March IS, I0O2.11 
FOREST AND STREAM 
£19 
Omaha Tournament. 
Omaha, Neb., March 6.— The 100-bird contest for the Hazard 
Powder Championship trophy between C. W. Budd, of Des Moines, 
la., holder, and Russel Klein, of Spirit Lake. Ia., challenger, took 
place to-day on the grounds of the Omaha Gun Club. Mr. Fred 
Lord was appointed referee by the Hazard Powder Company, and 
filled the position verv satisfactorily to both contestants. 
Mr. Fred Gilbert handled Mr. Klein, while Mr. Loomis looked 
after Mr. Budd. \ 
The weather was dark and cloudy, with a strong wind blowing 
from right to left across the traps, and at times clouds of dust and 
saad would fill the air, making it very disagreeable and the shoot- 
ing quite dimcuit. 'the birds were very uneven, some fast and 
some show, but as the whole they were a fair lot. 
Budd won the. toss and went first to the score, with a new gun 
he had used but little. The trigger pull was a little harder than 
the one he was accustomed to. He killed his first bird in good 
shape and then lost three in succession. He lost his ninth dead 
out of bounds, then settled down to business killing 21 without a 
miss. He lost his 31st, and then killed 69 straight, finishing with 
95 
Klein lost his 1st, 5th and 19th, scoring 22 in the first quarter. 
His 37th fell dead out of bounds. He then made a run of 58 
straight and looked like a sure winner. His 96th and .100th fell 
dead outside, and he went out with 94, leaving Budd a winner by 
one bird. , 
The shooting of both contestants in the last 90 birds was nearly 
perfect, and until the last bird was shot at it was any one's match. 
Budd shot a Parker gun, U. M. C shells and Schultze powder. 
Klein used a Parker gun, Peters Ideal shells and Hazard powder. 
The scores: 
C W Budd 30 10002222*2212222222222222—21 
2222202222212222222212222— 24 
2222222222222222222222222—25 
2222222222221222222222222—25—95 
R M Klein 30 022202222222222222*222222—22 
22222222222*2222222222222—24 
2222222222222222222222222—25 
22112222212222222222*222*— 23— 94 
Omaha vs. Nebraska, 
At a. smoker given the Kansas City team by the Omaha sports- 
men last month the statement was made that a team could be 
picked from Nebraska outside of Omaha that could beat a team 
selected from those living in Omaha. After some little sparring, 
the match was made. Conditions, 25 birds per man, ten men on a 
side, losing team to pay for birds. The Omaha team selected 
was: Kimball, Townsend, Grant, Hofer, Loomis, Brewer, Lewis, 
Tones, Fogg, and Parmelee. The Nebraska team was: Dominie, of 
Freemont; Seivers, Grand Island; Schroeder, Columbus: Raines, 
Beatrice; Carter, North Piatt; Linderman, Weeping Water; B.-27, 
Herman; Terry, Louisville; Bray, Syracuse, and Simpkins, Lin- 
coln. March 6 was named as day, providing weather was favor- 
able. Mr. S. McDonald was chosen referee, and the contest com- 
menced at 10 o'clock by Dominie, for Nebraska and Kimball for 
Omaha. When seven men from each team had finished the team 
shoot was called to a halt, and Budd and Klein took one hour 
and forty minutes to settle their trophy contest, after which the 
last three men on each team finished, the Nebraska team winning 
by 7 birds, with a very creditable score of 231 out of a possible 250. 
Bray, for Nebraska, and Fogg, for Omaha, making the only two 
straights. To-morrow there will be a live-bird handicap, and a num- 
ber of the sportsmen will remain over to take part in it. 
Nebraska Team. 
Dominie 22*0220*122222222221 22222—21 
Seivers - .2*2022220*222222222222222—21 
Schroeder 211212222112*222121221121—24 
Raines 2222222222220222222222222—24 
Carter 
. .222222222212222*222022222- 
Linderman 2222222222222222222220222—24 
Simpkins 2222222222222022220220222—22 
Terry 2022222202222222222222222—23 
B-27 2222222220222222222222222—24 
Bray 2222222222222222222222222—25—236 
Omaha Team. 
