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FOREST AND STREAM. 

[JULY 13, 1907. 

ten at 15 targets, 
entrance—the 
A programme of eleven events, 
$1.59 entrance, and targets, $1 
latter being a contest for the city championship—consti- 
one at 25 
tute the programme of the ninth annual tournament, to 
be given by the North Side Gun Club, of Milwaukee, 
Wis., July 21. o’clock. 
For high average there are three prizes, $10, $7 and $3. 
zB 
“the 
six-event 
ING ls 
solid 
Shooting will commence at 9 
Club is 
be held 
In the 
medals to the 
club team of five men making the highest score. Entry 
but only the 
man, $1 en- 
that Rahway Gun 
for a 
informed 
We 
making 
are 
arrangements shoot to 
at their grounds, Rahway, on July 13. 
sixth event we present five gold 
limited as to numbers, 
30 
of members not 
high 
including 
five scores to count; targets per 
of targets.” 
“% 
The programme of the Rahway, N. 
trance, price 
J., Gun Club shoot, 
provides five sweepstakes at 20 
team event, 
to be held on July 13, 
targets each, $1 entrance, and one five-man 
30 targets, $1 The 
Five gold medals to the winners of the team contest. A 
entrance. Rose system will govern. 
silver cup to high amateur shooting through the pro- 
gramme. Grounds open at 9:30. Competition will com- 
mence at 10:30. Address Mr. E. A. Malinken. 
BERNARD WATERS. 

Re Handicaps. 
Unper the caption of “The ‘Skidoo’ Handicap,” Mrs. 
Margaret Park, the fair and able trap editor of Sport- 
ing Life, does the Handicap Committee of the recent 
Grand American Handicap the honor to criticise, in a 
friendly way, its work. The objections to the handicap- 
ping in question are embodied in the first paragraph of 
her interesting editorial, as follows: ; : 
“With all due respect to the esteemed Handicap Com- 
mittee, than whose task none is more thankless, we 
think this year’s Grand American, with its close to 
500 entries, should have seen the gradation of shooters 
from 23yds. to l6yds., as duly set forth in the pro- 
gramme. More dissatisfaction was expressed on that 
one point than perhaps any other of the recent record- 
yreaking event. After thoroughly digesting Mr. Waters 
plea on behalf of his much maligned committee con- 
tained in his straightforward report of the handicap, per 
FoREST AND STREAM of last week, we-are still in doubt 
why 23yds. should have been specifically set forth as a 
ure to the amateurs, then as completely ignored when 
1andicaps were allotted. At the time the 1907 Grand 
American and Preliminary ‘conditions were formulated 
it was not: expected that more skillful shooters than the 
renowned Crosby, Gilbert, Heer, etc., would attend. 
They are the best any country can show, and they were 
yresent, yet two yards was cut from the advertised con- 
ditions, and 2lyds. made the back mark.” 
First of all, let me assure the fair critic at the outset 
that she misapprehends my remarks concerning the com- 
mittee in question. They were not intended to be con- 
sidered as a plea in the sense of a defense. They were 
simply explanatory. The committee needs no defense. 
Mrs. Park, in her editorial aforementioned, has fairly 
voiced the complaint of many who were directly inter- 

ested in the Grand American Handicap as contestants, 
and of others who were interested in it as members of 
the Interstate Association, or as friendly onlookers; 
hence her criticism is worthy of full and respectful con- 
sideration. 
(his, however, is intended to be a reply to all com- 
plainants, 
a member of the Handicap Committee, 
Fhough I a C 
This is written 
wes 
I do not assume to speak for it as such. 
entirely in an editorial capacity. 
It is true that, in the official conditions governing the 
was stated that the handi- 


