790 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[May 20, 1911. 
The Southern Handicap. 
The Interstate Association’s Sixth Southern Handicap 
tournament was held at Charlotte, N. C., May 9, 10 and 
11, under the auspices of the Charlotte Gun Club. 
Practice Day, Monday, May 8. 
Seventy-five entries were received for the practice day 
events, the program calling for a total of 100 targets, 
four 15 and two 20 target events. The Weather Man was 
handing out a brand labeled “inclement,” frequent show¬ 
ers during the afternoon, helped dry up the dust, but 
by no means dampening the ardor of the shooters 
blazing away at the elusive targets. With the drizzle 
came the wind, and made the targets irregular, causing 
them to do all manner of “dippy” stunts in their flight, 
and had the shooters guessing at times. Shooting started 
as advertised on the program, at 1 P. M., and although 
mere practice events, competition for the honor and 
accompanying glory was keen and spirited throughout. 
Fred Gilbert, displaying old-time form, led the field a 
merry clip, and landed the honors with a 99 scored to his 
credit, with Charles G. Spencer, another of the “post¬ 
graduates,” a close second with but one less break scored 
than the leader, while four, one amateur, (C. C. Bates, 
of Charlotte, N. C.), and a trio of “pros,” Lester S. 
German, Fred G. Bills and H. D. Freeman, were tie on 
97 broken targets, each for third honors. Of the ama¬ 
teurs, Harry W. Kahler, of Philadelphia; Charles 
Nuchols, of Charlotte, N. C., and R. L. Spotts, of New 
York city, tied for the second honors, each of the trio 
smashing 96 targets out of their respective 100, with C. G. 
Wescot, of Leesburg, Fla.; J. S. Young, of Chicago, Ill., 
and E. R. Alexander, of Tuskegee, Ala., tie for third 
high amateur honors, each scoring a 94 out of their re¬ 
spective quotas. 
The totals of practice day follow, four 15 and two 20 
target events; total 100 targets: 
T E Crayton. 
.. 91 
G T Newman. 
... 74 
H Clark . 
.. 95 
E A W Everitt.... 
... 91 
C G Wescott. 
H D Gibbs. 
... 93 
C C Bates. 
.. 97 
J T Slocum.. 
... 61 
T T Anthony. 
.. 88 
Guy Ward . 
... 95 
II W Kahler. 
.. 96 
H S Welles. 
... 85 
C G Spencer. 
.. 98 
A B Wingfield.. 
... 86 
F C, Bills. 
.. 97 
F Gilbert . 
... 99 
Chas Nuchols . 
.. 96 
Wm Heer .. 
... 96 
P M Golden. 
.. 78 
Tessie Young . 
... 94 
A T Hill. 
.. 83 
L Woody . 
... 90 
E R Alexander. 
.. 94 
G Hillman .. 
... 89 
Walter Huff . 
.. 95 
C G Castleman. 
... 54 
W T Laslie. 
.. 91 
T H Keller, Tr. 
... 90 
G H Waddell. 
.. 87 
E E Tosgard. 
... 93 
Mrs. Topperwein .. 
.. 90 
J S Day. 
... 90 
R R McKinnon. 
.. 87 
W E Robbins.. 
... 51 
V T Cate. 
.. 92 
H D Freeman. 
... 97 
T R Taylor. 
.. 96 
W E Carpenter_ 
... 86 
L T Leavy. 
.. 84 
T Graham . 
... 93 
C O Le Compte.... 
.. 93 
W E Grubb. 
... 87 
H B Banks. 
.. 85 
S Fosgard, Tr. 
... 83 
.. 95 
... 95 
C A Burks . 
.. 85 
R L Spotts. 
... 96 
E H Storr. 
.. 94 
P E Osborne. 
... 84 
F R Darby. 
.. 89 
E M Funk. 
... 91 
! M Barnes. 
.. 93 
T PI Ross. 
... 66 
\V R Crosby. 
.. 95 
W F Hall. 
... 91 
I Andrews. 
.. 74 
W A Bloxton. 
... SO 
L S German. 
.. 97 
C P Huff. 
... 73 
TI Williams . 
.. SI 
P T Jamison. 
... 87 
B F Hart. 
.. 7S 
C E Goodrich. 
... 91 
W H Cochran . 
.. 83 
... 89 
C A Young. 
