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are steel lined. Mr. Heer says that his 1907 load with 
regular factory trap and black edge wadding and steel 
lined shells is better than ever. U. M. C. game loads 
are equal to U. M. C. trap loads, which are standard. 
STATE CHAMPI¬ 
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If you zvant your shoot to be announced here 
I send a notice like the follozmng: 
Fixtures. 
April 3.—Brooklyn, N. Y.—Bergen Beach G. C. L. H. 
Schortemeier, Sec’y. 
April 10.—New Haven (Conn.) G. C. William T. Minor, 
Sec’y. 
April 11.—'Wilmington, Del.—Annual spring tourna¬ 
ment of the Delaware State Trapshooters’ League, 
under auspices of the Claymont Gun Club, of Wil¬ 
mington, Del. W. M. Foord, Sec’y. 
! April 13.—Easton, Pa.—Independent G. C. fourth annual 
target tournament. Edw. F. Markley, Sec’y. 
April 16-17.—Memphis (Mo.) G. C. J. A. Nichols, Sec’y. 
April IS.—Freehold, (N. J.) Shooting Club. Frank Mul- 
doon. Mgr. 
April IS.—Beading, Pa—Beading live-bird handicap, 
under auspices of the Spring Valley Shooting Associa¬ 
tion. Arthur A. Fink, Mgr. 
April 19.—Springfield (Mass.) G. C. tournament. C. L. 
Kites, Sec’y. 
April 19-20.—Chanute (Kans.) G. C. 
April 24-26.—Mexia.—Texas State shoot. Jackson Bros., 
Mgrs. 
April 24-26.—Hutchinson, Kans.—Kansas State Sports¬ 
men’s Association. C. T. Rankin, Sec’y. 
April 25.—Wolcott, N. Y.—Catchpole G. C. E. A. 
Wadsworth, Sec’y. 
April 25.—Muncie, Ind.—Magic City G. C. ninth annual 
tournament. F. L. Wachtell, Sec’y. 
April 25.—Plainfield, N. J.—Independent Shooting Club 
all-day shoot. H. P. Vosseller, Chmn. 
May 1-2.—Sulphur, I. T., tournament. E. I. Newblock, 
Sec’y. 
May 2-3.—Malone (N. Y.) G. C. G. M. Lincoln, Sec’y. 
May 4.—Albany, N. Y.—Pine Hills Gun Club. F. H. 
Ilagadorn, Sec’y. 
1 May 4.—Phillipsburg, N. J.-—Alert G. C. Edward F. 
j Markley, Capt. % 
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May 4-5.—Los Angeles, Cal., G. C. tournament. C. Van 
Valkenberg, Sec’y. 
May 7-3.—Fort Wayne, Ind.—Corner Rod and Gun Club. 
J. V. Linker, Sect’y. 
May 8-9.—Tulsa, I. T.—Oklahoma State^ shoot. 
May 8-9.—Syracuse, N. Y.—Messina Springs G. C. 
tournament. 
May 8-10.—Richmond, Va.—The Interstate Association’s 
second Southern Handicap target tournament, under 
the auspices of the Deep Run Hunt Club; $1000 added 
money. Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Mgr., Pittsburg, Pa. 
May 10-11.—Fort Scott, Kans.—Missouri and Kansas 
League of Trapshooters. A. A. Carolus, Sec’y. 
May 14.—Brooklyn, N. Y.—Bergen Beach G. C. L. H. 
Schortemeier, Sec’y, 201 Pearl St., New York. 
May 14-15.—Olean (N. Y.) G. C. twelfth annual tourna¬ 
ment. 
May 14-15.—Fort Dodge, la.—Driving Park G. C. Dr. J. 
W. Haughawout, Sec’y. 
May 14-16.—Chicago.—Illinois State Sportsmen’s Asso¬ 
ciation. Fred H. Teeple, Sec’y. 
May 14-16.—Columbus (Neb.) G. C. G. A. Schroeder, 
Sec’y. 
May 15-16.—Wilmington, Del.—Wawaset Gun Club annual 
Spring tournament. W. M. Foord, Sec’y. 
