806 

Delaware State Shoot. 
WitmincTon, Del., May 11.—The second annual spring 
tournament of the Delaware State Trapshooters’ League 
was held on the grounds of the Wawaset Gun Club, this 
city, on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, the 
S9th and 10th insts. Two much more unpleasant days for 
the sport could hardly have been selected, both days 
being cold, raw and windy, while the first day was 
marred sadly by heavy and consistent rainstorms during 
the greater portion of the day. The influence of the 
weather had unquestionably a great deal to do with the 
comparatively poor attendance. Still a total of fifty-one 
shooters took part in the first day’s programme, while 
Sehts One tried their hands at the traps on the second 
ay. 
The club’s management, deeming the weather rather 
uncertain, and, wishing to be prepared not only for a 
good crowd but also for a temporary stoppage of pro- 
ceedings by rain, had installed a third Leggett trap for 
emergencies, and found their forehandedness of much 
value on the second day. Charles North, of the Chamber- 
lin ‘Yarget & Cartridge Co., was on hand to look after the 
traps, but his services were so little required, that he got 
out his gun and tried to break a few of his company’s 
elusive bluerocks. Luther J. Squier, assisted by Barney 
Elsesser, who hails from York, Pa., and who is a great 
aid to any one in the cashier’s office, ran the shoot, and 
kept things moving nicely, notwithstanding the difficul- 
ties in that line that are always in evidence in any shoot 
run under the “sliding handicap.” ‘Bob’ McArdle was 
chief squad hustler, and he had a capable corps under 
him. As for referees, scorers, étc., they were always in 
their places and no delay occurred owing to their de- 
fections. In short, the shoot was well run, and on each 
day the cashier’s office was in good shape early to pay 
off. This, of course, refers only to the individual win- 
nings, not to the reimbursement of those who shot 
through the programme and who failed to ‘“‘win out.” 
Losers Paid their Losses in Full. 
After the shoot was over, Luther Squier went over the 
books and figured how each man who had shot through 
the programme had come out. Balancing up, he found 
that the fund provided for the purpose, had enough in 
it to recoup each man who had shot through the pro- 
gramme and who had failed to win out his entrance, the 
entire amount of his losses in that respect. Checks for 
same were mailed promptly, and will no doubt be re- 
garded gratefully. 
The sliding handicap played havoc with the scores, so 
far as percentages went. A. B. Richardson, of Dover, 
Del., and E. C. Griffith, of Pascoag, R. I., being tied 
for high average with 159 breaks out of 180 shot at. 
. A. R. Elliott went out with one less, or 158; William 
opkins, of Aqueduct, L. I., N. Y., being in third place 
with 157. That Elliott had a swell chance to win first 
average is shown by the score he made in the last event, 
when he struck a snag and broke only 10 out of 15, and 
yet finished but one behind the leaders. 
The entries averaged nearly 45 in each event, a total of 
7,995 targets being thrown during the day. Scores were: 
First Day, May 9. 
AMATEURS. 
Events: Weigoe,) SOF Te Se9 10 Le 
Targets: 15151515 15 15 15 15 1515 15 15 atone Brk: 
Moxley .... 13 12 1412 12 12121815 914 10 180 148 
McHugh .. 1213 11 141013131210121410 180 144 
Pratt: tcc Me 944 2 St as 2 eas 180 144 
Mirko tas cee IDS eel 4 10 14 Ona 8s ae 180 140 
Bissett . 13914 10 14.13 12.14 13°11 13) 12 12 180 36: 151 
German .... 141412 1511181311141114 9 180 1651 
Woord! wo.cne 14 11°14 12 14 19.12 12 1351312 12 180 151 
Richardson. 11 14 12 15 14 12 14 14 14 12 12 15 180 159 
Ludwig’ .... 13 13 11 12 18 12:13 11 12 9 14°11 180 144 
Reed ...... 12 10 15 12 13 13 14 10 15 11 15 12 180 152 
Batripecse en 1212 91213 8121311101411 180 137 
Gentes. nae 12 121014121114 8 14121010 180 139 
Martin 811.1411 9°510°10"10/1011 10%: 165 114 
Bord seesces 9.12 1098 14 OM 13 oa ee SO enon 
Griffith . 15 13 14 15 14 10 14 13 15 12 14 10 180 159 
Chew. .cc.ar 13141235 10 Vee AS ae ae eel 8) me. 
