June 17, 1899.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
479 
The Soo Toarnament. 
Sioux City, June 9.— After one has attended a toiiHTament given 
under the auspices of the Soo Gun Cluli he can readily understand 
to what the great success of this organization's shoots niay be 
attributed. Here one finds the g\ad hand of fellowship extended 
to him everywhere, and there is no organisation of a like cliar- 
acter whose officers and members are so universally popular, both 
individually and collectively, while the pride and interest Ihey 
manifest in their visitors and guests are commendable. This seems 
to be the chief aim of the club, and the revenue of these shoots 
seems to be a secondary consideration, for the main object and 
desire seem to be the comfort and pleasure of the participants. 
This element is not always in evidence at other shoots; so that 
with all these desirable factors it is easy to discern wliy this 
club's tournaments have been so \ycll attended for the past three 
years, and why they will continue to be popular in the future. 
True, collectively the attendance was not so large as in the 
two previous years, but take the percentage of those who shot 
through the programme on eacli day, and it will exceed that of 
the former shoot, while it will also Be fpund second to none in 
the country. 
The record and reputation the Soo Gun Ctub has established in 
this respect may well be a source ot pride to the officers and 
members, for it is well merited, and there is nothing- that has 
done more to advertise the city. If alt its other aflairs are con- 
ducted with the same able executive ability, it is indeed a for- 
tunate community. Nothing but contiv)nous success can ever be 
attributed to the energy and enterprise of Mr. (.". Hamilton, 
president; Mr. H. H. TIawman, treasurer, and Mr. E. R. Chap- 
man, secretary. The latter is desei-ving of especial mention, as 
he, almost, unassisted, took care of all the detail work in the 
cashier's office, and that too vrith exatjtness and dispatch. 
Shooting; Gfoands* 
Few clubs in the West are so well fixed in regard to grounds 
and equipments as this one, which owns the grounds on which 
it shoots, a plot of fourteen acres, on the bank of the Missouri 
River. Here they have erected a nice club house, a two-story 
structure, witli a broad veranda extending around three sides of 
the building, this also being two stories. The lower floor is 
used for gun room and lockers, while a part of it is set aside 
for an office. The upper floor is one large room, where the 
shooters may lounge about, and on this occasion it was used for 
a dining room, being amplj' large for this purpose. The veranda 
facing the grounds is 2ft. long and 8ft. wide, so it -wlU readily lie 
seen that it will accommodate quite a large crowd. 
This club does all its target shooting over a magautrap, and on 
this particular occasion thi'ee of these machines were used, which 
is perhaps the first time this has ever occurred. Mr. 'Clias. North, 
of the Cleveland Cartridge and Target Co., has charge of these, 
and under his fostering care they never failed to perform con- 
sistently. Mr. North was ever attentive to business, and his 
quiet, gentlemanly demeanor cannot help but add to the popularity 
of his company's goods. There was no shelter over the score, but 
just in the rear there was a long wooden structure for spectators 
and shooters. A picket fence separated these from the shooters 
at the score, so that no one covild encroach upon those actually 
engaged in shooting. One other feature is the nice cinder walks 
at the score, which makes a very desirable footing for this pur- 
pose, these being smooth and hard. The shooters faced south 
and shot toward the river, so there was little interference from 
the sun, and the background was also very good. In addition 
to these many desirable features, the gr<nuids are also equipped 
with a set of live-bird traps which embody the vtnderground 
system of trapping, all of which go to make up a first-class shoot- 
ing grounds. 
Pfogramtne, 
In regard to this, the club had gotten out a very nice one for 
the average amateur, but it erred in giving all the cash as averag;e 
money, in place of adding it in each event; for by doing this 
the ordinary and erratic shooters stood no chance whatever of 
getting a part of it, for only those who shot consistently well 
could hope to win any of these prizes. 
Again, the class system should not have prevailed in the dis- 
peiisation of this money, for this encouraged dropping for place, 
while its inequity should preclude its use by any organization 
which has the welfare of tlie sport at heart. Furthermore, the 
giving of prizes for low averages should also be discouraged; 
for while it is doubtless encouraging to those who have actually 
shot bad to get some returns, it also has a tendency to breed 
crooked shooting, and the unscrupidous shooter ever stands 
ready to take advantage of this. Merit and equity should receive 
the most consideration in competitions of all characters. When 
clubs desire to give high average prizes these should always g'o to 
the high guns. 
