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Riggott is Jersey's Champion. 



Several weeks heo, in an aanouncemeBt. of a live-bird ttiatch 

 to be shot between Frank Claims, of MorristowD. N. J., and Wm. 

 Tell Mitchell, of Lyncb Station, Va.. the title of "champion of 

 New Jersey" was tacked on to Class's name. While Class had 

 never contested in an out-and-out State cbampioaship match, he 

 bad nevertheless succeeded in defeating all the Jerseymen against 

 whom he had contested, hence the title of chanpion had been 

 conferred upon him by the newspaper?, and until recently no ex- 

 ception had been taken thereto. He had repeatedly offered to 

 shoot mai^ches against not only any man in New Jersey but in the 

 entire country as well, but his challenge went be^jging. 



After tbe match above mentioned, his claim to the title was 

 questioned by that well-knowii aportpmau and hnnifaoe. John 

 Kiggolt, of Rockawav, who cballenped Class to a match at 100 live 

 birds each, for $250 a fide. The challenge was promptly accepted 

 by Class and his backers, and Wednesday, Aug. 3, was decided 

 upon as the date, anri FrauK Class's new shooting grounds, on the 

 Morristown Driving Park, as the place. 



The princinals are too well known lo need any letiEtky licogra- 

 phy here. John Riggott with his rotund form and 230 odd pounds 

 of avoirdupois is noted as one of the "squarest" and most nervy 

 shooters in tVie State, and a man who will invariably "shoot to 

 win" regardless of the ' lay rf the land" in the vicinity of a pool 

 seller. While he is frequently seen on a shooting ground when 

 sweepstakes are in order he has not been much heard of of late 

 Tears in connection with match shooting. A couple of years ago 

 he and Frank ClaFS shot »• match agaitst two well known Phila- 

 delphia amateurs (?), the Quaker City contingent being the vic- 

 tors Each man shot at 50 live birds, Riggott grassing 43 and hav- 

 ing by far the hardest lot of birds. Last season he shot two 

 matches at 100 birds each against L. H. Davenport and won t hem 

 both. Living in a locality where game is very plentiful and being 

 j)assionately fond nf sports aQeld he never loses an opportunity to 

 follow his dogs, and is able to mxke thintra interesting for those 

 who attempt to outwalk or ou'bag him in the course of a day. 

 This work, added to regular habits of life und constant inhaling of 

 country air, has given him an iron constitution and a nerve which 

 cannot b- shaken by trifles. 



Frank Ci'iss, his opponent, ia at this time one of the best live- 

 bird shots in America, and has marie a phenoraeual record during 

 this and last season, his average beina 93 ti-lO for 750 birds shot at 

 in consecutive matches, six being at 100 birds pach. two at 50 and 

 two at 25 birds each. This is a record of which any man could 

 well feel proud. As a "Bnishpr'" Class is a very daneerous man, 

 his ners'e seeming to become hardened down as he passes the half- 

 mark in a match. Both men are quiet and unassuming during 

 the match, having little or nothing to say from start to finish, 

 even to their handlers. 



It was 3:45 when the match was called, and at that time fully 

 .500 people were on the grounds, nearly every part of the State 

 being represented. Among the spectators were noticed Chas. H. 

 Raymond, of Morris Plains, who imported the first Laverack set- 

 ters ever seen in this countrv; Robert S. McOracken, Court Mc- 

 Cracken, W. R. Campbell, Tneodore Young, J. L. Keggan and 

 "Big" James L. Smith, all of Hflckettstown; Fred Class, of Pine 

 Brook; Harry E. Smith. Wm. S. Canon, the one-armed expert, 

 Samuel Oas'le and Jas. E. Wheaton, of the Newark Gun Club; 

 Harry Piper, Class's backer and a well-known hotel kefiper of 

 Morristown; Frank Piper, also of Morristown; Milton F. Li nds- 

 ley, of Hoboken, the well-known wood powder expert; Al Heri- 

 tage ("Old South Paw"), of Jersey City; Jas. Cavanaugh, of Madi- 

 son, who was once considered the best live-bird shot in the State; 

 "Uncle Jack" Harrison, nf Milburn, an old-time field and trap- 

 rihot; A. Sickley, of the Uoiou Gun Club of Springfield; Dr. P. J. 

 Zeglio, the well-known WarrenviUe M.D., and his brother Joe, 

 who is developing into a crack target smasher; Neaf Apgar, the 

 popular representative of Henry C. Squii-es. 



