The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-24
THE ATHLETIC MARKsMEN.


Aney hau q Long hNokAauhAne anu 80
n Defeat.
With a detachment Of marksmen from
the Southside Gun Club as guests. tn,
cunning contingent of the New Jersel
Athletic Club, had plenty Of sport yester
day before the traps on the former organ
ization's grounds at Bergen Paint. Thu
card for the days sport embraced I
bakers dozen Of prize competitions
at clay pigeon shooting with a team
match as a wind-up. The shooting at
tracted n large crowd OF spectators TO tht
range, the sport beginning early in TIT
forenoon and lasting until dusk. Thirty
marksmen participated, and sixteen OF
them won prizes in one or more events
Tho Newarkers carried of the bulk Of
the hoEors u trophies. Summarized
below are the matches and their results
First event, a match at ten blue rocks
zach for three prizes. Keystone system
L. Dukes, 10. first prize; E. l.. Phillips, s
second prize; George w. Purdy IN W
II. Hobart, z each, divided third prize.
Second event, ashoot for three prizes al
ten targets each. Keystone system-Ed.
ward L. Vredenburgh, 10. first prize; I.
Dukes, ., second prize; c. w. Vincent, 5,
third prize.
Third Event-A competition Mt 10 flying
disks each from unknown angles, fol
three prizes.-C. w Vincent, 9, first
prize; W. r. Hobart, 8, second prize; Ed
ward L.. Vredenburgh and S. Livingston
Davis. Z each, divided third prize.
Fourth Event-A walking contest Cor
two prizes at five clay birds each, second
barrel breaks TO count one-half-T.
Dukes, 81. first prize; Elmer 4. Blgoney
and w. r. Hobart, 3 each. divided second
prize.
Fifth Event, q match at ten whizzing
missiles each from unknown angles for
three prizes-Elmer E. Bigoney, Z, first
prize; A. +. Compson and W. r. HoOar ri,
6 each. divided second prize; T. Dukes
and George w. Purdy, 5 each, divided
third prize.
Sixth event, a shoot for four PRICES at
twenty pigeons each, Keystone system
w. Il. Hobart, IS, first prize; E. L. Phil
lips, Is, second prize; 7. Dukes and Ell
third prize; l. Conner, IL. fourth prize.
Seventh event. a competition for three
prizes at five singles and five pairs each
from unknown angles-W. r.. Hobart and
Edward l.. V~redenburgh. II each. divided
first price: A. Z. Compson, 0, second
prize; H. B. Warrington, G.. third prize.
Eighth event, q walking match for
three prizes at ten blue rocks each-Elmer
+. Bigoney, Z. first prize; Major James
". Taylor and T. Dukes, 9 each, divided
second prize; II. B. Warrington, 5, third
prize.
Ninth Event-A contest at ten targets
each from unknown angles, for three
prizes. Elmer Z. Bigoney, Z, first prize;
w. II. Hobart, 6, second prize: g. DE
Witt Smith and Edward L. Nredenburgh,
5 each. divided third prize.
Tenth Event-A Keystone system shoot
at ten flying disks each, for three prizes
l. Conner and George w. Purdy, Z each,
divided first prize; Charles A. Pope aud
w. r. Hobart. 6 each, divided second
prIzs; T. Dukes, 5, third prize.
Eleventh E7ent.-A competition for
four prizes, at ten birds each, keystone
system.-G. W. Vincent, s. first prize; w.
X. Hobart, Z. second prize; George w.
Purdy, 8, third prize; A. Compson, 4,
fourth prize.
Twelfth Event.-A contest, Keystone
system, for three prizes, at twenty whiz-
zing missiles each.-W. r. Hobart, 10,
first prize; George S. Virden n Major
James NJ. TAYLOR, IA each, divided second
prize; A. +. Compson, IL, third prize.
Thirteenth EVent.-A walking match
for three prizes at ten pigeons each.-W.
r. Hobart, S. first prize; l.. Duke and Il.
L, Phillips. ) each, divided second prize;
George 5. Virden, 4, third prize.
Fourteenth Event-A shoot between
teams of six men each representing the
New Jersey Athletic Club of Bayonne,
aud the Southside Gun Club of Newark,
at twenty-five singles each man, Key
stone system. The ~Southsides won by
half a dozen birds, with the subjoined
ecOFe.-