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FOREST AND STREAM 
July 20, 1912 
Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association. 
Little Rock, Ark., July 12.—The twenty-second an¬ 
nual tournament of the Arkansas Stale Sportsmen’s As¬ 
sociation, which was held here July 9, 10 and 11, was 
favored with good weather and a fair attendance, so that 
the entries for the three days ran very uniform. As has 
been the custom of this organization, a very attractive 
program was offered and in addition to the various 
State trophies for which only members of the associa¬ 
tion were eligible there was $700 in cash added. 
The program ot the first day consisted of five 20- 
target events, Rose-Jack Rabbit system, with $20 added 
in each. 1'hen there were two 50-target events with a 
purse of $25, divided among the six high guns. The 
first of these constituted the individual State champion 
ship, and this honor was won by J. R. Wright, of Cam¬ 
den, with 47. B. Vinson and J. W. Alston, of Little 
Rock, and C. C. Handley, of Bine Bluff, and Dr. A. U. 
Williams of Hot Springs, all finished with 46. 
Among the non-resident shooters who were eligible 
to compete for the purse, C. B. Eaton scored 49, Weaver 
Wilson 48, and Rottinger 47. 
The second 50 target event was the handicap, and 
the same conditions applied to this. E. B. McKain, ot 
Hot Springs, shooting from the 16yd. mark, scored 48 
and carried off the trophy. Harvey Dixon with 49 from 
the 22yd. mark, won first money. Eaton, shooting from 
the same mark, took second money on 48. A. L. Mor¬ 
gan, B. L. Williams and R. D. Keene scored 44. The 
high score in the professional class was 46 by Woolfolk 
Henderson, from 22yds. 
The double-target championship at 25 pair was the 
closing event, and this was won by Hiram Whittington, 
of Hot Springs, with 39, this being high over all. 
Dell Gross was high professional with 149, having a 
run of 96 straight. Henderson and Gibbs were second 
with 145. 
Eaton and Rottinger tied for first in the amateur 
class with 142, and Bart Lewis was second with 140. 
On the second day, Bart Lewis enjoyed the distinc¬ 
tion of leading the entire field, hired men included, 
with 145. Eaton was second with 144, and then came 
Rottinger and Gibbs with 143, followed by Henderson 
and Gross with 142. 
The team race was won by the Camden Club, with 
73 out of 75, individual scores being: Morgan 25, Myar 
25, Wright 23 The Rine Bluff team, consisting 1 of C. C. 
Handley, E. J. Voss and R. W. Scruggs, finished second 
with 69; Littie Rock team No. 1, composed of George 
Clements, J. W. Alston and J. G. Ebbets, finished third 
with 68 . 
There were also thiee 20-target sweeps on the pro¬ 
gram, Rose-Jack Rabbit events, with $25 added. Rot- 
tinge^ cleaned up the 60 targets in these events, and 
Bart Lewis, Myar, Mermod and Gibbs dropped but one. 
The third day was a repetition of the second day, 
and once more Bart Lewis showed his class by finish¬ 
ing withi 148, leading the entire field. Henderson and 
Gibbs were second with 146, and Dixon, Pottinger and 
Borden followed with 145. 
The two-man team championship was won by Pine 
Bluff on a perfect score, both C. C. Handley and E. I. 
Voss scoring 25 straight. J. W. Alston and George 
Clements, Little Rock team No. 1, with 49, were in the 
running, Clements dropping the lone target. Little 
Rock team No. 2, composed of Clements, Jr., and 
Baldi Vinson, showed good class by scoring ’48, each 
dropping one. 
