The New York herald., 1878-10-22
PIGEON SHOOTING In BALTIMORE.

ExcRLLENT scoRFs-MR. RIDoELY TIE
wISNxR INTERESTING HANDICAP EVENT
FOR THE aRUBB CUR. n1
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THz HERALD.la
rf BALrInoRE, Oct. p, 1878
pigeon match came of here to-day between Mr..
Howard Rdgely aud Mr. George c. Potts at the
grounds OF the Baltimore Gun Club. adjoining the
race course at Pimlico. Tho match was Tor 500 q
SIDE Atty birds each. twsutysix yards rise and n
ounce shot Mr.. Ridgey used gun made by Furdy,
Of London, weighing pounds IA ounces, his charge
OF powder being az drachms. Mr.. Potts shot
with 8h-pound gun made by Scott, Of Lon
don, choke barrels, using drachms Of POWDER The
Baltimore Gun CLUB rules governed the match. Mr..
Macahs,er the referee. The shooting was excel
lent. az will bs seen by the details given beiow:-
SHOOTING. t.ltn
First Bird-MI Ridgeiy led on at quarterer to tho
right, which he killed with his arst BARREL Mr.. Pots
had also quartercr 10 tho loft which he disposed Of
with his hrsI Second-Mr Ridgsly obtained quick
quarterer to the right, which ne killed with hts
ond. Mr. Potts brought down quarterer to the left
with hts nrst very nicely rhlrd-Mr Ridgoly led At
quarterer to tho right, and killed 1t with his first
Mr. Potts knocked over incomer with his Ars.
Foursh-Mr. Ridgely kled a quarterer to the
right with his first, ana M. Potts erased a
quarterer 10 the right, using both barrels. Filth
Mr.. Ridgely knocked over q quartorer to the right
With his hrst Mr.. Potts had a qaartering incomer,
which no missed with both barrels. Sixth-Mr
Ridgoly knocked over quarcrer 10 tho lott with the
second barrel. Mr. Potts had quarterer to lett,
which no disposed Of with his hrsL Scventh-Mr.
Rdgely killed twister close 10 The trap using both
barrels. Mr. Potts had an incomer. which he killed
quickly with hts nrst. Eighth-Mr. Ridgcly killed
quickly quarterer 10 the left with his nrst MIR.
Potts also had a qusrtersr TO the ieft, winch ne
grassed with bis hrst Ninth-Mr. kidgeIy
WIN which be II Killed, using n both barrels. Mr..
Potts killed quickly q,Isa qaartarer 70 the
right win MS nrs.. ren.n-IMr, Kdssy has last
k,led w,,n INC first. Eioven.h-Mr. Rdgoiy had
quarterer 10 tho right, which he Kiied, using both
Darrcx Mr.. Potts hada Quartcrer TO the lett, winch
was disposed OF whh the FIRST Twelfth-Mr. Kidgoiy's
bira was a quarterer TO tho lett, which he killed with
his hrst the trap Mr. P0tls mad RAPID driver,
wh'cn he missed Win botn barrels. Thrtcenth-
nrs,. ana Mr Potts. also an ,ncomer. was
killed with the first Fouriecnth-Mr. Ridgey had u
quarterer 10 the iet, killing IL with his lrsL Nc.
Potts oird was quarterer lett, which no MT
with both barrels, but It escaped. Fiitecpth-Mr.
Ridgcly Knocked down towering bird with inc hrst
Mr. Potts had quarterer 10 Inc lcft winch he dis
posed OF with his hrst. Slxtecnth-Mr. Ridgey had
an incomer, which was Well killed with n's second;
missed with both barrels. Seventeenth-Mr. Rdgeiy
incomer winch he grassed with nls second.
Mr. Potts got Quarterer 10 The lett winch he
killed with his hrs. Eshtconth-Mr. Rilgeiy's was
u towering bra, which Killed with his first. MIR.
which missed, both barrels paing used. Nine
teonlh--ME R,dSey's bird was driver ana neatly
to the right, which h. quickly killed VITA Iis frsI
Twentis,h-Mr. Rdge'y had driver, which he
was brought down with the nrst. Twenty -hrst--Mr.
