Fulford made traps too
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and Mr. E. C. Griffith won the Grand American Handicap, at Live Birds, in April, 1901, and on July 18, 1901 won the Grand American Handicap, at Targets, breaking 95 out of 100, at 19 yards rise with a Parker.
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In 1902 Fred Gilbert left Hunter Arms for Parker
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Spirit Lake, lowa, Jan. 8, 1902
A fine race was witnessed here to-day between Fred Gilbert and John Burmeister, both of this place. It was a friendly match, in which Gilbert tried a new 32-inch Parker gun. He made a fine score, breaking 99 out of 100, losing his tenth target. After the finish of the match he shot at ten more targets and broke them, making a record of 100 straight.
The targets were thrown 55 yards. Gilbert’s load was 3 1/4 drams DuPont smokeless, 1 1/4 oz. No. 7 1/2 Tatham’s chilled shot, in Winchester Leader shells.
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