Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-21
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APPEAR HERE
Gun Club to Have Monster
Attraction on Grounds on
Saturday, Sept. 8.
MANY TO BE ENTERED
$500 in Gold to be Feature
Handicap Event-Several
Other Prizes
MANY TO BE ENTERED

One of the biggest gun shoots ever
held in this section will take place
on Saturday, September 8, under
the auspices of the Perth Amboy
Rod and Gun Club, at the new
grounds of the local club near The
Barber Asphalt plant. The shoot
VIII be a 100 bird handicap match
for $500 in gold.
The committee in charge of the
shoot is arranging every detail of
the match and has announced that
over 125 of the leading gunners in
the country will be present on the
day of the shoot, while state cham
pion Clarence B. Platt of Bridgeton.
N. j. will be the central figure at
that time. Another notable figure in
shooting activities in this part of the
country will be present on Septem-
Der 8, Albert l.. Ivans, of Red Bank,
who recently won the American
Handicap Championship. He will
| also contend for prizes at the local
| range.
To date the committee have heard
from seventy of the leading shooters
and in VrAw of the fact that there
Will be over 125 enrants, and while
1t takes an hour to contest 20 gum
ners, the match will begin promptly
at 10 o'clock Saturday morning and
will continue until after all results
are recorded. The whole program
will probably last about six hours.
giving everyone in this vicinity a
chance to see some excellent shoot
Ing and watch the various champs
do their stuff"
The handicapping for the shoot
will y1-4k
official American Trapshooting As
sociation average of less than "a per
cent, and each one will bS allowed on
heir 100 birds the difference between
their official A. T. A. average and
.94 percent, except where ones abil-
ity is known to be greatly in excess
of their official average as shown
in the 1923 official A. I. A. book,
and in such cases the handicap COM
mittee will decide the fair and proper
average. The following is the handi-
cap committee:
Albert q Waters of this city, AL
bert L. WINS, of Red Bark, and Ray
mond c. Stryher, of Bound Brook,
n. j. This committee has been ap-
pointed as the handicap committee,
and viii also handicap those who
hdfS 4lO OlAlClui "A. L. n. rating.
The entrance fee for the gold
prizes and targets has been set at
$3.50, and entry blanks are being
mailed with request that all who
intend to participate in this shoot
will kindly send their entry to the
Handicap Committee on or before
September 1.
Eleven cash prizes will be awarded
to the various winners of the 100
bird shoots, while ties will be shot
off at rs birds. Each one will be
allowed one-quarter of their handi-
cap for the 100-bird match in the
shoot-off. In order that there will
be no misunderstanding about set
tlement of claims on prizes should
three gunners tie for first honors,
these three will shoot off for first,
second and third, while the balance
will be rated in the same manner.
The prizes listed in order are:
First prize, 800; second prize, $f5:
fifth prize, $50; sixth prize, $25; sew
fifth prize, $50; SIXTH prize, $25; sew
enth prize, $40; eighth prize, SIS;
to the next thirteen high guns $40
will be awarded, while $40 will be
given to first low gun and $5 to sec
ond low gun. Many local gunners
are making preparations for enter
ing the shoot.