Aug. 5, 1911.] 
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Western Connecticut Trapshooters’ League 
The annual trapshooting tournament of the Pahqui¬ 
oque Gun Club, which was also the fourth registered 
tournament of the Western Connecticut Trapshooters’ 
League, was held on the Tamarack traits, July 22, and 
will go down in the history of trapshooting as the most 
successful event of its kind ever held in Connecticut. 
Two records were broken: that for attendance at a 
Connecticut shoot, when 110 shooters faced the traps 
during the tournament, and the longest run, which 
W. W. RICE. 
Connecticut Champion. 
was won by Lester S. German. Mr. German’s shooting 
was a feature of the day, he breaking the entire pro¬ 
gram of 150 targets without a miss. 
Secretary E. H. Bailey was one of the busiest men 
in the country from morning until night, and the traps 
were kept busy for almost twelve hours, one squad no 
more than finishing before another was ready to take its 
place. 
There were many spectators during the shoot, includ- 
ingg dozens of ladies, and the club had made careful 
arrangements for the accommodation of all. 
The five-man team race was one of the most interest¬ 
ing events of the day, there being fourteen teams en¬ 
tered, and shooting probably the largest number of 
teams that ever took part in a single day’s competition. 
The New Haven No. 1 team was the winner with 385 
out of a possible 450, while Bridgeport No. 1 was sec¬ 
ond with 382, and Waterbury third with 381. 
In first open high gun event, E. Hart, of Waterbury, 
was first; H. Judd, of Bethel, second; C. Vanstone, of 
Bridgeport, third; L. Bradley, of Hartford, fourth; C. 
Sherwood, of Bridgeport, fifth, and F. Stephenson, of 
New York, sixth. 
The first handicap event was won by former State 
Champion Harry Metcalf, of Rockville, with Dr. Mc- 
Elligott, of Waterbury, second; P. Fitzhenry, of New 
Plaven, third. 
In the second handicap event. Dr. Bishop, of New 
Plaven, was the winner; C. Plancon, of Danbury, sec¬ 
ond; C. PIofFman, of Red Hook, third. 
The final open event was won by W. W. Rice, of 
New Haven, with C. W. Stevens, of Danbury, second; 
R. McFetridge, of New Plaven, was third. 
Lon Fisher, of Columbus, O., manager of the Colum¬ 
bus Gun Club, was the high amateur of the day, break¬ 
ing 139 out of 150, while C. Vanstone, of Bridgeport, 
the winner at the Long Hill shoot, was second with 136. 
Vanstone, of Bridgeport, and W. W. Rice, of New 
Plaven, are two shooters who have stood out above all 
others since the series of tournaments of the League 
started, and Vanstone had Mr. Fisher guessing, as he 
could have tied him if he had gone straight. The sun 
was very blinding in the last event, and he lost two 
targets, putting him 136, and Rice and Bradley, 135. 
There were several other very classy shooters among the 
amateurs. F. B. Stephenson, of N. Y. A. C., got 134 
out of 150. W. F. Clark, of the Palefaces, came over to 
look the Nutmeg boys over, and found them all to the 
good. Mr. Clark also got 134. E. Hart, of Waterbury, 
although not having shot of late, made them all sit up 
and take notice, breaking his first two events straight, 
and finishing with 134; C. Sherwood, of Bridgeport, and 
R. McFetridge, of Hartford; C. Howard Daly, of Dan¬ 
bury, following with 134. 
L. S. German with a perfect score was first among 
the professionals, while A. E. Sibley was second with 
141. 
There was considerable interest in the State cham¬ 
pionship, which was finally won by W. Rice, of New 
Haven, after a pretty race with Dr. McElligott, of 
\\ aterbury. The two leaders tied at 84 out of 90 each 
in the event. In the shoot-off, at 30 targets, Rice won 
out with 29 to McFlligott’s 26. 
A leg on the Du Pont Connecticut amateur trophy 
was won by C. Vanstone, of Bridgeport, putting him in 
the lead with two legs. W. Rice, of New Plaven, won 
his second leg on the Western Cartridge Company 
trophy by shooting high in the team race, making 84 
out of 90. 
