The sun., 1908-12-27
TRAP SHOOTING.
. VI. owen Wins Out December Cup
Billings scores Twice.

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A big crowd OF shooters turned zip fol
the New York A. G. meet at Travers island
yesterday. the big event among the siI
run OF being the final leg for the Decern-
Der cup. After Q tie with J.d.,O Donohue.
W. J. Elias won the leg. but l. NJ. Owen won
out the trophy, as on previous occasions
he had scored for II twice. For the holiday
cup there was some close work, the leg
finally going TO uus =. Gnein With sht
one target less. DR.. be woiffe secured The
sauer trophy with a total figure Of a..
o snd a9d Sad nso
and neck tussle for the Stevens trophy. and
both had perfect scores OF Is when the
DR. Groves handicap was shortened one
target; nevertheless he won out easily BY
four targets.
score a double victory, He was high gun
in the practice shoot, which opened the
days work, with a straight break OF rs.
Similar SIM @ score for tSe special So cup. the % Iast
item OF the day. There was strong wind
during the afternoon, which made the
targets psets ny ina, ~ AL directions, v nur,..
IS; ". ). Elss. Il: l. II. owtn a; DR.. De Wolfe.
p G ,Iss FREQ Pelham z, T GS.IaSas aSSdsmsn, isT
schsulssr, 8 Gu. :. Grsln, Is pr, Grove. j.; u
Z :: Robinson. ic Capt. J. n. Borland, Is: T.fJ.
v,Is bsosmssr cqps z Ts5ss's H a.pS!sag,w; @ Wa; z
8; +. J. O. bSsoSae. /. d 9: Fred Pelham. i. I;
T. schass, Sne,s sers'fs r. e. T. Keb1s1 3; RSsa'' A 4
wolfie, 4, ia r. Lenane. Jr., 4 is; DR.. Grove.
Shooton. e TaIeets. Hsndicap-w. J. Elias.
J. SE.J SE J.. o,Donehps; Ia :; q. u,rd,,.o o,. y
dreif l. Is; G. w. Bininga j. "a: W. j. Elias, z a:
oSe RGO;asp9. g e. 4 4hdmsdn M os'a y 3 PE aod. e
Teip; 64%onssnt scratch q T q 9HkcaShps HaSf n; =
e. e o:D r. bsns BsfS ssfs-S e 4 f4ss sT
,ss ssaer Trophy. Is Tsrsets, s,sanals.p.nr. 4 De
81 frsS fgelsam. s'iti T. 4. i scssufsf ass
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9 q Pr De Wolfe. 8: 2; Capt. : N. soLisna.
schsufier. Il n s0snsS ss1sses. 6bosoins bsass g.
S 13nOsue 70 g. H KSsssr s
Special Cup = Targets, Hsndlc.p.c. ".
grove q; !. N, owen. ! 3: ". ]. Ei.;. s
Gus z, oreif. 3 q 9; i. Thomson, 6; ss br.
j., % oS - ]. Mccsh 4 Ep e. 81 j. II Fl bosSsns. aSsas
I, To- r. II. schsufaer. scratch. 10; c. L EdsS.
Frank b. Stephenson. won the trap shoot-
Club Yesterday, The m >. event sns wa was a. $50
the title. The conditions were exception
ally hard. Not only did a high wind sweep
S every hs TS tRs ns s sls
It almost Impossible FOR the gunners TO
see the flying targets.
Under the circumstances Mr.. stephen. I
gets was considered excellent, The winner |
+. W. Mofiett. winner OF the title In 1901,
finished second. with i3i blue rocip to his |
credit; H; N. . Brigham another former
The championship shoot was decidesi |
during the morning and In the afternoon
the New Moon osGanization held lie usaei
large large number spsf Of sanners At the tSsps,
and John Philip Sousa, the bandmester,
The visitors shot for targets only. and al |
'fHen The 1eoeSber Sb so CUP and the December
scratch shoot beth came to an end. Both
ef61ss e6s%pion %sn 3 s.pS.asSn Sssn'en esse is%y %S
the later cup haSins Sn,,S mads iS. % cut OF
the winner Of The December. CUP. His
! hree best scores in this event gave him .
total OF 70 out Of q possible 7s targets, M, |
q g. NJ. stper S@U we: lie Winner ere 81 tS elSS
.. iGSS aSSst s&Sd & 4. i. Hssdlisis.a .sl:s