The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-12
NEWS OF KANSAS.
Many Prizes Offered at AtchisOn
Shooting Tournament.
Meeting Will Last Three Days
Beginning Tuesday.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
A Farmers Boy Near Ft. Scott
Ruuc WOW from Hovno
OTHER STATE NEWS.

ATCHIsoN, April 12-Interest in the
twelfth annual shooting tour nament of
the Atchison gun club which takes place
at Taylor's park next Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, grows greater as the
days pass. The tournament will be for
amateurs only and nothing but mani
mate targets will be used. At least a
hundred shooters are expected in the
city from out of town by Sunday. The
shoot will not commence until $3.50
Tuesday morning, but the traps will be
used for practice all day Monday. Jack
Parker of Detroit, Mich, is manager of
the tournament Fifteen traps will be
used and the men will be kept busy
shooting. The cash and other prizes
will amount TO nearly $1,000 The fol-
lowing is the programme for the three
days shoot:
Tuesday, April Is, $50 a m, event No.
First prize, cash, SO; second prize,
bag of shot $3.50; third prize, bag of
shot. $3.50
Event No. First prize, Colt repeat
ing rife, $50; second prize, key Wood
yowder, 81; third prize, shooting blouse,
Event No. 3-First prize, Spencer re-
peating shot gun, $40; second prize,
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" God powder, 81
Event No. 4-First prize, Hollenbeck
hammerless gun. $35; second prize. Tur-
tie neck sweater, IS; third prize, shoot
ing blouse, So.
Event No. 5, Byram hotel event First
prize, cash, $50; second prize, she'll load
er, $40; third prize, Ives johnson revolt
yer, So
Wednesday, April II. event No. g.
First prize, Stevens rifle, $12; second
prize, 1000 Empire" targets, So; third
prize, keg Wood powder, 81
Event No. I'll irst prize, Smith ham
pounds E. c. powder, $500; third prize,
Event No. s-First prize, cash, $25;
second prize, Davenport rife, So; third
prize, keg Wood powder 81.
Event No 9.-Team shoot of three
men, prize, five blue rock traps.
Event No. 10-First prize, the finest
Winchester repeating shot gun made,
$62; second prize, shot gun, 80; third
prize, 1000 targets, So.
Event No. 11-First prize, Baker ham
merless gun, $50; second prize, shell
case SIS; third prize, two bags of SHOTS
Thursday, April 49, event No 12-First
prize. Marlin rife, $25; second prize,
Premier revolver, Sc; third prize, shell
case, SIS.
Event No. 13-First prize, Smith &
Wesson revolver, $25. This revolver was
on exhibition at the Worlds fair; second
prize, gun case, IS; third prize, 1000
targets, $6.
Event No 14-First prize, Ithaca ham
merless shot gun, $50: second prize, 1000
| targets So; third prize, sportsman's
| journal one year
Same day, event No. 15-First prize,
Lefever hammerless shot gun. $50; sec
ond prize, 1000 targets, Sc; third prize,
one years subscription to sportsmau's
| journal.
Same day, event No. 16-First prize.
cash, $25; second prize, keg powder, so;
third prize, powder measure, $3.50.
Same day, event No. 17-First prize,
Parker hammerless gun, $50; second
prize, B. G. 1. rapid breech loader, $40;
third prize, one years subscription for a
! sportsman's paper
In each event each man will shoot al
twenty targets and the entrance fee will
only be,50 cents.
1t is expected that persons from st.
Joseph, Leavenworth, Topeka, Lawrence
and all the cities within radius of 20C
miles will be in Atchlson to contest for
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