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Amateur Championship of America. 
Tue third annual amateur championship contest, he'd 
by the New York Athletic Club on Travers Island 
17, was a distinct success. The number of entries 
all that could be desired, and the excellence of the com- 
Dec. 
was 
petition ranked equal to the best America can produce. 
Four sets of expert traps were ample for target throw- 
ing. They were installed east of the club house, about 
iSyds, apart. 
The event was open to all amateurs of the United 
States. The conditions were 100 targets, l6yds. ri 
entrance, price of targets. The winner received the i. Ss: 
Dickerson trophy, value $500, emblematic of the cham- 
pionship win, and became the absolute property of 
Winner. The second and third trophies were presented 
by the New York Athletic Club, 
The members of the shooting committee were 
71665 
of 
G. 
Pelham, Chairman; C. W, Billings, F. A. Hodgman. 
G. S. Greiff and J. W. Hibbard. Mr. E. W. Reynolds 
acted efficiently as cashier. 
Competition begun at 10 o’clock. 
The winner was Dr. E. F. Gleason, one of 
trapshooters of the Boston Athletic Association, 
score of 95. He was closely pressed by the renowned ex- 
pert, Mr. O. N. Ford, of Central City, Ia., who scored 
34. Mr. W. M. Foord, of Wilmington, Del., the 

of last_year’s contest, and Mayor FE. E. Reed, 
the 
with 
and 
J. B. Sanders scored 93. In the shoot-off for third prize, 
Sanders won with a score of 22 to 21 each for Foord and 
winner 
Mr. 
Reed. The first championship of the club was won by 
Mr. J. H. Hendrickson, of Jamaica, L. I. The second by 
Mr. Wm. M. Foord, of Wilmington, Del. 
Ihe conditions in respect to weather were favorable. 
[he temperature was cool, the sun shone brightly, and a 
stiff wind prevailed. 
The following clubs were represented: Aquehonga Gun 
Club, of Staten Island; Pleasure Gun Club, Englewood; 
North River Gun Club, Edgewater; Fox Hills 
Club; Bergen Beach Gun Club; Montclair Gun 
Smith Gun Club, of Newark; South Side Gun 
Crescent Athletic Club; Boston Shooting Association: 
Pine Hills Gun Club, of Albany; Florists’ Gun Club. of 
Philadelphia; Trenton Shooting Association; Jersey City 
contest- 
Gun Club; Ossining Gun Club, and others, 122 
ints in all. 
Golf 
Club; 
Club; 
There were sixteen professionals present,,and of these 
Mr. Lester German was high with 97. Mr. George W. 
Maxwell, the one-armed expert, was second with 94. 
Ln 
i CA. CR. Elliott. was third with 93. Messrs. 
Mr, 
js 
Stevens and H. S. Wells tied on 91. The professionals 
present gave valuable assistance in refereeing, 
hustling and general usefulness, notably Messrs. Frank 
Lawrence, Thomas A. Davis, J. Brinley, C. Brown, and 
J. Zollinger. 
Iwo 25-t 
son and (¢ 
prizes. 
Mr. E. W. Reynolds, besides acting as cashier, 
the entries, made up the squad sheets and the 
squad 
arget events were shot. Mr. J. H. Hendrick- 
s. Piercy were the winners of the fine silver 
took 
scor¢ 
bulletins, which were posted outside for the benefit 
the shooters and newspaper correspondents. 
The cup bore the following inscription: “Dickerson 
Trophy, third annual amateur clay bird championship of 
America at Travers Island, Dec. 17, 1807. Presented 
John S. Dickerson. Won by” 
Of the New York Athletic Club membe rs, Mr. Pelham 
made the highest score, 87. He was working hard in 
ssisting the shoot, as were also Messrs. Greiff, 
ind other members of the club. Scores: 
\merican Amateur Championship: 
4th 