Hamilton is a one-arm shooter, and to laild a part Of the money 
under such a handicap is therefore all the more creditable. 
There are five merchandise prizes for the five low averages, and 
these went to Ray, Redfern, Aney, Fogg and Andrews and Cook, 
the latter pair dividing fifth prize. 
The weather conditions were ideal, and there was not a breath 
of air to interfere with the flight of the targets. 
Gilbert made the high run of the day — 95 straight. Events Nos. 
3, 5 and 8 were known-angle events. All told, eighty-five par- 
ticipated, and of this number si.xty-two shot all the programme. 
First Day, Tuesday, June 6. 
One of the chief features of to-day's shooting is the number 
of participants who shot through the entire events. Sixty-nine 
of the eighty-two principals shot everything on the schedule, and 
I question if a similar number have done likewise anywhere else, 
though it is possible that this number may have been equaled 
at Knoxville in its palmy days. 
This is an amateur shoot, but the competition is as classic 
as though all of the "profes" were present, and the rank arid 
file is setting the pace that requires constant attention and 
consistent large totals to get a part of the average money. There 
are but two trade representatives on hand, Gilbert and Budd. 
The former, by constant hard grinding, managed to lead the 
bunch, but he foynd this no snap, as he has but a margin of 
three breaks over Peterson and Mortenson, who are second, while 
that little brother-in-law, Klein, was hunching him some too. 
Whenever this trio are present, they make the leader gat nearly 
all of them, and this is what Gilbert came very near doing. He 
has a run of 77 straight to his credit, and in addition to his total 
shown in the programme, he has 30 more breaks to his account. 
The programme provides for ten averages of $10 each, but this 
is divided class shooting, and thus twenty-six share in a division 
of this money. By this Peterson and Mortenson get $5 each — thej' 
divide first average. Plad Mortenson been mean enough to drop 
his last bird he would liave been $5 better off," as would also 
Peterson, but to Mortenson's credit it must be said that he 
scored this, although by doing so he was aware that it would cost 
him $5. Mortenson sliot in squad No- 12, while the other high 
men shot in the early squads. Klein broke 2 targets less than 
either of the above, but he wins second average without a tie. 
J. Boyd Sittler and Gage tied for third average, and they each 
got $3.30. Then again Senders got fourth average alone. Hunter 
and Steege have to be content with $5, while Hughes, who is 
lucky, but breaks less birds than they, ' gets $10. Seventh average 
is cut up by Kimball, Baldwin, Rust, Trotter and Tayloi*. Aney, 
Kortright, Furgeson, Burk, H. Boyd and ^ Lewis divide eighth 
average, Palmer, Dorton and Wood take ninth, and Crabill and 
Elliott tenth. The injustice of awarding averages in this is so 
apparent that it is unworthy of any comment. There are also 
five low-average merchandise prizes to the value of $10, which are 
given in the same manner: thereby Cowan, who broke but 89 
out of 150, gets first; Pat, with 101 out of a like nttmber, takes 
second; Terryberry and Slocum, with 103, divide third; Thurston, 
with 106, ge'ts fourth, and Redhead, with 108, is given fifth. 
This came about by virtue of a total of 5 in tiie closing event. 
The best squad record of the day was made by a squad com- 
posed of the home ckib, which contained J. Boyd, Hunter, Haw- 
man, Duncan and Hamilton, they breaking 74 out of 75, riminng 
straight up to the 50th round, when Harniltpn slipped one. Owing- 
to the fact- that Mr. Hamilton is a one-armed shooter, this miss 
is quite excusable, as of necessity te is shooting under a great 
disadvantage. 
The weather opened up favorably, but by noon it had clouded 
up, and soon after that it began to rain qtute hard. That the 
programme was shot out is due to the use of three magautraps, 
which are under the fostering care of_Chas. North. 
The programme consisted of ten 15-bird races. The tabulation 
must convey any additional details. Nos, 2, 5 and 8 were known- 
angle events. 
Shot 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 at. Broke. A v. 
