The San Francisco call., 1898-05-28
THE GUN MEN
 READY FOR THE TRAPS
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During the past week the sharp crack of the shotgun lowing, of course, to the smokelesS powder) at the Ingleside trap shooting grounds attracted the attention of passersby, who inquired what was up. The inQuisitively inclined soon learned however, that the men who were prac- ticing at clay birds with shotguns were not exactly getting into condition for a race with the Spaniards, but instead were simply practicng up for the annual tour nament of the California Inanimate Tar get Association. which will commence on Sunday and will end on Monday.
 Apart from the added money, which Is strong, the purses will be increased by entrance fees and the deduction from pools of cents a bird instead of 3 cents, as In previous tournaments Three cents will be deducted only in medal and trophy events, where the entrance money in whole or in part Is to go to the winners of such events In the last tournament. The extra l cent bird will be applied on account of the purses guaranteed by the association. In all such events there will also be a side pool of $1. from which there will be no deduction on account of birds.
 Under the new arrangement of pools, With money added, the pool in every event should run from $60 to $l00 thus in- suring very generous return to the win nerS.
 Purses will be divided under the regu- lar class shooting system. Three moneys will be given in fifteen-bird events, and four moneys in twentybird events. The usual cash prizes are given for high ay- erageS.
 The grounds, although owned by the Olympic Gun Club, will be under the ex- elusive control of the association, which is to make all the profit to be derived from the trapping of birds both in the tournament and in previous practice shooting. The team shooting will be on an entirely new set of traps.
 Shooters from the interior. visiting the tournament, may arrange their trips to participate in the State live bird tourna- ment, to be given by the Olympic Gun Club on June 3, and 5. Programmes of this tournament may be obtained from club secretaries, or at any gun store. The two tournaments come within a few days of each other, and combined, promise to make the greatest shooting carnival ever held In the West. It is hoped that every member of the association will aim to be present.
 The first event will be fifteen singles: second event the same; third event will doubtless be warmly contested as it will be for the beautiful D. T. Allen cup; twenty singles. entrance s1, class shoot> ing and four moneys. This cup must be won three times before 1t becomes per sonal property. Fourth event, Olympic Gun Club medal match, twenty singles fifth event, twenty singles for diamond medal, which must also be won three times to become private property; sixth event, fifteen singles; seventh event, Roos trophy, three-man team contest
 On the second day of the tournament there will be seven events contested, the final being the grand twenty singles per man team shoot for the association trophy, emblematic of the club cham pionshfp for teams of six men from each club. This trophy must also be won three times before it becomes the prop erty of any club, and, until so won, will be shot for at each annual tournament.
 As exclusively stated in yesterdays Call the Empire Gun Club members feel as happy as clans in blue mud. owing to the fact that the Olympic Gun Club has accepted a challenge to a team shoot,