Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-09-02
A Clay Pigeon Tournament

| A Gay PlSeOn TOurnament.-Ihe
Rockville Rod and Gun Club gave their
first shooting tournament on their grounds
near this place, on Thursday and Friday
of last week. There was large attend.
ance of spectators on both days, including
many ladies. The grounds were in good
condition, with every convenience for the
accommodation of those present. The af-
fair was a complete success in every par
ticular.
Among the contestants were Messrs.
Arthur Mccormick, VIM. Wagner, VIM.
McKeldron, Norman Pruit, j. w. Barker,
r. L. Jones, G. A. Wise, VIM. Rothwell,
Edward Landvoight, J. Counselman, VIM.
Holmead, p. II. Hall, of Washington; A. p.
Crenshaw, G. II. Brashears, II. W. Lay, of
Takoma; G. T. Nelson, John s. Miller, L.
W. Miller, r. B. Bond, of Winchester; II.
T. Quicker, M. H. Hunt, of Baltimore; d.
F. Mason, of Silver Spring, and members
from the several local clubs in the county,
in all about forty contestants.
On Thursday, the first day, the following
scores were made:
In the sweepstakes, first event, 10 birds:
Wagner 10 birds; Barker, Pruit, Land
voight and Quicker tied at 8 for second
Veirs, Wise, Warfield and Peter tied at
for third; Hunt for fourth West, Hurley
and Brashears tied at 6 for fifth.
Second event, sweepstakes, Is birds: Pruit
IA birds; Wagner, Mccormick, Veirs and
Hurley - for second; Landvoight, Peter
and West IL for third; Warfield and Hunt
II for fourth; McKeldron 10 for fifth.
Third event, sweepstakes, 90 birds; Pruit
and Mccormick tied at 10 for first; Wagner
Is for second; Landvoight and West II for
third; Barker and Warfied 16 for fourth
| Velrs, Wise and Quicker Is for fifth.
Fourth event, sweepstakes, Is birds
Wagner and Veirs IA Pruit, Rothwel and
Landvoight ID; West, Wise and Peter 10
Hurley, Clagett, Warfeld and Crenshaw
IL; Hunt TO-
Filth event, sweepstakes, 10 birds Hunt
and Wise o; Veirs, Crenshaw, Barker and
Jones 8; Wagner, Mccormick, Brashears,
Peter and Clagett z; Landyoight and War.
field 6.
Sixth event, sweepstakes, Is BIRDS West
IA; Wagner 10; Pruit and Barker 12 |;
Crenshaw II Hunt and Quicker 10.
Seventh, merchandise event, 10 prizes, 90
contestants, 20 birds; Wagner, Barker and
QUICKER 10 each; West and Hurley Is I;
Rothwel, Wise, Pruit, Warield, Land
yoight and Veirs II; Hunt and Peter 16;
Crenshaw and Rabbit Is; Jones, McCor-
mick and Brashears IA: Clagett 10; Rick.
etts 12; Warfied and Counselman II An
derson 10.
The shooting on Friday, the second day,
resulted as follows:
First event, sweepstakes, 10 birds: Vers
anu Bond 10 each; Barker, West and Pruit
81 Warfeld, Nelson, Miller, Wagner and
Quicker 8; Landvoight and Hurley z; Hunt
and Miller g.
Second event, sweepstakes, Is birds Bar
ker IA; Wagner, Prut and Veirs 10; West
Hunt, Quicker and Nelson IL; Bond and
Landvoight 10; Lamar s.
Third event, sweepstakes, 10 birds War
field IA; Wagner West, Bond and Quicker
10; Pruit and Barker IL; Veirs II; Hunt
| TO-
Fourth event, merchandise, 80 entries, 8
prizes, 20 birds Pruit 10; West, Hurley
Landvoight, J. Miller and Barker III Wag-
ner Is; Nelson and Veirs IS; Peter IA
Bond, Quicker and Crenshaw 10; Warfeld,
Miller and Hunt 12; Walters and Rabbit
II Ricketts, 8.
Fifth event, sweepstakes, 10 birds Pruit
10; West and Bond 8 Hurley, Miller, Hunt
and Veirs g.; Landvoight, Barker, Quicker,
Wartield and Crenshaw z; Wagner and
| Nelson 8.
Sixth event, sweepstakes, 10 BIRDS Wag.
ner IA; Pruit, Quicker and Hunt 13; Veirs
and Hslmead IL; Bond, Barker, Nelson
Jones and Hall IL; Miller 10.
Seventh event, sweepstakes, Is birds
Wagner and Vers 10; Pruit, Parker, Hur-
ley, West and Holmead 10; Bond IL Hall
and Jones 10; Quicker, Nelson and Miller o.
Eighth event, sweepstakes, 20 birds:
Quicker 10; Pruit II; Bond 10; Wagner
IS; West and Barker IA.
Ninth event, merchandise prizes, 90 birds,
81 contestants: Veirs 90; Wagner 10; Bar
ker 1S; Bond II; Pruit, West and Hurley
IS; Quicker and Jones IS; Peter, Nelson,
@. Veirs, Hall and McKeldron 10; Ii unt
and Rabbit 10.
The following are the averages made in
the two days shot
Pruit 81 per cent, Veirs SO, Wagner IS,
West SO, Landvoight 80, Barker 80, Bond
70, Hurley 70, Mccormick rs, Quicker rs,
X. G. Warfield rs, Rothwell rs, Wise "a,
Jones II, Nelson 70, Miller 70, X Peter 70,
Holmead 70, Hall So, Hunt Sc, Rabbit GO,
McKeldron 66, Clagett so, Crenshaw CO. Bra
shears So, Ii. Dawson 30, Walters IS, Sun
perch So, Ricketts, AZ, Harriss 48, Anderson
As, Mason 45, Counselman 40, G. Dawson 40,
ID. ii. Warfield 40, Lamar AZ, Belt 25,
Bladen 90