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[Feb. 13, 1909. 
1908 OFFICIAL AVERAGES 
SHOW MANY NOTABLE HONORS WON WITH 
PETERS SHELLS 
Mr. Wm. Veach was Second among the Amateurs, with a percentage of 94.49, being 11-100 of 1 per cent behind the high man. 
Mr. J. S. Day was 8th, 93.51^. Mr. Harvey Dixon was 9th, 93.44^. 
5 of the first 9 AmaLtevirs \jsed PETERS SHELLS 
jIn the Professional ranks, out of the first 30 men, 7 used Peters ammunition exclusively, and 10 others used it for a good part of their shooting. 
Mr. G. A. Olson tied for Hiph Professional Average, Double Targets, scoring 78.33^. 
Mr. Neaf Apgar was second Professional in the 19-yard, two-shot events, 96.66'/c. 
OTHER RECORD-MAKING 1908 SCORES INCLUDE: 
Score made by Mr. 1- S. Day at Sulphur, Okla., May 
12-13. 
Score made by Mr. C. A. Young, 20 yards, in Prelim¬ 
inary at the 1908 G. A. H. 
Score made by Mr. H. D. Freeman at the Rocky Moun¬ 
tain Handicap, from 20-yard handicap. 
396 
95 
97 
OUT 
OF 
OUT 
OF 
OUT 
OF 
400 
100 
100 
An amateur score never equalled in the annals of trap¬ 
shooting. 
Highest score made by any handicapped shooter at the 
most important tournament of the year. 
Highest score made by any shooter in any of the 10 big 
events at the 5 Inter-State Association Tournaments in 1908. 
Peters Shells are of unsurpassed quality; can be always depended upon, and will improve 
your 1909 shooting if you will give them the opportunity 
THE PETERS CARTRIDGE COMPANY. CINCINNATI. OHIO 
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