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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 6, 1912. 
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If you want your shoot to be announced here 
scud a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
Jan. 12.—Columbus (O.) G. C. L. Fisher, Sec’y- 
Jan. 24-27.—Pinehurst (N. C.) Country Club. Leonard 
Tufts Mgr. 
I eb. 22-23.—Columbus (O.) G. C. L. Fisher, Sec’y, 
March 14-15.—Holmesburg Junction, Pa.—Keystone S. L. 
of Philadelphia. H. L. David, Mgr. 
March 21.—Columbus (O.) G. C. L. Fisher, Sec’y. 
April 9-10.—Moberly (Mo.) G. C. L. R. Hulen, Sec’y. 
April 11.—Atglen (Pa.) G. C. L. R. Lewis, Mgr. 
April 17-19.—Wichita, Kans.—Kansas State tournament, 
under the auspices of the Interurban G. C. C. W, 
Jones, Sec’y, 209 N. Main St., Wichita, Kans. 
April 18.—Columbus (O.) G. C. L. Fisher, Sec’y. 
May 15-16.—Columbus (O.) G. C. L. Fisher, Sec’y. 
June 4-6.—Mexico, Mo.—Fifth annual State tournament 
of the Missouri State Trapshooters’ Association, 
under the auspices of the Audrain Country Gun Club, 
of Farber, Mo. Russell Glynn, Sec’y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The field shooter or the casual “going South young 
man,’’ who hasn’t tried the gameless game, had better 
chance it on this trip, after which he will become a 
devotee, winter and summer. 
Don’t overlook the fifth midwinter handicap tourna¬ 
ment at Pinehurst, N. C., Jan. 24, 25, 26, and 27. This 
will be the first big trapshooting event of the new year, 
and indications augur well for a brilliant 1912, among the 
make-believe birds, if the events to follow live up to the 
standard set by Leonard Tufts, H. L. Jillson and the 
able board of governors of the Pinehurst Country Club. 
As we turn over the new leaf, we find, tucked away 
among trapshooters’ pledges to never again, Lester Ger¬ 
man’s resolve to win the E, C. cup. As the ink on the 
new page dries it reads: “Not on your Ballistite, if I see 
you first;’’ signed George Lyon. And so we see the 
new year begin with a resolve to and a resolve not to, 
and both in the shadow of the world’s biggest trap¬ 
shooting honor, the E. C. trophy. 
There is one thing we all have to be thankful for dur¬ 
ing the past year, and that is, the accuracy with which 
our compositors have set up the scores that to any one 
but a printer were unintelligible. Our star linotyper 
once said: “Scores are easier to make than to set. I 
wonder if traps are as hard to set for shooters as is 
type?” But then tradition murmurs that printers are 
especially good at “setting ’em up,” particularly T—cold 
Tea. Let’s hope all scorers will resolve to send us 
legible scores for the year 1912. 
The spread of the trapshooting habit is interesting. It 
has now reached into the realm of the winter resort to 
such an extent that one of the first questions the sports¬ 
man asks our Information Department concerning a 
place he has recommended is: “Have they clay pigeon 
traps?” I have noticed all through the South that 
hotels and camps have installed at least one trap, and the 
proprietors tell me that they are greatly surprised at 
the popularitv of the game. 
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Trapshooting at hotels in the game country answers a 
manifold purpose. On rainy days, when it is impossible 
to go afield, the gunner can keep his hand in by break¬ 
ing a hundred targets, which he can do without going 
from under cover. Many bird hunters like to “tune up” 
on a dozen clays before starting out on the day’s hunt, 
thereby getting the “jump” on the other fellow. 
Gunners going south from New York into the upper 
Southern States, generally arrive at the lodge or hotel 
early in the afternoon. They don’t feel capable of get¬ 
ting “rigged” for the field after the railway trip. It is 
no uncommon occurrence, however, to find a half dozen 
of them making “a book” on the train for a match at 
the traps during the afternoon. 
Sunday generally is a long day to the sportsman. He 
kills a great part of it roaming through the cover, 
“locating” bevies for the morrow. Where there are 
traps, he pleasantly whiles away the balance of the day 
New York Athletic Club. 
Pelham Manok, N. Y., Dec. 30.—This was take-em- 
home day at Travers Island, cups shot for during 
November and December being handed to the winners, 
the men with the most winning numbers to their credit. 
The committee cup for scratch contestants finally went 
to B. M. Higginson, whose six best selected scores in 
two months netted him 141 out of a possible 150. For 
the handicap com.mittee cup, D. F. McMahon led with 
139. By virtue of having gained the greatest number of 
victories in the events since early November, R. L. 