The Squier money-back fund aggregated $381.50, and 
the losses amounted to $69.03; this left $312.48, which 
was divided into twenty-two moneys, paying as follows: 
Bart Lewis, $43.68; C. B. Eaton and H. B. Pottinger, 
$37.44 each; IT. Dixon. $28.08; J. W. Wilson. $24.96; 
Fremont Houston and J. R. Wright, $20.28; C. C. Hand- 
ley, $15.69: A. L. Morgan and H. N. Bellinger, $14.04 
each; J. W. Alston, Guy Short, and J. A. Howlett, $9.36 
each; R. R. Stockburger, $6.25; J. W. Myar, E. j. Voss, 
B. L. Laden. Dixon McClov, J. N. Walker and A. W. 
Scruggs, $3.12 each; George Clements, and R. D. Keene, 
$1.56 each. 
The annual meeting of the Association was held in 
the banquet hall of the Capital Hotel, Tuesday night, 
July 9. Hot Springs was awarded the next meeting 
and tournament. The following officers were elected: 
W. W. Little, Hot Springs, President; J. P. Wright, 
Camden, Vice-President; A. L. Morgan, Camden, Treas¬ 
urer (re-elected), and R. L. Bennett, Little Rock, Secre¬ 
tary. Baldi Vinson, George Clements and Paul R. 
Litzke were appointed a committee to draft a game 
bill, with a view to having the next Legislature enact it. 
The scores in the Squier money-back follow: 
C Eaton . 
1 st. 
Day. 
. 144 
2 d 
Day. 
144 
B 
L Ladew. 
1 st. 
Day. 
. 130 
2 d 
Day. 
130 
T W Myar. 
. 128 
133 
G 
Puterbaugh.. 
. 140 
113 
J P Wright. 
. 137 
139 
R 
Stockburger. 
. 123 
141 
A L Morgan_ 
, 13b 
137 
YV 
W Little.... 
. 131 
122 
E A Howell. 
. 120 
129 
D 
McClay. 
. 121 
140 
E J Voss. 
. 133 
130 
R 
1) Keene.... 
. 129 
128 
C C Handly. 
. 137 
137 
H 
N Bellinger. 
. 133 
139 
A W Scruggs... 
. 133 
130 
J 
A Howlett... 
. 137 
134 
T T Lloyd. 
. 107 
106 
H 
.B Pottinger. 
. 143 
145 
1 W Alston. 
. 127 
138 
H 
Dixon . 
. 142 
145 
Geo Clements.. 
. 131 
124 
B 
Lewis . 
. 145 
148 
T G Ebbetts... 
. Ill 
110 
T 
N Walker.... 
. 131 
129 
T C Pierce. 
. 128 
119 
YV 
H Barber... 
. 124 
107 
H Grindle . 
. 109 
135 
I 
I. Tobin. 
. 121 
130 
Guy Short. 
. 136 
134 
F 
Palmer . 
. 118 
F Houston. 
. 140 
136 
J 
W Wilson.... 
. 140 
137 
Professionals 
A D Mermod.. 
.' 136 
90 
H 
T Borden.... 
. 136 
145 
1 K Lewis. 
. 133 
127 
IJ 
D Gross. 
. 142 
140 
11 T Donnelly.. 
. 127 
139 
W 
Henderson.. 
. 142 
146 
H D Gibbs.. 
. 143 
146 
R 
L Bennett... 
. 123 
138 
Penetration Pads. 
George Puterbaugh, of Fayetteville, who had not 
shot a target in two years, showed remarkable form on 
the second day, scoring 140 in the Squier money-back 
event. 
Dixon McCloy, of Monticello, the only juvenile par¬ 
ticipant, made everyone sit up and take notice on the 
last day, by going through the money-back event with 
a score of 140, which was close to the top. This young¬ 
ster plainly possesses the nerve, and with a little more 
experience will be a factor in the game. 
R. R. Stockburger, hailing from Fayetteville, was a 
novice at the game, and this was his first tournament. 
Lack of experience was very evident at first, but gradu¬ 
ally he got his bearing, and on the last day scored 141 
out of 150, which was fifth in the producers’ class. 
Lfenderson and Gross (hired men) each cleaned up 
50 straight in the championship event on the first day. 
Heavy-weight Alec. Mermod was taken ill on the 
last day, and was unable to finish the program, much to 
the regret of every one present. 
