Trophy

[Scott Gentry]

Trophy that has been passed down in my family. What I know is my great uncle married into a family in Paris Kentucky that were close to the Clay family in Paris. The Clay family (same family as Henry Clay) were founders/ owners of Bourbon County Gun Club. Somewhere I have seen documents showing big time shooters of the day shot there including Mrs Ann Oakley.

Not entirely sure how my Great Uncle Fielding ended up with it. Know he was a big bird hunter but never knew of him shooting targets. I am blessed to have a GH Parker and Quality 4 LC Smith that he owned.

Any knowledge of either of these old clubs would be appreciated.

This would be in early 1900’s.

My grandmother decided it would make a nice lamp.

[ArtS]

No real info, but I live in Lexington and over the past 5-10 years I have seen a couple of silver trophies similar to this sell on eBay and at some local auctions. I have bid on a couple but never bought one. I do remember that at the time I bid on one, I did a little online search and discovered a number of newspaper accounts of one of the trophies which was engraved. I don't recall the name but I do remember that from the numerous accounts across the Ohio valley area, the Bourbon County winner was apparently a prominent shooter around the first part of the century. Like I say, I have no real hard facts, but I ws surprised at the large amount of interest there must have been in the sport at the time.