July 4, 1908.] 
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into the horizon and disappeared. There then was a 
clear, blue summer sky throughout the remainder of the 
day, from which the sun shone clear and hot and bright, 
driving the visitors to the shady protection of the tents 
where the breezes played freest. The wind had changed 
to a new point as compared with that of the preceding 
day, veering to and fro between north and northeast, 
with a few calm moments betimes when the flags would 
hang limply, a wind which the yachtsmen would term 
fickle. 
It was hot at the score, both in the sense of close com¬ 
petition and also in a physical sense, there being much 
direct and radiated heat. 
The competition was conducted with pleasing quick¬ 
ness, the contestants being drilled experts at shooting, 
and there was a consequent promptness in action and an 
early finish. 
The bulletin board was constantly faced by an eager 
group, who kept tab as to who was in the lead and 
as to who had a possible chance to equal or pass the 
leaders. The possibilities fluctuated constantly. 
Among those who appreciated the true merits of a 
championship contest, where every contestant had a like 
and equal chance, neither more nor less, there was a 
much keener interest manifested than there was in 
respect to the competition of the previous days. Thus, 
while the number of spectators of this day was numeri¬ 
cally much less, they obviously were much better in¬ 
formed as to the true merits of the competition. 
Professional Championship. 
There were forty-five entries, each of whom started. 
The total value of the professional purse was $770. 
Two men tied on 188 for the much-coveted honor, 
namely, the renowned Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, la., 
and R. R. Barber, of Paulina, la., who had the honor of 
winning the Grand American Handicap in 1905, and who 
therefore is not without much renown himself. As to 
Gilbert, his conquests are innumerable. 
There were possibilities of a great struggle in the 
effort for the ultimate favorable decision, for both men 
are experts of the highest class. There, however, was 
one condition in Gilbert’s favor, namely, his prestige 
as the hero of many victories, all requiring the utmost 
of skill, nerve and endurance. Many of the wise ones 
predicted that the moral effect of this would win for 
Gilbert. The sequel proved that they were correct, for 
Barber displayed unusual evidences of extra strain, miss¬ 
ing his fifth and fifteenth and sixteenth targets, though 
had he broken them all the best he could have then 
secured was a tie in the first 20, as Gilbert broke them 
all, shooting in admirable form, his time being very 
quick and even, and his pointing being beyond adverse 
criticism, as he centered his targets and pulverized 
them consecutively. 
And so the professional championship deservedly went 
to the “Wizard of Spirit Lake,” who, notwithstanding 
his recent long period of illness, proved that he was the 
master of them all in this contest. The hearty congrat¬ 
ulations bestowed on him by voice and hand further 
showed how much genuine friendly satisfaction was felt 
by all over his victory. Of those who extended con¬ 
gratulations, none did so more heartily than those whom 
he had vanquished. 
The conditions of the professional championship were 
as follows: Open to professionals only, 200 targets, 
18yds. rise, high guns, $50 added to the purse, the win¬ 
ner, in addition to first money, to receive a trophy, pre¬ 
sented by the Association. The purse amounted to $770. 
The 200 targets were shot in strings of 20. 
Of the forty-five contestants, there were ten in the 
money as follows: 
Fred Gilbert, $169.40. 
R. R. Barber, $138.60. 
T. R. Taylor and Geo. W. Maxwell, $96.25 each. 
C. G. Spencer, W. H. Heer and H. D. Freeman, $59 
L. R. Barkley, Ed. O’Brien and Edward Banks, $30.80 
each. 
The scores: 
L R Barkley . 
W R Crosby. 
Fred Gilbert . 
W H Heer. 
J R Taylor. 
C G Spencer. 
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, S German . 
Geo Maxwell . 
R O Heikes. 
R R Barber. 
A M Hatcher. 
H Money . 
C Gottlieb . 
Edw O’Brien . 
H McMurchy . 
H C Hirschy . 
L I Wade. 
J M Hughes. 
F E Rogers. 
C A Young. 
Neaf Apgar . 
H B Freeman. 
H E Posten. 
Edw Banks . 
R J Jackson. 
J M Hawkins. 
E G White. 
L J Squier. 
W D Stannard. 
John W Garrett. 
W B Darton. 
R W Clancy. 
A Killam . 
C O Le Compte. 
F G Bills. 
W Huff . 
F W Hoyt. 
T A Marshall. 
H G Tavlor. 
C B Adams. 
F Le Noir .. 
Mrs Topperwein . 
17 17 18 20 19 17 19 19 19 19 
20 20 17 18 19 16 19 17 18 17 
19 20 17 19 20 18 18 19 20 18 
20 18 19 18 18 17 18 18 20 20 
18 17 20 19 17 18 20 20 14 19 
18 20 18 17 19 18 20 IS 18 20 
15 16 19 15 17 19 14 18 17 17 
14 19 17 18 17 17 17 19 18 20 
18 16 20 18 19 18 20 19 19 20 
18 17 19 16 17 17 18 19 20 20 
18 19 18 18 20 20 18 18 19 20 
17 16 16 17 15 15 20 19 19 18 
18 16 17 19 14 18 19 19 20 19 
17 15 18 16 18 20 16 15 17 19 
19 16 20 19 20 19 17 17 19 18 
16 14 16 16 16 14 16 13 14 18 
18 16 18 18 15 18 18 18 18 18 
17 16 19 19 17 18 18 19 19 16 
19 17 17 17 19 19 13 15 17 19 
17 17 19 17 18 15 18 18 18 18 
17 18 17 18 18 17 16 18 20 18 
17 19 15 IS 19 16 19 18 20 20 
19 18 19 19 19 18 20 16 20 18 
18 16 19 18 16 17 16 19 20 19 
18 18 16 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 
12 13 8 20 17 13 . 18 
16 17 17 17 17 15 19 14 19 20 
17 17 16 18 17 17 18 15 19 18 
11 15 16 18 15 . 
17 16 18 19 14 19 14 16 18 17 
20 20 16 19 19 14 18 18 17 18 
14 18 19 19 17 15 18 20 20 18 
16 18 17 13 18 16 18 17 19 20 
13 16 17 16 12 14 17 14 16 14 
14 12 14 15 17 17 18 16 20 17 
17 17 19 16 18 17 18 18 18 18 
16 18 20 16 19 15 17 20 19 19 
15 19 19 15 17 12 16 18 16 14 
15 19 16 19 17 18 19 13 19 19 
16 19 19 19 15 16 17 19 18 16 
17 15 15 14 18.15 
13 14 16 19 15 15 15 13 17 20 
18 19 15 16 18 14 18 16 18 14 
Total 
184 
181 
188 
186 
187 
186 
167 
176 
187 
181 
1S8 
172 
181 
171 
184 
155 
175 
178 
172 
175 
177 
181 
186 
178 
184 
in 
172 
i<38 
179 
178 
172 
149 
160 
176 
179 
161 
174 
174 
i57 
166 
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