New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
VALUE OF SHOOTING.
ITS PLACE IN SPORT.
One Time Champion Wing Shot
Tells of Advantages.

Captain Tom" A. Marshall. OF the Rsu,irg4on
Arms Company. thinks that every man and woman
should learn TO shoot. and to shoot well, and par
ticularly women-
Captain MarshaITs reason for this Is that Il net
only eliminates the element OF timidity and fear
with which most women are aHected. but X nEAker
them self-relsnt and enables them to ably protect
themselves But the great reason In addition 70
this Is that lovers OF trap and field shooting secure
such splendid outdoor sxercise-exercise that comes
from exhiIarsting effort without overexertson-
Captain Marshall Is the only man who tEtes hAs
won the worlds championship wing shot Hs
aIso Organized and captained a OF wing seof3-
selected from all the United States and ssur
to Europe in 1891. It is history that the men re-
turned with the scalps OF every European snooons
raan, at their BELTS this OF course. being the mors
r,.r,,abla when II L. remembered that thsy al
lowed their English Scotch. Irish French and Ger
man friends two shots 20 their one az sssy
target
,,or fo bIs belief that trap shooting and Kindred
outdoor sports should be adopted by All men, ss-
peciaIly those whose avocation keeps tneI ciOSe-1
indoors He took up the rod and gun as ui01i
OF relaxation and restoring niEnse1k 70 Ns@-As =
declares that as a life Iengthener and heaitn TO
storer shooting has golf. polo' football stc'
backed of boards
u, .nbstantiation Of this assertion he cites ne
fact that both trap and field shooting is e1ercSs Ok
the most exciting nature, without tne 80
ton and sudden strains. with the atIenoAn1 oIHo
t,.nIttes of injury OF football. polo. Lawn tennis
even baseball No ever head OK man oo'N- 49,
overcome with heart failure or spolexy. hs AZ
while at trap % IN field. while scaEeeiy -.
passes through the athletic season IhAt thelo - -
-ertoua injury to = participant IN some sau1es
L, +aIx,nr on the pleasures and Dement'S OK c~0
shooting NIr. Marshall sale;
The sport OF trap sho9ttns = -
,onr,ls- Zach year. John Phnip Sousa deVo"s~
aIr,ost bis entire leisure 20 trap and n70
r-rt Fred stone. Of .Rsd MIL fans. spenos NJ
vscatfons trap shooting taking sxfsnded uonss l
after big game. the last a trip INTO Ai@sA0 -
Pax saach Mayor Reed OF Boston spends naaay
- =. ,La trans Emerson Hough satnsd
ri. t,tfn,a+e knowledge OF Western LIE Wnne ".
ing IN the open in pursuit OF hea4to- SVen ~ =
dent Roosevelt won his way BACK 10 no0'H -, - -
onar On his ranch IN Dakota carrying Hio So
over hill and dale In pursuit ol s4lns u-'- a
turned TO his Eastern horcs- NOW aI TIC S-oSo o
bfs administration. he again returns 10 tne gun
and outdoor life means OF 0is@su1A A04S WV
peratiou. .x tozr.-+
,brz pohIast Of all sports, in almost eVerS oo~Ha
- o,d citr you hnd the organized gun ctno'
n,hIcb Is the direct means OF education N 'nS
handling Of firearms ,. -.
Trap shooting Is strictly gentleman spo
Ig-,+b The sprft OF jealousy and envy entirely eln
.+ad -, my Judgment. II Is the cleanesr OF az
ror+s This IS evidenced by the fact tnar Leoo
,I rs ,vrner OF Pinehurst. " c. has adopted
trap s!oo-:a. "a his leading Inns OF sport ana an
,,,srlv in Jerusry pills OF g. weeks tourrament-
- tI. go, - NJ fluts, Carlo Tampa and Palm
- Ven orrloas divides its interest between,
tra a.f.o-7o3Ile ana -iIe scatter gun
10 3, Ire b5Undsn duty CT every woman !" -
,f,s familiar with the handling OF nrearnns' no.
o,1, Sar ne pleasure and healta-sivtns exercise OF
aard and yrap shooting but as means OF eh-
co,razin- seif-reliaacs and personal proesctlon'
totb against zeal and imaginary dangers
~ r.oiire5 LITTLE time familiartze or teacn =
-ers,r the use az frearm. 80 that ne may shoot'
hi and ,.audls the same Many women mus
I .vrfssd- carry 8 revolver in their nuns or hsVS
same conveu-ntIy located when alone IN tne houss
-. r, - .,-.a- measure obviatiug the nervousness
ffiartaI t., passing dark alleys OF being le11 a.
home alone OF nights
IT r,r.fi,t that 1873 will be the banner year ~
tran and deld shooting Every indl>aL'"'- i.o"
close observation in all parts OF the c'US' 'O''''