The New York herald., 1879-07-29
PIGEON SHOOTING.

MATCH OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS SIDE BE-
TWEEN MEssIs. f. G. MURPHY AND DONALD
swANN-TnE LATTER THE WINNER.
The announcement at Long Branch, yesterday
morning. that Mr.. Edgar G. Murphy. of the Long
Branch Gun Club. and Mr.. Donald Swami. of the
Maryland Gun Club. would shoot their match in the
afternoon at Deal Beach. caused small company to
assemble within the new grounds at the latter place.
Tho conditions of the contest to shoot at 100
birds each. thirty yards rse Hurlngham rules. for
$500 side. Until tho match more than half
the weather fair. Then light
rain set r, which eliminated in drenching
shower OF nearly twenty minutes dura-
ton. Shooting continued uninterruptedly.
and the result proved defeat FOR Mr. Murphy. Two
o'clock fixed for the commencement of the pro-
cecdings, and precisely on time Mr.. Murphy led of
and missed quartering bird with both barrels He
allowed his third to escape and Mr. failed to
grass his fourth. At the conclusion of tho tenth
round the latter bird ahead. with score of
nine killed. At the twentieth round they were on
terms, but ut twenty-five for each Mr.. Murphy
leading one Bird having scored % to his oppo-
nents 10. In the next ten Mr.. Swami missed two.
while Mr.. Murphy brought down. all but one. the
record standing 20 for tho latter and 26 for the for
mer. Mr.. Swami then killed 2l in succession. many
OF the shots beng exceedingly creditable When he
had grassed his fifteenth in this string of dead birds
each had shot at fifty, half the match and at this
stage the record was AZ killed for Mr. Murphy and
IL Tor Mr.. Swami. When sixty had been trapped for
each Mr.. Murphy still led by single bird, but in
the next fifteen birds tho shooters obtained Mr..
Swami brought down Il ana Mr.. Murphy 10
only leaving the at the end of the seventyfth
round--Swann. 81: Murphy GO. 1t had now been
rain ng heavily and the shower continued until the
cightieth bird trapped. From this time on Mr..
Swami began to draw ahead of Mr.. Murphy aud at
the end of the nineteth round Mr. Swami was three
birds to the good. They shot with much caution
the next ten. but Mr.. Murphy was in bad luck, and
losing his ninety ysXth, ninety y-seventh and ninety
! eighth, Mr.. Swami declared the winner by six
birds, having scored S5 and Mr.. Murphy 70. The
latter did not approach his usual form i'll the match.
| and his second barrel OF slight service only.
while Mr.. Swanns second was excellent throughout.
MIR. Murphy used u Scott gun. weighing lbs. o..
OF powder and ~ shot. Mr. Swami shot with
dracllms OF powder and l a o. shot. Mr.. Benjamin
W. West of New York. was judge for Mr.. Murphy;
Mr. James s. Key of Baltimore. judge for Mr..
Swami, and Mr.. Charles A. GAMBLE OF Baltimore,
acted as referee. Appended is the score:--
DEAL BEACH. n. Y, July 30, 1S79.-Match. $500
side: 100 birds each, 80 yards rise Hurlingham
rules.
Mr.. Swann-l1lO, It'll. 10110. 11101 111OO. 11101,
0IOll I'LL. It'll, ILL., It'll, 10ll0 10101 I'LL,
li1Ol, 1llU1, 111l1, Ill., ILL., ILL., Total, 100;
killed, s5 missed, Is.
Mr. Murphy-0l0l1 11111 11110. 0il11. 11011. 11o11.
ILL., l11ll. 10111, 011 ILL., 00l11, 10101 DILL,
0lllO DILL. O111. 1Ol11, I'LL, 00O11. Total 100;
killed, 10; missed, II.
The timo occupied in shooting the match without
rest was two hours and eighteen minutes. There
were only three four birds that fell outside of
bounds.