San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-08
TEXAS FIELDS ANSWER.
TO. THE AFFIDAVITS PRINTED IN
LAST SUNDAYS LIGHT.
Another Brewery TO Hear From
Another Side to the Con-
troversy.


advertisement OF the San Antonio
Gun club, and 1 presume it is paid
for as it is printed and displayed
in the orthodox dry goods "ad
fashion"
To look at such glazing cad"
one would hardly think that the
San Antonio Gun club would ever
repudiate any of the contents. That
it would deny anything which the
advertisement contains. But such
a thing really took place in 1891.
The San Antonio Gun club caused
to be printed and paid for an adver-
tisement wherein they promised
to pay several hundred dollars to
shooters attending the state shoot
of that year. And yet nearly all
the provisions o: that promise were
ruthlessly violated. The money
was not given out.
What does 1t signify to print a
statement to the effect that Mr..
Koehler Is satisfied with the dis
position Of the money he subscrib-
ed for that shoot. l know, and will
swear, (and 80 will Mr.. Koehler)
that L solicited his money to be
given out as a prize, and that it
was not solicited for any other pur-
pose, such as covering up short
ages consequent on bad manage
ment. l repeat, Mr.. Koehler may
be satisfied, but the shooters who
were induced to come to San An
tonic at that shoot by reason of
published promises which were
never fulfilled are not, / assure you.
See the following resolutions which
they passed at Hampstead a month
later than the May San Antonio
shoot of '91 and be convinced that
they at least, were not satisfied
with the manner in which the
state shoot of '91 was carried on.
HEMPsTEAD, Tex, July 10, 1891.
At a meeting held at the Filing
ton hotel, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted and
signed by those present:
RESOLVED, That this meeting en-.
dorse "Texas Field" as true and
genuine journal devoted to the in.
terest Of all genteel sportsmen, con.
Quoted and managed by a true
gentleman, Mr.. o. G. Guessaz,
whose character Is above reproach
and who will always be found bat.
thing for the right, regardless OF
local influence or personal interest,
we therefore recommend "Texas
Field" as a periodical worthy OF
the support Of all true sportsmen.
We do not hesitate to condemn
in unmeasured terms the action OF
the San Antonio Gun club in fail
ing to distribute some OF the many
prizes offered by the generous citi-
zens Of San Antonio, to the shoot
ers who were justly entitled to
them; and the appropriation OF
them by this club is not justified
by any rule of right or justice.
RESOLVED: that we do not hest
tate to express approval OF the
course pursued by "Texas Fieldn
In reference to the matter and we
will never cease to remember the
injustice done to our brother
sportsmen.
E. H. Sally, OF Brenham ; Moore
Of Collins Co., Miller of Travis Co.
VIM. Register, Hampstead; w. H.
Wheeler, Hampstead; w. F. Stew.
art, Galveston; w. w. Holland,
E Jmond; A. Holzapfel, Cuero; X.
M. Moore, Farmersville; w. A.
Kerr, Farmersville l.. Horst, Aus
tin; Wallace Miller, Austin M. p.
Miller, Austin Lock Brush, Aus
tin; NJ. T. Miller, Austin; M. A.
Reese, Austin l.. Skinner, Navaso-
ia; J. H. marlborough, Navaso-
ia; f. P. marlborough, Navaso-
ia; G. w. Brown, Kosse; +. Brown,
Burton; Jno. Ellis, st. Joe; w. H.
Smell, Brennan; w. H. Lockhart,
Brennan; E. l.. Sally, BRENNAN /;
Ben. S. Rogers, Brennan; L. A.
Bedford, Kosse r. l.. Burns, Waco !;
A. HI. Walker, Spring Creek; J. j.
Parmlee, Austin; A. Stude, Hous-
ton; VIM. Whyte, Ledbettsr; P. A.
Gladish, Gladish; B. F. Montgom-
cry, Fields Jno. Saunders, Waller {;
H. NJ. Brown, Hampstead.
Attest: b. ROGERS,
Secretary.
In another paragraph Mr.. Haus-
man, the generous donor OF a purse
OF 500 is made to say that upon
examination OF the program, he is
satisfied that his prize of 800 was
given out as agreed and the start
ling statement is also made that
the Lone Star brewery has "noth-
ing to do with the entrance money"
Who in heavens name ever said
that it did? But the shooters who
we're led to believe program, by
publised advertisements and by an
nouncement on the grounds that
this 500 would be added to the en-