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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Aug. 19, 1911. 
The Western Handicap. 
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 12.—The sixth annual Western 
Handicap, which wound up an unprecedentedly success¬ 
ful three-days’ session here Thursday afternoon, is unani¬ 
mously agreed, by the big attendance of shooters here, 
to have been one of the grandest and most satisfactory 
trap meets ever held in the country. In fact, the con¬ 
sensus of opinion was that the famous Grand American 
has precious little to boast of over the Western. 
The tournament was held under the auspices of the 
time-honored Omaha Gun Club, one of the most vener¬ 
able organizations of its kind in America. The Omaha 
Club, organized some forty years ago, was one of the 
original hunting and shooting clubs of the country, and 
during all this period has been a live, healthy, high- 
class body, with many of the best and most illustrious 
citizens of Omaha and the State of Nebraska on its 
roster. As an institution it has always stood high in the 
esteem of sportsmen throughout the country. 
The Handicap took place at Townsend Park, the 
property of the Club, at the other end of the big bridge, 
on the Iowa side of the turbid Missouri, and one of the 
most thoroughly appointed and most charming shooting 
grounds in the whole broad West. 
The five traps faced the north, the most advantageous 
positions of all from the standpoint of the shooters, with 
well packed river sand stands at the scratch of each, back 
of which, say some 20 yards, are the lounging sheds, the 
commodious ammunition depots, the dining hall and 
quick-lunch counter, screened club apartments, with 
lockers, gun racks, showers, and all other modern con¬ 
veniences immediately available. At the right of the 
trap ground and set back at a proper distance, were 
several big circus tents, erected for the benefit of the 
overflow gallery, while bordering each end on the east 
and west, groves of huge cottonwoods cast their grate¬ 
ful shade and lent a most entrancing aspect to the 
entire surroundings. 
Elmer E. Shaner, the efficient and popular secretary 
of the Interstate Association, and who had the general 
management of the tournament in his hands, was much 
felicitated by the clever and capable corps of assistants 
the Omaha club provided him. This corps consisted of 
the indispensable and inevitable Fred C. Whitnev, of 
Des Moines, la., cashier; H. P. Jacobsen, of San Dran- 
cisco, Cal., compiler of scores, and innumerable mes¬ 
sengers and pages. Working in conjunction with Mr. 
Shaner’s excellent force were George W. Loomis, the 
famed president of the Omaha Gun Club; Frank T. 
Covering, its hustling secretary, and Billy Townsend, 
the treasurer, and probably one of the most favorably 
known sportsmen naturalists, and all-round shooting 
bon-vivants in the United States. With such a tout 
ensemble of worthy workers, is it any wonder that this 
sixth Western Handicap has taken a conspicuous niche 
in the annals of the Interstate Association? 
Monday was the preliminary day—the day of practice. 
But from the hordes of jostling shooters, the enthusiasm 
and incessant bustle, one would have thought it one of 
the premier days of the tournament. The preparatory 
card included a 100-target race and a baker’s dozen or so 
of specials and individual tilts, and the attendance being 
great, and the good-naturel rivalry intense, it really was 
a fine prelude to the big business of Tuesday, Wednesday 
and Thursday. 
The “real thing” opened up in a blaze of glory—fur¬ 
nished largely by a red-hot August sun—promptly on 
schedule time, 9 A. M., and there was but the luncheon 
cessation until the shades of evening became so thick 
that it was impossible to go further. Yet the full card 
was completed, the regular 150 birds, and the special of 
25 doubles. 
While the average of the day was in no wise sensa¬ 
tional, it was satisfactory. Of the 195 men who toed the 
scratch, not one claimed that he had not had a run for 
his money. 
In the professional class, Homer Clark, of Alton, Ill., 
W'as high-cockalorum, finishing his string with a single 
miss, the 147th bird, the record for the straight run. 
George P. White, of Watertown, S. D., was Clarke’s 
companion in the honor copping business. He atomized 
147 out of his 15C targets, smashing the last 90 without 
a “bobble.” White is the reputed champion of South 
Dakota, which honor he has held for three years, con¬ 
secutively, his average being 95 per cent. 
