Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-13
SP0RTSMEN WILL
HAVE GREAT WEEK
Second Highest Prizes Ever
- Offered Carried by Events
in Tulsa Shoot.
RECORD FIELD TO COMPETE
More Than 200 Expected !;
Traps Open for Practice Be-
fore Regular Program.

Trapshooters from all over the
United States already have begun ar
riving for the annual shoot of the
Oklahoma State Sportsmens associa-
ton which will be held here next
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
under the auspices of the Tulsa Gun
club.
TWO hundred. perhaps three hun
dred, OF the best shots in the country
will be here, for the S2.10O added
money is the second highest amount
ever offered for trapshooting' tour
nament in the United States.
While the regular program does not
begin until Wednesday. a large num-
Der of those already on the ground
VIII be at the traps this afternoon for
q little practice, and the traps will be
open Monday to those who expect to
enter the tournament
Tuesday Preliminary Day.
Tuesday is preliminary day. when
the Tulsa Hotel Special will be shot.
This consists of five events of twenty
targets, each with $50 added. the
purse to be divided four ways. This
is set for l p. IN.
The Continent Special is the
first event on the regular program.
starting at Q o'clock a. m. Wednesday.
J. s. Cosden and consists of five events
of twenty targets each.
In the afternoon OF the same day is
the Harry f. Sinclair Special, an
other $500 number.
The Frank Gillespie Special is set
for competition Thursday morning,
$500 being the added money for this
fiNe-event contest
The big event of the meet is the
Oil Field Special Thursday afternoon.
which, besides carrying 5000 added
money, decides the amateur champion
cf the state 1t is the Interstate AS
soclation's State Amateur champion
ship and is open to any bona fide
resident of the state. and the amateur
winning II will represent oklahoma in
the Grand American tournament.
The official score will be kept on
board in plain view of the shooter.
II Will be the duty of the shooter
to watch the scoreboard and to see to
1t that the correct results are record
ed. In case of an error, correct II at
once. before the succeeding shot is
fired, as no appeal will be allowed
after the shooter has left the firing
line.
Shooting will begin promptly each
day Mt . o'clock a. M. Two cents will
he charged for all targets. Pieces
shot at will not be scored
The club reserves the right to hold
tournament over one day on account
of weather.
Money Division.
Division of money in Ill events will
he Jack Rabbit-Rose-four moneys
-5-4-3-2R
Refusing of difficult targets will not
be allowed. Regulation targets will
hA lNH.a Ia t..VU at
according TO Interstate rules.
Enter for the day. and should you
wish to withdraw your money will be
refunded for any event in which you
did not participate
Competent referees will be In
charge. Their decisions will be final
To not expect n scored target If a
referee calls it lost.
You may enter for targets only any
day.
The management reserves the right
20 refuse any entry.
All scores shall be shot in competi-
ton and no scores shall be recorded
which were shot prior to the adver-
tised hour for starting of the event.
Any shooter desiring to shoot fol
practice will be allowed to do so prior
to program hour.
The Gun club grounds are reached
by taXicabS and street cars.
Lunch will be served to shooters
and visitors during the shoot on The
grounds.
All makes of shells loaded with al
standard brands of powder will be fol
sale on the grounds.
All earnings after bills are paid t
be refunded to amateur shooters.
Optional sweepstakes to be ar
ranged later after regular program
each day