The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-09
>Asoraxn VICTORY FOR .MoxEE.
ne Defeats Dsve.pert In q shoot mt 100
Very Lively Pigeons.

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| Very Lively Pigeons.
That suave Enslishman, Capt. A. W. Money.
| who for some months past has been testing
the quality Of the expert trap shooters OF the
metropolis. yesterday added one more to his
| list Of victims That well-known marksman.
| I. T. Davenport. was the last to 20 down be-
| fore the Captains unerrinG aim. and the gal
/ liant Captain 10 now looking around for some
| other amateur who has confidence in his abili-
| ty 10 knock over pigeons. Capt Money has now
shot some forty matches in this country. and
none Of his opponents has yet enjoyed the
| pleasure OF beating him. He has gone care
fully through the list OF local shooters and 1t
would appear that no one In this vicinity can
check him in his triumphal march.
Yesterdays match. which was at 100 live
birds. thirty yards rise. nifty yards
boundary. for $1,000 a side. took place
on the grounds OF the Larchmont Gun
Club. which, under tho supervision OF
Fred Knot. have been put In admirable condi-
ton. A largo and interested crowd saw the
match. and betting ran high. between $4,000
and $4,000 changing hands on the result
Capt. Money was tho favorite in the early bet
ting. but after his poor showing In the first
round his hackers could get even money and
didn't take much Of It
In majority OF recent matches there has
been complaint about Door birds. and the
Brewer. Fulford matches are asserted to have
been shot with "dufier" birds. Trapper
Knot determined that there should be no
ground for complaint. Some days ago he or.
dered lot from l. II. Gilbert OF Philadelphia.
and for some time previous to Yesterdays
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bird was lively hight Saarterer. and Il went
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barrel. Moneys third bird was sprung from |
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vision. al the end Of the first round the Cap
birds, while Davenport had lost but four.
In the second round 1t was Davenport's turn |
to lose ground. The flyers kept getting away |
from him until the forty second. strong right
Gusrterer. which was hit and fell dead outside
the fence This made the score q tie He also |
clipped up on his ,forty-third this also falling
dead Sqs 81 That fellow
ahead and said nothing. Money missed his
psvenpolt Missed p his lis f ffty.second. low
driver. and Money was again in front.
match when three birds IN succession-57. So,
and 59,all got away from him: The first was
q straight driver. the next q left Quurterer. and
sixty. fourth. straight. driver. eluded him. as
did also Moneys sixty: fourth. o strong driver.
Dayenports seventy fourth was o lightning
right Quarterer. which he missed: and both
men missed the seventy sixth. Dayenport's
terer: Money shot over his seventy-ninth.
Moneys eighty first was q splendid kill Of q
fast bird with second barrel: Moneys
eighty third fell dead out Of bounds. Dayen.
ports eighty sixth fell inside but scsmbied |
over the fence when approached by the dog.
Davenport's ninetieth was swift right In
40 strongly as though 1t enjoyed that sort OF
Both mon were very shaky in the last round.
lie second and third rounds and won handfly.
we're used. is as follows: Iii
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