The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-20


days contest.
The ruled score sheets furnished the pub
lie by Mr.. ID Goslin, are very convenient,
The Fort Worth shots average highest
on the honors, so far, OF the tournament
DR.. G. C. McGregor, of Waco, and j.
b. McDougal, of Denson, were among
yesterdays visitors,
Despite the clouds, several ladies were
among the spectators on the grand stand
during the afternoon.
Herman Kuehne, the whilom "keer
Kutter" of the Denison press, was on the
grounds during the day.
Messrs. II. s. Foote j. D. Heard and j. d..
Newsome, of Mckinney, were among the
visitors on the grounds,
Mr.. L. r. Cowen, DR., f. j. Beall, Colonel
Richard Peet, DR.. w p. Burts, and Messrs.
w. S. Pendleton and W. ii. Brown, com
prised another delegation otvisitors over from
the Fort Oh yesterday
The Sweepstakes Contest, No. II, was
omitted from the programme for the
same reason that compelled similar oms'
sioss on Monday and Tuesday, which was
simply the lack of daylight.
The complimentary mention of the Hous'
ton club in Yesterdays "Dots' should have
been preceded by the line, "While compar-
isons are never more odiouS than when made
between the gun clubs OF Texas" which were
inadvertently omitted.
The silver wine service, won by Mr.. ). u
Levealle of Fort Worth, in Contest No. 3
the donation of China Hall, will be ''dedi'
Gated" with appropriate ceremonies in the
company of cornwall spirits, on the lucky
winners return TO the Fort.
The score in contest No. IL was shot ou
Just at dusk, necessitating an adjournmen
until this morning, when the ties will be sho
off. There we're two ties OH the highest score
of seven; thirteen ties on six, and several FOL
the other places, which promise an interest
ing shoot.
Sam Finley's splendid shooting has only
failed of attaining cash results through tht
''hard holes" into which it has been thai
worthy genteman's invariable lot to fall. Thl'
might be said as well of several other first
class shots, not only from Dallas, but othel
places MS well-McKinney for instance.
A meeting of the association WAS held a
Lively Hall last night to discuss amend
ments to the rules and regulations governlnF
contests. The question Of Listers ellglbili
ty was not reconsldered, as the benson CLUB
it ia understood, has decided to let the mat
ter rest and 20 make up its team without thu
aid of the dead Shot"
The Webb medal which Mr.. j. I'll. Mason
of Houston won before tn" conclusion OF th
match contest No. ten) was plain but ele
CANT piece of workmanship, consisting of
cold bar. with pendant medal on which wa
the figure of a sportsman in the field and thu
word "Texss State Sportsman's Association
Dallas, 1880"
The poir t having been made that "Blu'
Jeans" Lister WIS n PR fessi nal I'm DIS
guise), it WAS definitely settled by chal
lcnge during the sweepstakes contest whici
was not sustained, and which leaves I'M
dead shot" from Denison in the field 10
all contests except those reserved TO the ellgl
Bile members Of the association.
The many friends of George Brownlee, o
the Dallas club, point with pride to his score
which shows him to have acquired wonder
full proficiency with the gun, which he RAISED
to bis shoulder for the first time only few
weeks ago. His shooting does him grea
honor and would do credit to many an olde
member of the association.
The Knephy medal, won in Contest No. Z
by Mr.. 7. B. Watson, of Houston, is beau
tiful piece of workmanship. 1t consists OF {
gold bar, on which is engraved the name o
the winner, with pendant, suspended by
ribbon. The monogram of the Dallas Gun
Club is inscribed on the upper part of thu
pendant, and on the medal below is the Lon,
Star, the figure of crossed guns, the wore
champion" and the date, 1880
The scarcity of pigeons is not owing to an,
negligence on the part of Messrs. Kahn \
Campbell, who contracted for five thousand
birds and confidently expected to receive
that pumber-their cost, of forty cents I
piece, being but n small item-but were dis
appointed in getting but three THOUSAND
which were all of the Michigan pigeons tina
could be obtained in Chicago to fill the order
The substitution of glass balls howey' r
doesn't make the sport any the less fine.
TO-DAY'S SPORT.
The contests to-day will doubtless prov,
more interesting than any yet in the tourna
ment. as they include the State Teams
Shoot which will come oft right after din
ner.
The contestants in the ties No. II will b.