APRIL 14, 1906.] 

Wawaset Championship Trophy. 
THE conditions for contesting for the Wawaset Gun 
Club’s championship trophy, which will be shot for on 
May 10 have been named. The shoot for this trophy 
promises to be one of the features of the annual spring 
tournament of the Wawaset Gun Club and the annual 
spring tournament of the Delaware State Trapshooters’ 
League, which will be shot on the Wawaset Club’s 
grounds May 9 and 10. The conditions follow: 
First (a)—This trophy shall be known as the Wawaset . 
Gun Club’s Championship Trophy, and all competitions 
for this trophy shall be ‘open to all’ who reside within 
a circle whose radius is two hundred statute miles, and 
whose center is the club house of the Wawaset Gun Club 
at Wilmington, Del. ’ 
(b) This trophy shall remain the property of the 
Wawaset Gun Club until after the final ownership 
thereof shall have been decided in accordance with the 
conditions hereinafter set forth; and all matters of any 
kind pertaining to challenges, open competitions, for- 
feits, etc., in connection with this trophy shall be passed 
upon and decided by the president, secretary and treas- 
urer of the Wawaset Gun Club, who are hereby con- 
stituted trustees of the said trophy. 
Second—The first competition for this trophy shall be 
held on the grounds of the Wawaset Gun Club, May 10, 
1906, under the conditions (100 targets in strings of 25) 
as set forth in its programme for that date. 
Third—This trophy shall be a challenge trophy, and any 
person duly qualified by residence to compete for same 
may challenge the holder, depositing $10 with the secre- 
tary of.the Wawaset Gun Club to bind the challenge. 
Written notice of the challenge must accompany the 
above deposit. 
Fourth—The holder shall put up the trophy against the 
said $10, and the winner of the contest shall be adjudged 
winner of the money and holder of the trophy. 
Fifth—The holder of the trophy shall have the right 
to name date and place for the challenge contest; but the 
date so set must not be later than three weeks from the 
date of the receipt of the challenge by the secretary of 
the Wawaset Gun Club; neither must the grounds 
selected for the contest be outside the circle above 
described. 
Sixth—In all challenge contests the loser of the match 
shall pay for the targets shot at in the match (ties in- 
einded), but the cost of the targets shall not exceed 1% 
cent each. 
Seventh—If the holder shall forfeit to the challenger, 
such forfeit shall not count as a win on the trophy to 
the challenger, but the latter shall have his deposit of 
$10 returned to him by the trustees of the trophy. 
Eighth—In case the holder of the trophy does not 
receive a challenge for the same within three weeks after 
fe has won it, any gun club whose grounds are located 
within the circle above described may apply for per- 
mission to redeem the trophy from the holder in the sum 
of $10 for the purpose of placing the trophy in open 
competition. This permission shall be granted, provided 
the date set for such open competition is approved of 
by the trustees of the trophy. 
Ninth—In all, there shall be eighteen contests for the 
trophy, open and challenge contests included. When the 
eighteenth contest has heen decided, the Wawaset Gun 
Club shall redeem the trophy from the holder in the sum 
of $10. The trustees of the trophy shall then, in the 
name of the club, set a date for the final competition for 
the trophy, giving four weeks’ notice of the same in 
columns of the sportsmen’s papers. On that date all 
those whose names are inscribed on the trophy as having 
one or more wins to their credit, shall be eligible to 
compete for final ownership. 
Tenth—In all contests for this trophy, both open and 
challenge contests, the number of targets shot at shall 
be 100 per man; and in no contest shall the cost of the 
targets exceed 1% cents each. 
Eleventh—To insure uniformity in the style of engrav- 
ing the names of the winners of the trophy, and thus 
avoid marring its appearance, the name of each winner, 
his score and the date on which he won the trophy shall 
be engraved in a style as similar as possible to that in 
which the name of the winner of the first contest shall 
appear on the plate provided for the purpose. 
Twelfth—Interstate Association rules shall govern all 
contests for the trophy. and all points not otherwise 
covered in these conditions. 
t is a 100-target event. 