Gilbert 14 14 14 15 14 15 15 15 15 14 150 145 .9fi6 
Peterson 15 14 15 13 15 15 13 13 14 15 150 142 .94(5 
Mortenson ......... 13 X4 15 14 14 15 15 14 15 13 150 142 . 946 
Klein 14 15 15 
J Boyd 14 13 14 
Sittler 14 15 14 
Gage 13 15 14 
Sonders 15 13 11 
Budd 13 15 13 
Hunter 11 14 14 
Steege 12 12 13 
Hughes 14 14 13 
Trotter 13 13 14 
Kimball 13 14 13 
Baldwin 12 13 11 
Taylor 13 11 13 
Rust 13 13 13 
.'Vney 12 14 13 
Kortright 14 13 13 
Furgeson 12 13 13 
Burk 13 12 14 
H Bovd 12 13 14 
Lewis' 15 14 15 
Palmer 14 15 12 
Dorton 12 12 13 
Wood 14 13 13 
Crabill 14 15 11 
Elliott 14 13 14 
niKgins 12 14 12 
LoWerv 13 12 13 
W R G 14 15 U 
S A Smith 15 10 13 
Lenord 12 14 13 
McDonald 11 13 13 
F O Walker 13 14 10 
Miller 12 14 14 
Brandon 13 13 12 
Hawman 13 12 11 
Patch 14 12 14 
Duncan 12 11 12 
Moore 11 12 11 
Shaw 14 14 14 
Henshaw 14 12 12 
Gray 11 13 13 
T Peterson 11 11 11 
Lindsley 9 13 13 
Ballard 9 lO 14 
Wold 11 10 13 
Peck 11 12 11 
Halla 14 1? 11 
Betswort 13 11 15 
Calif 13 13 12 
Redfern 11 12 12 
Fork 12 12 14 
GET 12 14 10 
Townsend 12 13 10 
Power 13 12 7 
Andrews 13 13 9 
Hamilton 14 13 1,3 
Mvers 10 13 9 
Noid 11 11 11 
Gold Dust 11 9 9 
Cook 12 10 12 
A Redhead 15 12 14 
Thurston 15 6 S 
Terryberry 9 13 11 
Slocum 8 9 8 
Pat 12 9 10 
Cowan 8 8 9 
Rav 11 12 12 
Hoffman 12 10 10 
Adams 12 9 10 
S ::::::::::::: ioio 13 
Sophy 8 5 4 
L G Walker 6 9 13 
Langers 
Riedesel 
Gorman 
Reinhart .• 
Sheitt" and Keefe shot m 
13 13 14 
13 15 13 
12 14 15 
13 13 15 
14 13 14 
14 14 15 
14 15 14 
14 15 13 
10 13 13 
13 13 13 
14 13 13 
13 15 14 
14 12 13 
10 14 12 
15 14 13 
12 14 13 
13 9 13 
13 13 14 
12 13 12 
11 15 10 
13 12 12 
13 14 14 
14 11 13 
11 13 14 
12 13 14 
11 12 12 
13 13 14 
14 13 11 
13 12 14 
14 14 13 
12 13 15 
14 12 14 
12 13 12 
13 11 15 
12 15 12 
15 14 14 
13 15 15 
13 14 11 
13 13 12 
13 12 14 
13 14 12 
10 13 11 
11 12 13 
12 14 13 
15 11 11 
11 14 13 
11 11 10 
12 11 13 
13 11 12 
10 10 12 
12 11 11 
10 S 15 
14 12 13 
10 12 13 
12 13 13 
9 14 12 
12 13 12 
11 10 12 
10 12 11 
1112 9 
12 12 11 
9 10 11 
11 8 12 
11 12 10 
10 11 12 
8 7 10 
13 13 12 
13 12 8 
10 11 12 
13 12 13 
13 13 7 
7 9.. 
7 .. .. 
