FOREST AND STREAM 
595 
J. Southey, Stamford G. C. 12 93 84 153 
C. R. Hyatt, Marine & Field . 15 82 86 153 
C. W. Berner, Larchmont Y. C. 16 90 94 152 
J. W. Alker, Manhattan Bay C. C. ... 16 94 91 153 
R. K. Spotts, Larchmont Y. C. 20 92 95 147 
D. E. Smith, Manhasset Bay Y. C. 10 83 84 147 
W. R. Delehanty, N. Y. A. C. 20 93 93 146 
Team Match—Larchmont vs. Yale. 
Larchmont. Yale. 
Larchmont. Yale. 
R. L. Spotts . 
.9 2 
G. R. Taylor _ 
.77 
D. F. McMahon .. 
.91 
C. E. Lvman _ 
.75 
A. L. Burns . 
T. R. Brown - 
A. W. Church - 
. 87 
T. W. Barrell .... 
. 66 
W. B. Short . 
. 85 
S. Halstead . 
Total . 
• •••445 
Total . 
......348 
The winners of the first, second and third prize in 
the Larchmont championship match were, respectively: 
R. L. Spotts, with 187; D. F. McMahon, with 186, and 
A. L. Burns, after shoot-off with McCahill and Church. 
The winners of the handicap prizes were: First 100, 
A. L. Ivins; second 100, E H. Lott. 
The winners of the eight 23 “bird” contests were as 
follows: George L. Lyon, A. L. Ivins, D. F. McMahon, 
H. L. Hoyt, Jr.; T. J. McCahill, M. R. Guggenheim, 
A. E. Ranney and C. H. Newcomb. 
The winners of the special match were George L. 
Lyon (191), R. L. Spotts (187) and D. F. McMahon (186). 
D. F. McMahon and H. L. Hoyt, Jr., were the win¬ 
ners of the 25 “bird” scratch contests. 
Contestants may shoot on any grounds, whether their 
“home club” or not, so long as they meet the above 
conditions. But in making entry every shooter must 
say where he will shoot, and unless he notifies the 
stakeholder, prior to June 25, that he will shoot else¬ 
where, he must shoot on the grounds originally specified. 
Interstate rules to govern, and a committee of three 
non-contestants must certify to the fact that the match 
was shot in accordance with those rules, and that to 
their personal knowledge the targets were thrown stand¬ 
ard distance, and the rules with respect to dusted and 
broken targets were complied with in every particular. 
The entries to be made to E. R. Galvin, 592 Du Pont 
Building, Wilmington, Delaware, or some other equally 
uninterested party, who will keep a full and complete 
record of all transactions in connection with the match, 
and give same due publicity. I would suggest the fol¬ 
lowing form of entry to be used: 
E. R. Galvin, 
592 Du Pont Building, 
Wilmington, Delaware. 
Enclosed find draft (or money order) for $5.00. I 
desire to enter the match for the “500 target Cham¬ 
pionship of America.” I have carefully read the con¬ 
ditions covering these matches and agree to shoot in ac¬ 
cordance with them in every detail, or forfeit my en¬ 
try. 
(Signed) Name . 
Street Address . 
Town and State . 
WANT TO SWAP GUNS? 
I will pay cash for your gun, rifle, or pjstol, or 
exchange with you for any other firearm you may 
want. Write me what you have, what you want, 
and I will make you an offer by return mail. 
S. J. Francis, 8 Cornhill, Boston, Mass. 
A Shoot for Shooters. 
Reading in a sporting weekly a few days ago a state¬ 
ment by Mr. C. II. Ditto, of Keithsburg, Ill., in which 
he says we should have “more shoots for shooters” 
and “for the old boy who chooses to go once in a 
while for the long green” the thought occurred to me 
that we might have, say once or twice a year, a “shoot 
for shooters” somewhat along different lines than any¬ 
thing yet proposed. 
I note Mr. Ditto’s endorsement of the “Connor Sys¬ 
tem” which requires a man to put up an entrance fee 
of $6.50 to shoot through a 150 target program. $1.50 
of this to pay for the targets, and $5.00 to go to make 
up the purse, which is divided according to the num¬ 
ber of entries. The shoot which I have in mind, would 
cost $5.00 entry, exclusive of targets and shells, and 
the division of the purse would be in line with Mr. 
