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McMurcby.OlllllllOlOlOlllllll— 1« Kirkpat'ck 11111111011111111111— 19 

 Ethridge . .11111111101111111111—19 J M Ross. .11011111001000111011-13 



Troutman..lllll000011111111101— 15 Rex 10011001111111111011—15 



Young 10101100101 101011001— 11 Dolive 11100110011011101111—14 



Brewer.... 01011111111111111111—18 Gay 11111111111101111111-19 



Fieles 11010101111011111101—15 Lyons 11101111111110111001—16 



Keller 01111111011111111101-1? Clegg 11111111111111111111—20 



Mitchell.... 10111111011)10110101— 15 Hutchings. 01101111111111111111— 18 



Skinner. . . .0; 11 10111111111 1 1 11 1—18 Shorty 01011110101111110110-14 



Wells 00111111101111111110-16 Woodson. .11011101101111111111— 17 



Cleveland. .00110110111100110000-10 DuBray. . . .01011100010110001010— 9 

 Sumpter... 11111110111111111111— 19 Eldridge.. .11101111111111011011-17 



Lloyd 00011111110111111111—16 Rike 11111111011111111110-18 



J P* 11110110101111111111—17 Rhea .-11011011111111111111—18 



Brown 11010111011101011110—14 



No. 6, 25 targets, $3 entrance, known traps, unknown angles: 



S Van Gilder 21 Troutman 18 Fonda 14 



Fulfordt 22 Young 21 Loomis 20 



AEMpad 24 Brewer 21 Plummer 16 



Bartlett 22 Fieles 19 David 21 



Van Dyke 23 Keller 21 Thurman 16 



Todd 23 Mitchell 22 Money 24 



FSMead 22 Skinner 24 Clegg. r. 22 



Wagner 23 Mills 15 Lyons 20 



Heikes 24 Sumpter 23 Hutchings 23 



Conner 23 Lloyd 22 CRoss ...17 



Anthony 24 JP 18 Gay 23 



RVanGilder 25 Black Bird 22 Eldridge 22 



Easton 22 Budd 22 Shorty 22 



Grimm 28 Parmlee 22 Rex 20 



North 21 Hunter 21 Rhea 21 



Redwing 22 Hobart 19 Reike 23 



Elliott 19 Drake 24 Kirkpatrick .18 



McMurchy 24 Hoffman 22 



Ethridge 18 Angier 18 



No. 7, 20 targets. S3 entrance, known traps, unknown angles: 



RVanGilder 15 Brewer 16 David 18 



Fulford. 19 Fieles 16 Thurman 14 



A E Mead 18 Kellar 15 Money 18 



Bartlett .....20 Mitchell 19 Woodson,. 15 



Van Dyke 17 Skinner 19 Gay 19 



Todd 18 Wells 15 Clegg 18 



F S Mead 15 Sumpter , 18 Lyons 16 



Wagner 20 Lloyd 17 Green 16 



Hicks 18 JP 18 Hutchings 18 



Conner 18 Black Bird 17 Rhea 19 



Anthony 15 Budd 17 DuBray 10 



RVanGilder 18 Parmlee 19 Dolive 16 



Easton 17 Hunter 19 Mooney 15 



Grimm 18 Hobart 19 Eldridge 14 



North lfi Drake 15 Morris 19 



Redwing 17 Hoffman ...19 Relke 20 



Elliott 17 Angier 9 Kirkpatrick 17 



McMurchy 16 Fairhead 16 Rex 16 



Ethridge 17 Fonda 17 Shorty 17 



Troutman 14 Loomis 18 C Ross 9 



Young 17 Plummer 17 



No. 8, 20 targets, $3 entrance, known traps, unknown angles: 