C. Ploward Daley and C. W. Stevens were tied for 
the honor of the championship of Danbury, each shoot¬ 
ing 77 out of 90 in the event. In the shoot-off at 15 
targets, the result was again a tie with 14. Again they 
shot off with the same result, 14 each, and the cham¬ 
pionship will be decided at a later shoot. 
The special distance handicap for the Ithaca gun 
was-one of the most interesting of the entire tourna¬ 
ment, although it was not started until seven o’clock. 
L. C. Wilson, of Bridgeport, won the gun with 23 out of 
25. H. Barstow, of Rockville, won a pair of Gokey 
hunting boots with 22. There were ties for the other 
four prizes. C. Fox, of Bridgeport; II. Judd, of Bethel; 
W. A. Gregory, of Danbury; C. Vanstone, of Bridge¬ 
port; W. E. Day, of Danbury, and F. Clark, of Mt. 
Kisco, having 21 each. 
George Ginn was in charge of the office, and was 
assisted by George Hall and W. E. Day, of Danburv. 
E. H. Bailey, W. G. Olmstead, F. C. Clark and C. K. 
Plancon were in charge of the squads, and Jack Fan¬ 
ning had charge of the posting of scores. 
The list of shooters with their scores follows: 
Shot at. 
Broke 
Shot at. 
Broke 
L Fisher . 
150 
139 
T B Williams.. 
. 150 
117 
C Vanstone. 
150 
133 
B Crane . 
. 150 
117 
L Bradley . 
150 
135 
C Hall . 
. 150 
117 
W W Rice. 
150 
135 
D Hall . 
. 150 
117 
F Stephenson... 
150 
134 
Dr P Sunderland 150 
117 
W F Clark. 
150 
134 
T Phillips .... 
. 150 
117 
C Sherwood .... 
150 
134- 
C Hoffman ... 
. 150 
117 
F. Plart . 
150 
134 
PI S Norman. 
. 150 
HR 
R McFetridge... 
150 
134 
G Ailing . 
. 150 
116 
C PI Daley. 
150 
132 
E G Southev... 
. 150 
116 
Dr McElligott.. 
150 
131 
F Smith . 
. 150 
116 
II Metcalf . 
150 
131 
H P Hepburn.. 
. 150 
116 
Dr Bishop . 
150 
130 
C Holmes . 
. 150 
116 
IT M Tudd. 
150 
130 
B Horton . 
. 150 
115 
F Osborne . 
150 
130 
L Chamberlain. 
. 150 
115 
C W Stevens... 
150 
130 
G G Stephenson 150 
114 
H Barstow . 
150 
130 
T W Cook. 
. 150 
114 
L Wilson . 
150 
129 
W Massoneau.. 
. 150 
113 
E Ward . 
150 
128 
E H Bailey.... 
. 150 
113 
E Kelly . 
150 
128 
T Adams . 
. 150 
112 
W G Olmstead. 
150 
128 
P Fitzhenrv .. 
. 150 
111 
T Navins . 
150 
127 
C K Bailey_ 
. 150 
111 
A Betti . 
150 
127 
R Smith . 
. 150 
111 
1 W Bain. 
150 
126 
W Smith . 
. 150 
no 
C Plancon . 
150 
124 
K Lewis . 
. 150 
109 
R Plollister .... 
150 
123 
F C Metcalf... 
. 150 
107 
\Y S Thompson. 
150 
122 
C Osborne ... 
. 150 
107 
B Claridge .... 
150 
122 
W F Alcorn... 
. 150 
105 
R Cate . 
150 
122 
W Gale . 
. 150 
104 
< ’ Fox . 
150 
121 
W B Tudd. 
. 150 
104 
E W Dunn. 
150 
121 
Dr Nettleton... 
. 150 
103 
Dr C C Smith... 
150 
121 
J Robertson .. 
. 150 
102 
R PI Bennett.. 
. 150 120 
R Clark . 
150 
101 
Frank Clark .. 
. 150 120 
S Kellogg . 
150 
100 
E Vesey . 
. 150 120 
D Sutton . 
150 
100 
T Draher . 
. 150 120 
F Sherman . 
150 
95 
E Lewis . 
. 150 120 
R Porter . 
150 
93 
W E Day. 
