Evening journal., 1916-09-20
NEW TRAPSH0OTINC
4 GROUND POPULAR
Newcomb, Amateur Cham
pion, is Delighted With
Wilmington Club
Layout
SHOOT SOON-FOR
THE CONNABLE CUP

The new trapshooting grounds
now being used by the Wilmington
Trapshooting Association are prov
ing most popular. not only with local
devotees of the scatter gun, but with
outsiders as well. and Wimngton's
fame as a trapshooting center is
growing greater every day.
Shooters from this city who at
tended the Westy Hogan shoot in
large numbers last week found many
nQuirers after information concern
ing the new grounds, and it was very
apparent that those who had at
ended the Delaware State Shoot left
with very pleasant memories of an
enjoyable time spent here. When all
Is said and done, there is no salts
action to tho trapshooter like that
which comes from a good score. and
good scores are not only possible
but the rule. al the local traps.
Almost since the beginning OF trap
shooting it has been an accepted
theory that the shooting should be
oward the North or Northeast, in
hrdcr TO secure the best results. In
laying out their grounds the officials
Of the Wilmington Trapshooting As
location decided to face the traps
Cast by South. as the topography Of
he location was such that the most
effective use of the tract would be
occurred by so doing.
The first real test came at the Del.
aware State Shoot when the shoot
ms started early in the morning, and
n there was to be any trouble from
the sun shining in the eyes OF the
shooters il would have been eXpor-
fenced then Not q complaint was
heard in fact satisfaction was OK
pressed on all sides With the traps
,in their present location, It is prac-
ideally impossible for the full force
OF the wind from any direction to
affect the shooters. so that In winter
he shooting conditions at the club
will be more satisfactory than at
any other in this section.
Charlie Newcomb, 1915 amateur
champion Of America, was highly elatct
lover The Wilmington traps. and claimed
he had long been an advocate of shoot
ing toward the east and south. Fred 5
lonn. former champion of Jersey;
| William Wolstencroft, ono OF Philadel-
pha's prominent amateurs; II. Linn
Worthington. Of Baltimore; Neat APP
gar. Of New York city; Lloyd r. Lewis
Of Atglen. Pa, mon high up in the pro.
fessional ranks, as well as leading Local
shooters like Joe Mcllugh. John Min.
nick, j. r. }eauchamp. Clarence Mar
shall and Others declared the grounds
thc best they had ever shot over. Harry
s. Crawford. of Dover. who was high
gun at the grounds a couple of weeks
ago. declared the shooting conditions
there 10 be the most perfect he had eNor
Experienced Driving mp from Dover he
experienced a strong raw wind, and he
was much surprised and plea sed, to FIND
everything calm and still at the shoot
ipg grounds, due 10 the protection from
III sides, aud he made one of his best
scores
Credit for locating the grounds al
Bellevue must be accorded Billy Robe
len. who suggested the site now being
used Billy is treasurer of the club an,
an ardent trap shot. who has worked
fundamentally for the success of The
club from the beginning. His many
Friends were glad. indeed. to see him
tic for second place in the Westy Hogan
Special event at Atlantic City last Sat
urdav with the fine score of 94NlO0. II,
has been shooting exceptionally well O
late and managed to hit them in thu
right place Saturday. When the club
house Of the Wilmington HapshootinI
Association is erected they will have tn
finest gun club in the country.
The handsome sterling silver low
ing cup trophy, standing nearly rs
inches high on an ebony base. and
valued at more than 800. which
Frank l.. Connable. vice-president OF
the dupont Company presented to the
dupont Trapshooting Club is soor
to be finally competed for. Under tn,
conditions it was to be shot for every
two weeks until January 1. 1916, when
all who had won II during the period
when IL was in competition would be
eligible to engage in the final con
test for II.
Fifty shooters qualified to shoot IN
the final contest for the cup. or the
so who qualified. two have passed into
the great beyond. namely Alden B
Richardson and Nelson X Smith
while two others have removed
to other parts, namely, Harry II
ILukens. Of London. Eng. and Dr. VIII.
Ills Linn. The As who are still eligible
are l. Beauchamp, II. p. Carbon. II
NJ. Chase. W. 3. Cochrane. William
Coyne. Harry S. Crawford. Eugene
dupont. Eueenes,E. DUPONT. William
Ednlanson. J. w. EVans, w. NJ. Foord
walter Hartlove. J.S Hathaway. c
a Haverbeck. W +. S>nsen. Clvds
n,eedom. L. p. Mahoney. h,Malin. r
clarence Marshall. c. T. Ms>tin. II
~ Mathewson. r. C. McCune. B
iAIcHugh. J. H. Minnick. 5. !. ~,
man. H. s. Darlington. W. c; Pop
q. d. Prickett. Harry T. Reed :.
,Rittenhouse. w. G. Robelen, }.
Robertson. E. NJ. Ross. DR.. 5. Rumior
G. 3. Scarlet. w. ID. Sillitoe, W.
smith. Jr.. Joe Snow, Ralph
Snringer J. H. Squires, A. c. StuoL
4 thompson, Walter Tomlinson'
~ webster. J. W. White and
H'Cse on, which the shoot W
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