.. 90 
I W Todd. 
... 26 
W H Cressman. 
.. 68 
O R Dickey. 
... 34 
S L Dodds. 
G M Wheeler. 
... 29 
W L Griffith. 
O H A Morson.... 
... 39 
D O Edwards. 
.. 88 
First Day, Tuesday, Mayi 9. 
Promptly at 9 A. M., Manager Shaner, after a short 
talk regarding the rules governing the Interstate Asso- 
c * a !. 10 P tournaments, started the twenty-one squads off on 
their journey down the firing line, and the sixth annual 
southern Handicap was on. The weather was ideal, a 
summer-like day, and very favorable to high scores; but 
jt was no * before the wind from the west began to 
hold the targets down and had quite a few guessing as to 
where they were shooting, as at times the targets were 
very flunkey. A light shower at noon did not stop 
shooting, but with it came more wind, and at intervals 
these puffs from the west would cause the targets to do 
all manner of stunts,. and shooting was anything but 
easy. A short intermission was announced'at noon for 
luncheon and was appreciated by the shooters. The 
opening day’s program called for ten events at 15 targets 
each, a total of 150 targets, and a battle royal was on 
for the coveted high average honors for the day, five 
tying on 146 breaks each for first honors, namely, J. S. 
Young, the Chicago amateur, with John R. Taylor, H. D. 
Freeman, William S. Heer and Charles A. Young. Jay 
R. Graham, of Chicago, a well-known amateur, finished 
a good second with one less break scored, or a total 
breakage for Graham of 145. Fred G. Bills, Lester S. 
Gtrman, Homer Clark, Charles G. Spencer, J. S. Day, 
Fred Gilbert, Walter Huff, all tied on 144 breaks for 
third honors. Of the amateurs, J. S. Young and Jay R. 
Graham finished first and second, with Charles Nuchols, 
of Charlotte, N. C., third, and W. T. Laslie, of Tuske¬ 
gee, Ala., finishing third and fourth with 143 and 142 
breaks scored _ respectively. The special double target 
event at 25 pairs was shot after the regular events were 
finished, and had a large entry. Despite the high wind, 
which made double target shooting difficult, Lee Moody, 
from Bessemer, Ala., surprised the crowd by carrying 
off the honors with 45 broken out of his 50 targets, 
Lester German, the professional, finishing second, and 
Fred Gilbert, also a professional, third with 44 and 43 
broken targets scored, respectively. 
The scores of the first day follow: 
T E Crayton. 1.34 H Clark .144 
J T Skelley. 141 J H Dreher. 138 
C G Westcott. 
... 141 
A B Wingfield. 
. 118 
C C Bates. 
... 130 
H D Freeman. 
. 146 
T T Anthony. 
... 131 
W E Carpenter. 
. 127 
H Kahler . 
... 139 
T Graham . 
. 14b 
C G Spencer. 
... 144 
W E Grubb. 
. 129 
F Bills . 
... 144 
S Fosgard, Jr. 
. 136 
Chas Nuchols . 
... 143 
O R Dickey . 
. 133 
P M Golden. 
... 128 
G M Wheeler. 
. 114 
A T Hill. 
... 129 
P E Osborne. 
. 130 
E k Alexander. 
... 134 
E M Funk. 
. 131 
Walter Huff . 
... 144 
G F Heidt. 
. 134 
W T Laslie. 
... 142 
Geo Lyon . 
1-t‘>, 
G H Waddell. 
... 124 
R L Spotts. 
. 137 
Mrs Topperwein ... 
... 142 
R S Terry. 
. 95 
W B McKinnon... 
... 135 
H A Morson. 
. 109 
V Cate . 
... 137 
E O Watson. 
108 
T R Taylor. 
... 146 
W F Hall. 
. 135 
L T Leavy. 
... 133 
W A Bloxton. 
. 123 
E A W Everett. 
... 131 
C P Huff. 
. 110 
H B Blanks.. 
... 116 
P T Jamison. 
196 
W Crosby . 
... 136 
C E Goodrich. 
. 135 
C A Burkes. 
... 117 
T W Peterson. 
. 131 
L S German. 
... 144 
G D Wilson. 
. 196 
C O Le Compte.... 
... 128 
W R Brooks. 
. 134 
1 M Barnes . 
S B Me Masters. 
