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FOREST AND STREAM 
May 17, 1913 
Grand American Handicap. 
A GREAT big, good-looking program is indicated by 
advance sheets just received, for the Grand American 
Handicap at Dayton, O., June 17, IS, 19 and 20. Secre¬ 
tary E. Reed Shaner’s description entirely covers the 
matter, so it here follows: 
Ihe Interstate Association’s fourteenth Grand Ameri¬ 
can Handicap tournament will be held at Dayton, O., on 
the grounds of th.e N. C. R. Gun Club, June 17 to 20, in¬ 
clusive. 
The selection of Dayton as the place for holding the 
Grand American Handicap has been urged for years past 
by some of the most staunch supporters of the Inter¬ 
state Association, and as the Dayton people are liberal in 
their views, the Association decided at its last annual 
they were entitled to recognition on account 
of their energy, public spirit and loyalty—essentials which 
have largely made the Grand American Handicap tourna¬ 
ment a success in past years—and. therefore, yielded to 
their wishes. As Dayton is known the world over to 
spell success, there is no fear of the successful outcome 
of the tournament. That city’s civic pride will make 
anything- successful, and in addition to its pride, it has 
always shown material backing. The word “fail” is 
unknown to Dayton. 
So much has been written about the shooting grounds 
of the N. C. R. Gun Club in the columns of the sports¬ 
men s journals, that it is almost unnecessary to state that 
they are up-to-date in every respect. They are provided 
with every modern equipment that the most captious 
can suggest. The grounds are only seven minutes’ trolley 
car ride from the center of the city of Dayton, and the 
club house with its five sets of traps, occupies an in- 
closure of several acres under grass. With such marked 
advantages, therefore, in favor of Dayton, it is hard to 
calculate with any degree of accuracy or positiveness as 
to the probable number of entrants for the Grand Ameri¬ 
can Handicap of 1913. 
The Grand American Handicap tournament has be¬ 
come so well known and its prominence so generally con¬ 
ceded that an extended introductory notice is unneces- 
sary. It is gratifying to the Interstate Association that 
Its efforts have won public praise and appreciation. The 
same standards followed in the past — the securing of the 
greatest benefit for the greatest number—will be adhered 
to. They have heretofore given satisfaction, and will un¬ 
doubtedly do so in the future. 
Attention is called to the schedule of events arranged 
for each day of the tournament. The conditions of the 
handicap events merit—and will, of course, receive— 
careful study as usual. The Association with its well- 
known interest and grasp of trapshooting matters, has 
generously extended itself to meet the requirements of 
the mam event—the G. A. II.—and has guaranteed $600, 
$500 and .$400 to the winners of first, second and third 
places respectively. 
Special mention must be made of the fact that the 
Association adheres to its rule of barring paid experts, 
and all who come under the name of manufacturers’ 
agents, from participating in all events, with the excep¬ 
tion of the national professional championship at single 
targets and the professional championship at doubles. 
If the details of the program are carefully scanned 
it will he found that the interests of the amateur trap- 
shooter have been fully considered. The Association feels 
confident that the coming event will meet with the 
same hearty approval as have its previous tournaments. 
The^ G. A. IT. was first held in 1960 at Interstate 
Park, Xew York, on Tune 14, and had 74 entries; it was 
won bv R. O. TIeikes (22yds.) with 91 out of 100. 
In 1901, held at the same park, on June 18. with 75 en¬ 
tries. and was won by E. C. Griffith (19vds.) with 95. 
In 1902 it was held at the same park, on Ylav 8, with 91 
entries, and was won bv C. W. Flovd (ISvds.) with 94. 
In 1903, it was held at Kansas City, Mo., with 192 entries, 
and was won by M, Diefenderfer (16yds.) with 94. In 
1904 it was he'd at Indiananolis, Ind.. on June 23. with 
336 entries, and was won bv R. D. Guntill (19vds.) with 96. 
In 1905 it was held at Indianapolis. Ind.. on June 29, with 
352 entries, and was won bv R. R. Barber '(16yds.) with 
99. In 1900 it was held at Indianapolis. Ind., on June 21, 
with ‘'90 entr'ps, and was won bv F. E. Rogers (17yds.) 
with 94. In 1907, it was held at Chicago. III., on June 20, 
with 495 entries, and was won by Jeff J. Blanks '(17vds.) 
with 96. In 1908, it was held at Columbus, O., on June 
25_, with 362 entries, and was won bv Fred Harlow (Ifiyds.) 
