Bates and his Parker take the 1900 GAH!

[Drew Hause]

1900 GAH at Live Birds Queens, L.I. at the new Interstate Park
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL3503012.pdf
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL3503013.pdf
Won by 25 year old H. D. Bates, of Ridgetown, Ontario after 8 men tied at 25: J. L. Smith, H. D. Bates, C. F. Ayling, J. R. Malone – 2nd, Col. A. G. Courtney, Dr. A. A. Webber, Tom A. Marshall, and Phil Daly – 3rd.

"The Parker gun which Phil Daly Jr. shot in the Grand American Carnival and won third prize, was one which he borrowed from A. W. Du Bray, the Parker representative. Daly never saw the gun until the day before the big event, when he killed 15 out of 16. In the big event he was shot out on the 32d bird."

http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL3504011.pdf
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL3504012.pdf
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL3504016.pdf
Guns: Parker - 73, Smith - 34, Greener - 19, Francotte - 19, Daly - 12, Remington - 10, Lefever - 7, Scott - 7, Winchester - 5, Cashrnore - 5, Purdey - 3, Baker - 2, Colt - 2, Richards - 2, Marlin, Prechtel, Grant, Webley, Stannard, Forehand, Syracuse, Churchill, Claybrough - 1 each.

A.H. Fox and Annie Oakley competed, both using a Parker.

H.D. Bates