Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-24
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Texas rule5 goyorn all champlonsh,p
contests OF the State ahsociation.
All purses are divided 20. 30. 20 and 10
por cent, and added moneyH arc givrn In
.,umai amounts to nrsI second. third end
San Antonio Is the homo OF the rportr.
mon and. the crack shots Il tho atates
20 say the huntamen from the Alamo CSty.
TIfre AFRO other cities In Texas however
and Houston Is not far away
A. IT. Picty, as hlH name would indl-
cate, "a pious sportsman OF tho Alamo
city. Ho is neither a aalnt nor an angel.
but lie aaya his homo Is In heaven nnd
no feels hts wings sproutinK.
II Is to ba regretted that among the
large number OF Houston's prided crack
shots 70 little interest y taken In thla
State event. The reputation OF homo tai
ont Is left to three or four men TO sustain.
County Clerk nd Dnpree is n devoted
huntsmnn and very clever man with
the gun. Ee has entered tho tournament
city.
Assistant Manager r. II. Downey Is q
great i9vorite with the. visitors and, IN
fact, With all who have tho pleasure OF his
acquaintance, Aifable and courteous and
with his kindly smile, he always looks
on tho bright side Of AFFAIR." and keeps
the boys In good splrits
Mr., ]. l. Mitchell OF Houston has do
mated 4 beautiful diamond badge valued
at 40 TO be awarded 10 the ono MAILING
tho best o,Norage in all the regular pros
Of the Texas State Sportsmcn's assooia-
ton can compete for this medal.
A. b. critzer. alias ''2i-Gause." OF San
Antonio e The nappy po,asesssor OF a FIN,
valued nt $500 II V n 16. 20 and "a barrel
Of exquisite Workmanship and design and
u truo sight, In the. hnnds or ta.s crafty
markHmnn II easily holds a steady 20 per
cent record.
An contestants who hsyo averaged %
per cent or better during the first two
days are "a shoot at twenty yards rise;
IS per cent at eighteen yards, and 80 per
cent men at sixteen yards, Tor ll-gange
guns; lO-gauge guns two yards further
back. THIS applies only to the Remlng-
ton gun contest,
IS. the joliieat menrber OF the Aggregation
of shooters. Light-hearted and easy
he deyotes bis time when not engaged
10 choar his fellow-usocintes. He 10 a
jolller from Jokersvlllc md has more fun
out OF a lost bird" than three dead ones.
Wallace Miller OF Austin keeps pumpa
..kiclls" with his priced puinp gun. he
Is PLEASANT with his differences. however.
ond never carries them to extremeH.
w.th smile iso,, on M, MS .yf fnee, hoil
vote OF contestants has affirmed the de-
eision of the referee. but hc means no
harm
captain w. +. Stuart. the veteran and
venerable sportsman Of opiveston, was
Obliged TO return home after tho FIRST
days shoot. He was at one time the
cfaek shot OF the State aud at the Stpts
meeting IN 1890 won the individual medal.
He is one of the oldest and truest metn.
bers OF tho association and N beloved
BY all tho huntsmen.
Arthur W. DuBray, the well known OK
lieutenant OF the Fifth cavalry, United
Btatea army. representing the Parker Bros,
factory Of EewYork Wouldn't miss a meet
ing OF the Texas essociauon even though
he had to foot It from tho Empire State.
1o loves thc snort md when he feels IN
| hurnor can run a0-straight Just as easy
rs twenty lost. He ia u genuine fnvonte
| with Texas eportsnicn.