Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-25
|DTSMEN'S TOURNAMENT.
|urnhitu OF the Twrpticth An
avail State Shoot.
49, -
hGfWINS THE DIAMOND MEDAL
h. Il Awarded tho Tusien pianond
k.,ch Charm Closing Bsonts.
lIviduai scorcr

Ia last evening, after n very auo-
A and pleasant four days shoot. The
|tnmc originally callci for q flvo
bnrnament. but owing to the good
Iancnt and Systematic presentation
cyopuf the aportsinen were enabled
|oltdo tho programme In four days.
sI,ion 10 the progrnhnfnc events Of
|.six tarsot and six llve-blrd shoots.
,welve special matches were ar
and executed during the four days
T.
Visiting moinbers from San An
|Austln. Hemps.oad, Burton and
Non, while expecting to meet more
members OF tho uzBooAton and a
representation OF local ornok-shois,
Irry well pleased with the excellent
tirment provided ana loud In their
Il the management Of Tho AMIR
Ilhe able supervision OF Moasrs.
4 and Downey. Tno 1ruail attend
&umhcrinS about seventeen men, II
ed largely to hard timea ana
Of surplus cash with the sporting
III. These annual meets are usuul-
XIut0 ny rum t1iN3 70 hl1ly NOM
Ihero are other reasons for the ah-
IN 4 large number OF shots eiec-
troughout the state prevented rev.
ia visiting Houoton: aiclgnoss in a
Dances and society conventions
j five members to gacriflco their |
4 vciabra4oD.
<ontnala Vero n success notWIth-
IL the rather low averages made |
d experts With tho gun, for they
clasaed as % por cont mon. They |
boot considerable body or hunters, |
at, and do not attribute their low |
10 any fault OF the grounds or the !
/ricnt OF the affair. on the con
Icy were very wen pleased with |
kpniodatlons aud good service con.
j 70 their pleasure md comfort.
10 10 Ray the HIGHEST percentage
one day'n shooting wns made BY |
#prue Of this city, whose target !
|1Tere " per cent. ~ shown by the |
How. Mr. Dupree. who has never |
n 10 be ranked na q 100 per cent nho,
"a 10 much credit for his untlrlng
Ind noble work os a representative \
Hons sportgmen, and II Is gszt.ify- |
8nlinEelf and his many friends 10 |
excellent record throughout the |
Ian, md TO know that his work |
u descrvedly rewarded. Mr.. Du- |
IN the handsome diamond watch |
Itionoted by Tunen & Co, Of thln |
ore scoring tho best aVenlge out |
Qfrls county shooters. He not only |
Il medal by his high general aver |
81 per cent for the programme !
vcn,s, but won second place |
Ethc whole list OF tho contestants;
per Of San Antonio Loading tho.list
per cent.
.dal Is a beautiful piece OF work
presenting a Texas star with |
rrat diamond center and five |
points OF tho B'or. Mr.. Duproe |
Il m sSl Remington hhmmcrless |
about $50 worth Of uaeful mer- |
p'-ea ~. .a.l.s..- -
pslng event OF the firth day pro-
was. OF course, the greatest foa-
The entire meeting, and every
as highly Interested In the re-
a would decide the champion OF ]
napcnt and tho winner OF the In
chnmplon5hip diamond medei.
lost called for twenty single live
tranoe el5. The winner To take the
medal with second and third |
for The gun or guns scoring second
pldcca. This medal has always |
for with 500 added money. but |
sement this year had Gicclded TO /
~, provided that thsrc be TWEEN
tries, OWING TO tho smnlf attend
ehlbvr3 OF tnts moGting, however,
UNI impoHAiblc 10 secure twenty
les and 500 was all the manage
MD add
yero thirteen entries for tho
~ ne shooters neryed themselves
no great contest which wea
fought for. Tho birds seemed
aa though trying 70 got oven |,
fnArksmen for cruel treotm OF
Pm family, nad 'tlrlvers" were
That tried the nerve and tested |
10 OF the gunnera. The highest
or possible twenty were eigh-
and tive tied on THIS score,
JACK AcGinty, 2i-gunge, Brown |
say. Jack, DuBruy and Brown |
ne exoollent runs and the others |
nplcndlu scores, -Four birdA hit, |
nR and desperate ntrugglea and |
nemselves 20 expire Just beyond |
'nres, thus Acorlng lost bird TO
er' On the tie-of for first place
W. out e-pird contest was ar
nu vas alrain tied by Brown OF
NJ DuDray of New York. An |
e.plrd shoot was arranged for
bhiroy, and wna won by Du- |
0Wn lost the Gccond bird And I
made d clean score and wan |
me ehampi0nship md tho din- |
AZ, puHr0y. who IN q veteran in |
enu waa once q - per cent shot |
eeen keeping up HIS record at |
.mg, hut yeaterdity no folt him
a. II were. and his shooting |
sna certain. He missed the first |
" me event aud then started IN |
~ made n remarkable record OF /
INKht and finished his score.
nur bnbrny, ox-lic1itenRnt OF the |
", unitcd Staten OF America,
iarkor Bloa Of New York lie |
evcrnl hundred mllca 10 attend |
tnE anu VIII not return 10 the |
ete Rearing the beautiful Gia- |
pny OF the Texns association. |
NC has attended the Stlie |
NM well and favorahly |
@,ougnont tho State, Every |
" the kouth knows Lieutenant |
and among the Texas fraternity |
enelll hlNoritc. He h u aatlve or |
ono N Tho words OF GueaadE
rAme shot ana true biuo-Trnas,
',ataanl who would ratiar rhoot
,nan cat dead xame."
w. Y now hsid by Mr. r. Hope
sguir who won u At the last |
~ IN san Antonio last Nay.
Z, went Of the fourth days pro-
W. Won ny Fritz md Whltworth |
NV, money OH a score OF 10 |
potslnie 70; piety came second |
,,ssn A-piago and Miller, third, |
tcnrth, u.
eaaHa event, 70 targets, s. 20 en-
w added. wAg wnn by Miller |
y, score OF 20. Jack, second, 10: |
Nv oTth and Hope, third, " |
j. SSese, fourth. II.
4 Ia ~, y targtta, four moOoyH, |
81 ,,ri,',- an Ild ~ added was won by !
y; 2i-Guage, second, ~.
~; ~, .lil. III Hope. fourth, 10.
M a,,nn Event 20 targets, four MON
& a \ s,0 "ddri WaH won by WHIT /
va IA W. scoring n each: Jack. ~ |
alllar second. No tach. pu. |
~. w flety, fourtn, "A.
1M 4 4, WY ~ tnrrets. four moneys,
VI t.lf,, 80 oddvd. saa sf.,n ~ |
,IIs s,,,vtge ecQrluF VI each. Jack, |
.I3 u lsr third. 70, AicGiuty, pu-
~ ,sl9pN fourth. II tarh
IL, e \, wv y targets, four moneys.
y en- iind ~ added, v.a- won ~ |
~ n, Hessf Erits ana Hope acoring " !
I'm XIV alclinty. second. i6 rnrh: |
~ VI Nnu Miller, third IA earh. |
~ pupree and stuart, fourth,
4 ynh eyeat. twenty tn-rc,a four
l|# ia, we $500. and 40 added. vps
IA 1bf -'rrlng W, 2i-CQuge and |