The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-12
SHOOTING AND SHOOTERS.
The Weeks News aud Gossip Regarding the
Doings of Local Markamen.

FL. P. Milestone. W Ponder, J. E. Isgrigg. G. NJ.
Mesker and Charles Miles elected members of
the North Side Gun Club last week.
Newt Van Blarcom is surprising his many friends
at the trap and his of twenty-one, combined
with his excellent sweepstake records is placing him
at the top.
the Worcester (Mass.) Hun Club in its telegraph
match with the Queen City Club. of Cincinnati last
week. The score is simply remarkable
More interest is being shown at the trap each week,
and only be accounted for by the boys wanting
get the practice of quick shooting fully under control
before the quail season opens in this State.
It has been decided by majority of the trap
shooters that club scores of twenty-five birds are
great and they favor a reduction in the number to
nine singles and three pars-a total of fifteen.
An effort Is being made to get Edward S. Shutz of
Attca to act as judge of the bench show during the
State fair. He is thoroughly experienced dog fan
cier, and his awards, no doubt would be just
Quite number of local shooters beginning to
think they made mistake by not laying in supply
of powder and shot while the prices down as
the increase in the value of both making its mark
William Graham will shoot match with Annie
Oakley of Buffalo Bills Wild West" on the 1st of
October. at Newark N J. 1t will be at fifty clay and
fifty live pigeons, each at eighteen, twenty-five and
thirty yards rise.
Mr.. Andrew Meadows. of Nashville Tenn. shot his
score IN the preliminary contest for the Chambern
eighteen yards RISE with L. O. Smith ten-guage
gun, and made clean score.
The failure of number of the New Albany Gun
Club to appear caused the telegraph match between
them and the North Side Gun Club. which to have
occurred Friday last to be postponed until next
Friday The city team viii be composed of five of the
best shots.
William Hill. who for the past year has been sup
plying English sparrows to the trapshooters in this
city, has received order for 5000 from Cleveland
o. and his nets about the various elevators
aging catch Of seventy6ve each day of this feath-
cred nuisance.
Two members of the North Side Gun Club have
accepted the challenge of the Fort Wayne shooters
for $50 side, at fifty singles and twenty-five pairs
and the match will take place in Fort Wayne Sept.
20, at o'clock P. NJ. Quite number of local shots
will accompany them.
Horace Cemstock who is a member of both the
North Side and Marion Gun Clubs. successful in
capturing tne badges of both clubs last week. the
former by g score of % and the latter by 81. The
secret of hie lies in his shooting in place
of twelve-gauge gun.
The Evansville Gun Club win meet the North Side
Gun Club in this city on the goth inst. to shoot
match for the state championship two days tour
nament viii be arranged by the latter club to
modate their visitors, after the regular match has
been shot. From six TO ten will compose each
team with fifteen singles and five pairs of birds to
each The match will be governed by the ma
tionai rules, excepting the weight of guns, twelve
guage, sixteen yards. ten,guage eighteen yards