The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-09
THE BEST SHOT
WON THE GRAND AMERICAN HANDI-
CAP WITH NINETY-FOUR BREAKS.
Poor Shooting by Crosby, Heikes, Ell
Hott and other Cracks-Scores
OF the

NEW YORK, May S.-Charles W. Flood,
of this city. won the grand American hand
leap at targets from a field Of ninety-One
contestants In Interstate Park, Queens,
Long island, to-day. He stood on the
eighteen-yard mark and out Of the hundred
targets broke "a. Last year E. c. Griffith.
of Pascoag. r. l.. from the same mark.
broke IS and won the honors. having pre-
viously won the grand American handicap
at live birds. r. b. Guy, of fredericksburg.
O.. and f. c. Bissell. of South River. y. j..
both OF whom shot from the sixteen-yard.
tied, with 80 breaks each. Flood, by win
ming. got a money prize of slSs and a silver
tea set valued at 800. Crosby and Heikes.
who were the back markers at twenty-five
yards, only broke rs and "a, respectively,
while ]. A. r. Elliott and Phelis. at twenty
one yards, scored 70 and 20. OF the other
backmarkers 4. Squires. Of Cincinnati.
with a handicap Of twenty-one yards, was
among the prize winners. as he broke 81.
The weather was bright and clear and In.
conditions could not have been better 10.
the gunners. Last years winner. Griffith.
stood at twenty-one yards. but only su-.
ceeded in smashing 70 targets. In ad6i-
ton TO the big event. five sweepstakes at
fifteen and twenty yards were shot. -
men taking part in each event. In all case
where the ties occurred the money prizes
were divided equally. Following are tie
leading scores of the prize winners in tie
grand American handicap:
Grand American handicap, at targets.
open to all. one hundred targets. unknown
angles, $40 entrance, handicap Ia TO 25 yardf.
high guns. not class shooting. with $1O
added 10 purse:
Charles w. Flood. New York. Is yards. q
r. b.. Guy. Mechanicsburg. o, l6 yards. 2.
r. c. Bissell. South River. y. J.. Is yards. -
Simon Glover, New York, - yards.-...... =.
w. A. Baker. Griffin, Ga. IS yards. 81
Thomas Howe, bingham. Mass. IS yards s.
L. c. Shortmier. New York. is yards. IS
b. ID. Keloy, East Aurora. y. T., 10
F. F. Stevens. New Brunswick. n. J.. IL
]. l.. Head. Peru. Ind. Il yards..."...... IS
l.. Squires. Cincinnati, p yards...--...... 81
A. II. Fox. Philadelphia, 20 yards..:..... 81
NJ. haywood. Marcy. n. Y. II YARDS. 80
II. c. Watson. Sewickley. Pa. Is yards. IS
a. J. Kruger. Lancaster. Pa, Is yards. 50
DR.. H. (. Lucas. Baltimore. 10 yards. IS
j. II. Mackie, Cincinnati. Is yards. IS
Neat Apgar, Plainfeld. y. J.. IS yards. So
A w. Patrick. Mechanicsburg. o., Il
VI. ]. Brennan, Halsboro. Pa. Is yards. IS
Lester German. Aberdeen, Nd, Is yards. So
In the sweepstake events the following
are the straight scores:
No. Fifteen targets. $50 added. entrance
$50. Glover. Hirschy. Gamble, Herbert
and Griffith.
No. 2-Twenty targets. $50 added. entrance
81. Piercy, Heikes. Starr, Atkinson, ALI
son, Baker. Colville and Fulford.
No. 6Fifteen targets. so added. entrance
$50. Crosby. Van Allen. Floyd, Spencer,
Phellis and Hopkins.
No. LTwenty targets. so added, en-
trance 81. Rike, Fleming, Hawkins. Wat
son, Floyd. Spencer. Griffith, Coffin,
Wheeler. McVeagh and Rhoades.
No. 5-Fffteen targets, $50 added, en-
trance $50. Leroy. Rike. Crosby. Malone.
Glover. Guy. Britton. Junius. Kelsey, Ma
lone, Daley and Bissell.