The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-03
SHOOTING AND SHOOTERS.
The Weeks News and Gossip About Local
Marksmen and Their DOings.

The Weeks News and Gossip About Local
Marksmen and Their Doings.
Secretary Mendenhsl, of the Cleveland bench show,
is in the city.
A meeting of the NORTH Side Gun Club will be held
at No. 53 Thorpe Block, Monday night.
Mr. G. Browder and party have returned from
three weeks fishing and hunting trip and report hay
ing had an excellent time.
The North Side Gun Club will shoot at Beck's Park
tomorrow afternoon. A return match with the New
Albany club will also be shot
Mr. A. Ba'weg, of this city, has been chosen mana
ger and referee of the Connersvle shooting tourna
ment on the 18th and 18th inst
Wild pigeons repor. ed being plenty in Jeffer
and jackson counties and severa! local shots are
preparing to take two days hunt in that vicinity ~
A number of shooting matches that were to have
taken place during the past week postponed on
account of the fair, and will very likely this
week
The recent match between Samuel Small and Chas
Craig, by the latter gentleman. The match
very close one. and will very likely lead to an
other challenge from Small.
On next Wednesday the Marion Gun Club will have
a shoot at Howe's Park after which sweepstake
shooting will be had. On Thursday the Amateur Club
will shoot at the same place.
The Meridian Gun Club have agreed to have but
three matches this year, and the mem Der making
the best average to retain the badge until next
years shooting score opens.
The Indiana Kennel Club, at its meeting Friday
night last decided to at proceed to canvass for
"a
Stase bench show some time this winter.
The match between John Casper and Hamp Kerr
who shot at Beck's Park. last week, resulted in a
victory for the former by of thirty to hr.
ty-four. This was the second match between these
gentlemen, Mr.. Kerr being twice defeated.
Mr.. George Beck has issued challenge through the
American Field that he will two shooters in this
city who can defeat any two in the State, the
target to be at fifty single and twenty-five pairs of
Peoria blackbrds. He is evidently after the Fort
Wayne delegation again.
Horace Comstock was very much SURF rised on last
Friday night at the meeting of the Indiana Kennel
Club when he presented with the sister of his
dog that accidentally killed the day before The
gift is very generous one. and was made by Mr.
Freeman superintendent of the bench show
Hunters who have just returned from the Kankakce
marshes report that the land which last year was un
der water and afforded such excellent sport at duck
shooting. is perfectly dry. Farmers living near
the marshes say it known to be dry before
and that duckshooters will have to seek other fields
for good shooting,
The steady increase in the number of trap shooters
is due TO the approach of the when Quick
and difficult shots bring to the gamebag its coveted
bird Quails are reported in great numbers in every
county in the State and is safe in predicting that
than were killed throughout the entire State
last year. The despicable pot-hunter will
be in his glory at this state of affairs.
Gun stores report brisk demand for
guns and ammunition OF all kinds and those who own