Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-12
STRAIGHT SHOOTING
IN FAIR CONTEST
CROSBY BREAKS SEVENTY FIVE
PIGEONS WITHOUT MISS
Spencer, American Champion Had Off
Day. Premiums Awarded in Art De-
partment. Dog and Poultry Shows
to Be Brought.


Some remarkable shooting was done
at the Midwinter Fair Grounds yes
tcrday by w r. Crosby OF O'Fallon,
H.. the noted trap shooter who made
a clean score In three strings OF
twenty five clay pigeons eacn. Mr.,
Crosby was opposed By four other
well known professional marksmen,
G.. j Spencer OF 81. Louis. the cham
pion OF the United States. II. Speight,
Ben Schwartz and II. j. Borden OF
Houston Champion Spencer mad an
eff day missing five birds while MIR,
Borden finished In second place with
seyenty-two hits.
Following chh professionals the
shoot b tween members OF the Ray
mondville. Harlingen and Brownsville
Gun Clubs which Il To extend over
three days was begun. Raymondville
was representa- BY l.. n. Gill. Chas
Kennedy. G. Curry. H. Curry and
W. y. GanO. Harlingen by N. ID Sea-
go and Brownsville by II. n. Weller
II. Dreier. DE X. Smith and ~. ten
dali Each mar i ID shoot az one
hundred pigeons a day.
With no special attraction on the
program except the trap shooting
the attendance az the Fair naturally
fell off yesterday. The total for the
day was about 1909 not half that Of
Wednesday. The decrease being large
~ In the day crowd. This makes the
total to date about $4,000.
After nighkfall the pleasure loving
flocked 70 the Pleasure Path In force
10 spend the evening gaily. emptyine
many. many bags Of confetti and en-
joying the varied lire OF amusements
lining each side Of the wide white
way. All the barkers were In good
voice and many were the reluctant
dimes and nickels they drew from the
pockets OF the curious by their al
Turing description Of the joys 70 bt
experienced on the inside. Il was not
difficult. however, 10 start thu crowd
moving toward the entrance when
the barker In a tone witch could
only mean. -'if o dom 20 right
in. you'll miss the best thing of the
evening" announced that the show
would begin at once and tickets could
be purchased at the box office. Bus.
mess was brisk all along the line
and Everyone scented Satisfied at
the entertainments Offered By the
numerous concessions on the Path.
In the Agricultural department.
the community east Of Brownsville,
turned the tables on Nopalita thii
year by winning the sweepstake priz,
for the best display by a communit,
and. as well, that for the best dis
play OF irrigated farm products y,
an individual.
4. w. Starck, r. w. Rusteber.
and A. n. Tandy. three close compel
itors Of last year were again chic
c~ontenders for the s1O0 cash priz,
for the best individual exhibit and
also the largest exhibitors IN thii
department the former making for
ty-six separate entries. Mr.. Tand,
forty-seyen and Mr.. R%ustenberg fifty.
three, All three exhibits fiittingly de.
serve prizes. and each indeed. hal
brought its owner first
and second premiums In the separat,
classes. but after careful examina
ton. the judges DIR. n. h. Harring
ton and Prof. T.. q. Green awarded
the individual sweepstakes to Mr.
Starck. With the StarcS and Rus
teberg collections counting for IN,
community east OF Brownsville. NJ
other community had much chanc,
for the loving cup.
Though forced 10 see another taxi
the big prizes this year. Mr.. Tand!
maintained his record as a cabbagI
grower by capturing the blue ribbo:
with some excellent specimens OF tn,
famous Tandy eabbages.
The Starck exhibit occupies al
entire side Of the second floor Of IN,
commissary building. In which IN,
agricultural department is comfort
ably housed. The display includes
the following separate vegetables
field crops and products: Sorghum
cane and seed. corn. broom corr
seed cotton. lint cotton anu cotton
seed sugar cane. native pecans, ma,
tive sponge.
White navy beans. pink beans
Mexican bayU beans. re-. white and
round radishes. mustard. Bermuda
onions. carrots. endive. cabbage
loose and head lettuce. caulifower
egg plant. green peppers, beats. tom
atOeS. parsley. turnips. kohlrabI