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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Sept. 22, 1906. 
The Pacific Coast Handicap. 
The second annual Pacific Coast Handicap of the In¬ 
terstate Association, originally dated for San Francisco, 
took place at Los Angeles, Cal., under the- auspices of 
the Los Angeles Gun Club, on Sept. 8, 9 and 10. The 
earthquake at San Francisco on April 18 and the attendant 
calamity of general conflagration, made it impossible for 
the tournament to be held at Ingleside grounds, as con¬ 
templated. 
The Interstate Association was, however, equal to the 
occasion; in fact, looked upon the matter as in duty 
bound to help out the Coast sportsmen in fostering the 
annual grand bluerock tournament project. The selection 
of Los Angeles instead was a happy one in every respect. 
\ isiting sportsmen found ample accommodation, and 
every convenience that a large city only can offer. The 
hospitality of the men of the orange belt is spontaneous 
and from the heart. Shooters attending the tournament 
were from many points in Texas, Arizona and California. 
Sam R. Smith, president; C. D. Hagerman, vice-presi¬ 
dent; Chas. Van Valkenburg, secretary-treasurer, and 
H. Justins, of the Los Angeles Gun Club, were the of¬ 
ficial reception committee, every other member of the 
club was ex-officio a member also, and each vied with 
the other in making the visitors at home. 
The beauties and attractions of the city of Los Angeles 
and vicinity are too well known and numerous lor 
further mention here than this: If the reader has never 
been in Los Angeles, lose no more time, but make the 
trip at the earliest convenience. 
The trap grounds, near Sherman, are splendidly situ¬ 
ated and well appointed. The trip to and fro is a com¬ 
fortable one, and full of scenic beauties. The shooting 
grounds are in a level field; the background could hardly 
be better. Perhaps this is the most picturesque shooting 
ground in the country. For the tournament, three Leg- 
get traps were set up, and they worked without a hitch 
each day. Mr. Chas. A. North was about all the time, 
and possibly that accounts for the traps doing everything 
but talk. A large marquee and several other tents— 
these kindly furnished by the U. M. C., Winchester, and 
Peters representatives—were appreciated by many shooters 
and visitors present. 
The direct supervision of the shoot was under the 
experienced direction of Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, and this 
meant that the whole affair worked as smoothly as a 
piece of machinery. From the opening shot to the finish, 
squad after squad faced the traps, shot through the pro¬ 
gramme, read the results posted up to every race— 
everything, in fact, that goes to make a big shoot a 
success, was brought to bear on this occasion, and 
Shaner won high encomiums from everybody. 
The office force was most efficient and courteous. 
Mr. H. P. Jacobsen was official compiler of scores, Mr. 
H. L. Powell, clerk, and Fred W. Thatcher, cashier. 
Members of many gun clubs were interested students 
of each and every detail of the complete and simple 
system devised by Mr. Shaner, and undoubtedly the 
object lesson will bring profitable results. 
Among the trade representatives in attendance were 
the noted Eastern squad—Capt. Tom Marshall, Rolla 
Heikes, IT. C. Hirschy and Walter Huff. Among the 
Coast trade representatives were: Clarence A. Haight, 
R. C. Reed, E. Holling, Hip Justins, W. S. Wattles, 
W. II. Seaver, Harry T. Floyt, D. W. King, Jr., W. H. 
Hiliis, Frank L. Carter and Chas. A. North. 
The Eastern men are a whole-souled, congenial band 
of good fellows. They are a mine of information in re¬ 
gard to guns and ammunition, and are popular and most 
efficient mentors in the dissemination of information that 
gives a. sportsman short cuts to desired results. Then 
first trip to the Coast was a most pleasant episode, theii 
second advent here has created a want that willl only 
be temporarily filled when the third Pacific Coast ITandi- 
cap takes place at Ingleside, in 1907. 
On the second day of the shoot, Frank Carter and 
Billy Hiliis did some stunts in rifle shooting that were 
remarkable in many ways. All sorts of objects, from 
bottles, tin cans, lumps of coal, down to marbles, wash¬ 
ers and nails, were thrown into the air, singles and 
doubles, and these two expert riflemen hit the bullseyt 
above 95 per cent. 
The opening shot of the first day was fired by Dick 
Reed, of San Francisco, who lined out a 15 straight. Bob 
Bungay, of Ocean Park, who shot a tie at San Francisco 
last year for the initial Pacific Coast Handicap trophy, 
also cracked out a straight, shooting in the same squaa. 