Henderson and Gibbs had a great race for hired 
men's honors, all during the tournament it was nip-and- 
tuck, but Gibbs finished one to the good. 
That steady, consistent shooter Bart Lewis, of Au¬ 
burn, Ill., again showed his class by running away from 
the entire field, winning high general average. 
B. L. Laden and Guy Short, from Idabel, Okla. 
are a game pair, and though new to the game, are im¬ 
proving steadily. 
H. A. Bellinger, the only Memphis representative 
present, though not shooting up to his usual form, 
showed himself the same clever fellow. 
Dr. A. U. Williams, of Hot Springs, was one of the 
few who were present at the organization of the Associa¬ 
tion twenty-one years ago. In addition to the Doctor, 
the family was also represented by his son Burkett, and 
if Father Time should force the Doctor to retire, the 
family will still be in the game. 
Reliable Pete Wright, of Camden, carried off the in¬ 
dividual championship by scoring 47. Alston looked like 
a winner with 39 out of 40, but lost three in his final 10, 
finishing with 46, along with Baldi Vinson and Dr. 
Williams. 
Pottinger cleaned up the final 60 targets in the three 
20-target, Rose-Jack Rabbit sweeps, on the second day. 
All others failed to duplicate this. 
A. S. Rutland, of Little Rock, cashier, and J. R. 
Hinkle, the well-knowm trade representative, his assist¬ 
ant, were the “target” bearers. You know it is a pleas¬ 
ant relief to take a kick at the cashier when one failed 
to negotiate the expected number on the firing line. 
Alston’s shooting was a disappointment to his many 
friends. Prior to the tournament he had averaged over 
97 per cent, for more than 400 shots, but for some reason 
he could not strike his stride. 
Popular Dell Gross did himself proud on the first 
day, with his fine score of 149 out of 150. His shooting 
throughout the entire tournament was very consistent. 
Harvey Dixon arrived late on the first day, owing to 
a delayed train, and missed all of the sweeps, but showed 
his usual class, and his score of 49 out of 50 in the 
handicap from the 22 yd. mark, was easily the feature of 
the day. 
Walter Little is the gamest man of the Hot Springs 
contingent, and stayed through the entire shoot, not 
missing an event. The name is somewhat misleading, 
as Walter is of rotund physique, and his avoirdupois 
will approximate close to 3001bs. 
Mrs. Hiram Whittington, who accompanied her 
husband, experienced keen disappointment at Hiram’s 
poor showing in the individual championship contest, es¬ 
pecially after the fine form he had shown earlier in the 
day. The handicap event also showed Hiram in the 
also-rans, but realizing that life would be a burden unless 
he captured some of the jewelry, he came through in 
good style and captured the double-target championship 
when it looked like a forlorn hope. 
The Camden trio—Morgan, Myar and Wright— 
demonstrated their class, winning the three-man team 
championship with the fine total of 73, Wright shooting 
first, skipped two, but Myar and Morgan cleaned up in 
splendid style. 
The two-man team championship was a battle royal 
and was won by Handley and Voos on a perfect score 
of 50 straight. Handley finished early, and then put it 
up to his Dutch running mate to duplicate his perform¬ 
ance, and this he did impressively. 
Alston came into his own in the two-man race, mak¬ 
ing a perfect score, but his running mate, George Clem¬ 
ents, dropped one, so that this pair finished second with 
49, which will win most of such events. 
Weaver Wilson, of Parsons, Kans., was a long ways 
from home and shot as though he needed the money, 
doing consistent work throughout, and landing fifth 
average money in the Squier money-back events. His 
improvement has been remarkable, as last year he was 
eligible to compete in Eliott’s Simon-pure shoot. 
Bart Lewis, Dixon and Wilson shot the three-man 
team race to fill in. Bart slipped one, and with the 
Camden team already out with 73, there was little mar¬ 
gin for Dixon and YVeaver to beat their score, but both 
went at it like sawing wood and cleaned up the entire 
50, so their total was 74; but of course, being non¬ 
residents, they were ineligible to compete for the trophies. 
