April 14, 1900.I 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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American handicap. A counting of the noses shows the different 
Stale delegations to have been as follows: 
New York 52 Texas 3 
New Jersey 37 North Carolina ^ 
Pennsylvania 21 Georgia < ^ 
Ohio ...i,..i,jt..ii4,iitii.l5 Iowa ,.,..>.....,.>.,*,>••• ^ 
Illinois ; 11 Ontario ^ 
Connecticut 8 Galifornia 1 
Virginia 6 Florida ■ 1 
Massachusetts 5 Delaware 1 
Maryland 5 Montana . , 1 
Minnesota 5 Tennessee .•• | 
Indiana 4 Alabama 1 
Nebraska i Missouri , 1 
Hhode Island.-, 4 Michigan 1 
Wisconsin 4 District of Columbia J. 
Maine 4 South Carolina •••• 1 
Kentucky , S 
Forfeits. 
The following were the forfeits, entries not being completed: 
W. R. Nold St. Louis, Mo.; J. M. Green, Washington, D. C. ; 
F. AV. Coooer, Mahanoy City, Pa.; H. Schimmel, Easton, Pa.; 
C. W. Fei^enspan, Newark. N. J.; D. I. Bradley, New ^ork; 
W. A. Wieciebush, Fairmont. W. Va.; W. T. Irwin, Chicago, 111.; 
T P W. Stuart, New York; R. A. Welch, New York; Hunt Smith, 
'Chicago, 111.; F. D. Alkire, Woodlyn, O.; Fred Gilbert, Spirit 
Lake, la. 
Post Entries. 
The post entries wefe fourteen in number, as below: J. L. Rehfig. 
Weissport, Pa.; IT. C. Hirschy, St. Paul. Minn.; G. B. Huichmgs, 
Galveston, Tex.; C, H. Woolley, Pleasure Bay, N. J. ; E. N. Mc- 
Carney, Buflalo, N. Y.; F. C. Butler, Philadelphia, Pa.; D. C. 
Bvers, Rochester, N. Y.; G. E. Painter, Pittsburg, Pa. ; J. B. 
Hopkins, Jamaica, L. I., N. Y.; H. M. Heflish, Secaucus N. J.; 
M. D. Stevtns, New Haven, Conn.; Col. Thos. Martin, Bluftton, 
S, C; C. H. Stockweli, Troy, N. Y,; J. P. Burkhardt, New \oi-k. 
Character of the Interstate Association. 
The trapshooters of the different parts of the country all have 
a vet^^ good idea of the magnitude of this great annual tourna- 
ment.' The guarantee of its future is to be seen by a glance at the 
following list of its officers, among whom are many ot the most 
prominent men in the industrial side of the American sport: 
Directors— J. A. H. Dressel, President of the Union Metallic 
Cartridge Company; Irby Bennett. Vice-President, of \Vinchester 
Repeating Arms Companv; Edward Banks, Secretary- Treasurer, 
of the Amcricaii E C & Schultze Gunpowder Company, Ltd.; 
John L. Lequin, of Hazard Powder Company; A. \V. Higgms,. 
of Laflin & Rand Powder Company; Elmer E. Shaner, Manager. 
Executive Committee— John L.. Lequin, Chairman; Irby Bennett,, 
A W. Higgins. t a tj 
Tournament Committee— Irby Bennett, Chairman; J. A. ti. 
Dressel, A W. HiggiJ^s. W. F. Parker, of Parker Brothers.; Ed- 
ward Banks, E. S. Lentilhon, representing E. I. Dupont de Ne- 
mours & Company. „ „ „ , ^, . t t 
Club Organization Committee— O. D. Delano, Chairman, of Le 
Roy Shot and Lead Works; Paul North, of Cleveland Target Com- 
pany; Chas. Tatham. of Tatham Brothers; C. E. Willard, of inter- 
national Smokeless Powder and Dynamite Company. 
