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Intefstate Association Totimament. 
The Grand American Handicap for 1901, with its incidental 
events, like its predecessors, was a distinct success in every particu- 
lar, and thereby justified the confidence of its friends in its pres«tit 
and future greatness. 
The ruling of the Carteret Gun Club In respect to its own mem- 
bers who shot on other grounds with professionals no doubt caused 
the loss of a few- entries, but such loss was more than counter- 
balanced by an increased number of new contestants. The Western 
shooters were present in greater numbers than they were last year, 
although there was not the same organized effort in the "West to 
induce their attendance. Notwithstanding the few but important 
seemingly adverse conditions, the entries numbered 222. As the total 
number of entries last year was 224, that of this vear was but two 
less. Last year 13 forfeited; this year 21 forfeited, so that the 
actual number of contestants this year was 201. Of the total num- 
ber of entries, New York and the New England States furnished 
over 30 per cent. If therewith are included New Jersey, Penn- 
E, C. GRIFFITH — WINNER OF G. A. H., IpOI. 
Copyright, 1901, by Joseph Hall. 
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North and South Carolina, the sec- 
tions producing over 60 per cent, of the entries are accounted for, 
leaving less than 40 per cent, of the entries for all other sources. 
In respect to the weather, the greatest shooting event was dis- 
tinctly unfortunate. As a week, it was one of rain, with little 
wind, during the days on which the handicap was contested. 
Therefore, while these conditions were much against the comfort 
of the shooters, they, on the other hand, were much in their favor 
as against the birds. The latter were a remarkably good lot, and 
had there been any wind to help them the scores in general would 
have been much lower than they were. 
The social features of the gathering were novel in respect to this 
shoot, and pleasingly diverting to the participants. Of these 
features the initiation of Mr. C. C. Naumann, of .San Francisco, 
into the Modern Order of Buffaloes, on Tuesday, was the event 
of the evening, and was well attended. Capt. J. A. H. Dressel, 
Hon. T. A. Marshall and Mr. F. S. Parmelee were the masters of 
ceremonies, and they presided in due and modern form. A goat 
was purchased for the occasion, but as the ritual of the order is 
recent nothing is known to tlie unitiated other than that now 
Mr. Naumann is a Buffalo in good standing, tried and proved 
worthy. On Thursday evening the management provided a 
vaudeville entertainment, artistic and pleasing, which was much 
appreciated by the audience present. Professional and amateur 
talent rendered vocal and instrumental music of a high order. 
There are four sets of traps, which last year were numbered from 
1 to 4 in regular order, but this year No. 1 is what was No. 2 last 
year. The shooters started in at No. 1, thence went to Nos. 2 and 3, 
then returned back to No. 4, which was No. 1 last year. This 
change in the numbering was found necessary for several reasons. 
It brought the commencement of the competition on the set of 
traps in front of the Casino, where it could be seen by the spec- 
tators; it was nearer to the large assembly room and lockers, where 
the contestants congregated, hence it saved time in getting them 
hi readiness and to the scores. The arduous labor of the squad 
liUEtlers was much lessened thereby. 
The scoring of the G. A. H. was kept in double form— that is, 
one set on sheets which went to the office of the compiler of scores, 
the other on large sheets on the outer wall of the shooting boxes, 
where they were in plain view of the contestants. Thus each con- 
testant had ample opportunity to observe precisely what he was 
scored at each set of traps. 
At No. 1 set of traps the veteran expert referee, Mr. Harold 
Wallack, of Long Branch, N. J., presided. No 2 this year was in 
charge of Mr. Geo. S. Mott, manager of the shooting grounds of 
the W estminster Kennel Clxib at Babylon, L. I., who is a gentle- 
man of vast experience as referee, and who acquitted himself with 
, skill and satisfaction in this great event. No. 3 was in charge of 
Mr. Charles North, of Cleveland, O., who was one of the referees 
last year, and who also presided with ease and grace, and who had 
some of the most important problems of the event to decide, 
notably in the matter of misfires and opening of guns thereafter 
by the contestants. No. 4 was in charge of Mr. J. Frank Kleintz, 
of Philadelphia, also a gentleman of thorough " experience as a 
referee. Though this was the first appearance of Messrs. Kleintz 
and Mott as referees in the Interstate Association's competitions, 
they were fully qualified from thorough prior experience. Messrs. 
Ed Taylor, T. H. Keller, W. R. Hobart and B. Waters acted as 
assistant referees whenever their services were required. 
The programme for money had two events, the Interstate Park 
Introd-.ictoiy and the Borough of Queens Sweepstakes, the scorf^ 
of which were published in ftilt in FoRESf and Stream of last 
week. 
Second Day, April 2, Tuesday— Nilfo Powder Handicap. 
The second day was ideal as to weather. There was a spring- 
time balminess in the air, while the sun was lightly obscured be- 
times in a manner which mellowed the light to the advantage of 
the shooter. There was hardly any wind. 
The event of the day was the Nitro Powder Handicap, in which 
the shooters stood at the marks allotted to them in the G. A. II. 
