The New York herald., 1879-07-12
FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION.

FIFTH DAY OF THE ANNUAL MEETING-INTER-
Esr1NG MGEoN SHOOTING EVENTS WITH
LARGE ENTRIES.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ROCHESTER,, N Y. July II. 1879.
This was tho ffth day of the Fish and Game Asso-
citation 8 meeting at the Driving Park 1t marked
by the continuation Of contest No. started yester-
day. The weather was favorable for good work in
the forenoon. aud the officers by forcing
the competition gained so much time that
it is now thought all the contests will be carried
through by Saturday evening The contest was ten
single rises, class shooting; entrance S.; first
prize a fine double-barrel breeci loading shotgun,
10 be made to the order of the winner; second
prize, hotel prize. the winner to elect what
it shall be. value SIS; third prize. one
value $50; also 1000 paper shells for shot guns and
two dozen boxes p. 4. gun wads. value $50; fourth
seventy six candidates thirteen Of whom killed every
bird and had to shoot of at 20 yards. George Smith,
of the ForesterClub. of Buffalo, was the winner by
killing five straight. Twenty five had to shoot Of
for the second prize. and ive of them went back
thirty one yards where two of them tied again and
Riehmond e nc sOV Club. of Batavia. winning. There
twelve men on ties OF eight at twenty
six yards. and two Of them making a
when Robert Newell. of Buffalo, made the winning
score. Out of the eleven men shooting on ties of
Francis P. Pike. Of the Fountain Gun Club. Of
Brooklyn, the winner. s. A. Tucker, of New
York city, during contests Nos. l. and 8. made the
best average by killing seventeen out OF twenty
single birds and eighteen out OF twenty double
birds, which gives him the elegant Forest and Sycxaa
gold badge for the best average.
CONTEST NO. 5.
Contest No. 8 came next 1t was a single shoot,
ten single rises, entrance So; first prize elegant
imported marble clock and bronzed ornaments
hunters and life-sze quail. value $500; second
prize, hotel prize he wnner to elect what it shall
bel value SIS: third prize. sewing machine. value
$50; fourth prize. patent glass ball trap. value
SIS and 800 explosive target balls value So There
seventyeight entries for this shoot. twelve Of
whom tied ten birds each. and three of them
but on the second trial at 81 yards w. II.
Crittenden. of Rochester, killed four and
won the prize. Nineteen killed nine birds
each, and at &c yards five of them killed
four out of fve. and at 81 yards r. Newell and q.
Luther tied again by killing four out five; but the
which the prize. Fourteen contested for the
6fth prize at 26 yards, three Of whom teing went
back to 81 yards. where DIR. L. f. Sargent. of Water
town. won by killing four out of fve.
THE DIAMOND BADGE.
Contest No. q. tor the diamond badge, value $3.50.
started, and all entries will close tor 1t at ten
O'Clock tomorrow morning; also the shoots for the
Dean Richmond Trophy and Livingston Cup will
both be closely contested.
This has been Of the most evcntful
twenty years. The cloudy morning. which
favorable for shooting. proved bad by two o'clock
when drenching rain came down, but the gentle
at the score kept up q steady fire notwith-
standing. Among the number were some OF the
best known business men in the State. including
merchants, railroad presidents and bankers. but
none of them from the drops but instead kept
dropping the wild birds handsomely.