The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-06
THE WONDERFUL MARKSMAN
C.fRrER ASTONISHING THE GERMANS
AND PIGEON SHOOTERS.
Marvellous Performances Hiram Uowe's
unEMUe Trnck - Bniis. Beiis, hutter-
nies. Bricks, Dollars, and Quarters fiit.

Marvellous Performances Hiram Howe's |
HnIEMue Trnck - Balls. BeIis, nutter- |
nies. Bricks. Dollars. aud Quarters fiit.
DR.. Carver gave another exhibition Of his !
remarkable skill with the rifle and shotgun in
Deerioot Park yesterday afternoon. Among
the persons present were delegation Of sharp-
shooting Germans from Hobokcn. and many
Long Island pigeon shooters. The Doctor
came upon the grounds accompanied by his
friends Col. Fletcher, Tcxas Jack. and several
other gentlemen. They brought heavy car
pct snck lcd with cartridges four Winchester
rifles. and two double-barrelled shotguns
These were placed on rough. rickctty table.
and barrel OF glass balls filled with feathers
was placed about thirty feet in front Of the tn
bic. Col. Fletcher began to load the rinc. and
DR.. Carver threw Off his blue flannel sack coat,
picked up one Of the rifles. and balanced 1t in
his hands with tho fondncss Of n boy handling
hts first iowling piece. Ho then looked
over tho field. his long blond locks
waving in the breeze and quietly remarked to
Col. Fletcher. I've got too much wind to shoot
to-day" His broad. white sombrero shaded
his neck. face. and eagle eyos loose. black
velvet iacket. loaded with heavy golden Califor-
MA medals. covered his broad. sincwy Shout
ders and breast. whlc n gold watch chain that
resembed section OF tho working cable OF tho
Of his light-coored. well-niting pantaloons that
he wore gracefully without suspcnders. Col.
Fletcher. who tossed the balls and other marks
In the air for the Doctor to shntter and perfor-
ntc was dressed in an easyfltting midship-
n h cd snm III oTS AMI wRS r n IN hG
trousers, n white shirt open down the back that
caught the brocze delightfully."-. and black slouch
hat that shaded his flashing eyes and bronzed
Gentlemen, I'm ready for few experiment.
Fletcher stepped toward the barrel. The balls
were soon flying in the air about twenty feet in
rnn r ie has WHO S,no rvauy wn s
feet high, and the wind would carry them about
three feet out OF the line before they were hit
The Doctor broke the first two. then missed one.
then hit agnin and again missed. " Whoop
them up 4 little higher" he shouted 70. the
Colonel. The balls were sent higher. the Doe
tor Leaned forward on his left foot his LETT hand
well out on the barrel of his rifle. both eyes
open, his right hand moving with the precision
the balls, scattered the feathers. and threw out
the shells Of the cartridges. The mnarksmnn
the rifle. and the mark seemal To be- one piece
OF machinery which worked uncrrnRlv.
said the Doctor and the Colonel began 10 cle-
yate them. The first seven were broken as rap
idly as the reporter could lot u single. mark for
each shot then there WAS miss From that
up to the fortieth every ball was shattered. The
Doctor missed tho .forty.tlrst and forty ninth,
From the torty-nnth 10 the one hundredh shot
the Workmanship was marvellous, Nota sin.
Eis bullet missed its mark. and the hundred
shots wore completed with onlyihrec misses.
DR.. Carver rested short time. cooled his
Colonel and Texas Jack likewise, pGr-
Doctor. The rifles were cleaned aud cooled.
and thon the marksman wcntat It again IN Sc
took a brick in his hands. walked OF fifteen
or twenty yards, stopped over, facing the crowd
forward between his legs. then suddenly shoot.
ing his body and arms erect. sent the brick fifty
i irct IN the air. Tho Doctor fred-and missed.
his sinewy dcrricks. The Doctor broke Il in
two pieces. Pieces were tossed in the air. The
Doctor. converted them into .brickdust. some
times hitting piece twice before II was pull
verized on its way 10 the grass. Other pieces
wond " re thren e tmes tho ew Ts two two
bullets going over tho mark purposely and the
third one shattering IT, Occasionally the Doctor
out of order. and several times little pieces OF
the exploding. cartridges tLckled his right eye
small pieces OF brick thrown at him. the dust
settling on the heads OF the eagor spectators.
who crowded around and branched out from
:. Fragments Of glass were then thrown toward
the IN. mnrksman and shiver.d. dollar was sent
tors shared the same fate and. most remark
ABLE o. all, three Of our smallest cents were shot
at The rife cracked. and the coppers went out
OF sight with n ping:
One oqk Long Island with
shooting. | wonder what he can 10 on the
wing" just then two yellow butterflies a little
larger than Jersey mosquitoes, chnsed each
other over the grass. about thirty feet in front
Of the Doctor He fired two balls at them. The
sse.onda BAL kpqeked on wing o. one OF tho
DR.. Carver then took another rest and a sec
| ond lemonade, and the spectators indnlgcd in
mans said that he could take all the prizes at n
Srhuizrniest; An enthusiastic Irishman said,
De g2rrah the only trouble would be to match
:" OH said the Long Island pigeon shooter.
IL guess BBogardus would fetch him on birds
=, Game. is u" replied the Hibernan AN
dye know how he shoots buffalons? He jist
roidcs alongside NV drove. waits Till the heads
Of three get in straight loine. and then drH;s
ON all wild q shot through their six eyes, Toe
jabbcrs.", The Long Island mans reply was
drowned in roar OF laughter.
The Doctor and his friends then returned TO
the shooting table. Col, Fletcher ran to the
a rs Se% h ody in 6e " a aSd rem
straight and steadily with his feet w.
your heels on; Tho Colonel dropped.
DR., Carver then gave the spectators taste of
rapid shooting. One hundred ba lis were broken
out of about 100 thrown in the mir ms rapidly rs
the Colonel could fling them. This was done in
. minutes ga seconds the Doctor having to
stop twice few seconds to pull his eyelids over
fragments OF shells that were singing him. and
two OF ~" riflrS were little out oi order. which
also m9de a difference OF q faw seconds.
The Doctor next gave fine display OF double
barrelcd shotgun shooting. The metal ball
that rings when b't was thrown up ut distances
OF from forty to sixty yards The Doctor only
missed II twice in thirty shots. finishing this
practice nind great applause.
great force away from the shooter. He shat
tered nearly every one OF th@m .c.,..,,.
gan TO pelt the Doctor with pieces of brick. He
pulyorized them as fast as thrown. Tho Doctor
which is to. take place in Deerioot Park. also
known as the Brooklyn Driving Park