The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-23
ONLY FINISH FIGHTS co.
Dan Stuart Offers Purse for a
Lightweight Contest.
THE BEAUMONT SHOOT PROGRAMME
Well Arranged List OF Events Training
Quarters offered Maher at Las
Cruces-Other News.

Dallas, Texas December CATER Hugh
p. Kane deposited his $1,000 as a side bet
for Jack Everhardt late last night, Dan
A. Stuart offered a purse OF $4,000 for a
finish fight for the championship in the
lightweight class between Everhardt and
Lavigne or Leeds, Lavigne preferred.
Mr.. Stuart said today: IT shall have
nothing to do with limited number of
rounds affairs. All fights that l arrange
must be for championships and to fin.
ish. If any bantamweights entitled to
fight for the championship of that class
desire to mako a match. I am ready to
offer a liberal purse for such a contest"
STATE SHOOT PROGRAMME.
Beaumont, Texas. December ". The
State shoot that is to be held in this city
January and 3 under the auspices or
the beaumont Gun club promises to he
an Interesting sporting event. The affair
Will he managed by h. l.. Mckay of TINS
city and j Emmett Haney OF Houston
two well known trap shooters, and in
connection with the gun club arc energet-
lcaily working for success. This afternoon
a programme for the shoot was completed.
1t is as follows.
Friday, January ., $50 a. m.-
First Event 49, Fifteen targets, four
moneys. entrance $3.50.
Second Evcnt-T.wenty targets four
moneys, entrance 81.
Third EVcut-Eift4en targets, four
moneys, entrance 81.
Fourth Event-Twenty targets, four
moneys entrance $3.50.
tltth ENent-Fifteen targets four
moneys, entrance Sl.j0.
SlXth Event-Tweaty-flv targets, four
moneys, entrance s..
seventh EVent-Twenty targets four
moneys, entrance So.
Eighth EVent--I Netty targets four
moneys, entrance So. So
Ninth Evont-Hive live birds, four
moneys, entrance s..
Tenth Event--Llve bids Oack rabbit
SYSTEM, entrance So Is.
saturday, january D.
First Event - fifteen targets, rour
moneys, entrance sl.50
second Eveut-Twenty targets FOUR
moneys, entrance 81.
Third Event - Twenty targets, -FOUR
moneys, entrance s2.25.
tourth Event-Twenty targets, four
moneys entrance $3.50
Fifth EVent--EItteen targets four
moneys, entrance S.50.
Sixth Event-Fiftcen targets four
moneys, entrance 81.
Seventh EVent-TNenty targets four
moneys, entrance $3.50.
Eighth Event-Seven live birds, four
moneys. entrance So.
Tenth F.VJ nt-live birds Uack rabbit sys-
tenn, entrance $40.
II addition to the pot moneys, the club
win offer 500 in cash prizes. 1t VIII
be given for the best best averages ana
divided as follows; Thirty dollars to the
first. So TO the second. so to the third.
SIS to the fourth and $40 to the fifth.
Messrs. Haney and Mckay have donated
to the gun club a Smith prize hammeriess
gun. IL will be given to the member
who makes the best average in all the
regular programme target events. condi-
toned that as many as four members OF
the gun club shot the programme through.
The club has erected n house. and their
grounds, only about six blocks from the
business center. arc the prettiest in the
state. Traps and other paraphernalia
have been secured and Arrangements have
been perfected TO entertain as well as
alnuse Nisitors.