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May 3, 1913 
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WIN SOUTHWESTERN HANDICAP 
The brand was the “whole cheese” at the Inter-State Association’s First Southwestern 
Handicap Tournament, San Antonio, April 8-10, winning practically all the honors. 
SOUTHWESTERN HANDICAP, won by H. R. Bosley, 19 yards, score 92 ex 100 
Nr. Bosley tied with two others and won in the shoot-off. 
PRELIMINARY HANDICAP, won by R.. B. Barnes. 18 yards, score 96 ex 100 
HIGH PROFESSIONAL AVERAGE. J. S. Day (tie). - - score 339 ex 350 
SECOND HIGH AMATEUR AVERAGE. Barton Lewis. - score 334 ex 350 
HIGH AMATEUR AVERAGE, April 11, Barton Lewis, - score 195 ex 200 
At New Orleans, April 15-16, HIGH AMATEUR AVERAGE, Barton Lewis, - score 387 ex 400 
SHELLS demonstrate their superiority in this, the first big tournament of 
the season. Trap shooters are wise to the fact that the brand of shells 
gives them a “hunch” in any race. Insist on having “steel where steel belongs/* 
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The Southern Handicap. 
The Interstate Association’s Eighth Southern Han¬ 
dicap tournament will be held at Montgomery, Ala., 
May 13, 14 and 15, under the auspices of the Capital City 
Gun Club. 
Modern Montgomery, the third city of Alabama, 
furnishes a striking illustration of an historical old com¬ 
munity splendidly blended into the new, of a people 
proud of the venerated past, but living in the present 
and looking through progressive eyes upon a roseate 
future. Situated just fifty-seven miles from the exact 
center of the State, surrounded by fertile fields and 
virgin forests and at the head of navigation of a noble 
river, Montgornery early became an important trading 
post. Indeed, it has never lost its position as the agri¬ 
cultural center of Alabama. 
Montgomery, with its wealth of history and tradition, 
is of the old South, but its people are more boastful 
that they are foremost in the spirit of the new South. 
This Capital _ City of Alabama is pointed out among 
Southern cities as the most conspicuous example of 
modern municipal development. It has led the way in 
sanitary equipment and civic improvements. 
There are 52,000 people within trolley car distance of 
the center of the city_ of Montgomery, including many 
planters who go to their farms daily in motor cars. The 
historic value of Montgomery has made the city for 
many years the objective point of tourists, and the fine 
roads of the county have brought many points of interest 
into accessibility. 
Six lines of railroads and navigable river provide 
ample facilities for the commerce of Montgomery, which 
approximates^ in the value $50,000,000 annually. 
The Capital City Gun Club, under whose auspices 
the 1913 Southern Handicap tournament will be held, 
was organized in 1905, with a membership of fifty-six. 
The shooting grounds of the club were then, and are 
now, located at Pickett Springs, four and one-half miles 
from the center of the city on the car lines of the 
Montgomery Traction Company. The grounds are, be¬ 
yond doubt, among the finest in the United States, with 
a perfectly clear sky background and ample accommo¬ 
dations for all purposes. The club house is within fifteen 
feet of the car tracks. 
The club is prosperous and flourishing, and its mem¬ 
bers at all times lend every effort to jtlease and enter¬ 
tain every visiting sportsman. In addition, it is well to 
bear in mind that Montgomery is the home of one 'of 
the oldest shooting organizations in the United States, 
and that the sportsmen of this locality, as well as the 
.citizens, have at all times been noted for their hospital¬ 
ity and spirit of sportsmanship. 
The members of the Capital City Gun Club extend a 
cordial invitation to all their numerous friends and 
sportsmen in general to be with them at the coming 
meet. May 13, 14 and 15, assuring them of a pleasing and 
jolly time. 
The conditions governing the Southern handicap 
are as follows: One hundred targets, unknown angles, 
handicaps 16 to 23yds., high guns (not class shooting); 
$200 added to the purse; the number of moneys into 
which the purse will be divided will be determined by 
the number of entries. Entrance $10, targets included. 
The winner of first money is guaranteed $200 or more; 
the winner of second is guaranteed $150 or more, and 
the winner of third is guaranteed $100 or more. If first, 
second and third moneys fall below these amounts, the 
difference will be made good by the Interstate Associa¬ 
tion. A trophy will be presented by the Interstate As¬ 
sociation to the amateur contestant who makes the 
highest score. Regular entries must be made at the 
cashier’s office, on the shooting grounds, before 5 P.M., 
Wednesday, May 14. Penalty entrie's may be made after 
Wednesday, May 14, up to the time the first gun is fired 
in event No. 5, Thursday, May 15, by paying $15 en¬ 
trance, targets included. 
PROGRAM. 
Monday, May 12—Practice Day.—Shooting begins at 
1. P.M. Five events of 20 targets each, entrance $2. 
Rose system, 5, 3, 2, 1. Sweeps optional. The Squier 
money back sy.stem does not apply to the above events. 
