. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. THE BREEDER AVD SPORTSMAN [Saturday, July 29, 1911. ROD, GUN AND KENNEL CONDUCTED BY J. X. The Eastern Handicap, at Newbridge Grounds, Wilmington, Del., July, 1911. THE EASTERN HANDICAP. Wilmington, Delaware, July 15, 1911.—The sixth annual Eastern Handicap of the circuit of tourna- ments for the season 1911 of the Interstate Associa- tion in reality opened July 10, with the official pro- gram calling for practice events starting at 1 p. m., with a special added feature or practically a curtain- raiser to the first act of the big show, "The Easter
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. THE BREEDER AVD SPORTSMAN [Saturday, July 29, 1911. ROD, GUN AND KENNEL CONDUCTED BY J. X. The Eastern Handicap, at Newbridge Grounds, Wilmington, Del., July, 1911. THE EASTERN HANDICAP. Wilmington, Delaware, July 15, 1911.—The sixth annual Eastern Handicap of the circuit of tourna- ments for the season 1911 of the Interstate Associa- tion in reality opened July 10, with the official pro- gram calling for practice events starting at 1 p. m., with a special added feature or practically a curtain- raiser to the first act of the big show, "The Eastern" holding the boards. With the thermometer regis- tering around the century mark from 10 a .m. until noon, those who came out to the Newbridge grounds of the du Pont Gun Club, the scene of the tourna- ment, were guessing while the two "gladiators" were battling away for the honors and attending glory before the traps whether or not they would enter the practice events, a total of 100 targets, as the heat was intense, and with the abnormally high humidity made conditions exceedingly oppressive, and there were quite a few wTho witnessed the practice shoot- ing from the large veranda of the clubhouse, as the scores of these events were not counted in the aver- age. Incoming trains had brought in a good crowd of visiting sportsmen, and they wended their way to the shooting grounds for the Hazard Challenge trophy, between Lester S. German, of Aberdeen, Md., who captured the double target championship event at the recent Grand American Handicap at Columbus, and Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, who has been a prominent figure in trap-shooting circles in the past. Promptly at 11 o'clock, Manager Shaner pre- sented to the large crowd of spectators assembled on the large, spacious piaza and veranda of the club- house, the two principals, and announced that Mr. Edward Banks, of Wilmington, Delaware, one of the du Pont representatives, would officiate as the of- ficial
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