A goodly number of men assembled at the Watertown range yesterday to witness the opening shoot in the series of matches now being held by the Shooting Club. Twenty gunners were on hand, and this large number made it necessary to keep two traps in constant operation. Eighty-nine was well represented, eight men entering in the freshman match.

The leading scores were as follows:

MATCH A., (5 pair pigeons). - Palmer, 7; F. B. Austin and Slocum, 6; Oakes and Frederickson, 5.

MATCH B., (10 pigeons). - Slocum, Mead, F. B. Austin, 10; Palmer and W. Austin, 9; Allen, 8.

MATCH C., (freshmen). - Mackay, 7; Green, 5; Smith and Wright, 4.

PRACTICE. - Palmer and Allen, 10; Oakes, Mead, F. B. Austin and W. Austin, 8.

These high scores may be partly accounted for by the fact that the traps were not in as good working order as usual.