Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-02
CRACK SHOTS FAIL TO WIN
], A. R, Elliott and Many of His Glass
Miss in Sweepstakes,
THlRTY-SK MEN TIE ON STRAIGHT SCORE
Preliminary Match of the BiE -FOUR
nRment at Kansas CITY f.
successfuIIy Carried
out.

KANSAS CITY. April Thirty six
men tied on a straight score Of twelve birds
in the Kansas City sweepstakes. the initial
event Of the Grand American handicap live
bird tournament which opened at Blue
River park in this city Monday:
Three hundred and sixty-nine candidates
for Grand American handicap honors en-
tered for this first preliminary shoot and
the list included all Of the prominent
shooters who are on the entry list for the
big shoot later in the week. On account
Of the great number of participants only
those who had a straight score or had
missed only one bird at the end Of the
eighth round were allowed 10 shoot the re-
naming four rounds.
There we're 140 who had not missed a
bird at the end Of the fourth round, or
after every man had shot once at each OF
the four traps. seventy-four men had an
unbroken record of dead birds at the end
of the eighth round.
Twelve Birds the Number.
Because of the unwieldy entry list 1t
was decided early In the day to cut the
number OF birds each man was to shoot
at from twelve to eight, but as the sweep
stakes, according to the original plan, were
to be divided among the thirty high guns
and there we're seyenty-four straight scores
after all had shot at eight birds, the man
agement later decided to continue the
match to twelve birds, dropping from the
list all who had missed more than one
bird. This left 1874 men, or half the entry
list to shoot the remaining four rounds.
The purse amounted to $3.50, which was
divided equally among the thirty-six win
ners.
The weather was ideal for the sport, a
bracing north wind making the birds an
active lot. 1t was noticeable that most
of the pigeons which got away, were re-
leased from the traps at the north side
of the field. The birds flying against the
wind we're more difficult to hit than those
flying with it,
Big Men Miss Out.
Many of the most celebrated Of the wing
shots are not on the list OF winners. j..
A. r. Elliott, the first man up, missed his
eighth and tenth birds. r. o. Heikes was
unable to bring down his first and fourth
and was out OF the race therefore at the
end Of the eighth round. E.. L. Banks
missed his second and third and ]. s. Fan
ming of Jersey City allowed his ninth bird
to escape. Annie Oakley OF Nutley, N. j.,
the only woman entered, missed her second
and eighth bird. G. w. Budd of Des Moines,
Ia, missed his fifth, but won much applause
by making sensational shots. e. d. Full
ford of Utica, N. Y, lost his seventh bird.
Those who made a straight score Of twelve
birds are as follows:
John e. Avery, Atlanta, Ga; ]. 70. Hicks
Columbus, o.; George Tucker, Branham,
p Psx,' PINE M; e e. Seof Ky; 8 RG0d Waters H4 Bald:
more; Sam Hoffman, jr, Atlantic, Ia: r.
l. Henshsw' 2ko6ojl' La; M; EsT%er F BIFHe,
N. Y; c. C. Herman. Kansas City; Captain
Ben Eick, Sterling, III. A. n. Fox, Phil
coeRriii, 'Plette City. Mo; Thomas'A. Mas
bali; KeithsbTrgi III J. N i D; no Morrison Is r.
White, Chicago; II. B. Bates, Widgetown,
SSiSife r. w :, Has, o; cG i; +; hr g.; A Z 4.
7 YoTF; z S,FSS e. G0nhOf' fe < :, nj k,t g. /: ssssss.
queens, n. Yen L. j. Williamson. Milwaukee
L. Foley. Nichols, Ia; w. H. Heer. Con-
Theodore Duckson, Springfield, Ill; w. R.
Miner.
Nitro-Powder Handicap.
The Nitro-Powder handicap will be the
sweepstake event tomorrow. There are
315 men entered for this handicap tonight,
and the list probably will reach 400.
The shoot today lasted from o o'clock in
the morning until $3.50 tonight without in
Permission, so 1t is probable that the race
tomorrow will be at ten or twelve birds in
stead Of sixteen. as was originally Intended.
Manager Shaner announced tonight that
the entries for the Grand American handi-
cap number 467.
The Illinois Gun club OF Springfield is
asking for the Grand American handicap
next year. A delegation from that city is
here, offered inducements to the shooters.
Branham. Texas, is also represented by
a delegation trying to land the big event
next year.