I bet the young lad took a lot of back slapping congratulations that day. J.D. Gay, age 24, was also present. The towering 6'4" Gay shot his AAH that was ordered in April of 1897 a few months after he lost the World Championship to J.A.R. Elliot in Louisville. Elliot was shooting a Winchester pump and Gay a Parker. A. Clay is just another name on the roster, but the family still lives in the Bluegrass and are great people. Many other named as shooters are still here, as well. I have a picture of Gay's AAH Parker, but unable to upload for some reason. It had burned in a house fire in 1977 and was restored.
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