The New York herald., 1879-10-23
PIGEON SHOOTING.
SECOND DAY OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE Asso-
CIATIoN ToupN Mpxr


SECOND DAY OF THE NEW JERSEY STATE Asso-
CATION TOURNAMENT.
The second day of the tournament of the New Jer-
sey State Sportsmen's Association came of yss.er
day at the West Side Park in the presence of large
number of sportsmen from all parts of the United
States. The weather was pleasant and good for the
gun, as there hardly any wind to help slug
gish birds from the trap. The management
conducted the sport in business like
manner. and everything passed of pleasantly.
Mr. T. c. Fry. who oficated referee, appeared to
give general satisfacton and the caller. Mr. Frank
Thompson. kept the shooters we'll up to the traps
There a large crowd of amateur shots outside
tho park. and the bird that escaped the marksmen
the traps got in.o very hot place after it
the fence Some birds fell with at least six ounces
of lead inside them, literally torn to pieces. Some
small boys doing great execution. spotting the
wounded birds and finishing them off with catapults
THE UNFINISHED SHOOT.
The shooting commenced at nine A. NJ. sharp with
the unfinished second match. Mr.. Geiger was the
only in the party who made u clean score of
ten straight and won the Parker gun. The second
prize won by Mr.. Haieht the third by Mr..
Powers and the fourth by Mr.. Cole The following
is a summary Of tho shoot
SHOOT No. 2.--Open to members OF the State Aaso-
citation only ~ single RISES II yards Entrance fee
50 and the birds. Closed with 32 entries.
FIRST Classic out of 10-H. Geiger. or the New
jersey Gun Club. winner OF the Parker gun.
SECOND Glass; out OF l0-w. Payne, q. W. Tai
man. Won Lengerse. Z. Francis. Seiger Lambertson.
Haight and Collins.
THIRD CLASS out of 1O-J. Walton Powers.
Dustin. A. Heritage. Newton. Wins. Cadmus aud
FOURTH Glass; ont Of 1O-wood J. Cole Hawes
and Connors.
TwENTY-sIx YARDS
SECOND GLASS; straight-W. Payne, G. w. Tai
man. Seigler. Lambertson. Haight and Collins.
THIRD CLASS straight-Powers and Cadmus.
FOURTH GLASS; straight. Cole won the fourth
TIES AT TnIRrY-oNE YARDS
SECOND GLASS; straight-Lambertson. Haight
and Collins
THIRD CLAss.--Powers finally won the third prize.
shooting out of at 81 yards. and then going back
until his antagonist. Cadmus. was shot out.
TIEs AT THInTY-oNE YARDS.
SECOND CLAss.-Haght killing three straight. won
the second prize.
The next event was for double rises at 1s yards,
and tom" Stagg furnished them with some fast
wild birds No straight score was made. Lambert
and Francis divided the first prize. Hyatt and
Warne divided the second and Collins took the third.
The following is the summary
SHOOT No. 3.-Open to members Of the State Asso-
citation cnlv double bird shoot, double rises, IS
yards. Entrance fee. IS and the birds. Closed with
30 entries.
FIRST Glass; out Of 1O-E Francis, Lsmbertson
and Townsend.
SECOND GLASS; out of 1O-Haight. Nicholas Bur-
dett and Warne.
THIRD GLASS; out of 1O-Bonnett, Collins, Dun
lop. Won Lengerke. Hughes and Eaton.
FOURTH CLASS.-6 out OF 1U-Seiger Walton.
Payne, Wood. Outwater. Wilms and Heritage.
AT TwENTY-oNE YARDS.
FIRST CLASS out OF 4-Lambertson and Francis
SECOND GLASS; out OF 4-Hyatt and Warne
divided second prize
THIRD Glass; out of 3-Bonnett, Collins and
Dunlop. Shooting off Collins killed four straight
and won the third prize.
FOURTH GLASS; out Of 4-Wood and Heritage
divided fourth prize
Promptly at two o'clock p. NJ. the shooters for the
fourth event were called to the traps. 1t open
to all amateurs 10 single rise 26 yards Use of both
barrels First barrel must be fired when the bird is
III the air. Entrance fee. s5 and the birds. Closed
with 4s entries. The following is the result Of the
FIRST Classic out Of 1O-L H. Smith. Seigler
Dustin. Burroughs. Townsend, L. Martin, Powers
Haiyht. Gidersleeve, Madison Pearson, Castles and
Won Lengerke.
SECOND CLAss.-9 out Of 10-C. Hance. Cadmus.
Broadway, Talbot. Woodville. Lambertson. Strant.
West. Long. Wynn. Hill. Cam. wlms and B. stagg.
THIRD GLASS; out of 1O-Hopkins. Francis. Col
ton. Coldron, Langcake and Garagues.
THIRTY-oNE YARDS.
FIRST GLASS; straisht-L. II. Smith. Seigler.
Burroughs. Townsend. Powers. Haight. Gldersleeve.
Castle and Won Lengerke.
FIRST GLASS straight-L. II. Smith. Seigler.
Burroughs. Powers. Gildersleeve and Won Lengerke.
SAME RISE
FIRST GLASS; straight--L. H. Smith. Seigler.
Burroughs. dildersleeve and Won Lengerke.
RISE.
FIRST GLASS; straight-L. Ii. Smith, Seigler,
Burroughs and (iildersleeve
1t then became too dark to shoot, and Messrs.
Smith, Ssiger. Burroughs and Gldersleeve agreed
to divide first money. having each killed ~ straight
at q yards and 13 straight at 81 yards.
The shooting to-day will commence with the ties
in the second class OF the unfinished shoot at &c
yards The next event will be the State Association
Cup. to be held each year by the winning club in
trust to be accounted for to the State Association.
To be shot for by teams of three members OF any
club belonging to the association. said winner to
ceive the entrance at the next annual contest. 10
single birds 81 yards rise entrance fec $15 and the
birds; second prize 500 pounds chilled shot third
price $50 pounds tin coated shot. and fourth price,
with monogram of Eaton's rust preventer. The
second shoot commencing at two p. NJ, is open to
all amateurs 10 single BIRDS 26 yards rise entrance
fee S5 ana the BIRDS first prize. forty per cent Of
entrance fees; second prize. thirty per cent? third
prize twenty per cent and fourth prize ten per cent