“Our Guest" was very enthusiastically drunk, and all the speakers paid tribute to the deep interest Mr. Heartz has taken, not only in the gun club, but in various branches of athletics, which he has encouraged by the presentation of valuable trophies, and in other ways. He is certainly one of the best patrons of sport this Island has known. Mr. Heartz, in his reply to the expressions of appreciation and congratulation made an exceedingly clever after-dinner speech, sparkling with gems of wit and aphorisms. Seventeen members were present, three being absent from the Province. It is the ambition of the Club to have a clubhouse of their own, and this will probably be ready for next season."

Five additional members had been voted into the Newstead Club during the winter...Tom W. Morris, a brother of Charter President John Morris and the other partner in J & T Morris Ltd; JimG. Jamieson, a city druggist whose business was located on the west side of Queen Street; Dr. S. R. Jenkins, Prince Edward Island's senior medical practitioner; J. L. Claxton, and Major A. A. Bartlett. While new members were being introduced to trapshooting, others were leaving. Dr. Blanchard had not attended a shoot all season due to a lingering illness, Justice Louis Haszard was seriously ill, and Major Jack A. MacDonald had re- cently passed away. There are those living today who, as very small children, remember the colorful funeral procession for Major MacDonald, as it moved in Brighton Road from the Military Compound, as the Commander of the P.E.I. Lighthorse was buried.

The first Maritime Trap Tournament was held in Port Elgin, New Brunswick on July 3-5, 1912, and was attended by representatives of every Maritime Club except Charlottetown. There were 28 different events that ranged from 20 to 50 targets each. All were shot on the newly accepted 16-yard rise and each event cost

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