May 13, 1899.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
870 
Nebraska Sta*e Toarnament. 
I.1NC01-N, Neb., May 5.— The twenty-third annual meeting of the 
Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association and tournament was 
gr?.oecl with a fair attendance and favorable weather; so, with these 
two essential features, it must be classed as a success. True, 
the attendance was not tin to what the pramotirs o! the t:ur, a- 
ment had expected, but "it is well to remember lhat only two 
weeks previous another tournament had bted held at Lincoln and 
in face of this it is all the ni jre remarlcable ihit the a'.tziidince 
was so good, and was maintained up to so vth fo; m a s andard 
throughout the four days. While the number of principtls en- 
gaged on the first day was less than on any ether, this is ra C^' 
the case at a tournament, as the first day gene-al'y records th,' 
big entry at nearly all shoots. This can be direct'y attiibut<d 
to the manner in which the programme was arranged for* the se - 
ting aside of six events each day for the rank and file natural y 
appealed to this element, whose wishes must hereafter be uoii- 
sulted, in order to insure the success of any tournament. While 
these events were mostly short races, as they should be, the 
management should have gone further and divided the purses in 
these events at least by the Rose system, in place of that rancer- 
ous old inequitable system; for theJl those who performed the 
most meritoriously would have received their just compen.satioo, 
and not the most fortunate ones. 
The programme makes reference to that old, rank canard, "no 
dropping" for place, and calls attention that this is prohibited by 
the constitution of the Association. Of course, this ia h bluff, 
for where the above system is in vogue no mention should be 
jliade of dropping for place, for the system is of itself responsible 
for this incident, as it frequently places a premium on inferior 
shooting. A verv forcible illustration of this occurred during 
this tournament. " In one of the 15-target events there were no 
straights, but ten scored 14, eight 13, six 12 and four U, while 
there was no 10, nor 9, and but one S. which received fifth money. 
$4.30, and none of the other places paid entrance money. Such 
conditions I maintain should not be permitted to exist. 
Sliooting Grounds. 
■ The tournament was held on the grounds of the Capital Gun 
Club, one of the best-arranged shooting grounds in the West. The 
appointments were very complete. The club has three sets of 
target traps arranged on the Sergeant system, and one set of 
live-bird traps. The former are so located as to permit the use 
of both at tlie same time. At the target traps the shooter, when 
at the score, faces north, while when shooting pigeons, he faces 
a little east of north. This obviates any interference by the sun, 
and also insures a good light, which every shooter understands is 
quite essential in making good scores. The club house is rather 
small, especially for occasions like this, though it will answer 
very well for club shoots. However, there was no lack of shelter 
for the shooters; for the club had talcen the precaution to pro- 
vide a very large lent for the accommodation of its guests, one 
amply large enough for an hundred people. I am told that the 
club contemplates erecting a nice house on the ground shortly. 
Another very nice arrangement was that which prevented the 
spectators from encroaching on the shooters While at the score. 
The seats for them were so located that they could not come 
in contact with the shooters at all, being separated by a woyen 
wire fence, though it was possible for them to obtain a good view 
of the shooting from where they were situated. On live-bird day 
there was quite a crowd in attendance to witness the sport. Un- 
fortunately A'Ir. E. M. Welch, the secretaiy of the club, was called 
to Cincinnati on business just prior to the tournament, so that all 
the work of conducting the affair devolved upon the shoulders of 
Mr. George Rogers and H. H. Harley, both of whom are very 
consistent workers and' were about early and late to see that every- 
thing the schedule called for was carried out to the letter. George 
Rogers shot through the entire programme, and his sbooting, de- 
spite the handicap, was of a very high character, and excellence, 
he being near the top each day, and also among the first in general 
averages. , . 
The club leases the ground, about five acres, and has it alt in- 
closed in a 6ft. woven wire fence. The electric cars run right to 
the gate, it being only 15 minutes' ride from the heart of the 
'^'lii the cashier's office Mr. F. E. Mockett held sway, and the 
gentleman was highly qualified to fill this arduous position, being 
both courteous and capable. His work was done with a dispatch 
that was gratifying to management and principals alike. Mr. -bred 
Karcher, one of the referees, is quite, a, character himself, and 
added much to the pleasure and enjoyment of the visiting shooters 
by his musical ability and originality. Every night the shooters 
would gather in room 113 at the Lindell Hotel and here Mr. 
