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Show I I Gunners Hold Annua! 1 Election at New York NEW YORK, Nov 7 The annua! meeting of the Aninean Trapshootng ft, association began yesterday and will be concluded tomorrow when nmMeur- m gunners from all over the United I States and Canada will take part lr. the discussion of irupoitini matters pertaining to th( welfare of the sport. Application for the privilege of holding hold-ing the annual Grand American hand! cap tournament OdZt Aug'ist were re beired from Chicago. Cli land, Tjle-do Tjle-do and Atlantic City The South Sh. re Gun club Is desirous of again holding this annual event at 'ts Chicago grounds. The awards will be made by the members of the .xecu'iyo commit tee of the association some time nex' month. The secretary's report for ne past year showed that 13-' reisterd tour naments had been neld, in addition to forty seven state shoots, including two in Canada. Mere than S7t" individual gunners took part in 406 ol these tourneys, tour-neys, during which :he number of rar gets thrown was 7. f'73, 391. The following officers were elected today for the ensuing ypar K. R. Gal vin. Wilminctnn. !el president. F. Y. olin. East Alton, 111., vice president; presi-dent; Thomas S. Davis, New York, treasurer: Stony .McLinn. New Yoik. .sfcretary-mnnager, and Elmr E. Sha ner, Pittsburg, manager emeritus |