The New York herald., 1878-11-17
PIGEON SHOOTING.

MATCH BETWEEN DIR. ELLIS, OF NEW YORK, AND
THOMAS b. OWENS, or pHILADELPHIA-GooD
sEooTING-THE LATTER THE WINNER.
LONG BRANCH Nov. 16. 1878.
The pigeon shoot this afternoon Morgan's, at
trarted large attendance of lovers of the sport 1t
the return match between Dr. Ellis. of the Sea
side Gun Club of New York, and Thomas d. Owens.
of the era, X shots OF the well known Philade
phia Gun Club. These champions have been pitted
against each other before this season. New York win
ming each time To-day success attended the Phila-
delphan. The match for $50 side. 20
birds each, at 80 yards rse and Hurlingham
rules. There good deal OF excitement over the
match. and in the pools the Doctor sold for 500 to
$40 the Philadelphian. The day hazy but
pleasantly warm. with now and then spattering Of
rain The spot where the shoot took place
the southern border of Cheese Creek which divides
Monmouth and Middlesex counties, just below Nor
gan's.
MATCH.
The man from Philadelphia opened the match, kill
ing his bird with his frst DR.. Ellis experienced a
rapid driver, but his second barrel used to good
effect On the second. third. fourth and fifth rounds
both men grassed their birds nicely. when the Pha-
delphia champion hit q driver. but it was
yond the boundary line. An incomer greeted
the Doctor on his sixth inning and fell
prey to his unerrlnB AIM Both men got strong
drivers on the seventh inning. both scoring; but
Owens next brought down driver using both barrels.
A mshap here happened which scored miss for the
New Yorke0 and probably deprived him OF the honor
of winning the match Some of the country folk who
were gathered on the shooting ground just as the
Doctor stepped before his traps got engaged in .
quarrel and by a mishap the trapper pulled before
the Doctors gun was cooked The Doctor made this
claim, but the referee. Mr.. Green of the Monmouth
Club insisted that the shooter had answered Ready
before the trap pulled, and ruled that 1t
u missed bird. Mr.. Owens on the eighth inning killed
q quarterer to the left. The Doctor, evidently
annoyed by his late mishaps, went to the trap and
missed an easy bird. On the next round both of the
contestants killed with their first. Mr.. Owens then
missing All il 90 Both men now made rapid
cution of their birds until round seventeen, when
both missed pair Of driving twisters. The score
now stood even, Mr.. Owens 13 out OF It.
and DR.. Ellis the number Each contestant next
encountered quarterers and brought them to the
ground Mr. Owens on the nineteenth round tumbled
i driver over when the Doctor scored another miss
by passing rattling driver. The match was now an
nounced by the referee as won by Mr.. Owens but
birds given to each man for the twentieth round
which both killed. the result of the match being
II for Mr.. Owens and 16 for DIR. Ellis.
PIGEON sHoorrNG-MoRaANs s. Nov. 16, 1s7s-Match
$50 a side. L. b. Owens. of Philadelphia. and Dr.
Ellis New York; 30 birds 80 yards rise. Huringham
Thomas b. Owens " ILL., 10*. II .0l ,l1--l7
DR.. p. Ellis. u,1111, TO- t01. IL IL 01 ,0l-16
sBird fell dead of bounds.
Referec-Edgar Green. Monmouth Pigeon Club.
| New Jersey.
Time OF match-TwO and half hOura
| GOOD SPORT AT ERBs HOTEL GRoCNDs-ExCEL-
LENT SHOOTING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES.
number Of the members of the Long Branch Gun
! Club met at Erbs' Hotel. near Newark. yesterday.
and enjoyed an excellent days pigeon shooting The
first event was match for $3.50. between Mr. Eigsr
q. Murphy and Mr.. Charles Patinore. The match
was shot under Hurlingham rules. IL bore guns. %
birds Mr.. Murphy standing at 30 yards and Mr. Pat
more at 26 yards. Mr.. Murphy was the favorite in
the betting at the odds Of 100 CO. Mr. Patmore lost
three birds early in the match that all fell dead
of bounds and becoming rather discouraged he made
poor score being shot out the eighteenth round
The score was-Murphy 16 killed out of IS, and Pat
more killed ont Of IT,
match for 800 was then shot at lObirds. between
Dr. Zcllner and Mr. G. Patmorc. tho former standing
ut 30 yards and the latter at 26 yards Mr.. Panore
was still hard luck and Dr. Zener shot remarkably
WELL as he scored killed out of Q. while the other
two fell dead out OF bounds. Mr. Patmore only killed
4 out of 4.
sweepstakes Of 50 each. class shooting 2s yards.
was then shot and Messrs. H. Walter, l.. Wright. DIR.
Zollner A. Jameson. J. Richards. II. g. Murphy and
J. s. Hocy entered. They shot ut birds and all
killed. with the exception of Mr.. Hoey who there
fore, won the second money. The ties were shot of
at 30 yards RISE miss and go out and after Messrs
Walter. Wright and Zellncr had killed each. they
agreed to divide the first money. The shooting in
this sweep remarkably good. at rs yards there
was only one miss out OF 35 birds and at 30 yards
rise three misses out of II birds.
A youthful prodigy named Henry Iangstsf thir-
teen years old, was the grounds watching the
shooting. and was backed in three matches of $50
each against DIR. Zellncr and Mr. f. q. Murphy. The
first match at birds DR.. Zclncr standing at 30
yards and Iangstaf at - yards Langstah won. kill
ing three out Of four birds. while the Doctor only
grasscd two out of Ave. The match shot
over again and the contestants tied the frst Ave
birds. each killing three out OF Ave Shooting of
Langstaf killed three straight while Dr. Zellncr
only scored two cut of three losing the match by
bird.
Mr.. Il. q. Murphy thcn shot against Iangstsn for
$50 the former standing at thirty yards and the lat
ter ut twenty-five yards. Mr.. Murphy won. killing
five straight while Iangstaf only scored three out of
four.
Another match for 500 then decided between
Mr. H. q. Murphy and Mr. Patnorc. the same
terms as the first match and ut fvc birds. They
tied. each killing three birds. and shooting off, miss
and 90 out Mr.. Murphy won. killing two straight.
while Mr.. Patmorc's second fell dead out of bounds.
The days sport concluded with sweep at three
birds twenty-five yards rise, that resulted in tic
between Messrs. r.. q. Murphy. Richards Walter.
Wright Zoner and Stone each killing all their birds.
Shooting off bird and bir at thirty yards Mr. Walter
took first money, DIR. Tencr second. and Mcssrs.
richards and Wright divided third money Mr. Will