The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-24
HOOPER TAKES THE CUP
AND CAPTURES TIE AMATEUR
PIGEON SHOOTING CHAArPTONsHIP.

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~Champisu. Ne Third-otherp Are ciose Up-
The contest for the pigeon shooting cham
pionship Of the United States was brought TO q
successful conclusion at the grounds Of the Car
teret Gun Club yesterday afternoon. The
competition was the keenest since tho event Ne
camo q fixture. and It was only by tho'stcadiest
kind of shooting that young 7. u. Hooper wonN
the title with n score OF SO, defeating men who
are recognized az stars Of the irst magnitude in
trap shooting circles. In addition to the title
OF championssHoopersw a handsome loving
rup valued at $780,. the Riftiof Clarence Maokay,
and $500 in cash.
George 8. McAlpin, who was 10 ked upon as
q likely winner untilsruesday night. inishedsin
second place. a single point behind. and Bob"
WEIGH. the champion of 1897, was third, with
80. Fred Hoey. c.. s. Guthrie, and Louis 7. Dur.
yea tied for fourth place, each having grassed
50. Before the last round McAlpin and WEIGH.
who were tied for second place, agreed to-
divide the second and third moneys. The first
named killed his bird, but Welch failed to stop
his flyer within the boundary. Each took $3.50,
but McAlpinigathered in the honors. WEIGH be-
ing placed third. Hoey, Guthrie, and Duryea
divided $40.
The birds were unusually hard. owing TO o
BUrOnR DTeeEe from In0 nOFtnWtSU. ~. ,.
Guthrie, who centred his birds in:splendid style
during the first day, held his lead until the sew.
enty round. From that roint to the
ninetieth tho race was.a nip-and-tuck affair,
but the strain proved too much for Guthrio's
nerves, and he went to pieces. scoring six
misses in succession. The veteran McAlpin,
who had passed o ~sleepless night. and was
really unfit to shoot UP to his best from during
on the leader. and by some magnificent stops
IN his last twenty-five; during which he missed
and WEIGH were also iii during the morning.
When the men faced the traps shortly before
10. o'clock ,Gs there s,sb was nearly ;Sn "a an , inch q n sno from ON
who had mlssod, ten birds up, to the nftieth round,
jones 0s and Mi s%a1sor9G ri ~ sSs S Close ss, q Tae edssSS
slss sSS f n'i.ss q H. h. fS1syis5F rs. s ssa I'D P Sa9eia
,asIaaa t anS bousd .s,I' 'an sS f RsiRer res'{ Money tsrsS"S an.
nounced lost bird for each. Chaplin made
then Wisely returned to bis old favorite. It
was too late. however. andsat the end Of the sew
enty; hfth round he was retired from the con-
In tho soyenty:drst round. MsAllpin and Brad:
Icy TIED, but tho;pace besanR; soI aos, hot S.f for the
s sa9sed p sSe %i1Sdra aV in q Bradley sa%iii ,P staf Fords
Bradley shot up to the end Of the race. as he
Ind a chance for fourth money.
Dwyer and WEIGH tied on the seventy fifth
round and again on the eighty fifth while WEIGH
and McAlpin came together on the seventieth.
the last named drawing ahead on his seventy
eighth selection.
Hooper's misses were his fifty fourth. a left
driver; ffty-eighth and: sixty.ninth, drivers;
bounds; eighty-third, a speedy straightaway |
driver; eighty. fifth. a lightning left quartering |
driver; ninety. frst,a twistingsdriy and ninety |
ures were his 1fty.second, a driver; ffty-sixth an
incomer that futtered oyer the dead line before
quartercr; sixty-second. an incomer; sixty
fourth and sixty-eiRhth, drivers; and seventy |
first and seventy-fourth. right quarterers. the
first of which died out of bounds. WEIGH
missed bis flfty.second. a circhng towerer; six.
tieth, a driver; sixty-second and sixty-third,l left
quartering drivers; sixty-ffth. a twistingdriver;
seventy-eighth and ninety -si1:th ,sdrivers. and
Tooth, a driver that died just beyond the fence. |