Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
ANOTHER BIG SHOOT.
Arrangements for the Second Live
Bird Handicap at Homewood.
BALDWIN SAYS A FEW WORDS.
Elmer Grant Offers to Meet I'd Smith OF
Charles Gillespie, of Mansfield.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

The very satisfactory and successful way
in which the late live pigeon shooting
| handicap at Homewood Park terminated
has prompted Mr.. James Beardshaw to pro-
mote another. The proposed handicap will
| be under conditions similar to the last, and
| will be held OIL the 2Sth inst. at Homewood
| Park.
The conditions are: Contestants will be
handicapped according to merit, the dis
tances being from 18 to 25 yards. Each
contestant will have five birds to shoot at
with one ounce of shot; the use of one barrel
only and the gun to be kept below the elbow
until the bird is on the wing. The entrance
fee or stake for each contestant will be S.
and Mr.. Beardshaw will add $50 to the
total. The winner will take all, and if
more than one contestant makes the high
score they will divide the money, as there will
be no shoot off.
In speaking of the handicap yesterday Mr.
Beardshaw said: shooting is becoming more
popular than ever in and about Plttsburg. The
local gun clubs have done much to popularize
1t, but the clubs all shoot under American AS
soclatlon rules or rules similar to them. There
are numerous shooters who do not shoot under
encoo uieo anu WHO nave only Deen uoeu 10
shoot under the rules that demand the gun to
be held below the elbow until the bird is on the
wing. The late handicap which took place
under the latter conditions went off so pleas
antly that have been urged to promote an
other, and have resolved to do so entirely to
encourage the sport 1expect that numerous
gun club members will enter this time,
Messrs. Snyder and Givens. both members of
the well-known Heron Hill Gun Club. were
the highest scorers In the last handicap. OF
course, as in the last event, everything will IN
the proposed handicap be conducted in gen.
tlemanly and fair dealing way l will insist on
this. because l am interesting myself in it
simply because of tho pleasure it affords me-"
Inc entries will close on Wednesday, March
20, so as TO allow time to handicap the contest
ants. Entries can be made at this office or at
the club house, homewood Park. The full
name and address of every person entering
must be given, but any competitor can shoot
under an assumed name.
Certainly the indications are that there will
be more shooting contests in and about Pitts
burg this year than there have been during any
previous year. During this week there will be
a tnree-day shoot at Exposition Park under
the management of Messrs. E. Z. Shaner and
Crow. Only live pigeons will be used and the
a11alr promises to be an interesting one Ar
rangements are rapidly being completed for
the great tournament which lakes place here
shortly. 1t is expected that all the best wing
shots in the country will take part in the tour
nament, and it is highly probable that the
world-famed Elliott will be one of the contest
ants Other shoots of more or less importance
Will be arranged, so that altogether shooters in
western Pennsylvania will have busy time
OF it.