The New York herald., 1875-12-01
PIGEON SHOOTING.
Match Between General &. Burd Grubb and Mr..
Benjamin +. De Forest al Baltimore.
GENERAL GRUB THE WINNER.
Another Match Arranged for
January Is.

BALTIMORE, Md Nov go 1875
The great pigeon match between General E. Burd
Grubb, or Philadelphia and BENJAMIN T. De Forest or
New York, came OF at the Pimco race course this
afternoon. The weather was intensely cold nipping
wind sweeping over the much exposed grounds during
the whole OF tho contest, making 1t extremely un-
pleasant for the shooters and spectators This
match was for s., 500 a side, 100 birds each,
and was made between John @. Heckscher and
Colonel Schuyler Crosby for their respective cham
pons about the middle Of last October. Mr. Hecksher
naming Dc Forest and Mr. Schuyler presenting General
Grubb, the match TO take place at the Pimco race
course Baltimore, and at early hour this
morning the shooters were both ready and
eager to get to work. About eleven O'Clock
the people began to move toward Pimco in
carriages, but the weather too cold for large
attendance, and the Immediate friends OF the gentle
men engaged constituted the majority Of the spectators
Among the notables present. however, were, OF Bati-
moreans Tucker Carroll otho Williams, Henry Candee
r. G. Hoffman, T. II. Hodges, S. Gordon, Major
Ferguson, r Goodwin, Major Randolph UNITED
States Army, Collector Booth and oden Bowie.
The Philadelphians were John Tucker Mr. Arnold
Louis Snyder and G. Fotnall; and England was
represented by Captain Rumbod and Gordon Canning.
The New Workers we're Robert Cochran, Richard NJ
Jordan Louis Snyder. Ernest Staples, General Way,
Henry d. Felter and Jesse Smith.
Promptly at noon Mr.. Rowland Robins who had
been selected for referee, called the gentlemen shoot
ers to the scratch. The ground, traps birds
and everything we're in readiness at early
hour in the day, and Mr. De Forest, having
the toss ordered General Grubb TO the
score to lead of This gentleman shot with twelve
BORE made especially for this occasion, and was
'choked" bore even greater than the gun used by
Bogardus in his practice. Mr. Do Forest began his
With
Of the distance in his favor for by using this gun ho
stood ct twentysix yards while General Grubb using
welve-bore had shoot twenty eight yards distance
After seventeen shots Mr.. De Forest changed guns.
The shooters used ~ or OF shot, had eighty yards
boundary and we're governed by the birmingham rules
five traps Ira A. Paine waited Mr.. De Forest and
Miles Johnson General Grub. The birds were
fair lot and gave both parties satisfaction. Mr. De For
csts second gun was twelve-bore made by Wesley
Richards the used by him when he won the
sweepstakes at Babylon October lost The following
the details OF the shooting as il progressed
Round l-General Grubb was first sent TO the score.
He missed driver with his first barrel but killed with
the second-a good shot Mr. De Forest then missed
| quartercr to the right with both barrels.
| Round 2-Grubb killed his bird at the trap with his
first BARREL but II was decided No brd by the referee
Grubb was given another bird, which he knocked
very close to the trap with the first, and this
allowed De Forest struck his bird hard but it drove
away close to the ground, and fell dead outside of
! bounds
Round 3-Grubb killed an easy bird close to the trap
with his FIRST De Forest struck quickly quarterer TO
the left with his first barrel and killed. which ad
mtted to be fine shot
Round 4-Grubb cut down his bird instantly, close to
the trap, with first barrel De Forest knocked
quarterer to the right nicely with his first Grubb
now the favorite in the betting nj slight odda
Round 5-Grubb killed quarterer TO the right with
his second-a fine shot De Forest hit driver slightly
| with his first and the bird escaped
Round 6.-Grubb killed quarterer to the right with
his first barrel and De Forest made pretty kill also
with first near the trap
Forest killed quarerer to the right with his second
| a capital long shot .
with his first barrel and then 100 TO rs offered
Grubb De Forest hit driver hard with his first, but
Round 9-Grubb killed a quarerer to the right with
his second, and De Forest brought down quarerer
| the right with his first
Round 1o-Grubb killed quarterer to the right with
his second De Forest knocked quarterer to the
right also with second, Grubb having killed nine out op
ten, while De Forest had killed only SIX out Of this
ber The former great favorte at this juncture
and everybody wanted TO bet on him.
Round 1l-Grubb cut down his bird ON the trap
and had to shoot at another which he killed close
the ground with his first barrel De Forest killed his
bird very quickly close to the trap, also with his rs
| Round l2-Grubb had incomer, which he
Knocked over with his second barrel De Forests bird
was driver to the right, which he missed with both
| barrels
Roupd 13-Grubb hit driver with both barrels
which was gathered by Miles Johnson very amusngly
and created much merrmenL De Forest killed quickly
with his first near the trap.
Round l4.-Grubb had quarterer to the LEFT, to
which he gave the loads Of both barrels and killed
instantly. De Forest knocked an incomer to pieces
| with both barres
Round is. -Grubb had very easy shot at slow
bird the trap, which he killed. De Forests bird
fast driver but he was overtaken by the first and
| killed with the second-a very good shot
! Round l6-Grubb missed driver with both barrels
! and De Forest also missed driver with both.
Round 17.-Grubb killed towering bird with his
first De Forest missed rapid driver with both, and
| he then changed his gun for a twelve-bore.
Round 1s-Grubb killed near the trap with his first.
De Forest hit hard, but the bird, driver, fell out of
bound.
, Round 19-Grubb killed avery slow quarterer to the
left with his first De Forests bird was driver, but
he was soon brought down nicely with his first.
Round 20.-Grubb had quarterer to the right and he
killed 1t quickly, De Forests bird was an incomer,
which knocked over with the first. General Grubb
a this time six birds ahead OF Mr.. Dc Forest and
very great favorite
Round 2l.-Grubb killed his bird on the trap; but
this decided mo bird, and another given him.
This driver, and he was killed with the second
long distance very good shot De Forest missed
driver tho right with both barrels, which, seeming
such an easy shot many wondered at the result =
Round % -Grubb had an ncomer, which he killed
with his first DE Forest knocked quartcrer over TO
the right with his first, having broken It's wing The
Round 2a-Grubb's bird was killed before it arose
from the trap and again he mad TO shoot at another
The next was quarterer TO the right, which he
killed with his first De Forest had slow driver, and
he brought ii down with his first very easily
Round M-Grubb killed the trap was
pulled and the bird moved De Forest missed a rapid
driver With both barres. 1.-TWO TO one on Grubb,"
Round 26-Grubb had an incomer, which he tore all
to pieces with his second De Forest Knocked over an
incomcr with his first, a easy shot
Round 26.-Grubb killed an incomer with his first De
Forests bird quarterer 10 the left, which was
brought down by bis second at long range.
Round 27.-Grubb had very easy shot at an In.
conner, which despatched with his first De
Forests bird was a driver and he knocked him over
with his nrst very prettily
Round 2S.-Grubb had driver, which was killed
quickly with the first De Forest had quarterer 10
the right which he killed by loads from both barrels
Round 20.--Grubb missed quarter 70 the right with
both barrels. De Forests bird was driver and he,
too, missed with both
Hound 30 -Grubb hit adriver and broke its wing, and
II gathered Do Forest had quarterer TO the ef,
which he missed with both "One hundred 10 forty
nven on Grubb without takers. twenty-five TO teni
offered, but this not responded to- Grubb had
ArfAl nd lie lwnu