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FOREST AND STREAM 
May 25 1912 
The Southern Handicap. 
COLVMBVS, Ga., May 18.—With trapshooters present 
from all over the country, the Interstate Association's 
Seventh Southern Handicap tournament was given at 
Columbus, Ga., on May 14-16, under the auspices of the 
Columbus Gun Club. . 
Two years ago, when this tournament was held in 
Columbus, all records for attendance were broken, and 
so fine were the local grounds, so perfect the arrange¬ 
ments for the sport, and so cordial and genuine the 
welcome extended to the visitors by the people at 
Columbus, that it was not improbable that this year the 
city would break its record along that line. 
Two years ago there were 128 entries in the main event, 
this being just one more than the number present the 
year before, at Nashville, Tenn. Last year the big event 
was held at Charlotte, N. C., and the total number of 
entries in the main event was exactly 100. 
The Columbus Gun Club is noted as one of the most 
progressive and hospitable organizations of sportsmen in 
the South, and its members did everything in their 
power to make this tournament, if possible, more suc¬ 
cessful than the one two years ago. Many members 
were on the shooting grounds each day, and the visitors 
were given a warm welcome to Columbus. 
Mr. R. S. Grier, treasurer of the Columbus Gun Club, 
was in charge of placing the grounds in shape, and 
working with characteristic thoroughness, had everything 
in apple-pie order. A large tent, 100 feet long, had been 
erected for the use of visitors and also ammunition rep¬ 
resentatives. Recalling the attendance two years ago, 
Mr. Grier had the tent this year considerably larger, 
and it was ample and commodious. Many chairs were 
in place for the use of visitors, giving a fine, unob¬ 
structed view of the shooting grounds from a point that 
was cool and comfortable. For the benefit of those who 
wished to get a little closer to the firing line, Mr. Grier 
had bleachers built. The club house was utilized as an 
office building for the officials of the tournament, such 
as cashier, compiler of scores, clerks, etc. Near the 
large pavilion tent was another tent devoted to the sell¬ 
ing of refreshments and the serving of luncheon. Ladies 
of the several churches in Columbus were in charge of 
this feature, and it goes without saying that the luncheon 
served was first-class in every respect. The ammunition 
companies had quarters in the large tent, there being 
ample accommodations for all. 
Practice Day, May 13. 
The program for practice day was simple enough, 
there being four events of 15 targets each, and two 
events of 20 targets each, a total of 100 targets. 
F. G. Bills led in the preliminary shooting, breaking 
88 out of the 100 targets. Four shooters were a close 
second to Mr. Bills, for Messrs. H. D. Freeman, \V. 
Henderson, J. M. Hawkins and C. G. Spencer each lost 
only 3 targets out of the 100. Walter Huff was in the 96 
class, as was W. R. Crosby, J. R. Taylor, J. S. Day, 
and last, but not least. Geo. H. Waddell, of Columbus, 
whose score of 96 led all the amateurs. 
The scores of practice day follow: 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
*\v 
' Huff . 
100 
93 
T P Sousa.100 
79 
G 
H Waddell.. 
100 
96 
*C Le Compte.. 100 
89 
C 
D Hunt. 
100 
89 
*W Henderson.. 100 
97 
P 
H Luttrell... 
100 
92 
’1‘Mrs Topperwein 100 
95 
*H 
D Gibbs. 
100 
95 
D A Edwards.. 100 
91 
*F 
G Bills. 
ICO 
98 
*T S Day. 100 
96 
*C 
E Goodrich.. 
100 
89 
*'H Clark .100 
91 
H 
B Pottinger.. 
60 
58 
I Andrews .100 
80 
F 
Roberts . 
100 
86 
Dr Wilson .100 
84 
N 
Tucker . 
100 
80 
‘"C G Spencer.. 100 
97 
*F 
Gilbert . 
100 
95 
*J M Hawkins. 100 
97 
*H 
D Freeman. 
100 
97 
R H Creighton. 100 
88 
T 
\V Hightower 
100 
91 
*G W Maxwell. 100 
93 
V 
Cates . 
100 
94 
*G M'ard . 100 
90 
*G 
L Lyon. 
100 
92 
H L Thompson. 100 
85 
L 
Salter . 
100 
79 
*0 R Dickey... 100 
90 
G 
Darms . 
100 
73 
F Cahalan . 60 
29 
'I' 
A Cassetty... 
100 
92 
nV H Heer.100 
95 
*E 
A Holt. 
