went when the trap was sprung. There was a large crowd in attend- 

 ance and a good many visitors. There was very little betting. 



Captain Bogardus lost seven birds dead out of bounds and retired 

 after shooting at 93 birds. Mr. Erb lost six dead out of bounds, which 

 would have given him 99 out of 100, and the nineteenth bird he shot at 

 flew away hard hit. He killed his last 64 straight, whereat Captain Bo- 

 gardus gave Mr. Erb the credit of making the best run ever made by 

 any man in the w^orld. Captain Bogardus says he is the quickest. shot 

 he ever saw. Captain Bogardus used his second barrel 32 times, while 

 Mr. Erb Vtsed his second barrel 17 times. The match lasted two hours 

 and eleven minutes. ]\Ir. Ed. Voris, of Crawfordsville, acted as referee. 

 Mr. Wesley E. Wells, president of the LaFayette Gun Oub, and Albert 

 Miller, president of the Crawfordsville Gun Club, acted as judges. Dr. 

 Smith and Thurst Martin acted as scorers. The score was called at 

 every ten birds shot at. The traps were drawn by dice. Captain 

 Bogardus pulled for Mr. Erb and Mr. Erb pulled for Captain Bogardus. 



Owing to the sad news that Captain Bogardus received, on arriving 

 at the St. Nicholas Hotel, of the death of his beloved wife, the match 

 was withdrawn that was to take place at the Acme feathered targets 

 on January 5. Captain Bogardus made many friends while in La- 

 Fayette. 



Following are the scores : 

 ("apt. A. II. Bogardus — 



Captain Bogardus retired after shooting at 93 birds, 

 killed 77. 

 Fred Erb, Jr. 



of which he 



-93 



ERB AGAINST BIRDS. 



(American Field, April 7, 1888.) 



LaFayette, Ind. 

 Editor American Field. 



The dates of Mr. Fred Erb's shoot were changed from 

 April I, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to March 26, 27 and 28. Mr. Erb shot at 200 



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