Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-15
ASHOOT IN THE RAIN.
A Thousand Birds Made Tar
gets by Crack Local
MarkSmen.
RED EHRET RETURNS HOME
Our Sluggers Go to St Louis to Meet
the Browns of Won der Abe.
RAIN STOPS ALL THE BALL GAMES.
Amateur Athletics Organizing q Big Club
at New Castle.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

For some reason or other the imam what
makes the weather" has got a grudge against
the custodians and patrons of local live bird
shoots Abominable atmospheric conditions
have prevailed at the three last contests
given by the Pittsburg Gun Club in Exposi-
tion Park; but to the promoters, Messrs.
Shaner s. Crow, may it be credited that,
no matter how strong the elements are
against them, nothing prevents the going on
with the sport
Yesterday was a day for sleeping,
not shooting. The big black clouds
had the best of the sun all
iav, and during every dreary hour
it looked like o'clock on a February even
ing. Notwithstanding these adverse cir
rumstances, and the appearance of Humane
Agent O'Brien, with his note book and
whiskers, in the interest of humanity, 1,020
live birds were shot at with more or less
fatal results. Even if the birds had not
been good strong ones, the shooters we're in
q measure handicapped by the murky,
sloppy weather, which would stiffen up a
sprinter in fine fettle.
Couldn't Kill Many.
From those crack shots of whom walkovers
were expected, miserable results followed,
and they tell down as low as the six hole in
a ten-bird shoot. Joe Glesenkamp, whose
proves with a gun is we'll known, was
notable disappointment to lis friends, who
were willing-and are veto back him
against almost anyone His score shows for
itself Mr.. Giesenkamp attributes his
slowness and inaccuracy to shaking carpets
at his home Joe has been recently mar
ried. j. Denny, the Messrs. King, Mr.
Wilson, OF the Miller & Sibley stock farm
At Franklin. did some clean shooting, using
few second barrels to kill their birds A
Young gentleman from Braddock named
Ross did the best all-round work consider
ing the swift and outlying birds he had to
chase with his ammunition.
Another creditable shot was Johnston. of
Canonsburg. who handled a gun with grace
and alacrity He is sure at nractice
no doubt, but just a trife nervous in
company. There were contestants from
GrsensburC. Cniontown. Braddock, Wash
ington, Ligonier, Latrobe and other out of
town points. Two noted wing shots of
UHiontown took part, in the persons of
jesse Allen and George Titlow. Both are
good ones. Nh. Allen is an old timer, but
not bv any means ''has been" He is as
quick and accurate as when he shot against
bOGaluuS, carver. ana Tie celebrated wing
and trap experts 20 years ago throughout
the West.
Sammy Made Them Nervous
The presence of Humane Agent Samuel
O'Brien taking notes of the shoot caused
some little nervousness among those inter.
ssted in the sport. He was approached bv
The DISPATCH representative and asked if
his mission was to prosecute the promoters
of the affair. He did not answer directly,
but said he would report his observations to
the society, and recommend that the club
provide a man to kill the wounded birds
which fly out of bound. He said he saw a
number of that kind on nearby buildings
suffering and unable to move He
thought this was cruel. Agent O'Brien
is probably aware of Supreme Justice
Paxton's decision on the shooting of live
birds from a trap. As His Honor handed
it down it explicitly states that there is no
more cruelty connected with trap bird
shooting than there is in killing or wound.
ing game in the field, which is governed by
Z State law.
Taking everything into consideration,
yesterdays shoot was a great sGccess, and
al credit is due TO Messrs. Shaner and Crow
for the days sport. Another contes. will
take place at Uniontown in the course of a
week or SO, with 500 to 1000 birds as live
targets.
The following is the complete score, the
figure denoting that the bird was killed
bv the second barrel:
4z.N.