


FOREST AND:’STREAM: 


[Ocr. 19, 1907. 

628 
Baltimore Tournament. 
BAttimore, Md.—A number of renowned visitors were 
in attendance at the 14th annual tournament of the Bal- 
timore Shcoting Association, commencing on Oct. 8. 
The programme of the first day provided one 15-target 
event, entrance $1.30; eight 20-target events, entrance 
$1.40, and a merchandise extra event, entrance $1.50. 
Thirty-three participated in the competition of the first 
day. Mr. Wm. M. Foord, of Wilmington, Del., was 
high average for the day by scoring 158 out of 175. Mr. 
G. S. McCarty, of Philadelphia, was second, with 157, 
and third high average went to Joe Hunter, of Washing- 
ton, D. C., with a total of 147. All three are amateurs. 
High professional average was made by Mr. Lester_S. 
German, with 155; second, Emory Storr, 153; third, Sim 
Glover, 151. ; 
The merchandise contest was a special event, and was 
not included in the day’s averages. -Scores of the day 
follow: 
ivents: 1i2: 3°48 25°66 (7849 10 
Panes. 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Broke. 25 
C E France.......... 91411 14 17 16 16 14 18 120 18 
N W Walker........- 31516 19 16 14 16 18 15 142 18 
JeSeM cGartye.cconaices 14 18 18 19 18 16 19 19 16 157 24 
Jos Hunter .........111619161816181617 147 22 
Miles Taylor ........ 14 13 17 17 17.18 17 16 17 146 20 
Hy So Welles... -.-.. 21919131617171618 147 2% 
WG: Pahl. . iaciacwerse 3 18 16 13 18 11 18 16 12 135 21 
By be Stontagecadeut fc 13 19 16 15 18 18 19 18 17 153 23 
S) Glover 255; 5 3%... 218 19 1519 16 17 19 16 151 EA 
L F Towner pea 156, 14887 IT tte 13 18 
"Tabs Se Seo cies 13 15 15 15 19 14 16 17 18 142 23 
fr.C) Bissetts..te. a 11 19 18 18 12 17 17 15 18 140 22 
Bob. White. «a. <n 5 11 12 16 14 10 15 17 17 117 12 
FB Butlers, cw.) aes 131011015 6151617 118 20 
1" RS Earn sect > cc 11 15 17 14 14 16 16 13 18 136 21 
jet ie Bo SRR oas A 915 14 15 16 14 16 14 14 27 18 
LS German......... 13 18 16 202014181719 155 .. 
RO Bilimiver wcwenceas 3 15 18 15 17 14 18 18 17 145 20 
} ee elirshimer 125. 101013151412 14 914 111 15 
T M Filley. Pow ceew AO 16, 1G 20.13 99 14 77 139 18 
TP Zimers wack eee secs LLG Ie eb e 1S ob eee 
DS LABWIS.: owt siete isise 916 71112 1511 1416 111 17 
W miltverd! wes. os 14181916 2016191719 158 21 
JT “GaB ower... es 11 15 15.15 131118.1516 129 21 
H England ......... 11 19 16 14 16 16 16 16 17 141 21 
E; (Oldtull eo. Gece 7 911 9 914131419 105 17 
Wi SEiwitie™ ioc aa nnioeer 15 15 17 12 17 16 14 1417 37 23 
He “Dhompson® aso: ss fa 8 29 610 592 4:8 69 18 
TOES Sait sr, sevice mercer ase 16 16 16 17 14 12 16 15 Ses 15 
NM Regan 2s hsaaente ae 16 12 13 16 12 12 13 13 Bsle 23 
Wm Nitzel Tc oo ae Roe ets ae 65 14 Ban 23 
JME Hitw karts soe wicers splot tence ried oe) ites eiton le at 24 
DrrGHiton. vadedeneee talele rae cote ale tetereee AS 15 
Oct. 9, Second Day. 
There were fifty-five contestants on the second day. 
The programme was the same as that of the first day. 
More favorable weather conditions prevailed, and the 
scores as a consequence averaged higher. High ama- 
teur erage for the day went to Mr. Wm. M. Foord, 
who thus was high amateur for the two days with a total 
of 318 out of a possible 350. Mr. J. S. McCarty was 
second high amateur with 315; third was a tie between 
Messrs. Myles Taylor and D. Herrold on 287. High pro- 
fessional average for the two days, 316, was made by 
Mr. L. S. German; second, Mr. Emory Storr,. 297; third, 
Mr. Sim Glover, 296; fourth, Mr. H. S. Welles, 295. 
The scores follow: 








