to special orders. Henry Ford introduced his first 
     
     experimental vehicle, called an automobile. Winches- 
     
     ter marketed its now famous Model 94 rifle (still in 
     
     production today), and sold its interest in Remington 
     
     to the Union Metallic Cartridge Company, and on Prince 
     
     Edward Island a 20-year-old girl was in the middle of 
     
     writing a book...Anne of Green Gables was an overnight 
     
     success, and Lucy Maud Montgomery gained a lasting 
     
     place in Island history. Clay target shooting on the 
     
     Island changed from an organized pastime, to totally 
     
     casual. Targets were still being sold, and used, but 
     
     neither in the volume, nor with the enthusiasm that 
     
     was evidenced a decade ago. 
     
    
   
   
    
     What actually happened to cause the demise the 
     
     Belvidere Gun Glub is not documented, but one (reading 
     
     between the lines) can surmise the combination of 
     
     elements: 
     
    
   
   
    
     -First of all was the fact that the Club, almost 
     
     totally, included members of the City's upper social 
     
     strata, and, as such, was subject to their continued 
     
     ambitious pursuits of higher standards which, in many 
     
     cases, came before Club activities. 
     
    
   
   
    
     -With less than sixteen members, close competition, 
     
     too many rules, confusing handicaps, etc., there was 
     
     greater potential for tension, especially with the 
     
     generally serious attitudes that prevailed during 
     
     that era 
     
    
   
   
    
     -The annual assessment escalation to $3.00, which had 
     
     the more frugal members upset. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ~The selective attitude applied in bringing new 
     
     members into the Club obviously deterred necessary 
     
     growth. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Although the Gun Club had always discouraged the 
     
     participation of ladies, in any segment of their 
     
     masculine enjoyment, there were times, especially in 
     
     the latter years of operation, when young boys would 
     
     be seen standing in the background, watching with 
     
    
   
   
    
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