. 103 
H B Crowell. 
... 109 
G T Newman. 
. 127 
I Andrews . 
W A Hammond. 
. 131 
E Storr . 
W A Hammond, Jr.. 
. 126 
H Williams . 
... 117 
T A Minga. 
. 112 
B F Hart. 
... 105 
G C Castleman. 
. 120 
C A Young. 
... 146 
Dr Colborne . 
. 104 
W TI Cochran. 
T H Fox. 
. 128 
W II Cressman_ 
... 95 
H L Winfree. 
. 131 
S L Dodds. 
W B Winfree. 
. 138 
W Griffith . 
Dr W W Dennis.... 
. 126 
D O Edwards. 
... 138 
G O Fisher. 
. 118 
T H Noel. 
G W Penny. 
. 112 
H D Gibbs. 
G S Boylan. 
. 119 
H Welles . 
T Lowe . 
. 106 
F R Darbv. 
... 128 
T H Blount. 
. 132 
C W Hobbie. 
H Jones . 
. 123 
Guy Ward . 
... 139 
H W Smith . 
. 120 
Keller. Tr. 
E R Richard. 
. S6 
F Gilbert . 
D R Bryson. 
. 76 
W Heer . 
F G Proctor. 
. 129 
J S Young. 
A B Fowler. 
. 131 
Lee Moody . 
V Heckler . 
. 96 
M P Hillman. 
T W Todd. 
. 7b 
E F Fosgard. 
... 131 
. 65 
J S Day. 
G Wellington . 
. 23 
The scores at the 25 doubles follow: 
J E Crayton. 
... 35 
Day . 
. 42 
J T Skelley. 
... 38 
Fosgard, Jr . 
. 37 
C G Wescott. 
... 32 
Fred Gilbert . 
. 44 
... 38 
. 42 
T T Anthony. 
... 26 
T S Young. 
41 
H Kahler . 
... 36 
"Moody . 
. 45 
Spencer . 
... 42 
Hillman . 
. 34 
Bills . 
. 31 
Chas Nuchols . 
... 31 
Clarlc . 
. 41 
Golden . 
... 27 
. 28 
W Huff . 
... 37 
. 9 9 
Laslie . 
W E Carpenter. 
. 32 
A T Hill. 
... 24 
W E Grubb. 
. 34 
Waddell . 
... 29 
T R Graham. 
. 40 
German . 
. 29 
Mrs Topperwein ... 
Funk . 
. 34 
I R Taylor. 
... 38 
Wheeler . 
. 33 
Leavy . 
C A Burkes. 
. 29 
Cate . 
Lyon . 
Everett . 
... 34 
Spotts . 
. 31 
H B Blanks. 
... 37 
Andrews . 
. 17 
Le Compte . 
28 
Barnes . 
C P Hill... 
20 
Crowell . 
W F Hall. 
. 41 
Storr . 
W R Brooks. 
. 26 
H L \\ illiams. 
... 28 
G D Wilson. 
22 
C A Young. 
McMasters . 
. 18 
W R Crosby. 
... 38 
32 
S L Dodds. 
... 2S 
Castleman . 
. 34 
Gibbs . 
21 
J H Noel. 
Hammond, Jr. 
Griffith . 
T II Fox. 
D O Edwards. 
... 27 
W R Winfree. 
. 38 
Guy Ward . 
... 39 
Watson . 
Hobbie . 
Dennis . 
Welles . 
Coulborne . 
Darby . 
Blount . 
Keller, Jr. 
Second Day, Wednesday, May 10. 
To-day the Weather Man was on his good behavior, 
and was demonstrating a brand “summer-like” that met 
with the hearty approval of the devotees of the target 
shooting game in attendance at the second day show of 
the sixth annual Southern Handicap. Old Sol certainly 
did make it hot, and with ideal weather favoring the 
shooters, high scores resulted. One hundred and three 
entered the second day’s program events, which was 
keenly contested from the start at 9 A. M. until the last 
shot was fired, about 3:25 P. M., and a grand race was 
on during' that time for the day’s high average honors, 
J. R. Graham, of Chicago, Ill., one of America’s lead¬ 
ing amateurs, got busy early in to-day’s shooting and 
smashed targets one after the other with great precision, 
no matter what direction, they all looked alike, and aftei 
smashing 134 straight, fell down on a right-quartering 
target that spoiled a prospective long run. On looking 
over the files of scores, it was found that a run of six 
straight remained over in the first day’s scores, which 
made Graham’s run 140 straight, which wins for the 
Chicago amateur another Du Pont long run medal. 
