The sun., 1908-02-16
TRAR sHeOTTNG.
q. Fred Pelham Captures Five Trophies
nj Trayera INlAnh.

NJ TrANerS hesenus
G. Fred Pelham was high gun at Travers
Island yesterday. where the New York A. C.
clay pigeon experts gathered despite the
weather He captured no less than hve
events. as well as being runnerup in two
OF three more. Pelham tied with y. v
Lenane for the Sauer trophy. both shooting
from the same handicap. the total being 20.
In the shOotOR PelhRm's allowance was short
ened one target. but he came out winner
By one target. The handicap cup and three
other trophies went 80 Pelham Only six
men turned up at the shooting box. but this
lack OF numbers was cOunterbalanced by the
lengthy programme. which was composed OF
eleven events--the most so far this year. The
rain and wind made the shooting unpleasant;
nevertheless the men stuck pluckily to their
guns.
The February cup was The first event and
the rain was 80 heavy when II was started
that il was decided TO make IL rs targets
instead Of the usual 10; y. V. Lenane was the
winner Of the leg with total OF aS elded
+. Lenane, Jr., and ". J. Elias won trophies
wslsrode cup, with Pelham. HOdg man and
DR.. Jones on scratch II was close race
and Hodgman won With total Of ~ S the Sshsr
Elias tied for the high score cup, but there
was no shOotOn. as the total breaks az the
end Of the season will decide the contest.
LenSne, =. %; G. Fred Pelham, 2. a. P. AOdgman,
scrstch q: {. Iensne, Jr. B. 49, DIR. Jones' l. !"
Ssaer TrcphyTsS targets; hsnaicsp1ESs ESs.TCS TssS
scratch, q: Dr. Jones scratch. I'll T. Lenane. Jr.'
shoot oG-PeiSam;. /. 10: Lensne. = ls
High Score CUPS targets. hsndeapTDTI
?. rs I. Lenane, Jr.. ;, Is. .,, =,
rTsS HiqS.SnG PsiSsm Tr?Ph a.5: GsSa6s
Jr. >. q: y. Hodgman scratch 20: W. j. EhAs' l. TO-
wSsTcdc SHRSs NFSn Cap Is targets haudlc.pr HOdg
nan scr9lch q q Fred h Pelham; , scratch =; Dr
Trophy m SHOOT Shoot Is 5 targets handLcspG. Fred
!. ri T. ilodgman. scratch. so ". J. Elias. ?, 49,
Dr, Jones I as, is o., ,.,..,. A.Da,c.n-H y
Lrnsne. !. % q Fred Pelham, q v, Elias
trophy Shoo,, targets, hsndlcaP.-T; Lenane.
i - Hodsmah. % N aF1SPs scPsich 4: Dr. Jones l. Il
W J. Elias, 2. rs ,-.,.. M vu..
. .IoPGy .t q FTeS sTSH' Pelham sGl ls y. Y ien.n ss
r HOdgman. scratch, 2i: DR.. Jones. !. q; T. LenAne
trophy Shoot-.s targets. handiesp1G. Fred
Pelham, J. "a F. hodgmani scratch; en 81 Or Jones
Tfopiy s6o0.-ss targets; A.nd,c.p.G;, g, Fred
Or Jones, l. 90; + Lenane. Jr., s. 20: n. V. Lcnane
l, 10; W. J. Elias, l. IS.
Beginning in driving rainstorm which
drenched the gunners to the skin and ending
benea n a rainbow seven expert trap shooters
OF the Crescent Athletic Club decided a lengthy
progra mme Of events at the Parkway Driving
Club yeste erday. So bad was the day when
the first event was started that II was an
sOlutey impossible TO make good scores.
The rain fell in torrents The roof OF the little
shooting house leaked and the park was a
the first two events were ended the sun found
its way through the banks OF leaden clouds.
the rain stopped and the gunners ccngratn,
lated themselves that they had brayed the
elements and had reported at the Parkway
The scratch shoot furnished the best sport
Of he day. -Four gunners each broke twelve
of the flying blue rocks. The marksnen
we're B SePhSsTson hS s,obS.aD + msRdrTkST. re Tbe
shoot OF was taken by the last named gunner.
who missed only one OF the targets.
Besides winning "A leg on he scratch trophy.
young MIR Stephenson won all OF the other
y M'Fs' he had N'd tba feld Mth score OF -. The
stake trophy also tell to the clever aim Of the
youthful gunner. IL was taken with fnll
Not content with winning the major
events, q. g. Stephenson. Jr also took home
for fifteen bird event. with a score OF ~
targets lie also divided one OF the club
trophy shoots with q. Johnston.
The scores:
February cup 2s targets; handlcapnG. G
stephenson. Jrss 3 q T. G Hopkins s. e; + D
Stake Trophy IS targets: handlcSp-G q. Ste
nsG'In Is; T. e HopkRs s. -; a. z acndrickson nd T. e.
Team Race IS targets 4. F. HendrcKson and
Y. johnson. ., a.
Trophy SnOot-I5 targets: handIcap-L. c. Hop
kns, ;. IS: r. B Stephenson. o. II; g. C. stephen
son Jr ?. -: j. II. Ernst >. IL; A. r. HendrickSOn.
=. 10Y. johnson, I, 10: A. 4. HegemAn, ,, T.
Trophy ShOOt-i5 targets; handiCAp-Y. john
son i3. q. &. Stephenson Jr.. >, ~ A r. Hendrick
son . II: =. B stephenson q. IL J. ~ Ernst. =, n:
L. {. Hopkins, }, o. A. \ HeEeman, :. !. Prize
divided
HendricksOn Trophy--iS targets: handIcAp-G G.
q. Stephenson, Jr =. Ia l.. &. Hopkins }, l3 7. b.
Stephenson, o. -; j. H. Ernst, =, l.: a. Y. Hendrick
son. = IL \. A. Hegeman. >, 10; Y. johnson. I, =,
Scratch Shoots targets r. n. Stephenson, -:
4. T.. HendriCksOn, 12: A A. Hegeman, IL: q. q.
Stephenson, Jr., IL; J ~ Ernst. H. Y, johnson, 10:
l.. c. Hopkins, T.
r. B. Stephenson. 10; \. A. Hegeman 10: A. =.
HendrlckSOn. o.
Trophy ShOOt-l5 targets: handicap l.. c. Hop
knS, J. 49, G. C. Stephenson. Jr.. >. 10: A. f Hen.
erickson, 3 "; j. h. Ernst. =. ~. \. A. HegemAn.
>, n; r. b. Stephenson. o, 10. Y. Johnson, I. :.
Trophy ShOOt-i5 targets; handicap--N. Johnson.
I. rs: A. Z. Hendrtckson, >, Is; q. g. Stephenson,
2 -: l.. &. hopkins >, Is; F. p. Stephenson o, ~;
J. II. Ernst. ?. IL: A. A. HegemAn, :. 10
Trophy ShOot-l5 targets: hAndicapY. John.
son IL: G. G. Stephenson g t.; l.. C. Hopkins II:
T. II. Stephenson, o, 10; 4. f. HcndTickSOn, ?. 10.
J. II. Ernst. =, 10: A. A. HegemAn. ,. 10.
Trophy ShOOt-l5 targets handicap \. \. Hege
man, >, Ia Y. Johnson 1. Is; G. q. Stephenson, Jr.
9 ~: L. G. Hopkins ,, -: J, II. Ernst, =, ~. 4 T.,
HendriCkson. :. II; r. X. Stephenson, o. 10.