The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-05
FINE SCORES IN
THE TATE Al. Shoot |
Sixth Annual Meet Opens at
Lyncl1burg With5Large Attend
ance and Good Sport.
BRISTOL BEARS OFF H HONOR )
Leads in Both Three-Man and and
Fivc-Man Teams, Latter Max
ing, Perhaps, New Record,
(special to The Times Dlspatch,'

fsnecial to The Times Dlspatcn)
LYNcHBURG, VA, September 4-Ihe
sixth annual shoot OF the Nirgin1in Trap
shootors, Association opened here tliis
morning, under the auspices OF the i'St'csh.
burg Gun Club, with m attendance oa
eIehty-scven Of the best amateur SHOOT .l
ers In Virginia. North Carolina an and ZEN
nessec.
Wlth5t the exception OF the extremely h i.o
eathor, a more proptions Day. ! OF q NY
opcnng OF the shoot could hardy l''tYe
been secured. There was scare ely eho 'il,
wind to defect the targets ana ~. ~ T.,
mosphcrc was so clear thht a p'c ..s,,a
thc distance stood outasif cut in marble
The beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains were
ut their bluest, and MS they e:xtenaea I,
along tho western horizon they preSeht ~,
h, nicture of rare beauty. From the mn :
ION an which Is located the lovely GROUNDS l
{ az the IYnchburg Gun Club--and ~ tfn 2
way. no club in the country can Doisl "
better equipment or more up 70 GATE ~
rangcments-a wide extent o. Country
can be seen. There are the hills nhn
dalcs OF Piedmont, with the i 13''''
In tho west and northwest. 5s
Such d day gave the shooters every al
vantage, Three sets Of expert traps, Ser
gcant system, were used, and the shoot
ers were divided into three sect Ions, NJ ~,
tcrnately passing from each set, Win
great rapdity.
TO the rear OF the shooting stands arc
pitched roomy tents, equipped with every.
thing needful to, ins,lre the com lort ~
the visiting sportsmen. Displays OF guns,
ammunition and allied parnphcrn;'l''li NY y
scattered about the clubhouse ana
grounds. - ~ =
continuous hopping OF guns, aud the mo-
notonous calling Of the referee At INV
t,nps. dead. "lost," made the scehe
hnth striking and Interesting. Atnumpef
az ladies' In dainty summer tire Wert
present, affording decided con 1llst :.
the mnrksnnen In their Shooting gard
The Days Winners.
Richmond Gun Club was third in the
three-man team race Anderson broke
~; Fultz, Al; Maclclland, 50.
Bristol teams won both the three-liiA'
ana fiye-man teams cups, ~ me NYe'
man team race, he phol'ome M scol'
of 3o37 was made out OF 25O. THIS is per-
han the worlds amateur record OF .
fayc-n,a team. Mr.. Hatcher broke III
"a straight, n very enyiable score, e
| OF tho 10 events at 20 targets each, only
| eight events were nnlshed, !,
/ .rhe following high scores were mace
in 100: r. Moryell Hawkins, lb0; Vale
/ Huff, 16l; Colonel ]. u, Antnony, tto "
/ %, II, storr. l42; Amateurs r. 1'erce, ies
l Bachman, lbl; Or. Rhea, lto; Mne!el
land, of Richmond, l47, llnl flgno
4 wound up his last GO In great form, ON.
dropping two targets,
4 For real amat ours, none attracted NOR
4 attention than Mr.. r. =, Hall ana son
who is onlysl7 years Of age, OF Au
gusta county 'ris said Of those w
+ that they have spent each saturdny even ,,el
A ing for three months on top Of the l'lu
4 Ridge Mountains, shooting target
4 thrown alternately into three counlles
Albemarle Nelson and Augusta, lhe
4 dropped only eight and ten tarsess eup
In their first hundred,
Contest for Cup. \,
Tho score In the first special fof y,
Y new silver cup, valued at $780, ftty w
gets to zach man: ~ 1,,on,
Tazewell Gun club-Fulton, ~; ftaA'
San, SO; ]. IT, Hurt 40; Total 1tal,, lt IL. Bu
Clinch Valley Gun Club--ceeli. ~ ~
lit, As; Chambers. A. Total. va, ,,arc
Wytheylle-F punk. AZ; otey, 9 - \
) Bristol Gun Club. Thlsd-Tl'S ellas' z