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The Great Match for the Diamond Badg'
Yesterday Afternoon.

The Great Match for the Diamond Badge
Yesterday Afternoon.
The great match of the tournament at.
tracted the largest crowd Of spectators and ab-
sorbed the attention OF the association yester-
day afternoon. The contest was for the
diamond badge, which is OF fine gold with a
large diamond in the center, surrounded by
laurel wreath finished in cOlors On
the top is q pigeon with extended wings,
also flushed in colors. 1t was made
for the Ligowsky Clay Pigeon Company, OF
Cincinnati, end donated to the association.
1t was first won by G. NJ. Stark, of the Exeter
Sportsman Club, Of Exeter, N. Y, at Chicago,
May, 1884, which made him individual cham
pion at the first luter- National Clay Pigeon
Tournament. AT the Second International,
held at New Orleans, February, 1885, MIR. B..
Teipel won the diamond b ,dge in contest OF
twenty-sev entries, and in which Messrs.
Watkins, Mesders, Chamberlain Stark, Perry,
Teipel, and Stce, of the present match were
entered. In the New Orleans contest Teipel
was with Meaders, Dicky. McMurchy, Carver
| and Elliot, in tie Of l6, the match being 10
singles at ls yards and 8 pairs OF doubles al
is yards. Second tie was between Teipel
and McMurchy on sevens; third tie on eight:
and fourth Teipel won, on six to four. Capt
Bogardus and W. F. Cody Buffalo Bill ap'
peared in the above match.
| Match No. l3. Prize, the diamond bsdge OF
$3.50; ten single clay pigeons; five pairs
double; entrance $40 the association agrees
to redeem the badge for $3.50 within one
year.
Judges: D. G. Powers and Mr.. George
referee, Capt. Bogardus. The contestants
W. E. Watkins, Nashville, Tenn; W. s
Perry, Worcester, Mass Eugene Bogardus
Elkhart. H.; F. L. Chamberlain, Cleveland
O.; J. Il. Brewer. Hammonton, n. j.; R. E.
Sheldon, Cleveland, o.; H. B. Whitney, Oaks
Corners, N. Y; j. r. Slice, Jacksonville, III.
G. N. Stark, Exeter, N. Y; J. d. Kelly
Greenville, o.; Andy Meadsrs, Nashville
Tenn; B. Teipel, Covington, Ky.
Score (6rst numerals indicate handicap
(2o) Watkins s, Qs) Perry 8, (2o) E
Bogardus 8, (lsl Chamberlin 6. (lS) Brewer
8, (l9) Sheldon 9, (lO) Whitney 9, eco
Stce 8, Co) Stark 6, (ls) Kelly 7, (2o)
Meaders 6, (2O) Teipel 8. Five doubles
(handicsp three forward): Watkins 6, total
IA; Perry 6, total IA; Bogardus 8, total IA;
Sheldon s, total Is; Whitney s, total II I; Stice
Z, total IS; Stark 6, total III Kelly 8, total
Is; Meaders 4, total 10; Teipel 8, total Z.
Tie of II, FIVE singles, two doubles Brewer 5,
Whitney 3, Teipel 8. Two doubles: Brewer
4. total 8; Teipel 2, total {. Brs ser declared
the winner and the diamond badge awarded,
amidst applause, and general hand: hsking
with the champion.
Extra match No. 8; six singles: First money
by Mesder, second by Watkins and thlrd by
Teipel. Extra No 8; 81 entries; FIVE singles
First money divided by Perry and Stark
second by Tsipel, f. Bogardus and Whitney
and third by Aeaders. Extra No. 6; 6v,
singles; 81 entries, 81 each: First money b,
Sheldon, second divided by Kelly and Hinkl'
and third by Meaders and George. No
five pair doubles; II entries: First money By
Watkins, second by Perry and third by Z
B0gsrdus and Whitney. Extra No. 4; sii
singles; Is entries: First money by Drake
second by Teipel and third by Ralston. No
7, Eve singles; 10 entries: First money b!
|;E. Bogardus, second Won Lengerke and thirt
by Watkins. Extra No. 2; six singles; q
entrie,:Frst Whitney and Stice, second err.
and Meaders and third Mccartney.