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Weslern Connecticut Trapshoolers’ League 
In giving an account ot our year’s work of the 
League it might be of interest to those interested in the 
sport to know just how we conduct our tournaments, 
as there is a good deal of criticism going on in the 
sporting papers as to how a tournament should be con¬ 
ducted so the average shooter will have a look-in. 
In the first place, sweepstakes are a side issue with 
our League, only two of the six tournaments had sweeps, 
and then only fifteen or so entered, so it shows the 
shooters of Connecticut are not shooting for the money 
they can get out of it, but for the love of the sport, and 
the good fellows they meet and a general good time. I 
don’t believe there is a League in the country that draws 
as many 80-per-cent.-and-under shooters as we do. It is 
the system we have adopted by giving a good list of 
prizes arranged so all classes of shooters have a chance 
to win something, as it pleases most any one to take 
home a prize, not for its intrinsic worth or value, but 
just something as a reminder of the day. The good 
shooter is looked after, as the first prizes are always the 
best, and then there is a special event with a high grade 
gun or gold for the better class of shooter to go in for 
if he so desires. 
The average attendance this year was 83, not quite as 
good as last year, which was 89 for the six tournaments. 
The had weather at Waterbury and Bridgeport accounts 
for the decrease this year. 
The first tournament was held at Bethel, on May 4, 
with 75 shooters: New Haven, May 25, with 86; Long 
Hill, June 20, with 65; Danbury, July 20, with 122; 
Waterbury, Aug. 10, with 47; Bridgeport, Labor Day, 
with 100. 
The scores this year were far above those of last, 
which goes to show the experience gained from last year 
was beneficial, almost every shooter this year going 
through the entire program. 
There was much interest shown for the different 
trophies the League had to offer, and a battle royal 
ensued until the last shot was fired, as it depended on 
the last shot for one trophy. 
The League offered a trophy for the shooter making 
the highest total score for the six tournaments. This 
was won by A. L. Chamberlain, of New Haven, with 
825 out of 900, an average of 92 per cent. He kept up 
his good work, and won high score at the Westy Hogans, 
which was going some with that classy lot of shooters. 
W. A. Gregory, of Danbury, was the only one who had 
a chance with Chamberlain, as he was only four targets 
behind up to the fifth tournament, when Chamberlain 
increased his lead to 9. At Bridgeport, Gregory had 
hard luck, and finished in third place, with W. W. Rice, 
last year’s winner, finishing second: A. L. Chamberlain 
825 out of 900, W. W. Rice, New Haven, 810; W. A. 
Gregory, Danbury, 807; C. Van Stone, Bridgeport, 804; 
L. H. Bradley, 802. Last year the winner broke only 796. 
The Du Pont Connecticut amateur trophy was the 
one in which the most interest centered, as there were 
six different shooters who won a “leg,” the high score 
at each tournament to count as a “leg.” 
C. Sherwood, of Bridgeport, won a leg at Bethel 
with 139 out of 150; L. C. Wilson won at New Haven, 
with 145, which was the high score of the series. W. A. 
Gregory, of Danbury, won at Long Hill with 141; L. H. 
Bradley, of Hartford, won at Danbury with 137; A. L. 
Chamberlain, of New Haven, won at Waterbury, with 
139; E. G. Southey, of Bridgeport, won at Bridgeport, 
with 141. The conditions were that if there were any 
ties they should be shot off at 50 targets at the last 
tournament. Believe me, it was some shoot-off. The 
six shooters comprised the squad, with Mr. Ed. Banks, 
of the Du Pont Powder Co., and Mr. Funk, of the Lib¬ 
erty Cartridge Co., acting as referee. The first 25 shot 
at it looked like another tie, as every one was center¬ 
ing his targets. At the finish there were five 24s and a 
23, which was going some. When the smoke had cleared 
from the last round, the scores showed L. C. Wilson, 
of Bridgeport, the winner, with 48 out of 50, W. A. 
Gregory 47, A. L. Chamberlain 47, L. H. Bradley 47, 
C. Sherwood 46, E. G. Southey 44. Everyone said it 
was the best shoot-off they had ever seen. 
The Liberty Cartridge Co. trophy was won by E. C. 
Southey, which was for the longest run at the six tour¬ 
naments; his run was 78. 
The Western Cartridge Co. trophy for the shooter 
winning the most legs in the team race, was won by A. 
L. Chamberlain, he winning three of the six. 
The team race was another feature which attracted 
a good deal of interest and was won by New Haven 
again this year, they winning three legs, Bridgeport two, 
and Danbury one. 
