, 1876-07-23
THE TRIGGER.
THE ST. LOUIS TOURNAMENT,

| Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
| ST. LOUIS Mo-, July 23-The shootfng-t tour
nanent here under the management OF E. T
Martin, OF Chicago, was concluded to-day, tn,
attendance being very light and the interes
pcrceptibly decreased. Shooting was com
menccd early in the day and concluded about
dark, ending tile most successful tournament
that has ever taken place here.
| The ground-trap match for q purse Of S175 be-
gun Friday afternoon, and was finished to-day
| Stock, of Peoria, won the first money, SIS
Capt. Williams, OF St. Louis, second, $50; Engle
| of Quincy, third, $50; and Henry Keinman, o1
| Chicago, fourth, $40.
The next match was at fifteen birds, 80 yards
single rises, for purse Of $50. There were
only 26 entries for this, 63 required to fill. The
first prize, s124, was divided between Stock, OF
Peoria, and South, of Kentucky, who each
killed al1 their birds in shooting of q tic. The
second money, $50, was shared between Parting.
ton and Lynd, Of St. Louis; the third, S41, was
won BY Pierce, OF St. Louis; the fourth, S31, by
Fl. ?. Wilson, of st. Louis; the fifth, $21, by
Scha1l, Of Terre Hautc; the sixth, S11, by Gar
rison, Of st. Louis.
The great event OF the day was the match for
the amateur championship Of America, and a
gold medal. Henry klciuman, OF Chicago; r.
j. South, Of Frankfort, Ky; Simon Cock
rcll and Caldwell, OF Plattsburg No. and E. T.
Martin, OF Chicago, we're barred from the con-
test us professional shots. The match was on
single rises, seven birds, q yards, and double
rises, eight birds, at 10 yards, the man killing
the greatest number Of birds in the two scores
to be a1judgcd the winner. The medal was
won BY George G. Hasfurthcr, Of this city, and
manager of the South St. Louis Gun Club, who
was the only party to make clean score. Mar
tin has consented to manage another tourna-
lnent here during fair week in October.
NATIONAL sPoRTsMES's ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting Of the National Sports
mems Association will take place Aug. 90 at
tho Grand Pacific Hotel. 4 three days. shoot
will occur in connection with the holding Of the
Convention, and will, it is expected, be partici
pated in BY the crack shots Of the country. The
purses amount to $1,000 The two preceding
meetings, tho first at Niagara Falls and the sec
ond at Cleveland, were very interesting and
successful, and it is prophesicd that the one in
this city will be no less SO. The shoot will oc-
cupy Aug. 80 and 81, Sept. l, and possibly Sept.
Pigeon-shooting has been dull in this vicinity
during last week, a good many Of the crack
shots having been absent at the St. Louis. tour
na1nent. Full daily dispatches in these columns
indicate that the affair has been success, and
thai Alr. ooutl, 01 fFank1Ort, n.y., mas won
more than any one else. Chtcago's delegation
hare Jared rather slimly, picking up only few
of the minor moneys.
Bogardus has been pretty busy down New
York way lately iri trying to convince Dr.. Talbot
that he could outShoot him. The first match
was 50 birds, 80 yards, and the Captain killed 43
to the Doctors Il. In the second match Bo-
gardus shot at 30 yards and the Doctor At IS.
After Bogardus had killed 26 out OF % birds his
antagonist retired; he had killed but 10 out
Of IS.
Ira Paine has projected grand amateur shoot
at Saratoga Aug Q, when all the birds used will,
il is claimed, be genuine imported blue rocks.
Entries arc $50 each, and will close Aug. s. It
IS to be hoped some good Westerner will enter.
Mr. s. II. Tnrrill has gone on to look the ground
over, and will be likely to represent ~ II mat
tcrs look right. If he does, it is In order to
warn the gentlemen from the East that he holds
very straight on bird.