New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-14
TRAP SHOOTING.
SEVEN LEADERS IN THE GRAND AMER
ICAN HANDICAP.
FIVE OF THEM ARE wEsTERNERs. ONE FROM
THE EAST AND ONE FROM THE SOUTH
TALK OF SPECIAL MATCHES TO-DAY.

FIVE OF THEM ARE wESTERNERs. ONE FROM
THE EAST AND ONE FROM THE SOUTH
TALK OF SPECIAL MATCHES TO-DAY.
Long Branch April 10 (speciaD.-The close OF the
second days shooting Of the Interstate Associ"-
tion's annual Grand American Handicap al bk-
wood Park found seven marksmen tied Win twe''-
ty-four straight kills Thirty-two shooters missed
only one bird while ffty-six missed two Ihe last
round OF the handicap will be shot to-ihor'o"
morning. when the race for the SILVER lo''"e up
and the grand American honors VIII at''ao. NV
greatest attention. The contest VIII DC e"c'''"e'
with the chances in favor Of the Western coh'ih-
gent who have five out OF the seven s''"'N"' '"N
against the field. -
The East has single representative. Dr. D. u
Knowlton Of New-York. He is shooting III hne
form and IL sure to make his six competitors nus
tie for first money and the cup. The south mas d
single representative. in the person OF j. A. JACK
son. OF Austin. Tex. and the Southern marks'heH
are confident that their candidate Will De IN the
race at the finish.
Mayor Thomas A. Marshall Of Keithsburg. Ill,
who captured the handicap In 1897 leads the west
ern marksmen. He is shooting well but - not
overconhdent Of again winning the honors Ed
ward Hickman Of Kansas City. Mo-; Sam HoH-
man. OF Atlantic Iowa; C. NJ Grimm OF Ciear
Lake Iowa, and George Roll. OF Blue Island Ill.,
are all shooting we'll The last-named Is the only
most entry to finish the two days shoot with u
straight score.
The day opened more auspiciously than yester-
day cloudess sky and a gentle northwest winn
greeted the marksmen when they went to the traps
this morning. The attendance was the hrses'
ever seen on the Elkwood grounds.
At the finish of the twelfth round this morning
only forty five men were straight Al the emo Oh
the fifteenth round all except thirty-one OF the 200
contestants had missed. At the close OF the elgh-
teenth round only thirteen were straight. Iney
n,
tr Jackson DR.. Knowlton, Dunnen' Wooley'
Elliott Grimm, Young and Roll: s ..o oo,+es.
,o1 o ,nf place was narrowed down to nine men
Marshall Hickman. Miner. HOFFMAN, ,,,S,t the
n0wop ,S dTank lost his nineteenth bird dead
beyond the hfyyard boundary me 1y "a fo.dsys
Shooting n was exciting The straight men were
cheered Justify as they killed The only man to faii
S Spri hns Hei H. He missed DRYER ,,,n
Mrs William P. shattuck Of MinneaP0Is; M NJ as
a a. Wv of '' the money She has missed two birds
Wanda" killed nineteen out OF twenty-four' WINE
DR. r. %arver Dickey Gilbert and Heikes are among
the crack shots who will not take any OF me purse
There is talk OF a match between JACK l..
Brewer and Z s. Parmeee at fifty birds and 1t
may be pulled tomorrow
SUMMARIES
Twenty-tour klls-T. A. Marshall. Edward Hickman
Il d dPim% W r. G. = RSll. '''A''"' ~ o. "
mscqy Rsr"s pr F shnw W Gh' r. Miner liner
in n M? None J e Hicks. F. s Parmelee Wallace NIL
@ W. Hess f. Ms wam Il bunne Won enssTks
sry s1fr4Sp Fisher J. Poi psnny
Christian Chi ia c Gottlsb. crosby ciaridre.
sSule, Samuel sII%dr H Williams wSaus e.
Gu, EaS%sn s t i ~ EaI5
srct NJ MCKAY Il wor1sp Dr. J. G KlHp Quinn H.
G.
J. Carter w B. Iingwe paSs g. + BuTrSaS W.
bsI.. m ss%%s'3 Aaron R b k2v'5 F.
nrysn Dr. J !. Williamson. Captain J. I; Brewer Rus
SCI 4b Klein ms s. voR E. FasS George " Gay
s snt Fl E y y Fra1ci, 3 W Blass ca:o%
w F. ma Ba,snsiein 4: W Du Bray Mrs P H. Murray
jS% % T,nn ss''P T I%n1. " B.a n9 Tc
G 9%5 Ms seMe T. u H. sRoT%eer D. bradley G.
Brueker Frederick F. Wood. H. r Collins PagE iI,F
McAp 9,Ig 7wsF 5 JP Jon saDea Ea"@Sf
hap Rice Il + . T. F cocGri Travis s'''A'
-Four misses-J s. Duston. G. E Forehand G, Crocqs
l. sa 1Sn r. r5 IS RGek Ed bingham. j. s. Rem
sen charles cToW colonel A. d. ESur Ass Dun
n nsTo IT, " J. Mn.. " ~ Taey captain Bunk George
l. Deter J. r. Malone No; ~ K,b ~ Decor George Nc
CARNEY.
Five pssr John yG 4 p;.s 4 N v6ET
W. p shattuck Charles Stanley
sa2 w"U A..rk! lv James ssTf' 9 CAMP
hell J. II Vanma,er. ALSO RAN y. F. Popham. John
Parker John b. Mosby. W. Ford. Paul North: Thomas
Doriey A. J. INicht W Fred Qumby l. W. Budd
George a Moshler Wood Faucet. Phil DAILY Jr, f. X
Walker T. +. Bender Louis Bellon. r. A. Welch j. 5
sheer Clarence Angler. Nell Johnson. L. W stoddard
- y Ieneone r. r. Merrill. ". Cashau W. r. Elison
r p Latin. Joseph Kirsher James sampson s j; H.
nell g r. picks. w. l.. Smith. Emil Work. Or. J. j.
Weller D. H. Norton. stephen Neunier. Frank Harrison
II. j. lyons r. c. Rawhide F. L. SNYDER B. Creighton
3 P shaner. II. II; Moore. W T St Vincent J. E
ann Fred Pa rner J Oldhoy W. +. Parker DR.. j. W.
Saith Charles Dixon Arthur Ganbell. william Har-
bsuFh Fred Gilbert. J. B. savidge. Walter r. Pauen
Touis Hildebrandt william Holden, o. Y. Rattle. Dr.
" F. Carver. II. G. Hsrschey; r. valentine, William
,-arce Tohn Watson W. Wedmann, Wanda r. F.
VII lanes O Bren NJ. Thompson b. Leroy +. W.
Eauroe f. s. Rice. NJ Garrett. j. S. Sedan E. A.
csonrey Rawson Packard Charles II. Greene, jr.. Bo-
garius Robertson
RAILROAD INTERESTS.