Many of the "Top Guns" were using Smiths in 1898-1899; Charles Grimm (2nd at the 1899 GAH at Live Birds), Charles Young, W.B. Leffingwell, Fred Gilbert (Gilbert switched to a Parker after the 1899 GAH), F.P. Stannard, J.J. Sumpter, J.S. Fanning, Fred Quimby, J.J. Hallowell (U.M.C. Co.), “Wanda” and Milt Lindsley, Wanda Shattuck, Fen Cooper, H.C. Hershey (Hazard Powder Co. and winner of the last GAH at Live Birds in 1902)
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