Jan. 25. 1908.I 
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Saturday and Sunday afternoons just previous to the 
Grand American Handicap, throwing 26,335 targets. This 
was undoubtedly more targets thrown in the given length 
of time than ever before in the history of trapshooting, 
and it gives me great pleasure to add that my daughter 
Ruth handled this large army of shooters, collected for 
the shells and targets without a mistake of any kind. 
Now, gentlemen, I want to take you back to the year 
1903. At that time the target game was stagnant, and I 
am very conservative when I say that 200,000 would 
cover all the targets thrown in the city of Chicago. In 
the fall of that year the Chicago Trapshooters’ Associa¬ 
tion was born, and buying the buildings of John W atson 
at Burnside, they started in, in 1904, to make Watson 
Park, which was known the world over as a live bird 
park, the home of trapshooting. During that year this 
Association threw from this one park 190,000 targets. 
"Early the next spring I was engaged as superintendent 
of the Park, and during 1905 we threw' 310.000, and the 
following vear, 1906, we threw 340,000 targets. About this 
time the Illinois Central Railroad Company, from whom 
we rented, began to encroach upon our grounds, and 
notified us that we would have to change our traps and 
shoot to the east or west, because of the many com- 
Iplaints their workmen registered with them of being hit 
by our shooters while engaged in work upon the cars 
oil their side tracks. We realized that it was a question 
of but a few' years when we would have to vacate the 
premises, so a meeting was called to devise ways and 
means toward securing a home of our own. You know 
the results, and at this the first annual meeting of the 
stockholders of the Chicago Gun Club, we learn that dur- 
ing_ 1907, we have thrown 735,000 targets, and this .vast 
and almost incredible number by one gun club. Ouite 
a contrast, vou will admit from the 200.000 that sufficed 
for the W’hole city of Chicago just four years years ago. 
During the past year the Chicago Gun Club has most 
emphatically shown to the shooting world that it leads 
.all other clubs in this glorious countrv of ours by a 
vast margin. The entry list for the Grand American 
Handicap, which is the blue ribbon shoot of the world, 
and which, bv the wav, was held upon our grounds, was 
raised from 367 to 496 entries, thus setting a high-water 
mark, and X think I am safe in saying it will never 
be reached again. The average attendance at our w'eekly 
club shoots has been very gratifying, averaging con¬ 
siderably over forty for the entire year. The number of 
(new shooters who have been'started on their wav at our 
park is enormous. Scarcely a u'eek elapses but what from 
ttvo to ten new faces appear, and what is still more 
pleasing they return again and again, until we count 
them as our own. 
The Chicago Gun Club was a contender for the Grand 
American Handicap for 1908, and through no fault of its 
own. lost out to Columbus. When the proper time 
comes we will show the Columbus boys that we are good 
losers, and following in the footsteps of 1906, we will run 
a_ special car filled with enthusiastic shooters to their 
citv to once again meet the host of good fellows that 
will congregate there. We are greatly indebted to the 
missionaries and to the professional shooters of the 
different companies who have lent a helping hand, and 
by their presence here at the Park, helped to stimulate 
the • game. 
To the sportsmen’s papers throughout the country we 
owe a debt of gratitude They have ever stood readv 
to b'azen to ihe world our deeds of prowess; and now, 
gentlemen, in conclusion. I. as secretary of your club, 
■and as superintendent of vour park, wish to thank the 
.officers and members of the gun club for many acts of 
jkindness. toward mvself and mv family. The short vear 
[that I have snenf among you has been the most enioy- 
■able of my life. Friendships have been cemented that 
will hold until death do us part. 
h i Gentlemen, your presence will abide in my heart for- 
ver. 
Bergen Beach Gun Club. 
Bergen Beach, I.. I.. Jan. 14.— In the distance handi¬ 
cap at 50 targets, Mr. H. Montanus was first with 43 at 
19yds. Mr. G. Kouwenhoven was second with 40 at 
9yds. Dr. Hunter was third with 40 at 16yds. Several 
sweepstakes were shot at 15 and 25 targets. Scores: 
L Hdcp. 
e>chortv . 19 
jDreyer .1"!!! 1! 17 
[Bergen . 17 
May . 17 
Betti . ig 
solquitt . IS 
• Remsen . IS 
Martin . 19 
Bissett .” 18 
Brantinghnm .” 17 
9 H Hendrickson . 19 
A E Hendrickson . 16 
Williamson . 17 
[(I Montanus . 16 
Kouwenhoven . 19 
llohn Wellbrock . 16 
t)r Hunter . 16 
Wynne . IS 
Kroegcr , . 16 
Stephenson . IS 
.E M Palmer. 19 
P T ‘ ane . 1 r, 
D H Fanning. 1G 
t S Fanning. 16 
•>annefelser . 1G 
jRohlfs . 16 
i'racerb . 16 
|P Garms .j 76 
; At the weekly shoot, Jan. 18, scores were 
ows: 
i Events: 
(Targets: 
.Clark ... 
Hanev ... 
Ahevline . 
(Howard 
Griffith .. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
25 
25 
25 
25 
19 
20 
18 
15 
13 
17 
12 
15 
15 
15 
15 
IS 
13 
19 
14 
19 
18 
17 
16 
18 
25 
25 
Total. 
12 
16 
28 
19 
15 
34 
14 
14 
28 
9 
16 
25 
6 
15 
21 
17 
19 
36 
IS 
18 
36 
20 
IS 
3$ 
18 
19 
37 
19 
19 
38 
19 
18 
37 
16 
19 
35 
13 
15 
28 
23 
20 
43 
21 
19 
40 
19 
15 
34 
?n 
f>0 
40 
16 
16 
32 
13 
16 
29 
14 
IS 
32 
16 
17 
33 
17 
16 
33 
4 
8 
12 
13 
8 
21 
13 
8 
21 
10 
8 
18 
9 
7 
16 
9 
11 
20 
made 
as fol- 
5 
6 
7 8 
25 
25 
25 25 
19 
23 
23 17 
10 
12 
19 
20 
17 
274 —STRAIGHT— 274 
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