Show THE MERCHANTS TOURNAMENT Notwithstanding the rain mud and other disadvantages the Gun club tournament went off in fine style Every event advertised was shot off and one extra The entrance fee was made 1 for every event The scores were very good considering the bad weather Among the visitors present were the following J J Dickey of Omaha Ernest Brockbank Jack May Jim Anderson John Sharp B B Brown of Salt Lake V F Davis Brigham J A Parrot Helper Utah UtahFIRST FIRST EVENT Fifteen birds known traps and unknown un-known angles John Sharp 12 A L Brewer 6 F Brockbank 8 J Browning 11 G Becker 14 Ed Browning 9 J A Parrot S A P Bigelow 14 V Davis 9 Ed Ensign 14 M Browning 10 J M Anderson 12 W D Capes 9 J B Twiford 8 J J Dickey 12 Becker Bigelciw and Ensign tied and divided first money Sharp Anderson and Dickey divided second money John Browning won third and Matt Browning fourth Browning Davis and Capes tied with nine each and Davis won the valisa in shooting off the tie SECOND EVENT Fifteen birds Anderson 13 Brewer 12 Becker 14 J Browning 13 J Sharp 11 Brockbank 12 Bigelow 13 M Browning 10 Ed Browning 8 J Parrot 11 I Dickey 15 Twiford 9 i Capas 10 Davis 11 Dickey won meal ticket on Reed Becker 40 per cent J Browning and Bigelow divided 30 per cent of purse Brockbank and Brewer divided 20 percent per-cent of purse Parrot and J Sharp divided 10 per cent of purse Capes got the riding whip as sixth and Twiford got ten packages of Fuji tea THIRD EVENT Fifteen birds First prize 50 percent of purse second prize 30 per cent of purse Third prize 20 per cent of purse fourth prize pair gents shoes donated by Z C M L value 5 fifth prize buggy whip donated by J G Read Bro vdlue 3 sixth prize ten packages Fuji tea donated by Scow croft Sons value 150 seventh prize one volume Game and Fish of America donated by J H Spargo 1 I A P Bigelow won first prize with 15 Parrot won second with 14 M L Browning and Anderson and J Browning I Brown-ing divided third with 13 Fourth prize I went to Becker having to toss up with three others Twiford won fifth and Sharp seventh FOURTH EVENT Entrance 2 rwentyfive birds First Prize Sterling silver shepherd crook I silk umbrella by J S Lewis Co I value 10 Second Prize 10 per cent of purse Third PrizeStetson hat by I Ives the hatter value 5 Fourth Prize I 30 per cent of purse Fifth Prize Case canned soivis by F J Kiesel Co value 4 ivth Prize20 per cent of purse Seenth PrizeSilk nightshirt night-shirt donated by Marks Jacobson 3 Eighth Prize 10 per cent of purse First prize was tied for by M Browning Becker Bigelow and Matt Browning with 23 and won by Bigelow Brewer and Parrott divided second J Browning took third with 21 Davis took fourth wifh 20 Dickey won tie I from Capes for fifth Ed Browning and Twiford tied for next and the latter won The afternoon events were not I completed in time to allow copying of the score in detail but almost everyman I every-man on the ground won at least one I prize and some have Fuji tea enough to I I last several years Fifth Event Bigelow first 15 I straight Becker second Sixth EventBrewer first 15 straight Bigelow and Coates dividing I second money 14 each Seventh EventAnderson and John I Browning each 18 out of a possible 20f Anderson won on a tossup Matt Browning Becker and Brewer divided j second money Eighth EV < mt Team Shoot Becker and Bigelow first the first named breaking 23 out 6f a possible 25 and Bigelow 24 Second John and Matt Browning the former breaking 20 and the latter 22 I At the close of the shoot Browning exhibited his famous Peacemaker run Summary Bigelow took the silver cup having the highest average I 9241 Becker second average 90 John Browning third average 834 Matt Browning fourtji average 779 Last night the marksmen held a reception re-ception at the Reed in honor of J J I Dickey I |