Grand American Handicap, it 
caps would be ‘16 to 23yds.”’ It is also true that the 
handicappers made 2lyds. the back mark. This act of 
the handicappers has been singled out as being unjustifi- 
able, inasmuch as it is alleged that 23yds., as published 
in the conditions, should have been the back mark. 
However, the committee of this year did precisely what 
committees of previous years did in this relation; that 
is to say, it established its own back mark. I do not 
recall where any G. A. H. committee ever accepted the 
extreme distance as the back mark for any G. A. H. 
handicapping. Therefore, as a matter of good precedent 
and usage, the committee was quite well sustained on 
this point. This also goes to show that prior com- 
mittees, and also the Interstate Association itself, did 
not consider the published G. A. H. handicap limita- 
tions as mandatory; they were limitations to be ap- 
plied according to the discretion and judgment of the 
committee. It would be obviously absurd for the Inter- 
state Association to make an arbitrary mark at which 
some shooter or shooters must be placed by the Han- 
dicap Committee, for then the Association itself would 
to that extent be a handicap committee, 
The distances, 16 to 23yds., apply to all the tourna- 
ments held by the Interstate Association. It is neces- 
sary that the handicappers have discretionary power to 
fix the back mark, for the reason that, concerning each 
{ournament there are always special local reasons which 
have weight with the Handicap Committee. For in- 
stance, shooting from 2lyds. on some grounds might be 
as hard as shooting from 23yds. on other grounds, ete. 
As the handicappers have to consider distinct grounds 
situated in the North, South, East and West, it would be 
absurd for the Association to prejudge the handicapping 
by arbitrarily placing any shooters on any certain mark. 
In fact, no committee, worthy of the name, would tol- 
erate such an act. It would.refuse to act. 
The matter of equity is a constant—a dominant and 
imperative constant. Having fixed upon an equitable 
mark for any shooter, that mark cannot exéusably be 
changed for any other mark, for any reason other than 
that of equity. A committee which would consider any 
matter of expediency or convenience in making a handi- 
and derelict. To allot han- 
cap, would be both craven 
dicaps for any reason other than that of equity would 
make the committee an arbitrary body indeed. But, 
governed as it is, first, last and all the time, by the 
imperative consideration of equity, it is not at all strange 
that others should disagree with its judgments when 
said others criticise from the viewpoint of convenience, 
or whim, or what not. The committee having decided 
that 2lyds. was an equitable. back mark, the difficulties 
of the grounds and the skill of the back-mark man con- 
sidered, what kind of a committee would it have been 
had it put those men back to 23yds., not from ‘any con- 
siderations of equity, but from considerations of ex- 
pediency only? The members would have a dull sense 
of honor, an absence of moral courage and a misappre- 
hension of their duties, if they would so violate their 
office. They didn’t do it. 
The inherent necessities of the handicapping require 
that a true equity of competition shall be established 
among the shooters, insofar as the best judgment of the 
handicappers can establish it. Each man should have 
an equal chance .with all others in the competition. 
Keeptng this matter of equity in mind, let us examine 
the results of the handicapping. 
There were five men on the back mark, 2lyds., and of 
these, Crosby scored 92. He was the only one of the 
five to score over 90 per cent., and that per cent. had to 
be scored to be in the money. Now, let us assume, as 
per the post-mortem criticism, that those men were put 
back to 23yds. They might then just as well have been 
placed at 100yds., for. all the chance that they would 
have had to win. 
But, it is plead, the placing of these men at 2lyds. 
crowded the nearer marks with very skillful shots. ‘To 
relieve this, it is urged that the 2lyd. men should have 
been placed at 23yds. anyhow. That would be throwing 
equity to the winds. Those men should not be sacrificed 
for a matter of expediency or any other matter. 
The record shows that the back-mark men were a trifle 
over-handicapped at 2lyds., for of the five, only one got 
into the money—and in the tail end of the money even 




at that. There were sixteen on the 20yd. mark, and 
three of the sixteen were in the money. There were 
sixty-four at 19yds., and twenty were in the money, 
mostly in the small parts of it. Now, it is self-evident 
that if all those men had been put back 2yds., they would 
practically have been put out of the competition, so far 
as the matter of equity is concerned. The fact that there 
were three in the tie, each shooting from a different 
mark, is proof in itself of some pretty good handicap- 
ping. 
It is to be regretted, however, that of all those who 
knew precisely what was best after the affair was all 
over, not one favored the committee with any of the 
accurate knowledge before the affair began. 

Garfield Gun Club. 
Cuicaco, June 29.—At our club shoot on Saturday, 
June 29, sixteen shooters faced the traps and ran off 
scones in jig quick time. The day was first-class for 
trapshooting, and we expected a larger crowd than what 
turned out. Some of our members must have gone to 
sleep and forgot that this is trapshooting season. If 
they don’t wake up.soon, we will have to throw a little 
hot shot at them, and see if we can’t arouse them from 
their slumber. ‘ 
We had a team shoot, which was very isteresting 
while it lasted, as every one was on the anxious seat 
to see who would win. The captains of the teams were 
Mr. Richards and Dr. Huff. Dr. Huff’s team won both 
times with 122 and 136 against 107 and 117. 
In the: trophy event, Mr. Wm. Einfeldt 
George tied in Class A with out of 25; Mr. 
and Mr. 
Thomas 



