El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-29

TEW YORK, Mar. 2s.-Trapshoot-
N ing is another one Of those nice
4 Young sports that have come
along during the past few years ana
!, weaucd away many Of the dyed-in-the-
wool baseball fans.
has Increased by leaps and bounds our
inC the past few years IheIc az ~
least 100000 active trapshooters IN w
country today. men who indulge III tue
sport regularly There are almost az
MANY more who have q fcudness 10Y
busting the CLAWS but who cannot lluu
enough leisure 10 permit them 10 en-
gage in more than five or SIX SHOOTS
statistics receftly compiled show
that there are I'm the United states y
the present time Approximately 5OUS
these clubs for club houses. grounds,
automatic traps and other devices IS
far beyond the s3,000,000 mark
Investment Totals SSs.OO0,OOO.
The average expenditure FOR guns
gun cases, glasses cleaning rods,
shooting jackets and other trap cloth
ing is about $50 per man, which means
that the trapshooters Of the country
have laid out approximately *S7tyvo'-
600 for their equipment This added
10 the S3.0O0.O00 for club houses, ETC.
shows that S3S,OOo,O00 is invested In the
snort
About 10000. OOO shells were fired
during the 1915 season. Each cost an
average Of five cents That means that
trapshootcrs spend s3,0Qo,0O0 annually
for ammunition. Add 70 this the Sums
paid out for railroad fare. nus hlre'
hotel bills. etc-approNlmatelN s 81
000,000-aud YOU find that the lovers
OF the clay busting game spend 4l',-
100000 yearly In following their
sport
ha oil
y April and every community OF any size
viii stage one or another OF the
sport Appeals TO All.
The beauty of the trap shooting
sport is that il appeals 10 women as
well as men; that il is a game for the
very old and very young, as well as the
middle-aged. Il is not game that
calls FOR strenuous exercise, ii doesn't
tire the muscles. It's one that de-
vclops the keenuess Of the eye, speeds
mp the brain. and aids health gener-
ally because it brings its devotee out
into the open.
Probably the Oldest trapshooter in
the country is 'Uncie Joe" lehman.
at Wugsau. Wis. He's 9l-and he never
misses a shoot in his particular sec
ton. Uncle Joe bangs the targets
with astonishing regularity and his
hitting average is far beyond that OF
Che bulk OF the ordinary shooters who
are only oue-hah or one-third as old
There are ON the list or registered
trap-shooters scores of men around the
so wear mark. Thousands are over Co
There are tens Of thousands who are
still In their teens. one OF the rcai
clever shooters is a 1.-yeaF old youth
who seems 90 have inherited the skin
from his father who always ranked
high in the tournaments
lInny Nomen Are Good Shots
The number OF women who are find
ing great pleasure in the great out
door sport is increasing steadily. A
few years ago there were only a scat
tering few. Today the feminine shoot
ors total well along into the thousands
Many OF them compete with the male
persons in the various shoots and the
averages turned IN by the fair sex is
surprisingly high.
Statistics covering the sport show
that the number Of enthusiasts has in
creased every year during the past IS
years. Never once has il slowed up.
There were only a few tournaments