The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-26
DEAD SHOTS OF TWO CITIES
THE MATCH BETH EEN BROOKLrN Ann
IHILADELPHIA GUN CLCBs

IHILADELPHIA Gun CLCBS
In Dexter rnrk-Ounners In Cypress. mn.
Cemetery-NO Chance for the PI9eon.
Two hundred men, dressed In black. stooA
In the beautiful snow in Dexter Park, l.. l.. wa.
terday afternoon. 10 look on and tako part in thu
killing OF some 200 whito- winged doves Thu
cause Of the slaughter was u challenge from ina
Gun Club Of tho City OF Churches to the Social
Gun ana Rife Club OF the City OF Brotherl,
Love TO come on and try which could XIII Tia
most pigeons on equal terms. Eight men wers
selected from each club to shoot double barrels
ut fifteen birds each. twenty-five yards rise. and
eighty yards boundary. Intense interest wa,
felt in the match by Philadelphia and BROOKLYN
sportsmen. us 1t was understood that tho cract
shots Of both cities had been SOLICITED for tls
slaughter Of the innoconts.
The Brooklyn shooters wero Messrs A. Eddy
q. f. Gilderseeye. II. ID. Pohamus T.. II. Mad.
ison. 4. Broadway. A. Elmondorf. NJ. w. Wood.
and DIR. VIM.
The Philadelphia gunners were DIR. Bicklsv
Messrs. NJ. Meredith. H. u. Montgomery. II. A.
Burroughs. II. h. Thomas H. Roevo j. c. Eutea
and J. Emory.
The traps were fixed half way up on tho lowe,
side OF twenty acro lot. surrounded by high
board fence. At the upper end OF the LOT. The
left. the white tombstones OF Cypress Hill Ccrs.
ctery shaded a small army OF outside shooter,
who were ready TO make potpie material of an
dcludcd bird that might iiy there for safety m i,
escaping from the rival marksmen.
moro friendly aud ,I9lly set OF sportsgoen
been Hospitality entertained and tho BROOKLYN
Rentlcuen were OVERLOOKING with good hum6r,
A lyc-story crate. each compartment filled Vrk
doomed birds was deposited at the side X a
sentry box in which stood the official s,prer
From this box 10 tho right stretched long bii.i
a @I hfa
black lines in the white snow were the pats
leml ling To the traps and the bank Of lookcrs.nn.
Tho shooting began about Ia. AS tho pigeons
were sprung from the traps II was discortrt
that they wero the tamest lQt ever released b..
fore party Of wing shots. Nearly every one -
them had TO be ratified up with the cord l~nline
TO the trap. and occasionally snowballs wee
used TO make them rise To- their death. Notoa
IN twenty proved TO bc driver. a SKY gaZ al
lncomer. snow skinner or a wild Cr'r.
There was no wind 10 aid the birds anu nc
sunshine was bright enough to make ever
feather stand out IA relief About two-thirI-, I
tho pigeons were killed Mt the first shot Tnf
sixteen men shot alternately. ono from can
club. until they mad all shotat fifteen birds eash
~ Fr.i k9un,G.Nr tidyof Che Brooklyn GUN cl1 ia
sleeve then dyed the snow Tor Brooklyn, Mereuh 49,.
crv. Philadelphia missed. Madison dew cnrf i.r
brooAlyn; burroughs. hlooi for Brookly9, bfgaivss,
himcndorf BROOKLYN, misscdi Reeve, rhilatel. '.s.
blood VIM Brooklyn blopi; Emory rhaa.i.tir.
blood Toal-Brookbn, Skilled, missed Phiialeiihi
second Round--Brookiyn-Eddy. Gnicrsieo,e. rohs.
Willie Fimeniorf and NooJs m m N''rn FINK ,S,
Meredith. Montgomery Burroughs. Thomas. Go,,..
Trd hgad@ BrooRypes. Riai ' ali ,,ip 6
Fourth Round-1he Brooklyn bows ali poured crm.at
on the snow except broadway. Three phladc phiatn
= finh Round-Ncafly clean :lansitr for Bro,tl,a.
Pohamus missing Thomas ana Rutce tailed dra~ tis
sixth Rqund-Dead shot. all around for Breokly, -.
failed to draw the ciarct Tor Phiiadciphia w." '"'
Seventh honnd-Eldy, Madison. AMI Woods faa'si -
snow stainless ior rmsdelpha.
Wins Kght dead shots for Philadelphia. Thonas d
Snih Ronn1-Yight dead shot. f,r Brookiyn rda, al
Woods missins Thomas WAS tie only on, who failed "a
Tenth Ronnd-N dead score for Brooklyn all around.
Burroughs and Thomas tailed to draw blood Tor Phia'
Eleventh Ronnd-Glder.leevc missed his first bird In
ths round Tor brookllu A. the emblem ~ peace hew
hand IN PARTING salute to It on reaching the cemetery
NE pigeon Mas nllird wiii shot a. were all the blu'
dori aud Wooiss birds Kept Giderseeves compsny Tie
Twelfth Round Madison tie only shot wls f,iisi
20 STAN ne white carpet for BROOKLYN N tins Mount
ihad,ipiians DIRE" blood every time, with the eacs2-
Thirteenth Rouud-Broadwav and Madison were ne
only men who missed for Brooklyn Rutce. Rectc sht
Montgomery failed 10 MI for Philadelphia
slaas6ered their pigeons iGec Reeve, and Isrsl.2
Fi0e"nh ami iest R" 1 IA S'i," SUI r,i..,, 49,
S ,ai S o.g1 s.,2s@ msp MIA tcir se b.'
The referee here announced the following re-.
SUIT; Brooklyn, 100 killed. 20 missed. phiA-
dclphia. % killed Is missed Tho pniladolphia
score was ait'rward corrected. 20 Killed, n
Following arc the individual scores:
Brooklyn.Edly. killed. H. Gtd,r.lr,,r. ~. ra'l,.
mus - Madison; ~, Broadway, T. tlmcuiorf, o..
rhladclphn-Bckcy l. Meredith % V,uaa,v.,.
ES Enjoy 4S'iiiia''' H. Thomas o. Reeve 49, "'' o.
A return match is To be played in PHILADELPHIA.