The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-02
EXPERT TRAP SHOOTING
MANY CLEAN SCORES MADE AT IN
TERSTATE PARK. LONG ISLAND.
Tod Sloan and y. A. IL. Elliott Among
Those who Fell DOwn-Head,
of Peru, Ind. a Winner.

NEW YORK. April Lover eight score
OF the b~est-known shots in the United
States and Canada assembled at Interstate
Park to-day to take part in the ninth annu-
al trap-shooting tournament of the Inter
state Association. The weather was good
and the birds were a well-chosen lot of fast
flyers. Among the contestants who took
part in the two events on to-day's pro-
gramme were the winners of all previous
Grand American championships. with two
exceptions, the absentees being *. "A.
Welch. Of this city. and J. G.. Messner, OF
Pittsburg. Prominent among the past win
ners who were on hand was Thomas a.
Marshall, mayor of K~eithsburg, III. With
him were w. A. Crosby. of O'Fallon. ILL.,;
c. r. Dickey. of Wellington. Mass; E. d..
Fulford, OF Utica; III. ID. Bates. of Ridge
ton. Ontario. and Tom Morley. The latter
did not shoot to-day. but will take part in
the Grand American on Wednesday and
Thursday.
j. A. r. Elliott, of Kansas City, was the
first man 10 face the traps. but. after max
ing two good kills. lost his third, a right
quarterer. which fell out of bounds. In the
second event Elliott missed two out Of
twelve. making his score for the day seven
N1NAA 80 va ~ OR1Ao NAAN
of interest was conferred in the work of Tod
Sloan at the traps. The little jockey was
not very fortunate, as he missed three in
the first event of eight birds and in the
second event missed the same number out
or eleven which he shot at.
In the opening event at eight birds there
was a field OF l6 contestants, and of these
tnirty-one killed straight and the money
was divided among them, each receiving
$2l.90. In the second event at twelve birds
there were 151 entries. out OF which
twenty killed twelve straight and thirty
straight scores won $3.50 apiece. while
those with eleven each only received $3.50.
Ten OF the contestants killed straight in
both events, making a total of twenty,
Holman, of New Jersey; Arno, of SYRIA
cuse; Leroy Campbell, OF Massachusetts:
Parmalee. of Omaha; Malone, of Baltimore;
a. X. Fox, OF Baltimore; c. X. United, OF
schenectady, N. Y; Crosby, of Alton, Ill.
Van Allen, of Jamaica, L. L., and "Tarheel,"
or Tarboro, n. &.
Following are the high scores i'm to-day's
events:
Interstate Introductory. eight birds, thirty
yards rise, fifty yards boundary; four mon
eys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent high guns, not
class shooting; ties divide-Stephens, Hal
IFS SThs,e Hoffman, %aIa0 Arnq, +Phil'" Leroy, Leroy.
Lambert, Trimble, Roll, Crosby, Head
peru. lnd.). Bond, Mcpherson, Hopkins,
Van Allen. Gottlieb. Glover. "Tarheel.'"
Lafiiri. Barlow, Feagenspan, Rheam, Full
ford, ORourke and Bates, all clean scores.
Borough of Queens Sweepstakes, twelve
birds; s. entrance. birds extra; thirty yards
rise, fifty yards boundary; Isl entries: thir-
" moneys, TO be divided among the thirty
high guns; not class shooting-Hofman, Ar
no, Simmons. Leroy, Parmalee, Malone, Fox.
Teal, United, Crosby, Gilbert. X. Merrill.
'Ked Wing, Claridge, Van Allen, Tar
heel Budd, Bates and Harold. Money all
clean scores.