The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-07
PIGEON SHOOTING.
DON Quixote Takes Another
Tilt at the Windmill,
The Great Monomaniac Goes
Back on His Word.
6eaehe Panza Makes Raid on Paine and
Begaraus and Blocks Their Game
Before 1t IL Half Finished.


Notwithstanding the several promises of Henry
Bssgh 70 In Paine ana the reiteration Of the same
- no Gentlemen ct Jerome Park on Tuesday last.
together with the promise OF Berghs agent at Fleet
weod Para on Friday afternoon. that Paine would
not be interfered with during the shooang OF
match in the county OF New York. as 1t was the
Intention OF Mr. Bergh to await the issue oil
the match, and then bring the parties en-
gagged In II before Q legal tribunal 70 ascer-
tain the penalty, II any there Is, attached
20 the shooting OF pigeons. the latter sent out ms
aepaues yesterday to Harry Bertolrs 10 stop tne
shooting match that was then In progress anu
which was being witnessed by at least two hundred
gentlemen, the majority OF whom were members oi
the snootmg CLUBS Of this city and vicinity. As
might have been expected. this forfeiture Oh woru
OF me Presdent OF the Society TOT the Prevention Of
Crualty 70 Animals created quite sensation
ameng the gentlemen present. and when
rIsrtneld who was calico Smith yesterday, ana
u.ay have some other name tomorrow came
an tina ground and presented an odicer with
= leater nom Bergn, ct the same time ordering the
ahoong to cease the people coud hardly believe that
ne was In earnest The policeman sent for the ser
ueant and the latter sent for Captain wilson; but
when the captain came he said that all he cO1ld do
was to obey the orders Of the superintendent and
zee that Mr.. Bergh's deputies were protected IN
breaking UP the shooting OF the match. Twenty
two birds mad been shot at by both the
IN the match before Bergh's agents came on the
groand, ana before they put stop to the game
when the police force went over to assist Bergh's
men by getting In front of the shooters aud the
trap the gentleman who leased the ground on
which the shooting was coming or started 10 Jus
tice McQuade's 0f1lce to get authority from him to
eject Rergh's men from the grounds, bnt the magis-
1ate declined to have anything with the bust
ness ana the fellows hung around the traps until
nearly ntgnt and until they knew that the match
could not be finished before dark.
During the afternoon, after the stoppage OF the
match, when fairfield Tor Smith) was being ap-
peaed 70 to make the arrest OF Pane and Bogardus
that individual remarked to Mr.. Bennett that Mr..
Bergn would arrest him II he got cnance and that
ne intended to have done SO ON Tuesday last, but
that Bergh gave orders not arrest any other per.
son. a. they were not worth the trouble that would
10 given thereby. This acknowledgment shows
what the great humbug Is driving at. He wants
nOtoriety Mr. Bennett then told the deputy Of Bergh
70 inform his master that he (Mr. BepnetD would
snoot o match at Jerome Park on Friday next, and
he would see whether Berah dare arrest MIN ana
Many gentlemen believe that Bergh never had any
Intention OF making arrests but nnding he has the
q sas Police Soe ~ S his he CON
opportunity offers. They say 1t Is no use waiting
for Bergn to bring the matter before the courts and
as none OF the shooung clubs can get hold on INN
the sp0rtsmen Will have to go TO the Legislature for
redress, ana put curb on this insane spoiler OF
As night drew near, and Bogarlus ana Paine had
loft the ground 10 make arrangements Tor the ins-
would have no jurisdiction over the police, Messrs
Oof0rest and Heckscher shot a match OF ten birds,
ING Berehs deputy lett the place ana did not show
ntmeelf again. This Is anoner proof that they did
nos ,nseHd making any arrests , Messrs Deiorest
shot 1t or at three BIRDS MIR. DefOrest winning.
TIE MATCHES BETWEEN PAINE AND BOGARDUs.
These professionals had two matches hand TO
be shot on the same day. If possible; the first, dfty
pigeons each, for $3.50 slde twenty five yards RISE
shot. The second match was for $3.50 side, thirty
yards rise, eighty yards boundary, ounce shot.
Tne time for the matches to come Off was yester.
parties were ready on the field Of the Old Dubois
hali:mile track. adjoining Harry Bertofs hosiery
on Eighth avenue. They soon afterwards chose
umDires and referee MI. Van valkenburg acung
es umpire for Bogardus and Mr.. Deforest for Paine.
Niles Johnson trapped and handled Tor Bogardus,
while Paine, with an occasional helper handled and
shot. Before the match began Mr.. Somerindyke
the pool seller, began selling pools on the first
the subsequent ones were all in favor Of Bogsrdus
Al the match progressed bOgardus Increased In
n Pne aS So to under 80 er was
He had been disappointed In his birds and had TO
shoot at very inferior ones before Mr.. Robinson
reached the grounds with the pigeons that PANE
had relied upon. With Robins0n's birds Paine made
better shooting than with the DINERS; but It Is
doubtful whether he would have been able 10 have
made up Q, the end OF the game what he had lost
at the beginning. He seemed nervous from
opponent was cool collected, and TOOK deliberate 1S
aim at every bird before pulling the trigger Both
men shot with doube-barrelled guns, Bogarius'
being Foster breachOader; Paines being loaded
In the old style. at the muzzle. They shot at twenty
two birds each before they were lnteriered with
teen After the first shot Paine lost five bros IN
succession, many OF which he HIT but rhey managed
70 get outside OF the boundary. The following are
THE DETAILS OF THE SHOOTING.
PAINE. BOGARDUs.
IAN incoming bird; IAN incoming birds
Killed easily; dead shot. killed Instantly
"A diving bird; MISS PA quarte.ing bird to
ed. the lett; Killed Instantly.
ga diving bird; MISS "a towering bro
ed. killed as lie raised from
"A diving bird; hit "A towering pird hit
hard, but the bird es- hard, but escaped: mss
capped; scored miss. scored
"a diving bird; MISS 6-An Incoming bird;
ga diving blrd MISS ga quartering bird TO
Cd. the left; killed Instantly.
IA quarter1ng bird TO IAN easily killed bird,
the lert- dead shot, while quartering to the
lett.
s-A diving bird. well s-Bird nit as he quar-.
nlt, wing broken. A hne tered TO The right but got
snOe. Inc bird gathered. away. HISS.
"a quarterlng bird, "a diving bird splen-
wen Killed. A iine shot. didly killed. A capital
shot
I0-A quartering bird l0-A quartering bird
10 the right; missed. to the LEFT; MI hard. A
80 dead shot.
ll-A diving bird; was ia anartcring bird
killed by capital shot to the left: Killed easily
close to the trap ~
. i2.An incoming bird; IA .quarJenng bird
Aheo instantly. TO the right; killed III
- stanty.
IA diving bird; ia diving bird.
killed. missed 's ''"'
IA rapid quarterlng i4--An incomino h,rd.
bird TO the right; missed. missed. '
ia diving bird; ia wen Killed diving
missed. bird.
16-A diving bird; I6-A quarterng bird