Year: 1875

splendid kin from a swirl pigeon that got well away;
but the Captains less good kill to bird that
was we'll on the wing The forteth round TO a
bird who got away swiftly on the wing1too swiftly in
The Americans bird well and dropped To capital
kill The Captain had now


KILLED 3s OUT 40,


and shaw's score had fallen back TO %, thus being
ten birds behind The forty first bird was an unfortu
one, rising wen but dipping as the shooter hred
escaped unharmed The Captains pigeon got out in
hne style, but the gun was dead on IT, Again shaw
came to the scratch to good rock, which ricking
proved great deal too much for him. The Captains
bird rose with rush. swerved and fell dead The next
was the forty-thrd round, in which Shaw secured a.
fair kill from slowsh bird Tho Captains bird, the
contrary was quickly on the wing rising high IL fell
strong pigeon which he grassed well and the Captain
secured nice kill Shaw's forty-hh round was a miss
upon strong bird which got clear or The Captains
was a good kill The forty-sxth round opened with a
kill TO Shaw from a fair bird The Captain now went
forward and after the usual interval called PullD y
when To the astonshment Of the company il appeared
that


THE BIRD IN THE TRAP WAS DEAD.


The Manchester men made objection that tho
Captain had raised his gun before the bird The
American appealed to Mr. Smith, who said amid
cheers, 'that the Captain should shoot a bird
and that if anything Of the kind tried again he
should give him the match" strong opinion
expressed upon this piece of very apparent chcanery
the part Of the Manchester man. The Captain ulti-
mately killed good strong bird kill to each
scored in the forty yseventh round and in the forty
eighth Shaw killed fair pigeon, while Bogardus mmo-
lated high-1ying bird that well on the wing An
offer by gentleman present Of


f600 TO f400 CAPTAIN


not responded to- Shaw had taller for his forty
ninth which he killed in good style; the Captain also
secured capital kill the bird rising rapidly and
strongly Shaw's fftieth was strong black rock that
did wait the wing long, miss being scored The
Captains fftieth was good un which soon fell be-
fore the gun. The score now was:-


BoGARDUs 46 so SHAW 81 OUT OF so


After an interval of half hour for luncheon the
shooting was recommended by Shaw, who missed
taller The Captain had good bird, which he immed
atey gassed in good style Shaw secured his next bird
without much diliculty-a strong flying taller Tho
Captains hftysecond-a nasty taer-managed to
make Its escape Sh2w's next round was well
on the wing, but he killed in good style.
The Captains, which was a good pigeon,
got away in straight direction and the shooter late
with the gun. Shaw's next shot failed add to his
total, and Bogardus, weak bird was an easy kill
Shaw followed with strong winged bird which rcked,
but was exceedingly well killed by the shooter Tho
Captain had weltrained black rock which dipped TO
his aim and got off free The bird shot right
out Of the trap and killed when well the wing by
the Manchester champion. The Captains dfty-sixth
! good bird-a low hyer-which killed in hne
style. Round hftyseven commenced with clever kill
from Shaw and closed with an equally agile XIII from
the American, both birds giving their back
good chance. Shaw's next swift
taller who half way from the boundary was grassed
by wellaimed shot, the Captain made quick work of
his next low taller faint cheer raised by
the northern contingent for their man. who demolished


very good bird and there further offers to lay
Bogardus he secured kill in his best style in the
fifty ninth round In the sixtieth round both men
grassed- The stood


BoGARDUS, 90 60; SHAW AZ OUT OF CO.
Shaws round went down well, and the Captains
total was increased by one, with capital XIII from
bird that strong the wing. The Manchester
man, in the following round, had good taller, but
this shot surpassed by the Captains which secured
for him kill from strong black rock. Shaws next
was good KILL and the bird which it the Amer-
cans lot to have received its de grace quickly
Again both competitors added bird to their scores,
and in the sixty fifth round Shaw killed slow bird,
while Bogardus failed to get properly at taller Shaw,
who shooting very steadily increased his
with good shot, did also the Captain and the sixty
seventh round brought about like result, both
adding to their totals The succeeding round sti saw
Shaw ten behind and the figures remained unatered in
the sixty ninth round each getting strong birds
The next alteration in the score and the seven
tieth round ended thus


BoGARDUs, 62 TO- SHAW. SO OUT OF 70.


Shaw commenced the next round with good rock,
which proved too much for him. and the Captains bird,
although good one, fell an easy prey to his gun. In
the succeeding round these positions were reversed
Shaw scoring good bird and the Captain falling to add
TO his score with that got strong on the wing.
Again Shaw failed TO with capital pigeon, while
Bogardus (who now taking things easyl made good
ence in the total both men scoring kills; nor did that
which followed. The seventy-sixth round Shaw
eleven behind his opponent and up to the eighteth
round this deficit not made up, the score being


BoGARDUs II OUT so; SHAW, 60 so.
From this point the match virtually over
Bogardus went in the easiest manner possible until
| IT BIRDS OUT oP So


when Shaw whose 65 out of SO retired Thus
ended match the result of which could never be said
to be in doubt 1t great blow to the Manchester
men, who occasionally exhibited their i'll humor any
but gentlemany way. 1t may be remarked, in con-
clusion that Shaw's score 65 kills OF So has
yet been surpassed in England that the superiority
of the Captains skill anything be found in tho
country is very apparent Bogardus to decide some
bets that he would not kill so out Of 100 went and
killed three birds in succession, thus


GRAssISG so BIRDS %.


He shot with his double barreled Scott SOM gun,
while the Manchester man used nnz@e-
loader Bogardus shoots in a sweepstakes Wednes-
day and on Saturday meets Mr.. Rimell decide the
championship of the world


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