The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-04

IN n $4,000 shoot.
Edgar g. Murphy Is q veteran trapshooter.
while I. &. Thompson IT, comparatively speak
| ing. novice. Thompson. who Is member OF
| the Cartsret Gun Club. is but ~ years old. and
M to yesterday had never shot match. His
performances in sweepstake shooting had.
however. been excellent and when q contest
between he and Murphy WINS proposed there
was no hesitation in accepting upon the part
Of either gentleman. The shoot which was Tor
81, 900 side. took place on the Carteret Club
grounds, Bergen Point. yesterday afternoon.
the conditions being 100 live birds each. 30
yards rise and so yards boundary. Tho friends
OF Thompson evidently had great confidence In
him. for they backed him freely. and as Muir
phys supporters believed he would have q
walkoyer. they took all the Thompson mSuey
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showed HIS nervousness by missing his second
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Murphy started the second round by missing
hia first bird. and Thompson seemed to be
. little staadier. Murphy twenty-fifth bird, q
straight driver. got away. from both barrels.
Thompson's twenty-eighth bird. . left driver.
cirrled after the first barrel. few straight In.
club house: Murphy's, iortieth 6lrd. driver:
ond Of the second round Murphy was still
ahead BY four birds and seemed to be o sure
winner. Thompson had made but ono miss in
the round. and his fr1ends felt q tride better.
Thompson'a ffty-fourth bird was q hard right
driver. which, he missed with both barrels.
Murphy had the same sort o. q bird on his
hfty-fourth chance and missed. Il kill when
he does," said tho tall marksman.
At the close Of the third round Murphy had
fourth round he became unstsadX: He missed ed
sixty fourth. towerer. and his sixty-h fifth.
right QuatereE: His friends, therefore, began
to murmnE. He slipped up on the si1ty-sev:
one bird ahead Of Thompson. who was work
Ing steadily. Thompson was appauded for
his sixty-seventh shot difacult straight
At tile close Of the fourth round Murphy was
but two birds IN the lead. and when the nth
eIcitement Thompson's inexpsrienes here
very raggedly he managed to kill two more
birds In the last round than Thompson. and
thus won the match BY four birds. The full
score Is as follows: