El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26

TOURTEN amateur and eight pro-
fessionaI trapshooters won dupont
= long run" trophy watches and
more than 500 trapshooters won du-
Pont watch fobs for making at least
one run of $50 straight" during the
year OF 1915-which was by long odds
the greatest in the history OF trap
shooting.
For years the most coveted prizes IN
the sport alluring" have been these
trophies. A long run now consists OF
a shooter breaking 30 or more clay tar
gets consecutively in tournament reg
istered in the Interstate association.
Prior to 1913 the long run regulations
were that an amateur must break 100
straight" and a professional 125 to win
the '1ong run" badge for experiences.
In 1914 the trophy regulations were
amended so that shooters making runs
OF so straight or better in a regis
tered tournament were able to share in
the long run trophy awards. This
scheme proved so popular that It Will
be continued.
Shooting Ii Improving.
In 1911 there were 107 runs OF 100
straight or better; in 1912 there were
1l5 runs Of 100 OF better; in 1918, 1S5
runs of 100 or better; in 1914, 12s runs
of 100 or better, and in 1916 there were
13b runs OF 100 or better. In 1914 429
shooters made 1142 runs OF so straight
or better, and in 1915 800 shooters made
1l4I runs of so straight or better.
The amateur shooter who makes 10
runs Of 90 or better during 1915 and
1915, and the professionals who COM
pile 20 runs of so or better during the
same period Of time. win sold watches
There is no limit to the number that
TO deliver the goods. Those who won
the watches in 1915 were:
Gold Watch Winners
Eastern amateurs Walter Benin,
Ia ufarlr~ d. NEl,TFn1l~ Hpndarqnn
Lexington, Ky; Charles II. Newcomb,
Philadelphia, Pa; B. Shoop, Harrisburg,
IA; J. ii. Noel, Nashville, Tenn; A. 3.
k1lehardson, Dover, Del; Frank 5
wright, Buffalo, n. Y.
Western amateurs. W. Bell St.
Louis, Mo. J. p White, WATERFOWL, S.
p; F. Troeh Vancouver, Wash; l. s.
rink, Worthingtou, Mimi; Charles
hummell, La Porte, Iowa; Sam 4. Hunt
ley, Chicago. Ill; W. s. Tolen, Fort
Dodge, Iowa
ProfessionaIs-sJ NJ. Hawkins. Balti-
more, Nd: Art Killam, St Louis. Mo-;
Ghas. G. Spencer, st. Louis. No; 9. A.
Young, SPRINGFIELD. o.; Fred G.. Bills,
Chicago, Ill; Lester German, Aberdeen,
4ld.' Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake. Iowa;
Jonn r. Taylor, Newark, Ohio. "Won
two watches
Note the quality Of the shooters from
little Iowa Art KilIam. the st. Louis
professional. had Sc runs of SO or bet
NJ to ms credit during 1915, and J.
S1ofreu Hawkins, the Baltimore crack
nad % runs of so or better.
NJ, Practice Ii Essential.
w men 2l4I runs of 80 or better. are
mace In one year it is needless to go
II. 70 any detailed account to show that
tne Iapshooters are improving in exc
pe5tness. It is an attractive sport,
s s me more time one puts in il the
petler ne or she becomes. Practice
makes TII3i, perfect in all branches of sport
MlthOut practice it is impossible to be-
come expert at the traps.
f,. G9la watch fobs are offered for the
eeeding runs gold bars. which are at
t giSi to the fob, are awarded on the
following basis: run of SO to "a, is
lIlGn god bar; run of rs to %. 1-4-inch
~ ~ p p ana run of 100 or over. ss-inch
sViU Di' Inc number or persons who