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PIGEON MATCHES. 



CHALLENGE TO THE WORLD. 



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New YmtK, Aug, 13, 1877. 

 >r Forest and Stream: 

 >ea» Sin— I notice in your issue of Aug. 9 a notice to the 

 jL eet that Mr. James SharV, of Manchester, Eng., has issued 

 Jrchallenge to shoot at fifty pigeons against any man in the 

 for £500 a side. If Mr. Shaw's "challenge is a bona fide 

 aocepl it and have to-day deposited $500 in the hands of 

 oeest and Stream Publishing Co. I will allow Mr. 

 &haw.£ 50 for expenses coining here, or if lie will deposit, a 

 tmount in the hands of the Editor of BeffisLffenod allow 

 ma £50 for expenses to England, 1 will shoot a match with him 

 there: fifty birds, 1 oz. or i{ oz. shot, ordinary rules to govern. 

 li Put up or shut up" is my motto. If not accepted by Mr. 

 Shaw this is open to any man in the world. 



A. H. BoGAIiDUS. 



Championship Medal.— The shoot; for the Championship 

 of America, offered by Captain Bogardus, takes 

 to-day, at 10 a. m., at the Brooklyn Driving Park, 

 ille, h. I. All the crack shots of the country "are ex- 

 pected; among others Abe Kleiseman, T. J. South, Miles 

 d E. W. Tinker. Admission 50 cents ; shooters 

 Boats leave 28d street, North River ; Piers No. 8 and 1 

 honr, connecting with cars at Bay Ridge for Parkville, 

 near the park, Coney Island horse cars, from Hamilton, Ful- 

 td Catharine Ferries, direct to the park, leave every five 

 minutes. Horse cars from Atlantic, Fulton and Wall street 

 connecting with Prospect Park and Coney Island cars 

 to Parkville Station. 



■ Massachusetts— Worcester.— Sportsmen of this city (Spen- 

 cer, Oakham and Rutland) had a Held day with shot-guns and 

 glass balls at Rutland, Aug. '3. Each competitor was allowed 

 40 shots in courses of 10, and the balls were given 18 yards 

 rise. The. scores were as follows : . 



Worcester Club. 



WS Perry S 10 10 9 37 



L R Hudson a 8 S 7 29 



A Houghton C. S 7 7 ss 



A 6 Mann 7 s 6 5 2<> 



B. P (Jutting 8 7 9 10 34—151 



Spencer Club. 



A Putnam 7 10 S ft 34 



II Brewer S S 7 S 31 



lJ C Luther 3 3 s 8 2J 



J Holmes 5 7 G 24 



LM French 4 4 7 3 is— V2!l 



Oakham Clui i. 



JWStone ...4 7 B 8 B5 



•J H Stone 4 5 8 !) 20 



COaldwell 3 3 ti is 



K Deane 7 7 8 23 



well G 3 6 2 17—111 



Rutland Club. 



CPierce 4 8 9 27 



A J Pierce 4 4 5 u 19 



PWlieeler 8 7 8 9 32 



A B Fisher 3 1 2 1 1 



3 Neudhani G 5 5 7 23—108 



Whole number of balls 800, 505 of which were broken. 



W.orcester — The second* shooting tournament, under the 

 auspices of the Fitchburg Sportsmen's Club, was held at the 

 Fair Grounds, August 4th. The. parties in the ball trap shoot- 

 ing, 10 balls at 30 yards ; 10 yards apart, were secured by the 

 following persons : First— $10, W. S. Jones, of Ayer ; Sec- 

 ond -$5, F. D. Whittaker, of Fitchburg; Third— $3, S. W. 

 Putnam, of Fitchburg ; Fourth — $2, George W. Cann, of 

 Fitchburg. The ties for the fourth prize were shot off by 

 Messrs. Cann, McKay and Wright. Mr. Cann broke three 

 balls out of five, and'secured the fourth prize. Messrs. John 

 Choate, H. M. Sanders and E. T. Robie failed to break a ball, 

 and the leather medal was awarded by lot. During the day 

 075 shots were fired at the glass balls, and 2G0 balls broken. ' 



— Fitchburg, Aug. 4. — The second shooting match of 

 the Fitchburg Sportsmen's Ulub was held at the Fair Grounds 

 with the following scores in the ball trap shooting, 10 balls at 

 30 yards, 10 yards apart ; W. S. Jones, 10 ; F. D. Whittaker, 

 8 ; S. W. Putnam, 7 ; W. B. Haskell, G. W. Cann, B. W. 