The weather was delightful. The sun shone brightly and warm, 

 but there was iust a suspicion of a breez^, which made the heat 

 endurable. The grounds are very pleasaotly situated about a 

 mile and a half from the depot. On three sides are dense woods, 

 over the tops of which can be seen the mountain ranges. The 

 shooting is done on the baseball diamond immediatelv in front of 

 the big grand stand. The birds were furnished by Al. Heritage 

 and a" a lot but little can be said in their favor. Some few were 

 good flyers, some were fair, and there the story must end so far as 

 their quality is concerned. Even at this season it would seem as 

 though, for an event of such importance as this, better birds 

 could be procurpd. 



Dr. P. J. Zeglio, of WarrenviUe, was chosen as referee and 

 Frank Mason as otHcial scorer. Neaf Apgar, who has entirely 

 recovered from his recent illness, was trap-puller. James L. 

 Smith lookfd after Riggott. while Class's interests were looked 

 after by his backer. Harry Piper. The press representatives were 

 provided with seats and a table immediately in rear of the score. 

 The match was governed byHurlingham rules, both men stand- 

 ing at the 30yd. mark. 



Class went first to the score getting a rather slow right-quar- 

 terer from No. 3 trap, which he grassed with his second birrel. 

 Riggott's opener was a right-quarterer from No. 5 trap, which he 

 killed with his first. The first miss was by Class on his eighth 

 round, wben he allowed a rather slow left-quartering driver to 

 get away by using a slow stcond; he lost his tenth, a light-ciroler, 

 for the same reason, and his twenty-fifth, an ugly zigzagger, 

 dodged both barrels. Riggott had had bard work with hia four- 

 teenth bird, a straiaht driver, and his fifteenth, a circler, both of 

 which fell dead within 2yds. of the boundary. Score of the first 

 quarter, 23 for Risrgott to ;32 for Class, with rising odds on Riggott. 



On the second quarter Ptiggott made a clean run. Class's 

 twenty-second bird was one of the very good ones which was able 

 to carry a double allowance of shot to the rear boundary, over 

 which it toppled, Bi"one dead. Score 48 for Riggott and 43 for 

 Class witb wagers of five +o three on Riggott and a few takers. 



On the third quarter Piiggott made a miscalculation on his 

 I'levpnth round and allowed a slow circler to get away, this being 

 his only miss. Class killed twenty-four and slinned up on the 

 next, a fairlv fast left-quartering driver. Riggott 73 and Class 70 

 killed with Riggott still the favorite. 



On the final quarter Class made a run of seventeen and his next, 

 a passable right-quarterer. fell dead over the boundary. Riggott 

 made a goose-egg on his fifth, a slow driver, and on his twenty- 

 second, a medium-paced ditto, missing the. latter clear and > lean. 

 At this staee of the game the f core stood Si for Riggott and 61 for 

 Class and the friends of both men began to throw out money at a 

 lively rate. Speculation was rife as to the outcome and every- 

 body began to stand on tip-toes as the men took their turn at the 

 score. Class kills, Riggott does likewise. Again Class sends a 

 third to grass and his nervy opponent follows suit. Now the Mor- 

 ristown man goes to the score for his last trial, gets a ho verer, 

 grasses it with his first and falls back with the consciousness of 

 having given hie opponent yi to beat. As Riggott steps leisurely 

 to the score and takes a long breath a hundred people are askine, 

 "Will he flunk?" "Ha-? he ibe nerve to kill this bird and win?" 

 "Well, I guess he has the nerve," says one of the Rockaway man's 

 snpportTS, "or at any rate I'll risk any part of a hundred on his 

 killing." 



Up goes the gun to the shoulder for a "sight," down comes the 

 butt below the armpit and ■"pull" follows instantly. Over soes 

 No. S trap, out start a left-quartering incomer and as the butt is 

 pulled against the shoulder two reports follow in quick succession, 

 the bird gives up the shost and the State championship along 

 With the more substantial $350 belong to John Riggotf. 



And what a shout went up from the supporters of the victor; a. 

 shout that made the welkin ring and tingle the ears, and well did 

 the modpst Rockaway b^nifaoe deserve all the applause hejre- 

 ceived. To face a man of Class' acknowledged skill and nerve, 

 to have to kill the last bird to win, when your opponent has 94 

 kills to his credit reiiuires an iron nerve and this Riggott showed 

 that he possessed. 



