The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-30
SPO7TS ALONE ABLE
TO HOLD FAST PACE
Three Make Straight Strings,
Int tie Repeats Trick in
ShOOtOff.
OTHER NEWS OF TRAPS

,,crc was n general winding IN OF
,,,rhv shoots at the Travers Island
rans 81 the New York Athletic Club
.as,.rds, Not only was II the final
.,,rrd,y shoot OF the month but he
'Soc.s Tor the various trophies that have
~ M for three months of competition
Ia came TO an end. As the result the
.%oo,ing WIS exceptionally zee and in
,er,s,ing and there was considerable
,yalry among the gunners.
The monthly cup was the first TO be
rop. a.. VI. Thomson took the leg yes
,s,d,y with II straight score OF twenty
s.o targets. The win "a "a fortunate
"rc ,s IL gave him his third leg on the
,,o,by. enough to gain the coveted prize.
-bs connection for the club cup ended
= an unusual situation. No less than
.h,,, punnrrs all had straight strings
n twenty-five targets. They were Il. l..
s,o,,s. Frank y. Stephenson n DR.. q.
NJ Martin. II threw the three into a
oar ,ornrrcd tic along with q. NJ. Thorn
.ou as each had won two legs during
.bn month. The permanent ownership
n ,he cup WAS decided by n shootof.
I, went to X. l.. SPOTS, who had an
other straight score.
Although u. l.. Culver "A "A straight
ain and captured "a leg on the
lltion cup tina has been UP for compe-
,,iou since November the trophy was
,,k.n HON, by Conrad stein, who had
,rsviously taken -four legs ~ the prize.
ut.r A shootoff q. NJ. Thomson won
me Trsycrs Island cup. Tho novice cup
competition also came to an end. h
anai leg WAS won by T.. :. Ulsaver. h
rrize was taken by l.. W. Thompson.
who had scored two legs during the
month.
r. 4 corbctt. chairman of the shoot
ing committee, did not share in the
"-1ges. nut lac was the high scratch gun
nor of IN. day. with IA 90 out OF "A pos
,ible ioO targets. The high handicap
gunner was y. Webb. He took the prize
fer "A snootUf against W. II. Ogden.
H. Nanderyecr. L. =. Wills. IL. IL.
Ln.,tclI and j. l.. Hartranst. X L.
>n,,t. Won the distance handicap with
q Straight run OF % targets, shooting
iron the nineteen yard mark. A special
CUP was won by A. L. Ranney.
Ideal weather conditions resulted IN
unusually large scores at the GraNescnd
y,v traps u the Bcnsonhurst Yacht cur
Yesterday. T.. Reed. the winning gun
nor. iook the only event OF the day VIII
mi sore Of 100 blue rocks. II was
he mrs, time that a full total has Won
tho event this winter. Both the winner
and H. Voorhees,. who finished second
hal one straight run OF - clay pigeons
sitnRr HtLLs. y. j.. Jan. .a.-E. y
p.rl.r, won the 30 bird handicap am
A., W,s high gun In the 100 bird even
r tnr weekly shoot OF the Baltusr"! Goi
r,b today. His score was 20, Ful
OBJ, monthly cup ReudiSs ted VII
rborrt. Nlrsali-. aud in the double hir'
.ur..f iou Their" wts a four sided tc
nI.. \ Il. quarter. sidney ~
BroVr.. James X. strong and Charles ~
stlih participated.
WHITE PLAINS. y. Y. Jan. ~
To-. e nvc men from the Manhasse
e.. Yacht, club and the knollwoo'
..u.,r, club competed to-day at tn
NrY. wood traps In a match for u silN"
.,. pNrred by the home club Tn
.... rom the Yacht club across m
go. oun 10y a margin Of u birds IN
-.., uetug-Mauhassct, i"s
ktoIa,od. 3'l.
|IAArVopp. y. J.. Jan. 29.-Frauk q
Ros a'I p :. l.. Randolph. 81. ue'
N. fr>. place in the week end shoe
4 Oh, Laurel House Gun club hero TN
.',rn or. Each made 90 gross III IN
'o hrl handicap n Roe won TN
''o' or 'n" toss ny. Ihelr cttns "eIe
r,, o.. go. ~ Randolph. s3-s. -
p,.,r ,..,, we're; Newman, -. 50
Nns. >-o. 81 Grant, 72-l', 81
Fi"Hs.rra>. 81, 53-o. SO Mcclure
- ,o EtrtholemaN, Jr" 10, -
Matthews 81, ~ Potts, i'll, 81