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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Aug. 29, 1908. 
The Western Handicap. 
The Interstate Association’s third Western Handicap 
was held at Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 18 to 20, 1908. 
Through the courtesy of the Hon. Wesley Ash, Super¬ 
intendent of Parks and Public Property of the City of 
Des Moines, this handicap was held at beautiful Bird- 
land Park. 
Birdland Park is beyond a doubt one of the finest 
fields, when everything is considered, for trapshooting 
in the United States. Possessing, as it does, a clear 
north blue sky background, a level space of sufficient 
length to accommodate six sets of traps in a straight 
line, natural shade to accommodate any number of spec¬ 
tators, as well as shooters not at the score, and abundance 
of the best quality of well water, and all this within 
eleven minutes by street car from any of the principal 
hotels of Des Moines. 
The arrangements for taking care of the crowd at this 
handicap were perfected to the letter by one o’clock 
Monday, Aug. 17, the time advertised for practice. 
Every detail needed to make the third Western Handicap 
a success from a mechanical standpoint, had been worked 
out and perfected previous to this time. When the 
seventy shooters who desired to take advantage of the 
preliminary practice arrived, they found everything in 
readiness for them. There were many expressions of 
satisfaction among the shooters, not only at the beautiful 
appearance of the grounds, but at the manner in which 
the traps were working, and high scores were predicted. 
Mr. C. G. Spencer fulfilled the prophecy of high score 
by running out the practice programme of 100 targets 
straight. 
First Day, Aug. 18. 
The first regular day of the handicap brought out a 
field of 138 shooters. The weather conditions were very 
close to perfect; a clear sky with no wind, and the 
temperature 89 in the sun. Totals at 100 targets follow: 
H D Freeman . 
...90 
N Layman . 
.85 
T IT Noel . 
...82 
Bob Clark . 
. 89 
G V Deering . 
...90 
T A Huntley . 
.80 
F E Rogers . 
...84 
A1 Potter . 
. 80 
T M Hughes . 
...94 
Ed O’Brien . 
.93 
F G Bills . 
...93 
W Peck . 
. 89 
R A Austin . 
...87 
Henry Anderson . 
. 80 
G Maxwell . 
...98 
G K Mackey . 
. 91 
Dr Okey . 
...87 
PI H Elbert . 
.74 
F J Dreyfuss . 
...92 
Lou Fisher . 
.84 
F Gilbert . 
...96 
Fred Shattuck ... 
. 84 
R Kline . 
...86 
O Beckwith . 
.85 
C W Budd . 
.... 92 
W Dunton . 
..... 76 
G H Carter . 
,... 82 
E Beckwith . 
.72 
Toe Kautzkv . 
.... 85 
C E Stallcup . 
. 80 
R R Barber . 
.... 88 
T A Marshall . 
. 90 
F B Elbert . 
.... 87 
W Ridley . 
. 85 
C G Spencer . 
...100 
T H Lester . 
. 89 
C Gottlieb . 
.... 87 
Gus Rober . 
. S8 
F O Williams . 
.... 92 
T G Brown . 
. 81 
D Elliott . 
.... 64 
F W Campbell .. 
..82 
E Skelton . 
.... S3 
C F Jackson . 
. 74 
H Dixon . 
.... 96 
F Hamblin ., 
. 83 
A Olson . 
.... 88 
R Risher . 
. 77 
H J Borden . 
.... 92 
F W Duncan . 
.88 
L R Barkley . 
.... 93 
B Phillips . 
.80 
W R Crosby . 
.... 94 
W D Stannard ... 
. 99 
F Fuller . 
.... 89 
J B Winter . 
. 88 
C F Stemmer . 
.... 85 
C B Adams . 
.83 
C M Powers . 
.... 95 
H C Hirschy .... 
. 92 
H W V ietmever .. 
.... 78 
L E Parker . 
. 96 
S A Huntley . 
.... 89 
T S Clapper . 
. 85 
O N Ford . 
.... 87 
E Henshaw . 
. 97 
H A Anderson .... 
