New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-13
SHOOTING.
INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION TARGET TOUR
NAMENT OPENED

NAMENT OPENED.
Eighty-two trapshooters took part in the open
ing shoots of the Interstate Associations target
tournament, at Interstate Park. Long Island, yes
terday They came from all parts of the country.
and the majority of them will remain until the
tournament ends, Thursday night.
The programme yesterday consisted of ten sweep
stakes In which the entries well filled. sew
enty-two shooters taking part in the first contest
Five of the sweepstakes We're at fifteen inanimate
targets q man, and in the remaining five the
marksmen shot at twenty targets each. All the
shooting at unknown angles, and four sets
of traps used The shooting began at 10
o'clock and closed at T. About fourteen thousand
targets were used in that time, which re-
markaby fast work.
The programme for to-day includes the pre-
liminary handicap which is open all. and five
sweepstakes, in which amateurs only may share in
the purses. The preliminary handicap will be at
one hundred targets, unknown angles. To-mor-
row shooting in the Grand American Handicap
targets the first of the kind held under the
auspices of the Interstate Association, will begin
The conditions Will be hundred targets. at I'M
known angles. so entrance, handicaps from four
teen to twenty-five yards; high guns not class
shooting The association will add $1,000 to the
purses to be shot for during the tournament On
one hundred targets, unknown angles; 81 entrance
part in yesterdays contests were champion Jack
flaming Of San Francisco; Roa O. Heikes, OF
l. Pierce, of Witherville W va E. J. Courtney
of Syracuse; B. LIE Roy, of Campelo, Mass; H. T.
Bridges of Taroorough. n. c.; r. Robinson. of
Indiana polls; r. D. Fulford of Utica; J. Jordon
of Springfield. Mass; E. Mott of the West minister
Kennel Club: Captain A w. Money and Q. R.
Dickey, OF Boston, r. c.. Hopkins. of Cleveland
J. j. Hallowell Of Philadelphia; p. A Trigo Of
Tyrone, Penn, and kirt L. Hart, of Tucson, Ariz
Five men tied for first place in the first sweep
yesterday with clean scores Of . each; They Were
F. c. Griffith, n Apgar, E. d Rike, ". r. Crosby
and H. c. Allen The winners of the second num-
each, We're H: G. Wheeler, "Redwing," F. D. Ke-
sey. E. Morris, r. i. Pierce, F. C. Griffith and
c. W. Feigenspan
Those who had straight scores in the third sweep
were R. o. Hekes. p l. Pierce. E. G. Griffith.
Heikes and Tanning the only two to finish
with clean scores in the fourth sweep. at twenty
targets, and the winners Of the next who had
clean scores were J. w. Hoffman. E. 0. Dade. 8.
Van Allen, "Redwing,'' E. Morris and G. o. Hen
derson.
". F. Parker E. J. Courtney F. Banks E. H.
Storr. Jack" Tanning. ]. w Hoffman s Van
Allen. I; Tallman. E. D. Fulford, 'Mingo" and
". J. Simpson tied for first honors in the sixth
sweep. with clean scores of % each. The seventh
sweep captured by DR.. Bill. J. W. Hoffman,
E. D. Rike and c. w Feigenspan, and the eighth
by DR.. Weber, H. E. Lupus. r. O. Heikes and
H. T. Bridges
Five downed everything before them in the ninth
sweep. They were J. r. Malone, E. D. Rike, r. o.
Heikes. B. LIE Roy and F. G. Bissett. The tenth
and concluding sweep of the day by r.
Getchell E. c. Griffith, Mack Fl. f. Lupus E
/ D. Rike. r. o. Heikes and Jack Tanning, who
had clean scores of 20 each