The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-20

Watson........-... " II
MAIN
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Naiehtihe....... $780,. ........-
frahcke....-..........-. .-.--...--.-.o
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Ties on five, GaIe>, Erb. DE Vinney and
Main, who divided first money Watson,
second. Oberg and DE Vinney divided
third money.
The second of these matches was for a
purse of -. III, divided i'm proportion OF
5000 and 70 per cent. Five birds, twenty
six wards.
The score was as follows:
Nat>Oh.-.....
schneider ....-............-.........
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Irice....-. ....-.)
paSis .......-.----
Erancke .........
Hershey
Erb, Jrs.-
In shooting off the ties Fred Erb took
first money Davis got second money and
Hershey third money.
The next shoot was for the consolation
purse, $3.50, open To all who bad competed
and not won a prize during the tourna-
ment. Eight birds, plunge traps, twenty
one yards. Ties twenty-six yards. En-
trance 81. Leather medal To poorest
score. an. il tied to be shot oil, poorest
score taking the medal. Those not win
ming a prize in this match To get box of
cigars, sack of shot, can of powder, or
box OF Dozier X Weyrs fancy assorted
cakes. Second best tie for first prize to
get sole leather cartridge box. value - 80.
donated by W. A. Albright. ST. Louis, and
pair fine English walking Shoes, value
- ~, donated by Mr.. w. 5. Mackey
Sedalia, Mo. Second best tie
Tor second prize to get silver
plated knives and forks, value Sl2, dona-
ted by Bixby II Houx, Sedalia. Second
and best tie for third prize to get fancy
collar box and dozen linen collars, dona
ted by J. A. Boung Il Co., Sedalia. and
dozen gents hose, value 81, donated by l..
Loyinger, Sedalia. Second best tie for
HlLc. liucu
value -, donated by VIM. Curran, Soda
liza.
The following gentlemen entered for ties
.:."', nd made the following scores:
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j. vi. JOrdon..- ...............-.S
JOhn Iibo|. ...--....-..-)
Gwynne Price. .........-....
John X. Skinner. ............-....
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j, NJ. London took first money, Thomas
and Skinner divided second money, and
shot Tor the prizes, i'm which Skinner was
victorious. Gates and Tibbs divided third
money and shot ior the prizes, Gates COM
ing out first best. The balance of the
prizes were divided between the rest Of the
squad. The leather medal fell To Gwvnne
Price, ESD, one OF the Oldest and best shots
in the country, and by whom Bogardus
himself was once beaten, but Mr.. Price
drew the shot from his cartridges i'm order
In get the medal. This enj Il the fifth an
nual tournament of the Missouri State
Spcrtsmen's association. The tournament
was success I'm every particular, in the
main. On account oil the immense number
OF shooters i'm attendance j; was necessary
to abandon some oi the matches ON the
programme in order to get through at the
end of the week
a private match was shot off after the
tournament between Panl Francke, If ST.
Joe, and l. NJ. Hershey, of Usage City,
Kansas, twenty-five birds, COR a pure Of
80: Hershey killed his twenty-four birds
Ia Fran.ke's nineteen. Numerous other
private matches were shot off.
The leather medal was very suggestive.
On one side representation OF mud hen
hen, bird not capable Of flying, and ON
the Other an opossum
Ii was pretty generally limited. Judging
from the report Of the gun, that the owner
was playing possum on the occasion by
using blank cartridges. He seemed quite
proud of the possession OF the trophy, which
was really a work of art We have no
doubt the field editor of the Western Sport
ing Life will take pleasure in showing it to
his friends