Kimball 2222*22*22222222222222220—22 
Townsend .. ...... 120222212220*101122211111—21 
Grant 2212222222222222220222122-24 
Hofer 1222220220222220222222212-22 
Loomis 200211022222*222212122122—21 
Brewer ; *1112U221102111001211221— 21 
L ew j s 222201 2201212121222022212—22 
T ones " ,. 2222222222222222202222222—24 
i? oeS r " ' .' ...2222222222222222222222222—25 
Parmelee 2222222221201022111222220—22—224 
Twenty-two men paid $10 entry in a 12-live-bird handicap,. 27 to 
32yds., money divided Rose system, 7, 5, and 3 points to first, sec- 
ond and third. Nine men got 12 and drew $11.25; four tied on 11 
and received $8 each; seven divided third and drew $4.80. Birds 
are getting very scarce, and there will be but little shooting done 
until after the Grand American Handicap : 
Burnside, 31 .22112122222—12 Klein, 30. 222222222222—12 
Goodrich, 27 012021220*02— 7 
Bray, 31. 021112222202—10 
B-27 30 221112222222—12 
Gilbert, 32 222111222222—12 
Kimball, 31 222222222222—12 
Grant, 30 122222222222—12 
Dominic, 30...... 2222221*2202— 10 
Brewer, 30 122101210222—10 
Lord, 29 222210011111—10 
Terry, 29 222211221122—12 
Mott, 30 22*222220222—10 
Loomis, 30 222222221222—12 
Budd, 31 2121*112221*— 10 
Town send. 29 002212212*21— 9 
Raines, 30. .... . .222222222222—12 
Crabill. 30 212212121202-11 
Boyd, 28 222221122120—11 
Seivers. 30.' 112220111122—11 
Hofer, '29 001211122121—10 
Lewis, 28 .220222222212—11 
Hawkeye. 
Trenton Shooting Association. 
The Trenton (N. J.) Shooting Association has issued the follow- 
ing: . - 
The programme for Wednesday, the 12th Snst., has been carefully 
arranged with the view of bringing not only the weak and weary 
members but the strong and husky ones as well completely "en 
rapport" with same. 
Some of the boys fell off the yacht at the last regatta and 
sprained their wrists. There is talk of having our beautiful $30 
pump converted into an apparatus for lifting wind out of post holes, 
thereby greatly improving the general utility of the latter and also 
giving us another boost up the ladder of fame. I am also able 
to state that Mr. Peter Erasmus Hurley has kindly consented to 
run the cars to the grounds on a 30-minute "skedule" in place of 
the old style half-hour table. Mr. Hurley should receive something 
from us, something that would cheer him up, as he ambles along 
life's pathway. 
Rumors are floating that Billy Widmann is at work on a 
scheme which, if it proves successful, will be a boon to Yardville 
folks. He is trying to cross the lightning bug and mosquito, so 
as to enable one to see them coming. 
Mr. W. A. Roebling, Jr., is the present holder of the Mercer 
county trophy. Any one who imagines that they able to wrest 
the laurels from his brow will have the opportunity by sending 
in their challenges on this occasion. Mr. Clarence Adonis Jacques 
holds the City cup. He also has a chip on his shoulder. Same 
remarks apply. The beautiful gold and silver badges (have you 
seen them?) will" also be hung up. By special request, Mr. 
Bartlett Pear Satterthwaite has kindly consented to gratify the 
curiosity of those who were not cognizant of the fact that the 
hole in the ice into which he inadvertently precipitated himself 
last winter, while looking for a friend, is still in his possession, 
and will be exhibited in the large building on the right going up 
the lane. The trustees of the Public Library made an offer for 
this great natural curiosity, but after an examination, withdrew 
the same, as they found it was not deep enough. 
Mr. S. is debating whether he will present it to the High School 
or the Old Ladies' Barracks. 
"Hock der Kaiser." 
"Hock der umbrella." I 
"Hock der overcoat." 
Hock anything to raise the wind and come down, 
Use Jack Pattern's load and always win. Yours as ever. 
George N. Thomas, General Manager. 