S Van Gilder 16 Troutman 14 Fonda 16 



Fulford 17 Young 17 Loomis 16 



AE Mead 17 Brewer 19 Plummer 13 



Bartlett 16 Fieles 14 Fairhead 13 



Van Dyke 19 Keller 16 David 17 



Todd 16 Mitchell 18 Thurman 15 



FS Mead 15 Skinner 18 Money 17 



Wagner 18 Wells 15 Woodson 14 



Heikes..... 19 Sumpter 18 Hutchings 19 



Conner 18 Lloyd 16 Gay 19 



Anthony 17 J P 16 Reike 20 



RVanGilder 17 Black Bird 17 Shorty 18 



Easton 20 Budd 16 Clegg... 17 



Grimm 18 Parmlee 19 Lyons 16 



North 16 Hu nter . , 20 DoUve 14 



Redwing ....16 Hobart ....17 Mooney 12 



Elliott.. 16 Drake 18 Rhea ...17 



McMurchy 16 Hoffman 16 Morris 16 



Ethridge 18 Angier 15 



Third, Day, May ih, 



was really the first pleasant day of the week, the sun shining bright 

 and clear all day. The attendance of shooters was not quite as heavy 

 as on the preceding two days, although there were from nine to ten 

 squads of six men each in each event. The shooting was extremely 

 spirited, the principal fight being: between Heikes, Gay, Rike, Parmelee 

 and Fulford, who were close up to one another in the race for the 

 three days' average money. During the afternoon there were at 

 least 1,500 spectators on the grounds, and of these fully 100 were 



The'day's average moneys were won in order as follows: Heikes, 

 95.15; Gay and Rike, 93.93; Hunter and Parmelee, 92.12; McMurchy, 

 Fulford, Clegg and Money, 90.90: Bartlett and Connor, 90.30. 



In contest No. 6 at 25 targets the ten extra merchandise prizes were 

 won as folio ws : Rike. Money, Elliott, Parmelee, Van Dyke, F. S. 

 Mead, Angier, Dow, A- E. Mead, Haddox. 



Winners of cash prizes for first to sixth highest averages during 

 three days, shooting at 495 targets: Heikes, 95.55, $15; Gay, 94.14, $12; 

 Rike, 93.75, $10; Parmelee, 03.13, $9; Fulford, 92.92, $8; R. Van Gilder, 

 91 73, $6. ' 



Special merchandise prizes for first to sixth average winners: 

 Heikes, Gay, Rike, Parmelee, Fulford, R. Van Gilder. Heikes special 

 prize for making best average in three days. 



The m- nagement had cause to congratulate themselves on their suc- 

 cess. The traps worked to perfection, the targets were thrown con- 

 sistently, no favorites being played and the moneys were paid out 

 promptly. 



Frank and Arthur Mead, Rogers and Sommers Van Gilder were the 

 prime hustlers from start to finish, and to this quartette is due the 

 splendid running of the affair, not a hitch or flaw occurring during the 

 entire three days. Frank McCarty looked after the proper placing of 

 the squads on the score boards • The scorers were Charles iEbli, 

 chief scorer; Kyle Jenkins, M. H. McCorkle, Theo. Mitchell, L. M. 

 Moses and J. M. Logan. 



No. 1. 20 targets, $3 entrance, known traps, unknown angles: 

