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ing to reproduce as nearly as possible the condi¬ 
tions of wing-shooting; and therefore the meth¬ 
ods and rules differ somewhat from those which 
givern the sport in America, though here also 
proficiency at the traps is considered a long step 
toward proficiency in the field. One English 
method of gaining skill in shooting is to walk 
through a field in which traps are concealed in 
the brush and bushes and break as many as pos¬ 
sible of the targets which are thrown in front of 
the marksman, at his right or at his left, or over 
his head, always at angles which he cannot guess 
beforehand. 
Both in Great Britain and the United States trap¬ 
shooting is a fascinating sport in itself, and per¬ 
haps the reason why we have taken it up on 
its own merits lies in the fact that we have few 
large and at the same time readily accessible 
game coverts. - 
SCHMIDT’S MOUND PARK. 
St. Louis, November 7, 1914. 
A large attendance was on hand at the ex¬ 
hibition and shoot held at Schmidt’s Mound 
Park on the Collinsville road near East St. 
Louis, last Sunday. Forty shooters entered for 
the day’s program. The program called for 
100 targets, but on account of early darkness 
only seventy-five targets were shot, which con¬ 
stituted the program for the day. Schneider 
and George Crosby of O’Fallon, Ill., tied for 
high amateur, scoring 73x75. Joe Victor of St. 
Louis, and E. J. Linde of O’Fallon, tied for 
second with 71x75 and N. R. Huff of East St. 
Louis scored 68x75 and finished third. For the 
professionals, Mrs. Topperwein was high with 
74x75; Spencer, 73; Killam, 70; Ebert, 67 and 
Willis, 57. Mrs. Topperwein and Spencer shot an 
extra event of twenty-five targets and each broke 
seventy-five straight. The $5 offered to the high 
gun was divided between Schneider and Crosby. 
The other twelve high guns received merchan¬ 
dise prizes. The following scores were made: 
Program, seventy-five targets—Mrs. Topper¬ 
wein, 74; Spencer, 73; Crosby, 73; Schneider, 
73; Victor, 71; Linde, 71; Killam, 70; Huff, 68; 
Ebert, 67; Mollman, 67; McGinnis, 67; D. J. 
White, 66; F. White, 64; Woelfle, 64; Mrs. Bur- 
rowes, 62; Schott, 61; Sender, 57; Willis, 57; 
Cawl, 56; Zimmerman, 56; Chassaing, 54; Par¬ 
ker, 47; Burrowes, 44; Collins, 40; Porsley, 23 ; 
Krite, 18; Norton, 46x50; Fahrenkrog, 48x50; 
Govro, 47x50; W. Seiling, 36x50; Sharkey, 
35x50; Ferke, 33x50; J. Seiling, 32x50; Tharp, 
32x50; J. Seebode, 36x50; F. Seiling, 20x50; 
Kuenneman, 16x25; Meyer, 10x25; Nichols, 9x25. 
TIPPECANOE VALLEY GUN CLUB. 
Bourbon, Ind., November 17, 1914. 
The Tippecanoe Valley Gun Club of Tippe¬ 
canoe, Ind., held a merchandise shoot on Novem¬ 
ber 17, but owing to bad weather conditions, was 
not very well attended. Bob Probert of Clay- 
pool, Ind., was high gun and carried a very 
handsome mantle clock home with him as a re¬ 
ward for his good work of smashing 48 x 50 in 
a high wind. Following are the scores: 
Shot At Broke 
Bob Probert . 5° 48 
T. C. Dilley . 5° 45 
*L. D. Russell ... 5° 4 2 
G. S. St. John . 50 35 
Fourney . 50 3 2 
Post . 5° 3 1 
J. Crieshibaum . 50 3° 
R. Crieshbaum . 50 28 
Harmon . 35 20 
H. St. John . io 7 
"Professional. L. D. R. Secretary. 
BUFFALO AUDUBON CLUB. 
November 21, 1914. 
Wintry weather had no effect on the gunners 
of the Buffalo Audubon Club, which is evidenced 
by the attendance and scores of the regular shoot. 
Frank Wright was high with 97 per cent., fol¬ 
lowed by Geo. Fish with 95 per cent. Winners 
in the Spoon Event 2 were Wright, Singer and 
Wilson. In Event 4 Covert and Wright tied, 
while Rogers and Wilson won in classes B and 
C respectively. Handicap Event 5 was won by 
Fish, Walls and Wilson of A, B and C class'in 
order. Arrangements are being made for a tur¬ 
key shoot December 19. 
Handicap 
Class Yards 
Shot At 
Broke 
Fish . 
.A 
21 
IOO 
98 
Ebberts . 
