Arizona republican., 1920-12-19
TRAP, GUN AND ROD BU Tnn1 a Marshall

The Dlru aBdlDSL the gun. The
 The British were defeated by the All
 American Team of Wingshots in 1901,
 by our winning the first three in a series of five races. We received hun
 dreds of cables of congratulat
 from American friends. The world
 loves a winner"
 Before leaving London we visited the grounds of Welsh Harp Gun Club
 for a "try" on live birds. Welsh Harp
 is the oldest and best equipped shoot
 ing park in the world. Surrounded by
 d fifteen foot brick wall a lodge and
 complete trap lay out is set in each of
 the four corners, always giving the
 bird the advantage of wind conditions
 in flight. Their betting is placed
 Bird against the gun" or Gun
 against the bird" which concisely in
 dicates how they desire to place their
 money. The amounts wagered ire quently amount to thousands of dol lars on a single bird. Our English friends imagined Americans would not
 be as sIillful on live birds as inanimate targets. Again they were doomed to disappointment.
 They gathered for us a prime lot of
 English Blue Rock Pigeons" a long
 slender bodied bird, with extra length
 of wing, hence rapid flyers. Birds were EuuEdltu lO Cul dll hllluS LII CepCAG when first liberated from the traps They had been trained with the board barriers and whipped with light rope lash when released From their first | jump they had an outlined course, right or left angles, straight away, low to the ground or the more deceptive tower" A jump and rapid accent direct from the ground For those trained birds
 charge of s2.50 was made, but an opportunity given contestants to win
 hat full of money if they could saop ! their bird in 30 yard boundry. A finish race was on between Mir. Benham
 of London and Frank Parmalee of Omaha, which Parmalee won on the | twenty second bird. A rapid 'tower" dashed into mid air. Parmalee made Ia beautiful stop on the bird. An amusing incident. A kid standing
 near the scene commenced lustily cry ing, and Frank inquired the cause. You have Killed my trained pigeon,
 sold him for $2 many, many times and he always got away and came back home. Now you have killed him" !" Their favorite race was a $5 miss and out, privilege of two re-entires,
 North were our wagering financiers, making and collecting all bets. Odds | started at a pony to four ($25 to s1OO) accepted in liberal amounts. odds soon took a decided advance,
 our last bets made were $225 to $25.
 Col Tripp, (peace to his ashes) was llng of the kiddies. He never let
 victim get by. At Welsh Harp, sur rounded by many admirers, he ex- plained American training methods | for developing shooters. They were | first educated in the use of bow and | arrow. -ecoming very expert while | children. Shooting or handling a gun was denied them until they had l killed buffalo with a single arrow. Hs then stated that heards of bison now pasture near the limits of Chi | cago, and it was a frequent occurance
 for Indians to chase buffalo into the city. Their favorite killing grounds being near the corner of State and
 Madison. He assured his audience that every member of the American team, when a boy, had killed many buffalo with a single arrow.
 | Our farewell banquet of three hun
 dred plates, given us by the Team os Great Britain at the Cafe Royal in | London. was hummer. Poultney | Eigelow, noted war correspondent, and author, acted Toast Master. As an opener, a toast to the King of England ana the President of the United States was proposed, followed by the singing ! or America ana GOu save the King II Captain Butt of the British Team
 with effusive eulogies, paid us $10,00(
 stake money all in hundred pound
 notes, direct from the Bank of En-
 gland. They were new and white ant
 of sufficient size to paper an ordin-
 9ry sized room. As Captain of thC American Team I accepted the money
 with a more satisfied feeling than
 would had we lost the race. Rear Ad,
 miral Kennedy of the Royal Nav!
 spoke at the psychological moment
 His audience was just passing iron artificial mirth to that stage of wis consideration. He spared not tn salve, neithed did he fear spreading on too thickly. "Wealthy water ha' thawed icicles from around our heart We became receptive accepted and ad mitted his every utterances as truths He watched our heads unconciousl, nodding approval, wisely closing hi speech before we became good natur ed interrupters. (Do you follow m banquet talkers?) I was scheduled t thank the British Team for the $10,00 donation and their many courtesie I extended. No chance to talk with tha audience, and as a substitute, I tool N from my coat lapel a small good, en N aueled American flag, presented us i New York, pinning it on Captain But \ Our Team members took the queue X transferring the Stars and Stripes { Our delighted British hosts who i'm