, 1869-05-16
The Great Pigeon Shooting
Match Against Time.
Bosardus Kills Five Hundred Blrds
ms Hours and II Minutes
The fsrcatcst Trigger Pulling
Achievement on Record.
Extraordinary Contest for the Cham
pion Butcher Belt.
Bloody Scenes at Reid & Sherwin's
Slaughter House.



TIE great trigger pulllng event Of the season o
LIE .ra- OF the decade, Of the age, Of The century
a1ti. for auRhi the records 6now to the CONTRARY
Ct the history Of mundane matters WAS the occur
renee Of tie pigeon shooting match yesterday a
peA:e: Patl- The articles Of agreement In tht
ns'ch we're drawn up In Chicago In Junuasy Last
and. the main potpts thereof having heer
'rtquenti. Stated In these columns 1t Is onl,
Necessary non- to gt5e brief summary Is fol
lows: Il NJ Iatchtn agreed, In the sum o.
fl,ep), a. against similar sum wagcTc1 by Chas
u. HoGlc, to produce man who should shoot aut
Ill! aoo pigeons IN ss5 consecutive minutes, or ter
houfs and three~quazscEH; to use enc doun!t-bar
reled. Misunderstanding shot gun: single birds or
The wing: Fl F4gds Isc from three ground trans
TO be placed 1s feet apa.t: boundary, IN yards tc
the right LEFT ant front Of the centre trap, and 81
Sa-as drectly back from the centre tTsp. Sucl
were the conditions Of the contcs
As mutually agreed upon, the article,
bctIc duly signed and Witnessed Ths
pEeSatllng opinion among tnA.kHmen and othe:.
posted In such nasters WIS that the position o.
MI Pntch!n WIZ worse than Qu1xoe1c; 1t was like
throwing money away In the street; no man living
h.dever dane such shooting, and no man ere,
tou1a- 50 argued The knowing ones, and The
noEe they figured On It the more 1rmls they be.
t.7mc convinced Of the applicability OF the
nc: Until al length Puich!n pigeon malch asntns,
raMe and endurancc became Utmost a by-wpti IL
nc moths ot the Ecntrers Al last it really
same H,uc, for he ceEta,nly waIkcd abroad witt
acoEntenaace only to be measured by I two- -fool
ruiz, feople piled him anon. and oHe1ed HIN
:%ils as for instance, that the birds wunld not be
Killed IL cleSen hours aad quarter. He took .
fe" q these tA:ts: poss'bly 10 the amount Of over
aes 1ae'0a an oa 15:oRne., oR5 th11 1ssa
sny more Of that soli % i es,csen PIC" ''Saas Tas
sF sss S" 44s4ss and es5a SS
stal thousand sloltare, pelhapa NJ much the bet
ttf foI the parties who had stAketl money on the
p;ss's airs su1se1 shoases snsy While ~ iol
PARTIES roI.d almost fcc, The E.1rnlack4 hctwcen
!'fls n,css Indeed, rs especial marx OF favor,
n sae MAIN stake, aod the latter viewed it In
'ar .:t.'li nj Fit. IN ss estimation was the 50.
<.:;esi a:ssrsa match esla-TAE Ta.srSE har.us
II sea'v's az,:;i iaent ,a::n Of con- iud1ucaL Up 10
he sieL'.al score lander t5e circumstances, nadc
!s !:"Eati'ls II bis match With War1 lust con-
Cili,ie-.
fcEan early Oh Yesterday motnn., tle shooter
2na @ s's ,'.. ncseI ~, Easin ssanaea At the Transit
boundaries, Ac., had nIf bt-n arranged before.
hand, 20 that 10 time might he lost III the morn
ing. Wit! tLr selection Of George r Abhey a.
Iosefh lsutsr ior lIosc, and Sit. Hunter, ST., u
trap r'iller. tn. shooting began II S:45 O'Clock
& M rrsfses; .: TIP s1ai's very rlaee! lsrecsy tn
from fhc!r sr1ss obtain I'll unnt,stntcteI view
eF The slsrt The lrtls were rsalnly Wild pigeons,
a :t a. HUI rue s ansse one; W.re ese he m Ieas mae
tsTnrai1e for rapid and accurate shooting, for the
rcasaa taa; 'hey Rsa5sanly few at the i1staa1 the
t:.r was spsnES. while the tame sHr!s generally
senk Their time about IT, and required the throw
ing Of niss,es ely ia tocu ysctnis5 oeio:c taking to
T. Panes ass stFs a. Of The III 5sa nseEH
snors coni INN each extcnaed u the marts.
FSr lhxFhn -t.nk
ing tic cord, Opened the trap anil li5efatel tht
'ars,. ~ the right Of RogardLa was placed a sahlc
for Whe 5 a Te nnnS
powder and shot 1ask, an, In his icit vest Pocsef
sapr|s .! powder wuls, The shooting q
on n' rsoeeeosa H.. rather srer,gs z'"'y1ssa1ce1
"sus to tle anseal.y IN ioaalns With saaie.en sla.
