Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-08
TRAP SHOOTING OUTLOOK.
Local Season Promises to BE the
Liyeliest On Record.

Interest in trap shooting is more active
and general in and around Washington than
1t has been for a long number of years. and
the coming season promises to be the llYeli-
est on record owing to the events that are
now being arranged for the sport of local
votaries. Live birds will give place to clay
pigeons, not only because nearly all the
supply of old, strong flying birds are being
or will be, secured for the great events at
Interstate Park next MONTH when thous-
andS Will be required, but also on account
OF the well-known fact that pigeons do not
fly we'll in warm weather for trap purposes
1t takes the center of the load to kill a
pigeon in good condition this time of the
year, and a healthy one can stand a pro-
digious lot of lead and get out of bounds
This was proven last Saturday at Steupen-
er grounds during the match at % birds
side, 30 yards rise, between Mr. James M
Green and Mr.. Seymour Cunningham, which
Mr.. Green won, killing ~ to Mr. Cunning
mans Is. One of Mr.. Green's birds, big
blue rock. was right quarterer and he bit
II hard with his second barrel The pigson
dropped in the Bladensburg road about 80
yards from the trap. Messrs Joe Hunrer
ana Iupby Dickerson got II and picked it
TO see how 1t had been hit, and found that
seven No. ~ shot had passed entirely
through its body. Still it flew out of bounds
and was lost to Mr. Green's score who as
well as Mr.. Cunningham dropped half their
lost birds outside the 56-yard limit II the
weather is proper tomorrow, there will he
a pis crown at SteuDeners, and each SAT-
urday hereafter until the great American
handlcap week in April causes a Temporary
cessation.
MI Royal Robinson, who Is going to give
handsome cup as a trophy for the Dis
rlct championship will have a talk with
Iocai trap shots at Wagner's one night NEXT
week 10 be decided on. and arrangement s
VII! then be made to fix conditions. ITncIe
Billy wagner Informed the trap reporter
OF Inc Evening Star last night that he IN
tended Offering four medals to be Competed
Tor at clay pigeons during the season. and
II Is expected other fine trophies will be
donated 1t will be difficult to pick win
hers when 80 many men are doing such
good work as Washingtonians are now con-
sistently recording. W. l.. Duyall is show
ing steady Improvement that marks him as
a coming expert: Tubby DIckerson and
James Nj. Green are shooting spIendfdIy
While the execution Joe Hunter is doing
with his 2s-gauge Parker is little short OF
marvellous. Wagner and Steubener are
keeping up their well known records and
both viii make try for the great Amerf-
can handicap meeting. c. p Wise and
Bender are averaging 90 per cent, while
Parsons and Bud Brown are losing none of
their fine art at any kind of shooting Ed
Miles expects to make some of the old
timers renew sad acquaintance with him at
his once favorite sport, and Arthur Mat
tingly intends to divide some of his spare
time between golf and the traps Robin
son, Clafiin and other good ones will be
among the trophy seekers so il will be
readily seen that there is fine sport ahead
/ at the traps.