July 4, 1908.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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ammunition Goes to England 
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 
In Co-Operation 
With The 
NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE 
Hibbs Building, Washington, D. C., June 5, 1908. 
United States Cartridge Company, Lowell, Mass.: 
GENTLEMEN: We have the honor to submit herewith the report of the committee from the executive committee of the 
National Rifle Association of America which had in charge the test of ammunition to determine what should be used by the 
American team in the International Olympic Rifle Matches, to take place in England in July of this year. 
The result of the test which was conducted with great care and under careful supervision, representatives of the three companies 
submiting ammunition being continuously present, was as follows: 
Grand aggregate, mean vertical deviation, of all record shots fired: 
1st. The United States Cartridge Co., 180 grain bullet . . 2.83 in. 
2nd. The United States Cartridge Co., 150 grain bullet . . 3.14 in. 
3rd. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., 190 grain bullet . .4.12 in. 
4th. Union Metallic Cartridge Co., 180 grain bullet . . 5.02 in. 
5th. Union Metallic Cartridge Co., 202 grain bullet . . 5.02 in. 
The committee has therefore chosen the United States Cartridge Company 180 grain bullet cartridge as the ammunition to be 
used by the team. 
(Signed) WILLIAM P. HALL, Brigadier General, U. S. A. 
(Signed) LAURASON RlGGS, Brigadier General, Maryland National Guard. 
(Signed) JAMES A. DRAIN, Brigadier General, National Guard of Washington. 
MANUFACTURED BY 
UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE COMPANY. Lowell. Mass.. U.S.A. 
497-503 Pearl St.. 35-43 Park St., New York. 268 Market St., San Francisco. 
who were on the marks further back; and were the occa¬ 
sion of much loss to many of the 16yd. men, who had not 
sufficient skill to equal such difficult shooting. In the 
main the scores were low. There were many theories as 
to why Nos. 1 and 2 traps were so much more diffi¬ 
cult to score well on than were the others. There were 
ali kinds of theories, from the confusion to the eye 
caused by the heavy waving grass beyond the traps, to 
optical illusions caused by the radiating light. Undoubt¬ 
edly the true reason was much simpler. The targets 
thrown by traps 1 and 2 were lighter in make than those 
of the other traps, therefore when a left-quarterer was 
thrown against the wind, its flight was checked much 
sooner, its course was likely to be gradually upward 
while propelled by the first impulse—that is, before the 
effect of gravity asserted itself—and there were all the 
numerous other erratic flights common to all targets 
but which were more amplified by a light target. On 
the other hand, a right-quartering light target was car¬ 
ried faster by the wind than was a heavier target. The 
wind was extremely irregular. It veered about from 
northwest to north, would come in puffs, would blow 
steadily for a while, would veer about from point to point 
quickly, would subside to a calm, only to repeat again 
and again in like manner all day. It was an event of 
hard luck stories. There were many new ones added 
to the regular stock cf time-honored old ones. 
The handicap was not concluded till near the end of 
the day. Nearly every one left the grounds before the 
last few squads had finished firing. The result was a 
tie on 92 between Messrs. Woolfolk Henderson, of 
Lexington, Ky, who stood at 19yds., and Fred Harlow, 
of Newark, O., who stood at 16yds. The shoot-off was 
postponed till the next morning, to take place at 9 
o’clock. It was a rather simple affair in neatness and 
dispatch, inasmuch as Harlow scored 18 out of 20 to 17 
scored by Henderson. Mr. Harlow is a molder by occu¬ 
pation, in the Wehrle Mills at Newark, and it is said 
that he has not shot over 250 targets all told within 
recent months. Those who broke one less than the win¬ 
ner were Messrs. C. G. Spencer, G. W. Maxwell, C. O. 
Le Compte, Edward Banks and Tom A. Marshall, the latter 
twice winner of the Grand American Handicap, captain 
of the all-American team, High Chief of the Indians, and 
Mayor of Keithsburg times innumerable. 
The post entries were as follows: Frank Burris, 
Columbus, O.; H. L. Brown, Newark, N. J.; B. W. 
Brown, Pittsburg, Kans.; Phil Bernhard, Buffalo, N. Y.; 
Bert Cooper, Thornville, O.; W. S. Doty, Epiphany, 
S. D.; O. W. Ewing, Nashville, Tenn.; Sim Glover, 
New York, N. Y.; Walter Huff, Macon, Ga.; John M. 
