Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19
SPENCER LEADS ALL TRAP
SHOOTERS FOR 1908
Eis Average OF se.77 Per Cent for 11,175
Shots Far SURPRISES All Previous

His Average OF se77 Per Cent for ll,175
shots Far SURPRISES All Previous
Records.
The official records Of the registered
tournaments held under the auspices OF
the Interstate Association show that the
first trap shooting honors for the year
teOS were won by Charles g. Spencer, OF
CT Iouis Mo. He shot at 11,175 targets
IN tournaments given under the auspices
of the Association and scored l0,S16, an
average of s6.77 percent. This is the high
est seasons average ever recorded, ana
a comparatively few years ago such
score would have been considered impos-
sible. When it is taken into considera-
ton that Mr.. Spencer's shooting was
done in fair weather and foul, on good
bad and Indifferent grounds, his achleve-
ment is all the more wonderful His feat
IS not only triumph of individual SKILL
but also of American gun ana ammuhl-
ton making. In all his record-breaking
shooting Mr.. Spencer used a ST. grade
Winchester take-down shotgun and Win
leicester loaded Leader" and Repeater"
sshells. Mr. Spencer's gun was such as
any sportsman can buy of his local DEAL
er and the shells he used were regular
stock loads, not shells of extra length
or loaded with special wadding, but shells
such as the Winchester Company send
out every day and which can be bought
anywhere by anyone who asks for the
Red w brand. It's a difficult thing to
make guns and shells at any price which
will shoot well, but in Mr.. Spencer's
great victory il is shown that the Win
chester Company make their inexpensive
but reliable repeater, and their regular
stock loaded shells so near perfection as
to leave nothing to be desired.
The year 1908 was another remarkably
successful one for the Winchester Red W
Combination of shotguns and shells. Not
only did Mr.. Spencer carry off the most
coveted honor with It, but six other Of
the first nine men for the year shot Win
chester shot-guns, Winchester shells. or
both; the men and their standing being:
]. NJ. Hawkins third, with a score of 5745
targets out of 5945 shot at, 96.6S per cent;
w. R. Crosby, fourth, breaking sO56 tar
gets out of $3.50. 96O1 per cent; J. r. Tay-
lor, fifth, with 1886 out OF II, ITO targets,
1928 per cent; Ed O'Brien, seventh, with
1880 out of 1875 targets, 95.17 per cent; L.
r. Barley, eighth, breaking IL ,O1S out OF
$3.50 targets, 95.06 per cent, and Fred
Gilbert, ninth, breaking 10, 402 out of TO-,
945 targets, $500 per cent. In double tar
get shooting Winchester guns and shells
also carried off the honors, six out of the
first seven men using one or the other, or
both. Besides this wonderful showing,
the following events, which are the most
important on the trap shooting calendar,
were won by shooters who relied upon
Winchester repeating shotguns and shot
gun shells, or both: The professional
championship, won by Fred Gilbert; the
Grand American Handicap, won by Fred
Harlow; the Olympic's Target Champion
ship, won by w. H. Ewing; the Target
Championship of the World, won by
Charles G. Spencer; and seven out of the
nine Interstate Associations handicaps.
In addition to this big list of winners
all the Worlds Championship Trophies
for live bird shooting are held by shoot
ers who won them with Winchester make
of goods.