Iapldiiy. fhe hqack having to ue acquired By pTac
:ae Isna: marx AL ihts improved, however n
t1t. .tns wore OH aud II Was not long hcfore The
wutk began IL splendi': earnest. The loading was
reduced IL sc!cace 0fte: Il few shots lt1ll hect
drc-i. From the Task Was promptly poured t!s
proper alan.Ay uI fs."sier, an.i while the r'9h,
Hfl-ch was tnvarlab1y placed in It's socket nloua
tnr !ta-:,ls. Tie lelt ha'' hsuustt waI from the
res: pocket: and so win The shot the waa fol
which was taken fsual tho table. Is also tho
t.a;r~t.le wl.!e oless.tluu requiring about ten
se:on4s to r.ra barrel t:oiti barrels were kept
vu,:seI:: >: BE :-lranns barrel were sent after
was Wa n:tsi ;asoughout The ,e enlre match
f.:re:,:' rs:cssa7 to stop and cool thc barrels
III. wc1t sI:.lI;4lncs tTe-;rd ~ bath Of ctll
~,t,1 :Ioa ra1l, anil ag:lin were detached from
thr a.1rf; a.rs deposited IL iar itch near hF t1
~ tsAth olt ai;s! lIo!ongAl! di!rd Thl5 Usually
ru;,>!i, . a''u,.: ih.yc uiutts' .!.lc. An ample
susa1lus'' ,Iaa was lual.-l. thr trsi.s. were
trti a=h tic dead l,:sls gathered. ShortlS
:t1ct i geek fogarlus alltsl Tor dinner, plen
:1iul srs.s &! Enas: t-si @a, seal r.. tablea Goa
';;;cL!s paety ctt"tsc etc tlatI!lE ts.en hFnugh
.'rz tEt:s! ;Ac 7r'snslt tioaec aa' piaccd upot
H.. Il, st ycf m 1,suc TO nr lost-Bogardu
Er-ttnmcuccs: shooting, having afrr2dJ Killed. twt
.',iE,si h1,l>, nd ''es iis;'' II Ans ahead Q
ca,De ul. which, 60 far iro interfering With tn,
~tuHs1t, nes aut:e Adsan1ae eeoas in cootlnK botl
~ r vs. y; ra,,, AID aecuYatc ."'1 Tas ss s,as
l!"n. tis'' l7'n tai Grn1Iailt ciung to tue marks
nla.ss face. ha,4ts ai1.E c.uthtu.. uat, rs hc 10
>!,arae:tr u .'oid r.tg'. III the " "ostoroon,
Al oc!,eH the number Of spectator
tIr,Ai e1-nLA. Iarl.e Ant'+r> hASing .ea 3rterTc.
lro!n c0ru.n, hs the threatening storm 1t IA
NV tte:l!t .al'i1aEeut tth't sn74fals coEli AM
"url'! w'n the u,atrh eli IN is' shortest ttMg
>tfs!Et M he shot, nuw .il'l thcn exhll,tlng som
wu.t,rT!nl rt.us.,cl ehuutl.. IT., in one hun
,.1.s II. s:o:s he Alis' nsarts;sesen esda
.ni-+e.t. fEuE Inc III ri huIdrtl onward. fill dcat
iu.'ie ile eighty yards boundary, and wou!t- II
nr'',nars nG.i"hvs, huyt l'ttu scurcI as Killed
:ns ~ sse iaet ttat u M ,s:se 1nsjor:5 i' Of IL,
rf,e 1ra,s ai Il It r!ctrxu W lie ;u;p,es past oeioe1
iu,1 @ m ,i, te !. ,i.et,, Iss,.
VA "o1, IL t;;l4t hours nni 4 a,lnu1es, with 1w
,n..t, tast .,h sp1 ~ .,sn,,ta a, ~ :.
nsan--. AMI fer succes-fuE 1narkfunAn. who ha
~. .as 4au~t '..n,,i ,l,.s sussS
~ :etSsa; sns ~ -!
Of The mai, ina;-n ri be offered 70 wager H Sl.os
~ hi- An!s' ~ ~ 'n"usa,a .1 .a5S ~ s,r tmG.
nn.e 10 Is ,d INT In, ,nis y II hi ia2aS ~
ns ~ ~ n IN. ~, - 1trs ssn, ~ -, ~ "
~ @ '".a' 1s ~ - 's.'cr snoS oxa1 ~ nf,
N' at.t a.",' wv. tonaS -. t $3.50 - ~ @ .'s
rere ~ used: " @e' ."
q hs faoHtnS Is ~, a. ao.o%n tns E;. ar aq
,n5 10 r,ss.rs.
E,ns+ fJI:,n,.pn-k n. I. @, q. O. 4 q.
u y. !, q. q. o, :, ., O. 3
Il 4 r. u a. y l. T. l. o. 3 O.
4 .. = g. :. g ., X ., !, D, /.
:" 1. :, /, s. q, i, /, /, 4, 4-l
sho;3: e Missed.
Srs.,sp urHnKrp-1. 0, J. O. !. 0.
T. !. 4. 5, .. !. 4. q a.
!, !" !. T. T. J. ,"c",."'c. !
=. !, q, :, y. l.. al, =, =,
!, =: 80. :. g. i. 4 9, j. s-ls sno:
TE1Ep Hy>r:Ep-n. 9, II, /, q, !, O.
i - T. u \ ! 4 ! q d. g. Il
=, :, -;i+ sha,s; II uIs<eri
! Z O. ;. =, q O. l. Il + 81.
i. ,, III. shots: ~ missed
s1r.u nr>uhEna i. ID =. .ao.q.,0,G.o d, ;
IL. s,,;::+; !: til ..t,,. - - -~'~' ~
Tn;7, k:l.>I ~. tnta. .nisacd 1as
II fvYYAEy.
4 1rS-Es: Fa.S, NM i, 1seo.-rscon shoott
match against time and endurance - IL Il
K7rTii:s tn hi; :.N tinfic birds In e{5 copsecutt,
m!nrtes, &tpl1. Il and T ground t;sps q ys!ls Il;
and 81 ssr :tHlla1y. Won lu hol1s Is rnInuts
Ir,l- k:i:e' 'IiHEE tF e,t. minutes, %: 1rin
u pcxr,1:l IIa.:ts Il. .,ur1Ir rrxf 9s5 trinutn