.A 
iq 
IOO 
86 
Jerauld . 
.B 
ib 
IOO 
93 
"Singer . 
.B 
17 
IOO 
94 
Broderick . 
.B 
18 
IOO 
84 
Covert . 
.A 
19 
IOO 
go 
Dueger . 
IOO 
65 
Jones . 
.C 
16 
IOO 
79 
Hopkins . 
.B 
18 
IOO 
83 
Lambert . 
.B 
18 
IOO 
87 
Immel . 
.C 
16 
60 
53 
T. J. Wilson 
. c 
16 
IOO 
94 
Rogers . 
.B 
18 
IOO 
81 
Rocks . 
40 
32 
Graham . 
40 
29 
Wright . 
.A 
21 
IOO 
97 
Patterson . 
.A 
19 
IOO 
86 
Walls .. 
.B 
17 
IOO 
04 
Gardiner . 
IOO 
83 
Burgwardt _ 
.B 
18 
IOO 
77 
HENRY C. UTZ, 
Acting Secretary. 
WHITE PLAINS GUN CLUB. 
For just a few hours in the country with the 
scatter gun twelve shooters shot the 100 bird 
program through at the White Plains Gun Club, 
at their grounds at the Gedney Farms Hotel, 
White Plains, N. Y. As the shoots held on dates 
other than the regular shooting dates of the club 
do not count for the season prizes high scratch 
and high handicap prizes are awarded for each 
shoot. As it is impossible for some of the mem¬ 
bers to get away on any day but Saturday, the 
committee has arranged so as the scores to count 
for the season’s averages will be based on regular 
club shoots. During the afternoon several guests 
of the hotel visited the shooting house and had 
the sport explained to them. ' While they had 
heard of trapshooting they never knew how the 
traps were arranged or how the targets were 
thrown. As the White Plains traps are as near 
to regulation as can possibly be arranged, the tar¬ 
gets were thrown in the proper way, which 
proved very interesting to the visitors. At the 
next regular shoot of the Club, which will be on 
Saturday the 28th, an invitation has been extend¬ 
ed to the guests of the hotel to shoot in a 25 bird 
Novice event. Miss Laura Boles, who seldom 
misses a shoot at the club, was present at the club 
and entertained the lady visitors from the hotel. 
To Miss Boles and her sisters the club is indebt¬ 
ed for their kindness and ever ready willingness 
to do anything for the club’s welfare- Few men at 
the club can referee or score any better than 
Miss Boles or her sisters. Unfortunately for 
Hank Stevens and Harold Keller, who shot Dr. 
Martin and Harry Allyn a team match, Miss 
Boles did not referee. For this event Harry 
Allyn insisted on refereeing himself. Some of 
the decisions rendered in this match were rather 
doubtful, and visible only to the referee. The re¬ 
sult showed that Dr. Martin and himself had 
won the match by 7 targets. “Dan” Smith from 
the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club was a guest at 
the club and won the Visitors trophy, being high 
handicap with a score of 90. Harry Allyn 
(honestly) won the high scratch trophy, scoring 
89 out of a possible 100. Hank Stevens was high 
professional with a score of 92. 
Following are the scores: 
Handicap 
Total 
A. S. Tenks . 
• 44 
40 
84 
L. G. Bond . 
. . 
57 
**G. H. Ackerson . 
49 
Miss L. Boles . 
• 67 
20 
87 
*H. Stevens . 
. 92 
8 
92 
**D. E. Smith . 
. 82 
90 
Dr. Martin . 
. 86 
2 
88 
T. R. Talcott . 
. 82 
6 
88 
C. E. Downes . 
• 73 
6 
79 
H. O. Allyn . 
. 89 
2 
91 
*H. Keller . 
• 75 
75 
*T. Davis . 
""Guest. "Professional. 
• 73 
73 
Can You Smash O 
A 75-Yard Target • 
Nine out of ten shooters cannot 
Practice With A 
HAND TRAP 
will enable you to do it. Think of targets soaring 150 feet 
over your head, skimming close to the ground, or at sharp angles 
and other deceptive flights! “Here’s real shooting,” you say. 
And it can be yours, or your club’s “joker” trap for the sum of 
$4.00 at your dealer’s, or sent by us post-paid on receipt of price. 
Get a DU PONT Hand Trap! Smash the 75-yard targets! 
FOR BOOKLETS ABOUT TRAPSHOOTING 
OR SPORTING POWDERS, WRITE TO 
SPORTING POWDER DIVISION 
DU PONT POWDER CO'. 
ESTABLISHED 1802 
Wilmington Delaware 
TOM DAVIS, Secretary. 