Karcher, and Roll Heikes would entertain the shooters with 
rare selections, rendered on the banjo and mandolin. This enter- 
tainment never lacked spectators, for not only were the shooters 
in evidence, but quite a number of the other guests of the hotel 
would drop in to enjoy the rendition. Mr. Karcher is proud of the 
distinction of being the referee on the occasion when the new- 
squad record was , made. 
That New Sqaad Record. 
This new record was made with a curious and singular combina- 
tion, and it may be of interest to know what guns and loads were 
used by the principal^. Rogers, No. 1, shot a Greener gun, Leadcr 
shells and Austin powder; Daniels, No. 2, shot a Francotte gun. 
Smokeless shells and Du Pont powder; Duer, No. 3, shot a 
Parker gun. Smokeless shells and Du Pont powder; Young, No. 4, 
sbot a Smith gun, Smokeless shells and Du Pont powder; Parme- 
lee shot a Remington gun. Smokeless shells and Schultze powder. 
Thui it will be seen, that the principals used each a different 
gun, and two kinds of shells and three kinds of powder were 
represented. But this is not all, for, though to add to the singu- 
larity of the combination, two kinds of targets were used. 
Out of Town Principals, 
These consisted of W. E. Beeson, Grand Rapids, Mich.; W. D. 
Townsend, W. D. Burgess, G. F. Brucker, Plumber E.eed, Frank 
Parmelee and Kimball, Omaha; Louis Painter, Osceola, ia^ Jlcl 
L. Clark, Nora Springs, la.; Howard Davidson and Henry i hiel, 
Junction City, Kan.; E. R. Eway, Chadron, Neb.; R. R. Kimball, 
'Fremont, Neb.; Dr. J. B. Hungate, Weeping Water, Neb.; W. b. 
Duer, Hastings, Neb.; C. D. Hargerman, Wymore, Neb ; Uias. 
Young Springfield, O.; A. B. Daniels, Denver, Col. ; E E. Hair- 
grove; ' Sutton, Neb.; O. F. Harlan, Cook, Neb.; F M. Eaton, 
Geneva, Neb.; C. J. Brook, Atkinson, Neb.; M. T. Miller, York, 
Neb.; W. J. Organ and J. G. Hilbery. Beaver Crossing, Neb.; 
Geo. Peterson, Coon Rapids, la.; C. D. Linderman, Adams, 
Neb.; Dan Brav, Syracuse, Neb.; Geo. Nicolai, Mmden, Neb.; 
D C Olmstead, Bertrand, Neb.; Geo. Schroeder, Columbus, Neb. 
T'W Den and Chas. Atkinson (Frink), Arapahoe,^ Neb.; Bert 
Long, Mason City, la.; F. Miller, Berwyn Neb.; G. O. Rams, 
Beatrice, Neb.; J. F. Berard, Herman, Neb.; W. H. Hen, Con- 
'''rh'e 'trade was represented by R. O. Heikes and Jiio. J. Hallo- 
well of the U. M. C. Co.; Fred Gilbert, Du Pont Powder Co.; 
Chaa. Budd. Hazard -Powder Co. and Parker gun; J. C. Fanning, 
Gold Dust Powder Co. 
Association Session. 
Thp annual meeting was held Thursday night at the Lindell 
Hotel and was a very brief session, only routine business being 
transacted. This consisted in calling the roll, collection of dues 
and the selection of a place for holding the next tournament and 
the election of officers. The Omaha Gun Club and the Lincoln 
Gun Club of Lincoln, were bidders for the tournament. When 
the names of the two clubs were submitted to a vote the result 
Ma« that Omaha was chosen on the first ballot, the vote standing 
Or^iaha ten and Lincoln eight. W. H. S. Hughes, Omaha, was 
elected President, and E. E. Hairgroves, of Sutton, was chosen 
Vice-President; Geo. W. Loomis was elected Secretary and treas- 
urer. 
First Day, Teesday, May 2. 
