The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11
TRAP SHOOTING.
II. ID. Stephenson Takes the Lead In Cres'
. cent A. &. Championship.


Tn a northwestern gale that sent the little
gray targets whirling in every direction the
gunners Of the Crescent Athletic Club de-
cided yesterday morning the third leg Of the
club championship shoot, Five guns In all
showed up at the Bay Ridge traps. +. b.
stephens son captured the leg with a score that
was in the aggregate 100. He returned n
clean card in the first string and followed 1t
with twenty-five twice and then with two
strings of twenty.
Stephenson by his good work takes tho
lead in the race. In the three shoots tn at have
taken place for the cup Stephenson has scored
316. h.. NJ. Brigham. who has heretofore
been leading, stands second with 3i2. o. C..
Grinnell, Jr., is third with 292 and in the
aggregate A. G.. Southworth has made 27s
and Henry Kryn 277.
In the afternoon the usual weekly shoot
took place. Twelve events in all we're de-
clded. the last three being shot in a driving
snow storm. As usual. the Monthly Cup.
the Stake Trophy, the Team Race and the
Scratch Shoot were the most important.
Eight guns competed for the Stake Trophy.
Tn event ended In a tie between F. T. Bed
ford and Ell. Lott at twenty-four targets
apiece out OF q possible twenty-five. The
first shootoG also ended in a tie at nineteen
clay pigeons apiece. On the second shootoff.
however, Bedford won out by three birds.
The March Cup brought thirteen gum
to tho trap. The event was also won by
+. I. Bedford, who. with a handicap OF one,
returned a card of twenty-four. This marks
man was also in a tie for the scratch shoot
with F. b. Stephenson and II. NJ. Brigham.
He. however. was not so successful in the
shoot of for this event. 1t was won by
+. B. Stephenson. with H. NJ. Brigham second.
Bedford was high gun in still another
event. This time. with his partner. G.. G.
Stephenson. the crack Crescent shot scored
a leg in the team race.
The club trophy shoots that finished the
programme furnished some close shooting.
There were seven events In all. and the
prizes we're well divided. A. G. Southworth
won two. and 80 also did C. A. Sykes. w.
/ w, Marshall won another. and G G. Stephenson
tied. with c; A. Sykes in still another COM
petition The winners of the others were
j. j. Adams and T. w. Stake. who each took
Six guns gathered at the traps Of. the Ma
rlne and Field Club yesterday afternoon,
The feature OF the programme was a special
trophy. A strong northwest gale swept in
on Gravesend Bay and made the conditions
very hard. Asa result, '. Wickes, the winner
of the leg, broke only twenty-three out Of the
possible fifty.
There were also four club trophy v shoots
were W: II. Davol, q. b. Richie. V, Wickes
The New York, A.. c. clay pigeon devotees
dav between wind squalls of the Sound
aQd snow f%iprries, Though the blue rocks
spectacle scoring, and the full programme of
six trophy shoots and the monthly cup was
run OF. Capt. j. Nelson Burland was the
lucky marksman for the monthly prize. and
with a handicap Of 4 made the top score of 20.
aud trophy No. fell to the same shooter with
who. shooting of the six bird mark, made -,
and under similar conditions Trophy No. :
was won by DR.. Hamlen. Hubbard won
Trophy No. /. De Wolfe Trophy No. 5 and Van
Week Trophy No. O.. The best shooting of
the day was done by Perley. the scratch man,
who made a total OF 20 twice.