The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-21
HIGH RECORD FIELD
AT N. Y. A. G. TRAPS
rifty-twO Gunncrs Report at
Weekly Shoot-NO One Man
Gets Two Prizes.
LYON HITS &c OFT or 100

Another high record mark was set bv
.sc rurue~s OF the New York Athletic
r.,h Yesterday afternoon. when nfty.
,.o gunucrs reported for the weekly
shoot. he largest number tina ever has
gathered ON the firing line for one of
the regular matinees. No gunner took
more than one trophy during the after
noon.
The high scratch gunner Of the day
vas Ge1Erc Lyon. who made a score of
% out Of q possible 100 targets. hi
teh handicap prize went to E. A. Ran
rev. after a shoo;off against several
other gunners. L. Fowler was the win
II. a newcomer. took the club prize.
Roth events were won after shootoffs.
IN the race for the accumulation cup
the winner was @. II. Martin, who took
II after a shootoff against George Lyon.
Each returned n straight score in the
frst time at the traps.
straight score also was responsible
TO- the victory In the Travcrs Island
enp shoot. II was returned by u. +
NcMahon. The distance handicap went
10 g. 4 stein. who had a full score of
~ targets. shooting from the II yard
mark. The winner OF the novice cup
was c. :. Healy.
Al The Gravesend Bay traps Of the
Pensonhurst Yacht Club the accumula-
ton cup was annexed by Or. Elliott,
Who mad "a out of IS. shocting from
scratch. pr. Hunter won the take home
,ronhy with a full card of 25 targets.
shooting with a handicap of /. Dr.
Elliott again came to the front and won
the monthly cup with n card of 23. The
last event on the programme was the
club cur. which was captured by ].
Van Pelt.
n X Morrell was the winner of the
weekly shoot for the Fowler cup over
the traps Of the Neponsit Gu Club
He took the shoot with a total Of %
out Of 100 targets. shooting with a
handicap OF 6. There was a tie for
second place between VI. Kelley and
Dr e. Hutchinson. the former win
ming the shootoff.
poRr WASHINGTON. l.. /, Feb. 90
Lorenzo t.. Smul was high gun maj AT
the trans OF the Port Washington Yacht
Club this afternoon, but as he re-
ceived the narrow handicap of l in
each string Of % ne succeeded In win
n'rg only one OF the several events
Reckoned on n basis of clay birds
actually broken w NJ Hyde returned
the second best score-91. u. :. Corn
wall won the weekly trophy after n
shoo'off with three other contestants.
Charles r. Hyde won a leg OF the
monthly cup after a shootoff on the
leg for the yearly trophy SINFUL re-
turned a full net score, breaking 20
straight.
L. the special handicap II H shan
non and W j. Walsh each broke -
straight and the shooton was deferred.
There was a triple tie In the 100 bird
tandcap and the shootoN also was
deferred in that. Charles +. Hyde, C..
u Prankard and II Il +. Funks hav-
Ing returned full scores.
PlooMriELp. Feb. e0-At the weekly
shoe, Of the bloomfield Gun Club this
afternoon George Collins won in Class
with 81. Fred Mortimer and Charles
J Ernst tied in Glass r.. with 10. while
Charles Fredericks won In Class t.,
with Is. The winners in each class
each week during the month will con-
tas, for the February trophy on March I.
oEANGF. Feb 2O.-B. NJ. STANLEY. Jr..
and + s. Hyatt were tied twice Tor
the take home prize offered at the rs
sex County Country club. West Orange,
this afternoon. STANLEY finally won.
Shan.ey was scratch mar and Hyatt
had a handicap of .. Hyatt won a leg
on the STANLEY trophy by calling !
coln when he tied with James a. Hart
HIATT also won the scratch variety
prize.