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FOREST AND STREAM 
[May 18, 1907. 
The Southern Handicap. 
The second Southern Handicap tournament of the 
Interstate Association was held under the auspices of 
the Deep Run Hunt Club, Richmond, Va., May 8, 9 
and 19. 
The number of contestants fell far short of the num¬ 
ber predicted by the more sanguine prophets, while the 
attendance of spectators were few in number indeed. 
But, in both instances, absence could be accounted for 
on the fair presumption that the exceedingly bad weather 
which prevailed weeks prior to the tournament and 
during the first two days of it also, had deterred many 
from participating. From May 4 to May 9 it rained 
every day, and frequently the downpour was heavy. 
Tuesday afternoon, May 7, was devoted to practice 
events, and rain on that day interrupted the shoot¬ 
ing. The programme consisted of six 15-target events, 
and the feature of the shooting was that of W. H. Heer, 
of Concordia, Kans., who broke straight in every event, 
a total of 90 straight. W. R. Crosby also scored an 
excellent performance by breaking 88 out of the 90. 
The trap pits on Wednesday morning, the first day of 
the shoot, were filled with water, and, the ground about 
them being saturated with water, it was far from an 
easy task to bail them out. The water flowed in nearly 
as fast as it was bailed out. Nos. 1 and 2 were fairly 
well freed from the flow, but No. 3 was unconquerable, 
and the two scions of Senegambian princes who presided 
in the pit at No 1 . 3 worked with their nether limbs safe¬ 
guarded by pairs of voluptuous rubber boots. Betimes 
during the day it again was necessary to bail out the pits. 
Wednesday night the rain fell in torrents, so that in the 
morning the trap pits were again in need of bailing; 
but the management was equal to the emergency, and 
had everything in readiness on time each morning. The 
grounds, being saturated by the heavy rainfall, were 
soft to varying degrees of depth, and afforded unpleasant 
footing in consequence. Some of the parts which were 
much trodden, became quite muddy. The approach to 
No. 3 was on lower ground, and was the wettest of all. 
In addition thereto, it was the trap which threw the 
most difficult flights of targets, and was responsible 
for the most goose-eggs in the scores. Col. Anthony 
referred to it jokingly as a snipe marsh, and Frank 
Butler named it Shaner’s Island, the latter name being 
accepted by all the shooters present, and Shaner’s Island 
it was called during the last days of the shoot. 
The three Leggett traps were in charge of the popular 
expert Charles North, who displayed the efficiency and 
industry which are so well known to all tournament 
shooters, for Mr. North has filled the same office in 
every section of the United States through years past. 
The traps were in a most beautiful natural setting. A 
broad field, in vivid, rich green and pleasingly be¬ 
spangled with the spring wild flowers, spread in every 
direction before the traps, affording an unbroken view 
for fully a< quarter mile, where a line of trees added to' 
the beauty of the view. The site was all upland, and 
naturally it was dry, but the prolonged heavy rains had 
made the uplands like swamp and the swamp like lakes. 
Several tents were pitched on the grounds; one was a 
large pavilion used as a dining tent, in which a bounti¬ 
ful lunch was served most graciously by the ladies of one 
of the churches, and it is a pleasure to' recount that it 
was a success financially, as it deserved to be. 
The tournament was managed by Secretary-Manager 
Elmer E. Shaner, of Pittsburg. To say that he man¬ 
aged it well would be short of the fact. It was flaw¬ 
lessly conducted. The manager was ubiquitous. He was 
perpetually on the move, looking after every detail, an¬ 
swering questions, hearing personal aspirations or sor¬ 
rows, all with unperturbed suavity the while. 
He was ably assisted by Mr. J. A. Anderson, of Rich¬ 
mond, who ably filled the office of superintendent of help 
officially, but filled a much larger field of usefulness as 
a matter of fact. He greeted the visitors with heartiness, 
did all he could to assist and make them comfortable, and 
was a distinctly valuable assistant. He until recently 
was secretary of the Richmond Gun Club, and is now 
professionally engaged in the interest of one of the great 
ammunition companies. The office of compiler of scores 
was filled by the expert J. K. Starr, who has filled the 
like office at many Interstate handicaps in past years. 
He was assisted by R. F. Banks, a skillful accountant 
of Richmond. He, by the way, is a brother of Edward 
Banks, of Wilmington, Del. C. L. Eubank acted as 
clerk. At No. 1 traps, W. C. Lynham was referee; D. 
