Dec. i 8, 1909. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
987 
A Fitting Finish 
Add to the 5 Blue Ribbon Handicaps of 1909 the Annual big amateur shoot of the New \ ork 
Athletic Club. As usual it was a winner from start to finish. As usual the amateur chose 
UMC Steel Lined Shells, annexing 5 of the 6 trophies. 
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA ^ 
1st. Geo. S. McCarty, score 98 
2nd. Fred. A. Hodgman, score 95 
3rd. Andrew Lindley, score 93—24 out of 25 
All used UMC Steel Lined Shells and Mr. 
Lindley used a Remington gun. 
PRELIMINARY AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 
OF AMERICA 
1st. Ch as. Newcomb, score 96 
2nd. A. L. Ivins, score 94 
geo. s. McCarty 
2 -Time Winner of Championship 
Both used UMC Steel Lined Shells and Mr. 
Ivins a Remington Pump Gun. 
CHAS. NEWCOMB 
Winner of Preliminary 
Championship 
Professional Average of the Tournament 
2nd. Geo. L. Lyon, score 188-200 
UMC Steel Lined Shells and a 
Remington Pump Gun 
This is a fitting finish, for the greatest record ever made by any one make of 
shell in one year is the record made in 1909 by 
Amateur Average of the Tournament 
1 . \ Chas. Newcomb, score 187-200 
^ ' ! Fred. A. Hodgman, score 187-200 
Both used UMC Steel Lined Shells 
STEEL LINED SHELLS 
Trapshooting. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
Dec. 30.—Kennett Square, Pa.—Kennett G. C. H. R. 
French, Sec’y. 
Dec. 31.—Dayton, Ky.—Northern Kentucky G. C. 
1910. 
Jan. 1.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. merchandise handi¬ 
cap. L. H. Schortemeier, Sec’y. 
Jan. 1.—Dayton, Ky.—Northern Kentucky G. C. tri-state 
trophy; live birds. 
Jan. 5.—Columbus (O.) G. C. Lon Fisher, Sec y. 
Jan. 24-09.—Houston, Tex.—Sunny South Handicap. Alf. 
Gardiner, Mgr. . 
Feb. 12.—Temple, Pa.—Hercules G. C. A. K. Ludwig, 
Sec’y. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
Dec. 20-22.—Houston (Tex.) G. C. Alf. Gardiner, Sec’y. 
Dec. 27.—Waco, Tex.—Ambold G. C. J. A. Lemke, Sec’y. 
Dec. 28-29—Sullivan (Ill.) G. C. Bert Fultz, Sec’y. 
Dec. 29-31.—Bryan (Tex.) G. C. J. Allen Myers, Sec’y. 
Dec. 30-31.—Artisia (N. M.) G. C. Mark A. Corbin, Sec y. 
Dec. 31—Wellington, .Mass—Palefaces G. C. Horace C. 
Kirkwood, Sec’y. . _ 
Dec. 31, 1909-Jan. 1, 1910.—Belleville (Ontario) G. C. 
H. Howey, Sec’y. , _ _ _ 
Dec. 31-Jan. 1.—Catasaqua, Pa.—Bryden G. C. G. E. 
Brown, Pres. 
1910. 
Jan. 17-21.—Hamilton (Ont.) G. C. H. A. Horning, Sec’y. 
Jan. 19-22.—Pinehurst Country Club. Leonard Tufts, Pres. 
Feb. 1.—Delaware Water Gap (Pa.) G. C. Jos, H. 
Graves, Capt. „ .,, , _ 
March 16-17.—Baltimore, Md.—A. G. Alford Sporting 
Goods Company G. C. Geo. P. Mordecai, Pres. 
May 30.—Carrick (Pa.) K. and G. C. C. G. Eaches, Sec y. 
May 31-June 3.—Cleveland, O.—Ohio State tournament, 
under the auspices of the Cleveland G. C. F. H. 
Wallace, Mgr. 
June 2-4.—Atlantic City, N. J.—New Jersey State tour¬ 
nament. A. H. Sheppard, Sec’y. 
June 7-9.—Syracuse, N. Y.—New York State Sportsmen’s 
Association tournament. Chas. G. Blandford, Sec’y. 
June 8-9.—Sullivan (Ill.) G. C. Ben Cochran, Sec’y. 
Sept. 28-29—Sullivan (Ill.) G. C. Ben Cochran, Sec’y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Secretary A. K. Ludwig informs us that the Hercules 
Gun Club will hold a shoot at Temple, Pa., on Feb. 12. 
Secretary II. R. French, of the Kennett Gun Club, 
Kennett Square, Pa., announces that his club will hold a 
shoot on Dec. 30. 
* 
At the shoots of the Meadow Springs, Philadelphia, 
Gun Club, on Christmas and New Year’s days, poultry 
will gladden the hearts of the contestants who can shoot 
enough to win. 
Mr. Fred C. Whitney was virtually alone in his ad¬ 
vocacy of his home town, Des Moines, la., for the 
Western Handicap of 1910, and his success in securing 
it is a compliment to his popularity and sound judgment. 
On Dec. 11, at Morrisville, Pa., a match at 25 birds, 
$50 a side, between Mr. W'm. Hill, of Morrisville, and 
Mr. John McCue, of Trenton, was won by the former, 
17 to 15. In other matches, Mr.. Ed. Mason defeated 
Mr. Elmer Mason, and Chamberlin won from White. 
At the shoot of the Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn, 
L. I., on Saturday of last week, there were thirteen con¬ 
testants for the December cup, of whom Mr. J. P. 
Fairchild was successful with a full score of 25. He 
also was first in a trophy shoot with 25, won the leg on 
the Stake trophy, and with Mr. G. Brower scored a leg 
in the two-man team shoot. Mr. M. Steiner was first 
in the scratch contest. Other trophy winners were 
Messrs. J. F. Armitage, J. H. Vandeveer and G. Brower. 
The Preliminary Handicap shot at Travers Island on 
Dec. 8, at the tournament of the New York Athletic 
Club, was won by Mr. Charles H. Newcomb, of Phila¬ 
delphia, with a score of 9G; Mr. Al. Ivins, of Red Bank, 
was second with 94, and third was a tie on 93 between 
C. Mink, of Philadelphia, and IT. L. Groesbeck, Secre¬ 
tary of the North River Gun Club, of Edgewater, N. J. 
In the shoot-off Mink won, 24 to 22. The amateur trap¬ 
shooting championship of America at targets was won 
by Mr. Geo. S. McCarty, of Philadelphia, with a score 
of 98. He also was the winner last year with a score of 
96. Second went to Mr. Fred. A. Hodgman, of the New 
York Athletic Club, and third went to Mr. Arthur 
Lindley, of Newark, N. J. Messrs. Newcomb and 
Hodgman scored 187 out of 260 for the two days, to 
Mr. McCarty’s 181. Mr. Mink scored 186. Mr. Lester 
S. German was high professional with 192, while Mr. 
Geo. Lyon was second with 188. 
Bernard Waters. 
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