The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-05
4 DAY AT THE TRAP
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MeY SHOT CLAY TARGETS.
..orSC HoNoRs WERE WON BY
YOUNG HOLLY THOMPSON.

Do,us Thompson shot From the Six
,een-Yard Mark-Handicnp Was
Not strong Enough to Keep Him
movable Won First Money i'm
Eour and Second Money in Two
rveutS-Hnndicap Was Too Heavy
for DIFF. C. Wilson-NIRny Entered
the Events-Scores Made by the
shooters and the Handicaps That
We're Given Them.
yA-v successful tournament was that
u,rar nv the Forest City Gun Club yes
,.rday at its grounds east of the city.
Many visitors watched the sport, and
mere were enough participants to furnish
or average of eighteen shooters for each
of the eight events
Interest in the contest was great Every
shot was watched by the gallery closely,
and the entrance fees and money added
nv the club afforded a nice purse for the
hest efforts of the contestants. Much
would depend upon a single shot, and
there was no wonder that there was so
much interest manifested.
Honors fell thick and fast to young
Holly Thompson, whose shooting was SEN
sational to a degree. His performances
wtre regarded as little short of wonder
full for, despite his age he broke the tar
gets in a way that discredited the work
of older and more experienced shots.
Young Thompson is not more than Is,
but he succeeded in pulling down first
money in four of the six events he en-
tered. In all his prizes amounted to
N4N which was not so bad for a boys
days work.
DR.. F. C. Wilson did not do as well as
had been expected. That was because he
was too heavily handicapped. He was
put back % yards, which was too much
for him to hold up under. The very best
shot in the country could not do any
remarkable execution from such a dis
tanoe. DR.. Wilson got first money in but
one event. Holly Thompson, on the other
hand, was not put back far enough, but
next time there is a shoot he will have
more difficult distance from which to try
for the targets as they fly from the trap.
Shooting began at IL o'clock in the
morning. Because of there being so many
events and so many entries, 1t was not
until nearly dark that the shooting was
finished. Then the contestants all re-
marked upon the very enjoyable affair
they had made of the tournament. The
weather had been fine for shooting.
The following are the entries for the
several events and the score that were
mode:
Event No. /; 20 targets; Holly Thomp-
son, &c yards, broke II. first.
Weed Is yards, Hicks. IS yards Schafer
Il yards, Motto 16 yards, Fleming 16 yards,
broke 10, second.
Wilson % yards, Armstrong IS yards,
broke To- third.
Twiggs 16 yards, Woeltjen is yards,
Philpot Il yards, broke IA, fourth.
Event No. ?, 20 targets; Holly Thomp-
son-16 yards, broke IS. first.
W. Thompson 20 yards. Heicks IS yards,
Armstrong 16 yards, broke II, second.
Wilson y yards, broke 16, third.
Hearn l6 yards. Fleming 10 yards, Ba-
dentoop 16 yards, Bond 16 yards, Weed
l6 yards, broke 10, fourth.
Event No 3, 25 targets: Hicks, is yards,
broke %, first
Wilson, % yards Woeltjen, IS yards,
Holly Thompson, 16 yards, Armstrong, 16-
yards broke 20. second
W. Thompson. 20 yards, broke 10, third
Phiiphot, Il yards, broke H. fourth.
Event No. 4, 20 targets: Holly Thomp
son, Is Yards broke is, first.
Spaulding, 16 yards, broke &c. second
Wilson % yards, Rocker. 20 yards, Ba-
denhoOp, 16 yards, Armstrong, 10 yards,
broke IA, third.
W. Thompson, 20 yards. Woeltjen, IS
yards, Twiggs, 16 yards, Weed 16 yards,
broke 10, fourth.
Event No 8, % Targets-Hcks,
yards, Woetjen, 1S yards. Arm
strong, IL yards. broke 25, first,
Wilson p yards, Rocker, 20 yards, Hol
ly Thompson. 16 yards, Badenh0op, 16
yards, broke 49, second.
Austin, IS yards, broke H. third.
Jaugstetter, IS yards. broke &C. fourth.
event No. 6, % Targets-W.
Thompson, 20 yards, Hicks, IS yards,
Armstrong, Is yards, broke 16, first.
TWiggs, 16 yards, broke Is, second.
Austin, is yards. Philpot, IA yards,
broke A. third
Wilson, p yards, woeltjen, IS yards,
6Iown l6 yards, Badenhoop, 16 yards,
broke 10, fourth.
Event No. 7, Is Targets-Rocker, 20
yards, broke %. first.
Wilson, p yards. Badenhoop, 16 yards,
Broke q, second
Armstrong, l6 yards, Phipot, IA yards,
broke 10, third.
Taylor, Is yards. broke II, fourth.
Event No. s, 20 Targets-Philpot II
YARDS, broke II, first.
IsYor 10 yards, Armstrong, 16 yards,
oreke 49, second.
HocKer' 20 yards, Thompson. 20 yards,
r4ige Is yards, broke IS, third.
Suenhoop' is yards, broke a. fourth.
AI'er the programme was concluded
IAN match OF ten men, captained by w
hofnpson and President Wilson, was
ana was won by Wilson's team by
margin OF four birds. This event closed
the shooting.