Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-31
Amateur Target Tournament
to Be Held Here Next Week
Attracting Attention
FINE TIME is PROMISED
Many of the "Bis Guns" Including
"Tomu Marshall, "charey" Budd, and
Fred Gilbert, Will Be Present-Ama-
tours Only May Divide the Money
Details of the Meeting.

What promises to be one of the most
successful amateur target tourna-
ments ever given in Iowa, outside OF
the annual state shoots, is to be held
in this city next week, on THURSDAY
and Friday, August 6 and Z, byt the
Marshalltown Gun Club. The shoot
is strictly for amateurs, altho num-
Der of professionals will participate.
The amateurs only are to be eligible
for a division of the money. 1t is ex-
pected that between fifty and sixty
shooters will be before the traps.
A number of big guns VIII
be present, Tom" Marshall, OF
Keithsburg, Charley Budd, of
Des Moines. and C. 3. Adams. of
Rockwell, having already signified their
intentions of being here. Fred Gilbert,
of Spirit Lake, is also expected, as ne
| is member of the local club, and al
WAYS takes a great deal of interest in
| it's tournaments.
There will be twelve events on each
days program, of fifteen and twenty
birds each, alternating two tifteens and
one twenty turnout the day. The en-
trance money is placed at $1.5O for the
| fifteen bird events, and 81 for the
| twenties, total of $50 for the days
sport. The Marshalltown Gun Club has
guaranteed that eight Marshalltown
men will shoot in each event of the
| two days, so that the inducement to
outside shooters, with $500 of Mar
shalltown money before them, is great
| err than is usually held out by clubs
giving tournaments. There are to be
no handicaps strictly speaking. altho
| in a general way the better shooters
are to be restrained from getting the
big end of the money. This is over
come by the manner of division. The
usual divisions are 40, 80, 20 and 10
per cent, but in this shoot there are
to be four monies at % per cent. This
will give those shooting in third and
fourth places an advantage of about
20 per cent. The idea is to encourage
the poorer shooters. and at the same
time act as a sort of a handicap to the
better ones. 1t is anticipated that the
arrangement will prove very popular
to the shooters in general. altho it has
never been attempted in tournament
In Iowa before. The averages are to
be first high $40: second, 50; third, IS;
fourth, 81: fifth, Sc; sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth, IS each; with
$40 for low average. In order to be
eligible to average the shooter must
| participate in the entire program.
The shooting is to begin promptly
at o'clock, at the new club grounds,
l nP no ,fr X
pert traps, Sargent system, will be
| used. The club will also use the 500
trap pull, with indicator. American
| Association rules are to govern the
| meeting, except that defective targets
accepted will be scored. All fair tar
gets must be accepted. The targets
are to be trapped at the usual price,
9 cents each. Shells shipped to the
care of President L. c. Abbott, charges
prepaid, will be delivered to the
grounds free of charge. The club has
made arrangements for meeting all Of
the visitors with conveyances at the
end of the Third street car line, and
taking them to the grounds. Hot meals
are to be served on the grounds at
the noon hour
The Winchester Repeating Arms
Il
ested in the shoot to offer the services
of Mr.. Fred Whitney, Of Des Moines,
one of the company's experts, who will
have charge Of the club office at the
grounds and act as cashier turnout the
meeting.
The Marshalltown Gun Club has to-
day what is probably the best ar
ranged and most convenient shooting
mark in the state. 1t is naturally adapt
ed to the game, with clear sky to the
north, toward which direction al
shooting is done. There is nothing tc
obstruct the view of the shooter after
his target leaves the trap. There Is
an abundance of shade. so that If the
weather is extremely warm it will be
necessary for the shooters to be out II
the sun only when shooting. The ne"
club house is commodious and is ar
ranged for the convenience of the
members OF the club and their guests
The club will probably arrange for the
entertainment of the visiting shooters
during the evenings Of their stay in thu
city. l.. C. Abbott is president OF the
Marshalltown Gun Club; ]. A. Lane
vice president; e. G. Wallace, secre-
tary; and II. p. Densel, treasurer.