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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[April i, 1911. 
Amateur Championship of America. 
Travers Island, N. Y., March 23.—Seventy-five or 
more transhooters participated in the practice and pre¬ 
liminary events of the sixth annual championship at 
clay pigeons under the auspices of the New York 
Athletic Club yesterday. The weather conditions were 
not the best for high-class marksmanship, for a strong 
west wind whistled across the field, dipping the clay 
pigeons at all angles. Considering this handicap, the 
performances of many of the marksmen were meritorious. 
The championship event is at 200 targets, in strings of 
25, and the first prize was a diamond medal. Prizes 
were also awarded for the first ten places. 
Charles Newcomb, of the Independent Gun Club of 
Philadelphia, carried off the honors yesterday, winning 
first place in the preliminary event of 100 targets, in 
string's of 25, and he also was the high gun in the 
practice shoots. Newcomb’s score in the 100-target event 
was 93, his strings being 23, 24, 24 and 22. W. M. 
Foord, of Wilmington, Del., and F. P. Stephenson, of 
the Crescent A. C., were tied for second place with 92 
each. In the shoot-off, the Delaware gunner won the 
25-target event by a score of 23 to 22. Harry Kahler, 
the amateur champion of Philadelphia, won fourth place 
with a score of 91. George S. McCarty, who has won 
the National Championship at Travers’ Island for the 
past two years, was eighth on the list yesterday with 
a score of 87. 
The events began in the morning, practice being at 
four traps in strings of 15 targets. Charles Newcomb, 
the winner of last year’s Eastern Handicap at Philadel¬ 
phia, also captured first place in this event, breaking 
56 targets out of a possible 60. G. J. Lyon, a profes¬ 
sional, held the high mark in the practice! smashing 57. 
Newcomb’s strings were 14, 13, 15 and 14, and Harry 
Kahler, of Philadelphia, and N. Johnson, of Pittsburg, 
were tied at 53. W. M. Foord. of Wilmington, had 
a 53, while R. L. Spotts, the New York A. C. and 
Larchmont gunner, and E. A. Wilson, of the New 
York A. C., had scores of 52. J. L. Lyon was the best 
among the professionals in the 100-target event, break¬ 
ing 95. The summaries: 
Preliminary shoot, 100 targets, strings of 25: 
C Newcomb, Philadelphia.23 
W M Foord, Wilmington, Del.20 
F B Stephenson, Crescent A C.23 
H Kahler, Philadelphia .21 
P E Osborn, Boston.22 
Cl J Corbett, N Y A C.23 
J H Hendrickson. Jamaica, L. 1.23 
G S McCarty, Philadelphia.24 
Frank Hall, N Y A C.23 
G H Piercy, Jersey City.22 
F A Hodgman, N Y A C. 21 
H F Clarke, Boston .20 
J H Anderson, Philadelphia.22 
C W Billings, N Y A C.18 
J B Sanders, Albany.22 
N Johnson, Pittsburg . 
E A Wilson, N Y A C. 
R L Spotts, N Y A C. 
M W West, Montclair, N. J.. 
N L Henrich, Hoboken. 
H M Brigham, Crescent A C 
W W Peabody, Crescent A C 
C F Marden, Salem, Mass.... 
O C Grinnell. N Y A C. 
F H Schauffler, N Y A C.... 
W B Ogden. N Y A C. 
H A Groesbeck, New York .. 
D L Leahy, Crescent A C.... 
F Ehrhard, N Y A C. 
G G Stephenson, Crescent A C.17 
J L Griggs, Paterson. 22 
H P Herrman, Philadelphia.21 
H E Greene, Albany. 
W T Simpson, N Y A C. 
A E Ranney, N Y A C. 
E M Hurd, Albany. 
W J Brennan. New York. 
J E Englert, Catasqua, Pa.... 
W F Towmer, Rising - Sun, Md 
Wm Simonson, Bergen Beach. 
W A Hammond, Albany.19 
John Martin, Bergen Beach.17 
D F McMahon, N Y A C.15 
F A Jackson, Philadelphia. 17 
C Blake, Bergen Beach.16 
B E Eldred, Peekskill .15 
Fred Shattuck, Columbus, 0.13 
H T Lee, Boston. 12 
W S Silkworth, Bergen Beach.16 
E A Gunther, Bergen Beach.16 
C B Holmes . 17 
G A Hobart, Paterson, N J.19 
J N Huyck, Albany.15 
J A Hamilton . 16 
H H Shannon, Jersey City.12 
J B Fontaine, Philadelphia.12 
H M Jackson, Amsterdam, N F.IS 
B A Eastman, unattached.14 
B D Bogart, Paterson. 9 
Professionals: 
J L Lyon. 95 H H Stevens. 
