, 1870-08-12

THIRD pAy or THE rl1Eos TuusxAxEs1.
The grand shooting tournament was resumed
1nce was not quite as l1rge ~ II might have been
The park would have held . few more without
much incousenIence-sbout Ten thousand mora.
There were enough present, noweFcI, 70 make
things pleasant, aud thosc who were there could
appreciate good shut and admire the shOoter
che.so il not yst edueased or t. IN sno:otn9 Y
uonal 6a1ne,- n beso bail has been cAtle,t.
t:hicsGo has not gone crazy over II, anh iaere L.
es no trs n1ne sn - wu nr.ss
bly, DC veg much exctIed oveF theis dotngs.
Shooting IS passion, or weakness, 5ust Ike Icye,
ho5s nt is Of therca,s,uts auA very fre-
quent1y comes In the shape Uf relapse, after
An attack Of lore, In which the subject has been
pttcc, and insteuh Of being shot at by glances
from bright eTes, the gentleman becomes the
shooter. and 20 longer Is !nate game Of, but
Idea how to shout Is q different kind OF sport al.
rgerher. The rass.on increases With age, ana
The genuine spofttman divides bis heart aud MS
Unlike haze hall and the meaalea, sunn!ng Is not
contagious but confines Itself to the few who are
pred!sposeI and prepared to catch It. To become
tice, gun, strung nerve, cousitIesable powder,
sure c5e, some percussion caps, sntl . muscular
th0uldeF. able to withstand the mulLst
The most rtnaass sahIe.: .:saet of modern t.nes WAS
William Tell lie vas known some centuries ago,
and the last That MS heard Of hin be was dead,
called M simply ntlly. be was considerable Or "a a
shot with me bow and anoN, hut no c With a
hreecn-hatez. lie EhDt hls fny OF the top Of m
p:s sg oshsr y for t. ~ @ Of sssesasa -
uAmed GefaleE. Tell was not a The tournament
yesterday. Lie Was uuavoidahly absent AanT
petsans thought that lie did not want to COME ~
he was not 30 much on pg1ons HIS "best holt -
atr boya THROW toy up IN the a.r stad he would
teth hin before BE- came "a down. nat plgsona e Y Z
reputation. 80 he stayed AHa!-
A. 1astona! Fport, shoottnE should @ he eneonr-
va:vcss, ~ tna many do afeadJ, "a sattie disputes
On sight, fur that would ptvlpots dangerous Feck
Iessness: hut "Runnln2.r which tfalnd tneu to be
GSd sGa 1z M 21 Soa
te FsatruntEet and H7ppoEted The heAt ehots II
the n1mY were tie Western men, who wefs
bsongns 5r 70 handle the trigger. and tae haodrss
would be more efficient and settIctablt soldier
than thousand law fellows who would not knov
\ musket from maslinartke- We cannot have %,
Eauch good shooting Of TOO mauF Hooai shots u
INC country.
P1geon-sh0otiog Is objected to by sott-nhtured
sennpensal PstSons - being M Tnnessssat,l, cTie
forget that II u part Of p!Zecna duty 10 get shot
inst The eame ~ IT Ia part OF y mans duty 10 dl
same tine Of smother. Pigeons do not obIer
| them, and there II very little difference bctwee
| shooting them aud trusting thr!r nceka. II tn
bird. conld give m oriniou, they would prooall
prefer the shooting, - bt Ing more honorable en-
th4n asanrlinR, tust The same as man prefers
yolieY OF balls to te pot!te attentions OF nsn2ma
and bis hemp. For II t. a tact that Hive pigeon
ever humanc, Hould insist on their being bake
or boiled It'll the sttal rletnent was taken nut
them in aomc WAY Of another. II pigeons a
numbered, 80 arc cows, and little lambs. and ge
! tie h0Ra. III fact birds and animals were MA
| 10 he murdered for the use and benefit
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