PLETCy acne 12121112141831414151114 9 186 151 
Hopkins ... 12 12 14 14 14 12 12 13 14 14 12 13 180 157 
Muldoon .. 1313 1510131014 912111412 180 146 
Dewis) tee eI? AIS Pool On Lia Oota oko ant 180 128 
McKelvey.. 131213 141511111211141211 180 149 
Wagner .... 14 11 14 12 14 12 13 15 11 13 11 12 180 8152 
Godwin .... 9131210 9 9141014 9 912 180 130 
Newcomb.. 11 11 14 13 14 11 13 14 11 11 14 13 180 150 
Springer...) 6/13,10°10 13 TL A281 12 11) F180 134 
Marcy <cswee 13:13 12 11 12:10 14.13 12 81510 180 143 
Hunter .... 13 1410 14 12 11 911 1411 15 11 180 145 
TLupwsh ‘<0 913) 5812 1112 1114 ets 180 139 
Lindsay |... 22 LOUS 12 12 1310 14 10010 1948 180 1385 
Hoffman .. 13 1411 10 11 12 12 1114131411 180 146 
Melchior .. 1214 913111114 9131113 9 180 139 
Huber ct ties 1212 1112101112 912101110 180 182 
Mathewson 2. 18 401512 10) See eee 90 68 
Pennington 13 12 12 13 13 10 13 11 12 10 10 11 180 140 
Knipe os: sare DA 10 i 14 OMS Tao a 1013 180 139 
Townsend, © ca, 08ers Go leceee ae peeeoto 30 22 
Husbands.. ai veleh Oe utas bee eto aan Ok 45 19 
Malone eet Le See 1 Oe Or aa. 105 58 
PHartlove $222. “nto seine seretia Orem 30 14 
Mitchell 20 us au) Ney teenies ln Ons 45 22 
MeArdle. uss ius ceeulesPte tenitene en OF See 15 6 
W Mathewson. .. AAG rite Weed red Pa 15 9 
PROFESSIONALS. 
PATI OtED etctare 14.15 13 15 18 14 13.15 12 1212410 180 ~ 158 
Hawkins ... 1412 15 15 18 11 13 11 14 11 11 12 180 §6©152 
Skellvas oes 15 12.15 11 14 14 12 10 13 18 12 13 180 154 
Banks eo. 12 15 14 12 11 11 14 13 14 10 13 11 180 150 
Butler ieee 12-8. 12 IS-10 At 99:12 140 9d 3 180 §=©182 
Keller, irs. 12 1114 13a ad 4 et O18 180 146 
FE duPont... 12:13 14 11 94 12.15.9110 1443;319 5 180 61) 
LS Relléreicucs es te 6 1s a4 OAS Okt 150 113 
INOTthig. osach cma cotiee been ant neo MOu Ome Sal OO 105 58 
FOREST AND STREAM.) 

Second Day, May 10. 
This day was an improvement over the first, the sun 
coming out at times and warming things up; but still 
the air was chilly enough to make the stove in the club 
house by no means an unpleasant neighbor. The wind, 
too, blew a gale at times, so that straight scores, even 
from the 1l6yd. mark, were a rarity. The attendance was 
much improved, the finer weather and a more attractive 
programme being perhaps responsible for this. Chief 
among the features on the programme was the Wawaset 
Gun Club’s championship trophy, ‘open to any one who 
resides within 200 miles of the club’s grounds at Wil- 
mington, Del.” Second in importance only to the 
above was the contest for the individual championship 
of the State, which was shot in conjunction with the 
contest for the above-named trophy, both events being 
“100 targets per man, l6yds. everybody.” Then there 
was the race for the team championship of the State at 
targets, in which seven teams were entered, and for 
which there was keen competition, the Wilmington Gun 
Club’s team No. 1 coming out on top with a narrow 
margin of 2 breaks more than that scored for the Dover 
team. . Wawaset team No. 1 was beaten 10 targets, but 
landed in third place. 