For some time Pop Heikes has been up in the air, so to express 
it in regard to a gun that would fit him. However, by the 
sti'ide he had to-day one would infer that he had found one that 
did fit him in the Parker he used. The conditions of the shooting 
were of the hardest nature, as the velocity of the wind was some- 
thing awful, and I cannot recall a single instance where it ever blew 
so hard for so long a time. It began early in the morning, and 
continued until night. The destruction of the clnib house and 
tents were momentarily expected, as the former swayed to and 
fro. and the beams and rafters in the latter quaked m the most 
awe-inspiring manner. Meanwhile Roll was complacently and 
imperturbablv negotiating the targets to such an extent that but 
few ciphers were recorded against him, and these few were dotted 
along here and there. His total for the day showed but ten losses, 
and his average was .944. True, hes and others ijave often exceeded 
this, but I question if such shooting was ever done in the face 
of such a wind. , . , 
Charley Young also shot well, for he is second, with an average 
of .933, two breaks short of Heikes' total. In the five 15-target 
events'he lost onlv one, but he was not so successful in the longer 
events. As he is shooting in the amateur class, thereby being 
permitted to contest for the money in all the events, he is the 
biggest winner of the day, for two of his straights occurred when 
there were no others. George Rogers, one of the local contingent, 
is third, with a percentage of .916. Event No. 5 was a 25-target 
race in which there was a special prize in the shape of a silver 
cup. This Rogers won on a score of 24, for, though Budd and 
Heikes tied him, they could not compete for it, as this event 
was open to amateurs only. Heikes missed his last bird in this 
race. Rogers was a good winner on the day's shooting, as his 
aO straight in event 2 was tbe only one, and netted him J17.75. 
Hallowell also counted good and hard once, his being the only 
straight in No. 4. Duer arrived late, but showed up well in the 
events he took part in. 
Events: 12345678 9 10 
Targets: 15 20 15 20 25 15 20 15 20 15 
Heikes 14 18 11 17 24 15 19 14 20 15 
Young 14 19 15 17 25 15 19 15 16 15 
Rogers 12 20 13 17 24 14 20 13 18 14 
Gi inert 14 16 15 17 20 15 19 15 IS 14 
Parniclcc 15 17 14 16 22 13 19 12 20 14 
1-Ieer 14 19 11 IS 23 13 17 13 17 13 
Fanning 13 19 15 19 21 12 19 9 18 13 
Painter 14 16 12 18 20 13 17 13 17 14 
Bray .1 : 14 17 15 17 23 11 18 12 12 13 
Andrews 14 14 13 19 22 12 16 10 17 14 
Seaton 13 17 15 15 20 10 17 14 16 13 
Daniels 11 17 11 15 33 11 19 R 18 13 
Peterson 14 15 13 19 31 14 15 12 12 H 
Den 13 15 15 16 IS 13 18 10 14 13 
Clark 11 17 11 17 23 17 17 12 17 12 
Kimball 8 13 13 17 32 12 16 13 19 11 
Townsend 13 16 12 16 23 14 15 13 14 9 
Beard 13 18 10 15 21 11 18 14 14 9 
Linderman 11 15 12 14 21 13 17 12 14 12 
Frink 10 15 10 12 23 li2 18 11 17 9 
Miller 14 12 13 11 18 14 16 11 17 10 
Moore 13 16 11 12 21 11 12 4 13 11 
Hairgrove 8 13 8 11 18 14 11 11 13 10 
Budd 12 IS 13 17 24 14 20 14 20 . . 
Hallowell 12 19 12 20 14 12 16 13 18 .. 
Long 13 19 12 14 18 11 16 13 16 . . 
Due? 14 18 15 19 14 
Olmstead 18 . . 12 . . 21 
Beeson 14 14 13 14 
Troyer 14 9 .. .. 
McCandless 15 10 16 9 
Lytic 9 15 1413 
Powell S 13 14 . . IS . . . . 
Wallace 8 .. 15 13 .. 
Clyde , 8 7 .. 
Harlan 15 .. 
M T Miller 9 
6 10 
7 12 .. 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
Av. 
