Evening journal., 1916-06-28
Richardson IS
AFTER He'll HOBORS
Is Yard Shooting Champion
ship One Feature of
Great Eastern
Handicap
PHILADELPHIA
GETS THE SHOOT

The lS-yard Mark Challenge Cham
pionship Trophy first competed for
in Wilmington, in July, 1913. is to be
placed in competition for the hrst
time this year at the Great Eastern
Handicap Trapshooting Tournament
which takes place over the traps OF
the keystone Shooting League
Holmesburg junction. Philadelphia,
july "a. is, 10 and 90 The trophy
will also be shot for at the Westy
HOGAN tournament at Venice Park,
Atlantic City, in September.
The trophy will be shot for az the
Great Eastern Handicap on Monday
July az. beginning at 1880 a. M, be-
cause A. B. Richardson, champion oi
Delaware. has challenged Allen He'll
of Allentown. Pa. the present holder
of The trophy. Hoil won 1t at the
Nesty Hogan shoot last fall with W
breaks in 100 targets, thrown 90
Yards. and standing on the lS-yard
mark Seldom has such fine shooting
N.bcen seen. as the targets that day
Mere treacherous and flighty so
cNsed By the high wind which blew
ovet the flats
The history OF this trophy rs inter-
esting. In 1895 Il was first placed IN
competition in Baltimore, Md. Live
bird shooting was then in its zenith
Saekeless powder made i'm American
wfs Just becoming a reality, as up
III that time American sportsmen had
ktb depend on tho makers abroad Tor
#ther smokeless powder
And last. but not least, Fred Gill
bert. most famous and expert OF all
CLAY target breakers OF all time, was
ushered into the llmclight by winning
the famous live-bird trophy the first
time It was placed i'm competition.
Gilbert was young then. and also
unknown. and what he did to the
bunch OF sharks that day in October
21 years ago. Is still the talk of trap
shooters. old and young.
In succeeding years the trophy
changed hands many times, and Gil
bert. Crosby. Hoikes. the Eliotts. Mar
r shall and others claimed IL for a time
When live-bird shooting passed on
the trophy was removed from com
petition Later on il was put up az
clay target trophy. The conditions
being that It be shot for whenever
there is a challenge.
Whenever a challenge match Is
shot, everyone desiring 10 do so may
enter and have equal rights In the
competition with the challenger and
challenge. The entrance Is $40; IS
goes to the purse to be distributed
among the high guns; 1 per cent pei
target goes 10 the club holding the
shoot and per cent target goes &c
the Accumulativo Purse.
When the Accumulation Purs,
amounts to 5000 the cup is placed n
open competition. and those who hav'
won the cup since the previous shoot
OF for an Accumulative Purse. entei
the competition for the accumulated
5000 This purse now amounts q
SS435
Date and Where Shot at
The following matches have bee
shot for the Challenge Trophy:
July IA. 1913 Wilmington. Del.
Sept. 20. 1913. Atlantic City n.
April .. 1914. Springfield Ill.,
May 81. 1914. Utica. H.
June 26, 1914, Cedar Point o.
Sept 90, 1914. Atlantic City. n
Sept Is, 1915. Atlantic City. n.
He'll was closely pressed by w
Hoon. Jewell. Ia. with 96, and c. n
Newcomh. OF Philadelphia, and Fran
s. Wright, Buffalo, n. Y. with 95.
Hell shoots in this event the way h
shot in the Pennsylvania State Shoe
when he won the State championshi
with 100 straight. he will make n
boys all hump" to win the 1S-YaI
Mark Championship Trophy from hin
Name Of Winner and Score.
William Foord, wilmington Del, o
Bart Lewis. Auburn, H.. 92
Bart, Lewis. Auburn, H.. 90.
Bart Lewis, Auburn. Ill., 90
And 25 straight in shoot-off
William Ridley, What Cheer. Ia. @
J. \. Knox. Convoy. o.. a.
And 25 straight in shoot-of
f ". NJ Foord. %.
Allen He'll Allentown. Pa 81.
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