. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. CHIKF "Trapshooting alone will not make a pitcher, hut the quick calculation of the angle of flight of the target, its elevation and the effect of wind in deflecting not only the target, but also the charge, are not without value to a moundsman. The exercise you get in clay-bird shooting is not violent, yet it is not exactly of the mollycoddle kind, for the handling of a shotgun troughont a 100-bird program, takiDg the mild pounding of a like repetition of recoil, and the other activities of a half-day at the traps, are just about enough for the av
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. CHIKF "Trapshooting alone will not make a pitcher, hut the quick calculation of the angle of flight of the target, its elevation and the effect of wind in deflecting not only the target, but also the charge, are not without value to a moundsman. The exercise you get in clay-bird shooting is not violent, yet it is not exactly of the mollycoddle kind, for the handling of a shotgun troughont a 100-bird program, takiDg the mild pounding of a like repetition of recoil, and the other activities of a half-day at the traps, are just about enough for the average man. Besides keeping a fellow physically fit, trapshooting has irresistible fascination as a game. This is proved by the hundreds of thousands who regularly shoot at the traps and the representation of every walk of life among the shooters/' FOR BOOKLETS ON TRAPSHOOTING AND USE OF HAND TRAP, WRITE SPORTING POWDER DIVISION DU PONT POWDER COMPANY WILMINGTON, DEL. ESTABLISHED 1802 Branches: Birmingham, Ala., New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Pa., Denver, Duluth, Portland, Ore., Huntington, W. Va., Seattle, Wash. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. oSht PARKER GUNS 1915 Look, Read, Remember!!! At the Pinehurst Mid-Winter Handicap Shoot the four contestants making the highest scores in the preliminary event ail shot Parker Guns. ^.~ , RATHER STARTLING, ISN'T IT? In the main event, the PINEHURST HANDICAP. Mr. S. A. Huntley, although placed further back than any other contestant, scored 95 out of 100 Targets at 23 Yards and landed the Trophy. Furthermore Mr. Huntley was high over all for the entire tournament, and as usual shot his 34-inch barrel PARKER GUN. m 1914 Parker Guns Won The Grand American Handicap, The National Champi- onship at single and double targets, the FIRST and SECOND YEARLY AVERAGES and made the best scores on the Pacific Coast. Follow the pace set by the champions of America and for either single or double target shooting use ââ â »â â Long Tom Parker
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