278 
Aug. 30, 1913. 
FOREST AND STREAM 
Alabama State Shoot. 
The thirteenth Alabama State shoot is now history. 
It was in several ways the grandest shoot ever held in 
Birmingham. In point of attendance, it far exceeded 
anything ever held in Birmingham heretofore. From 
first to last nearly one hundred contestants were entered 
for at least part of the events. The attendance was so 
great that it was impossible to finish the program each 
day. The program on Wednesday was not finished, and 
it was necessary to continue the shooting on Thursday 
to determine the various winners of some of the events. 
Every event was hotly contested to the very finish. 
Long runs were made. Monday was practice day, and 
fifty-one shooters participated, and they came from every 
city and town in the South. Walter Huff topped the 
professionals, and John Warren the amateurs on this 
day, followed closely by others. 
On Tuesday the first day of the regular shoot, John 
Livingston led the shooters with 194 out of 200 in the 
regular events. W. H. Jones and M. J. Fletcher tied 
for second place w'ith 192, and H. D. Freeman was but 
2 targets behind E. R. Holt. There were seventy-five 
entries this day. The handicap was not finished this 
day, owing to darkness. The handicap was hotly con¬ 
tested up to the time that it was called on account of 
darkness. W. E. Leach, J. T. Austin and Andy 
Meaders tied on 49 out of 50, when the shoot was called 
off. 
On Wednesday the remainder of the handicap was 
the first on the program. The weather dawned warm 
and no wind. Shooting started at 8 o’clock, and the 
handicap was soon finished. W. E. Leach, of Talladega, 
was the winner. He was shooting from 18yds., and 
finished his last 25 without a miss, going out with 98 
out of his 100 and winning the $50 offered to the winner 
of this event. Elbert Holt, of Montgomery, who was 
high professional in the Southern Handicap, was also 
high in the Alabama Handicap, going out with 91, from 
20yds., and received the sterling brush for high pro¬ 
fessional. 
The regular events were ended with John Livingston 
in the lead for this day also. H. D. Freeman, pro¬ 
fessional, overcame the lead gained by Holt and Living¬ 
ston of the day before, and when the shoot was called 
off for darkness, F'reeman had 25 more to shoot with a 
possible chance to win high general average. He also 
had a run of 162. 
E. R. Holt, who won the State championship, went 
out with 100 straight. John Livingston also finished his 
score in the State championship with 97. W. E. Leach 
had a chance to tie this score, when stopped, as did also 
John Sirmon. Several shooters were tied on 96 for 
second place Most remarkable shooting was done by 
Mrs. O. L. Garl, who broke 120 out of 125 in the events, 
with a long run of 55. The program was too long for 
her to keep up this splendid work, however, and she 
failed to continue her good work in the last two events. 
On Thursday morning those who had not finished 
their scores were called to the traps and continued 
shooting, but neither Leach nor Sirmon was able 
to make a straight and tie Livingston for the State 
championship. H. D. Freeman went straight and cap¬ 
tured high general average for the entire shoot. Scores: 
Ala. Hdcp. 
First 
A. 
Second 
Ala. 
Day. 
Yds. 
Score. 
Day. 
Champ. 
*H D Freeman.... 
.. 191 
22 
89 
197 
98 
W H Tones. 
.. 192 
21 
93 
193 
96 
*E R Holt. 
.. 193 
22 
84 
192 
100 
J R Livingston.... 
.. 194 
21 
82 
196 
97 
W T Fletcher.. 
.. 192 
21 
87 
192 
98 
*r FI Fox. 
.. 188 
21 
85 
190 
96 
Mrs G L Garl_ 
.. 162 
16 
85 
181 
86 
*P B Plummer..., 
.. 171 
19 
85 
188 
89 
O L Garl. 
.. 175 
19 
89 
181 
95 
M P G Hillman.. 
.. 186 
20 
IS 
177 
95 
E M Cornwell_ 
.. 169 
19 
84 
183 
96 
R H Baugh. 
.. 164 
16 
82 
178 
80 
C T Barr. 
.. 173 
17 
86 
172 
72 
C Mason . 
.. 182 
18 
88 
182 
96 
W T Laslie. 
..' 185 
18 
88 
188 
T K Warren. 
.. 191 
21 
87 
192 
*W Huff . 
.. 1S9 
22 
90 
192 
Guy Cooper . 
.. 182 
18 
90 
183 
Jas Hillman . 
.. 186 
19 
91 
1,70 
85 
T A Lambeth_ 
.. 187 
19 
90 
180 
87 
F. C Abbott. 
.. 173 
Frank Tones . 
.. 160 
i7 
84 
isi 
9i 
C L Gunn. 
.. 1S9 
19 
94 
183 
95 
T S Paden. 
