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seconded and carried. The reading of the constitution was 
then proceeded with. 
Article 1, calling the organization "The American Trap- 
Shooters' League," was adopted, after some discussion, without 
any alteration in the text of the same, as published in Forest 
and Stream of March 2. The discussion which took place was 
regarding the question of rules, the idea being to obtain some 
information as to the formation of rules for shooting. It was 
the general opinion of tbe meeting tbat membership in the 
Association would not necessarily pledge any organization to 
adopt any set of shooting rules tbat may be drawn up for, 
and approved by the association. Articles III, IV and V were 
adopted, the only change being made in Section 3, Article V, 
where the last seven words, "but shall not exceed $ per 
annum," were ordered to be stricken out. The words above 
quoted refer to the fixing of the Secretary-Treasurer's salary. 
It was thought better to leave tbe remuneration of this office to 
the Executive Committee, as provided in this section, without 
binding the association to any fixed sum, the salary having 
necessarily to ho in proportion to the work required, and 
there being no means of ascertaining just at that time what 
amount of work would be required of the Secretary-Treasurer. 
Article VI was also adopted after the following words, relating 
to the Secretary-Treasurer's bond had been stricken out, "to an 
amount not less than $ ." The clause thus reads: "Ho 
shall give a bond for the faithful performance of his duty, in 
favor of and satisfactory to the chairman of the Executive 
Committee, before assuming office. " 
Article VII, Section 1, was amendeed so as to prescribe the 
number of members of the Executive Committee. The section 
now reads, "The Executive Committee shall consist of five 
members, and shall be selected by the governors from their 
own body. The term of office of the members of the Executive 
Committee shall be for one year." 
Article VIII was not disposed of until the question of annual 
dues of clubs had been under discussion and a vote taken. 
Several delegates were in favor of raising the annual dues to 
$5 in place of §3, the claim being made that the latter sum was 
too small to provide the necessary income for running the 
affairs of the association. The article was finally adopted as 
presented, the annual dues for clubs being left at $3, indi- 
vidual members, 50 cents, and State associations $5. 
Article I & was also adopted as presented, after tne following 
words had been inserted: "Who are members of this associa- 
tion." The amended portion of the article thus reads: "To this 
board (tbe tournament board) shall be referred all questions 
connected with trap shooting in dispute betweeu clubs and 
individuals who are members of this association." Article X 
being adopted, Mr. Thomas moved, and Mr. Hobart secouded, 
that the constitution as amended be adopted as a whole. 
Motion carried unanimously. 
The by-laws, as presented by the committee, and published in 
the various sportsmen's paper, were adopted without any 
changes or alterations. On motion, the committee appointed 
on January 24 for the purpose of drawing up, and presenting 
for adoption, * constitution and by-laws, were released from 
their duties, a vote of thanks being accorded them. That com- 
mittee consisted of: J. A. H. Dressel, Chairman; B. C. Ever- 
inghim, L. H. Schortemeier, W. H. Wolstenerof t and Edward 
Banks. 
The election of a Board of Governors was the next business. 
On motion made and carried the chairman appointed Edward 
Banks, H. P. Fessenden and Elmer Sbaner, as a committee to 
draw up and submit to the association a suggested Board or 
Governors. After a recess of fifteen minutes^the committee 
reported the following slate: B. C. Evex'inghim, C. H. Mo wry 
and L. H. Schortemeier, New York; J. A. H. Dressel, C. M. 
Hostetter and W. H. Wolstencroft, Pennsylvania; R. H. 
Breintnall, J. L. Chamberlin and P. A. Jeanneret, New 
Jersey; Irby Bennett, Tennessee; W. M. Thomas and C. H. 
Burbridge, Connecticut; Chas. Fehrenbach, Delaware; Co). J. 
T. Anthony, North Carolina; A. VV. Du Bray, Kentucky. 
The above slate recommended by the committee was adopted 
by the meeting, the Secretary being directed to cast a single 
ballot for their election. In accordance with this direction, the 
above named gentlemen were declared duly elected as the 
Board of Governors. 
The closing business of the meeting was to choose a city in 
which to hold the second annual meeting, in 1895. Memphis, 
Tenn.. was nominated as such city and unanimously chosen, 
Mr. Bennett returning thanks for Memphis in a felicitious 
manner, promised those delegates who should attend the meet- 
ing a cordial welcome from the Memphis Gun Club and a good 
sample of Southern hospitality. 
