Evening journal., 1913-07-08

With more than three hundred OF
the best shots in the United States
coming here to participate in The
Eastern Handicap to be held over the
trans Of the dupont Gun Club on July
Ia IS. is and IL the dupont Club is
eparine no expense to make the shoot
one of the best ever held in the
country. From the time the shooters
arrive until the last gun is checked
back home the visitors viii do moth
inz but shoot and have a good time.
The program as planned is one OF
continuous pleasure and the only
dark spot about it is that the shoot
ers may be too busy having good
time to get out and make their best
scores
The shooters will be quartered at
the Hotel Dupont and the hotel and
DUPONT building will be especial
lv decorated for the occasion
with more than thousand flags
Some little souvenir will be given TO
each shooter by the hotel company
Invitation in Subpoena Form,
Always getting up something novel
that attracts attention and brings
shooters out by the car full, the du-
Pont Club has hit upon the plan OF
usine the long arms of the law 10
hrinc out shooters TO the great shoot
and for an invitation TO the shoot has
issued a subpoena and had II served
unon each shooter by mail Several
shooters thought " the real thing
when they opened their morning
mail and many a fellow decided TO
etav away from Wilmington and out
of the reach of the law until he found
out lust whether he was TO be hang
ed whipped al the post or cleared.
Closer inspection. showed that all OF
these theories were wrong and that
he had received an invitation TO one
Of the greatest shoots to be held In
the country.
The document follows.
New Castle County,
State OF Delaware. ss.
THE DU POINT GUN CLUB, to
OF
Greeting: Flags.
WE COMMAND YOU
That laying aside all manner OF
business and excuses, You duly ap-
pear in your proper person with the
necessary equipment. before Honor
able Elmer u. Shaner, the Manager
of the INTERSTATE ASSOClA-
TION. the highest tribunal of trap
shooting. at the grounds of the Du-
Pont Gun Club az Wilmington, Del
aware ON the fourteenth day of July,
AT nine o'clock in the forenoon, then
and there 10 give evidence of your
knowledge in certain case now
pending, and display your trapshoot
inc ability before the ahovc-named
honorable Judge, In an effort 60 de-
tcrmine who among those assembled
are entitled 20 be named the winners
in the various events. scheduled for
July "A. Is. rs and IL, and particu-
lnrlv who are entitled to the follow
ING prizes offered by the above mem
toned honorable body, The INTER
STATE ASSOCIATION. in the East
orn Handicap event on July II. in
contest at one hundred targets per
man. 10 wit;
lst prize $4,000 and trophy
2nd prize sl5O000
Srd prize $4,000
and various and sundry lesser
amounts.
These commands in no wise dis
ohcy in pain of extreme punishment
Witness the hand and seal of T. p.
Doremus. Secretary of the Dupont
Gun Club. this Third Day of July,
in the year of our Lord One Thous-
and Nine Hundred and Thirteen.
Issued Wilmington, Delaware.
T. E. Doremus Seal
49,
A morning breeze that went wit
the sut1oen- to each OF the shooter
described tn time aud the shoot an
regular gun club style. It is as fol
lows:
WANTED
500 OF more trapshooters
by the duPo.' Gun Club (y u'y
heard Of us) 20 attend the big
eastern Handicap Tourna-
ment. July 14-15-1G-17
We ARE WAITING FOR YOU
with bells on ana with "our hair
a braid" and
WE WILL SHOW YOU
the best shoot you ever attended
your .lfe in the way
Of an
EASTERN VI IDlCAs
& LIST Prize 10000 solid gold and a b
troph..
I'd Prize $4,000 solid gold but ]
t,ophy.
Sd Prize 10000 solid gold also wit
out a trophy.
II YOU need the money there
90 excuse for YOU lot being her
There viii be plenty Of money at q
shoot and it looks "e-oy" II y,
don't Iced the money. you're all riel
B but that is no sign we don't need &c