The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
FORTY NINE SHOOT
AT TRAVERS ISLAND
George Lyon High Gun of Day
With 95-Fcw Full Scores,
but Sport u Plenty.
OTHER TRAPS KEPT BUSY

Still another high water mark was
Get by the gunners Of the New York
Athletic club yesterday Notwithstand-
ing that il was day after a holiday
forty-nin nmrods appeared upon the
firing line. Not only was there great
attendance but the shooters insisted
upon deciding a special event ut twenty
Ave targets In addition to the regular
programme Although only few straight
scores were made It generally was CON
ceded that It was the best Saturday
matinee in the history Of shooting at
Travers Island.
George Lyon. one ~ the best gunners
IN the organization, had the satisfaction
OF being the high scratch gunner Of the
day. He took the event with a total
OF s5 out of a possible 100 targets. lie
also won the accumulation cup with n
straight score Of twenty-five targets. In
the latter event Il. II Locatelli also had
a straight score. lie, however lost the
prize in the shootoff. The only other
straight score was made by c. w. Ber-
with a perfect string.
There were several other double win
ners. n. c. Berner started the good
work by annexing leg on the monthly
cup and following up the win ny taking
the club trophy. Both events required
ehootoffs. s. Fowler also was a double
winner. His principal win was in the
shoot for the high handicap prize which
he took after a shootoff. He also won
the novice event The distance handicap
went TO w. II. Delehanty. He took the
event after a snootoff. c. W. Billings
annexed the special shoot
PoRT WASHINGTON. Feb ia.--of the
fifteen men who faced the traps at the
Port Washington Yacht Club to-day L.
V. Smull carried off the honors by win
ming not only the high gun scratch and
the high gun handicap prizes with scores
or 95 and 30 respectively. but he also
captured legs on the weekly, the yearly
and the monthly cups
J. II. Hendrickson captured the take
home trophy in the special match re-
turning a full score of 25. D. Morrcl
tied l.. " Smull in the shoot for the
weekly cup, both breaking % with their
handicaps OF and l respectively.
LAKEWOOD, Feb. 13.-Dr George Mar
TIN or the new YORK AtnletlC CLUB TOOK
FIRST honors In the two day trap shooting
events here yesterday and to-day In
q field OF twenty-five DR. Martin forged
TO the front in to-day's event and won
the special tournament cup for the high
est net score in the tournament Or.
Martin broke Sc targets yesterday and
bettered that score to-day by three,
bringing his net score for 200 birds to
175.
The springlike day brought out a large
number of the visitors. who saw A. l..
WINS OF the Rumson Gun Club do eN-
ceptionally fine work. He won to-days
prize for the 100 birds handicap with
gross score of -. His handicap was I.
He broke 36 birds without a miss
WINS also won the special prize for the
fourth %. Or. Martin won the prize
for the first %. Dr. c. q. s. Kayser OF
Laurel House Gun Club G6) the prize
for the second % and A. Pardee, Prince
ton C16) for the third %.
The tournament was under the direc-
ton Of j. Lewis OF the Du Pont Powder
Company and was without a disagree
able incident
DR.. r. Hutchinson was high gun for
the Lambert trophy at the Neponsit
Gun Club yesterday The event was
at 100 blue rocks and the winner. shoot.
ing with n handicap of 10. made a score
OF 90. Nine gunners took part in the
shoot.