The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-16
PIGEON SHOOTING.

MATCH BETWEEN CLINT wIsSER AND HENRY
W. WOOD mot FOR MoNEY"-sIxTY BIRDS
SHOT AT AND wIsNEB THE WINNER By ONE
The Long Island Shooting Club turned ou ia force
yesterday afternoon AT their grounds Long Island
on the Jamaica road Cypress Hills. 10 assist
tho match between Clint wisner Harry ". Woods.
and afterward indulge in sweepsake shooting until
darkness put an end 10 the sport
The match between Wisner and " code was de-
clared 10 be 'not for money" At 80 birds each 10
at p yards RISE so yards boundary ana 10 pair each
at Is yards, 100 yards boundary. The guns used by
III. gentlemen were both made by W. c. Scott, each
II bore; wisner's being q breech-loader, Woods
muzzlsoader. The rules OF the Long Island Shooting
Club governed the matsh. The contestants the
two youngest members OF the cluo, and their
shooting ON this very good, considering
that IL was their first attempt at match shooting,
and, besides, they beth complained OF there bong
wind when shooting at the double birds to wait away
the smoke oil their first hre. The gentlemen shot but
one barrel each first ten birds, which were
placed in the ordinary trap. which falls fiat TO the
ground all SIDES when sprung leaving the bird
standing the bottom OF 1t, but when they shot at
the double BIRDS they used ParKer's spring traps,
which bad springs 50 arranged in them that they
bounced the birds up about four feet IN air al the
same moment, and sent them away quickly. The
birds were been pure blue rocks they
were generally very active and rapid flyers The
betting before tho shooting began even, and II
continued so untii tue end as al no time during the
ma CHI there anything that looked Ike ODDS
either OF gentlemen snooiers and the game closed
by wisncr winning by one bird only, aud that
made the singles, tue shootlng at The double
BIRDS being a lie. Mr.. Giderseeve acted MS referee
and scorekcepcr. TIE following are details OF
THE SHOOTING.
Wisner led of, and missed quarterer to tue right
Wood followed ana grassed a driver quickly. Soc
ond-Wisner hit a driver hard. but the D.ru carried
al u.ntn anriy nj hnn nnS htA In fall WnnA
knocgcd quarterer TO the right quickly Third
Wisner killed an Incomer niceiy. Wood killed slow
straigntawa driver by being slow. Wood
quarerer to the io Flltn-Wisner killed quartorer
lett very quickly Sixth-Wlsn,r brought aown his
bird q, IT lett the trap Wood HIT quarterer
bounds. seventn-wlsner killed driver very
nicely Wood tore 10 pieces an lncomer close TO his
gun. Eighth Wisner hit quarterer to the right
driver very ccvcrly. Nnth-Wisner grlssed a quar-
terer to Inc lett very quickly. Wood missed straight
away bird, which setined IAN easy shot. Tenth-Wis
ncr killed quarterer TO the lett very nicely. Wood
missed quarierer TO the right. Wisncr won by Que
bird
THE DOUBLE BIRDS.
First Pdr.-Wisner led of by killing quarterer
TO The leil but missed quarlerer 10 the right. Wood
missed Two drivers. He was very slow WITH the trg-
Second Iau.-wisner killed bird close to the
trap but the other qarterIng TO the right, escaped.
Wood killed both urds very quickly clore 10 the
traps
the lett trap very quickly, but that from the right
hand trap quartercd RAPIDLY TO right and was missed
Wood killed the bird from The right hand trap, but
the missed. Mr. Wood was rather slow In
shooting again.
Fourth Pav.-Wisher killed the leTt hand close
Inc trap the other rapid Quarterer 10 the
left ana IL got away unhurt to be Killed by the pot
hunters the hills. Wood KILLED one bird close 70
trap, the other after IL had circled around he
hcld OF bounds TO the right, TO be Killed
by an easy suot
Fun iiau-Wisner killed ncoIner, but the Sec
onu, quarteriag TO the right, escaped. Wood killed
close to the trap, but let the other escape.
SiLth Iulr.-Wsner Killed his urst ord near the
trap; but tho second eiug very rapid driver.
goI out harms way. Wood killed bird close TO
trap, but the other although came IN close 10
gun, ssod and 1t escaped. a careless SHOT
Seventh Par sner Knocked over both BIRDS
brought down both his birds very quickly. GOod
shooting by both gentlemen.
Eighth Pdir--W sner KILLED one bird close to the
trap bus the OTHER quartered quickly 10 the right
csc aped. Woou 'Kiiled one cevery, but he wus 100
slow In firing Al the other aud II ESQ ped
Ninth Pair.-Wisner killed one ana nit the other
hard latter carried the shot away over 10 the
Jamaica and escaped. Wood killed one bird close
To the trap and missed very SLOW quarterer 10 the
lett. ms was very poor shot
Tenth Pair-Wisner killed both birds very ceverly
close TO the traps. Wood killed one close to the trap
but The escaped This ended The match, Wisuer
winning By one bird.
rne following are the scores:-
KILLED Missed
wisner... ...... o l0l l1o11
Wood. .......... l U 100 d
DOUBLE BIRDS
Ktl1ed Missed
wisner. 10 10 10 10 10, 10 IL 10 10 IL II
Wool :. 90 ii 10 III 10 10 IL 10 10 ~ II
Wisrer killed 10 singles and doubles; Wood, 18
Alter the nj ten Messrs Broadway, Wisner, Glider
land nur icy and Mvnn ehnt