FOREST AND STREAM. 
[July 31 , igo9- 
190 
The Eastern Handicap. 
the day was as follows: George 
Clark, 151; third resulting in a 
Eastern Handicap 
The Interstate Association’s^ourth^--^ y ^ 
tournament at targets was ny.u £L”"T>"uffaln Audubon 
20 21 and 22, under the auspices of the Buffalo Ai^ inter- 
Club One thousand dollars were added by the Inter 
state Association and the Buffalo Audubon Club The 
country. There were five sets of traps under the 
fui . . 
Ohio, and 
charge know 
management 
Elmer E. Shaner 
members of the 
on the efficient manner in 
nament, and a 
Wilson, Mr. Ed. 
untiring efforts in 
A. North, of Cleveland, 
mi nr vi sion of Mr. Charles -— — - - ., , - 
' P ' those who have been present , when he was 
that it meant good trapping. The entire 
of the shoot was under the care of Mr. 
who ranks in a class all alone. In 
Audubon Club are to be congratulated 
helping to conduct the tour- 
great deal of credit is due to Mr. John 
Cox and Mr. Ed. Renecke for their 
making it. pleasant for all_ the visiting 
the exception of an occasional rain, 
the shoot, everything worked very 
of Mr. L. J. Squier as 
compiler of scores, 
as assistants. The 
systems govern_ed 
the 
The 
$350. 
first 
$81, 
J. M. Hawkins, 
Harry I. Hess, 
score of 93 out of 
shooters. With 
which did not delay 
smoothly. 
The office was under the care 
cashier, Mr. Bernard Elsesser as 
H. J. Sweet and R. B. Ingalsbe 
Squier money-back and Rose sy: ~ 
shoot. The money-back purse amounted to $817. 
losses amounted to $468.75. which left a surplus. 
This was paid to the twenty-one high guns, 
naid $49. The winner of the Preliminary rece 
and the winner ot the Eastern Handicap received * 13 ®; 
The programme in the regular events for the three days 
caUed targets. The general h gh average «s w 
by W. R. Crosby with 323 out of 330. The three nign 
amateurs on the three days were as follows: A. B. 
Richardson 319 out of 330; J. E. Jennings, 318, . 
Hess. 317. ’The three high professionals wcre as fo'lows ; 
W R Crosbv 323; H. S. Wells and L. S. German, 6 la, 
■ • ’ 316. The winner of the Preliminary was 
of Nanticoke, Pa., with a creditable 
100, and the winner of the Eastern 
TTmdicao was Harry E. Smith, of Columbus, O, with 
the phenomenal score of 98. Both of th V ,^'^ 0 ^ 
gave a fine exhibition, and deserve all the honors at 
ta The d trade^was represented by the following gentlemen: 
J H Cameron, George Ginn, C B Brown, J. A. R. 
Elliott, James Lewis, W. R. Crosby, J. R. Taylor,J. M. 
Hawkins, T. G. Barstow, W. B. Darton, J. F. Moran, 
H. E. Brown, A. H. Durston, A. C. Wright, A. W. 
Connor, Paul North, C. A. North, A. F. H 5 ba J?’ E u ' 
- " H. Stevens. G. L. Eyon, T. A. Marshall, 
Court Thomson, C L Kelsey, T. H. 
Geo. R. Benjamin, Neaf Apgar, G. A. 
McMurchy, T. H. Keller, Jr., D. W. 
Stull, D. M. Farwell, J. T. Skelly, 
I ester S German, L. J. Squier, J. S. Fanning, R. b. 
Pringle E A. W. Everett, H. S Welles, Arthur S. 
T ibbv H. W. Vietmeyer and Sim Glover. 
The’finishing of the Eastern Handicap on Thursday 
closed one of the most pleasant and best managed shoots 
ever held in the East, as at no time were there any 
arguments heard, that usually follow any large tour¬ 
nament. This was all due to Mr Shaner s instruc¬ 
tions to the referees and scorers on the first day. 
amateurs stood on the day 
F Burns 152- W F. Clark, 151; third resuming u. - 
.;' between Dr W. C. Wooten, Woolfolk Henderson and 
A B Richardson with 149 out of 155. The way the 
three high professionals stood on the day was as 
w. R. Crosby, 154; George L, Lyon 153; Lester b. 
