The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-10
CRACK SHOTS AT THEIR BEST.
The Shotgun tournament at the Chat
ham Gun Clubs Gro unds.

he shotgun tournament at the ChaC-
ham Gun Clubs Gro unds.
| The sho' gun tournament yesterday at the
grounds of the Chatham Gun Club, was a
most successful one, and was remarkable
| for the number of out-of-town sportsmen
who participated in the shooting OF tie
| five matches shot Savannah sDortsmen won
first money in two, and divided first money
in two Of the other three matches. b.
matches, they won first money in the first
match ard divid q second and third In
| the second match they divided first money
and won second and third. In the third
! match tasy divided first money. Ia the
fourth match ther won second and third
money and in the fifth and last mach they
won first money
Ine day was a beautiful one, and the
shooting, which began a. 10 O'Clock in the
morning, lasted until after 7 o'clock, when
it was too dark to shoot longer, and the
sixth and seventh matches could not be
shot. The days tournsmant passed of
pleasantly without anything to mar the en-
joyment Of the entertainment, until the last
man of the last match refused to shoot off
BIS doubles, but the referee decided that
they must be shot or time would be called,
and at the end Of five minutes time was
called and the match was decided, the object
ing party refusing to Hithdraw his entrance
Zee, which was rendered him by vote of
those no had entered in the match.
The tourEame { attracted some of the
best shots from other cities and towns, who
participated in the tournament. Among
whom we're DIR. Holland of Atlanta, A. W.
Stub, J. H. Myers and P J. J. Berck mans
of Augusta, J. T. Reeves, w. o. Lumpkin,
j. L. Harper, R. y. BeTriel, T. B. Ardsn
and T. J. Brinson of Millen, DR.. Barrow
and o. Nelmes of Boston, Ga, and Capt.
Thomas Martin of Bluffton, s. c.
The following are the events OF the tour
nament: First match, at nino single clay
pige ms. There were eighteen entries,
Purse $lS. Wescott killed all Of his birds AMI
took Fl st money. McAlDil Stulbaw and
Myer tied on birds, and in the shoot off at
3 birds McAlpil and Myer tied again, kill
ing 2 birds each, dividing second money.
r cker. Bloodworth, Martin and Nelns
ned on birds, Martin, Rocker and helms
5ieing again on birds, a I'd in the second
shoot off Rocker aud Neims killed birds
each and divided third money.
Second Match-Saven single and three
pair clay pigeons Purse s3S There were
nineteen entries in this race. Berckmaus,
Westcott and Rocker each killed IL birds
out of possible Is and divided first money
NcAlpin, Curtis, Brinson ID Lamotte tied
for second money on 10 birds, and in the
| shoot off McAlpin and Lamotte divided
second money. Ulmer took third money
but he had to shoot off for it killing five
straight birds on the shoot of. or IA birds
in the entire shoot out of a possible IS.
Third Match-Nine single Keystone
| targets; purse s26 There were tventy-six
| entries. Berckmans and Ulmer divided
first money on 8 birds each out of a posi-
bic 9, and there were two ties of z for second
money, Lumphin and Reeves dividing it.
There were five ties of 6 birds for third
money. Arden taking it in the shoot OFF by
a clean score of three birds.
Fourth Match-Six single and two double
clay pigeons. Purse $4S. Twenty-four en-
tries. There were 5 ties on birds out Of
a possible 10, and in the shoot off Martin
killed 5 straight birds and took first money
There were ties on birds, and Ulmer
took second money in the shoot off killing
) straight birds. There were Ties of
b rds for third money, and Jaugstetter, in
the shoot off, killed birds and won.
Fifth Match-Fiftecn single and double
entries and Q Withdrawals in case5 where
after shooting atsingles and missing doubles
there was no chance TO win. McAlpin won
first money killing 13 out of the Is singles,
and birds out of the doubeS-a score Of
81 out of possible %. Myer and Martin
tied on 20 birds, and divided second money,
and Berrien and Martin tied on 10 birds
anu llloI uupHoJs
The Southern Travellers Association
guara 7teed purses amounting to S125. but
the interest was so great that in none Of
the matches was the guarantee required, as
the purses derived from the entries
amounted to $l93
The interest was so great that, by reQues.
of some of the out-of-town sportsman who
remained over last night, it was decided to
continue the tournament today on tue
grounds Of the Forest City Gun Club on
Hutchinson's Island. The shooting will
begin at 10 o'clock this morning and last all
day.
The Augusta Gun Club has rendered an
invitation t the members of the Savannah
gun clubs to visit Au usta on July to take
part in a shotgun tournament there on that
occasion.
The Forest City Gun Club will sho7t the
Glynn County Gun Club Of Brunswick on
the grounds of the latter next Thursday.
DR.. Holland Of Atlanta, and Mr.. r. n. Ber-
rie Of Millen, honorary members of the
Forest City Gun Club, have accepted an
invitation to accompany the visiting club
as its guests.