The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-24
GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP.
Nearly 200 Shooters Participate
Work of Mrs. Shattuck.

NEW YORK, March 23.-The shoot to de-
eide the grand American handicap, which
began this morning at Elkwood Park, N. j.,
promises to be very exciting and close to-
ward its finish, which may not he reached
until Friday. OF the 207 entries ten failed
to appear to-day The spe ctators and shoot
ers alike took the greatest interest in the
work done by Mrs. William r. Shattuck, of
Minneapolis. She came from the West with
her husband, who is also entered in the
contest. She killed her first four birds very
cleverly, but her fifth got away from her
after sitting" She also missed her sew
enth and eighth BIRDS and therefore her
chances of getting into the first money in
the big event are almost hopeless.
Captain Jack Brewer, the worlds cham
pion wingshot. had hard luck on his ninth
bird. He hit hard with both barrels and it
dropped as if it was stiff and dead. Brewer
turned his back to the traps firmly believ-
ing that the bird was dead, but to his as
constituent it rose again and fell dead about
ten yards beyond the wire. AT 4 o'clock in
the afternoon only nine birds had been shot
at by each CONTESTANT. AT that time twenty
nine men had straight scores of nine each.
Just one hundred men managed to shoot a
their twelfth bird before the light failed,
and the shoot was postponed until to-mor-
row morning When the adjournment was
announced seventeen men out of the one
hundred stood straight with twelve birds
each.
The work of the handcappers was excel
lent. One incident however, which marred
the even tenor of the shoot, occurred in the
case of DIR. s. Shaw, of Chicago. but it was
almost Immediately Strengthened out. DR..
Shaw was placed on the twenty eght-yard
mark by the handicappers, but when he
went to the score the referee told him to
go on the twenty Vineyard mark. This
was a setback of a yard for the doctor,
and he protested. He shot at the bird,
however, and missed, and after a strenuous
argument with the referee, he was allowed
to shoot at another bird from the twenty
eghth-yard mark, and this time he scored
a kill. Mr.. Hostetter, of Pittsburg, claimed
but the referee thought otherwise, and the
bird escaped the Pittsburg man and it was
recorded against him as a miss.
The following men had scored twelve kills,
which was the highest possible when the
Milwaukee, Wis; j. A. w. Elliott Kansas
City Mo-; q 1 A. Young Springfield, O.; H.
F B Riteee va Pa Leach
j.: r. A. Marshall Keithsburg, H.: wal
ters," Long Branch, N j.; E. p Fulford.
Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake Ia: G. W. Loom.
is, Omaha. Neb.; Sporting Life" Philadel-
phia; G. II. Piercy. Jersey City, n. j.; j. b.
Philadelphia F. S. Schwartz, jr., Brides
burg, Pa; w. Wagner, Washington, d. C.
The, other men who stood straight with
nine kills each. without shooting at their
tenth, eleventh or twelfth birds were: C.
Portland, Worcester. Mass. A. G. Court
H. Dunnell. Nippersink. ILL.,. Sim Glover,
Rochester; ''Bessemer," Pittsburg: Ralph
Bass 1s GhieagG ood dRTghreX tgoaRier
singer, Newark; r. o. Heikes, Dayton. o..
G. r. Hutchins. Galveston; DR.. d. B.
Mosher, Granville N. Y; II. Often, New
York: w. Terry, Plainfield, N j.; C. NJ.
Grimm Spirit Lake. Ia; "Donly," Buffa-
10: u. A. Godfrey. Newark; Thomas Martin,
Bluffton s. c.; Captain Bunk, New Bruins
wick N j.; f. D. Alkire. Woodlyn. o.;
Leroy" Campello. Mass. E. c. Burkhardt.
BUffale; F. s. sinEoek y, Newark; j. R. = Ma
Lafiin, Rock Island. H.: W. p. Shattuck
Minneapolis; ben Hur." Chicago; S. Nc
vance ILL.,