Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-04
OLD CHAMPIONS ARE LOSERS
Six Grand American Handicap Win
nerS Msr ChRnces of
Leading.


Leading.
KANSAS CITY, April 3.-with 1873 en-
tries and 456 actual starters the Grand
American handicap opened at Blue River
park yesterday and at the end of the
day 143 wing shots had a straight score Of
eight birds. There will be eight rounds
each day until the list of withdrawals
makes it possible to shoot more. II there
arc two or, more men with a straight score
after the twenty-nfth round the high guns
will shoot of to decide the race.
Perfect weather again marked the sport
and a great crowd OF spectators was at
tracted to the park. The best Of the birds
had been saved for the Grand American and
the great number of hard flyers released
today ruined the chances OF many Of the
celebrities.
At the end of the eighth round every
one OF the six Grand American handicap
winners Of the past, who are participating
this year, had lost one or more birds, max
ing 1t almost certain that a new man will
be the winner this year. T. w. Morley OF
Queens, l.. l., the winner in 1894, lost his
first bird. o. R. Dickey of Boston, win
ner in 1895, missed his eighth. Thomas Mar
shall OF Keithsburg, ILL.,, the winner in 1897
and 1899. the man who has the distinction
of winning the event twice, missed his
third and eighth. H. D. Bates of Ridge
ton, Ont, the winner in 1900, missed his
third. f.. c. Grifith of Psscoag, R. l., lost
his fifth. f. D. Fulford Of Utica, N. Y,
the WHINE in 1898. was In bad form and
lost his first, fourth and fifth. other promi-
nent shooters who failed to make a straight
score today are: C. w. Budd Of Des Moines,
L. Ale na-a4--F n-onko,, re- II n
Louder of San Francisco. F. NJ. Faurote of
Fort Worth. Tex, H. B. Money Of Oakland.
N. j., A. H. Fox of Philadelphia and R.
Merrill Of Milwaukee.
Elliott, GiIbert and Crosby.
]. A. R. Elliott. Fred Gilbert and w. R.
Crosby, the thirty-tWo-yard men. all have
a straight score. Each one Of them was
on his mettle and their shooting was the
feature of the day.
None of the four thirty one-yard men,
Bates, Grifith, Fox and Marshall, sue
ceeded in killing eight birds.
The three women shooters were the OBJ
ject Of much attention from the crowd and
one Of them, Mrs. S. S. Johnson Of Min
neapolis, had a straight score at the end
Of the day. Her shooting was of the SEN
~sational order and won much applause for
her. -"wenonah" Of California missed three
and Annie Oakley missed two during the
day. --lr.
At the end Of the fourth round PAT shoot
ers had not missed a bird. The race will
be continued tomorrow morning.
Clean Score List.
Those who had a straight score today
W II. Herman, Kansas City; John Par
P. Hicks, Chicago; r. W. Root, Aledo, III.
II. B.. Hill Aurora Ind II: II; Stevens
Naswf Russell n; ii k SGE 81 Spirit Ritefhi akEs;. C Ia. Paul
Lumber JACK" Merrill wis: chris Got.
mere. i'll; Fred Arnold ST, Joseph ". 4.
Williams. Belleyille III Ed Bingham
BRENNAN. Tex. EDWARD Banks, New York;
Dayton to be *; H. 'T IL lyons %s Lou Is neef Ky;
Young; Springfield; F. N; Plancki Kansas
Williamson. Milwagkee; e o. Hudson,
III; L. R. oaverly. Kansas city; Forty
Moore Lineolni Neb; j. ,; c9rnett' Kansas
Gity sjcS SsorS MaT Il RSa' ill., Hue g. isi4 &c c 5a !.
i caaniPSeil, Kansas city; ! 3; NIGhofs::
] Il. Sims ,folIinsyliies' II; ! ": Budd'
.JosepSi No. Walter Spencer St. Louis; r.
s. Rhodes, Columbus, O.; w. r: Crosby,
011,Ffkil sln,u N; Il Harris Hi T Ky E &. f fUlf. TTen;
ton, Mich William CLAYTON, Kansas City:
A. NJ shaw peIG%0Ht. s. u; 9; Mis- Wi LG %sn
Fonda. Ill J. M Rhodes, FRANKFORT. Kan.
Jerry :; rSSREsy;' GsRTy rSSiisls; }%qI,Reil?R eSiS5;yy::
Kan Kansas Me cfty; W. Ni IS HoTith cot La Gr Silss.
tain a. ". Money Oakland. y. p; T. ".
Ia; j. A. r Elliott. Kansas City; H. z,
R Bofe, TeK.; G e. e. Mink Sn Ph iRSisP, ArG J.
w. Davis, Platte City. No. J. Ii White
rick, Crescent City IN John ]. HallqweIil,
il; HSlTfHS GhlQP5l 4sdv Arg Nsw {; !. Brown asTH
4, e. Lard, New York; w. s. Allen, Raw
more, Mo. j.. L. D. Morrison, St: Paul; W,
Kansas city; j. d. Gay, Pine Grove, XIV;
9: W. sexton, Hardy Ia s y; d; a; P wis,
city' KAN; Robin HOOD, FostOria O.;
Hood Waters, Baltimore; @ e. Agard,
GolSfelS' i fnrd z FS-,I j p9yei cg e. sayisS G Ia;
II, Clay. IT,, Austsrlitz, Ky; II. e. Hirsehy,
j. Ed Vaughn. Bakersheid Cal; c. ".
Phellis. Cincinnati; "B. "a" Herman, Neb.
oias. Ia; R. L.. Burns. Paris. Tex. S. N.
Atlanta. Ga; Sim Glover, New York G. p.
Dickson, Kansas City; George Selbhers,
n. j.; j. S. Taggart, Nebraska City, Neb.
G. T. Hall. Laomt, Ill; P. l. Parker. Kan
Riehl. East Alton. Ill Harvey MeAIurehy,
Fulton. n. Y; c. c. Beyeridge, Fremont
Neb.; +. Schnyder. Crawfordsviile, Ind.
Mrs. s. 8, johnson. Minneapolis; A.. q.
Allen. G. w. Clay, Ben Bicks. Eugenia; Z
]. Pearson. w. r. Miner. Des Moines. Ia.
p. Dickinson, S. I. Rahm. L. H Owen, NJ
+. Lindsay. J. n. shafter. John jenkins
Shreveport. Ia. ]. A. Lane. Marshalltown
Ia: r. Park. Memphis, Tenn j. W. Bick-
ell. Fort Worth, Tex; J. w. Turner, Mar
tin, Tex.
Children Lie IL.
MY little boy took the Group one night. -