The New York herald., 1871-03-14
PIGEONS AND POWDER.

A Fine Matca Among the eJcrscyites-TsvaIvc
Birds Escape Out of One Hundred-Tay yIor
the Winner-The Minstreps Misfortune.
goodly array Of the sporrive knights or the
trigger, accompanied by select circle OF Jersey
roughs, assembled yesterday to the number or O
couple OF hundred the grounds attached to
that dolce Jar niente frame house at Greenvie,
N. j., which is called the Idle Hour. This plea
SAINT spot, perched on an eminence overlooking the
sea, resounded 10 the notes OF the shotgun in a
match between two gentlemen well known to the
feather fancy. These were Mr.. John Taylor of Ler-
sey CITY, and Mr.. Teurs of Bergen, ana lately OF a
minstrel troupe-Johnny Teurs, as he likes to be
called 1t was match for $3.50 a sIde fifty
birds 10 be shot at with single rise, at
twenty-one yards: The parties were bound
by the agreement to find trap and handle
the birds for each other. An ounce and half
OF shot was the dose for each OF the covers ana
eighty yards boundary the killing distance. The day
was SO bright and the air so bamy that a hardened
old sport" who was present grew vaguely poetcal
over the coming OF spring. The feeling was shared
by but rev Of the pigeon-shootng bosoms present
"Why, three weeks moren bring us TO the hot
weather, and then, goodny pigeons
PANG OF REGRET
passed through the hearts Of all present save those or
the HERALD reporter and the aforesaid hardened old
'spoFt." In the centre OF field the pigeons con-
demned ccll the trap was placed, and the days
shooting showed that there was little hope of a
reprieye for the unfortunate creatures who entered
1t one by one. little after one O'Clock the pre-
uminartas were all arranged, MIR. Payne being
chosen referee Behind line OF rope and on small
platform the spectators gathered, and passed the
usual remarks on the shooting which followed,
mostly c0dnmendatory Tor. 1t was
A FINE MATCH,
and partly wagering. one white chokered gentle
man doing especial honOrs in this line. The usual
pigeon shooting rules were observed. and
as each party emed aeSous
to do iairly by the other. For the first five birds
the lrienas OF lhe whilom minstrel were delighted
This gentleman was habited in tall boots, knitted
jacket, clothscap and huge diamond cluster min
,blushing blondness Of his mustache He took 1t
easy, and he right for there forty five living
who has made himself formidable ere now
IN pigeon circles, and was about TO achieve
another triumph also wore Tall boots and white
HIM easily d,stinguishaple 10 the second fire Teurs
weakened, missing three. Sixteen dead birds fol-
enthusiastic IS ne was leading his adversary by one
that is, twenty-five against twenty-one out OF
the rst haif T mended @ wonderIoly u and se the
remaining twenty-five exhibited only one blank. In
ine last i've shot BY MI Tenrs mis- gun missed fire.
and although he shot his bird It fell out Of bounds.
Ia the course OF the shooting pigeon fell. winged
and the youth who does such business ran TO carry
friends.
''Pnt II oct OF its misery,
BITE THE BACK OF ITS NECK, BILLy,'
Aaid the hardened cid sport The bird died right
away The following Is The complete score, which
brngs Mr. Tagi0r out winner by Two, there being but
one mss scored against ldm in the second twenty
hve:--
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II only wanted you 10 beat me by one bird
Johnny" sad the 'anqushed they left the
ground.
NEW MATCH FOR LOCO
was then arranged between tae parties lyer hundred
dollars sde, ono hundred birds al the sa ne place
and with The same stipuaons, 10 be shot on Ire 18Th
OF April