Spotts was awarded the distance handicap cup. Dr. E. 
R. De Wolfe, the double-target cup and F. H. Schauffler 
the Christmas trophy. 
For the second time in a week, C. W. Billings, chair¬ 
man of the Olympic trapshooting committee, proved to 
be high gun for the day. He broke 88 targets out of 100. 
From scratch he led for the president’s cup, and finished 
second in the other events. 
December cup, 25 targets. 
Dr D L Culver. 1 25 
The summaries: 
handicap: 
A E Ranney... 
. 1 
19 
G J Corbett. 
.. 1 
24 
O C Grinnell.. 
. 1 
19 
B M Higginson.. 
.. 0 
22 
G Lembeck ... 
. 1 
18 
G L Lyon. 
.. 0 
22 
D F McMahon. 
. 0 
18 
I M Jones. 
.. 5 
21 
R R Debacher. 
. 4 
17 
R L Spotts. 
.. 0 
21 
F H Schauffler 
. 0 
17 
C W Billings. 
.. 0 
20 
J L) Chapman.. 
. 0 
15 
J W Hessian. 
.. 0 
20 
W B Ogden... 
. 1 
14 
Shoot-off among 
Dr D L Culver... 
leg winners: 
.. 0 21 G J Corbett.... 
. 0 
15 
Committee cup, 
O C Grinnell. 
25 targets, 
.. 1 24 
, handicap: 
W B (igden.... 
. 1 
21 
Dr D L Culver... 
.. 0 
23 
G Lembeck ... 
. 1 
20 
G L Lyon. 
.. 0 
23 
R R Debacher 
. 1 
19 
D F McMahon... 
.. 0 
23 
R L Spotts. 
. 0 
19 
C W Billings. 
.. 0 
22 
I D Chapman.. 
. 0 
18 
B M Higginson.. 
.. 0 
21 
I W Hessian... 
. 0 
18 
G 1 Corbett. 
.. 1 
21 
F H Schauffler 
. 0 
18 
A E Ranney. 
.. 1 
T M Tones _ 
. 5 
18 
Committee cup. 
scratch: 
Won by B. M. 
Higginson 
with 141 out of 150, best selected scores during Novem¬ 
ber and December. 
Committee cup, handicap: Won by D. F. McMahon 
with 130. 
“picking up a bit of change” at the clay disks. Speaking 
of clay disks, the proprietor of one of the big shooting 
resorts in North Carolina told me that the clay disk has 
superseded the celluloid or ivory disk; in other words, 
on rainy days poker used to be the game; now it is 
trapshooting. Sky limit has. given way to 40yd. limit. 
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The fifth annual tournament of the Keystone Shooting 
League of Philadelphia will be held at the club grounds, 
Holmesburg Junction, Pa., on, March 14-15. The office 
will be under the management of Lloyd R. Lewis, of 
Atglen, Pa,, while Charles North, of Cleveland, will be 
in charge of the traps. The general management of the 
tournament will be in the hands of Harry L. David, of 
Philadelphia. The club grounds have been greatly im¬ 
proved since the last annual tournament. The high 
board fence at No. 1 and 2 traps has been removed, and 
an 8 -foot wire fence put in its place. Along nearly one- 
half mile of water front on the Delaware River, the 
trees, stumps and boulders have been almost entirely 
removed. This was done by the experts of the Du Pont 
Co., who made a practical demonstration of the uses of 
explosives in clearing up land and “putting the farm in 
shape.” The roadway entering the grounds has also 
been rebuilt. In the regular program events the less 
experienced shots will be taken care of by the Squier 
money-back system. In addition to the regular pro¬ 
gram will be several extra events, carrying optional 
sweepstake conditions, entrance from $1 to $5, and money 
divided high guns. It is expected that this program 
will interest both the novice and expert marksmen as 
well, and a large attendance is anticipated. Lunch will 
be served on the grounds both days. Full program will 
be issued later. Beecroft. 
Distance handicap. 
25 targets, handicap: 
Yds. Tl. 
Yds. 
Tl. 
O C Grinnell... 
20 
17 
T Chapman. 
21 
14 
C W Billings... 
21 
17 
"R R Debacher.. 
17 
14 
A E Rannel. 
20 
17 
B Higginson ... 
21 
13 
W B Ogden. 
20 
17 
G Lembeck _ 
20 
13 
R L Spotts. 
21 
17 
F H Schauffler. 
20 
13 
G J Corbett. 
