750 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[May 9 , 1908 . 
Delaware Stale Trapshooters’ League. 
Wilmington, Del.—The fourth annual spring tourna¬ 
ment of the Delaware State Trapshooters' League, held 
under the auspices of the Wawaset Gun Club, April 29 
and 30, was open to all amateurs. There were twenty- 
nine shooters in the first day’s competition. The pro¬ 
gramme consisted of twelve 15-target events,. entrance 
$1.30. The competition progressed smoothly and actively 
from start to finish. All the contestants stood at the 
16yd. mark. G. S. McCarty, of Philadelphia, made high 
average for the day, 168 cut of 180, of which a consp.cu- 
ous feature was five straight 15s in succession. Second 
high average was made by the expert VVm. M. Foord, 
of Wilmington, 166 out of 180. Edward Ranks was third 
high average with 163. The shoot was managed by VVm. 
M. Foord and Edward Melchoir, J-r., who conducted the 
details with marked efficiency. Scores: 
April 29, First Day. 
Events: 
i 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
II 
12 
Broke 
German . 
. 12 
14 
14 
13 
11 
14 
13 
13 
14 
13 
14 
12 
160 
Richardson .... 
. 12 
12 
13 
12 
13 
12 
14 
12 
14 
10 
14 
13 
151 
McCarty . 
. 15 
14 
11 
14 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
14 
15 
12 
168 
Foord ..... 
. 14 
14 
15 
14 
14 
13 
13 
13 
13 
15 
15 
13 
166 
Keller, ]r . 
. 14 
10 
15 
14 
13 
13 
14 
13 
12 
12 
11 
II 
152 
Keller, Sr . 
. !) 
9 
12 
14 
13 
11 
14 
10 
14 
11 
13 
9 
139 
Young . 
. 10 
10 
13 
13 
13 
10 
12 
10 
14 
4 
7 
9 
125 
Burroughs .... 
. 12 
14 
12 
13 
15 
13 
10 
12 
14 
10 
14 
14 
151 
Butler . 
. 8 
11 
10 
10 
12 
12 
9 
9 
11 
7 
11 
15 
125 
Tansey . 
. 11 
9 
9 
12 
11 
11 
11 
13 
9 
12 
10 
9 
127 
McHugh . 
. 12 
12 
15 
14 
11 
14 
12 
11 
13 
5 
8 
13 
140 
Read . 
. 10 
10 
13 
8 
6 
12 
12 
9 
11 
10 
12 
13 
126 
Minner . 
. 12 
10 
11 
8 . 
-13 
11 
11 
9 
10 
11 
11 
11 
128 
W Edmondson. 
. 10 
12 
14 
10 
13 
11 
10 
8 
11 
8 
3 
10 
120 
Cox . 
. 13 
10 
14 
11 
13 
11 
9 
4 
79 
Pratt . 
. 9 
11 
11 
11 
14 
12 
13 
10 
9 
9 
10 
11 
130 
Clark . 
. 1 " 
13 
13 
12 
14 
12 
15 
11 
13 
13 
12 
14 
154 
Newcomb . 
. 14 
13 
15 
12 
13 
13 
14 
11 
12 
13 
13 
14 
157 
Ford . 
. 12 
14 
12 
12 
13 
12 
13 
12 
12 
12 
14 
13 
151 
Bates . 
. 10 
11 
12 
13 
13 
13 
13 
11 
13 
12 
12 
13 
146 
McKelvey . 
. 14 
11 
13 
10 
11 
13 
10 
14 
13 
13 
14 
14 
150 
Morris . 
. 10 
6 
12 
10 
12 
S 
10 
12 
10 
10 
13 
12 
125 
Cleveland . 
. 6 
8 
11 
7 
9 
9 
9 
7 
9 
9 
U 
10 
105 
Evans . 
. 14 
15 
11 
13 
14 
11 
13 
14 
12 
11 
11 
11 
150 
Springer . 
. 7 
11 
13 
9 
14 
10 
14 
78 
Benson . 
