840 
FOREST AND STREAM 
J E. Nutt . 
H. li'irth. 
A. H. Sunderbruch 
T. S. Ritt . 
Lon Eisher . 
C. L. Moeller . 
13 . C. Maxwell _ 
*G. W. Maxwell . 
Frank Young. 
T. E. Cain . 
F. C. Koch . 
Chas. Ward . 
*Mrs. Topperwein 
*C. F. Moore . 
*C. A. Young . 
J. I. Morrison - 
Dr. I. L. Holden 
N. V. Noble . 
J. M. Markham ... 
W. F. Bippus . 
C. Valentine . 
Geo. Adkins . 
J C. Rader . 
W. H. Kellstadt ... 
C. L. Brandon - 
W. C. Northstine 
C. A. Palm . 
*W. B. Darton _ 
L. T. Shaner . 
J. McVicker . 
L. Conrad . 
H. Valentine . 
*R. O. Heikes . 
*T. A. Marshall .. 
T. O. Platt . 
"H. W. Heikes . 
O. Nye . 
J. Carle . 
J. Stepleton . 
T. O. Gilliland . 
R. B. Guy . 
J. B. Cronkley ... 
W. I. Spangler ... 
G. Kistler . 
Joe Taylor . 
S. L. McAfee . 
J. N. Knox . 
R. S. Miller . 
L. D. Arndt . 
Philip Schaertzer . 
87 
80 
87 
76 
83 
89 
79 
go 
34 
96 
94 
97 
73 
76 
94 
90 
88 
77 
83 
73 
74 
81 
83 
69 
89 
71 
49 
35 
24 
92 
95 
95 
92 
37 
41 
28 
35 
47 
43 
47 
44 
122 
138 
138 
122 
119 
122 
GEORGE 
TOWN and COUNTRY TAILORS 
Known the Word over for 
EXCELLENCE of QUALITY, FIT and 
MODERATE PRICES 
/AUR connec¬ 
tion is com¬ 
posed of men of 
standing, and our 
system of trading 
is cash, thus ena¬ 
bling us to supply 
our productionsat 
extremely moder¬ 
ate prices. As an 
illustration our 
evening suits 
range from 30 to 
40 Dollars, and 
our sack suits and 
overcoats from 21 
to 30 Dollars. 
The New Dinner Jacket 
Special Attention Paid to Mail Orders 
E. GEORGE & CO. , George Motor Coats 
87 Regent Street, London 
Geo. Wofler . 102 
A. Ledgett . 133 
H. Feidner . 101 
C. Rader . no 
F. M. Edwards . 130 
A. I. Brown. 116 
M S. Hootman . 131 
Wm. Webster . 133 
*W. R. Crosby . 143 
C. B. Stevers . 107 
J. P ; Martin . 94 
H. Kerr . 125 
C. M. Coffman ... 116 
H. Safford . 94 
J. B. Cromley . 130 
C. B. Hedges . 125 
Chas. Ward . 109 
J. N. Hedges . 131 
W. C. Nothstine . 119 
W. H. Kellstadt . 94 
C. L. Brandon . 108 
C. Palm . 113 
J. S. Ritt . 115 
Frank Young . 118 
U. E. Campbell . 131 
B. Wing . 130 
W. W. Coffman . 123 
II. E. Smith . 146 
N. F. Tilton . 119 
*Professional. 
Shoot-off at 25 targets for second trophy in cham¬ 
pionship event. 
Harlow . 19 19 
Kistler . 19 20 17 
McAfee . 19 20 19 
FIRST DAY. 
The first day dawned clear, but the sun was soon 
obscured by light clouds which made the conditions 
rather more comfortable. A strong east wind was blow¬ 
ing in the shooters’ faces throughout the morning, shift¬ 
ing, in the afternoon to the west. It had some effect on 
the flight of the targets, and was responsible for at least 
a few of the misses. Eighty-six shooters were entered, 
and all but two shot the entire program of regular 
events. The program consisted of ten 15-target events, 
$1.00 entrance in each, which included the price of the 
targets. Following the regular program was a special 
event at 50 targets for the Ohio State Championship 
This has been a feature of the League’s annual tourna 
tnents, and was billed this year as usual. The purse in 
each event was divided Rose System, 5-3-2-1. The $1.00 
optional sweep in each event was divided High Guns, 
one money for each ten entries or fraction thereof. In 
the Championship event the money was divided per 
centage system, 40-30-20-10 per cent., and a trophy given 
for first and second place. The losses were paid back 
each day, the surplus to be divided at the close of the 
three days, on 450 targets. The shooters reached the 
grounds in good season, but as quite a number wished 
for a little practice work, the start of the program was 
delayed until about 9:30, when squad No. 1, took their 
places at trap 1. With the exception of a short inter¬ 
mission for lunch, at noon, there were no delays, and 
the last sheet reached the office about 4:45. The town 
people were out in force to watch the work of the 
noted amateurs and professionals who were present, 
among them being a couple who have won fame at the 
Grand American Handicap, Fred Harlow, of Newark, 
and M. S. Hootman. of Hicksville, Ohio, last year’s 
winner. The amateurs seemed in better trim than their 
professional brothers, high score in the regular program 
events being made by H. E. Smith, Columbus, who 
broke 146; C. D. Coburn. Mechanicsburg, second, with 
143, and C. T. Stevens, Zanesville, 140. The pros were 
headed by W. T. Crosby with 145; R. O. Heikes, G. W. 
