Dec. 25, 1909.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
1027 
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. 
geo. s. McCarty 
2-Time Winner of Championship 
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 CHAM 
PIONSHIP OF AMERICA 
1st. Chas. Newcomb, score 96 
2nd. A. L. Ivins, score 94 
Both used UMC Steel Lined Shells and Mr. 
Ivins a Remington Pump Gun. 
CHAS. NEWCOMB 
Winner of Preliminary 
Championship 
Amateur Average of the Tournament 
1 . j Chas. Newcomb, score 187-200 
I Fred. A. Hodgman, score 187-200 
Both used UMC Steel Lined Shells 
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 rec ord ever made by any one make of 
shell in one year is the record made in 1909 by 
STEEL LINED SHELLS 
Trapshooiing. 
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. 
{ an. 5.—Columbus (O.) G. C. Lon Fisher, Sec’y. 
an. 11.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte¬ 
meier, Sec’y. 
Jan. 24-29.—Houston, Tex.—Sunny South Handicap. Alf. 
Gardiner, Mgr. 
Feb. 8.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte¬ 
meier, Sec’y. 
Feb. 12.—Temple, Pa.—Hercules G. C. A. K. Ludwig, 
Sec’y. 
March 8.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte¬ 
meier, Sec’y. 
April 12.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte¬ 
meier, Sec’y. 
May 10.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte¬ 
meier, Sec’y. 
June 14.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte¬ 
meier, Sec'y. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
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 8-9.—Holmesburg Junction, Pa.—Keystone Shoot¬ 
ing League. F. M. Fames, Sec’y. 
March 16-17.—Baltimore, Md.-—A. G. Alford Sporting 
Goods Company G. C. Geo. P. Mordecai, Pres. 
May 14.—Bethel (Conn.) G. C. C. K. Bailey, Sec’y. 
May 30.—Carrick (Pa.) R. 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. 
The Hudson Gun Club, of Jersey City, will begin 1910 
with a shoot on Jan. 2. 
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The Atlantic City, N. J., Gun Club will hold a 
Christmas shoot commencing at 2:30 in the afternoon. 
For particulars, address Secretary A. H. Sheppard. 
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In the week ending Dec. 18, two tournaments were 
registered with the Interstate Association, namely, Key¬ 
stone Shooting League, Holmesburg Junction, Pa., F. M. 
Eames, Secretary, March 8 and 9, and the Bethel, Conn., 
Gun Club, May 14, C. K. Bailey, Secretary. 
Secretary L. H. Schortemeier, 201 Peatl street, New 
York, announces that the series of the Bergen Beach 
Gun Club shoots for 1910 are as follows as to dates: 
Tuesday, Jan. 11; Tuesday, Feb. 8, and Tuesday, March 
8. Special contests will be held on April 12, May 10 
and June 14. 
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The principal contest at live bTrds, held by the Marcus 
Hook, Pa., Gun Club, will start at 1 o’clock, Christmas 
Day. A large attendance is expected. A number of 
entries were received several days ago. There will be 
several events which will occupy the whole day. Mr. M. 
H. Tompkins is Chairman of the Shooting Committee. 
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The Hillside Rod and Gun Club, of Flushing, L. I., 
won, the first of the series of matches with the Man- 
basset Bay Yacht Club, of Port Washington, L. I., 
Dee. 18, on the Hillside grounds, by a score of 196 to 
165 out of a possible 250. The second contest will be 
held about the middle of January, on the grounds of the 
Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. 
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The Passaic County Gun Club, Paterson, N. J., will 
hold a shoot on Christmas Day. Shooting will begin 
at 1 o’clock. The grounds are at the Clifton race track. 
Every one is welcome to attend. In the match with 
North Caldwell Gun Club, Dec. 18. the eight-man team 
of the Passaic County Gun Club was defeated by a total 
of 299 to 287, out of a possible 400. 
“Smokeless Shots” for December comes out in im¬ 
proved form, and contains many practical items of con¬ 
stant value to sportsmen. In it, special attention is 
