The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-08-15
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First Tournament Of the Missouri
Amateur Shooting Association.
VERY SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
Large Numbers of Amateurs Present
and IL Lot OF First Rate Shoot
ing-Ihe Lexington Gun
Club Proud.

There is no reason ia believe that the
members OF the Lexington Gun Club may
not feel very proud Of tn" result of the
meeting agitated by them Tor so many
weeks, and the formation of one of the
amateur state shooting aSsiOcia-
tiOns in the United States. The meeting
this week had it's inception at st. Joseph
last springs, in the annual meeting of the
Missouri Fish and Game Protective As
SOClatiOn, when A-clasS men, whose
reputation for Workmanship ave them
the title of professionals, stepped in and
captured almost everything in sight. The
amateur sportsman was allowed to shoot,
and in small events, with few men on the
score, was sometimes permitted to divide
second, third or fourth money with some
professional who had been Il little careless
and missed II bird or two. The best men
in the amateur teams, whose scores at
home We're and are considered good, were
defeated by shooters whose misses were
counted as rare exceptions to the general
rule. There was no sport for the amateur,
much less any hope of getting back some
of the money they rolled into the purses
and thence into the pockets of the big
ones.
The formation OF an amateur state as
ISOLATION was discussed at the meeting OF
the Lexington Gun Gu following the
return of the delegates from the st. 10
seph meeting, and the iniatory steps taken.
SlISlluTS ant HdIuDlllS WE'RE lSSueu rum
the INTELLIGENCER press and scattered
well over the state. A splendid programme
was arranged and copies sent to the sec
rotary of every local gun club in the state
whose address could be obtained. The
very first mail brought replies, and ron
that day to the beginning of the tourna-
ment On Wednesday,, interest for a mo-
ment did not flag, and Secretary Sturges
was kept busy answering question for
information. The amateurs OF the state
took ready hold of the matter, for to them
the plan seemed entirely feasible, and just
such a one as had been badly needed and
demanded.
When the first days tournament begun
at Riverside park, there were nearly Il
hundred amateur sportsmen present, with
gun case in one hand and cartridge box in
The other, ready to participate in the pro-
gramme. A feature of the tournament
was the completeness OF detail. President
Chanslor and Secretary Sturges, of the
Lexington club, ably assisted by the full
membership, had don everything in their
power for the comfort and convenience of
their guests. There We're special rates at
the hotels and on the railroads, and other
special accommodations. Plenty of live
birds had been procured, the first days
shipment amounting to an even hundred
dozen. Blue rock traps were kept running
all day, and these furnished splendid
sport and a display of rare skill.
DAILY PROGRAMME.
In the shoot for the 800 gold media
donated by the Central Missouri Associa-
ton, to be shot for annually, the media
was won by NJ. S. Love, of Moberly, anC
j.. w. Barre, of Louisiana. The shoot wa
at ten live birds, 30 yards rise, both bar
rels, American Association rules.
Shoot No. 6 OF the official programme
any number of teams of two, Mt ten blu,
rocks, for n badge donated by the Contra
Missouri Association, resulted in Il victor!
for NJ. Happy and II. r. Bradley. Happ.
breaking ten straight and Bradley eight
total eighteen.