won Class B with 28 out of 25; Mr. Morris won Class 
C with 20 out of 25, 
Events: Ve, sore Sey Oa 
Targets: 15 10 26 25 25 25 
McDonald 14, 7 18 19 22 
Thomaston. ..2225 li 8 23 14 14 
Richardsieye.- acces an of as 20) aS 
W Einfeldt LIP ek 22 Soa 
McKinnon PDN esah-eg ean Sra bf es Fi 
(Dre bnat. | Sere je o. 82 18" 36° 23. 18 
H Einfeldt {Og RI ee WA Se 
(GOOTRE ly Sooiis + sieeve tae auiiele keels tA SSO AS ais 
Ball 7s caeieess acts oa ou tearm acct nets 19 co) a ae 
Maerig “GRR ites o ccc Cateebton iam eanetonnme 9 Ge 2020! 19) ae 
‘Penking Bees oo cds event aera Cebiente 15 LTA Ib 1b 15 
TiGwis, vipentcisia:sclbrevenetglatien crasa asureetn eletes The AS O84 17 38 
Wo (AGS os'-a los, oleae cece or ees LY SB% 16) 16% 16 
Ostemdorpeet: , nas st cencvion cols rece O07 Omen oe Gn Ll 
Ford. sj: ehwe. pisilgre aisialeritatiee age aie mince 8 6 
July 4.—On July 4, the day being fine, a large and 
enthusiastic crowd of shooters faced the traps and did 
their best to carry away the honors of the day. We had 
some very fine prizes up for competition, and we all did 
our best to win them. Quite a number of our members 
were present that competed in the Grand American Han- 
dicap, and they stated that our targets were harder than 
those thrown at the big shoot.. If such is the case, there 
is good reason for missing some of them. fl 
We were a little late in getting started, owing to a 
blockade in the street cars. Our trappers did not ar- 
rive on time; but after the first gun was fired, it was a 
continuous bombardment until we could not see the tar- 
gets clearly, and then every one picked up his traps and 
went home, well pleased with the day’s results. Some 
were happy because they had won prizes, and others that 
did not went away with the full understanding that they 
would have another chance next "year. 
The winners of the prizes are as follows: 



First competition: J. McDonald; second, T. Hicks; 
third, Morris; fourth, Wm. Einfeldt; fifth, Chas. Ein- 
feldt; sixth, George; seventh, Dr. Huff; eighth, Ford; 
ninth, Jones; tenth, Thomas. 
On July 6 only a few of the regulars showed up. It 
was so close after the Fourth of July shoot that the most 
of them did not have time to get their second wind,. and 

we had to excuse them on that account. The day was 
very threatening, and the rain commenced to pour down 
in torrents right after noon, but cleared up a little later, 
which had a good deal to do with the poor showing made. 
The Class A trophy was won by Mr. Eaton, with 23 
out of 25; Class B was won by Mr. Thomas with 21 out 
pe 25, and Class C was won by Mr. Jones with 18 out 
of 25. 
The first shoot of the Dupont trophy was tied for by 
Mr. George and Mr. Eaton with 19 out of 25; Class B 
was won by Mr. Thomas with 20, and Class C by Mr. 
Jones with 17 out of 25. 
Events: 
Targets: 



