Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-21
The STATE TOURNAMENT.
Of the Oregon State Sportmen's
Association
TO Be HELD At THIS CIIY---SALEM,
June 9th, 2Sth, 29th-Complete
Arrangements Great Prizes
Offered.

terday at the new grounds OF the salem
Rod and Fun club at Morningside.
The local sportsmen's organization Is
o strong, wide-awake body OF Salem's
best business men and sporting gentle
men. Yesterday two events were on
the program aud drew quite crowd of
spectators. The grounds are ten to
twenty minutes run on the electric cars
of the Salem Motor Railway, They
face to the north and are equipped with
a regulation outfit for clay pigeon con-
tests, with club house, seats, an am
phitheatre for spectators being afforded
by the natural rise to the south.
THE EVENTS
Tuesday afternoon were diamond
medal shoot participated in by some of
our crack shots, and a"B" class shot
of younger hands at the trigger.
SOME SCORES.
Following scores were made at Tues
days meeting:
First shoot: 10 Singles: Brooks, z;
Pearson, 8; Jones, s.; Gabrielson, z.
Second shoot: Gold medal. 25 Sim
giles: Turner, 10; Harritt, 81; Herren,
IA; Jones, ls; Gabrielson. %; Pearson,
20.
Third shoot: "B" Class medal. 25
Singles: Brooks, ~; Gilbert, IL. In
the shoot-of Gilbert won medal.
Fourth shoot: 25 Singles: Salisbury,
10; Jones, IA; Herren, is; Pearson, H.
SPECIAL RATES.
Following letter from E. P. Rogers,
of the Southern Pacific, covers all in
forms ton about special rates to Salem
aud return. 1t Is in reply to correspon-
dence had with the company by Presi-
dent q. d. Gabrielson, and should be
carefully read by those attending the
Salem tournament:
In reply l would say that those at
tending the annual shooting Tourna-
ment of the Oregon State Sportsmen's
association, to be beld at Salem, June
9th to Goth, 1893, inclusive, will pay
full fare over our lines, in going to Sa-
lem to attend same. On presentation
of certificates, signed by the secretary.
to our agent at Salem, they will be sold
return tickets to all stations on our East
and West Side divisions, at one-third
regular fare.
Parties returning to points on our
Narrow Guage, West Side Division and
the Portland & Yamhill Ry., will re-
quire two certificates, one to be present.
ed to our agent at Salem, for return
tickets to Portland. and the other to be
presented to our agent at Portland, foot
of Jefferson street, for return tickets to
destination.
Parties returning to points on our
West Side Division, via Albany and
Corvallis will also require two certifi
Gates, one to be presented to our agent
at Salem for return tickets to Albany,
and the other to be presented to our
agent at Corvallis for return tickets to
destination.
Please instruct the secretary to be
careful, In issuing these certificates that
none get them but those entitled TO the
reduced rate, and also that they are
completely and correctly made out be-
fore being given to the returning pas
sengers. +. p. ROGERS.
Asst. q. +. & p. A.
No rates could be secured over roads
In Eastern Oregon as they require a
guaranty of fifty passengers, which
could not be given.
FIRST BIG SHOOT.
The tournament will be held under
the auspices of the Salem Rod and Gun
club and complete program of prizes
and rules, and plan Of each day. shoot
ing, will be sent to anyone upon request
to the president,
Sportsmen should not fail to be pres
ent the first day as one Of the very best
prizes of the whole tournament, the
$3.50 Imperial bicycle will be shot of
Tuesday forenoon, June 27th. Nearly
as valuable prizes are offered each of
the three days shooting, and In all the
prizes amount to over 1900. There will
be something for every body that can
shoot worth cent to carry of. In
fact, the prizes are 80 large and numer-
Gus sportsman cannot discharge his
gun in the air on any of the three days
without bringing down something, to
say nothing about the exciting sports