I found three entries in "The Sporting Life" paper from 1902, 1898 and 1896 mentioning Jack Parker's shoots in Detroit. Apparently at the time, trap shooting, bird shooting and target shooting were quite the gentleman's sports around the country
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL3015021.pdf
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL2722020.pdf