.. 188 
19 
89 
179 
91 
Carl Lay . 
.. 178 
18 
94 
186 
94 
E C Little. 
.. 181 
19 
90 
191 
F M Long. 
.. 177 
18 
92 
177 
f)i 
C T Broyles. 
.. 1.81 
18 
87 
177 
90 
T F Fletcher. 
.. 181 
20 
59 
163 
PI C Ryding. 
.. 191 
20 
20 
179 
93 
Dr McDuffie .... 
.. 182 
19 
90 
185 
N Tucker . 
.. 186 
18 
89 
187 
90 
W W Cocke. 
.. 183 
20 
84 
185 
90 
Guv McMurdo .. 
.. 180 
20 
91 
185 
91 
G Schroeder . 
.. 185 
20 
85 
177 
93 
Kev . 
.. 188 
19 
86 
184 
96 
T R Morris. 
.. 175 
18 
88 
169 
90 
*C Hunter . 
IS 
74 
174 
87 
C I) Hunt, Jr.... 
.. 172 
18 
91 
18.3 
92 
E R Alexander.. 
.. 176 
19 
91 
183 
85 
T P Austin. 
.. 171 
18 
92 
170 
90 
F J Joerg. 
.. 189 
19 
86 
188 
87 
(has. Wheeler ... 
.. 162 
17 
67 
184 
Dr A Lawson. 
.. 175 
T A Blunt. 
.. 187 
io 
85 
189 
96 
Cad Erwin . 
.. 168 
18 
88 
178 
0 A Dunlap. 
.. 169 
18 
95 
ISO 
96 
H Dunbar . 
.. 173 
18 
81 
180 
T M Barrett . 
... 182 
21 
37 
189 
T M Bunks. 
.. 182 
17 
93 
181 
*T Lester . 
.. 151 
17 
80 
165 
() Meredith . 
.. 169 
17 
45 
E C Sands. 
... 173 
17 
90 
90 
'\ A Leach. 
. . 170 
18 
98 
179 
95 
J Chipley . 
.. 185 
18 
93 
183 
A Meaders . 
.. 183 
18 
88 
185 
93 
"E A Holt. 
.... 186 
20 
91 
192 
( Vaughan .... 
.... 169 
16 
84 
180 
M Her in . 
.... 178 
16 
84 
176 
J W Berry. 
.... 84 
16 
38 
89 
C Bowen . 
.... 139 
16 
75 
156 
*T A Cassetty.. 
.... 154 
17 
71 
175 
S R Taques. 
.... 179 
17 
89 
187 
R A Byrd. 
.... 174 
17 
84 
Isaac Andrews 
.... 161 
18 
88 
i60 
81 
J O Sirmon.... 
.... 171 
19 
88 
182 
95 
J >r Bailey . 
.... 174 
18 
86 
.164 
L Levy . 
.... 177 
185 
Lee Moody 
.(120) 93 
J T (Joulbourne 
.... 149 
(100) 72. 
H B Blanks... 
.... 180 
is 
91 
'172 
89 
G L Byers. 
.... 152 
16 
51 
B S Williams.. 
.... 170 
16 
80 
iiio 
90 
F P Baker. 
J S Broadnax.. 
.(100) 79 
(80)’54 
H W Broadnax 
(80) 56 
C L Osbun. 
153 
J W Padgett... 
(60) 43 
V B Le Croy... 
Nicholson . 
White . 
.(ioo) 90 
. (75) 59 
. (50) 30 
Saunders . 
. (25) 14 
W D Matlock.. 
(175) 113 
I Blaylock .... 
.... 152 
Dr Sellers . 
.(100) 84 
The Pacific Coast Handicap. 
The Interstate Association’s eighth Pacific Coast 
Handicap tournament will be held at Sacramento, Cal., 
Sept. 14-16, under the auspices of the Capital City Blue 
Rock Club. 
Sacramento, “the Heart of California,” is the capital 
of the State, and is the natural distributing center of an 
agricultural empire of fully 6,000,000 acres of land. 
Within the past five or six years fully $2,000,000 have 
been invested in reclamation and irrigation projects in 
this valley, which is traversed throughout its length by 
the Sacramento River, the fourth in carrying importance 
of the rivers of the United States. Some idea of the 
great development and progress may be had when it is 
known that one company alone is reclaiming 100,000 acres 
of rich, river bottom soil, another company 25,000 acres 
immediately at the doors of Sacramento, and another 
company is constructing a water reservoir, containing 
forty-four square miles in the Big Meadows country. 
Sacramento’s climate is one of its greatest assets 
inasmuch as its annual mean temperature is 60 degrees. 
It is also the second healthiest city of its size in the 
United States; these two facts making it a delightful 
all-year round place of residence. 
