Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-07
GUN CLUB PUTTING
PROPERTY into SHAPE
Tournament Next
Week Saturday Will Mark the
Completion of a Club House
at New Grounds of Burlington
TrapshOOters' Association

Burlington is to have one OF the most
up-to-date gun clubs in the State. The
property, which Is situated q short dis
lance off the Wiliston road, in South
Burlington, consists of 1G acres Of perfect
ly level ground recently purchased by
members of the club from Walter H.
Heath. A new club house is being erected
and plans are being made for constructing
tennis and croquet courts The erection
of the club house will be finished, 1t is
expected, by the 18th of the month"; when
statewide tournament is to be held /
under the auspices of the Burlington
Trapshooters' club. DIR. Guy f. Loudon,
president Of the Vermont State Trap
Shooting association, and president of the
local club, is In charge of the arrange.
ments.
| The new club house ia excellenty
located, being but approximately two |
and a half miles from the local post
office. The plot is perfectly level and it
, is planned to have baseball diamond
and tennis courts in fact it will be a
vertable country club DR.. Loudon told
Free Press reporter yesterday that al
though there are similar clubs in st.
Adams, st. Johnsbury. Montpelier and
Barre and some other places in the
State. none of them have their club and
grounds so favorably situated The
possibilities of such club are tremend-
| ous." said the doctor. THE club will be
kept open the year round for the benefit
| of snowshoe, skiing and tobogganing
parties, who may repair to the club house
for warmth and meals
| The Boy Scouts are also to be admitted
to the club. The Vermont association is
the first to admit the boys, and experts
have written that other States will soon
follow suit 1t is an excellent idea, they
say.
a cabin for the boys, large enough to
accommodate party of five and con-
veniently fitted up, has already been
erected This will be kept open during
the winter months: a stove installed and
arrangements made so that platoon of
the scouts can spend a holiday or week
end on the grounds while carrying on
their scout work.
The new club house is 30 feet long by
| l6 feet wide. The office will be in the
! southeast corner of the building and n
store-room large enough to store 5000
pigeons in the southwest corner. A
veranda nine feet in width and extending
the entire length of the club house air
will be constructed. The interior "
be sheathed by a!r-tight wall-board al
| a stove installed during the whit
| months so mat IL VIII be cOm1ortap
| warm
Two Ideal Legget traps, costing s.,
each have been installed and are in
operation. These traps throw a pigeon"
saucer-shaped disk four inches in d.
ameter. diagonally away at unknown
| angles at the rate of 90 feet per second.
The gunner stand 16 yards from the trap
and shoot at the birds they are thrown.
| Renewed interest Is being taken in this
line Of sport and many Burlington bust
ness men attend the shoots of the club
held every Wednesday afternoon. weather
providing. At the tournament to be held
many experts from other States will be
present and some excellent shooting is
expected.
| A revolver and % calibre rife range
has been constructed and is to be used
| by members and Boy Scouts. A rein
| forced guard has been erected to prevent
stray shots.
The estimated value Of the property
| is 1850. The club is financed by citizens
| interested in trap shooting and the Boy
Scout movement