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birds dead out of bounds. Old Hobs, who had lost his 2d and 3d 
birds, made a nice run of 15 straight before ultimately succumbing 
to fate; of his three lost birds two fell dead out of bounds. Bart- 
lett was the only person to score a second miss in the 19th round. 
HEIKES LOSES HIS 20TH. 
There were 4 zeros recorded in the 20th round, one of them a very 
important one, as 't ruined Helkes's chances of making a straight 
score of 25. The bird Heikes drew was a fast driver from No. 1 trap 
that managed to get over the boundary before being gathered by the 
dog. Woodruff scored his second loss in this round, while Wellington 
and Watson, both of whom were favorites at the start, retired on 
three losses, Watson's bird getting over the boundary before coming 
to the ground. 
NOT A STRAIGHT SCORE NOW. 
The close of the 20th round found 35 shooters left in the race, pre- 
sumably the best men in it, as the result of the survival of the fittest. 
However that may be, there were just 11 lost birds scored in the 21st 
round, Carl von Lengerke and Claridge, the two remaining straight 
score men, being answerable for two of the losses. Carl's bird was a 
good one from No. 1 trap that fell dead over the wire. Eley and 
Upson made their second ciphers, while Du Bray, Hank White, Frank 
Class, Dustin, Woodruff, Winn and Fulford were forced to retire with 
three lost birds apiece. Fulford's bird fell dead out of bounds, two of 
his losses being for just such birds. 
With not a single straight score now to watch, those with only a 
single miss to their credit felt much better. Of the 28 shooters in 
the 22d round, three— Dr. Hudson, E. B. Coe and W. S. King— were 
forced to retire. Coe's bird fell dead out of bounds, while King was 
beaten by a good one from No. 2 trap. This left 25 men in at the 
commencement of the 23d round, and of that number only one lost 
his bird; the unlucky one was D. A. Upson, who thus scored his third 
loss and consequently had to withdraw. In the 24th round Emond's 
bird got away without being very much damaged, but Duryea and 
Van Zile had the disappointment of seeing their birds drop dead out 
of bounds; in each case it was the shooter's third loss, thus causing 
his withdrawal. This left 21 in at the end of the 24th round. 
With only eight 24s and 14 moneys, it was a moral certainty that if 
a man killed his bird in the 25th round he would get part of the 
money. This made the pressure quite severe, but nevertheless all 21 
got through the round in safety. This left 8 men tied for the cup 
and first 8 moneys, with 13 men with 23 each tied for the remaining 6 
moneys. 
A recess of half an hour was taken in order that the full score 
might be compared with the two official half scores so that no 
mistakes might be made. The result of the comparison was satisfac- 
tory, and preparations were at once made for shooting off for the 
cup. 
DICKEY WINS THE CUP. 
Owing to the large number of ties for the cup and first money it was 
agreed that the shoot-off should be miss-and-out for place and cup. 
In the first round Carl von Lengerke and George Cubberly lost their 
bird; E. F. Thomas retired in the second round. Fen Cooper came 
next, his bird in the 4th round dropping dead out ot bounds. Heikes 
drew a corker in the 5th round and fell out, leaving Coulston, Glover 
and Dickey to fight it out. Glover drew a hard one from No. 5 trap 
that clearly beat him; then Coulston went to the score. He got a bird 
from No. 3 trap that was a doubtful kill; the referee, Jacoo Pentz, 
being of the opinion that it was killed on the ground, ordered him to 
shoot at another bird. The next he drew was a very fast one from No . 
4 trap that went sailing away toward the coops with but little, if any, 
damage done to it. Dickey then had to kill to win; this he did, grass- 
ing a good bird from No. 4 trap, the Forest and Stream camera being 
lucky enough to catch him at the score while calling "Pull" for that 
last bird. He was immediately seized by his friends and carried off 
the ground shoulder high. 
ALL TIE BIRDS WERE FREE. 
Prior to the shoot-off for place and cup Manager Shaner announced 
that the Association had decided, in order to have an honest shoot-off 
for every place from 1 to 14, to supply the shooters with their tie birds 
free of charge. The result was a very pretty struggle in many in- 
stances for the honor of ranking one above another. It cost the As- 
sociation the price of just 136 birds to give the spectators a good 
chance to see some capital shooting. This move of the Association 
Bhould not be forgotten readily; it is but one more effort on the part 
of this energetic corporation to elevate and purify the sport of pigeon 
shooting, toward which it has done so much in the past. 
Thus was brought to a successful close the largest event of its kind 
ever brought off in this country. To those who took part in 
it, we would like to say a word in regard to the management of the 
shoot before passing on to the consideration of other matters: It is a 
very easy thing to see how some things might have been changed with 
advantage when a shoot is over, but bear in mind, when criticising the 
management, the difficulties it labored under. First of all, an ava- 
lanche of entries at the very last moment, the whole aggregating a 
sum total far above its expectations; secondly, a couple of extremely 
heavy snowfalls within a short time of the commencement of the 
shoot, the second fall occurring only the day prior to the opening day 
of the tournament. 
ONE WHO WAS ABSENT. 