. 9 
15 
13 
ii 
12 
14 
12 
8 
1 L 
9 
8 
8 
130 
Banks . 
. 15 
15 
14 
15 
11 
15 
13 
10 
14 
14 
12 
12 
163 
Skelly . 
. 14 
11 
12 
10 
12 
12 
12 
11 
15 
109 
Corderry . 
13 
11 
10 
11 
45 
April 30, Second Day. 
The weather conditions were unfavorable. There was 
a strong east wind and a heavy rain, all of which were 
detrimental to good scores, although some good scores 
were made. Of the amateurs, McCarty was high average for 
the day with 176 out of 190, the programme consisting 
of six 15 and five 20 target events. Foord was second 
with Lester S. German was high professional 
with 177. 
The conditions for the individual championship w'ere 
100 targets, $2 entrance, open to all members of clubs 
which are members of the State League, providing that 
no non-resident of the State was eligible unless his 
domicile was within ten miles of the grounds of the 
club of which he is a member. For the championship, 
Edwani Banks, of Wilmington, and A. B. Richardson, 
of Dover, tied on 88 out of 100. Wm. M. Focrd was the 
former holder. Class B championship was wen by Wm. 
H. Reed, of Dover, with 84 out of 100. Wallace Minner 
was the former 
holder. 
The 
scores: 
Events: 
i 
9 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
1 argets: 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
Broke. 
German . 
. 14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
13 
19 
IS 
19 
IS 
20 
177 
Richardson .... 
. 9 
12 
13 
11 
13 
11 
18 
17 
17 
19 
17 
157 
McCarty .. 
. 13 
14 
11 
15 
15 
15 
18 
18 
19 
17 
18 
176 
Foord . 
.13 
15 
15 
13 
14 
12 
18 
19 
17 
16 
16 
168 
Keller, Jr _ 
. 9 
8 
11 
S 
36 
A Young . 
. 10 
11 
11 
13 
8 
4 
10 
9 
13 
16 
10 
115 
Butler . 
. 9 
13 
13 
11 
10 
10 
14 
16 
15 
13 
14 
138 
Tansey . 
. 9 
11 
10 
13 
11 
11 
14 
ii 
11 
13 
11 
125 
Reed . 
. 13 
13 
14 
13 
13 
13 
16 
17 
17 
16 
18 
153 
Minner . 
. 10 
ID 
14 
13 
11 
10 
16 
15 
18 
16 
15 
158 
Pratt . 
. 5 
11 
11 
8 
13 
9 
14 
15 
15 
18 
16 
130 
Clark .. 
. 14 
13 
12 
11 
9 
8 
67 
Newcomb . 
. 13 
13 
15 
13 
11 
13 
78 
Ford . 
. 12 
8 
ii 
11 
11 
12 
11 
12 
14 
12 
12 
126 
T S Young.... 
. 12 
11 
13 
13 
14 
13 
14 
17 
17 
18 
17 
159 
McKelvey _ 
. 8 
9 
13 
10 
11 
11 
14 
13 
14 
14 
13 
130 
Morris . 
. 12 
13 
13 
11 
13 
13 
13 
11 
17 
9 
16 
141 
Evans . 
. 12 
7 
11 
9 
8 
11 
11 
13 
14 
12 
17 
125 
McHugh .. 
. 12 
12 
13 
11 
14 
10 
12 
14 
16 
17 
9 
140 
Benson . 
. 10 
7 
10 
8 
9 
7 
9 
7 
13 
11 
10 
101 
Bates . 
. 12 
12 
13 
14 
12 
10 
13 
17 
14 
15 
18 
150 
Crane . 
. 13 
13 
12 
10 
14 
11 
17 
13 
17 
14 
11 
145 
Corderry . 
. 14 
12 
14 
10 
12 
11 
12 
13 
13 
14 
10 
135 
Roser . 
. 12 
10 
10 
13 
13 
14 
16 
16 
17 
18 
15 
155 
Ellison . 
. 10 
7 
9 
26 
Roberson . 
. 12 
14 
11 
11 
14 
12 
15 
15 
13 
12 
129 
Willis . 