18 14 
14 15 
12 14 
15 12 
14 12 
15 12 
15 13 
14 Il- 
ls 14 
15 13 
14 12 
15 13 
14 13 
15 15 
13 14 
12 13 
13 12 
14 13 
14 14 
14 15 
14 15 
14 12 
13 14 
13 11 
12 11 
13 13 
13 13 
11 13 
11 IS 
12 13 
14 14 
13 10 
14 12 
12 13 
13 15 
10 7 
12 11 
13 13 
9 11 
13 12 
12 12 
13 14 
13 13 
13 13 
12 13 
13 14 
14 12 
15 11 
13 12 
13 13 
11 12 
13 11 
12 11 
12 12 
10 9 
12 9 
14 7 
9 9 
10 12 
11 11 
9 10 
11 13 
12 7 
11 11 
9 8 
7 11 
9 12 
11 9 
9 
14 15 
n 14 
14 14 
14 14 
15 15 
12 14 
14 11 
15 13 
15 13 
12 14 
14 13 
13 13 
15 15 
14 14 
11 13 
13 15 
13 11 
15 11 
15 11 
9 14 
12 12 
15 12 
12 14 
14 14 
14 13 
14 15 
15 10 
13 11 
14 14 
12 12 
13 11 
13 14 
12 13 
14 12 
12 12 
14 13 
14 11 
14 14 
14 13 
13 11 
12 12 
15 15 
14 13 
14 12 
14 13 
12 13 
12 13 
11 10 
13 10 
14 14 
12 13 
11 15 
13 9 
12 15 
12 14 
7 12 
10 14 
13 14 
14 9 
12 10 
9 5 
13 12 
11 9 
10 13 
10 10 
12 9 
10 .. 
9 .. 
T& 13 13 
. 13 14 14 
;. .. .. 12 13 14 
8 9 11 
11 9 6 
but one event. 
140 
.933 
ISO 
138 
!920 
138 
.920 
150 
138 
^920 
XO\f 
136 
.906 
jLiJV 
136 
.906 
135 
'900 
1 
135 
!900 
JO t 
]g93 
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.886 
J.OO 
!886 
lD\t 
133 
.886 
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!886 
132 
isso 
XO\J 
132 
1 880 
TV! 
132 
.880 
XtjlJ 
132 
.'880 
XO\J 
132 
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XO£* 
!880 
XtJ L 
.873 
131 
.873 
XOX 
.'873 
Xinf 
JLOLf 
.866 
JLf>lJ 
±0\f 
.866 
Xiiif 
.860 
JLuU 
"ggO 
129 
.860 
J,iW 
129 
.860 
129 
.860 
JLOl/ 
19R 
.853 
128 
!853 
X<J\j 
19S 
.853 
128 
.853 
X/J t 
.846 
127 
[846 
126 
.840 
JLOU 
19fi 
Xii^X 
1840 
19fl 
X£i\) 
.840 
19fi 
JL6U 
.840 
191^ 
XitO 
'833 
-LOU 
194. 
'.■826 
124 
"826 
inn 
124 
!826 
123 
'g20 
123 
!820 
19^ 
!820 
.1 Ul' 
122 
.813 
199 
^813 
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191 
1806 
XOi" 
120 
.800 
J Ou 
119 
.79.3 
-LOli 
110 
XXJ 
I793 
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118 
!786 
11R 
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!786 
1 Fin 
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!766 
lOU 
114 
'76O 
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111 
1740 
110 
XX\J 
[733 
JOU 
110 
!733 
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irts 
X\JO 
!720 
1 Fin 
'706 
103 
!686 
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!686 
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101 
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[593 
loo 
104 
'770 
135 
94 
!696 
120 
81 
.675 
90 
76 
.866 
90 
66 
.733 
75 
Si 
.440 
60 
35 
.583 
45 
41 
.911 
45 
39 
.866 
45 
28 
.622 
45 
26 
.577 
Second Day, Wednesday, June 7. 
A/r,-,=t nf I he orincioals in to-day's competition were here yester- 
dav l,td have ?1 ereby been enabled to familiarize theinselves with 
tht'su rot!nd?ngs so that not a few have doubtless profited by this 
At any r.ate the competition was much more spirited, so tnat 
hicrh averages and straight scores were the prevailing feature-s. 
G^er whf is only in tlfe exhibition business at this t^oumament 
is again high man, with the capital average of -SSe. having lost 
but 2 targets all day. Among the amateur class you will find 
CrabHl and Taylor tied for high honors, with an average of .9o3. 
erabill ana ^^y^ ^^-^.^ Peterson fourth, .933. 