180 
170 
.944 
180 
168 
.933 
180 
165 
.916 
180 
163 
.905 
180 
160 
.900 
ISO 
158 
.877 
ISO 
158 
.oil 
ISO 
154 
.855 
ISO 
152 
.844 
180 
151- 
.838 
180 
150 
.838 
180 
147 
.816 
ISO 
146 
.811 
180 
145 
.805 
180 
145 
.805 
ISO 
144 
.800 
180 
144 
.800 
180 
143 
.794 
180 
141 
.7S3 
ISO 
137 
.761 
ISO 
136 
.755 
180 
122 
.677 
180 
117 
.650 
165 
152 
,921 
165 
136 
.824 
165 
132 
.800 
85 
80 
.941 
55 
46 
.836 
70 
55 
.785 
30 
23 
.766 
70 
50 
.714 
70 
51 
.742 
75 
85 
53 
.706 
50 
.588 
65 
32 
.492 
20 
15 
.750 
15 
9 
.600 
Second Day, "Wednesday, May 3. 
The general improvement in tlie scores of to-day may be at- 
tributed to the tavorable weather conditions. In this respect 
nothing could be asked for except that it was a trifle loo cold, 
but the wind that blew did not affect the flight of the targets 
m-iterially, and notwithstanding that it was hazy most of the day 
the light was good. 
Roll Heikes went tlie entire route with loss of but 7 targets, 
and in face of these returns it but follows that he is again in the 
van with a percentage of .948. While this is a trifle better than 
yesterday, I do not consider it as good an exhibition of shooting. 
The other Ohioan, Charley Young, is again second with .942, having 
dropped but 10, 5 of them in the 50-bird event. However, he was 
not so fortunate to-day, as he had a number of opportunities to 
win good money in the IS-bird sweep by going straight, and only 
once did he succeed. This was the first event. In the three other 
events of this kind he scored 14, losing his 13th target in one, his 
14th in another, and finally his last one. 
Gilbert and Fanning came to the front to-day and occupy third 
and fourth places in the order named. Daniels is the only one 
in the simon-pure class to make a percentage of .900, though Painter 
and Rogers are but a single break short of this. 
Fanning and Daniels are the fortunate ones, as each broke a 
20 straight at an opportune time, which paid ?17.75. There was 
only one 15 straight m all of the four amateur events, and Young 
got this. 
No long runs were made, Heikes' best, 58 and 59, while none 
of the other contestants could group their break together to any 
extent. _, . 
Event No. 8 in the table is the Parker gun handicap. This was 
really event 3, but for convenience sake I have placed it last. 
Thus to be able to show the total each contestant made, as well 
as the bird allowance, he had and the number he scored of these. 
For the handicap did not consist of added targets, but an allow- 
ance, and the number he was able to score of these was then 
added to his total. Thus Moore, the winner of the gun, broke 
45 out of 50, and had an allowance of 6, of which number he broke 
5, making his total 50. The figures in the ninth column of the 
table show the allowance each shooter had, and those in the last 
column show the number he actually broke of these. Some who 
had no show to get into the money did not shoot their allowance, 
so this is not given. There were five moneys in addition to the 
gun, first going to Hagerman and Linderman, who, with their 
handicap, scored 47; 46s were numerous, while there were three 
45s and two 44s. Hungate was the only 43, and this paid better than 
anyplacebut first. Heikes made the top score in this event, scoring 
48, losing his first and sixth targets. The four 20-bird events were 
open to all, the others to amateurs only. 
Events: 12345 6789 10 
Targets: 15 20 20 15 20 15 20 50 
Heikes 15 19 19 15 20 13 19 48 .. .. 
Young 15 19 20 14 19 14 19 45 .. .. 
Gilbert 14 17 20 15 19 14 18 47 .. 
Fanning 13 18 19 15 18 13 20 45 . . . . 
Daniels 13 20 19 14 20 13 18 42 2 2 
Painter 13 17 19 12 19 14 19 44 1 1 
Rogers 12 19 17 14 30 12 18 45 . . . . 
Budd 14 IS 19 13 17 14 16 45 . . . . 
Bray 11 16 18 14 17 14 19 44 2 2 
Heer 10 19 17 14 18 13 16 45 1 1 
Hagerman 14 18 15 14 17 13 16 45 4 2 
liallowell 10 17 17 13 20 13 17 42 .. 
Peterson 10 17 18 12 18 13 16 42 ... . 
Moore 12 14 IS 14 15 11 18 45 6 5 
Long ,. 13 16 14 13 15 14 17 42 2 2 
Frink 10 15 16 14 16 13 19 41 6 5 
Townsend 10 13 IS 12 19 13 16 43 3 3 
Duer 12 13 16 13 16 14 15 44 .. .. 