Meeting then on motion adjourned. 
MEETING OP THE BOARD OP GOVERNORS. 
Immediately after adjournment of the above meeting, the 
Board of Governors met in the same room for the purpose of 
deciding the length of their various terms, and also to elect 
officers for the association. The following are the terms of the 
different members of the board: 1 year: Messrs. BDnnett, 
Chamberlin, Everinghim, Fehrenbach and Hostetter; 2 years: 
Messrs. Anthony, Dressel, Jeanneret, Mo wry and Wolsten- 
croft ; 3 years ; Messrs. Breintnall, Burbridge, Du Bray, 
Schortemeier and Thomas. 
Tbe following is a list of the officers chosen by the board: 
President, Major R. Heber Breintnall; First Vice-President, 
Irby Bennett; Second Vice-President, Col. J. T. Anthony; 
Third Vice-President, C. H. Mowry; Secretary-Treasurer, 
Edward Banks; Executive Committee, J. A. H. Dressel, Chair- 
man; B. C. Everinghim, Irby Bennett. L. H. Schortemeier 
and W. M. Thomas. 
THE GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP. 
* The Grand American Handicap of 1895 is a thing of the past, 
and its purse of $1,520 is no longer a bone oi contention. The 
entry list contained just 01 names, 7 more than in 1894. When 
the time of closing the regular entry list arrived, Saturday, 
March 30, 57 names were enrolled upon the books of Secretary- 
Treasurei Dressel. That number, together with four post 
entries, made the total as above— 61. Of this number there 
were three absentees: J. B. Ellison (2$), E. D. Toland (28), and 
Horace White (27), the actual number competing being 58. 
The purse was made up as follows: 
• 54 entries at $25— $1,350.00 
4 post entries at $35— 140.00 
3 forfeits at $10— 30.00 
$1,520.00 
This sum of $1,520 was divided between the three high guns 
in the proportion of 50, 30 and 20 per cent. : $760 to first, $456 to 
second, and $304 to the third. This is probably the largest sum 
of money ever divided in an open live bird sweepstake in this 
country. As a matter of fact the three men with straight scores 
divided the purse equally, shooting off for position as provided 
in the rules governing the contest. The interest taken in this 
event was very great, and it is seldom indeed that so many 
spectators are seen at a shoot as were present at Willard Park 
during the days of April 4 and 5, while the shoot was in 
progress. The ultimate destination of the purse was in doubt 
up to the time when Elliott killed his 25th bird, an easy»left 
quarterer from No. 2 trap. J. G. Messner, of Pittsburg, Pa., 
and Frank Class, of Morristown, NT. .J. had both previously 
killed all their birds. These three straight scores, therefore, 
cut out the twenty-fours (of whom there were no less than 
seven) from all part or lot in the purse. Had there been only 
two straights, the shoot off for third money would have been 
a contest well worth .watching, the names of the seven men 
with 24 being: Brewer, Van Dyke, Dickey, Thomas, Ivins, 
Apgar and Kelsey. 
The victory of Messner, who won on the shoot off at 10 birds 
by the score of 10 to Elliott's 9 and Class' 7, was a great sur- 
prise. Prior to tbat victory, his record as a live bird shot was 
absolutely nil; his being placed on the 25 yards mark proves 
that much. As a target shot he is pretty well known around 
Pittsburg. Pa., which city he makes his home. Both Messner 
and Elmer Shaner have assured me that the winner has uot, 
previous to the past week, shot at 200 live birds from traps in 
his bfe. He entered the Grand American Handicap, so he 
states, with the idea that he could gain more experience by 
shooting in such a race than in any other way. A few weeks 
ago be tried a few live birds at Pittsburg and did very well 
indeed; the success he then made induced him to try his hand at 
the Grand American, the result being that to his skill as a gun- 
ner; to the perfect control he possesses over his nervous system 
(if lie has any such awkward piece of baggage!), and to his light 
handicap, may be attributed his success as a live bird shooter at 
Willard Park. By profession Mr. Messuer is a drummer for 
the wholesale grocery house of Dilworth Bros., his territory 
being the city of Pittsburg. He is a member of the Pittsburg 
Gun Club. So much for the previous career of the winner. 
