New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
GUNS CRACK AT GARDEN
F. B. Stephenson Wins Trap
Shooting Championship.
BOY SCOUTS ON THE TRAIL
Remarkable Drills and Evolu-
tions by Youthful Troops at
Sportsmen's Show.

Sportsmen's Show.
Missing only one target out OF a hundred.
| and that in the third quarter OF his string
+. B. Stephenson. OF the Crescent Athletic
! Club. won the national indoor amateur trap
/ shooting championship last night at the
! Sportsmen's Show, in Madison Square Gar
den. Two OF the gunners OF the New York
Athletic Club-M. /. Herrick and William
/ A. Tilt-tied for second, each with a score
! Of ninety-six targets. Herrick, in the
shoot-off OF twenty-five birds" made a
clean score and captured the place, while
| Tilt broke twenty-four and moved to the
/ third prize winner. Among the other shoot
| ers who competed were r. J.. Spotts. OF
the New York Athletic Club; n. W. Kahler
of Philadelphia; J. NJ. Hendrickson, OF Ber-
gen Beach: W. Ewing. Of Montreal; c. de
QuiIfeldt. of Amityville, Long Island. and
Charles Won Lengerke, OF Orange. N J.
r. c. Kirkwood, of Boston, won the pro-
| fessional championship, with a total OF s34
targets out of a possible $50, II. II. Stevens
was second. with 800 as his score. In max
ing his string Stevens smashed ninety-nine
| targets without a miss, and so eclipsed all
former indoor records. Neaf Apgar. Jack
F7emming. Sim Clever and J. T. Skelly
were among the other professional shooters
competing. An interested spectator OF the
matches was General Bird W. Spencer OF
Sea Girt n. j., chief inspector OF rife
practice.
More than a thousand Boy Scouts OF
America, under the direction Of II. f.
Shaffer, field secretary, gave a picturesque
and remarkably entertaining exhibition of
scoutcraft yesterday afternoon at the show.
| Forty troops OF boys from Brooklyn, Man
haitian, Staten Island, Long Island, New
| Jersey and Westchester assembled in the
| Garden and, led by Mr.. Shaffer. they
started down the mountain trail from the
top Of the Garden in single file, They
trotted along at a scouts pace, every boy
dressed in scout uniform and carrying a
staff. Yelling merrily. they worked their
way down the mountain trail and across
the main floor OF the hall into the arena,
where the different troops displayed their
skill in va-ious scout activities.
Troop 10i, under Harry c. w. Schultz de
Brun, gave fine exhibition of gymnastic
games. Troop q, under William A. Cham
bers, was exceedingly interesting in the
work of lassong and signalling. Troop 1.
of Morris Park, under John +. Worster,
attracted much attention at tower building.
The Chinese troop, under Ralph Chant.
drilled splendidly. and Troop /. OF New
! Brighton, under Charles +. Smith, gave a
staff drill.
Troop No. 104,' New York City. Harry c.
w. Schults de Brun, scoutmaster gymnastic
games; Troop No. "a, Brooklyn. c. Curtis
test in lassoing; Troop No. ], Asbury Park,
1 n. j., c. " Cooke, scoutmaster, lassoing,
| first aid and signalling; Troop No. AZ,
Brooklyn. r. w; Merriman, scoutmaster.
York City. William A. Chambers, scout
master. signalling and lassoing Troop No.
| 81, New York City, Arthur T. Newman.
Ridgsned H. Spar P Ernsss E Muphy R sec scout
master; Troop No. 4. Orange n. j.. r. NJ.
Jacobs, seoutmaster. ., carrying of the
Oxenham, scoutmaster; Troop No. /, Cen
trail Valley, n. Y, Charles C. Birdsall.
scoutmaster; Troop No. /, Morris Park. N:
Y John e Worcester scoutmaster Ertni tower over
Troop No. !, Arlington, n. j.; william a
haven N j. Frank Van keeT jr sGSSt ,SSt
Bnrnett RI. Wright, scoutmaster. drum
corps; Troop No. 4, Montclair, ~ J.. Frank
| r Gray, scoutmaster. first aid: Troop No.
46 Brooklyn William Gowdey, scout
master; Troop No. 65. New York city
| Raiph Chant, scoutmaster, wall scaling
and staff drill; Troop No. !: Oradell N, j.
! 7s New York. William Roth, scoutmaster
setting up exercises; Troop No. 2S, Brook
iyn, Joseph G. Dexter scoutmaster @ ter. set set
n John w. Ecklund, scoutmaster,
trapping: Troop No. IS, Bay Ridge, Brook
| lvn a. IT, Wood, scoutmaster. stan drill
tnoton n. j., Charles G. MacCarthaigh.
scoSS,tnnsster sinS signalling, first aid and set
ting ting ND exercises, field music; Troop No. |,
Ho5oken. H. Mountrssyyii Mo- syi sGontmSster' n
A. A. Threshee. scoutmaster. first aid and
Signalling; Troop No: /, New Brighton
n Y, Charles Smith, scontmaster'
lanes lanes r.. spurgeon, scoutmaster, hiking,
stan drill and setting up exercises; Troop
No los New York City, A. L. Davis,
scoutmaster; Troop mo- =, ePSrfi Srst a n sig
I.,IirS ~ and tower building, and Troop No.
| I"p Ppideewood. ~ J.. Mr.. Lilley, scoutmas-
| ter, first aid ana orhh
rho angling competition brought the ac-
crracv experts out. 1t was open to all for
ho,t- ounce lure, National Association rules
,,o,,.rr,ng The contest was won by A. j.
sSarah With % demerits. e. B. Rice was
a ~ With ss dement's. and A. ]. New
os th,rd with n demerits The Judges
@ mas - Enderby and G. NJ. l.. La
r,roncbe and the referee was r. H. meyers
.m 80 tha game directors attended a din
" nIobt at the Hotel Astor at which
sl,, ner iaTs s,scmssed plans for the future There
,no' strone movement on foot to have the
,s q SnU oa,,ns exhibit at the show next year
poys CO. oa d,r,erently. One of the officers CT
arra,set ass. class cadets at West Point has
,as tho mrs, tt"' tho invitation of Irving c. Nc
aocepte' ,rasent at the latter's boys
Can 10 70 Ad,rondacks this summer as
Instructor Of athletics
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