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(5) President’s report. 
(6) Secretary’s detailed report for the past year. 
(7) Secretary’s data for quick reference of the Asso¬ 
ciation’s work for the past year. 
(8) Treasurer’s financial report of assessment fund. 
(9) Treasurer’s financial report of registered tourna¬ 
ment fund. 
(to) Tournament manager’s report. 
Upon motion, duly made and seconded, a meeting 
of the new board of directors for the election of officers, 
etc., was directed to be held immediately after the close 
of the stockholders’ meeting. 
No further business coming before the meeting, upon 
motion, duly made and seconded, the same adjourned. 
The Directors’ Meeting. 
A meeting of the board of directors was held imme¬ 
diately after the close of the stockholders’ meeting. 
The meeting was called to order by Mr. J. T. Skelly, 
with E. Reed Shaner acting as secretary. 
The following officers were elected to serve during 
the ensuing year: President, F. G. Drew; vice-president, 
F. B. Clark; secretary, E. Reed Shaner; treasurer-mana¬ 
ger, Elmer E. Shaner. 
ELMER E. SHANER, TREASURER-MANAGER 
INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION 
The minutes of the directors' meeting held December 
5 and 6, 1912, at Jersey City, and June 18, 1913, at Day- 
ton, Ohio, and those of the several mail votes taken 
during the year, were duly approved. 
Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the following 
resolution was unanimously adopted: 
“In view of the fact that 6,700 trap shooters who 
attended registered tournaments in 1913 were requested 
to express their views in regard to proposed changes in 
the trap rules and that only about one-half of them 
replied to this request, the tabulated replies showing as 
follows: 
Are you in favor of changing the standard distance 
for target shooting from 16yds. to 18yds .! 928 yes, 
1,925 no. 
Are you in favor of restricting loads for target 
shooting to 3 drams bulks, or the equivalent in dense 
powder and 1 1-8 oz. of shot? 1,423 yes, 1,385 no. 
Are you in favor of making the regulation distance 
for throwing targets not less than 55yds. nor more than 
65yds.? 1,313 yes, 1,379 no. 
Are you in favor of letting conditions remain as they 
are? 1,405 yes, 965 no. 
Suggestions made as follows: 
Throw targets 45 to 6oyds. 58 
Reduce price of ammunition and do away with pro¬ 
fessionals . 56 
Use handicaps at all tournaments. 40 
Restrict load to 3 drams of powder and 1 1-4 oz. of 
shot . 33 
Hold gun below elbow until call of ‘Pull’. 12 
Use smaller gauge guns . 12 
Use smaller targets . 10 
Classify shooters . 9 
Throw targets at varying heights. 7 
Change division of moneys. 3 
which indicates that there is no necessity at the present 
time for making any changes, be it, 
Resolved, That no changes be made in the trap 
shooting rules as revised in 1909.” 
A plan covering a change in policy of the asso¬ 
ciation was presented, discussed at great length, and, 
by resolution, adopted. Briefly outlined, the plan calls 
for the association’s future contributions to registered 
tournaments to be made part or all in trophies instead 
of all in cash; for any gun club holding a registered 
state tournament to schedule an event to be known as 
“The Interstate Association’s Amateur State Champion¬ 
ship,’’ said event to be at 100 single targets, 16yds. rise, 
high guns win, open only to bona fide residents of the 
state in which the tournament is held, and that any 
contestant shooting for “targets only” shall be eligible 
to win the state championship and any of the trophies 
donated by the Interstate Association; for the associa¬ 
tion to pay $50.00 in cash to the winner, or runner-up, 
of the state championship, provided said winner or 
runner-up makes entry and competes in the National 
amateur championship at the Grand American Handicap 
tournament; for the same amount to be contributed to 
each state tournament, regardless of the population of 
the state in which the tournament is held; for the 
amount contributed to a one-day, two-day or three-day 
tournament, other than a state tournament, to be the 
same, namely $50.00, part of which, or all, as the club 
holding the tournament may elect, shall be in trophies. 
The details of the plan have not yet been fully 
worked out, but the committee in charge hopes to 
have the matter in shape to give it publicity within 
the next thirty days. 
By resolution, it was decided to hold the Grand 
American Handicap Tournament during the week com¬ 
mencing September 6th. 
By resolution, it was decided to discontinue giving 
the National Professional Championship at single targets 
ar.d the Professional Championship at double targets 
at the Grand American Handicap Tournament. 
By resolution, it was decided that professionals shall 
not be permitted to compete, not even for “targets 
only,” in the main event, namely, the Grand Ameri¬ 
can Handicap, at the Grand American Handicap 
Tournament. 
By resolution, it was decided to provide trophies 
for the first three or more places in the Preliminary 
Handicap, for the first five or more places in the Grand 
American Handicap, for the first three or more places 
in the Consolation Handicap, for the first three or 
more places in the National Amateur Championship 
at single targets and for the first three or more places 
in the Amateur Championship at double targets at the 
Grand American Handicap Tournament. 
