THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 215 
TRAP SHOOTING NOTES 
(From the Outer’s Book.) 
There are at least 250 trap-shooting organizations on the Pacific 
Coast. 
George Lyon, the trap shooter who recently died in New Mexico, 
left an estate valued at more than $1,000.000. 
The advent of Mrs. Ada Schilling into Portland (Ore.) trap shoot- 
ing circles has already stimulated interest among the women ‘shooters 
of that city. 
The “Farthest North’ Gun Club, located at Nome, Alaska, has 
several cracks on its roster. Twice in recent 100 clay pigeon matches 
R. L. Johnson broke 98 targets. The shoots at Nome are held under 
the midnight sun. 
The Canal Zone is a fertile field for trap shooting. There are 
quite a number of clubs in Panama, the largest one being the Isthmian 
Trap and Rifle Club, at Cristobal. Special events are held on all 
holidays, and tourists are invited to join in all competitions. 
Plans are under way for a series of shoots throughout the country 
this summer for members of the Boy Scoutsi of America. The boys 
will be taught how to hold the gun and the little things to know about 
trap shooting, and some day the experience may come in useful. 
The biggest shootfest of the year, excepting, of course, the big 
party across the pond, will take place in St. Louis in August. The 
Kuropean shootfest is a professional event. The one at St. Louis will 
be the biggest amateur battle ever fought. About 10 tons of lead will 
be left on Sportsmen’s Field in the five days of shooting. 
Four hundred and sixty-four tournaments have been registered 
by the Interstate Association for the Encouragement of Trap Shooting 
for the 1916 season. The 1915 number was 333. 
Gun clubs connected with the Elks of San Francisco, Oakland, 
Berkeley, Richmond and Alameda, Cal., have signified their intention 
of forming. a trap shooting league. 
The Kissimee City Council and the County Commissioners have 
appropriated money and trophies to make the Florida trap shooting 
championship at Kissimee one to be remembered. 
AT THE PORTLAND TRAPS 
Much interest was manifested on June 4 at the trapshoot at 
Portland. It was the opening day shoot of the Northwest Sportsmen’s 
Association. P. H. O’Brien, of Portland, led with 142. O. N. Ford, 
of San Jose, broke 139. H. E. Posten, of San Francisco, was second 
among the professionals, with 142, the event being won by L. H. Reid, 
of Seattle, with 147. The feature of the thirty-ninth annual tourna- 
ment will be the Rose Festival event.—Pacific Outdoors. 