For the Wawaset Gun Club’s trophy it was anybody’s 
race up to the finish, but in the end Richardson won 
out with 93, Banks being second with 92. In all, there 
were 62 who contested for this trophy, all of whom, 
with the exception of Griffiths, of Rhode Island, were 
eligible to compete. Out of that number Richardson, 
Griffith and Banks were the only ones to score over 90 
per cent., Griffith tying Richardson on 93. J. T. Skelly, 
E. E. duPont, J. M. Hawkins and Lester S. German 
scored 89; W. M. Foord, F. W. Moffett and M. Roser 
88, A. H. Lobb and J. A, R. Elliott 87, J. H. Moxley 86, 
Eugene duPont and Knipe 84, F. Muldoon and Tansy 
83, Marcy, J. W. Hoffman and Pennington 82, George 
Piercy 80. All the rest scored below 80 per cent., a fact 
that goes to show the conditions were severe enough. 
Richardson, of Dover, Del., by virtue of his 983 out of 
100, also won the State championship, so that he now 
has double honors to defend. For the Wawaset trophy 
he was at once challenged by Lester German, of Aber- 
deen, Md., and the match will be shot within the next 
three weeks on the Wawaset Club’s grounds. It was 
cause for much regret that Luther Squier’s busy time 
in the cashier’s office did not permit of his taking part in 
the contest, for he is shooting well enough to give any 
body a run for his money. 
The eleven events on the programme outside the team 
race, had an average of a fraction under 66 entries, a good 
showing indeed, and one with which the club was well 
satisfied. In all, according to the printed scores, 13,930 
targets were thrown on this day, making a grand total 
for the two days of 22,000 targets, less 75. Events 1 to 
6 were at 15 targets each, sliding handicap; events 7 to 
11 were all at 20 targets, everybody at l6yds., and these 
five events constituted the 100 targets for the Wawaset 
trophy and for the individual championship of the 

State. Scores were: 
AMATEURS. 
Events: 1) 2 See Oe 6 ie oo 10d eS hos 
Targets 15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 202020 )3«3=s at. ‘~Brk. 
Wager: cress 12 12 12 12 11 13 16191413818 190 152 
Eiunters soe 913 8121010 20141316 9 190 184 
Lewis ccenen cree ONS 10: 10001 11 1417 1451212 S029 
Piercyoecoss. ce 12013) 18) 91212 AS07126 ee 0 eo 
Hopkinst. i.e. 18 1113 1511 111616131416 190 149 
Moxley ....... 121218 814141719161618 190 159 
Godwittes cance SMO) (86) 1b Shiels Se COU too 
McHugh ..... 14,914 §$ 8141317141913 100 ° 148 
Icindsayeroecies 11 9141013101616151415 190 143 
Edmonson)... 21) olen ott 6 16 distort ao 190 137 
Moffett ....... 12131115 10101918181617 190 159 
GChewikicseee nc 12° 9 40 11014 17 18 1251814 90 147, 
Geitnthie eset 138 10 13 13 15 141819181919 190 171 
Bissett Saitestacs 12 11°13 12 1313 18:17 12°17 13" 190 | 161 
Melchior ..... 1210121013121615161616 190 148 
Germanerecesse vey le ee i eee ake lea aks eae ali 
Koord mn ce sects 13 910131411 1819181518 190 158 
Richardson ... 14151312 13 141918191819 190 174 
Reéedies. saicceees 1211 181115 71818161014 190 150 
McKelvey .... 10101112 14101714121617 190 148 
Gent. 12 10 11 11 11 10 13 11 138 14 11 190 127 
Huber 141211 12 9181617151516 -190 150 
Pratt tect eo 20) 11° 9 1113514 14:14 16 16°18 190 142 
Marcy 12,10 13 16 “S42 17 18 12. 1S 17 eSO 15S 
Bord Sta nicet ets 11 10 10 11 10 10 17 12 11 16 15 190 133 