The programme called for six 15-target and three 20- 
target events; a total of 150 targets. Every shooter 
stood at the 16yd. peg. The next clean string was shot 
by C. D. Hagerman, of Los Angeles, the winner of tne 
Preliminary Handicap at Ingleside last year; W. El. 
Varien, of Pacific Grove; Ed. Schultz, of San Francisco, 
and W. J. Rand, of El Paso, also accounted for clean 
strings. Weather conditions were pretty near ideal for 
the sport, and the three Leggett traps worked without a 
hitch all day, as they did, in fact, throughout the tourna¬ 
ment. 
The line-up before the bulkheads counted seventy-live 
guns, and in this aggregation of shooters, both ama¬ 
teur and trade representatives, could be found some of 
the best trap shots in the country. 
High amateur average for three places was: Fred B. 
Mills, of Santa Ana, 141 out of 150; W. H. Varien, 140; 
D. Daniels, of San Francisco, and Bob Bungay, 138 each. 
Billy Crosby made high average for the day, slipping 
but 5 targets through the patterns. Rolla Heikes ana 
H. C. Hirschy accounted for 140. Emil Holling was 
next in line with 138. The pros were not bunched to¬ 
gether, but distributed throughout the squads—the leaa 
horses, as it were, being placed in position to lift tbe 
lighter squads through uphill places. The high squaa 
for the day was composed of Otto Sens, of Houston, 
Tex.; Billy Crosby, H. C. Hirschy, .L. E. Parker, oi 
Ocean Park, and Ed. Schultz, 71 out of 74, in the first 
race, and 92 out of 100 in the seventh event. The total 
added money for the day was $240. Entrance in the six 
15-target races was $1.50, and $2. was the fee for each 
of the three 20-target races. The best purse during the 
first day, $107, was distributed in the seventh event. 
The regular programme was concluded early enough 
in ihe afternoon to allow three extra events to be shot— 
two 15s and a 20. Fifty-one shooters took part in the 
additional events. 
The schedule for the second day called for nine 20- 
target laces, $2.00 entrance, and $30 added to each; all 
shooting at 16yds. rise; purses open to tenderfeet; a 
total of 180 targets and $270 added money. “Single Trig¬ 
ger” Schultz brought his shooting eye with him. Start¬ 
ing with 20 straight breaks, he lined, out 19, 20, 18, 18, 
19, 19. 19 and a final 16. The latter event was shot at No. 
3 bulkhead, the rock on which a number of ambitious 
shooters bumped holes in otherwise good scores. Varien 
also started well, 20 in the first round, and a 20 and 19 
for the two final, events—163 gave him second high aver¬ 
age for the day. Roy Wittman, of Oxnard, joined 
Gideon’s band of powder burners on the second day; 
he and Clayton, with 162 each, were in third place for 
high guns. Mills slipped down to fourth peg with 161; 
Hagerman and IToldsclaw kept him company. 
The best purse for the day was split up in the first 
event, $112.50, with a field of fifty-five contenders, there 
being a total entry of seventy shooters at the start. This 
number was augmented by stragglers and late arrivals. 
In the sixth event, El. McCullough, of Santa Ana, played 
solitaire for the only clean string in the race, and 
annexed first money entire. This incident was repeated 
in the ninth event, the change of personnel brought 
“Red Oak” Wittman up to the cashier for first money in 
full. 
Crosby and Heikes shared high average honors with 
171 out of the 180 each. Crosby made a run of 82 straight 
during the day, the longest shot during the meeting. 
Reed accounted for 169 broken disks and also a run of 
57 breaks. Holling also broke 169, Hirschy had a credit 
of 166, and Huff broke 164. 
The second Pacific Coast Handicap at bluerocks was 
started at 12 M. on the third day. Manager Elmer E. 
Shaner, after making a survey of the traps and shooting 
stands, advanced to No. 1 trap and giving final instruc¬ 
tions to the attendants, waved his hand to Otto Sens, 
of Houston, Tex., No. 1 in the first squad. The tall 
Texan fired and scored. The race was arranged in four 
sections of 15 targets and two of 20 targets. The handi¬ 
caps ranged from 19yds. down to a single shooter on the 
14yd. slat. The squads were so aligned that each man 
of the five was on the same distance line, an arrange¬ 
ment that is apparent to every shooter as one that will 
avoid interference. The handicap committee was com¬ 
posed of S. R. Smith, Guy Lovelace, Chas. Van Valken¬ 
burg and H. P. Jacobsen, of San Francisco. Mr. Shaner 
was chairman of the committee. The handicaps made met 
with the unanimous accord of the contestants. There were 
forty-three regular entries at $10 each and two post 
entries at $15 each. There was $300 added money. The 
net purse amounted to $647.50. 
