New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-30
\ WONDERFUL PIGEoN-sHooTING MATCH
FRED HODY AND I. S THOMPSON PlTTiD
AGAINST GEORGE WORK AND {
M,CAr.EsTTP


One OF the greatest amateur pigeon matches ever
contested I'm this country that shot yesterday
on the grounds Of the Westminster Kennel club,
at Baby Ion j.. l.. by two teams, comprising Fred
IIoey and L. s. Thompson. OF this city. on one side
and George Work. OF this city. and &. 4. MacAles-
ter. OF Philadelphia the other. The scores made.
taken singly IN the aggregate, were wonderful.
Fred IIoey. who led the winning team. Killed
ninet y-scven ont OF possible onr hundred birds.
and by doing established Il new record In anna
tcur shooting that number Of birds: while his
partner. Mr.. Thompson was not far behind him.
with total number Of ninety-four Kills. The best
previous record was that Of ninety six made by
George Work last fall in q match with captain
Money. Tho craftsmanship OF Measrs Work and
Manchester yesterday also Of high order. Mr..
Work scoring ninety-thrce and Mr. Manchester
ninety-four.
The race for supremacy was close and interesting
throughout. AZ time there difference
between the two teams Of more than four birds.
great shout went up from the spectators for both
the winning and losing teams when the lest trap
had been sprung and the referr" John :. lioey. Of
Hollywood. announced the official score rs follows.
Mcssrs. Iiory and Thompson-KeI 49, lost 10.
Messrs. Work and Manchester Killed. 49, lost. -.
A. "A matter OF fact. good work had been ex-
pccted from the men arising from their well-estab-
lishcl regulations ~ the trap. bit they certainly
exceeded the expectations OF tn" greatest enthusl-
asst the grounds
This contest yesterday was return match 70 IN"
one shot on IA. grounds OF the Carteret cub at
Bergen Point ON Friday lest by the same teams.
and the terms IN" same. with the exception %
the boundary. Each man shot ~ go birds at thirty
yards rise AMI nfty yards boundary.
M.s.rs. Work ami Machl stcr went down TO oak
dale on WcIn SHAY hight and We're carly on the
grounds Yesterday. Th"y had q f"w practice shots
before Ncssrs Hoy and Thompson arrived The
latter won't to Babylon ON tho special train which
lcfr Long Island city at go on their arrived
little time Mas lost ami tho match began soon after
n o'clock The day was l4rk and gloomy and the
rain was falling as Z ~ meant - continue for
hours The light r.a anything hut good for IN"
nlrk. rnrr and % was wlth difficulty that IA, were
embed To- sight m birls with their second barrel
Mr Hoe, vas the urst 20 shoot AMI the first five
nirl, fell easy prey - his aim. ills first miss was
his sl>th irl. fast right craft~rcr II" ih"n
made n yen ~ tW.rty-siN without a break Mr..
Work 81. p;.l un on his second pigeon. also DIM
-u.t right quart.ref. lut followed II uP with run
Il eighteen.
Tho N,uus ,1low. Nr. Thompson. s'Art~l out IN
good STYLE aul o vas not until Tho traps had been
sprung go hl. i.rtl,.h tirl thit Boz scored "a mss
ST. M-Nl-s,.r o.. r.,i h.s Ssh Dir! AMI Two NOR"
lu BIS nrr' twenty five Afer thai. however, u"
..t'l~l down enI s-,i only three more biI'is iii
ff. remaining 'F-'tr li- ttsi run Ms -
Mr. ~ ...'s i.ef I4n 49, "Ii Nr u ''li''' "
go, bu ApiI o. arI 8 tn' dultt. luN'i' Wei
~. o.'1 o., '4. m.ul".rt "i thn t"N"',. '%'",.n-
t.r country PI.tI ;hii iit'-tIi. Va l'l. car
t-rrt ami Washington Gun clubs.
o., fIl e-.t' 80 r'"r iif = ~ ticH ~ rs '''"".