- ' - Senders and Palmer, .926, fifth, and these 
and Wood, .920, sixth. Next is Gage and 
Now come Dorton and Peck, .900, 
Baldwin, H. Boyd and Duncan, 
Calif and Powers, with .886, 
there are ten high averages 
Hughes 
Then come Kimball, 
are followed by Steege 
Mortenson, .906, seventh, 
eighth. Then Shaw, Budd, 
.893. ninth. Kortright, Patch, 
divide tenth average^ As yesterday, .^here are 
of ,$10 each, which, by virtue of the class division Cdd to share 
above-mentioned, with the exception ot Gilbert and .l^"dd to share 
in the purse, in accordance to how many there are in each class. 
Event No. 7 constituted the race for the interstate championship 
cup. and this showed seventy-nine entries, °f . Y;'^''^'' V 
Crabill Hamilton, Wood, Mortenson, H«gan, Klein, Palmer, ti. 
Boyd G E. T., Gold Dust, Ellis and Higgins-finished with 
s rai-ht .scores, and then shot it off miss-and-oiit, which resuRed 
in a win fOT Frank Crabill, of Missouri Valley, la., who was only 
Required to break eight straight; $10 each went to the three next 
highest, and Hamilton, Wood and Mortenson got this. 
Events: 123456789 10 
Gilbert 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 Id 
CrabTll 14 13 15 14 14 14 15 14 15 15 
Taylor 15 15 14 15 14 15 14 13 15 13 
ntighes 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 14 13 14 
Klein 14 15 12 15 15 12 15 15 15 13 
Peterson 15 15 12 14 15 13 13 14 15 14 
Kimball 13 14 13 15 14 14 12 15 14 15 
Sonders 15 13 14 14 14 14 14 12 15 14 
Palmer 14 12 14 15 15 13 15 14 14 13 
Steele 15 15 14 14 12 13 11 14 15 15 
Wood 14 14 15 14 13 13 15 11 14 15 
Gage 15 13 12 14 13 14 14 13 14 14 
Mortenson 13 14 13 13 13 14 15 13 14 14 
Dorton 12 13 14 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 
Peck 14 14 14 IB 15 10 14 12 14 13 
Sbaw ■ 12 14 14 14 14 12 14 14 13 13 
Budd 11 15 12 14 15 12 15 13 14 13 
Baldwin 14 14 13 13 13 15 14 13 10 15 
H Bovd 12 13 14 12 13 14 15 14 13 14 
Duncan 13 15 13 14 15 15 14 12 11 12 
Kortrio-ht 14 15 13 13 12 12 13 13 15 13 
Patf-h 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 11 13 14 
Calil 14 14 14 11 15 12 12 14 14 13 
Power ■ ■ 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 15 12 14 
Smith 13 12 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 
Trotter 14 14 14 14 14 13 11 12 12 14 
McDonald 13 13 13 15 13 11 12 14 13 15 
Hawman 11 13 11 14 13 13 12 15 14 15 
Sittler 14 15 10 14 14 14 13 15 10 12 
Higgins 12 12 12 14 14 15 15 9 14 13 
Townsend 13 15 12 12 15 11 12 14 12 14 
McDowell 13 14 13 12 11 14 13 15 13 12 
Kilis 10 14 10 13 14 15 15 13 11 14 
T Peterson, 11 13 11 14 13 13 13 14 13 14 
Parker 11 15 14 12 13 9 12 14 14 13 
W R G 11 12 9 11 14 14 12 14 11 9 
Hamilton 15 11 12 10 13 11 15 13 14 13 
H;en,shaw 11 14 11 14 14 12 12 14 12 13 
Furgeson 12 13 10 13 15 8 14 14 15 12 
Wold ....... 15 15 15 11 9 14 13 12 10 12 
GET .....t:^;.. 9 12 12 14 U 11 15 15 15 12 
Miller 10 12 14 13 12 12 13 14 14 12 
Lindslev 14 14 10 13 14 14 7 14 12 13 
Bovd " 12 14 9 H 12 14 12 12 13 15 
Hunter 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 13 14 10 
Moore 14 11 12 12 14 12 11 14 13 11 
Thurston 13 14 9 12 10 9 10 10 14 12 
Kttst 12 12 13 14 11 1* 11 14 13 9 
Slocum 12 14 10 14 14 13 11 11 14 10 
Halla 14 9 12 14 12 12 12 13 12 13 
Burk 15 10 8 12 14 12 13 15 12 10 
A Redhead lO 12 12 12 11 12 12 14 11 11 
Gold Dugt 9 13 8 13 13 13 15 14 11 7 
Shot 
Av. 
at. 
