Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-04
PLAN EXHIBITIONS
FOR COMING YEAR
CRACK SHOTS TO AGAIN VISIT
COAST
Representatives of Powder Companies
Now Touring West VIII Form Per-
manent Organization and
Arrange Yearly Meets

Western representatives of the various
powder companies who took part in the
recent shoot at Sherman under the
auspices of the Western Gun club, have
just returned from San Diego, where they
gave an exhibition shoot under the
auspices of the Coronado company.
They are greatly pleased with their trip
and the reception given them in San
Diego Monday the representatives gave
their exhibition shoot at Coronado. The
Coronado company offered two medals
one for fifty-bird race and another for
twenty-five bird race. The first was
won by E. Halling of the Dupont Powder
company and the second was won by
Dick Reed of the Selby company. The
medals were bronze and beautifully en-
graved
Tuesday the representatives were en-
tertained by e. S. Babcock at his beau
tiful home on Otay lake. During the
morning they took part in a mudhen
drive, an annual affair at the Otay sum-
mer place, where the mudhens congre-
gate in great numbers, eating the food
intended for the ducks
The afternoon of the same day Mr..
Babcock treated the members to fish
ing trip on the lake. Several of the men
proved themselves good fishermen as
we'll as good marksmen. Chris Gottlieb
secured twelve bas and Tom Marshall
Since their return to Los Angeles Mr..
Marshall and Mr.. Gottlieb have gone
over to Catalina to fish for yellowtail.
They will be Joined by the remainder of
the representatives Sunday and all will
take part in the fishing.
Monday at o'clock the representatives
leave for Arizona to be on hand for the
annual tournament of the territory or
Arizona to be held in Douglas.
The representatives do not take any
prizes given in any shoot where anna
teurs are admitted They shoot for rec
ords only. The object of their trip is to
advertise their firms and spread the field
of their industry by introducing the use
of their goods throughout the country
So successful has the present trip been
and so agreeable to the representatives of
the various powder companies participant
ing. that the Winchester Arms company,
the u. M. c. and number of other east
ern powder houses expect to organize
shooting team to tour the west coast next
year. In all probability these tours OF
teams will be made annual affairs
Heretofore the tours have been 1rreg-
ular and depended on arrangements made
by local coast shooting clubs. But If the
present intentions of TIE various powder
companies are carried out regular or
ganization will be formed and a schedule
of exhibition shoots arranged
The plans have gone so far that ten
tative list of places where exhibitions
will be given next year. has practically
been decided upon. If the present sched-
uie holds the 1908 team will give its first
shoot at Coronado, then it will come to
Los Angeles. From here it will move
north to Santa Barbara and will continue
up the coast, visiting San Francisco,
Sacramento, Medford, Ore, Portland
Ore Tacoma WASH. and Seattle.
The representatives win probably ef-
feet permanent organization before they
dispense after the shoot at Douglass, ana
some coast representative, who stays
here the year around, will most likely be
amounted secretary to make arrange
ments with shooting clubs along the coast
for exhibitions for following years, as II
is desired to have all exhibitions unoer
the auspices of established CLUBS IN the
various cities to be visited
In the 1908 team some OF the pest
.,.ao+ars IN the world are to be included.
They will come to the coast In the sprihs
or early fall of 1908.