 McKay, 11. Wright, 6 each; E. D. Stone, H. C. Patterson, 

 I). S. Wood worth, J. E. Stanley, 6 each; C. E. Sheldon, 

 H. C. Newell, W. H. Richardson, J. N. Dodge, 4 each; Ii. 

 0. Hawkins, J. C. Howard, E. N. Choate, F. J. Noble, 3 

 each. 



Prizes of $10, $5, $3, and $2 were awarded, G. W. Cann 

 winning the fourth, shooting off in the tie. 



[ | Buode Island— Newport, Aug. G. — Grounds of the Narra- 



tt Gun Club, thirty yards rise, eighty yards fall. First 



Match— P. Lorillard, Jr., ten straight bird's ; P. Lorillard, Sr., 



five out of ten. Second Match— P. Lorillard, Jr., four out of 



five ; P. Lorillard, Sr., three out of five. Third Match— Con- 



ts lied on three birds each out of five; tie decided in 



if P. Lorillard, Sr. 



Pennsylvania— Petroleum Centre.— -The "Fur, Fin and 

 Feather' Club held a series of matches Aug. 4. 

 ! First match, 5 balls each, $1 entrance, three prizes : 



Van Svcfcle 5 Ed Wilcox 3 



A J Lewis 5 H G Davis 3 



W B Davis 5 OH Burton 3 



W T Lewis 5 J WJCYye 2 



TIMetlieiell 4 



On ties Van Syckle and Davis divided first, H. Metherell 

 won second, and II. G. Davis third. 



Second match, 10 balls each, $2 entrance. 



Van Srckle 10 H G Davis 8 



W B Davis 9 H Green s 



cox 8 WT Lewis 7 



A I bewia 8 Burton w 



Van Syckle won first, Davis, Sr., second, and A. J. Lewis 

 third. 



Third match, 5 single pigeons, $5 entrance, three prizes ; 

 5o, 30 and 20 per cent, 



II (i Davis 5 H Scott 3 



W B Davis 4 J WErye g 



Wilcox 3 AG Lewis 2 



H. G. Davis won first prize, W. B. Davis second, Wilcox 

 and Scott dividing third. 



Fourth match, 5 birds each, $5 entrance. 



Wilcox 5 J W Frye 4 



WB Davis ...5 HG Davis 3 



SOOtt 4 



Davis, Sr., won first prize, Frye second, II. G. Davis third. 

 Fifth in: eh, 3 birds each, ,f 3 entrance, two prizes. 



SVlF 3 Davis, Sr... 2 



2 Scott. .........2 



., ■ a A J LewJB ,,,,..,,,.,,,2 



H. G. Davis won llrst, i i i divided Second 



Sixth match, 5 balls eac i, I itnutce. 



Wilcox S WT Lewis i 



Davis. St 5 W B Davis "" * 



Lewis 4 CBetts w 



Muloney 4 



Wilcox and Davis divided first, A. J. Lewis won second. 



Last match, 5 balls each, .ft entrance. 



A J Lewis S Davis, j r 4 



WBDaviS H WTLewi3 ,'.. " S 



Wilcox 4 G Belts " w 



A. J. Lewis and W. B. Davis divided first aud second 

 money. 



MaitAjidd, Aug. 10. -Glass ball shoot; prize, a silver cup 

 distance, 15 yards; 80 balls. 



WSBell 15 Clark u 



-Greer 15 Shatter ,., .12 



wc Taylor 1;, Freewait 10 



RWGatea 12 Thorp.... n 



Howe ii Gordon '.'.'.".; ; H 



Fredertofe is ,7 m Taylor ' .;..ni 



Foster 1.3 STaylor 14 



Perkins 15 c Ward 18 



JJJonea it Drake "' 'u 



Beaver it j c Bedell l'.'.7.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.".is 



Bedell and Ward shoot off their tie next Week. 



