The New York herald., 1874-10-03
PIGEON SHOOTING.
Second Contest for the LOrillard National
Champion Badge and $1,000 a Side.
Captain A. h. 1ogardus vs. Ira A. Paine-Clcse
and Exciting strussle-An Attempted In
terisrence Proves Fixzle-
Bogardus the Winner.

oogaTuuS Lne w inner.
The second competition for the National Cham.
pion Badge, presented TO the crack ksmen the
United States by Mr.. Louis l. Lorllard to be shot
Tor under the English rules came orf yesterday, on
the halfmile track at Stamford, Conn.,, between
Captain A. II. Bogardus, OF Elkhart Ill., and Ira A.
Paine, OF New York, which, alter sharp
contest was wrested from the latter and
"goes West" with the Captain. 1t will be
remembered by the shooting fraternity that
the contest for the first acquisition OF this
medal took place on the 9Th and 7th OF July, 1873
at Saratoga, the holder making 1t q national cham
pion sweepstakes OF forty birds each, entrance
500, in which SIX prominent shots from different
sections OF the country came to the score the win
ner turning up from the "outsiden division, in the
person OF Mr.. Ii. A. Brown, OF Cleveland. Paine
then challenged the holder under the conditions
expressed in the deed OF gitt-50 birds each, from
ave traps, placed five yards apart; 80 yards
rise. so yards boundary, 1Aoz. shot, with use OF
both barrels allowed. Mr.. Brown, on the same
day that he received Paine's challenge, teie-
graphed to New York his resolution to surrender
the badge at once as he was not pleased with
tain things at Saratoga. SO the medal went over
into Paine's hands without shooting for It, The
latter has held 1t in peace until Bogardus came
that badge The match should have been shot
last Monday at DeerioOt Park, but there was a
hitch, and at last all differences were amicably
adjusted by the agreement to decide 1t as above
referred to. Both men for days had been prac-
tislng Tor the event, and came upon the ground in
the best possible fix The afternoon was fair, and
two-tnirds OF the time OF shooting, was Of tnat
character to make fancy scores, though during
the last three birds 1t blew so stinly that good
strong bird could carry heavy charge
outside the boundary. The number or specta-
tors was not at all in keeping with
the reputation OF the shooters though that Is ca
silly accounted for. perhaps IN the quetness re-
gardng the scene OF the struggle kept by the
parties in the secret 1t had been agreed that the
principals should find BIRDS alike and each pun
the traps for the other.
Earnest Staples, OF New York, acted as Paines
judge, and John Ford, OF Trenton, N j.. accepted
that position for BOgardus, while Mr. Ii. ID. McIn-
tyre was agreed upon as referee, Paine won the
tosses for birds and shooting, electing to 60 first
to the trap, and calling for the birds furnished by
Bogardus, they were trapped by Miles Jonnson. The
betting before the start was 500 to $75 Paine,
but there were few takers at these odds. At
Oh. 35m. Paine went to the score and commenced
his labors by making clean miss, which unsatls
brds hourh nev we're not on ee seGona to aS 'n
scored his fourth and Nth, the latter beng his
first clean knock down. His sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth likewise, though the second bar
rel caused the destructive business Bogardus
all tins while was shooting IN good form, killing
barrel on the first and sixth, but lost the te nth
Bird as 1t was q ''hummer'' and carried heavy
charge or part OF It, over INTO the adjoining field.
Paine mad now killed seven ana BogarduS nine,
whlch state oil facts caused revolution in the
betting b >, the soo Captain being the fayorte
missed the thirteenth and nineteenth. The
latter, though hard MT, had the strength to
Bogardus missed his fifteenth only. which flew be-
yond the eighty yards with five shot buried III his
body. The score now stood-Paine killed, 10;
missed, B; Bogardus, killed, 18; missed, 2, and
the Captains chance looked very rough. The
twenty-nrst bird Paine killed on the trap, and the
referee rightly decided it 'lost bird" though the
decision was not liked by the losing side Ira
tailed to score the twenty lourtn and after shoot
BIRDS to 81 for Bogardus.
At this juncture there was an attempted inter-
ference with the shooters that might nave caused
the abandonment OF the match and the arrest of
the principals had not the referee stepped to the
front and put matters in their right light show
ing the men what rights they possessed. Two
men armed with clubs, afterwards ascertalned to
be 0. B. Morgan and one Sanders. of STAN ford,
rushed across the field, and, breathless ana pale
with excitement or fear, Mory yan informed the
principals that they were under arrest. There
was much , excitement and rush made
Morgan to show his authority ne pulled from his
pocket document purporting to be signed by IL.
Police Justice David H. clark accusing somebody
(names not mentioned) OF .mutilaung ana killing
pigeons" &c. Mr.. Mcintyre soon demonstrated
that the paper was worthless, in no wise legal
document, and quietly told the officers they were
interlopers, and to the crowd lntimated that they
should be driven from the field. Loud calls OF
.Bounce EN- !" followed, and in true American style
the 'oflicers" were duly "bouncedn and the shoot
ing ordered to proceed.
Paine's birds were now trapped, and they were
all good ones. Wben the thlrtleth bird had been
shot at by each Bogardus had killed rs and Paine
II. At the iOrteth bird the score stoOd-Bo.
gardus, 81; Paine, 80 the latter Tor some time
having shot in excellent form and grand stern
race, emitting him to much credit He then killed
five straight, and Bogardus missed his forty-sec-
ond, which LETT him but ahead. The interest
was now intense. Ira missed his forty.sixth and
fortyeghth, killed his tn but Jailed to stop
the ftieth while Bogardus scored the forty-sixth
forty-seventh missed his 1orty-eighth and forty
ninth and, killing the fiitieth, won the badge the
BIRDS The winner shot with a ten-bore breech-
loader, made by James Butler, OF Chicago. Paine
used stephen Grant breech loader.
PARAMOUNT PARK. STANFORD, Conn.,, Oct 2, 1874
PIGEON SuooTING-Second competition Tor the
National Champion Badge. presented by Mr. Louis
L. Lorillard; English rules to govern; so birds
each from dve traps, placed so yards apart, 80
yards rise, so yards boundary, Ia or. shot, both
barrels allowed to be used
Captain A. II. Bogardus OF Elkhart, Ills, l.
., l. J. az, i. ~ O. o. i, Z ., T., q i,
J. l. I o !, u, !, l, l., 0, 0, 1-rotal 50; killed.
Ira A: Palne of New York.-o. 0. 0, l, ILL.
Q, l. u. !, 0, Q, |, ". ~, ], u, ~ |, ",
!, l. H. l. o !, Q, y, o-Total 90; killed. 81;
Judges-For Paine, Earnest Staples, OF New
York; for Bogardus, John Ford, OF Trenton, N. j.
Referee II. d. Mcintyre, OF New York.
fine OF shooting, III. 4sm.
sDenotes killed with second barrel