The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-07
THE BEST TRA|.P:
SHOOT YET HELD.
End Of the Meet Of the Virginia
Associations Lynch
8burg.
RECORD BREAKING IN 6 SCORES E:
A Number 81 Shooters Broke
Ninety Per Cent.
The Scores.

fspocial to Tho Tlmcs-Dlspatch.)
LYNCIBURG, VA, September C-Witf
tho weather conditions again approaching
tho idcal, and record breaklng scores th h
| ,np,1lnr thing the marks were unusually
high for the closing dizzy Of the th ree
DAYS shoot OF tho Virginia Trap Shoco['tt-
crs, Association, rs quite goodly mum nun
Der broke above ninety nor cent, ani y,
The attendance held UP remarkably wen,
slxty-fo,lr facing the traps.
4 number of events special and rcgu-
lar, mudo this tho greatest annual SHOOT
ever held by tho association. Among
them might DO mentioned the attendance
for tho three days the shooters being
from nil parts of the South-Lehne s " &c
North Carolina and South Carolina, VT
glnn, West Vrginia, Alabama anu Neil
lucky being represented, and the smo2t-
running conditions of the shoot. None
worked so faithfully as Mcssrs. Thomas
Nelson, w. r. Winfrce, Colonel Terry and
c. w. Scott.
Some Who Aided.
The management were materially nelped
nv Messrs, William Baskerville, Of Austin
Cartridge Company: Ed. Leigh, or Min-
chester Arms Company, and %. w, san
ford OF the Union Metallic Cartridge
Company. For Il days recreation and 20
meet some OF the Virginia shooters MI,
G. %. Doyle, Of Richmond, incidentally
drOppcd in and took Il part i'll the pro-
gramme, landing in second place, 9y q
he was no novice, and accounted lor
9S out OF his first 100, completing the pro
grnmne. loading in second place, ny u
remarkable good score.
E Tho longest runs for the regular pro-
gramme--yNalter Huff, 1l3; Hawkins, OIL;
a. NJ. Hatcher, 90
HIGH Averages.
High professional averages go TO the
following, at $40 targets: ]. NOVEL; l1aw-
kins, Of w. r. "a. Co.,, broke SO: Walter
Huff, Dupont Co., SIS; Sim Glover, Bal
lstite p Co, SOL; Il. III. Storr, of Peters
Cartridge Company, 497; Colonel ]. T. An
thony. Of tho Union Metallic Cartridge
Co., 1903.
Amateur nveragcs-R. L. Pierce broke
$40; z. X. Bachmnn and A. NJ. Hatcher,
SOS; George Lyon, 6O7 out Of so.
The special race for the Hunter Arms
Company's medal, at twenty singles and
ten pair, double. was won by Mr.. Cray
ton, Of North C. Nlina, by the remarkable
g w. a. Hammond Of Richmond, and j.
Cranale, Of Tennessee, tied for second
honors, IS in gold. on thirty-siN. Andcr-
son, of Richmond, was In third place,
with thirty-nve.
The Total Scores.
The total scores Of the shooters taking
part in all OF the events of the three
days, shooting at $40 targets, arc as fol-
lows: visF8 8BF ttF1ctt3
". Hun, ais; E. II. storr 497; r. L.
Pierce, $40: T.. N: Funk, 49,; r; X.
Otey, All; A M. Hatcher, Cos; s. W..
l'hca. 1893; c. E. Fulk, 45s; W.. A. Ham
mond, 43G: Nv. S. McLelland, 1877; J. G.
Tignor, 476; B. l.. Hllsman. 46l; a. G..
Ioless,. 459; j. L. Early. 445; John ~.
Daniel, Jr., 426; G. =. Doolytle, ASH; R.
H. Johnson, s9S w. Reid, 1885, 7. F.
Stearns, 45e: D. Edmond, 1886; ". r. VIM
free, AS; II. L. Winfrea. 49S: ". W. Den
mis-. 476: CIV. Scott. Aa1; n. =. Nelson,
1923: j. r. Anthony. 4S5; O. l., LLOYD, SOL;
j. w. Todd, +57, ]. I.Johnson, 4G9; J. f..
Crayton, 400; j. w. Hawkins. 5l9; Sim
Glover, 50i; d. II. McCul!och, 4S5: ]. Ca
MALE. 1874; c. G. Bates. sos; r. w, Sam
SON. 433: ]. A.'Blunt, 40; a. Lawson. 45
r. S. Terry, 442: Fl. A. Arranrs, $50; j.
A. Anderson, 1862; #. s. Baskerville, 30;
J. A. spro,,l. AZ: s. c. Janowski 424;
f. w. Chambers 473.