Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23
"slR ROGER AS MARKsMAN.
"rhe CIatmentS Beaten In "A Match
at Blne Rocks pigeons for $3.50.

at Blne Rocks Pigeons for $3.50.
The London Sportsman of March
% has the following report of a shoot
/ ing match which took place on the
22d: Mr.. Charles Brown, proprietor
! of the South London shooting
/ grounds, Nunhead, one of the oldest
marksmau in existence, and who
seems likely to perpetuate his renown
In the respect mentioned, inasmuch
as his son and some of his grandsons,
TO say nothing of his granddaughter,
evince notable skill in the handling
of rifles and shot guns, has every
reason to congratulate himself upon
the result of his venture OF Saturday
afternoon. He had arranged for his
grandson Master Charles Brown,
known as Young Nimrod, one of
the most marvellous 'shots" of the
day, although he is diminutive of
bulk and unassuming of manner, 10
shoot a match at pigeons against the
claimant or, as he is pretty univer-
sally termed, Sir Roger Tichb0rne,
for CPS a side. This event attracted
large crowd of spectators to the
spacious grounds, and very consider
able enthusiasm was displayed In
deed, Nunhead seemed to have be-
come pretty generally excited, and
many hundreds Of people parsded the
streets, while others took up positions
around the field, whence they fondly
hoped they might obtain glimpse
of the proceedings and Of 'the clai
maat." The Enclosures at the shoots
ing base was througed, and, there
were many we'll known pigeon shots
to be observed among the onlookers.
| The claimant was accompanied by
one OF his daughters, who with some
lady friends, witnessed the contest
| from marquee erected on the ground.
The unfortunate Sir Roger has dimin-
ished considerably in bulk since we
/ last saw him twelve years ago and
has a peculiarly sad and careworn
/ look. Still he IS by no meaLs an
insight 6cantly sized parsonage now,
and it was rather funny to notice that
his dimlnutive opponent in the shoot
ing line was enabled at times to very
conveniently hide himself behind one
of the legs of his opponent. In the
! course of short conversation with Sn
/ Roger, we learned that he will prob
| ably soiourn in London for another
six weeks or Whereabouts. He is ex
ceedingly fond Of shooting, and has los
none of his old aptitude for getting
the gun smartly TO his shoulder
when the bird is about to start on its
! flight. On Saturday he was RECALLED
! with some perfect ''sky rockets" of
/ pigeons, who left the traps as though
they had an immediate engagement
in the anhpodes They were Nun
head flyers with vengeance, as they
were once christened by members of
the gun club. The claimants shoots
ing was not up to his usual standard,
and be fell an easy victim to his tens
der aged rival, He took it good nat>
uredly enough, however admitting
that the child was marvel nor was
he in the slightest annoyed when the
gazing crowd heartily applauded
young Charley's" victory. Punct-
ually at $3.50, the appointed time, a
start was made Sir Roger standing at
| twenty five yards, and the boy at
! twenty yards rise, this allowance
being made for his small gun and
low charge of two drains of Schultz
powder and one oulce of shot. The
birds were exceedingly good, and left
| the traps with great speed. Although
Nimrod missed his first two, he shot
in grand form, and won the match
with great ease, killing ten, whereas
the claiment grasseo four only out
of fifteen.