Pennington ... 9111013 10121717171813 190 147 
AUSY © wicelelscscicte 11 13 1012 10 141716141719 1980 1538 
PLofsemaniparcice 141013 11 12131718 161517 190 156 
Muldoon ..... 14 8131113101417161817 190 151 
ROSEG a acesw sakes 13)9:14:13' 13/43 18:16 17 17,20. 190" 163 
WWairkcebeclmeceles ST AZ AD 13 A307 1112 15 190 ee tot 
Knipe measse:ces 12.1 181042 ST AT AG SG ee SOR bt 
Giftord “227.0 OWS) 96110058 1019s SO ee 
Tobbs).aeesecse 1210121112 101817181717 190 164 
Simonipe.ceeec. 12131110 6 918315151514 190 138 
James fe cmoccren O°12 1-610 8, aes eae 75 50 
Aumach ...... TZ AZ Ao Obls Lekieloens) 10 One OO mae 
Bart. ceases cake 14 9111211101518161416 190 146 
Godwin SC Eee Ss LO" ees ees 30 18 
Watson acces weovacbscivees «lesan ase al Ouloais 60 29 
McGovern Mincccme s. ascites (ie ce nce Limer 20 17 
Smith! Oaaeere eee Re ee LOT BF 40 17 
Massey é - 1512141415 100 70 
Springer ...... Sophia pales 4b 100 66 
Koerner Joy aw eee bss acetal ake 1D eee t OO) 57 
BOSS. Riise cuteree) ate tae ate ovo dead oy a Oohre meme 40 21 
Ewing to voc citys nee) os, ER LO al Dinee ee 40 33 
Townsend . 1814121514 100 73 
Dayett Melts (se Serge cece 20 9 
Armstrong eerie Lo! TZ sete te tee 30 25 
Sweeney. sc cece ce Oecciee 9 diets 1551319 12 130 85 
Husband SaaO:.. RECCSEP AE eee 15 
Grubb. iisoeeen acsteceee 2 11 13)98.15 13.15 7 9145 3104 
Hartlove ..... 120 8 Set. OG ieee orem nts 90 59 
Mrs* Parky.... 10) 8 1012510 JOG Hb 9 15 1 e190 e127, 
Williams ..... 465450 8 <del eee oe 90 31 
Kubns' 7 once 5 6 7 4 8 911141011 9 £190 94 
[May 19, 1906. 
Tuchton. ss. 1210111212 81314161614 190 188 
Buck “eines oe 214013 DAS al oats cteeee 60 39 
Erance seicceucc 138 7131414111315141412 190 140 
Edmonson *..ccl) Vie SulO Ro aa camer eee 90 59 
Morrisey .kace 10 81018 91114 7 91410 190 115 
Rietter< svstive 8 91010138 81015181711 190 124 
Dr: Buch. ncceas: 20:20 09 touklae ctreatas 2 erate 45 32 
Eivalis < aeaiseam eleeniehee 914181518151711 145 108 
Hosinger ti.) 7.9 1010 90 ae ee ee 90 58 
F Mathewson. 10 911 9 9111416151012 190 126 
Warren ......- 12. sede ws os 1) Tae 82 
W “Mathewson .. «./10 11 5) 9 .. 2 eee 60 35 
Bumstead » bh W112 ee 60 46 
PROFESSIONALS. 
TT. Kelleticmecte 141015 7 14 11 18 2a 150 «§=6113 
A duPonte.c.. ce ole selon Sseces de Mma oes 70 
E duPont .... .. .- 12 14 161247 1716S M6 oo 
Elliott. geeks 12 14111413111619171916 190 162 
Hawkins ..... 13 11 14 15 14 14 201715 2017 190 ©6170 
Skelly sseraces 18 12 181413131918 161818 190 168 
Banksroemesesce 12 12 1215 10 141918181918 190 167 
Butletan scamees 18 9101011101714131815 199 14 
T Keller, Jr..°12 9 11 1213 11 1611 Ib i455 1905 135 
E duPont .... 1213 141512141917181718 190 169 
The five-man team race for the State championship re- 
sulted as follows: 
Wilmington No. 1. Wawaset No. 2. 
McHugh ..... 18 17—35 Dr Buck .....22 15—37 
Lobb iacsseees 24 2448 Melchior ..... 25 18—43 
Mathewson ..18 16—34 Efiaber Openers 21 17—38 
Burroughs ...21 19—40 Tarchtongeesaet 16 8—24 
Townsend ....19 22—41—198 Lindsay .....16 18—34—176 
Dover. Blue Ball. 
Richardson ..25 283—48 Ewing {acces 20 18—38 
Reed Ssscsceee 24 16—40 Grubb ees: 15 11—26 
Cleaver. ~. cesta. 18 18—36 Bailliicctescieiee 22 20—42 
E\yans een. 22 15—37 Warren i... 19 16—35 
Karki errr sec 21 14--85—196 Simon’ snr ..14 14—28—169 
Wawaset No. 1. Wilmington No. 2. 