.... 82 
A R Keller . 
. 84 
D Martin . 
.... 87 
V B Asher . 
. 88 
W H Heer . 
.... 94 
C McGinnis . 
. 90 
The programme for the first day included eight events 
at 20 targets from 16yd. mark; one, No, 5, of 20 targets 
from the 19yd. mark, allowing the use of two shots, and 
one, .No. 10, from the 16yd. mark at 10 pairs. The 
shooting of the entire field averaged very fast. Taking 
into consideration the fact that the shooting at the 19yd. 
mark, allowing the use of two shots, and that the shoot¬ 
ing at pairs is something new to the average trapshot, 
the scores were far above the average, and bear out the 
statement that has been made a great number of times 
that the attendance at tournaments in the West are 
above the average in ability as trapshots. 
The high average among the amateurs for the day, 
counting the scores in all events, was carried off by 
Toe Kautzky, of Fort Dodge, la., with a score of 190. 
High professional for the day was C. G. Spencer, of St. 
Louis, with a score of 193. The programme totaled 200 
targets. 
Events: 123456789 10 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Total. 
R R Barber.19 19 18 20 16 16 19 20 18 12 177 
T B Elbert. 16 19 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 16 185 
G Beckwith . 15 18 17 16 17 15 15 13 14 12 152 
C G Spencer. 19 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 19 16 193 
W S Spencer. 18 19 19 18 17 18 20 19 17 16 181 
F C Bills. 18 18 20 19 20 18 20 18 18 16 185 
A Beckwith . 19 20 19 13 18 20 19 18 18 9 173 
Fred Shattuck . 17 18 18 14 19 19 20 19 20 14 178 
C Gottlieb . 17 18 16 18 15 18 19 19 16 16 172 
W F Duncan. 18 18 20 19 15 18 17 18 17 12 172 
F Gilbert . 18 20 20 17 19 20 20 19 18 15 186 
R Kline . 19 17 18 20 20 19 20 19 17 15 184 
C W Budd. 18 19 18 19 17 17 20 18 18 12 176 
Geo L Carter. 19 18 19 18 17 19 18 17 18 14 177 
Toe Kautzky . 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 18 16 190 
S A Huntley. 20 20 19 19 17 19 19 16 19 15 183 
Dudley Martin . 18 16 19 19 20 17 19 19 19 14 180 
O N Ford. 19 19 19 20 18 18 18 18 18 16 183 
L Fisher . 19 18 19 19 18 17 20 20 19 10 179 
W D Stannard. 19 20 20 19 18 20 20 20 18 17 191 
W H Heer. 20 19 20 19 20 19 20 20 20 15 192 
C W Maxwell. 20 20 19 20 20 20 19 20 20 14 192 
T IT Lester. 18 18 18 19 15 17 17 16 19 10 167 
W Ridley . 17 20 16 19 17 17 19 18 16 11 170 
E C ITenshaw . 18 18 20 16 17 20 17 19 15 14 174 
L R Barkley. 20 19 20 1 7 1 8 19 1 9 20 1 9 14 185 
W R Crosby. 20 19 19 20 19 19 20 20 19 15 190 
F Fuller . 
C F Stemmer. 
C M Powers. 
H H Vietmeyer.... 
T A Marshall. 
D Dreyfuss . 
F M Hamblon.... 
R Risher . 
H T Borden. 
O Olson ..., . 
T H Noel. 
C H Ditto. 
Tas W Bell. 
R Loring . 
F Campbell . 
C F Jackson. 
Bert Phillips . 
T T Brown. 
Ed O’Brien . 
W M Peck. 
IT Anderson . 
C K Marker. 
F O Williams.... 
L H Parker. 
W Clapper . 
H C Hirschy. 
T M Hughes. 
S W Hamilton... 
F E Rogers. 
H D Freeman.... 
T C Ramsey. 
Guy Deering .... 
T V Winter. 
A P Keller. 
L F Kennedy. 
Bob Clark . 
Dr Okey . 
IT A Anderson... 
Chas Rober . 
