The New York herald., 1876-01-30
PIGEON SHOOTING.

MATCH BETWEEN A. II. BoGARDUs AND W.
KNG-BoGARDUs THE WINNER.
A. H Bogardus and W. King shot match at Deer
foot Park Long Island yesterday afternoon, in driz
cling rain. The conditions Of the match were $3.50
side, to shoot at is double birds, p yards rise,
100 yards boundary, from spring traps ten
yards apart, with TX shot; the shooter TO
spring his trap, old New York rules to govern
Bogardus used a Scott (of Londonl doube-barreled
breech-loader, and King doube-barrelled muzzle-
loader, made by Wilmarth, Of Su Louis Bogardus
won the match, killing twenty, while King killed but
twelve. The birds were very good lot, and, being
thrown up from spring trap, they were quickly away
1t required considerable speed pulling the string
to get the gun up kill both birds Bogardus is an
expert at this kind Of work, and when
he missed IL seemed though he did
purposely, TO encourage his opponent Mr..
Bergen acted as referee The attendance was quite
good considering the state OF the weather, number OF
amateur pigeon shooters being among the spectators
Ater the match was over three sweepstakes were shot
on which were fully as interesting as the leading event
The following the details OF
SHOOTING
Round liking, having won the toss, sent Bogardus
TO the score He led of and killed both birds in good
style These quarterers 10 the LETT, one OF them
dropping dead in the left trap. King followed by kill
ing the drst but the second bird escaped. 2d-Bogar-
dus killed the first and missed the second the latter
being very rapid driver. King hit the first, but
missed the second They were both drivers and es-
capped. 3d-Bogardus killed both birds they drove
rapidly away from the traps-good shots King had
quarterers TO the right and he missed both 4th-
Bogardus had two drivers-one he killed, the other
escaping King had two quarterng drivers to the
ieft, but he was too slow and both escaped
sss9sStduE ssa rsSs u KILLED oSsr SSareTns driver to
driver and escaped. King killed ncomer, but the
other being straight driver escaped 6th-Bogardus
missed the FIRST twisting driver which escaped; but
the second being an easy incomer was knocked all to
pieces King had quarerers to the right and left and
missed them both Th-Bogardus had quarterers 10 the
lett and he killed both quickly King had quarterers
the right and he also killed both very nicely Sth-
Bogardus killed quarteror tho left and hit the sec
ond but 1t drove away out of bounds and escaped.
King killed an incomer but the second being driver
escaped. 9th-Bogardus killed quarterer TO the left
but the second, being rapid driver, escaped King
killed an easy quarterer TO the right. but the other
which went IN the same direction, escaped 1Oth-Bo
gardus missed both-the first quarterng TO the right
the second TO the left King killed both birds to the
right the other to the left which were very good
fell out OF bounds dead the other not being touched
escaped. King killed quarterer to the Left but the
other went away to the right and escaped 12th-Bo-
gardus killed both his birds between the traps quickly
King missed a quartering driver 10 the right Tho
second bird few in the same direction, but was killed
13th-Bogardus killed both his birds they quarered
to the right, making capital shots. King had quar-
terer TO the lef which he killed. but the other being
a RAPID driver, escaped 14th-Bogardus had quarter
ing drivers TO the right which he quickly disposed Of
King killed one bird, driver TO the right, the other,
straight driver, escaping. 15th-Bogardus then shot
from ground traps. He killed both birds they
quartered rapidly to the left King had quarerers 70
the right and he missed them both The following is
THE SCORE.
Bogardus-l /, 1911 1910 o1,11. 10, OIL, 90,
King-l Q, 90 ooOo1o, 90, lilo, 10, IL, 10,
II, TO- 10, o-Killed, II; missed, IS.
Referee, Mr.. Bergen
Then followed a sweepstakes Of So EACH birds, 21
yards rise, so yards boundary, d shot, and
traps old rules There were five entries, com
prislng johnson, Bogardus Gildersleeve Conner and
Paine. johnson and Bogardus killed four birds each
and divided the money. The others killed two birds
each.
Another sweepstakes was then shot OF, the condi.
tions being the same the previous This had
sin entries. comprising PANE Bogardus, johnson,
Wood King and Conner. Paine killed his 1ve birds
and won the stakes Bogardus killed four, and the
others two birds each.
Then there was third sweepstakes, the conditions
being and out the stakes same before. This
had also entries comprising Bogardus PANE John
son, Bohlne, Connor and Duffy. Bogardus won by
killing four, and then the shooters dispersed.