The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23
M'ALPIN'S GOOD SHOOTING.
HE DEFEATS DAVENPORT At TINE
LARCHMONT YACHT CLUB GRO UNDS.
The Csrteret Crack scores ot Birds 60 SO
with n ei.Yard Bouaaary-One or the
Best Records Made Under the Cone
Halt he Rnsh Me-

The Csrteret Crnck scores ot bird. TO 80
with n ei-Tard Bouaanry-One or the
Best Records Made Under the Com
aitions-A strong Finish by Both Men.
Ono of the cleverest pigeon. shooting matches
that have ever taken place In this country was
decided at the Larchmont Yacht Club grounds
yesterday afternoon. when @. 8. McAlpin, who
recently defeated George Work in q 200-bird
match on tho grounds of the Westminster
Kennel Club. met L. 7. Davenport in n bird
contest. After q close struggle, In which the
score was tied three times. McAlpin won by
three birds. scoring OIL to Davenport's 80. In
view OF the fact that both men stood at thirty
yards. with q 21-yard. or Monte Carlo. boun-
dairy. their work was remarkable In many
ways. Although McAlpin complained OF illness
he shot In splendid form. killing his last
thirty-one birds straight Davenport. who has
not taken part in q rlgeon match for some
months. gave . fine exhibition OF uphill work,
bringing down forty-sevcn Of his last fifty birds.
Tho contestants arrived at the grounds shortly
before o'clock. accompanied by goodly crowd
Of clubmen and wing shots, including w.
Chaunccy Floyd Jones. Edward Eddy. George
Magoun. DIR. William Wynn. n. Organ, w. Z.
Duryea. William Stewart. Or. KnowIton. +. W.
Duryea. ID. l. Bradley. Oliver Adams. Jacob
Pentz. and c. Musey Of Chicago. Pcnts was
the referee and DR.. Knowlton scorer. MoAlpin
was handled by George Magoun. while DR..
Wynn looked after Davenport's interests.
McAlpin, who Lost tho toss. was the frst to 20
to the score. As In tho Work match. his first
bird. fast left Quarteror, died out Of bounds
Davenport could not hold the lead. however. a.
his third bird. right driver. and his sixth. q
right quarterer. also died outside. Both made
clever kills Of fast left drivers In the eighth
round. and then McAlpln made q sensational
stop OF fast left driver In the tenth round. In
the sixteenth round Davenport killed q fast
tsrsr. In the eighteenth round. while Mc4ipin
killed straight TO the end OF his string; his
@ qhs ssats .s f.. o sna o
the twenty-tfth round was: McAlpin. "a; Da-
McAipin's twenty.,i1th bird. q left driver.
died outside, while he missed his twenty-sev-
enth. fast flyer from the same direction. This
made the seorea tie. Davenport then had his
thirty-hIst bird. q right Quarterer, to die out
side. as did his thirty-third, u left driver. lie
missed his thrty-iifth. a right quarterer, clean.
the thirty: fourth round and another puzziine
straight driver In the forty.trst round, while
and his forty.soventh and forIy.eishth he birds,
the mean time made dificuit xiii ora i"s.isft
driver In the twenty.ninth round. and a rafting
good stop. of a straight driver In the thrty-nrst
round; He then had his thirty-seventh bird. a
first. right driver. and his forty sccond, sleft
driver both net the same fate Just over the
driver, WAS well stopped. The score at the end
OF tho hftieth round stood: McAlpin, ~; Dav-
export. Al.
McAlpin lost his sixtieth bird. driver. which
died outside. and then clean nisyed his sixty
third and sixty-ninth birds, both right drivers.
This made the score n tie again. Davenport,
who killed twenty straight up to this point. then
had the misfortune to SEQ his siIty-ninth bird.
. nasty straight driver, die outside. TOO. The
score at the end OF tho seventy hfth round was:
McAlpin. SO; Davenport, IS. The former
best work being on tho seventy enth,
n right driver. and the seventy eighth and sew
enty- niuth, both drivers. His stop OF a straight
ward became an incomer To the left, was also n
marvel In Its way. Dayenport's missed In his
last string were his eighty ninth, left quar-
tcrer. which died outsidc. and his ninety third.
a right driver, which was missed clean. His
k Ill OF the ninety drst bird, q straight driver,
was probably the best Of the day. Summary
follows: