Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-08-08
A REMARKABLE NUMBER MADE
CLEAN SCORES AT CHICAGO.
Eortv-Nine Ties for First Money in
One. Twenty-Five in the
Second Event.

tournament vet held in this country open
ed this afternoon at Watson's park, at
Burnside, and all through the mornlns
special trains on the Illinois Central nave
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 it 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
pionship trophy. On the trains this morn
ing these, among other noted crack shots,
were recognized:
j. A. r. Elliott, Missouri; Jack Brewer,
New Jersey; j. Hagerty Missouri; Rich
ard Merrill, Wisconsin; Charles w. Budd,
Iowa: r. O. Heikes, ID. A. UpSon X.
Worthington. Edward Rike, Ohio; Chds.
Grimm, Fred Gilbert, Iowa; Frank Parm-
elee, Nebraska; Ed w. Bingham c. NJ.
Powers. T. NJ. Marshall, W. P. Mussey,
r. B. Organ, G. f. FELTON,. J. R. Robbins,
T. p. Hicks, s. Palmer, r. S. Mott, Hi
nois O. r. Dckey of Boston, holder of
the grand American handicap trophy,
which he won this spring; j. Baldwin,
Minnesota; w. G. Sergeant Missouri; d.
A. Porter, Timm MallOy, Missouri; Geo.
Spross Charles Young, Frank Alkire r.
S. Waddell. Ohio; Abe Keinman. w. w.
McFarland, John Ruble, r. NJ. Shaw, Nj.
D, J, rockingham, NJ. D., Illinois; John
Muir Minnesota George Deter, Wis
consin; w. WoIstencroft Pennsylvania;
II. McMuchy, New York; Charles Loom
l l. g,Y1ys l.
Waddell, Andy Meadows, Tennessee;
Bert CIariage Taylor, Md; Leroy How
ard, Massachusetts; A q. 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; @. w.
Thomas, DR.. O. f. BrittOn, George Book,
Joseph Small, Charles w. HOiseY, Indi-
ana: John Conner, Tennessee; Will Park,
Pennsylvania; Edward Fulford, Captain
Bartlett New York; Charles Smith, New
Jersey; Jack Winston, Missouri; Edgar
Murphy, New York; NJ. Chick, California;
O. Lippincott, Ohio; O. Gussaz A r.
Critzer. Joe George, Albert Sleeves,
Texas: D. A POrterfield, Tennessee; J. F..
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 J. MarOtt, DR.. Martin, In
diana; w. p. HallOwell, Arizona; Jack
Parker, Mich; J. NJ. Smith, Wisconsin,
T. II. Gibbs, Columbia, S. c.; John Bunk
hard, ]. c. Highhous, Minnesota.
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 900 pigeons,
were inspected by many Of the visit
Ors prior to the commencement of the
shooting. The interest in the event was
indicated by the fact that up to / o'clock
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 we'll 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, H..
Chauncey M. Powers, Decatur H.; S.
3. Glover Rochester. n. Y.