The record-union., 1892-10-10
AMONG THE TRAP SHOOTERS.
The Old Folsom Club VIII Hold a
tournament.
Green Valley Shooters Anxious to
Meet the Sacramento SpoonbflI
Men in q Contest.

The sportsmen about Folsom have
awakened again, after several years of
inactivity. and the familiar name of the
Folsom Sportsmen's Club is heard again.
Up to seven or eight years ago this club
was one Of the foremost in the State. and
Its shooting tournaments were attended
by men from all parts of the State. 1t
was composed of the leading citizens of
the town, who personally managed the
clubs tournaments and camp-shoots,
hence their success. After a while there
was experienced safety of these events
and the club rested on its laurels
Now, according to the Folsom TeLe-
graph, the club is again at the front, and
announces a trap-shooting tournament to
be held on the old shooting grounds, near
town, on October 18th. One thousand
live pigeons have been engaged for the
occasion. The match is to be free for ALL
The entrance fee TO the main match is S.,
and the entries will close at 9 o'clock on
the morning of the day of the match. At
10 O'Clock, sharp, the match will begin.
Rules of the American Association will
govern the match. The ground on
which the match is to take place is one of
the best in the State, and many an ex-
citing contest has come Oft there. The
managers of the affair intend to do every
thing possible to make it successful, and
invite everybody to participate and have
good time.
AFTER THE SPooNBILLs.
Says the Telegraph of Saturday: "The
Green Valley Quail Club expected that
the Sacramento Spoonbill Club would
be IN attendance at the tournament in
Green Valley last week, so that they
might have chance to indulge in a
friendly contest. The organization named
did not appear, and there was consider
able disappointment in consequence. 1t
has been intimated that the Spoonbill
Club is not anxious to tackle the Green
Valley BOYS.
$40 test the relative ability of the two
clubs, the Green Valley Quail Club in
tend to challenge the Spoonbill Club for
match. a purse of Sl00 will be put up if
live pigeons are shot at, and purse of $50
ii bluerocks are used. The time for the
match has been fixed at October 10th. In
order that the battle may be fought on
nentral ground, the challengers intend to
specify Folsom as the meeting place. If
the Sacramento club is brave enough to
accept the challenge the members will
have to do considerable practicing in
order to get away with the purse,
THE GREEN VALLEY SHOOT.
The trap-shooting tournament held at
Green Valley, Ell dorado County, ON the
I'd instant, was largely attended. The
affair was under the management of q.
f. Zentgraf, at twelve birds each, and
generally speaking, an equal number of
better shots have seldom met to try their
relative skill. Not little of the success
of the shoot was owing to the presence of
Mr.. Kilgariff of San Francisco, and Fred
p. Tuttie of Auburn, who acted, by re-
quest, as referee and jucge. The birds
were unusually good flyers. An especi-
ally noticeable feature of the shoot was
the fact that the three best scores, twelve
straight, were made by men who never
before shot at live pigeons from the trap,
Messrs. a. Granger, a. Mcdonald and
4. Green.