Graham finished his quota of 150 targets for the regular 
day’s program with a total breakage of 149, tying J. R. 
Taylor, the professional, for the day’s high average 
honors. H. D. Gibbs and W. H. Heer, both “pros,” 
finished second and third with 148 and 147 targets scored 
respectively. Of the amateurs, Graham was high, with 
John Noel, of Nashville, Tenn., who was the winner of 
the 1909 Pacific Coast Handicap tie with C. G. Wescott, 
of Leesburg, Fla., both finishing their century and a 
half of targets with 144 breaks each scored, with W. F. 
Hall, of Waynesboro, Va., and Harry Kahler, of Phila¬ 
delphia, tie on 143 breaks for third place. The special 
double target event had sixty-eight entries, and saying 
there was a hot race on for the honors would be putting 
it mildly, as it seemed the ideal weather conditions had 
the devotees of the target-smashing on edge, and some 
classy shooting resulted. The twenty-five pairs of targets 
had Fred Gilbert, the expert, leading the field with 49 
broken, with Fred G. Bills, also a “pro,” a close second, 
with but one less break scored to his credit, William 
Heer finishing third with 47 targets scored. Of the ama¬ 
teurs, W. F. Hall, of Waynesboro, Va., carried off the 
honors by smashing 46 targets, with Jay Graham, of 
Chicago, second with a 45 scored to his credit. 
The scores of the second day follow: 
T E Crayton. 
.... 140 
H Clark . 
144 
J T Skelley. 
.... 137 
Dr H Dreher. 
. 138 
C G Wescott. 
.144 
A B Winfield. 
. 131 
.... 138 
H D Freeman. 
T T Anthony. 
.... 130 
W C Carpenter. 
I3t 
H W Kahler. 
.... 143 
J Graham . 
C G Spencer. 
. 145 
W E Grubb. 
. 129 
F G Bills. 
.146 
S Fosgard, Jr. 
. 134 
.141 
O R Dickey. 
. 136 
.124 
G M Wheeler. 
. 126 
A J Hill. 
.140 
P E Osborne. 
. 137 
E k Alexander... 
. 135 
E M Funk. 
. 131 
W Huff . 
. 145 
G F Heidt. 
. 134 
W T Laslie. 
. 131 
Geo Lyon . 
. 143 
G H Waddell. 
. 129 
R L Spotts. 
. 140 
Mrs Topperwein . 
.142 
R S Terry. 
III 
M B McKinnon.. 
. 130 
T A Blount. 
. 132 
V Cate . 
.141 
E A Watson. 
. 92 
T R Taylor. 
.149 
W F Hall. 
. 143 
L T Leavy. 
. 142 
W A Bloxton. 
. 119 
E A W Everett.. 
. 128 
C P Huff. 
. 114 
H B Blanks. 
. 120 
P T Jamison. 
. 133 
W R Crosby. 
C E Goodrich. 
. 146 
C A Burkes. 
.113 
G D Wilson. 
136 
L S German. 
. 146 
J W Peterman. 
. 123 
C O Le Compte.. 
. 135 
W R Brooks. 
. 131 
J M Barnes. 
.124 
S B McMasters. 
. 32 
H B Crowell. 
..102 
G T Newman. 
. 127 
I Andrews . 
.122 
W O Hammond. 
. 124 
E H Storr. 
. 147 
W O Hammond, Jr.. 
. 116 
H Williams . 
. 121 
T T Coulbourne. 
. Ill 
B F Hart. 
.121 
"R Heikes . 
. 146 
C A Young. 
. 142 
K G Murdock. 
. 129 
W A Cochran. 
. 127 
T H Pox. 
. 135 
W H Cressman.. 
. 106 
PI L Winfree. 
136 
C L Dodds. 
. 130 
W R Winfree. 
. 138 
W II Griffith. 
. 136 
W W Dennis. 
. 13b 
D O Edwards_ 
.135 
G O Fisher. 
. 127 
T H Noel. 
. 344 
G W Penny. 
