, 1857-12-18

| IIGE0N-SHOOTING ENrRAORDINARN.-W'
noticed in our columns a few weeks since
a match shot by Mr.. VIM. King, killing I!
birds out of IS shots for bet of $4,000
as follows: He pulled his own string, II
yards rise, at so single shots, 100 yards
bounds. Next, at 81 yards distance, the
trap was pulled for him (being a ground
trap, in which were placed pair Of bird:
each time for 25 shots. At these he fred
single shots, counting the two if killed il
one shot. No sooner was the trap pulled
and many before they had time to rise, was
as dead as Harry the Eighth, killing rs
birds out Of 100, in IS shots,
The next wager made was for 81 900
even, that Mr.. K would not kill IS birds
in IS shots, (as above), excepting that the
double birds be sprung from out a spring
trap, the shooter pulling his ten yardl
ground trap as before, and every bird bC
killed fairly on the wing. This match wal
shot three weeks since, before the com
meucement Of which Mr.. K. made an ever
bet of $4,000 that be won. This was ia
ken by city merchant, Mr. Colt acting
then and there as stakeholder. Out Of the
single so birds be killed As in bounds
and which fell out dead. The double
birds counted up, for no sooner were they
sprung six feet high, than they were killed
like shot, showing display of skill in
trap-shootiDg quite extraordinary. At the
72d shot the score stood thus s3 birds
killed, with three shots 10 spare.
We come now to the present extraordi-
nary and unheard Of shooting, involving q
stake worth many thousand dollars
ExrRAoRDINARY PIGEox March FOR $lS,-
900 "A South Carolina friend of Mr..
Kings made the following bet at the Me-
tropoltan Hotel: laying $4,000 to $4,000
that Mr. K would kill 80 pigeons in IS
shots, conditions Of last match. He also
bet $4,000 to $4,000 that King won also
$500 to $4,000 diito-thns standing to
win, on the day of shooting, $l4. 900. On
Saturday last, 26th lust, the day fixed, the
match came off on the Bloomingdale road,
previous TO which Mr.. X. backed himself
with Que party for $2T0O-and in another
bet laid $1,000 against $700 he won. At
| o'clock, p NJ, the first bird flew, and was
killed. Mr. King was unwell, and quite
indisposed for shooting. In the irst 10
single birds he lost out Of 10, making the
opposing party as confident, apparently, as
could be. A lew hundred we're laid against
the gun. Our friend King, at this stage,
sat down in the shade, wiped his brow, and
deliberately considered matters. Mr.. K Is
beautiful setter had been hitherto very &C.
tive in bringing in the birds, when killed,
in hurried manner, which seemed to dis
turb our friend KS general cool style Of
shooting he was consequently removed,
and after glass Of old Cognac, set to work
at the last 90 birds. The wonderful shoot
ing resulted in killing eighly-nias out Of
ninety, scoring as follows:
Fifty single birds, ten yards rise, one
hundred yards bounds-shooter pulling bis
own trap.
Ill1ll0l0lllllll1llllIlIlll1llI1
lllIllIlII-4S out of so.
Followed by % single shots at 25 double
birds sprung together from a spring-trap,
pulled by another 81 yards rise, 100 fall.
IL IL IL IL IL IL IL 10 IL IL IL IL
IL Ill IL IL IL IL IL IL IL H. 40
out Of SO.
Extraordinary sum total-97 killed out
Of 100 birds in "A shots. The above has
never been equalled, at any time or any
where.-N y Spirit Of The Times.