

Dec. 21, 1907.] 
GEORGE WwW. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 

A Good Introduction 
987 

MAXWELL 
This famous one armed shooter of Hastings, Nebraska, made his debut in the 
East at the recent Paleface shoot at Boston. 
individual match open to experts and amateurs, he ran 
99 ex 100 
On the first day, in the 100 target 
WITH U. M. C. SHELLS 
from 18 yards. 
shooting from 18 to 21 yards. 
Lester German was high gun for the tournament with 349 ex 400, 
Mr. Maxwell was only two birds behind him with 
347 targets at the same handicap. Mr. Maxwell's shooting under very bad weather 
conditions on the first day was one of the most superb shooting feats ever seen in 
Boston. 
THE UNION 
Write to M. 
Trapshooting. 

If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
1908. 
Jan. erga (Ont.) Trapshooting League. 
Dunk, 
Jan. tee Gah ehectady CN se Y)neG.. C, 
Wallburg, are 
Jan. 1.—Brooklyn, N. Y.—Bergen Beach G. C. L. H. 
Schortemeier, Sec’y-Megr 
1.—North Caldwell oN. J.) G. C, holiday shoot. 
N. Y., shoot. Cottle & 
GM. 
tournament. V. 
Wm. Kussmaul, Treas. 
. 1.—Skaneateles Junction, 
Knapp, Mgrs. 
Jan. 14.—Bergen Beach G. C. 
Jan. 1417.—Hamilton (Ont.) G. C. 
tournament. J. J. Lawlor, Sec’y. 
Jan. 23-25.—Pinehurst (N. C.) annual midwinter handi- 
cap. Herbert L. sie Sec’y. 
Jan. 23-25.—Pinehurst, ¢.—Annual midwinter tourna- 
ment, 
. 28-Feb. 1.—Brenham. Tex.—Sunny South Handicap. 
eb. 12.—Bergen Beach G. C. 
Feb. 22.—Troy, Y.—Mountain View G. CG. J. J. 
Farrell, Sec’y. 
March 10.—Bergen Beach G. C, 
mae on 17.—Pinehurst, N. C.—Annual club champion- 
March “16: 17.—Pinehurst Ae C.) G._C. annual club cham- 
pionsh ap Herbert L. Jillson, Sec’y 
April 1.—Montclair, N. if Zcterbiacahin of Metropolitan 
clubs, under auspices of Montclair G. C. Edward 
Winslow, Sec’y 
April tie erved: ‘Beach (L. I.) G. C. 
May 12.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) GC. L. H. Schorte- 
meier, Sec’y, 201 Pearl street, New York. 
May 12-14—Des Moines, Ia. —Iowa State shoot. Chas. 
W. Budd, Sec’y. 
May 19. —Olean. N. Y., G. C.F. F. Mason, Sec’y. 
June 3-5.—Jersey City. ” New Jersey State shoot. 
eighteenth annual 
Mr. German also comes in for no small amount of praise. 
METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY 
313-315 Broadway, New York City 

DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Messrs. Budd & Whitney, managers, write us that the 
next Iowa State shoot will be held at Des Moines, on 
May 12-14, 
x 
Secretary F. F. Mason writes us that the Olean, N. Y., 
Gun Club will hold its fourteenth annual tournament on 
May 19-20, 1908. 
sd 
Mr. Wm, 
well Gun Club, of North Caldwell, N. J., 
all-day shoot on New Year’s Day for chickens, etc. 
t 
The heavy snow and rain storm of last Saturday de- 
terred many shooters from attending their club’s com- 
petition. He was an enthusiast indeed who did not 
suffer from cold feet on that day. 
J. J. Farrell, Secretary of the Mountain View Gun 
Club, Troy, N. Y., writes us that at a shoot of the Pine 
Hills Gun Club, to be held on Dec. 28, a league of the 
Troy and vicinity gun clubs will be organized. 
a 
For the New Year’s Day shoot, to be held at Skane- 
ateles Junction, N. Y., a programme of ten 15-target 
events is provided. Events 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, $1.50 entrance, 
are governed by the Rose system, 6, 4, 3 and 2. Events 
2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, 50 cents entrance, have three prizes, 
turkey, duck, and chicken, first, second and third re- 
spectively. Targets one cent. Messrs. Cottle & Knapp 
are the Managers. 
will hold an 
” 
Kussmaul writes us that “The North Cald- - 
HARTLEY COMPANY, Sole Representative 
We have been 
and about Providence, R. and that it is 
probable that the Pawtuxet Gun Club will not hold its 
annual Christmas shoot unless some of the members get 
busy and stir up some excitement, 
The twelve-man team of the Lehigh Valley Shooters’ 
Association defeated a twelve-man team of ‘the Lansdale 
Gun Club, at Allentown, Pa., Dec, 14, by a total of 413 to 
373, out of a possible 600. The heavy 
storm had an adverse effect upon the scores, 
4 
A match at 25 live birds was shot at Point 
track, Philadelphia, Dec. 14, between Messrs. A. A. Felix 
and Fred. Murphy. They tied on 19, and owing to the 
tempestuous weather, the shoot-off was postponed to a 
date. The regular Point Breeze handicap 
was cancelled because of the weather conditions. 
BERNARD WATERS. 
informed that trapshooting 1s dull in 
I., this season, 
snow and rain 
3reeze 
later event 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
CrnctnnatTi, O., Dec. 14.—The stormy weather affected 
the attendance. Miss Frances Altherr scored 46 actual 
breaks in the handicap at 50 targets, and with the four 
allowance, scored the possible 50. Scores: 
Ba Epele B: .H:77; 
Miss F. Altherr...46 4 50 Twitchell .........3010 40 
BlETMAN I, cc siesis< sie 38 3 41 
Ten pairs: Herman 12, Twitchell 9. 
Team match, 100 targets: 
PAE Gis cas nceteeen yeni 67 Wright. viviisecacs sane eh 59 
Practice events: 
Shot at. Broke Shot art. Broke 
TWICHEM vstieesins 50 32 Binks <cavavee cv 25 14 
Flerman eis. s05 75 an Kéeter™ pocccrsusy tee 16 
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