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Amateur Handicap Tournament. 
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Philadelphia, Tan. 19.—Under conditions that were 
he worst ever, the amateur handicap tournament was 
hot over the traps of the Florists’ Gun Club at Wissin- 
oming, to-day. With sik inches of snow underfoot and 
a constant drizzle the whole day, it is a wonder any one 
came out to shoot. But then it takes more than a little 
inclement weather to keep the “dyed in the wool” sports¬ 
man away from his favorite sport, and a goodly attend¬ 
ance was on the grounds with the arrival Of the after¬ 
noon train. 
The first event on the card was a 100-target race for 
the manager’s cup. In this there were ten entries. The 
final total bringing Harry Landis, G. S. McCarty and 
C. E. Mink into a tie with 89 breaks. The shoot-off 
at 25 targets, 18yds. rise, was won by Landis with 24, 
McCarty 23, Mink 22. 
1 The race for the Sportsmen’s Journal cup, 100 targets, 
t brought out twenty-one entries. Early in the game C. 
E. Mink and Andrew Ballantyne finished with scores 
j of 89. D. E. Merkle came along like a winner until the 
I last string of 20. He needed 18 to get into the tie and 
19 to win. The result of knowing just what he had to 
!, do and over-coaching by his friends, proved his un- 
doing. He fell down to 17, scoring his three lost targets 
out of the first six. 
The one feature that put a bad ending to a good day’s 
sport came up when Mr. Ballantyne was notified to get 
ready to shoot off the tie with Mink. Ballantyne refused 
to shoot off the tie because, in his estimation, Mink was 
a trade representative. I explained the situation care¬ 
fully to Ballantyne, also the rules of the Interstate As- 
!! sociation, which make a trapshooter a manufacturer’s 
representative and put him out of the amateur class. 
Also stating that a few weeks ago I went to the 
trouble of making inquiry into Mink’s standing. From 
the manager of the sporting goods house, J. B. Shan¬ 
non’s Sons, where Mink is employed, I was given the 
following facts: 
“When Mink came to us a few months ago he re¬ 
quested a certain wage. This was more than we felt 
able to pay, but compromised by offering him $3 less 
per week and 100 shells. We pay none of his shooting 
expenses whatever.” 
On the strength of the above statement I failed to see 
how Mink can be classed as a manufacturer’s representa¬ 
tive; but to wind up the contest and make the affair 
1 clear to all interested, I demanded that Ballantyne 
| shoot off the tie, and if he did not- win out I would 
! place Mink’s case before Mr. E. E. Shaner, secretary for 
the Interstate Association, everybody interested to abide 
by his decision. 
[I To this he would not agree, so I have taken the mat- 
| ter up with Mr. Shaner. If he decides that Mink is a 
professional, then I will award the cup to Ballantyne. If 
he decides that Mink is an amateur, I shall award 
Mink the cup on the strength of Ballantyne’s refusal to 
Ishoot off the tie. 
The manner of shooting was in strings of 20 targets. 
The first string in each event was from 17yds. After 
! the first string each shooter stood at the mark which 
compared with his previous score, 14 to 20yds. 
The manufacturers’ representatives present were Frank 
1 Butler, W. H. Heer, Harry Overbaugh, Sim Glover, 
1.1 Lester German, Neaf Apgar, and Howard George, 
j! Sportsman’s trophy, 100 targets: 
. Targets: 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
Total. 
! Tansey . 
.19 
19 
12 
20 
17 
87 
! Heer . 
. 18 
18 
18 
20 
16 
90 
McCarty . 
. 16 
IS 
18 
16 
16 
84 
j Glover . 
. 19 
19 
17 
18 
20 
93 
! Apgar . 
. 19 
19 
16 
17 
20 
91 
Butler . 
. 18 
13 
15 
18 
14 
78 
Mink . 
. 20 
17 
16 
18 
18 
89 
Landis . 
. 17 
15 
IS 
17 
18 
85 
P F Dupont. 
. 16 
20 
13 
15 
14 
78 
Ballantyne . 