By resolution, it was decided to provide trophies 
for the first three or more places in the main evem 
at each of the subsidiary handicap tournaments. 
By resolution it was decided to print in pamphlet 
form, for distribution to gun clubs holding registered 
tournaments and other interested parties, the names 
and addresses, total number of targets shot at, total 
number of targets broken, and percentages of all con¬ 
testants who took part in registered tournaments held 
in 1913. 
Upon motion, duly made and seconded, the 
directors meeting adjourned at 4:15 p. m., to meet the 
following day at 10 a. m. at the Holtel Astor, New 
York City. 
The adjourned meeting of the directors was 
called to order at 10 a. m., December 5th, with Presi¬ 
dent Drew in the chair. New business was at once 
taken up where left off. 
A letter pertaining to trap shooting matters in gen¬ 
eral, received from Mr. C. II. Newcomb, was read, 
ordered to be filed, and the secretary directed to ex¬ 
tend the thanks of the Association to Mr. Newcomb. 
By special permission, Mr. W. J. Gallagher, man¬ 
ager of the Travel, Vacation and Sportsman’s Ex¬ 
hibition, to be held at the New Grand Central Palace. 
New York City, March 5th to 14th, 1914, inclusive, 
addressed the meeting and explained the object of the 
show. Mr. Gallagher stated that it was the intention 
to give a real, old time, scenic Sportsmen’s Show 
which will include a collection of live animals with 
skunk and fox farming featured. Mr. Gallagher also 
stated that the Exposition Company expected to secure 
enough animals, birds and fish to make this one of 
the most complete natural history collections, from a 
sportsman’s viewpoint, that has ever been exhibited 
under one roof in New Y^ork City. At the conclusion 
of Mr. Gallagher’s address he extended an invitation 
to the directors to visit the Grand Central Palace at 
the close of their meeting and see for themselves 
miniature models of the elaborate decorative scheme 
outlined for the show. 
By resolution, it was decided to endorse the third 
annual Travel, Vacation and Sportsman’s Exhibition, 
and to give it the moral support and hearty co-opera¬ 
tion of the Interstate Association. It was also decided 
to accept Mr. Gallagher’s invitation and visit the Grand 
Central Palace at the close of the meeting. 
The next matter taken up was a petition requesting 
that Mr. O. N. Ford, of San Jose, California, be made 
eligible to compete as an amateur at The Interstate 
Association Tournaments. By resolution, it was decided 
not to make any change in the position taken by the 
Association in respect to Mr. Ford taking part in its 
tournaments. 
Letters from Mr. George K. Mackie and C. O. 
Carothers, pertaining to Grand American Handicap mat¬ 
ters, were read and referred to the G. A. II. Program 
Committee. 
A letter from Mr. L. Ilezzelwood, Iowa Falls, Iowa, 
cutlining a plan for organizing a Federal Trap Shoot¬ 
ers’ and Game Protective Association was read and 
referred to Mr. John B. Burnham, president of the 
American Game Protective and Propagation Associa¬ 
tion. 
By resolution, it was decided to present trophies to 
the winners of the High Amateur and High Professional 
averages of 1913, but to discontinue giving a trophy to 
E. REED SHANER, SECRETARY INTERSTATE 
ASSOCIATION 
the winner of the High Professional Average there¬ 
after. 
By resolution, a vote of thanks was extended to 
the Forest and Stream Publishing Company for their 
kindness in donating advertising space for the pur¬ 
pose of giving publicity to the Eastern, Western and 
Pacific Coast Handicap Tournaments. 
The next matter taken up was an application from 
the Pastime Gun Club requesting that the Pacific Coast 
Handicap Tournament be held at San Diego, California, 
in 1915. By resolution, it was decided to refer this ap¬ 
plication to the next annual meeting, as the present 
directors have no jurisdiction over matters pertaining 
to any year other than 1914. 
By resolution, the manager of the Department of 
Records was directed to compile a list of record scores, 
long runs, etc., which will be official, the idea being, 
it the question comes up as to a world’s record, that 
the Association’s data will be the court of final resort. 
The matter of giving a tournament at San Fran¬ 
cisco, in 1915, during the Panama-Pacific Exposition 
was then taken up and the same ruling, in respect to 
the directors having no jurisdiction, was made as cov¬ 
ered the application received from San Diego, Califor¬ 
nia, for the Pacific Coast Handicap Tournament in 
1915. 
By resolution, it was decided to request all gun 
clubs, whose addresses can be obtained, to make 
an effort to have their local papers publish trap shoot¬ 
ing scores and other matters of interest to trap shoot¬ 
ers in general. 
By resolution, it was decided to continue the custom 
of inviting the president, or some duly accredited rep¬ 
resentative of the several State associations and promi¬ 
nent gun club organizations fo deliberate with the 
Association at its annual meetings and give it the 
benefit of their views on trap shooting. 
By resolution, it was decided that in 1914 the Grand 
American Handicap shall be given at Dayton, Ohio; 
the Southwestern Handicap Tournament at Oklahoma 
City, Oklahoma; the Southern Handicap Tournament 