TAR Elliott.95 J T Skelly.... 
J S Fanning.88 T H Keller, Jr 
Neaf Apgar .87 J F Pratt. 
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23— 92 
24— 91 
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19— 84 
18— 83 
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19- 83 
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19— SO 
22— 80 
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18— 77 
17— 77 
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20— 76 
19— 75 
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20— 74 
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16— 72 
22— 72 
18— 71 
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14— 68 
22—67 
21— 67 
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March 24.—Harry W. Kahler, the youthful gunner 
from the Highland Gun Club, of Philadelphia, won the 
amateur championship of America at clay pigeons, at 
the New York Athletic Club traps, at Travers Island 
yesterday, smashing 173 targets out of a possible 200. 
The championship emblem is a diamond medal. Second 
to Kahler in the tournament was George S. McCarty, 
winner of the title for the past two years. Young 
Kahler is a protegd of the former champion. 
The largest field that ever took part in an amateur 
championship faced the traps, 120 taking part in the 
shooting. Veterans of several years’ standing were 
among the competitors, and Kahler was one of the 
youngest. 
Prizes were offered to the trapshooters who finished 
in the first ten places. There was a tie for third 
position between F. B. Stephenson, of Crescent A. C., 
and F. Hall, of the New York A. C. In the shoot-off 
Stephenson won, 22 to 20, and fourth place went to Hall. 
There was a tie between C. T. Day, Jr., of Newark, and 
C. H. Newcomb, of Philadelphia. " In the shoot-off, Day 
\yon, 19 to 18, and got fifth place, Newcomb getting 
sixth. W. F. Clarke, of Boston, was seventh; G. G. 
McMurtry, of the Westchester Country Club, eighth; 
S. Scott, of the Larchmont Yacht Club, ninth, and John 
Martin, of the Bergen Beach Gun Club, tenth. 
The competitors were divided into squads of five each, 
and shot from four shooting boxes. The weather con¬ 
ditions have seldom been worse for a national event. A 
strong wind, that at times almost blew a hurricane, came 
off Long Island Sound, and raised havoc with the blue- 
rocks. At times the gunners would hardly have a chance 
to sight the birds before they were caught by the gale 
and whisked away. The clay pigeons dipped and scaled 
far out of their course. 
The national event this year was at 200 targets, the 
largest total ever attempted in the event, and the shoot¬ 
ing commenced shortly after 9 o’clock, and the last 
target was not smashed until 5 o’clock. 
Early in the day, Newcomb, who won the preliminary 
shoot on Wednesday, looked like a winner, for his work 
in the strong wind was excellent. His misses were made 
when the wind dipped the targets so quickly to one side 
that the gunner was completely puzzled in their flight. 
In the afternoon shoot, Newcomb’s work was not so 
good, and he fell back. McCarty, the former champion, 
made a poor start in the morning, but his shooting in 
the afternoon brought his score up, and he was a con¬ 
tender for the title again, until the last string, when 
Kahler beat him out by two targets. McCarty smashed 
171 to the new champion’s 173. 
The uncertainty of the conditions made the competition 
the keenest of years. Toward the end of the com¬ 
petition, John Martin, of the Bergen Beach Gun Club, 
and A. Lindley, of Newark, both had a good chance to 
tie the leader, and when they went to the traps for the 
last two strings, the gunners crowded around to see if 
they u;ould forge ahead of young Kahler. The treacher¬ 
ous wind knocked out their chances, and both failed in 
the final attempt to reach the mark made by the Quaker 
gunner. 
Although it was Kahler’s first attempt at the amateur 
championship, he is no novice at the game. He is an 
Iowan^ by birth, and has done a lot of trapshooting in 
the Middle West, once figuring as a leader in the Grand 
American at Indianapolis. Last month he won the cham¬ 
pionship at Philadelphia. 
