Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-18
SHOOTING TOURNAMENT HERE.
ANNUAL MEET OF TEXAS SHOTS
TO BE FEATURE OF MIDWINTER
FAIR NATIONAL SHOOTING
CELEBRITIES COMING.

Arrangements are being perfected fol
the annual Texas shooting tournament
to be held in the grounds of the gov
ernment reserve during the approaching
Midwinter Fair. The tournament will
continue through three days of the Fair.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, or the
latter half Of the first week. Many eX
pert rifle shots of national and local
fame will take part, and there is to be
a contest for the championship of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
J. S. Rowe of this city, who is in
charge of the shooting tournament by
appointcment of the directors of the Mid
winter Fair Association, has just been
advised that Mr.. and Mrs. A. Topper
vein of San Antonio, the celebrated shot
gun and rifle shots. of national fame.
will be in Brownsville to give exhibitions
during the tournament.
Mr.. Toepperwein is to give daily ex
hibitions in fancy rifle and shotgun
shooting during the tournament. He is
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his performances are certain to be an
appreciated addition to the features of
the fair. He has been a familiar figure
at practically every shooting tournament
held in the United States in the past
few years.
Mrs. TOepperwein will take equal
prominence with her husband in tho
Brownsville tournament. She will pro
badly he the only lady contestant for
shooting hOnOrS here. and judging from
her past record. there will be few or
none of the men contestants who will
outrank her as a good shot.
Mrs. TOepperwein has taken part in
tournaments all over the United States
and has easily held her own with the
expert gun and rifle shots Of the cOun
try. She is the only woman who has
ever qualified as marksman in the
United States army. This honor was
conferred upon her when she took part
in army rifle practice at Seagirt, n. j..
personality, and is a general %favorite
with all who know her.
Mr.. Rowe. who will have complete Iii
~rection of the tournament, says the first
day, Thursday, will be a "w%arming-up
day" and will be devoted to practice.
Friday morning the tournament, and
during Friday and Saturday, among 9th
er events. there will be ten traps of
Twenty birds each. On Saturday there
is TO be a team shoot between selected
teams Of rifle and gun shots from Ill
over the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Probably the most interesting event
of the tournament, locally, will take
pace on Saturday. This will be a con
test for the championship Of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley. To the successful
contestant, who must be a resident of the
Valley, there will be awarded a loving
cup.
This honor and cup are now held by
:. H. Gill of Raymondville, the success
full contestant in the shooting tourna
ment held during the Midwinter Fair
last winter. Director Rowe is authority
for the statement that Mr.. Gill will bc
on hand to defend his title. and a battle
royal for the hOnOrs is expected. Many
shooters over the Valley who expect to
take part in the championship
are practicing for the event daily.
1t is expected also, as an additional
feature Of the tournament. that expert
shots under the direction Of various pow
der manufacturing companies will be
here. Among those who are expected
are Crosby, Spencer and other noted
trapshootcrs.
The Fair association requests the co
operation of merchants and all inter
ested in this popular sport. to the end
that the tournament may be made q
glorious success.
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