Broke. 
150 
148 
.986 
150 
143 
.953 
150 
143 
.953 
150 
142 
.946 
150 
141 
.940 
150 
140 
.933 
150 
139 
.926 
150 
139 
.926 
150 
139 
.926 
150 
138 
.920 
150 
138 
.920 
150 
136 
.906 
150 
136 
.906 
150 
135 
.900 
150 
135 
.900 
150 
134 
.893 
150 
134 
.893 
150 
134 
.893 
150 
134 
.893 
150 
134 
.893 
150 
133 
.886 
150 
133 
.886 
150 
133 
.886 
150 
133 
.886 
150 
132 
.880 
150 
132 
.880 
150 
132 
.880 
150 
131 
.873 
150 
131 
.873 
150 
130 
.866 
150 
130 
.866 
150 
130 
.866 
150 
129 
.860 
150 
129 
.860 
150 
127 
.846 
150 
127 
.846 
150 
127 
.846 
150 - 
127 
.846 
150 
126 
.840 
150 
126 
.840 
150 
126 
.840 
150 
126 
.840 
150 
125 
.833 
150 
124 
.826 
150 
124 
.826 
150 
124 
.826 
150 
123 
.820 
150 
123 
.820 
150 
123 
.820 
150 
121 
.806 
150 
121 
.806 
150 
117 
.780 
J50 
J16 
,773 
9 12 
Gray 10 9 9 13 13 12 13 10 11 13 
Terryberry •. 14 9 11 14 12 13 8 9 10 15 
Noid 1.3 11 12 8 12 12 9 12 12 12 
Cook 8 11 10 12 12 13 1.3 13 11 9 
Andrews 12 9 12 10 9 9 13 14 12 12 
Fogg 7 12 11 11 11 13 12 11 11 10 
An?y 9 10 14 9 12 11 12 12 8 11 
Redfern 8 9 14 10 12 11 12 8 12 11 
Ray 10 9 9 10 10 14 9 8 7 11 
Elliott 15 14 12 15 13 14 11 9 11 . . 
Riesdel 12 12 13 10 11 7 10 10 15 15 
Hoffman 13 12 11 13 12 13 
Lowery 13 14 11 14 12 
Ballard 13 12 13 11 14 
Langers ., ... 13 12 13 13 12 
Gorman 12 l5 .... 11 13 .... 12 
Betswort 11 10 12 
Sophy 12 .. 8 
Keefc 12 
Pat 10 12 12 
Myers 
Leach 
Irish 
Atten 13 13 .. .. 
Hogan 15 10 . . . . 
Weidt 11 13 .. .. 
Geiser 9 10 .. 
Hogus .. 6 .. 10 .. 
Warner and Reinhart shot in but one eyent. 
Oliver, Jr., shot for targets only. Oliver, Jr. 
thirteen years, who gives promise of developing 
Shoot-ofI for cup: 
Crabill 11111111—8 Palmer 
Wood 11111110—7 G E T 
Hamilton 11111110-7 H Bovd 
Mortenson 1111110—6 Gold Dust .... 
Hogan 11110 —4 Ellis 
Klein 1110 -3 Higgins 
14 
11 9 
13 
14 
15 13 
.. 13 
13 
12 
150 
115 
.766 
150 
115 
.7661 
1,50 
113 
.753 
1.50 
112 
.746 
150 
112 
.746 
150 
109 
.726 
150 
108 
.720 
150 
107 
,713 
150 
97 
.646 
135 
114 
.844 
135 
99 
.733 
90 
74 
.822 
75 
64 
.853 
75 
63 
.840 
75 
63 
.840 
75 
60 
.800 
75 
54 
.720 
60 
40 
.666 
45 
8S 
.844 
45 
.34 
.755 
45 
32 
.711 
,30 
28 
,93^ 
30 
27 
.900 
30 
26 
.866 
30 
25 
.833 
30 
24 
.800 
30 
19 
.633 
30 
16 
.533 
•Oliver, Sr., and 
, is a youth of 
into a fine shot. 
