Arizona republican., 1898-02-06
AMONG THE SPORTSMEN.

Reports from Prescott and Jerome indicate that only two clubs of the territory will be represented in the territorial team event at Tucson. The two teams will be Phoenix and Tue. son. The Tucson team now holds the medal and the probabilities are that the event will be very warm num- 1 ber The conditions are four men in each team, each man to shoot at thir- ty single and ten pairs of blue rocks. making altogether 200 targets for each team. Last year it was won on aDout 50 per cenl or an average Of forty targets to each man. It is to be i regretted that each club belonging to the territorial assoeiari lion canEnt pur up team this year.
 MT. Fred Gilbert is now conceded to be the champion live bird shot of Amerca, yet there is, however. one more trophy to be gained tefore it can be truthfully said that he is the champion This trophy is the cast iron medal and Is emblematic of the live bird championship of America. It Is now held by Rollo o. Heiks. No doubt Gilbert will soon be after it. ana should he be successful he will then be the acknowledged ab olute | OI..
 Quail hunters should remember that on the first of March the close season begins. Ducks and geese cnt:nue until April first From different ac- counts it would seem that nei her quails nor ducks have been as plenti- ful this year as usual. Perh aps these accounts are based on the fact that l less game has been seen in the mar ket- This. however, is due, to a large extent, to our new game law and not to shortage of gama.
 The much talked of match between Joe Holmes of Phoenix md George Work of New York has aeain been | postponed until Tuesday, Feb. 9th. The scarcity of birds being thecause. | This march is 100 live birds each. | S250 side and the price oG the birds. The friends of MT. Work say that he ! has Walk-over, their statements no doubt. being based on the fact that | Mr. Work has worldwide. reputa- lion as live bird shot, while Holmes | has only local repu a i h. How ever. if MT Work bests Holmes he will be obliged to shoot 2 bitter pace 1 than some of his old scores show. | Phoenix boys are all confident that Joe will give a good account of him self and win the mstch with s-veral i birds to spare. Otto Feudner of the Olympic Gun club of San Francisco has been matched 10 shoot 1O0-biri pigeon match with Henry Selling. Jr.. ot Davisville. The local expert received a formal challenge tcday Stelling named Washington's birthday as the date of the match and Sacramenro 70 as the place.
 It will be seen by the follow ng clipping from the Arizona Citizen Tucson, that the boys are not over looking anything fer the territori al tournament: "The Bluerock Gun clut has on exhibition at Hart's gun store some of -he medals and prizes to be shot for at the coming tourn ans m on February 20, 21 and g. Most con, spicuous is a silver cup donated by MT. J. J. Hallowell, late president oi the club, in commemoration of break
 ing the American record on inani- mate targe,s by breaking 154 straight The cup will be con, ested for on the afternoon of the 22d in a 50-bird hand icap race There are still a number of prizes to be put up, which, together
 with the purses offered, will make :