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THE TELEGRAM and THE ANSWER! 
J. J. Blanks shot U. M. C. Steel Lined Shells and won the 1907 Grand American 
Handicap. . This was the main, all-important event—the supreme test of shell 
quality—around which the minor championships, handicaps and team races were 
grouped. U. M. C. Shells took one of these secondary events, the Preliminary 
Handicap, George Lyon breaking 96 per cent. . 3 of the 5 of the winning Illinois 
team shot U. M. C. But theG. A. H. proper overshadowed everything, 
brought the big honors to Mr. Blanks, and 
THE G. A. H. WAS WON BY U. M. C. SHELLS 
THE UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO., Bridgeport, Conn. 
Agency, 313. Broadway, New York 
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° ’ Aug. 28.—Selinsgrove (Pa.) G. C. shoot. 
Trapshooting. Sept. 2.—Schenectady, N. Y.—Mohawk G. C. second 
tournament. J. W. White, Sec’y. 
Sept. 2.—Nashville, Tenn.—Cumberland Park G. C. tour- 
If you want your shoot to be announced here : Baers. a re ae yp Sec’y. 
; tA ihe map aacre Sept. 2.—Phillipsburg, N. J.—Alert G. C. Edward F. 
send a notice like the following: Mardicy, Capt. ¢ 
Sept. 2-4.—Goldfield (Nev.) G. C. tournament. Z. W. 
Horton, Sec’y. : 
Fixtures. Sept. 3-4.—Muncie, Ind.—Magic City G. C. F. L. 
Wachtel, Sec’y. 
July 21.—Milwaukee, Wis.—North Side G. C. ninth an- Sept. 10-12. -Spokane, Wash.—The Interstate Associa- 

nual. ' tion’s third Pacific Coast Handicap target tourna- 
July 23.—Fort Smith.—Arkansas State tournament. ment, under the auspices of the Spokane Rod and 
E. Knott, Sec’y, Arkadelphia, Ark. Gun Club; $1,000 or more added money. Elmer E. 
July "33-94, —-Birmingham (Ala.) G. C. annual tournament. Shaner, Sec’y-Megr., Pittsburg, Pa. 
R. H. Baugh, Pres. Sept. 13-14.—Coffeyville, Kans.—Missouri and Kansas 
July 25-26. etn: Minn., G. C. O. W. Dieck- a Be of Trapshooters’ fifth shoot. A. A. Carolus, 
c ec y 
July 25- tn parry Park, N. J.—Monmouth G. C. shoot-* Sept. 20-21.—Jefferson City, Mo.—Missouri Afro-Ameri- 
| ing tournament and gunners’ convention. F, Richie, can Trapshooters’ League. T. H. Cohron, Sec’y. 
| Sec’y. Sept. 24-25.—Celar Bluffs (Neb.) G. C. F. B. Knapp, 
| July 30-31.—Newport, R. I.—Aquidneck G. C. tournament. Sec’y. ' 
| Chas. M. Hughes, Sec’y. Oct 1-2—Rising Sun, Md.—Cecil County tournament. 
Aug. 6-9.—Betterton, Md.—Malone’s fourteenth annual. - A. B. Keen, Sec’y. 
Capt. J. R. Malone, Mgr., 2671 Pennsylvania avenue, Oct. 8-10.—Baltimore, (Md.) Shooting Association. 
Baltimore. Oct. 16-17.—Ossining (N. Y) G. C. fall tournament. 
Aug. 7.—Charlottesville, Va., and University G. C. tour-. Nov. 19-20.—Kansas City.—Missouri and Kansas League 
nament, G. L. Bruffey, ” Mer. of Trapshooters’ sixth shoot. 
Aug. 7-9.—Toronto, Ont. —Seventh annual tournament of ( ee ms 
the Dominion of Canada Trapshooting Association, CONSOLIDATED GUN CLUB OF CONNECTICUT TOURNA- 
under the auspices of the Stanley Gun Club. Thomas MENTS. 
A. ea Sec’y-Treas., 8 Maynard avenue, Toronto. July 20.—Danbury.° 
Aug. 8-9.—Macon (Ga.) G. C. tournament. Dr. J. C. July 20.—New London. 
Me! Afee, Sec’y. Aug. 9.—Bristol. 
Aug. 13-14.—Carthage, Mo.—Missouri and Kansas League Aug. 20.—Norwich. | 
of Trapshooters’ fourth shoot. Sept. 2.—New Britain. 
Aug. 14-15.—Lock Haven (Pa.) G. C. C.A.Johnston, Sept. 13.—Willimantic. 
Ass’t Sec’y. Sept. 24.—Waterbury. 
Aug. 20-22.—Denver, Colo.—The Interstate Association’s 
second Western Handicap target tournament. under 
the auspices of the Denver Trap Club; $3,000 added DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
monev. Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Mer., Pittsburg, Pa. 
Aug. 21-22.—Binghamton (N. Y.) G. C.° Vernon Perry, Capt. Edward F. Markley writes us that the Alert 
Aug. 23.—Glens Falls, N. Y.—Hudson- Valley R. and Gun Club, of Phillipsburg, N. J will hold its third 
G. C, tournament. F. B. Chapman, Sec’y. annual Labor Day tournament on Sept. 2. 





On Sept. 10 a special programme will be provided for 
the Bergen Beach Gun Club tournament. Four or five 
valuable cups will be prizes in different events. A 
team race, 100 targets per man, is contemplated, the 
winner of which will receive a cup and $50. There will 
be a special prize for high professional. 
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The Worthington, Minn., Gun Club presents a pro- 
gramme alike for each of its tournament days, July 25 
and 26. Of the ten events each day, six are at 15 and 
four at 20 targets; $1.50 and $2 entrance. Shooting will 
commence at 9:30. Guns, etc., may be shipped to 
Secretary O. W. Dieckhoff. There will be cash prizes 
for high averages, and $6 will he added to each event. 
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MontTreELIER, Vt.—The. Montpelier Gun Club is to 
give a shoot on July 25, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ad. 
Topperwein and J. M. Hawkins. Shooting will com- 
mence at 10 o’clock, Programme calls for five 20-bird 
events. After the exhibition, there will be a team race 
between the Montpelier Gun Club and the Dog River 
Gun Club. A general invitation is extended to all to be 
with us on that day and meet these celebrated gun 
artists. Dr. C. H. Burr, Sec’y. 
To the able and esteemed gentleman who is the subject 
of the following communication, sent to us by a good 
friend, we extend our hearty congratulations: ‘“‘As you 
know, Hood Waters has been for many. years one of 
the most popular and prominent shooting representatives 
of the Dupont Company. Mr. Waters has left the shoot- 
ing field and has accepted the managership of the Inter- 
national Smokeless Powder and Chemical Company’s 
New York office, and his headquarters in future will be 
49 Maiden Lane, that city, where he will always be 

