, 1889-11-16
A BIG EVENT.
Prospective Grand Shooting Tour
nament for June.
Sportsmen Will Come to Cheyenne
if the City Wants Then. -
An Entirs Weeks Tourney With At
tendance From 200 to 400.
Here is a Splendid Opportunity to
Display Local Pride.

AN AMBITION.
Local men propose that the next tour
ney of the Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's
Association be held at the grounds of the
Wyoming Fair Association near this city.
The last meeting was held at Denver and
this place is entitled to the June session.
THE SOCIETY.
The membership ofthe Rocky Mountain
Sportsmen's Association includes the gun
and game clubs of Colorado, Wyoming.
New Mexico and Utah. More than 1000
names are carried ON the rolls. Organi-
ration was effected at Denver last June
and a very successful tournament was
held at Athletic park. Crack shots
came from all over the union and there
were sharp contests for trophies and cash
prizes. They were at it nearly a week
and there, was a fair attendance every
day. About fifteen members of the two
Cheyenne gun clubs were prominent at
tendants.
REQUIREMENTS.
John Schunemen is a director of the
association and DR.. Holcombe is its vice
president. In conversation last evening
with the former and other gentleman
sportsmen a reporter learned that to Sc
cure the big attraction at Cheyenne in
June would require about 81, 200 in cash.
Liberal purses will be necessary to attract
contestants from a distance and the visit
OTIS must be treated Hospitality. Then a
couple of good trophies should be hung
up. say one elegant medal and a fine
challenge cup, with perhaps prizes for
rifle match.
At a session of the directors to be held
in two or three weeks the next association
meet will be located. The board has voted
to give it to the city offering the best in
ducements and it is thought hat 81. 0c0
will bring il to Cheyenne.
Perhaps if liberal donations OF articles
which might be offered as prizes were
made by citizens, a little less thar that
amount of money might suffice.
RIVALRY.
Denver is generous enough TO practically
waive whatever claims it might have to
the approaching tournament. Santa Fe
and Salt Lake, other candidates are too
distant from the center of the sporting
population of the midwest. The only
available places left are Leadville and
Cheyenne. The former covets the prize,
but with a little exertion the Magic City
can win. Leadvilld is distant and altitu-
dinous. with uncertain weather and is not
liked by shooters.
Cheyenne in June is an ideal place for
a grand shooting tournament
BENEFITS.
The capitals field and trap 6evotees are
o small in number. Two gun clubs
flourish and you can meet hunter beyond
the suburbs any day. One club holds
practice shoots twice a week, the other
once and the attendance is always good.
This tournament would attract to Chey-
emit for the better part of a week any
where from 200 to 400 sportsmen-all
gentlemen and Jolly good fellows. A
nominal entrance fee would be charged at
the fair grounds and there would be a big
crowd out every day.
1t is verv safe to say that the crowd of
strangers in the city would be greater than
on the occasion Of the firemen's tourna-
ment last July, and they would remain
longer and in all probability let loose of
more money.
This tournament Is certainly desirable.
and with Just a little action Cheyenne,
which now has the inside track, can Sc
cure it. Local sportsmen will request the
citizens to do simply their share. not a
whit more.
SUGGESTIONS.
A prominent and enthusiastic wheel
man has suggested that a bicycle tourna-
ment could be held IN conjunction with
the shooting meeting. The attractions
would in no wise conflict, as the traps are
east OF the race track and the grand
stand. The gentleman merely offers this
idea for what 1t Is worth, and 1t seems on
the face to be a good one. No race
wheeling has been seen here for years. and
the number of bicyclists in the Rocky
Mountains is surprising. A double event
of this sort would bring together an i'm
mense throng of legitimate sportsmen. 1t
would be a huge advertisement for Chey-
enne.