Ridgely killed an incomer with the first, aud
,, ~. nrs Rsagssv
killed driver with his nrst, and Mr. Potts stopped
slow driver with MS. nrsI Twenty-tn,rd-Mr Hugely
had dryer whtch he quickly stopped with his nrst,
anu Mr. P0tts brought down quarterer 10 the lett
very clsysriy with the arst lwsny-iourth-Mr.
the hrst ana Killed with his second. M. Potts had
quartering incomer which was missed with both
hands. Twenty -ati--Mr Hugely had quarterer
to right, when he quickly kied. Mr. Potts bird
was quareror 10 tho lett and was knocked over very
quartering incomsr, which was MI hard with botn
barrels, but the bird escaped. Mr.. Potts had slow
quartsr,ng BIRD, which he missed with both. Twon-
ty-seventn-Mr Ridgciy had quartercr 70 the left,
which disposed o Mr. Potts quickly broGghs
I: grass las. qaarer 20 the left Twenty-egh.n.
his nrsl, ana MIR. po.ts Killed his bird close
trap. Twsnty-nin.h-Mr. R,aSely's BIRD was . quar-.
was aaar,er to The isi also srourn.
had a driver which he grassod with his first. Mr.
Potts. bTd was a quartsring incomer, which he
Ridgeiys bird was twisting Irlver, which he ,um-
bisd over with his first. Mr. Potts mad Quarterer t0
onsa .s Rasy oosoa ~'' slow %
oomsr, which no KILLED with inc second Mr. Potts.
sird was srs tern .a ,nso%oG o.s t. the right
very quickly aud Mr. Potts soou DISPOSED
Of an inconsr with his GrsL Thrty-iour,h-Mr
Ridgey grassed an inconer with lhc hrst, Mr. Potts
brought down aauar,er,ns incomer with his second.
he nj. with oo,n oarres but the D,rd carried Inc snos
out Of bounds. Mr.. Potts nad a quartsror 60 the
right, which ne scored with his nrst. thirty sixth
Mr.. Kidgely drought down quick driver. using both
barrels. Mr. Potts. bird Was an incomer, which ho
Al Lar
which was hit with both barrels, but
the bird escaped Mr.. Potts. b,rd was driver which
well kiiicd with the nrsi. Thirty-eighlE--Mr-
Ridgccy missed an incoming quarterer with both
barrels. Mr.. Potts killed u slow qnarterer 10 the
cy's brd was u lowered The left, which was brought
down with tno arst. Mr Potts h,t rapid qusrlerer
the shot out Of bounds Fortietn-Mr. Rldgolcy had
a quarterer 10 the r'gh., which wa: missed
quartersr 10 tue right ana k,iled with the
nrst. Ferry y-1rst-ME Ridgely brought down allow
towerer with his hrst, ana MT Pol.a' was equally
fortunate IN scoring quarterer TO the rish.. Forty
second-Mr. Ridgcly had qnick quarterer to tno
right winch he Killed at long range with the second.
Mr. Potts. bird was quick driver which was neatly
stopped win tho hrsI Forty.third-As Ridgeiy mad
an incomer and missed y with oo,h barrels, Mr..
Forty -ourtn--hE Ridgey's bra was = twisting IN
conner, ana missed win both barrels Mr.. Pols bird
was quastercr 10 the right, which was killed, both
barrels being used. Forty -iilh-ME RldRely had a
twisting incomcr and Jailed 10 XIII though using both
with MS second. For,y.si1.n-Mr R,dseiy had an
incomer which ne gras-ed with the second and Mr..
Poits neatly scored quarterer 10 the rgnI Forty.
seveAth-Mr Rdgeiy's bird was rignt quarteror
and quickly killed with The hrsI Mr.. Potts mad
a twistcr which he missed with both barrels. Forty
eighth-ME RidRey's bird was an incomcr whicn he
brougbt down with the nrs. Mr.. Potts. bird was a
qusrloring incomer which he knocked down with the
sscond. lForty-ninth--ME kidgely arassed n quar-
TO tho right win his first. Sir. Potts had sow
quartcrer wnich he quickly killed. Fiftietn-hr.
kidgsiy obtaiped quar-. erer to tho right which
cleveriy grassed with tho nrst. Ar. Potts bird
quick drtver which he killed with his Grst
Mr.. Kdgsy killed foriy-two out ut ntty birds, MISS
ing eignt, anu Mr.. Potts killed forty and
The time oi the snoo,ing was one hour and Two min
uteS
SCORE.
RidEsly-111 IL III, 11111, 1l111, III
11,011ll, Ill 10. l0010, l1000,111iL To-
tai, 90; killeo, AZ; nisssu, u ttIaeGnIat
Fotts-l 11O, 11111, 101o1,o 1,1110L
0lll1, Ill !, 1l10l, 110l1, l. Total,
80; killed, 40; missed. 10.
SHOOTING CUR.
After the match n swcepstakcs was shot, In which,
among others, Messrs. Carroll Livingston and Jonn