R A Austin...... 
C E Stallcup. 
T Frohm . 
V B Asher. 
T M Sampson. 
Dr Kullmann ... 
F A Carolus. 
J Kegan . 
G H Keating. 
E G Wallace. 
C E Talbot. 
O K Plarder. 
M R Smith. 
E C Peterson. 
Geo Reimers . 
Ed Vermilyea ... 
E Foley . 
Chas McGinnes... 
W Wettleaf . 
F Abramson ...... 
T Burger . 
R Thompson ... 
N Thompson .... 
C Giedner .. 
T T Skelly. 
Dr D K Douthett 
N B Linnel. 
F G Beard. 
S Rice . 
Ed Anen . 
Otis Rice . 
P Stutenroth ... 
A Olson . 
W F Mulford... 
M Stitz . 
M Kneussl . 
C W Morrison .. 
C Bothell . 
M Muncy . 
M Daniels . 
T C Corey_ .... 
H Stege . 
Father MacC.... 
W D Townsend.. 
Dave Elliott 
F Kenning . 
IT R Parker .... 
L A Gates. 
C R Milbanks.... 
Wm Sargeant .. 
Ed Shelton . 
H Dixon . 
Geo Krieger .... 
P H Clancy. 
C B Adams. 
E C Swartz. 
W C Swartz.. 
C B Eaton. 
A McLachlan .. 
F F Slocum. 
T S Frink. 
W S Hoon. 
N Layman .. 
T Peterson . 
F M Ehler . 
F A Shoup . 
M Shoup . 
Dr Haughawout 
E A W Everett. 
B F Veach. 
B B Ward. 
T A Ward. 
18 18 19 18 20 20 18 20 16 14 
14 15 17 17 15 15 16 15 19 9 
20 19 20 19 18 20 20 20 18 15 
16 16 18 17 18 16 17 18 18 8 
19 18 20 18 20 20 19 18 19 16 
18 15 20 18 19 19 20 20 19 10 
17 18 17 14 17 17 18 17 17 8 
19 16 18 16 17 16 19 18 18 12 
19 19 19 16 19 19 20 19 19 14 
15 19 16 17 18 18 18 16 15 16 
18 17 18 18 17 20 20-18 20 10 
18 18 18 19 20 16 17 19 20 13 
17 18 18 17 18 17 18 18 20 14 
18 17 17 14 17 14 16 17 14 11 
18 18 18 17 16 16 16 16 13 10 
19 19 14 17 14 12 14 14 16 7 
17 16 17 17 17 16 17 17 15 13 
17 19 16 17 17 14 14 15 13 13 
19 20 19 19 19 19 19 18 20 12 
18 18 17 18 18 15 19 16 16 11 
17 14 19 20 19 19 16 18 17 11 
18 20 18 19 15 15 18 19 14 6 
20 20 20 18 17 18 20 17 16 12 
15 19 20 19 19 19 19 18 19 19 
16 17 16 19 16 16 17 17 19 9 
19 17 18 19 19 19 20 20 19 16 
18 20 19 19 18 20 19 19 20 16 
17 18 20 19 18 19 19 18 19 12 
16 18 18 19 19 20 18 20 18 14 
19 19 17 18 17 18 20 19 19 13 
17 18 18 19 16 18 18 16 17 10 
19 20 20 19 17 19 19 20 19 11 
19 19 20 19 16 17 18 19 20 17 
20 19 20 18 17 17 18 19 18 11 
14 12 15 17 12 16 18 13 15 9 
16 20 17 18 19 18 18 15 17 13 
19 19 16 20 19 19 19 19 20 13 
18 16 17 17 16 16 13 17 18 14 
19 19 18 19 16 19 19 19 17 10 
17 18 18 19 16 18 20 19 18 13 
, 20 17 16 16 18 17 16 17 16 11 
17 17 15 18 17 17 15 18 17 7 
16 19 19 14 19 14 20 19 17 13 
. 17 17 19 12 16 18 17 14 13 13 
16 16 19 16 10 16 16 17 16 5 
. 18 15 12 14 15 10 15 16 16 8 
. 18 14 16 17 16 15 16 19 19 8 
. 17 12 17 20 15 17 17 15 17 9 
. 16 15 15 17 12 18 15 20 17 9 
. 15 17 16 12 14 18 19 18 15 12 
. 17 15 19 19 17 15 16 18 18 10 
