The New York herald., 1875-12-21
PIGEON SHOOTING.
MATCH nETNKEs ina A. PAnK AND NILS
JOHNSON ron TTyE HVNE arm DOIEARs-
PAINE ruF wrNNKn.

afternoon, t,tween H. raine - ths CITY ane Mics
johnson, 81 New Jerssy ~ siakss hslng go side
The condiiions a. ne match wsrs t2suiy seven and
hair yards rss sighty saras bcguoasy ons aea Guar.
tsr ounce shot avs traps Knglsh rlass eash nsn 10
furnish half fths tlrds aheh b. usea siiaf
nasely ~ ths shooters
The fuonas ~ Ne men wairbra began e. master
niile amer noon ane ~ ie tas a. rfsimiasros wcro
arranged ~ the match 4 half raai 900 esick A
pool secr made several uDsa0casssa attempts 4 start
business ia pchttrs harscon before ~ crowd nagsd
70 the enclosed shooting rreunds "a ths RAJ u shs
hotel These greunas psionr - ths Lsng ilians Goa
club and sincs ths lsis Improvements q tsh scncs
around the Geld AL eonior,sbe baidnE - l.ke rsf
ugc 10 when The weather untasofabie Il : ans 81 le
bcs, pigeon shoollng srots a AmeuoA
hF Parks the rrsFdtnf ~ tbs cisb had hsen tauta-
ally chosen referee lpdgs pa business hsa
detained him town bsyonc lhe hear aanea ~ ne
commencement ~ proceedings, NJ Dlraarye was sub-
siiIuled in place y NJ raTks rhs latlcr gentleman
however was there Al = later hour and witnessed
about half of The shooting There ssrs net aboee 100
spectators ali told ihs dread - ths oold ksopaus
nearly All the amateur shoatsrs awsy Ths ~ealher
however, very mild during ths Afternoon. and
many no doubt regretted their absence
The shooting very good. ana ihs birds wers
very fair lot many ofthsm being quite ran.d ryer.
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being al that time birds ahead Pains ooatsusd ~
the end, shooting Al the seventy hye pscons srty ~
which be killed johnson had The advantage 4 ,he
the beginning q the match a. Paine shot wllh ~
eleven bore Grant muEse loader that he was unac
quanled with, and the stock being ebookea than
the guns he had bcen using previously he unaorlboi a
his birds and missed several that VRy 40 Improved
as he became familiar With the weapon johnson
used ten bore brcechoador q fcsief A Ab6ey'a
make-a gun that he understood % perfection.
As this match purportcd 70 be ior The ehAmp ponshir
while he was waking rom lhs hots q tbe shooting
grounds Miles Johnson aceostcl by reporter AMI
asked whether the match was really for the champion
ship OF America, when the blunt lprteyman MIA !
Rrunt answered, 'Champonship he'll ihcre . tut ono
champion, and he's old Long LcgS" "Mho 40 yoa
mean by Long Legsfn "why, Bogareas, " course
rHE SHOOTING
Tossing for choice Ira Pane was sent 60 me trap 70
Round The bird was quartcrer 70 ,he right sna
was brought down with the rst barrel bus not
end to H. Johnson had rapid driver
that sailed away unscathed, although both
Paine had driver, and he shot both charges
under the bird, not pellet taking effect johnson had
quarterer 70 the lett which he hit bard vita urss aud
finished with second 3d-paine killed his bird close
10 the trap, giving Il both barrels IN Tapd succession
Johnson's quartered 10 the right bot b. killed nicely
with second barrel 4th-Talne again Killed hts htfd
close to the trap with bis hrs but lie gave sec.
ond to settle all doubt johnson had an ineotncr
which he riddod and killed with lrst bsh-ralno had
with first johnson shot under his bird as n
quartered TO the len, cutting rs legs loose
but at hong range he killed II with his second 9Th
Paine hit driver hard, and u fell close the bound.
