June 20, 1908.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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(US) ammunition Goes to England 
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 
In Co-Operation 
With The 
NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE 
Hibbs Building, Washington, D. C., June 5, 1908. 
United States Cartridge Company, Lowell, Mass.: 
GENTLEMEN: We have the honor to submit herewith the report of the committee from the executive committee of the 
National Rifle Association of America which had in charge the test of ammunition to determine what should be used by the 
American team in the International Olympic Rifle Matches, to take place in England in July of this year. 
The result of the test which was conducted with great care and under careful supervision, representatives of the three companies 
submiting ammunition being continuously present, was as follows: 
Grand aggregate, mean vertical deviation, of all record shots fired: 
1st. The United States Cartridge Co., 180 grain bullet . . 2.83 in. 
2nd. The United States Cartridge Co., 150 grain bullet . . 3.14 in. 
3rd. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., 190 grain bullet . . 4.12 in. 
4th. Union Metallic Cartridge Co., 180 grain bullet . . 5.02 in. 
5th. Union Metallic Cartridge Co., 202 grain bullet . . 5.02 in. 
The committee has therefore chosen the United States Cartridge Company 180 grain bullet cartridge as the ammunition to be 
used by the team. 
(Signed) WILLIAM P. HALL, Brigadier General, U. S. A. 
(Signed) LAURASON RlGGS, Brigadier General, Maryland National Guard. 
(Signed) JAMES A. DRAIN, Brigadier General, National Guard of Washington. 
MANUFACTURED BY 
UNITED STATES CARTRIDGE COMPANY. Lowell. Mass.. U.S. A. 
497-503 Pearl St., 35-43 Park St., New York. 268 Market St., San Francisco. 
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Covert . 
M R Brown. 
Wootten .... 
Kelsey . 
Hookway ... 
Phillips .... 
1 Ciay . 
I Mills . 
Welles . 
Dietzer .... 
Talcott . 
Wilson . 
’ Bernhard .. 
Shorey . 
Kelier, Sr. 
Hooke . 
Corfiel d. 
Schorty .... 
Curtis . 
McMurchy 
Morris . 
H W Smith 
Wheeler ... 
Brugman .. 
Bostwick 
Glover . 
Apgar . 
Fanning ... 
Stevens 
Gilbert . 
Dickey . 
Doremus .. 
Darton . 
Nichol . 
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12 12 12 14 13 
14 14 14 14 15 
10 15 13 11 13 
14 13 13 14 12 
14 13 14 13 11 
7 13 7 10 7 
14 15 14 15 15 
13 12 14 13 13 
12 9 14 12 15 
9 9 12 11 10 
10 12 12 13 14 
14 12 11 12 13 
13 13 12 14 12 
13 12 13 10 11 
13 1.3 12 14 14 
14 13 13 12 11 
14 11 13 11 13 
13 12 13 12 15 
11 13 12 15 11 
14 13 13 12 14 
12 13 14 13 13 
14 13 14 12 15 
12 11 10 11 13 
14 15 14 13 13 
14 12 14 15 14 
15 13 14 14 13 
14 14 15 12 14 
15 15 13 14 15 
13 14 12 14 13 
14 12 13 12 14 
14 15 14 15 15 
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15 14 12 14 14 
9 10 12 15 12 
10 10 14 15 16 
19 19 20 16 17 
15 16 19 17 17 
18 16 18 18 15 
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18 17 18 19 17 
17 17 18 14 17 
17 16 15 15 15 
10 12 11 11 11 
19 14 15 18 18 
19 15 15 17 18 
15 16 18 18 18 
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17 20 17 18 16 
17 14 12 13 16 
17 16 17 17 15 
16 14 17 13 15 
18 Yl 11 15 19 
16 IS 17 17 16 
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17 13 19 17 20 
16 18 18 17 16 
19 17 18 18 20 
19 20 18 19 18 
18 17 IS 19 17 
19 17 20 19 20 
20 18 20 17 19 
15 19 19 17 19 
IS 13 13 16 14 
20 18 16 19 19 
9 11 12 10 6 
128 
58 
140 
162 
146 
151 
153 
96 
162 
148 
140 
106 
145 
146 
149 
142 
154 
135 
144 
140 
142 
150 
151 
154 
142 
161 
163 
158 
164 
166 
155 
139 
165 
95 
DEAN RICHMOND CUP. 
