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...Parker gun will be shot off at 3.45 o'clock this afternoon on Soldiers Field, by the following eight men: E. E. Du Pont '03, J. W. Bell '06, J. Hinckley '06, H. L. Corbett '06, S. S. Breese '05, N. C. Ward '05, L. W. Wright 2L., J. A. Remick, Jr., '06. All practicing must be done before 3.45 o'clock, as the shoot will begin promptly. Each man will shoot at a string of 30 birds, the handicap being added to the actual score. In case of a further tie a "miss-and-out" shoot will be held...
...following eight men tied for the highest score in the handicap shoot for the Parker gun, which was finished yesterday: E. E. DuPont '03, J. W. Bell '06, J. Hinkley '06, H. L. Corbett '03, S. S. Breeze '05, N. C. Ward '05, L. W. Wright 2L. and J. A. Remick '06. They will shoot off the tie next Monday, at a time to be announced later, each man shooting at a string of 30 birds, the handicap to be added to his actual score. In case of a further tie they will shoot it off "miss...
...final shoot for the $100 Parker gun will be held on Soldiers Field this afternoon from 2.30 to 5 o'clock. Each man will shoot at 30 birds, but no score with handicap added is to count for more than 30. In all, four strings of 30 birds each will have been shot, and the sum of the three best of each man is to count. In case of a tie, the deciding shoot will be held next Monday afternoon when each man will shoot at one string of 30 birds. This will be the last shoot of the Gun...
There will be two more shoots for the Parker gun which will be held today and Thursday, not Friday, as previously announced, from 2.30 to 4.30 o'clock without regard to weather. Each man will shoot two strings of thirty birds and both may be shot on one day, or one string on each day. None of last week's strings, however, can be made up. Because of the large number of entries it has been definitely decided to give a second prize for the handicap scores, in addition to the gun and a prize for the highest actual score...
...second handicap shoot for the $100 Parker prize gun was held on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. E. E. duPont '03 made the highest actual score, hitting every bird out of a possible 80; nine men were tied for the highest score, including handicap. The next shoot will be held Monday...