. 10 
8 
12 
10 
17 
14 
18 
14 
i6 
119 
Tuchton . 
. 8 
10 
9 
9 
9 
6 
14 
10 
14 
8 
3 
100 
Maris . 
11 
14 
15 
12 
13 
65 
Dands . 
9 
12 
7 
9 
14 
13 
14 
12 
90 
Warren . 
10 
9 
13 
13 
13 
13 
i3 
84 
Simon . 
12 
io 
14 
15 
16 
17 
12 
96 
Banks . 
19 
17 
17 
17 
18 
88 
Springer . 
13 
12 
11 
12 
11 
59 
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association. 
Bradford, Pa., April 30.—The programme for the 
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association shoot, which 
will be held on our grounds May 25, 26, 27 and 28, are 
now ready for mailing, and can be had by addressing 
the corresponding secretary. The Bradford Gun Club 
expects to make this one of the best shoots held in the 
East, and we are expecting a large attendance, and will 
be able to handle all comers, as we are going to set five 
Leggett traps. 
Our grounds are nicely located. We have fifteen-minute 
car service, and cars run to the entrance of the grounds. 
Mr. L. J. Squier will manage the shoot. We will have 
one of the finest merchandise events the P. S. S.,. A. 
boys ever contested for. All that we ask for is the 
shooters and good weather, and our members will do 
the rest. R. S. Pringle, Cor. Scc’y. 
The Western Boosters’ Trapshooting Association. 
Anaconda, Mont.—A number of enthusiastic trapshoot¬ 
ers met in Livingston, Mont., to consider the best way 
to boost the shooting game in the Northwestern States. 
The result was the formation of the Western Boosters’ 
Trapshooting Association; dues $1 per year. It was 
agreed to hold a tournament once a year in some town 
of the following States: Montana, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, 
Washington, Idaho and California. The first shoot to be 
held in Anaconda, Mont., on Sept. 8 , 9 and 10. This 
shoot is not confined to Westerners. We hope our East¬ 
ern friends will come in force and see what can be done 
under Western management and Western conditions. 
Anaconda has the reputation of being the best tourna¬ 
ment town in Montana. It has a local gun club with an 
active membership of thirty-five. The traps will be placed 
in front of one of the finest grand stands in the West. 
The space beneath the grand stand will be used for the 
secretary's office, lunch counter, and for dressing rooms 
for the shooters. The grounds are only fine minutes from 
the hotel by electric railway. The hotel accommodations 
are excellent and prices reasonable. 
All prizes in cash. No medals or other trophies to be 
shot for. Ten events each dav at 20 birds each, and 
birds trapped 2 cents each; $5 added money for.each bird, 
or $100 for each event. Sixteen yards rise. No handicap, 
money divided, 20 per cent, to first place, 20 per cent, 
to second, 20 per cent, to third, 20 per cent, to fourth, 
and 20 per cent, to fifth. Rules of the Interstate Asso¬ 
ciation (of which this is a registered tournament) to 
govern; $100 additional to be divided $50, $30, $20, between 
the three high guns for the shoot. 
Mr. James H. Cochran will have charge of the office, 
insuring prompt returns. The results of each event will 
be posted a few minutes after the last shot is fired. 
Entries for the whole shoot solicited. Settlements made 
in cash for every event at the close of the shoot, or at 
the close of the tournament, to suit the convemence of 
the shooters; $3,100 in gold added. We expect 300 shoot¬ 
ers to take part in the tournament, but can accommo¬ 
date as many more. Mr. James L. Head, the U. M. C. 
representative, will be ground manager. The grounds 
will be open for practice two days before the tournament. 
The officers of the Association are: President, P. T. 
Holahan. Twin Falls, Idaho; Vice-President, C. II. Smith, 
Butte, Mont.; Secretary-Manager, J. S. Boa, Salt Lake 
City, Utah; Custodian, Eugene F. Confarr, Livingston, 
Mont.; Local Manager, E. P. Mathewson. Anaconda, 
Mont.; Local Secretary, James II. Cochran, Anaconda, 
Mont. 