Maxwell and Mrs. Topperwein tied for second on 142; 
C. A. Young was next with 141, and J. R. Taylor, 140. 
Mrs. Topperwein shot only in the regular events as 
she was obliged to leave on an early train to keep an 
exhibition appointment at Urbana the next day. Tier 
consistent display of nerve and skill under varying 
conditions of place and weather, are the cause of much 
favorable comment from members of the trap shooting 
fraternity, who realize under what a strain she works, 
and from the general public, which only views the re¬ 
sults obtained by unremitting practice. The Cham¬ 
pionship event had 63 entries, and scores made by ama¬ 
teurs and professionals ran high. C. D. Coburn, Me¬ 
chanicsburg, the winner, had to buckle down to busi¬ 
ness, as he started the second round of 25 targets with 
several contestants leading him. However Clarence • is 
always to be depended upon in a pinch, and he broke 
straight, going out with a total of 49, and winning the 
title and prize given by the Ideal Gun Club. The 
second place, for which the club had also donated a 
trophy, was occupied by three shooters on a score of 48, 
Fred Harlow, George Kistler and S. L. McAfee. Three 
shoot-offs were required to settle the matter, the first re¬ 
sulting in a tie on 19 out of 20; in the second, Harlow 
dropped out on 19, the others going straight, and in 
the third, McAfee won with 19 to Kistler’s 17. The 
long run of the day was made by H. E. Smith, who 
scored 94 in the last seven events without a miss. Other 
runs were made by J. R. Taylor, 50; C. D. Coburn, 58; 
W. B. Darton, 51; C. L. Moeller, 65, and W. R. Crosby, 
56. Including the shoot-offs 15,955 targets were trapped 
during the day, not a minute’s delay being caused by 
trap trouble, but, of course, that is what we expect when 
Chief Make ’em Fly is on the job. 
Ohio State 
First. 
Championship 
Fred Harlow . 
. 136 
25 
23 
48 
R. Smoots . 
. 130 
22 
23 
45 
B. D. McCormick . 
. 129 
20 
20 
40 
B. S. Cooper . 
. 114 
23 
24 
47 
E. Brune . 
14 
16 
30 
T. W. Lamparter . 
. 113 
20 
20 
40 
Fred Hoster . 
. 123 
22 
19 
41 
*W. R. Chamberlain . 
. 139 
23 
25 
48 
T. E. Walters . 
E. M. Stout . 
. 119 
20 
20 
40 
*J. R. Taylor . 
25 
24 
49 
C. D. Coburn . 
24 
25 
49 
t. 1 . Stevens . 
21• 
24 
45 
H. Hildinger . 
17 
17 
34 
T. A. Smith . 
24 
23 ’ 
47 
*t. F. Mioore . 
21 
21 
42 
II. Hirth . 
24 
21 
45 
F. C. Koch . 
25 
21 
46 
T. Ed. Cain . 
.... 115 
19 
20 
39 
J. I. Morrison . 
20 
iS 
38 
*R. O. Heikes . 
24 
22 
46 
* I. A. Marshall . 
.... 139 
22 
22 
44 
T. D. Platt . 
.... 128 
23 
24 
47 
H. VV. Heikes . 
.... 139 
23 
23 
46 
W. I. Spangler _ 
.... 134 
23 
23 
46 
L. Grubb . 
*C. A. Young . 
.... 141 
24 
24 
48 
Lon Fisher . 
23 
45 
C. L. Moeller . 
.... 137 
23 
24 
47 
"Geo. W. Maxwell .. 
25 
22 
47 
"Mrs. Topperwein ... 
.... 142 
F. R. Caldwell . 
.... 137 
21 
22 
43 
N. V. Noble . 
24 
23 
47 
F. Alkire . 
.... 39 
L. T. Shaner . 
.... 115 
*W. B. Darton _ 
• ...139 
24 
24 
48 
I. M. Markham . 
•••• 131 
23 
20 
43 
W. F. Bippus . 
. . . . Il6 
23 
20 
43 
F. T. Coburn . 
R. Guy . 
22 
21 
43 
G. Adkins . 
. . . . 114 
20 
21 
4 i 
Geo. xvistler . 
