The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-24
STEVENS A WINNER.
He Defeats Capt. Miner i'm the
Live Bird Shoot.
MANY EXCELLENT SHOTS MADE.
1aey May Meet Again to Settle sagre-
mzcy~Gocd Work Done at the
Traps by other sportsmen.

- % I'VE bird mates between glch-
- ssevens and Capt. T. T. Miner. fer
e. side. which has neen the topic ~
$50 among trap shooters for the
-. snree weeks. vas yestersay derssled
= west seatfEe IN favor Of the former.
80 very olase and exciting race. ne
s.z4~ran sssS01Eng association rules were
observed.
s,sste a aarze crowd witnessed the con-
49, ard fo- . time a. ire start IL soozssd
: tassssgh Il wosas4 prove an even closer
-,e@ than the scores show.
ne birds we're rather a poor lot. max
az necessary the continual use Of the
a. rores 10 start tlsem- Thss waz
3 ssssser disappointing 20 The contestants,
xen a. the rnanag cement Ok the saoos
= = ne match birsis were supposed 10 be
/. psckea so,. superior - thsse used IN
a. Sweepstakes. II the birds hai been
SSH tie scores would have been evea
hester than they were.
n A. Hardy, Of the Hardy Han Arms
r.ssosny refereed tie match IN a splen-
"A srsanner. nuf one decision being ques-
,sases A. X. Churchill. the we'll known
,rap shog. Of this city, looked after
s;eserzs. and Noble waIAngford acted IN
,,.g eaDarsfy for Capt Miner Afessrs.
r,aat ard Graf keep. the scores.
Promptly az i9.z0 o'csock in the morn
Dag Mr.. saevens stepped TO the score
.na gtoppcss his firss bird. left quarter
sas one. IN good shape. with the first
bagd-
fspt Miner mtsse1 his first bird. a
II. auarverlng driver, which succeeded
n eroxsfng the boundary. II viii boV
,erensbers,a that uIa9er the American
sasossng association rules the boundary
h 81 yaraa
On The second round the men were
sssa. stevens losing his. a right quarter
isx bird Stevens also lost his fifth bird,
right qEarterfng one.
cart Miner lost ais eleventh BIRD The
scere then stood . he. each man having
Iss two birds.
AZ the end OF the eighteenth round the
captain was two birds behind his opgo-
REM. having lost his fourteenth, sixteenth
Ard eighteenth birds. Stevens uleanwhile
Issng MS f0erteenin. At this point Of
tha shoot the crowd MAS treated 20 "A
q ser exhibition Ct nash manship. Stevens
su1eessng in DOWNING ms next q birds
without a misc. making the longest run
o. the day
TIE captain. however. WIS pushing him
yeFy hard killing bis next II in good
shape. six OF them with the first barrel
Mllssr host his thirty-saeond. and both
ioslng their thirty-saxth. The score then
stood e 70 - IN favor OF stevens
Stevens missed his forty-hrst ard then
Finished his string without "a miss. max
ms a total * a. Capt. Miner lost HIS
forts -seeogsi. foFsy-ssNth and fftieth birds,
finishing with score Of a.
II Vas the prevalent opinion. among the
shooters present that capt Miner drew a
harder N ~ birds than hls opponent,
hus there WIS in reality rot nluch differ
snce. Capt. Miner getting seven direct
drivers and no direct inoomers. waile
Stevens hsd twelve drivers and four sn-
egmcrS. Both men nssfe some beautiful
Kills. and were frequently appalRled by
the Spectators. Stevens was especially
effective With his sccolpl barred. while
ssEst. Miner killed. Il Nith his FIRST.
Aaother match Is already being ar.
ranged here and viii very likely be slaot
al not far distant date.
T. Klmball and Mr. Ianning. both
enthusiastic sporisnen 81 Tacoma, were
present The score.
Stevens Il 0e2ot223 22i-
2222t22 t322fs2g2ao
2222o22 e2s29 Is
Miner ..eie22 I212es10202N1
11t22t 2222t20121e12
2Iz012a 02fI0 10
TIE next event on the programme was
seven bird swecpstake; entrance s.
THIS event had Il entries. moneys be-
hos divided 81, 80 ami - per cent. The