The New York herald., 1875-12-03
PIGEON SHOOTING.

EVENTS DECIDED ON THE GEoUNDs OF THK
LONG ISLAND CLUB.
Forty or hfty members of the Long Island Shooting
Club assembled at its enclosed grounds Jamaica
yesterday afternoon and devoted hours to
their favorte pastimo Of pigeon shooting In this
time two sweepstakes and trial match we're decided,
the company not separating until nightfal
First on the programme was a classified sweepstakes
or 50 entrance ve birds each, 30 yards rise so yards
boundary IL shot, Eve traps and Hurngham
rules to govern. For this there came TO the
mark c. r. Glidsrsleeve, Travis Van Buren, Dr.
Aen, A. s. Post, G. W. Wingste, DR.. wynne,
I. z. Broadway Addison Eddy, Humphrey
Hartshorn, Philip Duffy and Chauncey Austin.
Mr Gilersleeve killed four OF his i've and the nrst
money $40 fell 10 him. For second money seven gen
tlemen cut down three each and we're compelled to
shoot on Messrs Broadway and Van Buren were
the most formidable competitors, each killing four
straight and Mr. Van Buren also brought 70 grass his
hfth when Broadway got clinker and missed, giving
the premium Of $40 10 the former gentleman Mr.
Hartshorne under the rule or the sweep took third
money, ST.
While the second sweep being made up Messrs.
Travis Van Buren and Ira A. Paine shot trial match
Of ten birds each thirty yards rise The best that
Dexter the grounds selected for this event
and they proved hard TO kin and quite rapid flyers
they got away such style that the shooters
were little confused and inclined to the opinion
that they were above the average Mr. Paine
used Mr. Van Buren's gun, which =
u bore Grant brecchoadcr Mr.. Van Buren went frst
to the mark and missed slow incomer, when Paine
Knocked down quarterer TO the left with his first bar
rel and despatched II with the second Van Buren shot
behind hts second bird, quarIerer TO the right with
both barrels while PANE killed his. also quarerer to
the right using both loads TO accomplish IL The third
time to the scratch Van Buren killed very prettily
quarterer TO the Left while Ira missed with both an
erratic blue that climbed aIol rapidly that he shot
far under him Van Buren credited with his fourth,
quarterer TO the right but Paine not so lucky, as
he shot behind his also quarterer to the right with
both barrels white bird quarterng 10 the left was
missed by Van Buren,, which gave him but two killed
out Of five. Psines anh was driver,
but he was stopped in style by the
second barrel which placed him one ahead Of his COM
petitor, with the match half Van Buren shot
bshnd his sixth aouarterer 70 tho left and Paine also
missed his, which left the trap very rapidly and
quartered 70 the right The seventh round Van Buren
had al incomer which neatly stopped with the
second barrel the back boundary. Paine then
missed driver and the shooters had killed three each
van burens eighth was ugly twster, which he failed
70 stop while Paine cut down bis bird a quarterer to
the right near the trap with hrs first The ninth for
Van Buren was neatly stopped the trap quarterer
70 the left but Paine missed with both barrels
quaEterer 70 the right, which again put them
terms. suarterer 70 tie right Van Buren's tenth
-.@led " Kill while Paine had an easy sbot "