Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-23
Heightened SHOOTERS.
A Grand Galaxy of Trap-Shots Soon
Visit Sacramento.

A Grand Galaxy of Trap-Shots Soon to
Visit Sacramento.
There is now being made in the East ar.
rangements for grand tour of the country
by an aggregation of the best experts with
the shotgun, several of whom are person.
ally known to the sportsmen of Sacra-
mento. The Forest and Stream of recent
date gives the following particulars of the
proposed tour, which will interest all
sportsmen:
Ever since the inception of the Ameri-
can Shooting Association, its President
Charles W. Dimick, of Boston, has had in
view grand scheme for furthering the in
terests of trap-shooting, increasing the
number of shooters and thereby swelling
the volume of trade in guns, ammunition,
targets, etc., etc. This plan was to give ex-
hibitions of shooting by teams of men rep
resentiDg the East and the West, in the
principal cities of the South and West. 1t
was his idea to have the association back
his trip and its members derive ary benefits
accruing therefrOm. The association. how
ever, did not take kindly to the idea, the
cost rather deferred them from undertake
ing it, so Mr.. Dimick decided to make the
trip himself, or rather the company he rep
resents, the United States Cartridge Com
pany, which will stand all expenses. The
plan provides that the shooters shall go as
guests of this company. All arrangements
have been made with the railroad COM
panies to haul the private car, in which all
will travel sleep and be fed. Every con-
venience including steward cook, waiter
and general utility man, has been provided
to attend to the wants of the travellers.
THE personnel of the teams is as follows:
The East will be represented by Il. Nc
Murchy, of Syracuse, n. Y; H. B. Whit
ney, of Phelps, n. Y; W. n. Wolstencroft,
of Philadelphia, Pa; O. r. Dickey, and
William E. Perry, of Boston, Mass. The
Western team has for its members, G. W.
Budd, of Des Moines, Iowa; Rolla Heikes,
of Dayton, Ohio; James r. Stice, of Jack
sonville, ILL.,, and either Frank Parmelee,
of Omaha, Neb., or r. E. Sheldon, of Cleve-
land, Ohio. S. A. Fucker, of Davenport,
Iowa, will go along as an extra man.
The proposed route is as follows: Start
ing at Cincinnati, Ohio, about January
14th. the following cities will be visited in
the order named: Louisville, KY. st. Louis,
Mo-; Memphis, ienn.; New Orleans, La;
Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and
FL Paso, Texas; Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco, Stockton and Sacramento, Cal: Port
land, Or, Tacoma and Seattle, Wash; Og-
den AMI Salt Lake City, Utah; Leadville
and Denver, Col; Kansas City, Mo; Om-
aha, Neb; Des Moines, Iowa; st. Paul and
Minneapolis, Mimi Milwaukee Wis;
Chicago, ILL.,. Detroit, Mich; Toledo and
Cleveland, Ohio; Pittsburg, Penn; Buffalo,
| Syracuse, Albany and New York City, and
Boston, Mass.
IN each city match will be shot be-
tween the teams at 200 targets side, thirty
singles and five pairs per man, thrown
from three screened traps at unknown
angles. In all probability dealers in sports
mems goods in the various cities will offer
| handsome prizes for the high scores made
in their cities or the best average on the
| trip. The scheme is liberal and enter.
prising one, and the result will be to make
the wheels go round the Hub livelier than
| ever"