The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-19
THE GUN.
An Amateur Trap Shooter Who has
=. Made a Wonderful Record.

- Made Wonderful Record.
Tile SpOrtsmen's Protective Association will
hold its annual buerock tournament at the
Oakland racetrack to-day. Shooting will COM
mence at 10 O'Clock at twenty-five singles and
Ihe entrance VIII be 70 cents.
. a sportsman writes to know if there is any
mixture that can be rubbed on the face ana
hands and will keep mosquitoes away. a mos
Qdi1o.ls a very game "DTd" and generally dies
= after having sampled The blood OF his enemy
Netting as yet known 10 medical science VIII
STOP +"Skeeter' from enjoying the pleasure OF
a dipih red fluid. a resident of Marin County
stated 70 the sporting editor recently that CIV
Ctrlne ana pennyTOyal mixed viii, when rubbed
on. the face and bands. keep mosquitoes and
glats away. The giycerine Is useQ solely 10
:. prevent The oil from evapOTatng too rapidly
shake we'll before using.
Never IN Tie history OF amateur shooting has
such good work been done as thar by Robert
"A. @Nfetcll Ia his match against James " olsteD-
croft Oh The grounds Of The RyerIon Gun Club
August . FOR HE third consecutive time
> .Ne!ch " on. the much-COyeted RverIOn chal-
" lehgr plate, really enblr NAUTICAL OF the amateur
: llve-pigeon shooting championship. MI. WEIGH
MOT On!y won the priced trophy and the purse
al : AXE, but he secured, II possible, 4 more
nriZed nonOT by establishing d new worlds
amateur record 1or live pigeon shooting. HIS
aScoIeet 9S Out OF 100 TOPS the 81 score OF Fred
iii evey, which has stood OUT OF reach for some
lime.
: WEIGHS exhibition on August was little
~ really
have been 400 straight killed, as on his first
miss the bird fell dead just over the boundary
line, While his second was made on u bird which
BE had practically called no bro and only in.
tended 10 shoOt II OIL The ground 10 save II. The
.hlrd jumped, however an instant before the
:. htst s4lOt, and consequently had TO be scored
lost -. :
= NoSlencrett started out well, but after his
hrSI'inlss went rapidiy 10 pieces, unable TO
stand the nerye-Silling pace that WEIGH SET
He shot like a SchuObUy toward The END OF tbe
race. apparently daZed by WEIGHS magnificent
: work. He was also painfully slow in shooting.
alld made inany easy binds nard by his FOOLISH
J: waiting tactics and MS apparent desire 10 save
cartridges by nOt.using the second barrel.
Twas l:15 when Wech. Dronzed by his re-
cent European trip, walked 10 the score He
was hand ed throughout by tile veteran Char
ley MacaliSter. He Killed an easy one and
oisIencFoft followed with a good second.
barrel shot, his first missing enttrely Both
men tBeu settled down and killed cleyerly IN
30 straight apiece. Then W oistencroft fell
down on a dub" and a few birds later went ali
TO pieces, missing Ills thrty-hfth and thirty.
sixth clean. He could not get started for long
huns again, apparently lacking cOnlidt nee ip
himself. while WEIGH, on the her hand was
doing superb work. He was shooting 10 uelfecl
lime, centerng every bird and taking nc
chances. He lost a bird out of bounds 81
thlTty-seEen and'anOlher at seYeDty-one under
peculiar conditions already described, but tns
fatcs OF the other ninety-eight were settled a,
soon as. they lift Tile trap.
= Thomas s.. Dando refereed the shoot and ht
Will be the nextm man whom W ech will have tC
EJECT in a race for the plate.