\G_th 92. In 1909 it was held at Chicago, on June 24. with 
457 entries, and was won by Fred Shattuck, (ISvds.) with 
96. In 1910 it was held at Chicago, on June 23, with 383 
entries, and was won bv Rilev Thompson (19yds.) with 
100. In 1911 it was held at Columbus, O.. on June *^2, 
and was won bv Harvev Dixon, (’20yds.) with In 1912 
it was held at Springfield, Til., on June 20, with 377 en¬ 
tries. and wa^ won by W. E. Phillins, with 96. 
The conditions governing the Grand American Han- 
dican are as follows: 
Open to amateurs only, 100 targets, unknown angles, 
handicaps 16 to 23yds., high guns ("not class shooting); 
$5(Yl added to the nurse. The number of moneys into 
which the purse will be divided will be determined bv 
the nrimbcr of entries. Entrance $10, targets incUided. 
Tlie winner of first money is guaranteed $600 or 
more and a trophy; the winner of second money is guar¬ 
anteed $500 or more, and the winner of third money is 
guaranteed $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 on or before Saturday, 
June 7, 1913. and must be accompanied by $5 forfeit. The 
remaining $5 must be paid before 5 P. M. Wednesday, 
Ju.ne^ 18, at the cashier’s office on the shooting grounds. 
Entries mailed in envelope^ bearing postmarks dated 
June 7 will be accepted as regular entries. 
Penalty entries may be made after Saturd^v, June 7, 
up to 5 P. M., Tuesday, June 17, by paying $15 entrance, 
targets included. 
All entries must be made on application blanks, and 
they will be received bv Elmer E. Shaner. Treasurer the 
Interstate Association, 219 Coltart avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
The purses in all events, with the exception of 
practice day, will be divided according to the high gun 
system. Two places are created for each ten entries or 
traction thereof up to 250. 
,, The Handicap Committee is constituted as follows- 
G V. D^ing, 1 olumbus, Wis., Chairman; T. Ed. Cain, 
Dayton, O.; C. H. .Newcomb, Philadelphia, Pa.; Harvey 
Dixon, Oronogo, Mo.; F. M. Edwards, Columbus, O 
riie committee will meet at Dayton, O., Saturday, June 
14, but handicaps will not be announced until the next 
day. 
D 0 W ’ T S . 
Toe following “Dont’s have been compiled for the 
benefit of all concerned, and they refer to actual ex¬ 
periences in connection with past Grand American Han- 
Qicap tournaments: 
Don’t expect your entry to be accepted if it is not 
made in time. 
Don’t forget to insert your percentage on the applica¬ 
tion blank. 
Don’t forget to sign the application blank in making 
your entry. 
Doii’t ask the postmaster to back date the envelope 
ti°iil 9 'iiing your entry. He may refuse to do so. 
Don’t expect to compete as an amateur if you fail to 
sign the amateur certificate on the application blank 
TT * le'iigi'apli money to Dayton to the treasurer. 
Jle will not have time to go to the telegraph office to 
get It. 
Don t expect to co-mpete as an amateur if you are 
receiving a concession from a manufacturer or from an 
agent of a manufacturer 
Don t expect an exception to be made in vour case 
■when three hundred to four hundred other entrants have 
complied with the rules. 
Don’t send money to Dayton by registered mail or 
special delivery to the treasurer. Ten chances to one it 
will not reach him. 
Don’t send money to Pittsburgh to the treasurer 
aft^ June 11. His office will be closed from June 14 
to June 21, inclusive, and mail will not be forwarded. 
Don’t drop your entry into the mail box at the last 
moment. It may result in the envelope being post¬ 
marked too late. Mail collectors have been known to 
overlook making a collection. 
entries for the Grand American Handicap must 
be made on application blanks, a copy of which will be 
found in the program. Do not wait until the last 
moment to make your entry. Last year’s Grand Ameri¬ 
can Handicap would have been the greater by several 
entries had some over-deliberate applicants been per¬ 
mitted to enter after entries were closed. No exception 
was made in favor of any one. The same rule is in 
force this year. If you do not make your entry in time 
it will not be accepted. 
Each contestant who makes application to enter the 
fourteenth Grand American Handicap is required to set 
forth his average. Any contestant failing to comply with 
this dernand, as exacted by a ruling of the Interstate 
.Association, or who materially falsifies his classification, 
will be allotted the back mark in the Grand American 
Handicap as a penalty. This applies to all contestants, 
amateurs and professionals. 
