Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-17
GOOD SHOOTING YESTERDAY.
II Tnkex Straight scores to Get In
First Money in the Schmel-
yer Tournament.

The Schneider target tournament at
Fairmount, was practically opened yestcr-
dav although most of the shooters were
present the day before and contested for
small cash prizes. but only as practice. Yes
terday however, some valuable merchan-
d,se prizes were offered, and some close
shooting was done by both local and visit
ing cracks. The principal event on the pro-
gramme was the Hazard Powder Company
event, the first prize being $50 in gold and
the second, third, fourth and fifth prizes
were made up from the entrance money.
This event had thirty-five entries, and the
first prize was divided among Sexton, Ser
CANT. Menefee, Merton, Snow. Smell. Budd
and Fleming, all of whom broke fifteen
targets.
The Colt Firearms Company's event was
won by Troutman, the first prize being a
repeating rifle. The other prizes of era
fishing rod and cleaning rod were won by
Buker, Taylor and Allen.
The first prize of the Forehand Arms
Compapy's event, a double barrelled ham
meGless gun, was won by Sergeant, Lum,
Gottlieb and Tatum, taking the others.
There were fifty-eight entries for this
event.
The prizes offered by the Spencer Arms
COMPANY were awarded as follows: First
to Carmichael: second, Buker: third. Hay
den; but the fourth was rot decided
Rickmers won the Ithaca breeShloadins
gun offered by the Ithaca Arms company.
The other places were not decided.
The eyerts for cash prizes were decided
Event A-Ten targets; entrance 81; 26 en-
Horton. Buker, Koohler. Norton. Carmich-
ael, McMurchey. Tanning, 10 each: second
money. Sexton. Sergeant cox; H9nstom' s,!o,.
Gillespie Grim, aooa, ea,, b4hG. thfrd alnes money
Erhardt. Snow, Bruins, Bartlett. Courtney,S s
each; fourth money, Scott. I targets. >, "a.
Event B-Fifteen targets; entrance H.oo.
So in gold added; 80 entries; targets. FIRST
money, Parker, Budd 10 each; second
money, Sexton. Sergeant, Horton, Norton,
Scott Bartlett. Koohler. Snow, Stevenson
Cox. McMurchey Whtener, 13 each; fourth
money, Erhardt, Gottleib, Buker, Hood,
Tanning, Grim, Carmichael, Taylor i
each. %,
Event C-rwenty targets; entrance 81;
$50 in silver added; 80 entries: moneys.
First money. Budd. Grim, Carmichael -.
c. Smith. 30 each; second money, s=ergeant' sergeant
Miles. W. S. Allen. w. A. Smith, Rickmers,
10 each: third money, Sexton. Erhardt Lee
man, Gottleib, Parker. Williams Is each;
fourth money, Scott, Courtney, SHOW
Whitener, II each.
Event D-Twenty-five targets: entrance
$3.50; sl5 in greenbacks added: % entries :
Moneys First money Cox Ok, MeMmrfney Ganrtney
al
Tanning. Bartlett. Whitener, "a each; third
mercy, Sexton, Budd. carmichasl, L. W 9.
S. Allen, Menefee, Kcchler, % each.
Event Fifteen targets: entrance sl.5o;
so in gold added: sc entries; moneys
First money. Cox, Horton, McMurchey.
Ccttingham. Is each: second money. Sex
ton. EIhardt. Scott. Buker. Norton. Budd.
Tanning. Parker, Bartlett, Grimm. l.. c.
Smith. Rickmers. IA each; third money,
Sergeant. Gottleib, Courtney. Carmichael
Taylor, Stevenson. 13 each; fourth money,
Weed. Wfitener, Koohler, Menefee. De
Tar. SNOW. Hodges, Elliott. II each; fifth
money. Allen Miles, II each.
Extra event. No. Fifteen targets: en-
trance s150; IL entries: . moneys. First
money, Sergeant. Bartlett. Parker, IA each;
second money, Sexton, McMurchey. Fan
ming, 13 each.
To-day will be the principal day of the
whole tournament the Schneider inani-
mate target trophy will be defended by
Jack Parker. of Detroit, who now holds
it, and the other shooters will do their
best to capture 1t.