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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 9 th, 93 .'^ ‘ 
3 of the first 9 AmaLte\irs vised PETERS SHELLS 
In 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 Hi> h Professional Average, Double Targets, scoring 78 . 33 ^. 
Mr. Neaf Apgar was second Professional in the 19 -yard, two-shot events, 96 . 66 ^. 
OTHER RECORD-MAKING 1908 SCORES INCLUDE: 
Score made by Mr. J. S. Day at Sulphur, Okla., May / OUT A t\f\ An amateur score never equalled in the annals of trap- 
12 - 13 . JJO OF ^UU shooting. 
Score made by Mr. C. A. Young, 20 yards, in Prelim- ^5 100 Highest score made by any handicapped shooter at <he 
97 °o7 
inary at the 1908 G. A. H. 
Score made by Mr. H. D. Freeman at the Rocky Moun¬ 
tain Handicap, from 20 -yard handicap. 
most important tournament of the year. 
Highest score made by any shooter in any of the 10 big 
1 V V 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 
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