Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-12
SHOOTING TOURNAMENT.
Two Days 'Entertainmenta at Wabashaw-
Record of ScOre--LOcai Gossip.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l

Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
WABAsHAw, June 1.-THE two days shoot
ing tournament given by ths Wabashaw sports
mems club, was decided and gratifying sue
cess. Weather delightful. Grounds pleas
antly located and beautiful. Attendance large.
Everything harmonious, and the "tourney"
turned out in numbers. Pleasant relations, and
in finances far better than the most sanguine
had dared hope for. Following was
THE PROGRAMME.
First day.-1:3O P. M, team shoot at glass
City Sportsmen's club, open to any organ
lied club in Wabashaw ana Goodhue counties,
Minnesota, and Pierce, Pepin and Buffalo
counties, Wisconsin. Each club to enter
six members, rules and conditions to be
made known on the grounds.
P. M.-Class Shoot-Purse $100-S40 to
first; $50 to second; $40 to third; $40 to fourth,
or pro rata Fifteen balls from Mole trap-18
yards rise; entrance 80.
Second day-9 A. M.-Class ShoOt-Purse
S7O-$25 to first; $18 to second; $12 to third;
sented by the Heinold club of Alna) to the
fifth. Ten glass balls from Mole trap-1S
yards rise; entrance free.
The balance of the day will be taken up by
sweepstakes shooting, at both pigeons and
balls and rifle shooting. Liberal purses will
be offered.
Glass balls, 2 cents each; pigeons, Is cents
each. Shot restricted to IL ounces.
On the team shoot entries were made by
Lake City, Plainview, Alma and Wabashaw,
six each. Won by Lake City, scoring 65,
Plainyiew So, Wabashaw Sc, Alma a. The
badge is elegant, of solid gold, in shape a
large shield, mounted by an eagle with out.
spread wings; the whole suspended by two
gold chains from heavy cross bar, and with
inscription:
Mimi. June Sth, 1881, by Lake City Team"
This badge is open for challenge by clubs
from counties above named.
The irst-class shoot was made pro rata, SO
entries $66 in the pool. D. Il. Towle, of
Red Wing, sly 'un, made Is straight and
waltzed away with first money; M. E.. Tabor,
of Plainview, on tie of IA between four of
'em, took second pct; FL. s. Elkins got third
while Esix of the shootists made ''divy" of
the fourth, viz: Stout, Skinner, Fisk, Corey,
Artz and McCroden.
Second class shoot, 80 entries. prizes carried
by NJ. E. Tabor, Plainview, first. Second divided
| by Mcmillan, McCroden, Dow, Skin
ner Craft and Seymour. Third won by
VIM. Mills, Plainview. Fourth by NJ. Hitch
COCK, Oh weaver, anu your ouOOGiSG, I. w.
Van Slyke, increased his luggage on the home
ward trip with the Alma cartridge box (unless
pawned for LScream.)
On the rifle shoot Skinner took first money
Frank Stauff, Lake City, second; Mcmillan
| third, Tabor fourth:
| Sweepstakes innumerable for purses were
shot for and glass rained like hail for the two
days. The weather was all that could be
asked for Everything passed off with good
! feeling all round, not an accident or harsh
| word to mar the friendly relations. Teams
were present from Plainview, Lake City and
Alma, while delegations were sent from St.
Paul, Red Wing, Wlnona, Kellogg and adjoin-
| ing towns, and good attendance outside the
ropes.
The grounds were nicely fitted up, and Or
derly conduct and decorum were the order of
the day, and no police on hand. The visitors,
one and all, returned home pleased and salts
| fed The Alma club generously loaned the
| tent presented them by the Anderson club of
Buffalo, n Y, for use on the grounds, which
added to the beauty. The Wabashaw club
are gratiied over the attendance and general
results, and well they might be.
| Weather, Henry Ward Beecher hot Very
dry. Crops in this neighborhood and on the
prairies back are suffering for rain; river fall
| ing, but in high stage. Fourth of July is to
be celebrated here in big style. Frank Talbot
| has gone into the show business. Diphtheria
| has disappeared. Marshal Craft is after the
poll and dog tax, and everybody is happy in
WABAsHAw.