. 19 
16 
16 
20 
18 
89 
Ludwig . 
. 18 
16 
16 
18 
16 
84 
1 Shew . 
. 17 
8 
6 
7 
9 
47 
George . 
. 13 
12 
14 
15 
15 
69 
Cantrell . 
. 18 
19 
14 
16 
18 
85 
Smith . 
. 6 
8 
6 
7 
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27 
Firth . 
. 8 
10 
• 9 
14 
15 
56 
Ruber . 
. 15 
18 
18 
17 
19 
87 
1 A Smith . 
. 14 
17 
14 
15 
14 
74 
! Reade . 
. 18 
16 
17 
18 
15 
84 
L Little . 
. 9 
14 
9 
12 
12 
56 
! Bell . 
. 16 
16 
11 
w 
w 
44 
j Merhle . 
. 18 
18 
17 
18 
17 
88 
j Tarter .. 
. 17 
19 
13 
15 
17 
83 
i VTinker . 
. 17 
16 
14 
16 
19 
82 
j •iheeler . 
. 17 
17 
14 
16 
12 
76 
1 McKaraher . 
. 12 
12 
14 
14 
14 
66 
j Mrs Park . 
. 14 
18 
11 
17 
19 
79 
Manager's trophy, 100 
targets: 
Targets: 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
Total. 
jerman . 
. 19 
18 
16 
20 
16 
S9 
j Heer . 
. 20 
19 
19 
20 
15 
93 
I McCarty . 
. 18 
18 
19 
15 
19 
89 
| Glover . 
. 19 
19 
19 
20 
19 
96 
\pgar . 
. 18 
15 
15 
18 
15 
81 
P F Dupont. 
. 12 
13 
19 
17 
13 
74 
lutler . 
.. 13 
17 
16 
18 
11 
75 
1 Mink . 
. IS 
18 
16 
20 
17 
89 
1 ^andis . 
. 16 
18 
18 
18 
19 
89 
i Ballantyne . 
. 18 
14 
18 
18 
17 
85 
I-Ludwig . 
. 17 
17 
13 
14 
17 
78 
1 Tansey . 
. 17 
16 
20 
19 
14 
86 
| Doolittle . 
. 14 
18 
15 
19 
13 
79 
J ihew . 
. 11 
15 
9 
9 
11 
55 
LFrank . 
. 15 
15 
15 
14 
16 
75 
t* Shoot-off, 25 targets: 
Landis 24, McCarty 23, 
Mink 22. 
J. K. Starr. 
Harrisburg vs. Lebanon. 
! Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 19.—The second shoot of the 
I eries, of what was to be a series of three shoots, was 
I leld to-day by teams from the Keystone Gun Club, of 
j -.ebanon, and the Harrisburg Shooting Association. Har- 
"Winchester 
Model 1907 Self-loading Rifle .351 Caliber, High Power 
“The Gun That Shoots Through Steel" 
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Stan dard rifle, 20-inch round nickel-steel barrel, pistol 
grip stock of plain walnut, not checked, weight about 7J4 
pounds, number of shots, 6. LIST price, $28.00 
A HANDY, HANDSOME, POWERFUL GUN: The Model 1907, .351 
Caliber High Power is a six-shot take-down, handsome and symmetrical in out¬ 
line and simple and strong in construction. It is a serviceable, handy gun from 
butt to muzzle. There are no moving projections on the outside of the gun to 
catch in the clothing or tear the hands, and no screws or pins to shake loose. 
It is easily loaded and unloaded, easily shot with great rapidity and easily taken 
down and cleaned. 
THE .351-CALIBER HIGH POWER CARTRIDGE represents the latest 
development in powder and cartridge manufacture. Although small in size, it 
develops tremendous velocity and energy, making it powerful enough for the 
largest game. The soft-point bullet mushrooms splendidly on animal tissue, tear¬ 
ing a wide killing path. The regular cartridge will shoot a metal patched bullet 
through a inch steel plate. This most modern type of cartridge also possesses 
the added advantage of economy. Owing to the comparatively small amount 
of metal used in the shell, it costs much less than old style cartridges -no more 
powerful. 
