April 13, 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
479 
22 Automatic Rifle 
Jr) 
The novelty of its operation is one of the 
fascinating features of the Winchester .22 
Automatic Rifle. Instead of the downward 
and upward motion of a finger lever, or 
the backward and forward thrust of a slide 
handle, the pull on the trigger is the only 
effort required to shoot the rifle ten times 
in succession. The only limit to speed 
in firing is the rapidity with which the 
trigger can be pulled before each shot. 
With this speed is coupled fine accuracy, 
light weight, simple and strong construc¬ 
tion, and ease and quickness of handling. 
Note the beautiful appearance of the rifle. 
It lists at $25.00, but is sold everywhere foi 
much less. It is the ideal vacationist’s rifle 
FOR TARGFT SHOOTING OR GAMF 
Greater Birmingham Tournament. 
The tournament of tlie Birmingham (Ala.) Gun Club 
on April 1, 2 and 3, was a success in every sense of the 
word, and every shooter, local, visiting, or professional, 
went home loud in their praise of the shoot. 
The club grounds are located at the State Fair grounds 
with the traps just across from the grand stand within 
the mile track, and an almost perfectly level field, giving 
a fine skyline any many conveniences by having this 
location. 
Three traps in perfect working order, throwing blue- 
rock iargets the regulation distance, pleased the shoot¬ 
ers, and but for the high wind, which at times came 
sweeping up the valley, the scores would have been 
much better, but this seemed to add zest to the sport, as 
the traps were set in the arc of a circle and the wind 
from the west gave a different phase to each of the traps 
and in consequence the shooting was diversified enough 
to please any who might heretofore have claimed that 
target shooting was mechanical. 
Secretary-Manager Garl had everything in readiness 
for the shoot, and not a hitch in any detail was noted 
during the entire three days. 
President Jas. Hillman was everywhere looking after 
the comfort and pleasure of the visitors, and was ably 
assisted by Directors Baugh and Warren, as well as by 
all members of the club. 
An excellent lunch was served on the grounds each 
day by the ladies of the Catholic church, and this fea¬ 
ture added riiitch to the comfort and pleasure of the 
occasion. 
Practice day, Monday, April 1, was also Election day 
throughout the State, and this kept many shooters away, 
but many of those came in during the night, and con¬ 
siderable good-natured chaffing was indulged in by those 
who stayed from the polls to shoot at the traps. 
The feature of the shoot was the Greater Birmingham 
Handicap, an event composed of the last two events of 
each of the regular days, a total of 100 targets, and 
which w-as won by Gentry Hillman, of Birmingham, with 
the excellent score of S4, shooting from the 18yd. line. 
The double-target championship of the South, an event 
of 25 pairs, was won by C. D. Hunt, of Columbus, Ga., 
after tying with J. C. Broyles, of Birmingham, on the 
good score of 42, and it required two extra events of 
10 pairs to decide the trophy winner. Hunt finally de¬ 
feating Broyles by one bird 
The high professional honors were won by H. D. Free¬ 
man, of Atlanta, Ga., of the Peters Cartridge Co., with 
3S5 out of 400. John R. Taylor, of the Winchester Co.,' 
was second with 384, while Pop Heikes, of the Reming- 
ton-U. M. C., was only one bird behind Taylor. ^ 
High amateur was E. R. Alexander, of Tuskegee, 
.Ma, with 380 out of 400. W. T. Laslie, of the same 
city, and tw'ice winner of the Alabama State cbamp;on- 
ship, and winner of the Southern Handicap at Charlotte 
last year, second high amateur with 370. John Living¬ 
ston, of Springville, .Ma., was third with 369 miles, 
while L. F. Lalande, of New Orleans, and John Lam¬ 
beth, of Birmingham, tied for fourth place on 361, these 
five men taking the club prizes for five high amateurs 
of the tournament. 
That a tournament so early in the season was so 
largely attended can be attributed to several reasons, not 
the least of which is the reputation the Birmingham 
boys have of giving a first-class shoot, mixed with the 
right kind of Southern haspitality. 
Another excellent reason was the division of the 
moneys in the several events, this being as follows: 
One-half of the events scheduled for each day called for 
four equal moneys, percentage system, the other half of 
the events being divided into five equal moneys, same 
system, and that this was a wise departure from the 
old way was clearly evidenced by the expressions heard 
from the many shooters present and participating. 
The encouragement afforded a young shooter by par¬ 
ticipating in the division of just as much rnoney by 
breaking 17 targets out of 20 as does the high class 
shooter who breaks 20 straight, makes him feel that he 
has a chance to break even, and which was not possible 
under tbe old system of high percentages, say 40, 30, 
20 and 10. It is safe to say that many of the gun clubs 
in the South ivill adopt the system of four and five 
equal moneys hereafter. 
Practice Day. 
