The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
TRAP SHOOTING.
Professionals ID Interest I the Sport st
Crescent 4. G..

One OF the poorest fields of the year gath
cred at the Bay Ridge traps Of the Crescent
Athletic Club yesterday to compete in the
weekly shoot of the new moon organization.
The December cup filed with only ten guns
and the other events had even fewer marks
men. What the field lacked in quantity.
however, was more than made up In quality.
The best cunners Of the Brooklyn club were
present, as we're also four OF the best pro-
fessional shots OF the country.
The professionals who were the guests
OF o. c. Grinnell. Jr.. were W. II. Heer, L.
s. German. j. Tanning and Tom Marshall.
The last named has been the Mayor Of KEGS
burg. ILL.,. for the last sixteen years. The
cracks shot along with the amateurs in two
Of the events. One was a scratch event
at fifteen targets. Thong h a high wind was
blowing and the conditions were by no means
good for shooting, W. H. Heer broke his
entire string. W. c. Damron was the best
OF the amateurs IN this event. He missed
only two Of the little clay birds.
Frank B. Stephenson had the honor OF
defeating the professionals in the other event.
IL was a regular trophy shoot at fifteen targets
and the Crescent crack shot. like the ex-
perts. from scratch. His card was fifteen,
while Heer and Marshall. who led the pro-
fessionals. tied at twelve targets each.
In the weekly fixtures l.. c. Hopkins was
high gun for the monthly cup. With a handi-
cap Of three Hopkins broke twenty-three
out OF a possible TWENTY-FIVE targets. 1t
gives him a leg or the trophy along with
+. B. Stephenson. who won out last week.
O. G. U%rinnell, Jr. and F.. b. Stephenson
defeated W. c. Dsmron and c. A. lockwood
and Lockwood were the winners. so now
each team has a leg on the trophy. VIC.
Dsmron scored in the scratch shoot. The
scores were.
December CUPS targets; hsndiesP-L; g.
Hopkins, 8. %; W. c. DanronL T. % J II. Ernst,
T. /. vAads sSssa.n !, 3; Z. 4, IoSiTood' ), .. Q.
6. G%iinnell. u. l.. Is; S. P. Hopkins. 4. Is; W. W.
trophy saoo,-is targets; hsndicsp5P;, B.
Stephsns2n Q. IS L; G. hopkins 2 Isl 5. z: Hop
Eli; y. ". MARSHALL. 5, ii; o, g. Grinneil. W.. o, o:
L. 4. Bowden. S. s.
Da lTGopy :. IS; G W HicTllns, 5, law. " Marshall,
9. ~ H. B. NanderveeT is; F. B. Stephenson,
Team shoot.s5 targets. handicsp-y. B. Stephen
s sSa ecn e a LocE%ood. + %.
Scratch s~Soot~iS targets. scratch-w. c. Dam
j. 10. 4. z. HendricEs5n, d { W HieEii3g. d
s. b p s. V SeamsS' Is: ). Fa IGiSss,G IT, T. Mafsaa Tneiii Il.
Trophy shoqS-IS tsrg.ts: handieaeIo. 9: GI;n.
:. Tic 4. LooctWoOd. i, Il: 6. ". Kicking. 5, 5;
Heer, Ia T. Marshall. Il; j. Tanning II; L. S. Ger.
s, T5ss & !sn, s 3, IS, G q. i:sss.;; ni N fs1 Z, & HOP ,:
G. Y hiek!ylng, 9: Z: W Z; 6amEons -
o u: c. A. lockwood. I. Il.
The big event among the New York A.. C..
shooters at Travers Island yesterday was
The club championship Of 100 targets. IL is
with the shooters having the most, total
breaks at the end OF the month TO be the
Pelham had a neck and neck race yesterday
and when the last target had been trapped
they were a tie with totals OF SO. After a tie
WON wsn the shootof' which was az IS targets.
Piercy did some fine work for. trophy /,
which was a % target affair. and he made a
straight score. which was the best shooting
Of tne day; Ad He vs fIsS w sSS f 81 ssia rt Ios
the other vim ers.
p! Club G 3 RS%asS 8; IGS TaT 8: T:hd:T:Si;, 81 g:
SSrroSWRe. y: Gales Il; Dr., Fed, IS; ksi:tem. q:
December Cup; so Tareets-Handleao-Hodg-
nan Sc; MSnSt, sc5 e. g 4 4 y; Eioe osIs,c 81 &.
Ptercy. scratch. 81: Grier, scratch. 4S;Hearn. ;crstoh,
y; Howard, scratch. 80 Pelham, e.G; vlmaI,
sal: Ksistsrn, scratch. al: Bnlinss, rs.
shootOr; Is Observation-Disclosures. s.
"a: Moret. scratch. e
Monet p: Grief. Is; HodSman. Ss' Hesn, 3; Bii.
ings, q: z. r Hubbard. p; Henderson. p; J. ". Hlb
Trophy No. 2: IS Targets: Eandicap-Dr. Held.
ga: Hodgman, Pa; Howard. scratch, .; Fender.
son, scratch. 10; Piercy, scratch, q; Moret, scratch.
| MNlnaT. Si7: Grove. Ed: Gales, scrstcS. Il:
Shootor; Same Conditions-Dr' Held. "a Hodg
trophy No. 8: IS Targets: scratch-Piercy. a.
Special trophy; q Targets. S~cratch-Vlmsr. q;
Grove, 20: Gales. 20: Or. Held. IS.