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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug, 18, 18981! 



Coney Island A. G. Tourney. 



The following resume of the contests in the Coney Island Athletic 

 Club's shooting tournament for the Kings County Gun Club's cham- 

 pionship cup, may prove to be interesting to the members of the 

 several clubs as well as to the participants in the struggle for the 

 trophy. 



On the second of December, 1892, the Coney Island Athletic Club 

 issued a letter addressed to the several Kings county gun clubs invit- 

 ing them to join in a competition for a silver trophy valued at not less 

 than $500, to be shot for in a series of monthly shoots commencing in 

 January, 1893. Each club team to consist of five men, to shoot at 15 

 birds each under Hurlingham rules, 28 and 30yds. rise according to 

 gauge of gun. Eight clubs entered a team, and the first contest took 

 place on the Atlantic Rod and Gun Club grounds at Coney Island, on 

 Tuesday, Jan. 34, when the Atlantics won with a score of 65. The 

 next was held at Dexter Park on Tuesday, Feb. 88, when the New 

 Utrechts won with 66. The third took place at Woodlawn Park on 

 March 28, when the New Utrechts won with 62. The fourth was on 

 April 35 on the Atlantic's grounds at Coney Island, when the New 

 Utrechts and Glenmores tied with a score of 67 each. On May 23 Dex- 

 ter Park was the scene of the fifth, when the Atlantics won with a 

 score of 68. They also won the sixth contest at Woodlawn Park on 

 ■June 27, but only five of the original eight teams competed, the score 

 being 73, the best made in the tournament The last shoot was held 

 at Coney island on Tuesday, July 25, which the New Utrechts won 

 with 72, and winning the trophy with an aggregate score of 453; 

 Atlantics second, 446; Coney Island third, 4.39; Parkways fourth with 

 423. The other four clubs withdrew when they found out that they 

 did not have a chance t-o win or get near tbe leaders. 



The following tables show the results of the shooting in the tourna- 

 ment by the teams, with their averages, percentage, also the work of 

 individual members that participated in five or more shoots, with a 

 percentage of 70 and over. It will be seen that C. E. Morris, the presi- 

 dent of the Atlantics, and G. E. Nostrand, of the New Utrechts, tied 

 for first honors with an average of 14 and a percentage of 93^. D. 

 Deacon, of the New Utrechts averaged in three shoots 93. 



TEAM SOOEBS, AVBRAQES AND PERCENTAGES. 



Shoot. Shot at. Killed. Missed. Avge. Per Ct. 



New Utrecht ....7 525 453 72 65 86 



Atlantic 7 525 446 79 64 85 



Coney Island 7 525 439 86 68 84 



Parkway 7 525 423 103 603^ 80]4 



Vernon 6 450 365 85 61 81 



Glenmore 5 375 289 86 58 77 



Crescent 5 370 273 98 54)^ 73i^ 



Northside 5 310 211 99 42 68 



Exta-as called by referee . . 36 



INDIVIDUAL SCORES, AVERAGES AND PBRCBNTASES. 



Shoots. Killed. Missed. Avge. Pr.Cent. 



0 E Morris, Atlantic 7 98 7 14 93>^ 



G E Nostrand, New Utrecht 7 98 7 14 93i^ 



H Balzer, Atlantic 6 83 8 13.4 91 



E Helgans, Parkway 7 95 10 13.4 90 



Ct^irguesen, Jr., New Utrecht... 7 92 13 13.1 88 



D Detlefsen, Coney Island 6 78 12 13 87 



S Northridge, Coney Island 6 78 13 13 87 



J Blake, Parkway 5 65 10 13 87 



G Osterhont, Vernon 6 78 12 13 87 



Gus Griff, Vernon 6 77 13 12.5 86 



C M Meyer, New Utrecht 6 76 14 12.4 a5 



D Monsees, Atlantic 7 89 16 12 5 85 



J B Voorhees, Atlantic 7 87 18 12.3 84 



W Thompson, Vernon 6 76 14 12.4 85 



C Engelbrecht, Glenmore 5 63 12 12.3 84 



C Plate, Coney Island 6 75 15 12.3 8S 



D C Bennet, New Utrecht 5 63 13 12.2 83 



F Pfaender, Coney Island 7 86 19 13.2 82 



W Hartye, Glenmore 5 61 14 12.1 81 



1 Hyde, Coney Island 7 84 21 12 80 



J Bennett, Parkway 6 72 18 12 80 



JSchlieman, Glenmore 5 59 16 11.4 79 



Dr Little, Vernon 6 69 21 11.3 77 



A Botty, Parkway 6 68 22 11.2 76 



L Hopkins, Crescent 5 56 20 11 75 



W Thompson, Vernon 6 65 25 10.5 73 



J A Eppig, Glenmore 5 54 21 10.4 73 



T Short, Parkway 5 61 24 10.1 70 



Dr Van Zile, Coney Island 2 30 0 15 



Sixty-six members of clubs competed out of the 158 entered as eUgi- 

 ble. 