The following: circular explains itself: 
Trenton, N. J., March 7.— As a member of the fraternity of trap- 
shooters, you are earnestly requested to use your influence in 
assisting to defeat House Bill No. 112 (known as the anti-pigeon 
shooting bill) by immediately writing to your Assemblyman and 
Seuator requesting them to oppose it, stating the following facts 
in support of your _ objections: Pigeon shooting is universally 
recognized as a legitimate sport, and the charges of cruelty, made 
by objectors to the same, are grossly exaggerated and are without 
foundation in fact. Modern txapahootin? rules not only prohibit 
the mutilation of the bir.ds but provide and exact penalties for the 
indulgence in such barbarous practices, and the result is that the 
pigeon shooting tournaments of to-day are conducted in a clean 
and hufnane manner.^ It is also generally conceded that the sport 
entails far less suffering in its practice than that of field shooting, 
as the small number of pigeons wounded before the traps arc 
quickly retrieved and immediately despatched, whereas thousands 
of the furred and feathered creatures of the forest and field, when 
woxmded, escape and die a lingering, painful death. 
Men of position, culture and refinement, men in the highest 
walks of life, men who are leaders in the professional world, are 
enthusiastic devotees of the sport of pigeon shooting. Can one 
believe that if the sport was the brutal pastime that the unknow- 
ing ones charge it to be, would such men countenance and support 
it? Millions of dollars are invested in the manufacture of guns 
and ammunition, great improvements have been made and trap- 
shooting has become an art and a science, requiring judgment 
and skill in the performance. Trapshooting sportsmen are justly 
indignant with the way and manner that the promoters of this bill 
have imposed upon the public by presenting a picture of "raw head 
and bloody bones" for the purpose of securing sympathy. No 
intelligent, fair-minded person will believe that trapshooting in- 
dulges a desire to kill for the sake of killing, or pander to a lust 
for blood, and the charge of bloodthirsty cruelty is ridiculous and 
unwarranted. 
The birds find a ready market, and in fact, are preferred by the 
dealers to the supply received from other sources which have been 
slaughtered by having their necks twisted and their feathers 
plucked from their bodies while dying. 
The raising 6f pigeons for trapshooting is a recognized industry, 
and the great rapidity with which they breed would soon create a 
problem as great as the one of the English sparrow were it not for 
their use in a legitimate sport. 
It is urged that you will act without delay, as the bill is now in 
the hands of the Fish and Game Committee, and may be pre- 
sented very shortly to the House for action. Fraternally yours, 
George N. Thomas 
President N. J. State Sportsmen s Association. 
The bill referred to above is as follows: 
ASSEMBLY BILL 112.— STATE OF NEW JERSEY. 
Introduced Feb. 11, 1902, by Mr. Williams. 
Referred to Committee on Game and Fisheries. 
An act for the protection of pigeons and other fowl. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 
of New Jersey: 
1. Anv person who keeps or uses a live pigeon, fowl or other 
bird for the purpose of a target, or to be shot at either for amuse- 
ment or as a test of skill in marksmanship, or shoots at a bird 
kept or used as aforesaid, or is a party to such shooting, or leases 
any building, room, field or premises, or knowingly permits the 
use thereof for the purpose of such shooting, shall be guilty of a 
misdemeanor, and shall be liable to a penalty of sixty dollars for 
each violation to this act, and to an additional penalty of twenty- 
five dollars for each pigeon, fowl or other bird shot at or killed 
in violation thereof; but nothing in this act shall be held to apply 
to the shooting of game. 
2. This act shall take effect immediately. 
WESTERN TRAPS, 
Garden City Day. 
Chicago, 111., March 8. — It is Garden City Club day at Wat- 
son's to-day, and there will also be on hand others who will 
keep the traps busy, practicing for the Handicap. This is the , 
land of the free. We wouldn't live in a State where we couldn't 
shoot pigeons. They'll be passing a 9 o'clock curfew law in New 
York yet, and then what would the boys do? Better move out 
West and grow up with some live State, like Illinois or Missouri. 
Budd Wins Hazard Trophy, 
Charlie Budd defeated Russell Klein for the Hazard trophy 
at Omaha last Thursday, 95 to 94, after as hard fought a race as 
is apt to be seen in many a day. It was neck-and-neck for a 
long, hard tie, clean up to the finish. Klein lost his last bird 
dead out of bounds and so ended a game fight. Fred Lord, of 
Chicago, went out to Omaha to referee the race. 
Likes the West. 
Mr. Carl Von Lengerke, traveling for the E. C. & Schultze 
powder, is in town this week, making more friends. Mr. Von 
Lengerke likes the West, and the V est does as much for him. 
E. Hough. 
Hartford Building, Chicago, HI. 
Garden City Gun Club. 
