Olympedia – Trap, Men

Trap, Men

Date	8 – 11 July 1908
Status	Olympic
Location	Uxendon Shooting School Club, Brent, London
Participants	31 from 6 countries
Format	First stage (8-9 July) - 30 clays at known traps and unknown angles in two rounds of 15 clays; Second stage (9 July) - 20 clays at known traps and unknown angles in two rounds of 10 clays; Third stage (11 July) - 30 clays, 20 at known traps and unknown angles in two rounds of 10 clays, followed by 10 clays at unknown traps and unknown angles. Best 50% and ties advanced to the third stage.

Date

8 – 11 July 1908

Status

Olympic

Location

Uxendon Shooting School Club, Brent, London

Participants

31 from 6 countries

Format

First stage (8-9 July) - 30 clays at known traps and unknown angles in two rounds of 15 clays; Second stage (9 July) - 20 clays at known traps and unknown angles in two rounds of 10 clays; Third stage (11 July) - 30 clays, 20 at known traps and unknown angles in two rounds of 10 clays, followed by 10 clays at unknown traps and unknown angles. Best 50% and ties advanced to the third stage.

The Official Report noted that “wretched weather conditions prevailed” for this event, describing heavy rain, high winds, and poor light. The shooting area had been constructed so that July sunlight would not be in the eyes of the shooters. But in the poor light, it was difficult to see the dark shooting clays, so they were marked with white, giving them a “magpie appearance.”

The competition began on Wednesday, 8 July with the first stage. A 3-way tie for first place resulted after that stage between Charles Palmer, Richard Hutton, and John Postans. The next day, the Canadians lodged an objection against the previous days’ scores and were allowed to shoot again. Postans subsequently withdrew, and did not shoot the 2nd or 3rd stages. The reason is not given in the shooting magazines, but it was presumably in anger over the Canadians being allowed to re-shoot. Canada’s Walter Ewing scored 27 in the re-shoot of the second day to take a lead he never relinquished. He had the top score in all three stages. Ewing used an American Lefever gun with Winchester factory-loaded Leader shells. For his victory, in addition to a gold medal, he was awarded Lord Westbury’s Cup, which was presented specially for the winner of the individual clay trap shooting.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Points	Stage One Points	Stage Two Points	Stage Three Points
1	–	Walter Ewing	CAN	72	27	18	27	Gold	OR
2	–	George Beattie	CAN	60	21	17	22	Silver
=3	–	Alexander Maunder	GBR	57	21	14	22	Bronze
=3	–	Anastasios Metaxas	GRE	57	21	14	22	Bronze
=5	–	Charles Palmer	GBR	55	23	12	20
=5	–	Arthur Westover	CAN	55	21	12	22
=7	–	Bob Hutton	GBR	53	23	10	20
=7	–	John Wilson	NED	53	20	13	20
=7	–	Mylie Fletcher	CAN	53	22	9	22
10	–	Frederic Moore	GBR	52	21	11	20
11	–	George Whitaker	GBR	51	18	9	24
=12	–	David McMackon	CAN	50	19	14	17
=12	–	John Pike	GBR	50	22	12	16
14	–	Cornelis Viruly	NED	48	18	13	17
=15	–	Eduardus, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst	NED	47	18	14	15
=15	–	Franciscus, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst	NED	47	19	13	15
=17	–	Henry Creasey	GBR	46	22	9	15
=17	–	Percy Easte	GBR	46	18	11	17
19	–	Gerald Merlin	GBR	45	18	10	17
=20	–	George Vivian	CAN	44	16	10	18
=20	–	William Morris	GBR	44	10	12	22
22	–	Reindert de Favauge	NED	29	18	11	–
23	–	Émile Béjot	FRA	28	18	10	–
24	–	John Butt	GBR	26	15	11	–
25	–	Alf Swahn	SWE	22	13	9	–
26	–	Jacob Laan	NED	21	13	8	–
=27	–	Frank Parker	CAN	19	14	5	–
=27	–	Edward Benedicks	SWE	19	13	6	–
AC	–	John Postans	GBR	–	23	–	–
AC	–	Ernst Rosell	SWE	–	UNK	–	–
AC	–	Rudolph, Baron van Pallandt	NED	–	UNK	–	–