The New York herald., 1871-02-21
PIGEON SyOOTING EXTRAORDINARY.
Captain Bogardus Performs the Wonderful
Feat OF Killing Forty-Six Birds Qut
Of Fifty-"I Guess Thai'n Do"
sKined forty-six ont OF fifty. sir ~
sswnai do think OF tnat score =,

ssyvnai do think OF tnat scorer,
"a wonderful feat n =
ga feat requiring cool nerves and keen eye.ny
syes. under the circumstances OF all tho wirrg
ing all the talk, delay and breaking mp OF the orfgt.
nal match with Mr.. Robinson Tor the big stake tho
lcsing Of the second, the driving birdst-the best
ever saw In trap-he character OF the grounds and
Everything, tnis Western shot Boganias, has per-
Sermea this Afternoon q great feat Ia pigeon shoot
Rs,, and done it no5,y.m
Such were the decided remarks OF ore OF the best
amateur shots In America last evening at twilight
on the grounds OF tina Long Island Sporting Club,
ai sealy's near the Union Course, when Captain
a II. Bogsrdus was
PaocLAAsrD THE WINNER
~cf pigeon match 2-sinst nun ocr the stake being
$500 snd the lerms,tat ne could not KIN forty-nee
stris out OF nftE And the amateurs expressions
found a httlag response In Ave hundred hearts
The gatheiingat the grounds OF the club w0s IN
consequence OF tae announcements that noted
veteran in uie world OF gentlemen sports, Nr.
Robinson, h All wagered Captain Bogardas $500,
making stake Of $1,000, that the latter could not
Kill forsy .dya birds oat of ifty he were allowed 10
furnish the hiris and handle AMI trap himself ana
that ths shooting be done under the old New York
Club rulesh cEnce aud half OF ssot, twenty
one yarist and eighty yards boundary. This
vas agreed TO, with but one exception, that Bogar.
dus should
PLACE TIE TRAP"
as nc 81 ~ ft.n
So fare SO coed. The agreement was signed, tho
0ay a,' pointed and the money staked. Seldom is
tnere aore interest manifested than observed among
the genuemen as they assembled tho snow
cover Ell field about two O'Clock Judges were ap-
FciI ed AMI Mr. Parks named as referee while lie
trap Vas beng placed. Murmurs OF congratulaton
pass ed from mouth to mouth. Everything was
go,l z on swim!nlngly and everybody was pleased.
Bct AT the mo menJ when the
FIRST SHOT
andtne first dead were looked for trouble arose
about the manner that Eogardus' bacEer had
'placed the trap" the Judge OF Mr. Robinson
appealing 10 the referee that 1t was not set as
ground traps usually are. Upon Inspection by that
gentleman II was observed that by means of two
Lon bars. each win al eye at top and driven into
Sce ground, that the trap could be made 10 open
xrcin beh,nd the bird Instead OF IN flont.
THIS WAS HITCH.
Mr. DoyeY, FOR Bogardds claimed that according
70 the written agreement he had right 10 pace the
trap as re saw Lt and he saw Ut 10 make II open in
the manner descri ell. Mr. hobinsons judge dts.
sen,ed. ana fnahy. after an hours wranging, the
referee deoMed, wnen appealed TO py both parties,
'.ihe trap is placed wrong IN my Judgments we
peser saw anything ike it in this part OF the conn.
try, and, according 10 the rules you are TO shoot
nader taere shall be no stuctions. Now, gentle
mel. those ron bars small as they are, through
waleh the string runs, consider an obstruction,
toyelts.,
Ihaye The right TO place the trap as tit. That's
o. plan as the nose on my face.
surn the trap VIII decide against you.
Mr. DoXEY-Ne Wont turn H.
ibis state OF aualrS Changed the whole aspect at
once ana for time threatened to send The party
nome without any aulusement. But matters were
arranged, after much talking. py the mutual agree.
usent that tie Elain stakes snoud Withdrawn and
A NEW MATCH MADE
this time only for fifty dollars side, but the same
conditions 10 the number Of birds, and trap to
Os set- Ia The ordinary way. Niles Johnson was
chosen referee. Mr. Robinson handled ana trapped
IL was sooa deciied. BoSardus killed the fIrs, and
secono as gracefully and easily as ever birds
brought down but missed his third, aud Killing his
fourth and nth, missed saccessive.y his sixth,
Seventh, eighth, Dnth and tenth, winch lost hlm the
THE SECOND MATCH.
you like these birdsn
"Iney are ratllsrsn
sand yes" there inferposed Mr.. Deforesr sI'll bet
you, Bogaidus $50 You can't XII iorty-Ave out OF
..Suess ~ have 10 take that said the quiet man
With the gun. should Ike TO have IT,"
:, Aud bere Mr. Doxey came up, and In behalf OF
Eogardns the $3.50 was staked and the $500 fdt into
Nr. John 1aylor'S hafds.
The announcement Of this match created anew
the excitement manifested cary In the day, and
soon tde crowd, which had been greatly augmented,
5eL back into the old .haf-circle style, or mounted
the fences, heaps OF snow ana piles VI Ice to obtain
good position. Judges were again chosen, and All.
Amid the most profound silence Mr.. Robinson
trapped the first pird lnen came the shooters quick
the trap fell and so did the bird, dead as stone.
Eighty a.alnst hundred he Kills forty-n
shouted Noted bettIng man.
..pon't want 1t? Wei, III do better. III bet you
hundred even he does tt.n one OF two takers
were found at these rates.
The second bird was hit, but fell dead out OF
bounds. Then the skill of the shooter became ap-
parent and the rest oil the story is briefly told. lie
kliled, a. easily he could raise his hand, all his
birds up to the sixteenth, which, with the seven-
teenth. hc lost, tney falling out OF bounds dead
very uniortunate for the man shooung, but
winch little incidents nightly pleased the crowd
on the other side. Inc eighteenth nineteenth and
DO on were scored, and, amid the applause OF many
gentlemen. Bogardus loaded end pulled and killed
his pirds up TO the iorty-eigntn which fell out OF
bounds Thus lie pad but on more TO Kill to win
and the forty-nnth was tumbied over in the snow
% soon as the trap fell.
THIS WON HIM
the match, and, killing his tifieth, made him the
actor o. the wonderful feat Of scoring lory-slx birds
CUT Of ifty.
A loud shout went up for the gen!al-faced Bogar.
aus at the termination OF the snootng and as that
gentleman put away his traps the old mysterious
smile now and then seen lighting up his bronzed
features Fitted across his counenance and he left
the field with the simple
.'I guess tnat'll do.n
Tue following Is the full score:-
,l,o,l, !, J. J. !, J. J. ! ], l. ], !, 9, 9. !, !,
l. l. !, ], ], ], !, 0, /, l. Total 5o scored, 40.