Sporting Life archives

[Drew Hause]

Great pic Chris-looks like he's wearing his 'white bucks.'

Woolfolk used a Parker as an amateur, but went Pro in 1910
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL5420023.pdf
Mr. Woolfolk Henderson, of Lexington, Ky., who has been known as one of the leading amateur trapshooters of the country for two or three years past, on January 1st, joined the professional ranks, as a representative of The Peters Cartridge Company, shooting Peters shells, du Pont powder and a Lefever gun. Mr. Henderson’s scores during 1909 indicate very exceptional ability, and this with his consistent loyalty to Peters ammunition have their logical result in his employment by The Peters Company. He is sure to, add rapidly to the already long list of friends he has made far himself and the goods he will represent. In the year 1909 from April 29th to December 22d, Mr. Henderson shot at 9495 targets, breaking 9008, an average of .9487 per cent (using a Parker). Beginning with the Southern Handicap at Nashville, Tenn., May 4th, 5th and 6th, he shot at 8995 targets, breaking 8597, an average of .9557 per cent., a record which has never been exceeded or equaled by any amateur shooting at this number of targets.
Throughout the year he used Peters factory loaded Ideal shells with 3 1/8 drams du Pont smokeless powder, 1 1/4 oz. No. 7 1/2 Ch. shot.

I didn't find any mention as to when he went back to Amateur status, or started using his Parker again. Peters continued to advertise his using their shells however.
He had a big year in 1914. In addition to winning both the GAH Handicap and Doubles, he had the High Amateur Average, AND the High Amateur Average in 1915 at .9753.

[Drew Hause]

1910 Chicago GAH won by Fred Shattuck (Parker), of Columbus, Ohio.
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL5319026.pdf
Score 116 x 120 in a shoot-off over John R. Livingston (Winchester pump), of Springville, Ala., (19 yds.), William Wettleaf, (Parker) of Nichols, Ia., (19 yds.) and George E. Burns (Winchester pump), of Cleveland, O., (16 yds.)

Fred Shattuck and his Parker



Fred Gilbert Professional Championship and his 32" Parker

[Drew Hause]

W.R. Crosby won the Professional Average at the 1905 GAH on the 16 yard mark breaking 298 out of 300 with a run of 213 straight. He had the Longest Run on targets in 1905 at Canton, Ohio, June 14-15, when he broke 419 straight. At the Philadelphia Eastern Handicap July, 1906 he was using a Parker with 32" barrels for the first time, having switched from a L.C. Smith. He also won the Professional Championship at the 1907 GAH in Chicago representing DuPont and using Winchester Leader shells and his Parker with a score of 192/200.
June 17-22, 1912 GAH at Springfield, Ill., Crosby won the Professional Championship at Singles, from the 18-yard mark, with 198x200. Gilbert and Crosby tied for High General Average for the four days' shooting, each breaking 550x600 targets.

[Big D]

"Throughout the year he used Peters factory loaded Ideal shells with 3 1/8 drams du Pont smokeless powder, 1 1/4 oz. No. 7 1/2 Ch. shot"

Ouch! 9000 targets with 1 1/4 oz loads. My teeth and shoulder hurt.

[Drew Hause]

http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL3006018.pdf
Kansas City, Oct. 23 1897
A remarkable exhibition of live pigeon shooting was given at Exposition Park, this city, yesterday afternoon, when Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, Ia., and J. A. R. Elliott, of this city, met in a match at 100 live birds for $100 a side and the DuPont trophy, which Elliott won from C. W. Budd a few weeks ago with the score of 99 out of 100. J. A. R. Elliott has been practically invincible on Kansas City grounds for years and not until Fred Gilbert came, like a meteor from the sky. has the local man found his equal. When Gilbert won the "Star" cup from Elliott, on Oct. 8, by the score of 95 to 94, he showed such form that there was much speculation as to the result of the race yesterday. "Jim" Elliott is a veteran at the traps while Fred Gilbert was unknown as a live bird shot until in
October 1895, when he won the DuPont trophy in Baltimore against a large field of crack shots. Since that time his rise has been rapid and his work in the last match with Elliott stamps him as one of the best pigeon shots in the country and one capable of holding the title of champion shot.
The match was for the DuPont trophy at 100 live birds each man, 30 yards rise. The birds were the best that could be procured which makes the scores quite remarkable. Gilbert and Elliott tied at 97, then Gilbert won 25 to 24 in the shoot-off.
Gilbert used an L. C. Smith hammerless gun, 3 3/4 drams DuPont smokeless powder, 1 1/4 oz. (!) No. 7 chilled shot in Winchester Leader shells.
J. A. R. Elliott used a Winchester repeating shotgun, 3 1/2 drams, E. C. powder, 1 1/4 No. 7 1/2 and 6 chilled shot; Leader shells, loaded by Winchester Repeating Arms Co.

http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL3012023.pdf
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.

Jan. 2 1897
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL2815017.pdf
Charles Grimm defeats Doc Carver in Chicago for the “Cast Iron Metal”
Grimm used a 12-bore L. C. Smith gun, 7 3/4 pounds, 3 3/4 drams Schultze, 1 1/4 ounce No. 7 shot, in U. M. C. Trap shell.
Carver used a 12-bore Cashmore gun, 8 pounds weight, 4 drams of Carver powder, 1 1/4 No. 7 shot, in U. M. C. Trap shell.

Carver was a big guy, 6'4" and over 250# but wow