The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-20
MRS. ENGLISH WON MATCH
BROKE NINE TARGETS AT THE TRAP
WITH EXPERT SKILL.
Fred Gilbert Was the "High Gun"
Yesterday, with Rike N Close Sec
~ond-OnIy Ten Events Shot.

There was one event at the Limited Gun
Club shoot yesterday afternoon that wasnot
on the programme for the three days tour
nament, which opened yesterday. 1t was a
ten-bird match at inanimate targets, with
Mrs. VIM. E. English. Mrs. Rollo Heikes
and Mrs. E. II. Trip as contestants. Mrs
Heikes is travelling with her husband and
accompanied Mrs. Trip and Mrs. English
to the gun club grounds yesterday after
noon. Mrs. English carried her fine shot
gun, which was made to order for her, ana
which weighs but a few ounces over five
pounds. The match was arranged to give
the women a nance TO display their skill.
Mrs. English was an easy winner, breaking
nine out of the ten targets. Mrs. Heikes
broke one and Mrs. Trip. who was entire
ly new at the sport, failed TO dust a tar
get.
Mrs. English is a devotee OF the shooting
sport and spends many days each year with
her husband at their farm in Scott county.
She has become an excellent shot, and she
faced the traps yesterday like an expert.
She has had a little experience shooting at
inanimate targets thrown from a trap, as
Mr.. English has such a device on his farm
for practice shooting before the quail sea-
son opens each year. She is also an expert
at hunting quail and other game. Her
work at the traps yesterday won the ad-
miration of all the shooters present. as her
record was an exceptionally good one
The days programme witnessed some
lively events. There were fourteen events
on the card at fifteen birds each, but owing
TO the lateness in starting the nrSt event
and the large number of entries 1t was I'M
possible to complete more than ten events.
The other four events were called OF. Inc
programme for to-day also consists OF four
teen events at fifteen targets each, and the
first event will be called at > O'CLOCK IL the
shooters are present.
The present meet. which is the fifth an
nual Grand Central handicap tournament,
is the most successful ever held by the
Limited Gun Club. Forty shooters partici-
pated in the various events yesterday and
in nearly all of the events there were from
thirty to thirty-five entries. There Is also
a larger number of crack shots at this meet
than at any ever held in this city before.
This is accounted for by the good pro-
gramme offered and the fact that the men
are on their way to the big tournament at
Kansas City next week. There will be sew
eral more shooters here for the big Grand
Central handicap, which will be shot to-
morrow.
Fred Gilbert was the high gun yesterday.
| scoring 142 out Of a possible $50. He had a
lively race will Rike for first honors and
won out in the last event, when he broke
fifteen straight TO Rike's thirteen. Trip,
Budd, Marshall, Tanning and several 9th
erS also made good scores ROllO Heikes
was badly out of form and he only had two
'straights" to his credit in the ter events.
There are a number OF the shooters at
this tournament who were members of the
All-American team that invaded England
ming, Budd, Heikes and Trip and Emil
Werke and Frank Harrison, who were Off
cial referees at the shoots in England.
The scores for the ten events yesterday