The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-16
PIGEON SHOOTING.


Halls Driving Park-Finy-Bird Sweep
stnkcs-six testants-Johnson, Paine
and Begardus the Winners.
The pigeon shooting tournament, open to all
corners, given by Ira A. Paine, OF New York. was
successfully inaugurated yesterday at Halls Driv-
ing Park, on the Coney Island road. The day was
pleasant although stiff land breeze was blowing
throughout the sport, which made 1t somewhat
annoying to the spectators. AS was an
ticirated, the responses from the probes
sional shots, who have from time to time
figured in contests of this character, were very
satisfactory six Of the better known In the United
States contending for the prizes. The programme
for the first OF the three days. sport ntybird
sweepstakes, under the Rhode Island rules, and
500 entrance the amount to be divided into three
parts. The following were the contestants, to-
gether with the guns and the quantity Of powder
and shot used by each:-
Miles Johnson, of Yardviile, n. J.-Evans' tight
10-qauge muzzlc-loader. single barrel, Ia or shot
and drachms powder.
Ira A. Paine, OF New York-Grant 10 central fire,
breech-loader; ~ OF. shot and drachms powder;
paper shells.
4. H: Bog .rdus. Of Elkhart. m:-rhomas, Of Chi:
cago, 10-gauge breech-l0ader; la or shot and
T. w. tinker, or Providence, r. Parker, 10
gauge, breech-oader; II OF. shot and Al drachms
James Carlin OF Farview, N. J-Amercan toll-
fashioned) 1o.fauge double barrel, muzzle-loader;
William Carson, OF Phladephia-Evans' 7-gaugc,
muzzle-loader; IL OF. shot and dlachms powder.
eighty YARDS boundary. Five Fl ana Traps were in
place. and as each shooter came TO the an ndi
Gator marked the one to which his attention should
be directed, so that there was fairness all around
in this particular Mr. George >. Lanphear,
well known sportsman, was selected referee, and
The birds furnished upon the whole was an aver.
age lot, though it was the fortune OF some OF the
shooters to obtain more than their share OF the
able in this particular. From the score herewith
appended It will be observed that the skill dis.
played by The contestants was very gratifying, and
not until the latter stage OF tue sweepstake 1t
certain whether Johnson, Paine or Bogardus
Victor Sing forty-six Out p Of arty birds,
winning one, thus receiving the irst prize Of $500
Next on the list comes Paine who killed 40, taking
the 500 purse and then BogSrus who scored A.
Is still suffering from the gunshot wound In his
right leg accidentally received last Winter, and
his present health from his home In Illinois Fourth
on the list is Tinker; fifth, Carn; and last Car
son. VINO at the beginning had many loud talking
friends about him, evidently to his great annoy
ance.
HALLS DRIVING PARK, l.. I.-PIGEoN SHOOTING
TOURNAMENT, OPEN TO ALL CoMERs-FIRsr DAY,
April Is, ls7a.-Fifty bird sweepstake. Rhode
Island rules to govern. 800 entrance.
Johnson, l. !, l, l. ], !,
1ihlal. l. l. J. ~ Total 90. killed. 4s;
Panc-i, ], 1,1,1,1,1, 1,1,Jo1,1,111.JL
II lIfdla al D. killed L g. g missed Il
Bogardus-l, !, l, !, l. o. !, ], !, |, !, !, !, !,
!, o, !, l, |, l. l. l, !, !, !, Q, l. !. 0,
BILL ! l. l. !, o. l. l. o. o. l. o. Total 90.
Tinker, /, !, Q, o. ], l. l. l, l. 0, o, ], l, I, !,
!, ]; t,L9 J. ! l l; ~ J. o. o. J. ! 4 y J.
Killed, 40; missed, 10.
carlin--l, ], l., /, o, I, O. II,o,l,1 ,1.1.