Subscribers to the Interstate Association— Tatham & Brothers, b2 
Beekman street. New York, manufacturers of American standard 
shot; Le Roy Shot and Lead Works, 261-263 Water street New 
York, manufacturers of "Eagle Brand" shot; Union Metallic 
Cartridge Company, Bridgeport, Conn., manufacturers of Trap 
shells and loaded ammunition; American E C & Schultze Gun- 
powder Company, Ltd., Oakland, N. J., manufacturers of Smoke- 
less shotgun, rifle and revolver powders and all grades of gun 
cotton; Cleveland Target Company, Cleveland, O., manufacturers 
of bluerocks, the magautrap, expert traps and electric pulls; 
Winchester Repeating Arms Company, New Haven, Conn., manu- 
facturers of repeating firearms, shells and loaded ammunition; 
Parker Brothers. Meriden, Conn., manufacturers of the Parker gun; 
the Hazard Powder Companv, 44, 46 and 48 Cedar street. New 
York, manufacturers- of powciers— "Blue Ribbon" brand, smoke- 
less; E. 1. Dupont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington, Deil.» 
sporting powders; Remington Arms Company, 315 Broadway, New 
York, manufacturers of Remington guns; International Smokeless- 
Powder and Dynamite Company, 903 Empire Building. 71 Broad- 
way, New York. 
Future of the Interstate Park. 
It Was regretted that the great Interstate Park could not be en- 
tirely completed in detail in time for this tournament, but it was 
far enough along so that any one could see that it is to be a 
magnificent thing. When the Casino is finished there will be rooms 
for billards, bowling alleys, shooting galleries, etc. ihis much 
money would buy in- any locality, but money cannot purchase in 
all localities grounds so good as these for the purposes of a 
pigeon park. They are well nigh perfect now, and wUl be entirely 
so when completed. 
' The Train Service. 
Through the influence of Capt. Dressel and his friends, the 
Long Island Railroad gave the attendance at this great shoot a 
verv excellent train service. They have put in a tidy little station 
at the park, and have made it possible for shooters to get in and 
out with perfect comfort. They ran their special train clear to. 
the incline of the bridge, and the 6 o'clock special was a vast 
convenience to the belated crowd. 
The Western Party. 
The Western delegation this year was large and able, .as it. 
always is, and none the less so from the fact that it came m de- 
iachments and not in a solid body. Mr. J. L. Head brought with, 
him in his party nineteen per«ons, and a very pleasant and rep- 
resentative party they made, reflecting great credit on Mr. Head 
for his diligence in getting together a travehng band on the snort 
notice allowed him. They are unanimous in the opinion that 
Mr Head ought to be elected president ot the United statea. 
The following was the membership of this Western party: Mr. 
and Mrs. I. L. Head, Peru, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Stevens, ot 
MoHne, HI.: C. D. Linderman,' Adams, Neb.; Louis Painter, Os- 
ceola, la.; J. L. D. Morrison, St. Paul, Mmn.; Dr Ramaley, St. 
Paul Minn.; Capt. Ben Eich, Mt. Sterling. HI.; JoTin Eng and, 
Soringfield 111 ; J. T. Hall, Loami, HI.; W. D. Hillis, Libby, 
K.Tld Bingham, Chicago, 111.; H. Hirschey, St. Paul, Minn.; 
Jack Parker and son, Fred Parker, Detroit, Mich. ; J. H V?vaii- 
ish Peru Ind. Messrs. C M. Powei's, W. R, Crosby and C. W. 
Biidd joined the party here for the West-bopnd trip. 
What the Winner Used. 
A.S it happened, the last three guns left in the Grand American 
Handicap were Parkers, Mr. Bates, the winner, used U. M. C. 
Tran shells and Dupont powder. Further comment on the equip- 
ment of the different shooters is rendered unnecessary by our 
complete table of guns and loads. 
Earlier Winners of the Grand American Handicap. 
The winners of the Grand American Handicap from its inaugura- 
tibn up to date have been as follows: In 1S93, Mr. R. A. Welch, 
of Philadelphia; in 1S94 Mr. Thos W, Alorfey, of Lyndhurst N. J ; 
in 1S95 Mr John G. Messner, of Pittsburg, Pa.; m 1896, Mr. O. 
R Dickev of Boston, Mass.; in 1897, Mr. Thomas A. Marshall, 
of Kefthsb'urg 111 - in 1898, Mr. E. D. Fulford, of Utica, N. Y; 
in 1899 Mr. Thomas A. Marshall, of Keithsburg, 111, ; in 1900, Mr. 
