The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-23


FILE SHOOTING AND FLY CASTING.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BUFFALO, May % 1875
This was the second day OF the tournament Of the
New York state sportsmcn's Assoc alton At tho
DRIVING Park. The weather was hne and the attend
ance larger than ever known before. Tho amateur
shoot, when SHOULD have taken place yes.
terday, was nrst in ordor and opoaed with
1875 entries, which was the largest
record in twenty years. The conditions and
prizes OF the shoot follows--Amateur shoot,
ten single birds, open only nbers oil organized
ciu0s belonging to the State association, VINO have
never won a prize at any OF the conventions:
class shooting; entrance, So; nrst prize, an
extra fine double barrel breach loading shot
gun, value $500; second prize. valuable case
oil game blrds value 500; third przc. twenty-iou
one pound Of electric powder, vaue $50; fourth
prize, 200 POUNDS chilled shot, assorted sizes, value
$40; NTH pr,zc. glass ball trap and balls, value
so The prizs winners wcre:-FirsL ]. W.
Durham, Of Albion, VINO Killed three out OF
i've p,rds at lwcnty.six yards rise, shooting
ont the four other competitors; second, r. Chat
Toe. OF Rochester; third, j. Frazier, Of syracuse I;
fourth r. U. fulton, OF Niagara Falls; uftD, J. b..
Pierce. OF Buffalo. Tho event was very hot,y con-
ana OF more special interest any shoot
inns continent The birds were strong flyers, a Wild
Noted Tor the OCCASION and better ciass OF birds
could no. be shown except by importing blue rocks
from Engand. some Of best known men in The
state were hand and took part IN the shoot.
DIAMOND BADGE
Contest No. 3, Tor the Daale pre,cnted by state Sen
ator X. ". Pierce, valued ut $500, was commenced
had completed their scores darkness put stop 70 tho
contest II was adjourned until eight O'CLOCK To-
morrow morsiug. Inus lar hr. Peter HEINZ, o. bu NJ
creiis and al tue close he was loudly appiauded
scver Others made the handsome score oil IA out Of
SHORT RANCH RirLx SHOOTING.
In the shorl range rife shooting contest there wcro
six entrees the winners were AS ioiIows;- y. q.
ter, 21,a inches; q. Miller, Corning, 3sA
insaes; 4. S. coombs. Rochester. AK inches.
Remington rife and shotgun combned, valued AZ
Slv0; second, SILVER ice pitcher valued AT s25, TO
iss,ner Gun case valued al S2o, aud Mr. coomps tho
iourtn, a rotating giass-bali trap. valued A. SO.
n. A. c,.,,n, ,n.,en was called a, eleven O'Clock
anu there we're three entries Win the following re-
sun :--fns,-setn Green, Rochester length o. cast!
rn,ra~ira Wood. Syracuse, 90 feet Mr..
Green was awarded tho 8rst prize, sill
yer mounted bamboo ny rod valued a. $685. X.
roo, value third prize, ny BOOK and assorted
niss given TO SIR. Ira Wood In the salmon hy cast
whose lcngtn Of cast was So foot, and the second
by Ira Wood, Of Syracuse, length oil cast -
iec The ny tads used wore Az osvsn 1901 IN Iensin
aud the salmon ods sixteen ieeL fhe nrst prize was
an elegant .plt bamboo salmon rod silver mounted,
valued al So; tho second RUSSIA leather ny book
and one gross OF assorted nies, valued A. $780,
STANDING COMMITTEE
The Presidcnt.elec,. A. IS. LamUerton, announced
the standing Committee ioilows:-R r. Fiowor, OF
Now York; r. Y. Pierce, Of Bunalo; H. 0. Sage, OF
Rochester; J. j. Flanagan, Of UTICA, and greene
smith, Of Petcrboro.
the Pierce badge, the double bird shoot single trap
shoot and the Livingston Sportstncns Association
sports are on the held, but they barred from On.
tering into the contest