Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps

Posted by Bob Hamilton on January 12, 2023, 6:54 pm

The following 1925 Hunter Arms cabinet card talks about Frank Hughes setting a World Record at double targets with an L.C. Smith at the historic Lincoln Park Traps ("LPT") in Chicago, IL. Hughes was no ordinary LPT member. At the 1924 Olympics in Paris, Hughes won a gold medal in the team trap and a bronze medal in the individual trap competitions. In 1920, he was the fifth-ranked amateur shooter in the nation, according to the American Trapshooting Association, hitting 6,522 out of 6,755 targets for 96.55 percent. In 1921, he was again No. 5, at 97.48 percent. In 1924 and '25, he was No. 1 with 98.30 and 97.57 percent, respectively. Hughes won four South Dakota state trapshooting titles: 16-yard in 1919 and '21, doubles in 1923 and high all-around in 1923. In 1977, he was among six people in the first class inducted into the South Dakota Trapshooting Association Hall of Fame. LPT also has an interesting history. It was originally formed by the upper class of Chicago society, but eventually it became a public club, open to all. There was much controversy over the years about the amount of lead shot that was being deposited in Lake Michigan at Diversey Harbor, as the LPT shooters smashed clay targets over the water in its heyday. Eventually, the Chicago Park District terminated the "dollar a year" lease agreement with LPT, which spelled the end of the club and effectively ended any controversy and pressure due to the environmental concerns. Hopefully some will find this history interesting, along with some of the associated memorabilia that lets us take a step back in time. Bob Frank Hughes

Re: Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps

Posted by Drew Hause on January 13, 2023, 6:16 am, in reply to "Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps"

Thanks Bob! More information regarding the Lincoln Park Gun Club https://www.trapshooters.com/threads/lincoln-park-traps-1930-s.579241/ Hughes and the 1924 Olympic Games Gold Medal team, with the only double After the Olympic games he went with the Etchens to London for the British Open and was 2nd 1931 at Elliott's Shooting Park in Kansas City; Arie, Jenny & Hughes all used Smith guns for doubles. Courtesy of Randy Davis South Dakota HOF https://www.sdshof.com/inductees/frank-hughes/

Re: Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps

Posted by Drew Hause on January 13, 2023, 6:22 am, in reply to "Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps"

I don't have the date of this World Record

Re: Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps

Posted by Bob Hamilton on January 13, 2023, 12:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps"

Re: Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps

Posted by Drew Hause on January 13, 2023, 1:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps"

Arie certainly was Schomerus at the 1927 GAH looks to be holding a repeater for singles; with Bart Lewis and his Smith https://books.google.com/books?id=ip3mAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA10-PA66&lpg

Re: Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps

Posted by Bill Murphy on March 16, 2023, 12:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps"

"Cap" Grier

Posted by Drew Hause on March 16, 2023, 12:49 pm, in reply to "Re: Frank Hughes - A World Record with an L.C. Smith at Lincoln Park Traps"

Yes, he was competing in rifle at the Olympics, which is likely why everyone was laughing Not sure how Winchester convinced him to appear in this ad for the Model 24