Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-16
CHAMPIONSHIPS
FOR TRAP GUNS
ON SEPTEMBER 3
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athletics and continuing farther down
the list of sports, records are smashed
every month or so, in fact so often
that one wonders where the record
breaking is going TO end But it is not
often that you hear anyone shouting
out that a new record FOR trap shoot
ing has been made
A Coming Sport.
This will all be changed now. Up
t. a few years ago no one paid any At.
tention to trap shooting records. Now
firing at the clay pigeons is becom'
ing quite a sport and the dopesters
are going back into the records look
ing up the data. For instance three
worlds records were made at Maple
wood, n, H., early in July. One of
them has been broken since.
In the Maplewood handicap Fred
Plum of Atlantic City broke 100 tar
gets straight from the 21-yard mark.
In the same shoot A. B. Richardson,
champion of Delaware, broke SO out
of 100, shooting from the 22-yard mark,
the best previous record being SO. In
the 100 bird competition Plum, King,
Richardson, Spots and NeWcomb broke
497 out OF a possible 500. The shoot
ing was done at targets thrown SO
yards, the trap shooters being on the
l6-yard mark.
100 Targets at % Yards.
One week after Inc records were
made in New Hampshire c. A. Young
of Springfield, Ohio, shooting at Peru,
Indiana, broke 100 targets from the
23-yard mark. Two women, Mrs. Har-
ry Harrison of Rochester, New York,
and Mrs. FRANK A. Johnson of Phila-
delphia have averaged better than 80
in recent shoots. ~, -. .~.-
These marks show that interest is
keen throughout the East, and it Is
expected that the Honolulu scatter
gun artists will soon have champion
to compete with such stars as Humid.
ley, Henderson, Plum. Richardson and
Ford. The first championship shoot
is sure to bring out much interest in
trap shooting here. ~ lii Fl
The program for the first champion.
ship shoot of the Hawaii Polo and
Racing Club is as follows: -. " .s-.+
First event, 8 a. m, so champion.
ship, unknown angles. Glass shooting.
All tying for prizes shoot off miss and
out except for second prize. Mem
bers only. First prize, gold medal and
championship of club. Second prize,
silver medal. Entrance fee, 81.
Second event, 10 a. m, 10-bird handi.
cap, unknown angles. First prize,
Wall & Dougherty cup, to be won
twice twol once each by c. w. c.
Deering and ], L. Fleming. Entrance
fee, 81. ...-.. !. i.
Third event, 1890 a. r M, 20-bird
handicap, known angles First prize,
Remington target rifle presented by
E o. Hall & Son. Entrance fee, ST.
Fourth event, 1880 a. m, 10 birds,
unknown traps, contestant walking,
gun to be held below elbow. Entrance
fee, 81. " =..-=.
Lunch at noon. ...
Fifth event, / D. M, merchandise
shoot, 20-bird handicap, known angles.
Glass shooting. All ties shoot off miss
and out Entrance fee, 81. ~
Sixth event, p. m, inter-island \
team championship, or men; 10
bird, unknown angles. First prize,
cup. T. ."".... -
Seventh event, 2:30 p. m, consola-
ton 10-bird handicap, known angles.
Open only to those who have not won
a prize during the day. Entrance fee,
81. ..=..-
Matches will start promptly. Lunch
at the club at noon. Shells can be
had at the club .,:...