The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-17
THE RIFLE TOURNEY.
Remarkable Skill Shown at the
Shooting Match.
ONE VERY EXCITING EVENT.
Close Contest Between Hughes ana
Eberiy-Teams Make . Good strug-
gle-The Scores In Detail.

The first day of the Sportsmen's Asso.
citation of the Northwes. shooting tourna.
ment was grand success in every sense
of the word. The weather was all that
could be asked for. the attendance was
large, aud when it came to shooting there
was a keen rivalry that brought forth the
best efforts. Seattle took its full part in
the days sport.
As was anticipated, the contest in which
great enthusiasm was awakened and in
which truly magnificent work was done
was for the individual CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Out of field of over thirty, w. A. Eberly.
T. A. KInzel and G. E. Hughes were left
with twenty straight birds to their credit.
The ties were Immediately shot off.
kinzel missing the fifth and
sixth birds. Eberly and Hughes
continued to break the clay targets in
regular order until the tenth, when Eberly
slipped up on bird from the left quarter
trap. Hughes had the match almost
within his grasp. but fortune was against
him, and he also missed the tenth. The
match was continued, considerable money
being staked at even figures. The next
ten birds were killed by each man without
even a light touch and the interest in the
contest increased in proportion to the fine
work being done. Both men were con-
fdent, Hughes remarking to Eberly, ST
have got you beaten, sure" to which
Eberly replied, 81 will bet you $40
you haven't" The spring of the
trap cut short the conversation and
not miss was recorded until the
twenty-sixth, when Hughes got a
mere side skinner from the left wing and
missed. Eberly shot out, killing the re-
mainder. including the thirtieth bird.
Hughes was given lost on the thirtieth.
but was in nowise responsible, as the
shouts of the crowd caused the trap boy to
raise his head as the bird left the trap and
Hughes, seeing the danger, fired over.
Event No. was holly contested, es-
pecially fine work beng done by Bring
ham, who killed the ten singles and three
pair doubles without break. The winner
was closely pressed by Hughes, Kinyel,
Churchill and Oregon" each of whom
was credited with fifteen dead BIRDS The
team shot witnessed Eberly and Barlow,
Ellis and Denham securing clean strings,
feat of which Tacoma may well be
proud.
In general Tacoma carried off the
tatives in Hughes and Meek. Victoria's
representatives, Mcclure and Minor did
good work. Seattle was well represented
by II. II. Lewis and A. X. Churchill, with
the exception of the latter's work in the
team contest. Cooper, of Whatcom.
showed himself dangerous man in the
first event, killing the whole string.
Without doubt the greatest single shot
feature of the day was made by E. f. Ellis,
of Tacoma, in the ten singles and three
pair doubles contest. The last bird of one
of the doubles was within five feet of the
ground, when Ellis, who had killed the
first and lost sight of the second, saw it,
He shot like flash and smashed the clay
form into fragments. The achievement
was greeted with great applause.
The tournament will be continued this
morning at 8 o'clock.
Below are given the full scores in each
of the events, together with the additional
scores made in shooting off the ties to
settle the individual championship: