. Rod and gun . NT. The executive committee of Springwood GunClub, of London, Ont., has the happy faculty oftickling the fancy of the average trap year its matinee shoot, although somewhatof an experiment, demonstrated the success of theidea that a long grinding programme with moneyonly as the stimulus was not what the trap shooterwanted altogether. This year the club tourna-* ment was on the same lines, and its pronounced ?success was its best recommendation. The clubstarted out by getting some very attractive prizes,such as a shooter would be eager to win and wouldtake pleasure
. Rod and gun . NT. The executive committee of Springwood GunClub, of London, Ont., has the happy faculty oftickling the fancy of the average trap year its matinee shoot, although somewhatof an experiment, demonstrated the success of theidea that a long grinding programme with moneyonly as the stimulus was not what the trap shooterwanted altogether. This year the club tourna-* ment was on the same lines, and its pronounced ?success was its best recommendation. The clubstarted out by getting some very attractive prizes,such as a shooter would be eager to win and wouldtake pleasure in showing to his friends. These^jvere the gifts of friends of the club. A Stearnsjjj^peating shotgun headed the list. A Rosanne vaseji^om the Hunter Arms Co., a Hawkes cut glass^jj nkard from Adam Beck, , a Hawkes cut ass vase from Major Beattie, ; a silver cup cm Oak Hall: a Balantyne shooting jacket; a casecondensed milk from the Aylmer Condensed Milk 1.; a Thermos bottle, and .seventeen other de-. London Tournament: Along the Firing Line—Jack Trembley,the genial referee, in the foreground, and J. S. Brownat hat. sirable prizes, made up the list. Then a new ideawas exhibited in the arrangement of the pro-gramme. This was at a total of 150 targets,divided into three series of three events each—two of 15 and one of 20 targets. Three averageprizes were given for the high guns in each series,so that the interest in the competition was keptat the concert pitch during the whole shoot. Allshot from 16 yards and the shooting was favor-able for high scores. To win a prize one needenter for targets only, and the sweepstakes wereentirely optional. Nearly eight squads enteredthe competition, and the attendance was excep-tionally good for a local one-day shoot. The shoot was held on the clubs new groundsoverlooking the River Thames to the north andpresenting a very pleasant view of the river andthe fertile country beyond. The club is fortunatein having the privilege of grou
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