ary but after hne attempt at retrieving BY Paine The
bird arose and flew out OF bounds, whore t Killed
by outsiders. johnson had a quarterer 10 the right
which he hit hard with first ana killed with second
7thPainc killed soon as the bird moved above The
trap with first johnson quickly disposed OF a driver
also with first Sth-Painc again killed az trap with
first while johnson had quartercr 70 The right which
he brought down with FIRST 9th-Faine bad
fnaCt uIi iQh hA Had NlNfA
as il flew toward HIM johnson had also lncomer
which he disposed OF with his FIRST l0lli-Pano had
quarterer right, which he Knocked over with hls
first, and Johnson had bird that moved IN the same
direction that required both barrels to finish. The
men having each had ten shots, Paine killing eight and
Johnson nne, the friends Of the latter proposed bet
ting even money on the result and the bookseller had
some little business at eYens-
Round 1l-Paine killed close to the trap with hrsL
while Johnson used both barrels ncomer, which
fell at his feet l2th-Paine shot both at bird
the ground at trap and missed II, while johnson
knocked an ncomer over with first l3th-Paue
missed driver with both and johnson folowc cd sust
at bird that took the same direction
I4th-Paine killed close to tho trap with nrst
and Johnson disposed of his in a similar man.
l5th-Paine had quarerer TO the lcft which he
missed with his frst but The bird then wheeled and
coming in toward the shooter, 1t was killed with second
johnson had quarterer TO the right, which he killed
with shots from both l6th-Paine broke the wing OF
driver with first and retrieved IT, johnson knocked q
quarterer to the right over with rst 17thA driver
was missed by Pane with the first but wheeling and
quartering TO the right brought down far away
with the second-a capital shot johnson also made a
good shot at quarIcrer to the right and killed al
long range. 1Sth--Paine killed his bird at the trap
with hrst and johnson brought down quarterer TO
the right with second l9th-pane killed quartorer to
the right quickly with FIRST, and johnson finished his
close 10 the trap 20thPaine had quarterer TO the
left which he knocked down with first and killed with
second, johnson missed driver with both. Johnson
ahead and his friends began TO bet ten 70 nine
on his winning the match. The odds were taken.
Round 2l-Painc tore an nconier all 10 pieces with
second and IL fell his feet and johnson disposed
OF another incomer with first 22d-Paine had rapid
nm q the which he missed nreth hul
the bird wheeled, and, coming in toward the shooter,
killed with second barrel johnson had also
quarerer to the left which he crippled and then gath
cred. 23d-Pane missed rapid driver with both.
shooting under the bird johnson killed a quarlcrer
TO the right with second at long distance from
the trap 24th-Paine hit driver hard
but the bird few out Of bounds before II fell
johnson shot under driver with FIRST but hit Il with
second. The bird fell outside the boundary. 18th
Pane's bird quartered TO the right, and he missed II
with FIRST and then trying the second the cap snapped
and the bird few away. The referee allowed Pane
another bird to be shot al, FIRST without load and
then the second barrel TO should Paine make
kill He had an easy bird and killed it very prettiy.
Johnson killed an easy incomer with FIRST 26th-Paine
had rapid quarterer 10 the left which he missed
with both. Johnson had rapid driver and the
shot of neither barrel could overtake IL 27th-
Paine killed his bird the trap with first
Johnson wounded quarerer to the left with first and
killed IL with second 2sth-Paine killed quartorer
TO the right nicely with FIRST and Johnson disposed Of
ncomcr very quickly with one barrel 2oth-Panc
hit quarterer TO the left with first and finished IL with
second Johnson had bird that quartered rapidly 10
the right and both loads could not overake IT, Goth
Pane killed quarterer TO the right very quickly with
first, while Johnson missed a driver with both The
Of the men being at this time Paine tho
vore at ten to eight johnson having been the favor
te on the twenty second bird at twenty to eighteen
Round 3l-Paine had quarterer TO the left which
he killed with the second barrel johnson had bird
which took the direction and this he disposed OF
with the drst 32d-Paine killed at the trap quickly
with his FIRST Johnson had rapid driver and he
knocked the feathers out OF il with the first and killed
II with the second-a fne shot 33d-Pane killed close
TO the trap with first, and johnson missed a twster
with BOTH 34th.-Palne killed close to the trap with
first and Johnson disposed of ncomer
in like manner. 35th-Paine had driver
and he missed IL with nrst barrel Then the
bird wheeled and flying back toward the spectators
very close TO Paine, when he fired his second and
missed again. johnson killed his bird close the trap
with first 36th-Paine had slow quarterer to the left
which he killed with first Johnson disposed OF an in.
in the manner 37th-Paine tore an in
all TO pieces with both johnson had quarterer
10 right which he hit hard with first and finished with
second 8Sth-Paine killed gu rterer TO the
right at long range with the second having
missed the FIRST johnson killed a slow driver
with second 39th--Pane killed and incomer with hts
second, having missed easy shot with first John
son a with both being In iq