Jan. i6, 1909.] 
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Independent Gun Club. 
Philadelphia, Jan. 9.—To-day’s Independent Gun Club 
shoot proved one of the best attended afternoon affairs 
held in this city for many moons. Thirty-four shooters 
assembled at Holmesburg Junction to battle for the 
beautiful burnt leather cushion offered for competition 
by Mrs. Will K. Park, formerly secretary of the Inde¬ 
pendents, now a resident of Boston. The burnt fringed 
picture of field shooting, with gunners and dogs after 
quail, midst brush and trees, spurred the contestants to 
their best efforts in hopes of taking home so acceptable 
a prize. The quality of the handicapping is shown in 
the close array of totals, thirteen men being separated 
by only 8 targets. 
Percy Pfleger, of Ambler, developed an old-time streak, 
and with his generous handicap of 7, proved the lucky 
winner on a total score of 92. John Fontaine was the 
runner-up on 91, including that handicap of 12, which 
will have to be reduced if this improved form continues 
much longer. Patrick, a comparatively new shooter, with 
Firth and Landis bunched in the 90 hole, and the latter 
had to his credit the best net score of the day, 
from 20yds. W. H. Mathews, all the way from Trenton, 
joined Newcomb m scores of 89 and Will Wolstencroft 
trailed with 88. Ten shooters posed between this and 
the 80 per cent., total, speaking well for the good judg¬ 
ment of the handicap committee. 
Sterling silver spoons, to the number of four, rewarded 
as many fortunate class winners, Landis taking the one 
for high gun honor; Fontaine one as runner-up; Wickes 
the third, after a tie with Ringgold, and Howard George 
that for the remaining class. The club holds to one 
standard pattern of these beautiful spoons and many 
members ate gradually acquiring a presentable collec¬ 
tion. 
Some welcome trade visitors dropped in on the club, 
among whom were L. D. Thomas, Col. Hamlin and R. 
H. Nichol, of the Du Pont Co.; James Lewis and Linn 
Worthington, of the Red W interests. Mrs. Park shot 
in the first two events and left to take part in a little 
shoot at the Red Dragon Canoe Club, the VVissinoming 
organization, of which her husband was at one time com¬ 
modore, and through whose efforts the trap auxiliary 
thrived during the winter months when canoes and 
launches were safely housed. The following scores, with 
distance and added target handicap, tell the whole story; 
Targets: 
Pfleger, 18 . 
Fontaine, 16 . 
Patrick, 16 . 
Firth, 17 . 
Landis, 19 . 
W H Mathews, 18 
Newcomb, 20 . 
W Wolstencroft, 20 
I Wolstencroft, 16 . 
Frank, 18 . 
Tansey, 17 . 
F W Mathews, 17... 
Cordery, 17 . 
Hamlin, 18 .■. 
Shanklin, 16 . 
Wickes, 17 . 
Ringgold, 18 . 
Fleming, 18 . 
Lotting, 18 . 
Worthington, 20 ... 
Pratt, 17 . 
Lore, 16 ... i. 
Chalmers, 18 . 
Griffith, 18 . 
Beyer, 18 . 
George, 16 . 
Taylor, 16 . 
Thomas, 16 . 
Klemm, 16 . 
Little, 18 . 
Jones, 17 . 
Mrs Park, 16 . 
Sidebottom, 16 .... 
Kirk, 16 . 
20 20 30 30 Hdep. Total. 
15 17 24 29 7 92 
17 12 25 25 
17 18 14 28 
17 17 23 22 
15 18 29 25 
17 18 18 29 
15 18 27 26 
14 18 27 26 
14 10 21 w 
17 14 24 26 
17 15 22 24 
16 16 21 25 
15 16 21 23 
18 18 22 25 
12 17 20 24 
14 19 19 21 
14 15 24 23 
13 18 24 21 
15 16 20 25 
17 16 23 20 
10 14 20 26 
15 13 18 24 
15 13 18 23 
17 14 15 23 
11 14 15 27 
10 12 11 23 
6 9 23 22 
13 14 20 21 
8 8 15 14 
11 14 15 23 
5 5 12 18 
19 16 .. .. 
6 10 12 .. 
11 . 
