The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-23
PIGEON SHOOTING.
The Jerome Gun Club Celebrate the Day at j.
rome Park with Good Shooting
and a Grand Dinner.
Many Beautiful Ladies in Attendance,
Who Enjoy the Sport.

VI JerOme TdrA ycstcrudy, u WlLucTiug uOrLHWeStcI
sweeping over the valley which the Jerome Gun
Club have selected for their practice at pigeons;
but The piercing blasts seemed to have no effect
on the warm tempers and genial hearts
OF the members, who mustered In large
numbers to celebrate the anniversary OF the
birthday OF the Father OF His Country.
number OF beautiful and elegant ladies' graced
tne grounds with their presence and remained the
greater portion OF the afternoon, much admring
the nne shooting Of the gentlemen engaged In the
sport. After the shooung was ovef the gentlemen
and ladies adjourned to the Club House. where din
ner was IN readiness and it was laIe in the evening
before they returned TO the city by the light of the
moon. Many OF the ladies as well as the gentlemen
were out on horseback.
Five shooting events came or during the alter
noon; three matches and Two sweepstakes-one Of
the latter being handicap and the leading event
or the day. The first was for cup between
Messrs. Heckscher, Johnson and Redmond, twenty
three yards rise, eighty yards boundary, one and
quarter ounce shot; the trapping and retrieving
beng done In tins and oil the other events by Ira
Paine. THESE gentlemen shot at fifteen birds each,
Messrs. Redmond ana Johnson each shot seven
birds OF the fifteen and, making tie, they shot 1t
on at three birds each, Mr.. Johnson winning by
killing two OF the latter to MIR. Redmond's one. Mr.
Heckscher killed i've out OF fourteen birds. The
following is the
Mr.. E Reamondmi l..d l. o. l. l. l. l.
NJ K, Jonnson ,,sso 4 l. l. l. l. o. l.
Mr.: Heckscner-o j, l. 1, o, o. o. l, o. !. o. o. o,
0-Killed, 8; Missed o.
Mr.. Johnson l, 0, 1-Kned, q
Mr.. Redmond-0. l, 0-Killed, l.
Then followed match, at five birds each, be.
tween Messrs +. Palmer and August Belmont, the
latter shooting at twenty yards rise, while Mr.
Palmer shot at TWENTY-FIVE yards. Mr.. Belmont
won the match very easily by killing three birds in
succession, while his opponent missed three. Tne
| latter then gave up.
| AS soon as the above affair was settled handi.
cap sweepstakes OF $50 entrance. twenty one birds
| each one and quarter ounce shot, eighty yards
boundary, came of. Six gentlemen entered, viz. -
j. G. Bennett, Jr, twenty-iour YARDS Henry Leavitt,
! twenty-three yards; A. Belmont twenty three
| yards; J. Heckscher, twenty-three yards; W.
Douglas. twenty -four yards, and Mr.. Fellows at
twenty-one yards. AS whole, the shooting was
excellent. some OF 1t remarkably good. Mr. Bennett
won the stake, killing the largest number or birds
sixteen out Of twenty-One. The shooting of Messrs.
Leavitt and Belmont was also good. the former
killing fifteen and the latter fourteen. The follow
ing is the
Mr. sfnns'i-1 4a,ed, Is: missed e. s. l. l. l.
Mr. IsaY.'i T. 1.a,ie5, i; missed e e. e.
n !, nsI0n. o. 1@kled, Il; missed s l. l.
Mr. h &C. e. a. d1kiled Ii missed 10 J.
Mr. DGag g. d. 1 f. missed 6 e. To-
o. o. Q, S-kiIied. 5; missed, L Ys y " J. T.
The above was the great event Of the day. and the
ladies came down from the club house. ana, taking
seats on the platform. witnessed the shooting
throughout with great interest
tween Messrs. Johnson and Gray, at fifteen BIRDS
each. twenty two yards rise, eighty boundary, one
| and half ounce shot. The match was won by MIR.
| Johnson, who killed six birds out OF fourteen Mr.
Gray killing but four OF the fourteen. The following
| u the
G. Johnson, Q, !. l. o. o. o. 0, o. I, l. 0, l. o.
w: Gray-l, / Q. O.. 0, o. 0, 0, l, /, 0. 0. o, o.
Killed, 4; missed, 10.
The shooting closed for the day with a match
between Mr.. Leavitt and Mr.. Bennett, eleven birds
each, twenty-three yards rise, eighty yards bound
airy. This was very interesting ana closely con.
tested affar throughout Mr.. Leavtt winning by one
bird, having shot nine out OF eleven, Mr.. Bennett
killing eight. The following is the
SCORE
MI. Leavitt-1, 0, 0, /, !. l. l. l, 1, !. 1-Killed,
Mr.: Bennett, /, !, 1, 0, l, l. o, !, o, 1-Krled.
8; missed, 8.
But the shooter who attracted the most attention
and was really the hero Of the day was Alderman
Jerome, who was stationed behind the pool box
near the grand stand, and every bird that escaped
the marksmen in the matches and handlcaps and
few over towards him would get one or two shots
as it approached. Few birds escaped that came
within range OF the unerring eye Of Alderman
Jerome He discounted all the shooters at the Park
yesterday afternoon.
PIGEON SHOOTING ON STATEN ISLAND.