PR.ACTICE D.AY, JUNE l6—MOND.W. 
Five events of 20 single targets each. 18yds. rise, 
entrance $2 per event, at 9 A. M. Also five events of 
20 single targets each, 18vds. rise, entrance .$2 per event, 
at 1 P. if. ose system, 8, 5, 3, 2. Sweepstakes optional. 
Squads will not be divided into sections this day. 
FIRST D.AY, JUNE 17—TUESD.AY. 
The National Amateur Championship, open .to ama¬ 
teurs only, 200 single targets, unknown angles, $20 en¬ 
trance, targets included, 48vds. rise, high guns (not class 
shooting), $200 added to the purse. In addition to first 
money the winner will receive a trophy, presented by the 
Interstate Association. 
The National Professional Championship — Open to 
jirofessionals only, 200 single targets, unknown angles, 
$20 entrance, targets included, 18yds. rise, high guns "(not 
class shooting). In addition to first money the winner 
uill receive a trophy, presented by the Interstate Asso¬ 
ciation. 
SECOND D.AY, JUNE l8—WEDNESD.AY. 
Preliminary Handicap — Open to amateurs only, TOO 
single targets, $7 entrance, targets included, handicaps 
16 to 23yds., high guns (not class shooting), $100 added 
to the purse. The handicaps contestants receive for the 
(Irand American Handicap will govern in this event. 
Tlie number of moners into which the purse will be 
divided will be determined by the number of entries, as 
is fully explained in the program. The amateur con¬ 
testant who makes the highest score will receive a trophy, 
presented by the Interstate Association. If you want 
to take part in the Preliminary Handicap you must make 
entry at the cashier’s office, on the shooting grounds, 
before 5 P. M., Tuesday, June 17. Penalty entries will 
not be accepted. An entry is not transferable, and 
entrance qronev cannot be withdrawn after entry has 
been made. Manufacturers’ agents, paid representatives, 
etc., may shoot in the above event for targets only. 
THIRD D.AY, JUNE IQ—THURSD.AY. 
The Grand American Handicap—Open to amateurs 
only, IOC single targets, unknown angles, $10 entrance, 
targets included, handicaps 16 to 23yds., high guns (not 
class shooting); $500 added to the purse. The number 
of moneys into which the purse will be divided will be 
determined bv the number of entries, as is fully ex¬ 
plained elsewhere in this program. The winner of first 
money is guaranteed $600 or more; the winner of second 
money is guaranteed .$500 or more, and the winner 
of third money is guaranteed $400 or more. If first, sec¬ 
ond and third moneys fall below these amounts, the dif¬ 
ference will he made good by the Interstate .Association. 
In addition to first money, the winner will receive a 
trophy, presented by the Interstate Association. Regu¬ 
lar entries must be made on or before Saturday, June 7, 
and must be accompanied by $5 forfeit Penalty entries 
may be made after June 7 up to 5 P. M. Tuesday, June 
17, by paying $15 entrance, targets included. An entry 
is not transferable, and entrance money cannot be with¬ 
drawn after entry has been made. Manufacturers’ agents 
paid representatives, etc., may shoot in the above event, 
but for targets only. 
FOURTH DAY, JUNE 20—FRIDAY. 
Consolation Handicap—Open to amateurs only, 100 
single targets. .$7 entrance, targets included, handicaps 
16 to 23yds., high guns (not class shooting), $600 added 
to the purse. The handicaps contestants received in the 
Grand American Flandicap will govern in this event. 
The number of moneys into which the purse will be 
divided will be determined by the number of entries- 
The amateur contestant who makes the highest score 
will receive a trophy, presented by the Interstate As¬ 
sociation. Five^ hundred dollars of this added money is 
given by the N. C. R. Gun Club for the benefit of the 
amateur shooters. 
Any amateur who has been a monev winner (regard¬ 
less of how small the amount) in the National Amateur 
('hampionship. Preliminary Handicap or Grand American 
Handicap will not be eligible to take part in this event. 
If you want to take part in the (Consolation Handi¬ 
cap, make entry at the cashier’s office, on the shooting 
grounds, before 5 P. M., Thursday, June 19. An entry 
is not transferable, and entrance money cannot be with¬ 
drawn after entry has been made. Manufacturers’ agents, 
paid reoresentatives, etc., may shoot in the above event, 
but for targets only. 