Tiiere were 199 contestants. The conditions were 16 birds, $10 
entrance, birds extra; 2.5 to 33yds.; high guns. The number of 
moneys into which the purse was divided was determined by tim 
nvmber of entries. As there were over ISO entries there were thirty 
monevs. divided as follows, 3OV2. 9, 7, 6, (i, 5V^, 5'^, 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3, 
2, 2, 2. 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, IV2. IV2, 1, 1. 1, 1 and 1 per cent. The 
conditions further- stated that "This event cannot be carried over, 
and it must be finished the same day; therefore should the entries 
be so numerous that it will be impossible to finish by adhering to 
the 'three misses out,' the Association reserves tlie right to change 
the tmle for this event at any time it may be deemed necessary to 
do so, and drop all who have missed one or more birds." 
There was much surprise manifested by those who had missed 
but one bird, .ind to avoid the constant answering of the same 
tjuestion concerning what the 15s would have, a notice was put up 
in the compiler of scores' office, as follows: "The 1.5s get nothing. 
See?'' The preliminary event.'; are really miss-and-outs, so far as 
those who miss are concerned. 
Thirty-one tied with straight scores, and the purse, $1,990, wa.s 
divided, each receiving $64.20. J. J. Drake's gun burst during the 
afternoon, from an overload of powder, loaded differently from 
the plain direction of the manufacturers, but fortunately he and 
the referee, Mr. Wallack, were not injured. The scores: 
J. A. R. Elliott (32) 16, G. E. Mink (27) 16, A. S. Teal. (28) 16. 
Dr. Ellis Duncan (26) 16, R. L. Trimble (28) 16, A. H. Fox (30) 16, 
I. W. Budd (27) 16, A. B. Dover (27) 16, F. M. Bird (27) 16, E. S. 
Johnson (28) 16, George B. Dai'by (26) 16, A. D. Sperry (27) 16, 
E. Rahm (27) 16, H. D. Bates (31) 16, GeorgeJ. Roll (30) 16, J. L. 
Alabaster (27) 16, W. R. Crosby (32) 16, Fred Gilbert (32) 16, 
P. Steubener (27) 16, H. C. Hirschy (28) 16, J. Von Lengerke (27) 
16, F. Emmers (27) 16, C. Gottlieb (29) 16, L. Howard (27) 16, 
D. B. Foster (26) 16, Col. Tom Martin (28) 16, O. W. Von der 
Busch (27) 16, J. S. Fanning (31) 16, G. H. Piercy (28) 16, W. F. 
Parker (27) 16, H. M. Herbert (28) 16, S. U. Van Allen (30) 15, 
Simeon Glover (29) 15. J. Quincv Ward (28) 15, T. H. Clav, Jr. 
(28) 15, George McG, Moms (27) 15, F. D. Alkire (28) 15, A. W. 
du Brav (28) 15, Edward Voris (28) 15, C. W. Feigenspan (30) 15, 
J. W. Hoffman (27) 15, A. S. White (27) 15, B, Leroy (28) 15, F. S. 
Parmelee (30) 16, L. P. Tramp (28) 15, O. R. Dickey (29) 15, E. B 
Puck (26) 15, J. R. Prince (26) 15, A. L. Ivins (28) 15, Alfred 
Gardner (28) 15, E. B. Coe (28) 15, James R. Malone (31) 15, R. B. 
Bond (27) 15, W. Massey (27) 15, J. Gaughan (27) 15, J. L. Head 
(28) 15, Frank Matthewson (27) 15, R. L. Pierce (29) 15, M. M. 
Simmons (27) 15, G. C. Naumann (28) 15, Guy Burnside (28) 15, 
M. H. Cook (27) 1.5, R. Merrill (29) 15, C. Angier (27) 15, B. 
Claridge (27) 15, T. Laflin (28) 15, J. B. Hopkins (27) 15, W. M, 
Hayes (27) 15, C. A. Tuttle (28) 15, J. S. Senn (26) 15, C. D. Linder- 
man (28) 15, J. Bennett (28) 15, Fred Swartz (27) 15, G. R. Hunne- 
wdl (27) 15, ft. B. Ondawa (27) 15, S. D. Reed (28) 15, J. W, Bram- 
hall (27) 15, W. D. Townsend (28) 15, W. C. Clark (27) 14, C. H. 
Munson (27) 14, E. C. Griffith (28) 14. E. D. Fulford (31) 14, W. 
J. Thompson (28) 14, John Parker (29)' 14, J, F. Wellbrook (27) 14, 
R. O. Heikes (30) 14, Howard Schimmell (27) 14, G. A. Geoffroy 
(27) 14, Col, A. G. Courtney (29) 14, Aaron Woodruff (28) 14, C. A. 
Lockwood (26) 14, W. S. Cannon (25) 14, J. W. Orth (26) 14, 
W. L. Ferguson (27) 14, G. A. Comstock (27) 14, H. Trumbauer 
(28) 14, Edward Hickman (28) 14, Edward Banks (27) 14, B. F. 
Popham (26) 14, W. Chapin (27) 14, P, F. Dupont (27) 14, C. A. 
