“Nailed!” 
Bleriot, a Frenchman, “nailed” the English Channel with an airship. 
Curtiss nailed Blenot and all others at the International Trials 
I eary “nailed’’ the Stars and Stripes to the North Pole. 
UMC Steel Lined Shells “Nailed” 
The Five Classic Interstate Handicaps 
P r , t . alnly ;*, rec °ld-breaking year and a triumph of American up-to-date ideas. For U M C 
shells are the only shells made in all America with a lining of steel. 
The Remington Autoloading Gun won the Southern and Eastern Handicaps; The Reming¬ 
ton Pump Gun won the Western Handicap. Logic runs here, too. For the RemingtonIs 
the most extensive modern, and up-to-date line of Solid Breech Hammerless repeating arms 
made not only in all America but the whole world. P s s 
VMC and 'Remington failed The Flag of Success 
to The Pole o_f "Progress 
THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO. 
Bridgeport, Conn. 
Agency—315 Broadway, New York City 
THE REMINGTON ARMS CO. 
Ilion, N. Y. 
■Toledo, O.—West Toledo G. C. Geo. Voll 
(Neb.) G. C. Mrs. R. A. Austir 
Associatior 
C. Fran 
Co. G. C 
Sept. 2S-29. 
Sec’y. 
Sept. 28-30.—Creston 
Sec’y. 
Sept. 29.—Schenectady, N. Y.—Mohawk G. C. J. Y 
White, Sec’y. 
Sept. 29-30.—Decatur, Ill.—Central Illinois Trapshooter 
League tournament, under the auspices of the Decati 
Target Shooting Club. C. A. McDermand, Pres. 
Sept. 30.—Kansas City, Mo.—Ideal Target G. C. Dani 
Carpenter, Sec’y. 
Oct. 1-2.—St. Joseph, Mo.—Metropolitan G. C. A. , 
Carolus, Sec’y. 
Oct. 2-3.—Chicago (Ill.) G. C. C. P. Zacher, Treas. 
Oct. 3.—Atchison, Kans.—Forest Park G. C. Josef 
russelman, Mgr. 
Oct. 3.—St. Louis (Mo.) Trapshooters’ 
Louis Ebert, Sec’y. 
Oct. 5-6.—Marion, Ind.—Queen City G. 
Howard, Sec’y. 
Oct. 5-6.—Des Moines, la.—Hopkins Bros. 
Hopkins Bros. Co., Mgrs. 
Oct. 5-6.—Thornville (O.) G. C. C. F. Shell, Sec’y. 
Oct. 5-7.—Champaign, Ill.—Twin City G. C. C. 
Johnson. 
Oct. 7.—Temple, Pa.—Hercules G. C. A. K. Ludwi 
Sec’y. 
Oct. 8.—Baltimore, Md.—West Forest Park G. C. Ric 
ard L. Collings, Sec’y. 
Oct. 8.—Grafton, W. Va.—Monongahela Y'alley Spori 
men’s League. Ed. H. Taylor, Sec’y. 
Oct. 9.—Ridley Park, Pa.—Chester-Ridley G. C. G. 
Hamlin, Capt. 
Oct. 11-12.—Ottawa, Ill.—Rainmakers’ G. C. M; 
Kneussl, Sec’y. 
Oct. 11-12.—Louise (Tex.) G. C. W. F. O’Briant, Pre 
Oct. 12 —Richwood (YV. Va.) G. C. C. B. Cox, Sec’y. 
Oct. 12-13. Alcester (S. D.) G. C. F. F. Slocum, Pres 
O c, „H-15.—Webster City (la.) G. C. Roy H. Peterso 
Sec y. 
Oct. 14-15.—Centerville (S. D.) G. C. C. R. Alden, Pres 
Oct. 18.—Garden Prairie (Ill.) G. C. H. O. Sears, Sec' 
Oct. 19-20.—Homer Park, Ill.—Homer-Ogden G. C. ( 
Wiggins, Sec'y. 
Oct. 22-23.—Reading, Pa.—South End G. C. Howai 
Melchior. 
Oct. 31.—Dayton, Ky.—Northern Kentucky G. C. Dr ] 
r\ Gould, Sec y. 
Nov. 9-10.—Kansas City, Mo.—Missouri and Kansa 
League of 1 rapshooters. Dave Elliott, Treas 
DeC ; 1 - 2 -rr Rlslng Sun < Md -) G. C. H. Linn Worthing 
ton, Mgr. 6 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The next shoot of the Hudson Gun Club, of Jersey 
City, is fixed to take place on Sept. 26. 
K 
YYe regret that, in a Driver and Twister last week 
there were errors in respect to the Bergen Beach, L. I., 
Gun Club’s series of shoots. The dates should have 
been Sept. 14, Nov. 9 and Dec. 14, as per those in our 
Fixture column. 
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The programme of a benefit prize shoot, to be held on 
the grounds of the Newark Gun Club, at Hilton, N. J„ 
Sept. IS, has three merchandise events, a handicap at 100 
targets, a 50 and a 25-target event, and a schoolboys’ 
rifle contest. The competition will begin at 10 o’clock. 
The proceeds are for the home of crippled children of 
Newark. For further information, address Mr. A. 
Hermes, Jr., 14 South Sixth street, Newark, N. J. 
* 
Mr. Charles T. Day successfully defended possession 
of the trophy emblematic of the championship of New 
Jersey, in a contest with the challenger, Mr. W. Man¬ 
ning, of the Star Gun Club, of Elizabeth, on the grounds 
of the Smith Gun Club, Newark, on Saturday of last 
week. The scores were: Day 49, Manning 45, out of a 
possible 50. The contest was virtually settled in the first 
25, in which Day scored straight, while his opponent lost 
3. A number of sweepstakes were shot also, in which 
a number of visitors participated in addition to the local 
contestants. 
•e 
At the Hyde Park tri-state tournament, held at Cin¬ 
cinnati, Sept. 6 and 7, Mr. YV. R. Crosby was high pro-' 
fessional for the two days with a total of 391 out of 400- 
second, Mr. YV. B. Darton, 357; third, Mr. L. J. Squie--’ 
354. Of the amateurs, first went to Mr. W. Henderson^ 
of Lexington, Ky., 389; second, Dr. Shattuck, 375; third’ 
M. L. Cain, 373. The tri-state championship event, 100 
targets, open to amateurs of Ohio, Indiana and Ken¬ 
tucky, was won by Mr. Henderson with the excellent 
score of 99 out of 100. Mr. J. E. Cain, of Dayton, was 
second with 98, which equalled the highest professional 
score, made by Mr. C. A. Young. 
^ At the Virginia State shoot, held at Richmond, Va., 
Sept. 6 and 7, on the grounds of the Deep Run Shooting 
Club, W. G. Hall, of Fishersville, Va., won the cham¬ 
pionship contest with the excellent score of 94 out of 
100. The three-man team race was won by the Deep 
Run team, Messrs. Hillsman (47), Hammond (46), and 
Boyd (45), a total of 138. High average for the two 
days’ professional competition was won by Mr. Taylor 
with a total of 343 out of 350. High amateur average 
for the two days was made by Mr. C. C. English, of 
Bristol. At a meeting of the Association on the even¬ 
ing of the first day, Roanoke was fixed upon for the 
next annual meeting, on Labor Day. Messrs. Boyd, of 
Richmond; Crouch, of Roanoke, and Poindexter, of 
Roanoke, were elected President, V ice-President, and 
Secretary-Treasurer, respectively. 
