The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-07
PIGEON SHOOTING AT NEWPORT.
A Brilliant Contest for the Subscription Cup
of the NarraganSett Gun Club.
Carroll Livingston Wins the Trophy
in Tie Inning.
E. W. DAVIS TAKES SECOND PRIZE

town, for a $500 subscription cup entrance SIS,
birds each, under the English birmingham rules from
FIVE traps and quarter ounces of shot, eighty
yards boundary. There nineteen entries com
prising f. W. Davis handicapped at 2S yards;
C. Livingston, 20 yards I. Van Buren,, 20
yards; Z. Stevenson, 2s yards H. S.
Bloodgood, IS yards; j. C. Heckscher, rs yards; NJ.
Van Buren,, 20 yards; j. p. Grund, 20 yards; F. p.
Sands, 30 yards A. T. Rice IS yards; L. s. Rowland,
20 yards; C. D. B. wagsan IS yards; E. A Post, 2s
yards; j. A. Post % yards; Count Casteli 81 yards;
c. Douglas, 81 yards A. Belmont Jr., 26 yards; G. B.
Post, IS yards, and p. A. Post, PC yards
Promptly at the hour called for tho shooting to take
place Mr.. Rowland Robins, tho referee, called the gen.
temcn to the work before them, and then announced
that there would be second prize of s25 The shoot
ing remarkably good. After the tenth bird had
been shot three Of the gentlemen had tied these being
c. Livingston, f. W. Davis and 7. Van Buren,. They
shot Off and Carroll Livingston proved the victor TO the
great delight of the gentlemen and ladies PRESENT.
". Davis winning second prize
The following the details OF the shooting
J.. W. Davis led of by killing easy bird, close 10
the trap Carroll Livingston followed making capital
shot, killing the bird instantly. T. Van Burcn was
next, but his first bird would ny, and he called for
another This quartercr the right, whic. he
killed with the second barrel F. Stevenson hit driver
with both barrels but the bird carried the shot out
Of bounds. H. s Bloodgood killed a quarterer to
the left with second barrel G. Hcckscher killed his
bird with the first barrel close to the trap. ~ Van
Buren, Knocked easy over at the trap. J. p
Grund killed slow bird with barrel close trap
F. p. Sands Knocked over a quarterer to tho right
handsomely. A. T. Rice killed easy one the trap
S. $. Rowland made good shot by killing a rapid
incomer. G. d. B. WagstaG made capital
shot, and killed his bird quickly near
the ground c. A. Post killed quarterer very nicely
J. A. Post killed incomer very cevery with second
barrel Count Castell hit driver hard, the bird fall
ing just out of bounds. G. Douglas gun did not go off,
and his bird escaped. A. Belmont killed handsomely
driver J. b. Post did not have his gun cooked, and
thus scored miss p A. Post killed his bird with
second barrel and this closed the first round.
F. W. Davis hit a twister with both barrels and killed
it quickly. Carroll Livingston killed quarterer the
left with second barrel T. Yaa Buren, made good shots
with both'barrcs at an incomor. f. Stevenson hit
quartercr to the left and tumbed it with second
barrel H. s Bloodgood brought his bird down at the
trap-a very easy shot. j. g. Hcckscher killed an in
conner with both barrels quickly. n. Van Buren,
killed driver nicely with first barrel J. ?.
Grund missed quartcrer to the right. +. P. Sands
killed incomcr quickly. A. 7. Rice hit twster but
the bird fell dead of bounds S. S. Rowland killed
driver with second barrcl-a good shot. T.. A. Post
killed an incomer with first barrel j. A. Post hit
a rapid quartercr with both barrels-a good kill.
Count Caste killed n twister close to tho trap. G.
Douglas knocked a rapid quartcrcr the right
with first barrel-a capital shot. A. Belmont Jr., then
made a driver G. b. Post hit driver a short
distance from the trap, but the bird carried the shot
OF bounds p. A. Post missed driver and this closed
the second round
f. W. Davis led OF with good kill of quartcrer to
the right in splendid style T. Van Buren, made a cap
ital shot with second barrel quarerer the right
f. Stevenson knocked his bird close to trap. H.
