New-York tribune., 1920-05-05
Three Cunners
Tie for Lead
La Title Shoot
Lewis, Smith and Lawrence
Top Field of 95 for
the State Championship

Ninety-fve gunners came to the
firing line at the Travers Island traps
of the New York Athletic Club yester-
day for the sixty annual shoot
of the New York State Sportsmen's As
sociation and fred the first $50 shells
for the championship of New York
State. When the final blue rock went
sailing out over the waters Of Long
Island Sound, it was found that two
Class A gunners and one from Glass
had tied for the honor of being the
high nimrod of the day.
The Class a men were Tracy n.
Lewis and G. A. Smith, while the Glass
B shooter was r. H. Lawrence. All
three are members of the New York
A. c. Each had total of 143. Close
on their heels came F. S. Wright and
II. j. Pendergast, former New York
State champions, each with 142 targets.
The second leg of $50 targets will be
decided to-day
In addition to the championship
shoot there was an event open only to
members of the Sportsmen's Associa-
ton. The scores of the last 100 birds"
trapped counted, and H. J. Pendergast,
an upstate gunner, who returned a
card of 98, was crowned champion of
the organization.
The Forest Hills Gun Club, which
is managing the shoot, offered scratch
prizes for the four high gunners, as
well as trophy for the winner in
each one OF the amateur divisions.
Class A ended in tie between Lewis
and Smith. No attempt was made to
shoot off the event, it being postponed
until too day.
In Class B the winner was T. H.
Lawrence. Fred J. Ham, another New
York A. c. member, was high gun in
Glass c. In Class the daily prize
was taken by II. L. Gillespie. Among
the professionals Fred Tomlin, who
shot as an amateur until the beginning
of the year, and D. D. Gross tied at
144 targets.
The scores:
NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST LEG-15o TARGETS
CLASS At. II. Lewis. 143; G. A. Smith
143: r: S. Wright, lt2; II. ]. Pendergast
142; w. r. Snl<worth l41; r l. SPOTS
1as; P. .yon BoecAman, l3s; B. s. Don
nelly, 13s; f. l" Bartlett, 1874; D. w.
CLASS B--T. H. Lawrence, l43; J. o'Neil
10; II. w. VOORHEES,, 14o: E. H. Morse,
A. w. Meager, I3S W. O. Allen i3s; A. E
Ranney, 1876: G.. II. Martin. 1875; j. v
Beyniger, II 535; J. J.. Talcott ,136; II. c.
154 }. II. Finch. 1874; N. McVoy, 1873: j. p
Donovan. 1873, NJ. Leiford 1873; !. 3. Fon-
taiue, 1888; y. l.. Culver. 1872. +. p. Will
Jams. i31; J. IL Hendrickson. 1871; II.
Sanford, l3l; Z. y. Anderson, 1870; r. f.
Willis, 1870; w. b. Ogden, 130; H F. Brad
dock. 1870; +. i. Stephenson, 129; W E.
Beers, l28; c. F. Harding, 1871; F. E.
Healey, 1876.
CLASS CT. J. Ham. 1879; L. ~ Smith,
1885, J. Fries, 1855; F. L. Salomon. 1874; W
". Peabody, 1874; r. p Tabor, 1874; E G.
Ford. 1873; G. 5. McCutchcon. 133 A. o.
Keator, 1888; John Philip Sousa 1872 H. G
NQgel, l32: X. X. Curtis, 129; r B.
Sloane. 1871 c. J.. King 127: G. ~ Der
rick. l2l: r. S. Smith, 126. F.. a. Siebert,
12b; {. f. Seeley, 1924: l.. H. Schortmeier
l24 r. Sinclair, 124; f. S Slator, l24;
G. o. Hedstrom. 124; G. H Brickwedde'
~; IL J. G. $. Deey, ~; E. L: Klotz, l2O. G..
Windhausen, 1l9; r. f. Rice, 119; II. B.
knight, lis; II, j. Ellsworth, III.
CLASS D--II. l. Gillespie, 1913; w Bauer
1873 ]. w. Wanting, 1927; e. L. Haas 125;
j. b. Rowland III; w. H. Dennis 1T
r. NJ. Roberts. III; E. Miliken, ll2; A. W
Currle. III; z. w. Hobbte 1O6; J. d.
Pushee, 102; F. Ernshaw, l01; B. l.. Duke
95
PROFESSION Tornlin. IA; D. D.
Gross, IA. +. r. Huseman, 14l; II. Win
chester. l3S, II. Clark, l3s; c. E. Tomp-
Ans 1877: y. f. Hall, -30. L. G. PARCELS,
12t; Neif Apgar, 123, J. G. smith, 122;
IL. 4. Keller, l22.