45 6 sh) (Seg ae 
5 15 15 10 10 
T 8.9) 7) ites Goad 
8 







Storie’ \ Gisewnuusdeestes s casas 7 8 
Thomas 1s 7 +3 ao) ieee 
Northcott 12 Benes Se eel ats 
Bates co ec ot }) ee 
Dr Huff 31007 Olea Ones 
MeDonald- sat. cose sncceun 914131210 9 $ 9 9 876 
Poriletcninecscne Olé 10138 “Tao 9 iG 
Vietmiever a iossacelers «+ C13 +8 Thee SS enous 
Osténdorp. ..).... 8° SG Ons 
Dr Reynolds 6 11 1210.9 4 
IVI sre vate eter stoe 498 20 eats 
Pliecr ts waives satertne 30 609 =A 
CORK co's usps. 6 ahr 8li ll 9 6 6 
Wiorris. "ec cacacteniites, oceans 612 12 14 “7° 7 6-6 
GEGEL CA eacasa tarisee «ols an eeree 811 913 8 6101010. 
Wary -Hinteldt ices. stencue 1012 141210 6 710 9 5 8 
Von? Lengerkeé arvacecsnas ast 9 13 14:14 16° 6 See ee 
WW APh oJ ONES. | Soar cnte: + nn clemmuate 3 9 1043: 8) Te Bure 8s 
VONNSOM csc seer Beau. atte eats Bl 8 8 7 S955 | 
Wiailkrantishs: €es's cient» <bics artes 6.38 825 oes 5 
D> JOYCE te. c cestinnes. copaeie 6 12-1202) 10) fies eases, oe 
W NPElt. wcce Sees ss eeceleer $.14° 8:41 2 S26 07S ee 
FL Bintelditirscweueete cu.cntco ten 91412 18-9 62899 9 88 
Chas Einfeldt 9141213 61010 8 8. 
Canonburg : 10) by 40/8 S87 
Higks* 35. vac BI Pe 
Jenkins 9 7 ee 
Richards . 13. P88 3. 
Busick "(Gi aeons 
i Billig \ ot cosas cemterte eis saci 1012. 
Ball acaes acide cere oe ae ee 8 4 
J H Gormully 210. (9 907 
MeGowan jctrsasisewe.s > eee 7 8 6 
WReeCK tesa xiaolurs ate ots aetitncisSiarrte 6 910 avd Soret ee 
Kiwss) sense apple 8. 979° (9) 999 
Walthers 8 8'10) 
Birks: Scicstehehitie ates centers ® pb Gen 
Scores of July 6: 
Events: U2 io ee ep ee 
Targets: 1510 25 25 10 "16 
McDonald IL) 10 720) 18)~ 65 Ei 
George 13 7 “19.519 Soe 
Eaton 8 (0923 190 8516 
Thomas 9.7 21° 20 LS. 
Breitenstein oS Cerio momo 
W A. JONES wv ota isle seis we cere oen eateries 9) 76-1) Te Sie 
TsO WIS iniasinw cree tier eine oir aaitince ertudere setters 12) 685,16) Theis 
ELOLE  etiniare c's iealatc cides Chea ete aenee Se. eee 1 tL ene 
Brawenholiz® (trannies. os -cieieacrete steers sin PR Se ne 
Burkslia-cchemadesas.» stiodeneneaeeine 1 7 
ye McDona_p, Sec’y. : 
Bradford Gun Club. 
BrRAvForD, Pa., July 4.—Our club held a very nice 
shoct on their grounds at Foster Brook, July 4, and 
L. E.' Mallory, Jr., was high, he breaking 24 out of 25 
on the 19yd. line in the merchandise event, and 23 out of 
25 on the 19yd. line in the cup race, these scores getting 
him the prizes. Herewith please find scores for the cup 
and merchandise events: 
Cup race, 25 targets: 


Team No, 1. . Team No. 2. 
Pringlew conckesunecs: 22 Wernon iis veesaneeee 16 
Kelleher vn.ncustiess 14 Willis *ssyepeaeanaseeee 20 
Salliames: Se Sceueleas 16 Hamshier- theanee seen 15 
Hoenline \, i2sccsatties. 12 Miller’. ioe pentose 14 
Collins’ sesedeaseuee o's 14 Costello 222 sacks 3 
Mallory, Sr y Bodine sco otdhens PAu) 
Van Tine 18 LUSE wamtagaeteasceke 18 
Rice: saeces brie Broadwater) Sic. c. 3 10 
Korner . 9—139 Mallory, Jr “t2enaes 24—150 
Team No. 2 
Yds) Brke 
Shoot-off by for the cup, 25. targets: 
Yds. Brk. 

Was? sive 6 rersrertateiets = 16 20 Louse’ jesccenaadacee 16 18 
Hamsher  sacemene:: 14 8 Bodine ..... 56a 17 
Miller 13 Mallory : 6a 19 23 
Costello 15 Broadwater ....... 16 16 
Vernon 21 : 
Cup won by E. Mallory, Jr., from the 19yd. line 
with 23 out of 


Merchandise event, 25 targets: 
Yds. Brk. Yds. Brk. 
Mallory, Jr. over. . 19 24 Willis ey 15 
Collins? <0 Kepe..: 14 22 Vernon Soy 15 
Mallory, Se jcaee.. 17 22 Henline 4a. 4; veces 16 15 
Pringle ©. 2u.vene: « 19 20 Rioe « .sastheukaweee 16 14 
Van Vine: siycsaes 17 19 CostéllolGercasoe 14 14 
Williams’ «. deeeeen 17 18 Miller’ (0: escent 16 11 
Riise: <3. ic6..adeeias 14 17 Kelleher’... oi.aea8 14 10 
SOGINGEE..wesseent 18 17 Hamsher = .eeeeete 16 9 
Korner’ oo aosdauts. 14 16 Winnie. sweneeneec 14 9 
SECRETARY, 
Alabama State Tournament. 
3IRMINGHAM, Ala., July 6.—The sixth annual Alabama 
State tournament will be held July 23 and 24, on the 
grounds and under the auspices of the Birmiingham Gun 
Club. Ten 20-bird events will be shot each day, with 
$15 added money to each event. Valuable merchandise 
will also be given, and will be fully described in a pro- 
gramme which will be issued on July 12. All interested 
in trapshooting are cordially invited to attend. Prelim- 
inary sweepstakes will be shot July 22. 
R. H. Bauau, Pres. 
Birmingham Gun Club. 




























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