20 
15 
D F McMahon. 
20 
13 
I M Jones. 
16 
15 
Dr D L Culver. 
21 
11 
E N Huggins... 
16 
15 
J W Hessian.... 
21 
11 
Shoot-off: 
R L Spotts. 
21 
20 
A E Ranney.... 
21 
14 
O C Grinnell.... 
20 
19 
W B Ogden. 
20 
12 
C W Billings... 
21 
18 
High score cup, 100 targets, scratch: 
C W Billings.... 
.. 88 
A E Ranney... 
80 
Dr D L Culver. 
.. 86 
O C Grinnell... 
79 
D F McMahon.. 
.. 84 
F H Schauffler. 
75 
R L Spotts. 
.. 83 
W B Ogden.... 
75 
B M Higginson. 
.. 80 
R R Debacher.. 
G3 
G J Corbett. 
.. 80 
J M Jones. 
55 
High score, cun 
, handicap, 
100 targets: 
C W Billings.... 
0 88 
O C Grinnell... 
.... 3 
82 
D L Culver. 
2 88 
W B Ogden. 
.... 5 
80 
13 E' McMahon.. 
1 85 
R R Debacher.. 
.... 16 
79 
G I Corbett. 
4 84 
G Lembeck .... 
.... 4 
78 
A E Ranney. 
4 84 
F H Schauffler. 
.... 1 
76 
R L Spotts. 
0 83 
J M Jones. 
.... 20 
75 
B M Higginson. 
0 83 
Jan. 1.—A long program was disposed of here to-day 
with the help of twenty-six shooters, one of whom was 
C. H. Newcomb, of Philadelphia. 
W J Elias... 
A E Ranney. 
Dr Culver .. 
R L Spotts.. 
G Lyons . 
G J Corbett .... 
F H Schauffler.. 
B M Higginson. 
(D C Grinnell .. 
J G S Dey. 
D F McMahon. 
I G S Dey. 
C W Billings. 
G J Corbett.. 
Dr Culver ... 
O C Grinnell.. 
(j Lyons . 
A E Ranney . 
J M Jones.... 
1 , 
16 
100 
98 
targets, handicap: 
S Scott . 
.. 6 
88 
12 
97 
W S Silkworth... 
.. 8 
87 
8 
96 
W B Ogden. 
.. 12 
87 
6 
95 
R R Debacher ... 
.. 24 
86 
8 
94 
M K waters. 
.. 10 
85 
6 
93 
D Lindquist . 
.. 10 
85 
8 
93 
W D Hinds. 
.. 12 
83 
8 
92 
G F Pelham. 
.. 12 
83 
6 
91 
D F McMahon... 
.. 10 
81 
10 
91 
C H Newcomb... 
.. 6 
80 
24 
90 
G Meyer . 
.. 24 
74 
18 
90 
C W Brainard_ 
.. 20 
73 
2 , 100 birds, handicap: 
15 103 (lus Lembeck - 
.. 12 
93 
22 101 
G F Pelham. 
.. lb 
93 
88 
99 
W D Hinds. 
.. lb 
92 
10 
98 
B M Higginson.. 
.. 8 
91 
10 
97 
W S Silkworth... 
.. 10 
92 
10 
97 
W I Elias . 
.. 14 
89 
10 
97 
F H Schauffler.... 
.. 10 
84 
6 
96 
W B Ogden. 
.. lo 
86 
12 
96 
M K-Water. 
.. 12 
85 
24 
94 
D Lindquist . 
.. 12 
86 
25 
94 
R R Detacher ... 
.. 2 b 
85 
8 
94 
S M Thomson.... 
.. 8 
80 
8 
93 
G Meyer . 
.. 25 
73 
C H Newcomb , 
S Scott . 
Shoot-off, 25 targets, handicap: 
J G S Dey. 0 21 D F McMahon 
January cup, 25 targets, handicap: 
D F McMahon. 2 24 ' ’ ’ 
0 19 
M K Water. 0 15 
2 23 
S Scott . 
C W Billings. 
J G S Dey.... 
B M Higginson.... 
O C Grinnell. 
F H Schauffler. 
D F McMahon. 
O C Grinnell. 
S Scott . 
J G S Dey.... 
C W Billings. 
B M Higginson.... 
W B Ogden. 
A E Rannel. 
1 
23 
C W Brainard. 
0 
14 
0 
23 
W D Hinds. 
, 0 
18 
0 
20 
C H Newcomb. 
, 0 
22 
2 
20 
G Lvons. 
