Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-03
BOGARDUs N SON.
They Give an Exhibition Of Mar
velOus Shooting at
Phoenix Hill.
Courier journal, IL

Courier-Journal IL
The display given last night by
Captain Bogardus and son at Phoenix
Hill was one that was we'll worth see
ing, being one of the most remarkable
displays of fine Workmanship ever
seen in this city. Captain Bogardus
is champion by every crack shot in
the country, and he certainly deserves
the title. Eugene BOgardus is even
more remarkable than his father. al
though his forte is more particularly
rife shooting than with the shotgun.
Captain Bogardus himself told a re-
porter last night that his performance
with the rife could not near approach
that of his son, and, in his opinion.
no rifle shot in the world could excel
him.
Before the exhibition last night.
Captain Bogardus gave an exhibition
Of his patent fire works shot from a
gun. These fire works are something
novel in that line, and form an ex-
ceedingly interesting feature in the
Captains wonderful exhibition.
The performance in the hall opened
with a series of fancy trap shots by
Captain Bogardus. First he broke
five glass balls, sprung by himself into
the air from a trap. Then he broke
five glass balls, holding his gun in the
American style, and FIVE holding his
gun in the English fashion.
He then broke balls standing with
his back to the trap, and turning,
pulled his own trap and broke balls.
broke balls with one hand, pulled the
trap with one hand and broke balls
with the other. Broke balls with hi.
gun sideways. and with his gun up.
side down. Shot and broke two balls.
sprung from different traps at the
same time; pulled his own trap anc
broke double balls. All of these feats
he performed with seeming case, doinI
the shooting with a grace and rapidity
that Was startling.
The second part of the programme
was the rife performance of Master
Eugene, and this was really the mos
wonderful display of the evening
The boy is about fifteen or sixteer
years old, yet his nerve is like iron
and he never waVers once or makes {
bad miss. He commenced his part o.
the entertainment by shooting at ball
with the rife upside down on the toll
OF his head; then with his gun side.
ways; then with his gun upside down
lying on his fathers knee. Next h,
stood with his back 10 the ball. anC
broke it with his gun held be.
tween his legs. After this he shot a
objects ia motion, making the mos
remarkable shots. His father threw
twenty-five balls into the air. and h,
broke twenty.one of them with hi
rife. Then he broke ten balls II
thirteen sprung from a trap, shootinl
the balls when they had assembled ;,
the highest point and on s~tartinI
down. Then his father pitched up
small marble, and he smashed IL O,
the second shot, after which a half
dollar was thrown into the air. ant
he struck it almost center in the sec
ond shot. Then q quarter was thrown
and on the second shot be hit IL. III
nally a nickle was pitched up, and OF
the first trial he hit it center. whiel
feat the crowd applauded loudly
Then the boy shot on time 10 break
ten balls in tw~enty-four seconds. Tn,
trst trial he made the ten shots II
fifteen seconds, but only broke eighi