The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
ALMOST WON THE TROPHY
JERSEY CITY MISSED STHE LIST
bird IND TIED NEWARx.

Clever Work at the Traps Yesterday
Two Bowling Leagucs. Organized
Fighters Talk-The Baseball Arena
General Sports.
Clay disks are good enough for prac-
tiee. They are difficult to hit rs they
Scale through the air, but the live birds
are the targets that attract the pigeon
shots. The real flyers were used yester-
day at the tournament of the New Jer
sey Shooting Association at Marion.
The attendance in consequence was the
largest of the meeting. In fact it more
than equalled that of the first two
days.
All the cracks of the State were present
and the majority of them took part in the
sport. In fact SO many entered and the
scores were so large that the programme
was not carried out. and the fourth event,
the shoot for the State badge, was post
poned. twill undoubtedly be abandoned,
as there are four numbers IN the card to-
day and q tie of yesterday will have TO be
settled. 1t is probable that one of the ten
bird shoots set down for to-day will be
cancelled.
Seven hundred and seventy birds were
sent out of the traps yesterday. The
shooters killed 643 and missed 1877, and
many of those missed fell dead outside
the eighty yards boundary line. 1t was u
glorious day for the n hundred or more
pot hunters n boys outside the fence
who dispatched and gathered in for pot
pie the escaping and wounded birds.
III the two first events the shooters kept
in such close company that there was
practically no money to be divided. In
the first event only one man Henry, was
shut out and his money was all that went
to the winners. The winners had to pay
for their birds in addition to their en-
trance fee. In the second event only four
rallied to get places leaving only $50 to be
divided.
The event of the day was the shoot for
the silver cup. All the money for this
went to the Midway Club, as, under the
rules, the club holding the cup gets all
the entrance money at the next succeed
ing shoot for the trophy. The Midway
Club was the holder OF the cup until yes
terday. This year either the Jersey City
Heights Club or the Newark Gun Club
win win 1t. They had an exciting match
yesterday. Had one barrel been used the
Jersey City Club would have won it.
The Jersey Citys gained the lead in the
second round, when Glass missed q hard
driver. 1t was a tie in the sixth round,
when Sigler missed. He hit his bird, but
not hard enough. 1t dropped on the out
side of the line. No more birds were lost
until the last round, Glass did not hit q
sharp flyer and it looked as if the Jersey
Citys had the cup. Quimby had to fire
the tinal shots tor Jersey City. His bird
was a driver and he did not send enough
leaden pellets into it to make it drop and
the score was a tie.
-Four of the other teams. did good ex-
ecution, as they We're above the twenty
mark. The birds We're a good lot. Five
traps were used and the marksman did
not know which of the five would be
sprung.
The scores follow
First event-Ten live birds; entrance fee $5:-
r. BTientnall, a. Castle, Miller, Wolstencroft,
Riggott and Van Ripper each killed ten and di-
vided first money.
sigler, Lindsey, G. NJ. Hedden, Van Broken, A.
Hedden, Bedell, Jones, Post and Glass each killed
nine and divided second money.
F.. Payne, Lamberson and Compton each killed
eight and divided third money.
Leddy killed seven and got the fourth money.
w. Henry killed five.
Second eyent-Ten live birds; both barrels;
entrance fee 81. 50:-Sigler, Miller, Wolsteneroft,
A. Hedden, Riggott, Glass, S. Smith, Van Kamp,
Fox. Z. Collins and Henderson killed ten and
divided first money.
Brientnall, Jones. Leddy, Hayes and G. Hedden
killed nine and divided second money.
Castle, Van Ripper, Erb, Green, j. Collins and
Bablinge killed eight and divided third money.
G. Hedden, Daily, Quimby, Lindsey, B. Payne,
C. Smith and Henry KILLED seven and divided
fourth money.
i. Payne, Kuser and Terhune each killed six.
S. Hedden killed five.
Third event-Trophy shoot for silver cup;
teams of three men of any club in the associa-
ton: ten birds per man, both barrels; entrance
S22.5 80 for each team
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