The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-24
SAME DAY.-Match $780, mile heats, best three
PIGEON SHOOTING.


Monthly Field Day or tho New Jersey
Specimens Club.
The New Jersey SpOrtsmen's Club held its
monthly reunion yesterday afternoon at Dexters
date Hiram Woodrun,s), near the old Union Course,
Long Island The members were compelled to Sc
lect this ground which is recognized as the head
quarters OF the Long Island Shooting Club, owing
to bill which lately passed the New Jersey Legis-
lature prohibiting the shooting OF pigeons as a
pastime within the limits OF that state. Until this
law can be tested, which will be done at the first
practicable opportunity, the Club will hold their
reunions as above mentioned. There was pleas
ant attendance OF spectators and the weather all
that could be desired.
The first event OF the day was the shooting Off a
second tie between Mr. c. c. Townsend and Mr.. Will
liam Dunlap for double barreled gun, made by
Scott, of London. This was originally put up on the
Clubs last monthly field day, March IL, which had
twenty entries, the conditions. being three birds
each, twenty-one yards rise. one and half ounces
OF shot ana eighty yards boundary. Messrs Dunlap
and Townsend, on the occasion named, shot of
their first tie, each killing four OF five birds,
and, darkness then coming on, they agreed to
at fifteen birds each. Much interest was felt in the
result OF this contest, in which, at last, Mr. Toun-
teen birds, thus destroying all chances for his
opponent as he had killed but eight out OF twelve
birds.
The second event was the challenge cup hand
cap OF five birds each, using five traps, with Il
ounces OF shot. so yards boundary and So en-
trance. For this there were ten competitors, the
cup finally being handed over for safe keeping
to Mr.. Daniel Kelly for the next thirty days. II
the cup can be held Tor six consecutive months by
member against all corners it becomes his abso-
lutte property
the third and last event OF Importance was
sweep of three birds each and 81 entrance Fif-
teen names were on the list for this, and Messrs.
West, steele, and Endicott killing all their birds.
they concluded to bar shooting or the tie, and di-
vided the pot" The following is summary of
sweep for double barrelled gun, made by Scott,
London. Entrance, $50, at three birds Originality
twenty-one yards rise, one and half ounces OF
shot, eighty yards boundary. The second tie be-
tween Dunlap and Townsend, to be shot of at if
teen birds each.
r. Topnsendml 10 l. l, l, I, l. l. o. /
Dunlap, l, !, l, !, ], 0. I, 0, 0, o. Total, II;
killed, 8.
Cup. to shoot at birds each, from Eve traps, with
Ia ounces Of shot, so yards boundary
z. Ricardo, q yards-l !. ], l. Is.
ID. Kelly, q yards, /, ], l. Is.
i. 4. Buchanan, g yards-l, II, !, Is.
J; Steele, q Yards, O. !, l. "a.
A. Hughes, 81 yards, 0, l. ], IA.
Il. Shorle, % yards-O, L. /, l. %.
G. II. VIVID, % yards--0, !, l. /, 0--3.
]. BROWN" % yards-o, i, 0, 0, Ia.
Keely, l, l, la. Ricardo. /, o, IL.
Bauvelt, l, l, o.. Buchanan, l, O, OIL.
Sweeps OF three birds each, twenty-one yards
rise, eighty yards boundary, 81 entrance; value OF
sweep 500
Benz. West, 1, l, Ia. Feeder, l. o. 1-2.
]. Steele, l, l, ID Post, l, i, CO.
Endcott, !. l, l-3. 'Brown," o. out.
VIM. Dunlap o. l. OIL. Skidmore, 0, out.
f. Shorle, 1. 0, 0-1. Conover, 0, out.
j. Z. Blauvelt, L, o, l-2. Bogart, O. o. out.
Bliven, 0, 0, 90. VIM. Dunlap No. 2, 0, out.
C. Ricardo, 0, ], Oh.