[June io, 1911. 
Y OU know mallards—wisest and wariest of all 
ducks- Solomons of the air. You can’t knock 
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with a gun that plasters its shots all over the face 
of creation. 
A mallard shot is generally a long shot, and long 
shots require a hard-shooting, close-shooting gun. 
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mallard country takes a Lefe/er. When he swings 
it on a towering pair of mallards he does not ques¬ 
tion the result. He know it— 
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in “Forest and Stream.” 
Oklahoma State Tournament. 
Lawton, Okla., May 12.—The three-day shoot ended 
yesterday. This was the twelfth annual registered tour¬ 
nament of the Oklahoma State Sportsmen’s Association. 
The weather was anything but perfect. Hot and dry; 
strong, dusty winds, which made good scores impossible. 
The State shoot for 1912 will be held at Perry, Okla. 
Dates to be anounced later. 
In the State championship event at 50 birds, L. E. 
Peed, of Pond Creek, and John Donald, of Lawton, tied 
on 47 kills. In the shoot-off, Reed broke his 25 straight 
and Donald lost 5 targets, giving Reed the championship 
and the $60 gold watch. Scores: 
J W Appleman ... 
1st Day. 
2d Day. 
3d Day. 
141 
121 
132 
118 
H T Bettis. 
112 
115 
W E Bailey.. 
131 
115 
F I. Charles.. 
125 
123 
W R Campbell. 
136 
127 
S C Crossley. 
. 140 
133 
120 
A C Couch. 
. 124 
130 
126 
A W Boyd.. 
80 
112 
W H Downs. 
113 
T Donald . 
132 
1.30 
H Dixon . 
. 148 
143 
144 
I \V Eagan. 
. 119 
116 
120 
B C French. 
. 127 
113 
108 
O B Garrison. 
. 106 
129 
112 
Toe Holland . 
. 109 
130 
108 
F Huston . 
. 134 
140 
133 
W M Hite. 
. 110 
125 
113 
T W Loyd. 
. 130 
125 
119 
Roht May . 
. 115 
no 
112 
L S Noble. 
. Ill 
117 
120 
T B Newton. 
. 132 
118 
132 
Wm Peck . 
. 128 
134 
132 
L F Reed. 
. 144 
139 
143 
Geo Schwake . 
. 136 
135 
124 
H A Stalker. 
. 136 
113 
117 
W A Tabor . 
120 
F Taylor . 
. 136 
137 
123 
W P Walker. 
. 139 
139 
119 
W C Williams. 
. 132 
132 
. . . 
F V Wright. 
.. 123 
D B Wolf. 
. 120 
i24 
ioi 
C L Zutavern. 
. 133 
135 
125 
Wm Zea . 
114 
... 
Professionals: 
W H Aughtry. 
. 112 
105 
140 
H T Donnelly. 
. 139 
141 
K L Eagan. 
Geo Lewis . 
. 141 
142 
128 
. 141 
142 
135 
Geo Maxwell . 
. 137 
138 
140 
Ed O’Brien . 
. 149 
147 
142 
Northern Kentucky Gun 
Club. 
There was a small 
attendance at the 
shoot on 
May 28. 
The day was another hot one, although the sun was 
obscured by heavy clouds; and the heat, as well as the 
threatening aspect of the weather, kept some of the 
regulars from coming out. Then, too, most of the local 
men had had all the shooting they wanted at the State 
shoot last week, and were resting up. George Dameron 
was in fine form and broke 96 out of 100, which is about 
what we expect from him when he is all right. Hola- 
dav came second with 94, and in one event from 20yds. 
he’ broke 23 out of 25. He is practicing at this long 
distance so as not to be caught napping by the G. A. H. 
handicapping committee. Stacy used to be one of the 
regulars, but has not been shooting for some time, so 
that his score of 18 was not at all bad. All he needs is 
practice to bring him back. Holaday, Sr., comes out 
often, and once in a while takes his place on the firing 
line, when he generally makes good. He is one of the 
old guard, and used to be one of the leaders. Thorn¬ 
hill, Ertel and Ford were guests of the club. They are 
not very regular attendants at the shoots, but are always 
welcome. On June 18 there will be a money-back tour¬ 
nament on the Cincinnati Club’s grounds, and this is 
expected to be a record-breaker for these parts, as many 
shooters will stop over on their way to the G. A. H. 
for a last bit of practice before that classic event. There 
will be a big bunch of the local shooters to go to both 
the State shoot and the G. A. H. if half of those who 
have already signified their intention of going' stick to 
their word. That big purse looks good to a lot of our 
amateurs, and they will have a try for it. 
