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The Southern Handicap. 
Tue Interstate Association’s first Southern Handicap 
Target Tournament was held at Nashville, Tenn., May 
15 to 17, under the auspices of the Cumberland Park 
Gun Club. 
The tournament was the best ever held in Nashville, 
and many experts consider it the best ever held in the 
South. Ninety-five different contestants made entry for 
one or more events, among them being many high- 
class amateurs; in fact, very few tournaments have ever 
been held in any section of the country where so many 
high-class amateurs were present as at this tournament. 
And these amateurs certainly acquitted themselves in a 
creditable manner. It was a most remarkable tourna- 
ment -in many respects, and developed some of the 
highest class shooting ever seen in the South. 
The Cumberland Park Gun Club, which has recently 
been reorganized into one of the strongest in the coun- 
try, amply provided for the affair x the way of equip- 
ment. The shooting lodge, located in the middle of the 
race course, affords ample shelter ror 200 or more con- 
testants; three sets of traps face the north, with a good 
background, and the other appointments are strictly up- 
to date. 
Messrs. Irby Bennett and Charles N. Gilbert, President 
and Secretary respectively of the Cumperland Park Gun 
Club, and the other officers left nothing undone, and 
both contestants and spectators were more than delighted 
at their reception. Lunch was served at the shooting 
lodge each day at noon. Also many enjoyed the hospi- 
tality of the Country Club where an elaborate spread 
was arranged for members and visiting sportsmen by 
Custodian Kelly. 
The office work, which requires considerable skill and 
experience, was efficiently looked after by Mr. George 
H. Hillman, of Nashville. Mr. Hillman had Messrs. 
Charles Penfield, of Memphis; Thomas Cassety, of Nash- 
ville, and J. T. Skelly, of Wilmington, Del., as his 
assistants. 
Chairman Elmer E. Shaner, of Pittsburg, Pa., and Mr. 
C. M. Powers, of Decatur, Ill., were the only members 
of the original Handicap Committee present, and Messrs. 
hea eietce, of VVytheville, Va.; J. EF. Fletcher, of 
Birmingham, Ala., and T. O. Goodbrad, of Mobile, 
“Ala., were selected by the Interstate Association’s Tour- 
nament Committee to act in the place of the absentees. 
May 15, First Day. 
Ideal weather with balmy breezes from the south just 
sufficient to temper the atmosphere without interfering 
with the targets, the brightest of sunshine and a large 
and enthusiastic crowd of participants and spectators, 
were the conditions which ushered in the first day of 
the tournament. Cumberland Park, where many equine 
battles have been fought, never looked prettier, and 
the surrounding hills with their garb of green lent ad- 
ditional charm to the scene which alone was incentive 
sufficient to arouse the contestants to their greatest 
efforts. 
While the tournament was held on historic ground, 
from a racing standpoint, the grandstand, betting ring 
and stables presented a deserted appearance, the scene 
of activity being transferred to the handsome shooting 
lodge of the gun club. Many of the crack shots of the 
country, amateurs and professionals, were on hand ready 
to compete with lesser lights imbued with the laudable 
ambition to shine among the celebrities of the scatter 
gun. 
Some of the help not putting in an appearance, Man- 
ager Shaner refused to start the tournament until the 
gun club first secured a man to fill every position; con- 
sequently, it was 9:40 o’clock before the first gun was 
fired, but from the time the first shot rang out, there was 
a constant cracking of the guns and the sound was 
music to the ears of the old-timers. 
The amateurs were well represented, many of: those 
present having won fame at the traps in hard-fought 
battles decided in different sections of the country. 
Among the more prominent amateurs were the fol- 
lowing: G. M. Collins, Due West, S. C.; P. C. and 
Guy Ward, Walnut Log, Tenn.; G. L. Lyon, Durham, 
N. C.; G. Tf. Henderson, Tampa, Fla.; Ed. Foust, 
Warren, Ind.; J. A. Skannal, Shrewsport, La.; Ed. 
Brady, W. H. Joyner and D. Slack, Memphis, Tenn.; 
J. F. Fletcher and Lee S. Moody, Birmingham, Ala.; 
C. M. Powers, Decatur, Ill.; Geo. K. Mackie, Scammon, 
Kans.; H. D. Freeman and B. H. Worthen, Atlanta, 
Ga.; Al. Willerding and G. A. Beard, Evansville, Ind.; 
R. C. Sauls, C. W. Goodlake, K. Webb, F. H. Wood- 
worth, and T. B. Earle, Chattanooga, Tenn.; R. L. 
Peirce, Wytheville, Va.; T. O. Goodbrad, Mobile, Ala.; 
O. A. Felger, Grand Rapids, Mich.; C. O. Prowse, 
Hopkinsville; Ky.; T. D. Riley, Louisville, Ky.; A. M. 
Hatcher and Justin King, Bristol, Tenn., and others. 
The trade was represented by the following: C. O. 
Le Compte, of the Laflin & Rand Powder Company; 
Seoveoune. «yy. VW. Porter and J. E. Reed, of the 
Peters Cartridge Company; J. T. Skelly and Walter Huff, 
of the E. I. Dupont Company; J. T. Anthony, W. H. 
Heer, J. S. Sanders and Will A. Long, of the Union 
Metallic Cartridge Company; W. R. Crosby, Chas. G. 
Spencer, H. B. Money, Irby Bennett, G. H. Millman 
and Thomas Cassety, of the Winchester Repeating Arms 
‘Company; Ed. O’Brien, Louis Erhardt and Mr. Williams, 
of the American Dead Shot Powder Company; Harry 
N. Hall, E. R. Holt and Tate Mason, of the Western 
‘Cartridge & Target Company; Geo. A. Mosher, of the 
Lefever Arms Company, and H.: J. Borden, of the 
Ballistite Powder Company. 
The programme of the day called for twelve events, 
eight of 15 targets each and four of 20 targets each, 
open to amateurs only. Manufacturers’ agents were al- 
lowed to shoot for targets only. 
Among the amateurs, C. M. Collins was high gun for 
the day with a score of 193 out of 200 shot at. C. M. 
Powers, H. D. Freeman and Al. Willerding were a tie for 
second place with 192, and Guy Ward, G. L. Lyon and 
G. T. Henderson were a tie for third with 191. The 
other participants were well bunched. 
Among the professionals, C. O. Le Compte and W. 
R. Crosby were a tie for first place, with a score of 197 



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At NASHVILLE, TENN., May 15-17, 
The Southern Handicap Was Won 
by C. G. Spencer, who broke 98 ex 100 from the 20-Yards Mark. 
First Amateur Average Was Won 
by H. D. Freeman, of Atlanta, Ga., who broke 387 out of 400. 
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