Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-09


Gun Club was held, and some important
business transacted. A new constitution
was adopted by the club. About 100 per-
sons are to be arrested for taking part in the
Oil City chicken main. McClelland offers
Spicer good start In fve-mile race. Par
son Davies talks about Sullivan and Jack
son.
Pittsburg is fast taking prominent posi-
ton as far as the encouragement and de-
velopment of refined sports is concerned.
Probably during the last few years rifle and
gun shooting have made no greater progress
in any city in the country than in Pittsburg
and that class of outdoor sport is still daily
becoming more popular here. There are
several rifle and gun clubs in and about the
city but none have done more to advance the
sport than the Heron Hill Gun ClHb Its his
tory so far has been credit TO those connected
with it.
Last evening the above club held Its annual
meeting at the store of w. H. Bown, Smith
field street.
A SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
There was a good attendance of members. and
without doubt it was the best annual meeting
in the history of the club. The business trans
acted was of great Importance not only to the
club but to all those interested in gun shoot
ing. The clubs constitution and bylaws were
revised and some vital changes made. The re-
vising Committee were E. E. Shaner, c. NJ
Hostetter and H. Lewis. and they did their
work well.
One important new provision in the new con-
stitution is the appointment Of a Shooting
Committee" From now on a committee will
be appointed once year to take charge of all
prize shoots and tournaments. By this means
it is expected that the members of tha commit
tee will become thoroughly conversant with
the work of arranging and carrying out tourna-
ments such as the club intends to hold. This
certainly will be an improvement the old
plan of appointing new committee for every
shoot
Another change of no less Importance is
transferring the management of the club al
most entirely to the Board OF Directors. The
object of this is to do away with SO many meet
ings of the club
ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.
In future whenever any business, short of
very extraordinary nature, is to be transacted
the Board of Directors will have power to deal
with it without convening a meeting of the
entire club. 1t was further agreed to give the
keystone targets trial, with view of adopt
irg them by the club.
Another very interesting feature of the meet
ing was the reading of the report of the Secre-
tary and Treasurer, E. E. Shaner. 1t showed
that the club had, during the season, expended
more than S60U in prizes. and that it was in ex-
cellent financial standing. 1t was also shown
that the shooting standard of the club had been
extremely good, and also that the membership
had increased. The report was unanimously
adopted During the progress of the meeting
it was intimated that the club will give bigger
prizes for shooting this year than has ever been
given by any club in this locality.
ON A LARGE SCALE.
Sweepstakes on larger scale than usual will
be held, During July the great match between
East and West will take place in this city under
the auspices of the club, and number of tele-
graph matches with leading clubs in the coun-
try will be arranged. In short the Heron
Hill Club members intend to make themselves |
known throughout the land this year. Last |
evening two new members were admitted. max |
ing total membership of IS. After all other |
business was transacted the election of officers
for the next u months was proceeded with.
One of the pleasing features of the election |
of officers was the reelection of E. E Shaner 1
as SecreIarv-Treasurer and Captain. He has |
filed the Office faithfully and ably in the past |
and his reelection was declared amid hearty |
applause. Samuel Shaner was reelected PreSi- /
dent, and w. H. Bown and H. ]. Lewis were /
elected First and Second Vice Presidents The I.
directors elected were: Charles Richardson, F. |
F. Dawson and ]. A Heron. The Shooting |
Committee will be appointed at the next meet
ing, which will be held February TO- There |
may be prize shoot of the club next month,
as there is 500 worth of prizes on hand and a
special prize shoot will take place on Washing
tons birthday.