New-York tribune., 1867-05-27
rnr STATE sroRrsMRN,s CONVENTION


SECOND DN-IIN CASING AND PIGEON SHOOTING.
IL Roy. May %. 1867
Another day OF the most dismal weather imaginable.
eadcn sky, cold pcltug rain and the field covered
with water But the shooting goes on the programme Is
reglousy observed and good with the gun are
undc Before entering upon The days proceedings, which
ouly lacked fair sky t0 be highly enjoy must com
prie tie record ~ yccrdays 4occe'ngs-the details OF
which a!t Dee dnlcult To obal oWliS 10 hr iolc,ho1
Of the Judges The measurement OF the riiie shooting
have however been able 10 secure advhnce oi thc FORM
al announcement ~ the supper WIN Mlil' ~, pio,e' p
ugs OF the Convention are To bc closed tomorrow evening
the shots o seth Green aggregated az inches from
the center and considering thc windy, misty weather,
achieved result 81 Jfl inches aud many hold hl, to be
better score than Greens Peck used fence for hi
rfi @ from T m"lle Sl To G eacE At The hot raec ohand
shoo'iug, H. H. sheldon took the re' prize with meas
urcmcut OF , inches. aud Seth Green the second prize
hz aggregate distance being iSl inches In estimating
achieved n the midst of hard rain; The only prize Tor
Win a sodilned bowl" The przes for the shot
a solid silver gUdiined goblet ana IA souu silver
Ihr nrocesdpgs Of to-day had interest not only FOR the
vOIsLipors OF tho mighty NImrOd, bat tur the followers
of the patient Walton. And D. certainly required me
pa,cnec OF Walton track the PAIRING trout stream to
liz foIrrc TO-DAY Y.t. Ia spto 81 wind aud weatheI.a
Vsit to the t6f ponds of SETH Grcc winch are the ad
miioi 81 every the knowledge Of ile na9lIS OF
tho dnny tribe which their constru'6n displays and 90
zee 9S f9..fi . IN I G sisr Se sSS %S S Who Sya
20 be at me top Of tls dcstfyt24 ~ 7Pof,, MSaiu
"errv away tha hssi hiiLe Ba5 me CiHG1enton
~ order to prevent eT , pss iSer Gg 81 % plG al one
meeting sLonId be dcbarred taking the same lrlo
lgnin II provided, however that should s1,h VII
seItSd with medal ~ testimonial Of his skill Under
these circumstances Green dd NOT car. 20 eIdsc AM AM
left the houors De gathered ~ 10y yoOhfer hanuH bu'
as he late ~ lgrIg.ng tIs resolution was ot yen
orally known anaonly two disciples Of th' rod w.ro on
TeG ss and mr Aows%lE and wei dd they de
serve tho prizes which were allotted 10 them 10 unoW
n nv at al ~ such weather ~ dffbcnlt enotph
but TO cast 10 with the d,caey and era ana 10 te aus
wbich these stllinl sportsmeh dd is inhttefo
throw ing and equally were the contestants mhtchsu
that after long consultation the judges were unable 10 e
termno tb which the nihl lIlhe shouu ia' anu LII M IN
mattsl 20 thc referee Mr.. Bssc, who hhay dccu'h ia
favor Of MI Morse Tho longest cast made was % st
owing the difficulty ~ scohFatey eIesmS SI IHt ~ ~
from water, against saeh strogs wind Whs ,s
wcndcd tho,T way through Ia"I"r rnds %
a mile Of mud :" me uo'h P0hn"s
IN rvery stage of growth nud Is reared by The fostering
baud of the Waonlan Gresn rom pa head sile hd go si
e,,uud ,bi dhOod and death old The Doul'"
of their tTcatmont, aud the skill WIN when then oHn &
has nsured the ratine o at itas 70 hs rom IV r"cn
already been fully described ~ TIE IhiBuNE M nTet
mas now what he considers ~ All slo"k on hhn"
numbers. '5,S M $40 aa mS & ovyI" TIis Vii be moro easily
I'Y 10 inches long by i2 brond 5000 trout Of miniature
sle are At time hAtched ANA shake ther young tals
with funny EaotS uniH purchaser beifs sheh c,
thcif increasing size secura them promotion 70 y ,,,S
sple,e of operations While the fly casting was goihs on
nj Caledonia ho shoo for the presdentB ple wac sDn
tinnsd from yesterday, at Lo Roy Nearly .ho" n,
birds rcqurod for the match alone w ] tr"re WI
ae antries o. these Messis. j. ~ Wine p ID
Uavhs I'd. Feote.- and & A. Eyershed hhtJ hht,"J
his zen birds, Newell losing one bllu, "'" H
TnyIor from whom better things were lnsty y cs
fo, The successful competitors then sho5 ON tOs ~,
"a, me hrst prle, the distance, nDdef tLe ries ~ &
Association, being Increased hve yards, mahbB tn0 ''
og wards The result as follows: ,,....,.,,
Wilmer, 11O; Hawks, 0Ol; Eyefshed, LII. yI ',,
b,Ina on iho grounds at the appointed Tine was rue. % %
,rbo victory of Eycrshed was dramatic. boy OF NJ H.
narently from sixteen 10 seventeen years oI 49, 5,
savs that he has before shot from trap % "a
81 tho palm Of victory from the most oxptflehoou ~
m the country The congratulations whcn ne a., hn
and the Of the success will send nn d 70 n pno
'n Irondequoit proud youth indeed. The sfNou pas
was then for under similar conditions oy Wnhcpsr
~ nine BIRDS with this result F. H. Orlel oi ,,an
90 u " Tunpkins OF Batavia, oil; b. r. bailaa a ~
To- Rov 100, 4 Newell Of Buffalo To- r. H., u, nri,e
tmsny I'LL Mr. TrnaN thus captured tue SeeoW, P, s
- the conclusion of this match the sta.c Soos -
.,mn,eneed TIL, WAS Il malch petweep sles choa'N v"