The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-03
The NarraganSett and Other Cla,s On
tend for the Bennett Cup.
Eighteen Amateurs Han
dicapPed.
REMARKABLY FINE SHOOTING
Frederick P. Sands Wins the Cup, E. Steven
son the Entrance Money and Ii. Blood
good Saves His Stakes.



The Bennett Cup valuable work of art. shot fol
today at the grounds of the Narragansett Gun Club
which are located at Mddletown, adjoining the half
mile trotng track, and about three miles and half
from this place The grounds are very suitable for
the purpose of pigeon shooting. The arrange
ments made for shooting were good with
the exception that the birds were not the
best being of the very wild sort that gives zest
to the shot and tho skill required by the crack
marksman The shooters and spectators have ample
accommodations and there is a the grounds for
ladies, number of whom graced the occasion with
their presence and applauded the good shooting when
ever it occurred
The conditions under which the shooting was to be
conducted that there should be five traps and
quarter ounces of shot, the maximum of the handicap
being thirty yards and the minimum twenty -six; tho
boundary the usual of the Narragansett Gun Club
which is eighty yards in front and the right and left
Sides but only about thrtytwo the back This lat
ter distance is right one 1t prevents all accidents
by shooting too close to the spectators.
Twenty-one gentlemen were handicapped the en-
trance fee being So eighteen Of whom accepting and
taking part in the contest These II. Bloodgood
handicapped at Is yards using Webley gun; Travers
Van Buren,, 80 yards Grant; E. Stevenson, 81 yards
Grant; Martin Van Buren, 20 yards Grant; Carroll
Livingston, so yards Grant; E. ". Davis % yards
land, u yards Wesley Richards; A. Thorndke Rice,
20 yards. Grant; j. p Grund so yards, Grant Isaac
Townsend, 2! yards, Grant; Fred p Sands q yards
RFrancotte August Belmont, Jr., 20 yards Pardy;
G. +. Dabney q yards, Grant; Lawrence Curtis %
yards Wesley Richards; Count Casteli Is yards an
Ingram; Charles A Post q yards a Grant and G.
Douglas, 20 yards, Wesley Richards
The guns used all lrst class and were very
effective, well proven by the number OF birds
killed during the struggle for the cup The gentlemen
who shot on this occasion, all amateurs can take rank
with any others this any country in style and &C
euracy. Mr.. Rowland Robins was appointed referee
and after everything declared in readiness he
called Mr.. Bloodgood to the score to begin
THE SHOOTING.
First Ronnd.-hr. Bloodgood opened the game by
quick kill, also close to the trap. F. Stevenson then
killed a driver with his second barrel Martin Van
Fren missed an easy nconer Then Carroll Livingston
Knocked quartering bird with his second barrel
which was good shot Z. W. Davis followed, and
killed his bird as soon as it from the trap.
Perry Belmont then knocked over an incomer
quickly with barrel, and s s. Rowland also
killed ncomer with his first barrel A. T. Rice then
killed rapid driver With his second barrel, both wings
OF tho bird being broken. Mr.. Grund followed and
killed his bird with his first barrel quarterer TO the
left Isaac Townsend then killed his bird near the trap,
driver +. p. Sands killed his also near
the ground A. Belmont, Jr., was next and he
killed fast driver with his second barrel.
a very good shot G. 7. Dabney then toed the mark
and hit driver but the bird carried the shot out of
bounds Lawrence Curtis then killed low driver with
his first barrel which accredited a capital shot
Count Caste hit his bird, but it escaped Charles
A Post Killed quartering bird with his first barrel
which was dead shot. G, Douglas killed an incomer
cir spdt lp fret md
Second R0und.-Mr. Bloodgood again led OF by kill
Ing rapid driver Travers Van Buren, then went TO the
mark and killed quarterer TO the left with his first barrel
f. Stevenson followed and hit and wounded quarter
ing bird TO the lett which was gathered Mr. Van Buren,
missed rapid driver Carol Livingston then shot and
knocked over the bird before it got three feet from the
trap E. W. Davis killed his quickly firing both barrels
in rapid succession. Perry Belmont killed skifully
quarterer to the right 5. s. Rowland missed an easy
incomcr A. T. Rice then came to the mark and killed
IN easy ncomer. j. 7. Grund was the next shooter
and he killed instantly quarterer to the left Isaac
Townsend followed with quick kill of fast driver f.
p Sands was successful with quarterer to the right
which he killed. very pretty, shot A;
. quarterer to the left over very nicely.
