Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-18
|INTER-S'
MATCH.
Yesterdays Struggle
for the Bronze
Trophy.
SCENES And INCIDENTS AT
THE RANGE.
l. II ENTARK.E ATD PERnA PS
LA3IENTARkEA AID PERHAPS
FATAL ACCIDENT.

Yesterdays shooting for the Pa
ci6c Slope Bronze Trophy began at
10 o'clock yesterday morning at the
two hundred yard range at Tread
ways Park. Long before the open
ing of the match hundreds of peo-
pie were on hand and the shoot
ing stand was crowded with inter
ested spectators. Betting was very
lively, the Nevada team leading
slightly in the pools. On Satur-
day night there was little betting
done. no one caring to back the
California ritiemen without getting
heavy odds. but gradually the odds
lessened and closed at midnight
with difference of only 10 to 8 on
the Nevada team. The cause of
this change lay in the fact that
some shrewd observers Of the FRI
days practice score noticed that
the California team was not shoot
ing at the bullseye at all but only
seeking to reach certain posi- tons
on the target Thus if man tried
to make 1 to the right and scored
it, it gave him just as much prac-
tice as if he had made a bullseye,
and concealed his real strength from
the spectators. The knowledge of
this fact gradually became general
and the betting veersd accordingly.
THE OPENING SHOT.
Captain Burns OF the California
team opened the match with a 4 at
200 yards, Lord of the Nevada team
responded with a L. Burns then
| scored 4 and Lord responded with
| the first bullseye amid slight dem
onstration of applause which was
| Immediately checked. By this
time the space about the shooters
was filled with excited men and the
Guards were quickly ordered to
clear it. This was done and ropes
stretched to keep the throng back.
Burns closed with "A and Lord ~.
Sine and Burke then joined and
brought the scores to a tie. A
shout went up from the spectators
and Captain Dunn gave orders to
clear the entire building if there
were any more demonstrations of
applause from any quarter. The
shooting then continued without
interruption.
TaE LADIES'
The weather was cool and pleas
ant and no wind stirring. The Ia
dies were cut in full force 1t the
stand at the left OF the shooting.
and some of them were even more
sxcited than the men. The smo '<e
rom the guns drifted in among the
air sex. and they snuffed the air {
aden with the perfumes of regula-
ion powder as if the scents came
rom Lubin's Patchouli or Jockey {
Tub extracts.
THE VISITORS AHEAD.
Presently the visiting riflsmen \
egan to steal ahead and this
semed to affect the Nevada team
omewhat nervously and the bet
ng soon ranged up to an even y
ling. Capt. Boyle said if the !
ind kept down they could get all Il
leir points back and more too at "
'e 5Oo-yard. Sergeant Chas. ,t
ash coached the Californians and %
the 600 yard range is considered "
9 coolest and most reliable coach VI
the United States. He watched se
cry breath of air and scanned the 81
yns of the weather for wind, p'
,ich gave him a great advanta re. vi
, scanned the blue sky in vain, =. 80
ere was no shadow of q cloud Va
the horizon and only faint traces 4.
Dan De DULLES mirage. In . ~
opping, variable wind Nash il in "a
element and he rested his hopes w
victory upon the gale. ALI
Tie two teams ran closely to-
her during the rest of the 200.
d shooting and at the close -
I'd, California 1874, Nevada $50. wv
AT THE 500 RANGE. P"'
he teams shifted to the 500 ~
GO Immediately, with Burns l'
Lord at the targets. Burns pm
ned with . four. Lord scored Z
aud At tie end they had tied c.u