100 
89 
W T Laslie.lOO 
87 
A 
A Ross. 
100 
83 
J H Dreher.... 100 
88 
T 
Evans . 
100 
87 
T W Baker.100 
64 
W 
E Carpenter. 
100 
84 
W A Hawkins.. 100 
62 
*\V K Crosby... 
100 
96 
L L McCleskey. 100 
80 
R Taylor.... 
100 
96 
K F Jones. 70 
51 
L 
G Westcott.. 
100 
81 
*Professionals. 
First Day. 
Ideal weather marked the opening of the great tourna¬ 
ment, for it was a cool, clear morning, and developed 
into a perfect May day. Beginning at 9:45 o’clock, the 
shooting continued until about 4:30. In the afternoon 
the sport was largely attended, there being many visitors 
on the grounds. 
Nine o’clock was the time set for the opening, but it 
was deferred on account of a party of shooters being 
delayed in reaching the city. This party wired Secretary 
Shaner from a point in North Carolina Monday night, 
stating that their train had been delayed by high water, 
and as a matter of courtesy the formal opening of the 
shoot was deferred until they could reach the city. 
There were 80 entries, this being somewhat less than 
the number at the opening of the tournament two years 
ago. The decreased attendance is explained by the 
extraordinary flood conditions throughout the South. 
Memphis, Vicksburg, Greenville, New Orleans and other 
cities in the Mississippi valley, which are usually rep¬ 
resented in force on such occasions, were conspicuous 
by their absence this year, there being present only a 
few persons from that section of the country. In many 
cases railroad schedules in the Mississippi valley are so 
badly disrupted that it was impracticable to make the 
trip, and in other cases the delayed planting operations 
made it extremely inconvenient for numbers of sports 
men, large planters, to leave home at such a critical 
juncture. The floods have been more general and the 
hampered business condition's, the result of the extraor¬ 
dinary weather all this year, of greater extent than 
generally realized. 
The feature of the opening day was the record made 
by George W. Maxwell, the one-armed shooter. Out 01 
150 targets he missed only one, his score being 149. 
Mr. Maxwell’s miss was when a group of gentlemen 
strolled over from the cashier’s office to see him shoot. 
The manner in which he handled the gun with his one 
arm was wonderful, and they were curious to note the 
exact manner in which he manipulated the weapon. It 
was just a happen-so, of course, but just as the admiring 
group came up in the rear he made his one solitary miss 
in the entire ten events. 
T. W. Hightower, of .Americus, Ga., and H. B. Pot- 
tinger, of Charleston, Mo., made the highest record 
among the amateurs at single targets, each score 144. 
H. D. Gibbs, \V. R. Crosby, ]. R. Taylor, W. Hen¬ 
derson and Homer Clark, professionals, each scored 147. 
In the double-target event, L. S. German, Aberdeen, 
Md., made the highest score. Out of 25 pairs, he 
broke all except one lone target that managed to elude 
the load of shot and sallied serenely away until it finally 
fell down near the river bank. A record of 49 out of 
25 pairs is remarkable shooting. 
An amateur, H. W. Kahler, of Philadelphia, tied with 
\V. H. Heer, professional, for second place in Ae 
double-target event, breaking 47 out of 50 targets. 
The youngest shooter present was Vassar Cate, of 
Brunswick,' Ga., aged eighteen, a student of Stone 
Mountain, Ga. Mr. Cate, who has been shooting three 
or four years, obtained leave of absence from the 
Academv at Stone Mountain to take part in this tourna¬ 
ment. In the singles he broke 142 out of 150 targets, 
and in the double-target event his score was 45 out of 
The program consisted of ten events of 15 targets each 
and one event of 25 double targets. The scores of the 
first day follow: 
150 
25 
150 
25 
Singles. 
Pairs 
Singles. Pairs 
*W Huff .145 
43 
F C Wilson. 
133 
30 
G H Waddell... 141 
41 
*0 R Dickey... 
138 
40 
C D Hunt.133 
37 
*W H Heer. 
143 
47 
P H Luttrell... 133 
30 
*G W Maxwell. 
149 
■43 
*H D Gibbs.... 147 
42 
J H Dreher. 
1 
37 
H B Crowell... 118 
35 
L Salter . 
124 
21 
N Tucker . 117 
28 
*A Ca'ssety . 
128 
27 
J N Anderson.. 115 
26 
*L M Norwood. 
112 
26 
*C E Goodrich. 140 
31 
H Thompson.... 
129 
33 
F Robers .138 
G D Wilson. 
