, 1875-02-03
SPORTING NEWS.
Interesting Meeting Of the Gun Club.
Challenges from Other Organizations'''
Classification Of Members.
proposcd Conference Between sportRmon
and Commission Merchants.


TRANSACTION or MISCELLANEOUS hos'shso'
meeting Of Tho Dun Club was hold laat evening a.
tho Grand Pacific Hotel Vjee-fressoons ~ " ''A>"'
presided.
The first business IN order was the
TRANSPORTATION or MEMBERS
soto a.at nacon md Third grader Tor tue C1no eoe'
Oh tho 32l Of February. TIC sfauer "e.a 'ot ., ~
averages of brs killed out Of leo; tho hfst eohe"'hs
Of those who had averaged scscn'y-hse' ."e nseo"
f th,.c WIN had averaged from sfxJ-hse 10 seventy
a. A.. th,rl Of tlloss rho had averaged lcss
than stxty-tl1c. .
r. r,rtIry. E, 4, Jordan, James Tiggins, o. N.
MrCltntock, James Thompson. were rropohea 1of
membershtp. - ,,,-
1ts membership VIVA lnrge, aaA waa necessary. now
tbat It had beconie popuiar organization, anu pas-
ties wcre IN xous to join IT. 10 c mors careful hpout
tho ctaracter Of the people they admitted
Mr. Edwards moved that comtnatoo Of two 10 at'-
pouted 10 examine tic record aud standing I'll all 'a-
ture applicants. ....,.-
10 tho Bonr,i of Management. Carried.
The name Of Mr. John .. Drake, Of the Grand p
M 1e ts isF s "a.
rariy suspended, aud Mr. Drake was electsd.
comr,le. an Cit Me.1si reported that $50
Ind ccn a,lscrted therefor, and that 1t bad been Or
dcrcd If Mr. Sherman At \ cost Of $i2H.
IT, Martin suggested. that Is Mr. Porter, member
sf sho Cn6, WI merchant tailor, no be requested TO
Tit Tho chair suggested that Hr. Porter would need
.otno nstructjons lie had thought Of having brown
veivetoen jackrt With rona collar ana ample pockets,
Mr. Edwards stated That tho Plymouth Club, Of Dea
ton ve1o apraresd In pleasing Ruita of hanne when
inasmich an good many Of tts monbcra could not
very we'll ailor,l to buy suits Of costly n1aterla
nsr wa oue, sonsistias Of H. Phillips, Charles forF
and Dr. Phillips, appointed 70 obsain sample s'1it
md present it It the next meeting.
Messrs. oNs Drother4 rendered their resignntions,
stating In communication that they were nrgoa there
nst ut members contained in tho history of tbs Club
published recently in TIE TnInrhE+
MI Morton stated that the omission had been un'n.
Alter : little additional ta!k Of an uuimportant
nature tho resignation was accepted.
chaltenpa wss then read from tho rrnirto Cnb
proposi.lg to shoot the Gun Club this terms 0f the
nateh beng ten men on side, to Shoot at hfteen
The Communication wan received, and brief dis
~ 81. Edwards thought the match shonld be for
fifteen men, and bo Slut under the dnn-cl'b rules At
BtsRgs. .. .. .ao.. .,,.,, go.
sufficiently test tho strength Of tho eabs, and favored
twenty men side.
3Ir. Edwards Balu tto ITarle Clab coul4 uot pl1n4
sr. Waller moved that tho Secretary be instructed
T. he fIs IN IT, I'M taa 'hs ma Fifteen en
each Gun Club rules, plunge trapn IL yards rise1 at
BkagRh grounds, In a wepk from tp-tiAJ.
The motion waB carried.
Mn Martin moved that challenge he Issued to tho
Kcputcotts Offering to alloot them Saturday With
twenty-five men ut tcn birds caeh. Iail upon the
tats.
Mr. Martin moved to obtain badges with which to
distinguish Dun Club members during their future
Shoots The meeting lid not their necessity, und
tie moth vas Withdrawn.
BUSINESS.
Mr Quigg offered tllB following:
tsolred That the Secretary be authorized and In
!, nlale by members Of this Club be kept, ...
aPtsored That tho membera Of this Club be divided
Into classes according TO their average shown
j III the book keTt for that purpose.
"Rsa0tEed, Tint all rnomber whose average stall
Equal exceed 50 per cent Of all birds shot Ut s1n
constitute C!asn l. All whose average elts1s
cecil 10 per rent eall constitute Class 2 All whose
sverago eg,inB cxceotfa CO per cent shall constitute
ClessJ. Az whose average iB below 60 ror cent to
constitute Glars l. =
average to shoot In any cnss other than Class
until hc shall havo shot three tfmcs on different days,
and at not less than fifteen single and Ave double
! RlHGs.
Ifsofrtd, That the agerngeH shall 10 made up from
!; birds khot at st 81 yards, and uone other.
Reaoceit That the average os members be mndc III
pigeons and snew-baras selayAsely.
Reotrtdt That In alt matches engaged In by this
Club the humber Of contestants shall be selected from
the members having the highest average In tho kind Of
birds to be ahot Mt in tue match in which they to
Z represent the Club"
The resoluttnna ,vcro laid nron tho table.
The Club adjourned.