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VOL. XVII, NO. 9 SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1914 FIVE CENTS C. H. NEWCOMB THE WINNER His Ninety-five is Best in Premiere Event of Midwinter Handicap From Start to Finish lOl-l Shoot In the leader of a JBrilllant Series A FITTING climax to a notable week was Sat ui day afternoon's prem iere Handicap of the seventh annual Mid winter Handicap Trap Shooting Tournament. Charles II. Newcoinb of Philadelphia won the prize and purse of 350 00 with a fast 95, shooting from the limit mark of 21 yards. Four targets further down the line found W. II. Patterson of Buffalo (18 yards), Dr. D. L. Culver of Jersey City (19 yards), andT. J. Donald of Fe licity, Ohio (17 yards), bunched in a triple tie at 91 for second, third and fnu'-th moneys, amounting to $300.00, 250.00 and $2'0.00. Another trio at 90 divided fifth and sixth moneys, amount ing to $150.00 and $100.00, the group including T. L. McMillan of Atlanta (16 yards), Charles Nuchols of Charlotte (18 yards) and D. F. McMahon of New York (19 yards). Close up and coming fat was the balance of the field with a quadruple tie at 89, six bunched at 88, and so on down the line to 85. E. S. Ford of Washington, a sixteen yard man, was three targets to the good in Friday's Preliminary, duplicating Newcorab's 95 and winning the trophy and $150.00 in added money. Four other moneys of $125.00, $100.00, $90.00 and $75.00 went to C. W. Vanstone of Bridge port, and A. E. Ranney of New York, both 19 yard, who tied at 92, and a quintette who were bunched for fourth position at 91 ; C. A. Edmonson of Clay ton (20 yards), II. Parent of Dayton (19 yards), E. G. Southey of Bridgeport (17 yards), D. W. Baker of Pittsburgh (18 yards), and R. H. Arvin of Indianapolis (18 yards) Ninety found three in at the finish, an equal number scored 89 and six recorded 88. . The general average competition was a close race, A. B. Richardson of Dover, Del., winning the gold snedal with 569 for the six hundred targets from the sixteen-yard mark the sweepstake event?. W. H. Jones of Macon was sec ond in 564, and C. II. Newcomb of Phil adelphia third in 562. Newcomb led with 746 for the full eight hundred tar gets of the program, to 742 for Richard son and 738 for. Jones. E. II. Storr was high among the professionals with 569 for the six hundred and 752 for the eight. J. M. Hawkins finished second with 561 and 728, and C. O. LeCompte third with 555 and 731. The innovation of the program, in addition to the numerous lavish added moneys in Handicap and Preliminary, was class-shooiing in both the Handicap and Preliminary, the field being made up into four divisions on the basis of scores made in the first five hundred targets of J the program. In the Handicap class- shooting there were ties in three of the four divisions. In A class, D. F. Mc Mahon of New York won from Charles Nuchols of Charlotte in a tie shoot-off at 90. In B Class, W. II. Patterson of Buffalo disposed of T. J. Donald of Felicity, and Dr. D. L. Culver of Jersey City, the score 91. In C class, Walter Roach of Terre Haute out-shot Albert Shea of his home town and Isaac An drews of Spartenburg, the total 88. In D class, T. M. McMillan of Atlanta had things all his own way, with a break of 90. In the Preliminary class-shooting, C. A. Edmonson of Clayton was the winner of A class with 91, while in B class C. W. Vanstone of Bridgeport won a tie shoot-off from A. E. Ranney of New York at 91. H. C. Wolfe of Chi cago won C class with 90, and E. G. Southey of Bridgeport, D class with 91. In the hundred target sweepstakes preliminary to the Handicap, F. S. Wright of South Wales and W. II. Jones of Macon headed the list with 99, while in the similar event which led up to the Preliminary, W. H. Jones of Macon led with 96. Jones was also first in Thurs day's two-hundred-target race with 192, and Bichardson led Wednesday with 188, a remarkable score considering the high wind, f Many social pleasures added to the interest of the week, including nightly dances at The Carolina, dinners, bridge parties, suppers at Jackson Springs, and various recreations such as quail-shooting, golf, tennis, riding, motoring and fox hunting. Throughout the week, with the excep tion of the opening day when a high wind gave the targets the wings of Mer Continued on page four) OUIMET LIKES PINEHURST His Comment Conveyed in Three En thusiastic Words: "Great; Isn't It!" Plans to Come Hack tor United Championship and Practice 17 p for Hi European Trip NATIONAL Open Golf Champion Ouimet rounded out a full week Thursday, and his com ment on Pinehurst is conveyed in th ee en thusiastic words "Great; isn't it! " His interest in the three course equipment is unbounded, and he is fascinated not alone by the variety offered, but the difficulties which the sand greens and their surroundings pre sent to the uninitiated. Two rounds a day have been the rule, and they have only served as a stimulus for the distinguished visitor to whom golf is indeed a recrea tion, for Ouimet has come merely to sat isfy a yearning to get back into the game and enjoy himself, f He has already an nounced his intention of participa'ing in the fourteenth annual United North and South Amateur Championship, March 27 April 4, coming at least ten d;iys in advance of the event to get himself into fighting trim for the " supreme test " of the Pinehurst season., f Immediately ( Concluded on page three) P ih f-"" 0 - u ri r - tl r.-,i V.v.ri4 I 7 3 0 n PARTICIPANTS IN THE CLASSIC 1914 MIDWINTER TRAP SHOOTING HANDICAP
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