The sun., 1897-01-13
M'ALPIN DEFEATS WORK.
THE o<RTERET GUN cLUB CRA cK
WINS a 600 BIRD MLTCB.

spieudid Shooting at Fast Birds IN . Gale
OF Wi.d st the West.inster Kennei
Ciub erounss-The Score hS1 60 iAs-
heA'piss ssn Disssiee Three Times.
One of the most important pigeon shooting
contests OF the season was decided on tho
grounds OF the Westminster Kennel Club at
Babylon yesterday. when George Work and
George 8. McAlpln. one OF the Carteret Gun
Club cracks, shot 20o-brd match. The latter
won by score OF 151 to 142: While the score
does not look very good. tho birds, MS they AL
ways are at this ground. were unusually fast.
and with . heavy gale from the northwest be-
hind them, they spun from the traps uko 80
many csnvasb,cks. 1t 10 doubtful IL the re-
doubtsblo Capt. Brewer could have scored 100
under similar conditions, particularly ~ only
thirty-yard boundary was used.
While McAipin has only been shooting live
birds little over year and is not nearly 80
we'll known as Work. his victory did not sur
prise the knowing ones q great deal, as many
consider MIN to be the best shooter In tho
amateur ranks He showed wonderful nerve
.nough IN r..,l. onv an. n.r,i,r,, r,x NJ. thu
s.sanS . III .,, .e w, -. III
Work did clever execution At timos. but started
OF poorly. He pulled up nearly oven at the end
of the Tooth round and thon fell away again.
Both men had any number Of birds die out
aida Of tho boundarv ns.riv all than, beinr
.ith.r ishnt,n. driv.r. a. r,-h, ,n.r,.r,n. ar,v-
srs Sensational kills fifty yards away were
egu.ns anu 'eo,os 0, oi,o', pA,.'cu'Arn m'-
Aipih ., VINO, In spite OF deadly nrst, 10 littie
slow with his second barrel. were only stopped
VI. " ..',ns, Wv y, .n'n .onV' ,S, .,S
VINO arrived at the ground on special train,
club men. Including Frod Hosv walter w
w.,,. " p.,.. - ~ p-ss,.
K,.,r,ass G.ora. m Masoun % John syI psl.e. ea Jr u
Isnn ~, - ,e., w. ,,..,O.,. .uo.' suu 'uu' 'oa
the match was started at IL 80 O'Clock. Fred
a. Moore wa, tho referee Fred uoov handled
Works gun. while George Magoun looked after
McAlpin's interests.
Work was tho nrst to shoot On account Of
tho wind no ono was surprised whom the bird. q.
fast right driver. died outside. McAipin drew
sas,k ,ei, ar,vor ana k,lied MIN witnin . Few
yards OF the trap work dropped lightning
rrnt ,, m aaar'sFsr , In tho second roand, only to
ss1n driver tnSTsh
round; round W9rk. howsyeri could not take take I'D. M
seven, ssysnsh bird s,lEh. driver and then had his
iost Ave of The eight BIRDS He recovered him.
:sii however. aud mad. ;. Desusiiui stop ON Of .
oSSSi'h,o IA , lsht 9uA%Ge5 % W .he .entn Iounu,
tbe ,lersnis n'p'h "'''''a '"i'''hK 'hoomer IN
w Ny oies ensn. s .. ,, -
made nne stop, ,ast T,gnt driver IN
nin.tecntb fast birS % of ,ha .pm. txne ,nS rs
tnen ,,sl, kiea toh staxh,, WORK, aItef kiiiing
tnh, zen s'.nsn. MS iongest run OF tnS gay
o,t in,L tne Icy sha tmeny,htn Dirus'
Svh rna nv IT,, AZ tne ohh oi the tweny-
seor. standins Spao IA " Incrsa..d ~. Ina .ne
i ,h H.saos M :. 10. no iauresen ms ieau
IL IL the next String OF twenty-hys killing 20 to
,conaS M a.. @ .me ena o oi tne he!E ~ ~ rouna ths
s,r,,. W"rl rn;sd ~ mt, ~ a. ~ ' M seeona
ond Mus ,u,.h,S Seu & DIS y @ thirt SOC
Sp,,h ht M ior,y ivrty nihtn. ana
hih % Urur, o.. e, enveps 'no i1st II named
r,,m ma' ~ ins. leit uaa@s.eIe, @ NE thlrS-
r,.. n..o i ,t,'ih ueu Ia oStsae. s, MehiPins
dr1xsr. nS his .nr,.'.onn u LIZ, tn, ., ooth
I'D. tni,,v.s.cnpa N la, Sr,r.r nna ~. ter,m
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