Jan. 9 , 1909 .] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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Geo. S. McCarty. 
Won the Amateur Championship of America 
Yes, the 1908 Trap Shooting Season is.over. The Fourth Amateur Championship of America, 
given under the auspices of the New York Athletic Club, at their luxurious grounds, Pelham Manor, 
N. Y , can be fittingly called the grand climax shoot of the year. And 5 ex 6 of the principal 
trophies were "copped” by users of 
U. M. C. STEEL LINED SHELLS 
That’s only reasonable, for nearly 60% of the 120 shooters preferred them. A fine array of talent 
it was—crackerjacks from East, South and West—classy jurymen wise to eveiy "reasonable doubt” 
regarding shell quality. Think of it—nearly two men shooting UMC to one of any other make. 
FOV//2) OJ^ THE JSf, y, A. C. JTMAS THEE— 
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA-lst, G. S. McCarty (Diamond 
and Ruby Fob), 96 ex 100, UMC Arrows; 2d, William Foord (Sterling Cup), 95 ex 100, 
UMC Arrows; 3d, D. LeRoy Culver (Sterling Cup), 93 ex 100, UMC Arrows. 
PRELIMINARY AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA— 2d, J. 
H. Hendrickson (Sterling Cup), 94 ex 100—25 straight in shoot off—UMC Nitro Clubs; 
3d, C. W. Billings (Sterling Cup), 94 ex 100—23 ex 25 in shoot off—UMC Arrows. 
- AND ALSO - 
1st SPECIAL MATCH —1st, H.W. Kahler (Sterling Dish), 25 straight, UMC Arrows. 
2d SPECIAL MATCH —1st, J. H. Hendrickson (Sterling Cup), 25 straight, UMC Nitro 
Clubs. 
AMATEUR AVERAGE FOR THE SHOOT —G. S. McCarty and Wm. Foord tied, score 189 ex 200, UMC Arrows. 
SECOND PROFESSIONAL AVERAGE FOR THE SHOOT —L. S. German, 190 ex 200, with unfinished 
run of 85 straight, UMC Arrows. 
Thaf^ a great ivindup of a great year for \/M C Shells 
THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO , Bridgeport, Conn. 
Agency, 513 Broadway, New York City 
Trapj hooting. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
an. 12.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. 
an. 18-23.—Houston, Tex.—Sunny South Handicap. Alf. 
Gardiner, Mgr. 
Jan. 21-23.—Pinehurst (N. C.) Country Club midwinter 
handicap target tournament. G. Dan Morgan, Sec’y- 
Mgr. 
Feb. 9.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. 
Feb. 16-20.—Kansas City, Mo.—Interstate shooting tour¬ 
nament. R. S. Elliott Arms Co. 
Feb. 22.—Englewood, N. J.—Pleasure G. C. C. J. Wes- 
(ervelt, Sec’y. 
Feb. 22.—Port Washington, L. I.—Championship of Long 
Island Sound, auspices of Manhasset Bay Yacht 
Club. James W. Alker, Sec’y. 
Feb. 25-26.—Columbus, O., G. C. Fred Shattuck, Sec’y. 
March 9.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. 
April 13.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. 
May 11.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. final shoot of 
series for Hendrickson cup. L. H. Schortemeier, 
Sec’y. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
an. 14.—Quarryville (Pa.) G. C. J. R. Armstrong, Sec’y. 
an. 12-15.—Hamilton (Ont.) G. C. 19th tournament; live 
birds and targets. J. J. Lawler, Sec’y. 
Jan. 21-23.—Pinehurst (N. C.) Country Club. Leonard 
Tufts, Sec’y. 
Feb.^ 1.—Delaware Water Gap, Pa., G. C. Jos. H. 
Graves, Capt. 
Feb. 2-3.—Phoenixville (Pa.) G. C. E. J. Dunlap, Sec’y. 
Feb. 4.—Doylestown (Pa.) R. and G. C. Noah L. (Tlark, 
Sec’y. 
Feb. 22.—Edge Hill, Pa.—Highland G. C. J. Franklin 
Meehan, Mgr. 
April 9-10.—Toronto, Ont.—Parkdale G. C. F. A. Parker, 
Sec’y. 
May 3-7.—Reading, Pa.—Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s 
Association tournament, under the auspices of the 
Independent Gun Club. Chas. N. Seitzinger, Sec’y. 
June 29-July 2.—Canadian Indians’ tournament. Thomas 
A. Duff, High Scribe, Toronto. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The Delaware Water Gap, Pa., Gun Club, bas ar¬ 
ranged to hold a registered tournament on Feb. 1. Mr. 
Jos. H. Graves is Captain. 
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Secretary C. J. Westervelt writes us that the Pleasure 
Gun Club, of Englewood, N. J., has arranged to hold an 
all-day shoot on Washington’s Birthday. Programmes 
will be issued later. . 
The next shoot of the Hudson Gun Club, Jersey City, 
will be held on Jan. 17. Visitor^ are welcome. The 
club serves a hot lunch free in connection with its 
shoots of the winter season. 
Miles J. Johnson, famous as one of the most expert 
and successful of trapshooters a generation ago, died in 
his home at Newton, N. J., last week. He was about 
eighty years old. A widow and a son survive him. 
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The programme of the eighth annual Sunny South 
Handicap, to be held at Houston, Texas, Jan. 18-23, 
under the auspices of the Adoue-BIaine Gun Club, can be 
obtained by applying to Manager Alf. Gardiner, 1605 
Johnson street, Houston. Ship guns and ammunition, 
prepaid, care Adoue-BIaine Hardware Co., Houston. All 
competition will be from the 16yd. mark and restricted 
to amateurs, excepting that of the Sunny South Handicap. 
A trapshooting contest between the two great amateur 
organizations of New York, the Crescent Athletic Club 
and the New York Athletic Club, is an event of special 
interest, fixed for Saturday of this week. 
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A banquet at the Chittenden Hotel will be a feature 
of the Columbus, O., Gun Club tournament, Feb. 25 and 
26. There are ten 20-target events, $2 entrance, on the 
programme of each day. Ten dollars will be added to 
each event. 
Messrs. Fulton and Curtis, of Shamokin, Pa., shot a 
match at live birds on Jan. 2, to determine the cham¬ 
pionship of Northumberland county. Each killed 24 
live birds straight, and the supply then being exhausted, 
an adjournment was taken to a later date. 
Mrs. Will K. Park, erstwhile trap editor of Sporting 
Life, is visiting friends in Philadelphia, at present. She 
attended the New Year’s shoot of the Independent Gun 
Club, of which organization she was, during a long 
while, the efficient secretary. The members presentea 
her with a sterling silver cup, on which was engraved 
her name, date of presentation, and Happy New Year 
from the Independent Gun Club. All of which goes to 
show that true merit is recognized and cherished. 
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A large attendance will honor, without doubt, the 
second annual midwinter handicap target tournament, to 
be held under the auspices of the Pinehurst Country 
Club, Pinehurst, N. C., Jan. 21-23. On the first day 
there are ten 15-target events, $1.50 entrance. On the 
second day there arc five 15-target events on the pro¬ 
gramme for the forenoon; the afternoon will be devoted 