The contest was keen throughout. That this event is 
already a favorite and looked forward to as a fixture in the 
minds of Coast shooters is strongly shown by the close 
attention and application with which both contestants 
and spectators followed every rise and fall of the smoke¬ 
less powder barometer, as the storm center of ultimate 
victory shifted from one possible victor to another. When 
the opening skirmish of four 15-target sections was over, 
the possible candidates for the trophy were Fred B. 
Mills, of Santa Ana, 52 out of 60; W. Clayton, of Santa 
Ana, 50; W. J. Rand, of El Paso, 50; A. L. IToldsclaw, 
of Fresno, 53; H. McCullough, Santa Ana, 52; Guy 
Lovelace, of Los Angeles, 50; Fred Feudner, of San 
Francisco, 52; L. E. Parker, of Ocean Park, 52; E. L. 
Schultz, of San Francisco, 50; Bob Bungay, of Ocean 
Park 51, Chas. Van Valkenburg, 50, and J. Freitas, of 
Salinas, 52. One by one the boys dropped down in the 
two 20-target races, until Mills came out with a total of 
89. The only man eligible to tie or beat this score was 
Feudner. He broke 18 at No. 2 trap, but when he tackled 
the targets at No. 3, he lost 7 targets, and was out of 
the running. Roy Wittman made up enough lost 
ground in the two finals to be in the money. Sam Smith 
lined out a 20 and 17 in the wind-up, which also placed 
him in the specie distribution. The weather during the 
forenoon was most favorable to the sport, during the 
shooting of the handicap. Gusts of wind at times swept 
across the outfield and swerved the targets to a baffling 
degree. 
At the conclusion of the handicap, Mr. Shaner, in a 
few well chosen and apt remarks, presented the winner, 
Fred B. Mills, with the elegant silver trophy, emblematic 
of the second Pacific Coast Elandicap. Mills, after the 
applause subsided, being called on for a speech, re¬ 
plied, “Boys, don’t ask me to speak; it’s hard enough 
to shoot.” 
Mr. Shaner, in response to unanimous request, then 
introduced Capt. Tom Marshall, who addressed the large 
assemblage of shooters, visiting sportsmen and lady 
spectators in a most genial and happy manner. Marshall 
and his confreres fell in for a generous round of ap¬ 
plause. 
D. D. McDonald, on behalf of Louis Breer, Jr., of the 
Tufts-Lyon Co., then presented Billy Crosby with a high 
average professional trophy*—an objet d’art—emblematic 
of a useful side line in the shooting game. 
The purse division in the handicap was as follows: 
Mills, $152.45; McCullough, $103.60; Holdsclaw, $71.20* 
Feudner, $58.25; Smith, • $58.25; Clayton, $32.40; Parker, 
Ed. Schultz, Rand and Wittman, $19.40 each. 
The high amateur averages for the tournament were as 
follows: W. IT. Varien, 358 out of 390; F. B. Mills, 356; 
Ed. Schultz, 353; El. L. Holdsclaw, 347; C. D. Hager¬ 
man, 346. 
The ranking professional averages were: W. R. Crosby, 
370; Rolla Heikes, 368; H. C. Hirschy, 364; E. Holling, 
358: Walter Huff, 355, and R. C. Reed, 351. 
In the three 20-target races, preliminary, on the third 
day, to the main event, the Pacific Coast Handicap, C. 
D. Hagerman and Chas. Van Valkenburg were high with 
57 each. There was $30 added in each event, and the en¬ 
trance was $2; sixty-eight guns were on the line in each 
race. The total purse for the three events was $319.45. 
Hirschy, 5S breaks, and Heikes, 57, were one two for 
representative laurels in these events. 
The scores of the three days follow: 
Sept. 8, First Day. 
Events: 123456789 Shot 
Targets: 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 at. Brk. 