.110 
.110 
.110 
.10 
.0 
.0 
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—2 
—2 
—1 
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Third Day, Thursday, June 8. 
It required better shooting to-day to get a part of the average 
money, and all of those who did get in, with one exception, had to 
average 90 per cent. Then again a number of the classes are 
pretty well filled, -which also goes to demonstrate how hard the 
competition was. However, there is nothing very singular about 
this, as it is usually the case on the third day of a shoot that 
only the good ones remain ; and this is lai-gely the situation here. 
. The professional class again managed to outsboot the amateur, 
for two of these are bunched together at the top for high honors, 
Budd and Gilbert having exactly the some total, .973. 
The Coon Rapids shooter, Geo. Peterson, is high in the ama- 
, teur class with .960. Klein, with .946, and Hughes, with .940, 
follow in the order, and take the first average money. The fourth 
class contains three— J. Boyd, Mortenson and Taylor, .933. Two 
are found in class five— Kimball and Duncan, .926. Trotter is more 
fortunate, and takes si.xth alone on .920. Power, Shaw and 
Townsend are seventh, .913, while eighth is cut up between Palmer, 
H. Boyd, Sonders and Steege, .906. A like number divide ninth — 
Patch, McDonald, Andrews and Burk being in this class, with 
.900. Tenth, however, goes to Miller, who is the only one to make 
.893. Thus it will be seen that more than half of the participants 
who shot the programme shared in a division of the averagje 
money, for twenty-one out of forty amateurs got a piece ot '.his 
money, forty-three having shot through. Three of these — Budd, 
Gilbert and Parker — are professionals and are thereby debarred 
from shooting for the money. 
However, the Soo Gun Club put up a purse of $25 to-day for 
this class to contest for in a 100-bird race, as they care to decide, 
with no entrance fee, nor was this actuated by any desire on the 
part of the club to increase its gate receipts, for the club has a 
rule which prohibits the charging of admission to its grounds on 
any occasion. Gilbert and Budd were the only ones to take part 
in this contest, and the former won handily by 97 to 93. This race 
was witnessed by a large number of spectators. 
The low average merchandise prize went to Gray, Noid, Terry- 
berry and Dorton and Wold. 
The weather Was again favorable to the shooters, though it 
clouded up after dinner and several light showers fell, but 
there was no wind of any consequence. 
But fifty-three shooters took part to-day, and the programme 
was disposed of by 2 o'clock, after which a tttimber of extras were 
shot. 
Events: 1234567S9 10 
Biidd 15 14 15 14 15 12 15 15 15 15 
Gilbert 14 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 14 14 
Peterson 14 15 14 15 14 14 15 15 14 14 
Klein 14 15 15 14 15 14 13 15 14 13 
Hughes 14 15 14 15 14 14 13 14 14 14 
J Boyd 13 14 14 13 15 14 15 14 14 14 
Mortenson 14 14 14 13 15 15 13 15 14 13 
Taylor 16 15 15 12 14 15 14 14 11 15 
Duncan 13 15 15 15 14 15 14 14 12 12 
Kimball 14 15 15 13 12 15 14 13 15 13 
Trotter ...... .... 15 14 13 12 15 15 14 14 14 12 
Power 13 15 15 12 14 15 15 13 14 11 
Shaw 15 15 13 14 13 14 12 11 15 15 
Townsend 15 14 15 12 15 13 13 12 15 13 
Palmer 14 13 14 12 14 13 15 13 14 14 
H Bovd 15 14 14 13 12 14 12 14 14 14 
Sonders 14 14 12 14 14 13 14 14 13 14 
Steege 13 12 12 14 15 15 14 13 13 15 
Patch 12 14 14 15 15 15 12 12 14 12 
McDonald 13 15 13 15 15 12 12 14 12 14 
Andrews 13 13 12 13 15 14 14 14 13 14 
Burk 14 13 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 
Miller 11 15 14 13 14 10 14 15 13 15 
Hunter 15 14 14 11 15 18 15 11 12 13 
Crabill 14 13 14 13 12 14 13 14 13 13 
Henshaw 11 14 13 14 13 15 11 14 13 15 
Parker 12 13 14 11 13 13 14 15 15 12 
Aney 15 14 12 13 13 15 12 14 13 11 
Wood 12 14 10 14 12 13 14 14 15 13 
Rust 11 14 12 12 15 13 11 15 14 13 
Hawman 11 14 12 15 11 13 13 13 13 15 
Moore 11 13 12 12 15 14 13 13 13 14 
Higgins 12 13 11 13 11 14 15 14 13 13 
McDowell 12 13 14 12 14 15 15 11 12 9 
J Peterson 12 13 14 12 11 12 13 12 12 15 
Furgeson . . . .' 13 12 14 15 13 13 9 11 13 13 
Holtz 11 13 14 12 11 12 13 15 13 13 
Baldwin 12 14 12 13 12 12 11 13 12 13 
Wold 9 12 13 14 15 13 12 14 12 9 
Dorton 7 14 14 12 13 13 9 14 14 13 
Terryberrv ........ 14 12 14 12 13 9 9 13 12 9 
Noid ..." 13 14 9 13 11 9 13 9 13 12 
Gray 11 11 10 14 12 13 11 9 12 11 
Redfern 13 13 12 10 11 9 11 .... 10 
Bristoe 11 12 11 12 8 .... 13 12 . . 