The amateur championship of Connecticut was shot 
for at the Pahquioque’s tournament, at Danbury, C. 
Howard Daley, of Danbury, being the winner. 
The annual meeting of the League will be held at 
Bridgeport Feb. 1. when they will make arrangements 
for the season of 1913, which looks very good. It is ex¬ 
pected the Hartford Gun Club will become a member 
of the League next year. 
E. H. Bailey, Sec’y. 
Smith Gun Club. 
Newark, N. J., Dec. 14. —Smith gunners took a try 
yesterday over traps at Wiedenmayer’s Park, with eleven 
contestants on score. Scores made look about as fol¬ 
lows : 
Chas T Day, 
F Apgar ... 
j Wheaton 
j Rink .... 
20 
19 
21 
21 
23 
19 .. 
19 
22 
19 
20 
21 
21 21 
21 
20 
24 
23 
25 
16 
13 
15 
21 
13 
17 .. 
16 
18 
17 
20 
10 
14 
16 
17 
23 
17 
13 
16 
19 
8 
16 
16 
15 
21 
20 
Stamford Rod and Gun Club. 
Stamford, Conn., Dec. 14. —Stamford is a lively town, 
but its pull on trap gunners is none too magnetic. Only 
four, about the usual day’s bag of trappists, were cor- 
raled to-dav. E. L. Hatch won both 25-bird sweeps, 
first with 21; second with 23. Ten-bird event fell to 
R. A. Gillespie with 9 dead ones. 
Cincinnati Gun Club. 
Cincinnati 1 , O., Dec. 15.—Eleven members took part 
in the weekly shoot to-day. The weather conditions were 
exceptionally good for this season of the year, but a 
strong wind, blowing across the traps, caused the targets 
to be very uneven in their flight, and kept some of the 
scores below the average. J. Schreck was high man with 
the excellent score of 93, going straight in the last two 
events. H. Connelly was also in fine form, tying with 
Schreck in the first half of the program, and going out 
in second place with 90. W. R. Randall, of Mason, shot 
a close race with McArdle, finshing in a tie. Many of 
the members will visit the Northern Kentucky Gun Club 
on Dec. 22, for the turkey shoot. Arrangements are 
being made for a series of team matches between the 
local gun clubs, and it is expected to hold the first 
match in the near future. Ed. Frohliger has not shot 
at the trap for several months, and showed a lack of 
practice in his work to-day. Bob Ward shot a 82 per 
cent, clip; but this is not quite up to his mark—the 
wind got the best of him. Hammerschmidt was not in 
shape, his score being several targets less than usual. 
Randall . 
.12 
13 
15 
11 
11 
19 
81 
Schreck . 
. 13 
14 
18 
13 
15 
20 
93 
Hammerschmidt . . 
.12 
15 
15 
12 
15 
17 
86 
Frohliger . 
.12 
10 
15 
10 
11 
11 
69 
Ward . 
. 11 
12 
18 
41 
Connelly . 
14 
18 
14 
12 
19 
90 
McArdle . 
. 14 
10 
17 
12 
11 
17 
81 
Mullins. 
. 2 
4 
9 
7 
22 
Goshorn . 
. 6 
7 
15 
9 
37 
L Gambell . 
. 12 
12 
Northcutt . 9. 9 
Indianapolis Gun Club. 
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 14. — Dixon with 91 1-3 per 
cent., led the field to-day and posted long run of 45. Parry 
was in second place with 90 per cent. Shooting for the 
Stevens fob, an added target competition, ended in favor 
of Edmonson. The scores follow: 
Shot at. Broke 
Shot at. Broke 
Dixon _ 
. 150 
137 
Wheeler .... 
.120 
59 
Parry . 
.150 
135 
*Hymer __ 
.100 
90 
Edmonson 
.150 
129 
Britton .... 
.100 
84 
Short . 
.125 
99 
Neighbors . 
.100 
73 
Moller ... 
.150 
126 
Shepler .... 
. 45 
24 
Lewis . 
. 120 
99 
Swallow ... 
. 25 
15 
^Professional. 
R. 
R. 
Daniel 
Boone 
Gun Club 
Marthasville, Mo., Dec. 7.—The day was cold and 
blustery, and only seven shooters were present at the 
regular practice shoot. Scores: 
Shot at. Broke 
Shot at. Broke 
Lichtenberg. 
... 50 
46 
Mever ... 
. 25 19 
Wilson .... 
. 50 
33 
E Suhre , 
. 25 12 
Wyatt . 
. 25 
21 
Koch _ 
. 15 7 
Bollmann .. 
. 25 
22 
J. O. Wilson, Sec’y. 