Transportation facilities are unexcelled, Sacramento 
having two transcontinental lines of railroad, the South¬ 
ern Pacific and Western Pacific. In addition to this, the 
Northern Electric, the Vallejo and Northern. Sacramento 
and Woodland, Oakland and Antioch railway companies 
have gridwoned Sacramento with their lines, and are 
rapidly extending them into the surrounding country. 
] n addition to this, over 500,000 tons of produce are 
annually transported on the Sacramento River, and more 
than 200,000 passengers annually ride on the palatial 
steamers plying between the Capital City and San Fran¬ 
cisco. 
But all this has nothing to do with trapshooting, and 
those who come to the Pacific Coast Handicap tourna¬ 
ment might want to know just a bit about local con¬ 
ditions along that line. The city has a live organization 
in the Capital City Blue Rock Club, composed of a 
large number of leading business and professional men 
of the city, who are enthusiastic sportsmen. And it can 
be said, just as a matter of fact, that some cracking good 
records are made, too, for the club is not without talent. 
1 he membership of the club is enthusiastic over the ap¬ 
proaching tournament, each member feeling a personal 
interest in the matter an'd they realize that, in a trap¬ 
shooting way, it will be perhaps the biggest event of its 
character ever held on the West Coast. 
The conditions governing the Pacific Coast Handicap 
are 100 targets, unknown angles, handicaps 16 to 23yds., 
high guns (not class shooting), $200 added to the purse. 
The number of moneys into which the purse will be 
divided will be determined by the number of entries. 
Entrance $11, targets included. The winner of first 
money is guaranteed $200 or more; winner of second, 
$150 or more, and winner of third $100 or more. If 
first, second and third moneys fall below these amounts 
the difference will be made good by the Interstate As¬ 
sociation. A trophy will be presented by the Interstate 
Association to the amateur contestant who makes the 
highest score. 
Regular entries must be made at the cashier’s office, 
on the shooting grounds before 5 P. M., Sept. 15. 
Penalty entries may be made after Sept. 15 up to the 
time the first gun is fired in event No. 5, Sept. 16, by 
paying $15 entrance, targets included. 
The moneys will be divided as follows: 
Regular program and double-target events. Rose 
system, ratio. 5, 4, 3, 2. Optional sweepstakes, percent¬ 
age system, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent., class shooting. 
Ten entries and under, three moneys, 50, 30 and 20 per 
cent. 
To be eligible for the Squier money-back system a 
contestant must compete in all regular program events. 
The special event at double targets, the Preliminary 
Handicap and the Pacific Coast Handicap are separate 
from the regular program, and it is optional with the 
contestant whether or not he makes entry for them. The 
Squier money-back system does not apply to the double¬ 
target event, the Preliminary Handicap and the Pacific 
Coast Handicap. 
There will be two places created for each ten 
entries or fraction thereof up to 250 in the Prelimin¬ 
ary and Pacific Coast Handicaps. 
The first Pacific Coast Handicap was held at San 
Francisco, Cal., in 1905 and had 74 entries in the mam 
event. G. E. Silvester, of San Francisco, at 16yds., was 
the winner with a score of 97. 
The second was held at Los Angeles, Cal., in 1906 
and had 60 entries. F. B. Mills, of Long Beach, Cal., 
from 19yds., was the winner with a score of 89. 
The third was held at Spokane, Wash., in 190T and 
had 54 entries. M. E. Hensler, of Colorado Springs, 
Colo., from 18yds., was winner with a score of 93. 
The fourth was held at Seattle, Wash., in 1909, and: 
had 114 entries. John H. Noel, of Nashville, Tenn. 
fiom 18yds., was the winner with 96. 
The fifth was also held at Seattle, in 1910, and had 
109 entries. J. J. Law, of Aberdeen, Wash., from 17yds., 
was winner with 97. 
The sixth was held at Madera, Cal., in 1911 and had 
93 entries. E. L. Mitchell, of Los Angeles, Cal., from 
17yds., was winner with 93. 
The seventh was held at Portland, Ore., in 1912, and 
had 126 entries. M. M. Bull, of Eugene, Ore., from 
19yds., was winner with 93. 
In order that the committee on entertainment may 
properly provide hotel accommodations for all visitors, 
prospective contestants are urged to write the tourna¬ 
ment committee, care Kimball-Upson Co., Sacramento, 
Cal., as early as possible, advising of their intention to 
attend the tournament, and class of accommodations 
they wish, so that reservation may be made for them. 
A material reduction in railroad fares, on account of 
the State Fair, will be made from all Pacific Coast 
States to Sacramento. Full information in regard to 
rates can be obtained from local ticket agents. 
