The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-25
FILLING BLUE ROCKS.
o.suing of Washington Sports
mems Tourney.
cattle WINS TEAM SHOOT.
r..st Individual Work of shea-di
Minor and Miner-P'-L. Trophy
Contest Today-The scores.

shotgun was king yesterday at the
- street. ball park and his victims
- shape OF blue rock clay pigeons
--sered naaHy hundreds as the bats OF
- and the peppsred old fence tfat sur
o. go the grounds will bear testimony.
- zholesale slaughter OF flying targets
ssss,r.ied the opening OF the tournament
go washington State Sportsmsn's As
b.s..,ou for the Protection OF Fish and
80 whIch will last through today and
.zrorTow-
- day might have been better for
.astsnz vet the slight haze that prevail
= the greater part Of the time did not
..,srtaIiy Interfere with the sport. As IL
= .eroumodate the great event OF tho
- the sun came out during the state
.s.rraonship team shoot. and just got be-
80 gray cloud as the scorer announced
80 onee more the Seattle team had car
- oF the honors by score OF IS. against
|. ar Tacoma The victorious team was
...rosed OF = X Churchill, j. y. Hardy
"a Capt. h. +. Miner. while the nearest
,umpetltors we're two Tacoma teams. each
= which scored GO birds. When the race
- commenced and Tacoma entered two
,,,ms. one made UP OF Eberly. DIR. Smith
81 Isnning. and tho other of Ellis, Dem
ar and Sheard the knowing ones said
sss,tle had no show. Spokane entered "A
.srsng team In Ware. Mason and Nc
p.oon. Seattle had a second team in
vsnngford. Ruppe and DR.. Purdy, but
,yea this did not give Seattle any support
e.
Seattle Teams Great Victory.
thirty singles. with unknown angles.
,sr to be shot at by each man and the
ssoofing was done on the squad system.
seemed as II Churchill and Hardy had
ssdenIy acquired a new burst OF skill.
ney kept killing the flying disks. high.
IN ana AZ all angles. while Capt. Miner.
col as cucumber and with ciock-like
rgalarlty. was centering his target every
the The Tacoma teams were doing their
Utmost to pull out winners. hut Denham,
TIE crack shot. fell down unexpectedly,
tsng seven out of the first twelve. and
Tberly In the other Tacoma team also had
hard luck. This. combined with the great
work OF Capt. Miner. who, made y. Joe
Hardy Is and Churchill p, gave tho Seattle
team the lead and final victory. When the
score was counted, IL was also found that
the other Seattle team had come within
one OF tielng the two Tacoma teams for
second place.
sheard's Wonderful Record.
While Seattle carried off the honors for
Victoria for individual achievements. II
may be truly said that w. r Sheard. now
of Tacoma, formerly a well-knovn Mon
iana shot was the top notch man OF the
day. His work was a revelation 10 those
who had never seen him at the traps.
Counting 10 straight birds. he only lost
ak and there was "A question IL he did not
Kill one OF those counted lost. His prize
money amounted 70 about 800 and ne has
distinction nF bu cant
j. Miner in the shoot-off for a rocking
chair In the sixth event by making clean
n BY this remarkable record Mr.. Sheard
won the general average first prize. 81.
With a percentage of .sst figured on the
results Of events 2. 3. 4. 6 and Z.
Mr.. Shead IL rather heavy. thlck-set
man. and has "A good-natured face. He is
rot what one would call a graceful man at
me tran. but the business air he has when
he brings hts gun 10 his shoulder and says
"Pun" overbalahces the difference. lie
does not know what the word ratified
means. aud he kills his birds prettily
There has never been a man az the Seat
lie traps who has done cleverer work
Next 20 Sheard in the general average
list was c, Minor. OF Victoria, whose per-
esntage was $50. he is built something
Ike Shcard and ia one of those steady
Shooters who has no thought OF the possi-
hllty OF making miss. All that is
heard OF him during the event ls ''Puii. :"
and then the scorer says dead bird"
Il VIII he noticed by referring 10 the
scores that Capt Miner and c. Minor
shot side by side all day and n VIII also
he Observed how near their scores were
n a majority Of events. BY all odds Capt.
Miner led the Seattle shooters yesterday.
and there is doubt n IN the entire list
there ia a man who shoots steadier and
handles his gun with more finish. Den
ham OF Tacoma. tied Capt. Miner IN the
general average and IN many events did
brilliant work.
The Surprise Of the Day.
Probably the greatest surprise 81 the
tay was the work OF r. r. tanning. of
Tacoma. who suddenly came 20 the front
N the last event and out OF y possible Is
made g He Is said 20 he a new man at
ihe traps, and this makes his perform
aace AL the more remarkable when II IS
considered how fast a class he was In.
". r. Goodrich. Of Seattle. another new
mrn. dld some remarkably good work.
Considering everything. Cooper. Of What
com, and Barlow who used 70 come pretty
near The top notch every time. we're not
~ - the!- best. although shooting finely
=, times. Some r~s1le are Inclined 10
think 20 ser is the quickest I'D prett'ost
shot among the sportsnen. en- Ware. Of
events. atHer< Use ~ would have been
among The nr.t three general average
me1. - g, was. he figured M SCI Per
Gent Spokane has a splendid shot in +.
X NcRroorl. and Il would not be sur
rrisng II he came more 70 tho front be-
Fore tho close Of the Tournament
The Favorite= :or the P.-f. Trophy.
This opportunity VIII be presented to-
Sag when the great contest takes place for
The Post-tu teliigencer trophy. Nesfer-
days results make the f8vor'tcs Shcari,
Ware Denham ard Can't. =. 7. Miner.
est Ellis. of Tacoma. did some fine Work
yesterday = several events, and might
spon their chances. or DIT Smith might
have a say lehrrlv certainly would. II he
vas IN his hest form Fortunately fer the
Contestants. they viii not have 70 Squire
On Nacura and Minor. OF Victoria. who
80 barred n these two men could enter
ire po<t-Infeliicencer trophy race thfN
woula stand ar equal show with any
cfher persons a. they are not only skill
"a, hut adapted 20 contests where much
3 AZ stake
A. incident thar was not on tho pro-
sramn,e was she sudden appearance Or a
hrye white swan. hlgh IN the SIR. psss-a-
slowly over the field. where a hundred
eesaly steel tubes We're anNiously wait
iag fer a chanre 20 bring e 20 the groun a.
The shooting viii commence promptly
- : o'clock thts moruina.
All Events known Traps. Unknown
Angles,
Following arc the complete scores. TO-
seiher NiJh ths winners and amount OK
scnsy or other prices:
Ten singles. Entrance ~.
! Hardy . fa'0fTlial-- :
sfscoa Observation-Disclosures. Tii1l11Itt-ia
AcEreNr, Observation-Disclosures. .1el6ildl!a-- s
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