The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-08-08
SHOT AT LIVING BIRDS
A REMARKABLE NUMBER MADE
CLEAN SCORES AT CHICAGO.
Forty-Nine Ties for First Money In
One. Twenty-Stne I'm the
Second Event.

tournament yet nelQ IN lnlS country open
ed this afternoon at Watson's park. at
Burnside. and all through the morning
special trains on the Illinois Central have
been departing every half hour with
their loads of men and women inter-
ested in crack shooting. This is the sec
ond grand tournament under the auspices
of the Dupont Powder company, and be-
fore 1t is ended on Saturday evening
10000 pigeons will have been dispatched
A total of nearly $4,000 is to be divided
among the winning teams. while the Du-
pont de Nemours Smokeless Powder COM
pany has guaranteed $4,000 to the winners
of the tourney, besides the worlds cham
ponship trophy. On the trains this morn
ing these among other noted crack shots,
were recognized:
]. A. R. Elliott, Missouri; Jack Brewer,
New Jersey; ]. Hagerty. Missouri; Rich
ard Merrill, Wisconsin; Charles w. Budd,
Iowa; R. o. Heikes D. A. Epson, R.
Worthington. Edward Rike, Ohio; Chas.
Grimm, Fred Gilbert, Iowa; Frank Parm-
elee, Nebraska; Ed w. Bingham, c. M.
Powers, T. M. Marshall, w. p. Mussey,
r B. Organ, c. E. FELTON,, ]. r. Robbins,
7. =. Hicks, S. Palmer, r. S. Mott iii
nois; o. r. Dickey of Boston, holder OF
the grand American handicap trophy,
which he won this spring; j. Baldwin,
Minnesota; w G.. Sergeant, Missouri; ID.
A. Porter, Tmm Malloy Missouri; Geo
Spross Charles Young, Frank Alkire, r.
:. Waddell, Ohio; Abe Kleinman, w. W.
Mcfarland, John Rubi+. r. M Shaw, M
D., ]. rockingham, NJ. D., Illinois; John
Muir. Minnesota; George DETER, WIS
consin: W. Wolstencroft, Pennsylvania;
H. McMuchy, New York; Charles Loom
is. Nebraska S. Glover, New York; F. j.
Waddell, Andy Meadows, Tennessee;
rTaUOr Md. LEROY How
ard, Massachusetts,; A. G.. Courtney, New
York; II. p. Collins, Maryland Ed Tay-
lor Ohio; Captain Money, New York; j.
G.. Messner Elmer B. Shaner, Pennsyl-
vania; Allan Wiley, Connecticut Q. w.
Thomas, DIR. o. F. Britton, George Book,
Joseph Small, Charles w Hoisey, lndi-
ana; John Common, Tennessee; Will Park,
Pennsylvania; Edward Fulford, Captain
Bartlett. New York; Charles Smith, New
Jersey; Jack Winston, Missouri; Edgar
Murphy. New York; M. Chick, California;
o. Lippincott, Ohio; o. Gussaz, A. r.
Critzer Joe George. Albert Sleeves,
Texas; d. A. Porterfield. Tennessee; j. E.
Riley Missouri; A. w. Money New Jer-
sey; Charles Manchester, Pennsylvania;
r. B. Cooke, Iowa; o. NJ. Raymond, Paul
North. Ohio: Fred Erb Jr., DR.. S. H.
Moore, George ]. Marott, DR.. Martin, In
diana w. p. Hallowell, Arizona; Jack
Parker. Mich. ]. M. Smith. Wisconsin;
T.. H. Gibbs Columbia, s. c.; John Burk-
u, u. \.
The program this afternoon was purely
preparatory There were but two events,
one of five birds and one of seven. Two
automatic traps were used. John Wat
son OF Chicago was referee; George w.
Andrews of New York official scorer, and
American association rules governed. The
Watson coops with their 10000 pigeons,
were inspected by many of the visit
ors prior to the commencement of the
shooting. The interest in the event was
-. IL
over 5000 people had gone to the scene.
Texas is represented for the first time
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Nebras-
ka, Iowa and Minnesota provide cham
pions; Tennessee is well represented, and
so are New York. Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, Delaware Maine, New Jersey
Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fred
Gilbert of Spirit Lake. Iowa, is the pres
ent champion of the world The handi-
cap committee is composed as follows
Chairman, Jacob Pentz, New York; w. l.
Shepard and G.. b. Richards Chicago; r
s. Waddel Cincinnati; Richard Merrill
Milwaukee; w. p. Mussey, Chicago
Thomas Marshall. Keithsburg III.
Chauncey M. Powers, Decatur, ILL.,; S
B. Glover. Rochester. n. Y.
All Records EcIipsed.
All records at live birds or any othei
kind of trap shooting have been eclipsec
in this, the preliminary day of the Du
OOnt WOflu 5 championship
In the five-bird warming up" Their,
were 1874 entries, and in the seven-birC
event 120 entries. There would have beer
many more had not darkness interposed
In the first event there were 40 ties TO
first money, and in the second 20. Tit
wind blew strong from the southeast
and the heat at times was intense. owe
1000 birds were killed. The ATTENDANCE
was large.
Forty-three have already entered 70
the worlds championship race on Thurs
day, and the entries do not close unit
the goth gun has been fired.
First Eevnt.
The first event today was at five birds
So entrance with 800 added. divided jnt
three moneys, American association rule
to govern. Those who made clean score
we're: b. w. Clearidge, j. Ruble, Du
pont, Hill, Powers, j. p. Watson, Grim
Roll Staples, II. McMurchie, r. Trimblt
/. f. Davenport, w. Dupee, Bodie, Fan
ming, Alkire, Westheld, f. l.. Deter, H
]. Wilson. N. l.. Hoyt, D. A. Upton, {
S. Birkhart, rockingham, Chadwicl
Blythe, Budd, B. f. Smith, Chrisman, W
S King, f. r. Bissell, j. King, j. Rublt
F. p Park, Won Lengerke, G. Bruckel
Montgomery, ]. p. Smead, A. A. GLADE
D. NJ. Edwards r. S. Waddel, A. Klein
man, Collender. M. Miller c. Gottlieb, .
w. Sexton, Sherman, A. c. Arson, ].
Anthony, Muir, c. B. Dicks. Forty-nin
other contestants scored four each,
scored three, four scored two, and 81
failed to kill more than one.
Second Event.
The second event was at seven birds,
entrance, same division. Those who mad
clean scores were: E. Bingham, c. "
Powers, e. D. Fulford. o. H. A. Solomon
/ p Watson, Roll, r. Trimble, DaveI
mort. Meade, Tanning, ]. Parks, b. Bart
Kelsey, Etheridge, Gessner Frost, Yves