. 12 18 18 8 11 11 15 14 16 8 
. 15 IS 17 14 14 19 18 18 16 7 
. 17 17 15 17 17 19 16 18 20 13 
. 19 19 19 19 17 17 19 IS 18 13 
. 20 18 19 15 19 20 19 19 17 12 
. 16 20 18 19 19 18 16 14 19 14 
. 19 18 20 18 19 19 18 17 17 15 
. 18 10 16 15 13 10 12 12 17 12 
. 17 15 17 18 16 16 15 16 14 8 
. 18 20 20 17 20 19 18 19 18 11 
. 19 19 17 18 15 19 19 19 18 10 
. 18 14 16 14 15 16 10 10 17 9 
. 14 19 20 18 17 17 19 17 20 11 
. 16 13 18 17 12 18 17 18 12 11 
. 19 19 17 19 IS 19 17 17 17 16 
. 18 19 19 15 17 18 19 17 18 13 
. 19 16 20 17 16 19 20 20 15 11 
. 20 17 17 18 17 16 19 18 18 14 
. 16 17 16 18 19 16 15 16 16 11 
. 18 19 16 19 12 18 18 14 18 9 
. 19 20 20 19 18 11 19 19 19 11 
. 17 17 19 18 17 20 16 19 18 14 
. 17 18 17 19 18 19 19 20 18 10 
. 19 18 20 19 18 17 19 20 19 13 
. 19 14 16 14 19 14 13 16 13 12 
. 18 19 18 18 17 18 18 15 17 13 
. 17 17 16 17 16 15 18 15 15 10 
. 16 17 16 17 16 20 17 17 16 14 
. 16 18 16 18 14 15 16 18 19 13 
. 18 18 16 16 19 18 19 19 16 14 
. 15 16 14 15 15 18 18 14 16 15 
. 19 20 18 19 17 19 19 19 18 12 
. 19 17 18 20 18 17 16 14 18 14 
. 19 19 17 17 15 19 19 16 18 9 
. 17 18 17 14 18 15 19 16 13 12 
. 18 18 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 9 
. 14 16 19 20 13 17 17 19 20 10 
. 19 19 19 19 20 15 20 16 18 11 
,. 19 18 17 19 19 17 20 18 18 10 
. 19 18 19 20 19 19 19 19 19 17 
.. 17 17 19 20 19 18 18 17 16 14 
.. 16 13 13 11 14 17 15 15 18 6 
. 19 20 18 19 20 14 20 18 19 16 
.. 19 19 17 15 16 17 14 17 18 10 
.. 16 16 14 17 16 13 16 16 15 12 
.. 18 18 18 15 14 17 17 20 16 12 
.. 19 16 18 20 19 18 19 17 19 11 
.. 19 15 19 15 16 18 20 17 17 11 
.. 19 18 20 14 16 16 16 19 17 11 
.. 18 20 20 19 16 18 18 18 18 14 
.. 14 15 15 17 14 15 15 18 18 10 
.. 18 19 19 17 20 19 19 17 17 15 
.. 18 18 18 18 16 16 16 17 19 10 
.. 15 18 18 16 17 20 19 14 17 12 
.. 17 13 18 15 15 17 19 19 18 8 
.. 16 14 17 15 18 13 17 12 12 12 
.. 14 IS 18 17 16 18 19 .13 16 5 
.. 17 16 16 13 15 16 14 16 17 12 
.. 20 IS 18 20 18 17 19 19 18 15 
.. 19 17 19 18 19 18 19 15 15 10 
181 
152 
189 
162 
187 
178 
160 
169 
183 
171 
176 
178 
175 
155 
158 
146 
162 
155 
184 
166 
170 
162 
178 
189 
162 
186 
188 
179 
180 
179 
167 
183 
184 
177 
141 
171 
183 
162 
175 
176 
164 
158 
170 
156 
147 
139 
158 
156 
154 
156 
164 
131 
156 
169 
178 
178 
173 
180 
135 
152 
180 
193 
139 
172 
152 
178 
173 
173 
174 
160 
161 
183 
175 
175 
182 
150 
171 
156 
166 
166 
173 
156 
150 
171 
168' 
159 
172 
165 
176 
175 
188 
175 
138 
183 
162 
151 
165 
176 
167 
166 
179 
151 
180 
166 
166 
159 
147 
154 
152 
182 
169 
Aug. 19, Second Day. 