Thornhill . 21 
Holaday . 
Ford .'. 
Ertel . 
Dameron . 
Holaday, Sr. 
Stacy . 
21 
21 
22 
25 
23 
24 
94 
17 
is 
19 
21 
23 
15 
113 
IS 
18 
22 
18 
76 
25 
22 
25 
24 
96 
23 
23 
IS 
18 
Audubon Gun Club. 
The annual Decoration Day shoot of the Buffalo 
Audubon Club was very successful, more than fifty 
shooters taking part, representing Rochester, Cohocton, 
Syracuse, Bradford, Toronto, Hamilton, Niagara Falls 
and Lockport. The majority of the events were won by 
the local members. Frank S. Wright, the New York 
State champion, was, as usual, in good form and carried 
awav the cup offered to the high average, he breaking 
139 "out of 150. A E. Conley, another member; Sim 
Glover, the professional, and F. F. Connelly, of Brad¬ 
ford, were only one bird behind, and C. D. Henline, 
also of Bradford, and C. L. Frantz, of Seneca Falls, 
each broke 137. 
The merchandise event was well patronized, forty-one 
shooters entering. It resulted in a tie between Fish and 
Henline, they breaking 24 from the 20yds. mark. In de¬ 
ciding the tie, miss-and-out, Fish missed his third target, 
while Henline broke his, thereby winning a high-grade 
gun. 
As was expected, the ten pairs of doubles furnished 
the excitement of the day. This event started about 
noon and immediately three 18s were made. Finally 
\\ right broke 19 and Covert did the same. On re¬ 
entering again Wright broke 10 pairs straight, while the 
best the others could do was 17 and 18, and as this event 
was scheduled to close at 5 o’clock, Wright was declared 
the winner. Scores: 
Joe Jennings 
C L Franz . 
A E Curley 
Sim Glover . 
J G S Dey.. 
J Reed .. 
W P Imhoff.... 150 
F Hammond . 
F L McKillip.. 
C G Rogers ... 
C D Henline.. 
R A Pringle... 
L E Maloney, J 
F F Connelly . 
C C Farmum... 
Conners . 
A W Eggabrat 
Ed Reinecke .. 
R Day . 
C F Lambert 
Edward Cox . 
C N Fish .... 
B V Covert .. 
W H Smith . 
J J Atwater... 
C A Ward ... 
E J Marsh ... 
W F Hopper 
150 
136 
T M Burke . 
150 
110 
150 
137 
H H Stevens .. 
150 
137 
150 
13S 
F S Wright .... 
150 
139 
150 
138 
F D Kelsey .... 
150 
128 
150 
122 
T L Talcott .... 
150 
128 
150 
120 
E E Hilliker .. 
.150 
128 
150 
69 
S Hopkins . 
150 
116 
150 
129 
C E Merts . 
150 
102 
150 
115 
G B Geib. 
150 
120 
150 
105 
C E deed . 
150 
111 
150 
137 
A C Suckow.... 
150 
127 
150 
125 
T F Ross . 
45 
37 
150 
121 
H Burgwardt .. 
105 
85 
150 
138 
T F Glenn . 
90 
23 
150 
125 
N W Wilson .. 
150 
114 
150 
131 
W T Lanson... 
45 
34 
150 
106 
C T Wilson .... 
. 60 
37 
60 
51 
G C Dewald ... 
60 
48 
150 
127 
M Elchberg ... 
60 
44 
150 
133 
A M Armour... 
. 60 
40 
150 
120 
W W Fuller... 
. 60 
24 
150 
127 
H B Blackmer.. 
60 
25 
150 
134 
W Ingham . 
60 
47 
150 
133 
Joslyn . 
105 
80 
150 
132 
W Burke . 
30 
13 
150 
113 
C Burke . 
. 15 
8 
150 
125 
George Rappish. 