A trophy, costing $50. will be presented by the 
Capital City Blue Rock Club to the amateur making the 
highest average in the twenty regular program events 
scheduled for the three days of the tournament. 
The Capital City Blue Rock Club has made arrange¬ 
ments to have the shooting grounds' open for practice 
on Friday, Sept. 12, and on Saturday, Sept. 13. 
Sept. 13, Practice Day.—Five events of 20 targets 
each, entrance $2 per event. Rose system, 5, 4, 3, 2. 
Sweepstakes optional. The Squier money-back system 
does not apply to the above events. 
First Day, Sept. 14. — Ten 15-target events, entrance 
$1.50 each: $40 added: extra entrance, Squier money-back 
system. $1.00. Special event at 25 double targets, en¬ 
trance $4, $50 added. These events are open to ama¬ 
teurs only. Professionals may shoot for targets only. 
Second Day, Sept. 15. — Five 20-targets events, en¬ 
trance, $2.00 per event, $50 added : extra entrance, Squier 
money-back system, $1. Event No. 6 on this day will 
be the Preliminary Handicap, 100 single targets, $8 
entrance, targets included; handicaps, 16 to 23yds., high 
guns (not class shooting), $100 added to the purse. The 
amateur contestant who makes the highest score will 
receive a trophy, presented by the Interstate Associa¬ 
tion. Regular entries must be made at the cashier’s 
office on the shooting grounds before 5 P. M., Sept. 14. 
Penaltv entries may be made after Sent. 14, up to the 
time the first gun is fired in event No. 5, by paying 
$1.0 entrance, targets included. Entries are not trans¬ 
ferable, and entrance money cannot be withdrawn after 
handicaps have been allotted. Open to amateurs only. 
Manufacturers’ agents, paid representatives, etc., may 
shoot for targets only. 
Third Day, Sent. 16. — Five 20-target events, entrance 
$2 per event, $50 added each event; extra entrance, Squier 
money-back system, $1. Event No. 6 on this day is the 
Pacific Coast Plandicap, at 100 targets, $11 entrance, 
targets included; handicaps 16 to 23yds., high guns (not 
class shooting), $200 added to the purse. The winner of 
first money is guaranteed $200 or more and a trophy: 
winner of second $150 or more, and winner of third $100 
or more. If first, second and third moneys fall below 
these amounts, the difference will be made good by 
the Interstate Association. Regular entries must be 
made at the cashier’s office on the shooting grounds 
before 5 P. M.. Sept. 15. Penalty entries may be made 
after Sept. 15, up to the time the first gun is fired in 
Event No. 5, by paying $15 entrance, targets included. 
Entries are not transferable, and entrance money can¬ 
not be withdrawn after handicaps have been allotted. 
Open to amateurs only. Manufacturers’ agents, paid 
representatives, etc., may shoot for targets only. 
Shooting will commence at 9 A. M. sharp each day. 
The Interstate Association Trapshooting Rules, as 
revised in 1909. will govern all points not otherwise 
provided for. No guns larger than 12-gauge allowed. 
Weight of guns unlimited. Black powder barred. Tar¬ 
gets will be thrown about 50yds. Price of targets (3 
cents each) included in all entrances. The Interstate 
Association reserves the right to refuse any entry. A 
full line of first-class factory loaded shells will be on 
sale at the shooting grounds. The standard bore of the 
gun is No. 12, and in the handicap events all contestants 
will be handicapped on that basis. Contestants using 
guns of smaller bore must stand on the mark allotted to 
them. 
The Interstate Association reserves the right to 
select two cartridges from each contestant (to test the 
same for proper loading), the selection to be made at any 
time when a contestant is at the firing line. 
In case entries are so numerous that darkness or 
other cause prevents the finish of any events the same 
day they are commenced, the management reserves the 
authority to stop the shooting at any time it may deem 
it necessary. In this case, weather permitting, the shoot¬ 
ing will begin where left off, at 9 A. M. sharp the 
next day. 
Pipestone G. C. 
Pipbstone, Minn., Aug. 17. —Schapler took the Du 
Pont fob to-day on a score of 24 out of 25, and Nelson 
appropriated the Stevens fob to his personal use for a 
week bv breaking 25 straight with handicap allow¬ 
ance. Scores follow: 
Shot at Broke Shot at. Broke 
Schapler .... 
.... 50 
47 
Peterson . 
100 
71 
O’Leary _ 
.... 75 
66 
Hegstad . 
40 
28 
Shepherd ... 
.... 100 
79 
Atkinson . 
50 
34 
.... 75 
59 
25 
16 
Nelson . 
.... 50 
39 
Redman . 
100 
57 
Leppard - 
.... 50 
38 
Kerr . 
A. Peterson. 
45 23 
, Sec’y. 
