Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-08

RESULTS OF THE RACE MEETINGS

Probably nobody has done more to popu-
larize gun shooting in this locality than E.
E. Shaner and his worthy associate, f. F.
Dawson. There are cranks, of course, in
baseball and all other manly pursuits of
sports, and it is not wide of the mark to say
that Messrs. Shaner and Dawson are cranks,
and worthy ones at that, in the gun shoot
ing line Their efforts are meeting with q
remarkable success and the hundreds of people
who visited Brunot's Island yesterday can tes-
tify to this fact
The two gentlemen named commenced their
two days shooting tournament yesterday. The
tournament, let it be understood, was entirely
for the benefit of the public and the contest
ants Well, the first day was in the language
of English neighbors, "a bloomin' success"
There were nearly 100 contestants on Brunot's
Island. The shooting and the spectators num-
bered more than three times that When the
jovial crowd was seen amid the sunshine the
old veterans said: "More power to the young
'uns. They'll make sport for u.s."
However, Brunot's Island probably never
looked better than it did yesterday; not even
when the Indians in their particular summer
time held their revels there, as we are informed
they did. The crowd of spectators was an ex-
cellent one, both in quantity and quality, and
MeSSTS. Snaner ana DAWSON may 166I Qulb0
proud of their attempt to resuscitate one OF the
best of sports. In refreshments there was
nothing lacking. and the attention of those who
represented the promoters OF the days ENJOY
ment was adequate to make everybody com
Portable. The shoot, of course, will be finished
to-day.
There were nine particular contests and in
one the shooting was remarkably good. The
instance referred to was the q ''bird" match.
There was not a particular winner, because
more than one man broke the 2l "birds'
straight. Nobody could do better than that;
not even at the "Welsh Harp" on a Saturday
afternoon. In the following results where the
entrance fee is not named, it can be taken for
granted that the usual figure of 81 was the
charge. Following is the result of the prtnci-
Wl prize winners:
First match. 10 blue rocks. entrance s1-A. North
won, with 10 stralghts: G.. 81. Richardson and &;
John Downs third, with each.
Second match, at blue rocks, entrance Si-
P. Kelsey and E. E. shaner second, with each:
Z. North, II. L. Lyons and Smyth third, with
Third match 20 blue rocks, entrance SS-George
Snyder, Q. A. Mcclure and Charles Richardson
dtytded, with II each each; 7; Kelsey SECOND, 1S' &
Match four, . keystOnes. entrance 81 5O-E. E.
S. hing, o. A. Mcclure, II. W. Nair and j. Ham
lon second, with eight each; A. H: King, Q.
Williams, W: s. King and P. Kelsey diyided first
ond t with each: Charles Richsrdson, j. 6. Hotf-
man, A. Q. Kruger, w. s. Bell, j. p. Beam and
4. F. Davidson third, with each; Seth Glover
fourth with 6.
Sixth match, q keystones, entrance g. s10s
in the pool-W. S. Bell, W. s. King and @. A.
Mcclure first. with q straight; p Kelsey second,
with 20; q. Williams third, 49,; George Cochrane
and j. p. Andrews fourth, with Is each; Seth
Clover fifth, with II.
Seventh match. 10 blue rocks-E. E Shaner and
c. L. NSrges divided, with 10 straight; Seth
Glover, P. E. Kelsey, p. North, F. F.. Dawson
and O. A, Mcclure second, with each; 9. M.
Hostetter and George E. Snyder third, with
each; james Hanlon fourth, with 4.
c. Kruger, 2. Kelsey, Q. A. Mcclure first with
each: G. c. Snyder second, 8; Charles Richardson
and G. Cochran third with each.
Match nine, keystOnes-E. E. Shaner and z.
Kelsey first, with straight: q. e. Yergis. P.
second with each: T. F. Cummings and H J.
Lewis third, with each.