The New York herald., 1875-08-30
THE PIGEON CHAMPIONSHIP.
LETTER FROM A. II. DoGARDUs.
NEW YoRK, August %, Is

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD
The letter Of your Newport correspondent under data
OF August 26 published in your columns this morning,
detailing interview held with Mr. Ira A. Paine on
pigeon shooting in general, and my work across tho
ocean in particular, contains many facts and opinons
on which would like to make both comment and cor
rection, especially tho latter To say that did moi
meet tho best in England is but poor return to
"ho unaded and without previous herading notice,
crossed the Atlantic to meet any aud all men. /, Of
course could not compel any man TO meet before
the Trap but did all could TO 1nd antagonist suf
hc'enty skilled to contest with me my claim 10 tho
championship OF the world Immediately on my
arrival in Great Britain inserted general challenge
IN beps LYe for 100 birds each half American and half
English rules. / fixed time during which the contest
was to be fought my stay there necessarily OF
short duration.
There was much talk but definite responses many
wishing arrange matches with allowances Of distances
or dead birds In several instances / agreed TO this
handicapping arrangement the Stevens match and
! still won Meanwhile the time had run out before
bad assurance OF having than quiet walk over
for my championship badge. Then Mr Rmell
forward and with the stipulation that should load the
cartridges for both, accepted my terms The result of
that contest is we'll known 1t occurred the 7th Of
August after the time fixed by mo, and when l had
already arranged TO return with the rife team
August II intervening days being already taken up
with engagements ut Birmingham and Liverpool
had becn informed that the of my departure would
bring many challenges and so II proved. When tho
few days before sailing all fully engaged received
an invitation from Mr. Wallace to shoot at 100 birds
My response this may be taken from Bells Life of
August !, which says
Captain Bogardus requests us TO state that he finds
! it impossible to shoot a match with Mr.. Wallace to-
morrow (Mondayh at Hurngham as he is compelled to
leave for the country But the Captain states that he
4 willie Mr. WaIlo nlhaF man in
for 900 guneas side from twentyon to forty yards
rise, at 100 birds each.
To this offer l still hold and II real contest
series of contests be arranged will be glad to take
again next year. or even sooner If any reason
be given for haste.
My antagonist, Mr.. George Rimell, complmented
on his performance at tho championship match; and
whatever Mr.. Paine may think, the English sporting
papers spoke well OF it, Mr. Rimel has had standing
offer open shoot for stake, under their rules, at
any time with any man in England This has been
accepted the general impression being that Rimel is
representative and worthy of place in inerna-
tonal match. ! could choose my men, and was
only too glad to meet any one and should have been
than grati1ed to have met Mr. Wallace any Of
the members of the Hurlingham or other club during
my stay there.
The assertion OF Mr. Paine that had failed inform
myself of the capabilities of English shots is entirely
gratuous. | decidedly object TO his measuring my
corn with his halt-bushel The scores made at the
Hurlingham Club grounds are measured within boun-
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square field and many birds nutterng along strike the
fence and thus fall within bounds. myself plenty
of such instances during my visit to the club grounds
| On the day before my first match with Rime was
the grounds and had conversation with Captain Mon
.son, the manager of the club, and then and there
reiterated my oncr to any member of the club or any
man in the country in whom they had sufficient con-
| ndence to set against me- | had however, shot at
| Hcndon, and with my reputation in America and tha
substantiation of it on their SOIL they declined at
that time accepting anything. Mr. Howard Jadray
present at that interview and verify my
sertions. have hesitation in saying that the pecu-
liar arrangement of the Hurlingham grounds worth
at least birds in hundred to the shooter according
TO eighty yards boundary and will, If opportu-
nifty is offered, wager to beat any ever made
the grounds made this offer on the grounds immed-
ately seeing them and hold to it still
| Mr. Paine thinks shaw's record in his match with mo
that he is not good shot but he fogets that ~
Woodru7s place Long Island, in series of matches
arranged between us, using of shot, and in
every way similar to the Shaw match, except in the
way OF boundaries which eighty yards instead OF
sixty, he killed but sixtywo out of whole hundred,
whilst Shaw managed to knock over sixty Ave out OF
eighty-nnc With the restricted boundary in tho
Paine match killed eighty in the hundred while in
the Shaw match with the more difficult blue rocks
brought down the same number out of nnety-two, SO
that II Mr.. Paine considers Shaw second rate he
| must class himself as third class lower
My made with Rmcll and Shaw | guarantee
cannot no equaed by Mr.. Paine anybody in this
country or England, and will furnish American birds
for the trials here which in itself is allowance Of
from five to eight birds in one hundred compared with
the blues This guarantee will back up with 81 600
Mr. Paine very ingenously attributes his want of sucA
cess to want of prairie training and, after all,
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there gained the experience which is embodied in my
"Field Cover and Trap Shooting" and it is there
have gained and expect to gain my proudest trumphs.
If Mr. Paine has skill for anything above training
ofbegSners at the trap shall be happy to meet him
for match at odds great as 81, 900 to $3.50 TO
game shooting the fields of the West This
consider ncomparaby the best and proper for guns
and for men desiring the best and quickest OF
training far above mere pigeon shooting from traps
/ Of the match at Newport have heard nothing
definite authentic yet If 1t is, stated by Mr.
Paine, mere cup exhibition, must decline entering
/ against him with my present knowledge of the man
and the circumstances Mr.. Paine may remember that
vanquished him fairly and honorably before leaving
for Europe, and the holder of the championship
badges of America and of the world to either Of which
Mr. Paine very welcome if he can prove his right 10
thom action In the Lorilard Badge he drew up his
own conditions, only to be defeated under them. If he
desires work shall thank him for his custom in win.
ming what | hold. have already shown my
readiness to make far fight across the water
with anybody, or Mr. Paine can induce his numerous
'crackn shot friends there, any OF them TO make the
trip across, will give them yard allowance and at
100 birds EACH make match for from ST. 600 to $4,000
n side using their rules In short, | will do the
square thing by anybody TO establish my wel-carned
title of champion wing shot of the world All want Is
! fair and open field. With the exception of very few
I low betting men, who expressed desire TO have
matches sold met nothing but the best of treatment
British soil The professional press there fair
and impartial in their comments, giving praise where
praise DUE and on this side since my return every
courtesy has been extended me by press and public.
! Mr. Panes carefully worded misinterpretatons of my
work given sin all frendllness belittles him in the
eyes of all fair and honeA sportsmen My style OF
shooting which Mr. Paine deplores being mot rapid
enough when the birds FIRST class, has been suf
ciently to make for unequalled record field
shooter and against the veicst of pigeons in England
gave me the right to subscribe myself as below.
desire newspaper talk; my experience in England
will be placed before all readers within a DAYS in
my pamphlet 'Bogardus' Trip to England II
any wishes to try conclusions with me am ready
for the field before the trap and Mr.
Paine any other possible caviller but silence
work. challenge the world 100 each for from 81 O
to Sj 600 a side, the acccptor to choose his rules
For my convenience would suggest Chicago tho
place and within months the time.
What more can dor In ten gut OF twelve matches I
| have defeated Mr. Ira A. Paine; in England did not
meet single rebuff and yet my critic makes light Of my
record Yours, ADAM II. B0GARDUS
Champion Wing shot Of the World.
! MARRIAGE FESTIVITIES MARRIED.
On Friday evening, according TO the Now Haven
Rensier John j. Gallagher residing at No 203 Wallace