Capt. Money's stolen Parkers

[Dean Romig]

He certainly has a 'family resemblance.'





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[Drew Hause]

Capt. DuBray on Messner’s victory at the 1895 GAH at Live Birds. Sporting Life reported that Noel used a Parker; A.W. a Greener
https://books.google.com/books?id=GE...AJ&pg=PA31&lpg

Now Gen. Noel Money
https://books.google.com/books?id=yU...AJ&pg=PA83&lpg

[Drew Hause]

Impressive collection of Parker shooters at the 1900 GAH at Live Birds Queens, L.I. at the new Interstate Park
Won by 25 year old H.D. Bates, using a Parker, of Ridgetown, Ontario after 8 men tied at 25: J. L. Smith, 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 be was shot out on the 32d bird.”

Guns: Parker- 73, Smith- 34, Greener- 19, Francotte- 19, Daly- 12, Remington- 10, Lefever- 7, Scott- 7, Winchester- 5, Cashmore- 5, Purdey- 3, Baker- 2, Colt- 2, Richards- 2, Marlin, Prechtel, Grant, Webley, Stannard, Forehand, Syracuse, Churchill, Claybrough- 1 each.

Parker Shooters: H.D. Bates, A.W. Money, J.D. Gay, H.E. Buckwalter, A.H. Fox, F.S. Parmelee, Wilbur F. Parker, A.W. DuBray, R.O. Heikes, and Annie Oakley.
A. H. Fox used a DH SN 88807 ordered on August 9, 1898 by H.P. Collins in Baltimore. The gun was a 12/30 Titanic, with a straight grip and no safety. The gun was returned to Parker Bros. on September 18, 1900 by A. H. Fox to clean and rebrown the barrels and repair the action and the work was completed October 5, 1900.

[Drew Hause]

1901 GAH at Live Birds April, Interstate Park New York
Won by E.C. Griffith (Parker), of Pascoag, R. I. He killed 25 straight in the race and finished 18 more in the tie, shooting out twenty one other men who tied him.
2nd J.L.D. Morrison (Winchester), 3rd R.R. Bennett (Parker), 4th J.B. Barto (Parker), 5th Chris Gottlieb (Smith)

Guns: Parker the overwhelming choice – 85, Smith - 34, Francotte - 21, Winchester - 11, Remington - 7. Scott - 6, Daly – 6, Cashmore – 5, Greener – 5, Lefever – 4, W. Richards - 3, Purdey - 2; 1 each - Saxton, Clabrough, Cogswell, Churchill, James, Lang, Baltimore, Ithaca, Young, Reilly, Boss.

Harold & Capt. Money both used Parkers; I did not find Noel's name on the list of competitors