SOME OF THE AUTHOR'S FAMOUS SCORES. 



ERB-BOGARDUS. 

 (American Field, March 20, 1880.) 



This match, which was for a purse of $200, was shot at St. Joseph, 

 Mo., Thursday, March 11, 1880. The conditions of the match were: 

 To shoot at 100 pigeons each, one and one-quarter ounce of shot, 

 Hurlingham rules, Erb to stand at twenty-eight and Bogardus at thirty 

 yards. Bogardus used a twelve-gauge, ten-pound choke bore gun, by 

 Scott &: Son, five drams orange lightning No. 7 powder. No. 9 shot 

 in his fir^t and No. 7 shot in his second barrel. Erb used a gun of 

 similar weight, made by James Purdey & Sons. His shells were loaded 

 with four and one-half drams Hazard powder (sea-shooting, ducking 

 size), and Chicago No. six (6) shot in both his first and second barrel. 

 That Mr. Erb, who is only nineteen years old, should have beaten the 

 acknowledged champion by ten birds will no doubt be a surprise to 

 many. 



The following is the official score of the match : 



Captain A. H. Bogardus. Thirty yards : — 



11011 11111 1011111101 11111 11111 



11101 11111 1111011001 10110 01011 



10101 11111 0111111111 00111 11111 



11101 1111 1—83. 



Fred Erb, Jr. Twenty-eight yards : — 



11111 11111 1110101111 11011 11111 



11111 11111 1011111111 11111 11111 



01110 11111 1111111011 11111 11111 



11111 1111 1 — 93. 



Weather, cold and windy; the wind blowing from the right to the 

 left across the traps. Time of shoot, three hours, five minutes. 

 Paul Francke, referee. B. F. Buzard, scorer, 



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