Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-04-06 | Page 19 | Handsome Trophy for Best Shot

HANDSOME I TROPHY FOR FOE BEST SHOT I r a 4 J a 4 rs 4 5 0 r I I e 4 S Salt Lake La-ke Hardware Tro Trophy hy The Salt Lake H Hardware has donated to the Salt Lake ke Gun cluba club cluba a very trophy c consisting of ofa a s large larco plaque of lof hardwood 14 14 by Pi 20 inches ornamented with a large larg-e silver shield hield in center surrounded ed b by twelve smaller shields The Tho trophy is lis designed for a contest running through h a series of twelve twelve- hoote th the the- winner winner of first piece lace in each shoot hoot being beins entitled to the he honor bonor of having his nis name namo engraved on one of the tho smaller shields and the winner winner of the contest to possession of the troph trophy The contest will be open to all amateurs ama ama- curs and a sy system of handicapping has b been en arranged which it is hoped Doped will win give ive every everyone one an equal chance to win a Thero There will mIl bo DO twelve ev events of fifty targets each each For Por the first event handicaps han ban will wi-Il be based on previous club scores Theio hand bandi handicaps ps ps' ps b however are are re not a added ded tar targets ets' ets hey are addition additional nal n n. al tar targets ets to bo be shot at at but the last targets in in teach each shio string of fifty will be used for the tho p purpose Example If handicap given ven is is ten the number of tar targets ets broken in the last frame of ten targets tar ts between the fortieth and fiftieth fiftieth fife will be added to contestants contestant's total score After first shoot if a contestants contestant's 8 score including in added t targets targets' exceeds eds forty seven then thon his handi handicap ap for the next shoot hoot shall shaH be reduced ed by hy an an amount equal to this excess If f the i iscore score including added targets s falls faUs below below be be- low seven forty then his bis handicap for forthe tho the next sh shoot ot shall be increased by an an equal amount to this deficiency u up to but not beyond not nets beyond his original The The three l h scores including ad added added add add- ed targets for each e c event t shall shaH be awarded first second and third place in inthe tho the event first place shall receive a aI I credit e of three points on the final score score for trophy second place two points third place one point At t the tho end end endot of ot eight events each Cach contestant will be given givon a fixed handicap ba based ed on his Ms actual number of brok broken n targets in in the total of This handicap shall shaH control in tho the final four events and shall be shot at as described above Th three high scores including added add add- cr ed cd targets target for the tho total ta targets eb sha shall shall- rece receive e credit for nine points divided di iii- iii vided to first place f lire five e poin points to second place throe e N points to third d place one point The Tho contestant having ins the greatest number of points to his credit at the end of the tho contest to retain final possession pos poe session of Df the tho trophy Ties in nn any event c shall shaH be shot Abot off oft at twenty five tar targets on same day of shoot The added tar targets ets for the nays flays event are arc to control in the tho If two men tie for first place they shall shoot off for first anti and second place the next lower lo score in the regular event taking third place If three or more men tie tie for first place they shall shaH shoot off for pr first second and and third JaCe Ties for second place to be decided de rIc e- e in the same me manner Contestants wishing to make mAko up missing scores wi will be bo permitted to do doso doso so 50 at any r regular JUlar club shoot such ucb scores score S' S however hol will win count Only in the total for hi high h scores at 1300 t targets