Watson's P^rk, 111.. March 8. — The merchandise 'shoot of the 
Garden City QYin Club, had a &ood support: 
Lord, 0 2122121221 —10 Day, 1 2222211**22 — 9 
White, 0 0120210022 — 6 Leffingwell, 0...,. 1122011212 —9 
Card, 2 122200122222—10 Amberg, 0 ...1222210120 —8 
Knickerbocker. 2.222022112222—10 Miller, 0 2111220112 — 9 
Clinton,! ....12220122212 —10 Shelly, 1... 1202220101 —7 
Rust, 1 12000w Young, 0 2020222112 — 8 
Weber. 0 2012122222 — 9 Barto, 0 2222212210 — 9 
Steck, 0 1220112210 — 8 Daily, 1 *0222212122 — 9 
Bowles. 1 20220201220 — 7 Kleinman, 0....... 1112221112 —10 
Gillis, 0 22020w Palmer, 0 1222021121 — 9 
Ties: 
Clinton 222222 Kleinman 20 
Lord 112211 Card .0 
Knickerbocker 120 
First prize, gold locket, donated by Sam Young, and $6 in cash. 
Second prize, fountain pen, donated by J. H. Amberg, and $3 in 
cash. Third prize, 100 pigeon shells, donated by F. H. Lord, and 
$4 in cash. Fourth prize t 100 pigeon shells, donated by Fred Rice, 
and $4 in cash. Fifth prize, $2 in cash. Five high guns; ties shot 
off, miss and out: 
Lord, 0 - 020022122112022 —11 
White, 0 020222222112220 —12 
Card, 2.. 010111021*1222022—12 
Knickerbocker, 2 2*002221022200120—10 
Clinton, 2. 02202)22)22222202—14 
Rust, 2 12222*002020*2222—11 
Weber, 1 2122222202122002 —13 
Steck, 0 .......10202120(122222 —12 
Bowles, 2 20202200002220*20— 8 
Gillis, 1 .2101212001220020 —10 
Day, 2 00210020212012012—10 
Leffingwell, 0 221020121011222 —12 
Amberg, 0 112112111221222 —15 
Thomas, 0 - 0())2w 
Antoine, 0 , 122110000212101 —10 
Miller, 0 .211112111121112 —15 
Shelly, 2 01011220110112222—13 
Young. 1 122212212111212 —15 
Barto, 0 222222222122111 —15 
Daily, 2 00022222222112022—1 3 
Kleinman, 0 ; 122020012211011 —11 
Palmer, 0 22222*222010220 —11 
Ravelrigg. 
Chesapeake Gun Club. 
Newport News, Va., March 7.— The Chesapeake Gun Club held 
a weekly shoot at Riverside Park on March 7. The conditions for 
shooting were very bad. the high wind making the flight of the 
targets very erratic. Considering the circumstances, the scores 
made were very good, Mr. E. S. Robinson doing some excellent 
shooting. The following are the scores at 25 targets: 
. Events!' 1 2 3 4 Events: 12 3 4 
E S Robinson 19 20 23 22 F Latimer 14 19 .. . 
T F SteartieV. 18 20 19 22 AG Fifer.... ! 18 15 .. .. 
B B Seniles.. ...18 17 19 22 ' • 
Cincinnati Gun Clubv 
Cincinnati, O., Feb. 1.— The fifth cash prize contest of the Cin- 
cinnati Gun Club had a goodly number of contestapts, twenty- 
nine in all, of whom Mr. R. Trimble was high with 42 out of" 50 
The scores: R. Trimble (20) 42, F. Littleford (15) 40, Gamble 
08) 39. Randall (18) 39, Heyl (18) 38, Mackie (19) 37, -Bingham (19) 
37, Trimble (18) 37, Coleman (16) .37, Block (16) 36, Tennev (16). 36 
B. Jay (18) 36, Wemo (17) .36, Ahlers (19) 35, Butts (14) 35, Corry 
(lt» 35, Ackley (16) 34, Captain (17) 34. Falk (16) 33, Faran (16) 33 
B Mac (14) 32, Maynard (20) 28, Boyd (15) 28, Jack (15) 26 Boeh" 
115) 25. Daviess (14) 24, Frohliger (14) 24, Michaels (14) 24. Her- 
man (18) 22, ' 
Boston Gun Club. 
