Dec. 21, 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
797 
The Du Pont Gun Club. 
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 14.—Owing to the fine 
weather, and the attractive program scheduled for yester¬ 
day afternoon’s shoot, the attendance at the grounds of 
tlie Du Pont Gun Club was more than satisfactory. The 
frosty air apparently had no effect upon the members of 
the club, forty-two taking part in the afternoon’s sport. 
The club events were the regular monthly competi¬ 
tions for the Eugene E. du Pont team trophies, and the 
open competitions for the 1912 Class C and Class D cups. 
The match between J. B. McHugh, holder of the State 
championship, and Edward Banks, challenger for the 
title, was also scheduled. 
It will be remembered that Mr. McHugh recently 
won the title from A. B. Richardson, of Dover, who 
had held it ever since he won it in open competition at 
the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association’s tournament 
on May 39. Mr. Banks challenged Mr. McHugh for the 
title, and afterward W. S. Colfax, Jr., put in his chal¬ 
lenge to the winner of the McHugh-Banks match. As 
matters now stand, he will have Banks for his opponent, 
as the latter defeated McHugh yesterday afternoon in a 
rather one-sided match by the score of 92 to 78. 
Apnarentlv the weather conditions were distinctly all 
right for good scores, although the light and the haze 
seemed to affect the scores to a certain extent. It is 
clear, however, that McHugh was unfortunately entirely 
out of form, and what was expected to be a close race 
was really a procession from the start, as McHugh lost 
the first three targets that he shot at. In practice. Banks 
broke 24 to McHugh’s 22, and finished his first 100 targets 
with two 24s and two 22s, or a total of 94. His last 
string in the match netted him 22, and made his total 
for the day 9 lost out of 125 shot at, or an average of one 
less than 93 per cent. The scores in the match were: 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 Total. 
J B McHugh. 20 22 17 19 78 
Edward Banks . 23 23 24 22 92 
As at present arranged, the match between Banks 
and Colfax, Jr., will be shot at 11 A. M. on New Year’s 
Day, during the turkey shoot, which the Du Pont Club 
will hold that day. Yesterday afternoon Colfax broke 
94 out of his first 100 shot at. 
For the Eugene E. du Pont team trophies, fifteen 
teams entered, and scores made with added target handi¬ 
caps, were as follows: 
R S Wood. 
5 
25 
T II Minnick.... 
1 
23 
W Edmanson .. 
1 
25—50 
C 
T Martin. 
3 
22—45 
T B McHugh... 
1 
23 
T 
II Squires. 
7 
25* 
A J Curley. 
7 
24—47 
L 
C Lvon. 
1 
20—45 
H J Newman... 
5 
25 
R 
P Willis. 
3 
21 
H P Carlon. 
1 
22—47 
H 
W Bush. 
1 
23—44 
1.1. Jarrell. 
5 
25* 
C 
II Simon. 
5 
19 
W Hammond.... 
1 
22—47 
C 
Leedom . 
3 
25—44 
C E Springer... 
5 
24 
W 
1? Smith, Ir.. 
3 
20 
S G David. 
7 
23—47 
Z 
IT Lofland.... 
5 
23-43 
E M Ross. 
7 
24 
T 
Matthewson... 
5 
23 
J T Magahern... 
3 
22—46 
V 
du Pont. 
3 
19—42 
J Anderson,Tr... 
3 
21* 
A 
Bird . 
9 
25* 
W 'J'omlinson... 
5 
25—46 
Dr A Patterson. 
3 
17—42 
W T Highfield... 
7 
25* 
W G Wood. 
1 
20—45 
*No contestant can score more than a highest pos¬ 
sible, viz., 25. 
As a result of the above contests, R. S. Wood and 
W. Edmanson landed in first place with 4 points each 
to their credit. Teams scoring a total of 47 targets get 
3 points each. Ross and Magahern get a credit of 2 
points each for their team total of 46, and the 45s score 
1 point each. 
Other scores made in the team event, the individuals 
not being paired off, were: Edward Banks and W. S. 
Colfax 24; E. E. du Pont 22, E. R. Galvin (a new¬ 
comer from Duluth, Minn.), 20; Dr. Horace Betts, W. 
A. Joslyn and W. B. Sturgis 19; George Frank Lord 
18; Stanley Tuchton 17; W. A. Casey 15, and Coleman 
Johnson 5. 
In the open competition for the Class C cup, R. S. 
Wood and S. J. Newman tied on 20, the shoot-off of the 
tie being postponed until a later date on account of 
darkness. W. J. Highfield with the sterling score of 21 
out of 25, made thing's warm for his opponents in Class 
D, and won the trophy without a tie. 
