New-York tribune., 1900-08-19

was purchased near Queens. Long Island. and the
work of improvement was begun The entire
tract is inclosed by a substantially con-
structed fence ten feet high; the ploughed surface
has been replaced by broad stretch of veivety
lawn. and spacious casino and clubhouse
equipped with everything sportsman could de-
sire has been erected.
This building is two hundred and twelve feet
long, forty feet deep and three stories high Four
hundred people be fed at one time in the
restaurant and there hundred sleeping
rooms. The building also contains billiard rooms
reception rooms, baths and all the other
sentials Of well equipped structure for club and
hotel purposes. Broad balconies surround the
building at each story, from which fine view
of the trap contests may be enjoyed. The Long
Island Railroad Company has built attractive
station and platform the grounds. through
which its trains pass. for the convenience of the
park patrons. Altogether the park has every
requisite for the thorough enjoyment of the sport
of trap shooting, and fills long felt want in trap
shooting circles
The casino faces the east nearly one thousand
boundary and IN front Of the building are the
traps There are eight sets of traps, four for
traps are of the latest improved kinds and they
are re-, all operated automatically
ne unseen hands Of men stationed in tunnels, and
IN the Same way All the traps are pulled from the
shooting @ line by means Of underground wires. The
traps for both the live birds and inanmate target
shooting are acknowledged by experts to be the
beSt yet ADOPTED anywhere in this country
are the pigeon coops and houses, where twenty
thousand pigeons can be housed and maintained in
Interstate Park was opened last spring, and the
live bird contest held in the East was contested
there. Two hundred and eleven marksmen took
part: The contest was held under the auspices Of
the Interstate Association. Among the contestants
were many Of the best trap shooters in America,
, and it took two days to decide the big match.
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cessful.
It is not the object however of the promoters Of
terstate Association. Of their chief objects is
to provide suitable and convenient grounds for
dvduas who enjoy trap shoons mo ManS Of Of the the
ciubs have already taken advantage of the ad-
iy shoots at the park. To the business man whose
early education in the use Of the breechloadng
to be boon. indeed. He can leave his offce in
and be home in IeM m 6 & At the TaPs
alone has made the park exceedingly popular.
targets on hand at the park and a number Of en-
ployes TO look after the wants of visitors
estabiishment Of the new shoofine Sroundg nd b b
accomplishing wonders for him. He said recently
game afeld for few days every year. he had never
been able 10 get on a friendly footing with his
and its uses year, he had forgotten at the time
of his next annual hunting trip His poor marks
much detected and early in the day would refuse
to hunt LONGER His practice at the park had i'm
really delighted nowadays to accompany him on his
the native nimrods with game to sell
The officers OF the Interstate Association are:
retaTy Lincoln ST. rG3se
Elmer c. Shaner. John S. Wright and Thomas w
Preparation being made for holding num-
Der OF shoots; and many important trapshooting
contests will be decided at the park in the near