Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-23
SOME GREAT SHOOTING.
Ten Exciting Contests at the Heron Hill
Club Grounds.

Club Grounds.
1t seems safe to say that there has never
been in Pittsburg more interesting and busy
day of shooting than the Heron Hill Gun
Club members had yesterday on their grounds
The quality and quantity of the contests were
first class. beyond any doubt The attendance
was better than it has ever been, there being
between 400 and 500 spectators on the grounds.
There were nine contests promoted by the club
and a match. A programme like this is GER
talnly sufficient for one day, but long as it was
the spectators never wear1ed The weather
was excellent for shooting and not too cold.
The contests were divided into two classes,
one being sweepstakes and the other consisting
of the matches for prizes. In all the shooting
/ was good, particularly In the sweepstakes. Mr..
Painter was in good form; and SO was Mr; =. =.
really did good work, and won gold-headed
umbrella for making the longest run, viz: l3
straight The match was between Fl. Penn at
Is Yards, and W. Y. Humphreys at 10,
for s25 side. They shot at q birds, Penn
breaking Is and Humphreys TO- The latter
was not satisfied with his defeat and there will
be another match for so a side. The contest
was under Chamberlain rules, and Charles
Richardson was referee. Following are the re-
suits of the other contests:
First match, handicap, at 10 blue rocks, en-
trance 81, 33 entries-Q. A. Mcclure, q yards,
broke 10 straight and won; second. E. E.
Shaner q wards and I. Mack, IL, each broke
9: third. W. G. McCrickart l9, and George
Snyder l9, each broke s; fourth, w. Y. Humph-
reys. Is wards. Z.
second match, 80 entries-First, E. E.
Shaner, q yards, and F. F. Dawson, q, each s;
second, NJ E. Harrison, Is yards, Z; third. FL.
Rumbaugb, Il yards 9; fourth, I. MEX. Cook,
IL wards, s. fifth. w. Y. Hu phTeys, l6 yards, 4.
Third match. 42 entries-First, r. Hayseed. l6
wards, 9; second, H. Penn, Is yards s; third, G.
f. Painter q yards Z; fourth, c. NJ. Hostetter,
lSyards, Q: fifth, E. E. Shaner, q yards, 5.
Fourth match, q entries at blue rocks
First, @. A. Mcclure. 9: second, ]. B. Black, l6
yards, 5: third, G. E. Painter, 4: fourth: W. G.
McCrichart, Is yards, 3; fifth, w. S. Brown, l6
yards, 2
The entrance fee in each of the five sweep
stakes was 81. First contest at 8 singles.
% entries-F. F. Dawson and G. E. Painter
each broke 8 and divided; second, w. Y.
George Snyder and T. A. Cook, z; fourth, W.
A Givens and T. Butcher each 6.
Second sweepstakes at blue rocks, Y entries
First. G. E. Painter, John Mcknight and G.
Snyder each 6: second, @. A. Mcclure, 3; third.
I. F. Cummings and w. ]. McCrickart 4;
fourth, L Butcher, g.
Third sweepstake at pairs of doubles, q
entries-First, G. E. Painter, 5; second, W. Nc
Knight 4; third, Robert Mcknight, 8; fourth,
H. Rumbaugh, 2.
Fourth, sweepstake at blue rocks 43 en-
tries-First, Q. a. Mcclure, G. e. Painter, T.
F. Cummings, A. Mountain, each 8; second, G.
E. Snyder, w. A. Givens, Robert Mcknight
and WIN. Michel, each s; third, ]. P. An
drews, H. klee and F. F. Dawson, each Z;
fourth II. Lewis, g.
Fifth. sweepstake. at blue rocks 30 en-
tries--Messrs. Hostetter, Snyder and Noun
tain, each broke and divided first prize; Sec
ond. w. S. Brown and Mcclure, each, 3; third,
]. 9. Black and Painter. each A; fourth, E.
Rush, 3.