794 
FOREST AND STREAM 
June 21, 1913 
H. L. MONBECK, PRESIDENT. 
W. F. MacCANDLESS, SECTRETARY-TREASURER. 
The club announced that all shooters were invited 
and welcome to enjoy the sport with them every time 
they had a shoot. Rolla (“Pop”j Heikes came out 
to their second shoot, gave them encouragement and 
splendid advice. He was made an honorary member, and 
has been their guiding star ever since. 
The first New Year’s shoot was held over that one 
trap on Jan. 1, 1910, and ovor sixty shooters were present. 
The latter part of May, 1910. the company granted the 
club a new location in the southeastern part of N. C. R. 
Field and started building a roomy, comfortable club 
house, large, concrete trap house, gravel firing line and a 
suspension foot bridge over the canal. As the club’s 
membership had increased and they w'ere entertaining a 
large number of shooters every Saturday, the Ohio 
Electric Railway was induced to make a regular stop 
(for both city and interurban cars) at the foot bridge. 
thus bringing shooters within 30 yards of the club house. 
On July 2, 1910, the opening shoot w^as held on the new 
grounds, E. A. Deeds, general manager of the company, 
firing the first shot by request of the club, and scoring 
a “dead bird.” 
The club installed a new western McCrea trap, and 
many large pleasant shoots were held. Wertz resigned 
in September, 1910, and H. L. Monbeck was chosen 
president, and still holds that office. Harvey well de¬ 
serves that honor, as he has been one of Ohio’s best- 
known amateurs for over tw'enty years, and has done a 
great deal to build up and encourage trapshooting. 
Sheets, a big, jolly fellow, and a crack shot, was made 
captain. 
Sixty-six shooters attended the New Year’s shoot, 
Jan. 2, 1911. The club never tried 'to make money on 
its big shoots. It has always been in it for “the pleasure 
of shooting” and the “good of the sport,” and always 
gave every concession and privilege they possibly could, 
and figured to make their shoots more attractive and en¬ 
joyable and less costly to the shooters. The club’s mem¬ 
bership now included some of the company’s officers and 
several prominent department managers. Such splendid 
men as Luther J. Squier, Tom A. Marshall, John R. 
Taylor, W. R. Chamberlain, Fred Gilbert, Lester German 
and others were visiting them often, boosting them, and 
part of the club’s hopes were being realized. 
On June 8, the president and secretary-treasurer were 
sent to the Ohio State shoot at Columbus, O., to try and 
secure that tournam.ent for 1912. They had the good 
fortune to land it, and the club immediately began work¬ 
ing to make the event a record-breaker. About seventy 
shooters attended the third annual New Year’s shoot 
on Jan. 1, 1912. Sheets had resigned as captain the 
latter part of December, 1911, because of his taking a 
Saturday course in higher mechanics. S. W. Everett, a 
prominent amateur, splendid shot, and former manager 
of the Harshman Gun Club, was chosen captain, and still 
holds that office. 
On March 1, 1912, the office of vice-president w'as 
created, and W. F. Bippus, treasurer of the company, 
was elected to that office. He is still vice-president, and 
although he never shot a clay bird until July, 1909, he 
has become one of the club’s best shots, is always among 
the leaders at big shoots, and is a popular favorite with 
all. As only employees of the company were eligible to 
join, the club made fifteen of Dayton’s leading prominent 
business men (who had been regular visitors and boost¬ 
ers) honorary members in March, 1912. Such sterling 
men as F. H. Rike, I. G. Kumler, J. M. Markham, R. R. 
Dickey, C. E. Mead and others were included. The 
company built two more trap houses and firing lines, 
enlarged the club house and made other improvements 
to enable the club to properly handle the Ohio' State 
shoot; they also printed the programs, etc. 
The club leased an Ideal-Leggett trap, thus making 
two traps for practice. 
One hundred shooters was their mark for the State 
shoot, but they did better, having 104, 107 and 110 shoot¬ 
ing in the Ohio State shoot, June 5, 6 and 7 respectively. 
That was the largest and best State tournament held in 
the ITnited States during that year, and was only beaten 
by the one at Cincinnati many years ago. The club 
gave $350 (all the money they had received for adver¬ 
tising and part of their profits on the shoot) to the prize 
moneys, in addition to the $300 given by the Interstate 
Association. All the visiting shooters said it was one of 
the best conducted and most enjoyable tournaments they 
ever attended, and they drew up resolutions asking the 
Interstate Association to send the Grand American Han¬ 
dicap to Dayton, O., in 1913, and here it is, gentlemen. 
W. F. BIPPUS, VICE-PRESIDENT. 
S. W. EVERETT, CAPTAIN. 
Independent G. C. 
Easton, Pa., June 14.—The Independent Gun Club 
he’d its regular monthly shoot to-day. J. Maurer was 
high for the Stevens trophy with 24. Cross and Wenner 
were high for the Du Pont trophy with 23. 
The club will hold its next regular shoot on July 12, 
when G. Cross and J. Maurer will shoot a match for 
the club’s challenge cup. The scores of to-day follow: 
Stevens trophy, 25 targets, handicap: 
J 
Maurer . 
0 24 
W Ivey . 
. 2 
20 
G 
Cross . 
0 2U 
C Eckert . 
. 0 
14 
Ji 
Wenner . 
5 20 
Du Pont trophv. 
25 tar 
gets, handicap: 
T 
Maurer . 
1 22 
\V Ivey . 
. 6 
21 
G 
Cross . 
3 23 
C Eckert . 
.0 
22 
B 
W enner . 
4 23 
Twenty-five target 
event: 
T 
Maurer . 
,. 24 
B W'enner . 
20 
G 
Cross . 
,. 19 
W Ivey . 
15 
N. C. R. GUN CLUB GROUNDS AT DAYTON, O. 