.... 138 
23 
25 
48 
J. M. McVicker . 
19 
22 
4 i 
J. E. Nutt . 
•••• 135 
23 
20 
43 
A. B. tones . 
..... 113 
21 
19 
40 
C. Sherman . 
17 
21 
38 
C. W. Ford . 
•••• 135 
23 
20 
43 
M. H. Johnson . 
.... 130 
22 
23 
45 
*L. T. Squier . 
A. H. Sunderbruch . 
.... 131 
22 
23 
45 
Second Day 
The shooters who 
woke 
up at daylight 
on Thursday 
listened to the heavy downfall of rain, 
and turned 
over for another s 
nooze, 
almost 
convinced that 
the 
shoot was off for that day. But when the proper rising 
time arrived the rain had ceased, and, although the 
weather looked threatening, there was no more rain to 
stop the sport. The heavy clouds gradually thinned 
out, and the afternoon was pleasant and hot. The wind 
was the worst factor, blowing strong from the west, 
and beating down the targets, causing many to over¬ 
shoot, and record goose eggs, where they expected the 
referee to call “dead.” At noon a wind storm passed 
over the grounds, and for a few moments threatened to 
level tents and buildings. It scattered the squad sheets 
at No. i trap all over the field, blew over a couple of 
the score boards, and laid several of the tent poles 
on the ground. No serious damage was done, and as 
the shooters were having an intermission for lunch, 
their scores did not suffer. The program was the 
same as on the first day, with the addition of a special 
25-target event, and the five-men team race for the 
Shooting and Fishing Trophy. The special event was 
scheduled for the opening of the day, but, in order 
to avoid confusion in pulling off the regular events, 
it was set back, and followed the program, the team 
race coming last. The attendance was a little smaller 
than on the first day, seventy-six shooters entering, and 
72 shooting through. At 9:15 the first shot was fired, 
the program being finished about 4:15. Just after the 
close of the team race a heavy storm of wind and rain 
came up very suddenly, and every one hurried for 
town and shelter. The trophies for each member of 
the winning team, handsome gold watch charms of ap¬ 
propriate design, donated by the Ideal Gun Club, were 
presented to the winners by Mayor Friece, was an 
interested observer of the contests during the day. The 
amateurs and professionals kept pretty close together 
throughout the day, J. R. Taylor being high man with 
145; W. R. Crosby was second with 144, and shared 
the honor with II. E. Smith, who - was high amateur. 
C. D. Coburn was second high amateur with 143, Fred 
Harlow coming next and tying C. A. Young and W. B. 
Darton. on 141. Several long runs that counted for 
something were made. J. R. Taylor shot like he didn’t 
know how to miss, and would never stop smashing ’em, 
breaking his first 100 straight, which, with the last 22 
targets of Wednesday, gave him a run of 122; J. D. 
Platts got 58 straight; W. R. Crosby, 54. J. N. Knox 
quit shooting with an unfinished run of 120; C. A. 
Young quit with 73 as starter for the last day, and C. 
D. Coburn got his last 67. The unfinished runs in¬ 
clude the perfect scores made in the special and team 
events. Five teams were entered for the team trophy, 
the Ideal Gun Club entering three teams. The Colum¬ 
bus team, F. M. Edwards, J. A. Smith, C. D. Coburn, 
W. Webster and H. E. Smith, won on a total score of 
116; Circleville No. 3 was second with 113. The lunch 
tent had special attraction for the shooters, and there 
was seldom a vacant seat at the counter, buttermilk, 
ice cream, sandwiches, etc., were in great demand, and 
several hurried trips to the base of supplies had to be 
made by the proprietor, in order to supply all orders. 
Chief Long Talk (Tom. A. Marshall) was here for 
pleasure only, and refused to take any interest in buy¬ 
ing new articles. Every Ohio shooter knows Frank 
D. Alkire, of Williamsport, and few of the old timers 
have forgotten him. Last year we had him with us 
throughout the tournament, but this time he only came 
over to visit the boys, and shot in but one event, when 
he scored the hoodoo 13. He was much taken with 
a new article which Squier was exploiting, and will be 
a heavy stockholder in the company when organized. 
E. M. Stout, or “Stouty,” as the boys call him, was 
the busiest man in Circleville. First at the grounds 
and the last to leave, on the jump all the time, he 
surely had a right to be slightly peevish when “Roundy” 
prevented him from taking advantage of a lull in the 
rush to enjoy a few moments slumber in the shade. 
He didn’t mean to go to sleep either, but could not 
resist the temptation to sit down on a barrel, and it 
was all off. Rolla Guy kept his new car on the go 
