H.T.(HARRY) BULLOCK
1896-1971

Harry Bullock, of Milmay, was another of our state's nationally known champion trapshooters. He began shooting trap in 1915, joined the ATA in 1928 and continued to register targets for over forty yers. Harry enjoyed traveling from club to club to compete with the best shooters. He was a member of numerous New Jersey and Pennsylvania gun clubs, including the Pine Valley GC, whch he co-founded with Paul Holloway in about 1936.
Only shooting for a few years, Harry quickly was recognized as an ace trapshooter, breaking his first 100 straight in 1932. He once broke the 110 targets on the entire card at Quaker   [ 2007 ]  [ 2008 ]  [ 2007 ]  [ 2008 ]  [ 2007 ]  [ 2008 ]  [ 2007 ]  [ 2008 ]

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City Gun Club shoot over the Holmesburg traps to finish high over all but lost on a toss after breaking both broke 71 shoot-off targets.

Over those 40 plus years, H. T. Bullock won many trophies, including guns, watches, silver cups, money and certificates. Among his accomplishments were nine New Jersey State All Around titles, five doubles crowns, two handicap championships and two singles awards, a total of 18 state championships from 1933 through 1954.

In 1947, he secured the New York Athletic Club Doubles Championship crown, which he won again in 1953. It was in the later years that Mr. Bullock also won the Eastern Zone All Around crown. He attended his first Grand American in 1929 and rarely missed the opportunity to return to Vandalia. During the 1969 Grand he won a phenomenal 7 trophies. Besides topping all others in his class in the preliminary doubles and singles, he was Class C 1st and Veteran's 2nd in the Singles Championship, Class C 3rd and Veteran's Class C Winner in the Double Championship, and High Over All Veteran Winner on 918 of 1,000 program targets.

In the October 1969 Issue, reporting on the Grand, Trap & Field wrote "Harry Bullock entertains in the locker room? If you're lucky in the evening, you can catch him playing his violin and dancing". The previous year he broke his best handicap score in 38 trips to the Grand, a 98, to capture the veteran's trophy in the Grand American Handicap. In 1966 he paced veterans in the Doubles Championship, H-O-A- and All-Around. Harry estimate in 1967, that he had fired 535,000 shells in programs throughout his shooting career. At the end of the 1970 shooting season, he ranked 16th in the number of ATA registered singles targets with 137,250.

An active leader in the activities of many organizations and clubs, Harry also came up through the ranks in our state association serving as 2nd Vice-President, Chairman of the Board and President in 1944, 1959 and 1962, respectively. He also served a a member of the Handicap Committee at state shoots. He was a member of the Atlantic Indians, winning the Syd Carpender trophy in 1957.

A veteran of both World Wars, Mr. Bullock had been a heating/plumbing contractor and automotive retailer prior to his retirement.

At the time of his death in 1971, ATA life member H. T. Bullock registered 144,173 singles, 53,175 handicap and 35,622 doubles targets.

CLIFFORD J. LEUTHOLT
ATA No. 35-07800

Clifford J. Leutholt, of Browns Mills, began shooting in 1961 when he heard a series of shots being fired near his new home. Curiosity led him to a trap range, he borrowed a gun, bought a box of shells, went out and hit 18 x 25 and was hooked on a new sport. A quick learner with much talent, his scores improved steadily. Shooting for less than 2 years, Cliff enjoyed the competition and was already posting winning scores at local club championships. During the 1962 Westy Hogans, he won the Handicap Runner-up trophy in a shoot-off after posting a 95. Over the next two years, Cliff won club singles championships at Pine Valley GC, Quaker City GC and Atlantic City GC, only dropping one target in each of those races. He secured the High Gun Handicap crown in the New York Athletic Club's Champion of America event in 1964. The same year at the New Jersey State Championship he was crowned Singles Champion with a score of 196 out of 200.

Cliff is a three-time NJ State Singles Champion, winning titles in 1964, 1975 and 1977 with scores of 196, 197, 199 respectively. In addition to his singles title in '77 tournament, Cliff nailed down the 2nd place Open Doubles laurels, Class AA honors in the All Around and was the top Over All winner with 866 x 900. He nearly earned a fourth Singles Championship in 1978 when he had to settle for Runner-up after breaking 200 straight and going five extra innings in the shoot-off with Larry Russo. He was the NJ State All Around Champion in 1970 with 374 x 400 and won the Open All Around Championship in 1975. In 1978 he was Runner-up in both the long yardage event in the Handicap and All Around championships. Cliff was a member of the New Jersey 1st Team in 1977, selected to the 2nd Team in 1978. He has complted and won trophies at annual shoots in several states. He has won the New Jersey Southern Zone Singles and Overall Cham9iponships several times and has been Hi Gun Champion at the Northern Zone.

