The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-21
PIGEON POPPING.
Fair and Foul Play in Trap
Shooting.
The Way Unscrupulous Profes.
SIGNALS Cheat Their Backers.
New Rules Of the Long Island Shooting Club
Amateur shooters-How to Find and Trap
Birds Observations by an Expert
The Coming Match Between
Bogardus and Payne.

It's an encouraging sign OF the times that more
interest ia manifested by our people than formerly
In outdoor sports. Yachting, hunting and fishing
clubs are organized and in full working order all
over The country. and the name OF those who are
amateur sportsnen is legion. While, however, our
yacht clubs have attained deserved eminence over
those or other countries and are not content
10 rest heir fame on former trumphs,
but are ever striving to attain to greater
excellence and achieve higher honors, the spirit OF
enterprise IL not so manifest I'm clubs forme for the
purpose OF cuitivating q national taste for field
sports The causes OF this state of things are mani
fold but the main one undoubtedly Is that hereto
fore INSCRIPTIONS men have endeavored, and too
often successfully make money ont OF such en-
terprleS al the expense OF honester men. This
especially the case In
PIGEON SHOOTING
asport Unknown IN this country until within CON-
paratvely recent date. The matches shot In many
places within the last few years. notably in New
Jersey, other sold out by the contestants for
money considerations than fairly conducted; and
OF course the disgust OF those vctimized by the
un.crupulous sharpers had the effect OF
rounding all such contests with suspicion OF
foul pay. change. however, has occurred
OF late. Stringent rules have ueen adopted
ana greater watchfupess Is exercised in the conduct
OF matches. A better class Of citizens have taken
hold OF the management of the shooting clubs
gentlemen who are above the suspicion OF dishon-
es,y ana who are sincerely DESTROYS OF establishing
the sport as
A NATIONAL PASTIhE.
HERALD reporter yesterday visited number OF
places where '.shootistsn most do congregate for
the purpose of collecting information concerning
the prospects OF pigeon match shooting this
He called at Sealey's on Long Island;
Taylor's, In Jersey CITY; Heatshorne's, In
Brooklyn and made searching investigation into
the truth falsity o. the charges so often made as
10 the way matches are sold out FOR money. lie
also inquired on other matters OF interest TO gen.
tlemen OF the trigger.
A gentleman, who begged that MS name would
not be mentioned related several anecdotes OF his
experience before the trap, which were suggestive,
10 say the least
Matches are more fairly conducted nown he
said, .Fhan formerly, because a great number OF
prominent gentlemen have taken up the sport. 1t
nsed to be shameful. The professional scamps
regularly sold the matches. There was
JERSEY BoY.
for instance One day--lt not very long ago
ether-a man lost 81 800 netting his shooting. /
stood at the Trap ana saw how 1t was DONE lie was
three birds ahead OF his opponent-the Boy was
with nine BIRDS 10 shoot and got beat after ALL | OBJ
served him hold his gun polluted at the bird until it
went beyond the boundary, and he then fired and
missed CT course. was let IN for a small sum my
But these professionals shoot matches STILL do
hey not,,'
then the rules are more stringent than formerly.
II We're you wouldn't bet much professional
pigeon saooiing ANYHOW"
"Wh,.- about these ruies-are they new -
..Inev have lately been adopted by
THE LONG ISLAND SHOOTING CLUB,
and are excellent. Here's copy OF them. They are
iuodeiied after The English rules close as pos.
s'nle and cam be improved upon, think
Inc following are the rules Tor trap shooting
matches and sweepstakes
Al matches 10 be the direction OF
S e b. ca & ~ the parties
decision shall be fnaL
Srogps trap, trap are to Be used and r. and pulled
In shooting with traps the choice Of either mus, be
sodsd sy toss head or and the next shooter TO shoot
Wind, shooter % stand with his
pon &c as 81
shooting -four .5sps used
sa et and the lines 50 attached tina. both
Ss @ G e. 0n s Choice to &c e b. nns
single guns 20 be .Seelaed at the
double guns in All cases 49,
The weight Of shot not exceed and quarter
spscneS or
.Ssegs,ssss The cas-. may be
the shooter ser entitled % me doa not % o me case
The single birds twensyone yards and for
10 Gs R a q s an From o5
the trap but for double birds equal distance between the
ii. If abrd is out OF bounds I Is missed
IL when he ready shoe, he !.
WORD hs AXE sss bird not Sas
The party pa the score s must not eays shoot
,.o Tse nSs to at the o Within a.. the s1P
coy delay bsyond hi. CONTROL he claim fifteen
- When party viii be permitted to
90 In front OF him to put bird in the event OF his not
10. shooter bold the but
OF gun below elbow the bird
wing A bird Killed with gun held in other manner
Offence shall 3 missed bird ''''' -
6 trap sprung and the bird birds do
but be aees say mo brds the party at sSe score
must wait FOR the bira or birds % rise.
70 be scored party whether be have shot
IS Should two birds be Killed with BARREL they
ff.sS Ss o. fa: ~s Away the trap three yards
In any direction the reeree may declare mo 6l5d
missed bird.
fails EXPLODE he Sa or a. aTa not 70 Be q he
Gun have cooked haye been properly
"a II in the opinion referee party
any OSe person s ban @ % p be- AZ
lowed trap another Bird accordance with the decision
az, 70 10 single bird shooting, when than one rises Al.
ume TIE referee call mo Bird he think proper but
10 blrn.
"a II bird or birds shall ny towards the parties within
hounds IA such would
referee decide ''no bird. -
as bird ia IT'S nlght shot by another party
The Al Toe score and recovered within the bounds the
referee TO decias the bird BY party
score
s In case Of lite, II .bo, on the same day, II
practicable unless the purse prizes divided
sgeemeni and II not, must be ensuing
Sting day,
r. he decision q ties, three shot. WI be required,
RECOVERY or BIRDS.
IS The party shooting must gather his BIRDS delegate
person to DO so.
The party bird must his hands alone.
90 IL bird aighis tree upon any place impract
eaolc to De conveniently recovered the party shooting WIN