How the race was shot will be told below. 
Without doubt the most interesting portion of Forest and 
Stream's Grand American Handicap report will be its page of 
illustrations, giving the actual attitude assumed bj T each con- 
testant while tiring (in the majority of instances) at their ninth 
birds on the afternoon of the first day— Thursday. The effect 
of the recoil, or "kick," of the gun is very plainly marked in 
some cases, notably in that of Frank Class, who, however, was 
"snapped" just as he had plunked a lightning second barrel 
into a hoverer from No. 3 trap. In Bartlett's case, the rapidity 
with which he "pumps" his Burgess was not quick enough to 
deceive the camera, the shooter being caught just as he was in 
the act of pumping the second shell into his gun. Messner's 
photo occupies the extreme left hand corner, the photographs of 
the contestants running in order from left to right across the 
sheet, according to their merit. It will also be noticed that 
there is a great difference in the size of the figures in the differ- 
ent photos, As a matter of fact the larger the figure in the 
photo, the heavier the handicap was. Tbe size of the figures of 
Elliott, Class, Brewer, Fulford, and Morfey is very different 
when compared with that of the figures of Messner, George, 
Cleave, etc. But then there's a big difference between 33 and 
32 yards, as compared with 20 and 25 yards I PerhaDS the best 
picture of ail is that of the bushwhackers waiting for missed 
birds. Some of the films in the camera being defective, certain 
negatives were spoiled, hence there are a few of the contest ants 
missing, a misfortune that could' not be rectified when it was 
discovered. 
THE BIG EVENT IN DETAIL. 
Thursday, April 4, was a very cold day for the time of the 
year, although the sun shone brightly for the whole of the time 
from 10 A. M. to 5 P, M.,'.when the 10th round of the main 
event had been completed and shooting stopped for the day. 
The order in which the shooters went to the score is given in 
the accompanying table, which gives the gun, shell and load of 
each contestant: 
The following table gives the guns, etc., of each contestant 
in the Grand American Handicap: 
Name Gun Shell Powder Shot 
W S Edey Fr. .V L & D. ..48 grs Sch. ...11-4 oz. No. 7 
A S White Lef.Smo 3 drs E C I 1-8 oz 9 & 7 
H C Higginson Fr. .Trap 48 grs Sch 11-4 oz 7 & 6 
W G Clark. . . .GrAV L & D 314 drs Schl 1-8 oz 7 & 1 1-4 6 
Prank Hyde GrJ |T V « \ L^l* « f mW [ I H ° Z I 
J ( V L & D ) 45 grs Sch. . . . f 1 1-8 oz 6 
Charles Zwirlein. ..Sm..Smo 81-4 drs L. C. 1 1-4 oz No 7 
J L Brewer Gr. .Trap 56 grs E C 1 1-4 oz No 7 
J S Duston Sm .Smo 3 1-4 drs Dpu. .1 1-8 oz 8 & 7 
E F Thomas Gr. .Trap 48 grs E C 1 1.4 oz No 7 
N E Money Pa. .Trap 48 grs EC. . .1 1 4 oz No 7 
M M Mayhew Le. .V L & D. ..3 1.2 drs E C. .1 1.4 oz No 7 
A L Ivins Gr.. Rapid 4 drs Am W.. .1 1.4 oz No 7 
W T Ingersoll Pa. .Trap 3 1.2 Dup 1 1.4 oz No 7 
Allen Willey Gr.. j J™*> J. 3 3.4 drs AW.l 1.8 oz 7 & 6 
T W Morfey Gr. .Trap... .!.'..50 grs E C 1 1.4ozNo 7 
A W DuBray Pa. .Trap 48 grs E C 1 1.4 oz No 7 
T C Wright Sm..Rapid 52 grs Sch 1 1.4 oz No 7 
George Work Par..V L & D. ...48 grs Sch 1 1.8 oz No 7 
B A Bartlett Bur.Smo 45 grs Sch. . . .1 1.4 oz 714 
F VanDyke Win.Lea 3 1.2 drs Dup. .1 1.8 oz No 7 
M F Lindsley Sm..Trap 3 1.2 drs AmW.l 1.8 oz No 7 
J G Messner Par Trap. . 3 1.4 drs Dup. .1 1.4 oz No 7 
J S Sedam Sm..Trap 40 grs Dup 1 1.8 oz No 7 
