FOREST AND STREAM 
Dec. 13, 1913. 
772 
JOHN T. SKELLY, RETIRING PRESIDENT INTER¬ 
STATE ASSOCIATION 
at Roanoke, Virginia; the Eastern Handicap Tourna¬ 
ment at Bradford, Pennsylvania, and the Western Handi¬ 
cap Tournament at Green Bay, Wisconsin. The place 
for holding the Pacific Coast Handicap Tournament 
was referred to the Tournament Committee. 
The following committees were appointed to serve 
during the year 1914: Tournament committee: T. E. 
Doremus, chairman; F. B. Clark, A. J. Norcom, T. 
H. Keller, J. T. Skelly, Wm. B. Stadtfeld and H. 
McMurchy. 
Trophy Committee: F. B. Clark, chairman; T. E. 
Doremus and A. W. Higgins. 
Gun Club Organization Committee: F. B. Clark, 
chairman; T. H. Keller and A. F. Hebard. 
Handicap Committee for 1914 G. A. H.: J. E. Cain, 
chairman, Dayton, Ohio; C. D. Coburn, Mechanicsburg, 
Ohio; J. A. Blunt, Greensboro, Alabama; A. C. Connor, 
Springfield, Illinois, and Fred A. Godcharles, Milton, 
Pennsylvania. 
After reading several letters and discussing matters 
of no particular interest to the general public, the 
directors meeting adjourned to meet at Dayton, Ohio, 
ir. 1914, during the week of the Fifteenth Grand Ameri¬ 
can Handicap Tournament. 
THE INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION, 
E. REED SHANER, Secretary. 
Synopsis of the Interstate Association’s Registered 
Tournament Work in 1913. 
Contributed to registered tournaments. $24,738.33 
Different trap shooters who took part in regis¬ 
tered tournaments . 7,014 
Tournaments registered . 286 
Applications refused . 11 
Tournaments registered under “Old Policy”. 55 
Tournaments contributed to. 231 
State tournaments registered . 38 
Tournaments registered in Canada. 16 
One-day tournaments registered. 173 
Two-day tournaments registered . 79 
Three-day tournaments registered . 32 
Four-day tournaments registered. 2 
Reports received up to November 20th. 282 
Reports not yet received. 4 
Tournaments cancelled by request and not 
counted . 3 
Targets trapped . 4,526,570 
Average number of targets trapped per tourna¬ 
ment . 16,051 
Average entry per tournament—amateurs, 42 2-5; 
professionals, 7 1-10. 
Tournaments conducted under Squier Money- 
Back systems . 102 
Tournaments conducted under Jack Rabbit sys¬ 
tem . 61 
Tournaments conducted under Rose system. 37 
Tournaments conducted under Percentage sys¬ 
tem . 25 
Tournaments conducted under Special systems. 20 
Tournaments conducted under Lewis Class sys¬ 
tem . 17 
Tournaments conducted under Siefken system 11 
Tournaments conducted under Equal Moneys 
system . 9 
Tournaments conducted under High Gun system 2 
(Note.—-Philadelphia Trap Shooters’ League, and 
Portage La Prarie, Manitoba, Canada, not included in 
above.) 
Number of tournaments given in each state; amount 
contributed to each state; number of targets trapped in 
each state, and average entry per tournament. 
No. of Amt. .No. of Average Entry 
Tourna- Contri- Targets Ama- Profes- 
ments. bitted. Trapped, teurs. sionals. 
Alabama . 
6 
$1,024.15 
165,340 
41 2-3 
131-6 
Arizona . 
I 
50.00 
3,200 
14 
3 
Arkansas . 
3 
350.00 
55,360 
28 1-3 
8 
California . 
6 
924-75 
240,320 
70 2-3 
9 2-3 
Canada . 
14 
202,770 
41 
5 2-7 
Colorado . 
2 
250.00 
43,390 
44 
5 1-2 
Connecticut . 
II 
300.00 
101,500 
53 
6 8-11 
Delaware . 
2 
702.85 
139,285 
161 1-2 
32 
Di-st. of Columbia 
I 
50.00 
5,390 
29 
12 
Florida . 
0 
Georgia . 
2 
300.00 
35,770 
30 1-2 
7 
Idaho . 
2 
100.00 
21,770 
25 T—2 
4 1-2 
Illinois . 
, 18 
1,450.00 
197,070 
372-3 
6 4-9 
Indiana . 
IO 
550.00 
94,685 
331-2 
5 1-10 
Iowa . 
■ 19 
1,390.00 
236,760 
38 3-19 
5 16^19 
Kansas . 
5 
300.00 
73,005 
44 i-5 
7 
Kentucky . 
5 
450.00 
57,280 
37 i“5 
6 3-5 
Louisiana . 
2 
30,640 
21 
13 1-2 
Maine . 
1 
22,000 
34 
7 
Maryland . 
8 
450.00 
65,840 
32 5-8 
4 3-8 
Massachusetts 
5 
500.00 
84,945 
513-5 
10 2-5 
Michigan . 
I 
200.00 
28,000 
73 
II 
Minnesota . 
