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FOREST AND STREAM 
Jan. 24, 1914. 
1913 Official Amateur Average 
won by MR. BARTON LEWI 
of Auburn, Ills., using exclusively 
“Steel where steel belongs” 
FACTORY LOADED SHELLS 
MR. LEWIS SHOT AT 6080 TARGETS DURING THE YEAK, AND BROKE 5811 
an average of 95.58% 
All of this shooting was done with Peters Shells, in large part the Medium Priced Loads. Mr. Lewis is known to trapshooters and 
sportsmen throughout the country as the winner of the Amateur Championship of the United States, at the Grand American Handicap 
Tournament at Dayton, Ohio, in June, 1913. His score in that event —made with thebrand -was 195 x 200 from 18 yards. 
IRE HIGHEST AMATEUR HONORS IN TRAP SHOOTING HAVE BEEN WON WITH 
THE BRAND 
3 out of the past 4 years 
1913—Barton Lewis shot at 6080—broke 5811—average 95.58 per cent. 
1912—Barton Lewis shot at 4645—broke 4440—average 95.59 per cent. 
1910—James S. Day shot at 4280—broke 4164—average 97.28 per cent. 
Mr. Lewis and Mr. W. S. Hoon, won 
Second and Third respectively, in 
the 1913 Dupont Long Run Trophy 
Contest, both using Peters Shells. 
The evidence pointing to the SUPERIOR SHOOTING QUALITY of the 
® brand is complete. It is conceded that amateur scores, made in competition 
with thousands of contestants, are the most significant and conclusive proofs 
of ammunition quality; and the amateur records of the past few years — 
particularly the year 1913—emphasize the popularity and the success of PETERS 
shells among the rank an( I file of American trapshooters. 
THE PETERS CARTRIDGE COMPANY 
CINCINNATI, OHIO 
Brandies: NEW YORK 
NEW ORLEANS 
SAN FRANCISCO 
ether than Tournaments given by Leagues of Gun 
Clubs and special organizations: 
To each approved Tournament, irrespective as to 
whether it will be a one day, two days, three days or 
more tournament, the Interstate Association will con¬ 
tribute $50.00, part of which, or all, will be in trophies. 
It is optional with the club holding the tournament 
as to whether the Interstate Association’s contribution 
shall be made one-half in cash and one-half in trophies, 
or whether it shall be made all in trophies. 
Any amateur contestant shooting for “Targets Only” 
at a Registered Tournament shall be eligible to win 
any of the trophies contributed by the Interstate As¬ 
sociation. 
A Club holding a Registered Tournament shall give, 
on the Information Sheet furnished by the Interstate 
Association, the names of the winners of the trophies 
contributed by the Interstate Association. 
When the Registered Tournament Fund of $20,000.00 
is exhausted tournaments will be registered, but with¬ 
out any contribution by the 'Interstate Association. 
Thus it is apparent that clubs should make their appli¬ 
cations at their earliest convenience, even -though their 
tournaments are scheduled to be held late in the year. 
Information in General. 
The Interstate Association’s primary object in reg¬ 
istering tournaments is to encourage State Associations 
and Leagues of Gun Clubs; therefore, it is the Asso¬ 
ciation’s present intention to do all in its power to urge 
and foster -the formation of State Associations and 
Leagues of Gun Clubs in those States where none now 
exist. 
A State Association or a League of Gun Clubs, to 
secure recognition from the Interstate Association, must 
have a membership of 'five or more bona fide clubs lo¬ 
cated in five or more different cities or towns. 
The Interstate Association at its discretion, may 
exact proof of the proper organization of any State As¬ 
sociation, or League of Gun Clubs, which applies for a 
Registered Tournament. 
Any 'Club, a member in good standing of a State 
Association or of a League of Gun Clubs, may apply 
for registration. Applications from clubs not members 
of a State Association or of a League of 'Gun Clubs 
will not be considered. 
When a Club applies for a 'two or more days’ tourna¬ 
ment, the granting of such application will depend on 
the attendance at and success of previous Registered 
Tournaments of said Club, if any were held. The de¬ 
termination of whether it shall be a one day or two 
days’ tournament is at the discretion of the Interstate 
Association. 
Applications for one-day Registered Tournaments 
will be given the preference in 1914. 
Preference will also be given to the applications of 
Clubs that will add money, or trophies, to their respec¬ 
tive programs for the benefit of the contestants. 
Clubs located in States where there are no -State 
Associations or Leagues of Gun Clubs may register their 
tournaments under the Interstate Association’s old poli¬ 
cy. The Interstate Association makes no contribution 
to tournaments registered under its old policy, but the 
scores made at such tournaments become a part of the 
official averages for the year. 
Management. 
The Management of the Interstate Association con¬ 
cedes to the -Management of -any Registered Tourna¬ 
ment the Interstate Association powers as set forth in 
Rule 1, Sections Nos. 1 and 2, of the Trap Shooting 
Rules, as revised in 1909, in respect to said Registered 
Tournament. 
