The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-23
EXPERTS WITH THE GUN.
How They Shot in the Tournament
at Warm Springs.

Or. F. c. Wilson, Capt. w. J. Thomp-
son and the shot gun enthusiasts, who
went from Savannah to attend the big
shoot at Warm Springs. have returned.
They report most excellent and exciting
sport. The conditions for shooting were
excellent, and entire satisfaction is ex-
pressed by ALL The courteous proprietor
of the Warm Springs Hotel, Mr.. Charles
L. Davis, who gave the shoot, with his
assistant, MIR. Jack Parker, handled
everything SO pleasantly and nicely that
che shoot went through without a hitch.
The Southern Interstate Shotgun Tour
nament", was the way the shoot was
styled 1t ended Thursday when many
of the more than fifty participants. rep
resenting ten states. scattered for their
homes. Georgia led in numbers, follow
ed by South Carolina, Alabama, Tennes-
see, Mississippi, North Carolina, New
York. Ohio and Michigan.
The first two days of the shoot were
spent in breaking inanimate targets. with
handicaps ranging from IA to 20 Yards
Dr. Wilson and Capt. Martin and Mr.
Worthen of South Carolina, shot from
the 2O-yard mark. The shooting was of
high order, and each state held UP its
end.
The last two days were at live birds
the main event being the Warm Springs
annual handicap of twenty birds, with
the entrance $25. The handicap distances
were q to 80 yards, Dr. Wilson and
Capt. Martin shooting from the greatest
distance and being the only amateurs
back of the 30-yards line. Some of the
best shots in America participated in this
event, which had 81 entries. Holland of
Atlanta, 20 yards; Fox of New York, 80
Yards: Col. Anthony of North Carolina
80 yards; Swan, Heidi, Martin and Boy
kim of South Carolina killed the twenty
straight and divided the first money,
while Etheridge, Springer, TTgner, Pierce
and Baker of Georgia, -Broyles of Missis-
sippi, Pooler of Tennessee, and Peterman
of South Carolina killed 10 and divided
second, while Wilson, Aston, Worthen,
willard and LYMAN killed IS and took
third.
South Carolina won the honors in this
event, as she entered eight men, and
four out of the seven straights were hers
and the other four shot in second and
third places. Georgia, North Carolina and
New York each had one straight. Wilson
and Martin shot throughout the tourna-
ment from the extreme limit. Dr. wilson
did fine work on the targets at the 20
yards mark, which is such a severe hand
leap that few can shoot under it. His
gun broke down on the first shot of the
first day, so that he was at a disad-
vantage throughout the shoot
Five shooters were at the Springs Fri
day, the day after the close of the shoot
Col Martin Mccormack, Baker, Law
renee and DR.. Wilson. They could not re-
sist the temptation of shooting, so a
match of 100 clay birds was proposed,
each putting in $40, the purse to be divid-
ed into two moneys-$3O to the first, and
$40 to the second. This resulted as fol-
lows: Martin, 81; Mccormack, SO; Wilson,
81; Lawrence, 81, and Baker, 49,
In the afternoon another match was
proposed with the same conditions. ex-
cept that all the money was to go to the
high gun The match resulted as follows:
Wilson, So; Martin, So; Mccormack, 81;
Lawrence 81, and Baker 81.
With great reluctance these devotees of
the trap put their guns in their cases, and
the great Warm Springs handicap shoot
came to most successful close.