Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-03
SHOOT WELL
Big Squad OF Hawkeyes Among
the High Guns at Kansas
City.
----
Now Certain That a New Man
Will Win Grand American
Handicap.
Many Old Favorites Dropped Out
Early in the Big
Contest.
q T,n,es-Republican.

Snecial to Times Republican.
Kansas City, April 3.-Those OF the
Iowa contingent taking part IN the
grand American handicap who mad
not lost bird at the beginning OF the
ninth round are Russell Klein, Spirit
Lake; e. b. Trotter Kingsley; i. -.
Nichols. Nichols; E. c. Hinshaw, Oko-
boil; G. e. Hughes, Fonda; w. f. Dun
can. Sioux City; William Wetleaf,
Nichols: c. b. Adams, Rockwell City;
Fl. H. Hawman, Sioux City; Fred Gill
bert. Spirit Lake; G. E. Agard, Cold
field: C. w. Saxton, Hardy; r. l.. Dove,
Centerville; George Selbhers, Newton
E. j. Pearson, w. r. Miner, Des
Moines: j. A. Lane, Marshalltown.
Kansas City, April 3.-At the end OF
the eighth round "Wednesday every one
of the six Grand American handicap
winners of the past who are partlcl-
mating this year had lost one or more
birds, making it almost certain new
man will be the winner this year.
The best of the birds had been saved
for the Grand American, and the great
number of hard flyers released ruined
the chances of many of the celebrities.
T. W. Morley, of Queens. l.. l., New
York, the winner in 1894 lost bis hrst
bird. o. r. Dickey, of Boston winner
in 1896, missed his eighth. Thomas A.
Marshall, of Keitsburg, ILL.,, the winner
in 1897 and 1899, the man who has the
distinction Of winning the event twice,
Ill, ai orb
Bates, of Ridgetown, Ont, the winner
in 1900, missed the third. ~. e. GIRL
liths, of Pascoag, r. l.. last years win
ner, lost his fifth. E. ID. Fulford, OF
Utica, N. Y, 1.-The winner in 1898, was In
bad form and lost his first, fourth and
fifth.
Other prominent shooters who failed
to make straight score yesterday We're
c. w. Budd, of Des Moines Iowa; ALI
Gardiner, of Brennan, Tex: III. Q.
Feudner, of San Francisco; F. NJ. Eau
rote, of Fort Worth, Tex; II. b. Money,
of Oakland, n. j.; a. II. Fox. of Phila-
delphia, and s. Merrill, of Milwaukee.
j. A. r. Elliott, Fred Gilbert and w.
r. Crosby, the thirty-two-yard men. all
have a straight score. Each of them
was on his mettle, and their shooting
was the feature of the day. None of the
thirty one-yard men, Bates, Griffith.
Fox and Marshall, succeeded in killing
eight birds.
The three women shooters were the
objects of much attention from the
crowd and one of them, Mrs. S. S. john
son, of Minneapolis, had straight
score at the end of the day. Her shoot
ing was of the sensational order and
won much applause. Annie Oakley
missed two during the day.
At the end of the fourth round 247
shooters had not missed bird.
Pools on the result are active. Many
chances at long odds are taken and con-
siderable money also has been taken on
the old time favorites, the scratch men
and the former winners. Tom Marshall,
twice a winner of the trophy, and Feu-
der of San Francisco, We're held at 20 to
1. Those who have the call in the bet
ting and the odds placed against them
follow: Marshall and Feuder, 20 to /;
T. w. Murfey. Cal. Callison, Crosby,
Gay, Morrison and Gilbert. each % to
i; Elliott, T. r. Ware, Burnside and j.
L. White, 80 to 1, and Bates, HI. Money,
The handicap is 25 bird race, SIS en-
trance. To the first high gun, in addi-
ton to the cash prize, there is offered a
sterling silver trophy. The program
adopted by the tournament for the race
follows:
Should there be more than $50 entries
all the money in excess of $6,500-that
is, go entries at $25 each-will be di-
vided into sixty three equal parts and
added to the different amounts due the
sixty three high guns. Briefly, sum-
marizing the foregoing, 1t will be noted
that the purse will be divided in ac-
cordance with the number of entries
received BY this division three places
are created for each ten entries over
sixty. 1t is not possible for fourth
money to exceed third, and the moneys
would seem divided in such manner as
are seventy entries, fourth high gun
would receive $50 and the sixth high
gun $3.50. If 100 entries, fourth high
gun would receive 500, and the fif-
teenth high gun $40. If 222 entries-the
number last year-fourth high gun
would receive $2S3.50, and the fifty
fourth high gun $4,000. Post entries
made brought the aggregate UP to 49S,
making the purse s12,025. 1t is expect
ed there will be few forfeits.
The race was called promptly at 8
o'clock. At noon the contestants We're
making the circuit of the four traps in
fairly good shape, and over 200 men had
shot at their first for sides. Everybody
entered shot at eight birds yesterday.
The weather became variable, the sun
creeping out of the haze only occasion
ally.
f. d. Fulford, Utica, N. Y, missed his
first and fourth birds; C. w. Budd Des
Moines, 80 yards, missed his second. H.
O. Feudner, San Francisco, % yards.
picked by many as a winner, missed his
third. Bearkart of California and Tom
Ware of Spokane, each lost one Annie
Oakley lost one bord, and Mrs. Lillian
Smith. "Wenona," lost two. w. r.
Oakley lost one bird, and Mrs. Lillian
Johnston shot In perfect form, each
killing four straight. Mrs. Johnstons
last kill was an especially difficult one,
that drew forth a hearty round of APP
plause E. G. Griffith, winner of the
Grand American handicap last year, al
SO grasped his first four birds j. S.
flaming. Jersey City, N. j., and Fred
Gilbert, Spirit Lake, Iowa, also killed
four straight. All scratch. or thirty
two yard men, have record of