The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-06
CRACK SHOTS AT THE SCORE.
'1RsT DAY or qHE GRAND NATIONAL
HANDICAP, AND NO REsULE

40 0thsr Prsfe.sisusls Eseh Dropped
o-e, SD = Dark Bsr,. May wis the
rr,-. As.i- Thi- Tear-ps--y OF Pitts
h--rh the Most Likely Mas In the
ept-io. OF May - Shelters from MIS-
serrt. Osie. Psnasvivsni., Msss.eh--etts,
New JERSEY. New Ysrh, szs otssr
st.ts.-Ths Race 10 ne Decides To-day.
Not since the days Of the old Middlese1 Gun
Cub 1t Dunellen. N. j.. away back in the early
|eiehttes. has such q crowd OF expert pigeon
I.hooters faced the traps as participated In the
.ofand National Handicap. at Dexter Park.
.Ions Island, Yesterday. No fewer than nifty
fhrss competitors paid their S25. and shot 10
farn st marks ranging from twenty-five to
fhirty-thres yards. and nearly every State
from Missouri eastward had a representative.
THE Grand National was shot under the aus
|pfces Of the Merchants and Manufseturers
Association. and was guaranteed to be
8werth q. 600. 1t proved great drawing card,
Ihovsver and the high men will divide between
Isl. 200 and 81, 500 some time this afternoon.
THE event not being shot TO decision ysster-
|day. owing to the size OF the entry list and the
fact that twelve men who we're In an unfinished
hftssn- bird handicap on Wednesday took their
turn until Il was decided that Msssrs, ]. OH.
Denny OF Pittsburgh, D. A Upson OF Cleveland.
T. Hyde Of Roboksn. =. d. Kelsey OF New York.
and W. Wolstsnoroit OF Philadelphia were en-
titied 10 s4o5o each.
In the Grand National. at the conclusion OF
The twelfth round, which was shot at Or last
srsnins. there were nine ties for first place.
Man Who were overlooked in the handicap
lwnrs represented literally in this. while the
Ierscks OF the country. Brewer. Elliot Fulford,
Il AID Claas. had each missed one bird. Fulford.
Il Brewer and Elliott were on the 33-ysrd
|mark. while Class and Fred Hoey. the latter
" generally considered the best amateur shot In
the East or the West for that matter. were
placed At 81 yards. Hoey's work was very dis
appointing. and he retired quickly. losing three
/ birds out Of his 1rst i've. two dying out Of
| bounds. George Work and Fred Moore Of New
York shot we'll. the latter killing all his BIRDS
while Mr.. Work dropped but one Capt Money
Of Oakland. N. J.. . veteran at the business.
1 killed twelve and so did I. W. Morley OF Pat
sfson- ]. W. Hoffman. German Valley. n. j.;
Fietchsr Walters. Arlington. N j.; ". IL VOL
stsncroft Philadelphia; J. OH Denny. Pitts
burgh; ". N. Drake. South Orange. N j.; j.
Won LsnGerks. New York. and J. d. Arnold.
WAshington.
Dexter PARK. where the tournament was
held. 10 historic ground. The hotel was once
| kept b. the famous horssman. Hiram Wood
run. and IL was near there that Lady Suffolk.
Tora Temple. Dexter. and other mighty trot-
ten made their most noteworthy perform
ancsa The highest ridge Of Long Island
risse to the left Of the shooting ground. and
when the guns bark. the blur throws back 4
ringina echo sharp and clear. The board
fence surrounding the square Of turf on which
hundreds Of birds were slaughtered yesterday
q we'll psppersd with shot marks. and many
blue rock has struggled TO his death in trying
% surmount It Although the weather was
thrsatsning yesterday morning. there were
fully 1000 persons on the grounds at 1890
ocieck. the hour ct which shooting was adver-
tfsed to begin Among those noticed were
George McAlpln. W. F. Quimby. Gus Nowok.
J. Blsndsrmann. DR.. Hudson. DR.. Loveridgs.
Cal John voss. A. G Gould. Comm odors Grit
nths. John Msissl. of New York; Lieut..
sanB:. f.PH s.r p. %s IS f Rsscns
..I Rsi:S.D e F a.. W Wye.
ss bas RSfs Gss;l,s .i fics: John john
I'D hiflistSii T Rl.Isf,,d HfsAs
sss by: sl:a 6S,. iRfs kht
fh.ls. HhL :. Copper Red Bank Rli G.Sfcs
Dsis P.y tsanSso9 GS TRs%.:
6rldsspot Conn. and p. Nurth. Cleveland. o.
I.nd N A S.s y yGp lat We! y:sr Fl
present. Indications dark horse viii carry the
( gu benny q fi!t.SGisS .: the man Ir.
ss. ;sS 81 Raw.
e esrTg ava. tie Drz; nn$ e S he T. on Il:
dsss Win the swing and freedom which char
AetsEiss thSS, etpsrt. Il L. pretty good betting
s :s r. VIII b n: Il the 'A{ &: b ass
ss:Gss & =, I ss;sE a shsS SSs:
s5Ss ;SSa = g: 81.
we're h:syy. drli. spiIiti,:s bun and white isI-
Sc mouth when they SSs REUSED to IL dssplts
ksbussSss viii beat any nam q man .nf fsaR e
s g b.sn, VII ''f S9Sts.r. .'DFs .s.ssi
s[cth Jen.s M as Cooper N .S spsi..r:
81 3D. 4. shs
ssd be seSTsd ten Ells out Of. twelve birds shot
S.sd mari Il consd.rsa ao o sao, oi r tSs
sIsysrsss target sh cct.rs Ia the Buckeye State.
s X. s.. s soSnS ssa 1 sSs
dE 'eiFd Pine man Br TsG .So' "- Gas. ssan.
snsEnincsnt shot either at the trap or In the |
@ ssd H .sS from ss e. 81 as Ss. .h the
nis.sd HIS ath bird scoring kills on Al q the
barrel Of the entire tourn Amsnt T. W. Nor. !
i4y % Paterson st trsatJ; eight yards erased |
al twelve Of his birds. aud was REGARDED last |
the tscA l., T, Davenport, the we'll known |
% tie 80 y1rd mark. missed his second, NTH |
istsd an out S 5. f.sIfsd from x. asis. '"n'
Ii j. better Known al "Dutchyb L. rsmaris.
he hsurA All the makeup he would require |
to do turn as e Dutchman on the stage |
ksadk srsAlsL Mr.. smith IL TuddS-isesd,
t.5en. eaiT,sd; IOtund Of psrS1on. good Hatussd,
BIRD. but Knocked the others over as though |
ehootias pigeons from the 30 yard marx was |
kis sspselAl sport Mr. Smith IL enc OF the |
lev lsh: hand shots In the race. ]. Frank |
klslas Of PhiladsPhia. At one Tins champion |
Of HsnnsylyaniA shot from the 3l-yard mark |
and msds straight score. with the exception |
81 hts ntth bird, which was dead out OF boundA
yards missed his fourth bird clean. aud had |