Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-29

A Grand Prize Contest to Take Place
in Savannah Next Month Under the
Auspices OF the Chatham Gun Club
The Prizes To he offered

A Grand Prize Contest to Take Place
in Savannah Next Month Under the
Auspices OF the Chatham Gun Club
The Prizes to be offered.
The members Of the Chatham Gun Club
propose to hold a grand prize tournament
at the Base Ball Park on July Is and %.
Committees were appointed a few days
ago to report such arrangements as they
might deem practical. These committees
will submit the result of their investiga-
lions to the executive committee of the
club, which will meet tomorrow evening.
Among other subjects which viii be dis
cussed is the number and value of the
prizes to be offered, the report of the con-
mittee on transportation, the programme
Of shooting on each day of the tourna-
ment, and other details. Among the prize
contests some will be open to teams from
North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida
and Georgia, and others open only to gun
clubs Of Georgia. There are a number Of
skilled marksmen organized in clubs in
these States, and prizes viii be offered by
the Chatham Gun Club with the view Of
inducing the representatives Of these Or
CARNATIONS to participate in the tOurna-
ment. The Savannah, Florida and Wes-
tern Railway and the Central Railroad
Companies have already consented to
offer reduced rates of transportation to
teams which may wish to take part In the
contest, and il is believed the Charleston
and Savannah and other railway compa-
MES in the States to be represented viii
cheerfully cooperate in like manner. All
the hotels in Savannah will offer extra in
ducements to the members of visiting
teams, and there is no doubt but that a
large number Of visitors, friends of the con-
testing teams, viii also be present at the
tournament. Among the prizes which
are to be shot for is handsome medal,
open only to the gun clubs of Georgia.
This medal will be presented by well
known Cincinnati firm, who sent letter,
received yesterday by the Chatham Gun
Club, which reads as follows:
OFFICE OF THE LIGowsKI CLAY PIGEON Co..
CINCINNATI, ..
Chatham Gun Glib. SagdnRah, Ga:
We herewith place in the hands of your club
as trustee the clay pigeon State championship
medal for the State OF Georgia.
COAditiOnS-This medal shall be shot for by
teams Of five from organized clubs in your
State. Each man shall shoot at ten single
clay pigeons and five doubles. Single rises at
eighteen yards, and doubles at fifteen yards
Use Of two barrels for singles, but a second
ban rel break to count and score only One-half
bird. Shot limited to one and a quarter
ounces and guns to ten pounds, l0-bore. Gun
to be held below the elbow until the shooter
calls Npull." All shooting to be from five
traps, secured and placed three yards apart.
Each shooter to shoot at five clay pigeons be-
fore he leaves the score, or, in double, at five
double rises. The winning club to hold the
medal subject to challenge from any
club of the State for one year. ANY
club winning the medal the greatest number
of times within a year after the first shoot for
the medal shall keep the came permanently.
The winning club shall be subject to challenge
at once, the holders always to decide date and
place Of contest. The challenging club al
ways to pay for clay pigeons for both parties.
SWppDEfaEPS / hot
challenger and challenged agree. Otherwise
the Ligowsky rules adopted for the principal
conduct of the First International Tourna-
ment held at Chicago, May, 1884, to govern.
THE LIG0wsKI CLAY PIGEON COMPANY.
The matter will he discussed and the
preliminary arrangements for the tOurna-
ment determined tomorrow night, when
they will be announced.