The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-17
Z. d. EULEORD.

In Long Hill, Conn, 80 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 Il modest way by de-
feaiing G. NJ. Heddcn of Newark, n. J.
Frank Glass, 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
DC world s champion On Nov. 10, 1891 the
men shot the first of three matches, each Mt
100 live pigeons, 80 yards rise, for 5000 II
SIDE. The contest was the most remark;-
pie OF the kind on record Fulford killed
lOo birds straight and Brewer 90, his one
hundrcdth bird falling dead just over the
81 yards boundary
This phenomenal feat crowned Fulforl
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-
parkable, Fulford killing % to Brewers
9S. The cracks each killed o. in the third
match. Fulford broke his favorite gun
and in the shootoM Brewer won the match
by killing % birds strnight to Fulforls ~
Brewer still believed that he was the bet
Ter man and proposed Il match ut $50 birds
each, 30 yards rise, SO yards boundary IIur-
bingham rules, for 1000 side and the
championship of America, believing that
such n long match would be more of n
STRAIN than fulford could stand. This great
contest was decided at Woodlawn park.
Long Island Dec. l2, and Fulford again
Won, killing 223 ont of $50 birds and estab
fishing new worlds record for the num-
Der. Although beaten, Brewer made Il
great record by killing 2l0 of the $50 pigeons
that rose before his deadly gun.
On Jan. l, lSJ2 Brewer and FulfOrd met
tor the fifth time at Harrisburg, and Full
ford scored his fourth victory by killing 90
birds to Brewers "a. Fulford then an
noiinced his retirement from the arena, but
met {. w. Budd at Chicago March and 4
In two matches for $500 each and was so
badly out of form that Dudd defeated him
u both matches. In the first the score WIS:
Budd, 93; Fulford 81. The second match
Fulford abandoned in disgust after he had
succeeded in killing only IS out of 80 birds
Owing to the opportunities of j. A. r.
Elliott, the veteran wing shot of Kansas
City. FulfOrd and Elliott met in five
patches of 100 birds each in December, 1892.
Tor 32,400 i'll stakes. Fulford easily won
Ioiir OF the five matches, killing So 36 80,
w and 90 birds. In two of the matches Ell
uott Killed .3, and his poorest score was So.
In February, 1893, George Work, the New
YORK ciubman, caused Il flutter in shooting
circles by defeating Fulford by Il score of 50
20 - birds. y few days later, however,
Fuliord demonstrated that the victory was
q luke by defeating Work in second
match by score of 50 to ST. Work is a
member of the Lurchmont Yacht clubs ia
mouS gun club, and two of his eliminates.
J.. >. Thompson and Walker Breeze Smith,
later shared the same fate ut Fulford's
hands
Fuiford excepted, Captain Brewer of New
York is probably the greatest wing shot in
America. He has beaten some of the best
men III the world, including Elliott, whom
Pc worsted in three matches in March, 1891.
IN the second Brewer killed 90 birds, and
the hundredth fell dead out of bounds lie
has performed this remarkable feat several
times, and i'll luck alone prevents him from
having rs good Il record rs Fuford Among
the men who have beaten Brewer are C. w