German and Harry S. Welles tying ^ ^ 
A great many long runs were made during the day, the 
ionlest being made by George L Lyon, with ^ un 
^^ ed wit f htTr d 80 by an O rj. O H.Noe\with 80 , who ’finished 
..„ uL loQt inn with 98; one by W. R. Crosby of 75, 
Elliott with one over 
50. The high score 
T. A. Marshall and 
I'he second high score 
in same event resuncu « ..j- b £ tw |!; n * bre p ^^KeT 
and three professionals, viz.: W. B. Severn, F. D. Lei 
sev and Frank Foltz, the above being the amateurs, and 
uJ t R Tavlor, H. McMurchy and J. M. Hawkins all 
scoring 18 out of 20. The day’s programme consisted 
of five 15-target events, four 20-target events and 1 
dnnhles open to amateurs only. 
In the ^Preliminary Handicap the total number 
tn rne x ___ shot f<jr targets only; the total 
up his last 100 w.. 
Woolfolk Henderson and J. A. K. 
60 and quite a few running over 
on doubles resulted in a tie, viz^ 
L. S. German with 19 out of 20. 
event resulted in a tie 
of 
entries was 123; 38 - 191 
number of actual starters was 121 . entries at $8 
The purse: 80 entries at $5, or 8400 , » entries ar »o 
Cnerialtv entries), or $40; added money, $100; total, $540 
(P 4he winners and their scores and winnings follow; 
H. I. Hess, 93, $81; A. B. Richardson, B. V. Covert 
and C. De Quillfeldt’, 92 each, *55 80; 1. E. Crarton and 
G. N. Fish, 90 each. $40^0; F E Foltz, 88 832.40, .J. 
C W. Hobbie, 
each, $20.25; H. 
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F^r8 a 5 n ’ea?h H 2 ll™K’sNomlin^TT. fey, G H. 
Hassam, J. H Noel, C. W. Billings, H. Metcalf, 
each, $3.60. 
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Practice Day. 
opened up 
bright 
The practice day on Monday, July 19, 
under very favorable conditions. 1 lie day . 
and cool, just enough wind blowing to * 
Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, manager of the shoot, saw 
game. 
at 
of 
hitch at his 
was all in their 
their duties. The 
with about fifty en- 
to it that everything' was in ’readiness, and quietly gave 
his instructions to all of the referees and pullers 
their respective traps. The trapping was in charge 
C A North, who saw that there was no 
end of the game. The office force 
respective places ready to attend to 
shoot started at about 1 o clock — -- - 
tries This was not quite up to what was expected, but 
gave promise of a good entry for the next day as a 
great many came out too late to enter and a great Fiany 
itaved in' town. As was expected, this would be a 
gathering of the best shots in the country, especially 
among the amateur class, and resulted so. 
The programme for the afternoon consisted of five 
events of 20 targets each, entrance $2 per event Rose 
system, points were 8 , 5, 3, 2; sweepstakes optional, 
predicted, some god scores would be made under- 
conditions prevailing. Neaf Apgar at the finish 
high with 98 out of 100. The second high score 
made by W. R. Crosby with 96 out of 100, aid 
third resulted in a tie, H. H. Stevens, George L. L y°”' 
Lester S. German and T. M. Hawkins with 95 out of 
100 and many others following close behind. I he prac¬ 
tice shoot finished up about 4 o’clock, and everything 
then was put in readiness for the start on the next 
day in the regular programme of events. 
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July 20, First Day. 
with 
to the 
the shoot, 
Early Tuesday morning, July 20, the many different 
shooters made their appearance on the grounds, ready 
to contest for the honors of the day. Before starting, 
Mr. Shaner, manager, bad a heart-to-heart talk 
the boys and called the attention of all present 
fact that the Interstate rules would govern 
and that they would be strictly adhered to. 
Promptly at 9:30 a. m. the first squad was called to 
the score, and from that time until noon the steady 
crack of the guns was heard, and everything went along 
smoothly. At 12:30 time was called for lunch. thanks 
to the able management, half of the day’s programme 
had been shot and ample time was given to all to par¬ 
take of their lunch. Again at 1 o clock the first squad 
was called up and no stop was made until the finish, 
which wound up in the best of time at 5 r. m. At the 
finish, as predicted, W. R. Crosby was high with 154 
out of 155 m the regular events, and high including the 
vith 171 out of 175. The way the three high 
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Geo PhU ips . 14 15 14 12 12 15 19 13 20 19 
T F Glav .. 15 14 14 14 14 17 18 9 20 18 
W F Hookway ..... 10 13 14 13 13 14 19 16 16 19 
Gravton ...... 15 13 14 14 14 19 16 15 19 20 
Cravton ....... 13 15 15 15 18 18 12 17 18 
G ? ferl . 15 15 15 15 15 19 19 10 18 20 
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Sim F Glover 14 14 15 15 14 18 20 16 15 19 
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E Dinock .12 13 15 14 12 18 17 16 16 18 
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July 21, Second Day. 
