The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-19
WANT TO SHOOT.
Bay State Challenges
the Sportsman's
Club.
DONE IN A FRIENDLY SPIRIT.
Would Be a Five Men Team
Race at Fifty
Targets.
DONE IN A FRIENDLY SPIRIT.

The youngest gun club in the state
has arisen in its might and is cunning
for one of the Oldest trap shooting Or
CARNATIONS in the east
The newly organized Bay State Gun
Club is setting sail to trim the veteran
Worcester Sportsman's Club, and it is
probable that the older organization
will not be found wanting in a trial
of skill
Secretary Frederick Bucklin, after
consultation with Jay N. Smell and
others. who would be selected to repre-
sent the club in a five-men team, is
sues the following challenge, answer
to which may be made through The
Spy:
The Bay State Gun club hereby
challenges the Worcester SPortsmans
club to shoot a five-men team race at
90 targets per man, any style of
SHOOTING, for a suitable trophy. Race
to be shot at the tournament of the
Bay State club, Friday, July 2S, 1899.
IN the event of acceptance of this
challenge the Bay State club would
shoot a return race under the same
conditions on the grounds of the
sportsman's club. (signe9
- F. Bucklin. Sec'y
Worcester, July Is, 1899.
friendly spirit, and to increase local in
terest in the sport. IT the Sportsman s
Club accepts the challenge, an oppor-
unity will be given candidates for its
team to become familiar with the light
and shooting conditions of the new
grounds, and the freedom of the traps
Will be extended them for practice. A
return match could be arranged, what
ever the outcome of the first shoot.
no a1H
f1ve-men team. Among the topnotchers
from whom selection could be made, are
Jay N. Smell, Charles E. Forehand,
Frederick Bucklin, George H. Russell,
W. h Buck and Elmer Buck, and still
the club would have abundant compe-
tition material. The Sportsman Club
has still in its ranks some of the vet
Grams and many of the best trap shots
IN New England, including Arthur w.
walls, Q. r. Dickie Of Boston, w. H.
Davis, George B. Mcclellan, A. B. F.
Kinney and half dozen prominent but
out-of-town trap shooters, who are
members of the club
1t is the intention to shoot the match
at the tournament of the new club, next
week, to permit of time to arrange a
return match, if such is desired by the
defeated team. There is little doubt
that the Srortsmans Club will accept
ShlS NidiicllSG pIOIlptlys anu the nlaIcl
will be easily arranged.
Secretary Frederick Bucklin has ar
ranged an attractive program for the
first tornament of the club, to be shot
at the grounds on the Stone farm,
Shrewsbury, Friday, July %. Twelve
events are on the card, and among the
merchandise prizes offered are sin
gle gun, silver trophy and a Forehand
perfection single gun. Entries in
sweeps will be optional. Shells and
lunch will be furnished. Targets in
cluded in entrance. The program is
largely of shot events, and follows:
Ten keystone.
Ten unknown angles.
Fifteen keystone.
Ten unknown angles.
Fifteen unknown angles.
Fifteen KeYstone-For Forehand per-
lection revolver; money in excess of six
entries divided So 80 and 20 per cent
Ten unknown angles-Silver trophy.
Ten Keystone.
Fifteen Keystone-For Forehand per-
lection single gum money in excess of
eight entries divided, so, 30 and 20 per
cent
Ten unknown angles-Silver trophy.
Twenty keystone.
Ten unknown angles.