Crack Shooting in India. 



There was an exposition during the visit of H. I. and R. H. the 

 Archduke of Austria, of a somewhat novel form of sport which is 

 much practiced in Hyderabad now. H H. the Nizam has of late taken 

 a great fancy to rifle shooting at moving objects, and on the S6th 

 ultimo, sports, inchiding shooting competitions, were organized on 

 the Mulkapett Race Course in honor of the Archduke. The events 

 in which both the Archduke and the Nizam with others competed 

 were: 



Shooting at a bottle.— A quart bottle being thrown up 20ft. or njore 

 high, and having to be broken by a bullet before it approaches to 

 within 10ft. of the ground, the shooter standing at a distance of 10yds. 

 from the thrower. 



This was well contested and resulted in a tie between ilr. Arbutnnot, 

 A.D.C. to the Resident, and Nawab Nadu- Jung, A.D.C. to the Nizam, 

 with a score of 5 broken out of 6 bottles. On shooting off the tie the 



pair could not be separated with a further score of 4 breaks to the 

 credit of each. Principal scores: 



Mr Arbuthnot 111101—5 H I and R H the Archduke 



Nawab Nadir Jung 111110—5 Franz Ferdinand 010110—3 



H H the Nizam 101101—4 



Shooting at Glass Balls.— This was won by the Nizam with a score of 

 five breaks out of six, while Nawab Nadir Jung and Mr. Arbuthnot 

 again tied for second honors with a hit less each. Principal scores: 



HH the Nizam 110111—5 Mr Arbuthot lOOlll— 4 



Nawab Nadir Jung 101011—4 H I & R H the Archduke. 001 101— 3 



Shooting at a rupee at a distance of 6yds., thrown 20ft. into the air. 

 This was won by Mr. Ai-buthnot with a score of three hits out of six, 

 while the Nizam and Nawab Nadir tied for second place with two hits 

 each, and the Archduke scored one: 



Mr Arbuthnot 100101—3 Nawab Nadir Jung 010010—2 



H H the Nizam 001010-3 H I & R H the Archduke. 001000 -1 



Shooting at a swinging bottle at 15yds. This proved a very interest- 

 ing competition, for their Highnesses the Archduke and the Nizam 

 tied for first honors with four hits apiece out of six shots, and the 

 shooting off the tie was watched with tremendous interest and bursts 

 of applause, as each successive bottle was broken. Eventually the 

 Archduke failed at his fourth shot, while the Nizam followed with a 

 hit and won the competition amid great excitement. It was a most 

 interesting afternoon's sport to see these two high personages meet- 

 ing in friendly rivalry and showing such proficiency with their weap- 

 ons. The rifles used were in all cases .360 rook rifles. The other events 

 comprised tent-pegging and obstacle and screen races for ponies, 

 wrestUng on horseback, elephant and camel races. — The Asian. 



Team Shoot at Westfield. 



A SPLENDIDLY Contested match at a hard-flying lot of live pigeons 

 took place on the grounds of the Climax Gun Club, at Westfield, N. J., 

 on Monday, July 31, in the presence of a select company. The day 

 was in favor of the birds, especially toward the last half of the match, 

 or when a stiff southwest wind made twisting towerers of a large 

 percentage. The contestants were John Rothaker, of Philadelphia, 

 and Charles Smith, of Plainfield, on the one side, opposed to Captain 

 Alfred W. Money, of Oakland, and Milton F. Lindsley, of Hoboken. 

 The conditions were 50 live pigeons per man, the losing team to pay 

 for the 300 birds and a wine supper. Neaf Apgar was referee, Al. 

 Heritage trap-puller, and T. H. Keller scorer. The results are ap- 

 pended: 



J Rothaker 2201in«11122ni021221211— ^ 



131333.I2.21221 1.3U.1022— 21— 43 



C Smith 23101213001 1 223221203«31 1—30 



33101313001] 3333313031211— 24-^4^7 



Capt Money 1120121221113122310011111—32 



I«1113n2l2l2l3313332301»— 33— 45 



M F Lindsley 2223332223222222 1223.2023— 23 



1233032333223033333.33322— 23— 45— 90 

 The wine supper was partaken of at "Dutchy's" place in Plainfield, 

 the genial host giving it his personal supervision. 



During the dinner it was suggested that those present perfect a 

 permanent organization to be known as the CosmopoUtan Gun Club, 

 which should devote itself exclusively to live bird shooting. The sug- 

 gestion was at once acted upon, and the club formed with Captain A. 

