The New York herald., 1878-08-15
INTERNATIONAL PIGEON MATCH.

CAPTAIN BoGARDUS VS.. CAPTAIN sHELLEY FOR
E200-EoGAnpus THE wINNrR-THE BEST
SCORE ON RECORD.
Al the Gun Ciuo Grounds, Shepherd's Bush, Lon
don Captain Bogardus defeated Captain Shoicy In u
match OF 100 birds tor El00 y side Captain Shelley
retired the conclusion OF tho eighty ninth round,
but Bogardus shooting his full number. killed "a,
makiug tho best score on record Tne following re-
port OF tho evenI Is taken the London Field 81
nst.:-
Nothing dauntcd at his defeat by Mr.. 'Walisoe, -
Captain Bogardus at onco accepted challenge from
Captain Shelley 70 shoot at 1V0 birds each, aud tie
event brought to issue vt The Gun CLUB GrGuuds
Sh. .pherd's Bush. So httle WAS known OF tue match
would have been the case mad time allowed OF The
contest being made more public A. quarter-past
one Captain Shelley commsncsd with good kiil ana
each vi tue competitors grassed their iirst threc
BIRDS IN good style. Captain Sheey's lourth bird Ie
dead over the ience, and lmllar bad luck attended
him IN the sixth round. Captain Bogardus killed his
nrst9 birds and twice made two very good second
barrels On tie CONCLUSION OF tue twenty hith round
Capt ain Bogardus score was - kills his opponents
IL. Ia Tue second nifty Captain Shelley In proved u
ntlo making some very nne seconds: but Is kills in
SUCCESSION by Captain Bogsrdus ssii kept the Aner
wei IN 'front.' Commencing with the second hun
dred Captain Bogardus ailsd TO STOP good birus aud
he also missed more before reaching the sixty hrst
round. From this potut the match proved AL one
way, Captain Bogardus making an extraordinary
score by Kiling "a bIrds In successiop On The
who had only killed "a out Of 49, retired,
the American champion thus winning by
IL bird. The CONTEST was now over; but
CAPTAIN Bog idus sLoL al his 100 birds, making the
total kills to only sixteen niisscs Although
Captain sheilsy hold h'so with tho best oi
crack he was clearly Overmatcusd on this occa.
sion, Captain B0gardus shot III style that could
not 10 surpassed. ana his clean Kills with both par
reis--tno american during the match max ing some
liant socondsworc fuzzy worthy Ut his great rspa
tation as pigeon shooier. 1t Will DO rscolieeted
when Captain Bogardus shot Mr. ''Wallace" til tt lie
was out all form, which was proved by his twice
missing Six birds IN SUCCESSION. rhc American a..
tribuod his defeat on this OCCASION 10 the powder he
then used--vix, SIX orachms oi Curtis HarveysNo.
D. To-day the Captains charge was iour drach and
Inree-Quarters OF No. Curtis Il Harvey powder, No.
chilled shot being used ia the hrs birrcl aud No.
In the second. captain Bogardus used on this
sion his 10 ip. l2bore CHOKE by Scott, OF BirmIng-
ham. Captain shelley handled Purdey choke aud
his charge was three and hull drachms
vi medium grain powder. Tho betting on
tho match ut the commencement was II TO 10
Captain Bogardus. After lew rounds o ~ was lard
on Captain Dogardus for cacu snot ana 10 on Cap
tain SneIey The time occupied la shooting the first
100 Dirds 65 minutes. The traps worked fairly
The wind Just sufficient " clear the smoke IRON
The traps the weather being very different to that
when Captain Bogardus snUt his match with NJ r.
NV Ailacc, ior thcn strong breeze blew across
ground aud the pigeons lett tho trap great pace.
Appended is the full score:-
MARCH FoG GOO AND Cur ADDRD-l00 birds each
80 yards rse.
Captain shcllcy-l l.ol, o1-1"lo, 11oo1,
I1liIl, l,lO0iO 11l1l. 1*lslOl~, l1OU1,
I*,10Il1 l*l l$l l00l0l, OOl0I%,
OIL 1911, l'l*l~ol* 1'l*is0l, 1l1lo, O10
1s-GA
Captain A. II. Bogardus-11111, 1*1l1so, II
- II1slsl, 01l'll. 1*11lsl, l,1OO1l, IL /
III Il*l1l1, UO1lO o. IL IL lie L. y / 1
L. llsI11, ,llll1s, 1*l1li, l11ll, 1 0 IL
0,10ll l, 0l o-S4