The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-11
WITH TIE SHOTGUN and RIFLE
Mark smcn are Stirring Up, and Some Lively
Shooting Expected.

WITH THE SHOTGUN and RIFLE
| Mark smcn are Stirring Up, and Some Lively
shooting Expected.
Only Ave members OF tho Ridgewood Gun
Club competed for the clubs gold medal. at
tho regular monthly shoot at RidGewood Park.
on Friday. 5. c. Gchrinc and j. Tallman tied
with straight scores OF seven each. hut s. C..
Golrin-. having won last years trophy. with
drew. allowing J. Tallman to take it. The con-
ditions Of the shoot We're: Seven birds each.
club handicap. modified Long Island rules.
The scores were: :. G. Gchring. 81 yards 4:
J. Tallman. % yards. I: c. Dcckelman. %
yards. 5: A. Noltc. % yards. 8; J. bert. -
yards. >.
A friendly shooting match took place at
Woodlawn Park OH Friday between {. Fur:us-
sen. Jr. Of the New Utrecht Gun Club and
c. f. Morris Of the Atlantic Rod and Gun Club
The conditions we're 100 birds each; c. Fur
gussen. j.. at % yards and c. + Morris at 30
yards; for the birds. The shooting all through
was vvcry even FurSussen won hythe score
The New York Rifle Club held a emi-month.
" shoot at the 2o,.yard range. cypress Hill
Park. on saturday. The results. however. owing
were poor Ont Of the possible 100 points. IS
are necessary for score to count for first
class marx mems n edyls. and this result was
Shorkley. who used telescolir sights. made ~
in ten shots on the standard american target.
shot Of the Twelfth Regiment. scored IL }. J.
h"y OF ys@93S, h ss@TsI tS a2It rSnGpar
The Lurch liiile Team are making active
preparations fortheir annual excursion prize
SS M ysas HhS s soWns srS SrK
were made in the regular sent monthly, shoot
street. on Saturday night. The conditions
Were: Massachusetts, l2-ring target. orhard.
possible l2O points. The, scores; Lautz, ll3:
Roeheien. los: Hoiz. iWi: Hiidebrandt. i0ii::
Mueller. 100: Wagner. 9S:
President Of the Atlantic, Rod and Gun Club.
and {: Detlefscn OF the Fountain and Coney
S S a"a Gym s"R y hs Rsfo and
Gun CLUBS grounds. Tho stakes, $3.50 "A side.
haze been posted with c. ". Wingcrt. The
each: G. l.. Morris at 20 yards and c. Detlefscn
at. - yards rise: modified Nottingham rules.
of tn" Jeannette Club Of this city. has located
Louis Miller. proprietor Of Dexter Park. is
arranging new shooting ground for the pur
pose Of introducing the rapId-tirnG system at
blue rocks. from! iiv" unknown TAPS. under
These traps will be arranged separately from
the usual live bird traps
The composite match that had been or;
Park. EidGcwood. on April -. at 30 hIHn rocks
md md 20 rifle shos at twe,ye,nGh Hnio-eyc
posed to hold an onen blue rock tournan ntH
us n substitute. The conditions will he 80
blue rocks each entrance fee 81 to lie divid.
There will be a big swccpstake shoot Mt Dcx-
ter Park on Easter Monday. Arri -. both at
live birds and blu. roc&s. The Acme Gun
Cub have the affair in charge. Tho events
WI Gf rEner az h Acme Gun Club of Brook
lyn and Counsellor Alec E!inn OF this city will
shoot another friendly match at Dexter Park
Brooklyn wing shots are anxiously awaiting
the outcome Of the tifty,9rd p match between
Enasn Grovs the
test will be decided at the next shoot Of the
linden Grove Gun Cub at Dexter Park. on
The &c ,s o 1i County Gun Club which was
originally organized as tn, Eureka Gun Tmh.
another organization is certain 70 be formed
to A. thG anlj ns" Of ne "G NnG Inv. taken
lease OF life. and Will now hold semi-!nonth.y
same dates with the, Zcttlcr lille Club: ono
awarded to tho eight members having tho best
ten scores mt the end ~ the season. only the
best srorf on n, snch shooting day 70 count IN
held in r:9}Innection wItht.
The WillinmsburGh Shooting Society will
distribution 81 the prizes won in the winter
mitch W,, viii take Il"Gr a, hra4Guat"rs corner
n xr "IGSn&m,,y ana 9"r;h avenues. Brook
A member OF tho Ictt!cr Rifle Club is willing
to shoot match with any member Of n recoE-
nized riI!. club underline following conditions:
Fifty shots of hand. mt twnvc.i inch bulls
eye. amy spOItin. rifle under CrccdmOJr rules;
ifty shots with revolver Mt nfty yards. stan
dard American target: fifty shots at blue
rocks. right and left angles. otherwise Amcri-
can Association rules. eighteen yards rise
AMI at fifty live birds. twenty 1.-Two and twenty
seven yards. according to gun. modified liur.
bingham rules. The mattel. 70 he shot or in
onn day All target shot; in black 70 count
one, all in whit" miss. Tho result Of the four
events to be added together. and the highest
total 10 be the winning one. Cypress Till
ground preferred for the rifle and revolver
matches and Dexter Park for the blue rock
and live bird shoots.
;. Many OF tho New Jersey. New York. and
Brooklyn wing shots. will remember that gem
in and ,gent!eman!y sportsman. Al BandIe.
who died at syracuse.
Tn" friends IF Al Eandlc In Plcinil"ld. y, J..
hi native city. have been cn!cavnringto rails"
fund for "A monument t. hi. memory. At Tho
suggestion of I'd" Kay" k"l!ar Of the United
Stltr- Cartridge Company. al I'll" late VIII
rlington. Del. tournament memorial race was
shot and so was realized 1t is thought that
many other gun clubs throughout he country
would like 70 follow the same mode OF srcur-
ing tn" necessary fund. Fred Quimby is the
custodian in this city Of any sums realized
and will forward them to the proper author
tiles.