Evening journal., 1914-07-15
DUPONT Shooters Near fhe
Finals For Cup Possession

Glasses ID" and "E" of the dupont
Trapshootlng Club membership will
have a big time on Saturday A spe-
cial event has been arranged in their
honor and Is trophies and merchan-
disc prizes will be distributed among
the shooters in these two divisions.
The prize list is as follows;
Glass sD'-First. sterling silver
sroon: second. solid gold quail scarf
pin: third, Hercules watch fob,
fourth. box of 25 shells; fifth, box Of
25 shells: sixth, leather pocketbook;
seventh fine hriar pipe.
Class "E"-First. sterling silver
sroon. second. DUPONT watch fob;
third. box Of 25 shells, fourth, box Of
25 shells fifth, sterling silver spoon;
sixth. leather pocket hook, seventh,
fne hriar pipe
Fifteenth. also Ran prize.
The nature of the Also RAN prize
has not been given out. but contes-
tant must break at least one target
to qualify for &C.
Saturday is also Frank I. Connable
CUP Day. This is the twelfth and
last match before the shoot for final
ownership Of this cup. Under the
conditions. twelve monthly matches
were 10 be held for the Connahle
Cup, and il was 70 be contested for
on a handicap basis. The winners
OF the twelve monthly matches are
then supposed to compete for final
ownership OF the cup. Those who
have won the cup TO date are.
19t3.-August 2, J. b. McHugh,
handicap % yards, score 24X25; Au-
gust 23, r. w Mathewson. handicap
20 yards. score 22x25; September IL
A. B. Richardson, handicap % yards
score 22x25; October 90, II. II. Reed
handicap rs yards. score 23X25; No
vember IS. S. A. Refs. handicap rs
yards, score 2ix25: December D. w
Tomlinson. handicap 20 yards, score
2Ox25.
1914.-February 21. j. W. Mathews
handicap Is yards, score 1925
March 21, II. H. Reed, handicap l'
yards, score 21x25; April rs, Eugene
DUPONT. handicap % yards, score
22x25; May 16, w. M. Foord. hGndicaT
% yards, score 2lX25; June 20, J. j
Magahern, handicap rs yards, score
24x25.
H. T. Reed Is the only man who
has won the cup twice
The final contest for the Glass /
Eugene DUPONT Challenge Cup also
will be held on Saturday. This match
was scheduled for last week, but
as a number Of the contestants were
absent. II was decided TO postpone
shooting for this cup until the com.
ing Saturday, when the match will
surely be held. Those eligible tC
compete arc;
n N.N IH4aH
T. Handy. l.. w. Crawford Samue
Reed. d. S. Wood, F. ID. Thatcher
Albert Bird. w. C.. Corey. G.. +. Huber
ID. S. Wood has issued a defy Il
DR.. Arthur Patterson challenging
him to a match for the Glass p Gun
This contest may be pulled of Satur
DAY also The doctor has had goo'
success IN shooting for this cup, win
ming It from e. r. Jenks on June 2l
and successfully defending IL agains
John Anderson last Saturday, s
Wood had better be I'm good forr
or he won't lift the cup from IN
doctor
--R p. willis. of Pennsgrove. ha
visions of taking the Glass B Gu
from Stanley Touchton Jim Rob
erson and Stanley shot for this cul
a few weeks ago and Stanley won
Then H. r. Reed tried % win II ava!
from Touchton last Saturday. bu
failed. The match should be a goot
one. as Willis is a shooter who car
always be counted upon to turn In
a good average
AT the Wilmington Yacht Club. tn
Yacht Club shooters will engage the
Knickerbocker Club shooters IN
team match which should draw on
a big attendance. Isaac Turner vii
lead the phalanx OF the Yacht Clul
against the hosts of the Knickerbock
crF who will take their command
from William Jensen. Both are doin
thier best TO marshal a big GROVE
0nd the match will undoubtedly b
a close one. The winners must NEE
the Cloymonters Trapshooters' Clu
10 determine which of the three club
Is the best