Silvig scorer. At No. 2, C. H. Harrison was referee; 
M. P. Odell, scorer. At No. 3, John Curry was referee; 
B. S. Crosby, scorer. A. Quarles was score carrier. 
The squad men were H. W. Stockman, Capt. C. R. 
Branch, and M. D. Hagan. 
The handicaps were received with unusual favor. Some 
of the contestants were so good as to state that the 
marks were first rate. However, this is not to be taken as 
a precedent, as it may be justly considered as the event 
of a century. The manager, Elmer E. Shaner, who was 
chairman, and B. Waters, of New York, were the only 
members of the official committee present. The tourna¬ 
ment committee appointed the popular and able snorts- 
man Miles Taylor, of Washington, D. C.; Geo. L. Lyon, 
of Durham, N. C., and Wm. M. Foord, of Wilmington, 
Del., to fill the vacancies on the committee. The ex- 
cellence_ of the handicaps proved the wisdom of the com¬ 
mittee in selecting those three able gentlemen. 
Mrs. W. K. Park was the only lady contestant. Her 
accurate and graceful shooting excited much admiring 
comment. 
A total of 57,450 targets were thrown during the tourna¬ 
ment. 
A pervading feature was the geniality and urbanity of 
the contestant-, and the unceasing courtesy and hospi¬ 
tality bestowed on the visitors by the sportsmen of Rich¬ 
mond. Everything that would add to the comfort and 
enjoyment of the visitors was graciously anticipated. 
Some of the local sportsmen did more than others in 
this respect, but that was merely because of greater 
opportunity. Every one_ did his utmost to make a 
pleasant outing for the visitors, and the many expressions 
of appreciation from the visiting shooters made mani¬ 
fest that the unbounded kindness was fully appreciated. 
May 8, First Day. 
The first day’s programme provided twelve sweepstake 
events, each at 15 targets, $1.50 entrance, no' handicaps. 
Competition in these events was limited to amateurs ex¬ 
clusively. Manufacturers’ agents shot for targets only. 
There were 105 contestants. A. B. Richardson, of Dover, 
Del., the champion of that State, scored 168 out of the 
total of 180, and thereby made high average of the day. 
W. R. Crosby lost thirteen targets in the first seven 
events, then ran straight in last five events, making a 
total of 167, and' second high average of the day. Three, 
IT. Buckwalter, of Philadelphia; D. E. Hickey, of Pitts¬ 
burg, and D. Upson, of Cleveland, tied on 166. The 
purses in each of the events, approximated $80. The 
purses in all the events, the handicaps excepted, were 
governed by the Rose system in the ratios 8, 5, 3 and 2. 
The squad whose members were Llickey, Buckwalter, 
Upson, Hawkins and Crosby, shot a remarkably even 
race, the scores being respectively 166, 166, 166, 163 and 
167. 
The weather was cloudy, with a light mist in the air, 
conditions which resulted 1 in an extremely dull light. A 
steady, though not high, wind blew from eleven o’clock— 
that is, nearly in the faces of the shooters as they stood 
at the score. All the contestants found the targets very 
difficult to score on. Early in the afternoon, the sky 
partially cleared up and the sun shone betimes, and 
the scores as a consequence of the better conditions, 
improved notably. Toward evening, the weather thick¬ 
ened again, rain set in about 7 o’clock, and increased 
to a steady downpour. The totals of the twelve 15- 
target events follow: 
VV H Heer. 
,...158 
L T Way. 
....117 
F I Stringer. 
...127 
J B Way. 
.... 95 
E W Sanford. 
....14S 
M Ballou . 
....131 
T W Harrison. 
.... 99 
T T Skelly. 
....146 
J A Mosher. 
....141 
A H Durston. 
....123 
C O Le Compte..., 
....164 
IT Walls . 
....124 
F E Butler. 
....143 
S H Anderson. 
.... 89 
IT A Farnham. 
....122 
J S Lester. 
....118 
C France . 
....107 
R S Terry. 
....130 
N W Walker. 
....138 
H L Winfree . 
....152 
I M Hawkins. 
....163 
S G Lewis. 
....145 
H Buckwalter. 
....166 
T S Baskerville. 
....150 
D E Hickey. 
....166 
Toe Hunter . 
....126 
D Upson . 
....166 
VV Flenderson. 
....150 
W R Crosby. 
....167 
T J Blanks. 
....119 
VV M Foord. 
....144 
S (anowski . 
....116 
Guy Ward . 
....160 
1 F Pratt . 
....121 
L S German. 
....165 
L Z Lawrence . 
....151 
G S McCarty. 