Events: La Sta GG - Tr SN9 10 
Targets 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Broke, 25 
CORehranceys cmcdee 9 10 16 16 12 18 17 16 18 32 25 
N W Walker....... 0 16 18 14 18 15 142 23 
JONES .cne tank ee eae 1 Nah ee opie re ade 5 Ge 
M Favlor’.osse;dahss 5.12 16.19 1618 1 141 20 
J SeMcCartyn. 22) 4 16 19 18 18 2 158 21 
WW written Soest ate 13 15 14 19 133 21 
W. Br Halt vetceava. 1 16 18 12 15 138 21 
JosPEbuntentear-cnenes 12 8171716 139 22 
i. "ene lata) Teme feces 016 15 18 19 13 22 
Le S-Germian. vocc3 15 14 19 2017 § 161 25 
1D: A Carnoileneies teers 1 15 19 16 19 151 23 
Frank Butler. 5.0020. 2 10 13 13 14 13 17 13 15 120 19 
Ty He Weller Tres te 13 11 17 18 19 16 18 18 16 141 4 
F Billmyer .... 138 10 15 15 14 15 15 15 18 139 17 
My Glover Weueas cee 11 15 18 15 15 19 16 19 17 145 es 
BY Bashers ins aces 714 6 6131010 411 81 16 
j Mi Feeley?.cciec.s 21117 14 14 18 15 15 15 131 15 
fy ZAMMeEr cacesas orcas 911 13 14 14 14 18 16 14 123 19 
Ek Brown Je es 9 18 1419 17 14 16 15 12 134 22 
JOM Hawkine.1.. «re 15 18 19 16 20 18 17 20 18 161 24 
Hy) ED Storr hah cones 212 19 18 15 18 15 19 16 144 23 
MC Bissett. duc cen. 13 12 15 19 19 13 10 16 18 144 22 
William Foord....... 13 17 20 19 15 20 18 20 19 160 2% 
Bobby White® ..5-205 10 11 14 15 12 15 12 16 17 121 15 
Jey AL everytte cocmetee 9 91317 12 14 14 18 13 119 16 
W Thompson 101013 518 16 15 12 16 115 11 
U5 dR Towner. sass ¢ 14 14 18 18 16 20 17 19 14 150 19 
A McKelvey ........ 13 14 14 16 17 16 17 16 18 141 21 
Te) ews) Warese recone 14 918 16 14 15 14 15 13 128 20 
HE Oldfield 3.000 Ges i: 1310 9111417 1416 12 116 18 
Dupontie.cc seen 12 15 18 16 17 19 14 14 18 143 7 
H "Woellestieccessencrt 1417 15 19 15 17 20 16 15 148 22 
Floward) seercsere ae, 121012161813 1515 9 do 23 
Mowat) Neeser elects weaeedp 8 aeiei0 Kyete 21 
Ys ET Gent aAecesian hae tek eel 6) aS ASG te! one 20 
E OoOS@ seats eee ee 71014 12 11 13 Bri 13 
C, Gummings Avice ern 16 18 16 17 20 16 ate 20 
R iBond! . eo Miikacheree eon eel 10 16 ee ne 
M. Rewari ls: eedebes als tae. aed 18 16 14 15 18 
J. irk 8 cease cosine ae: reac iat @ ae 
Baughman woos teewasin debe tees ee Ilo: to ae 13 
SOMME A be dh o dnwen « tacthee se eee aS AO Tig 22 
Nitzel i isiiatecotad ce EH Peed Bare 17 10 17 13 19 
Thomas A ouisnestesa See Bo meena tT Bele 11 
Malone” Wut kc ahccee conta ee eee rR ees siete 17 
Howard ales diohavaiaishaccis) s1d\*eoletea Rc ien) be ono aA aa A 
Mears Lica meMic sMisclisis) haatela: Mak sence ete LG es 19 
T Offett me 19 
Oot aces ch scnae on oy ie a CE aan EE 
The programme was sweepstake competition, as follow 
Ray Hendrickson.. 17 16 17 18 201819 2019 165 
Wm _Hopkins..... 15 16 12 101718121512 122 
Geo He Bietceys ma. 16 18 16 14 2216181714 151 
Oct. 10, Third Day. 
The third day was devoted to live-bird competition. 
Three events were on the programme, of which the 
Maryland Handicap, 20 birds, entrance $10, was the most 
i It was a handicap, 25 to 38yds., class shoot- 
In addition to first money, the winner received a 
There were thirteen in this 
Mr. Hood Waters from 8lyds., killed straight 
He shot as an amateur, having sev- 
ered his professional relations as a shooter some months 
G Kouenhoven.... 
J AR Elhott 
H L Edgarton.... 
L H Schorty 
W R Crosby 
C W OBillings..... 15 
H L Brown 
H H_ Stevens 
J S_ Fanning 
B F Smith 
Thos Dukes 
Ira McKane 

