CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1905-11-23
Gun Club
Shoot
Big Sport Promised
For Thanksgiving.

Towns Expected TO attend ne
Thanksgiving Sports of The
Canon City Gun Club.
The range of the Canon City Gun
club, near the fair grounds. will be the
scene of big all-day shooting tourna-
ment on Thanksgiving day and it is ex-
pected the event will attract marks
men from Denver Colorado Springs,
Pueblo, Florence. Cripple Greek, Vic
tor, Salids and other points
A long list of prizes has been sub
scribed by the merchants of Canon
City and outside friends and it is anti
cipated that the competition will bring
together some of the best shots in the
state.
Refreshments will be served on the
grounds throughout the day under the
direction of the club and the event will
be one of exceptional interest to sports
men.
Special prizes are offered for the
ladies, many of whom will take part in
the trap and rife shooting. A fee of
one dollar will be charged to all taking
part in the shotgun contest, but COM
petition will be free in the sweepstakes
shooting with that class of arms. In
the sweepstakes shooting the jack rab-
bit system will prevail.
In the rifle shooting, all kinds Of
rifles and sights viii be permitted. the
shooting to be two hundred yards Of
hand, the German ring target to be
used Under the rules only three
shots will be allowed when re-entry
will be required, only the highest score
of each shooter to be counted. The
contestant making the highest score
takes first choice Of the prises; the
next highest next, etc. All ties will
be decided BY the next highest score
or scores counting back. No shooter
will be allowed more than one prize
two sighting shots viii be allowed each
rife. such shots to be fired on the tar
get intended for that purpose.
The prises to be awarded will be as
follows: Canon City Gs0 club, soiid
gold medal; A. R. Livihastone. silver
trophy cup;C. c. Patton. pair silver
mounted military brushes: fowler &
Stockton hunting coat; Gibson Lum-
Der Co., ton Of coal; H. n. Beecher,
framed Seatop Thompson picture;
Great Western Coal Co., ton of coal;
Canon Steam Laundry, $500 coupon
book Sartor Cigar Store, box of cigars,
w. H. Peabody, razor: Hunter Pal
mer, leather pocket box; Seely Drug
Co, toilet set; Frank L. Smith, pair
buckskin gloves; c. A. Beghtol & Co.,
leather cigar case: w. E. Galley. pair
of shoes; Harding Hardware Co. leath-
er gun case Rodda Cycle Co. shotgun
cleaning outfit; l. W. Felter. $500
hat; The Fair Mercantile Co. $500
worth of ammunition, Fred Riede,
$500 worth Of groceries, Miller, 81 90
box of candy; Avery & Robson, rock
ing chair; Crozier & Rea, loo pounds
of -four; Palace Drug Store. $500 foun-
tain pen; Tyler Saddlery Co., gun
scabbard: Frank Bunten, bicycle sad
die; Weaver & Bond, turkey; J. II.
Peabody, hunting knife; John Cleg-
horn, walking stick; Strathmore hotel,
pair hunting boots, Watson & Ban
croft, pearl handled pocket knife.
Wright & Morgan, ham; Rau 4 Ball.
razor; Baker & Biges, sweater, G. r.
Tanner & Co., gallon Vermont maple
syrup: DR.. Theodore Ashley. marble
safety hunting axe; Outdoor Life. two
annual subscriptions. J. W. Work,
box apples; Canon City Clipper, years
subscription Dickerson Bros. $3.50
bicycle tire, Arch McNelly, ESQ worth
of meats. Geo. H. Kreuger, half dozen
cabinet photographs; ], NJ. KILN, set
silver nut cracks and picks; DR.. F. A.
Twitchell, box of Geniton apples;
Canon Steam Laundry. prize for poor