Members of first and second teams. 
Blandford . 
.15 
14 
14 
13 
14 
18 
11 
20 
16 
19 
154 
Bedell . 
. 13 
10 
13 
13 
13 
17 
18 
17 
16 
13 
143 
Stephenson . 
. 13 
12 
12 
13 
13 
17 
17 
19 
17 
16 
149 
Hendrickson .... 
.13 
14 
12 
13 
15 
20 
14 
19 
17 
17 
154 
Durston . 
. 13 
13 
13 
14 
10 
17 
17 
16 
16 
17 
146 
Kelly ;. 
. 12 
13 
12 
13 
12 
15 
20 
18 
17 
13 
145 
Billings . 
. 14 
10 
15 
11 
15 
17 
19 
13 
IS 
IS 
150 
Hopkins . 
. 12 
13 
10 
13 
11 
17 
12 
19 
17 
16 
140 
J Martin . 
.14 
15 
15 
14 
15 
IS 
19 
19 
20 
19 
168 
O’Donohue . 
. 11 
11 
13 
14 
14 
19 
16 
17 
18 
16 
149 
Hilliker . 
. 13 
13 
9 
11 
14 
16 
18 
16 
IS 
17 
145 
Mason . 
. 12 
11 
13 
12 
11 
15 
16 
17 
17 
IS 
142 
Wright . 
. 13 
1 1 
14 
15 
14 
19 
18 
18 
17 
17 
159 
Dailey . 
. 12 
12 
14 
9 
10 
16 
17 
19 
19 
17 
145 
Fish . 
. 12 
13 
14 
12 
11 
16 
11 
14 
16 
IS 
137 
Andrews . 
. 11 
9 
8 
8 
8 
13 
17 
12 
11 
13 
110 
Bryan . 
.12 
9 
11 
9 
13 
16 
15 
16 
14 
IS 
133 
Crew . 
. 9 
12 
9 
9 
13 
14 
19 
15 
15 
13 
128 
Considine . 
. 9 
12 
8 
9 
8 
13 
16 
13 
11 
10 
109 
C W Brown. 
. 9 
13 
11 
14 
1 1 
19 
17 
IS 
19 
1G 
150 
H C Brown. 
. 14 
11 
13 
13 
I 1 
16 
18 
19 
17 
20 
154 
Steves . 
. 12 
7 
11 
13 
12 
13 
13 
18 
17 
16 
132 
Lake . 
. 12 
13 
14 
13 
13 
1G 
15 
16 
17 
16 
145 
Mayhew . 
.14 
14 
14 
14 
13 
15 
15 
17 
IS 
17 
151 
Peck . 
. 10 
13 
11 
11 
13 
13 
12 
12 
15 
14 
124 
Demarest . 
. 15 
11 
13 
12 
14 
19 
IS 
20 
17 
13 
152 
Kniskern . 
.13 
12 
14 
11 
12 
18 
19 
17 
19 
19 
154 
Way . 
.12 
12 
13 
11 
13 
14 
13 
16 
13 
14 
131 
Briggs . 
. 9 
8 
11 
12 
13 
18 
17 
13 
14 
IS 
133 
Pierce . 
. 11 
10 
11 
12 
11 
14 
12 
13 
17 
15 
126 
Lenane . 
. 13 
11 
13 
12 
13 
16 
16 
15 
13 
12 
134 
Schauffler . 
. 11 
13 
11 
11 
13 
17 
14 
16 
14 
13 
133 
Hodgman . 
. 14 
13 
13 
13 
14 
15 
14 
16 
19 
18 
149 
.12 
14 
10 
14 
12 
14 
14 
15 
20 
9 
134 
Dey . 
.11 
12 
7 
11 
12 
14 
15 
14 
14 
15 
125 
June 11, Second Day. 
