New-York tribune., 1894-04-07
MORLEY Is THE VICTOR.
HE WINS THE GREAT AMERICAN HANDI-
CAP PIGEON SHOOT.
MONEY TIES HIM TWICE AND STEPS BACK TO
SECOND PLACE on THE THIRD TRIAL
THE SCORE

THE SCORES.
The Great American Handicap pigeon shooting
match at Dexter Park l.. l., under the auspices OF
the Interstate Manufacturers and Dealers ASsocla-
ton was brought to an end yesterday ana was
won by T. w Morley. of the Paterson City Gun
Club OF Paterson ~ J. The second man In the race
was also a Jerseyman Captain a. W. Money OF the
Carteret Gun Club. while the third was +. c. Moore.
OF the Larchmont Club, OF Westchester. The money
stakes follows: First 500 so; second, S5yI %;
| third. $685. total. sl.325
BY the terms of the handicap each OF the fifty
three men who presented themselves to take part
shoot at twenty-five birds at distances vary
ing from twenty-five TO thirtythree yards. with a
boundary OF nfty yards and dead-ine OF thirty
three. No gun to be larger than NO. Il bore
or heavier 'han eight pounds.
When hat or twelve rounds OF the big hnnd
cap had been shot Thurs lay night there were ten
marksmen with clean scores to their credit but at
the end OF the contest yesterday afternoon only
Mcssrs. Morfey and Money held that place. This
Insured them first and second money. For the third
money there ties as follows: j. r.
Keing. OF Philadelphia. W. j. Simpson and F. c.
Moore, OF New-York; r. d. Fuford, OF Utica; J. L.
Smith. OF Hacllrttstown y. j., and W VI. C.
Jones and +. II. McWhorter. OF Pittsburg. They
had only one miss each. AS under the rules of the
handicap the ties had to be shot or this done
and the sport proved the most exciting OF the meet
ing.
The shooting began yesterday at II O'clock and
all the m2rkSfnen were on the grounds excepting
G.. Lttlefleld. who had two misses on Thursday, and
had withdrawn from the contest. There were many
surprises in the course of the day. notable among
them being the downfall OF such men as Denny and
King of Pittsburg: George Work. OF this city, ana
the Philadelphia crack, Wostencroft All these.
with the exception OF Work. snort-mark men,
and from their shooting the previous day seemed
to have entirely the best OF It, Work was shooting
at the thirty-yard mark. heavy handicap taking
into consideration who pitted against him.
When Referee Jacob Pentz announced that Messrs
Morley and Money had tied for first place. each
having killed their twenty-five birds. the friends OF
the shooters gathered around them with hearty con-
gratuaions. After a few minutes nermission 1t
was decided that the should shoot at ten birds
each the one who lost the fewest to be the winner
OF the great handicap
Morley was the first face the traps. and strange
10 say missed his first bird. fast driver. as well
as his second. a speedy right-quarterer Captain
Money brought down his two first birds In good
style He missed his third. however. hard driver
and also his ninth. towering right-quarterer AS
Morley killed hts last eight. the shooters were again
even at the end Of the ten birds. and another ar
ringement had 10 be made. II was decided that the
only way separate the champions WAS to make
them shoot "a mss-and-ou" Both killed their first
one and Morley vas declared the winner OF the
Great American Handicap of 1894. The scores were
= follows:
Killed Lost,