The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-15
BEHIND AT THE ART
Endeavor Gun Club Defeated in the
First Watch With Rutherfard.

First Watch With Rutherford.
The members of the Endeavor Gun
Club had a gala day Saturday on the
club ground at Marion and devoted the
afternoon to the entertainment Of a large
number of visiting sportsmen and to the
destruction of a great many clay birds.
which were smashed in the team match
and the open sweepstakes, which were
very interesting and of good financial re-
suits to some of the contending trap
shooters. The prime' feature of the
meeting was a ten-men team match be-
tween the Endeavor Club and the Boil
ing Springs Gun Club of Rutherford.
This was the first of a series for the
championship of Hudson and Bergen
counties. The race was remarkably
close and resulted in the success of the
Boiling Springs team, who boiled over
the targets in a wonderfully clever man
ner. The defeat was accomplished be-
cause of the poor shooting of Strader.
VINO broke ten and missed fifteen, and
Mulyaney, who scattered only thirteen to
the winds. Had either of these men
shot anywhere near the average the sue
cess of the local organization would have
been accomplished. The shooting of Ed
ward Collins was the feature and ex-
celled the best records. with a score Of
% out of a possible %. Young. Percy,
the boy wonder, was also of a high or
der, and he succeeded IN Leading his
father by one bird at the end. The
margin was six birds at the close. Fol-
lowing this event the marksmen kept UP
a constant bombardment of the targets
and continued the destruction of blue
rocks while the daylight lasted. The re-
suits in the team match follow
Boiling Springs Fishing and Gun Club
5Riehmoodnd, sli Bell; 3; Le e. -
10; Krebs, IS: G. W. Floyd, 10. Total,
Endeavor Gun Club-collins. %; Nc
gram, 20: Strader, 10; Percy, Jr., 10;
Fletcher, 81; Piercy, Sr., IS. Total. 1a.
Hobart the Middle states Champion
The Middle States championship was
decided Saturday afternoon on the
Orange Tennis Club courts and resulted
in. the success of Clarence Hobart, who
beat r.. D.. Wrenn, the Harvard expert.
in a highly exciting contest, but by re-
markedly skillful tennis 1t was some
what of a surprise, as it was conceded
by the knowing ones that Wrenn had
a large mortgage on the trophy. Ho-
bart'S swift ground strokes and accurate
placing were executed in a manner that
surpassed the best playing of years on
the Orange courts, and Wrenn was at a
loss how to check the rapid stride to-
ward success that Hobart was making.
Wrenn tried lobbing the ball, but Ho-
bart smashed them in a capital manner.
and although Wrenn made a hard fight
at the start, but was forced to sue
cumb. The ladies' singles was won by
Miss Bessie Moore.
Miss Atkinson hurt her ankle in the
third set, but finished the set be-
gan a fourth. but defaulted after the
score reached 21 for Miss Moore. Miss
Atkinson evidently did not care to ruin
her chances in the national championship
next week.
Mss Moore played remarkably well
and would have probably won anyhow.
In the handicap singles George Miles
covered himself with glory by beating
DR.. Frazer on even terms in the semi
final round and then beating Cranston
with comparative ease. NJ champion
Larned, the holder of the cup for '95.
is absent in Europe. The summary fol-
lows
Mems championship singles-Final
round, Clarence Hobart beat r. D.
WTenn, SS, 63, Cd.
Challenge cup round-Clarence Hobart,
challenger, beat w. A. Larned, holder,
by default.
Women's championship singles-Final
round, Miss Elizabeth "A. Moore beat
Miss Juliette F. Atkinson, 2L6- 63. 60,
| 21 (retired hurt).
Nike double OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
round. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hobart
beat Stephen c. Millett and Miss Millett,
Handicap mems singlesAsemi-fnal
round. George H. Miles, 40 of Is, beat
DR.: William N. Frazer, 26 of Is, Ga,
Final round-George H. Miles. 4s of
Is, beat w. M. Cranston, Pc of Is,
ss, 6S. 6-s, 60.