The Management of the Interstate Association has 
the authority and power to inquire into -and deal with 
any. matter relating to fraud in connection with any 
Registered Tournament, and to bar any person or per¬ 
sons concerned in any fraudulent practices. 
A -Club holding a Registered Tournament must pay 
all moneys and prizes as announced therewith. Fail¬ 
ing therein, any Club so offending will be disbarred till 
the default is cleared. 
The Interstate Association’s cash contribution will 
not be paid to any 'Club until such -time as such Club, 
holding a Registered Tournament, shall have sent in 
the -requisite report of the tournament to the -Interstate 
Association. 
The Interstate Association’s cash contribution of 
$50.00 to the winner, or to the runner-up, of “The Inter¬ 
state Association’s Amateur State Championship” at a 
State Tournament, will not be paid until such time as 
the Grand American 'Handicap Tournament is held, and 
-then only on the condition that said winner, or the 
runner-up, makes entry and competes in the “National 
Amateur Championship” event at the Grand American 
Handicap Tournament. 
A Club making application to hold a Registered 
Tournament shall -not include “Practice Day” in the 
dates registered, as the scores made on said day shall 
not be counted in the yearly averages. 
Any application -to hold a Registered Tournament 
shall be made not less than 90 days in advance of the 
tournament opening date. If the application is not 
made 90 days or more in advance of the tournament 
opening date, it will positively not be considered. 
A Club holding a Registered Tournament shall send 
a printed program of the tournament to the Secretary of 
the Interstate Association at least 15 days before the 
opening date of the -tournament. 
A Club holding a Registered Tournament shall use 
the Interstate Association’s Trap 'Shooting Rules, as re¬ 
vised in 1909, and shall conduct -the tournament strictly 
in accordance therewith. It, therefore, must not change 
or modify the rule relating to shooting at a broken 
target. 
A Club which has- been duly authorized to hold a 
Registered Tournament shall give one page of its pro¬ 
gram of which the copy will be furnished by the Inter¬ 
state Association, for purpose of announcing the amount 
of the Interstate Association’s contribution and for pur¬ 
pose of publicity. 
The Interstate Association respectfully suggests that 
the regular program for a Registered Tournament con¬ 
sists of not less than rso targets nor more than 200 
targets per day. 
If a 'Club holding a Registered Tournament defaults 
on its agreement in any particular, permission for fur¬ 
ther Registered Tournaments will not be granted. 
Yearly Averages. 
The yearly averages in 1914, for both amateurs and 
professionals, shall be computed on 2,000 or more single 
targets shot from the standard distance fixed by the 
Interstate Association (the distance being 16 yards), 
and this only at Registered Tournaments and the tour¬ 
naments directly given by the Interstate Association. 
It shall at a Registered Tournament not be obliga¬ 
tory for a contestant to shoot in all events, to have his 
score count in the average, but the records made in 
every event in which he participates at said Tourna¬ 
ment shall count in his yearly average. If a contest¬ 
ant voluntarily withdraws from an event after starting 
in it and does not shoot at the total number of targets 
called for by said event, such unsho-t targets shall be 
scored as “lost targets.” 
Scores made by contestants, whether amateurs or 
professionals, who stand at the 16-yard mark in handi¬ 
cap events shall not be counted in the yearly averages. 
Status of an Amateur. 
Whenever a contestant’s amateur standing is ques¬ 
tioned in writing by a stockholder or by a representa¬ 
tive of -a stockholder of the Interstate Association, and 
is duly submitted to the Interstate Association, the 
Secretary shall communicate with the manufacturer or 
manufacturers whose product is used by said contest¬ 
ant and obtain from said manufacturer or manufacturers 
the statements set forth in said certificate. In case full 
information is not given by said manufacturer or manu¬ 
facturers the 'Secretary, if he deems it proper so to do. 
may strike -said contestant’s name from the list of am¬ 
ateurs. This -arrangement shall be effective as of Janu¬ 
ary 1st, 1908, and thereafter, but shall not be retroactive. 
Miscellaneous Rules. 
'Not more -than two tournaments of any one Club 
shall be registered in any one year. For the year 1914 
a contribution will not be made to more than one tour¬ 
nament of any one Club. 
No tournament shall be registered for a Sunday 
only. A tournament which includes a Sunday may be 
registered, but the scores made on- weekdays only shall 
count in -the yearly averages. 
A Club holding a Registered Tournament shall al¬ 
low any contestant, who so desires, to shoot for “Tar¬ 
gets Only” in any or all events. 
A Club holding a Registered Tournament shall not 
charge more than 2 cents for each target shot at, ex¬ 
cept in the case of a -Club located in a section where 
freight rates are excessively high, thus making targets 
cost much more than they do in the East, in which case 
