The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-01-01

In the cases Of a number of those
shooting they hit every bird, bat some
of them fell outsi ie Of the limits.
The score will average with many We
have seen OF professionals.
In the case of all this was their
/ first trial at this kind of shooting.
Since the above was in type the fol-
lowing detailed report has been hand
ed us and as 1t is in sporting style we
give II at the risk of doubling matter:
THE MATCH.
The Tifin Shooting Club held their
first days Amusement on Thursday,
Christmas day.
The Club is composed Of some OF
the most wealthy and influential men
OF the city, and their conduct on this
occasion was such that we are salts
fed they intend to manage their busi-
ness In a gent!emanIy, high-toned
manner.
The shooting took place . little
south Of Meehanicsburg. within the
city limits, and created considerable
interest on account of 1t being the
first that ever took place in this vi
cinity. Some three or four hundred
persons were present to witness the
sport.
CONDITIONS.
The conditions were: To shoot at
six birds each, from ground trap,
twenty-one yards rise, one hundred
yards bounding, one and one-fourth
ounce shot and New York Rules.
COMPETITORS.
The competitors were: Fred. Bloom,
Geo. d. Loomis, Doc. Vedder, Willie
Gibson, a. G. Sheath, and J. H.
Frost, Albert Buskirk, Ed. Jones, F.
A. Amende, c. Harmon.
Scudder Chamberlin and DR.. II. J.
Livers were chosen Judges, and Frank
Grapes and Judge Bagby, Referees.
After some little skirmishing
among the crack shots about the pre-
liminaries, the shooting began.
Some Of the birds were lively, and
it required extraordinary good shoot
ing to bring them down, while others
were difficult to get up, consequent
ly, many sticks and stones were
thrown at them and much bad laD-
gGage INDUCED in to make them rise.
When two rounds had been shot, it
was found that Bloom, Loomis, Bus
kirk and Jones had each killed both
their birds Vedder, Frost, Amende,
and Harmon one bird each, while
Sheath and Gibson missed both.
AT this stage Of the proceedings, a
well-dressed, good-lOoking gentleman
who, in stock-breeders' parlance,
would not be many removes from A.
G., suggested that A. g. take a little
something to steady his nerves; this
"little something" was soon produced
by trio of good-mannered, young
gentlemen, and proved to be some OF
"iSdna's best" 1t was was passed to
the sufferer, who smiled the little
party smiled all around, and A. G.'s
nerves were stesdied for he killed ev-
cry bird of his thereafter. This was
the only miracle wrought during the
shoot.
I'VE omit the summary of the shoot
ing, as it is given acove.l
1t will be seen that the Bloom par
ty were the winners by three birds, al
though Buskirk, the crack shot on
this occasion, was on the other side.
Buskirk is undoubtedly a frst-class |
shot, but we think he would find it a
troublesome job to bag more game in
the field than either LOomis, Jones or
Vedder. The only one of the party,
we are informed, that ever engaged in
q pigeon shoot before was Loomis, who
shot match at Canton, Ohio, a few
weeks ago, and won, having killed all
his birds.
The Frost party have challenged for
another shoot at ten birds each on
New Years day, and we understand
that the challenge has been accepted