Wadsley 13 10 . . 13 10 . . 
Wilson 14 .. 9 12 .. .. 
Keefe 12 14 
Reinhart 12 11 
Hogue 11 6 .. 
Kortright, Richardson and Sanborn shot in but one event. 
Fourth Day, Friday, June 9. 
Owing to lack of inducements and to the fact tliat the majority 
of the events have been shot, only twenty-eight remained to 
participate in the events to-day, and of tliese but thirteen shot 
through. The feature of the day was Gilbert's straight score in- 
the 50-bird event, and his continued good shooting, so that 
naturally he is again high^ this time with .967. Budd is but 
one bird behind Gilbert, which gives him .961. Peterson is third, 
.929, while for fourth position Klein, Mortenson, J. Boyd and 
Patcli are bunched with .922. 
Event No. 4 was the two-men team race, and much interest 
centered in this. Tirteen teams entered this, and the scores 
were : 
Peterson 20, Taylor 19—39. J. Boyd 20, C. Bovd 19—39. Saunders 
20 Dorton 19—39. Budd 20, Gilbert 18—38. Andrews 19, Higgins 
18—37. Mortenson 18, Klein 17—35. Gray 18, Hunter 17—35. 
Patch 19, Henshaw 15—34. Keefe 18, Steege 16—34. Hamilton 17, 
Parker 15—32. Duncan 16, Hawtnan 15—31. .\ney 17, Wold 13—30 
Hoberg 13, Wells 11-24. 
The three teams that tied for first money agreed to shoot it 
off, and this showed Peterson and Taylor a -winner, with 19 out 
of 20. The other two teams scored but 16. Patch made the only 
Straight score that counted in svent No, 6. 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
Av. 
150 
146 
.973 
150 
146 
.973 
150 
144 
.960 
150 
142 
.946 
150 
141 
.940 
150 
140 
.938 
1.50 
140 
.933 
150 
140 
.933 
150 
139 
.926 
150 
139 
.926 
150 
138 
.920 
150 
137 
.913 
150 
137 
.913 
150 
137 
.913 
150 
136 
.906 
150 
136 
.906 
150 
136 
.906 
150 
136 
.906 
150 
135 
.900 
150 
135 
.900 
150 
135 
.900 
150 
135 
.900 
150 
134 
.893 
150 
133 
.886 
150 
133 
.886 
150 
133 
.886 
150 
132 
.880 
150 
132 
.880 
150 
131 
.873 
150 
130 
.866 
150 
130 
.866 
150 
130 
.866 
150 
128 
.853 
150 
127 
.846 
150 
126 
.840 
150 
126 
.840 
150 
126 
.840 
150 
124 
.826 
150 
123 
.820 
150 
123 
.820 
150 
117 
.780 
150 
116 
.773 
150 
114 
.760 
120 
89 
.741 
105 
79 
.742 
60 
46 
.766 
45 
35 
.777 
80 
26 
.833 
30 
21 
.700 
30 
17 
.566 
