Feb. 25, 1911.] 
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The Southern Handicap at Charlotte, N. C. 
Charlotte, N. C., Feb. 18.—The decision of the Inter- 
State Association to hold the next Southern Handicap 
at Charlotte, N. C., will cause a gathering of shooters 
in that city such as no Carolina city has in the past 
entertained, and will be, it is confidently hoped, the 
means ot awakening a love for the trapshooting sport 
in a section where every boy over twelve 'is a shooter 
but very few are trapshooters. 
lhe Charlotte Gun Club has been in active existence 
for about fifteen years. This is but to be expected when 
it is remembered that Charlotte has been the home of 
that prince among ammunition men, Colonel J. T. 
Anthony, for at least that length of time. 
Every regular attendant of registered shoots, east of 
the Mississippi River, has had the Charlotte Gun Club 
in mind when figuring on high average, for he was 
fairly certain that that club would be represented by 
Nuchols, Crayton, Todd or Bates—perhaps by all of 
them, and averages must be high indeed to escape that 
squad. 
Aided by all the ammunition men who did not take 
to the tall timbers, and by a most energetic Greater 
Charlotte Club, the gun club is reaching out to bring to 
Charlotte every available shooter. The canvass is be¬ 
ing made on a carefully planned and thorough basis 
and should result in an attendance equal to or exceed¬ 
ing that, at any Southern Handicap held in recent 
years. 
I he club has secured the fair grounds for the shoot, 
and this will make the location ideal. The grounds are 
a little over two miles from the hotels and can be 
reached by trolley on a five-minute schedule. No matter 
how large the attendance of shooters and spectators, 
there will be seats for all and an unobstructed view of 
the whole field—the background is superb. 
lhe office will be well taken care of, the squad sheets 
gotten in good time, and the shoot run on a fast 
schedule with no breaks. The money will be divided 
on the Squier money-back system, and no one who 
attends will have to pay much more than his hotel 
expenses. 
Charlotte itself will prove a treat to the visitors. It 
is as old as the everlasting hills, and as new as a fresh 
country egg—no cold storage. It is, and has been 
alive all the time it has been in existence, and most 
of the time in the public eye. 
It was named for Queen Charlotte of England and 
survived that, and the Queen’s Museum stood where 
the court house now stands. The connection between 
these two facts is obscure but still there; however, the 
museum is not. 
On the 20th of May, 1775, the stout burghers—they 
should have been stout whether they were or not, for 
they lived in the finest climate in the world (ask any 
Charlotte manj-met at Charlotte Court House and 
served notice upon King George III., that he was no 
longer to consider himself as being boss of that region. 
In doing this they anticipated the still stouter burghers 
of Philadelphia over a year and gave them a model. 
But still better, they gave to their descendants the 
right to call themselves Descenants and to form a so¬ 
ciety, and to appear on every jubilee occasion in plug 
hats and black coats and to have the hats protected by 
the closed season. 
Before reaching Charlotte the traveler gradually as¬ 
similates the idea that Charlotte is a dry town. This 
idea is greatly strengthened by the sight of numerous 
signs, electric and otherwise, in the vicinity of the 
depot indicating that Near-Beer, Ni-Beer, Beerine and 
such like are for sale in the sign-decorated stores. Do 
not try to learn what all these beverages are until after 
the shoot—no one really knows what they are, least of 
all the police; but they interfere with shooting. 
The entrance street is broad and well paved and 
shaded with trees like those under which Pocahontas 
and John Smith flirted, and under which Uncas, Hia¬ 
watha and their friends took their Sunday afternoon 
strolls, and such as are seldom seen by later-day men. 
There is the old Mint, now an assay office, where 
Carolina gold used to be made into dollars and where 
gold is now assayed; then the postoffice and the site 
of the new' Y. W. C. A., wdiich will be built as soon 
as the men put up the money; the Manufacturers’ Club; 
the large part and church of the Presbyterian elect, and 
the Selwyn Hotel. 
Then Independence Square, which is not a square at 
all, more paved streets, stores, more hotels, the court 
house. Law Building, the Skyscraper, the Y. M. C. A. 
then around back to the Manufacturers’ Club. If you 
get cards to one or more of the clubs, you will find that 
all roads lead to them. 