12 
91 
13 
91 
11 
90 
3 
90 
7 
89 
3 
89 
3 
88 
‘6 
87 
8 
86 
8 
86 
9 
84 
3 
84 
10 
83 
9 
82 
6 
82 
5 
81 
5 
81 
3 
79 
8 
78 
8 
78 
5 
77 
7 
76 
5 
72 
15 
71 
10 
70 
68 
io 
63 
8 
61 
10 
50 
35 
28 
11 
Notes. 
-The Keystone League grounds are crowded every 
baturday, both live-bird and target shooters being well 
by Supt. Freyer. The new comfortable shoot¬ 
ing lodge at the target traps is roomy and convenient, 
neither sport now interfering with the other. 
Two trap outfits were used to accommodate the crowd, 
^ Sergeant system. Both furnished good 
stift flights, the latter being a little varied in elevation. 
The back mark men all made good scores. Wolsten¬ 
croft and Newcomb shot a tie race in every event 
except the first and the one target there gained was all 
that separated these two sterling Philadelphia shots. 
Patrick continues to show wonderful form for a new¬ 
comer. But for his awful slump in the second last 
event, he, instead of Pfleger would have carried off the 
cushion. 
Owing to the fog and dusk the last 60 targets had to 
be shot in two events. Thirty targets made a lengthy 
event, but nobody complained, and everybody finished in 
easy time to make the 4:56 train. Pfleger, W. H. 
Mathews and Landis made 29s, Patrick a 28, while 27s 
and 26s were numerous. 
Somebody remarked that Pratt looked remarkably well 
after his recent illness, and he insisted he “wasn't just 
well enough to stir up more trouble than, any ten men 
on the grounds.” 
Tom Tansey is working up again, and the scores 
opposite his name nowadays look more like former con¬ 
quests. 
Cordery is a welcome visitor from Jersey. Likewise 
the Mathews brothers, who now attend regularly. 
Mrs. Park had the high total in first event, 19 out of 
20. Wickes duplicated in the second event. 
Weather conditions were favorable for good scores, 
absence of wind and a warm temperature partially aton¬ 
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ing for the cloudy sky, which shortened the winter 
afternoon. 
The 1:40 Saturday train on the P. R. R. is well known 
as the “Shooters’ Special,” and being a New York ex¬ 
press, gains considerable on the 1:09 accommodation. 
P. R. R. officials are wise to the number of shooters 
using their line every Saturday, and show commendable 
spirit in stopping an express train at Holmesburg Junc¬ 
tion to accommodate regular patrons. 
Philadelphia shooters are anticipating the proposed 
Keystone I.eague March tournament, where trophies and 
cash to the full value of $500 are in view with absolutely 
no entry fee charged except price of targets. Optional 
sweeps will be arranged for the crackerjacks, who wish 
to dally with Dame Fortune, and the outlook is for a 
big shoot. 
Report has it that New York desires a five-man team 
race at targets with equal number of shooters in this 
vicinity for $500 or $1,000 a side. The celerity with which 
$750 was forthcoming on the grounds to-day would show 
a decided eagerness to accept if the offer be bona fide 
and the conditions mutually agreeable. 
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regularly. 
Highland Shooting Association. 
Philadelphia, Jan. 9.—The first contest foA the gold 
trophy, emblematic of the amateur trapshooters’ cham¬ 
pionship of Philadelphia, resulted in a victory for the 
expert, Mr. Charles Mink, who scored 95 out of the 100 
targets. Four wins of it in succession establish a title 
to it as personal property. Any amateur of Philadelphia, 
and within a radius of twenty-five miles of it, are eligible 
to challenge. Mooney was a close second with 93. Dr. 
Wentz scored 70 out of his first 75, but lost form in the 
last 25, missing 9 of that string. Scores: 
Mink . 25 22 24 24—95 
Mooney . 23 24 23 23—93 
Hawkins . 24 22 23 23—92 
Taft . 19 23 21 23—86 
Dr Wentz . 23 21 23 16—83 
Hoover . 22 20 19 20—81 
Greenwood . 20 19 18 20—77 
Dr Crooks . 19 18 17 21—75 
Bover . 18 17 18 19—72 
Harkins . 14 15 16 19—64 
Stokes . 17 11 19 15—62 
Perry . 17 7 18 16—58 
Laurent . 18 13 17 8—56 
Pierson . 13 13 14 15—55 
Hamil . 16 16 14 . .-M6 
Dripps . 14 7 .. ..—21 
