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FOREST AND STREAM 
Nov. 30, 1912 
If you want your shoot to he announced 
here, send a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
Dec. 2-6.—St. Thomas (Ont.) G. C. W. J. McCance, 
Asst. Mgr. 
1913. • 
Jan. 1.—Utica, N. Y.—Genesee Gun Club. E. J. Lough- 
lin. Sec’y. 
Jan. 22-25.—Pinehurst (N.' C.) Country Club. Leonard 
Tufts, Pres. 
July 8-13.—Cedar Point, Ohio.—The Indians’ tournament. 
D. H. Eaton, Sec’y, Cincinnati, O. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Look out for registered all-day shoot at Birmingham 
(Ala.) Gun Club, Feb 22. O. L. Garl, Secretary, will 
give you all the dope on it. 
Fifth annual Long Island Sound clay target cham¬ 
pionship will be held on Tan. 12. It will be shot under 
auspices of Manhasset Bay Yacht Club, at Port Wash¬ 
ington, L. I. It is expected that, as usual, the best 
aerosaticer eliminators along the Sound will be on hand 
to covet the handsome trophy. 
* 
Because of Thanksgiving holiday we went to press 
on Monday instead of Tuesday this week. In conse¬ 
quence, if you sent your scores and they do not appear 
in this issue, they were received too late. Late scores 
will appear next week, which reminds me there are quite 
a few secretaries who just naturally expect us to get, 
by absent treatment, the scores of their shoots. The 
interest of the entire rock breaking fraternity would be 
better served if every club secretary supplied us with 
scores each week—not later than Tuesday. Comprenez? 
Elmer E. Shaner, Secretary-Treasurer, writes: “The 
annual meeting of the stockholders of the Interstate As¬ 
sociation for the Encouragement of Trapshooting will be 
held on Dec. 5, 1912, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, at the 
office of the Association, with the Corporation Trust 
Company, 15 Exchange Place, Jersey City, N. J.. for the 
purpose of electing a Board of Directors, receiving and 
acting upon reports of the officers, and for the trans¬ 
action of such other business as may properly come 
before the meeting.” 
W. G. Beecroft. 
New York A. C. 
Pet.ham Manor, N. Y., Nov. 23.—There was only a 
fair representation to-day at Travers Island, manv regu¬ 
lars having gone to New Haven to see the Crimson 
trail the Blue about the gridiron. Old reliable Ralph 
Spotts stayed at home and encouraged the nears and 
bopetos by displacement of 93 out of draft of 100. This, 
of course, gave him the day’s high gun honors. Mr. 
Spotts decided to take high gun trophy instead of Dav 
cup. on which he was top gun. This trophy went to 
R. R. Debacher with 91 from 20 free saucers. Three ties 
were recorded on leg on November cup. which finally 
went to C. Stein, his last shoot-off netting a full on a 
7-disc draw. 
Ogden cup ran into a draw between R. R. Debacher 
and Dr. Bogart and went to the former on shoot-off. 
H. TT Duden a comparatively new shooter, copped 
McMahon trophy from a handicap of 7. This same 
shooter scored on Travers Island cup with a full from 
6 . It took a shoot-off for W. J. Simpson to take distance 
hand : cap from A. E. Ranney. 
Olympic trophv was an unsliot tie between C. W. 
Billings and Dr. De Wolfe. 
Mrs. G. Vogel was a visiting shooter, and if she 
did nothing else, she proved herself the superior fraction in 
her family as a clay bird breaker by beating her husband 
in every event. 
November cup. 25 targets, handicap: 
T M Tones. 5 17 
F Hall . 1 17 
T W Hessian. 0 16 
Mrs G Vogel. 0 14 
W D Hinds. 0 13 
G H McLemore... 0 13 
H H Duden. 7 13 
C. Vogel . 0 10 
J F Wellbrock. 0 9 
L T< Bonner. 0 9 
C Cattus . 0 9 
J Cattus . 0 8 
C Stein . 7 25 
T Lenane, Tr. 4 25 
T V A Cattus. 4 24 
R L Spotts . 0 24 
E N Huggins . 7 23 
W J Simnson. 3 21 
C W Billings. 2 21 
A W Church. 0 21 
Dr Bogart . 4 21 
Dr E R De Wolf... 3 20 
R R Debacher. 5 19 
D F McMahon. 1 18 
A E Ranney. 1 18 
First shoot-off: 
C Stein . 
7 
21 
T Lenane, Jr. 
. 4 
21 
Second shoot-off 
T Lenane, Jr. 
