The herald., 1897-04-12
TRAP AND TRIGGER

The fourth semi-annual tournament
of the Los Angeles Gun club will be held
at their grounds next Saturday and Sun
day, the 18th and 18th instant. There will
be $500 in added money, besides the
prizes and trophies. The tournament
is open to all corners, no one barred. All
the events are at blue rocks. Shooting
begins each day at $3.50 a. IN. The grounds
will be open Friday, the 18th, for prac-
tice. Following is the full program:
First day-1:Ten singles, entry b0c,
$5 added; 2, fifteen singles, entry 81. $40
added; 3, fifteen singles. 81, $40 added;
8. fifteen singles, entry 81, $40 added; D.,
fifteen singles, entry 81, $40 added; s.
twenty singles, $3.50 entry. SIS added; .,
twenty singles, entry $3.50, SIS added; T.
twenty singles, entry $3.50, s15 added; ),
twenty-five singles, So entry. $40 added
All purses divided, 40, 80. 20, 10 per cent
class shooting.
Second day--Q)Two men championship
team race for "E. c." Smokeless Powder
company cup, valued at $50; 20 birds per
man; entrance 81 per team, birds extra.
Cup can be contested for at the semi
annual tournament of the Los Angeles
Gun club; same conditions to govern.
Entrance money goes to holder OF the
trophy; trophy goes to team making
highest score. Los Angeles Gun CLUB
donates $40 to team making second
highest score and IS to team making
third highest score (2) Five men cham
pionship team race for Los Angeles Gun
club trophy, valued at SIS; 25 birds per
man; entrance $3.50 per team, birds in
cluded; trophy to be contested for at the
semi annual tournament of the Los An
geles Gun club same conditions to gov
ern. Entrance money less cost of birds
goes to holder of trophy; trophy goes to
team making highest score. CD Merchan-
disc prize shoot; 25 birds per man; high
guns to win prizes; twenty-five prizes
valued at $3.50. "a Individual champion
ship for diamond medal donated by the
Los Angeles Gun club, valued at 500;
so birds per man; entrance ST. birds ex-
ira. Medal to be contested for at the
semi-annual tournament of the Los
Angeles Gun club; same conditions tc
govern. Entrance money goes to the
holder of the medal; medal goes to
shooter making the highest score. Los
Angeles Gun club donates $40 to shooter
making second highest score and So to
shooter making third highest score.
The Los Angeles Gun club will give to
the shooter making best average. 30 per
cent or over. $3.50; second best average.
SIS. Will also give to the shooter making
best average under rs per cent 50; sec
ond best average, $2.50. and to the shoot
er making longest run of consecutive
kills $3.50.
All regular events, except team events
to count on averages.
American Shooting association rules
govern all events.
All events will be shot at known traps,
unknown angles.
Entrance fees include cost Of birds
unless otherwise stated.
A shooter contesting for average mons
ey must shoot in all events that count on
averages.
Ten-gauge guns and black powder are
barred.
Besides the regular prizes offered by
the club, there will be large number OF
valuable special prizes offered by mer-
chants and others.
The second semi-monthly merchan-
disc shoot of the Los Angeles Gun club
for prizes donated by the Tufts-Lyon
Arms company, took place at their
grounds yesterday. The events were at
fifty birds each. the entrance being the
price of the birds. There were sixteen
prizes and all the events were we'll filled
The attendance of spectators was good
Some very fair scores were made.