The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-16
PIGEON SHOOTING.
THE GRAND INTERNATIONAL MEETING AT MO-
NACO.

THE GRAND INTERNATIONAL MEETING AT MO-
OF all the prizes which are annually competed for
either i'll England the Continent, says the
special correspondent of the London SpoTtis9 LIE,
under date of January 2s there venture to say,
not one which engrosses more public interest and
general attention than that which the Administration
DIES Bains dc Monaco Offer every year as the Grand
Prx du Casino Since the inauguration OF TINS I'M
portant In, now eight years since. this event mas
always formed the piece de resistance of the meeting
and when l uention that ON the present occasion
less field than seventy-three sportsmen en-
tered the lists it may readily be imagined
that it still than retains its premiere position
The first to carry off this valuable prize vas an
American gentleman (Alr. Lorillard). but from the
time of his up to the present one OF the Eng
lish representatives has always been TO the fore.
Captain Aubrey Patton having landed il twice, and
Mr. J. Jee Mr. Arundel Yco. Sir William Call and Mr..
mondeley -Pennell have each scored vic
tory In the present instance Mr.. F.. X. g. Hopwood
was the fortunate competitor. while another famous
English sportsman. Captain Shelley finished seconds
a Belgian, the Marquis de Croix, third, and the
Vcomte de Quelen fourth. The shooting for this
prize began on Monday, when live rounds at twenty
six metres We're disposed OF. The shooting was
fairly good hut ill the first and second rounds
slow Belgian birds were trapped, 1t hardly offered
fair criterion of genuine form. At the end OF tho
fifth round ten had killed all their birds, while
seventeen were credited with one miss, those who
had been fortunate enough to escape the zero
being Captain Aubrey Patton Baron lie st. Trivier
Captain Shelley, Contc b. de MontesQuleu. Al. f. Van
Delft. Ssnor Bascher Mr.. G. Kerr. NJ. Trebor,
Mr.. L. II. q. Hopwood and the Marquis de Croix
The weather however, was all against the shooting
being cold wet and dull and the light bad. To-day
ing brightly, while the atmosphere was warm and
congenial As may be expected, this induced the
ladies to assemble more nuinerously and the trf-
Dunes of the pretty shooting pavilion gradually be-
came thronged by visitors anxious to see the finish of
the big sweep When the English blue rocks
were slipped there WAS indeed, wonderful differ
ence at once to be observed, and the ranks
quickly thinned that although seven rounds had to
be got through not great deal OF tune was
would indeed have been good business as in some OF
the rounds there frequently occurred a long I'M
ond-barrel shots during the contest were made by
Captain Shelley and the Comte de Chateaubriand,
both of whom stopped their birds when they
close up to the wire netting boundary. In the
eleventh round Captain Shelley and Mr.. Hopwood
the only two men who had killed all. the Mar
uuis de Croix had missed but one, and there
three four others who were also pretty
close up. running hard for third and fourth places.
Captain Shelleys twelfth bird was very difficult
rising one. which got away after being slightly
touched with his first barrel. This left Mr.. Hop
wood in the position of having kill to win, but he.
too proved unlucky, missing anything but fast
rock. Then the Marquis de Croix killed, and, TO
the intense delight of the Belgian division. was
enabled to JOIN issue with the two Englishmen
for the first prize. they had all killed eleven
out of twelve. In shooting off, however. the Mar
Shelley then broke down in the second round. and,
amid almost breathless excitement. Mr.. Hopwood
once went up to the mark to kill to win. This
time he did it, and WE'LL too, with hls first barrel;
ana of his shooting throughout it can only be said
that he perfect in time, as cool and determined
the finish at the beginning while only once had
he to use the second barrel of his Dougau
breechloader. By his victory Mr.. Hopwood
gained very handsome piece of plate,
valued at EGO and E722; Captain Shelley
taking the second. of f3o4, and the Marquis
de Crox the third, fa24. For the fourth there was
do Nta,r,
lands and the Comte de Chateaubriand, the first
named eventually gaining Ely at the second round
Mr. Hopwood was most heartily congratulated
his good shooting, and then, after short interval,
double rise pool was started, NJ. Ophoven being the
ultimate winner. The full score will be found
nexed:-
GRAND P1x DU CASINO object of art of the value
of ESQ. and fs0o added to sweepstakes of Is each
the second to receive f160 of the prize and Is per
cent of the entries the third ESQ and rs per cent
and the fourth $40 and Is per cent at twelve birds
Ave on the first day, at 26 metres, and seven tho
second, at u metres; those missing four to retire.