The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-26

largo company OF shooters was at
the regular meet of the East End Gun
Club yesterday afternoon, despite the hot
weather.
& In the regular shoot at5tlie first twenty
Z five targets Anderson won the weekly
medal, while high gun medal went 70
Mr.. MacLelland.
But It remained for the visitors to put
up the best scores, and they did that acl
gracefully Mr.. w. A. Hammond regis
tered the best score ever made on these
grounds, breaking his fifty straight and
making the remarkable run OF fifty-seven
Y straight. This great feat had never been
ACCOMPLISHED before at this CLUB, ana
when the last bird was pulverlzed to dust
there was deafening applause and q rush.
4 to shake MI. Hammond's hand.
3Ss( Mr. Newcomb, IN amateur from the
VI ..City OF Brotherly Love demonstrated
thatahe knew how TO point the gun when
loaded with Ideal shells, and accounted
s for forty-eight of his fifty.
The greatest shooting event ever held
In the United States closed yesterday
{$ at indianapolis, Ind.-the grand Ameri-
can handicap at inanimate tarsets-and
twas won by an amateur, Mr.. Guphfll. of
Minnesota, The winner took $1,000 in
gold and a handsome trophy. The great
y est one-day tournament ever held in the
South will be the fourth annual tourna-
nlent of this club on their grounds, Mon
day, July 18th. The programmes. which
will be mailed Tuesday, show $3.50 In mer-
chandisc prizes and SIS In gold to be
divided among the contestants, donated
to the club by the following PERSONS
Walking stick Schnurman, $3.50: one
box cigars, donated by The Fountain,
800; one years subscription, donated by
The Times-Dispatch. &c. one box cigars,
donated by ThaW and Grant, SD; one
ham, donated by a. j. Warren $3.50;
leather belt, donated by S, f. Bishop,
$3.50; one case Fulcher Whiskey, donated
by u. A. Saunders Sons, $l2; one box
cigars, donated by Dick Williams, $3.50;
forty soda water tickets donated by
Polk Miller Drug Company, So; hunting
coat donated by oh. Berry and Com
pany, S.; umbrella. donated by Cans
Rady Company $50; one laundry ticket.
donated by Model Laundry, 50; one meal
ticket, donated by a. G.. Anthony, So;
100 Silas Johnson Cigars, donated by
James Anthony, s5 fifty Jefferson cigars,
donated by Lawrence tiotel, So; one case
shells, donated by Watkins-Cottrell Com
pany, $llo0; one gun case donated by j.
G. Tignor, So; one pair of shoes donated
by j. r. Goode and Son, $3.50; one razor
donated by Richmond Hardware Com
pany, $3.50; one ton of coal, donated by
S. II. Halves and Company, Sc; three hot-
ties of whiskey. donated by the Cousins
Supply Company. So; two bottles of Paul
Jones whiskey, donated by Gus Deiarue.
81; one meal ticket, donated by Hotel
Richmond, s.; one meal ticket, donated
by Lexington sllotel SIS; ten pounds OF
Aragon Coffee donated by j. w. Harri-
son, $3.50; four dozen bottles Hofbrau
beer, donated by Portner Brewing Com
pany, 1880; one gun case, donated BY
Harris. Flippen and Company, 50; one
ham, donated by " Hecher, $3.50: one
umbrella. donated by the Cohen Com
pany, IS; half case Old Henry whs-
Key topated ty strause-Gunst Com
pany, So; one case shells, donated vs.
Western Cartridge Company sll;
half case Gold Cup whlskey donated
by Virginia. Carolina Grocery Company,
81: two watches donated by a friend,
$3.50; one razor, donated by friend, So 30;
Two boxes of cigars. donated by a friend.
s.; S. IN gold donated by a trap shooter,
81; Beach Park Hotel Company's season
ticket 10 West Point. $50; one bottle cog
mac, donated By +. Bonaldl and Company
$50; one box Of cigars, donated by
Andrew krouse, $3.50; one box OF cigars,
donated by Tom liuicher. $3.50; une box
Of cigars, donated by Lynn Sheppard,
500 one pair OF pants, donated ny Louis
Ruin So, one hottle Whiskcy. donated ny
Eonneli and Miller, 81; one pair of slip
pel.. donated by Moses May, $3.50;
i1umsden aud Sons. jewellers, merchandise,
~; aOo mounds OF Ice, donated by crystal
Ice Company $l31i five pounds Lowneyis
candy donated by Gwathmey and COM
pan,, sa; ono shooting jacket, donated by
H. j, uphthegroye and Company, 49,;
twenty Ideal gun cleaners donated by
llcfeyer Arms Company, sI0 one gun,
donated by Marlin Firearms Company,
SIS; one handsome loving cup, dona led hy
Hunter Arms Company, $40; one ease of
shells. donated hy Austin Cartridge Com
pany, sll, one hat. donated by Cox aud
Shea, s.; 20 square feet OF roofing do
mated BY Smith,courtaey Company. $40;
Peters Cartridge Company. $40; q. w
Cole Company So; Union Metallic Com.
pany aad Remington Arms Company si5;
Dupont Powder Company S., latham
Brothers. 50; Winchester Repeating Arms
Company, $40,
AIarge number Of experts will be pres,
\ Cit to make this shoot a perfect sue
cess
Extra set OF traps 10 practice over
next Saturday, Every one. Welcome to
shoot or look on.