The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-03
SOME GREAT SCORES
BY VIRGINIA SHOTS
Large Attendance and Splendid
Shooting at Interstate
Tournament.
BROWN MAKES GREAT RUN
He Breaks s. Straight Targets.
Baskerville Wins Medal
After Tie.

Towards the scores made al the
grounds OF the Deep Run Gun club the
eyes of the scores of the friends of the
contestants. VINO hail from Virginia.
North Carolina, West Virginia, Ten
ncssee Delaware, Georgia. MISSISSIPPI
md Florida. turned yesterday.
This shoot bids fair 10 go down IN
the annals of trap-shootinE as one OF
The most successful held In the state
Of Virginia. and Richmond has lived
Up to it's reputation as the nome OF
hospitality III taking care of the VISIT
Ing shooters.
much Is due to the ladies of the Gay
street Methodist Church, who had ilt-
dertaken the arduous task of catering
TO the cravings of the inner man.
~. Nj. c." Anderson: and Walsh has
lost his voice getting the squads TO
hustle to their places
Among the. prominent profeas;sl93nTals
present are Il. II. storr and T. Haze
keller of the Peters Cartridge Com
pany; Colonel Anthony and ]. a. Ander-
aon. of the Union Metallic Cartridge l
er. of the Deadshot Powder Company;
and Colonel Thomas, of the Dupont
Powder Company.
Me K9anof Bioxton. a Fix, shepherd, How
ard. "Britisher" Couch and DIR. Wat
son.
From Bristol are Messrs. Bachman,
hn ?poWn AM Home lssS'i IS represented by
Messrs. stokley, George Lyon, pr.
Johnson (the Mayor of Raleigh !,
Ioreher Penny. Walls Sims, Killett.
1soylan, Boushee, Colonel Anthony and
Todd.
The most interesting event of the
day was the loo-bird race for the
Iohnson-Lyon cup. donated jointly by
II. Yot,, or Poll IgrJ "a
Lyon. of Durham the man winning the
cup TO get gold mSdal for the first
winning, and next yea If winning, to
have his choice of the cup or another
medal.
This exciting race resulted in tie
between NIessrs. Baskerville and Hatch
err. with 90 in 100. The tie was shot
off with 90 birds. Mr.; Baskerville. win
Another feature of the day was run
of s5 straight, made by Mr.. II. Brown.
In the regular events Mr.. Hawkins
was high. with 100 in lao. followed by
Mr.. W. f. Hall. of Fishersville. Va,
was high amateur, with 12o in 40.
Tomorrow will be shot the finishing
events. and the race for the individual
championship of Virginia will also be
decided.
"A meeting of the Virginia Trap
Shooters Association was held in the
hall of the Richmond Hotel. and the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: DIR. e. L. Hillsman, presi-
dent; Mr.. John Harrison. vice resi-
dent; MIR. v Hechler, secretary and
treasurer.
The next meet will be held in Rich
mond, under the joint auspices of the
Deep Run Hunt Club and the Rich
mond Gun Club.
The scores follow. giving the number
hroken. The number shot at was l+0
Hawkins. f2D. German, 129: Hatcher
12s:Hall. w. r., 129;Walls 100; Brown
H.. 12S; English. 1876: Welles, n. S.
1885, Storr, L. H.. IA: Lyon. George
124: DR.. johnson, 1913; Bachman. 122
Dennis. Dr.. 122: Keller, T. Haze. 121
Kiracofe, 121 Shepherd 121; stokley
1eo; Todd, 120; McCarty. 40; Boylan
119; Baskerville, lis; Sims. lis; Sproul
lis; Anthony. 11S; Lawrence us: Kill
lett III: Watson. Dr.. III; williamson
III; McLelland, III; Boyd, II: Dreher
116. Hutchins, J.. 116. Gallagher 116
Boushee, rs: Penny. 115; Hurt j. r..
III; Lloyd ia; Fultz Ia: Saunders
III; Edmunds. Iii: Hillsman. 10; Bull
let. 100; Fugate.i 112, Robinson, 113
Martin, 100: Sanford no; Holmes, Joe
Penny. 1I5; MacI1art. 100; Moore, Ill
Tignor, 90; Hammond 116: Couch. ca
Rutherford. 1oI; Howard, 100; Buckner
81; Johnson, r. H., 81; Sterns, Y. f..
107: Hix 70; BloXton, SO; Harrison
100; Young. So; Hutchfns. c.. 74 Day
80; Fitzgerald, III: Flippen. l09