Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-02

GUS ZIMMERMAN,
Der OF Americans. The exposition au-
thorites have been very anxious TO
have a large representation from the
United States and It Is thought that
the Americans will easily prove that
the finest rifle and revolver experts are
to be found on this side OF the Atlantic
That our men VIII meet foemen
worthy OF their steel is not to be doubt
ed. for the numerous valuable prizes
offered win serve TO attract the best
shots from every country OF the globe.
Beginning about the middle Of this
month and extending until the middle
OF August the tournaments viii be held
almost continuously and the prizes dis
I tributed win be worth O respectable for
/ tune. All classes OF firearms will be
embraced in the competitions, as re-
wards are offered FOR excellence In
shooting with rifles, carbnes, 'shotguns,
revolvers, pistols-ln fact, military arms
Of all descriptions Including even
strdight bows. crossbows and cannon.
Several competitions will be held at
/ live bird shooting. The first Of these
VIII take place under the auspices Of
! The Bots de Boulogne club for the Grand
Prix du Centenaire. II will be at
distance Of % meters. and $1,000 VIII be
distributed among the four high guns,
the winner TO get half that amount
on the 25th OF this month the richest
single shooting event Of the exposition
win take place This viii be for the
Grand Prix de rExposition at live birds
and will be under the auspices Of the
same club The first prize in this event
win amount to $4,000 The conditions
are that six pigeons shall be shot at
from a distance Of n meters at the rate
Of two birds a day
From July IS 10 II still another live
bird tournament VIII take place at 20
birds. for which 80 prizes are offered.
The event that win excite the greatest
interest on this side Of the water win
be the Franco-American international
revolver match by cable. This event
will be held about June 20 and viii be
shot by teams OF ten men on each side,
each team 20 shoot in its own country
When the articles Of agreement for
this tournament were drawn up. Il was
| decided that each side should name
half the conditions. Consequently half
| the match win be shot at a standard
and half at the regulation French tar
get Each man is 20 fire go shots-3O at
j2is feet on a French target and 80 A.
/ 80 yards on a standard American target
The day before the event "a tOurn9-
ment win take place In New York %
choose the men TO represent America.
The affair is being managed on this
7 side OF the water by the newly formed
| United States Revolver association, Of
which Dr. r. n. sayre OF New York Is
president ana b. +. wilder secretary
and treasurer
! Besides this match there will be an
open international team revolver COM
test during the first week OF August
Each team win consist Of five men. and
each man viii shoot ten series Of six
rounds at a distance Of So yards. The
winning team will receive $3.50. and the
two highest individual scores will di-
vide $3.50.
From July 8 10 10 the international
rifle championship Of Europe win be
decided at Dresden. The best rife shots
/ In the world are always present at this
| tournament, and the added attraction
Of the Paris exposition will bring many
more to the shoot this year.
Gus Zimmerman Of New York who
| has made II his business 70 90 10 Eu-
rope yearly 10 gather In prizes and
/ medals at the various rife tournaments
\ and has several times carried of the
/ championship OF the world, Is now In
| Vienna. He win enter the lists for the
European championship and viii after
ward 60 90 Paris. where he VIII un-
doubtedly carry of a fair percentas
OF the prizes
| The main tournament 70 be decided O.
| The expos ton win be under the aus
/ pieces OF the French government Il
VIII be started ON July 10 and win con-
/ tnue daily until finished The contests
have been divided into q classes, for
which over 10000 prizes, aggregatlng
over $4,000 are offered.
The competition in this tournament
WIN take place on The ine ranges at
Versailles which are as good as any In
the world. one hundred and thirty df-
| fcrgnt styles of targets viii be shot az
at distances varying from IS to $50
yards
Some time during August a compet-
ton for the fourth International team
lille championship Of the world VIII be
held in connection with the exposition.
| Teams viii consist OF Ave representa-
ives ~ each nation. They viii shoot az
30 yards 30 rounds standing, 40 kneel-
NC and 40 lying down, The contestants
nay use any style OF rife. The indlvid-
lal rifle championship Of the world al q
distance OF 2}O yards win also be held.
Each entry win be required TO shoot ten