. 121 
H D Gibbs. 
. 14S 
G S Boylon. 
. 135 
H S Welles. 
. 141 
J H Lowe. 
. 119 
F R Darby.. 
. 131 
G M Collins. 
. 136 
C W Hobbie. 
. 141 
W H Jones. 
. 136 
Guy Ward . 
. 129 
H W Smith. 
197 
Keller, Tr. 
. 142 
T Cleveland . 
. 115 
F Gilbert . 
. 343 
B Heckler . 
. 117 
W Heer .. 
. 147 
T T Proctor. 
. 138 
J S Young. 
. 142 
O B Fowler. 
. 130 
L Moody . 
. 123 
E W Evans. 
. 128 
G Hillman . 
.141 
H A Morson. 
. 132 
E F Fosgard. 
. 141 
E R Richard. 
. 113 
L S Day. 
. 142 
G O Doggett. 
. 41 
The event at 25 
doubles 
had totals as follows: 
T C Crayton. 
. 40 
Fred Gilbert . 
. 49 
T T Skelley . 
. 41 
Wm Heer . 
. 47 
C C Bates. 
. 42 
Tessie Young . 
41 
C Nuchols . 
. 59 
Lee Moody . 
. 3o 
PI Kahler . 
.. 37 
M P G Hillman. 
. 40 
W T Laslie . 
. 36 
S Fosgard, Jr. 
. 39 
C G Spencer. 
. 43 
J S Day. 
. 42 
F G Bills. 
. 48 
H Clark . 
. 44 
G H Waddell.... 
. 4l 
Dr T H Dreher. 
. 36 
W Huff . 
. 44 
A D Wingfield. 
. 31 
A J Hill. 
. 39 
S Fosgard, Jr. 
. 35 
Mrs Topperwein 
. 36 
Guy Ward . 
. 41 
J R Taylor. 
W E Carpenter. 
. 40 
I. T Leavy. 
. 28 
T Graham . 
. 4b 
E A W Everett.. 
. 34 
G M Wheeler. 
. 34 
H B Blanks. 
. 35 
E M Funke. 
. 39 
W R Crosbv. 
. 41 
O R Dickey. 
. 39 
C A Burkes. 
P E Osborne. 
35 
L S German. 
. 44 
R L Spotts. 
. 35 
H B Crowell. 
..... 26 
Geo Lyon . 
. 43 
C O Le Compte.. 
. 38 
T A Blount. 
. 39 
J M Barnes. 
. 39 
"C P Huff. 
. 32 
C A Young. 
. 39 
W F Hall. 
. 46 
W IT Cochran ... 
. 33 
E C Goodrich. 
. 38 
S L Dodds. 
. 33 
W R Brooks. 
. 37 
TT D Gibbs. 
R O Heikes. 
. 46 
D O Edwards.... 
. 36 
T H Fox. 
. 24 
W Griffith . 
W R Winfree. 
. 39 
T IP Noel. 
. 41 
Dr W W Dennis. 
. 27 
T H Keller, Tr... 
. 38 
E O Watson. 
. 24 
H S Welles . 
H Tones . 
. 37 
F R Darbv. 
T H Lowe. 
. 27 
C W Hobbie. 
TI A Morson. 
. 38 
Third 
Day, Thursday, May 11. 
Ideal weather conditions again favored high scores for 
the third and last day of the sixth annual Southern plan- 
dicap to-day, and as the devotees of the shooting game 
in attendance were keyed up for the final effort, the 
Southern high scores ruled throughout the day’s events, 
and competition was keen and spirited. A fluky winu 
at times during the day had the targets doing stunts in 
their flight, and caused some guessing. In the first part 
of the day’s program, 100 targets, 16yds. rise, shot prior 
to starting the big feature event, W. F. Hall, of Waynes¬ 
boro, Va., an amateur, tied German, Day and Spencer, 
paid experts, for the honors, each of the quartette smash¬ 
ing 99 out of their respective 100, with V. Cate, of 
Macon, Ga., and W. T .Laslie, of Tuskegee, Ala., 
amateurs, tie with Taylor, Freeman, Heikes, profes¬ 
sionals, for the second honors, 98 breaks being scored to 
their respective credits. Jay Graham, of Chicago; E. A. 
Alexander, of Tuskegee, Ala., and Harry Kahler, of 