It is a matter of fact that Charlotte is only one night’s 
run from any old place, or to be more exact, any old 
place is only one night’s run from Charlotte. The 
genial secretary of the Greater Charlotte Club can prove 
this to you at any time. 
There will probably be a show or two at the Academy 
of Music the moving picture shows will all be in full 
blast and the Auditorium may come out of its trance 
at the same time, and if there is no other convention 
going on, which will be remarkable, you will find plenty 
of guides to show you around. 
Seriously, the shoot will be w'ell worth while, the 
Charlotte Gun Club worked for this shoot and intends 
to make it a success. It will be well managed, your 
convenience will be a matter of convenience to others 
than yourself, and if you do come, you will be one of 
two hundred or so satisfied and happy shooters. Mr. 
Elmer Shaner will be here himself, or by proxy, and 
the Squier money-back system will make it sure that 
your roll will not be any more depleted than you care 
to make it. 
Saturday, May 6, and Monday, May 8, will be practice 
days—the shoot proper will be on May 9, 10 and 11 
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. * G. C. C. * 
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regularly. 
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Holmesburg Junction, Pa.—At our monthly shoot on 
the 11th, Howard Wills won the gold prize for high 
gun, after shooting off a tie with Frank J. Hineline, of 
Camden. Hineline had a 10-target handicap and stood 
a yard further away from the traps than Willis. 
There was another close race for the prize for high 
net score, there being a tie between Hineline and 
Thomas Tansey at 83, but on the shoot-off Tansey won 
and received a club spoon. The spoon for runner-up 
was captured by Phil DuPont, and the class challenge 
spoons went to the following: Class A. E. A. Cordery; 
Class B. F. W. Matthews, and Class C, Joel Davis. 
The shoot was at 100 targets, divided into four strings, 
yet the 24s of Meehan, Budd and Wilson were the 
nearest approach to a straight made during the day. 
Tansey was the only one who shot consistently through 
the program, Meehan spoiling his chances by a 14 and 
Hineline losing out with an 18 after breaking 22, 21 and 
22. The scores: 
Anderson 
Davis ... 
Hdcp. 
Yards. 1 Targets^, 
.. 16 19 19 22 18 
.. 1(5 12 11 12 10 
Allow¬ 
ance. Total, 
12 90 
19 (51 
Fontaine . 
Jones '. 
Wills . 
Sidebotham . 
Pratt . 
Hand . 
Hineline . 
McKean . 
Tansey . 
Cordery . 
DuPont . 
F W Matthews . 
W H Matthews . 
W T Smith . 
Taylor . 
Hoffman . 
Harkins . 
Firth . 
FI George . 
Abbott . 
Meehan . 
Fleming . 
Morris . 
Lockwood . 
Budd . 
Wilson . 
16 
17 
16 
20 
17 
16 
10 
13 
12 
13 
16 
22 
17 
18 
16 
17 
19 
10 
17 
17 
17 
21 
16 
20 
14 
17 
21 
16 
20 
14 
17 
99 
18 
21 
22 
17 
20 
16 
22 
19 
IS 
22 
20 
21 
20 
18 
19 
20 
18 
17 
18 
21 
18 
23 
IS 
18 
19 
15 
19 
14 
IS 
20 
19 
21 
12 
16 
IS 
15 
19 
19 
16 
1 
4 
11 
8 
16 
17 
10 
17 
13 
16 
4 
17 
21 
12 
16 
20 
IS 
14 
17 
16 
20 
15 
17 
14 
16 
16 
13 
15 
15 
16 
24 
14 
00 
20 
IS 
IS 
16 
9 
16 
20 
16 
16 
24 
90 
16 
23 
24 
12 
82 
20 
(5S 
20 
93 
10 
82 
10 
81 
17 
88 
10 
93 
10 
87 
7 
90 
9 
83 
11 
91 
6 
73 
8 
90 
10 
81 
22 
46 
10 
76 
20 
74 
20 
89 
18 
84 
25 
84 
8 
88 
18 
9 
36 
46 
47 