 SVanOild'rlOltlllllllOllllOlll— 17 Lloyd .... .10111111110010101110-14 



Fulford ..11101111111111111101—18 Rex 101111111001lllll011-lfi 



A Mead. ...11111100110111011110—15 Hoffman. .01111111111011101111— 17 



Bartlett . . ,11111111111111111101-19 Fieles 11111110011111111111-18 



Money ....10101111111111110111-17 Budd 11111110111101101111— 17 



Todd. 11110111111110001111-16 Drake 11111111111111110111-19 



F S Mead. .01011111011111101111-16 Black Bird,101001111inmillll-17 



Wagner ...linillllllllOllllll— 19 Gay 11111111111111111111—20 



Heikes H 111111 111111111 111-20 J P. ..... . .111110001111 11101101-15 



Conner.... 11111111111110111111-19 Hntchings.011101101111 10111000— 13 

 Anthony . .11111111011100111111—17 Angier . . . .11111110010101011111—15 

 RVanGild'rl0111101111111011111-17 Hunter.... 11111111111111111110-19 



Easton.... 10111111111011111111-18 David 11111011110111111101—17 



Young .11111101110110111101—16 Dow 00111101111111111011—16 



Redwing - .01111111110110111101—16 Rhea 11111010011111111011—16 



North. . . . ;.1010111]111110111110-16 Hegg 111111101111 11111111— 19 



Skinner . . .11011110101100111111-15 Lyons 11111111110111111111-19 



McMurchy 11101111111111111110-18 Hunt 01001111110100101111—13 



Ethridge 11111111111011111111—19 Kirkpatr'k 111001111 011 10100111—14 



Plummer 11010011111001011011-13 Reike 11111111111111111111—20 



Parmelee 11111111111111111111—20 Shorty ... .01111111100101101011-14 

 Brewer .11100101101111010001—12 Woodson. .11111110111111111111— 19 



Grimm . . . .11101101111101111111— 17 Morris 111111110011 11101011— 16 



Keller 11110111110111111111—18 White 110011111111 1 1111111— 18 



Mitchell. ...11101111111011111111— 18 Dolive 01111101100011111001—13 



Van Dyke..ll011111101111110110— 16 Mooney. ...10011110101111111011—15 

 Loomis. . . .11110011111111111101—17 Fairhead . .01111111011110001111—15 

 Sumpter ..10111111101101100111—15 



No. 2. 20 targets, $3 entrance, known traps, ud known angles: 



S Van Gilder 17 Plummer ..14 Angier 14 



Fulford 19 Parmlee 18 Hunter 17 



A E Mead 18 Brewer..., 16 David 18 



Bartlett 15 Grimm 18 Dow 15 



Money 15 Kellar 17 Rhea 19 



Todd 17 Mitchell 14 Clegg 18 



FSMead... 19 Van Dyke 15 Lyons 17 



Wagner 18 Loomis 16 Hunt 15 



Heikes .....20 Sumpter 18 Kirkpatrick 11 



Conner 18 Lloyd 18 Rike 17 



Anthony 17 Rex 18 Shorty 19 



RVanGilder.., 18 Hoffman 16 Woodson,.., 18 



Easton 16 Fieles 15 Fonda 16 



Young 17 Budd 15 Dolire 17 



Redwing 17 Drake 18 Mooney 14 



North..: 14 Black Bird 19 White 19 



Skinner 17 Gay 19 Morris 18 



McMurchy 19 JP 19 



Ethridge 16 H utchings 16 



No. 3, 20 targets, $3 entrance, known traps, unknown angles: 



S Van Gilder 16 Plummer 17 Angier IS 



Fulford 16 Parmler 19 Hunter 19 



AEMead.,....,,,,.17 Brewer 18 David , 15 



Bartlett 19 Grimm ..16 Dow 19 



Money. 19 Keller ..14 Rhea 16 



Todd 17 Mitchell ..14 Clegg 19 



F S Mead r 16 Van Dyke 19 Lyons 17 



Wagner 19 Loomis 17 Eldridge 17 



Heikes 17 Sumpter 15 Hobart 14 



Conner 17 Lloyd..., 17 Rike 17 



Anthony 18 Rex 14 Shorty 15 



RVan Gilder 18 Hoffman 16 Woodson 17 



Easton 17 Fieles 16 Fonda 17 



Young 15 Budd...., 17 Dolive ; 17 



Redwing 16 Drake 19 Morris 17 



North 17 Black Bird 17 White 18 



Skinner 16 Gay 18 Wells 17 



McMurchy 17 JP. 16 Elliott 18 



Ethridge 16 Hutchings 16 



No. 4, 20 targets, $3 entrance, known traps, known angles: 