The weather was fine, with some wind, which made 
high flyers of many targets. The programme consisted 
of six 15- and three 20-target events, $1.50 and $2 
entrance, and the Golden Jubilee Handicap, 50 targets, 
entrance $5, high guns, ties shot off miss-and-out. The 
manufacturers’ agents’ event was run in conjunction with 
the Jubilee Handicap, $1 entrance, for targets only. 
There were seventy-eight merchandise prizes, ranging in 
value from a $350 piano to a $1.50 prize. The^ Fulton 
Arms Co. donated a $125 gun, the A. H. Fox Co. 
donated a $115 gun, the Lefever Arms Co., Schoverling, 
Daly & Gales, and l’arker Bros., each donated an $80 
gun, after which followed a list of various articles. 
The daily average money was the same as that of the 
first day. 
For the averages, the amateurs had a close race. 
Martin pulled out in the lead, one target ahead of 
Blandford, their scores being 139 and 138 respectively out 
of a possible 150. Five, Conley, Demarest, Hopper, 
Dietzer, and Hodgmari, tied on 137'for third. Corfield, 
Kelsey and Sterling tied on 135. Hilliken and Wright 
tied on 134. ‘“Kelly” and Carpenter tied on 132; Knis- 
kern, 130; Brown, Stephenson and Hendrickson on 131. 
Of the professionals, Apgar and Gilbert tied on 141; 
Elliott 138, Welles 137, Fanning 136, Darton 133, Mc¬ 
Murchy and Glover 131. The scores; 
Events: 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
Targets: 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
20 
20 
20 
Elliott . 
. 12 
14 
13 
13 
14 
15 
20 
20 
17 
138 
Morrison . 
. 14 
9 
14 
13 
9 
9 
16 
11 
17 
112 
Wagner . 
. 12 
11 
11 
12 
14 
11 
10 
12 
15 
108 
Pumpelly . 
. 13 
13 
15 
13 
13 
13 
15 
16 
17 
128 
Frantz . 
. 13 
13 
13 
13 
13 
12 
13 
18 
17 
125 
Knapp . 
. 11 
12' 
13 
14 
11 
13 
15 
18 
18 
125 
Wadswcrth . 
. 11 
10 
13 
10 
14 
15 
13 
13 
15 
114 
Cottle . 
. 13 
14 
14 
12 
13 
13 
16 
15 
18 
128 
Carpenter . 
. 14 
13 
14 
13 
14 
12 
17 
17 
18 
132 
Green . 
. 14 
11 
13 
9 
13 
13 
18 
18 
12 
121 
Conley . 
. 13 
15 
12 
14 
14 
15 
1G 
18 
20 
137 
Demarest . 
. 13 
14 
15 
15 
12 
13 
18 
18 
19 
137 
Wilcox . 
11 
12 
10 
12 
10 
15 
17 
17 
117 
Spalding . 
. 12 
12 
13 
13 
14 
12 
17 
16 
16 
125 
Waldorf . 
. 12 
10 
14 
10 
10 
6 
16 
17 
15 
110 
Hopper . 
Covert . 
. 15 
14 
14 
14 
13 
15 
18 
17 
17 
137 
. 12 
11 
15 
10 
14 
11 
13 
15 
17 
118 
Dailey . 
. 13 
12 
12 
12 
11 
12 
15 
16 
16 
119 
Wootten . 
. 12 
13 
13 
13 
12 
13 
13 
15 
12 
117 
Kelsey . 
. 15 
15 
14 
11 
14 
13 
19 
18 
16 
135 
]lookway . 
. 12 
13 
12 
11 
S 
12 
16 
14 
10 
108 
Phillips . 
. 10 
13 
14 
14 
13 
13 
15 
14 
16 
122 
Clay . 
. 13 
12 
14 
12 
12 
15 
15 
15 
13 
121 
Mills . 
. 8 
7 
15 
6 
S 
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11 
13 
13 
92 
NEW YORK STATE SHOOT—HIGH AVERAGE WINNERS. 
Messrs. Conley, Kelsey, Martin and Gilbert. 
