THe Hazard Powder Co.

[Tom Jay]

Sorting through my grandfather’s stuff never ceases to amaze me. The latest find is a ca. 1910 18 page promo booklet from The Hazard Powder Co. focused on the field trial dog. I’ve attached a few of the pages in order from the beginning for you to browse. 13 dogs are highlighted in all. Has anyone else seen this booklet?

[Tom Jay]

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[Drew Hause]

What a treasure Tom!
Osthaus painted the portrait of the winners of the National Field Trial Association for the first thirty years of the Championship, and the images were reproduced as calendars and lithographs by the Du Pont company in the early 1900's.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/20832819/382402182.jpg

The 1916 series included portraits of every Field Trial Champion; Count Gladstone IV in 1896 through Manitoba Rap in 1910

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/20832819/384726362.jpg

He also did "Hunting Dogs" for Austin Powder Co.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/20832819/409976811.jpg

More on Osthaus here
http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/20832819

[Dean Romig]

Thanks for sharing Tom - That is one great find!!





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[Drew Hause]

J.A.R. Elliott (Winchester Repeater) and Charles Budd (Parker) were "Blue Ribbon" reps

Sept. 17, 1898 Sporting Life

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/21690841/410180921.jpg

The Hazard Cup
https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/j-a-r-elliott-and-the-hazard-cup.229994/

[Gary Laudermilch]

Wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing your great find.

[Drew Hause]

H.C. Hirschy was a "Blue Ribbon" rep and won the 1902 GAH at Live Birds (Last)
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1902/VOL_39_NO_04/SL3904001.pdf
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1902/VOL_39_NO_05/SL3905018.pdf
This was the first time Harvey McMurchy, of the Hunter Arms Co. ever participated in a Grand American Handicap. He said it was about time the L. C. Smith gun won this event, even if he had to do it, himself. He come all the way from California just to shoot in the race, and brought Phil Bekeart with him; to help win the prize. Both fell down, but “Mac” did not mind it when Hirschy, Spencer and Heikes won in one, two, three order, all using L. C. Smith guns.
With the record-breaking score of 78 straight kills, Mr. H.C. Hirschy, of Minneapolis, Minn., shooting Winchester Factory Loaded Shells, won the Grand American Handicap at Live Birds for 1902, the first prize of $688 and a valuable silver trophy. During the tournament Mr. Hirschy shot at 102 birds, shooting through the entire week without a miss, a record never before equaled in this great shoot. He killed 12 straight in the sweep on Monday, 12 more on Tuesday, 8 straight in the G.A.H. on Wednesday, 8 on Thursday, and on Friday 9 more, completing the 25 straight. Then 10 more in the tie the same day, and on Saturday he finished 43 straight to win making a total of 102 straight. He used an L.C. Smith gun, 3 1/4 drams Hazard smokeless, 1 1/4 ounces No. 7 chilled shot in Winchester factory-loaded Pigeon shells.

[Kevin McCormack]

I want muttonchops like those in Edward Prickett's picture!!

[Drew Hause]

Hazard Powder Co. “Blue Ribbon” Smokeless

1895 introduction
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1895/VOL_25_NO_13/SL2513025.pdf
“The Hazard Powder Company gave $50 for average for all using Hazard "Blue Ribbon" smokeless…”
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1895/VOL_26_NO_05/SL2605014.pdf
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1896/VOL_28_NO_06/SL2806013.pdf
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1897/VOL_28_NO_15/SL2815022.pdf
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1897/VOL_30_NO_11/SL3011022.pdf
The Blue Ribbon Gun Club will shortly offer a handsome silver cup for competition among the trap shooters of Delaware County. The cup has been presented to the club by one of its popular members, Mr. Eben McLaughlin, of the Hazard & Du Pont Powder Company, who hopes by this means to encourage trap shooting in this county.

http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1898/VOL_30_NO_18/SL3018022.pdf
“Hazard “Blue Ribbon” has been on the market less than 3 years…”
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1898/VOL_31_NO_10/SL3110023.pdf
1899 Sportsmen’s Show
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1899/VOL_32_NO_25/SL3225012.pdf
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1899/VOL_33_NO_07/SL3307015.pdf
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1900/VOL_35_NO_15/SL3515015.pdf

The last “Blue Ribbon” ad in Sporting Life was in 1902, but it was still offered by DuPont in 1908
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1902/VOL_38_NO_17/SL3817014.pdf

It was discontinued prior to 1912 when under the Sherman Antitrust Act, Laflin & Rand was dissolved and DuPont was split into DuPont Powder Co. (which retained DuPont Bulk, Ballistite, Empire and “Schultze” and was later DuPont American Industries), Hercules Powder Co. (which retained “Infallible” and “E.C.”) and Atlas Powder Co.

[Tom Jay]

My question has gone unanswered. Has anyone else ever seen this Hazard Promo piece before?

[Drew Hause]

http://www.sportingcollectibles.com/gunpowder.html
http://www.sportingcollectibles.com/fgphotos/gp40013hazzard1899.jpg

[Tom Jay]

Interesting date, 1899 from sporting collectibles where I thought it was later ca.1912. I should have looked at dog pedigrees closer as setters Druid and Ruby were running the fields in the 1880’s.

[Harry Collins]

Earlier in this post I noticed the attached and it reminded me of my father scolding his first cousin that he needed to do something about the ticks and flees on his dogs. His cousin responded, "It just reminds them that they are dogs."