Linderman 12 14 14 13 15 13 15 43 4 4 
F Miller 9 15 16 13 15 13 IS 40 5 1 
Den 12 13 15 14 18 10 18 36 5 2 
Hairgrove 13 18 18 6 16 11 13 39 9 7 
Andrews 10 15 16 13 14 12 18 34 4 3 
Kimball 7 16 18 13 16 .. 13 40 3 3 
Hungate 11 11 16 13 .. 12 .. 38 6 5 
Parraelee 19 20 . . 18 . . IS 41 . . . . 
Rains ...... . . 11 16 10 12 . . 11 . . 38 5 4 
Grant 12 8 . . 12 17 27 . . . . 
Bavidson 7 7 10 7 35 4 1 
Clark .....12 13 14 12 40 3 2 
Olmstead H ,. .. 13 .. 12 .. 38 4 3 
M T Miller ........ 10 ., 14 .. 11 .. 33 ,6 6 
Saint 10 14 .. 33 .. .. 
Beard 9 9 .. 33 4 3 
Dorgan 10 . . 
Troyer 17 
Wolf 
Clyde 11 .. 
Harlan 12 .. 
Ewoy 7 .. 
Eaton 
Brooks 6 .. 
Schultz 
Maloiie 7 . . 
Ynle 
F E Kimball 
12 
11 18 
.. 41 
.. 30 
.. 39 
11 
12 
11 
13 
S 
18 
30 
27 
Shot 
at. 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
175 
160 
135 
130 
130 
120 
120 
115 
95 
95 
85 
80 
85 
70 
70 
65 
45 
45 
35 
30 
30 
15 
50 
50 
Broke, 
168 
165 
164 
161 
159 
157 
157 
156 
153 
152 
151 
150 
148 
147 
144 
144 
143 
143 
139 
139 
138 
134 
132 
123 
101 
116 
89 
76 
66 
91 
74 
68 
57 
51 
39 
58 
42 
40 
36 
27 
29 ■ 
17 
16 
7 
30 
27 
Av. 
.948 
.942 
.937 
.920 
.908 
.897 
.897 
.891 
.874 
.868 
.862 
.857 
.845 
.840 
-.822 
.832 
.817 
.817 
.794 
.794 
.788 
.765 
.754 
.768 
.748 
.893 
.753 
.633 
.550 
.791 
.778 
.715 
.670 
.637 
.458 
.828 
.600 
.615 
.800 
.600 
.828 
.566 
.533 
.566 
.600 
.540 
Third Day, Thursday, May 4. 
Tliis is not a scratch or a fluke score, but a skillful and finished 
piece of atiooting, as every target was centered and broken be- 
yond the shadow of a doubt. Neither were the targets thrown 
easy, so as to make high scores possible. On the contrary, 
on'; wculd hardly select an occasion like this_ to a'.tempt 'he 
ffipking of a new 'record, for there was a good Wind blowing, and' 
the flight of the targets was not always regular. 
Gilbert is high man to-day with an average of .963, the best 
percentage made on any day of the shoot. Furthermore, it was 
also his good fortune to make the longest straight run of the day 
and the tournament, finishing with an unbroken run of 74. Charley 
Young still contines his good shooting^ and is once more Second, 
though Parmelee is right there with him, their percentages being 
.956. Rogers with .943 is fourth and Budd, .931, is fifth. 
Kvent Nc. r was the plunder race of the day, and the pri^aa 
in this were won by Townsend first, 20 straight, Malcom rifle 
sight; Young, Linderman and Moore tied for second on 19, and 
in the shoot-off Moore won a Hopkins & Allen single gun.; 
Rogers and Hairgroves were the only ISs, and Hairgroves bought 
out Rogers in the double gun bore b-eatmenf; Bray won the single 
gun bore treatment by shooting out Hur and F. Miller; Paintef' 
beat Daniels, Duer, Andrews, Hilbery and Peterson for the 
Winters' pneumatic recoil pad. Thicl won a similar prize by shoot- 
ing out Brucker and Rains. 
Rogers was the fortunate one of the day, as his was the only 
straight in event No. 1; $13.95 is what this paid. Parmelee anil' 
Den got .$10.60 and $10.40 respectively in events 7 and 9, on IS. 
After the conclusion of the regular target programme E. E. 