Wednesday, the second day of the handicap, dawned 
cool and cloudy, with a 12-mile wind from the north. 
There were 153 shooters in attendance. These same 
weather conditions held good during the first five sched¬ 
uled events, which were four at 20 targets each from 
16yds., and one of 20 targets, use of two shots, 19yds. 
rise. Notwithstanding the fact that the wind had a ten¬ 
dency to jump the targets up, the scores made in the 
first five events were excellent. In fact, the shooting 
of the second day was of a higher per cent, as an aver¬ 
age, than that of the first day. Mr. F. Fuller was high 
among the amateurs for the first five regular events with 
a score of 95. W. R. Crosby was high professional in 
the same event with a score of 99. The totals follow: 
L B Barkley .97 
Fred Gilbert . 94 
W H Heer . 95 
C G Spencer. 96 
W R Crosby . 99 
H T Borden . 93 
T M Hughes . 87 
G W Maxwell . 89 
Ed O’Brien . 97 
C M Powers . 94 
F G Bills . 91 
R R Barber . 86 
H Dixon . 93 
O N Ford . 86 
H D Freeman .. 95 
F Fuller .95 
S A Pluntley . 93 
H C Hirschy . 92 
Dud Martin . 91. 
L E Parker . 91 
W D Stannard . 90 
R Thompson . 92 
T V Winter . 86 
Y B Asher . 68 
E Anen . 88 
C B Adams . 83 
C H Ditto . 87 
Guy Dering . 89 
E A W Everett . 69 
Lou Fisher . 84 
L Foley . 89 
C Gottlieb . 80 
W S Hoon . 90 
Jos Kautzky . 89 
M Kneussl . 81 
R Kline . 82 
A Olson . 81 
Wm Ridley . 85 
F E Rogers . 85 
Wm Veach . 92 
B P» Ward . 94 
IT Anderson .73 
T W Bell . 78 
W Baggerman . 94 
S T Clapper . 72 
T D Cundiff . 88 
R W Clancy . 78 
F T Dreyfuss . 88 
B F Elbert . 94 
Fred Elliott . 83 
T M Ehler . 84 
T S Frink . 84 
L H Fitzsimmons .84 
L A Gates . 82 
E C Henshaw .75 
S W Hamilton . 85 
T A Huntley . 88 
Geo Kreger. 84 
A R Keller .76 
T A Marshall .95 
T Maland .87 
G Mackie .75 
W L Milford . 84 
T H Noel . 82 
Dr C Okey . 88 
T Peterson . 91 
Gus Rober . 89 
Samuel Rice . 85 
W T Spencer . 84 
F F Sloan . 77 
T M Sampson . 82 
T T Skelley . 79 
E C Schwartz . 79 
W D Townsend . 92 
Fred Vermilyea . 78 
W Wetleaf .84 
F O Williams . 86 
E G Wallace . 83 
R A Austin . 87 
II A Anderson .'83 
C. W Budd .83 
E Beckwith . 67 
O Beckwith . 75 
T P Brown . 82 
C Bothell . 89 
J F Beard . 94 
J Burger .85 
G L Caster .80 
A A Carolus . 63 
W W Dunton . 83 
W F Duncan . 80 
M Daniels . 76 
C B Eaton . 75 
D Elliott .85 
T Frahm .75 
O K Harder .77 
L V Kennedy .58 
T P Kegan . 84 
J H Lester . 81 
N Layman .90 
W B Lowell . 83 
C R Millbank .. 80 
N Muncy . 78 
A McLachlan . 81 
C B McGinnis . 88 
F McLuen . 83 
A Olsen .j. 86 
Wm Peck . S3 
Dr H R Parker . 83 
E C Peterson . 78 
T C Ramsey . 87 
Geo Remiers .81 
Otis Rice . 75 
Fred Shattuck . 80 
L E Stallcup . 81 
