Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-25
HANDSOME TROPHY
FOR BEST GUNNER
Silver Cup Will Be Awarded
to Local Trapshooting
Champion.
THREE CLUBS ARE IN RACE
Members of City Organizations to
Take Part-See Try-Gun
Exhibited. I
THREE CLUBS ARE IN RACE

In order to stimulate interest among
the local Eunners, The Times-Disn..ch
Will award a handsome silver +ronh,.
cup to the best shot in the three local
trapshooting clubs. The trophy is ff-
teen inches in height and will be tho
permanent property of the high gun
of the local clubs.
Inc conditions under which the con-
test VIII be held arc as follows:
first- Each club must shoot four
times within period OF not exceeding
TWO months from August Is.
Second. These shoots NAV he IN to,,.
consecutive shooting days, or every
other shooting day during tho neriod -.
eight weeks IL desired VI
Ihlrd. Each event must be at twenty-
i've targets, under the standard added
target system.
Fourth. Each club must determine
It's nigh man according TO the system
JUST outlined, and the high men must
snoot on the tie on grounds to be
selected by this paper
mere VIII be no entrance fee. tho
.iaten being open to any member Of
the three local cluhs-the West End
Gun Club. the Northside Gun Club and
the East End Gun Club The secretary
OF each organization will keen the re-
suits and furnish the names of the
nigh Eunners to this paper foliowina
each shoot. e
Two of the organizations have al
ready favorably considered the offer.
ana IL is expected that the third oc
ceptance will be received In time to
nave the first match this week.
EXHIBITS TRY GUN AT
WEST END CLUB SHOOT
me presence of L. S. German. of the
pu font POWDER Company. at the regu-
lar shoot of the West End Gun club
last week with the first try gun ever
seen here was a big feature in this
line of sport.
Mt. German was kept busy for two
days measuring up Richmond gunners
ana giving them points in gunology.
captain Tony Miller was one of the
old guard who was out to see the try
gun and have himself measured
Mt. German will be here again for
the Virginia Trapshooters' annual tour
nament. and CANDLES that the men who
VIII follow his advice will report a
wonderful Improvement in percentage
of breaks.
scores this week shooting at SOY:
l.. ). German professionally. As; C.
B. Easley. 43; NJ. d. Hart, AZ: J. c.
Easley. AZ; w. II. Eanes, 40; w. A.
hammond, ST.. -; l.. Rueger, Al; "A l..
Glasgow. II: r. G. Cabell. IS; ]. F.
Sheppard. 81; w. Rueger, Jr., 81; +. c.
Tignor, 80; +. ]. Flippen. 50; A. An
| derson, Jr,. 80: st. George Anderson.
33; DR.. Coffman. SO: S. j. boswell. az:
Captain H. G. Davids, 80: c. w Will
ltams, 90; r. L. Bibb, 80; r. n. DOYLE
20; FL r. Calling. 10.
POINTS on tho Lumsden cup were won
by Hart and C. B. Easley.
Legs on the Nowlan and Western
Cartridge Company cups by Archer
anderson. Jr.. y. l.. Glasgow. w. H.
Eanes. DR.. NJ. B. Coffman.
Next shoot on Wednesday,
ISiGHTESN GUNNERS our
AT NORTHSIDE SHOOT,
Eighteen enthusiastic shooters faced
the trap at the Northside Gun Club yes
terday afternoon and some splendid
scores were made. There were manv
guests from the West End Club vet i'm
the regular fifty targets John Martin.
of the local club, tied u NJ c. Ander-
son for high gun honors. Rueser and
Hart tied for second place, CLOSELY fol-
| lowed by Brown, Price and Coleman for
third place.
In the extra events of fifty targets
Mr.. Easley tied L. NJ C. Anderson for
high place, 46 out of so
Joe Crcnshaw. shooting in the FIRST
squad. gave fine exhibition of break
Ing targets, running Twenty-Five
straight.
NJ D. Hart had his eye on the tar
get and was only one bird from being
in the tie for high honors. Brown. one
of the old guard made his first an
pcarance of the season. and put up a
good score.
Harvey. Price and Russell show
marked Improvement in their shooting
Scores:
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