THE WINCHESTER SELF-LOADING SYSTEM is positive, safe, 
stroijg, and simple. There is nothing experimental about it. Tested by use and 
abuse for two years, it has proved its absolute reliability and practicability. In 
these qualities there is no other self-loading system that approaches it. We 
were the pioneer manufacturers of Self-loading rifles. 
A SIMPLER AND MORE HANDY TAKE-DOWN device than that used 
in the Winchester Model 1907 is next to impossible. A few turns on the take¬ 
down screw, found at the rear of the receiver, and the rifle is separated into two 
parts, the stock and action being in one and the barrel and receiver in the other. 
When taken down, the exposed working parts are all accessible, making it easy 
to clean the actiorl. 
RAPIDITY OF FIRE: This rifle has a detachable magazine, which can 
be inserted in the gun when the bolt is closed, making loading quick, safe and 
easy. The superiority of this style of- magazine for this type of rifle was demon¬ 
strated at the recent National Matches at Sea Girt, when the Winchester Self¬ 
loading system won all the competitive prizes for rapid-fire shooting; the record 
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rifle having a fixed magazine. Still another advantage of the detachable maga¬ 
zine is that it makes it 'unnecessary to work the cartridges through the gun in 
unloading. 
COMPARISON IS CONVINCING: We’know of no better way for a 
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Circular fully describing this ride sent free upon request. 
WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., New Haven, Conn. 
risburg, and came to a close, as the Keystone team won 
two matches. The Harrisburg team did not win any. 
The shoot was he'd to-day under the most adverse 
weather conditions. A very heavy fog hung over the 
grounds, together with snow, and made white birds very 
hard to see. 
Not satisfied which club can produce the best team, 
Capt. Allen, of Harrisburg, promptly accepted the Key¬ 
stone challenge for another match for a $200 purse, to 
be shot on neutral grounds. The match will be held in 
the near future. Scores as follow: 
Team match, 10 birds per man, paid by loser: 
Wykagyl Country Club, 
New Rochelle, N. Y., Jan. 20.—The weather con¬ 
ditions on Jan. 19 were cloudy, high wind and foggy. 
First event, 25 targets, handicap, Jaques trophy: 
H. B. IL B. 
Ogden . 5 25 Pelham .0 19 
Calhoun . 0 21 Howard . 2 19 
Bavier . 4 21 
Second event, 25 targets, handicap, monthly cup: 
Ogden . 4 24 Pelham . 0 19 
Howard 
2 19 
Lebanon Team. 
Ressler, Capt.2222222222—10 
Arnold .2222222222—10 
Clyrner .2202122222— 9 
Borry .2222222220— 9 
Hanscll .2222220222— 9 
Ehrhorn .2202022222— S 
Trafford .2200222222— 8 
Bunny .2201022222— 8 
Gloss .2020022222— 7 
Schneider ... 0222022001— 6 
84 
Plarrisburg Team. 
Oliver, Capt. .2222222222—10 
Wilson *.2222222222—10 
Jolly .0222122222— 9 
Chamberlin ..2222222220— 9 
Hunter .2202222022— S 
Rogers .2202202222— 8 
Icey .2200022222— 7 
Woods .2022220020— 6 
Keyse .0022222200— 6 
Henry .2002220022— 6 
J. B. Singer, Sec’y. 
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Calhoun . 0 20 
Bavier . 4 20 
Third event, 25 targets, handicap, Sauer gun: 
Pelham . 0 24 Calhoun . 0 
Bavier . 4 23 Ogden . 3 
Suter . 7 20 Howard . 2 
Fourth event, 25 targets, handicap, Remington gun: 
Suter . 8 22 Bavier . 5 
Ogden . 4 20, Kerby .3 
Calhoun . 1 19 Brennan .. 4 
Pelham . 0 17 
Fifth event, 25 targets, scratch, Pelham cup: 
Calhoun .21 Brennan .16 
Pelham .21 Suter .10 
Ogden .17 Kerby . 9 
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