The club is making great preparations for its annual 
New Year’s Day turkey shoot, but all the details in 
connection with the event have not as yet been decided. 
It is promised, however, that it will be fully up to the 
standard of all similar events held by the club, and 
due notice of the particulars will be sent to the club 
members. 
Eugene Gun Club. 
Eugene, Ore., Dec. 6. —To-day was very foggy and 
cold, and the duck season being on in the bargain, ac¬ 
counts for onlv eight of the boys trying their eyes at the 
elusive clay birds. McCormack was high with 92. while 
Moullen was crowding him with 91. Seavey, Koompp 
and Bean all waiting for the leachers to slip one or two. 
McCormack . 25 24 22 21 92 
Moullen . 23 23 23 22 91 
B Kompp . 21 23 22 23 89 
Seavey . 21 22 25 22 90 
Bean . 22 22 24 22 90 
Deierlin . 18 21 18 20 77 
Heckart . 19 17 18 17 71 
C Kompp . 16 21 20 .. 57 
E. A. Bean, Sec’y. 
Medford (Oakla.) Gun Club. 
Medford, Okla., Dec. 13. — The following scores were 
made by members of our club and their guests to-day. 
Patterson, who shot with us, is a member of the 
Arkansas City, Kans., Gun Club, and Dr. Taylor is 
secretary of the gun club at David City, Neb. 
Shot at. Broke 
Shot at. Broke 
Patterson , 
. 65 
43 
Taylor .. 
. 50 39 
Shanklin 
. 100 
84 
Blood ... 
. 55 49 
Wilson ... 
. 30 
21 
Anderson 
. 35 24 
Dotts . 
. 25 
21 
L. V. 
Hardy, Sec’y. 
SMOKELESS 
POWDERS 
At 
The Front 
H. E. SNYDER 
Mr. H. E. Snyder of Kansas 
City, Mo., Wins High Amateur Average on targets shot at 
in registered tournaments in 1912. 
9 6.36 % 
1879 out of 1950 
Smokeless Powders 
MAKE AND BREAK RECORDS 
Frontier Rod and Gun Club, 
Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 9. —Stormy and disagreeable 
weather caused low scores and poor attendance at the 
regular shoot to-day of the Frontier Rod and Gun Club. 
Nomination and election of officers will take place at the 
regular meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 8 P. M. 
Members of the Jefferson Gun Club will visit the traps 
on Dec. 22, the last and deciding shoot of 1912. Scores: 
Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 10 15 25 25 
Wakefield . 3 8 12 15 
W O Hewitt.. 4 7 1116 
G McKenna. 8 14 
H Utz . 8 10 .. 20 
Thompkins .19 25 
Short .16 16 
Events: 12 3 4 
Targets: 10 15 25 25 
W Utz . 2 9 . . 
Iloebel . 0 9 .. 
M Ketter . 2 .. 
F Ketter. 9 .. 
Bailer . 1 .. .. 
Points won: Class: A—Wakefield 12; Class C— 
Thompkins 19; Handicap—Thompkins 25. 
Northern Kentucky Gun Club. 
H. R. Irwiin captured high honors at the weekly 
shoot Dec. 15, with a score of 87, not quite so many as 
he often breaks, but a very good showing in the strong 
wind which prevailed and tossed the targets about at 
unexpected angles. Capt. George Dameron and O. J. 
Holiday had a close fight for second place, the former 
going out with one target to the good, although the 
wind cut both scores below the average. Henry started 
out well, but failed to keep up his pace, and dropped into 
fourth place. A big crowd is expected at the turkey 
shoot on the 22d. Many local shooters will be present, 
and the managers, II. R. Irwin and Capt. Dameron, 
have received notification that delegations of trapshoot- 
ers from nearby cities will be on hand. The program is 
a liberal one, five 20-target events, with four prizes in 
each event, and a prize of a turkey to high and low 
men if there are 20 or more entries, for the entire pro* 
gram. Sam Leever, the former ball tosser for the Pitts- 
burgs, will come down from Goshen with a bunch of 
shooters; Dayton will send a squad; Columbus has been 
heard from, and other places will be represented. 
Targets: 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
Total. 
TI R Irwin . 
. 17 
19 
19 
15 
17 
87 
G Dameron . 
. 17 
18 
18 
17 
15 
85 
Holiday . 
. 16 
16 
18 
18 
16 
84 
Henry . 
. 15 
15 
12 
10 
7 
59 
Wuerdeman . 
. 15 
15 
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