The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
BLUE ROCKS AND TRAPS,
End of the Big Tournament
of the Inanimate Target
Association.
THE OLYMPICs TEAM LEADS.
Over 10000 Shots Fired by the
Sportsmen at the Oakland
Racetrack.
THE 0LYMPICs TEAM LEADS

The big tournament of the trap-shooters
at the Oakland racetrack closed yesterday.
Altogether it was a great success. The
shooting was good and the arrangements
admirable. In the two days 120 of the
crack shots of the State fired over the two
batteries of traps over 10000 shots. The
honors for team shooting were with the
Stockton Gun Club on Sunday. but yes
terday the Olympic Club carried off the
laurels with the biggest score made during
the tournament.
]. w. Shell of the San Joaquin Valley
Club carried off the prize for the best
record of consecutive hits, having made so
straight on Sunday. The best average was
made by C. A. Merrill of the Stockton
club.
Ties were undecided on Sunday for most
of the prizes of all events except the first
event, decided on the scores made in the
events of yesterday morning, and the win
ners were as follows:
Second event-First prize, J. W. SHELL sec
ond, C. Merrill, stockton third, C. C. Nauman,
Olympic; fourth, John Trombone, Oakland
fifth, D. Winders, Stockton sixth. F. H.
Holmes, Garden. City; seventh, A. w. Allen,
Lincoln.
Third event-First prize, j. w. Shell, San
Joaquin Valley; second, c. G. Nauman; third,
]. o. Cadman, Electric; fourth, D. Daniels,
Lincoln; fifth, j. H; burst, Electric: sixth.
dali, Garden City; eighth, Dick Swiveler, Elec-
tric; ninth, P. Bekeart, Olympic; tenth, R.
Wengell, Lincoln.
Fifth eyeut-First prize, c. c. Nauman; sec
ond, D. Dan1els third, H. G. Balkwell. Stock
ton; fourth, j. Bruins, Oakland; fifth, Dick
Swiveler; sixth, F. Merrill, Stockton; seventh,
F. II. Holmes; eighth, j. s. Tanning, Olympic.
On yesterdays programme the first event
was at fifteen singles. The prizes were
won as follows:
Karney, Lincoln; third, H. G. Balkwell, Stock
ton; fourth, G. Merrill Stockton fifth, j. :.
Tanning, Olympic; sixth, John Trombone,
Oakland; seventh, A. Blaine, Stockton.
The second event was the most import
ant event OF the tournament for indi-
vidual shooting. 1t was for the diamond
cham pionship medal and eleven other
prizes. The winners were as follows:
First prize, John Trombone, Oakland; Sec
ond, DR.. Barrer. Garden City; third, J. S. Fan
ming, Olympic; fourth, ]. o. Cadman, Electric
fifth, G. Il. Burgans, Oakland; sixth, c. J.
tric; eighth, NJ, o. Feudner, olympic; ninth,
R. H. Liddle, Olympic; tenth, Nelson Brown,
Stockton; eleventh, G. NJ. Freeman, Sutter
Creek; twelfth, A. Rodriguez, Watsonville.
The event that attracted the most in
terest was the team shoot for the Overland
MOnGuly GTOpnY. III Tie Cedm SnOOb OF
Sunday the Olympic ana Stockton Gun
clubs tied for the first place, with score
each of 95.
Again yesterday the same teams tied for
first with the same scores. Sunday the
Stockton team won by one point, but yes
terday the Olympics win the shoot-ofi
with 81, the highest team score made dur
ing the tournament. The Electric Gun
Club won the third prize, with score of 93
The last thing in the programme was a
handicap at fifteen singles. Iu this the
winners were as follows:
First prize, Edgar Forster; second, Webb
Stewart and Baker (divided); third, Allison
fourth Richards; fifth, Haas; sixth, Holmes
seventh, Crowell; eighth, Fox; ninth, Werner
tenth, D. Walton.
Four special prizes were awarded at the
conclusion of the shoot to those making
the highest averages in all the events
The following were the hits made by the
winners of these, out of total of IS shots
fired by each:
c. A. Merrill 7515, J. Bruins "a. C. c. Nauman
IS, J. Karney 721a.
The following table shows the scores
made by the individuals in all except the
team shoots, the handicaps referring only
to the last event: