Evening journal., 1916-07-26
CLUB To
STAGE State Shoot
TrapShOoterS to Smash
Targets There on
August II
WOMEN ALSO TO
SHOOT FOR HONORS

The program of the 1915 Delaware
State trapshootlng tournament has
just been published and is being dis
tributed to trapshooters all through
the east. This tournament will be
held on the grounds of the new VIII
mington Trapshooting Association at
Bellevue and viii be the first Of the
activities there.
The program is well gotten up.
and is along the lines of State shoots
held in this State in the past The
dates are August II and IL with
practice day the afternoon Of Au-
gust TO-
The shooting on August 10 starts
at 1.30 p. m. and there will be five
events at 90 targets each. for a total
of 100 birds. Entries will be accept,
ed up to p. m.
On the first day. Friday, August IL,
shooting will commence promptly al
10 o'clock and there will be nine
events shot for a total Of $50 tar
gets. The first 80 targets shot at will
comprise one half the 100 target
event for the DUPONT trophy emble-
matte of the amateur championship
of Delaware, while the last 100 tar
gets win comprise the event for the
Hercules open State championship
trophy.
The popular "Squier Money Back
/ System" will also be employed in the
program. In all program events a
shooter may enter by paying the tour
nament price of targets, namely ,
cents each. and be eligible for the
/ prizes. However. should he wish TO
take a chance on shooting better than
his average, he is permitted to con-
tribute $40 additional to the purse
which is created by the club contri-
! button, and the entries of the shoot
ers. and all who do not win back an
amount equal to or greater than their
original entry of So have the diff
/ ference between their winnings and
their $40 refunded 10 them. In other
words there is no chance for the
shooter to lose a nickle of his $40.
but he has a chance of winning.
There will also be optional sweep
stakes in the program for those who
wish to play them. Those not wish
ing to do so may simply ignore them
There will also be a merchandise
event on August IL, and it will be
u
25-target event, with a 50-cent en-
trance. and twelve prizes valued at
500 viii be awarded on the Lewis
class system.
On Saturday. August -, shooting
will commence at 10 o'clock and $50
targets will be shot The first so will
comprise the second half Of the con-
test for the DUPONT amateur State
oh .f,r MI
targets will comprise the Interstate
Associations Delaware amateur cham
pionship event. and is open only TO
bona tide amateur residents of Della
ware. There will be seven prizes in
this event, with a total value of SIS.
and the winner will be eligible to rep
resent the State at the Grand Ameri-
can Handicap.
The Squier money-back system will
also be in operation. and will operate
the same as on the previous day.
There viii also be an event on
Saturday, August H. for the ladies'
championship of Delaware. This will
be at so targets, and the winner will
be known as the woman trapshootine
champion of Delaware. Already this
event is exciting wide interest, and
no doubt a large entry will result
II will be worth while for the people
Of this section TO turn out and see
the ladies shoot. and also look over
the new grounds Of the club.
On Saturday another merchandise
event will be staged. This will be
open to all Delaware amateurs. and
also TO non-residents who have shot
through the program of 300 targets or
=. the two previous days. It will be a
25-target event with $3.50 in prize.
and trophies added.
] In addition 20 the seven Interstat
Association trophies, the dupont an,
Hercules trophies, there will alsd be
e high amateur trophy, and low anna
teur trophy, to go to the amateur resi-
dents of Delaware who win high and loy
k averages. respectively, on the 800 pro
: gram targets.
There will be trophies on traps l,
4 and 3. and they will he awarded to IN
- shooters making the high scores o
E those traps during the 800 targets i
! the program. The program calls fo