The New York herald., 1879-10-22
ROWLING ANALYSIS.
PIGEON SHOOTING.

OPENING OF THE TOURNAMENT OF THE NEW
JERSEY STATE spoRTsMEN's ASSOCIATION.
The New Jersey State Sportsmen's Association
commenced their frst annual tournament at ten A.
NJ. yesterday at the West Side Park The morning
was quite pleasant. with light, southeastery wind
blowing toward the traps. The Jersey City Heights
Gun Club had tho only tent the ground and 1t ap-
pcared to bo recognized kind of headquarters
for the officers of tho association. The traps
set in front of tho grand stand and as the ground
very marshy the entire space between tho traps
and the thrty-one yards stand was boarded over.
Mr.. George Il. Eaton. president of tho associa-
tion worked very hard throughout the day,
and much of the success of the first day
of the tournament may be credited to his exertons
Ben West did good service referee. and tho gentle
man officiating caller kept tho shooters up to
their work in busnesslike manner. number of
red capped boys had been broken in to filling tho
traps. and they were quito efficient ut their task.
losing very little time between the rounds Tho
birds furnished by Tom Stagg, of Chicago, and
were above tho average rate OF tame birds. They
arrived from the West in wonderfully good condi-
ton and StaGg said that out of 1900 in LOT ho
had only lost eight and out of another lot of 110O
only couple were on tho sick list. lie expects
largo supply Of wild birds to arrive this morning.
THE AMATEUR SHOOT.
Tho sport commenced at about ten A. NJ. with
ten-bird shoot, yards rise, open to all amateurs
tor q prize OF $3.50, divided as follows-S $780, $75
$50 and S25- Sixty-four gentlemen paid their $5
entrance tee, and they divided into squads of
ten, and brought to the traps FIVE in lot. At first
the men were n little glow. but the caller soon
brought them up to tmo. and the business pro-
gressed smoothly. AS there stipulation
to the amount of powder to be used the charge
varied from about u to drachms of powder. Shot
limited to a "a. and the bore to nothing larger
than 10. Tho following is o summary OF tho shoot
ing:-
THE SUMMARY.
SHOOT No. 1, at ten A. M.-Ten single rises. 81
yards entrance fee $5 and the BIRDS open to all
amateurs; fiji st prize 500, second prize S75 third
prize $50 and fourth prize $25.
FIRST Classic out of 10W. Wilson, 8. Castle, O.
Townsend. E. H. Madison. q. II. Smith, A. Hawes. J.
Cadmus, Bayliss. Lamberson, Won Lengenke. Il.
Francis. Salmon. Perry and Leroy.
SECOND Glass; out OF 1O--Broadway, Huston,
Outwater, Walker, wingert. Wise, Campbell. Wait.
Warne, Pearson, Haight. H. Pike and Wood.
THIRD CLASS out of 10-Martin, Brown, Cal.
dron, Hl Garretson. Do Witt, Beatty, Gildcrsleeve
Burdett. Cotton. White Hance, Mills and wilins.
FOURTH GLASS; out of 10--Jewell, Robinson
Bass. Fowler. Hunter. Halshiser. Cartwright Straut
Lewis. Collins and Orr.
TIES AT rwENIY-sIx YARDS.
FIRST CIAss.--Threo straight-W. Wilson, 3. Castle,
G. Townsend. II. Ii. Madison, j. Cadmus, Lamberson,
Francis and Perry.
SECOND CLAss.-Three straight-Broadway Clark.
Outwater, Wise, Haight and Pearson.
THIRD CLAss.-Three straght--Hill, Gildersloove
and Cotton
FOURTH CLASS. Three straight-Bass. straut and
Collins.
riRs AT rHIRry.oNr YARDS.
FIRST CtAss.--Townsend and Lalnberson killed o
straight and divided the 310v