156 
FOREST AND STREAM 
Feb. 3, 1912 
AN UNBEATEN RECORD! 
TARGETS SHOT AT 
TARGETS BROKEN 
4280 
4164 
This is the percentage with which Mr. J. S. Day won the 1910 OFFICIAL HIGH AMATEUR AVERAGE— a percentage never 
equalled by an amateur and exceeding by exactly 1^ the figures of the, 1911 winner, who,[moreover, shot at only 2100 targets. 
Mr. Day’s Wonderful 
Shooting was 
done with 
FACTORY LOADED 
SHELLS 
Thf* I..ion*S ShurP of thp 1011 yknriAfplir Honors was also won with peters Shells, for they were used either 
llic L,1UI1 S «311dre U1 me I./II iAmaieur nonors exclusively or for the most of their shooting by 5 out of the 10 
High Amateurs. This is not all. The 1911 Grand American Handicap, the greatest event in the Trap-Shooting world, was won by 
Mr. Harvey Dixon, who scored 99 out of 100 from the 20-yard mark. This score has never been equalled and is a World’s Record. 
Mr. Dixon used PETERS SHELLS the kind with “STEEL WHERE STEEL BELONGS.” 
Particular attention is directed to the fact that all of the shooting of Messrs. Day and Dixon was done with Peters Regular Factory 
Loads. And remember this—you can use PETERS Shells in any good gun. They require no special make of gun to give best results. 
THE PETERS CARTRIDGE COMPANY ■ - - CINCINNATI, OHIO 
New York: 98 Chambers Street. T. H. KELLER, Manager New Orleans: 321 Magazine Street. E. F. LECKERT, Manager 
San Francisco: 608-612 Howard Street. J. S. FRENCH, Manager 
Spring Valley Shooting Association. 
Reading, Pa., Jan. 27.—The Spring Valley Shooting 
Association held a live-bird shoot on their grounds to¬ 
day with a fair attendance, fourteen shooters shooting 
through the first event and thirteen through the second, 
while eight entered in the miss-and-out. The day was 
fair, but the ground was covered with snow, which made 
the birds very hard hitting. They were early risers and 
strong flyers, thus the boys all did enormously well. 
James Wertz was selected as referee during the prelim¬ 
inary and Valley handicap. A. K. Ludwig had charge 
of the scores and kept the ball rolling. Stice, Adams 
and Frank Wertz constituted the handicap committee. 
Pony Smoyer was_ again in charge of the traps, which 
worked to perfection. He raced all afternoon without 
either hat or coat. Lots of credit is due to him for the 
success of the shoot. 
Protzman, the first man up, lost his 5th and 9th dead 
out of bounds, scoring 8 kills in the preliminary, and 
dropped 3 in the second event. Prutzy has shot very 
little this season, which thus accounts for his low score. 
Adams dropped his first bird dead out of bounds in 
each event. Too bad. “It’s like taking home your 
best girl when she drops you at the gate.’’ He landed 
in the second money class in the first event, and third 
money in the second event. Adams is secretary of the 
Association. 
Fred Wertz visited us to-day, lost his second in the 
preliminary and first and second out of bounds in the 
second event, scoring 8 and 6 kills respectively. 
Coldren, who was not able to participate two weeks 
ago, got the lion’s share of the game to-day. He lost 
hjs third bird out of bounds in the preliminary and 
killed straight in the handicap. He drew $15.50 as first 
money in the second event. This shows that “the first 
boy” adds to a shooter’s luck. Harry, it’s all to the 
glory of the boys. Arthur shouldn’t have told us so. 
Slice showed exceptional skill to-day; he scored 
straight in the preliminary, of which 5 were killed with 
one barrel. He shot from 26yds., but used an L. C. 
Smith 16-gauge with an exceptionally small load. Mr. 
Stice has a keen eye and caught his birds as soon as 
they had risen. You will also note that he killed 5 
with one barrel in the second event; but his third and 
fourth got away untouched, thus scoring totals of 8. 
In the miss-and-out, he missed his first bird. 
Frank Wertz, another guy who is fast leading up the 
line, killed straight in the preliminary and 9 in the 
handicap, lost but|One bird out of his 20. He shot 
from 28yds, to-day, but will very likely step back at the 
"fixt challenge. Frank is one of the wideawake boys of 
the club, and takes great pride in the game. 
Lee Wertz who held the State challenge trophy during 
toe year 1910, which he won at Harrisburg, Feb. 22, 
1910, lost one bird in each event, but shot the limit in 
the miss-and-out. Mr. Wertz is the senior of the four 
Wertz brothers, and his eyesight is not so good as it 
was in former years. He has done well under these 
circumstances. Remember, he is always in the race, 
yet hard to beat. 
Moyer, the oldest shooter on the grounds, to-day, 
showed exceptional skill with 8 and 9 kills. Equal to 
some of the very best prime-of-life boys. 
Shupp is always in the game, but cannot reach the 
top-notchers. Try, try again, George; you will succeed 
at last. 
Kotzenmoyer made his first appearance on our grounds 
to-day, scoring 8 kills. ' He was very enthusiastic, kill¬ 
ing 3 birds with one barrel. 
Eisenhaner rang'ed in the third money class in each 
event, with 8 kills. 
Eck entered in both events; killed 7 in the first and 
9 in the second event. You will note that he is a hard 
'nitter, as he killed 7 birds with one barrel out of his 
20 tries. 
Kern, the youngest shooter in the bunch, probably 
in his teens, killed 7 in the preliminary, and 7 in the 
handicap, but shot the limit in the miss-and-out, as well 
as I.ee \Vertz and Ambrose Moyer. 
