Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-29
many men will break from ninety to ninety
five out of every 100 targets they shoot at.

many men will break from ninety to ninety
five out of every 100 targets they shoot at.
GUNS AND AMMUNITION.
The guns are the same as those used for
killing game. In most cases, however, they
are of a very high quality Of the breech-
loading shotgun, costing anywhere from $35
to $500.
The ammunition used is Of a higher grade
than that formerly employed for game shoot
ing, the powder being almost exclusively
of the %"nitro," or smokeless order. The
average cost of the cartridge used is about
$3.50 per 100, but special ammunition, con-
sisting of the highest quality of shells, Sc
lected and imported w%adding, often brings
the cost to $3.5 and 81 per 100. The price
charged for shooting at the targets Is from
l to IL cents a shot, for members Of clubs,
2 cents at small tournaments, and 3 cents
at large meets or state tournaments. AS
the targets cost but S. a thousand it is easily
seen that the club expects to make a neat
sum for their trouble and expense.
PRIZES AND PRIZE WINNERS.
At all large tournaments the club holding
the same adds from $500 to 81 900, and even
as much as 81, 1000 to the purses, as an induce
ment for shooting men to come from a dis
lance. At any of the state tournaments the
amount of IS 900 In cash is often paid out to
the winners, and as high as SIC, 900 has been
given out in cash to the most skillful marks
men in a national trap shooting tournament
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a ten-target contest is ordinarily placed at
81; in a ffteen-target event from so to SO.
A few years ago 1t was considered quite
a feat If a marksman succeeded In breaking
so per cent, but now with the improved
ammunition and the superior quality of the
guns used, 1t is no occurrence at
any large tournament to have a number Of
men to break from ninety-fve to ninety
seven out Of a possible 100, and even scores
Of 100 straight are frequently made.
SOME OF THE CRACKS.
Perhaps the greatest shot at targets thrown
from traps that has ever been known Is
Rolla O.. Heikes Of Dayton, o. Mr.. Heikes
has been a shooter all his life, but being a
business man. he did rot have much time TO
spare to the sport until lately. lie is a man
about 40 years OF age. weighing perhaps 200
pounds. His position at the scores Is a very
easy and natural one, and his shooting seems
almost of the mechanical order, with such
ease and precision is 1t done. On June q,
1894, at Columbus, o., he broke 100 without
a miss; in September, 1894, at Chattanooga,
Tenn, he broke 1877 straight, under severe
rules; at Detroit, Mich, he run 1875 straight;
at South Bend, Ind, 14l straight; at Cory,
Pa, ISL straight, and then losing a target
owing to a defective shell, broke 10 more
In succession. At Hamilton, Ont, he broke
155 straight and killed twenty live birds
straight. At Galesburg, ILL.,. this year he
broke las straight.
Harry McMurchy, Fred Van Dyke. L. d.
Fulford and ID. A. Epson. There are several
hundred men In the country who are
capable Of averaging over 80 per cent, but
those named are the leaders.
An amateur trap shot who has gained
much notoriety during the last few weeks
is J. w. Sexton Of Leavenworth, Kan. He
succeeded in winning the trophy given by
the Schneider Arms company Of Kansas City
for the inanimate target championship Of