Ditto’s ideas. 
In June, 1912, the writer got into a friendly argu¬ 
ment with a fellow club member over our respective 
abilities to break targets ir. a long race. The result 
was a match at 500 targets per man, shot in one after¬ 
noon. Shooting from 16 yard rise at targets thrown 
full 50 yards and in the presence of dozens of specta¬ 
tors, it was my good fortune to win with a score of 
477 x 500. At that time the score was said to be “a 
new world’s record for amateurs.” And so far as I 
know, it still stands. 
Mr. Ditto’s article called to mind this match of two 
years ago, and makes me suggest that on the coming 
4th or 5th of July a shoot be held for the “500 target 
championship of America” to be shot for under the 
following conditions: 
Open to amateurs only. 
Shooting from 16 yard rise. 
Every contestant to shoot at 500 targets after 1 :oo 
o’clock in the afternoon. 
Entrance $5.00. 
Match to be shot on afternoon of July 4th. If 
weather is not favorable, contestant has option of post¬ 
poning until the afternoon of July 5th, when he agrees 
to shoot under same conditions. 
No entries refunded, and entrance money to be in 
hands of stakeholder not later than June 25th. 
Public to be allowed to view all matches without 
charge. 
All contestants must shoot over the traps of some 
club which is a member of a State Sportsmen’s Associa¬ 
tion or League of Gun Clubs which is recognized by the 
Interstate Association. 
I will shoot over the traps of the . 
Gun Club at .of which club 
Mr.is secretary. 
Immediately after the match each contestant will wire 
to E. R. Galvin his total score only, prepaying the 
charges on the message. He will confirm his wire by 
letter, giving the results of the match by events, show¬ 
ing only the totals. For instance a shooter will wire 
“my score was four hundred fifty” and sign his name. 
He will then confirm this by letter, on a blank form 
to be supplied, and which must be signed by himself, 
an official of the club over which the match was shot, 
and the committee of three who will certify that all 
conditions were complied with. 
The race may be shot in events of 25 targets each, or 
in events of 50 targets each, at the option of the 
shooter. In case it is shot in events of 25 targets, each 
contestant successively at each firing point shall shoot 
five targets. If shot in events of 50 targets the same 
5jrle shall apply, only the shooter must “go down the 
fine” twice. 
I would suggest the following division of money: 
High guns—not class shooting. 
1 to 20 entries—two moneys, 60 and 40 per cent.; 21 
to 30 entries—three moneys, 50, 30 and 20 per cent.; 31 
to 40 entries—four moneys, 40, 50, 20 and 10 per cent.; 
41 to 50 entries—five moneys, 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 per 
cent.; 51 to 60 entries—six moneys, 30, 20, 15, 13, 12 and 
10 per cent.; 61 to 70 entries—eight moneys, 25, 17, 14, 
11, 10, 8, 6, 5 and 4 per cent.; 71 to 80 entries—twelve 
moneys. 20, 16, 13, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 5, 4, 3 and 3 per cent.; 
81 to 90 entries—fifteen moneys, 18, 14 11, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 
5 , 4, 3 , 3 , 3 , 2 and 1 P er cent.; 91 to 100 entries— 
eighteen moneys, 16, 14, 11, 9, 8, 7, 6 5, 5, 4, 3, 3, 3 , 
2, 1, 1, 1, and 1 per cent, and so on with three addi¬ 
tional moneys for every additional 10 entries or frac¬ 
tion thereof. 
While it is hardly likely that matches of this nature 
will ever become what might be termed popular, still 
they would create a lot of interest, give the men who 
entered wide publicity, for it is certain that every trap- 
shooter in North America would anxiously await the 
news which would tell him who the winner was, and 
also convince some of the wise ones who can break a 
lot of targets in a hundred bird match, that endurance 
as well as skill is required in a 500 bird race. 
I hope enough good shooters throughout the country 
will enter these matches to make them interesting, 
JOHN H. MINNICIC. 
Wilmington, Delaware, April 15, 1914. 
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