....155 
I Martin . 
....151 
A B Richardson... 
....168 
M Hopkins . 
G H Piercy. 
....134 
TT Money . 
....156 
....135 
A M Hatcher. 
....157 
C W Billings. 
....122 
G A Hobson. 
....115 
F Muldoon . 
....137 
VV A Baker. 
....154 
1' A Marshall . 
....149 
E M Funk. 
....146 
Mrs W K Park.... 
....11S 
E H Storr.. 
....141 
R A Hall. 
....127 
VV A Hammond. 
....147 
VV F Hall. 
....145 
Dr Hillsman . 
....151 
A C Robinson. 
....115 
H Brown . 
....133 
W C Hearne. 
....128 
H D Freeman. 
....165 
D W Hallam. 
.... 74 
C A Young. 
....162 
M D Hart. 
....130 
T T Anthony. 
....124 
Sim Glover . 
....140 
I F Hurt. 
....139 
J 1' Martin. 
....126 
J A McKelvey. 
....139 
T FI Keller, Sr. 
.143 
W Lawrence . 
.109 
D Edmonds . 
.131 
VV Huff . 
.142 
W Hunter . 
.105 
J W Hightower. 
.151 
T F Stearnes. 
.127 
11 B Barr. 
.127 
F Sterns . 
.153 
1 B McHugh. 
....132 
W P Hunt. 
.131 
G Lyon . 
.133 
H O Humphrey..., 
.135 
R G Stokely . 
.129 
W S Maclelland.... 
.146 
T IT Keller. 
.148 
A Meaders .. 
.136 
II S Welles . 
_152 
E F Killett .. 
. 117 
OF] ames.. 
. 124 
R H Tohnson . 
.95 
Miles Taylor . 
.139 
C H Newcomb. 
.155 
A Winn ... 
.136 
J Heckler . 
.109 
A R Benson.. 
. Ill 
The following contestants shot at less than 180 targets: 
L Smith . 
Shot at. 
_135 
Brk. 
109 
G 
Shot at. 
B Hutchings. 90 
Brk. 
62 
S E Witzel... 
_135 
95 
H 
S McClosky... 
.90 
70 
Col Hamlin . 
.135 
74 
J 
FI Noel. 
90 
69 
A Lawson .., 
.135 
81 
P 
T Gallagher... 
90 
64 
1 A Blunt... 
.135 
102 
Peter Anthony . 
90 
25 
L D Thomas, 
.135 
71 
W 
R Winpee.... 
.90 
66 
May 9, Second Day. 
Six 15-target events, $1.50 entrance, and the Preliminary 
Handicap constituted the programme of the second day. 
The grounds were soft and wet from the heavy rain of 
the night, and the footing was extremely uncomfortable 
as a consequence. Many who had suffered the dis¬ 
comforts of damp feet from the rain-soaked ground on 
the previous day, prudently provided themselves with 
rubber overshoes or boots. Mr. Shaner was on the 
grounds bright and early. The pits of Nos. 1 and 3 
traps were full of water, while that of No. 2 was half 
full, requiring diligent work to bail them out and to 
have them in readiness on programme time. A few times 
in the day they again required the same attention. 
The first part of the forenoon was cloudy and showery. 
Toward noon the sky cleared up, so that white, irregu¬ 
lar clouds drifted across the sky, with a variable light, 
alternately sunshine and shadow. An irregular wind 1 
blew from about' 7 o’clock—that is, from the shooters 
toward the traps, again making hard shooting, as the 
targets^ were depressed by it in their flights, and flew 
low. Scores again averaged below the true abilities of 
the contestants as a consequence. 
D. L T pson, of Cleveland, scored 86 out of the total of 
90 in the sweepstakes. Crosby, German and Hickey 
scored 84 each. Le Compte 82. The totals of the scores 
follow: 
C O Le Compte. 
.. 82 
W R Winfree. 
F E Butler . 
.. 70 
H O Humphreys. 
H A Farnham. 
.. 63 
W P Hurt . 
C France . 
.. 65 
L Z Lawrence . 
N W Walker. 
.. 63 
f F Pratt. 
T M Hawkins. 
.. 80 
C H Newcomb. 
H E Buckwalter. 
.. 81 
W Henderson . 
D E Hickey. 
.. 84 
J J Blanks. 
D Upson . 
.. 86 
J Martin . 
W R Crosby. 
...84 
W Hopkins . 
W M Foord. 
.. 68 
G H Piercy. 
Guv Ward . 
.. 83 
C W Billings. 
