The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-11

points IN ten shots. % start with.
Varieties ef shoeslna certssks.
4 shooting prog which has prov
successful in inducing abett ~ peg.
cent or one club to shoot every week
f01,,.s ,,iT,e yss.r ~ nj eht he aslopt d
IssivantaRe The b isis dG this Is 8 wed
IL handicap Sweepstakes IN which
Il entry fees: 10 cents per eompetitoE, are
divided in The ratio Of one prize for
about every I'VE competitors. ASSUME
ling. for example. that there are tn en-
ty entries In any week the entry Zee
would provide first, second. third ana
fourth prizes, value 81. 80 cents, 30s
cents and 20 scents. Club vouchers TOE
these amounts are given to the resuee
tive winners, and at the end Of eac
year the amount due to elch member
/ on his accumulated Vouchers Is used to &
purchase more or less substantial
prize to serve as q n1emento. OF hig
prowess. The weekly handicap the
round robin tournament and the club
champion matches are other slgges-
lions for varied shooting program
which win foster interest among the
club members.
Capital sport for holidays or when .
good number of members are present
| Is a team shoot ut breakable clay disks
| two inches In diameter and colored
white Mt 100 yards. Several teams. "a
OF four men each are selected and
drawn to shoot In pairs. The team
breaking all its opponents disks drst
wins. the losing team Is Knocked out
and the last team In wins the match:
This is not only exciting fun, but
splendid practice, and AFFORDS interest
flor spectators. The latter is impor-
| tant. as an ordinary target match -
not attractive to gallery. It is oth-
erwise when the progress OF the match
| is made visible by the breaking Of the
targets.
Prizes and "Pot Huntsrs.s
Competitions imply prizes and prizes
cost money. Al very few club funds
will admit of devoting more than q
very nominal sum to this purpose.
Fortunately large sums are unneces-
sary, and an entry fee of or 10
cents will generally provide 4 fund
out OF which q few inexpensive prizes,
more as mementoes of the event than
as rewards, can be awarded, and these
should be suficient If money and
valuable prizes are shot for the crack
marksmen are apt to degenerate Into
what they call ..pot hunters" in Eng
land that IS, experts who seldom shoot
unless there is q rich stake to be won.
These are Objectionable, not only a.
opposed to the principles of amateur
sport, but because such people deter
others from competing. But that dan
ger can be easily obviated. skill and
democracy are the keynotes az ride
shooting Is organized today. Prizes
are kept down to inexpensive trinkets.
In england the standard prize seems
to be silver spoon. worth perhaps
dollar. In cases where wealthy men
have offered valuable prizes to enccur-
age competition among clubs the ride
men have said that they would much
rather have improved ranges and fa-A
Icilfties for practice.
Special matches, particularly shout
der to shoulder matches with neigh
boring clubs, are interesting and fur
nish an Indirect motive for practice.
as the honor OF shooting for
ones club is generally coveted. Tele4
graphic and mail matches are g some1
what less interesting substitute for
shoulder to shoulder matches. &
Match teams are usually selected ana
controlled by. the club captain, who
should be elected annually. Unseldsh
enthusiasm and a suave temperament
are more essential qualifications in q
captain thnn great skill In shooting.
Indeed, it is on many grounds prefer
able that the captain himself should
not shoot In matches. In selecting q
team he should give preference to con-
sistent shots rather than to those who I
are in the habit OF alternating more
brilliant prsormances with bad
breaks, and when meeting weak OPP
ponents should take the opportunity OF
encouraging the more promising of his
improving members by Including them
In his team.
Hats OFF 10 the Ladies'.
Your club should be conducted for
all classes and give everybody ample
scope, according to his skill The wom-
en- md girls can give tone to the club
by their presence, even though they
are on the range but one night week.
They are splendid organizers, too. and
the club that has hetr.co-operation ana
interest is fortunate.
Women and girls now participate
In bowling everywhere, and rifle shoot,
ing calls for far less physical exer
ton and undoubtedly gives, great
er scope for skill based on. good
nerves ana good tllinkingS Women,a
work In sewing and similar feminine
occupations makes theireyes truer than
those Of most men. With q little prae-
tice they learn to shoot very wen. In
the New York high schools many OF
the girls qualify as -.marksmen:, Make
your appeal Remembering that won
en- are proud Of their achieyementn
as women.