The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-10
SCORE ANOTHER FOX DALLAs.
Rhe Challenges the Champion Of tho
World ana Ho WcRIkeDs,

If the press or people OF Dallas were
inclined to boast ofpush and enterprise
the modest reporter would have n
never-failing theme from which he
might draw to I'll up his allotted space
on the fourth page Of the great and
good HERALD. In everything they eX-
Gel. Nothing they undertake but is
pushed to n successful fruition. While
the envy of such towns as Houston,
Austin, aud others of lesser pretensons,
the very magniicence and proportions
of her undertakings dazzle and con-
found them, and inv0luntarily COM
mand their admiration and respect.
Dallas "plays second fiddle" to no en-
terprise nor no individual.
These reflections were brought to the
reporters mind by peruslpg n copy of
The Field, journal published in
Chicago, Illinois, and devoted to field
and aquatic sports, the turf, etc. For
some years past Captain J, II. Bogar-
dus has enjoyed the distinguished rep
utation Of being the champion wing
shot Of the world. Though silent for
some time, Dallas was not unmindtul
of the slings and jeers that might be
cast upon her, and resolved that Cap
tain Bogardus should have an opportu-
nifty of testing his skill with one of her
citizens with as little delay AS possible.
Accordingly, the following appeared
in the columns of The Field, the rec
ognized organ of the sportsmen of the
West;
DALLAS, TEXAS, Nov, 20, 1875.
DEAR SIR hereby challenge Cap
: tain j. II. B0gardus to shoot me field
match at quail, two weeks hunt, for
the championship of the world, only
single birds shot on the wing to be
counted. ! will shoot him anywhere
in the State of Texas, and will leave
the time of the hunt entirely to him, if
he will come to Dallas county.
The other conditions of the hunt to
t be mutually agreed upon hereafter,
+ and am ready to hear any suggestions
the Captain may have to make upon
the subject. Yours very truly,
JOHN @. CLARK, JR.
Captain Bogardus replied to the chal-
lenge in an equvocal manner, spring
ing new issues, which Mr.. Clark
promptly answered. Another commu-
nication followed from Bogardus, in
which he pleads physical disability, a
game leg, ana numerous other all
ments. The Field then takes up the
matter and makes the following edito-
rial comments:
We have had great hopes for the
past few weeks that really interest
, ing and exciting sporting event was
: about to come oil but from Mr.. Bo-
gardus' last letter to us we gather that
he has weakened, that he wants to
put too many obstacles in the way of
making n match with Mr.. Clarke. In
the first place Mr.. Clarke is an anna
teur, and could only shoot with Mr..
Bogardus for fun and the honor of the
thing, rs any money staked between
him and Bogardus would deprive him
of his title of amateur. Mr.. Clarke,
however, gives his word that Bogardus
can have as much money on in bets
, with his (Clarke'sl friends AS he
pleases. II Mr.. Bogardus really means
this match, let him not put up II forfeit
in our hands, but let the money be
free, to be covered by separate bets
from Mr.. Clarkes friends till the requi-
site amount to please Bogardus is made
{ up.
So much about the money. Now
about the conditions of the match it.
self: Mr.. Bogardus states that from
physical disability he could not stand
n ten or twelve days shoot, yet in his
letter to Mr.. Clarke, published in our
paper of the 18th of Dece M ber he says:
| 81 will put up $500 to $3.50 from you
and go into the field in Illinois for
week or ten days shoot.n Now, if
Mr.. Bogardus could have gone into
the field on the 18th of December, we
cannot see why game leg' should
prevent him from so doing on the 18th
OF February or any subsequent day.
again, Mr.. Bogardus says lie is "en-
gagged until the second week in Febru-
ary;" why then put of the match till
April? Quail, or any other game, are
unprotected in Texas, so that the 18th
of February would be as good day to
shoot quail in Texas rs the 18th of
November. Such being the case, why
change the game originally proposed
AS matters now stand, it looks-not
AS If Mr.. Clarke wanted cheap notorie-
ty, but that Mr.. Bogardus wanted to
back out. Either Bogardus made
mistake about speaking of his game"
ley and inability to go to Texas for
ten days shoot, or he is backing out of
the match. We shall maintain the
latter opinion until we hear that b.
gardus has written to Mr.. Clarke ac-
cepting the ten days shoot in Texas,
making the only conditions that Mr.. |
Clarke's friends shall cover $500, and |
that Mr.. Clarke himself agree to alter
nate shots.
Captain Bogardus may rely upon
Mr.. Clarke's friends to carry out the
conditions mentioned in the last SEN
tence. Come to time, Captain. How
ever, Dallas desires to state that none
of Captain Bogardus' friends are bar.
red from taking up the gauntlet.