Amateur Championship at Double Targets—Open to 
amateurs only, 50 double targets, $10 entrance, targets in¬ 
cluded, 10yds. rise, high guns (not class shooting), $100 
added to the purse. In addition to first money, the 
winner will receive a trophy, presented by the Interstate 
Association. 
Professional Championship at Double Targets—Open 
to professionals only, 50 double targets, $10 entrance, tar¬ 
gets included, IGyds rise, high guns (not class shooting). 
In addition to first money the winner will receive a 
trophy, presented by the Interstate Association. 
ADDED MONEY. 
'There will be $2,000 added money, and it will be 
applied as follows: $500 to t’ne Grand American Handi¬ 
cap; $200 to the National Amateur Championship; $100 
to the Preliminary Handicap: $600 to the Consolation 
Handicap ($500 by the N. C. R. Gun Club); $100 to the 
Amateur Championship at Double "Targets; $100 for 
trophy for winner of Grand American Ilandicap; $100 
for trophy for winner of National Amateur Championship; 
$50 for trophy for winner of Preliminary Handicap; $50 
for trophy for winner of Consolation Handicap: $50 for 
trophy for winner of Amateur Championship at Double 
targets; $50 for trophy for high professional in the 
Grand American Handicap: .$.50 for troohy for winner of 
'National Professional Championship; $50 for trophy for 
winner of Professional championship at Double 'Targets. 
SPECIAL NOTICE. 
It is requested that entries for the Grand American 
Handicap at targets be made in ample time to permit the 
sending of receipt, and for it to reach the maker of 
entry prior to his departure for Dayton. All entries must 
he acompanied by the maker’s full name and address. 
When making an entrv by mail, remittances covering 
the amount of forfeit ($5) should be made by bank 
check, draft, post-office money order, express money 
order or registered letter. 
Bank checks, drafts or bills of exchange will not be 
received at the cashier’s office in payment of entrance; 
nor will any check, draft or bill of exchange be cashed 
during the tournament. This rule will be strictly en¬ 
forced. 
To reach the shooting grounds (from hotels in Day- 
ton) take Main street cars, going south, at corner of 
Main and Third streets and get off at the bridge. Stop 
2. "rhe N. C. R. Gun Club grounds are only 30 yards east 
of the bridge. Five-cent car fare, seven minute service, 
and only ten minutes’ ride from hotels and center of 
city. Ample car service will be provided. 
Admittance to the shooting grounds will be free to 
all during the entire tournament. 
The comfort and convenience of contestants, as well 
as spectators, will be looked after carefully. 
A splendid dinner will he served at the club grounds 
each day for 50 cents per plate; also a good lunch a la 
carte, at reasonable rates. 
The N C. P Gun Club will provide a room con¬ 
taining lockers for guns, shells, clothing, etc., and a 
separate roomy locker will be assigned to each contestant 
desiring one. j-ockers will be furnished gratis by the 
N. C. R. Gun Club to entrants in the G. A. H. Each 
applicant will be required to deposit $1, which amount 
will be refunded on return of the key when through with 
the locker. Lockers can he reserved in advance by 
addressing W. F. MacCandless, Secretary N. C. R. Gun 
Club. Dayton, O. 
Guns, ammunition, etc., shipped by express must 
he prepaid and sent to W. F. MacCandless, Secretary 
N. C. R. Gun Club, Dayton, O. Mark your own name 
on the box that goods are shipped in, and it will be 
carefully cared for and delivered to the shooting grounds 
without charge. 
Please note that shipments on which charges have not 
been prepaid will positively not be received. 
There will not be any reduced railroad rates. The 
lines identified with the Central Passenger Association 
refuse to grant reduced rates unless an attendance of 
one thousand or more is guaranteed. 
CERTIFICATE OF AM.ATEUR STANDING. 
Grand American Handicap Tournament, June 17-20, 1913. 
Acting in accordance with a ruling made by the 
Interstate Association, and in force at this tournament, 
1 do hereby declare that I am not a manufacturers’ rep¬ 
resentative, as defined by the said Association in its 
special rule governing same. That no portion of my 
expenses in attending this tournament is paid or is to 
he paid by anv manufacturer of guns, shells or powder, 
or by any of his agents. That none of the shells that I 
have been using for the past twelve months, nor of the 
shells which I am using and intend to use in this 
