Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-26
PIGEON SHOOTING.
r. A. MARSHALL, or ILLINOIS, VIM
NER OF AMERICAN HANDICAP.
CLEAN SCORE OF TWENTY-FIVE BIRDS
The yictor's share of the Prize
Money, s500-Dr. Carver, Of CHI
cago, and Harry Google, of New
York, Close second1

LONG BRANCH, n. j., March g.
Tom A. Marshall, OF Kelthsburx, H.. was
the winner Of the Great American Handl-
cap, which was decided at Elkwood this
morning Marshall made clean score
Of twenty-five birds. His share OF the
prize-money is 500. This is lfsIgnIhcant.
however, compared 10 the honor OF win-
ming the greatest shooting match in the
history OF the sport. Dr. w. p. Carver.
OF Chicago. and Harry Google. OF New
York, the latter OF whom shoots under
the name Of Henry see." had a good
show of tying Marshall. They killed as
many birds but in each case one fell
dead out OF bounds
When the marksmen left the traps at
s O'Clock last night. twenty-one rounds
Of the Great American Handicap had been
shot. Marshall Carver, and Google wera
tied, with a straight score. There were
fifteen men who had twenty kills. aud
twelve who had grassed nineteen out OF
their twenty-one. The continuance or
the match commenced at l0.2D o'clock this
morning. AT that time the sun was
west was sweeping over the grounds. The
sportsmen knew what this meant. the
birds were a 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.
Dunnell. whose score was l9 out OF n.
Three birds went down before his sure
aim. When DR. Carver faced No. I trap
he was cheered TO the echo An easy
bird was his prey. lie picked harder
one on the second trap. and this also
was riddled with lead. on the No 3 trap.
while shooting mis- twenty-fourth round.
he had a towering incomer. The frst
barrel hit the bird sQuareiy enough. but
to make sure OF his kill the Doctor sent
another load after the pigeon. The high
wind carried the Doctors bird out OF
bounds. and I'm its fall Il crashed through
one of the west windows OF the club
house. The Doctor was chagrined. but
his friends cQnsOled him by saying he
still had a ehthce OF winning first money.
Google brought down his first two birds
at the first and second traps He went
TO the third trap and drew a swift in-
conner and filled 1t with shot. The bird
however, fell out OF bounds.
THE WINNER
1llS LETT only MdlrnAll WIN
kills His twenty-hfth bird was left
quarterer one barrel was enough 90 dis-
pose of it. and the Westerner was the
winner Of the Great American Handicap.
The New York men who were second.
with twenty-four kills. were Carver, Van
Dyke. Dr. williamson Henry See"
Google, Burkhart VOrs, Cubherly Arno.
and Applegate. They divided N.eB. The
third men, with twenty-three killD were
w. Dunnell, d. Alkire. c. w. Budd. Cor
nelius Ferguson. "Arkansaw-Traveller
0. r. Dickey, and W. 8. King. These
men divided Sl,09i.
For fourth money. or the consolation
prize. each contestant in the handicap,
with the exception OF those who had re-
ceived first. second. or third morey was
allowed TO enter. 10 was miss and out.
After a number OF rounds had been shot.
the following divided fourth money. or
S2j4: Grimm, Hamilton, Powers, Mocca.
sin. Thurman. Parmalee. Phstler, Moore,
Won Clark, Renrig. Coldren, and Colonel
Anthony.
Mr.. Marshall the winner OF the Ameri-
can handicap, was born In Kentucky IN
1851 He commenced TO shoot at an early
age. and Is now considered one or the
best shots I'm the West. He has been
MAYOR Of Keithsburg, H., for twelve
years. and served In the Legislature from
the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seyenth dis
tricts In 1889 and 1884.