The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-13
BOGARDUS VS.. PAINE.

Out Of tho Reach of BcrGh-The Professionals
Shoot Thcr Matches mt Fort Erie, Canada
Large Observation-Disclosures the Winner Of
Both. Lal
BUFFALO Jan. II, 1872
The pigeon matches between Captain Bogardus,
OF Illinois, and Ira A. Paine, OF New York, came or
at Fort Erie. Canada, to-day, Bogardus being the
winner OF both He scored forty birds In the first
match to Paine's thirty five, and in the second
match he shot twenty-six out Of fifty, and Paine
twenty-five. The day was very GOLD, and on tho oun
over the Niagara River where the matches were shot,
strong westerly gale prevailed during the time of
shooting causing 1t to be very difficult for the men
to make great score. Under the circumstances the
shooting OF Paine and Bogardus was considered by
all who witnessed 1t as remarkably good. Bets were
made previous TO the second match that neither Of
the men would shoot twenty-five birds. These bets
were lost Bogardus shot with his usual caution,
while Paine seemed at times to be hasty particularly
with incoming birds, when, by waiting moment
Or so longer, the birds would have come to him. as
they did to Bogardus, and he would have scored
them all. The matches were witnessed by large
number Of the Forester Shooting Club Of this city,
who seemed to take great Interest in the affair." and
they in q body Afforded Paine and Bogardus
every facility within their power 10 bring
the shooting to successful termination.
ArrEMrTED INTERFERENCE OF BERGH.
Bergh had sent to this city to stop the shooting,
but the Forester Club members saw the officers OF
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals
and were promised by them that PANE and Bogar.
dus should not be nterfered with, Notwithstanding
the instruction OF Mr.. Bergh, and this CLUB
were DESTROYS, as . rebuke 10 Mr.. Bergh,
to have the match shot in Buffalo. ExMayor
Wells offered to lease the trotting track
to the FORESTER Club for the day for
81, and he was disappointed when he learned that
Pane and Bogardus had determined to shoot their
matches In Canada. These shooting matches have
created great excitement In this City, and Berghs
CONDUCT Is generally condemned, as fears are iet
by members OF that society that he will do great
mischief ii he is not stopped In his mad career.
There was no betting on the first match, which
was begun III New York on last Saturday, and
twenty-IwO birds shot AT before 1t was stopped by
Bergh's deputies; but on the second match BOgar.
dus was the favOrlte. at 100 to So Mr.. Newall
acted as judge for Paine and Mr.. Doxey for BOgar.
dus Paine trapped and gathered all his BIRDS
while Miles Johnson and Doxey assisted Bogardus
There was little time spent Ia gathering the
wounded birds by either party.
@ CONDITIONS OF THE MATCHES,
The nrst match was dfty pigeons each, for $3.50 q
side, twenty-five yards rise, eighty yards boundary
one and quarter ounce shot, the second match
was fifty birds each, tor $3.50 side, thirty yards
rise, eighty yards boundary, one ounce shot.
The following are
twenty-five birds OF which had been shot at last
Saturday at Jerome PARK, when the men were In
terfered with by Berghs enissarles and the match
stopped. We append the full score. B0gardus shot
al only forty-eght birds:-