S Van G... 10111111111010111111— 17 Lloyd 01011111011110111101—16 



Fulford.. .,11111111111111101101— 18 Rex 11111111111111101111—19 



A E Mead..lllllllllll011111101— 18 Hoffman... 10011111111111111110— 17 



Bartlett.. ..11000111111111111100—15 Fieles 01111111101111111101—17 



Money 11011111111111111111—19 Budd 01111011100111111101—15 



Todd 11111111111110111111—19 Drake 11110111111011011111—17 



FS Mead HOllOOllOlHOlllllO— 15. Black Bird. J 1110110111111111110-17 



Wagner.. ..11111111111011111111-19 Gay 00111111111111111111—18 



Heikes.... Ill 11111111110111111-19 J P 10111101111111011111-17 



Conner. . . .11111111011111111011— 18 HutchjDgs.11101101101011111101— 16 

 Anthony . .00.11111111111101011—16 Angier .... 11110111101011011110—15 

 RVan G... 101 10101111101111111— 16 Hunter.... 11101111111111111111— 19 



Easton . . , .10111111110111101111—1 

 Young 110110000111 11101100—1 



David 11111101111111010011-16 



Elliott 01110111111101110011—15 



Redwing . .11111111000111111111—17 Eldridge . .11111010111111111111—18 



North 11111111111111110111—19 Dow 01111011101111111011—16 



McMurchy 11010111111111110111— 17 Fonda 11111111111111011010—17 



Ethridge. ..11111101001111111110— 16 Lyons 11001111111010111010—14 



Plummer. 11111101101011111111-17 Clegg 11111011111111101111—18 



Parmlee. ..10010111111011001111—14 Reike 11111111111111111111—20 



Brewer. . , .11101111011111111101 -17 Shorty . . . .11111 110111011011110— 16 

 Grimm ....11111111111101110111—18 Woodson. .11111100011110111111— 16 



Keller 01111111111111101101—17 Dolive 11110111111011111111—18 



Mitchell.. ..11101011111111110111— 17 Rhea 11101111111101111111— IS 



Van Dyke .11101111011111110111—17 Wells 11111101111111100111—17 



Loomis.... 00101100101101111110— 12 White 01110100111110111110—14 



Sumpter ..11111111101111111111— 19 DuBray. ...01001001101111011111—13 

 No. 5. 20 targets, $3 entrance, known trapsv unknown angles: 



S van Gilder 17 Plummer 16 Hutchings 16 



Fulford. 19 Parmleee ...19 Angier 13 



A E Mead 19 Brewer 16 Hunter 19 



Bartlett 20 Grimm 17 David 17 



Money ..17 Kellar 15 Clegg 16 



Todd 19 Mitchell 18 Lyon 14 



FSMead 14 Van Dyke 18 Elliott 38 



Wagner 15 Loomis 16 Dow 15 



Heikes 18 Sumpter 15 Wells 17 



Conner 18 Lloyd 18 Dolire 18 



Anthony 18 Rex Ig Rike 19 



RVanGilder 19 Hoffman 17 Fonda 14 



Easton 20 Fieles . . .18 Woodson :16 



Yonug 17 Budd 17 Green 19 



Redwing 19 Drake 17 Eldridge 19 



North 18 Black Bird 18 Rhea 19 



McMurchy 17 Gay 19 



Ethridge 17 J P. . 13 



No. 6, 25 targets, $3 entrance, known traps, unknown angles: 