25 
Dr EB ol. Gleason: biscenteeee wn cee 24 
ORIN E ord. he te ae nee 23 
Wet Moordaans ater 23 
E E Reed 24 
| B Sdnders 23 
Stuart Scott ..... 24 
aay. leo dle tyre eee eat tend ae 24 
BW Garlotieh hes ject en 23 
A Ballentyne 
G K Kouwenhoven 
Irving Castle 
LD) DAC DE Git... Urea eee eRren eee 
I W Howard 
WV. UMsortotet. . han aoa eee Lee 
MW Wynne 
+ F Pelham 
‘red Truax 
= C Meyer 
SS MicCartys. tenn. ceca ees eee 
FL A Groesbe ck, Ji 
[ood Waters 
J S_S Remsen 
BUH Lewis. eee 
Hy Hendricksonss 8 = eee a 
Phos “Wukes. coos ck een een 21 
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Laward MB Gothen i,m, Aare an 21 
\ Betti d 
N B Tut 
A V Suy 
ONS (Skeds serehies coe cee ere P 23 
Wieottetinat es cenit eee re ee 22 
fA lend erdoi s.s5 en eee nen aes 2 
> Biddle’ rteae eb eee eee een Sena 16 
) Bo stephensan.) aaah eters 23 
CABISSPUtL ren eee nee aE 20 
Ms Bite doen eee, are ak ME 24 
oh Mattin: | toh ths ee eee Aner ys 22 
We J Brennan seca. aa aesbe aoeee 21 
Thos Vansey: wa tesgti ko ee eee 19 
Dn DEL Cal versy she een 23 
W, Ee Golemain, ; syie ee en SS) 
> Gibsgneere, 2 verte a ee ae 17 
ih ELE Bidrevctse.¢s952 eee 8 eee 19 
CWB ES, a tadde ties hee 18 
CG S KieRenisenijen ek k cee, 22 
Mil. © WD inirain 2, y ane Sa ot saint ee, 21 
Uae. Dickerson coteusemiee ota eee tae 23 
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<SBLY LYONS ses se Ate ee es 17 
Billings 
Total. 
95 
94 
93 
93 
93 
FOREST AND STREAM. 

Sim Glover 
H L Brown 
J T Skelly 
A_A_ Schoverling 
J S Fanning 
x R Schneider 
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Hendrickson... 
Extra trophy events regular events: 
wi Sicteitae a rincchstneeta een eee BOF Smith 
GS McCarty......... 24 16 
D A Upson 
C H Dugro 
W J Rohr 
O C Grinnell, Jr Fred_ Rohr 
Geo H Piercy 
W J Elias 
F W Moffett 
T J O’Donohue, Jr... 
Ad 

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Star UL IBACEDIOIN. mae ete cen red i rias 
HL A Groesbeck, 
J G Ropes 
E_ Eickhoff 
2 

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co 
F V Carlough 
J_F Dickerson 
H M Booth 
J A Henderson 
W C Damron. 
A E Hendrickson... _. 
1—Hendrickson 
G F Pelham 
E M Hurd 
J H Hendrickson 
John Martin 
Hood Waters 


McCarty 16. 
No. 2—Piercy 2i, Upson 18, 

Bergen Beach Gun Club. 
BerGEN Beacu, L. I. 
number of shooters who had p 
championship at Travers Is] 
tions were sweepstakes and 
totaling 175 targets. 
of Central City, I 
articipated in the amateur 
and on Dec. 17. 
merchandise prizes, at 25 or 
Of the amateurs Mr, O, 
a., was high average with 156 
Geo. Piercy, of Jersey 
The attrac- 
weather conditions 
were not favorable for high scores. 
Kouwenhoven 
Schoverling 

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Montclair Gun Club. 

Monrcrair, N. J., Dec. 21.—The re 
gular weekly shoot 
members to-day, 
some four events 
being run off, E 
J 1 was for practice, Allan 
No. 2 was the third event on t 
Boxall high man on 
Event 3 was won 
ed to win the prize turl 
CHAMPIONSHIP 
pont trophy, with 
of a possible 50. 
who got out of a sick 
key that went with the event. 
f cigars and was also won by 
another prize turkey, went to 
he traps for nearly a 
a score of 44 out 
by Soverel, 

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Benson, who had 
not shot over t 
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Fred Mayser 
T J O’Donohue, Jr 
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Low, Sec’y. 
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Hamilton Gun Club. 
The Hamilton, Ont., Gun 
al winter tournament at live birds 
14, 15, 16 and 17, 
guaranteed, 
an handicap at 
and also a 
We have ar- 
€ two sets of traps 
rgets will be used. 
days, when I will 
O’ Donohue 

THLAMILTON, 
Club’s eighteenth annu 
targets will be he 

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hundred dollars, 
The Grand 
be for a $500 guar. 
e winner of this ev 
ea bin due fois KEM one cities given in cash pri 
$50 cup goes to th 
ranged for 5,000 pigeons, and will hav 
in operation, live birds. 
Our programme will be out in a few 
have pleasure in mailing you a few co 
L S German 
Bluerock ta 
JA R Elliott 
H S Welles 
J. J. Lawtor. 