Boston, Mass., March 10. — Snowing was no name for the kind 
of weather that was on tap at the Boston Gun Club's tenth serial 
prize shoot, held on their grounds at Wellington to-day, but evi- 
dently the adverse weather conditions did not daunt the seventeen 
shooters who participated, and during the afternoon just the usual 
good time was experienced. Many new faces were on hand, among 
whom were R. Hunter, of the Hunter Arms Co, ; T. Haze Keller t 
of the Peters Cartridge Co.; C. A. Bond, of the Baltimore Arms 
Co., each endeavoring to secure a little much-needed recreation 
after a decidedly hard ten days at the Boston show. 
Though an exceedingly hard day for the back-mark men, looking 
at the scores would show different, as an lS-yarder captured the 
majority of the honors, ably seconded by a 17-yarder, with our 
regular 21yd. man just a little bit in the rear. The prize match, 
considering the day, brought forth some very good scores, Frank 
and Woodruff holding the honor position, with 20, closely followed 
by Leroy with 19, who in turn had a four-target lead over Hunter 
with 15. Other scores as follows: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 
Snow, 18... 8 6 4 8 
Leroy, 21 5 7 9 11 8 .. .. 
J 1 13.17 rC, IS. ............I : 9 9 7 13 7 , ■ • a 
Woodruff, 17 7 6 7 13 7 .. 
Haze, 16 „ , 5 6 5 8 5 .- ,- 
Hunter, 16 3 9 7 7 8 .... 
Pond, 16 * 6 8 .. 
Haines, 16 2 5 3 7 5 4 3 
McArdle, 16 3 1 2 4 2 2 3 
Cotte, 16 6 5 5. 6 2 .. 
Bullard, 16 3 2 5 5 3 .... 
Morse, 16 6 2 11.. 3 ... 
Nichols, 14 2 2 ... 
Kirkwood, 18 7 5 8 7 6 -7 
Hawkins, 16 8 5 
Fredericks, 16.,. ,. 2 .. 
Firth. 16 2 .. 
Events 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7, magautrap; events 3 and 5, Sergeant. 
Merchandise match, 25 singles — 15, magautrap, 10 Sergeant; dis- 
tance handicap: 
Frank, 18 ....(11111110011111 1011011011—20 
Woodruff, 17 UllllOlimilO 01U110101— 20 
Leroy, 21 101101110011111 1101111101—19 
Hunter, 16 01001 1011 010001 1111111100—15 
Haze, 16 100101000011(11 1101001101—13 
Haines, 16 111000110000011 1001001110—12 
Bullard, 16 001011000100010 010110100— 9 
Snow, 18 111111000110000 w 
Kirkwood, 18 ., 100110011001100 w 
McArdle, 16 100000011000010 1000100000— 6 
Hawkins, 16 011010000001100 W 
Morse, 16 000000000000100 w 
The Boston Shooting Association's Tournament. 
Boston, Mass.— Our all-day tournament, held at Wellington, 
Mass., on March 8, was attended by twenty-three shooters, includ- 
ing a number from Providence, R. I. The day was as good as could 
be expected in New England at this season, although there were 
six inches of snow upon the ground, and the sun just showing 
through the clouds, made a light which was glaring and uncom- 
fortable to the eyes. However, we have tried the experiment of 
holding shoots throughout the winter months with a success 
which has well repaid our efforts. 
The programme, as usual, was completed at about 3 o'clock, 
and extras were shot for another hour. In a grand hustle for the 
train, the scores of the extras were forgotten. 
Good scores were made by Griffith, Leroy, Herbert, Climax, 
Wild, Stewart, Dennison, Fessenden and Barstow. On the regu- 
lar programme of 205 targets, Herbert was high, with 184, Fessen- 
den and Dennison second with 170 and Stewart third with 169. 
I'llC 5COI*CS • 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 
Targets: * 10 15 10 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 15 10 15 15 15 
P H 7 12 8 11 11 13 8 14 12 10 12 6 13 10 10 
Herbert 7 15 10 14 13 15 8 12 14 11 13 10 13 12 14 
Melvin 8 13 7 12 13 10 6 8 12 9 11 9 12 11 12 
Dennison 10 14 8 11 13 11 9 10 14 13 14 9 15 11 8 
Climax 12 9 12 13 15 8 15 13 14 13 7 
Fessenden 8 13 9 11 13 11 9 12 12 14 13 9 13 11 12 
-Barstow 8 13 9 11 14 8 10 10 9 14 13 7 13 14 13 
Cabe 6 12 8 11 12 10 9 11 9 11 11 7 9 11 U 
Rule 11 9 13 12 12 6 13 12 13 12 7 .. .. .. 