129 
*T T Skelly.... 138 
32 
I Andrews . 
192 
29 
H A ^lorson... 135 
•i2 
*Mrs Topperwein 
143 
39 
Geo Collins .... 137 
37 
R H Crichton... 
130 
28 
.A T Hill. 140 
33 
L C Grant. 
130 
28 
P Townsend ... 142 
41 
*J M Hawkins.. 
144 
41 
*F Gilbert .146 
46 
R F Tones...'... 
123 
*H T) Freeman. 146 
41 
*J S Day. 
140 
40 
T W Hightower. 144 
38 
B Timms . 
116 
30 
V Cates .142 
45 
C A Brown. 
103 
12 
*G L Lyon.142 
42 
H E Ewing ... 
107 
27 
T Evans .137 
T Noel . 
135 
38 
W E Carpenter. 122 
34 
*G Hillman . 
1.36 
37 
*W R Crosby... 147 
41 
T H Hillman ... 
132 
3-2 
*T R Taylor.... 147 
40 
A Henderson .. 
127 
33 
C G Westcott... 132 
*Guv Ward . 
147 
40 
J P Sousa. 134 
22 
G McNeill . 
103 
W T Laslie ... 142 
39 
G Darius . 
127 
32 
E R Alexander. 135 
6 
W H Tones. 
137 
43 
Chas Green .... 1'27 
19 
C C Harold. 
114 
18 
D .A Edwards... 137 
41 
B S Walker, Jr. 
119 
30 
IV A Hawkins. 105 
35 
R A Flautt. 
139 
37 
,A A Ross.125 
26 
R G Murdock... 
109 
*W Henderson. 147 
44 
*W O Bonhan.. 
77 
*C Le Compte. 137 
38 
J W Baker. 
99 
L L McCleskey. 119 
27 
T A Blunt. 
128 
37 
♦H Clark .H7 
29 
C W Dunlap_ 
192 
*F G Bills.142 
46 
*L S German... 
138 
49 
*C G Spencer. 139 
42 
*E A W Everitt 
138 
43 
H B Pottinger.. 144 
34 
H W Kahler... 
142 
47 
Professionals. 
Second Day. 
The feature of the second day of the tournament was 
the performance of Gentry Hillman, an amateur, of 
Birmingham, Ala., in breaking 148 out of 150 single 
targets. 
Mr. Hillman was not alone in making the high record 
of the day, for H. D. Freeman and W. Henderson, 
professionals, also broke 148 each. At the same time it 
was a wonderful record for an amateur to make, and was 
the one topic among those who witnessed this shooting. 
Gentry Hillman is a prominent business man of a coal 
and iron company of Birmingham. 
The next highest record in the singles was 147, and 
was made by Fred Gilbert, John R. Taylor and \V. R. 
Crosby, professionals, who thus tied for second place. 
For second place among the amateurs in the singles 
J. \V. Hightower, of Americus, Ga., and George M. 
Collins, of Due West, S. C., tied, each scoring 145. 
The shooting at double targets to-day determined the 
ownership of the Carpenter Cafe trophy, won by H. W. ' 
Kahler, of Philadelphia. This cup was to be awarded to 
the “amateur contestant who makes the highest general 
average, shooting in all events scheduled at double tar¬ 
gets.” Mr. Kahler broke 42 out of 25 double targets 
to-day, and on Tuesday he broke 47, thus his record 
for the two days was 89 out of 50 pairs. 
The attendance of local people was again good, there 
being many ladies present. At one time in the after¬ 
noon the weather was a bit threatening, but the rain that 
seemed somewhat imminent did not materialize. 
The scores of the second day follow: 
15'0 
25 
150 
25 
Singles. 
Pairs 
Singles. 
Pairs 
»'\V Huff . 
.. 141 
43 
’*’0 R Dickey... 140 
141 
G H Waddell. 
.. 138 
40 
*W H Heer.... 144 
36 
C D Hunt, Jr. 
.. 138 
35 
*G W Maxwell. 145 
40 
P H Luttrell. 
.. 133 
26 
J H Dreher.129 
25 
*H D Gibbs.. 
.. 143 
45 
L Salter . 131 
31 
H B Crowell. 
.. 108 
38 
W W Cocke.... 142 
33 
N Tucker .... 
.. 132 
35 
*L M Norwood. 118 
34 
J A Blunt. 
135 
31 
H L Thompson 123 
39 
C E Goodrich... 
143 
44 
G D Wilson.... 
134 
. . 
F Roberts . 
