The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
THE REPUBLIC CUP WAS
WON BY GUY BURNSIDE
Marksman From Knoxville. ILL.,, Captured the Valuable Trophy in
the Eighteenth Round of an Interesting Missand-O Out Match
Collins and Chase Dropped Out Together
on Their Sixth Birds.

ure. He dropped the bird right at the fence
with a wonderful second.
As Riehl took a bead on his eighteenth:
he saw a fast incomer. which was a bro
indeed. II was well over the boundary In
much less time than 1t takes TO teli IL. anu
The Republic Cup will go to his home In
Knoxville. where II will remain until next
fall. when the final competition Tor II WI
possession OF II at one time or another.
Neither Burnside nor Rfehf took any
chances with their birds. and let each have
the second. whether II seemed necessary or
not
Lenp Medal Match.
In the Iemp Medal shoot Doctor Reichert
Of Freeburg. H.. went out In the second
round: and the fourth brought al about %oc the
Simms OF Collinsville. III. Jake Gay Of Pine
Grove. KY. went out in the sixth round:
Dave Elliott lost his thirteenth out Of
bounds. and then a real shooting match
took place between Alex MermOd and Hen
~ Griespdieck. The former was apparently
very nervous. as he smoked continuously
even while at the score. only placing MS
cigarette behind his ear to shoot and then
putting away again. Luck cut quite a figure
in the match and kept II going as long as 1t
did.
Mermod's twenty-fourth was counted a
kill through the clever retrieving OF Ed
Prendergast But II was a very lucky count
boundary and then turned back. slightfng
In the middle OF the grounds. II took an
other flight. but on the third attempt, was
caught by Prendergast. As Mermod ex-
pressed II. he had a bad half hour there
for a minute" Griesedieck's first string of
twenty-five was completed on meritorious
kills. In the thirty-fourth round he had his
turn Of good luck. His bird flew straight
away from the score. and: though hit; cir
cled about the grounds twice before alisht,
ing. II was bleeding profusely. but would
| have gotten away II a less clever retriever
than Charley Spencer had gone after u.
| Ed Prendergast again played the part oil
| the good Samaritan for Mermod In the Tor
ty-ninth round with another scientific catch
Gresedieck made the best shot Of the
match on his sixty-ifth bird. II was a fast
left quarter flyer and managed to aodgr
from the score when Griesedieck dropped It
with a full charge In the middle.
Meraod's Last BIRD.
The next round told the tale. as Mermod
drew a straightaway bird that busted Out
\ ever few. 1t would have been a great XIII.
II executed. and II was no disgrace to miss
IL. especially when IL was the stxty-nfth
\ bird OF a m~iss-and-Out match with the
hampio of Missouri and one OF the great
est trap-shots that ever killed a pigeon =,
II was a match which more than repaid
those who took the trouble to spend the
Henry Griesedieck won this emblem last
year. and as II becomes the property OF the
man who wins IL twice. he will not have 10
A B. Dariel. of Denver broke the records
of the week on clay targets yesterday 6y
breaking ls straight and making a total
Louis Dennfg was a disappointed mar
yesterday. after making a score of "a In the
Lemp Medal shoot. He killed his twenty.
to place his hand o n it. Referee George
Prendergast called time. as the two min.
utes limit had expired. and the bird had e
be counted as lost.