The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-07-25
STATE TRAPsHoOTERs MEETING

Inc State meeting or the Trap
shooters League, which began at
the Hilltop Gun Club grounds, on
Alfred Clay farm, near Escondida,
Tuesday, ended Thursday evening,
when Voolfolk Henderson, of Lex
ington, again demonstrated his abil-
ity as a marksman. Mr.. Henderson
won the State championship by
breaking 1919 out of 200 targets.
Mr.. Henderson had previously won
the State Handicap by breaking 81
out of 100 targets.
The State all-around champion
ship was won by A. B. Harris, of
Louisville, with a total of $40 out Of
$50. Mr.. Harris also won the State
doubles championship, with a score
of 4S out Of fifty targets.
The professional championship
was won by M. j. Morton, of Louis
vile, with a score of 1873 out of 200.
Homer Clark, of Alton, ILL.,, secured
the high professional championship
by making a perfect score of 800 at
16-yard targets. Mr.. Clark also
made the high grade average of the
meeting, with AL out of $50.
Miss Georgianna Hobson, fifteen
year-old shooter, of Bowling Green,
won the State championship trophy
for women, breaking 159 out of 200
targets shot at. A. l.. Buckner, of
Paris, won the junior Championship
of Kentucky by breaking 80 out of.
100 targets.
The meeting was a most success
full one from all standpoints, and
brought to Paris large number of
noted trap shooters from different
parts of the country, many from
long distance. Secretary Roxie
Davis, of the Bourbon Gun Club, was
everywhere at once and saw that ev-
erything on the program went along
nicely.
delicious dinner, comprising old
country ham, fried chicken, barbe-
cued mutton, and other tempting ar
ticles of food, was served each day
by the ladies of the North Middle
town Christian church.
At the conclusion of the tourna-
ment a business meeting was held
and the following officers were chos-
en- for the year: j. Quincy Ward, of
Paris, president; Ben D. Golf, of
Winchester, vice-president; w. I.
Morton, of Louisville, secretary and
treasurer.
The visitors who took part in the
three-days tournament included the
following:
Geo. A. Hobson, Bowling Green;
Miss Hobson, Bowling Green; j. L.
Griggs, Louisville; Homer CLARK,
ILL.,; B. Ashcraft, Covington;
DR.. VIM. Shattuck, Coal Grove, O..
DR.. j. A. Simpson, Maysville; Tom
Ozment, Harrodsburg; ILL.,; B.Ashe,
ILL.,; w. Hawkins, Har-
ILL.,; H. B. Kilmer, Harris
burg, ILL.,; H. E Anderson, Louis
Vile; w. J. Pickett, Montgomery,
Ala; Harry Skinner, Lexington;
Judge Jas. B. Denny, Lexington;
Voolfolk Henderson, Lexington; A.
B. Harris, Louisville; John D. Nash,
Versailles; c. E. Galloway Lexing
ton; T. H. Fox, Louisville; J. @.
Ward, Cynthiana; w. ]. Pickett,
Ala; Ben Golf, Win
chester; F. B. Hills, Lexington; w.
H. Hall, Maysville; Ben Hisle, Lex
ington; Harry Herndon, George
town; q. j. c. Offutt, Louisville; U.
I. Morton, Louisville; H. j. Go
decker, Louisville; Mrs. H. j. Go
decker, Louisville; Homer Kerr,
o.; John Taylor, Cincin-
natl; B. P. Reny, Cincinnati; DR..
Louisville; ]. M. Scott,
c. Bond, Louisville;
R. G.. Calls, Louisville; c. o. Le-
Compile, Louisville; Fred Booker,
B. j. Robertson, Louis |
Vile; P. B. Plummer, Chattanooga;
J. B. Lallance, Huntington, w. Va;
B. AShcraft, LatOnia; Mr.. Griggs,