NmvvmiT—.AWmganselt Gun Club Ground*, Aug. 13.— 

 Match open to the Nirragansett, Jerome Park, Philadelphia 

 and Somerset gun clubs, for prize cup presented by Mr. J. G. 

 Bennett ; handicap distances, ten birds each, five traps, 80 

 yards fall ; Hurlingham rules governing : 



S H Bobbins 29 yds 11 0110110 -G 



J N Howard as* i n 011111 1-9 



M Vau Buren 29 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—8 



EW Davis 29 ..i ljO I I 1 i 1 1-9 



£ u T f u «, Behnout 27 10 11110 10 -6 



EHTotten 27 01 loii 00 -4 



Perry Belmont 28 ■ 1 1J1 1 1 1 1 1 1-9 



'■' l''H'our 28 oil 1111111-9 



CarroliBrjoe «9 00110 -0 



CALongfellow 27,^ 1,1 1 1 1 —5 



C. B. Moore, 7, - ; F. B. Sands, 1; Lawrence Curtis, 7 : Francis Van 

 Buren, 7 ; Walter fledden. 4 ; W. W. Dundas, S : C. D. B. Wagsfaff, 7 • 

 S. S. Howland, 5; Pierre Lorillard, Jr., 5; Donnell Swan, 2. Ties 011 

 nine— Howard, 2; Davis, 3; Belmont,!; Balfour, 1, 



We present our readers this week with a cut pf the ele- 

 gant silver cup above mentioned, which was presented to 

 the Narragansett Gun Club by Mr. James Gordon Bennett. 

 This cup was manufactured to order by Messrs. Tiffany &, 

 Co., and is of sterling silver, the main part of the surface 

 being "satin" finished or frosted. The vase is classic in 

 outline, flaring toward the top, which is open. At either 

 side is a finely modeled pigeon, Banging by the feet, dead. 

 The front is adorned with an effigy in relief of a marksman 

 with gun in hand, and so perfectly is this figure executed 

 that every thread of the garments is seen as plainly as in 

 reality, and even the texture of the skin is easily discerni- 

 ble. On the reverse appears the name Bennett Cur in 

 raised block letters, which,, being burnished, stands out in 

 striking relief against the frosted surface. Around the lower 

 part of the vase is a wide border of laurel, which, with the 

 sculptured figures, is tinted in a peculiar and beautiful 

 m anner. The height, including the ebony base on which it 

 Stands, is 30 inches, 



New YoKK-fY^-Tlie sporting club had. a trial of skill 

 With shut guns Aug OIL, shooting f rom three I raps, fifteen; 



Long Island Gun Cipb.— Semi-monthly sweepstake shoot 

 Dexter Park I, I. Classified sweepstakes; $^ enty, S 

 buds each, 25 yards rise, 80 yards boundary. This had eleven 



SdKif^Th' W *; t0 s,,ro " d ' * 5 to tl,ird > tiesmi ^ 



and go out. The club rules to govern. 



Kc,uu" I ] H-* S«"" n < set ' 0Ilfl money).. ..1 1-2 



f^::::::::::::;::;:;[ I fcfcj 2 s ":::: |,„M 



iwv.V 011 T 1 ^ 1 ? ed v" \ ll V (U ' d flrst moue r> and Thompson, 

 Burdut and Fuller divided third money 



Handicap sweepstakes; $2 entry; $10 to first, f 7 to sec- 

 ond, .f.j to third; eleven competitors, three birds each SO 

 yards boundary; ties miss and go out. 

 Thompson. .33 yds. .1 l 1-1 i i- G Ilatton. ...2G yds.. 1 1 i_o-1 



Lu.diu 2B ..1 1 l-i i 1_6 Murphy... SS n i y 



^fgate 26 ..1 ii_i i t-6 Beddin. .as { l| 



Williams. ...26 ..1 1 l-l i o-R Eavan 25 \ l T 



Br ^U 25 ..111-10 -4 Wyrm .26 ".".'.O I -1 



Thompson, Biirditt and Langate divided first money j Hat- 

 ton Murphy and Peddin divided second money, and Eavan 

 and Wyun divided third money. 



