The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-30
IRA A. PAINE.
The Result of His Trip Across
Y the Atlantic.
SHOOTING NEAR LONDON.
ktories Over England's
hampton Shots.
|ell known pigeon shot. arrived in

arge the trottng mares presented 10 Baron
Pthschd by Mr. Belmont, and delivered them,
good time, TO their owner In Paris After
Rive days sojourn that gay city Fame went to
bndon. ana there looked around at once TO bring
tout the business which, much anything else,
bok him tue This was 10 meet the best
igcon shooters in England, that he might test his
Kill at the trapw representatives, there
ho looked upon as beng almost invincible. All
At be, cared Tor TO to the score with them
equitable That he accommodated, aud
Lat he achieved notable victories over En-land's best
non, the American pubic have beca advised by the
sERALD, but there points OF interest connected
Nth Tho meeting OF Paine with Captains Patton and
holiey Noting hin that worthy OF production at
his time Pane who is in remarkably good health and
spirits, thus told the story 81 his trip to HEEALD
porter yesterday afiernoen:--
rnr MATCH WITH PATTON
al arrived In London a Thursday, and the
Mon1ay following, upon invitation, went to Noting
Hill where the members OF tho Gun Clue shoot
ing an important sweepstakes During The progress Of
the sweep, Mr Howarl ;. Janray, upon my solicita-
lion told Captain Patton, Of tho shooters OF the
say, Of my object in visiting London. He said that
here AN american acquaintance OF his the
grounds who desired 10 meet the best shot Europe
and believing that lac taltonl rightly could be called
so, wanted make match with him. An right
ysr'Wanl, Jafray. so the ice was broken, and in
very few minutes the match mace | wanted it TO
be so 30 yards rise, but Captain Paitons
oner Of 80 birds cac at - yards rise was accepted
The sakcs $500 side, and the shoot took
place the Sd of this month"
SHOOTING.
There was the largest attendance at tho club
grounds that had been during the season. and the
betting was very spirited with Patton tho tayorite
nm. ,,,
twenty.hfth round. when my opponent
birds in advance At this point it looked
dollars cents him, but he missed
hrcc out OF the i've, while brought down Jour
Ia succession which made It tie, each Of us killing
q out of the 80 Patton missed his Cd lth 9Th 10TH
10Th l7th 25th Goth and 3oth. failed stop my
I'd, 4h 10th, 18th, 10Th, lsth 10th, cath and 18th
n binds As there money on the result and
so many wanted 1t stand until another match
could shot, and not decide 1t by bird about, it
finally arranged to shoot the match of the following
Wednesday. the stakes being the same were all the
other conditions
.swhat kind OF birds were trapped ~
.sThe management of the whole matter was, by mu-
tual consent, left to committee OF the Gun Club
These gentlemen ordered the finest birds that could he
produced and there thousands to pick from it
being the height OF the shooting II Is 10 be pre-
sumed the best furnished They were remarkably
fast aud small had never before seen such pigeons
Their average weight was between aud or. while
The majority OF the pigeons shot IN America reach from
! IL 10 10 OF IL was impossible TO Kill these English
birds the trap They invariably got away ten
twelve yards before you could get on them. 10 show
their speed some OF them were timed in their flight
from The trap the boundary, about eighty yards and
they but two and halt and three seconds in going
rug MATCH REsuxAp
s'You again met Captain Patton the following
Ncdnesday:r
..Yes, and there was a very numerous company to
witness the shooting Several OF the spectators were
sven and everybody. apparently, had something
the result II was my good fortune TO win the match
BY birds killing % out Of 80 TO 20 scored by Captain
Patton out OF a similar number. Ny misses were the
LIST, 9th, 18th 18th 18th, 18TH nd Both birds Patton
failed the 3d. 1in, ian, 18TH leth 18th, 2otn sd,
Gath and Goth pigeons
s.whai did they think OF your victorys"
"a congratulated upon all sides. the first TO take
nv hand being Patton who said that he had
ruses make the birds were good trap.