Mentclair—Princeton University. 
Princeton, N. J., May 2.—The Montclair Gun Club 
were the visitors at Princeton to-dav, and shot a return 
match with the university team. , The home team was 
handicapped by not having one of its best men present, 
he being sick, while three others of the team were away. 
The home team shot four men, 100 targets per man. 
while the visitors shot eight men, 50 targets per man. 
The latter were victorious with 28 targets to the good. 
Twice during the progress of the match severe rain 
squalls interfered with good scores, the contestants get¬ 
ting thoroughly soaked. 
The visiting team made the trip from Montclair to 
Princeton in four automobiles, Colquitt using his new 
Stoddard-Deyton racer, while Allan took along his new 
60 H.-P. Thomas. The distance, including stops, was 
covered in something less than two hours. The Mont¬ 
clair men all rendezvoused at the Princeton Inn, and 
after dinner. 
went down 
to the grounds 
of 
the home 
club for a little preliminary practice. 
Princeton 
University 
Team. 
Wood . 
19 18 
90 
16—75 
Westerhaver 
21 22 
17 
21—81 
Latta . 
21 18 
16 
22—77 
Spring . 
21 13 
15 
16—65—298 
Montclair 
Gun Club 
Team. 
Allan . 
24 
23—47 
Colquitt _ 
24 
21-45 
16 
16—32 
Winslow .... 
17 
17—34 
99 
22 44 
18 
21—39 
Dukes . 
23 
20—43 
Boxall . 
23 
19-42—326 
Edward Winslow. 
Whiteville Gun Club. 
Whiteville, Tenn.. April 28.—The Whiteville Gun 
Club held their first shoot of the season April 27. at which 
some excellent scores were made. Karl Butcher, a lad 
of fifteen years, shooting at targets for the first time, 
broke 22 out of his first 25, and 43 out of 50, a score 
many an older hand at the game might well feel proud of. 
Dr. IT. II. Davis, of the local club, well deserved the 
congratulations he received on breaking 25 straight, while 
all regretted the fact that the popular Mr. M. A. VVebb 
was forced to confine himself to the scoring on account 
of a severe headache. 
Bill Parker, president of the club, looked after the 
traps, and saw that everybody had a good time, holding 
down both jobs to perfection. 
Messrs. Kinney, of Brownsville, Tenn.. and Plummer, 
of the trade, enjoyed the hospitality of the club to the 
limit, and join with all present in wishing the Whiteville 
Gun Club all success and pleasure for the coming season. 
Following are the scores: 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
*P B Plummer.. 
75 73 
Karl Butcher.. 
..50 43 
Dr H H Davis. 
75 70 
T B Cross. 
.. 25 21 
G A Kinney.... 
75 63 
Pete Prewitt . 
.. 25 17 
J R Tisdale. 
75 62 
Whit Grady .. 
..25 14 
*lrade representative. 
P. B. P. 
New York State Shoot. 
Syracuse, N. Y., April 29.—Permit me, through your 
columns to call the attention of the many New York 
State trapshooters who are numbered among your sub¬ 
scribers, to the annual tournament of New York State 
Sportsmen's Association which will be held this year in 
Elmira, N. Y., June ID, 11 and 12. 
The increased interest manifested at the very success¬ 
ful annual shoot held in Syracuse last year and the fine 
schedule of events outlined for the E.mira tournament 
lead me to believe that there will be a splendid attend¬ 
ance of shooters at Elmira. 
We have been fortunate enough to secure the services 
as cashier of Mr. Luther J. Squier, originator of the 
Squier money-back system, which was employed so sat¬ 
isfactorily a year ago in Syracuse and will obtain at this 
year’s tournament. 
The grounds of the Elmira Club are particularly well 
adapted to a large tournament, being well equipped with 
buildings for the comfort and convenience of the shoot¬ 
ers, who will have a north light and a perfect sky line, 
with conditions all favorable for high scores. 
