The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-10
THE TOURNAMENT CLOSED.
Big Shooting Event at Marion
Ended Yesterday

Ended Yesterday
The Interstate Association trap shooters
tournament was brought to a close yes
terday on the ground of the Endeayor
! Gun Club at Marion. The event was
more literally patronized than on the
previous days. There was a larger at
tendance and the shooting was ola higher
order. During the day there was no let
up in the competitions, and so thorough
was the interest in the tournament that
a number Of new contestants from out
of town were present and figured in the
events. The shooting was keener than
ever and the marksmen made better
records than in the previous day. The
tournament has been very successful and
was the most prominent ever held in this
city. In the neighborhood of 1000 targets
have been destroyed since the shoot began
and Of this number j. Won Lengerke Of
the Endeavor Gun Club, has probably
broken the largest number. He has been
unusually skillful in this shoot and has
kept the pace with Champions Brewer,
Elliott and Fulford. He won a large per-
centage Of the purse money. Another
heayy winner has been Shorty, who
figured in the majority Of the divisions
events were shot yesterday, with four ex-
ira contests. The majority Of the events
were at unknown angles. The ninth was
there were ten entries there were four
moneys. The scores of the day were
First e~ven{-Twenty targets; 81 entry,
70; Captain Money, II: Thurman, II; ]. F.,
II; Van Dyke. 16; Elliott. lg; Edwards, Isl;
sBreWer Is; Piercy, u: Harrington, 49, U.
Second eyent-Fifteen targets: $3.50
entry, 50 added. Edwards, 10; Piercy, 80:
Van Dyke. 80; Elliott, IS; T.. ID. Thomas
=; Shorty. -; I Il is; j. Won Lengerke.
Money, II; Fulford. II, y. M C.. IL:
HddIsdreth, 4; Harrington, 10.
so added Elliott -; Brewer. Is: Captain
Money, IS; Fulford, is; ]. Won Lengerke,
=; Remsen, Z; Pieroy, 16: Van Dyke, I6:
F.. e; Hildreth. e; Edwards, Is;
Fourth event-Fifteen targets, $50
entry. IS added Edwards. IS: !. Won
F E,aIga9a l0i r,,l RreVe 81 Eem5en. "A;
Dyke, u; Harrington, II. Thurman, ii;
Cnristy. II: ]. F., TO-; Geoffrey. 10.
Firth event-Twenty-fve targets. $3.50
g; shorty. Is; Piercy, Il; van Dyke 81;
Elliott. d; Fulford, 19; Harrington. IS:
captain Money y; 2 Won LengeFke, IS;
Sixth event-Fifteen targets. sl.50 en-
try. IS added. Van Dyke, Is; Elliott. IL:
Harrington, 10; Z. VI. c., 10; Renusen. 13.
Gseof6rey. lsi Captain Money Y: Fulford.
Ingram, Il; Percy. II: L. b. Thomas. 8:
Hildreth. s; Christy, s.
Seventh event-Twenty targets 90 on
Try; SO added. Fulford. 20: Brewer. 20;
Elliott, ~; Remsen, 10; Edwards. Is; Van
Dyke, 49,; Geoffrey. Is; Captain Money. Il:
Ghristy, II; I. D. Thomas. IS; Piercy. IS;
Shorty. Z; Htldreth: u: Taylor, Il: Her
rlngton, Is; U. N. c., 10; Collins. Is.
Eighth event-Fifteen targets, $40 en-
try. 80 added. Fuiford. Is: Brewer. 15-
Piercy, IA; Van Dyke, II: Rernsen, ID: FL.
wards. 10; Christy. 10; Holberton, 10; Col
Captain Money. II; n. Money, Ii; shorty,
y ~ W sa1fIdass 70; L p Thomas. 8; Z. N.
sa NiRlh tra gyss sB5 T ssfss & Z i ssrss s.
CAPTAIN Money, ~; Fuiford. %: Geoffrey.
z Collins q; Shorty, Il; Brewer. u; II.
90: Piercy. 10; Hiidreth, fs; II Money IS
Ienih event-Twerty targets, g entry.
SO added. Van Dyke, 10: Elicit. il.
Shorty, L; Brewer. IS: Holberton. is:
Z; J, E, n; Remsen. 16; Collins. Is; Bel,
EXTRA EVENTS.
ru Iesst s1.5 sTs epfrT fen targets expert
G 6nd !, z; Fulf9rd II Shorty. ii: Van
DgKe le; Christys s; Taylor, 3.
second event-Fifteen targets, expert
rington. II; Christy, ii; Geoffrev Il W.
DYKE 70; Shorty. 70.
danirs event-FHfteen targets; expert
fulford, 70; Shorty, IS; Geoffrey. IL: Col.
ms: l.; Harrington, =: Van Dvka n.
Cnristys 10; Taylor, 1o.A Z
r,, rours Z % eventmFffteen targets; expert
plercy, 4; Shorty. II; Fulford. 10: Taylor'
~; Van Dyke, s.; l.. d. Thomas,