It would seem as if we could not properly close this report of the 
Grand American Handicap of 1896 without paying a tribute to the 
memory of one who had its success so dearly at heart. We refer, of 
course, to the late John Shaw Hoey. chosen to fill the post of chair- 
man of the handicap committee, and also to act as referee in the main 
event. To bring the Grand American Handicap to Elkwood Park was 
what he wanted first, and then to make it the biggest event of the 
kind ever held was what he desired next. Regrets often count for 
very little, but the honest regrets expressed by all present at his 
absence from the banner shoot of his country surely meant much. 
GUNS AND LOADS OF THE WINNERS. 
The following is a table of the guns and loads of the 21 men who 
were in the shoot-off: 
Name. Gun. Powder. Shell. 
O R Dickey Parker E. C. , 47 grs Rapid. 
5 Glover Parker Schultze, 50grs Trap. 
G W Coulston. .Greener E. C, 48grs .Trap. 
R O Heikes Winchester. .E. C. 45grs Leader. 
F Cooper Parker King's Smokeless, 4drs. Smokeless. 
EFThomas Greener E. C, 48grs Trap. 
G Cubberly Parker Schultze, 3<%drs Smokeless. 
C vonLengerke.Francotte — Schultze, 45grs V. L. & D. 
T J Eley Franco tte. . . . Schultze, 45grs V. L. & D. 
B Leroy L. C. Smith.. E. C, 47grs Rapid. 
J G Messner. . . . Greener. ...\ lu&nt! I^VsV. '.' [ \ Trap ' 
N Apgar L. C. Smith.. E. O. 50grs Rapid. 
J Hood Francotte.. \ } V L. * * 
F Gilbert L. C. Smith. .Duponr, 4 Q grs . .Smokeless. 
B A Bartlett. . . .Winchester. .E. C, 47grs Rapid. 
W C Price L. C. Smith. .E. C, 45grs Smokeless. 
B W Claridge. . .Lefever Dupont, 48grs -j gmotoless. 
C Zwirlein L. C. Smith. .Schultze, 48grs Smokeless. 
E M Cooper . . . .Parker .American Wood, 4drs.. Smokeless. 
E Hill L. C. Smith. .Schultze, 48grs Smokeless. 
J F Paddelford.L. C. Smith. .Walsrode, 31grs Walsrode Special. 
The score In full was as below: 
GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP. 
Trap score type— Copyright, isse, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
3413331323343553131435532 
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O R Dickey (29). ...2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2—24 
5244334122331442552232323 
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S Glover (30) 2 22220222222222222122222 2—24 
4443414254422522111154442 
S\ Hi^W T 1 1 4- T </H7>T-£VO* 4 H>* *. 
G W Coulston (28). .2 2 2 2 . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2—24 
4552 2 14533341112331133135 
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..2 222 2 22222222222222*2222 2-24 
RO Heikes (30)., 
1225552321514324322553515 
B Leroy (28) 2 . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2—23 
14415414121315455 5,2 353515 
J G Messner (29). ...0 2 2 1 22112 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 1 2112 2 2-23 
2523334453542455425452151 
N Apgar (30) .2 2 21 22 220222222220222 2 1 2 2-23 
2541434313513152345255324 
J Hood (28) 0 211.2122122112211221212 1—23 
1144344224215"S2 3 555312344 
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F Gilbert (81) • 221221.1221222121211122 1-23 
3155442423133342123423434 
B A Bartlett (28). ..2 21222202222222222.1 2 212 2—23 
2452533444444338443243323 
W C Price (28) 2 2222.222221.22222222222 2—23 
3253121331411423542223 123 
wrV\/NT<-\\\\4\^N \/N^\^/H 
B W Claridge (29). . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2—23 
2358825234413321323441814 
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E M Cooper (28). . .2 2 2 2 2 2 2 . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 . 2 2 2—23 
352555 2 444223132322335354 
E Hill (30) 2 20122222222022221222222 2—28 
3143532434534513512415341 
J F Paddelford (27)2 22222222222022.22212221 2-23 
1242433143144432131141354 
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C Zwirlein (28) 2 2 2 2 2.10 2 2 2 21123 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2—23 
434441234444444235355222 
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Dr Van Zile (28). . .2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 . 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 • —21 
41541141233345222141112 3 2 
F N Cooper (28). ...2 1 22 1 2 1 21111221102 1 2 2 2 2 2 2-5 
4233312364422232335451242 
EFThemas(28)....2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 . 22 1 2 2 2112 1 22 1 2 2 2 
G Cubberly (28). 
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C von Lengerke (28) 2 2122222222222222222.222 2- 
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'T J Eley (28) 22221.121222212221220222 1- 
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O. R. DICKEY, 
Winner of Grand American Handicap, 1896. 
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524244221442522433424244 
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54122115343323414113341 
N \4 S/^/M/T^-wt ^^H/" T^><r- 
D A Upson (29) ....2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 
2243122111323525432422 
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Dr G V Hudson (27).2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2110 2 2 2 1 2 1 22 1 20 
1141545541333253*84331 
E B Coe (28) 2 012222212221.2222222. 
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W W Wal son (5i8j .1 22222 2 U22 2 22.2231a. 
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T W Morfty (30). . .2 2 . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 *22222200 
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Old Hoss (27) 2 0 . 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2. 
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