The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-09
VIRGINIA
TRAP SHOOT ] I
Splendid Contests and a Fine
Crowd Of Spectators.
HATCHER THE CHAMPION
He Tied with Daniel and Won Out on
the Second Round-R. =. johnson
Of Richmond Wins the Gun
Handicap.
HATCHER THE CHAMPION
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HIT Especial to inc 1lmes-OlspatcA'1
1,YNCHBURG, VA, September 8.-The
second day Of the meeting OF the Viz
,rtnia Trap Shooters Association was just
as successful as the first day, and was
greatly enjoyed by both the active par,
Elephants and the spectators + anything,
tho shooting was better than that OF INC
first day and many remarka bly, GOOD rec
ords were made. The contests between
the various teams was exceedingly warm.
but It was none the less friendly and
"A Of course, the big event OF the day was
tho shoot for the championship Of the
state One hundred targets We're shot at,
and the final score showed q tie between
a. NJ Hatcher, OF Bristol, and u. N. DAN
lei, son OF Senator Daniel, OF Lynchburg.
both making ninety-four hits. In the
shoot-ofr for, decision Hatcher killed TWEEN.
ty-three out Of twenty-five. while Daniel
killed only. twenty-one, thus giving the
State championship to Mr.. Hatcher,
i$:l .81 GUN, HANDICAP. M
The gun handicap event, for hand
some Winchester gun, valued at SIS, re-
suited In victory for r. II. Johnson. Of
Richmond whose SCORE was twenty-four
prize was closely contested for, as shown
by the fact that Messrk. F. stern5, OF
Richmond: P. ~. Gallagher, OF Ports
mouth, and Agelasto, OF Norfolk, were
second, with scores Of ltWenty-three Of
eaoh Forty-fve gunners participated In
this event.
d. NJ Daniel made the high average
iss. Some Of the other 1lsh scores. ANA
at att F. sterns. :. IT,; '4as Of Bristol, iS3;
II; Brown. Of Richmond ~; s. =. s!lllnss
os sAq H. s Is Of Ne%pof T Ness.
jenkins, < 81 A Lsnehburs, liz; w. *. Ham.
ond q RishrnG1nsd 1ls' " (. M igor
BlacRstone, u: ii; Nj. HI4. Of srstol, IS;
sot ~ esv !, Ylsts h MT snrou
q s'aun'o' hf1ta 5l SCORE
Tho highest professional score Of the
day was made BY w. a. Herr, Of the U.
GoTfbR s HKup wth PoG SSs q d u.s. MI
and j.. NJ, Hawkins, Of tho Winchester
The winners Of merchandise prizes In
the yaroua eyests were Ton as folows
ford. second:J. NJ; venhble third; Daniel,
fourth; W, A. Hammond fifth; r, G.,
ss Second RXsHv9S Fd ssy s n nri
p. Wlnfree NTH; Hlx, sixth.
Third Eyent-Hix. first: Daniel; second
Berry, OF Bristol, third; Anderson, fourth;
SIllings, nth: Venable, sixth.
Fourth Dvent-~Si llinKs, hrst; Daniel,
seconds sterns third; r, r. Storms,
fourth; Dennis NTH, Watson, sixth.
Fifth Event--Dhniel first; +. Storms 900
ond; H!x. third; Brown, fourth; Anderson.
nth: Sanford sixth.
second stSsH K. SWintrss, third psnn!s. fonrtS,'
second; Rhea, third; Watson. fourth;
Daniel, nth; George. sixth.
IA DANIEL OVDR-PRIZED.
Daniel having won Ave pri1es ut this
stage Of the shoot he could not under the
rules Of the association compete for
further prizes during the day
Eighth Event--Anderson f1rst;. Brown
second r.. Storms. third; "+o3. !" Of Bristol
At this point #. Storms. OF Richmond
had won five prizes and could compete for
no further prizes during the remainder of
M Ninth Eyer,t-"40s, OF Bristol first: SAM
ford. second: Dennis and Cav tie for
third r, r. Storms, fourth; English. fifth:
Tenth Observation-Disclosures and English, tie
for first; Anderson and 7. r. sterns.S tie
for second
prizes In this event