A. H. Bates, of Ridgetown, Ont. i, , ,.1, 
The study of the table of scores will show where each of the 
previous winners dropped out in the contest for this year. Mr. 
Welch the first winner of the handicap, was prevented from 
shooting this vear by a severe attack of illness, which at this 
■writing still confines him to bis bed. A glance at earlier reports 
wilfshow the magnificent performance winch the shooting Mayor 
from' Keithsburg, Mr. Thomas A. Marshall, has made m these 
shoots. He has twice won the capital prize and this year again 
was at the score when the time came for the shoot-off on 2o. 
Absent Through Sickness. 
It has above been mentioned that Mr. R. A. W'elch was too sick 
to enter in the contest this yecnv Still another well-known shooter 
10 be stricken down at just tbe. ;A-rpng time of 1;he whole year was 
j'ri-d GilbiTl, Qf Spirit Lnkv. ^■, Mr. (, illicit, \Mth bis frif.nds, Mr, 
The trial of boys 
superiority over dogs, 
Marshall, Mr. Budd. Mr. Heikes, Mr. Bingham, Mr. Leroy and 
Mr. Loubert (the latter two from Massachusetts), all stopped at 
Jamaica, within a few miles of the shooting park. Just a day or so 
before the handicap, Fred Gilbert was taken sick. He expected to 
be well enough to enter the big shoot, but on the contrary grew 
worse, and for a time it seemed that he would be obliged to go to 
the hospital, as his condition alarmed his friends, a severe attack 
of peritonitis threatening to give him most serious trouble. Ihe 
morning of the handicap dawned fair and nice, and Fred s friends 
had to leave him to go over to the park. The poor boy lay in bed 
with the tears streaming down his cheeks as he bade them good-by 
and wished them good luck. There is just the faintest suspicion 
that Fred took in a little money, although he did not shoot. Not 
everybody knows these trapshooters perfectly. They are a free 
masonry of great big free-hearted men. 
Heavy Handicap. 
The two shooters of the entire assemblage who were most heavily 
handicapped were handicapped by accident, each of them having 
lost an arm. These were J. A. Flick (Mingo), of Ravenna O., and 
W. S. Cannon, of Newark, N. J. The performance of each of 
these gentleman was highly creditable, Mr. Cannon getting into 
the persimmon class with 23 out of 25. 
More About How the Shoot Was Run. 
Besides the regular score sheets kept by each scorer, a per- 
mament score sheet was kept by each for the information of the 
shooters. A board shutter, within the scorer's box, was hinged 
to the window inside, and on the face of this a large score card 
was fastened. The shutter opened and closed in manner similar 
to a door. When a .shooter left the score, the scorer opened 
the shutter marked a 1 or 2 or 0 or *, accordingly as the shooter 
had used one or two barrels, or his bird was not killed or was dead 
out, then closed the shutter, and the, result was apparent to the 
shooter at a glance, and he knew what was entered up against 
bim. Thereby he was enabled to detect an error if there was one 
and have it corrected promptly, besides the satisfaction of know- 
ing at all times what was scored for or against him. 
The -retrieving was done in a manner devised by Mr. E. D. 
Fulford, and being peculiarly adapted to the system of trapping 
used, it was eminently successful. Three screen doors, one at 
each end and one in the middle, afforded ingress and egre.ss to the 
boys in the pit under the traps. These doors, when closed, were 
flat with the surface of the ground; when open they served as a 
signal that all was not ready for the shooter's turn at the score. 
A speaking tube communicated from the scorer's box with the" 
trapping pit. The entrances to the pit were designated 1, 2 and 3. 
H a bird was killed in the outfield near No. 3 the trapper called 
through the speaking tube, "No. 3 out." The boy, on coming 
out, knew at once that he was to look in the outfield for the dead 
bird. No. 3 in, or No. 2 or 1 right or left or in, gave correspond- 
ing information, and No. 1 or 2 or 3 knew that when he heard his 
number called he was the one to go, and that he was to look 
in or out, or right or left, for the bird. If the bird came in and 
fell so near the dead line that the boy whose duty it was to throw 
the balls at the sitting birds could gather it more quickly than 
the boys in the pits could, he ran for it and retrieved it. 
