San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-09-01

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money prizes to be given away dur
ing the coming tournament. There
seems to be a misunderstanding
about the two brewery prizes. III
order to set all minds at rest we arr
authorized to announce that the
500 donated by the Lone Stal
brewery will be ADDED TO the
money in the shoot advertised. The
Same with the City brewery prize
The Alamo brewery has, since the
program was printed, subscribed
$50, which will also be added tC
some contest during the week."
1t will thus be seen that not only
the shooting world was apprized
that the Lone Star brewery 500
would be added, but also the local
shooters, and the fact that not a
single exception was made to the
above clipping is prima facie evil
dence that the decision of the cap
tain given publicly in a public
place and sworn to by two wit
nesses, was generally accepted as
final by the management OF the
shoot.
The state shoot is on and q
splendid aggregation OF sportsmen
greeted the San Antonio Gun club,
and it might be well to say, (and
that without fear of contradiction
on the part of the visitors), that
they were attracted by the list of
prizes as published by authority Of
the club.
On Thursday the Lone Star
Brewery shoot was announced by
Mr.. Simon Veith, who hoped on
a high box and yelled out the
multifarious benefits to be de-
rived by plunking an entry Of
$500 on the Brewery shoot. The
program, which it is claimed was
carried out to the letter (Which
statement is not true) stated as
follows:
shoot No. ii, Lone Star Brew
cry, prize $4,000, 10 single snow
birds (ciays whitewashed) entrance
$780,"
The reader will notice that the
800 is not guaranteed" Neither
is the statement made that it is to
be added" 1t just says 500, con-
sequently the attending shooters
hesitsted about going into it. Says
one, AID go in il l knew exactly
what we are going to shoot for"
Which sentiment was echoed on
all sides, and the question being
put to Mr.. Veith, that gentleman
promptly said:
await till / find out" Then he
disappeared, presumably for the
purpose Of seeking the desired in
formation; then returned, took his
position on the barrel and an
nounced louder than ever"
"GRAND LONE STAR BREWERY
PRIZE $50 ADDED"
After which 81 shooters prompt
ly had their names inscribed on
the score to the tune Of 50 apiece.
This is to certify that on the oc.
casion Of the Fourteenth Texas
State shoot, held ut San Antonio,
in May, 1891, Mr.. Simon Veith,
acting as agent OF the San Antonio
Gun club, and having the score
sheets in charge and receiving and
entries, stated positively
that the 800 donated by the Lone
Star Brewery company would be
added to the entries, and that at
no time before the shoot were any
ienials made OF the same.
II. M. DYER,
A. B. CRITZER,
&C. GUEssAz.
Subscribed and sworn
! sn ! to this 9th day OF July,
SEAL A. d. 1894.
~ Z. G. JONES.
J. p. Exon, n. P.
Bexar Co., Tex.
Right here is where a great mis-
axe was committed. After the
hoot the management refused to
rive anything but the 800 cold,
hus retaining $l02 entry money
instead OF dividing 1902 less cost of
argets as promised.
AS matter of course exceptions
we're taken to this action on the
art of the officers.
The writer characterized the &C.
ion as infamous, and right here
Iesires to reiterate in plain, unvar-
Iishod and indisputable English
hat it was INDECENT.
The people Of the south are noted
he world over for their hospitali-
y. Whenever a stranger strays
within the sacred portals Of
outhern home he is made welcome
nd hidden to enter and share the
.ood things OF the hospitable
table. This is a gen.
raj rule in the south and it is an
ccepted fact that every southern
Iome Is open to the wayfarer and
Outhern arms are opened wide and