IO 
650.00 
74,350 
284-5 
5 3-5 
Mississippi . 
3 
250.00 
56,800 
30 2-3 
8-1-3 
Missouri . 
8 
700.00 
104,955 
37 7-8 
8 1-8 
Montana . 
2 
50.00 
53,050 
461-2 
5 1-2 
Nebraska . 
• 4 
1,009.00 
162,190 
76 
II 1-2 
Nevada . 
I 
300.00 
23,980 
41 
7 
New Hampshire., 
. 0 
New jersey . 
6 
650.00 
180,565 
611-2 
9 1-2 
New Mexico . 
0 
New York . 
• 17 
1,050.00 
192,945 
48 6-17 
3 10^17 
N. Carolina . 
. 2 
92,600 
45 
8 1-2 
N. Dakota . 
- 5 
450.00 
61,080 
33 
5 4-5 
t >hio . 
• 19 
3,220.80 
462,325 
68 12-19 
9 3 H *9 
Oklahoma .. 
• 4 
300.00 
106,135 
463-4 
8 3-4 
Oregon . 
. 2 
200.00 
59,250 
53 1-2 
8 1-2 
Pennsylvania ... 
. 40 
2,550.00 
419,980 
45 39-40 
6 1-40 
Rhode Island _ 
. 0 
* 
S. Carolina .. 
. 0 
S. Dakota .. 
• 4 
300.00 
44,780 
31 1-2 
5 3“4 
1 ennessee . 
. 1 
200.00 
23,200 
37 
14 
Texas . 
■ 3 
956.80 
107,910 
53 
14 
Ltah . 
. 1 
100.00 
24,020 
36 
9 
Vermont . 
. 2 
200.00 
23,910 
30 
6 '1^2 
Virginia . 
• 5 
400.00 
76,745 
441-5 
9 1-5 
Washington _ 
• 4 
800.00 
121,755 
73 1-2 
12 
W. Virginia _ 
• 3 
250.00 
17,765 
18 
4 2-3 
Wisconsin . 
. II 
800.00 
116,960 
47 3“i 1 
5 2-11 
Wyoming . 
. I 
100.00 
15,000 
22 
6 
Total .282 $24,738.35' 4,526,570 
(Note.—The above includes the reports received up 
to November 20.) 
Poll of trap shooters who attended registered tourna¬ 
ments in 1913, in regard to proposed changes in the 
trap shooting rules, vote of amateurs only registered: 
Number of return postal cards sent out, 6,700. 
Number of replies received from amateurs, 3,096. 
Are you in favor of changing the standard 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 bulk, 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 45yds. to 60yds. 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 guage guns. 10 
Use smaller targets. 10 
■Classify shooters . g 
Throw targets at varying heights. 7 
Change division of moneys. 3 
Data for reference: Average entry per tournament 
in 1908—Amateurs 27 1-5, professionals 4 4-5; average 
entry per tournament in 1909—Amateurs 23 1-2, profes¬ 
sionals 5 2-5; average entry per tournament in 1910— 
Amateurs 22 3-10, professionals 5 3-110; average entry per 
tournament in 1911—Amateurs 36 2-5, professionals 6 1-10; 
average entry per tournament in 1912—Amateurs 35 1-5, 
professionals 6 2-5; average entry per tournament in 1913 
—Amateurs 45 2-5, professionals 7 1-10. 
E. REED SHANER, 
Secretary. 
New Rochelle Yacht Club. 
New Rochelle, N. Y., December 6, 1913. 
George Granbery took a pair of todays six events, 
namely a leg on Monthly Cup with a full fifty fron. 
six unshot and a full 25 from four unpulled. B. R. 
Stoddard cribbed the fifteen rock scratch event with 
10. D. Giriat swooped the ten disc -scratch with a loss 
of only one. A. E. Eldredge came across for the fif 
teen handicap with a full from four. A. E. Black took 
the remaniing event with 25 up and six unplayed. 
Fifteen Clay Pigeons (Scratch).—B. B. Stoddard, 
10; A. E. Eldredge, 9; H. H. Todd, 6. Won by Mr. 
Stoddard. 
Ten Clay Pigeons (Scratch).—B. R. Stoddard, 6; 
A. E. Eldredge, 8; H. H. Todd, 6; D. Giriat, 9; 
A. E. Black, 8. Won by Mr. Giriat. 
Fifteen Clay Pigeons (Handicap).—B. R. Stoddard 
(3), 14; A. E. Eldredge (4), 15; II. H. Todd, (4), 12; 
D. Giriat (4), 14; A. E. Black (4), 12. Won by Mr. 
Eldredge. 
Fifty Clay Pigeons (Handicap).—Monthly Cup—B. 
Iv. Stoddard (10), 44; A. E. Eldredge (12), 47; Ii. H. 
Todd (14), 50; D. Giriat (12), 44; A. E. Black (12), 36; 
G T. Granbery (8), 50. Legs on cup won by Messrs. 
Todd and Granbery. 
Twenty-five Clay Pigeons (Handicap).—B. R_ Stod¬ 
dard (5), 23; A. E. Black (6), 25; G. T. Granbery (4), 
22. Won by Mr. Black. 
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