There were fifty-nine contestants in the double events, 
and old Bill Crosby, of O’Fallon, Ill., ran away with 
the professional honors, 47 out of 50, while J. S. Young, 
of Chicago, did likewise to the amateurs, 45 out of the 50. 
On the second day there were exactly 200 shooters in 
the big event, and while the conditions were much 
harder than on the initial day, the scores were much 
better. There was a stiff breeze blowing from early morn 
till late in the afternoon, and coming transversely across 
the range from the northeast, made the shooting pecu¬ 
liarly difficult, but at that both professionals and ama¬ 
teurs fairly outdid themselves. 
The gallery was large, and while not one contestant 
got away with the straight, W. H. Clay, an East St. 
Louis amateur, beat them all, dropping his 115th target 
only. This with his unbroken run on the opening 1 day, 
gave him a run of 170. It was not the luck of Mr. 
Clay, as Kipling would put it, but the “Lily Whites” 
generally outshot the veterans in the professional ranks. 
Potter White, of Watertown, S. D., was right on the 
heels of the leader, his shooting being fine from start to 
finish, finishing with 148, of which 109 were pulverized 
straight. In the immediate society of this pair was Jesse 
Joung, John Noel, Riley Thompson and Billy Town¬ 
send. Riley Thompson, it will be recalled, won the 
Grand American at Chicago last year with 100 straight on 
the 19yd. mark. 
Bill Crosby, Fred Bills and Fred Gilbert came the 
nearest to sustaining the professional reputation, while 
one-arm Maxwell, C. G. Spencer, and Billy Heer were 
always good. 
The last day, the day of the Handicap, was ideal with 
a gentle breeze from the south, and all the conditions 
harmonizing in favor of good scores, which were plenti¬ 
ful, especially in so far as the forenoon program was con¬ 
cerned. This consisted of five 20-target events, all of 
which were completed before noon. The shooting gen¬ 
erally throughout these events was excellent, the ama¬ 
teurs vieing with the professionals for the honor. They 
fell finally to the latter, J. S. Day, of Memphis, Tenn., 
completing the entire program without a loss, 100 straight. 
This is not the first time Jim Day has distinguished 
himself, for he was high amateur for 1910. The next best 
professionals were T. G. Bills, Kansas City; W. R. 
Crosby, O’Fallon, Ill.; and Billy Heer, Guthrie, Okla., 
with 99 each. 
The best the Lily Whites could perpetrate was 99, 
there being five tied, as follows: A. C. Conners, Spring- 
field, Ill.; C. H. Ditto, Keithsburg, Ill.; J. S. Young, 
Chicago, Ill.; E. J. Chingren, Spokane, Wash.; N. D. 
Thorpe, Columbus, Neb., and Fred. Call, Kingston,Neb. 
The big Handicap was called by Manager Shaner at 
2 o’clock sharp, with 188 entrants, some dozen or less 
than was indicated on the sheets the previous evening. 
As the shooters lined up, the wind shifted to the north¬ 
east, and coming at cyclonic gait across the grounds 
made the shooting exceedingly difficult. However, the 
work, as a whole, was commendable. Billy Ridley, of 
What-Cheer, la., and Clyde Collins, of Aldine, Ind., 
got out with 98 each for the big money and the diamond 
medal. Darkness prevented a completion of the Handi¬ 
cap, and it was postponed until 9 o’clock Friday morn¬ 
ing. 
The ten unfinished squads were at the scratch on 
schedule time, and finished up the whole business by 
10 o’clock. While there were several possibilities, they 
all fell down, leaving Ridley and Collins to shoot off 
their tie for the big honor. They shot it off in strings 
of 20 targets, and the first string resulted in a tie—19 
each, Collins missing his fifth and Ridley his fifteenth. 
The second string went straight to Ridley, Collins miss¬ 
ing his first and seventh, and thus the sixth Western 
Handicap ended. 
The high averages among the professionals, outside of 
the Handicap itself, were: Homer Clark. Alton, Ill., and 
W. R. Crosby, O’Fallon, Ill., a tie at 393, a high record; 
W. H. Heer, Guthrie, Okla., and Chas. G. Spencer, St. 
Louis, Mo., second a tie at 392; F. G. Bills, Kansas 
City, Mo., third, 390. 
