The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-10
CRACK SPARROW SHOTS
ID. A. UPSON, OF CLEVELAND, WINS
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Fourth Annual National Tournament
Opens in This City-A Big Purse
Event To-day.

The fourth annual national sparrow tournament
began yesterday at the Capital City Cycle Park,
the fair grounds, and will continue this
afternoon. This is tournament with live spar
rows and such a tournament only the best
wing shots in the country enter. Among the
prominent men here d. A. Epson OF Cleve-
land; Captain A. w. Du Bray. Of Dayton, KY;
Fred Trimble, of Cincinnati; c. P. Cook, of Rich
mond; Mr.. Mackie, Ed Foris, of Crawfordsviile,
who held the 1895 championship; Cromwell, OF
Terre Haute; F. l.. snyder of Charlottesville,
and Mr. Lockwood of Southport. In addition to
those who participated in the tournament yester-
day it is expected that the following experts will
be on hand to-day. Rollo o. Hekes Ed Rike
and c. w. Raymond, of Dayton, o.; Andy
Mumma and others, of Louisville
A curious custom prevails among the crack
shooters of travelling under fictitious names. and
it is therefore always possible to tell from
the score card just who the shooters are. This
however, is usually a custom not followed by the
best among them. The fictitious names gen.
orally used by men who have fondness for the
sport, and yet do not become publicly
known as wing shots. There few of this
class here, however. Most of those this tour
nament who, if they did travel on
fictitious names, have become so well-known as
marksmen that they have long since dropped the
custom.
gIamme. in each of which purse made up of
purse in the eighth event " r Hill added
purse of $50 1t was Championship day. and a
medal presented to the shooter making the
best record in all the eight events. The eight
events gave 100 chances to each shooter D. A
Epson the medal and the championship of
the United States, making record of "a out of
the possible 100. The championship had formerly
been held by DR.. J. a. Martin, of this city, who
held record of SO out of a possible 100 made
in this city three years ago The following are
the scores for the day:
First event, five sparrovrs; entrance, Slack
Snipe 5; Cromwell, 5; Lockwood. 5; Voris 81;
Mackie, 4: Epson 4; DuBray, 4: Martin, A.;
Snyder, 4: Trimble, 3; Roberts, 3.
Second event, fifteen sparrows: entrance. So. So
Jack Snipe, IA: Cromwell, "A; TrimbIe IA Cook
Martin, II; DeBray. Il; Lockwood, 10.
Third event, ten sparrows entrance, S250-Up-
son, 10; Cromwell 10: Trimble, .; DuBray s.;
Jack Snipe. s. Lockwood. 5; Cook, s; Voris. s.;
Snyder, Z; Bert, I; Roberts. 4 Mackie G.
Fourth event, twenty sDarrows: entrance, 81
Epson, 20; Martin Is; Cromwell, II; Voris IL;
Cook, Il; Roberts, 16; Trimble. 16; Jack SniDe,
10: Snyder, 10: DuBray H.
Fifth event. ten sDarrows; entrance, 81 So
Martin, 10; Epson, .; Cook 9; Snyder 8; Voris
.; Cromwell, .; Trimble, 8; DuBray, 8; Maciie,
Sixth event, five sparrows; entraace, s2-Cook
5: Cromwell, ); Epson. d; Noris, 4. Bert 4; Mar
tin, a. Roberts, A. DuBray, 8; Snyder, 3; Trim
| BILE. 5.
Seventh event, twenty sparrows; entrance, So
Epson. 20: Roberts. 20; Cook 49, Cromwell, is;
| Martin. II; Lockwood II; Snyder, II; DuBray.
| 16 Voris, IA. e.zfs
| Eighth event. fifteen sparrows; entrance $3.50
Epson, Is; Martin, IA; Yorfs, IA: Cook, 10; Sny-
der. 13; Bert 10; Cromwell 10; DuBray, TO-
To-day's programme includes eight events. of
| is for twenty-five birds, and viii be for big
| purse. Entrance fee in this event is placed at
| So provided a forfeit has been placed with the
manager before the day of the shoot. To all
| trance fee is S12. One of the conditions is that
| there shall be twenty-five entries.