handsome silver loving cup. 
znd won handily. 
H Waters, 31 
« Smith, 30 
sete eels Sovermisidiei EM Hurd 
Mordecai, 2 8 

Five-bird race, $3 entrance, all at 30yds.: 
J R Malone 
Won by Cottman, Louis Smith, James 
R. Malone, Clarence Malone, Frances, and R. Bond. 
Dr. Heber Smith is arranging a championship match 
for a purse of $1,000. He said he had several guarantees 
of persons who wanted such a race, and that these guar- 
antees would come to more than one-half of the $1,000. 

Miss-and-outs: 
J W Williams. 

John Voorhees 
At the conclusion of the regular programme two ext | 
sweeps were shot, as follows: 
7 nd: 
Bergen Beach Gun Club Tournament. 
7 was devoted 
Some excellent scores were made. 
Some sweepstakes also were shot from long distances, 
Brercen Beacu, Brooklyn, 
practice events, 
Ray Hendricks .... 
Fifty shooters took part in the competition of the second Geo H Piercy 
F V_ Carlough 
A stcong wind blew during the shoot, and the targets 
; therefore the scores were low. 
The main event was the Cosmopolitan championship, 
$2.50 entrance. i 
sterling cup, donated by Capt. H. W. Dryer, the treas- 
urer of the’club, and $50 in gold. 
donated by Mr. Ira McKane 
The fifth to sixteenth 
An optional $5 
The profession- 
L H Schorty 
Thos Dukes 
Garfield Gun Club. 
\ 
Cuicaco, Oct. 5.—To-day we held our second shoot’! 
the fourth series. i ! 
last week’s postponement seemed to put the stuff in th}! 
boys to break them all I 
Mr. McDonald won Class A in the trophy event wit! 
23 out of 25; Mr. Herr Class B with 21 and Mr. Lewii! 
Class C with 19, 
In the Dupont event there were six ties on 14—Messri/ 
Eaton, Richards, Lewis, Thomas, Veit, Tom Jones. 
Thomas and McDonald tied in the Ballistit} 
event, Class A, with 14 out of 15. Mr. Herr won Class |}! 
with 18, and Mr. Richards and Mr. Lewis tied in Clas} 
and other members of the club. 
prizes, inclusive, were $10 in gold each. 
sweep, high guns, was an extra feature. 
in the prizes 
R. Elliott, high prefessional, won an ivory-handled um 
; W. R. Crosby, second, won a silver-handled um- 
i S. Fanning, 
remembered 
fourth, 50 cigars. 
The championship was won by the famous amateur, 
-. H. Hendrickson, of Jamaica, L. I., 
John Martin, of New York city, was 
=. M. Hurd was third with 83. 
Schortemeier was fourth with 81. 
with a total 
second with 
The scores follow: 
Championship. 
So 
Ja ACRE oth nee eae ee 23 
W R Crosby 
H H Stevens 
Wm ‘Hopking'!. Sires suet cc.: 
J T O’Donohue, 
H L Brown 
Grr Dave 
J A Howard 
L H_Schorty 
Ray Hendricks 
H 