Stewart 7 13 9 11 10 14 8 12 14 12 11 10 14 12 12 
Griffith 12 9 14 13 15 15 9 14 14 14 
Bullard , 9 3 9 9 9 7 6 13 13 12 
Burton 9 6 9 9 6 9 
Leroy . 15 8 14 14 13 14 8 12 15 14 
Frank 13 7 15 13 13 12 9 12 12 10 
Wild 11 13 14 10 11 14 13 
Lambert 13 10 13 11 11 
Kirkwood 11 10 14 .. 
Straw .. 9 9 12 .. 11 
S Wood 12 9 11 
Lewis • 10 . . 
Events 1, 2, 5, 10 and 14, known angles; events 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 
11, 12, 13 and 15, unknown angles. Herbert. 
Ossining Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., March 8. — At our regular Saturday shoot to- 
day the main event was for the Bissing trophy, a fine pair of 
mounted antlers, the conditions of which were 50 clay birds, added 
birds handicap. The elements seem to be against us at our 
trophy shoots, for the wind blew great guns, with a snow and 
hail accompaniment. I. T. Washburn landed the antlers with a 
total of 41 breaks. Blandford was second with 38. The weather 
got so thick that the_ remaining events were shot from the club 
house piazza, 21yds. rise: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 50 5 5 5 5 5 5 
C Blandford. 52 38 5 4 5 3 3 2 
D Brandreth, 54. w 2 2 1 3 3 8 
I Washburn, 55 41 3 4 0 3 1 3 
H Bissing, 63 w 0 1 2 2 1 0 
D O'Connor, 63 20 .. .. .. 
G Purdy, 63 12 
J Foley, 63 22 , 
A Rohr, 63 19 
C Barlow, 58 30 
G Stengel, 56 22 2 1 0 1 2 2 
R Kromer, jr. 58 31 
W Coleman, 55..... 25 0 3 1 5 3 2 
J Packard ...... .. 2 2 
March 4. — On account of the passing of the State anti-live-bird 
shooting law, the live-bird shoot for the Washburn cup was de- 
cided to-day by each of the ties of 19 out of 20 shooting at 50 
clay birds. W. P. Hall, the scratch at targets, acceded four 
misses as breaks to D. Brandreth and 15 misses as breaks to F. 
Brandreth, a new man at clay-bird shooting. The match resulted 
as follows: 
F. Brandreth (15) 50, D. Brandreth (4) 48, W. P. Hall 37. 
After this shoot, Mr. F. Brandreth offered a consolation cup, in 
which competition A. Bedell and C. Blandford were included: 
Cup shoot, 25 clays: A. Bedell 18, C. Blandford 21, W. Hall 21, 
D. Brandreth 21. 
Shoot-off, 25 clays: C. Blandford 22, W. Hall 18, D. Brandreth 
withdrew. C. G. B. 
Denver Trap Club, 
Denver, Colo., March 6. — The Denver Trap Club, <if Denver. 
Colo., organized Jan. 2, 1899, has a present active membership of 
over 100, will on June 12-15, inclusive; of this year, inaugurate a 
series of annual events of a peculiar interest to all trapshooters, 
especially to those of the great West. Theyrwill be -known as the 
Grand Western Bluerock Handicap tournaments, and be circuitous 
in annual holding. The initial event, to be given at Denver, Colo., 
on the above-mentioned dates, will be a red-letter ' affair, no less 
than $1,000 added money being guaranteed by the fully'fesponsible 
Denver organization, which includes some of the best' and most 
-enthusiastic trapshooters in Destern America. 
The personnel of the chib and its tournament committee is es- 
■ pecially high, as may be seen by reference to the inclosed pro- 
gramme cover, and the success of the event is already fully as- 
' sured by even preliminary returns to -the executive committee's 
correspondence. ' A large attendance of all the country's cracks, 
is already pledged, and the event promises to be a particularly 
brilliant and auspicious one. Interstate Grand American Ilandl- 
'cap tournament rules will govern these events under the Rose- 
' Bennett system of purse divisions in regular events, and Rose 
systeia in handieapa, 
Jsabx n, Mayse, Tournament Manage?,, 
