Evening journal., 1912-09-13
NOTED SHOTS
TOSMASH TARGETS
FROMDUPONTTRAPS

Saturdays program at the DUPONT
Gun Club promises to be about the
most attractive program at events
the club has as yet arranged for a
Saturday shoot In addition TO the
Spoon Event and the recently re-
vised FIVE classes of club shooters,
Wilmingtonians will have an opport-
unity of seeing perform at the traps
Homer Clark, OF East Alton. Illinois,
the shooting demonstrator of the
Western Cartridge Co. Mr. Clarke has
recently been touring the territors
covered by Lawrence ID. Willis, a
former Wilmingtonian and State
champion and now representing the
Western Cartridge Co. through Vir-
ginia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas,
IN the capacity of salesman and
shooter Mr.. Willis is already in Will
mington and will be with Mr.. Clark at
the DUPONT Gun Club tomorrow. In
addition to these gentlemen it is likely
/ that II. l.. Morency, who is the South
ern Sales Manager of the Western
Cartridge Co. will also be in attend
ance. Both Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Nor
1 ency, as well as Mr. Willis have
come North to attend the Westy
Hogan Shoot at Atlantic City next
week.
/ The local trapshooters will pro-
badly be glad to learn that Mr. Willis
has been shooting remarkably well of
late AT Lynchburg recently he broke
90 out Of a possible 100, running the
last so targets of the program with
! out miss, while at Richmond on Sat
urday the former local star was ran
ner up to Mr.. Clark with 81 breaks
TO SO for Mr.. Clark. This is Homers
first appearance in Wilmington and
the shooting enthusiasts in this
vicinity should not lose this opportun-
/ ity Of seeing perform one of the best
professional shots in this country.
Mr. Clark's shooting Of late has
been remarkable, his best recent per-
formances being an unfinished run of
125 at ST Louis. Mo- and a straight
run of 1879 at New Athens. Ills, which
runs resulted in him being the POS
SCISSOR Of DUPONT solid gold long run
trophy and additional century bar.
I'm all probability, Lester German
Of Aberdeen, Nd, and who needs no
introduction to shooting fraternity OF
Delaware and in fact to the country
at large will also be in attendance.
Mr.. German closes today a shooting
trip that has covered a month of al
most continuous shooting and a terri
tory reaching through the middle
west as far as North as Canada and
as far South as Cumberland, Md, at
which point Of Monday he broke the
program OF $50 targets straight and
finished on Tuesday the two day &
program of 300 targets with but
lost For the professional champion
ship of the United States and which
will not be decided until the Post
Series shoot in October in Cincinnati
/ Ohio. Mr.. German is lead only by W
r. Crosby and W. H. Heer.
Z The management of the DUPONT Cur
Club has spared no pains TO ME
! their fall shooting opening on Satur.
day as it is possible, and is preparing
I to take care of a large crowd Of shoot.
ers. Quite a number of the local.
who intend participating i'm the Hogan
Shoot I'm Atlantic City expect to gel
some practice on Saturday over the
dupont traps. New arrangements
have been made to care for the lunci
and shooters will undoubtedly be GLAD
to learn that from Saturday on gooC
lunches may be obtained at reason,
, able prices.
,, The All-Delaware VS.. All New Eng
. land team match at Boston on October
! . next is creating unusual interes
among the shooters Of Delaware
; While the circulars pertaining to this
7 race have inst been issued by the clul
secretary. T. r. Doremus, already
several favorable acknowledgements
have been received