Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-04-21
BIG TOURNAMENT.
State ,sportsmen's Association to
Meet at Grand Forks in June.

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State .sportsmen's Association to
Meet at Grand Forks in June.
The 6fth annual tournament Of the
North Dakota State S o 'tsmen's Asso-
citation will be held IN Grand Forks June
Ii and II, and the local members will
spread themselves in an endeavor to
make the gathering one long to be re-
n,embered by those in attendance, and
credit to themselves. The fourth an
nual was held on June II and Is last at
Grafton, and was most successful aud
pleasant affair. There was 4 large at
tendance at that meet. but The bows ex-
pect that the attendance then will not
compare, hardly by half, of what it will
be this year.
For the purpose of making the shoot
most attractive, to the marksmen Of the
state, many new features will be intro
duced looking to the popuarizing OF the
tournament 10 the strictly amateur
sportsman.
been raised from $3.50 to $1,000, but
that is far below what it was two years
ago. Targets will he thrown at the rate
of two cents each, and the price IS IN
cluded in all entries, and in the state
championship event and the merchan-
disc events, targets viii be thrown free.
The following is the program for tile
two days shoot:
FIRST DAY. JUNE Il, A. NJ.
Event Ten blue rocks, entrance fee
$l.O0.
Event 2-Ten blue rocks, entrance fee
$1.OO. w." ...
Event 3-Fifteen blue rock, entrance
fee $3.50. r..
Even, 4-People's Purse-Fifteen blue
rocks, entrance fee $l.oO
! Event 5-Ten blue rocks, entrance fee
$500.
| Extra event-Snipe shoot, il time al
lows-Does not count in averages. Ten
binds, entrance fee 81 90.
In the peoples purse event high gun
takes first choice and in case of ties
parties must determine order of choice
by lot. Association meeting at $3.50 in
the evening.
| SECOND DAY.
Event 6-Ten blue rocks, entrance fee
$LO0.
Event Twenty blue rocks. entrance
fee $780,.
Event Steam Shoo,-Twenty-f five
blue rocks.
Event 9-Ten blue rocks, entrance fee
$l.OO.
Event l0-State Observation-Disclosures
ty.tive blue rocks, entrance fee SLIGO.
Miss and out events if time allows.
Does not count in averages.
Four men from and one North
Dakota gun club to constitute team.
Entrance, 5000 per team, $l25 guaran-
teed to he divided into six prizes viz:
$40, $50, $50 $40, IS. Each member OF
the team to shoot at 25 targets.
State championship events opened to
members of the association only. The
winner of the badge in 1899 receives 80
per cent OF the entrance money. The
balance Of the purse will be. divided by
the Rose system, among the shooters III
second, third, fourth, and fifth places.
The member winning first place will
reseiye the state gold badge, to bold
until the next annual tournament. al
which time he will receive so per cent
of the entrance money in the state
championship event. There will be no
handicap in this event this year. Each
contestant will shoot single targets.
The following are the conditions gov
erning the two days shoot:
The Maguatrap and blue rock targets
will be exclusively;used.
Targets will be thrown at the rate Of
two cents each and the price is included
in all entries.
Shooters must compete in all regular
events. except numbers.S and l0,in or.
der to participate in the averages.
All purses divided by the Rose system
into four moneys at the ratio Of 5, 3 and
2to1.
The association will assume any pro.
fit or loss in all guaranteed events.
All shooters in first place in each event
will be required to contribute ten per
cent and tive per cent for second TO q
fund to be divided equally among the
fifteen shooters in all regular events oil
the two days, and haying the lowest av-
erages. N
Black powder barred.
A badge valued at $1,000 will be Civ
en- to the persons having the highest av.
erage in the two days, and cash prizes
of IS, So and 81 respectively, to the
three having the next highest averages
The tournament will be held on the
grounds of the Grand Forks Gun Club
and the shooting will begin at $50 d
M. on the first day and $3.50 a. IN. OF
the second day.
The grounds will be open all day or
June 10 to those who wish to practice.
Loaded shells of recognized excellence
will be furnished on the grounds during
the tournament at eesonable prices.
Teams will notice that the conditions
governing the team shoot permit any