The sun., 1901-03-31
TO SHOOT FOR BIG PRIZES.
NINTH GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP
TO BE HELD THIS WEEK.
sh Days Tournament a Interstate PARK In
which Cracks From All Parts Of the Coun-
Try VIII Meet two Hundred and Nine
Men In Big Event Entries and Handioaps'

which Cracks From All Parts OF the eoun-
try WIN Meet-rwo Hundred and N'ne
Men In Big Event -Entrfes and Handicaps'
Pigeon shooters from all over the country
and few from Canada will meet this week
at Interstate Park. near Queens 70 shootin the
Grand American Handicap for which there
are 200 entries This will be the ninth Grand
American Handicap and since II was first
lnauglrated in 1898 II has grown wonderfully
N popular favor The first shoot was won
by Robert A. welch. There were twenty-one
entries and n Z. Money. the eldest son OF the
veteran captain. was second. or the former
winners OF the handicap all are entered this
year except r. A. Welch and j. q. Messner
Last year several amateurs we're entered
among whom were X 4. McAlpin. Il. T. Duryea.
RA welch, W S Edey. II ID. kirkover. ID. l.
Bradley and others. but the new rule OF the
Carteret Gun Club which prohibits amateurs
from taking part in any competition In wni'h
professionals compete kept them out ms
year Capt Money. however, has entered
and his son II arold. who won the amateur
championship at Carteret in February. Is also
an entry. II they take part in the shoot they
will be barred from taking part in any OF the
shoots at the Carteret Gun Club and o'her
clubs that recognize the Carteret ruling. IL
is not thought that they will shoot but merely
made an entry in order 10 show that they
recognized the Grand American.
The Interst ate Association guarantees that
the prizes shall be worth q. 800. Of which 5000
goes 10 the winner. $500 10 the second man
and $500 to the third The association also
gives a handsome silver cup 10 the winner.
The entry fee Is s?j and all money received
for fees in excess OF the 81. 500 guaranteed
h. .ltny
e. the position in which they finish in the
race The total amount received from the
entry foes will amount 30 s5.I7S There will
be syeTj left after the money for the three
first men ha, been deducted. and the lowest
prize will be $50 10
The Handicap Committee this year SAT
Divine Memphis G. W Budd. Dee Moines:
j / Head. Peru. Ind Bernard Waters
New York city W h. Hobart. Newark: VIII
X Park. Philadelphia. and Elmer l. Shaner
Pittsburg The handcaps range from
twenty-seven to thirty-three yards J A
r Elliott ". K Crosby and Fred Gilbert
are the back markers on the S?-yard mark
Harold Money the amateur champion. J.
Malone of Baltimore. F d Bates Of Ridge
ton, Ontario. last years winner. j : Fan
ming and Tom Marshall are placed az thirty
one yards Among those at thirty yards
are II Fox Rolla Heikes. + = Parmece.
u Fuliord. G. } Roll and Tom Morley
Probably the shooter who viii attract the
most attention will te Tod Sloan. the Jockey.
He viii shoot from the 27-yard line
The shooting will begin at o O'Clock to-
morrow morning and viii last until saturday
afternoon In the handicap events on the
programme the shooters viii stand at the
marks allotted for them in the Grand Ameri-
can Handicap The first event on the pro
grsmme will be the Interstate Park Intro
duCtory On Tuesday the first event will
he a handicap at sixteen bird- The money,
Will be divided according 20 H." number Of
entries and as the Grand American llandi-
cap is to begin at o'clock on Wednesday
on Tuesday TIE Grand American Handi-
cap will last at least two days
on Saturday there will be n shoot for the
Gilman-Barnes international trophy This
event is al twenty-five birds, slj entrance,
handicaps twenty-five 70 thlrty-three yard-
This trophy must be won three times by one
J. r .Duryea, Z q Heikcs \ II Ming Rich,-
fpdoS G1d SNf;Tll Erain C2rGnoe I9nG Rorle
Eliston and James Cofey The entries
numbers and handicaps for the Grand Ameri-
can follow
Page, % :. VI d. Stevens 20. >. J.. +. AAlrrs, ..
:, DI Case, 80; : J. " savage g 5 X l. rcmtlc,
Emil werG. 70; I2 franklin stcarns, es 49, Philip
naly j. so u g. H. licr,1, q =. nr. J. y. Cah,
1o, a G Cognry 60 ,i.,, 2 c. Nsrman 2. e
.: y; {: 4. Tumc. g, :s = +, 6a Poq', 3 =; y
ION, 20; % Q. McG, Morris; q 81 j. r. uall y,
To. so So 9S"" IS John IN e Hfy H = 'S aat r. * Hs
q; 81. B. ". Clandge, 2s 81 J \. Scott, c6 80 5.
,hon, ss q J. $ Dd,,59 e. 3 J. ionc, e. 't9 Il
Z: g Tn,e, 2s .S v F. Farter, g is Z Hl,tng.
~ So T. SteGens as s. j. p Keenan, y