Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-31
GIL Club SHOOT FINE.
WEATHER PERFECT;
SCORES ARE GOOD
HARVEY WINS INDIVIDUAL HON.
ORS-GARES AND SPAlDiNG
ARE CLOSE BEHIND
WINNER.

Inc fOurth semi-annual shoot OF the
Hawaiian Gun Club was held at its
finely situated range in Manoa Valley
all day yesterday. II was a perfect
day for trap.shooting, with no strong
wind to mar the flights of the tar.
gets. The house committee, composed
Of Messrs. Porter, Harvey and Cares.
were rewarded for their efforts by hav.
ing one of the largest crowd Of spec.
tators in the history Of the club. From
start to finish great interest was TAX.
en- in the several matches, making up
the days sport, especially by the large
number of visitors present, the ma.
jority of whom had never witnessed
this class Of shooting, which is bound
to become one Of the islands most pop.
ular sports.
I A fine chowder luncheon was served
during the noon hour, after which the
three latter matches were shot of
j. W. Harvey carried off the indivi.
dual honors Of the day by winning the
high average cup with the fine average
OF 80. A. Il. Walker and l.. c. King
were second and third with 81 and rs
II. Il. Cares pushed Harvey hard for
honors. Cares won the 20.bird handi.
cap. known angles, and the 10.bird
scratch, unknown angles. Irwin Spald.
ing won the weekly challenge cup with
20 out of % targets. Harvey won
the cup twice previously. II now comes
into his permanent possession.
The great growth in popularity of
the Hawaiian Gun Club during two
short years of existence was shown not
only In yesterdays contest but also
In the fact that the club is proving to
be o regular rendezvous for the hunt.
crs Of Oahu during the closed game
season.
After short delay, caused by the
'non.arrival of few participants. the
first event, 20-bird scratch, known
angle match, for President ID. p. r.
Isenberg's cup and the championship
of the club, was called.
Out Of the five entries, J. w. Harvey
took first place with IS breaks out OF
90 X. b. Porter second, 16 out of 20.
This is the second time Mr.. Harvey
has won this cup. which ranks him as
one OF the Islands best shots, II not
the best.
| Second Event-10.bird scratch, un.
known agles: LIST prize, Hall & Sons
Challenge Cup. Won by II. 4. Cares,
10 out of 10. End prize, Gun Case; won
by ii. Il. Walker, . out Of 10. 3rd
prize, Chair; won by l.. c. King, s out
of 10.
! Third Event-20.bird handicap,
known angles. LIST prize, Woods &
Sheldon's Walsrode Cup won by II. L.
Cares; 81, handicap 6. Ind prize, cup:
won by J. w. Harvey, 20 straight. 3rd
| hv \ l. Es,,ll
handicap 4.
]. w. Harvey and ]. E. Fullerton
having tied for second place, a shoot.
of was called. in which J. w. Harvey
wont out with Is breaks out OF 20, Full.
lerton IA out Of "a.
! Fourth Event-10.bird scratch, I'M.
known angles. walking, gun to be below
the elbow. LIST prize, cup; won by ],
w. Harvey, out OF 10. End prize.
cup; won by J. E. Fullerton, s out OF
10. 3rd prize, mug: won by II. z.
Cares. 5 out of 10.
| Messrs. Fullerton, Cares and Porter
having tied for second place with 8
breaks each. the shoot.off resulted az
follows: ]. Z. Fullerton, s out of 10:
II. u. Cares, out of 10; X. b. Por.
ter. out of 10
This match proved to be highly In.
teresting as each contestant had one Of
the five different angle traps sprung
when least expected.
Fifth Event-Visitors' match; 10
birds. known angles. LIST prize, cup;
won by Il. Wilder, out of 10. End
prize. cup; won by J. Tavas. out OF
no.
j. Tavas and T. Treadway having
tied for second place, Tavas won out in
the shootoff with 10 straight, an ex.
cfedingly good score for beginner.
This event, although something new
In the history of the Club, proved to
be highly interesting. the result show.
ing that others besides the Gun Club
members known how to shoot. Tho
other entries and results were as fol
lows: Treadway, Z; Jacobson and Col.
hurn. each 6; Enos, Cutting and Drum.
mond, each 8; Meyers, 8; Charlock, 3:
Penhallow, /, and Taylor, 0.
Sixth Event-2O.bird handicap.
known angles Prize: Weekly Chal.
lenge Cup, to be won times. |. Spald.
Ing won this cup, with net score Of
20 out of rs targets. This is the third
time Mr.. Spalding has won this cup,
thereby giving him the cup for good.
Seventh Event-10 birds consolation,
known angles. Open to those who had
mot won prize during the day. LIST
prize, Elkskin Hunting Shoes: won by
A. r. Rowatt, 10 out Of 10. End prize,
100 cartridges; won by W. LAM, 8 out
OF ID. Bird prize. Hunting Coat; won
by X. b. Booth, 8 out of IA.
Messrs. LAM, Booth and Charlock
having tied for second place with net
score of breaks, the shoot.off gave w.
LAM second and r. b. Booth third
places, respectively.
j. W. Harvey was then awarded tho