E W Morgan Fr. .Trap 50 grs E C 1 1.8 oz No 7 
Sim Glover Gr. .Trap 31.3 drs AmW.l 1.4 oz No 7 
J W Hoffman Par.Smo 3 1.4 drs AmW.l 1.8 oz 8 &7 
"Burdette" Rm.Trap 3 1.2 drs Dup . .1 1.4 oz No 7 
J E Jones. Sm..Trap ...3 1.2 grs Dup, . 1 1.4 oz No 7 
W N Drake Sm..Eley 42 grs E C. .. . 1 1.8 oz No 7 
B "Leroy" Sc . .Smo 3 1.2 drs AmW.l 1.8 oz No 7 
E C Oeorge D. . Trap, Smo..49 grs EC 1 1.4 oz No 7 
Frank Class .Fr. . V L & D. . . .3 1.2 drs AmW.l 1.4 oz No 7 
Neaf Apgar Sm.. U S W 33 grs Wals. . . .1 1.4 oz No 7 
P T Melot Fr. .S W 31 grs Wal 1 1.8 oz No 6 
H R Sweny Gr. .Smo 43 grs Dup 1 1.4 oz No 7 
L G "Henry" Gr, .Trap 50 grs E C 1 1.4 oz No 7 
O R Dickey Par.Kap 47 grs Sch 1 1.8 oz No 7 
. Capt A W Money.Gr .Trap 52 grs EC 1 1.4 oz No 7 
E G Moore Pur. Trap 3 1.2 drs Sch. ...1 1.4 oz No 7 
JAR Elliott Gr. .Lea 48 grs E.'O 1 1.4 oz No 7 
Phil Daly Jr Gr. ,USW 31 grs Wal. . . .1 1.8 oz No 7 
E D Fulford Gr. .Trap 50 grs E C 1 1.4 oz No 7 
E J Cleave Sm..Trap 52 grs E C 1 1.4 oz No 7 
E L Post Par. Trap 47 grs EC 1 1.8 oz No 7 
P E Bennett Sm..Trap 4 drs Am W. . .1 1.4oz 7 & 6 
J D Arnold Gr. .Rup 42 grs Dup 1 1.8 oz No 7 
W J Simpson. Sc. .Smo. 48 grs Sch 1 1.8 ozNo 7 
H D Schwartz. ...Sc. .Smo 50 grs Am W. .,1 1.4 oz No 7 
Jas S Tavlor Fr. .Trap 50 grs E C 1 3.16oz7& 6 
F D Kelsey Sm..Trap 48 grs-Scn 1 1.4 oz No 7 
R O Heikes Win. W ML... .3 1.2 drs Am W.l 1.4 oz No 7 
W W Bennett. ...Gr, .Trap 3 3.4 drs Dup. ..1 1.4 oz No 7 
Chas F Lenone. ..Gr. .Rap S3 grs Wal 1 1.4 oz No 7 
G W Coulston....Gr..VL & D....4Sgrs EC 1 1.4 oz No 7 
J. H Outwater . ,.Sm.. Trap 3 1.2 Am W. . . 1 1,4 oz No 7 
T Eley Sm..Smo 3 1.4 drs EC 1 1.4 oz No 7 
H S Young Gr..Trap 3 1.4 drs Sch....l 1.4ozNo 7 
EL 'Tee"., ....Fr..Trap 50 grs E C 13.16oz7&0 
W. S. Edey, a very promising young pigeon shot from the 
Country Club, Westchester, N. Y., filled the responsible posi- 
tion of No, 1 on the list. When called to the score to open the 
ball, he drew a fast driver from No, 5 trap, which he brought 
down in a clever manner. The first to miss was Dustou, of 
Newark. N. J., who made a bad break on an easy right quar- 
tering incomer from No. 5. Capt. J. S. Sedam, who had come 
all the way from Denver, Col., to take part in the shoot, was 
the first to follow suit to Duston's lead, missing a circling 
driver from No. 2. Capt. Sedam's miss was altogether unex- 
pected, as he had given a good sample of his capabilities as a 
wing shot on the previous day, particularly in the Nitro Pow- 
der Handicap. Sim Glover, of Rochester, N. Y., No. 25 on the 
list, two below Capt. Sedam, then missed an easy left quarter- 
ing incomer; Glover's poor form was undoubtedly due to the 
gun he was shooting not fitting him; ha was shooting E, 
D. Fulford's hammer Greener. Tbe next two men, Hoffmann 
and "Burdette," who by the way is W. A. Peck, of Cos Cob, 
Conn., killed their birds, but J. E. Jones, a Paterson, N. J., 
shooter, and "Billy" Drake, of South Orange, N. J., Manager 
of the New Jersey Trapshooter's League, both slipped up on 
their birds. Melot, on the 29 yards mark, was the next to miss, 
his bird receiving plenty of attention from the bushwhackers 
over the lower right hand corner of the fence. Capt. Money, 
to the surprise of everybody, as well as of himself, missed his 
first bird. Fred Bennett, a rattling good shot from Boston, 
Mass., and a man who can handle a pistol well, too, had the 
hard luck to lose his first bird, dead out of bounds. J. S. 
