http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL3012023.pdf (Neat Parker ad)
Dec. 11, 1897
The Cast Iron Medal, emblematic of championship of America, and a purse of $200, was shot on Watson’s Shooting Grounds. R.O. Heikes (using a Winchester 1897 pump) won the match by killing 91 out of 100 birds, taking the Cast Iron Medal and the $200.
Grimm killed 87 out of the 100 birds, using an L. C. Smith gun, 3 1/4 drams Du Pont powder in a 3-inch U. M. C. Smokeless shell, for first barrel, and 3 1/2 drams Du Pont powder in a
3 1/4-inch U. M. C. Trap shell in second barrel; 1 1/4 ounces No. 7 chilled shot in both barrels.