Trivits shot four of the strongest birds in the bunch 
in the first event, which sailed away like a flash. He 
scored 5 in the first and 9 in the second event. 
There were 288 birds shot at during the contest, but 
Pony released two from the traps while dashing for a 
wounded bird. His toe caught the wire leading to the 
traps. 
Secretary Ludwig, of the Hercules Gun Club, Temple, 
Pa., announced that he had an application for a regis¬ 
tered shoot pending with Secretary-Treasurer Elmer E. 
Shaner, Interstate Association, Pittsburgh, Pa., for May 
Event No. 1, 10 live birds, entrance $5: 
Prutzman, 29 .22210222*2— 8 
Adams 29 ..*212222222— 9 
Fred Wertz, 28 . 2*22022212— 8 
Coldren, 29 . 22*1222222— 9 
Stice, 26 .2211221121—10 
Frank Wertz, 28 . 2212221122—10 
Lee Wertz, 29 .1102221111— 9 
Moyer, 29 .0102221222— 8 
Eisenhauer, 28 . 2222222002— 8 
Kotzenmoyer, 27 . 2111222002— 8 
Shupp, 28 . 20210222*0— 6 
Eck, 27 .1111222000— 7 
Kern, 27 ...2211022002—7 
Trivitts, 27 .0000222201— 5 
Event No. 2, 10 live birds, $5 entrance: 
Prutzman, 29 .2202222010— 7 
Adams, 29 .*220212222— 8 
Fred Wertz, 28 .**02220112— 6 
Coldren, 29 ..2222222222—10 
Stice, 20 .1100121122— 8 
Frank Wertz, 28 .1222120211— 9 
Lee Wertz, 29 .2222210122— 9 
Moyer, 29 .0122121221— 9 
Shupp, 28 .0122222000— 6 
Eisenhauer, 28 .2222012202— 8 
Eck, 27 .1221022221— 9 
Trivits, 27 .1211201121— 9 
Kern, 27 .0002211221— 7 
Miss-and-out. entrance $1, 4 birds limit: 
Lee Wertz, 29.2222 Stice, 26 .0 
Frank Wertz, 28.0 Shupp, 27 .0 
Adams, 29 .0 Kern, 27 .2222 
James Wertz, 28.10 Moyer, 29 .2222 
Luddy. . 
Narine and Field Club. 
Gr.avesend Bay, N. Y., Jan. 27.—Inclosed find scores 
made to-day: 
January cup, 300 targets, possible 100: 
Dr S P Hopkins . 
C M Camp . 
H Lott 
K Towne 
M Knox . 
D Sayre .. 
B Ludwig. 
82 
84 
89 
255 
81 
84 
78 
243 
82 
78 
80 
240 
73 
88 
77 
238 
74 
79 
69 
222 
66 
63 
83 
212 
69 
74 
69 
212 
67 
63 
64 
194 
E 
P 
J 
C 
C 
J H Emanuel, Jr. 
The winner, Dr. S. P. Hopkins, has only been shoot- 
ing at these traps this month, but he managed to out- 
shoot the old veterans who have been shooting here the 
past three years. 
Trophy shoot, 25 targets. 
Dr S P Hopkins... 2 25 
E H Lott. 0 21 
P R Towne. 0 20 
J M Knox. 4 19 
handicap: 
J H Emanuel, Jr.. 1 18 
C D Sayre. 4 Ig 
C B Ludwig. 1 IS 
H B Smith. 5 15 
Ur. rlopkins also won this event with very consistent 
shooting. 
Take-home trophy, 25 targets, handicap 
C D Sayre 
P R Towne 
E H Lott. 
C B Ludwig. 1 
Mr. Sayre, who has 
J H Emanuel, Jr... 1 
J M Knox. 4 
H B Smith. 5 
14 
18 
17 
23 
20 
20 
20 
been 
win a prize, finally captured the' taTce-horne trophy. 
Club sweepstakes, 25 targets, handicap: 
C D Sayre. 4 22 f M Knox. 4 17 
P R Towne. 0 18 J H Emanuel. 1 17 
, Novelty shoot, single-barrel guns against dotible-barrel, 
25 tarsrets. handicap: 
trying every Saturday to 
Single Barrels. 
J H Emanuel.. 1 22 
P R Towne. 0 17 
C D Sayre. 4 22- 
-61 
Double Barrels. 
S P Hopkins... 2 19 
C B Ludwig.... 1 17 
E H Lott. 0 19—55 
Won by the single-barrel guns by 6 targets. 
It was the coldest day we have had out on the traps 
this year. W'e are 700 feet from the shore at the end 
of our new pier, which was erected this spring. 
Pillow Gun Club. 
Pillow, Pa., Jan. 24.—Owing to the extremely cold 
weather, the Pillow Gun Club held its first shoot of the 
season on' Jan. 20, with the following scores, shooting at 
25 targets each: 
D M Bohner. 21 
J A Shaffer. 20 
J N Buffington. 19 
T A Bingaman. 17 
D W Reitz. 20 
J Bingaman . 13 
T L Snyder. 12 
C M Schmeltz . 11 
H Deibler . 
. 22 
D W Williard.... 
. 13 
Geo Wert Sr. 
. 16 
T E Bingaman.... 
. 9 
A Daniels . 
. 19 
C E Bowyer .. 
. 11 
H V Rnnk. 
. 14 
C Messner . 
. 11 
J. A. Bingaman, 
Sec’y. 