4 
21 
C Stein . 
. 7 
21 
Third shoot-off: 
C Stein . 
7 
25 
T Lenane, Tr. 
. 4 
16 
Ogden trophy, 25 
i targets, 
handicap: 
R R Debacher. 
5 
25 
C Stein . 
. 6 
20 
Dr Bogart . 
4 
25 
W D Hinds. 
. 0 
19 
A W Church. 
0 
24 
J V A Cattus. 
. 4 
19 
F Hall . 
1 
24 
Mrs Vogel . 
. 0 
18 
1) F McMahon. 
1 
23 
T F Wellbrock .... 
. 0 
17 
R L Spotts. 
0 
23 
T Cattus . 
. 0 
16 
C W Billings. 
2 
22 
G Vovel . 
. 0 
15 
A E Rannev. 
1 
22 
T W Hessian. 
. 0 
15 
F. N Huggins. 
7 
22 
ft H Duden. 
. 7 
13 
T M Jones. 
5 
21 
C Cattus . 
. 0 
12 
T Lenane, Tr. 
4 
21 
G H McLemore... 
. 0 
11 
Dr De Wolfe. 
3 
21 
L K Bonner. 
. 0 
4 
W T Simpson. 
3 
20 
Shoot-off: 
R R Debacher. 
5 
24 
Dr Bogart . 
. 4 
19 
McMahon trophv 
r , 25 targets, handicap: 
H PI Duden. 
7 
25 
W T Simpson. 
. 3 
19 
T M Jones. 
5 
24 
Dr Bogart . 
. 4 
19 
"R R Debacher. 
4 
23 
C W Billings. 
. 2 
18 
F Hall . 
1 
23 
T F Wellbrock. 
. 0 
17 
Dr De Wolfe. 
3 
23 
G Vogel . 
. 0 
17 
T Cattus . 
7 
23 
A W Church. 
. 0 
17 
j) F McMahon. 
1 
22 
W D Hinds. 
. 0 
17 
R L Spotts. 
0 
22 
A E Ranney. 
. 1 
16 
T Lenane, Tr. 
4 
21 
Mrs Vogel . 
. 0 
16 
C Stein . 
6 
20 
G H McLemore... 
. 0 
14 
E N Huggins. 
7 
20 
L K Bonner. 
. 7 
15 
C Cattus . 
7 
20 
T W Hessian. 
. 0 
8 
J V A Cattus. 
4 
20 
Travers Island trophv, handicap, 25 targets: 
H H Duden. 
6 
25 
A E Ranney. 
. 1 
20 
R R Debacher. 
4 
24 
T Cattus . 
. 7 
20 
6 
24 
C W Billings. 
19 
R L Spotts. 
0 
24 
Mrs Vogel . 
. 0 
19 
IV T Simpson. 
3 
23 
A W Church . 
. 0 
19 
T M Tones. 
5 
23 
W D TT’nds. 
. 0 
17 
E N Huggins. 
7 
23 
T W Hessian. 
. 0 
16 
D F McMahon. 
1 
22 
T Lenane, Tr. 
. 4 
16 
Dr Bogart . 
4 
22 
G H McLemore... 
. 0 
16 
F Hall . 
1 
21 
T. K Bonner. 
. 7 
16 
Dr De Wolfe. 
3 
21 
1 F Wellbrock. 
. 0 
15 
C Cattus . 
7 
21 
G Vogel . 
. 0 
13 
Distance handicap, 1 
25 targets: 
W T Simpson. 
18 
20 
E N Huggins. 
. 16 
13 
A F Ranney. 
20 
20 
T M Tones. 
. 16 
12 
R L Spotts. 
21 
19 
T V A Cattus. 
. 17 
11 
Dr De Wolfe. 
IS 
19 
Mrs Vogel . 
. 21 
10 
C Stein . 
16 
18 
G H McLemore... 
. 21 
9 
T Lenane, )r. 
17 
16 
TT TT Duden. 
. 17 
9 
T F Wellbrock. 
21 
15 
T W Hessian. 
. 21 
9 
C W Billings. 
20 
15 
R R Debacher. 
. 16 
9 
A W Church . 
21 
15 
T Cattus . 
. 16 
8 
F Hall . 
20 
14 
L K Bonner. 
. 16 
7 
D F McMahon. 
20 
13 
W D Hinds. 
. 21 
6 
Won by W. T. 
Simpson 
on shoot-off with 
A. 
E. 
Ranney. 
Olvmnic trophy. 
25 targets, handicap: 
C W Billings. 
