Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-06
INVITED TO FLoRIDA,
SHOOTING CLAY PIGEONS.
The Second Day of the Interstate
Gun Club Tournament.

Gun CLUB Tournament.
Another day of fine sport was enjoyed
at the Chatham Gun Clubs park yester-
day. The attendance was good, notwith-
standing the great event of the Centen-
NAL celebration-the contest for the first
class Infantry prize--was taking place at
Camp Washington, about 200 yards dis
tant. The true lover of field sports, how
ever, cares little for martial display ar
anything else as long as he can draw
bead on live pigeon or shatter
a LigOwsky clay bird. The contest
ants got away with about 800 live birds
on Tuesday-all the club had on hand
consequently all three of the matches
yesterday were shot at clay pigeons.
The chief event of the day, and a very
spirited contest 1t was, WAS the inter-
State team championship contest
for a fine gold medal
and entrance money. There were
four clubs represented: the Chatham
Gun Club. Of this city; Tallahassee Club,
OF Tallahassee, Fla; the Forest City
Club, of Savannah; the Vaudeville Club,
Of Hardeeville, ). C., and a second team
from the Chathams.
The medal is very handsome gold
badge, gotten up in the finest style, with
appropriate inscriptions. 1t was won by
the Chatham team No. l, with the Talla-
hassee team close second. The events
OF the day resulted as follows:
FIRST MATCH.
Special sweepstakes-5 singles, clay
pigeons, Is yards rise, 81 entries.
First money-Divided between Capt.
Thomas Martin, Vaudeville; +. T. Han.
Charleston, and FL. Rocker, Savannah.
Second money!. j. Merryman, Har-
daauftia q
Third money!. B. Mays, Savannah.
SECOND MATCH.
Interstate team-Championship match
for State championship, medal and money.
Teams of men, members of organized
gun clubs, 10 singles and doubles, clay
pigeons; Is yards singles, Is yards
doubles.
Chatham Gun Club, Team No. l.............7l
IA lana. see ..-..-.-....-....-.b
Forest City Observation-Disclosures. "a
Vaudeville, ). G. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81
Chatham Gun Club, No. 2.............,......5 Is
THIRD MATCH.
Individual sweepstakes-10 single, Is
yards rise, 5 double, Is yards rise, q
entries.
First mOney-Capt. Thomas Martin.
breaking 10 out possible 20.
Second m0ney-Divded by Lemcke
and Haestedt, IL ont possible 20.
Thlrd money-Dtvided by Mays and
Crawford, II out possible 20.
To-day is the third and last day of the
| tournament. There will be four matches
including the twiR match; consolation
purse anda grand championship contest
for the National diamond badge.
SNAP SHOTS.
The rotary traps used in the tourna.
ment have been pretty stltf ones, and send
the clay birds off with a whirr.
1t is generally conceded that the clay
pigeon is harder TO hit than the live bird.
but then the clay has no feathers, you
know.
Capt. Thomas Martin, OF Vaudeville,
S. o.. has made splendid record during
the tournament. He is a second Bogardus
at the business.
A fine days sport awaits those who at.
tend the tourney to-day. There were a
number of ladies' present yesterday, and
seemed to enjoy the sport very much.
The Chatham team, OF course, was nat.
urally elated over its victory In winning
the Interstate team championship aud
medal, but then, you know, they hated 10
treat their visitors 80 unkindly, especially
as the medal was offered by themselves.
Remember the individual American
championship contest for $3.50 diamond
badge, donated to the American sports.
men by the Ligowski Clay Pigeon Com
pany, OF Cincinnati, takes place to-day.
twill be spirited and exciting contest.