The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-01
THE BOOM IN BLUEROCK SHOPPING.
Sport That is Rapidly Becoming Pop
ular Here.
Proposed Meeting In San Francisco to
Organize ALI the Clubs of
the State.

the State.
Bluerock or inanimate target-shooting
has received quite an impetus in the State
during the past year, and the interest
therein is steadily increasing. New clubs
are being formed and new shooting
grounds opened. and men who never ex-
pected to become expert with the gun are
coming to the front almost daily.
There are, of course, not few men vino
prefer live bird shooting at the trap. but as
this is an expensive pastime that can be in
dulged in to only q limited extent. and
by few persons, bluerook shooting is GER
tain to increase in favor.
There are great many independent
clubs in California, but there is no CEN
trail. organization such as exist in the
Eastern States. hence State tournaments
are not held. In the East the sportsmen
gather in their respective States once or
twice year and hold tournaments that
continue for from three to six days.
These tournaments bring together large
numbers OF sportsmen and are product
i've Of much pleasure to all concerned.
At last steps have been taken to effect a
State organization of the various clubs.
The newly organized Olympic Gun Club
OF San Francisco-composedo of members
OF the Olympic Athletic Club-has taken
the initiative, and has addressed a circu-
lar on the subject to the various clubs.
1t reads:
the olympic Gun Club of San Fran
cisco by these presents sends greeting
and submits to your attention, as sports
men and lovers of the gun, plan to ad-
vance the sport of inanimate target shoot
ing in California.
The devotion of your club to this form
of sport is we'll known, and the Olympic
Gun Club solicits your cooperation in an
effort to organize an association which
shall include all the inanimate target
clubs in San Francisco and throughout
The State.
1.-The proposed association would be
modelled after the style of similar associa-
tions in the East, and IL could be known
as the California 1nanimate Target AS
ISOLATION, or by some other name equally
comprehensive.
THE plan in view would make the pro-
posed association the official head Of in
animate target shooting in this State.
Each affiliated club would have repre-
sentation by delegates to the Board of
Governors or such other governing body
as might be agreed upon.
Human experience in many fields
has proved the truth of the old saying,
In Union There is Strength This time
tried adage il is now desired to apply to
trap shooting to the end that the sport
may be advanced and opportunity
affarded for the development of the
novice and the bringing out of recruits
to swell the ranks of target shooters who
now lack In strength and opportunity
for sport only for want of proper Or
ganization.
I'm this circular-letter the Olympic
Club submits to your consideration only
the bare outline OF a proposed plan of
organization. Your cooperation is asked
with other clubs to supply the details
and to complete such an organization
as will fully accomplish the results de-
sired.
The cost of membership to the vari-
GUS clubs would be comparatively small.
a mem bership fee need be exacted only
in such amount as would supply moneys
sufficient to carry out the associations
most important object. This object
would be to hold at least once during
each trap season q one or two days tour
nament at which there would be indi-
vidual and team shooting for valuable
prizes, and perhaps competition for med
ais emblematic OF the team and indivId-
ual championship of the State for one
year.
1.-The plan suggested is, we think, one
which will commend itself to the ap-
proval of every sportsman, and especially
to that fast-grOwlng army OF gun lovers
who enjoy the sport of shooting at the
traps.
Prompt action is necessary in order
that an association may be formed and
arrangements made for the holding of an
initial tournament during the present sea-
son. In order that the matter may be
fully discussed, il has been determined to
call meeting at which, if deemed advis-
able, the California Inanimate Target
Association may receive an official start.
Such meeting will be held in the rooms
Of the Olympic Gun Club, Olympic Club
building, on June s, 1895, at Z. NJ, and
your club is asked to be represented by
three delegates authorized TO speak in
your behalf, and to take such formal ac-
ton as they may deem proper A SINH
lar invitation has been sent to all the
known gun clubs in the State, so that we
have every reason to expect large and
representative gathering.
should your club from any cause be
unable to send three delegates try and
have at least one representative present.
If even that should be impossible, a let
ter STATING the attitude ana pOSltlOn OF
your club in the matter will be thank
fully received. If the gun clubs will
thus unite for the good of our common
cause, there can be no doubt as to the
complete success of their efforts.
1.-The formation of such an association
as proposed would mark the dawn of a
new era in the history OF inanimate tar
get shooting in California. Without
boasting it may be said that with such
union of strength and purpose our an
nual tournaments could be made the
largest and most successful events of the
kind in the entire West. We have shoot
| ing material in abundance and all il
needs is development.
Gun men generally will count upon
your hearty aid and cooperation in this
movement for the common good"
LOCAL EVENTS.
| There will be free-for-all bluerock
matches shot tomorrow at Eek hardts
grounds in Agricultural Park, and others
! ii time permits.
The first match will be at ten singles
| 81 % entrance.
second match, twenty-five singles, en-
trance 81 IS.
| Third match, ten singles, entrance 81 %.
Fourth match, twenty-five singles, en-
trance 81 30.
The entrance money pays for the tar