The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-02
EIGHTY-TWO HIGH GUNS
ALL KILLED TWELVE II IN THE
NITRO POWDER HANDICAP.
Purse of S4,1oO Divided-Largest En-
try List Ever known in Single
Wing Shot Contest.

KANSAS I Mo-, April 1.-There were
49 entries in the Nitro-Powder handicap,
the event scheduled for the second day of
the Grand American handicap live-bird
tournament. and eighty-two high guns, each
with a straight score of twelve birds, di-
vided the purse of 81, 100. Never in the his
tory Of wing contests has so large a num-
Der of shooters participated in any single
event. Nearly all of those who are entered
for the Grand American handicap faced the
traps to-day and each one was subjected to
the same handicap ne will have in the big
shoot, which will begin tomorrow.
The day was clear and cool enough to
make the birds active and satisfactory in
their flight. Because of the large number
of contestants to-day who shot from the
twenty-six. twenty-seven and twenty-eight-
yard lines a larger percentage of shooters
made higher scores than yesterday, when
all shot from the thirty-yard mark. AT the
end of the fourth round to-day 23S of the
shooters had not missed a bird. At the end
of the eighth round 125 had a straight
score. The Nitro-Powder handicap was in
tended TO be a sixteen-bird affair, but be-
cause Of the large entry list il was cut to
twelve birds and only those who had a
straight score at the end of the eighth
round were allowed to shoot out the match.
Many Of the prominent wing shots were
among the winners to-day. w. r.. Crosby,
OF O'Fallon, Ill, shooting from the thirty
two-yard mark, made a straight score, as
he did in the Kansas City sweepstakes yes
terday. W. D.. Bates, OF Bridgetown, On
tario, who shoots with a thirty-one-yard
handicap, is another who has not missed a
bird during The tournament. Bates won the
Grand American in 1900 and he is looked
upon with favor this year. ]. A. R. Elliott.
of Kansas City. and E.. d. Fulford each
nNodA N ~nf~ >da A~-
those who failed to make a straight score
were Fred Gilbert, Rollo Heikes, c. w.
Budd and T.. A. Marshall. After killing ten
straight Gilbert lost his last two birds;
Marshall, who has won the Grand Ameri-
can handicap at two of the annual tourna-
ments, missed his sixth bird.
Annie Oakley, twenty-seven yards, of
Nutley. n. j.; Lillian Smith. better known
as "Wenonah." twenty-six yards, of Cali
fornia, and Mrs. S. s. Johnson. twenty-five
yards, of Minneapolis. were in the race to-
score. Miss Oakley lost her seventh and
eighth, "Wenonah" lost her fifth and Mrs.
Johnson missed her fifth bird. All three
are entered for the Grand American handi-
cap.
The winners to-day were: J. d. Gray.
%ureville, Ky; H. b. Hill, Aurora, Ind. :;
g n n Mack o G~Inc n seteI *; 5 Rsb%sS
n. j.; +. D.. Bingham, Chicago; j. A. r..
Elliott, Kansas City; c. w. Phellis. Gin
cinnati: Russell Kline. Spirit Lake. Ia: J..
b: Post, Spencerville, o.; r. c. Hinshaw,
Okobeji. Ia; b. F. Downs. Springfield. O.:
w. E. Kessler. Des Moines. Ia; E. d.
Voris, Crawfordsville. Ind; T. Z. Hubby,
Waco, Tex; j.. S. Boa. Alton, ILL.,; ]. L..
Mich: w. d. Bates, Ridgetown. Ont; j. II.
Holmes. Chloride. A. T.; H. c. Hirschey,
MINNEAPOLIS; NJ. c. Feudner. San Francisco;
stein. Cambridge, III j.. c. Broyles, Bir-
mingham, Ala: c. Z. Mink, Philadelphia;
J. E. Riley, Kansas City: j. H. Caldwell,
burg, ILL.,; r. L. Burns, Paris. Tex: Harry
/. King Kings Mills. o.; A. j. Lawton,
Colorado Springs. Col; w. F. Fogg, Oma-
ha: j. l.. ID. Morrison, c. B. Adams. Rock
well. Ia; Ed o'Brien. Florence, Kan; L.
Foley. Nichols. Ia; c. b. Sexton. Hardy,
Ia; c.. NJ. Powers. Decatur. Ill: G.. Ste
phenson. Waterville. Kan: J.. w. Nickel
City; Kan; E. a. Leach. Sioux City, Ia;
w. r. Crosby. O'FaIlon. ILL.,; P. c. Ward.
Hickman. Ky; c.. S. McGill. Arnold. III:
Sim Glover, New York city; E; D. Hick-
springville. Ala; Charles Spencer, St.
Louis; Dick Dwyer, Chicago; J. E.
Vaughan. Bakersfield. Cal; o. Boettger.
Ollie, Ia; H. Money. Oakland. n. J.: Lee
n. J.: "B. q" Herman. Neb.: T. r. Mich
OILS. Nichols. Ia. WATERFOWL Kid. Water
town, 5. D.; DR.. E. Ady. West Liberty. Ia;
j. w. Garrett, Colorado Springs; w Shaw,
belmont. 8. D.: w. p. Northcott. La
grange. IN: II. Middleton. Springfield. IN:
Nelson Jarrett. Kansas City; J. NJ. Rhodes.
Frankfort. Kan: Alexander Mermod. st.
Louis: r. D.. Fulford. Utica. n. Y: l.. Ow-
ems. Ed Dickinson. Fl. Ark. J. n. Shafer.
f. o. Park. ID. d. d." T. J. Stone. J. Gil
hllan, Bob White, NJ. j.. Smith. J. c. David
son, j. II Burke. II p Blaisdell
There are 479 entries for the Grand Amer
lean handicap and a few more post entries
are expected. The tournament committee
met to-day TO act upon the petitions TO
change the rule governing the distribution
OF the prize money and decided not to
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