The Elmira shooters are a hospitable, whole-hearted 
bunch of good fellows; the hotels of Elmira furnish 
excellent accommodations, and it has also been inti¬ 
mated to me that the beautiful new club house of the 
Century Club, just across the street from the City Hall, 
where the annual meeting of the Association will be 
held on the evening of June 9, will be thrown open to 
the visiting sportsmen. Everything therefore points to 
an enjoyable meet. 
Now one final word with regard to the annual meet¬ 
ing. Occurring on the evening previous to the begin¬ 
ning of the tournament, it should be possible for every 
member of the Association who attends the latter to be 
present, also at the meeting and take part in its delib¬ 
erations. I wish to urge every member who attends the 
tournament to- be present at the annual meeting and 
bring a good suggestion. 
H. W. Smith, 
President New York State Sportsmen’s Assn. 
Bergen Beach Gun Club. 
Bergen Beach, L. I., May 2.—There was some wind 
with a murky eky. The weather gradually thickened till 
the close of the* shoot, when rain set in. Mr. Young, of 
Chicago, was easily the star performer of the meeting. 
Scores: 
Events: 
i 
2 
3 
4 
5 
'6 
7 
Targets: 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
10 
Schoverling . 
. 21 
21 
15 
16 
Young . 
. 24 
24 
25 
24 
23 
21 
8 
Lyman . 
. 16 
21 
19 
14 
15 
Gaughan . 
. 16 
11 
19 
20 
14 
i 2 
Dreyer . 
. 16 
20 
17 
17 
14 
18 
Bergen . 
22 
20 
21 
17 
16 
Fessenden . 
. 14 
17 
14 
16 
Creamer . 
. 20 
20 
23 
20 
18 
Shevlin . 
. 8 
9 
Armitage . 
Morgan . 
. 16 
IS 
13 
20 
14 
. 16 
19 
23 
Birch . 
. 5 
ii 
8 
Grabie . 
12 
16 
19 
Cirqua . 
3 
. 
Armitage . 
17 
18 
20 
Griffith . 
17 
21 
IS 
15 
15 
Scales . 
5 
8 
6 
Duckworth . 
11 
ii 
12 
13 
Damron . 
6 
v oorhies . 
21 
21 
15 
17 
6 
Potter . 
12 
17 
18 
q 
Reynolds . 
16 
Waters . 
1 ° 
6 
11 
Russell . 
14 
8 
13 
Gaughan . 
15 
Griffith . 
23 
Voorhies . 
23 
Match, 25 targets, between Schleiman and Waters, 
standing at the traps. Schleiman was the victor by a 
fine margin, 19 to 14. 
New York Athletic Club—Yale. 
New Haven, Conn., May 2.—The return clay bird shoot 
between the gunners of the New York Athletic Club 
and the Yale University Gun Club, took place to-day at 
New Haven, and resulted, as did the first, in a win for 
the Mercury-foot marksmen, by 22 targets. The match 
was close and interesting throughout. Charley Billings, 
of the N. Y. A. C., was high gun with 91 breaks. Fred 
Pelham, a close second with 90, a bad third round 
spoiling a great score—a spectator walking in front of 
the traps as he was about to pull the trigger, put him 
out of his time, and he dropped to 19. Hebbard, of 
Yale,' with 88 , was high gun for his team. The scores 
in detail and the order of men at traps follow. Tilt’s 
shells did not arrive in time, and he shot with a different 
load than the one he was accustomed to. 
Yale. 
Gosnell . 18 21 21 18— 78 
Dickey . 22 15 24 19— 80 
Trudeau . 18 16 24 18— 76 
Thaw . 21 20 22 19— 82 
Hebbard . 20 23 21 24— 88 
l’ugsley . 21 21 22 21— S5 
120 116 134 119 487=81 1-2% 
N. Y. A. C. 
Tilt ...'.... 16 22 19 19— 76 
O’Donohue . 18 20 21 23— 82 
Elias . 21 22 20 21—'84 
Billings . 24 23 22 22— 91 
Pelham . 24 23 19 24— 90 
Hodgman . 21 20 23 24— 88 
124 130 124 133 511=85 1-6% 
