The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-25
SHOOTERS IN THEIR GLORY
OPENING or THE INTERSTATE
TO URN.A BNT AT Ell WOOD PARK.

wing Shots from All Parts or the Country
rt the Trnpp-Lnrge Entry List- In the
Introductory tscrnmbIes Grand Aneri.
cas- Hssdicap TO Be started To-day.
The fourth annual live-bird tournament OF
the Interstate Association, which began at
Elkwood Park. near Branchport, y. j., yestcr-
day. promises to ecllpso any event Of It's kind
ever held In this country. Not only are there
over n hundred entries in tho Grand American
Handicap, which will be decided to-day, but
Siev represent the very pick Of American wing
snots.
While yesterdays shooting was really only an
appetizer for tho big handicap. the entries in
the minor sweepstakes were 30 numerous that
the management was unable. even with the use
OF three sets OF traps, to bring one Of tho four
advertised events to an issue. In fact. only two
were begun. In view OF the fact that the light
was very poor, owing to the reflection OF the sun
on the snow-clad field, and that the birds were
an uncertain lot, some remarkably good shoot
ing was done. This argues we'll for n number of
clean scores In the Grand American to-day.
In the first event yesterday, the Elkwood
Park Introductory, class shooting, ut ten birds
each. $40 entrance fee. all to stand at thirty
yards. no less than seventy-three wing shots
responded, which meant that $3.50 would be
divided between the winners. In tho Powder
Handicap. also class shooting, at fifteen birds
each. SIS entrance, the shooters being handi-
capped at from twenty-five to thirty-two yards.
~sixty-six experts paid their entrance fee. which
made a purse amounting to nearly 81. 900.
In the last event the competitors shot on two
sets Of traps at what are known as the Old
Grounds" near Eikwood Inn, shooting eight
birds on one set of traps and then seven on the
other. Tho Elkwood Introductory was decided
on the new grounds opposite the grand stand.
In both events the men shot in sqads of six. and
moved from one set OF traps to the other as their
turn came round.
In spite of the fact that every effort was made
to hurry the men along. neither event was I'm
ing, leaving eighteen yet to shoot in the Powder
Handicap and eighteen IN tho Elkwood Intro
In the latter event no less than nine men
killed ten birds straight and tied for first place,
wellEnown Kansas City PROFESSIONAL; Capt. 4.
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Cunningham also made clean scores.
In the Powder Handicap J. A. r. Elliott again
made a clean score of is from the thirty-two-
B.. a. Epson Of cleveland from the twenty.
nine. yard mark. b. F, Smith of Buffalo from
of this city from the thirty yard mark. A score
or more Of experts are tied for second, third.
and fourth places with scores OF IA, IL, and l"
Annie Oakley. better known. as Little Sure
shot, AIJef nl6slnR neE nrSt ORA IN the fOW-
der Handicap. gave a fine exhibition Of skill.
and killed twelve birds. which will eDable her
To counterfeit the effect Of the binding rays
/of the sun on the snow. a great many Of the
shooters used burnt cork on their noses and
under their eyes. the result being that "a major
ity Of the experts looked as though they had
Just emerged from a combat with Fitzsimmons
or Corbett. Jim Elliott was tho inventor of
this novel scheme to prevent snow blindness.
and those who adopted It claimed that 1t was
the best thing that they had ever tried, and said
that IL beat smoked glasses all hollow.
The management. which has been OF the best
finish the big handicap to-day. but in view of
number of new entries IL Is doubtful II it can be
two sets of traps on the Old Grounds and as
now arranged the men will meet in squads OF
twenty, shooting ono bird at one set of traps
and then one at the other. The referees, owing
to the death of John s. Hoey. will be Jacob
Pentz and Harold Wal!ack. The scores follow:
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