CHAPTER LXI
POLICE PISTOLS
I modelled a statuette of a mounted cowboy and gave it as a challenge trophy to be shot for with revolvers, open to all citizens of the United States.
It was won first by Dr. Louis Bell, then after two others had won it, it was finally won in 1894 by Roundsman Petty of the New York Police Force, who twice successfully defended his title to it, and thus it became his own property.
Since then the police in several states have regular police competitions.
I also gave a statuette modelled by myself as a challenge pistol trophy to the State of Maryland (my native state).
For years I tried to induce the police authorities of London, England, to let me give a challenge cup for the police to shoot for, but without success, till, by perseverance, I, in 1915, induced them to do so.
In 1917 an automatic pistol won it, till then it was shot for only with revolvers.