The record-union., 1895-08-24
STATE SPORFSMEN'S TOURNAMENT.
1t VIII Be Held Here During the
State Fair.
One Day to be Devoted to Shooting
Inanimate Targets. and Four
to Live Birds.

The programme and prize list Tor the
fourteenth annual tournament OF the Stale
Snortsmen's Association has been issued.
The tournament will be held at Agrlcult-
uraI Park on the 4th, 5th, 9th and 7th or
next month, during the first week OF the
State Fair, and will be the biggest event
of the kind ever held in the State.
The value of the money and other
prizes offered amounts to about one
thousand dollars, and the gentlemen hav-
ing charge of the arrangements have re-
ceived assurances that there Will be
large field of competitors, embracing all
the best shots Of the State. The tourna-
ment will be open to everyone.
OF the four days during which the shoot
ing will be in progress. the first will be
devoted to bluerock (or inanimate target
shooting. There will be seven events OF
this character, as follows:
FIRST DAY.
First event, ten blueroeks-Entrance,
81 80.
Second event, twenty bluerocks-En-
trance, 81; $40 added.
Third event, ten singles and five pairs
Entrance, 81 30; $40 added.
Fourth event, team shoot three mem,
twenty bluerocks-Entra 81 per man;
$40 added: s. 80 for best team score; $5
for the best individual score.
Fifth event, twenty-five bluerocks-En-
rance, So; $40 added.
Sixth event, ten Observation-Disclosures,
81 90.
Seventh event. fifteen bluerocks-En-
trance, 81; Sl5 added.
SECOND DAY.
First event, ten live birds-Entrance,
$5.
trance, $40; S75 added:
Third event, Fay Diamond Medal,
twenty live birds-Entrance, S5. (All
entrance money goes TO the present holder
Of the medal
Fourth event, twelve live birds-En-
trance, 81 90; 500 cash added.
THIRD DAY.
First event, ten live birds-Entrance,
s..
Second event, twelve live birds-En-
trance, 81 so; $50 cash added.
Third event, fifteen live birds-En-
trance, $40.
Fourth event. twelve live birds-En-
trance, S5.
FOURTH DAY.
First event, ten live birds-Entrance,
S5; $50 cash added.
Second event, twenty-five live birds
Entrance, $40: Sl0G cash added.
Third event, twelve live birds-En-
trance, 81 so; $50 cash added.
Fourth event, ten live birds-Entrance.
30; S25 cash added.
SPECIAL PRIZES.
In addition to the above liberal cash
prizes, William III. Eckhardt of this CITY
has donated q fine William Powell q
Sons' English breechloading shotgun
The Montague City Rod Company ian
Eastern firm has donated $25 eight
piece split bamboo fishing rod.
Schaw, Ingram, hatcher & Co. of this
city contribute a fine 3S-caliber D. A.
Smith IL Wesson revolver worth Sl2 So
+. L. Allen q Co. of San Francisco give
$40 split bamboo rod, and Baker d
Hamilton ten-pound drum Of Dupont's
smokeless powder.
Where the number Of entries do not ex-
ceed fifteen the purses will be divided
into 90, so and 20 per cent; when there
are more than fifteen entries the division
will be 40. 30, 20 and 10 per cent. In the
latter cases the special prizes will go to
the winners of the 10 per cent. portion OF
the purses.
The shooting will begin promptly at 9
= O'Clock each morning, in order that each
days programme may be concluded. if
possible, before the races begin. The
State Sportsmen's Association rules will
govern all matches.
The Fay diamond medal contest is al
ways an interesting one, as Ii genera lly
nets the winner more money than he can
win IN any purse match. The conditions
under which it is shot for are that all the
entrance money goes to the latest holder
OF the medal. This year it ought to net
the holder close upon $500.
The most exciting match of this YEAR q
tournament. however, will be the 25-
bird race on Saturday, September 7th.
livery man that enters this contest will
have to add Sl0 to the purse, and there
will probably be twenty or thirty men
face the traps, possibly more. To the
entrance money there will be added SlOC
IN cash. As the race will be at twenty.
five birds. it will be no easy thing &c
guess the winner. and every man who ID
q fair shot Will nave a chance to win
A few years ago there were half-dozen
or so OF trap-shots who could generally
be depended on to win most of the money
In tournament OF this kind, but these
men are growing old now and a new
generation of experts have come to the
front who are capable of holding theil
own with the best Of the old-timers. Sac
rsmento has some OF these good shots
and others are scattered over the State.
The sportsmen of the State like to come
to Sacramento, for the best tournaments
yet held under their associations auspice:
have been those that have taken place il
this city, II an exception may be made il
the case of the great club trophy meeting
at San jose some years ago when the Pa
cihcs OF Sacramento captured the beauti
ful prize.
OOTTNTY OEFTCTaIS