Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-15
Io WORLDS CHAMPION
pAGE EXCELS ALL RECORDS IN
LIVE BIRD SHOOTING.
,,no,nded Enthusiasm Over the I'm
paraIleIed Work at the
Chicago Traps.

chicago August S.-The great Dupont
1.-Two bird tournament has passed into
historv and Bert Garage of Balti-
more is the worlds champion. The
finish was Of the heart disease kind.
Even the spectators We're ratified. Out
If 128 nominations only five were killed
straight. Garage was the first to ac-
oomnlish this feat, and the eastern con-
tingpnt went wild with joy in cOnse-
oupnce. A few minutes later Wallack
Miller, of Houston, Texas, scored mis-
last bird, making 200 consecutive kills.
Then a wild yell, in which all the sew
pral southerners Joined, burst forth.
christopher S. GOttlieb, OF Kansas Guy,
Mo. was the third man to roll up TINS
magnificent score and became Jubllant.
When Harry KirkoVer of Buffalo went
ont straight, then the New Workers al
most went beside themselves with JOY,
but it remained for George Rolt, OF
Bule Island, to create unbounded en-
thusiasm. When the referee announced,
"tWenty-fiVe and out" the enthusiasm
of the Chicago shoot, which had been
bottled up all the afternoon broke loose
in a mighty cheer.
The battle had been in progress for
two days, and on it's renewal this morn
ing a terrific finish was anticipated oy
all. Gilbert, the ScOtchman, dropped
out early in the day. Jack Winston was
the last of the experts to fall down. he
lost his twenty-second bird. The pig
cons were a particularly strong lot,
and some of them, although hit hard
by both barrels, fell dead out OF the
bounds. 1t was o'clock when Referee
Watson called the five men to the A set
of traps, and 1000 people, many of
whom were ladies, crowded about to
witness the finish. kirkOVer stood at
q yards, Clarage, Miller and Gottlieb
at 20 yards, and Rolf at 30 yards.
Garage was the first man to go to the
score. The excitement was tremendous.
All the contestants except Rolt were
pulsating with excitement. Clarage
killed clean. The Texan followed suit.
Gottleb shot under his bird with both
barrels and fell back. Rolf knocked
over a swift right quarter with his
nTst barrel. Then a mighty cheer went
forth, which the management promptly
checked with a request not to repeat
the demonstration until the race was
over. The tension on the four remain
ing men was tremendous. On the sec
ond round Garage killed nicely, but
used his second for safety. Miller killed
with his first and Kirkover grazed his
ORD beautifully. Rolf hit his bird with
both barrels. IL was hard driver, and
Tell dead out of bounds. In the third
round both Miller and KirkoVer missed.
Ihey could stand the strain no longer.
Garage had to kill his next two birds
which he did, but was SO nervous when
he went to the trap for the last time
mat ne sent "a load of shot into the
Efouo IN front of him. the bell calling
pull. 1t was five minutes before the
crowd quit cheering the victor.
george Beck of indianapolis has al
ready challenged the winner through
Inc Sportsman Review. The five men
VINO Killed their IS birds divided some
'hlng like $1,000.
George Spross of Toledo, Charles
uflin OF Clear Lake, Iowa, and Rollo
i1elckes of Dayton, were among the
nlen VINO tied at "a Gilbert, the Indian
Siom Clear Lake, drew a "screamer"
p" -, noWltzer could not stop. SCHUYLER of
Sincihnau fell in the 20 hole with Gill
~ ana Manchester. He also lost two
Cnus mat fell dead out of bounds.
~ shot splendid race. In fact,
vac shooting was of high class all
through.
seventy competitors were in the di-
q SUI" n' Oh monies. The The 15 birds were
tr; sweep for which there were l6S en-
frs es nnished, with 20 men dividing
nan, money, to which the Dupont COM
str ny ADDED 5000, they having killed
shontsnt' And thus ended the grandest
or ING tournament ever held in this
onr~aSS otner country. Not hitch 90