The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-13

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more than one hundred birds. The men were
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and when Brewe. missed Y was, almost IN.
Tsra6ly signal for Tp 70 to 90 nscbss
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and Tho giant Phiiadsiphian smiled sa.doni:
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Fulford led his opponent BY one bird. and
1900 was put up "A ono bet st even money. .
the Flliord end against q syndicate, ,FuIioId
made the crowd shout by his Kill Of his
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6at he differed over sSs, bos.rSS, 4. fence S;,s
second, end his ADVANTAGE was reduced to ene
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Of Eulford's followers. -,
Never mind you suckers III make some snS
Of ne next two, months" was Brewers COM
ment as he sat down.
The
occasion Brewers gun was accidentally dis
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When a 66ird was CALLED for it proved to By a
Yards with lis second barrel and remarked
sententiously as he sat down:
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SIs FRA ;;casiIns Slss tSd
rel except when absolutely, necessary. When
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%Ss AZ admirers were shouting
tGq sSop br Sas Sss co end
q % a caonon st ball Death overlook him at fully
seventy yards and the BIRD was scored aT IT'D
expected to tell 10 the latter part Of the race.
bit FHltord despite the heavy e., load he was
f ssDa aSS t hSs9t end tEs ss
dead s i'S out q bounds, and Brewer got two By
sssss
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ii5oth to the izssh 0i Sirds n"body ever saw Jaw
such pigeons. They went away like catapults
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poneut. and the result was never: in doubt
S %h beti taa he
~ i. asiss tie meaness sh ooslns I've done
When. each had shot at 200. Fulford's lead
WINS birds, This no steadily increased until
at att the close ne was birds ahead OF his stall
When the last bird had been shot there were
hs G 5 o TPn s Ses
s' ana sHa
rcan you're ' dsnd SseF FS
How about another matcha" queried some
body in the crowd.
the to shoot STs3b for S End
either under Nottingham or London rules"
and glancing at Fnliord. Brewer continued.
Fqliord. as he turned and walked away.
Brewer said: Il know I shot badly. and
had no business using this gun. hadn't shot
1t since last winter, and hadn't It In my hands
until last night since my matches with FL
lott. I'm not seeking for excuses. but would
81 out q my irst iS6 Faitord's the best man mani
ever met, but don't take Of my hat to anybody:
/ know should have killed birds that got
away. for held on them. and can't understand
my failure to bring them down. I'm readyat
any time to make another match"
Fulford. when questioned about another
match. said that he would have nothing to say
until he got his old gun back from England
The gun he used yesterday did not suit him.
pHrticularly the second barrel
Those who are familiar with the work of both
men cay that they never saw Brewer In such
poor form.
The gate money. which goes to the men. will
be con siderable-probably $3.50.
The Fountain Gun Climb deserve great praise
for the manner In which the match was con-
Quoted.
W. W. Bear. National Hotel. Lewiston. Pa,
got the first four birds shot.
This is the score OF the match. with tho flight
OF birds:
YULFoRD.