Practice day, Monday, dawned bright, and but for a 
stiff wind, all would have been merry; but even as it 
was, the wind made it just as hard “for the other fel¬ 
low,” so everybody shot some, won some, and went to 
the hotels in anticipation of duplicating or beating the 
score of Chas. Dunlop, of Eutaw, Ala., who was high 
amateur with 95 out of 100, or that of the redoubtable 
“'T. Bill” Crosby, who broke 98. 
Scores of practice day, Monday, April 1; 100 single 
targets, and 25 pairs doubles; 
Sgls. 
Dbls. 
S 
gls. 
Dbls. 
Professionals; 
H D Freeman.. 
93 
25 
G 
Ward . 
94 
45 
P B Plummer.. 
78 
32 
L 
Norwood.. 
90 
34 
W Huff . 
93 
45 
W 
R Crosby.... 
98 
H D (libbs. 
91 
39 
J 
R Taylor. 
97 
40 
R () Heikes. 
94 
41 
c 
Hunter . 
58 
27 
C E Goodrich.. 
92 
35 
Amateurs: 
E C Little. 
86 
22 
^Irs O L Garl., 
58 
16 
J Hightower .., 
90 
32 
o 
L Garl . 
78 
31 
A J Hill. 
76 
28 
E 
M Cornwall.. 
64 
J P Sousa. 
85 
IS 
R 
\V Nicholson 
70 
26 
T Hillman . 
SO 
27 
J 
C Broyles.... 
77 
42 
C D Hunt. 
76 
42 
C 
\V Dunlop... 
95 
28 
J Livingston.... 
90 
39 
1 
Coulbourne... 
77 
28 
J K Warren.... 
94 
38 
G 
Hillman . 
88 
37 
R R Skinner.,. 
77 
31 
W 
R Dunn. 
81 
34 
C Green. 
76 
27 
k 
C Munger... 
41 
29 
Dr H M Davis. 
85 
21 
J 
11 Lowe. 
33 
Capt A Meaders 
79 
L 
Drown . 
29 
L L Gunn. 
S3 
R 
C Munger.... 
41 
29 
First Day. 
Beautiful warm, sunny Soutbern skies greeted the 
shooters on this day, despite the stiff breeze, which 
came up the valley and which fulfilled its promise of 
playing havoc with somebody’s scores. The program 
called for ten events of 20 targets each and two events 
of 25 targets, distance handicap: 
In the regular program of 200, H. D. Freeman “went 
crazy,” and lost but four targets, going out with 196, 
and having a long run of 136 straight—phenomenal shoot¬ 
ing under the conditions. 
Of the amateurs, “Tidd” Alexander had a runaway 
race of it, losing only 9 out of the 200, and taking such 
a lead that he was never headed in the two days. 
In the handicap events, two events of 25 targets each 
being the first half of the race, the same number of 
events to be shot on Wednesday, some surprises were 
sprung. Gentry Hillman, C. D. Hunt, J. E. Lowe and 
L. F. Lalande each going out with 47 out of the first 
50, Laslie breaking 48 from 20yds., and was high, several 
others were out with 44s and 45s, and it looked as if it 
might be anybody’s race. 
Of the professionals in the handicaps, Heikes and 
Goodrich each broke 48, Goodrich shooting from 20yds. 
and Heikes from 21. Scores for the day: 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
Professionals; 
H 
D Freeman.. 
200 
196 
G Ward . 
200 
181 
W 
R Crosby ... 
■200 
192 
L IM Norwood. 
200 
172 
T 
R Taylor. 
200 
192 
P B Plummer. 
200 
160 
R 
O Heikes. 
200 
187 
H Hamilton .. 
200 
162 
C 
E Goodrich... 
200 
186 
Cha.s Perry ... 
200 
159 
H 
D Gibbs. 
200 
183 
C Hunter . 
SO 
52 
W 
Huff . 
200 
182 
Amateurs: 
L 
F Lalande... 
.200 
174 
J H Lowe. 
200 
102 
las Hillman. 
200 
172 
Chas Green .... 
200 
150 
'E 
C Little. 
200 
174 
W W Cocke- 
200 
175 
Cant Meaders... 
200 
157 
T C Sirmon.... 
200 
170 
J 
C Broyles.... 
200 
. 149 
Dr C M Davis. 
200 
156 
J 
P Sousa. 
200 
160 
Mrs O L Garl.. 
200 
119 
W 
T Laslie. 
200 
179 
O L Garl. 
200 
175 
c 
D Hunt. 
200 
176 
L C Brown. 
200 
166 
G 
Hillman . 
200 
175 
A B Taylor. 
200 
174 
T 
K Warren_ 
200 
ISO 
\' .\she . 
200 
139 
R 
R Skinner .. 
200 
176 
G L Byers. 
200 
160 
J 
W Hightower 
200 
183 
J Coulbourne... 
200 
161 
A 
J Hill. 
200 
171 
F B Bowie. 
200 
149 
E 
R Alexander.. 
200 
191 
C B Mott. 
200 
161 
G 
W Dunlop... 
200 
166 
\V R Dunn. 
160 
133 
J 
Livingston ... 
200 
178 
R H Baugh. 
160 
112 
