The New York herald., 1872-11-29
PIGEON SHOOTING.


Two Interesting Matches OF Fifty Birds
Each-Ira Paine Wins the First-Thc
Second Resulting in . Tic Between
Messrs. Loriliard and Jarray.
large number OF gentlemen congregated at the
grounds OF the Long Island Shooting Club yester-
day to witness two pigeon matches. to which great
publicity had been given. The first one was be-
tween Ira Paine ana b. Deforest for $3.50 side,
nifty pigeons, twenty-one yards rise, eighty yards
boundary, one and quarter ounces Of shot. The
peculiar feature OF this match was that the shoot
ers had to use five strange double -barrelled guns
one OF which had to be drawn for each time the
first gentleman using one barrel and the second
the other. Three OF these guns were breech leaders,
the other two being loaded at the muzze, and both
Paine and Deforest acknowledged that only one of
the five guns was at for use. The gentlemen, how
ever, made fair score under the circumstances,
Paine killing thirty-nve birds out OF forty-nine,
while Mr. Deforost killed thirty two out of forty
eight. The followingis
THE SCORE
"a rn'hs ) ! : I ! J. / !, l. IT, T.
O., ~, Q, killed, s5; missed. 4.
o, !, i, l. j, !, i,G ., /, /, l.
0, l, o, l. l, l, !, l-Kiled, 50; missed, Is.
THE SECOND MATCH
was the great event OF the day. 1t was between
Horace S. Jarray and George Lorard for 81, 900 q
side, fifty birds each, forty yards rse eighty yards
boundary, five traps, each gentleman having the
privilege OF using both barrels OF his gun should
he choose to do so. Mr.. L0rillard shot with his
Mullen muzzle-Oader, fourteen bore, Mr. JalIray
using his Grant muzzle0ader, eleven BORE being
yiOus matches, which came Off on Tuesday last, at
the same place, Both matches, 1t viii be remem-
bered, Mr.. Lorllard won by one bird each. Both
gentlemen used one ounce and quarter OF shot,
Mr.. Ja1ray four drachms Of powder and Mr..
Lorillard three drachms and three-quarters.
match on the ground, but when it was first made
$1,000 to $500 was laid Mr.. Loriliard's winning.
t was past Two wv, O'Clock before the traps were ar
Banks was chosen referee, Mr.. Parks being chosen
umpire for Mr.. Jafray and Mr.. Staples umpire for
Mr.. L0rilard IL fell to the lot OF Mr.. Jailray to
commence operations, as he had done IN the two
previous matches with Mr.. Lorlllard.
When the match began the shooting grounds
were surrounded by spot hunters gun in hand
to kill all the birds that might escape the shooters
engaged in the match, and there could not have
been less than fifty oil these industrious individuals
ready to blaze away at pigeon as soon as he new
out OF bounds. general fusiiade would follow an
escaped bird, ana many ludlcrous scenes followed
among the claimants for bird that dozen had
shot at.
Mr.. Jafrray killed the first three birds that he
shot at and then missed one. Mr.. Lorilard
missed the first bird and killed the three following
and at the ninth shot they were even. The tenth
Lorillard. Then Mr.. Jallray lost sixteen birds in
succession, a majority of which he hit hut the
wounded birds managed to get out or bounds be-
fore they fell. During this time Mr.. Lorillard lost
eleven birds, and when they had each shot at
twenty-five Mr.. Lorllard was leading three The
gentlemen shot away with varying success until
forty birds had been let loose from each OF the
traps at which time the score stood seventeen
killed by Mr.. Lorillard and thirteen by Mr. Jalrray,
aud the affair seemed so near certainty for Mr..
Lorillard to win that one OF Mr.. Jafray's friends,
who had 800 bet on him. gave $50 to have
the bet drawn. But from that time to the
end Mr.. .Jan'ray had new current of luck,
and he only missed one bird afterwards to the end,
making tie at the finish with Mr.. Lorillard much
TO the delight OF his friends and the pecunary unin-
terested spectators. For amateurs iG will be safe
to say that these gentlemen have shot three OF the
best contested matches that were ever witnessed
In this country and 1t is very doubtful II there
any professionals in the land that could have eX-
celled them. The shooting yesterday was extraor-
.dinarily good, and one gentleman remarked that
he would have bet thousands OF dollars that
neither OF the gentlemen wonld have killed the
number they did. The following Is
THE SCORE.
Mr. Jarray-1, l. l, 0, 0, !, l, o. L. 0, o. 0, o. O. o,
Q, Q, ., 10, l. |, l. 0, !, 0, l, o. 0, l,
0, 0, l, 0, l, l. l, l. l, KILLED 22; missed 49,
Mr. Lorillard-0 l, l, l, 0, o, !, O. O.. o, o. o. O.
/, o. O. 0, %, o, !, 0, /, 0, ILL., 0, l.
/, /, /, o, ], 0, l. o. l. l. o. 0-kied, -; missed, 2S