2 
25 
T F Wellbrock. 
. 0 
18 
Dr De Wolfe . 
. 3 
25 
T W Hessian. 
. 0 
IS 
F Hall . 
1 
22 
"R T. Spotts. 
. 0 
18 
W T S’mnsnn. 
3 
21 
R R Debacher.... 
. 4 
14 
D F McMahon. 
1 
20 
W D Hinds. 
. 0 
14 
A E Ranney. 1 20 G Vogel . 0 10 
Mrs Vogel . 0 19 
Tie between C. W. Billings and Dr. De Wolfe 
postponed on account of darkness. 
Dav trophy, 100 targets, handicap: 
R L Spotts. 
.. 0 
93 
T 
V A Cattus. 
. 16 
81 
R R Debacher.... 
, 90 
91 
A 
E Rannev. 
. 4 
76 
C Stein . 
28 
90 
C 
W Billings. 
. 4 
76 
F. N Huggins. 
.. 28 
88 
Mrs. Vogel . 
. 0 
67 
Dr Bogart . 
.. 16 
87 
T 
Cattus . 
. 14 
67 
D F McMahon... 
.. 4 
85 
W 
D Hinds. 
. 0 
66 
T M Tones. 
.. 20 
85 
c 
Cattus . 
. 14 
62 
F Hall . 
.. 4 
85 
G 
H McLemore.. 
. 0 
54 
Dr De Wolfe. 
.. 12 
85 
T 
F Wellbrock. 
. 0 
58 
W 1 Simpson. 
.. 12 
83 
G 
Vogel . 
. 0 
55 
T Lenane. )r. 
.. 16 
83 
T 
W Hessian. 
. 0 
55 
A W Church. 
.. 0 
81 
L 
K Bonner. 
. 14 
44 
H IT Duden. 
.. 28 
81 
Won by R. R. Debacher, R. L. Spotts choosing the 
high gun trophy. 
High gun trophy, 100 targets, scratch: 
R L Snotts. 
... 93 
J 
M Tones.. 
... 65 
D F McMahon. 
... 81 
C 
Stem. 
... 62 
A W Church. 
... 81 
F, 
N Huggins. 
... 60 
F Hall. 
... 81 
T 
F Wellbrock. 
... 58 
Dr De Wolfe. 
... 73 
G 
Vo "el . 
... 55 
C W Billings. 
... 7? 
T 
... 55 
A E Ranney. 
... 72 
G 
H McLemore.... 
... 54 
Dr Bogart . 
... 71 
T 
Cattus . 
... 53 
Mrs Vogel . 
... 67 
H 
H Duden. 
... 53 
T Lenane. Tr. 
... 67 
C 
Cattus . 
... 48 
W D Hinds. 
... 66 
T. 
K Bonner. 
... 30 
T V A Cattus. 
... 65 
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dealer. Ask your dealer to supply you regularly. 
The Delaware Stale Championship. 
Wilmington, Del.—The organization of the Du 
Font Gun Club has been directly responsible for the 
activity which prevailed both last year and the current 
one in the matter of State championship honors at the 
traps. Until the club started off so auspiciously in 
December of 1910, little was heard of the State champion¬ 
ship and the trophy emblematic of the title, after the 
club house of the old Wawaset Gun Club of this city 
was burned to the ground by some hoodlums who hailed 
from Gander Hill or Goose Creek, or some other point 
on the outskirts of the city. Small wonder, was it, that 
“Dal” Richardson, of Dover, Del., the then holder of 
the trophy and title, began to look upon both as almost 
in^ the nature of heirlooms. 
Then came the birth of the Du Pont Gun Club, new 
life thrown into the trapshooting game, and certain folks 
walking around with chips on their shoulders asking 
“Who’s the champion of this State?” It was then that 
Uncle Sam’s messenger carried to A. B. Richardson a 
written communication containing words to the effect 
that W. M. Foord, of Wilmington, Del., wished to tread 
on the tail of his coat, and show him at the traps that 
Wilmingtonians were not all dead ones. And Billy 
proved the truth of his assertion, as on Feb. 4, 1911, he 
successfully trimmed his opponent and won the cup by 
breaking 95 to 93. 
Six matches in all were shot for the State champion¬ 
ship during 1911. and strangely enough in every case 
except one, the holder of the title was defeated by the 
challenger, so that, taken all in all, 1911 was not a bad 
year for new champions in the Diamond State. 
This year five challenge matches have been de¬ 
cided, and one open competition was also shot for the 
State title, this latter being May 30 last, when A. B. 