Hairgroves, of Sutton, and J. W. Den, of Arapahoe, shot a 25- 
bird match for $25, a side and the price of the birds. This re- 
sulted in a win for Hairgroves by a score of 22 to 20. Hairgroves 
missed his first two birds, and from this on he ste.-idied down • 
and shot a good race, killing all his birds, but losing his 14th dead 
out of bounds. 
On the other hand, Den shot in a careles, indifTerenl fashion, 
and with poor judgment, making defeat almost inevitable, from the 
fact that he was losing his easy birds and killing his few good 
ones. 
The birds were exceptionally slow and loggy at the start, 
though the last ten were quite an improvement, and it was 
on them that each shooter made some nice kills. Den had two 
birds dead out of bounds; one of these hit the wire and bounced 
over. Frank Parmelee was referee. The scores; 
Trap score type— Copyright, iSgg, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
112586 4 4454214684458 3 3144 
E E Hairgroves, Wi^-^^^^" l'/;^T\l~*\;^\ 
Sutton 0 0 a 1132322212*21212 2 a 123 2-22 
J W Den, 
Arapahoe, Neb. 
2441418232243142282155821 
.2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 *2222* 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2- 
£0 
After this a miss-and-out was shot, which had fourteen entries 
at $2, birds extra. Parmelee, Fanning and Rogers eventually cut 
up this purse. The birds in this were very good. 
Scores in target events: 
Events: 
Targets : 
Gilbert 
Parmelee 
Young 
Rogers 
Budd 
Fannitig ....^ 
Hur 
Daniels 
Heikes . 
Hallowell 
Bray 
Moore 
Duer 
Townsend 
Linderman 
F Miller 
Painter 
Den 
Andrews 
Hilbery 
Frink 
Long 
Brucker 
Eaton 
Thiele 
Rains ..' 
Hairgroves 
Beard 
Olmstead 
Organ 
Harlan 
Davidson , . . . . 
Peterson 
Zink 
M T Miller 
Clark .... ^ 
Brook 
Clyde 
12 3 
15 20 15 
15 20 12 
15 18 14 
14 19 14 
15 20 12 
14 18 15 
15 18 15 
14 19 15 
13 18 15 
12 16 12 
15 19 13 
, 12 19 13 
11 19 13 
9 18 15 
14 17 14 
14 14 11 
13 17 15 
13 16 12 
12 19 15 
14 14 14 
9 18 13 
14 19 13 
12 17 15 
11 17 10 
12 16 11 
12 12 .. 
IS 
13 
13 
11 
.it 
9 
li 
10 
8 
8 
13 
15 
13 
13 
12 
8 
14 
14 
9 
6 
4 5 
20 20 
19 18 
30 19 
15 19 
19 18 
19 18 
17 18 
19 17 
30 16 
18 20 
16 16 
18 17 
15 19 
19 16 
17 20 
19 19 
14 17 
18 16 
16 14 
16 16 
15 16 
17 .. 
17 .. 
16 15 
16 13 
.. 15 
17 15 
.. IS 
.. 16 
„ 14 
6 7 
15 20 
15 20 
14 18 
14 20 
14 19 
11 20 
13 19 
14 19 
14 20 
14 20 
15 17 
14 19 
15 16 
12 19 
12 19 
12 16 
10 14 
15 16 
14 14 
13 16 
14 17 
13 19 
14 17 
13 .. 
ii 
12 .. 
12 .. 
14 .. 
14 .. 
13 .. 
U 
10 
8 9 
15 20 
15 20 
15 20 
15 20 
14 20 
14 20 
14 19 
15 16 
12 20 
15 19 
15 17 
14 17 
13 19 
13 20 
10 17 
10 19 
14 15 
15 17 
14 18 
14 20 
13 16 
15 13 
13 16 
9 15 
12 17 
11 .. 
6 .. 
ii 
12 .. 
11 .. 
11 .. 
13 .. 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
Av. 