Taylor, of Newburg, N. Y., a dangerous man to meet in a 
match at live birds, was also slightly off on his first bird, shoot- 
ing behind a fast right driver from No. 3 trap. H. S. Young, 
one of the post entries, last man but one on the list, most unac- 
countably missed an easy incomer with his first barrel, only 
lightly feathering it with his second. F. L. Train, another 
post entry, did not enter until just as the second round was 
being finished. When he walked to the 28 yards mark to shoot 
his first bird, his "get up" was hardly what would have been 
looked for from a pigeon shooter, but then Mr. Train did not 
intend to shoot until he reached tbe grounds. His brown 
derby hat, and long Prince Albert, however, did not prevent 
him from killing his birds in good style. The first bird which 
he missed, his 7th, was one of that kind which nearly every- 
body misses when they draw them. As detailed above, 10 out 
of the 58 shooters were' credited with cyphers on the first round. 
In the next round 11 lost birds were recorded, the unlucky 
ones being White, Mayhew, Hoffman, Leroy, Fulford and 
Schwartz, each of whom was creditedwith their first cypher in 
this round, while Duston, Glover, Jones, Capt. Money and 
Young scored their second consecutive misses. Fulford's bird 
was apparently a sure dead bird, but it just managed to have 
strength enough to cross the boundary, falling dead out of 
bounds. In this round Frank Hyde, of Ridgefield, N. J., made 
a splendid kill of a fast right quartering driver from No. 2 
trap. The kills made by Frank Class, Phil Daly, Fred G. 
Moore and W. W. Bennett, were also roundly applauded. 
The third round saw eight more birds escape, Bartlett, Linds- 
ley, Burdette, Moore and Daly spoiling their straights, 
while A. S. White, Hoffman and F. E. Bennett added a secona 
cypher to their strings. Thus at tbe end of the third round 
only 37 out of the 58 starters had killed all their birds. The 
best kills in this round were made by Noel Money and Frank 
Class, the latter's second barrel being used most effectively on 
an extraordinarily fast zig-zagger from No. 4. 
Tbe fourth round saw the first man to drop out of the race, 
Young making his third miss. Moore, Daly and Schwartz 
each scored their second lost bird, while T. W. Morfey (the 
Pride of Patterson), Van Dyke, Ingersoll, Lenone and Coulston 
spoiled their chances of a straight score. Morfey hardly seemed 
to take his usual care while shooting in the handicap, letting a 
bird go that it looked "odds on" that he would have killed. 
Coulston, a member of the crack New Utrecht Gun Club, had 
the doubtful pleasure of seeing his bird drop dead just over the 
boundary. Daly lost his bird through his safety bolt going 
wrong. 
Round No. 5 saw eight birds get away as in No. 3. In tb's 
round Lenone and Sedam scored their second misses, while 
Zwirlein, Wright, George Work, Eddie Morgan, Cleave and 
Eley went to join the ranks of those who had missed one bird. 