R C Reed. 15 13 15 13 15 12 18 18 15 150 134 
E Holling . 14 13 15 12 14 15 19 18 18 150 138 
I< Bungay . 15 13 12 15 14 13 19 20 17 150 138 
G Lovelace . 12 13 14 13 13 13 16 13 18 150 125- 
S R Smith. 11 14 11 14 14 14 15 15 16 150 124 
R O Heikes. 13 14 14 15 13 14 19 19 19 150 140 
F Stone . 12 14 13 13 14 11 15 20 17 150 129 
C Van Valkenburg.. 14 15 13 11 12 12 13 16 15 150 126. 
T A Marshall. 14 12 10 15 14 14 18 17 15 150 129' 
C D Hagerman. 15 13 13 15 11 13 13 19 16 150 128 
Gus Knight . 14 13 10 12 15 12 20 16 19 150 131 
D W King, Jr. 12 10 8 14 13 12 19 19 19 150 126 
M E Tabor. 13 14 12 14 12 12 19 16 19 150 131 
M P Chubb. 12 14 14 12 13 13 20 18 18 150 134 
Ed Fissel . 12 12 14 11 15 12 19 17 19 150 131 
C Julian . 14 11 9 11 9 9 14 11 13 150 101 
D Purcell . 14 10 11 10 12 14 17 16 17 150 121 
G Julian . 14 14 12 14 15 13 19 16 18 150 135- 
B Halleritter . 10 15 14 10 14 10 14 15 16 150 118 
H Justins . 12 11 13 12 12 12 17 15 9 150 113 
E L lleibert. 12 13 14 15 12 14 16 19 18 150 133. 
L E Walker. 13 12 11 14 13 12 14 15 17 150 121 
W Huff . 11 13 15 15 14 14 16 19 18 150 135- 
H Hoyt . 12 10 10 12 13 9 IS 15 12 150 111 
C A Lukens. 12 15 10 14 14 13 17 16 16 150 127 
J E Vaughn. 14 13 13 15 13 14 18 19 12 150 131 
T Gibson . 14 14 10 12 14 8 17 16 19 150 124 
F Feudner . 14 11 8 14 15 14 19 17 17 150 124 
1 H Carlisle. 12 14 10 10 12 11 17 19 16 150 121 
H Holdsclaw . 14 15 13 14 12 13 19 15 18 150 133. 
C Walker . 10 14 14 13 12 14 19 13 12 150 129 
H McCullough . 9 12 9 12 14 9 17 17 17 150 116- 
C Carr . 10 13 13 13 10 7 18 13 17 150 114 
W H Varien . 15 15 13 15 13 12 18 20 19 150 140 
W A Hiliis. 12 14 13 14 14 10 18 19 16 150 130- 
F L Carter. 14 9 10 13 13 13 16 16 19 150 123 
E C Redman. 11 13 9 1$ 9 14 16 17 19 150 118 
F B Childs. 14 13 12 12 13 13 IS 15 14 150 124 
O O Orr . 14 14 14 14 13 14 16 15 16 150 130 
L Leonhard . 11 9 9 8 12 9 15 16 16 150 105- 
M Casson . 13 12 9 7 10 10 13 1 5 13 150 102 
G Stone . 12 14 10 14 14 11 16 17 16 150 124 
H P Tacobsen. 11 14 13 11 13 10 18 14 15 150 119- 
W E Greene. 13 14 11 14 15 14 17 16 19 150 133 
Otto Sens . 14 15 14 14 12 14 19 16 17 150 135 
W R Crosby. 14 15 14 15 14 15 19 19 20 150 145- 
H C Hirschy. 14 13 13 14 15 14 20 18 19 150 140 
L E Parker. 14 14 14 13 13 13 17 15 17 150 130 
E L Schultz. 15 14 15 12 13 12 17 18 17 150 133 
W S Wattles. 7 11 10 14 12 10 16 14 14 150 108 
T Prior . 14 14 14 13 13 12 17 16 14 150 127 
F Schultz . 13 14 10 14 13 13 15 19 15 150 126 
W II Seaver. 14 13 11 14 14 10 17 17 18 150 128 
P McCrea .11 14 11 13 19 19 17 120 104 
T Freitas . 10 8 11 13 10 10 13 15 15 150 105 
D D McDonald. 11 15 12 13 13 10 17 15 18 150 124 
R R Cadwell. 13 12 13 12 14 S 18 14 16 150 120 
E R Simms. 10 4 3 . 45 17 
C E Lewis. 10 9 6 . 45 25 
Dan Daniels . 15 14 13 12 12 15 18 20 19 150 138 
D E Morrell. 13 13 12 15 12 12 16 17 12 150 124 
T Berryman . 8 8 4 7 7 7 9 6 10 150 66 
W A 'Wright. 15 12 12 10 9 10 18 13 13 150 112 
F Mills . 14 14 14 15 13 14 18 20 19 150 141 
W T Rand. 15 14 11 14 11 11 15 16 17 150 124 
A T Ferguson. 12 11 11 13 15 13 16 18 15 150 124 
E M Walker. 13 12 9 13 10 12 15 15 12 150 111 
C E Englehart. 9 12 13 11 13 12 15 11 16 150 112 
T Ray . 14 12 11 14 10 12 . 90 73 
C E Gibson. 14 11 8 . 45 33 
J B Wood. 14 10 9 13 13 10 105 69 
E C Hammond. 19 14 14 60 47 
F Drew .13 .. .. 20 13 
Sept. 9, Second Day. 