136 
I Andrews . 
122 
29 
*J T Skelly. 
145 
37 
*Mrs Topperwein 145 
87 
H A Morson.... 
139 
37 
R H Crichton... 
131 
33 
G Collins . 
145 
41 
L C Grant. 
135 
29 
A J Hill. 
143 
39 
*J M Hawkins. 
141 
37 
P Townsend ... 
143 
37 
R F Jones. 
123 
*F Gilbert . 
147 
44 
*J S Day. 
145 
39 
T W Hightower. 
145 
36 
B Timms . 
117 
25 
V Cates . 
142 
39 
C A Bowen. 
94 
28 
*G L Lyon. 
144 
47 
H E Ewing. 
117 
35 
T Evans . 
137 
T H Noel. 
139 
43 
W E Carpenter. 
129 
f H Hillman... 
137 
29 
»W R Crosby... 
147 
43 
G Hillman . 
148 
42 
*T R Taylor.... 
147 
45 
A Henderson .. 
133 
28 
C T Westcott... 
126 
A Meaders .... 
115 
T P Sousa . 
135 
20 
G Darms . 
125 
W T Laslie. 
143 
35 
H C Ryding ... 
129 
34 
E R Alexander. 
143 
W H Jones ... 
142 
40 
Chas Green . 
130 
25 
C C Harold .... 
120 
28 
D A Edwards... 
139 
36 
B S Walker, Jr 
106 
19 
W A Hawkins.. 
105 
34 
*R A Flautt. 
134 
36 
A A Ross. 
130 
25 
K G Murdock... 
107 
’*'\V Henderson.. 
148 
44 
W B Beach. 
77 
*C Le Compte.. 
141 
45 
G E Rice. 
86 
L L McCleskey. 
130 
22 
J W Baker. 
84 
*H Clark . 
141 
21 
*Guy Ward . 
144 
38 
*F G Bills. 
143 
44 
*L, S German... 
143 
44 
*C G Spencer.. 
144 
41 
*E A W Everitt 130 
41 
H B Pottinger. 
144 
*'fhos Cassety .. 
126 
H \V Dunlap... 
136 
H W Kahler.... 
143 
* Professionals. 
Third Day. 
I’assar Cate, handicapped at 19yds. who broke 93 out 
of 100 targets to-day, was the winner of the Seventh 
Southern Handicap. 
'lie voung sin 'Cr n't cn'v outclassed all the other 
amateurs, but had a clear lead over the professionals. 
'Ihe highest professional score in the handicap was that 
of George W. Ma.xwell, who, standing at the 21yds. mark, 
broke 91 out of 100 targets. 
Cate received first money in the handicap, $250, and 
also a handsome gold watch, presented by the Inter¬ 
state Association. 
There were 106 entries in the Southern Handicap this 
year, against 100 at Charlotte last year, when W. T. 
Laslie, of Tuskegee, Alabama, was the winner, breaking 
96 targets from the 19yds. mark. Two years ago there 
were 128 entries and the winner was J. S. Young, of 
Chicago, who, handicapped at 22yds., scored 96. The 
high score this year was not up to normal, due to the 
fact that a stiff breeze was blowing which made d.fflcult 
shooting. 
Southern Handicap. 
Handi¬ 
cap. 
i7 
—Target; 
15 15 15 
20 
Total 
D A Edwards . 
. 17 
13 
14 
15 
12 
19 
15 
88 
J A Blunt . 
. 17 
9 
12 
12 
13 
12 
12 
70 
J H Hillman . 
. 17 
11 
12 
14 
13 
13 
16 
79 
A Henderson . 
. 17 
9 
13 
14 
13 
17 
12 
78 
H C Ryding . 
14 
13 
15 
10 
15 
17 
84 
G D Wilson . 
. 17 
13 
14 
13 
13 
19 
17 
89 
Ira Armstrong . 
. 17 
11 
11 
11 
10 
14 
6 
63 
L C Grant . 
. 17 
12 
14 
14 
12 
14 
16 
82 
F Roberts . 
. 17 
15 
14 
12 
12 
20 
15 
88 
’'■'C O Le Compte .... 
. 18 
13 
13 
11 
13 
19 
16 
85 
W H Jones . 
. 18 
13 
12 
13 
13 
16 
18 
85 
H A Morson . 
. 18 
11 
14 
12 
11 
16 
17 
81 
P H Lutrell . 
. 18 
11 
10 
9 
12 
11 
14 
67 
G H Waddell. 
