The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-13
CAPTAIN BoGARpus AT THE AGRICULTURAL
HALL.

CAPTAIN B0GARDUS AT THE AGRICULTURAL
HALL.
Al exhibition OF glass ball shooting took place ON
Wednesday, evening. June &C. at the Agricultural Hail.
Captain A. H. Bogardus, who has held the champiou-
ship America for years. undertaking
break 1000 glass balls In less than eighty minutes
I he conditions OF the match follows :-Thres
guns to be used different weight and calibre, viz,
1Ogauge, weighing ~ lh, ~ shot, So dr.. powder;
a l2-gaugc, weighing tx H., o. OF shot, dr.
powder; aud u 20gauge. weighing OK To-, OK OF
shot anu Or. powder me balls wore sprung rom
loauing tho machine US fust as Captain Bogardus
fired To show the rate OF shooting. the first hundred
balls broken without single miss IN 6n. L. and
the thousand In In. 0m. %. The shot No. T.
win Ditmar's American wood powder The total
!, U37, ana out Of those cartridges missed hre
Captain Bogardus fifteen yards from tho traps
varying order Of firing from loft 10 rght and The
balls (2S inches circu erencsD sprung from
four nttcen ieeJ the air, tho height Oeng occa-
as iaet wide covered with white cloth, on which :
strong mols hi was thrown served 10 arrest the shot
Captain Bogardus who loaded his own gun, was
loudly checred during the match, and such a novc
and at tho same Lmo wonderful performances has not
boon seen before In TINS country, When tho
pastime becomes bettcr known u will no doubt
worry popular with tho lovers ofthe trigger affords
excellent practice for beginners and the traps sol in
Held vii, enable Young England 10 practice shooting
before making hts debnt the stubble. Before
mcncng the match Master Eugene Bogardus, smart,
sprung from two traps hidden by screen, and broke
70 IN dne style The youngster was loudly cheored
Tor his skill. There were some nve hundred persons
prescut, among them being several members ot che
Gun Club. and great Interest was shown throughout
the proceedings.
THE LONG DISTANCE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE
WORLD.
To THE EDITOR rHE SPORTING LFE:-
Mr. Murray. agent for John Hughes. OF America,
has cllled upon respecting match between
o'Lsary and Hughes for the ''six days championship
Of tho worid." am Of opinion that O'Leary must
the date OF tho challenge resign the belt ana tie
IL would be most desirable that any match which may
be arranged should be xed Interfere with
the competition for the 'six days championship OF
Epgland which will take place at tho Agricultural
Hail. London tn October next and at which 1t Is to DO
hoped the best men from America VIII compete.
am SIR yours &c J. ID. ASHLEY.
ORLEANS CLUB TwicKENHAN, juno ~, 1878
[Ou bchalt Of Hughes f20 has been deposited with
us bind his challenge which appeared In tho SPorr'
ing LIE Of saturday lastl-ED. s. L.
10 the EDITOR OF SPORTING LIFK:-
Smashing In the Sporting LIFE = statement thnh
Mr. Murray (agent for John Hughes, OF Amcrica) has
staked $40 on his (Hughes) behalf to walk O'Leary
for tho long distance championship Of the world,
bog state that am willing to walk O'Leary and
John Hughes, or any other man IN the weru, SIX
days. for f50O side, or will walk ldo or any other
man the world six days, on the same terms ~ tho
Manchester tournament, time OF walking to be re-
strcted fourteen hours per day, for from f200 up
LUe u match can DO made. Yours, &c. -
wnBArsuRAy Inn, Handbrdee, Chester. June 20
1873.