 VV. Money, President; Milton F. Lindsley, Vice-President; Al. Heri- 

 tage, Treasurer; Jacob Pentz, Secretary, and John Rothaker, Cap- 

 tain. The club already stands to shoot any ten-men team match for 

 money or marbles. 



Crescent Gun Club. 



I 'Only three members of the Crescent Gun Club attended the regular 

 monthly shoot at Dexter Park on Thursday, Aug. 3. Each shot at 7 

 bird-), modified Hurlingham rules, for the best averages for the annual 

 prizes and added club money. W. Coulson and L. Hopkins tied for the 

 first, and the best score in the sweep that followed decided Hopkins to 

 be the winner. 

 Club shoot: 



Pickett ^310011— 6 Hopkins 0121121—6 



Coulson 2310113—6 



Sweepstake, Si entrance: 



Pickett 01112—4 Hopkins 10110—3 



Coulson 00100—1 



Sweepstake shoots, 10 bluerocks each, $1 entrance, followed. 



Marlin— Sylvester. 



Messrs. Marlin and Sylvester, respectively of the Marlin Fire Arms| 

 Co. and the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., of New Haven, Conn.j' 

 were conversing a few days ago in a general way on trap-shootin^J 

 As puch will happen, the conversation took an amicable turn on then 

 individual capabilities at the trap. Neither one professed great skill, 

 but each one was of precisely the same opinion in respect to the other,: 

 that is, that he could be the victor in a match at the trap. Out of! 

 good natured generalizlation, the matter began to assume tangiblej 

 shape. Mr. Marlin mildly proposed a 100 bird match, §100 a side. Mr, 

 Sylvester thought that a 100 bird match, $10 a side, would comportt 

 better with the occasion, and was so arranged, the event to occur atj 

 Watson's Park. It is said that, while neither one was afraid of th^ 

 other, both were not , so certain of the result as their manner wouldin-i 

 dicate. When the day arrived— one day this week— Mr. Marlin wasl 

 present duly prepared for the match, but Mr. Sylvester did not; 

 appear. Messrs. Courtney, Heikes and others were present. A shoot^ 

 was arranged. Mr. Marlui averaged about 80 per cent., about as well! 

 as the best could do on that day. He jumped at once into prominence' 

 as a trap-shooter, and now is honored with many challenges. It is to 

 be hoped tuat Mr. Sylvester can demonstrate that he too can shoot inf 

 the first flight and that the friendly match will yet come off. 



'.The Eureka Gun Club. 



Following are the scores made July 29 at the regular weekly shoot: 

 of the club: 



No. 1, 25 bluerocks: Heikes 33, Bingham 18, Willard 19, Burgess 21,! 

 Patterson 17, D. G. Turnicliff 11, Funk 22, BisseU 15, Steck 6, De Wolf! 

 11, Maltby 10, Glover 11, Frothingham 18, Robbins 21, Goodrich 10,; 

 Turnicliff 15, Burr 18. 



No. 2, medal shoots, 25 bluerocks : Heikes 23. Bmgham 31, Willard 

 23, Burgess 34, Patterson 26, D. G. Turnicliff 9, Funk 20, BisseU 16,; 

 Steck 21. De Wolf 11, Maltby 17, Glover 24, Frothmgham 19, Turnicliffi 

 16, Von Lengerke 23, Weart 12. 



No. 3, 25 bluerocks : Heikes 21, Bingham 23, WlUard 21, Burgess 19,! 

 Frothingham 21, Punk 22. BisseU 16, D. G. Turnicliff 15, De Wolf 18,, 

 Maltby 14, Robbins 17. Glover 14, Turnicliff 16, Weart 13. 



No. 4, s!5 bluerocks : Heikes 23, Bingham 33, D. G. TurnicUff 13, 

 Burgess 18, Funk 33, BisseU 17. WiUard 20 De Wolf 12, Maltby 16,, 

 Robbins 21. B. Waters. 



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Colt Hammerless Gun Club. 



Hartford, Conn., July 29.— The foUowmg scores were made by 

 members of the Colt Hammerless Gun Club to-day, 25 Keystones, 5 

 traps: 



A "Wood" 1111111111111111111111111—25 



A Willey lionillllllllllllinilll— 34 



"MoGlnty" 1111311111111111111010111—24 



C H Bm-bidge 1001111111111111111111111-23 



E Decker 1111110111111111111111110—23 



J Melrose 1111111111111101110011111—22 



F N Mam-OSS 1111111111111110101111011—22 



M E White 0110111110111111111111110—21 



E Sexton 1110111111110111001111101—20 



C Williamson 1111010111111111110111001—20 



S T Colt 1100111011001101111110101—17 



A C CoUins 0011011101110010101100011—14 



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