The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-22
An "UnknOwn'' from Lexington
Surprises the Shooters.
>. WilmOt Kills His Twenty.
five Birds Straight.
FEATURE OF THE DAY.
Several of the Experts Have
Hard Luck Scores.
The Retrieving of Wounded
Pigeons Done by Dogs.

Kansas City, April 22.-The fourth
interstate live bird handicap was full
of surprises at Schmelzer's park. and,
although the event was not finished
last night, ]. Wilmot, of Lexing-
ton, Mo-, who came to the tournament
practically Unframed has the feature of
the tournament secure with a straight
kill of twenty-five. There are still six
teen shooters to contest their last five
burds, but there is none without one or
more misses against them, SO that to
Wilmot, who killed his first ten birds
with only one barrel. goes the event
and the Wyeth trophy, emblematic of
the worlds championship.
Wilmot made the only straight of
the handicap, standing three yards in
front of the two scratch men, Gilbert
and Crosby and two yards closer to the
targets than Heer, Powers and Mar
shall. Crosby losing his twenty first,
tWenty-SecOnd and tWenty-third birds,
after having missed his seventh, fin
ished with a. score of twenty-one, and
Gilbert, the only other contestant to
shoot from the thirty -three-yard mark,
killed twenty-five Russell Klein,
shooting from thirty-one yards, lost
only one bird, while Tom Marshall,
getting next to the heaviest handicap
given, also finished with a score of
twenty-four, his last bird dropping out
other contestant to grass twenty-four,
a bird dropping dead out of bounds,
breaking his straight. O'Brien shot
from thirty-one yards.
Two Kansas Cityans have chances
of making twenty hree-Clayton and
Norton. Each have five birds to shoot
at, and both have two lost birds apiece.
Harry Upton and Gottlieb, who ran
their entire twenty-five yesterday, ootn
got twenty-five. DR.. Planck also I'm
ished yesterday, and by some nara
luck got only twenty-thre &c, ne klilhs
his entire twenty-five. but two railing
One of the features of the trapping of
the birds the retrieving or i ne
Colonel, the prize setter belonging 70 Ar
pointer, was also used, but the metnods OF
the two dogs were entirely d1nerent II
was indeed a strong bird that escaped me
Colonel and even after they had taken
fight he made several circus catches.
One especially fine piece of work was CIR
cling a bird around at full speed and then
making a catch in the air just IN time 70
secure the bird before dog and all tumbled
Wilmot. who sprang into prominence by
his only straight was II many Mags lo or
though his close centerinssa also had much
e DC with q le q BIRD di b
not travel very faS 9gag from the traps
in shooting and drawing. Heer, who has
done so well with targets, lost his first
finally dropped out. Reihl also had a
hard break in luck, losing three in sue
cession.
Several extra sweepstake events were
made up and shot during the day.
Today after the handicap is finished,
the team race at live birds will be held.
Each team viii consist of I'VE amateurs
braska and Iowa. Twenty-Five birds will
be trapped to the man, making a total OF
rs, to the team Today marks the closing
of the regular programme of the tourna-
ment but impromptu events will be made
IN tomorrow as many of the shooters
are to stay for the Elliott shoot, begin
ming at Blue river park Tuesday and run
ming four days.