Hooper, Nashville, Tenn.; S. L. Heisler, Wapakoneta, 
O.; B. Keifer, Jacksonburg, W. Va.; F. D. Kelsey, East 
Aurora. N. Y.; Russell Klein, Spirit Lake, Iowa; Harry 
W. Kahler, Davenport, Iowa: L. E. Lantz, Jacksonburg, 
■ W. Va.; Arthur Lvon, High Point, N. C.; S. T. Mallory, 
Parkersburg, W. Va.; Geo. S. Mundhenk, Arcamum, O.; 
T. II. Noel, Nashville, Tenn.; C. L. Nickle, Marion, 
Jnd.; Ed. O’Brien, Florence, Kans.; W. F. Parker, 
Meriden, Conn.; E. M. Russell, Union, Iowa; John 
Philip Sousa, New York, N. Y.; Ed. T. Stuard, Cov¬ 
ington, Ky.; John L. Talcott, Buffalo, N. Y.; J. A. 
\ an Fossen, Columbus, O.; Frank S. Wright, South 
Wales, N. Y.; Max Witzigreuter, Fort Wayne, Ind.; 
Lorn Watson, Desota, Ill.; Charles Ward, Ashville, O.; 
F. O. Williams, Kansas City, Mo.; F. A. Weatherhead, 
Omaha, Neb.; Chas. E. Zint, Wapakoneta, O. 
The total number of entries was 362; total number who 
filled their entry was 334. The total number of forfeits 
was 28. The number of starters was 332. 
The total value of the purse was $3,187. There were 
fifty moneys. The winners and winnings were as follows: 
Fred Harlow, $318.70; Woolfolk Henderson, $286.85. 
Clarence Price, C. G. Spencer, G. W. Maxwell, C. O. 
Le Compte, Edward Banks and Tom A. Marshall, $175.30. 
F. G. Bills, H. D. Freeman, D. A. Herrold, Max 
Kneussl, J. E. Nutt, H. W. Kahler and J. W. Hardy, 
$59.20. 
H. *E. Buckwalter, G. V. Dering, J. W. Garrett, Harry 
Dunnill, V. B Asher, C. H. Ditto, Hugh Fleming, J. 
S. Fanning, H. D. Gibbs, F. S. Wright, J. M. Speary, 
Joseph Seaborn, G. S. McCarty, H. G. Taylor, W. A. 
Fishinger, Jas. McVicker, Sim Glover, Max Witzi¬ 
greuter, F. O. Williams, R. Stewart and C. G. Westcott, 
$31.85. 
L. R. Barkley, John S. Boa, R. O. Heikes, J. M. 
Hawkins, R. R. Barber, Harold Money, Geo. Volk, 
T. H. Clay, Jr., J. R. Graham, A. M. Hatcher, L. H. 
Reid, K. P. Johnson, J. E. Jennings, Fred King, F. 
Miller, F. D. Kelsey, J. A. Van Fossen, W. S. Spencer, 
Wm. Watkins, T. H. Funk, C. T. Henderson, S. Rice 
and C. F. Shell, $19.40. 
The conditions of the handicap were 100 targets, un¬ 
known angles, handicaps 16 to 23yds., high guns, $200 
added to the purse. In addition to first money, the 
winner received a trophy donated by the Association. 
Targets: 
L R Barkley. 
W R Crosby. 
F Gilbert . 22 
W H Heer. 
C G Spencer. 
J R Taylor. 
L S German. 21 
1 M Hawkins. 
R O Heikes. 
E O’Brien . 21 
H C Hirschy . 21 
G S McCarty. 21 
C M Powers.. 21 
J S Young. 21 
J S Boa. 
H E Buckwalter. 
F G Bills. 
R R Barber. 
H J Borden. 20 
J A R Elliott. 20 
G V Dering. 
F G Fuller. 
L Fisher . 
H D Freeman. 
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E Graham. 
A Huntley. 
M Hughes. 
L Lyon.... 
G W Maxwell. 
F Rogers . 
G J Roll. 
W D Stannard. 
L J Squier.... 
G Taylor... 
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Volk . 
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Harry Dunnill . 
W B Darton. 
E A W Everitt. 
Chris Gottlieb . 
J A Flick. 
J R Graham.. 
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Max E. Hensler. 
D A Herrold. 
Woolfolk Henderson 
Denny Holland . 
A M Hatcher. 
Will S Hoon. 
Max Kneussl . 
L Z Lawrence. 
L P Lawton. 
G A Olson. 
H E Poston. 
A B Richardson. 
L H Reid. 
Wm Ridley . 
H IT Stevens. 
A J Stauber.. 
Mrs Ad Topperwein. 
H S Welles. 
Ed G White. 
Bert Waggoner . 
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