Evening journal., 1913-04-26
Blue Rocks on The Brandywine
BY SAMUEL WESLEY LONG.
From the April Outdoor World and ecreatiOn.


| an element as in the case Of ''the ma
tional game" any man with eyesight.
an understanding of the principles of
shooting, and the persistency to keep
it up, may become, at least, a fair
shot
An expert, who has been watching
the performance of the embryo shoot
er. refrains from making suggestions
until after the man has finished his
score on the second trap. The new
shooter has been using a borrowed
gun, and the trained eye of the ex-
perienced shot notes that the gun does
not "ft." To offer advice until after
this fault has been corrected would be
a waste of effort and a fairly close
following Of any instruction would
show little improvement in the re-
suits On the other hand, the con-
tinued failure OF the beginner to profit
by the coaching would only confirm
his suspicious that he could not be-
come trap-shooter.
The expert approaches the new
man as he leaves the trap and asks to
examine the gun.
Breaking" il to satisfy himself that
there is no possibility of load being
in the arm, and that there will be no
"didn t-know-it-was-load defense
offered at a coroner's inquest, the ex-
pert hands the gun back to the shoot
er. takes a position a few yards in
front of his pupil and tells him to
throw" the gan to his shoulder.
mo wonder you didn't get EN-.
That gun fits you about as we'll as the
zoology students description of a crab
/ as being a red fish that walks back
, ward The professor told him tho
answer was all right, except for three
things-'a crab is not a fish, il is not
red and il doesn't walk backward
"ln the first place the stock is toe
long--it lets your arm muscles take
the punch That's why you hinched
The drop is fully an inch too much
2 and the comb is too thick for full.
faced man.
The instructor volunteers to find q
gun that will fit the new man. Al
2 old shooter of about the same height
and build as the novice is hailed as
he leaves the score. Willingly h'
Offers the use OF his gun. and the ~
J cC1er is entered in another squad
Two other squads are 90 proceeds
e the one in which the green one is e
4 again try his luck. so the time is i'm
j. proved by the teacher In giving point
= ers on the game.
:. The shooter is told when you e.
: to the score, place your left foo
y slightly in the lead of your right
\ resting your body on the left leg. This
= in a degree. will take the kick
II foFt tr1r l,,lI OF !.
grip, but don't let your arm be s.
!, straight that it will be stiff.
Fix your eye on the trap-box an
+. point the muzzle of your gun at tn
top of the box until after you hav
. called Pull This will enable yo
to quickly get in line on the bird"
!, when you tried that other gun, yo
:, squinted your left eye. Don't do tina
= keep both eyes OPEN
Don't try to aim at the targe
=, Point at it, Point the gun as yo
y would point your finger at an objeC
y with your arm outstretched"
4 Forget you have sight on you
gun. | have seen some OF the boy
~ stick their gun barrels through a
empty shell-box. obstructing any vie
n of the sight and shoot, Just to sho
r that sight is unnecessary. And the
i. got their birds because they pointe
" their guns right"
is For targets thrown to the left {
,e right of the trap, shoot ahead of then
% for on account of the sixteen-yaI
,e start they have on you, they will hay
!" passed the point where they wer
le when you pulled your trigger Don
~ worry about leading them too niue
le the reverse is what usually hal
es pens"
f. "On all targets-right, left {
a. straight, shoot under them, for r.
b. member, they are describing an al
e and are descending by the time Il
Or shot has reached them"
The squad hustler calls the nan
ly of our friend. Let it be Smith
of and he takes his place at peg numb'
at three.
IT. The coach" follows his ward to Il
at firing line and takes a position baC
is of the shooter where view down Il
n, gun barrels may be had.
he Follow your target; swing yo'
ee gun with the angle of fight" advis'
is the instructor.
Id, The bird is a right-quartering on
SIS. Smith swings his body with the dire
lis ton of the travel of the pigeon b
lat brings the gun to a stop as he fire
Lost" calls the scorer.
ps THE next one of that kind you g
to or left-quartering target, follow
re, until you have broken or lost it," II
cir instructor continues: IF you 2
straight-away. shoot quickly and u
lot der it, but don't snapshot"
it'll The next target happens to be
lth straight-away
he Bangi
lly Dead"
ht- The coach steps back and leaves I
it shooter TO depend upon himself.
at final score shows ten breaks
d." man has been saved TO the sport, W
ic- otherwise would have gone home
nurse a black-and-blue shoulder a
for mutter in digust: Il can never /
ex- come a trap-shooter"
ore All of us start about this way
'et some to graduate into the "expel
eat class; others to never exceed a sixi
percent. score; but. even so, in sh
. or Office while we tend a machine
ppcl non thfnlx With ,,Ino ca