Year: 1875




parties in the hands of the editor of Belts Life and last
Friday the remaining ESQ deposited at the office
of that journal The match has of, and most
people who knew anything about the Americans skill
as pigeon shooter were perfectly aware he has
with ridiculous The rules observed to-day
the Royal Oak ancheser) rules, which, excepting in
particular (that start MANNED bird
that has fallen out of the boundary in and claim
kll similar to Bells Life regulations It at
first intended to shoot the match at Mr. Warmers Welsh
Harp Hendon, but that ground having been pre-en-
gage6 the parties obliged fall back upon Lille
Bridge grounds, which situated at Brompton No
less than 100 birds each be shot 2 yards RISE
with an ounce of shot, and each to find birds and
trap for his opponent The ounce of shot, it may be
remarked is not Captain Bogardus' usual shot, which
is Ia ounces but the American waived this and several
other inconvenience in favor of his rival Both men
appeared to-day in good condition, the


MANCHESTER MAN


and his friends being confident OF success


The Captain backed himself to win for large stake
and his offers to lay greedy taken up by the Man
chester contingent, which was the ground in some
force. The betting in London has been about on
Captain Bogardus who fully justified the confidence OF
his friends in the result The weather to-day was
gloriousy fine, and consequence goodly number
of holiday people journeyed to the ground to witness
this of the biggest pigeon shooting matches that
has been shot in London. The light fair throughout
the day, and the shooting both sides remarkably
good Mr.. II Smith, of Belts Life, acted as Judge and
referee.


The match commenced about halfpast ten O'Clock,
the proceedings timed begin) there were not
many people ON the ground.


SHAW OPENED MISS,


the bird, good strong taller getting OF along the
ground. The Captain followed with good kill the
bird, which made for the boundary being well caught
half way Shaw's second bird we'll tho wing and
he secured a neat kill Bogardus forward to
rock which got well and strongly on the wing and
proved good kill for the shooter. Shaws third got
swiftly out of the trap and fairly grassed The Cap
tain's third essay bird that proved too strong
for the gum Shaw next with weakish pigeon,
which, however, credited his with kill while
the Captains fourth bird, regular good that
in fine style, was capitally grassed


THE STYLE


had nothing in common. Bogardus shot with great
quickness and raised his gun in prompt sportsman
like manners while Shaw Rugged his gun in a clumsy
way and shot late Shaw's fifth bird fraud black
rock that eluded the gun ceverly but the Americans
which also clinkng pigeon, cleanly grassed.
The sixth and seventh rounds both gained by the
gun, but in the eighth Shaw failed to score the Bird
which hit, getting away. The captains eighth
a stout taller which he killed in fine style. The ninth
and tenth birds both credited to the gun the
shooting very we'll The


BoeARDUs 9 OUT OF 10; SHAW, OUT OF TO-


Shaws eleventh bird somewhat slowly, but gain
ing confidence turned sharply to the right when 1t was
captally grassed The Captains bird was a swift taller
and fair kill The twelfth round commenced with
good pigeon Shaw which dropped before well d.
rected shot The Americans twelfth hung bit at the
trap, and tho shooter missed good, strong bird In
the next round Shaw's rock got strongly the wing
and proved fair kill while the Captains low taller
did not get far away from. the before It fell In the
following round he fourteenth) the pigeon per-
pendicuarly and with great strength Shaw shooting
slow and aiming low the bird got out OF boundary.
Bogardus bird got well out Of the trap and dropped
good kill Shaws fifteenth was clnker and well
grassed, and the Captain got quickly to busi-
with his bird and secured splendid
kill There offers to lay short odds
Bogardus The next round OF Shaw proved too
strong the wing for the gun; it dropped however,
out of bounds. The Americans sixteenth rock was
"turned over" with remarkable precision. In the
seventeenth round Shaw got quickly at the pigeon and
scored fair kill The Captains bird got the wing
swiftly, and fell dead out of boundary Shaw's sue
ceedng rock hung slightly, and, the gun being slow,
the bird got well away Tho Captains eighteenth
pretty kill Even prettier Shaw's kill in the fol-
lowing round the bird rising swiftly and making tracks
to the right The Captains bird in this round
of the best trapped and of the best kills Of the day
Shaw now forward to bird that turned sharp to
the right and killed close to the gun The Cap
tain's twentieth pigeon got swiftly out Of the trap
the left high and was excccntly grassed.


THE SCORE sroop-BoGARDUs, II OUT OF 20; SHAW,


II OUT 90 a


cbovv tuentv first with bird which
being waited upon fell in good style before the gun
Bogardus got quickly at his pigeontoo quickly Shaw
objected; but the referee ruled it fair birdand
grassed it in capital STYLE The round added
the total of each shooter. The twenty third round COM
menced with miss by Shaw. The bird was hit and
dropped within bounds but subsequently and got
twenty yards out of bounds The Captains bird was a
'raiser " and was killed when we'll ON the wing


OFFERS OF TEN TO FOUR AMERICAN.


Shaw now scored an easy bird, and the Americans
was a brilliant "dead 'un." The Manchester man. stil
waiting the bird grassed good strong flyer in the
following round, which his opponent followed up with
good taller that shot right away the distance Shaws
next bird skinned low in similar direction and al
though maimed got away. The Captains kill was to
sluggish pigeon, which flew toward the gun. shaw's
succeeding bird turned swiftly out of the trap and
dropped to moderate kill. The Americans pigeon,
which, in shabby way, had been 'scalpcd" before
hand rose well and proved additional kill for him
Shaw opened the twenty eighth round with a clean KILL
and the Americans pigeon, which got strongly the
wing was neatly grassed. In the twenty ninth round
the Northern man stepped up to a vigorous pigeon,
which, however, did not remain long the wing being
a good kill Bogardus' twenty-ninth round rose
strongly and well killed The thirteth round of
Shaw was a nasty, "ricllng' bird, which got well on
the wing but which, being waited upon by the shooter
adroty grassed. The Captain easily killed his
bird, which was 9wnying youngster The Captain had


KILLED 10 IN SUCCESSION AND y OCT OF 80
while the Manchester had gassed but % out OF the
number. The next round the thirty-hrst opened
with kill to Shaw and the Americans pigeon, which
rose very slowly, patiently waited upon and neatly
killed Shaw's succeeding essay was TO clinkng young
bird, which was we'll grassed Tho Amencans WAS
deceptive low flyer, but was grassed wei within the
boundary A good strong bird trapped 10 Shaw's
thirty third round which, however, did not add To his
total as It dropped dead three yards out OF boundary
The Captains was pretty kill to badly rtckng bird.
In the thirty fourth round the bird went away low down.
Being waited upon by the shooter II was hit and


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