The Columbus Board of Trade, in conjunction with 
the citizens of Columbus, Ga., offer for competition a 
.silver loving cup, the value of which is $500, under the 
following conditions: The trophy is to be known as 
“the Columbus, Georgia, cup,” and the competition is to 
be open to amateurs only. To he eligible for the trophy 
a contestant must shoot in all events called for by the 
program of the tournament, the Southern Handicap, Pre¬ 
liminary I-Iandicap, and double-target event included, and 
the contestant making the highest ayerage shooting in 
all of said events is to be credited with one win of the 
cup. The trophy is to be contested for at Southern 
Handicap tournaments only, and it is to become the 
absolute property of the contestant who wins it three 
times. 
First Day, May 13.—There will be ten 15-target 
events, entrance $1.40 in each; extra entrance for Squier 
money-back system, $1 each event. There will be also a 
special event at 25 double targets, entrance $2. Open to 
amateurs only. Manufacturers’ agents, paid representa¬ 
tives, etc., may shoot in the above events for targets 
only. 
Second Day, May 14.—There will be five 20-target 
events, on this day, $1.80 entrance and $1 extra entrance 
for Squier money-back system in each event. Event No. 
6 on this day will be the Preliminary Handicap, 100 
single targets, $7 entrance (targets included), handicaps 
16 to 23yds., high guns (not class shooting), $100 added 
to the purse. The amateur contestant who makes the 
highest score will receive a trophy, presented by the 
Interstate Association. Regular entries must be made at 
the cashier’s office, on the shooting grounds, before 5 
P. M., Tuesday, May 13. Penalty entries may be made 
after Tuesday, May 13, up to the time the first gun is 
fired in event No. 5, by paying $10 entrance, targets in¬ 
cluded. Entries are not transferable, and entrance money 
cannot be withdrawn after handicaps have been allotted. 
These events are open to amateurs only. Manufacturers’ 
agents, paid representatives, etc., may shoot for targets 
only. 
Third Day, May 15.—On this day there will be five 
20-target events, $1.80 entrance and $1 extra entrance 
for Squier money-back system, in each. Also will be 
shot on this day the Southern Handicap (event No. 6), 
100 targets, $10 entrance (targets included), handicaps 16 
to 23yds., high guns (not class shooting), $200 added to 
the purse. The winner of first money is guaranteed $200 
or more and a trophy; the winner of second is guar¬ 
anteed $150 or more, and the winner of third is guar¬ 
anteed $100 or more. If first, second and third moneys 
fall below these amounts, the difference will be made 
good by the Interstate Association. Regular entries must 
be made at the cashier’s office on the shooting grounds 
before 5 P. M., Wednesday, May 14. Penalty entries 
may be made after Wednesday, May 14, up to the time 
the first gun is fired in event No. 5, by paying $15 en¬ 
trance, targets included. Entries are not transferable,, 
and entrance money cannot be withdrawn after handicaps 
have been allotted. Open to amateurs only; all others 
may shoot for targets only. 
The first Southern handicap was held at Nashville, 
Tenn., in 1906. Open to all. Total number of entries ire 
the main event, 70. C. G. Spencer, of St. Louis, Mo., 
handicapped at 20yds., was the winner with a score 
of 98. 
The second tournament was held at Richmond, Va., 
in 19()7 and had 83 entries. G. S. McCarty, of Philadel¬ 
phia, Pa., was the winner with a score of 92 from 17yds. 
The third tournament was held at Birmingham, Ala., 
in 1908 and had 116 entries. George L. Lyon, of Dur¬ 
ham, N. C., was the winner with a score of 94 from 19yds. 
The fourth tournament was held at Nashville, Tenn., 
in 1909, and had 127 entries. S. L. Dodds, of Hickman, 
Ky., was the winner with a score of 94 from 16yds. 
The fifth tournament was held at Columbus, Ga., in 
1910, and had 128 entries. .1. S. Young, of Chicago, Ill., 
was the winner with a score of 96 from 22yds. 
The sixth tournament was held at Charlotte, N. C., 
in 1911, and had 100 entries. W. T. Laslie, of Tuskegee, 
Ala., was the winner with a score of 96 from 19yds. 
The seventh tournament was held at Columbus, Ga., 
in 1912, and had 105 entries. Vassa Cate, of Brunswick, 
(ia., was the winner with a score of 93 from 19yds. 
Frontier Rod and Gun Club. 
Buffalo, N. Y., April 28. — The attendance was all 
that could be expected, for the weather was cloudy, cold 
and a continual downpour of rain. Frank Wright was 
high with 88 per cent. Scores: 
Targets; 10 15 25 25 25- 
Wright . 8 14 23 20 23 
Eichberg . 7 9 20 18 24 
Wakefield . IS 15 .. 
Rapich . 6 9 12 15 15- 
Tompkins . 5 10 16 14 .. 
Keller . 4 5 7 10 .. 
May . 4 5 10 .. .. 
Fisher . 5 8 7 .. 
Squelch . 20 17 .. 
Schlender . 2 5 8 5 .. 
Vedder . 4 9. 
Utz . 5 12 16 16 .. 
The point winners in the cup race are: Class A— 
Eichberg, 20; Class B —TI. Utz, 16; Class C—Squelch, 20. 
Handicap: Eichberg, 18. 
H. C. Utz, Sec’y. 