45 
24 
150 
117 
C Anderson .... 
15 
13 
150 
124 
Bergen Beach Gun Club. 
Tuesday May 30, found a number of our members on 
the grounds at 11 A. M. Wind about southeast. Tar¬ 
gets thrown the full 50yds., with an erratic left-quarterer 
partly with the wind at not too acute an angle. It 
seems to be the fashion now to ape the pop-up semi¬ 
angles of the automatic trap. Nothing to it, for clay 
target practice originally was begun to imitate the flight 
of the real thing, and they were not near straightaways 
by any means. What’s the use? It needs good judg¬ 
ment to negotiate the sharp angles, as in the old days. 
The main event to-day, 100 targets per man, handicaps 
16, 18 and 20 yds., for a dozen prizes, cut-glass, silver 
and other useful articles. Mr. John H. Vanderveer, 
shooting from scratch, made a runaway race of it in the 
first half with 48 and landed first choice ultimately with 
89 out of 100. Mr. John Voorheis, shooting regularly, 
was a close second with one less, and Mr. F. R. Long, 
lSyds., with some of his old-time ability, landed in third 
place with 85; 83 was marked up for Mr. Van Valer, 
16yds., and Capt. Foster, 16yds., who both deserve credit) 
as they seldom have the time to compete. Scorer, Billy 
de Long; Referee, Sam Short; office, Schortemeier. 
Scores as follows. Extra events at 16yds. Number of 
shooters, thirty-six. Targets thrown, 4,725. 
C A Medler .... 
Yds. 
. 20 
T’l. 
77 
A M Dalton... 
Yds. 
. 18 
T’l. 
79 
H W Dreyer... 
.. 20 
61 
Dr Gunther ... 
. IS 
83 
Schorty . 
. 20 
79 
W Brown . 
. IS 
56 
Yon Boeckman. 
.. 20 
SO 
Haney . 
. 16 
62 
Vanderveer .... 
. 20 
89 
T C Lawrence.. 
. 16 
73 
T Martin . 
. 20 
81 
R H Strader... 
. 16 
68 
T Voorheis . 
. IS 
88 
W E Skidmore. 
. 16 
SO 
Ad Suydam .... 
74 
W R Fleming.. 
. 16 
67 
F R Long. 
. 18 
85 
C E Eickhoff... 
. 16 
68 
R Morgan . 
. 18 
82 
Capt Foster ... 
. 16 
83 
R Schneider .... 
. 18 
79 
1 H Richmond. 
. 16 
52 
H Bergen . 
. 18 
72 
T Wellbrock ... 
. 16 
68 
R Hook . 
. IS 
82 
De Van Valer. 
. 16 
S3 
Dr Muller . 
. 18 
72 
Dr Groll . 
. 16 
74 
Manhatta. 
York City Gun Club. 
York, Pa.,, May 31. —Local trapshooters tried out the 
Squier money-back system at the first registered tourna¬ 
ment under the new Interstate Association rules, held 
on the grounds of the York City Gun Club yesterday. 
The tournament was the greatest event in the history 
of trapshooting in York, barring the Pennsylvania State 
shoot held here seven years ago. Fifty-three different 
marksmen competed and forty-four of them shot through 
the entire program of 200 targets. There were many 
good scores and every participant was pleased with the 
conditions generally. The members of the York City 
Gun Club were complimented by the visitors, of whom 
there were quite a few, for the excellent entertainment 
afforded. The traps worked fine. 
Hyde Park (Ohio) Gun Club. 
The grounds were almost deserted on May 27, only 
two men showing up. The weather was unusually hot 
for this time of year, the mercury standing up in the 90s, 
and not a breath of wind stirring to allay the heat in the 
slightest degree. De Mar and Holaday were the two 
faithful ones, and they each shot at 100 targets, the former 
coming out ahead with 80 to 75. The last event at 25 
targets was a handicap, Holaday standing at 20yds. and 
De Mar at 17. The former had the best of it by one 
target, 17 to 16. Schaefer came out in. his car, but did 
no shooting except on the revolver range. He made 
some very nice targets from 20yds. Later in the season 
an effort will be made to hold a combination tournament, 
revolver and target shooting, and it is hoped to make the 
affair a success. 