S Van Gilder 1111111101111011111111111—23 



FulEord 1111011111111110111111011—22 



A E Mead 0111110101110110001111011—17 



Bartlett 0111111111111111111111101—23 



Money .1111110111111111111111111—24 



Todd! 1111111111111011111111111—24 



F S Mead 1101011100111111101111111—20 



Wagner 1011110111011111011001111—19 



Heikes 1111111101111111111111111—24 



Conner 1101111111111311111110111—23 



Anthonv 1011111111011011111111011—21 



R Van Gilder 1111101111111111110131111—23 



Easton 0111111111011101010110111—19 



Young 1111111111111101110011111—22 



Redwing 1111111111111111111111011—24 



North 1111111111011111101130011—21 



McMurchy 0111111111131101111111111—23 



Ethridge 1011111111101100111011011—19 



Plummer 1110111111111311111111011—23 



Parnlee llOllllllllllllOlOlllllll— 22 



Brewer 3111111101111101010111111-21 



Grimm 1111111111111111111110111—24 



Kellar , 1101111111101011110111111—21 



Mitchell 1111111011111111110101111—22 



Van Dyke 1111110111111110110101111—21 



Loomis .0110111111111110111011111—21 



Sumpter 1110111110011111101111111—21 



Lloyd .1111101111110101111111111—22 



Rex 1111111111101000010100111—17 



Hoffman 11111 10011110111111111111-22 



Feiles 1110111101100111111111100—19 



Budd .1111011111111111111111110-23 



Drake 1111111111110111110111101-22 



Black Bird ... lOlllOlllllllilOiOlllllll - 21 



Gay 1111111111111111111111111—25 



JP 0011111111011110101100000—15 



Hutchings 0111111111111110111111011—22 



Angler 1100111111011111110111100—19 



Hunter 1111111111111111110101101—22 



David 0111111111111111011111111—23 



Eldridge 0111111111111101101011111—21 



Rhea 1111111011011111101111111-22 



Shorty 0111111111111111011111010 -21 



Kirkpatrick .0001001111111110011001111—16 



Morris .1111111111101111111111111—24 



Ross C 0110010010111111111010101—16 



Troutman 1110111011011111101111011—20 



Rike 1111111111111111111111111—25 



Clegg 1111111101111111111111111—28 



Lyons 1011111111111100111111110-21 



Elliott 1111111111111101011111111-23 



Dow 1111011110011010111001111—18 



White 1111111110111101111111111- 23 



No. 7, 20 targets, entrance $3, known traps, unknown angles: 



S Van Gilder 18 Plummer 18 Hutchings 15 



Fulford 20 Parmlee 20 Angier 19 



A E Mead 18 Brewer 17 Hunter 18 



Bartlett 19 Grimm 16 David 17 



Money 20 Keller 19 Eldridge 18 



Todd 17 Mitchell 16 Woodson 18 



F S Mead 15 Van Dyke 20 Dolive j . 18 



Wagner ..18 Loomis 20 Green 10 



Heikes 19 Sumpter 18 Wells 18 



Connor 16 Lloyd .17 Elliott 20 



Anthony 16 Rex 15 Clegg 16 



RVanGilder 18 Hoffman 19 Lyons 1» 



Easton 17 Fieles 14 Rhea 16 



Young 19 Budd 18 Morris 20 



Redwing 20 Drake 18 Dow 16 



North 19 Black Bird 16 White. 17 



McMurchy 19 Gay. 17 Troutman 32 



Ethridge 18 JP 15 Rike 20 



No. 8, 20 targets, $3 entrance, known traps, known angles: 



S Van Gilder 17 Plummer 15 JP 16 



Fulford 18 Parmlee 19 Hutchings 20 



A E Mead 15 Brewer 18 Angier 10 



Bartlett 19 Grimm 20 Hunter 19 



Money 19 Kellar ....-17 David 17 



Todd 18 Mitchell 17 Woodson 16 



FSMead 18 Van Dyke 16 Dolire 14 



Wagner 20 Loomis 14 Troutman 16 



Heikes 39 Sumpter 18 Leeson 12 



Conner 20 Lloyd 17 Skinner 19 



Anthony 16 Rex 16 Lyons 18 



R Van Gilder 17 Hoffman 17 Elliott 18 



Easton 17 Fieles 16 Rhea 17 



Young 16 Budd 18 Dow 34 



Redwing 18 Drake 16 Morris 16 



North 18 Black Bird 15 Clegg 20 



McMurchy 19 Gay 19 Reike 17 



Eldridge 16 



Fourth Day, May 25. 



Friday was live bird day. There was just enough wind to favor the 

 birds in their flight. The live bird grounds are not particularly well 

 adapted for the purpose, there being a considerable rise in the ground 

 about midway between the centre trap and the front boundary and so 

 abrupt is this rise that when a shooter gets a bird going straight-away 

 and keeping close to the ground- he is obliged to kill it within 15 yards 

 of the trap or take the chance of seeing it get out of range on the op- 

 posite eiide of the rise. The background was a cedar grove, 



The shooters were at work about;8 o'clock and during the day 606 

 birds were trapped. The shooting was under American Shooting As- 

 sociation rules. 