Foord iccscne 23 19—42 Stidharm ieee. 21 14—35 
McKelvey 21 17—38 Koerner .....13 11—24° 
ROSer aac en 21 17—38 Kendall ......10 12—22 
Edmundson _ .18 17—35 Massey .......21 18—34 
Back= see ne 21 14-35—188 Hartlove .....13 12—25—144 
Newark. 
ELOSSING er ss eciiciees 16 5—21 McGovern ...22 14—36 
G Edmundson....16 12—28 Lodge .......18 9-—27—141 
AATMIStrOn gy bicelles 11 18—29 
Bobace 
Boston Gun Club. 
Bosten, Mass., May 9.—Wind and plenty of it worked 
havoc with Boston Gun Club trapshooting scores to-day 
for about two hours, and then dropping from 40-mile an 
hour to a mere nothing allowed some of the regulars to 
put in straight scores by the bushel. 
Dickey, with a run of 93 straight breaks, an 88 per 
cent. average, easily led for individual honors, though 
for the majority of events Roy hung on like a good 
one, a bad time on the 16yd. line which is usually like 
strawberries for him, being responsible for the extra 
five misses. 
Hugh Bain traveled all the way from Providence to 
join us, and had the honor of the only straight scuie 
made during the high wind, which was a good feat to 
do to say the least. A bad start prevented what other- 
wise would have been an 85 per cent. average, seven of 
the misses being in the first part of the first event. : 
Powers and Freeman had the stage to themselves in 
the prize match and easily made scores worthy of the 
experts. Roy came next in line with 25, which, though 
a good score, was no help to him in the totals, as 27 is 
his low score. 
Next week will see the end of the match and good 
shooting should result with Roy, Griffiths and Powers 
in line at present just a bird difference between them. 
Capt. Woodruff turned up, as usual, at the end of the 
afternoon, with his 10 straight—a regular thing on the 
programme for some time past and probably to come. 
The scores: 


Events 1 2.84 16 taleseeee 
Targets 15 10 15 10 15 15 10 10 15 10 =~ Ay. 
Dickey. | Qi scneteastaes 12 912 811 13 10 10 15 10 .880 
ROW SIO Dacca laa ne ll 912 832 Beene -840 
Kirkwood), 20........:.. 11 812 8 8131010 12:10 815 
Bain ei sicencscsee stone 8 81310 91210 912 9 -800 
Prank (Oe tam. c cca 138 712 5y8 ito 9 tee - 784 
mith, JOM emcee cnemnere ll 7-8 829 Tike tees 736 
Parichtirstey 16 tenenesr one 11 611 8 811 4712 9  .696 
PowdrelllGuessseceeen. 11 510 610947 Sei eeo 
BrownteiG.te..cseeneee 5 710 S10 1059 iit .664 
Burns, el Siacseccnceesate 6 5 8 6 5 910 310 7 592 
Freeman; 21.6, ie. sie. serene 11 9 12.07: 12-14 363 eee -780 
Ford 16) savtecuseseaseseeince 12.71 1239) Gales -760 
Woodrufis 17 @accncetnce 13 6 10: 81011610 -740 
Hay clGMeccomeate tase 9 7 9 “(0 d2a0 ieee -T10 
Kawop, 16 ... oe 6 5 12549910 eee 575 
Massure, 16 .. Peers ee i Sey, 653 
McPhee, 16 ... os ee (0 SIS MTZ -453 
Biya 16 rere aer 4:6 8 2356 cieeeeeneeeee -400 
Powerss 16 ircstcslion tes aanmecmere § 14.18 382 Onecare .867 
Gleason Le rena. wesc aeons 8 6.1250 eo seeneee -672 
Bell, (20) 2aecck tan attiacce eee 4.53 “Scenes -280 
Merchandise Match; distance handicap: 
Yds: vith Yds. T’tl. 
Battie die stccec sic 16 21 Brown ..c6es ano 
ROWERS” Gasecseet 16 27 Woodruff ....... 17 21 
Freeman, sce 16 26 Smith Sisce eee 19 20 
OVA es ce eee 19 25 McPhee 2iceest 16 20 
Dickey = yctmereee 21 24 Frank +40 beeene ae 19 
Powdrell 24 Parkhurst’ ...... 16 19 
Gleason ... 23 19 
Hordiencsen 23 19 
Fayites-scomstnecte 22 14 
Kirkwood ...... 20 21 
