New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
SHOOTING PIGEONS AT COMFY ISLAND.

SHOOTING PIGEONS Al CoNEf ISLAND.
tbs OF WEDNESDAY SHOT oPF--THE VICTORY OF
TIE DUrCHMAN-PRIZE WINNERS N OTHER cox.
TESrs.
The pigeon shooting was continued yester,
day mt the Brighton Beach Fair Grounds. The weath,
was fine for tine sport hut there were not more than
300 spectators present I'm the OF the day
The ties IN the Of Wednesday first -ho, Of
There were nineteen Of these at niue birds double rise.
T. Hudson. ofihe Onondaga Climb. ofsyracuse won he
prize, q gun and valued az Sl2j. The third prize
an elaborate baby carriage with hunting scenes painted
the panels by T. T. Taylor. OF the Audubon
Club OF Buffalo Ri Rankin Of the Queen City Club,
Of Buffalo carried Of the fourth prize, st OF clothes
valued NJ $50 The fifth prize S2j, fell TO J. H. An.
drews Of the Monroe County Cub.
The next contest was class shoot. twcLty-one yards
rise al seven birds. the first prize being $3.50 watch
There lO6 spOrt,men entered FOR this forytwo
whom Killed seven straight birds The marksmen then
yards further from the traps, and finally shot
at thirty-one yards rise At the twenty fourth bird
the contest narrowed down 10 George W. Smith,
Of the Audubon Club, Of Buffalo II. Drury. OF syracuse;
and j. " Crouch of the Gcuesee club 81 IrOndequ0it.
Drlry killed straight birds. smith, n large heavy
German with hs ace bronzed by exposure 10 the wind
and SUM- did the same Crouch niso Killed both hi,
birds. aud Drary stepped up the line for the twenty
sixth time. The pigeon flew swiftly TO side. how
ever and h- shot WhIHing harmlsssy out into the
nold. Smith walked forward and adj listed h. gun III
bet the Duchmau from Buffalo, cried OF HE al
uiircr- m the crowd. The buchanan from Buffalo
smiled confidently and gave the word pun the trap
The bird VIA thrown the air but almost instantly
vas heard the report Of smiths gun, and the bird
dropped h6c-s the grass. Crouch who j. tai. trim
rnnn % thirty, with peculiar method 81 holding
his gun, came forwarn only 10 shoot
aud miss To prevent Dwry and Crouch from tieing
him. and 10 sin The trst pLe smith hal 10 .hoot $50
hifd- IN s1rcc--iun lie made two lTnt shots
and killed his bird each time As the last one Tell % tho
ground De- threw h- hat into the air and exclaimed In
| ,o.cc ~ mingled surprise and eVutrt0n:
Dtf Dutrhiuau's ahead | jet told you burning -
DIS friends. Who ran forward 10 congratulate HIM. vas
/ Icing hlrk f0r dat yafch.'
Tl,r ..cond pfile Of cass tties at y was won by
Crouch There - tics ~ iX binds Tho lr-f pglke
il. cass. The $50 gun wns non by H. g. Gnrrcs, X
fhr Nt.ii .t0u Gun tul. and The second by W. -lei
bort off the Audubon Club. H. = Jones Of thr Forester
club Buffalo thr nr-t prize ~ the iir. M fye
hlri. aud g.. H. Madison Of The Long Island Club. tho
rrooId Iuc nr- and second prizes for uur birds
won o., J. D. iigham - The Audubon Club md Is Tails
/ mon. OF tlc tu'rn city tluo
g. flr carf end ~ the grounds several traps were
pafc and the Tor Wrt'r. for Nrpapfrr went
nn 90 the time ~ thc other match There wero
eleven rutrr, boz fhi-. II was Won n rAcrl'ht style by
/ Franklin -aiftrfhWalte. OF ihc kIresi 'vd Arsdm
l.a,- Horny Subway. Of ihe Htgl0
6,ur,r. took fhe second prilc. and j. \
Bu-,u-. OF Inc B.fgio N'D'igy Inns. t, tmnL
protest WAS entered asain-t ~afernwaitr because DO
doe NOT I've iu the state ~ NcR lrrA
There Wa- contest at o. b.. IN pistol shooting ten
shouir. distance nftrfu yards siFnS measure john y
prii. John g. liighau' George Crunch J. ~ Andrews,
H. llooacr, j. H. Brown and Deorg" Mcisi'r wor me
other prizes.
r-. each rlub le represented by $50 n'r was hen
h,-lu. The Audubon, Fountain, Npnphrrl Long l'l'n,
Monroe tuurf Garden CITY. onohd tgn '"nrA Island,
A.;.r tAo rounds thr shooting postponed until Mon
day on account 81 darkness.