Word: gun
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...annual shoot of the gun clubs of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, will be held this morning in Philadelphia, at the traps of the U. of Pa. Gun Club. The Harvard team consists of E. Mallinckrodt '00, (capt.), B. S. Blake '01, H. W. Dana '00, H. W. Sanford '00, and J. S. Cochiane '00. Each man will have thirty rounds at birds flying at unknown angles...
...Gun Club has adopted a system of silver badges in the form of birds. They are of three grades: expert, first class, and second class. In order to obtain the grade of expert a perfect score of 25 must be shot. Two scores of 15 straight entitle the candidate to the first class grade, and three scores of 20 out of 25 qualify for the second class. Yesterday Blake, Mallinckrodt and Phelps won the second grade medals...
...Shooting Club defeated the Brockton Gun Club at Brockton yesterday afternoon by the score of 105 to 100. Each man shot at thirty birds thrown at unknown angles. The individual score of the Harvard team follows: Mallinckrodt, 27; Phelps, 23; Sanford, 23; Blake, 17; Wells, 15. Total...
...house, shield and traps of the Gun Club are being moved farther back from the Speedway. The traps will be ready for use in a few days. Members are now using the Wellington traps...
...appointed to raise a fund to purchase a gift for the auxiliary cruiser "Harvard," has collected the amount needed and authorized Commander Charles O'Neil, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance of the United States Navy to mount upon the cruiser, at the first opportunity, a six pounder Nordenfeldt gun with mount, shield and accessories. A plate attached to the gun will bear the Harvard seal and the following inscription...