The top-notch amateurs were Potter White, Water- 
town, S. D., 392, first; J. S. Young, Chicago, Ill., 391, 
second- Riley Thompson, Cainsville, Mo., 390, third. 
The Western Handicap purse was made up as follows: 
145 entries at $8.$1,160.00 
1 penalty entry for targets only. 2.00 
42 entries for targets only. 
- Added money. 200.00 
188 - 
Total purse .$1,362.00 
Winners: Wm. Ridley, score 98, $250 (guaranteed); 
C. C. Collins, 98, $122.60; W. A. Brown and A. C. Conner, 
97. $102.15 each; H. B. Pottinger, L. A. Gates, and J. R. 
Graham 96, $68.10 each: C. T. Rankin, R. Thompson and 
J. B. Gutzman, 95, $40.85 each; A. R. McDowell, J. 
Aylesworth, G. R. Rober, C. Freel, Ira Novinger, C. R. 
Schumway, T. F. Beard, T. F. Caldwell, A. K. Chambers 
and C. B. Eaton. 94, $32.70 each; J. Kautzky, C. H. Ditto, 
C. W. Okey, W. IT. McCreery, I. C. Davidson and 
E. S. Collier. 93, $27.25 each; J. Peterson, C. W. Litherbury, 
B. A. Dixon, Sidney Baird, C. C. Tappan, S. A. Huntley, 
Fred Nelson, Fred Gall, H. Willis, J. H. Payne, 92, 
$4.45 each. 
The Squier money-back purse was made up and dis¬ 
tributed as follows: 
Added by Interstate Association.$200.00 
78,050 targets at 1 cent each. 780.50 
First day extra entrance, $1.166.00 
Second day extra entrance, at $1.167.00 
Third day extra entrance at $1. 160.00 
Total purse .$1*473.60 
Total losses .751.55 
Surplus to 30 high guns. 721.95 
Winners: P. White, $79.40; J. S. Young, $72.20; R. 
Thompson, $64.95; J. R. Graham and H. Dixon, $57 each; 
Wm. Ridley and W. H. Clay, $46.95 each; W. L. Mul- 
ford and Joe Kautzky, $36.10 each; W. D. Townsend, 
$28.90; Wm. Veach, C. B. Eaton and E. S. Collier, 
$-11.65 each; C. G. Gellatly, E. J. Chingren and F. Campbell 
$9 60 each; E. W. Varner, M. Shoop, H. J. Rebhausen, 
H B Pottinger, I. IT. Noel, C. D. Linderman, B. Lewis, 
C. C. Holzworth, S. A. Huntley, Frank Gray, C. C. 
Collins. A. R. Chezik, A. C. Connor and W. A. Brown, 
$7.20 each. 
Practice Day. 
T Taylor . 
.. 96 
W R Crosby. 
.. 99 
Qy 
C G Spencer. 
.. 96 
Dan Whitney . 
.. 90 
T A Plowlett. 
.. 86 
C G Defiantly . 
.. 93 
A PI Young. 
.. 89 
F T Lovering. 
.. 80 
E Bodle . 
Ed O’Brien . 
.. 98 
Geo Riemers . 
.. 91 
C T Rankin. 
.. 91 
J N Price. 
.. 92 
Frank Gray . 
.. 97 
F Campbell . 
.. 98 
L E Reid. 
.. 95 
Ira Nowles . 
.. S6 
W PI Beachy. 
... 88 
B F Elbert . 
.. 97 
A E Rodebaugh. 
.. 93 
L H Fitzsimmons... 
.. 89 
C E Stubblefield.... 
.. 85 
PI Taylor . 
.. 96 
W T McNamara ... 
... 84 
L S German. 
Chas Day . 
... 93 
C H Ditto. 
.. 98 
N J Glover. 
.. 92 
Di O Kay. 
.. 90 
Gus Schneider . 
... 88 
F Walter . 
.. 90 
L S Gates . 
... 97 
F Huston . 
.. 92 
1 Gutzmier . 
... 90 
F Caldwell . 
.. 90 
D D Bray. 