The prospects for the second day looked rather ff' OOI "5'> 
as rain set in about 8 a. m., which promised to bold 
crond all day Very fortunately it did not rain hard 
enough to interfere y W : th the shoot. Added to this it 
was cool enough to make it rather unpleasant for all. 
In the regular events 127 paid their entries to Mr 
Squier. The shoot, as usual, started promptly at 9 30 
A M and by noon all had finished the five events a 
75 targets. The finish found two men with straight 
scores 8 H. I. Hess, of Nanticoke, Pa., an amateur, and 
H S Welles, of New York, N. Y., professional. Bo ' h 
shot in excellent form. This was closely followed by E. 
H Metcalf, of Rockville, Conn., amateur and L. b. 
German, of Aberdeen, Md„ professional, with 74 out of 
75- and T. E. Jennings, of Toronto Canada, amateur, 
and Harvey McMurchy, of Fulton N. Y., and J. M. 
Hawkins, of Baltimore Md., professionals, the three 
tvine with 73 out of 75. 
There was only one thing that marred the even tenor 
of the shoot, and that was the handicapping, which 
caused a great deal of dissatisfaction among a great 
many of the shooters, a thing which should be strictly 
avoided; men, it seems, were handicapped on what the 
committee thought they could do, not on wh at tF<:y had 
done in the past, for example, Mr. W. F. Clarke, of 
Melrose, Mass., practically an unknown shooter shot 
remarkably well on the first day with the result that 
he was given a handicap of 19yds. When the finish 
came on, it found Mr. Clark with a score of 6 ^ 
plainly showed that there could only be one 
from such judgment. . _, , w 
The high score in the Preliminary was made by W M 
R Crosby with 95 out of 100, shooting from the limit, 
21 yds and as stated in the programme, he was not 
eligible to win the trophy. The Handicap was won by 
H I Hess, of Nanticoke, Pa., with 93, shooting from 
20yds. He is, without doubt, one of the fastest amateurs 
in the country to-day, and his shooting here is only a 
repetition of what he has been doing of late. He also 
made a good showing at Chicago, Ill., in the 
American Handicap, so this could be practically looked, 
for He was given a good race by A. B. Richardson, 
B. V. Covert and C. de Quiltfeld, ail of whom finished 
with 92, and up to the last event, de Quillfeldt had them 
all watching whether he or Hess would be declared tM 
winner J. E. Crayton finished third with 90. Thf 
three high professionals were as follows: W. R Crosby 
95; G. L. Lyon, 92; H. S. Welles and J. A. R. Lllioti, 
tying with 90. The shoot finished 
very good time, considering 
sweepstakes follow: 
W R Crosby . ^ 
L S German . 74 
J M Hawkins . 
W Henderson . 
T Taylor . 70 
JAR Elliott 
Geo Burns 
This 
result 
all. 
up about 5 p. M., li 
The totals of th< 
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66 
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Heikes . 6 ® 
Hess . iff 
Kelsey . ‘J 
Richardson . 72 
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W Billings . “ 
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W Wagner . v 
D Henline . f 
H Keller, Jr. c 
G Wheeler . *j 
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144 
166 
157 
153 
Foltz 
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Young ... 
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H D Kirkover 
H McMurchy. 73 
T A Marshall . 71 
F D Peltier . 68 
T T Skelly .67 
H H Stevens . 69 
J Squier . 67 
S Tomlin . 66 
S Wells . 75 
S Wright . 69 
E Connelly . 67 
F Clark . 66 
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W B Darton 
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W Smith .... 
F Lambert ... 
Matthews . 
E H Metcalf ... 
L M Palmer, Jr. 
R S Pringle 
J D Elliott . 
A E Sibley . 
A C Suckow. 
T L Taicott . 
'C W Tuttle. 
G White . 
Wakefield .... 
de Quilfeldt .. 
F Walls . 
E Cummings . 
E Cook . 
G S Dey . 
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