L P Stutenroth . 80 
W G Sargent . 88 
V Lack . 76 
F A Stroup . 80 
M Shoop . 85 
M Stitz . .'5 
H Stegl . 66 
M Thompson . 87 
C E Talbott . 82 
H W Vietmeyer .81 
B V Veach .78 
Ed Varner . 92 
Ora Weber . 79 
T A Ward . 86 
A Abramson . 76 
Rob Clark .89 
Robt Crawford ...- 89 
T W Campbell . 77 
T C Cartwright . 64 
D K Dauthett .79 
H H Elbert. 63 
Wm Farwell .72 
Mrs Houghawout .62 
Dr Houghawout .73 
F M Hamblin . 75 
C F Jackson . S3 
Dr Kilim an . 74 
G H Keating . 81 
O Murschel ...... . ..72 
Rev MacConnachie.88 
A H Phillips . 82 
R Risher . 80 
W-C Schwartz . 66 
M P Smith . 58 
C F Stemmer . 84 
Ed Skelton . 83 
F M Winfrey .67 
The Preliminary Handicap. 
The first squads in the Preliminary Handicap were 
called to the score at 1:15. The handicaps assigned by 
the handicap committee met with the universal approval 
of the contestants. The results of both Preliminary 
Handicap and the Western Handicap bear out the state¬ 
ment that the handicaps given the various contestants 
were based solely on their ability as shooters, and show 
that the handicap committee of the Interstate Associa¬ 
tion at the Western Handicap had put a great deal of 
painstaking labor into their assigned work. A great 
deal of credit is due them for the equality established 
among the shooters by their assigned handicaps. 
When the first squads faced the trap for the Prelim¬ 
inary, the sky had become clear and the wind increased 
to 15 miles an hour, which made high scores an impos¬ 
sibility, especially for the heavily handicapped con¬ 
testants. 
The Preliminary Handicap at 100 targets resulted in a 
tie on 93 between M. Thompson, of Cainesville, Mo., and 
Ed. Varner, of Adams, Neb. On the shoot-off at 20 
targets, the Preliminary Handicap was won by Mr. 
Thompson, shooting from the 17yd. mark, with a score 
of 19 out of 20. Mr. Varner scored 15. 
The Preliminary Handicap purse had totals as follows: 
Total number of entries, 153; total number of profes¬ 
sionals, 27; total value of purse, $730. 
Winners and winnings were: M. Thompson, $80.30; 
Ed. Varner, $73; B. B. Ward, 65.70; R. A. Austin and 
Bob Clark, $54.75; G. V. Gering and J. C. Ramsey, 
$40.15; J. A. Ward, $29.20; R. Thompson, J. A. Hunt- 
ley, W. Wetleaf, W. F. Duncan and J. H. Lester, $20.40; 
L. A. Parker, M. Kneussl, W. Baggerman, W. S. 
Spencer, A. Olson, L. P. Stutenroth, M. Shoop, F. W. 
Campbell, T. C. Cartright and A. H. Phillips, $14.60; 
Joe Kautzky, F. Ellett, J. F. Beard and Eq. Skelton, 
$10.95. The scores: 
L R Barkley. 
Fred Gilbert . 
W H Heer. 
C G Spencer.. 
Yards. 
Total, 
. 22 
15 18 14 15 17 
79 
. 22 
17 19 17 19 17 
89 
,. 22 
17 13 15 17 15 
77 
22 
17 16 17 19 16 
85 