Classified sweepstakes ; fa entry, three birds each, 25 yards 

 rise 80 yards boundary ; six contestants , *8 to first and |4 



IU LJ18 SGCOllCl. 



Thompson 1 1 1-M Turner 1 i_A 



WyM i H-i-4 puller... ... I \ i 



Retiiun n l-o-s wiiiiama.... .....:::.".;::;:io ~\ 



Thompson and Wynn divided first money, and Turner won 

 second money. 



Time of shooting— Two hours and fifteen minutes. 



Hurlinghmn Park.— A medal shoot was held at Hurling- 

 ham Park, Aug. 2; English rules to govern, ground traps, Hi 

 yards rise, 80 yards boundary : 



G Stenton 



J5 Gillinau 



J E Long ." j 



Geo Avery ....!....! 



B s Barbour ' n 



J V D Kldrldge V.'.'.'.'.V.'.'.'.V.'.'.'.'.O 



,0 1 



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11111-9 



11111—9 



1 1 1 1 w 



n o i it 



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On ties J E. Long became the winner. A sweepstakes of 

 ten were also shot, which were won by Stenton, Long, 

 Gilhnan, Avery and Eldridge, respectively. Bovep.. 



Ohio, Cincinnati.— The following is the score of a shooting 

 match held at Price's Hill, Aug. 8, 1877: 



Wm Caldwell 14 WYSedam w 



Cbas Eply. 6 HjKoch % 



ChasMetealf 9 LFrv JJ 



mw Middieton 14 Joeltenesburg.. 



P Smith 9 WKellv 



GeoWPickard .13 



_ _ ,. „ Tie on fourteen balls. 



W Caldwell 5 E Middieton 



Will.'" 

 Wisconsin, La Crosse.— Shoot held August 4; 20 "-lass balls 

 each, 18 yards rise : 



TomHogan 15 Geo Peck 1s 



-.^Dane u Warren Howard '.'.".'. T 



1?° v, u le 16 °r'n Smith <> 



N T Vm , Uul1 a GusEnsel i? 



JimHogan 10 Harry E West.... .'..'.".'.".'. 1? 



GeaCroshv... .. 12 «n m Vincent 10 



..15 D McDonald ". la 



.. 9 Geo Zeitier 5 



Gen Crosby 



Frank natch 



J McDonald 



Total 109 



Total 1<H , 



n. e. w. 



_ Teetnebseb— Nhslmlk, Aug. 4.— Four matches at five 

 single birds each, 21 yards rise. First match : Smith and 

 Kirk man tied on ; Kirkman won in the shoot off by 5 birds 

 a l ^ G ^ rds - 1 o S 1 eC0Dt J ratlt , cll: Smith, Kirkman and Wells tied 

 at 21, 26 and 31 yards; shoot off won by Wells, 3 birds at St 

 yards. Third match: Jones, Nicholson, Smith and Welles 

 tied on four birds ; won by Jones, 5 birds at 26 yards. Fourth 

 matck: Smith Wells, Nicholson, Jone* and Kirkman tied on" 



wonb Wdls an ° n 4 at m yards; shoot 0(r 



Tiffany & Co., Silversmiths, Jewelers, and Im 

 porters, have always a large stock of silver 

 articles for prizes for shooting, yachting, racing 

 and other sports, and on request they prepare 

 special designs for similar purposes. Their 

 Timing Watches are guaranteed for accuracy, 

 and are now very generally used for sporting 

 and scientific requirements. TIFFANY & CO. 

 are also the agents in America for Messrs. 

 Patek, Philippe & Co., of Geneva, of whose 

 celebrated watches they have a full line. Their 

 stock of Diamonds and other Precious Stones 

 General Jewelry, Eronzes and Artistic Pottery 

 is the largest in the world,' and the public are 

 invited to visit their establishment without feel 

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 Square, New Tork^ 



