Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-01
Ed. |. BARTLETT IS
HIGH IN BIC shoot
"Stoney" McLinn Also Stars
in T. Z. Doremus Tes-
timOniaI Event
THREE WOMEN TAKE
CRACK AT THE CLAWS

Seventy five shooters gathered at
the Bellevue grounds Of the Whining
ton Trap Shooting Association on
Saturday to participate in the testi-
monial shoot to T. b. Doremus presi-
dent OF the Interstate Trap Shooting
Association, the governing body Of
the sport
Good scores were turned in tho
best ono being by Edward T.. Bartlett.
Of Baltimore, Md, former worlds all
around amateur champion. who
scored a. out Of 50 from tho 19-yard
mark. thereby vim ng the Hamilton
gold watch offered to the high gun by
/ u r. Everding OF Portland. Ore.
[ who suggested the DOremus shoot
Bartlett's score of AZ was duplicated
/ by Henry Nice. Winchester. the VIII
mington professional
The affair Was shot under a dia-
/ lance handicap, the hand caps rang
ing from lie to 20 Yards. and thera
was a handsome trophy offered to the
high gun in each class Fred s. Tom
/ lin. former Jersey champion. end w
/ Williams. Of Philadelphia. tied for
high in the 20-yard class with scores
OF - out OF 50. Tomiin won in the
shoot Off getting % out OF rs 10 VIII
liam's L.
In the 19-yard class NJ. C. Gill was
| second high man with 45x50, and won
the trophy. Bartlett. who made AZ
and won the watch, was ineligible to
also win the ysrd-class prize On the
1S-yard class ~Stoney" McLnn OF
/ Bait more, but formerly a sporting
writer Of Philadelphia, made as and
was high for his class. He selected
a sterling silver and cut glass butter
dish for his prize. Dr. Horace Belts.
president OF the Delaware state
Sportsmen's Association, made "A out
OF 50. which won him the high honors
and the prize I'm 17-yard class. He
scored 25 straight his second time
out. n. r. Stapieford. OF Delaware
CITY. also made "A out OF 80 in the 16-
yard class. which was good enough
to take him home the prize
Paymaster r. P. Williams, amateur
champion OF the United States navy.
was also contestant. being allotted
10 the eigtheen-yard class. but failed
to finish ahead OF his classmates. II
was his FIRST shoot over the Whining
ton traps and he was not as familiar
with them as were most OF the other
shooters. Baltimore sent a dele
cation OF four shooters. Philadelphia
eight, New Jersey four to the Dore-
mus shoot, while the largest crowd in
months was seen at the Wilmington
grounds.
J Those who won turkeys were: W.
D. Williams with a. was first; Doctor
Winslow, Of Vineland. y. J.; II. p.
, Carbon and J. B. McHugh. of vii
mington, with 43. came next. f. NJ
Ross and J. n. Minnick. Of Whining
ton. with AZ. had fifth and sixth
choices while ". D. Wood. J. r.
Straughn, Of Wilmington and p. NJ.
/ Pennington. champion Of Cecil coun
". Nd, finished with Al and also
won turkeys.
Captain W. A. SimontOn Of vii
mington. also scored Al. but was
counted out in the spin 10 decide the
last tie John p. Fountaine pre-
scented Ted" Doremus with a beauti
full walrus hide protfolio and scroll
which was signed by every one
= present.
Mrs. G. r. Earle. OF New York: Mrs
A Moulton and Mrs. Harry White. Of
Wilmington. were the three feminine
shooters and they finished in the
order named. Mrs. Earle getting the
3 prize going to the high woman shoot
err The scores