As to retrieving the birds, the Association acted on the theory 
that if the shooter hit the bird properly it could be gathered by 
any of the boys engaged to do the retrieving. The question en- 
tirely rested between the shooter and the bird. There was no 
question whatever between the boy and the bird, other than the 
simple one of running out to it and gathering it in. As a conse- 
quence, there were many who thought that they had exceptionally 
grievous hard luck stories from the loss of birds which flew out, 
but which could have been gathered by an acrobat or a dog, or 
by crafty circumvention. The correct theory, however, and the one 
there in use, was that the shooter should so hit bis bird that it 
could be gathered at once. That was his part to do. The retriev- 
ing boy was not required to supplement the killing which the 
shooter did not do. 
Boys vs. Dogs. 
in the work of retrieving proved their 
_ in a shoot of the magnitude of the Grand 
American" Handicap. It is true that a dog might retrieve some one 
bird more quickly than a boy could, but in retrieving all kinds of 
ijirds through a prolonged period, the result is far in favor of the 
work of the boys. 
Dogs waste much time now and then by chasing wounded birds 
out of bounds, by pointing them, by dilatoriness, and by dis- 
obedience in general. If they do not sight the birds when they 
fall, mtich tim'e is wasted in attempts to direct them to it. After 
a tew hours' work, they become weary, and when weary they 
work slovenly and reluctantly. Many dogs, employed as re- 
trievers, after a few hours' work give out entirely. Dogs from 
the peculiar anatomy of their skeleton are not good weight car- 
riers^ All the objections enumerated are eliminated when boys 
are used. Besides this, a kennel of retrievers would entail a 
large expenditure to keep them in training and condition, and 
would require the services of an expert the year round to train 
them and keep them in training, 'the question of a dog being 
better able to catch a wounded bird than a boy is has no stand- 
ing in the matter of retrieving. 
The Official Scores. 
Never beforfe ill the history of the Grand American Handicap 
was the office of tbc compiler of scores so rushed to its full ca- 
pacity as it was at the handicap last week. In previous handi- 
caps three traps were the greatest number used; last week there were 
four of the Fulford traps. Their greater number and more rapid 
action fed the compiler's oflSce with score sheets most bounti- 
fully. Notwithstanding the greater volume of business thus poured 
in upon it, all the scoring details were handled with admirable 
accuracy and expedition. Whatever part of the competition 
was ready to begin, the score sheets were complete and in readi- 
ness for it. The manner of keeping the scores was simple. Each 
scorer was furnished with like lists, containing 25 names, but each 
list otherwise bore the number of the set of traps at which it was 
used; thus the lists were numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Lists containing 
the names of the next 25 shooters were distributed to the scorers 
about the time the first lists were filled, and the latter lists were 
then brought to the office of the compiler of scores, where they 
were entered on the larger score sheets together, thereby making 
a complete score. Fifteen manifold copies, neatly and legibly 
kept, were made for the representatives of the press and dis- 
tributed to them. When the last gun was fired, vouchers were 
ready for the payment of the winners, the payment of the help 
and the closing of the financial affairs of the handicap, involving 
thousands of dollars, the matter of vouchers coming within the 
department of the compiler of scores. In short, so thoroughly or- 
fanized and efficient was this department that it handled the in- 
nity of detail of its office without a hitch. 
Traps and Special Rules. 
The Fulford traps were the objects of much interest, and much 
deserved encomium. They added to the expeditious manner in 
which the competition was conducted and closed. In their me- 
chanical features, they worked faultlessly, and fulfilled all that 
was and is claimed for them by their inventor. They are prompt 
end positive in their action, and being simple in design and strong 
of construction there is but the remotest of possibility of break- 
downs or faulty working. They are so devised that any bird hav- 
ing the necessary strength is sure to fly or at least leave the trap. 
Out of the thousands of birds trapped last week at the Grand 
American Handicap, there was but an insignificant number of 
sitterc, probably not an average of 1 in 100. The birds were good 
in themselves, it is true, but aside from this the birds, good or bad 
are made to leave the Fulford traps promptly by the simple and 
effective mechanism of them. Also, the automatic mechanism is 
.-.11 that its name implies. The jjuller cannot in any way so 
manipulate the pull as to spring a known trap. All that he can 
know is that when he pushes the lever some one of the five traps 
will open. Taking delays and all into consideration, about 120 
birds an hour were trapped on an average.' Some hours, when the 
competition was in greatest action, probably 150 to 175 birds were 
trapped, but these figures by no means are a measure of tlie traps' 
capacity, (-)uite enough to say that they were equal to all that 
was exacteif of them. 
