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took place at Dexter Park race track in 1869, and re- 

 sulted in a tie. He shot a large number of single-handed 

 matches and lost but few. Many of his matches with 

 Bogardus were at snow birds. I think that he had as 

 much ner\'e in a contest as any man that ever faced the 

 traps, Tho last pigeon match that he ever shot was 

 against that prince of good fellows, Jim Elliott. The 

 score, Kleimnan, 92 ; Elliott, 87. 



Abe was a member of the Chicago Shooting Club, and 

 was always on their team in club contests. He was very 

 popular with tlie shooting fraternity. Abe Kleinman's 

 hand-loaded shells became a synonjrm for excellence. 

 His favorite gTin was a Scott. I have been on a dudk 

 *marsh with many men, and if I was asked who was the 

 best duck shot that I ever saw, my answer would be 

 that if it was not Abe Kleinman, it was his brother. 

 Abe died last year, aged 74. 



Henry Kleinman was one of the best shots that ever 

 faced tlie traps. In the late 60 ^s or early 70 's, the Chi- 

 cago shooters received a very cordial invitation to attend 

 a pigeon shoot at Crown Point, Indiana. A half dozen 

 of us v.'ent down. Henry won first money in the two 

 shoots that he participated in, and the rest of us divided 

 second and third. That was all for Chicago. We were 

 ruled out, and tliat was the last trap shooting that Henry 

 ever did. As a duck and field shot, he had no superiors 

 and few equals. Outside of the Kleinman family, what 