... 86 
F W Cannon. 
.. 75 
D Thorpe . 
.. 90 
I. S Gates. 
.. 79 
O R Dickey. 
... 95 
Geo Maxwell . 
.. 96 
Sam Allis . 
... 56 
.. 87 
. 91 
A H Frye. 
.. 87 
C Goucher . 
... 79 
C A Thorpe. 
.. 93 
Pi J Chingren . 
.. 9.4 
Bert Dixon . 
.. 92 
S A Huntley. 
... 94 
T H Severson . 
.. 88 
C J Nelson. 
... 78 
M Thompson . 
.. 91 
C C Collins . 
... 95 
Firs! 
Day. 
Ten events of 15 
each: 
W E Grubb. 
.... 138 
C B Eaton. 
.. 143 
T. S Swits. 
.... 128 
H C Clark. 
.. 149 
T H Severson. 
.... 127 
A Suddoth . 
M Thompson. 
.... 136 
I N Price. 
C P Shumway. 
.... 138 
F Campbell . 
.. 143 
W A Brown. 
.... 142 
Ira Nowles . 
N Muncy . 
.... 140 
B F Elhert . 
.. 131 
S A Huntley. 
.... 144 
I. C Booth. 
P White . 
.... 147 
C E Burbank. 
.. 136 
Guy Taylor . 
.... 136 
H P Jacobsen. 
... 132 
H W Vietmeyer... 
.... 127 
F W Cannon. 
.. 139 
Thos Ilufford . 
.... 137 
W W Wright. 
.. 129 
Fred Nelson . 
.... 142 
PI G Taylor. 
.. 146 
Fred Call . 
.... 136 
C J Nelson. 
.. 121 
Dan Skong . 
.... 122 
C H Ditto. 
.. 130 
F G Bills. 
.... 144 
G W Okay. 
.. 140 
I, C Davidson. 
.... 137 
Walters . 
.. 136 
Fred Gilbert . 
.... 145 
T R Graham. 
... 147 
B Lewis . 
.... 142 
L Stockwell . 
... 144 
lesse Young . 
.... 146 
Fred Weatherhead .. 
.. 142 
C G Spencer. 
.... 148 
M R Smith. 
.. 132 
11 B Pottinger. 
.... 141 
C E Stubblefield.... 
... 131 
E S Collier. 
.... 140 
A II Goering . 
... 143 
T A Ilowlett. 
.... 142 
Geo Reimers . 
... 135 
Art Killam . 
.... 145 
1 Redfern . 
.. 134 
D D Gross. 
.... 127 
F Williams . 
... 108 
Guv Cooper . 
.... 134 
A B Robertson. 
.. 126 
Fred Caldwell . 
.... 134 
T H Hook. 
... 125 
C C Holzworth ... 
.... 141 
F H Kauslen . 
... 110 
T G Van Cott. 
.... 134 
Geo Boulin . 
... 127 
... 133 
.. 136 
A Hilzer . 
.... 134 
C C Collins!. 
... 141 
A C Connor. 
.... 139 
C Freil . 
.. 141 
F Osterman . 
.... 132 
A K Chambers. 
... 133 
W R Armagust.... 
.... 130 
C McOuaid . 
... 133 
T T Skelly. 
.... 138 
G Sehlagenhauf . 
... 134 
Sid Baird . 
.... 137 
E Hoffman . 
... 114 
Tohn Noel . 
.... 139 
C E Richards. 
... 141 
T S Aylesworth.... 
.... 133 
L S Rambo. 
... 136 
L S German. 
.... 140 
Glen McGerr . 
... 140 
B S Donnelly. 136 
W E Phillips. 136 
R W Clancy . 141 
T R Taylor . 146 
F W Heath . 131 
H S McDonald. 140 
Dan Whitney. 130 
H T Rebhauser. 141 
T A Marshall. 131 
M K Nevill. 129 
Geo Maxwell . 142 
Geo Roger . 126 
A H Frye . 130 
C A Thorpe. 140 
Bert Dixon . 134 
John Den . 124 
M F Hosier. Ill 
C Delaney .127 
W W Watkins. 132 
A F Bahr. 137 
B F Veach. 131 
144 
T II Payne.141 
Frank Sach .135 
-A D McDonnell.138 
W T Coats.131 
T H Tamm.135 
Joe Kautzky .144 
F E Breckenridge. 130 
I Noringer .138 
W L Mulford.143 
M Shoop .144 
Tom Graham .136 
M Thompson .137 
One hundred targets, 
five 
events of 20 each: 
W Veach . 
