Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16

participate here this time. The shoot will
occupy the last week Of April.
In addition to all this. there is always in
prospect the Grand American handicap,
which will occur during the first week of
April at Kansas City. There will be easily
seventy-ive gunners from Nebraska down
there. and ten Omaha shooters have said
already that they viii shoot through every
event.
The first information relative to this tour
nRment at live birds has Just been issued
by the officers Of the association. The pro-
grams will be out February 20. Accord
ing to the preliminary program there will
be, March 81. an eight-bird and a twelve
bird event, no handicap; April / there will
be a bird event with the same rules
as the American handicap; April 2, the great
American handicap will be opened and will
be continued from day to day until COM
pleted.
The rules provide that birds will be
extra" in all events, that money in every
event will be divided on the high gun"
system; regular entries for the Grand
American handicap close March 20, and
post entries received after that date must
be accompanied wiki $40 additional fee.
Interstate Associations trap shooting rules
govern all contests, and the order Of shoot
ing will be decided by lot. A sterling silver
trophy valued at $3.50 will be presented to
the winner Of the Grand American handicap.
There will be a novel contest on the
Omaha Gun club grounds March 6. On
that day an sll-Nebraska team will COM
pete with the Omaha Gun club team in A
twenty-five live bird event. The contest
will be interesting froui the fact that
among the all-Nebraska team will be four
men who have always shot in the Omaha
team ano they are resolved to bring upon
their Whilom brothers an ignominious de-
feat.
In the first place the challengers Of the
all-Nebraska team specified that the Omaha
team should be composed only Of residents
OF Omaha, South Omaha and Council Bluffs.
Then they gave the names Of the all
Nebraska team. The first man mentioned
was Dan Bray Of Syracuse, one of the most
reliable shots in the Omaha Gun club.
The second man named was Frank Beard
OF Herman, the "B "a" entry, whose scores
have been the pride of Omaha in many a
closely contested match. The third name
was Dick Linderman Of Weeping Water,
another man whose average is close to
the perfect mark. Then came the name Of
@. A. Schroeder OF Columbus. who has
often brought victory from the jaws Of
defeat when the Omaha Gun club was in a
close match. The other names submitted
were George Carter Of North Platte, cap
tain; Terryberry Of Louisville, Beverage
Of Fremont, SEWERS Of Grand Island, Burke
of Elgin and Simpkins of Lincoln -
The challenge has not been accepted but
it undoubtedly will be at the next meeting
Of the club. A probable line-up Of the
contesting parties has been made as fol-
lows: Parmelee against Bray, Dick Kimball
against Linderman, Grant" against Beard,
Townsend against Schroeder, Fosg against
Carter, Lewis against Simpkins, Hardin
against Terryberry, Montmorency against
Burke, Beersheim against SEWERS and
Burke against Beverage, Such a combina-
tion, 1t is believed. would make a good
race and land the Omaha club-winner, al
though three Of its best men have gone
over to the enemy.