prize. This at the monthly 
sioot of the Hillside Gun Club, Chestnut Hill, Pa., 
ifict. 12. 
313 Broadway, 
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Secretary L. H. Schortemeier, 201 Pearl street, New 
York, writes us that the Bergen Beach Gun Club will 
hold its fourth annual holiday contest on Jan. 1, 1908, 
commencing at 9 o’clock. A. M. 
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The team of the Hannonfield Gun Club defeated a team 
of the Clearview Gun Club, on the grounds of the for- 
on Oct. 12. There were ten men on each team, 
and each man shot at 50 targets. The scores were 395 
and 366. 
mer, 
The Monongahela Valley League concluded 
of contests for the season of 1907, at Fairmont, Va., on 
Oct. 9. The main event, the 100-target contest for the 
League championship, was won by Mr. John Phillips, of 
Fairmont, with the excellent score of 97 out of a possible 
100. Mr. Ed. H. Taylor made high professional average 
for the day, 185 out of 200. 
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its series 
The programme of the tournament, to be held by the 
West Virginia Shooting Club, at Sistersville, W. Va., 
Oct. 22 and 23, can be obtained of Manager Ed. O. Bower. 
The Squier money-back will obtain. Twelve 
events at 15 and 20 targets, $1.50 and $2 entrance, are 
provided on the first day. There are also twelve events 
at 15, 20 and £5 targets on the second day, of which No. 
4 is a handicap merchandise event at 26 targets, $2.50 
entrance. Each day $1.00 is collected from each con- 
testant for the special purse. Ammunition will be ob- 
tainable on the grounds. Six high guns and six low 
guns will each receive a Lefever gun cleaner. Three 
merchandise prizes are provided for experts. 
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BRIDGEPORT, .CONN, 
New York City 


The Cosmopolitan championship, held by the Bergen 
Beach Gun Club, on Oct. 8, was won by Mr. John H. 
Hendrickson, of Jamaica, L. I., with a score of 87 out of 
a possible 100. Mr. John Martin, of New York city, was 
second with 86. Mr. E. M. Hurd, of Albany, was third 
with 83. Mr. Hendrickson captured the championship 
of the New York Athletic Club two years ago, and also 
has proved his excellence in many matches and tourna 
ments heretofore. 
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The high amateur average of the two days at targets, 
Oct. 8 and 9, was won at Baltimore by Mr. Wm. M. 
Foord, of Wilmington, Del., with a total of 318 out of a 
possible 350. Second, 315, was made by Mr. G. S. 
McCarty, of Philadelphia. High professional averages 
for the two days were as follows: First, Mr. Lester S 
German, 316; 
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second, Mr. Emory Storr, 297; third, Mr. 
fourth, Mr. H. S. Welles, 295. The 
Maryland handicap, the star event of the third day, was 
won by Mr. Hood Waters with a straight score of 20 
from 3lyds 
Glover, 296; 
BERNARD WATERS. 
Sunset Club’s Final Shoot. 
The Sunset Gun Club, of San Francisco, held its final 
shoot for the season at Twentieth avenue and N street, on 
Sept. 29. The Lewis medal was won by E. Durfuing, 
with 7 out of 10 at 20yds., and the Dupont trophy by 
James O’Connor with 16 out of 20 at 16yds. 
The Los Angeles Revolver Club held its first shoot 
since the admission of women to the club last week, The 
gold, silver and bronze medals were carried off re- 
spectively by I. C. Douglas, A. B. Douglas and W. E. 
Smith, with scores of 86, 82 and 81. Mrs. G. F. Stephen- 
son carried off the honors among the new members with 
a score of 79. 

