The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-15
THE Love BRANCH PIGEON TOURNEY.
Cn.ur,.u w,.s shsts Doing their Best
M,es OokIyss Bsa Luck.

Cn,ur,s. wisr shsts Doing their Best
Mics Oakiy's Bsa Luek.
The national pigeon shooting tournament
on the grounds Of the West End Club. Long
Branch, opened yesterday.
The entries embrace como Of the flnest shots
in America. ]. II. Stice is hard to beat in .
sweepstakes, and his shooting yesterday
demonstrated plainly that II would take a good
man to get ahead OF him In q regular match.
He shot to kill. His first barrel was genereny
effective. He Is six feet tall. and his snootne
costume consisted OF q broad-brim felt hat ana
dark corduroy coat, trousers In his boots. ana
red handkerchief around his neck. he MADE "
run OF twenty straight birds. O. w. Budd was
the fayorlte at the outset. but having missed
his second and seventeenth bird. he was two
behind at the close Of the day. The champion
wing shot OF England. W. c. Graham, seemed
almost invinciole. He cane out WIZ q e y u
score. George Cybberly william nlun Selse55, 7. n +;
killing twenty straight birds. ~.
In shooting, the contestants had to face the
sHH; Ru tho ~ T iabor eai o4 By usanlmoas consent
Mr.. AL, HeTmitege GC.old c S3nthpaw a y oa the e
s Wsnt first in 'a 10 the SaG sc 0ifa and brought dewn :
F 6sEIv at@ olIossa. 'F She w Ns; dressed .aae;d IN "a p 1staI
esGue shooting costume OF blue plaid, with n
Rl%S f jonr e bna,as Of hair " hTns Down low sh her back.
while . son,brcro sat %jauntily on her head. AZ
the pretty Amazon answered TO- her name ana
Of attraction. Planting he her {, dainty i n,sd feet fir rIrIv
1 s1ih vG aEs last shs % e the rS't .rnp s oPsnea sna Z
wounded BY both loads Of shot from Miss
from pniMcky No. TRAP. 1t also fell dead out
'Soh. did ID you ever see such luck :" she OK
Her third bird wasa left aparterer from trap
limo / hit something" she said. as shs
handed the gun to her manager; The spes-
s tstsrs mi aselpp the n ssartb,II yyd nf but th rom q thn ,se OK
made a clear score. Had she used as heavy =
gun and charge as her contestants. she would
handle sSoi., Sass tbs Onlyieit-handod marEs.
Fred Er6; j.: although hs wo,: his red
nr wiiI'a nns ssys5; one OF \ q S th9 Is fS aan' ss. he is ma she
Young Your Phil BAL = tried his skin md consider.
Following are the scores and handicap boun-
diaries:
% rs GrS,.s cq .sssns sn1Es5 used n,sI', 8 l. bI,ii. l,,si n E y.ls.
w snni. g S.s sSn y Gsnp pSs,., xxx,,, ,,x.,. Killed. Is;
8 pounds i2 ounces o..
m s s..d, n Ls 4im., ..ssn ai' Barrel l,!G used Sii ): Di sa.iss - q
ySWEa ea D. S Ms1EhSs II sT1, + POINTS Sisfi. Il io Snnssi i.x,o. Killed,
,s: missed. !. second barrel. 7. Distance, 81 yards:
m + ! Si'I sssssa S:rl !.I, :. i pi.'.as a,? IS y. Ks'.', Gun IN;
James Isompscn-o,xlS oa1sS ,G5,, ,a.l.; K,llsa
,s Wi mi:.sG :. + RF'f sssdna barre. 1l'l1i H. l11 D':,s ssssG rs E y..ss
Gun, 3 pounds IA ounces; ,o,,, Tot, xu.a a..
missed, s. Second barrel. I. Distance, IS yards. Gun.
m fas'di s 4 Second ssir lsf' ! G Dis'ane 'si j. ,. sa.''i Gun IN;
&%;, Ss,ss.7,,''I b,. s,1,,. j ssi 1.,a ,l1, Gnn. K ! .ssn 20;
C !; Ws5tsDrf-lB bt,,sa a..ii 81 1, v,;dI Iil San F ! ssaa q;
Frank k~'einzt-oi,x,. Ixl3,. ,.Sr.. lilo Killed.
Gun. : pounds y ounces ,oo,- go m-,, vu,.,
,e: Missed Fl saan ]. Second S.r lGS.1 3. '' bssi.n ",s'; Is S 1.1Se
missed 4; & n Z Second Barrel fslf used ao. 4 Distance S.'sn t . ysr IL
Missed S.ss Fl / s !:asif sstr: a' USED. o IL Distance Ga'1s k II s:I Il;
m Il; R' 7. second S.1 111'1a, &. ' bi,t:ua Jos s ,. Eti'.d' Gun IN;
pound opnees -
ss eco q satasi n Q, pisi. 1s'.' 81 '' ya1a s''5 Gun, H : Dsaa "a;
20 'op ssse TsH BARREL Rsns4'5 & distance I I '1 q y :.'.. d ki'''s )
missed, > second barrel, 4 Distance, - yard. Gun,
8 pounds IL ounceA
j. H. %stico-lliil. KILL 1lxll, Hill. Killed. 20.
Second barrel, 4 Distance: 81 Yards. Gun, ten pounds.
J. A. Williar-lllln. OilOO, lll0l, Hill. Killed, IS;
missed, s. Second barrel q Distance, % yards. Gun.
i. DAILY. Jr.-I0ixo, oioxI. xxolo. lxiol. Killed. Is;
missed, T.. Second barrel s. Distance, IS yards Gun.
8 pounds 4 ouncas
G.. ". Budd-x0llI- llixl. llxxl. xo1ll. Killed. 49,;
missed. !. Second barrel I. Distance, 81 yards Gun.
10 pounds.
The shoot will be continued to-day and
finished. with the exception OF any ties. and
fhar ufl ha rnrrfaI NJ 70 tho I0u foln IL
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