The Washington herald., 1917-06-25
M a plewood Shoots Classic
Midsummer Tournament at White Mountain Resort Is Only
Trapshootng Competition in United States that
Requires Full Week to Complete
by PETER p. CARNEY,
Editor National Sports Syndicate,

Summer brings many enjoyable
things-one of said things being the
trapshooting tournament of the Maple
wood IN. HI Country Club.
Persons who are seeing America
first" tell us that Maplewood is one of
the garden spots. 1t is situated in the
White Mountains, 1910 feet above sea
level, Is surrounded by a park of 1,OOO
acres and overlooks the Presidential
range. Heat waves do not bother one
there.
With these advantages to start on
there is no good reason why the Ma
pleWood Country Club should not have
the classtest trapshooting tournament
In the East. This will be the third
tournament and will take place dur
ing the week beginning July =. The
shooting each day will begin at $50
and on the Sunday following the shoot
July S-the Maplewood Club is put
ting on golf tournament for trap
shooters exclusively.
1t is the prevailing opinion that in
time the Maplewood Tournament will
surpass any trapshooting competition
In the country-with the possible ex-
ception of the Grand American, which
Is the trapshooting classic of the year
the worlds series in trapshootinG.
There were fifty trapshooters at the
first Maplewood tournament and 100 at
the second. Another increase in num-
bers Is expected this summer. 1t Is
tournament that stands out from
the others and therefore attracts every
trapshooter who can spare week
away from his business in mid-sum-
mer,
1t wasoat Maplewood last summer
that Fred Plum, OF Atlantic City, N.
j., broke 2Sl targets in succession, 100
from q yards. 1t was at Maplewood
mat the late A. B. Richardson broke
fnROaf1 0-l fTa md =
at Maplewood last July that SPOTS,
Richardson. Plum, King, and New
comb, shooting in one squad. broke 49I
out OF possible 500 targets. All three
performances are trapshooting rec
ords. These performances tell more
than anything that can be written OF
the good qualities of the five traps
and background of the Maplewood
Club.
Upward of 5000 in cash and trophies
will be given to the shooters. Seventy
nine sterling silver prizes purchased
ditioual trophies. There will be two
prizes for every ten entries. two
trophies for the women who make the
best scores and eight trophies for
amateurs with the best average on 500
TARGETS; These trophies will be award
ed In classes, The trapshooting anna
teur who breaks the most targets in
$50 win get so in gold and the same
amount win be given the amateur who
breaks the greatest In 200. Trophies
viii be given the professionals with
the best average at 500 targets also.
July 2, one hundred and fifty tar
gets will be- thrown for practice. $50
targets will be thrown on July 3, for
which trophies will be given on a
class system. Nine trophies viii be
given in the $50 target event on July
This event will be known as the
IndeDendence Nav snaoial and fhe first
trophy, is valued at 800 July 5, the
Mapiewood Handicap, 16 to % yards.
VIII be shot. Seventeen trophies will
be given in these events. The follow
ing day the Maplewood 100 and the
White Mountain Handicap, 16 to .
yards, will be held. Seventeen trophies
VIII be given in this later event. The
winner Of the Maplewood 100 will
be awarded 800 IN gold and a diamond
medal Only those who won the Ma
plewood 100 events at the nine Lead
ing shoots Of the East this season are