La Junta tribune., 1914-02-28


been won by
Paymaster Williams. Is yds 81
Or. Reed. ........... l6 yds ?2
HOSP. Steward Allen. is yds 20
On. feoman Lee. Is yds 23
On. leoman Lee. 1S yds 20
The cup becomes the property OF
the member first winning three legs
OF the contest.
Copy for the program of the Reg
istered Tournament to be held by
the club has been sent to the printer
Tho date is April %. 1914. There
two events OF twenty targets, and
the Navy handicap event OF fifty tar
gets Handicaps in this event will
be based on the scores In the first
loo targets. The lnterstotc Associa-
tion has contributed SsJ-one-half
In cash and one-half in trophies
The club has added sufficient TO
bring the added money up to $40.
Tho trophies will 20 to the first and
second high scores of the day. and
TO the winner will 20 the Navy han
dicap. only one trophy TO one con-
.estant. however. Hospital Steward
Jackson will give fine framed pho
tographic enlargement to the high
professional who shoots the pro-
gram This club r. cooperating
with the Las Animas Gun Club.
whose shoot is scheduled for the
preceding day. April 2lst. and has
given page In its program to the
Las Animas Clubs program.
paymaster Williams. secretary OF
-he club. offers 10 boxes OF shells TO
the members scoring mos, points
for long runs. beginning Sunday.
March LIST. and ending April 5th. un-
der the following conditions:
Runs of To . receive l point
Runs OF 10 to II receive points
Runs OF 10 To - receive points.
Runs OF 20 to "a receive points
Runs OF 25 receive Z points.
Only the runs recorded In the first
vent OF 2s targets Mt the regular
sunday morning shoots between the
above dates are to be counted. Mem
berS who may expect to be absent
may shoot their string In advance.
but the secretary must be notified
before the score is shot. All runs OF
3 or more In the first event of %
will count for points. For instance.
II = contestant misses the 9Th. 18th.
.Ist and 23d targets. he would be
credited with 3 points. In case of
ties. ten target matches decide the
winner.
The members OF this club are
kccnly Interested In the scores made
by the members OF the La Junta Gun
club. as published weekly in the Tri-
bune. II Ii apparent that II We are
to have a chance to win the Arkan-
sas Valley Challenge Cup at the
coming Registered Tournament AT
la Junta on April 10. 1914, some
one will have TO kidnap- on April
9th about IA half dozen Of La Junta't =
shooters. including such men as
Higgins. Cook. Oakley. Bowen. and
. few others.
New members still come into the
club. The latest 10 join are c. p,
Meyer. U. 4. 81. C.. Hospital Stew
ard Gildbcrg. u. s. ~. and Quarter
master Edgar. u. s. n. The In
door Gun club" however continues
To grow as rapidly. Midshipman
Sixer is still It's president and first
member.
The members OF the Hospital
Corps gav. dance on Saturday
uight. II WAS well attended and WA
enjoyed by all. The music by ths
hospital orchestra. under the leader
ship Of c. ~. 81 N. Johnson. y. 3
n. ~as excellent. Admission wa'
by Invitation only. and 10 theii
guest the hosts served delicious re-
ments hive been heard from thoss
present
The Ford Flyer" Owned md op
Grated by Bcisel and Jones. inc. II
out Of the automobile hospital and
10 making regular trips between th'
station and tho town. Mac" say
there will b. no more racing for him
and that the speed he will MAKE
In the future Will make the pace o'
The proverbiai snail seem slow.
Mcssrs Jones and Holland de
lighted three Of the bellies Of i.aI
Animss on Saturday afternoon lss
hy taking them for ride In thu
flyer" Tho sr0ior partner Of thu
"hoidinx company" of the flyer
was left TO cool his heels on thu
nldevalk. aud WAS 0"erheard Il