June 21, 1913 
FOREST AND STREAM 
791 
Directors and Honorary Members of the Interstate Association 
MURRAY BALLOU, 
American Powder Mills. 
EDWARD E. BANKS, 
Hercules Powder Co. 
W. G. BEECROFT, 
Editor Forest and Stream. 
T he Interstate Association was incorporated Dec. 23, 
1392, under title Interstate Manufacturers and Deal¬ 
ers’ .Association. Its incorporators were: George 
H. Sampson, Clias. Tatham and John A. H. Dressel 
The first Grand American Handicap at targets, the 
(ne from which the present, number 14, dates, was shot 
June 12 to 15, 19C0, at Interstate Park, New York. A 
summary, as applied to the Interstate management of 
the event, written by Bernard Waters, then trap editor of 
Forest and Stream, is interesting: 
“The shoot ran from start to finish without a hitch. 
Every part came in prompt sequence. The organization 
as to departments and details was complete. Elmer 
E. Shaner was manager, and he superintended the tour¬ 
nament with the skill and competency for which he is 
noted. The cashier’s office was in charge of Mr. A. H. 
Meyerhoff, assisted by Mr. J. K. Storr. Mr. J. D. 
Regan w'as compiler of scores, a position which he was 
well fitted for by reason of experience and abjlity in a 
similar office at G. A. H., and he was ably assisted by 
Mr. H. H. Stevens. 
“The referees and scorers were as follows: At No. 1 
set of traps: Mr. H. P. Fessenden referee; Johnnie 
Fleming scorer, H. L. Merrifield messenger. At No. 2: 
Chas. E. Mink referee, W. H. Purcell scorer, Mr. A. 
Lavigne messenger. At No. 3: Mr. Philip O’Brien ref¬ 
eree, Mr. Wm. Everhard scorer, Wm. Cox messenger. 
At No. 4: Mr. H. A. Kerr referee, Mr. W. M, S. Dobson 
scorer, Mr. Fred Keating messenger. Mr. F. C. Snyder 
was squad hustler for Nos. 1 and 2. Mr. Charles North 
for Nos. 3 and 4. Mr. John Wright, of Pittsburgh, was 
blackboard man, and the neat lettering of the names 
on the board was pleasing to gaze upon, and quite 
plain as printed copy. 
“The handicap committee as originally formed had 
for its members Messrs. Jacob Pentz, E. E. Shaner, W. 
R. Hobart, W. K. Park and B. Waters.” 
From the first tournament up to 1900, when Indian¬ 
apolis held the event for the second time, there was a 
steady increase in attendance. Chicago boosted it back 
into popularity in 1907, and on the return engagement, 
two years later, raised their own record by one, which 
was the biggest shooting attendance until the present 
meet, which at time of going to press is far and away 
beyond anything previous. 
Riley Thompson holds the record for high score, 
with 100 straight, made in Chicago in 1910. Last year’s 
winner, W. E. Phillips, broke 96 out of 100. 
The Grand American Handicap, while one of the 
great developments of the Interstate Association, is but 
a detail of the tremendous work it has done for clay 
target shooters. Briefly, this work is similar to that of 
the Amateur Athletic Union, only a great deal more 
thorough and dependable. 
The officers and directors of the Interstate Associa¬ 
tion are able, unbiased and non-partisan, and while each 
group represents a different manufacturer, no attempt is 
made by any member to detract from the value of 
products of others. The combined efforts of the Asso¬ 
ciation is toward development of trapshooting and to 
keeping up its present high standard. The mixed ale 
shoot has had its day, and there is no place for the 
rounder in trapshooting; so long as the Interstate puts 
its name on a shoot, every one is assured of a square deal. 
The club that does not know for what the hall mark of 
Interstate Association stands should immediately write 
for particulars. 
Speaking of photographs, we sent a request to every 
officer and director of the Interstate Association, the 
backbone of trapshooting development, and to every 
publication that is an honorary member, and whose 
publicity keeps the work of the Interstate Association 
before the trapshooting world, for photographs to run 
in this issue. That all trap editors and directors are not 
shown herewith must be c'narged to the gentlemen who 
have not sent photographs as requested. We regret our 
inability to make this souvenir number complete, as 
we feel it would have been had every one complied with 
F. B. CLARK, 
Remington-U. M. C. 
W. R. CLARK, 
Winchester Repeating Arms Co. 
T. E. DOREMUS, 
Du Pont de Nemours Co. 
