The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-17 00:00:00

PIGEON SHOOTING.

The most numerous gathering of the season took place
on Saturday at the Gun Club grounds, Wormholt Scrubby,.
near Shepherd's-bush, to shoot for " The Members' Sandi'
cap," at five birds each, under the usual conditions for
prizes given out of the Club funds, "for members only NO°,
have paid up their subscriptions for the current year.
There were 127 entries. Mr. Charles Hambro (post en-
tered) won the second prize in the last handicap ; and his
brother, Mr. Percival Hambro (also post entered), in tb°
competition before that, won the second prize. On Satur-
day just one more than a moiety came up to the shooting
point, and 1 o'clock was fixed for commencing, as it IY3B
anticipated, from there being so many shooters,
handicap would last all the day. The committee, however'
decided that one bird missed should exclude, and conse-
quently the number of shots was much decreased, thoug
as it proved, the result would not have been different hail
the usual two shots, as at six birds, been allowed; for tbr,°,l°
of the competitors killed all their bird-: and that lon.
have excluded those who missed one. The birds ire"
favoured by a very strong breeze, so that the shooting was
far below the a • andindeedofthe shots
average, most
failed to score. There were 139 birds shot at, and of these
65 were missed, so that the gentlemen must have been
heavy losers, as 6 to 4 and 2 to 1 on the four was the cur-
rent state of toile odds. The asterisk (* thus) denotes that
the shooter used /oz. of shot less than the usual charge'
and therefore stood back half a yard from his handicapPe"
distance; the figures denote the distances at which the
shooters stood :—Viscount Holmesdale M.P., 23i; Mr Fs:
Fraser, 28; Captain Walter do Winton, 2812
Rudd, 27 ; Sir Charles Mordaunt, 251 ; MrG 1.
Blois, 27; Mons. G. Andre, 27 ; Mr Frederick Norris, 261!
Captain Nisbett (post entry), 26; Mr J. P. Smith; 261:,
Captain A. L. Ricardo, 26; Mr John Davis, 26; Captain
G. Chalmers,* 25k; Mr. H. Padwick, jun., 26; Sirebaties
Legard, 25 ; Mr G. G. Brodie, 25i ; Captain Norman Bet"-
nand, 25k; Mr H. Martin Kennard, 251 ; Captain Arthur
Burnand, 25 ;Mr W. Morris, 23; Dr Sharpe, 23 ; 'Ar•
Blackborne, 25 ; Mr L. L. Dillwyn, M.P.,* 24-i; Mr f.„. 4t,
Chappell, 25 ;MrC. J. Monck, M.P.,* 23i ; G -it";
cock, 25 ; Mr. Edward Boultbee, 23 ; Mr S. T. Cooper,
Mr Clarke Thornhill,* 22i; Mr James Bird, 22 ; and
J. H. Clarke, 24}. In the second round there was suet'r:r
long list of " missing," many birds, however, being ini
the " wounded" though not the "killed." Those dispose°
were Mr Spencer Lucy, 29 ; Sir H. Hume-Campbell' 27'
Mr J. B. Short, 28; Viscount Stormont (President of the 6'1.11
Club), 27; Mi. W. G. Lister Lane, 26k; Captain litisittnj
ville, 30 ; Mr. H. Leslie Leshe, 26; the Hon. Rowland ;
Hill (Vice President of the Gun Club), 25-3-; Mr- g'
Reid, 26 ; Mr H. Beaumont, M.P., 26} ; 3lr „a""t
Lysley, 26; Mr Edgar Larking, 25} ; Captain IL F. Penal
25; Mr A. De Vere Beauclerk, 25k; Mr R. Pere'./10.
Evans,* 25; Mr C. Hammersley, 22; Mr. Henry Sctia'l'
25; Mr. J. S. Scott, 24; and Mr C. C. Coninghoai*
The retired division was further augmented in the
th
round by seven gentlemen failing to kill, viz.:—Sir
ter Carew, 23} ; Mr. W. St. Julien Arabin, 27 ; Cap
HW. ervey Talbot, 25}; Mr T. Glenton, 26 ; Le Corate
Gentre, 24i ;Mr Samuel Bateson * 24i • and Mr. Flo_
nie, 24k. In the fourth round four' '
more took their ae;i7
to wit, Major Longley, R.E., 26; Mr E. Maxwell'
Mr J. Lamont, M.P., 26 ; and Mr William Greg r.
26k. Of the five left in for the last round, .4
Harcourt Lees (post entry), 26 ; and Mr. Edward
25, shot harmlessly, leaving the Earl of Winchilsea
entry) 25k; Mr. J. Jee, V.C., C. 8., 23, and Sir Henry
1,0
tinger, 25, who each killed, to shoot off the ties for the
three prizes. There was a large amount of money silos
hated on the finish, £lOO to £5O being laid several ti
against naming the winner, and Sir Henry Potting? r bone
selected. They each killed, the Earl of Winchilseawitba o
os
second barrel shot. At the second birds Sir Henry
Mr. Joe and the Earl of Winchilsea killing with their secs7Bo
berrels amid great cheering and excitement. £lOO t°
Jea
was offered and freely taken for each to win, and lthd% the
missing, the Earl of Winchilsea again effectively use king
second barrel, and won the first prize, £7O, Mr. Ja.°,taxi_O•
the second, £2O, and Sir Henry Pottinger the aura,
After the handicap 55 members shot a sweepstake, re.
each, of which Sir Charles Legard took the first hare.
£4O, and Sir Walter Carew £l5 ; after which 24 Ine,ini v.
had another sweepstakes at £1 each, which Airud'oe
Blois and Mr Berkeley Lucy divided. Offer suPPII° r
birds, and Mr George Arthur Battcock was hands :rho
and referee. The next important event will be "th
Gold Challenge Cup," to be shot for on Saturday the
inst., and there are already nearly 80 entries.