Events: 1234567S9 Shot 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 at. Brk. 
R C Reed. 19 17 19 20 19 17 20 20’18 ISO 169- 
E Holling. 20 19 18 19 20 18 17 18 20 180 169 
R Bungay . 15 20 17 17 20 15 15 19 17 ISO 155 
G Lovelace . 18 19 18 13 16 14 16 17 18 180 149' 
S R Smith. 18 18 18 19 18 16 18 17 16 ISO 158 
C Carr . 12 15 15 15 9 15 13 15 17 180 136 
W Id Varien. 20 16 IS 17 19 15 19 20 19 ISO 163 
M G Lane. 16 16 19 15 16 14 16 20 13 180 145 
W E Greene. 14 19 16 18 19 15 17 19 17 180 150 
D D McDonald. 16 16 20 17 19 15 IS 16 17 150 161 
F- li Mills. 19 16 17 18 18 17 17 20 19 180 161 
T A Gibson. 15 20 15 17 15 15 16 14 15 180 142 
O O Orr. 19 18 19 17 17 17 17 14 17 ISO 155 
T E Vaughn. 17 16 15 17 19 15 15 18 14 ISO 146 
E C Redman. 18 IS 17 17 19 12 12 17 15 ISO. 145 
O Sens . 19 20 18 17 17 17 17 18 17 180 160 
W R Crosby. 20 17 20 20 20 16 19 20 19 ISO 171 
H C Hirschy. 18 20 18 20 17 19 18 19 17 ISO 166 
L E Parker. 20 17 18 20 19 15 16 IS 15 180 158 
E L Schultz. 20 19 20 18 IS 19 19 17 16 ISO 166 
D Daniels . 17 16 19 17 19 18 17 17 15 180 155 
F L Carter. IS 17 16 16 20 16 14 16 12 ISO 146 
F Stone . 17 17 15 19 16 15 18 14 16 180 150 
F Feudner . 19 16 15 19 19 15 19 18 13 180 157 
W A Wright. 14 9 11 17 12 11 12 14 10 ISO 124 
W T Rand. 18 17 20 17 17 16 19 15 17 ISO 156 
W H Seaver. 19 19 16 17 16 14 16 16 19 180 152 
H Holdsclaw . IS IS 18 20 19 17 15 IS 18 180 161 
A T Ferguson. 15 17 15 15 15 18 14 18 14 180 141 
M Casson . 16 17 13 17 14 12 11 14 9 ISO 125 
C C Durkee. 15 13 14 11 12 10 6 9 15 180 113 
W A Hiliis. 17 20 16 19 14 13 13 17 14 180 143 
F B Childs . 14 18 11 11 14 11 . 120 79 
H P Jacobsen. 14 18 14 19 16 15 15 17 18 180 146 
W Huff . IS 17 IS 20 18 19 18 IS IS' 180 164 
G Knight . 19 18 16 16 17 18 17 19 17 180 157 
D W King, Jr. 17 17 15 13 17 19 17 19 IS 180 152 
M E Tabor. 14 19 15 19 17 15 18 18 13 180 148 
M P Chubb. IS 15 16'15 17 14 16 18 16 ISO 145 
E Fissel . 18 14 IS 16 19 17 17 17 15 180 151 
C Walker . 16 14 18 18 16 15 13 19 15 180 145- 
