The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-16
HENDRICKSON WINS
 THE CHAMPIONSHIP

THE CHAMPIONSHIP BROKE e4 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 100
 CLAY PIGEONS, DEFEATING GAR RETT ONE PoINT-FoRTY-ElGHT PARTICIPATED.
 New York, December 15.-J. H. Hen drickson of Long Island. won the championship of America at clay birds yesterday with a score of 94 out Of possible 1OO One point behind Hendrick- son came J. w. Garrett of Colorado Springs. one of the crack amateur shots of the west The shoot was held on the
 Treverse Island ground of the New York
 Athletic club, and brought out forty eight contestants As a counter attraction
 there was special shoot for profession
 als, in which eight men took part Will liam Herr of Kansas being the winner with the record of 96 out of possible 100.
 He was the only professional who beat
 the best amateurs. The shooting commit tee of the New York Athletic club man
 aged the affair. Three traps were used and
 the men were divided into twelve squads.
 There was practically no wind, but the
 sun made a strong glare over the water, uvbicb xuas trying on the eyes Only four men made straight scores of tWenty-ive Hendrickson made one in his third string. Garrett made grand fin- ish. getting every bird in his last string. H. w. Brigham of the Crescent Athletic club, made two perfect scores of twenty five, the only shooter with the exception of Herr in the professional match who made two complete scores.
 Herr had an easy victory. Ills nearest opponent was Harry S. Welles of this city who got eghty-nine.
 The silver loving cup, emblematical Of the amateur championship at clay DlrdS'
 was presented to MT. Hendrickson. MT. Garrett explained that the reason for his presence as a competitor was due to the fact that he came to New York
 this week with A. N Mckenzie of Denver to lay before the committee in charge of
 the grand American handicap the claims of Denver for that big event next sea- son.
 the Hyde stock" said the witness. First however, l told MT. Ryan l had helped elect President Morton and Ryan said he wanted to meet me. After Morton was elected, Ryan called me up and said he appreciated my help and wanted me to continue and said he would do nothing further without my consent and wanted to meet me. I made an appointment to meet him. At Il o'clock, MT. Cravath came and said Ryan was sorry he had to pro- ceed without me. l told MT. Cravath I considered this an act of bad faith. turn ed my back on Cravath and walked away. MT. Ryan later asked me to come to his office on Monday and meet MT Root. In that interview with Cravath he told me MT. Root had insisted on the ap- pointed of the trustees of the Equitable at once and the announcement in the morning papers was the first announce ment that Mr Ryan had asked the trus tees to act. I want you to understand that I have something besides life insurance to do and think of My mind was on the 5000 miles of railroads and 34 to 40 steamships which I have to think of. I wanted only to guard the Equitable. MT. Ryan did not tell me at the first inter- view what he paid for Hyde's stock At the next interview Root and Cravath were present I said to Ryan: You want my co-operation? he said yes l said, I will take half your stock, provided you agree to the appointment of two addi- | tiona trustees who will be absolute | ly independent Ryan refused and | told me I had promise to help if l was satisfied I said this was my way of being satisfied do not remember what else l said, I may have said what these gem l tlemen say did. I intended unless I was satisfied of his motives to oppose his control of the society and thought 1t ought to be stopped I knew whom he had selected as trustees but did not know his Slan to divest himself of control of | the stock
 Why did you object?" asked MT. Demanded Two Trustees. q wanted two trustees independent of Mir Ryan. I think that any trustees | named as MT. Ryan named them must be | to a certain extent under his control, especially as he had named a man out of his own organization as president. | did not demand organization as president. | I did not demand right to name two | trustees, but merely that they should be | independent of Ryan I offered to turn my stock over to the society if all did. l don't t see why he should not make the trustees , number a hundred if his motives were pure I was not philanthropist and did not consider 1t such for him to pay B. l 5O0,OO0 which he was going to get back | when he got control of the society. It
 was because of my interest in the Equit- | able that I wanted share. There was no possibility of panic. No one but Ryan
 had such view. I doubt whether he | had it."
 ! Did you tell Ryan if he did not give i you share of the stock. you would op- ! pose whatever he did?" asked Mir. | Hughes
 l "No, sir wrong interpretation has | been put on what came out of this. | have no recollection of having said | to Ryan that did not intend to let any | body control that stock unless l had share in it. I cannot say positively 1 that did not say it."
 | Did you tell him he could not succeed | without your help?'
 | "I was convinced that he intended to center the control of the Equitable in himself. and I told him my influence would be thrown against him. I told
 him I would use every effort could. It