, 0 
22 
0 
17 
R L Spotts. 
, 0 
22 
1 
21 
D Lindquist. 
2 
22 
0 
19 
G F Pelham. 
2 
23 
1 
22 
R R Debacher. 
. 5 
15 
2 
21 
G Meyer . 
0 
19 
1 
22 
Gus Lembeck . 
1 
20 
1 
18 
S M Thomson. 
9 
18 
i, handicap: 
1 
23 
J M Jones. 
, 5 
19 
targets. 
handicap: 
0 
24 
I M Tones. 
5 
19 
1 
24 
C W Brainard. 
0 
17 
0 
24 
W D Hinds. 
, 0 
20 
2 
23 
C H Newcomb. 
, 0 
22 
0 
22 
G Lyon . 
. 0 
24 
0 
21 
R L Spotts. 
0 
23 
1 
22 
D F McMahon. 
. 1 
23 
0 
21 
D Lindquist . 
, 2 
21 
2 
18 
G F Pelham. 
23 
1 
22 
R R Debacher...... 
, 5 
19 
1 
21 
G M Thomson. 
5 
20 
0 
20 
Gus Lembeck. 
1 
21 
2 
21 
G Meyer . 
0 
15 
Shoot-off, 25 targets, handicap: 
G J Corbett. 1 24 S Scott . 1 21 
O C Grinnell. 1 22 
President’s cup, 25 targets, handicap: 
Dr Culver . 1 25 
C W Billings. 0 23 
I G S Dey. 2 23 
J M Jones. 5 23 
G Lyon . 0 23 
R L Spotts. 0 23 
C W Billings ... 
... 0 
23 
R R Debacher. 
. 4 
20 
G 
I Corbett. 
D F McMahon.. 
... 0 
22 
G Lembeck . 
. 1 
19 
S 
Scott . 
R L Spotts. 
.... 0 
21 
I W Hessian. 
. 0 
18 
W 
S Silkworth . 
W B Ogden. 
.... 1 
21 
F H Schauffler.... 
. 0 
18 
B 
M Higginson. 
A E Rannel. 
.... 1 
21 
I M Jones. 
. 5 
18 
O 
C Grinnell . 
B M Higginson. 
... 0 
20 
fSi Hup^qins. 
. 5 
17 
W 
B Ogden. 
G T Corbett. 
.... 1 
20 
O C Grinnell. 
17 
A 
E Rannel. 
Dr D L Culver.. 
.... 0 
19 
J D Chapman. 
. 0 
17 
New Year’s cup, 2E 
Christmas cup. 
handicap: 
R 
R Debacher. 
W B Ogden. 
9l 
24 
Dr D L Culver.... 
. 1 
21 
D 
F McMahon. 
G L Lyon. 
... 0 
24 
G Lembeck . 
. 1 
21 
R 
L Spotts. 
O C Grinnell.... 
.... 1 
23 
'E N Huggins. 
. b 
21 
J 
M Tones. 
C W Billings..., 
.... 0 
23 
B M Higginson... 
. 0 
20 
M' 
B Ogden. 
A E Rannev. 
.... 1 
23 
G I Corbett. 
. 1 
19 
O 
C Grinnell. 
F H Schauffler... 
.... 1 
23 
I H Tones. 
. 5 
19 
C 
W Billings. 
R R Debacher... 
.... 4 
23 
I W Hessian. 
. 0 
17 
G 
I Corbett. 
R L Spotts. 
.... 0 
22 
J D Chapman. 
. 0 
16 
S 
Scott . 
D F McMahon... 
.... 1 
22 
J 
G S Dey. 
0 22 
1 20 
2 17 
1 22 
tafget 
5 25 
1 24 
0 23 
5 23 
2 23 
1 23 
0 23 
0 23 
0 21 
2 21 
F H Schauffler. 1 20 
M K Water. 0 18 
W J Elias . 2 19 
C \V Brainard. 0 18 
W D Hinds. 0 20 
C H Newcomb. 0 21 
D F McMahon. 1 22 
D Lindquist . 2 19 
G F Pelham. 2 19 
R R Debacher . 5 20 
G Meyer . 0 17 
Gus Lembeck . 1 22 
(j M Thomson. 2 21 
handicap: 
A E Rannel. 1 22 
F H Schauffler. 1 19 
M K Water. 0 20 
W J Elias . 2 20 
C IV Brainard. 0 20 
W D Hinds. 0 19 
C H Newcomb. 0 2l 
G Lyon . 0 21 
D Lindquist . 2 20 
G F Pelham. 2 21 
