Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-13

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 CAPTAIN JOHN BREWER. J. A. k. ELLIOTT. in Long Hill, Conn.,, B years ago, and has handled gun ever since he was strong enough to get one to his shoulder. Three years ago he was unknown among trap shots. He began in modest way by de feating c. NJ. Hedden of Newark, N. J. Frank Class, the famous champion of New Jersey, was his second victim, and then he struck out for higher game and challenged Captain John l.. Brewer, who claimed to be worlds champion. On Nov. 12, 1891, the men shot the first of three matches, each at 100 live pigeons, 30 yards rise, for $2OO q side. The contest was the most remarka- ble of the kind on record. Fulford killed 100 birds straight and Brewer 99, his one hundredth bird falling dead just over the 80 yards boundary.
 This phenomenal feat crowned Fulford king of pigeon shots, and his record of 100 straight kills is still the top notch among the pigeon shooters of the world. In the second match the score was almost as re markable, Fulford killing 90 to Brewers 9S The cracks each killed 94 in the third match Fulford broke his favorite gun, and in the shootoff Brewer won the match by killing 25 birds straight to Fulford's s 24
 Brewer still believed that he was the bet ter man and proposed match at 250 birds each, 30 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, Hur- lingham rules, for S1 900 a side and the championship of America, believing that such long match would be more of a strain than Fulford could stand This great contest was decided at Woodlawn park, Long Island, Dec 12, and Fulford again won, killing 223 out of 250 birds and estab- fishing new worlds record for the num- Der. Although beaten. Brewer made a great record by killing 2l6 of the 250 pigeons that rose before his deadly gun.
 On Jan. i, 1892, Brewer and Fulford met for the fifth time at Harrisburg, and Full ford scored his fourth victory by killing 96 birds to Brewers 94. Fulford then an- nounced his retirement from the arena, but met c. w. Budd at Chicago March and in two matches for $400 each and was so badly out of form that Budd defeated him in both matches. In the first the score was: Budd, 93; Fulford, sl. The second match Fulford abandoned in disgust after he had succeeded in killing only 3S out of 53 birds
 Owing to the importunities of J. 4. R. Elliott, the veteran wing shot of Kansas City, Fulford and Elliott met in five matches of 100 birds each in December 1892, for $2, 400 in stakes. Fulford easily won four of the five matches, killing SS, 96, 90, 96 and 90 birds. In two of the matches FL liott killed 93, and his poorest score was s5 In February, 1S9o, GeorRe W Ork, Cne Ne" York clubman, caused t1utter in shooting circles by defeating Fulford by a score of So to sS birds. A few days later, however, Fulford demonstrated that the victory was "fluke' by defeating Work in second match by score of 80 to Sl. Work is a member of the Larchmont Yacht clubs fla nous gun club, and two of his clubmateS, l.. s. Thompson and Walker Breeze Smith, later shared the same fate at Fulford' s hands.
 Fulford excepted, Captain Brewer of New York is probably the greatest wing shot i'll America. He has beaten some of the best men in the world. including Elliott, whom he worst ed in three matches in March, 1891. In the second Brewer killed go birds, and the hundretlth fell dead out of bounds. He has performed this remarkable feat several times, and ill luck alone prevents him from having as good record a Fulford. Among the men who have beaten Brewer are CIV.