The record-union., 1899-05-23
SACRAMENTANS VICTORIOUS
CAPTURED THE COIN AT THE
CHICO SHOOT.
Frank Ruhstal1er, Jr., Brings
Home the Individual Medal
A Days Fine Sport.

The Sacramento contingent captured
most of the money shot for at the
Chico trap shooting tournament on
Sunday. Those who represented this
city were Frank Ruhstaller, Jr., w. H.
Eckhardt, L. S. Upson, Frank Newbert
and A. w. Bruner. In summarizing
the various events the Chico Record
of yesterday says:
"A brief summary of the events shows
that in the individual contest at twenty
bluerocks for a purse of $50, divided
into four moneys, Boone Epperson, Red
Bluffs jovial end-man, distinguished
himself by breaking nineteen and TAX
ing first money. Newbert of Sacra
mento broke eighteen, and took second
money. Thomasson of Chico and Shan
non of Redding smashed seventeen, and
divided third money, while fourth mon
ey was divided between Robertson and
Eckhardt of Sacramento, Simms of
Chico. and Dobrowski and Grotefend of
Redding.
M E. Dittmar of the Redding
"Searchlight' won the Gold Dust tro-
ply in hard battle, with F. E. Walker
gentlemen tied on eighteen, and in
ter, Dittmar won, his score being s to
Walkers g.
1.-The main event for live birds was
made double contest, allowing both
class shooting and high guns. Eek
hart Of Sacramento and burst Of
Wheatland, took first arii second mon
ey out of the high-gun purse by killing
straight, and ten fell in the eleven hole
70 Ii1,id ;rJ
ner Of Sacramento Barthe and Stewart
of Marysville, Walker and Simonds of
Durham, DeFreese and Dittmar of Red
ding, Harkey of Gridley, and Richards,
Simms and Barham of Chico Sanburn
Of Marysville and johnson and Wad-
dams of Chico killed ten each, and di-
vided third money.
The contest at live birds for individ-
ual medal was a swift one, and eleven
birds was the highest mark Ruh-
staller, E,ckhardt, burst and DeFrees
fought the battle along until none but
Ruhstaller and Eckhardt were left, and
they finally decided to quit and settle
the matter at some other time, as neith-
er manifested any signs of weakening
Subsequently Mr.. Eckhardt relinquishsd
his claim to the trophy and it is now
held by Mr.. Ruhstaller
The contest for the trophy for the
best six-man team at fifteen bluerocks
excited considerable interest among the
sportsmen, five teams being entered
Red Bluff, Marysville, Redding, Chico
and Sacramento. The latter won, but
both Chico and Redding made the
cracks study their lead The team
scores We're as follows: Red Bluff 81,
Marysville 62. Redding SO, Chico g.
Sacramento y.
In the evening the visiting sports
men and their friends and quite num-
Der of citizens, including members of
the Chico Gun Club, partook of a ban
quet at the Park Hotel. Major Mich
OILS acted as toast master, and brief
speeches were made by Messrs. Upson,
burst, Dittmar Stewart, Lehman, Edge
comb, Lynch, Richards, Hobson, Pratt,
Eckhardt and Barham, and it was ap-
parent that there was a mutual feel
ng of good will and appreciation be-.
tween guests and hosts
"A brief meeting of the Northern Cal
ffornia League Of Sportsmen was held
and committee consisting of Messrs
Dittmar, burst, Lehman, Stewart and
Barham was appointed on transporta-
tion."