Springfield, Mass., Shooting Club. 
Tuts club held a practice shoot on the afternoon of 
March 31, in honor of Gilbert M. Wheeler, and while 
the attendance was not large, some very good scores 
were made, considering the strong wind.that was blow- 
ing, which greatly interfered with the shooting. 
The programme called for 100 targets, and of those 
shooting through the entire programme, Le Noir was 
high gun, breaking 91, a remarkably good score even 
under perfect conditions. Snow finished second high 
with 84, Cheesman third with 80, and Wheeler and 
Kites tied on 77. Wheeler had an off day, and shot 
poorly for him. Never mind, Gil, we know you can 
and have done better many times. Scores by events 
follow: 
Events: Rofo aie =f 2S) 9.101112. Shot 
Targets: 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 15 10 10 25 15 at eoric 
SSTRCHW. cue ee sw Sigel’ 9 14. 289.23 135 116 
Wheeler Ooo nioe 4 At 10.10 32.10 2832 135 . 110 
Cpiemisttetemet. to (1b 96 15 7 11%... 7 12... 135 96 
Le Noir Belie9. 48-8 oe 91D... Tse 2s 110 98 
Cheesman G2 8145812 6.14... 7 ne 110 87 
DeesGtetiveewon ee, «229, 66. 21. °4,.2 12.8 110 49 
UG ToT Ree aes heat! Pal ial Gee | S816". 105 62 
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Paskamanseit Gun Club. 
New Beprorp, Mass.—In spite of the handicap of a 
late spring, the grounds committee of the Paskamansett 
Gun Club, of New Bedford, are already hard at work 
getting their range into perfect condition for a two 
days’ shoot, which they declare will be the event of the 
season among the clubs of New England. 
This meet, which will be the biggest ever held in 
southern Massachusetts or Rhode Island, is scheduled 
to take place Tuesday and Wednesday, May 22 and 23, 
and it is expected by the committee that over one 
hundred shooters, including many of the “cracks” of 
the country will participate. 
The grounds of the Paskamansett Club are among the 
finest in the East. They are situated on the east side of 
a hill, and command an excellent bird’s eye view of the 
citv of New Bedford and the waters of Buzzard’s Bay. 
Everything possible has been done by the officers to 
provide best of apparatus, and it is now equipped with 
two automatic blackbird traps; which will allow the 
throwing of at least 18,000 birds each day of the shoot if 
necessary. new shooting platform has been pro- 
vided, so Jarge that when firing, each man will stand at 
a distance of $ft. from any other contestant. All targets 
are thrown into a clear sky to shoot against. 
The Paskamansett Gun Club grounds have an ad- 
vantage over many of the other ranges, as they are situ- 


walk from the electric car 
ated less than two minutes’ 
3edford and Fall River. 
track, which connects with New 
The cars over this route make connections at the Fall 
River terminus with electric cars from Newport and 
Providence, making it an easy matter for shooters from 
those cities to attend the matches, also at New Bedford 
for shooters from Boston. 
The club has already secured the promises of nearly 
all the paid experts from the larger cities of the country 
to be present at its big meet, at which $250 worth of gold 
and merchandise is offered for prizes. 
Sim Glover, one of the best-known shots of this part of 
the country tested the range recently and declared that 
it was one of the finest he has ever shot over. At this 
test he made a run of 97 out of a possible 100. Besides 
Glover, other experts who have shot over the range and 
who are expected to be present at the two-day match 
are Elliott, Wheeler, Griffith, Mayor Reed, of Man- 
chester, Hibbard and Hughes. 
The officers of the Paskamansett Gun Club for the year 
are William H. Knowles, President; George A. Eggers, 
Captain; Michael Shay, Lieutenant, and E. G. Bullard, 
Secretary. Mr. Bullard’s office is in the Odd Fellow’s 
building. The officers intend to make this season the 
most prosperous one in the club’s career, and are 
planning to hold, besides the big May shoot, matches on 
every holiday and a membership shoot every two weeks 
from now until the close of the season, E. G, BULLARD. 
