Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-06-03

cent OF one club to shoot every week
for nine years might be adopted with
advantage. The basis of this Is week.
lily handicap sweepstakes In winch the
entry fees, 10 cents per competitor, are
Idiyided In the ratio of one prize FOR
about every five competitors. Assum-
ling for example, that there are twen-
lty entries In any week the entry rec
would provide first, second, third and
fourth prizes, value 81, 80 cents, 30
cents and 20 cents. Club vouchers 1or
these amounts are given to the respec-
tive winners, and at the end OF each
year the amount due to each member
ON his accumulated vouchers is used to
purchase q more or less substantial
prize to serve. asia memento OF MS
prowess. The weekly handicap, the
round robin tournament and the CLUB
champion matches are other sugges-
lions for a varied shooting program
which will foster interest among the
club members.
! Capital sport for holidays or when
good number of members are present
is team shoot at breakable clay disks
two inches In diameter and colored
white at 100 yards. Several teams, say,
of four men each are selected ana
drawn to shoot In pairs. The team
breaking all its opponents disks hrst
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
for spectators. The latter Is impor-
tant, as an ordinary target match Is
not attractive to gallery. 1t is 9TH
erwise when the progress Of the match
is made visible by the breaking OF the
targets. 800
Prizes and "Pot Hunters
Competitions imply prizes and prizes
cost money. A very few club funds
will admit of devoting more than
very nominal sum to this purpose. !
Fortunately, large sums are unneces-
sary, and an entry fee Of or 10
cents will generally provide a fund
out of which few inexpensive prizes,
more as mementoes of the event than |
as rewards. can be awarded, and these |
should be sufficient 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 a rich stake to be won.
These are Objectionable, not only as
onnoea5 m tbs pripninlac pf amataur
sport, but because such people deter
others from competing. But that dan
ger can be easily obviated. Skill and
democracy are the keynotes as rifle
shooting is organized today. Prizes
are kept down: to inexpensive trinkets.
In England the standard prize seems
to be a silver spoon. worth perhaps a
dollar. In cases where wealthy men
have offered valuable prizes to encour-
age competition among clubs the rifle
men have said that they would much
rather have improved ranges and ia
cilites 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
)ne's club is generally coveted. Tele-
graphic and mail matches are some
what less interesting substitute for
shoulder to shoulder matches.
Match teams are usually selected and
by the club captain. who
should be elected annually. Unselfsh
enthusiasm and suave temperament
ire more essential qualifications in a
,aptain than great skill in shooting.
indeed, 1t Is on many grounds prefer
lble that the captain himself should
lot shoot In matches. In selecting a
cam he should give preference to con-
istent shots rather than to those who
re in the habit of alternating more
brilliant performances with bad
freaks, and when meeting weak op-
should take the opportunity of
encouraging the more promising of his
improving members by including them
q his team.
Hats Of to tho Ladies.
Your club should be conducted fer
IL classes and give everybody ample
cope, according to his skill The wom-
n and girls can give tone to the club
y their presence, even though they
re on the range but one night a week.
hey are splendid organizers, too, and G
ne club that has their cooperation and
lterest is fortunate 7
women and girls now participate
! bowling everywhere. and rife shoot