The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-02
MORRISON A WINNER
ST. PAUL WING SHOT HOLDS HIS
OWN IN NITRO-POWDER
HANDICAP
ENTRY LIST BROKE. RECORD
Shoot Was Cut to Twelve Birds, ana
Eighty-TWO With Straight
Score Divided the Big
Purse.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, April There
were 419 entries in the Nitro-Powder
handicap, the event scheduled for the
second day Of the Grand American handi-
cap live bird tournament and eignty-tWo
high guns each, with straight score of
twelve birds, divided the purse Of a. 1870.
Never before in the history of wing
shot contests has SO large a number of
shooters participated in any single event
Nearly all of those who are entered for
the Grand American handicap faced the
traps today, and each one was subjected
to the same handicap he will have n the
big shoot, which will begin tomorrow
The day was clear and cool enough to
make the birds active and most salts
factory in their flight
AT the end of the fourth round today
23S of the shooters had not missed bird
At the end of the eighth round 125 head
had a straight score.
The Nitro-Powder handicap was intend
ed to be sixteen-bird affair, but because
of the large entry list it was cut to
twelve birds and only those who had
straight score at the end of the eight
round were allowed to shoot out the
match.
Many of the prominent wing shots were
among the winners today. w. r. Crosby,
of O'Fallon, ILL.,, shooting from the thirty
two-yard mark, made a straight score as
ne did in the Kansas City sweepstakes
yesterday.
w. D. Balls. of Rtdgeton, Ont, who
shoots with thirty-one-yard handicap, is
another man who has not missed a bird
during the tournament. Balls won the
Grand American in 1900, and he is looked
upon with favor this year j. A. r. Ell
Hott, OF Kansas City, and f. d. Fuiford
each made straight score today.
Among those who failed to make a
straight score were Fred Gilbert, Rollo
Heikes, c. w. Budd and T. A. Marshall
After killing ten straight Gilbert lost his
last two birds Marshall, who has won
the Grand American handicap at two an
nual tournaments, missed his sixth bird
Annie Oakley, twenty-seyen yards, of
Nutley, n. j.; Lillian Smith, better known
as 'Wenonah," tWenty-six yards, Of Cali
fornia, and Mrs. S. S. Johnson twenty
five yards, of Minneapolis, were in the
race today but none of them made a
straight score. Miss Oakley lost her sew
enth and eighth, 'Wenonah" lost her
fifth, and Mrs, Johnson missed her fifth
bird. All three are entered for the Grand
American handicap.
The winners today were as follows:
j. D. Gay, Pine Grove, Ky; c. .. LIE
Compile, PleasureVilIe, KY; H. B. Hill,
Aurora, Ind; J. H. Mackie, Cincinnati;
r. S. Rhoads, Columbus, Ohio; II. H.
Chicago; J. A. r. Elliott, Kansas City;
G. w. Phellis, Cincinnati; Russell Kline
spirit Lake, Iowa: 1. B. Post, Spence
field Ohio; E. G. Hinshaw, Okoboj,
p. Kessler, Des Moines, Iowa; f. d.
Varis, Charlottesville, Ind; L. E. Hub
by, Waco, Tex; J. S. Boa, Alton Ill. j.
l.: White, Chicago; Charles Caleb, Flint,
Mich; II. b. Bates, Ridgetown, Ont;
J. I'll. Holmes, Chloride, Ari H. c.
Hirschey Minneapolis; NJ 0. Feudner,
San Francisco; S. r. Smith, Riverside,
Cal; ". F. Boltenstein, Cambridge, III;
]. G. Broyle, Birmingham, Ala; c. E.
Mink, Philadelphia; j. e. Filey, Kansas
City; ]. H Caldwell, Springfield, H.; H.
p. Boltenstein, Galesburg, H.; r. l..
Burns 3 IId; Paris Par Tex; Harry L. King,
oradO Springs, Col; W. E. Fogg, Omaha;
]. L. D. Morrison, st. Paul; c. B. Adams,
Rockwell City, Iowa; Ed O'Brien
E Fa%a kan; saxt l. F3Iey a Nichols.
G. M: Powers, Decatur, III; G. Stephen
son, Waterville, Kan; J. A. McKeIvay,
Hedrick, Iowa; C. H. Calhoun Weir City.
Kan; E: A. Leach, Sioux City, Iowa; w.
Hickman, KY; c. S. McGill, Arnold, III.
Sim Flower, New York city; E. D. Hick-
man, Kansas City; ]. r. Livingston,
Springville,. Ala; Charles Spencer, st.
Louis; Dick Dwyer Chicago; J. Z.
Vaughan, Bakersfield. Cal; O. Boettger,
Ollie, Iowa; H. Money, Oakland, N. J.
LIE Roy, Cambello, Mass; Battleax, New
ark, N. T.; ''B. 27,' Herman, Neb; L. 3.
Nichols, Nichols, Iowa; WATERFOWL
Kid" WATERFOWL, S. D.; DR.. E. Ady,
West Liberty, Iowa; G. w. Garrett Col
orado Springs, Col; William Shaw, Del
mont, S. D.; w. P. Northcott. La Grange.
Ill; III. Middleton. Springfield, ILL.,; Mel
SON Jarrett Kansas City; j. NJ Rhodes,
Frankfort, Kan; Alexander Mermod, st.
Louis; E. d. Fulford, Utica, N. Y; J..
Owens, Ed Dickinson; H. Ark; ]. N.
Shafer, r. O. Park; I'D. D. d." T. j.
Stone J. Gillian; Bob White; M ].
Smith; ]. G. Davidson; J. H. Burke; II.
p. BlaidsdeIl
There are 4799 entries for the Grand
American handicap and a few more post
entries are expected. The tournament
committee met today to act upon the
petitions to change the rule governing
the distribution of the prize money and
decided not to change the rule.