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Dr.. Carver. the Champion Rife Shot.
4 certain Mr.. vanDyke having undertaken
the task of critising and belittling DR.. Car
ver's style Of shooting and skill with the
rifle, the great marksman makes reply
through the Chicago Field. As the doctor
in his reply mentions the shots he makes in
his exhibitions-all of which he will make
at the driving park during the week OF the
State fair-we reproduce it as matter Of
interest to GLOBE readers. AT er referring
to the natural pride he feels in the skill he
has developed tn the use of the rife, and ex-
pressing the belief that rifle shooting is yet
IN its infancy, the doctor goes on to say:
desire to offer some encouragement to the
sportsmen Of the United States and in order
to induce them to bring themselves to the
highest possible perfectinp in practical shoot
ing, as have been compelled to do when upon
the plains my supper depended upon my skill
with that arm, make them the following
propositions:
will give to any gentleman sportsman who
can on Christmas next equal the poorest es-
hihtion have ever given with Winchester
rifles and shot-guns, the following prizes
Flrst--One Thousand dollars.
Secondly champion badge, valued at eight
hundred dollars.
5Htru-hy CuduIplpu uplSCOoSn ooASCf WOIsA
nearly one Thousand dollars.
Fourth-My case Of Winchester rifles, seven
in number, valued at twelve hundred dollars
Fif,h-Three Parker shot-gans, valued ut SIX
hundred dollars.
In all prizes worth four thousand six hun
bred dollars
do not ask any man to compete with and
defeat me, but simply to he able to give q
public exhibition which will prove to the salts
faction of compel enu judges to equa my poor.
est pc, folmance in public.
man tn Ia &c my place must be above an
average marks nan. He must be able to give a
public cxl,ihi ion, making to u certain extent
the shots do.
Following 10 list of shots am making at
all # my exh billions with Winchester ride:
First-I break from rs to 80 glass bulls out of
100 when thrown In the air.
Second-I bre two glass balls thrown in the
air at the same time, loading the guns once
while the balls are in the air, making double
shot.
Third shoot glass balls thrown from a dis
lance of thirty yards at or by the shooter.
Fourth-I break glass ball thrown LOO feet
in the air,
Fifth shoot glass ball thrown square
across in front of the shooter, making cross
| shot.
SIXTH shoot glass ball, the pitcher stand.
ing thirty yards distant, thrDwing the ball UP
in the air.
SEVENTH shoot glass ball thrown thirty feet
| in the air ut distance of thirty feet away.
! missing it the first three shots, loading the GU,
three times while the ball is in the air, and
| breaking it with the fourth shot before ii
reaches the ground.
| Ninth shoot picket thrown whirling in
the air, cutting it III half, shooting the balls al
| side by side.
! Tenth-I shoot lead pencils thrown in th.
| air.
Eleventh. shoot coins thrown in the air
| from trade dollar to q three-cent silver piece
hitting an average Of seventy-fve per cent.
distance thirty feet
! Twelfth-I shot stationary objects from tn
| hip from thirty to 100 feet distant, hitting
| eighty-fve out of 100.
| Thirteenth--I shoot glass balls thrown in the
air. holding the gun my hip.
FOurteenth--I shoot glass balls thrown in thu
air, the shooter lying on his back over stool
! In order to hold the champion badge 70
horseback shooting, it will be necessary tt
| break glass balls from Il horses back. the hors
running at full speed; Il very fair score will b.
seventy-fve out of 100. distence twenty-on
yards.
The above is partial list OF shots I make
ont of doors. When any gentleman can make
| these shots we'll enough to give a satisfactory.
| public exhibition will retire, giving him M
place as propose.
MIR. Van Dyke says any blockhead can equa
my shooting; it is wonder to that he ha
not made himself famous ele this, but the
perhaps, he never discovered what quality o
head he possessed until commenced to shoe
in public. never deemed his letters worth
of attention until his insulting reply to MI
McSheehy, who is well known to all sportsme
as most worthy and honorable gentleman.
have but few words to cay to Mr.. Van Dyke
lie says my style Of shooting is not practica
and that cannot shoot birds flying. Now t
relieve his mind on this point l issue to hin
the following challenge:
will wager one Thousand dollars that ca
kill more prairie chickens than Mr.. Van Dy k
in one weeks shooting, hunting side by side
with or without dogs, shoot wi h Wincheste
rifle and he with shot gun. The shout to tax
p ace in August or he FIST of September,
Kansas, or any country where prairie chicken
are plenty.
Judging from the articles Mr.. Van Dyl
writes he must be very fine shot, and aftt
having evincrd such superior. knowledge of m
style of shootin and it's efficacy. and write
so much about me. if he is ii gentlemen he vii
accept my CHI ,lenge at once, and will try an
convince him, we'll as the rest of the worl
that you can't sometimes most always tell
DIR. w. F. CARVER,
Champion Rifle Shot of the World.