The New York herald., 1878-07-07
WONDERFUL DIR. CARVER.

HIS SHOOTING YESTERDAY BEFORE LAhc6
CROWD MORE EXTRAORDINARY THAN EVER
WHAT WILL HE DO NEXT!
DR.. Carver's shooting at the Brooklyn DRIVING rark
yesterday was moro miraculous than on the day pre-
vious The attendance was much larger. and among
those present were many prominent rihemen and
members OF the gun Clubs in the vicinity. rnihp
Duly, OF Brooklyn sent the followiug:-"rnihp
Duly ready s,ako $3.50 side that Dr. carver can
not xiii 40 pigeons OF 90; 81 yards rise; gun below
the elbow" rho challenge aid not receive response,
the Doctor not care 10 shoot pigeons, anu ala
not he suid, any such business; but II any man
wants shoot him fair and square match for love
or iuu ho the to do it. AT tho opening of
the shooting large attendance present the ex.
c.tement 10 sea the commencement OF tho practice
was ute intense. The Doctor had better tables than
usual well laden with his rifles and ammunition.
His first effort was TO try new gun
of the Winchester pattern OF forty-four calibre
The gun in question was OF interior make and the
cartridges taken from In store loaded with
forty grams OF powder and with this now gun, which
he had never seen until the moment oi Hiring, he
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friend of his that he had better and get Spring.
aela inusket or something ese as IL made no differ
ence what he shot with. The next in order was the
br. .aking of IOJ ais many as possible out OF
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balls broken out OF loO tho balls beng thrown directly
IN the air which IS unparalleled III riff, shooting
no CHANCE FOR HARD MoNEY
Alter this the Doctor commenced his shooting a.
objects Tor the amusement OF the crowd. Sticks were
land ~ Qh ".
cred 10 atoms; a silver dollar, thrown Ny Colonel
Fletcher went wnzzng through the air, and out oi
sixty-,hree coins thrown the air, majority OF
which were one two and three cent pieces,
with a far distribution OF silver quarters, Oot
few we're found, the bullets sont them lar away
| of The whole numoer thrown 10 The wonder ul
accuracy IN hits satisfied the crowd perfectly Tor
the loss OF the cash targets in the ur The DOCTOR
asked il there was .sany moro wealth 10 be sacri
| feed but responses aid not come AS returns were
| sp,nuinr. and was not recovered, being Knocked
! 10 paris unknown. A tobacco box Was shattered
which snvcr dollars were again thrown up opt lew
OF IA. m recovered. sardiue boxes pocket handker-
chiefs led III knots aud az sorts o thngs were con
sccutvely up aud Carver good naturediy snot
| then all as every present appeared 10 want u
memen,o OF the occasion Que gentleman, soma.
| wat excited, up his knie and was
| minus knife in instant Another
threw up gold ring which was sent to the timber
win a bullet behind It, tape measure IN metallic
| case was rendered measureless Ut single shot, aud
many more articles readily wrecked Alter this
Carver did som, remarkable work oy smashing oals
IN The AR SO rapidly create srea, applause anu
| excite general comment The balls were thrown very
high auu the crowd were standing ciose arount
MIN but he cool as ever upc
SAID Snow throw II clear up and will hit II sure,'
and sure enough he did. Up to this tmo over three
hundred balls hadbecn disposed Of besides the ooec'
work and having but few balls left Tor raplu shoot
lug he went ON hrut Tor soda water bottles he
failed however, IN procuring them, as most OF tn'
pcntlep en- present were drinking lemonade.
MAJOR FUIToNs GREAT FEAT
While he was detained this mission MaJol
FnIton of the American team, tried his hand
with lRe rif. and, after firing fourteen shots, sue
ceeded III breaking oBc ball. which Caused great merr
Z mcu, .rhe Doctor came elck and glass balls were
thrown at mis- Lead. He missed :he first, broke the
second aud third, missed the iourth broke the
| nfth knocxeu the sixth away with bis
h.nu ana shattered the seventh to atoms
fragments OF articles were next thrown At hl;n AND
us RAPIDLY destroyed. The next tbng IN order Was
100 nns on time, as a supply had been pro
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