Clay Pigeon Shooting at Water-town.

Yesterday's warm sunny afternoon brought together over twenty members of the Shooting Club at their grounds at Watertown. Besides the regular members there were a number of spectators present who were much interested in the sport, and who evidently enjoyed the incessant cracking of the guns, and the monotonous cry of the umpires, "lost," or "broken," as the birds were hit or missed.

The shooting on the average was better than that done last week; but there is still room for improvement, especially if the club is to compete successfully with other clubs in team matches. As soon as the men have had sufficient practice a team of from five to eight men will be selected and challenges sent to other clubs. The club lost so many of its best shots last year that over half the team will have to consist of new men. This ought to be a sufficient stimulus to bring out new material. Men who have shot in the field and who have never done any trap-shooting are especially urged to come out.

The best shooting yesterday was done by W. Austin, Frederiksen, Proctor, and Mead. The leading scores are given below:

Match A. Same as match C, except that former 1st prize winners are barred. 1st, W. Austin, '87, 10; 2nd, Frederiksen, '87, 6; 3rd, Von Storch, '87, 5.

Match B. 10 birds, straightaway. 1st, W. Austin, '87, 9; Mead, '87, 9. 2nd, Proctor, '89, 7, Frederiksen, '87, 7.

Match C. 10 birds, 5 angles. 1st, Mead, '87 7; 2nd, Paine. '90, 5; 3rd, Peirce, '87, Von Storch, '87, Greene, '8t. and Grew, '89, 4 each.