The herald., 1896-08-09
Now the Worlds Champion
Pigeon MangIer
A HEART DISEASE FINISH
When Even the Spectators Grew Ner.
vOns and Ratified
1t Was the Grandest Shooting Tournament
Ever Held and the Work Doue Was
Most Excellent
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CHICAGO, Aug. S.-The great Dupon
live bird tournament has passed into
history and Bert Glarage of Baltimor,
| is the worlds champion. The finish wa!
of the heart disease kind. Even the
spectators were ratified. Out of the 14S
nominations only five killed straight
Clarage was the first to accomplish this
| feat The eastern contingent went wild
with joy in consequence. A few minutes
later Wallace Miller of Houston, Texas
scored his last bird, making 200 consecu-
tive kills. Then wild yell in which all
the southerners Joined, went forth
Christopher S. Gottlieb of Kansas City
Mo-, was the third man to roll up this
magnificent score and his friends be-
came jubilant. When Harry Kirkover
of Buffalo went out straight the New
Workers almost went beside themselves
with joy, but it remained for George
Roll of Blue Island, ILL.,, to create un-
bounded enthusiasm. When the referee
announced twenty-five and out" the
enthusiasm of the Chicago shooters
which had been bottled up all the after
noon, broke loose in one mighty cheer.
The battle had been in progress for
two days and on it's renewal this morn
ing terrific finish was anticipated by
all. Gilbert, the scratch man, dropped
two birds early in the day Jack Win
ston was the last of the experts to fall
down. He lost his twenty-second bird
The pigeons were a particularly strong
lot and some of them, although hit hard
with both barrels, fell dead out of
bounds.
1t was o'clock when Referee Watson
called the five men to the A set of traps
and 1000 spectators, many of whom
were ladies, crowded about to witness
the finish. Kirkover stood at twenty
seven yeards. Clarage. Miller and Gott-
lieb at twentynine yards, and Roll at
thirty yards Clarage was the first man
to so to the score. The excitement was
tremendous. All the contestants ex-
cept Roll were pulsating with excite
ment. Clarage killed clean. The Texan
followed suit Gottlieb shot under his
bird with both barrels and fell back
Roll knocked over swift right-quar-
terer with his first barrel Then another
mighty cheer went forth, which the
management promptly checked with a
request not to repeat the demonstration
until the race was over. The tension on
the four remaining men was tremend-
Gus.
On the second round. Clarage killed
nicely, but used his second for safety.
Miller killed with his first and Kirkover
erased his birds beautifully. Roll hit
hard driver and fell dead out of bounds.
In the third round both Miller and
Kirkover missed They could stand the
strain no longer. Clarage had to kill
his next two birds, which he did, but he
was so nervous when he went to the
trap for the last time that he sent load
of shot into the ground in front of him
before calling pull" 1t was five min
utes before the crowd stopped cheering
the victor.
George Beck of Indianapolis has al
ready challenged the victor through the
Sportsman's Review The five men who
killed their 25 birds divided something
like $1,000
George Spross of Toledo. Charles Grim
of Clear Lake and Rollo Heikes of Day.
ton, O, are among the men who tied on
"a. Gilbert, the Indian for Clear Lake
drew a 'screamer" that howitzer could
not stop. Shuller of Cincinnati fell into
the 90 hole with Gilbert and McAlester.
He also lost two birds that fell dead
out of bounds. Shuler shot a splendid
race. over seventy competitors made
a division of the money.
The 10 bird sweepstake, for which
there We're 16S entries, finished with 20
men dividing first money, to which the
Dupont company added $500, they hav-
ing killed straight
Thus ended the grandest shooting
tournament ever held in this or any
other country.