The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11
TRAP SHOOTING.
Many Contests on Nearby Grounds-Harri.
sons Victory in Brooklyn.

bOu NACtOEy III LEoohiJus
poor lot of birds greeted the members Of the
New Utrecht Rod and Gun Club yesterday at the live
bird shoot of tho organization. which was decided at
woodlawn Park. Gravesend. s. d. Toplitz took the
first event straight. and John Gaughen won the next
in the same way. The %snmmaries:
.p First fa t a. Sisas nve n hy To. Sird' pc man.
S Q; g5as a. F e; FT9sst, z q T ysTas; q; Jon! % rs gssseseP. %
Geeomah, 2s yards. withdrew.
q. s econ EysRtnsams G 3 ! 4. Thompson.
". II. Thompson, i, Withdrew.
Third Event-Ciub shoot at ten live birds per man.
lex A. Thompson, % yards, class A. killed 10. 4: A.
Hegeman. class b. 20 yards allowed ] bird). killed
Fourth Eyent-sheIl shoot. three birds. then miss
and out-John Gaughen, 10 yards. 8; Edgar @. Frost,
Hegeman. so yards. 2; g. B. Toplitz. 20 yards, L.
Louis Harrison captured the big cup champion
ahip shoot of tho Brooklyn Gun Club yesterday. He
broke forty.two birds out of his Allotment Of hfty
targets and then smashed four out Of his handicap of
Ave, making a total Of torty.six targets; Edward
First Event-championsh!p Cap shoot. City, clay
oi sscJ pss E PSn; th.%FFsdfiss.g-E,= S1Ssssn 9saHs; 'c IT, ha u:
ris%SSn ,r II; Billings, IL; Croker s; hssthel S, 1S;; ~.
Louis 9ii;. a.rrtson. is; !. J, lame, 10; i. d b.ip5a Davis. Is:
John P. MlIliken, II,
sweepstAkes RAee-Ten birds-John 8. Wright. q;
sWeepstakes Race-Ten irdS-Hsr"tson 10; Dor.
nsrd Amend. Q; Martin. 4; Mills. .; Wright, d Nil
sweepstahes-,seme eonditions-Hsrrison. I; MI
hken. I: Amend 7; Mills. =; Davis 8. ,
r':s% :s Il; 4$snSi u :,S Ss}ls en- II l ss;s. :: $: syi:a I:
swsspstSias RacsYtTein irds~aarrison o; Amend.
4 s Es1fi q S1yR %so g Tnsh Singles 4: and Ave pairs
i E't G:Sg.4 ?. II assHsidi. H. rh Hs16t.Gn, :. o. Billings
Twenty BirdsTBanks u; HSrr son. 10; Bilings'
Il; Croker, II; Hatfield. lo' Thornton Il; Hardini'
Fifteen B%lrdsMBsnks II; HARRISON; -; Hatfield.
ltnGs, 10; Harrison, l..
Edward A, vroome. an old-timer 9. the traps.
scored q most creditabie victory at the monthly live
bird shooting tournament Of the Unknown Rod and
Gun Club OF Brooklyn. which was decided at Dexter
Park Yesterday; summary:
yyrco%s. % yards. WiiI5pm 4; ssnds, % Sards, d;
yards, I: John b, yoorhiss. 20 yards. Z; Join !.
p eo B :. ti IN EsF e s 4; %iii 7; Rd i; sslf M Ia e e Yards ssEa:.
9; John j; Philon. 80 yards, 8, John II. Henry, 25
Second Event-swe, patases race, three birds per
man-Howard Grey. 3; Henry Mahlntedt: 3; John J.
Montesux, Q; r. ]. Smith. .; John VOORHEES,. 2; Ed
ward Hauf. /.
For the nrst time in many months the reorGanizsd
Empire Gun Club showed up at falkland Neck. L.
l., yesterday for q trap-shooing tournament. II.
Clhy DOyu. won tnc prlnClINi event on inc pro-
Sf fiPst Eya int sS%.. shoot, fifteen, clay bird. per
man-J. ID. Mayer. 10 yards. 10; II. Clay Boyd, 10
yards. 10; Charles Smith, IL. yards. l4i W. &. Cor
cogan, Ia yards, 4; A ]; Atchlsy. 10 yards. Y.
ut-Boyd 7; Mayer, D..
Third Event-Sweepstakes race. five birds per man
boyd 8; Mayer. 4 Atchley; A corcCran. 4; Smith, 9.
D; Corcoran. 3; Atchley, 2: Smith, 2.
Fifth E~yent-Same conditions Boyd, g; Smith, 8;
Mayer. 4: Atchley. II Corcoran. I.
Hall q gale blew across the traps ut the country
grounds OF the crescent A. c. At Bay Ridge yester-
day and made the shooting cratic. j. 3. Schenck
Remsen, the well-4nown FlationdA shooter. gained
First Event. Club s~hoot-rwcnty-hye clay birds
per mani. s., S. RemEsn, scrltch. II; Donald q.
Geddss. scratch. % Grant hoffman; &. broke II;
7: Louis 3. nhott. 10. broke II; Thomas " Stake. ?.
Second Eyent-TwSnty-Hye clay birds per man
Third Egnnt-SAme cond' tions--R imAen, IL; Ged-
des, IN; hoffman, Z; J. II. Haucck. 7.
Same Copditions-Repsrn ~: Qeddes, 10: Not
man, 10; Hall ok. ~; Chaileg A, Sykes, q,
Sykes Trophy Match, Ha~ndicap-TeRms Of two
J. II. Hallock, allowance I, broLe1s. and Jore Lott,
JTa I. broke 20, Team total, a Thomas "; stake,
scratch. broke 20. Team tltai. 50. Henry Kryn Z,
broke az. and ]. 3. 8. RsmSsn. snrat'h b. broke ~.
Team total. As.