Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-22
IOWA MAN WINNER
Of HONORS At THE
STREATOR TOURNEY
WILLIAM RIDLEY OF WHAT
CHEER, IOWA. WINS DOUBLE
TARGET CHAMPiONSHlP-A. j.
sTAuBER OF STREATOR TIES
FOR THIRD PLACE.

Strcator, Ill, May 22- tSpecial1 -
The feature of practice day at the
forty first annual Illinois trapshooters'
tournament was the winning of the
double target championship of the
United States by William Ridley of
What Cheer, la. with IS of 100. J. r..
Graham of lnglesde, ILL.,, scored sec
ond with So and Mark Arie of Thomas
boro. and A. J. Stauber of Streator
tied for third with so, Arie scored
high, 9S, on the sixteen yard target
with c. G. Burmeister of Chicago
second
Starting at a. m. today the pro
gram calls for four 25-target events
entrance 81, purses divided Conner
high gun system, the jefferson hotel
cup, 80 targets. So entrance, distance
handicap, and the contest for the
Board of Trade diamond badge, 100
targets, 81 entrance, money divided on
the 100 targets, &c. %. 20, Is and 10
per cent, class shooting.
On Wednesday, May %, the program
calls for six % target events, 16 yards
rise, purses divided Conner high gun
system and the final contest for the
l.. c. Smith cup, so targets, entrance
Sc, distance handicap, use of two bar
rels, purse divided into five moneys.
per cent system, class shooting.
Championship Day.
The program for May "a calls for
the amateur aud professional chan.
pionshlp event so targets, Is yards
rise, SIS entrance, and six 25target
events, entrance $40. the last 100 tar
gets to be for The Interstate associa
tons amateur championship, and also
for the ladies' state championship,
while the last so targets will be count
cd In team race between the Starry
cd Rock Gun club and the Streator
Trap and Rifle club.
There are "a trophies which are
open to all amateurs. These will e
given to the high guns in the various
events. There are "a events In the
program including practice day High
gun in each event will receive a
trophyonly one to shooter dur
ing the four days Ties for the tro
plies in the 16yard events will be
shot off In the next events until dctid
ed. Ties In the last event In the hand
leap each day will shoot off at rs tar
gets from the handicap mark,
There will be trophy for the lady
amateur making high score IN he 900
registered targets. Open to all ladies'
Also a trophy for the winner Of ladies'
Hazard trophy event will also receive
trophy This is an open event
Thursday the Big Day
From all Indications Thursday will
be the big day and at this time the
banner crowd of shooters are expected
to attend The amateur and lroies
sional championship of the STATE witt
be decided an many are planning -
take part IN this event
The ladies' state cham ipnsnip Will
also be decided on this occasion anil
another feature will be ine .ean ta2c
between the local gun club and the
Starved Rock Gun CLUB.
The rainy weather this mornin, hsld
no terror for the shooters and tho pro.
gram was carried out in every detail
at printed While the war has appar
emily affected some Of tb major
sports of the country, trap footing
has gained more converts than usual
and the sport at the present time Is
more ilOnriahing than usual. Many Of
the participants claim that in taking
part in the shoot the handling of fire
arms Is learned. and according to the
officials Of the big state shoot the
sport VIII Got be affected BY the war.