On the matter of a shooter at the score who calls "Pull" and 
fires his gun before the trap opens or after it opens, the Inter- 
state Association made a definite ruling during the handicap. It 
decided tbat if Ihe bird escapes it is lost. This now is the ruling 
of the Interstate Association, It is sound and based on common 
sense and the e<juity of the competition. The opening of the ti'ap 
is but an incident of the competition, and is a consequence of the 
shooter's order "Pull." It is only one of the many incidents con- 
;=equent to that order. The order "Pull" denotes that the shooter 
declares himself in the competition, and being so, must abide by 
his own tQinpetitive doings, be they for hi? Cidvr.utuRe <>r 
figninst it. 
Thc^iBoy [from' Pitlsburg. 
Mr. Elmer E. Shaner won new laurels by the perfect manner in 
which he organized and conducted the greatest shoot on e.irth. 
With four sets of traps in action, with all the concurrent de- 
partments, scorers, cashiers, etc., there was not an incident which 
could be called a hitch from, start to finish. It was all so thor- 
oughly and efficiently organized that it ran like a piece of perfect 
machinery. 
Mr. Edward Banks bad charge of tbe department of compiler ot 
scores, a position he has filled with eminent success for several 
years past. All the intricacies and mintitse were handled with ease 
and dispatch, as if they were so much matter of routine; and 
every different stage ot the competition was anticipated and pro- 
vided for, so that whether the matter was score sheets at the traps 
or scores up to date for the newspapers, or rebates for birds, or 
vouchers for winnings, the department was always up to date. 
Mr. Myerhoff was chief cashier, a position which he has filled 
with eminent success before, and which he likewise did last week, 
so that, as with the other departments, the capacity of the office 
was equal to every call upon it. 
Mr. Thomas Morfey, who is in charge of the birds at Interstate 
Park, proved himself an expert of the first class in the duties of 
his office. There was but one delay, and that a trifling one, for 
which he was in no wise to blame. "The birds gave out at the end 
of Wednesday's shoot, the first day of the handicap, so that about 
twenty-five men did not shoot their last bird of the 16th round at 
No. 4 set of traps. On investigation, it was found that in the 
live bird shooting in the morning about .500 birds had been killed, 
which was an unexpectedly large number, and a vigorous degree 
of shooting which could not be foreseen. The birds, taken all in 
all, were a marvelously good lot. 
The South. 
The Baltimore squad, from the land of terrapin and ©ysters, miidc 
a record of which a like number of men from any city might justiv 
feel proud. Of these Mr. J. R. Malone killed 25 straight and 
was the runner-up for the cup, forcing the winner to shool 3l 
birds before the tie was determined. Messrs. Hood Waters and 
A. H. Fox killed 24 out of 25, and were very successful also in the 
other events. They shot in excellent time and with admirable 
precision. Mr, J. C. Hicks, who also was shooting in fine form, 
killed 23 out of 25, while Mr. H. P. Collins was among a lot of 
other ^ood shots who were opposed by hard luck, and lost five out 
of their first 20. Thus, out of 120 shot at by this party in the 
G. A. H., they scored 111; out of the 100 shot at by the first four, 
90 birds. This is a truly great performance. 
Guns, Loads, Etc, 
WHAT THE 253 USED. 
Ou?t. l-Veigkt. Shell. Powder. Shot. 
H D Bates Parker 7. 13. .Trap 3}^ Dupont. ..IM' 7 
J R Malone Parker t.l5..U. M. C 8^ »»hultze. .1 J/ Va 7 
Phil Daly, Jr Parker 7. 6. .Leader 4'^ Schultze. . . .1}< 7 
J L Smith Smith. .....7. 6. .Smokeless.. . E C No. a.1% 7 
"Arno". Lefever — 7. 14.. Trap Dupont,.. 1% 7 
T A Marshall — Cashmore. .7.12. .Trap Dupont. . .IJ^' 7 
"Dr Casey" Smith 7. 15. .Acme 'k-i L. & R IJ4 7 
ColA G CourtneyRemington7.14..Trap ,..^14 Schultze. 7}^ 
J D Gay.... 