May 16.—Skaneateles Junction, N. Y.—Glenside G. C. 
tournament; added money. Cottle & Knapp, Mgrs. 
May 16-17.—Montpelier (Vt.) G. C. tournament. Dr. 
C. H. Burr, Sec’y. 
May 17-18.—York, Pa.—York City G. C. N. M. McSherry, 
Sec’y. 
May 20-24.—Lebanon, Pa.—Pennsylvania State shoot, 
under auspices of the Keystone Gun Club. John A. 
Bollman, Cor. Sec’y. 
May 21-23.—McMechen, W. Va.—West Virginia State 
shoot, under auspices of McMechen Gun Club. 
H. S. West, Sec’y. 
May 22-23.—Auburn (N. Y.) G. C. 
May 22-23.—Portsmouth (O.) G. C. F. M. Edwards, Sec’y. 
May 22-24.—St. Louis, Mo.—Missouri State Game and 
Fish Association annual tournament, under the 
auspices of the St. Louis Trapshooters’ Association; 
$350 added. Jas. W. Bell, Sec’y. 
May 23-24.—Lexington, Ky.—Kentucky Trapshooters’ 
League fifth annual championship, under auspices of 
Fayette County G. C. Frank Pragoff, Sec’y. 
May 24-25.—Quebec.—Canadian Indians annual tourna¬ 
ment; $1000 added. Thomas A. Duff, High Scribe, 
3 Maynard Ave., Toronto, Can. 
May 27-29.—Des Moines.—Iowa State Sportsmen’s Asso¬ 
ciation. Budd & Whitney, Mgrs. 
May 28-29.—Rochester, Ind.—Trapshooters’ League of 
Indiana. M. Wilson, Sec’y. 
May 30.—McKeesport, Pa.—Enterprise G. C. eleventh 
annual tournament. Geo. W. Mains, Sec'y. 
May 30.—Troy, N. Y.—North End R. and G. C. J. J. 
Farrell, Sec’y. 
May 30.—Englewood, N. J.—Pleasure G. C. all-day shoot. 
C. J. Westervelt. Sec’y. 
May 30.—Ossining (N. Y.) G. C. eighth annual tourna¬ 
ment. G. C. Hubbell, Sec’y. 
May 30.—Newport, R. I.—Aquidneck G. C. Decoration 
Day shoot C. M. Hughes, Sec’y. 
May 30-31.—Utica, N. Y.—Oneida County Sportsmen’s 
Association. Arthur J. Lowery, Shooting Com. 
June 4-6.—S. Omaha.—Nebraska State shoot. D. Morrill, 
Mgr. 
June 4-6.—Columbus.—Ohio State League. Fred Shat- 
tuck, Sec’y. 
June 5-6.—Boston G. C.’s eighth annual tournament. 
Horace C. Kirkwood, Sec’y. 
June 5-7.—Phillipsburg, N. J.—New Jersey State Sports¬ 
men’s Association annual tournament on Alert Gun 
Club grounds. W. R. Hobart, Sec’y, 440 Summer 
Ave., Newark, N. J. 
June 7-9.—Billings—Montana State Sportsmen’s Associa¬ 
tion tournament; $800 added. W. A. Selvidge, Sec’y. 
June S.—Montclair (N. J.) G. C. anniversary shoot. Ed. 
Winslow, Sec’y. 
June 8-9.—Milwaukee.—Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula 
League of Clubs. E. F. Leidel, Sec’y. 
June 11-13.—Sioux City, la., shoot. 
June 11-13.—Syracuse, N. Y.—Forty-ninth annual tourna¬ 
ment of the New York State Sportsman’s Associa¬ 
tion, under direction of the Masonic Temple Gun 
Club. Chas. G. Blandford. Sec’y. George C. Kirk, 
Tournament Secretary, Masonic Temple, Syracuse. 
June 17.—Winthrop, Mass.—Winthrop G. C. tournament. 
H. N. Chamberlain. Sec’y. 
June 18-21.—Chicago, Ill.—The Interstate Association’s 
eighth Grand American Handicap target tournament 
on the new grounds of the Chicago Gun Club; added 