. 145 
T Hufford . 
86 
C P Shumway. 
... 94 
Tohn Bauer .. 
. 130 
Fred Nelson . 
87 
G Hochreiter . 
... 8S 
Gus Sievers . 
. 130 
Fred Call . 
92 
O Plelzer . 
... 89 
F Huston .. 
. 136 
H W Vietmeyer. 
8S 
T T Skelly. 
... 86 
T S Day. 
. 146 
Dan Skeag . 
76 
T A Marshall. 
... 94 
W II IPeer. 
. 148 
Gus Seivers . 
85 
1) D Gross. 
... 91 
L E Reed. 
. 140 
W PI McCrary. 
91 
S Baird . 
C A Lewis. 
. 130 
R E Murry. 
85 
A Muldoon . 
... 86 
T F Beard. 
. 131 
C C Holzworth. 
89 
J Den . 
W C McNamara.. 
199 
T G Van Cott. 
94 
C Delaney . 
... 90 
Chas Day . 
. 129 
M Freeman . 
97 
Wm Watkins . 
... 93 
C W Litherbury , 
. 133 
W E Grubb. 
89 
II T Rebhausen_ 
... 91 
A Muldoon . 
. 11S 
T S Dav. 
95 
M K Nevill. 
... S9 
Geo Mackie . 
. 137 
Geo L Carter. 
90 
E S Collier . 
... 95 
Frank Gray . 
.144 
PI B Pottinger. 
.10 
F Osterman .. 
... 92 
C 'I Rankin. 
.139 
F G Bills. 
95 
B F Veach. 
... 92 
F.d O’Brien . 
. 143 
F C Davidson. 
$9 
Wm Veach . 
... 9S 
H Dixon . 
. 146 
Fred Gilbert . 
97 
Tohn Bauer . 
... 95 
Gus Schroeder .. 
. 131 
B Lewis . 
98 
H F Turner . 
... 82 
I. S Gates. 
.139 
Art Killam . 
89 
C Christensen . 
... 87 
T Gutzman . 
.127 
T. S Rambo. 
87 
A R Chezik. 
... 93 
D D Bray. 
. 128 
Glen McGinn . 
88 
B B Ward. 
... 89 
D Thorpe . 
.129 
A Southard . 
89 
Guv Cooser . 
... 97 
O R Dickey. 
. 128 
D C Booth. 
88 
M F Hosier . 
... 88 
W H McCreery.. 
. 131 
C E Burbank. 
88 
A E Bahr . 
... 88 
R E Murray .... 
. 129 
G C Cochlin. 
82 
W G Harris.. 
W Harris . 
. 127 
T Noel . 
94 
L R Conn.. 
... 80 
W R Crosbv _ 
. 147 
F W Clancy . 
93 
W R Armagust.... 
... 84 
H F Turner . 
. 128 
II Willis 
E W Varner .. 
W Roper . 
R Thompson .. 
C C Henshaw ., 
W S Hoon.... 
J Peterson ... 
J Maland . 
Wm Ridley ... 
F Suddoth .... 
F B Copsey ... 
Chas Thurston 
W PI Handy... 
H Johnson .... 
C C Tappan... 
W IP Beachy... 
E Tappan _ 
N J Glover. 
O J Graves.... 
J H Davis.. 
B Jarred . 
Geo Toozer . 
P S Holtzinger 
A W Williams.135 
E Bigler .133 
H Magnussen . 114 
A A Chab. 131 
F T Lovering.138 
C D Linderman.143 
F R Patch.13S 
E J Chingren .146 
E A Montgomery.142 
E Sasse . 138 
A P McDonell .141 
R H Morse .132 
G Keating .134 
E Boade . 107 
W H Clay .141 
C G Thurston .106 
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