The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-16

In addition to the beautiful trophy, the
interstate making up the deficiency in
the purse to that amount, and this fea-
ture will be continued this year. The
ASSOCIATION, ever anxious to do all in
its power for the interest of trap shoot
ing and to advance the sport, has de-
9ded to make this feature permanent.
The trap shooting fraternity was unani-
nous in its approval of this step in 1911,
and showed its appreciation by one Of
the largest entry lists In the history of
the tournament.
Practice Opening Day.
Monday, FIRST day of tournament
week, has always been devoted to prac.
tice events, and this year will be no
exception. There will be FIVE twenty
target events in the morning and the
same in the afternoon, eighteen yards
rise, afording contestants chance to
prepare for the championship events,
which take place on the following day.
The National Amateur and the Ma
t;onal Professional championship events
are each at 200 single targets. nu~
known angles. eighteen yards rise, $50
entrance. In the amateur event 5000 is
added TO the purse, and there is a
trophy for the winner in each contest
The preliminary handicap is held on
Wednesday, and is open to amateurs
only. This is warming up event for
the main feature Of the week, the hand.
lIcap allotted for the Grand American
gle targets. entrance 81; handicaps
sixteen to twenty-three yards; $I6O
added to the purse The high amateur
contestant will receive trophy pre-
sented by the Interstate association.
The Grand American handicap is the
crownlng event Of the week, and is
scheduled for Thursday, This is also
at 100 single targets; $40 entrance,
with $500 added to the purse: bandi.
caps sixteen to twenty-three yards.
me winner is guaranteed $1,000 in ad.
aitionn TO the. handsome trophy given
BY the association. Tn shooting this
| event five antomatic traps will be used
ana nNe different events will he com
menced at tho same time, ono at each
prap. Inc total number of squads (fivo
men IN each) is divided into sections
as nearly equal as possible, and the
nrst squad in each section will be
started ut trap at the same time
Method of Shooting.
After all contestants In a section have
| completed their trap they pass on IN IN,
next, and so on down the line. For In.
eighty squads OF five men each 'Thao,
squads are divided into Ave sections ions
sixteen squads In section SQUADS
to i6 would comprise the nrst section
and wonld start on No I trap in even
No / squads II 10 20 make up the sec
ond d. SECTION. and start IN event No.
finish at their original trap they mov,
on to the next until they have shot n,
event over each trap. Section No.
would nnish the flve events doO targets
at trap NO. s. while section 6 would Nm
Iah lis 100 targets on trap No 4 wit
event :. This manner OF shooting ar
plies TO all tho scheduled events or IN
programme. This plan was evolved h
Secretary Manager Elmer r. Shaner an
successfully solved the problem or han
: ding large number OF shooters withou
7 | friction.
It does away with squad shooting Il
targets "off the reel'' down the line Z
!. traps. while Rfili maintaining a tru
!. equity. as each contestant will compile,
/ | an event over each trap. Penalty entris
/. in the Grand American Handicap may
!. made up TO p. m. OF Tuesday. June
h by psyiuR SIS entrance. Regular entris
y close on June s. After having been elm
mated for sevsral years the Consolatio
n Handicap 10 again given a place on Il
rrueran1ine this year. II wdil be sh'