G. T. Dabney then toed the mark and missed an easy
quarered slowly to the right over the trap Count
Castelh then killed driver quickly. G. A. Post
brought down an easy lowering bird that very
slowly g. Douglas was the next, and he twisted a
bird completely around he lowered slowly up which
was considered good kill
Third ROund.-H. Bloodgood then led OF again by
knocking bird over at the trap. T. Van Buren, was
also successful in killing his bird which very diff
ncult one and far away, quartering to the right E.
Stevenson next and he killed quarterer the
right with the second barrel Mr. Van Buren, followed
with capital shot, knocking his bird TO pieces
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bird to the left with the first barrel E. W DAYS
killed quickly quartering bird to the right, giving it
both barrels as quick as fash p Belmont came next,
and he, too, killed his bird handsomely S. S. How
land then toed the mark, but his bird few rapidly to
the left and escaped A. 7. Rice was the next gentle
man at the mark; he hit his bird made the feathers
ny, but the bird fell dead outside the boundary J. 7.
Grund then came forth and he killed his trd very easily
as 1t quartered to the left Isaac Townsend then came
TO the scratch, but he had rapid driver that
carried his load Of shot out Of bounds F. 2. Sands
quickly killed quarter to the right. A. Belmont Jr,
came next but he missed rather slow quarterer TO the
right G. f. Dabney then followed and killed an in
conner in fine style s. Curtis was the next shooter.
90 dive away. Count Castel killed quarerer the
right with an excellent shot by second barrel c. A.
Post made a good long shot at driver, and killed
him spendidy G. Douglas then closed the third round
by good kill of n quarterng bird to the left.
Fourth Round-H. Bloodgood again came first to the
score, and led of by killing quickly quarterer to the
left He followed by Travers Van Buren,, who
missed rapid quarterer TO the right f. Stevenson
was next, who killed quickly an ncomer Martin Van
Buren, then went to the and disposed Of rapid
quarerer TO the left in skilful manner
G. Livingston followed, and made capital shot
by killing rapid left quartcring bird. +. W.
Davis next went to the score, and killed his incomer
very rapidly, which was good shot. p Belmont
missed a quarterer to the left s Rowland hit his
bird but IL carried the shot out of bounds. A. T.
Rice was next; he knocked driver over beautifully.
J. p Grund followed, and killed incomer close
10 his face Isaac Townsend then went to the score,
and missed quarterer to the right, He was
too slow in shooting at SO quick bird
r. P Sands then quickly killed an ncomer A. Bel
mont Jr gave his bird both barrels and made pretty
kill oft g. f. Dabney followed, and he, too made
beautiful shot, killing his bird very quickly. j. Curtis
then took the mark and hit driver hard but the bird
escaped Count Castc went to the score, and missed
driver C. A. Post then went to the score and missed
quarterer TO the left 6. Douglas went next and he
disposed OF an incomer with his second barrel
FVh Round-Mr. Bloodgood opened with driver at
which he fired both barrels and the bird carried the
shot TO near the boundary line where he was gathered
by that gentleman TTavers Van Buren, followed and
killed his bird instantly T. Stevenson then went
TO the score and hit incomer that flew into the tent
and escaped in that way. NJ. Van Buren, then
missed q towerer He too slow in shooting.
g. Livingston next az the score. He had twisting
driver, most difficult bird, and he missed It, Il. W.
Davis had an easy one and he killed IL quickly. F. Bel
mont killed driver with beautiful long shot with
ond barrel = 3 Rowland then went 10 tho score and