New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-12
TRAP SHOOTING.
OPENING OF THE TOURNAMENT AT ELK
WOOD PARK.
THIRTY CRACK SHOTS DIVIDE THE PURSE IN ihH
NITRO POWDER HANDICAP, EACH KILN"
FIFTEEN BIRDS STRAIGHT.


FIFTEEN BIRDS STRAIGHT.
Long Branch. n. j., April II (SpeciaD.-ine ,'a"-
ayers of the Interstate Shooting Association o,u
wise thing when II decided to change the date
for holding It's annual tournament from March 10
April Perfect spring weather favored the shoo'-
ers and birds to-day. in striking contrast ~ ''e
conditions at the three previous TOURNAMENTS "'
the Ekwood traps.
There were marksmen galore at Elkwood farN
to-day the opening of the seventh anhuai "ee'i'e
of the Interstate Shooting Association. III iao''
2l shooters faced the three cover-leaf traps
in the Nitro Powder Handicap al 10 pnu'' e
only contest decided The crack shots OF the eou''-
try arc here and the Grand American Hdhuioap
OF 80 will be the largest livebird shooting touiha
ment decided in this any other country i"e'e
are 266 entries There likely TO be numoer OIL
post entries and a few Withdrawals. but not enough
OF the latter to lower the number OF contestants
to 250.
The birds TO be used in the Grand American
Handicap will be dark in color chosen from lo"o
The shoot will begin promptly at O'CLOCK. " 10
doubtful II the twelfth round will be reached oy TO-
morrow night The shoot will probably not De nm
ished before Friday. .
The cracks were entered in to-day's contest IN
GLIDING Morley wech; Marshall DIeKey MI ms.n e
Of PtsbuTg was the only but they
ali fell short of dividing with the thirty leaders
with straight kills. ,.uou.d -,
Colonel
his usual good luck, finishing with the tniIE sto %
ers i'm the Nitro Powder Handicap receivlne s'V %,
The purse amounted to :21lo Colonel Martin Martin mas a.
MANY followers, who believe that MS chances W
winning the Grand American Handicap are eq1 ,o
10 those of any shooter on the ground he duA va va
night with So straight kills on the EInwoo os
grounds His best run In his Southern nome was
III straight. ,,,u Valentine q
Roll Barto Sweeney, Ed Johnson Daiias lie
Row I A r. Elliott Stubever. b. DICKS; Klein
Ruygess woodruff Elston. Reilly. DIT: kiboey; j.
A Lane A. d. Perry, Colonel Martin, CrosDy, NOT
ris Teiple c. f. Francis. Grimm. Bingham Iihers'
Popham r p. Wood and Post. go - ,,t
Those who finished with fourteen Kills were MI
ner Brewer Brucker. Kirkover. stockton; Chase'
ParmIee DR.. Vincent. r. p. Lawlin, C9ckrii; sici
rill George c. w Budd. Sporting LiIe NO l.
Harols Money, Edward, Hickman; Gottnnepi; iii, Tar-
ford Hanien Malone. II. Dunnell, a; .; T n'
Green ir Hicks Samueson Gerlker. jim ZONES
mr. Williamson Mathew. Kibower Gampeli fiu'ch-
inrs Ivons Dubroy and Rockwell 60, $500
Among the crack shots who did not hnisn were
p 4 Wech who won the first Grand american
Handicap: sim Glover. of Rochester, n T.. henry
Sec Of Newark: o. r. Dickey, Of Boston a Grand
American Handicap winner; all Of whom wen 6h OUT
nn the sixth round: Roo Heikes, of Dayton; ONO;
Fred" Gilbert, Of Spirit Lake Iowa rha wbo
ZNierlein of Yardville, and Near Apgar' WHO
dronned out on the ninth round ,
..ron1'' Marshall. who won the Grand American
1Iandican I'm 1897 went out on the twelftn round;
az did Dr. Carver OF Chicago. the crack shot OF
the West