The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06
PIGEON SHOOTING.

A MATCH BETWEEN BoGARDUs AND TALBOT
BooARpUs THE wINNER--THE SCORE STOOD
sEvENTy-sIx TO sIxrY-EIoHT-- SOME sPIEN-
DID SHOOTING.
PHILADELPHIA, June 6. 1915
The pigeon shooting match between Captain A. H.
Bogardus champion OF the world and DR.. Talbot OF
England, took place this afternoon at the Old Lamb
Tavern, Philadelphia Tho number OF spectators
present comparatively few owing TO an utter
lack OF management tie part OF those
In charge OF the ground The crowd would not keep
back from the marksmen, and several times inter
rupted the shooting The contestants refusing to con-
tinue shooting until the crowd could be urged back,
several birds lost owing to the spectators having
crowded within the boundaries, so that the marksmcn
were afraid to shoot
BY the terms OF tho match the 100 birds at which
each man shoot divided into three classes
The nrst so were shot single from Ave ground traps
at 30 yards rise, so yards boundary, with Ia or
shot under the English rules permitting the use 81
both barrels allowing three minutes for the tall oil
each bird. The men pulled for each other ana the
shooter did not know which trap was TO be used until
At three O'Clock the shooting began, the prelimi-
narics having boon arranged without tho least DIN
Guilty, Miles johnson being chosen referee The weather
was cool aud pleasant, tho sun being just suicently
obscured dnriug the greater portion OF the match 10
render u easy 10 see the birds Bogardus won the
wounded his Bird but II took refuge in tree rod in
front OF the trap and not falling at The end Of three
seppsd to The mark and Killed. his
neatly with one barrel Boeardus killed his next three
birds, the iast by particularly nnc shot, the bird
being strong flyer. who sped away with fhe speed OF
the wind tue instant it released Talbot killed his
first SIX birds, he having tho luck to have good
birds all the time. Bogardus missed bis NTH
and killed his sixth and seventh, TO compensate
Tor which he lost the next two BY bad luck, making
good shot at the tenth and bringing down his bird
rio ltnta tfIgulf ghgf I'M n
the hrs ten Bogardus had missed four and the English
man only When halt the birds had been shot at
twenty five) the Engshman still three ahead
having missed but lour birds, while Bosardus had
failed on seven.
Mr.. Talbot handled his Viece very neatly. generally
bringing down his bird With his first barrel, but all
through II must he confessed he had much easier birds
HIS pigeons almost invariably rose slowly toward him
or flew on TO the right or lcit presenting broadside
Bogardus BIRDS the contrary, were generally more
awkward customers Few OF the pigeons were strong
quick flyers Many OF lhcm refused to rise until a
squad OF small bows had pclted them with stones.
Three OF tho knocked over and killed by
the stones without having risen at all
Alter his FIRST twenty-five birds Bogardus' shooting
improved Ho made fcwcr misses and made two very
good shots. His twenty ninth bird was missed on
very shot Talbot made tho best shot OF the day
on his twenty fourth bird; u was driver. and had
flown at least sixty yurds before he brought " d,wn
with his second barrel tho bird dropping Just within
bounds Bosardus stirred himself TO close up the gap
between himself and his adsersary, and when the nifty
birds each had been flown There was only difference
OF one IN the scores Bosardus having killed 81 and
Talbot 80 Below is the score in FULL
Bogardus-o l, /, l. o, IL, o. o. I'LL, l, Q,
l, l, Q, !, l. o. l. l, l, O. 0. l. l. !,
l, l. 0, l. i, l, l, !, !, 1-3S
Talbot l, l. l. 1, 10 !, 1,01, l, 0. ], !,
l. ], l. l, l, i, ., O. ], o. l, l,
/, 0, l, l. l, o. l, i, 0-39
The next thirty birds were flown In pairs from and
traps, with Is yards rise, 100 yards boundary.
Shot under American rules. Talbot shot nrst and
brought down both birds, both lost the umpircs
decision that no had shot above the elbow During
this part OF the contest the Englishman was less nj
home than Bogardus and cid retain the lead he had
gained. Out OF theD thirty he missed fifteen, while
Bognrdus missed but eight The score was-
Bogadus-l o, /, l, OIL, !, 1, !, 90, o, H.
To- i, 90, /, Is
Talbot-co, o, TO- 10. 10, Ii. l !, 10, 0 i, O.
! O. o. l, l l, 00-15
Tho last 20 BIRDS were shot 81 yards RISE under
American rules, one barrel to bird. In this the
shooting the best and tho worst Of the match
Bogardus making some splendid shots, and having
better luck with his birds The shooting was very
close Mr. Talbot improving toward the last Bogardus
missed birds and Mr. Talbot 9. The match was wor
by Bogardus the out OF 100 blros stood Il
killed by Bogardds to 6S by Talbot