G T Hall... 
'Leroy" 
"Morrison" 
C C Nauman, Jr. 
D D Gross.. 
C W Budd . . 
AH Fox,... 
"Hood" 
F S Parmelee , . . 
J ] Hallowell.... 
J C England..... 
H J Lyons 
Levi Fulton 
H D Kirkoverjr. 
•'A P Smith" 
A H King 
T H Greer....... 
E E Neal 
W R Crosby 
E M Stout 
G H Piercy 
H B FLsl er, 
J T Rehrig. , 
M C Stevens 
D C Byers.. . 
WHAT 
Parker 7. 
Smith 7. 
Remington7. 
Winchester7. 
Clayboro'..7. 
Francotte .7. 
Parker,.... 7, 
Parker 7, 
Smith 7 
Parker 7, 
Smith.. ,...7 
Winchester7. 
Parker., . . .7. 
Parker. . 
Parker.. 
Purdy... 
Scott... 
Parker.. 
Parker . 
Baker.. . 
Lefever 
Smith. ., 
Smith. . . 
Lefever 
Parker . 
Greener 
WHAT 
WS Canon Francotte. .7 
E D Fulford Remington 7 
J C Hicks ...Smith. 7 
Thos Martin..... Parker 7 
R Dwyer Greener... .7 
Capt A W MoneyParker 8, 
W S King Scott 7 
Allen Willey Francotte . 8 
E D Lentilhon.. .Parker ... .7 
•Rich" Remington 7 
"R Rahm" Parker .... 7 
F C Butler Greener 7 
T S Fanning Smith 7 
S M Van Aden. ..Daly 7 
Geo W Clay Parker 7 
"Jay EU".. Cashmore . 7 
R O Heikes Parker 7 
G A Mosher Syracuse.. .7 
Wm Wagner. . . . .Parker 7 
C E Geikler......Scott.......7. 
F E Sinnbck Parker ....7 
Howard BucknellCashmore .7 
"Jim Jones" Scott 7 
O R Dick;v.. . - • -Parker 7 
"Blake" Smith 7 
Jno B Hopkins.. .Parker 7, 
Louie Painter .. .Parker 3. 
H M Helfleck Francotte. 
G E Greiff. ... Francotte. 
"Price" .Purdy 7. 
Geo Roll Remington 7. 
"Puck" Parker.... 7. 
Fred Schwarz Jr.Parker. . . . 7 
C Von Lengerke. Francotte. .7 
Capt Barker WRichards7 
A L Ivins Parker 7 
J G Kno wl ton. . .Greener — 7 
John Parker Parker S 
THE 24s USED. 
11.. Leader. 41 Dupont 
U . .Leader Dupontl i{ 
15. .Trap S^g Dupont. ...^y^ 
12.. Leader 45 Hazard....!^ 
3.. Trap 45 Dupont.... IV 
12..U.M.C.Trap.3Ji Dupont... IV 
14.. Trap 3}| Hazard... IV 
8.. Trap U.M.C.8K E C V/ 
.15..U. M. C 3% Schultze.. IV 
10.. Trap B'y4 Schultze. . . 1 
12.. Trap S14 Dupont, , .IJ-i 
15.. Leader 45 Hazard.. . ..IJi 
8.. Leader 42 Dupont IjJ 
14.. Leader 42 Dupont IjJ 
14.. Leader B% Dupont,.. 1% 
6..U.M.C S'A Schultze.. IX 
, 9. .Leader &Trap45 Dupont. , . .IV 
8.. Leader 48 L & R Ij^ 
15.. Trap 9% Dupont... IV 
12. .Leader 4S EC IV 
14..U.M.C S'/i Dupont... IV 
15. .Trap E C....13 16 
12.. Leader. ..... 44 Hazard 1^ 
14.. Leader 3% Dupont... IV 
. .Leader 40 L, & R.....tV 
. 4.^.U.M C Trap 
a Winchester 43. Dupont. . . .1^ 
THE 23s USED, 
12 . . Smokeless ....Sji Schultze ..IV 
.Trap S'A Schultze.. IV 
.U.M.C 40 Dupont m 
• Trap Schultze... IV 
■Trap 3% Schultze.. 1^ 
..Win.&U.M.C.J8E C 
14..U.M.C.&Win.3% Dupont... 1^ 
..Smokeless.... 31^ Schultze. .1^ 
.14. .Trap sPigeonHJ'j Hazard. . .IJj" 
.14. .Leader S'X Oriental.. .1^ 
.14%Trap& Leader 42 Dupont 1^ 
. 8.. Trap 41-48 Dupont. J V 
.15.. U.M.C Acme45L.&R 1^ 