By now you should know that Cliff likes to shoot. Someone once bet him that he couldn't break a clay target with a BB gun. Well, he admits that it took him a couple shoots fo figure where the gun shot, but he broke 8 out of 25, under the lights, while standing on top of one of Pine Belt's trap houses and won the bet.

Cliff is a Patron member of the NRA and a life member of the ATA, Pine Valley GC, Pine Belt SC and the Armingdale GC, which he was once a part owner (now Howell TC), and Country Lakes GC. He was also a member of the now defunct Quaker City and Roxborough gun clubs in PA. He has served many organizations over the years. He is a part president and chairman of the NJ Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs and also served as Chairman of the Sportsmen's Conservation Foundation of NJ. Cliff has been a member of the Cavaliers for nearly 30 years and won the coveted Rose Bowl in 1990.

In 1983, Leutholt acquired Country Lakes GC in Browns Mills and operated the club for nearly twenty years, until he sold it in 2001. Cliff is well respected for his shooting ability and his willingness to always help both young and new shooters become more proficient.

At the end of the 2002 target year, Cliff has registered 127,600 singles, 77,250 handicap and 37,050 doubles targets. He remains an active shooter and enjoys visiting the clubs, talking to old friends and making new ones.

DEBORAH ANN OHYE
ATA No. 81-01070

Deborah Ann Ohye, of North Brunswick, began registered targets in 1981. Under the direction of an All American coach, father, Kay, she quickly developed the skills necessary to become a premier trapshooter.

By 1985, Deborah was already turning in commendable performances and was starting to be noticed by other shooters. Her 188 x 200 in 1985 New Jersey State Singles Championship secured the Lady Runner-up trophy. In the 1987 Spring Grand Singles Championship, Debbie posted a 197 x 200 earning her the Women's Runner-up Trophy. Three months later, in May, shooting from 23 yards, she won the Women's long yardage trophy (23-27 group) in the main handicap event with a 96 at the Golden West Grand in Reno, Nevada. One year later, on My 8, 1988 again shooting in the Golden West Grand Handicap Championship, at the Gun Club in Reno NV, Debbie headed the 23-27 yardage group with a 96 from the 26 1/2. Her 96 won her a half-yard, making her the 52nd woman in history to attain the 27-yard line.

Debbie has appeared on the cover of TRAP & FIELD magazine many times, but none more notable than the January 1997 issue. She was featured with 14-year-old Travis Oakey, the youngest known to complete a Grand Slam and Don Beck, the first senior veteran to accomplish the feat. Debbie completed her Grand Slam June 23, 1996 when she posted her first ever century in doubles at the Ohio state Shoot. She is the 1984th person to complete the Grand Slam (200 singles in a 200-target event, 100 x 100 doubles and 100 from the 27-yard line), our state's fourth shooter with this achievement and, to date, she remains the only woman.

She won her first ATA trophy at the 1987 Grand after posting a 199 in the Dayton Homecoming and going 25 straight in a shoot off. From 1987 through 2002, Debbie's list of major ATA trophies stands as follows: 64 ATA Grand American trophies, 45 Northeast Grand, 44 Great Lakes Grand, 24 Southern Grand, 20 NJ State, 16 Dixie Grand, 11 Eastern Zone, 6 Western Grand, 4 Midwestern (Southwestern) Grand and 3 Spring Grand trophies. A remarkable total of 237 major ATA trophies. She has made the Women's All American Teams 15 consecutive years since 1988 and was captain in 1996, '98, '99 and '02and is also credited with the following High Average Awards: 1997 .9461 for women's second, 1998 – women's leader with .9523; and women's second in 1999 and 2001 with .9522 and .9552 respectively.

The first 200 straight Deborah ever carded came in 1993 at the Northeastern Grand and at the end of the 2002 target year she had compiled 20 more. During that period, she also ran 100 straight doubles, 11 times.

Debbie has captured the New Jersey State Women's title 13 times, setting a state record in 1997 with her 198. She won the State Doubles and All Around Champion in 2001. She has captained the NJ State Ladies Team every year since 1988. In September 2002, Deborah was inducted into the Eastern United States Hall of Fame and dominated that tournament, earning 11 trophies which included top honors in the singles after 200 straight, doubles with a perfect century and high over all with 974. She was the only woman to ever win the Westy Hogans Challenge Cup, wining in 1987 and 1998. She has won over 30 trophies at the Westy Hogans.

For many years, Deborah was an active member of the trophy committee, which she chaired in 1997 and has also served on the rules committee. She is a life member of the Amateur Trapshooting Association and was elected to NJ Alternate Delegate from 1988 to 1997.

At the end of the 2002 target year, Debbie had accumulated 98,350 singles, 76,450 handicap and 52,450 doubles targets.