Class too came in for his shar^ of credit for the splendid run he 

 made, killing 73 out of his last 75 birds. His fight was a game one, 

 the race being lost on the first quarter. During the first half of 

 the race he seemed to be slightly off-form, his second being much 

 slower than is usual with him. Later on he came down closer to 

 form, but it was then too la'e to save the raee. 



Riggott's nerve is shown by the following occurrence whi<^h to 

 a man of ordinary nerve would have meant sure defeat. Early 

 on the morning of the day of the match a colt attached to a buggy 

 balked in front of i Mr. Riggott's hotel, in Rockaway. lu the car- 

 riage was a lady who was natural'y frightened. Mr. Riggott 

 asked the lady's escort if he thought the colt would move by 

 being taken by the bridle, and being answered in the affirmative 

 he talked soothingly to the animal, sfiz^d the bridle and at- 

 tempted to get him to move. The first pull on the bridle being 

 ineffpctnal he gave another, when tbe colt suddenly reared, one 

 of his hoofs badly bruising tbe back of Mr. Riggott's right hand. 

 He then brought the colt to its feet, but no sooner did it settle 

 than up it went again, this time giving Mr. Riggott a grazing 

 blow on the side of tt.e head. He also lost bis footing, and as tbe 

 an 'mal landed a second time it threw him to the ground. For 

 safety he retained his hold on the bridle, but before he could 

 recover his footing had received another glancing blow on the 

 bead and an ugly kick in the ribs. He was helped into the house 

 and his injuries attended to, but all the persuasions of nis 

 .family and friends could not dissuade him from going to Morris- 



town to shoot the match. After Mr. Riggott had been so 

 roughly treated by the horse the driver told a bystander that 

 "Lbe animal always had a mortal antipathy to strangers and 

 would never allow one to handle him." 



And yet this same man allowed "a stranger" to risk his life with 

 tbe horse. 1 regret very much my inability to give the name of 

 this driver. To undergo the above experience and afterwaid 

 shoot such a race as that at Morristown proves conclusively the 

 stamina of John Riggott. During the earlier part of the race when 

 Class lost two birdP, some of Riggott's admirers began to cheer 

 and shout, but they were very promptly checked by Riggott hirr - 

 self, who told them very plainly that he wanted "fair play and no 

 favors." After this the applause was confined to good shots. 



Below is the full score of the match, the use of Fokest and 

 Strbam'vS copyrighted "trap score type." enabling ua to give tne 

 full history of the shoot in this succinct form. The first line 

 shows the trap from which the bird was sprung, the second line 

 the directiou of fiight taken from and the third line shows whether 

 tbe bird was killed witb tbe first or sfcond barrel, missed or tf 11 

 dead out of bounds. T denotes atowerei ; H a hoverer or bird 

 killed close to the trap; and o dead out of bounds. 



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Tbe match started at 3;46; at 3:26 each man had shot at 25 bi'ds; 

 th« first half of the race ended ac 4:02; 75 each had been shot at at 

 4:38 and the last shot was Qred at 5:1U. Class u.'*ed Schul'zo and 

 Riggott used American wood powder. O. H. Townsend. 



Nitro Powders. 



Editor Forch-t and Stream: 



SeVeral months ago I began a series of experiments wi+h nitro 

 powders, and due notice was given in Forest and Sthbam, 

 owing to which I received many letters of inquiries in regard to 

 my experimental work. My object has been to obtain a nitro 

 load for inanimate target shooting that I could do as good work 

 with as I could with my black-powder load. For the past three 

 years I have had a desire to shoot nitro powders, but 1 must say 

 that I have given it up as a bad job many times, for I could not 

 make as good scores with my shells loaded with nitro powders as 

 I could with my reg'^lar black-powder load, which for the past 

 two years has been 3drs. P. P. F. G. powder and IJ^oz. No. 8 shot. 

 Such a load in my 12-gauge, 7J41b. gun has given me entire satir-- 

 faction. At the commencement of my experimental work witb 

 nitro powders it was my object to obtain a nitro load that I could 

 do as good work as with 3drs. of black powder. And to give a full 

 report of my experiments with nitro powders would occupy in 

 much space in the columns of Forest and Stream, so I will cut 

 the story short by saying that I bave established a load that I con 

 sider tbe hpsti have ever used. 



