The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-18
PIGEON SHOOTING.
MEMOIRS OF THE LONG ISLAND DUN CLUB u
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swEKPsTAKK COMPETITION.
About seventy-nve members or the Long Island
Gun Club assembled at the club grounds, near
East New York, yesterday for the purpose OF In
dulging IN sweepssake shooting Though rather
cool Tor the fuu enjoyment OF the amusement the
occasion proved very interesting and satisfactory.
Dexter furnished the birds, which were . lot or
strong, rapid nyers.
FIRST in the programme was q handicap sweep
OF SIS entrance; three birds each; and 7 traps;
~ ounce shot and so yards boundary. This had
but TOUR contesIants-Dr. Talbot. rs yards; Walter
Ireland. "a yards; Mr. Badgeey. % yards, and
Edward Francis. q yards Talbot Ireland and
Francis cut down all their birds, and. shooting on
The tie Talbot captured the money
The second sweep was between the same Jour
gentlemen, Tai DOT retiring 10 70 yards, Ireland 70
yards. with Badgeley ana Francis as before. Inc
conditions were as in the former event Badgeley
aud Francis each killed al their pigeons and
divided the $50
The same gentlemen took part IN third event.
similar conditions. Talbot, 20 yards; ireland, u
yards; Badgeley, % yards ana Francis, % yards.
Each OF the shooters brought down their birds,
and IL was not until the ninth pigeon that Ireland
was declared the winner, ne having killed TINS
number, wnlle Francis scored eight anu Talbot
SIX. Badgeley missing The fourth BIRD aud retiring
me lourtn event was q CLASSIFIED sweep, those
shooting tie Tor first money having no right 10
contend Tor the second, aud so on. Ihe conditions
or TINS were SIS entrance, three BIRDS. nve traps.
one barrel only allowed, 80 yards gun below the
elDOH until tile Dru was on the wing, Ia ounce
snot ana SO yards boundary. Messrs. Bayns, Tai
bot, Badgeiey, Ireland Francis ana Broadway
were the contes ants. Ireland grassed all MS
bros. taking nrst money, $40, anu frames, IA
shooting or the tie fyr the second premium oil SlO,
proved the victor.
Event the nltn was or IKE conditions, but win
seven contestants. the additional shooter being
Mr.. Dreamer. Messrs. Bayils anu Broadway
DIVIDED INST money, So Talbot winning second
10 the siAtn sweep Mr.. Dreamer retired, and DR..
Wlnn LOOK ms place. Inc conditions were as be.
lore. BSyhs captured first money, $40; lfelanu
and Broadway dtvlded second, $lu, aud Francis
saved his entrance.
SUMMARY.
DExTER's-GROUNDs OF TIE LONG ISLAND GCN
CLUB, SATURDAY, APRIL Il, 1S75.-PTGkoh SHOOT
IsG-Handicap sweepstakes, 50 entrance, plrds.
EG. Francs, p Yards-l III ..
Mr.. bad eey, - yards 10.
W. Ireland, - yaros-0
SANE DAY AND PLAcE.-Handicap sweepstakes,
IS entrance ords, II ana I traps, ~ o. snot,
so yards boundary.
Badgeey, - yards l.
Francis, II yards / /.
Ireland % yarls-l 0.
TALBOT, % yards-o.
SANE DAY AND PLAcE--Handicap sweep, IS en-
trance, BIRDS, anu tr-ps, IL OF. SHOT, oo
yards boundary.
Iranc.s, y yards IL Ii o.
BaUgeicY % yardS-l Id.
SAME DAY AND FLACE.-Classined sweepstake,
S. entrance, BIRDS, i've traps. one barrel, 10
yaras rise. gun below elbow uni bird is on toe
wing. ~ o. shot ana 80 yards ooundaryi $50 10
tue FIRST anu $40 TO tue second.
W. Ireland-l l.
Ed krancIs-l Co.
I. Z. Broadway-O 10.
Moses Baylis-l0l-o.
DR.. Ialoot-l o-0
MT. BadRcleg-i 10.
Ireland, first money. $40; Francis. second pre-
SAME DAY AND PLAce-classiced sweep. same
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