Taking the season into consideration, the birds were a fine lot ana 

 during the day not more than half a dozen needed the flush rope. 

 Quick to rise when the trap was sprung, strong and tricky on the wing 

 they called forth all the skill of the contestants. Looking over the 

 score sheets and noting the character of the men who took part one is 

 able to guess as to whether the birds were good, bad or indifferent 

 from the fact that in the first event only five men killed 8 straight, in 

 the second event only four made straights and in No. 3 with twenty- 

 four entries there were onlv eight straights. Here were three events 

 with 67 entries and only 17 clean scores, a good showing for the 

 birds. 



Neither Elliott nor Brewer took part in the live bird events, the 

 latter for personal reasons and Elliott on account of sickness, he hav- 

 ing been anything but well since his exposure at the Chicago shoot. 

 About one-half of those who came here from Chicago bro ught along 

 severe colds and as the weather here has been comparatively cool for 

 the season and anything but settled they have been unable to rid 

 themselves of them since reaching here. 



Thos. E. Eldridge, of Knoxville, was referee in three live bird 

 events. John L Fonda, of Greensboro, being referee for the miss and 

 out. Jacob Pentz was scorer. 



Below are the results of the various events: 



No. 1, 8 live birds, $10 entrance: 



Trap score type— Copyright im, by Wrest and Stream Publishing Co. 



F S Mead 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 2-6 A E Mead.. 



Money.. 

 Grimm . 



..1 2 2 2 2 0 1 2—7 Fulford 1 22 



J 2 tfl l~0 0w 



T./ /T*-T<-*. 

 •"32222-8 



.12 12 12 12-8 Parmelee 2 222121 2-8 



Budd 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2—8 DuBray 2 0 0 1 2 1 Ow 



McMurchy 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 0-6 Loomis 1 2 2 2 2 2.0 2-7 



Green 2 10 112 0 1-6 Hutchings 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 2—5 



T/'wWk-^ *i\^TT\\-> 



Troutman 2 020201 2—5 Lyons 0 112 2 11 1—7 



Tt->T$-»\/ *,\<^«T 

 ..0 2 2 1 20 0.2—5 Reike 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 2—7 



.12 12 2 10 1—7 Young 0 222122 2—7 



Heikes 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2—8 Wagner 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 2—7 



TT^-V -^/-►WJ,/* 

 Plummer 2 222000. w. Keller 1 12 0 110 1—6 



No. 2, 8 live birds, $10 entrance: 



^T<-TT/ , \<- 



Money 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 —7 Grimm 2 2 1 6 2 2 0 2-6 



Grimm 11112 2 11—8 Ethridge 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2—7 



..0 2 1 2 2 1 -5 



Gulick. , 

 Gay,... 



Troutman 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2-5 A C 1 



0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1—4 Loomis 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2—7 



F S Mead 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 2-6 Budd 1 222021 1-7 



Fulford.. 

 Parmlee. , 



1 2 1 2 2 2 2 0—7 McMurchy 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 1—7 



*T«-*'V.s" 

 ..1 2 1 2 2 2 2 0- 



18 2 112 2 1—8 Heikes 2 22221 2 1— g 



Hutchings 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2—8 Hoffman .22 2 222 2—7 



Van Dyke S 2^0 *2 1 1~1— 1 



6 Plummer 2 2 . 0 2 2 2 0—5 



Young 2 22120. 1—6 Anthony 0 1 .2.1 1 1—5 



Keller , 



,.1 0 0 1 2 2 2 2-5 



No. 3, 8 birds Entry $7: Gulick 5, Wagner 7, Loomis 5, L. Green 6> 

 Plummer 7, Troutman 5, Angier 4, Parmelee 7, Budd 7. Grimm 8, Ful- 

 ford 8, Connor 6, Heikes 8. Hoffman 8, Reike 8, Ethridge 6, Drake 8, 

 Skinner 6, A. E. Mead 6, Rex 8, Money 7, F. S. Mead 8, Hutchings 7, 



No! 4, miss and out, entrance $2: Hoffman 10, Angier 9. A. E. Mead 

 12. Troutman 3, Green 2, F. S. Mead 13, Wagner 5, Morris 2, DuBray 1, 

 Ethridge 8, Conner 0, reentry, Conner 0. 