. 18 
15 
13 
11 
14 
17 
17 
87 
C G Westcott . 
. 18 
14 
12 
12 
12 
18 
14 
82 
’•‘R A Flautt . 
. 18 
15 
13 
13 
12 
17 
16 
86 
A T Hill . 
. 18 
10 
13 
10 
9 
15 
17 
74 
G Hillman . 
. 18 
14 
13 
11 
14 
18 
18 
88 
C D Hunt, Tr. 
. 18 
14 
13 
13 
12 
18 
17 
87 
T H Evans . 
. 18 
13 
13 
10 
10 
15 
19 
80 
*Thos Cassety . 
. 18 
12 
9 
12 
4 
9 
13 
59 
W W Cocke . 
. 18 
11 
13 
14 
13 
20 
15 
86 
R Dickey. 
. 18 
10 
12 
13 
12 
15 
16 
78 
A W Everitt. 
. 18 
9 
13 
12 
12 
15 
15 
76 
T K Warren. 
.19 
12 
14 
14 
9 
19 
14 
82 
F. R Alexander. 
. 19 
13 
15 
12 
12 
15 
14 
81 
V Cate . 
. 19 
15 
13 
12 
15 
18 
20 
93 
Geo Collins .. 
. 19 
14 
13 
11 
11 
19 
18 
86 
Tohn Noel . 
. 19 
12 
11 
12 
11 
17 
17 
80 
P Townsend . 
. 19 
13 
14 
14 
13 
15 
14 
S3 
W T Laslie . 
. 20 
13 
10 
12 
14 
19 
16 
84 
*J T Skelly. 
. 20 
13 
12 
13 
14 
14 
15 
81 
T W Hightower. 
. 20 
8 
13 
12 
13 
15 
18 
79 
J R Livingston. 
. 20 
13 
10 
12 
13 
17 
17 
82 
•"C E Goodrich. 
. 20 
14 
9 
12 
13 
18 
16 
82 
*H D Gibbs. 
. 20 
15 
13 
11 
18 
19 
17 
85 
H B Pottinger. 
. 20 
10 
14 
13 
14 
16 
18 
83 
*Mrs Topperwein . 
. 20 
11 
14 
14 
12 
15 
"S 
84 
*J S Day. 
. 21 
13 
11 
11 
12 
13 
19 
79 
*’T M Hawkins. 
. 21 
13 
10 
10 
12 
19 
16 
80 
*\V Huff . 
. 21 
13 
10 
11 
10 
15 
16 
75 
*\V Henderson . 
. 21 
13 
14 
7 
13 
16 
15 
78 
*G W Maxwell. 
. 21 
14 
13 
14 
13 
18 
19 
91 
*Guy Ward. 
. 21 
10 
13 
7 
12 
18 
18 
78 
*Homer Clark . 
. 22 
14 
12 
11 
12 
16 
17 
82 
*Geo L Lyon. 
. 22 
11 
11 
12 
12 
13 
18 
77 
*F G Bills. 
. 23 
12 
14 
12 
15 
17 
18 
88 
*W R Crosby. 
. 23 
10 
14 
12 
13 
16 
20 
85 
*H D Freeman. 
. 23 
10 
9 
9 
9 
18 
16 
71 
*L S German . 
. 23 
12 
12 
12 
13 
16 
IS 
S3 
’•'F'red Gilbert . 
. 23 
15 
11 
12 
14 
17 
18 
87 
*W H Heer. 
. 23 
12 
10 
11 
14 
17 
17 
81 
H W Kahler. 
. 23 
14 
11 
13 
14 
18 
19 
89 
^C G Spencer . 
. 23 
11 
12 
11 
13 
17 
16 
80 
*T R 'Taylor. 
. 23 
12 
12 
13 
15 
17 
19 
88 
Isaac Andrews . 
. 16 
9 
13 
9 
13 
15 
15 
74 
W E Carpenter. 
. 16 
15 
11 
13 
11 
18 
15 
S3 
H B Crowell. 
. 16 
12 
13 
13 
11 
9 
13 
71 
R H Crichton. 
. 16 
13 
15 
10 
13 
16 
14 
81 
J H Dreher. 
. 1C 
15 
14 
13 
14 
14 
19 
89 
C W Dunlap . 
. 16 
12 
12 
11 
15 
20 
16 
86 
Geo Darms . 
. 16 
13 
14 
11 
12 
17 
ib 
82 
Chas Green . 
. 16 
11 
13 
12 
10 
18 
17 
81 