8. Bloodgood killed his bird instantly close to
ground. J. G. Heckscher missed both bar
res at rapid quartcrer to the right. VI.
Van Buren, made good shot at a driver hitting
quickly killed quarterer to the left +. 7. Sands
killed his bird quickly near the trap-a good shot A.
T. Rice had bird that would not fly, and he called for
another. Mr. Rice killed tins brd instantly 1t
quartered to the left $ $. Rowland killed his quickly
as drove away from the trap Mr.. Wag-
staff had a quarterer to the left which he killed finely
f. Post killed twisting driver with second bar
driver Count CaselI hit his bird with his first bar
rel but the bird escaped G. Douglas missed with both
barrels an incoming bird. A. Belmont Jr, killed his
bird close to trap nicely. G. b. Post killed quarcrer
10 the right with second barrel F. A. Post killed
easy bird as 1t quartered to the left
FOURTH ROUND.
+. W Davis led OF by killing quarterer to the left.
Carroll Livingston followed and killed slow driver with
his second barrel T. Van Buren, Knocked a quartercr
TO the left few feet from the trap f. Stevenson
killed driver with his second barrel-a good shot IL.
S Bloodgood killed driver with his second barrel. J.
made splendid shot with the second barrel ut n
driver. J. p Grund quickly killed an incomer. +. p
Sands knocked quarcrcr to the left very quickly
Eicc also Killed quartcrcr TO the leit
rapidly : s. Rowland missed a driver with
9s at Oarr driver h pd, m missed an both Ss
j. APost killed his bird close the trap with the first
barrel Count Cascl knocked his bird the instant
it rose from The ground. g. Douglas hit driver with
the first barrel and missed with tho second; the bird
capped. A. Belmont, Jr., missed driver with both bar
rels 6. B. Post killed an incomer quickly good kill
7. A. Post missed driver with both barrels.
FIFTH
Z. W. Davis killed quartcrer the right with first
barrel Carroll Livingston followed by capital Kill ofa
towcrcr 7. Van Buren, also knocked towercr down
by FIRST barrel 4. Stevenson missed qrartcrcr to
left H. 5. Bloodgood Killed a lazy bird close
TO trap. j. g. Hcckschcr hit twistcr with
second barrel, and it circed around the ground in,
side Of bounds. Mr.. Hcckschcr tried hard but could
not gather the bird w. Van Buren, rddlcd quartercr
10 tue lett ]. T. Grund killed driver quickly. +. =.
Sands hit his bird and caught him on the n.y. As some
other party undetook 20 catch the bird was decided
mo bird" 4. I. Eicc killed quartercr To right very
quickly. : 5. Rowland Int driver that escaped. Mr.
Wagsal Killed slow driver with first barrel r. A. Post
Knocked quartcrcr 20 the right over, making CAPT
tai shot j. l. Post killed rapid driver
his bird at the trap with hrs barrel G.. Douglas also
killed his br al the trap with first barrel. \. Bel
u Post hit his bird with second barrel and it fell Just
inside the bound r. A. Post missed rapid quartcrcr
to the right.
SMITH HOUND.
u. W. Davis again led on and kifcd with second
barrel, making capital shot at rapid quarterer to
tie clt Carroll Livingston followed with an excellent
Kill OF driver T. Van Buren, also made good Kill
WIN hrst barrel near the trap b Stevenson hit his
bird, but 70 escaped H. ). Bloodgood made
excellent shot with second barrel at rapid
driver bringing " down nicely. J. q. Hcckschcr
missed u driver with both barrels ~ Van Burcn
killed quickly a. the trap. j. f. Grand ht driver
that escaped and fell dead The top Of fence post
j. j. sands Killed quarcrcr 10 The right A. ]. Rice
Killed his bird close to trap 7. : Rowland hit his
bird with first barrel, but IL escaped Mr. WagstaT
Killed his bird the ground with one barrel
+. A. Post hit with both barrels and brought down
the bird quickly. j. A. Post missed driver. Count
Castci Killed his bird with first barrel at trap. G..
Douglas missed q very slow driver A. Belmont, Jr..
was more Fortunate he killed his bird with second
barrel g. u. Post killed quartercr To lett with trst
barrel 7. .. Post then closed the round by killing
quartcrcr to the lcfi.