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1909 HIGH AMATEUR AVERAGE 
Ol the Amateurs who shot at 3000 OR MORE TARGETS, and LS1NG BUT ONE MAKE OF AMMUNITION throuflhcut the year, 
MR. WOOLFOLK HENDERSON won the HIGHEST HONORS-9008 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 9495-94.87?. usinfi load No. 147J4 chilled, in 
PETERS SHELLS 
From the Southern Handicap, Nashville, Tenn., May 4-6, to the Houston, Texas, Tournament, December 20-22, inclusive, 
Mr. Henderson shot at a pace which BROKE ALLi AMATEUR RECORDS! 
During this time he participated in 25 Registered Tournaments, including the 5 Interstate Association Handicaps. He broke 8597 out of 8995 
making an average ne\er before attained by an amateur on this number of targets, 95.57 % At these 25 tournaments Mr. Henderson won 16 First 
Averages, 5 Second Averages, 2 Third Averages, Kentucky State Championship, The Western Handicap and The Colorado Handicap. 
In shooting from Handicap Distances Mr. Henderson led both Amateurs and Projessionals during the year 1909 . 
At the 5 Interstate Association Tournaments and the Handicap races at Anaconda, Mont., Aug. 17 - 19 , and Denver, Sept. 1 - 3 , he secured the following: 
407 out of 440 from 19 yds. 94 out of 100 from 20 yds. 555 out of 600 from 21 yds. Total, 1056 out of 1140=92.6^ 
In all his work at the traps, Mr. Henderson used the same load —12 Ga. IDEAL 3 % drs. powder, \% oz. No l ]/ 2 Chilled Shot. He did not withdraw 
from any event after having once entered, did not have a single miss-fiie or irregular load, and ground the targets up in a way which caused 
general comment wherever he appeared. 
Mr. Henderson’s 1909 record has never been equalled, and such a sensational demonstration of AMMUNITION 
QUALITY was never before given. PETERS SHELLS won hundreds of averages and special competitive 
events during the year, of which space prevents the mention of only the following: 
Southern Handicap, May 4-6: Preliminary, W. Henderson tied lor 1st, 92 ex 100—19 yds. 
Eastern “ June 20-22: Preliminary, Harry I. Hess, winner, 93 ex 100—20 yds. 
Pacific Coast “ Aug. 24-26: Pac. Coast Hdcap., Frank Foltz tied for 1st, 96 ex 100—19 yds. 
300 STRAIGHT by Frank Foltz at Seattle, Aug. 26, and Denver Sept. 1. 
252 STRAIGHT (unfinished run) by VV. Henderson at Houston, Texas, Dec. 22. 
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD AT DOUBLE TARGETS won by Frank Foltz, 
Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 16-18—Score 84 ex 100. 
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