Evening star., 1895-07-22
LATE SPORTING NEWS
TRAPsHoorEns AT WORK.
Meeting of the b,.trlct and Maryland
League-The LAeal Teams Victory.

Meeting OF the district and Maryland
| Leasue-The LAeal Tennis victory.
! The second rnesting Of the District of
Columbia and Maryland Trap Shooters
| League was held in this city Saturday, on
| the grounds Of the Capital City Club at
| the foot Of 21st street northwest. The at
! tendance was yeryusatisfactory, there being
present besides the shooters large num-
Der of interested spectators. The shooting
| was commenced promptly upon the arrival
| OF the shooters from Baltimore, Green
| Springs Valley. Frederick and other points.
| Although the day was warm, the shooters
kept UP lively fusillade from II O'Clock in
! the morning until after 5 In the afternoon,
when a severe wind storm swept over the
| ground. driving the shooters to shelter and
many of them to their homes. However,
when the boys found it was all wind and
no rain they continued the shooting, finish
ing the program events
Mr.. J. H. Gulick. captain of the club.
managed the days shoot, being ably as
sisted by Messrs. Happier. Hart and Taylor
of the home club and Mr.. Baker of the
Green Spring Valley team, who acted as
cashier. The large number of birds thrown
management, for the reason that the first
gun was fired about II o'clock and the last
one before O'Clock, an hour having been
taken for lunch and rest.
The old veteran, BILLY" Wagner made
the highest average during the day. He
| shot at 175 targets and broke 165 Of them,
giving him an average of 81 3-4 per cent.
Matt3ngly, also OF the Capital Citys did
good work. scoring about IS per cent.
The event Of the day, and the one looked
forward to on this occasion with some con-
Germ by the home club, was the team con-
| test. 1t was conceded that the Standard
Club and the club representing the Balti-
more Shooting Association, both of Balti-
more, would put up strong race. At the
first shoot OF the league these teams tied:
on score Of 127. However, the Capital
City team proved equal to the emergency.
| and won the match over the Standard
team. its closest competitor. the scores
being, respectively, 135 to 131. The Balti-
more Shooting Association team; scored l2G
targets. The work of the home club was
| very creditable, their average being 90 pe-
| cent, and for six men this is considered
The Green Spring Valley team was badly
| handicapped, several of their strongest
members being unable to attend; but their
captain. Horace White, drafted others in
! their place, who borrowed guns and shells,
! and, while they filled out the team that
was about all IT amounted to for the club.
| However, Mr.. White is one Of the best-na-
| tured men in the world. and he seemed to
| be In as good humor when losing as when
| on the top of the heap"
The next league shoot will be held on the
grounds of the Standard Club at Point
Breeze. near Baltimore on Wednesday.
August Z. Below will be found the scores
! of the various events:
Event l. ten targets. twenty-four entries
Knew, Rothwell. Malone and Bird, o: Bond,
CIaridge. White. Buckbee and Dixon. s:
Arnold. Hood Thomas. Smith and Hamil-
| ton. I; Gulic<. 6: Heiskeli 5.
Event 2, fifteen targets, twenty-three en-
| tries-Bond, Is; Wagner, Arnold and Clar-
| idge. II; Hawkins Penrose, Malone Roth
wel Lupus. Smith and Hartner. L.: Mat
| tingly, Lee and Gent. II: White Randall
1 = md Hor a.
HeiskelI Hood and Dixon. 8: Thomas, g.
Event 3, twenty. targets, twenty-four en-
tries-Pruitt, 10; oaIattingly. 10; White. IS:
| Wagner. Hawkins and Malone. II: Hood
Wise and HamiTeon.n Is; Gent, Lee, Bond
| and RothweIl, ~; McKnew and Thomas,
1S; Dixon. Penroses and Bird. II: Hels-
Event 4, twenty targets. twenty entries
Arnold and McKnew. 10; Gent. Wise. Mat
tingiy; Hawkins ana Penrose: II; Pruitt
Bond and Dixon,~15s Smith. Lee and Ran
| dali, II: Heiskeli and Thomas, 10.
Event s. fifteea birds twenty-nine en-
| tries-Wagner. 10. White. Hawkins. Roth
Mcleod. Pruitt.- Mckeldon and Buckbee,
a. Arnold. MeKneHi Bond Claridge. Dix
on, smith and Wise, 13: Heiskel, Bird.
| Malone and LUPUS. 70: Gent. II; Hamilton
League team race, twenty-five birds per
man, six men to the team, known traps
| and angles: .
Capit1l City team-wagner. %. Arnold,
| -; Mc!<eidor. q; Mcleod. 23: Pruitt. 20;
| Mattingly. q. Total. 135.
Standard Gun Club of Baltimore-Bond.
25; Hawkins. 81; Lupus. %; DerVal, 20;
Buckbee, 2l: Bombay. -. Total. 131.
Baltimore Shooting Association team
| Claridge, 20; Hall. %; Malone. "a: Hartner.
Green Spring Valley team-White. 90;
| Heiskell, 10; Thomas, II: Hamilton. II;
| Cockey, 81; Baker, TO- Total. 1872
| Event Z. fifteen targets, twenty-six en-
| tries-Wagner and Prutt,> 15; Hawkins,
| Hall, Bird and McKeldon, Il: Hamilton,
| Penrose White and Malone 13: Ciaridge,
| Thomas, Mcleod Gent. Bond, Brashears
and Mattingly, u; Arnold, Cockey and
| Wise. IL; McKnew and Baker, 10: Heiskell
| and Fristoe. o; Dixon, 8: Ashford, 4.
| Event 8, twenty birds. eighteen entries
J Wagner. 10; Arnold, Is; Mcleod. II; Nc
| Knew. Hawkins and Cockey, 16: Hamilton.
| Penrose Hood. Claridge and Barker. Is;
Fristoe, IA: Heiskell. White and Thomas,
| 13: Baker, II.
Event .. twenty targets. eighteen en-
| tries-Claridge, 10; Mattingly, Pruitt, Pea
| rose and Wagner Is; Malone. II: Arnold
| and Hamilton, 16: Thomas and Gent. Is;
| Cockey. Barker and White, IA: Brashears
and Dixon, l3; Bird. -; Wise and Nc
| Knew, II.
Event 10. fifteen birds. sixteen entries
! Wagner. Is; Hawkins, Pruitt and Malone,
| IA; Wise. Arnold ard Thomas, IL; White
| and McKeldon. 12: Penrose. Mattingly and
! Cockey, IL; Brashears. Hamilton and Clar-
| idge, 10.