The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-04-22
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HoFhiNsftLLE bECoND bEsH This fihA'
The match trisl between the b.
gardus Gun Clho, of Casky, and the
IIopkinsville Gun Club was contest
ed OH the grounds Of the latter club,
situated In the suburbs OF Hopkins
willie on last Tuesday evening. The
day was beautiful, just fixed up for
glass ball shooting. There was a
largo crowd out to witness the sport,
among whom there were number
Of ladies. Everything passed Off in
the most pleasant and agreeable man
ner; the decisions of the judges and
the umpire were just and acquicsced
In by all without murmur, and the
Bogardus club speaks in the highest
terms of the perfect arrangement for
their reception by the Hopkinsvillc
Club ut the Phoenix Hotel, and the
genuine sociability with which they
were entertained by their honorable
rivals. Below VIC give the makers Of
the guns used, with amount Of char
ges and kinds Of powder and shot
used.
BoeARDUs GUN CLUE.
w. A. Lowry shot with q Scott,
No. 10, loaded with drachms of Or
ange sporting powder and Ia OF.
No. 0 chilled shot.
Geo. M. Hart shot with q Parker,
No. 10, loaden with AZ drachms Of
0. s. Powder, and IL OF. No. z
chilled shot
Nat. Mckee shot with q Greencr
No. 10, loaded with 81 drachms Of
.. s. Powder and ~ OF. No. 8
chilled shot.
Whit Henry shot wish Parker
No. IL, loaded with 81 drachms Of
o. s. Powder, aud ~ or No. Z
chilled shot.
W. E. Ragsiale shot with Parker
No. IL, loaded with 81 drachms O.
8. Powder and IL OF. No.7 chilled
shot.
Ohio Graves shot with No IL.
Muzzle.loader, loaded with 81
drachms Of Ducking powder, l OF.
No. Z shot.
Ed. w. Walker shot with Kit
trige No. IL, loaded. with ~ drachms
Of Ducking powder and l]s OF. No. 8
chilled shot.
W. s. Bronaugh shot with Nick.
ols & Lefever No. 10, loaded with Az
drachms Of powder and u OF. No. 8
shot.
Tom Garnet shot with No. 10
Muzzle-loader, loaded with 81
drachms Of D. s. powder and ~ OF.
| No. Z. chilled shot.
| Frank Lacy shot with No. IL
Muzzls-loadsr, loaded with 3 drachms
OF o. s. powder and OF. No. Z
chilled shot.
Robt. +. Kives shot with a No. II
Muzzle.loader, loaded with 3 drachms
OF powder aud ~ OF. No. 2 chilled
shot.
HorKINsvfLLE GUN CLUB.
| Milton Giant shot with q Williams
| & Powell number IL, hammeress,
loaded with 35s drachms of powder
and liz OF. number 8 chilled shot.
i F. L. Ellis shot with Greener
number IL, loaded with SO drachms
powder and IL OF. number 10 chill.
cd shot.
NJ. d. Bowles shot with Parker
number IL, loaded with ~ drachms
powder and IL OF. number s shot.
Ed. Long shot with a Parker nun.
Der 10, loaded with u drachms pow
der and IN OF. number 9 chilled
shot.
Eugene Wood shot with Parkel
. number IL. loaded with 31s drachm
1 powder and IL OF. number 2 chilled
, shot.
n A. G. Bowles shot with Bonehil
number IL, loaded with 81 drachmi
powder and rs number 9 chilled
: shot.
VIM. T. TONNES shot with Parke
: number IL. loaded with 31f drachm
4 powder and III OF. number s chile,
A shot.
w. E. Bell shot with n Scott mum
Der IL, loaded with 81 drachm
powder and llS OF. number 2 chille'
shot.
i Ell. Hopper shot with q numbe
Q IL Muzzle.loader, loaded with
n drachms powder and l1S OF. numbcl
s shot s
r. II. Holland, shot with Parke
number II, loaded with By drachm
. powder and IL OF. number 8 chille'
>, shot.
o A. G. Bush shot with Parke
number IL, loaded with 81 d-achm
!. Ducking powder and l1S OF. numbe
I. chilled shot.
Il will be seen that several Muzzls
: loading guns were used, and some
= the best shooting was done wit
l. them. Taking into consideration h
10 short time majority Of those shoe
d ing had been practicing, the scoI
y made is very good indeed. The col
ditions Of tho match were as follow
, Teams Of II from each club to sho'
at 80 balls each; Mole's Spinnir
;. Trap, Is yards rise; IS. E. Rives an
" Geo. C. Long. Judges, and s. J
Gaines umpire.
10 SCORE OF THE BoGARDus CLUB:
'p Missed. Brok
y. w. A. Lowry. 4 ~
al Ohio Graves, -. 10 20