The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-10
BIG MONEY OFFERED.
Good Men viii Shoot at
the Tuesday Tour
naInent.

Tuesdays tournament of Worcester
Sportsman's Club promises to be the
most successful shoot ever held in Wor-
cester. Certain it is that the money
which is offered in purses and prizes
is the biggest ever offered at the traps
in Worcester for a general tournament.
1t is the money that calls the cracker
jacks and it is probable that all the
star men of New England will be at
tracted by the unusually good pro-
gram.
The card will dispose of $40 in prizes
and purses. A. B. f. Kinney, president
of the club, personally offers $50 for a
100 bird race open to all shooters in
New England, at known traps, I'M
known angles. This race is to decide
the champion long race shooter of New
England and the money will be divided
among the first four high guns.
OF the eight events on the program,
the first two and the last four will con-
stitute a 100 bird race, class shooting,
IS to first, S. to second, 81 to third, SO
to fourth and 50 to fifth gun. This
race is calculated to call out everybody
that can shoot or believes he can and
VIII sustain interest throughout the en-
tiiS III OS5IdtIl. i ne race Will D6 SnOI IN
four 25's and there will be optional
sweeps at 81 on each 25
The fourth event will be the eleventh
event of the unfinished program of Aug.
%. There will be no entrance fee ex-
cept the price of targets, and the club
offers a purse of SIS to be divided, Sc
to first, "a to second, So to third and 81
to fourth.
The third event on the program is the
much discussed tenth event of the last
tournament and which hung up the set
tlement of the disposition of $25 offer
&c by the club for 100 bird race. 1t
will be remembered that IS of the 100
birds had been shot and the remaining
event, which was called on account of
darkness, left the disposition of the $25
hung up in the air. This gave rise to
the argument that the Sportsman's
Club had done an unsportsmanlike thing
in deciding to leave the purse in the
club treasury, pending another tourna-
inent al which the race could be decid-
cd. It was said that the disposition of
the money should be left in the hands
OF the shooters interested who had shot
hard all day, under trying. conditions
and were unable to complete the race.
Now it appears that the arrangement
OF Secretary Arthur W. Walls, propos-
ing to shoot it out, is perfectly agree
able to all the shooters who have a
living show for a share of the money
ana II there was any dissatisfaction, it
has entirely disappeared. Mr.. Walls
mas written personal letter to every
shooter interested in the money, and
AL agree that it is fair and proper 70
shoot 1t cut, adding that they will be
on hand Tuesday to do so.
These letters have been received from
o. r. Dickey of Boston, H. G. Wheeler
and Fl. w. Eager of Marlboro. e. ..
Grlfilth OF Pascoag, R. l., and II. N
Federhan OF BostonThe only other man
interested is Leroy Woodward of Camp
bello and no reply has been received
from him, because he is at Portsmouth.
Va, and cannot attend. 1t appears,
therefore, If the men who are interested
IN the division of the money are con-
tent to shoot it out and uphold MI
Walls in holding the money over from
the last shoot, there should be no legl-
innate Kick coming from any other
shooter, MI. Walls makes his position
IN the matter perfectly plain, and on
second and sober thought the dissatis-
tactlon which was apparent Immediate
~ after the last shoot has entirely dis
appeared
There is little doubt that ali the
shooters of prominence will be on hand
TUESDAY. The shoot of the Providence
Gun club comes Wednesday, and this
will give the topnotchers from Boston
and vicinity an opportunity for a two
days shoot with big money offered in
each
Following is the program for Tues
dav; Event l. 10 unknown angles, 10;
event 2, IS unknown angles, 80; event
3 10 unknown angles, $1.30; event A.,
70 regular angles, so; event 5, 20 reg
ular, angles, $2.4oi event 6, 20 unknown
angles, 50, 40; event Z. Is regular angles.
81 80: event s. 20 unknown angles, ST 40,
Total. 140 birds, S10.S0