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Show THE CITIZEN jjiniHiniiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiimuiniiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiuumiiiiiiuiiiimmiiiiig I THE GREAT OUTDOORS niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinj 'y SEVERAL UTAHNS WILL ENTER AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS , Sharman, Reilley and Becker May Go '.to Chicago to Shoot Against Best Men of- World. J - ' . The Grand "American clay target championships are. to, be held at the South Shore Country club, Chicago, thisVar; It will be the first year under t amateur control. ships for. both men and women are to be shot off, and championships for different styles of shooting are scheduled, with large prizes to be awarded the winners. The' plan of permitting all shooters to enter the clay target championships of North America, as well as the staging of the class championships, which was inaugurated last year, will be carried out again this year. In addition, the officers of the Amateur Trap shooting association have arranged optional sweeps for the. 1923 Grand American program which they believe will please shooters of all degrees of skill. There are events for those who do not feel that they have quite reached the expert class of sTiooters. On the other hand there are several special events arranged for the best marksmen of the world. Likewise, the officers of the Ama ( . 11 Entries for the 'tournament will will no doubt be on the firing line. close August .20, the opening day of Chic Reilley, the doubles champion, tournament the which will continue. is also contemplating going, and Gus August 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25. It is Becker of Ogden, one of the best planned to set aside two traps where western shots, is casting a longing . shooters who desire to practice at look towards Chicago. teur Trapshooters association have' both single and double targets may do so at any time. arranged the 1923 program so that a RAIN STOPS FISHING. The ten high amateur scores from contestant may shoot for the price of targets, plus the regular A. T. A. the east, the' ten high amateur scores The past week has been a strenufrom the west, made in the Amateur registration fee and the Grand Tourous one. for the fishermen and campnament fee, except in the Grand clay target championship of North ers in the hills and along the fishAmerica, will constitute the teams to American Handicap, where the enteam race. ing streams. Rains, cloudbursts and compete in the east-we- st trance is $15. washouts have played havoc with Many costly and beautiful trophies The dividing line between the east and the muddy will be awarded winners and runners-u- p and west for this contest shall be camping outfits, streams have given up few fish. and there will be $1,500 in cash the western boundaries of MississipThere has been some shooting of donated to the clay target champion pi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Contestants residing in fish on the Weber river. This stream of North America, and $1,000 to the Michigan. the territory forming the eastern has been shot for many years, and a class championships of North AmerCanada trapshooting association shall special effort ought to De made to ica. It was deemed unfair, or at least be eligible for the eastern team; con- catch the parties who are doing the testants residing in the territory dirty work. inadvisable, to tax thousands of memThe Weber river, Chalk creek and bers of the Amateur Tranpshooting forming the other divisional or proAssociation who remain at home, to vincial association of Canada and the Logan streams, together with all eliother streams between them, have provide 800 or 1,000 members who those residing in Alaska shall be Contestwestern team. been streams of mud and as a result participate in the Grand American, gible for the be ants shall eligible for the eastern the fishing was very poor. the pleasure of competing and the team who reside in the canal zone Many fishermen were held up at opportunity to win the highly covand the Bermudas. the washed out bridge in Echo caneted championship titles, the costA plentiful supply of Peters, Westyon Sunday afternoon. At one time ly trophies and the donated money. It was believed to be a better and ern Cartridge Company, United there were 117 cars stalled along more sportsmanlike policy to charge States, Winchester and Remington both sides of the stream with no way to cross. The water was so high that the contestants a small sum for the shells with suitable loads can be purchased on the grounds for $1 per it covered the entire bed of the canprivilege of competing for titles, trophies and money, and the officers box. This is a big difference in yon and for a time threatened many feel certain that all members of the price between shells in Chicago and farm houses. The flume underneath this city where the shells are much the crossing of a deep cut was too association will agree that the consmall to carry away the flood watestants who have the opportunity higher. ters. A lake formed above the bridge to win so much should help finance Practically all of the railroads have and finally the water pressure shot the tournament. agreed to give members of the Amateur Trapshooting association and the bridge out with a report like cartheir families a special railroad rate thunder. The raging torrent ried everything before it down the of fare and half fare if the associacanyon, dumping all the debris into tion can show that 250 sportsmen atthe Weber river. tending the Grand American obtained their railroad tickets under the SUGAR JUGGLERS. certificate plan. The association asks in this matter so your that we may save money for you and There is a malicious humor in these all other persons who participate in sugar prices. The present tariff inthe Grand American. When you purcreased the tariffs only 16 cents per chase your ticket ask the ticket seller hundred pounds, but the sugar barons if there is an excursion rate from increased the price $3 per hundred your city to Chicago. If there is, pounds. In other words the governyou may find it cheaper than the cerment got 1G cents and the sugar bartificate plan. ons $2.84 per hundred. Was the tarSeveral of the Utah shooters are iff to blame for this ? When the price trying to arrange their business so in 1920 was skyrocketing the same as that they may attend the shoot. Sam at present no one blamed the tariff. Decorah (Iowa) Republican. Sharman, the Utah singles champion; ( ; co-operat- ion V Beginning Now! With each new subscription to The Citizen, each renewal or payment of subscription account, an order will be given YOU, entitling you to one picture, 11x7 Inche. Ivory Finish; a photo of superior quality, made by MONROE STUDIOS V 267 8outh Main Street. dellvsred present the order and get your Picture TAken and to you without any charge or further obligation. You Bryce Canyon, Natures Temples. By Courtesy of Union Pacific. |