In October of 1960 the Maritime Association 
     
     suffered a serious setback with the sudden and 
     
     untimely passing of the man credited with most of its 
     
     success. Duncan Morrison died of a heart attack while 
     
     duck hunting on the shores of Northumberland Strait 
     
     near Pugwash, Nova Scotia. The Maritime Trap and 
     
     Skeet Association average system, the Flying Target, 
     
     and C.I.L.'s solid business base in the area would 
     
     soon all disappear as a result of Morrison's death. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The next few years were token efforts for the 
     
     Club--no matter how hard the executive tried, the game 
     
     failed to generate enthusiasm. Lea Windsor was 
     
     President in 1961 and 1962, and Walter Carver won the 
     
     Provincial Skeet title both years without much in the 
     
     way of competition. The negative-enthusiasm factor is 
     
     emphasized by the fact that during this period, the 
     
     Provincial Trap title was not even contested and ten 
     
     members from 1960 still owed their $5.00 annual 
     
     membership dues. The Secretary/Treasurer tried to get 
     
     the Club back on track by washing out the previous 
     
     financial status of the Club and getting a fresh 
     
     start. Thus, by year end, with all bills paid, there 
     
     was a small balance in the account. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In September of 1961 Walter Carver put three 
     
     'straight' scores together, with enough targets at 
     
     each end, to become the second Island shotgunner to 
     
     ever record a 100 straight at skeet. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Many of the names associated with the Gun Club a 
     
     decade ago had drifted away from the clay target 
     
     scene. Some out of necessity, while others, 
     
     distressed at the lack of enthusiasm, simply lost 
     
     interest. Tam Gillies and Art Hogan had passed away. 
     
     Hugh Simpson, plagued by re-occurring eye problems, 
     
     was forced to stop shooting. Glydon Willis became 
     
     involved in the training of race horses and moved to 
     
     Florida, and Ollie Harper, Wylie Bryenton, Howard 
     
     Douglas, Sid Green and myself, to a mention a few, 
     
     simply phased out. I cannot speak for the others but 
     
     for myself it was a combination of things: a desire to 
     
    
   
   
    
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