I use dj^drs. (measure), or aagrs. weisht, of American "E. C" 

 powder, loaded In U- M. O. smokeless shells, two No. 11 and one 

 No. 12 black-edge wads over powder, and l^goz. No. H chilled shot, 

 with thin top-shot wad and a squire crimp. On .luly 4, at a pub- 

 lic tournament. I broke 97 out of 100 single Keystone targets, with 

 a run of 73 broken without a miss. My reasons for being strongly 

 in favor of "E. C." is that it has a hard grain and does not pack 

 down in the shells, and can be loaded with as little care as black 

 pnwder. "E. C." has another very desirable feature; with its 

 hard grains it does not clog in running through a loading 

 machine. In regard to wads for nitro powders, it is my 

 opinion that thick cardboard wads should not be used, as a per- 

 fect gas-check can be obtained with 3 black-edge wads. Wiien 

 using "E. C," "S. S." or Schultze powder in Club, Climax, Rival 

 or other cheap shells in my opinion it is absolutely necessary to 

 prime with fine black powder to overcome a peTceptible hang- 

 fire. Therefore I strongly advise the use of U. M. C. smokeless 

 shells with all nitro powders. C. H. Buhbidgb. 



Hartfobd, Conn. 



Nitro Measurement. 



Tre Union Metallic Cartridge Co. has decided to measure its 

 charges of nitro powders in factory loaded shells by grains 

 weight instead of by drams (bulk measurement). The company 

 has prepared the following table of the compsirative measure- 

 ment of the principal nitro powders: 



Sf^hultze. S. 8. E. C 



2i4 drs. bulk measure equals 36 grs. 34 37 



2% drs. bulk measure equals -38 grs. 36 40 



:^ drs. bulk measure equals...... 42 gra. 3S 44 



314 drs. bulk measure equals 45 grs. 40 - 47 



3J4 drs. bulk measure equals 48 grs. 43 50 



S% drs. bulk measure equals ... 51 grs. 46 33 



lib. = 356ar8. = 7,000 grains. 



Shooting at Fond du Lac. 



Fo^D Dty Lac Wis.. Aug 6 —Inclosed find scores of our shoot to- 

 day. Tiiisisonb our third shoot, and assail except two are new 

 men we thick we are doing well. Twenty-five single bluerocks, 

 expert traps; M. M. Anderson 20 Lant Lewis 21, S. B. Amiry 18, 

 Wm. Hamilton 11, L. F. McLain 20, Frpd Huilbut 17. A. R. Keat- 

 ing 17, Fred Hurlbut 17, A. R. Keating 17, Fred Hunt (viaitor) 1«. 



Shooting at Acton's Park. 



BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 3.— The Standard Gun Club began a two 

 days' shooting tournament at Acton's Park to-day. Notwith- 

 standing the rainy weather the attendance was large and the 

 shooting close and interesting. The entire day's programme, 

 consisting of 11 events, was finished. Tbe results: 



First event, 10 singles, SI 50 entrance: Rice 8, Bonday 6, Clem- 

 ents 8, Bond 8, Willey 9, Buckbee 4, Hunt 6, Damm 9, Lupus 7, 

 Ducker 9. 



Second event, 10 singles. $1 entrance: Experts- Willey 8, Damm 



6, Ducker 6. Amateurs— Boud 7, Bonday 9, Clements 5, Duvall 8. 

 Hunt 6, Buckbee 7, Rice 8, Jersey 7. 



Third event, 15 singles. 81 W entrance: Experts- Duvall 12, 

 Bonday 13. Amateurs— Bond 10, Ducker 10, Willey 11, Hunt 13. 

 Damm 13, Jory 8, Buckbee 8 Rice 10, Hunter 8. 



Fourth event, 15 singles. |;1.50 entrance: Experts— Bond 13, 

 Damm 11. Amateurs— Ducker 10, Willey 8, Duvall 13, Bond 13. 

 Hunter 14, Hunt 14, Clements 8. Rice 11. 



Fifth event. 20 singles, $3 entrance: Experts- Bonday 16, Duvall 

 15, Bond 17, Hunt 14. Amateurs— Willey 8, Damm 18. Ducker 17. 



Sixth event. 10 singles, merchandise prizes, en trance 80 cenia: 

 Buckbpe 8, Hunter 9. Dyson 6, Hunt 4. .Jory 4, Rice 6, Damm 8, 

 Bond, Jr. 9, Willey 7, Ducker 7, Lupus 5, Duvall 8, Bond, Sr. 5, 

 BoDday 10, Franklin 8, Clements 8, Dankmyer 8. 



Seventh event, 30 singles. $2 entranc : Experts— Bond 14, 

 Ducker 14, Damm 14. Hunter 14. Amateurs— Franklin 15, Hunt 

 17, Duvall 16, Bondav 18, Willey 14, Dankmyer 17. 