There was some excellent shooting by the professionals, 
Lester German smashing 182, the best performance of 
the day. In the two days’ shooting J. A. R. Elliott had 
the highest total for the professionals with 270. George 
Lyon was second with 268. The summaries: 
Amateur championship, 200 targets: 
Harry Kahler, Philadelphia. 88 S5—173 
G S McCarty, Philadelphia. 82 89—171 
F B Stephenson, Crescent A C. 88 82—170 
F Hall, New York A C. 79 91—170 
C T Day, Jr, Newark. 81 87—168 
C H Newcomb, Philadelphia. 88 80—168 
W F Clarke, Boston. 76 90—166 
G G McMurtry, Jr, Westchester C C. 81 84—165 
S Scott, Larchmont . 80 83—163 
J Martin, Bergen Beach. 82 81—163 
W M Foord. Wilmington, Del. 77 85—162 
A Lindley, Newark, N J. 87 75—162 
W H Matthews, Trenton, N J. 86 76—162 
E A Wilson, New York A C. 7S 83—161 
G J Corbett, New York A C. 80 80—160 
L D Willis, Wilmington, Del. 82 78—160 
O C Grinnell, Jr, N Y A C. SO 79—159 
J E Englehardt, Mineola. 80 79—159 
R L Spotts, New York A C. 74 84—158 
P L Herrman, Philadelphia . 79 79—158 
N L Herrick, Hoboken, N J. 75 81—156 
J H Hendrickson, Bergen Beach. 75 SI—156 
W F Toner, Rising Sun, Md. 77 78—155 
C W Billings, New York A C. 74 81—155 
J B Sanders, Albany, N Y. 76 79—155 
C B Spears, Westchester. 77 78—155 
F H Schauffler, New York A C. 78 76—154 
E M Hurd, Albany. 80 74—l5i 
W W Peabody, Jr, Crescent A C. 82 71—153 
G K Kouwenhoven, Bergen Beach. 77 75—152 
T Lenane, Jr, New York A C. 71 81—152 
A E Ranney, New York A C. 76 75—151 
R Morgan, Bergen Beach. 77 74—151 
C Sherwood, Bridgeport, Conn. 74 76—150 
W Simonson, Bergen Beach. 80 70—150 
H E Greene, Albany, N Y. 76 73—149 
G F Pelham, New York A C. 71 78—149 
H L Hoyt, Manhasset Bay Y C. 73 76—149 
A Corlies, Crescent A C. 75 74—149 
F A Hodgman, New York A C. 71 76—147 
F Shattuck, Columbus, 0 . 70 76—146 
E Berg, New London, Conn. 73 73—146 
J H Anderson, Philadelphia. 7S 67—145 
D Brandreth, Ossining, N Y. 74 71—145 
A L Ivans, Jersey City G C. 70 75—145 
G W Lembeck, New York A C. 75 70—145 
H M Brigham, Crescent A C. 67 77—144 
C Blake, Crescent A C. 69 75—144 
C G Southey, Bridgeport, Conn. 68 76—144 
G H Piercy, Crescent A C. 67 77—144 
R M Owens, New York A C. 79 65—144 
W J Brennan, New York A C. 76 68—144 
Dr De Wolfe, New York A C. 72 71—143 
P E Osborn, Boston. 74 69—143 
W O Burnett, New York A C. 67 76—143 
L D Gross, Boston. 68 75—143 
E Bryan, Dover, N J. 67 76—143 
M V Browne, New York A C. 65 78—143 
C Shrewogel, Bergen Beach G C. 75 66—141 
L S Baines, New York A C. 74 67—141 
G L Bready, New York A C. 70 70—140 
E F Ward, Brooklyn. 
M Johnson, Pittsburg. 
C F Marden, Salem, Mass. 
G G Stephenson, Jr, Crescent A C... 
W A Hammond, Richmond, Va. 
W Kussmal, N. Caldwell, N J. 
T C Durham, N Y A C. 
Capt H W Dreyer, Bergen Beach G ( 
T J O’Donohue, Jr, New York A C. 
T B Fontaine, Philadelphia. 
W J Simpson, New York A C. 
F G Hinsdale, Philadelphia. 
T D McMahon, New York A C. 
H D Bergen, Bergen Beach G C. 
H L Appleton, Tersey City. 
H S Sindle, N. Caldwell, N J. 
E A Gunther, New York A C. 
FI H Shannon, N. R. G C. 
W S Silkworth, Bergen Beach G C... 
H T Lee, Boston, Mass. 
F Ehrhardt, Bergen Beach G C. 
A V Suydam, Bergen Beach G C. 
