Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-28
SPORT At THE TRAPS.
THE COMING MEETING OF THE STATE
sPoRTsMEN's ASSOCIATION.
Four Days Shooting Tournament 20 be
Held In This City Early in the
Coming Month.

mento team OF five men, representing thu
Pacific Sportsmsn's Club, surprised TIL
shooting talent of the State by winning tn,
beautiful Selby trophy at the trap-shoounl
tournament. 1t was the first time Sacra
mento had been represented at an annua
meeting ofthe State Sportemen's Associs
ton, and the pracliced trap-shooters of Ssr
Francisco, Stockton, San Jose, Vacayill'
and other places had no idea "the Sena
tors would be in the contest at the foish
But they were there, just the same, and
bore away in triumph the rich and hand
some trophy. They were met on their re-
turn home by g large delegation OF thsii
sportsmen friends, with brass band, and
escorted through the streets with a great
flourish Of trumpets.
When the question came up as to where
the Association should meet this year,
there was warm struggle among the de.e-
gates from different cities for the honor
San Diego was strong bidder, and her
representatives. made what would have
been winning fight had it not been for
Crittenden Robinson and DR.. Britain, OF
San Francisco, urging the claims OF Sscra-
mento. Mr. Robinson is q native Of this
city, being the son of Judge Tod Robinson,
one of the early day prominent citizens of
Sacramento. AS the Sacramento team had
won the trophy he held that the capital
CITY was entitled to the honor Of being Sc
lecled SIS the next meeting place, and with
the understanding that the Association
would next year so to san Diego, the lat
ter's delegates gave way.
This will be the ninth annual meeting
and Tournament of the Association, and
promises to bring together the largest sg-
gregatioa of sportsmen of any event of the
kind yet held in the State. The arrange
ments for the meeting have ell been left to
The Pacific Sportsmen's Club of this city,
whose members are receiving all possible
aid from the Pelican and Forester Clubs
The latter will not be represented in the
shooting contest, but the Pelicans will
have one team, and possibly two, and it
need cause no surprise it Sacramento
should again have the honor CT winning
the trophy.
There will probably be eight or more
teams, OF five men each, in the main con-
test, but there will be many other prizes to
be shot for; and the tournament will con-
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October. The following schedule of events
has been arranged:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER STH.
First match-Selby trophy team match,
open to teams of five bona fi1e members
of any regularly organized gun club on the
Pacific coast, contestants to have been
members of such club since September /,
1890; entrance 800 for each team. birds
extra, each team to shoot 100 live pigeons;
American Shooting Association rules for
single live bird shooting to govern; Selby
standard shotgun cartridges only to be
used. One or more teams may be entered
from any club. No competitor to shoot in
more than one team. All contests to be
held under the auspices of the California
State Sportsmen's Association a. its annual
tournaments. The trophy shall become
the property of the team winning ii three
times, not necessarily consecutvely. II
three or more teams enter, the trophy and
so per cent. of the entrance money to first
80 per cent. to second and 20 per cent. tC
third.
Second match = Ten live birds. En-
trance 81.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH.
First match-Fifteen single bluerocks
Entrance 50.
Second match-t'ifteen single and five
double bluerccks. Enuance SO.
Third match-Ten pairs bluerocks. En-
trance 81
Fourth match-Twenty-fye single blue
rocks. Entrance So.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10TH.
First match-Fay diamond medal match
ST twenty live birds. Nottingham style
49, -. 10 10
winner of the medal last year. Open TO
members of the Association only.
In order to economic birds the score OF
the Fay Diamond Medal Match will also
count as the score in The contest for the
standard live bird college medal, entrance
to which is $50.
Second match-At 10 live birds, entrance
81. This is TO be regular field shoot, q
creation of the Pacific Sportsmen's Club,
and will be governed by the following
rules:
The shooter stands at line 50 yards
from the traps, facing the same, with gun
cooked and loaded and stock below the
point of the elbow, calls Ready" TO the
puller and starts walking towards line %
yards from the traps, which under no cir
cumstances must he pass. Immediately
upon the shooter crossing a line between
the two (the 30-yard line) the trap will be
opened without further notice, and he is
then privileged to shoot, having use OF
both barrels. The shooter must not ad-
vance after the trap is sprung, and should
bird fell to rise the shooter must stop at
the point where he was when the trap was
sprung, and remain there until the bird
rises. The referee may order another bird
if necessary.
No difference in weight or bore of guns
will be recognized in this match, and the
A. S. A. rules govern. The Pacific Sports
mems Club offers a fine Winchester re-
peating rifle as trophy in this match, in
addition to the money snd special prizes.
Second match-Five pairs live birds. En-
trance ST.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER nth.
First match-At thirty singles and ten
pairs of artificial birds for the Standard
Challenge Medal offered by the Selby
Smelling and Lead Company. Entrance, s..
Second metch-At fifteen single blue
rocks. Entrsnce, 81. This is a free for-all
match
Third match-At twenty single blue.
rocks. Entrance, 81 so.
Consolation mstch-Open only to mem
bers who have contested in one or more
matches, either bluerocks or live birds, and
not won prize; twenty single bluerocks.
Entrance, s..
Artificial birds will be furnished and
thrown at three cents each, and ell kinds
of ammunition will be for sale on the
grounds.
When there are more than fifteen entries
in any event. the entrance money will be
divided into five moneys-30, %. 20. 10 and
10 per cent. When less than 10, it will be
40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent.
The tournament will be held at Agri-
cultural Park, beginning at 8 o'clock a. N
Wednesday October sth.
The snecial nrizes will he nrorn nrkinr, Cd II,