Eighth event. 15 singles, |l.o0 entrance: Experts- Bondav u. 

 Hunt 11. Amateurs— Franklin 13, Bond 14, Duvall 11, Damm 9. 



Ninth event, 15 :singles, $1.50 entrance: Expertf— Franklin 13, 

 Bond 11. Amateurs— Willey 11. Bonday 14, Ducker 13, Hunter 9, 

 Duvall 11, Hunt 14, Jory 10, Malone 10, Damm 11, Clements 10, 

 Rice 7. 



Tenth event, 10 singles. $1 entrance: Experts— Hunt 7. Bonday 

 r. Amateurs- Willey 7, Bond, Jr. 9, Duvall 9, Damm 8, Franklin. 

 9. Bond, Sr. ,5, Malone 8. 



Eleventh event, 10 singles, $1 entrance: Experts— Duvall 8, 

 Franklin 9, Bond 8, Ducker 9. Amateurs— Willey 7. Hunt 9, 

 Bonday 8, Buckbee 5, Clements 8, Rice 6, Malone 7, Jory 6, Damm 



7, Hart 5. 



Aug. Not more than 25 members of the Standard Gun Club 

 were present at the second day's tournament at Acton's Park to- 

 day. There were but few spectators in attendance. The weather 

 was fine, however, and the members of the club made a very good 

 showing in the various contests. But nine events on the pro- 

 gramme were shot. Following are the results; 



First event. 10 singles, SI entrance: Smith 7, Buckbee 7. Frank- 

 lin 8, Ducker 9, Hunt 10, Damm 8, Hansen ,5, Bonday 7, Malone 8. 



Second event, 10 singles, $1 entrance, $10 guaranteed to the win- 

 ner: Ducker 10, Hunt 10, Malone 6, Bonday 8, Damm 8, Buckbee 

 5 Lupus 8. 



Third event. 15 singles, $1.50 entrance; Ducker 13, HuntlO, Bon- 

 day 15, Franklin 10. Duvall 14. King 9. 



Fourth event, 15 singles, $1.50 entrance fee. $15 guaranteed to the 

 winner: Bonday 10, Pupker 14, Duvall 13, Damm 13, Hunt 13, 

 Monteomery 4, Franklin 16, Smith 11, Clements 11, Malone 10. 



Fifth event, 10 singles, $1.50 entrance; P'ranklin 9, DuvaUS, 

 Hunt 9, Ducker 9, Damm 8, Bonday 9, Smith 9. 



Sixth event, }4 keg wood powder to first. 3 bags chilled shot to 

 second and 2 bags chilled shot to third, 10 singles, 80c. entrance: 

 Franklin 9, Hunt 9, Montgomery G, Ducker 10, Duvall 10, Damm 9, 

 Bonday 8, Stoor 4, Buckbee 7, Smith 8, Clements 14, Malone 5. 



Seventh event. 20 singles, $2 entrance and S20 guaranteed to win- 

 ner: Bonday 16, Smith 20, Ducker 17, Franklin 16, Hunt 18, Huka 

 17. Duvall 19, Damm 17, Clements 14, Buckbee 15- 



Eighth event, 15 singles. Sl:50 entrance: Ducker 13, Hunt 13, 

 Damm 13. Huks 13, Duvall 14, Smith 11, Dankmyer 11, Franklin 14, 

 Jory 19, Bonday 13, Lupus 10. Buckbee 11, Clements 12. 



Ninth event, 10 singles, $15 guarantee to winner: Bonday 9, 

 Damm 7, Ducker 9. Duvall 9, Franklin 9, Montgomery S, Hunt 10, 

 Jory 14, Dankmyer 6, Smith 9, Malone 8, Lupus 7, Buckbee 9, 

 Clements .5. A rubber coat offered as a prize for the best shot was 

 won by Bonday. 



At the Hollywood Trap. 



Long Branch, N. J., Aug. 1.— The shooting contingent, oper- 

 ators and spectators were out in force to-day about the Holly- 

 w od trap. The principal match was between Fred Hoey and 

 Captain Money. The ronditions were 100 birds each, SOyds. rise. 

 21yn 8. boundary. The stakes were put at tbe nominal figure of 

 $100. but several thousand really hung in the balance until the 

 last bird was dropped. Mr. Hoey has not been in his usual form 

 •his summer, and the odds were slightly in favor of Captain 

 Money, $100 to SS'O being offered and taken over and over again. 



