, 1923-07-22
FIRST Time IN
HISTORY OF TRAP
SHOOT CLASSIC
To Be Held at the South
Shore Country Club.
BY WALTER

BY WALTER ECKERSALL.
The Grand American handicap. blue
ribbon event OF the trap shooting
world, will be conducted by the Anna
tem Trapshooting association at the
South Shore Country club. Chicago.
from Aug 20 to Aug. 20. inclusive. 1t
Will be the twenty-fourth renewal Of
the clay target event and the first time
It viii be conducted by amateurs-
In the past, the tourney always has
been handled by professionals and
there has been trouble between the
pros and amateurs. Hardly a tourney
has been held that dissension Of some
sort has not developed and as a result
the progress of the great sport has been
retarded Because of this continued
squabbling the pros finally decided to
turn over control to the amateurs and
the result of this years event viii be
watched with intense interest by every
one connected with the clay bird sport.
Winners in Olympics.
Although contestants win compete
for the various North American cham
pionships. the event will have a de-
eided bearing on the makeup Of the
team which win represent the United
States in the Olympic games in France
asxt year. As the 1924 Grand Ameri-
can will not be held until after the
Oiympiads are decided, the shots who
wake the best showfngs in this years
classic viii merit the consideration Of
thess intrusted to select the Ameri-
can team.
One very important and attractive
feature of the 1928 Grand American
handicap is that it was specially de-
signed to take care of shooters of an
degrees of skill. With the contestants
competing in classes on two of the days
n participating in distance handi-
caps on two others, It will be readily
seen la on four of the six days OF
shooting contestants will virtually
measure sliIl with men of their OWE
oaiiber.
$500 in Prize Money,
The prize money In both the North
American singles championship and
the North American class champion
ship, amounting to 81, 500 and $1,000,
respectively. will be donated to the
1--WE classes and the number of en-
trants In each class win determine the
amount OF prize money the high guns
win receive.
In addition TO the many new fea-
lures, tho Grand American Handicap
VII attract the largest entry and Is
the classic event OF the tourney. Each
contestant will shoot at 100 targets
from distances ranging from sixteen
to t~wenty-three yards. In the past the
svent has generally been won by a
dark horse who stood on the sixteen
yard mark This years winner may be
no exception.
Shoot Over Lake.
The opening days event will be the
Lake Michigan Introductory Of 200 sim
gle targets. 16 yards rise. This event
takes the place Of the IS yards cham
pionship which a been discarded and
Affords contestants an opportunity to
become acquainted with the surround
tngs.
The targets win be thrown out over
the water OF Lake Michigan and there
will be no trees, fences, hay stacks
or other objects to furnish alibis for
contestants who fail to perform up to
expectations.
On the second day. the North Amerf-
can doubles championship and the ju-
nior singles title will be determined
In the former race, contestants will
shoot at 100 double targets. Competi-
ton IN the Junior championship Is open
To shooters under IS years OF age.
Shoots for Singles Title.
The North American championships
at single targets will be held on the
third day. This will consist OF 200
targets. 16 yards rise The women's
national championship will take place
on the same day; the fair sex will shoot
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der the same conditions as the mems
single target championship. The five
man team championship viii also be
held on the third day.
The east versus west team shoot will
be among the features OF the fourth
day. although class champions will be
determined ut the same time. The
team race will be a ten man affair
with teams from each side OF the Mis-
sissippi river. Shooters in Ontario,
Quebec mi the maritime provinces
Will shoot on the east team. while the
remainder OF the Canadians viii be
eligible for the west squad.
Grand American Final Event.
Tho preliminary handicap or warm
up event for the Grand American will
be held on the fifth day. Contestants
will shoot from the same distances
they have been allotted for the Grand
American. which will be held on the
sixth day. According to officials OF
the A T. A, a record entry is ex-
peoted because of the natural location
OF Chicago and the beautiful facilities
afforded by the South Shore Country
club for the classic event of the trap
shooting world.
Entries for the Grand American
handicap close on Aug. IL with secre-
tary Starr Matthews. gao East Ohio
street. Chicago, III.
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