The New York herald., 1873-04-19
PIGEON SHOOTING.
Third and Last Day or the Tournament
mt Halls Driving Park-Tfnker Wins
Twenty.Bird Sweepstakes.

Third and Last Day or the TOurna ent
at Halls Driving Park-Tinker Wins
Twenty-Bird sweepstakcs.
The Paine pigeon shooting tournament at Halls
Driving Park, on the Coney Island road, was
brought to close yesterday. 1t had been an
nounced that the only contest OF the occasion
would be sweepstakes OF forty birds each, under
English rules with few exceptions, and that the
rise should be twenty-seven and half yards, five
traps being lsed and the shot limited to
one and . quarter ounces. AS this sweep
had but two entries tinker and Paipe)
handicap sweepstakes of twenty birds each, $25
entrance, was gotten up to precede the regular
contest, which filled admirably. the following
being engaged therein:-E. W. Tinker, OF Provf-
dence, K. l., q yards rise; Ira A. Paine, OF New
yards RISE Miles Johnson, of Yardviile, r. j., 20
yards rise W. J. johnson, OF New Jersey, rs yards
rse and Edward Parry, OF Philadelphia, 25 yards
rise. The rules under which they shsr were the
Rhsde Island club rules, with eighty yards boun.
@ spoy and tie ciras 'eaH Serase os @ rne rne
attendance of spectators was fair After q close
contest, Tinker won the sweep, killing eighteen
out OF twenty birds, and the first money, $125-
Paine taking the second prize Of $50. The shoot
Brotners-c0nsidering that they were poorly pro-
vided with guns, was quite excellent.
After the 2o-bird sweepstakes, Paine and Tinker
continued shooting the l0-bird sweep, agreeing
that the scores made by them should stand on the
latter for the silver prize offered by Paine to the
man making the best average score OF the t0urna-
ment. They then went to work. with much in
terest evinced by the crowd The shooting by
them was decidedly first class, Paine killing his
twenty birds in fine style, while Tinker missed his
twenty-eighth and thirty second that the score
between them stood 81 out OF 40 and 36 out OF 40,
which gives Paine the honor OF buying the piece OF
plate for himself.
HALLS DRIVING PARK L. l.-TBIRD DAY OF THE
OPEN ToURNAMENT.-APRIL Is, 1ST3.-Twenty bird
sweepstakes, $25 entrance, the shooters being
handicapped; so yards boundary; traps; IA OF.
shet; closed with seven entries value or sweep
$l75-the first receiving sl25 and the second $50.
Tinker-0, l. l. l, II, II, II, l. l, l. /, !,
l. l, IL. Total, 20. Killed. IS; missed 2 IL L. ",
IL, o. IL, IL, 1, l. l, II, IL, IL, J. /. Total
40. Killed, 36 missed, l.
Pane-l*, l. II, l. l, II, l. l, II, l. /, IL, IT, O,
1,O o. Total 20. Killed. II; missed, 3. l. /, l. /,
l. l. II, H. l., !, l. l. l, l, l. Total, 40.
Killed, 81 missed, 3.
W. J. Johnson-i, !, II, o. l. 1, II, o, O. o, l. l. 1,
II, l. l, IL, l, 1. Total 20. Killed, l6 missed 4.
r. Parry-L i l, Q, |, Q, II, 1, |, l. l. !, l, IL,
0, ~, !, l. L. Total 20; killed, lo; missed, 4.
Bogardus-1, i, !. l, 0, |, r. 0, o. 1, l, l, l, 0,
1, l, /, L. o. Il. Total. 2o killed, Is missed, S.
Miles Johnson-1*, l. l. l. 1, 0, !, i, o, o, 1, l,
II, l.. 0, 0, 1, II, l, 0. Total, 20; killed. IA;
L. Parry-1 1, l. l, i, o, o. l. IL, l. 0, l., II, L.,
l. /, /, 0, o, o. Total, 20; killed, IA; missed, 6.
Note.-The asterisk denotes that the bird was
killed with the second barrel.
Referee-Gesrge s. Lanphear.
Time OF shosting-Two hours and 1--WE minutes.