The New York herald., 1879-03-19
PIGEON SHOOTING.

vile. u. l., between Dr. D. 1aloot, oI No" AofA, oA"
J. H. outwater. of New Jersey which was won by
the former The conditions OF the match were
that the contestants should shoot at fifty pigeons
each. twenty-seven yards rise. eighty yards boun-
dnry; to fnd trap and handle for each other; one
trap one barrel and all the other Of the old Long
Island rules. Dr. Talbot used ten-borc gun. made
by Scott of London, the cartridges being made of
four and half drachms of powder and one and
half ounces OF Curtis Harvey's No. chilled shot.
the gun weighing nine end a half pounds. Mr.. Out
water used nine pound gun. made by Parker 4 Son.
of New York. loaded with Ave drachms of powder
and one ounce and a quarter of Curtis
4 Harvcys chilled. No. 8 shot. Mr. Philip
Duffy, OF Brooklyn. furnished the birds for
DR.. Talbot for his opponent to shoot at.
and Mr. Thomas Townsend of NewJersey, supplied
the pigeons for Mr.. Outwater to give 70 Dr. Talbot.
Both parties furnished excellent flyers and birds that
were hard to kill. They were all very strong and
tiew away rapidly from the trap soon as it was
pulled. The weather fine for the sport the sun
being warm whilo fine breeze blew from the ocean
over the track which seemed to accelerate the flight
of the pigeons. Mr.. Charles wingae. of the Poun-
tain Gun Club acted as referee DR.. Talbot had the
call IN the betting all through the match.
All prelimnaries being arranged ut twenty minutes
to three P. NJ. Mr.. Outwster. who won the lead was
called to the scratch and the match began The fol-
lowing the details of
THE SHOOTING.
RouSD Fnsr-Mr. Outwater had quarterer to the
right, which he missed. being somewhat nervous;
DR.. Talbot had driver. which he quickly tumbled
over Second-Outwater' bird was a driver, which
he missed Talbot had quartering driver to the left,
which he also missed. Third-Outwatcr had rapid
driver 70 the right. which he missed; Tabots was
driver, but was killed not far from the trap.
Fourth-Outwaters bird was rapid quarterer
TO the right. which carried the shot ont
OF the bounds and Talbot missed rapid rapid
over very quickly; Talbot brought down quartercr
to the right in the same way. Sixth-Outwater
missed q very rapid driver to the right and Talbot
killed quarterer to the right very quickly.
Seyenth-Outwater had low, rapid driver. which
bots bird adrver to the right. which he missed.
Eighth-Outwater had an incomer which he quickly
disposed Of Talbot's bird was rapid driver. which
he hit but the bird fell out of bounds. Nnth-Out-
water had low, driving quarterer to the right,
which he missed; Talbots bird was rapid
driver. which he missed by being too slow.
right but the bird fell out Of bounds; Talbot had
driver. which he Knocked over very cleverly near
the trap observation-disclosures had very rapid
driver. which he missed; Tabots was low driver,
which he grassed close to the trap. Twelfth-Out-
tumbled over but the bird recovered and finally
dew out of bounds; Talbot ehad quarterer
to the right was hit hard but fell
quarterer to the right; which he brought down and
gathered; Talbots bird was twisting driver which
he hit but the bird got out of bounds before he fell
Fourteenth-Outwater's bird Quarterer to the
right which he disposed Of very quickly; Talbot's
was . rapid driver which he missed again by being
terer to the right which he killed cleverly. Tai
bots bird was rapid driver. which he
OF in good style. Tslbots was driver
which he hit hard but the bird went to the woods to
bennished by the pot hunters" Seventeenth
Outwater killed driver very quickly Talbot shot
over rapid driver and missed it. Eignteenth-Out-
water had driver, which he grxssed quickly; Talbot
bird was quarterer to the right. which he quickly
stopped. Nineteenth-Outwater brought down .
qusrerer the right in good styles Talbot also had
: quarterer to the right which he stopped very
cleverly. Twcntieth-OufMAters stopped low driver
very quickly; Talbot had low driver which he dis
sscaped without being hit; Tslbot's was : very
low Twenty ty-second-outwater haa' quartering
driver which Knocked over. but the bird got mp
to the right twenty third -Outwater had a rapid
quartering driver, which he missed; Talbot brought
down q quarterer to the right in good style.
brought down a. driver nicely. Twenty fifth
bird carried the load ont of bounds; Talbots bird
was q high flying driver which he disposed of very
ncey a;a k,led So SLOW guar
rapid quarterer to the right before it flew far from
the trap. Twenty Observation-Disclosures bird WAS q
strong enough to carry the shot out OF bounds;
Talbots bird was rapid driver, which he stopped in
. twisting driver. which he missed Taibot:s was q
rapid quarter to the right. which he also missed.
Twenty .ninth--Outwater had twisting qnartercr
to the left. which he killed; Talbot's was rising
driver, which he missed by shooting under it, and
the bird wont TO the pot hunters" Thirticth-
he missed; Taibots bird was q rapid driver,
which he hit hard. but the bird escapcd'
Thirty ty-hrst-outwater bad T.1, rapid r.pp driver.
driver. which he hit. but it carried the
load Of shot out of bounds. Thirty -sccond-out-
missed rslbots also quartcrcd to the right. but
tumblod over In style. Observation-Disclosures
stopped driver very quickly; Talbot brought down
right in good styie Talbots bird was quartcrcr
6fth-Ontw a.cr's bird was driver, which he hit
but the bird escaped; Talbots bird was rapid
driver. which was tumbled very cieverly.
Thirty sixthOutwatcr had very rapid driver. which
his shot could not overtake; Talbots quarterer
TO tbe right. which he soon brought down. Thirty
eeyenth-Outwater shot under driver. and tho bird
escaped unscathed: Talbot brought down . rapid
driver to the right very cleverly Thirty-eighth-
carried the shot out Of bounds; Talbot stopped a
rapid driver. Observation-Disclosures tumblcd over
qusrtcrer to the right very quickly; Talbot had
foftieth--Outwster had a qusrterer to the right
whi~h- he bis. bwt the bird .,fcli ont : OF
the trap. Torsy-nrstHou,waser killed a a. quar-,
terer to the right very cleveriy; Talbot
killed driver very quickly; Forty-second-Out-
slow driver. but the bird carried tho shot out OF
bounds. Forty -thfrd-Outwater missed . driver;
Talbot killed towefing bird very clevcrly. Forty
fourth--Outwater killed climbing Bird and Talbot
having won the match-as the had killed twcnty-six
birds while hrs opponent had only killed nineteen
and could not tic him--the shooting stopped.
The following is
THE SUMMARY.
TALBOT I 10110OO110O01
iloo00lll1l11111 1ol.-rotal. 43. Killed. 2G.
Missed, II.
OurwArrR--0 o O100 100001I11l111OO0
l0100100O1 11O00O1O1 Total, ~. Killed,
10. Missed. %.
Tho match lasted two hours and ten minutes.
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