Rod and gun . ve bird shot ofmuch local fame in Ontario, took up trap shooting,and in his initial season won from the NelsonGun Club the solid silver pigeon shown in thepicture. From that time he was scratch shot,with the late Charles Ink, and with G. P. Wellsnow removed. In 1909 he won ine custody of thehorn-handled cup in the picture, the champ championship. His greatest achievement of thevear was winning the amatevu championship ofthe Pacific Indians, the great international trap-shooting organization of the Rockies, whose meetwas held at Nelson. Bishop tied with Cooper ofTacoma, wit
Rod and gun . ve bird shot ofmuch local fame in Ontario, took up trap shooting,and in his initial season won from the NelsonGun Club the solid silver pigeon shown in thepicture. From that time he was scratch shot,with the late Charles Ink, and with G. P. Wellsnow removed. In 1909 he won ine custody of thehorn-handled cup in the picture, the champ championship. His greatest achievement of thevear was winning the amatevu championship ofthe Pacific Indians, the great international trap-shooting organization of the Rockies, whose meetwas held at Nelson. Bishop tied with Cooper ofTacoma, with 25 birds straight. It took threemore series in the shoot-oft to decide the event,and Bishop made 75 straight, while his Americanopponent almost equalled his record, missing onlythe last bird. This is represented by the modestmedal to the left. In 1911, Bishop participated in a couple of out-side shoots. In the meet of the Pacific Indians,at Spokane, Wash., he took high but not pre- ROD AND GUX IX CAXADA 1145. Tnarlin -t- luijiurlaut,«T rhiuk ot the speed of a flying bird—they will notwait for a slow lock or a hang-flre load to operate.*T The speed of our lock was seientiflcally timed atOie of Cornell and it was found that ourhammer fell in 1 /625 of a second. « *r It was also found, at the time hammer struckIt was travelling at the rate of 233 inches persecond. «T This greased lightning speed is sure to score at trap or kills in the Hammer is all one piece—no toggles attached-main spring power is applied directly down oa ham-mer—not endwise on toggles—and it travels lessthan half an inch—thats why its so The simple scientific of the lockmakes it practically fool-proof and it will standall kinds of use and a whole lot of misuse.»r Rrand new catalog FREE: IS grades netto $400 list. *r New addition to the Ithaca family is a little Shore. weight 4, to 5>1 GUN CO., Box 1 3, ITHACA,
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