The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-03
PIGBON-SHOOTING.
Brewer Defeats Elliott the Sec
Ond Time.

The secoud series Of three shooting
matches between the famous trap-shOts
Brewer and Elliott, on the grounds of the
Jersey City Gun Club, resulted in a signal
victory for Brewer by the grand score CT
80 out Of 100 birds as against 80 Tor Elliott.
\ spondent describes the contest as
follows:
The loss of his first bird was damper to
Elott's friends, but they did not have long
to wait for still further disappointments.
for his eighth and ninth birds also escaped,
which was, in fact, the practical settlement
Of the match, as Brewer went on killing
every bird until he reached his SEVENTEEN
without a single miss. If Brewer was do
inglgOcd shooting during this time, so also
was Elliott, for from his tenth to bis SIX
tieth, inclusive (51 BIRDS, he did not miss
one, killing many with the use of but one
Darrell, and eliciting frequent applause for
his skill.
His sixty-irst bird fell over against the
ience, fifty yards away from the traps, and
before il could be retrieved by old Duke
some outsider had pushed eff Il board from
she fence, seized it, and carried it off.
Referee RiggOtt ordered another bird, which
decision It is safe to say was not shared III
by a single person on the ground, not even
by Mr. Brewer The referees decision was
quietly submitted to, and Mr.. Elliott made
clean miss Of tie substituted bird, which
mishap appeared to break him down, for
from that time on he became Indifferent in
his aim, and missed his sixty-IouTth bird
also.
Meanwhile Brewer had not yet missed
killing every bird up to his siXty-ninth.
just before going to the trap for his sew
entleth bird, however, some witty remark
Of Miles Johnson, who sat near, caused
Brewer to laugh heartily, and that laugh
cost him a record OF 100 straight Tor he
missed the bird, blue ana white, slow, left
lncOmer, almost at the muZzle OF his gun.
The bird was hard struck, and should have
been turn to pieces, but it flew out OF bounds
and fell on house just outside the Enclosure,
dead. bui to him lost bird.
All present regretted the loss OF this bird,
because it had by this time come to the be-
lief that Brewer would kill 100 straight.
That was the only miss, and he ran out his
score from that point clean to the end.
Brewer used the gun princess" weighing
~ pounds, which he won in England. He
used his second barrel % times-23 times 10
t. kill ana SO times for safety.
Elliott also used 7A-pound gun. He
used his second barrel 10 times-27 times to
kill and 43 times for safety.
Brewer had 80 straight drivers, 80 right
quarterers. 26 left quarterers, incomers
aud t0Werers. He refused his second bro,
which was the only one refused by either
during the shoot One bird. the only one be
missed-his seventieth-feli dead out of
bounds.
Elliott had IS straight drivers, So right
Quarterers, 80 left Quarterers, II incomers
aud towerers. his eighth bird fell dead
out Of bounds.
The third and final Of the series Of shoots
between Brewer aud Elliot was won by
Brewer, who scored 80 birds as against 50
for Elliot. Just before the finish of the
match Brewer approached Elliot and offered
bis hand in token of friendship, which
Elliot churlishly declined, and thus lost
about all the sympathy Of those present
for his defeat.
Brewer said afterward : 81, of course,
intended 10 offer an apology to Mr.. Elliot
lot some hasty words of mine spoken at the
close OF tuesdays match. but his refusal to
accept my hand when | offered it prevented
my doing so, and 10 my mind was extremely
ungentlemanly on his part"
a new gun club. which will be known as
the recreation Gun Club, has been formed
with the following officers: Charles Smith,
President; Frank Maskey. Vice President
ana Sheldon ). Kellogg, Secretary and
Treasurer. The first shoot will be held next
Sunday at the Oakland Track
The Lincoln Gun Club will have a meet
ing next week to elect officers etc. The first
shoot of the season VIII be held at the Ala
media Mole on the 18th inst. Among the
members of this club are a number of the
best ail-round shots in the State
Do not fa.l to attend the auction sale of choice
residence lois at Fourteenth and Center Streets
Oakland, next Saturday. April 4th, at o'clock p NJ
William j. Dingee, auctlonoer.