Dec. 6, 1913. 
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'the Association has a “record not a prospectus,” and 
while it should always be found willing to receive 
'suggestions and give them careful consideration, it 
•should at the same time feel itself obligated to adopt 
what appears to be the best method to increase in¬ 
terest and insure best results to all interested. We can¬ 
not expect to please every one and must be satisfied 
with the approbation of the majority, which I con- 
-fidently believe we have. Is it not evident from the 
results that our present policy gives satisfaction to 
shooters generally? I may also add that I have care¬ 
fully considered all the schemes proposed and found 
rone other to promise so well as the one adopted in 
1908, and if there is anything else than “clean sport” 
encouraged by it, I am ignorant of its existence. 
State Associations vs. Gun Club Leagues. 
How many ACTIVE State associations are there 
in the whole of the United States? This, a simple 
question, is difficult ot answer. Our records show 
that a great majority of State associations are inactive 
except for the short period necessary to make arrange¬ 
ments for and conduct the annual State Tournament. 
The remainder of the year, which usually amounts to 
ten months or more, these organizations are practi¬ 
cally dormant. Our records also indicate that several 
State associations, go-called, exist in name only and 
that they are kept alive merely to reap the benefits 
that can be derived from our Registered Tourna¬ 
ment policy. 
On the other hand, gun club leagues are active 
practically during the whole of the year, a series of 
one day tournaments being given monthly or semi¬ 
monthly throughout the entire trap shooting season. 
These friendly tournaments among affiliated clubs do 
much to keep alive a healthy interest in the sport 
Notable examples in this respect are the Western Con¬ 
necticut Trap Shooters’ League; the Central Illinois 
Trap Shooters’ League; the Philadelphia Trap Shoot¬ 
ers’ League; the Central Pennsylvania Trap Shooters’ 
League, and the Western Pennsylvania Trap Shooters’ 
League. 
I very much doubt the wisdom of devoting so 
much of our energy in the future to State associations, 
and I would, therefore, advocate that an effort be made 
to establish more gun club leagues in different sec¬ 
tions of the country, having the object in view of event¬ 
ually contributing a very large portion of our Reg 
istered Tournament Fund to their support. 
The Subsidiary Handicaps. 
It has been stated and argued with considerable 
force that the Subsidiary Handicaps are on the wane, 
but our records do not show such to be the case—on 
the contrary—it would seem that there is more inter¬ 
est manifested in them today than at any time since 
their inception. These tournaments have grown steadily 
in importance since they were established and they 
promise to become as firm fixtures as the Grand Ameri¬ 
can Handicap. They are now recognized as the events 
of the year in their respective geographical sections 
and they give satisfaction to a large number of trap 
shooters, which is and always has been our aim. A 
general discussion may be of vital importance. 
In view of results accomplished, which are more 
reliable data on which to reason than the most seduc¬ 
tive hypothesis, 1 suggest that it would be wisdom 
to continue giving the Subsidiary Handicaps. 
The Grand American Handicap. 
The phenomenal success of the Grand American 
Handicap since its inception in 1900 emboldens me to 
renew a suggestion I thought fit to make in my report 
of 1898 covering the Grand American Handicap at live 
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