The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-16
DIR. WILSON A CUP WINNER.
SaVannah's Second Champion in the
shotgun Field.

shotgun Field.
DR.. F. C. Wilson will return from New
York to-day with new laurels as a marks
man. His shooting on the Cartaret Gun
club grounds on Long Island last week,
was a marvel TO the Northern crack shots.
Although having shot only three pigeon
matches, which were within the last three
weeks, when he became member of the
Carteret Club he at once placed himself
on footing with G. S. McAlpin, former
Savannahlan, Daniel Bradley, L. T.
Duryea. Capt Money, W. Stanley, Robert
a. Welch aud other shooters who are on
the top rung of the pigeon shooting world.
The New York Herald. in commenting
on DR.. Wilson's shooting. says: "A new
Richmond has appeared in the pigeon
shooting world. and he bids fair TO create
a bigger sensation than any other new
conner in recent years"
DR.. Wilson's skill a rife shot is well
known here and throughout the country
through his remarkable shooting at Sea
Girt. His experience in trap shooting has
been gained since Christmas, when he did
his first shooting al pigeons. His victory in
New York, a brief account OF which has
been given in the Morning News, was in
the shoot for the handsome Good Friday
cup presented by Robert a. WEIGH, for
mer Philadelphia, but now a member Of
the Cartaret Club, DR.. Wilson not only
won the choice trophy, but he also cap
tured the second cup competed for during
the days sport. Later on he gave an ex-
hibition of his skill as a wing shot by
winning the double bird event, when two
birds We're released from a trap at the
same time.
Eleven crack marksmen were entered in
the contest. The conditions were twenty
R,ro iyIs nd oil he
ers to stand on the thirtyyard mark. The
birds were so fast that coupled with the
thir,y-yard boundary, few of the contest
ants could keep time with them. DR. Wilson
won the coveted Robert A. Welch plate
in the twenty-five bird contest at thirty
yard rise. killing twentythree birds, and
tying with D. Johnson for the cup On
the shoot off DR.. Wilson won on the third
bird. His misses the second and sixth
birds were left drivers, which, turning in
to twisters, died out of bounds being car
ried over the wire fence by the stiff wind
which blew for a part of the afternoon
from the southwest.
George S. McAlpn and Louis T. Duryea
also tied, each killing twenty-five; w.
Stanley killed twenty-one; w. S. Edev.
w. George. c. Ellison and w. Smith each
grassed thirteen birds; II. Chaplin grasse1
twelve and ]. G. butcher. generally one
of the most reliable shots of the club, had
but ten birds TO his credit at the end of
The race.
The wind during the best portion of the
day was brisk and this combined with a
fast lot of strong birds, furnished some of
the best sport that has been seen on the
Carteret grounds this season. Wilson,
McAlpin. Johnon and Duryea were in ex-
cellent form, and succeeded in grassing
their birds in fine style. They also en-
countered number of remarkably fast
drivers and twisters, and also some right
drivers which taxed their skill
A miss and out handicap which followed
also furnished some creditable sport, Nc
Alpin, Wilson and Stanley each grassing
thirteen birds. The cup offered in the miss
and out handicap was won by Wilson who
killed six.
The score in the shoot for the cup; ham
dicap; miss and out was as follows:
K.
G. S. McAlpin. 81 yards. 2 2 0 49,. 5
Dr. F. C. Wilson. 80 yards, 2 l..
c. II. Stanley, % yards, ................ 0
j. NJ. George. Is yards, .............. l
d. /. Johnson, 80 yards, .......... 3
c. NJ. Chaplin, Is Yards, l O.......
T. Atkins, q yards, 2 INSTRUMENTATION. 2
Miss and out, all at 80 yards: McAlpin,
4; George, 4; Wilson, 3; Atkins, 0.
McAlpin and George divided.
Miss and out, handicap: McAlpin (S1
yards), 10; Wilson (29 yards). 10; Stanley
(2S yards, 10; Johnson go YARDS. u: Cha
pin (2S YARDS. II; George (2S YARDS, 6;
Atkins ~ yards), I; Edey co yards), 0;
Ellison co YARDS, 0; Smith (2s yards), 0.
McAlpin Wilson and Stanley divided.
Miss and out handicap: Stanley, Z; Nc
Alpin. 6: Atkins. 6; Chaplin, 5; George, .;
Ellison, q Wilson, 2.
Miss and out. handicap: Stanley, 3;
George, 3; Johnson 3; Wilson, 2; Chaplin.
!; Atkins, l.
Stanley, George and Johnson divided.
Double event. three pairs of birds, all
at % yards Wilson, 5; Johnson, 4; Meal
! pin, 4; Chaplin, 8; Stanley. 2.
In shoot off for second money, johnson
| beat McAlpin.
*Dead. out of bounds.
| Heretofore Savannah has pinned its
! honoTs as shotgun marksman on George
| McAlpn, but with DR.. Wilson In the field
| 1t will be able to hold its own against the
| field