.10. .Winchester . .s)3 Walsrode. .1 J^' 
.JO. .Leader 4i Dupont...,!}^ 
Metal I. &Trap3J< Dupont... IV 
■15 Trap 3% E (f. 1^ 
.10..U.M.C.&Win.3J^ Dupont. . .IVg 
.13. .Trap 50 E C .,] V 
. 7.. Leader 44 L. & R lU 
.12. .Trap 8^ Dupont. . .JJ^ 
. 8. .Smokeless — 8j4 Dupont...!^ 
. 7.. Smokeless 48Schultze IV 
.12.. Rapid 60 E C IV 
- fl.. U.M.C 3>^ Hazard. ..IV- 
.10.. Leader Si) Rifleite. . . . .1 V 
• ■Trap 3K Schultze.. IV 
8-.Trap. 3% 1 Schultze V 
u . . UMC & VL&D48 E C IV 
7 
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14. 
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7K 7 
8 
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I'/i 7 
I'A 7 
7 
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7.15 
It. -Trap B% Schultze. .1^^ 
s--Trap 3J4 Dupont... IV 
12.. Trap :iyi Schultze.. IV 
14. .Acme 44 L. & R IV 
li. .U.M.C. 8% Schultze. .IV 
'.(■.Trap S% Schultze 
b.. Leader 34 Walsrode 
1^.. Leader 38 Rifleite . . 
..Ideal.. ...... .31^ Kinf^s .. 
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Friday, April 6, Fitih Day. 
On Friday, the last day of the programme, there were two 
events, the Consolation handicap and the Au.ld Lang Syne sweep- 
stakes. ' - 
The Consolation handicap was at 15 birds, ,$10 entrance, birds 
extra, handicaps 25 to o3yds. The number of moneys into' which 
the purse was divided was determined by the number of entries re- 
ceived, as was fully explained in this programme. Winners of 
money in the Grand American Handicap had one yard added to 
their handicap. High guns governed the division of the moneys 
Many of the shooters, after missing a few birds, withdrew, wheii 
there was no chance of winning. A very high wind prevailed 
blowing from left to right across the traps, carrying many hard- 
hit birds out of bounds, besides adding to their swiftness of 
llight. The scores: Hillis, 27yds., w.; Morfey, 28, 12; Gross. 28 13. 
"Phil," 27, 14; Townsend, 27, w. ; L. Painter, 28, w. ; Lambert' 27' 
29, 15; Hicks. 29, 13; Brucker, 27, 13; Parmelee, 31, 14; w'erk 2?' 
w. ; Pooler, 27, w.; Capt. Barker, 32, IS; Roll, 31, w. ; Schwarz' 2S' 
w. ; Hood, 27, w.; Dickev, 30, w. ; Puck, 27, 14; Linderman 28* 14- 
Fisher, 28, w.; Robin Hood, 30, 12; Col. Courtney, 29, w!- Wav- 
man, 28, 15; Blake, 29, 15; Jackson, 29, w. ; Howe, 27 w' • Post 97 
w.; Ewart, 26, 14; Capt. Money, 29, 13; J. A. R. tlliott, 31 13-' 
Travis, 27, 15; Nauman, 29, lo; Sterns, 27, w. ; Zwirlein 28' w • 
Cubberly, 29, w. ; Sampson, 27, w. ; J. L. Smith, 28, w • B'anlf's 97' 
13: Dr. Vincent. 27. w.; Fulford, 31, 15: Keller, 27 13 •''Mackip 98 
w.; Fox, 29, 13; Neal, 29, w. ; Heikes. 31, 15; Trip'p 2S w • Bales' 
29, w.; Donley, 27, 12; Applcgale. 28, 13; Cob Anthony 28 'iS ' 
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