The Dartmouth Club was by far the most active, having been estalished since 1902, and advertised itself as America's first trap club.

Fred Hyndman casually mentioned that there was not one, but two old traps stashed away at Sidmount, and he was sure they could be recovered and reconditioned. The news of this, and the other clubs, was all the motivation necessary, and a decision was made then and there to attempt to organize a new clay target shooting club in Charlottetown. Names of friends and relatives who shared the common interest in shotgunning were discussed, and an organizational meeting was planned.

The meeting was held during the first week of 9March at the office of Teddy Coombs, manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia. Those present leading in the re- organization were: Coombs, Fred Hyndman, John Morris, and a now aging Dr. Ernest Blanchard, who had heard of the meeting. All, at one time or another, had shot at clay targets thrown with a hand trap and, of course, Doctor Blanchard and Fred Hyndman could pass on a wealth of experience from thirty years ago and their days of competition with the Belvidere Gun Club.

This first meeting dealt with the basics, beginning with the offer of Fred Hyndman to pick up the old traps from Fred Peters' barn. Next they agreed that the initial assessment on members would be $1.50, and then spent some time discussing the club's format and just who should be the new officers...John S. Morris was elected President; Fred Hyndman, Vice- President; and Major Arthur Peake, Secretary/Treas- urer. Targets had to be ordered and the Secretary/Treasurer was instructed to obtain one bar- rel to start with, from the Rogers Hardware. Ammunition would be picked up by each member, as his own responsibility.

The next order of business was to find a place to shoot. John Morris, who, with his younger brother

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