. 150 119 
1) Adams . 
150 
85 
C Cutter . 
. 150 119 
F Banks . 
150 
85 
W A Gregory.. 
. 150 119 
J Osborne . 
150 
85 
Dr Wales .. 
. 150 119 
E Miller . 
150 
85 
Unfinished: 
F G Mitchell... 
. 135 • 76 
PI B North. 
90 
69 
W Banks . 
. 135 82 
11 Hatch . 
90 
72- 
TT PI Park. 
. 135 93 
B Brown . 
90 
68 
R Cheney . 
. 135 110 
R Gillispie . 
90 
67 
T Carr . 
. 135 94 
E Plumb . 
90 
66 
D Walker . 
90 67 
R Templeton ... 
60 
52 
S W Hayner..., 
. 105 71 
Professionals 
L S German.... 
150 150 
A Clarke . 
150 
119 
A E Sibley. 
. 150 141 
O R Dickie. 
150 
129 
W B Darton.... 
. 150 139 
Geo Chopin .... 
.150 
131 
H H Stevens... 
. 150 137 
G M Wheeler.. 
150 
115 
T El E’anning.., 
. 150 134 
PI A Keller...'.. 
150 
89 
W D Blood.... 
150 133 
Dr Funk . 
150 
131 
The team race: 
New Plaven 
No. 1. 
Seaside No. 2. 
I. Bradley . 
... 80 
R Cate . 
...72 
E Kellev . 
.... 75 
D Hall . 
...69 
Dr Smith . 
.... 74 
T Williams . 
...71 
W Rice . 
.... 83 
R Lewis . 
...73 
F W Smith... 
.... 73—385 
E Southey . 
... 73- 
-358 
New Haven 
No. 2. 
Red Hook. 
PI W Dann. 
.... 71 
T W Bain. 
L Chamberlain 
...72 
B Horton . 
...72 
Dr Bishop _ 
.... 78 
C Hoffman . 
...68 
W Gale . 
.... 60 
W Massoneau . 
...69 
1 Hepburn _ 
.... 70-351 
R Navins . 
-361 
New Haven 
No. 3. 
Waterbury. 
T Robertson_ 
.... 61 
E Hart . 
...79 
R Smith .. 
.... 58 
C Hall . 
...72 
Dr Nettleton ... 
.... 63 
W McElligott . 
... 83 
G Ailing . 
.... 66 
J Draher . 
...74 
F Alcorn . 
.... 68-309 
C Holmes . 
...73- 
-381 
Pahquioque 
No. 1. 
Hartford. 
W Gregory . 
.... 72 
R Hollister . 
C Stevens . 
.... 77 
E Cooke . 
...69 
PI Daley . 
R McFetridge .. 
...80 
F Clark . 
.... 69 
R Cheney . 
... 72 
W Olmstead ... 
.... 72—367 
R Clark . 
... 60- 
-356 
Pahquioque 
No. 2. 
Bethel. 
\Y Thompson... 
.... 74 
PI Tudd . 
...74 
W Day . 
.... 70 
R Bennett . 
...74 
Dr Sunderland 
.... 68 
C K Bailey. 
...65 
E Vesey . 
.... 73 
W B Tudd. 
... 69 
E Crane . 
.... 68—353 
L Fisher. 
... 84- 
-376 
Pahquioque 
No. 3.' 
Mt. Kisco. 
Is Plancon .... 
.... 76 
A Betti . 
...71 
1 Phillips .. 
.... 72 
G Sutton . 
...60 
1 Harkness .... 
.... 58 
H Park . 
... 61 
T Osborne . 
.... 44 
E Ward . 
E Bailey . 
.... 64—314 
W Barnes . 
... 46-315 
Seaside No. 1. 
Long Hill. 
L Wilson . 
H Sherman .... 
...66 
C Fox . 
.... 71 
C Cutler . 
...68 
C Van Stone . 
.... 81 
C Osborne . 
...65 
C Sherwood ... 
.... 79 
E Sherman .... 
...54 
E Lewis . 
.... 74—382 
Dr Wales . 
... 73- 
-326 
NEW HAVEN NO. I. 
Winner of the Western Connecticut Trapshooters’ League and high team of the day. 
