New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-25
EXCITING PIGEON SHOOTING.
CARTERET WINS A SECOND TINE.
TIE ON THE FIRST 100 BIRDS AND An IN
TFlREyTING SHOOT OFT

TDRESuNG SHOOT OFT.
There was a large gathering yesterday morning of
amateur pigeon shooters al the Carteret Gun Club
grounds Bergen Point, 10 witness the second match
for the club team trophy Of the Larchmont, Carteret
Westminster, Kennel, Tuxedo and Country Gibbs II
was an early meet, for me shooting was to begin at
IL O'Clock but the lovers Of sport which after all
encourages good shooting were early on hand and
when the men began the shooting numbers Cd the
clubmen and their invited guests were present
The conditions -Four men from each osuo,
each man twenty-five BIRDS thirty yards rise with
boundary line fifty yards rom the shooter Only
three clubs contested namely the Country. Carsere
and Larchmont. The first three men to step to the
traps were Walker q. Smith, Mr., stauwix md W. G..
Brokaw. At the end OF their shoot Csrterot WAS
ahead by two birds.
The next three TO represent their climbs we're Mr..
Williams L. 6. Thompson ard E Ledew. Thompson
" grassedn every bird IN frst-class style, and the
Carteret Club when the second fifty had been disposed
Of was four birds ahead. For the next twenty five
birds the competitors were W. O. Floyd-J0oes, FRED
erck Hey and Captain A. d. Mooney. Hoey let
seyen birds cross the boundary missing among others
his nth tenth eleventh and twelfth birds and at the
end Of this third quarter Of the contest Careret was
only one bird to the good. In the final quarter The
candidates were W. Kent, II. Yale Dolan and z. F.
Murphy Dolan missed his fourth bird and 1t was
Tie between the Country and Carteret Kent, however,
twenty second birds, and Kent had killed every
bird Il seemed as the match would TO the Country
Club There we're only three birds for each man to
shoot at and every present was excited Both
men had killed their twenty fourth bird the ninety
ninth Of the contest and the Country still led The
one -hundredh bird however Just that slip between
the cup and the lip" hard right driver, and Mr.
Kent though he struck 1t hard, had the modification
Of seeing the bird drop outside the boundary.
Had la hird md
between the two ciubs-eghty-se birds EACH while
Larchmont came In bad third, with seventysix kills.
1t decided by the referee, John s. Hoeg that the
match should be shot off, each man OF the Carteres
and Country clubs firing at five birds In the shootoh
Carteret by three birds, thus having o second
Hen on the trophy, which is magnificent silver bowl
made by Tiffany. A third win by the Cartercts will
Give them possession Of the trophy, and they VIII try
hard to do this on the first Tuesday in March next
when the next competition takes place.
The following are the with the 1rst 100
birds, the deuces showing where both barrels were
used the aces where only one was fired:
COUNTRY CLUB
Walker b. Smith,. 2. 2. .. 2. .. 2. 2. o. 2. 2. O.
q o. 2. ?, o. o. 2. p ?. q ?, o o. killed. 20 missed o.
Mr.. Williams. 2, 2. 2, 2, o. 2. 2. 1. o. l, l. 2
Q. 212 2 /. 2. 2. 2. 2 2. 2: killed. %; missed, q
w C. Foyd.Jones-2 ?. 2, q .. 2, 2. o, q 9, o. 2. p
2, 2, 2, o, 2, o. 2, p 2. .. % killed Il missed :.
w. Kent-2. 2. 2. 2, o. 2, p q l, 2. 2. ., 2, l, q
2 2 g. 2, l. q Q. g. 2. o. killed. % missed. 2 Total
Killed 81 missed. 10.
CARTERET CLUB.
Mr.. stanwix-O, 9, 2, 2, 2 ?. ?, 2, ., 2 2, 2, 2
. 2 q 0, o, q 2, q L. 2, 2; killed, 22 missed, g.
L. S. Thompson-2, 2. p 2, ?, ?, q ., /, l. ? 1, 1, l.
12I12 l, /, l, l, 2, killed rs missed, o.
Fred Hoey-2, 9, 2, g. 2, o. 2, o, 0, o, o, =, 2, q
Q O. 2, p 2, o. 2, 2, 2; killed Is missed, 7.
IL. g. Doan-2, ., 2. o. 2, ?, ?, ., 2 o, 2 2, 2, 2
. @ Q g l. 2, o. l, 2 q killed, % missed, g. Total
Killed 81 missed. 10.
LARCHMONT CLUB.
W. G. Brokaw-O 2, 2, ., 0. ?, ?, 2, ., 2, 0, 2, q
O. O. 2 . q 2 2 0, 2. @ .; killed, 10 missed, o.
E. Ledew-O, o. 2, o. q l, 1, 2 o. 2 2 2, o, 2, q
o. 2, . 9, 0, 2, 0, o, 0, killed Is missed, TO-
Captain A. d. Money 2, 2, o, @ 2 2, 2 2 2, 2 2
1, l. l. o. q 2, p o. o. o, 2 q killed 20; missed o.
+. Murphy. o. 2, 2, ?. 2 9, 2, 2, 2 ? 2 2
Q o. o 2. q 2. 2. 2. .. .. o, 2; killed p missed j.
Tota-Elned 70 missed. "a
Following are the made in the shoot-on
COUNTRY CLUB. =
Walker b. Smith, o. g ., 2; killed, =; missed l.
Mr. Williams, ., 2, 2, 0; killed, 4 missed l.
W. c. Floyd jones', ., ., ., o; killed 4; missed l.
w Kent-O 2 q o, 2 killed, 8; missed, g
Totai-Kiled, Is; missed, 5.
CARTERET CLUB
Mr. stanwise-O. ., 2, 2, 2; killed 4 missed J.
L. S Thompson-2, ., ?, o. killeda4; missed l.
Fred Hoey-c, 2, 3 ,, 2 killed, 8; missed, o.
H. Y Dosn-2 Q g 2. 2 killed. 5; missed, o.
Total-kiled. Is; missed, 2.