160 
154 
.962 
160 
153 
.956 
160 
153 
.956 
160 
151 
.948 
160 
149 
.931 
160 
148 
.925 
160 
148 
.925 
160 
147 
.918 
160 
146 
.913 
160 
143 
.893 
160 
143 
.m 
160 
143 
.893 
160 
141 
.881 
160 
140 
.875 
160 
139 
.868 
160 
139 
.868 
160 
138 
.862 
160 
137 
.856 
160 
136 
.850 
160 
130 
.812 
140 
123 
.878 
140 
121 
.864 
140 
106 
.757 
125 
97 
.776 
S5 
61 
.718 
70 
50 
.714 
65 
56 
.861 
60 
56 
.933 
60 
52- 
.866 
60 
48 
.800 
60 
45 
.750 
60 
40 
.(i66 
50 
44 
.880 
35 
21 
.600 
30 
27 
.900 
30 
19 
.633 
30 
14 
.466 
15 
S 
.533 
General Averages. 
The sensational features of to-day's shooting was the remarkable 
squad record that squad No. 1 made iii the final event. This 
squad, composed of George Rogers, Lincoln; A. B. Daniels, 
Denver; W. S. Duer, Hastings; Charley Young, Springfield, O., 
and Frank Parmelee, Omaha, surpassed all previous squad records 
by scoring 100 straight, each shooter breaking his allotted 20. 
The table shows that fifteen men shot throughout t>he three days' 
programme. While it wUl be seen that Charley Young is high man 
Heikes second, Gilbert tliird, Rogers fourth', and Fanning fifth; 
two of these five. Young and Rogers, shot in the amateur cias.s. 
These five arc also the only ones who averaged 90 per cent, or 
better. Young shot consistently steady throughout. Heikes shot 
superbly the first two days, but a change of loads proved disas- 
trous on the last and enabled Charley Young to beat him out by 
two birds Gilbert improved endh day and finished especially 
strong on the last day. 
Young ...v„.;.i,»*w.,. 168 165 153 515 486 ,943 
Heikes 170 168 146 515 484 .939 
Gilbert 163 164 154 515 481 .933 
Rogers 165 157 151 515 473 . 918 
Fanning..... 158 161 148 515 467 .906 
Heer 158 152 148 515 458 .889 
Daniels 147 156 147 515 450 . 873 
Painter 154 157 13S 515 449 . 871 
Brav 153 153 113 515 448 . 869 
Townsend 144 143 140 515 437 .829 
Linderman 141 139 139 515' 422 .819' 
Den 145 13S 137 515 420 .815 
Andrews 151 132 136 515 419 . 813 
F Miller 136 139 139 515 414 . 803 
Moore ...122 147 143 515' 413 .800 
Fourth Day, Friday, May 5. 
This was virtually live-bird day, for only the championship of 
the State on targets remained to be decided. It was the first' 
event on the programme, and consisted of 25 targets, $3 eiitrantie, 
$15 added, four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10. This was won b'y 
W. S. Duer, of Hastings, who evidently was feeling about right, 
as he lined them all out straight, a feat which none of the otlieC 
contestants could accomplish. However, Parmelee and Nicolai 
were close up, as they finished with but one loss. Last year Duer 
tied with Parmelee for the emblem, but was beaten in the shoot- 
off. 
Now followed the live-bird handicap of 20 birds, the entrance 
to which was $15, birds included, and $50 added. The division -was 
30, 25, 20, 15 and 10. There were tWenty-four contestants in thi^ 
race, and of all of these Gilbert, who shot from the scratch, - 
S2yds., was the only one to go the route, netting him the bigges^ 
piirse of the shoot, $87. Daniels, Budd and Brook finished with. 
19. The latter was the longest possible straight, who had a ohane^' 
to cut up first money with Gilbert, as he went up to the 15 round 
before he lost. Gilbert was considerably favored in the luck of 
the birds. Especially is this true of his last 10 birds. Unfortu- 
nately for some of the principals, the shooting was done in 
squads; for, through this it would be possible for one squad to get 
a whole coop of good birds or very poor ones. The birds for the".' 
first half of the race and up to the time the first squad had fin- 
ished their 20 were very common, with only an occasional good 
one now and then. However, when the second squad came up 
for their final 10 there was a sudden charige in the quality of 
the birds to very good ones, and from this on they continued 
so throughout the rest of the day. Gilbert shot in the first squad, 
but there is no evading the fact that he had to do some good 
shooting, as 32yds. is a long ways . back. ^ Den, , Bray, W- S. 
Duer and R. O. Heikes were the handicap committee. 
Gilbert, 32 12122222222222222222—20 
Daniels, 29 ....111212*2221122122222—19 
Budd, 31 .12222201222122112121—19 
