Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums  

Go Back   Parker Gun Collectors Association Forums Parker Forums Parker Paper, Memorabilia and Books

Notices

Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
Venice, CA Trapshooting School
Unread 09-03-2018, 07:20 PM   #1
Member
Drew Hause
Forum Associate
 
Drew Hause's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,084
Thanks: 323
Thanked 3,761 Times in 1,245 Posts

Default Venice, CA Trapshooting School

Metropolitan Magazine, April 1916
https://books.google.com/books?id=7z...J&pg=PA288&lpg

The first trapshooting school with small gage guns has been in operation for a number of months at Venice, Cal., one of the chief amusement places for Los Angeles, 18 miles distant, via the Pacific Electric Railway.
http://www.virtualvenice.info/visual/pier.htm
https://www.kcet.org/shows/departure...musement-parks

The gallery is located at the end of a pier and is probably 50 yd. long. At the farther end of it is set up a high wooden shot stop, painted yellow and probably 20 ft. high. An old fish net slopes down from its top to the floor of the pier at a gentle incline, to catch the clay birds which are unhit. Forty yards from the backstop is a regulation traphouse, and 10 yd. from the center of the trap a 20-ft. counter a la shooting gallery. Back of this is a railing to keep out the crowd while inside are benches for the shooters while awaiting their turn.

The clay bird rises 10 yd. instead of the regulation 16 yd., and travels 38 yd. instead of 50 yd. It is always a straightaway. The trap is set to throw the bird very high in comparison with the distance it travels.

The guns are 20 bores alone, double non-ejector Parkers with lace up recoil pads. The load is a cheap shell with two drams Du Pont and 3/4 oz. of 8's.

The gun, birds and ammunition are furnished as the would-be shooter steps up, precisely like the rifle gallery.

The cost is 25c for five shots, $1 for 25 shots, $4 for 100, everything included.

Last edited by Drew Hause; 09-03-2018 at 08:13 PM..
Drew Hause is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Drew Hause For Your Post:
Visit Drew Hause's homepage!
Unread 09-05-2018, 11:05 AM   #2
Member
Drew Hause
Forum Associate
 
Drew Hause's Avatar

Member Info
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,084
Thanks: 323
Thanked 3,761 Times in 1,245 Posts

Default

I've been trying to find if the Venice Trapshooting School was affiliated with the DuPont Trapshooting School at Young’s Million Dollar Pier, in Atlantic City, managed by H.H. (Hank) Stevens, without success



January 29, 1916 Sporting Life
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL6622027.pdf

Opened March 25, 1916
https://books.google.com/books?id=Dp...AJ&pg=RA2-PA35
https://books.google.com/books?id=Dp...AJ&pg=RA4-PA13
https://books.google.com/books?id=VFIZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA97

January 6, 1917 Sporting Life
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrar.../SL6819024.pdf

Ithaca 4E ordered in 1916 courtesy of Walt Snyder



20g Parker ordered 1917
https://jamesdjulia.com/item/2554-373/

1918
https://books.google.com/books?id=DZo7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA257

1919
https://books.google.com/books?id=FykDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA115
https://books.google.com/books?id=0s...AJ&pg=RA1-PA82
Drew Hause is offline   Reply With Quote
Visit Drew Hause's homepage!
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:59 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1998 - 2023, Parkerguns.org
Copyright © 2004 Design par Megatekno
- 2008 style update 3.7 avec l'autorisation de son auteur par Stradfred.