The sun., 1908-02-13
TRAP SHOOTING.
". ,. ELIAS HAgh Gun IN the New York
Athletic club Contests.

Travsrs Island in the eight events OF tire
New York Athletic Club clay experts. He
won leg on the February cup with total
Of 20. being only one short Of perfect score,
but this was aided by a handicap OF six tar
gets. Fred HOdEman, who shot from scratch.
made a., but the best actual work was done
by Gus Grief who with an allowance OF two
made a total OF Al. In the next event-the
Sauer trOphy-Elias made the perfect score
OF IS with a start OF two. With a hapdicap
OF target Grien was 4 good second with -.
Elias was on hand with a full IS for the holi-
day cup. but he was ti ed by G. NJ. Thompson.
ana after two shOot0tfs Thompson won.
Grief and J. J. oDonchuA we're 4 dead
heat for the high score cup, the totals being
~ saeh and the respective handiGsps one
and ave but in the sssOotOG oDOPSShgs
cornersd tie for the handicap cup. the shooters
being DR.. Held. with handicap, Of one; J. =.
scrstch. but there 60" was % no shoOtoif on N Sc. @
S2sh aS ar 81 ne sSsD aeS aHd ssv TN ts tSs
Dickerson won a isg ON the Waisrode cup.
making the full tally OF Is. with handicap
Of four. The summaries:
s.. Psotei e. rss SsSo 'sS USs$.s a. s
hue. IL z. & Baiicu So nv. Lsnane. rs.
8 n! ]: j; o, 6oAo6as: q. ls Gus eaeG. ., u 6T!
r. s sssas1 n s:lSs :sI.s T.. Fs'r P'fs% Ts9$Sson a.
8. y: Il. Lengly, scratch, %; y. v, Lenans, 4,
3. 4 Ss fss%Ssea, 5sa aSSSfBSasi SBss9ias. Ssls;Hs ss
isRsns & Fit SSsSSs' ssSssos ,i ieEss'P 81 R.id
aO $. Digsersoq, 3, 30 T Lsnsus J. 10 r. LAnEly,
sSS. + g Is cqR 4RS5$I.aSs is sss'' 8 as Ely s1
man sHSaGs :sPsssSs s. s. h;d + Ss6.ais.tt, sst
scrsS'f 20 Dr. Y Be wo sniss 10 Edss. e.
F1s. Fh4HsS sSsssch S W a. 4 Tsn;IS.oS Trs ~
second shOOtSn-tTAonp pson, ~ Elias, 10.
High Score trophy, IS Targets, HAndlcsP-Gus
s5.s .sTsteA T. = 2pS9Ssss ss9SssS = I.sSS. aSSsmfn
= $S g Fred Pelham, 2; y 5. picserson, ss'
G.ns S ~ hsHgsOs % a.Gu 10 D. ESs bf h.id "a y y t br
DE woln scratch. y; W. a. Tut, s. 10. c. L. Edey,
sco,oh T. Ssaa%e Sa%o SihCa -
psRs1S SslssoSe CsD M g. EEcss TEEcmpson asnS'sP g. R Il
Scssutisr,' scratch, "a; O. fred fSiSar. 5. hs j. T.
y s Raiioa = io + snanc. Jr 5. TO- n Y Lsnane,
% :SS .S!sss * s bsR BsasssBDE sssT Tsa
{ Il Sc6Sqfisr, .crs!Ce. y; ,, s? BaiIog, q;
2. Ienans ,Iri 3 q; g; Fred Pelham; Z "
Lenane, 2, 10; J. ]. O'Donohue .. ls q. N. rhomp-
sioo,or17pr; Held. %; Dlekerson. p a; Tut, -.
Eis sfTTs,es. q GS Held NJ ]. ; Eii.s = :;
y y, :; MeEeTson' HsSdsman, sersschs II
BaIlou, . 81; 7. Lensne, Jr. o. :l G. Fred Pelham
:, 3i; \. Y. Lcnane, 3, 10: @. NJ, Thompson, >, is
close scores Of a Sensational natureImarked
club yesterday. In almost all the eve nts
4 ahOOtOh was required to decide the winner.
.ss r. s ssot hFs o or SS nSd, SSp Rss an m
exception. however. u Vas at 25 targets,
and tlsOrge Brewer. with a handicap OF Ave.
teen RunueTs the 'iargest field Of the after
noon, competed In the event. The majority
81 the Ssn. eHent az II besides the Hc
day cup. Thirteen guns competed and the
winner was j. z. FairGhilds. who had z string
child was also the winner OF one Of the fifteen
Mr. FsircSiids vas not the only gunner
to take home two prizes yesterday Be-
sides winning the Holiday cup George BroN'er
Was also high gun in one Of the club trophy
Brigham ana G. A. sykes. Prlzes we're also
Won by Y Johnston; 3; Stephenson j. IL
of the events b. I. Leahy and II. NJ Brig
ham decided to divide one Of the trophies,
It was a fifteen bird" event.and each gunner
John Il. hsndTickson; 4 former ,S SstiSnsI Es"1
champion, won the second reg On the Fred
at esSn So targets Se I Snd Mr. Hsndrckson broke al
Bs.g Bst four % o q se the hy1s GIs..SeS SSi ESo Club
winner Of the FIRST leg on the trophy. was
n0k at the traps Yesterday. de, however,
will be present on March 10, when the third
and last leg will be decided.
More than, fiity Funpers, were at Bergen
Beach yesterday. Besides deciding the stone
trophy theSe were innumerable trophy shoots.
W. II. Johnston shot In the greatest number
OF these practice shoots. He competed In
eleven Of the events. George Kouwenhoven
made the best average OF the afternoon,
In six OF the trophy shoots he averaged s7{
per cent. Mr.. Hendrickson was the next
best gun, averaging s3 per cent, John Mar
tin. George Kouwenhoyen and John Hen
erickson all made full scores In some OF the
ifteen bird" events durinR the afternoon.
Only four guns reported d st the Bath Beach %
bird event was decided and the winner was
W. Pardoner, who had a score Of SO. The
scores: W. Pardoner, lg, l5-Ss; II. A. Cub
ner, II. l2-'2s: /: Snedeker. Il. 1874: A. G.
Bell0us, IL, l2-20.
at the traps OF the Fox Hills Golf Club yes
terday. A Pogson won a special cup In
Is bird event with the SCORE of "a. he
was also the winner OF the Holiday cup at
the same number q targets with the score
with his partner. T.. NJ. LembeCk. was high