After a very poor start on the third day, in the 
first event, Borden got going and made the magnificent 
run of 186 straight, finally dropping a target in the last 
event. However, his loss of five at the start kept him 
from leading the field. 
E. B. McKain, of Hot Springs, who won the han¬ 
dicap with the fine score of 48 from the 16yd. mark, is 
new at the game, and this was his first tournament. The 
emblem that goes with the honor is by far the hand¬ 
somest of all those contested for, having been purchased 
at the birth, of the organization twenty-one years ago. 
There is no evidence of wear, and the beautiful diamond 
has doubled in value since then. 
The trade was represented by H. D. Gibbs, J. R. 
Hinkle, C. E. Gardner, H. J. Borden, D. D. Gross, H. 
J. Donnelley, O. D. Mermod, J. K. Lewis, Woolfolk 
Henderson, R. L. Bennett and Paul R. Litzke. 
Good-natured Willis McCracken, from Success, was 
on hand the first day, shooting part of the events after 
arriving late, but evaporated that night, much to the 
disappointment of his many friends. 
That enthusiastic pair from De Queen (Tobin and 
Barber) shot the program through and left well satisfied, 
with the expressed intentions of coming again. 
Clements, Sr., and Clemens, Jr., each shot on the 
Little Rock team in the two-man team race, and the 
father had nothing on the boy, who matched the senior’s 
24 score. 
Both Voss and Alston had previously won the in¬ 
dividual trophy with a score of 49 out of 50, but neither 
could repeat, though both were factors until the finish. 
Hot Springs captured two of the trophies, the handi¬ 
cap and double championship medals. Camden did like¬ 
wise by winning the three-man team and the individual 
trophy. Pine Bluff carried off the two-man team trophy 
on a perfect score. Paul R. Litzke. 
Du Pont Gun Club. 
Wilmington, Del., July 13.—Thirty-three shooters 
took a gun to the Du Pont Gun Club’s grounds today. 
The program was attractive enough to reward those who 
went out to the grounds. First the match betwen J. 
H. Minnick, of this city, and Alden B. Richardson, of 
Dover, for the Class A 1911 challenge trophy. Minnick 
won this after a close and interesting match. Then 
there was the competition for the final ownership of the 
1911 Class B cup. This also went to Minnick. He 
captured also the prize given to the local amateur who 
made highest score on the program which was shot 
when the All-New England and All-Delaware teams shot 
their race two weeks ago, when he tied with Richardson 
on 169 out of 180. 
Fourteen teams of two men each, handicap allow¬ 
ance of “misses as breaks,” competed in the first shoot 
for the Eugene E. du Pont team trophies. Six teams 
scored “highest possibles” of 50 each, and the ties will 
have to be either shot off or decided by lot, according 
as the management of the club thinks best. Three very 
handsome cups are the prizes donated by Mr. Du Pont 
for this race. 
Among the other happenings of the afternoon w'ere 
two matches for 1912 class cups. One was for the class 
C cup, held by L. L. Jarrell. This was won by Dr. 
Patterson, who scored 41 out of 50, to Jarrell’s 39. The 
other match was for the 1912 Class B cup held by Victor 
du Pont. He was challenged for the cup by D. Lind¬ 
say and resigned ownership when he had to acknowledge 
defeat by the score of 42 out ot 50 to 41. 
In the match between Minnick and Richardson the 
first string of targets resulted in 25 to 24 in favor of 
Richardson, Minnick “dusting” his second target but 
not scoring a break. The second string ran along with¬ 
out a skip until the 39th round, when Richardson missed 
one and made the score all square. In the 42d round 
he put Minnick one ahead by dropping another, but the 
race ended a tie, when Minnick “dusted” once more a 
target in the 45th round. Both men finished with 48 
out of 50. 
