Evening journal., 1914-07-16
MISS LARNAN wins
THE RUTTER TROPHY
Makes Highest Total Aver
age in NemOurS Club
April l5--July Is
DR.. SEWARD HOLDS
THE RAMSAY MEDAL

Yesterday marked the closing shoot
for the Rutter trophy beautiful sill
yer loving cup, presented 10 the Ne
mours Trapshootlng club by David
r. Rutter. assistant advertising man
ager of the H. l. DUPONT Co. There
was a close race for the cup, but il
was carried off at the close of the
shoot. by Miss Marie v Lannan, who
had made The highest total average
between April 10 aud July 10. Miss
n. ID. Hammond, Miss Amy Schofield,
/ Mrs. Harry White. Miss J. p. Hirst,
Mrs Charles Springer, Mrs. 10, l.. Ril-
/ ey. Miss Bessie " Carson, Miss Alice
/ Riley, and Mrs. W A. Joslyn. pressed
] Miss Lannan hard, however. most Of
/ them losing by the fraction of point
The conditions governing the con-
test were as follows
Competition to be at 20 targets and
shooters 10 be eligible must compete
at least ON eight different shooting
days Added Target system of han
dicapping. as below. To govern.
A shooter breaking H., or above,
receives 0 added targets
A shooter breaking l6 or above,
receives I added target
shooter breaking Is, or above
receives added targets.
shooter breaking IA. or above,
receives 3 added targets.
shooter breaking 10. or above,
receives 1 added targets.
A shooter breaking ~, or above,
receives 8 added targets.
A shooter breaking II, or above,
receives 6 added targets
A shooter breaking 10, or above,
receives added targets.
A shooter breaking 2. or above,
receives s added targets
A shooter breaking s. or above.
receives added targets.
A shooter breaking z, or above
receives 10 added targets
A shooter breaking 6. or above
receives II added targets.
A shooter breaking E. or above
receives 12 added targets.
A shooter breaking A. or above
receives 10 added targets
A shooter breaking 3. or above
! receives "A added targets
A shooter breaking 2, or above
receives 10 added targets
A shooter breaking I. or above
receives Is added targets
Explanation.
A shooter starts with an added tar
get handicap, based on her previous
shooting and the above scale OF han
dicapping.
Illustration-A shooter who aver
ages 10 dead targets out OF posi-
BILE 25 would therefore begin the com
petition with a handicap of z "adde
r targets A shooter. thereafter. han
' dicaps herself in the contests by he
scores.
Illustration-The shooter mention
= ed above begins with a handicap O
by reason of averaging 10 out Of
j. possible %. At the first event sh
B. breaks s. her score for this even
e would be S plus added targets" o.
s Is. However. on the second event sh'
gets 9 added targets" by reason o
breaking on her previous event. II
on the second event she should breal
rs targets her score for this even
I would be %, not q. as il is impossible
= TO score better than 100 per cent. II
the third event she would get 0 add
=. ed targets" byreason Of having bro
: ken above II targets in preceding
event.
The final winner is the shooter av
h eraging, with the handicaps, thu
?, highest percentage on the targetl
r scored
e shoot-offs. II necessary. will br
Z conducted on the basis Of the abov'
scale Of handicapping, and Il is under
b stood that the management reserves
e the right to make an adjustment dur
ing the contest or during the shoot
off, If thought advisable TO do so.
In the regular handicap event yes
q terday afternoon. Dr. Seward wa