Elliott shot for Winchester using a 1893 using "Leader" shells loaded with "EC" powder, then Hazard "Blue Ribbon" when he defeated Fred Gilbert to take back the Kansas City "Star" Cup April, 1898. He then retained the cup first beating R. O. Heikes by the score of 94 to 93/100, then C. W. Budd, J.E. Riley, and Fred Gilbert in Kansas City. He broke 1223 clay birds out of 1300 at Madison Square Garden March 2, 1898.