The New York herald., 1874-12-09
P1a7oS SHOOTING.
Two Matches ~ the Brooklyn Shooting
Club Grounds. Long Island-The

Club Grounds. Long Island-The
Brothers Van Buren, the Winners.
Two very Interesting shooting matches came on
yesterday afternoon at Dexter's, on the Jamaica
road, the headquarters OF the Brooklyn shooting
Club, and the spot where the late Hiram woodruff
resided at the time OF his death. The place well
known, a. there 10 scarcely horseman OF any
note in the land that has not visited Hiram Wood
ru's hostelry, when tnat famous driver was train
ing and driving such horses as Dexter, the Auburn
horse, lady Emma, Fearnaught ana others OF note
But the place has changed greatly during the past
seven years, and now, instead OF being the school
OF equine celebrities. and the home OF the great
master with the relns, 1t Is now devoted to pre-
pairing pigeons for pot-pie through the process OF
shooting matches
The 1rst match that took place yesterday AFTER
noon was between 7. O. Van Buren, and Moses
Bsyllss. for $500. at fifty bros EACH thirty yards
rise and eighty yards boundary The English
rules, with hve traps and one aud quarter ounces
OF shot, we're the other parts OF the conditions OF
she match. Mr.. Van Buren, snot with Grant
coube-barreied breech loader, twelve gauge,
central fire, while Mr.. Bayiiss used double
barreled bieech loader OF twelve gauge, central
fire. made by G. T. Abbey. or Chicago. Mr.. B. De
Forest acted as referee. M. Van Buren per-
formed the duty OF umpire for his brother and j.
w. Birdseye filed the same office for Mr.. Baynss
The betting on the match while the prelimlnares
were being arranged was much In favor OF Bayliss,
twenty to twelve being offered without takers
After the shooting OF few birds, however. the
betting changed in favor OF Mr.. Van Buren, and
he had the call In the betting to the end.
THE SHOOTING.
Tossing for the start, Mr.. Bayiss had to open
the ball This he did by missing his first bird with
both barrels the bird driving away rapidly In the
lace OF the high wind that prevailed during the
afternoon and which In many instances helped
the pigeons out OF the reach OF the shot. The
BIRDS too. were very active and hard to kill. Mr.
Van Buren, broke the wing OF his first bird, and it
was gathered Mr.. Baylss killed his second bird
quickly, near the trap, and Mr.. Van Buren, lost his
by its sdrlving away with the wind alter being hard
hit. to be knocked down by the 'pot hunters" out
side the boundary lines. Each gentleman killed
his third biro very close to the traps, both
rapid snots. The fourth bird, for Mr. Bayliss, wasa
driver but he killed him skilfully, while Mr.van Bu-
missed both barrels at quartering bird to the
right The gentlemen hit their fifth birds hard,
but they got out Of bounds before they fell. Mr..
Van Buren, killed his sixth bird at the trap, while
Mr.. Bayliss lost his after knocking 1t down APP
parenty dead. When being gathered the pigeon
revived and dew away. Mr.. Bayliss Knocked his
seventh bird over with the first barrel as II was
while Mr.. Van Buren, killed his On the trap, and
mo bird" was called BY the referee. lie was
given ANOTHER one which @ ne qucSiy KILLED ana
capital slot at his ninth bird, killing It at long
Buren knocked ais over the moment 1t arose from
the trap Each gentlemen ,ssn sed his MS
barrels at a driving BIRD ana Mr.. Van
Buren, lost his by bad retrieving, when
s Sa uss a! tine was xe
by Van Buren, but missed BY Bayliss. The latter
gentleman killed his fourteenth bird close to the
ana 0aea again Vsa Drd ' was decided Dv "s ths
pigeon, but this he missed with both barrels. me
fifteenth bird was too fast for Mr.. Bayliss shot,
S wc ns @
down to be fought over and torn to pieces by his
captors. Mr.. Van Buren, Rocked his bird down.
but by slow retrieving the bird recovered so as to
M. Bayliss missed his sixteenth bird. while
at the trap, and Mr.. Van Buren mlssed
eisn,eent6 @ h pair We're XXI Killed quickly u M and the
nineteenth were missed. both being rapid
Hss Il = s 1 bayss
Mr.. Van Buren's, after being hard HIT Iell dead
Ens is out o
tlemen killed their twenty -nrst birds very quckly
but Bayss missed MS on, with oSs s
twenty-tnrd birds were both well killed. and Bay
llss killed MS twenty-lourth very clevery. while
Van Buren's escaped after being badly wounded.
The twenty-nftn was missed BY Bayliss and killed
by Van Buren.
Hall OF the match having been shot. and Mr.. Van
Buren leading two birds. the ODDS on him was
to !. Both gentlemen killed their twenty y-slx tn
aa c. his ns WITH
charges OF shot. Van then killed and Bayltss
missed an easy bird, which CHARTERED slowly TO
the right. Both gentlemen killed their twenty
an easy VI incoming nc bird with Do.h barrels ana Van
rose rom the trap ana another was given him,
which he Knocked over as soon as II new. !ne
both aensiemen, and Bayliss missed ave more II
killed TWO. Bsyilss Killed his thirty eighth
rapidly % o to the right, and Van Buren, missed botn
barrels at seemingly easy one TO hit Bayliss
while Van Buren killed his with his second barrel
at long range. Bayliss missed both barrels and
had to snoos at another one as tnat, like KIP Van
Wlnkle's 'nip," didn't count. The next bird given
Mr.. Van Buren, he missed Bayllss Killed his iorty-
full OF snot. Bayliss missed his ortysecond with
both barrels. When Mr.. Van Buren said Ready
pun the trigger; but, quickly discovering what
was the matter, he soon cooked the gun ana fred
long wv way o Tne bira Instantly fell, straight down,
dead, and from the spot where ne lay after the
lall to where Mr.. Van Buren stood the distance
was found to be sixty-three yards. The bird was
plucked and two snot were found close together
near the heart. This was capital shot and re-
ceived mpcn applause from the spectators. Botn
gentlemen killed their orty- third birds and missed
their forty.fourth Mr. Birdseye the umpire for
M. Bayliss, then nding tnat hls friends cnances
OF winning were very slim, claimed to have the
shot IN Mr. Van Buren's cartridges weighed, which
was done and found to be correct and the gentle
man had to pay IS for his curiosity. Both killed
tper fortylth birds, and missed their forty SIX t
! Mr.. Bayss killed his lorty-seyenth, iorty-egntn
| lorty-ninth and hitieth, while Mr.. Van Buren,
missed the forty-seventh, killed the iorty-egntn
ana missed the forty-nlntn and nisletn, yee won
Bayss' %.
The following isa
| SUMMARY.
BROOKLYN SHOOTING CLUB GROUNDS, LONG
ISLAND, Dec Z, l57A-Shooting match $500, Eng
lish rules five traps, 30 yards rise, 80 yards boun.
! dairy, Ia ounces shot, II gauge guns.
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