George Work's miss was a poor one, the bird being an easy- 
circling incomer. Cleave drew a good one from No. 2 but 
failed to centre it with his first, barrel, the second barrel doing 
its work too late to be scared. Leroy's kill of an extremely 
hard driving bird from No. 5 trap called forth a round of 
hand clapping that showed that he had an appreciative audi- 
ence. So fast were the misses coming that at the end of this 
round there were only 26 men who had killed their five birds! 
The sixth round saw Jones and Lenone fall by the wayside 
and drop out, after missing their sixtti birds; Jones's bird was 
one of those that "everybody misses," a small consolation per- 
haps, but still something. Nine birds escaped in this round, or 
rather nine cyphers were scored to as many shooters. These 
men were: Zwirlein and Morfey (their second misses), Jones 
and Lenone (third misses), and Du Bray, Sweny, George, Post 
and Outwater, who made their first misses. Du Bray's bird 
was a hummer; Post's bird, which also fell dead out of bounds, 
being another of the same kind. Heikes' second barrel kill of 
a twister from No. 5 was duly recognized by both shooters and 
spectators. 
Round No. 7 was fatal to A. S. White and Duston, both of 
whom registered their third misses. Work also lost his bird out 
of bounds, thus scoring his second miss; realizing that 23 would 
hardly be likely to bring any money, he accordingly retired, 
the field being thus re'lucjd to 52 shooters when the 8th round 
Commenced. Du Bray, Ingersoll and Eley both missed their 
birds, Dickey and Train joining the band of those with a single 
cypher. E. F. Thomas, who was shooting well, made a really 
brilliant kill of a right quartering driver from No. 1 trap, the 
Denver shooter bring his bird down by a superb second barrel 
stop. Duston's failure may be attributed to his acceding to the 
request of Elmer Shaner that each shooter would give him 
two shells for the purpose of being examined if challenged. 
Duston gave up two and. forgot to put one in his second barrel; 
result, lost bird. 
Rounds 8 and 9 saw the roll of shooters still further weeded 
out. In the 8th round, Hoffman, Daly and Schwartz dropped 
out, Ingersoll, Sedam and Fred Moore joining them in tie 
ninth round. The 8th round also was responsible for seven 
other cyphers, Wright, Burdette, Post and Outwater scoring 
their second misses, and Higginson, Willey and Simpson spoil- 
ing their chances of a clean score. Lindsley and Leroy scored 
their second misses in round 9, while Arnold, who drew a 
corker from No. 4, missed his bird and spoiled his straight. If 
it is any consolation to those gentlemen (with the exception of 
Arnold) who missed in round 9, to "know that the photographs 
given elsewhere were tflken while that operation was going on, 
I gladly make this statement: With the exception of the photo- 
graphs of Hyde, Zwirlein, N. E Money, Morfey, Bartlett, 
Drake, Post, Arnold and Simnson, all the negatives were made 
during the ninth round; the nine above named were made dur- 
ing the shcoting of the 10th round. It is interesting to look at 
the score, learn the trap and the flight of the bird, and then 
look bow the result of each shooter's efforts were achieved. In 
the ninth round, W. G. Clark, of Altoona, Pa., drew a right 
quartering driver from No. 5; he hit it hard with both barrels, 
but it managed to get to the wire netting that marked the 
boundary, before dropping, Clark elected to gather the bird 
himself. Thinking he had throe minutes to gather the bird he 
took things leisurely until he was told that he had but b0 
seconds _lef t. Then he made for the bird, which luckily for 
him had a wing broker. An exciting chase resulted in Clark 
gathering his bird with just four seconds by the referee's 
watch to spare. I wish that more of his Altoona friends had 
been'present to enjoy that exciting sprint; Clark said, on his 
return with the bird, when rallied by some of the spectators; 
"8600 attached to a bird's tail would make almost anybody 
run, wouldn't it?" 
Round 10 brought [the day's work of trappers, puller, scorer 
and^referee in the Grand American Handicap to a close. It 
was after five when the round was completed, and it was 
decided to quit for the day and to commence shooting again the 
next day at 11 A. M. In this round 12 cyphers were added to 
the totals, the largest number in any one round; the next 
largest number of misses being 11 in round 2 and 10 in rounds 1 
and 8. Frank Hyde, Noel Money, Rollo Heikes and Will Ben- 
nett, all broke their straght scores in this round, while Morgan, 
Mayhew, Drake,, Sweny, Fulford and. Simpson, each scored 
