For those with bad eyes.
"The victorious guns this season so far have been the Scott among amateurs. Beginning in October, the Riverton team all shot with Scott guns, and the highest score, 49 out of 50, was made with one.
Mr. Dolan shot two matches soon after with Mr. Oakley Thorne, winning both. He soon after shot against Dr. Knapp, but lost the match, the Doctor doing the best piece of shooting I have ever seen; his score, 86 out of 100, was magnificent. He shot with a
Guyot (French) gun and handled it to perfection. This was one lost for Scott.
Soon after we had our match, or three matches, and I was fortunate enough to win all, which brought Scott up to six wins and one lost. At Tuxedo during two days' shoot sweep- stakes Scott won again, but soon after Dr. Knapp won a match against Mr. Randolph,
the Doctor using his French gun and Mr. Randolph a Scott.
At the Cartaret shoot Mr. Dando won first with a Scott, second and third being divided between Scott and Purdy, while fourth was won with a Scott. At Larchinont Mr. Dolan beat Mr. Brokaw, the latter shooting a Gnyot. March 14 the Larchmout Cup was shot for, ,nd here the winning team used Scott guns. Mr. Thorn shot a 100-bird race with Mr. Randolph, using a Francotte gun and winning; Mr. Randolph handled a Scott.
Nearly all our amateurs shoot Scott guns because they are very reliable, seldom get out of order and stand the wear and tear as well, if not better than any on the market. Their ten bores until very recently were shot by professionals all over the country at pigeon matches, so no matter where one would go one would hear of the Scott guns.
One of the best team matches shot for a long time took plaee at Riverton last Wednesday, and was won by representatives of the Riverton Gun Club. Dr. Knapp and Mr. Chauncey Floyd-Jones represented New York; Mr. H. Yale Dolau aud P. S. Randolph, Philadelphia. The shooting began at 11:30 and lasted four hours and a half. Mr. Randolph lead off and did eome bcautful work, killing his first thirty straight, missed an incomer, killed the next, then a miss followed by fifteen straight, two misses on very hard drivers; sixteen straight was next scored in his favor.
These were his best runs. He was in fine form. His 15th bird was a very hard driver, also 17,19, 22, 23, 24, 2o'; 27. The 30th was a very rapid incomer, which he scored with his second barrel. He killed all out of his first 20, 18 out of the second 20; 18 out of third 16 out of fourth and 17 out ot the last 20, making a total of SO killed and 11 missed. Mr. H. Y'ale Dolan, Randolph's partner, shot very well. He had the hardest birds of the day. He started off by killing his first bird, missed the second, ran fifteen straight, and at another time during the match he ran 28 straight. He scored 18 out of the first 20, 17 out of the second, killed all in his third 20, 16 out of the fourth 20, and 17 of his last 20, making a total of 83 killed and 12 missed just one behind his partner.
Mr. Chauncey Floyd-Jones shot first for the New York team. He has been very sick, but did extremely well and hud his partner but held his end up it would have been a very exciting match. He scored 18 out ot the first 20,1C out of the second, 19 out of the third, 17 out of the fourth, and 1G out of the last 20, making a total of So' killed and 14 missed. Dr. Knapp was off. He made some beautiful shots, but was not near his usual form He scored Ib'out of his first 20, 14 out of the second, 14 out of the third, 16 out of the fourth and 17 out of his last 20. Total, 77 killed and 23 missed.
No one will ever forget the last fifteen birds of the match between Dolan, Randolph and Floyd-Jones. They were tie for quite a little while, Floyd-Jones shooting well, but Randolph let a couple off, and which enabled Floyd-Jones aud Dolan to catch up to him. But Randolph soon got the lead again which he held to the end. The birds were all good, strong flyers and not one was called of-the 400 shot at. What little wind there was was aguinst the birds, but nevertheless it took shooting to make the scores of today."
"At Tuxedo during two days' shoot sweep- stakes Scott won again, but soon after Dr. Knapp won a match against Mr. Randolph, the Doctor using his French gun and Mr. Randolph a Scott."
"At the Cartaret shoot Mr. Dando won first with a Scott, second and third being divided between Scott and Purdy, while fourth was won with a Scott. At Larchinont Mr. Dolan beat Mr. Brokaw, the latter shooting a Guyot."