Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
POWDER CITY SHOOT
NOW UNDER WAY
Big Thrce-Day Tournament Was
Started Today at Belle
vue Traps.

The stage is all set for the big trap
shooting show For three days all roads
lead to Bellevue, the home of the Will
mington Trapshooting Association, where
is gathered what promises to be the class
lest field of shooters that will be seen at
any tournament this year, with the single
exception of the Grand American Mt Chi
cago.
From all parts of the country the star
performers with the shotgun have travel
ed to Wilmington TO test their skill
against tn e best the field has TO offer II
is shoot for shooters, with approximate
" 81 900 in added money, trophies and
prizes.
Among the prominent trapshootcrs
who have come from distance to attend
the tournament in this city and who Will
he seen in action are Frank 1roeh of
Vancouver, Wash, the national amateur
champion and winner OF host OF trap
shooting honors; Charles II. Ncwcomb OF
Philadelphia Pa, amateur champion OF
Pennsylvania, former national amateur
champion and winner of the PinehurSt,
Eastern and Maplcwood preliminary
handcaps; r. a. King Of Delta, Colo
Colonel Morchead of Charlotte, n. G.
Fred Plum. Atlantic City. \ J., winner
at the New York Athletic Club. this year
". II. Wolstencroft, Philadelphia, Pa
Fred Tomlin. PENIS Grove, y j, anna
tour champion of New Jersey; Walter
Huff. Macon, Ga; Lester German.
Aberdeen. Md. and many others.
The local shooters are prepared to'glvo
these visitors a battle royal for the prizes
in this tournament and undoubtedly n
large gallery will go out each day TO back
their favoritcs Among the prominent
Wilmington shooters who may be de
pended upon 10 give a good account of
themselves are. Billy Foord. amateur
State champion Joe Ben McHugh,
George Simon. William Coyne, Captain
" 4. Simonton, John Minnick + +.
du Point. r. du Pont. II l.. Morgan,
Harry Carbon, Clyde Ieedom and Stonev
Mciinn.
One Of the features OF the week will be
the competition tomorrow for the Liberty
Bond Open Championship Of the world.
Entrance feels $50 Liberty Bond, ten or
more entries guaranteed The winner Is
thus guaranteed at least $3.50 IN Liberty
Bonds The whole tournament makes a
fine preliminary for the Grand American
Handicap At Chicago, starting August I.
Wilmington has always had reputation
for pulling off successful shoots and every
preparation has been made 10 make thus
one Of the greatest Of them all
roDAY's PROGRAM
Five events Of IL targets each; five
events Of 20 targets each. total l75
targets; entrance S.
Optional sweeps ST on each event
high guns ] money for each five entries
or major fraction. $40; on the day pro
gram. division for 10, s. 80; on the last
100 targets. division 3 for 10. s. so; on
the full program Of 425, l6-yard targets,
same division, So
Glass optional on day program, 81.
Three classes A, b. G, Division
30, 80, 20 Glasses arranged before you
shoot so you will only compete against
shooters Of your class.
Trophies Shooters will be divided into
three classes A, b, C-and three tro-
phies will be awarded IN each class this
day. Value Of trophies in each class
First, $40; second, 81 so; third, s..
There will be eleven shooters, and
possibly more. in the Liberty Bond
Trapshooting Championship Of the world,
which takes place tomorrow. Here are
the names Of the eleven who have entered
Charles II Ne,scomb. Philadelphia, Pa
Fred Plum, Atlantic City. \. J.; Fred
Tornlin. PENIS Grove. y J. ". A.
Simonton. Wilmington. Del, G II.
Simon. Wilmington. Del; Linn Worth
ington. Baltimore. Md; Edward Bartlett,
Baltimore. Md; Jay Clark, Jr Wor-
cester. Mass; l. F Curtis. Boston. VI ass
j NJ AIorehead. Charlotte, y c.
Lester German Baltimore Md