The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-27 00:00:00

Pigeon Shooting.

ARISTOCRATIC SUMMER HANDICAP AT HORNSEY-WOOD
HOUSE.—The zealous and indefatigable manner in which
that true-hearted sportsman, Frank Heathcote, Esq., has
from the commencement of these meetings, exerted himself,
has given an impetus to the doings of the trigger that has
caused pigeon shooting to become a more important feature
among metropolitan sports than for many years previous.
This is the fourth season that the above named gentleman
has superintended these events, and a more substantial
proot of their popularity could net be given than in the
fact that the muster-roll of competitors is upon each suc-
ceeding occasion found to be more numerous. The number
of gentlemen who took part in the shooting on Saturday
last more than doubled the number of those who took part
in either of the three matches shot during the first year.
The conditions were as follows :—Sweepstakes of £5 each,
£1 forfeit, for peers, members of Parliament, officers in the
army and navy on tull pay, members of White's, Brooks's
Boodle's, Arthur's, Guards, Carlton Junior, Travel-
lers', Arlington, St. James's, Union, Windham, Pratt's,
Egerton Pratt's, New Club at Edinburgh, certain Paris
clubs, and all the jockey clubs of Europe ; guns of -11 bore
or less, charge lioz of shot. Gentlemen shooting with less
to go in at the rate of half a yard for every h of shot less
than lioz ; all to, load from one same bowls, and all the
cartridges to be shown to the handicapper before shooting ;
no wire cartridges allowed ; six birds each, five traps. The
birds were as usual supplied by W. Barber, who was appointed
to pull for the whole of the competitors during the progress
of the match. H. A. Reed again acted as official scorer,
and it is only right to state that the manner in which the
renowned Hal discharged his duties gave unqualified satis-
faction. Frank Heathcote, Esq., threw the dice, and filled
his customary post as referee, the new rules being strictly
enforced. On the official card of the handicap there were
105 competitors spotted, to,which had to be added four post
entries, bringing the poll up to 109. Of these 34 paid for-
feit. The shooting comtuenced soon after 2 o'clock, The
betting throughout the shooting, bird against gun, was ac-
tive. At the finish of the sixth and last round, the Hon.
Capt. Campbell was found to be the winner of the match,
he being the only one of the competitors who had had the
the skill and good fortune to kill the whole of his birds. As
the head of the poll his fine bit of practice was rewarded by
the first prize of £2lO, and a handsome silver cup. Capt.
Wm. Peyton, Capt. Bumand, Capt. Owen Williams, Lord
A. Paget, Hon. Col. Finch, Hon. G. H. Heathcote, Hussey
Vivian, Esq., Hon. Major Anson, Capt. Wilkinson, Capt.
Dymoke, P. Vivian, Esq., G. Jenkinson, Esq,, and C. Mor-
daunt, Esq., 13 in all, were found to be the gentlemen who,
after the winner of the first prize, had acquitted themselves
in the most creditable manner, they having succeeded in,
scoaing five out of the allotted six. These gentlemkn now
came together to contend for the remaining prizes. Togo into
a minute description of how they dropped out one after the
other in shooting off bird for bird is more than our space
1. Hon.T Mheaj thirdor Anson,priz of £6O was
will permit. Let it be sufficient to state that the second
prize
who in the
le
taken by the Hon. Col. Finch,whose score in the aggregate
who of
killed 9 was
birds taken
outen of 10. 0
amounted to 8 killed out of 10 ; while the fourth prize of
£l5 was obtained by Hussey Vivian, Esq., M.P., who was
the next best performer. The arrangements as regards the
shooting were all that could be desired, and thus terminated
the second great Aristocratic Handicap of the season.

SUICIDE IN THE REGENT'S CANAL.—Oa Friiay
an inquest Was held in High-street, Horton, on the
body of a woman who is believed to have thrown:Xerself
into the Regent's Canal on Thursday. Nothing was known
of the unfortunate woman, but it was clear that she must
have been in a state of great destitution, The jury found
tha death resulted from drowning, but left it an o-:er.
tion as to how she came into the water,

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