May 24th, 1949 To Be Held At SKEET FIELD TEA HILL Merchandise Prizes Entrance Fee.......... $1.00 Targets and Shells.......... $2.00 per 25 " May 24th was a clear spring day, but the clouds that had been forecast caused members to hastily set up a tent, and it was here that Muriel Harper (Ollie's wife) took the entries, and passed them on to the "squad lister' and scorekeeper. There were 19 entries, and, with a single field, the eight squads

took a good portion of the day to finish. The winner and runner-up took prizes in each class as follows:

CLASS A Dr. Gil Houston 38 x 50 Arthur Hogan 30 CLASS B Martin McKenna (Summerside) 32 T. M. Gillies 31 CLASS C George Rogers 22 Wallace Rodd 18

To add to the festivities of the day, the Island's first 'bear trap' was shot. The 'bear trap' was becoming a tradition at major skeet shoots for its challenge and diversification. Used as a money-maker, it involved taking individual shots from a set distance, behind a stationary trap, (a’la Belvidere, Newstead) at .25 a miss, with the Club supplying the ammunition. A shooter could go at it as long as he wanted, and the long run of the day took the prize. On this day the merchandise prize went to Ralph Jenkins.

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