ped, aud everything was satisfactory Then many
81 the prominent members OF the club praised my style
81 shooting, saying that had the best first barrel
SHOOTING WITH CAPTAIN SHELLEY
.You shot another matcb did you not.h
Yes, and At once. several gentlemen wanted me to
among Tie best Of shots produced BY the clubs in Lon
don, came FIRST accommodated him. We arranged
to shoot a. 70 BIRDS each $50 side, and p yards rise
beat him by bird killing Is to his H. The betting
NJ the start was to on Shelley and offers Of these
odds offered ana taken last that wondered If
had ever before seen any betting on pigeon shoot
Everybody wanted to get something on the result and
my late opponent. Captain Patton, was excessively
SAID 10 me, pane, your friend Patton has won more
you than have ever before seen bet on
l2h and nth birds; while ,iied on the I'd iih 10Th,
lih snd l',h pigeons was compelled 70 decline the
PAINE CUS
In the three events shot by Paine no used Grant
IL central hre, weighing lbs o. IAN the mem
bcrs Of the Gun Club shoot win very light guns, =
tad Pane, ..nne being fair sample of the
majority HIS Cartridges Of * dracAms OF pow
der, and, The rues call for - on shot, the latter
being American - ana SIS.
Paine says that the shooters he met have the
finest possible style They are neither too slow nor too
last, but adopt tnat effective when produces
great exccnticn AT INC rn.c lie was with them they
we're N tue hnesi possible io'm
CAPTAIN Aubrey LIsLE Patton
In order TO Clearly 81 The standing " Painc's
opponent IN his hrsl match the following sketch OF
Captain Patton is@aken rotn recent number VI The
London illustrated sporting and Dramatic Aers 81
Captain Aubrey Lisic Patton bora Jnly y,
ls4i. az Bishops Hull Housc, Taunton Somerset and
is consequently lhirty i've years Of aee. His early
HE devoted almost entirely 70 sporting. and lac
thus acquired considerable amount 81 skill in Az he
Undertook Ocng acknoH edged one OF the
bc.t fishermen and shots in tie county Mhsu sixteen
years old he TOOK archery, and almost Al once be-
Tie champion shot o. many clubs n the south OF
England and ia The course OF TWO years hall won
nearly 100 nrst prizes aud ,hrtccn medals. lie joued
The second battalion Of the Fourteenth regiment 10
1880 aad, ssiiug Tor New Zealand with mis- regimen,
took prom part ~ the War against tne Maores.
Ia The following year, however, he returned 10 Eng
land on two years leave but only tcw days alter
his arrival news camc q tue outbreak q the var so
that Immediately rcturped 10 New Zealand and
served wfh distinction ~ his promotion 70 Ae nrst
battatou ol Ns fcGltnSu. Ahcii ~ tnd. III ico+
In 1867 he with regimen. Malta aud thence
In the succeeding year 10 lndia where nc enjoyed
mon his shooting tnp 10 CashsaeIe and Ladak, and
made the best bug OF large gahe Of the
He acquired taste Tor pigeon shooting from his
brother Captain Henry Bethgne Patton, who then,
and IS now, one OF the best shos ~ he day. captain
Aubrey PaitoE hrca his hrst shot AZ pigeon rom a
trap the early part 1871 aud iitlic necl 10
said regarding the proficiency he rapidly attained
when mention thai the same year he carricd OF
The Grana International Cup at Baden Baden Ha,iug
bad long and exciting tic with his brother, they both
killed nineteen Ia succession, and each islcd M tho
twentieth round, aud tue CIDER unsuccessful q
sith MS twenty-nitti leaving the younger 10 XIII 10
Vim, whcu he aid with snart nrst since hat tlnic
his career = pigeon hot Is well known a. dwell
upcn, sufcc y ~ sly that h. mas won ~ the ave
Tcars' shooting any living Ncih In cups
ard money prlts, being ia possession OF fully $1,000
wortn Of silver cups o. when less than ten are