L S German. 
.. 84 
F Muldoon . 
76 
T Marshall. 
A B Richard'son. 
.. 76 
A Meaders . 
H Money . 
.. 79 
E F Killett . 
A M Hatcher. 
.. 75 
W G Hearne. 
G A Hobson. 
.. 61 
W S Maclelland. 
W A Baker. 
.. 71 
Sim Glover . 
E M Funk. 
.. 73 
S G Lewis. 
E H Storr. 
.. 77 
T A Blunt. 
W A Hammond. 
.. 75 
T S Baskerville. 
B L Hillsman. 
.. 74 
T H Keller. 
H Brown . 
.. 73 
W Hunter . 
IT D Freeman. 
.. 81 
D Edmonds . 
C A Young. 
.. 81 
G B Hutchins. 
Col Anthony . 
.. 78 
F Stearns. 
J A McKelvey. 
.. 61 
Col Hamlin . 
\V W Lawrence . 
.. 73 
L D Thomas . 
W Huff .. 
... 72 
W W Simms . 
T W Flightower. 
.. 70 
M D Hart. 
H B Barr. 
.. 65 
G C Robinson. 
J B McHugh. 
.. 73 
W F Hall. 
G L Lyon. 
.. 77 
R A Hall. 
R G Stokley. 
.. 73 
H S McClosky. 
T FI Keller, Jr. 
.. 73 
J S Lester. 
H S Welles. 
.. 78 
W Wagner . 
C F James. 
..72 
A Lawson . 
M Taylor . 
.. 76 
1 H Noel. 
A R Benson. 
.. 55 
P J Gallagher. 
A Winn . 
...71 
J H Johnson. 
L T Way. 
...69 
T T Martin. 
T B Way. 
...35 
Ed Banks . 
M Ballou .. 
...65 
L Smith . 
J T Skelley. 
,..80 
S Nitzel . 
A. V. Parsons shot 
at 45 
and broke 23. 
63 
80 
64 
72 
79 
62 
79 
72 
69 
60 
76 
78 
82 
70 
69 
63 
63 
78 
63 
70 
70 
62 
64 
67 
59 
75 
55 
78 
70 
66 
78 
74 
Preliminary Handicap. 
There were eighty-eight contestants in the Preliminary 
Handicap, and it was open to amateurs only. Profession¬ 
als could shoot along at targets, but could not win any 
moneys or trophies. The further conditions were: 100 
targets, $7 entrance, handicaps 16 to 23yds., high guns, 
$100 addedd to the purse. The winner, in addition to 
first money, received a trophy presented by the Inter¬ 
state Association. 
This event was won by R. G. Stockley, of Wilmington, 
N. C., with a score of 92. Woolfolk Henderson, of 
Lexington, Ky., tied with Stockley, but in the shoot-off 
at 20 targets, Stockley broke 19 to Henderson’s 15 and 
won. T. S. Baskerville, of Clifton Forge, Va., had the 
appearance of a sure winner up to the beginning of the 
final 15 targets, as he had scored 81 out of the 85 then 
shot at. Soon after the beginning of the last 25 Basker- 
ville’s gun suffered an accident, which resulted in a lower 
performance in consequence, as he broke only 10 of his 
last 15, but with a total of 91. The winners and their 
winnings were as follows: R. G. Stockley $82; W. Hen¬ 
derson" $65 GO; D. Upson $43.70; H. Buckwalter $43.70; 
T. S. Baskerville $43.70; D. E. Hickey $26.65; J. Martin 
$26.65; F. Stearns $20.50; E. M. Funk $18.45; N. W. 
Walker $18.45; J. H. Neel $6.80; H. Brown $6.80; W. 
Wagner $6.80. 
E. H. Storr, of Charlotte, N. C., was high professional 
with the excellent score of 94. Guy Ward, T. H. Keller, 
Jr., were second with 91. The latter was shooting in 
excellent form in this event. Following are the scores: 
Targets: 
W R Crosby, O’Fallon, Ill. 
W H Heer, Concordia, Kans.... 
VV Fluff, Macon, Ga. 
L S German, Aberdeen, Md. 
H Money, Hampshire, Eng. 
C A Yeung, Springfield, O. 
Guy Ward, Walnut Log, Tenn... 
J M Hawkins, Baltimore. 
C O Le Compte, Eminence, Ky. 
A B Richardson, Dover, Del. 
D 
D 
H Buckwalter, Royersford. Pa... 
II 
B Richardson, Dover, 
Upson, Cleveland. 
