The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-25
HOW WEIGH WON.
TIE New York Shot keepts the Du
Pont Trophy ia America.

Pont Trophy ia America.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 25.-Robert A. WEIGH,
Of New York shooting under the name OF
Armstrong. yesterday saved the Du Pont
trophy from making a trip to England for
It's health, and by the same stroke made
himself the worlds champion handicap live
bird shooter. The deed was done on the
second day of the big tournament of the
Baltimore Shooting Association.
Mr.. Welch won by killing thirty-fve pig
cons straight That il came near depart
ing is due to the fact that the runner-up
was j. ". Postans, of HeadIey, County
Suffolk. England. Mr.. Postans shot under
the name of Musgroye. He lost the cup
and title by missing his thirty-ffth bird.
To kill twenty-five pigeons straight is
not as infrequent feat for the forty-three
experts Aho took part in the contest, but
when the great honor OF winning a big
championship is in the balance the usual
result is that but few survive with straight
scores In even such small number as
twenty-five birds. This was the case yes
terday- It takes nerve to win in such a
match, and yet to snatch victory out of
such a race requires a man without
nerves."
Only three of the forty-three killed TWEEN
ty-fve birds straight In an ordinary shoot
dozen or more would have made clean
scores The three who were in the tie
We're Welch, Postans, and r. l. Pierce, of
Wytheville. Va. the last member of the
Baltimore Shooting Association.
Robert A Welch, OF New York, is an am
ateur. He once won the Grand American
has "a md .rh.a- FniS5
ship. He is member of the Carteret Gun
Club of Long Island. and has troubles of
his own
The runner-up, J. w Postans, of Eng
land. shot from the Z8-yard mark, while
Weleh stood 81 yards from the trap. Mr.
Postans got his short distance because of
the shooting he has done during the few
weeks he has been in this country
The Baltimore Shooting Associations
chance to land the trophy was finally CEN
tired in r. L. Pierce. He was the first to
face the traps in the first series of five
birds in the shoot-off- He killed his first
three birds, then he drew black tall
less pigeon that went to the right quar-
ter and he lost it, Then the tie was mar
foRed down to WEIGH and Postans or. as
they appeared on the book, Armstrong and
Mnsgrove Each killed the first five shot
At
BY this time the excitement among the
sa3 sc SiO6d vi spectators Was intense.
Each was coached by friend. 1t was
Weleh's turn TO start the next five SERIES
He killed neatly with one barrel England s
crack followed and made a kill with his
1rst barrel. but took NO chances, and emp
4ied his second charge into the bird. WEIGH
Killed his second with one barrel, and his
opponent again used two barrels Welch's
manner was of such assurance as to be
nerye-taking Each downed his third and
fourth bird by the use of two barrels
Welch then centred his fifth-the thirty
fifth of the race-and dropped him stone
dead. Musgrove's twister escaped
Besides the trophy which WEIGH won the
three men in the % class divided first
shone$, each getting s179. Those who
made scores of "a divided second money,
each getting S35.75. Those who killed %
divided third money, each getting $23.75.
First money amounted to s537.5G, second
money TO s522.50. and third money TO
S215 The total, besides the trophy, was
sf,075.