National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-29
wAsn1NeroN MARKsMEN.
The Capital city Gun Club Well Repre-
scented at Knoxville.

tno Snpitnl CITY Gun Club wen hepre-
scented at Knoxville.
The clay pigeon shooting tournament hold
in Knoxville, Tenn, on May 90 81, and 90
was participated in by Messrs. T.. L. Mills and
William Wagner. of the Capital City Gun
club, this city, and although competing
against the crack shots from all sections of
the country, they won majority of the val
uablo prizes offered, and held their own
against the best.
Tho first match was shot on Tuesday, May
20 with forty-hvo entries, at ten single clay
pigeons, eighteen yards rise, five traps, five
yards apart, entrance fec 70. The prize of
5000 was divided into 40, 80, 90, and 10 per
cont, and was won as follows: MessrB. Perry,
of Boston, and Jenkins, of Knoxville, divided
the first prize, $50, on ten straights; Mills, of
Washington, and Slocum and Armstrong, of
Knoxville, divided the second prize, Of $50,
ON nine; the $40 prize was divided between
Lusk Of North Carolina, and Rhea and Camp
bell, of Knoxville, and the fourth prize, $50,
was divided by Wagner, of Washington, and
Mead, of Tennessee.
The second match was at eight single
clay pigeons, twenty-one yards rise, prize
$3.50, divided into so, 80, and 20 per cent,
So entrance fee. Perry and Wagner divided
the first prize $40; Deadrick won second, $i5,
and Armstrong the third, $50.
The third match was at five pairs of double
birds, fifteen yards rise, entrance fee $3.50,
prize 500, divided into so, 80, and 90 per
cont. Jordon, of North Carolina, won first on
ten straight and Mills and jenkins divided
second on nine out of ten.
The third prize was won by MIR. Ross Of
Knoxville.
The first match on Wednesday was for q
purse of $500 divided. DO, 30, 20, and 10 pei
cent, at single and double birds; entrance
fee So.
Perry won first, $50, on Is straight; Mills
and Ross divided second, $50, on Ia; Jordan
won third, $40, on 12, and Dow won fourth or
| IL out of 10.
Tho second match was at 8 singles, 10 yards
| rise. entrance SO; prize, $50 divided, so, 80
and 20 per cont Lusk won first, $75, on {
straight; Mills and Duncan divided second
$45, on z; and Dedrick and Townsend divided
! third, $50, on q out of 8.
Tho third match 10" purse of 500 was al
8 single birds, IS yards rise, divided so, 80
| and 20 per cent. $3.50 entrance. jenkins
Wagner, and Jordan divided first $50, Mills
Slocum, Perry, aud Ross divided second $50
and Mead and Eldridge divided fourth 500.
Tho team match on Thursday, two men tC
a team, at doubles and singles, purse 1925
\ so, 30, and 20 per cent. Jordan and Lush
| won first $6260, Perry and Duncan wor
! second $3.50, and Mills and Wagner wor
| third $25.
Match No. 2.-Biss and out for purse O.
500 was divided by Mills, Wagner, Jenkins,
and Hebbard.
Match No. 3--Prizo 500, divided so, 30
and 20 per cent; at ton pairs of double
| birds. Jordan won first, $50: Perry wor
! second, $50; Mills won third, $50.
The tournament closed with n match fo
special prizes donated by citizens as follows
Perry won first, fine engraving; Mills wor
second, ladies' diamond pin, and Ross wor
| third, jointed bass rod.
The three highest averages in all thu
matches were: Out of possible 81, Jordan
So Perry, 70, and Mills, 70.