Championship race at 50 targets: 



Money 48 Todd 45 Budd 43 



Parmelee ,, 47 Loomis 45 Rike 43 



Heikes 47 Van Dyke 44 Hoffman 42 



Fulford 47 Bartlett 44 Gay 41 



Grimm 46 Connor 44 Angiers 39 



McMurchy 46 S Van Gilder 44 Hunter 37 



RVanGilder 46 Anthony 43 Plummer 31 



Wagner 46 Drake 43 



Two-men team race, 25 singles per man- Grimm 25, Budd 24- 49. 

 Parmelee 23, Money 24—47- Todd 23, Anthony 24—47. Fulford 24, 

 Bartlett 22-46. Drake 22, Van Dyke 24-46. Gay 23, R. Van Gilder 

 23-46. Redwing 21 , McMurchy 24—45. Heikes 22, Connor 23—45. 



C. H. Townsend. 



90,000 Targets a Year. 



The San Antonio Gun Club, saya the Express of that city, since its 

 inception has always held its high character and the principles for 

 which it was formed. It is composed of a body of gentlemen sports- 

 men who are representative business men of the community, and the 

 club is the city's pride. Organized as it was for the promotion of 

 social intercourse between its members, and for the perfection in the 

 art of wing shooting, it also has done everything in its power for the 

 protection of game and is the firm friend of "Bob White." In this lat- 

 ter respect it should have the staunch support of every true sports- 

 man, whether he is a member of the club or not, for the market- 

 hunter— and that worst of all the game hog— is abroad in the land, 

 and it will not take long for game of all kinds to be exterminated in 

 this broad State unless a firm stand is taken as exampled by this club. 

 The club held its annual election of directors, the old board with but 

 few exceptions was elected, and consists of the following gentlemen: 

 Judge Peter Shields, S. G. Newton, W. T. Pancoast, J. F. France, Wil- 

 lard L. Simpson. William Volbrecht, August Grossmann, August 

 Thiele, Dr. G. W. Phillips, Simon Veith, Fred Kelley and J. M. McCor- 

 mick. . ... t . 



President Shields in addressing the members, said: "Our member- 

 ship is 100 strong, limited, and all who now belong to the club are de- 

 termined to realize its original objects and purposes— pleasure and 

 enjoyment, the perfection of its members in that king of all sports, 

 wing shooting, and the protection and preservation of game. It will 

 be conceded that they turn out in good force when I state that the 

 club is using on an average of about 90,000 targets a year, no club in 

 tne United States beginning to touch it. This is the condition and 

 strength of the organization we now deliver over to you that you may 

 provide for its management the coming year and in doing so feel as- 

 sured that its continued prosperity can only be imperiled by gross 

 mismanagement or through introduction of disturbing and destructive 

 elements into our ranks. You should therefore guard against incom- 

 petent or unfaithful officers, and particularly against the canker of 

 fraternal organizations commonly called the 'kicker.' I mean that 

 smart individual in whose distempered imagination resides all wisdom 

 and all sincerity of purpose, and all others are fools or knaves One 

 such person can keep a whole society in hoc water and dissension by 

 his bickering and fault-finding. He is a person never fit to lead or 

 manage and never willing to be led or managed by others, and is ne-er 

 so much in his element as when pulling down and undermining what 

 others have built up. Beware of the 'kicker'. 1 ' 



After the reading of the president's address a vote of thanks was 

 tendered him by the club for his able management of its affairs and 

 his address ordered to be engrossed upon the minutes of the club. 

 The club is contemplating many improvements, among which is the 

 erection, in the near future, of an elegant and.commodious club house 



