The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-26
PRETTY FIGHT OVER PIGEONS.
AN ILLINOIS MAN NOW CHAMPION
SHOT OF THE COUNTRY.

He Kills Iwenty-Five Birds And
Beats DIR. Carver and All the other
Cracks of the Country-His victory
Glass Hut Only $500 i'm Money.
second and Third Money Divided
Among a Number of Contestants
Who Were Tied.
Long Branch, N. J., March 25.-Tom a.
Marshall of Keithsburg, ILL.,. was the
winner of the grand American handicap,
which was decided at Elkwood park this
morning. Marshall made a clean score
of twenty-five birds. His share of the
prize money is $500. This is insignificant,
however, compared with the honor of win
ming the greatest shooting match in the
history of the sport. DIR. w. f. Carver of
Chicago and Henry Koegle of Newark,
who shoots under the name of Henry
See" had a good show of tying Marshall.
They killed as many birds, but in Zach
case one fell dead out of bounds.
When the marksmen left the traps at 6
O'Clock last night twenty-one rounds of
the Grand American Handicap had been
shot. Marshall, Carver and Koegle were
tied with a straight score. There were
fifteen men who had twenty kills. and
twelve who had grassed nineteen out OF
their twenty-one.
The continuation of the match COM
menced at 1920 O'Clock this morning. At
that time the sun was shining brightly
but gale from the west was sweeping
over the grounds. The sportsmen knew
what this meant. The birds were fast
lot and with the help OF the wind every
one agreed that it would be difficult TO
kill them.
The first to face the traps was w. Dun
nell, whose score was nineteen out OF
~ down
fore his sure aim.
When DR.. Carver faced the No. 1 trap
he was cheered to the echo. An easy bird
was his prey. He picked a hard one on
the second trap and this also was riddled
with lead On the No. trap while shoot
ing his oath round, he had a towering in
conner The first barrel hit the bird square
enough. but to make sure of his kill, the
doctor sent another load after the pigeon.
The high wind carried the dead bird out of
bounds and in its fall it crushed through
one of the west windows of the club house.
The doctor was chagrined, but his friends
consoled him by saying that he still had
chance of winning first money.
Koegle brought down both of his birds
in the first and second traps. He went to
the third trap, and drew a swift incomer
and filled it with shot. The bird how
ever, fell dead out of bounds.
This left only Marshall with straight
kills His twenty-hfth bird was a left
quarterer. One barrel was enough to dis
pose of it, and the westerner was the win
ner of the grand American handicap.
The nine men, who were second with "a
kills were Carver. Vandyke, DR.. William
| son, Henry See. Koegle, Burkhart, Voris,
Cubherly, Arno and Apologize. They d.
vided $1696.
The third men with twenty-three kills
were; w. Dunnell. E. D. Alkire, c. w.
| Burdt. Cornelius Ferguson, Arkansas
Traveller" o. r. Dickey and w. S. King.
| These men divided $1,04
To see who were entitled to fourth mon
| ey, or the consolation prize, each con-
testant in the handicap with the excep-
ton of those who had received first, Sec
| ond and third moneys was allowed to
enter. 1t was miss and out. After a
| number of rounds had been shot the fol-
| lowing divided fourth money, or 1854:
| Grimm, Hamilton, Power, Moccasin,
| Thurman, Parmalee, Phister. Moore,
| Guthrie, c. Won Lengerke, Rehrg, Col.
! Dren and Col. Anthony.
Mr. Marshall the winner of the Grand
! American handicap, was born in Kentucky
/ in 1857. He commenced to shoot at an
early age and is now considered one of
the best shots in the west. He has been
mayor of Keithburg, ILL., for twelve years
and served in the legislature from the
| Thirty-siXth and Thirty-seventh districts
| in 1889 and 1891