Richardson once more came to the front and scored 96 
out of his 100, shot in five 20-target events. In these six 
contests, however, no new champion has been developed, 
but judging from the way some of the new blood are 
shooting, it won’t be long before the list cf eligibles for 
chamoionship honors will be much enlarged. 
The following table will show how State champion¬ 
ship honors at targets in the State of Delaware have been 
won and lost since the Du Pont Gun Club first took a 
hand in trapshooting matters in December, 1910, as above 
mentioned: • 
1911. 
Feb. 4.- 
Aug. 5.- 
Aug. 26.- 
Sept. 30.- 
Nov. 4.- 
Nov. 18.- 
1912. 
Mar. 16.- 
April 13.- 
May 30.*- 
Aug. 3.- 
Nov. 2.- 
Nov. 9.- 
Holder. 
-A B Richardson. 
-W M Foord_ 
-W M Foord.... 
-Edward Banks.. 
-L D Willis. 
-J B McHugh... 
-W S Colfax, Tr 
-W S Colfax, Jr 
-A B Richardson 
-A B Richardson 
-A B Richardson 
-A B Richardson 
.. 93 
Challenger. 
W M Foord. 
. 95 
.. 97 
E E du Pont.... 
. 91 
.. 93 
Edward Banks .. 
. 99 
.. 88 
L D Willis . 
93 
.. 90 
T B McHugh.... 
. 92 
.. 89 
W S Colfax, Jr... 
. 96 
.. 99 
E A W Everitt.. 
. 83 
.. 97 
A B Richardson.. 
. 93 
.. 96 
.. 93 
K A W Everitt.. 
. 86 
.. 97 
J H Minnick.... 
. 91 
.. 90 
J I? McHugh.... 
. 91 
*Open competition at State shoot. 
From the above it will be seen that McHugh is now 
State champion, having defeated Richardson by the nar¬ 
row margin of one target. Both men made low scores, 
but the wind blew a gale and “90 per cent, or better” 
was rattling good shooting under the conditions. It is 
safe betting that McHugh won’t be allowed to wear his 
honors long in peace; in fact, it is understood that Ed¬ 
ward Banks has already filed a challenge to the present 
holder of the State trophy, and that the match will be 
shot off about the middle of next month. Jake. 
Hudson Gun Club. 
Appended are the scores of the Hudson Gun Club’s 
regular bi-monthly shoot, which was held Nov. 24. There 
were twenty-two members in attendance, seventeen tak¬ 
ing part in the Du Pont trophy event, which is the fourth 
contest for this prize. The scores are shown with the 
added handicaps. Lou Schortey came over with a new 
gun this morning, and after a poor start managed to 
clean up all hands for high average, getting a straight 
score in his last try. Messrs. Kurzell, Burlington and 
Dobson shot several three-cornered matches this morn¬ 
ing to settle a dispute as to who was the best shot on 
game (the outcome of their recent visit to their Forked 
River game preserve), and for a very suitable purse. 
Kurzell showed up in very poor form, and would lose 
his shirt had the other two wished to take advantage of 
his poor shooting. 
The day was bright, but the wind that was blowing 
across the traps made the targets very erratic in their 
flight, and hard to get, which accounts for some of the 
poor scores that were made. 
Our next shoot will be held on Dec. 1. Come out 
and see us. Everybody is welcome 
Targets: 
D D Engle. 24 20 
W Roach . 
G H Piercy. 
T Tewes . 
J Williams . 
W O’Brien . 
F Pfansteil . 
Ben . 
W Raymond . 
W Plutchings . 
C 
D 
F 
T 
H Kelley. 
J H Saul. 
C von Lengerke. 
G Sneed ... 
G W Wade. 
T J Coyle... 
our 
grounds. 
25 
25 
50 
25 
25 
24 
20 
50 
21 
21 
19 
40 
15 
17 
22 
21 
46 
18 
13 
12 
47 
14 
VI 
15 
15 
38 
16 
19 
22 
19 
46 
18 
19 
13 
15 
49 
13 
14 
21 
20 
50 
20 
18 
21 
45 
19 
19 
18 
18 
45 
19 
16 
12 
17 
47 
19 
21 
14 
14 
40 
19 
19 
17 
15 
46 
17 
14 
IS 
18 
48 
19 
22 
19 
19 
47 
21 
21 
19 
24 
49 
25 
14 
IS 
44 
18 
19 
19 
22 
46 
22 
23 
18 
19 
16 
17 
19 
12 
.. .. 89 
Secretary. 
