Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-12

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Come Together i'm u Grand
Tournament for the Champion.
ship.
Battle Mountain is to be the scene Of
grand shooting tournament for tho cham.
pionship Of the State next Friday and Sat.
urday. Following is the programme Of
exercises:
APRIL Is, Q P. n.
For Champion Gold Badge Of State, for
the best score at pigeons. q yards raise
H and 7 traps; Ia ounc shot or less.
Value of badge $75, to which will be added
all money paid in for entrance, less price
Of badge and cost Of birds. California
Club rules to govern.
The winner OF this match will be pre-
scented with the Championship Badge of the
State, and shall stand ready to defend all
challenges for one year, and must except q
challenge within forty-five days after date
of same, or forfeit badge to the party chal-
longing. The holder shall have the right
to name place and time OF shooting, which
shall not be over thirty days after accept
ance Of challenge. Any person holding
the badge one year against all c~hallengers,
or winning it three times in succession in
less than one year, shall become perma-
nent owner of the badge he SO wins. Any
party challenging the holder Of a badge
must deposit at the same time Of challenge
$75 with Wells, Fargo Il Co., at any Office
within this State, which money will be
given to the winner Of the badge whether
shot for or forfeited.
APRIL 16, 10 A. N.
A similar badge, emblematical of the
Champion Glass Ball shot Of the State, will
be given, and the same rules in regard to
the badge will be adhered to as in the
pigeon shooting, except that Bogardus
standard rules will govern, Is yards rise;
IN ounce shot.
After this shooting there will be q gun
trial, 40 yards, 30-inch circle, l ounce No.
8 shot. weighed. The gun throwing the
most shot in the circle wins the entrance
money. All guns to be loaded out Of same
ammunition on the grounds.
After the pigeon shoot on the 18th, there
will be sweepstakes shooting, 90 entrance;
81 yards rise three birds each. Ties shot
off, first miss out; go per cent Of entrance
to frst, 80 per cent to second, and
10 per cent to third. after deducting cost Of
birds. -
On the 10th after the gun trial there will
be sweepstakes glass ball and pigeon shoot
ing on same conditions ~ above sweep
stakes.
All shooters actual residents OF the State.
are invited, and q grand time Is anticipa-
ted. The citizens Of Battle Mountain and
the members Of the Club will do all in
their power to make all welcome and guar
antee fairness in all shoots.
Judges for the several matches will be
chosen on the grounds by shooters entered.
Entrance money for the several shoots
must be deposited with L. M. Pugh. Treas
urer, before 2 P. N. on the 18th for pigeon
badge, and 9 A. n. for glass ball and gun
trial matches on the 18th.
Entrance for pigeon and glass ball
badges will be 10 per cent Of cost Of badges.
Gun trial entrance 50.
In s~weepstake shooting handicap matches
will be made il desired. to equalize
shooters. -
Several Of the crack shots Of Ruby Hill will
be in attendance, and II 10 an even bet that
the boys will bring back with them some
Of the leading prizes. Among them who
will be present from Ruby Hill may be
mentioned Frank Rogers, Jimmy Tickle,
Tom williams and Robert Rawlings. Su-
perintendent Everts Of the Eureka and
Palisade Railroad has kindly agreed to
allow the boys to 60 down for half fare.
They will leave here Thursday morning,
returning Sunday evening.