Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-03
DANIEL FIN WORK,
SENATOR'S son WINS STATE
SHOOTING CHAM-
p1ossH1r.
BROKE ALL STATE EcoRDs
rouns rrap shooter n.ae seor. of ]
es Per Gent.
rnnrrr AND ropon'se ,orsn-
rhe new ch.mpion,. sister Repeats
ed1y kissed Her Brother IN Her
Pride In HI. Aehievement-1o-ns
DANIEL Also won the Reninste.
eun-w,nner. Of other Event. ana
Honors-The Scores.
Young Trap shooter n.ae !. score of
ss Per Gent.
PRETTY AND roUcH1se scEss.

fh1NSE1btfI1, Va, SSPtSHuUSI
Special There was a slight falling OF
in attendance at the shoot OF the Virginia
Trap Shooters Association to-day only
seventy-nine shooters being present.
The programme called for 200 targets
per man in the nine events. inclusive Of !.
NO. 4. which was a. seventy-hve target
race for the championship Of the State.
In event No. 4. E. NJ. Daniel. Lynch
burg, one of the youngest members OF the
association. won the championship of Viz
ginia at inanimate targets In most
sensational finish with the veteran trap
shot. R. L. Pierce of Wytheville.
Both men scored seventy-three out OF
the seventy-fye. In the shoot OH at
twenty five targets each, Daniel put up
the prettiest exhibition with the shotgun
ever seen in the State, hitting every one
OF his targets in the centre. smashing
them into powder. Pierce did not centre
his targets so well. having many Clipped
"mudples.'' finally losing three, and end
ing with score OF ninety-five to Daniels
ninety-efght out of one hundred shots.
Young Daniel was given great ovation
for his magnificent victory. which he
Justly deserved, but with characteristic
modesty, responded in silent bushes
His sistcr,s Pride In Him.
His sister. Mrs. Fred Harper. stood
near and watched her brother centre
target after target with that pride that
only a sister can manifest. and, after the
remarkable feat, caught him in her arms
and imprinted on his smiling face kiss
after kiss.
His score is the highest official record
ever made In Virginia. and will in all
probability long remain unequalled Mr.
Daniel is son of Hon. John Daniel.
United States Senator from Virginia
Another exciting race. which was pulled
off Immediately afterwards, was a dis
tance handicap race of twenty-five tar
gets. for two Remington guns given TO
| the association through Messrs. Tisnors
Sons. valued respective at SIS and $50
Daniel Again Looms Up.
Mr.. Daniel again doomed Up and won
fhe first with the remarkable score OF
| tweuty-four out of twenty-five at the
2O-yard line.
Messrs. Franklin Stearns. and r. ~.
| Johnson. Of Richmond, tied for second
gun with the good score OF twenty-tnree
| ont OF twenty-five. Mr. Stearns shot
from the 2O-yard mark. clearly demon
strating that he IS no novice VIII TUG
scatter gun.
number OF shooters left for their re-
| snective homes throughout the State.
while few remained for the sparrow
shoot" which Is scheduled for to-mor-
row All events were shot through by
! dark. but your correspondent was unabie
to get the scores before tomorrow.
Notes of the Shoot.
/ E,verbodv is pleased with the manages
| nent of the big shoot.
/ In the shoot for championship of the
| State. these are the scores of the SIX nigfe
| men: j. A. Purllie. 20. OF Richmond y.
| L. Bruffry. &c. charlottesville; William
/ Mcdaniel. So, of Staunton: w. i. Moor
| man 6s Of Lyncnburg: Hammond. 81. of
Richmond; Franklin Stearns. 81, of Rich
mond.
How the shooters did enjoy the dinner
furnished by the ladies of the First Pres-
/ byterfan church, managed by Mrs. w.
Bruce Montgomery. and assisted by Mrs.
/ w w. Burfoot, of Richmond.
/ The following Richmond shooters made
i straight scores to-day: A. J. Warren.
w. Fl. colquit C. w. Saunders two
straight). r Stearns. and r. H. Robinson.
4 After the second event on the first day.
I G. w Saunders shot in great fOrm-abova
so per cent.
MCDANIEL, of Staunton from jhe eigh-
I teen marx. WIFI 5NlHely-ulHe ACOuteSLduaS,
won the Winchester gun with score OF
Il g out Of Is. Cav. of Waynesboro. was
the runner-up, with % to his credit.
Mr.. Stearns. representing ths Winches-
4 ter Arms Co., was a very valuable man
In husting up squads.
4 The trade was represented by Messrs
Avery. OF the United Metallic Cartridge
Company: Charles P. Stearns, OF the
Winchester Arms Company,fh did moi
shooty; L. D. Thomas and Jack Tanning
of the Latin and Rand Powder Company
Il Starr, of Peters Cartridge Company. anG
Sanders. Of Union Metallic Cartridge
Company.
Here are the scores OF the variou.
squads:
i SQUAD lTargets- Is 20 Is is % Is Is