Young (29) 14, W. Wagner (27) 14. Fred E. McKay (27) 14. J. L. 
D. Morrison (29) 14, W. P. Brown (27) 14, R. G. Cook (26) 14, 
S. McPherson (28) 14, Harold Money (81) 14, J. W. Knevels (27) 
14, E. H. Tripp (28) 14, R. Wing (28) 14. Edward Leek (28) 14, 
W. Wolstencroft (28) 14, J. J. ifallowell (29) 14, F. Mac Wilcox 
(27) 14, J. E. Rex (26) 14, J. A, Scott (26) 13, f. Mack (27) IS, 
T. S. Desmond (27) 13, T. A. Marshall (31) 7, C- R. Stephens (27) 
I, J. Schleeman (27) 5, C. W. Phillis (27) 12, F. Jones (27) 5, 
H. J. Lyons (28) 9. C. K United (27) 1, H. P. Collins (26) 5. 
J, Mingo (26) 6, Ralph Nutting (27) 6, Hood Waters (29) 10, P, 
North (27) 9. C. Y, Arno (28) 6. Willis T. Busby (27) 8, I. Tall- 
man (27) 0, I). Swiveller (27) 13, H. H. Hcnrv (28) 12, H. C. Heel 
(28) 10, T. Stroud (29) 7. C. F. Lambert (27) 9] J. B. Frazier (27) 8, 
J. O. Hanlon (26) 13, J. R. Hull (28) 4, Capt. Money (28) 13, C. 
M. Brownell (26) 13. J. M. Hawkins (29) 10, S. H. Hathaway 
(26) 12, J. J. Drake (27) 9, J. A. Sherburne (27) 13, E. C. Fort 
(28) 13, F. Kaufman (26) 10, T. P. Kav (27) 12, J. S. Dustan (26) 8, 
L. E. Parker (28) 12. O. Von Lengerke (28) 13. John Morris (27) 
5, F. Stearns (28) 12, J. Donlev (27) 8, J. B. Robertson (26) 8, 
L. Savage (28) 13, W. S. Allen (28) 13, P, D. Freehligh (26) 12, 
F. W. Cooper (29) 13, C. E. Rhodes (27) 13, T. P, Bill (27) 13, 
GRAND AMERICAN HANJDICAl' TROPHY. 
J. Hamilton (28) S, I. W. Budd (29) 12, George W. Loomis (28) 
13, J. A. O'Brien (27) 5, J. Jones (27) 12, T. Ranger (26) 11, W. 
Hopkins (27) 13. W. M. Smith (26) 2, John M. Lillv (27) 11, Allen 
Willey (27) 13, H. Hughes (27) 3, Henry Court (28)' 13, L B. Barto 
(28) 13, Dr. Weller (26) 13, M, F. Vermont (27) 7, E. C. Guild 
(27) ~1.3, Dr. Miller (27) 13, W. H. Stroh (26) 13, E. B. Pastoriou 
(28) 8, J. C. Hicks (29) 9, Emil Werk (29) 1, W, West (30) 3, 
C. E. Geikler (29) 13, A. Cella (27) 11, H. D. Kirkover (29) 13 
F. G. Wheeler (27) 13, E. StefFens (26) 12. J. H. Voss (27) 13, 
Tod Sloan (27) 6. ^ / > 
Third Day, April 3, Wednesday. 
The weather was exceedingly tempestuous. An easterly gale of 
wind and a downpour of rain prevented all shooting. Hopes were 
entertained that the main event might be commenced according to 
programme, but as there was no sign of good weather, and some 
of the shooters becoming impatient at the irksome delay and ex- 
pressing a wish to return to New York between 1 and 2 o'clock. 
-Manager Shaner announced that shooting for the day was de- 
calred off, and that these who wished to might shoot at the traps. 
Soon thereafter the weather cleared up nicely, and with such a 
peaceful atmosphere that one could know only as a matter of 
memory that a short time before the sky was heavily overcast and 
a gale and -driving rain prevailed instead of sunshine. As the pro- 
gramme had set forth th.at the G. A. H. would begin on this 
day, there were a few who could not find it convenient to continue. 
It was set forth that, as the shoot had been set for to-day without 
any reservation, and that as it had not been begun according to 
agreement, those who desired to do so had a right to cancel Uieir 
entries entirely. The point was considered as being well taken. 
Their forfeit was returned to them, and also to all the others who 
did not fill their entrance, whether they cpnteaiplated eoniJ>*tit;oa 
£. Johnson. R. R, Bennett. R. L. Peirce. R. B. Bond. G. E. Greiff. F. E. McKay. J. L. D. Morrison. Dr. J. G. Knowlton. F. S. Parmelee, -C. C. Naumann. R. R. Merrill. C. Gottlieb. E. C.' GrifStli 
= 5 H, C Koeeel. C. W. Feigenspan. H. Trumbaur. A. H. Pox. W. D. Townsend. J. B, Barto. J. L. Alabaster. Ed. Hickman. C, A. Lockwood. 
THE STRAIGHTS. Copyright, mi. by JoMpl* Hall. 