A M Dalton, North River G C. 
G B Prest, New London . 
F Sands, Newark . 
E Roesler, Montclair . 
L M Petry, Newark. 
J F James. Crescent A C. 
H M Jackson, Brooklyn. 
J O’Brien, Brooklyn .v. 
C R James, Crescent A C. 
Dr Moeller, Nyack . 
F A Jackson, Millstone, N J. 
E W Munford, Staten Island. 
A E Hendrickson, Crescent A C. 
J B Hamilton, Boston. 
L C Wilson, New York city. 
J L Lawson, Crescent A C. 
J M Huyck, Albany. 
Professionals: 
Lester German . 
JAR Elliott . 
H S Welles . 
G L Lyon . 
N Apgar . 
W S Colfax . 
J T Skelly. 
PI H Stevens . 
J S Fanning. 
R Schneider ... 
J F Pratt. 
64—140 
67—140 
76—142 
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77—139 
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71—137 
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.. 47 
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.. 57 
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90-175 
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91—174 
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86—169 
SI—161 
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76-157 
81—156 
,.. 72 
74—146 
,.. 65 
72—137 
60—125 
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Registered Tournaments. 
Pittsburg, Pa.—Tournaments registered with the In¬ 
terstate Association during the week ending March 25, 
are as follows: 
May 24.—Stratford, Canada.—Pastime G. C. Wm. Bowles, 
Sec’y. 
May 30.—Iowa City (la.) G. C. C. Bothell, Mgr. 
May 30.—Buffalo (N. Y.) Audubon C. Edw. Reinecke, 
Sec’y. 
June 1-2.—Jewell (la.) G. C. W. S. Hoon, Sec’y. 
June 6-8.—Sioux City, la.—Soo G. C. W. F. Duncan, 
Sec’y. 
June 8-10.—Gulfport, Miss.—Mississippi State tourna¬ 
ment, under the auspices of the Gulfport G. C. 
N. H. Paythress, Sec’y. 
June 9-10.—Columbus, Neb.—Big Four League tourna¬ 
ment, under the auspices of, the Columbus G. C. 
Dave Elliott, Sec’y. 
June 14-16.—Spencer (la.) G. C. R. B. Randolph, Sec’y. 
June 15.—Milton (Pa.) R. and G. C. S. H. Koch, Sec’y. 
July 11-12.—Princeton (Mo.) G. C. E. W. Stacy, M.D., 
Sec’y. 
July 11-12.—Manning (la.) G. C. E. E. Breckenridge, 
Sec’y. 
July 18-19.—Albia, la.—Monroe County F. and G. P. A. 
J. R. Price, Pres. 
Sept. 4.—Ogdensburg (N. Y.) Shooting Association. 
J. M. Morley, Sec’y. 
Sept. 27-28.—Benton (Ill.) G. C. W. H. Foulk, Sec’y. 
Oct. 10-12.—Des Moines, la.—Iowa State tournament. 
C. W. Budd, Chairman Board of Directors. 
Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Treas. 
The Palefaces. 
Boston, Mass., March 22.—Just a dozen shooters re¬ 
sponded to the call of the Palefaces for their afternoon 
shoot, held to-day, and it sure was Paleface w^eather, with 
the exception of the fact that the rain was missing. 
Wind—and plenty of it—played havoc with the targets, 
and the scores were exceptionally good. 
Frank still had the high average bug, and led the 
bunch by 3 targets at the finish. High in both matches 
were his honors of the day, but rules prevent this, and 
Jones was the winner of the added target race, with 
Dickey a good second and Charles in third position. 
The doubles, as usual, proved a stumbling block, but 
Frank’s single trigger was the candy, as usual, and a 
very neat score resulted. Scores: 
Targets: 25 25 25 25 Bk. Hep. Total. 
Frank .23 IS 24 21—86 S 94 
Tones . IS 15 21 18—72 20 92 
Dickey .22 IS 22 21—83 8 91 
Charles . 21 13 21 19—74 16 90 
Morse . 22 19 19 18—72 12 90 
Steele . 21 16 19 22—78 8 86 
Wigglesworth . 19 16 21 20—76 12 88 
Wheeler . 20 16 20 16—72 12 84 
Hassant . 21 11 16 19—67 12 79 
Lockwood . 20 12 21 17—70 0 70 
Crogg . 16 10 7 ..—33 0 33 
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