New-York tribune., 1898-09-25
SHOOTING.
FALCON NEW-UTRECHT AND BROOkLfN
GUN CLUBS HOLD SHOOTS AT LIVE
AND CLAY BIRDS.

A most interesting lot OF contests was decided at
Dexter Park on the Jamaica Plank Road. Brook
lyn yesterday when the Falcon Gun club held It's
monthly trap-shooting tournament. The conditions
were very exacting and made a thorough test OF
the contestants ability. They were head and tall
traps a bird shot with the first barrel TO count one
point and bird grassed with the second barrel to
count but half point: gun below the elbow until
the bird is the wing After the main event
CHRISTOPHER VI. Meyer shot a race against the
birds standing at thirty yards rise and dropped
eighteen out OF twenty the two he missed being
screamers in flight. one left quarterer to the
right and the other towerer, both very strong o,
wing Summary:
Club shoot uen birds per man)-John Bohlin (27
yards) o. sA points Charles Doscher $50 yards). s.
points, John Moer 27 yards Q. sis points; Christopher
II. Meyer co yards,. 8. points; John ~ Meyer t@s
yards 8. points
Second (match at nve live birdschristopher
NJ Never (29 yardD, 8. points; John ~ Meyer as
Third even, against twenty bird-Chrlstopher
NJ. Meyer: Killed. 1s missed, 2; total %
The Brooklyn Gun Club held It's regular weekly
trap-shooting tournament the club grounds. at
Union Course Long Island. yesterday. A high wind
made the scores low in comparison to the usual
run of the clubs competitions. but the programme
as run off showed some interesting events. George
Morris the bright particular star Of the shooting.
captured three Of the four contests In which he
participated. The summary:
Event No. l 0wenty inanina,e clay targets per
expert rapsl-Gerge Morris. 10: John s. Wright. ~
John T. Mllllken H. - -,
.5yss Hsn' Morris Sq ~ ohS Whit a John Men
Even, No (nach twenty birds man. magatrap)-
John r. Milliken. Is; John s. Wright, i6
0: John Z. Millken. 8. John s. Wright. T.
In point OF attendance the inanmate asphalt tar
get shooting tournament Of the New-Utrecht Rod
and Gun Club. at Woodlawn Park. Grovesend,
Long Island. yesterday savorcd Of old times. but
bfuh oxpipp ,b. foc. hat
a heavy southwesterly breez, swept across the
traps and made the flight OF targets more erratic
than usual All events were for competitors stand
ing at sixteen yards rise. American Shooting As
sociation rules unknown traps and targe:s thrown
at unknown angles. In addition TO the club shoot
petitions at twenty-five birds. for hammerless
gun q shell shoot at twenty-five clay targets, snd
Piatt Adams DR.. George f. Pool captured II.
would have been their personal property. but
Mortimer Van Brunt stepped In and with an al
/ iowance OF two birds handicap. won the cup
Club shoot Nwen,y-nyt bros per man).A 4 Hegsman
F. D0sS TsSmp.sn 4 Rider s. e George win
Troisdorf Cup competition TWENTY-FIVE birds mani
De Wolf 20 A. hsseWan I'D 49, pOpey Deacon si,o Us
W. II. Hayden. S: F. a. Thompson. :.
birds per manj-Piatt Adams. H. J. DE Wolf. q W. II
Thompson. 90 DOnley Deacon. IL Frederick A. ThomP-
| p T. George ie; T. B Rider ia: A. A. Hegeman. is.
Shell shooting competition thandcap twenty-five bird
pon.ey Deacon 90. 10: F. A. Thompson a.; is; 2; z
a,sss asS.st o. o. TO- % Hsss%an Hsn @ sa1s m scratch 10 T.
. Doubles, per man + Gtorse, out OF .; DOME,
saS su su5 q 4 %nP%s.'a Out S Var
Extra event Gen bir@s per manTpla, Plat. ADAMS.
Shepherd a Rd:; s'' + l.s.ns aa%fs'n Or