Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-11
MEDALS IND MONEY.
TWO SHARPLY CONTESTED SHOOTING
MATCHES YESTERDAY.
haas and Bassford Tie for the Fa,
Diamond Badge-Coykendal Wins
the Other Mccall.

Yesterdays shooting events under the
auspices of the State Sportsmen's Associa-
ton were the most interesting of the meet
ing thus far, and drew to the Park large
number of contestants and spectators. in
Guiding quite a delegation of ladies. The
| weather was all that the most fastidious
trap-shooter could desire, and everything
passed off smoothly and pleasantly, with
the exception of one slight hitch.
1t occurred in the match for the Stand
ard Cartridge Company's medal. The
match was at twenty birds to the man, and
on the nineteenth round-when only Coy
| kendall of San Jose and Merrill had a
chance to make clean scores-Merrill shot
and wounded his bird, but it was still
strong on the wing and apparently un-
hurt 1t was flying high over the circle of
| flags and would have passed the line the
next second, when some boys threw q
stick into the air and the bird changed its
course slightly, remaining inside the circle
for few yards, and then continued its
to give the bird up as a lost
one, and it was so scored, and
the shoot went on. When the match had
beed concluded, however, and Mr.. Merrill
had killed his twentieth bird, be claimed
that he should have another to shoot at, on
the ground that his nineteenth bird was
interfered with before passing the bound
airy. The rules provide that when bird
| that had been shot at is interfered with by
anyone before the shooter has had a
chance to retrieve it, he shall be entitled to
another, if the referee thinks the shooter
| had a reasonable chance to secure his bird.
The demand for another bird was not made
| at the time, and-although the bird is said
to have fallen dead shortly after leaving
the boundary-there was no reason to
| think it had any intention of remaining
inside the flag. The claim was, therefore
not allowed.
| Mr.. Gotobed of this city performed the
&, duties of referee during the dav. and gave
general satisfaction. His decisions were
prompt, and his judgment uniformly good.
Mr.. Scarlet of Stockton and Clay NJ. Chip.
man of this city were the official scorers.
FIRST MATCH.
The match of the day was for the valu.
| able Fay diamond badge, one of the finest
ever contested for at the trap. 1t was won
last year by Mr.. Bruner of the Cotton Gun
Club (who has been shooting here under
the name of Wiley. The conditions re.
quire that all contestants for the badge
must pay entrance fees of S. each, which
shall 60 to the then holder of the badge.
In this case twenty men entered, and Mr..
Bruner received the 500 entrance money.
There was, however, side sweepstake
shot for, to be divided between those who
subscribed thereto. The shooting was
generally good. ]. NJ. Morrison of this
city entered the lists with his little 16.gauge
gun, and was one of the quartet scoring the
highest number of birds, but in shooting
off the ties for the badge he unfortunately
missed one bird of his four shot at and
dropped out of the contest. The other ties
on 10 continued the shoot-off at four-bird
matches until Charles Haas of Stockton
and Henry A. Bassford of Vacayille re-
manned in, and after the sixteenth bird
they agreed to let the tie be decided by
their scores in the following match. This
also resulted in tie between them, hence
the fate of the Fay badge for the coming
year will not be determined until some.
time to-day. The scores were as follows