The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-19
A BIG SLAUGHTER
OF CLAY PIGEONS
CRACK MARKSMEN FROM MANY
STATES In CONTEST.
The Tournament Is Under the Auspi-
ces of the Minneapolis Gun Club
and Marks That Organizations SD
Anniversary - Attendance Is Big
and Scores Are Good.

In nonor or the thirty-third ami
versary Of the Minneapolis Gun Club,
the biggest trap shooting tournament
IN years opened this morning at Inter-
City Park, on the Como line. Crack
shots from all over the country were
IN attendance and these with the
club members and local enthusiasts,
numbered something over $50.
Among so many favorites 1t was
hard to select the stars. Probably
Tom Marshall Of Kiethsburg, Ill, the
Mark Twain of the Trap, was the best
known. He was twice champion of
the Grand American Handicap and
was captain of the American team
which took all the honors in England
and Scotland in 1901.
r. G. Riehl was expected, but tele-
graphed his regrets from Alton, Ill.
owing to swamp fever. He broke the
worlds record on the Southern cir
cult. j. A. r. Elliot and Heikes were
also absent.
The big Four" J. w. Nelson. l..
r. Fulton, T. J. Story, F. E. Berry,
from Duluth, were on hand and de.
clared with mighty voices that the
local Ninlrods would be dashed to the
mast. North Dakota sent a bunch of
favorite sons. Among them were F.
II. Sprague, Grafton; G. H. Parker,
president Of the North Dakota State
Sportsman's association, and present
champion Of the Dakotas; G. A. Hall,
state game warden, and George E.
Duis, mayor of Grand Forks. OF the
five famous Dewey brothers from Fer
gus Falls only two were present.
Just as the shoot was about to- COM
mence what was at first taken to be an
armored train approached. It proved
to be L. E. Parker's auto carrying G.
r. Parker, E. Sprague, S. Freeman,
/ DrS0
Mrs. w. P. Shattuck Of Minneapolis,
the woman champion of America,
was present, looking very pretty in
aspiring suit. She did not shoot to-
day. Mrs. S. S. Johnson shot and
had a good score Of fourteen birds out
hard angle.
The day was ideal for shooting and
F. E: Mckay, the secretary, had every
detail so we'll managed that the events
went off without a. hitch. Two traps
were in operation at the same time.
Scores were as follows:
Event l., IS Targets.
SQUAD LIE YARDS.
E. ": Bird, Is; e. N; Hicks; 1s; 3. H. Moul
| SQUAD 2-16 YARDS.
s. s. Johnson, IA; Mrs S. s. johnson, IL; T
Church, II; H. B. Jewell, 10; 3. E. stearns, II
,, SQUAD 3-1e YARDS.
| J. Mills, 10; w. J. Biffton Is; J. W. Nelson
ID; F. e. Berry, ID; T. J. Story, IA.
| SQUAD t.
T.; R. Fulton Us yards) a; ]. ". Dewey Il
Skinner e YARDS, g. l. ". Lyons s'' (ie YARDS ar;
II. -
SQUAD s.
yaTd J. 4 f. yTsf onan TO- "a 7arG Gs0S
G. :u1 Ford :. us yards), IA; R. D.. Guptill Il
F. Norstry us Yards: yards5, ID; G. French Il
sro 3 ID = aFEer oGe as yasds ~ B Bar
SQUAD 7-1e YARDS
! " L. Burt, 10; Il. Kennedy, IL; G. L.. aQuinlar
| 18; ]. G. Smith, 10; H. W. Emerson, IS.
SQUAD s-16 YARDS.
H. W. Jones, III o. J. Davidson, r.; Z
Neuland, Is; G. Kopp, 12; H. Rino, IS.
L. Morrison 90 s yerdA}' g. e G, R. w,1k,n,e
u7 yards) 49, Il. ". Hangar ; as y Msns;
yards), Is.
~" SQUAD 10.
R; Bartoste ge yards), u; R. +. Bartoste q
Rose &c yards), II; c. P. Mcdowell OF yards
SQUAD 11-1e YARDS.
10; G. f. Parker, Is; 9: &: Hall Is. g. T. Ala'0
| SQUAD .12.
H. r. Taylor az yards), IA; G. Rohl q
yards a; L. willard % yardsl. A.; W.
!, SQUAD 1916 YARDS.
B. o. Seymour. r.; R. bitterness, IL; @. u
'ahre' Il; Oh. Adl s6u Ii e Il. Rand Is:
e Null ysf7as yards f 15 t. Br yardc
s'fds'' ~ g g n k isa1s 6 r zZiRsfs| is
q N. j. M @snisy1 81 IT, D Hon. Il; J. ore 5r