Hendrickson.........0s00000 
Kouenhoven................ 
TG Ropes Satie ae Rye 

H J Montanus 
A V_ Suydam 
A C Seymour 
lew tine dN tee 
John Martin 
BG Blandford 
H Matthews 
Forest AND STREAM I wish to thank the indorsers of the 
recommendation which was passed on the 
grounds during the last Pennsylvania State shoot, helc}f 
vm sepenet: es 
the lateness of the date will not alter my appreciation of it! 
Although still confined to bed with Sadlavaanateey trheu 
matism, I hope. to be able soon to take up my favorite 
sport, and be with the boys at the firing line. 
Again I thank all interested, and assure my friends the 
same cordial treatment as ever before, Nat. RESSLER, 

E C Meyer 
M W Wyrne 

Oct. 9, Second Day. 



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BOA NDONS 16 141916 2117151818 154 81- 
Paton 19 13 1116 2019171815 148 80 
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C A Lockwood 
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B Stephenson... ..........15131615 659 73 3-|, 
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25 25 Targets: 25 17 
20 23 C.S_ Meadlerti..... oe 
Zeeee 23 20 F W Moffett....... 22 
emetian 20 18 H Hendrickson... 22 $j 
Kouenhoven. 21 .. L, Lee ncemeews « 22 
a Gieletaleye Zi WC Damronvec eco at 
San eine 22 20 G Remsen) .coessees 7 
EM Hurdesacdecee 22 J Voorhees .23.5208 20° 3 
Dr W H Matthews 20 21 ti 
The day was fine for trapshooting, an'! 
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Messrs. Vietmeyer and McDonald tied in the Hunte}! 
event with 25 straight. i 
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15 25 15 15 25 1) 
i asbewicel at th or hae ee 14,21 14 19) 90 
RB cule ee ee 10 16 14 lL 23 ij 
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Sita inirust ce ee Oe 9 22 14 14 18 
Pe Meee 15 23 12 14 25 1 
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siete, Nate ac 14 20 10 8 ' 
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13 16 14 7 i 
7 15 Seg 9usamn 
hunt ecees i eee 11 16 dt, 1119 a 
Oct. 12.—Only seven shooters faced the traps, prob} 
ably due to the extremely chilly weather, and they wer | 
more inclined to keep near the stove than to go out ani] 
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_In the trophy event Messrs. Thomas and McDonali|! 
tied in Class A with 22 out of 25. Messrs. Herr ani{l 
Goetter tied in Class B with 13, and Mr, Lewis wor 
Class C with 22. } 
Mr. Thomas won the Dupont event with 14 out of 15! 
“He still claims it’s his.” j 
Mr. McDonald won Class A in the Ballistite event witl 
13 out of 15. Mr. Herr Class B with 10 and Mr. Lewi; 
Class C with 13. \ 
McDonald won the Hunter Arms event with 2/1) 
2.34 5 Targets: 15 25 15 15 ol] 
25 15 15 25 Events: 123 4a 
2111 7 20 McDonald .. 10 22 12 13 2 
18 12 11 21 ILE wisiiwaseete 11 22 9.13 . JL 
013 7 617 Herr tneacmer 813 910. 
22 14 10 22 J. McDonatp, Sec’y. 

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