. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, March 13, 1915.] THE BREEDER AINU STOHToMAN "Trapshooting IS THE CHARLES H. NEWCOMB Philadelphia, Pa. Sport of Kings So says Charles H. Newcomb One of Pennsylvania's Leading Amateur Shooters. ff (From The Philadelphia Press, Feb TKAPSHOOTING is rightly call- ed 'The Sport of Kings and Princes'," says Mr. Newcomb, "be- cause we rind "The Prince of Good Fellows' a follower of same. The degree of clean cut competitive sportsmanship exhibited in this sport, stands in a class by itself. We have all heard the old saying, 'show me a lover
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, March 13, 1915.] THE BREEDER AINU STOHToMAN "Trapshooting IS THE CHARLES H. NEWCOMB Philadelphia, Pa. Sport of Kings So says Charles H. Newcomb One of Pennsylvania's Leading Amateur Shooters. ff (From The Philadelphia Press, Feb TKAPSHOOTING is rightly call- ed 'The Sport of Kings and Princes'," says Mr. Newcomb, "be- cause we rind "The Prince of Good Fellows' a follower of same. The degree of clean cut competitive sportsmanship exhibited in this sport, stands in a class by itself. We have all heard the old saying, 'show me a lover of a gun and dog, and I will show you a good fellow,' and it applies equally to trapshooting. As a recreation, it is one of the best, as naturally the tired and worried business man cannot get out with a crowd of such friends as he finds in this game, without being benefited. Furthermore, he cannot be success- ful at the traps without putting his mind on the game, as concentration of mind is one of the fundamental principles of trapshooting. In doing this he is giving his brain a rest from business worries of the past and imry 21st, 1915) strengthening and clearing it for future problems. It is also a very beneficial physical exercise. In fact it is only another demonstration of a popular form of exercise that was very much exploit- ed a few years since, viz., the act of making one's muscles rigid and then relaxing, repeating same a number of times. This is exactly what the trapshooter does as he calls, "; His muscles are tense, and at the recoil of the gun relax, which per- iormance he repeats one hundred to two hundred times per day as the program may call for. When the shoot is over he knows by his tired muscles that he has had all the exer- cise he needs for one day. It is also a sport where quick jud„ ment is necessary, as well as quick action. In fact all of its environ- ments are beneficial, as it occupies the mind, eye and muscles, and trains them to a
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