E Hickey, Millvale, Pa 
Buckwalter, Royersford, 
S Welles, New York 
W 
H ITeer. 
. 76 
A H Durston. 
. 76 
G 
F 
T Stringer. 
. 74 
W Walls . 
. 64 
F 
E 
VV Sanford. 
.66 
S Tanowski . 
. 61 
H 
T 
W Harrison. 
. 50 
R S T erry . 
. 71 
T 
G 
A Mosher. 
II L Winfree . 
. 79 
E 
L Z Lawrence, Haddonfield, N. J 
Sim Glover, New York. 
A M Hatcher, Bristol, Tenn.... 
H D Freeman, Atlanta, Ga. 
B L Flillsman, Richmond, Va... 
C IT Newcomb, Philadelphia.... 
W M Foord, Wilmington, Del. 
W A Baker, Griffin, Ga. 
G Lyon, Durham, N. C. 
G H Piercy, Jersey City. 18 
J Martin, New York. 
W Flenderson, Lexington, Ky.. 
W R Winfree, Lynchburg, Va.. 
E M Sanford, Blackstone, Va.... 
T Marshall, Keithsburg, Ill. 
J W Hightower, Americus, Ga.. 
E H Storr, Charlotte, N. C.... 
J IT Noel, Nashville, Tenn. 
W Walls, Wilson, N. C. 
E Banks, Wilmington, Del. 
W S Hearne, New York. 
J T Skelly, Wilmington, Del.... 
F Muldoon, Freehold, N. C.... 
VV Hopkins, Aqueduct, L. I. 
W A ITammond, Richmond, Va. 
S McCarty, Philadelphia, Pa.. 
Stearns, Fredericksburg, Va.. 
S Winfree. Lynchburg, Va... 
S Baskerville, Clifton Forge. 
M Funk, Wytheville, Va. 
IT. 
15 15 
15 20 
20 
15 
21 
13 14 
13 17 
18 
13- 
-88 
21 
13 15 
12 16 
16 
11 - 
-83 
21 
13 12 
11 16 
20 
8—80 
20 
14 11 
12 16 
19 
11 - 
-83 
20 
12 13 
12 17 
14 
8 - 
-76 
20 
14 15 
11 16 
20 
10—86 
20 
13 15 
15 18 
18 
12 - 
-91 
20 
12 14 
10 16 
19 
12 - 
-83 
19 
15 13 
14 18 
15 
13- 
-88 
19 
13 14 
12 16 
17 
12 - 
-84 
19 
12 14 
15 19 
17 
14- 
-91 
19 
13 13 
13 17 
19 
14- 
-S9 
19 
15 15 
12 19 
17 
13- 
-91 
18 
12 15 
12 16 
15 
12 - 
-82 
18 
12 15 
11 16 
20 
13- 
-87 
18 
12 15 
13 15 
19 
14—88 
19 
13 14 
12 15 
18 
14—86 
19 
13 13 
14 14 
19 
15—88 
18 
9 13 
11 17 
18 
12 - 
-80 
18 
12 13 
13 17 
15 
15—85 
18 
12 12 
12 15 
15 
8 - 
-74 
18 
11 14 
13 14 
19 
12 - 
-83 
18 
13 11 
10 16 
18 
13- 
-81 
18 
14 11 
11 14 
18 
5- 
-73 
18 
14 13 
14 16 
19 
13- 
-S9 
18 
14 14 
12 19 
19 
14- 
-92 
18 
8 13 
14 13 
17 
12 - 
-77 
18 
15 12 
11 16 
17 
13- 
-84 
18 
11 13 
13 13 
18 
13- 
-81 
18 
10 14 
12 15 
16 
14- 
-81 
18 
13 15 
15 17 
19 
15- 
-94 
18 
15 11 
12 17 
19 
12 - 
-86 
18 
8 9 
12 14 
18 
10 - 
-71 
18 
15 12 
13 19 
20 
11 - 
-88 
17 
13 13 
11 15 
15 
14—81 
17 
14 12 
8 16 
16 
12 - 
-78 
17 
11 13 
10 18 
19 
13- 
-84 
17 
1! Ft 
8 16 
18 
12 - 
-79 
17 
12 12 
12 17 
16 
14—83 
17 
14 13 
14 13 
18 
12 - 
-84 
, 17 
14 15 
13 19 
15 
12 - 
-88 
17 
10 14 
15 18 
18 
12 - 
-85 
17 
14 13 
14 20 
20 
10 - 
-91 
, 17 
12 13 
15 18 
15 
14—87 
