The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-13
PIGEON SHOOTING.
Monthly Meeting OF tho NcV jersey
Sportsmon's Club.

Monthly Meeting OF the NcV jersey
SpOrtsmon's Club.
The weather yesterday was fresh, yet balmy, and
swept over the Sea View Track &C New Dorp s.
l., half gale some portions Of the afternoon, which
made the pigeons appear little more lively than
usual and as q consequence great deal more
difficult to hit and, when hit, rendered them con-
sideraby hard to gather within the boundary OF 80
yards. The birds, too, were naturally game and
very rapid flyers, and many OF them took ga heap
OF killing" before the decision Of "dead bird" was
rendered.
The club turned out gOodly number OF its men,
bers ON this occasion, and many Of them stopped
on the grounds amusing themselves as long as
they could see to shoot The majority OF the gen.
tlemen, however, left in the halfpast four O'Clock
train, the regular business OF the day having been
-Four shooting events came or the first being
for the Diamond Badge, at 25 single birds, p
shot, TO be governed by the New Jersey Shooting
Club rules, between G. Watson, the holder OF the
badge, and W. A. Dunlap, challenger TOR the
handicap Tor silver cup, al i've pigeons each,
entrance IS, * ounces of shot, from five traps, II
mems rules; the third sweepstakes, at So each,
at five single birds, the same rules governing this
AFFAIR as did the two previous, and the fourth
to pay for the birds, the same rules as before.
The shooting was very good under the circum.
not only to those who were engaged. but also to
all the spectators. The following are the
NEW Doar, S. T., JANUARY 12-NEw JERSEY
SPoRTsMEN's CLUB-PIGEoN SHOorISG-For the
Diamond Badge at 25 single birds, 81 yards RISE so
yards boundary, with IA ounces OF shot, under
New Jersey shooting Club rules, between G. Wat
son, holder Of the badge, and w. A. Dunlap.
missed g 10 49, o. o. l. o. l. o. l. Total a'-kis0 H.
v. a. Dunlap-*o, 0, l, o, o. Q: Q, 1:ILo,1,o
n I l 1 l I l. *
missed Ii. y V > > >
Tie at birds, % yards rise:-
w. A. DUNLAP, l, Q, l, 1-Killed 4, missed 1.
Referee. P. Felker.
IS EACH ~ ounces OF shot from traps, 80 yards
boundary New Jersey Sportsmen,s Cub rules
TEEs0 S0oSo yards yafds .dL Rjfssa
". Huahes-2s yards. 0. 1. o, 1, KILLED 8,
g. Townsend-24 yards. 0, /, l, 0, o-Killed 2,
missed g.
2. Ksileym2s Yards, !, OIL .lKileds 2, misseas
missed L.
Referee. p Felker
gle birds, u yards rise. with IL ounces OF shot, so
yards boundary, New Jersey Sportsmen's Club
". Dunlap, /, 1, l. 1-Kined s.
6. ToWnsehdIi;i /, o, l,Ii1mKiled : missed l.
J. Tyson-l, l. 0, l, 1-Killed 4, missed /.
A. Hughes-O, l, /, l, killed 4. missed 1.
II. warren-I, no, l, /, 0-Killed 8, missed 2.
E. II. Shorb-o, o. !, ], omKilled ?, missed g..
Up. Feker-0, l, l. no. s0EKllled 2, missed 8.
W. McFall-O /. o, l, 0-Kiled q missed 3.
]. S. ConOver-o, ], 0, l, O-Kied 2, missed 8.
w. Hughes-0, 0, l, l, 0-kilied 2 missed 3.
Ties at birds each, same conditions for second
money!
Q. TOwnsend-1, l, 1-Killed 3.
J. Tyson-1, l. KILLED 3.
d. Kelley-1, /, 0--Kiled g missed l.
G. wid-o Q. killed l. missed 2.
A. Hughes-0, l. 0-Ked l. missed 2.
Messrs. Townsend ana Tyson having tied,
divided the money.
Refereed. Blake.
SANE DAY.-Sweepstakes, S. each, at three birds,
q yards rise, with Ia ounces OF shot, SO yards
boundary, Club rules. The winner to pay for the
birds.
J. p. Felker-1, l, 1-Killed 8.
W. Hughes-0. l. killed 2, missed l.
G. Wild, 0, 0-Killed l, missed g
E. II. Shorb-0, O. killed l, missed2
Re1eree-D. Blake.