. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1883 to Ikccte and j&wnrtetttatt. THE GUN. The Pacific Club's Shoot. This shooting club held its first live pigeon match last Sun- day at Birds Point, Alameda. The match was shot under Hurlingham rules at twelve birds, for medals and sweepstake purses. Precaution was taken to have plenty of pigeons, so that the members could have all the sport they desired, and as some went over on the early train a $2 50 entrance sweep- stakes was shot off before the regular match. Seven entries weremade,|and three made clean scores on the four pigeons, as this result show
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 1883 to Ikccte and j&wnrtetttatt. THE GUN. The Pacific Club's Shoot. This shooting club held its first live pigeon match last Sun- day at Birds Point, Alameda. The match was shot under Hurlingham rules at twelve birds, for medals and sweepstake purses. Precaution was taken to have plenty of pigeons, so that the members could have all the sport they desired, and as some went over on the early train a $2 50 entrance sweep- stakes was shot off before the regular match. Seven entries weremade,|and three made clean scores on the four pigeons, as this result shows: Lambert 1 1 1 1-4 Schwerin 1 1 0 1â3 Broden 1 1 1 0â3 Precht 1 1 1 1â4 Lambert, Precht and Pearson, tying, shot off the tie on the "miss and out" principle. Precht and Pearson killed theirs straight, and divided first and second money. After this was finished, fourteen members entered in com- petition for the club medal. Though there were some who shot remarkably well, there were some, too, who did not do as good shooting as usual. This may be excused on the plea that it was the first time that some of the members faced the trap under the rules of Hurlingham. These are the scores made: Funcke 1 0 1 Pearson 1 1 1 Welsh 1 1 1 Yalleau., .0 1010001101 A. Schwerin 1 0111101111 T. Schwerin 1 1011111111 Smith 1 0000001100 Beyers ; 0 1001011111 Stewart 0 0100011110 Galindo 0 0 0 w Precht 1 0111110100 Fowler 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 w Gonyeau 0 0000100110 Lambert 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Broden 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Adams 1 1111111111 Haines 0 1111011110 Lambert, Broden and Adams made straight kills of twelve pigeons, so they shot off the tie at four single birds with this result: 1â 6 1â10 l-n lâ 4 0- 7 0- 5 â 0 1â 8 â 5 1â i 1-12 1â12 1-12 Lambert 0 Broden 0 1 1â2' Adams 1 0 1 1- 1 1-2 Adams' score of three gave him the medal and first money. Again the first two men shot under the same conditions, and again they tied on three killed. On the third contest Broden dropped hi
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