Both started off in good shape, the birds proving a lively lot of 

 genuine bluerocks. Each led by two birds alternately through 

 the match and four times the shooters were tied. Captain Money 

 missed his A^th bird, which left Hoey a lead of one, but Hoey 

 missed his 90th bird and the tie was re established, both then 

 killing the rest and finishing with 91 killed and 9 missed each. 

 The excitement was so intense that not a word was spoken on th« 

 grounds during the last ten birds except "Are you ready? Pull 1 " 

 A similar match will probably be made as a shoot off. 



Immediately afterward the third match between Dr. Wilson "f 

 New York, and Clarence Dolan of Philadelphia, was begun at 100 

 birds. 30yd8. rise, for $500 a side. The first match was a tie at 75, 

 the second matcli was won by Dr. Wilson, 86 to 85, and tn-dav's 

 match was supposed to settle the supremacy of one or the other 

 of the shooters. Dr. Wilson was in great form, and steadily made 

 and kept his lead of two birds, winning handily, with a score of 

 90 killed and lU missed to Dolan's 88 killed and 13 missed. 



Dr. Wilson gave a big dinner at Hollywood last night to cele- 

 brate his well-earned victory, as he is a much older man than 

 Dolan, and is obliged to shoot with very strong spectacles on his 

 nose. 



Aug. 3. — There was the usual Wednesday crowd about the 

 pigeon traps a'' Hollywood to-day, when a number of sweeps were 

 shot. The Hollywood grounds have proved a great boon to pigeon 

 cracks, as they are the only ones in vogue during the summer, 

 and enable them to keep their hands in all the year round. 



Some idea may be gained of the popularity of this sport from 

 tbe fact that bills for pigeons alone last week aggregated f BOO. 



The first sweep, 5 b'rds, handicap rise, witb allowances, $5 en- 

 trance, brouaht out Fred Hoey, D. C. Jolmsnn, Yale Dolan. V. 

 Wilson, O. W. Dolan, P. Hazard and E. G. Murphy. V. Wilson 

 and C. W. Dolan divided. 



Tbe second sweep, same conditions, same entries, was divided 

 by Dolan and Hszard. The third event. $15 entrance, same con- 

 ditions, was divided bv Fred Hoey and Yale Dolan with scores of 

 11 straight. The next fvent. similar conditions, was divided 

 again by Fred Hney and Yale Dolan with 14 straight. 



Pinal event. $25, sweep, was divided by C. W. Dolan and P. 

 Hazard with 15 straight each. 



The Union Gun Club. 



The eighth monthly shoot of the Union Gun Club was held at 

 Springfield, N. J., on Aug. 5, the weather conditions being fine 

 and the attendance fair. 



In the club medal contest at 35 targets ner man the scores were; 

 Class A-Wm. Sigler34, R. H. Breintnair33, E. D. Miller 21. Class 

 B— G. Drake 33. Jos. Hyran 31. C. Smith 31; Smith winning second 

 on shoot-off. R, Williams, A. Sickley and Geo. Pudney tied for 

 third in Class B Pudney winning on the shoot-off. 



Sweepstakes, 10 Keystones per man, $1 entry, two moneys: 



3 h 



6 



W Smith. 9 8 9 



Drake , 9 8 9 



Sigler 9 10 10 



Breintnall ,. 9 5 8 



C Smith 7 8 10 



Miller 8 10 9 



Sickley 8 .. 



Williams , , 8 .. .. 



No. 8 was at 5 pairs. 



9 10 

 8 0 



Bluerocks at Pine Brook. 



On July 37 the following scores were made at Pin© Brook. N. J„ 

 in a match at 35 bluerocks each for 85 a side between Miss Jennje 

 Smith and Frank Piper, the latter a recent addition to the trap 

 shootinff ranks: 



Frank Piper 1000110101010010101010110-13 



Miss Smith lOllllOllllOllllillumO— 20 



On the followinar day the same parties shot a match at 50 blue- 

 rocks each on Prank Class's new erouads In Morristown, J. E. 

 Wheaton also entering the lists. The entry was $10 each. The 

 scores ; 



James Wheaton.OaDOUOlOOlllOOlllOOllOOOaOKIOnOllOOllOOlOOHOOlOl— 21 



Miss Smith HOU10101011101110101111U11111U0111111110111101-40 



Frank Piper 11011101100)01111110101101011011011010111111011111-35 



