JAR Elliott shooting clay targets at Honeybrook, Pennsylvania, circa 1900. Honeybrook today is a sleepy little village located in eastern Pennsylvania in the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. This unpublished photograph poses more questions than answers. Why Honeybrook? Why clay targets? Was he making a tour of the famous pigeon clubs in eastern Pennsylvania? Who are the lucky shooters shooting with the famous J. A. R. Elliott? Was it late fall, winter or early spring?

Taken from his Hall of Fame biography

At the time of his death in 1924 it was noted that J. A. R. Elliott had "made a mark which can never really be forgotten when trapshooting history is ever delved into for subject matter of an extraordinary character."

Elliott was extremely skilled in live-bird shooting and was the only shooter ever to hold all the important live-bird trophies of national interest at the same time: the Sportsmen’s Review trophy, DuPont Cup, Republic Cup, Cast Iron Medal, Kansas City Star Cup and Field Cup. The last two named he won permanently and the others he held twice in succession.

Photograph courtesy of Jim Walkowiak, Bloomington, Minnesota.