, 1865-10-31
PIGEON SHOOTING.
Matc1, Between Kin. aud Taylor
Won by the l.atter-Darbarous Treat
mcnt or Animals.

The second Of the great pigeon shooting matches
for one thousand dollars side, between John 1hy-
10, Of Jesscy City, Ncw jersey, and William King,
ofspnngae1d, Illinois, came oil on the grounds Of
The Chicago Driving rars Association. yesterday
afternoon, the former gentleman coming of the gic
Tor. a. upon the occaeIon Of the first match+ On
Saturday last. The attendance was measre. End
made up principally Of sporting men. The weather
soggY. so that It WIS atmost impossible TO find a
dly spot upon which to stand. 1hose persons rho
we're 70 nniorigna,e ~ t9 50 a9stppsed With heavy
likely 10 remember the occasion for come time.
Shortly after twelve o'clock the preparations
for The math having been completed, the
ahoog 1a 5ss4 ,saes ss m wsFe sb psca 1e be
indicate The positions Of the e1nfesiants, and to
hold their shooting pasaphernali1. while at dis
,anee of twenty one yasas With fye ys,'s intetyen
consists Of hox ten inches long. ak inches wide.
md FIVE inches high, covered with sheet iron I'D
wSsigE Ca h1D Which psfis S1 It 70 AZ bss
to long. flexible wooden sprdnE, ono end Of which
IL firmly fastened to plank. and Feeia upon full
c1nm, which gives 4 an angle Of about thirty de-
Spring is bent down and fastened with cateh, at-
tsched to which, and reaching to the matksnan's
stand, cord upon pulling which. The spring a.
enf ots The iron H. i'd, and and tossins The pooi
heightened dose about five teet into The ali, and be-
fore 1t Gau comprehend The novelty ot The hanaAc-
ton It falls 10 the eah horribly mane1ed with mo
{" much TO The amusement Of the spectators. In
hts way two hundred pigeons were Shot at, al OF
which must la1l within tho specified boundary Of
one hundred yards, or be scored as miss 10 the
shooter. The contestants uere nkouise required
10 Dire at the birds before they had aown twenty
feet from The t1ap.
Previous to the match, great deal Of betting was
done at odds Of tfty to thirty In Gvor Of Mr: ray-
70 so y ssa e tssn Sssf
one particularly confident and enthusiastic sd
mirer Of Mr* Tateor ercn went 20 hr. toward the
close Of lhe th0otns, 4. TO offer tWo hundred to se
on hIs uaon, without a take1 3lr. Taylor through
ont the match "retalned bis composurc,4 never
permitting himself to become excited, while on the
other hand, bis opponent was nervous, pe1spirinc
feely. though the atmosphere 'ras OF most chilly
character. III. Kings NERVOUSNESS was increased
by the friends Of Nf. Taylor corHlg behind him as
the ttnp Ta2 being spFanE, and cry1ug out, tsl.li
bet len to 1ye he'll m1.e ons bird tbs line and
other remarks Of q similar Character This raa not
only u1org, but unfalrt md should not have been
allowed ~ Mr.. Taylor. AnotheF thtnr-whiIe
Nr. King placed the birds TO BE- snpt
ii By slf. Taylor in The trap just a. he found them
In lie coop, Nj. Taylor "cayenne peppercd, .pin-
ned y apd Otherwise mixed up" his oppo:en.'s
lids. This practicc, though aiioycd bY The
.stu.cs" = not oplT barhhrous hut il unE.ir nnd
should uot be tolerated in civilized Community,
Ii certainly cruel enough to shoot the poor pig
coz. but to torture lnem beforehand Ia
Before Iii. Taylor resorts to that mode OF ttu1us13