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R.C.Coffey led all local entries in state - wide trapshooting when he scored 193 x 200; Gabe Creeden second with 188 and Joe Soehn with 187. Rudy Etchen annexed the open challenge with 99x 100; Fred Vail, B. Salisbury; and Ed Garelington had 90 x 100.

Elected Officers: President - R.C. Coffey, V. President - Neal Ferrar, Secretary - Art Cuscaden

Delegate - John Taylor

Elected Officers: President - Tom Deen, Secretary - Mrs.J.C.Ellis

41,800 targets thrown

Officers: Secretary - J.C.Anderson, Directors - Mrs. Anderson,  T.R.Pitts and H.O.Avery

Elected Officers: President - John DuPuis, V. President - Ted De La Vergne, Secretary - Art Cuscaden, Delegate - J. Halliburton

Officer in charge: President - John du Puis. Joan Pflueger won a 21 jewel watch for being woman all around champion. The Alford cup was won  by Fred Etchen.

Elected Officers: President - Ted De La Vergne, V. President - Winston O’Neal, Secretary - Art Cuscaden, Delegate - Ted De La Vergne

Scores were not as high as usual because of the wind. Charles Hulen of Hughes Arkansas, took the high out of state  trophy, and the well known Bill Harding of Toledo, Ohio, was runner up. Mrs. Issac Andrews was high out of state woman. The shoot was under the able management of Bill O’Shea. The scoreboard  and traps were run by Hartley Avery and Red Pitts. Florida shooter Joan Pflueger, attending the Grand, and shooting the Champion of Champions race as a substitute for the state winner, Clyde Wells  was not present, went on to win the Champion of Champion after a lengthy  shoot off. This was the first time in history of trapshooting at the Grand  American that a woman had won the Champion of Champions race.

Elected Officers: President - Winston O’Neal, V. President - Punkin Flock, Secretary - Art Cuscaden, Delegate - John Taylor

The handicap high shooter was E Lisk of New Jersey. Mr. Lisk, a dependable shooter in Florida, entered to late to become eligible for out of state trophies. The clay target championship was postponed from Saturday to Sunday; a first time in history. The postponement  was due to a $10,000,000 state rain. The physical side was managed by Red Pitts of Remington Arms Co. and the inside was by Art Cuscaden ,secretary. Mr.Cuscaden was assisted by Hartley Avery of Winchester Western Co. Al Peterson, of Florida, shooting the Grand American Handicap this same year,  tied for high with 99 x 100 on preliminary handicap day. Al came in fourth on the shoot off.

This was to be the last year a State Shoot was held at the Eutis Gun Club. Eutis was to lose their gun club to the advances of industry. The first was that for the first time in history Ray Burris of Jacksonville actually won a grand slam , which is the 16yard championship, the handicap championship, doubles championship, all around championship and the high over all. As far as records go Ray was denied this win for a shooter named Lawrence Fawer, who was simply residing in a hotel room downtown in Eustis, declared himself as a Florida shooter. Burris tied Fawer in the handicap but lost in the shoot off. It was later discovered that Fawer  was not a Florida resident; this was the straw that finally broke the camels back. The shooters at point were totally aware that they had run into a new area of trapshooting and decided  that a new constitution, a new organization and new look was necessary for the Florida trapshooters. 

Elected Officers: President - Henry Atwood, V. President - Punkin Flock, Secretary - Art Cuscaden

This year was a great turning point for Florida. A new spirit came into trapshooting that was to bring about a new trapshooting organization; many new ideas all of which would place the state of Florida in a position of recognition throughout the trapshooting world. This new inspiration was a new elected President, Carl Mayhue. His accomplishments are marked on the history of trapshooting progress made under his direction and will long be remembered in the state of Florida.

Elected Officers: President - Carl Mayhue,  V. President - Bill Ragsdale, Secretary - Art Cuscaden

Delegate - Tom Deen

Honored guest at this shoot were Mr. & Mrs. C.E. Huber and Dr. H.N. Alford. This shoot was held in conjunction with the Southern Zone Shoot. This was the second year of the new administration. This was the year that Fla. stabilized it’s new constitution. A new system was invoked to run the Chain of Shoots. Grand American Activity,-- Helen Monk shot the champion of champions race in the absence of Ray Burris state winner. Helen Monk, also at the 75 target shoot-off, won second place woman' s World Championship Title Race. Carl Mayhue tied for second at the preliminary  handicap and came in fifth  in the shoot off.

Elected Officers: President - Carl Mayhue,  V. President - Carl Flock, Secretary - Art Cuscaden

Delegate - Tom Deen

The first two days the targets were tricky in the deceptive winds. On the third day the rains deluged the shooting fields. The 16 yard championship was won by Carl Mayhue while shooting in the rain. Part of the shoot was called off on Saturday as the rain became to heavy and continued Sunday morning. The weather was bright and clear but no one was able to catch  Mayhue’s winning score. During the election, Bob Graham and Carl Mayhue were nominated for president. Mayhue declined. Graham was elected unopposed. Gordon Teets and Carl Flock were nominated for vice president, Flock declined and Teets was elected unopposed. Bob Graham resigned before his term ended. Gabe Creeden was elected to fill out his term, by the board of directors. The F.T.A. held a banquet at the Huntington Hotel. Mr. Willard Gause, Bill Scott and Charles Hancock were in charge. Bart Geiger retired the J.B. Royall Trophy which had been in circulation for 27 years. It consisted of 200 combined targets 100 Handicap & 100 Doubles. Bart won them in 1940, 1945, and 1950. Then placed a new trophy in his name the following year.

Elected Officers: President - Bob Graham, V. President - Gordon Teets, Secretary - Luke Sadler,      Delegate - Bill Hoffman

55 shooters were present and a banquet was held for all shooters.

Elected Officers: President - Bill Hoffman, V. President -  Gordon Teets, Secretary - Luke Sadler,

Delegate - Carl Mayhue

Elected Officers: President - Willard Gause,  V. President -                 , Secretary - Luke Sadler, 

Delegate - Carl Flock

 Elected Officers: President - Willard Gause, V. President - Emery Pappy, Sec/Tres. - Luke Sadler,

Delegate - Carl Flock

Lady Champion, Sherri Small was twelve years old at that time.

Elected Officers: President - Willard Gause, V. President - Emery Pappy, Sec/Tres. - Luke Sadler,

Delegate - Carl Mayhue