Noel was 2nd at the 1st GAH at Live Birds
Pressures for 1 1/4 oz. 3 1/2 Dr. Eq. BULK Smokeless were about 11,750 psi
From the 1895 DuPont Trophy report in
Sporting Life
O.R. Dickey, of Boston, Mass., (winner the 1896 GAH) used a very handsome Parker Bros, hammerless gun, of the Pigeon model, and his load consisted of 50 grains, or about 3 1/2 drams by measure, of American “E.C.” powder, 1 trap wad, one 3/8 inch pink felt, one 1/4-inch pink edge, and 1 1/8 ounce of No. 7 chilled shot in the United States Cartridge Co.'s “Rapid” shells, 2 3/4 inches in length.
$500 was big money in 1896, esp. after the "Panic of 1893"
Harold and Capt. Money both used Parkers at the 1901 GAH at Live Birds but Harold later became a Winchester Professional Representative using a 1897 Repeating Shotgun, and competed primarily in the South.
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http://foxcollectors.com/My%20Forum/...php?f=2&t=1116
The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told edited by Vin Sparano
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May 18, 1912
Forest & Stream
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