Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
WITH THE TRAPSHOOTERS

| While intensely gratified, few Amer
lican trapshooting enthusiasts were
isurprised at Mark Aries wonderful
performances at Antwerp, Belgium,
when he carried off championship
honors over all the best shots of the
world The Illinois crack. according
to the consensus of opinion in this
country, is the greatest shot on all
kinds of targets that ever lived.
| The trophy presented to Arie for his
| vistory was a gold Statuette about four
teen inches high, with the God of War
and Victory standing nude upon the
pedestal.
Frank Troeh of Vancouver. Wash.
Frank S. Wright of New York. a
, bronze disk medal for second and
third places in the worlds champion
ship.
Summarizing briefly. here is what the
United States trapshooters accomplished
| in England, where they went after win
| ming the world championship at the
Olympad Frank Troeh won the Eng
ilsh clay bird championship with a score
Clark, jr.. Worcester, Mass, was sec
ond: Forrest ". McNeir. Houston.
Tex. third, and Mark Arie. Cham
paign. Ill, fourth americans win
ming first four places when opposed
to the best marksmen in Europe).
Troeh also shattered the best Eng
lish long run record. Twice on the
same day he did the trick. First he
broke 100 straight, and followed this
up by another straight run of 1875.
fThe best previous long run in Eng
land with 1 "a ounce of shot was 40
straight. consequently Troeh not only
esta blished d new record. but beat
, that himself)
The grand aggregate of the meeting
was the gold star and silver cup, which
were won by Forrest McNeir with 100
straight.
birds was won by the United States
team which defeated the British by
10 birds. On the first day of the meet
ing the Americans broke So out of 60
la new and remarkable record.
Ben S. Donnelly of New York won
thrown from a tower), breaking the
ten birds straight, also a record.
Frank Troeh added another laurel to
ms list by winning the championship
1--we bird meeting at Churchill. with
Is straight in the match, and Is
straight in the miss and out shoot
off: Martin McNoy, jr., of New York
finished second, IN ssing his 18th bird
in the shoot-off.
The United States team won IT per
cent OF all the trophies and titles, al
ways shooting from scratch.
Word has been received from E. r.
Calvin. chairman of the tournament
committee, that the program for the
big Westy Hogan meeting at Atlantic
City, September 15-17. had been ap-
proved and was now in the hands of
the printer. Copies will be mailed as
soon as released from the press Lo-
cal trapshooters may secure addi-
tional copies by communicating with
Mr.. Calvin.
There are a million chances for sur
prises in any big trapshooting meet"
said c. B. Albea of the Bradley Hills
Gun Club yesterday. in discussing the
grand American" that was staged at
Cleveland last week. 'TrApshooting
does not boast all the uncertainty of
base ball. but no shoot is ever a cut
and dried affair, no matter who may
be the stars facing the traps"
Local marksmen will be pleased to
learn that Bernard Elesser will act as
cashier at the Westy Hogan shoot.
Barney" made many friends in
washington during the southern zone
handicap tournament, when ne acted
in like capacity for Stoney McLinn.
It is not infrequent to sec father
pitted against son at the traps of the
local gun clubs. John Conner takes
great delight in trimming his son, T.
Fred Conner. whenever possible, as
does DR.. w. D. Monroe with w. D.,
jr. Nothing gives C. S. Wilson more
enjoyment than to get few birds
on his boy, W. S. Wilson.
The following Washington marks
men have made arrangements to at
tend the Westy Hogan meeting at At
lantic City: Joseph H. Hunter W. O.
Morgan, r. B. (Klondike) Morgan, c.
S. Wilson, w. S. Wilson, c. B. A1bea,
George A. Emmons. John Conner. =
u. Culver, T. Fred Conner, DR.. w. d.
Monroe. DR.. A. v. Parsons, A. d.
Black, w. F.. Roberts. William Har-
per Dean, DR.. ]. C. Wynkoop, j. c.
Wynkoop, jr.