The shoot for final ownership of the 1911 Class B 
trophy was close. The ten men eligible to compete for 
the cup were handicapped by distance, and Minnick, 
with II. P. Carlon, was placed at scratch (21yds.) The 
scores, each man shooting at 50 targets, follow: 
J H Minnick, 21. 44 Dr S Steele, 19. 41 
W M Hammond, 20... 43 Victor du Pont, 20.... 39 
W G Wood, 20 . 42 T W Matthewson, 18... 33 
D Dougherty, 19.41 N K Smith, 19.35 
PI P Carlon, 21 .41 Thorpe Martin, 19.32 
In the Eugene E. du Pont team races the handicap 
of “misses as breaks” was figured on the club’s classi¬ 
fication of its members. Class A men received an allow¬ 
ance of 1; Class B, 3; Class C, 5, and Class D, 7 misses 
as breaks No two men of any one class could shoot 
together as team mates. It is also provided that no 
two men can shoot together more than twice in the 
series of twelve shoots for the three cups, and cannot 
shoot together twice in succession. This event is a 
novelty and an entry list of fourteen teams must be 
considered as very satisfactory. As stated above, six of 
the fourteen teams scored highest possible, no team of 
course being allowed to score more than 50 for the team, 
no matter how many they broke with their allowance. 
The teams who tied, together with their allowance, were 
as follows: 
A. B. Richardson (1) and H. P. Carlon (3), W. 
Edmanson (3) and J. A. McMullen (7), J. B. McHugh 
(1) and D. Lindsay (3), Victor du Pont (3) and J. W. 
Anderson, Ir. (5), Dr. Patterson (5) and W. G. 
Wood (1), T. W. Keithley (3) and C. D. Prickett (5). 
The best scores made in the team races, exclusive 
of handicaps, were: Richardson, 25; F. P. Ewing, J. B. 
McHugh, Dr. Patterson and W. G. Wood, 24; H. P. 
Carlon, D. Lindsay, T. W. Keithley and C. D. Prickett, 
23; Thorpe Martin, W. Edmanson, Victor du Pont and 
J. H. Minnick, 22. 
Practice scores were shot during the afternoon by 
thirty-three shooters, Edward Banks shooting at 100 tar¬ 
gets and breaking 99, with a straight run of 97. The 
practice scores were as follows, each man shooting at 
25 targets: 
Edward Banks, 25; J. II. Minnick, L. D. Willis (the 
old Wilmingtonian), W. G. Wood and Dr. Pattersqn, 
24; A. B. Richardson, D. Dougherty, E. A. W. Everitt, 
T. W. Keithley, YV. B. Smith, Jr., and D Lindsay, 23; 
W. Edmanson, S. J. Newman, L. C. Lyon, H. P. Carlon, 
V du Pont, C. D. Prickett, and Stanley Tuchton, 22; 
J. B. McHugh, W. M. Armisted and J. A. McMullen, 
21; J. YV. Anderson, Jr., and Frank Matthewson, 20; 
F. P. Ewing, T. Martin, W. M. Hammond, L. L. Jarrell 
and Dr. l^racher, 19; R S. Robinson, 18; A. J. Curley 
and N K. Smith, 17; J. A. Stadelman, 15, and S. G. 
David, 12. Jake. 
Falton Gun Club. 
Fulton, N. Y., July 11.—Eight trappers shot away 
this afternoon with R. A. Moore, chief cracksman, he 
returning 45 to the soil, fragmented irreparably, out of 
50 that flew toward the danger limit, 50yds. away. E. 
E. Hope allowed to escape only 5 of 25 pulled for him. 
Scores: 
Shot at. Broke 
R A Moore. 50 45 
E E Hope. 25 20 
G T Yancey. 50 38 
F A Gengrich.. 50 37 
Shot at. Broke 
C Doerreis . 95 68 
A Briglieb . 45 38 
Mit Neal . 50 28. 
John Kester .... 25 14 
F. C. Wells, Sec’y. 
